Clerk mr. President , you vid have a quorum. President yee okay. Thank you, please place your right hand over your heart for the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] if. President yee all right. Thank you. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv, karina mendoza, who records each of the meetings and makes each of them available online. Madam clerk, are there any communications . Clerk yes. The minutes of this meeting will reflect that during the covid19 Health Emergency, Board Members participated in this meeting remotely through Video Conference to the same extent as though physically present. The board recognizes that Public Access to City Services is essential and certainly more acute during this time of covid19. Therefore, we hope that members of the public are able to take advantage of the following opportunities to be able to communicate with the board of supervisors or to be able to access this meeting and participate remotely. We are happy
Mr. President , all members are present. Please place your right hand over your heart join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] thank you. Behalf of the board, i like to acknowledge the staff of sfgov tv who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Colleagues, i like to take a few meetings to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment. The 19th amendment which guarantees and protect womens constitutional right to vote was ratified on august 18, 1920. Hundredth anniversary of this historic milestone is to reflect on incredible efforts to secure womens Voting Rights. It is a reminder of the unfinished work ahead of us to fulfill the promise of our democracy. For decades after the ratification of the 19th amendment, many women of color were prevented from casting ballots through poll taxes, literacy tests, violence, intimidation and racism. For many women of color, that didnt begin to c
Good afternoon and welcome to the august 25, 2020 regular meeting of the board of supervisors. Madam clerk, please call the roll. [roll call] mr. President , all members are present. Please place your right hand over your heart join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] thank you. Behalf of the board, i like to acknowledge the staff of sfgov tv who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Colleagues, i like to take a few meetings to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment. The 19th amendment which guarantees and protect womens constitutional right to vote was ratified on august 18, 1920. Hundredth anniversary of this historic milestone is to reflect on incredible efforts to secure womens Voting Rights. It is a reminder of the unfinished work ahead of us to fulfill the promise of our democracy. For decades after the ratification of the 19th amendment, many women of color were preven
On Economic Opportunity. They discuss needed investment in underserved low income communities and bridging the gap between rental markets and homeownership. This runs an hour and 20 minutes. Good afternoon. Id like to call the subcommittee on housing transportation and Community Development committee to order. I want to thank you as always, senator, to you and your staff for working with us on this hearing, which will focus on Community Development Financial Institutions or cdfis and how specifically cdfis can promote Housing Development and Economic Opportunity. I think that both the senator and i believe that everyone in this country should have the freedom and the opportunity to build the lives that they want, that this is the american dream. An essential Building Block for fulfilling this dream is that people have access to capital and lending and resources so that they can buy a home or build a Small Business or get an education. And we also know that not everyone has equal access
On Economic Opportunity. They discuss needed investment in underserved low income communities and bridging the gap between rental markets and homeownership. This runs an hour and 20 minutes. Good afternoon. I would like to call the subcommittee on housing, transportation and Community Development to order. I want to thank you as always, you and your staff are working with us on this hearing, which will focus on Community Development Financial Institutions and how specifically cdf is can promote housing developer intent Economic Opportunity. I think that we all believe that everyone in this country should have the freedom and opportunity to build the lives that they want, that this is the American Dream, and an essential Building Block for fulfilling the streamers people have access to capital, lending, and resources so they can purchase a home or build a Small Business or get an education. We also know that not everyone has equal access to capital and Financial Services and this inequi