President tsen thank you and welcome to all who are attending this meeting on Web Ex or on the phone but as we open our Meeting Today i want to acknowledge that this is the asian american pacific Islander Heritage Month which recognizes contributions of asian americans and arts, culture, law, Health And Science in america. And while we celebrate the contributions of asian americans to america we must note the rising wave of antiasian Harassment And Violence that has happened during this pandemic fueled by the rhetoric of Heat And Ridicule that has come from the past president. Asian americans have long endured a history of racism despite their many contributions to american society and we become convenient scapegoats during hard times as hashappened during this pandemic. The San Francisco Bay Area is the leading asian american community in the country and i am horrified that right here at home we have faced more than 1000antiasian incidents in the last year. 300 violent incidents in Sa
Chair mandelman good morning everyone. I am rafael mandelman. Madam clerk, will you please call the roll. Clerk [roll call] Chair Mandelman commissioner chan is absent and i would like to excuse her. Supervisor peskin do we have to vote on that . Chair mandelman i dont think we do. Clerk no worries. Chan is excused. [roll call] we have quorum. Chair mandelman thank you, madam clerk. Colleagues, id like to begin today with a moment of silence and adjourn Todays Meeting in memory of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority employees. Our sincere condolences go out to the families of those victims. Id also like to express our appreciation for others providing mutual aid to v. T. A. While light rail is suspended. Lets have that moment of silence now. [moment of silence] thank you. Madam clerk, please read your public comment announcement. Clerk thank you. Public comment will be available for each item on this agenda via telephone by calling 415 6550001. And when prompted enter acces
During the deliberations. Members of the public who are interested in the outcome may remain connected to the live Meeting And Clerk the Government Audit and Oversight Committee was in closed session, the committee acted unanimously to continue Agenda Item Number 8, settlement of lawsuit with Daniel Alvarenga to the june 3rd, 2021, Government Audit and Oversight Committee. Numbers 7, 9 and 10 were all recommended to the board of supervisors unanimously. Supervisor preston thank you mr. Clerk. And id like to make a motion to not disclose the closed session discussion. Please call the roll. Clerk on the motion offered by Chair Preston that the deliberations not be disclosed. Roll Call Vote mr. Chair, there are three ayes. Supervisor preston thank you mr. Clerk. Do we have further business . Clerk there is no further business. Supervisor preston thank you very much. We are adjourned. Kate austin the Phone Number to use is 4156550001. The Access Code is 187 794 8539, thenpress pound, pound
A. M. To 5 00 p. M. On mondayfriday, with two or three on hand to help with usage. Approximately 30 laptops and tablets have been secured. Users with their own devices would also be able to access wifi from inside of their vehicles. We hope to grow this program as philanthropy and other resources permit. This ties into the philosophy behind the Community Learning hubs, but, actually, there was a decision to stand this up prior to the Community Hub development that grew out of our Planning Efforts with our Equitable Development plan leadership committee, facilitated by jackie, and apri, and several members of our team as an immediate need for this neighborhood. As we all know, and we are experiencing this very second, technology is simply critical to move on with our lives, whether were a student, or an adult looking for work or trying to stay connected to relatives. And this Equitable Development Plan Initiative is designed to strengthen the existing community in the bayview and the in
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