What were doing is collecting the best data and Research Available on the Progress Women and girls have made in the past two decades, both gains and gaps and making that information accessible to a broad audience. We are also Building Momentum for the 21st century policy agenda for the full participation of women and girls, including youre in the united states. There have been big changes in our economy and our society and in our institutions, policies, and attitudes have not caught up. Women make up half the u. S. Labor force, but they are largely concentrated in lower wage positions. Women hold three quarters of all jobs that rely on tips, like waiters, bartenders, hairstylists which pay even less than the average minimum wage. Across the board, women are paid less than men for the same work. Here is part of what is happening below the surface, as a result of this slowdown in progress. American women, with the least education, less than high school education, and the lowest incomes,
Good evening, welcome to kqed newsroom, im scott schafer, thuy vu is off tonight. As colorado and washington surge ahead, polls show a growing number of americans support legalizing pot. Four years ago, california voters rejected a statewide ballot measure to legalize Recreational Marijuana use, but plans are under way to put the question before voters again in 2016. Governor jerry brown opposes the idea, but Lieutenant Governor gavin newsom is chairing a task force to study the issue. Thuy vu spoke to him earlier. Lieutenant governor gavin newsom, welcome to the program. Good to be here, thanks. Well, you did not take a stand in californias prop 19 four years ago, a measure that would have legalized cannabis. Voters rejected it. Why are you supporting legalizing marijuana now . Prop 14 i was a coward, i didnt give it a lot of thought, i tried to get excuses. There were parts i legitimately would not argue for today that could have created a real patchwork that was difficult, but i adm
You have required that its severed from the consent calendar and thats the only item. Members. Okay. Is there a motion of consent calendar 10. 2. All in favor say i. Lets go to 10. 6. Approving an increase of 505,000 to use the site not to exceed 7. 7 million. Speaker cards. Yes. Good afternoon mr. Smith. Good afternoon board members. I apologize that i blurted out the comment. Im going to quote two people thats in history. Relative to what is going on with many mpa, the budget, and the especially the expenditure. One is the spending money mta, like drunken sailors. It is a cliche but its true. The second one is more refined quote by shakespeare who said, this is for the sound and pure signifying nothing which goes on at all of your meetings that i attend. Im glad to try to support you, but i cant. And 10. 6 ats 505,000 of a budget of 9. 15 million, that goes up to 7. 5 million. You avoided this. We brought it up many times. The machines can be extracted in china town are buried underg
Good evening, welcome to kqed newsroom, im scott schafer, thuy vu is off tonight. As colorado and washington surge ahead, polls show a growing number of americans support legalizing pot. Four years ago, california voters rejected a statewide ballot measure to legalize Recreational Marijuana use, but plans are under way to put the question before voters again in 2016. Governor jerry brown opposes the idea, but Lieutenant Governor gavin newsom is chairing a task force to study the issue. Thuy vu spoke to him earlier. Lieutenant governor gavin newsom, welcome to the program. Good to be here, thanks. Well, you did not take a stand in californias prop 19 four years ago, a measure that would have legalized cannabis. Voters rejected it. Why are you supporting legalizing marijuana now . Prop 14 i was a coward, i didnt give it a lot of thought, i tried to get excuses. There were parts i legitimately would not argue for today that could have created a real patchwork that was difficult, but i adm
Good morning, everybody. Welcome. Youre watching the pulse. Were live from bloombergs headquarters here in london. Im francine lacqua. Bernie ecclestone goes on trial. Well see what the racing series would look like without its current c. E. O. And shaqenomics. Hes larger than life. Shaq tells us how he built an empire after the nba. Were getting breaking news. German Business Confidence just breaking fow. The data coming through a little stronger than anticipated. Expected of i. F. O. Number was 110. 4 so a stronger than expected read fitting in with some of the data that we have seen. The euro, well, up another leg his morning. We know someone in frankfurt who would not be too pleased about that. Mario draghi. G. E. In talks to buy Frances Alstomach for 13 billion. Matt campbell and Caroline Hyde are here. Matt, lets start off with you. Why did this work for him . There is a macro maker here. G. E. Is of course one of the largest American Industrial companies. It has enormous amounts