Up next Lawrence Odonnell talks about his book playing with fire. And the transformation of american politics, which recalls the turmoil of the 1968 president ial election. We recorded this in washington to d. C. In 2017. This 1968 election, was the first when i was alert for. I was in high school, i remember zero of the 1964 election, just the one right before that. And i remember just flashes of 1960, because it was a giant deal for Irish Catholic boys in boston. And one of us was on his way to winning it. And its hard to believe this now, but in those days we lived under a certain kind of, old ghetto culture notion that it could not happen. That they could not elect a catholic president of the United States. But if you know our political history, for the decades proceeding that without smith, and with others there was evidence, that you could not elect a catholic person. And that was transcended and exploded, one night in november in 1960. So the world we were looking at, in 1968 wh
Regular meeting of the Public Safety services committee. Im rafael mandleman, the chair of this committee, and im joined by our vice chair and supervisor, our clerk is john carroll. As usual, id like to thank the folks at sfgov tv for staffing the meeting and i. T. In lending their support. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . I do. Thank you very much, mr. Chair. In order to protect the public, board member and City Employees during the covid19 health emergency, the board of supervisors legislative chamber and committee will close v. This was pursuant to declarations and directives. Community members will participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically presentment Public Comment will be available for each item on this agenda. There a Public Comment callin number across your screenful your opportunity to speak and speak during Public Comment speder available via phone by calling 4156550001. Once youre connected and prompted, enter the meeting i. D. Of 146
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Good morning, everybody. The maoe willing come to order. Welcome to the october 8, 2020 regular meeting of the Public Safety services committee. Im rafael mandleman, the chair of this committee, and im joined by our vice chair and supervisor, our clerk is john carroll. As usual, id like to thank the folks at sfgov tv for staffing the meeting and i. T. In lending their support. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . I do. Thank you very much, mr. Chair. In order to protect the public, board member and City Employees during the covid19 health emergency, the board of supervisors legislative chamber and committee will close v. This was pursuant to declarations and directives. Community members will participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically presentment Public Comment will be available for each item on this agenda. There a Public Comment callin number across your screenful your opportunity to speak and speak during Public Comment speder available via phone
Your background. Guest im an alumni of the Fbi Citizens Academy and part of a civilian office of Police Accountability in chicago. I have also done a couple town policeetings in chicago departments and had a privilege of speaking in virginia with seven Different Police departments, as well as harrisburg. Book,so the title of your because it deals with improving issues of police and Community Relations. How would you characterize those relations as they stand today . [laughter] guest if anyone has two eyes, two years and half a brain, they can see the relationship is very strange. Police and Community Relations are probably at an alltime low. It will require solutions. Host would you say the status or the range of relationship has always been the same for many years and is only different this year because of recent events . What has changed over time . Guest the reality is, if you understand history, history believes the black Community Relations were always trained militia goese or out