We acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights commissioner wintroub, here good morning and welcome to the rec and Park Commission meeting of october 18, 2023. This meeting is held in hybrid format in person in city hall, room 416 with option to join and provide Public Comment both inperson and remotely. We ask you please turn off Electronic Device jz take second ary conversation outside in ord
Please. Next item is communication and like to note to make Public Comment. Members of the public may comment on the meeting during Public Comment in person or remotely. The callin is provided as a courtesy and availability may disrupted due to technical difficulties. In person Public Comment will be taken first and remote after. Dial in instructions are printed on the agenda and should be scrolling on sfgovtv. Any other communications from the directors . Seeing none, ill call your next item. Please. Your next item is item 4, director new and old business and im not aware of any. Okay. Move to your next item, 5, executive directors report. Good morning directors, nice to you this warm morning. It is exciting week at the tjpa. Just within the last week we resolved the last construction dispute to complete phase 1. Confirmed our rating and post covid outlook from negative to stable. [indiscernible] successful launch of down tourn first thursday which brought 8 to 10 thousand people down
City of the west. They see by the, in the see, uh, you know, it was, its from u. K. From, from in, from, from all over europe. You know, the german chancellor determined for a minister coming to grow sending side by side by soldiers condemning the violence, the horror of acts of home us, but not in their eyes. Not making Strong Enough condemnation for it is where the doings of health thing in saying palestinian blood is as red. And this has them trying to push back against that. And mostly trying to emphasize the need for a new way out a new path, not more. No more war, no more, you know, saying clearly more violence, more of the same, thats not going to help. Were trying to, its about time for this region to end the cycle of violence. So what opportunities does this then present having the to talk to each other, is there already a clear blue print or proposals of where they might go from here . Well, 1st of all, this is a police, the world they, they, they want to put this problem out
Adopt a broad definition of antisemitism use the International Holocaust mbrance alliance to enforce anrimination laws on College Campuses. And tied to some of the schism is perceived as the expression of genes that can be expresse as hatred, and drawn comparisons temporary is really policy to that of the nazis. This bill comes up as several lleges and universities have been dealing with proinian demonstrations that have forced some to cancel in class learning for student safety. 21 republicans joined 70 democrats voting against the legislation. The bill now is headed to the senate. Turbing trend of antisemitic trends in schools and campuses across the country. Antisemitic harassment on these University Campuses is not a completely new phenomenon. As early as 2005 the commission on human rights said antisemitism is a serious problem. A pew research that experience with antisemitism is more prevalent. A Brandeis Center found that antisemitism was pervasive on College Campuses with 54 on
Mr. Mcclintock h. R. 60 0 is to combat the disturbing trend of antisemitic trends in schools and campuses across the country. Antisemitic harassment on these University Campuses is not a completely new phenomenon. As early as 2005 the commission on human rights said antisemitism is a serious problem. A pew research that experience with antisemitism is more prevalent. A Brandeis Center found that antisemitism was pervasive on College Campuses with 54 on 55 campuses saying they experienced antisemitism during the 20132014 year. In 2021, Brandeis Center for law conducted a survey of jewish students finding that they felt unsafe while on campus. These fears are justified. The catalog of antisemitic harassment in americas institutions of Higher Learning is there for everybody to see. The incidents have increased following october 7, 2023 attacks perpetrated by hamas and allied groups. In late october, 2023, jewish students were forced to shoulder inside a library as propalestinian protestor