Division, the communications division. Materials division. Maintenance. Everybody coming together. Accessible services. Everybody coming together to get us to this point. The reason why this is so exciting for us is because the demands on rail Service Continue to grow in San Francisco. And if you look at the cranes in the sky, if you look at the projections of growth, thats only going to continue and so we need a better, more reliable, higher capacity, more enjoyable way for people to be able to get through the city and that is exactly these rail cars signify for us. This car is the first of 24 of the first batch that will be going into service. Those 24 will be in service before the end of next year. Following that, there is another 44 that come and these are all in addition to the 151 cars that we currently have in service. So, this is expansion. That means more service. That means longer trains. More twocar trains. More threecar trains and more frequent service along our raillines,
Were being put at risk sealed the deal for me. Commissioner moore. This is not only heartwrenching but probably the most difficult thing we have ever did. Theres the human side, which all of us are 500 on target, but then theres the reality. And in addition to what commissioner richards eloquently summarized, theres the others. I did not expect to hear other neighbors talking about what is basically a primary rh1, get along with each other without causing nuisance and stress. Hearing that was not necessarily finger pointing and loud shouting but very calm and convincing presentation that there are already others who are affected by what is basically the selffocused operation of personal gain, aside from the niceness and i appreciate that she is humanly friendly, accessible and caring, but the other side, shes not caring enough to deal with those impacted by it. The trash, the excessive number of cars and thats all part of getting along in a neighborhood no matter where you live. I thin
After hearing feedback of exp exposure to youth and it should only be in places where theres adults and i can approach this from the point of view of adult and not looking at it through the youth issue. I think cannabis legalization is the law of the land. Thats not going back anytime soon. I think the line of the resolution expressing the changes are intended to address the uncertainty in the state and Regulatory Environment isnt seem accurate. The Regulatory Environment the permutations a permutations can change and i suggest something about protecting youth or along those lines. Lastly i have to talk about director torres comments in the chronicle director they were not accurate. It wouldnt be the first time it would be incorrect. I appreciate you making that record straight. I think all this draws to attention the need for a real Public Education Campaign Around cannabis and the risk to youth and when its appropriate to use and the real benefits of it as a strong tactic in combatti
Terms of transportation. Two bills were passed and signed by the governor that will allow people in the region to vote for increased bridge tolls, to better fund transit in the region as well as potential increased sales tax across the three counties to provide cal trains for the first time with a dedicated source of revenue and even more significant, senate bill 1. Again, like this rail car, a onces in a generation kind of change in the way we Fund Transportation in San Francisco and in california. None of which would have been possible without the strength of our delegation, our elected representatives to the state legislature. And particularly in making sure, not just that these bills got put together and got through the legislature and the governor, but to make sure that they reflected the needs of places like San Francisco. So, very pleased to be joined by one of our members, i guess the most Senior Member of our state delegation. Join me in welcoming Assembly Member phil ting. [a
Constituents about muni and its timeliness. Thank you to the drivers. Thank you to the m. T. A. Team, thank you to all of those who have worked on this contract. Thank you to siemens for just working with the city and being patient with us. Thank you to the mayor for his leadership on transportation issues. Thank you to phil ting for always bringing home the bacon. We have got to do a better job in improving our Transportation System and today we demonstrate that this is a start. Were not done. Well keep moving muni forward. Thank you so much for being here today. [applause] thank you, president breed. It is great to have that passion leading our board of supervise source and supporting transit in San Francisco. So i had mentioned, as did the mayor and the Assembly Member and the president that the growth in San Francisco is part of what we need to accommodate on sustainable modes in the highest capacity sustainable mode of transportation we have in San Francisco is our light rail syst