my name is kathy deluca and i work for a livable city, the organization that puts on sunday streets in tran07. i am here today to tell you about an two events, one-of-a-kind inaugural event that i want you all to come to that i all wanted to spend the word about. it's called getting there together, celebration of all ages and abilities. it is taking place on september 8th, here @ from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. it is a program the coalition of agencies serving the elderly in collaboration with liberal -- livable city, department of aging and adult services, and the dignity fund coalition. my understand is that kate has been wanting to put on this big party for years. hey party, a resource fair that is for and by seniors and people with disabilities. i am thrilled to be able to work on this. i am managing the event in partnership with case. the fair will include a resource fair area for exhibitors that will have government agencies, service providers will all be there for folks to come and get information from. we are going to have a stage with performers, singers, dancers and again all

. >>> and an annual list of the world's most livable cities is out and no u.s. ty, not even san francisco, makes the cop 20. the rankings by the economist intelligence unit examine the quality of health care, education, infrastructure, stability and culture, digelp st year, followed by melbourne and sydney, australia, osaka, u.s. city at 22. back over to you. >> i demand a recount! >> you better pack your bags. >> okay, off to hawaii then. >> if we have to. >> you guys have a high cost of living, may be a factor. >> frank, we got to get back to work, in fact. thanks a lot. 4:42 right now. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," kari has a look at the midweek forecast. >> it starts out humid today. we are going to see sunshine as we take a live look outside in san jose, headed over to campbe campbell, with our temperatures as you head out the door in the low 60s. we'll be at 74 degrees at noon, very nice, but it will warm up again this afternoon. we'll talk about that and what's ahead, as we go into the weekend, coming up. >> and mostly just headlights shine rig

it is more about meeting a common goal, it is about making san francisco a more livable city for all of our residents. the map you see before you is air quality and equity map. this shows that the particular matter, 2.5 microns and smaller, sources of concentration you see are focused around our major highways and byways. the red is greater than 10% concentration. it is is adjacent to some of our more disadvantaged communities. as debbie also addressed, there is a need to address a zero admission future, reduce the number of vehicles on our roads while simultaneously electrifying all of those that remain. getting our residents out of cars is the core of our transit first policy and the best way to reduce not only emissions but also congestion. getting people out of cars is a difficult task, but we have achieved this already. 57% take public transit, biking or walking and we are now aiming for 80%. we noted that in addition, we must transition the remaining vehicles, on our roads, away from fossil fuels to renewable energy. it's also for our vehicles. as deborah also mentioned, we hav

we like to check the boxes, but it's about cleaning the air and making san francisco a more livable cityll. you can see the need for that on the slide. highest concentration of particulate matter is the corridors and those run through vulnerable communities. these communities are impacted by gasoline and diesel-powered cars and switching to clean electricity is going to improve the air around those corridors. we know what we need to do. it's the how that is a little more challenging. we need to mode shift and fuel switch. we need to reduce the number of vehicles operating on the roads. that meanings getting people on bikes, sidewalks, or in public transit. that is the core of the transit-first policy. it's designed to reduce congestion and emissions. today, we surface passed the -- surpassed the goal of 50%. we're shooting for 80. and while we're mode shifting and getting cars off the road, the cars still on the road, they need to be electrified. we need to get them off gas and diesel and on to renewable electricity. i like to say that the program we enjoy today is more than just for you

for the choices they make to ride muni and the work they do to help us build a more sustainable, livable city and we're pleased to be a partner and that concludes my report. >> very good. thank you, aremcguire. any questions? director torez? >> do we have any idea when the central subway will open from your perspective yet. >> so we plan to bring an item to this board for action later this month and we'll be fai wonr to give you a completion date. >> i'm tired of receiving all these letters and referring them to you with no response to the agency to the subcontractors who have not been paid. a lot of small companies will go under because we're not paying them. i thought we were getting close to a resolution on paying some of them. just want to reiterate again, that these subcontractors, i'm talking about the folks that are doing the subcontracting work, small companies and they're getting hurt. thank you. >> thank you. >> i do have one question. >> about the cable cars. i saw ed is head of travel and i don't know why the information about the kabu cable cars didn't to him and he had all of th

with my suggestions, you will help assure while we add more homes and offices, we also make this city livable for all. thank you >> supervisor fewer: thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> the cost of undergrounding has variously been estimated at $1.3 million to upwards of $13 million, that shared funding through collaboration would increase project costs through decentralization and the subsequent increase in the number of stakeholders, as opposed to concentrating the present data. is there a data reference with existing thumb notation of maximum load capacity on a pole stock basis with the present load volume expressed as a percentage as a labor-savings measure and in the interests of maximizing utility to suit potential requirement. so in between the poles do they keep a running number or tally of what the capacity is on the pole and between the poles? so we have also heard, if i recall, two or three speakers mention pole mapping and restrictions on information related to homeland security issues. so ima

have but 35 years of my life and but also there is a huge opportunity here to have cities that are so much more livable just much better efficiency transportation and less transportation to have much better energy independence the pacific islands are the best example they are 0 emitters they do not emit anything most of them have already committed to lowering the average 100 percent renewable energy now that is an impressive role modeling actually size that these pacific islands. doing why because it's in their own good because otherwise they are not to spend huge amounts of money importing the stupid fossil fuels which by the time you get them out of the pacific islands are very expensive not just because of the fuel but because of the transport to get there so it doesn't make any sense when these glorious irons have all of that solar energy and wind energy right over them so just a small example of we have to be able to turn this around and understand yes there is responsibility yes there is an emergency yes or surprises yes there is all of that totally true and at the same time let us please wake up

so this is just crazy, i think it's a strategic wonder for the cities, it's going make the cities less livableit's going to make utility bills go through the roof and at the end of the day it's going to cause businesses to leave because natural gas is one to have major power sources for manufacturers, so, if you can't get natural gas you go to a different city. neil: think about it, say what you will on some of the other fossil fuels that are dirty, let's say coal comes to mind, i wouldn't apply that to natural gas. i don't know whether i'd give him stake for execution, but you have other bigger targets and i think it comes at a time when we finally got our energy independent, one thing it was coming out of cost for clean usa but actually improving it. wherever people's politics are, i'm looking at the facts and this one seems to be unfair target. >> it's a totally unfair target, in fact, i think the energy industry should get kudos for reducing greenhouse emissions. the u.s. energy industry is serious about it and they are trying to do in a way where it won't cause us jobs, when i hear democr

livable space. >> take a look the 11-foot ceiling makes this home feel much larger. >> city officials believe the long way in helping to ease the housing crunch. they hope the preapproved plans will speed things up. >> you're shaving off the decision-making time that goes into a custom built -- how big is it going to be. where do the rooms go. what kind you have kitchen is it. the decisions are already made. >> the adus aren't for everyone. but they'll consider a lone forgiveness program up to $20,000 for residents willing to rent out their backyard homes as affordable housing. >> the fees cost about $20,000. that's a huge impediment to some people who want to build affordable housing in their backyard. so the forgivable loan will enable us to help folks get into those adus and build them. >> from ordering construction and installation, the process for one of the homes can take less than three months. >> the base price for this, including all of the permitting costs and install costs, everything, is $199,000. >> at $400 per square foot an affordable alternative for those in the bay area looking t

city was you the royal has more. by sinking up a quarter of man de carbon dioxidede and 90% of the heat generated by greeououse g gases. the ocean hs kept the planet's livable but it's approaching breaking point. the ocean has been acting like a sponge. absorbing carbon dioxide and heat to regulate the temperature. but it can't keep up. the new u. n. report based on the lack of one hundred and four scientists fromom thihirty six countrtries paints a a grim picicture about what's happening to global sees an ice during the twentieth century the global mean sea level rose by about fifteen centimeters. it's currently rising more than twice as fast and the base we further accelerates reaching up to one point ten meters in twenty one hundred and projections. if the ssions not sharply rededuced. even if g greenhouse gas emissionss aka mini series imimpacts already inevitable according to ththe nine hundred page assessment. the u. n. warns that by mid century low lying coastal cities and small islands will be exposed the risks of flooding and landslides at three yeah. hurricanes in el nino's will likelyly gets morore severe dueo weak at ocean currents melting glaci

city and two are thinking of living. one lives out of state and one in southern california. they don't think san francisco is livable. not because of housing but the environment is not supportive of their life goals any longer. i ask for a 30-day continuance so the proponents of the community alternative can present arguments against the flexible retail idea which is totally unacceptable to the quiet neighborhood. the idea social services and the facilities are being considered. theser not considered in the original e.i.r. finally, please consider what the residents want. we know the neighborhood better than any developer. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello. i am barbara brenner. my husband and i live a few blocks from the proposed development site. we support a plan to provide for the same number of units as the developers' plan. if you are concerned about the impact on the environment and the neighborhood, have the developers' plan reduce the size, itthetic and scope. it leaves a larger carbon footprint by excavating deeper to the hill and demolishing more buildings and removing more trees in e

trees provide shade trees also makes the cities much more livable so and keep dust down so there are many advantages so yes this is where we need a new set of stakeholders inside the conversation the farming community that can donate to positive farming the forestry community and those that protect our tropical forests and the land degradation community if you like those that work to fight this interview cation those that work to fight this land degradation we have about 2000000 hecht 2000000000 hectares of land that is degraded let's bring that back let's bring that back to forest it that will also help not only for jobs also for climate and for biodiversity right in her understand with you an environment program thanks so much for joining us here on al-jazeera appreciate your insights my pleasure thanks with you and mario the session is running a little bit behind to it's not a real surprise a summit but we are expecting to hear from a few more world leaders before the tourney the secretary general of the terrorist wraps up with a summary of what he thinks has been achieved at this