An American Contractor has been held in a cuban prison for four years. He was setting up internet on the island and the government felt it was to undermine the government. 85yearold Merrill Newman has been detained in north korea since october. Those are your headlines stori stories. What difference will two or three additional dollars per hour make in the life of lowwage americans and their times and the economy as a whole . The debate surrounding raising the minimum wage is the inside story. Hello, im ray suarez. The wheels of the American Economy turned with the labor of low wage workers across this country. The dishwashers, retail sales people and Healthcare Providers who toil at the federal minimum wage havent seen a pay raise in four years and efforts in congress to find one have stagnated. Cities, states, and counties are taking it on themselves to bring their workers to income levels closer to the fiscal realities of these tough times. And its no easy task. As much debate surro
For the transportation bill it expires on october 1st, well be continuing to work with the Mayors Office and the other stakeholders to advance the priorities in that area. With that, if you have any questions, ill be happy to answer them about the legislative program and mark will talk about the things happening at the state level a little bit a question about the new federal transportation funding. I understand part of the program is the advocate for federal funds for the San Francisco transportation prongs is this list theyre the currently ones were working on, you know, bart yeah. We have been coordinating with the Mayors Office but looking at the priorities in corporate k and then looking at what are named as recreational projects for sfmta support. Im wondering if muni is it on the list. So far as i know were seeking state other local levels i havent heard about federal level yet. Inch got no further questions. Thank you for your time okay. Thank you. Good morning happy to be here
Programs for preventing revenues for transportation and seeking new revenues and maximuming new controls and have the gas reduction goals. The biggest opportunity as you mark it is looking good for transportation and it has shifted to the cap and trade revenues the governor has contributed the stockpile for the cap and trade and a good portion is going to transportation, however, the governors proposal puts that money in the hands of state agencies and sfmta set a number of priorities for the cap and trade for the region for key San Francisco like the bart and transit vehicles so far as significant increase in the obeying thats the transportation that we administer and all of those dont matter if the funds dont work in the region well be working to get the funding shifted to the region and a number of constitutional academies to 50 percent and well take support positions on several of those items a quick question what is a the background of changing the threshold. Excuse me. Whats the
This special melting the meeting will come to order this is the San Francisco Transportation Authority finance committee. Im supervisor cowen the chair and to my left is supervisor chiu and to my right is scott wiener and mark farrell and before we get started thank you sftv thank you gentlemen staff. Madam clerk no unanimously could you call items it through 4. Those are the consent calendar and those will be acted upon by a single vote and any content item can be removed. Anyone want to serve any items. Seeing none, would any members of the public we dont need any Public Comment . I have a first and second the consent calendar is approved without objection. Thank you next item. Item 5 recommended state and federal program this is an action item. Thank you very much. Good morning aaron this item startsz on page 45 this is the state and legislative packet for general prince for advocate for council participation. The 2014 program is with our partners at the sfmta and the other agencies
You for being with you us for this special melting the meeting will come to order this is the San Francisco Transportation Authority finance committee. Im supervisor cowen the chair and to my left is supervisor chiu and to my right is scott wiener and mark farrell and before we get started thank you sftv thank you gentlemen staff. Madam clerk no unanimously could you call items it through 4. Those are the consent calendar and those will be acted upon by a single vote and any content item can be removed. Anyone want to serve any items. Seeing none, would any members of the public we dont need any Public Comment . I have a first and second the consent calendar is approved without objection. Thank you next item. Item 5 recommended state and federal program this is an action item. Thank you very much. Good morning aaron this item startsz on page 45 this is the state and legislative packet for general prince for advocate for council participation. The 2014 program is with our partners at th