System that gives a company time to develop over time as stated in the brief in 2013, the standard was 50 medallions so essential 50 vehicles with 50 verifiable calls with 3 dispatch requests per vehicle person day that was 2013 it is progressively so 2014 everyone should move to 75 medallions at 3 hundred 7 dispatch implemented in 2015 the standard were not done with the year this is what all the dispatch Companies Must be and december 31st a hundred mentions medallions with one hundred medallions with 5 hundred completed dispatch calls per medallion per day that was created because as mentioned in the belief dispatching companies are becoming unresidential in San Francisco and part of that problem was duce due to companies that refused to improve the dispatch or motivate the drivers or anyone affiliated outside of downtown in the hate or wherever to pick up customers we were saddled about 11 or 12 numbers in the phone call book all leading to 10 separate dispatchers none were reliabl
Information is never recorded or addressed to my client before reading the sfmta brief. But fly whole is paid by our client for the services. Theres a contractual relationship to provide the data but that information was provided directly to sfmta for the needs the manner in which it is verifiable but we didnt have this information prior to read sfmtas brief. That is more subjective why did our client enter into a contractual agreement with the same manufacture. Measures it was a measure done others mediation and trying to comply with that information trying to meet theres no question that they need to comply with section 1107 until somebody hopefully, this one there is a measure not having to comply with and the gentleman stated theres been medians and theyve attempted to comply with that measure it is been impossible to do that and fly whos also lack of information the ability to have driver to impose a standard upon independent contractors to report back this information is still an
Argues that although a greater economic calamity was averted more should have been done. Thats next on booktv. Good evening and welcome to todays meeting of the Commonwealth Club of california, the place where you are in the know. You can find the Commonwealth Club on the internet but Commonwealth Club. Org. Im richard waters the west coast editor for the Financial Times and im your moderator for todays program. Now its my great pleasure to introduce todays special guest dr. Barry eichengreen who is professor of economics and Political Science at the university of california at workweek and he is the author of the new book, hall of mirrors the Great Depression, the Great Recession and the uses and misuses of history. If anyone is wellsuited to applying the sort of sweeping historical and International Perspective that a subject like this demands then its professor eichengreen. Since he first discovered a real passion for history as an undergraduate at st. Andrews university in scotland
Czars caused during the transition into office and in the earlier months. And even the years of the presidency. We found this development of the phenomenon to be fascinating. And mysterious. And we spent a good number of years learning more about that. And when we discuss how early the presence of gob. I may clarify he can actually what we mean when we use the word czar. Tasks with coordination and responsibilities over a particular policy problem that said administration is intense on either solving or at least appearing to solve. What i want to talk about this afternoon is czars. What the pressures are that lead administrationes to create them. And what czars are able to accomplish. And talking about that a little bit in general. And particularly with respect to the experiences of george bushs post 9 11 czars. When the new complex problems facing the nation will become salient and creating both a political and policy need for action. Richard nixon with john love and william simon. An
Community weve kept our people safe. We have erased the visions in europe, weve built a loose based order that the benefits us all. But as ever challenges increase, we must adapt. To protect the values of our open societies and to support our partners this required commitment and solidarity the world is changing and we are changing. But one thing that will not change is our determination to stay and stand united. Thank you. [applause] thank you. That was a clear and concise message that is urgently needed. We are delighted that you could join us. I am the Senior Vice President here at the center and what a privilege it is to have your first public address as the secretary general in washington. What we thought we would do for the next 30 minutes or so is take you up on your offer to ask questions and move to the challenges that we see to the south but id like to ask you a few questions and i think the most challenging part of my job is to limit my questions. There is so much we can cov