i see not so much on the geary boulevard, but as we talk about bicycle villard's from the north to south, are you working with mta on those kinds of facilities? and therefore, if there was at corridor, it would not necessarily have to be on geary boulevard, but could be on another street that is less used. are we looking into that? >> actually, the work that was done to understand where in the gary corridor, that was led by mt es, leading into the space of work. the bike plan did identify a programmatic acknowledgment of a cheery facility in this area, rather, a facility in their geary corridor. it is something that could be seen as a next up for by planning, and it would be led by mta. commissioner maxwell: so there is no specific work on bike corridors, boulevard? they have them in berkeley, san jose, so there is a dedicated lane, a place for bicycles. >> there are multiple different developments of that moving forward. there are developments of cycle tracks that are being identified. those would be referred to as class 1 facilities because it is fully dedicated and in some

with the geary, we have the third a limited which would become brt service. then we have express' services at the golden gate as well. one thing we need to incorporate is making sure those services can be accommodated within the brt segment of the busway by incorporating a passing option. we need to do more analysis of that as well as part of this next phase. commissioner maxwell: when you mention filling in, you mean actually putting in dirt and building it up so that -- a >> exactly. restoring the normal street pattern. -- >> exactly. restoring the normal street pattern. at masonic, there are two options we are about a wedding as well. we are not changing the features, however, we need to incorporate more analysis of particularly bicycle facilities in the area, which is something that came out of our analysis in the past couple of years, and also, coordination on some of the new developments, figuring out how to mitigate the potential impacts. the bicycle planning from the masonic to presidio is one of the key areas we identified as part of our analysis ove

with the geary, we have the third a limited which would become brt service. then we have express' services at the golden gate as well. one thing we need to incorporate is making sure those services is making sure those services can be accommodated within the

goldberg and thea selby to the geary corridor bus rapid transit citizens advisory committee. irkarimi: any discussion? seeing no one, public comment? seeing no one, public comment is closed. can we take that in the same house call pamroll cal -- house call? roll call, please. >> [roll call vote] the item passes. supervisor mirkarimi: congratulations on the appointment, mr. goldberg and ms. shelby. next item, please. >> item #10. appropriate $2,955,000 in prop k funds, with conditions, for environmental analysis and preliminary engineering for the van ness avenue bus rapid transit (brt) project, subject to the attached cash flow distribution schedule, and amend the brt/transit preferential streets/muni metro network 5-year prioritization program, with a commitment to appropriate $574,000 in fiscal year 2010/11 prop k funds to complete this phase of work. supervisor campos: public comments on this particular item? supervisor mirkarimi: -- public comments on this particular item? >> k is extraordinary ♪ supervisor mirkarimi: seeing a more public comments, public comment is closed

most of that time, i have lived in the geary corridor, the tendered lauren -- tenderloin. in the 1970's there was a citizen advisory combat -- panel to the board of supervisors. i was on that and i remember discussing things about muni in general. now we have a committee coming up that is specifically for the 38, which i use all the time. although that is a big, articulated bus, it is still crowded. whatever i can do to advise you -- i have time to look things up because i do not work for a living. i have access to the private mechanics institute as well, which is also served by the 38. i do not know what the committee members will do -- maybe i will never have to research anything, but i have time to do this. i also helped out on project open hand. what else can i say about myself? i have a college degree, a philosophy major. i am sure that relates to nothing here. commissioner campos: you would be surprised. thank you. are there any other applicants who have not had an opportunity to address the committee? i think that concludes the list of applicants. is there anyone fr

goldberg and thea selby to the geary corridor bus rapid transit citizens advisory committee. irkarimi: any discussion? seeing no one, public comment? seeing no one, public comment is closed. can we take that in the same house call pamroll cal -- house call? roll call, please. >> [roll

very similar to the van ness project, geary brt is identified in the countywide transportation plan and is one of the key routes identified in the transit affected this project of mt a. as we move forward, the feasibility study was adopted in 2007 to begin the eir eis. one thing i should note that is different about geary, the prop k line which specifies it must be rail-ready. we are doing more on the design work to make sure that if the decision is made to enhance rail, the physical dimensions are incorporated so we can minimize potential impact. one of the first items i should know in terms of new scope, we identified three alternative contract amendments. the contract identified only two build alternatives. similar to van ness, we are looking at three build alternatives in addition to the baseline. we have many different technical studies under way for the project. as part of the study, one thing we have identified are a couple of new areas of work that need to be focused on, moving forward. part of the design drawings, they pay focus to that,

appropriate $1,647,515 in prop k funds, with conditions, for environmental analysis for the geary busapid transit (brt) project, subject to the attached cash flow distribution schedule, and amend the brt/transit preferential streets/muni metro network 5-year prioritization program. supervisor mirkarimi: discussion? public comment? take your time. >> like i told you before, the bus rapid transit project on van ness and the one on geary has been worked on since 1986. it is all a matter of public record. there is a file a report for the corridor. it was also mentioned in the short range transit plans years ago. the only way to alleviate traffic congestion on geary boulevard is a light rail system. not a bus rapid transit system. go, do your homework before you have these projects go forward. thank you very much. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. additional public comment? seeing no one, public comment is closed. same house? very good. without objection, motion prevails. next item. >> item number 12. allocate $828,353 in prop k funds, with conditions, for seven requests, subject to the att

you take a right or left turn and all the homes between geary and the presidio and geary and golden gate park are burned down, empty or filled with water. i wanted you to give you an impression the level of devastation that's there today, sadly, with leadership like with people like latoya it will change. the tourist part. the mardi gras is still open. take out your pact books and spend some time in new orleans they need your investment and support. i'm going back if you want to go i will go with you. i want to do last minute thank yous there was one person not mentioned in the discussion today about our work in new orleans that's toni irons. toni irons is a member of the puc who single handedly restores the school in the middle of the broadmoore. he's an amazing person. [applause]. i do want to point out that i'm a little embarrassed about the attention i'm getting today. there are 25 people that everyday for the last 6 weeks have worked on this project. i want to ask all of the volunteers to stand up. >> we have shirtos like this. come on guys! you deserve it. tom, patty, everyone, tha

officers say the suspect has been targeting riders on the 38th geary, the second busiest muni bus. he's been getting on buses and stealing gift cards and credit cards. police used surveillance cameras to make the arrest yesterday. police say he was taken into custody at his san francisco home and faces grand theft related charges. after taking with the suspect, officers say they believe he had at least one other partner in crime in what could be a city-wide pick pocketing ring. there have been more than 260 nonviolent incidents reported on muni since mid-october. on the 38th geary line alone, 22 cases of pick pocketing this year, including four thefts in november, and two cases in the first week of december. police are warning muni riders just be more aware of your surroundings, especially during the holiday season, you have more bags with you. you're getting on crowded buses. just be more attentive to your surroundings. juliette? >> sharon chin in san francisco. thank you. >>> president obama set to sign legislation today that will repeal the military's don't ask, don't tell polic

group by $1,054,565, to a total amount not to exceed $2,854,565, for environmental analysis for the geary rapid transit project and authorize the executive director to negotiate contract terms and conditions. supervisor mirkarimi: comments or questions? seeing no one, this is open for public comment. please. >> jackie stocks, member of the cac transportation authority. i have been working on this project since january of 1986. before they had a transit task force they looked into the feasibility of having a light rail project on that street. that was put on the ballot in 1989 and grandfathered into prope k. thus rapid transit was nowhere to be found. what about the light rail, people asked. there is a stop at union square. there is a spurt for light rail possibilities on geary. before you go forward with this project, i suggest that you all look into the background of this project to see the work that has been done over the last 20 years to try to make bus rapid transit. you'll have the same problems there that i mentioned you would have with emergency vehicles. supervisor mirkarimi: next

number of years ago, i was on the small business commission, and we have a number of debates about the geary brt. i noticed tensions between small business owners and transit riders. i think ms. selby's background in those areas complement's this function well. i think that could be an important bridge to what we want. i also appreciate the fact that she represents a demographic of heads of households, families, that need to access muni. i think it is important to have that constituency on that body. i would like to suggest her as one of the two nominees. commissioner campos: we have a recommendation from david chu, seconded, to appoint dia selby. can we take that without objection? i thought she did an impressive job. i want to thank her for her interest. colleagues, commissioner dufty? commissioner dufty: jonathan goldberg. i would like to move his nomination. i think there is a value of having young people in the process. i would like to move his name forward. commissioner campos: we have a motion from commissioner dufty. second? i will second. colleagues? can we take that without objecti

there were thousands of people waiting to fill the rooms at the new geary street project where the cornett theater was. there's under 200 rooms and thousands of people on the waiting list. so clearly, the need for affordable housing is intense in san francisco. so i'm happy with the modifications that the project sponsor made and as i said, i was ready to move ahead with the project but then it seems that the conversation went to an interesting place and ultimately, i think, we probably ended up with an even better project. in a way maybe it all worked out for everyone in the long run. so, i also - i'm going to go ahead and move that we approve this. >> second. commissioner olague: but i do want to mention that i'm going to go along with the staff recommendation that ask that we not include these conditions in the -- as part of the permitting. so i know that ultimately perhaps the project sponsor along with some of the neighborhood groups can continue to engage. thing given - you're going to be managing this building and given what i've seen in the baldwin and in the alder, then i think ch

apparently he's been targeting riders on the 38 geary, the bus that runs from downtown to 48th avenue. police arrested him yesterday. investigators tracked him down using plain clothes officers and surveillance cameras. officers say they believe he may have been working with a handful of people in a possible city-wide pick pocketing ring. there have been more than 250 nonviolent incidents reported since mid-october. on the 38 line alone, riders reported 22 cases of pick pocketing this year, including four thefts in november and two cases in the first week in december. police are warning riders to be aware of your surroundings. during the holiday season, the buses are packed, you have extra packages. just be more attentive. >> i'm guilty, looking down, and my purse is wide open, i'm looking for something, and would be easy to slip your hand in there. >> reporter: all of us have done it. >> sharon chin, thank you very much. >>> 325,000, that is how many people use the new card for transit rides in the bay area each day during the first week of december. the san francisco examiner report

lefty o'doul's has hired "santa john" to sit on santa's throne for the geary street landmark's annualdepartment toy drive. his contract says this is allowed to tell a joke that he wants. >> governors schwarzenegger let the christmas tree they flipped the switch everyone cheered. the 55 ft. tall white for donated by the u.s. forest service. ninth satellites, and gigi ceiling lights though so least they're saving some money. david archer < and frenchy davis or part of the celebration as well. apparently dogs have more look forward before or under the christmas tree. there is a survey commissioned they found that 56 percent of dog owners say they will buy their pet a gift, only 48 percent of cat owners said they would do the same. the majority of all pending orders will 53 percent of pet the owners say they will get them something for the animal for this christmas. we will say good bye for now, a quick break, live look at the golden gate bridge, showers throughout the north bay, heavy in some spots novato seeing heavy dose. we'll get more and your forecasts in a minute. live reports as w

the one way couplet between goeph and market. one thing that i should note that is different is that geary takes the entire corridor from the market to the ocean. we need to veer out how to transition between the segments, particularly with the separated interconnections. we need to do a little bit more than environmental clearance leading up to some of the preliminary engineering work. particularly at the separated and the sections where we evaluated and designed separate intersections, an area of additional scope as well. the community has also asked for more detail on the construction duration. particularly of the first of the few options we looked that. this one would essentially be filling in the trench to bring traffic to the surface. the community has asked for more detail in that area. we also have two options there. in this area we need to do a little bit more engineering work to understand the traffic analysis and to understand coordination with a couple of new improvements. particularly the target site. also, as a part of our work, bicycle demand. we have identified a need to accommodate bicycle facilities between mason

the thieves are suspected of stealing valuables from people on the 38 geary line. there have been 28 thefts reported on that route alone. >>> our time is now 6:35. the rainstorms that prompted the closures of beaches in san mateo are a concern right now. jade hernandez is joining us live on what is happening there and why. >> reporter: good morning. the warning this morning is to stay out of the water. this is a popular area where people walk awe long side the water. this morning officials are saying stay out. also make sure that dog walkers keep all pets away from the water. the weekend storm caused health officials to close beaches. they have closed lind mar and rock way beach and lake shore park and aquatic park. both beaches in the san mateo marina lagoon. the county test for clear are form bacteria. heavy rain this weekend sent thousands of gallons of sewer water overflowing into the streets and creeks. across the county four occurred here in san mateo. they are supposed to be posted signs with a warning for anyone near the beach. we have not seen the posted si

if you have driven by the 19th and everybodying and the mural at the star bucks or down geary boulevard chances you saw our kid's murals. the residency start with a phone call and meeting to meet with people in the community that are interested in doing a project that involved transforming part of their neighborhood. a couple of years ago i had funding from an oakland based foundation to do a n mosaic project. i had done a project for the school 2 years beforehand. we had the money and i couldn't get the principal to meet with me for a 20 minute meeting. i meet with the principal and some parents and the chosen teachers one or 2 teachers and we will start a project. i had the money. they didn't have to come up with the money. i couldn't get the principal to meet with me. one of my murals was up in their school. i told the secretary said we am lose the opportunity. i got the teacher who sounded like this was dumped in my lap. can you work with 400 of our kids. >> no only 40. i couldn't get her to return a phone call. i went to the funder and said if i can't get the people to sit down and

now the thieves are suspected of stealing valuables from the 38 geary line. 22 thefts have been reported on that route this year alone. >>> wet roads this morning. sal is talking about crashes and fender benders. >> that's right. whenever you have rain you have someone that can't stop in time and a spinout. sometimes you be driving a long and hydroplane. just take it easy out there. let's go outside and take a look at westbound 24. it looks pretty good here as you drive up to the tunnel. no major problems getting up to the caldecott. also this morning we are looking at the commute that is going to be approaching the toll plaza of the bay bridge. i think westbound toll plaza is not all that bad. and the traffic is moving a long realtively well. there is the toll plaza. no major problems. and if you are driving out to the commute on highway 101 or 280 in san jose that traffic looks good. northbound 285 traffic also moving well. we're not having a typical commute. a lot of people are not going to work, they are going shopping. just keep that in mind. at 5:38 it's mark tamayo. >>> good morni