maybe, we want to kind of schedule forward, drilling down in to some of the areas that the director metcalf mentioned. and i think that starting even right is just at the extension of the box, and kind of understand, what that construction looks like. and that is the imminent domain required to get that space and i don't think that i realized until seeing this presentation that that extension, east or it was needed and i think that the discussion on that will be helpful. and on the construction method. there is i know, and it has been a case for quite a long time in terms of the project approach that we have these two pretty significant, cut and one large and one smaller cut and cover, section, that i think that we would want to spend some time looking at and just understanding what the impacts of that will be obviously it can be very disruptive and these are happening right, and in some case, a pretty booming part of the downtown and another case, of the emerging part of the downtown and so we really are understanding that and but, the discussion of alignment, and i know that we are still

. >> director metcalf? >> i want to first of all say that i am so thrilled that we are talking about the dtx, this, yeah, you can sit down and i might have a question for you. but i am really pleased that we are talking about this phase, and i hope that kind of for this and this can be a major focus of our time for the board and thank you for such a thorough overview and presentation and i feel like it lays out a bunch of things that we are going to need to delve into and talk about, from what you presented the design build, finance, maintain option looks really appealing and the it really has turned out well, and i think that one of the san francisco examples that has gotten this city familiar and comfortable. with it. i think that it would be really great if as you just said, if the ta and the tjpa can joinly design this and the ta is the agency here that has the experience without having done one of these, and those are the big lawsuit that the ta dealt with from the cal transengineers and i expect that

he doesn't understand currencies and he doesn't even understand mathematics in his description of metcalf's law is something you'd expect from a child who's never actually pre-verbal in a preferrable state is just kind of drooling on himself or herself i mean this is shocking the reason this is significant is that if he wasn't at the new york times nobody would listen to him because he's obviously a fool but the new york times is a useful idiot as they sustain a soviet union these are the useful idiot propagandists who go out there and spew lies for the stupid people in america who read the new york times and believe that there's some component of truth to it now we know he's an idiot but what do you think about bitcoin going forward in twenty fourteen what do you think will say i won't be getting back to this snowden bitcoin theme in corruption is going to continue to be in a very important theme going forward and big point is powered by the encryption technology the mathematics behind it corruption and the adoption rate is skyrocketing and you've got oversight dot com run by overstocked o

. >> metcalf. >> here. >> and director reiskin? >> present. >> and chair kim. >> here. >> madam chair you do have a

and again, i will just concur with the director metcalf that i think that it was a great presentation and to start surfacing all of these things and maybe, in each of our subsequent meetings we can drill down on one aspect of this, and really, and there is no bigger transportation project that is more important to san francisco than getting this tunnel built and getting the train service to the transbay. and so i am happy to see it moving forward now. >> thank you, director. >> director lee? >> and so i will be respectful as possible, and i am filling in for director lloyd and so i kind of feel like i should draw my box a little bit. i do feel like i need to say a few things, at the staff level, that we met with a tjpa and we have not brought this to the board, but the staff level, there is excitement for any efforts to try and advance the dtx, because we would like to bring our trains to ttc. and that is that we are striving for, and with our context, and a few things, that i think were highlighted in the presentation, is sort of, there is consensus to invest in a decision, and becau

nancy metcalf wrote that article. he is the the senior program editor for "consumer reports" and has been covering health care reform through the lens of the consumer. she joins me now. good morning. >> good morning. >> we talk a lot about the politics of this and i wanted to focus on how should consumers go about using the website now. so you in the noirs said stay away. now what are you saying? >> now we're saying it's time. first of all, if you want to buy insurance, that's in effect on january 1st, you have to do it pretty quickly. you only until december 23rd to enroll. so back end of the website problems with which consumers can not do anything about, we'll hope those get fixed. what consumers need to focus on is how to enroll in the first place. and there's a big job ahead because a lot of people still really aren't clear how to go about it. >> walk people through it. step one. >> step one is to understand that applying for health insurance now is more like doing your income tax than going to the doctor. >> oka

san jose we have construction projects in the works and this is northbound and southbound 101 at metcalf all lane are shut down for repair on the over crossing, so, watch out for that and it doesn't look like it is slowing you down but detours are in place. as we take a wider shot san jose everything is running on time and we are accident free, and 9 miles per hour, as we head through the san jose airport across 280 and that is looking clear but 85 into cupertino is looking clear, as well. to correct yes, 680 from pleasant hill and highway 4, there are a few cars making their way to the junction with 24 and everything is fine. >> fans of "duck dynasty" have had comments from a biggest star got him kicked off the show. what he said and to who. >> it was not typical bingo >> you could win $7,000 cash today for helping fight finger in the bay area. >> it is easy, just click "give where you live" on our facebook page and you have until 11:59 this morning. we will donate a dollar to bay area food banks to you and you will be entered to win $7,000 just in time for the holidays. we will announc

have been north of the country in twenty twelve with and push back by its french and african troops metcalfe said gemini but continue to support french troops stationed in mommy you german soldiers have also been helping to train money and soldiers who are now once again facing increased resistance from islamist rebelsone of the un team charged with investigating the use of chemical weapons in syria. his final report to secretary general on chemo in on thursday the report cites what it says is credible evidence that chemical weapons were used in at least find places in syria. bond called the use of chemical weapons an offence against the universal values of humankind. un inspectors went to syria in september to investigate the alleged attacks. north korean leader kim jong hoon had his uncle and mentor jack and some take executed at the end of the week. state media said jan was a traitor to the nation and involved in corruption gambling and inappropriate behavior with women. two of his aides had already been executed. in pyongyang the reaction i got the o. well um i'm in love. he's in the evo

. >> metcalf. >> here. >> and director reiskin? >> present. >> and chair kim. >> here. >> madam chair you do have a quorum. >> thank you, are there any communications today? seeing none, any board of director's new or old business? seeing none, we will move on to the executive director's report. >> good morning directors and members of the public, typically we don't hold a december meeting because of schedule travel and so forth and november is our last board meeting given that this is most likely our last meeting of the year i would like to report on the highlights, in particular since director lee is joining us today and has not been with us this last year. and the various things that we accomplished and with respect to the transbay project, beginning with the ground breaking and the sale of tea to hains, and that is how we started off the year and we then sold block six as well to gala for 30 million and entered into an agreement with havan and bridge housing to purchase, block nine for 43 million, this is working with the offic

. ♪ ame is eddie metcalf. ] that's handy. i enjoworking in my yard and you know, i can't. any more,'cuz i'm missing most of my lung. they did a cat scan of my kidneys, no more kidney stones. that's the good news. "but, we found a spot on your lung." that frankly scared the "hell" out of me. i hadn't smoked in 22 years. how could this happen to me? he said, "well, you know about radon gas?" we'll... you know, i heard about it. he said, "well, the second leading cause of cancer" "in america is radon, 22,000 people a year die from this." i literally left the doctor's office, got a test kit, put it in my house, and our result was 39.8. the upper limit is 4. we got to get this fixed. that was on a monday, and on wednesday, our mitigation system was up and running. well, i think everybody should have their house tested. we'd never know. we'd still be living there. i could get another tumor from it. right now, it's changing my life. >>> abc7 news begins with breaking news. >> the breaking news is from show to see if anyone inside after an early morning place burned a structure to

. >> reporter: gabriel metcalf of the san francisco planning and research association understands therehension. >> people are really afraid especially renters like me if you lose your apartment, you have to move out of the city most likely. >> reporter: speaking of moving, st

metcalfe said she wants to strengthen convergence of european policies. exciting areas such as the banking union initiative measures to tackle youth unemployment. miracles that you are moving in the right direction again the obese is docile and the european debt crisis is not yet overcome. there's no doubt about that and i can't stand that often enough that we are seeing initial results and are convinced that the crisis can be overcome long term. in its autumn forecast the european commission spoke for the first line of clear signs that the economy is gradually startin to recover and he gets up i know who is in the opposition bloc in parliament looks tiny compared to the ruins of government will make it germany's two biggest parties have come together in a grand coalition. his voice latching onto the mat collected christian democrats i did what he did eat they don't want policy the hands of bankers and only catch that kid killed and two forces are great people to pay tens of thousands to gambling houses at the rate is not christian but intense that it is

sleep and reduction of the coal well just give us a strong cool that the opp weeny piece of apple metcalfe a democracy that both the democrats battle for future if ukraine does misty eyed called it had a political future i think that knowledge because the movie the greatest test in his life unfortunately she don't use the fitness on them because if you sign up association event that the european union it comes to become as a national hero. now he has a very bad situation with his personal acceptance. inside the company. and if he find out if you understand and find out that peaceful compromise we signed up association agreement to form the new government needed to provide the new election opponent just to cover additional support of the people that can stop it cold. that's a pretty great future. the kit you the tools and different way. i think that will be protected. now this program is produced in partnership with ashes say the leading french business school in frost the president all fashionistas think i'm going to walk as a question for you let's listen to. this ethical bush and co new

this network effect the google amazon e-bay they're highly leveraged on this network the fact the metcalf's law you could look that up on google and get a deeper understanding what this means so the n.s.a. is going to start to data leverage and architect and destroy the answer that the entire this entire global economy based on i.t.v. starts to collapse and give you an idea of some of the damages are doing there by some estimates u.s. corporations are already losing one hundred eighty billion dollars of business as the rest of the world's divorces itself from this crappy as a virus. joke write your own heart no i think i put you out well it's not necessarily that the total value you know to the global society of information technology is going to go down but certainly the u.s. economy is going to be heard very very badly by this in the long term already germany just last week announced that they are basically going to rebuild and reengineer old critical software that they need to run their country in their industry so that means that they will stop buying lots of american software which is

this network effect the google amazon e-bay they are highly leveraged on this network effect the metcalf's law you could look that up on google and get a deeper understanding what this means so the n.s.a. is going to start to deal leverage and d. architect and destroy the internet the entire this entire global economy based on i t starts to collapse and give you an idea some of the damage they're doing there by some estimates u.s. corporations are already losing one hundred eighty billion dollars in business as the rest of the world's divorces itself from this crappy as a virus joke write your own heart no i don't think i'm sure you are well it's not necessarily that the total value you know to the global society of information technology is going to go down but certainly the us economy is going to be heard very very badly by this in the long term already germany just last week announced that they are basically going to rebuild and re engineer old critical software that they need to run their country and their industry so that means that they will stop buying lots of american software whic

i'm ama dates for everyone, thanks for joining us and abc news conti my name is eddie metcalf. in my yard and you know, i can't. i can't do that any more,'cuz i'm missing most of my lung. they did a cat scan of my kidneys, no more kidney stones. that's the good news. "but, we found a spot on your lung." that frankly scared the "hell" out of me. i hadn't smoked in 22 years. how could this happen to me? he said, "well, you know about radon gas?" we'll... you know, i heard about it. he said, "well, the second leading cause of cancer" "in america is radon, 22,000 people a year die from this." i literally left the doctor's office, got a test kit, put it in my house, and our result was 39.8. the upper limit is 4. we got to get this fixed. that was on a monday, and on wednesday, our mitigation system was up and running. well, i think everybody should have their house tested. we'd never know. we'd still be living there. i could get another tumor from it. right now, it's changing my life. , you're looking for help with your mortgage, worried about foreclosure. we can help you keep your

as we take you to 101 in the northbound and southbound direction at metcalf we did have crews out there and they are cleaning everything up and all lanes have re-opened so the drive from coyote to san jose is smooth. as we head to lafayette it is clear westbound direction with slowing in the eastbound direction we had closures yesterday and possibly construction cries -- crews there. 34 miles per hour headed in that eastbound direction. the drive away from concord into walnut creek is at top speeds and 680 through danville and san ramon to dublin/pleasanton or northbound direction is clear. back into san jose 87 you can see at the on-ramp traffic is smooth with just a few cars. kristen and eric? >> seven things to know as you start the day. >> drones delivering holiday cheer with a display that brought couples together in san francisco. >> high school students used a christmas tree to scare the prove it. enough is enough. d-con baits are specially formulated to kill in one feeding. guaranteed. d-con. get out. to those who've been waiting welcome to covered california. the place to find

. >> reporter: gabriel metcalf of the san francisco planning and research association understands the apprehension. >> people are really afraid especially renters like me if you lose your apartment, you have to move out of the city most likely. >> reporter: speaking of moving, a just released mayoral task force report estimates the city will need to spend $10 billion on roadways and transportation just to keep pace with the growth. >> we are going to be in for a world of hurt if we don't start aggressively investing in transit. >> reporter: are we looking at gridlock? >> yes. i'm already seeing it. >> on muni now, it has $2.2 billion in unfunded deferred maintenance. >> reporter: the building goes on and on and on with the next big project being the planned warriors arena on the waterfront which is enjoying a growing support despite critic charges that it's too big and will be a traffic nightmare. according to a new kpix 5/surveyusa poll, support for the arena is up 5% to 64% with the biggest concern being that the arena will take space away from the public and small businesses. but t

this network effect the google amazon e-bay they're highly leveraged on this network the fact the metcalf's law you could look that up on google and get a deeper understanding what this means so the n.s.a. is going to start to deal leverage and d. architect and destroy the internet the entire this entire global economy based on i.t.v. starts to collapse and give you an idea some of the downloads are doing there by some estimates u.s. corporations are already losing one hundred eighty billion dollars of business as the rest of the world's divorces itself from this crappy as a virus. joke write your own heart no i don't think i'm fully right well it's not necessarily that the total value you know to the global society of information technology is going to go down but certainly the u.s. economy is going to be heard very very badly by this in the long term already germany just last week announced that they are basically going to rebuild and reengineer old critical software that they need to run their country in their industry so that means that they will stop buying lots of american software wh

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