rifkin and ms. nuter officially for sharing the important environmental and city goals that car-sharing meets. i did want to ask a question, and maybe some of the people that come to testify in public comment might answer these questions. but i know in the richmond district there is a critical mass of seniors that don't have their own cars and i'm wondering, are there specific populations that you're targeting in addition to the non-english speaking or the immigrant community populations that supervisor cohen has raised. do we have mechanismses to raise awareness about the economic or environmental benefits and why the city is encouraging this, but also reaching out to seniors, immigrant, and then also usf in my district, i noaa round many of the colleges and city college that it makes sense to have it around the key spots where younger people who might not have cars might have that need. >> so, the outreach funding that we have for supporting the commuter benefits program particularly for employers

rifkin and ms. nuter officially for sharing the important environmental and city goals that car-sharing meets. i did want to ask a question, and maybe some of the people that come to testify in public comment might answer these questions. but i know in the richmond district there is a critical mass of seniors that don't have their own cars and i'm wondering, are there specific populations that you're targeting in addition to the non-english speaking or the immigrant community populations that supervisor cohen has raised.

rifkin when he watches the tape, create a lot of good will. >> can i ask carl a question? >> sure. >> carl, do you mind? >>> sure. >>

rifkin when he watches the tape, create a lot of good will. >> can i ask carl a question? >> sure. >> carl, do you mind? >>> sure. >> i listened very closely to everything you say. you've always been helpful in educating me on these issues from the medallion holders' perspective. i have two aquae and may have more for you before the next meeting. the last time you were speaking to us about this issue, i think you urged us to consider having the transition program cover 200, up to 200 on the list. i hear you today to 300. is there a reason for that or -- >>> just upon reflection and looking at the money, the fact that you alone have $100 million coming on the surrender program. i just know the people -- the thing is -- >> understood. >>> i want to say this. i know the people who are involved in who are in that last shes of 150. and they really thought that they were going to get a medallion late in their career and prop k got really toxic, you know, people would dwelt the medallion and crashing cabs because they were too old to drive, et cetera. no exit strategy. the more i

i'm mitt rifkin, transportation director. and i concur with you this is an exciting and important topic. i'm sure the reruns of the hearing will be -- will go viral at some point as people catch on to how exciting car sharing can be. i think -- i appreciate your opening remarks because i think they're a good lead-in into car sharing and how it really is an important part of the transit first policy and making that real in san francisco, a policy i'll mind you was adopted by the board of supervisors in 1973. so, i have a brief presentation i'm going to walk through. i am joined by melanie, director of department of environment. there are other representatives from the mta department of environment city administrator's office, car sharing organization. we're certainly working along with all of them, working side by side with the department of environment in particular in making sure that the policy is advancing both our transportation and environmental goals, which i believe car sharing is a good example of that. so, if we coul

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i like rifkin and possibly others in this chamber don't have a car and rely on public transportation, rely on car share. just in multiple different ways of trying to get around to serve people. and what the position has allowed me to be in a unique position is to really be able to experience and be a user of what -- the user of public transportation and the various car sharing models that are out there. one thing i do want to say to you, alex, is you continue to source out other potential sites that we've got a couple of sites that are here in the city and the southeastern part of the city. two city campus sites, the southeast campus and we have the campus [speaker not understood] both dedicated parking spot. i'm sure we can have a discussion around that. also want to bring your attention puc is a $3 billion wastewater project happening in the southeastern part of the city. pu crushtion is going to be moving a considerable part of the staff in the 3rd street evans corridor area. * the housing authority, i've spoken to henry alvarez, he's on board and committed to providing spaces, one

david rifkin is a constitutional law attorney and former white house counsel under presidents reagannd george h.w. bush. nice to have you with us today. >> good to be with you. jenna: how strong is liberty's case here? >> well, first of all it is entirely appropriate and expected the case would go forward give the fact that the supreme court removed the roadblock that the fourth circuit used earlier to stop it, namely anti-injunction act. jenna: just so our viewers know more about that the basically the 4th circuit said, listen we'll not hear this case until the tax goes into effect in 2014. once it does we'll hear it. the supreme court said, we'll hear it. >> earlier challenging said it is not a tax. it is a tax as far as individual mandate goes. on the merits they don't have a very easy road but i think their arguments have merit. what they're basically saying is the way which the statute requires you as an individual and you as an employer to purchase insurance infringes on your religious liberty about. they argue it is both because the statute sort of implicitly requires contrace