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I think thats the main thing we want to make sure that we keep the best program in the country [speaker not understood]. And we he keep it that way. Thank you, mr. Oka. Good to see you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Jacob mazol, [speaker not understood], tadik mahmoud. Good afternoon. Good afternoon, commissioners, board members. Jacob mazol from San Francisco taxi. For the past two or three years since and im sorry for my voice. Im under the weather. But it seems to me that since the sfmta t...

So, that i think summarizes what we have before you. I just want to thank the many staff and the mayor and the board president for their work to get this done, and happy to take questions either now or after public comment. We can certainly ask members of the public to come forward at this point. Do we have some names . Yes, for item 11 greg gi ber, howard wong [speaker not understood]. Those are the first three. Good afternoon, sir. Good afternoon. Thank you for allowing me to speak here. Just ...

Sometime now. Ive addressed that with sfo people on how to handle that. Whats happening is now that we have the 8,000 series and these other vehicles that are being added and i believe youre probably going to see another spike in hybrid medallions, but you do need incentivized drivers who dont have a medallion down the road for them to Still Service that very important community. Ive given a suggestion previously, and im going to bring it again to you. You need to work with the para Transit Coor...

Doesnt preclude the issuance of ramp taxi medallions to drivers in the future, its certainly, certainly points away from it. And i would urge you very strongly. Leave this door of opportunity open for drivers. Too many other doors have been closed to them. I also have to say that i oppose further leasing of medallions. I know that its in the agencys financial interest to do this, but i think that the agencys financial interests too often have been trumping the interest of drivers, the interest o...

On our waiting list. So, whats going to happen is theyll all have the opportunity to purchase a half price medallion at 102,000 each. But when that occurs, those ramp medallions will come back to the city. And what we want to do is allow those grant medallions to keep operating to service our wheelchair clientele. So, what were proposing is and were looking at this for along the future, is the opportunity to allow the mta to lease these grant medallions directly to the companies to ensure that t...

Drive the ramp taxi, to continue driving a ramp taxi is the possibility of gaining a ramp taxi medallion. And although this legislation doesnt preclude the issuance of ramp taxi medallions to drivers in the future, its certainly, certainly points away from it. And i would urge you very strongly. Leave this door of opportunity open for drivers. Too many other doors have been closed to them. I also have to say that i oppose further leasing of medallions. I know that its in the agencys financial in...

That we have our federal environmental clearance. Weve been working with them all through this process. Theyve been at the table from the start. So, we expect to be able to secure that. And then with the final action of the board of supervisors once that special use district goes into law, well be able to move forward with the demolition of the building starting within the next couple of months so that we can keep our original timeline, which youll recall that was to have the shaft built in time...

Take questions either now or after public comment. We can certainly ask members of the public to come forward at this point. Do we have some names . Yes, for item 11 greg gi ber, howard wong [speaker not understood]. Those are the first three. Good afternoon, sir. Good afternoon. Thank you for allowing me to speak here. Just now and again at the january Public Meeting on north beach, director reiskin assured us that this boring site, this would only be for the removal of the tunnel Boring Machin...

Id like to speak at the last. Who is next . Mark gruberg. Mr. Gruberg. Thank you again. Mark gruberg. Id like to echo some of the comments of the previous speakers, particularly mr. Rathbone who is a manager at the company that has the most ramp taxis in the city and has the most to gain from the issuance of ramp taxi medallions to Cab Companies. And yet clearly recognizes the main incentive for a driver to drive the ramp taxi, to continue driving a ramp taxi is the possibility of gaining a ramp...

Before. So, lets begin this hour. Michelle is standing by for us, our cnn senior Diplomatic Correspondent and first just on this emergency meeting, what are we expecting to hear from Ambassador Haley. Reporter this is going to be big. Its an emergency session called by the United States in the midst of a crisis. Its not just after yet another Missile Launch by north korea. Its them ramping it up and now testing an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile that could potentially strike the United States...