lance karns. burt whiner. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. i am a resident of san francisco and a will -- a will you ever of north beach and this comes down to money and many think that the millions spent in north beach is free money so why not take the gift? the central subway is projected to have 400 million over run by the time it's finished. this money would not come from federal funds but local funds. for example muni bus operations and repair, expanded parking, meter placement, taxi fees, additional city taxes, et cetera. the simple fact is we can't afford the tunnels in the face of such an huge over run and the damage it will do to the muni system overall. muni director ed reiskin said in his examiner op-ed in may "if we continue to not fund this it will go into more disrepair." solution, cut the tunnels in the subway project and chinatown will work just as well without them. the project is much needed 17 million richer and that taken from the all already weaken muni and train systems. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker pl

my name is is lance karns and a resident of north beach and here to talk about muni's poor communication and lack of communication with the people of north beach. beginning in late may we got notices start dates for demolition of the pagoda theater in north beach. demolition has not started. on july 1 with unannounced meeting with muni engineers and offices and select residents it was revealed that the contractor has no plans and no demolition or possibility of starting construction. these possible illegal notices create uncertainty for those that live in the neighborhood and for merchants that depend on a hospitality business climate and further reduce the credibility for the muni agency and the person should be replaced by someone who can give us accurate information. further unlike the select meeting attendees mentioned before most residents and businesses in the vicinity have not met with muni or told of the impacts that the demolition and construgz will cause. muni owes north beach some hard facts. when the plans are available schedule a meeting with all concerned and explain what w