SAN FRANCISCO — Although APEC officially ended Friday, many San Francisco businesses in the area said they didn’t see the recovery they were hoping for this weekend. Crews were busy moving and clearing the heavy-duty security fences that defined the landscape near the Moscone Center for more than a week. Several streets in the area …
SAN FRANCISCO — Crews began dismantling security infrastructure around the Fairmont Hotel where the president had been staying, and Moscone Center Friday evening. The conference may be officially over, but APEC-related closures are still having a big impact on small businesses both inside and outside the high-security zone. Security checkpoints, fences and concrete barriers were …
ByCOLLEEN LONG Friday, November 17, 2023 7:20AM SAN FRANCISCO — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with congressional Republicans over the federal budget into the new year, as wartime aid for Ukraine and Israel remains stalled. The measure passed the House …
President Biden held a rare solo press conference in Northern California on Wednesday night, after a day of meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He announced progress on key U.S. objectives with China and said he’s “mildly hopeful” about the return of the hostages held by Hamas. The president said he’s “deeply involved” in negotiations …
SAN FRANCISCO — President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping opened their first face-to-face meeting in more than a year Wednesday with a solid handshake ahead of talks with far-reaching implications for a world grappling with economic cross currents, wars in the Middle East and Europe, tensions in Taiwan and more. The two leaders, meeting …
ByCornell Barnard Saturday, November 11, 2023 1:35AM SAN FRANCISCO — A meeting between U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier He Lifeng, is paving the way for the meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the 2023 APEC Summit in San Francisco. RELATED: 2023 APEC summit: Everything …