good afternoon, commissioners. good to see you again. so this is a project that we are happy to be able to support. we were able to work out a deal with the project sponsor that will guarantee that these jobs will be like any of the other jobs in the hotel industry and especially union square. the workers will have the right to join a union, which is life changing for them. we were able to work out a deal that covers the buildings trades as well. we re pleased to support this project. i will be happy to answer any questions you might have. thank you, ms. gomez. good afternoon, commissioners. my name is kevin carroll. i m the executive director of the hotel council of san francisco. it s my pleasure to be here today to represent an industry that delivers over 11.3 billion in economic input to the city of san francisco. hotels employ 24,000 people, but the jobs influenced by hotels are over 105,000 people in san francisco. 60% of our employees live and work in san francis
i m the executive director of the hotel council of san francisco. it s my pleasure to be here today to represent an industry that delivers over 11.3 billion in economic input to the city of san francisco. hotels employ 24,000 people, but the jobs influenced by hotels are over 105,000 people in san francisco. 60% of our employees live and work in san francisco as well. i m here to support the project at 72 ellis. our council and our board of directors believe this will bring a new brand into our market, a brand on union square that welcomes millions of people into our city. it s an exciting project. it steps away from the powell cable car turn around. i ve mentioned this before and been here on this address before many of you may have seen me on this specific site. hotels generate for business on the outside than the inside. every dollar that s spent inside a hotel, more dollars are spent outside, which is great. if you look at the potential benefits, the tot tax alone, a ho
the workers will have the right to join a union, which is life changing for them. we were able to work out a deal that covers the buildings trades as well. we re pleased to support this project. i will be happy to answer any questions you might have. thank you, ms. gomez. good afternoon, commissioners. my name is kevin carroll. i m the executive director of the hotel council of san francisco. it s my pleasure to be here today to represent an industry that delivers over 11.3 billion in economic input to the city of san francisco. hotels employ 24,000 people, but the jobs influenced by hotels are over 105,000 people in san francisco. 60% of our employees live and work in san francisco as well. i m here to support the project at 72 ellis. our council and our board of directors believe this will bring a new brand into our market, a brand on union square that welcomes millions of people into our city. it s an exciting project. it steps away from the powell cable car turn aroun
in the first carjacking, authorities say that assaye got into the trunk later managing to kick in the back seat as the owner was driving herself to workshe was scared and stunned the car coming to a rest near a gas station. this lady comes running in hysterical, hyperventilating and she said help me help me someone is in my car and i was like what happened? jeff: police say he abandoned the vehicle that was later found with a gun inside. after some time on foot, another carjacking in annandale of unsuspecting home owners. they were threatened by him and turned over their vehicles to them. jeff: then for two hours, k-9 units, officers and u.s. marshals checking on tips and possible sightings through annandale but nothing until a possible sighting and arrest in southeast d.c. the second car also turning up in southeast off potomac avenue. but questions remain on how assaye got loose in the first place. two people should be able to certainly guard a prisoner. securely. jeff:
hundreds of law enforcement officers feds state, local. heavily armed on foot in trucks, in the air. in fairfax county for hours searching for wossen assaye only to find him miles away in d.c. picked up by police there after he got off a bus at 25th and pennsylvania avenue southeast. they dragged him. they got him in the back of the car, started taking his boots and stuff off and everything making sure he didn t have a weapon. it was unbelievable. it was like it wasn t real. reporter: it began around 3:00 this morning at the inova fairfax hospital. assaye was on suicide watch. he had tried to take his life last week in jail. he was guarded by the u.s. marshal service, a man and a woman. when the man went to the bathroom assay ex-jumped edassaye jumped the woman, escaped wearing only a hospital gown. he walked down the hallway from our understanding with the female contract guard. sort of as a shield. at some point he re leased her. reporter: police moved in and sealed