clerk cheng: item number 6, recommend approval of the adoption of a baseline budget schedule and funding plan for phase 1 of the transbay transit center project. this is an action item. >> the project has three phases. the extension is referred to as phase two, and the redevelopment plan. in november 2007, the djba adopted a budget of 1 ,189,000,000. that included the foundations to prepare for future construction of the terminal. in this diagram, we show the bottom part boxed in gray would not be part of this initial scope. basically just the above ground portion, the foundations. the transbay center project is among san francisco's highest- priority project, identified as such in 3 plans. february last year, this board adopted the funding and supported the transbay transit center project to receive funds. the project has received support from the mayor, governors, and congressional delegation. in january 28 of this year, the department of transportation announced a grant of 2.25 billion dollars in ara funds for california, and included $700 million for the transbay transit project. the

. >> china's ambassador to japan cheng yonghua also attended the party. he said japanese investment and technologies are indispensable to china's growth. he said he hopes that niwa, as a japanese business leader, will bring his expertise to bilateral relations. niwa is to assume his post in beijing on saturday. >>> japanese women are again leading the world when it comes to living longer. new figures show life expectancy in japan hit a record high in 2009 for the fourth year in a row. the country's health ministry said on monday the average life span for japanese women was 86.44 last year. that's an increase of 0.39 years from 2008. 79.59.fe span for japanese men the life span has been rising since 2000. the exception was in 2005 when a flu outbreak lowered figures. they credit advanced medical treatments for the three major causes of death, cancer, heart disease and stroke. it also says there have been fewer deaths from pneumonia. this is the 25th year in a row japanese women have led the world when it comes to life exclusi expectan expectancy. japanese