Meeting. Madame clerk, would you please call the roll . Thank you, mr. President. Supervisor fewer present. Han haney . Well return. Mandelman present. Mar present. Peskin present. Preston well return. Ronen present. Safai. Stefani present. Walton present. Yee present. Haney present. Safai okay. I received a message that supervisor preston is having trouble signing in. So we will make a note of that, mr. President. And the minute on which he arrives. President yee thank you, madame clerk. Please place your right hand over your heart. Recite the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you very much. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgovtv. Who records each of the meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madame clerk, are there any communications . Yes, mr. President.
Peskin present. Preston well return. Ronen present. Safai. Stefani present. Walton present. Yee present. Haney present. Safai okay. I received a message that supervisor preston is having trouble signing in. So we will make a note of that, mr. President. And the minute on which he arrives. President yee thank you, madame clerk. Please place your right hand over your heart. Recite the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you very much. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgovtv. Who records each of the meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madame clerk, are there any communications . Yes, mr. President. The minutes reflect that due to the covid19 pandemic, members of the board of supervisors will participate remotely through Video Conference to the same extent as ph
On monday George Floyds brother visited the site where a white Police Officer knelt on floyds neck for minutes during an arrest. Surrounded by protesters Terence Floyd called on them to demonstrate peacefully. If im not over here messing up my community, so what are yall doing . What are yall doing . Yall doing nothing because thats not going to bring my brother back at all. It may feel good for the moment just like when you drink, but when you come down youre going to wonder what you did. The family says an independent autopsy found floyd died from asphyxia due to neck and back compression. Despitee curfefews imposed in dozens of cities protests have become violent in many areas. Shops have been looted and cars set on fire. The New York Times reports the demonstrations have spread to 140 cities in at least 40 states. More than 4,400 people were reportedly arrested over the weekend. With the escalating violence President Trump told governors on a Conference Call to get tough on protest
Weeks. Nearly 5,300 people tested positive so far in the city of about 14 million. The increase comes one week after the Central Government lifted the state of emergency for the tokyo metropolitan area. That prompted the governmentt t bebegin easing requests that sa many businesses close. Officials have been monitoring the situation a and say its worsening. Translator this is aimed at making residents aware of how much infections arere spreadingn tokyo. It doesnt mean were changing our plans to reopen social and Economic Activities but we want people to refrain from nighttime activities. Tokyo officicials are particularly concerned about infections at bars and night clubs. Roughly a third of the 90 cases confirirmed inn tokyo over the t week have been linked to these kinds of establishments. The businesses pose a problem for people in charge of chasing infection routes because employees have contact with so many strangers. Japan is pushing forward with plans to make covid19 tests simpl
More than 2,100 people have died. Now, germany is tightening border controls with its neighbors. Starting on monday, people from five nations, including france and switzerland, are barred from crossing the border. Daily commuters are excluded from the ban. Other european states, including poland and the czech republic, are also restricting entry. The virus is making inroads in africa, as well. The World Health Organization says the number of confirmed infections on that continent has topped 100. In kenya, at least three people haveve contracted the virus. The governmement now says itll ban visitors f from all countri where infections have been confirmed. And in asia, the Philippine Government has imposed strict home quarantine measures across its main island. The move comes a day after authorities prohibibited all Domestic Travel to and from the capital manila. Now, japans Prime Minister has called on leaders of the group of seven to unite in the fight against the coronavirus. Shinzo a