Investigation into acquisitions by Big Tech Companies like, face and amazon. Like google, facebook and amazon. Several members talked about the rise in demonstrations by antifa and white supremacist groups. This is about three hours. Cruz this subcommittee hearing is called to order. Welcome to the witnesses who are here. The First Amendments first for a reason. It guarantees not only the freedom of speech, but the right of the people peaceably to assemble. Peaceably matters a great deal in that protection. Without our First Amendment rights, rights that protect the countless ways in which people can peaceably express their social and political views, democracy wouldnt work. The right of the people peaceably to assemble and to demand changes to petition their government for grievances is in the very best tradition of america. No history of the United States, no recounting of the unending struggle to live up to our founding promises would be complete without recognition of the peaceful
A Senate Subcommittee convened a hearing to examine free speech and violent demonstrations. Several members talked about the rise of antifa and white supremacist groups. About three hours. Cruz this subcommittee hearing is called to order. Welcome to the witnesses who are here. The First Amendments first for a reason. It guarantees not only the freedom of speech, but the right of the people peaceably to assemble. Peaceably matters a great deal in that protection. Without our First Amendment rights, rights that protect the countless ways in which people can peaceably express their social and political views, democracy wouldnt work. The right of the people peaceably to assemble and to demand changes to petition their government for grievances is in the very best tradition of america. No history of the United States, no recounting of the unending struggle to live up to our founding promises would be complete without recognition of the peaceful movements that have pushed this nation forwar
Good evening, supervisors. I am here standing in solidarity and asking for the defunding of the Sheriffs Department and request it be redirected towards multiple populations and in my work i have had the special opportunity to work for residents and employees who have seen firsthand the negative impact policing has had on our community and life threatening situations. We need to insure that our budget reflects our priorities and embodies the traumainformed approach, increasing policing does not keep the communities safe but additional access, resources and support for our community does. So lets choose prioritizing our community and creating a budget that reflects our values. Thank you so much. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker please. Caller hi. Can you hear me . Yes, we can. Please begin. Caller my name is jennifer and i live in district six and am a Health Care Work and a medical assistant at sfg General Hospital and urge to remove funding for the Sheriffs Department and inv
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Of the public to mute any background noise, any televisions or other devices in the background and mute yourselves when youre not speaking so we can hear you clearly and i would ask the same thing for my fellow commissioners and the presenters. As always, if you wish to be heard, put your name in the chat box and i will call on you. Thank you, Sergeant Youngblood. Members of the public, this meeting is televised by sf gov tv. Dial 408 4189388 if you wish to speak. Press pound is pound to join the meeting. You will hear a beep when you enter the meeting. When they address a line item or general Public Comment, dial star 3, we will add you to the queue. When you dial star 3, please wait to speak. When you hear that, that is your time to make Public Comment and you will have two minutes to provide your comment. Once your two minutes have ended, you will be moved back into listening unless you decide to disconnect. Members of the public may stay on and listen for when a line item is read.