i am the cfo for the san francisco mta and happy to be coming back here to supply more information on this item. just briefly, this is an item for the mta to share with bart the cost of installing 21 can y canopies over the shared bart and mta stations along market street. this is up to a $90 million project of which the mta would be agreeing to fund up to $45 million from general obligation bond funds. i'm very happy to have here carl holmes is the assistant general manager for bart and he's going to supply more details about this project. >> commissioner fewer: mr. levinson, you mentioned 21 canopies, but in your powerpoint it mentions 22. >> there are two installed as pilots that helped with the costing of the remainder. there is 19 further that would be in the base contract that would be approved here within the $90. then there are three others that could be an option under this. so the 22 would represent one more optional canopy, but this funding of $90 million would be for 21 canopies. >> commissioner fewer: for 21. >> as in the bla report. >> commissioner fewer: thank you very

the warriors games you can get there for free on muni it's a deal between the warriors and the san francisco mtathey're going to allow ticket. to ride muni for free. on event days you have to show your ticket to the event becomes your and i your tickets right to couldn't take it at the chase center is set to open in september and and the mission bay neighborhood and as you know, there's just no way to park so they figure this so this will be a a little bit of a tree and i guess with the cool part about is not just basketball games, either all right so is there anything happening and the warriors are footing the bills. >>part of the deal about that too but they wouldn't give you the ticket i guess all right time now is 5.42 still ahead on the kron 4 morning news more headlines of course. >>hot weather on the way we've got more triple digit heat expected come this weekend with john travel up in a moment to talk more about that stay tuned, we'll be right back. with this one little nexgard chew comes the confidence, you're doing what's right, to protect your dog from fleas and ticks for a full month

the streets in the city's high injury network, which makes up about 100 miles of streets in san francisco. the mta also telling me they're taking a hard look right now at making market street safer, starting this fall. reporting live from san francisco, sam brock, nbc bay area news. >> sam, thanks so much for that report. >>> will it stay or will it go? a battle over a cross in the east bay has played out in the 9th circuit court of appeals in san francisco today. the cross sits on top of albany hill. here's some video of it. been there for decades. but now a federal judge ruled it unconstitutional. it belongs to the lions club which is an international service club. the lions club was given a small space to maintain the cross in 1971 during a land deal with a former city councilman. the cross is opposed by a group of atheists and city officials who want it removed. >> the lions club wants to exercise its constitutional right of free speech and free exercise of religion to display a cross. >> they are taking the place of government with a permanent monument, a very large one, lit up at night at ea

mta. san francisco mayor pressured him to step down following a string of problems that included driver shortages a breakdown of the muni metro line and a woman being dragged after her hand got caught in a train door. >>> some fun at lake merritt in oakland as warriorsásteph curry get dunk tank. as they launch their new foundation. steph curry and his wife are hoping their foundation will help thousands of underserved children in oakland.>> reporter: the golden state warriors might have moved to san francisco. but for step and aisha curry their hearts are still in oakland. with more than 800 oaklands children invited to celebrate thursday the curries announce their new foundation they call eat learn play. the curries hope to help some 10,000 children in oakland.>> because we are moving and is growing up here we have a strong connection that we don't want to let fall by the wayside.>> you just make the time. you just do it. these are the things that matter.>> reporter: they won't say how much money they are donating only it is at least $1 million or more every year. the plan is to help finance exi

he was an acting member, some congressional church in san francisco ben and the bayview for over 59 years he has worked for the mta as well, he was former president of the southeast commission number. as well as the san francisco chamber of commerce leadership for him. he also president of the board of community development center. a former member of the housing authority. most recently a member of the hunters point shipyard. he was a community activist. he will be missed. i think we share that with the commission, i just wanted to make sure i shared that again, to extend his service area with that, i have nothing to add. i want to remind folks that the community session is tomorrow. i can send information with regard to ucsf and uc berkeley list and, they are not intending to produce a report. they are there to listen to the community, what they would like to be reflected in the report. it is more like a listening, not an interaction. that would be held at the site office at 6:30. >> there is a question by a member of the commission on the report? >> no area -- -- no. >> the next order of business is item nine ji

mta make decisions about infrastructure. the proposal moments are great, we do see an opportunity to strengthen them further. in april, san francisco in the form of a monthly subscription program. this was put in place to undercut the rules and regulations established by the mta. without a framework to regulate monthly subscription programs for scooters. a slew of unregulated scooters throughout the city with no promises to follow the rules. to mitigate this we would suggest mta create a ratio up system. operators that wish to have a monthly subscription service they can do so but only through a portion of their allotted scooters under the current. this will give mta the opportunity to effectively regulate all rentable scooters in the public right-of-way in our application. >> herbert weiner, actually i am concerned about safety on the sidewalk. that is from all vehicles, except for electric wheelchairs which are certainly necessary for the disabled. i really want to see people protected. for that matter, these standards should be extended to bicyclists as well. they ride on the what -- sidewalk, they strike people. you know, we ne

mta policy. number three, widespread support of over 10,000 signatures have been at selected from around san franciscoort chinatown the board of super tight visors and mta have been led to believe this is only one segregated group, this is not true. also, the largest chinatown organization, in chinatown, supports chinatown only. perjured herself in order to acquire abm unit, this is an two a legal offense. i repeat, there was never a community meeting and on this issue. ask of the and individuals. you will see for yourselves, most, if not all of them, want chinatown only. i want you to know, mta had a meeting and all of the merchants that i surveyed, rose her hand and said chinatown only. a lot of them work seven days a week, they don't have time to come to this meeting. thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> thank you for making it to speak for chinatown. i've been living in chinatown for 30 years. [inaudible] for everybody, it is easy to understand it. if they come to chinatown, they see that chinatown station. thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> good afternoon supervisors. i want to show you guy

san francisco was arrested for dui. >>> san francisco taking new steps to make the streets safer for people who walk them. as of mta sfmta recently installed these a practice plastic traffic barriers between lanes on taylor street, the agency also installed sensors on the street to study exactly how fast traffic is moving. so far this year there have been 14 pedestrian deaths, the latest was last sunday. 39-year-old benjamin dean was killed. he was hit at taylor and ferrell by a driver suspected of speeding and running a red light. his wife, kelly, also hit but is recovering. the driver is facing a vehicular manslaughter charge. >>> new at 6, they're try to put the public back any public plaza. was a cane on the mayor's plan to make a gathering space more inviting. >> reporter: we are here at u.n. plaza, which is right across from city hall and it is not always a pleasant place to walk through. but, vendors like alfieri farms comes out every wednesday and sunday to sell their wares. now you can add friday to the list, it is an effort the mayor says she would like to see you around. in >> the vibe here is great toda

. >>> san francisco is taking new steps to keep pedestrians safe. sf mta recently installed at these plastic traffic barriers between lanes on taylor street. the agency also installed sensors on the street. to see exactly how fast traffic is moving. so far this year there have been 14 pedestrian deaths. the latest was hi kelly were hi driver who is suspected of speeding. benjamin was killed, his wife still recovering. the driver is facing charges of running a red light and regular manslaughter. >>> the bay area market is cooling off at levels not seen since the great recession. real estate data firm core logics say that sales in june were the lowest since 2008. and the bay area median sale price fell 2.2% from last year to $900,000. median home prices slipped in across the area with a 5.3% drop in santa clara county. down 2% in alameda county. in 1.6% in sonoma county. but prices actually rose in san francisco, san mateo, and contra costa counties. >>> a newlywed is spending his honeymoon in the hospital after a freak accident sent him plummeting down a vo

san francisco including then nass, terra bill, central simply , so course what we are hearing from this commission is those are major knees. we need to get the money out for those people. however, the mtas a partner on a number of other projects in san francisco where we are heading pedestrian bowls or the element of our project is not that impact will overall when you're looking at m.t.a. specific improvements. is part of a larger citywide project to replace sewer or water line and doing repaving. the idea of doing revolving loan fund using m.t.a. budgeted fund is recognizing we are a partner in a significant number of projects in san francisco and we have equal responsibility being part of the city family to contribute to that. both for public policy reasons. , was secondarily, also correct to have a fund where we are a partner with other projects, and those funds can be made available to those businesses on these corridors. >> i guess my question is, because i'm thinking of haight-ashbury, it is summertime , this is where they make most of their money because they are a tourist area, and i have porsche to try to make sure that the sidewalks are not ripped up until after labor day, bu

san francisco. it is not going to open in december. the mta admits a lot of work still needs to be done.t all has to be expected and tested once construction is finally complete. the product is already more than a year late.>> i'm looking at the whole project from top to bottom. what is left. what are the complications of getting the remaining work finished.>> what it is finished, the central subway will be a light rail link between the caltrain station and chinatown. >>> it is time for a look at what is coming up later. gayle king join us from new york. good morning. >> reporter: it is friday. i am so glad it is friday. i'm also glad to see you. ahead on cbs, military math arrest. we are at camp pendleton were 60 marines are accused of human smuggling and drug offenses. with military said it made the arrest and public. >> reporter: cbs news investigate how some businesses hired to clean up the internet people and companies could be breaking the law. >>> aware access. take a look at some of these more than for million photos. that is james brown saying, i feel good wearing the belt. thes

san francisco, eric thomas, abc7 news. >> >> earlier this week, a federal monitor report said the mta could soon spend its last federal dollarould mean the city would need to come up with the rest of the money. >> want an to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. join our better bay area group on facebook. >>> puerto ricans are in a celebratory mood following last night's resignation of governor ricardo rossello, the chief executive says he will step down a week from tomorrow after nearly two weeks of furious protests and political upheaval touched off by a leak of crude and insulting chat messages between him and top advisers. the 40-year-old is the first governor to resign in modern history of puerto rico. >> the u.n. is calling for the resumption of talks between the u.s. and north korea after te reported ballistic missile launches that took place today. south korea says the north fired two of what it claims were a new type of missile. abc news reporter mona kosar abdi has the details. >> reporter: tonight tensions riding in the korean peninsula. south korean officials expressing concerns after they say north k

san francisco and the municipal executives association. >> this agenda item is to take possible action to improve employment agreement between mta and thomas mcguire. the employment agreement with. >> reiskin expires. he will serve as interim director of transportation from the expiration of mr. reiskin's agreement. [reading notes] california government code section 54953 c three requires the board to report a summary of post salary compensation of fringe benefits before mr. mcguire before taking final action to approve the employment agreement. @ pursuant to that agreement, the board provides the following summary. the proposed agreement says an annual salary of $299,000, under the proposed agreement mr. maguire will receive fringe benefits equivalent to the specified benefits provided to the employees represented by the municipal executives association under the memorandum of understanding between mta and the sfmta pay the full list of benefits as set forth to this agreement. [reading notes] under the proposed agreement, mr. maguire will be eligible for $2,000 of reimbursement for eligible expenses. @ also receive retirement benefits acc

san francisco's muni has a new job in the east bay. ed reskin has been hired as sta august 26th, 2 weeks after he ends his eight years as the head of the mtayor libby schaaf will serve on a new advisory group. the panel is made up of elected officials from several counties and homeless advocacy organizations throughout california. the committee will look at ways to address the homeless crisis. in a statement mayor schaaf says, quote, no city or person can magically fix homelessness but all cities can work together. >>> rents are on the rise in the bay area, directly related probably to the homeless crisis, a new study from rents have gone up more than 4% in san jose. the median rent, $3760 a month. in the east bay, in san francisco, rents are up 3.7%. the median rent there, $3500 a month. the median rent in the united states as a whole is $1500 a month. >>> our time is 4:27. still ahead, a mother is heart broken. her 15-year-old son was shot and killed in san francisco. we will tell you how the family and friends are remembering the young man as police search for a suspect. spect. >>> and a proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $15

san francisco's long delayed central subway project is in danger of running out of money. this is according to an independent federal monitor's report obtained by the examiner. the mtand its last federal dollar on the project. that means the city will need to come up with the rest of the money to pay for it. trains were supposed to run to a new chinatown station in 2017. the monitor says that might not happen until mid 2020. >>> traffic is back to normal after san francisco's macarthur tunnel. the tunnel was filled with thick black smoke yesterday afternoon due to a car fire. traffic came to a stop along doyle drive and park presidio. >>> president trump is ordering more troops be deployed to the middle east as tensions rise with iran. the latest conflict involves the uk. iran has released dramatic new video shows the momenting before iranian soldiers seized a british oil tankerment you're about to hear a recording of the back and forth between the crews. >> if you obey, you will be safe. >> this is british warship foxtrot 236. >> you are ordered, change your course to 360, 360 degrees immediately. >> british officials say iran is retaliating after the uk seized an

san francisco and started to work and i realized i needed to work with people. this opportunity came up by way of an executive fellowship. they had a program at mtark in workforce development type project and i definitely jumped on that. i didn't know this was something that i wanted to do. all i knew is that i wanted to help people and i wanted to empower others. >> the environment that i grew up that a lot of women were just stay-at-home moms. it wasn't that they didn't have work, but it was cheaper to stay home and watch the kids instead of paying pricey day care centers. >> my mom came from el salvador during the civil war. she worked very hard. when she came here and limited in english, she had to do a service job. when i was born and she had other kids, it was difficult for her to work because it was more expensive for her to be able to continue to work in a job that didn't pay well instead of staying at home and being able to take care of us. >> there isn't much support or advocacy for black women to come in and help them do their jobs. there also aren't very many role models and it can be very intimidating and sometimes you feel uncomfort

san francisco's new chase center for a concert or warriors game. you can get there for free on muni this is video from quadcopter for the deal between the warriors and sf mta. well allow ticket holders to ride muni for free on event days. the warriors have agreed to pay for the program which covers all events at the chase center just have to show your event ticket as proof of payment. the chase center set to open in september just in time for the new basketball season. and there are several concerts scheduled at the new venue amazon. yet another industry how the company now plans to get involved in real estate plus the big take away from robert mueller's a peres on capitol hill today. >>when using on campaign they're doing as we sit here. and they expect to do and during then the next campaign. >>arguably the biggest take away from robert mueller's appearance on capitol hill today is not that donald trump may have obstructed justice. but that the russians are still even right now working to interfere in us elections, former special counsel robert mueller told congress his investigation into russian interference into the 2016 presidential election did not e