Domestic unrest such as recent protests . Should the u. S. Be terminating many of our armscontrol creeks . Even contemplating nuclear testing. Should the names of confederate leaders be removed from u. S. Military bases and the doctors be removed from our Public Places . To address these questions and many more, today we will have a unique conversation between two recent secretaries of defense, doctor robert gates and general james madison. As a bipartisan secretary of defense, secretary robert gates served under president george w. Bush and barack obama. He is the author of a new book, exercise of power, american failure, successes and a new path forward in the postcold war. Doctor cates was an officer in the u. S. Air force and spent 27 years in the cia. He served cia director and became the first career officer in cia history to move from entrylevel employee to head of the agency. Secretary gates served as a member of the National Security Council Staff in four different administrat
You treat people. I live in San Francisco 43 years and taxi driver for 23 years; we are treated like garbage by everybody. For gods sake, look at the tradition of taxidrivers; i have been waiting list for 17 years, number 90. Im 66 years old. I cannot buy a taxi because it would not give me alone. You virtually singlehandedly all of you ruined my life. I got sick the other day and i realized, if i get sick i have nothing. I will lose everything. I will be on the street. You always come in and give awards to different muni drivers and people; you never even recognize a cab driver who is done good service to the city. Never even recognize it. We are like secondclass citizens to you. We have said basically thats the way we are. We have always been that way to you people, to everybody in San Francisco. San francisco has a tradition. They voted for us to get 3 medallions. And you have never carried that. You take money from us and give it to the muni, who already has a surplus, giving away
Chairman nolan we are back. Good afternoon. We are back in session. Will go at this point to the agenda. Back the public comment. We have members of the public who wish to address the board . Secretary boomer yes, on matters within the jurisdiction of the board of directors but not on the agenda. Chairman nolan two minutes. Secretary boomer [indiscernible] chairman nolan mr. Malik . [sounds like] good afternoon. Honorable chairman and directors. Malik, longtime driver. Not on the agenda. Mr. Chairman, a few months ago you requested or ordered the sfmta to bring up credit card issue again. A lot of companies are charging five percent or more. Forcing the drivers to accept credit card via merchant, we pay the license fee to the city. We are independent contractors. I do now you can forces to accept credit card even though the people go to the clubs and bars. Ethey dont accept credit cards. They have to pay cash. The minimum is 21 dollars. If you go to the bar and order 6 10, you have to
What you can take from this is a city small amounts compare to what the city needs, this is not going to solve the citys deficit problems because the deficit problems are endemic. The start of the federal government. It starts with a policy of war. Does not come from cabdrivers. What you are doing would have little effect of the budget robin; it will have a devastating effect on those people. I know this will not have no effect on director heinicke, but i will hope that the rest of you will take about this change your mind about what you have already decided to do. Thank you very much. [indiscernible] hi i am barry [indiscernible] i dont have a whole lot to say because i have already been saying it, and people have been saying the same thing. Cabdrivers are some of the lowest paid people here; they may have busy nights, the ones who work the good shifts might make some money but the others have to work this slow shifts; they make around 25,000 here, they stay in the business hoping to
Gavel chairman nolan we are back. Good afternoon. We are back in session. Will go at this point to the agenda. Back the public comment. We have members of the public who wish to address the board . Secretary boomer yes, on matters within the jurisdiction of the board of directors but not on the agenda. Chairman nolan two minutes. Secretary boomer [indiscernible] chairman nolan mr. Malik . [sounds like] good afternoon. Honorable chairman and directors. Malik, longtime driver. Not on the agenda. Mr. Chairman, a few months ago you requested or ordered the sfmta to bring up credit card issue again. A lot of companies are charging five percent or more. Forcing the drivers to accept credit card via merchant, we pay the license fee to the city. We are independent contractors. I do now you can forces to accept credit card even though the people go to the clubs and bars. Ethey dont accept credit cards. They have to pay cash. The minimum is 21 dollars. If you go to the bar and order 6 10, you ha