Clerk mr. President , you vid have a quorum. President yee okay. Thank you, please place your right hand over your heart for the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] if. President yee all right. Thank you. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv, karina mendoza, who records each of the meetings and makes each of them available online. Madam clerk, are there any communications . Clerk yes. The minutes of this meeting will reflect that during the covid19 Health Emergency, Board Members participated in this meeting remotely through Video Conference to the same extent as though physically present. The board recognizes that Public Access to City Services is essential and certainly more acute during this time of covid19. Therefore, we hope that members of the public are able to take advantage of the following opportunities to be able to communicate with the board of supervisors or to be able to access this meeting and participate remotely. We are happy
Spare other queer kids from the rejection that he faced. Tom met jerry in 1972, which hao whomhood build a life together. The two would marry in october 2013 in a public block partystyle wedding. Tom was diagnosed with h. I. V. In 1983, a death sentence at the time as little was known about the virus that was killing gay men by the thousands. Tom far outlived his diagnosis and over the decades he and jerry donated time, money and loving support to countless causes and organizations. They founded the Diversity Foundation which for years has been the quiet caretaker of the rainbow flag. And tom gave countless houring to secure lighting for this most iconic installation of gilberts flag. Tom and jerry maintained and lovingly cared for the hundreds of the rain bow flags that line the street. And yet as recalled in a recent bay area reporter column about toms life, few people knew how much work tom put into caring for these beloved and internationally recognized symbols of queer equality. B
Contract that has no Harm Reduction efforts . The community is paying attention and we know that you have yet to take a stand against police brutality. Its your chance to stand up for the people and to take a stand against police brutality. It was renegotiated behind closed doors and subverting the power of the public to weigh in on our most vulnerable. Cities are Holding Police fraternities accountable. And in chicago, they are asking for 40 disciplinary reforms and had all negotiations in public. Philadelphia even passed a law to prohibit talks with their Police Fraternity until the Community Demands are incorporated into the negotiations it is your responsibility to prevent it from operating in the shadow. Mayor breeds threat to layoff workers if this is not pass side unimaginable. A shortage of funds in the sfpd workers would lead to workers being laid off. I want to remind that you these negotiations arent just about money. Theyre about lives lost on San Franciscos streets, about
Restaurant at the grand century laws in san jose. Collapsed canopies, tables and chairs toppled over as people rushed to rescue those who were pinned under the car, the toyota four runner was driven by a 69year old man who pressed the gas instead of the brakes. Frantic cries for help as other victims are attended to. I heard wheels screeching, like getting ready to do a spin out. This witness says the car was going ten or 15 Miles Per Hour and suddenly sped up. They came across the divider, across the main entrance, across the sidewalk and divider, and crashed into all of the people sitting there. Dozens of people were eating dim sum at the time. It was ten minutes into the meal when the crash occurred. My sister said lets run the patrons of the restaurants were sitting at tables at the time, Police Originally said that the driver may have been in medical distress. Later they said the driver accidentally accelerated instead of parking the car. The man was silent afterward, and seemed c
And eventually making their way onto the city streets for a march kron 4 dan thorn was there he joins us live now here in the studio to really explain that people want to stress their commitment to make their point but to do so peacefully thats ripe and these protesters really wanting to show solidarity today by. Coming together and let it be known that Police Brutality and racism will not be accepted in their city. They want to spread the message of diversity and positivity not anger and violence. The families and civil Rights Groups makes its way past the fox theater in oakland the peaceful protest for victims of Police Brutality is one of many taking place across the bay area and the country you know most biggest stand up and show out that this was going to take for the political people in choice to Pay Attention thursdays gathering began at city hall the coalitions by any means necessary and east bay black lives matter rally for equality and defending affirmative action very few dr