holder renewal fee which is a thousand dollars is the sole responsibility of the me dap -- medallion holder, what should the amount be, you could say $10 or 10 thousand dollars and our choice is either pay it or have our medallions revoked so in look to see what's reasonable in the current climate, i'll point out that i'm fortunate enough to have a medallion after working 20 years to get it a year ago, i was getting $2300 a month gross from the taxi company operating my medallion, it's tall way down to a thousand dollars, and many of us who are holder and disabled can work much if at all, so the thousand dollars becomes our monthly income, in con t*ebltion, in the five years we have a medallion sales program, you sold 500 medallions for 250 thousand dollars and 200 at a reduced cost of 125 thousand that adds up to 150 million over five years which is [inaudible] a year, i think the appropriate thing for you to do is waive the fee this year or cut it in half. i'll point out there are about 15 thousand lift in uber ex-drivers performing taxi work without having a permit, they stone wal

driver is - i'd like to ask you given the independent color we don't need a cab company i need a medallion and this is the only weak evens the bureau the chiropractor works hard and treat the same and still sit with you but take the time this is a very important thing in our situation the cab driver has no more chance like california its raining and obviously do something for the cab driver we want to see independent color like new york we can derivative with medallion, in fact, you're making a policy under the chair of the capping cab company i talk whatever i like i talk straight because i'm a chinese-american i grew up with a different culture and not like you, you have to not mention to the public i can mention that anyway, i tried to get out of the business i'm so upset if you don't want to follow this policy you go to talk about protect and you'll lose all you do is no more good the best way to walk wiring from the industry that's why i'm choosing soon but a lot of younger i'm helping to taxiing job please give us independent color the cloud is making money. >> i have a couple of que

holders down to one thousand dollars that's jeopardizing the medallion sales force you benefit from and you're sitting around doing nothing the puc new chairman is talking about handing over general recreation and your doing nothing not talking to him not doing nothing maybe we don't need trait transportation at all you have to do something soon or no taxi industry. >> yes. mr. chairman. >> i have an item here just to show here. >> oh, i'm sorry that works. >> so i just wanted to make it clear to everyone i'll try to be brief i'll answer my questions i'm excited to see e.r. is that did soto cab will be another taxi the taxi industry need to be recast number one conferring has to be the top priority and the reliability and the technology innovation the taxi consumers was asked about app and the majority have no idea you can book a cookbook with an app if you look at the color councilman at the google and the apple store logo is here it was a big decision to give up the soto brand from dispatch years ago it was hallow with our new consolidation fly whole you'll leverage every taxi and

this considering the impact of the emptying industry and not paying a penalty for people buying medallions today more and more people are bowing medallions golden cars and running their own cars it is did trending as males are long term drivers that's a good change and fm it mandate defer dispatch company has to have a detailed physician for the public those are the 3 main objectives their strongly supported by the industry vested and wanted to speak for the right of that having said that there is one item that effects me a big number that needs to be put on the hood of the vehicle that needs to be on the hood it distracts the way it looked like this was when helicopters when all the vehicles are now gpas tracked even though people can't know the vehicle by the number it is perpendicular the medallion has to be in the front and that's important because it's expensive to put the numbers on the vehicles that do nothing and this is a taxi we have beautiful logos on the hood of vehicle and having to put those big numbers really should be teen out of this item thank you. >> sir. >> mark first s

holder renewal fee which is a thousand dollars is the sole responsibility of the me dap -- medallion holder, what should the amount be, you could say $10 or 10 thousand dollars and our ch

colleagues, they keep saying about us medallions and 8 thousand but there is -- you need to do something also for that and plus >> thank you, mr. hussein, i need to stop you there is there one mr. speaker card, i think it's right there, ms. boomer. >> i can't read her name. >> alright. >> could you use the microphone please, the one to your left. >> okay, again good afternoon to everybody. >> what's your name. >> mariana fotio, and everybody said about everything except really at this point it is critical if you can reconsider the medallion fee for this year, it's really lousy and it's stiff and things are so bad, please reconsider and give us a waiver this year. >> thank you, thank you, mariana. before we move on director rise k*in, would it be possible to take a deeper look at the taxi stand at the cal train station? >> we absolutely will, i learned about it from the industry starting over the last couple of day, so we will do so, we'll have our sustainable streets folks look and also see if there's something we can work out with cal-train, i concur with the sentiment of the driver, we

the men and women that sell and buy medallions.olume but a period where there's increased residence and tourism and increased taxi usage. obviously the popularity of the taxi was self-evident. >> so is uber to blame for the downfall? >> you know, i wouldn't call it a downfall. people in new york love to hail they do it hundreds and thousands of time every year. even in -- if you look to me one of the greatest examples of that is recently in the green taxis, they began in april 2013 they -- their beginnings simultaneous with uber's real growth in new york city. during that time at the end of december 2013 on average people were hailing green taxis at 19,000 a day. and today, at the end of december 2014 they're haling them at 50,000 a day. it proves to me there's definitely a large market ub be uber is in addition because they're popular in their customer service is well regarded. >> i'm fascinated why and how you're laying it out like this. i think the bones of what you're saying come fromremarks -- we're coming off an environment i

it's what you're allowed to have as far as religious medallions and stuff like that. manager wants you to write a letter to him stating what you want. and he said he would try to do his best to get it to you by the end of the day. >> they won't take me over and let me get it? who is going to handle it? the thing i'm saying is no one is supposed to touch it. to touch it without my permission is a sacrilege. it defames it. >> i understand that. that's why i'm telling you to put it down on the paper. put those instructions on that paper in written form. if i go back and tell them -- >> the thing of the matter is it is right there in the property. if they take me over, i can pull it out and let them visually inspect it. >> i understand. you need to write it on paper for him. do you know what i mean? write it out and i will be back in a little while. i will take it to him. >> in less than 24 hours, kinslow hopes to have his religious items returned. but over in level two, haley french hopes he will be getting back his freedom. >> i'm waiting to see what the caseworker will

support and facilitate and petition at the same time, they charge a quarter of a million dollars for medallion supervisor president breed shortly after lucy was killed you want on an interview and called the taxi industry bloke and made sure that - i don't like competition they're not fair competition they're eating my lunch and your lunch and taking the muni rides they have pricing how can you for the record as a taxicab to drive someone across the city for $7 uber is doing that that's not fair we carry a million dollar liability they over low rides the streets of san francisco are not safe if you're not driving you do so that supervisor president breed i wrote you a letter to governor jerry brown and willie brown for the jurisdiction over and over and over the tmcs i want to hand it to you in case you having don't have a. >> thank you the clerk will retrieve the letter. >> good afternoon. i'm robert i am too a cab driver unfortunately this city has decided it didn't want taxis on the road you have to release the day there are not taxis and this is coming very soon don't think you are going t

. >> turns out taxi 1512 is the medallion number.made an error the driver wrote him a check for $500. and did not want to go on camera but told 7 on your side i must have hit an extra button. i would never do this on purpose. taxi drivers want happy customers. >> i will have cash. that is it. >> square would not discuss this case but says it does contact drivers if there is a dispute the driver said he'd been out of the country and out of reach. so, if you use mobile pay get a receipt, then check it. now, to see my report online go to abc7 news.com. then select 7 on your side. >> the good looking guy there will take care of you. >> >>> a high school senior saddled up and got a prom date. >> how it g >>> things probably changed since you were in high school, inviting someone to the prom involves more than just asking a question. one of the so called promposals landed a high school senior in trouble this week. >> there is some horsing around, but never like this. >> i just see a horse out of nowhere. >> this cell phone video gone viral

. >> turns out taxi 1512 is the medallion number.ontacted the driver contacting luis saying he made an error the driver wrote him a check for $500. and did not want to go on camera but told 7 on your side i must have hit an extra button. i would never do this on purpose. taxi drivers want happy customers. >> i will have cash. that is it. >> square would not discuss this case but says it does contact drivers if there is a dispute the driver said he'd been out of the country and out of reach. so, if you use mobile pay get a receipt, then check it. now, to see my report online go to abc7 news.com. then select 7 on your side. >> the good looking guy there will take care of you. >> >>> a high school senior saddled up and got a prom date. >> how it female announcer: sunday's your last chance to save big during sleep train's triple choice sale. for a limited time you can choose up to 48 months interest-free financing on a huge selection of tempur-pedic models. or choose to save hundreds on simmons beautyrest mattress sets. you can even choo

as an aside, it should be noted that i never thought the leather or wooden africa medallion was work could be played out and was pleased to see marshawn lynch donned a few in his forced media appearances before the super bowl just over a week ago. that was awesome. did you watch any of that? it really is dope. so go seahawks. that is for my seven-year-old son. he is a tremendous seahawks fan. i told him i was coming to the new england area. he said, if easy tom brady, say hello but tell them i was rooting for the seahawks. >> marshawn lynch i think he is , not incidentally put in here. we we will get into the theater of disobedience a little later when we talk about public narratives. my characterization of social media and its relationship to calls for social justice, the -- included my distance from black lives matter. the black lives matter movement that emerged in 2012 after the state sanctioned killing of trayvon martin. at first my response to black lives matter was a bit like list -- this -- of course black lives matter. of course there relegated margins on a regular. i know t

that was nice that you just responded although i would have liked to hear a little more on the medallions personally, but i just -- i've been watching this situation for over a year now and it's just anybody who seems to make a request for parking ban, they get it you walk in here, you ask for it and it seems like from the outside, you get it and it doesn't have to do with commercial vehicles, maybe there's a smidge where that's what it's about but clearly for anybody who's paying attention, it's about people who are living in their vehicles and people who are living in their vehicles have a major upgrade over people who are living in tents and people who are living in a blanket up out under the open sky with a tarp if they're lucky there's not enough shelter beds in this city, and if you've ever been, you might understand why, so to me, i don't understand why -- it's all about not in my backyard situation. well, i would like there to be a moratorium on banning new streets for oversized vehicles until there is a plan for how to incorporate people -- you know trv's and people who are livin

it felt a little much for me kind of like when che guvera t-shirts and medallions felt a little much. everybody has these things, and there is a high degree of commercialism associated, but is there any there there? as an aside, this is where this comes up as a brick for us, -- as a break for us. it should be noted that i never thought the leather or wooden african medallion was work could be played out and was pleased to see that marshall and lynch -- marshawn lynch donned a few in his forced appearances before the super bowl. that was awesome. so go seahawks. that is for my seven-year-old son who was a tremendous seahawks fan. i told him i was coming to the new england area. he said if you see tom brady tell him hello tell him i was rooting for the seahawks -- tell him i was rooting for the seahawks. [laughter] i think he is not incidentally put in hear. we we will get into the theater of disobedience a little later when we talk about public narratives. back to the matter my , characterization of social media and its relationship to calls for social justice included my distance from

. >> reporter: turns out it's the cabbie's medallion number. the driver contacting luis saying they had made a big error. they wrote a check for $522. mouncy did not want to go on camera. he said i must have hit an extra button by mistake. i would never do this on purpose. taxi drivers want happy customers. luis said it won't happen again. >> i will have cash. that's the answer. i will pay the cab with cash. >> reporter: he said it had to uphold the charge since there was a signed receipt. square would not discuss the case citing privacy rules. they do contact drivers if there is a fare dispute. the driver said he had been out of the country and out of reach. get an instant receipt by text and print and check it out before you leave. >>> dream big and you can achieve it. dozens of girls heard that message today in san francisco. abc news was at the merced library for when i grow up. the fire chief and nasa scientist and a journalist talked about what they do, how they got there, and what inspired them. >> see through the eyes of women who have

no medallions, nothing else. everything else stays in their cell. the one thing that we learned was the inmates said what they're doing is taking their shanks with them to the strip cane, when they're strip searching they're taking them out of their shoes or knee braces and putting them on the floor. what we're doing today is following up on what occurred on the level vi last week when several high-ranking members were able did to overpower an officer in the recreation area, took the keys off her and stabbed a rival member numerous times. as a result of that, we initiated shakedowns. we completed level vi yesterday. we're headed to level v to conduct interviews to see if there's follow up information or weapons here to see if they are going to continue. if any assaults are going to occur immediately once they come off lockdown, the likelihood they might occur in this unit. because of the inmates have opportunity for congregant opportunity. they can come out of their cells six at a time. so if there's going to be any retaliation, it's possible it wil

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. >> a medallion is worth $100,000. >> i think even more than that.ther it's -- i don't know how they do it as taxi union or something? >> i think you buy them. >> you have to but who decides there's a limited supply? >> taxi limousine commission. it's a regulatory industry. >> to keep prices up. >> i understand as a cab driver being frustrated the very loosely regulated competition comes in. i can understand being frustrated. >> a lot of people like to drive can cabs can't get a medallion. >> why don't you loosen up the regulation on the taxi. >> that's what i mean. it's the supply will meet the demand and prices will stay low. it's a market. it doesn't make any sense. why you can't get a stupid cab. there it will be interesting to see how it plays out here. uber has a strong foothold in new york city. >> do you ever take the train from jersey to madison square garden? >> no. i went downtown to hoboken. >> go outside and try to get a cab. the line is probably 100 or 150 especially if it's raining. why? there's not people who don't want to be cabbyies

medallion licensed taxis. about 1200. >> how did you arrive at your answer?skill set. it was at one time. >> is that your chance to be liam neeson. >> a particular set of skills. they are coming between corpus christi and galveston. houston will be looking at more rain as well. the storm system may bring the european just off the coast. a little further to the south. the american model and the way it shapes up. on the track we may see icy conditions. looking for snow from new york city to boston. how much snow, you ask? if i tell you, i >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. brilliant sunshine and we need it, too. a cold start, you'll need your winter coat and your sunglasses today. a cold wind blowing, gusting to 25 miles an hour. temperatures only into the lower 40s today. and a cold start tomorrow, but less windy, so we'll start at 28 and warm to 46 with sunshine for thursday. it's friday that's the problem. snow and rain moving in and just as spring arrives friday evening, then drying out this weekend. have a great day. >> thanks, al. the proper

medallion licensed taxis. about 1200. >> how did you arrive at your answer?not my skill set. it was at one time. >> is that your chance to be liam neeson. >> a particular set of skills. they are coming between corpus christi and galveston. houston will be looking at more rain as well. the storm system may bring the european just off the coast. a little further to the south. the american model and the way it shapes up. on the track, we may see icy conditions. looking for snow from new york city to boston. how much snow, you ask? if i tell you, i >>> thank you, i think. good morning to you. 9:33 is the time. we love you, al roker, no matter how creepy the voice is you're doing before you toss it over to us. healdsburg nice and clear. temperatures going to end up in the mid to upper 70s in some parts of the bay area. 77 in the north bay. 72 in the south bay. 71 on the beautiful peninsula. palo alto today, 72 degrees for you. getting into tomorrow, even warmer. we'll peak and for the first day of spring temperatures start to level off. hope you have a fantastic d