and finally we're working closely with the transportation authority and m.t.a. to fully fund the project. we're also looking at other federal, state, regional, and local funding opportunities to help fill our gap. i think regional measure three has come before you previously. there was also talk about new funding sources and possibly impact fees. for that, i'm available to answer any questions that you may have. >> chairman: commissioner haney? all right. are there any members of the public who would like to comment on ms. o laya's presentation. >> i was listening to one of the committees that deal with landmarks, and what i notice from fifth to eighth is how we use bricks. i think we can hurry up a job to do a good job to replace the sidewalks that have bricks. like was done the last time around, a mickey mouse job. and i say this because when you go to europe and you go on the sidewalks, those sidewalks are distant because even when the repairs are made, they are made in such a way that you can't tell too much about it. so my comment is, we need to keep the bri

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 retrofitting those who already been

that's when the transportation authority will consider final approval. g live in san francisco, jean elle, nbc bay area news. >> jean, thanks very much. >>> in paris tonight, an investigation into whether some of the damage at notre dame cathedral could have been prevented. police want to know if the first fire alarm sensor was up to date and working properly. it took 23 minutes before the fire department was called, and that happened when a second alarm went off. workers and security staff are also being questioned as authorities continue to search >>> what makes america great? former trump press secretary sean spicer has an idea. his visit to uc berkeley tonight, just ahead. >>> also -- >> it's a miracle that we are alive. >> it was one of the scariest moments of her life. how this mother and her two young children walked away from this alive. >>> after 74 in san jose today, right now we're down to 56, but the warmest weather in 161 days on the way to the bay area. we'll tell you how hot and how long that last, coming up in seven minutes. former press s

are you aware i'm aware of during a hearing before the county transportation authority muni admitted this was the 4th time it's happened the first time being back in the fall, it's not okay one of the major transit property is leading has the years. >>over the safety concerns that you are able to replicate my getting your own hand caught in the door. >>transportation authority was upset not only were they not inform, but neither was the public and as a result they decided not to hear mark million. the fast track more than a 150 new additional light rail vehicles as for muni after saying there was no problem with the door yesterday. now they are saying there is an issue and now they have decided to lock the back door of these new trains which are having the specific problem. >>as you see people are walking up to those back doors trying to get in not realizing that they are locked the issues are with those single doors, the front door and the back door but the train operators by the front door so he will keep an eye on that they're going to lock the back door for now also have some unio

it takes the board of supervisors who sit as the transportation authority board, and vallie brown is e supervisor from this district. it takes leadership from the top, and from the time she took office, three priorities of the mayor have been upgrading muni, and making our streets safer. it wouldn't be the same without here, so please join me welcoming our mayor, mayor breed. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: hello, everyone. exciting day to be here. every time i come to the neighborhood, i think about my childhood, and i actually grew up right down the street. and we used to take certain routes when we were kids. we would hangout -- i mean, i went to rosa parks elementary school, but we would hangout and jump the fence and play on the playgrounds. then, we would walk across geary beforehand, and we would not necessarily walk across the lights. i think the video game frogger was probably designed because we would leapfrog through the streets which were definitely not safe as kids, and that's why this project is so important. we would head over to japantown and hangout at japantown

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 investigation into the safety of these vehicles. that the market stationed and coming for news. >>happening today, the former sheriff's deputy who admitted to having consensual sachs with 2 inmates is expected back in court. patrick more sun is set to have a preliminary hearing in rich

but what the transportation authority will not do is earmarked more than $62 million to fast track. the purchase of a 151 more new vehicles that funding is now in limbo indefinitely at some point if we may to see we have to be transparent about that we have to 6 at the state or we have to go slightly different gender because i'm not going put a you know good money after that meeting has also admitted there are other problems with these new cars one is coupling that is linking one car to another and as a result. >>these vehicles are running as single trains in addition, these cars are also seeing repetitive flat tires. dan kerman kron 4 news. >>a strange discovery leads to a man getting his leg back on monday workers discovered a prosthetic leg in a cloverdale lumberyard the called the sonoma county sheriff's office who immediately began investigating the crime force michelle kingston's puts the pieces of this puzzle together for us. >>leg with the 10th 1000 foot high story lumberyard workers in cloverdale found this prosthetic leg on monday and the sonoma county sheriff's deputy bega

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

this is what people are paid to do at the transportation authority and the s.f. m.t.a. on a daily basis, and yet we have basic things that don't work with these devices: wheels, doors, braking mechanisms. i mean, it just seems like this is basic stuff. this is absolutely unacceptable. that we would be asked to spend $63 million. sometimes the amount of money we're asked to approve seems mind-boggling to the average person, and even to me. and i've been on this body for two years. we should not approve any of this money going forward until we have some basic answers to some basic functions of these automobiles. thank you, mr. chair. >> chairman: thank you, commissioner safai. just a friendly situation to our sister body, the m-tab, it's it is called, the municipal transportation authority board, which if i were a member of that board, i would want on a monthly basis to get from staff statistics about collisions, whether it is from the light-rail vehicle fleet or whether it is from buses or trollies or cable cars -- i think that is valuable information that should be publ

when a pin snapped, stranding one of the cars on theth trouble comes week after muni told the transportation authority the trains were operating as expected. and it tentatively approved $62 million to expedite the purchase of additional siemens cars. >> it's pretty troubling, after you spend millions of dollars on the first round of these acquisitions, to find out that some of this is not working as designed. >> reporter: supervisor peskin says an inspection has revealed at least one more faulty coupler. the cars are being run as single trains while the problem is being investigated. he says old trains are being used to prevent a service impact on riders. there are some other issues. he says he knows of one incident of a new car door closing on a passenger's hand. muni says on friday a woman tried to stop train doors from closing and the doors closed on her hand, dragging her for a short period. muni says she was not seriously hurt. it's investigating other incidents of doors closing on hands in october and december. there are complaints about passengers sliding out of the seats. lots of questions for

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 ci

the cal train j.p.b. is paramount. transportation authority saf are eagetransportation authh the governance of cal train, and with that, colleagues, i conclude my remarks. are there any members of the public who would like to comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> item three, the executive directors' report. >> thank you very much, chair peskin and commissioners. this month i would like to start with good news on the regional front. on april 3rd, a judge ruled in favor with regard to the lawsuit on the bridge tol. toll. that will still need to work its way through next steps, but this is a promising ruling. it is a measure that was approved by voters last year on the june ballot, and would provide $4.5 billion to transportation projects throughout the region. we'll continue to track that and hope that a second lawsuit will also be addressed very soon. on the high-speed rail authority, i thank the chair for his remarks on their meetings. we will continue to follow that closely with our partners at the state and the regional quarter,

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 francisco bay, let's check in with our chief meteorologist for 4 zone forecast on this monday, florence. >>they guys just soaking up gorgeous beginning to the week, the sunshine is returned th

. >> the transportation authority says the vision could be implemented by using a camera that snaps people's license plate and the other option is using parking control offices. >>> chopper 5 flying over the skeleton of an transit bus and the entire vehicle burnt to a crisp. the illegal activity taking place on 42nd avenue and international boulevard and footage of the scene shared across snap chat and multiple intersections across the city rocked by screeching cars and rowdy crowds driverring in and running over the mess and taking over entire streets and you can see cars swerving narrowly missing bystanders and no arrests or injuries. >> in oakland, 16 people including eight children without a home after a fire ripped through their apartment complex around 1:30 in the morning. the cause of the fire appears to be accidental and may have been linked to a cooking incident. >>> arson investigators are trying to figure out what started this fire. the two alarm blaze broke out after midnight and you can just see that massive orange glow from inside the building. no reports of any injuries. >>> m

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 on to one another. live at the embarcadero many station dan kerman kron 4 news. >>thank you dan and we've got breaking news to tell you about a big fire. this is burning near the port of stockton and you're looking at the scene live you can see a huge flames there are fire crews obviously on the scene working to

the board of supervisors are commissioners on the transportation authority. we would advance the proposal after we get state approval. >> do you know how much money that would generate? >> we are still studying the cost. it could generate a couple million dollars a year to cover the cost of the reservation system and supporting measures. the ambassador, perhaps even paid off-duty officers. >> would that go back to the city or to the neighborhood? >> i believe the idea is to fund the program. whoever the board or city would choose to implement the program would have that to add more the program -- to ad to administer e program. >> we are not looking at a physical gate. we are looking at license plate readers as a form of being able to either read the license that is going down that has the reservation. we are not looking at putting any physical structure here. >> i noticed it is a pilot program. is there any evidence this will reduce traffic if traffic is the concern? >> absolutely. that is why we are doing it. muir woods is an example of that. we have been stu

involved in bringing the project to fruition, and at this time, i would ask tilly chang from the transportation authority who's been a major partner to say a few words. [applause] >> thank you so much, mohamed, mayor breed, and honored guests. i'm so delighted to be here on behalf of the transportation authority to congratulation the sfmta and our partner agencies on this very happy day, and the entire community, really, for this collaborative effort. as mayor breed mentioned, this has been a long time coming, and recognizing that the plans began well over 30 years ago as well as the vision for this area. this muni vision was expressed as early as the 2001 plan, carried forward in 2003, and then carried forward by voters in the prop k expenditure plan. because we all recognize to bring the community back together and heal the division that had been created through the earlier development of the division section, but also improve the ridability for the 50,000 riders who use this essential corridor every day. so i just wanted to recognize all the hard work on this project, from board members past and prese

when a pin snapped, stranding one of the cars on theth trouble comes week after muni told the transportation authority the trains were operating as expected. and it tentatively approved $62 million to expedite the purchase of additional siemens cars. >> it's pretty troubling, after you spend millions of

now during a hearing before the county transportation authority nearly admitted that this was the 4th time that something like this has happened. the first time being back in the fall meaning is now locked those back doors and we'll have train operators pay extra attention to the front door until they can figure out a 6 to this problem. >>he won a major transit property is leading a half 2 years over the safety concerns that you are able to replicate my getting your own hancock in the door. >>well the county transportation authority says that they were not informed as well as the public so they have decided not to pay more than $62 million to fast track. the purchase of a 151 more new vehicles. well a new homeless center is coming to the waterfront neighborhood the san francisco port commission unanimously approved the measure last night. people against the navigation center says that the site along the embarcadero is just not the proper place because it could attract more crime. however, supporters say that the navigation center will help get homeless people already along the embarca

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 has launched its own investigation into the safety of these vehicles. that the market stationed and coming on for news. >>the hang glider pilot who was killed after crashing into the pacific near devil's slide has been identified as 44 year-old christopher carrillo kron force marine kelly spoke to friends of

we want to make sure that any defects that can properly dealt with tuesday, the transportation authority 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 launched its own investigation into the safety of these vehicles. that the market stationed and coming for news. >>happening today, the former sheriff's deputy who admitted to having 6 with 2 inmates is expected back in court. patrick moore spent is set to have a hearing in richmond this morning. he was a d

we want to make sure that any defects that can properly dealt with tuesday, the transportation authority 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 investigation into the safety of these vehicles. that the market stationed and coming for >>happening today, the former sheriff's deputy who admitted to having consensual sec's with 2 inmates is expected back in court. patrick and is said to have a preliminary hearing in richmond this morning. he was a deputy with

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 has launched its own investigation into the safety of these vehicles. that the market stationed and coming for news. >>san francisco police say crime is down in the tenderloin district so far this year police are reporting a significant drop in car break ins has down 21% robberies down 19% burglary down 33 p

are you aware of i'm aware of during a hearing before the county transportation authority muni admitteds the 4th time it's happened the first time being back in the fall, it's not ok. major transit property is waiting has the years. >>over the safety concerns that you are able to replicate my getting your own hancock in the door, the transportation authority was anger that not only were they not informed, but neither was the public and as a result. they decided not to earmark more than million. the fast track. the purchase of a 151 additional new vehicles after maintaining on monday the doors of the new trains are safe. they operate as designed tuesday muni changed its tune saying there is a problem specifically the single pane doors at the front and rear were not as sensitive as we believe they should be muni has now locked the back doors and we'll have train operators pay extra attention to the front door until they can figure out a fix. many is also admitted additional problems with these new cars, one is repetitive flat tires. >>the other is a couple ing problem that is linking one

the transportation authority was anger that not only were they not informed, but neither was the public and as a result. they decided not to earmark more than million. the fast track. the purchase of a 151 additional new vehicles after maintaining on monday the doors of the new trains are safe. they operate as designed tuesday muni changed its tune saying there is a problem specifically the single pane doors at the front and rear were not as sensitive as we believe they should be muni has now locked the back doors and we'll have train operators pay extra attention to the front door until they can figure out a fix. many is also admitted additional problems with these new cars, one is repetitive flat tires. >>the other is a couple ing problem that is looking one car to another and as a result these new cars are now traveling as single vehicles. dan kerman kron 4 news. the san francisco for commission voted unanimously tonight to approve a new homeless center in a waterfront neighborhood. >>san francisco mayor london be propose a plan and has been criticized by some for not engaging the co

the transportation authority says the average capacity is 220 cars an hour.traffic concerns can have fail. ford go bike is is pulling electric bikes in the areas because of concerns from ride percent. there have been reports of the brakes being stronger than expected on the front wheel. some of the bikes in san jose will stay in service because the components are different. the company is working on a new bike it will roll out soon. it operates at city bike in other sfepz there's no words if anyone has been hurt because of the brake issue. >> koles is launching new discounts exclusively for members of the military, veterans and families. retailer calls it military mondays. they'll give a 15% kiss discount to active military members veterans and families every monday of the year. shoppers can receive their discount by showing a valid military id or veterans id card. they say it's a way to thank veterans for serving our nation. >> the culture, flavors and sounds of japan came to life in san francisco this weekend. >> abc7 news was in japantown while drummers pl

in a few hours time the ethiopian transport authority is expected to give an initial resort on the crashiopian airlines boeing 737 last month. aviation regulators around the world have granted the jet following the crash which came less than five months after another involving the same model belonging to an indonesian airline. investigations have centred on the plane's anti— stall software and they're already report that it may have been to blame. what seems to be emerging thus far, you are talking about the ethiopian crash, the pilots initially seem to have turned off the anti— stall system that was pushing the nose of the aeroplane down. this was shortly after it took off from the ethiopian capital. the pilots then took over manual control and tried to stabilise the plane but that did not seem stabilise the plane but that did not seem to work. perhaps, we don't entirely know. so they decided to restore the power of the anti— stall system, one restore the power of the anti— stall system , one assumes restore the power of the anti— stall system, one assumes because it had not achieved th

something on the infrastructure side, i think that in the coming weeks, with you sitting at the transportation authority, we're looking to expand how we do our quick build. that is a good teaser for the future. from our safe people perspective, any education or enforcement programs we want to expand or enhance, we have limited existing budget for. and the key to vision zero, it's a partnership. and we're really proud of how much work we're doing. and we're not just talking about the budget here, but we've been working with our regional partners at mtc. we've been supportive through the state. fb1 is a big deal for the transportation funding world. we recognize transportation and traffic safety is broader than just the city. and we're talking to all comers about our work and how to expand it. so thank you very much. >> supervisor fewer: thank you. any questions, comments? so i have a question. last year, we had how many fatalities? >> 20 traffic fatalities. >> supervisor fewer: how many of those were pedestrians? >> i believe last year was 16. it's traditionally 65-70% annually. >> supervisor fewer: so t

effort for phase 2 is currently on hold, pending the completion of the pier review by the transportation authority, and the release of the prop "k" funding. they held a kickoff meeting earlier this week, which the t.g. p. and all stakeholders attended. the program included the current government and organization structure, various oversight efforts for phase 1, including the state level with caltrans, and the regional level with m.t. c., as well as s.f.controller's office. and we provided an overview of the downtown extension, that includes the technical studies completed to date. the cost estimates developed over time, current funding plan with the various potential funding forces, an sources and t is conducted to today. and there is a presentation by cal tran high-speed rail at the kickoff meeting. the next step is stakeholder interviews, and review of international and domestic rail project compacts, and delivery strategies, and review of government and oversight models, and preparation of the final reports. i would like to note that both directors lipkin and hersh attended the kickoff meeting.

now, we have vision zero and officer safety from the san francisco municipal transportation authority. thank you very much for joining us today. and waiting throughout this long hearing. thank you. >> good afternoon. >> supervisor fewer: oh, yeah, good afternoon. >> i'm glen mar. i'm the new interim chief security officer for mta and i am going to discuss what we have done for operator security and what we will be doing for future operator security for our muni operators. on any given weekday, muni operators carry more than 720,000 customers on the san francisco, most of those are residents or visitors to san francisco. our employees serve with distinction, they play a vital role to our city and it's under extremely challenging situations. safety for our customers and safety for our employees will always be a priority for us. you can see in the next slide, this is from san francisco police department. their crime analysis unit. from 2016 to april 2019, crime has gone dramatically down on muni bus lines. it's kind of misleading for 2019, because there is only four months worth. but if