For that. I want to thank you for your commitment, for your stability, for being there, for fixing everything. You absolutely deserve this time with your family. Im going to miss hearing about your family and your kids and your grandchildren. And its so fun to hear your stories. But congratulations. Thank you for everything youve given to the city and county and to us. Thank you. Supervisor stefani. Thank you, president yee. Alvin, i am so sad to see you go. When i started here in january of 2007, you were right there making sure i knew how to use the computer here. Such a joy to see in the hall, such great demeanor. Such a sweet man and im really going to miss you. I wish you the best in your retirement. And thank you for everything that youve done, not just for us here, but for the entire city and county of San Francisco. Thank you. Supervisor fewer. Thank you, president yee. Yes, alvin, i just wanted to take this opportunity to personally say thank you for all your service. And i th
Few days. As temperatures go up, so too does the risk of wildfire with hot, dry conditions earlier on the floor we talked with Cal Fire Division chief and he says that the shift in weather and fire danger in california this week was swift. What we are seeing right now is a rapid dry out of what we call our light flashing fuel. The grass is out there, it is a catch22. We had a great year of rain which is awesome for our reservoirs and Water Supplies but on the flipside its also more dangerous for fires to the small starts we are getting are starting to get larger quicker. As you can see over the last week we see about 150 new fires per week across the state which is an rapid increase than where we were a month ago. He says it is key for People Living in fire prone areas to be prepared by creating Defensible Space around the house. And also having a go bag ready with everything you need in case you have to evacuate. It really is remarkable how fast things dry out. We were talking a momen
Clerk there are 10 ayes. President yee ordinary. This ordinance is passed on First Reading with 100 vote. [gavel]. President yee madam clerk, please call the next item. [agenda item read]. President yee supervisor peskin or supervisor peskin ill defer to the maker. Supervisor safai so colleagues, this is a resolution related to a. D. U. S. We have had discussions for months in land use and transportation committee. Id like to thank supervisor peskin as well as members of the community that have waited patiently. This is a two phase program. One is a ministerial program, and one is ensuring that we have a local waiver program. It is making sure we have what is required at the state level. It is state law. Essentially, how the process works is if you want to put an a. D. U. In r. H. 1 through r. H. 3, you have to do it after the construction is done. This mirrors who at is allowedt the state level. We did this to look at new construction and ensuring that we would maximize a. D. U. S and
the united states and around the world. welcome to cnn newsroom. the final stretch. 16 days to go until the u.s. elections, the candidates are pulling out the stops and pulling in high-profile support. xi jinping secures an unprecedented third term, cementing his iron grip over china s future. we re live in beijing and taipei with the latest. and ukraine s power grid under attack with frigid winter just around the corner. russia takes aim at critical infrastructure. a live report from kyiv is just ahead. the u.s. is just over two weeks away from the tightly contested and deeply consequential midterm elections. at stake this november, control of congress. and by extension, the president s political agenda. joe biden s democratic party currently holds 220 seats in the house, and to keep its majority, it must hold on to 218 of them. right now, though, republicans have a slight lead in the polls with 18 seats still up for grabs. in the senate, 35 seats are in play. cnn
Is this unjust . These are just a handful of the emotional demonstrations that took place in cities across the country. Live at capitol and here s a live look at the Capitol Building where the future of daca is a great unknown. Not only for socalled dreamers themselves, but for congress, which now has six months to find Common Ground on an issue that has divided them for 16 years. Tonight, a tweet from the president that confuses the issue further. Nbc bay area s Terry Mcsweeney is live at the Immigration Office in san jose with where this all goes from here. Raj hset the president s tweet tonight sets the stage for a tumultious himself. The president s tweet it strike president s message is unclear. To do something sets the stage for a tumultious 6 months. The pressure not only on congress. But on the dreamers themsleves. Tonight in San Francisco hundreds of people staged an emergency protest. Nbc bay area s jean elle is in the city w this emotional politcal fight. Jean . Rajtop vo Sa