A 1st visit to the continent of the music they started i love the way. European people just. Come from. Various theyre very serious about the music and the beauty of music African Music is. Like its the rhythm with Classical Music is like you have to be in control of the piece the experience presses emotions even more when youre playing and when youre playing a slow piece. You said for no reason or whatever. And then you play a small piece and slow. So that it really brings out that frustration. For me. Before the concert its rehearsals. The group also plays and sings South African peacekeepers. The concert was dedicated to their countrys triumph over apartheid. Eat. So. On a visit to south africa violist could go on a book alani takes us to his home at the edge of the town afraid of fort. Lee he started playing his instrument just 4 years ago thanks to teachers from the groups Outreach Program who regularly visit his community. Now the 16 year old practices his instrument 4 hours a da
Government, all huge questions looming over the biden House Republican conference, as they struggle with a way forward. Thanks very much. Ac 360 with Anderson Cooper live from israel starts right live from israel starts right now. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com it is 3 00 a. M. In gaza, and you may not be able to pick it up from the microphone im wearing, but you can hear the steady booms of shells being fired into gaza by israeli forces. Weve also throughout the day seen rocket fire coming to ashkelon to our south, hamas saying they have fired 120 rockets into the two cities today. Israeli war planes have been pounding numerous locations in the territory, hitting targets the israeli officials describe as strategic to hamas. The cause also appears to be widespread destruction in densely populated neighborhoods. Israels Defense Minister ordered the military to put gaza under what he called complete siege. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to his people tonight, warning that wha
The San Francisco board of appeals. The presiding officer is commissioner honda and we are joined by tonights by our vice chair commissioner Vice President fung and commissioner lazarus and commissioner bobby wilson and commissioner rick swig to my left is brad the deputy City Attorney and provide the board with legal advice at the controls is gary hes the boards legal assistant im im Cynthia Goldstein the boards executive director. Were going to be joined as by were joined by representatives from the city departments that have cases before this board. Sitting in the front right now is amanda representing the bureau of mapping and shes joined by her colleague raul shaw i believe chris buck is here in the front right now with the bureau of urban forestry and Scott Sanchez will be here shortly and representing his office and the Planning Department and Planning Commission Electronic Devices are prohibited. Please carry on conversations out in the hallway. Permit holders and others have u
Please. Gee, present. Kim, here. Reiskin, here. Nuru, present. Sartipi, present. Harper recollect present. Mr. Chairman you have a quorum. Next item. Next item item 3 and 4 chair harper requested to move those items to the end of the regular calendar agenda. If there are no objections, that will be communication and board of directors new and old business. Thank you. With that your next item is executive drether report, item 5. Good morn ing director. January 19 the California Transportation Commission approved the 25 year lease for bus Storage Facility with 85 percent reduction in lease rates for fair market value. We have provided ac transit based on lease terms. Ac transit board is expected to approve the sublease later this month. We also expect to be receive bids on the bus Storage Facility later this mung. We plan to bring the caltrans lease, ac transs and bus contract to the board for approval in march. Follow tupe last month discussion regarding the boards desire to invite the
Opportunities for seniors and adults with disabilities. The Program Model were basing is in already in prais. Its operation and the reserve program and started in 2005 in new york city and was successful there and ex357bded to other locations in the east coat and midwest and now bringing to San Francisco. Through the procurement process the contractor submitted a well thought out comprehensive model here they will serve as an a liliate to the program and use infrastructure such as program trls and a data base system. Theyre able to access reserve executive staff in new york for consultation during the roll out and operation. Some of the steps taken to adapt this program to San Francisco include most notably the inclusion with adults with disabilities as a target population for services in this program. Its a 55 plus model on the east koacht. They have a Advisory Group to advise on the program. They have met in january. They have secured commitments from at least a dozen nonprofits for