Something in my youth that is a huge deal. Yes. Fog had. I remember how proud i was when i got on that station briefly. I remember going south going through the tunnel. Its the Robin Williams tunnel now but it would be fuzzy. Until you got about two seconds into the tunnel and that it would clear and then you would see north and south towers. Uber drivers want to be classified as employees. The caravan is crossing the state. We are live at what is ahead. Christina . Reporter its a big day for some uber drivers who will be protesting today. Drivers have been pushing create a union or for us a bill a bill to support them. They will do this today. Its called a motorcade. 200 drivers are going to be out in front of hubers headquarters blocking a portion of market street. They want a bill passed to classify them as employees. They want the ability to unionize and the bill would give them Worker Protection like at minimum wage and paid sick days. There was a protest last month. We spoke to a
Tax plan say its a common sense way to give them the help they need. Tax relief could soon be coming to thousands of businesses around San Francisco. On monday, two Business Leaders submitted a proposed measure that would overhaul the citys tax system. Lori thomas, the executive director of the golden gate restaurant association, was one of those people we know that any relief we can give, even if its a couple thousand dollars a year to our Small Businesses, is a nod in the right direction. If passed by voters in november, the proposal would simplify the citys notoriously complex tax system. It would also allow Small Businesses with revenue under 5 million to be exempt from business taxes, up from the current level of 2 million. Its a move that proponents say would allow for more Business Expansion and hiring. Almost 90 of our restaurants, 60 of our Retail Businesses would be completely exempt from our gross receipts tax at the palette tea house in ghirardelli square, owner dennis long
A smidgen of the Holiday Shopping pie. The online sales during the Holiday Season was 92 billion. They are expecting that to go up 13. 8 . Somewhere in the 7 billion range. Reporter ron says count on this. You save way more than just 30 to 60 off and free shipping. Saving time, save gas, anxiety of dealing with people in the stores and the pushing and the shoving. Reporter and also be mindful if you add stuff in your Online Shopping cart tonight and dont click buy now. Opportunities will come your way all week. That makes me want to look at things online. Reporter honey and camel, camel, camel will apply the discounts so you dont miss out. Now, last year we can tell you on cyber monday, amazon customers ordered 64 million items, 740 items per second. The average amount of money that families spend on cyber monday is roughly 194 and from the couch and with my iphone i may be adding to that. Im cydney long, nbc 10 news. Im right there with you. Porch pirates are sailing through security
I am pleased to have rem koolhaas back at this table. Welcome. We missed out two years ago when you were in venice. It continues to be a great life for you. A great life. Rem it is an amazing life because it really enables me to be at places where things are radically changing. Or when there is a need to articulate a particular ambition. Or whether there is a need to intervene in a situation. It is really a great sequence of opportunity. Charlie what you do, you have to define the time we are in. Or what we are missing, even. Rem yes, but o see my role as more of a reporter who is simply alert and describing changes. You findscribed it, the opportunities where to intervene. Part of being in that moment in time when things are changing from one condition to another. Charlie you began life as a writer, didnt you . Rem as a journalist. As an interviewer. Charlie you mean i have hope as an architect . Rem you could. [laughter] charlie at 71, you are going strong. I just mentioned the big p
We missed out two years ago when you were in venice. It continues to be a great life for you. A great life. Rem it is an amazing life because it really enables me to be at places where things are radically changing. Or when there is a need to articulate a particular ambition. Or whether there is a need to intervene in a situation. It is really a great sequence of opportunity. Charlie what you do, you have helped define the time we are in. Or what we are missing, even. Yes, but i see my role as more of a reporter who is simply alert and describing changes. As you described it, you find the opportunities where to intervene. Part of being in that moment in time when things are changing from one condition to another. Charlie you began life as a writer, didnt you . Rem as a journalist. As an interviewer. Charlie you mean i have hope as an architect . Rem you could. [laughter] charlie at 71, you are going strong. I just mentioned the big projects you had going this year. Rem maybe i go stron