The actual conditions we face over recent decades with the dark stories that we hear with those conditions of diamerican experience and that the critics of ther market economy those are among the most important of those critics the controversial pieces i am resistant to be told everything is fine. But it is an argument that you will see here tonight that is a fairly supportive thesis in the book. When the smartest social analyst and policy thinkers in washington the chair and senior fellow of economic studies at the Brookings Institution with the future of the middle class and the author of a number of books including dream orders. And the format is very simple. And the moderator brief conversation and with the q a. So lets welcome michael strain. [applause] thank you for that very generous introduction. It contains the argument that you are making the American Dream is not dead the subtitle it is excellent cover theres nothing to read on the inside but we will talk about that. So what
To adequately defend brandon or to bring him home. I appreciate the partnership and the assistance that we have received from speaker pelosis office and senators harris and finestein and i want to be clear that its insufficient and we are running out of time. We need to bring brandon home. We need to ensure that he receives adequate medical care, care that we here can give him. Weve added to the record to this file a letter from the San Francisco Health Commission supporting this request. And recognizing brandons mother, louise lee, has been a dedicated staff member at the department of Public Health for the last 40 years. Alongside supervisor haney we have been advocating on this issue for over a month. In that month, Community Members have come together to raise funds and to send a delegation to the philippines to visit brandon, including supervisor haney and to organize an incredible breadth of grassr509s advocacy, fueled by hope, anger and love. In that month we havent seen enough
And thats 1718 there. Are there any questions . Okay. Thank you so much. Thank you. Are there any members of the public that wish to testify on this item . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Mr. Chairman, i would move that we send this to the full board with a positive recommendation. Great. Done. Thank you. [gavel] mr. Clerk, please call item number 5. Resolution receive around approving the annual report for the ocean Avenue Community benefit district for the fiscal year 20172018. Welcome back up, ms. Mar. Thank you. So ocean avenue is an initial assessment budget of 239,578. First established in 2010 and set to expire on june 30th, 2025. Their staff is executive director daniel weaver, the Service Areas are safety and community ambassadors, cleaning program, administration and corporate operations. We reviewed the same benchmarks for ocean avenue c. B. D. , variouses in benchmark 2, theyre required to raise 1 of the nonassessment revenue from i mean, the total budget from nonass
Clerk is ms. Erika major and msy announcements . Yes, please make sure to silence all cellphones and Electronic Devices and copies of any documents to be included as part of a file should be submitted to a clerk. Items will appear on the september 17th, board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. Supervisor peskin could you please read the first item. Clerk an ordinance amending the environment code to require all non residential buildings of 50,000 square feet or more to provide all on site electricity demands from 100 Greenhouse Gas free or Renewable Resources or sources to authorization the director of the department of the environment to adopt the rules and regulations and affirming appropriate findings. Supervisor peskin on behalf of the department of the environment, mr. Sheehan, the floor is yours. Thank you, supervisors. Charles she an, policy and Public Affairs manager for the San Francisco department of the environment. Momentarily im going to invite my colleague, Ba
Meanwhile, the Labour Leader keir starmer has been out meeting voters in the West Midlands where he told voters that stabilising the economy would be a number one priority. Heres our Political Correspondent helen catt. The Labour Leader arriving at a Football Club in the West Midlands, here to put the boot into the tories economic record and to explain what a Labour Government would do. Stability is change. Its strange to say that in 2024 but a stable economy has to be the first step of an incoming Labour Government, and that is what we will make an absolute priority if we are privileged enough to come in to serve. It comes as a leading think tank, the ifs, urged both labour and the tories to be open about the tough choices they will face over the countrys finances if elected. For rishi sunak it was a low key visit, a cuppa with veterans in the north of england. He answered some gentle concerns about his drenching in downing street. It was wet. The amount of people whove given me an um