Francisco now stay at home ordes that is allowing more businesses to reopen in the city. Could even everyone im Frank Somerville and im julie julie haener. It was a Long Time Coming for many business owners. Ktvu is amber lee joins us now live shes in the citys Castro District tonight with more on what the re openings looked like amber, julie, i spoke with merchants here in castro and along valencia street. They tell me theyre thrilled to be able to offer more services, but that this is just the beginning. They need a whole lot more to survive. For the First Time Since the stay at home order in december, mx three fitness in the castro is able to offer indoor gym services such as personal training on lee. Three people are allowed inside at a time that gives us hope not enough to pay the red, but at least its going the white way nearby at catch outdoor dining, even on a cold january night is appealing to some somebody like making a delicious meal for me. Something different normalcy retu
Civility toward cities and the challenge that cities face. I future looks promising and i look forward to 2021. Regarding phase 2, i was joined by the chair, c. F. O. To provide an update to the california project of transportation, tony tavares and numerous staff from the cal tran team and the statewide division of rail and mass transit. We provided an overview on project history, outlined work completed since the projects reactivation in june, provided forecast of upcoming information and the funding plan. Further, to our advancing phase 2, on october 15, we provided a project update to the bay area delegation which included senator and board chair jerry hill, san mateo counties. Along with the senate and Assembly Transportation Committee Staff and offices. 20 legislative offices participated. We provided information about the project history, current status and activities as well as future plans to advance the project. The presentation was well received and we plan to continue our c
Maintain that particular story into 2021. With a year for growth, or will it. Jobs report paints a picture that more federal stimulus is the key the key component to making this narrative stick and talks over the 900 billion andemic relief bill ground to halt. Any keyuggle to reach agreement. Today we expected to get the details on the plan, but that was postponed for the sum of 24 hours or so. We wait with postponed for 24 hours or so. Comeback willic be dependent on further push from stimulus. Joe, it is interesting today there was a little more risk aversion in the market we went into that ageold trade that is big tech. Joe big tech that is something, even on the socalled risk off days, it just means buying tech stocks that are doing phenomenally well. That is what counts as a down only tech0, when outperforms. Absolutely. The breath is incredible. Look at the number of stocks and the nasdaq composite surging, a Straight Line up. Some of the highest levels we have seen since early 2
The dow coming off its first close ever above 30,000. Still down 180 a lot of focus continues to be on the socalled cyclical trade, energy, banks, airlines all pacing for their best month ever rob, its good to see you again. I come to you first because your note to our producer today really piqued my interest. The last three weeks, you say, were transformational. How so i think going into this, scott, we did not have a prospect for a stimulus plan it pivoted focus to the virus and the virus count really, really increasing. Since then youve had three months of very, very positive news on the virus front. Youve had an election outcome that appears to be more and more benign with the actions of the with the actions of our president elect. Specifically nominating janet yellen it looks like it was an outcome that was squarely middle of the fairway that was not too far left, not too far right. Really goldilocks like from my perspective. Now youre at a place where when you look at major pivot
Clerk madam chair, you have a quorum. Wonderful. Clerk item 3, announcement of prohibition of sound producing devices during the meeting. Its clear were using sound producing devicing duries duri meeting, so we wont announce this. Item 4, approval of minutes of the november 3, 2020 meeting. Directors, is there anyone who wishes to make any comment . Okay. Seeing none, are there any members of the public who wish to make Public Comment this item on the agenda . You have zero questions remaining. Okay. With that, ill turn it back over to the directors. Directors, do i have a motion . Motion to approve. Second. Okay. Secretary silva, would you please call the roll. [roll call]. Clerk madam chair, you have five votes to approve the minutes. You are on item five, communications. Due to the covid19 health emergency, this meeting is being held virtually, and all members of the staff and the public are attending via teleconference. This will ensure the safety of the sfmta board of directors, t