john goodwin is a spokesperson for the metropolitan transportation commission, the organization that runs fastrak. >> neither we with the fastrak operation here in the bay area nor any other legitimate toll operator is going to seek to collect payment from customers by sending a text message with a link to a website. >> goodwin says this scam has been ongoing for about a year, and over that time period, it's evolved continuously to try and trick more people. >> this is the second iteration of messages that we've received this calendar year that we've been made aware of. >> on the streets of san francisco, we met donald gable, who told us both he and his wife have been getting the scam text messages for months. >> actually, i just got one this morning. >> gable showed it to us, saying he can see why some people would fall for the scam. >> it's pretty precise and clear. concise. excuse me? and it just says what you need to, why it's being sent and what you need to do to rectify the problem. >> fellow san francisco resident jeremy fortes says he, too, has gotten the messages. while fort

we have about 35 new members the state legislature, a number of new members of the metropolitan transportation commission commission and of course a new federal administration with a new secretary of transportation sean duffy and his new administrators at the fda. the affray and on down the line. so a lot of new faces to familiarize ourselves with and bring up to speed on the history of this project. projects like this are our marathons not sprints and they're decades in the making so we continue to assemble the funds and work with new parties to realize their many long term benefits. so welcome director walsh. we look forward to working with you and director andrew scheck . i also want to acknowledge murphy macaulay who was director said alternate times will be also signing a cross section for him and his time here as well. let's see in terms of a couple of things. director john jean-baptiste has taken a position in the lurie administration and as his policy advisor on climate mobility and infrastructure so we'll have good representation in room 200 here in city hall and the mayor is also appointed her

california state senator dave cortese calling for an audit of the metropolitan transportation commission and bay area toll authority. but as chairs the senate transportation committee says both agencies need to be held accountable for toll increases in taxpayer spending. recent toll hikes, including $2, a $0.50 increase on bay area. bridges. the raise some concerns about the use of funds originally designed for bridge maintenance. as he says, an audit is necessary to ensure transparency, especially with the upcoming tax proposals in 2026. >> right now has been such a wet past. 48 hours and for some of us more others was talking about how the santa cruz mountains was. the biggest winners out of all of this. and as you'll know yesterday, the guadalupe river water levels really were on the rise 6 and a quarter inches of rainfall along the guadalupe river in just the past. 48 hours now, 10:00am in the north bay saw around 4 inches of rain. sandra fell over 3 inches while oakland, nearly 2 and a half inches of rainfall from this latest system as that in san jose. definitely impressive numbers

item nine is a motion appointing supervisor myrna melgar to the metropolitan transportation commission term ending february 10th, 2027 or the conclusion of her term as a member of the board of supervisor i item number ten is a motion appointing supervisor matt dorsey to the reentry council term ending june 1st, 2026 or the inclusion of his term as a member of the board of supervisor. item number 11 is motion appointing supervisor matt dorsey as a member of the association to be or your executive board term ending june 30th 2025 or the inclusion of his term as a member of the board of supervisors. >> thank you so much mr. clerk. seeing no comments or questions from colleagues, we will now call for public comment on the items. >> yes, members of the public who wish to speak may line up to speak at this time you will have two minutes. >> hi, my name's liam mckeever. i live in d six which is the supervisor for number ten. >> i don't know if i can say names anymore for the reentry council. >> the reentry council coordinator. it's local efforts to support justice involved in formerly incarce

he he is calling for audit of the metropolitan transportation commission and the bay area toll authorityr toll hikes. a recent toll hikes, including to $1.50 increase on bay area bridges. boy, they've really raised some concerns about the use funds originally designated for bait for a bridge maintenance cortez, a who chairs the senate transportation committee. says an audit is necessary to ensure transparency, especially with the upcoming tax proposals in 2026. state farm's request to increase rates that has been rejected. the state's insurance commissioner says the insurance company did not prove why they need that rate hike. now state farm sought a temporary 22% rate hike for homeowner policies as they deal with claims from la county fire victims. the commissioner has scheduled a meeting with state farm for later on this month to address questions about state farms, financial conditions and the proposed rate hike. the cdc is cutting more than 1000 jobs. about 10% of its workforce. the agency's leadership was notified of this decision this morning. the workers were on probationary statu

it's been developed in coordination with as of mta, the mayor's office and the metropolitan transportation commission or mtc and others. >> so a major priority this year will be addressing the significant budget shortfalls that transit operators are facing across the region and starting in 2026 in particular en federal rief funding expires. >> so first of all will continue to engage in state legislation to authorize the metropolitan transportation commission to place a new transportation revenue measure on the regional ballot no earlier than 2026. so senator weiner and eric lynn as shown here have introduced senate bill 63 which is an intent bill that is expected to eventually carry the final language. it will focus on raising much needed operating funding in particular for muni bart and caltrain that have the highest deficits in the region. so mts has recently completed polling expected to be released this week and we've invited them to come to the february 25th meeting to present the results. >> so in other advocacy priority will be to maintain prior year's state budget commitments of transit opera

it's been developed in coordination with as of mta, the mayor's office and the metropolitan transportation commission or mtc and others. >> so a major priority this year will be addressing the significant budget shortfalls that transit operators are facing across the region and starting in 2026 in particular when federal relief funding expires. >> so first of all will continue to engage in state legislation to authorize the metropolitan transportation commission to place a new transportation revenue measure on the regional ballot no earlier than 2026. so senator weiner and eric lynn as shown here have introduced senate bill 63 which is an intent bill that is expected to eventually carry the final language. it will focus on raising much needed operating funding in particular for muni bart and caltrain that have the highest deficits in the region. so mts has recently completed polling expected to be released this week and we've invited them to come to the february 25th meeting to present the results. >> so in other advocacy priority will be to maintain prior year's state budget commitments of transit o

looking at it is because state senator dave cortese is calling for an audit of the metropolitan transportation commission and the bay area toll authority over toll hikes. recent toll hikes including a $2.50 increase on bay area. bridges have raised some concerns about the use of these funds which were originally designated for bridge maintenance, cut hazy, who chairs the senate transportation committee. says an audit is necessary to ensure transparency, especially with upcoming tax proposals in 2026. well, as people all around the bay area are celebrating valentine's day. some are also remembering and important milestone in marriage equality. long before same marriage was legalized all across the united states. it was a huge addition for activists, cinco de san francisco city hall on this day and request marriage licenses. they knew they would be denied. but in 2004, it actually worked. then-mayor gavin newsom authorize the county clerk to issue marriage licenses to the couple's and it became known to be as the winter of love that lasted for one month, though, the california supreme court invalidated all

. >> state senator dave cortese wants an audit of the financial operations of the metropolitan transportation commissionthe bay area news group reports. cortese is asking fellow lawmakers to audit the commission to determine its expenditures and whether they're warranted. the mtc receives about $700 million in bridge tolls each year, and just initiated a series of more toll hikes. the commission uses that money on various projects, including bridge maintenance. cortese wants to know where all that money goes and if the recent toll increase is really needed. >> time is 806 right now. we have a backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is backed up to about the bigger or not, the bigger the middle of the parking lot there, so that's not too bad. that indeed is lighter than usual. san mateo bridge has recovered. i like the recovery here. we had an earlier stalled truck for a long time, but now it's much better. southbound 101 marin county. we had that rockslide at near the rodeo exit in southern marin. so the southern marin drive to the golden gate bridge is much slower than usual from tiburon area or the st

south bay state senator dave cortez wants an audit of the financial operations of the metropolitan transportation commissionow lawmakers to audit the commission to determine if its expenditures are warranted. the mtc receives about $700 million in bridge tolls each year, and just initiated a series of more toll hikes. the commission uses that money on various projects, including bridge maintenance. cortez wants to know where all that money goes and if the recent toll increase is really needed. living in fear. immigration advocates are opening up about the plight of migrants, their concerns about going to school, showing up for work. >> and basketball fans are pretty upset about a decision that involves steph curry. while there won't be a three point shooting rematch this year between steph curry and sabrina ionescu. i'm not happy with the way that pg&e handled the wildfires. yeah. yeah. i totally, totally understand. we're adding a ton of sensors. as soon as something comes in contact with the power line, it'll turn off so that there's not a risk that it's gonna fall to the ground and start a fire. okay. an

john goodwin is a spokesperson for the metropolitan transportation commission, the organization thatfastrak. >> neither we with the fastrak operation here in the bay area nor any other legitimate toll operator is going to seek to collect payment from customers by sending a text message with a link to a website. >> goodwin says this scam has been ongoing for about a year, and over that time period, it's evolved continuously to try and trick more people. >> this is the second iteration of messages that we've received this calendar year, or that we've been made aware of. >> on the streets of san francisco. we met donald gable, who told us both he and his wife have been getting the scam text messages for months. >> actually, i just got one this morning. >> gable showed it to us, saying he can see why some people would fall for the scam. >> it's pretty precise and clear. concise. excuse me? and it just says what you need to, why it's being sent and what you need to do to rectify the problem. >> fellow san francisco resident jeremy fortes says he, too, has gotten the messages. while fortes

and state senator dave cortese is calling for an audit of the metropolitan transportation commission the bay area toll authority. but each airs, the senate transportation committee, he says both agencies need to be held accountable for toll increases and taxpayer spending. recent toll hikes, including a $2.50 increase on bay area. bridges have raised concerns about the use of funds originally designated for bridge maintenance. is he says an audit is necessary to ensure transparency, especially with upcoming tax proposals in 2026. >> still ahead 4 news at noon, the immigrant community raising concerns over reports of ice agents in the bay area. san jose mayor matt mahan joins live to discuss. the break. doctors are worried about a so-called quad demick symptoms diseases to be on the symptoms diseases to be on the lookout. hank used to suffer from what felt like a cold & flu medicine hangover in the morning. ha ha. haha! then he switched to mucinex nightshift. mucinex is uniquely formulated to leave your system faster, so you wake up ready to go. uhh, hank! try mucinex nightshift and fe

state senator david cortez wants california to audit the metropolitan transportation commission and thetoll authority, which it manages. together, they're in charge of tolls, including how to distribute the money to pay for things like bridge maintenance, seismic retrofitting, public transit, and more. cortez wants it to be clear how the money is being spent and if future toll increases recently approved are necessary. there are seven state owned bridges in the bay area. you can see them on this map. the golden gate is not included. it's owned separately and has its own toll structure. >> san francisco is gearing up for two major events this weekend the chinese new year parade, of course, and the nba all-star game, with visitors expected to flock to town. mayor daniel lurie is trying to make sure the city is seen in the best possible light after so much negative publicity. he appeared on gma3 this morning. >> the city is alive and well, and it is. it is ready for a big weekend. we got concerts tonight, tomorrow night, saturday night. and it's going to. it's going to be wild. and we're e

john goodwin is a spokesperson for the metropolitan transportation commission, the organization that> neither we with the fastrak operation here in the bay area nor any other legitimate toll operator is going to seek to collect payment from customers by sending a text message with a link to a website. >> goodwin says this scam has been ongoing for about a year, and over that time period, it's evolved continuously to try and trick more people. >> this is the second iteration of messages that we've received this calendar year that we've been made aware of. >> on the streets of san francisco. we met donald gable, who told us both he and his wife have been getting the scam text messages for months. >> actually, i just got one this morning. >> gable showed it to us, saying he can see why some people would fall for the scam. >> it's pretty precise and clear. concise. excuse me? and it just says what you need to, why it's being sent and what you need to do to rectify the problem. >> fellow san francisco resident jeremy fortes says he, too, has gotten the messages. while fortes knows not to

john goodwin is a spokesperson for the metropolitan transportation commission, the organization that> neither we with the fastrak operation here in the bay area nor any other legitimate toll operator is going to uh- seek to collect payment from customers by sending a text message with a link to a website. >> goodwin says this scam has been ongoing for about a year, and over that time period, it's evolved continuously to try and trick more people. >> this is the second iteration of messages that we've received this calendar year that we've been made aware of. >> on the streets of san francisco, we met donald gable, who told us both he and his wife have been getting the scam text messages for months. >> actually, i just got one this morning. >> gable showed it to us, saying he can see why some people would fall for the scam. >> it's pretty precise and clear. concise. excuse me? and it just says what you need to, why it's being sent and what you need to do to rectify the problem. >> fellow san francisco resident jeremy fortes says he, too, has gotten the messages. while fortes knows not

bay state senator dave cortese wants an audit of the financial operations of the metropolitan transportation commissionakers to audit the commission to determine if its expenditures are warranted. the mtc receives about $700 million in bridge tolls each year, and just initiated a series of more toll hikes. the commission uses that money on various projects, including bridge maintenance. cortese wants to know where all that money goes and if the recent toll increase is really needed. >> federal workers and many democrats are concerned and confused over elon musk's sweeping cost and workforce cutting measures, and the layoffs have only just begun. now, the doge team has already accessed more than a dozen federal agencies, including the irs, department of education and fema. the defense department could be next. massive layoffs or federal of federal workers have also begun. washington's office of personnel management directed agencies to lay off probationary employees. that's likely hundreds of thousands of workers out the door. >> we're not just going to fight this. we're going to fight this with everyth

california state senator dave court se is calling for an audit of the metropolitan transportation commissiontesting who chairs the senate transportation committee says that both agencies need to be held accountable for all these toll increases and taxpayers spend it. recent toll hikes included a $2.50 increase on bay area. bridges that are state owned. that's raised concerns about the use of funds that were originally designated for bridge maintenance. curtis, he says an audit is necessary to ensure transparency, especially with upcoming tax proposals in 2026. >> well, i guess prices are also going up to as spring is approaching gas prices are on the rise. national average 3.16, which i wish we had here in the bay area. but we do maybe 20 years ago 9 and oh, yeah, the state average is 4.79 and here in the bay area. it's even more than that. officials say there are a number of reasons why. from maintenance at refineries to outages altogether. in some northern california refineries, they're contributing to this increase. meanwhile, the national average cost of electricity at public ev charging

state senator dave cortez, he is calling for an audit of the metropolitan transportation commission andtoll authority over told hikes a recent toll hikes, including a $2 and $0.50 increase on bay area. bridges have raised concerns about the use of funds originally designated for bridge maintenance or tennessee who chairs the senate transportation committee says an audit is necessary to ensure transparency, especially with upcoming tax proposals in 2026. >> today the head of the ntsb said pilots of the airplane that crashed into a military helicopter recently in washington tried to quickly climb just a second before the crash. the american airlines flight crashed into a black hawk helicopter last month killing 67 people. >> washington correspondent vinaysimlot walks us through the final moments. >> the final 2 minutes before the midair crash between an american airlines jet and a black hawk helicopter were marked by altitude discrepancies and broken air traffic control transmissions. the ntsb most of the chairwoman says at 8.46, air traffic control first told the black hawk helicopter to

state senator dave cortese wants california to audit the metropolitan transportation commission and therity, which it manages. together, they're in charge of tolls, including how to distribute the money to pay for things like bridge maintenance, seismic retrofitting, public transit and more. cortese wants it to be clear how the money is being spent and if future toll increases recently approved are actually necessary. there are seven state owned bridges in the bay area. you can see them on the map. the golden gate is not included. it is owned separately and has its own toll structure. >> hi, i'm nora from oakland. watch me play wheel of fortune. >> okay. some bay area representation tonight on wheel of fortune. that just felt very random, but i'm happy for her. and. great r&d. random. you can watch nora from oakland tonight at 730 right here on abc seven, i guess. >> goodness. okay. well, this oh my goodness is a terrifying moment. a humpback whale swallowed up a kayaker. there he goes. this is off the coast of chile. >> the 24 year old was quickly spit out by the whale. it happened whe

you please call item 23 item 23 a motion to appoint supervisor myrna melgar to the metropolitan transportation commission term ending february 10th 2027 or the conclusion of her term as a member of the board of supervisors colleagues can i have a motion to excuse supervisor melgar from voting on this matter moved by field or seconded by sauder and we can take that without objection supervisor melgar is excused and on the motion madam clerk can you please call the roll? >> oh, and item 23 supervisor fielder fielder i.e. supervisor mahmud ahmad i supervisor randleman all right gentlemen i supervisor sadr sadr i supervisor cheryl cheryl i supervisor walton hi walton i supervisor chin chin am supervisor chin chin i supervisor dorsey dorsey i and supervisor in cardio and cardio i there are ten i's thank you madam clerk without objection the motion is approved congratulations and thank you colleagues for stepping up to serve on these various boards. >> madam clerk, can you please call item number two for item 20 four was referred without recommendation from the rules committee. it's a resolution to accept the