Speaking before squeezed by massive bills, there is still Spending Power out there. A lot of our customers are probably a bit older, so we dont feel the mortgage rate, although it creates uncertainty for them and that does and we do notice when there is a rate rise, everyone gets a bitjittery. Does it feel like we are getting green shoots . I dont feel that there is green shoots, no, no. I dont feel that there is green shoots, no, no. I feel we are in a holding pattern. It could go either way. Today, the Bank Of England said the tough medicine was beginning to work. Less tha n less than two years they have over 14 steps raised Interest Rates to the highest level in 15 years in an attempt to drain Spending Powerfrom the Spending Power from the economy. The period of near zero Interest Rates now consigned to history with the bank warning that rates could remain at this level for some time. If you asked the question, yes, and when are rates going to come down . My answer is we are going t
This morningism maria bartiromo. I hop youre having a good friday morning. Happy weekend. Its friday, may 17, 7 00 a. M. On the east coast. Time for the hot topic of the hour. Former President Trump so called hush money trial is entering its final stretch as the defense prepares to resume cross examination of exlawyer Michael Cohen on monday. Lydia hu with more. Reporter the cross examination highlighted cohens history of lying and made the discussion that Michael Cohen continued his lies on the stand before the jury yesterday. Defense attorney todd blanche crossexamined Michael Cohen about a brief phone call that took place in late october of 2016. Cohen testified that he called Keith Schiller, trumps body guard, and trump about Stormy Daniels, telling them the nons didisclosure agreement was done. Blanche used Text Messages to suggest cohen received a harassing series of phone calls and called schiller to discuss the harassment. Heres the exchange. Blanche, question, that was a lie,
Any opposed . Motion carries. We are now on item 6, the San Francisco zoo. Hello, good morning. Tanya peterson, director of the San Francisco zoo. I am happy to i an announce that the january kids for free program was successful and over 12,000 children came to the zoo for free during the month of january. Tsz it is february. Love is in the air, so twoforone admission for the senior citizens. As we discussed earlier, i do not qualify. If you are 65 or older, two for free in february. Speaking of sweethearts t new male and female, the male on the left and female snow leopard on the right, we brought them in and were match maker of sort. The first meeting went well and now they are into speed dating. We are hoping speed dating. Hoping to get a cub soon here. Speaking of cubs, our bears turn one. We will have celebrations over the president s weekend. And as you may recall, we had online bidding auction for their naming rights. The names will be revealed this weekend. And time in our educ
I am paula murphy. I lived in San Francisco for the past 25 years. For the past 10 i have been playing tennis in San Francisco mostly on public courts. Jumping off what peg said i want to focus my comments on what a huge benefit having lights at golden Gates Tennis Center will be. Imagine you work for a living, which i think most of us do, that you cant afford to be a member of the private club, and you play doubles. Mosmost of us of a certain age y doubles. You know, what are your options for playing tennis other than weekends . You get into your cars or on your bike or whatever, Public Transportation and go across the city and all four of you meet there and you just cross your fingers and hope that nobody is playing. Often times there is someone playing, there is people waiting. Then you decide, okay, are we going to wait two hours and stand here or try to go somewhere else . Then you all get in cars or on your bike and go somewhere else and hope the same situation doesnt await you.
Examine what has happened. Is there anyone else who would like to make Public Comment on this item . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Commissioners, this is discussion only. Thank you. So we are now on item 7. The Recreation Park Department budget for fiscal 20182019. And 201920. While derek is setting up the presentation, let me extend a thanks to derek and his team. This is a strong budget, and this is the first he has done as the head of the finance administration and worked very, very well with the staff and the Community Stake holders. And notwithstanding, a little bit of financial instability city wide, we are proud of this budget. Good morning, Vice President low, commissioners. I am derek chiu, over eight months ago i started the recreational Park Department to attend glen canyon opening and the random Museum Opening and recently saw the new civic center. And this is a terrific place to work. And im very excited to be presenting the first budget. I stepped into some very