but this video would suggest otherwise and san francisco supervisor aaron peskin who chairs the san francisco county transportation authority board is not yet convinced these are supposed to have sensors in the doors in the same way that the elevator that anybody experiences and high rise and stuck your hand at the last minute. >>the door opens back up. we want to make sure that any defects that can properly dealt with tuesday, the transportation authority was set the fast track. >>the million purchase of an additional 151 new light rail vehicles. the peskin wants to put that on hold. >>just i mean this is our job as public officials relative to how we utilize the taxpayer money. so until those questions are answered. i think we can take a little time out. >tin the meantime those 60 plus new light rail vehicles have nothing pulled out of service they continue to operate this if there is absolutely no issue with the door. >>of all muni is convinced there is no issue the state is not yet convinced the california public utilities commission. there's also conducting its own investigation into the doors and how those new trains latch

but this video would suggest otherwise and san francisco supervisor aaron peskin who chairs the san francisco county transportation authority board is not yet convinced these are supposed to have sensors in the doors in the same way that the elevator that anybody experiences and high rise and stuck your hand last minute. >>the door opens back up. we want to make sure that any defects that can properly dealt with tuesday, the transportation authority was set the fast track. >>the million purchase of an additional 151 new light rail vehicles. the test can wants to put that on hold. >>just i mean this is our job as public officials relative to how we utilize the taxpayer money. so until those questions are answered. i think we can take a little time out. >>the woman survived and was released from a local hospital after a few days in the meantime the 60 plus new light rail vehicles have not been pulled out of service. they continue to operate is if there is absolutely no issue with the door san francisco's transportation authority is not the only agency looking into this so as the state. >>the california public utilities commission h

would suggest otherwise unlike many supervisor, aaron peskin who chairs the san francisco county transportation authority board is under the assumption that the door should open back up when someone sticks their hand and we've heard. >>a lot of troubling. tuesday the transportation authority was set to fast track. the million purchase of an additional 151, new light rail vehicles but now peskin wants to put that on hold. >>i think before we appropriate the $63 million which is subject to a vote tomorrow. we need to answers and make sure that mta's been doing their due diligence perhaps the we've got to get to the bottom. >>and they're not the only ones getting to the bottom of the state is also conducting an investigation the california public utilities commission launching an investigation not just into the safety of the doors but also how the train cars couple with each other there might be some issues there as well live in san francisco. dan kerman kron 4 >>we're looking into the condition of the woman he will pass that along as soon as we find that out here's a live look outside now gorgeous day in san fra

. >> good morning, and welcome to the san francisco county transportation authority board.ur clerk is mr. cantinia. would you please call the roll. [roll call] >> we have quorum.

but this video would suggest otherwise and san francisco supervisor aaron peskin who chairs the san francisco county transportation authority board is not yet convinced these are supposed to have sensors in the doors in the same way that the elevator that anybody experiences and high rise and stuck your hand at the last minute. >>the door opens back up. we want to make sure that any defects that can properly dealt with tuesday, the transportation authority was set the fast track. >>the million purchase of an additional 151 new light rail vehicles. the peskin wants to put that on hold. >>just i mean this is our job as public officials relative to how we utilize the taxpayer money. so until those questions are answered. i think we can take a little time out. >>the woman survived and was released from a local hospital after a few days. in the meantime the 60 plus new light rail vehicles and not been pulled out of service they continue to operate is if there is absolutely no issue with the door. san francisco's transportation authority is not the only agency looking into this so as the state. >>the california public utilities commiss

but this video would suggest otherwise and san francisco supervisor aaron peskin who chairs the san francisco county transportation authority boardnot yet convinced. >>these are supposed to have sensors in the doors in the same way that the elevator that anybody experiences and high rise and stuck your hand last minute the door opens back up. we want to make sure that any defects that can properly dealt with tuesday, the transportation authority was set the fast track. >>the million purchase of an additional 151 new light rail vehicles. the peskin wants to put that on hold. >>just i mean this is our job as public officials relative to how we utilize the taxpayer money. so until those questions are answered. i think we can take a little time out. >>the woman survived and was released from a local hospital after a few days in the meantime the 60 plus new light rail vehicles have not been pulled out of service. they continue to operate as if there is absolutely no issue with the door. san francisco's transportation authority is not the only agency looking into this so as the state. >>the california public utilities commission has la

but this video would suggest otherwise and san francisco supervisor aaron peskin who chairs the san francisco county transportation authority board are supposed to have sensors in the doors in the same way that the elevator that anybody experiences and high rise and stuck your hand at the last minute the door opens back up. we want to make sure that any defects that can properly dealt with tuesday, the transportation authority was set the fast track. >>the million purchase of an additional 151 new light rail vehicles. the test can wants to put that on hold. >>just i mean this is our job as public officials relative to how we utilize the taxpayer money. so until those questions are answered. i think we can take a little time out. >>the woman survived and was released from a local hospital after a few days in the meantime the 60 plus new light rail vehicles have not been pulled out of service. they continue to operate is if there is absolutely no issue with the door san francisco's transportation authority is not the only agency looking into this so as the state. >>the california public utilities commission has launched its own inv

>> good morning, and welcome to the san francisco county transportation authority board. our clerk is mr. cantinia. would you please call the roll. [roll call] >> we have quorum. >> commissioner brown and commissioner fewer will be joining us late. can i please have a motion to excuse them until their arrival. and we will take that without objection. can you please call the next item? >> item 2, the citizens' advisory report. >> good morning. i am john larsen, chair of the citizens advisory committee, and i'm here to report on the march 27th meeting of the c.a.c. item five, the allocation of approximately $60 million for light rail vehicle procurement created a great deal of discussion among the members, specifically the new seating design of the light rail vehicles, as well as access for people with mobility issues. this was a significant issue shared through public comment, accompanied by request that the c.a.c. not recommend this allocation until the design concerns were better addressed. c.a.c. staff said the design of the l.r.t.s are being ordered, as well as retrofi

but this video would suggest otherwise and san francisco supervisor aaron peskin who chairs the san francisco county transportation authority board is not yet convinced these are supposed to have sensors in the doors in the same way that the elevator that anybody experiences and high rise and stuck your hand the last minute. >>the door opens back up. we want to make sure that any defects that can properly dealt with tuesday, the transportation authority was set the fast track. >>the million purchase of an additional 151 new light rail vehicles. the peskin wants to put that on hold. >>just i mean this is our job as public officials relative to how we utilize the taxpayer money. so until those questions are answered. i think we can take a little time out. >>the woman survived and was released from a local hospital after a few days. in the meantime the 60 plus new light rail vehicles and not been pulled out of service they continue to operate is if there is absolutely no issue with the door. san francisco's transportation authority is not the only agency looking into this so as the state. >>the california public utilities commission

like many supervisor aaron peskin who chairs the san francisco county transportation authority board is under the assumption that the door should open back up when someone sticks their hand in. we've heard. >>a lot of troubling. >>the news tuesday the transportation authority was set to fast track. the million purchase of an additional 151 new light rail vehicles but now peskin wants to put that on hold. >>i think before we appropriate the $63 million which is subject to a vote tomorrow. we need to answers and make sure that mta's been doing their due diligence perhaps the we've got to get to the bottom of that the transportation authority is not the only agency looking for answers so is the state. >>the california public utilities commission is now ramping up its own investigation into the safety of those new vehicles. in san francisco. dan kerman kron 4 news. >>a man who was shot and killed by freeman place thursday has been identified as 30 year-old michael phelps of fremont police say that felt was the first opened fire as an officer was driving by in his patrol car this was on c

roads people's not only in our transportation says meeting was taken to task tuesday by the san francisco board of supervisors serving as the county transportation authority upon word that this video obtained by the san francisco examiner of a woman getting her hand stuck in one of the transit agency's new light rail vehicles and then dragged was not the first time it happened. it actually was the 4th timth was drug by the tr that instance. >>it wasn't his hand they got stuck in the door. he actually hadn't a plastic of doughnuts a knife guy got in the door in and instead of letting go that this gentleman was was the transportation authority chastise muni for not letting the board no or the public knows especially considering the first incident was back in october and deeply troubled by the fact that. >>grab the bull by the horns when we first in fact on monday meeting maintain the doors of the new trains are safe. they operate as designed. but tuesday muni changed its tune saying there is a problem specifically the single pane doors at the front and rear or not as sensitive as we believe they should be muni has now locked the back doors and will have tra

roads people's not only in our transportation says meeting was taken to task tuesday by the san francisco board of supervisors serving as the county transportation authority upon word that this video obtained by the san francisco examiner of a woman getting her hand stuck in one of the transit agenc rail vehicl dragged was not the first time it happened. it actually was the 4th time the only customer was. was drug by the train in that instance. >>it wasn't his hand got stuck in the door. he actually hadn't died a plastic of doughnuts a the i got in the door in and instead of letting go that and this this gentleman was was the transportation authority chastise muni for not letting the board no or the public knows especially considering the first incident was back in october and deeply troubled by the fact that. >>grab the bull by the horns when we first in fact on monday meeting maintain the doors of the new trains are safe. they operate as designed. but tuesday muni changed its tune saying there is a problem specifically the single pane doors at the front and rear or not as sensitive as we believe they should be muni has now locked the back doors and will