and commissioner kim? kim, aye. and commissioner ronen. ronen, aye. and commissioner stefani, stefani, aye. and commissioner kim. kim aye. >> thank you. and, colleagues, we do have for item 12 an update on our school crossing guard program and items 13 an update on the valencia street implementation and we might lose quorum very soon so i'd like to see if we want to continue those items to our next meeting. if we if that is without objection if we can get a motion as such. motion moved by commissioner kim and seconded by commissioner ronen. so we will open it up to public comment first and then we can continue those. any members of the public that wish to comment on items 12 and 13? for item 12 i have a calm cards. david kenaan and joel kamishir, and michael wineberg and hector kardanis. please come on up. >> thank you. good morning, commissioners. >> clerk: you have two minutes. >> in march -- march 1 of the had year there's a report that highlighted certain challenges with the crossing guard program and one of the number one challenges they expresse

this has been a very erratic -- >> commissioner tang is not here. >> i'm sorry, commissioners kim. i was thinking i need to type an email to commissioner tang. >> this has been a relatively erratic funding source, this is the smallest pot of funds we have had available to program to projects, and one of the very few funding sources we can program to operating projects. so, we have prioritized funding projects that provide access to and in communities of concern and she highlighted some of the platforms that we expect projects to spring from. so -- that's -- >> mainly around filling gap services in certain neighborhoods that are prioritized as he can with it at this neighborhoods, is that what i'm hearing? >> we are not sure -- prior equity strategy identified some gaps, so i would assume they are in the top priority. we are not privy to all their analysis. >> i was asking for -- i know the applications have not gone in yet, wondering what we are prioritizing as the lifeline funds. >> sponsors are the only ones eligible, so we do expect to receive most of them from sfmta. >> and not

i've been asked to excuse commissioner kim. is there a motion to excuse commissioner kim? made by breed, seconded by sheehy. we'll take that. could we have the citizens advisory committee report. >> good morning, chair peskin, vice chair tang and members of the transportation authority. i'm john larson, the chair of the citizens advisory committee, and i will be presenting the report of the february 28th cac meeting. beginning on item seven of your agenda, the cac recommended allocation of prop k funds as presented. a question was raised that in contracts of the cable car pulley rebuild where highly customized work is being done in house, could the signal replacement be done less expensive if the work was done in house. another member with subject matter expertise said it is more cost effective to contract the work out, especially because of irregular work scheduled and because of excavation work required that is not normally within mta signals expertise. the cac also recommended authorizing the contract managing retrofit project. [ inaudible ] could be stream lines of the

organization with agreement between major countries the trade minister kim already discussed this with the european union trade commissioner. could do with her it is extremely regrettable that the measures were decided i believe there is a concern that a broad trade restriction mechanism on the grounds of national security could disturb not only the u.s. but also the global steel and aluminum markets including those in the asian region and it could also cause a grave impact on economic relations between allies japan and the us as well as the multilateral trade system overall and the global economy. now it's the trade deal trump didn't want to be a part of the trans-pacific partnership has been signed in chile and what's being healthy is a powerful move against protectionism the revised deal will reduce tariffs for eleven countries and connect economies worth ten trillion dollars our latin america to see newman has more from santiago. i believe there's an agreement that's much more than a deal to reduce tariffs in the most dynamic region of the world economy. the comprehensive and progressive transpacific partnership or t p

organization with agreement between major countries the trade minister kim chung already discussed this with the european union trade commissioner. eleven countries have signed a revised trans-pacific partnership trade deal in chile there hailing it as a move against protectionism after the us pulled out of the room and last year it will reduce tariffs for eleven countries and connected colonies around the pacific worth ten trillion dollars. seven people have died in a suicide bombing in afghanistan's capital kabul seven others were wounded in the blast of a police checkpoint near a gathering of the shia minority there is no immediate claim of responsibility almost one million people are without power after heavy snow in the northeast of the u.s. it's the second storm to hit the east coast in less than a week more than eight hundred thousand people are enduring widespread electricity cuts some of them without power for almost a week now both the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after one o one east. head of the september twenty fourth national election survey showed germans a satisfied with the state of their econ

commissioners. moses curette on behalf of supervisor jane kim's office tonight. the supervisor would like to speak about the concept of safe, clean -- >> just hold up. can we just shift everybody just to the other side of the room so we don't block that door as a fire exit. thank you. go ahead, moses. >> the preservation of safe, clean, affordable housing for our city's most vulnerable residents. these sro buildings provide the necessary baseline housing for many people, and their conversion is of great concern to the supervisors. what we have at the bristol hotel is a situation where people have been out of their home for years. people have died. we have a situation where there's perhaps a desire to bring an sro up to market race, which would then make it unaffordable, and there's a possibility that capital improvements can be passed onto those residents that do succeed in returning back to their home. to the extent possible, the supervisor would like to see that the capital improvements be minimized for these people, and the planning commission find a way to mo

organization with agreement between major countries the trade minister kim chung already discussed as with the european union trade commissioner. the revised trans-pacific partnership spin signed in chile what's being hailed as a powerful move against protectionism its future was in doubt for more than a year after the us president pulled this country out of the agreement for the new deal reduced tariffs for eleven countries and connect economies worth ten trillion dollars seven people have been killed in a suicide bombing in afghanistan's capital kabul seven others were wounded in the blast as a police checkpoint near a gathering of a shia minority there's no immediate claim of responsibility however there have been a series of attacks in the city by both the taliban and i saw in recent months. those are your headlines it's inside story now. a very rare nerve agent that's what the u.k.'s interior minister says was used to poison a formal russian spy and his daughter it follows a number of mysterious deaths in the u.k. of recent years of people linked to russia which flatly denies any involvement so what are the implications o

organization with agreement between major countries the trade minister kim chung already discussed this with the european union trade commissioner. the revised trans-pacific partnership spin signed in chile what's being hailed as a powerful move against protectionism its future was in doubt for more than a year after the us president pulled this country out of the agreement for the new deal reduced tariffs for eleven countries and connect economies worth ten trillion dollars seven people have been killed in a suicide bombing in afghanistan's capital kabul seven others were wounded in the blast as a police checkpoint near a gathering of a shia minority there's no immediate claim of responsibility however there have been a series of attacks in the city by both the taliban and i saw in recent months. the headlines it's inside story now. a very rare nerve agent that's what the u.k.'s interior minister says was used to poison a former russian spy and his daughter it follows a number of mysterious deaths in the u.k. of recent years of people linked to russia which flatly denies any involvement so what are the implications of this late

commissioner moore? >> i think it is a first, and i think it's actually wonderful that mayor farrell and supervisor kim yesterday issued legislation which really introduced their support for central soma. this has, i don't think has ever happened before. i don't think we had anything similar on the eastern neighbored or central market, octavia. we were battling with it all the way to the end. i kind of have a difference of having to dive over high board in a swimming pool, and the reason is the following. i think the plan itself is a great piece of planning, i think it's extremely well crafted and it's very thoughtful, even to the level of detail, which at the moment we are just accepting and hearing, we may reflect on a number of points as we go forward, but from the top down, it's a really great piece of planning. however, when i sit in this room, and i hear the community ask those questions which also resonate with me, i have to go and actually restate of what i heard and what matters to me, asking that that level of detail gets further examined and refined and really, really carefully taken, again, under the

organization with agreement between major countries the trade minister kim jung chang already discussed this with the european union trade commissioner. eleven countries have signed the revised trans-pacific partnership trade deal in chile they're hailing it as a move against protectionism after the us pulled out of the room and last year it will reduce tariffs for eleven countries and connected colonies around the pacific worth ten trillion dollars. seven people have died in a suicide bombing in afghanistan's capital kabul seven others were wounded in the blast of a police checkpoint near a gathering of the shia minority media claim of responsibility almost one million people are without power after heavy snow in the northeast of the u.s. it's the second storm to hit the east coast in less than a week or than a hundred thousand people are enduring widespread electricity cuts some of them without power for almost a week now as the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after one o one east ahead of the september twenty fourth national election survey showed germans satisfied with the state of their economy this is easily a s

organization with agreement between major countries the trade minister kim chung already discussed this with the european union trade commissioner. could do with her it is extremely regrettable that the measures were decided i believe there is a concern that a broad trade restriction mechanism on the grounds of national security could disturb not only the us but also the global steel and aluminum markets including those in the asian region and it could also cause a grave impact on economic relations between allies japan and the us as well as the multilateral trade system overall and the global economy and further to the steel and aluminum tariffs there is the prospect of a us china trade war regular al-jazeera contributor richard job it had darien has written about that out for al-jazeera dot com and he says what's clear is that almost overnight the u.s. has transformed from a preeminent advocate of free trade into a protectionist villain in the eyes of our friends and foes have a read of it for yourself it's in the opinion section i.v. to search for us china trade you'll find that quick break from us here in doha as we get some

commissioner lucy turnbull at the wharton forum. haidi: a special meeting between ,resident trump and kim jong-un korean history.ards inherent in such an investment. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ betty: good morning, i am betty liu in new york. haidi: i am haidi lun in sydney. washington said there will be no lessening of sanctions or pressure on north korea ahead of potential talks with kim jong-un and president trump. in a meeting would be a first. no sitting president has ever met kim, his father or grandfather. let's take a look at risks and rewards outcomes with our editor ros krasny. did we get any developments after that bombshell? we have not had too much over the weekend. the white house really was trying to walk back president trump's acceptance of these talks. it seemed in the end of that they are moving ahead, and get things set up. there is so much we don't know. we don't know whether talks will take place. that is very fraught with controversy in and of itself. would you go to pyongyang, would kim leave north korea to come to the united states, or would there be a neutral venue, so a lot to still be decid

kim jong-un's excellent adventure, the leader reportedly traveled to china for the first time. could this be the train and his home away from home? and a exclusive interview with the commissioner adam silver, and to talk about legalizing sports betting in the u.s. ♪ shery: another day of gains in u.s. equities and with a check of the

kim. >> hello to the planning commission. to director john rand, chair hillis and i also want to recognize our newest commissioner, commissionerjohnson. which i'm sure will be a little confusing for members of the public. but great to see you on bore. yes. this project or this area plan -- my apologies -- has been a long time coming. i first met with the planning department on the central soma and central subway plan in 2011 and i don't -- i'm probably the second most excited person to see this come before you after steve wortheim. i do want to recognize the hard work of steve and the planning department. over the last -- far longer than i've been in office actually for maybe the last eight or nine years t great work it took to get us to this point. and of course i want to recognize our late mayor ed lee who also has his fingerprints all over this area plan. of course, to our planning department and i want to recognize our incredibly active and engaged community residents. we're very lucky in district six to have residents and leaders that are well-versed on land use and housing and jobs housing balance and have been doing a t

kim jong-un's excellent adventure, the leader reportedly traveled to china for the first time. could this be the train and his home away from home? and a exclusive interview with the commissioner of the mba, adam silver, and to talk about legalizing sports betting in the u.s. ♪ shery: another day of gains in u.s. equities and with a check of the markets is abigail doolittle. we have the dow and s&p 500 and nasdaq higher, especially the dow added nearly and on pace for the best two days since august of 2015. the s&p on path for its best day following the selloff in june of 2016 after the brexit. declines ofrst january of 2016, it continues but without some volatility. let's look at the intraday chart in the s&p 500 and will see from much of the morning the s&p 500 has been flipping between small gains and losses and now moving into these gains, for that volatility, that can create some uncertainty so we have a safety bid with the utility index up early 19's of 1%, and with consumer staple stocks trading higher. we do have gains for major averages but there is also flight safety relative to the stocks and investors moving toward at this time. let's look at stocks doing less well