it was a battle of wills between the transportation commission and the legislature over the appropriate level of formula versus competitive programming for local partnership programs. going back to 1989, 1990 and each major transportation program increase has contained a similar program. that program provides on one hand every word it entices others to come forward and be able to participate in the program. the issue broke down over the relative percentage of how much would go out disturb he did on a formula basis. i think many of sf county prefers area they can then count on an x amount of money coming in nature from that program so then they can have the funding gaps on projects. the commission however favored a more robust competitive program where they can award folks whether they were self-help counties or they had local taxes. the governor ended up vetoing the bill, that allows the commission through their guideline process to move forward with the perspective that they had shown the last time around. looking forward, there were several items that i believe will be seeing early on

and that will consider the item in december and forward it to the california transportation commission for approval in march. and with that, i will turn it over to dan howard. >> mr. howard. i gave a version of this presentation at the muni-working group last month. first couple of slides to give you a primer on what automatic train control is, it's a safety system that prevents train-to-train collisions and that's important to recognise as we consider upgrading the project, is that the primary mission is to prevent trains from colliding into each other and if that, it's done an exceptional job. currently, the train control system operating in the marketway subway between west portal stations. and that train-control system essentially brings the trains in automatic mode from the portugalportalon to the subway , there have been a number of issues with that system that have lead to subway delays that i'm sure many of you and the public has experienced. currently the way the system operates, a train will ping the central computer system and does a handshake at the portal which is essentia

we reached out to the transportation commission. we were told the internate corridor has gone from the most congested to no longer being on the list. the money goes to maintenance and enforcement. >> we do want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. you can share them by joining our group on facebook. >> now. horsing around is also part of the bay area commuting process here is the proof. horsing around. the viewer alerted us to this photograph on twitter on a miniature horse hitching a ride today on bart. the agency gave the harnessed and okay to ride. since it is a service animal. >> there you go. >> still to come. police say they cracked the case of a big armored car robbery in the east bay. it was an inside job. >> a new report on the 2020 presidential race. the threat women running for the white house face far more than the male counter part. >> it is a gorgeous sunset. how long this dry pattern will last coming up. >> i went on vacation. the ads for the countries came up in instagram. >> you're not alone. eves dr

they oversee the transportation commission and our state d.ot. i want to thank our executive director and her team for organizing the round table as well as the sfmta acting director and the mtc deputy director for joining the meeting which i stayed for the entire time. the medium of the day was state and local partnerships and we had much to discuss, beginning with the storied history of infrastructure projects that followed the earthquake that took place 30 years ago last week. it not only damaged the bridge but also frees and other structures in san francisco. we were allowed to rebuild the embarcadoro structure. these land grants were helpful allowing to make the terminal possible and we should acknowledge then-state senators quinnton cop and john burton. today our collaboration focuses on a new generation of partnerships, supporting affordable housing and climate goals with critical muni investments and the endeavor to invest in cal train and high-speed services and eventually across the bay. initially the group was interested in how we work

we need people, perhaps the commission on the environment, perhaps the transportation commission, perhaps the public utilities commission. we have other bodies that need to be saying, well, how is it going and what are the roadblocks and why aren't you moving faster or great job, you are moving fast. what we found is when we look at whether the strategy -- what are the big buckets of things we know that have to be done. when you start peeling each one of those back, you see that there's a lot of barriers to implementation and success that actually the solutions lie within the city itself. we have some rules for construction and prioritization of resources that actually get in the way of electrifycation. and so for us to be serious about reaching these goals is going to take city agencies collectively solving some of these initiatives. there's a lot of inertia so that kind of change. and i think what breaks through inertia is transparency and daylight. and i'm interested in thinking about next year how we had a joint commission meeting with the commission on the status of women. it might b

we have been engaging closely with the metropolitan and transportation commission as well as the mayor's office and i ts america to provide input and bring san francisco's perspective to the scene basically to try to ensure that we can maintain or look forward to safe regulations, maintained the authority to regulate vehicles at the local level. >> just a quick look forward. early next year we are going to bring the 2020 state legislative program two. we anticipate focusing on and you heard a little bit from mark about what we expect around new mobility, making sure that we can protect our bill to regulate and collect the data that we need. vision zero, the last year really focused on the zero fatality task force which is wrapping up its work at the statewide level to look at ways to address safety on the roadways. as they are wrapping up we understand sfmta did have a seat on that task force and has indicated a lot of the conversations were around speed limits. we anticipate that may come out as a focus. we will keep an eye on that as well as any other bills that may help us meet our vi

the london transport commission found it fit and proper and we continue to go above and beyond so this the first time that they have had their license suspended in london, have been back in 2017. got two extensions. this time around, 21 days to appeal this and they can operate during that time but uber feels they are being singled out here because european rivals like a bolt continues to operate in london and they point the finger at the mayor of london who jumped into this as well. he brought up a quote saying i support this from the licensing officials today and completely understand why the decision was taken, keeping london are safe is our number one priority but several reports have come out pointing to a lot of campaign contributions from antitumor and pro-black cab unions you can see on that screen so you wonder if there are politics involved. >> dana: that is a story that plays out over and over across the world and uber has to deal with them and obviously people need to get what they want to go and if there is not a private -- public transportation. >> it is cheaper than black

and we've heard from a lot of merchants as well as the transportation authority commission. and the allotment will go towards $4 million for the directed business support program. and this program will be for a citywide directed business support program. providing grant awards to businesses impacted. and you have to be a major impact construction project, with some type of significant delay, in order to qualify for this funding. and then we have $1 million set aside specifically for the revolving loan fund for construction mitigation. and that's loans with 0% interest and zero risk for any project, with an sfmta scope of work. and the idea is that merchants would be able to utilize this fund as soon as the project commences. and that is the end of my presentation. are there any questions? >> commissioner dooley. >> i have a couple questions. can you just run me through -- i assume this is in place on the van ness corridor. i drive down there a lot. it seems like no access at all for any of the businesses. i no longer shop on van ness. for van ness specifically, that project

transportation document. therefore, i believe the commission should weigh in on the proposed changes before any action by the board of supervisors. thank you. >> thank you, network next spea, please. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is dracari donaldson, i'm a registered adequate for a proposed cannabis dispensary at 312 columbus street. i've been sinning behind a pending application for a dispensary at 3035 grant avenue. the pending applicant has had a number of glaring issues with their application which has prevented them from moving forward in the already-extensive process in opening a cannabis business here in san francisco. with no viable plan to address these issues they've been allowed to drag their heels while my team and i are forced to exhaust their resources and wait. the group behind the pending application already operates multiple dispensaries in the city and you have to ask yourself, is this what the equity program is supposed to represent? i'm here today as a small fish in a situation. to ask you to please inform the planning commission thats application for 1335 grant avenue is non

radical measures are needed to revolutionize transportation phase out fossil fuels fast and switch to renewable energy. the new e.u. executive and incoming commission president also to fund a line says addressing climate change will be a top priority she wants the e.u. usenet carbon emissions brought down to 0 by 2050 by declaring a climate emergency law makers would be agreeing with protestors on the street that's the easy part taking the kind of action needed to save the planet while minimizing job losses and damage to the economy is another matter. well ahead of the vote our brussels bureau chief of month spoke to a member of the european parliament. of the green party. what's the sense in declaring a climate emergency. well to me it's a beautiful political just equalisation you know all house come on home has been on fire for the last decade so no some people suddenly realize it and they want to say oh gosh something is happening so yes we can do it but what counts for us is that we see the star doing something about it the scientists are basically telling us that we wasted the last decade in terms of climate action which means that now the mea

transportation plan. one of the things we tend to do differently on this commission is at some point once you have the pieces we tend to take this matter to convene island-wide to really look at what we have been doing for the last few years in terms of the transportation so we can sell that to the public. a lot of questions are being asked on the mainlands. every now and then someone writes in the media a tiny piece. you say that is not accurate because we are still in the process of getting these things going. we need to take the leadership because we are the one that make it policy so we intend to do that. secondly, on the activation of the peer e2 we would like to get that started. i think this is a matter for director to come up with that plan so we can work on that as soon as possible. anyway, are there any other questions from the audience? i think they are all in agreement. okay. thank you, sir, we hope to see you again. the next item, please. >> item 5, early retail update. >> good morning, tida board members. i hope you can hear me okay. good morning. we were asked a little while ago to give an upd

transportation. tsa also recognizes our strategic success depends on our workforce. the tsa commissioned a blue ribbon panel to review tsa's capital processes, and we established our national adviser and council, which is provides of advisers from our uniformed workforce. the recommendations from these groups and others, tsa developed a number of workforce initiatives that we are implementing, such as our to tear performance system, and there are two years so career progression. members of the subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity to testify before you today. tsa is grateful for the authorities provided to them modernization act, and is career progression. members of the subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity to testify before you today. tsa is grateful for the authorities provided to them modernization act, and is committed to implementing them as quickly as possible. i look forward to your questions. >> thank you, mrs. cogswell. and i'd like to recognize mr. william russell, for his statements. sir? >> good morning, members of the subcommittee. i'm pleased to discuss the t

transportation. tsa also recognizes our strategic success defends on our workforce. tsa commissioned a blue ribbon panel of public and private sector human capital experts to review tsa's human capital policy and policy processes and re-established our national advisory council which is comprised of adviser from our uniformed workforce. through recommendations from these groups and others, tsa developed a number of workforce initiatives that we are now implementing. such as our two-tier performance system, our model officer recognition program and tso career progression. chairman correia, ranking member lesko and members of the subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity to testify before you today. tsa is grateful for the authorities provided through the modernization act and is committed to implementing them as quickly as possible. i look forward to your questions. >> thank you very much, ms. cogswell. i'd like to recognize mr. will russell to summarize his statement in five minutes. sir? >> good morning, chairman correa, ranking member lesko and members of the subcommittee, i'm p

and public worse and one - - works in transportation so it's interesting 27 years ago congress was is already thinking adaptation may be important. the un commission on sustainable development issued a report 2007 and the world bank commission the world development report focusing for the first time on climate change and both concluded then we knew enough to say in 1992 that passed does not prologue and it alters the baselines that planning that we have done over the last 100 years will not work in most impacts will be negative and coastal ecosystems will be challenged in every region of the globe to develop in developed countries prickle that enhance preparedness response strategy should be a global priority. the mitigation and adaptation that becomes less effective the faster the pace and total change of climate change. so it's fitting two of the three commissioners of the global commission on adaptation asked for these reports are now serving on the global commission and adaptation. from the world bank doing the world development report and then also being at the un joining forces with bill gates this year so depending on how you count this it

transportation. interesting that 27 years ago, congress was already thinking adaptation might be important. the u.n. commissioned a report in 2007 there on the left and the world bank commissioned a flagship world development report focusing for the first time on climate change in 2010 and both concluded then that we knew enough to say as we did in 1992 and as esi did in '88 that past is not prologue. climate change is altering the baselines, the planning and management that we have done for the past 50 to a hundred years will no longer work. that most of the impacts will be negative. that all systems, coastal, infrastructure, water, health, agriculture and ecosystems will be challenged in every region of the globe in developed and developing countries and that enhanced preparedness should be a global priority. we argued then and these reports argued that both mitigation and adaptation are needed because climate change is under way. adaptation becomes less effective. the faster the pace of climate change. i think it was fitting that two of the three commissioners of the global commission on adaptation asked for

of the commission, and a final vote on a draft constitution would be mandatory for all voting-age chileans. meanwhile, protests continue to rock chile after a government hike in public transport fares last month sparked a revolt against austerity and economic inequality. on thursday, police fired tear gas and water cannons to clear the streets of the capital santiago as protests marked the one-year anniversary of the death of camilo catrillanca, a mapuche indigenous a activist wo was shot in the head last november. four officers are set to go on trial for his homicide later this month. at least 20 people have been killed and over 1000 others injured since protests erupted last month. at the latin grammys in las vegas thursday night, chilean artist mon laferte uncovered her breasts as s she walked onto the red carpetet revealing the words "in chile, they tortrture, rape and kill" written across her chest. as she accepted the award for best alternative album, she also read a poem by a chilean writer sasaying, "chile, your pain hurs me." in bolivia, indigenous-led protests continued to rage in la paz thursday after bolivia's self-proclaimed interim president jeanine anez swore i

commission which wrote the first guidelines on sexual harassment and assault and those guidelines probably don't even apply. they may, but i am not even sure how they apply in the context of transportation, and i note that in your testimony, mr. breyault, on page 5, you say that section 2309 that is apparently about 2016? faa reauthorization bill mandated and here i'm quoting that within a year after enactment the d.o.t. would review and in appropriate create rules requiring airlines to seat children age 13 or under next to an accompanying family member. this would seem to be much more urgent given what we now know about sexual assaults on airlines, and i think your testimony that even children had been sexually assaulted. do you have any -- -- do you have any information whatsoever on whether the airlines have been approached? that's two years -- that's three years ago. when we mandated these rules be created. >> congresswoman, thank you for the question. >> as i mentioned in my oral statement my colleagues at consumer reports magazine recently released records of their interactions with the department of transportation over just this issue and from what i understand the d.o.t. looked

transportation in san francisco. on thursday, november 21st we're hosting a workshop specifically focused on input from the youth of the city. we're co-hosting in partnership with the san francisco youth commission from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at mission high school. and finally, one more event that i know many people were eager to see us bring back this year. winter walk is coming back again this year, starting on november 29th. this year we're going to shift winter walk from stockton street, where it's been for the last few years to grant street. it's a free event sponsored by off the grid in the union square bid. it will feature food trucks, vendors, performances, all kinds of great things to activate our streets and get people thinking about the streets, not just as places to move or dodge traffic. but as places to really experience the life of the city. we're sponsoring the holiday ice rink at union square, which is open today and will stay open through january 20th. and we're also co-sponsoring the winter park at the -- in the civic center plaza, right out in front of city hall for a second season. and that's running through january 5th. so we are look to do everything we can to activate our

commissions on trades to zero. to london, the transit authority refused to grant uber a new license. that endangers the future operations there. transportvers can manipulate the app to carry drivers. uber can still operate in the city. that is the "bloomberg business flash." andcine: onto earnings overall better than expected. it margins seem to be quite high. a lot has to do with cost instead of revenue growth. let's get back to chris marangi in new york. were you worried when you saw big companies report earnings about what they were expecting for the future? chris: expectations were well priced, sluggish top line was well understood earlier this year. margins have held up better than we expected, not as much labor inflation as we might have expected. we have gone through this maybe an flat in 2019, idea for companies to increase with strength in the economy. tom: what is the strength and revenues? chris: the market is looking forward to a bottoming in gdp sometime next year. that is generally what statistics would tell you. we will wait and see. tom: that is a really good 2020 title for the year in review. every shop will use this. w

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transportation safety board chairman robert and chairman of the joint authorities technical review. chairman, overseeing the ntsb which recently released a report and recommendations regarding the certification. chairman hart, faa commission that included the faa, nasa and foreign safety authorities which are reviewing the flight control systems. submitting a broad range of recommendations to the faa. chairman hartar has extensive pt government service in aviation safety. he is a private citizen today who agreed to meet. we have many concerns that boeing should address today. we need to know if boeing and the faa rushed to certify the max, in particular, critics have focused on the development and testing. criticizing the communication with the faa on the development. particularly after the system was modified to activate at lower air speeds. also criticized for relying on outdated regulations, guidance and certificationon procedures. failing to incorporate realistic human behavior factors into its assumptions. the ntsb also called into question boeing and faa assumptions about pilot reaction during the activation. these questions were especially important for stressful information with multiple alerts going off in the co

transportation, john e. kramer, of florida to be chief financial officer. department of commerce, ian paul staff to be director general of the united states and foreign commercial service. federal maritime commission, carl windsor to be a commissioner. mrs. fischer: i ask unanimous consent that the senate vote en bloc, if confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, en bloc, the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, that further motions be in order and that any statements relating to the nominations be printed in the record. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the question is on the nominations en bloc. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nominations are confirmed en bloc. mrs. fischer: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. fischer: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn to then convene for pro forma s