Mr. President , all members are present. Well say the pledge of allegiance. Would you like to join me . 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, everybody. On pa behalf of the board i woud like to acknowledge the staff at sfg tv and making it available to the public. Colleagues, i want to do a Little Something different before we get on with the show. I would like to have you join me in starting our meeting today with a moment of silence. Sorry. For george floyd and his family, friends and community. George floyds tragic death at the hands of four Police Officers in minneapolis last week. This is a reflection of the systematic oppression, racism and injustice that the black community ha has endured. Our city mourns minneapolis and the people across the country. The officers responsible for George Floyds death must be held accountable and that i
The teachers here at least, theyre dependent on how large their classes are. And they cant survive with a class that is 20 of what it used to be. On lakeshore avenue, even the most successful business, a restaurant with two Celebrity Chefs is trying to envision a future. I dont think anybody had pandemic in their business plan. Tim nugent, the owner of shakewell has had to reinvent his business from fine dining to takeout, and with that lay off 70 of his staff. Rather than thrive, the goal now is survival. I think if you stop, if youve already got boards up, you die, you dont stay alive. So people remember me, were still here. So when that day comes, were still alive. Were not forgotten. Back here at namaste, owner kimberly leo takes small solace in knowing she is not alone. I wish i could hug you. That doesnt make the goodbyes any easier. In oakland, laura anthony, abc7 news. And employment rates are plummeting across california. A 42 decline in new jobs this april was reported compar
Welcome to the Transportation Authority meeting for today, tuesday, may 12th, 2020. My name is aaron peskin. And i am the chair. Our clerk is ms. Angela tsao. Ms. Tsao, if you could please call the roll. Clerk yes. Commissioner fewer . Present. Clerk commissioner haney . Commissioner haney present. Clerk commissioner mandelman . Commissioner mandelman present. Clerk commissioner mar . Commissioner mar present. Clerk commissioner peskin . Commissioner peskin present. Clerk commissioner preston . Commissioner preston present. Clerk commissioner ronen . Commissioner ronen present. Clerk commissioner safai . Absent. Commissioner yee . Yee absent. We have quorum. Supervisor safai is here. Clerk safai present. Thank you. Madam clerk, do you have any announcements . Clerk yes, i do. Thank you. Public comment will be available for each item on this agenda via telephone by calling 888 2045984. 2045987. Enter access code, as seen on the screen. Then follow the system prompts. Once you join, you
The boards intern. Im julie rosenberg, the boards executive director. We will also be joined by represents from the city departments that have cases before the board this evening. Scott sanchez, deputy administrator, representing the Planning Department. Joseph duffy, representing the building of inspection. The Board Meeting lines in are as follows. The board request that you silence all phones or electronic devicings so they will not disturb the proceedings. Appellants, permitholder and respondents are given three minutes. Members of the public who are not affiliated with the party have up to three minutes to address the board and no rebuttal. Please speak into the microphone. You are asked, but not required to submit a speaker card when you come up to speak. Speaker cards are available on the left side of the podium. The board reserves the right not to call an item after 10 p. M. If you have a question, speak to board staff during a break or after the meeting. Or call the board offi
Officials, such as assessor howard chu, and ta collector, ad norman yee and supervisor stefani and supervisor fewer, we are so excited to get this done together. Every 10 years the federal government puts together a census to count everyone and to make critical decisions about our future. Yet the hard work happens in our local communities right here on the ground. This time we know that it will be harder because the census is digital. And so we must bridge that digital divide. Some people discrust government, distrust government, so we must work with organizations such as the institute and selfhelp for the elderly to educate them and inform the community on why it matters that we get counted. Lets face it, San Franciscoians, many of us live in apartments and s. R. O. S. And folks are just plain busy and may not get around to being counted. So we have to remind them why it matters to be counted in this census. Mayor breed and Speaker Pelosi are here today because they know just how impo