and others have been referred both to the ethics commission and the office of standards and enforcement. that last row involves complaints we received within the last probably six weeks or so, where we are working with our partners at the city attorney's office to determine the best way to process them. and we've already gotten through several of those, and we are working with them to make sure that any tips that come through, the public integrity line gets to the appropriate agency for investigation. slide 16 involves some of our fiscal year '20/'21 initiatives. i spoke to our desire to close 75% of the cases within 90 days. we continue to issue our quarterly reports on a quarterly basis. the last one was issued may 14th for q-2, and we're currently in the process of putting together our q-3 report, and we hope to have that within the next couple of months for you. and we started to put together a whistle-blower program that people up and down the state, and throughout the country, can look to as an example of how to do this type of work. in doing so, we instituted a new case managemen

the last one being we issued in january on the airport commission and citywide ethical standards over procurement. we're working on at least three additional ones that are in the pipeline. one being on the recology of rate-setting process, and other ethical requirements. and as peg mentioned, we will continue to flag, as necessary, should we bump into any nexus between those vendors and contractors that have been implemented in the various investigations, as well as the geo bond programs. and we're also alerting, obviously, as we're doing our expenditure audits, alerting the departments who are matching those to do the same so that we're all on the same page. >> thanks, mark. 2f -- >> i have one quick comment. sorry, peg. tim and bart and i have been in communication with mark and ben about some of this information from the public integrity review, and to see if there was cross-over between any of those contractors and go bond projects. i'm not sure if we circulated that information, so we want to make sure, rosanne, that you can do that or i can forward it to you. >> okay. >> so for

darlene sent these out earlier this month as required by the ethics commission but i wanted to provide them as part of my report so that the public would have access to the statement. i would be happy to answer any questions at this point. >> thank you director. any questions for (inaudible). if not, this is a discussion only and thank you for keeping us up-to-date on the entire budget process and we appreciate it. madam secretary, can you open the phone lines for public comment at this time. >> clerk: thank you, callers, press star 3 to get added to the queue. do we have any callers on the line? >> madam secretary, there are no callers on the line. >> thank you hearing no callers, public comment is now closed. president bridges. >> we just received a caller. >> thank you, caller. please state your name. your two minutes begin with when you speak. >> the caller dropped off. >> clerk: thank you. hearing no callers, public comment is now closed. >> i would like to ask a question of jay, my microphone fades in and out, that's i couldn't didn't hear you earlier. >> clerk: i didn't hear you

darlene sent these out earlier this month as required by the ethics commission but i wanted to provide them as part of my report so that the public would have access to the statement. i would be happy to answer any questions at this point. >> thank you director. any questions for (inaudible). if not, this is a discussion only and thank you for keeping us up-to-date on the entire budget process and we appreciate it. madam secretary, can you open the phone lines for public comment at this time. >> clerk: thank you, callers, press star 3 to get added to the queue. do we have any callers on the line? >> madam secretary, there are no callers on the line. >> thank you hearing no callers, public comment is now closed. president bridges. >> we just received a caller. >> thank you, caller. please state your name. your two minutes begin with when you speak. >> the caller dropped off. >> clerk: thank you. hearing no callers, public comment is now closed. >> i would like to ask a question of jay, my microphone fades in and out, that's i couldn't didn't hear you earlier. >> clerk: i didn't hear you

. >> and just for your benefit, commissioner diamond, you do need to file a form with the ethics commission i believe it's ten or 15 days even for those matters that you are not present for. if you are absent on a day in which we would consider an item and you need to file the form. anyway. go ahead. >> commissioner tanner. >> commissioner: i was going to approve that we move item 7. >> president: first we would need a motion to recuse commissioner diamond. >> secretary: thank you. on that motion item 7 [roll call] >> commissioner: the reason i did that was according to the city attorney's office, this kind of financial recusal isn't subject to a vote of the commission, but i'm happy to vote "yes". >> secretary: oh, okay. >> commissioner: may we ought to check with the city attorney's office. >> secretary: i will follow up with the city attorney's office. [roll call] commissioner diamond, you are now he or she recused from item seven. >> president: and i will second commissioner tanner's motion to vote on item seven. is that correct? >> commissioner: yes. >> secretary: great. thank you, com

. >> and just for your benefit, commissioner diamond, you do need to file a form with the ethics commission i believe it's ten or 15 days even for those matters that you are not present for. if you are absent on a day in which we would consider an item and you need to file the form. anyway. go ahead. >> commissioner tanner. >> commissioner: i was going to approve that we move item 7. >> president: first we would need a motion to recuse commissioner diamond. >> secretary: thank you. on that motion item 7 [roll call] >> commissioner: the reason i did that was according to the city attorney's office, this kind of financial recusal isn't subject to a vote of the commission, but i'm happy to vote "yes". >> secretary: oh, okay. >> commissioner: may we ought to check with the city attorney's office. >> secretary: i will follow up with the city attorney's office. [roll call] commissioner diamond, you are now he or she recused from item seven. >> president: and i will second commissioner tanner's motion to vote on item seven. is that correct? >> commissioner: yes. >> secretary: great. thank you, com

we need to look to our allies in australia, canada, the usa, all looking to set up central ethics commissionsheart of government and sell his business games as a contractor and he wasn't bound by any rules at all and this is what eric pickles has done a very good job of asking the right questions on this, so we have got to stop the moonlighting of senior civil servants doing second jobs, we have got to stop preying on contractors who are not subject to any ethical rules at all, so we have to find a way to improve the standards of public ethics in government. thtiiii public ethics in government. all sorts of different inquirys of course set in train. good to talk to you. over 35% of people did some work at home in 2020, an increase of 9.4% compared with 2019. that's according to new figures from the office for national statistics. now, as companies look beyond the pandemic, employers are working out who should return to the office and when. for some, remote work could become permanent. i'mjoined now byjim and gillian todd, who have moved to barbados thanks to being able to working from home. g

russell moore is president of the ethics and religious liberty commission of the southern baptists.or joining us. have you gotten the vaccine? rev. moore: yes, i have had both shots. john: from what you can tell, this skepticism among people who identify as white evangelicals, does this have anything to do with religious beliefs? rev. moore: no, it is instead about the distrust that is evident in american society and some of it has to do with the fact that we have been isolated from one another and lots of ways for over a year and much of the way that misinformation and disinformation gets combated is with people in conversation with one another. that is why lots of us are doing what we can to save vaccination is not only something that is acceptable for christians, it is something we ought to thank god we have the technology for because it is going to get us back to dointhe things that we need to do quicker. john: we reached out to se evangelicals in our viewership to ask them about their attitudes towards the vaccine and one person we heard from was billy brian, 49 years old, a te

the reverend russell moore is president of the ethics and religious liberty commission of the southern baptist convention. reverend moore, thanks for joining us. first of all, let's get this out of way. have you gotten the vaccine? >> yes, i've had both shots. >> yang: from what you can tell, this skepticism among the polling is capturing, among people who identify as white evangelicals, does this have anything to do with religious beliefs? >> no. this doesn't have anything to do with religious beliefs. it's instead about the mistrust and distrust that's evident in american society right now, and plus, think some of it has to do with the fact that we've been isolated from one another in lots of ways for over a year. and much of the way that misinformation and disinformation gets combated is with people in conversation with one another. and that's why lots of us are doing what we can to say vaccination is not only something that's acceptable for christians. it's something we ought to thank god that we have the technology for because it's going to get us back to doing the things that we

communications sector and i welcome her back to share more of her thoughts on workforce and ethics to the commission. commissioner, clyburn, you're not wrecking eyes to summarize testimony for five minutes. >> thank you very much. chairman, ranking member, i am having a tongue-tied morning. members of the committee thank you for the opportunity to appear before you to highlight the commissions workforce recommendations and i would like to thank the members of the committee particularly the chairman and ranking member for your leadership and for advancing many of the commission's recommendations in this area. each time my fellow commissioners discussed the workforce we arrived at the same conclusions. the military needs to have expertise both in and outs of uniform or it will be unable to perform the tasks described in our reports. the dod is unlikely to develop expertise quickly enough on its own and as a result it is the department of defense will become ai ready especially by 2025 as we have recommended congressional action will be needed. allow me to briefly describe four high-priority recommenda

. ♪ ♪ pm johnson: i have covered the costs, and ethic most people will find it absolutely bizarre the commissionstigating this. i can inform them i am full in the code with conduct and ministerial code, and officials have been advising me throughout this, but i think it is absolutely bizarre that he is focusing on this issue. guy: boris johnson, the british prime minister, speaking today. he's basically facing an investigation into renovations done a number 10. i know the audience in the states i find this weird because when a new president moves into the white house, it gets decorated. but here, it is classified as a private residence, and as a result of which, there are all kinds of concerns that may be boris johnson didn't stick to the rules in terms of the renovation he's just done on the flat. it is actually not above 10 downing street, it is above 11 downing street, one down. but the concern here is that boris johnson basically took funds he shouldn't have done. but it is odd that it is a private residence. alix: what i love about it, this comes from an article sunday that says the u.k. go

newspaper editors in britain, they get most excited about what they can commission on the comment pages. why do you think it is ethicallywashington post does not know what is in the opinion pages until he reads it in print, or she? i guess there is more than an ocean that separates us, right? i do not want to be responsible for it. i want us to cover our news with the kind of, as independently as we possible can. i do not want us to be perceived as allied with any particular interest. i like our independence, i think that is the core to our integrity as journalists. i think that helps us go about our business, ourjobs, more professionally and it is a tradition here in the united states and it is established practice. not at every newspaper, but most, certainly the big ones and i think that is good. i want to be able to say i have nothing to do with them, the editorials and the opinion pages, because i do not. one of the things that a lot of people in this country worry about is whether or notjournalism, even crusading powerful investigative journalism, does not necessarily seem to have the same consequences as it did a

therefore be it resolved, the san francisco health commission condemns and denounces all manifestations of expressionings of racism, xenophobia, discrimination ethic intolerance and other by gotted rhetoric against individuals of asian and pacific islander descent. further resolved the health commission recognizes that every individual regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio economic status, disability status, religion, country of origin, or political party has the right to safety, respect, and well being. further resolved, the health commission expresses its heart felt solidarity with every individual of asian and pacific islander descent who has been attacked along with their families and communities in addition to sending condolences to the family and friends of those individuals who were murdered on march 16, 2021. and further resolved, the health commission acknowledges the impactful work by the san francisco department of public health in regards to addressing discrimination and violence towards individuals and communities of asian and pacific islander descent. the department's outreach to these communities ear

therefore be it resolved, the san francisco health commission condemns and denounces all manifestations of expressionings of racism, xenophobia, discrimination ethic intolerance and other by gotted rhetoric against individuals of asian and pacific islander descent. further resolved the health commission recognizes that every individual regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio economic status, disability status, religion, country of origin, or political party has the right to safety, respect, and well being. further resolved, the health commission expresses its heart felt solidarity with every individual of asian and pacific islander descent who has been attacked along with their families and communities in addition to sending condolences to the family and friends of those individuals who were murdered on march 16, 2021. and further resolved, the health commission acknowledges the impactful work by the san francisco department of public health in regards to addressing discrimination and violence towards individuals and communities of asian and pacific islander descent. the department's outreach to these communities ear

commission to study whether to expand the supreme court. it will also consider whether to implement term limits for justices. the u.s. house ethicste is investigating two republican congressmen over separate allegations of sexual misconduct. florida representative matt gaetz faces accusations of sex trafficking and illicit drug use, among other things. and, representative tom reed of new york is accused of sexuall harassing a former lobbyist. reed already announced that he will not seek re-election. in northern ireland, a new night of riots rocked the capital of belfast over the fallout from brexit. frustration is mounting among another 19 police officers were injured overnight as gangs of youths hurled stones and fireorks at them. police, in turn, deployed water cannons. anti-coup demonstrations persisted throughout myanmar today, despite the military's claim that protests against them have dwindled. demonstrators in dawei and yangon held flags as they marched through the streets, but the deadly crackdown continued in bego, where at least four people were killed. the kremlin said today that it fears full-scale fighting will resu

just your obligation around your ethics requirements in terms of discussion around policy matters that you will be reviewing and discussing, you know, while you at commission meetings and therefore have to be very mindful of not ensuring you're getting in to meetings that the public does not have privilege of having hearing those conversations. so just it is my duty to remind you of that obligation that you have as a commissioner to ensure your meeting knows ethics requirements. >> president laguana: this is probably a good opportunity to also remind all of us particularly myself that our form 700 and our various -- there's sunshine and what was the other one that -- i forget what it's called. >> sunshine and ethics training. >> president laguana: those are all due by the 30th. i have not done mine. so if you have not done yours, don't feel bad. but we do need to get that done in the next couple days. vice president zouzounis. >> vice president zouzounis: thank you, president laguana. and thank you fellow commissioners. commissioner huie, thank you for expressing that two-way solidarity. that's the only way we're going to be getting through any of this. i