Activists have a demonstration the president and first lady. Scheduled in downtown oakland. The theme of that demonstration, the third hour of today in the our lives matter, stop killing bay continues right now. Black women and girls. Reporting live here in downtown joining us im laura garcia. San jose, bob redell, today in im marcus washington. The bay. From the south bay over to mike keeping an eye on that commute and, first, lets start out with meteorologist kari hall the east bay in oakland last night. Several hundred people gathered with a look at that forecast for at lake merritt. Us on this friday eve and, kari, protesters eventually blocked how is it looking for us today . Still really nice. Traffic along highway 24 and another demonstration is planned lets head over towards the east in the city for later today. Bay where were enjoying some cooler weather compared to and in San Francisco, whats headed our way for the weekend. So, in Pleasant Hill as you head out the door, were
Good afternoon, everybody. Im cherie miller. Im located in district 5, and also, i am an originating member of the African American art and cultural district in district 10. The San Francisco board of supervisors historic use of laws and policies have targeted and harmed the African American community intentionally and the eventually, and its the cause of Police Brutality and the loss of black lives, and our health and wellness in our community. Defund sfpd. The Police Department has not used the public funding for all of the public good. Greater funding should be directed more intentionally to Community Programs and spaces to strengthen us. No more intentional racist laws and policies . Find subprime loan lenders. I want to thank all of the supervisors for their work. I look forward to meeting dean preston. I have not met him yet. Shamann supervisor shamann walton, thank you for your work and your excellence. We want to continue fighting for our health and wellness and our prosperity.
And security. We stand in solidarity with the budget Justice Organization that prioritizes and stands with the vulnerable Filipino Community of San Francisco, and i urge you to fund the entire v. J. C. List. Clerk thank you for your comments. Good morning, supervisors. Thank you for your time of leadership during this covid19 pandemic and providing services for our indigenous, black, and people of color in San Francisco. We are fiscally sponsored by the american developmefilipino Development Coalition or fadc. Since the shelter in place order back in march, the f. C. C. , along with fellow fadc organizations had to swiftly just our skills to support those suffering increased unemployment, homelessness, severe food insecurity, increased policing and tenant harassments and evictions. More than 20 of registered nurses are filipino, and many more of our hidden frontliners are filipino senior caregivers, nannies, and housekeepers. Our Community Organizations continue to respond by adapting
San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton issued a statement on Wednesday that included an apology for an incident at a recent protest where he gives someone the middle finger.