this is the epicenter of the digital revolution.ko >>> welcome to "kqed newsroom." i'mxd scott shafer. tonigbtÑ we're going to look at how the tech boom is transforming the cities of silicon valley.fáÑi in a moment i'll talk with the mayors of mountain view, sunnyvale, cupertino, and east palo alto about the big issues they're grappling with, from housing to transportation. but first monica lam showslp us how the valley has grown. >> 100 years xdago santa clara valley was cov

>>> next on "kqed newsroom" --r from fruit orchards to the home of high-tech titans. the transformation of silicon i] valley's cities. >> this is thei] heart and soul oft( silicon valley. this is the epicenter of the digital revolution.ko >>> welcome to "kqed newsroom." i'mxd scott shafer. tonigbtÑ we're going to look at how the tech boom is transforming the cities of silicon valley.fáÑi in a moment i'll talk with the mayors of mountain view, sunnyvale, cupertino, and east palo alto about the big issues they're grappling with, from housing to transportation. but first monica lam showslp us how the valley has grown. >> 100 years xdago santa clara valley was covered inq orchards. pears, peaches, prunes. it was called the valley of heart's delight. >> the weather was good, and it was beautiful. you could have gone upi] in the hills of cupertino and looked down. there are some famous paintings made up there during that period. you could5a look down in the valley and it's just a sea of blossoms. >> cupertino and itsfá neighbors sunnyvale anwá mountain view would soon grow

. >>> next on kqed "newsroom" demands for change at the san francisco police department. >> healing has to start from the top. >> greg suhr has a challenge. he has to reform his organization. >> the public's trust in us has been damaged to be objective and fair and respond and do our job for all people. so we need to be about winning that back. >> the challenge is to restoring public trust. >> welcome to kqed "newsroom" i'm thuy vu. on tonight's show we will examine the stand also that have shaken the public trust in the san francisco police department. you will hear from chief greg suhr and attorney george gascon. >> i was appalled shocked and astonished that in this day and age something like this could happen in the san francisco police department. >> sergeant yulanda williams is a 17-year veteran of the san francisco police department and president of officers for justice which represents african-american policemen and women. earlier this year she learned her name was mentioned in a series of racist text messages exchanged between fellow officers. >> i take it was not a personal att

. >>> next on kqed "newsroom" demands for change at the san francisco police department. >> healing has to start from the top. >> greg suhr has a challenge. he has to reform his organization. >> the public's trust in us has been damaged to be objective and fair and respond and do our job for all people. so we need to be about winning that back. >> the challenge is to restoring public trust. >> welcome to kqed "newsroom" i'm thuy vu. on tonight's show we will examine the stand also that have shaken the public trust in the san francisco police department.

. ♪ >>> good evening and welcome to a special edition of kqed newsroom. >> tonight, we have a rare opportunitywe're going to talk with the mayors of the bay area's three largest cities about the region's most pressing issues. joining us are the mayor of san jose, the new mayor of oakland,

. >>> good evening and welcome to kqed "newsroom." i'm thuy vu. we all know that getting around the bay area can be difficult. traffic is a mess, and public transportation isn't always easy. on tonight's show, we're going to look at what is and is not working with the bay area's biggest public transit system. in a moment, i'll talk with

. ♪ >>> good evening and welcome to a special edition of kqed newsroom. >> tonight, we have a rare opportunitywe're going to talk with the mayors of the bay area's three largest cities about the region's most pressing issues. joining us are the mayor of san jose, the new mayor of oakland, and san francisco's mayor ed lee, who is completing his first term and running for re-election in november. thank you all very much for being here. making history here having y'all together. >> this is the first time all three of you are on the same program. >> mayor lee, let's get right into it. the median home price in san francisco is now a million dollars. a million dollars? rents are at an all-time high. what do you say to people who say they can no longer afford to live in the any >> we definitely have these challenges when these boom times have happened. what we didn't do for many years, and two other mayors will comment on what they're doing, we didn't build enough housing in the past. so the pressure is on the current stock. i have a goal to build 30,000 units of new housing, rehab them and make sure

. >>> good evening and welcome to kqed "newsroom." i'm thuy vu. we all know that getting around the bay area can be difficult. traffic is a mess, and public transportation isn't always easy. on tonight's show, we're going to look at what is and is not working with the bay area's biggest public transit system. in a moment, i'll talk with leaders of caltrain, muni and the valley transportation authority. but w

. ♪ >>> good evening and welcome to a special edition of kqed newsroom. >> tonight, we have a rare opportunitywe're going to talk with the mayors of the bay area's three largest cities about the region's most pressing issues. joining us are the mayor of san jose, the new mayor of oakland,

. >>> good evening and welcome to kqed "newsroom." i'm thuy vu. we all know that getting around the bay area can be difficult. traffic is a mess, and public transportation isn't always easy. on tonight's show, we're going to look at what is and is not working with the bay area's biggest public transit system. in a moment, i'll talk with leaders of caltrain, muni and the valley transportation authority. but we'll begin with bart where ridership is soaring and passenger satisfaction is sinking. scott shaver spoke with bart's general manager, grace crunican. >> welcome to "newsroom." >> thank you. >> what do you see as the biggest challenge facing bart? >> well, we have a couple of challenges on our plate. we have the challenge of new riders wanting more of our service. we have the highest ridership ever. we have challenge of replacing almost the entire system. we're about 45 years old in construction. 42 years from the public's point of view. and we don't have the money to replace all of that. >> what's your experience? >> generally, really great. i