He is the author of are we there yet . the american automobile past, present, and driverless. Its available for signing at the conclusion of the program. Please, without further ado, join me in welcoming him this evening. Thank you so much. Really generous and sweet introduction. Thank you so much. That was really lovely. Thank you, amanda. Really generous and sweet introduction. I think everybody for being i especially amanda told me that the smithsonian associate people have reminded me how engaged these audiences are. So i feel like i have to be up on my toes and really give you my a game to take that seriously. And to be a little intellectual, be a little heavy. Theres a lot of material in the book. Everything from teaching my daughter to drive to a freudian analysis. And a little bit of this theory of how one understands that. The reason i am doing that is to put us in the present moment where, as some of you may have heard, Driverless Cars are on the horizon. But at the end of th
Well read thank you so much. Good night. Bestsellr most recent book held Voter Suppression is destroying our democracy. Doctor anderson is a renowned historian and author. She is the professor of africanamerican studies at every university and is the author of the unspoken truth of our nation is divided. I am a great admirer of her work exploring the legacy of slavery, segregation and discrimination and how we remain fundamentally an equal nation 400 years after the arrival of slavery in north america. Doctor Andersons Book one person no vote, calls the history of the Voter Suppression including all of the current ways the Republican Party is undermining Voting Rights. Doctor anderson, im delighted ti am delightedto have you heret your work. Its wonderful to meet you, and to talk about what they can do to fight back against efforts to suppress the most fundamental rights we have, the right to vote, and we know that this is occurring each and every day in the country so thank you again.
Without question, the data, another remarkable day after the remark about turnaround we saw yesterday. Jonathan ferro will give you that data in a moment. Coming up, terrific sets of conversation on economics. Youve got the retail sales data coming out that will be most interesting and important as a sign of the american economy. Jay powell at 10 00. In moments, we are honored to bring you the secretary of labor of the United States after the history made yesterday at the Supreme Court. Jonathan, that was remarkable to see what the Supreme Court announced yesterday, the Immediate Impact of those for and those against. Jonathan making some serious progress on a whole range of issues in this labor market, particularly on discrimination. Weve heard about the social injustice of the last couple of weeks. But we are making progress, and i think that is key. Equity futures are positive 43 points on the s p 500. Treasury yields, the curve is steeper. ChairFederal Reserve navigates that with t
Present. Supervisor stefani. Present. Supervisor walton. Present. Supervisor yee. Mr. President. All members are present. Thank you. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. Place your right hand over your heart, please. I pledge allegiance to the flago f america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. On behalf of the board i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgovtv who record each meeting and make the transcripts available to the public online. What i would like to do is before we go to communications, and before we get into our special order at 2 00 p. M. , i would like to at least say a word or two. Before we get started i want to acknowledge George Floyds funeral today and thank the city family, particularly m. T. A. , for halting all Public Transit from 12 00 to 12 08 p. M. To acknowledge the wrong that happened to mr. Floyd and to the many other black and brown individuals in our country. C
Expedited also, already underway. Commissioner dejesus and the second part of my question is how can it be brought to your attention sooner instead of brought by civilians . If they use a knee to the shoulder blade or some way else, is there going to be a way to bring it out to the sergeants by way of a report or some other way . Yes. Its state [inaudible] in our systems, in our oversight systems is whether there are any gaps as it stands right now, and the way our general order reads, reportable use of force, that level of force, this body control weapon, body weapons, that kind of thing, control holds, wrist control holds, that type of thing, if theres no injury, it has to be categorized, but its not a reportable use of force. So the things have to be documented, but if its whats believed to be a minor type of control hold, a knee on the back, that type of thing, its not considered a use of force. So some of the things that we have to look at in this investigation is whether a gap in