A florist, we go there every day. We dont just go there at 2 oclock in the morning. Its the type of ondemand business that you go when you need something. And, you know, theres a lot of concerns. This is an industry we do not want to see leaving San Francisco. So, maybe we can is there some is there someone who would be informed enough to come present to us about what the whats happening there and what the likely scenarios are . Right now not yet, but i just wanted to bring this to the attention, that everyones listening, and its all drifting. The deal with the sale of the italian the italian market apparently will close by the end of the year. But what were looking for is to get a jump on knowing what the accommodations because i mean, if theyre going to be building a major building where there is a onestory building right now, this is going to create a huge disruptions and displacement. Right, but rather than speculate on this here because we can do this all day, i think there is an
Implemented a strategy for the caltrans plus a plus b where the bidders bid to schedule as well as the cost of the project. As it turned out the low bidder presented a schedule that was a year less than what we previously scheduled so that improved the schedule for the bus ramps by a one year period. We have implemented a number of lodging changes and shorter schedule durations within the current schedule to keep the project on track. And we have resequenced the design submittal packages for earlier bidding of selective trades. So there are a number of mitigation strategies we have available to us going forward. Number one were going to seek opportunities with scancaand working with . Em and that is driving the erection date. Those options are over time for steel and welding, multiple shifts and looking at street closures over fremont and first street. Were looking at shorting bidder and procurement times for upcoming packages. Now this doesnt mean more time to bid the project. Its int
The last half an hour or so. We are hearing that yemens president has stepped down. His cabinet has handed in their resignations. That happened shortly before he stepped down, and we know at the same time, that houthis rebels have been surrounding the palace since tuesday. What is interesting is this comes during the envoy to yemen is there to meet with the rebels to try to find a solution to the political crisis. Lets try and find out what has promised this, and whatter this hoping to achieve by this rather dr. T maic action. Dramatic action. Joins me now on the line, so they have all resigned tell us more. Yes exactly. So the cabinet has submitted its resignation and a few minutes later the president gave his resident egg nation to the parliament, apologizing saying the impossible to continue like this, and et will down by political players and actors and therefore he resigns. I think this is both a very bad thing but also a very good thing. Explain more. About both its a bad things
Developers that moved in next door wanted to build 87 apartments were big players with big guns they were out of state and had no interest in the night time culture the 87 apartments to build next door that made my normal business impossible they were threatening and they were not making concessions and pass of egress it was one of the key factors i decided to sell my business senator edwards ordinance will put a few teeth in San Franciscos sustainability ordinance passed in 1999 which says the policy of San Francisco to promote and sustain music in San Francisco give venues important tools to punish against developers that are encroaching on the business and in the ends preserves our culture that is under attack in vitally every neighborhood thank you for your time. Thank you. Hello and thank you for your time ill the general manager of the independent i started at a extinct as a 22yearold kid working security and now the general manager running the business for all the venues many si
Host the name of the book is the end of big how the internet makes david and goliath. The author is nicco mele and he joins us from boston. Mr. Mele before we get into the substance of your book if you could relate your personal experience to the book the end of big. Tesco i started my life as a Computer Programmer and ended up at the intersection of technology and politics in 2003. I joined howard deans president ial primary campaign. I joined very early in late april of 2003 and was on the campaign from most exactly 12 months from the early days to the very bitter end. My experience as a working for an insurgent candidate led me to think a lot about the role of technology and empowering insurgencies against the establishment. So its really kind of where my folks started. In 2007 and early 2008 we watched the astonishing democratic primary where Hillary Clinton who was the Party Standard error, indeed she and bill clinton built the modern Democratic Party. She lost in the primaries to