Robertson. [ applause ] thank you very much and good morning, africatown. The spirit of our Ancestors Festival has been ceded by our ancestors through the efforts and dedication of the festivals founder, joyce lynn davis. Its taken root like the bilbob tree, under whose canopy we are imparting knowledge of africatown to the world. I am proud to have served as the festivals inaugural speaker, and i am equally proud to introduce my successor, dr. Deborah plant, the editor of barracoon the story of the last black cargo, authored by ancestor vora Neale Hurston. Dr. Plant is an Africana Scholar and literary critic, those interests are in the life and works of hurston. As editor of barracoon the story of the last black cargo, dr. Plant created what the New York times said was a profound impact on zoa Neale Hurstons legacy, in publishing Hurstons Account of the story of Clotilda Survivor and africatown founder Cudjoe Lewis. Barracoon was a New York times best seller, time magazines best Nonfi
Supervisor catheri stefani. Our clerk is mr. Victor young. Mr. Young, do you have any announcements . Clerk yes. Due to the Covid19 Emergency to protect the city and the public, the board of Supervisors Chamber Room is closed. Members will be participating in the meeting remotely and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Available on channel 26 and sfgovtv. Org. Comments or opportunities to speak during public Comment Period are available via phone by calling 415 6550001. The meeting i. D. Is 187 277 0610 then Press Pound and pound again. You will be muted and in listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up, Dial Star 3 to be added to the speaker line. Best practices are to speak clearly and slowly and turn down your tv or radio. At victor. Young sfgov. Org. It will be included as part of the official file. That completes my comments. Chairman thank you, mr. Young. Can you please call the first item. Clerk mr. Chairman, would you
To continue the collaboration in the project . I think we would continue. The challenging thing i think about twin peaks is it affects folks that live and work nearby, but its also sort of a regional destination both within the city and, you know, people coming from outside the city, so i think trying to get input from as many people as possible within that is really important and i think, you know, m. T. A. And Rec And Park work together on the m. T. A. Led project the twin Peaks Project and i think we can continue to work closely with Rec And Park and the other city partners that are involved in this process. Chairman yeah. If theres other also other departments, so one of the things that we also heard a lot from the neighbors was the increase in crime when the other side of the hill was closed. I have had various conversations with captain vadrini who is great and has had some good ideas. The great thing is that now that it is contained, i am interested in your department also worki
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