As well as supervisor norman yee and joined by supervisor wiener and supervisor wasserman thank you longing o london and sfgovtv for covering this meeting madam clerk, any announcements . Yes. Please silence all electronic devices. Consent calendar we have relative a long agenda well get to it call item one. Declaring the intent of the city from an expenditure of bonds into submitting an application for the Allocation Committee for the issuance of mortgage Revenue Bonds not to exceed 419. 77 south van ness avenue item two the resolution for the city to grumbler procedures from the in depthness for the Allocation Committee for the Residential Mortgage revenue bond not to exceed one hundred Million Dollars plus and the intent of the city for the in depthness and submit an application to the california Allocation Committee for the permit the issuance of market not to exceed 76 million for lower street and sunnydale avenue and next the expenditure from the bond in depthness and submit on a
Divide a society into resources. At of the good is a soleil day treat the independent being this with their own happiness. As they fall down industry with a heart attack. We have no obligation. And which responsibilities. And ic that the house has burned down. If they dont have any friends at all. And if there was a government entity. Wants to mike that is one reason you should not be a jerk because if you want people to help you and pete dyes you half to be paid a favor. But i of against the idea oneperson has a need is an entitlement. We think of ourselves as the one developing. But that isnt the issue. Member so play yourself event the issue is a somewhat else if you are sick to say i am entitled and i dont care phase struggle to send their kid to school. I dont care if they try to build cahow their business so i will march of labour to demand they pay for my operation. I have yet to meet one person who said yes that is a i would do. We to ask and understand if they say go no then i
Books about class, in america. Daniel talks about his book the poverty industry about how federal funds are misspent by the state. In their book, the human cost the welfare, they argue that welfare programs hurt their recipients. David roth writes about the effort to raise the michigan mum wage. And later, an interview with don watkins, he argues that efforts to correct incominequality are misguided. Hello, thank you for coming out tonight for this politics, and prose, as we have the honor of hosting daniel hatcher, my name is davis. I work with the events staff. We just have a few quick announcements. First off, that is politics and prose. This is a new partnership, in which we are selling books and hosting events. So youre here, and you can find us at 5th and k. , you can see, different events that will be scheduled throughout the city. Part of that, is now youre in a restaurant and you can order food and drink while hearing a great book talk. Treat your wait staff well. If you will
All people accused of a federal crime plead guilty, i would have said thats because most of them did it. Thats why they plead guilty. The governments right to go after them. Now that i know more i realize thats not the case. Government has ways of making innocent people plead guilty, its unbelievable. Essentially its a plea bargain. They come to a doctor, they say they want to get a doctor. Nothing wrong. Our federal statutes are so luminous and accordion like they can find something if not for your tax return, its looking like you administer Pain Medicine . Were going to charge you with the Illegal Administration of illegal drugs. But she was in pain, im a doctor. They say i know, but you exceeded the allowable dose of pain medication and they charge you with a crime that will put you away for five years but if you plead guilty, you will get three months and you can Practice Medicine again. So whats your choice . Rule growing your entire life, be locked up for five years and destroyed
Projected behind me. That apparently is not going to happen. Thats pretty. Speakers are going to work from that from this podium. If you want a copy of this slide deck, email me or my colleague, jessica. Got lots of business cards and we have Contact Information out there. So if you want to if you want anymore information about whats morning, here this reach out. I apologize for that. Now, i wont talk anymore, on to our moderator, Michael Gerson a little ly needs introduction to all of you because you know his work so already. Hes a syndicated columnist whose insights on politics, society appear regularly in the washington post. Hes also a former advisor and writer to george w. Bush and has for years now a very compelling and helping us make sense of ourselves through decisive, earnest, and deeply informed writing. Michael gerson, thank you for being here and agreeing to talk to this panel. Thank you, sir. Good morning, thank you all for being here. Fitting, even necessary to start a d