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 commissioner wintroub, here good morning and welcome to the rec and Park Commission meeting of october 18, 2023. This meeting is held in hybrid format in person in city hall, room 416 with option to join and provide Public Comment both inperson and remotely. We ask you please turn off Electronic Device jz take second ary conversation outside in ord
Israel karine good afternoon, everybody. Good to see everyone. Couple things at the top before i turn it over to the admiral. As the conflict between israel and hamas continues, President Biden has made it a top priority to ensure that the Palestinian People receive urgently needed humanitarian aid. This is something he has been actively engaged on over the past week, including calls with president sisi of egypt and meetings and calls with Prime Minister netanyahu. We are glad to see the first convoys of humanitarian assistance over the weekend across the border into gaza and reach palestinians in a neat. And we are grateful for partners involved in these efforts. It is important to keep rafah crossings in operation and aid flowing without diversion from hamas. Humanitarian assistance remain a critical and urgent need for palestinians in gaza. We know, and we understand this, that much more is needed, and this will remain a priority for us in the days and weeks ahead. I also wanted to
Humanitarian aid. This is something he has been actively engaged on over the past week, including calls with president sisi of egypt and meetings and calls with Prime Minister netanyahu. We are glad to see the first convoys of humanitarian assistance over the weekend across the border into gaza and reach palestinians in a neat. And we are grateful for partners involved in these efforts. It is important to keep rafah crossings in operation and aid flowing without diversion from hamas. Humanitarian assistance remain a critical and urgent need for palestinians in gaza. We know, and we understand this, that much more is needed, and this will remain a priority for us in the days and weeks ahead. I also wanted to say a few words about the supplemental request that we detailed to all of you on friday. Under President Bidens leadership, we have rallied a Global Response to putins invasion of ukraine and provided aid following hamass barbaric tourist attack terrorist attack. We now need to cong
Stopped. He was holding his shirt in his hand and he immediately walked up to her and kuferred his face with his shirt and spat on her, and was shouting, calling her derogatory names and telling her to go back where she came from. She said she was afraid the man that she described as six feet tall with a ponytail might have a weapon. She didnt do anything, and she was too scared to hold up her phone or to call the police or take a photo of him. She says he did not follow her when she rushed to the school and thats when the principal called the police department. The political rhetoric is blamed around the middle east war. Right here in our own backyard, this is the second hate crime that has been reported to us in less than a week. Theres a relationship between the two. She feels that shes not safe at all, and not just for her safety, for her kids safety and familys safety. This incident is being investigated as a possible hate crime, and officers have been in the area looking for witn
Right now at 11 00, we are following developing news. President biden is expected to land in israel at any moment. This is the president boarding air force one this afternoon. He was invited by israeli Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. We should note, lester holt is standing by for us in israel. As soon as President Biden arrives, we will turn it over to lester for a special live report. This conflict going beyond israel and gaza at this late hour. A dire warning from the state department. The u. S. State department that americans are being urged not to travel to lebanon. A travel advisory has been raised to the highest level because of rocket missiles and artillery exchanges between israel and hezbollah which is a lebanese militant group. That new warning citing kidnappings and protests over the deadly blast at a hospital in gaza. The Palestinian Health ministry run by hamas says 200 to 300, maybe even 500 people were killed. Most of them patients and children in that hospital. Calls