ntc was very vigorous in its support for the bill and were able to convince the folks that it was an isolated pocket of resistance within the region. so, that was all that took. supervisor elsbernd: in terms of ultimate outcome and the prognosis? >> the best place to make a stand -- make a stand is senate trans. i know that the executive director is working with the mayor's office on trying to quantify some of the impact in terms of programming decisions that are at risk on a note -- on an ongoing basis, embellishing our case. i think that it is the place to make our stand. unfortunately, the population center in the state favors the south and most of the committees reflect that. supervisor cohen: in terms of -- supervisor elsbernd: in terms of timing, how do you see it going through? >> june, possibly july. it might well be -- referred, as it was here, the policy -- it might well be double-referred, as it was here. after the summer recess there is only a few short weeks. it will be fast and furious once they come back from july. supervisor mar: thank you very much. >> if you have an

performance refers to project a formants and ntc has continued to perform well on the merits of transportation, mobility, accessibility measures. in terms of advocacy, this is an entirely new effort on a completely different scale to provide the opportunity to think about new ways of doing business. new funding sources to bring to the table. we are hoping that any new revenues that might emerge as a platform coming out of this could focus on the state of good repair issues for infrastructure and particularly for transit and transit operating. service breakdowns, resulted from not maintaining the infrastructure and in good repair. supporting self-help and other user efforts in congestion pricing, local jurisdictions are stepping up, not waiting for the federal government or the state budget. these are all challenging times, and we have been stepping forward with our own ideas and proposals, we hope it will be recognized by the region as well. the non-transportation sources for funding, certainly something that is not within my personal expertise, but we have benefited from discussions with part

ntc was very vigorous in its support for the bill and were able to convince the folks that it was an isolated pocket of resistance within the region. so, that was all that took. supervisor elsbernd: in terms of ultimate outcome and the prognosis? >> the best place to make a stand -- make a stand is senate trans. i know that the executive director is working with the mayor's office on trying to quantify some of the impact in terms of programming decisions that are at risk on a note -- on an ongoing basis, embellishing our case. i think that it is the place to make our stand. unfortunately, the population center in the state favors the south and most of

ntc staff says by consolidating certain functions, we could save $90 million a year. so let's do it. in past editorials, nbc bay area has called for the consolidation of school districts. we believe the same philosophy of consolidation should apply to public transit. join us. share your thoughts at nbc ed dorals.com. >>> good evening, and welcome to "sports sunday." i'm laurence scott. in a matter of minutes, we'll be joined by oakland a's starter gio gonzalez, plus the latest on the giants in l.a. >>> also stanford women in the national semifinals. part of a dramatic game that comes down to the final seconds. four consecutive years in the final four. the cardinal trying to secure a spot in the championship game. >>> the a's are on a three-city road trip. they'll be gone for ten days. first we catch up with gio gonzalez. we'll talk fashion, "jersey shore" fist pumps plus his start today at the coliseum against seattle. >>> and an oakland raiders star is arrested. it's an unusual offense. we'll give you some of the details we've been hearing later in the show. but let'