. >> even though we are a transit first city our roads are not safe for bicyclives or pedestrians. we need to work on the potholes. continue to build bike lanes. we are doing better at building bike lanes, certainly, i think where we fall short in part is we don't educate the drivers within the city. i continualy hear from people who don't understand how bike lanes work. bicyclists are always on the defensive. i wish i could say i felt like it was a safe city for bicyclists. which could say go to work on your bicycle and you will be fine. i don't think i know one bicyclist who has not been hit by a car door. >> a large number of san francisco homes don't own vehicles. i think that's a good thing. people don't need cars in the city. a lot of people don't need cars in the city. >> i think to a certain extent the saying is true, if you build it they will come. the more parking spaces you build the more cars you attract. i would like to see district 8 particularly along the transit corridors and on market and where muni is effective i would like to see less parking. >> i felt like mun

there is not a lot of room for growth, which is one of the reasons that san francisco is a transit first city. and that we have to have a focus on the other systems and how they integrate to be able to with minimal investment move the city forward in terms of the growth that is coming in the coming here's. it really--speaking of cheryl as a multimodal person is the direction we are going in. we are thinking about we are not seeing so much our modal identities anymore. i'm a cyclist. you're a driver a. transit user. we are using integrated systems. buses linking to biking, linging to -- linking to walking. once we get bike share for san francisco we are going to see more the ways we move from mode to mode as people move through their day. i see cheryl fulfilling that vision and being someone that will be very influential. thank you for consideration. supervisor campos: thank you very much. let me also call steve and any other member of the public who would like to speak. please come forward. >> my name is steve, producer of the labor video project in san francisco. i have a serious concern abo

the other thing that section 150 says is, of course we're a transit-first city and all of the parking requirements we should do should be compatible with that. that's our mode of choice and priorities for use of city streets. so to that end we actually support a lot of directions you're going in. there are some things we recommended. we actually had second thoughts about things we recommended and would ask you to consider things. one is that the car share membership not be included as a requirement if you exceed the maximum. the reason being we don't want you to see the maximum permitted. the best tool you have for managing congestion in this city is the maximums that are in the planning code. every time you exceed them you cause more congestion. car sharing won't mitigate. that the thing that will mitigate that are the things this commission's spoken to numerous times. it was in the c-3 legislation. there should be a fee on parking spaces in excess of the minimum and that should go towards the things that really do mitigate the effects of those additional trips. the cycling, transit

in breaking ground the transbay transit center, we are laying down the first steps for the grand central station of the west, connecting cities and communities throughout the region and state. it will be a crossroads of commerce, john, transit, and retail, will increase public transit options, reduce congestion on the roads, and cut carbon emissions. this project represents the best product of a strong public- private partnership, a thriving center for economic activity, a center for a good paying jobs, and a better quality of life for local workers and families. it is about sustainability. the mayor spoke about that. he has been a leader on that issue. increasing access to quality transportation and improving san francisco's infrastructure have long been among the top priorities of our delegation in congress. that is why we have fought to secure critical investment from the government for transbay, not just the money for today, but the recovery act, $400 million in funding, enough money to put people to work sooner with good paying jobs and reducing the overall cost, over all by $100 million. [applause] starting in 1998, mor

city. i would like to turn it over to our mayor, someone who has a vision that is built into our transit first policy. we have the great leadership of our mayor is continuing to stick to the vision of a green technology. >> it depends on his mood whether he wanted to let that a break ago. thank you very much for coming out, great to see you open. they elevate that sense of spirit and pride that we have in san francisco. this is why people come out to the city and county of san francisco is to experience not only the sights and sounds of the cable car but the thrill of the cable car ride. i had the privilege of living on a cable car line for the past five years. this reminds me of how fortunate i am and how much i love this great city. we are very blessed to have starts of the system for a generation. i want everyone to recognize today as the former mayor and dianne feinstein's leadership. it was her leadership as mayor that preserved these cars. they were on the press at this of going away. -- press thprecipice of this gog away. cable cars connect us to our proud past. this is an expensive end

first, with respect to funding. transit funding is the most important issue that is facing and that is true a lot of city services buttrue of muni over the next number of years. i support the version of this that is in the second draft. sets the trigger mechanism for funding. everyone i have spoken with including some who were originally opposed funding in this supports the use of the trigger mechanism as correcting the flaws of the initial version and provireding funding that does not come out of the general fund and in fact, i think would support revenue measures such as the transfer tax going forward because what related polling has taken plays has always found that support for muni reliability has polled very well with the voters so i think this is a positive vote in terms of muni and in terms of securing the fund in general. i also want to address the allegations that have been made about this being a power grab by the board. i think that is a mischaracterization. i think the board has been very supportive of muni and of transit funding and i think the board is going to be involved in transit funding, has been i

first was facilitate and expand the citizens of a grievance procedure. second, accelerate the completion of the transition plan. third, to develop and implement training program for city staff, especially for the contact personnel at the police department and municipal transportation agency. there are many areas which further work needs to be done, nevertheless, much has been accomplished. the civil grand jury finds inappropriate to extend its compliments for the dedication, effort, the achievement of the personnel that the mayor's disability office and department of public works, as well as the city in general. their efforts have brought the city global recognition for leadership and achievement in disability for its residents and visitors. as you have already been informed, we have been asked to respond to findings and recommendations for, 5, and six. i was prepared to go over them, but since susan did such a good job already, i am happy to answer any questions that you may have. supervisor chu: thank you. mr. chair, perhaps we could go to public comment? supervisor mar: is there anyone in the public that would like to speak? please come forward i will also call a c

. >> as for what's next for first sergeant john hanson, he'll take a few weeks to transition from military life to his civilian life. he goes back to work for the city carmel in october. lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> a former santa cruz resident is relishing his accomplishment at swimming 25 miles across monterey bay. 44-year-old chase is only the second person ever to do so successfully. he plunged into the 55 degree water in santa cruz at 4:30 yesterday morning and reached monterey after 6:00 last night to live cheers. chase said he did it to draw attention to the importance of the national marine sanctuary at monterey bay. >> you gotta see this, gotta be out of here, take a look what's out there. if more people get out in the ocean, i think we have to spend lots of time trying to protect it because those people view it as their home. >> swarming jelly fish forced chase to abort an attempt to swim monterey bay last year. this time around he tried to do it without a wet suit at first but he had to put one on an hour into the swim to prevent excessive jelly stings. even so he got some on his face. >> you saw the tweets early on. he had some jel

and the city changes the departments and new plans and has to work its way into a particular plan. instead of working from the top down, like a priority, and like transit first policy, it should be pedestrian and transit first policy. and part that have is the problem, the charter, and not being approached by an sftod, and they look at transportation as a complete picture. the planning department is doing a terrific job with the beautiful streets and still seems that the pedestrian stuff is there and every time you go to a different plan, have to work it down in the formula, and the trickle down of funding, it's the last thing that gets funded. and it's a patchwork, and not a consistent, uniform sustainable design effect of the whether a pavement marking or bulb out and not uniformally and to get that corridor to work uniformally and that's one thing. and we talk about tool kits and this approach. and the city has to do a policy, like the sf parking thing is the first comprehensive and to look at parking as an issue. and not just say no one have a vehicle, but there is a balance between pedestrian rights and walkability and the needs for families and other p

the city says each medallion will catch $250,000, generating badly needed funding. transit leaders today celebrated the first sale from a medallion holder to a driver who's been on the waiting list for 14 years. >> it means relief, it means happiness, it means excitement. after all these years that i've been waiting on the waiting list, it's finally came true. >> the medallions allow drivers to set their own hours and lease their medallions to other drivers. the sales will generate about $10 million this year. >>> still ahead at 6:00, our coverage of the prop 8 ruling continues with a look at how it could impact the political races ahead of the november election. >>> also ahead, zeroing in on the origins of heart disease. a new finding that will change what you think about your health. >>> parents, they're constantly striving to protect their children. now they can add identity theft to the list of threats. >>> and the familiar face at nbc an ang to the bay area for and je bry rrn.etowen meg whitman and jerry brown. with high-speed internet from at&t, you can connect to the internet at blazing fast speeds. w

ada transition plan such that when a bulb out is built on an intersection and the first driveway is 18 feet from the crosswalk and can we not build that out to that first driveway and then the city solves a problem and giving a robust pedestrian space. >> i will answer the first half and bridget will answer the second half. on the red zone at the intersection, that's a policy that we are evaluating as part of the better streets plan. and our proposal is that we have red zones but that we make it 10 feet instead of the recommended 25 feet from the state. and the reason for the shorter red zone, if we stripe 25 feet red, it will get parked in. and we don't have the enforcement for the park ing in that red zone, 25 feet would be long enough to accommodate a car. and there wouldn't are enough room for a car to park in that space. and because parking is such a high value in san francisco, that's why we are going with the smaller, it's our compromise, to have a smaller red zone but to provide that space to allow for zone, and her third "s", to allow pedestrians to be seen and vehicles to see pedestrians. >> bridget, did you want to talk about the curb? >> no, i wanted to talk about th

transit is been forced to car routes because of drivers calling in sick. new fire chief starts this morning it's going to be a busy first day for him the city looks for a new proposal the firefighters and doubt in an effort to save jobs. 10 percent or call last week 49 of them due to budget deficit. many lay off fire fighters turning your matches yesterday the union proposes to get those jobs back. they will take a 5 and 1/4 pike pay cut reduce retirement benefits. the city's chief negotiator says proposal doesn't hurt by its san jose with the savings it needs. he goes on to say the union needs to sept. cent pay cut. were following the latest set of danville the brother of a giant behind jack charge with hit and run. the brother of the eight hit a bicycle is a light pole and two cars in danville before witnesses were blocking with their cars and haldeman told police arrived. you can see some of the damage if here's how one witness described the driver. >> he was very much influence under the influence of something he could hardly talk his eighth air bag had deployed so the impact on the front of the car was severe. he was still driving the car. they ask hi

first time. a statue depicting that famous kiss is also unveiled today at 45th street and broadway. ah. hot in new york city, not hot here. how do you like that transitionpeople want to be hugging around the bay area, cool, folks, can't get around that. looks like it will continue. going to see that fog and low cloud cover around the bay area tonight, some drizzle out toward the coastline. you'll see some sunshine heading toward tomorrow it afternoon. most spots away from the beaches, but much cooler as we head in towards wednesday and thursday. can you believe that? >> i'm going inland, all right. that's it for the eyewitness news at 11:00. thanks for watching. we'll see you back here tomorrow night at 5:30. news update are always on www.cbs5.com. have a great night. >> good night. ,,,,,,,,,,

city. >> it's really about getting people to and from they need to go. we know that when you make more transit for people to use, utilization goes up. >> reporter: the transit will house the first high-speed rail station in the country. the bullet trains will come in through an underground tunnel. the group received about $400 million in federal government stimulus money to start this project. other funding will come from bridge toll money and san francisco sales tax. now, the groundbreaking for this station begins today. ray lahood, governor schwarzenegger, senator barbara boxer and house speaker in 2347 will be -- house speaker nancy pelosi will be here. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 7:38. we want to check in with sal castanedo who's keeping an eye on the top. >> the commute looks okay here if you are driving into san francisco any time soon. let's take a look at 880 northbound. on the right there, 880 northbound is going to be okay as you drive past the coliseum. i have good news on the peninsula. they've just cleared the accident on 101 near the marsh. it was blocking a couple of lanes but you see how the traffic is there. i would use 280 instead. this is also affecting tr