President sanchez so were missing miss norton clerk moliga. President sanchez welcome to our staff and our families and our students particularly with us. Staff leaders and everybody and to my colleagues on the board. This is going to be quite a long meeting. Most likely quite emotional at times and im going to just make the case to the quorum that we need to treat each other with respect. Were not going to tolerate folks talking over other people, particularly our student delegates which happened last week, and so, again, we expect a quorum though we are discussing issues, theres a lot of emotion in this. And i may have to make that plea more than once, but, again, welcome, everybody. Section a is general information. And b is our opening items approval of the board minutes for october 6, 2020. And we need a motion and a second. So moved. Second. Thank you. Any corrections . All right. Roll call. Clerk thank you. [roll call] okay thats five ayes. President sanchez thank you. Two is th
President yee good afternoon. And welcome to the october 6th, 2020, regular meeting of the San Francisco board of supervisors. Madam clerk, will you please call the roll. Clerk thank you, mr. President. Supervisor fewer. Commissioner fewer present. Clerk supervisor haney . Supervisor haney present. Clerk supervisor mandelman . Supervisor mandelman present. Clerk supervisor mar. Supervisor mar present. Clerk supervisor peskin. Supervisor peskin present. Clerk supervisor preston. Supervisor preston present. Clerk supervisor ronen. Supervisor ronen present. Clerk supervisor safai. Supervisor safai present. Clerk supervisor stefani. Supervisor stefani present. Clerk supervisor walton. Supervisor walton present. Clerk and supervisor yee. President yee present. Clerk mr. President , all members are present. President yee okay. Thank you. Please place your right hand over your heart. Will you please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United St
First a few administrative matters. We have gotten advice from the sergeant at arms, the health and Human Services centers for disease control, individuals in the hearing room will he at least 6 feet apart. There is no room for the public and therefore but this is all streaming and therell be an unedited version of it that anyone can watch later. Witnesses are participating by videoconference today and some senators are as well. I like to Say Something about mask. The office of attending physician has said since we are 6 feet apart we dont need to wear masks although some may. Thats why my mask is off. Although i have one and i wear it outside because as dr. Redfield reminded us yesterday its extremely important tool for stopping the spread of covid. Im grateful to the rules committee, sergeant at arms the press gallery and the Capitol Police and chung check in the Evan Griffith r. Staff, all their hard work in helping to keep us safe in helping us do these conferences by video with wh
A flight from moscow prompting western media speculation of kremlin foul play even as moscow offers to send them abroad for treatment. Of broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is R T International im john thomas certainly glad to have you with us now it is day 12 of nationwide on rest in bellerose in the wake of the disputed election earlier this month large crowds on both sides of the divide are making their voices heard those who support president Alexander Lukashenko and those who want to see him gone. Oh. Poor. People here chanting for the president to resign in the city of gomel but in contrast youve got a convoy of the president s supporters driving past them with the official red and green flag and high government demonstrators also gathered in the capital minsk where activists lined up along a Central Avenue meanwhile in eastern. And ampitheater. Packed earlier in the day with thousands of people chanting their support for president lukashenko progovernment marchers
Are you watching International Thanks for joining us. But the recent as another day of street protests a nationwide strikes people are showing both support for and rejection of president lukashenko on wednesday bad weather didnt hold them back. We have stability theres no war thank god we live peacefully and calmly in our beautiful county were not like that for ines interfere in the affairs of our republic. I. I i i i. Im in solidarity with those who think there is no place for this kind of lawlessness we saw in august the 9th 10th and 11th. Was the station ubiquity were here because we want to stop the trustees that have been taking place in this country for a long time. Space correspondent went to approach a rally and filed this report i did but just some people are protesting while others are protesting against the protests i happened to meet my University Friends here i asked them did anyone make you come out here he said no we are the organizers and i asked the same question to ot