Live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. Chants, yelling, protests people packed city hall. Reporter afterhours of debate, the Oakland City Council voted 70 to ban the transport of coal through the city of oakland. The fight over coal began outside city hall this afternoon. And only got louder and more heated inside council chambers. The point, the Health Effect of transporting coal through a new terminal at the old oakland army base, versus jobs brought to the community. Standing against coal from utah, the labor community. The development will be profitable and create jobs regardless of the commodity shipped through it. Reporter the argument that coal shipped through west oakland will compound already elevated rates of asthma and other illnesses. Jerry says the railcars will be covered, and the coal dust trapped. The covered railcars and transportation of coal should be celebrated as environment improvement it is. Reporter many disagreed. This is sort of theoretical t
Folks for sfgtv for the broadcast, clerk. Please be sure that all devices are silenced, items acted on today will appear on june 7 board of supervisors agenda. Please read the first item. To discuss the codes for Motor Vehicle tracking systems and all Motor Vehicles by the city. Thank you, this item is brought to us by supervisor yee, the floor is yours. Thank you, chair peskin, morning, everybody, the item we are talking about is telematics, and this is a technology that has gps along with capabilities to collect data on speed, mechanical diagnosis, safety and other information. In other jurisdictions this technology has shown significant benefits early on including increasing safety, substantial cost savings. Has been used to correct, train and coach, to improve driving habits. Decrease inappropriate or unauthorized use of the vehicles and shown to have environmental benefits and reducing emission. Typically San Francisco leads the nation in setting precedence but in this case we are
[gavel] good morning and welcome to the government audit and Oversight Committee of the San Francisco board of supervisors, i am the share of the committee, aaron peskin, and joined by supervisor yee, and sitting in for member london breed is comptis, and i want to thank the folks for sfgtv for the broadcast, clerk. Please be sure that all devices are silenced, items acted on today will appear on june 7 board of supervisors agenda. Please read the first item. To discuss the codes for Motor Vehicle tracking systems and all Motor Vehicles by the city. Thank you, this item is brought to us by supervisor yee, the floor is yours. Thank you, chair peskin, morning, everybody, the item we are talking about is telematics, and this is a technology that has gps along with capabilities to collect data on speed, mechanical diagnosis, safety and other information. In other jurisdictions this technology has shown significant benefits early on including increasing safety, substantial cost savings. Has
Agenda. Please read the first item. To discuss the codes for Motor Vehicle tracking systems and all Motor Vehicles by the city. Thank you, this item is brought to us by supervisor yee, the floor is yours. Thank you, chair peskin, morning, everybody, the item we are talking about is telematics, and this is a technology that has gps along with capabilities to collect data on speed, mechanical diagnosis, safety and other information. In other jurisdictions this technology has shown significant benefits early on including increasing safety, substantial cost savings. Has been used to correct, train and coach, to improve driving habits. Decrease inappropriate or unauthorized use of the vehicles and shown to have environmental benefits and reducing emission. Typically San Francisco leads the nation in setting precedence but in this case we are actually behind the curve. Many commercial fleets and nearly every commercial industry has gps or Similar Technology in their vehicles. As a member of
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