i am a bartender at marriott union square. i just need to let you know, being out on the picket lines, something that i've experienced. i've had people come up to me on sutter street tell me that they've been receiving e-mails, come work for marriott. a woman goes oh, no, no, no, let me show you an e-mail. she showed me an e-mail. they're offering $30 for a server. in my hotel, they get paid minimum wage. in fact some of them aren't making $15 an hour. what an insult that is. take that, marriott. >> supervisor yee: are there any other additional speakers? are there any other speakers who would like to address the board on the special hearing committee of the whole? all right. seeing no other speakers, public comment on this item is now closed. [ gavel ]. >> supervisor yee: thank you, colleagues, and are there any closing remarks or recommendations from the members of the committee as a whole to consider? supervisor ronen? >> supervisor ronen: thank you. wow. that was -- that was quite a hearing, and i just -- i wrote some note

i work as a housekeeper as marriott union square for 15 years or more. i have a son and he goes to the college. san from is a very expensive city. i need to support my family. i pay the mortgage and i pay the tax. marriott is requests 40 room per day. we are all the jobs where we had. because they remodel the room, our job is for my co-worker if she is hurt always hurt and go home. sleep. no time for us. marriott is wealthy hotel. a lot of the business we are only asking for the benefits that we deserve and i will not wake up san francisco you need time. can you help me sign the contract, please. [applause] >> do you have announcement? >> mr. chair, before the next speaker speaks, i just wanted to provide some tips to the audience and the public gallery. at the beginning of this hearing, the chair indicated that there are no loud noises, applause or vocal expression of support that includes applause. if you would please hold your applause until the end of the hearing. that way we can get through each speaker and not have their comments interrupted. much

i work as a housekeeper as marriott union square for 15 years or more. i have a son and he goes to the

in fact, at this marriott in san francisco union square behind me there's actually been a growing number of one star reviews from guests citing reduced service and loud picketers. you can get a room here this weekend for about 200 bucks, which is a steal in union square, but as the holidays approach, the city and workers worry the strike could linger on. so the board of supervisors in san francisco called a rare special hearing today just days before an election. hundreds of redshirts and signs line the halls of city hall as hotel workers made their way through security into the supervisors chambers where the first order of business was the elephant not in the room. >> i just wanted to ask now if there's any representative from marriott who showed up today. >> reporter: the supervisor noted marriott ceo declined her invitation. >> i'm incredibly disappointed and, in fact, insulted. >> reporter: it was quite clear whose side the board was on. >> you don't even make enough money to qualify for the lowest affordable housing. >> reporter: supervisors noted low income housing starts at 55,000

marriott hotel workers took their strike on the move stopping traffic in downtown san francisco. the workers marched down mission street chanting as they blocked cars. they ended up in union square where festivities for the holiday tree lighting were underway. they formed massive picket lines around the westin st. francis hotel and say they're prepared to stay all night. the workers say they're fighting for a living wage and affordable healthcare. >>> they had their umbrellas and the wet weather didn't deter bay area shoppers from working themselves into a black friday frenzy. the premium outlet in livermore closed about an hour ago open since 3:00 yesterday afternoon. they were packed the whole time. the mall said the crowds were just as big as last year despite being a bit more soggy this time. customers queued up under shelters to stay dry waiting for those deals. >> for sure. i was about to save like over $200, so that's winning. >> the national retail foundation estimates the average black friday shopper spent a little more than $1,000 today. this year's black friday could also be a record breaker for e- tailers. adobe estimates online shoppers will spend $6.4 billion by mi

marriott workers are picketing in downtown san francisco. earlier they took to the streets and marched down mission street, even blocking it at one point. then they marched toward union square where festivities for the holiday tree lighting are underway. the strikers have been in negotiations to end the ongoing labor dispute, but still no deal. >>> the rain not stopping shoppers from getting their hands on the best deals today, but this might be the last year for some of those steep discounts. kpix5's emily turner is live in livermore with how decisions in our nation's capital could change the price at the checkout. emily? >> reporter: yeah. there are a lot of unhappy shoppers when they think about that prospect. essentially what these stores are saying is look, if we're going to have to pay more, we're passing that price hike on to you, the customer. they're shopping like it's going out of style and it just might be. this year could be the last of slashed prices and cheap deals thanks to the ongoing trade war between china and the united states. that's a grim prospect for bargain hunters like isaac. >> i don't know. i'm going to miss those sales. that's my only thought. >>