The meeting comes to order, the august 19th, rescheduled budget and appropriations meeting. Im sandra lee fewer and joined by the Committee Members, supervisors walton and mandelman and ronen and norman yee. Our clerk is miss linda wong. I thank sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. And also, supervisor walton will be joining us a little later. Can we have a motion to excuse him for the first beginning part of the meeting. So moved. Chair fewer thank you very much, can i have a second, please. Second. Chair fewer could i have a roll call vote please. Clerk yes, on the motion. [roll call] there are four ayes. Chair fewer thank you very much. Madam clerk, do you have any announcements. Clerk due to the covid19 health emergency, the City Employees and the board of supervisors legislative and the committee room, and the members will be participating in a meeting remotely. This is for the local and state and federal orders and declarations and orders. The meeting is through Video Conferenc
I hope my colleagues, witnesses, and viewers are staying healthy and safe. I want to thank chairman pain and Ranking Member kane at the Emergency Preparedness respond and Recovery Committee for coming together with the Ranking Member and me to hold this hearing. We are here to discuss federal and state efforts to procure critical supplies in response to the coronavirus pandemic. I want to acknowledge the federal Emergency Management agency, which was put in charge of the federal governments response, was asked to testify today. Fema is not here today, but i understand there is an administrator to appear before the full Committee Later this month. Im pleased to hear this, because its vital we Work Together to address this challenge. I look forward to meeting with administrator gaynor soon and hearing what administrators have to say to form the discussion. Theres no denying the coronavirus pandemic has presented unparalleled challenges. One of the greatest challenges has been procuring a
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A number of journalists and academics took part in a discussion on free speech and due process on college and university campuses. The event, from the National Press conference is about an hour and 10 minutes. Minutes. Welcome to our presentation on the on social network. This is organized by the lafayette group, campus reform and by organization, foundation for individual rights and expression. Counsel, a little bit about where you come from, free speech and due process and Higher Education for the past 25 years and expanded our mission to move beyond free speech on College Campus issues but in the years weve been addressing these questions, as a common theme and one thing we found campus freedom has declined direct proportion of the penetrative class. Thomas jefferson wrote men are endowed. Among these are life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. It seems odd campuses are where these principles go to die particularly pursuit of happiness. One example in my book, a mentioning only beca
Supervisor stefani, present. Supervisor walton, present. Mr. President , all members are present. Thank you madam clerk. The San Francisco board of supervisors we acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Colleagues, please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic, for which it stands, one natio