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She immediately rose to the position. Of mayor [ inaudible ] until the election was held [ inaudible ] thats democracy. As a whole, i think there would be too much concentration of power if one person is taking three positions. And we need more progressive voices in this city. Now again, she is also running for the election if june and thats why some people believe she has an unfair advantage in all of this. Meanwhile, my colleague is in the chamber right now. She tells me the supervisors t just got this item. She expects there to be lots of debate about it. We will have that for you later. Im...

Good afternoon, commissioners. Good to see you again. So this is a project that we are happy to be able to support. We were able to work out a deal with the project sponsor that will guarantee that these jobs will be like any of the other jobs in the Hotel Industry and especially union square. The workers will have the right to join a union, which is life changing for them. We were able to work out a deal that covers the buildings trades as well. Were pleased to support this project. I will be happy to answer any questions you might have. Thank you, ms. Gomez. Good afternoon, commissioners. My...

Im the executive director of the Hotel Council of San Francisco. Its my pleasure to be here today to represent an industry that delivers over 11. 3 billion in economic input to the city of San Francisco. Hotels employ 24,000 people, but the jobs influenced by hotels are over 105,000 people in San Francisco. 60 of our employees live and work in San Francisco as well. Im here to support the project at 72 ellis. Our council and our board of directors believe this will bring a new brand into our market, a brand on union square that welcomes millions of people into our city. Its an exciting project...

Iran. President obama defended the terms of the deal at a White House Press conference earlier today. President obama the bottom pres. Obama the bottom line is this, it prevents the most serious threat which is iran obtaining a Nuclear Weapon and that is why this deal makes our country more secure and that is why the alternative means that iran would have no inspections and there is a risk of a Nuclear Arms Race and a greater risk of nuclear war. All of that would endanger our security. That is the choice that we face. If we dont choose wisely, i believe future generations will judge us harshl...

There is talks that Congress Plans to unravel the deal. This agreement has attracted opposition from americas middle east allies. They worry that it empowers iran. President obama defended the terms of the deal at a White House Press conference earlier today. Pres. Obama the bottom line is this, it prevents the most serious threat which is iran obtaining a Nuclear Weapon, and that is why this deal makes our country more secure and the alternative means that iran would have no inspections, and there is a risk of a Nuclear Arms Race and a greater risk of nuclear war. All of that would endanger o...