process that m.t.c. is undergoing right now, including a number of different needs assessments and things like that so this is really only a small tip of the iceberg of identifying the needs in the investment strategy. so m.t.c. issued a call for project on the 14th. we were responsible as the c.m.a. for san francisco for issuing the project, doing public outreach. and then identifying projects to fit within our discretionary funding target of $6.16 billion. we also did a number of cornation efforts -- coronation efforts. regional operators were allowed to apply directly. so this is really only san francisco projects before you today. and the members of the public were also encouraged to submit projects but needed a public agency sponsoring order to move forward. we did a quite large amount of public outreach, which is described on page 78 of your packet. attended over 14 public meetings pa specifically in low-income and minority communities. utilized various social and electronic media such as e-mails a

let me just briefly answer that one of the fundamental criteria that m.t.c. is pushing as part of this sustainable community strategy is the concept of the p.d.a., priority development area which are supposed to be areas where there is density supportive of transit and pedestrian trips and alternatives to the automobile. the entire bay area has been identifying where these p.d.a.'s are. thanks to have that we have a new acronym that we have to remember. and fundamentally a p.d.a. is an area of opportunity where there is more density and mix of the people that live there and more of a chance that there will be a mix of users of different kinds of components of the transportation system and of course fewer single auto trips. there are local governments making stronger commitments. it is the right type of density and the right mix of people. the transportation field does not have enough money either. but that is the mechanism. you know getting the regional agencies to recognize the local jurisdictions are making on a policy level and investment level to have aff

because m.t.c. gets a whole bunch of money from the state and regional level and divides that into a series of programs which effectively determines what kinds of projects can get funded that discussion happens in the fall. and in the second, very closely linked parted of that, is within all of that regional discretionary money, deciding how much of that gets directed to the various jurisdictions in the bay area. and we think there's a really good opportunity for a bigger share of that funding to get directed at places like san francisco that are growing in the right ways, and smart growth, accepting affordable housing and so forth. so that's a lot of what our advocacy is directed towards. and i wanted to acknowledge amber for outstanding work on this. it's very complicated. you have to be in the weaves of sponsors, helping them fill out forms, explaining the strategic policy approach to this. and i want to thank our intern as well. chairman chu: thank you. commissioner avalos? commissioner avalos:

we're going to start with doug johnson from m.t.c. who has been our partner in facilitating this occasion and, doug, would you please come over and say you're welcoming remarks. >> sure. >> in the interesting of being heard, i hate to stand between you and someone named hans but i will do it nonetheless. delay may also give the supervisor a chance to catch up with us. my name is doug johnson. i'm a senior planner at the metropolitan transportation commission overseeing our programs in land use and social equity. i'm also very fortunate to be a member of the transatlantic cities network, which is a project of the german marshall fund you'll be hearing from ellen. it is a network of 25 cities, 12 in the u.s., 13 in europe, and oakland is one of those cities, but i, of course, wearing my regional hat, have looked to expand what i have been learning through the network and the opportunities that present themselves to the network and to expand that. and where better to bring a cycling delegation than to the city of san francisco, a city ve

around february fifth two thousand and three right before the invasion before major that newscast m.t.c. a.b.c. c.b.s. and the p.b.s. news hour with jim lehrer there were three hundred ninety three interviews done around war only three were with antiwar leaders three of almost four hundred when half the population was supposed to be invasion that is no longer in mainstream media that's an extreme and even the drums for war a recent new york times report says the media got right in bed with the pentagon to promote the war former military officers would get talking points directly from the pentagon than say them on the air no questions asked if. this. is needed. talking points imagine an iraq ruled pies or cowley the message needs to be oh yes in iraq imagine iraq and a. talking point linked iraq to iran i believe their run is now that everyone could make or in iraq that's bad enough but a lot of these pentagon pundits were making big money from defense contracts to the t.v. on the radio. kerry analysts have ties to military contractors people who could possibly be making money or most wo

actually had a request to do it on wednesday because of the fact that supervisor wiener is going to be at m.t.c. >> madam chair. i believe that the prop j appears on your calendar again today although it was discussed yesterday because we were waiting for public comment so i believe that the committee needs to dispose of that item. supervisor chu: ok. thank you. this, again, item number 7 is an item that is existing prop j's for the public utility -- for the enterprise departments. supervisor mirkairmi. supervisor mirkarimi: i want to make sure because there was a small part of that that i stepped out on. i want to make sure for the record these are not new prop j's? >> true. many of which have been in effect for decades. supervisor mirkarimi: ok. supervisor chu: thank you very much. so why don't we take a motion on item number 7. can we take a motion to send that item forward? ok. we'll do that without objection. and then for items number 4, 5, 6, if we can continue those items pending the last date of enterprise department hearings. thank you. supervisor chiu: will that be on wednesday the 25