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This whole digital revolution. So it used to be that there was a stationary screen and with hdtv that was a big screen in the living room. But with the internet and the reless world extending things, now you have tab lets wifi all phones and over the place. Such that tv is not just a stationary leanback experience in the living room but very much of a mobile experience wherever you want to go. And its also video. The Brookings Institution recently released a study place such that tv is not just ...

Us so that is the most effective way to outreach us as many of the people have been calling me i even have my phone number posted so that they can contact me i shouldnt be the only person doing that. Thank you. Hi my name is grace lee i just want to quickly thank supervisor chiu he has been a long time champion of this issue and we know this is slow going and it takes a lot of collaboration so these hearings are very important for us we appreciate this committee has been holding these hearings. ...

Actually have staff here today who can help. I would like to introduce myself i live in the Visitacion Valley. Im happy to receive this letter letting me know i can attend this meeting today. Speaking chinese. Translator this english is in english. This is very difficult for us to read this english letter. Speaking chinese. Translator i am 77 years old i am a long time resident in the Visitacion Valley so im so concerned of things in my neighborhood. Speaking chinese. Translator i have so many f...

Mayors Disability Council this friday september 19, 2014, in room 400 of San Francisco city hall. City hall is accessible to persons using wheelchairs and other assistive mobility devices. Wheel chair access is provided at the grove van ness and mcallister street. Entrance is provided via wheelchair lift. Assistive listening devices are available and open caption and our agendas are available in large print and braille. Please ask staff for additional assistance. To prevent electronics interfere...

The disability action. What came out of this hearing was a commitment to the citys budget propose by supervisor kim and supported by our mayor to set aside 250,000 for Revolving Loan fund and this fund will be available to sro Property Owners that can take out a loan, fix their elevator and payoff the loan and tap that fund. This is a very important first step to address the needs on the private side on privately owned buildings and this is in conjunction with the mayors upgrade for the housing ...

Talk about the homeless issue and it is a big issue in the city and we have two supervisors here who sometimes when they hear about this issue and there is a same group of people that talk to them that may have a vested interest and tonight we got to hear from the people from this community it is concerned and i know that it takes a lot of the Police Departments resources and i want to thank the board of supervisors for working on this problem, and the Police Department for there are things that...

Percent of these inquiries from the public and 19 percent from the city department. There were also four curb ramp request and 3 request for accommodations. The request for accommodations involved blue zone parking request outside of homes and we also received 7 complaints which is in addition to two complaints we received from the previous month in may. We believe the increase is due to the large number of Construction Projects that are happening simultaneously in the city. The majority of thes...

Welcome to pulse pulse live from bloombergs European Headquarters in london. Im manus cranny. Lets check in on equity marks in europe here. We are gaining for the fourth day in a row. We are extending equity highs. The i. M. F. Cut its Global Outlook by the most in three years. The World Economy will grow by 3 bonnie 5 in 2015 down from 3. 8 projected in october. London up 1 3 of 1 . 6606. Growth expectations. Have diminished everywhere except if ever the u. S. That will offset the boost from Lo...

Finally the committee on health, education, labor, and pensions will come to order. I think everyone for their patience. We have a lot of votes on the senate floor. Reconvene this hearing. Of the extraordinary publichealth efforts that have driven down tobacco use and the enormous challenges that remain. The nation has made remarkable progress in the 50 years as the first Surgeon Generals report on smoking and health. That time does not carry has been cut by more than half. We have learned what ...

Have a bone in my body, i will not fail my son. I promise him im going to fight stand for him and speak for him because he is no longer there to speak for himself. This is something we demand. We paid a horrible price to be here. [indiscernible] that eric garner was killed. I am so sorry for that. Michael brown, im sorry that it has to end like this. But this is not the end because of the sea of people who said we who stood up and said we need justice. We cannot close the book. We have to carry ...