finding of the balboa park station capacity study. this is an information item. item six. recommend allocation of $345,000 in prop k funds, with conditions, to the san francisco municipal transportation agency for balboa park fast track intermodal improvements and appropriation of $65,600 in prop k funds, with conditions, for the balboa park station area circulation study, subject to the attached fiscal year cash flow distribution schedules. this is an action item. commissioner campos: thank you. commissioner avalos? commissioner avalos: as these items are linked to balboa park station, in the center of my district, as well as district 7, i wanted to have some opening comment for this item. i have happened looking at balboa park station for a number of years, trying to see how we can jump-start improvements there. a lot of the improvements have been reliant on this capacity study. hearing what will come out of this is important, determine how we move forward. i also feel a lot of things could have been done at the station could have been done earlier, before this study is d

right now, you take the 14 bus 2 balboa station, and it will take you 40 minutes just to get to balboa station. that is one thing i am looking at, making muni more effective. san francisco, we talk about it being a transit first city, but it does not mean a lot of options for transit are not well thought out in places further from downtown. my district is one place where we need to create better options. >> you mentioned muni and the changes that are happening. what about parking, traffic, is the area safer for pedestrians? >> there is always a lot of work to do with pedestrians. making sure the department of parking and traffic is painting along alemany. 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

and to make sure that we are hitting our milestones and the changes that we want to see in the balboa station area. that is the idea behind it. i am fully supportive of moving these items forward so that we can continue with that work. >> we called items five and six together. we have heard the presentation. is there any motion with respect -- do we need to do anything else with item six in terms of staff presentation? >> we have a short presentation on the mta allocation but i can summarize it for you. there is a request of about 335,000 funds from the sf mta to take us through their short-term improvements, primarily the passenger amenities. to take them to about 35% designed. the intent is to prepare them for the grant proposal. >> i'm fully supportive of this work. this is needed. the canopies are something that are critical. we have these very small shelters that do not provide enough space for all of the people that we are around their. hundreds of people in a few hours' time are waiting for buses. we're waiting for these improvements going forward and we would like to have your support

of permits and appropriate 65,000 defender dollars in prop k funds with conditions for the balboa park station areas circulation's study. this is an action item. supervisor mirkarimi: public comment? >> again, at an earlier meeting, i have spoken about this, and i think we're looking at the balboa park station, and we need to look at it in a very holistic manner. and one of the factors that i discussed at the earlier meeting was that we need to connect the third street light rail the other way. right now, it starts at fourth and king and ends in the middle of visitation valley. we should look forward somehow in the near future, like what you mentioned regarding the other projects, two connected from the middle of nowhere in visitation valley to balboa park. thank you very much. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. in the the public comment? seeing none, closed. safehouse-send all. next. >> item number 9, allocate $4,088,713 in prop k funds would conditions to the center and municipal transportation agency for five projects. one under $24,750 and prop k funds with conditions to the department of th

of permits and appropriate 65,000 defender dollars in prop k funds with conditions for the balboa park station areas circulation's study. this is an action item. supervisor mirkarimi: public comment? >> again, at an earlier meeting, i have spoken about this, and i think we're looking at the balboa park station, and we need to look at it in a very holistic manner. and one of the factors that i discussed at the earlier meeting was that we need to connect the third street light rail the other way. right now, it starts at fourth and king and ends in the middle of visitation valley. we should look forward somehow in the near future, like

the balboa park station, the pedestrian and bicycle and prevents is moving forward. that work should be done, as i reported to you, it should be done more or less this week. anyone who has been down there can see it was pretty significant work. we're putting in a crosswalk, but that work is generally progressing well. also, in terms of service enhancements, the transit folks have been focusing on one of our busiest lines this month, 14 and 14 l, so we are doing what was reported previously, at least in committee, talking to drivers, other stakeholders to identify possible improvements. one of the kind of most exciting things to come out of that will be extending the 14 l. mr. haley will be bringing a report to the policy and government committee. they wanted you to know after focusing on the 28 and 29, we are moving up to the 14, with one and exciting announcement, a connection to bart. the jfk by claims have gone through a lot of work between us, recreation and parks, dpw, and they have gone up through the recreation and parks commission. and the impact they might h

stop sunday morning to avoid striking a person stealing copper from the track between balboa park and daly city stationsthe same person is suspected in a friday incident, as well. bart police say they know the suspects but are not releasing the identity due to the ongoing investigation. that could get a little dicey because that third rail is not forgiving. >> it's not. >> i should say. >>> 5:38. the jobless rate dipped last week. >> but this morning, why all that glitters is not gold. also ahead... >> so when i look at that pasta, this portion seems significantly larger to me. >> want it lose weight? the color of your -- want to lose weight? well, the color of your dinner plate should be... that's coming up next. ,, ♪ secondhand smoke affects everyone's health. it's not just irritating. it can cause heart disease and even death. speak up about secondhand smoke. your health and the health of your family depend on it. can i, can i (repeated) v.o: can now be enjoyed in your coffee ( can i, can i (repeated) ) v.o: only international delight v.o: put's the real flavours from v.o: your favourite treats insid

order to avoid hitting the person, stealing copper directly from the track between balboa park and daily city stationsme person is also suspected in last week's copper theft from another track. bart police say they know who the person is, but his identity is not being released. bart says the number of copper theft is increasing and they said that the thefts are usually occurring overnight and that they are hazardous to both the systems and the thief. >>> time now is 8:07. and the riders will soon find out if the experimental bus service will soon become permanent. if that line is not running to help relieve crowding, then they said that more than 7,000 people a week will be riding the express buses. 80% of the seats are full. the mta board will be voting on today whether or not to make that service permanent. >>> all right, it is eight minutes after 8:00. we'll check in again with sal starting here. >> that's right. we'll start with that wind problem in walnut creek and look at highway 4. remember we had a car running off the freeway, flipped over, ended up in a parking lot off the freeway. and that t

balboa street in san francisco. it will affect the immune system. from my personal experience, i used to live in town which was located 300 kilometers consider chernobyl station. as a result of its meltdown, my health, i witness all the people suffering from horrendous illness and experience suffering. in short, i'm asking you to refrain from installing high frequency antennas on our church. thank you. vice president miguel: thank you. >> my name aelyse rue so. i live on 14th avenue. i'm not associated with the school across the street from me. i had anticipated having three minutes. i'm aware that you are meeting with the board of supervisors and the health department tomorrow and from november 3 hearing, you revealed that you're hamstrung in this situation where you feel powerless but to approve these antennas throughout the city because of the complaints of health being the primary issue of many neighborhoods coming to you saying we don't want these and yet you feel you don't have the power to say no. i am implore you that, you know, it's time to recognize that we need to have a new protocol in the city and the board of supervisors need to create some regu