Breathe after he was held down by a Police Officer with a knee on his neck for more than 8 minutes so what began as peaceful protests have exploded into riots in minneapolis dozens of people are arrested now after a night of protest as the National Guard moves in and a curfew enforced this following nights a fire and fury across the city leaving stores ravaged and looted right here in the Nations Capital a night of destruction after protesters clashed with police in front of the white house the city was ablaze buildings broken into and famed d. C. Monuments defaced there were similar scenes in more than 100 cities meanwhile the officer accused of killing floyd is facing 3rd degree murder and 2nd degree manslaughter all 4 officers involved in his death also fired from the department now you can see here protests in almost every major city and the highlighted states are those that have already called in their National Guards to help control the crowds that have been gathering every night
Those businesses employ nearly half of ourha states workforce d account for the massive portion of our texas economy. To say some businesses are an would only paint half the picture. In big cities and small towns alike, these businesses play a Critical Role in our communities. Locally owned restaurants and bars we visit, the gems that are part of her regular routine, the dry cleaners, the pharmacies, the Hardware Stores we stop by when we rune errands, welcome or Small Businesses are not just employers or generators sales tax. They are owned by our friends and our neighbors and are part of the very fabric of our community. Right now they are under severe stress and in real jeopardy. The coronavirus is kept texas at home and put our Small Business industries financial trouble. When stayathome orders were put in place, many were forced to close their doors outright. Over the last several weeks like many of my colleagues, i felt innumerable videoconferences with chambers of commerce, Smal
Recent executive orders by the governor to facilitate teleconferencing to reduce the risk of covid19 transmission at public meetings. Ordinarily, the brown act sets strict rules for teleconferencing. The executive order does require that we continue to notice meetings in advance. The department has met all of the applicable notice requirements. As noted on the agenda, members of the public may observe this teleconference meeting via sf gov tv and may Public Comment by calling the published Public Comment phone number. I would like to welcome the members of the public and staff who are watching online, sfgovtv. The Commission Asks and thanks for your patience during these unprecedented times. Teleconferencing has never happened in our history. That being said, we respectfully ask the public to have patience and expect delays and gaps during the meeting, particularly during Public Comment. Were working diligently to learn and become familiar with this new system as this may be the way we
Authorization. All right, with that, i just wanted to thank staff again for keeping this very Important Program moving and taking the time to give us an update today. I dont think we have any other comments and thats our last item. So. A very smooth meeting [laughter] so thank you, everyone. Stay well and were adjourned. See yall soon. Thank you. Byebye. Good morning. I call the San Francisco department of disability and aging Services Commission meeting of may 6th, 2020 to order. I am the Commission President and this Commission Meeting is being conducted pursuant to visions of the brown act and recent executive orders by the governor to facilitate teleconferencing to reduce the risk of covid19 transmission at public meetings. Ordinarily, the brown act sets strict rules for teleconferencing. The executive order does require that we continue to notice meetings in advance. The department has met all of the applicable notice requirements. As noted on the agenda, members of the public may
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