The Taxicab Administrator acts as the executive director to the Los Angeles Board of Taxicab Commissioners, a five-member panel appointed by the Mayor of Los Angeles.
The Department and the Board oversee nine franchised taxicab companies operating 2,303 vehicles with about 3,700 active drivers.
The Taxicab Administrator also presents reports on taxicab-related items to the Los Angeles City Council and Council committees.
The Taxicab Regulation Division has about 25 employees, including transportation investigators,
Tom Drischler
Director
Los Angeles, California, USA
transportation engineers, clerical and administrative staff.
Born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Tom Drischler attended high school in Los Angeles. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from the University of Oregon (1974) and a Master's degree in Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Southern California (1984). Tom began working for the City of Los Angeles as a Transportation Coordinator (Management Analyst) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in 1986. He authored and implemented the LAX Ground Transportation Permit Program in 1987-89. Tom became L.A.'s first Taxicab Administrator in 1999.
Tom Drischler, Taxicab Administrator
Taxicab Regulation Division
Los Angeles Department of Transportation
200 N. Main Street, 10th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Illegal Taxi Investigation Leads to Numerous Arrests On Thursday June 11th 2009, members of the Niagara Regional Police Service Emergency Task Unit, Special Enforcement Unit, Intelligence Unit, Licencing Unit, and detectives from #1, 2, and 3 Districts executed Controlled Drug and Substances Act warrants on several residences in St. Catharines, Niagara Falls and Thorold and a Provincial Offence Act warrant on one business in St. Catharines.
Enforcement of Illegal Taxicabs Results in 18 Charges
On Wednesday, February 18, 2009, members of the Niagara Regional Police Service Bylaw Enforcement/Licencing Unit, with assistance from members of the Service’s Special Enforcement Unit, charged 13 people with “Transportation of Passenger’s for Compensation”
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The Taxicab Administrator acts as the executive director to the Los Angeles Board of Taxicab Commissioners, a five-member panel appointed by the Mayor of Los Angeles. 
