Leadership to improve these vehicles. And we try to address concerns and some of the improvements that we have already made. I also shared by email this board and a response to a recent article that talks about white out for the cameras, and unfortunately, i believe there were several inaccuracies to that article. One of which is that the issue of glare is not unique to the l. R. P. Four or the fact that we use cameras instead of mirrors. The glare is most acute at west portal, which is why 15 years ago, we actually put up a convex mirror to provide additional availability visibility for our operators, which is part of how they are currently trained. [please stand by] we have, as part of the costing package that we originally brought to you, we have some place holder costs for what we anticipate things to be, so Something Like the flat wheels, which is an issue that both operators and mechanics have been raising for a long time are already built into that overall package that we brought, and at this time, we do not anticipate that package changing significantly, but theres still a lot of work to do as we get to those final estimates. So thats essentially where we are today. I know you had a long meeting, so i wont i wont go into too much more detail. I am committed to continuing these conversations. I know theres not an august meeting, but we will be back in september and im very hopeful that well start to see some strong traction on those 90day goals and really start to seeing these vehicles get to where we need them to be. Chair peskin thank you for your candor, the good news, the notsogood news, but really appreciate your constant updates to the sfcta. Are there any questions to miss kirschbaum from members . Supervisor safai . Supervisor safai yes. Thank you, miss kirschbaum, the flat wheels, i didnt see anything in your presentation, but that was the real reason that i wanted to have this presentation. What we learned from previous presentations is theres the way you all are training or have asked the operators to operate these vehicles is to hit the emergency mushroom versus using the manual break. The mushroom worked well, i think on the older brada is that how you say it . Brada. Supervisor safai i heard a life span of 100,000 miles versus 120,000. I know it is a mechanism that you just talked about. Youd have to ask the contractor, siemens to retrofit and change. Whats the cost of that overall to the entire system to fix that defect that was not known before purchase . Its about 30,000 per vehicle and about 5 million to 6 million total. Supervisor safai so is that something youll have to come back for approval or is that something youre asking the t. A. For . Its build into the package and prop k is one of the several Funding Sources that will go to address the overall replacement costs of these two. Supervisor safai so this was something that you would say based on the training of the operators because of what i heard you say about the whole emergency situations that people are safe, you taught them to hit the mushroom, and thats something that youve continued with the new system, the siemens . To clarify, we put a strong focus on using the mushroom on the brada vehicles. It was a campaign that took place a couple years ago, and it was based on some very serious safety issues, when we provided operators with familiarization on the new vehicle, we did highlight that you can get to the emergency break from the tstick, but many operators use that muscle memory and use that mushroom break when they have to make a lifeordeath decision. So we think that is a reality of operating two fleets at the same time. We will be continuing to operate a mixed fleet for the next four to six years, and during that time, well want to make sure to have as high a vehicle availability as possible. Supervisor safai so for you, it was a safety issue. That was why you didnt update the training and you encouraged the operators to use the mushroom. Is that what youre saying . We have made a strong investment in operators using the emergency button on the brada, which is the safest course of action. That same muscle memory theyre using when they use the l. R. V. 4s. Were not training them that way on the l. R. V. 4s, but thats what they do on the brada training. Supervisor safai so youre not encouraging them to use the mushroom on the brada . We are not. Supervisor safai so youre going to ask the 5 million to fix this . Yes. Supervisor safai so can we ask why that wasnt anticipated when you purchased the new vehicles because theyre, what, 3 million or 3. 5 million a vehicle . Thank you for that question. It is something that we learned along the way. So one of the things that we dont that we have learned with the l. R. V. 4s is the frequency of which operators are encountering these types of emergency situations where they need to use that. I think we underestimated the impact of operating two fleets, and that operators would need to maintain all of their brada skills while also adapting to the new vehicle. Supervisor safai and how much does this so you have to make a 6 million youre going to ask for a 6 Million Investment to change the brandnew vehicles that you just bought to accommodate this training. But before you do that, how much does it cost i understand you get flat wheels. What is it costing you for the system with that manner of using the emergency break rather than using a tstick . Its having two types of impacts. The first is that we have several vehicles that have had their wheels flattened too many times, and the entire wheel system needs to be replaced. Supervisor safai and whats the cost of that . [inaudible] so theres a Customer Impact such as crowding on our busy routes. Supervisor safai i mean, i guess, again, i just i know that again, im not accusing you. You just came into the position, but it makes no sense to me that we spend millions and millions of dollars on new vehicles, and we didnt anticipate vehicle replacements, we didnt anticipate training hours, we didnt anticipate trains being offline because we have one manner in which weve been training people to use one train, and that doesnt translate into the new train system. So its not really a 6 million increase, its significantly more than that from missing the opportunity to understand and again, this is not my area of expertise, this is your departments area of expertise, but it seems as though when you would be purchasing a vehicle, you would also understand or work with the operators to understand where they are in terms of the tool or the machine that theyre going to use to make this system effective. So again, i just asked the question. Why didnt that happen . Why were they not brought into the conversation to try to anticipate this stuff . Because you know, trains not being out the door means theres not trains and means theres a decrease in service in the system which decreases delays and frustration all over the city. Its very much what we as member of the t. A. And supervisors hear most frequently about the m. T. A. Theres not justienough vehicl the road. You seem to have went through a process of negotiation, and that went well, and now, were going to hire more operators, but it seems like this neverending cycle that, no pun intended, mushroom into these large issues for the agency. I think we share a common goal of trying to deliver Excellent Service for our customers and adjust problems as we see them, so i understand your attempt to i sign blame, and i apologize assign blame, and i apologize that i may not have the best understanding up to this point, but we are committed to our partners and moving forward on what is the best solution to this issue, which is putting additional track breaks on the vehicle. The testing of the brakes has been going smoothly. We anticipate in the next month or two, well be bringing it to the cpuc which is our safety and regulatory body and move from there. And im happy to answer any other questions. Supervisor safai i actually would like to hear from the operators to hear some of the insight that they have and as it pertains to some of the particular issues that they have with the old and new l. R. V. s. Earlier everybody was talking to safety, and safety pertaining to traffic, safety pertaining to pedestrians. Id like to talk about one word, blame, blame. If and when these new l. R. V. 4s, id like to ask you to please not blame the operators for manufacturing defects. Operators asked for a Rearview Mirror to be able to see in the back of their cab. Theres a Rearview Mirror that doesnt see anything, cant see anything. Operators asked for mirrors on the side of their trains so they could hopefully prevent people from being dragged under the trains as weve seen in the past couple of months, little old ladies and Senior Citizens. Two virtually identical situations of Senior Citizens being dragged under trains due to faulty doors. Very similar situations, however, the people that get blamed with it are the operators. I brought with me ramon galderamez, and hes more of an expert than i am. I only drove the p. C. C. S, and he drove the light rail, so he has a much more understanding of the defects related to the bradas, the l. R. V. 4s. However, i want everybody to take that word, blame. Its not the operators fault that they have a monitor approximately this size right here inside their vehicle in which theyre supposed to look 150, 160 feet back. And on top of that, their monitor whites out, as weve seen through the reporting thats been done on the some news stations. So please, lets just take that word into consideration and try and shift that blame, that focus. With that in mind, id like to bring up ramon galdamez. Good morning, commissioners. Im ramon galdamez. Ive been with the department 18 years. The light rail operators are deeply concerned about the safety mechanism in place on the lrv4s. They are concerned with the lrv4 not stopping in a timely manner. As you all know, the lrv4 has many issues, including a safety efficiency. Something needs to be done. We are being instructed to apply this. Proper planning appropriates poor performance. They should have come to this. Actually, i may know more about this equipment than i know about my wife. I spend 10, 12 hours on a daily basis. We are responsible for this equipment. As i stand before you, i am asking you to reconsider before we let this unat ttamed lion o dinosaur into the street. With that said, i will please implore you. I have had numbers of conversations and discussions with m. T. A. Team, and it seems like to be they are going down the tube. They are reluctant to do something about it because the trains are here, and we realize that being here means theyre going to force for us to adjust and to accommodate ourselves rather than saying we have something here that is something here that we have to deal with but its something thats not being built. Thank you. Supervisor safai thank you, gentlemen. Im happy to have someone else ask questions. But what i heard loud and clear, it doesnt sound like there was a lot of consultation with the operators when purchasing this. I guess, miss kirschbaum, if you could come back up, i have a couple questions. All those contracts with siemens are all the lrvs purchased and are we stuck with siemens going forward, or is this the only option that you all are committed to . I believe that addressing the design issues that were facing with the current vehicle is our best option the alternative would be to start from scratch and replace the bradas on a much slower time frame. Its anticipated that the First Vehicles would arrive six years from now, and until then, we would continue to operate them as best we could, which would not be very good for at least ten years. And its also very unlikely that the next vehicle that we purchased would not be it would likely be more expensive. Supervisor safai one of the things that i heard you say yesterday that was positive was that now that you have discovered this issue with the breaking mechanism going forward, the new siemens vehicles will be retrofitted, and you wont have all the mechanic hours and replacement is that correct . Yes. Supervisor safai so because weve anticipated this short coming, we can go forward. What about some of the other things that you heard . Rearview mirrors, monitors being so small that they white out . Have you heard these concerns from the operators . Yes, and that was the intent of my slide six was to talk about the improvements that weve made, the improvements that we have finalized the design on, and the improvements that we are working closely to finalize, including replacing the monitoring to a teninch screen. Supervisor safai but i dont see mirrors on that. The mirror that ramon was commenting on was considered, but we are not planning ongoing to an exterior mirror. We believe that the monitors offer enhanced visibility. Supervisor safai i know that commissioner walton wanted to ask some questions through the chair. Commissioner walton . Supervisor walton i think you asked the questions i had. Supervisor safai having worked with organizatied laborr almost a decade, that was often missed. When were crafting legislation and policies, were not thinking about people that are actually doing the work and on the front lines, and i think it causes these types of mishaps, and in our situation, its costing millions and millions of dollars and could have been anticipated better, for sure, including some of the people that actually do the work. Mirrors, monitors, but training in terms of braking seems to e a very obvious thing. Mr. Marenco, did you have Something Else that you wanted to add . Well, i just wanted to say that our communication is impro improving, and with the help of ramon, the agency has been addressing them, so we are in the process of remedying as many safety issues as we possibly can. Its just unfortunately its just somewhat timeconsuming. Were not against bringing in any time of new vehicle because were all with the hopes of improving our overall general lifestyle in transportation and just improving. However, what it is that were operating has to be in a safe manner, it has to be done in a safe manner, so we are definitely in the process of trying to fix whatever little quirks or safety issues that arise. Supervisor safai thank you. And ill just say, having been a commissioner here for 2. 5 years, this is the first time that weve actually had someone from organized labor come in to the sfmta. So i would say particularly when it comes to light rails or any other operation in terms of mechanics or decisions that are being made, i would encourage the Transportation Authority and the leadership of the sfmta to have that conversation up front. We want to invite you back on a more frequent basis so you can be part of these conversations up front so that youre not an afterthought and were not spending millions of dollars to correct something that you and your operators could have anticipated very easily. So thank you for taking the time and sitting here with us. Thank you, mr. Chair, and thank you, miss kirschbaum. Chair mandelman we do have some Public Comment. Hi, everyone. Thank you for a very interesting meeting today. And i also want to thank julie for your report that changes are being made, so i appreciate that. I just want to say one little thing about the operator situation. He feels very concerned about being blinded by the cameras, and he would like the Rearview Mirrors back. Theres a strong vote for mirrors. Okay. So now, i want to address another issue of health and safety, which is the number of passenger seats. And i want to first say that i was in a hard stop in the tunnel at 36 miles an hour and it was only the seats that stopped our motion. I am concerned about sudden braking in these open cars, and i am worried that people will get thrown about and hurt. Since i was also injured sitting sw sitting sideways in the new cars, i interviewed last fall the muni riders and found out that half liked the new cars and half didnt. It was the same 50 that the 2014 survey that the muni got. They didnt like the trains where they wanted to sit, so at least seats are coming back, which is good. Oh, 30 seconds, okay. Im very concerned, a lot of people are getting injured sitting sideways, and i interviewed 400 more in march. They told me think have sciatica, they have scoliosis, they have pregnancy, back problems, motion sickness, a rod in the back. I have lyme disease. My joints are unstable. We need the forward seat does back, and seats back, and im also concerned about the double number. I would like to see forward seats as part of a health and safety design in these new cars. Supervisor mandelman next speaker. Vice chair mandelman, this is a very important issue as i ride the subway often. Im paying for this in two ways. I tap my clipper® card, and then, 1 out of every sales tax pays for that, so ive got some standing here. Safety above all and this is very complex work. I read that the new york city subway, which im sure some of you have been on. If not, i encourage you to try it. Has 16 different types of vehicle in active service, some of which go back to 1964, so i would like to see how they manage slotting employees into 16 different types of vehicles. We have to work on our mean distance between failures. Im seeing as 5,000, 6,000 miles between failures. Thats the range of the new york city subways back in the days of the graffiti, and the broken lights and all of that. They worked through that, but they still have issues that they have to solve. I mention to you as a person of disabilities, that sideways seats are very important to me. I ask that you not totally eliminate the sideways facing seats. Some sideways facing seats must be preserved in these vehicles. Im not saying it has to be one or the other. There must be a reasonable mix. I do not have to explain to you my reasons for my disabilities, but please do not eliminate the sideways facing seats, and remember, safety above all. Thank you. Supervisor mandelman thank you. Are there any other members of the public who would like to speak before i close Public Comment . Good afternoon, edward mason. Im really disappointed that this is a 30year decision and consequently to me, its a 30year disappointment. The flat wheels is continuing. When i came down today at 24th and church on a grade, the vehicle seemed to have the wheels spin before it would engage and get traction. The acceleration is slow, and also, the door opening and closing is slow, so thats probably going to impact reliability of the system overall. We still have chatter and jerky stops at 18 and church periodically. Its not consistent, but its still in existence. So my only comment is it is what it is, unfortunately, and the seating arrangement, you know, should go to more transfer seats and also blue seats. And on the in the slide, there was announcement improvement. We do not have daytime on the new siemens cars, we do a date time on the brada cars, and i cant believe that were not having that feature on the siemens cars. Thank you. Supervisor mandelman thank you. Is there any other members of the public who want to speak on this item . Seeing none, Public Comment is now closed. Mr. Clerk, please call the next item. [agenda item read]. Supervisor mandelman colleagues, are there any new items . Seeing well, is there any Public Comment on this item . Seeing none. [gavel]. Supervisor mandelman mr. Clerk, please call the next item. Clerk item 18, general Public Comment. Supervisor mandelman we have two speakers, and anyone else who wants to address us during general Public Comment please lineup at the right of the room. Next wednesday, july 31, will conclude five years since the corporate commuter bus program was initiated on friday, august 1, 2014. There have been 4,248 placards issued to buses and currently based on a public records request, there are 711 buses operating in San Francisco. These are plus the scoff law buses that dont have a sticker on them as they blend into the armada. Trying to get a public records request, and these records are incomplete. But there have been over 2100 complaints registered, and i received the list for 157 pages, but that is not inclusive of the entire fiveyear period. Administrative penalties through december of 17 have amounted to 1,011,058. Citations ending in january 18 were 5,038 citations issued for over 708,000. We now have over 200 buses on 24 street, up from 160 buses last report. So my question is in the preliminary plan of 2050 thats being prepared by the m. T. C. , theres no solution for removing these buses off of 24 street or from the city as a whole. So i think were just getting inundated with these inner city buses over our neighborhood. Thank you very much. Supervisor mandelman thank you. Next speaker. Vice chair mandelman, i love a public meeting. I cant seem to get enough of them. I hope to be back with you all again, and i feel that this agency should have a regional perspective on things. I dont want us to be us versus them because we are all San Francisco. Even though i do not sleep in San Francisco, im here with you now. I am San Francisco today, and i look forward to being San Francisco tomorrow. And so i come to you as a passionate and unapologetic user of diverse means of mobility. I ride muni. I think its important that we focus on Traffic Enforcement for both vehicles and also twowheeled conveyances and Traffic Enforcement because i want to be safe out there if im driving a car of which i do have a nevada drivers license in Good Standing or riding a bike or scooter or walking or riding in a Public Transit conveyance. We must have good Traffic Enforcement, robust Traffic Enforcement to hold people accountable to traffic law. Just as i follow vehicle traffic law, i expect everybody to do the same and manage our speed so we can all operate in harmony on the streets of San Francisco. Thank you. Supervisor mandelman thank you. Are there any other members of the public who would like to speak in Public Comment today . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Mr. Clerk, do we have any other items before us today . Clerk item 19, adjournment. Supervisor mandelman great. Then we are adjourned. Hello, everybody. I am london breed, mayor of the city and county of San Francisco , and im really excited to join you here today, but i tell you that no one is more excited than the parents of the kids who will be returning to school on monday. And today is an opportunity to us to really get the word out to people all over San Francisco that we have thousands of kids who are returning to school on monday. We will see kids walking, we will see them by king, we will see them on buses and yes, some of them will get dropped off by parents in their car. But ultimately, we want everyone will get around this city safely because there will be more people out on the streets now than ever before as a school began on monday. So a part of today is really about highlighting the awareness that we need people to slow down we need people to be aware. We need people to do better. We have had sadly a number of tragedies that have occurred on our city streets and we know, unfortunately, that has a lot to do sometimes with speed. We need to slow down. Yes, i have asked the chief to increase citations, and to be aware in this high injury corridors, the need to make sure that there are consequences for people who are speeding, which sadly can cause tragedy. If a pedestrian is hit by a driver at 20 Miles Per Hour, their risk of fatality is 5 , but if that is 30 Miles Per Hour , their risk jumps to 45 . What we dont want to continue is sadly what we see happening on our streets where we are losing far too many lives, and our most precious assets are our children, so we want to make sure that when they are moving around San Francisco, going back to school, that they are safe. When i was a kid, i went to School Across the street from where i lived. It used to be called but the name is now rosa parks elementary school. What was so cool about that is we would all just walk to school someone would walk up to my window, yell my name, there would already be three or four kids. We would get to the corner on eddie and buchanan, and then there was a crossing guard right there to make sure that all cars stopped so we could safely get across the streets and move on our way to get to school. I never realized how valuable that was until i became an adult and i see so many kids that are out there trying to get to school. We were also taught to look both ways before crossing the street. We also have to get back to some basics. This year we have hired more crossing guards and we want to thank the folks who are joining us here today for your service and for your commitment to making sure that people get around our streets safely. We also, as i said, we have the chief here. We will be placing additional enforcement in certain areas, and so i just want to also ask drivers to do better to stop texting, to stop making phone calls, to stop making looking at your phones when youre driving on our streets, to slow down, and to look both ways and to be very careful when you are navigating the streets of San Francisco to follow the laws. The stop signs, the crosswalks, and all of those things are there for a reason. It is to keep all of us safe. The protected bike lanes are there to make sure that by his bicyclists are safe, the people walking across the streets are safe, that people are moving. This is all about safety. This is all about highlighting the need for us as a safety to do much more than we have in the past so that we can truly realize the goals of vision zero , and that is no fatalities of any kind in this city because of traffic or cars or what have you. At this time, i would like to introduce the supervisor that represents this district, represents marine at middle school where there will be a lot of kids here first thing monday. Supervisor catherine stefani. Thank you. I love the middle school. It is so beautiful. I want to thank everyone, especially mayor breed and the students, parents, and city leadership who were able to make it out today as well as crossing guards. The most important people in the morning when were dropping our kids off at school who really did the important work of making sure our students are safe in our communities. My son just started high school on wednesday and my daughter is starting fifthgrade next week and i dropped dominic off at high school on his first day. I insisted i did it. And besides saying to me, mom, dont say anything weird when you dropped me off, this people around, i said to him, look both ways. It is on a busy street. He is still 14 years old and still telling my child, be careful when his crossing the street considering how dangerous our streets can be. As we kick off the new school year, as we all know, hit and runs and collisions between pedestrians and bicyclists and be at vehicles are way too common in San Francisco. Nearly every Community Meeting i have been to recently, neighbors have voiced support force crating safer streets and sidewalks and i definitely share this goal. It is our collective responsibility to make sure our streets and sidewalks are safe and secure for families who are walking, for those who are driving, and for those who are riding their bikes to school. We know we all have work to do when it comes to making sure our kids are safe. I know i can always do better out there when you get to a stop sign, count to three, dont open a door before looking before for a bicycle and always be aware, dont take calls when you were driving, just like mayor breed said. We can all do much better. I am so proud to join chief scott and his department who performed a Traffic Safety enforcement list earlier this month. I am grat glad i didnt get a ticket. Interim director mcguire who continues to work with their communities and crating safe and Sustainable Transportation options, and marine, who has been an advocate for students and pedestrians across our city. And of course, again, mayor breed was continue to shine a light on transit safety and has worked towards creating a safer San Francisco for all of our students. As we begin our school year, lets all recommit ourselves to making our commute to and from school safer. I look forward to working with mayor breed and my colleagues on the board of supervisors, our department heads, and families and all of our School Communities to further our shared vision for a safer San Francisco. Thank you so much. [applause]. Thank you, supervisor. At this time, i would like to introduce our police chief, bill scott. [applause]. Thank you, mayor. Thank you. Good morning, everyone. First of all, let me say thank you to the mayor and supervisor stefani for their leadership on traffic and pedestrian safety. Backtoschool is an exciting time. It is exciting, it is a lot of work and we want to start with this. Slow down a little bit. Slow down. The mayor mentioned it earlier. Speed kills. In terms of the focus of the violations that we concentrate on the most, we are trying to get people to slow down. As the mayor stated and supervisor stefani stated, we are going to be out doing enforcement. I want to also think the mayor and the supervisor because what allows us to get better at this is the generous support of our budget this year. Last year the mayor signed a budget, and this year she signed a budget that included continuing our hiring plan. What that has allowed us to do is increase the size of our Traffic Company and our motorcycle officers. We have at least ten more motorcycle officers then we do this time last year thanks to the mayors leadership on the budget and the supervisor stefanis leadership on the budget. What that means is we are able to do more enforcement and get people to slow down and save lives. What that looks like in the First Six Months of 2019, we have had 19 light armed forces operations, we have head sting and decoy operations, pedestrian sting and decoy operations, we have had a bike lane enforcement operation, we have initiated over 2301 vehicle traffic stops through the office of Traffic Safety grant operations, we have issued almost 100 citations just for holding a cell phone in your hand. I mentioned this at last years press conference, that is a big issue for us. People driving in our city while theyre talking on the cell phone or texting or distracted otherwise, and that is a big issue. Will be focusing on that as well we sighted almost 75 of these operations just for citations for texting while driving, which is very dangerous. The bottom line on this is enforcement is only one part of the puzzle. We have tom maguire up here with this with us, we have crossing guards, this is really a Community Effort and a community event. We really need the communitys support and your support to get the message out. Slow down, pay attention, be careful because our kids mean so much to us. Save lives. Thank you very much, mayor and supervisor stefani for your leadership, and thank you all for being here. [applause] thank you, chief. Another important part of making our streets safer is improving our infrastructure. Now i know that sometimes this can be a bit of a tugofwar because we have protected bike lanes that we need to install, and sometimes that would require the removal of parking, and we have changes to the way that we need to develop our city moving forward to because because when you think about it, you know, 20 years ago, you didnt see as many people cycling, and now you have people using that as a primary mode of transportation. That is not only protecting our environment, but it is also keeping people healthy and it is also making sure that the buses are less crowded and less people are driving. So as we make these improvements to our infrastructure, the goal is safety. It is about making sure that everyone knows where they should be when theyre on the road in order to keep people safe. So the m. T. A. Is charged with the responsibility of helping us to reconfigure San Francisco as a place that used to focus mostly on developing our streets for cars, and now it is time to develop the streets for the future and that includes cars, walking, busing, and biking in all of those things in between, his the person who is leading the m. T. A. At this time is the acting director, tom mcguire. [applause] thank you for drawing the connection between the changes we see on our streets and the choices that all of us make every day about how we get around San Francisco. Our goal is to make everyone feel like it is safe for kids to be able to walk to school or bike to school or get to school on the bus. The 190 crossing guards will be out on the street this week. They are here with one thing in mind, that is the safety of the children of San Francisco. We have been doing a lot of work this summer to prepare the city for a safe start to the school year. We read striped 90 of the crosswalks around schools around the city. Weve got troopers, we got transit assistance staff who ride the bus with her high school and medicals middle School Students to make sure they are safe as they navigate the city, and we are ready for a safe start to the school year however you get around. The m. T. A. Has got something for you to keep you safe. We are grateful for the support of the mayor and supervisor stefani. All the citys elected officials for the goal of vision zero to end traffic fatalities in the city. Thank you. [applause]. Thank you. We have a very special guest. The ladies of the westside waves are here today and speaking on behalf of the team is maureen. [applause] hi. My name is maureen and i am here today because five months ago on march 15th, my friend was struck by a car and died ten days later, so i have normal memories of eighth grade. I remember my eighth grade play, spending iron hours on my science fair project and studding from a big math test, but i also remember coming in late to my homeroom when i saw my teacher crying. I remember my team and i knew madeline was in the hospital because she was 14 and of course, she was going to wake up i clearly remember spending my eighth grade graduation holding in my tears after her memorial because i didnt want to ruin my mascara. When someone dies, especially such a bright light like mandelman, a community suffers. And knowing she died in a way that is utterly human and utterly preventable makes it so much more heartbreaking. Our city has a problem and it is killing people. With all the statistics and initiatives going around, this is easily the site of the real impact madelyns parents, or siblings, your parents and her teammates were left behind, trying and failing to move on. I am so grateful we have the support of so many of our city leaders. We got some of the change we asked for, but it is not enough. It will not be enough until this stops happening. We cannot lose sight of what happens of what matters. We have to remember what we as a city lose. We can end this. We will end this. Thank you. [applause] thank you for really putting it into perspective of why we need to do better. So thank you to everyone who is here today. Please keep in mind this is a changing city, it is a growing city. We have a lot more people who are out there on the streets, on the roads walking, so please be careful. So we also will be out there and enforcing the rules of the road, and just keep in mind that there are a lot of people out there on the streets and your kids are out there, your mother is out there, your family members are out there, so just think about that when you are out there driving around and you get distracted by a phone call. That phone call can wait. What is so what is so pressing that you have to reach for your phone, which could risk the possibility of an accident, and the importance of today is really to shine a light on our need to be back here in San Francisco, to make sure that not one more tragedy happens on the streets of our city. Thank you all for getting the word out, thank you for being here, lets do better so that kids that are going to school on monday can have a great day and they can enjoy themselves and laugh, and play, and smile, and make it home safely to tell their parents about what an amazing first day of school they had. Thank you so much for being here [applause] the renovation of balboa park, the oldest in the city of San Francisco, and now it is the newest part in the city of San Francisco. Through our partnership, and because of Public Investment from the two thousand eight fund, we are celebrating a renewal and an awakening of this park. We have it safer, happier, more joyous. 3, 2, 1, [laughter] [applause] it is a great resource for families, to have fun in the city, recreation. This is an amazing park. We have not revitalized it without public and private investment. The critical piece of the process of this renovation was that it was all about the community. We reached out to everyone in this community. We love this park dearly and they all had thoughts and ideas and they wanted to bring their own creativity and their personality to bear on the design. What you see is what the community wanted. These ideas all came from the residents of this community. As a result, there is a sense of ownership, pride and responsibility that goes along with what is going to be an exciting park
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