For that rate hike. She sees moderate growth this year and beyond. The economic head winds out there that include housing and budget spending have been waning. On the labor markets, its approaching full strength. First time i believe they said that with the Unemployment Rate to fall by year end. It is close to the long run level although she does point out that it will be not fully healed along with a slack such as people working parttime. She said inflation will rise as the economy strengthened and importantly as temporary factors were received which is what she expects in the forecast. A couple of things she said the european recovery is on firmer footing, but has concerns about global on the u. S. Economy. An important economic point that we can talk more about another time but said recent productivity is disappointing and thats something they watch at the Federal Reserve. Back to you. Thank you very much. Along with mandy drury, welcome to power lunch. More breaking news with david
Into this precinct time and south ourselves to that goal. Commissioner johnson. Thank you where am i going i think often we have issues that come on the agenda where people will begin to o postpone were not here for that but i really enjoyed were having this conversation this is why i was honored to be asked to join the Planning Commission and excited were here today, i agree with the mr. Cohen there are other forms and director ram that there are other forms we should work on and have working groups for other meetings i have even the Mayors Office mayors working group ive participated i think we can think that the meetings and groups we can get creative we did some of the Redevelopment Agency leads to the neighborhood plans and the discussion were extremely helpful i wanted to key off something that was said in the opening comments San Francisco is boom and bust from the gold rush so worldclass 2 we say had two two changes physically and culturally in San Francisco when i look at thos
On the roads right now and there is some sprinkles right now. It is causing delays at s f o for flights arriving. At last check they were backed up for two and a half hours. Lots to talk about there. We have been telling you about the approaching storm all week long. The big box on the left shows a san jose can and and the upper right and sierra and the lower right. Were anticipating and now lot but some snow out of this. The timing on this is not good because it is the travel biggest travel day before thanksgiving. Rain and snow as making life a little bit difficult. I will get to that in just a minute but lets look of the friday morning commute. Whether is pushing its way inland right now. This is from the pacific, one of the rare rounds coming in from the south and pushing its way north. All of the yellow and moderate rain is sitting off shore and is expected to hit the bay area sometime shortly. The yellow on your screen is approaching the sun said in richmond district. Were still
Francisco across the bay bridge. We did see some light rain in livermore valley. And it looks like the light rain is down in the south bay. Within the next 20 to 25 minutes the rain should pick up in intensity. Heres a look on satellite radar we can see all the rain in the bay area we have heavier rain. The Winter Weather revisory goes into effect at 4 this afternoon. 8 00 a few scattered showers in the bay area. In the latter rain continues it will really pick up this afternoon. Seas are starting to pick up the drive are improving. Were still looking at a slower than usual commute. The time was a draft of the screen there but we are down to 39 minutes for the west on rye. We are also tracking the lacdelays. That number almost twice the normal commute time for this morning in the normal self long ride. Can see. Mill valley is providing san next preparing for the storm. They got about 8 in. Of rain in the three day period. Its around the bay area that to confine it now. Specifically her