in the beginning, you do not know, but they found out, and i would also say -- like, nabi hill neighbors had -- we did not have this kind of meeting. it was really wonderful. we had private meetings. something like that would have been helpful if it had happened earlier where we may be found at the very end and without enough time to respond or get in touch with the people who actually had taken positions on it. we could not get their letters in because we found out too late in the process. in the past, back in the day, we would have found out a lot earlier. i do not know how that did not happen because so much really does go very well. like our height limits, for example. why is it not 40 feet? two things. one had to do with ccdc and conferring with them, confirming that now you have to have garages and maybe it should be higher in order to accommodate more housing. the other had to do with things like having room for stores underneath, and different types of construction that happened at different levels. that made a big difference to us. it is just really helpful. when we come in here

when mta procures these vehicles, it will put the nabi's into its reserve fleet and then it will beginher motor fleet coaches purchased in 2007. the vehicles will be procured through a consortium put together by the state of minnesota. this allows mta to tack on to existing contracts that the state has already procured. mta is confident the existing contracts allow for mta to accommodate san francisco's lead with some minor tweaks. this will allow for an expedited procurement process. the total cost of the procurement project is approximately $36 million and it will be funded by fta funds leveraged by prop k. we have a few recommendations i wanted to highlight for the committee. there are approximately $50 million in unallocated prop k funds in the mta vehicle category. these funds are available through fiscal year 2013-2014. the mta has three upcoming procurements scheduled for its hybrids and trolleybuses. the fypp amendment would allow the board to schedule a budget for the procurement as well as the funding plan. this particular program was originally entertain to procure the vehic

scow-- for nabis? it is a pretty picture and a cookie i would like to eat. >> but you have to grunt. >> oh jeez. >> jonathon, should we care if the companies make political statements ? >> no, we hospital. we shouldn't. i am wonder figure this is a good marketing move. you are talking about a community where there is a certain amount of body worship. now you say eat our delicious six flavors. i don't think it is going to work. >> as long as you throw up afterwards. >> there is that. >> that's how i keep my girlish figure. >> bill, if you actually ate food which we are certain you don't, would you enjoy this rainbow convection? >> no, it looks disgusting. no one is going to buy it. it is so big. how could anyone get their mouth around -- never mind. >>> all right, last topic, at a campaign fundraiser in miami which is in florida, jonathon, on tuesday, president obama praised the nba champion miami heat. unfortunately he miss pronounced their name calling them the miami horn honkers. no, it wasn't. but e

authorities say the attack took place today, at a compound owned by the militant commander bula nabi.ival of another prominent commander in the area who is an ally of the pakistani al tan. >>> iowa -- taliban >>> iowa police are calling the case of two admission girls an abduction. 10-year-old lyric and her eight you would cousin elizabeth disappeared a week ago. a search of the lake yesterday turned up nothing. investigators are reclassifying this case because they are confident the girls did not drown nor get lost. the father of one of the girls who has a long criminal record walked out of the lie detector test. he claimed police accused him of hurting his daughter and his niece. >>> continuing coverage now on the mass shooting in colorado. police say the suspect's weapons included an ar-15 assault arrival that can fire 50 rounds a minute. a remington .12 gauge shotgun and two .40 caliber glock handguns, one of which was found in the car. police say all webs were purchased legally over the past six months, and are all weapons that can be legally purchased right here in california. >