i do want to support the attorney general representing save muni, howard wong. their statements and i think they should not be taken so lightly. and i hope your city attorney, i'm not sure if he is here or not, could give an opinion? but i do want to make some comments about the central subway. i spoke about this many, many months ago at the board. and it seems like the comments from the board of supervisors was that oh, we're getting this almost free. we're getting all of this money from the federal government. we're hardly putting up any money. which may be true. however, you have to look at some of the other unintended consequences. for example, if you complete this project, there is going to be expenses incurred to maintain it. and it's going to take away from muni operations. i think that is clear. and muni funding is uncertain and to compound this issue, with another project such as the central subway, which is going to serve a minimal amount of people for this vast expense is really sort of like our bridge to nowhere. it's unbelievable that supervisors do

. >> we do have public comment on this item, howard wong. >> honorable commissioner, my name is howard wong, i'm with same muni ..com, regarding the resolution square and subway station construction, there is a need to submit this approval and resolution to construct structure ins union square park to the voters under section charter 4.113 sub 2, and a need to do a subsequent environmental impact report to assess these changes and the design of the project and the increasing encroachment of have you beening -- structures on to union square. i have a letter that has more details from save muni.com's lawyer and i would like to submit our attorney's letter to the commission and the recreation department. i have 9 copies of this letter from lippy gardener llp. thank you. >> thank you. >> next speaker, tamika moss. >> good morning, commissioners, my name is tamika moss and i'm the community planning director at spur, it has supported the subway project since 2007. this project is a critical strategic investment that will improve public access for the entire city, the design of the space was

so i don't know one thing nobody >> good afternoon supervisors he represent savemuni.com and howard wong. i submitted a letter by email and will submit several copies today in hard copy so have you that. attached to that is the lawsuit that i recently filed on behalf of savemuni zom and under the city charter, approval of any structures that are for a non-recreational purpose, such as this subway station must be by the san francisco electorate, before the structures can be built. for some reason that fact has been ignored and all of the proceedings leading up to today. so i want to spend a couple of minutes on that legal issue. so the charter on park property be built or maintained or used for non-recreational uses unless approved by a vote of electors." that is about as plain as you get in the law. this structure is not a recreational structure. it's a transportation structure. calling it a recreational structure would be like calling a bicycle shop that sells bicycle a recreational structure. >> mr. chairman? >> supervisor wiener? >> i have a couple of questions for you about that. >>

they arrested howard wong of oakland and two others. investigators say they took plant was a street value of $2 million. the suspects are accused of running multiple warehouses. >> authorities planning a fire drill today in a wooded community in marin. it starts at nine. the hoa and the fire safety committee are organize the drill. the idea is to have people practice navigating through the roads in and out of the area which could get clogged if resident has to evacuate. we are headed there and will have the live report on the drill at eight. >> happening now, the shuttle is on the move again. the shuttle is creeping along in -- at a top speed of two miles an hour. plenty of time to take a look. it should arrive at a permanent home at the california space center later today. one of the tricky parts happened overnight when crews took it on an overpass above interstate 405. toyota is even making a commercial out of that part of the trip taking footage as a toyota helped pull it across. >> have to transfer from the dollie section to another

officers say they arrested 47- year-old howard wong of oakland, 39-year-old shukin cai of san francisco and laikuan liang of alameda. they are suspected of growing marijuana. they also seized cash and marijuana that had already been processed. >>> happening now authorities have surrounded a home in hollister where a man who's a friend of a woman who went missing has barricaded himself inside. police say heather carol was last seen friday morning after dropping off her daughter in school. the next day, carol's suv was found burned on the side of the road. it's not known if she is in the home. officers say the man play be armed. >>> firefighters in san francisco are remaining on the scene of a four alarm fire that destroyed a popular restaurant right in the heart of the portal restaurant. the fire started in the squat and gobble cafe just across the street from a busy muni tunnel. the fire then quickly spread to a wine bar and orthodon to the best -- orthodontist office. >> he treats his store like his babies. he has to do it right. >> it took six hours to control that fire. the cause is

officers say they arrested 47- year-old howard wong of oakland, 39-year-old shukin cai of san francisco and laikuan liang of alameda. they are suspected of growing marijuana. they also seized cash and marijuana that had already been processed. >>> happening now authorities have surrounded a home in hollister where a man who's a friend of a woman who went missing has barricaded himself inside. police say heather carol was last seen friday morning after dropping off her daughter in school. the next day, carol's suv was found burned on the side of the road. it's not known if she is in the home. officers say the man play be armed. >>> firefighters in san francisco are remaining on the scene of a four alarm fire that destroyed a popular restaurant right in the heart of the portal restaurant. the fire started in the squat and gobble cafe just across the street from a busy muni tunnel. the fire then quickly spread to a wine bar and orthodon to the best -- orthodontist office. >> he treats his store like his babies. he has to do it right. >> it took six hours to control that fire. the cause is