my name is bob kerrey, the chair of the committee. daniel was a member of the committee, and he will be presenting as well. i am going to be making some general comments, and his will be more specific. the purpose of the civil grand jury is to represent the interests of san francisco citizens to ensure their tax dollars are being used to their maximum benefit. in issuing its report, the jury enters factual accuracy of the investigation, factual support for its findings, and a logical connection between its findings and recommendations. although we talked to a broad range of people, including current and former mta's employees, citizen groups, elected officials, industry experts, it is important for me to say that all factual information that was in the report were based almost solely on interviews with mta officials and with documents they provided us. having said that, i will just share a personal note. when i joined this committee, i knew virtually nothing about the central some waubway project. everything that i have learned has co

my name is bob kerrey, the chair of the committee