Clerk madam chair, you have a quorum. Wonderful. Clerk item 3, announcement of prohibition of sound producing devices during the meeting. Its clear were using sound producing devicing duries duri meeting, so we wont announce this. Item 4, approval of minutes of the november 3, 2020 meeting. Directors, is there anyone who wishes to make any comment . Okay. Seeing none, are there any members of the public who wish to make Public Comment this item on the agenda . You have zero questions remaining. Okay. With that, ill turn it back over to the directors. Directors, do i have a motion . Motion to approve. Second. Okay. Secretary silva, would you please call the roll. [roll call]. Clerk madam chair, you have five votes to approve the minutes. You are on item five, communications. Due to the covid19 health emergency, this meeting is being held virtually, and all members of the staff and the public are attending via teleconference. This will ensure the safety of the sfmta board of directors, t
Without much fighting their enemy. Its a gray and Peoples Liberation front appeared to have decided not to put up much resistance. So i thought, you know, after taking full control them a clearly our forces are now pursuing and hunting and to piece our laments here to new holes. The government says its forces now control all of the region. Ethiopian state television showed weapons that it said the t. P. L. F. It hidden in churches. But questions remain, where are all the t. P. Left fighters and substantial stocks of military hardware. And is it equipped to fight an insurgency . As it did once before, successfully in the 19, seventies and eighties, with its leaders have said it will keep fighting. Ethiopias government says it no longer has Popular Support with the so guerrilla warfare component of the p. L. F. This is part of their history that they have enjoyed with all guards. And so when there isnt Popular Support for this kind of thing within the region. Prime minister i. B. M. It c
Way, allowing the official, a federal transition to begin with government funding and classified intelligence briefings. Its a team that will keep our country and our people safe and secure. Its a team that reflects the fact that america is back ready to lead the world. Not retreat from it. Once again, sit at the head of the table ready to confront our adversaries and not reject our allies ready to stand up for our values. She have a chance he has more on bidens cabinet choices from wilmington, delaware, much being made off. For example, the new u. N. Ambassador nominee is an africanamerican woman, the nominee for the palm home. Unsecured 3 is a cuban immigrant. And the person who is, who was nominated for the be director of National Intelligence is a woman so much talk of diversity and fresh thinking. Having said all of that, its pretty clear that all of these, all of these nominees are a stablish moment, washington Foreign Policy blog figures with a return to be obama administration.
[roll call] clerk we have a quorum. Madam president , i want to make a couple of announcements. First, i want to let everybody know that closed session will not be heard today. Due to the covid19 Health Emergency and given the Public Health recommendation issued by the San Francisco department of Public Health and that Governor Newsom and mayor breed have lifted on teleconference, this meeting is being televised on sfgovtv. Please note that there is a delay between live and what is being viewed on sfgtv. If you wish to make Public Comment on an item, dial 14156550001, meeting i. D. 1467101398, pound, pound. To raise your hand to speak, press star, three. Please limit your Public Comment to the item that is under consideration. Im going to ask the commission and staff to mute their microphones if they have not already done so. Madam president , your first order of business is to approve the minutes of the meeting of october 27, 2020. Commissioners, do i have any questions or discussion
Has about 100. 00. Today the city of mecca lie was subjected to artillery, shelling and airstrikes targeting the city. The Regional Government announces that the attacks against the city and its residents are a violent attack, and we pledge to respond to it and we will hold out despite the ferocity of the aggression. Malcolm web is following events from kenya in nairobi. Weve had those statements published online from 1st, the militarys chief of staff and then Prime Minister made both of them saying that the city of macquarie is completely now on the control of the government forces. Because there is no access there for humanitarian workers. And for journalists not been able to independently verify these claims, neither has there been any message from the leaders of the t. P. I. Left. But this did follow reports of fighting in the city that the leadership had earlier described as a heavy bombardment. But the Prime Minister spoke person refuted that there was any tactic to blanket we bo