Lot, lets get to the news this morning in the east bay, the Oakland City Council unanimously approved a ballot measure. To make sure that the Citizens Police commission is more independent in its decision making. The oakland Police Commission was established by voters back in 2016. Under measure l l earlier this year, the commission made headlines when it was involved in the firing of former Oakland Police chief Anne Kirkpatrick the lead author of the Measure Council member Rebecca Kaplan says this will protect the cities. Public of the public civil rights and also help increase Police Accountability and oversight. The residents of all clinton voters, the bulk and tired of this and we want to make sure than we have someone in there that can make sure that these reforms are man. Well if this measure passes in november civilian Inspector Generals Office will be established within the commission the office will research an audit the commission on the Police Departments effect in this at f
Host. I remember when i was an adolescent, his parody on snl and how funny it was, and how gracious he was with the impressions of him, and, you know, hes one of those people like dick clark where its just, like, theres a person who consumes American Culture whos beloved by all sides and a natural entertainer. Yeah. I think i dont mean to sound hokey, but they dont make people like this on television anymore. Just this beloved icon that everybody wants to watch and is endlessly entertaining. He clocked 17,000 hours on Live Television as you said, holds the guinness book of world records. Im very, very sad. When i read it and i got the news, i just, like, stopped. Another one of these people that again, america loves and its just a very its very, very sad news and i didnt realize he was even ill. So just my condolences to his family as well, but he will be beloved and remembered forever. Yeah. This is, you know, this is the way i believe he wanted to be remembered, as a really good man,
List the white house puts us on what we need to do is what we know we need to do all along which is individually we need to take responsibility. So Wearing Masks socially distancing. Thats san jose mayor sam liccardo responding to the White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator doctor deborah birx she called out san jose is one of 12 cities in the country that she says are quote lagging behind the need to do a better job of slowing the spread. Take a look at this map from Santa Clara Countys Health Department it shows a higher rate of coronavirus cases in san jose compared to some other cities in the county. Some city leaders say that its tough to argue with the data while others say theres nothing to worry about. And we sure sips here in the city and county and the state and we are all watching the numbers so im im not concerned about. About that i dont speak the doctor birx is speculating i think that if hes making that list. Hes coming off of data theres no arguing with that i ca
Channel 26 and sfgov tv. Org. Our streaming numbers across the screen. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak unless comments are opportunities to speak during the Public Comment period are available via phone. Number is 408 4189388. You will hear the meeting discussion. Youll be muted and in listen mode only. When your item comes up, dial star 33. Best practice is to call from quiet location and turn down your television or radio. You may submit comment in email to myself, rules committee cle clerk, if you submit comment by email it will be forwarded to the supervisors. Supervisor ronen thank you so much. Before get started today, i want to make sure i let everyone know that im going to move item three out of order at the end of the meeting. Given yesterdays budget meeting and the inspiring outpouring of constituent voices with regard to the sfpd budget and staffing. We expect theres going to be many people here today and we wanted to take the other items that will go a lot
Policing, its never been an Institution Designed to keep us safe and used as a tool for those in power to keep the marginalized people from rising up, going all the way back to the slave patrol. Sharing im the policing unfairly targets marginalized communities, injects massive amounts of people into the prison system. We heard about reform from chief scott today, but all those measures ignore the fact that reform is not effective. We need to defund and sfpd and invest in our communities immediately. I yield my time. Thank you for your comments. It cannot force you to create money in a budget. Cut the budget and cut the numbers of police and Fund Services that help humans. End the violence against black and brown people that is built into policing. I disagree with supervisors assessment of what his constituents want. We want services, not Police Officers. I have heard on this call that over time sfpd at the airport, the focus of sfpd and the mandated reforms are not well understood by s