tonight, the 2024 primary is officially underway. last hour in south carolina, the first democratic contest in the nation closed, president joe biden easily secured a victory there, flowing his rival out of the water. all eyes are on the number of down the a total of 55 are up. those will be awarded remember of course that they need a total of 2000 to capture the democratic nomination. a short time ago the president issued a statement thanking the voters of south carolina saying in part quote, in 2020 it was south carolina who proved p- breaking news coming out of the middle east in the united states launched strikes targeting the cuties in yemen, they hit 36 targets across the country. an official told nbc news today that the strikes in yemen and yesterday s attacks on more than 85 targets linked to iranian-backed militias in iraq and syria are not related. let s go back to politics, and the primary results we re getting out of south carolina. msnbc correspondent trema
of south carolina, saying in part, quote, in 2020, it was the voters of south carolina who proved the pundits wrong, breathed new life into our campaign, and set us on the path to winning the presidency. now, in 2024, the people of south carolina have spoken again. and i have no doubt that you have set us on the path to winning the presidency again, and making donald trump a loser, again. of course, we are also watching breaking news coming out of the middle east. after the united states and the uk launched a new series of strikes today, targeting the houthis in yemen. the attacks hit at least 36 targets in at least 36 locations across the country. a senior biden administration official told nbc news today that the strikes in yemen, and yesterday s attacks on more than 85 targets linked to iranian-backed militias in iraq and syria are not related. but let s go back to politics, first to those live primary results we are getting out of south carolina. our team of correspondent
Members for instance, with a small nonprofit, or that a member of this commission should be a member or friends of the board of another nonprofit, so the law should do exactly what it can do best, separate all those interests so we are required as citizens and as commissioners and as elected officials to reach out to new people. Whats wrong with having nonnonprofit directors becoming elected officials . Isnt that one of the purposes of pop 2k4rd ular government and democracy. One of the virtues of the law being left alone and not removing that section on organizations as the conflict of interest law, not removing that, is to force us in the city to meet new people and get them on these boards, instead of see these same people in the government, and this becomes suspect because it seems like were doing favors for our friends. Why not expand the nature of government family, the socalled San Francisco government family, and include people who arent normally included. I think thats one of
Salary, because George Washington at the time were investing in properties in george down and the district of columbia. They didnt have money, but they had Something Else, and that Something Else was knowledge. They knew a compromise was being made between the north and the south, where the Federal Capital would be. It was those people who had that knowledge and were able to invest in that property who made money, and yet, on its face at the beginning, those connections werent really about money, they were about decision making. Where would the capital be . Thats where the compromise was, but in fact those people who knew wafs going on, as is today, if enthuse know whats going on. They make money from it, so it feels wrong for anyone whos elected to ask from a citizen of San Francisco or outside the city to give to a nonprofit. It just seems wrong on its face and is wrong. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. So were prepared to vote then in regard to the behested payment disclosure amendment.
Shortly. Where is it . So it is on page 76, y. To see the red line version, its 76. Well, i dont have a red line. Well, the color doesnt show up on your copies. I apologize. Okay. Thank you. I will point out that part of this was borrowed from state law. Is borrowed from what . From 84308, which is the section that said the Public Officials cannot accept gifts of 250 or more from certain people, and we borrowed all right. Thats the definition of interested people. Not exactly. I mean financial interest. Part of it. Its that well, its not defined in what commissioner chiu just gave me. All right. Mr. Chairman, youre satisfied that its defined in other provisions of law . Yes i am. All right. Thanks. All right. So were prepared to vote on the last amendment. All those in favor of the amendment, please say aye. Any opposed . Amendment passes 4 unanimously. We have all the amendments. Now is there a motion to proceed to approve the ballot measure itself as shown in the attachment one agend