clerk: mr. president, you vid have a quorum. president yee: okay. thank you, please place your right hand over your heart for the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] if . president yee: all right. thank you. on behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv, karina mendoza, who records each of the meetings and makes each of them available on-line. madam clerk, are there any communications? clerk: yes. the minutes of this meeting will reflect that during the covid-19 health emergency, board members participated in this meeting remotely through video conference to the same extent as though physically present. the board recognizes that public access to city services is essential and certainly more acute during this time of covid-19. therefore, we hope that members of the public are able to take advantage of the following opportunities: to be able to communicate with the board of supervisors or to be able to access this meeting and participat
spare other queer kids from the rejection that he faced. tom met jerry in 1972, which hao whomhood build a life together. the two would marry in october 2013 in a public block party-style wedding. tom was diagnosed with h.i.v. in 1983, a death sentence at the time as little was known about the virus that was killing gay men by the thousands. tom far outlived his diagnosis and over the decades he and jerry donated time, money and loving support to countless causes and organizations. they founded the diversity foundation which for years has been the quiet caretaker of the rainbow flag. and tom gave countless houring to secure lighting for this most iconic installation of gilbert s flag. tom and jerry maintained and lovingly cared for the hundreds of the rain bow flags that line the street. and yet as recalled in a recent bay area reporter column about tom s life, few people knew how much work tom put into caring for these beloved and internationally recognized symbols of queer
contract that has no harm reduction efforts? the community is paying attention and we know that you have yet to take a stand against police brutality. it s your chance to stand up for the people and to take a stand against police brutality. it was renegotiated behind closed doors and subverting the power of the public to weigh in on our most vulnerable. cities are holding police fraternities accountable. and in chicago, they are asking for 40 disciplinary reforms and had all negotiations in public. philadelphia even passed a law to prohibit talks with their police fraternity until the community demands are incorporated into the negotiations it is your responsibility to prevent it from operating in the shadow. mayor breed s threat to layoff workers if this is not pass side unimaginable. a shortage of funds in the sfpd workers would lead to workers being laid off. i want to remind that you these negotiations aren t just about money. they re about lives lost on san francisco s s
during the colonial era. the abigail adams historical society cohost of this event. anne welcome. welcome to the ham heritage museum. i have the privilege of serving as executive director whose home here is that the hearing i m heritage museum. what a treat to welcome you all here tonight in this sold out program. i would like to thank, on behalf of our board of directors and small staff, i would like to thank you all for making us part of your week. i would also like to thank jared hardest ski for travis traveling across the country to see us. for filming us, thank you to c-span. for those who can t see it can see it at a later date. thank you to abigail adams and their board of directors who offered us this wonderful opportunity and to partner with them as we did last year with their speaker edith. abigail s rich history in this region inspires us every day. thank you. the hingham historical society helps us understand all voices. we are currently in the midst of a camp
introduce the panelists, and as i introduce each of you, if you could just spend a minute or two telling the audience what was it that drew you to biography, and what is it you love about the genre? first we have a professor in the graduate acting program at new york university s tish school of the arts with an affiliation in the graduate musical theater writing program, and is particularly interested in the history of broadway and of comedy. he has written biographies of xoeter richard rogers and p playwright. his most recent is a documentary film sammy davis jr. i ve got to be me. so, larry, tell us what has drawn you to biography. well, i may be a little different from the rest of the panel. my venue is really entertainment. so obviously in entertainment you re dealing with the public persona of performers, what they sang, what they danced, what they acted. and then, of course, what happens off stage or behind the curtain is equally fascinating as you try to make some