Interference and the board requests they be placed in the off position. Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting. Do i have any Public Comment . No, madam chair. Do i have a motion to approve . Second. All in favor. Aye. Aye. Any opposed . Hearing none, minutes are approved. Item 5 communications i have none for you for this meeting. Item 6, introduction of new or Unfinished Business by board members. Thank you. I would like to im sure you are all aware we lost a fellow commissioner, i believe it was last week. Shirley brier black passed away. And malcolm vicechair heinicke was the only one that served on this board with ms. Black. She was an inaugural member of the San Francisco m. T. A. Board. She was appointed by mayor brown in 2000. She served as a member of the board for 10 years retiring in 2010. The native San Francisco, she always used public transportation. She worked for sieu1021 for many years and president from 1988 to 1991. Having reached her centennial just last mon
Satellites on board. I was like, maybe i should get my phone but then the lights started to flash. I watched it live on our air. Its amazing what people can do, thats my take away. Welcome. Another strange sight, an Emergency Landing in gold ern gate park, a coast guard chopper. Golden gate park, a coast guard chopper, everyone is okay. When a helicopter has to land, it could have been they got a chipped light, which means that they have to land immediately, thats a common rescue helicopter that they use to get people out of the water. Its what they lower people down to the water with too to rescue people. Where were you when you had your Emergency Landing . Close to the helipad, so we went up and came right back down. The sun is shining, is a cool but beautiful morning in San Francisco. Yes, the afternoon will be different, lets hope hope so, the streak of 27 days without rain in San Francisco has continued. It looks like we are going to need a miracle march and there are hints that t
To fentanyl, leading to several deaths last year and seven cisco. Our reporter has been following that for the last year and joins us now. Reporter drugs on the street could be contaminated with fentanyl. We suspect the three men who died could have been poisoned by the same batch. A Security Guard at the urban school in San Francisco made a startling discovery. Three men lying motionless in these doorways steps from the school in the cities duxbury district. The Police Arrived on the scene but it was too late. Medical examiners are trying to determine what caused their death. Police say they are still else is there is no signs of health light. Public Health Officials say they suspect a man died from fentanyl poisoning. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid 50 times stronger than heroine, and 100 times stronger than morphine. In 2016, 22 people in San Francisco died a fentanyl overdose, a 50 increase over 2015. Police say it is rare to have three deaths at once. They say they are looking at t
Side of that street, that were put in a couple years ago to clear obstructions coming up. You d dont have any on the eastside. Now that you have pedestrians, children, they think its top sign theyll run out and a bike will jam into them and something will happen. But not just a red zone up there. Not just a 10foot red zone. You need a toll way with red zone. As you did two blocks away at vienna and avalon, and because as it is right now, you already got that red zone and every day, in fact today coming to this meeting, in broad daylight there was a guy parked across the red zone and into the handicapped zone. Your meter maids dont know its dangerous because they dont enforce it unless someone calls and we dont call. So thats why its a dangerous intersection. Thank you, very much. Thank you. Next speaker please. Thank you. I am the name of the god. We have been seeing in this city of San Francisco that drivers are suffering very badly. They dont make more than 10 an hour. It has been hu
Congressional aide. The 62yearold republican married father of two serves the seventh congressional district. It was last weekend it was reported that congressional aide30 years younger had claimed unwanted romantic overtures and eventually meehan paid her a settlement on the taxpayers dime. Well earlier today, he n the speaker of the house paul ryan he will not run for reelection later this year leaving that seat open no doubt be a parade of democrats. Congressman hi meehan told our own jeff cole about that relationship. I have feelings that were generated in that. Ive said an attraction. Reporter so did you have romantic feelings for this woman . Good i did not have romantic feelings. I was relationship that was a very professional relationship. Reporter now tonight we did get a statement from the National Republican Congressional Committee it says in part we must hold ourselves to the highest possible standard especially while serving in congress. So far no confirmation from congres