geary. geary is one of those guys who keeps showing up in different places. he just has a knack for being in some place at one time or another. a very interesting career. he was 6'6". weighed about 250 pounds. so it's not surprising that he was wounded five times during the battle of chipotlebeck. he was a big target. after the mexican war he moved off to california and became the fares mayor of san francisco. but after a while he decided he wanted to go back east. he went back to pennsylvania. and then was appointed governor of the kansas territory, which was a lot of fun because he became governor during leading kansas and so he pops up there. when the war starts joins the army, of course. made a general almost immediately. he has an arm and leg wound the at the battle of cedar mountain. and he's knocked unconscious by a canon ball at chancellorsville which just passed by his head. it passed by so fast it knocked him unconscious. then, of course, he famously gets lost at the battle of culp's hill. unfortunately his son died in his arms at the battle of ohac

it happened earlier today at about 7:30 this morning at taylor and geary streets. police say preliminary information shows the truck hit the woman during a left turn from taylor onto geary. the woman was taken to zuckerberg san francisco general hospital with life threatening injuries. the driver stayed on the scene and is cooperating with investigators. anyone with information about the collision should call sfpd. >>> in the south bay a person walking on the train tracks was killed today after being hit by a southbound caltrain. authorities say it happened about 9:40 this morning at the lawrence station in sunnyvale. service was delayed up to an hour as emergency crews responded to the scene. caltrain says this is the first fatality of the year. none of the 64 passengers on board the train were injured. >>> police in san rafael are searching for a missing man who may be delusional and confused. 65-year-old steven dunphy left his home in san rafael sometime between 3:00 and 6:00 this morning. investigators say he took a suitcase and car, but he left his cell phone.

we know that you immigrated here to san francisco, met your wife on geary street, raised four incredible church and have a rich history and legacy in san francisco. thank you so much for being with us today. congratulations. we are going to see you at the parade for sure. with that i just want to take this opportunity to recognize our treasurer jose who is here as well. and finally to commemorate this moment, yes, the parade is amazing and all of the dance performances, all of the volunteer activities. this is a time of pride, celebration, a time of coming together, and part of that includes the friendship that continues between san francisco and ireland, and in particular our sister city committee. i want to ask the council general of ireland to come forward. robert has been with us many years. he is incredible. on behalf of the city and county of san francisco, i would like you to accept the certificate to honor our relationship and friendship for generations to come. thank you. [applause] let's celebrate in san francisco. thank you. i would say happy st. patrick's day. that is the 17t

it happened around 7:30 sunday morning as the truck turned left from taylor street onto geary.oman was taken to san francisco general with major injuries where she died. the driver is cooperating with the investigation. a spokesperson for the public works says the department is reviewing its safe driving procedures and training. >>> san francisco police announced the arrest of a suspect today in connection with two gun-related incidents in the bayview district. the suspect was booked on several charges. police say they collected shell casings left behind at two illegal sideshows linking navarro flores to the crimes. the incidents happened december last year and this january. they did not say if there were any injuries. >>> former oakland police chief anne kirkpatrick and city councilman noel gayo are calling to an end to federal oversight of the police department. kirkpatrick was fired without cause last month. she just wrote an op ed piece saying the oakland police department should be allowed to complete their reforms on their own. the police commission chair regina jackson s

so right now i charge $2.50 for somebody to get a one and a half square feet of space on a 38 geary bus. but if you're driving alone in a car, riding the back of an uber, well now i get a tiny percentage of your uber fare, but the basically if you take up 350 square feet of space, the public gets nothing from that. those financial incentives are reversed. the scarce resource that i have is a limited amount of street space. and we are no longer demolishing neighborhoods to widen roads. i need to manage my limited street width in order to serve the most people and the highest public good. i'm in a rational system, we would think about managing the street system like you manage your businesses where you pay rent and you charge more for the more expensive goods and less for the cheaper goods. frankly, i think i should be charging $10 for somebody riding the back of an uber, and you should be paid $2.50 to take a 38 geary. we don't currently have the regulatory authority to manage our streets for the public good. >> and then my second question, regarding small businesses from an equity lens

secondly, it makes that change to the 38 geary bus stop that i just mentioned. it would make powell street between o'farrell and ellis in the south bound direction only muni and taxi only. all four block phases have a blocked zone. we have worked with the key stakeholders on this block to make sure loading operations can happen around the corner. what this allows us to do is fully widen the walk which we think is a key benefit for pedestrian safety. finally it makes a transit-only area for these two blocks, exempting passenger loading and leaving just muni and taxis. this is a cross-section view. we currently have 15-foot sidewalks and we've widened the sidewalks about 33%, about 5 feet, depending on utilities that we have. this is a plan view that expresses the same thing, just overhead. you can see the load zones that would be established midblock. it is a rebuilding of the street from building phase to building phase. this is a perspective of what the street view could look like. what you don't see are the landscape treatment, the above-ground planters and se

at most kaiser locations in northern california, like this one on geary boulevard in san francisco, kaiser patients who have a doctor's order to get tested can go to this drive-through site, patients will be tested while they remain in their car. once that happens, you can drive away, and help keep other patients in the hospital safe. >>> passengers continue to slowly come off the cruise ship docked at the port of oakland since monday. a live look at the grand princess right now, many of the remaining passengers are hoping they'll get off today. it has been a slow and methodical process of disem barging. still about a thousand people still waiting to gets off the ship. 1,045 passengers got off yesterday bringing the total to more than 1400 people over the past two days. a few dozen took charter flights to the military base in miramar near san diego for quarantine but the largest number of passengers more than 600 took buses to travis air force base near fairfield to be quarantined and at this hour we're told that travis is now full. we know some passengers will be quarantined at a hotel in

. >> reporter: itc medical supplies on geary says in 25 years of being in business, it's never seen such a shortage. >> it's sad to be able to see people struggling to find, you know, what a few months ago was a simple thing such as a mask. >> regarding the lack of protection, kaiser permanente told our sister station that it is prudently managing resources to ensure equipment is available for its health care work force for the duration of this pandemic. nurses say more needs to be done. ken and liz? >> betty, thank you. well, san jose police are about to get tougher on people and businesses who are not complying with these stay at home order. >> repeat offenders could face r business license. frustrated chief eddie garcia reported that 56 businesses were found in violation, including a billiards hall. certain police patrol cars are now designated as, quote, health order compliance cars. their main job will be making contact with businesses that should be shut down. the mayor is urging neighbors to report any violations by calling 311. and just a reminder of some of the businesses that a

so right now you are looking at the emergency entrance of the kaiser on geary and presidio. this is the o'farrell street, the emergency room entrance. that is where skieser is accepting drop-off donations of masks. you can also mail it but they do have to be new and unused and they're going to have to be inspected. i just received this information. also, i have been speaking to kaiser employees who have been posting on social media about their concerns about a supply soldier. and they have been told by their superiors to take their post down. i asked kaiser for a statement on that. they did not respond, but they did just email me a few minutes ago and say they're having a hard time with their supply chain. they're ordering new supplies. but then those orders are getting canceled and delayed. they are accepting donations. however, san francisco general hospital also spoke to them today. they cannot accept donations of this ppe equipment because they need to abide by regulations. however, i'm told the city of san francisco is working on plan so everyone can donate all of those

at most kaiser locations here in northern california like this one on geary boulevard in san franciscowho have a doctor's order to get tested go to a drive-thru site. you see it there. you get tested while you sit in the car. the medical personnel come to you. >> very effective. >>> billions of dollars are on the line. what next for the nba, major league baseball, and hockey? >>> as we mentioned earlier in the newscast, the nba making a stunning move by suspending the season indefinitely. the question is will baseball and hockey follow suit? >> they might. tomorrow we expect updates from both leagues. the nhl and major league baseball. keep in mind baseball season is supposed to start in a couple of weeks. we're also monitoring the olympics in tokyo. scheduled to begin july 27th. as for the nhl tonight, the sharks in chicago. and you can see it there. there were fans inside the arena. but that could be changing because earlier in the day the sharks announced they'll play their next three home games in an empty arena. >>> as for this game, the sharks lose to the blackhawks. final score

kaiser here in northern california is getting ready for drive-up testing like this location on geary boulevard in san francisco. driver-up testing is already happening, though, outside of new york city. this clinic offering free coronavirus tests. >> there's a lot of fear around, and no one is really sure what to do. >> it is a failing. let's admit it. >> reporter: one of the nation's top health officials described the system bluntly. >> the idea of anybody getting it easily the way people in other countries are doing it, we're not set up for that. do i think we should be? yes, but we're not. >> that directly contributes president trump. >> frankly the testing has been going very smoothly. >> south korea, for example, says it's testing 10,000 patients a day for covid-19. the u.s. is nowhere near that number. >> why not? >> well, from early on in this effort, we've been addressing the testing issue. >> vice president pence now says every state-run lab in the u.s. can test, but critics are asking what's taking so long? the american clinical laboratory association says private labs and

secondly, it makes that change to the 38 geary bus stop that i just mentioned. it would make powell street between o'farrell and ellis in the south bound direction only muni and taxi only. all four block phases have a blocked zone. we have worked with the key stakeholders on this block to make sure loading operations can happen around the corner. what this allows us to do is fully widen the walk which we think is a key benefit for pedestrian safety. finally it makes a transit-only area for these two blocks, exempting passenger loading and leaving just muni and taxis. this is a cross-section view. we currently have 15-foot sidewalks and we've widened the sidewalks about 33%, about 5 feet, depending on utilities that we have. this is a plan view that expresses the same thing, just overhead. you can see the load zones that would be established midblock. it is a rebuilding of the street from building phase to building phase. this is a perspective of what the street view could look like. what you don't see are the landscape treatment, the above-ground planters and se

secondly, it makes that change to the 38 geary bus stop that i just mentioned. it would make powell street between o'farrell and ellis in the south bound direction only muni and taxi only. all four block phases have a blocked zone. we have worked with the key stakeholders on this block to make sure loading operations can happen around the corner. what this allows us to do is fully widen the walk which we think is a key benefit for pedestrian safety. finally it makes a transit-only area for these two blocks, exempting passenger loading and leaving just muni and taxis. this is a cross-section view. we currently have 15-foot sidewalks and we've widened the sidewalks about 33%, about 5 feet, depending on utilities that we have. this is a plan view that expresses the same thing, just overhead. you can see the load zones that would be established midblock. it is a rebuilding of the street from building phase to building phase. this is a perspective of what the street view could look like. what you don't see are the landscape treatment, the above-ground planters and se

so right now i charge $2.50 for somebody to get a one and a half square feet of space on a 38 geary bus. but if you're driving alone in a car, riding the back of an uber, well now i get a tiny percentage of your uber fare, but the basically if you take up 350 square feet of space, the public gets nothing from that. those financial incentives are reversed. the scarce resource that i have is a limited amount of street space. and we are no longer demolishing neighborhoods to widen roads. i need to manage my limited street width in order to serve the most people and the highest public good. i'm in a rational system, we would think about managing the street system like you manage your businesses where you pay rent and you charge more for the more expensive goods and less for the cheaper goods. frankly, i think i should be charging $10 for somebody riding the back of an uber, and you should be paid $2.50 to take a 38 geary. we don't currently have the regulatory authority to manage our streets for the public good. >> and then my second question, regarding small businesses from an equity lens

a crash, the second of the two for 680 at geary and starting to clear.rough concord there is no way around. but keeping the walnut creek interchange clear but a crash near the toll plaza, but not at the toll plaza. the lanes to the right are slow and the left crash lanes are great. three or more for hov. here is the peninsula and palo alto moving nicely through the area south of university. back to you. >> >>> happening now, test kits are being processed for the passengers on board of a cruise ship in limbo waiting to dock in san francisco. there are 3,500 people on board of the ship and 45 passengers have been tested. you could check with our twitter feed por the latest up daits. >>> coronavirus concerns are sending the market into a tail swin. the dow is down more 425 points but well off the lows for the session and when it comes -- it was down actually 3%, traders seem to be ignoring better expected job numbers. just because we're super hungry... ...doesn't mean you got to spend a lot! because denny's brought back the super slam™. with eggs, hash brow

so right now i charge $2.50 for somebody to get a one and a half square feet of space on a 38 geary bus. but if you're driving alone in a car, riding the back of an uber, well now i get a tiny percentage of your uber fare, but the basically if you take up 350 square feet of space, the public gets nothing from that. those financial incentives are reversed. the scarce resource that i have is a limited amount of street space. and we are no longer demolishing neighborhoods to widen roads. i need to manage my limited street width in order to serve the most people and the highest public good. i'm in a rational system, we would think about managing the street system like you manage your businesses where you pay rent and you charge more for the more expensive goods and less for the cheaper goods. frankly, i think i should be charging $10 for somebody riding the back of an uber, and you should be paid $2.50 to take a 38 geary. we don't currently have the regulatory authority to manage our streets for the public good. >> and then my second question, regarding small businesses from an equity lens

i live at geary and jones and i'm fortunate enough to work at st. anthony's foundation at golden gate and jones. i see this problem all the time. i was struck listening to the opening conversation on what the city is doing to prepare for the coronavirus. it's fascinating to me that all of this money has been freed up and resources have been rearranged to deal with something that may be coming in some form we don't understand. right now we are in the midst of an epidemic. i live right in the middle of it. why do you put a temporary tent up in the tenderloin? because you meet the crisis where it is. you don't build a permanent building where a tornado is hit. you put a tent up and get the crisis workers in there to deal with the issue. i see children all the time stepping over needles. i see them pointing and crying at people that are frankly in the midst of methamphetamine addiction. they're taking their clothes off, they're screaming. it is traumatizing. if we're worried about those things in the tenderloin, let's remember right now the city is curr

we sent an reporter to talk to passengers still riding the bus on the 38 geary bus line. >> i have neverad a car, and i prefer to walk. but if i don't have time, muni comes in very handy. >> you're not worried about the safety of your health or anything? >> i can't worry about it anymore. i mean, things are going to happen whether you know about it or not, you know. and you just have to be ready to take care of it, whatever happens. >> we all need the money. >> i'm 77 years old. if it gets me, it gets me. i've had a good life. so i take precautions. i stay home as much as i have to. >> i take the muni because it's very essential for me to go to work and to buy my basic essentials in the house. >> do you take any extra precautions? >> i do. i do have my sanitizer. i have my mask. i'm not wearing right now. i make sure i don't touch. i use my elbows to open the door. so you have to be extra cautious of what you're doing walking around the city. >> day in the life. this is the first day of a transit's reduced and modified schedule. most will operate similar to a sunday service. ac transit u

injuries and investigators believe it happened as a truck was turning left from taylor street onto geary street 7:30 yesterday morning. the driver is operating with the investigation. at a person who was walking on train tracks in the south bay has died after being hit by a caltrain. police say that person was on the tracks at the lawrence station in sunnyvale yesterday morning but no one on the train itself was hurt but caltrain says it was the first fatality involving one of their trains this year.>> all right, starting to see a problem on interstate 880. spirit that is right the crash in the san pablo area has been there and it doesn't seem it is going away, on 80 westbound at el fortel the three lanes taken away which is a huge problem highway for because of the crash and there was a car on fire at one point and there are chunks of concrete everywhere and that means it is cleanup time, some people may take 680 instead. you may start seeing more people coming this way and getting down through walnut creek so if you are a walnut creek driver you may want to get on the road early as wel

so right now i charge $2.50 for somebody to get a one and a half square feet of space on a 38 geary bus. but if you're driving alone in a car, riding the back of an uber, well now i get a tiny percentage of your uber fare, but the basically if you take up 350 square feet of space, the public gets nothing from that. those financial incentives are reversed. the scarce resource that i have is a limited amount of street space. and we are no longer demolishing neighborhoods to widen roads. i need to manage my limited street width in order to serve the most people and the highest public good. i'm in a rational system, we would think about managing the street system like you manage your businesses where you pay rent and you charge more for the more expensive goods and less for the cheaper goods. frankly, i think i should be charging $10 for somebody riding the back of an uber, and you should be paid $2.50 to take a 38 geary. we don't currently have the regulatory authority to manage our streets for the public good. >> and then my second question, regarding small businesses from an equity lens

we know that you immigrated here to san francisco, met your wife on geary street, raised four incredible church and have a rich history and legacy in san francisco. thank you so much for being with us today. congratulations. we are going to see you at the parade for sure. with that i just want to take this opportunity to recognize our treasurer jose who is here as well. and finally to commemorate this moment, yes, the parade is amazing and all of the dance performances, all of the volunteer activities. this is a time of pride, celebration, a time of coming together, and part of that includes the friendship that continues between san francisco and ireland, and in particular our sister city committee. i want to ask the council general of ireland to come forward. robert has been with us many years. he is incredible. on behalf of the city and county of san francisco, i would like you to accept the certificate to honor our relationship and friendship for generations to come. thank you. [applause] let's celebrate in san francisco. thank you. i would say happy st. patrick's day. that is the 17t

i live at geary and jones and i'm fortunate enough to work at st.anthony's foundation at golden gate and jones. i see this problem all the time. i was struck listening to the opening conversation on what the city is doing to prepare for the coronavirus. it's fascinating to me that all of this money has been freed up and resources have been rearranged to deal with something that may be coming in some form we don't understand. right now we are in the midst of an epidemic. i live right in the middle of it. why do you put a temporary tent up in the tenderloin? because you meet the crisis where it is. you don't build a permanent building where a tornado is hit. you put a tent up and get the crisis workers in there to deal with the issue. i see children all the time stepping over needles. i see them pointing and crying at people that are frankly in the midst of methamphetamine addiction. they're taking their clothes off, they're screaming. it is traumatizing. if we're worried about those things in the tenderloin, let's remember right now the city is curre

there's a production coming on march 29 at geary theater.e stories are the ones that move us, and it's definitely part of history. it's called toni stone, and if you've never heard about her, she was the first membwoman th played in the negro league, the columbus crowns. she negotiated life's challenges and opportunities on the field and off the field. we have members from that production here, and to bring on the introduction of what we'll experience is none other than actress ryan nicolle. [applause] >> good evening, everybody. please give a hand to miss miranda, please. [applause] >> yes, yes. she said everything i need to say up here tonight, with the exception of introducing you to our actress who is leading in toni stone. i have the benefit and the honor to understudy this wonderful woman who will start production on march 5. again, i just want to repeat, we -- the production begins march 5, it ends on march 29. this woman, toni stone, has bay area roots. she lived here in the bay area, lived in oakland, alameda, respectively. her life

on vanness, market street, harvard, down the financial district, on geary, wherever you go, congestionthink this coronavirus should allow us to come up with models in place because it is going to affect our transportation, it is going to affect our institution, even city hall, and we shouldn't wait for the last moment. i know it not on the agenda item. it should be an agenda item. to be on the agenda item somebody like me should come here and suggest. thank you very much. >> thank you. public comment is closed. would you please read consent agenda. items 5 to 11 were approved at the february 11th board meeting. they are routine. staff will present if desired. if any members object did consent items will be removed and considered separately. >> any comment on item 4? seeing none public comment is closed. is there a motion moved? moved by stefani and seconded by peskin. (roll call). we have final approval. >> please read items 12 and 13 today. >> 12 up date on the san francisco municipal transportation a gene see's light rail vehicle. 13 independent management and oversight report on the

we know that you immigrated here to san francisco, met your wife on geary street, raised four incredibleistory and legacy in san francisco. thank you so much for being with us today. congratulations. we are going to see you at the parade for sure. with that i just want to take this opportunity to recognize our treasurer jose who is here as well. and finally to commemorate this moment, yes, the parade is amazing and all of the dance performances, all of the volunteer activities. this is a time of pride, celebration, a time of coming together, and part of that includes the friendship that continues between san francisco and ireland, and in particular our sister city committee. i want to ask the council general of ireland to come forward. robert has been with us many years. he is incredible. on behalf of the city and county of san francisco, i would like you to accept the certificate to honor our relationship and friendship for generations to come. thank you. [applause] let's celebrate in san francisco. thank you. i would say happy st. patrick's day. that is the 17th. happy early st. patric

at the southern ends of my district while she was crossing the street at geary and taylor. she was a health care worker who lives in china town with her husband and son and on behalf of the city and county of san francisco i want to extend our deepest condolences and apologies to her son and husband during what must be the most horrible point in their lives. she is the second pedestrian killed since the beginning calendar year and her death continues to highlight the need for us all to take vision zero seriously and implement reforms as quickly as possible and the city has convened a large vehicle working group through the sfmta and i think it's clear the trainings need to continue on a regular basis and we joined with walk sf and urging the sfmta the left-hand turn calming project as well as no right-hand turns on red and the association has led to many new scramble signals in china town over the last 20 years but moving forward with that same policy three rest of the city and -- through the rest of the city and county of san francisco has been difficult we need to step th

we know that you immigrated here to san francisco, met your wife on geary street, raised four incrediblehave a rich history and legacy in san francisco. thank you so much for being with us today. congratulations. we are going to see you at the parade for sure. with that i just want to take this opportunity to recognize our treasurer jose who is here as well. and finally to commemorate this moment, yes, the parade is amazing and all of the dance performances, all of the volunteer activities. this is a time of pride, celebration, a time of coming together, and part of that includes the friendship that continues between san francisco and ireland, and in particular our sister city committee. i want to ask the council general of ireland to come forward. robert has been with us many years. he is incredible. on behalf of the city and county of san francisco, i would like you to accept the certificate to honor our relationship and friendship for generations to come. thank you. [applause] let's celebrate in san francisco. thank you. i would say happy st. patrick's day. that is the 17th. happy ear

i live at geary and jones and i'm fortunate enough to work at st. anthony's foundation at golden gate and jones. i see this problem all the time. i was struck listening to the opening conversation on what the city is doing to prepare for the coronavirus. it's fascinating to me that all of this money has been freed up and resources have been rearranged to deal with something that may be coming in some form we don't understand. right now we are in the midst of an epidemic. i live right in the middle of it. why do you put a temporary tent up in the tenderloin? because you meet the crisis where it is. you don't build a permanent building where a tornado is hit. you put a tent up and get the crisis workers in there to deal with the issue. i see children all the time stepping over needles. i see them pointing and crying at people that are frankly in the midst of methamphetamine addiction. they're taking their clothes off, they're screaming. it is traumatizing. if we're worried about those things in the tenderloin, let's remember right now the city is curr

at the southern ends of my district while she was crossing the street at geary and taylor. she was a health care worker who lives in china town with her husband and son and on behalf of the city and county of san francisco i want to extend our deepest condolences and apologies to her son and husband during what must be the most horrible point in their lives. she is the second pedestrian killed since the beginning calendar year and her death continues to highlight the need for us all to take vision zero seriously and implement reforms as quickly as possible and the city has convened a large vehicle working group through the sfmta and i think it's clear the trainings need to continue on a regular basis and we joined with walk sf and urging the sfmta the left-hand turn calming project as well as no right-hand turns on red and the association has led to many new scramble signals in china town over the last 20 years but moving forward with that same policy three rest of the city and -- through the rest of the city and county of san francisco has been difficult we need to step th