approve other task forces, saying there were other mechanisms in government to analyze these things. i think nrdc and edf had hoped to have a discussion about real revenues. that is why the task force fought so hard way. -- hardly. >a bill that affects highway projects across the state. this would continue to delegate nepa to caltrans. without this extension, the ability for caltrans to administer the nepa process would have gone away. that was approved by the governor. ab1097 authorizes bid preferences for domestic content for transit agencies.

a federal law allows that but requires a state to adopt a statute. this aligned itself with federal authorities, so the transit agency can now, with the permission of the state, including a higher level of domestic content requirements in their procurement processes. a very interesting bill that we have marked down for watch, ab 1900. this provides relief for leadership projects in the newly defined set of projects. residential, commercial, cultural, everything except -- pretty much any kind of major new structure that requires at least $100 million in investment and be certified as a silver leed project. infrastructure could qualify itself for a special designation by the governor.

if it receives a designation, then any appeals against the validity of the ceqa process would be brought straight to the appellate court, and the appellate court could either use a master or themselves, but they would have 175 days to dispense of this. it removes a lot of the timing uncertainty around the development of projects. it will bear taking a close look at this. it is very technical. a lot of major aspects as to how to qualify. ultimately, the governor is the person who has the authority to designate -- commissioner mar: what is the size of the projects this covers? >> it needs to bring $100 million of investment into the project area. pretty good sized projects. one other measure i highlighted in the past that was vetoed by the governor was sb 29, which

sought to revive uniform codes for a light cameras across the straistate. the governor decided that those kind of decisions were better left up to the local jurisdictions. sb310, page 19 of your matrix builds on the transit are ready product program affiliated with the sustainable communities strategy. it makes a titer of link between transit party projects and infrastructure financing districts, and the roles and relationships between the city and county administering the county. that was administered by the governor. -- approved by the governor. that is my report on legislation. the legislature is due to come back in early january. we will be doing planning for next year and the coming weeks and months. commissioner mar: thank you.

is there anyone from the public that would like to comment on this item? >> mr. paulson. >> the wheels in the sky keep on turning. state and federal, i am really yearning the wheels in the sky keep on turning i get better and i am really waiting do not know where i will be writing even tomorrow commissioner mar: thank you. is there anyone from the public that would like to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, can we move this forward without objection? just informational. ok. please call the next item. >> item 8. introduction of new items. commissioner mar: is there

anyone from the public that would like to comment on this item? >> i was here for two meetings in a row and i think it is very important, for those who care, that we really take a look at the roads in the southeast sector, especially water ring the state park by candlestick stadium, going all the way to cargo way. if you care for the public, you cannot encourage bicycle lanes when the roads are in such disrepair. if you go by candlestick park, carroll avenue, new not only

have popples, you have raw sewage running on the streets from the a list pripet public projects. when you go on the causeway there are potholes. i see people coming here to present things in a very superficial, a general manner. but we really need to go and take a look at what is happening on those roads. we have a checklist. you can improve the tax payer money. in these dire economic times, one of the checklists should be standards. another should be quality of life issues. another should be safety. i cannot understand how you are going to have bike lanes by cargo way, when we have all of these huge trucks going by.

the bridge that was built was narrow. nearby companies each contributed $100,000 towards that bridge. the bridge should have been a little bit wider. what i'm saying is, let's have recreational, other types of activities, in an environment that does not adversely impact our children and others. that includes parents had park. i spoke to the authority. they said that they are going to give so much money, when they themselves have areas that they need to look after which are not

well kept. this is the finance committee. the previous was the plans and programs. you can connect the dots. i would support having a mechanism to address what i am saying. commissioner mar: thank you. next speaker. >> god bless you you make striving brand new i want to thank you for all of you do you take away my riding blues i want to thank you commissioner mar: is there anyone from the public that would like to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. please call the next item. >> item 10, adjournment. commissioner mar: thank you, meeting adjourned.

>> about four years ago, [inaudible]

look at how beautiful this was. there is our relationship to the planet. these regions are the wealthiest, the most powerful. that really has impacted the planet. it is almost impossible now to go anywhere and had it really be completely dark. there are very few locations that you can find. that means our relationship to the sky, there is a way where we dominate the sky. we cannot see anything really. we are blinding ourselves in a way.

>> you can look at the images, they are beautiful. when i started four years ago, there was a conversation about environmental issues that was very different. this is not being talked about in the way it is now. . this has just been like an amazing growth. i anticipate the project to be something that opens a dialogue to public interest in these ideas. so the work is really made to be seen in this environment. it's been show in museum, in gallery, but never in a public

setting. and it's kind of ideal for both myself and the works to have this real dialogue with the public not only in san francisco but people coming from all over the world. >> since the dawn of electricity, that light is something that people feel connected to and inspired by. personally, there is space to keep that alive, just finding balance. the key is to find some balance.

>> this is a dpw corporation yard. i work for the bureau of street environmental services used to be street cleaning. we are a new age. >> here we are. >> here we are. >> clean. >> these are our communications dispatchers. hi. okay, no problem. you are welcome. bye-bye. >> all the information about the location, the nature of the complaint and we dispatch it. >> near the steps. >> by new they have started a

hundred calls for dispatchers. >> once a get a request if they are not on the air i will page that unit. these are the radio channels. we have 14 channels. i will give a service request. >> there is a lot of expertise that goes into a call. i think we can have you dispatch and track. >> 448. >> 448. >> 19th at california. >> can you give us a little bit of a view. >> we have the city broken up to different districts. we will go to zone e. we will go to iowa street. put me to work.

>> okay. >> bend it over like that. we chop it. >> while you do this if you come across something that looks hazardous, material wise, >> like this paint? >> you can't take paint. >> that gets dealt with by? >> we have a patrol truck thal pick up the paint. >> we have tv monitors and tires. you want to look for needles we don't mix needles with the garbage. >> you have to be a positive

person in a way to deal with this job. you are dealing with areas you know it's been cleaned. >> basically it happens a lot where you clean up an area. you come back a couple of days later and it's back to that again. we more or less are used to it. that's -- it's our job. you have to get used to it. it's a fact. that's the way it is. >> sure. yeah. >> okay. >> what do you think, are you ready to sign up? >> totally. i'm over dressed. >> a little warm? must be the sweat.

>> part of the daily routine is george our steamer. you see the wall people urinate on the and the sidewalk. a trick. i get it up like this. somebody got to do it. the bigger they -- >> pull the trigger. >> careful, the water's really hot, too. >> i have been on a packer truck. i painted removed graffiti. my favorite. >> what's that smell? pine. one of my favorite, a guy got his head stuck in a trash can.

we had to get vasoline and rub his ears. [laughter]. what goes on here we will empty out and clear this area. >> ever find stuff like drugs or anything? do you deal with that. >> i don't know, do you find anything? >> everything's trash. >> dave, let's get a little of that. >> the way to do it easier without opening the can is push off the debris off the top and you are topping off the can. we are not supposed to empty the can. there is a can on every corner. sometimes we get calls the majority of my work is done on eyesight if i see it i do it.

downtown we fill up 3 or 4 times a day. >> daily it could change and be various different assignments that come up. we can swing by, we see some of the trucks unloading in the area. >> this is our dump site, this is where we dump the debris. we come twice a day to unload all the trucks. i need you to go on up there and he will assist you to unloading the mattress and the futons. >> okay. okay. >> sometimes you see it popping out. you have to be very careful.

pushing in and down. pull it out. >> you have been here once earlier? >> did you have as much stuff? >> more. >> oh , my god. >> did you survive your day in dpw? >> i did i learned quite a bit. the packing truck. shovelling stuff. the steamer i thought i was a candidate for an industrial accident. >> we have 340 employees. most of the people out there do it every day. >> i'm ready to turn in my vest. >> did a good job today. >> would you pass him on probation. >> yes. see you tomorrow at 6 i