>> new business. >> can i have a clarification question. i understand just, i thought that they said that the supervisors several years ago, had supported a resolution in support of the end dividend. is that correct? in which case, it might already be on the books and i don't know why we would need to renew that commitment. >> that is my recollection too. i do agree the chair of the committee can decide whether or not to calender this item at all for discussion or to go deeper and that will be something that we can discuss at the policy committee under new business as well. >> ok. >> think about it so that you have a view. >> my view is that i definitely would want to invite other groups up to the plate. >> i understand that. i just meant whether or not you have a view on whether or not we should do this. because it doesn't make any sense why think. to begin this process if at the end, you are going to feel that it isn't worth it for us to do it. >> i don't think it's a high priority. especially if we can get the question answered about whe

we are on the road and looking at how a local community is attracting new businesses and workers. >>> and new at 5:00 a.m., unfair movie money. the new report that says the female star of a new movie was paid less than 1% of her male co-stars. el: broke, homeless, selling my body to get high, locked up, a slave to heroin - that was my life. married, a homeowner, a professional, recovering and thriving - that's my life now. i got help. you can too. new years means a new day for those struggling with addiction. don't suffer. don't wait. choose help. call 844 reachnj or visit reachnj.gov >>> good morning, everyone. jessica boyington with you and a check of the roads. checking the schuylkill expressway and south street. you see cones up ahead and lane restrictions. traffic wasn't moving through here at all a second ago because westbound they're diverting traffic off before south street. westbound from south street to 30th street station or so, the vine. moving through center city, they weren't allowing traffic to move through because of construction. one lane only blocked on the eastbound

[laughter] that would be helpful and nice. >> any other new business? commissioner adams? >> i would encourage our commissioners. you know, we approveded two new restaurants on the waterfront. and i encourage all the commissioners to go by there and give them some business. let them know who we are. we approve them so we should give them some business. and then there is another seafood place down the street there and i would say we need to patronize as commissioners anything that is going on in the ports. go in and spaenl little money and let them know we're supporting them. queens is a small business end. we want all of our tenants to make it. we need to go interest and show them a little love. thank you. >> any other new business? commissioner katz? >> can i ask that we explore ways of doing a fittinging, tribute or honour to mayor ed lee who was such a support of the port give than we have some things coming up. there may be some opportunities to acknowledge all of his contributions. to the waterfront. >> thank you. can i have a motion to adjourn in the memory and with t

last week "the new york times" ran a story about a, quote, wave of optimism that swept over american business leaders. this optimism is beginning to translate into the sort of investments in new plants, equipment, and factory upgrades that bolsters economic growth, spurs job creation, and may finally raise wages significantly. raise wages significantly. markets are optimistic, manufacturers are optimistic, and workers are optimistic. investment is ramping up, wages are growing, unemployment is low, by all accounts 2018 is off to a very bright start. of course washington is not the source of all of this. the engine of american free enterprise is not here in the nation's capital, it's in the ingenuity, talent and work ethic of workers and entrepreneurs all across our country. government does not create prosperity, the american people do, but the federal government can certainly get in the way. draconian tax policy, runaway regulations make it more difficult for american workers to find jobs and get pay raises. it becomes harder to start new businesses, harder to expand and invest in existing bu

other new business. anything, commissioners? >> i would just like to bring up something, it would be nice to have our, our screens working again. >> yes, it would. >> what do we have to do to make that happen? >> a hammer. >> from my understanding, i think the equipment is old and it's hard to get parts, and i think they are scheduled to put new systems in, but i don't know when. >> i can check. >> i can relate to the comments about being old. >> replacement parts are hard to come by. >> can i -- make a request? can we prepare a save the date for the second annual golden pride event? can we do that? because still, i was speaking with colleagues, and they did not have it calendared. >> what is the date? >> second part of my two-part question. >> oh, sorry. i think it's may. >> right? >> but if we could get a save the date to distribute that, it would be kind of awesome. >> the monday before memorial day. >> i would have that information, i'm going up country to moccasin and talk about the golden pride award in the event, and so,

let's move to our top business story on today's briefing. big newsin popularity over the past year and soon investors could have the chance to cash in. according to a string of reports the world's most popular music service spotify has applied to list on the new york stock exchange in the next few months. the company was valued at almost 20 billion dollars last year. richard griffiths is corporate communications director at the global pr firm, ketchum. great to see you again. this is a story on the bbc website as well on the business page. spotify closes in ona the business page. spotify closes in on a stock market listing. anyone in financial markets love this kind of story because there is always an excitement ahead of a listing like this. what is your take? the context is that the industry is no longer about downloads, it is about streaming. if confirmed, this will bea streaming. if confirmed, this will be a key moment for spot a fight. a stock market listing that if confirmed, it has been rumoured for months, it looks now that will finally happen

to begin and end with a reminder, the office of small business is the only place to start your new businessnd best place to get answers to your questions about doing business in san francisco. the office of small business should be your first step when you have a question what to do next. you could find us online or in person at city hall, best of all, all of our services are free of charge. the commission is a place to voice your concerns about policies that affect economic vitality of if you have questions start here. thank you. and welcome. >> item 1, call to order and roll call. commissioner stephen adams. >> here. >> commissioner kathleen dooley. >> here. >> commissioner mark dwight. >> here. >> commissioner ortiz cartagena is absent. commissioner irene yee riley. >> here. commissioner zouzounis. >> here. >> public comment allows the public to comment on matters in the jurisdiction but not on the agenda. >> do we have any members of the public that would like to comment on anything not on tonight's agenda? seeing none, public comment is closed. next item, please. >> item 3, approval of

is back to the president's initial announcements, we do have a brown bag workshop on the new accessible business entree program for january 24th. we're hoping to get a pretty full house. the rsvp's have been coming in. this will be an opportunity to explain this complicated new program that's going to involve about 12,000 new properties city wide. at that workshop we intend to have d.b.i. staff making presentations, the expert on disability access from public works. someone from the office of small business possibly, possibly the mayor's office of disability. if any of you are available, you're very well come -- it's going to be noon to 1:00 on the 24th. with that, i'll take any questions you might have. >> i'm curious about the store front. is it just our district or city-wide? >> it's city-wide. it has taken off a bit because supervisor fewer asked for a budget legislative analyst report and it turns out the united states's post office does track vacancies of 90 days or more. their data show about 3500 vacancies. right now we have about 30 that have been reported to us in the way of vacant sto

business. as it turns out -- a smart and lucky move. officials have put a freeze on newses -- a blow to the fledgling business community. if this country doesn't change, is talent gonna be suppressed? is it gonna be lost? are people gonna stop trying? cuba stands at a moment of possibility. tensions with the u.s. have been eased. the people i met are hungry for the chance to rise or fall on their own. but make no mistake -- their fate may rest less in their hands than in those of their government. i'm marcus lemonis. [ music continues ] ♪ lemonis: tonight, on a special edition of "the profit," i'll take you to puerto rico, american paradise crippled by a perfect storm. reporter: hurricane maria slammed ashore, with torrential rain as much as two feet, turning roads into raging rivers. reporter 2: the situation here is dire. maria, the worst hurricane to strike the island in more than 80 years. i'm marcus lemonis. i had to see it myself. i have friends here, and i wanted to help them get out. thank you for your service. it was chaos, crowds of people just waiting for help

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in a moment a summary of the business news this hour. eenagers in a car crash in west london. jailed for six—and—a—half years for over 200 terror offences. welcome to the business news. in auditing carillion's account. despite issuing several profit warnings. uncertainty and a stronger dollar. talks with brussels. so how do we consumers feel now that christmas is a distant memory? not too bad according to consultancy deloittes. is at its lowest level since 1975. less optimistic. health and wellbeing. joining us now is ben perkins, head of consumer research, at deloitte. things are a little better than they work? work? well, fairly flat instead of going down. going down. year people are aware of spending after spending at christmas. after spending at christmas. also aware of our well being after overindulging at christmas. overindulging at christmas. are not as bad as some would have us believe. believe. problem, wages aren't increasing at the same speed as inflation. the same speed as inflation. spending on essentials were up, things like

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jump-starting local economies with new businesses opening to support the influx of workers. >> we wereaway. >> reporter: in fact, kevin dipel left his fulfillment center job to open a restaurant. >> we've seen a lot of young, early 20s, just getting started, getting their first jobs in distribution and fulfillment. >> reporter: tracy has lured companies by leasing large swaths of underused low for $1 a year, plus tax rebates and deferments. what have you seen in the last year in terms of job growth? >> it's been huge. in fact, since 2014, we've netted over 6,000-plus jobs. in the last quarter alone, sales tax revenue has went up 35%. >> reporter: as more traditional retailers close their doors, fulfillment center boomtowns are springing up across america. the average pay, $12 to $14 an hour. these jobs may not last forever as automation plays a bigger role. >> this isn't a silver bullet. it's hope and opportunity. but it has to be levered. that means taking the proceeds from this and investing in the community to make it more durable over the long haul. >> reporter: for dipel the time

coming up at six o'clock on breakfast — dan walker and louise minchin will have all the day's news, businesstest on to may's cabinet reshuffle due to be announced later this morning. tune infor announced later this morning. tune in for the news. you are with the briefing. here are the headlines. the golden globes have taken place in los angeles with most of the hollywood stars dressed in black in solidarity with victims of sexual harassment and assault. a senior bbcjournalist stands down, accusing the broadcaster of a ‘secretive and illegal‘ pay culture. reports from syria say the army have ended a siege at a military base outside the capital damascus. france's emmanuel macron arrives in china — in a bid to forge stronger economic ties between the eu and the world's second biggest economy. now it is time look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we begin with buzzfeed. they were first to publish bbc journalist carrie gracie‘s resignation letter. she quit her role as china editor over equal pay, saying management are breaking the law. the la times covers the

germany's fail to create a new government for over three months now business leaders a feeling easy good that the economy is firing on all cylinders but political certainty would be the cherry on the cake also coming up venezuelans of the boss running out of food and even when that is something and stop they have no money to buy and we meet food producers who are looking a brawl to support their livelihoods and the once world renowned hardware hub of taiwan is having to do business differently how startups a dry. watching the transition and the asian tiger nation. i'm daniel winter and this is your business update the political uncertainty of the past few months has unsettled german businesses though just a bit that's because on the other side of the coin the economy is stronger than ever europe's economic engine saw a two point two percent growth search in twenty seventeen but since the election in september there's been a long laundry list of legislation building up now businesses say it's high time a government was for. full order books soaring exports and a shortage of skilled worker

coming up on breakfast — charlie stayt and naga munchetty will have all the day's news, business and rom a bbc news. the latest headlines. with tensions high over its nuclear and missile programme, north korea has accepted the south korean government's proposal for high—level talks. a new book containing damning allegations about the trump administration is being rushed to publication on friday, four days ahead of schedule, as lawyers for the president try to stop it. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we begin with a metro. and the arab news reveals that the us has requested an emergency un security council meeting to discuss the u nrest council meeting to discuss the unrest ina council meeting to discuss the unrest in a run. it will be held later running today. when one people died in the practice. the independent has a story about a proposed lysate levy in the uk, british politicians want to introduce a 25p tax on every cup of coffee in an effort to tackle the disposable copy cup problem. the daily telegraph reports that fa

and now, what's trending in the business news this morning. collapse of a mobile phone deal between huawei and at&t over security grounds. it says a former beijing official thinks it will threaten china—us trade ties and countermeasures should be considered. space x says it's rocket did not cause the loss of a us spy satellite, that's according to bloomberg. the secretive satellite is believed to have been lost after failing to reach orbit. the wall streetjournal says the switzerland's central bank made $55bn last year, that's more than apple. it's all thanks to the bank's $800bn portfolio of stocks and bonds. and don't forget, let's us know what you are spotting online. use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. that's it for business briefing this hour — but before we go — here are the markets. another record close in the us, for the dow, s&p and nasdaq. but that hasn't carried through to everywhere in asia where many markets are slightly down, except for hong kong which has risen slightly, helped by energy shares climbing with another surge in oil pr

and now — what's trending in the business news this morning...ays ceo jim hackett. executives admit the company has not been as prepared as its competitors for rising commodity prices. from forbes: eltonjohn's retirement tour likely to gross more than $400 million. and staying with music — from the wall streetjournal — enrique iglesias sues universal music over streaming royalties the lawsuit claims artists shouldn't be paid for streaming at the same rate they are paid for physical records, which entail higher costs and don't forget — let us know what you are spotting online — use the hashtag #bbbthebriefing. that's it for business briefing this hour — but before we go — here are the markets. the fall in the hang seng is correcting a tiny bit there. the all ordinaries are up as well as the dow jones. did not forget, that three—year low on the american dollar. scientists say smoking just one cigarette a day is much more dangerous than previously thought. the team at university college london said people should give up rather than cut down because

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coming up at 6am on breakfast, dan walker and louise minchin will have all the day's news, business andc news. the latest headlines: president trump has signed a bill ending the us government shutdown until february 8th. the deal was approved after republicans agreed to try to solve the fate of thousands of migrants brought to the us illegally as children. two journalists are appearing in court in myanmar facing spying charges. they had been reporting on the rohingya refuge crisis. two journalists are appearing in court in myanmar facing spying charges. they had been reporting on the rohingya refuge crisis. three executives have resigned from the governing board of usa gymnastics after claims the organisation ignored complaints of sexual abuse made against former tea m sexual abuse made against former team doctor larry nassar. 0ur business story on the bbc website, tesco will cut 1700 shopfloorjobs across its branches and warehouses as part of its turnaround strategy for the company. want to bring you a bit of breaking news, charing cross station here in london will remain closed as a p

coming up at 6:00am on breakfast: louise and dan will have all the day's news, business and sport. e latest headlines: talks begin between south and north korea over pyongyang's participation in the winter olympics. following the missile attack that never was, donald trump says he will now get involved in the investigation. venus williams becomes the first big name to go out of the australian open, losing to switzerland's belinda bencic. and in business: the cost of cyber crime. the global economy lost over $450 billion in 2016, and it is only getting worse. so what can you do to protect yourself? we arejust we are just hearing from the stock exchange in jakarta, we are just hearing from the stock exchange injakarta, the floor has collapsed there and we are seeing images on twitter. i have retreated some of the images, adam harvey, who isa some of the images, adam harvey, who is a correspondence there has taken lots of footage. saying there are many casualties, the floor has collapsed, we are looking to get more clarification on the story and find out more for you. when we do, we sh

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-- >> we'll sneak in a bunch. >> -- so we probably are going to leave you. >> there'll be some new business. >> but we'll wish you happy new year, and i also did want to say that in this agenda, i've seen evidence that you guys are putting some teeth in your toothless tiger, so i appreciate your hard work. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> okay. well, we'll be in closed session -- >> okay. we're back in open session. is there a motion to not reveal what was discussed in closed session? >> so moved. >> all those in favor of the motion say aye. opposed no? motion carries 3-0. all right. we'll move now -- do we need any public comment before we -- [ inaudible ] >> okay. any public comment? we'll go to item 12, discussion and possible actions on items for future meetings. >> mr. chairman, i have two items. one is i should like to schedule for our march meeting an item to submit to voters at the next possible election a charter amendment to provide for independent counsel for the ethics commission. and as noted in the prior discussion touching that subject matter, that san diego law is a model whic

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this year, in 2017 that just past, 108,252 new businesses were created in new jersey in 2017 alone. an all-time economic record for the state. >> an interesting reaction from the crowd. some of the lines got partisan a pause and some did not. rebecca down with our panel. folks i've been around in the past eight years. franklin joins us. chief of staff and district four. congressman tom macarthur, good to see. jeanette hoffman, good to see you. and bill caruso, on the other side a democratic strategists. it was interesting to listen to the governor. he went through his accomplishments and thanked people. the democrats satt down when he said we got the state moving in the right direction. >> for the speeches that is not necessarily uncommon. you see the partisan response. for this one you not to see a lot of love. there are some bipartisan support and love on specifically things more middle-of-the-road. he gets a big incomplete on things. that's what you soften democra democrats. >> as a republican, i know he is made it hard for you over the past eight years to defend him, but my take