Directors new and old business. No hands waving, next item. Item 5 is Public Comment which is an opportunity for member s of the public to address the board on matters that are not on todays calendar and we have mr. Robert, followed by mr. Finebaum mr. Robert . Good morning, my name is Steve Roberts and im a member of the Rail Passenger association of california, a Public Transportation advocacy group. I thank you for the opportunity to address you this morning. Because of the benefits of reduced automobile usage, fully leveraging caltrains electrification project which thereby will increase caltrain ridership and its revenue performance and financial performance, also reducing Green House Gas misses, facilitating transitoriented development, the extension of Caltrain Service to transbay terminal is one of our associations key priorities. Any actions that delay this vital project and snarl it in endless planning reduce its Operational Flexibility or capacity are of a concern to our ass
Agency. We have a right to ensure our future generations a cleaner planet and i do think that we have that opportunity and that anytime america has been challenged with a problem like this weve risen to the occasion. Host mike in pennsylvania, independent caller. Go ahead, mike. Caller yeah, one of my main concerns with g. M. O. s is the fact they allow pesticides, weed killer, to build up in the soil and i was wondering and then flow into the water system. And i was wondering why this buildup of pesticides from nokill and all that type of farming doesnt act to control the growth of algae, which is also a plant. Guest thats a great question, mike. I appreciate that. Ufl im not an expert on g. M. O. s but i can say that one of the things were most concerned about is the runoff going into these lakes and streams in hove alone nearly 5. 2 million rely upon the streams and rivers that would be protected under the clean Water Protection rule. They rely upon those actual streams right now fo
The latest. Reporter this is near east El Camino Real our in sunnyvale. Daniels is live forced from the area. Reporter this is an active investigation going on out here the one thing that is happening off to the right here is that the traffic is being impacted by this investigation. This is the intersection of south will and el camino. Things are really messing around here is really slow and sticky. If you need to come to this area you need to try and avoid this area. Grant will understand this is a Santa Clara Police officer but this shooting actually take place in sunnyvale. Daniel certain you mentioned the traffic impact but thats a big intersection near in sunnyvale grant up a kron 4 is daniel is on scene police are not releasing any specifics right now person earning what led to the shooting. A Santa Clara Police officer is involved in the shooting ncaa upsets sat of clara and sunnyvale. In sunnyvale as soon as we get the latest we will bring that to you this is an officer involve
Been declining since peaking in march. This weeks unemployment report is due out within hours. Walk tall with what toll willg coronavirus take on americas numbers . Well take a look. Good to have you with us. For the second straight day, the u. S. Counted more than 58,000 new cases of covid19. Pushing its total past 3 million. Thats about 1 4 of all confirmed infections making it by far the worst hit country in the world. With the outbreak growing, the nations top expert on Infectious Disease is urging the public to tighten things up. He says Wearing Masks, controlling crowd sizes and practicing social distancing is the best way to reopen and get kids back in school. At the latest Coronavirus Task force advisory mike pence schools must open as soon as possible. He said the centers for Disease Control will issue new recommendations on how to do it safely. It comes after President Donald Trump slammed the current statements and threatened to cut funding. They are struggling to contain th
Based on science to protect kids, science and teachers, staying six feet apart and masks and having air flow in rooms and washing hands and because the president thinks its too difficult, the cdc is going to weaken them. Its not just me saying that. The Vice President said it out loud today. The president said today we just dont want the guidance to be too tough and thats the reason why next week the cdc will be issuing a new set of tools. Oh, we dont want guidance to be too tough, the Vice President said. Lets just have guidance based on magical thinking or a pamphlet written by the advisers diamond and silk. The president threatened retribution for schools. In germany, denmark, norway and sweden, they think it would be bad politically if they open schools before the november election but important for the children and families, may cut off funding if not open. Germany, denmark, norway and sweden. I want to show you what life looks like in those four countries. There are the lines bun