with all the crazy legislation we nasz and amazon hugs, is that what we're doing? >> we're going to put this down. i want to make this a priority. thank you. >> and one last thing. what do i have to do seriously, and i am getting really upset about the paper thing. >> speaking of environmental waste. do i have to get a supervisor to legislate us to do it? or can't we do it ourselfs? >> there is some -- i will get back to you because there is some sort of criteria that it's not just as easy for us just to buy tablets. let me just put it that way. so we may have to legislate it. but we'll get back to you on that because and i have had some discussion with the finance section of the office. >> i think we should be the first commission in san francisco to ban paper from our meetings. >> an i love it. >> a commissioner zouzounis. >> self-imposed. >> i want to echo what the fell hoe commissioner here said and also what -- fellow commissioner has said and commissioner dwight said we can't just fight the technology innovation that is happening, but we need to hold them acc

i work with amazon and i've been the point of contact with the neighborhood. i appreciate you taking the time to hear from us today. i wanted to touch on our engagement with the neighborhood. we originally sat down with the group in january and since then, we have been communicating via e-mail daily. we truly appreciate their willingness to work with us and cultivate what will be a mutually beneficial partnership. we highlighted many opportunities to work with the neighbors and we made great progress to the buildings and surrounding areas. there are additional opportunities for the neighborhood beautification. we appreciate your willingness to let us continue these discussions, both with dna and the green benefit district and work oncoming to the board in the coming weeks to pass forward. >> thank you, i do not see any comments or questions from my colleagues. we still do not have the a.l.u. here. perhaps we will take public comment on this item. is there any public comment on this item? then come on up and i'll tell you about some things about public comments

why aren't we hitting up amazon for $2 every single time we place an order. not either side of the transaction, but them because they are the ones and the ubers and lyfs, causing the traffic and we don't want to go to the neighborhood and we have to call now. so i just want you to put it in perspective. but i know you probably got kind of hit up today. we don't want plastic either. trust me. even the co-commissioner dwight, probably the first one that doesn't want plastic. we're with you. we just got to work on --. >> the checkout part is fine. 25 cents we're trying to grasp. >> yeah. >> commissioner riley. >> yes. i am with my colleagues. i support the second part of the legislation. i think it's good idea. but i wanted to ask whether or not you have done recent study in terms of behavior. how many people still not bring the bags? and where do we want to be? and to determine whether or not this 15 cent increase is necessary. and do we have any plant to take a look at that to see where we are today? >> thank you, commissioner. supervisor brown that introduced

twenty-six resident for amazon a district 11. he sent a little -- letter in support of this and i neglected to send one to you clerk, so if you want for your file. my story is a little different, because it is out of the special use district. i am fully in support of this ordinance. primarily because in our district we do have a lot of people who move in and remodel their houses. for instance next door to me last year, a house sold for $1.4 million and the day after it closed, memorial day, day after memorial day of 2018 the person who was taking care of my house when i was in paris e-mailed me and told me what was going on. with the bathroom and kitchen permit he gutted the whole house after nine over the counter permits later he was fined $750,000. he reapplied for his building permit and in september of 2018, we sued them, he being represented by an attorney, i represented the neighbor, and we settled out of court. moving nine bedrooms to five bedrooms and six plus bathrooms down to four without paving over the front yard or t

trees -- so these trees, particularly in the amazon rain forest have been cut down to create pasture land. they've been cut down to grow animal feed, soybeans. and so these are the methods that animal agriculture is devastating our climate. and most recently, and lest you think we're just part of the lunatic fringe here, corey booker says the tragic reality is -- cannot -- [inaudible] >> supervisor mandelman: thank you. next speaker. >> as we've already heard from others today, we cannot ignore the part animal ag plays in the global emergency. my name is laurie green and i'm a researcher in ucsf's microbiology lab. i'm also a california native and have lived in san francisco for 15 years. for this reason, i would like to see s.f. ban meat in all of its city funded hospitals. meat today is the new asbestos, more deadly than tobacco. i would like to mention some of the other automatic benefits of such a policy. it takes 50,000 liters of drinking water to produce one kiloof beef. one billion people go hungry on this planet and 20 million will die from mal knnutrition. eliminating meat a

in the age of amazon it is difficult to compete and be able to operate in a way that it's not going to have the neighborhood and be saddled with an two empty shell for ten years. those are my comments.

this is the same argument we made two weeks ago, your committee against amazon prime for the same type of abc license, to prevent them to make unrestricted liquor deliveries throughout the city. in affect, taking the business away from our brick and mortar stores, which make up the fabric of our neighborhoods. thankful on that occasion, the committee unanimously voted to deny that application. this license would permit cloud kitchens to deliver alcohol to every corner in san francisco from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. every day. they are backed by $150 million in venture capital funding, and supports uber clinic as a major owner and driver of this business. please deny this application. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. are there any other members of the public who would like to speak on this item? come on up. >> we had this problem before, this type of controversy, pertaining to a liquor license. and i demonstrated that i got 50% of me favors it, and the other 50% doesn't favor it. the part that doesn't favor it is if you're the contributing to out of control alcoholics, and don't know how

on monday, along with bay resistance, and other labor allies, we helped organize a protest at amazon headquarters to hold them accountable to the ways that they are impacting communities here, particularly immigrant communities and working with and collaborating with i.c.e. we are here today with similar values in mind, and making sure that these large companies and corporations are really investing and accountable to the residents of san francisco. for that reason, we support and i.p.o. tax on companies such as pinterest, and uber and others to make sure that the vulnerable residents of this city are able to gain some of the benefits of having these large corporations in such close proximity to them. we recognize that as these companies i.p.o., their c.e.o.s and executives are expected to become overnight millionaires, many of them already have, and we are expecting an increase of about 6,000 millionaires to san francisco alone, driving at the cost of housing and disproportionately impacting low income and communities of color in the city. so we have talked to many city voters and a

in the age of amazon it is difficult to compete and be able to operate in a way that it's not going to have the neighborhood and be saddled with an two empty shell for ten years. those are my comments. >> perfect. >> if there is nothing further, commissioners. on that motion, commissioners, to approve this matter with conditions as amended to include directing the project sponsor to continue working with the community on security issue measures. [roll call] that motion passes unanimously 6-0. that puts us at item 8. >> good afternoon commissioners, kate connor, planning department staff. i'm going to provide an informational presentation on senate bill 35. a brief overview. can i get the overhead? okay, perfect. a bit of background. senate bill 35 became effective in in january it provided ministerial review of projects that provide a certain amount of affordable housing. the amount of affordable housing is dependent on a toward their housing elements, regional housing needs allocations arena. this bill is applicable statewide. with the only section being those jurisdictions that are a

if you got an e-mail from me asking you to purchase amazon cards or whatever, it wasn't from me and i apologize. >> if there's nothing further, we can move onto department matters. item four, director's announcement. >> no new announcements today. >> item five his review of past events of the board of supervisors, board of appeals in the historic preservation commission. are they not here? okay. yes, there is. the board of appeals did meet last night and take action on two items that maybe of interest to the commission. they held their election of officers, though they can never public -- replaced the previous president. they elected rick swig to the office of president and and lazarus to the office of vice president. they heard an appeal of determination and the issuance of the appeal is the appropriate fee methodology for the project. last year, the mohcd and planning work together to modify the methodology for payment of the in lieu fee for the inclusionary affordable housing program and for a per unit fee to a person where for fee. this change became effective on january 1st of th

business news now and amazon is trying to speed up its deliveries and for that it needs and for most of us is thought unusual to move to a different city to take up a new job but in the so-called gig economy moving house to be gay or job can become necessary on a weekly basis while it is in the us the campaign vans in trade as close to the warehouses of amazon and other online giants and they have no fixed address and many actually appreciate the feeling of freedom this lifestyle gives them as did obvious all of a sudden it reports. the recreational vehicle the r.v. a symbol of freedom. home is wherever you take it and were ever work may take you. to. a campground you're on the warehouse and cheaper on kentucky is home to a round it doesn't work camp purse it's 2 pm time to get up for robert barker he works the night shift. good morning good morning robert all you do and good how is your shift it was great oh great yeah easy money man so basically robert you have your whole life inside that yeah i've been living in my van for 6 years now. working seasonal work for amazon and i've don

the world on these moves a threat to google and amazon in any way well what we've seen recently i mean for example yesterday facebook were fined $5000000000.00 in the us of a previously concerns nevertheless in the next breath they announce some stunning financial figures google has been fined 9000000000 by the e.u. over the past 2 years that's 3 separate fines that add up to 9000000000 and still it posts healthy results so it seems like they've proven that are able to absorb these problems that said it seems like not a week goes by where some country doesn't say we're going to crack down on tech giants the most recent as you mentioned is today australia saying they're going to look particularly at google and facebook and that dominant positions in the advertising markets but we've heard from the just it's departments in the united states they're going to look at big internet firms we expect both amazon and alphabets to be involved in that for their parts from alphabet to said we understand there is going to be more scrutiny and we will engage constructively oh right you know what's re

efforts to speed up their delivery times they want to be able to deliver to every amazon prime member within a day of them placing their order online they are managing to increase that but it's costing them a lot of money to improve their infrastructure to be able to do that ok now there's a lot of concerns about google's the tension monopoly position in the search engine market i mean we have to be straight up about that and there are. regulatory pushes underway in the united states not only for google other top silicon valley companies as well now today announced the same kind of regulatory efforts you know all these type of moves a threat to google amazon the big tech giants well it's costing the money we know that much i mean the e.u. were perhaps the 1st to really get on top of google in terms of these things and over the past 2 years they find them 3 times to the tune of $9000000000.00 in total as you mentioned we've heard today from australia they're looking at google who have a 31 percent share of the market in digital advertising they're also looking at facebook to get a look

for incomplete or inaccurate order fulfillment amazon will also have to wait 30 days before blocking or closing seller accounts in exchange germany's federal cartel office says it will drop its investigation into amazon. let's get a round up now of some other stories making news around the world in sudan protesters and ruling generals have signed a political document part of a power sharing deal paving the way for a civilian government this has been one of the key demands of demonstrators since president omar al bashir was ousted in april a 2nd constitutional document is likely to be signed within days. we construction and rescue operations are underway across south asia after heavy monsoon rains caused massive flooding and landslides millions are affected and officials estimate that at least 180 people have died floods india nepal and bangladesh where refugee camps have experienced extensive damage. and a court in moscow has extended to pretrial detention for the 1st to 6 of $24.00 ukrainian sailors arrested by russia off the coast of crimea last year a decision on the remaining sai

mass within 11 days and if they have access to enough nutrients up due to the deforestation of the amazon jungle huge amounts of nutrient rich soil washed away into the oceans. several luxury resorts spend hundreds of thousands of euros each year cleaning their beaches once the algae reaches land it decomposes creating a pungent odor. and used even in a time every year it's different but there seems to be more as the years go by when a little cleaning it puts a huge strain on local authorities in a. manner that is to be honest this stuff affects all activity on the beach you're expecting to find a clean sandy beach strike but instead find it covered in elderly. what's worse is the effect on marine life the sea turtles for example cannot make it to the beach through the thick i'll be meaning they can no longer lay their eggs they're a serious threat to an already endangered species. all right let's talk now to make where you're walking in florida is a professor for oceanography at the university of south florida and one of the authors of the latest reports on the algae amat in the atlantic

the white house says they unfairly target american companies facebook apple google and amazon are amongst the 30 companies affected french finance minister bruno of the maps as the 3 percent tax could raise half a 1000000000 euros a year president trump has ordered an investigation. let's look at this closer with d.w. business reporter aren't tilton welcome so which companies and what sorts of companies are likely to be affected by this digital services tax well i mean we're talking about the most major tech companies that have business and actually earn their profits within friends i mean according to legislation is companies that earn us. a lot of the profits within the country friends and also i have combined revenues of both just over $25000000.00 of course this is an only going to be hitting large american tech companies but that really is who this legislation is focusing on i mean the law is even being referred to as the google apple facebook amazon laws so it's quite clear who they're planning to get in their tax crosshairs and just just just to be clear these are going to be alrea

let's get you some other news now digital technology giants like google facebook and amazon are expected to be the main targets of a broad anti-trust investigation by the u.s. justice department while no specific companies have been mentioned the probe is said to be examining whether major online platforms have been abusing their market dominance and hindering competition. russian opposition leader alexei of all he says he's been arrested video on his instagram account to get to corruption campaigner said he was detained as he left his home in moscow to go jogging with all these arrests comes after he called for another mass protest most authoritative left there on opposition counter that's running in moscow's parliamentary election . russia and china have conducted their 1st joint air patrol over disputed islands between japan and south korea responds japan scrambled its jet fighters south korea did the same both countries accuse the chinese and russian planes of violating their airspace beijing in moscow insists they flew over neutral or else. well here in berlin the new defense minist

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and finally before we go it was meant to spock a global shopping spree not transatlantic protests amazon's annual prime day event 2 days of online discounts stuff instead of taken to the streets here in germany demanding higher wages and warehouse workers have also walked out in the united states they want better working conditions and more job security hours on says it is improving conditions point to a recent pay hike it also says that it is fair unions say the retail giant's discounts to customers come at the expense of its own employees salaries. by certain business with it. the quiet melody resounds michael light of the mood. ready and did some repeat resonate within its soul. ready the mind and the music. beethoven 1st bond 2019 from september 6th to september 29th. earth home to millions of species a home worth saving. global ideas tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world ideas that protect the climate boost green energy solutions and reforestation. using interactive content to inspire people to take action on the ideas the series of global 3000 on t.

the white house says the unfairly target american companies facebook apple google and amazon are among the 30 companies affected french finance minister boone north america says the 3 percent tax could raise half a 1000000000 years a year resident donald trump in the meantime has ordered an investigation. so are we on the cusp of a nother trade war to talk more on this raul is genoud to allow for a business always good to see you now what i 1st want to know why did france decide to go it alone why didn't get the rest of the e.u. to support this measure well it has to be said that the e.u. tried it they did try to get standards that would apply to the entire block but it failed in this undertaking due to opposition from countries like ireland which you know offers their broad favorable tax regimes to these companies for the express purpose of attracting them to ireland so going out alone is of course a risk for france it's the 1st test the waters it's a drawing us anger upon itself in this way so it's hoping like with this single signal to spur more coordination on the multilateral leve

and digital technology giants such as google facebook and amazon are expected to be the main targets of a broad anti trust investigation by the u.s. justice department while no specific companies were mentioned the probe is said to be examining whether major online platforms have been abusing their market dominance and hindering competition. so united states now in a contentious day on capitol hill former special counsel robert muller has been testifying in congress over his probe into russian interference in the 2016 election and whether the trump campaign colluded with moscow he told lawmakers that the investigation found in adequate evidence to prove such a conspiracy but said once again his investigation did not clear trump of obstructing the probe many are viewing mother's testimony today as a last chance for democrats to build a case for impeaching president trump. robert mueller who spent 2 years leading an investigation determining if president trump had colluded with russia did not look like he wanted to be there but for democrats and republicans in congress this was an oppo

this is the order longer forest a pristine paradise in the amazon basin. we want to find out where bows of each and f.o.c. certified company harvest timber for its wood floors are and this local manager says the f.s.e. has imposed strict guidelines on harvesting. in an area the size of a football field only one tree may be removed in 20 years. this process is called selective cutting. this is the tree they're going to cut down today. there are 3 out of the tree over there back there the one in the middle the white one. which is about. 20 meters high. maybe even if you make the border looming it's about 60 years old and has been producing seeds for 50 years off to trunk is particularly straightforward and so we get a lot of what you have. selective cutting is considered a sustainable procedure the f.s.e. has given its seal of approval to the bows of each company for several years now. i thank. those of each believes it's taking a responsible approach and the german government claims that the f. a c. is helping to preserve the rain forest fire. but is that r

. >> big technology companies like google, amazon, and facebook operating in france will soon be paying more tax. france's senate has approved a 3% tax on tech companies doing business there. the aim is to plug a taxation gap that allowed some internet heavyweights to avoid tax in countries where they make their profits and to book their income in low tax countries like ireland. it's estimated the levy could net france 400 million euros this y year and 650 million nex year. before the vote, french finance ministster spoke out against th growing power of big tech. >> we can all see the emergence of economic giants with monopolistic attributes who not only want to control a maximum amount of data and make money with this data, but also to go further than that by, in the absence of rules, avoiding taxes and putting into place instruments that could tomorrow become a sovereign currency. >> but even before the legislation was through, u.s. president donald trump had ordered an investigation. the u.s. warned that if the law passed, it would activate section 3011 of the u.s. trade act. that au