Agency established in 1914 by the federal trade commission act. The ftc is chiefly responsible from protecting consumers from unfair, deceptive or fraudulent Business Practices in the marketplace. This includes protecting business privacy and the security of their data from any harmful uses of technology and combating deceptive advertising and illegal robo calls among other issues. The ftc is also responsible educating consumers about predatory Business Practices. It is intended to inform customer choices and help prevent americans from falling victim to scammers, fraud centers, cyber criminals and other bad actors. As was recently discussed at chairman marans subcommittee hearing the coronavirus has created an avenue for scammers to take advantage of consumers. The surge in internet use in particular because of stay at home orders has been a prime target for exploitation. I appreciate the commissions ongoing efforts to protect consumers from identity theft, email phishing schemes and
At the california theater in san jose. The nine years old and young reunited to honor dwight clark, who did die of als six years ago. His annual charity speaking series celebrates his legacy, and fans heard from fortyniners quarterback brock purdy and hall of famers alex smith, jeff garcia and steve young. The money raised goes to the golden heart fund, which helps support former 40 niners facing life challenges after football. The spirit of the great dwight clark and the pied piper and how the how we think the 40 niners are a special place. Were there to be the you know, the net underneath them to make sure that theyre okay. And thats the spirit of the 40 niners. Also at tonights event, linebacker dre greenlaw was presented with the dwight clark award honor goes to a 49ers player who best exemplifies dwights spirit of teamwork and camaraderie. Well, what a great gathering of 40 niner legends there with hall of Famer Ronnie Lott was also there and steve young, a whole bunch of them. Th
This hearing is 2 1 2 hours. Good morning. Today we welcome four nominees to testify before the committee as we consider their nominations to serve as commissioners of the federal trade commission. Nominated to serve as a commissioner and ftc chairman and his credentials are impressive. Mr. Simon served as the ftcs chief antitrust enforcer, among other positions the the commission. Most recently, he served and was partner and cochair of the entrust group at a law firm. Christine wilson is an antitrust and Consumer Protection attorney who served as Vice President for regulatory and International Affairs at delta airlines. She too as worked at the commission before serving as chief of staff to kim murris during the george w. Bush administration. Noah Joshua Phillips is a familiar face to many of us, as he currently serves as chief counsel to senator john cornyn, where he advises on issues such as antitrust and intellectual property. Finally. Mr. Chopra has extensive experience in Governm
And Transportation Committee heard from the four nominees on issues including antitrust laws, Prescription Drug pricing, Credit Rating agencies and the influence of Big Tech Companies like google and facebook. This hearing is 2 1 2 hours. Good morning. Today we welcome four nominees to testify before the committee as we consider their nominations to serve as commissioners of the federal trade commission. Nominated to serve as a commissioner and ftc chairman and his credentials are impressive. Mr. Simon served as the ftcs chief antitrust enforcer, among other positions the the commission. Most recently, he served and was partner and cochair of the entrust group at a law firm. Christine wilson is an antitrust and Consumer Protection attorney who served as Vice President for regulatory and International Affairs at delta airlines. She too as worked at the commission before serving as chief of staff to kim murris during the george w. Bush administration. Noah Joshua Phillips is a familiar f
Else there is going for the cold. Im cold. No doubt. Well check back with him in a bit. We want to check in with meteorologist kari hall and get a look at whats going on. Colder temperatures this morning. Yes, cold again, another morning with near freezing temperatures for parts of the bay area. So you watch out the door, you will want to head back in for more layers. Here is a live look in san jose. This starts out with clear skies. As we go throughout the day we will be in the mid 50s by 10 00 and quickly seeing those temperatures warm up into the upper 60s today. Thats going to be above normal for this time of year. 69 degrees in downtown san jose and also in concord and napa. 63 today in oakland and in San Francisco. We will talk about a rainfall deficit thats coming up in just a few minutes. Mike, you were saying theres still more problems around the san mateo bridge. Thats right. First of all, we had the motorcycle crash mid span, we didnt get the all clear from the chp or bridge