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reporter: phil ting is behind the effort, bringing back skip the slip. once a quintessential part of any transaction, he says receipts use up valuable natural resources and risk the health of consumers and retail workers who are exposed to the toxins that coat them. to demonstrate how wasteful they are, he had a staffer dress up a life-size receipt. >> 3 million pounds of waste on the backside. they are not getting recycled. they are not getting reuse. there is no circular economy around that. reporter: placed, several tickets are immediately printed, alerting the kitchen and bar. >> we have three tickets that pop up at that time. and then at the end when we are closing out the customer, we are printing up two or three tickets. the itemized ticket, the customer copy, the restaurant copy. reporter: he isn't surprised about the push, standing firm on the states restaurants and retailers needing to provide customers with options. he says for many business owners, the pandemic forced them to go digital and adopt contactless interactions and paperless transac
reporter: phil ting is behind the effort, bringing back skip the slip. once a quintessential part of any transaction, he says receipts use up valuable natural resources and risk the health of consumers and retail workers who are exposed to the toxins that coat them. to demonstrate how wasteful they are, he had a staffer dress up a life-size receipt. >> 3 million pounds of waste on the backside. they are not getting recycled. they are not getting reuse. there is no circular economy around...
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reporter: phil ting is behind the effort, bringing back skip the slip. once a quintessential part of any transaction, he says receipts use up valuable natural resources and risk the health of consumers and retail workers who are exposed to the toxins that coat them. to demonstrate how wasteful they are, he had a staffer dress up a life-size receipt. >> 3 million pounds of waste on the backside. they are not getting recycled. they are not getting reuse. there is no circular economy around that. reporter: placed, several tickets are immediately printed, alerting the kitchen and bar. >> we have three tickets that pop up at that time. and then at the end when we are closing out the customer, we are printing up two or three tickets. the itemized ticket, the customer copy, the restaurant copy. reporter: he isn't surprised about the push, standing firm on the states restaurants and retailers needing to provide customers with options. he says for many business owners, the pandemic forced them to go digital and adopt contactless interactions and paperless transac
reporter: phil ting is behind the effort, bringing back skip the slip. once a quintessential part of any transaction, he says receipts use up valuable natural resources and risk the health of consumers and retail workers who are exposed to the toxins that coat them. to demonstrate how wasteful they are, he had a staffer dress up a life-size receipt. >> 3 million pounds of waste on the backside. they are not getting recycled. they are not getting reuse. there is no circular economy around...
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greg technology improves in law enforcement looks for more tools assembly member phil ting is looking to find common ground on the use of facial recognition technology. there are currently no statewide regulations on police use of the tech. ting hopes to change that. this facial recognition act is going to be the most stringent regulation of facial recognition throughout the country. francisco assembly member phil ting has introduced a new bill to set rules for how and when california law enforcement can use facial recognition technology in body cameras rather than have every agency come up with their own set of standards. every jurisdiction do their own thing. we're really proud to be able to do something statewide things previous bill from 2019 sunset and january it placed the three year ban on the technology. the band faced stiff opposition from law enforcement groups across the country. real world examples of law enforcement using f r t to solve major crimes showcases just how important this new technology can be towards protecting our communities. now assembly member ting and sta
greg technology improves in law enforcement looks for more tools assembly member phil ting is looking to find common ground on the use of facial recognition technology. there are currently no statewide regulations on police use of the tech. ting hopes to change that. this facial recognition act is going to be the most stringent regulation of facial recognition throughout the country. francisco assembly member phil ting has introduced a new bill to set rules for how and when california law...
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phil ting is reintroducing a bill that encourages electronic receipts over paper ones. there you see a version of the paper one, a man wearing it. the bill would require businesses to offer a digital option. the retailer would not be allowed to print a paper receipt unless you ask for one and it cannot contain bpa or bpf, a chemical that can cause health problems and makes the receipts nonrecyclable. it would save 3 million trees and 10 billion gallons of water a year. >>> al roker is the "today" show icon. now he has a new show and it's all about food, family and community. it's called "family style with al roker." it explores how several black-owned restaurants became crucial meeting places for leaders of the civil rights movement. one is right here in the bay area in observing. lois the pie queen was a meeting place for the black panthers. it has a rich history. >> you cannot come to the bay area without calling it a complete mecca unless you have a stop at lois the pie queen on your itinerary. all restaurants we talk about, great food, family, generational excellenc
phil ting is reintroducing a bill that encourages electronic receipts over paper ones. there you see a version of the paper one, a man wearing it. the bill would require businesses to offer a digital option. the retailer would not be allowed to print a paper receipt unless you ask for one and it cannot contain bpa or bpf, a chemical that can cause health problems and makes the receipts nonrecyclable. it would save 3 million trees and 10 billion gallons of water a year. >>> al roker is...
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that's san francisco assembly member phil ting. i reintroduced our a b 13 47, which we call skip the slip. what we're trying to do is have all the retailers in california do receipts upon request and only on request businesses. ignoring a couple of warnings could be fined $25 a day if unwanted receipts are printed, knows we are not fans of these mega long, endless receipts consumer federation of california's robert harrell worries, though. about returns and exchanges if a receipt is declined by something, i bought it for a reason. and i don't intend on returning it unless it's defective. i certainly don't know that something is going to be defective. before i bought it. it oft n return or exchange book passages . elaine petrocelli likes the idea but worries too, about the details of small businesses particularly will find it very burdensome. i don't care much about the big businesses. they're going to have to give up those ads on their receipts, but small businesses, she says. some may need help paying for new point of sale equipme
that's san francisco assembly member phil ting. i reintroduced our a b 13 47, which we call skip the slip. what we're trying to do is have all the retailers in california do receipts upon request and only on request businesses. ignoring a couple of warnings could be fined $25 a day if unwanted receipts are printed, knows we are not fans of these mega long, endless receipts consumer federation of california's robert harrell worries, though. about returns and exchanges if a receipt is declined by...
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reggie: assembly member phil ting will give more information about his proposal to regulate law enforcement use of facial recognition technology. it would require law enforcement agencies to use systems that have been evaluated by the government and have an accuracy of at least 98%. it would also require a written policy about who can view the data. the previous legislation created a three-year moratorium on facial recognition tech. jobina: mayor london breed is urging the city to increase the police budget by $27 million. she says the extra money is needed to pay for overtime and avoid a hiring freeze. the police budget was already increased by nearly $57 million this year. the additional funds would also pay for private security patrols in areas such as the tenderloin. >> people have been stabbed, shot, attacked, and they still show up every single day as an alternative to policing. jobina: san francisco police log 380,000 hours of overtime this year. supervisors who oppose the increase say they want greater accountability on how the police department is spending the money. reggie: if you
reggie: assembly member phil ting will give more information about his proposal to regulate law enforcement use of facial recognition technology. it would require law enforcement agencies to use systems that have been evaluated by the government and have an accuracy of at least 98%. it would also require a written policy about who can view the data. the previous legislation created a three-year moratorium on facial recognition tech. jobina: mayor london breed is urging the city to increase the...
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we are working with the county welfare director's association and phil ting is sponsoring this bill we are excited and talking it up. it does not cost a huge amount of money but upon given the budget squeeze this year, we are not sure whether or not it will pass. but we are working on it, what it will mean is that because we near a crisis, so, tell have undocumented adults choose their relative to provide this service. and that's, it is really needed. so i will keep you updated as to how far we get. speak of will bills and priorities, as part of my duties the legislative chair for c4 a, we also recognize the need for more care giver support and so we are asking for funding from the state to make it easier for us to hire, providers. care givers, this is a big issue in a lot of the rural communities. we are luck in san francisco that we have so much city support for our programs. we recognize the need and the urgency of care givers. so -- i believe in san francisco we are okay but across the state there are many places where they are not able to hire care givers at all. people are going
we are working with the county welfare director's association and phil ting is sponsoring this bill we are excited and talking it up. it does not cost a huge amount of money but upon given the budget squeeze this year, we are not sure whether or not it will pass. but we are working on it, what it will mean is that because we near a crisis, so, tell have undocumented adults choose their relative to provide this service. and that's, it is really needed. so i will keep you updated as to how far we...
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stephanie will be running to replace assembly member phil ting who is termed out that seat is for assembly district 19, which covers the north and western parts of san francisco, daly city in colma supervisor stefani has served as san francisco's county clerk since 2016 and then since 2018, he's served on the city's second district on the board of supervisors. and still ahead tonight. >> for celebrating remarkable women in the bay area. today we introduce you to a woman whose life's work with around saving animals in need. but first, federal investigators taking a closer look into a deadly crash. >> the bombing of tesla and a fire truck in contra costa county. what the ntsb is saying about their findings. "the doctor will see you now." but do they really? do they see that crick in your neck? that ache in your heart? will they see that funny little thing that wasn't there last year? a new bounce in your step? the way your retinal scan connects to your blood sugar? at kaiser permanente all of us work together to care for all that is you. federal safety regulators are launching an investigati
stephanie will be running to replace assembly member phil ting who is termed out that seat is for assembly district 19, which covers the north and western parts of san francisco, daly city in colma supervisor stefani has served as san francisco's county clerk since 2016 and then since 2018, he's served on the city's second district on the board of supervisors. and still ahead tonight. >> for celebrating remarkable women in the bay area. today we introduce you to a woman whose life's work...
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francisco assembly member phil ting has introduced a new bill to set rules for how and when california enforcement can use facial recognition technology in body cameras rather than have every agency come up with their own set of standards. every jurisdiction do their own thing. we're really proud to be able to do something statewide. previous bill from 2019 sunset and january it placed the three year ban on the technology. the band faced stiff opposition from law enforcement groups across the country. real world examples of law enforcement using f r t to solve major crimes showcases just how important this new technology can be towards protecting our communities. now assembly member ting and state senator steven bradford are working with the california police chiefs association on the facial recognition privacy act creates standards and safeguards governing the use of facial recognition technology that both defends. the public from misuse and privacy violations, but allows law enforcement to use facial recognition technology towards our shared public safety goals. if passed, the bill w
francisco assembly member phil ting has introduced a new bill to set rules for how and when california enforcement can use facial recognition technology in body cameras rather than have every agency come up with their own set of standards. every jurisdiction do their own thing. we're really proud to be able to do something statewide. previous bill from 2019 sunset and january it placed the three year ban on the technology. the band faced stiff opposition from law enforcement groups across the...
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california assembly member phil ting is pushing for a state law requiring businesses to print paper receipts them under the bill. businesses that don't default to electronic receipts would get two warnings but could face fines at the $300 a year, a study from green america and environmental advocacy group found that manufacturing receipts nationwide uses more than three million trees, 10 billion gallons of water and generates hundreds of millions of dollars in waste. most receipts have a plastic coating and cannot be recycled. president biden said today that he will sign a republican resolution that would block changes to washington d. c s criminal code if it comes to his desk, the dc council passed the code revisions last year. the council's measure includes eliminating a number of mandatory sentences and lowering penalties for violent offenses. since d c is a federal city congress can vote to undo those changes. the white house says that d c mayor muriel bowser agrees with his stance. the mayor actually disagreed with what the d c council put put forward, and so now this is an opportunity
california assembly member phil ting is pushing for a state law requiring businesses to print paper receipts them under the bill. businesses that don't default to electronic receipts would get two warnings but could face fines at the $300 a year, a study from green america and environmental advocacy group found that manufacturing receipts nationwide uses more than three million trees, 10 billion gallons of water and generates hundreds of millions of dollars in waste. most receipts have a...
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francisco assembly member phil ting has introduced a new bill to set rules for how and when california law enforcement can use facial recognition technology in body cameras rather than have every agency come up with their own set of standards. every jurisdiction do their own thing. we're really proud to be able to do something statewide things previous bill from 2019 sunset and january it placed the three year ban on the technology. the band faced stiff opposition from law enforcement groups across the country. real world examples of law enforcement using f r t to solve major crimes showcases just how important this new technology can be towards protecting our communities. now assembly member ting and state senator steven bradford are working with the california police chiefs association on the facial recognition privacy act creates standards and safeguards governing the use of facial recognition technology that both defends. the public from misuse and privacy violations, but allows law enforcement to use facial recognition technology towards our shared public safety goals. if passed,
francisco assembly member phil ting has introduced a new bill to set rules for how and when california law enforcement can use facial recognition technology in body cameras rather than have every agency come up with their own set of standards. every jurisdiction do their own thing. we're really proud to be able to do something statewide things previous bill from 2019 sunset and january it placed the three year ban on the technology. the band faced stiff opposition from law enforcement groups...
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ahead at what a world without receipts, at least in california, it would look like assembly member phil ting recently reintroduced a bill called skip the slip. how can we forget? he was wearing a what do we call that? what did you call it? it's like a scarf out of receipts. okay would mean there's no printed receipt unless you spefill ask for one, while receipts cause a lot of waste that can make keeping track of a purchase easier for small businesses. no receipt often means no returns or exchanges. it could also be a burden for businesses that have to get a new computer system. when i buy something, i bought it for a reason and i don't intend on returning it unless it's defective. i certainly don't know that something is going to be defective. before i bought it. i think you're going to need some grant system for businesses who cannot afford to do it. they just email it to a lot of times now that that seems like a viable solution. the assembly member tried to pass this legislation three years ago. he believes he has a better chance of success this time because many of us now use less cash.
ahead at what a world without receipts, at least in california, it would look like assembly member phil ting recently reintroduced a bill called skip the slip. how can we forget? he was wearing a what do we call that? what did you call it? it's like a scarf out of receipts. okay would mean there's no printed receipt unless you spefill ask for one, while receipts cause a lot of waste that can make keeping track of a purchase easier for small businesses. no receipt often means no returns or...
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san francisco assembly member phil ting has introduced a new bill to set rules for how and when californiacement can use facial recognition technology in body cameras rather than have every agency come up with their own set of standards. every jurisdiction do their own thing. we're really proud to be able to do something statewide things. previous bill from 2019 sunset and january it placed the three year ban on the technology. the band faced stiff opposition from law enforcement groups across the country. real world examples of law enforcement using f r t to solve major crimes showcases just how important this new technology can be towards protecting our communities. now assembly member ting and state senator steven bradford are working with the california police chiefs association on the facial recognition privacy act creates standards and safeguards governing the use of facial recognition technology that both defends the public from misuse and privacy. violations but allows law enforcement to use facial recognition technology towards our shared public safety goals. if passed, the bill w
san francisco assembly member phil ting has introduced a new bill to set rules for how and when californiacement can use facial recognition technology in body cameras rather than have every agency come up with their own set of standards. every jurisdiction do their own thing. we're really proud to be able to do something statewide things. previous bill from 2019 sunset and january it placed the three year ban on the technology. the band faced stiff opposition from law enforcement groups across...
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urge governor gavin newsom senator scott wiener, assembly member matt haney and assembly member phil ting to legalize consensual adult prostitution in the state of california. legalization has a proven effective method to protect the health and safety of sex workers while reducing crime and violence. supervisor ronan would like to send this to government audit and oversight committee shall be ordered without objection, and then item 35 madam clerk. yes item. 35 this is a resolution motion to do that. is that why you're working you mr mr president. we did that without objection. typically yes, it right and our city attorney had to leave because bart is about to close. a motion by supervisory is their second to that motion senate committee seconded by supervisor president on that motion will take it without objection. item 35, please. thank you, mr president. item 35. this is a resolution to recognize march 2023 as problem gambling awareness month in the city and county of san francisco. thank you, madam clerk and i wanted to thank supervisors chan and in guardia for co sponsoring this reso
urge governor gavin newsom senator scott wiener, assembly member matt haney and assembly member phil ting to legalize consensual adult prostitution in the state of california. legalization has a proven effective method to protect the health and safety of sex workers while reducing crime and violence. supervisor ronan would like to send this to government audit and oversight committee shall be ordered without objection, and then item 35 madam clerk. yes item. 35 this is a resolution motion to do...
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urge governor gavin newsom senator scott wiener, assembly member matt haney and assembly member phil ting to legalize consensual adult prostitution in the state of california. legalization has a proven effective method to protect the health and safety of sex workers while reducing crime and violence. supervisor ronan would like to send this to government audit and oversight committee shall be ordered without objection, and then item 35 madam clerk. yes item. 35 this is a resolution motion to do that. is that why you're working you mr mr president. we did that without objection. typically yes, it right and our city attorney had to leave because bart is about to close. a motion by supervisory is their second to that motion senate committee seconded by supervisor president on that motion will take it without objection. item 35, please. thank you, mr president. item 35. this is a resolution to recognize march 2023 as problem gambling awareness month in the city and county of san francisco. thank you, madam clerk and i wanted to thank supervisors chan and in guardia for co sponsoring this reso
urge governor gavin newsom senator scott wiener, assembly member matt haney and assembly member phil ting to legalize consensual adult prostitution in the state of california. legalization has a proven effective method to protect the health and safety of sex workers while reducing crime and violence. supervisor ronan would like to send this to government audit and oversight committee shall be ordered without objection, and then item 35 madam clerk. yes item. 35 this is a resolution motion to do...
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. >> this is resolution to urge governor newsom senator wiener assembly member matt haney and phil ting to legalize adulate prostitution in the state of california. >> supervisor ronen. >> welcome to district 9. colleagues, let me explain where i'm coming from here. this is-if we were to legalize prostitution in california it would take years. it isn't a decade. there has to be a regulatory system set up. there would have to be health regulations. f it is a long way off, but i think it is time to have those serious discussions again. this all started because as you all know i don't think you could have escaped the amount of press, there was a huge prostitution tract on cap street in the mission district. 25 to 50 women every single night wearing hardly any clothes in the middle of the streets. talk about a vision zero nightmare. bumper to bumper traffic and you people weaving around these vulnerable women in the streets. pimps i went and watched this and several times saw with my own eyes, pimps very obviously walking on the sides controlling these women. neighbors saw the pimps beating
. >> this is resolution to urge governor newsom senator wiener assembly member matt haney and phil ting to legalize adulate prostitution in the state of california. >> supervisor ronen. >> welcome to district 9. colleagues, let me explain where i'm coming from here. this is-if we were to legalize prostitution in california it would take years. it isn't a decade. there has to be a regulatory system set up. there would have to be health regulations. f it is a long way off, but i...
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. >> this is resolution to urge governor newsom senator wiener assembly member matt haney and phil ting to legalize adulate prostitution in the state of california. >> supervisor ronen. >> welcome to district 9. colleagues, let me explain where i'm coming from here. this is-if we were to legalize prostitution in california it would take years. it isn't a decade. there has to be a regulatory system set up. there would have to be health regulations. f it is a long way off, but i think it is time to have those serious discussions again. this all started because as you all know i don't think you could have escaped the amount of press, there was a huge prostitution tract on cap street in the mission district. 25 to 50 women every single night wearing hardly any clothes in the middle of the streets. talk about a vision zero nightmare. bumper to bumper traffic and you people weaving around these vulnerable women in the streets. pimps i went and watched this and several times saw with my own eyes, pimps very obviously walking on the sides controlling these women. neighbors saw the pimps beating
. >> this is resolution to urge governor newsom senator wiener assembly member matt haney and phil ting to legalize adulate prostitution in the state of california. >> supervisor ronen. >> welcome to district 9. colleagues, let me explain where i'm coming from here. this is-if we were to legalize prostitution in california it would take years. it isn't a decade. there has to be a regulatory system set up. there would have to be health regulations. f it is a long way off, but i...
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urge governor gavin newsom senator scott wiener, assembly member matt haney and assembly member phil ting to legalize consensual adult prostitution in the state of california. legalization has a proven effective method to protect the health and safety of sex workers while reducing crime and violence. supervisor ronan would like to send this to government audit and oversight committee shall be ordered without objection, and then item 35 madam clerk. yes item. 35 this is a resolution motion to do that. is that why you're working you mr mr president. we did that without objection. typically yes, it right and our city attorney had to leave because bart is about to close. a motion by supervisory is their second to that motion senate committee seconded by supervisor president on that motion will take it without objection. item 35, please. thank you, mr president. item 35. this is a resolution to recognize march 2023 as problem gambling awareness month in the city and county of san francisco. thank you, madam clerk and i wanted to thank supervisors chan and in guardia for co sponsoring this reso
urge governor gavin newsom senator scott wiener, assembly member matt haney and assembly member phil ting to legalize consensual adult prostitution in the state of california. legalization has a proven effective method to protect the health and safety of sex workers while reducing crime and violence. supervisor ronan would like to send this to government audit and oversight committee shall be ordered without objection, and then item 35 madam clerk. yes item. 35 this is a resolution motion to do...
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. >> this is resolution to urge governor newsom senator wiener assembly member matt haney and phil ting to legalize adulate prostitution in the state of california. >> supervisor ronen. >> welcome to district 9. colleagues, let me explain where i'm coming from here. this is-if we were to legalize prostitution in california it would take years. it isn't a decade. there has to be a regulatory system set up. there would have to be health regulations. f it is a long way off, but i think it is time to have those serious discussions again. this all started because as you all know i don't think you could have escaped the amount of press, there was a huge prostitution tract on cap street in the mission district. 25 to 50 women every single night wearing hardly any clothes in the middle of the streets. talk about a vision zero nightmare. bumper to bumper traffic and you people weaving around these vulnerable women in the streets. pimps i went and watched this and several times saw with my own eyes, pimps very obviously walking on the sides controlling these women. neighbors saw the pimps beating
. >> this is resolution to urge governor newsom senator wiener assembly member matt haney and phil ting to legalize adulate prostitution in the state of california. >> supervisor ronen. >> welcome to district 9. colleagues, let me explain where i'm coming from here. this is-if we were to legalize prostitution in california it would take years. it isn't a decade. there has to be a regulatory system set up. there would have to be health regulations. f it is a long way off, but i...
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. >> this is resolution to urge governor newsom senator wiener assembly member matt haney and phil ting to legalize adulate prostitution in the state of california. >> supervisor ronen. >> welcome to district 9. colleagues, let me explain where i'm coming from here. this is-if we were to legalize prostitution in california it would take years. it isn't a decade. there has to be a regulatory system set up. there would have to be health regulations. f it is a long way off, but i think it is time to have those serious discussions again. this all started because as you all know i don't think you could have escaped the amount of press, there was a huge prostitution tract on cap street in the mission district. 25 to 50 women every single night wearing hardly any clothes in the middle of the streets. talk about a vision zero nightmare. bumper to bumper traffic and you people weaving around these vulnerable women in the streets. pimps i went and watched this and several times saw with my own eyes, pimps very obviously walking on the sides controlling these women. neighbors saw the pimps beating
. >> this is resolution to urge governor newsom senator wiener assembly member matt haney and phil ting to legalize adulate prostitution in the state of california. >> supervisor ronen. >> welcome to district 9. colleagues, let me explain where i'm coming from here. this is-if we were to legalize prostitution in california it would take years. it isn't a decade. there has to be a regulatory system set up. there would have to be health regulations. f it is a long way off, but i...