Please call the phone line and make sure youre in a quiet location and that you mute any tvs, or radios. Item number one, call to order. role call . And we do have a quorum. Thank you. Well welcome to those who are watching this remotely. I hope you are all well at home. It imany are coping with lost js and keeping your family and children safe. Before we gip begin, i would lio thank the staff under the direction of bob beck who has kept the facility running and we appreciate your dedication and i know that several of you have had to be on site at the island on a regular basis. So bob, thank you in particular for your diligence. And also thank you one Treasure Island who has been coordinating with the San Francisco food bank for the delivery of free groceries for people who need it. Thank you to the staff and thank you to the San Francisco food bank and also, thank you to the School District for continuing to deliver meals to School Children on Treasure Island so they can eat three mea
Of American History and culture. The mission is to collect, preserve, share records of the United States, portions of canada and the British West Indies before the 20th century. In doing so, we collect everything and anything within these parameters. From graphic prints to newspapers and periodicals, to pamphlets and books. We use these collections as the basis for all of our programs, between scholars, writers, artists, the general public. We teach students at all levels together to participate in workshops, seminars, lectures, performances in a variety of other programs of pre20th Century America. Tonights lecture is part of a series of programs we are offering connected to an exhibition, the society has coordinated called beyond midnight. The exhibition is currently on display in massachusetts through june 7th. One part is that the museum down the street, the other is that the clock at massachusetts. The exhibition will conclude its tour of the american art in arkansas. It will be o
That they have no control over. I strongly encourage you to pass this bill, and thats it. Thank you so much. Clerk thank you. Next caller, please. Youll have two minutes. Hello, caller . Hello, caller . Next speaker, please. Hello, caller . Hello . Clerk hi. You have two minutes to speak. Hello. I am a resident of San Francisco living in district 1 examine would like to express and would like to express my full support of this ordinance. The opposition to this ordinance from landlords we have heard who supposedly oppose eviction demonstrate their lack of integrity to hold their fellow Property Owners accountable to value human life over the finances. I want to make it absolutely clear, the potential life or death situation for these disadvantaged communities is in no way similar to the financial discomfort to the several landlords that we have heard from. Housing is a human right, and i urge you to support this ordinance. Thank you. Clerk thank you for your comments. Next speaker, plea
My am director of outreach at the american antiquarian society. I want to welcome you to this talk. You can find out up a brochure at the desk. You can also join our mailing list by filling out the information on your sheet. You can also pick one up at the front desk. As many of you know, we are a National Research library Whose Mission is to collect, preserve and share the printed record of the United States, portions of canada and the British West Indies before the 20th century. Collect anything and everything printed within these parameters from graphic princeton newspapers and periodicals. We use these collections as the basis for all of our programs which bring scholars, artists, writers and teachers and students at all levels together to participate in the workshop, seminars, performances and a variety of other programs. Tonights lecture is part of a series of programs we are offering connected to an exhibition called beyond midnight paul revere. It is currently on display in mes
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