Taken for a Ride: How San Francisco Backstabbed a Generation of Cab Drivers
Directed by Peter Ruocco2025 14m[Documentary](/on-demand/category/documentary), [Short](/on-demand/category/short)
San Francisco's Taxi Medallion Sales Program promised cab drivers a path to financial stability, but instead, it became a financial trap. As City Hall embraced the rise of Uber and Lyft, taxi medallion owners-who had paid $250,000 for the right to operate-found themselves drowning in debt with no way out. Through the stories of three cab drivers, this documentary explores the human cost of a policy failure that left a once-prized permit worthless and an industry in crisis.
