Its been around for a long time and computers didnt cause it. But when people die because of a tweet, there has to be a tech solution. Expanding the marketplace of ideas is all well and good to welcome you to brookings this morning. I see lots of old friends in the audience and its a pleasure to invite you to the event with randall schriver. Weve been fortunate to engage him over the past decade. While hes been serving in the Administration Since 2017, and, randy, thank you for your service to our country and the Important Role you play in this administration. Randall schriver was appointed as assistant secretary of defense on january 8, 2018. Previously having served as Deputy Assistant secretary for east asian and Pacific Affairs under which portfolio he covered, china, taiwan, hong kong, and australia, all the easy stuff. Earlier he held the role of chief of staff to the deputy secretary of state and also served as an active duty Naval Intelligence officer. Beyond his government car
Message delivered and what might be next . Effectively an ultimatum for Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu, that either he puts the National Interest ahead of his purse its not the interest either. He does whats best for israel or he goes within benny gantz as words, the radicals and his government or reference presumably to the farright ministers Bezalel Smotrich and tamar bengvir. Either he goes with the nation or the radicals, or else benny gantz will leave this government and you recall back in the aftermath of the hamas Terrorist Attacks of october the seventh, benny gantz was the one of the leaders of the opposition. He decided to go into the government, into the war cabinet effectively to ensure that netanyahus running of this war wasnt held hostage to the far right elements in his government and as a result, its important to understand that the way that the war has been playing out has been a result, not just that Prime Minister netanyahu and his broader cabinet, but really the
Item one roll call breed present cohen present, farrell absent, fewer here, kim present, peskin present, ronen present, safai present, sheehy present, tang absent, j yeast present. We have a quorum thank you mr. Clerk please read the next item item 2 chairmans report information item good morning colleagues want to open up this month report with some good news. I have the honor of joining my colleagues from districts nine, 10 and 11 commissioners ronen ronen and safai that sums up the importance of Community Funding the Transportation Authority as we finally cut the ribbon last month on the onemile stretch of pedestrian and bicycle goods on mans out that the committee has been working on for some seven years. The first of its kind in San Francisco and was a true interagency collaborative effort led by park and recreation with the support of the ta San Francisco mta and public words and Strong Community participation by the mclaren parks collaborative walk sf, and the San Francisco bicy
That, and, secondly, for those for those of you who dont know harry lanes mother pass on last friday and present with his family as he should be and wanted to start with the meeting with a brief moment of silence obviously our thoughts with harlan kelly and his family commissioners you have the minutes before you do you have my additions, deletions, or changes or comments any Public Comment on the minutes seeing none, motion . There is a motion that has been seconded. All in favor, say i. Opposed . That motion carries next item is general Public Comment this is a chance for people to talk about things under our jurisdiction but not on the agenda i have two cards dave warner. Welcome thank you thank you. Ill jump right in an honor to be speaking im dave a palo alto resident for two million plus years and lived in San Francisco im here to ask you to start the process for creating a water be introverts reduction goal 85 percent of our water is enforced i want to mention 3 jurisdictions th
Commission to order secretary call the roll conditioner commissioner caen and commissioner vietor are expected momentarily a couple of announcements we have a pretty full agenda today having items to get to in closed session it is my intention to call the closed session at 4 oclock and if we need to finish up the agenda well do that, and, secondly, for those for those of you who dont know harry lanes mother pass on last friday and present with his family as he should be and wanted to start with the meeting with a brief moment of silence obviously our thoughts with harlan kelly and his family commissioners you have the minutes before you do you have my additions, deletions, or changes or comments any Public Comment on the minutes seeing none, motion . There is a motion that has been seconded. All in favor, say i. Opposed . That motion carries next item is general Public Comment this is a chance for people to talk about things under our jurisdiction but not on the agenda i have two cards