States Supreme Court ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protecting americans from workplace, discrimination also extends to those who are part of the Lgbtq Community this ruling is expected to have a major impact for an estimated 8. 1 million workers in the u. S. Thats because most states do not have protections for lgbtq people from the workplace discrimination. The ruling is considered a defeat for the Trump Administration for more on the ruling we talked with Shannon Minter legal director with the National Center for rights. Unfortunately, i the current president has done a lot to try to restate new ties tbt to people in kind of with first cody unbiased with their community and it really means a lot that the Supreme Court of the United States, including justices appointed by this very president. We are being sent a very clear powerful message to the president and to our whole country that the court is not going to go along with that kind of scapegoating her attempts to foment divi
Actually fine i mean it depends on what direction youre driving morning. John where words when coming from yeah so fast as i like know yet we are definitely seeing some windy spots but others some of the place you would suspect that would be the windiest. At all as windy. So this is your look outside this morning. Weve got some clear skies definitely not a whole lot of fog wind right now is mostly coming in from the west but that definitely depends on where youre talking weve got to southwest steady breeze out in the east bay currently and from san jose its from the north so its a pretty mixed bag right now these are low wind so theyre definitely being disrupted by the terrain of the bay area so some areas are just more exposed some of you might notice that other areas going to be more on the calm side as we work our way through the course of your morning youll continue to see the steady wind its going to take us on into the afternoon eventually too. Today clear skies and comfortable t
We have a quorum. Thank you, commissioner secretary would you mind make the announcements please. Due to the covid19 Health Emergency and the department of Public Health and governor and mayor lifted restrictions on teleconferencing and being televised. For those watching theres a time lag. On behalf of the commission id like to extend our thanks to sfgov. Tv for their assistance. If you wish to make a Public Comment on an item dial 8882733658 code 3107452 and pound followed by found again. When Public Comment is given youll hear when it is your turn to speak and your twominute speaking time will begin. I will alert you when your time is expired. The instructions will be repeat. If you have not already done so, ill ask Commission Staff to mute their microphone to minimize background noise. Before i read the first item id like to let everybody know item 12 [reading item] has been pulled from the agenda. The first item of business is item 3 approval of minutes of june 9, 2020. Commission
Of the of majority and minority. Duly noted. Madam president , president eisenhower once said farming looks mighty easy with a w pencil you are a thousand miles away from a cornfield. Those are wise words from a wise man. If youre trying to get a view of whats happening across america, you certainly cannot get a comprehensive picture, staying here in washington d. C. Or listening to the national media. Thats why whether youre working out of farmvillere highway bill or coronavirus bill i looked to my constituents for feedback and i know we all do the same. Since we first learned that evacuees from china would be headed to san antonio for 14 day quarantine, ive been in close contact with folks in texas starting with san antonio about the coronavirus. I have joined dozens if not a hundred or more videoconferences with groups covering every industry with shared honest perspective about how things are going, whats working, and what more is needed from congress. I spoke with nurses, hospital
Had several friends at lost family members to coronavirus, you dont think its real until it hits home. Its real. This mariachi band is still performing but only half people feel comfortable going out. There are two Cinco De Mayo parties at the Senior Centers but they require social distancing. We dont want to create more problems than there are already. We will stay back and perform that way. Luckily, music carries. San jose police chief said expect to see officers out tonight but know that their number one priority is public safety, not enforcing the health order. We are reporting in the south bay. Thanks marie. The governor said there is promising news on the corona virus outbreak. He said the number of new cases is Holding Steady despite an increase in testing. 1270 five new cases identified in the last 24 hours. In the past three days nearly 100,000 people tested statewide. 63,000 people yesterday thats up from 39 the day before. The governor held a briefing in a Small Business in