mr. larson -- you are not mr. larson -- you are mr. larson. you shaved. >> i am. good morning, commissioners and supervisors. my name is john larson, and i am the chairman of the citizens advisory committee. this time, there was particular interest in how the save routes to -- safe routes to school program served the needs of concern. sfmta would be providing safety training in areas of concern such as moorely feeling safe engaging in these activities and getting from home to school in those communities. the items related to shop around, vango shuttles related to the challenges of disabled people accessing public transit, especially given the decline in the number of ramp taxis. the needs of wheelchair users were negotiated. in particular, one commenter shared her negative experiences with bus operators, their lack of patience and understanding with accommodating a wheelchair and suggested additional sensitivity training for operators. the addition of having adequate transverse seating for those who need it was talked about at this meeting. c.a.c. representatives

mr. larson. >>> today 96 is something we won't see with the temperatures. >> not even close. thank goodness. more like 70s. we actually have a cold front moving through and it dropped light rain across some of our bay area roads this morning. you can see the leftovers of it as the skies clear overhead. looking at the golden gate bridge still a nice breeze and if you're about to head out the door going to school in the north bay it's going to be in the upper 40s to start. not as cool as the days we've had earlier this week and as you get ready to head out the door we are in the upper 40s going out for lunch in the low 60s and then the rest of the day it's going to be nice and comfortable with our highs reaching into the low 70s there. mid-70s for napa and concord. feeling slightly cooler than normal highs. it's because we do see a cold front moving through. it dried up before a lot of that rain made it into the bay area. we do still have some showers and the low clouds left behind. that may be your view out the window. we had a lot of clouds out ahead of the system. today we'l

mr. larson is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, madam chair.and welcome to the committee today. secretary carson. this question goes to you and you probably understand what i'm going to say you have the opportunity to visit in my district with the housing conditions that exist particularly in the jacksonville area. my concern has been one of the things we talked about then and is subsequently follow for setting up housing for our young people, deferred so they can save and the tax-deductible until they have enough capital with $20,000 or more so they can use those funds for a down payment, and the reason why i talk about that antalked about y to elaborate on that is so many of the young people today sometimes don't see buying a home as an option. and i live in an area where a lot of them land and get the chance to talk to them and they don't see how they are going to get ahead with student loans and other things that are oppressing on them coming out of school, so what is your opinion on the deferred higher ease for down payments accepting in e

mr. larson, is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, madame chair. welcome to the committee today. and secretary carson, this question goes to you. and you probably understand what i'm going to say. you had the opportunity to visit in my district with the housing condition that exists, especially in the jacksonville area. but my concern has been, one of the things we talked about then and i subsequently filed a bill for setting up housing ras for our young people. deferred ras so they could save in those iras on a tax deit deductible basis until they cumulate enough capital, $20,000 or more, so they can use those funds for a down payment. the reason why i talk about that, i want you to elaborate on it, so many young people today sometimes don't see buying a home as an option. and i live in an area where a lot -- up here where a lot of them rent. get a chance to talk to them, they don't see how they can get ahead with student loans and other things that are pressing on them coming out of school. so, what is your opinion on the deferred iras for down payments only, except in emergenc