Thank you so much for joining us. The fire happened on Commonwealth Avenue in the citys Laurel Heights neighborhood. Jr stone is there, live, with more on this developing story. Jr. Well, ama, the damage inside this Community Center building is extensive. And you can see it, all around me. Charred black, all around me. And that includes on the ground, where you see this wood that is just burned out and lying there. And its not just this front entryway, but you look in this front room, as well. This is a front room that fire tore through. You would think a lot of people, they dont like the armenians, and somehow, through their hate, this is the way they take their revenge. Now, this is what the damage looks like the building next to the st. Gregory armenian church. This isnt the church but its the Community Center building, that also had Church Offices in it. Pastor says he was told, by crews, that is, fire crews, that someone set this place on fire, in three different locations. Possib
The example to support the club during these uncertain times. Today eye crimed to talk with tiffani cross, political analyst and author of book say it louder, black voters, white narratives and sieving our dem. Tiffany has spent years in politics and media and witnessed the ways in which black voterrers are minimized and suppressed through both policy and media coverage. Say it louder builds on the work and explains the way in which black voters have been crucial in the same political system that were an dismissed from and although Voter Suppression is not new, Tiffany Cross asserts the change is coming by way of political activism and a demographic shift. I if you have a question you want me to ask tiffany later put it in the chat box in youtube or the comments facebook and the question will get to me. Thank you Tiffany Cross for joining us today. Thank you, aimee, for being in this conversation with me. Im so excited to have it, but im especially excited to have it with you. So looki
Incredible Boston Review and its lead ed editors. All of us have been proud contributors to the rich intellectual tradition curated by Boston Review, and i just think its really important to say in this moment before our countrys more famous publications were willing to run pieces on police and prison abolition, racial capitalism, black radical thought and the ethics of resistance, the boston the review really provided one of the major forums for these ideas to be debated with seriousness and subtlety, and it still does. There are not many publications who can match Boston Reviews commitment to publishing black thinkers, giving space to black liberation across the political spectrum or the bolder questions with of justice, democracy and citizenship. So its a real honor to be here at a panel cohosted by Boston Review. And just as a reminder, as serena said, the contributions from this evenings event which i hope you continue to contribute all go to three important organizations. Critica
This program is part of the Commonwealth Club virtual series. We like to thank our members and sponsors and supporters for making this and all of the other programs possible. We are grateful for your support and hope that others will follow examples to support the club during these uncertain times. Today im excited to be talking with Tiffani Cross longtime analyst and author of a brand new book, say it louder tiffani has spent years in politics and the media where she has witnessed the ways in which black voters are minimized and suppressed through both policy and media coverage. Say it louder builds on the work and explains the ways in which black voters have been crucial in the same political system that were often dismissed from and although Voter Suppression is not new, Tiffani Cross asserts that the changes coming by way of political activism in this country and a demographic shift. If you are watching along with this and have a question you would like to ask tiffani later in the
Can we have the next caller. Caller good evening, supervisors. Todd snyder for district 5. I thank you for amending this measure next week and supporting it thus far. I ask that you continue to support it today. And i want to point out that an arbitrary number of Sworn Police Officers provides no flexibility to adapt to the changing needs of our city. And this came from a Consent Decree entered into in 1979. And lifted in 1998. It has no relevance to the city today. So i urge you to continue to support this measure and to put it before the voters on the ballot in november. Thank you. Clerk thank you. Can we have the next caller, please. Caller i already spoke once and i have been unmuted. Clerk i believe this person has already spoken before per their comment. Can we have the next caller, please. Caller yes, im a native san franciscan, and im in my 60s. I want to express that changing the charter to minimal staffing is a deadly Public Policy decision on your part. No doubt that crimina