. >> thank you director ruskin and to the members of the boards who joined in co-sponsoring this bond for transportation. i think that really -- the city family really demonstrates just how important an effort this is. also of course i want to thank sftv staff and those who participates on the task force and you know, i do believe and i've said this before, this geo bond will be a turning point for all of us for our transportation system. we have not invested enough in our transportation system and our streets and this measure calls for the sale bonds in the amount of $500 million to improve the streets and safety for all users and fund upgrades for more reliable operations. the bond will improve service through physical changes to the transit corridors and it will improve safety and it will help us achieve our city's goal of zero traffic fatalities and we'll fund transit route and bike ways. it's no secret that muni can be slow and unreliable and our transportation system has been frustration for those. but we do have the opportunity to turn this around by infusing much needed invest

ruskin. >> i want to say on the upgrade of obsolete muni and visiting some of the balboa park or the muni yards where the light rail vehicles or other vehicles are being maintained, i saw firsthand how facilities and capital needs to create more state of the art maintenance facilities can help our whole system run better and extend the life of our vehicles as well, so i'm appreciative of seeing it firsthand and understanding how critical that bond is. i did want to ask the question that some of the advocates on public safety on the streets and in many of our neighborhoods are asking, i know up until last week when we have a vehicle license fee, many of us was hoping it would move forward with this go-bond that there was a $13 million commitment to additional projects that would support our vision zero and i think many are feeling there's a $13 million hole in our needs to have vision zero fully implemented. i know this budget, that fills $3 million it, but i know that you mentioned that you feel that 60 percent of the whole bond goes towards significant vision zero type infrastructur

ruskin report is factual? >> it's not a conversation that i've ever had had with mr. ruskin. >> okay, not okay. then that answers on the death inquiries. who signs off on those in the legal department? the answers where they said gm refused. there is no way they are sending information, your company is not sending information from nhtsa without somebody from legal signing off on that correct? >> senator i will have to get the answer that and get back to because that's handled by private investigations. >> is there a lawyer that would look at a? >> there could well be. i don't know that for a fact. >> i would like to know what part of the legal department signs off on their responses to nhtsa and greece particularly the death and greece. who was it that gave product investigation the authority and sign off to say we won't answer this question? >> i understand. >> okays secondary -- secondly the attendance bulletins. they were certainly in the valukas report information about not using the word stalled. there we

ruskin. >> to supervisor mar and the chair, the first thing i would say, we tried to strike a balance in the ordinance between enough specifity for the board and for the voters with enough flexibility to so as we work through the process and through the years that we have flexibility to make adjustments if needed, the bond report does recommend an expenditure plan which reflects a balance of needs we have in the city, so i think -- i feel comfortable advancing the program we have at this time. we did have a total of $33 million and we still do and we're in the second year of our capital budget that anticipated the vehicle license fee being on the ballot and getting approved this year, the two year delay does mean that we have a $33 million gap to fill in the second year of our budget and we'll likely have a gap in the next two years. we have plenty of time between now and fiscal year to work with the board the mayor's office to figure out how to best close that gap, and that's what i would recommend. >> and i'm going to be supportive of moving the bond forward today. it has to sit for

>> i would like to acknowledge the passing of iron ruskin, after a long bought of cancer, he served as a first lofca chair. and he represents 1.7 million of our customers and regional system. and we will be forever, grateful for his role to make the necessary repairs on our hetch hetchy to secure a reliable water source and i just wanted to just maybe, bosco would like to get up and say a few words. >> nicole? >> good afternoon. and yes, we are sadden by the passing of ruscin our first board chair and also at that time he was mayor of the city. and also representing the city and area and he was instrumental in securing the support of local legislative and elected officials in your wholesale service area to really focus on the reliability and system in that, in doing so, from a human catastrophe perspective and that was really his true gift for the service area and so he did struggle with an illness for a long time and we are sorry about his passing and i appreciate the comments of general manager kelley. >> commissioner torres? >> i had a very close personal relationship with him over

these trips and disclose them publicly through the website of the house's office of the clerk tom ruskin ethics committee spokesman has said that this change was not meant to minimize transparency he says the travel information lawmakers must file online is even more detailed than the financial disclosure forms that this was merely an attempt to and a limb in a redundant reporting requirement however many people are blocking at this quietly made change they say it removes a convenient way for reporters and other watchdog organizations to keep tabs on the free travel of members because historically by mantle disclosure forms are where people go to find out that information one organization the citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington has already weighed in on this with the executive director saying that this is quote a blatant attempt to avoid accountability she went on to say that the only americans who would possibly be in favor of this change are members of congress the idea that this is a change for efficiency's sake is ludicrous at the same time house minority leader nanc

. >>> former state assembly man ire ruskin will be laided to rest.e died thursday following a three-year battle with brain scans. he was from new york but studied where he was involved in the free speech movement. he later got a masters degree from sanford. funeral services will be held on wednesday at temple best jacob in redwood city. he is survived by his wife of 40 years. >>> south bay leaders will call on the food and drug administration today to lift the ban preventing gay men from donating blood. the everett is being spearheaded by congressman mike honda who started an online petition to try to get the fda to overturn that ban. that ban is based on decades old fears that have been discounted by science. after holding a news conference, today honda will be joined by other leaders for a blood drive. the online petition already has 51,000 signatures so far. >>> honda not the first bay area against that law. in august of last year, then campbell mayor evan lowe tried to roll up his sleeve to donate blood but he was turned away because he's gay. he

. >> after a few hours on traffic duty in ruskin heights, a residential neighborhood, a call comes ine radio with few details. all they know is a car has crashed into a tree just a few blocks away. >> it was a non-injury vehicular, one car into a tree, which is a pretty non-dangerous call. >> only officer turner is dispatched to check out the scene. mcginniss stays back to continue running radar. >> as i drove a little further towards the accident, i saw an hispanic male wearing a white t-shirt. i slowed down, look at him in my rearview mirror. it crossed my mind i wonder if he knows anything about the accident, if he saw it or maybe he was involved in it. >> as officer turner pulls up, there's no driver in sight. over the radio, he learns that a latino man was driving the suv and has fled the scene. >> i radioed back to dean, i knew he was sitting right back there up the street. i asked him if he would stop the male. it was kind of shocking that somebody could just walk away from that. >> responding to his partner's call, mcginniss takes off in search of the man and sees him walking