[roll call] commissioner, you have a quorum. Also present our chief scott of the San Francisco Police Department and director Paul Henderson from the department of police accountability. Okay, good evening, everybody this is the september 11th, 2019, meeting of the San Francisco Police Commission, and i would like to say that we sit here tonight in memory of the people who died 18 years ago on september 11th, 2001. We have a long meeting tonight so we will allow two minutes for Public Comment, and we are ready for the first item. Item one is adoption of minutes, action, for the meeting of august seventh, 2019. Is there a motion . I so move. Is there a second . Second. Public comment . Public comment on the minutes hang on, i dont think that is on. Okay. Go ahead. My family has been four generations in San Francisco. I was very active in Civic Affairs for a long time and a federal Civil Servants and i spent i expect a lot. I really expect good service in San Francisco, including the pol
Students and their families and we know that todays College Students are so different from the students that my team is colon to take in the real College Students so im encouraged on your take based on your reporting. You are right the demographics today or do differently age is different i mostly focused on students who were right out of high school so what is that transition out of high school . That captures all of the College Population but i want to understand how the pathways diverged for different students and that was usually by Family Income they were going down a much more traditional path to split out the Family Income. Start by telling us into those different issues about your own path coming out of high school. I had a rocky. After school in toronto i came to Columbia University for one semester and then dropped out and then traveled around the Southern United States and ended up half a year later at yale and was there for three semesters and dropped out again and got the
Guest im focused on using my skills to advance people with disabilities. Host why did you choose the type of law . Guest i was born deaf blind and when we ask for accommodations, a lot of society refuses that ability to get a better education and go and get a job. The law is to create change and i wanted to create change for people with disabilities. My own story inspired me to become an attorney. Host here is her book the deaf blind woman who conquered harvard law. First deaf blind person to graduate from harvard, is that correct, from Harvard Law School . Guest host what was that experience like . Guest we had a lot of unknowns. I couldnt reach out to another deaf blind harvard graduate and ask them how did you do this, how did you do your arguments, how did you take exams . I have t had to figure a lot of. It started way back in Elementary School when i had to learn to advocate for my needs and navigate the school system. The early chapters in my book its an experience where a teach
Are welcome to the program a day of worldwide protest to demand action on Climate Change is continuing with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets the movement started with Kids Skipping School on fridays and has grown to become a global force uniting young and old we begin our reporting here in the german capital were organizers say an estimated 270000 people converged on the landmark brandenburg gate. It is a measure of life and death nothing less this is how many of those demonstrating here in berlin see it when it comes to Global Warming these protesters are standing on melting ice blocks. You know what i want to demonstrate so that things get better now and wont be destroyed and yes. She does i want things to change i want us to do more and talk less. This time its not only the young protesting for more climate protection some proud that parents and grandparents people of all ages are demonstrating here in the heart of the lane they are asking the German Government to really
Wild of pennsylvania and mr. Castro of texas are permitted to participate in the hearing today with the understanding that their questions will come only after all members of the subcommittee on both sides of the aisle are present and have had an opportunity to question the witnesses. Pursuant to Committee Rule 7c, Opening Statements are limit nod the chair and the Ranking Member. This allows us to hear from the witnesses sooner, and provide the members with adequate time to ask questions. Can you hear me all right . I recognize myself now for the purpose of making an opening statement. I want to begin by ak nolging that this morning marks 18 years since the terrorist attacks that struck new york, pennsylvania and the pentagon on september 11th, 2001. Let us please take a moment to remember the 2,977 lives lost in those attacks. Thank you. This morning, we are here to discuss the federal governments responsibility to ensure that every child from the marianos to maine has a nurturing le