If you are utilizing interpretation assistance, you will be allowed twice the amount of time to testify and to display documents on the overhead projector. Just place it underneath the projector, mention it, then remove it when you like the screen to return to live coverage of the meeting. Members of the board, my name is amos brown, im Senior Pastor of Third Baptist Church and president of the San Francisco branch. The National Association of the branch for coloured people and a former member of this body. I wish to say happy pride month to you. I give you this greeting against a backdrop, one of George Bernard shaw most eloquent quotes. When he said, the worst sin for our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be in different to them. That is the essence of inhumanity, end of quote. Now i do not make these comments to be insulting, but still a truth. Human beings can make oversights , but we do say, to air is human, but to give his divine. I would like to invite all of you to g
It comes to the lgbtq populations but we still have dealing with a lot of violents and discrimination in our own city. So we want to continue to lift up the voices of not just those folks who are here and surviving and being open and proud of being lgbtq but also folks that we have lost and we have lost a lot of community and we track a lot of death and a lot of violence again lgbtq of colour, and as you know by being on social media now, a lot of black trans women continue to be murdered and we want to lift those voices up and thank you for lifting our voice and celebrating the 40 years weve contributed to the change that is possible. And i want to also take this moment to just thank our staff and i dont know if anyone else wants to say anything but i want to continue to thank the folks that i work with and the tremendous hero work that they do and to our board and to our volunteers and to our supporters and to our donors, i want to say thank you very much and thank you, supervisor ro
Violence again lgbtq of colour, and as you know by being on social media now, a lot of black trans women continue to be murdered and we want to lift those voices up and thank you for lifting our voice and celebrating the 40 years weve contributed to the change that is possible. And i want to also take this moment to just thank our staff and i dont know if anyone else wants to say anything but i want to continue to thank the folks that i work with and the tremendous hero work that they do and to our board and to our volunteers and to our supporters and to our donors, i want to say thank you very much and thank you, supervisor ronen. [cheers and applause] last but not least, our esteemed supervisor from district 11, supervisor safaye. Yes, thank you. Long anticipated. [ laughter ] we have to do what you did last time, president yi, and start with district 11 first next time. [ laughter ] but anyway, very, very honour and happy to be here today to honour a friend, lifelong devoteee to the
A testament of the bravery of his parents who are immigrants from ethiopia. I know there are not any words take away the pain but i want to extend my deepest condolences to his family. His loss will be felt for years and the rest i submit. Thank you, supervisor. Supervisor walton. Thank you. Supervisor yi. Yes, i would like to close todays meeting in memory of johanna frugui. She was the first person with a disability to attend the Public School system in her native greece. She was really a trailblazer from the start. Shes a graduate of cal berkley and pursued advocacy work at the well institute on disability. The pacific ada centre and the city of sacramento before joining the office 13 years ago. In this time, joanna played a leading role in ensuring that San Franciscos implementation of the americans with disabilities act was consistent with our citys progressive values. As a dedicated employee and as a woman with a disability, joanne thashe wasa strong believer thrh education and t
Com, last weeks shooting spree in california marked the 355th mass shooting of the year defined as four or more injured or killed. That is going to be our starting point this sunday morning. We want to hear from gun owners and don gun owners on the Second Amendment. What does it mean to you . Rights ort gun if you are a nongun owner supporting changes to gun laws 2027 488001. You can join in on the conversation at facebook. Com cspan. To remind you what the Second Amendment states a well reckoned a well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. A survivors life on the washington post. One who was injured in oregon and her struggles to regain a sense of normalcy. The photograph also on the front page of the washington post, the nra and its chief label here right to ad and the bear arms. You and i did not choose to be targets in the age of terror. But in essence like us will continue to be slau