we have jeff tomlin director of transportation. i often see alex bastion hiding there. thank you for being here. roger maranka, where are you? hi, roger. local 258. randall spot. the executive director 069 fisherman's wharf. david louis, i saw him here earlier. the general manager offer the hyatt hotel. without further ado, i want to welcome a very special guest, someone who really needs no introduction, but what is important is is this san francisco native understands and loves or cable cars. she is someone who is fight the fight every day for our city as we come out of a very difficult time. we're super fortunate to have here today to acknowledge this day. i want to welcome our mayor, london breed company. >> hello. which one is the microphoner in? okay. i know they're all mine row phones -- microphones but only one where you can hear the sound. i'm grateful to be here today to celebrate this historic occasion. and when we talk about san francisco as a whole, we always talk about how resilient san francisco is because of our ability to not only survive through earthqu

jeff tomlin, the director of the mta, he knows we had this conversations on a regular base. when are the cable cars coming back to ?rks we're inviting visitors back to san francisco. one of the biggest disappointments wa was when they showed up and where are the cable dismars. the cable krars open. what that dmon descraits to so many of us is how important they are. how our transit on exprairts thank you, roger for being here from labor, how our transit operators show up every single day to give people, not just visitors, but san franciscans a wonderful iconic experience rain sore shine. and so today, we celebrate this milestone. we celebrate women, not, it's not women history month, but we are celebrating women nevertheless and the advocacy of women and what women represent and what we bring to the table in terms of our leadership and our involvement in our transportation network. even though there might be a man who runs mta, there are a lot of women that work behind the scenes to get this work done. we honor their work, but we also honor the legacy of those who came befor

. >> as jeff tomlin acknowledges, the project was over budget and late. >> we hit a river that we were not expecting. we had archaeological sites that were resulting in extraordinary fines. this moves chinatown 20 minutes closer to bart, the east bay, the peninsula. >> the january -- the opening is a january 2023. >> there was a ribbon-cutting today for the new unity mural at the highway one underpass. residents of both cities united in music and dancing. the new mural represents the historical bond between the two communities. the contractor shares what this process was like for him. >> it was a committee project. we are trying to bring both communities together. as you can see. dion: it was designed with 500-600 blue handprints. the mural connects to roads. still ahead on abc 7 news, the holidays are here and so is a health triple threat. doctors weigh in on how concerned you should be. if you commune in south bay, you know the sign. beacon is finding its way to a new home. >> get ready for a very chilly overnight. [narrator] everyone needs quality health insurance, even if you're he

we have jeff tomlin director of transportation. i often see alex bastion hiding there.ou for being here. roger maranka, where are you? hi, roger. local 258. randall spot. the executive director 069 fisherman's wharf. david louis, i saw him here earlier. the general manager offer the hyatt hotel. without further ado, i want to welcome a very special guest, someone who really needs no introduction, but what is important is is this san francisco native understands and loves or cable cars. she is someone who is fight the fight every day for our city as we come out of a very difficult time. we're super fortunate to have here today to acknowledge this day. i want to welcome our mayor, london breed company. >> hello. which one is the microphoner in? okay. i know they're all mine row phones -- microphones but only one where you can hear the sound. i'm grateful to be here today to celebrate this historic occasion. and when we talk about san francisco as a whole, we always talk about how resilient san francisco is because of our ability to not only survive through earthquakes and

we have jeff tomlin director of transportation. i often see alex bastion hiding there. thank you for being here. roger maranka, where are you? hi, roger. local 258. randall spot. the executive director 069 fisherman's wharf. david louis, i saw him here earlier. the general manager offer the hyatt hotel. without further ado, i want to welcome a very special guest, someone who really needs no introduction, but what is important is is this san francisco native understands and loves or cable cars. she is someone who is fight the fight every day for our city as we come out of a very difficult time. we're super fortunate to have here today to acknowledge this day. i want to welcome our mayor, london breed company. >> hello. which one is the microphoner in? okay. i know they're all mine row phones -- microphones but only one where you can hear the sound. i'm grateful to be here today to celebrate this historic occasion. and when we talk about san francisco as a whole, we always talk about how resilient san francisco is because of our ability to not only survive through earthqu

we have jeff tomlin director of transportation. i often see alex bastion hiding there.ing here. roger maranka, where are you? hi, roger. local 258. randall spot. the executive director 069 fisherman's wharf. david louis, i saw him here earlier. the general manager offer the hyatt hotel. without further ado, i want to welcome a very special guest, someone who really needs no introduction, but what is important is is this san francisco native understands and loves or cable cars. she is someone who is fight the fight every day for our city as we come out of a very difficult time. we're super fortunate to have here today to acknowledge this day. i want to welcome our mayor, london breed company. >> hello. which one is the microphoner in? okay. i know they're all mine row phones -- microphones but only one where you can hear the sound. i'm grateful to be here today to celebrate this historic occasion. and when we talk about san francisco as a whole, we always talk about how resilient san francisco is because of our ability to not only survive through earthquakes and pandemic

today's special guest is jeff tomlin. >> hi. you are watching san francisco rising. to show that is focused on restarting, rebuilding, and reimagining our city. our guest today is the director transportation of the sfmta and he's with us to talk about the agency's 23-24 budget with the muni equity strategy and new projects across the city. welcome to the show. >> thank you it is good to be here. >> i see the sfmta's budget for 2023 and 2024 has been approved. how will it help provide a strong recovery during the next few years for our riders, operators and staff? >> it has been a challenging couple of years. covid wiped out the basic finances. our agency is funded primarily from transit fares, parking fees and a fixed set aside for a general fund and covid has meant we have lost more than half of our parking and transit for revenue. we are not expected to recover them until 2027. this budget takes a one-time federal release funding and spreads that out between now and 2025. and our task is to rebuild trust with the voters that sfmta can actually deliver on their goal

today's special guest is jeff tomlin. >> hi. you are watching san francisco rising. to show that is focused on restarting, rebuilding, and reimagining our city. our guest today is the director transportation of the sfmta and he's with us to talk about the agency's 23-24 budget with the muni equity strategy and new projects across the city. welcome to the show. >> thank you it is good to be here. >> i see the sfmta's budget for 2023 and 2024 has been approved. how will it help provide a strong recovery during the next few years for our riders, operators and staff? >> it has been a challenging couple of years. covid wiped out the basic finances. our agency is funded primarily from transit fares, parking fees and a fixed set aside for a general fund and covid has meant we have lost more than half of our parking and transit for revenue. we are not expected to recover them until 2027. this budget takes a one-time federal release funding and spreads that out between now and 2025. and our task is to rebuild trust with the voters that sfmta can actually deliver on their goal

today's special guest is jeff tomlin. >> hi. you are watching san francisco rising. to show that is focused on restarting, rebuilding, and reimagining our city. our guest today is the director transportation of the sfmta and he's with us to talk about the agency's 23-24 budget with the muni equity strategy and new projects across the city. welcome to the show. >> thank you it is good to be here. >> i see the sfmta's budget for 2023 and 2024 has been approved. how will it help provide a strong recovery during the next few years for our riders, operators and staff? >> it has been a challenging couple of years. covid wiped out the basic finances. our agency is funded primarily from transit fares, parking fees and a fixed set aside for a general fund and covid has meant we have lost more than half of our parking and transit for revenue. we are not expected to recover them until 2027. this budget takes a one-time federal release funding and spreads that out between now and 2025. and our task is to rebuild trust with the voters that sfmta can actually deliver on their goal