I am so happy to be here and i only and honored to discuss your book the end of white politics it challenges we have excepted as the status quo for the Democratic Party in right now reading the tea leaves of 2020 it could not have come at a better time. We also understand that america right now it is imperative us to take your book too hard to look at it as an opportunity to change the game the selection also recognizing the wonderful work you have done as an activist and political operative yourself. So to provide inside baseball inside politics welcome. Thank you so much. I am so happy to see you. And then to see that they are safe so its good to be here. It is so relevant because working as part of the Hillary Clinton campaign and i think we both got to know each other with analysis on msnbc but in the campaign and Mainstream Media we forget the narratives what we are seeing in the street translating to the voting booth. Talk about what that means. You talk about identity politics o
Gatheringpeople doing essential work and need to work in close proximity, we need to have that happen. Lets not gather for things that could otherwise be delayed or be done on zoom or in other virtual ways. With regard to specific out breaks, i cant comment on drawing conclusions from the gathering at dolores park except to say thats behavior that were very concerned about it. Our message continue continues o not gather unless absolutely essential. Do not gather out side your immediate household. If you do, wear those face masks and use good hygiene and socially distance when possible. Look, when i walk or drive around the city, we know this is still not happening to the degree it needs to be. We need to hit that 80 mark. Lets go for 90 or one hundred. We need to crush this curve. Thank you. The next set of questions are from the associated press. How have the states problems with cal ready effected San Francisco effective reproductive rate. Its based on the number of hospitalizations.
You may address the board once per agenda item for two minutes. Item number 1, call to order. [roll call] president tsen here. Director dunlop here. Vice president lai here. Director richardson here. We do have a quorum. President tsen excellent. Before we begin, hello, directors and members of the public. Thank you so much for joining us today. I am sorry that we still to conduct our meetings by teleconferencing. And i ask that everybody be patient as there is a lag time sometimes to hear the Public Comment. But our able secretary kate austin will guide us through the process. I would like to start the meeting with a quote, whose life and words inspired so many of us. He wrote a letter which was published and i quote from that letter. He says, ordinary people with extraordinary visions can redeem the soul of america by getting into what i call good trouble, necessary trouble, building and participating in the democratic process are key. Democracy is not a state. It is not an act. Each
Recognize the wonderful work you have done as an author and activist and as a political operative yourself. I do believe it will get the book that you have written and provided us with insight that is oftentimes not part of the political politics but welcome. Guest thank you so much. I am so happy to see you. I know all of us arent quarantined so its nice to see peoples faces and to see they are safe and healthy because it is scary times. Happy to be here. Host i wanted to get started and all the work youre doing is so relevant and i thank you have the bona fide and work part of the hilary quinn to campaign and you have your own progressive show and those of us both got to know each other because we both provide analysis on an msnbc and yet if the campaigns and the Mainstream Media we forget the narratives that are propelling this action we are seen in the streets and hopefully will translate to the voting booth. Lets talk about what that means. I know in your book you touch on identit
There are two words right at the outset want and is participation and the other, before i get anyone else to tell people you can submit your questions and comments. One is through email at brookings. Edu or on twitter with the. But all of you who have joined this call today, we are deeply grateful and hardened by those who wanted to join this conversation and lift every voice the urgency of civic duty voting. Thank you to all members one of the best groups i have ever worked with. Its an Extraordinary Group of people that contributed so much. And to the center for democratic governance for their support. Thank you to my dear cochair who is an absolute dynamo and a blessing to work with and then the Vice President of workings release these governance programs. He has been extraordinary also. Things to everyone. I should say nobody can do that better than john lewis and so for us to talk about voting at a moment the whole nation is rightly honoring his life encourage and achievement on b