Worth tens how fast thousands of dollars in exchange for favors. Good evening, im iain page. Im lucy noland. The jury has made up of ten women and two men and seated yesterday. Jeff cole was in the courtroom today. Joins us live outside federal court in center city. Jeff . Reporter lucy, this is a historic trial, right . Youve got a sitting da arc sitting da whos being tried for corruption bite federal government. The government says the District Attorney williams accepted bribes and gifts. Defrauded the government his moms nursing home to support his sometime lavish lifestyle. In testimony this afternoon, prosecutors pressed on their claim that he misused about 20 grand supposed to go to his moms care in the st. Francis nursing home its a nonprofit. A nursing home collections person told the jury williams didnt seem to care about. Didnt seem to want to pay. Williams attorney argued it wasnt made clear to him what his financial obligations were. We pressed williams attorney for answers
What inspectors new and when. Reporter good afternoon. Metro leaders went face to face with a pair of congressional committees this afternoon to talk safety. The plain focus was on the new report which came out yesterday raising serious questions. Remember this scene back in july. 63 people had a scary ride when a train derailed by east falls church. Nobody was seriously injured but another blow. Now metro leaders were called to the capital to answer for that derailment and give an update on safe track, all of this as a new report was released yesterday showing inspectors had known about deteriorating equipment in the area of the derailment for years and no repairs were made. This is the fourth year. I am tired of hearings. Im tired of excuses. Im tired of us going back and forth to look at these issues and say if you just give us a get it fixed. It is not a fine wine. It does not improve with time. Reporter the report indicated some workers may have falsified inspection reports copyin
[gavel] there is our slide. This is a regular meeting of the Small Business Commission Held on monday, june 13, 2016. This meeting is being called to order at 5 30 pm. Tonights meeting is being televised live in a Small Business commission thanks Media Services and sfgtv for televising and airing live the Commission Meeting. They can be viewed on speed tv channel to channel 78 or live stream by going to sfgtv. Org and click on watch sf the of td two. Members of the public please take this opportunity to silence your phones and other electronic devices. Public comment during the meeting is limited to 3 min. Per speaker. Unless otherwise established by the presiding officer of the meeting. Speakers are requested but not required to state their names completion of the speaker card while optional, will ensure proper spelling of speakers names in the written record of the meeting. These deliver speaker card to the segregated additionally theres a sign in sheet at the front table aa to be ad
There is our slide. This is a regular meeting of the Small Business Commission Held on monday, june 13, 2016. This meeting is being called to order at 5 30 pm. Tonights meeting is being televised live in a Small Business commission thanks Media Services and sfgtv for televising and airing live the Commission Meeting. They can be viewed on speed tv channel to channel 78 or live stream by going to sfgtv. Org and click on watch sf the of td two. Members of the public please take this opportunity to silence your phones and other electronic devices. Public comment during the meeting is limited to 3 min. Per speaker. Unless otherwise established by the presiding officer of the meeting. Speakers are requested but not required to state their names completion of the speaker card while optional, will ensure proper spelling of speakers names in the written record of the meeting. These deliver speaker card to the segregated additionally theres a sign in sheet at the front table aa to be added to o
Commissioner swig commissioner wilson will be absent this evening to my left is robert bryan the City Attorney with legal advice and im Cynthia Goldstein the boards executive director we will also be joined by were joined by representatives from the City Departments that have cases before this board. An easter person and anticipating Joe Duffy Rincon point the department of building inspection and Scott Sanchez representing the Planning Department and Planning Commission and from the tragically and rebecca the Deputy Director and commission barbara phones and other Electronic Devices are prohibited. Out in the hallway. Permit holders and others have up to 7 minutes to present their case and 3 minutes for rebuttal. People affiliated with these parties must conclude their comments within 7 minutes, participants not affiliated have up to 3 minutes no rebuttal. To assist the board in the accurate preparation of the minutes, members of the public are asked, not required to submit a speaker