Basically a country where 30 or 40 or 5060 percent of people are in the middle. And what government to get something done. And we aint doing it. David and doesnt mean that we wont. We have come from very hard and baffling times. Very pessimistic to times. David inappropriate behavior times as far as leadership. Bullying come through the mall. Im very we do come through them. These difficult times. These dark dark sky times. When you come through, were better for having done it read people talk about that was a simpler time back then. No it wasnt. There was a simpler time. Things have never been so bad are so dark. So for voting. Yes they have. And if you dont understand that, he dont understand the reality of our story. Like to point out the influenza epidemic with my parents and your parents probably went through pretty 1918 and 1919. 500,000 americans died of the disease. A disease that they they didnt know where it came from, didnt know if it would ever go away at all how to cure it
I was about to say how special this night is that you all beat me to it which is great. Welcome. I am the executive director of the Jfk Library Foundation and on behalf of our colleagues in the library we are thrilled you could be here all forms are great but tonight it is a treat because its also the beginning of the centennial weekend and we planned this months ago we literally thought would be the best pair a speaker and moderator we could get for this historic time . This is we have and we are thrilled they are both here. [applause] first a few brief announcements first the underwriters and sponsors including our media is spent on sponsors and for the centennial. We are kicking off the centennial about what were doing over the next few days but over the next few days there are opportunities from seeing a new exhibit with 100 items with those that have never been seen publicly before opening tomorrow. Doing a peace corps day we have an astronaut here as part of the attribute to nasa
As you begin work with a new general manager, i strongly encourage the board and district leadership to take care with this Creative Community enterprise and take a long view of its relationship with the district and educational mission. I want to thank all the people at sfusd ive had the public to work with. And specifically the staff and teachers at burton high where ive been working on campus for the past 16 years. I truly say i love coming too school at burton and im grateful to have worked with two supportive and enthusiastic principals. And finally i want to offer any thanks to the district liaison to the station for a decade and the decade has been a friend and alli to the station. Thank you. Thank you. I just want to say a few words before we take your questions and you just heard a sampling of some of the ways that kalw expands the educational mission. From its inception, kalw has been about educating future radio professionals and under matts leadership the station has carrie
Of you that called in. So chris teresa book walter, come on up, jason chan. Hesinka. Lorraine. Chloe wong. Can i just make a suggestion that we ask to hear from students first because its about students . Yes, i thought all of these were students. I have parents on the orange cards. Thank you, commissioner norton. We would like to hear from the students first. Point of order, everybody registered to speak will be granted two minutes if they so choose. No, im telling you that i want to wrap this up in 25 minutes, so you will not be given a full two minutes, but you can coordinate. I think some of the students will say a couple of words. So aerial, jennifer, jacob. Im going to stop there for now. If you can get lined up and come on up and state your name. Go ahead. Hi, im from Abraham Lincoln high school, i belong to the drama club and would like to tell you about our amazing club. We put on two shows per year. Theyre amazing. We have an Amazing Community that helps support us in terms o
Them to general counsel or the rules committee. We are working on a more raggate way to catalog our resolutions so we can make sure all of our board policies reflect board resolutions. Thank you. Any other comments . Seeing none, roll call, please. Thank you. [ roll call. ] clerk six ayes. Great. Thank you. Next item is 0460, local control and accountablity plan. Miss houck. This was approved by the rule committee. It seeks to have the board approve local 0460. The rules Committee Heard this item, did request that it go to the budget recommended it favorably, but recommended it go to the budget and Business Committee to allow for additional Public Comment. That happened, and i believe the budget and Business Committee referred it with a positive recommendation. Thank you. Any public questions or comments . There being no Public Comment, roll call please. [ roll call. ] clerk six ayes. Great. Thank you. That is board policy. Next item, theres nothing else on that, right . Okay. Next ite