Supervisor farrell absent supervisor kim absent supervisor mar absent supervisor tang supervisor yee supervisor yee we have quorum. Okay. Thank you very much item 2. Item 2 chairs report an informational item. Colleagues earlier this month i was happy to join with supervisor mark farrell and supervisor christensen with direction tilly chang. The staff from the Mayors Office and members of the community to celebrate of the openly of the new doyle drive on july 12th the presidio parkway was opened marking a major milestone for the 4 lane undivided highway built 77 yooshgsz along with the Golden Gate Bridge to a beautiful parkway that serves the gateway serve city over the contractor g lc undertook a complex demolition of the structure and constructed new structures to handle the hundred of thousands of people that use the roadway everyday safely and ahead of schedule with the new doyle drive the access to the presidio and the new connections to the presidio for pedestrians and transit us
Good evening. We begin with the latest news on Hurricane Matthew, a powerful storm system which has claimed the lives of more than 800 people. And lets tens of thousands homeless in haiti. This before it headed through the bahamas and up the u. S. Atlantic coast. The number of fatalities in further still is information continues to come in from remote areas of the country cut off by that storm. Report. Antos this when Hurricane Matthew hit, it destroyed her thing in its path. 35,000hen the inhabitants have been cut off from the rest of the world. Thedirector of Telecommunications Network is the first to land here. Residents have received no help. 80 of the homes of been destroyed. Hurricane hazel which hit in 1954 was the last major cyclone they had here. All the elders of the city said this one was more devastating. You can see every thing has been destroyed. Yesterday when i came it was still flooded. That is a body. Bodies still litter the streets of the city. It is impossible to qu
Good evening. We begin with the latest news on Hurricane Matthew, a powerful storm system which has claimed the lives of more than 800 people. And lets tens of thousands homeless in haiti. This before it headed through the bahamas and up the u. S. Atlantic coast. The number of fatalities in further still is information continues to come in from remote areas of the country cut off by that storm. Report. Antos this when Hurricane Matthew hit, it destroyed her thing in its path. 35,000hen the inhabitants have been cut off from the rest of the world. Thedirector of Telecommunications Network is the first to land here. Residents have received no help. 80 of the homes of been destroyed. Hurricane hazel which hit in 1954 was the last major cyclone they had here. All the elders of the city said this one was more devastating. You can see every thing has been destroyed. Yesterday when i came it was still flooded. That is a body. Bodies still litter the streets of the city. It is impossible to qu
Drink tax clears a major hurdle in city council sit but it comes with changes. Good evening, im ukee washington. Eye, everyone im jessica dean philadelphia is poised to make history by becoming the first major city to pass sugary drink tax. Our Natasha Brown is live at city hall with the compromise made tonight and what comes next. Natasha . Reporter the preliminary beverage tax actually this approval did not come without a lot of controversy and debate. This has been very divisive issue from the very beginning. Thats why a lot of folks tonight are happy while others are left very angry. Following weeks of contentious public hearings and feisty rallies, City Council Gave preliminary approval to beverage tack increase 1. 5 cents an ounce on sugary drinks including diet sodas mayor jim kenney proposed 3 cents an ounce plan that did not include diet drinks but council reached a compromise. With the addition of diet at the request of members of the council, it is a broader base responsibil
Gunmen open fire near a popular outdoor market killing at least four people. What were learning about the two people who carried out the attack. And fastmoving storms leave their mark throughout the regi region. The close call for one woman plus meteorologist kate bilo tells us when we could have more stormy weather. Heading for a final vote philadelphias propose sugary drink tax clears a major hurdle in city council sit but it comes with changes. Good evening, im ukee washington. Eye, everyone im jessica dean philadelphia is poised to make history by becoming the first major city to pass sugary drink tax. Our Natasha Brown is live at city hall with the compromise made tonight and what comes next. Natasha . Reporter the preliminary beverage tax actually this approval did not come without a lot of controversy and debate. This has been very divisive issue from the very beginning. Thats why a lot of folks tonight are happy while others are left very angry. Following weeks of contentious p