Historic protest against global capitalism. We will speak to two of the leading critics of the wto Vandana Shiva and lori wallach who appeared together on democracy now 20 years ago in seattle. The wto constraints every country government about literally the level of food safety it can provide its public. The secrecy through which the wto was born and the fact that most parliaments had no idea what is the content of this treaty u until months after it d been ratified and signed. Amy plus, we look at the 20th anniversary of the birth of the indymedia move which grew out of the seattle wto protest. To find her own way to get our message out. We hope the information that has been presented you by the alalternative media is one that you will learn. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. On capitol hill, the House Judiciary Committee will begin impeachment hearings next week into whether President Trump withh
Historic protest against global capitalism. We will speak to two of the leading critics of the wto Vandana Shiva and lori wallach who appeared together on democracy now 20 years ago in seattle. The wto constraints every country government about literally the level of food safety it can provide its public. The secrecy through which the wto was born and the fact that most parliaments had no idea what is the content of this treaty u until months after it d been ratified and signed. Amy plus, we look at the 20th anniversary of the birth of the indymedia move which grew out of the seattle wto protest. To find her own way to get our message out. We hope the information that has been presented you by the alalternative media is one that you will learn. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. On capitol hill, the House Judiciary Committee will begin impeachment hearings next week into whether President Trump withh
Micro Mobility Technology might be a good firstmile, lastmile solution, but i think mta and these Companies Still have a little ways to go. And relative to the item that president yee introduced, item 47, on todays agenda, which is cosponsored by every Single Member of this board urging the mta to issue permits that are compliant with ab5 and respect workers rights, lets be clear that some of these Companies Continue to exploit loopholes in state and local employment law. And i was actually informed by a representative of the Teamsters Joint Council 7 this morning, that at least two of the Scooter Companies that are anticipating permits in two weeks are using thirdparty basically temp agencies, like Silicon Valley startup blue crew to get around the obligation to hire employees with adequate compensation packages and benefits, even though these employees are technically w2 classified employees. This labor model has been a problem for decades in the Agricultural Industry and in the Food
Afternoon. Welcome to the october 1, 2019, regular meet ongoing meeting of the board of supervisors. Madame clerk, please call the roll . Brown present. Fewer present. Haney not present. Mandelman not present. Mar present. Peskin present. Ronen present. Safai present. Stefani present. Walton present. Yee present. Mr. President , you have a quorum. President yee thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, will 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, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. President yee on behas of of the board behalf of the board i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgovtv who record each of our meetings and make the transcript available to the public online. Madame clerk, any communications . None to report, mr. President. President yee please call the Consent Agenda. Clerk items 1 through 21 are on consent. Considered to be routine
Coxe, senator, and all of our distinguished guest, welcome. I have a great honor to serve as chief executive officer for preservation virginia. Deskhalf of president ial preservation virginia board of trustees, i share our appreciation for friends and partners gathered today and Technology Leadership of the administration, the General Assembly, american revolution, and the James Northam foundation. As special appreciation to our partners in the National Park service, the representatives, and members of the family society. Today, we commemorate the events that occurred on the site 47 years ago the distinguished speakers who follow me will capture the importance of these proceedings and the direct influence still felt today. Hope it will define this place with the persistent efforts of women who ensured its preservation. Within these walls would have been lost were not for the vision and dedication of women. 1889, they founded the association for the preservation of virginia antiquity. T