Okay, good morning. Thank you all for coming out today. Were very happy to be here. My name is ed rifkin, im the other ed, director of transportation. And as the transportation director, i oversee the sfmta which is the agency that is charged with implementing the citys transit first policy. And what our goal, what the citys goal and the transit first policy is is to make sure that everybody can get around San Francisco, that everyone can get to where they need to go. It is an important part of making the economy of San Francisco work, to making the quality of life good and better. But its not just get around San Francisco any old way. This is San Francisco, and we have values that we bring to our Transportation System. We want people to get around in a way that steps lightly on the environment. We want people to get around in ways that are enjoyable. And that really contribute to what makes San Francisco special, such as our wonderful cable cars. But above all, we want to make sure th
Line . I see it as the latter. If, for example, we had all of our approvals and didnt have meeting we were requesting a supplemental appropriation from the city and that wasnt scheduled till the second week in february, you know, what we need to know is around february 1st that we have everything lined up to be able to make this happen. If thats the case, then we can move forward even if we still have a few loose ends to tie up. As we slip much beyond february 1st, were kind of by default making a decision on the currently approved project. That is the only point. Sounds like you and i have the same objective. I appreciate the assurance to the Community Members and to us that you wouldnt have put it on here for option 4 if you didnt think it was at least, you know, well within the realm of possibility. And, so, two questions. Would it help us, would it help you in your political and other efforts if we were to change the whereas clause that sort of suggests all of the approvals and fun
It is a silent killer since more than twice as many people die of suicide than homicide historically in the united states. There is an hep dim i can of Violent Crime committed with guns and is a Serious Public Health problem that we must confront head on. It is incidents like this past week bring these terrible crimes out in the public, but the reality is people are killed every day in this country with weapons that permanently change the lives of the families that they are with. In conclusion, i would like to thank the mayor for inviting me out to stand with supervisor cohen, police chief sur, to support sensible gun control. The Trauma Center stands ready to care for victims. Any initiative that can reduce guns in my opinion will make the streets and the cities and counties cities like San Francisco a much safer place to live. I thank you for your time this morning. Thank you, doctor. Today were focused on ammunition and immediate interruption in the behavior that Law Enforcement adv
Going to be budget, budget, budget, and i think that will keep us pretty full. We have to wrap up, and we thank you for joining us on meet your District Supervisor. Watch for the next episode of meet your District Supervisor when we will be back with another of our 11 city supervisors. Okay, good morning. Thank you all for coming out today. Were very happy to be here. My name is ed rifkin, im the other ed, director of transportation. And as the transportation director, i oversee the sfmta which is the agency that is charged with implementing the citys transit first policy. And what our goal, what the citys goal and the transit first policy is is to make sure that everybody can get around San Francisco, that everyone can get to where they need to go. It is an important part of making the economy of San Francisco work, to making the quality of life good and better. But its not just get around San Francisco any old way. This is San Francisco, and we have values that we bring to our Transp
To have everything done, all the environmental review, all the funding, all the agreements, or is the deadline really to make a decision and say were far enough along the road that were going to pursue option 4 despite some contingencies accepted down the line . I see it as the latter. If, for example, we had all of our approvals and didnt have meeting we were requesting a supplemental appropriation from the city and that wasnt scheduled till the second week in february, you know, what we need to know is around february 1st that we have everything lined up to be able to make this happen. If thats the case, then we can move forward even if we still have a few loose ends to tie up. As we slip much beyond february 1st, were kind of by default making a decision on the currently approved project. That is the only point. Sounds like you and i have the same objective. I appreciate the assurance to the Community Members and to us that you wouldnt have put it on here for option 4 if you didnt t