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Literacy services to break inter generational cycles of it literacy. There is also project money which is a great innovative program, learner driven approach to Financial Literacy in our communities ~ and the wednesday night readers project Read Book Club that promotes the joy of reading to new readers. The city and county of San Francisco has been pleased to recognize and honor the staff before, but i think on its 30th anniversary, i think its really fitting that later well have a resolution in...

Particularly want to thank supervisor mar for his early leadership on this issue when the program was put forward a number of years ago and ultimately stalled. So, this year after nearly six months of groundwork various stakeholders of the environment and finance and labor communities, on november 26, mayor lee and i held a press conference to announce San Franciscos intention to kick start green finance sf once again. A program that will continue our tradition of being at the forefront combatin...

Be on the next before meeting. Please call item one. Its a reliability of the street light plan. Okay. Thank you and i called for this hearing today on the state of San Franciscos street lights and strategies going forward. Street lights are a critical part of our industries utility and Public Safety infrastructure. Our street light system helps, of course, light up our roads and sidewalks and plays an Important Role from our cities quality of life. Role in Public Safety of our neighborhoods bec...

Economy. I am particularly want to thank pat and josh for their strong work on this work force component perspective. And despite the federal Housing Finance agencys concerns, we are confident that San Franciscos program now can move forward. Again, weve seen other jurisdictions do this throughout the state of california. And because the fhfa concerns are doing all we can as a city to protect our owners and give them the comfort and certainty they need to participate in this program. Governor br...

Well be joined shortly by supervisor chiu. I want to thank sfgovtv for broadcasting today jonathan and supervisor yee i didnt. Madam clerk, are there any announcements . Please silence all electronic devices. And items acted upon today will be on the next before meeting. Please call item one. Its a reliability of the street light plan. Okay. Thank you and i called for this hearing today on the state of San Franciscos street lights and strategies going forward. Street lights are a critical part o...

With [speaker not understood] that ensures local residents are working with local contractsers on local projects so we keep monday and i work flowing inside of San Francisco and continue to boost our local economy. I am particularly want to thank pat and josh for their strong work on this work force component perspective. And despite the federal Housing Finance agencys concerns, we are confident that San Franciscos program now can move forward. Again, weve seen other jurisdictions do this throug...

Goods, etcetera. Reporter johnson predicts retail sales overall will rise 2. 9 this year. Thats less optimistic than the National Retail federations 3. 4 forecast. Income growth is still very sluggish. And of course we have the uncertainty from the sequester and all the washington nonsense occurring. So we think we would do very well to get near to a 3 annual growth rate. Reporter going forward, it will be harder to identify retail sales trends monthto month. Four major chain stores; target, mac...

Nadia from our office of Public Finance and her entire team as well. Okay, colleagues, unless there is additional discussion, can we take this item same house same call . Without objection this resolution is adopted. [gavel] item 27. Item 27 is a resolution authorizing the office of Community Investment and infrastructure, operating as the Successor Agency to the redevelopment agency, to issue and expend bonds in an aggregate Principal Amount not to exceed 70,000,000 for the purpose of financing...

Goods, etcetera. Reporter johnson predicts retail sales overall will rise 2. 9 this year. Thats less optimistic than the National Retail federations 3. 4 forecast. Income growth is still very sluggish. And of course we have the uncertainty from the sequester and all the washington nonsense occurring. So we think we would do very well to get near to a 3 annual growth rate. Reporter going forward, it will be harder to identify retail sales trends monthto month. Four major chain stores; target, mac...

Monthly sales gains in a year in january, despite the expiration of a payroll tax holiday. 20 retailers tracked by Thomson Reuters reported an average sales gain of 5 in january. Thats nearly twice as strong as last year. Erika miller looks at whether the sales momentum can continue. Reporter if theres one thing helping retailers these days, its cold weather. Low temperatures in much of the nation has boosted sales of coats and warm clothing. So no surprise that Department Stores selling those i...