Good evening. I am lauren, with smithsonian associates. Im very glad youre here tonight. To our ongoing members thank you for your support. You are making this possible. We welcome you to use the programs we offer here at smithsonian associates. Now is the perfect time to silence your cellphones or anything else that might make noise during the program. Were thrilled tonight to offer historian and tour guide garrett peck back to the smithsonian. In addition to the tour as he leads, he has presented a library to congress in the national car archives. His work has been published on the history channel, cspan. He was featured in a two hour documentary but prohibition by this mouth sonia channel. He was featured in a book called how dry we werent. Alcohol in america, the great world wars of america, published in 2018. Before we get started i want you to join us in the lobby after the presentation to enjoy a sample of the prohibition cocktail think to founding spirits jim. Now i want you to
Kind of a quiet interlude to what might come . And then maybe talk about very much your area of expertise, the gerrymandering case. And does it portend other future decisions that we should be aware of . So i can but else i just want to say like mickey rooney, im just happy to be in the show. I think kannon is right, that the term mischaracterized in part by the cases the court took them by the case the court postponed taking. To make very high cases that were key to pry the beginning of the term and i think one set of them were actually on the summer from last year were cases about the scope of title vii, whether it covers discrimination based on Sexual Orientation or an gender identity. The court could have taken those cases last september and it didnt. It held off on those until april. It once again dodged a question that it had up in front of it in Masterpiece Cakeshop by sending the flowers case back in light of Masterpiece Cake shop which i think it of interest because Masterpiec
To, ask you, after our official program, to take a take a look at the renderings that have been created by our, wonderful Historic Preservation architects at trainer angel. And they are here today, and, they have been with us through thick and thin. And we really appreciate their their patience and their support and their confidence of us being able to move on. So as you know, no project gets off the ground without the support of many. And we have many, many people to thank here today. But before we get to that, we want to make sure that we continue to stay in the good thoughts of the many ancestors who made this building possible for us to preserve and use and enjoy for many generations, to help us with our appreciation. We are grateful to the members of the Japanese American Religious Federation or by its acronym jaaf, who are here today to share a blessing, prayer and chant to thank those before us, those here today, and those who will come tomorrow. So id like to introduce all of t
When your item of interest comes up please line up to a speak along your right hand of the room. Ultimately, you may submit email, you may email them to me. Items are expect today appear on the board of saoufpses agenda of march 18th, unless otherwise spaited. Thank you mr. Clerk. Please call item number 1. Clerk agenda item number 1 amending the administrative code Building Code business and tax regulations code and planning code to clarify the ministerial approval process. This item is agendized as a Committee Report and may be sent to tomorrows board meeting. Thank you very much, mr. Clerk. We have mr. Aaron star from the Planning Department. No further comments, the amendment thats we had to make were made last week. Thank you, do we have any other further questions or comments colleagues before we vote on this item . Okay, lets go to Public Comment please jao. Thank you, madam chair, do we have anybody here who has Public Comment on agenda item number 1 relate . It appears there i
2024. good morning this meeting will come to county of San Francisco government audit and Oversight Committee meeting this morning at 10 00 am. , thursday, march 7, 2024. Board of supervisors im commissioner preston chair joined by vice chair supervisor stefani and supervisor chan madam clerk is mo he can and thank you, sfgovtv. Madam clerk any announcements. A couple of announcements as follows Public Comment excuse me will be taken on each item had your item 6 interest comes up please line up on the right and have comment cards are submit in writing and either little following ways email to the Government Audit Oversight Committee clerk if you submit by email forwarded to the supervisors and included as part of the initial files and sent a written communications to our office at dr. Cal to room 244 San Francisco, california 941 owe 2. Downtown support special use district please submit them to me before the end of meeting and silence all cell phones to prevent in any interruptions of