Clerk mr. President , you have a quorum. President yee okay. Thank you. Please place your right hand over your heart. Would you please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] okay. Thank you. On behalf of the meeting, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv who record our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public on time. Madam clerk, are there any communications . Clerk yes, mr. President. During this health crisis, the board of supervisors is meeting remotely and will proceed as though they were meeting in their public chamber. The board of supervisors realizes that public input is essential and more important during the time of covid19. So we hope that the public will take advantage of the following opportunities to participate in this meeting or comment remotely. If youre using the u. S. Mail, please address the envelope to the San Francisco board of supervisors, city hall, 1 carlton b. Goodlett place. Thats San Francisco, califor
Disaster is this year. Its of these months in this country, refugees returning home to newborn crowds, russian peacekeepers secure the only route linking the reach of media to take the trip. And im at this place making sure you never miss a story. This is all its international, straight from the russian capital. And while fostering the blood lust and competition killing may have provoked Australian Special forces to modify thought he 9. An inquiry has found some killings appear to have been part of an initiation ritual for new troops. There is credible information. The junior soldiers were required by their patrol commanders to shoot a prisoner in order to achieve the soldiers 1st kill. In a practice that was known as bloody. So essentially, the general idea behind this report is that some rogue soldiers, some rogue members of most elite history, is unit s. A. s. That they have been fusing excellence, military excellence with eagle, with pride, and well with indiscriminate killing. Her
The virus in the first place. We remember not too long ago the when we finally made the announcement that we would be opening gyms and hair salons and nail salons. Just think about how good it felt to feel normal. To go and get your hair done or your nails done or to go and workout at the gym and enjoy your time there, but just think about how much more important it was to the people who were finally able to open their business, who were finally able to get a paycheck, who finally had some level of certainty in their lives that they would be able to take care of themselves. Now, think about whats happening now. Im sure that so many of those people are scared. Last week we told the restaurants that they would no longer be able to operate indoors. What that meant was not only layoffs, but it also meant that there was a lot of lost revenue because of the food that they no longer were able to use. When you think about some of the things and the sacrifices that people are making, thats what
Our system is ugly. As times, it has been d. B. I. Staff and management, and at other times, its been the developers, contractors, and consultants who are seeking permit approvals. In 2001, a d. B. I. Survey called for a culture of preferential treatment and called for an overhaul of the department. In 2004, Marcus Armstrong and a d. B. I. Investigator plead guilty for taking bribes. In 2010, permit expediter jimmy jen was jailed on 232 felony fraud counts brought by District Attorney and Vice President elect kamala harris. In may 2020, Rodrigo Santos, a former Building Inspections commissioner was arrested by the f. B. I. And charged with bank fraud. The City Attorney already had a pending civil complaint against santos from several years ago for endangering the city and the public by skirting requirements on several properties. A Mission Local article this september told the story of a district nine constituent whose neighbor was doing structural or demolition work that was causing s
As well as instructor for this freshman seminar course, today it is my pleasure to introduce dr. Christine henry, an assistant professor of Historic Preservation as well as the original designer for the course. Professor henry holds a ba from the university of william and mary. She holds a degree from the catholic university. She holds a phd from the university of maryland at college park. Her Research Interests focus on the concept of place making and social justice issues in the discipline of Historic Preservation. In addition, professor henry is forever a student of natural architecture, including focusing on roadside architecture, which dovetails nicely with this class. Welcome, professor henry. Prof. Henry good morning , everyone. It is great to see you. Thank you so much. So this is what i think of when i think of a road trip. The open road. All semester, you all have been studying all kinds of themes of the freedom of the road, of who is allowed to travel when and where. Travel