Were partner with Community Based organizers and Faith Base Organizations and to provide groceries at 200 locations throughout San Francisco. As of tv 60 of the 30,000 people that attend our pantries are seniors. Despite operating 200 pantries we still have 800 plus people on our wait list. 66 of the people on the wait list are seniors. With the anticipated growth of the number of . Eerns the next ten years we just like to request that dases considering supporting this incredible network of farm style distributions. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you supervisors. I im a member of senior disability action. I worked at the presidio and there when the government over it over to the trust and thats a piece of land in this city thats 1600 acres that the taxpayers of this country paid for over and over again but it was given to the rich as a playground. Lucas of star wars fame built a studio there are a sweet all right heart deal and he can live there and its rented out for market rates
Lets get back to our agenda. There are two items the first you could do one or two things first. We open the introduction of new business. I know supervisor. Wanted to introduce new business and or item 42. Lets finish up Public Comments. Weve had people waiting long enough. First speaker. Womens History Month. Meter maid. [reading] my mom i miss her investment she went on to be a gardner in the San Francisco zoo. She sort of look like her. Diane. I said to grace with thanks for your work our zoo. Its better and better. She was in musical treasure. She found this coin 1984. Childrens playground. They used to have rides there. thank you. thank you and happy womens History Month to everybody. Thank you. And welcome back. Next speaker please. San Francisco Police accountability. The last committee as a whole one of our supervisors. While you have no Charter Authority over and indirect input in regard to the three appoint hes you do have the power of purse. I think you must begin to use th
Steady, moderate losses in europe this morning. And Consumer Spending rises to the fastest in three months. Road map begins with ge confirming the deal to combine oil and gas business with baker hughes to create a new entity. Well speak with the ceos in an exclusive interview. Weve got a deal in the telecommunications industry. Centurylink to buy level3, totals a new record month for u. S. M a announcements. And the latest controversy over Hillary Clintons emails as the polls tighten just eight days ahead of the election. Well get you all the market impact. First up in that deal to create what both Companies Call a new baker hughes, ge will contribute 7. 4 billion to fund a 17. 50 per share special dividend for baker hughes shareholders. Ge will own about 62. 5 of the combined company. As we said, next hour an exclusive with jeff immelt, chairman and ceo of ge, and the ceo of germanwin oil and gas, i craighead. You said it would be the ultimate buy high, sell low. Thats not the case he
Washington and out into to the country where President Trump headed to missouri today and unlike yesterday he made sure to mention those people fighting for their lives in texas. Before moving on to make a pitch for tax reform. As we all know, our gulf coast was hit over the weekend with the devastating hurricane of historic people to the people of houston and across texas and louisiana we are here with you today. We are with you tomorrow. And we will be with you every single day after to restore, recover and rebuild. Texans after all are still battling biblical flooding as Tropical Storm harvey slowly moves east. And its made landfall now in louisiana. But well towns outside of houston have seen as much as 50 inches of rain thousands still in need of evacuation, shelter, rescue. The president tweeted about the storm and his trip to texas. Quote, after witnessing firsthand the horror and devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey my heart goes out more so to the great people of texas. But
Is the gop plan destined to fail even before the vote . New threat to high ranking north korea diplomat says its inevitable that country will send a rocket to the u. S. Mainland. Can they do it . But we are beginning with a very powerful saep from london this morning. A number of nfl rave ens and jag wars players taking a knee in defines of the president s remarks on their form of protest. Standing beside them other players and staff, linking arms as a show of solidarity. Jag wars owner who donated a Million Dollars to Trumps Campaign linked arms with his players marking the first time an nfl owner has participated in a protest during the National Anthem. Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin standing by the president who is call on nfl owners to create a rule now bang players prosecute taking a knee. He thinks this is about respect for the military and so many people who put their lives at risk and what the country stands for. And the owners should meet and they should decide on this rule