Due to the covid [indiscernible] being held via teleconference. For those watching the live stream be aware theres a brief time lag between the live meeting and what is being viewed on sf gov tv. Id like to extend our appreciation to the staff for their assistance during the meet. If you wish to make a Public Comment dial 1415655001 [audio digitizing] ill ask asking to keep muted and item 19 has been removed from the agenda and we will not hear closed session item 19 the other closed session item will remain on the calendar. The first order of business is the annual election of officers. At the first regular meeting of the commission after the first day of october each year the members shall elect a president and Vice President of the commission to serve a oneyear term. Commissioners you, will first nominate the elected position and elect the position of Vice President. Public comment will be taken separately on each. [indiscernible] members of the public who wish to make two minutes o
Demonstrators who say the changes will cripple Worker Rights and hurt the environment. And a surprise choice for this years nobel prize in literature 77 year old american poet louise glick is honored for her unmistakable poetic voice. Im Claire Richards and welcome to the show berlin has been declared a coronavirus hot spot as the number of new cases of passed a critical threshold the german capital had already announced the introduction of tougher restrictions the countrys Disease Control agency is also warning that the spread of the corona virus nationwide could become quote controllable if people fail to keep to hygiene and distancing rules german chancellor Angela Merkel says she doesnt want a repeat of what happened in the spring when europes a largest economy went into lockdown. More than a 4th has a new infections in the past day thats germanys highest rate since april when the kountry was today knocked down has minister yen span warned of growing complacency in the population a
Well come back. Supervisor preston okay, we see you, but there is sound difficulty. Ill let operations know that. We see that you did say aye present. Supervisor peskin madame clerk, supervisor peskin is present. Supervisor ronen present. Supervisor safai present. Supervisor stefani present. Supervisor walton present. President yee present. Clerk all members are present. President yee okay. Supervisor preston, are you able to get on . Clerk we see him, but we dont hear sound. President yee maybe he can get help from somebody. Clerk yes, ill work on it. President yee thank you. Please place your right hand over your heart. Would you please join me in the pledge of allegiance . I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic, for which it stands, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgovtv. Who records the meetings and makes the transcript available to the public onl
President was hospitalized this covert 19 his doctor has not said if he has since tested negative for the us. And germany marks one year since he confessed neo nazi attacked a synagogue in the eastern city of holland killing 2 people get a cursory comes as germanys foreign minister calls rightwing tar the greatest danger facing the nation. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today europe is seeing a resurgence in new coronavirus cases that have now surpassed those in the United States delhi infections have reached record levels in the United Kingdom and in france here in germany meanwhile berlin has been declared a coronavirus hotspot and thats the nationwide search new restrictions are going into effect with the head of germanys main Public Health Institute Warning that widespread infections are likely if people fail to heed hygiene and distancing rules but Officials Say the countrys Health Care System is up to the task. Coronavirus hotspots are cropping up all over germany but l
For new restrictions there too. What will the president do if we experience a second wave . I will ask him. Look at the market, stimulus stall and europes second wave is pulling down stocks big time. The dow is looking at 300 point loss. S p down 42. The nasdaq close to a 200 point drop. Big tech way down today, following a report in the Financial Times, some governments over this in europe, theyre gearing up for a major antitrust attack on American Technology companies. A dispointing jobs report. 898,000 new jobless claims. Not good. Down goes the market. On the campaign trail the president let loose in iowa last night. He put on a maga hat. Took off his tie says joe biden has been blatantly lying. That the revelations about hunter in the New York Post are a smoking gun. I will ask the president about todays allegations that hunter made millions from china. There is a new allegations out today in the morning post. Tonight, there is dueling town halls. The president appears on nbc. Som