Israels army hits what it calls a terrorist squad accusing it of planting explosives along the border in the occupied Golan Heights. People around the world are facing strict new coronavirus rules and restrictions governments are trying to stamp out rising infection rates while avoiding the full economic shutdowns they imposed earlier this year a global tally by John Hopkins University shows the number of reported cases is now more than 18000010600000 have recovered and about 690000 people have died tougher restrictions are being reimposed in and around manila after infections in the philippines jumped more than 100000 from tuesday businesses and public transport are expected to close and people will need special passes to leave home groups representing nurses and doctors have been pushing president for the bigger the 30 to tighten controls on sunday more than 5000 new infections were confirmed the highest daily rise since the pandemic began. But i have heard this goal of different gro
We do as a city, as you all know, have an obligation for affirmatively fair housing. This developers have bottom lines to deliver for investors. They can be pressured to provide affordable minutes to make concessions regarding labor practices. At the end of the day it is this balance and this discussion that is at the heart of whether we are furthering fair housing or not. When we are having the neighborhood around 80 of the units unaffordable to working class units disproportionatesly available to white folks. We are taking steps backwards. I appreciate your work on this. We are in a point of urgency on so many fronts. Thank you for your time put into this. I appreciate it. This is one of the most robust discussions i have had and i want to thank Planning Department staff for signaling a new direction. Thank you, miriam and your colleagues. I want to say a couple things. One of them is a policy desire. I think it is low hanging fruit. I mentioned it earlier. Historically when we wante
Lower communities of color and we should have that in an apples to apples way. I was part of the movement to when supervisor kim threatened to annex a nearby city that was unwilling to increase the housing density on vacant land, so lets expand that conversation. So supervisor mar, and i really appreciate everything that you have, and please any closing comments for you, supervisor mar. And what is your will . Thank you so much, chair peskin and supervisor preston for your comments and engagement in this really important discussion. There is a number of very important items to get to so i will keep the closing comments very short. I did want to summarize that my goal today was emphasize the importance of data and who is the housing for and are we prioritizing and addressing the Housing Needs of residents an communities to insure the diverse and racially Equitable Society . This needs to be the core of our housing policy frame work, not just in the rhetoric and not just in theary tough
Clerk there are 11 ayes. President yee okay. So lets go ahead so the motion passes. Can we have a roll call on the item itself as amended. Clerk on item 46 as amended [roll call] clerk there are 11 ayes. President yee okay. So the resolution as amended is adopted. Madam clerk, lets call item 47. Clerk item 47 is a resolution to oppose indias exclusionary National Register of citizens and citizenship Amendment Act and reaffirming San Francisco as a welcoming city, expressing the city and county of San Franciscos board of supervisors solidarity with San Franciscos south Asian Community regardless of religion and caste. President yee supervisor mar . Supervisor mar colleagues, i know its very late, but i would like to speak to this item because so many south Asian Community members spoke out on this and its important to them. Through this motion, San Francisco is joining an International Movement in condemning indias exclusionary citizenship amendment and also joining cities like seattle,
So thank you all for joining us. Madam secretary, please call the first item. Clerk thank you, mr. Chair. The first order of business is item 1, roll call. Commission members, please respond when i call your name. Commissioner brackett. Present. Commissioner scott. Here. Vice chair rosales is absent. And chair bustos. Here. And all members of the commission are present. And item 2 is announcements. A, the procedures. Please be advised that a member of the public has up to three minutes to make Public Comments on each agenda item unless the Commission Adopts a shorter period on any item. Viewers online will be instructed to dial 1 888 5578511. And enter the passcode 7500645. Followed by the pound sign. Press the pound sign again to enter as a participant. And again that number is 1 888 5578511. And then enter the access code which is 7500645. Press pound and then pound again to enter as a participant. The members will show up on the screen during each Public Comment section. When you ar