Gatheringpeople doing essential work and need to work in close proximity, we need to have that happen. Lets not gather for things that could otherwise be delayed or be done on zoom or in other virtual ways. With regard to specific out breaks, i cant comment on drawing conclusions from the gathering at dolores park except to say thats behavior that were very concerned about it. Our message continue continues o not gather unless absolutely essential. Do not gather out side your immediate household. If you do, wear those face masks and use good hygiene and socially distance when possible. Look, when i walk or drive around the city, we know this is still not happening to the degree it needs to be. We need to hit that 80 mark. Lets go for 90 or one hundred. We need to crush this curve. Thank you. The next set of questions are from the associated press. How have the states problems with cal ready effected San Francisco effective reproductive rate. Its based on the number of hospitalizations.
David i got to meet someone who was building the africanamerican museum, and he was a gifted museum director. He started with nothing and made it into one of the most popular museums in the entire country. I am so proud of lonnie burch. We could not be more proud of the work he has done. David a vacancy they belong to be the secretary of the smithsonian. I was a chair of the search committee, and we looked at many candidates across the country. It was clear he knew the smithsonian, he was committed to the smithsonian, his wife was with the smithsonian, so it was an easy choice. Museum, and lonnie bunch is the 14th secretary of the smithsonian air you were the first africanamerican and the first historian. Lonnie that is right. David i was the chairman of the smithsonian at one point. Im still on the board, but i will ask tough questions anyway. Lonnie i appreciate that. David is the job as good as you thought it would be and are you happy you would have it . Lonnie no one knew what it
You may address the board once per agenda item for two minutes. Item number 1, call to order. [roll call] president tsen here. Director dunlop here. Vice president lai here. Director richardson here. We do have a quorum. President tsen excellent. Before we begin, hello, directors and members of the public. Thank you so much for joining us today. I am sorry that we still to conduct our meetings by teleconferencing. And i ask that everybody be patient as there is a lag time sometimes to hear the Public Comment. But our able secretary kate austin will guide us through the process. I would like to start the meeting with a quote, whose life and words inspired so many of us. He wrote a letter which was published and i quote from that letter. He says, ordinary people with extraordinary visions can redeem the soul of america by getting into what i call good trouble, necessary trouble, building and participating in the democratic process are key. Democracy is not a state. It is not an act. Each
Lot, lets get to the news this morning in the east bay, the Oakland City Council unanimously approved a ballot measure. To make sure that the Citizens Police commission is more independent in its decision making. The oakland Police Commission was established by voters back in 2016. Under measure l l earlier this year, the commission made headlines when it was involved in the firing of former Oakland Police chief Anne Kirkpatrick the lead author of the Measure Council member Rebecca Kaplan says this will protect the cities. Public of the public civil rights and also help increase Police Accountability and oversight. The residents of all clinton voters, the bulk and tired of this and we want to make sure than we have someone in there that can make sure that these reforms are man. Well if this measure passes in november civilian Inspector Generals Office will be established within the commission the office will research an audit the commission on the Police Departments effect in this at f
Thanks so very much for joining us here on the show where my guests are Helena Marshall an environmental activist with fridays for future she says supposed to stop the Global Warming we need to change the way we do things and to do so now im also with us is denial to read all from the business and finance paper im going to plot who argues that if the economy doesnt pick up then well be going right back to where we started because theres no more funding for Climate Friendly modernization. And the very woman who comes to this stuff on drums dolph hes a climatologist of the institute for Climate Impact research he believes the Climate Crisis is far more serious than the corona pandemic. Thank you all 3 for being here thank you all 3 for your statements id like to begin. With you helen or Climate Change activists that you are. Im guessing there was perhaps a moment in your life when you said or thought to yourself we cant go on like this you know if there was such a Movement Tell us about