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[laughter] guest i think we have so little perspective on this moment that it is quite impossible to say. I think the perception that many people in the United States and, of course, also around the world have that this is an extraordinary uni shall time is something that we are in a time out of time will be a curiosity in the future. People will look back and wonder about that very sense i think it is kind of an interesting phenomenon. I think that will be studied. Host when you think about today, do you compare it to any other period in history . Guest no, you know, as a historian, im interested in analogies. I think we have a cognitive tendency to enjoy analogies to find one thing to be like another, all the time, just in the same way, you know, im the kind of person that sees likenesses in family members. I look at a new baby and say oh that looks just like great grandma so and so. But at the same time, even as i say that, i recognize that a lot of that is my need for familiarity.
I think the perceptionce that many people in the United States and also around the worldhi that this is an extraordinary unusual time in a sense where we are out of time will be a curiosity in the future. People will look back and wonder about that wonderment. And he gets kind of an interesting phenomenon. When you think about today do you compare it to any other time in history . As a historian. Im interested in that. We have a cognitive tendency. In the same way im the kind of person that seems like this and family members. Our need for familiarity. For most of my career as a historian. What time is this like. It is an easy story to write. I think theres a whole crop of president ial biographers who go out on talk shows. I generally find them to be not i in this era. Its actually a way to kind of contain the chaos. It is a way to avoid what is truly strange about this. What do we mean when we talk about American History. How are we to reckon with the fact that our present day is so p
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Unified parcel tax or city college parcel tax. With the School District there is a Program Available for seniors to be exempted from paying that tax if you live in the property or if you own that property. It depends which ballot measure it is. We encourage seniors to reach out to make sure you apply if you are eligible. That can save you Something Like 2 to 300 annually if not more. That is meaningful for many individuals. I think that is it in terms of property taxes, how it would work in terms of covid19 and savings available. Individuals over 54 and people have asked if i am over 54 and want to keep the tax basis and consider moving out of San Francisco, what are the criteria . Shannon, this is a property tax question for me. I will share it quickly. This is a question about can i transfer protected base value to another county. There are two programs available. First is an intercounty program. People living in San Francisco. It is called prop 60. The way that would work is essenti