Please welcome Debbie Wasserman schultz. Bring me your higher love bring me your higher love good afternoon, barrett county. Welcome to the southwest senior center, i have been waiting 32 years to be able to welcome someone wholl be our next president of the United States, joe biden. [applause] i say 32 years, when i was a student at the university of florida i was a member of students from biden in 1988, i wore my button on my backpack all over campus. The thrill in the opportunity to thank you for joining us and welcome our next president , joe biden to our district is just absolutely amazing. The stakes in this election are so high. It is all about family, health, safety, and survival. We witnessed an epic failure by donald trump to confront and manage this pandemic. Look at our lives, look at the gathering we are in the midst of. Grandparents cant safely see or hug their kids or grandkids. We had 15,000 needless funerals here in the state of florida. Funerals which by the way we ca
Armed forces and the american people. A small, rocky, typhoonswept island, this is okinawa, principal link in the ryukyus chain, which stretches over the pacific from japan to formosa. Unimportant . Perhaps at first glance. But okinawas role in todays world is out of proportion to its size. An area equal to rhode island, okinawa is a vital post in the free World Defense network less than 300 miles from the coast of communist china. But okinawa has not always played the Important Role it plays today. For many centuries it slept, an island off the beaten track of world affairs. Feudal lords ruled over scattered straw hut villages where life centered around two things rice and religion. Stewardship was the dominant thing. Here, peaceful peasants lived and worked. And children played. It was a contented culture that looked backward rather than forward for inspiration. As such, it changed little over the centuries. Agriculture was the most important occupation. The ungenerous earth was work
Furthermore, the mayor and governor have issued emergency orders suspending select laws applicable to boards and commissions, making it possible to hold Commission Hearings remotely. On april 3, 2020, the Planning Commission received authorization from the Mayors Office to reconvene through may 3, 2020, recognizing that the commissi commissions condition of concern projects is an essential consideration. It needs to consider action items pertaining to infrastructure, housing, and Small Businesses. Today, the Planning Commission reconvenes for the first time in its history remotely using telecommunications. It may at times be slow, and it may be clumsy. Therefore, we ask your patience. Commissioners and staff will be participating in the meeting remotely but participate as if we were physically present. To enable public participation, sfgovtv is televising this meeting live. Sfgov is streaming the toll free phonein number across the bottom of the screen. Comments and times to speak duri
Orders suspending select laws applicable to boards and commissions, making it possible to hold Commission Hearings remotely. On april 3, 2020, the Planning Commission received authorization from the Mayors Office to reconvene through may 3, 2020, recognizing that the commissi commissions condition of concern projects is an essential consideration. It needs to consider action items pertaining to infrastructure, housing, and Small Businesses. Today, the Planning Commission reconvenes for the first time in its history remotely using telecommunications. It may at times be slow, and it may be clumsy. Therefore, we ask your patience. Commissioners and staff will be participating in the meeting remotely but participate as if we were physically present. To enable public participation, sfgovtv is televising this meeting live. Sfgov is streaming the toll free phonein number across the bottom of the screen. Comments and times to speak during the Public Comment appearing are available by phone by
Covid19, including a st stayathome order. The governor and state Health Officer have issued an overlaying stayathome order. Therefore, due to the emergency and to protect commissioners, staff, and members of the public, the Commission Chambers and city hall are closed. Furthermore, the mayor and governor have issued emergency orders suspending select laws applicable to boards and commissions, making it possible to hold Commission Hearings remotely. On april 3, 2020, the Planning Commission received authorization from the Mayors Office to reconvene through may 3, 2020, recognizing that the commissi commissions condition of concern projects is an essential consideration. It needs to consider action items pertaining to infrastructure, housing, and Small Businesses. Today, the Planning Commission reconvenes for the first time in its history remotely using telecommunications. It may at times be slow, and it may be clumsy. Therefore, we ask your patience. Commissioners and staff will be part