So the best way to honor them is to preserve the place where theyve been laid to rest. Very few have been buried here since world war i sends so it became a largely forgotten place but this morning a large group of socially distance visitors kept alive a memorial dead tradition that has been unbroken for the last 149 years. We have never missed that itsti at we are here. Rep mete the fil g ofy,ughtof fry whe the stngled baofonor wi the old graveyard has deteriorated badly, especially since the navy base was shut down in 1996. We have come over here for years and its been so run down and when the government left it got worse. Reporter for years, the federal government refused to fix the place up, but recently, the 801st company of the u. S. Army corps of engineers took up the challenge. Old sick trees were removed, the fencing was taken away to be restored later, and gravestones darkened with age are being cleaned and repaired. Soon, a drainage problem will finally be fixed that is lite
And friends and fellow americans in connecticut. But we are very fortunate in San Francisco, as we have had an opportunity to reflect with the established partnerships we have in this city. Not only with the city of San Francisco and the mayors office. But the police department. The department of public health. Our communitybased organizations. And all the multitudes of others in this community that work with us arm in arm to provide services to our students and community. We strive to bring safety to our workplaces. And safety to our schools. So that our students can thrive. And our educators can teach. We are fortunate to have trained professionals on our campuses. Including social workers and nurses and wellness services. And ladies and gentlemen, if not for the largess of the San Francisco voting community, we would not be able to do this. We want to thank you for the voting of our schools. When you go to the ballot box and vote for the parcel tax and bonds, this is what you vote f
A hearty congratulations, and welcome to new commissioner haney and welcome back to commissioners fewer, wynn and nort norton. Thank you, mr. Superintendent. Now we will begin this evening as we do on the first meeting of every year with a special order of business, as stipulated in series 9000, the board will read out their rules and procedures, and may i hear motions on this item. So moved. Second. Any speakers . No. Is there any comments or questions on the rules of procedure . Yes, commissioner wynn. I wanted to point out that the board, the rules committee and the board of education it remains in the process of reexamining all of our policies. On which the rules of board is one section. Thats why the format looks change. And not throughout here, and we are still in the process of doing that, and just to reiterate there are sections that we assigned to various committees not the rules committee. And the Grounds Commission and the curriculum section to the curriculum committee, etc.
Them lightly. We have a significant purpose in this community, and we are working very hard to meet all of the needs of our riders daily. It is a complex, undertaking a balancing act, between operations and maintenance. Providing service as a carrier of probably the largest number of persons per day in the bay area. So, i come here first and foremost to say thank you to this body for providing guidance and certainly funding for many of the projects that we undertake as we go forward. I also come to this afternoon i must do this to acknowledge my colleague, louis who and i go back over 20 years of service to public. Even during our days of working in alamena county together. I thank you for your service and i appreciate you, and the industry will miss you, tremendously. And as you go forward and do other things. And i myself, learned many things from you over the years and i thank you for that. And we are available at any time for your guidance. So, thank you so much for this bodys what
Thank you, Vice President norton. Good evening, everyone. I would like to announce that commissioners, wynn and norton and hany were sworn into office for four year terms by representatives and attorney general. The swearingin ceremony took place last friday at Tenderloin Community school. A hearty congratulations, and welcome to new commissioner haney and welcome back to commissioners fewer, wynn and nort norton. Thank you, mr. Superintendent. Now we will begin this evening as we do on the first meeting of every year with a special order of business, as stipulated in series 9000, the board will read out their rules and procedures, and may i hear motions on this item. So moved. Second. Any speakers . No. Is there any comments or questions on the rules of procedure . Yes, commissioner wynn. I wanted to point out that the board, the rules committee and the board of education it remains in the process of reexamining all of our policies. On which the rules of board is one section. Thats wh