Hand, so thats the first question that i have, and then, i have a second question. So i see you richard has joined me. I didnt know that you were going to be there. I dont know if you had some comments that you were going to make. But i know that our Workforce Development is actively working on courses, and theyre not necessarily going to be in person. I think were trying to develop doing some zoom meetings and expanding what we can do even in this in this time of covid19. And you may have some things some specific courses that you want to talk about. Richard is working in our Course Development team, and do you mind making some comments . Hi, mark, can you unmute me . Yes, youre unmuted. Thank you. Greetin greetings, commissioners. My name is [inaudible], and we take work culture seriously because employees are empowered when they are taken seriously. First, we provide training fore communication with diverse teams. We provide special trainings for managers in respecting and respect i
Good afternoon and welcome to the august 25, 2020 regular meeting of the board of supervisors. Madam clerk, please call the roll. [roll call] mr. President , all members are present. Please place your right hand over your heart join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] thank you. Behalf of the board, i like to acknowledge the staff of sfgov tv who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Colleagues, i like to take a few meetings to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment. The 19th amendment which guarantees and protect womens constitutional right to vote was ratified on august 18, 1920. Hundredth anniversary of this historic milestone is to reflect on incredible efforts to secure womens Voting Rights. It is a reminder of the unfinished work ahead of us to fulfill the promise of our democracy. For decades after the ratification of the 19th amendment, many women of color were preven
Guidelines to go excavate to increase the ground floor of the property i can take that one i think that youre a homeowners; right . Not an engineer. Right. I think of the requirement is 7 foot of a headroom in regards to kitchens and closets and storage areas and corridors so 7 foot of your looking for so you know if you have 6 foot of have to go down a foot are you comploems the foundation thats the question so thats where you would you know talk with an engineer and the engineer will most likely say okay we have to dig and do testing so see where were at simple put the foundation may have to be holstered in whatever excavation to get the 7 foot 6 or your foundation maybe down far enough it is also lateral support if you dig down the function you take away the lateral support thats a construction concern and may need to upgrade did foundation to dig a foot this case. Hi thanks for doing this is the interesting im new from new york so im learning all it from im both a potentially homeo
Celebration, but to continue in the struggle and the moment to look ahead to the next 100 yea years. And 9 moment to ensure our democracy is truly representative. Over the last century, women have also fought to gain access in classrooms, board room, and elected it office, elected office. We have seen the power of womens leadership with each advance. We see that Diverse Voices and perspectives, equity and inclusion bring new ideas, new insights to the halls of power. Weve seen that right here from our Vantage Point in San Francisco, with our own representative nancy pelosi, the first and only woman to serve as speaker of the house, our two female senators and now Vice President ial candidate kamala harris. As i said earlier, i wish we could all be gathered in person together. This is not how anyone could have imagined 2020 would look. But it also reminds us how important it is to have strong and capable leaders. And how connected we are together. In honor of our ancestors, our foremoth
President Francee Covington is trying to log on. Vice president kathrin feinstein. Present. Commissioner stephen nakajo. I am present. Commissioner ken cleveland. Present. And there is a lot of feedback at least on my end. A lot of feedback. I am experiencing the same thing commissioner cleveland. I think Everyone Needs to mute mute if you are not speaking. Commissioner rodriguez. Present. And chief of department jeanine nicholson. Muted for me. I am present and if everyone can mute when they are not speaking i think that would help with the feedback. If you are not speaking, just mute. Item 2, general Public Comment members of the public may address the commission for up to 3 minutes on any matter within the commissions jurisdiction that does not appear on the agenda. Speakers shall address the remark to the commission as a whole and not to individual commissioners or to Department Personnel. Commissioners are not to enter into debate or discussion with the speaker. The lack of a resp