to do so. we have had several citywide meetings. we can go out to your district as well. >> at pleas work closely with my office. if you are holding meetings, we are happy to send out notices. we have a huge e-mail list that we can send it out to and advertise these community meetings. as you no kak my neighbour george my neighbours are very interested in transit. if we can work together, that would be great. thank you, very much. >> thank you commissioner. commissioner cohen. >> looks like supervisor fewer and i woke up on the same side. i was actually wondering overall what was the larger strategy on how you were engaging with the neighborhood. i am aware you have reached out and got a lot of work within district ten, but i was curious how the largest city was being folded into this. although the infrastructure and the changes are happening in the southeast sector, it will have

an impact on every corner of the city. everyone that takes public transportation will be touched by this and certainly the folks that are the living and the affected area will have to look at large amounts of construction two fold, what is a larger strategy for the entire city on how you'll be rolling out and communicating, and what have you done in terms of communication with the southeastern neighborhoods? not just district ten, but district sixpack district three, kind of the entire southeast core door and how that also jumps into parts of district 11. thank you. >> this slideshow shows you the organizations we have been to which are mostly on the southeast side of the city and primarily in district six and ten. there have also been several public meetings, and of course, meetings at the board and the planning commission and so on. there's a number of meetings that have happened. i just want to remind you all

that this is a first step in what will be a much longer process. the d.t.x. was a subject of many years of discussion and analysis in and of itself. what we are proposing is to piggyback on that and add the pennsylvania alignment which will become phase two of that. as we move forward into the environmental phase, we will certainly have more strategy for public outreach, for more detailed meetings and so on. that is yet to be determined but we are happy to develop that strategy as we move forward. >> certainly. i can imagine that this conversation definitely will be ongoing. i was talking with my colleagues , and i was asking if there was a mixed reception for the project and there's a lot of people that are in disbelief that it will actually happen because it is so much drops -- such a monster. i have heard in my district a lot of concern, mostly negative feedback. as we continue to get out there,

with most change, we have to educate people and be at the table constantly, talking and uplifting. our c.a.c. board is also going to be really instrumental because they have their ears to the ground and all the people may not frequent these meetings, they are definitely poised and positioned to give their feedback to the board of supervisors and to the members. i can pass on things that i have heard, most likely you have heard it already and work together to relax and inform people. >> i concur with you. there is some scepticism out there given the size and the cost of this project. i would remind all of us, and i am wearing my hat as a planner, that we are making a 100 year decision here. this is something we have to think of for the very long-term

for the interest of the city and the region. >> i would imagine the passport at the same level of scepticism and there's a lot of consternation around building up bart and i know there were people who oppose the golden gate bridge both as real-life examples that we use and can't get enough of. the same level of fear and anxiety exists when we talk about high-speed rail. i appreciate the staff persons that are forward thinking and threw it all, continue to remain optimistic. thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. i have a number of speaker cards from members of the public. if you want to line up to your right, my left, we will start with roland, peter, bruce, and anyone else would like to testify. first speaker, please.

>> good morning. with your permission, i would like to back up to the alignment slide. >> sure. >> thank you. so, the thing i wanted to make sure that you understand, as once -- what you are being asked to approve today is not just the thick orange line. you actually also are asked to approve the very same arranged line that goes all the way up to the transit centre. >> i'm sorry, not only the thick orange line but would you repeat the last one? >> it carries, -- a thin orange lined all the way to the transit centre. this so-called pennsylvania avenue alignment actually is the same as the green line after the orange line. that is the first one i would like to make.

but the first thing is unclear how the operation could balloon from $200 million to $8 billion in the last several just -- seven years. moving on to d.t.x. alignment, there has been new improvement and massive collateral damage of second street. there is no potential for the commission on the transit centre platforms are too short to require elimination of the already constructed train box. enclosing, the time has come to make a choice. you have the opportunity to start noninvasive urban surgery and expand it to the transit centre, or you can open surgery for the next half a decade or more. should you choose the latter, the only question is what the

second street and townsend will take less time to recover it than market street did after the construction. thank you. >> thank you. >> good morning, commissioners. i am on the board of the san francisco tries it does transit riders and work with the friends at d.t.x. we strongly urge you to adopt a resolution before you today. we have been working closely to do our best to keep this project moving ahead. as you no kak the downtown extension to san francisco's highest transit priority after the central subway, we all get very frustrated when projects get delayed during construction. it is actually at this stage of the front ends that we have a lot more control over the schedule that eventually determines when this goes into service. san francisco's decision on this project is on the critical path.

pennsylvania alignment is the most cost-effective and the most -- has the shortest timeline for implementation. we strongly urge your adoption today. we were a little frustrated it has taken as long as it has to get before you. but now that it is here, we strongly urge your support. we heard the c.a.c. recommended approval of the other day and we hope that you do so today. thank you, very much. >> thank you. >> good morning, chair peskin and commissioners. i am the chair of the tjpa c.a.c. i am member of the rabbit and high-speed rail community working groups. board member and transportation rep of the south beach neighborhood association. i am here this morning speaking in support of the pennsylvania alignment as a preferred alignment for the downtown extension. first i wanted to thank this commission and see a seat for

your careful review of this recommendation. this is a decision that future generations will live with for the next 100-150 years. with that said, i wanted to support the pennsylvania alignment for the following reasons. as a member of the organization, reviewed materials, along with many city leaders, quickly came to agreement that although the rail alignment originally proved in 2004 worked from a rail operations perspective, it was not the optimal approach to meet our future needs. after a comprehensive review of costs, constructibility, ridership numbers, opportunities for future land use, opportunities to net the mission bay community and services together with the rest of the city, and overall community quality of life, the pennsylvania alignment is clearly the optimal choice. i would also like to add to that moving this recommendation forward in a timely manner is critical for the following

reasons. first, cost. every month of delay drives up cost just from an escalation perspective. and until the d.t.x. is completed, both caltrain and high-speed rail will use the forth educating as there northern terminus. with additional ridership electrification delivered in 2022, and high-speed rail in 2027. the station and neighborhood won't be able to handle the anticipated volumes of passengers without major infrastructure and station improvements. these would be unnecessary. thank you for the opportunity to provide this public comment. >> thank you. [please stand by]

bright bri . >> that's the amount of money that has been submitted to the federal government as of cost

of this. and incidentally, as the price of getting $1 billion in federal support. this pennsylvania avenue alignment adds $2.2 billion to the cost of the project, and that is going to have to being paid by somebody. that somebody is the city of san francisco, so right now, there is a very great ambiguity, and i think the questions that i have will clear that up. may i submit this to the board, what i have, and hopefully to introduce. >> supervisor peskin: our clerk will get it right now. >> thank you. >> supervisor peskin: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good morning. jim patrick.

i'm with patrick & and company here in san francisco. he's right. we need to divide these two. you try to package them together as a single unit, there's going to be problems down the road. at least that's how i see this, when they try to package this and try to make this come to fruition. number two, we haven't talked about the location of the fourth and king street station. seems to me it should be up at 7th street where it would appeal to a lot morpassengers and also -- more passengers. and also, we have another issue with the table where we should go a significantly different route. so i don't think we're quite there yet, so i encourage the supervisors to think about this long and hard, but right now, it's a single project on the c.t.x. that's what we have our handle on, and it's a long road ahead.

thank you. >> supervisor peskin: thank you. next speaker, please. >> mr. chairman, members of the commission, i am gerald kaufman. i am the chair person of the bay area transportation working group. we look at transit projects all over the region. this one -- as mr. rahaim said a little while ago, this is a very important decision that you're being asked to make, and a very long lasting decision. the effect on this caltransoperation -- caltrain's operation, it's probably a century. i believe the c.t.x. should be allowed to go on first without being tangled up in this uncertainty. i've seen in the press already where they say that. well, that's not true.

this is a brand-new thing. the heavy lifting of the transportation part of this study is yet to come because caltrain is currently doing an extensive operational and maintenance study, the results of which are not out here. that involves things like the relationship between that yard and this particular decided. it's certainly better than third street. that doesn't make it the best, nor does it make it necessary to decide it right now. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: thank you, mr. kaufman. miss bokin. >> eileen bokin with speak on my behalf. i would like to concur with the previous two speakers on this issue. i would also like to concur with supervisor fewer about outreach to the outside lands, also known as the western neighborhoods. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: thank you. are there any other members of the public who would like to

testify on this item, number 7? seeing none, public comment is closed. [ gavel ]. >> supervisor peskin: would any of you like to respond to the public comments that you have heard? i certainly have made it abundantly clear over time that i share mr. lebrun's concerns as it relates to surface disruption and cut and cover. and i think that we have all but eliminated that, except for at the throat, whegroat, but w want that to be torn up for years on end, but with that, the floor is yours. >> one of the reasons for doing the study is to look at tunnel boring technology that would prevent and negate the need for a disruption of all of those streets. you are correct for most of its length, the pennsylvania area

alignment as we understand it today can be bored just like the central subway was bored. as you approach the terminal, that's simply not part simply because of the opening of the terminal at that point, it will have to be done with a cut and cover operation, but most of the length can be done with a boring machine, and that's one of the things about this piece of analysis, we think it makes sense to do that. the previous proposal would have been not to do that, and there would have been years to disruption to townsend and second street in that process. >> supervisor peskin: and then with the western outer lands, as you go through the environmental process, are there any other questions or comments from commissioners? ha have any of you had a chance to look at the language suggested by some of the public

commenters, and do you have any comments? >> i have not seen that language, i'm sorry to say. i'm happy to look at it. >> supervisor peskin: yeah, i don't know that it is necessary, but staff -- thank you, commissioner fewer. if you want to take a quick look at that and put any responses you would like on the record. >> i need to look at the -- what -- two things. one is just accepting the pennsylvania avenue alignment certainly makes phasing possible. we are in agreement on the issue of phasing. we have -- one of the reasons for choosing the pennsylvania alignment is the d.t.x. can move forward with its next phase of engineering. i would just want -- i think it's important, however, for the city and this board to make it clear that ultimately, pennsylvania is the way to go,

right? that it isn't just -- choosing a phased approach is not about building phase one and walking away. that gets us into the same problem that we have today with the crossings, cutting off mission bay from the rest of the city. we do think it's important if you choose to have language something like that you make it clear that the ultimate goal is to choose an alignment that is basically underground for our farther distance, which is the pennsylvania avenue alignment. >> if i may make a suggestion, we'd like to take a look at this language carefully, and we will respond to the board with our opinion prior to the next meeting of the board, when this item will come for adoption. >> supervisor peskin: okay. all right. then colleagues, is there a motion relative to item number

7? sorry? commissioner kim? >> supervisor kim: sorry. i was not clear. is that a request -- >> supervisor peskin: insofar as we could pass this on the first reading if the staff collectively thinks that some of this or all of this language makes sense, we could incorporate it at the second reading, which is what he was suggesting, which seems like a reasonable suggestion. >> supervisor kim: so then i'll make the motion to -- well, there's no motion, right? we can just vote on this item? >> supervisor peskin: so what we have before us is the recommended alignment on pennsylvania avenue, and the c.a.c., of course, voted for it unanimously, and so that is what is before this body. all we need is a motion to adopt the pennsylvania alignment. moved by commissioner kim. is there -- seconded by

commissioner yee. colleagues, can we take that on first reading, same house, same call? [ gavel ]. >> supervisor peskin: resolution is adopted. mr. clerk, next item, please. >> clerk: item 8, 2019 year five year project implementation update. this is an informational item. >> good morning, commissioners. i am pleased to present the first of the process to present to you for adoption the five-year prioritization prom. i'm going to five it the 5-ypp update going forward in the presentation, and the strategic plan, i'm going to refresh why we're doing this. essentially, this is your opportunity, board members, to provide us with feedback on the draft project list for the projects that the agencies have proposed to be funded by prop k

over the next five years. once a project is in the five-year prioritization program, 5-y.p.p., it is considered with an encouraging status. so looking forward to your feedback over the next coming weeks and months. so prop k, very high level approved in 2003. this is the expenditure that tells you what are the categories you can fund with prop k, the types of projects, who can request the funds, however revenue is expected to be generated over the 30 years, how much that revenue is expected to bring in on top of the prop k sales tax, $13 billion in additional funds. including projects like central subway, and itthe only other

thing i'll add is the expenditure plan allows for the kmulgs accumulation of debt. we just issued our bond a year ago and we've got 14 more years in the program. the expenditure plan and the strategic plan requires a five-year plan. the board adopted the strategic plan baseline where we did a true up of the last 15 years, and how we expect things to perform over the next 15 years, we ran our financial model, and that's what ultimately tells us how much each category can expect to receive from their share of revenues peryear over the next 15 years. it does not tell you, however,

which projects are going to receive those funds, and that is the purpose of the 5-ypp's, so that you can see the pipeline of projects that are ready to go or be a reasonable expectation of to be ready to go. it lets you see across the different programs, where you might see some overlap, where you might see some complementary projects, and it also allows for board feedback. as i mentioned these are the opportunity to fund those projects over the next five years. we'd like to make sure they reflect your priorities and your district's priorities, and also what funding is available currently. we need to update this now because we are in year five of

the 2014 5-y.p.p.s. so the process of updating this is, you know, i do this circle thing because i see the circle on step two. we are sort of nearing the end of step two and easing into step three. the agencies are going to be telling us how much they are going to be requesting in prop k funds, and we run the models four our strategic plan to see what we can fit within the program and then eventually present to you for adoption the strategic plan, concurrent with the last of the 5ypps, which we expect to bring to you over october and november . so november , we would ask for adoption of the strategic plan. as i mentioned, we already updated the baseline, and we already brought to you the funding plans for the major capital projects, and the paratransit. basically anything that does not require a 5ypp was presented to the board in the spring.

and once the board adopted the baseline for the strategic plan, it allowed us to then issue guidance to the agencies of how much money they would expect to have available and the type of information we would like them to provide to us. we also conducted a survey, an on-line survey, where we received about 1,000 responses, and we have provided you with those responses -- or with the feedback we received, and by the end of this week, we will be posting to our website and also make available to your offices what the agencies are going to do, what their responses are to the public feedback that they've received, so we'll send a note out to the clerk this week with that information. july, agencies submitted applications to us, over 115 projects with scope, schedule, funding plan information, and we've been working over the last few months to evaluate and refine those proposals. and the proposals are what you will see in your packet. they are attachment three to

the main packet, that the next level down is in your enclosure, where you can actually see which fiscal year the agencies are requesting funds, and then, the next project is information forms, which is the next level down, sort of the ground level, we're looking to refine those proposals and present information to you. this is the basic format of the actual document. there is an actual scoring, the list of the projects with cash flow because that's what we need for debt assumptions, scope, schedule budget plan funding project, and project delivery status is another section where you will see for the 2005, 2009, 2014, 5ypp, as

well as a percent complete for all of the projects that we have funded since 2003, so you get a flavor of how the programs are going. we look for how things will be going for these projects, how things are proposed to be going, are the projects ready, do they have a reasonable expectation to receive the other funds that prop k is expected to either match or to set, you know, prop k might be funding the early phases of work. is there a reasonable expectation that the agencies will receive funding for design and construction, and then, we also look at the category and the whole program, because each category either has to spend its funding on financing costs or capital project costs, so we want to make sure there's enough money in each category to get to something around year 20 of the 30-year program, and that the amount of money that we are spending on financing costs for the program as a

whole is not too excessive, so we are paying attention to that. so now, i'm going to get into the highlights. so for the program-wide highlights, the neighborhood transportation improvement program, which has -- which was created in the last 5ypp update in 2014, we are proposing to continue the program with another $100,000 perdistrict of planning funds, and $600,000 perdistrict in capital funds over the five-year period. and then, there are some districts that have used all of their funds, some that have not. for the districts that have not, what we are proposing is you could carry forward an amount so that the total end funds in your district would be exceed $900,000. so if you have $600,000 now, 300,000 would carry forward into the next five-year period.

let's see here...where the status quo and categories with modest changes are listed before you on the slide. as i alluded too earlier, we are proposing to present the 5ypps to you in two groups. this is likely to be group one, and the second group -- so this group would come before you in october, and the final group would come before you in november . on the local -- let's see here. on traffic calming, so you saw the first of the years of the school engineering program. it's proposed to be funded for another five years, as is the application-based program. m.t.a. is also creating a proactive traffic calming program, the name of which will change. i think it's now referred to advancing equity through safer streets, something to that effect. m.t.a. will be using the department of public health vulnerable populations subset of the high injury corridor to inform the priorities for that program, but more to be

determined and to be scene. looking forward to seeing that implemented. lots of corridors, and also for the pedestrian safety category, as well. you can see them on your screen. basic circulation and safety, continuation of bike to workday and classes, as well as several different projects throughout the city. creation of a -- what is the program called? neighborways program, so if you have particular streets that are ripe for traffic calming or for prioritizing bicycles and pedestrians in your city, by all means, pass that on and we will pass that onto the sfmta, and also some bicycle parking at the transit stations. for the highway narrowing project, we are working with the department of public works and the m.t.a. and the federal highway administration to fund what's called the narrowing gap

closure. this is as the great highway approaches the terminus at skyline. there is a portion that is in need of funding. it looks like we'll be able to fund most if not all of the design phase, but the construction funding is to be determined, and you saw the request for the rest up to sloat narrowing in the presentation. you see these other locations, sloat is related to the great highway as well, sister projects, transit enhancements. and also, some f-line extension to fisherman's wharf that would advance -- that would advance to design. b.a.r.t. categories, lots of good leveraging with b.a.r.t. with their measure rr funds

that passed last year. pleased to see improvements, particularly elevator improvements at embarcadero, montgomery, powell, civic center, and balboa park. caltrain, state of good repair categories. the sales tax has been funding the sf -- has been alleviating sfmta of providing the capital member share of caltran's annual capital budget for the last -- since 2003. the funds are predicted to run out in this five-year period, most notably around fiscal year 2021, so we'll need to be having some additional conversations going forward about -- about that. muni vehicles, facilities, and guide ways, several place holders that you'll see in these categories, these are the biggest cash flow drivers for prop k, and the base drivers of

our financing program. you can see the highlights in front of you, muni guide ways includes the quint street-jerrold avenue connector road, which the board approved several years ago to mitigate the impact of the closure of clint street. on the major capital side, each -- [inaudible] >> -- b.a.r.t., caltrain, and muni all have their own set aside, but there is also a discretionary fund and set aside funds, in case the parties had projects ready to be advanced. we haven't had to tap into those funds yet, but we are proposing to tap into them in this next five-year period. for caltrain electrification, it would wrap that up, and then, for better market

industry central subways, we have a long-standing commitment of $61 million to the central subway project. this was included in the original baseline concurrent w

second group, we would be bringing the final strategic plan, and i will also mention that the fiscal year 18-19 projects that are still in year five of the 2014 5ypps, some of projects are advancing, some will not be advancing. so we will be bringing amendments as relevant. either there's different projects that are going to advance different than what they thought they would do five years ago or projects are not going to advance and they want to put the funds into the next five-year period to fund other priorities. so with that, this is the high level schedule you have seen many times. we are actually on schedule with this project, so looking forward to your feedback, and with that, i can take any questions. >> supervisor peskin: thank

you, miss laporte for that presentation. i know as commissioners, we have been individually briefed. are there any members of the public that would like to speak to the five-year funding process? seeing none, public comment is closed. [ gavel ]. >> supervisor peskin: and we will stay involved as this moved forward. are there any introduction of new items? is there any general public comment? general public comment, mr. lebrun? >> so i'd like to very briefly address the command earlier. [inaudible] >> -- that is true if you are at the beginning of any economic cycle, that is absolutely true. but however, the reverse is true when you essentially are

headed towards a recession. and in the letter that i sent to the board earlier this week, i quoted two examples, which was the wall of the central subway contract which is an absolutely project, and also, the -- [inaudible] >> -- 13 miles is $25 billion. all i want to say is let's just think about where we are with the economic cycle, whether we are headed for a recession, how deep this recession is going to be, and tread carefully before we go around rushing around awarding multibillion-dollar contracts. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: thank you for your comments, next speaker, please. >> hi. jim patrick, patrick & company.

the salesforce tower, we really put that on-line, and jane kim, who's not here, led that effort for quite a while, and i think that system is working well, and seems to be playing out. i encourage you to take a walk around the park, i encourage you to take a walk around the food trucks and see the system is working, number two, now we have the alignment for the train that will come in there. that's a great idea. i see a tremendous void, where will a train go? what are we going to do about going across the bay? no one, by choice, seems to want to talk about that. that's a strategic point that we need to talk about as a transportation authority. in order to complete this transportation, we need to complete the trains and get them onward to sacramento, san

jose, you'eureka, chicago, etc. i think we need to look at that as part of the equation. >> supervisor peskin: thank you. is there any further public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. [ gavel ]. >> supervisor peskin: and the transportation authority hearing is adjourned. ♪ my name is vanessa. it is truly my honor to be sharing the space with you. i will be your master of ceremony for today. i am a journalist. but i am an environmentalist at heart. i. i am also the cofounder of a nonprofit organization that works to build leadership in the latino community to create a 100 % energy future.

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that out in a good way? we have a responsibility to the earth. we need to ensure safety. don't support carbon trading and please keep the fossil fuels in the soil. honor our mother earth and our father sky and our next generation. [cheers and applause] [♪] >> please welcome our master of ceremonies, the head of communications for bloomberg, linda douglas. [♪] >> hello and welcome to the

global climate action summit. i am honored and humbled to be here in san francisco was such extraordinary leaders from around the world. these are leaders from every sector, every industry, business , government, technology , philanthropy, entrepreneurs and artists, inventors, investors, scientists and students. all united by a common goal. the goal of protecting the people who live on our planet by confronting the existential threat of climate change. we are off to an auspicious start. on saturday, tens of thousands of citizens around the world march to demand greater climate action to fulfil the promises made three years ago in paris. our task becomes more urgent every day. can this summer, temperatures, once again reached record highs. people are dying as wildfires burned their houses to the ground. they are starving as droughts destroy their crops.

hurricanes and other disasters have claimed thousands of lives. displacing entire populations causing billions and billions of dollars in damage. of course, at this very moment, hurricane florence is bearing down on the eastern seaboard and already one and a half million people have been told to evacuate their homes. florence is said to bring 50% more rainfall due to climate and human -induced climate change. meanwhile, tropical storm olivia is sweeping across hawaii. since the start of the hurricane season, this is an astonishing number, there have been eight other named storms in the atlantic and 14 more in the pacific. here in california, more than a dozen different wildfires are tearing across the state. so now is not the time for us to rest. this year marks the halfway point between the adoption of the paris agreement and 2020.

a critical moment when carbon emissions must peak if we are to avoid the worst effects of climate change. by mid century, we must be carbon neutral. these are ambitious goals. by the speakers you will be hearing from over the next few days are working hard to achieve them. it won't be easy and the solutions won't be perfect. we are learning by doing. as we undertake a more radical shift in our global economy that has ever been previously undertaken. we will make mistakes and we will see some failures along the way. but we cannot and we will not back away from this fight. so all of you here today and all of you watching around the world are proof that we will not back away from this fight. please join me in welcoming someone who is heading the way right here in san francisco. the newly elected mayor of san francisco, london breed. [♪] [cheers and applause]

>> mayor breed: hello, everyone. is my distinct pleasure to welcome all of you to san francisco for this incredible, a global climate action summit. we are united here today to take action on the defining issue of our time. protecting our environment and fighting against climate change. this is an issue that is bigger than one city, one region or country. the choices and commitments we make over the next few days and are sustained cooperation will determine if we are able to lead a better future for the next generation. california has long been a leader on climate action and san francisco has been at the forefront of those efforts. since 1990, we have reduced our greenhouse gas emissions by 30% and cut our landfill disposal in

half. all while growing our economy by 111%. [cheers and applause] >> mayor breed: we are proof that you can have a strong and growing economy while advancing ambitious environmental policies we were the first major safety to ban single use plastic bags and i pushed legislation to establish the strongest set -- styrofoam ban and enact drug takeback policies to test 40 tons of prescription medication out of our bay and landfill. [cheers and applause] and our 100% renewable energy program, clean power s.f., has produced and resulted in greenhouse gas reductions, equivalent to taking 17,000 cars off our roads. by the year 2030, we are committing to for major

initiatives in san francisco. cutting our landfill waste in half. decarbonization all new buildings, achieving 100% renewable energy and continuing to issue more green bonds to finance critical infrastructure that is desperately needed to combat climate change. today, thank you. [applause] >> mayor breed: today i ask you to join us. the impacts of climate change are not constrained by borders. our actions shouldn't be either. let's send the world a bold message of action, unity and determination. together we can go further to protect our planet and our people for generations to come. thank you all so much for being here and enjoy your time in san francisco. [cheers and applause]

>> president cohen: good morning, ladies and gentlemen. welcome you to another edition of budget and finance committee, our fall edition. welcome you back to the chamber and back in the legislative break and back and