that's my interpretation of it and i think that's how the mta has presented it. previous hearings we discussed. and in section 11 18, it does say may, it's up to the agency whether or not to enforce it but in section 8a it says that at least for that section a medallion holder is subject to the full-time driving requirement does not have a valid a-card, that's the basis for the agency to revoke. but it says it's discretionary interms of may . again, the prop came italian's, 28 is represented those who must have a full-time driving requirements, you must have a valid a-card. that's the subtraction right there. >> commissionerchang . >> this question is directed at deputy city attorney maranda. can you please weigh in on the ada component of this because what all these pieces have in common what i struggle with is ada, i think there's the state law and there's also federal ada regulations i believe. and i'd like to understand the relationship between someone who comes disabled and is unable to perform the driving requirements and how that impacts this situation. >>

but are in the subject matter jurisdiction of sf mta. if you have a comment on the matter on the agenda all in during thecorresponding item . otherwise , now is your turn to speak. please press 1, zero to put yourself in thequeue . are there colors on the line ? >> you have zero questions remaining. >> with that we will close publiccomment on to our next item . >> item number 10, consent calendar. these items considered to be routine and will bevoted on by a single vote unless a member of the board or public wishes to consider an item separately . if you wish to address the board press item 1, zero and identify whichi am you are speaking to . item 10.1, requesting the controller to allot funds and draw warns against such funds available or will be available in claims against the sf mta, increasing superior court number cg 2158, 9652 filed february 5, 2021 for $88,500. i am, stephen ramirez with a number cg c215948 filed on february 26, 2021 four $1000. item 10.2, approving various routine parking and traffic modifications as listed in th

the mta begun work to address this issue. tell money that some folks, again not a major but a small minority of share spaces operators will need to resize, relocate or remove the parklet to ensure intersections remain safe. >> part of the communications we will under take is issuing when we're calling a singlebive health to all parklet operators. the singlebive health lays out the different potential issues that are city teams the fire department, public works, mta, mayor's office of disability; anything they noticed that should be fixed make sure it is safe and accessible this . is a single bill of health, you imagine going to your health care provide are you have a number of specialists. mta specialist and dpw specialist this is where you look to see how well you are doing. this is really important piece of communication because what it will do is tell you what things are urgent and need to be fixed in the short term. versus thing this is can wait long are until the end of the pandemic program. all right. i will wrap up wit

there is no law that requires you to support the mta nor the city's position . i implore you not to give in to those clever arguments. which have shown, we've been making comments during public comment throughout all those hearings and to me personally because i've been driving a ca . i drove full-time for more than 30 years. i'm not driving at the moment because of health conditions like it is so unfair what this city has done to the taxi industry for the past 10 years so please, i implore you, i know your moral principles and ethics. i know you believe in social justice and urge you not to give in to those clever arguments the city attorneys have been making. thank you. >> we will now hear from carl mcmurdo, welcomed. >> thanks julie.after last meeting deputy city attorney zachary corey under quoted from a synopsis provided by your staff describing theoutcome of the ninth circuit's loan appeal . mister corey on this states the appeal was dismissed and went 80 a ruling became final. please note this loan appeal was not dismissed through the case merit and said

and we also spoke to mta subject matter experts as well as the fire department. next slide, please. and so the -- that outreach was used to develop those -- the block-by-block drawings which are shown on the right here. and as we developed them, we worked with the d1 office and sfcta staff for their review and the input on those designs as well as their input on the outreach materials. this feedback is focused on the detailed design, so curb space in front of a merchant, and turn restrictions, where the transit lanes are and those kind of detailed facts. and these materials included the block-by-block funds and those are available online and we currently have open houses available to the public at the one richmond office near 9th avenue. and the richmond seniors center. and holy version cathedral. for opportunities for people to look at drawings in person if they don't have access to the internet. the next outreach material is a -- sorry -- thank you -- this is a short survey. these are available online in print and then we've pushed it along the corridor, a couple at each intersect

and chicago all seeing spikes in transit time 461 felonies last year the highest number since 1997 mta writers we have seen the stories including oncoming trains of one were tragicallyo killed one former cop says he doesn't feel safe on the subway today will hear from two witnesses onn the ongoing systemic challenges facing transit agencies that were not addressed in the bipartisan infrastructure i retired transit police captain will testify systems must address security issues putting writer safety at risk from the thoreau institute will talk about the decline of ridership that began well before covid we have seen time and again throwing extra nearest times of taxpayer money encourages transit systems to maintain the status quo i look forward to hearing from our witnesses and discussing the question does mass transit continue to make sense in every us city? thank you mr. chairman. >> mr. when pinkerton serves the columbus region a licensed professional engineer that capitalizes on the rich legacy of manufacturing and technical resources. welcome. senator our software introduce mr. gre

and we also spoke to mta subject matter experts as well as the fire department. next slide, please. and so the -- that outreach was used to develop those -- the block-by-block drawings which are shown on the right here. and as we developed them, we worked with the d1 office and sfcta staff for their review and the input on those designs as well as their input on the outreach materials. this feedback is focused on the detailed design, so curb space in front of a merchant, and turn restrictions, where the transit lanes are and those kind of detailed facts. and these materials included the block-by-block funds and those are available online and we currently have open houses available to the public at the one richmond office near 9th avenue. and the richmond seniors center. and holy version cathedral. for opportunities for people to look at drawings in person if they don't have access to the internet. the next outreach material is a -- sorry -- thank you -- this is a short survey. these are available online in print and then we've pushed it along the corridor, a couple at each intersect

and we have a defacto matter, there's kind of a no fare ridership on the new york mta. so, at a minimum, it's actually been decriminalized as a practical matter. what's the experience been for the new york mta? what lessons can be drawn from this history? >> one of the lessons, of course, this is also true in brooklyn with d.a. gonzalez where it's been true for a long time. manhattan always gets the attention, but decrimmizing fare enforcement is nothing new in new york or anywhere. i believe the last thing i read in new york which has barriers, turnstiles. you can only imagine in minnesota, seattle, portland, that basically are barrier-free and have a sign saying, you know, in effect, please remember to pay your fare. and that's where the decriminalization or the fare enforcement really comes into play because particularly in the systems, the fare enforcement was really the only sign of order or order maintenance that existed. and if you do away with fare enforcement, it's not just the income from the fares, well, it's only 10% at the fare box, or 20% although in some

there is no law that requires you to support the mta nor the city's position . i implore you not to give in to those clever arguments. which have shown, we've been making comments during public comment throughout all those hearings and to me personally because i've been driving a ca . i drove full-time for more than 30 years. i'm not driving at the moment because of health conditions like it is so unfair what this city has done to the taxi industry for the past 10 years so please, i implore you, i know your moral principles and ethics. i know you believe in social justice and urge you not to give in to those clever arguments the city attorneys have been making. thank you. >> we will now hear from carl mcmurdo, welcomed. >> thanks julie.after last meeting deputy city attorney zachary corey under quoted from a synopsis provided by your staff describing theoutcome of the ninth circuit's loan appeal . mister corey on this states the appeal was dismissed and went 80 a ruling became final. please note this loan appeal was not dismissed through the case merit and said

mta rioters are confronting hammer attack stabbings multiple people pushed onto subway tracks including in front of oncoming trains with one woman tragically killed in new york city's mayor of former says he doesn't feel safe on the subway. today we'll hear from two witnesses on the ongoing systemic challenges facing transit agencies that were not addressed in the bipartisan infrastructure bill. dr. directly should cramer's will testify we must address the palm's putting writer -- rider at risk. we have seen time and again stirred me sums of taxpayer money without serious reforms and transit systems remain tame the status quo. i look forward to hearing fromne our witnesses on the question does mass transit continued to make sense in every u.s. city? thank you mr. chairman space thinking senator toomey. joanne subeleven is ceo of the high transit authority serving the columbus region and a licensed professional engineer with a history of transportation legacy. ndshe joined in 2018. welcome. senator ossoff will introduce mr. greenwoodor and will have se comments later i believe. >> thank

the mta, muni in particular was essential for our family to gain access. get to school. become part of the fabric of the community that was so important to us. my family came to san francisco is getting a revolution, a civil war in nicaraguaand we came with a lot of trauma and a lot of pain and san francisco was home . and to now serve on the board, to be a director it was so integral to our success, to our making this place i will. it's such anhonor. it is such an honor. and i'm very grateful to you mayor bree for recognizing that in me . i'm gratefulto supervisor melgar for encouraging me to take this role . opportunities like this again aren't always available for latinas. and it's important that we're flipping that script. and i hope that with this appointment , we're doing just that and this is not an exception but the rule and we will see more of this and that we're building a pipelineof future leaders to take on these positions and serve their community i'm so grateful to share this moment with families, friends, timothy . all those that have been educators in the

they had a program at mta to work in workforce development type project and i definitely jumped on thatis was something that i wanted to do. all i knew is that i wanted to help people and i wanted to empower others. >> the environment that i grew up that a lot of women were just stay-at-home moms. it wasn't that they didn't have work, but it was cheaper to stay home and watch the kids instead of paying pricey day care centers. >> my mom came from el salvador during the civil war. she worked very hard. when she came here and limited in english, she had to do a service job. when i was born and she had other kids, it was difficult for her to work because it was more expensive for her to be able to continue to work in a job that didn't pay well instead of staying at home and being able to take care of us. >> there isn't much support or advocacy for black women to come in and help them do their jobs. there also aren't very many role models and it can be very intimidating and sometimes you feel uncomfortable and unsure of yourself and those are the reasons exactly why you need to do it. when

and that they will work in conjunction with mta planning and to find an and then ceqa is taking and i have full read forecast you want that but that's the bones of what the condition would be. >> read the language. >> ok. >> the condition could read the sponsor shall apply to the san francisco municipal transportation agency sfmta for the color curbs described in the project application in the event that sfmta does not approve the color curb they shall work with the planning department to design and eg different locations of color curb zones, to accommodate any commercial or passenger loading demands of the project. >> can i ask the project sponsor if they're ok with that condition? >> yes, commissioner. that continue is fine with us as was spoken into the record. thank you. >> o. thank you. >> so i do have other questions about the project itself but at this point, with that information, i am prepared to vote and deny the appeal but i want to hear from the other commissioners. >> i was going to touch on your issue commissioner diamond so thank you for getting that ut of the way. i

the mta, muni in particular was essential for our family to gain access. get to school.art of the fabric of the community that was so important to us. my family came to san francisco is getting a revolution, a civil war in nicaraguaand we came with a lot of trauma and a lot of pain and san francisco was home . and to now serve on the board, to be a director it was so integral to our success, to our making this place i will. it's such anhonor. it is such an honor. and i'm very grateful to you mayor bree for recognizing that in me . i'm gratefulto supervisor melgar for encouraging me to take this role . opportunities like this again aren't always available for latinas. and it's important that we're flipping that script. and i hope that with this appointment , we're doing just that and this is not an exception but the rule and we will see more of this and that we're building a pipelineof future leaders to take on these positions and serve their community i'm so grateful to share this moment with families, friends, timothy . all those that have been educators in the work tha

the board of supervisors will vote on the closure, and the sf mta and rec and parks commission endorse making a permanent, but critics to argue it will make it harder for out- of-towners and people with disabilities to access the area. >>> as much of the united states begins to open from covid restrictions, the uk and china are seeing a resurgence in cases. >> the question for us, are we reopening too soon and too quickly? joining us live is a uc berkeley infectious disease expert dr. sean schwartzberg. even as cases are declining here, how concerned should we be with covid cases rising in other parts of the world? >> it's very disconcerting. what happens in the rest of the world ultimately happens here, so we are in a wonderful period here in the u.s. with cases declining tremendously, but, right on our shores, we see this almost tsunami that may be heading our way. the united kingdom is, the cases are going up, and what happens in the united kingdom tends to happen here a few weeks later. we have to keep a very close eye on this. >> throughout the pandemic, scientists, researchers, e

and we also spoke to mta subject matter experts as well as the fire department. next slide, please. and so the -- that outreach was used to develop those -- the block-by-block drawings which are shown on the right here. and as we developed them, we worked with the d1 office and sfcta staff for their review and the input on those designs as well as their input on the outreach materials. this feedback is focused on the detailed design, so curb space in front of a merchant, and turn restrictions, where the transit lanes are and those kind of detailed facts. and these materials included the block-by-block funds and those are available online and we currently have open houses available to the public at the one richmond office near 9th avenue. and the richmond seniors center. and holy version cathedral. for opportunities for people to look at drawings in person if they don't have access to the internet. the next outreach material is a -- sorry -- thank you -- this is a short survey. these are available online in print and then we've pushed it along the corridor, a couple at each intersect

currently one of them is used for mta, 44 that go through each direction, forbuses utilize the spaces and there also utilized for taxi drop-off . access locations and then also in our shuttle program for putting the shuttle drop-off and pickup at noon he stops at well as well asthose two locations . the 80 parking lot locations around the bandshell. >> that does sound like an overall increase in door-to-door access to the key museums.what about we saw indication around requesting access to other parks such as the dahlia garden. i don't know about that access. >> as you see in the fine print probably here of the staff report, that action we're asking you to take closes the road to private vehicles only. there are a variety of uses including paratransit, maintenance vehicles and permanent vehicles . that are allowed. so what we have worked out with folks who need access supported by a large cadre of volunteers who tends to that area and the dahlia ofsan francisco's flowers . we work with them to create a permitting system where they're able to have vehicle or access because they have th

i was going to ask the chair of mta to make some comments. but i've realized i think discussion and comments from various commissioners. and i will open it up to either side. wait a minute. hang on. time out. and, with that, chair gweneth boreden. >> my apologies. i'm dealing with a family emergency sadly. i want to thank everybody for all of your input today. it's been a lot i know to digest. we've gotten countless numbers of e-mails and petitions and phone calls for everybody's point of view on this topic, what struck me sometimes listening to this hearing was that sometimes i thought we were proposing a toxic waste dump the way these refer to this project. it was sometimes a little bit hard to wrap my head around how people felt such hatred toward the idea of keeping the park closed to cars. i guess that is an interesting cognizant disdance we have with automobiles for such a clean and green city we have. obviously, we are here about is making our city better. it is about keeping our climate goals. it's about recreating. it's about public

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he estimates mta fear revenue this year will be $1.5 billion short of what it was before the pandemic. global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. ♪ matt: good afternoon from new york where it is 1:00, 6:00 in london 2:00 a.m. in hong kong. ,i'm matt miller. welcome to bloomberg markets. here are the top stories we are following from around the world. in the red. risk off groups markets as investors eye surging energy costs, slower growth, and uncertain the over the war in ukraine. stuart kaiser joins us momentarily with his thoughts. and we will do a deep dive into wheel and gas, as brent sits at almost $125 a barrel, texas intermediate above 120. michael tran will join us from rbc capital markets. and the latest on the white house response to russia, as the biden administration ways to go it alone or not, banning russian oil imports. dramatic moves in the markets, as the s&p sells off almost 2%. 4245. it is really risk off. investors going into havens,

the mta, muni in particular was essential for our family to gain access. get to school.ic of the community that was so important to us. my family came to san francisco is getting a revolution, a civil war in nicaraguaand we came with a lot of trauma and a lot of pain and san francisco was home . and to now serve on the board, to be a director it was so integral to our success, to our making this place i will. it's such anhonor. it is such an honor. and i'm very grateful to you mayor bree for recognizing that in me . i'm gratefulto supervisor melgar for encouraging me to take this role . opportunities like this again aren't always available for latinas. and it's important that we're flipping that script. and i hope that with this appointment , we're doing just that and this is not an exception but the rule and we will see more of this and that we're building a pipelineof future leaders to take on these positions and serve their community i'm so grateful to share this moment with families, friends, timothy . all those that have been educators in the work that i've done and

they had a program at mta to work in workforce development type project and i definitely jumped on that. i didn't know this was something that i wanted to do. all i knew is that i wanted to help people and i wanted to empower others. >> the environment that i grew up that a lot of women were just stay-at-home moms. it wasn't that they didn't have work, but it was cheaper to stay home and watch the kids instead of paying pricey day care centers. >> my mom came from el salvador during the civil war. she worked very hard. when she came here and limited in english, she had to do a service job. when i was born and she had other kids, it was difficult for her to work because it was more expensive for her to be able to continue to work in a job that didn't pay well instead of staying at home and being able to take care of us. >> there isn't much support or advocacy for black women to come in and help them do their jobs. there also aren't very many role models and it can be very intimidating and sometimes you feel uncomfortable and unsure of yourself and those are the reasons exactly why you ne

felony: according to the sf mta, the project created separate transit lanes so buses did not get caught up in traffic and passengers could board more easily. it also included extended utility maintenance like the replacement of sewer pipes and water mains. that's where some of the problems began. the director of streets division admitted -- >> we did not have enough information before the shovels hit the ground. melanie: a study found they could have lessened delays had done more exploratory work prior to construction. the report found the cost of the project increased to approximately 346 million dollars. 23% over budget. >> took way too long and cost way too much to get here. i hope there are lessons learned because you do not want this to be the story. >> one of those lessons the city should not necessarily be forced to go with the cheapest bid. the supervisor has said he will likely introduce legislation around that this spring. he says he does believe come friday people will finally experience the benefits of this project. >> joy. we are happy. >> the project contractor did not res

they had a program at mta to work in workforce development type project and i definitely jumped on thatsomething that i wanted to do. all i knew is that i wanted to help people and i wanted to empower others. >> the environment that i grew up that a lot of women were just stay-at-home moms. it wasn't that they didn't have work, but it was cheaper to stay home and watch the kids instead of paying pricey day care centers. >> my mom came from el salvador during the civil war. she worked very hard. when she came here and limited in english, she had to do a service job. when i was born and she had other kids, it was difficult for her to work because it was more expensive for her to be able to continue to work in a job that didn't pay well instead of staying at home and being able to take care of us. >> there isn't much support or advocacy for black women to come in and help them do their jobs. there also aren't very many role models and it can be very intimidating and sometimes you feel uncomfortable and unsure of yourself and those are the reasons exactly why you need to do it. when i first

kennedy if your clothes that didn't it still congestion reckon park in sf mta are scheduled to hold ating thursday morning at city hall. they'll discuss proposals and take public comment. the board of supervisors has final say the recommendation already has the support of at least four supervisors and the mayor. the board could vote as early as april. in san francisco amberleigh ktvu, fox two news. a new study is underway at uc davis after researchers recently found that wildfire smoke altered dna structure in young monkeys. three years ago, scientists collected samples from monkeys that were born just before and shortly after the 2000 and eight wildfire season. the alterations in their dna showed that smoke exposure can create long term changes, suggesting that young people breathing in smoky air could also be more susceptible to respiratory illness and brain development issues. u. c davis is now repeating this study on pregnant mothers and young children. who are exposed to more recent wildfires. this is the high temperatures from today . wow 79 in santa rosa. so up there almost 80

the next mta leaders say they need the raises to help teachers, which will trickle down to a better education for students. we don't want to strike. >> but we will. if that means the best for our students just a few days ago, 92% dea members voted to give their executive board the authority to call a strike if necessary in concord. amanda hari kron. 4 news. >> i think we are very progressive agency and that we really listen to our community were very responsive to your community. think we do a great job of looking at for thinking >> sacramento's first female police chief talking about plans for the future of the department's cathy lester. she's leading a department that had the years of controversy under chief lester. the sacramento police department is taking the 30 for 30 pledge. meaning the department aiming for forcing at least half 30% female officers. it is now about 17%. kron four's recognizing remarkable women all month. every tuesday will highlight another woman. we also have a section on our website kron 4 dot com where you can see past winners and nominees will be right back. >> al

the next mta leaders say they need the raises to help teachers, which will trickle down to a better education for students. we don't want to strike. >> but we will. if that means the best for our students just a few days ago, 92% dea members voted to give their executive board the authority to call a strike if necessary in concord. amanda hari kron. 4 news. >> coming up, how to address the high cost of gasoline. both republicans and democrats say something needs to be done different size of their solutions. democrats or republicans at ahn's in the nation's capital. the concerns one senator is expressing over president biden's nominee for the u.s. supreme court and a massive fire continuing to burn in campbell. tonight, the latest. happening right now in the south bay. firefighters are still on the scene of a large fire that's been burning all day. and campbell fire broke out around 10 o'clock this morning at an .mpty commercial building. kron four's justin campbell live on the scene and >> has the latest for us. justin. it's still burning. they tell me firefighters it is contained right now.

mta lack on its logo and built into the business plan was philanthropy. since its early days, tahoe blue vodka has shot to the top of a lot of lists, winning awards, growing its fan base and playing an important role in giving back to the lake. it was named for from day one he committed to giving back to the tahoe environment, and we've been so fortunate to partner with him over the years over $165,000 of donations to different projects all around the lake. today, he's given more than 250,000 funding efforts, like the 72 mile clean up the lake and the tahoe wildlife care center. all from a product. he started selling out of the trunk of his car to have something start from a seedling to one person business to 20 employees and one of the fastest growing bestselling vodkas in the western us in california. it's really exciting. what's you know how far we've come. a deal with a national distributor will soon shift this vodka throughout the west and the tahoe blue ridge bar in sacramento's downtown commons was a deal with the kings. but levitt says what he rea

you're struggling, and just because you're new chelsea nelson is two years into the job of firefighter mtaed out of station 21. her job includes everything from driving the engine and rushing into burning buildings. right down to dealing with routine injuries like this cyclist who walked to the station after being hit by a car and you got to be very defensive here. nelson says. there were a handful of women in her class who bonded and continue to support one another . she says she's benefited from the experience of women before her. and understands the duty to mentor those who follow. that's something that i take a lot of pride in is, you know, not just receiving the mentor ship but also paying it forward and being a mentor for you know the folks coming behind me to chief nicholson says the diversity in san francisco's fire department is core to its strength. as for the future, she says, there are plenty of strong women in the department. who will continue to rise through the ranks in san francisco christian captain ktvu fox two news. governor newsom turns attention to the states homeless

and then as soon as they find out, you know they mta off the hallway so you couldn't walk through withoutpassengers seeing you. to get to the quarantine florida mitchell and her husband say they're worried that covid testing seems to be on an honor system. she suspects that some passengers may not have tested to avoid having to quarantine and miss out on all the cruise activities, then got off the boat and headed for parts unknown. all these people coming up to san francisco to, you know, move on to their next destination who are sick but never got tested. it just worrisome. princess cruise lines has issued a statement saying 100% of passengers were vaccinated. and while some positive cases were identified among passengers and crew princess says the cases were mild and those cases were isolated or quarantined. those who were positive and hadn't completed a full isolation period will either return home or are isolating and hotels secured by the cruise line. as for mitchell, she and her husband are now home recovering from covid. this might be the last time we cruise until this whole pandem

the next mta leaders say they need the raises to help teachers, which will trickle down to a better education for students. we don't want to strike. >> but we will. if that means the best for our students just a few days ago, 92% dea members voted to give their executive board the authority to call a strike if necessary in concord. amanda hari kron. 4 news. >> still ahead, the tsa launches new facial recognition technology at some airport to look at how it will provide airport security and expedite those long lines. the california dmv making changes to help people avoid dreaded trips to taking the dry. the knowledge we will explain how you can do at home. >> plus, both democrats and republicans say it's time to address the high price of gas, but how we get there depends on which side of the aisle you're on. and four's recognizing remarkable women all month long. every tuesday we will highlight another amazing woman in the bay area. we also have a section on our website kron 4 dot com. when you can see past winners and nominees will be right back. in new york city, ♪ ♪ there's always something

first has to be approved by a joint commission of the recreation and parks department and then the mta city council's meeting right now to consider making its temporary park lit program for outdoor dining permanent. the program allowed businesses to use parking areas on the street to overcome indoor dining restrictions during the height of the covid 19 pandemic. however park let's require special permits that are good for 12 months and must be reapproved annually. the permanent program would outline installation requirements and make sure park let's are up to federal, state and local codes. the city of oakland is also considering making its outdoor park let's permanent. the city council is set to vote on a proposal tonight that would extend a program that streamlines and expedites the permitting process for outdoor spaces before 2020 businesses had to go through a long and complicated application and permitting process. if the city council does not take up the issue, the program will expire at the end of this month. gunfire in a sonoma county town this morning, and when the smoke clear

you're struggling, and just because you're new chelsea nelson is two years into the job of firefighter mtag from driving the engine and rushing into burning buildings right down to dealing with routine injuries like this cyclist who walked to the station after being hit by a car and you got to be very defensive here. nelson says there were a handful of women in her class who bonded and continue to support one another. she says she's benefited from the experience of women before her. and understands the duty to mentor those who follow. that's something that i take a lot of pride in is, you know, not just receiving the mentor ship but also paying it forward and being a mentor for you know the folks coming behind me to chief nicholson says the diversity in san francisco's fire department is core to its strength. as for the future, she says, there are plenty of strong women in the department. who will continue to rise through the ranks in san francisco christian captain ktvu fox two news and during this women's history month we love to hear from you about the women in your life who deserve rec

and the resolution was referred to by mta board members, recreation and parks commissioners and public commenters during their joint meeting on march 10th. since then, the mcd has been asked by director ginsburg and the supervisor connie chan to provide additional feedback and the specifics about the specifics of the resolution and mcd will continue to actively address this matter. >> co-chair madrid: i am a member of a [indiscernible] to the mayor's office disability commission, and i am going to go to the board of supervisors on monday to be appointed for another [indiscernible] the co-chair, [indiscernible] to this report. >> this is orkid. i just want to make sure -- i'm not sure that it was mentioned at the previous meeting, i know that the meeting went quite long. and i just want to remind folks to please be -- to please honor bob plantol who passed away. i don't have anything else on the report but i just know that our february meeting was quite intense in the discussion of the golden gate park access. it was quite a hot topic. so now that a resolution has been created, there ar

reckon park in sf mta are scheduled to hold a joint informational meeting thursday morning at city hall the board of supervisors has final say the recommendation already has the support of at least four supervisors and the mayor. the board could vote as early as april in san francisco, amberleigh ktvu. fox two news. thank you, amber. and starting this saturday, students throughout california will no longer be required to wear a mask. at school. however each school district will still have the authority to make the final decision, the state superintendent of public instruction, tony thurman, says there's no number yet on how many schools plan to lift their mask mandates. many are welcoming that we can go without mass and schools. that means that people have been doing a lot of great work at the same time. i think that's still reason for us to be cautious. we know that there are many communities where vaccine levels are low transmission rates are still high. and so we suspect that there'll be some districts who will choose to continue to wear a mask but will respect the choices and just a

what has been the experience for the new york mta? what lessons can be drawn from this history? one of the lessons is, of course, and it's also true in brooklyn with da gonzalez, where it has been true for a long time, manhattan's but gets all the intention, but the criminalizing enforcement is nothing new. in a new york, or anywhere, i believe the last thing i write in new york, which has barriers, turnstiles, fare evasion is up to 40%. you can only imagine what it is like in the systems like minnesota, seattle, portland that, basically, are barrier free, and have a sign saying, you know, in effect, please remember to pay your fair. that is where the decriminalization of the fair enforcement comes into play. particularly, in these systems, the fair enforcement, it's really the only sign of order, or maintenance that existed. if you do away with enforcement, it is not just the income from the fares which a lot of advocates say it's only 10%, the fare box or 20%, although in some cities, it is its highest, at 40%. what it does is takes away capable guardians. there is no reason f

if you travel 20 miles east of columbus ohio, you will find 1000 mta corps of land. it won't look like much, but if you stop and look closely, you'll see a field of dreams. the ground on which america's future will be built. that's where intel, the american company that helped build silicon valley, is going to build a 20 billion dollar semiconductor megasite. up to eight straight of the art factories in one place. 10,000 new jobs. in those factories, the average of about $135,000 a year. some of the most sophisticated manufacturing in the world, to make computer ships the size of a fingertip. to power the world and every day lives, from smartphones, technology of the internet, technologies yet to be invented. but that's just the beginning. intel ceos pat gaucher, who is here tonight. i don't know where part is, very go. pat, stand up. but came to see me, and you told me they're ready to increase their investments from 20 billion, to 100 billion. that would be the biggest investment in manufacturing in american history. and all they are waiting for is for you to pass

prevention continues with the plan check and inspections and everything else and they continue to work with mta to street design changes to the extent possible. and at the airport no major incidents during the month, thank god. and they conduct the continued training for the members including hazmat is a private firm that does this training and prepare for a red cap drill which i believe is taking place tomorrow. i am going to sit in on that and that is a strong lead for them at the airport. and training conducted for the sfo medics and photos included in the report and showing the hazmat refresher training that took place at the airport. the division of training is 129th class, recruit class, in the sixth week. so far two members resign and two members release for exceeding the number of allowed deficiencies. going to meet with a few others that may be struggling and see what we can do to make sure they stay engaged and do everything we can to get them through. and they offer remedial training and additional training and is emphasized to take advantage of this at every opportunity. and service