In talking to some people arriving here today, many of them had the same question i was going to start with. The economy appears by all accounts to be very strong. According to many commentators, it is an asset to the president in seeking reelection. How can you make an economy that has seen consistent growth for 10 years, that has record low unemployment, a centerpiece of your campaign . Why do you think that is a Winning Strategy . Years, that hw unemployment, a centerpiece of your campaign . Why do you think that is a Winning Strategy . Mr. Steyer so if you guys dont mind, i am going to stand up to answer this question. I cannot see people in t mr. Steyer so if you guys dont mind, i am going to stand up to answer this question. I cannot see people in the back, which means people in the back cannot see me, too. So if you dont mind [applause] mr. Steyer first let me say, it is a treat to be here with you. I am really looking forward to this conversation. I hope i dont know exactly how
Mr. Steyer. Thank you so much for joining us today. We really appreciate you beingye here. Busy campaign schedule, and so we are delighted that you join us for this event, cohosted by the union leader, the Community College system andhe goldman sas whom you share some connection in the past. I work for them for two years out of business school. Thats it, two years . Those are the facts here. Again, in your campaign you have clearlyav made the economya centerpiece of your pitch to american voters, and these forums are intended to focus on the economy, particularly of interest to the many Business Owners to register in the Small Business program. But in talking to some of the people arriving here today, many of them had the same question i was going to start with. The economy appears by all accounts to be very strong, according to many commentators its actually an asset to the president in seeking reelection. How can you make an economy that has seen consistent growth for ten years and h
Its part of the comprehensive plan to deal with the homeless crisis, and says she has received positive feedbacks from players in the cruise ship industry. They could provide rooms for a thousand people very quickly, and the magnitude of our homele homelessness crisis requires a broader response than what we have seen before. Before they Start Talking about putting a bunch of homeless folks on a boat in the middle of the bay they should enforce whats already been passed. Reporter homeless advocate nita bee says kaplans heart is in the right place but the city Council Passed a measure to use city land to build tiny housing, and that has not happened, maybe they should concentrate on that. Back here outside oakland city hall, we reached out to the port of oakland for their reaction to this idea, and it would be an under statement to say theyre not that crazy about it and there are several reasons for it. One of them being they dont have the facilities for it. Well expand on that on our s
Hughes, who grew up on the streets of bay view, has found shes no longer welcome as she lives in her van. And the Community Members yell at me not to park there, to move away. They treat me as if im less than human. I wish they could understand that i dont want to live in my rv or have to park there either. Reporter city supervisor brown talked about how she grew up in a van on the streets. As a child of 13, living in a van, theres a lot of struggles. Reporter San Francisco officials visited this safe parking lot in oakland near the coliseum after it opened in june, according to the Oakland Community houses services manager. She says they shared their Program Model and rules. The lot expanded from 28 to 46 spots, so theyre putting names on a waiting list. The San Francisco lot is calling itself a victory yaunlg center. The goal of getting folks into permanent housing. The search is on to create more safe parking sites in San Francisco because 70 of the increase in homelessness is due t
City and surrounding areas has reached the worst level so far this year pollution particles in the air and now 400. 00 points above the sylvia category more than 30 fries were diverted from jude to Poor Visibility schools remain shut and plans to restrict the use of private cars begin on monday a Public Health emergency was declared on friday still ahead on the program. Saving the snow leopard how technology is helping out to. Make a different spot. Nicholas hawk in the ethiopian capital addis ababa thats why so many young you are travelling to yemen in search for a better life. Its still raining in sichuan has been for months it seems over the clouds for at east was not much going on for a good part of central and Southern China its always been coming out of it and gathering of the hard ground but if youre not here if you know youve got far away to come shankars 22 in hong kong 30 all those she would see value so it probably feels quite present but theres clearly something going on fo