Good afternoon and welcome to the San Francisco board of supervisors land use and Economic Development committee. Im scott wiener, the chairman of the committee. To my right is supervisor jane kim, and to my left is supervisor david chiu, a member of the committee. Our clerk today is alisa miller and i want to thank sfgtv, specifically jennifer low and jesse larsen for broadcasting todays hearing. Madam clerk, are there any announcements . Yes. Please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices. Completed speaker cards and copies of any documents to be included as part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. Items acted upon today will appear on the july 23rd board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. Thank you. Will you please call item number 1 . Item number 1 is an ordinance amending the police code to prohibit the use of aircraft, selfpropelled, or buoyant objects to display any sign or advertising device in the airspace over the 34th americas cup co
An important warning from washington to americas high tech sector u. S. Vice president mike pence sir just google to abandoned its controversial dragonfly app being developed for china well tell you why. Also on the show its a great year for germanys vineyards the hot summer gave the biggest harvest nearly two decades but will the wine tastes good. And something almost magic happened when a city in spain solved its Traffic Congestion problem by banning cars a Success Story Auto Companies dont want you to know about that. Its time for business on the w. Its good to have you with us today a tough day for americas Tech Companies u. S. Vice president mike pence has urged google to immediately and development of its
dragon fly app google is reportedly building the app especially to comply with Censorship Requirements and china said that dragon fly would strengthen China Censorship regime and compromised the privacy of customers would make it easier to track private internet searches he said
The National Guard in their community. They dont have knocks on their door. No one is checking on them. This is only part of it. And tony, going back to what the attorney general said here, they haven aggressive team, a nononsense team, the repeated question heard from people who live in the community and those who have observed this and been outraged is whether or not there could be eventual charges here. Theres deep skepticism that this individual because ultimately hes reporting to the attorney general who is a political figure and who is close with the governor. Theres skepticism that any serious independent inquiry is possible here. Now, the attorney general is trying to reassure people by creating these two tracks. On the one hand, theres a group looking at charges against the governor and the governors people, potentially. On the other side, there is the states defense against lawsuits brought by the people of flint. Theres an awkward conflict of interest here that the attorney
At my core i think were going to be okay. The latest on an fbi into donald trump and the russians. And new questions about whether or not he can shut it down. Im saying there is no tape. There is know vent. I was never even in that room for that period of time. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york, im chris hayes. In just two days donald trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States and we find ourselves in the midst of yet another insane and overstuffed news day with a former president in the intensive care unit due to complications from pneumonia, his wife also hospitalized, the president elect giving illuminaing new interviews as another poll shows hes the least popular incoming president in modern history. A final press conference from president obama who leaves the white house with the highest Approval Ratings since his first year in office. Were going to focus on what we believe is the biggest story today and something the president himself
News the next. Time. In recent years extensive flooding around the world has increased causing catastrophic damage in many countries. Excessive pumping of ground water the building of dams the added weight of huge buildings all contribute to the looming disaster as sea levels rise a number of coastal cities sink becoming more van. Rable to flooding. More than a third of the big urban centers located by the sea are endangered threatening the Living Conditions of millions of people. Measuring the stakes in economic and human terms scientists agree that action must be taken quickly but what should be done how can a huge city and its inhabitants be protected from flooding are higher walls enough or should we reinvent the city for the twenty First Century and beyond this is an urgent question for engineers architects and urban planners or laboring to come up with solutions to reconcile man with nature. In thailand bangkok is a striking example of an urban center regularly subjected to flood