think about the last muni trip. muni was not available how would you get where you needed to go? what you are seeing there is 44% are saying they would have used a ride-hailing service, a very, very large number. when you compare to last year, that is a 10% jump. that is a big jump in a year for any question like this. looking at other responses, use other transit such a bart, walk or ride a bicycle, not a lot of movement. looking at the bottom of the chart with a decrease, drive alone. that is down 4%. next get a ride also decreased. definite movement for alternatives people are considering. among those who said ride hail on the last chart i showed you, we asked them why? it is speed, door-to-door, not having to wait. the top three there sort of paint the picture in terms of what people are mentioning largely. there are other reasons, the top three are that point to point speed to get me there quickly are the ones that resonate the most. you finally, when i mentioned this at the beginning a one question survey among those who didn't use muni, this is the response. all the others

then muni was family. all the departments within muni was family. whatever you had to deal with outside, you could withstand it. it was a family inside. first thing i noticed when i got hired on, was the embrace from management from the supervisors through management. it was family. they help you get through that together. there wasn't much money. it was part of the general fund then. things were literally held together with duct tape. we provided the service. what i was trained to do, you go out there and you treat these people you want them to be treated. you give them the same service you desire. that's what we did. we got through that. i went through having guns but pulled on you. i didn't report that you have big piece of glass in front of you. i'm going on 28 years. if we can restore that family back, then we can restore the service. i wanted to share that with you. >> supervisor brown: thank you. >> terrence hall again secretary of treasury. when i was up last time -- >> supervisor kim: because you already spoken, you can't speak public comme

a muny vehicle. we understand and appreciate the importance of the role that muny plays in the quality of life in the economy of san francisco and for the people who live here. incidents like we had where the services not as it should have been, such as was for a period this summer, it's a good reminder of our need to do what we can to make the system more resilient so this can weather changes whether they are anticipated or not to retain the ridership and grow the ride ridership. while lot of the talk today because of the focus of the hearing is on staffing, there are many other elements of the service and you both referenced some of those in your opening remarks. lot of investments that we've been making in the vehicles and infrastructure and it allow us to provide more service and contribute to the rider experience in a positive way. likewise, investments we're making in technology and communications are also trying to get that rider experience. which is absolutely important part. there are many o

muni acts are those who blindly support muni acts. i can't identify the muni acts, only the muni acts know who they are. so the next time they stair at the meyer or when they look at -- at the mirror when they look at themselves in the morning, they have to ask themselves, are they a muni-ac? >> next speaker, please. >> austin, followed by mark. >> hi. i'm austin peterson. i started driving san francisco taxi in '88. i was looking at other opportunities in the '90's, but people persuaded me that i wanted to work towards a prop k medallion. now that i have a prop k medallion, my take-home pay is less now every day than it was in the '90's without a medallion, so every day has been a slog for the last three, four, five years, not even accounting for inflation. i look at my numbers every day, and i'm taking home less money now than i was in the '90's. flee wheel needs a heat map. that would tell me which neighborhood has the most requests and the fewest taxis. with the old dispatch, i used to know which neighborhood needs taxi, but with

that is one example of chronic ongoing problems that muni is facing. they've identified solutions to that, but they are not getting implemented. why does it matter? [bell ringing] in san francisco and elsewhere, transit is losing ridership. the resources board is saying unless it's reduced, they have no hope of meeting greenhouse gas emission targets. i implore you in the coming year to swiftly and systemically address these chronic ongoing problems. >> chair heinicke: thank you very much. next speaker. welcome back. >> congratulations, sir. mr. heinicke. i'm here to address this whole question of the debt of all these new medallion holders. and we had a town hall meeting in this room about three or four weeks ago. and a suggestion was made by me that possibly there could be a settlement. and the settlement would be that the mta would pay down the purchase of these medallions by $125,000. now that might sound like a lot of money, but if this lawsuit is successful, it's going to cost the mta approximately $160 million.

so muni service is going to be funded the way that new muni service associated with development is funded everywhere else, which is increased general fund revenues. but i mention it here because it's robust service levels that we need to help muni achieve, which is a less than 5-minute frequency. it's rapid. and it is and will be needed. and we will need to work with m.t.a. to make sure that's achieved. we have done a number of oute outreach this fall and we brought an initial concept to committee in october. the committee directed us to go back and do some more work, some outreach, and then presented a revised proposal to the committee at the end of november, november 27. we've also been briefing the tida board in parallel. some of the things we heard were concerns about affordability. some businesses concerned about the ability to attract and retain workers, especially low-wage workers, is very challenging, and so the expense of the commute is something that's a concern. also the ability to get things like goods delivered. treasure island is perceived as or is actually difficult to acce

muni only has close to 1900. that's roughly a shortage of 400 drivers. that's a lot of drivers, guys. the report indicated that low pages, as it compares to the cost of living in san francisco was having an effect on the frequency of service in san francisco when it comes to muni. just this month you have san francisco mayor london breed suggesting offering 300 laid off drivers with chariot drivers as muni operators. they have not explained what the next steps are but muni's operator union called the idea a tangible and feasible solution. live in san francisco, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >>> thanks, pete. >>> a follow-up now on a story we've been following here on "today in the bay." a judge is allowing the sale of two local hospitals and clinics to go forward. o'connor hospital in san jose and gilroy st. louis hospital and depaul health center in morgan hill had only one bidder. that was santa clara county. attorney general javier becerra tried to block the sale saying there should be assurance the county won't cut any existing services. activ

muni is facing an operator shortage and needs to hire hundreds of new drivers.hariot currently employs nearly 400 people. >> as we have been telling you. the rain is causing problems for bart, too. the bart station was closed for a short time but it was reopened. a stormy view from the coast, this is near sonoma coast state park. if you have pictures, videos of anything related to the storm in the next couple of days you want to send us, go ahead send tocba. jeff will be back with one final look at the storm, what you can expect in the next few hours in just a few minutes. glad you're back how you feeling? ♪ ♪ (both) exhausted. but finally being able to make that volunteer trip happen was... awesome. awesome. rub. what do they... they use for washing. ♪ ♪ we'll do it every year. i thought you'd say that - let's do it. ♪ ♪ see how investing with a j.p. morgan advisor can help you. visit your local chase branch. >>> okay. it's pretty bad now and it's aboujeff ganieri is going to cl things out for us. >> things are picking up across the north bay. yet again, our bi

the commuter shuttle is competing with muni. no, mayor london breed is using the layoffs to help with one of muni 's biggest problems, long wait times. >> we are exploring offering all 300 of their drivers a job with muni which will help address operator shortages. this makes sense for the drivers, for muni and for the city. the agency will only need a little more than 100 positions to be fully staffed again. >>> new at 11, this is quite a story. during the current housing crunch in the bay area, we found two cats living in their very own studio apartment in the bay area. >> talk about pampered pets! betty you takes a tour of their home and talks to the owners about the decision . >> this is the casita located behind a single-family home here in -- willow glen. inside, two tiny tenants. they like to lounge around the country. according to the landlord, they mind themselves, don't complain and the $1500 a month rent comes on time. >> i never planned for this to happen. people love their pets. they are part of the family. they rea

tomorrow morning. >> reporter: muni is free. b.a.r.t. will run until 3 a.m. so by all means, do not drive. there is no official guess how many people will come to the embarcadero, but police expect crowds large enough to close down some of these streets. >> just be patient with the crowds and the traffic out there. people are going to want to get from point a to point b. >> reporter: something else to think about, the wind has been relentless already cancelling a number of bay cruises planned for today and tonight. >> we were supposed to go sailing. we've had it planned for a few days now and our sailor guide told us like we would die today if we went out there. >> reporter: that was particularly bad news for zach o'brien who had planned to use this sailing excursion for this little moment. >> i love you so much, britney. will you marry me? >> yes. >> congratulations! >> oh, my god. it's backwards. >> is it backwards. >> oh, my god. >> i love you. >> i guess this turned out okay. >> yes, it did. >> reporter: i guess on behalf of all of us, congratulations to

caltrain, sf muni and amtrak all on time this morning. we have a couple of accidents. southbound 680 at 84 with the crash blocking one and the vehicle is facing the wrong way possibly due to the wrong-way driver. we have delays in that area as a result so give yourself extra time at 680 and 84. in the north bay we have trouble spot with a possible rockslide or mudslide blocking at least one of the southbound 101 at spencer avenue heading toward the golden gate bridge. you may see some delays but at the golden gate bridge traffic looks okay with no delays heading into san francisco. >>> back to the breaking news that gianna just mentioned with people across the bay area jolted out of bed due to the early morning earthquake in the east bay with magnitude 3.4 earthquake that hit at the hayward fault at 4:42 am. the epicenter is located at highway 24 and the 13 junction in oakland. one man describes the shaking. >> it was one of those jolts that will wake you up. i always wonder if it is the big one and how long will it go on. it was relatively short. just turned over and

let's talk about the muni operator shortage numbers. they aren't toof san francisco muni only has close to 1900 drivers. we're talking about a gap indic as an issue when it compares to the cost of living in san francisco as one of the main reasons for this operator shortage. of course there's that trickle down effect definitely having an effect on service in the area. remember just this past month, actually a couple weeks ago, san francisco mayor london breed suggesting offering 300 layoff drivers with jobs as muni operators. that was a suggestion by the mayor. they did not explain what the next steps are but the muni operators union called the idea a tangible and feasible solution. live in san francisco, pete suratos, "today in the bay" nf all right, pete. i'm sure that's a great thing there. follow-up on a story we've been following here on "today in the bay." a judge is allowing the sale of two local hospitals and clinics to go forward. o'connor hospital in san jose and depaul health center had only one i had abouter. that was santa

muni will also be affected. sf muni will be routed to mission street.on street will have access restricted for transportation between van ness and embarcadero. no buses on market street. they are recommending that you use sf muni, b.a.r.t. or ferry service if you plan on heading into san francisco to participate in the women's march which is again happening saturday, january 19th at 11:30 with a rally at civic center. it extends until 3:00 with the march beginning at 1:30. >>> coming up some breathtaking video of what it's like to swim with one of the biggest great white sharks in the world, how a diver hopes sharing her encounter will change people's opinions. >> call that shark big blue for good reason. >> and the fda's strongest threat yet to pull e-cigarettes off the market and talk of a new strategy to get kids to quit vaping. >> coming up all new at 6:00 in a first for california, today a murder convict was released from prison after serving more than a decade and more releases are on the way because of a new state law. we'll break it down at 6:00

. >>> and a muni rider had enough. he's caught on camera turning the tables on a man accused of harassing other passengers. >>> and an earthquake rattles the east bay this morning. how the government shutdown is leaving some questions about it unanswered. right now the airport is and posted to twitter. that next wave of heavy rainfall has moved inland in sonoma county. big rock ridge southwest of never doe 88 mile per hour wind gusts right now as this rain moves through. it will be a very wet and stormy evening. there are some thunderstorms also offshore. i will update throughout the show and on kpix5.com. >>> an assault on muni caught on video and then posted to twitter. >> i'm going to good enough you what you want. >> i'm not doing anything. >> one man standing over another holding him down refusing to let him up. wngss say the man on the ground had been harassing riders and this man had enough. we put in calls for comment to muni and sfpd. neither agency was aware of the incident but is investigating. >>> 21 people

now fining muni $120,000 for cell phone violations. found 16 cell phone violations in 2018.udes drivers watching their phone screen while driving. muni says it has a zero tolerance cell phone policy and has taken disciplinary action. >>> well, he said farewell, but is it really good-bye? sir elton john took the stage? san jose tonight. what's believed to be his final bay area show. ♪ ♪ >> can you name that song? rob mayeda? benny and the jets. the 71-year-old performed hits including the aforementioned benny and the jets, along with tiny dancer, fans of the s.a.p. center say they understand why he's leaving the road. all good things must come to an end. >> it happens. got to be sometime. >> no, because i was reading about he wants to be with his family, so he wants to be with his two sons and his husband so i'm excited he's doing that for himself. >> phenomenal, fabulous career. >> icon. >> icon forever. >> at first it kind of looked like him. may be related. if you missed the live performances, it is not too late, perhaps. this tour -- and it's a long good-bye -- it goes un

. >> assaults can include spitting, physical assaults oes not mean that muni drivers will be expected to referee the kind of passenger versus passenger alter to time - this is . >> reporter: in an effort to curb assaults, san francisco muni drivers will receive de- escalation training. >> talk down people who might be getting too close to the operator or acting threatening tour and operator. >> reporter: this probably won't look like police de- escalation tactics. >> two men are fighting, kick him off the train, trying to shove them off. it does not mean drivers will be expected to referee the kind of passenger versus passenger altercations we see from time to time, this is about dealing with angry customers and one kind in particular. >> if we look at these numbers we are seeing most of the assaults. the drivers union pretty much on board with training but they have also asked for more help from police. we put the question to chief bill scott today. >> we have a muni unit and officers that ride buses and trains. they are out there. >> reporter: drivers are out there every single day

we have dedicated muni on the 5 fulton. it takes 25 to 30,000 people. another planet runs express shuttles from civic center, and then this year, expanded after a transportation study to also run them from east, north, and south bay locations. and we change where the shuttles pick up. now they pick up on m.l.k. to limit congestion in the neighborhoods. the shuttles were helpful, and we're looking to expand them. because it's helpful to say, don't take uber and lyft from here. take the shuttle and then uber and lyft, or take muni to somewhere else. the traffic tracomplaints have decreased significantly, and they continue to decrease every year. one of the changes we made last year is in order to stage the muni buses, we block parking on fulton all day for three days. but neighbors say, nobody's parking there, and the muni buses don't show up until the end of the day. why can't we park there? so we've worked with muni to adjust that so that during the day before the buses got to show up, you've got to move, but you've got the ability to use those parking

that leak coming from the muni platform which sits right above the bart platform. but i can tell you crews were on it. they repaired that very quickly, just in time for the commute hour. now, the ferries, that's another sto sto story. already we've seen delays and cancellations because of winds and it's only going to get worse. now, i wouldn't be surpriseed if they canceled service but again, i'm not going to jinx it. so to tell you the truth, i think many people went home early to avoid that possibility. in the meantime bart to the rescue because early this morning they decided to add cars to their trains, anticipating a bad weather commute evening. >> we were already planning to lengthen the trains we have with every available train car. so we're going to make sure we have as many cars as we can to serve the commuters. whether the ferries run or not. >> we want to make sure our operators are moving safely throughout the city to remind them to keep in mind that people are still walking around, crossing the street and be as safe as possible. >> so muni is also aski

the state is fining san francisco's muni agency $120,000 for cell phone violations. according to reports, inspectors found 16 cell phone policy violations by muni drivers in 2018. the violations include drivers watching the phone screen while operating vehicles. sfmta says it has reissued the zero tolerance cell phone policy and taken disciplinary action with staff. >>> with the big holiday weekend comes big crowds. the airports across the nation are bracing for an increase in travelers. a live look at sfo, over the long holiday weekend, the tsa estimates t estimates it's going to screen $8 million travelers, compared to martin luther king day weekend. a winter storm could impact some of that travel, and airports are warning travelers to allow plenty of time, and back east, i'm seeing reports of a lot of bad weather and back there it's going to be impacted. we got it pretty good ou now. >> the tempe to see. trending dryer here and colder on the east coast. before g and dryer trend, we've got rain to contend with for tomorrow. right now, though, it's a gorgeous view.

when it comes to adding more muni operators, muni digging deep into the playbook.reds of operators. the idea involves building new housing which would keep drivers closer to their job location. agency recently trying to bring on drivers laid off from a private bus company chariot. low wages are apparently one big obstacle keeping muni drivers from staying on board. >>> want to see how the roads are looking right now with mike. >> no delays for muni, good news. we have all these red. signifies how slow traffic flows in all these routes. 580, 880, going to the bay bridge, out of oakland, and also towards the east shore freeway. so we're crawling in most of the commute spots. typical of this time approaching 8:30 as we have a peak of the commute coming towards the maze area. that will hold for a while. the south bay shows some slowing. northbound routes. 87, a crash. also 280 towards saratoga, a crash moving to the shoulder. san mateo bridge shows you the traffic and the mist. >> another local news update in half an hour. hope to see you then. >>> it's 8:30 now. it's

need for internal coordination so that the perfect storm that occurred last summer with regard to muni operator shortages in the midst of the twin peaks tunnel shutdown could and can be avoided. turning to your agenda today, regarding item seven, the c.a.c. adopted a motion of support in $3.5 million for prop k requests. and the pilot project underway between market and 15 streets on the valencia corridor. c.a.c. members were particularly interested in the performance of the protected concrete school loading islands and the safety of students crossing the bikeway from the island to the sidewalk. in addition, there was discussion about solutions for double parking and bike way blocking on the valencia corridor. improved management and extended parking times, staying loading zones were potential exclusions being studied in the pilot: c.a.c. was enthusiastic about hearing the project's findings when it is completed, and that concludes my report. thank you. >> chair peskin: thank you, mr. larson and thank you, especially for the c.a.c.s attention to vanness avenue. is there any public comm

cal train, muni, amtrak and ace are all on time.ple of minor accidents just past the toll plaza. >> thank you. >>> a set of quintuplets born in the bay area just celebrated a milestone, one that you are parent feared they may never reach. >> the quints just turned meetn there is lincoln, noel, grayson, preston and gabriella in order from oldest to youngest. you would never guess they were all born three months early. it took a medical team of about 60 people at kaiser in walnut streak to deliver the babies. it was the hospital's first ever quebec opportunity let delivery. >> they are at the age where it is fun to see that they interact with each other more. >> i think we have an agreement between everybody that we're all just trying to get through the day and have some fun. >> so what is the kempel secret to raising quintuplets? routines. the babies are on feeding and sleep schedules. 12 hours a night. >> all together, which is amazing. it would not be amazing if they all cried together. >> good job. i can't imagine what that is lik

so the state is now fining muni $120,000 for cell phone violations. inspectors found 16 cell phone policy violations by muni drivers last year alone. the violations include drivers watching their phone screen while driving. muni says it has a zero tolerance cell phone policy and has taken disciplinary action. >>> with this big holiday weekend comes big crowds. airports across the nation are bracing for an increase in travelers. this is a live look for you at sfo. it actually looks pretty gorgeous out there this morning over this long holiday weekend for martin luther king, jr., day. the tsa estimates it will screen 8 million travelers, that's an 11% increase, compared to last year's martin luther king day weekend. a winter storm could impact some of that travel and airports are warning travelers to allow plenty of time. >>> okay, so he said farewell, but is it really good-bye? sir elton john took the stage in san jose for what is believed to be his final bay area show. ♪ oh, doesn't it just make you want to sing? the farewell yellow brick road tour to

el sistema de trenes de "caltrain" -- para poder llenar las cerca de 400 vacantes de choferes del munil muni aseguraron que esta seria una idea tangible, sin embargo todavia no se sabe como esta propuesta se -- una gruesa capa de nieve cubre las montaÑas de la sierra nevada... y hoy las autoridades realizaran un segundo sondeo para medir con exactitud el porcentaje de hielo que cay en esa zona... -- la nieve del invierno proporciona agua potable para gran parte del estado, ya que se derrite en la primavera y el verano y fluye hacia los reservorios para el almacenamiento. y este fin de semana se >> también están trabajando, para poder llevar agua potable a varios estados que quedaron sin agua. >> por cierto este fin de semana se pronostica que caiga más nieveiones del tiempo cuéntanos. >> muchísimas gracias y feliz tarde estaremos dándole un vistazo a las próximas horas donde veremos que hay algo de nubosidad también veremos que está bastante frío durante las próximas horas en la región. >> también vemos que está situaciones para el viernes donde vamos implementar cuidado. >> donde esta

the state is now fining muni $120,000 for cell phone violations. according to reports inspectors found 16 cell phone policy violations by drivers in 2018. doesn't sound like a lot. violations include watching the phone screens while operating vehicles. they have re-issued the zero tolerance cell phone policy. >>> the spot where a san francisco college student was shot and killed may soon be memorializ memorialized. a memorial is in the works. sfd officers killed him in 2014 when police say he pointed a gun at them. they later discovered it was not a real gun. it was a stun gun. five years after that shooting a concrete podium memorial could become a reality. the design was approved earlier this shutdown drags on, more and more federal employees in need of a helping hand. >>> mild start to the weekend right now. you have clouds filling into san francisco after highs in the mid-60s. wind and rain wrap up the weekend. timing of our next storm moments away. by the government shutdown thrown a bit of a lifeline today. in novato, members of the pacific s

san francisco mayor is offering jobs as muni operators to help muni's driver's shortage.riot began in 2014 and announced it will end operations on february 1. the company was acquired by ford for $65 million and is being shut down as the cost cutting measures. as for muni it has had a shortage of operators. they are down 400 drivers. >>> and city officials say the drivers who lost their jobs will need additional training before they can start work. >>> good news for people who use parking meters in the downtown areas. drivers complained the meters are hard to rete in sun light and rain and the technology causes the meeters to break down. now they are getting new meters that will be easier to use and read. parking rates and time limits are not going to change. the city tested the meters that downtown library parking lot since 2017. >>> gas prices into fall. down 12 cents a gallon now. the average for gallon is now $2.31. the bay area average is country. on average the price for a gallon of gas across the country dropped 66 cents over the last three months. >>> starting tom

her wallet and phone were found on muni's embarcadero line. people at the restaurant were the last ones who remember seeing her. >> yeah. looked like she was trying to meet someone. and she waited. she ate lunch and had a drink or two and took off after that. >> couple of her credit cards got declined. and she ended up leaving a backpack behind. >>> another customer at the restaurant paid her bill. the restaurant is now offering a $5,000 reward for anyone who calls san francisco police and provides information that leads to mahoney's safe return. >>> all right. our time is 6:40. still ahead. across the south bay. road improvements are expected to begin. up next, the new funding that has just been approved for projects in santa clara county. >>> and from marin county to the super bowl. we'll talk to the father of jared goff about his son's rise to football stardom. >>> right now, if you're driving in marin county, you're going to see some slowing in some spots. or driving to marin county. you're going to see some slowing in spots. which is abou