start with a business plan that explains the new venture and your background, what differentiates yours from all others, identifies your target customer, and includes a competitive analysis of organizations in your space. you'll also need to project the numbers to determine how much startup financing will be required. but you don't have to go at it alone. take advantage of free resources available to help you develop your idea. the san francisco district office of the small business administration serves 14 counties in northern california. it offers free advice and information on starting and growing a business as well as financial assistance through guaranteed loans made by local lenders. log on to sba.gov and search for san francisco. the site also lists special resources devoted to women and veterans. i'm jill schlesinger for kpix 5. bayview district. the fire is burning in a building at >>> breaking news in san francisco. firefighters are working a two- alarm fire at a sausage factory in the bayview directed at underwood and jennings. no word on what caused the fire. >>> a not so h

association it helps to reduce competition it didn't hurt or effect the current businesses because with the preservation of news the current business owns what the license will be able to continue their sales and over and i transition you'll see a reduction. >> thank you. >> commissioner tour-sarkissian. >> i have two questions about the distinction just the name for a question. >> sure. >> you know the defined tobacco shop and restaurant we first retail food stores under the section it talks about the new radiations it refers to the planning code what's the retail of the food store. >> retail food store. >> did that include the liquor store. >> if the store is offering food or acholic beverages let me see. >> the main purchase of the location to offer food and alcohol sales like liquor for most of their sales then this law kicks in to not allow the issuance of the permit but let me get a clarification my colleague had a last minute issue. >> you're reading from your notes not from the meantime. >> i have a version felt not right here. >> yeah. >> another question about the about the children. >> uh-huh. >> ju

that's all business news for now. let's have a look at the region's markets. >>> december 26th marks ten years since the indian ocean tsunami left more than 220,000 people dead or missing. about 30,000 people died in sri lanka, the second hardest hit country after indonesia. farmers in the country's south have spent the decade struggling to survive their product, cinnamon. here is more. >> reporter: about 2,000 farmers made offerings at a commemorative ceremony in hikkadwe for the recovery of the cinnamon industry. the cinnamon farmers offered the spice to the temple and expressed their gratitude for the community's reconstruction so far. >> translator: the town is slowly making progress toward reconstruction. >> hikkedwa is one of the areas hardest hit by the tsunami. the area's local specialty is cinnamon. europeans sought the spice during the age of exploration in the 8th to 15th centuries. cinnamon is an extensive ingredient in sri lankan cooking. it is also exported to western nations in japan. a 48-year-old cinn

but those businesses will not be able to sell their business or the new buyer will not get a permit and now this becomes confusing at the effective date of the law for a business to be able. >> which page, sir sorry. >> page 11 clarification it has to be in business years to transfer it's license? >> yes. sorry any business that has not been in operation at the effective date will not be able to - to not been able to transfer or the transfer he will not be able to get a license. >> right. >> so when the law this amendment kicks in yeah. >> do you know how many businesses are going to be effected. >> currently one thousand and one licenses out there. >> over one thousand licenses. >> sorry a thousand businesses that have been holding tobacco licenses for less than 5 years. >> that i don't know but what licenses and the majority of them have been in place for over 5 years. >> over 5 years. >> actually a lot of the owners have held the place for 10 or 20 years. >> thank you that will suggest that no videotaping stores will be transferable. >> right. >> and to clarify about the e cigarettes

get all your business news on cnbc. >>> a piece of family history is back where it belongs 70 years later. how one man was able to trace the bracelet to its owner. >>> this is "nbc 10 news." >> at 5:a55 this morning, here is a live look down the shore. it is going to be warm today. we will be in the 50s. above normal for this time of year. however, it's beginning to be cloudy and some of those showers that brittney shipp was talking about will be south of philadelphia, so down the shore you may see a few rain drops later on in the day. >>> a california family received a special delivery this christmas. a military keepsake worn by their father during world war ii. warren mcaulie wore the bracelet while fighting in italy. his memory couldn't be stronger this holiday season. here's what happened. a little girl found the bracelet in a small italian town. she kept it by her bed for 70 years until she gave it to her son. he noticed the fated military numbers on it, linked it to the mcaulies and sent it back to the states. his wife received it just in time for christmas. >> oh, jeez. it's come b

get all your business news on cnbc. >>> it's called project christmas.some teachers take on the role of santa to make the holidays brighter for their students, and it's had a bigger payoff than they could have ever imagined. webuyanycar.com has helped thousands of people let go of all the hassle that comes with selling or trading in. we make selling your car, truck or suv, fast, safe and fair with three simple steps: one -- get your free online valuation. two -- drive to your local car-buying center. three -- walk out with a check in as little as thirty minutes. buying cars is all we do. all makes and models and no dealership pressure we'll even settle your loan or lease. so, don't wait. get your free online valuation now at webuyanycar.com. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >> at 5:56, here is a live look at boat house row. all looks pretty calm out there this morning. it's because we're not really dealing with any strong winds, as meteorologist brittney shipp tells us. some light winds today, some clouds out there. we are expecting a little bit of sunshine, but

with a look at this past week in business news.ith a look at this past week in business news. stay in school. >> a spectacular november employment report with 90,000 more than forecast. with sizable gains in manufacturing, construction, and high earning professional jobs. jobs. the nation's unemployment rate though held steady at 5.8%. 5.8%. stocks hit some new record marching pmarching toward the 18,000 mark. meantime, oil prices continued ahead lower and several gas stations in oklahoma and texas began selling gas for just $2 a gallon. auto sales drove higher last month with the industry now on pace to sell 17 million cars and like trucks this year, the most since 2003. chrysler up 20%, notching its best november in more than a decade on big demand for jeeps and ram pickups. meantime, chrysler, ford, and honda are expanding their recalls of cars with potentially deadly driver's side airbags made by takata corp. in japan, they've been linked to at least five fatalities. >>> sony pictures was hit with a major hack attack with at le

that and more on this busy news night here on "hannity." >>> welcome back to "hannity." nationwide demonstrations erupted over the weekend in the wake of the michael brown and eric garner grand jury decisions. and left wing nbc news host reverend al sharpton led a march at our nation's capitol. we sent the "hannity" crew along with fox news contributor david webb down to d.c. to see whose really involved in this protest. take a look. here's what he found. >> what about black-on-black crime? where more blacks commit more of the murders against blacks? >> well, that is true but there's no such thing as black-on-black crime. there's white-on-black crime. and if the people are defending us which they call themselves the police. >> don't shoot! >> the white man is a supremacist. we will never get our rights until we stand up. no justice, no peace! >> they can actually get rid of this very system that is responsible for all of these police murders and all the exploitation and oppression here and around the world. >> what do you want to replace it with? >> we want to replace it

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ceo speaking to us earlier from toulouse, france. >> generally, businesses save it has never been easier to get a loan, according to a new survey published today. >> while only 17% of businesses reported difficulties in securing credit. the survey found that large companies were more likely to get their loans approved, while builders said they faced higher hurdles. and tumbling oil prices have been good news for businesses. oil-producing nations have had to ride out the rough weather. to tell us how crude prices fair today, here is a rundown of the markets from frank for stock exchange. -- from the frankford stock exchange. >> commodity experts in frankfurt do not believe commodity markets will be moving soon, and even less so as saudi arabia said no to cutting oil production. in a television interview, the saudi arabian oil minister even said his country would never cut oil production, does it prices hitting 5.5 year lows. immediately after these statements, the price for crude came under pressure again. on the stock trading floor here in frankfurt, the news was received very positively. cheap oil is like an extra stimu

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business news begins now. the markets are jittery after the news that greece is headed towards early elections. another round of market turmoil in greece. the main stock market index in athens closed 4% down this monday. the greek government failed to push a potential candidate through parliament. the vote is due to take place on the 26th of january. it has pledged to end austerity and to renegotiate the terms of the imf and eu funded bailout. we take a closer look at why investors are so worried. >> a party's leader just turned 40. it could shake up the countries political and economic future in 2015. his party could win the majority of government with a campaign based on renegotiating the terms of greece's bailout plan. the party is garnering popularity by offering voters a break from tough austerity. >> the vast majority of the people determined to end the policy of the bailout agreements and austerity. lawmakers can do nothing else than to respond to their duty to keep in line with the will of the people. >

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. >> announcer: you're watching "worldwide exchange," bringing you business news from around the globe. >>> and it's 9:00 a.m. here in london. let's take a look at the europe 600 heat map. extending the rally that we have seen over the past couple of days. yesterday, the best one-day gain for european stocks in three years. a lot of that has to do with what's happening in global markets. in fact, yesterday the dow surging over 400 points, the best one-day gain for the dow since november 2011. we'll get to that in a second. let's focus on what's happening today in europe. diving into the individual markets, the ftse 100 up about 0.8%. the xetra dax up 0.53%, 52 points. 9,863. the german consumer sentiment number rising to its highest level in eight years. france, right now up 29 points. we'll be joined by stephane to look at some of the top stories there. but italy is not following the broader markets that we're seeing right now. italy trading down around 41 points in today's trade. currencies, a big discussion for markets right now, given the moves that we've been seeing. the russian r

jill schlesinger has e on starting a successful small business. >>> new year, new jobs. jill schlesinger has advice on starting a successful small business. >>> reporter: as the year comes to a close, are you dreaming of becoming your own boss in 2015? considering that about half of all new businesses survive just five years or more, you'll need to do your homework. start with a business plan that explains the new venture and your background, what differentiates your business from all others, identifies your target customer, and includes a competitive analysis of organizations in your space. you'll also need to project the numbers to determine how much startup financing will be required. but you don't have to go at it alone. take advantage of free resources available to help you develop your idea. the san francisco district office of the small business administration serves 14 counties in northern california. it offers free advice and information on starting and growing a business as well as financial assistance through guaranteed loans made by local lenders. log on to sb

. >> item 14, new business. >> any new business? >> may i ask -- we talked about it not necessarily, but i imagine -- what's happening with pier 29-1/2? the bulkhead or whatever, or is that something -- >> it's not agendized so i can't answer you, but i can put it on a future calendar to discuss. the short answer is nothing at the moment. >> okay. can we put it on a future calendar? >> sure. >> seeing no other new business, we can adjourn in memoriam, in memory of jeff salter and tarantino. motion? >> second. >> moved. >> in favor? >> aye. >> meeting is adjourned. [your] >> this is the meeting of the commission on the environment and today is tuesday november 25th, and it is 5:05, roll call, commissioner arce is excused. commissioner king is excused. commissioner gravanis? >> here. >> stephenson? >> here. >> commissioner wa*ld? >> here. >> commissioner wan. >> here. >> and as a point of order, arce has appointed gravanis for this meeting due to his absence. and the next item on the ago ahead agenda is jennifer kas, and the director

. >> item 12 is new business. >> any new business at this time? no >> seeing none, next item, please. >> item 13 is jaurnt. >> i want to adjourn in memory of jennifer matt and everything she's done. >> all in favor, say i. the meeting is adjourned at 755. >> thank you good morning. >> mar. >> here. >> lee. >> here. >> mccray? >> thank you walker. >> here. >> clinch and melgar are excused. we have a quorum and the next item is president's announcements fp >> before we get into the president announcements, if i could get the commissioners a heads up that on item 7 we are going to somehow go in between 9:30 to a quarter to ten, and there is no objection, then if we are in the middle of something and i might stop and go right to 7, okay? because we have some people here waiting for that. and it should not take too long, in the closed session from what i understand, okay? >> so with that, >> karvin began to work with us and spent two years with rec and park, 2001 and 2003, and then we turn to dbi from 2003 to november, 2029 and 2014. where she retired

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time for a round up of business news. the u.s. has seen a massive resurgence in growth.he economy grew at a yearly rate of five are sent. -- of 5%. the increase was due to strong consumer spending on health care and renewed business investment. while the news that the u.s. economy is growing at its fastest pace in 11 years came as somewhat of a surprise and sent stocks soaring on the financial markets. here is a rundown -- a rundown of the markets. >> growth in the u.s. was stronger than expected, and that pushed the stock market to new record highs. for the first time ever, the dow jones industrial average climbed above 18,000 points and this helped inspire the european stock markets as well. many traders in the frankfurt are convinced that during the last few trading days of this year, investors will try to push the german dax above 10,000 points again. the forecasts are more reluctant. the stronger the economy in the u.s., the more probable it becomes that interest rates will be raised again in the u.s.. and this outlook is bound to put a damper on too much stock mark

. >> any new business at this time? no >> seeing none, next item, please. >> item 13 is jaurnt. >> i want to adjourn in memory of jennifer matt and everything she's done. >> all in favor, say i. the meeting is adjourned at 755. >> thank you >> we are approving as many parks as we can, you have a value garden and not too many can claim that and you have an historic building that has been redone in a beautiful fashion and you have that beautiful outdoor ping-pong table and you have got the art commission involved and if you look at them, and we can particularly the gate as you came in, and that is extraordinary. and so these tiles, i am going to recommend that every park come and look at this park, because i think that the way that you have acknowledged donor iss really first class. >> it is nice to come and play and we have been driving by for literally a year. >> it is kind of nice. >> all of the people that are here. ♪ >> good afternoon and welcome to the san francisco board of supervisors' land use and economic develo

know there's a lot going on but i'd like to in fairness to you and the spirit of the unfinished business or new business really unfinished business category i hope this board has a concrete proposal to consider by your next board retreat and provides direction on that topic. >> so. >> again you don't have to respond our welcome to. >> i'd be happy to respond we've started the public process for that and should have the legislation for the traffic changes coming to you i think in the spring not sure about february 3rd but give you specific timelines of when it will be coming in the spring at the lastly implementation by the summer. >> board finished business. >> a friend of mine the gps number on the - she said it wasn't working for a long time and i was wondering why do we know why the gps has been disconnected. >> i was unaware that was the case. >> i literally checked that myself. >> today because of the wet weather and all the rain and infrastructure the cars are not running when the cable cars are down but when the cable cars with operating it should be working. >> it was not raining when i

stay with us on this busy news night. >>> this is a fox news alert. attorney general eric holder's announced that the department of justice will open a civil rights investigation into the death of eric garner. take a listen. >> good afternoon. i spoke with the widow of eric garner to inform her and her family of our decision to investigate potential federal civil rights violations. i've also been in touch with president obama as well as mayor de blasio regarding our decision. now, prosecutors will conduct an independent, thorough, fair and expeditious investigation. >> let get this straight. so holder's going to investigate this case in which the grand jury has clearly made its decision. but when it comes to the violence in ferguson, missouri, he won't look into michael brown's stepfather for saying this. >> burn this [ bleep ] down. burn this [ bleep ] down. burn this [ bleep ] down! burn this [ bleep ] down! burn this [ bleep ] down! >> while we're talking about ferguson, what about the arsonist and the looters that destroyed dozens of local busines

. >> any new business at this time? no >> seeing none, next item, please. >> item 13 is jaurnt. >> i want to adjourn in memory of jennifer matt and everything she's done. >> all in favor, say i. the meeting is adjourned at 755. >> thank youorder. >> ready now i'll call the meeting to order. >> roll call. >> commissioner president katz pr commissioner brandon commissioner ho approval of minutes for the in front of 8, 2014 meeting. >> note the absence

. >> any new business at this time? no >> seeing none, next item, please. >> item 13 is jaurnt. >> i want to adjourn in memory of jennifer matt and everything she's done. >> all in favor, say i. the meeting is adjourned at 755. >> thank you (music) >> herb theatre,open rehearsal. listen to the rehearsal. i think it is fun for them, they see our work process, our discussions, the decisions we make. it is good for us. we kind of behavior little bit when we have people in the audience. msk (music) >> we are rehearsing for our most expensive tour; plus two concerts here. we are proud that the growth of the orchestra, and how it is expanded and it is being accepted. my ambition when i came on as music director here -- it was evident we needed absolutely excellent work. also evident to me that i thought everyone should know that. this was my purpose. and after we opened, which was a spectacular opening concert about five weeks after that the economy completely crashed. my plan -- and i'm absolutely dogmatic about my plans --w

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. >> any new business at this time? no >> seeing none, next item, please. >> item 13 is jaurnt. >> i want to adjourn in memory of jennifer matt and everything she's done. >> all in favor, say i. the meeting is adjourned at 755. >> thank you thanks for watchi happy holidays nona with the businesses worthy events and this week enjoy the happiest time of the year in our great city this is the weekly buzz this tuesday make union square b will unveil air tha 30th anniversary with windows featuring adaptively dogs the proceeds will help the spca find a new home head on over and then on saturday enjoy the free yoga in golden gate park free melting into the ground and join the group ann at 11 for mediation for mind, body, and spirit on saturday night the city party with the telephone scope taco in the views and with the awe tronlz astronomies join the amateur and enjoy a short lurk and the sky is the limit and that's the weekly buzz for more information on those vents journalist us others sfgovtv and good afternoon. welcome hap

. >> item 12 is new business. >> any new business at this time? no >> seeing none, next item, please. >> item 13 is jaurnt. >> i want to adjourn in memory of jennifer matt and everything she's done. >> all in favor, say i. the meeting is adjourned at 755. >> thank y >> good evening everyone with we readies to light a tree. >> yeah. >> that wasn't loud enough. >> are we ready to light a tree. >> good work everyone and welcome to holistic golden gate park i'm filling beginning beggar the manager of our park department and thank you to the performance tonight and others so tonight is our 85th annual holiday tree latin-american truly one of our signature events in the city's history alongside in the back is our esteemed president mark u he will give me a round of applause (clapping.) tonight behind me is a group of park lovers i'm going to introduce so first i want to introduce the rest of our commission flowering and megan and maggie and eric mcdonald and others (clapping.) and you're going 0 hear from him he's going to help us light the tree are our

bringing you business news from around the globe. >>> and the top story continues to be sony. president obama is moving to prevent u.s. anger at north korea from getting out of control following the hack attack on sony pictures. pyongyang has denied involvement and vows to hit back against any u.s. retaliation. now, the president tells cnn one option to punish north korea could be to return it to the u.s. list of state sponsors of terrorism. but he says the sony act is not and act of war but cyber vandalism. >> we're going to be in an environment in this new world where so much is digitalized that both state and non-state actors are going to have to capacity to disrupt our lives in all sorts of ways. we have to do a much better job of guarding against that. >> well, sony canceled plans last week to release "the interview" in theaters on christmas. the new york post says the studio still expects to put the film out, possibly for free on its crackle.com streaming video website. sony's lawyer david boyd tells nbc's "meet the press" the movie will eventually see the light of day.

. >> a look at the business news. oil prices back in the headlines today. >> opec will not cut production even if oil goes as low as $20 a barrel. the world may never see prices of $100 a barrel again. he seemed to confirm that the strategy was control market share rather than price is. this news comes as the ratings agency s&p cut its outlook for three oil companies over the falling price of crude oil. it changed its outlook to negative for bp, shell, and total. the credit ratings will stay the same for now. >> how're the market is taking the news? >> the price of oil is trading up slightly. it is low. close to the five-year low price we have seen. on the stock market, not much about the rally today. slight gains on the european markets, despite the record highs. the s&p 500 hitting record highs. the oil companies we were talking about, not seeing share prices affected by the news. shares in a british chocolate maker dropped by more than 20%. orders from the u.k. grocers declined in the weeks before christmas. tripad