our first issue is, back in 1998, our neighborhood started working on the balboa park bart stations, which is the busiest station in the whole system except for downtown. we addressed issues with the not only then-department of public parking and traffic, but also with muni, now sfmta come on issues this district has been working on for over 10 years. on the same transportation issues, these are major factors in the neighborhood. a major intersection for models of traffic are mission street and geneva. one of the heaviest intersections in san francisco. geneva avenue, i-280, highway 101, bubble park station, and with that, and the better parts neighborhood in 2002. we want to get it finished. there is a proposed transit city village. one of the biggest issues we deal with in the district is we do with the legal building and a blight issues. one of the things that our organization -- not only representing district 11 in the district 11 council -- was life issues and have reworked -- how we worked with light issues, whether it was with dpw or dbi issues, code violations or graffiti issu

. >> along balboa park station, near geneva, i have been pushing hard to get ramps for pedestrians. right now, it is dangerous to cross the street. i want to insure the department of parking and traffic is painting lines on alemany street. beyond that, we need to figure out how to calm the traffic. a lot of cars go speeding through. sidewalks are not convenient for people. >> i am the supervisor for district 11, the debt -- the best district in san francisco. this year, we get to show how great district 11 really is. >> we are in our fifth year of major budget deficits. it is inevitable that we will make painful cuts. so how do we do it in a way that will minimize the impact on every day san franciscans? >> i really appreciate what you're doing here. you are a really patient gentleman, and i appreciate that. >> our parks are often cut first. how do we maintain our safety net, public health services, security services? all of these are critical decisions that have to be made. >> i have seen many people come forward today who i know whose lives have changed because of the services we a

in balboa park, we will be completing the field project.the mission, we received a grant for new open space. those are some of the great accomplishments that have happened in the last year. we are also doing more detailed planning work so that we know the infrastructure we need to build in the coming years. we have also identified a few new funding tools. those have been before you. that includes recon hill. we are looking at establishing rfd's in other areas as well. they have both done a lot of work in the last year. the market octavia created a list of priority projects. that has been integrated into all the work. the eastern neighborhood has been working on their prioritization process. they are new are. they also reviewed the future agreements -- a few of the agreements for improvements, including a child care center approved on third street. that is the first report in front of you. when you look for it, it does go through each area and talk about the accomplishments and how much revenue we anticipate. the sec report was drafted by th

along balboa park station, geneva, san jose, pushing hard to get a ramp for pedestrians. right now, it is dangerous to cross the street, especially if you are pushing a stroller or are in a wheelchair. you have to go further than you but typically have to. there is so much more to do. we have to figure out how to calm the traffic. a lot of cars, speeding through and make it unsafe for pedestrians. sidewalks are not very convenient for people. it takes a lot of money to do that, but it is really about being vigilant and looking at the fund the come through the transportation authority. we have been extending sidewalks in some places to help with pedestrians, trying to put in islands, plantings to slow down traffic. bike lanes have helped. a bit controversial where i live is a bike lane. people do not see as many bikes, but we are seeing more and more common now that the bike lanes are coming in. that makes it safer for pedestrians. we have a bike way on a major street. you do not have as much time to cross, and you cut down one lane for the cars and a pedestrian can then w

. -- certain areas might be more dangerous than in balboa park. i want to make sure we target certain areas with domestic incidents, some people feel safe, even beyond that 10:00 p.m. time that the tfi's are there. >> the tfi's are just a uniformed presence. they are there, but they're not the crime fighters. they're not crime stoppers. if they see an incident, they will notify our control center, to look at sfpd out there. these folks are just there for inspection. supervisor cohen: the tfi, transit fare inspectors. their sole purpose is to deter fare evasion. then we have the muni transit assistance. they reduce the violence and crime. >> right, there were closely with the schools in the bay view area. supervisor cohen: thank you. explain to me how the ambassadors factor in. >> that might be john. supervisor cohen: when john comes back, i will ask him then. adrianne pond -- supervisor mar: now it is more immigration and engagement. >> means the transit -- muni transit assistance, they were closely with the program. with the need transit assistan

so there is not a lot of people that are getting on, say, in the morning at balboa park and then writing to sunny delaware. the line breaks down for ridership -- and then riding down to sunnyvale. what is interesting about this is that it is from a rush-hour perspective, you have got workers, for the most part, and some students, coming in from both the ocean avenue side and from the sunnyvale side, coming into downtown to work in the morning. of course, you have also got various activity coming out of downtown, going down third street and down ocean avenue. but the greater and the river sunday evening. during the mid days, you have got some people getting off. as you can see, on and some of the -- when you go past the ballpark part of it, on the third street site, some folks that are going to the central business district along third street. supervisor mar: for the audience that is not familiar with the lingo of the mta and muni, tep is the transit effectiveness of project. some of the data that goes into these graphs and other things you're using are based on community meetings, studie

mayor lee came out to balboa park station twice with me. i brought him out on a monday to see what the station is like for every day transit users. they come into the station and see a station that is in rapid deterioration, and safe, difficult to navigate as a pedestrian, unclean, news racks that were in terrible shape. i brought him here on an monday -- on monday. then we brought him back on thursday after the department's worked to make things more presentable. that commitment to come out and share in the experience of everyday san franciscans was really important to see. it is also about his work in city hall and in the city, that expands several districts and their hooves across the city. he is someone that rolls up his sleeves and gets things done. i want to thank you for being here tonight. [applause] i want to hand over the microphone to you -- actually, to greg widener first. the mayor's budget director has to leave early. he will be replaced by another member of the mayor's budget office, rick, who will be here to listen. greg, if

. -- certain areas might be more dangerous than in balboa park. i want to make sure we target certain areas with domestic incidents, some people feel safe, even beyond that 10:00 p.m. time that the tfi's are there. >> the tfi's are just a uniformed presence. they are there, but they're not the crime fighters. they're not crime stoppers. if they see an incident, they will notify our control center, to look at sfpd out there. these folks are just there for inspection. supervisor cohen: the tfi, transit fare inspectors. their sole purpose is to deter fare evasion. then we have the muni

first of all, let's get back balboa park station fix that. as we do it, let's not forget about pedestrian improvements. we have to make sure that with gas at $4 or $5 a gallon, we will all be walking, so let's make it as attractive and pedestrian-friendly as possible. second, we have a signature building in this neighborhood. it has been an abandoned eyesore for too long. there is a fabulous program by the friends of the geneva car barn to put together a youth programs there. why can we have a signature building in this neighborhood with signature programs for all the youth we have? we have the kids out here. let's get the building taken care of. i would sure like to see that done. [applause] moving on, i would like to see more neighborhood enhancement, more public/private partnerships. the pavement to parks programs are outstanding, and i would like to see some more of that, particularly on ridge lane. supervisor avalos walked that with me. does not take a lot of money, and great improvement can be done with a little bit of money. curb enfor

so things like the improvements of the balboa park station, major dollar items, very important projects, but can be handled programmatically because they don't expend capacity. projects not considered for the r.t.p., longer range projects. kind of next phase of transit expansion priorities. and then policy changes that are necessarily in there. and then projects not under consideration either because they conflict with city policy or aren't really transportation projects. so just to set the context, as i said before, this isn't only a very small piece of the overall process that m.t.c. is going through, they're also soliciting rehab and maintenance needs from transit, local streets and roads and highways, as well as considering project priorities submitted directly by regional transit operators. so while we've been doing the call for projects, as we move forward, we have been -- we will continue to do regional coordination efforts advocating for our project priorities, identifying corridor strategies so how do we coordinate with san mateo, alameda county and operators in those corridors

park. traffic coming in to san francisco take mass transit if you are headed to san francisco. muni has a few closures. pernacious line and balboa and 48 and all of those are closed as the procession goes through san francisco. bart is on time. remember the last car for the firefighters. >>> and abc7 don sanchez is covering it is road closures from the ground. how does it look at 101? >> this is i snap is usually busy and backed up for blocks. but right now, on-ramp . two lanes and merge and hit south on 101 . 280 intersection is two and half miles from there. but this is friday night. people are taking the advice. maybe the west side of the town has a problem but not here f. you are encountering delays on the west side of the town. come to 10th street and get on the freeway. i see two cars coming right now. it is amazing on a friday. >> be careful out there. >> we have a programming note for you. live coverage of the today's memorial service preempted the abc soap operas. we'll air all my children and one life to live and general hospital from 2:05 to 5:00 a.m. on saturday morning. be sure to set your dvr's tonight. soap opera

balboa high school, and i am a student here at city college. >> ok, well, welcome, everybody. we thought what would be helpful for this -- those of us on this side of the parkld be to hear from each of you one of two things. if you are in high school, tell us when you knew you were going to be a college student and what we either did to help or did not do to help to get you to that point. if you are in city college, it would be helpful to hear a similar thing -- what got you into city college, and what made it possible for you to stay? anyone who wants to start is welcome. >> ok, so, when i entered into the united states i did not speak english at all. my first language is russian, and my second is hebrew. i entered into balboa high school, and i had this great teacher who taught me english. i am super thankful to him, but i still need to learn english more, so i am going to city college. teachers, i think -- it depends on teachers, the way they teach us how to speak correctly. i was super shy when i entered the united states, and i could not talk in front of other people. i just could not. i had so many grammar mistakes, and it is super embarrassing. >> ye