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chair chan i'm jeremie with the puc. the puc over time is due to wet weather response. 600,000 for wastewater to plan and response to extreme weather events temp refer installation and staffing during heavy rains deploy am of field crews and staffing of the north point wet weather facility. 350 thousand for burt is due to wet weather the natural resources w to repair damage to watershed infrastructure. and the water equality conducted wet weather sampling to meet requirements. we have increased the over time in the budget that you will see in may to avoid the need for supplemental. as the costs are due to weather legal be a level of unpredictability. i'm joined by staff from the wastewater and finance if you have questions. thanks. >> >> item two is proerpgdz ordinance it increases over time budgets for public safety departments and the puc89 million dollars largely funded by savings from vacant positions with the exception being for the fire department they have 4.8 mission and ambulance revenue but than i are apply to
chair chan i'm jeremie with the puc. the puc over time is due to wet weather response. 600,000 for wastewater to plan and response to extreme weather events temp refer installation and staffing during heavy rains deploy am of field crews and staffing of the north point wet weather facility. 350 thousand for burt is due to wet weather the natural resources w to repair damage to watershed infrastructure. and the water equality conducted wet weather sampling to meet requirements. we have increased...
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chair chan i'm jeremie with the puc. the puc over time is due to wet weather response. 600,000 for wastewater to plan and response to extreme weather events temp refer installation and staffing during heavy rains deploy am of field crews and staffing of the north point wet weather facility. 350 thousand for burt is due to wet weather the natural resources w to repair damage to watershed infrastructure. and the water equality conducted wet weather sampling to meet requirements. we have increased the over time in the budget that you will see in may to avoid the need for supplemental. as the costs are due to weather legal be a level of unpredictability. i'm joined by staff from the wastewater and finance if you have questions. thanks. >> >> item two is proerpgdz ordinance it increases over time budgets for public safety departments and the puc89 million dollars largely funded by savings from vacant positions with the exception being for the fire department they have 4.8 mission and ambulance revenue but than i are apply to
chair chan i'm jeremie with the puc. the puc over time is due to wet weather response. 600,000 for wastewater to plan and response to extreme weather events temp refer installation and staffing during heavy rains deploy am of field crews and staffing of the north point wet weather facility. 350 thousand for burt is due to wet weather the natural resources w to repair damage to watershed infrastructure. and the water equality conducted wet weather sampling to meet requirements. we have increased...
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the puc respectfully requests the board of supervisors approve the puc general manager to execute the memorandum agreement with yosemite park to allow puc to continue cooperation in the pursuit goals acknowledge the puc financial commitment and the national park service implementation to watershed protection, environmental stewardship and security programs. thank you for hearing my item. i will answer any questions. thank you. >> nick from the budget and legislative analyst. a resolution approvesage agreement between the puc and the national park service. the agreement is 4 years and has not to exceed 40.9 million dollars. purpose of the agreement is to allow the puc to fund park service activity to maintain the yosemite watershed. a version has been in place for 20 years. it is consistent with the prior agreements that have been approved by the board of supervisors. with the addition being now there are additional locality pay included in the budget to account for salary increases for park staff. this agreement funded by hetch hetchy water and power rate pay sxors recommend approval
the puc respectfully requests the board of supervisors approve the puc general manager to execute the memorandum agreement with yosemite park to allow puc to continue cooperation in the pursuit goals acknowledge the puc financial commitment and the national park service implementation to watershed protection, environmental stewardship and security programs. thank you for hearing my item. i will answer any questions. thank you. >> nick from the budget and legislative analyst. a resolution...
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richie steve richie this item go to a 340u between the rec and park department and the puc port of san francisco zoo recycled water project. okay. >> um, the project will supply 200 thousand gallons to the san francisco zoo for animal wash down and irrigation for the highway. the project will offset close to 100 percent groundwater use with the recycled water and use that water out of the ground water project and i will say 12 used by the zoo is, you know, one of the fewer views for the recycled water tripped we're part of here. we'll construct a pipeline for the highway and take over the groundwater infrastructure and which use for back up for the recycled water san francisco rec and park department will continue to own and operate and maintain the reservoir and highway system. and just to make sure you're aware the zoo rec and park department that is why the pow is with the rec and park department. >> um, we will reimburse the rec and park department for the expenses from and fund a staff position for the water recycled will be the biggest yours of the kr50irgd water in this to make
richie steve richie this item go to a 340u between the rec and park department and the puc port of san francisco zoo recycled water project. okay. >> um, the project will supply 200 thousand gallons to the san francisco zoo for animal wash down and irrigation for the highway. the project will offset close to 100 percent groundwater use with the recycled water and use that water out of the ground water project and i will say 12 used by the zoo is, you know, one of the fewer views for the...
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this will be my fourth contract with puc to have been completed. one will be in construction this fall and this is the forth one. so this is the plan to provide durable efficient buildings with projected life span of a minimum of 50 years. so provide direct connection to buy o project in south campus. to create sinnerjistick to understand the responsibility and sensitivity of the neighborhood and to provide appropriate scale transparency and presence at neighborhood edges while maintaining a secure campus edge. we can completed the programming process last may and we finished ska mat i can design in february. we advertised the cm cin august of 2023 to ensure that we would have the contractor on board before we proceed with design development next month. so here is the location where we're placing the buildings, it's at felts and general, where we placing the building sep850, to trailers and an adjacent parking lot. the building will be put at the property line to create an edge that is integrated with the neighborhood in instead of placing the buil
this will be my fourth contract with puc to have been completed. one will be in construction this fall and this is the forth one. so this is the plan to provide durable efficient buildings with projected life span of a minimum of 50 years. so provide direct connection to buy o project in south campus. to create sinnerjistick to understand the responsibility and sensitivity of the neighborhood and to provide appropriate scale transparency and presence at neighborhood edges while maintaining a...
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without a public bank, rec and park, the puc, clean powersf, all can develop elective pay eligibility products but it is easier to centralize in one place. no matter who structures and owns the project, city agencies should connect a lot [indiscernible] parking space do rec and park, puc, the unified school district, what space do they have to offer for potential project develop? if san francisco is interested in maximizing build out this is important. to my knowledge only the public bank is able to directly access the market to my knowledge. maybe i'm wrong and something i need to study if we continue to work with san francisco further. all these different agencies have different budgetary capacities to use to help seed projects and collaboration is essential. can we go two slides? thank you. we can go into this in more details if we have deeper collaboration opportunities but there are different development stratanies strategies. [indiscernible] or clean power sf can run roof top lease of lease power purchase agreement with city [indiscernible] perhaps finance by the public bank but
without a public bank, rec and park, the puc, clean powersf, all can develop elective pay eligibility products but it is easier to centralize in one place. no matter who structures and owns the project, city agencies should connect a lot [indiscernible] parking space do rec and park, puc, the unified school district, what space do they have to offer for potential project develop? if san francisco is interested in maximizing build out this is important. to my knowledge only the public bank is...
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without a public bank, rec and park, the puc, clean powersf, all can develop elective pay eligibility products but it is easier to centralize in one place. no matter who structures and owns the project, city agencies should connect a lot [indiscernible] parking space do rec and park, puc, the unified school district, what space do they have to offer for potential project develop? if san francisco is interested in maximizing build out this is important. to my knowledge only the public bank is able to directly access the market to my knowledge. maybe i'm wrong and something i need to study if we continue to work with san francisco further. all these different agencies have different budgetary capacities to use to help seed projects and collaboration is essential. can we go two slides? thank you. we can go into this in more details if we have deeper collaboration opportunities but there are different development stratanies strategies. [indiscernible] or clean power sf can run roof top lease of lease power purchase agreement with city [indiscernible] perhaps finance by the public bank but
without a public bank, rec and park, the puc, clean powersf, all can develop elective pay eligibility products but it is easier to centralize in one place. no matter who structures and owns the project, city agencies should connect a lot [indiscernible] parking space do rec and park, puc, the unified school district, what space do they have to offer for potential project develop? if san francisco is interested in maximizing build out this is important. to my knowledge only the public bank is...
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laura bush cfo for the puc. can i please have the slides? so, i'm here to present the second quarter of the current year fy23-24 budget variance report to you. overall we are projecting positive operating results wastewater power and clean powersf, but shortfall for water. water and wastewater revenue projected below budget. the budget was adopted assuming the drought surcharge remain. it was removed last spring. this short fall is off-set by state grant funding from the pandemic for water and wastewater and recently discussed at the commission. [indiscernible] large savings on expenditure side are also anticipated and power purchase costs due to higher generation. additionally with savings in distribution cost due to errors discovered in pg&e calculations and savings and transmission costs. the clean powersf revenue projected to exceed budget due to increased wholesale sales and slightly lower retail sales. additional small saving is projects said in power purchases. overall, year end financial results are projected to meet or exceed the po
laura bush cfo for the puc. can i please have the slides? so, i'm here to present the second quarter of the current year fy23-24 budget variance report to you. overall we are projecting positive operating results wastewater power and clean powersf, but shortfall for water. water and wastewater revenue projected below budget. the budget was adopted assuming the drought surcharge remain. it was removed last spring. this short fall is off-set by state grant funding from the pandemic for water and...
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> reporter: well, the communication workers union, which represents telecom employees is urging the puc to reject at&t's efforts to cut landline services. several communities are pushing back as well. we'll hear from a bay area county supervisor who is joining us live in studio. that's next. >>> it is a sign of the times. some phone providers are considering getting rid of their landline services. what if that is your only reliable way to call out? joining me now is san mateo county supervisor, ray mueller. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> do you a landline? >> at my home, no, i don't have a landline. >> now you come from san mateo county, a diverse range of residents. you have people living in bigger cities, bigger towns. then you have folks living in more remote areas. what are the concerns from some of those people that may be worried that my landlines, my only connection to the outside world, that i don't have a cell phone or a reliable one at least. >> and it comes into play when you live in an area that is semi rural. and those areas, you don't have
> reporter: well, the communication workers union, which represents telecom employees is urging the puc to reject at&t's efforts to cut landline services. several communities are pushing back as well. we'll hear from a bay area county supervisor who is joining us live in studio. that's next. >>> it is a sign of the times. some phone providers are considering getting rid of their landline services. what if that is your only reliable way to call out? joining me now is san mateo...
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that because of rate payor and because of restrictions, we are not able to tap in puc's reserve. for this purpose. and it is the reason why we now going back to tapping to general fund. with that. gallon to public comment on the item. >> yes, we invite the public who is joining who wish to speak, now is your opportunity to approach and address the committee fer two minutes. >> hi. my card is over there. this is my first time hereby bear with me. i don't know, here. all right. i'm in support this and i checked out the video online sounds like everyoning is on board it was like who will pay for it. so i hope you go forth with the general fund reserves. i want to read a brief post cared was going to send to the mayor and this applies to all city leaders in the bay area at large. here we go a minute. >> doctor mayor breed, board of supervisors and the bay area at large i'm write to urge to you require a 100% clean up of radioactive and toxic waste at the hunter's point ship yard sight with retesting and community oversight. sea levels and ground level rising due to climate change the
that because of rate payor and because of restrictions, we are not able to tap in puc's reserve. for this purpose. and it is the reason why we now going back to tapping to general fund. with that. gallon to public comment on the item. >> yes, we invite the public who is joining who wish to speak, now is your opportunity to approach and address the committee fer two minutes. >> hi. my card is over there. this is my first time hereby bear with me. i don't know, here. all right. i'm in...
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. >> reporter: the puc has partnered with six local bike stores for the repo program. including the by connection. the manager, said they had a rush in business because of the program and he said making personal transportation more affordable is changing lives. >> that could be the way they get to work and how they get to the doctor's office or take their kids to school. >> reporter: said the store is doing what they can to bring in bikes that will be in most people's price range. >> as low as 1099 right now. >> reporter: he said the puc approach the store about partnering and he did not hesitate. >> this program has been one of the few examples i can think of where a business winds, consumers when, the government facilitated it all in the environment wins. >> reporter: the puc launch the program on february 5th and runs through april 20th. but they may extend or relaunch it. they have had hundreds of people interested in it. he said he hopes more people take advantage . >> enjoy. it is a beautiful spring day. there is nothing like enjoying transportation. >> if you ar
. >> reporter: the puc has partnered with six local bike stores for the repo program. including the by connection. the manager, said they had a rush in business because of the program and he said making personal transportation more affordable is changing lives. >> that could be the way they get to work and how they get to the doctor's office or take their kids to school. >> reporter: said the store is doing what they can to bring in bikes that will be in most people's price...
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after the decision, waymo posted on x, formerly known as twitter, we're grateful to the california puc for this vote of confidence in our operations. >> i don't think it's there just yet. >> reporter: although waymo has received the green light to operate on the peninsula, the company has not publicly announced plans for when and/or how they'll roll out service on the peninsula. >> all righty, max, we did ask waymo about safety concern, and they sent us some self-reported data comparing their robotaxis to human drivers. they say that their research found that after more than 7 million miles of fully autonomous driving tests that waymo cars got in 85 fewer crashes leading to injuries and overall 57% fewer crashes. >>> and on the subject of weather, while the blizzard in the sierra is hammering the mountain, back in the bay area, that video is out of emeryville, where the area was hit with heavy wind and hail early this morning. see just how intense that rain was. and it's not over yet. >> it's not. >> yeah. >> but we need a breather. >> is that what we're going to get? >> for a second.
after the decision, waymo posted on x, formerly known as twitter, we're grateful to the california puc for this vote of confidence in our operations. >> i don't think it's there just yet. >> reporter: although waymo has received the green light to operate on the peninsula, the company has not publicly announced plans for when and/or how they'll roll out service on the peninsula. >> all righty, max, we did ask waymo about safety concern, and they sent us some self-reported data...
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those are both puc projects. next so just to show some images of those new commissions, this is the video wall at 49 south venice. we hope to, um, this spring have an opening and invite all commissioners to see these videos on this wall. um, of course we approve the commission of mark sasaki's artwork. permanent work at ocean beach next, and also at india basin shoreline. the artwork by christine mays. um, so just to talk a little bit about the demographics of the artists that were selected for commissions for that year, a note that that the artists complete voluntary demographic survey as part of their application. and so they self-identify both gender and race, um, in accordance with state law, we cannot not use either race or gender when selecting or awarding contracts. the funding amounts that are listed are based on artist fees, not the total project budgets. to allow for a more even comparison and projects include new site specific commissions and purchases. as mentioned, approved by resolution in fiscal ye
those are both puc projects. next so just to show some images of those new commissions, this is the video wall at 49 south venice. we hope to, um, this spring have an opening and invite all commissioners to see these videos on this wall. um, of course we approve the commission of mark sasaki's artwork. permanent work at ocean beach next, and also at india basin shoreline. the artwork by christine mays. um, so just to talk a little bit about the demographics of the artists that were selected for...
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. >> reporter: sarah bloom is the senior watershed planner with the puc which has awarded 20 -- grants to schools, art groups and parks. the main goal is to divert storm water. >> climate changes here. we will see more and more intense storms. green infrastructure is one of the many tools in our toolbox we have to manage stormwater, especially during these larger storms. >> reporter: last summer, heavy equipment ground and construction began. big storms can overwhelm the city's antiquated sewer system , backing up drains and flooding streets. one way to manage the wrong office to build special gardens where the rain soaks into the earth or is captured for reuse . at saint ann's, workers created and planted several gardens. the students helped select native plants , which will be grown in special soil. >> they will bring in specially engineered soil called bio retention soil which is a mixture of different types of compost materials and sand that allow the storm water to flow through it quickly. >> reporter: the rain that falls on the schoolyard and roof will now flow into the gardens.
. >> reporter: sarah bloom is the senior watershed planner with the puc which has awarded 20 -- grants to schools, art groups and parks. the main goal is to divert storm water. >> climate changes here. we will see more and more intense storms. green infrastructure is one of the many tools in our toolbox we have to manage stormwater, especially during these larger storms. >> reporter: last summer, heavy equipment ground and construction began. big storms can overwhelm the...
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started as a intern guided through the process eventually one day a a deputy director or staying with the puc is where i love it >>> i'm nicole and lindsey, i like the fresh air. when we sign up, it's always so gratifying. we want to be here. so i'm very excite ied to be here today. >> your volunteerism is appreciated most definitely. >> last year we were able to do 6,000 hours volunteering. without that we can't survive. volunteering is really important because we can't do this. it's important to understand and a concept of learning how to take care of this park. we have almost a 160 acres in the district 10 area. >> it's fun to come out here. >> we have a park. it's better to take some of the stuff off the fences so people can look at the park. >> the street, every time, our friends. >> i think everybody should give back. we are very fortunate. we are successful with the company and it's time to give back. it's a great place for us. the weather is nice. no rain. beautiful san francisco. >> it's a great way to be able to have fun and give back and walk away with a great feeling. for more opp
started as a intern guided through the process eventually one day a a deputy director or staying with the puc is where i love it >>> i'm nicole and lindsey, i like the fresh air. when we sign up, it's always so gratifying. we want to be here. so i'm very excite ied to be here today. >> your volunteerism is appreciated most definitely. >> last year we were able to do 6,000 hours volunteering. without that we can't survive. volunteering is really important because we can't do...
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and the environment wins too. >> reporter: the puc launch the program on february 5th, running through april 20th, but they may extend or relaunch it. they've had hundreds of people interested and smith wick says he hopes more people take advantage. >> enjoy, it is a beautiful spring day. is nothing like enjoying this transportation. >>> climate change threatening the survival of an iconic creature, the arctic fox, why biologist in norway say they found a way that might protect them, bay area scientists explains there's a bigger problem, and tonight's project, which blamed the steps that will take to outfox the warming planet. >> reporter: the arctic fox, their playful nature and distinctive look make them one of the most captivating creatures in the wild. but arctic foxes are in trouble, experts say they need to hunt to survive long winters and climate changes making their prey rare and harder to find. >> if it gets warmer and more unstable climate where you get snow melt and icing on the ground, that will affect how well rodents can survive. >> reporter: thousands of miles away in th
and the environment wins too. >> reporter: the puc launch the program on february 5th, running through april 20th, but they may extend or relaunch it. they've had hundreds of people interested and smith wick says he hopes more people take advantage. >> enjoy, it is a beautiful spring day. is nothing like enjoying this transportation. >>> climate change threatening the survival of an iconic creature, the arctic fox, why biologist in norway say they found a way that might...
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i oversaw a any contracting function at the puc. and before that i ran the small business program for, for the small business. and compliance program for the city. so i have a broad range of connections and friends here in the city. family. and again, it is a it's a pleasure and an honor and to be back. and i am looking forward and to working and with you all. thank you. thank you, alaric. and with that, i am happy to take any questions. thank you again. the commission congratulates our colleague, commissioner wolford and miss laue, who of course, we know from her presentation here on these very important promotions. congratulations and we also are delighted to have, deputy director degraffenreid with the department. and i'm pleased that the voters, in their wisdom, reversed proposition, 2020 being 2020, which was the one that split the department and required that its two department heads have some very restrictive professional licensing requirements, and since we then voted in 2022, two years later, to realize that would limit the
i oversaw a any contracting function at the puc. and before that i ran the small business program for, for the small business. and compliance program for the city. so i have a broad range of connections and friends here in the city. family. and again, it is a it's a pleasure and an honor and to be back. and i am looking forward and to working and with you all. thank you. thank you, alaric. and with that, i am happy to take any questions. thank you again. the commission congratulates our...
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and the sfmta is partnering with sf puc and a contracts engineering for improvement only folsom street and it is expected to begin in early 2024 the project team will work with the community and for outreach and businesses and openhouse in here stay tuned as we describe for
and the sfmta is partnering with sf puc and a contracts engineering for improvement only folsom street and it is expected to begin in early 2024 the project team will work with the community and for outreach and businesses and openhouse in here stay tuned as we describe for
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the california puc is holding a public meeting to get customer feedback on this plan. the next virtual meeting kicks off tonight in about 30 minutes. some customers of our government of their land lines but others are still attached. some companies are giving a choice. >>> applications for grants open today. this program is entering its seventh year. they're looking for local nonprofits making an impact on their community. they received a local grant in 2022. the nonprofit works to bring healthy food to the community. it also runs the e 14 eatery. it gets kitchen space to fit entrepreneurs like diana who runs yo-yo eats. >> the ideal is to have whatever you want to have in the future. for me, i this is what i literally wanted to have. >> she is now opening her own brick-and-mortar store in hayward. if your nonprofit would like to apply for his own local grant, the application window runs from today through friday, april 19. for more details, check out that qr code, just scan it with your code. it will take you to our website. you can also just go to nbc bay area news/l
the california puc is holding a public meeting to get customer feedback on this plan. the next virtual meeting kicks off tonight in about 30 minutes. some customers of our government of their land lines but others are still attached. some companies are giving a choice. >>> applications for grants open today. this program is entering its seventh year. they're looking for local nonprofits making an impact on their community. they received a local grant in 2022. the nonprofit works to...
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just as a reminder, lafco's green bank finance study is part of the mou with puc how the green bank can provide cost savings to. the study build on investment working group for financial corporation that can serve as city green bank, and the purpose of the study is provide outline how potential green bank can leverage diverse spending mechanisms, funding mechanism. outline a pilot program to advance decarbonization goals and highlight importance of partnerships with community development financial institutions. we recently submitted to our state agencies on climate funding. one to the i bank and california treasurer on climate financing strategies and one to the california energy commission on ira, inflation reduction act home program. the next steps with the green bank finance study are to finalize the scope of work with the green finance working group, which includes puc, treasurer, mohcd and department of homeless services and department of environment. we delayed the timing on developing this final scope because we wanted to wait for the epa to select the first set of coalitions tha
just as a reminder, lafco's green bank finance study is part of the mou with puc how the green bank can provide cost savings to. the study build on investment working group for financial corporation that can serve as city green bank, and the purpose of the study is provide outline how potential green bank can leverage diverse spending mechanisms, funding mechanism. outline a pilot program to advance decarbonization goals and highlight importance of partnerships with community development...
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this this was an irresponsible decision by the puc. san mateo county supervisor dave canepa says there are concerns about safety and a need for more communication with waymo. >> we're trying to put guardrails in making sure that that local jurisdictions have local control. >> a bill by san jose state senator dave cortese is calling for more local power to oversee, see autonomous vehicles. the dmv actually, in some ways has primary authority. >> they're the ones that are taking all the accident reports. so it's very transparent. and then the public utilities commission regulates them as a taxi service. >> ethan elkind is director of the climate program at uc berkeley law center for law, energy and the environment. he says nationwide, state courts have maintained primary authority over avs. >> i don't know of any states that actually give local governments any kind of formal role or veto. >> some people say they'd be glad to catch a ride. >> i heard or i actually read, that it's been through a lot of trials and it's pretty safe. so i wou
this this was an irresponsible decision by the puc. san mateo county supervisor dave canepa says there are concerns about safety and a need for more communication with waymo. >> we're trying to put guardrails in making sure that that local jurisdictions have local control. >> a bill by san jose state senator dave cortese is calling for more local power to oversee, see autonomous vehicles. the dmv actually, in some ways has primary authority. >> they're the ones that are taking...
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. >> reporter: sara bloom is the senior watershed planner with the puc that awarded 20 grants to schools, art groups and parks. the main goal? divert storm water. >> climate change is here. we are going to see more and more intense storms, we can expect that. green infrastructure is one of the tools in our tool box that we have to manage storm water during the larger storms. >> last summer, heavy equipment broke ground and construction began. big storms can overwhelm the city's sewer system backing up drains and flooding streets. one way to manage the run off is to build special gardens where the rain soaks into the earth or captured for reuse. at saint ann's they created and planted several gardens, the students helped select native plants that will be grown in special soil. >> they will be bringing in specially initialed soil and that is a mixture of different types of compost materials and sand that allow the storm water to flow through it really, really quickly. >> the rain that falls on the schoolyard and roof will flow into the gardens >> we take that downspout, disconnect it. we w
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we are happy to join commissioner and commissioner preston and london breed and director from the puc and beautification day one hundred trees were planted and for the forest and the ta and the tree planting and the public right-of-way through the program inception in '03 provided 23 million for planting establishing and maintaining the trees and prop l continues this tradition with the city taking over maintenance approved by voters in 2016 and the quick build front sfmta continues to make progress on implementing projects and supported by our prop dnc network includes an open house for the beach street quick build if embarcadero on march 5th the mta approved the between ca today and on the bay trail and the sfmta will complete that in time for the major league baseball in the spring we're happy and presented that work and sfgov has procured 28 not transit vehicles to replace the vehicles reaching the end of their useful life and benefits, of course, making sure that folks have a comfortable and reliable vehicle and happy to support that prop c sales funds and completed an important
we are happy to join commissioner and commissioner preston and london breed and director from the puc and beautification day one hundred trees were planted and for the forest and the ta and the tree planting and the public right-of-way through the program inception in '03 provided 23 million for planting establishing and maintaining the trees and prop l continues this tradition with the city taking over maintenance approved by voters in 2016 and the quick build front sfmta continues to make...
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we are happy to join commissioner and commissioner preston and london breed and director from the puc and beautification day one hundred trees were planted and for the forest and the ta and the tree planting and the public right-of-way through the program inception in '03 provided 23 million for planting establishing and maintaining the trees and prop l continues this tradition with the city taking over maintenance approved by voters in 2016 and the quick build front sfmta continues to make progress on implementing projects and supported by our prop dnc network includes an open house for the beach street quick build if embarcadero on march 5th the mta approved the between ca today and on the bay trail and the sfmta will complete that in time for the major league baseball in the spring we're happy and presented that work and sfgov has procured 28 not transit vehicles to replace the vehicles reaching the end of their useful life and benefits, of course, making sure that folks have a comfortable and reliable vehicle and happy to support that prop c sales funds and completed an important
we are happy to join commissioner and commissioner preston and london breed and director from the puc and beautification day one hundred trees were planted and for the forest and the ta and the tree planting and the public right-of-way through the program inception in '03 provided 23 million for planting establishing and maintaining the trees and prop l continues this tradition with the city taking over maintenance approved by voters in 2016 and the quick build front sfmta continues to make...
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supervisors appealing the puc's decision that they think there are too many unresolved issues to allow waymo cars onto our local streets. >> that's right. abc seven news reporter lena howland has the story. >> driverless taxis roaming the streets of san francisco could be coming to san mateo county soon. the service expands to los angeles and austin thursday. >> i don't want to hear about any more accidents, although some drivers in daly city worry the technology isn't ready. >> i think we need more time to get to get this, these cars ready for the road. >> waymo's expansion across the state was temporarily suspended last month when county supervisors asked for a review period. it was expected to last up to 120 days, but it got the green light after 11 days. after the cpuc says waymo updated their passenger safety plan. >> it was truly a slap in the face. >> now, less than two weeks later, san mateo county supervisor david canepa says the county has filed an appeal with the enforcement arm of the cpuc. >> what we're asking is for them to really consider what we had said in our initial
supervisors appealing the puc's decision that they think there are too many unresolved issues to allow waymo cars onto our local streets. >> that's right. abc seven news reporter lena howland has the story. >> driverless taxis roaming the streets of san francisco could be coming to san mateo county soon. the service expands to los angeles and austin thursday. >> i don't want to hear about any more accidents, although some drivers in daly city worry the technology isn't ready....
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so as sea levels rise, it will push up the shallow groundwater, the groundwater that, puc mixes with hetch hetchy is deep well groundwater. so they're different. they're they're they're not connected at all. they're separated by bedrock. i believe. yeah. that's good to know. okay. last call for public comment on this item. seeing no additional requests to speak, i take that back. we'll go to our reasonable accommodations. requester sue astor again, i am thankful for the presentation by mr. barrett. the planning commission. the planning department has a lot of effort. that's taken by the port that is not to be underestimated. they have done an enormous job, and they have enormous budget as well. so there's a lot of people working on it. but san francisco is surrounded by water on three sides. and so when you go out to the ocean beach, it's your responsibility, mostly because there's not the infrastructure that there is dealing with downtown on the waterfront, which has been process of being developed for 150 years. so basically you are doing major rezoning right now in the western par
so as sea levels rise, it will push up the shallow groundwater, the groundwater that, puc mixes with hetch hetchy is deep well groundwater. so they're different. they're they're they're not connected at all. they're separated by bedrock. i believe. yeah. that's good to know. okay. last call for public comment on this item. seeing no additional requests to speak, i take that back. we'll go to our reasonable accommodations. requester sue astor again, i am thankful for the presentation by mr....
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also the implementation of these key worker rights bills.the result n union in the public example, puc sector unions had about 4000 members in total. but by the 1970s, membership had risen over tenfold to over 4 million workers who belong. public employee unions. some good examples of this are some of the fastest growing in the period after me or the of state, county and municipal employees after. if the american federation of teachers and the national education association all grew dramatically in terms of their membership and the ap, nea and seiu, that is the service employees international union wind up accounting a good proportion of organized labor, especially with public sector. this organization led to labor action and workers being involved in trying to or demand better working conditions and better compensation. in the period between. 68 and 1977, for example, there over 5000 strikes per year with over two and a half million workers on strike per more than 3 million were on strike in 1970 and 1971. and these strikes are not just union led, but are often wildcat actions that ar
also the implementation of these key worker rights bills.the result n union in the public example, puc sector unions had about 4000 members in total. but by the 1970s, membership had risen over tenfold to over 4 million workers who belong. public employee unions. some good examples of this are some of the fastest growing in the period after me or the of state, county and municipal employees after. if the american federation of teachers and the national education association all grew...
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this was an irresponsible decision by the puc. san mateo county supervisor dave canepa says. there are concerns about safety and a need for more communication with waymo. >> we're trying to put guard rails and making sure for that, um, local jurisdictions have local control. >> a bill by san jose state senator dave cortese is calling for more local power to oversee autonomous vehicles. >> the dmv actually, in some ways has primary authority. they're the ones that are taking all the accident reports. >> so it's very transparent and then the public utilities commission regulates them as a taxi service. >> ethan elkind is director of the climate program at uc berkeley law center for law, energy and the environment. he says nationwide, states have maintained primary authority over avs. >> i don't know of any states that actually give local governments any kind of formal role or veto. >> some people say they'd be glad to catch a ride. >> i heard, or i actually read that it's been through a lot of trials and it's pretty safe, so i would do it. >> yes, others say they feel the appro
this was an irresponsible decision by the puc. san mateo county supervisor dave canepa says. there are concerns about safety and a need for more communication with waymo. >> we're trying to put guard rails and making sure for that, um, local jurisdictions have local control. >> a bill by san jose state senator dave cortese is calling for more local power to oversee autonomous vehicles. >> the dmv actually, in some ways has primary authority. they're the ones that are taking...
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. >> reporter: sarah blume is the senior watershed planner with the puc which has so far awarded 20 grants to schools, art groups, and parks. the main goal is to divert with stormwater. >> climate change is here. we're going to see more and more intense storms. we can expect that and green infrastructure is one of the many tools in our toolbox that we have to manage stormwater, especially during these larger storms. >> reporter: last summer heavy equipment broke ground and construction began. big storms can overwhelm the city's antiquated sewer system backing up drains and flooding streets. one way to manage the runoff is to build special gardens where the rain soaks into the earth or is captured for reuse. at st. anne's workers created and then planted several gardens. the students helped select native plants which will be grown in special soil. >> they'll be bringing in specially engineered soil called bio retention soil. that's a mixture of different types of compost materials and sand that allow stormwater to flow through it really, really quickly. >> reporter: the rain that falls on t
. >> reporter: sarah blume is the senior watershed planner with the puc which has so far awarded 20 grants to schools, art groups, and parks. the main goal is to divert with stormwater. >> climate change is here. we're going to see more and more intense storms. we can expect that and green infrastructure is one of the many tools in our toolbox that we have to manage stormwater, especially during these larger storms. >> reporter: last summer heavy equipment broke ground and...
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capital programs we starting with some high-level discussions with the project manager's and with the puc for more detailed conversation that concludes my report. for the bond program. >> thank you member tung for that thorough report and natasha - any questions or comments. >> from the committee. >> i was able to tour with kim and thank you for that was quite a few of the an experience we saw some of the best facilities and we saw some of the worst of the older facilities it is running the fire - the firefighter at the housekeeping it together for the construction background fixed their own lights i mean basically when member tung they use the micro wave and the refrigerator goes out that was - you know, we have the best facilities and to get them up to par in san francisco have a lot of um, building and different buildings with the fires house to see who they respond they do that as their light at the end of the tunnel along with their facilities we love their firehouse a long history i think important we continue to help our departments so those are any comments and it was - that was t
capital programs we starting with some high-level discussions with the project manager's and with the puc for more detailed conversation that concludes my report. for the bond program. >> thank you member tung for that thorough report and natasha - any questions or comments. >> from the committee. >> i was able to tour with kim and thank you for that was quite a few of the an experience we saw some of the best facilities and we saw some of the worst of the older facilities it...
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today i am introducing a resolution reflecting a mou between the puc and san francisco unified school district for the instill augz operation maintenance and green infrastructure. this is a great partnership between the two agencies. sfusd owns over 400 acres of land in san francisco with average of 75 percent impermeable surface. the sfpuc would like to help them manage the storm water run off. this mou will provide the sfpuc with a opportunity to funds, design, bid, construct and maintain green infrastructure throughout san francisco on sfusd property. the two agencies working together on a common goal to increase greening of the school yards and decrease storm water for the next 40 years. it is great and i hope to have your support. the rest i submit. thank you. >> thank you supervisor melgar. supervisor peskin. >> thank you madam clerk. today i is a in memoriam for long time san francisco photographer david johnson. many probably know his images. he captured the fillmore district in stunning and poignant detail. he died last friday in marin county at the age of 97 and has left a r
today i am introducing a resolution reflecting a mou between the puc and san francisco unified school district for the instill augz operation maintenance and green infrastructure. this is a great partnership between the two agencies. sfusd owns over 400 acres of land in san francisco with average of 75 percent impermeable surface. the sfpuc would like to help them manage the storm water run off. this mou will provide the sfpuc with a opportunity to funds, design, bid, construct and maintain...
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and the sfmta is partnering with sf puc and a contracts engineering for improvement only folsom street and it is expected to begin in early 2024 the project team will work with the community and for outreach and businesses and openhouse in here stay tuned as we describe forbook. thank you. >> (music). >> my name is orlando i'm the owner and operator of sf pizza. >> pizza is my expansion growing up i loved pizza and loved to cook and been in corporate banking jobs my that whole life wanted to own a pizza or and moved to san francisco 45 years ago and couldn't find pizza i like so one day of saving and trying to figure out what i would like to do to fulfill my dream and to literally must be that i went out on my own toes an interesting things skills i again have to working on the slight changes to find the right product and came up with something i enjoy and continue it. so the positive important thing in years and years and years of trying to get it where i like it is for the sauce i use a unique sauce to bring out the flavors have to mats and capital improvement plan any and using use
and the sfmta is partnering with sf puc and a contracts engineering for improvement only folsom street and it is expected to begin in early 2024 the project team will work with the community and for outreach and businesses and openhouse in here stay tuned as we describe forbook. thank you. >> (music). >> my name is orlando i'm the owner and operator of sf pizza. >> pizza is my expansion growing up i loved pizza and loved to cook and been in corporate banking jobs my that whole...