We start in the tiny state of luxembourg where a legal battle between privacy campaigners and tech giants including facebook reaches a critical moment today. What the European Court ofjustice is advised by one of its top lawyers could affect how the personal data of hundreds of millions of people is handled. Its all about the rules which allow companies to transfer peoples data out of the European Union primarily to the us where most tech giants are based. Its being driven by austrian activist max schrems this who first challenged facebook over privacy as a young law student eight years ago. In 2015 he successfully challenged the eus old system of safeguarding its citizens data when it was transferred to the us arguing it wasnt good enough. If the court agrees that the eus latest system isnt up to scratch then thousands of companies from tech firms to banks to carmakers would have to stop exporting eu citizens data. Under new general Data Protection regulations gdpr they could be fined
Tojose mourinho being named the new boss at tottenham, and were asking where it went wrong for pochettino. Thanks, holly, and Sarah Keith Lucas has the weather. It is mostly dry but fairly cloudy this afternoon, some right then a forecast, particularly to end the week and into the weekend, but pretty quiet and dry for most away from the south west over the next couple of days. I will bring you all the details in about half an hour. Thanks, sarah. Also coming up the koala rescued from the bushfires in australia the woman seen on video taking off her shirt and charging into the flames to save the injured animal. Hello, everyone this is afternoon live. The liberal democrats have set out their general election manifesto, reiterating their pledge to stop brexit. The party claims by doing so it will be able to invest billions of pounds in Public Services, and tackling inequality. The manifesto also includes a pledge to tackle Climate Change by generating more electricity through renewable en
To my left is deputy City Attorney who will provide the board with any legal needed advice at this evening. At the controls is the boards legal existent and the process clerk. I am the boards executive director. We will also be joined by representatives from the city departments that have cases before the board this evening. Upfront we have the acting deputy zoning administrator, also representing the Planning Department and planning commission. We also expect joseph duffy, senior building inspector, representing the department of building inspections. The Board Meeting guidelines are as follows. The board request you turn off or silence all phones and Electronic Devices so that they will not disturb the proceedings please carry on conversations in the hallway. We will have the rules of presentation are as follows. Appellants, permit holders and respondents are given seven minutes to present their case and three minutes for rebuttal. People affiliated with these parties must include th
Really quickly. Everybody come on up. In november of 2016, california voters passed proposition 64. The adult use of marijuana act. San franciscans overwhelmingly approved it by nearly 75 . And the law went into effect in january of 2018. [ ] under californias new law, adults age 21 and over can legally possess up to 1 ounce of cannabis and grow up to six plants at home. Adults in california can legally give up to 1 ounce to other adults. In the state of california, we passed a law that said adult consumption is legal. If you are an adult and in possession of certain amounts, you will no longer be tried. You will not be arrested or prosecuted for that. That is changing the landscape dramatically. [ ] to legalization of cannabis could bring tremendous economic and social benefits to cities like San Francisco. This industry is projected to reach 22 billion by the year 2020. And that is just a few years away. It can be a huge Legal Industry in california. I think very shortly, the actual
16th, 2019 San Francisco board of appeals. To my left is deputy City Attorney who will provide the board with any legal needed advice at this evening. At the controls is the boards legal existent and the process clerk. I am the boards executive director. We will also be joined by representatives from the city departments that have cases before the board this evening. Upfront we have the acting deputy zoning administrator, also representing the Planning Department and planning commission. We also expect joseph duffy, senior building inspector, representing the department of building inspections. The Board Meeting guidelines are as follows. The board request you turn off or silence all phones and Electronic Devices so that they will not disturb the proceedings please carry on conversations in the hallway. We will have the rules of presentation are as follows. Appellants, permit holders and respondents are given seven minutes to present their case and three minutes for rebuttal. People af