Joining us my name is gavin and the director of programs exhibitions and partnerships for the National Historic society. I would like to extend a special welcome to anyone who might be attending a Virtual Program for the first time. Considering the size of our virtual crowd in the geographic diversity of the people who signed up, im sure there are some people who are in for the first time. If youre not familiar with nhs we are the oldest Historical Society in america. Founded in 1791 and have been an independent Nonprofit Institution dedicated to collecting, preserving, publishing and sharing our nation and States History the past 229 years. In these days of social distancing we are taking to hosting Virtual Events we have Online Events for every week through july. Next week we will be hosting a virtual tour the tour is titled misled and a look at historic a a these include mimic houses suspicious ain a marker that denotes the side of the famous vikings bar if youd like to join the tou
Toll on the famous crooked stretch of lombard street was vetoed by Governor Newsom just last year. The letter comes just weeks after Market Street was shut down to noncommercial traffic. Another thought proposed in the letter is taking away free parking meters on nights and sundays. A lot of people come into the city on the weekend, and i think that, you know, that parking is just as valuable on the weekend as it is during the week. I dont like that. I like coming in on sundays reporter now you might be wondering to yourself, is congestion pricing used anywhere else in the u. S. . At the moment, new york city. That city is in a negotiation with the federal government to implement congestion pricing through manhattan south of 60th street. Its been a 10 month negotiation, and theyre still trying to determine exactly how to make it work and whether or not theyll need an Environmental Impact report to get that off the ground. Whatever happens in new york could likely apply here in San Fran
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Podcast. Listening to programs on cspan for cspan radio just got easier. Tell your Smart Speaker play cspan radio and listen to washington journal daily at 7 00 a. M. Eastern. Weekdays at 5 00 p. M. And 9 00 p. M. Eastern. Cap washington today for a fastpaced report from the day. Just tell your Smart Speaker to play cspan radio. Cspan, powered by cable. Evening. President and ceo of the United States Capital Historical Society i have the honor of serving as the master of ceremonies for this event. I want to acknowledge and several of my Board Members are here. I have to be especially nice to them. They are my bosses. Sean perry giles. Wave your hand. Thank you very much for all that you do to keep the society going the Historical Society was founded i in 1962 to encourage n the most comprehensive and enlightened banner and understanding by the American People of the significance of the capital as the tangible symbol of their representative form of government. And we celebrate the capit
Slave, a local africanamerican abolitionist. His memoirs were later adapted into a motion picture. Learn more all weekend here on American History tv. I represent one third of the of new yorkm state. One exciting thing about my district is it is steeped in history. Ive percent half of saratoga county. When you grow up in upstate new york, the battle of saratoga was one of the most important battles in the world. Cook school kids growing up, the fact that they can learn about the battlefield as part of their curriculum, even with teachers and their family, it is tremendously powerful. This district is very independent. You look at our federal if you look at many of our local elections and our federal elected officials, people go to the ballot box and vote for the individual who they think will be the strongest advocate for their communities and their region, so i think i reflect the viewpoints of the district, and i think i also reflect my generation. If you were to ask millennials and