i am the apprenticeship coordinator for the union local 261. i went directly, with the city built, i see the positive impact that it has on the community, particularly people of colour and so to expand on that and incorporate cannabis into that and provide training, as well as career pathway opportunities is a win-win all around. i strongly support this. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is jackie flynn. on the executive director of the philip randolph institute of san francisco. i want to take the time to thank you all for drafting policy that provides an incredible opportunity to the city to establish equity in the cannabis industry. we all know how important it is to create families sustainable jobs and for years, our unions have built out ever san francisco middle income and working-class families. as a -- as a city evolves and provides opportunities for the cannabis industry to thrive, a career pathway program like city grow can benefit businesses that want to operate as well as create opportunities for equity and making th

this comes after the union "unite here! local 2850," reached an agreement with mariott. friday, the san francisco board of supervisors held an emergency hearing inviting marriott workers on strike to speak about their demands. union members say the c-e-o turned down the invitation. ( marty ) coming up on kron 4 morning news....what disturbing fight between a teacher and a student at a los angeles school. ( marty ) plus, steph curry, nba all-star and filmmaker? we'll have steph's role in a new documentary about the deadly charleston shooting inside an african american church. ( marty ) but first - new developments in the search for the plane that crashed into the java sea last week. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the holidays begin here at the disneyland resort. the tempur-pedic is now morebed in amerrejuvenating,better. more pressure-relieving than ever before. experience the superior sleep of tempur-pedic and save up to $500 on select adjustable mattress sets. visit tempurpedic.com to find your exclusive retailer today. heartburn and gas? ♪ fight both fast tums chewy bites with gas relief all

i arranged to meet an acquaintance at the headquarters of the local steel union. hi mike it's good to see again thank you as well thanks for having me in two thousand and sixteen against the advice of his superiors union leader mark clipped us indorsed donald trump in an interview last year he promised golden times for we are ten so i'm expecting. many jobs that are going to be family sustaining jobs and we could be one of the biggest growth areas in the in the in the east so very optimistic i think it's times are ahead for this area it is slower than they had hoped but think it's going to come there are i think there's any doubt that. we're still no was in the plan has been sort of is going to be developed to do fam sustaining jobs. in the meantime president trump has imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports mark clip just sees it as the only way to tackle unfair business practices in china and other countries he blames for the downfall of u.s. industry. fifty bankruptcies didn't occur because fifty companies were mismanaged their career because the governme

. >> good afternoon, i'm a union representative with the united commercial workers union local 648. we're a labor union that represent 4000 members in san francisco. we are opposition to the whole foods coming to this location. we have a small family business that is signatory with us that has been in operation since 1965 that will be heavily impacted if whole foods is allowed in this location. we have a drugstore who's members we represent that will be impacted potential layoffs could result. it will be better for the other small businesses in the neighborhood that would benefit from the smaller store footprint that pay good wages to workers both full time and part time. this location is ideal for housing and we believe that this use would benefit the neighborhood and san francisco. thank you. >> president hillis: next speaker please. >> good evening. i currently live in an apartment building on the corner of leavenworth. i don't have a car. i walk to get my groceries. i'm currently walking all the way over to hyde and call to trader''s joe. i can walk a way. it's getting harder to

reporter: members of the union say they want a paboost i pay so they can live in the bay area working one job. >> i have to work a second job. so we only get $11 an hour. >> reporter: the local union here in san jose says it would welcome intervention by the san francisco supervisors, even though marriott has not expressed interest. the next negotiating session for the workers here is scheduled for some time next week. live in san jose, david louie, "abc7 news." >> david, thank you very much. there are just five days to go before tuesday's midterm election. and voters are already going to the polls at a record pace. laura anthony is live at the contra costa county elections department, where early voting started this morning. laura, a brisk pace. >> reporter: it sure is, dan. this operation running in full force with more than 120,000 ballots received here so far. in fact, here in contra costa county, 50,000 more people have registered to vote for the midterm election on tuesday than registered for the presidential election back in 2016. if early ballot returns are any indication in contra costa county, the turnout for next tuesday's midterm will eclipse a similar election f

the hotel workers union unite here local 2 have been putting pressure on california educators to cancel plans to host or stay at marriott owned hotels this week the california school board association has its annual conference this started november 19 through december 1. in a press announcement from the newly elected supervisor in san francisco school board member, he and other california school board members say they are calling on the california school board association to cancel its reservations at marriott-owned hotels saying the sba can claim it stands with teachers in public education while ignoring labor brother and sisters and crossing the picket line is unacceptable. on the conference website encourages attendees to book rooms at either the palace hotel, the marriott marquis or the w all owned by marriott and all had picket lines outside for eight weeks. but the main conference will be held at the moscone center, several rooms for additional meetings were rented at the marriott. more than 2500 hotel workers are part of this marriott strike they are wanting more of a livable wag

the mayor and to other supervisors like lee and kim. and roonan and hillary. and to our mco coalition. and, of course, to our union, the local 2015. without their joint effort, it won't come to fruition what we are going to expect to see today hopefully, all supervisors will pass this amendment. thank you very much. [applause.] >> good afternoon. the progressive workers aligning we are a coalition of workers centers from san francisco. i want to say thank you and applaud the work you have done or you will do once we are dub with public comment to get this through. i want to thank mayor breed and our brothers and sisters in labor. our organization in pwa. we work with ihss caregivers, home care workers. because of what has hatched in san francisco we have lost a lot of members due to out pricing. we have lost many people to be forced out to live live in hayward, tracey. daily city. because of the housing costs, and this increase in wages will definitely help our members and our constituents. we applaud you for that, you know, on another note this is one set step in creating a live annual wage in san francisco. the role of governmen

kristin: the first opening shot in a long negotiation, not just with the union but local government inderal governments about -- what are the communities and workers willing to do to secure investment? what different deals can they be given an incentives? this is an amazon kind of worlds. if you are looking to make a big investment, you see how much people are going to give you to make their investment in their community? thank you. center for automotive research for vice president and sarah will be sticking with us. futures are positive. dow jones up almost by 200 points. soft but we see more tariffs. asset classes, not a lot of movement happening. getaspect classes, we supply coming on the seven-year. a lot of movement in treasuries. losing a little steam on the downside. those numbers coming in so the third-quarter second read of gdp was back in my with what we saw. , personalt 5% consumption lowered to 3.6%. a quarter on quarter basis coming in letter as well. regional inventories is a fun one. 9/10 of 1%. that is going to be tricky. were you buying ahead of tariffs? head of januar

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the project. and then there was no commitment to local hire union labor. the project is doing a 50% l.b.e. nd doing local hiring that is only usually required a public private partnerships. we are not aware of any private project that is doing that. moving on to p.d.r. and what is affordable p.d.r. these are market rate comps. this is for nude construction and substantial rehabilitation. so i think there has been a little bit of miscommunication from some of the folks in the neighborhood who are talking about existing p.d.r. space that can be old. this is creating 10,000 square feet of brand-new p.d.r. space. this top figure, $4.87, that is an area wide range of average monthly per square foot rent for p.d.r. spaces from 2016-2018. the bottom figure, these are the projects in the mission. it is $4.88 per square foot. three dollars a square foot is about 40% less than that. in a 10,000 square-foot space, that equates to $224,000. basically a quarter of a million dollars every year at discount. thank you for your time. >> i have a question. i know you guys voluntarily weren't mandated to make

those red t-shirts belong to members of the culinary union here, local 226. a massive political force in the state of nevada. we're talking 57,000 members strong. it was a political machine in this election again. jacky rosen told me that it could very well play a big role in actually ensuring a democratic victory. and it very well may have done that here tonight, don. >> all right. thank you very much. the good old delay, everyone. i got to go. election night in america proving to be really unpredictable. we'll continue to talk than, right after that break. my name is chris hughes and i am a certified arborist for pg&e. i oversee the patrolling of trees near power lines and roots near pipes and underground infrastructure. at pg&e wherever we work, we work hard to protect the environment. getting the job done safely, so we can keep the lights on for everybody. because i live here i have a deeper connection to the community. and i want to see the community grow and thrive. every year we work with cities and schools to plant trees in our communities. so the envi

organizers say the emergency hearing invited both marriott workers on strike from the unite here local two union and the marriott c-e-o. union members say the c-e-o turned down the invitation. protesters say they're feeling empowered. a live look outside on this friday night..lawrence has the forecast.. lawrence karnow: we had a few passing clouds today with fog along the coast. highs were in the 70s and 80s in the bay and valleys with 60s at the coast. high pressure will once again build over california for the first part of the weekend. offshore winds will howl over the mountains with gusts high as 40 to 50s mph. red flag warnings are up until sunday morning. tomorrow will be mostly sunny with warm temperatures. highs will be in the 70s and 80s with even some 60s and 70s near the coast. it will cool slightly on sunday with partly cloudy skies. more sunshine and dry weather will continue well into next week. (ken) a ride share... turns into a ride scare. an uber driver was arrested on halloween night... for a kidnapping and leading police on a chase, with his passengers along for the ride. our

the ribbon. local labor unions donated $13,000 in time and goods to help rebuild it. e the highest poverty rate in the county, making this center more important. >> the great thing about this court is when kids are here, they are practicing team work, working with others and they're not getting in trouble somewhere else. it's putting them on a better path in life. this is an important family center for the residents of north richmond. >> the court's namesake as well as other legendary athletes plays on this court. you can see the court colors are the same as the golden state warrior colors. >>> next, a red flag warning and air quality concerns in the bay area. >>> the backlash the president is facing over his response to the wildfires. ♪ ♪ connecting people... ...uniting the world. ♪♪ hebreakfast makers, takers, step counters, outdoor explorers, faith restorers, appointment keepers, fantastic creatures. farmer's market goers, cholesterol lowerers cell phone silencers. the new lease on lifers, and the positive thinkers. here's to you all that see every day as an opportu

in oakland the 'unite here local 28-50' union reached an agreement with mariott on friday. but the walkout continues at san francisco and san jose mariott hotels. the san francisco board of supervisors held an emergency meeting at city hall friday about the ongoing strike. marriott workers voiced their demands, but the marriott c- e-o didn't show. along with other demands, union officials said workers want to get paid enough by marriott so they don't have to work two or more jobs. ( marty ) 4 your money this morning... hundreds of thousands of new jobs were added to the u-s economy last month. the latest jobs report was released saturday morning. it says the 250-thousand jobs were added across the country in october. and wages grew three- point-one percent. the national unemployment rate stands at three-point-seven percent. ( marty ) general motors is getting into the electric bike business. saturday, the company unveiled two e-bikes that will go on sale next year. one of the designs is foldable. some e-bikes can run on electricity alone with no pedaling. but g-m isn't sayin

the military to restore order. there are many initiatives that we've undertaken in our union in the economic sector and local housing policies but on the matter of public order i say clearly our asked the government to be inflexible because the scenes we have seen in reunion and elsewhere an acceptable. protest is in reunion have donned the yellow vests worn by demonstrators in france in a show of defiance and solidarity they want the government to drop a planned techs increase in fuel and say they'll maintain their road blocks and protests even if it brings the french territory to a standstill maidana hond al-jazeera. is on chairman carlos gun has been sacked after nearly two decades in charge at the japanese carmaker a sixty four year old was arrested earlier this week is accused of financial misconducts finest including personal use of company money the company's board voted unanimously to remove him along with senior executive greg kelly the two men remain in custody in tokyo. now the family of a u.s. missionary killed by a remote island tribe say they forgive those responsible for his death twenty seven year ol

gateways for illegal drugs entering the european union every day traffic has smuggle tons of hashish across the mediterranean from morocco it's an uneven battle between the local police and the gangs transporting the drugs in high powered.

the contract. we need a fair contract... and we believe one job should be enough.>unite here local uniontheir invitation to attend the meeting. they have been in contract negotiations for months now and the protest has been going on for five weeks now.if you go to trip advisor you can see several bad reviews from hotel guests complaining about the protest at marriott marquis.people also said there wasn't any house keepers to clean their hotel rooms.people protesting here say they'll do this for as long as it takes to get what they want.live in san francisco, sara stinson, kron 4 news

the military to restore order. we are many initiatives that we've undertaken in our union in the economic sector and local housing policies but on the matter of public order i say to our ask the government to be inflexible because the scenes we have seen in reunion and elsewhere an acceptable. protest is in reunion have donned the yellow vests worn by demonstrators in france in a show of defiance and solidarity they want the government to drop a planned tx increase in fuel and say they'll maintain their roadblocks and protests even if it brings the french territory to a standstill maidana hond al-jazeera. more than half a million civil servants are taking part in a nationwide strike in tunisia after the government and labor unions failed to reach an agreement over pay to nations want the government to honor last month's agreement to raise public wages at a time when inflation is at a record high the country's under immense pressure from international lenders to freeze wages as part of reforms and reducing the budget deficit. a strike has shut down most of haiti where protests have continued for a fourth day people want th

the military to restore order. we are many initiatives that we've undertaken in our union in the economic sector and local housing policies but on the matter of public order i say to our ask the government to be inflexible because the scenes we have seen in reunion and elsewhere an acceptable. protest is in reunion have donned the yellow vests worn by demonstrators in france in a show of defiance and solidarity they want the government to drop a planned tex increase in fuel and say they'll maintain their road blocks and protests even if it brings the french territory to a standstill maidana hond al-jazeera. the united nations says arjun steps must be taken to avoid a catastrophic famine in central african republic it's declared a food security emergency just one level below famine the u.n. says sixty percent of people there need to manage here in assistance it's urging the government to guarantee the safe return of refugees so they can work the fields and produce food more than a million people have fled fighting in c.l.r. since twenty thirty. now the race to replace angle america less leader of germany's christian democr

it ended up with the theft of high luxury store items from a union store. >> the police department received a report from a localany that some high-end merchandise that was destined for a union square retailer had been stolen. the u.p.s. center received a call from someone who said he was from the louis vuitton store. the caller reportedly asked to stop deliveries temporarily because its basement storage area got flooded and someone would come by and pick up the shipments instead. for three days, this driver purporting to be from louis vuitton made the pickups. then guess what, disappeared with hundreds of thousands of dollars of expensive louis vuitton products. by the end of the week, the store asked why deliveries had stopped. >> i could see how it would work, but there has to be protocol for u.p.s. to establish confirm that the caller is legitimate. >> both u.p.s. and louis vuitton declined comment. >> a self-driving car could soon be delivering your walmart order. >> they are teaming up with ford to develop a self-driving delivery service. it is far away from here. the pilot program is taking place in miami

gateways for illegal drugs entering the european union every day traffic has smuggle tons of hashish across the mediterranean from morocco it's an uneven battle between the local police and the gangs transporting the drugs in high power.

facing them is also the impending brags that britain leaving the european union threatens to cut crucial funding for their conservation but the local population is doing its bit to keep them alive and well and then natural habitat. then the last of a unique breed around two hundred twenty carnie da wild ponies live in the mountains which share their name in north wales. for most of the year the horses are left to roam free. but each november local farmers and villagers get together to round up the ponies in a bid to preserve the. bases of sick pack. these ponies with every single month in wales a few hundred years ago but now this is their last stronghold this is the last you know place they survive. once the year the ponies are rounded up and the young stallions are removed to prevent inbreeding. baldwin when jones has taken part in the annual roundup since he was ten he's even taken in a few stallions himself for children right in schools conservation. you know it's a place like that but we tried hard to get homes for them and we need more and more people to come forward if they can have a fantastic. it takes hours to get the pon

the hotel workers union unite local 2 have been putting pressure on california educators to cancel plans to host or stay at marriott-owned hotels this week and have received word the conference locations have been moved to a different hotel. the california school board association's annual education conference and tradeshow starts on thursday and goes through december 1. on the conference website, they encourage attendees to book rooms at the palace hotel, the marriott marquis or the w, all owned by marriott and all had picket lines outside for eight weeks long time marriott marquis workers say it would hurt them to know educators would choose to cross the picket line and rent a room here but they believe that will not happen and educators will support them. >> historically, teachers are in a union also picked they understand what it is to fight to gain a good contract. >> the teacher association has always been supportive of our cause as a matter of fact, there conference, they just moved it from one of our marriott hotels to a non- striking union hotel. for the teacher association, the

one in ten of the local workforce in northern ireland for bombardierfacing local workforce in northern ireland for bombardier facing redundancy. there has been criticism from the unite unionginning of the year so this is a blow to the northern ireland economy overall and worrying news for many local workers and families in the run—up to christmas. thank you. around 200 people died every day in the united states last year, after a drug overdose, as the number of deaths hit record levels. in chicago, more people died from drugs than from gun—related crimes or car crashes. most of those who died had taken opioids — a class of drug that includes heroin and synthetic fentanyl, which is far more powerful than heroin. but in chicago, there's also been a big rise in the number of deaths from cocaine — it's up by more than a third. and that's because the synthetic drug fentanyl, which is 50 times stronger than heroin, is now being mixed in with cocaine to ensure those who take it get hooked. nick bryant reports from chicago on a worrying new trend in america's drug crisis. chicago, illinois is one of america's proudest cities. but it's also one of the most deadly. close to the dow

see if any of my colleagues wanted to make opening remarks before i call up the president of local 2 to speak from the union's perspective about what is driving the strike and what this dispute means to the city as a whole. i want today give an opportunity to any of my colleagues, if anyone wants to make opening remarks. i'm not seeing any. >> supervisor ronen, i just want to say i'm very thankful that you called for this hearing. this issue is very important to many of us here. if not all of us. and certainly what is happening in the city is not what i like to see of san francisco. we need to help this situation be resolved. thank you, very much. >> thank you so much. with that, is it ok if we call up the president of unite here local 2. >> colleagues, would you -- is there any objection to have him speak as a speaker, presenter? >> thank you, supervisors. thank you for taking this very rare move to call for this urgent special hearing about a crisis with the marriott corporation in this city that's in fact turned this city, turned san francisco and its tourism industry upside down. i, along with striking wo

in oakland the 'unite here local 28-50' union reached an agreement with mariott on friday. but the walkout continues at seven ásan franciscoá mariott hotels. the san francisco board of supervisors held an emergency meeting at city hall friday about the ongoing strike for city marriott workers to voice their demands. the marriott c-e-o didn't show. in response, the unite here local representative said, "we're in day 30 and the special meeting was a success. goal was to have workers share their stories about why they're striking and to enlist the city's support in our fight. to a person, supervisors were very supportive and visibly moved. we also met with the mayor who continues to support the campaign." (justine) along with other demands, union officials said workers want to get paid enough by marriott so they don't have to work more than one job. (jrstone) we have an update for you this evening on the fire at castro valley high school. alameda county fire tweeted out they are calling it an electrical fire. they go on to say "the fire is believed to have started in the electr

>> i think the day before our hearing or maybe the morning of the hearing we received a letter from a number of local unionthe i.c.e. collective bargaining unit and we responded to that and there were other issues and charges that we have to complete our due diligence in. we are going through our due diligence here? >> can you tell us of what nature they are? >> it's charges of potential retaliation. it's really more a problem before he took over as acting director. it's problems between union and management within i.c.e. we need to track these down, and there are tweets in which were talked about at the hearing as well, and so we are doing due diligence on. >> they are objectionable tweets? >> tweets government officials should not be doing even in their personal life. >> such as? >> they are all in the record. you a he was referring to donald trump and the democratic party, and he was talked to his supervisors and there was management action taken, and he certainly apologized for them as well. people are human beings. they are not perfect. in the end we have to take a look at the length of service of mr.

the amendment was holy inconsistent with the fundamental idea on which the american union was based. it intruded on local self-government. the interest of free government he argued would not enjoy limitation of personal liberty. the court brushed aside both arguments. the 18th amendment had to be treated the same as any other amendment. section two did not alter the traditional lines of authority. congress had power that could reach inter-and intra-state commerce. didstates concurrent power nothing within supplement federal power. that meant that section two meant nothing. there was another case that came down on the attacks between the volstead act and 18th amendment. in june 1920, the high court unanimously thwarted efforts by opponents of women's suffrage and prohibition to allow voter therenda to override ratification of amendments by the state legislatures. even if a state legislature had ratified the suffrage of prohibition amendments, a motor m could nullify that. a state could not deviate from the ratification methods prescribed by the constitution. back, and of the summer of 1916, congress as pa

for illegal drugs and through the european union every day traffickers smuggle tons of hashish across the mediterranean from morocco it's an uneven battle between the local police and the gangs transporting the drugs in high power.

gateways for illegal drugs and the european union every day traffic has smuggled tons of hashish across the mediterranean from morocco it's an uneven battle between the local police and the gangs transporting the drugs in high powered.