the states transportation commission approved the funding for the alameda county transportation commissionthe program for the port includes 15 free technology demonstration projects designed to address traffic management security systems and roadway improvements. the program is expected to cost a total of million all the projects are scheduled to be completed by late 2021 following 12 months of system testing. tonight a policy change at sfo starting tomorrow. you will not be able to get your blue boar or left right outside of the airport how the rideshare giants are fighting back. >>and fed up here from the east bay parents as a teacher strike in their >>teachers on strike in the east they're now asking for a 6% salary increase over the next 2 years. >>in this facebook video posted today, the teachers union for the new haven, unified school district made the counteroffer it includes restoration for the days on strike and opportunities for retiring teachers to earn a full year of credit towards their retirement. there's no response from the district yet as it faces a 3rd straight week of a

after a year and a half of claiming the federal transportation commission was slowing down grant approvalprove your commute, b.a.r.t. is $300 million closer to their request of $1.25 billion in funding. >> this was a huge piece, which is going to support us on the order of 306 additional new training, contribute to the new train control system. >> reporter: when riders asked in the town hall about alleviate thing sardines like cramming on cars, b.a.r.t. suggested reverse commuting, asking they're asking employers to move away from downtown san francisco. >> we're looking for a headquarters in oakland, so we're part of the reverse commute. >> reporter: we asked the major what she thought of b.a.r.t.'s idea. >> the right thing to do is to invest in our transportation system and make it safer and more efficient. >> reporter: riders had questions about cutting travel time. >> help those that are going through direct line, from one end to the other. >> no, i don't think so. you might consider it if there was a second crossing. >> one of the major questions that you had on twitter was wait time

call the first item on the regular calendar. 11 is the presentation by the metropolitan transportation commission peer review panel on the temporary closure of the salesforce transit center. before he starts, i want to thank m.t.c. and stephen wolf for helping with this process. m.t.c. was invaluable and managed it very well to go to the -- to get to the point where we are. >> executive director at m.t.c. the m.t.c. appreciates the trust the mayor has put in our assignment, and we put the assignment seriously. we stated we would be expeditious and thorough and stated we have met the goals directly. there is remaining workk to done in terms of completing reports and addressing completely areas of interest they were identified by the peer review panel. these are not necessary to support the j.p.a. decision -- the tjpa's decision to open the facility. m.t.c. will follow through with the complete assignment including assisting the peer review panel with providing input to industry. we believe there are several improvements to be made to the various code requirements to help the industry avoid problem

of information that began to be provided monday and tuesday, including the metropolitan transportation commission's independent peer review panel, and the conclusion by thornton, thomas eddy incorporated that the structural framing is sound and the new transit center can be placed back in service. the staff report given by christine walked us through the initial overview of the communication plans which you just heard, which sounds like it's right on target with key details and using some of the same effective tactics that worked last summer, including the ambassadors, the email blasts, social media, etc. from a retail perspective, the cac was very pleased -- -- very pleased with the commitment of kaiser medical offices to be located in the transit center. we feel like there is a growing underlying theme of health and worldness when you consider the fitness club, dental office, medical offices on the second floor and the walking path and yoga type activities on the rooftop and sounds like it will be a destination place for many. we appreciate martha's retail update and projections of when the trans

. >> reporter: after a year and a half of claiming the federal transportation commission was n. is $300 million closer to their request of $1.25 billion in funding. >> this is a huge case to support us on an order of 306 additional new trains, contribute to the new system. >> reporter: riders asked about alleviating the sardine-like cramming on cars, b.a.r.t. suggested reverse commuting and they're talking to large employers to get them to move away from downtown san francisco. >> we're looking for a headquarters in oakland right now. we're part of the reverse commute that i think would help even things out. >> reporter: we asked mayor london brie what she thought about the idea? >> the right thing to do is invest in our transportation system. >> reporter: one of the major questions you had on twitter was wait times. this coming from jeff saying, b.a.r.t., what is the timeline to get 12-minute headway? is 12 minutes enough. >> we're having some 20 minute wait times late at night and on the weekends. that does deter ridership. >> reporter: as you can see from one of b.a.'ee, they

the san francisco municipal transportation agency or sfmta and doug johnson from the planning department. so, we know that this commission and the public are concerned about the city's transportation system and the city's future mobility. we can get ahead and make the effective and equitable transportation vision a reality. to plan for a future of great mobility, we need a detailed understanding of what is happening now, what we're forecasting for the future, and some of the gaps we needs to address in order to achieve the vision we set for the city. that's what i'm here to share with you today. the technical work we've done to understand our future. i'm going to give you a brief overview about connect sf and the statement of needs. what it is and what it's for. and then next i'll discuss the findings from the state of needs and after that we'll discuss next steps. we're not alone in planning for the future of transportation. as i mentioned, i'm joined today by our partners at sfmta and sfcta and we're bringing our specific expertise in land use, transportation funding, deliveries, capital projects and transit plan to go

the term communities of concern abbreviated here as c.o.c.s is the metropolitan transportation commission's measurement of disadvantage. when we apply that to our commute time results we see jobs access increase is less in these communities if we don't improve the transportation system. it reaffirms for us our continued focus on equity and jobs access will be a critical part of connectsf going forward. san francisco is already one of the most sustainable cities in the country when it comes transportation. we set aggressive goals for ourselves like 80% sustainable trips by the year 2030. the model results show driving is still projects to comprise a significant share of travel in san francisco in 2050. so we'll need to invest further in our sustainable loads to achieve our goals. in particular, we'll need to create more capacity on our highly used transit systems to make room for the additional sustainable trips we expect to see in the future. the model results also project an increase in traffic congestion on many corridors in the year 2050. it tells us we'll need policies to manage congest

port staff will have more from the transportation commission. the major regulatory in water work windows for pile driving -- sorry, it should be noted the major schedule constraint is regulatory in water work windows for pile driving and dredging. this is limited between june 1st through november 30th in a given year. a significant delay may not allow us to drive enough piles sacrificing another year and cause delays of $1.2 million and possibly forfeit $8 million funds retired to be spent by august 2020. port staff will ask for authorization to construct management and general contractor condition tracting strategies. and there was an information strategy and we'll be allowed to collaborate to have a price that meets funding and schedule. in the meantime, dominick moreno will discuss interim service until the mission bay ferry landing is complete. for the next step port staff will return to the port commission for approval to advertise for cmgc in july, continue to secure environmental permits expected in september and return to the port commis

currently i'm a, i've been appointed to the metropolitan transportation commission m.t.c. to represent persons with disabilities here in san francisco. so, all of the outreach i do actually stems from that. as you know, i'm currently a member of the mayor's disability council here in the city. i am one of the two co-chairs. i was appointed by the late mayor ed lee. the years escape me, back 2015 in march and work as a mentor in the i.h.s.s. area. so as i said, i do a lot of work in the field of disability, i'm an adviser when it comes to business matters and insurance-related situations. so, this is my last work. i'm really, where my passion lies. so, i hope you will consider my application accordingly. thank you. >> thank you, mr. blacksten. thank you so much. now take up seat ten, melvin beetle, term expired, must be over the age of 55, advocate for aging people with disabilities, for the unexpired portion of a three-year term ending march 1, 2022. melvin here, or someone to represent melvin? >> good morning, supervisors. i am melvin beetle. and i have enjoyed extremely

the state has given the county transportation commission $12 million in funds for traffic improvements. that will allow the port to install technology upgrades for truckers hauling cargo containers to improve their lines of communication with the port. first responders will also receive a common communication system. the program will cost over $30 million and is expected to be completed by late 2021. >>> it's june and the amount of snow blanketing the sierra heading into the summer is even bigger than the 2017 snow pack that pulled the state out of a five-year drought. state water officials say as of may 30th it's measuring just over 200% of average and that's compared to just 6% of average this time last year. here's what that looks like from space. these are nasa satellite images taken one year a part. 2018 on the left. 2019 on the right. >> wow. that's a dramatic difference, isn't it? in fact, it's probably some of that moisture that's evaporating from the snow, producing some of the convective activity we're seeing in the seeing. it's juiced up because of the runoff of the snow pac

randy is spokesman for the metropolitan transportation commission. the agency that is overseeing the peer review process. he says while steel is never perfect, there are big questions about whether flaws in steel could weaken critical areas. >> that's what they're doing right now, looking at the whole structure to see if there's places where there is reason to have concern. >> reporter: the while terminal's director wouldn't talk in detail, he does say he isn't worried about the new findings. >> so far whatever's been discovered, is no concern to the designer tore peer review panel. >> reporter: we're left waiting until the building's designer and the independent panel says it's once again safe to reopen this multibillion-dollar buildings. >>> still to come, taking on bullies. one woman's empowering story now helping students. it involves a famous rock star and it's tonight's bay area proud. >>> temperatures in san francisco here just aft. we'll have a closer look when we come back. ♪ ♪ star wars galaxy's edge opening may 31st at the disneyland resor

in transportation development act article three state grant funds from the metropolitan transportation commission. article three dedicates 2% of that quarter statewide sales tax for pedestrian and bicycle facilities. and as we've done in the past, public works and m.t.a. are submit ago a county-wide application. m.t.a. will use $486,000 to implement one, two, three spot or quarter improvements related to pedestrian and bicycle safety and public works proposing to use $243,000 to repair public sidewalks and $243,000 to design, to plan and design programs. about 80 programs. these programs will be built with prop-k funds. the m.t.c. does not require local match and the funds will be used between fiscal year 19-20 and 21-22. >> thank you very much. president yee, do you haves a question on item number nine at all? ok. no. if you don't mind, i'd like to take care of item number nine first. thank you for your presentation. so if there is no b.l.a. report on item number nine, we just heard from the department about item number nine and expenditure of funds. do we have any questions from my colleagues?

and i have been serving on the metropolitan transportation commission since february. i was motivated to step into this role as they continue their consolidation and takes a strategic approach at looking at transportation as it intersects with housing and jobs and our desperate need to get people out of their cars to combat climate change. at the same time to house the bay area casa was wrapping up its work and released recommendations that kicked off a lieu of state legislation that was supposed to follow the production framework of the compact. i joined that body to ensure that san francisco would have a strong voice in the regional response to statewide legislation. i am also on the mtc's administration committee and the programming allocations committee, which puts me in a position to keep a close eye on funding streams and help mtc exercise the powerful sticks and carrots under its control, that supports our existing communities while making way for newcomers. it's an exciting time to have join joined. there is a new fresh perspective. we met recently and discusse

there is opposition from the california transportation commission and so the senator has pulled back and is no longer moving forward this year or indicated next year as well. and then moving to table one, which is new position, one bill on there proposed for watch. this is senate bill 277, also senator bell. this is related to the senate bill 1 local partnership program funding, which provides about $200 million a year. right iterations of the program directed the vast majority of it to self-help counties raising the funding, their own local funding for transportation. however, it was directed this time to the t.t.c. this bill would instead go back to prior iterations and direct annual appropriations, directly by formula to the local participating jurisdictions. so we're watching that. it's -- lots of conversations happening around it right now. and we'll keep you posted. and then assembly bill 1112, this is a bill you heard about last month. we are asking for an opposed unless amended, last month we adopted straight opposed position. right now ssmta, is working with the cities of lo

. >> reporter: metropolitan transportation commission confirmed that the panel of international experts and construction signed off on had last night at 7:00 p.m. no more cracks? >> well, look, there are cracks and then there are cracks that matter. there's nothing perfect in any structure. so they reviewed any potential problem in that building and are very confident that the building is safe. not only that, but they're putting in sensors so they can measure the building as it flexes, as the buses use it. >> reporter: louis pena, abc 7 news. >>> we've been checking every single day since it shut down. you can see what it's taken to get the center ready to reopen by reading through this timeline on our website, abc7news.com. >>> the city of san francisco is police department and the police chief were slapped with a lawsuit today filed by officers who say they were discriminated against in the promotions process. abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live with the story for us tonight. vic? >> reporter: ama, there was a similar lawsuit filed in the city against the san francisco city and the sa

general manager proposed half a million dollars for the program, and she says the metropolitan transportation commission may match that. so it would bring it up to a million dollars. the program would train people who may have dealt with homelessness or addiction. they would monitor trains and stations as an alternative. the b.a.r.t. board will vote on its budget thursday. >>> new at 6:00, a possible breakthrough in diabetes treatment. plus, students at a north bay high school taking a tradition too let's see, aleve is proven better on pain than tylenol extra strength. and last longer with fewer pills. so why am i still thinking about this? i'll take aleve. aleve. proven better on pain. witha color change is easy.des, nutrisse has 77. from our darkest blacks, to our lightest blondes. it nourishes while it colors. plus avocado, olive and shea. change a little, or a lot. nutrisse. nourished hair. better color. by garnier, naturally! for everything that i give, i get so much in return. join our family of home instead caregivers and help make a world of difference. home instead senior care. apply today. >>>

she says the metropolitan transportation commission may match that bringing funding to a million dollars. they have trained people who dealt with homelessness or addiction. they would monitor trains as an alternative to b.a.r.t. police. the b.a.r.t. board will vote thursday. >>> next the 7 things you need to know as you start your day. >> confusion and chaos at the d.c. pride parade after rumors of an active shooter. what experts say you should do if you get caught in a stampede. >>> also, backyard trampoline acci luckily, her dorm is about he10 minutesollege. from a hotel by wyndham. ashley's meeting all her in-laws, and she's about 10 minutes from a hotel by wyndham. jeff is flying to... oh never mind. but hey, 10 minutes from a wyndham. he's having the best. day. ever! and he's about... 10 minutes! 10 minutes... from a hotel by wyndham. with over 6,000 hotels across the country, a great hotel by wyndham is closer than you think. book direct at wyndhamhotels.com. the laughing cow cheese is dip-able.ble. dunk-able. whatever you want-able. so however you snack. snack like you now in a re

we are able by focusings on downtown to get a grant from the metropolitan transportation commission to ask the visioning questions around downtown. we are probably not going to go up, you know, 25 stories, but we are looking at between 15 and 20 in the downtown area, they really change the footprint, that's how we will meet the long-term housing need. but again, it's asking those specific questions about your circumstance, your structure, your economic environment to try to find the solutions that best fit your community. right now -- it's a challenge for all of us. it's especially challenging for mid size and smaller cities. capacity issues exist, experience levels exist, and i'm working with the institute of local government to try to develop some guide posts or cheat sheets to help think about these issues. love my friends at fema, but they are not subject matter experts in management. and that's often the biggest gap that i find when we run into these issues is they can help you on recovery, but they are going to turn around and ask you the essential questions, what would we do if

commission has proposed authorizing. so now we switchgears to six gigahertz. it begins one megahertz higher up. you saw earlier, dj showed how the six gigahertz band, wifi is operating immediately below this transportationd. and the commission is authorized for sharing from 59.25 to 79.25. the commission has licensed this unused spectrum above 500 megahertz. however, unlike the dedicated wifi ban, most of this 6 gigahertz ban is heavily populated with incumbents that worry about interference risk. these are mainly high power fixed lengths that are used by -- mainly for telecom, but also for utilities and public safety. can a database system prove reliable enough to detect -- >> i believe the answer is yes. it comes down to this. we are putting a crazy amount of activity into our skies in this new wireless world. i think we at the fcc would be crazy if all we did was rely on the same old same old distribution schemes of exclusive use licenses. by taking advantage of sensing technologies. we can start to identify when airwaves are in use and when they're not. the best evidence we're going to have of that in the near term is on the 3.5 gigahertz band. we've come up with a way to accommodate enough, militar

been reached which is why the belorussian transport ministry canceled an interview with us at the last minute but the chairman of the trans national export commission on the 40 project highlights the advantages of transporting cargo on the water he says it's better for the environment and routes over land or at full capacity already infrastructure. those not as a structure has to be developed in order for the surrounding region to develop it's . using the potential of the river for the good of the people is the main task of the government. day 2 of the canoeing campaign for many of the participants it's the 1st time on this tour during breakfast and at the camp fire constantine can share his concerns about the efore he waterway with them he's convinced that bella roots should be investing in eco tourism rather than in cargo on the river pete gets. people don't think about leaving these spots and simply leaving them to nature itself. to just sit down peacefully just like this and simply watch the birds seeing through or watch things slowly changing. so it's a. the activist warns that the construction of the canal could dry out the wetlands here just

mean to be honest i don't have a neither but more and more so i mean transport systems and take into account they have to have a commission just like you know into at last year was the 2nd process somma in southern france since 1900 so we're getting used to how this weather is really changing and last year was not good so for experiencing this it means that we're having to adapt to it and not for tired people who live in retirement homes that they've been forced to have a conditioning installed by the government schools are also having to change those that have been up to change or put in neck an issue and had to close today for example so that kids can go to school because they're just suffer too much exams for students have been put back a few days as well because the conditions of the students we've been pulling so you know unless you see decisions now but also say some systems are being made now for the future because basically it's getting hotter all the time. and that's it's a situation facing in his interest is that your impression that the authorities in france they are doing their best to stay ahead of this heat

transportation. that's political incompetence and malfeasance in my view. where is the planning commission? where is the director of planning in san francisco about the gridlock? what is your solution in 2050? can we get by next year with all this new construction? all this new construction in san francisco is going to add massively to a transportation gridlock but it's not on your radar. again, where is the planning commissioner is the executive director of planning? what's their plan for all the new construction. is it a massive transit, a public transit being planned in san francisco to address this new correction? hell know. no. because you are run by the developers. you are run by the developers. the developers don't want to have a transit tax for more mass transportation. they're interested in building their projects and making profit from that for the next project. that's what they're about. you are responsible for that. it raises the question to remove the director of planning and to put someone in charge who is going to be responsible to really deal with the gridlock in san francis

first to 5.9 gigahertz that represents 75 megahertz that the commission set aside 20 years ago the particular use for intelligent transportation services but which lies mostly fellow today. and the end of the obama administration the department of transportation had noticed a proposal to mandate every new vehicle they have a certain type of radio on board that would communicate for safety signali signaling. the mandate isn't happening and even the standard seems to be slipping away so are we going to see the fresh look notice of rulemaking that you have been urging, now that nothing is happening at 9.5 gigahertz does the commission have an opportunity to revisit the issue next >> my record is pretty clear on the topic that i've learned being in the majority and minority it's decided by the chair man so we will see what the chair man decides to do in this space in the near future and i can predict that. that's what he gets to do. >> we've written about this extensively the last several years and i think we've both pointed out decades ago now we set aside a spectrum for the future of intelligent transportation, but it turns out

human resource director, director of transportation, municipal transportation agency or executive director of the civil service commission. feasibility for public employees hired through the merit system to perform services to the public as a priority. does wage setting and benefit setting responsibilities for elected city officials, members of the board of supervisors and prevailing wage certification. employee relations ordinance, maintain that for the city. coordinates administration of unfair labor practice charges for peace officers and unrepresented employees, appeals of bargaining unit assignments, category designation of management, supervisory and confidentiality recognition elections for labor organizations, sorry, bargaining unit assignments, category designation of management, supervisor and certification and decertification affiliation, disaffiliation or merger of labor organizations. so, in looking at our budget, our budget really is to maintain our office itself. there is no additions to, in terms of staff we have. we have actually six f.t.e. and it's to maintain the administrative function for the commiss

commission approved the unanimous agreement between the port and h.s.a. on april 23 of this year. the appellant raised ceqa issues with regards to contaminates soil, adequate emergency services, and impacts on noise and transportation. nonceqa issues were also raised during the -- in regards to the state lands commission, fair property value and merits of the project. public comments were nonceqa. the few ceqa comments were about contaminated soils and emergency services. public comments in opposition to the appeal were primarily nonceqa and related to the need for homeless shelters and services. supervisor haney was the only member of the board who asked questions, most of whom were aimed at jeff kosinski, director of homelessness and supportive housing, elaine forbes, director of the port, and ron ewashima, the port's engineer. supervisor haney did not believe the comments raised by the appellant were related to ceqa, and therefore voted to uphold ceqa. just to let you know, i had been reviewing the hearing from last week. i had a long-planned family vacation, so i couldn't be here, but i did want to be here, not necessarily for the four or five-hour hearing, but i wanted to be there to support audrey, who did sp

commission. and jennifer hamade, board member, national transportation safety board. i continue to be a strong support of our rail industry, freight and passenger. rail service is safe and efficient and also reduces congestion of our highways and spurs economic growth. in mississippi, for example, we have 26 freight railroads. 2,400 miles of track, five of the seven class ones, two long distance amtrak routes, two stations and more than 100,000 annual riders. rail is vital to mississippi. i have been a tireless advocate for the restoration of the gulf coast passenger service which was suspended in 2005 after hurricane katrina. with funding support from d.o.t., amtrak and the states, i am please today report that mississippi, louisiana, and alabama are likely once again to have this amtrak route and that will give mississippi a third amtrak route. restoration would support growing population centers, connect tourists, destinations, bring new jobs and improve the region's quality of life. this will make a positive dins for the communities and the people of the mismiss g