i want to point out that chris hyoshi is back full-time in her job. the e-mails coming in, better notification of meetings. it would be great if paul rhodes, because he sent public notifications of meetings. [indiscernible] maybe even a front-page announcement was in a while. we did once. thank you mr. reiskin, but it is not happening on a regular basis. so it is great that she has returned. the problem is, her staff is not attending meetings regarding taxi issues which also relates to passenger service. i want to relate to corey lamb, jarvis is not returning phone calls, answering the phone, e-mail. i work with him regarding the issue of service of major events, particularly 49er games. the supposed higher extra security police to help deal with the illegal operations but it is not happening. let the whole thing go. he won't answer his phone. this has to do with legal pickups of the ballpark. i had talk mr. murray about hiring these extra people. it is almost the end of november. they are not hired yet. wtf. why are you taking the time dealing with i

it was astonishing to me to find out that chris hyoshi did not know what the extra buttons on the meter were for. that can be set by time. same at 12 o'clock, who want to discourage traffic. at eight in the morning the press can go up. we don't have to touch it. it's built into the system. you aren't aware of - why not taxis? if you want to catch a taxi you should stand in the corner not in front of hotels. some hotels operate illegally. drivers know that. my observation, i see lots of traffic being pushed over into two lanes, we have an open late for the buses, but no buses. and we have people waiting on the corner, packed, in every bus that goes by. we need more buses. that's an observation. maybe it'll help the cad industry it will take pressure ,off. >> chairman nolan: we call item 11 and 12 together. people will have three minutes to speak on those. >> and you are speaking of the directors report? >> this report include speeding up travel time? >> no it does not. >> seen that there is no citizens advisory council report, moving to item 11, sections 11 03 and 11 16, on the taxi meda

chris hyoshi, deputy director of taxis and accessible services. the proposal you have before you to give a 50 percent discount to the first 150 qualified applicants on the waiting list would not apply only to the first 150 on the waiting list; it will apply to the first 150 qualified applicants and is certainly going to reach beyond 150; likely to reach closer to 200-250, down on the waiting list. those individuals will not be required to put down any down payment. and perhaps the san francisco federal credit union is here and they can talk about if you are interested, what the credit qualification requirements would be under the circumstances where you are acquiring an acid that is worth 300,000 dollars for a loan of 150,000 dollars; that is why there is no down payment required; there is substantial equity guaranteed and that asset. if somebody were to receive one of those medallions and qualify for that loan, and if they were to qualify to transfer the medallion % upon at the time they got it my age or disability, they would not have to wait an