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Im the owner. For a little bit of history, the strand was founded by my grand father benjamin bass in 1927 in an area thats just a block over aalok along 4th avenue. It was called book row. There were 48 used bookstores at its height. In the 92 years since then, all of the stores have shuttered except for the strand. And thanks to readers, were Still Family Owned and still thriving. Tonight im so excited to welcome the founder and the editor of the wildly popular leftist magazine to discuss this book the socialist manifesto, the case of radical politics in an area of extreme inequality. Since founding, its been described as a light and dark times, hes been a columnist for the guardian u. S. The manifesto presents a history of socialism and an argument for the end of inequality, and we couldnt be more thrilled to hear about it. Were also excited to be recording tonights conversation with a broadcast from our friends at cspan. Joining him in this timely discussion is a writer, current af
The governor says that under phase two lower risk businesses can reopen for curb side pick up. That includes places like clothing stores, book stores, florists and retail stores. This is an optimistic day as we see a little bit of ray of sunshine. State Officials Say it is still too soon for dine in restaurants, offices and shopping malls to reopen. More specific guidelines are expected on thursday. The return of retail will mean major modifications for businesses that can restart. New at 10 tonight, amber le, with a different way theyll be doing things. Amber. Reporter both tell me they have a Business Plan that will change how they operate. Reporter kevin ryan tell me hes hopeful about the possibility that the city will allow for small pick up on friday for his store green apple books in San Francisco richmond district. Were ready to go. We have been thinking about this for a while. Reporter ryan says the store is large enough. Hes brining back his employees with social distancing. M
Modifications are made, people can start reopening with those modifications in these particular set theres as early as friday. Its too soon for offices, dine in restaurants and shopping malls. Those will stay close for now. Of the modification that will happen are a result of the data we are ready. Californias Health Report card released monday indicate key metrics are on schedule like inventory of personal protective equipment, healthcare surge and contact tracing. Plus hospitalizations are stable. It looks like it might be going down a little bit. Thats cautious optimism. Regardless has been stable and that supports making the decision. Counties can move quickly through stage two and on the other hand he is not forcing counties to comply with the modifications if they have stricter guidelines. The bay area is an example. If they choose not to come with the state guidelines, they have that right. This is an optimistic day as we see a ray of sunshine on the horizon. Newsom is not nacve