dallas is a business-first city. and this reflects back on the cowboys.he cowboys got dallas through integration and segregation. they're the model in dallas, texas of integration and races working together cooperatively. >> yeah. >> and there is -- they -- this franchise got dallas over the kennedy assassination. when they got good they got the rest of the country over the kennedy assassination. they sold dallas to the world. the theory of dallas created by david jacobs. he had never been to dallas. all he knew were two things, the dallas cowboys and the dallas cowboy cheerleaders. from that -- >> biggest franchise. >> in a globally popular, it all goes back to the cowboys. i'm here to give them respect. >> well ---3 c1 >> and grudging admiration from a guy from fort worth. then again, all the great sports writers that covered the cowboys, all the greats that began with came from fort worth too. >> i appreciate the hand for my idols. we have three minutes left. i have to move you to music. you wrote books about stevie ray vaughn and selena, and willie ne

managed to empty half of the apartments to start a new business, which was this suites business, the first brand as city suites and late on when the building went into receivership, the receiver started another business, an urban suites collection, which mr. hammond from the golden gateway was talking about the hotelization and that is what has gone on with half the units in the building. we have half regular tenants and half corporate suites. those apartments -- as along as this business model is profitable for these owners, those apartments will never be available to regular middle-class renters to live in the neighborhood that we really enjoy living in. so that is our problem. >> lana backet. i think there is a way of correcting this and we would like to talk with your office about an amendment that would define "corporate suites." make it illegal for them to be in buildings occupied by permanent residents for more than 30 days, less than 90 days. or that they don't offer a year lease. so we would love to continue this dialogue with your office. and that is what we have to say. thank you. >> thank yo

business initiatives were discussed. and the mayor wants to lead a campaign targeting city employees to redirect 10% of their spending to local businesses. getting city departments to purchase local. create a shop local first initiative. and for each business that registers with the city that the city sends business with, put a window decal on, just getting people to shop, eat, drink and spend their money locally. and i want to s. os commissioner dwight and commissioner riley if they have any observations on that meeting that we had with the mayor. >> i think it was a good meeting. i thought there was -- obviously it was a little chaotic. so, i think scott's going to make some [speaker not understood] to make it a little more organized going in there. so, that's good. but no, i think it's fantastic that the mayor is open to meeting in that forum. >> i think you covered most of the items that were discussed. and i think it's a good idea to have some face time with the mayor every quarter for small business owners, as well the chambers and nonprofits. >> there is enthusiasm for the business portal. that's what made me feel good about that meeting because that was, you know, you showed him how new york does i

business tax. over a decade ago, a lawsuit forced our city to use a business tax that is problematic for many reasons. first and foremost, it is a tax on jobs. every time a local employer hires someone there is a business payroll tax that's levied on that person. secondly, it is a tax that is only levied on 10 percent of all businesses and many of these are small businesses who have really been asking for reform for many many years. currently we are the only city in the state of california that uses this business payroll tax. our city government, we spent 6 months earlier this year in conversations with many leaders within the community to propose a change to a so-called gross receipts tax, which is superior on a number of levels. first and foremost, it's a tax on revenue. it's a tax on profit. it's also a progressive tax, unlike the current flat tax it's a tax that exempts small businesses that have revenues of less than a million dollars but it also increases taxes for our most successful and our largest businesses. then the last thing i will mention, it is a tax that will help to recoup the revenues that

if it passes, richmond will be the first city to impose such a tax on businesses. the town hall meeting starts at 7:00 in bethlehem baptist church in richmond. >>> good afternoon to you, a cooling trend is under way as we run through monday and the week ahead. we have temperatures slightly cooler. given your little look at the sunshine over parts of the east bay. meanwhile, inside the bay and along the coast, the fog is still pretty thick. the national weather service has issued a dense fog advisory from inside the bay as well as the coast lasting through the afternoon. i want to head to the east coast. the winds gusting anywhere from 60-70 miles an hour. the storm surge is battling the coastline. you could see at the still photo, we have blizzard conditions around the appalachian. we have the coast being pounded into new jersey an the new york harbor 60 miles out. so sandy is on the way ashore and it should make landfall in the next couple of hours. >>> here in the pacific, we've got some changes on the way. take a look at the system here. ironically, sandy is tel

the moment belonged to the parents of a woman killed on the 92nd floor, her first business trip to new york cityher mother said she simply wanted to be in court today. it was important to be there for her daughter and she also hoped to walk along the defense table to look each of the 9/11 suspects in the eye to see if they had a soul, to see if they could be human because she could not imagine that given what they accomplished on 9/11. the aclu will be in court arguing that the constitution applies to the guantanamo bay trial and the military sentence which controls what the reporters and the public will hear, is anything but transparent. >>shepard: thank you, catherine. back to tomorrow night, the second presidential debate on long island. both nominees are holed up in on rehearsals the we saw the power of the matchups in denver and the president admitted the performance fell short. the polls indicate that he has been paying on the national level for that among the voters. what strategy shifts should we spent tomorrow and how does the town hall format shake things up? we go to our panel, with t

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city. . >>> wall street is preparing to reopen for business as new york city slowly recovers from the wreckage of hurricane sandy. the new york stock exchange plans to begin trading for the first time since friday. they say the trading floor didn't suffer any damage from the storm. it's the first time since a blizzard in late march of 1888. the bad weather closed the markets for two days in a row. >>> the city council will discuss the expansion of facebook headquarters. facebook currently has a nine building complex for 613 workers. the company has plans to expand with another building for an addition 2800 employees. some people in menlo park has expressed concerns on the expansion it has on local traffic and community services. >>> today on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00, we're less than 24 hours from the giant victory parade in san francisco. the final preparationings being made and what you plan to do if you plan on attending and if you want to get around the city. >>> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you when the next time the news breaks. we'll always be here at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu.com.

whether to tax sewed why and other beverages if it passes richmond will be the first city to oppose a penny per ounce tax on businesses that sell soft drimpbs. big money pouring into the campaign from outside of the bay area. abc 7 news is at richmond city hall with this battle. mark? >> this is where it started. measure n propose bid a city councilman, a retired doctor, heart specialist said after 30 years, he saw how obesity was taking a toll. he wanted to do something to stop it. studies have shown drinking sugar sweet yend drinks is linked to eeb ease ti in children. and the cardiologist convince aid majority to pult a measure on the november ballot that would tax soda and other sugary drinks using money to make children healthier. >> more than three million we can put into new soccer fields, soft ball fields. you can teach kids how to swim put nutrition teachers in schools. >> ritterman is convinced it will encourage students to buy 100% juice. >> it is parallel to big tow taco to. what did he we did with cigarettes. >> soft drink companies contributed $2 million outspending supporters nearly 36 to one. not campa

. >>> new york city's controversial ban on large, sugary drinks is seeing its first legal challenge. a coalition of businesses filed suit yesterday claiming the city's board of health overstepped its authority when it approved the measure. the new regulation would stop restaurants, cafeterias, and concession stands from selling soda and other high calorie drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces. the law is set to take effect in march. >>> the time right now is 6:14. coming up next we'll show you the new gear the maryland terps showed off at midnight madness last night. >>> plus, the investigation into google that could lead to a lawsuit against the search engine. >>> a cold morning, yes, but it will heat up. chuck bell is back in a moment with just how warm it will get on this saturday. [ female announcer ] it's deliciously dark just before dawn. it's a rainy morning becoming a caramel drizzle. with folgers gourmet selections, you can turn any day gourmet. new roasts, new flavors, and a new look. >>> good morning. 6:18 right now. it is the second day for a walk that's taking people 60 miles in three days.

first business, have a great thursday! . >>> good morning, we are on the east bay, the disturbing discovery prompting an investigation. >>> a candidate for oakland city council experienced this problem first thing overnight. >>> a reporting of a large media or explosion in the roadway. >> the explanation of that bright large flash of light in the east what i last night. it is coming up on ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning. steve said it would cool down. >>> for the weekend, skies are clear, especially for some, it is still warm, 70s and 80s. here is sal. >>> good morning traffic is doing well around the bay area, right now we are still looking good, let's look at interstate 880 north and southbound, that traffic is moving relatively well. also 101 approaching the 880 split. 421, let's go back to the desk. >>> we are on the scene of breaking news, a body was found after a house fire. firefighters first responded around midnight where they found one victim. alex savage is there and police have set up an active crime scene, good morning alex. >> yes, the house where this is blocked off, you can see by alameda sheriff's deputies, it is now co

first business, have a great wednesday! >>> we are following breaking news out of union city where firefighters are still on the scene of a huge fire at a strip mall. we will show you exclusive video of the scene and tell you what we have learned. >>> after months of drama ross mirkarimi will keep his job of sheriff. we'll tell you why they voted the way they did. >>> the announcement came two hours ago. prestigious award give to a scientist from the bay area. >>> showers by the coast and lightning strikes in the sky here tonight well this morning i should say. all coming up on the ktvu channel 2 morning nows. >>> good morning. thank you for joining us on this wednesday morning, october 10th i'm pam cook. steve paulson is here with the forecast. i saw a couple lights in the sky. lightning steve? >> yes that is correct. also yesterday near half-moon bay some areas did receive the showers. and also up into lake county some of that wrap around. today also along the san mateo coast highs today 60s and 70s here is sal. >>> steve, good morning. right now traffic is doing pretty well. there is a minor crash on eastbound 24 near lafay

who covers city business who has -- who covers anything to do with events and activities and people, that take place in this city. so i'm very much concerned that this is - is -- could be a first with how this is implemented that -- because it is a little strange that this is being handled by a transit agency, rather than the police or a city hall department that does this. so i'd appreciate it if you have these questions answered or that you've gotten full support from small outfits that don't have a lot of money or just a few employees versus others such as the chronicle that have lots of money. th9- you. >> chairman nolan: thank you. next speaker. >> david pilpel is the last person who has turned in a speaker card. >> david pilpel on 10.6. i won't repeat comments from 10.5 but will state this is an oral request for public information under the sunshine ordinance for all documents old0+bú definitions of the medin general. but i just want to conclude again by saying that there's no explanation as to why the be used to ex-calculate those costs which for a fee recovery basis cannot exceed the cost of providing the service and there are circumstances under which using the index

for the first time in years you've seen a lot of unity move around this city between business and labor, between the laib and the board of supervisors. we've all come together to tax reform, on housing, on fixing our parks and open space. we've got this year coming together in unprecedented way to put these issues on the ballot before the voters and make sure it's the right time for all of us to be smart, to make long-term investments in housing and in parks and it is time to do tax reform. together we're putting people back to work, building our city at the same time and now the tax structure has to be addressed. a lot of people keep asking me, what is this tax reform? it's kind of complicated. and i tell them it's about real people, real businesses and real jobs. because it is now that we're the only city in the state of california that's got a payroll tax. we're still taxing job creation, opposite of what we've all wanted to do many if not most of you have complained for years, why are we doing this to ourselves? well, i'm happy to report that we're long last at reforming our busines

dennis: what your business can learn from the failure of circuit city next. cheryl: firste go to break, though, look at this. back in business. markets trading, and take a look at the 10-year treasury. >> here's your fox business brief. hurricane sandy costs $20 billion in property damages according to ihs global insights and they expect up to $30 billion in lost business. marriot doubling in asia with the biggest push in china wanting to open 260 hotels in asia by 2016. that ranges from marriot, luxury, to the lower courtyard brand. boeing's delivery of two 787 dream liners taking longer than expected. they are not saying what's behind the delay or when they would be delivered to the united, the first u.s. customer. it's the first delay from the last one from three and a half years because of quality problems. that's the latest from fox business giving you the power to prosper. >> after two days of suspended trade, we're back in business. markets approaching the top of the hour, 20 minutes till right now, dow down, an escalation in selling 43 points. nasdaq lower as well.

city that is cracking down on snacks. your "first look" at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> plus paul ryan is the latest victim of bad lip reading. that's ahead in scrambled politics. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ female announcer ] ready for a taste of what's hot? check out the latest collection of snacks from lean cuisine. creamy spinach artichoke dip, crispy garlic chicken spring rolls. they're this season's must-have accessory. lean cuisine. be culinary chic. check out the latest collection of snacks from lean cuisine. creamy spinach artichoke dip, crispy garlic chicken spring rolls. they're this season's must-have accessory. lean cuisine. be culinary chic. >>> in the news this morning, the depp of homeland security is under fire for spending hundreds of millions of dollars on an anti-terror program tracking u.s. citizens. a bipartisan senate report claims dozens of so-called fusion intelligence centers have come up with mostly useless information. secretary janet thnapolitano's office calls the information misleading. >>> fit in charlotte, the flight had to do a good-around due to a thun

business commission. i started working for the city about nine years ago for supervisor alioto-pier, and one of the first things we worked on together was proposition i that we took to the voters that included the creation of the small business assistance center, and really aimed to dedicate more resources to small businesses. and i consider myself incredibly fortunate to have worked with some of you directly. some of you worked indirectly worked with regina many years, to. worked with commissioner e. rely on the formation of the small business revolving loan fund. obviously to have worked with commissioner dwight on the sf made collaborative. commissioner dooley and i have worked together on numerous measures that have come before this commission over the years and it's really been a pleasure to oftentimes work in the early stages of a program or a concepts and shepherd them, help give them some form and launch them and hand them over to folks who really spend their lives day in and day out working with small business. the neighborhood economic development work that the office of economic and workforce

following news first reported by fox business, wall street is at odds if citi actually broke a law. charlie gasparino, what else is happening? >> this is a preliminary inquiry. i saw the differences between that and a full-fledged investigation on this. the sec goes to you and says give us the documents we want. e-mails surrounding the departure. a full-blown investigation they send you a subpoena. the reality, it is almost the same thing. all right, so what is going on? remember the sequence of events. you were questioning me about the sequence of events. did he know he was getting fired? apparently he did not know. the boord knew. 4:00 p.m. number new this would hold him adios, amigo. the next day it was publicly announced on the conference call. they have a conference call. the sec is looking at this whether they properly disclose the way the process works. and whether that last statement that was his choice violates any security laws because as you know it really wasn't his choice. i will say this, we have asked harvey pitt, major white-collar attorney, wayne state university la