so we're monitoring the transportation california and alliance for jobs proposal for statewide vls and if passed the fifty percent threshold could generate the estimated 25 billion dollars statewide and for san francisco slightly less about 57 million per year compared to 73 if we were to pass it locally. the active transportation program we've reported on in the pass past this is the new program for smaller projects that used to be the transportation enhancement program. we're continuing to advocate for the cpc to administer this program in an efficient way allowing the regions and delivery organizations and counties really be empowered to delivery those efficiently. so we will continue to work with partners here in san francisco and in the region and state level to coordinate our input into that process and hope for a better result by next year. locally we've had a lot of great developments there was a hearing of the budget and legislative analysts and many of you participated in that and . this compares to average spending and will be a challenge in terms of the funding. on the gear

and also, at the state level, the california transportation commission is seeking input for guidelines on the active transportation program and this is a state wide program authorized for bill 189 and provides federal and state funding sources for bike and san francisco to schools and so we will be monitoring that and providing guidelines input in the guidelines and along with the colleagues around the bay. and i did attend this, and the colleagues around the state and the focus on the future conference and this is the annual conference hosted by the self-help coalition by the agencies that are delivering the programs and we have met with the executives from cal trans, and the direct and her his staff and the second brian kelley to talk about policy issues in california, and cal transreform and prospects for new revenues and the general sentiment is that the voters are skeptical and not quite know how to approve the taxes but we are trying to do the best to deliver the programs and tell the story to the voters to help them to understand the importance of investing in our system and par

alliance for the jobs and transportation california to the industry based organizations that the paperwork to the state to preserve the opportunity to put a constitutional amendment on the 2014 ballot that will put into place, the state wide license fee dedicated for the transportation and infrastructure and a state of good repair, the measure is anticipated to generate, $2.9 billion state wide and although san francisco would likely receive quite a bit less than we successfully pursued under our own 1.3 percent vehicle license fee while it is not certain that the coalition measure will be on the ballot, it is yet another call for us to continue the local conversations to insure that everyone is at the table, so that we can all be advocating for transportation funding solutions at the local, regional and state levels. lastly, earlier this month, i toured the procidio site with the director and deputy director, phase two construction is will under way and i was quite impressed by not only the skill of the endeavor, but also the positive impacts that the parkway will have

transportation commission. >> good afternoon, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the toll bridge program oversight committee and my committee colleagues, and the director of cal transand the executive director of the californiaportation commission, it is my great pleasure to welcome you at long last, to the opening ceremonies for the new east band of the san francisco oakland bay bridge. that is an applause line. [ applause ] >> i know that you joined me in thanking the oakland institute color guard and the choir, and their wonderful presentation and our ceremonies. [ applause ] >> and i guess that i will not ask you if it is hot enough. and it certainly is, so do please, keep cool and gentleman take off your jackets if you need to and keep the water going and keep an eye on your neighbor. and i'm going to ask you to rise again and that might create more air to hear our invocation from the reverend jay junior, from the oakland baptist church. >> let us pray. oh, lord our god thou who art the architect, engineer and creator of the universe, we have gathered on this historic occasion in a spirit of joy and celebration. oh, god we give thanks for the generosity of your divine grace and for the supply of the nee

guests i want to over my heartfelt thanks to the contractors and workers and m t c, caltrans, california transportation mission and, of course, the voters who have done what was necessary to get us to this day. it's been said woven a web the dreams into a web of steel. what a better time to remember the 83 hundred workers. those men who tirelessly told you to make sure that a madman's dream was realized. and that madman was bernard who back in 1872 imagined a bridge connecting oakland to san francisco but that the armies should arrest the folks for failing to make this happen. different from the chain cutting when the bay celebrated on time and under biscuit engineering marvel we can take pride that not a single human life was lost in the construction of this 21st century san francisco bay bridge (clapping) let's humbly remember the 28 lives lost in 1923 to 26 and, yes in the upcoming public hearings in the senate we'll review and learn from our mistakes so the economic costs will not remedying repeat itself. but public sentiment today would never have tolerated such loss of life no matter how great th

funds in fact ten states rely on federal funds for more than seventy percent of their transportation funding california alone gets three and a half billion in federal highway funds every year in south carolina one of the state's planning to offer boeing a giant tax break that will highway funds account for seventy nine percent of state road and bridge spending that money were to suddenly disappear states to be facing a financial nightmare which is why threatening to withhold it if they offer tax breaks to corporations to move from another state is a powerful threat what good is bringing a corporation to your state if you don't even have the money to fund your state's infrastructure every time a state strikes a corporate welfare or mega deal like the one washington did with boeing the american taxpayers left to pay the price let's put the united back into the united states and stop this insanity of states competing over how much of their taxpayer money they're willing to give to giant corporations in an endless race to the bottom. and that's the way it is tonight monday december ninth twenty thirteen do

great people who have contributed to this bridge i'll introduce my great friend chair of the california transportationlapping). >> thank you amy as chairman of the transportation commission it's a real honor to be here today. i'll to take this moment to recognize and honor all my fellow commissioner who are present today starting with bob bob bobby. commissioner lucy and fran, commissioner joe (clapping) >> i'd like to honor two of our past commissioners x commissioner jerry, and ex-commissioner phil. (clapping). >> i'd like to acknowledge our current and past directors and their staff in keeping this project moving forward. the ct c has plated a big role as established be by the legislature in july 2005. we've been roeptd by four of our executive directors. my colleague on the podium and john who's in the audience. i specifically want to recognize my colleague for this important transportation department. she's represented here by her husband vernon. (clapping) >> he's out there somewhere and the brothers. thank you for attending (clapping) >> other key staff members who worked tirelessly were steven

. >> the department has received quite a bit of funding from the california transportation safety board. we have all the funding for those so we will be out enforcing the d.u.i. laws so do not drink and drive. >> if they catch you out here with a drink they will make you pour it out and write you a ticket. zero tolerance policy tonight. they want to emphasize that. there are so many options around the city from comedy shows to hotel parties and something for everyone. we hope you have a very happy new year. >>> let's talk about staying safe. aaa is offering free tows and a ride if any driver would has had too much to drink. they are available for anyone throughout the bay area from 6:00 tonight until 6:00 tomorrow morning with a tow up to ten miles. the number is on the screen. reservations are not accepted. >> local transit agencies are making it easier to not drive on new year's eve. muni is offering free rides from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. including all muni routes and even the cable cars. caltrain is extending hours with the final train departing from king street station at 2:15 a.m.

article in the atlantic cities in june and it was actually also in the uc -- university of california transportation access magazine in june as well, parking without paying, so it looks like you are implementing it and i want to thank you for doing that. thank you. >> does anyone else care to address the board on this topic? >> we have one more person, peter men dosa >> mr. chairman, commissioners, my name is peter mendosa and i am with the independent living centers of california. i think the reason the committee came up with the recommendations is there's a significant problem in san francisco with parking. i myself am a person with a disability and a lot of times i use public transit but occasionally i use a modified van to get to work and i can't find an accessible parking place most of the time. i have to use, go to a garage and private parking or private property, rather, i have to pay for parking. i do understand the issue brought up as far as the issues around the financial issues for those of low income and i think personally that should be explored, but i want to just done vai we're really

the national transportation safety board says it will be investigating the scene for at least the next week. >> on the other side of the united states in california, another deadly transport incident. the tributes have poured in since the death late saturday of actor paul walker, the star of the "fast & furious" franchise. he lost his life along with a friend after the car they were driving slammed into a car. the accident investigators finding their task complicated by the number of fans congregating at the crash scene. production on the latest "fast & furious" film, the seventh in the series, has now been suspended. >> friends and fans pay tribute to paul walker, sharing memories of the american actor as they leave flowers and messages. similar scenes of sadness the night before, when dozens gathered spontaneously on the news of his death. paul walker was on the passenger seat traveling back from a charity event when his friend's porsche crash into a tree before bursting into flames. the actor died on the spot in santa collarity a, california. he was 40 years old. >> so young. so young. and just huge fans. he's a great actor. great guy. >> i ho

transportation spending by low income california households is a recent study and shows 73 percent on household with low income, 94 percent low income, middle income. sadly the average income for ownership for cars in the united states is 24 percent. what does that tell us? it tells us we are not providing housing on-site but people are buying cars anyway. we need to transfer teeth on policy. it's to prevent residents of units that don't have parking to getting parking stickers and that alone will be for parking. further, a person said why cannot i be a liaison. he did not meet with anybody. he got hood winked to meet with us 2 days ago because the supervisor made him meet with us. he is not liaison during construction. i thought that was clear during the language and the developer would be the back up. i think i need to add some language to the construction relations officer such as a foreman who will be present on-site. it can't be the developer because he will never meet with anybody. th

. >> item 6, increasing the amount of cooperative agreement, no, 4-2283 with the california department of transportation by 1,319,40. >> good morning, good morning, chair, cohen and commissioners it is good to be here again and i have a brief presentation for the ramps here and the existence with the cal trans. and we should have a hand out in front of you, and let's just quickly talk about the project itself. it is on the on and off bound ramps on the east side and the traffic is independent of the bridge but ultimately we need to tie into the bay bridge and the construction, phase is funded with the federal, highway bridge program, and with the state platform with the seismic retrofit programs to the tune of 77.5 million dollars. we have obtained it and with the agreements of tita and the essence there and the management that went on for that project. and they will administer the contract with the cal transand title oversight and we have already, advertised the project and we are currently evaluating the contract bids and the intent is to be back here in december to recommend an award of a constructio

will the heartbeat of california's transportation future, a high-speed rail system that could counteract clogged roads and catastrophic airfare, lose its flood supply before coming of age? high-speed rail authority ceo jeff morales says despite recent court developments that could snatch away billions in taxpayer approved funds, high-speed rail he says is here to stay. >> we're in compliance with 1 sw1a, will be in compliance and will get the bonds. we're going to go through whatever processes we have to in order to access them. >> reporter: the 1a is short for prop 1a, the megameasure passed by voters in 2008 that delivered $10 billion in bonds for high-speed rail, pending small print, like this one asks for a detail funding plan that identifies, quote, the sources of all funds to be invested in the corridor or usable segment thereof. what does that mean? well, the rail authority demonstrated in court it can pay for this first construction segment. 120 miles from madero to bakersfield that costs about $6 billion. a judge ruled 9 law requires proof of funding for the entire 300 mile usab

the labor department says california employers added more than 44,000 jobs in november. those jobs came in construction, transportation, and manufacturing, and in retail. >>> 2013 may have been the most challenging year yet for president obama. approval ratings are low, even here in california where he has enjoyed significant support. mr. obama was asked if this was his worst year in presidency. he says he doesn't see it that way but says the flawed healthcare.gov roll out was the biggest mistake this year. >> we have a couple of million people who are going to have health insurance just in the first three months. and yet, you still have 2 million people who signed up. >> as for next year, 2014, extending unemployment insurance, tightening gun control laws, and immigration reform are among his priorities. >>> a businessman in the area is proposing that california be split into six different states. could it ever happen? scott, we know him well, but what he's thinking here. >> reporter: this after all is san jose city hall, but it could one day be its own state capital. we already know the tech industry pretty much run

the department of transportation says it will take up the issue as well. the california senator diane feinstein does not support it. >>> next at 5:00, a social media giant is taking on texting. the new mobile app that wants to transform the way we share messages. also -- >> it was an amazing experience. how many people can say they are part of something that helped a million kids? >>> the south bay woman that cre dreamed it up. >>> we are tracking some rainfall up to the north. plus record setting heat and when that is expected to arrive in about ten minutes. >>> no holiday glow in the closing bell on wall street today. the dow has dropped. the market closed down 104 points today. the nasdaq also dropped down five points. >>> john boehner lets out a shot against the extreme right wing party. the budget deal passed just about two hours ago. tea party groups oppose the deal. >> i think they're pushing our members in places where they don't want to be. frankly, i think they've lost all credibility. >> despite ongoing opposition from prominent tea party groups, the budget de

. >> transportation leaders will hold a meeting on improving roads around california especially in the area. the meeting will hook at ways to begin an overhaul of local highways with a report by national transportation research group finds that san jose ranked 3rd for the poorest roads among the 20 biggest urban areas with the san francisco and oakland metropolitan area ranking as the 2nd worst. >> commuters on act -- a.c. transit will see major changes. the changes affect more than 50 bus lines from richmond to fremont. contract talks continue today between act -- a.c. transit and the unions. >> another "spare the air" day but stagnant air is only one concern today much the national weather service says breaches from sonoma to monterey could get waves from 6' to 8' high. the swells could produce sneaker waves and strong tides so be extra careful at the beach. >> people asked over the weekend, why is it still a "spare the air" day. mike? >> the air is stagnant nothing to do with temperature but the high pressure that stagnates our air. it high pressure brought in the colder but the sun

evidence that the militants are using the city as a transportation hub to show their reach outside the bases in russia's northern regions. >>> california is ringing in the new year with a long list of new laws. among them, the department of justice will now store the make, model and serial numbers of your guns. also, starting july1, the minimum wage bumps to $9 an hour. and transgender students can now choose which bathrooms they would like to use and whether to play on the boys or girls sports teams. >>> starting in two days recreational pot will be legal in colorado. it will be the first state to sell pot for recreation. 20 states including colorado already can sell medicinal marijuana. but the rules for selling recreational pot are a little different. it will cost more. only people 21 and older can buy it. and amounts are limited. >>> the new year will also bring more mild temperatures and a rare event from mother nature. meteorologist lawrence karnow has a preview. >> we have been seeing those very warm temperatures. in fact, record-breaking temperatures the better part of the season so far. you know what? we're not going to end ju

california by kara m. kockelman, professor of transportation engineering and the co-author of opportunities, barriers and policy recommendations". and from maddison heights michigan we are joined by todd lassa, the executive director of "automobile magazine." we see videos of self-driving cars, how soon will technology and the reality. >> they are here already. the technology is here. it's not going to show up in the form of a car that gets in and drives us everywhere. there are technologies that are adding up, coming together to make the autonomous car. we are close. >> in your report you claim if 10% of vehicles on the road from self driven the country would save 37 billion. what other benefits do you see to self-driving cars, how do we save that money? >> crashes are expensive, costing more than 3 billion, that's $1,000 per person. there's a lot to be safe. congestion is in the order of $2 billion, that's a big savings, to the extent that the vehicles will smooth the freeway, even at the low adoption rate. there's benefits in terms of eco friendly driving and untold benefits for that that do not drive or at

transportation improvements. >> a new poll shows that young folk in california are overwhelmingly more likely to seek health insurancepeople. the public policy institute of california found that 72 percent of uninsured people ages 18 to 44 are likely to seek health insurance and over the age of 45 it drops to 51 percent. the poll is encouraging news for the president's health care law which is thought to have low and for young people. >> today we learn the name of the new sponsor for uc berkeley memorial stadium which will announce a 15 year naming rights deal for field sponsorship. the university says that the deal is with a nontraditional corporate sponsor with ties to cal. officials say this will not affect the traditional memorial stadium name. >> this afternoon, we will know who will serve up the food at the new 49ers stadium in santa clara. the 49ers are holding a news conference to announce a partnership at levee -- at levi stadium with a culinary all star. they posted a brief video of a sign being hoisted on the new home. the 49s will play at levi stadium starting next season. >> this is football weather, i g

2012 mlu that was put together by regional transportation entities that was put together finaling the release of a released business plan from the california, high speed rail authority and the revised business plan agreed to a blended system approach along the cal train corridor and allowing the cal train and high speed trail trains to use the same tracks along the cal train corridor and so we needed to come together and take a look at and negotiate, what infrastructure up grades would be needed along the cal train corridor in order to make it ready to accommodate both the cal train and the high speed rail and you see that list on this slide and most importantly from our perspective that included the dtx as well as cal train, electrickfiation and positive train control. and here is a list of the entities that were a party to the mlu or the major regional transportation entities including the djpa as well as mtc and the rail authority and the city and the cta and the cal train, and sam transand dta and the city of san jose. at the same time that the business plan was revised the high speed rail authority had agreed to release the early prop

a proposal to consider lifting the band, but the department of transportation jumped in says it will take up the issue as well. california senator dianne feinstein does not support the idea either. today, she co-introduced a measure that would limit cell phone use on flights to texting and e-mailing in the event the fcc rules are changed. >>> they are temporary, but they're likely here to stay. text messages that get to your friends' mobile device and then disappear. our business and tech reporter scott budman takes a look at the new way to communicate. >> reporter: it's the new style. when it comes to texting. companies like instagram and snapchat and frankly let you deliver the message and have that message disappear. because you never know. >> there's always that one instance. >> reporter: that one instance is why frankly, a san francisco startup, lets you send text messages and photos that will go away after ten seconds. they say it makes mobile communication more personal. >> i think when people are realizing is that, you know, they've been living in an environment are facebook and instagram and twitter where you br

transportation officials say bus companies carrying more than 700 million passengers a year. >>> 6:37 now. a student at a third californianiversity has been infected with meningitis. the cal-poly student is now undergoing treatment for viral meningitis. the student lives off campus. school officials say it appears to be an isolated case. in recent months though four students were infected at uc- santa barbara with bacterial meningitis a rare form of the disease and uv riverside had a staffer with it. >>> 5,000 students have been vaccinated at princeton for meningitis after eight students got sick. >>> taking advantage of technology to find missing children. coming up, the silicon valley effort trying to stay ahead of child predators. >> reporter: and do you remember finney? the dog that was abused so badly, his jaw was fused shut? he is all better now and looking for a new home. we'll have the story up next. >> and the market opened up about 10 minutes ago. last day of trading in this week and everything is looking nice and green and good. we'll crunch the numbers and much more with jason brooks when we come back. ,, a s

transport license over the last four years. here in america. yon and thousands of others who come here to train hope to now join them. arizona, california and florida have the most flight schools in the country -- 167 total. we visited and researched half a dozen of these schools. in places like redding, around the bay area, bakerfield and phoenix. all of the schools are either run by foreign airlines were train students already employed by those foreign airlines. >> the goal for all is to become commercial pilots. >> this is the head instructor in reading. >> i'm always telling the students, you're going to carry thousands of people in your career. thousands of people that you don't know are going to trust you to get them to their destination safely. >> he says all 140 stound stooupts at iasco are from china. each are hired by a chinese airline then paid in full. each get a commercial pilot's license in about a year. teaching foreign students has unique challenges. >> somebody might know how to teach. how to teach someone whose english is not their native language is another thing entirely. >> it's why these students take english class

transport license over the last four years here in america. they and thousands of others who come here to train hope to join them. california is a major destination state for the foreign students. according to the faa arizona, california and florida have the most flight schools in the country, 167 total. >> i trust american system. >> reporter: we visited and researched a half dozen of the schools in places like redding, around the bay area, bakersfield and phoenix. all of the schools are either run by foreign airlines or trained students already employed by the foreign airlines. >> the goal of all is to become commercial pilots. >> reporter: the head instructor in redding. >> i am always telling the students that you are going to carry thousands of people in your career, thousands of people that you don't know will trust you to get them to their destination safely. >> reporter: he says all 140 students are from china and each hired by a chinese airline and paid in full and each get their commercial pilot's license in about a year. teaching foreign students has unique challenges. >> somebody might know how to teach but how

california street cable car line. hens the name, terminus. >> have a drink, get on public transportation and have a nice time. >> you will have a nice time and a great meal all day long. >> that was sort of the idea behind the concept, that we were having this all-day cafe and serving the needs of different people at different times. >> cafe terminus opens for breakfast and closes at 2:00 a.m. for the cocktail crowd. dennis makes a great sandwich and has several hip restaurants and bars in the street. he has his own farm and roasts his own coffee. >> that's what i do. it is my life. i love it. all aspects of it. i don't mind mopping floors or cleaning. i love to cook. it is the only thing i have ever done. if i was smarter, i would probably do something else. >> i'm glad he decided to stick with food. i had a great roast beef sandwich. the mediterranean vegie sandwich was great. to find out more about cafe terminus, go to kron4.com and click on "dine and dish." >>> the man deemed the best dressed of 2013 has been crowned. why the man winning the title is the most humble winner of all time. good. good answer. check it out

transported the wings in their entirety closing five freeways in california pardon the pun which throughnd fly them from the airport here to the site? the wings are here. >> i know. >> so what you basically saying is buying the plane was one thing and getting it here was another expense. >> correct. >> reporter: here's the plane $35,000, shipping not included. >> exactly. >> reporter: other parts of the plane found their way into the house too. oh, wow. look at this. this from the original plane too, right? >> yes. >> reporter: not many airplane wings and windows open. >> thank god. >> i designed it not with the idea that, oh let's just have a woman living in an airplane. i really designed it you know as an organic process of trying to find the most efficient use of materials to achieve, you know, the most dramatic effect. >> this is the first class cabin. >> reporter: it took six long years, approvals from 17 government agencies even questioning from homeland security agents wondering why they were buying a 747. but she now has a dream home that also sends a message. >> it is saying reu