New week, jim, with the focus once again on a resurgence of cases in certain parts of the country for the virus. Concerns about china, as well. And then the overall as we, of course, know, expectations regarding the economy and what the impact may or may not be as a result of what i just mentioned. Well, i think that its always surprising to me as someone who i think lived through it like you do that people in some of these states did realize the level of contagion. I mean, this is one when youre in the room with someone who has it, youre going to get it if you touch someone who has it, youre going to get it i dont know, did people feel they were immune i think there was a sense that maybe new york was isolated. I dont think this will be like new york because i think they learned how to treat people. So, i think the big scare of the hospitals being overloaded will only be perhaps some i mean, we had a war zone here in new york. I dont think that will happen there. The chinese situation
Big stimulus deal coming, and in the words of may 2 pelosi, that could be within hours the words of nancy pelosi, that could be within hours. Bloomberg u. S. Dollar index is down by 0. 9 . London in the in u. K. As well. Guy a lot going on in europe. Pmi data out a little earlier on that were absolutely bad. We have never seen numbers this bad. Despite this, we are seeing sterling rising today. We are seeing the euro catching a bid. But the pmi numbers really are portending to a very grim economic gdp data coming down the pike towards us. We have the stoxx 600 up by about 5. 6 . Bond yields selling off, so at least that seesaw is working. We are also seeing a pickup in the price of brent crude. Statement, the g7 calling on opec and opec to try to provide some stability and it comes to the crude markets as well because that has been a major catalyst for this downturn as well, the oil shock we are currently experiencing. A you say, the big news from european point of view is likely to co
About 55,000 visitors have walked through, and many of them attracted to the museum by the free saturdays, free general admission saturdays, that has been jegenerously sponsored by s wilsley. And theres two remaining free saturdays for the exhibition itself before the end of the show on march 15th, on the second saturday of february, and the second saturday of march. And we are also offering a reduced entrance to the Museum Entrance of 10. So theres time for our visitors to still enjoy this important exhibition. With that im going to hand over to the next speaker. Its one of the treasures of this city and county of San Francisco. And i have the great pleasure while serving as the mayor of this city on more than one occasion to visit a place that as a result of the quake of 1989 ended up being the new young museum. And it would not been that way without a fabulous commitment from a woman who more than any other single punish in thi persy who devotes her resources and life to the arts. S
February 4, 2020 at 1 00 p. M. At city hall, room 416. Item b, announcement of prohibition of cell phones during the meeting. Please be advise ed this is prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised the chair may order the removal from the meeting room for any persons responsible for the use of a cell phone, pager or other similar soundproducing device. Time allotment of public devices, theres up to three minutes on each item, unless they adopt a shorter addendum. If you wish to addressright thrs and there are no reportable actions and the next order of business is item 4, matters of unfinished business, no matters of unfinished business. Item 5, matters of new business consisting of consent and regular agenda. First the consent agenda, 5a, approval of minutes from regular meeting of november 19th and december 1 17, 2019 2019. Any speakerrer cards . No. Hearing and seeing none, i will close Public Comment and turn to my fellow commissioner for comments or motions. No comments. I move
Nobody has turned in a speaker card. Seeing none, well close Public Comment. Is there a motion to approve these items a motion. Second. Item five, communications, i have none for you today. Item six. Board members, new or unfinished business. Wow, a remarkably silent group. Ill volunteer one thing. I put myself out there on that one. I first of all want to direct director tomlin and all of the staff on the excellent workshop last tuesday. It was really rich and substantive. And you came to a lot of new conclusions. And i wanted to share ive had several colleagues reach out to me to share stories of their commute. Ive had them express faster traveling times, and remark about the aspect they did not anticipate, which is how quiet it is on Market Street, and they could even hear birds churping on their walks. I just wanted to share that. Im sure all of you are hearing positive feedback as well. But i think it is a great success, and it is clearly have an immediate impact. Wonderful, thank