Weather pattern could mean for commodity prices. And the end of the dreaded annual performance review. Why it is now falling out of favor at so many more u. S. Companies. First, though, lets check in and welcome sarah eisen. Hi, sarah . Hi, tailer. Well begin the show with the housing market, Home Building rising to the highest level since 2007, a key measure of future construction plunged. Diana joinings us live from washington with all the numbers and back numbers. This is stocked full of contradictions. Single Housing Starts took a nice move up, nearly 13 for the month. Multifamily down 17 . Look at the big picture from whens we came. Single family construction is 25 below the 30year average. Multifamily is trying to make up for a decade of underbuilding. The Single Family construction surge in july much needed, yes. And it plays into the home depot numbers that were so stellar. Even when people buy new, they fix it up to their own liking. Some say the retailer needs to play to prof
To tied u. N. Committee grilled vatican officials over allegations they protected pedophile priests at the expense of victims they conceded the church needs to do more to deal with the scammeddal. But denied accusations ive cover up. Its not a poll to encourage cover ups, but this goes against the truth. Al jazerra simon mcgregorwood has more on todays hearing in geneva. Reporter for many that was a chance for the vatican to display different attitude and was a very public form. The session opened from a statement from the vatican tell greg. The the actions taken by local churches presents a frame bourque that when properly applied will help eliminate the occurrence of child sexual beus by clergy and other church personnel. Reporter an attempt to reassure. But didnt convince many. The question came thick and fast. Whawhat are you doing with remarked to 39 of or convention which refers to reparations both psychological and financial to children who are have been victims of six uma beus.
Of sexual abuse victims. Vatican officials told a u. N. Committee today that the church can do a better job dealing with the global priest sex abuse scandal but denied accusations of a cover up. Al jazerras same inning mcgregorwood has more now from geneva. Reporter for many this was a chance to display a new at thate and it was a very public form em. It opened with a statement from the vatican delegation. The results of the combined action taken by local churches and by the holy see presents a framework that when properly applied, will help eliminate the occurrence of child sexual abuse by clergy and other church personnel. Reporter an attempt to reassure but didnt convince many. The questions came thick and fast. What is the holy see doing with regard to article 39 of our convention, which refers to reparations both psychological and financial to children who have been victims of sexual abuse . Despite the extensive protests, what steps have been taken with regard to sakes an spankse
Well as local 798 and their leadership for extensive education, colleagues, on these issues. And with that, colleagues, ask you for your support. ~ thank you, president chiu. I just want to note that the clerk of the board has informed me that there has been a request made by former supervisor michael yaki to speak on this item. As you know, Public Comment was presented and was given during the Committee Meeting and it is up to the board if that needs to be done. And, of course, it would require a unanimous vote of the board for that to take place. I just wanted to inform you of that. President chiu. Those are my comments. Great, thank you. Any other comments, colleagues . So, with that, do we need a roll call on this item can we take this same house same call . Same house same call, this item passes on first read. [gavel] colleagues, why dont we call item 17. Item 17 is an ordinance amending the administrative code, by adding chapter 121, to prohibit Law Enforcement officials from det
They are not optional. They are something that we as a city have repeatedly indicated that we want to see more of, and this fire Code Amendment allowed us to do that. When just a month or two after the mayor signs that unanimously passed legislation, the Fire Commission forwarded to us this update of a fire code and stripped out that amendment that we had just unanimously passed. When we learned of that, we put it back in, and we passed it out of committee. Colleagues, i want to thank president chiu and supervisor farrell for putting back in that amendment. It is a critical, critically important way for us to be able to move forward with making our city safer for pedestrians. I also want to note that some have suggested there might be some sort of tension between fire safety and Pedestrian Safety. I dont think thats true. Fire safety and Pedestrian Safety are both key goals for having a safe city. They are not mutually exclusive. You can have both, and we do have both with this fire co