And a monumental shift in American Drug policy on the horizon. How the Biden Administration aims to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous drug making a historic step toward Drug Law Enforcement reform. Live from jack london square. This is morning time two. The night. Our todays wednesday, may first. Youre looking live at the oakland estuary right now and is looking beautiful out there on the water. Blue skies as well. The sun is up for later this week. Were going to check in with Steve Paulson in just a few minutes for an update on that. Coming up, we want to welcome you all to the nine. We want to get right to that news taking place overnight, right . 24 hours of chaos on College Campuses across the country, as protesters on all sides of the israelhamas conflict clash and some leaders finally saying enough is enough, ordering police to move in. Fists fly, people kicked to the ground, others beaten with sticks. On s, demonstrators devolving into chaos between propalestinian and coun
Eternal heros after the tragedy. And a twist in the race to replace senator dianne feinstein. And the strong reaction from a bay area congresswoman. And changes for bart riders ahead of your morning commute. And a beloved diner, how the Community Came together to help save the business from eviction. Good evening. A peninsula restaurant that thought it would have to close tomorrow has been given a new lease on life. Mikes diner bar has been in palo altos midtown for three decades. But a day late rent payment put their business in jeopardy. And thanks to Community Support and a new deal, it staying open. Reporter this restaurant has been a fixture for 29 years but this summer the owner found his future and the restaurants up in the air. Mikes diner bar was supposed to say goodbye to palo alto for good on monday. This all started in july when the owner said he paid rent one day late, which spiralled into the eviction notice he got from the county. It was kind of going back and forth. At
At this time we ask that you please silence all sound producing devices for the duration of the meeting. Thank you. May have a motion to approve the agenda . Thank you, any comments or questions . All in favor . Any opposed. Thank you, the motion carries. Item 3, approval of the december 6, 2017 meeting minutes, motion to approve . Any comments or questions . To the public . Hearing none, all in favor . Any opposed . Thank you. The motion carries. Item 4, reports, the director report, thank you, shireen. Director mcspadden thank you, commissioner, and i want to extend a special welcome to commissioner papas very happy to have you working with us. I was at the National Association on aging board meeting. I mentioned before, but for those of you who havent heard, im one of two representatives from california to this National Association. And its a Great Organization, theyre focused on building the capacity of aaa so we can help older adults. It supports initiatives such as Livable Commun
Item 4, reports, the director report, thank you, shireen. Director mcspadden thank you, commissioner, and i want to extend a special welcome to commissioner papas very happy to have you working with us. I was at the National Association on aging board meeting. I mentioned before, but for those of you who havent heard, im one of two representatives from california to this National Association. And its a Great Organization, theyre focused on building the capacity of aaa so we can help older adults. It supports initiatives such as Livable Communities and dementiafriendly america. They advocate for funding for services for adults and adults with disabilities and provide tools such as the elder care locater. Theyre a Great Organization to belong to. Very supportive of the aaa, the area agencies on aging across the country. At the meeting we heard from cms officials talking about feature initiatives and opportunities for aaa and our cbo partners. They promised that theyre moving into an era
Hes a genuine person. And he is what you see is what you get with joseph. Hes a wonderful person, very friendly, very outgoing and caring. The third is flexible. So he has to do a lot of different things. Hes been asked to back up the front desk, take minutes, make copies, decorate, building issues and a number of other things and he does it with a smile. So, thats why his coworkers wanted him to be employee of the month for daas. So im going to read what your coworkers have said about you, joseph. Since joining long term operations in 2015, joseph formentos has been implemental in supporting the daas family. He has a variety of duties to support the clinical and Quality Assurance unit, daas reception and administration. His attention to detail, responsiveness and accuracy lends confidence in Performance Measures and reports. From ordering supplies, providing coverage, he is able to work with effectively with people from all different background and executes tasks independently and on