Importantly, it was a regulatory structure that encouraged diversity and inclusivity. This is an office that will be solely charged with a duty of wanting not only the policies that we create, implementing and enforcing them, but also executing the licenses that are needed. Were talking about 20 different licenses that will put us into compliance with what is happening on the state level. This is a highly, highly regulated industry now, at this point. We have anywhere from 710 departments that will be working with these industry participants as they go through the permitting process. That is a lot of work at a loss of coordination. We are creating a permitting process that is smart and is digital. It is much easier for the user and for community input, and is less mired in bureaucracy. For the First Time Ever in San Francisco history, standalone licenses are available for all aspects of the nonretail side of the cannabis industry. Now, a cultivator can go in to the department of buildi
We know they are buried in secret. We know that in the summer of 2014 one of the most popular organizations in russia was the mother of russian soldiers. Because some of those mothers we are talking about russian soldiers dying and dead boss they were made an illegal organization, they were allowed. We know that family members to talk about their sons or brothers or whatever it is dying as onduty soldiers in ukraine they are threatened, we know the reporters who written about this have faced unpleasant circumstances. So its real. Its real. We also know that first of all the fighting in done boss has not gone away scores of fire incidents every day. There are ukrainian casualties most weeks and certainly every month several or more ukrainian deaths including very recently. We dont have very good information on deaths on our side for obvious reasons. But it is true that there been no major of essence. We know that that offensive a whirl as the offense in the airport of fall of 2014 were
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I just wanted to comment that i have the privilege and pleasure of. [indiscernible] it is a great turnout. They really have it together. I think that Concert Series is in a really good place. I think one of the guys who was running it for 30 years, passing the torch to his kids, so to speak, so it is a good age. I just think it was a real good San Francisco event. Thank you very much. All right. Saying no more general Public Comment, Public Comment is closed. The next agenda item is item number two, approval of the minutes for august 6th, 2019, and i will ask if i have a motion to approve. Motion to approve. Second. Is there any Public Comment on the minutes . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. [roll call] the minutes have been approved. Mark moving along to agenda item number three which is our report from the executive director. Thank you. Good evening, commissioners. This evening, for my directors report under the legislative and policy update, i wanted to share and an update wi
I just wanted to comment that i have the privilege and pleasure of. [indiscernible] it is a great turnout. They really have it together. I think that Concert Series is in a really good place. I think one of the guys who was running it for 30 years, passing the torch to his kids, so to speak, so it is a good age. I just think it was a real good San Francisco event. Thank you very much. All right. Saying no more general Public Comment, Public Comment is closed. The next agenda item is item number two, approval of the minutes for august 6th, 2019, and i will ask if i have a motion to approve. Motion to approve. Second. Is there any Public Comment on the minutes . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. [roll call] the minutes have been approved. Mark moving along to agenda item number three which is our report from the executive director. Thank you. Good evening, commissioners. This evening, for my directors report under the legislative and policy update, i wanted to share and an update wi