muni, in term of muni's actual physical, you know, assets, the system itself, that's about 330 million proposed on top of what muni has already planning as part of its enterprise functions. >> right. >> okay. and the -- what is the total amounts of the sfmta backlog or the muni backlog in terms of its extraordinarily, i think, large deferred maintenance? it's significantly larger than that, right? >> oh, yeah. >> and that's as of today. do we know what that is? >> well, [speaker not understood]. i want to say around 800 million. yeah, so, the total asset replacement backlog is 3.2 billion. >> that's including street meets, too? >> no, i think that's including street meets. we can get back to you. i believe the number is around 800 million. >> that's the deferred maintenance today on the muni system. >> right. >> so that those needs are actually over between now and 10 years from now are probably going to be significantly larger than $800 million. that's 800 million, if we put an 800 million check today to clear muni's deferred maintenance today? >> right. i believe that's the right num

muni as it would become to be known. happy birthday, muni, here is to the next 100 years.irth of muni had been a long-time coming. over the years the city was disjointed privately owned companies. horses and steam and electric-powered vehicles. creating a hodgepodge of transit options. none of them particularly satisfying to city residents. the city transit system like the city itself would have changes during the san francisco earthquake. the transition that will pursue from this aftermath would change san francisco's transportation system once again. facilitated by city boss, abe ruth, ushering in the electric city car. the writing was on the wall. the clammer had begun for the experiment including public transit people. owned by the people and for the people. the idea of a consolidated city-owned transit system had begun traction. and in 1909, voters went to the polls and created a bond measure to create the people's railway. would become a reality three years later. on december 28, 1912, mayor sonny rolph introduced the new geary electric streetcar line and the new san

so, the city has not come forward with a muni geo bond. there was -- and that one in 1966 failed, didn't pass. so, again, i think we -- and i think the discussion, i think your part of the reason for it i think is a lot more engagement in discussion about this than there has been in the past. the amount of funding for muni in the last capital plan was about 3 billion less than in this capital plan. that's looking at the overall big picture. so, while i'm not sure -- what i can say to satisfy, you know, the fact that the city does need to move forward, you know, with a better policy around how to address these growth needs. to us this is the first step and i think that's where the capital planning committee came about. this is the first step. >> i'm glad we're doing that, but it's just not even close. one of my staff is texting me, 2.2 billion is all muni. it's the various -- it's the yards, it's the single infrastructure, it's the vehicles, it's the tracks, all that is 2.2 billion for muni. so, maybe we can confirm that. it doesn't have to

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the truck turned in front of the muni t line on third street.ybody was teariously hurt. >> we will have -- seriously hurt. >> we will have the latest at 10:00 p.m. and on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 at 7:00 p.m. we are always here for you on www.ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. i feel, as human beings, we need more training in basic social skills-- conversational distance. don't you hate people that talk into your mouth like you're a clown at a drive-thru? and handshakes is the worst. there's absolutely no guidelines for handshakes. you know how many people-- too strong, too weak. sometimes they give you the 3/4 handshake-- just the fingers. early release, late release. sometimes people will dispute your release. you've let go. they're hanging on. i have actually said to people, "hey, the handshake is over." too many pumps, coming in too high. too sweaty, from too far away. sometimes a guy will give you a strong grip, late release, and pull you in for the too-close conversation.

just two years after its berth, muni had added two lines. and k, l and m lines that span out from westportal. in 1928, the j line opened heading west to the beach. in 1944 san francisco voters finally approved muni take-over of the market street railway. by then motor bus and trolley bus improvement had given them the ability to conquer san francisco's hills. after the war most of the street-car lines would be replaced with motor or trolley bus service. in 1947, the mayor recommended replacing two lines with motor coaches. and it appeared that san francisco's iconic cable cars had seen their final days. entered mrs. cluskin, the leader to save the cable cars. arguing that the cable cars were a symbol of the city, and she entered a charter placed on the november ballot. it passed overwhelmly. the california street cable railway was purchased by the city in 1952. there were cut backs on the cable car system and in 1957 only three lines would remain. the three lines that exist today. in 1964 the cable car's future as part of california's transi

how is muni service? what about parking, traffic? >> san francisco's transportation system i believe has a lot of great qualities. we have good bustlines in our richmond district. i'm always looking at creating more efficiencies and finding where the needs are. there have been some cuts over the years, so -- to bus lines, like along the outer richmond district area that have led many seniors without a bus route to get up the hill or to get down the hill to go either grocery shopping -- so we are looking at how the system might not be closely enough based on the needs of people like, especially seniors, or disabled people. there's also some bustlines that are less used in the richmond district that we are now working with the muni system to think about continuing but maybe reduce its frequency, but continue its access for many people that live in isolated parts of the city. i strongly support stronger youth discount passes and supporting the bus system so that younger people have strong access. we are trying to work with the school di

muni is their lives line to get around. simple act of courtesy can help them access muni services safely. it is not just courtesy. it is the law. >> i used to take the 21 airlock. >> lot of times, when i would be waiting at the bus stop, the door would open and the driver would announce the bus line. >> 71. >> it is easier and preferable when a driver sees someone who is obviously visually impaired if they stop in front of me and say "this is the 71," "this is the seven." >> our buses are setup to announce the lines when we pull up. when i see a customer with a guide dog or cane, make sure i let them know what line i am. >> every time i get on the bus, i tell the driver where i need to get off, even if i think there digital voice system is going to announce that. just so they know in the event that it is not working. i would say a good amount of the time, i do get acknowledgment, actually. >> good morning. >> morning. is your announcements system working? >> i'm sorry, it is not. >> could you let me know when we get to van

in february, 1980, muni metro were officially inaugurated. in that same year, muni received its first fleet of buses equipped with wheelchair lifts. in 1982 when the cable car had a shut-down, they added an alternative attraction to the cars. the festival was a huge hit and would continue for the next four summers in a permanent f-line that would extend all the way to fisherman's wharf, by 2000 the f-line was in place. and in 2007 muni extended the third line to the southeast corner and returning to third street. for the first time in 60 years. in the course of last 100 years, muni's diverse workforce forged by men and women of innovation have reflected the many cultures that flock to the city. muni's ground-breaking antidiscrimination has guaranteed equal opportunity for all. the city's policy mandates the course for the future, as they work diligently to increase options and increase multialternatives, and deduce -- reduce the carbon footprint. it continues to improve the systems. during this sen -- centennial year we reflect on the transit

munis don't make money. taxis make money for you. they were treated so badly. we expressed all the details and we could not reach you. the method is the biggest threat to this industry, first of all institute to the taxi driver. we gave it to you in your hand. if you want to do something with it and save yourself please get the electronic bill out first and we'll talk further on. thank you. >> mark herbert. >> good afternoon, chairman, board members. may i have the overhead projector please. i see my time is going. so while that's happening, there it is. this is what you are looking at here. i don't know if you are familiar with the gold berg machines the local official machine. rue gold berg was a cartoonist going back to the 20th century, a native sfrans san franciscans. he moved on to new york and became a very famous cartoonist. i bring this here because it reminds me of the policy you have adopted for the use of taxi apps. instead of giving us one simple app that every driver can use. this is a contract with free as a technology of a contraption of some so

pass time, it's our favorite pass time, trashing muni. but this is having real life consequences for hundreds of thousands of people in this city. and i just don't think we are even close to having the path forward to getting this system back on track. and, so, i hope we can get there and i just don't think we're even close. >> okay. mr. strong, do you want to continue? >> yes. thank you very much. so, if you look at the overall capital plan on the next slide here, we look at where the investments are going and it is $25 billion. this is an aggressive capital plan. the last ten-year capital plan we did was also $25 billion. and some of the big -- the big investment increases are in the infrastructure and streets category where we would have street repaving. but we also have some of the sewer system improvement program and the water system improvement program that the puc is working on diligently. the other -- and then in the transportation area, again, this is where you would have the muni along with the sfo improvements and so forth. the

munis don't make money. taxis make money for you. they were treated so badly. we expressed all the details and we could not reach you. the method is the biggest threat to this industry, first of all institute to the taxi driver. we gave it to you in your hand. if you want to do something with it and save yourself please get the electronic bill out first and we'll talk further on. thank you. >> mark herbert. >> good afternoon, chairman, board members. may i have the overhead projector please. i see my time is going. so while

munis don't make money. taxis make money for you. they were treated so badly. we expressed all the details and we could not reach you. the method is the biggest threat to this industry, first of all institute to the taxi driver. we

you can access free muni. here's how you can join school pool. all the options available to that particular school. we'd like to do that for all 40. and then, of course, evaluate our program. and that actually wraps up my presentation. if you have any further questions. >> commissioner yee. >> yeah, um, appreciate your thinking in regards to how you would do this educational piece to [speaker not understood] and assemblies. have you thought about -- you mentioned about for elementary school that maybe the audience could be the parents. have you worked with the school district's parents liaison department? >> yes. >> and develop some curriculum around that for them to present to the parents. >> we haven't developed a curriculum, but we have actually developed materials for them to reach out to the parents and caregivers in their actual school community. my understanding, i'm not sure the parents -- parent liaisonses teach classes, but they are the liaison to communicate with the parents. sorry if i'm incorrect.

muni was detoured, muni buses were sent back towards the embarcadero but now that the package is deemed safe, it's not going to be an issue, they are beginning to reopen streets in the area and bart is no longer delayed. montgomery street station was actually never hugely impacted. we are still seeing some slight delays for bart and it's because of a totally separate issue. they are doing track maintenance so right now there are about 5 to 20-minute delays on the embarcadero line actually in all directions so just heads up if you are riding bart into san francisco. there is a bit of a delay right now. we are hoping these muni delays clear up shortly. in the meantime, caltrain and ace no issues this morning. everything on time. let's go outside check some of our other roads around the bay area. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. so far you are cruising this morning coming into san francisco. no metering lights yet at 5:16 this morning. that's the latest on your "timesaver traffic." for more on our gorgeous weather forecast, we have brian hackney in for lawrence this morning

we need to slow down the building process, let muni catch up. let them become functional and to cut off debate like this for the other alternative legislation, deplorable. i am very disappointed, supervisors. please do not take any action today. >> thank you. mr. fakuda, i'm glad we can at least agree on muni. we can always find common ground. [laughter] >> okay, next speaker. >>> my name is michael russem, and i want to tell you that the organizations over 35 neighborhood environmental and labor organizations are totally opposed to the first approval trigger. it's for appeal deadlines. it's unacceptable. in addition, all ceqa appeals must be heard or directed by state law by the full 11 members of the board of supervisors. there are many other problems with your legislation, supervisor wiener. but i want to ask you one question. i am interested in the process of how octavia street was done. how many homes had to be destroyed to build the octavia street [speaker not understood]? how many homes had to be destroyed to build the octavia street hous

we're getting word of a high-speed chase and crash of a stolen vehicle at a muni bus--into a muni bus with a cruise on the way it will have a live report coming up. >> also chicago's wrigley field receive a gruesome delivery yesterday. officials say someone dropped off a package containing a goat's head. it was addressed to club's owner tom ricketes . police say they're investigating the " intimidating package. the goat is likely reference to a legendary cursed by the of the billy goat tavern during the world series in 1945. >> according to the legend, he cursed the team after its gold was not allowed to wrigley field. >> it is springtime in the santa barbara to is expecting. two of the zoo's drafts are pregnant. coincidentally, both of the expected loss 12 ft. tall, five years old and 15 months pregnant. while some visitors of the zoo cannot even tell their pregnant the zoo directors as both have gained about 1/3 pound each. when they do give birth. the newborns weigh between 100 and 130 lbs.. >> difficult and delicate rescue yesterday in sacramento. two baby ducks were trapped in a

it is deteriorated and muni is not meeting the needs of our population.e anticipate population growth in san francisco and we're expecting our already inadequate transit system to meet the needs of even more people when the system can't even meet current needs. if you look at the capital plan, the investment in our public transportation system is woefully inadequate. in the plan it estimates that unmet capital need currently for muni are more than $2 billion. that amount will only grow over time over the next ten yearses as the system ages beyond its current age, and yet we have the plan contemplates a small fraction of that amount in terms of what we will actually spend on muni's capital needs. i am happy that there is at least some money for public transportation in the plan, which has not been the case in the past in terms of a possible general obligation bonds. and also a vehicle license fee which, who knows if that will actually go for public transportation. hopefully it will. but this is just a small amount of what we actually need. we talk a lot ab

and light rail proposals seeking federal funding nationwide, and it will be the most happily used muni line. that's the rational for this project. no question it's expensive. it's worth it if people use it. it's worth it if they stay out of the automobile. it's worth it if it aids in creating space on our bus lines so it's a very important project. i am here to help in my way which is as an appropriator in the senate. jackie has helped in her way. nancy has helped in her way as a leader of a great political party in washington, so mr. secretary everybody that is here we thank you for our responsiveness. it's just great to welcome you here and go giants. [applause] >> mateo county supervisor to both houses of our california state legislature since 2008 and she has been in congress for jobs and our environment and she been such a great champion of public transportation that even cal train named a loco motor after jackie spear. please welcome congress woman jackie spear. >> thank you mr. mayor. thank you secretary lahood. thank you to the incredible leadership, senator feinstein, nancy pe

i just gave you the numbers, the statistics in muni debt, it's in the muni debt area and we have thesee interest rate risk, which is very real, and we have the risk of these wipeouts in a bankruptcy proceeding. and folks need to understand it. i'm not trying to get people to run to the exits, i just want them to be educated about this. >> that's what i was going to ask. obviously, you have to be careful, as an s.e.c. official, of, you know, in circumstances like this, but realistically, are you in a nice way saying there are people in the muni bond market that have no business being there right now? >> there are no doubt that there are people in the muni bond area, retail investors, that don't fully appreciate the risks with those products. and it's our duty to ensure that we get that education out there. and to michelle's larger point, there is a macro issue here. right, there is a bubble of sorts developing, as people seek yield, and that is an issue above my may grade. that's something i hope -- >> definitely, ben bernanke and all in congress. but i want to underline something. a lo