the burden in terms of additional transportation cost. the item was continued as rachel indicated. we look forward to working with matt haney. and with this board here and the current board, the transportation authorityoard. a couple of things that were brought to our attention as part of the committee meeting, and discussed yesterday. these were items that our committee said, hey, we want you to follow up on. all of them are listed here. and we ill will do that. we will explore these additional affordable program issues and i want to note that resolution urging the city to contribute funding here, is something we're working with in that regard. so that concludes our presentation. we're available for any questions. >> president tsen: first, i'd like to hear from the public, if there is any questions on this item. >> good afternoon. i'm sherry with one treasure island. i just wanted to say that one treasure island, we're committed to being a partner and making this less painful for folks. but one of the things that we've worked on and have discussed with rachel over the last few years is our providing a supplemental van service that could potentially help folks go to grocery stores or appointments in

as mentioned at the transportation authority board meeting, we will look to ways to go ahead and see if we can tap into the s.p. one funds that continue to be in play. so the next steps financially is to update and continue to work on the cash flow analysis here, to move forward with the toll system construction, the transit vehicle purchase and replacement , all of these have leadtime items associated with them that are important for the committee members to recognize. since we are approximately just about three years away from starting a tolling -- starting the transit work, which at the same time we will want to go ahead and start the tolling. we are three years away to go ahead and purchase vehicles and to enter into the appropriate agreements that we need to for all of the listed services. it is important that we make a decision now in terms of having a financially viable program that we can move forward with, which is what we presented to you today. the implementation schedule, some of the key items here, let's not forget that this right now is the policy approval. we still have

the fire e.i.r.-e-i-s for your consideration at the board meeting. as you know, the san francisco county transportation authorityoard passed a resolution to suspend tgpa's $9.2 million extension 30% design. this suspension of funding will stay in place until the san francisco city controller's office conducts an audit of tgpa's management and delivers phase one and delivery of phase two, the downtown extension. i will report to the commissioners that the tgpa welcomes this, as it will provide tgpa with valuable lessons learned. [inaudible] >> -- california high speed rail, and sfcta. we work with sfcta executive director, tilly chang, and the san francisco controller's office to complete these two efforts as soon as possible so that funding can be reinstated and work on the downtown extension can resume. moving onto transit center operations, as you know, all bus operations continues to be conducted from the temporary terminal. since the transit center's temporarily closure, we took steps to reduce staffing levels on all our operational activities. we also developed a schedule of required ramp-up time so we can

the governing board of the san francisco transportation authority delayed its vote on a new toll policy transit pass and affordability program. saying, the board was seeking more time to flush out the details. business owners and residents fear the toll will have a negative economic residents away. ( robin ) the transportation authority transportation the ( robin ) the transportation authority says, revenue from the tolls will pay for new ferry services on the island and additional bus services. there are currently 625 households on the island. that number is expected to increase to 8- thousand with additional housing coming to the area. if approved, the toll would go into affect by late 20-21. ( robin ) santa clara county has long been struggling with a lack of beds and services .. for patrons of coun

the transit authority says the pool of applicants declines every year and they're asking the board of supervisors to make changes to wages and other benefits to help recruit more drivers. the san francisco municipal transportation authority has 1,000 full time drivers but it needs 411 more drivers to fulfill daily service requirements. there's a nationwide decline in applications for bus and rail drivers. it's been difficult to recruit and train new drivers. >> it's been a while. to find folks who want to work part time and part time is becoming more challenging as unemployment rate gets down to effectively 0. . >> but muni drivers say the bigger problem is the salary. union leaders say new driver salary starts under $37,000 a year. too high to qualify for affordable housing in san francisco but not enough to live off of. the agency says it wants the board of supervisors to look into raising its hourly wage and also giving some free courses to help new drivers get their license to drive these buses. they're revisiting this again but not until another six months from now. the news says that idea is being used on one freeway in san diego and minnesota. local critics say drivers could be intimidated by buses movin

the accident. ( james ) plans to add a toll on treasure island .... are on hold. the governing board of the san francisco transportation authority... delayed its vote on a new toll policy... saying the board was seeking more time to flush out the details. business owners and residents fear the toll will have a negative economic impact and drive residents away. the transportation authority says revenue from the tolls will pay for new ferry services on the island and additional bus services. if approved, the toll would go into affect by late 20-21. ( james ) the homelessness crisis in the bay area may be worse than many think according to a new study. there were nearly 26-thousand people living without homes in the bay area last year according to zillow. the executive director of trinity center in walnut creek says she is not surprised. donna colombo says they have seen a steady increase in people coming into the center looking for help and she is seeing more families than ever before. < families cant make it. its either food or rent. we just got state wide about 50 to 60 thousand more homeless people because of the fires.">( james )

the san francisco transportation authority governing board delayed its vote on a new toll policy, and transit pass and affordability program.... seeking more time to flush out the details. business owners and residents fear the toll will have a negative economic impact and drive residents away.carla biondi/resident- 'it's just ludacris, really."jim mirowski/business owner- "i already have people in my employ that have said if there's a toll, they're not going to work for me. i have customers who say i'm not going to come up there and do some wine tasting if i have to pay seven dollars to get on the island." the plan includes an up to 300-dollar stipend per island household... which would eventually pay for up to two round-trips 21-days a week.eric young/transportation authority- "that stipend can be directed towards toll costs, or it could be directed to other expenses people have." the transportation authority says revenue from the tolls will pay for new ferry services on the island and additional bus services. there are currently 625 households on the island. within the next 15 to 2

the county expects to take over operations in february. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4news. ( darya ) plans to add a toll on treasure island... are on hold. the governing board of the san francisco transportation authorityits vote on a new toll policy... saying the board was seeking more me to flush out the details. business owners and residents fear the toll will have a negative economic impact and drive residents away. ( darya ) the transportation authority says revenue from the tolls will pay for new ferry services on the island and additional bus services. there are currently 625 households on the island. that number is expected to increase to 8-thousand with additional housing coming to the area. if approved the toll would go into affect by late 20-21. ( darya ) in national news....two earthquakes rattled part of the southeast this morning. the earthquakes were reported near decatur, tennessee. the first one that hit about 4-15 this m

the workers are striking through friday. ( darya ) plans to add a toll on treasure island... are on hold. the governing board of the san francisco transportation authorityyed its vote on a new toll policy... saying the board was seeking more time to flush out the details. business owners and residents fear the toll will have a negative economic impact and drive residents away. ( darya ) the transportation authority says revenue from the tolls will pay for new ferry services on the island and additional bus services. there are currently 625 households on the island. that number is expected to increase to 8-thousand with additional housing coming to the area. if approved the toll would go into affect by late 20-21. ( james ) coming up in the next hour of kron 4 morning news...a young victim of the camp fire gets an early christmas present...a look at how the community came together to make h

the man who was punched is okay. ( darya ) plans to add a toll on treasure island... are on hold. the governing board of the san francisco transportation authority... delayed its vote on a new toll policy... saying the board was seeking more time to flush out the details. business owners and residents fear the toll will have a negative economic impact and drive residents away. ( darya ) the transportation authority says revenue from the tolls will pay for new ferry services on the island and additional bus services. there are currently 625 households on the island. that number is expected to increase to 8-thousand with additional housing coming to the area. if approved the toll would go into affect by late 20-21. ( darya ) still ahead... still ahead... another lawsuit has been filed against p-g & e... this time by victims of the camp fire. we hear from protestors... break. ( darya

the san francisco transportation authority governing board delayed its vote on a new toll policy, andtransit pass and affordability program.... seeking more time to flush out the details. business owners and residents fear the toll will have a negative economic impact and drive residents away.carla biondi/resident- 'it's just ludacris, really."jim mirowski/business owner- "i already have people in my employ that have said if there's a toll, they're not going to work for me. i have customers who say i'm not going to come up there and do some wine tasting if i have to pay seven dollars to get on the island." the plan includes an up to 300-dollar stipend per island household... which would eventually pay for up to o round-trips 21-days a week.eric young/transportation authority- "that stipend can be directed towards toll costs, or it could be directed to other expenses people have." the transportation authority says revenue from the tolls will pay for new ferry services on the island and additional bus services. there are currently 625 households on the island. within the next 15 to 20 y

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the governing board of the san francisco transportation authority.. elayed its vote on a new toll policy, transit pass and affordability program.... saying, the board was seeking saying, the board was seeking more time to flush out the details. business owners and residents fear the toll will have a negative economic impact and drive residents away.(pam) the transportation authority says, revenue from the tolls will pay for new ferry services on the island and additional bus services. there are currently 625 households on the island. that number is expected to increase to 8- thousand with additional housing coming to the area. if approved, the toll would go into affect by late 20-21. (pam) santa clara county has long been struggling with

the shortage of union bus drivers. the board of supervisors say they need it least 400 drivers to fill the daily shifts. we are live from san francisco. that is double first reported. lee? >> reporter: the transportation authority says the poll of applicants for new drivers declines every year. union leaders say poor working conditions and low pay are to blame. bus drivers sleep in their cars because they cannot find housing . the transportation has 1895 full-time drivers but they need 411 more drivers to fill daily service requirements. there is delays and overcrowding. most over the signer when the tunnel closed and popular lines missed more than 4000 hours of service because drivers had to be relocated. there is a nationwide decline in applications for bus drivers and it is difficult to recruit and train new drivers. >> it is been a while since we had the challenge of hiring people towards part-time but now recently, even to find those who want to work full- time is more challenging. the unemployment rate gets down to effectively zero. >> reporter: many say there is a bigger problem. the salary is too low to live off of your driver salary starts under $37,000 per year and to hide to qualify for affordable ho

the valley transportation authority deals with the $25 million budget deficit, things may get harder soon. ridership is down, expenses are up and cuts are on the horizon. >> we know that changes need to be made. >> reporter: the board approved moving forward with a plan to fix the problem. on the table, fair increases, cutting underutilized routes, and offering buyouts for some employees. >> they will work out the details and framework in the coming months. incoming vice chair said it will be difficult but necessary to make these decisions. >> making a deep dive to make sure we are protecting and spending public dollars in the wisest way we can and then make sure we are providing a service that people want to use is our job. >> reporter: vta cautions the public not to panic. there will be plenty of time for their input. >> this is a first step in the process. no final decisions have been made in the real work is now starting. >> reporter: regular riders are worried that their routes might be the ones that get cut or they might not be able to afford steeper fares. >> it may cut their wings. if you need the buses, people that don't have cars, they need the bus. >> i think people will probably just use uber or lyft mo

authorities say one person died. the two homes sustained heavy damage. a team from the national transportation safety board is expected at the crash site today. >>> okay, we've got something caught on video for you. a new york city police officer attacked on a subway platform. this officer is seep approaching the group -- is seen approaching the group after a woman said she was being harassed by the group of men. the group appeared drunk, refused to leave. the officer can be heard telling them, step back, i don't want to hurt you. one of the attackers lunged at the officer and falls on the tracks. the by stander who shot the video says he thinks the officer handled the situation well. the men were taken into custody and were told no charges are expected. >> wow. >>> more than $400,000 in donations have been returned to donors who contributed to a bogus crowdfunding campaign. kate mcclure and mark d'amico said a homeless man, johnny bobbitt, gave his last $20 to mcclure when she was stranded on interstate 95 so she could put gas in her car. they started the gofundme account to thank him. it went viral, 14,0

saying, this is her 760th meeting of board of supervisors or committee, excluding transportation authority, excluding m.t.c., bcdc, and she took more than 11,700 votes in the last eight years. >> supervisor yee: i want to say of all three of you, you have such a thing in common -- tenacious, really organized, passionate people. so i want to just put it out there that all three of you are that way. and three very smart human beings that i've learned a lot from. and it's -- so, jane, it's one of these things where i feel like you're -- you and katy to a certain extent, you are like daughters. and i don't say that in a disrespectful way. it's like -- >> president cohen: that's good to hear. >> supervisor yee: you, too. >> president cohen: oh, continue, please. [laughter] >> supervisor yee: it's one of these things, where i watch you and i watched you grow and i feel so proud of all three of you, jane, and katy and malia, because it's like, man, i wish my daughters would be like that. and you guys are just incredible. but getting back to some things. i really appreciate what you've done on the board. i wish i could have served all eight years with you in terms

transportation authority deals with the $25 million budget deficit things make it harder soon. ridership is down expenses are up and cuts are on the horizon. >> we do know that changes need to be made. the board approved moving forward with a plan to fix the problem. >> reporter: on the table fare increases, cutting underutilized routes and offering buyouts for some employees. they will work out the details and framework in the coming months. the incoming vice chair said these will be difficult but necessary decisions to make. >> taking a deep dive in this to make sure we are protecting and spending public dollars in the wisest way we can and then making sure that we are providing a service that people really want to use a our job. >> reporter: vta cautions the public not to panic. there will be plenty of time for their input. >> this is the first step in the process. no final decisions have been made in the real work is now starting. regular riders are worried that their routes might be the ones to get cut or they might not be able to afford raised fares. >> you need the buses. people that don't have cars need the bus. >> people will probably use uber more or lyft. or maybe the scooters. i f