Its been a long time coming. Reporter local at lets say they understand why the spotlight has moved from the games themselves sports is going to be a pivotal part of the ethics in our culture because sports is so much ingrained in our population. Reporter being watched more closely than ever for what happens off the field. Santa clara is putting on that ethics summit for the fifth consecutive year. The organizer told me it feels like the world is coming to us. Not just the nfl. Does baseball, major league baseball, need a Domestic Violence policy . Commissioner selig is in town tonight. He was at this afternoons giants game. He addressed the issue. We havent had any cases, im happy to say, for a long, long time. I cant remember when the last time was. Grateful for that. But we deal with situations as they occur. Commissioner selig declined to comment directly on the ray rice case or how the nfl is handling it. But he did say baseball has had discussions about creating a leaguewide poli
Have been out, i have been hear more about mobile retailers. I saw something on tv and it wasnt in San Francisco, but its in other cities and my gut feeling was a few years ago when mobile food trucks came out, oh, that wont affect us here, but guess what, that is affecting us here. You are starting to see them pop up. There was the rubber person selling the rubber stuffer out the truck and they vanished and i havent seen them around. I have seen a small truck with clothes in the commission and im okay, its going to start to happen. If we could take about that at one of the meetings because that is going to happen sooner or later. I have seen Womens Clothing trucks at levi plaza. So yes, commissioners, that is starting to be a standing agenda with the policy committee, but we have beening to doing work and staff member Christin Murdock is staffing the work on this and well proficient you with a more detailed update at the general meeting. X any other items . Next item. Item 15, adjourn
Has been a leader when it comes to water conservation. A spokesperson for the Santa Clara Valley Water District says the city has a vested interest since it relies solely on groundwater. Who can you blame . Mother nature . We wont point the finger at the Water Department or the Water District. I can say originally, yeah, i was frustrated with them. But then the more i got to know the situation and realizing how dire the situation is, theyre just doing everything they can do save the water for everybody. Reporter ken browns family has owned andys orchard for more than 60 years. And with thousands of fruit trees to protect, theyve had to get creative, installing pumps and getting water from a neighboring farm that chose not to plant this year because of the drought. Its a real eyeopener to see whats happening. Reporter residents say theyre willing to do their part now to ensure theyre protected in the future. If you drive around here and you look at our reservoirs, theyre sad and theyre
Together this morning to sound the alarm. Chris moore, tom wheatley, bill landsdown, and paul davis. We are not treating our officers the way you treat professionals. We are not there for them as a city to back them when they are injured in the line of duty. Police chiefs cant be politicians, they must be committed to Public Safety, and they must have the ability to speak out, openly and honestly, about deficiencies they see with Staffing Levels and response teams. Important to the department and you cant blame them. You know, you have to take care of your family. You cant live that way. You should be held accountable for the decisions that you make for the taxpayers that elected the person in charge. Again, we do not have a strong bill. Sam liccardo declined to be interviewed for this report, saying he wasnt going to debate Public Safety with former chiefs and credits the current chiefs for bringing crime down in san jose. But bill landowne says it may take years before its back to no
Second. All in favor . Aye. Commissioners the meeting is adjourned at 7 10 p. M. Request for conditional use authorization good afternoon commissioners to allow the conversion of a twostory dwelling unit for a childcare facility located at 281 harvard street the project sponsor currently operates the polka dot center in Bernal Heights. The proposed facility would open mondaythrough friday, and would be operated by three fulltime employees. No physical expansion of the existing building is proposed. This project was originally scheduled november 15th but knew to neighbor concerns the project was continued until today to allow the project sponsor an opportunity to work with the neighbors to address concerns. A Community Meeting was held november 17th. This were 30 people in attendance. Some issues raised were regarding parking and traffic and the necessity and desirable of a preschool in the neighborhood and commercial uses in the neighborhood. To address parking and traffic concerns fro