President yee okay. Good afternoon and welcome to the september 1, 2020 regular meeting of the San Francisco board of supervisors. Madam clerk, will you please call the roll. Clerk thank you, mr. President. [roll call] clerk mr. President , all members are present. President yee thank you. Please place your right hand over your heart and join with me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] president yee thank you. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv, who record each of our meetings and make them available online. Madam clerk, are there any communications . Clerk yes. The record will reflect that during this covid19 emergency, members of the board of supervisors will participate to the same extent as if they were present in their legislative chamber. The board recognizes the pandemic has made the need for communication more acute and that those communities, with and without the internet, have the opportunity to participate, written
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Tavis grammy winner steve tyrell is introduction to popular moves popular music started at age 19. Burts already working with bacharach. He went on to work with bonnie raitt before striking out as a performer in his own right. His latest cd is called its magic, the songs of semicon. Kohn. Ammy a little sneak review you did to this before the record even drive. Last year. It was this semicon it was the sammy kohn centennial. He was a great writer. Nominatedll, he was 27 times for the academy awards, which is unbelievable. People wouldthat ask him what comes first, the music or the lyrics . He would say the phone call. [laughter] that is where he got his inspiration. Five golden globes, just an amazing lyricist. Year. Xtending that this i am about to start my ninth year at the cafe carlyle. Last year, i did sammys theme all year. Willl call my word i call my show wordsmith. Tavis run some names. Hal david, nobody
Was Holding Court for 30 some years. Years and iere 36 have been there nine. I have been there every year since he passed away. By the time i catch him come i will be am a 60. [laughter] , i haveelieve that [indiscernible] mike is on the way over to brooklyn. Tavis you love that room. I was honored to be asked to do that. Know, i got a call that bobby had passed away. He always did that holiday season. Now i am doing what he also did. He would come back in may for a couple of weeks every year. He used to play the holidays and new years eve and come back in may. I am flattered and honored to have had that gave all this time. Tavis what is it specifically about the writing of sammy kohn that turns you on as an artist . He said that he wrote words that sang. There is something to that. It is poetry, but it is poetry that sings. My friend burt bacharach, we are l david, two. Ha bert would always tell me how the words hit the notes that he was writing. I do know. Theres just some talent tha
Was Holding Court for 30 some years. Years and iere 36 have beenhere nine. I have been there every year since he passed away. By the time i catch him come i will be am a 60. [laughter] , i haveelieve that [indiscernible] mike is on the way over to brooklyn. Tavis you love that room. I was honored to be asked to do that. Know, i got a call that bobby had passed away. He always did that holiday season. Now i am doing what he also did. He would come back in may for a couple of weeks every year. He used to play the holidays and new years eve and come back in may. I am flattered and honored to have had that gave all this time. Tavis what is it specifically about the writing of sammy kohn that turns you on as an artist . He said that he wrote words that sang. There is something to that. It is poetry, but it is poetry that sings. My friend burt bacharach, we are l david, two. Ha bert would always tell me how the words hit the notes that he was writing. I do know. Theres just some talent that
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