A statement, quote, reverend williams and his congregation offered refuge and support to all who entered their doors, their tireless work to empower marginalized members of the community put them at the forefront of key social justice and human rights issues, driving positive change. Williams, of course, best known for his stewardship of the tenderloin church, he and his late wife, janice mirikitani, helped to reshape glide with an emphasis on social services and activism. Good afternoon everyone. Welcome to the four. Im alex savage and im heather holmes. He was a beloved social activist and a fiee supporter of civil rights. Former House Speaker nancy pelosi saying that reverend williams was a clarion voice for love and justice, whether fighting against racism, addressing poverty and addiction and so much more. East bay congresswoman barbara lee said, quote, the reverend changed the lives of millions through radical love, support, inclusivity and a commitment to service to the most mar
Factors. With that said, well continue to Issue Citations and i think the overall measure of success here is that collisions in general are down. Yes. I appreciate that. Do you have any more . I dont have any more slides. But i will answer any questions that you might have regarding traffic enforcement. Why dont i open up to questions from the presentation . Commissioner mar . I know mr. Maguire mentioned the Education Plan and im really pleased about that. And in many ways i think we have moved a lot from being nice look twice to really good strategies. I did want to say that since the death of sophia liu, the young child on new years eve, 2013 to mr. Yee, the 87yearold man in my district and two weeks ago the 12yearold from apto school and im really appreciative of the strategies that were using. But whether it be subcommittees within the Education Task force, so that Community Groups and pedestrian safety, Bicycle Safety advocates could plugin and participate. Absolutely, John Knox
Good afternoon today is july 24th, 2015. Welcome to the local Agency Formation commission. My name is john avalos, the chair of the lafco, and joined to my right by vicechair cynethia crews and commissioner eric mar, madame clerk, could you share with us your announcement. Please make sure to complete all Electronic Devices and speaker cards should be submitted to the clerk. That is our clerk, alisa somera and our meeting is broadcast by sfgovtv staff. Bill and jesse. I would like to ask for a motion to excuse commissioners breed and campos. So moved. And that is seconded by commissioner crews and well take that without objection. And madame clerk, if you im not sure if we need to call roll call or go to what makes more sense, 1 or 2. All right 2 is approval of the lafco minutes from the may 15, 2015 regular meeting. Okay, colleagues, any changes or comments on the minutes . Okay. Nothing forthcoming. We can open up the item for Public Comment. Any member of the public who would like t
Would like to comment, and seeing none come forward, well close Public Comment and also announce the arrival of commissioner lindo. Welcome. Thank you. And if we have a motion on the minutes. So moved. A motion from commissioner crews, seconded by commissioner mar, and well take that without objection. Okay. Item no. 3, please. Item 3 is Community Choice aggregation activities report, a, the status update on cleanpowersf program and timeline for program launch, b, status update on the proceedings at the California Public Utilities Commission and c, status update on state legislation and d, the civil grand jury report entitled cleanpowersf at long last. Thank you, we dont have barbara hale, but we have michael here to present on our cca activities are going in San Francisco and i know they are Going Forward in a way that well be very happy about. Look forward to the report. Thank you, good afternoon, commissioners. Happy friday. Michael heims, San Francisco. So i think what im going to
Testifies before the House Agriculture Committee wednesday. This is two hours, 15 minutes. Good morning. This is a hearing on the committee of agriculture for oversight by the u. S. Department of agriculture will come to order. Ive asked Rick Crawford to open us with a prayer. Thank you mr. Chairman. Father, i bow humbling before you. Thankful for this country youve given us and, father, mindful of the great responsibility that youve charged us with. Father, just ask that everything that is said and done here today be pleasing in your sight and we ask that you help us to be civil in our discourse and discerning in our comments and dialogue. Father, i just pray it all in jesus name. Amen. Thank you, rick. I want to thank the secretary vilsack for coming to be with us this morning. He has a horde stop at 12 15. He has cabinet responsibilities to do. Mr. Secretary, thanks very much for being here this morning. Be careful on your knee there on your on the table. I want to say at the start