Okay morning everybody welcome to the board of supervisors Budget Finance Committee meeting meetings i should say this is wednesday, june 24, 2015, my name is supervisor farrell im joined by vice chair supervisor katie tang and supervisor norman yee i want to thank Jennifer Lowe and others for clovrg this and mrs. Clerk linda wong a rescheduled meeting for in wednesday as well as the recess meeting for monday, i want to welcome supervisor eric mar and the 905 recess meeting from monday so madam clerk it you would call were going to take care of a few things and back into recess the Fire Department. Yes. Mr. Chair item 5 ordinance amending the fire code to increase the fees forces Departments Services and making environmental finding. Okay. Thank you colleagues that is part of Fire Department we have the gentleman here. Good morning marsh here to speak on would item the first was approved last week this piece of legislation for changes to the San Francisco fire code with a minor fee for
Talking about how states administer the program. Another Panel Focused on barriers to nutritional food access in rural areas as snaps Economic Impact on local communities. This hearing is 2 1 2 hours. Good morning. I call this meeting of the Senate Committee on agricultural nutrition in order. Over the last several months, i along with a Ranking Member and our colleagues on this committee having working on a new farm bill, an important part of this process has been to hold hearings on each farm bill title and to listen to stake holders. Im proud to say that the committee has sufficiently conducted our work in this area, having held hearings so far on eight titles. Todays meeting cover Nutrition Program on farm bill. Two titles remain, the process as far as the opportunity to review the full range of usda programs to ensure that they are operating efficiently and effectively. Not every Program Needs a Major Overhaul but many federal programs can benefit from increased efficiency, improv
Good morning. I call this meeting of the Senate Committee on agricultural nutrition in order. Over the last several months, i along with a Ranking Member and our colleagues on this committee having working on a new farm bill, an important part of this process has been to hold hearings on each farm bill title and to listen to stake holders. Im proud to say that the committee has sufficiently conducted our work in this area, having held hearings so far on eight titles. Todays meeting cover Nutrition Program on farm bill. Two titles remain, the process as far as the opportunity to review the full range of usda programs to ensure that they are operating efficiently and effectively. Not every Program Needs a Major Overhaul but many federal programs can benefit from increased efficiency, improved integrity and the production of waste. As we conduct this review, it is important to remember the purpose of these critical Nutrition Programs. They are not about longterm dependency, they are being
And the overhaul of the culture you left behind. We will then hear from the ceo of starbucks to hear how the company adapts in the age of technology. We sent Bloomberg Technology to seattle for the geek wire summit. We spend time with the biggest names in the region including amazon, microsoft, and starbucks. Lets start with amazon Vice President of alexa devices. Nottells us that they would rule out partnerships with rivals if it means improving their voice activated technology. I am focused on trying to reduce friction for customers and drive towards what we call our Customer Experience north star. Really, it is making sure that alexa is more humanlike. Pathwe can shorten the from where the customer is starting and where they want to be with less and less work on their part. Want alexa responding likeless of the ah has in the snl skit . Something like that, yes. Emily when it comes to understanding human language, are we already there when it comes to how much improvement can be made
And im terry mcsweeney. Another difficult night ahead for firefighters as the weather threatens to push the flames yet again. Heres the latest information. Firefighters have increased containment on several of the largest fires burning in the north bay. But a red flag warning has been extended until tomorrow morning, meaning another night of strong and unpredictable winds. The death toll for those fires here in the north bay area and across Northern California is now up to 40. 22 people alone died in Sonoma County. Six in napa county. Overnight more mandatory Evacuations Ordered for parts of Sonoma Valley and santa rosa. People awoken and forced to flee. We have Live Team Coverage for you. Nbc bay area tom jensen begins our coverage near santa rosa along highway 12 where firefighters have been on scene all day long trying to keep those flames from the homes and businesses. Thom. Reporter they really have. And you know, santa rosa has been hit so hard. So many homes and businesses lost.