they are their own board of directors. let's turn to the question of using a technology that is difficult or dangerous-- a bad chemical, a very noisy piece of equipment, something that pollutes the water or that throws something out of your smokestack that is not good for people to breathe. well, in most american corporations and in most internatitional corporatio, the board of directors sits in new york or london or paris or something like that and d they make a decision based on what's best for the bottom line. that''s their job. and if that means a technology that's toxic for people, "well, we'll put a filter on the smokestack," or, "we'll throw sosomething in the water o neutralize the acid," or whatever it is. but if the workers made the decision, you think they would d do that? it's them--they're the ones who have to breathe in the air, their children. it's their neighbors. it's their community. they're not going to do it. they're going to be much more vigilant about the environment because they live in it. they're no

>> i think it is an empowering visual, but in time it will not give people on the board of directors.ld get that one person to apply for one of those jobs. she actually put her name in the hat. >> i'm sorry. >> maybe it could inspire gross to major in math. some of the backgrounds that allows them to have these careers that are high income earning. there is an income earning gap. >> it is extremely empowering for little girls. the little girl is facing that bull. >> i don't understand the love, and i don't understand the hate. >> i find it patronizing. >> you are patronizing with your patronizing comment. >> i feel guilty saying is doctor so-and-so there. it's the one that is your inherent sexism. that is your problem. >> don't you think that this is totally patronizing to women? >> is is an empowering thing. but i will say one thing about modeling. it is one industry, you would be making much less than i would is a woman. >> certainly a wage gap. >> we are good. ♪ ♪ >> and oklahoma photographer sharing images of three young girls in spreading awareness of cancer. she introduced these

good about him and what's god for the city is he used to be our president, he's still on our board of directors, he faithfully come tos all of our meetings and is a part of it, he knows what's going on in the small business community in san francisco and can represent us well, so i hope you will reappoint him, it will be a good thing for all of us in the city. >> thank you, next speaker. >> my name is gwen kaplan, i'm a small business own ner the northeast mission association area and i met dar originally through the council of district merchants. he is a model for me of how to be a productive and honest member of the council of district merchants, i have followed his career ever since i've known him and i would just be delighted to have him reappoint. thank you. >> thank you, next speaker. >> henry [inaudible], san francisco council of district merchants association, i've known dar for many, many years back in the days of redevelopment when i sat on the south of mashlgt project area committee for some ten years and dar was on the redevelopment agency, and dar's someone who really cares abwhere

dictates life so i left the police department and became a government bond trader to serve on the board of directors. >> what did your the year -- years of law-enforcement teach you about how it has impacted your career since then? >> the skill set that you learn you have to learn how to get along with people were especially homicide when you're interviewing somebody you need to know how to read people. thank quickly on your feet and not become intimidated and also respect and trust people. those attributes are very helpful allies to go through life in those other areas of appointment. >> you love chicago and went to arizona. >> 24 years ago. first said that would ride horses and hike the russophile life as i was retiring. and then i found out that any to get involved to deal with environmental issues and sooner or later people ask me to run for the seat i never had any intention to be involved in politics but going down to the legislature as people were treated as the public as from the special interest. it took me awhile to make the decision and then i was elected to my surprise. then spent eight

government mandating this or rest of it or ideological stuff, but i am saying this is a basic principle, and dat data supporting idea that boards with a female on the board of director better overall stock performance. if terms of meeting our investment goal we penalize company without women to the board. >> jea gina, something telling me do you not take the day off. >> no, i am mother of two amazing daughter, i have taught at university level, and i have told my students and my daughters, have you a 50/50 shot of buying a woman, it is not an accomplishment, and it does not render you a victim. only way that you are a victim if you are born in a socialist country or in sharia law, people could be more affective fight these two items today, pay scale for million,. charles: i see you nodding your head. this idea was putting it before donald trump's election victory, some people believe this is a protest against president trump and conservative values. what do you see? >> yes, i drove by a protest here in dc it was smaller than certainly the protest we saw right after th the inauguration. it was meant to continue that, at the end of the day, a lot of women say, i canno

our sport is still stuck with the board of directors that have mutt the board's reputation above the well-being and safety of young girls t was usag's board of directors that voted to award steve penny with financial bonuses after knowing about the sexual abuse allegations. it is telling that nobody in usag has apologized or ex preds any empathy of concern for the survivors that have come forward. it is encouraging that this bill will benefit all youth sports, not solely gymnastics. it is aimed at preventing behavior that leads to all forms of child abuse. participation in youth sports should be a joyful part of our childhood. i know firsthand what it takes to reach the pinnacle of sport and i am proud to have represented our country at the olympic games where i remain the youngest gold medalist in u.s. gymnastics history. i believe the culture of abuse undermines the sports greatness and is simply un-american. this bill will be a substantial step in allowing us to experience success in a safe and properly supervised manner. gymnastics is beautiful. my children enjoy the sport. i want

, finally family kind of dictates your life so i left became bond trader and served on their board of director. >> what did your years in law enforcement teach you about working with others. how has it impacted your career since then? >> in every way imaginable. in the skills sets you learn as police officer. you have to learn how to get along with people, read people, especially homicide. when you're interviewing someone you really need to know how to read people. think quickly on your feet. not become intimidated and can also respect people and trust people. those attributes as you go through life are helpful. i found whether other areas of employment or other areas. >> you left chicago and went to arizona. >> yes. >> what ask you do. >> i was retiring. i was lucky enough to be able to retire at early age. at a year and a half later my mind was going mush and i needed to get involved. so i got involved and sooner or later a seat opened up at arizona legislature and people asked employee me to run for the seat. but i had also been down to the legislature while i was working on community issue

, we started -- when we split into two companies, we started with creating the most diverse board of directors in the tech industry within the u.s. and so we're now at 40% women, 23% ethnic representation within our board of directors. it doesn't get any higher than that. [ laughs ] >> my goodness. so why is it so important for people to appreciate all points of view? >> well, i would say this. we know that diverse teams result in greater creativity, greater innovation and impact. and so knowing that and knowing and understanding that bringing all of the diverse perspectives to the table gets you to a better outcome. and so we do a lot of design work, design thinking. we focus on growth mindsets and, ultimately, "how do we build greater inclusive leaders at our company?" and all of those things together gets you to better products. and we are seeing the results in our products now. >> how do you see that in the products? >> well, you see it in design. we have female engineers that are creating some hot products at hp, and a lot of that comes from the mindset of a woman solving to her needs. it

i spent years serving on the usa board of directors. the meeting seemed to revolve around two things, money and medals. when a sexual abuse case came up during my time on the board, the concern was about the reputation of the coach, not the accusation of the athlete. as i have attempted to come to terms what happened to me, it is obvious usa gymnastics has not ne anything to protect athletes against abuse. making changes to create a safe environment for athletes, usa gymnastics must be accountable and adopt a zero policy against sexual abuse. accusations must be reported to law enforcement immediately. protecting all children in sports from abuse is och paramount importance. that is why this bill is vital. it requires amateur governing bodies to report allegations of sexual abuse and it will make it easier for victims to report. this legislation will greatly help victims with the statute of limitations giving them the opportunity to seek justice. there is nothing more motivating and powerful than an olympic dream. there is a long life to

the yahoo's board of directors were aware of it. the lawsuit also says the executives not should be given the so-called parachute bonuses on completion of the deal. >>> taking a look at the big board. an afternoon trading after an early rally lost steam. consumer focus companies and dots are higher. the nasdaq is up nearly 20 points oofrnlt a warning now to check your refrigerator as the fda investigates a deadly multistate outbreak of listeria link to soft raw milk cheese. there's been two deaths and six hospitalizations in the states of connecticut, florida, new york and vermont. the cheese was recalled on tuesday. the fda and cdc have found evidence the listeria outbreak began at volto creamery in new york. the cheese was distributed nationwide with most selling here in california, illinois, and washington d.c.. >>> still awhat he had a high school football team and their coach under investigation after the break, the allegations of haying that could involve more than a dozen students. >>> plus, major improvements to oakland's lar

he's served on the board of directors for the federal land bank, as the board chairman of the louisiana land bank and as a leader of numerous state and federal agricultural organizations. ray and his family still farm cotton, soybeans, sweet potatoes, irish potatos, corn, vegetables, cattle, hay, wheat and pine trees. he's a tremendous example of a louisiana farmer making his life and a living off his land. and his insight has always been valuable to me when i am working on agricultural policy for our nation. buck spent 34 years presiding over the 4,000-plus members of the louisiana forestry association. a past president of the southern forest heritage few sume and a past president of the national council of forestry executives. during that time, buck has helped pass the forest productivity program to get part of the state's certainans taxes to be distributed to forest landowners as cost share for replanting. it is recognized as one of the top programs in the nation. he's been instrumental in advocating forestry education at the technical schools and university levels so we can have sus

. >> klaoe, we have reappointment tos the golden gate bridge, highway and transportation board of directors, welcome, directors, would you please address the committee and speak on your qualification, the first person on the list i see is sabrina hernandez. >> good afternoon, and thank you for allowing me to address you today, chair safai, vice chair fewer and supervisor yee, my name is sabrina hernandez and i was born and raised here in san francisco, i've been serving on the bridge district for a total of about a little over 8 years now, i currently sit as first vice-president of the board and i hope that you will reappoint me to my position. i serve on several committees but i attend meetings for all mitt taoes, supervisor yee, i know you had a question about attendance and i try to make all meetings whether i'm a formal member of that committee or not, should i be reappoint this year for a two year term, i would come up again next year for the presidency of the board and i think it's important that i attend all those molting so aoelt -- meetings so i have have a complete overview of how

these issues and the doctor is behind bars awaiting trial, the sport is still stuck with a board of directors of continuously put the organization's representation above the well-being and safety of these young girls idiot after all, it was the board of directors who voted to reward these bonuses even after knowing about these allegations. it's also telling that nobody has even apologized or expressed any empathy of concern for those that have come forward. it is encouraging to me, however, that the bill will benefit all of the sports not only gymnastics and it's aimed at preventing behaviors that lead to all forms of child abuse. purchase a patient in the sports should be a joyful part of childhood. i know firsthand what it is and i'm proud to represent the country at the olympic games where i remained the youngest gold medalist in history. i believe the culture of abuse however undermines the sports greatness and simply is not american. this there will be a substantial step in allowing us to experience success in a properly supervised manner. gymnastics is beautiful. my children enjoy the s

resolution own particularly on women this is of interest to our janitor board of supervisors only 60 percent of board of directors have pubically traded companies are women and seven hundred and 38 public companies that have zero women on their board of directors it is important and i believe that actually is really if we could for the companies bottom line to be on the board of directors so colleagues, i want to again acknowledge commissioner cohen for your work and as president of this board and colleagues ask for your support on this all the time item. >> just for clarity commissioner kim in our amendments you intentionally struck out on page 3 line 21 pubically traded that was intentional; correct? >> on page 3 i'm sorry line 21. >> yes. >> okay because i think part of it was counter to what i heard you say. >> no, no we took that out it is not necessary it is companies in the sf or adoption portfolio it was just more of a editing issue. >> thank you commissioner cohen. >> thank you commissioner breed i want to acknowledge commissioner kim and quantify it is true when you add women and people of color to any

after numerous requests for comment, we finally caught up with the president of iac's board of directors outside of his home last week. >> what do you have to say about all the people who put their hopes in, and spent money and time? >> well we're heartbroken over it, of course. >> reporter: 2 investigates learned just three days before declaring bankruptcy, iac was still making presentations. still signing up clients, and still asking them for money. >> getting everybody hopeful and excited. >> reporter: including jess and chris taylor of berkely. >> it was a really big let down. >> kind of a waste of a lot of people's time. getting up people's hopes, and then letting them down. that would include us. >> reporter: iac asked for a $1,500 deposit that final weekend, but did not process the taylors' credit card. >> do i think it's ethical, no. >> reporter: the california department of social services overseas adoption agencies in this state. it reviews how agencies handle adoptions. it does not review an agency's finances. >> that's not something the department has authority over. it's an

of dollars. nap is up $8 trading at 24 $24.84 cents. that's a big board on this thursday afternoon. you can see the dow is down in the red red 62 points. >>> yahoo's board of directors have stripped the ceo of a stock award totalling $2 million. >>> a pal is under fire after ai lawsuit claims some people didn't receive donations. the suit says in order to receive funds its charity must register with papal. they would allegedly distribute donations if they didn't sign up in six months. the suit was filed by a woman in illinois who made a donation to a health center but found it it never received the money. >>> a scandal involving millions of unauthorize edd accounts that were open in their names without their permission. now in a new legal filing the bank said there could be more unauthorized accounts adding it's cooperating with the justice department investigation. >>> tesla ceo elon musk is taking advice from a fifth grader. he's holding a contest for homemade xheshs. in a letter she said she noticed tesla doesn't advertise and they should let fans produce something. elon musk responded later. >>> make the most of being outside today and tomorrow, not looking too

. >>> happening now bart's board of directors is trying to figure out how to plug an expected short fall. >> they estimate the gap could be between $25 and $35 million. with some of the options out there on the table to generate for money. ally. >> reporter: and bart's general manager presented some of these various options at the meeting. let's show you a graphic of some of the options on the table. the one idea that probably got some negative attention was the idea of increasing the minimum fare by about $0.25. my colleague tom vickar was in there minutes ago the board decided to not pursue that option. the other options for raising revenue are still on the table. charging a surcharge for paper tickets. bart estimates that they could raise anywhere from $7 to $11 million a year by charging a $0.50 surcharge. bart general manager explained these options are needed because fuel tax is down. they also said weekend ridership and off peak ridership is down. they said that's part of the reason why the agency expects a $25 to $35 million budget deficit for the year. >> we're trying to make a

the work that you're supposed to be doing, you would be punished by both shareholders and a board of directors. neither of which donald trump has. nor did he have it before. so he is not accustomed of this concept of reporting to someone. someone dress go hill down or someone telling him, that's not the right way to do things. i'm not sure where that's going to come from. if he's never encountered it before and the white house isn't built for that. >> casey hunt, for a young person, you're a veteran reporter down there. a two-part question. number one, chuck schumer is clearly trying to get whatever this is, trump care. they want the president to own it. they figure obama had to. do you think it will stick some what must it be like to be a republican in congress these days? they didn't support the president, a lot of them, on the wiretapping issue. i didn't see a bunk of support today on health care. >> reporter: it's interesting. to the point of the conversation you were just having. i do think there are prominent republican who's feel increasingly every time we see what happened on saturday

the board of directors. >> the board has a responsibility to the people who invested in it and they need to ask if this is the leader to take the company forward into the future. >> the driver in that individual when asked to rate his passenger gave him one star. >> a lot of problems for uber. from the read carpet to the dog house. they are seen here before the big show which ended with the wrong results. it was said it was la la land instead of "moonlight." the executives will keep their jobs but they won't be able to do scar duties next year. a lot of people blasting them on social media claiming he was tweeting out pictures of the stars backstage when he should have been just doing his job. >>> trump did it. why not oprah for president is this an idea that's generating a lot of buzz. she commented on the idea that you don't need government experience to be elected president. in the end she said no. she won't run. open fans are taking to twitter beg her to run. ? how about kanye? i will say i would prefer oprah. >> it would be quite an insurmountable task. we have sunshine in the next

lot of people can't blame the president for saying the closest thing i have to a cabinet or board of directors is my family. >> we're seeing a president run his administration and effectively the entire federal government the same way he ran a small private business with no stock holders, no board -- no oversight at all really and this is where he's comfortable. you have to step back. all the things rachel said about ivanka trump are true. she's been very successful in the business world sort of in the same way her father has been. but you have to step back and say what is her credential tool be in the west wing effecting policy, advising the president. she's a senior a person as there is now all because she is the president's daughter. this move may mollify some of the complaints and concerns by ethics -- those who know the ethical ins and outs of things. she's a security blanket for her father. beyond that, it will be interesting to see what her role is. >> no one here has governing experience. you can go through reince priebus, kellyanne, bannon but on the last name it was bannon's quote ta

after numerous requests for comment we finally caught up with the president of the board of directors outside his home last week. >> reporter: what do you say about all the people who put their hopes and spent money and time? >> we're heart broken over it, of course. >> reporter: two investigates just learned that three days before iavment c declaring bankruptcy they were making presentations, signing up clients and asking them for money. >> they were good at getting everybody hopeful and excited. >> reporter: including chris and jeff of berkley. >> it was a kind of waste of people's time. getting up people's hopes and then letting them down. that would include us. >> reporter: iac asked f $1,500 deposit that weekend but did not process their credit card. still they feem iac took advantage of them. the calendar foreign yap department of social services oversees adoption agencies in the state. it reviews house agencies handle the documents, keep records and handle operations, but it does not review an agency's finances. >> that is not something the department has an authority over. it'

and we should note that they have three board member who's are female on their board of directors. welcome. a pleasure to have you with us. >> thanks for having me. >> you carry a lot of clout. you'll give them time to make changes but you'll also be watching them very closely. >> we are. we believe it is our duty to improve the outcome for shareholders. one of the way we do that is by engaging aggressively around those issues that we think will drive performance and diversity we believe will do it. >> this isn't just because you like girls. it is because studies have indicated that companies that are more diverse in terms of representation of women and others perform better. >> that's right. the studies, one in particular, found companies with more diversity in their senior leadership performed better than those without that diversity by more than 36%. we've seen studies that suggest these companies take zero risks. that they don't have as many for headline news items that would bother them from a governance perspective. >> you've been on wall street for a long time. i've covered

i mean we are more like the board of directors but we don't work with our department heads. so like the chief of police that he's been a be interacting with many different facets of the community be easily working with professional groups. it may worked with business groups. so i was on the internet looking how you valuate a director with the best practice for evaluated director and one was they give you three options. you have a high rate get one of them is you do a survey. two surveys with stakeholder community stakeholders professional community and professional stakeholders as well as with the staff. the staff is can have input, two and then have the your department give you his evaluation whether or not where he stands in these met his goals are not some of the reasons the board of directors or the board, should actually write evaluations and then come back and meet and have a consensus. so i was hoping that we would hear from you in broader opportunity to get more information to make real of valuations were to set up a plan and to know where they may be the strongest p

the vice chair of the caltrain board of directors: >> we worked very hard throughout the holiday period to get this on to the desk in washington, dc and just took longer than we thought. >> reporter: so now it's up to the trump administration which did not immediately approve the funds. caltrain spokesman seamus murphy says they will have to wait until april or may when the president's budget recommendations are released. >> i mean, i think it's, um, um, um, normal at this stage for a new administration to want to take a close look at a major investment that, um, would be made. >> reporter: today, the caltrain board of directors approved spending up to $20 million to keep the project going for the next few months while they wait for a decision. i asked, what is that $20 million spent on? >> making sure that our contractors are still available to us to start construction when the full funding grant agreement is, um, is awarded. >> reporter: so we're paying $20 to keep contractors around? >> yes. >> reporter: there is some design work and other preparation being done but even that has bee

the board of directors is meeting today in response to a proposal to get more income. being to raise the fares about a quarter percent or -- a quarter. also there could be a surcharge on paper tickets. and then also there could be a reduction in certain discounts. we will put it up on the screen. which one would you vote for? we've had a lot of responses. more than 300 votes. 14% say raise fares by 25 cents. you would prefer that. another 14% said they would reduce certain discounted. 17 percent are going with the surcharge on the paper ticket. the majority, 55% said forget about it, none of the above. >> we talk a lot about our viewers tweeting they want accountability. that rings true for jenny lynn who says record ridership and a rate hike. it doesn't have to do with the labor contract and overtime costs. >> another possible solution install emergency gate that's cannot be easily jumped along with the cameras. that's so people can actually -- so they can get the revenue coming to them. a lot of people have been saying, no, they need to do better with the money they

in just a few hours, bart's board of directors considers ways to break through its budget shortfall.rter anne makovec is live in san francisco with more. >> reporter: bart might need to take a multipronged approach to this huge budget shortfall. today, one of the options on the table is talking about raising fares by about 30 per trip. and yeah, that is just one of the options. some of the others they are considering right now, um, service reductions starting train service at 5 a.m. instead of 4 a.m. reducing service on the richmond and fremont lines. charging more for riders using paper tickets instead of a clipper card. and reducing discounts for seniors and youth. some bart riders we spoke with this morning say they feel like they are getting nickeled and dimed. >> i feel like they are gouging the -- the -- the rider and that's not right, you know? i mean, we pay a lot

. >>> happening today, usa hockey's board of directors will vote on a proposed salary deal with the u.s. women's team and concerns of a boycott. the team pushed back its training camp schedule and canceled an exhibition game in the wake of contract talks last week. the women are threatening to boycott the world championships which begin on friday. the reports say members of the u.s. men's hockey team could join such a boycott if the board votes down the deal. >>> dozens of dogs are getting a second chance at life thousands of miles away. let me explain. the humane society rescued 46 dogs from a south korean meat a states over the weekend. some of them will come toor ado. the humane society has save more than 800 dogs from> a th the resort will be closed for skiing because of the warmer look at the fog there. snow cam camelback is planning to reopen e 5:37. a murky start on a rain and fog mo reading and allentown. showers inil cnty and into thea start with. likely not all day. clouds bread get a nice warmup this te 8:00. just a little bit warmer than it is now. raho nooime hour for phila

good about him and what's god for the city is he used to be our president, he's still on our board of directors, he faithfully come tos all of our meetings and is a part of it, he knows what's going on in the small business community in san francisco and can represent us well, so i hope you will reappoint him, it will be a good thing for all of us in the city. >> thank you, next speaker. >> my name is gwen kaplan, i'm a small business own ner the northeast mission association area and i met dar originally through the council of district merchants. he is a model for me of how to be a productive and honest member of the council of district merchants, i have followed his career ever since i've known him and i would just be delighted to have him reappoint. thank you. >> thank you, next speaker. >> henry [inaudible], san francisco council of district merchants association, i've known dar for many, many years back in the days of redevelopment when i sat on the south of mashlgt project area committee for some ten years and dar was on the redevelopment agency, and dar's someone who really cares abwhere

the driver was checked out, she is expect to be okay. >>> in just a few hours, bart's board of directorssiders ways to come back from a budget crisis. kpix 5's anne makovec is live in san francisco on how their pitches could change the cost of your commute. >> reporter: yeah. looks like riders will be paying more if some of the plans go through. a lot of options on the table including a 30-cent increase in fares and a cut in some of the discounts that bart now gives to some of its riders. now, there are several reasons for bart's current budget shortfall. one a decrease in ridership during off-peak hours. bart's also seeing less sales tax revenue and less money from the state than expected. so they are looking at a $30 million shortfall in the coming year. now, here's some of the options they are considering. starting train service at 5 a.m. instead of 4 a.m. reducing service on the richmond and fremont lines. increasing the minimum fare from $1.95 to $2.25. charging more for riders using paper tickets instead of a clipper card. and reducing discounts for youth and seniors. bart staff wi

. >> another option could be to -- >> reporter: today at the board of directors meeting in oakland, a strategy was laid out to make up for the loss of revenue and yes, it will come out of the pockets of the riders. the possibility fare modifications include increasing the minimum fare to $2.25. reducing the discount seniors, people with disabilities and youth and adding a surcharge for paper tickets bought at the station and reducing the discount given to kids ages 5-12 and this would add up for b.a.r.t. and for commuters too. >> it is not like i'm i'm [ inaudible ] but from here to oakland it is 14 and then if i have to park, it is $3 and if i have to uber home, that is a lot for traveling. >> reporter: and before this could move forward b.a.r.t. will have to do a study on the impact on low-income and minority riders. matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> police in the south bay are putting out an alert about a pastor who has been arrested on charged of stalking several underage girls. investigators say they are afraid there could be more than a dozen more victims and they are hoping the peop

he is also expected to step down from valeant's board of directors. it initially fell after trading and that was after the drop in the regular day session where they closed at $12.11. >>> according to a regulatory filing out friday, billionaire investor icahn. he had owned about a 16% stake in the company. now up more than 1% in price action today, it finished at 26.the 46. the company hutchison china meditech, said small commercial sales helped drive its quarterly numbers. it said revenue up 21% while profit also rose. the shares jumped nearly 13% to 15.97. >>> a billion-dollar cross border deal falls apart. china's richest man who is also the head will no longer buy dick clark productions. the company behind the golden globes and the american music awards. i would have marked the first move into hollywood. but that deal is now dead. >>> they aren't commenting on the decision but dick clark representatives say they couldn't neat contractual obligation singled traditionally they haven't had trouble raising financing in this country, people believe it

the boards of directors need to understand and appreciate it. re. it's your hr, your finance, your intellectual property. that's why it's important for them to meet their fiduciary duty. >> peter, what do you tell companies? how do they set up proper incentives to make sure every person is going to be equally vigilant? in any of these situations, you're only as strong as your weakest link. >> that's a great point. this is an enterprise risk management issue. when it really comes down to it, you can't focus it only on i.t. it has to be broader than that. the education has to go down through the entire organization. it has to start with the board of directors and setting the right tone, making sure the right procedures are in place, the right oversight is in place of the management team and really driving this down through the organization. >> unless you work for a technology company, you're probably not going to be all that tech savvy. >> and that's true with the boards too. that's exactly true. that's why we're creating the education program and

board of directors improve the increase in hopes of bringing more money. the district is facing a $1 million deficit over the next 5 years. the price hike goes into effect july 1. >>> california bar owners have something to cheer about, a bill that would extend alcohol service hours to 4 a.m. has cleared its first senate committee hearing. currently, the state does not allow alcohol sales after 2 a.m. the legislation is supported by a coalition of organizations including the california restaurant association, the california travel association, uber and others. >>> santa clara county members came together for the transgender pride flag raising ceremony. this is ahead of the upcoming international transgender day of visibility in april. the blue and pink striped flag is raised to celebrate a major milestone in lgbt history, this is the second year the county has invited community leaders, advocates and members of the public to participate. the flag raising will also kickoff one month of community resource and awareness events. >> it is now more important tha

resolution own particularly on women this is of interest to our janitor board of supervisors only 60 percent of board of directors have pubically traded companies are women and seven hundred and 38 public companies that have zero women on their board of directors it is important and i believe that actually is really if we could for the companies bottom line to be on the board of directors so colleagues, i want to again acknowledge commissioner cohen for your work and as president of this board and colleagues ask for your support on this all the time item. >> just for clarity commissioner kim in our amendments you intentionally struck out on page 3 line 21 pubically traded that was intentional; correct? >> on page 3 i'm sorry line 21. >> yes. >> okay because i think part of it was counter to what i heard you say. >> no, no we took that out it is not necessary it is companies in the sf or adoption portfolio it was just more of a editing issue. >> thank you commissioner cohen. >> thank you commissioner breed i want to acknowledge commissioner kim and quantify it is true when you add women and people of color to any

this is the first visit to annj transit board of directors meeting. first time. i got say. have a significant impact on the lives of new jersey commuters. the first ones the bridge, that is the 100-year-old bridge that carries 400 trains across the hackensack. the board bass to award a are 20 million contracting to begin work on replacing that bridge, anding building construction here and other work this has to be dope. they came out. they decided not today. >> we felt they wanted to see the news. 3:00 we're willing to vote on. i mean, the edge of my seat. well, you are not stuck in train delays her to prig. some people may find it. >> yeah. >> amtrak is also building another bridge over the hackensack river. so how to there will be two. and several said, wait second, wient be cheaper, wouldn't they make more sense to build one berg bridge? >> well wash needs to be done, one bridge, that works for everybody with a three or four they can decide. it is lewd dries think the taxpayers will build two bridges when wince all they immediate. meanwhile, though. no discussion of the p

resources to talk to people that can help them, for example, we have a licensed psychiatrist on the board of directorsso people can relax a little more and just have someone to talk to, to share their inner feelings about the food allergies. we're able to help families get in touch with allergists and in some instances help provide financial support for families who need the medication. >> i see you brought the epi pen. i want to talk about that in a moment. so the symptoms, the most common symptoms are? >> well, they range, so food allergy is when your body rejects and attacks actually a food protein, and once you ingest the food, triggers a violent reaction where your body releases histamines. symptoms can be mild, itching, localized hives, or can be very serious, wheezing, difficulty breathing, loss of consciousness, in some cases sudden drop in blood pressure. it is important for people to understand food allergy can be fatal. >> you have to call 911 right away. >> exactly. >> talk about the epi pen in a moment. we have to take a quick break. they'll stay with us another segment, talking food >>>

the clerk: h.r. 1228, an act to provide for the apointment of members of the board of directors of the office of compliance to replace members whose terms expire during 2017 nd for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess subject to the call of the chair. that has been pushed back until 3:30 this afternoon. we plan to have that live swrl. the house has gaveled out subject to the call of the chair and until such time they are ready to move forward, we can't tell you exactly when they'll come back in. president trump getting into the lobbying effort releasing a ideo and a release here on washingtontimes.com, trump urges americans on health care, let congress know you are behind our plan. former president obama, though, defending the affordable care act which was signed by him seven years ago today. obama defends health care law on eve of repeal vote. they say the part of the president's -- former president's statement said america is stronger because of the affordable care act, in a statement that came out within t

board of director will take over. usyou are going to tell about a piece of smart outerwear that is actually quite amash as well. >> it is the newest project from google and levi's. they unveiled their wearable tight denim jacket at the sxsw conference this week. worns conductive fibers into the fabric which tracks your motion, acting like a touchscreen. the jacket is marketed to urban bikers so they know like her had to stare at a screen while looking up directions or changing music. it just takes a swipe on your arm to activate it. the jacket is set to go on sale for $350 later this year. lot saferly looks a than those cyclists holding their phones in paris. let's take a look now at our press review. taking a look at the papers today. let's start with a surprise announcement out of scotland where first minister nicola sturgeon says she is ready to hold a second referendum on scottish independence. >> let's start with the headline , just as you have dealt with one referendum crisis, a reference a course to brexit. tele

the company saying the board of directors has extended bob iger's contract as chairman and ceo to july of 2019. orrin smith is the independent lead director. he says given bob iger's outstanding leadership, his record of success in a changing media landscape, and his clear strategic vision for disney's future, it is obvious that the companies and its shareholders will be best served by his continued leadership. i think returning to julia boorstin on some of this as we make sense on what iger's going to be around for a while, julia. >> that's right. there's been a lot of talk and speculation about who was going to replace bob iger when his contract expired at the end of june 2018. and so, the fact that this is being extended for a year is not a big surprise because there was no obvious successor for iger. there is also the fact that disney has done phenomenally well under his leadership. now, in the past couple of times i've sat down and interviewed bob iger, he's talked about how much he's enjoyed running disney and about how there is so much potential ahead. just a couple weeks ago in

it is also up to a board of directors. make a company as good as you can and that creates all the opportunities you have. david: which you say the u.s. economy is in reasonable shape? jamie: america has the best hand of any country on this planet, ever. ♪ advise tot would you get the economy growing at a better clip? are seriousere issues the country has come and they are not republican or democrat. they are not left or right. they are the issues we talk about, know about. , inner-city school education is a disgrace. we should be ringing an alarm bell. those who do graduate are not assert qualified to have a job. shouldho create jobs work together to make sure that certificate, high school, vocational, community college, college ins up in a job. capitalriving american and american businesses overseas every day. this inversion problem is making it advantageous for foreign companies to buy a american companies, for foreign companies to invest here, so it is more complicated. i also agree you would not have corporate tax refo

the board of directors is it meeting now to discuss a budget shortfall. bart is projected to be short 25 to $35 million for the next fiscal year. one proposal would cut service or change some train routes. >> i think they all stink. but we just have to position ourselves, i think, um, to be able to hold our nose, vote for a package and share the pain of trying to right the financial ship. >> bart expects to make a decision on the proposal sometime in june. >>> and here's a look at what riders could be paying under the proposal. currently the minimum fare is $1.95. that could go up to $2.25. bart is considering charging more for paper tickets to encourage riders to use clipper cards. maria medina talked to riders in fremont about the price hikes. >> i got to do what i got do to get to work. >> reporter: six days a week, stanley day takes bart from oakland to the fremont station where his boss then picks him up. it's what he does to make ends meet. he count every penny he makes and every penny he spends. so when he heard the bart board of supervisors is con

[applause] >> hello, i'm a member of j street's board of directors. it is my and if honor to introduce this afternoon a man who needs little introduction. for all -- [applause] for all of us who have followed the political events of the past several years, we feel that we have come to know him on a first-name basis. pipe speaking, of course, of the junior senator from vermont, senator bernie sanders. [cheers and applause] during the course of the senator's presidential campaign, i heard from many who described that was old-school jew lisch enflecked brooklyninging a set remind emthem of their uncle or grandfather, a familiar and passionate voice, ready to impart important lessons and take on tough arguments. for me as a jewish chicagoan it wasn't how senator sanders spoke, it is what he was saying that recalled an earlier generation in my family. his dogged and primmed advocacy for the rights rights rights anf working people and average americans reminded me of my grandparents and uncles, all labor lawyers and union organizer in racine, wisconsin. they

garvin: so many thousands, in fact, in the 1980s the hospital ceo offered cornell a seat on the board of directorsl: and i said, "i'm gonna join ya." he said, "great!" but i said, "not as a director, but rather as a volunteer." garvin: turns out, for this part of cornell's life, this is not the type of chair he wanted to sit in. this one-- cornell: shh. garvin: doing this-- cornell: shh. garvin: for them. cornell: shh, i think you're gettin' sleepy. garvin: two days a week for the past 20 years, cornell has been coming to the neonatal intensive care unit at oakland children-- cornell: oh. garvin: volunteering to give premature and sick children doses of the wonderful medicine that is the human touch. cornell: you got a good grip. that's a good grip, very nice. garvin: coming in at 7 in the morning and staying as long as he's needed, cornell has not regretted his decision for a minute. he says in his life he sat on enough boards to know what that's like, and it's nothing like this. cornell: 'cause when i'm holding a little baby on my shoulder, and that warm little cheek is pressed against mine, tha

and i'm privileged to call paula a dear colleague as paula serves on the atlantic council's board of directors. it is hard to find someone with both the experience and expertise of paula. that's why she's always one of my first calls on any trade related matter. paula served as chairwoman of the u.s. international trade commission and as commissioner for nine years analyzing and voting on over 1,000 trade cases. next to me rafael fernandez de castro, prove for in both mexico city and syracuse university's maxwell school of citizenship and public affairs. rafael, you are really the ultimate expression of a strong u.s.-mexico relationship. i've had the pleasure to know rafael, worked with him for a number of years. he is a prolific writer as well, having written and coed dit coe books. rafael was also a foreign policy advisor to former president felipe calderon. thank you all very much for joining us. we're going to spend the next half-hour or so taking a deep dive on a number of different issues beginning with tomorrow's meetings in mexico, then moving on to north american linkages as a whole.

the board of directors met today to discuss over revenue options like raising parking fees, cutting service, charge more for paper tickets, and reducing youth and senior discounts. you will start seeing more trains wrapped with advertisements. >> today we approved increasing advertising revenue at our stations. there will be some creative solution. bart board members want to have as little negative impact on riders as possible. >> bart already has a hiring freeze in place to cut costs and it also is working to reduce overtime and go after riders who don't pay their fares or parking fees. >>> investigators are recommending more than 600 charges in connection to a riot that broke out at the state capital this summer. this scary scene played out in late june. the highway patrol says it sparked when a permitted protest by white nationalist group was confronted by several groups of unpermitted counter- protestors. the chp is recommending charges against 106 people who were there including 68 felonies and 514 misdemeanors. charges will depend on who was acting in self-defense, which is difficult