Refugees trying to make it to europe. Top story, voting in nigers president ial election well under way. Around 7 Million People registered to vote in the country. The current president has been criticized for his handling of security threats which is one of the main issues. A state of members of the jury has announced state of emergency was announced after attacks from the boko haram. Despite political instability, the World Bank Says nigers economy grew by 6. 5 in 2014. The u. N. Says it is still one of the least developed countries with high rates of illiteracy and disease. Our correspondent is outside a poll at the moment. What is it like so far . Reporter there is not much, but we are seeing now the beginning of the vote. In a few minutes i think as you can see behind me in this high school there are at least four or five classrooms where they have established the boxes brought here just a few minutes ago. There was a scene here of activity when they brought those boxes one our la
That many san franciscans are facing. Originally these two pieces of legislation or one penasquitos east of legislation, but we split them into two ordinances, sustained alone, although work in very similar ways. The first one which you are calling residential dmc for short, will reduce the elimination of housing from demolitions, mergers and conversions. In effect, this ordinance will guide the Planning Department to favor rent controlled apartment housing as a value in our general plan and discourage demolitions, mergers and conversions where they would eliminate rent controlled units and affordable housing. The legislation also works to disincentive eyes or discourage no fault evictions ~ including ellis act evictions by disallowing mergers for 10 years after a no fault eviction for evictions that have occurred after currently october 24, 2013, but i hear that tate might change to today. The other piece of legislation deals with alterations for nonconforming housing units. These are
Policies here in the city and county of San Francisco. So, thank you all for indulging me. The rest i submit. Thank you, supervisor breed. All of these item will be appropriately referred. Mr. President , that concludes roll call for introduction. Thank you, colleagues, why dont we now go to general Public Comment. Madam clerk. At this time the public may comment generally on item of [speaker not understood] including item on the adoption without reference to committee calendar. Please note that Public Comment is not allowed on those items which have already been subject to Public Comment by a board committee. Please direct your remarks to the board as a whole and not to individual supervisors and not to the audience. If you would like a document to be displayed on the overhead projector please clearly state such and then remove the document when the screen should return to live coverage of the meeting. I want to apologize. I was just alerted by my colleagues we still had a couple of l
So, thank you all for indulging me. The rest i submit. Thank you, supervisor breed. All of these item will be appropriately referred. Mr. President , that concludes roll call for introduction. Thank you, colleagues, why dont we now go to general Public Comment. Madam clerk. At this time the public may comment generally on item of [speaker not understood] including item on the adoption without reference to committee calendar. Please note that Public Comment is not allowed on those items which have already been subject to Public Comment by a board committee. Please direct your remarks to the board as a whole and not to individual supervisors and not to the audience. If you would like a document to be displayed on the overhead projector please clearly state such and then remove the document when the screen should return to live coverage of the meeting. I want to apologize. I was just alerted by my colleagues we still had a couple of legislative item that we canted to complete before Publi
Ohlone acknowledgment. We are on then set roll only land of the Ramaytush Ohlone the original inharsh tans of the San Francisco peninsula. As the stewards of this land and accordance with traditions. The Ramaytush Ohlone have never seated, lost or forgot responsibilities as care take and all people who reside in their traditional territory. As guests we recognize we benefit from living and working on their Traditional Home lavenld we wish to pay respects by acknowledging then cestors, elders of the recommend Ram Community affirming their rights as first peoples. Thank you Vice President green. Secretary morewitz welcome to the august seconded Health Commission meeting held in hybrid format in person room 300 broadcast live on sfgov. Org and availabling via web ex. I like to remind all attends nothing person today all Health Protocols and building rules adhereed. Wearing a mask. Covercovering nose and mouth including when you speak. Failure may be removal from the room. We appreciate yo