Mr. President , all members are present. Please place your right hand over your heart join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] thank you. Behalf of the board, i like to acknowledge the staff of sfgov tv who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Colleagues, i like to take a few meetings to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment. The 19th amendment which guarantees and protect womens constitutional right to vote was ratified on august 18, 1920. Hundredth anniversary of this historic milestone is to reflect on incredible efforts to secure womens Voting Rights. It is a reminder of the unfinished work ahead of us to fulfill the promise of our democracy. For decades after the ratification of the 19th amendment, many women of color were prevented from casting ballots through poll taxes, literacy tests, violence, intimidation and racism. For many women of color, that didnt begin to c
Good afternoon and welcome to the august 25, 2020 regular meeting of the board of supervisors. Madam clerk, please call the roll. [roll call] mr. President , all members are present. Please place your right hand over your heart join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] thank you. Behalf of the board, i like to acknowledge the staff of sfgov tv who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Colleagues, i like to take a few meetings to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment. The 19th amendment which guarantees and protect womens constitutional right to vote was ratified on august 18, 1920. Hundredth anniversary of this historic milestone is to reflect on incredible efforts to secure womens Voting Rights. It is a reminder of the unfinished work ahead of us to fulfill the promise of our democracy. For decades after the ratification of the 19th amendment, many women of color were preven
I am asking you to joining me out of love of country. Hillary clinton takes the stage and accepts the nomination, the final day of the Democratic Convention. Gwen ifill good evening and welcome to our special pbs news hour npr coverage of this final night of the Democratic Convention in philadelphia, im gwen ifill. Judy woodruff and im Judy Woodruff, joining us as they have all week, Nprs Rachel Martin and here in the anchor booth syndicated columnist mark shields, New York Times columnist, david brooks. Gwen ifill and also with us tamara keith along with amy walter of the cook political report, politics monday again, and down on the floor we have john yang and susan davis. Judy woodruff Hillary Clinton will take to the National Stage tonight and offer americans her vision of the future. She is exported to be introduced by her daughter chelsea. We will get to all of that right after this short break. Funding for this program has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping y
Stations in our area any better prepared for widespread Power Outages caused by storms . Good morning, everyone. Im bill ritter, in for diana williams. This morning we begin with the n. Y. P. D. And the change in policy this past week on the reporting of the use of force. Any time a cop uses force, he or she has to now report it. Its all part of a balancing act by commissioner bill bratton as he pushes to keep crime rates low while addressing community concerns. And the monkey on his back the watchful eye of an Inspector General. Heres political reporter dave evans. The report is not in reaction to the takedown of tennis star james blake, but it serves as a good example of what sometimes happens in the department that not all Police Violence is properly recorded. The Inspector General released a report faulting the department for not better tracking use of police force. Our reaction, as in this report, is that it is absolutely unacceptable. That there is not a central mechanism for tra
Budgets, they have to invest less in new products and lay off thousands of workers and has all sorts of knockon consequences. In 2015, when we saw the price of energy come down there are about 100,000 layoffs in the Energy Sector. In fact, the only sector in the economy that actually saw job losses because we have all been talking about how happy to have 5 unemployment. Guess what. In the energy patch theyre laying people off. Oil is a big factor. Another big factor watching and nervous about is overseas, the selloff were seeing in chinese equities still pretty wildly valued and worried wondering if thats a reflection of the chinese economy slowing down. Thats bad news for Big American Companies that export into china. We also the csmi global benchmark. Its down 20 or more from the most recent peak and theres a global selloff in equities and u. S. Investors biting their nails thinking, if everybodys worried about global growth, thats got to be bad for the big American International sto