where is my medallion?not to mention, where is my $300 i paid to get the medallion back from the city? ok. small city. seven miles. three miles is critical. 39 castro south of market downtown. all uber. we can't lose the airport. we will not be able to live. we will be homeless. you need to get this. and the airport has got millions of uber, 10,000 a day. 400 cabs there and you're saying we're causing the traffic problem. do the numbers. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> andrew son, president brinkman, members of the commission, thank you for spending all afternoon listening to these issues. these are complex and emotional. let me mention two things. one, i think commissioner tory mentioned a letter from five of the members, three additional members have endorsed the concept, so you may have eight members of the board of supervisors asking you to consider delaying the implementation of that. i think that's important because regardless of where we find ourselves today in the decisions that we

so the medallion types that we have from prior to 1978 were our corporate medallions and prek medallions. they go straight down the list. and currently 84 corporate medallions are in service and 106 prek medallions. these medallions have been held since prior to 1978. they have no driving requirement associated with them. so they have been able to collect pass uf income over the years and the estimated lifetime earnings from one of these medallions is $1.6 million per medallion. and for the largest corporation because they hold multiple, we estimate they've probably generated on average about $26 million for the largest corporate holder. when a new regulatory framework and the old medallion types going away which is the intention and the regulatory intention and on new requirements and medallion types and different classes with different rules for different types of medallions. and after 1978 and prop k was in effect, taxi medallions were issued based on the waiting list. they were offered at no cost, but there were sweat equity involved. you had to be a driver in order to hold a medalli

it's not about a medallion.most customers go on friday night on park street waiting 20 minutes for a uber and there's 20 cabs empty because of prices. in the airport i leave the lot and takes 25 minutes to get to him for price. $20 for the city or $60 plus tip. if you don't understand that, there's a problem. my brother-in-law taught me that problem and in the '90s they had the biggest price wars regarding coffee. he started selling it 50 cent and losing 50 cents a pound to mess with the other guy because of the prices. sit fair for know take over -- [gavel] >> commissioner: order. i don't want to have to clear the room but i will. quiet right now. >> these guys don't understand. i paid $50,000 for a down payment and it cost me $123 a day. i'm giving it to a driver i'm losing $1,000 without expenses on the vehicle because there's one guy said the airport there's no taxis. i waited three hours for a cab. i got tired of being patient and smoking seven packs a day of cigarettes and i don't know what i'm doing. >> c

medallion holders. and when you -- in recommendation number two you're proposing to cut down or not renew, which means to revoke, 260 medallions. it will not solve the supply/demand problem. instead, it will make taxis even less reliable i and it could generate a lawsuit against you to reinnovate the taxi industry and to have a healthy taxi medallion market, you have to stop ignoring the elephant in the room. the number of ubers and lyfts out there, you have to find a way to cap their numbers, to regulate them for what they are, they are taxicabs in every sense of the word. and you don't have jurisdiction over them because late mayor lee gave it away to the p.u.c. so i hope that it has always been our hope that you would do a better job with the capping in the numbers of uber and lyft out there. thank you. >> chair c. brinkman: thank you, mr. fonseco. >> cory lamb and antonio yon, and joan fisher and joel hirschcorn. >> good afternoon. my name is cory lamb and i oppose the current recommendation. i bene

revoking pre-k medallions, skraming against post-k medallioning -- discriminating against post-k medallions, is not the way to reform nor revive the industry. a lot of what's being presented here today was not even discussed at the taxi task force meetings. i urge the m.t.a. to review those recommendations harder, and i remind the city and you as the supervisors, the board of supervisors, every city agency that the elephant in the room is the number of ubers and lyfts on our streets. we have been disappointed and frustrated with the city for not having the political will to challenge the p.u.c. and have uber and lyft regulated in a similar manner to taxis. they have technology should not exempt them from having to comply with the rules taking you from point a to point b for profit. it is a taxi service. the app technology does not change the level of that serve. leveling the field of play is a must. you must do that for the taxi industry to survive, and you should buy back those medallions. [applause] >> my name is yetu. i'm a medallion, and i'm about to speak to our priority. the first --

the medallions. that is something we are moving forward and i'll get more into the details as we go forward. the third recommendation from the p.f.m.schaller report. it's an important part of our program. we have an existing incentive program and we have added to our wheelchair ramp taxi incentive program. as we vetted the pfm schaller report we heard strong industry feedback. we heard mta should open the buyer market for medallions, provide more direct support for purchased medallion holders, lower the medallion price. i want to note there's an asterisk there. that requires a consent of the approved lender. when we established our package of reforms, mta staff looked at what the pfm/schaller report recommended. considered all that feedback and considered some of our key policy objectives. we focused our reform package on the purchased medallion holders because they have invested the most at $250,000 for the most part and yet, they make the least. the pfm/schaller report they provided a pro forma ana

i have a pre-k medallion. and i was wondering, all of a sudden they said they're going to take my medallion away. i've been working all this time and never retired. and i'm still working now. to my recollection, i gavemy permit beneficiary to my wife and child, who is also a cab driver. and i'm wondering, they're going to take it away, it's my livelihood, i'm still paying on my home and i'm just wondering what is going to happen. thank you. [applause] >> thank you for the opportunity. my name is tim lap. i've been in the industry for 35 years. at the time i started in 1983, i could not purchase a medallion. i wish i would have been able to. i would have had the best cars, the best shift, but the city would not make that available to me. i decided to stay in the industry only because i knew that after a certain amount of time, about 13 years in my case, i was going to receive a medallion, for being a grizzled driver, basically. now they're trying to do the classic take from peter to pay paul, by excluding all o

the second part of this is the corporate medallions. i don't think the major holdup there is the legal one. i think the holdup is director -- well, a few of the directors want to know more about it. so may i -- it seemed to me that would be an isolated hearing item that director torin could come back and meet with directors privately to provide the information. so that might be something that we want to figure out how we get that on the agenda sooner thaernt rater, if it remains your recommendation and to get the directors the information they need on that. >> sure, we can do that. >> quiet. we're almost there. >> okay. sorry. >> that's okay. >> thank you for sharing that, but quiet. quiet. all right. don't make me clear the room now. we've gone this far with mutual respect to a certain extent, so lets finish this meeting. we have a motion and a second and a resolution in front of us. do i have a motion to approve in front of us? go ahead, director hsu. >> no, i was just going to say with the airport, can i get a quarterly report on tha

the bank recently took back his medallion. >> i couldn't pay my medallion fee every month. had to pay the bank $800 and i got behind the payment. >> reporter: he estimates business is down by 60%. >> i don't like it anymore. i'm too old for this. >> reporter: back outside city hall, cab drivers questioned the sfmta logic that giving cab drivers who purchased their medallions for $250,000 the lucrative rides will benefit the industry has a whole. >> i'm not against change, but don't throw us under the bus. please, san francisco, the city i love and gave my life to. i feel like they're killing us. it is not fair. >> reporter: and the public comment period here is expected to last a total of three hours, if not more. a photographer of ours who was just inside tells me that there's still 30 more people who are signed up to speak, and that's all before a vote on the sfmta's proposals. in san francisco, melanie woodrow, "abc 7 news." >> a lot of people have a lot to say on this, melanie. thank you so much. >>> and, of course, those medallions can be a burden. joining us is kqed r

this brings value back to medallion because the people who have these medallions are able to make these dropoffs and pickups. >> 450 cabs cannot support the airport. okay? there will be 30, 40, 50 people standing at every stand trying to get a cab. >> reporter: so you can hear those cab drivers are extremely upset. coming up tonight, new at 6:00 p.m., we're going to take you on a ride-along with a cab driver who's been at it for decades. he's a driver who recently defaulted on his payment and lost his medallion after many years. hear why tonight at 6:00 p.m. we will also keep you posted on the vote on these proposals. the sfmta spokesperson tells me it will be quite some time before that vote comes in tonight. live in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> all right, melanie, thank you. a new report shows traffic congestion in san francisco continues to get worse. it places some of the blame on rideshare services. according to t untynsatnage tra city streets in 2010 was 24 miles per hour. in 2016 it was 20 miles per hour. half of the slowdown is attributed to the number of uber

free off a wait list or lease a medallion. say the wait here is worth it. >> drive around the city two or three hours without a fare, why not come to the airport where you know within two or three hours will get a fare.% >> council passed a pick-ups and drop-offs for those who paid foor medallion. >> i'm making payment but barely. four kids. >> other drivers say shouldn't be promised. >> sorry they put down money and they're stuck, that's what they wall a bad investment. >> reporter: paul rose says helps those who didn't purchase medallions by getting them off the line and back to the city. >> we believe there is a demand for taxi drivers. >> when was last time he drove a cab? doesn't know what he's talking about. >> reporter: will develop a transition plan and exploring backup plan where drivers could be reinstated at sfo. in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >>> another major tech conference is setting up in san francisco, so taxis should get rides out of it. work under way for oracle's open world at moscone center,

medallions sold for $250,000. the same year uber and lyft started pick-ups and now they are worth less. >> i serve my people, i have been held up and attacked and persecuted by you name it, you can see it in my face. i paid my dues. >> many who bought the medallions say they have defaulted on their loans. a ferry line that is struggling with overcrowding dealt with a service issue. unspecified mechanical problems, scrapped the 4 and 5:30 golden gate ferries, it's routinely sold out. and they report that the operators are considering to add a vessel to the line and looking for ways to alleviate a packed parking lot at the station. >>> america's top diplom pompeo is in saudi arabia, asking the royal family if they knew of the disappearancdisappea jamayou can't jamal khashoggi. >> a international crisis is brewing after jamal khashoggi disappeared. >> i know what i'm going to do, sanction the hell out of saudi arabia. they searched for clues. vice president pence hinted that it could be that america becomes involved.

who got their medallion for free off a wait list or worked for a cab company and lease their medallionall drivers here say the wait is worth it. >> if i'm going to drive around the city two or three hours without a fare, why not come to the airport and you know within two hours or so you are going to get a fare. >> reporter: tension is boiling between the groups because earlier this week the sfmta passed a proposal restricting sfo pickups and drop-offs to the group of drivers who purchased their medallions for $250,000. the proposal's intent is to ease the financial burden on drivers who are struggling to make payments due to competition from rideshare companies like uber and lyft. >> yeah, i am making my payment but i am barely making it. i have four kids. >> reporter: the other group of drivers who did not pay for a medallion say they shouldn't be punished. >> i'm sorry they put down their money and stuff, i don't know. that's what they call a bad investment. >> reporter: sfmta spokesperson paul rose says it will help those who didn't purchase medallions by getting them off the slide

san francisco cabbies are looking at taxi medallions who now appear to be worthless. the city is considering a plan to help them out. sam brock tells us there's not much optimism that it will actually work, though. >> it should be worth $150,000. >> reporter: how much is it actually worth? >> right now? right now there is no buyer. >> reporter: so nothing? >> nothing right now. >> reporter: as he holds up a taxi medallion he waited 20 years to acquire, he laments the hard truth, he lost out on a retirement ticket. but for some drivers who shelled out $250,000, he says it's worse. do you think this is ruining families? >> definitely. they could buy a house. they probably have a house but mortgaged the house to buy the medallion. >> thinking this was their ticket to the american dream, you have those people all of a sudden in a situation where their medallions were almost worthless. >> reporter: this woman has been studying the medallion issue for years trying to help the largely immigrant families affected. she's not sure the city's proposed plan to give holders exclus

four kids. >> reporter: obtain medallions for tree or off wait list say proposal isn't fair. >> that's not the case. >> reporter: not a fight between cab drivers and ride share but cab drivers and cab drivers. >> sorry they put down their money stuck. that's a bad investment. >> reporter: paul rose says helps those who didn't purchase medallions by getting them off the line and back to the city. >> we believe there is a demand for taxi drivers. >> when was last time he drove a cab? doesn't know what he's talking about. >> reporter: will develop a transition plan and exploring backup plan where drivers could be reinstated at sfo. >>> another delay in trial for woman accused of killing father of her children in 2016 and family of the victim is tired of waiting. family and friends of keith green protested outside the hall of justice today. bail adjustment for bayat was pushed back because tiffany lee didn't show up to court citing medical issues. announced in hearing she was diagnosed with breast cancer. >>> rushed to put out a fire on the airport tarmac. caught fire in front of gate 17 a

those who bought as the 250,000 medallion a license maki it a taxi cab and those who got the medalenree off of a wait list or working for a cab company and lease the medallion. >> the drivers say it's worth it. >> i'm driving around the city two or three hours without a fare why not come to the airport and you know within two or this tlie hours you are getting a fare. >> tension is boiling between earlier this week the sfmta pass add proposal restricting pick up and drove ops to the group who purchased the medallions to are $250,000. the proposal's intent is is to east the financial burden on drivers struggling to make payments due to competition from ride share companies like uber and lyft. >> yeah, i am making my payment but barely making it. i have four kids. >> the other group of drivers who didn't pay for a medallion say they shouldn't be pundit i should. >> i'm sorry they put down money and stuck i don't know that's what they call a bad investment. >> the spokesperson says paul rose says the proposal will help cab drivers who didn't purchase mccallens getting them off this line

new rules for san francisco taxi medallion system. according to the chronicle the mta approved a majority of proposed reforms for government issued medallion permits. medallions will be available for sale to those outside the same -- of san francisco. the proposal on restrictions for sfo pickups was rejected. the latest effort to help drivers who lost business to ride hailing companies like lift and uber. >>> a very company will pay $2.7 million to settle allegations if violated san francisco healthcare lost. city officials announced a settlement with the hornblower yachts and its affiliated alcatraz cruises. the city attorney's office claims the ferry companies create a complicated eligibility to deny workers health benefits required under a city ordinance. the companies have not publicly responded. >>> 4:45 a.m. and a week after hurricane michael made landfall we don't 26 people that died. vice president mike pence arrived in georgia to do work -- toward the storm damage. the vice president and his wife visited the cannes plantation

among those proposed changes, the mta wants to drop restrictions on who can buy medallions and allow companies to buy them in bulk. the agency also wants to restrict which cabs can seek fares at sfo and phase out about 260 medallions, currently owned by nondriving holders. but not everyone thinks this idea is good. >> most guys, they probably have a house, but they mortgage their house to buy the medallion. >> thinking that this was their ticket to the american dream. you have those people all of a sudden in a situation where their medallions were almost worthless. >> the taxi service's director is saying that the airport plan will help steer value back to purchase medallion-holders. >>> changing times in san francisco's mission district have apparently caught up to one popular art gallery. now planning to close at the end of the month. we've covered galleria de la rasa before when vandals targeted the mural. the gallery occupied its main space on 24th and bryant street for 46 years. leaders say their rent recently doubled. that's just too much for them to afford. fortunately, the ga

the elephant in the room is still the medallion price. no one is going to buy one at $250,000 everyone with these changes. >> reporter: now today something of a complete in some respects, we knew drivers would not be happy with the proposal. they showed up in numbers that the hearing room could not even begin to control. they're a little upset about this. what we do not know is how sf mta is going to handle the proposals placed before them today. they might take some of it, they might reject some of it, they might delay the entire package. we will follow this for you and let you know what they decide. >> we are at san francisco's city hall, wilson walker, kpix 5. >>> meanwhile five supervisors have sent a letter to the sf mta, asking them to slow down on the proposals. >>> a new poll finds the gas tax increase could get the boot come november. in our exclusive kpix 5 survey u.s.a. poll, people were asked on prop 6 how do you vote? well 58% said yes, repeal. 29% said no, and 13% were undecided. >>> there is a blitz of campaign advertising

they voted to eliminate the medallion transfer free.2012, they sopld for $250,000, the same year uber and lyft starting pickups. now some say they are essentially worthless. >> i serve the public with all my heart. and i have been held up. i've been attacked. i have been persecuted by cab companies, customers, the airport, you name it. you can see it in my face. i paeuid my dues >> many who bought the medallions say they defaulted on loans. >>> san jose state university hosting a townhall celebrating the 50th anniversary of this moment when gold medalist tommy smyth and bronze medalist john carlos took a stand for human rights at the 1968 summer olympics. as the national anthem played during the medal sayre mope, they bowed their hands and raised their fists in protest of racial in equality. this morning they are among the panelists who will talk about their 50-year legacy, a defining moment of athlete activism. it starts at 8:30 at the event center. >> warriors won their season opener last night against the thunder 108-100. and it was

they will phase out 260 medallions, most people think the idea is fair >> those guys pay 250 medallions to buy a house, they probably have a house but they mortgage their house to buy the medallion. >> thinking that this was their ticket to the american dream, you have those people all of a sudden in a situation where their medallions were almost worthless. >> the taxi services director for sf mta saying that the airport plan will help steer value back to purchase medallion holders. >> it is 6:07 right now. also today a new push to help kids in crisis close to home. santa clara county board of supervisors will vote on building a $222 million behavioral health facility. if approved it would be located on the santa clara cvalley medical campus center in san jose. the two-story building would include 24 beds for kids in need of care. >>> the future of high speed rail at stake, the high speed rail authority meets to discuss the project that could eventually connect the bay area with southern california. the board meeting centers on the fresno to bakersfield section. officials will also hear

the recommendations focus on those expensive medallions that allow driving as a taxi. some of them may be whether they want it waive fees if they want to transfer the medallions to someone else. >>> investigators say an air canada jet was 60 feet off the ground when it came in under 4 loaded planes on a taxi way. the pilots were confused by a runway closure, the ntsb said a few feet of separation presented this from becoming the worst aviation accident in history. the reports also failed to report the incident until the next day and the safety board criticized the faa for having just one controller on duty. >>> and now, it's 4:40 and getting ready for take off, the air force base is getting ready to help in relief efforts. >>> and a homecoming, and a surprise that and brought home to his girlfriend. >>> good morning, traffic on the bridge right now looks good getting no san francisco, it's light coming around that corner towards treasure island exit. >>> a little more sunshine today and some warmer temperatures on a friday, we'll see what's in store for the weekend. fa

selling taxi medallions. now, drivers are paying the price. >>> tonight at 6:00, san francisco made millions selling taxi medallions, and now drivers are paying the price. how the city is planning to help the struggling taxi industry, that story and more tonight in our 6:00 newscast. >>> 911, a pig is on the loose. a deputy used a bag of doritos to lure this huge pig back home. deputies responded to the report of a pig running around the neighborhood. deputies knew this pig really pell. -- well. he gets out all the time. they even knew where he lived. they had a bag of doritos and lured the pig all the way home. >> oh, man. >> maybe the owner could cooperate and put a better fence in. >> what kind of doritos? jalapeno flavored? >> good nose on that pig. she was quite a distance away. i wasn't even sure the bag was open. the pig knew it. >> details you won't find anywhere else. >> hope to see you at 6:00. >>> breaking news tonight. nbc news has learned saudi arabia may be about to admit that a "washington post

holder with an organization called medallion holder association. last month, we responded to the city's attempt to quash the credit union lawsuit by way of dimmer. they rolled they have alleged for breach of contract and breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. we see a lots of that unfair dealing going on these days. the mindset that the m.t.a. stance has taken is it has to go to all -- whatever is possible to help people purchase medallions make enough money to pay their loons be cut -- loans because of these forfeitures. it is arbitrary and capricious to say that someone on the pain and suffering metre is at 99%. people who might represent, including myself may be a 95 or 96 and the defective pension is blown up now. m.t.a. is trying to steal the rest of it. because the people who would rent my medallion can't go to the airport so they won't rent it. i feel set up like a bowling pin to be revoked. the entire industry may collapse the c.e.o.s of the biggest cab companies advised m.t.a. not to do it and five or eight supervisors

the board voted to eliminate the medallion transfer fee. >> it would have called -- under -- >> the board voted to adopt all but one of the proposed reforms. >>> we are three weeks away from the november election and the race for governor is heating up. john cox toured skid row in downtown l.a. yesterday. lieutenant governor gavin newsom visited a venice beach outreach center. >> we're going to build affordable homes. that's lower cost homes. that's not handing out subsidies to a few people and putting more debt on the voters of this state. >> none of the issues that are more resonant than the issue of poverty and homelessness. >> cox has 35% of the vote. >>> a new poll finds that the gas tax increase could get the boot in november. in our exclusive kpix/surveyusa poll, people were asked, on prop 6, how will you vote? 58% saying yes to repeal it. 29% say no. 13% still undecided. now, there is a blitz of campaign advertising on prop 6 these days. opponents say the money is needed to fix roads and bridges. backers of prop 6 say that caltrans needs to better manage the money it already gets.

to limit which medallion holders could pick up fares at sfo. drivers who would be shut out of the airport say that will put them out of business. >>> fast food joints criticized for buying beef containing anti- biotics. the bay area favorite that got a failing grade. in the meat. and in-and-out has recieved a failing grad >>> a new report card is out for burger chains. it measures the use of antibiotics in the meat. in and out has received a failing grade. all, but three major u.s. burger chains failed the report. wendy's came in with a d, while shake shack and florida-based burger burger fi received a's. the cdc says antibiotic use in meat production could contribute to a rise in resistant bacteria. >> the problem with antibiotic resistance, which comes from overuse of antibiotics both in humans and animals is a crisis at this point. >> it had can cause infections that are harder to treat. by the way, shake shack is opening its first bay area store in palo alto this fall. >>> travelers and their service animals will be more at ease at oakland

-- approved the reforms for the medallion issued permits. medallions can be sold to drivers outside of san francisco. a proposal to restrict sfo pickups was rejected. the latest efforts helped drivers who lost business to lift and uber. >>> a ferry company pays $2.7 million to settle allegations that it violated san francisco healthcare laws. officials announced the settlement with hornblower yacht and its affiliate alcatraz cruises. the city attorney's office claims the ferry companies create a complicated eligibility policies to deny workers help the plant -- health benefits required under a city ordinance. the companies have not publicly responded. >>> 5:45 a.m. and a week after hurricane michael made landfall and we know at least 26 people have died from the storm. vice president mike pence a lot -- arrived in georgia to tour the storm damage left behind. the vice president and his wife visited a pecan plantation to see the difference. the president said even if new trees were planted today it would take 20 years for them to produce usab

. >>> new rules for san francisco's taxi medallion system. according to the chronicle the mta approved most of the proposed reforms and the government issued medallions and among the changes, medallions can be sold to drivers outside of san francisco. sfo pickups have been canceled. they want to help drivers who lost business to lift in newburgh. >>> in a california ballot measure for and against proposition eight are flooding the airways. both sides are spending millions of dollars. prop rate which cap revenues earned by dialysis clinics at 115%. if they go over they must issue refunds to insurance companies and patients who pay out-of- pocket. the union that represents healthcare workers is the sponsor of proposition eight and they say the state's two largest dialysis companies make huge profits and there needs to be more oversight. opponent say proper -- proposition eight could cause dialysis clinics to close, especially those serving low- income patience. >> dialysis companies in our view are the worst abusers of healthcare price x explos

. >>> new rules for the taxi medallion system. the mta. -- approved most of the medallion permits. they can be sold to drivers outside of san francisco but a proposal to restrict sfo pickups was rejected. reports on the latest efforts for drivers who lost business. >>> 30 days away from the busiest shopping day of the year and 69 days away from christmas. companies are ramping up holiday hiring. u.p.s. is hiring 1000 seasonal workers more than the past two holiday seasons. these jobs will start from the member -- november and continue through the month of january. the company says during the past three years 35% of people hired for the holidays have landed permanent positions. >>> bay area netflix is growing. shares sword in the company added 7 million subscribers between july and september. good news for the company after it failed to meet its own performance predictions in the 2nd quarter. there are 137 netflix subscribers worldwide in the company saw its greatest growth with its overseas network and more people are expected to sign up. netflix itself is up four and one half%. it

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. >>> new rules for san francisco's taxi medallion system. approved most of the reforms for the government issued medallion permits. they can be sold it to drivers outside of san francisco. a proposal to restrict sfo pickup was rejected. the reform is the latest effort to help taxi drivers that lost business to ridesharing services. >>> the oakland city council approved a safe parking program for the homeless that live in their cars. the city will spend $300,000 over the next year offering safe places for the homeless to park overnight. the plan was backed by local churches and it calls for several special parking lots around the city that have security guards and on-site coordinator and portal potties. >> oakland city leaders will announce the campaign to clean up city streets. libby schaaf has been spearheading efforts to encourage people to stop rubbing trash on oakland streets. she will announce the results of the program, bulky block parties, and there were three events held in different parts of the city where people could legally dispo

we do have a major issue with the loans from the credit union no longer holding the medallion as collateral and it's cause huge problem and part of the division too is when it came from going from prop k to prop a and forced us to lose our spots on the list i waited 16 years and nobody cried for us. they were ready to throw us under the bus and make us buy. money rules the energy and we mentioned lowe, ting and wiener and they're huge advocates of the t.n.c.s. it's almost impossible to support us though i'd appreciate their support. you go on twitter and everything they do and say is a big lobby for the t.n.c.s. it's very difficult. we're in a very extremely difficult situation and that's pretty much all i can say at this point and thank you for listening to us. >> commissioner: thank you very much. mr. brooks. >> thank you aaron brooks, californ californians for energy choice and under the structure you've been discussing and i would urge they include studying environmental impacts in the same way jobs are outsourced overseas because countries have lower environmental standards. these jobs

francisco taxi medallion system. according to the chronicle, the mta approved the reforms for the government issued medallion permits. they can be sold to drivers outside of san francisco. a proposal to restrict was rejected. this is helping drivers that lost businesses to ridesharing services. >>> a big day for canada as it becomes the largest country to legalize the sale of a recreational marijuana. >>> the mega millions jackpot rises again, inching towards $1 billion after nobody hit all six winning numbers. >>> disney on ice is skating back to the bay area. we will speak with a local member of the cast with everything that the new show has to offer. >>> welcome to the 9. the bay area weather is a little bit cloudy along the coast. it will be sunny and nice. on october 17, i want to show you the video. people are talking about it. this is a robotic dog. doing its thing. believe it or not, it seems funny to you but uc berkeley debuted this. this was debuted at uc berkeley, the dog from boston mechanics. they are go

. >> he was affiliated with a fleet of 200 cabs in new york city and also owned some medallions in chicago. in about 2012, he was reporting about $ 90,000 a month in income from his taxi business. >> two of his business associates and taxing medalli s medallions, simon and pete, were convicted of multiple crimes. >> this is one of the vulnerabilities he created for himself by being in business with someone who got on the wrong side of the law. >> gene freeman and simon has a checkered an unusual history. this year he pled guilty to tax fraud. >> all the charges are unrelated to michael cohen, but the company he keeps is noticeable. >> after running for new york city counsel in 2003 and losing in a landslide, cohen turned his attention to real estate. he used his earliest deals to attract the attention of a man whose brash persona and glamorous lifestyle made him a reality tv star. >> you're fired. >> donald j. trump was enjoying fame on his hit show, "the apprentice." >> trump building and later a $5 million property in another building, where ivanka trump lived. >> after becoming treasure

in the barn, tim finds carved plaster medallions, fancy iron work, and antique brass fixtures, all salvagedthe vanderbilt estate. in the dining room, an old, painted chandelier is coated in grime, but tim's sure some elbow grease will reveal a gilded treasure. and this pair of wrought-iron doors, which once hung at an entrance to the vanderbilt home in new york? crusted with layers of old paint. they're an irresistible project for tim. tim learns that fixing those antique pieces costs him more than money -- time, too. >> they all have to be hand-done. you can't do it with machines. we very carefully had to restore it. >> tim's feeling caught in a financial vise that gets tighter by the day. sandy suggests they take a break and watch a movie, but the comedy they pick about a couple fixing up a dilapidated house hits too close to home. >> we were getting depressed, and we decided we would watch "the money pit". and as we're watching it, we look at each other and we go, "this is not funny". >> yes.s is us". >> is it time to sell and move on? truth is, they're finally admitting to themselves wh

. >> a medallion to bring the home protection. >> we have to bring the home back. it took care of us. we needed to do this. >> that was the hopeful spirit driving this gathering. a neighborhood more united. >> people a mile away, you converse and socialize. >> coffee strong is not a slogan but a inspiration. >> we're sad together and strong together. >> coffee strong started out as a social network to swap tips on rentals, insurance, contractors but it's a support group and a planning group as the neighborhood is rebuilt and revitalized. >> what stood out to you. >> it was a wonderful gathering before the ceremony. people were greeting each other with hugs and happiness. it was great to see the reunions. people are living around the north bay, maybe further out. it's great when they come together and it was wonderful to be in the atmosphere. see the kids running around be playing like they did when this was their neighborhood they lived in. >>> one of the wineries in napa broke ground on a new building. they toasted to a new beginning. the atlas fire destroyed the

commute our global viewers may not know but they they you have to get from the city one of these medallions to drive it in the used to be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars but they've gone down in value and i guess a hedge fund is now buying these things because they do think that there is a life for taxis do you that they won't go the way of the dinosaurs. you know i think taxi cabs make a difference there are times when you get to the airport and you order a ride healing service and you have to wait the same as everyone else when there's a whole string of cabs there waiting so typically when i look at the airports of cabs make the most amount of sense they have kept fees from like j.f.k. into manhattan so and that same is true in san francisco los angeles and chicago there are kept fees and so that's that where you don't get into a car service which i have had happen who didn't know where they were going even though they're supposed to follow the app that's built ten and so this is a concern that a lot of people have like i would say please don't drive me through times square and the

. > we have a wonderful base of lobster with a lobster medallion.have with this chocolate 35% of cocoa. >> you don't normally think of chocolate and lobster, why do they marry together well? >> this we want this licorice and this i chocolate the perfect example of licorice and chocolate. >> you don'trobablyat 35% chocolate. i presume this is quite bitter. actually, no, it's not. ,oh, my go i would have this all day long. this is 35%?>> yes. >> this is fantastic. avally, really good. do i that itreversed? would be more sweeter? i get to try this one? excellent. so what is it that people can try when they head over to st. regis for national chocolate day? point out a few of these other things while i take a bite of this. this is fantastic. feel so spoiled. mmm, that is so good. mmm. talk to me about national chocolate day while i finish this, chef. >> we put cream and pastry cream mixed together and this is typically french, you know, very, very heavy in butter. >> not low in calories, by t way. very heavy in butter. >> the chocolate is a special we h