Due to the covid [indiscernible] being held via teleconference. For those watching the live stream be aware theres a brief time lag between the live meeting and what is being viewed on sf gov tv. Id like to extend our appreciation to the staff for their assistance during the meet. If you wish to make a Public Comment dial 1415655001 [audio digitizing] ill ask asking to keep muted and item 19 has been removed from the agenda and we will not hear closed session item 19 the other closed session item will remain on the calendar. The first order of business is the annual election of officers. At the first regular meeting of the commission after the first day of october each year the members shall elect a president and Vice President of the commission to serve a oneyear term. Commissioners you, will first nominate the elected position and elect the position of Vice President. Public comment will be taken separately on each. [indiscernible] members of the public who wish to make two minutes o
For members of the public to wish to make Public Comment, the number so use it 408 4189388. The access code is 146 308 6161. Then press pound and press pound again. When your item of interest is called, dial star 3 to be added to the queue to speak. Please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and you may begin your comments. You may address the board once per agenda item for up to two minutes. Item number 1, call to order. Director tsen. Unmute, director tsen. Yes. Present. Clerk director dunlop. Present. Clerk director richardson. Present. Clerk director kwon. Here. Clerk director shiffrin. Here. Clerk supervisor haney. We do have a quorum. Okay. Thank you. Im sorry were still meeting remotely. But anyways welcome to the public at large and thank you for being here on a beautiful, very hot San Francisco day. But at least its clear. It means we all have found out how important clear air is to all of us. But welcome. Well go to the first item, please, kate. Clerk item n
Pandemic. Small businesses owned by people of color are most at risk of being wiped out. As a japanese american im concerned about Small Businesses facing eviction in japan town. If these businesses fail, it opens the door to property being sold to developers. They may transform the property and change the charter of japan town, similar to what happened to the International Hotel property in malil a town where the hilton hotel now stands. Please support these ordinance to give Small Businesses a fighting chance to survive and preserve our communities of color. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Great timing. Thank you. Operations, lets hear from the next caller, please. Hello caller . If you press star 3 and you have are unmuted start speaking lets see if thats you. Well go bax to the next person. Can you hear me now . Yes, welcome. Very quickly, im following gill, marina and the atu local 1575 president and Mary Travis Allen and happy to be in that group. I note the unfortunate p
A lot of progress but divisions between east and west. Im anthony how it welcome u. S. President donald trump has arrived at a Military Hospital after testing positive for cocaine 90 the marine one helicopter brought the president from the white house to the walter breed Medical Center in maryland officials said the transfer was a precautionary measure and that mr trump was expected to remain at the hospital for several days earlier his physicians said he was receiving an experimental drug treatment the white house has said trump is experiencing mild symptoms including a favor and fatigue but hes continuing his president ial its. Well before his departure from the white house the president recorded a short video statement which he then posted to. I would think everybody the tremendous reporter i would you Walter Reed Hospital are he going to do we very well but were going to maybe you are the things were the 1st ladys doing very well so we would thank you very much very. Very good than
Apples last stop. Thanks. Buildings that resemble mystical creatures. Spectacular futuristic skyscrapers adorned with greenery and a 300 metre high rooftop garden. Singapore set its sights high. It evolved from a developing country to one of the richest nations in the world within just a few decades. Here east meets west and the past meets the future. The airport features the highest indoor waterfall in the world so singapore also has the Worlds Largest orchid collection a guinness though World Heritage site. And people live in spectacular Building Block architecture. And ultramodern. And city yet the jungle and its animals are never far away. And that poses a constant challenge. To. The. Park the day begins while it is still pitch black bird cages are carried back and forth william has been unloading his birds here for 25 years. He only takes time out for the chinese new year. Breeds songbirds and here they compete to sing the most beautiful song song bird competitions are very popula