Abigail today, we are looking at modest gains. It we have the dow s p 500, higher by. 4 . It comes after the attack to form bill passes. Investors thinking rightly or wrongly that the 1. 5 trillion in proposed tax cuts will trickle through into the economy and help the stock market more with shares rising on the day. Take a look at bitcoin. Volatility there. Is hurting many of the bitcoin and blockchain related. Ompanies up 290 . Nd iced tea, this company is going to be changing their name to long blockchain, getting into the blockchain space. Haveample of the media we been seeing on all things cryptocurrency and bitcoin. , this is aockchain 69 million market cap companies. Hascro cap, somebody that a company that has six landowners in revenue and trying to get in on what something is a good thing. Others think it is a battle. It lets take a look at the threeday chart of bitcoin and the bloomberg because the volatility we have seen recently is interesting. Above 18,000 per bitcoin, nea
We leave this event and go live to the u. S. Senate. Call p, pending . The presiding officer were not in a quorum call. Mr. Menendez i rise today as brave citizens in iran are taking to the streets to exercise their fundamental right to freely express their opinions and protest against their government. As a democracy founded on core values, including the freedom of speech, equal rights under the law, and basic human dignity, the United States must always stand up for those peacefully advocating for these principles. For decades america has championed these principles not only because they are right but because they promote our interests. We know that nations whose governments respect human rights and freedom of expression, that uphold the rule of law, that protect the civil rights and liberties of their people, these nations serve as americas most reliable allies, most Strategic Security relationships and most prosperous economic partners. Our enduring belief in Democratic Values comp
Having an open house saturday january 20th between 10 00 and 2 00 targeted to the residents of the villages. Those sha that have benefits under the thr rs and will be open to all residents. At the end of november we traveled with ticd to washington, d. C. To meet with the department of labor regarding access to easements to property that improved the communications weve been having with them and resulted in the agreement on the consent calendar today. We continue to work on temporary and permanent easements well need to improve construction of easements adjacent to job corp property. Also discuss the department of labor their longterm planning effort with the improvement of their facilities. The bay bridge project Oversight Committee in december authorized the proposed retention of pier e2 we discussed at prior meetings. As outgrowth of that theres an m. O. U. On our consent calendar today thats an agreement to make an agreement. Its a precursor to demonstrate to the project Oversight
His passing. I was actually travelling in the south of china in the region where his parents had come from. Its also the area where my husband was born. So we were travelling in that area when we heard about his passing. We were so shocked and so grieved because he was a friend of mine for many years. Over three decades. He actually officiated at my daughters wedding and so he is greatly missed. I think that in this era of time when there is so much political grand standing, its really rare to encounter a man who was as humble as we was and dedicated the notion of public service. That was his whole being in his career was to serve the city that he loved, San Francisco. And he never forgot his simple roots from an immigrant family with a single mother who raised her family in subsidized housing and he never forgot where he came from. And i think that he did so much for the site. Some of it will come. The fruit of which will come later on. He was criticized for not doing enough for Affor
Sf [inaudible] rising, democratic socialists of america, california, faculty association, ace, among other groups. We really urge the board of supervisors to move swiftly, work closely with the task force and the office of the treasurer to create a San Francisco Municipal Bank. We would like to see the banks charter be grounded in principles of equity, social, racial and economic and environmental justice. San francisco has a 10 billion budget but currently apart from all the reasons why we shouldnt be investing in large commercial banks, we also are facing unprecedented housing crisis, homelessness crisis, despite our very large city budget. So we would like to see a public bank that would really invest in our local communities, especially most marginalized and vulnerable communities that are underserved by our current Banking System and the city would invest in Affordable Housing. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker. Thank you, and good afternoon all my relations, my name is Tony Gonz