. >> howard wong from teh board of next sf. we all know that the increasing demands of the growing senior population are growing institutions which are all facing increasing financial strains in the coming years. meanwhile, all surveys, most seniors would like to stay connected at present in their own homes and communities for very obvious reasons. the existing services that we have now are geared much more for those that are eligible and those that can afford better services. so, we have many fine facilities for low-income people. and very loud uraeus senior residential buildings. as well as many other fine amenities. they are often left to their own resources, which are increasing the declining. income levels may be stable and dropping. the broad middle class is not well equipped as senior living approaches quickly. what we do need, obviously, is a much more neighborhood by neighborhood, village by village, neighbor to neighbor culture of caring. traditional networks that are lower cost -- thank you. supervisor mar: thank you

. >> howard wong with save muni.com. the central subway, as we all know, started as a politically inspired project, not a transportation project. over the years, growing opposition in the neighborhoods and even many of our elected officials privately and our top transit leadership privately have acknowledged that this is a very poor transit project that disconnects the entire market street corridor from the muni system. that doesn't even serve the needs of chinatown, but it is driven for political reasons because of federal funding. meanwhile, $636 million of state and local funding is being taken from high priorities. we have $2 billion of deferred san francisco needs. we have a crumbably infrastructure. buses are goingoff line regularly and computers are failing. in eight years if rebuilt, the central subway will not provide transit improvements to several hundred miles of muni transit lines. 1.7 miles of the system should not hold up the necessary improvements that we need for muni right now and within the next few ye