sick and tired of going through it. i still want to know, ♪ who is in control right here in san francisco ♪ ♪ people do not want me all up in your place writ -- all up in your place ace was involved in a lot of conspiracy what is going down? blacks are leaving town i want to talk to governor jerry brown ♪ president chiu: thank you.

next speaker. are there any members of the public who wish to speak in public comment? please lineup. >> my name is larry. i want to be called juicy world peace g-mail. harvey milk, i went to the day historic society and spent two hours there this morning. harvey milk was killed by a policeman. now i hear about brother josiah who ran in 1961. we have so much history here. i tell you to go up there and see that. it is historic. there is a lot of black history, talking about who we are as a people.

josiah said he was in the army in 1942. i am here to give a shout out to the president and the mayor. the president has given us gay marriage. i realize that a lot of us did not come from marriage families. my marijuana people do not like president obama because of the marijuana. it is between the marijuana people and the church people. medical marijuana and same gender marriages. we need more marriage and death in this country. today, they have called for more world peace in san francisco. that is what they said. this board has got to do that. when it was just irish and italian, a gay man came out of europe. mr. president, we need a new and great president. it is time to make san francisco for all people. we have 200,000 people in this

country -- aarp reported that. president chiu: to any other members of the public was to speak in general public comment? general public, it is closed. please read the adoption cotter. >> items 30-34 are being considered for immediate adoption and will be enacted upon with a single roll call vote. president chiu: would anyone like to sever any of these items? roll call vote. aye. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor olague: aye. supervisor wiener: aye. supervisor avalos: aye.

supervisor chu: -- supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: those resolutions are approved. could you please read the in memoriams? >> on behalf of supervisor kim: 4 sylvia corpus. president chiu: is there any more business in front of the body? >> that concludes our business for today. president chiu: ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned.

>> when the new california academy of sciences opened in 2008, it quickly became one of the top tourist magnets in the city. part of the cal academies' astronomical success is the weekly nightlife party. >> i am joined by helen, who is here to school me on all the nocturnal activities that are getting ready to take place here. tell us a little about what we can expect to see at nightlife. >> we open up the doors every thursday night at the california academy of sciences. there are certain things you can see every week you can go to the museum, visit the planetarium, and we bring in bars and a deejay or band. it is a different feel from during the day, something different every week. tonight , we have beer and music. -- tonight we have great beer and music. it is beer week. we have a dozen local brewers in

african hall. we have a deejays to set up throughout the museum and a live performance at 9:00 p.m. tonight. >> what has been your favorite part as a participant or as an observer? >> my favorite part is to walk around the aquarium in to see people with a drink in their hands, getting to know maybe somebody new, may be looking for a day, or chatting with friends. there jellyfish. i mean, they are beautiful. >> the culmination of the animals. >> it is very impressive. we do not have this at home. >> tell us a little about some of the spider's we see here on display. >> at the california academy of sciences, there is a very large collection of preserved and live specimens, which are the evidence about evolution. we have the assassin spiders,

which are spiders that exclusively kill and eat other spiders. they are under the microscope here. research done and the california academy's i rhinology lab suggests that the assassin spiders have been doing this for over 150 million years. this glassed in room is a real scientific laboratory, and the people in that room are preparing specimens of vertebrate, that is mammals and birds. the way they do this is to remove the skin, sew it together in a relatively lifelike pose, and ensure that it does not decompose. >> i am a really big class actress fan, so i am here to see them, and beer week. >> i wanted to learn something and have fun.

>> i always enjoy it. i am not all is well -- always working as i am tonight. sometimes i come to enjoy the music and to dance. ♪ >> culturewire covers the arts in san francisco, and one of my favorite culture artists is here tonight. jason, thank you for being on culturewire. tell us about some of your posters that we have here today. >> most of the posters here are four specific shows or tours. i am hired by the bands or the venue. >> what is the inspiration behind these posters? >> no, disease of the related to the bay and, of course. music -- it is related to the band, of course the musical content or isn't related to the bed. album covers can come from anywhere. ♪

♪ >> class actress was great. we have been having so much fun. i did not realize how beautiful the cal academy looks than that. what other events take place here? >> we do corporate events that night on a regular basis. but nightlife is your best bet to come in as a regular person pharmacy the academy at night, and visit with friends. calacademy.org/nightlife. we have details for the next few

weeks. you can get tickets online in advance or at the door. >> thank you so much. thank you for watching culturewire on sf gov tv. commissioner campos: good morning. " to been meeting of the transportation authority.

my name is david campos. i am the chairman of the transportation authority. >> [roll call] we have a quorum. commissioner campos: thank you. also want to thank the members of sfgtv staff. please call item 2. approval of the minutes of the april 24, 2012 meeting. >commissioner campos: is there anyone from the public that would like to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, this is an action

item. actually, [roll call] -- roll call. >> [roll call] the item passes. commissioner campos: thank you. please call item 3. >> chair's report. this is an information item. commissioner campos: thank you. as i have indicated in prior meetings, we are working on a number of items, right now focusing on what is happening at the federal government and in

specific, in congress, on a number of bills that are pending before the house of representatives in the u.s. senate. one of the things we are trying to figure out is what will come out of the congress, and there is a great deal of uncertainty in terms of the federal funding of public transportation. that only underscores the importance of state and local funding of public transportation. as you know, in terms of what is happening in the region, the metropolitan transportation commission and commission of bay area governments recently approve the preferred land use and transportation investments in error for the regional transportation plan and sustainable community strategy. this was truly an historic moment which creates a, for the first time, the region's first sustainable community strategy, as required by state law, senate

bill 375. the person they're concentrates 70% of the region's four test jobs and population growth over the next three decades into development areas encouraging patterns of growth that make transit use, walking and cycling, more viable options for more people here in the bay area. we are very proud to have been a part of that process. a lot of work went into that effort, not only by san francisco, but also by the rest of the region. i am also proud to note, one of the good things that happened was, there was a commitment that discretionary funding be focused on high priority projects that san francisco has, including caltrain electrification, van ness station, brt, among others.

i want to thank my office and the office of supervisor wiener in what they have done for helping to make that happen. i know that it was important for san francisco to play an active role. i also want to thank the san francisco commissioners of abag that also made sure that our considerations were taken. i also want to thank the mayor's office who also played an important role in making sure that our concerns were taken into account. we also saw the introduction last week of an ordinance to put into place the transportation system of it -- sustainability program. we are going to make sure that we continue to monitor that the first.

-- that effort. with respect to the transportation authority, we are continuing to hear directly on the various types of projects and work being done on a district by district level. i think the presentation from staff and the various agencies working on projects in each one of the 11 districts is something that i have found useful. my hope is, beyond the individual discussions of what is happening at each one of the districts, that this can lead to a larger discussion about how we, as a city, can work together in a more efficient and collaborative way, and how we can maximize the coordination of the various city agencies to make sure that not only are these projects delivered on time, but in the most caught -- cost-effective way. i look forward to working with all of you. that concludes my report.

is there any public comment? please come forward. >> chair, i have been listening to you very closely ever since you assumed the role of the chair. i know that you cannot address someone personally, but in this case, i think i should. talking about transparency and accountability. could i have the overhead please? we see as much as the transportation authority talks about what ever they talk about, san francisco is ranked third worst in the nation. this does not mean that we do not have the ability to think outside the box and do better,

but we have to stop painting a rosy picture. stop painting a rosy picture. to some of you that i trust, i sent you an e-mail regarding some agencies and entities that wanted to erase a five years worth of e-mails linked to the high speed of light rail. there again is about transparency and accountability. i have faith in you, mr. chair, as i have known you for a very long time, and i do keep in touch with you from time to time, and i admire what you do. i watched you at budget sessions, here in the chambers, at the committee meetings. you bring your experience, having worked for the san francisco unified school

district, and other places, and you represent district 9 well. so i am proud of you, and i hope that you cast a shadow, one that is bright enough, where there is documents, there may be light. commissioner campos: thank you. is there anyone from the public that would like to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. madam clerk, please call item for. >> executive director's report. this is an information item. >> good morning, commissioners, maria lombardo. i will be brief, highlighting primarily some upcoming community of reach. i do want to follow on a few remarks that the chair just made. we are still in limbo about a federal surface transportation bill. unlike our committee, the

conference committee that has been set up is having its proceedings in secret, so there is not much information available. senator boxer is chairman of the committee and said that they have until the first of june to come up with a compromise. we are keeping close tabs on that. when we get information, we will be able to see how it affects san francisco. the governor released some worsening news on the state budget deficits, which has grown significantly, primarily due to lower than anticipated revenues. on the transportation side, the news has not then as bad as it could have been. the loan proposal that could have affected transportation right now is to transfer some of the off-road diesel fuel revenues. this is permissible, according to the fuel tax swap. it does impact transportation because it means less revenues are available, but we do not

know much more than that. there are no details of the things that we care about, such as the state level of assistance. one piece of good news is a recommendation for $700,000 to caltrans to provide better coordination on the blended rail services and high speed rail in northern california. i will follow on the chair remarks in terms of the action that the mtc and abag just recently took on. it is true historically number of fronts and over all we did quite well. but i think seventh of the 12 -- seven of the 12 projects that we saw supported received funds. there was also more money directed to the one bay area grant where we get more money for transit enhancement, and there were definitely some

disappointments, like the proposal to set first priority for the $660 million reserve of new and small start funds, going primarily to the north and east bay. a few of coming out reach things to draw your attention to. on the geary corridor brt study, there is targeted outreach, plant community meetings in the various neighborhoods on june 24, 25, and 26. there is more information at our website. on the bridge replacement project, we have been working closely with commissioner cohen's office. this is a caltrans own the bridge that needs to be replaced due to its age. if we replace it, we do not want to preclude it pay feature of pocono station. we are working to evaluate, and do our due diligence on the

options available for cost and feasibility. we anticipate coming back to the pants and policy committee at the july meeting. caltrans is holding a public information meeting on thursday may 24 on changes they have done to slow boulevard. this has been a road diet, reducing traffic lanes, improving pedestrian and bicycle and safety. that is at the san francisco zoo, if anyone is interested in attending. commissioner campos: thank you. we have a question from commissioner olague. commissioner olague: i'm wondering what the seven projects you were referring to. >> i will give you some of them. the van ness brt project. you the effect of this project. -- van ness effectiveness

project. commissioner campos: we have a question for commissioner mar. commissioner mar: thank you. many of us were at the mtc/abag meeting. the positive things are really great, and i and whether you enologist them, but could i ask you about the impact of the decision to prioritize north bay and east bay for the new small starts funding and how that will impact the van ness brt or geary brt project? >> that i think the dust is still settle in on this, but for the benefit of the public, for those who may not have been watching, there are $660 million in the regional transportation plan that was set aside for yet to be determined new or small start projects in the region.

in the past, it has been important to get the seal of approval from the mtc, to say this is a regional party. it helps our delegation in washington. traditionally, this was a focus on the major rail extension. when the game changer is here, we have this new pot of money called small starts. we have projects like van ness brt and geary moving forward. it is a major disappointment for geary. the van ness has been named as a cart -- party for small start funds. what did not make the cut for us were geary brt, santa clara projects, under development, expecting to see money before the next rtp period. we are not technically precluded from seeking a small start fund but we would potentially be doing so without the benefit of

the mtc's benefit -- silver approval. i still think we need to think about how we will approach this. we have the lack of a federal bill appeared when the bill passes, we need to see the revenue level, eligibility requirements. mtc staff included in their language, even though it gave prairies to the next project to the north bay and east bay, the carefully inserted warning that they have to go through a performance analysis and comply with all the requirements. it may be that some of those other projects to the magic of for funding. it is something that we will continue to work on with all of you to make sure that our products keep on moving forward. commissioner mar: before these major regional meetings, since in the number of us sit on the regional bodies, as we look at the sustainable community strategy, other projects, i hoped we could stay in touch and coordinate with other allies

like san jose and oakland on issues like the regional housing needs assessment to make sure that the so-called wealthier areas are doing their fair share for affordable housing development as well. on the commissioner chiu: -- geary brt, i am happy to see that there are community meetings coming up soon. also, of ththank you for the ine people that these community meetings. commissioner campos: we have a question from vice chair wiener. commissioner wiener: i wanted to follow up on the question about the $660 million. it was an odd situation, awkward because the mtc representatives

from the north bay has been extraordinarily supportive of san francisco projects because they really do think regionally and understand the importance of some of these projects, so it is always awkward and not to be agreed with them. i think we also all understood that the north bay and east they are entitled to their fair share of funding and all of that. the way this ended up being worded, and our colleagues in the north they publicly made clear, this does not segregate that funding only for east bay and north bay. basically, they give priority. if they come forward with good projects and get access to the money, but they come forward with projects that do not rate well with the fda, the other counties can access that money. even though the wording is not as clear as what we would like to -