. >>> san francisco's mta board, approved a bunch of taxi medallion changes this evening.ivers honked in protest against the plan. under the changes the board voted to restrict lucrative airport rides to drivers who had purchased their medal i don't know -- their medallions, and they eliminated the medallion fee much. medallions sold for $250,000. the same year uber and lyft started pick-ups and now they are worth less. >> i serve my people, i have been held up and attacked and persecuted by you name it, you can see it in my face. i paid my dues. >> manyhe faultedn their los. aferry line that is struggling with overcrowding dealt with a service issue. unspecified mechanical problems, scrapped the 4 and 5:30 golden gate ferries, it's routinely sold out. and they report that the operators are considering to add a vessel to the line and looking for ways to alleviate a packed parking lot at the station. >>> america's top diplomat, mike pompeo is in saudi arabia, asking the royal family if they knew of the disappearance of jamayou can't jamal khashoggi. >> a international crisi

. >>> and san francisco taxi drivers may get relief as they try to compete with uber and lyft drivers. the san francisco mta board of directors will consider reform next tuesday. it's a focused on the medallions allowing people to drive a taxi. it's authorized for pickup at sfo and waving fees when drivers want to transfer their medallions to someone else. >>> if you play the lottery it may be a good day to buy a millions jackpot has grown to 545 million. the last time someone won was in july in alameda. >> it's an exciting day if you're a take it in for a minut $548million, this may be a good place to do it at the seven 11. >> they've sold winning tickets in the pastment we asked the employee inside exactly how much the winning tickets were, he couldn't tell us, we're waiting the on to come and he can shed light on that. you can be $548 million richer by 8:00 tonight if you pick the right numbers for the mega millions drawing. it's fun to think about what you would do with the money if you win. what are your actual chances of winning. if you buy a two dollar ticket you have a 1 in 143.2 million chance. >>

san francisco. i don't know how to save a torpedo ship. last -- [ please stand by ] tax drivers had a value once. [bell ringing] and yellow cab dispatch sucked. two undisputed facts. they produced taxi foreclosure. san francisco's mtareal worth and proposition k's real worth. i have quite a bit to say. a book should be written, about me? no. [bell ringing]. >> next speaker, please. >> i'd like to submit this, too. >> i'm a taxi cab driver for 24 years. we commend the proposal for and it will beneficial for opportunity for holders, please implement the reform. 14 hours driving is not conducive for health. medallion payment deprives us of sleep. we are already explained our financial situation to mta. in mta do not want to move price? we have to pay the overhead expenses. most expensive taxi in the nation. it's ridiculous. car payments and car maintenance. what does mta provide to -- $250,000 foreclosure. taxi business is dying. how can we sustain ourselves in taxi business? mta is responsible for payoff of our loan to the bank. that's why taxi -- it is extortion with medallion buyers. we knew delays seemed like a skeptical scuttle. it's ridiculous. we cannot sit four hours and make no money. [bell ringing] >> thank

themselves caught in the cross hairs of a dilemma that is not just san francisco's, but the entire bay area. the decision by san francisco's mta not to ban overnight rv parking on this block of dewolf street was good news for david, who spent the last two years moving his rv from place to place. >> i'm so thankful to hear. >> reporter: but it was bad news for the neighbors. >> you can see there is trash dumping. mattresses are there. all kinds of extra furniture out on the streets. so we get rats. >> it's a problem that residents of this working class neighborhood are likely going to have to live with for some time. because well there are 61 overnight parking bans in the city already. the mta has put the brakes on issuing anymore. >> the bottom line is every time we pass one of these bans, then the traffic just moves to another street. i mean it's a tough situation. >> mta board member says the city needs to come up with a designated parking place like church parking lots for the rvs. but then after three years of talking, no one over at city hall has made a move. but is it fair to the residents? >> no, that's why elected offi

. >>> san francisco's mta board approved a series on of controversial taxi medallion changes last nightxi drivers honked in protest against the plan. under the changes, the board voted to restrict lucrative airport rides to only drivers who had purchased their medallions. some be cabbies got them for free through a wait list. they voted to eliminate the medallion transfer free. in 2012, they sopld for $250,000, the same year uber and lyft starting pickups. now some say they are essentially worthless. >> i serve the public with all my heart. and i have been held up. i've been attacked. i have been persecuted by cab companies, customers, the airport, you name it. you can see it in my face. i paeuid my dues >> many who bought the medallions say they defaulted on loans. >>> san jose state university hosting a townhall celebrating the 50th anniversary of this moment when gold medalist tommy smyth and bronze medalist john carlos took a stand for human rights at the 1968 summer olympics. as the national anthem played during the medal sayre mope, they bowed their hands and raised their fists in

casting blame either at the people here, you folks there, or the situation that happened. 2010, san francisco mtadecided to put 1800 medallions up for sale, value their 1800 at $250,000 a piece. that represented the fact that you at the agency were creating a $450 million enterprise fund. and i think it's important to look at it as a business. we essentially created in san francisco an asset that was valued at $450 million. and we were going to then allow people to buy into that asset at $50,000 to do that. from that starting point, we need to ask ourselves the question, do we at this point in time still believe that is an asset we ought to protect? that the sfmta should be in the business of providing point to point transportation? and are the decisions recommended today going to lead us to the point that we continue to protect the asset? what do we need to do to add value to the prices of the medallions if the price has fallen? what do we need to do to add value? let's look at the decisions in terms of where you want to be in the future. if you decide that you want to be out of the business, th

. >> reporter: since we're expecting a lot of people, san francisco mtas increasing their bus service for the metro and f lines. i'll take you along the embacadero waterfront. caltrain will be closed through construction, and will last through the spring of 2019. you're taking a look at the parade of ships as it continues. as i mentioned, they're expecting a big crowd so your best bet is to use public transit. live in san francisco, pete suratos, nbc bay area news. >> beautiful day and a beautiful assignment. thank you, pete. >>> and you're going to b hear that roar all weekend long. and if you want to get even closer, head to nbcbayarea.com and find out what we're doing on our social media pages. we are yourg guide to fleet we. >>> and talking about fleet week, everyone is wondering if the skies will be clear for fleet week. a live look at our bay bridge camera for you over in san francisco. high-rise camera there. beautiful -- almost clear shot right there for us. that weather looking great for fleet week. and for the hardly strictly bluegrass festival in golden gate park. kari hall

. >>> the san francisco mta schedules -- deciding if they should expand the bike share program.months since the city started the trial with jumping bikes, allowing the initial rule out of 250. more than 3 to 26,000 troops have been taken so far this year. the average bicycle is being used a 10 times a day for over two miles at a time they will vote on adding 250 more bikes to the program. if it is approved, they would hit city streets in the coming weeks. >>> the mega millions lottery has grown to almost half $1 billion. no one won the friday drawing so the jackpot has grown to's -- $470 million, the six the biggest in mega millions history. the cash option is $265 million. so we will split that. tonight's drawing is at 8 pm. by the way, the last mega millions winner was a group of wells fargo workers in santa clara county. i love them. they bought the winning ticket at the end of july. that jackpot was $543 million per the winners took the one time payout and gave each of them at $29 million. >>> i know that the group at wells fargo said that they are going to keep working. the

new rules for san francisco taxi medallion system. according to the chronicle the mta approved a majority of proposed reforms for government issued medallion permits. medallions will be available for sale to those outside the same -- of san francisco. the proposal on restrictions for sfo pickups was rejected. the latest effort to help drivers who lost business to ride hailing companies like lift and uber. >>> a very company will pay $2.7 million to settle allegations if violated san francisco healthcare lost. city officials announced a settlement with the hornblower yachts and its affiliated alcatraz cruises. the city attorney's office claims the ferry companies create a complicated eligibility to deny workers health benefits required under a city ordinance. the companies have not publicly responded. >>> 4:45 a.m. and a week after hurricane michael made landfall we don't 26 people that died. vice president mike pence arrived in georgia to do work -- toward the storm damage. the vice president and his wife visited the cannes plantation to see the damage. experts say eve

. >>> new rules for san francisco's taxi medallion system. the mtad most of the reforms for the government issued medallion permits. they can be sold it to drivers outside of san francisco. a proposal to restrict sfo pickup was rejected. the reform is the latest effort to help taxi drivers that lost business to ridesharing services. >>> the oakland city council approved a safe parking program for the homeless that live in their cars. the city will spend $300,000 over the next year offering safe places for the homeless to park overnight. the plan was backed by local churches and it calls for several special parking lots around the city that have security guards and on-site coordinator and portal potties. >> oakland city leaders will announce the campaign to clean up city streets. libby schaaf has been spearheading efforts to encourage people to stop rubbing trash on oakland streets. she will announce the results of the program, bulky block parties, and there were three events held in different parts of the city where people could legally dispose of la

san francisco drivers on average pay more than $1000 in operating costs. >>> new rules for san francisco's taxi medallion system and according to the chronicle the mta reboot -- approved the reforms for the medallion issued permits. medallions can be sold to drivers outside of san francisco. a proposal to restrict sfo pickups was rejected. the latest efforts helped drivers who lost business to lift and uber. >>> a ferry company pays $2.7 million to settle allegations that it violated san francisco healthcare laws. officials announced the settlement with hornblower yacht and its affiliate alcatraz cruises. the city attorney's office claims the ferry companies create a complicated eligibility policies to deny workers help the plant -- health benefits required under a city ordinance. the companies have not publicly responded. >>> 5:45 a.m. and a week after hurricane michael made landfall and we know at least 26 people have died from the storm. vice president mike pence a lot -- arrived in georgia to tour the storm damage left behind. the vice president and his wife visited a pecan plantation to see the difference. the president said even if new trees were pla

. >>> new rules for san francisco's taxi medallion system. according to the chronicle the mta approved most of the proposed reforms and the government issued medallions and among the changes, medallions can be sold to drivers outside of san francisco. sfo pickups have been canceled. they want to help drivers who lost business to lift in newburgh. >>> in a california ballot measure for and against proposition eight are flooding the airways. both sides are spending millions of dollars. prop rate which cap revenues earned by dialysis clinics at 115%. if they go over they must issue refunds to insurance companies and patients who pay out-of- pocket. the union that represents healthcare workers is the sponsor of proposition eight and they say the state's two largest dialysis companies make huge profits and there needs to be more oversight. opponent say proper -- proposition eight could cause dialysis clinics to close, especially those serving low- income patience. >> dialysis companies in our view are the worst abusers of healthcare price x explosion and price gouging of patients.

helped formed the foundation of everything sustainable streets did, he was a leader in san francisco in his time with the mta and other agencies and he was a mentor and friend to so many throughout this agency who were lucky enough to know him and work with him. we will also adjourn in honor of milton james, 38-year team member of the sfmta and 31-year safe operator. our thoughts are with the family and loved ones and we remember their dedicated service. i want to welcome amanda eakin who comes with a fantastic background. in this time of increased urgency around responding to climate change we are lucky to have director eakin join the board, welcome. i want to thank mayor breed and the board of supervisors. director eakin would you like to say a few words? sorry, i didn't warn you i was going to do that. >> commissioner a. eaken: happy to. thank you all, it's wonderful to join such a board of directors and a real pleasure to have an opportunity to dive into the key issues facing san francisco, the city i live, where i have lived almost two decades and to bring knowledge and expertise that i've learned and t

heated six-hour debate at city hall, a split decision on how to reform san francisco's imploding taxi medallion program. the sf mta board approved two reforms designed to bring new buyers into the market, but two more controversial proposals were met with angry resistance by the drivers. the board rejected a plan to phase out hundreds of older medallions, but it will move ahead with plans to limit which medallion holders could pick up fares at sfo. drivers who would be shut out of the airport say that will put them out of business. >>> fast food joints criticized for buying beef containing anti- biotics. the bay area favorite that got a failing grade. in the meat. and in-and-out has recieved a failing grad >>> a new report card is out for burger chains. it measures the use of antibiotics in the meat. in and out has received a failing grade. all, but three major u.s. burger chains failed the report. wendy's came in with a d, while shake shack and florida-based burger burger fi received a's. the cdc says antibiotic use in meat production could contribute to a rise in resistant bacteria. >> the problem with antibioti

after all the hardship that has befallen on san francisco's taxi industry, drivers, they gathered outside city hall today to predict more disaster. >> the mta is trying to drive us all out of business, i believe. >> reporter: inside they were presenting a set of taxi market reforms, designed to help the drivers we've been introducing you to over the years. those who invested as much as a quarter million dollars in the city's medallion program. only to see that entire economy undermined by tens of thousands of ride share drivers. >> it's a quarter of a million dollars now. it's worthless. >> reporter: the reforms are aimed at drivers who made that investment like giving them the exclusive access to pickups at sfo. >> we're trying to bring value to our purchased medallion viewers. >> another proposal would eliminate an entire class. >> if they were to call it under making enough money in their lifetime. >> the city also aims to loosen up the market by allowing for new possible buyers in eliminating transfer fees. we ran those ideas past the city's medallion lending partner, who is currently suing the city for $28 million. >> too little too la

sorry, mta, muni, getting through san francisco, the only minor change continued at the transit centerusing the temporary transit center, that's going on for weeks but fremont street reopened making traffic ease years off the bay bridge. no delays for the longer rides, capital corridor or caltrain an easy drive into san francisco. live look san jose 101 northbound an easy drive. >> thanks a lot, mike. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," canada, we've been telling you, goes all-in on pot. >> three, two, one! woo! >> there you have it. the countdown is over, but up next, how prime minister justin trudeau plans to keep pot away from children and teens. >>> kris sanchez writing about not winning the mega millions lottery, like all of us. there's all of our tickets which don't matter anymore. follow kris on twitter. you're watching "today in the bay." dangerous infection causin paralysis in children. so far cases have been reported >>> you may have heard about a dangerous infection causing paralysis in children. so far cases have been reported in 22 states. health officials in califor

that same san francisco judge did voice concerns about the selection process and ordered mta officials to testify next week. >>> salesforce versus twitter. tech titans class -- clash over measures to help the homeless. who is on what side of prophecy. >>> fallback, springboard, moving back the clock. >>> suspected credit card thieves busted it area gas stations. the crackdown on illegal card readers. this live picture.. coming from fourth street in dowtown san francisco.. where rush hour traffic is blocked. iking >>> we continue to follow breaking news. this life picture coming from fourth street in downtown san francisco. rush-hour traffic is being blocked because about 1000 striking hotel workers are demonstrating against marriott. we see several of the protesters being ushered away in zip tied handcuffs by police. workers walked off the job more than a week ago. they are unhappy about the lack of contracts this july. they are demanding higher wages and better protections against sexual harassment by customers. we will keep monitoring this protest in downtown san francisco. >>> to sa

francisco taxi medallion system. according to the chronicle, the mta approved the reforms for the government issued medallion permits. they can be sold to drivers outside of san francisco. a proposal to restrict was rejected. this is helping drivers that lost businesses to ridesharing services. >>> a big day for canada as it becomes the largest country to legalize the sale of a recreational marijuana. >>> the mega millions jackpot rises again, inching towards $1 billion after nobody hit all six winning numbers. >>> disney on ice is skating back to the bay area. we will speak with a local member of the cast with everything that the new show has to offer. >>> welcome to the 9. the bay area weather is a little bit cloudy along the coast. it will be sunny and nice. on october 17, i want to show you the video. people are talking about it. this is a robotic dog. doing its thing. believe it or not, it seems funny to you but uc berkeley debuted this. this was debuted at uc berkeley, the dog from boston mechanics. they are going to use it to do some serious things. it will be used for business applications such as inspecting construction sites. you will be able to eve

san francisco public works. it is a $13.783 million project. public works contributed 3.1. mta contributorred $2 million. county transportation authority 1.4 trillion dollars. the city reimbursed the port. the other half comes from a local llp grant. partnership grant. it will come to me in a bit. that makes up. the project at this point does have complete funding as we go forward. a little review of the revenue impacts. following phase one, the wharf area has seen over $300 million in investment the that is over half of that in lodging. it also including other sector anythings the area. there is a lot of faith in what is being done. jefferson street can take credit for part of that. i would could be other reasons as well. the port contracted with difficulting to look at this project and prepared the retail project report for the community benefit district. the phase two improvements are important to the long-term sustainabilities of fisherman's wharf and the port property within the wharf. when the ports act would on phase one it removed parking from all five blocks. three occurred with phase one. one s

san francisco for the first phase of the geary rapid project. muni is working to make safety improvements along geary boulevard in alfaro. the sf mta says nearly two miles of transit only lanes in each direction are being added for more reliable bus service so here is what it's going to look like. new bicycle markings and signalized crosswalks are created. as part of the project, the bus stops and parking spots will be removed all together. >>> right now at 6:09 as you get ready to head out the door, it is cooler now than it was yesterday. grab a jacket. here is a live look outside in dublin right now, as we see a lot of people already up and out the door, and if you're on your way to the b.a.r.t. station, it's only going to be in the low 50s and then as we go through the day, it's going to feel very nice, with some low 70s by early afternoon. also a nice day to go out hiking. we'll have a beautiful sunrise, some upper 50s at 7:00. we are at 57 degrees, and then at 10:00, it's so cool, 64 and headed into the mid-70s today with some very pleasant weather. also cool for half moon bay with no clouds and fog today, you can enjoy your t

mta. -- approved most of the medallion permits. they can be sold to drivers outside of san francisco but a proposal to restrict sfo pickups was rejected. reports on the latest efforts for drivers who lost business. >>> 30 days away from the busiest shopping day of the year and 69 days away from christmas. companies are ramping up holiday hiring. u.p.s. is hiring 1000 seasonal workers more than the past two holiday seasons. these jobs will start from the member -- november and continue through the month of january. the company says during the past three years 35% of people hired for the holidays have landed permanent positions. >>> bay area netflix is growing. shares sword in the company added 7 million subscribers between july and september. good news for the company after it failed to meet its own performance predictions in the 2nd quarter. there are 137 netflix subscribers worldwide in the company saw its greatest growth with its overseas network and more people are expected to sign up. netflix itself is up four and one half%. it is not reflected in the overall stock market. the dow jones is down 50 points. the doubt -- the dow and

san francisco. i think i've been to every community meeting spoke on with both projects we thank the mta for all the work they have done with our organizations. i'm here to speak in opposition of the programs and i want to explain why. we believe and completely agree with vision zero and the safety components our employees and visitors walk on these streets as well but the 6th street program are creating an absolute choke situation southbound to 280. if you look at golden gate and jones where lanes were reduced, i believe the mta has said has been a problem and not successful this will create more of a choke as you go southbound for the first few blocks of 6th street that would go down to one lane. if anything were to happen, double parking, emergency vehicle, that would completely choke what will happen north of market as part of it. that artery is important to people coming in and out of the city. to suppliers. you will hear from some of the businesses that their suppliers are at a point where the absolute congestion and the choke points that are happening are already unreasonable. and this propos

scooters and they are coming back to san francisco more than 1000 them will be dropped off in high- traffic areas and it's all part of a pilot program from the ss mta. two dozen were selected for the trial period. when electric scooters first came, the city received thousands of complaints about badly parked scooters not obeying traffic laws. coming up with the permit system. >> we rms of sharing basically working with them so that we can grow our business. >> they are for both skip and scoot and they have a specific one about where to park the scooters. now, that pilot program that is starting today those well for the next six months, it could allow double the number of students in the second half of the pilot program. that would increase the number to 2500 scooters by the end of that test run. >>> thank you. later today, they said that they will be allowed to expect the embassy were a journalist went missing nearly 2 weeks ago. jamaal was last seen entering the consulate in istanbul. they said that the washington post columnist was numbered -- is numbered inside. present trump spoke with the saudi king who denied any knowledge. during an intervie

san francisco international airport. other cab drivers obtained their medallions for free years ago by waiting on a wait list. >> so mta camep with a brilliant idea, well, we will throw all of the rest of the cab drivers out and just you can go to the airport and work. >> reporter:verson ttree of san. >> people can continue to make a livelihood, make a living operating in san francisco. >> run around for hours and never get a fare. if we don't have the airport to go to, we don't have any money. >> reporter: perhaps no one knows that better than me medi derudian. the bank recently took back his medallion. >> i couldn't pay my medallion fee every month. i had to pay the bank $800 and i got behind the payment. >> reporter: he estimates business is down by 60%. >> i don't like it anymore. i'm too old for this. >> reporter: back outside city hall, cab drivers questioned the sfmta logic that giving cab drivers who purchased their medallions for $250,000 the lucrative rides will benefit the industry has a whole. >> i'm not against change, but don't throw us under the bus. please, san francisco, the city i love and gave my life to.

san francisco tonight. the two companies scoot and skip each put out 625 scooters for people to ride today. they were chosen by the sf mta out of 12 companies that applied for permits. those apps for both skip and scoot have very specific instructions about where to park the scooters. only on a sidewalk and near a lamp post or a bike rack. >>> other bay area headlines, crews are expected to begin construction on lombard street in san francisco's marina district between van ness and richardson avenues. lombard street vision zero project will make numerous improvements to make the corridor safer including traffic signal upgrades and new curb ramps. >>> crossing the bay bridge tonight may take longer for the next several weeks. lanes will be closed on the western side of the bridge. nightly from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. those closures will allow crews to replace seals on bridge joints. work is expected to take place through october. >>> a stretch of fremont street in san francisco is back open. it was closed for weeks at the salesforce transit center. two cracks were found in two steel beams on the new transbay terminal. sinc

can see right here, new video of an sf mta parking officer who ticketed a car, then hit that car, and then drove off. this happened tuesday afternoon in san francisco's myrtle heights neighborhood. the home security camera captured the whole thing. muni says the parking officer should have left a note and notified the supervisors about that. the agency is investigating that crash. >> you think? >> look at that. all right. 5:24 right now. >>> slowly but surely the dmv says it's making headway alleviating the long wait times. >> department leaders testified before lawmakers in sacramento. they were reducing wait times you've been waiting in by an average of 57 minutes. they credit new emergency hires and the use of tablets to service customers while they're waiting in line. >> that's one of the things i'm really supportive of, increasing our technology to eliminate wait times, to allow people to do things without having to go to the dmv offices. >> last month governor brown ordered an audit to look into the long waits and other computer issues plaguing the dmv. >>> a few weeks left until halloween. if you don't have a costume, transition palo alto is h

san francisco and started to work and i realized i needed to work with people. this opportunity came up by way of an executive fellowship. they had a program at mtarkforce development type project and i definitely jumped on that. i didn't know this was something that i wanted to do. all i knew is that i wanted to help people and i wanted to empower others. >> the environment that i grew up that a lot of women were just stay-at-home moms. it wasn't that they didn't have work, but it was cheaper to stay home and watch the kids instead of paying pricey day care centers. >> my mom came from el salvador during the civil war. she worked very hard. when she came here and limited in english, she had to do a service job. when i was born and she had other kids, it was difficult for her to work because it was more expensive for her to be able to continue to work in a job that didn't pay well instead of staying at home and being able to take care of us. >> there isn't much support or advocacy for black women to come in and help them do their jobs. there also aren't very many role models and it can be very intimidating and sometimes you feel uncomfortable and

san francisco's transit agency is set to sign off on controversial new rules for struggling taxi industry. many companies are trying to compete with uber and lyft. among the proposed changes, the sf mta wants to drop restrictions on who can buy medalme dolli dallions and which companies can buy in bulk. they will phase out 260 medallions, most people think the idea is fair >> those guys pay 250 medallions to buy a house, they probably have a house but they mortgage their house to buy the medallion. >> thinking that this was their ticket to the american dream, you have those people all of a sudden in a situation where their medallions were almost worthless. >> the taxi services director for sf mta saying that the airport plan will help steer value back to purchase medallion holders. >> it is 6:07 right now. also today a new push to help kids in crisis close to home. santa clara county board of supervisors will vote on building a $222 million behavioral health facility. if approved it would be located on the santa clara cvalley medical campus center in san jose. the two-story building would include 24 beds for kids in need of care. >>> the future of high speed rail at stake, the high s

san francisco's transit agency is set to sign off on a controversial new rule there for the struggling taxi industry. many companies are trying to compete with uber and lyft. among those proposed changes, the mta wants to drop restrictions on who can buy medallions and allow companies to buy them in bulk. the agency also wants to restrict which cabs can seek fares at sfo and phase out about 260 medallions, currently owned by nondriving holders. but not everyone thinks this idea is good. >> most guys, they probably have a house, but they mortgage their house to buy the medallion. >> thinking that this was their ticket to the american dream. you have those people all of a sudden in a situation where their medallions were almost worthless. >> the taxi service's director is saying that the airport plan will help steer value back to purchase medallion-holders. >>> changing times in san francisco's mission district have apparently caught up to one popular art gallery. now planning to close at the end of the month. we've covered galleria de la rasa before when vandals targeted the mural. the gallery occupied its main space on 24th and bryant street for 46 years. leaders say their rent recently double