and, finally on 8c, i'm hoping on the gary boulevard work that supported and facilitated whatever elements of the gary improvement projects whatever it's called this week that the m.t.a. has been doing and that hopefully it highlights good project coordination between p.u.c., m.t.a., and d.p.w. and perhaps there's even a model for how we would do coordination among the various departments on important public works. those are my thoughts on your consent calendar. thanks. >> thank you for your comments. hello, caller. your line is open. you have two minutes. >> thank you. commissioners, i have comments on two items 8b which is a minor and 8d, the gary boulevard. i'd like to pull that out of the consent due to a similarity to the van ness v.r.t., but right now i do want to comment on 8b. the pictures that were released as part of the public record from cellphone, texts, and other messages. $60,000 table. i think the p.u.c. needs to be very proud of the taxpayers' money that you complain about that's being -- that projects are -- a lot of money is being spent on projects and is going through o

and, finally on 8c, i'm hoping on the gary boulevard work that supported and facilitated whatever elements of the gary improvement projects whatever it's called this week that the m.t.a. has been doing and that hopefully it highlights good project coordination between p.u.c., m.t.a., and d.p.w. and perhaps there's even a model for how we would do coordination among the various departments on important public works. those are my thoughts on your consent calendar. thanks. >> thank you for your comments. hello, caller. your line is open. you have two minutes. >> thank you. commissioners, i have comments on two items 8b which is a minor and 8d, the gary boulevard. i'd like to pull that out of the consent due to a similarity to the van ness v.r.t., but right now i do want to comment on 8b. the pictures that were released as part of the public record from cellphone, texts, and other messages. $60,000 table. i think the p.u.c. needs to be very proud of the taxpayers' money that you complain about that's being -- that projects are -- a lot of money is being spent on projects and is going through o

this sign outside moroccan restaurant aziza on gary boulevard reeds it will be temporarily closed for all services until further notice. stay healthy and wear your mask. the richmond district restaurant says it made the tough call a gh covid. the entire staff subsequently got tested, and three workers tested positive shortly after. >> we really went out of our way to make sure that we sanitized ed a for 14 months we had no issues. we opened up again in march, required all our staff to be vaccinated, and then to have this happen now when we were already running so short staffed, it's pretty heartbreaking. >> reporter: managing partner scott says the two and a half week closure means a loss of $75,000 in sales, wages and wasted product. >> it's costly not just for the business but for our staff who lost their income for two weeks. but ultimately it was the well being and safety of our staff and our guests. >> reporter: the closure comes at a time wheng w ai restaurant nari in wednesday because of three breakthrough cases among its fully vaccinated staff. one of the cases is asymptomatic

the ntsb says kill furred engineering was digging was digging to lay a fiber optic line on gary boulevard and parker avenue when a back hole hit a gas line. the fire damaged five buildings. incredibly no one was hurt, the federal investigation found that kill furred failed to follow safe practices for digging crews battling the dixie fire are now bracing for a dangerous change in the weather, triple digit heat and possible thunderstorms are expected throughout the region over the next few days, the dixie fire has grown to more than 490,000 acres since it started july 14th and his 27% contained the flames have destroyed or damaged more than 1000 homes and businesses. a suspected arsonist has now been arrested for starting a series of fires near the dixie fire. the sacramento bee reports that gary maynard is accused of setting the ranch fire in lassen county on saturday. authorities say he is a 47 year old. college professor who worked at santa clara university and sonoma state investigators say they found his car near a fire and began tracking his movements. when he was arrested. he was in

the ntsb says kill furred engineering was digging to lay fiber optic line gary boulevard and parker avenue when a backhoe hit a gas line. the fire damaged five buildings. amazingly no one was hurt. the federal investigation found that kill furred failed to follow safe practices for digging. the ntsb also blame pg and e for a 15 minute delay in identifying the valves needed to stop the flow of gas. it said the utility should have detailed location information available. new at six, the sacramento sacramento bee reports of suspected arsonist has been arrested. we're starting a series of fires near the massive dixie fire. gary maynard is accused of setting the ranch fire in lassen county. on saturday, authorities say is a 47 year old college professor who has worked at santa clara university and sonoma state investigators say they found his car near a fire and began tracking his movements. when he was arrested. he was inside the emergency closure area forced by the dixie fire, court documents say he entered the evacuation zone and began setting new fires. maynard could face up to five years i

not enough to have destinations along gary boulevard. it is the density. the southeast portion is starved for fast and rapid transit to get around town. it is a lot harder for me to understand why we wouldn't prioritize that area more over than the geary boulevard. it is a conversation we can have and research and studies we can bear out what our thresholds by which we choose certain projects based upon scoring, looking at land use and growth projections and existing transit to connect. that sort of stuff. director eaken. >> madam chair, could i finish up? >> sorry. >> i was happy to listen to you make some of the same points i wanted to make because it does seem to me that this train may not be near a destination. it sounds like it has left the station. i encourage our staff to get together with the staff of the ta to the extent we don't know, find out where they are on this work and how we can cooperate together. you know, just back to the slide that i asked to be put up again, it was like a $30 billion capital program and this was 10 of it. it is pretty

international boulevard, a former lecturer at santa clara and sonoma state universities, is being held without bail in sacramento on arson charges. the next court appearance for 47 year old garynard is set for the 24th prosecutors call him a serial arsonist. federal affidavit accuses him of setting more than half a dozen fires in recent weeks near the lesson and shasta trinity national forests. the fact that somebody would be intentionally sending those fires is not um, a threat to the community, but obviously a threat to the fi prosecutors say he entered an evacuation zone and began setting fires behind crews battling the dixie fire. last fall. he was a lecturer at sonoma state, the school says he filled in for a faculty member on leave and ended up teaching two semesters of criminal justice. well, some nervous moments in mill valley here when a car caught fire and the flames spread to mount tamil pius. crews were able to contain the fire quickly, but his ktvu deborah villalon reports, even a small fire can cause big concerns from sky fox on the east peak of mount tamil pius, a brush fire kept to less than one acre with a full wild land response. engines from multiple agenci