Good afternoon, and welcome to the land use and Transportation Committee of the San Francisco supervisors board today, on monday, november 16, 2020. I am the chair of the committee, aaron espeskin and joined by vicechair, supervisor safai and the committee member, dean preston. Miss major, do you have any announcements . Clerk due to the covid19 Health Emergency and to protect the Board Members and the City Employees and the public, the board of supervisors legislative chamber and Committee Room are closed. However, the members will be participating in the meeting remotely. This precaution is taken pursuant to the statewide stay at home order and declarations and directives. The Committee Members will attend through Video Conference and participate in the meeting as to the same extent as if physically present. Comment is available on channel 26, 78 or 99 as well as sfgovtv. Org and are streaming the number across the stream. Each speaker is allowed two minutes to speak. And its an oppo
Good afternoon, and welcome to the land use and Transportation Committee of the San Francisco supervisors board today, on monday, november 16, 2020. I am the chair of the committee, aaron espeskin and joined by vicechair, supervisor safai and the committee member, dean preston. Miss major, do you have any announcements . Clerk due to the covid19 Health Emergency and to protect the Board Members and the City Employees and the public, the board of supervisors legislative chamber and Committee Room are closed. However, the members will be participating in the meeting remotely. This precaution is taken pursuant to the statewide stay at home order and declarations and directives. The Committee Members will attend through Video Conference and participate in the meeting as to the same extent as if physically present. Comment is available on channel 26, 78 or 99 as well as sfgovtv. Org and are streaming the number across the stream. Each speaker is allowed two minutes to speak. And its an oppo
I see no hands. Next item. Was the calendar of future meetings . I think it was everything right . Was it difficult . I called everything, yes. Im going to ask that we schedule donte king here present at the Commission Bias is an extremely important topic which addresses the bias in policing. This revision and all the hard work we did Means Nothing if were not willing to address issues of bias, racism and antiblack sentiments within the department. When the allegations came to light back in february 2020, i asked that this matter be agendized so we can speak get directly to mr. King and address these troubling allegations. Our request was made to investigate the allegations. However, thats not d. P. A. s responsibility or their jurisdiction. As the policy making body of the San Francisco Police Department, it is incumbent upon us to find out the truth of the allegations and address them. Last week i did ask to agendize this item. I believe that what was agendized was a report by d. P.
Their comments in advance to the Planning Commission, not sfgovtv. Org. The number for the public call in number should be displayed below on the hearing. In the covid19 emergency, please visit the Planning Commission website for our regular update. At this time, we will take roll. [roll call] clerk commissioners, the first item up on your agenda is consideration for continuance. The first item up on your agenda is item number 1, 2012. 0640 ofa2. The second item up for continuance on your agenda is 2019013981 cua, 224228 clara street, proposed for continuance to december 10, 2020, item 3, 2016012135 cua, 2214 cayuga avenue and 3101 alemany boulevard, proposed for continuance to december 10, and item 4, 2017013728 crv, 1021 valencia street, proposed for continuance to january 14, 2021. Those are the four items i have proposed for continuance. [inaudible]. Clerk i will take Public Comment on items proposed for continuance. Operator [inaudible] press star, three to unmute. Clerk well wait
Hollywood Jewish Center for justice, the Holocaust Museum l. A. , the forward, and the pico union project. As it is thanksgiving eve, just a word on that topic. On october 3, 1863, at the height of a bloody war dividing our country, Abraham Lincoln issued a thanksgiving proclamation which officially established thanksgiving as a national holiday. He proclaimed that though the nation was at war with itself, there were still blessings for which both sides could experts gratitude. He also proclaimed despite the painful and divided times, all americans should be concerned about those suffering as a result of civil strife. He set for the last thursday of november as thanksgiving. He asked everyone to pray to heal the wounds of the nation, and restore it to the full enjoyment of peace, tranquility, and union. President elect biden spoke today to the American People, he similarly acknowledged the countrys deep divide, and he also urged unity. A statement that harkens back to lincolns thanksgi