, relying on the 3 jackson to get downtown to work. what is the san francisco sfmta trying to achieve? we in the community will be burdened if the 3 jackson were eliminated and we would like to know why it's proposed for elimination? what is the mta trying to achieve? the tep documents do not show how the elimination of the three would benefit san francisco. all it has said as part of mta's plan to improve service. certainly those of us who are regular users of the 3 jackson question how eliminating the line will improve service? we thought that the mta would say there would be a significant cost-savings over other possible actions, but we're told by julie kirshbaum that eliminating the 3 would not save money. then what is the nexus between eliminating the 3 jackson and improving service? how does the balance of scales of cost and benefit favor of the elimination of the 3? if those of us who use the 3 were further burdened, we would like to understand the offsetting benefits; which compelled the elimination of the line? we have searche

calderahead verses the department of building of inspection.3032-3034 jackson street. protesting the issuance on october 18, 2013, to nancy wong, alteration permit (response to nov no. 201317501; shoring plan and sequence of excavation up to 20' at perimeter walls; revision to bpa no. 2007/07/12/6583; reference to bpa nos. 2009/09/24/7633, 2011/09/21/5155 and 2007/07/12/6583) >> and we can start with the appellant. or the appellant's agent. >> good evening, i'm mike bowling, construction on behalf of patricia calderahead. >> in my brief i do not want to be redundant and so i have outlined what we would like to say but i would like to respond to their brief, which we received after of course, we filed our brief, page one of their brief states, they were on page one, they are appealing a permit based on financial reasons, not areasons pertaining to the building code this is a civil matter, and it is not related to the validity of the permit, however that could be true, i have done everything that i can to keep patricia from suing the architect and the contractor and the

all of this work must be performed by having access from 3032 jackson street. if the construction work for 3032 jackson street proceeds, and then the current construction permit, and i would, and it will block access for all work required by this. and if the work is to be performed and in the access formed 3032 jackson street and it will impose significant hardship and declare the building, and placing the tenants from a filling of the occupant in the building, and i am sorry. and it is imperative, that the owner of 3032 jackson street, provide access to my clients and on the eastern property line to allow the construction team to replace the foundation along the property line of my clients's building, it is very important. and otherwise it becomes impossible. >> board members, do you have any questions for me, i was able to hear mr. santos and i want to get direct and put my heart out and go directly to the problem. dot construction wanted to dictate how they are going to do it. collapse the foundation and hide it and wanted to dictate what was going to be don

but sarah herman thinks that is unlikely in jackson's case. >> kenneth jackson is simply in confinementecause he cannot cope in general population. he is more afraid of being in general pop with other inmates with a roommate and cell mate. we've tried a couple times to get him to go to general population. he didn't last 24 hours. he did not feel safe. go put your clothes on. >> jackson's coping issues are not limited to general population. he recently cut himself in order to deal with the stress of living in confinement. >> the best way to relieve the pressure. i cut on myself. i cut my arm. when i bleed and got the pain it relaxes me. it's like having the most orgasm you can ever have. my blood pressure is 147/104 and i cut and 20 minutes later it's down to 110/70. i relax. straight up. >> this is your daily visit. remember we talked on thursday. where are you at today? let me see your arms. both. both. don't mess with it. >> sergeant herman has come to check on jackson and discuss his request to return to general population. >> when you told me on thursday you were about to break, rem

up 3 jackson. that bus means a lot to me. i also live, like, on bush and leavenworth, one of the dorms over there. you might say take the 27 bryant. i don't want to go on the 27 bryant. it's just messed up and i don't want to be part of that crowd. i just want to enjoy my ride home. definitely. and like walking -- like i used to live at sacramento and octavia. i would be forced to take the 1 or whatever, but then, like, i also heard, like, they are going to incorporate the 10 in that. and to do some of the part 3 jackson route, and i don't think anyone is able to sit there and just walk all over the place, you know? or just sit on the bus for 30, 40 minutes. that is all i have to say. and leave the 71 and the 6 alone. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. that concludes the public comment at this point. members of the board, let me thank mr. kennedy for the staff report and the thoughtful comments from the members of the public about the various lines and i can assure you this board has h

we are 1500 regular riders getting on and off the no. 3 jackson in this area. we do 4,000 round-trips per week, 650 of these round-trips are within our community. 28% of our ridership is greater than 65 years of age. we have students and staff at nine local schools. we have tourists staying at three local hotels. we feel that it is important for us to all of us to use the no. 3. the level of importance is reflected by the petition and emails that you have received recently. all of us support muni and all of us would like to continue riding the no. 3 jackson. thank you. >> thank you, next speaker. >> anne long. wayne fung. barbara bocce. john paxton. >> good morning, miss long. >> good afternoon. i simply wanted to introduce you to the people who have gone to the trouble of coming to this meeting, but that is not really going to be possible, considering that we are split in two rooms. >> that is of course for safety reasons and fire reasons. >> i understand. >> good. >> maybe you could imagine double the number. there are quite a few elderly people, including on

i have lived about a block from no. 3 jackson since the late '70s and i have ridding it daily for that time. it minimizes traffic and eliminates the need for parking and has the most convenient route with access to various parts of downtown. this is the key bus line for me and my neighbors. years ago you decreased the number of bus stops and then decreases the number of buses, but increased the size of many if not most of them to carry more passengers and now you want me to walk down the little a half a mile or more and take either the no. 1 or the no. 2 and then back up the hill, when i return. it's a very steep hill. these buss are often very crowded and if i took the no. 22 filmore to get to those, i fear for my personal safety because of it's long north-south route. in addition, these requires more transfers. the elbowing of other passengers and the jerkiness makes getting on and off the bus more challenging and we're an aging population. discontinuing the no. 3 will require more transfers for those of us who rely on it. more people will drive and either pay outrageous parking fees

yes, we use the 3 jackson. what bus do we take? >> 10. >> if we want to go to the 10 what do we take? >> 3. >> the 3. i also wanted to say if san francisco wants to be transit first we need to not only think about accommodating muni riders, but encouraging more people to get out of their cars and get into the bus and discontinuing restricting and shortening service lines is not going to encourage the residents of pacific heights that are currently using their cars to get out of the cars and use the buses available. the less frequency and convenience means fewer rides and means a spiral of problem because we're going to have fewer riders and we'll have discontinued lines and have fewer and fewer riders. so i encourage people in the transit effectiveness project to think about the future riders and drivers of muni and maintain the service on the 3 jackson and the other discussed lines. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you, next speaker. [ reading speakers' names ] >> good afternoon, sir. >> hi. i am representing smith kettlewell in a

and andre jackson heads to the stand. at last, he tells his own story. >> i approached her in the bedroom and embraced her and kissed her. >> will a jury believe him? >>> february 17, 2012, nearly 18 years after marie singleton's body was discovered, her husband andre went on trial for her murder. >> it might be hard to accept, but that man murdered his wife. and he needs to be held accountable. >> in the weeks leading up to trial, prosecutor john lewen wondered if his star witness would show up. >> he wouldn't even come out here. >> marcus was terribly conflicted over the guilt he felt at not speaking up sooner and the love he still felt for his stepfather andre. >> he didn't like the idea of testifying against andre. >> no, he did not. >> but a day before opening statements, much to lewen's relief, marcus did show up for trial. but he was to say the least, a reluctant witness. >> in the beginning when i first came to speak with mr. lewen, i defended andre on my family's side. and i didn't want to believe that he did it.

so their permit was granted, but of course, with the 3 jackson, that trolley line along pacific, that trolley line did not last and of course in the 1950s, with the elimination of the cable car, the california line was stopped at van ness. and in 1982 the 55 sacramento line was eliminated and we have had the elimination of -- or partial elimination of 83 pacific and there was the old forest sutter. so without the 3 jackson, i'm afraid there will be no service to downtown san francisco between california street and union streets. so i have made the offer in the past to some of the leaders of the mta to give a walking tour, so you can see just how steep those hills might be. that offer stands and we appreciate the discussion earlier about public outreach and we are reaching out to you in the other direction. [ applause ] >> next speaker, please [ reading speakers' names ] >> good afternoon, sir. >> translator: good afternoon, my name -- i'm the president [speaker not understood] we're the largest tenant-based organization in the city and 1,000 members are all low-income seniors and i wo

but jesse jackson is acting on behalf of jesse jackson. >> stop right there. this is a great point.y lucrative what he just said. put pressure on a&e. doest does he want a show on a&e, too? >> he wants to be able to continue to go around corporate america and shake them down for money. give to my groups. and i will shut up about this. that's what he has been doing for 30 years. what's interesting here, juan, is again, jesse jackson claims to be acting on behalf of blacks. particularly down trodden blacks. disadvantaged blacks. what does phil robertson have to do with black kids are reading three grade levels behind white kids or shooting each other in the streets over sneakers or a ski parka. how does phil robertson have anything do with that. how does sitting down with a&e and cracker barrel have any to change the people that jesse jackson represents. this is about jesse jackson and his deep pockets or bottom line. >> this is also about a&e's bottom line or cracker barrel's bottom line. >> i think a&e is much more interested in reflecting the sensibilities of americans than trying

how many folks are here to speak about jackson? thank you. we're glad to hear from you all, of course. just wanted to re-emphasize the transit effectiveness product is undering review so that if the board is not able to or planning to make any decisions with regard to any tep recommendations and what the environmental review does is clear an envelope of changes that the agency could consider from that following public outreach. we would subsequently bring recommendations to the mta board in the coming years, but we certainly have heard and seen a lot on the three jacks and maybe on the 8x. and that feedback is very helpful and we'll be engaging with the community to solicit that feedback before we make any recommendations to the mta board. sean kennedy is project manager for the tep has a presentation, an informational presentation to give an update. >> good afternoon, mr. kennedy. >> good afternoon directors. my name is sean kennedy and i'm the planning manager for the tep, the transit effectiveness project. and i'm here to offer an update o

so without the 3 jackson, i'm afraid there will be no service to downtown san francisco between california street and union streets. so i have made the offer in the past to some of the leaders of the mta to give a walking tour, so you can see just how steep those hills might be. that offer stands and we appreciate the discussion earlier about public outreach and we are reaching out to you in the other direction. [ applause ] >> next speaker, please [ reading speakers' names ] >> good afternoon, sir. >> translator: good afternoon, my name -- i'm the president [speaker not understood] we're the largest tenant-based organization in the city and 1,000 members are all low-income seniors and i would like to express our concerns on believe of our elderly members. public transit is a necessity, not a choice for our low-income residents, most are transit dependent when it comes to traveling across the coming up next some of the service changes proposed by tep is frankly a reduction in service. the tep has proposed d to eliminate past broadway and we have a lot of residents who use the 8x to access

and he was not a bitter man, as reverend jackson said. he really wanted to make sure that people understood that he's paying the cost of freedom against apartheid, and he paid that cost for 27 years in prison. he died with some of the illnesses that he achieved -- occurred when he was in prison, but the reality is that this great man, 95 years old, left a legacy of struggle and freedom, and we have to follow that. >> jesse jackson, describe the moment when he's released. what was that like for him? >> we anticipated he would be set free soon, so i went to meet with mrs. thatcher and britain would not break from that system. america barely broke, so that was a high anticipation on how he would respond. he walked into the room at the back of the hall in cape town and said, freedom fighter, i was calling for god. he had been watching the campaigns on television, very current, very up to date, and was just warm, and in addition to the speech he gave, it must have been that he knew every name in the room and he came out with his feet on the gr

michael jackson's children are speaking out.r the first time from blanket, the 11-year-old who was only 7 when his dad passed away in 2009. it is part of a documentary that is produced by their grandmother katherine jackson. it kind of gives a little bit -- if not a lot of insight into the lives they led while their dad was still live. take a listen. >> it took me until i was 6 years old to learn his name was michael jackson because he was always dad to me. >> we don't know a lot of kids our age. we were secluded and never left the ranch that often. >> he had a zoo basically. giraffe, lions. you probably heard it, but he had a chimp named bubbles. >> that 16-year-old prince 15-year-old paris and 11-year-old blanket that you just heard from. here's what's a little interesting. they they have a fundraising goal. you can only watch it by payinging on line. they have a fund-raising goal of $3.2 million. you may ask where is the money going? there's no charity that's been associated with the project. so it appears that all of the pro

the reverend jackson trying to push it.cked any posts that can into istandwithphil.com. the organization faith driven consumer is behind it. listen to them. >> i think it sends a clear message that a&e while they differ with phil on opinion. and their culture is different than his. they recognize that it is a money maker for them. >> it is important to note that while all of this is going on, "duck dynasty" is still airing. no sign that it is being pulled off the air right now. >> it is a bis after all. and we'll have a fair and balanced debeat acoming up late in the hour. >> a rescue mission is underway off the coast of antarctica raising through a blizzard to try and reach a trapped cruise ship. >> a set of new deadlines adding to the confusion over obama care. why the cut off date to paid depends on where you live and the insurance company of where you choose. target leading to angry shoppers. is target at fault here or is that like when burglars break into the vault. >> i pay cash. i pay in cash. >> all right. >> i thin