. >> brian tumlin, owner of kitava restaurant, began to see a difference on mission street after the city began a crackdown on drug use and people selling items on sidewalks two miles away on sixth street. >> we've noticed an increase in drug dealing, use of hard drugs, folks blocking the entrance to our business. >> we caught up with sfpd assistant chief david lazar on sixth street. his team was leading people to a triage center to get help. >> we have open drug usage. we have drug sales, but we have people that need help. so we're here to help people, but also enforce the law. address crime. >> as the city ramps up efforts on this hotspot. also, two miles away from sixth street, residents in the castro are documenting the change on their street. this was taken friday at 11 a.m. >> they ran everybody off of sixth street and put them in, put a lot of them in jail because they were using drugs, open air in front of, you know, the public. >> so we asked, have you noticed that maybe some of the issues are spreading into other streets of the city? >> well, we noticed that as we start to

finally, i want to talk about jeffrey tumlin because i have the opportunity to do so. he was a fantastic colleague of mine and i had the opportunity to work with him through covid and i saw how he pivoted with his agency, the bus network to bring the people who needed to go to essential positions his very, very what would you say resourceful, creative and tenacious and i will miss him very much from the board and from the city. thank you so much. director forbes thank you very much for for speaking about director tumlin and our commitment to equity and inclusion. so thank you very much for that. directors, anything else we'll take public comment after all the reports are done. >> all right. so the second part of our report today is our annual progress report and plan for 2025. so if we could pull up the slide deck we want to start with a reminder of our overall commitment to transit in the bay area. we like to think of the transbay program in three primary capacities. one is the completion of the salesforce transit center which as you know we completed all elements of

now, brian tumlin says he isn't 100% sure what's behind the growing issue, but others, including city supervisor, have suggested the crackdown in other neighborhoods may be pushing the proble into the mission. police told us they were reaching out to, but they were unable to accommodate an interview today. mayor daniel lurie told us he has some of the same concerns. mayor says his message is that anyone dealing drugs in san francisco, in any part of it, will be found and prosecuted. a police officer in sunnyvale who killed a man carrying a knife has now been cleared of criminal liability. the shooting happened last march at a mobile home park in sunnyvale. it all started when 19 year old emmanuel perez becerra called 911 on himself. he asked police to respond to a naked man walking outside with a knife. once at the scene, police learned the caller was becerra. investigators say officer kevin lemos shot becerra when he wouldn't drop the knife and started walking toward him. today, the da's office confirmed the actions of officer lemos were lawful. although he is not facing criminal pro

and brian tumlin says that wasn't the worst of it, telling us the problems escalate outside at night, selling illegal goods and selling and using hard drugs to the point where our staff has to walk over folks that are blocking the entrance when they come to and leave work at night. belen says it's hard to pinpoint a reason for the change, but would like to see something done to address it. it's taking it seriously and actually taking action. i think definitely the presence of more community officers and resources in the area that are very visible would definitely help. we've seen that it is a deterrent and it's something that can be positive if it's engaged with the community. the sfpd noted crackdowns in the tenderloin and soma neighborhood have yielded good results. but now some are asking if those crackdowns push the problem ininto the mission. that includes supervisor jackie fielder, who posted online that the war on drugs on san francisco's tenderloin and soma the past few years is just displacing problems into the mission. police told us they were unavailable to comment on the i

and brian tumlin says that wasn't the worst of it, telling us the problems escalate outside at night, selling illegal goods and selling and using hard drugs to the point where our staff has to walk over folks that are blocking the entrance when they come to and leave work at night. belen says it's hard to pinpoint a reason for the change, but would like to see something done

former sfmta chief jeff tumlin stepped down last december. >> and facing a budget hole of about $50 millionially beginning the process of figuring out what it is going to cut. three options were presented during today's board meeting. a final decision is not expected for several weeks. muni could do any number of things, from reducing service on its busses to eliminating the school crossing guard program. the board will weigh public feedback before choosing a funding option at the beginning of march. public transit gets more appealing as gas prices rise in san francisco, according to aa. now averages $5.16 per gallon. a month ago, it was 4.60 $0.56 cheaper. last year, drivers paid 4.72. >> well, the markets were closed yesterday for presidents day, but traders were back on wall street today. all three major markets made small gains today. let's take a look at the numbers. the dow was up more than ten points. and the nasdaq and s&p each finished about 14 in the green. >> coming up next, new video and new information and insights into what it was like on board that delta flight that crashed,

jeffrey tumlin alone was making over 400,000 per year. um also cut 10% of administrative fte is now the jaywalking is legalized in california. daylighting is no longer about safety. it is about revenue generation. extend the 20ft from the crosswalk to 30 and charge $120 instead of 40. um also the late drop out 30s the new receipts tax. this took away $70 million from the general fund. >> thank you very much. thank you. >> to our second speaker you've been unmuted. you have two minutes. >> this is bob fine, the president of save beauty. we are opposed to the cuts. thank you. uh, director have insured the others who have waiting for the two alternatives. i'd like to suggest a another alternate day for you and this is a very serious suggest and i'd like to to present to the alternative with instead of a 4% service cut a 4% service increase because this will show definitively to the people who san francisco that you are serious about muni service you can find the savings you can find the savings. you do not need to take it out of opera muni s