channel 26 and sfgov tv.org. our streaming numbers across the screen. each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak unless comments are opportunities to speak during the public comment period are available via phone. number is (408)418-9388. you will hear the meeting discussion. you ll be muted and in listen mode only. when your item comes up, dial star 33. best practice is to call from quiet location and turn down your television or radio. you may submit comment in email to myself, rules committee cle clerk, if you submit comment by email it will be forwarded to the supervisors. supervisor ronen: thank you so much. before get started today, i want to make sure i let everyone know that i m going to move item three out of order at the end of the meeting. given yesterday s budget meeting and the inspiring outpouring of constituent voices with regard to the sfpd budget and staffing. we expect there s going to be many people here today and we wanted to take the other items
good afternoon everyone. the meeting will come to order. welcome to the july 9, 2020 meeting of the rules committee i m supervisor hillary ronen. with me is supervisor catherine stefani. and gordon mar. i like to thank sfgov tv for staffing this meeting. mr. clerk, do you have any announcement? yes, due to covid-19 emergency, city employees and the public, board of trustees legislative chamber are closed. members will be participating in the meeting remotely. committee members will attend the meeting through video conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. public comment will be available on each item on the agenda both channel 26 and sfgov tv.org. our streaming numbers across the screen. each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak unless comments are opportunities to speak during the public comment period are available via phone. number is (408)418-9388. you will hear the meeting discussion. you ll be muted and
three-year-old macie opperman loved playing at parkside preschool in newark, but on october 19 last year, according to a newly filed wrongful death lawsuit, a play structure toppled onto macie and pinned her, barely missing two other children who were also on the tire swing. connor: she suffered tragically very, very serious head injuries. vicky: connor kelly is the attorney representing macie s family. he says park side was negligent and reckless for installing the play structure improperly and failing to have it inspected. connor: this tragedy could ve been prevented had park side preschool done what it was supposed to do. vicky: reports we obtained shows state inspectors issued two violations against park side, noting the play structure was not anchored to the ground, which allowed it to tip over, and that there was no cushioning to absorb falls, both violations posing an immediate health and safety risk to children. lucas eckels: i think they ve been really deceptive. i t
sitting in the middle of bedlam at california s democratic convention, a search for the soul of the democratic party. massachusetts senator elizabeth warren has her take. a party with backbone. a party that says we re the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, so yes, we can afford medicare for all and a green new deal. and cory booker has his. this is a referendum not on donald trump, it is a refer end on who we are and who we ll be as a station and i m happy to see so many people not talking about what we re against but what we re for. reporter: but make no mistake what is the president covering up? reporter: the question over how to con front president trump hung like a canopy over the convention. nancy pelosi listened to the crowd chant impeachment and some like kamala harris just jumped right in. he obstructed justice and then hired a attorney general to clean up the crime scene. we need to begin impeachment proceedings and we need a new commander
okay. we re running a little late. i want to get started with our next panel. so following susan s brilliant presentation of how american tax dollars are being used, and also amplifying, really, on her optimistic conclusions, we ll now be hearing from fellow americans who are fighting the influence of the israel lobby in this country and winning. our first panel looks at cases that have been filed in u.s. federal court. one here in washington, d.c., and the other in neighboring maryland. i might begin by noting that while i am not related to our first panelist, i do know how to spell and pronounce his last name. which one cannot take for granted in this country, as i can personally attest. martin f. mcmahon is an experienced litigator who has tried cases all over the country. he spent a number of years with a securities investor protection corporation, where he oversaw significant litigation matters in the southern district of new york and in the second circuit. he has had pr