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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The Pagoda theater is a critical site and the city needs to get it together and purchase it,\" Wiener said in a statement. \"We can't bury our heads in the sand and let this opportunity to purchase the site slip away.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Pagoda Palace Theater was demolished in 2013, and boring machines for the subway project were extracted at the site. The parcel is also a rare undeveloped space in North Beach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There are no more large open parcels in the district,\" Christensen said. \"The fact that this one is vacant is a very unique opportunity.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Christensen said the time is now for the city to move forward, even if the site is expensive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"What will it cost us if we don't do this now?\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But a representative for the site's owner said he wants construction on the housing project to begin soon. Martin Kirkwood, a real state broker for owner Joel Campos, said the city should look elsewhere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There are several other alternative sites in North Beach for a subway station which are not about to be changed to new housing stock,\" Kirkwood said in an email. \"There are politicians talking about it right now, but it's campaign season.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wiener is running for a seat in the state Senate and Christensen is campaigning to keep her seat on the board against former Supervisor Aaron Peskin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peskin agrees with Christensen that the project should eventually be expanded to Fisherman's Wharf and that the city should consider buying the Pagoda site, but he cautions against moving too fast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If the city rushes to do that, they may end up paying too high a price,\" Peskin said. \"I am skeptical that the development is imminent.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He added, \"I think this is a ploy by the owner of that property to get top dollar.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Christensen's proposal could help her election chances, said Jason McDaniel, a political science professor at San Francisco State University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It clearly signals her strong support for the Central Subway, which is very popular in that district and especially in the Asian-American community,\" McDaniel said in an email.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated to include Tuesday's comments by San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr (12:55 p.m., 9/22/15)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least six of the 11 members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors back a proposed ordinance that would, in effect, allow bicyclists in the city to roll through stop signs as long as they take care to \"safely yield\" to pedestrians and other traffic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisors John Avalos, Eric Mar and Jane Kim are co-sponsoring the proposed ordinance, which would make strict enforcement of stop signs for cyclists the Police Department's lowest priority. Avalos is expected to introduce the legislation at Tuesday's board meeting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It shouldn't be the police's top priority to enforce the law for cyclists who actually yield to pedestrians but don't come to a complete stop at intersections,\" Avalos said in an interview.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There are other places to put their resources that will have a much greater impact on protecting pedestrians,\" he added, stressing the Police Department should focus more on citing drivers who endanger pedestrians by cruising through stop signs and running stoplights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The legislation was prompted in part by \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/07/17/san-francisco-police-plan-crackdown-on-bicyclists-on-popular-routes\" target=\"_blank\">a planned police crackdown\u003c/a> on bicyclists rolling through stop signs along The Wiggle and other popular cycling routes. The new proposal embraces the \"\u003ca href=\"http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/05/news/legally-speaking-with-bob-mionske-the-idaho-stop_371067\" target=\"_blank\">Idaho stop\u003c/a>,\" which allows cyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But not everyone's on board with the plan to relax stop sign enforcement in the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Stop signs are pretty simple. They say stop,\" Police Chief Greg Suhr said during a visit to the University of San Francisco. \"They don't say yield, they don't say slow down.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking of cyclists who roll through stop signs, Suhr said \"if they are in violation, they will be cited.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he noted that only about 1 percent of the department's traffic citations are handed out to cyclists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisor Norman Yee said he'll vote against the proposal. He argues that it's not clear enough and that everyone who uses the roads should follow the rules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We do have laws that govern traffic,\" Yee said. \"I prefer that out there in the traffic, everybody follows the same rules. People who share the streets should follow our laws. What I worry about is the safety of all people, and that comes first before any one lobbyist group.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city's leading lobbying group for cyclists, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, has endorsed the idea. In a press release Monday, the coalition called the proposed \"a groundbreaking streets safety measure.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mayor Ed Lee has not said whether he'd support an Idaho stop ordinance -- though he sounded cool to the idea when cyclists \u003ca href=\"http://sf.streetsblog.org/2015/07/29/mayor-on-bike-demo-i-wont-bend-to-interests-who-disregard-safety/\" target=\"_blank\">staged a July protest\u003c/a> against the Police Department's plan for stricter stop sign enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I'm not going to be bending to interests that simply want to disregard public safety,\" Lee said. \"That’s not what our city should be doing.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The board's stop sign proposal needs nine votes to override a mayoral veto. Avalos said he's confident the ordinance can win that supermajority support. But at least three members of the Board of Supervisors have said they're undecided on the proposal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisor Mark Farrell wants to see the proposed language of the ordinance before backing it. But he is likely leaning toward supporting it, aide Jess Montejano said in an email.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisor Malia Cohen has not yet taken a position on the issue, said aide Yoyo Chan. \"We are still continuing to hear from all perspectives,\" Chan said in an email.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisor Julie Christensen has also not taken a position. Aide Gary McCoy said the supervisor and her office are still discussing the legislation with other advocates and residents in her district.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aides to Supervisor Katy Tang did not reply to a request for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Alex Helmick and Tara Siler contributed to this post. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Bay Area ferry ridership across all lines is up. Way up. In fact, a third of people riding ferries this year weren't doing that last year, according to Jim Wunderman, president and CEO of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.bayareacouncil.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Bay Area Council\u003c/a> and recent appointee to the \u003ca href=\"http://sanfranciscobayferry.com/weta\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority \u003c/a>(WETA), which operates the \u003ca href=\"http://sanfranciscobayferry.com/\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Bay Ferry\u003c/a> service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That increase in ridership has created long lines and left some would-be riders stranded. Recently, \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/radio/programs/forum/\" target=\"_blank\">KQED's \u003cem>Forum\u003c/em>\u003c/a> convened Wunderman, Kevin Connolly, a development manager for WETA, and Priya David Clemens of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District to find out about the future of water transportation in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Listeners called and wrote in with questions about expanding current ferry service, new routes and other things. Here's a sampling, with their respective answers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Editor's notes: Some questions and answers have been edited for length.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\"I've heard whispers about new ports and ferry service to places like Antioch, Benicia, Martinez, Hercules. What's your take on what the vision is for ferry services built out in the North Bay?\"\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I had a call or a note yesterday from Mayor Schroder in Martinez and we're going to sit down, have a cup of coffee and talk about Martinez. The chairman of the Transportation Committee in the Assembly, Jim Frazier from Antioch, has long been an advocate for bringing services out that way, and I think it all makes sense. But it also has to make economic and fiscal sense. Right now, you have an agency that's a bit of a stepchild. It came later than other agencies, and you know these agencies compete for the same pots of funds. We're here to advocate. We're not saying that ferry service is necessarily more important than everybody else, but we want for services to be on an even playing field with others, and we're going to fight for that.\" -- Jim Wunderman\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\"What about ferry service South of Market and in the South Bay?\"\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Water transportation looks to be a really good potential alternative for the north-south commute. And companies have spoken to us about opportunities where private funding could be leveraged. And there is an interest, of course, as you move south in San Francisco to take a look at places like the 16th Street Pier for UCSF and the future Warriors arena, and then to the south, down past South San Francisco. Redwood City has funding and is really interested in having regular ferry service. We’re looking at some sites to the south of that as well. So the future is certainly a southward expansion at the same time that we continue to look for new sites to the east and to the north.” -- Jim Wunderman\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\"Any plan to begin ferry service to Alviso in San Jose?\"\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The bay doesn't necessarily look from the bottom as it looks from the top. What we need to do is explore these opportunities and see what is realistic. Dredging would certainly be involved in a significant way in order to get there. There was an Alviso terminal in our plan back in the 1990s. There's no reason why the South Bay, which has Santa Clara County with the largest population in the region, shouldn't have water transportation service available. But we have to take into consideration the environment and the realities of the bay itself.\" -- Jim Wunderman\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\"Whatever happened to plans for ferry service from Hercules to San Francisco?\"\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's no reason why we can't begin building outwardly. This is something that can be done. We do need to have some thoughtful funding and, you know, this isn't just for ferry service. We need in this region a major investment in transportation. We've been working up in the special session of the Legislature to try to get more funding on a statewide basis, of which we'll get our share. I suspect within the next few years we'll see numerous sales tax measures on several county ballots, including Contra Costa County: I believe another regional measure, regional Measure 3, another bridge toll. WETA gets the largest portion of its funding from regional Measure 2 and that's not just for ferries, it's for a mass transportation system, of which water transportation is a critical integral part.\" -- Jim Wunderman\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\"The expense of the ferry makes it impossible for me to use.\"\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"As BART and other transit operators have increased their fares over the years, our fare just increased for the first time this July since 2008. So, we actually have stayed steady. If you're leaving from our Oakland service, it's a $4.75 one-way trip on the ferry. If you take an express bus, it's $4.20. If you take BART, it's about $3.80. So they're fairly comparable. It's about a dollar more from BART, about 50 cents more from the bus. The perception [of expense] may be greater than the reality. In terms of what we offer in discounts, if you have a Clipper Card, which most low-income people do, they get a 25 percent discount with the Clipper Card. We have a half-fare for seniors.\" -- Jim Wunderman\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\"Is there any consideration of having ferry service between the East Bay and Marin County?\"\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This question comes up quite a bit. ... Once we have a network of terminals throughout the bay, there's really no barrier to boats going to different places. The barrier today is that every boat that is operable is in service to San Francisco between the East Bay and San Francisco, and every boat is full. So we just really can't spare a boat.\" -- Kevin Connolly\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I agree. And beyond that, the future of water transportation isn't nor shouldn't be limited to public services. Where there is demand, we're beginning to see private services come to the fore, and maybe the possibility to have smaller boats connecting places like the Oakland estuary or Alameda with Marin County. So we're starting to see point-to-point services and on-demand services using smartphones and things like that. Those could probably be good partners with the public services offered by Golden Gate and WETA.\" -- Jim Wunderman\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\"One problem with the ferry is public transportation to the ferry system. Buses from Corte Madera and Mill Valley only go to the ferry by going up to San Rafael, and changing buses to go back to the ferry. That literally doubles the time getting to the ferry.\"\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The whole idea of the plan is to create an integrated system of mass transportation in the Bay Area so that people aren't stuck and can use the services that are offered. You know this isn't limited to ferry service. We have 28 separate transportation agencies in the Bay Area, I think that's the current number, that don't do a very good job of coordinating with each other, in planning with each other. On the whole, part of the role of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.bayareacouncil.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Bay Area Council\u003c/a> is to try to work really hard to improve that.\" -- Jim Wunderman\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\"You know, I'm hearing all this talk and I got dollar signs in my eyes. I'm thinking about starting a new business called 'B-Uber. Boat Uber.' What would be the problem with me getting started with a boat and sending people back and forth where they need to be as a business?\"\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Well, we have a member called \u003ca href=\"http://tidelinewatertaxi.com/\" target=\"_blank\">TideLine\u003c/a> that's operating today, so you know this isn't a new idea. And it's part of the disruptive ingenuity that makes the Bay Area so successful. And why not? 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We're not saying that ferry service is necessarily more important than everybody else, but we want for services to be on an even playing field with others, and we're going to fight for that.\" -- Jim Wunderman\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\"What about ferry service South of Market and in the South Bay?\"\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Water transportation looks to be a really good potential alternative for the north-south commute. And companies have spoken to us about opportunities where private funding could be leveraged. And there is an interest, of course, as you move south in San Francisco to take a look at places like the 16th Street Pier for UCSF and the future Warriors arena, and then to the south, down past South San Francisco. Redwood City has funding and is really interested in having regular ferry service. We’re looking at some sites to the south of that as well. So the future is certainly a southward expansion at the same time that we continue to look for new sites to the east and to the north.” -- Jim Wunderman\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\"Any plan to begin ferry service to Alviso in San Jose?\"\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The bay doesn't necessarily look from the bottom as it looks from the top. What we need to do is explore these opportunities and see what is realistic. Dredging would certainly be involved in a significant way in order to get there. There was an Alviso terminal in our plan back in the 1990s. There's no reason why the South Bay, which has Santa Clara County with the largest population in the region, shouldn't have water transportation service available. But we have to take into consideration the environment and the realities of the bay itself.\" -- Jim Wunderman\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\"Whatever happened to plans for ferry service from Hercules to San Francisco?\"\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's no reason why we can't begin building outwardly. This is something that can be done. We do need to have some thoughtful funding and, you know, this isn't just for ferry service. We need in this region a major investment in transportation. We've been working up in the special session of the Legislature to try to get more funding on a statewide basis, of which we'll get our share. I suspect within the next few years we'll see numerous sales tax measures on several county ballots, including Contra Costa County: I believe another regional measure, regional Measure 3, another bridge toll. WETA gets the largest portion of its funding from regional Measure 2 and that's not just for ferries, it's for a mass transportation system, of which water transportation is a critical integral part.\" -- Jim Wunderman\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\"The expense of the ferry makes it impossible for me to use.\"\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"As BART and other transit operators have increased their fares over the years, our fare just increased for the first time this July since 2008. So, we actually have stayed steady. If you're leaving from our Oakland service, it's a $4.75 one-way trip on the ferry. If you take an express bus, it's $4.20. If you take BART, it's about $3.80. So they're fairly comparable. It's about a dollar more from BART, about 50 cents more from the bus. The perception [of expense] may be greater than the reality. In terms of what we offer in discounts, if you have a Clipper Card, which most low-income people do, they get a 25 percent discount with the Clipper Card. We have a half-fare for seniors.\" -- Jim Wunderman\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\"Is there any consideration of having ferry service between the East Bay and Marin County?\"\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This question comes up quite a bit. ... Once we have a network of terminals throughout the bay, there's really no barrier to boats going to different places. The barrier today is that every boat that is operable is in service to San Francisco between the East Bay and San Francisco, and every boat is full. So we just really can't spare a boat.\" -- Kevin Connolly\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I agree. And beyond that, the future of water transportation isn't nor shouldn't be limited to public services. Where there is demand, we're beginning to see private services come to the fore, and maybe the possibility to have smaller boats connecting places like the Oakland estuary or Alameda with Marin County. So we're starting to see point-to-point services and on-demand services using smartphones and things like that. Those could probably be good partners with the public services offered by Golden Gate and WETA.\" -- Jim Wunderman\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\"One problem with the ferry is public transportation to the ferry system. Buses from Corte Madera and Mill Valley only go to the ferry by going up to San Rafael, and changing buses to go back to the ferry. That literally doubles the time getting to the ferry.\"\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The whole idea of the plan is to create an integrated system of mass transportation in the Bay Area so that people aren't stuck and can use the services that are offered. You know this isn't limited to ferry service. 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And it saw a major shift on two topics: A concession to the oil industry on the year's biggest climate change legislation, and a delay in finding a solution to long-term funding for California's transportation needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The delay on transportation was a clear signal of how tough the issue had become as the end-of-session deadline approached.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And so Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, told reporters late Wednesday that transportation funding would be pushed over until the fall -- after lawmakers have concluded their regular work -- for a closer look by a to-be-announced special legislative committee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"(The state Senate leader) and I will be forming a conference committee to continue to work on transportation, so that we respond to the stakeholders up and down the state -- business, labor, local elected officials, to get that done,\" said Atkins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The effort failed to find enough Republicans in the Legislature willing to endorse new taxes or fees to help fund what has been estimated to be a $6 billion annual shortfall in keeping up with road, highway and transit needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meantime, a number of other bills cleared key hurdles, or went to the governor's desk, on Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>End-of-Life Choices\u003c/strong>: The day's most intense debate ended with the Assembly \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2015/09/04/physician-assisted-suicide-bill-advances-with-new-sunset-clause/\" target=\"_blank\">approving the closely watched bill\u003c/a> to allow doctors to prescribe life-ending medication, and the proposal now headed to the state Senate. ABX2-15 by Assemblywoman Susan Talamantes Eggman, D-Stockton, was the focus of a floor debate that lasted some two hours. There was no clean split along party lines, with some Democrats opposed and a few Republicans in support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I certainly don't take this lightly,\" said Eggman in her closing remarks, offered while fighting back tears. Other legislators also grew emotional during the debate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supporters say it remains unclear whether the bill will next have one final policy committee hearing before the Legislature adjourns Friday night, or whether it heads directly to the Senate floor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>No Toll For Walking On The Golden Gate Bridge\u003c/strong>: The body overseeing the Golden Gate Bridge may soon be barred from imposing a toll on walkers and bikers, after the Legislature sent the governor\u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB40\" target=\"_blank\"> Assembly Bill 40\u003c/a> Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bill by San Francisco Democratic Assemblyman Phil Ting, if signed by Brown, would prohibit sidewalk tolls for pedestrians and cyclists crossing the Golden Gate and state-owned toll bridges. The cash-strapped bridge district has twice voted to study such a fee, but Ting sought to tie the ban to the subject du jour in Sacramento: Climate change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The impact of foot and pedal power cannot be overlooked as we strive to combat climate change. We should not discourage these healthy transportation alternatives by nickel-and-diming people who are part of the solution,” he said in a written statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>State Funded Recounts In Close Elections\u003c/strong>: Lawmakers sent the governor a bill debated now for more than a year, sparked by 2014's close contest in the race for state controller. Assembly Bill 44 by Assemblyman Kevin Mullin, D-South San Francisco, allows the governor to order a recount in any statewide race (either for a statewide office or a ballot measure) where the gap between second and third place for candidates, or passage and defeat for a ballot measure, is either less than 1,000 votes or 0.00015 of the votes cast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Abortion Clinic Access\u003c/strong>: Legislation to allow independent primary care clinics -- including those that offer abortion services -- to secure a state license cleared the state Senate and headed back for a final vote in the Assembly ... but not before sparking some heated fireworks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, said that \u003ca href=\"http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/15-16/bill/asm/ab_1151-1200/ab_1177_cfa_20150908_162020_sen_floor.html\" target=\"_blank\">Assembly Bill 1177\u003c/a> is an attempt to help clinics that can't get a license because no nearby hospital will sign an agreement for transferring patients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's become politicized,\" said Pan, a physician. \"Because of that politicization, people have been denied reproductive services.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Republicans accused Democrats of trying to expand these services at a risk to women. And one senator angrily suggested he was being criticized for speaking out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Some of my colleagues on this floor believe I have to have a uterus to have an opinion,\" said Sen. Joel Anderson, R-Alpine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Racial Profiling Bill\u003c/strong>: The Senate passed a bill that would drastically expand the data collected and made public by police departments -- one aimed at improving relations between law enforcement and communities of color.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB953\" target=\"_blank\">Assembly Bill 953\u003c/a> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">would require all police agencies to report extensive data on each contact they make with a member of the public, including the perceived race and ethnicity of the person. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The information would be handed over to the State Attorney General’s Office, where a new body would be charged with improving racial sensitivity in law enforcement. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Republican lawmakers said the bill would distract police officers from their job of policing, and insisted that racial bias problems among law enforcement officers have improved, Sen. 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Other legislators also grew emotional during the debate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supporters say it remains unclear whether the bill will next have one final policy committee hearing before the Legislature adjourns Friday night, or whether it heads directly to the Senate floor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>No Toll For Walking On The Golden Gate Bridge\u003c/strong>: The body overseeing the Golden Gate Bridge may soon be barred from imposing a toll on walkers and bikers, after the Legislature sent the governor\u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB40\" target=\"_blank\"> Assembly Bill 40\u003c/a> Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bill by San Francisco Democratic Assemblyman Phil Ting, if signed by Brown, would prohibit sidewalk tolls for pedestrians and cyclists crossing the Golden Gate and state-owned toll bridges. The cash-strapped bridge district has twice voted to study such a fee, but Ting sought to tie the ban to the subject du jour in Sacramento: Climate change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The impact of foot and pedal power cannot be overlooked as we strive to combat climate change. We should not discourage these healthy transportation alternatives by nickel-and-diming people who are part of the solution,” he said in a written statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>State Funded Recounts In Close Elections\u003c/strong>: Lawmakers sent the governor a bill debated now for more than a year, sparked by 2014's close contest in the race for state controller. Assembly Bill 44 by Assemblyman Kevin Mullin, D-South San Francisco, allows the governor to order a recount in any statewide race (either for a statewide office or a ballot measure) where the gap between second and third place for candidates, or passage and defeat for a ballot measure, is either less than 1,000 votes or 0.00015 of the votes cast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Abortion Clinic Access\u003c/strong>: Legislation to allow independent primary care clinics -- including those that offer abortion services -- to secure a state license cleared the state Senate and headed back for a final vote in the Assembly ... but not before sparking some heated fireworks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State Sen. 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"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener is calling for the city to always have at least one subway under construction, an idea that would lead to billions of dollars in transit spending and, most likely, opposition from many residents and merchants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Prompted by the region's booming population and chronic traffic congestion, Wiener is introducing legislation Tuesday that would require the city to create a long-term policy for new underground train projects.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wiener is vocal on the subject of public transit, often posting his complaints about Muni Metro delays \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Scott_Wiener\" target=\"_blank\">on social media\u003c/a>. He is chairman of the board that oversees the San Francisco County Transportation Authority and sits on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. His last transportation road map helped carve out the city's priorities for \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/02/22/san-francisco-late-night-transit-plan\" target=\"_blank\">late-night transit\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, he is renewing his push for BART to build a second transbay tube, a connection he says should link to Caltrain and future high-speed rail service. 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But how would we pay for it?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jason Henderson, a San Francisco State University professor of geography specializing in urban transportation, agrees that the city needs high-capacity rail and a second transbay tube, but is worried that the proposed expansion could come at the expense of bus service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The concern is funding,\" Henderson, who advocates for stronger mass transit policies, said in an email. \"It must be ensured that the Muni bus system is not sacrificed.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city should spend money on making the city's current transit system, especially bus service on Van Ness Avenue and Geary Boulevard, more reliable, Henderson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And he said finding money for new subway development will be a challenge. The Central Subway relied heavily on federal transportation funds -- a source that may be harder to tap in the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unless additional revenues -- such as higher gas taxes, an increase in the vehicle license fee and congestion pricing -- are implemented, the city won't get both a major subway expansion and improved bus service, Henderson suggested.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Central Subway's budget is $1.578 billion. You can see a breakdown of its funding sources \u003ca href=\"http://www.centralsubwaysf.com/content/project-fundingbudget\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Close to a year ago, San Francisco voters approved two funding measures aimed at improving the city's transportation over the next 15 years. 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