just not enough people to make the island function. , looking far out, is it -- it's not really about people anyway if this departure continues, and you mentioned the sea life and the bird life on the popular island, what was idea to save that. i seems like it's going to come down to what does it cost and what are we save big spending that and how much times over and over can we do that over the next 50 years. and i know -- it's obvious you have great affection for the people in the community, which is why this is such a wonderful gift, because if the island is underwater, your book will still be there. but openly it does come down the he green eye shade decision and what are the cite year and? what do we weigh. >> that's where it gets ugly because it requires you thank you quantify what we value, what is important to us? and i'm not even going to try to to figure at out. i don't know myself. changes from day to day. i'm like most people. but the -- on the question of tangier's population slide dooming them regardless of what happens, t

the a.c. transit service and an on-island shuttle. we have the affordability program now that with the recommendations with the committee made a couple of weeks ago, we've included in our cost analysis and revenue. there as shortfall that we'll have to go ahead and tackle with about a $20 million shortfall over the first five years. so our intent is to pursue any and other outside funding that we can. and i will show you a slide to indicate that. this gives you a lock at '26/'27 time frame. in our opinion, that's the critical mass of development that we need here. this those the costs and the revenue streams. you asked us to dig deeper with funding sources. federal, state, regional, in that regard and the program that we'll have on the island. our goal is to move forward with matching funds. and the developer has a $30 million subsidy that we're required to provide to timma and tida. next steps? there's a lot to do in the next three years. that's why we're here today. in order to implement all of these transit services, we have to exec

the treasure island community developments did a fly over of the treasure islands -- of treasure island on the 2nd of december. we have new aerial views of the active construction activities. can you bring those up? so this is the island, and you can see a large portion of the island has been prepped for construction activities. the two areas -- that are the location of the most work currently are in the centre of the islands on the south side. you can see the excavation area for the new water tanks, and on the north side to, the excavation area for the realigned road. you can also see the detour route that has been opened since last august, bringing the traffic up over the top of the hill and down to hillcrest. this is where the new water tanks will be constructed. you can see in the background background new soil retaining wall that is being constructed as the site is excavated. and then this is on the north side of the island. the realignment, the grading for the realignment of mccullough road. and then down on treasure island , in the aerial here, i want to bring your attention to t

it has been so inconsistent on the islands today. i just want to express -- dose that is not on sfcta, but hearing from the residents, one of the big issues is the inconsistency --dash inconsistency of the headway on treasure island. i just wonder how we will guarantee our residents that it will improve with this new revenue. >> what we have done from a staff level, and we know that we need to continue to engage with sfmta to not only be ready for three years from now, but to go ahead and look at how we can improve the service starting now i know we have heard from the residence that there is some reliability issues and i that is something that our intention dose we will move from here and improve the service to the island even as it sits today. >> i know i mentioned this at another committee meeting or perhaps at a staff meeting, but our youth commissioner lifts on treasure island, and has a scholarship to attend a catholic school in the sunset. she sets aside an hour and 45 minutes to get to the sunset. she does this every single da

they resort to being on the island. that is the only place they can afford and not worry about being kicked out if they make too much. it is wrong. sorry forgetting emotional. for somebody who is poor, i don't have nowhere else to go. that is hard for me to imagine having to try to fight the pitch for a lottery. [applause.] >> thank you for that. that was amazing. those were real. that is what you are dealing with live. i am travis hayes, a malbusiness owner. i have a business on treasure island for seven years. my wife is a teacher for san francisco unified. these stories come together. it is hard for the working class to stay in the city. some understand that. i think it is easy to say it. do you really understand it? you know, there are positions where teachers get affordable loans and stuff. because i am a small business owner, we don't qualify. these kind of decisions you make now do drive the working class citizens of san francisco that are trying hard to raise families here and have a stake in the city and trying

to the on-island shuttle plan and the pilot program.erry service, we've had discussions in terms of how we can implement ferries sooner than later. and talking to the development team also, because we have to make sure that we don't overburden on the cost side, so that we can keep it something like we talked about. something where we have at least the vision right now is smaller boats in the 75-77 passenger range. moving back and forth across the street to san francisco and the ferry building. this gives you an overall schedule as it relates to implementation intentions. we'll continue to move forward with everything we need to implement the various aspects of transit. now we talked to you here the last couple of months. if anything, what we've learned here, we need to be even more -- what is the right term? just more aggressive in terms of outreach and making sure that we hear everything and have more meetings with the public, have more meetings with you moving forward. it's that time now given the fact that the development is really k

we need to educate the public that treasure island is a part of san francisco, but the only one accessible, that is surrounded water, an island. right? and also is the one heavily impacted by the breach, which is a meltdown. you cannot come here, even with subsidized toll or whatever, you're not going to make it to the island right now, so let's be realistic about that. i think that kind of education, the preamble, that everyone must be in line today, the san francisco "examiner" and the media are taking up the issues here. and they're just reporting what on their standpoint. but we need to pull everybody back so they understand the comprehensive messages here that we are trying to do. that you, san francisco transportation, were the one, the legislature in the city of san francisco has designated. and you've gone beyond the call of duty to make sense of this toll. we're trying to make sense of this. we also need authority that all of us here, have expressed concerns and again we wanted to make sure they are addressing the fact. we understand what the legislature says and we have to comply

of thyroid and other cancers and the permanent exile of people from their home islands. in one thousand nine hundred six is part of a deal to give the marshall islands independence the u.s. paid one hundred fifty million dollars later an independent tribunals awarded more than two billion dollars to victims of the testing program list than four million was if a paid. to tribunals office in the capital murder oh is no longer operating with most claims unresolved sitting in files gathering dust. the u.s. government policy on. the nuclear weapons legacy in the marshall islands is to simply downgrade and dismiss health hazards as not existed or in significant. johnson is the publisher of the marshall islands journal the country's only newspaper for three decades he's been a passionate advocate for the local people his wife. was a famous nucleus of five who died of cancer aged just forty five it really makes us wonder if marshall islanders will ever get justice from the nuclear weapons tests that were conducted here and just this is the right word it's really important to unde

the fighting was still going on at one end of the island. ey set to work clearing the airstrip even while we were fighting for it. the first plane landed just 24 hours after the seabees and started to work. the second one lands one minute later. we welcome the pilots to our new home. it was our first chance to thank those guys for the job they did for us before and during the attack. on d plus 4, our relief came in. maybe you think we were not glad to see them. i guess all of us knew from the first, no matter how tough the going was, we would take the island. just the same, the day the colors were run up on this palm tree and flew for the first time over tarawa we got a lump in our throats. we were mighty proud. these are the marines who took tarawa. >> visit our website. you can view our tv schedule, preview upcoming program, and watch lectures, museums and ore. c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television company. b and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of

i know that the island will grow. change is inevitable. it's hard to keep you sincerely when we have a 25 bus that doesn't show up half the time. on sunday, i wasted 1 hour and 20 minutes, i took the bus twice to san francisco. three trips were delayed by 20 minutes. and that's not even being talked about or looked at. you are talking about new services, buses, ferries, shuttles and the rest, with you can't do the 25 right. i have to doubt your sincerity on that. i do know about the outreach you've been doing. 1 1/2 years ago i was sent to a meeting at the ship shape building where residents discussed the problems they had, the roads, the problems, that gate view turns into a lake when it rains. they said, the toll is coming. nothing you can do about it. that was 1 1/2 years ago before the vote. so you weren't honest then. i doubt you are being honest now. why will i pay a toll on something? the other thing that's strange, nobody was caring about these improvements before. no one cares that there's a road by the seawall that has no lights o

we are coordinating to get down to the treasure island area. we did look at a number of options along hillcrest. we had options that went through the tunnel, utilize mccullough and whatnot. we ended up settling primarily because it is the most logical along hillcrest. we do have challenges in the area. they have a steep rate. and the landing area on the right-hand side. it will be of a challenge. as well as the greats on hillcrest road. i think to note is we have an active co- spot -- coast guard you are aware of. we need to make sure those names are happening because they have residences that are along hillcrest road and the active base. the orange line follows along hillcrest and drops down a little bit. we still need to stay high to get over the bay bridge portal. we realize that we chose the north side of the bridge for better reviews. it seems like the public outreach we had earlier. people -- it would not preclude you from going to the south side but we think most people would like to be on the north side of the bridge. we would span over

special correspondent mike taibbi reports from the rshall islands and salem, oregon. this report is part of our ongoinseries chasing the dream, and was funded in part "i paislanders in communication." >> reporter: in snapshots, the marshall islands look like paradise, a pacific archipelago of coral atolls midwayween hawaii and australia. but what pictures don't tell you is that a third of t island's population has left for the united states. and why leave their island home? the president of the marshallla s, dr. hilda heine, explains. there've been people wh leave for education, for health purposes, for jobs, and i'm sure there are people who are leaving because of the threats of climate change. >> reporter: climate change is a big issue here, much in the news recently, as punishing kinged tides co with persistent drought have wreaked havoc on dwindling fresh water supplies. mong climate experts, and many here who keep rebuilding their sea walls against the warming,g pacific, is that the islands are sinking if not disappearing. >> so of course people are looking for be

that together form the nation of the marshall islands. which is not a castle no doubt the british army right. with our bombs picked up by spending christmas carried out stop making history. spread over two million square kilometers of the central pacific the marshall islands is a scattering of more than a thousand islands and eyelets. few people have heard of in a we talk but it's the ground zero of us nuclear testing in the pacific. the welcome sign he said what we've come to see but when you know what it really is a few would want to visit this place. the settle is a roof over the islands so remote that there's no regular transport in or out it'll be a week before our plane returns if we're lucky. it's a stunning place. hides a. secret. i. i. i. i. this is a place whose atomic past is. seed into its present the people of in a way top were forced into exile by the atomic fool and allowed to return after three decades a new generation is learning about the traditions and customs of this place. they have also been told about america's top s

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and the vehicular network, people will drive on the island. we have thoughtfully been considering how that will happen looking at the intersection design in particular, also the maximum speed limit of the island is 25 miles per hour. keeping low speeds also encourage safety. the transit hub is very important to the project where the ferry comes in. we also have bold bus lines and munimobile coming into one place and then the shuttles service that goes out to both sides of the neighbourhood. in the application, we will see we have developed detailed plans for the intersections to show how they work. and one of the traffic calming measures we have incorporated is in some of the intersections where there are not stop signs, we have included tabled intersections to slow the traffic down in important places where pedestrians might be crossing like the east side comments, his people want to move through from block to block of the parkway. there are rays traffic tables at these locations. this is one example at the east side commons where pedestrians

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that together form the nation of the marshall islands. which is about sixty s. i don't know about the experience how many times thank you we're going to want to pick up our life the big question experimental stuff to think is a strength. spread over two million square kilometers of the central pacific the marshall islands is a scattering of more than a thousand islands and eyelets. few people have heard of in a we talk but it's the ground zero of us nuclear testing in the pacific. but the welcome sign hints of what we've come to see but when you know what it really is a few would want to visit this place. the circle is a room of the islands so remote that there's no regular transport in or out it'll be a week before our plane returns if we're lucky. it's a stunning place. hides a dark secret. be. on. yes. this is a place whose atomic past is seed into its present the people of in a way talk were forced into exile by the atomic full elf allowed to return after three decades and new generation is learning about the traditions and customs of

he works staring tourists back and forth from the island. with no compunction living from the very industry that's threatening marken traditions. he lives two hours away in ca luck a tourist resort on the mainland that's popular with chinese german french anti holiday make kids. even though he has a steady income he's seen as the black sheep of the family the one who always turns to his parents when he needs money. he says he only took the job to help them out. because there's no more work on the oil and because there are no more secure cumbers and shellfish is just garbage so i had to find another job to feed the family. of four. could he also imagine working on dry land. but not for long then i have to go back to the sea i have to be on the water every day and when i work it has to be on the water. even if i can't die for c.q. combos and muscles anymore. many marken spend the tourist season working on the speed boats at night they sleep on the jetty and how lucky. to be on the water not just by it. to see rocks him to sleep. the fishing ban

that together form the nation of the marshall islands. which is part of me yes well known around the world experience on the right. the way we're going to want to pick up on the placement of the president carried out some of the biggest history. spread over two million square kilometers of the central pacific the marshall islands is a scattering of more than a thousand islands and islands. few people live in a we talk but it's the ground zero of us nuclear testing in the pacific. the welcome sign he said what we've come to see but when you know what it really is a few would want to visit this place. the circle is a room. so remote that there's no regular transport in or else it'll be a week before our plane returns if we're lucky. it's a stunning place. hides a dark secret. to be. this is a place whose atomic past is seed into its present the people of in a way talk were forced into exile by the atomic full elf allowed to return after three decades and new generations learning about the traditions and customs of this place. was they have a

that right now is the anticipated growth on the island. then projected from there to increase in the latter years. as we move forward we will work with the developing team and tida to better understand the marketing units sold. >> did you consider a model that would permanently grandfather the current residents in and where the funding gap would lie if it was a permanent grandfather? >> we have done some preliminary work on that. we would have to refine that. we talked about options past the five year stipend period. we haven't had the time to do that right now. we will continue to do that. >> i thought the testimony was incredibly compelling and made a lot of sense. i would love to see what those numbers are, and, you know, make sure we exhaust other funding options before we make a decision on this. i really appreciate and support chair kim's willingness to continue this item and continue to study and do that outreach. i am feeling uncomfortable at this point. >> commissioner fewer. >> i appreciate you suggested we continue this item. the

remoteness made it seem like a good place for the dawn and its contaminated contents but like most of the islands of the marshal's route it is bailey a major above sea level at its highest point. when the storm was built in the light nine hundred seventy s. there was no factoring in sea level rises caused by climate change now every day when the tide rolls out as it is now ready zero active isotopes from underneath the dime roll out with it that is the connection between the nuclear age and the climate change which it will be very devastation even if it really it we're not talking just a marshall islands we're talking. sweet ocean. i think it's really telling. that the ocean is rising and it's and it's making this nuclear waste leak out because in a lot of ways this climate change issue has also been revived revitalizing a lot of conversations about our nuclear legacy every time someone talks about climate change you can't ignore our nuclear legacies it's link. is a poet in climate change activist. she's proud of her heritage. it's my home it's where i'm from that's where my family's from my ance

i am one of the businesses on treasure island. i am the owner and founder of treasure island winds. i started at 11 and 12 years ago briefly, i want to characterize the feedback we have given to the s.f. c.t.a. and the board that happened recently. from the business community that we are categorically against this for a couple of reasons. one is i have already had feedback from customers and my employees saying if there is a toll, they will not work on treasure island. specifically, vendors are already pushing back and i'm getting questions already about is the toll already there, i'm already getting impacted just from the press reports. i think to your port does your point, a great point. i can speak for a lot of the businesses out there that the toll is a regressive tax on the existing residents and businesses for services that are there only to mitigate a problem that won't be for 5-10 years. we would more than happily pay something and contribute to the transportation cost. we want to make sure that those transportations are at cost and that we will be getting the service that pr

the marshall islands. very big problem. one ground zero for america's cold war atomic testing it's been left with a toxic radioactive legacy. now. that. deadly nuclear waste will be released into the ocean. on this episode we investigate how one of the world's smallest countries is paying for the actions of a global superpower. we're halfway between a stray year and hawaii. in the middle of a seemingly endless pacific ocean. below a ski chains of mostly uninhabited islands that together form the nation of the marshall islands. which is the yes no no no route the bridge on the right. we know much of my life was carried out up the face of history. spread over two million square kilometers of the central pacific the marshall islands is a scattering of more than a thousand islands and eyelets. few people have heard of in a we talk but it's the ground zero of us nuclear testing in the pacific. the welcome sign he said what we've come to see but when you know what it really is a few would want to visit this place. the circle is a

along with jade and his parents other relatives from the island also here. great aunts grandma and a view sister are visiting. there speaking the tribal language from aachen and enjoy the big family gathering. but child is busy he has to head out to see his wife to really wants to go with him it's an opportunity she wouldn't miss for the world. it takes half an hour to reach this uninhabited island child and his fall from the shovel the tide is going out and he doesn't want his boat to run aground. charley has run out of the bamboo like ratan cane he's using for the foundation's boat. but he knows where to find more here in the jungle. on the mainland where he now lives there's no jungle and no rest her. this island used to be their home. and they bombed and the one that was my father in law's house. my log and my house was over there. the family had the island to themselves. and i wanted to stay here. it was nice and quiet i don't like noise and crowds. but the subject cheered had one drawback. but we had to move away because we were attacked from people we