this is public ethic commission. i am here to ask you today, because this is a closed session and it is about government employee, government hiring, public taxpayer business. i pay for property tax. i pay for sales tax. i am paying for the salary of public government employee. because this is closed session, we are not allowed to participate and do not cut me off. i told you already, you are no different then a criminal by cutting me off. i am here to ask you all public officials and those in charge to come back to (indiscernible) reevaluate our failed city policy in all departments. because you have a closed session, do not allow public opinion to be (indiscernible) that means you are doing illegal business against we the people government. the government must set up to evaluate by the people, not the government set up by the government. you are running a (indiscernible) about companies leaving san francisco. the ethic commission has been working with so many departments closed behind doors do not allow the public

this is public ethic commission. i am here to ask you today, because this is a closed session and it is about government employee, government hiring, public taxpayer business. i pay for property tax. i pay for sales tax. i am paying for the salary of public government employee. because this is closed session, we are not allowed to participate and do not cut me off. i told you already, you are no different then a criminal by cutting me off. i am here to ask you all public officials and those in charge to come back to (indiscernible) reevaluate our failed city policy in all departments. because you have a closed session, do not allow public opinion to be (indiscernible) that means you are doing illegal business against we the people government. the government must set up to evaluate by the people, not the government set up by the government. you are running a (indiscernible) about companies leaving san francisco. the ethic commission has been working with so many departments closed behind doors do not allow the public

as you are aware, san francisco ethic's commission does not have a commission secretary. has someone who fills in on an interim bases and aretating basis. not a consistent commission secretary. so that's one factor. another factor is the commission has voted in the past to under take a certain actions. for example. hearingos slate mailers. which are a form of influence ing voters in advance of elections. but while the commission itself voted as far as 2015. to begin having hearings and pick up issues of slate mailers, that vote was never implemented at ethics. so, now currently, if you want information on what is being spent on slate mailers you have to go to the election's department. and ask them for a record. and they don't keep it electronically or alphabetically or any other easily researched way. that's another example of what the public and he was what we don't disclose fully to the public. commission secretary and then having be ability to hear what is gog with slate mailers is the second thing. and the third thing i think that we might want to look at is how the

everything done according to ethic commission instructions. my campaign billboards were illegally removered as elected officials and city leaders came out to (indiscernible) and the news conference calling me racist and then illegally remove my campaign billboards. the violation against my consitutional rights and i reserve all my legal rights to sue the credibility of the city is worthless due to illegal action against me and my volunteers. my billboards was about human traffic and child traffic crime in san francisco city government. my campaign was promoting to reduce homelessness, child and human traffic and drug trafficking which today became a real pandemic for san francisco. that more then 1500 people die each year in the last 3 years, 31 percent of the (indiscernible) 1/3 of the business close. many unvaccinated people fired from their jobs in san francisco. many businesses have been closed. attention, please,b many problems will continue if san francisco leaders include mayor, board of supervisors, all elected officials, department he

this is public ethic commission. i am here to ask you today, because this is a closed session and it is about government employee, government hiring, public taxpayer business. i pay for property tax. i pay for sales tax. i am paying for the salary of public government employee. because this is closed session, we are not allowed to participate and do not cut me off. i told you already, you are no different then a criminal by cutting me off. i am here to ask you all public officials and those in charge to come back to (indiscernible) reevaluate our failed city policy in all departments. because you have a closed session, do not allow public opinion to be (indiscernible) that means you are doing illegal business against we the people government. the government must set up to evaluate by the people, not the government set up by the government. you are running a (indiscernible) about companies leaving san francisco. the ethic commission has been working with so many departments closed behind doors do not allow the public

ethics. commission @sfgov.org. members who attend meetings including remote attendance are expected to behave respectfully. during comment, address your comments to the commission as a whole and not individual members. importance who engage in name calling or other distracting behavior may be excluded from participation. the following behaviors are strictly prohibited during remote participation. applause for support or opposition. signs regardless of condition cent or message. profanity. threats of aggression. the prohibition of signs does in the apply to clothing including signage pinned to clothing. messages on clothing. pins, hats or buttons this supplements rules and policy adopted by city hall the sheriff's office or the board of supervisors. related to the decorum prohibited conduct or activities and noise and not meant to be exhaustive. thank you. >> thank you. >> i call the meeting to order. roll call, please. commissioners responded by saying aye when your name is called. >> commissioner florez. >> aye. >>

i want to make sure the ethic commission applicant have time to meet with colleagues and are heard from community members they want more time to be heard. i know this item has been continued a few times for few different reasons, the ethics commission is aue naeckly important body of the city and county of san francisco with unique powers in our city government and think it is important we take time need today make the best most thoughtful choice in the best most participatory process for all involved so i move to continue this item. mr. clerk, can we take public comment on the continuance? >> would you like to continue to date certain or call of the chair? >> call of the chair. probably next week. >> continued to our meeting next week. on the motion to continue, we are taking public comment. members who wish to speak on the item and joining in person line up to speak at this time. for those listening remotely press star 3 to enter the speaker line. those in the queue please wait until the system states you are unmuted. there is nobody in the room for public comment and no callers in th

ethic's commission including mr. tsai who was with drawn. as a candidate in this round. isory panel that would offer a resource of what the commission could be doing what other commissions are doing. within san francisco and -- outside of san francisco. had we might adopt from that to improve our performance. to some extent thoons asking of us of staff. we always have been short of staff am if we had the ability to establish ourselves with advisory panels, then i think we would have a benefit of especially drawing on former commissioners. who are willing to continue providing service to the community and to the commission. while not voting members of the commission. those are some of the things i look at as we move forward to the next set of circumstances. of course, the top of this list will be soliciting and accepting an appointment of a new executive director. we have been fortunate top have pelum as an executive director. the last 6 or so years. she helped the commission move forward in staffing and the range of activities surround it. there are still a lot to be done

journalists, radio presenter , head of public radio management and head of the journalistic ethics commissionwe congratulate you i congratulate you mr. andriyu this index of freedom of the press where ukraine from the 106th place rose to 79 e-e and as explained by those who conducted such indexing that this is connected with the economic stabilization of the majority of mass media and the reduction of the influence of oligarchs but is it e-e can we say that the reduction of the influence of the oligarchs is on the one hand, but there is the influence of the state on the other hand, does it not balance that situation with freedom of speech as it was, that is, it does not return us to what we used to have composition, that is, yes, if you want a more extensive answer, then, firstly, yes, the reduction of the influence of the oligarchs, although here it must be borne in mind that the president once said that i destroyed the oligarchs, in fact, we understand that they were destroyed or a serious blow to their influence was destroyed by the war, first of all, a new phase of the war in the second i

the texas ethics commission records established that general paxton failed to report his connection to boards and receipt of various gifts. >> reporter: now, ken paxton firing back saying that all of this can be disproven, saying in a statement, quote, four liberal lawyers put forward a house to the house again investigating committee based on here say and gossip, this process provided no rebuttal or due process. they refused to allow a senior attorney from my office to provide the facts. the articles of impeachment are house resolution 2377. it has to go before the full house of representatives. a simple majority would move this forward to impeachment court in the senate and, poppy, here is an interesting part of all of this. angela paxton is a senator in state of texas. if that last name sounds familiar, you are thinking the same. she is ken paxton's wife. it is going to be very interesting how that is handled. >> thank you for the reporting. >>> happening overnight, russian strikes on a medical facility in ukraine as a counteroffensive begins to take shape. >>> president biden nomin

. (♪♪) >> may 5, 2023 special meeting of the san francisco ethics commission.is live cast ong sfgovtv and live online on sfgovtv.org/ethicslive. (indiscernible) as explained in the agenda document. can you please explain how remote public comment will be handled? >> thank you. public comment is available on each item. each member will be allowed 3 minutes to speak. those in person, opportunity to speak during the public comment period will be made available in room 416 city hall. for those attending remotely, public comment can be provided

that is because the ethics commission for san francisco reviewed our relationship with the foundation in lieu of the (indiscernible) in the manner in which we operate today. just also want to very much thank city attorney who has reviewed our mou as well and it's in the adherence with other funds of organizations mou's and also to thank the san francisco general hospital foundation who is has been a great partner in terms of supporting the hospital and this will allow that to continue so we can support our patients in the community at-large. >> all right. do we have a motion to approve? >> i so move to approve. >> second. >> all right. any public comment? >> i don't see any hands. folks, we're on item eight. press star three if you would like to make public comment. >> no public comment. just to clarify, this is the mou with the sfgh foundation. >> the names are similar. >> yes. all right. any comments or questions from commissioners? >> i was wondering, in the annual report and i'd asked the director, for that to appear before the commission just like we get other gift reports? >> i'

. >> item 22, motion to appoint yamen salahi to ethics commission. >> same house same call, the motion is approved. madam clerk, please go to committee reports starting with item 25? >> item 25, item 25 and 26 considered by the homeless behavioral health select committee may 12, 2023 and recommended as committee reports. item 25 is resolution to approve the second amendment to the agreement between mount saint joseph and saint elizabeth for women children and family to increase the agreement $25 is resolution to approve the second amendment to the agreement between mount saint joseph and saint elizabeth for women children and family to increase the agreement by $11.1 million and extend the term for new term through june 30, 2027. >> same house same call, the resolution is adopted. next item. >> item 26, resolution to ret rowictively approve the san francisco department of public health and san francisco unified school district having anticipated revenue to the city of $1 million or more for students with disabilities to receive special education and educationally related mental health

. >> item 22, motion to appoint yamen salahi to ethics commission. >> same house same call, the motion is approved. madam clerk, please go to committee reports starting with item 25? >> item 25, item 25 and 26 considered by the homeless behavioral health select committee may 12, 2023 and recommended as committee reports. item 25 is resolution to approve the second amendment to the agreement between mount saint joseph and saint elizabeth for women children and family to increase the agreement $25 is resolution to approve the second amendment to the agreement between mount saint joseph and saint elizabeth for women children and family to increase the agreement by $11.1 million and extend the term for new term through june 30, 2027. >> same house same call, the resolution is adopted. next item. >> item 26, resolution to ret rowictively approve the san francisco department of public health and san francisco unified school district having anticipated revenue to the city of $1 million or more for students with disabilities to receive special education and educationally related mental health

. >> may 19, 2023 special meeting of the san francisco ethic's commission.meeting is live cable cast on sfgovtv and live online at sfgov.org/ethicslive am public comment members of public may attend in person or participate by phone or the web ex platform explained in our agenda document. >> clerk, can you explain to the public how today's remote comment will be handled. >> thank you, madam chair >> public comment made on each item on this agenda. each member will be allowed 3 minutes to speak. for those in person

the second issue is i like to read the ethics commission written opinion on potential violation of jurisdictional ordinance with regards to legislative interference with matters of judicial discretion. lastly, the degrees demonstrating lessen in policy (indiscernible) leadership in the (indiscernible) i like to thank our governor and mayor board president as well as supervisor dorsey ronen, engardio (indiscernible) department of justice, u.s. attorney office, the california highway patrol, california national guard and presume the regional dea local fbi, sheriff department and district attorney for taking stance in defense of the community with respect to enforcing the law hopefully corporation of the nature signals a (indiscernible) now taking lessen precedence over the lives lost untold numbers of lives at risk. we can only hope the message of unity is conveyed successfully reported (indiscernible) prosecution of those involved in the drug trade money laundering and related offenses. >> this is not general public comment. we will consider that your general public comment for later in the day. (

the second issue is i like to read the ethics commission written opinion on potential violation of jurisdictional ordinance with regards to legislative interference with matters of judicial discretion. lastly, the degrees demonstrating lessen in policy (indiscernible) leadership in the (indiscernible) i like to thank our governor and mayor board president as well as supervisor dorsey ronen, engardio (indiscernible) department of justice, u.s. attorney office, the california highway patrol, california national guard and presume the regional dea local fbi, sheriff department and district attorney for taking stance in defense of the community with respect to enforcing the law hopefully corporation of the nature signals a (indiscernible) now taking lessen precedence over the lives lost untold numbers of lives at risk. we can only hope the message of unity is conveyed successfully reported (indiscernible) prosecution of those involved in the drug trade money laundering and related offenses. >> this is not general public comment. we will consider that your general public comment for later in the day. (

meanwhile the former president of the ethics and religious liberty commission of southern baptists callederdict and the reaction to it shocking. he made the comments on "meet the press" yesterday, specifically krooitding former vice president mike pence's dismissal of the verdict. >> i'm not sure what's going on in vice president pence's mind at this point. i know it was a shocking moment for me, even after everything we've seen. what's primarily shocking is here we are in a week where a former president of the united states is found liable for sexual abuse and sexual assault and defamation of a woman who survived such abuse and assault, and the country just yawns for the most part. that tells me that something has really, really badly gone awry in this country. >> is there any circumstance in which you can imagine supporting donald trump? >> i can't speak for all evangelicals. i can onto speak for myself. jesus said let your yes be yes and your no be no. i'll let my never be never. >> last week pence told nbc news he never heard or witnessed behavior of that nature from trump. he also de

ethical standards." it's been two weeks since thailand's progressive party swept up a historic win in the general election. the election commissionfy its results. but the longer it takes, the more concern grows over the ability to form a new government, and the thai baht has been falling for the third straight week against us dollar. there is expectation the tourism sector will help the country's post—covid recovery. despite the wide political differences that we see between parties, what was striking was that their key economic pledges were actually quite similar between the major parties, and a lot of them focusing on populist measures. we do expect these to be temporary, so it would temporarily push the fiscal deficit, but it won't be a permanent one. that's good and bad in the sense that the financing costs might be manageable, but bad because it won't necessarily change the growth path in any significant way in the medium—term. and these measures could actually be at the expense of more public investment, which in our view is key to lift up growth in the medium—term. following calls from health organisations and medical prof

another case involving santos, citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington filed a complaint wednesday with the federal election commission says santos' currently listed campaign treasurer may not exist. crew president noah bookbinder said -- "no one can seem to find andrew olson. if he does not exist, it would be an extreme abuse of our campaign finance systemone the fec should not permit." for more on all of this, we are joined by mother jones reporter noah lanard, who was in the courtroom as santos pleaded not guilty. his latest piece is headlined "santos indictment leaves many lies, mysteries, and scandals unaddressed." earlier this year, noah and reporter david corn did a story headlined "we tried to call the top donors to george santos' 2020 campaign. many don't seem to exist." noah, welcome to democracy now! lay out what happened in court yesterday and what you found in your investigation of this line long island congressmember. >> i was in the courtroom yesterday. santos was arraigned. he had u.s. marshals behind him. he pleaded not guilty to all the accounts with his lawyer murray there. his bond was posted. they

ethics had been violated. but to myself the sen bbc and the new york times continued to support the commission's conclusions.ver made the 26 volumes of additional evidence public. mr. dales , let me criticize, of course, some of the papers and documents that are in the archives are still classified from the public by the fbi cia organization with which you have already collaborated. do they have something that after a few years can cause a big resonance. no, i do not think so. i am sure that all the important documents by which one can judge what happened there are already available. i knew that the name promises everything is smooth all ballistic examinations showed that the bullets had been fired from his rifle. there is a famous photograph, everything is in order. and the rifle, what do we see today? this is what the commission believes oswald ordered by mail order rifle, which oswald allegedly ordered in the name of alex heidel, and it was bought in the chicago klein sporting goods store by mail order through american rifleman magazine. he indicated on the coupon that he wanted a 36" model of a 6.5mm man

commission. clearly for the community. and um, this ethic report came back statement role brings new meaning to the it takes a village i mean that is clear took a - but it is just role great and it is epic covers to many so many to cover not even done a whole list of things that plans for the final document. which is really wonderful. and i think going about this in all the right ways as evidenced by the first voice approach that comes from the community itself and um, yeah. i think that is great. thank you. >> thank you vice president nageswaran. >> you know. reiterate what some of the speakers said always believed the, you know. the remedy brans of the community is directly related to the absolute scholarships and passion we see this in all the work that everyone at done and shown for, you know. bringing over the best qualities and efforts specifically to community that don't necessarily use staff limitation but have oral histories and acknowledge and respect for heritage. this is um, especially, you know. pin i do not moment and, you know

ethics loo like the lower courts john roberts sent a letter declining to testify at the hearing. according to business insider chief justice john roberts' wife allegedly made over $10 million in commissions as a recruiter for the nation's top law firm. the details come from a whistleblower complaint filed by a disgruntled former colleague of the wife. nbc news h not after verified the documents. neither roberts' wife nor her law firm responded to requests for comments justice clarence thomas did not disclose gifts from harlan crow. i said the gifts were personal hospitality. >>> to the latest banking crisis, the fdic has accepted a bid from jpmorgan chase. over the weekend u.s. regulators asked big banks to submit their bids to take over first republic among jpmorgan chase and pnc according to people close to the situation bank of america did not submit a bid although they were involved in earlier talks first republic saw shares plunge 90% after deposits tumd bld by more than $100 billion during the first quarter. this is the third bank failure this year following silicon valley bank and signature bank. >>> many living along the mississippi river in iowa and illinois are awaiting the spr

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ethics and this question many times before. senate is currently moving forward with a process. we are going to leave it to the senator now. >> his own commission on the supreme court, which he established, issued a report that said a code of conduct for the court would bring the court into line with the lower federal courts, etc. did the president read that report? >> understood, the president has seen the report, we have seen many times before, appreciated the bipartisan commission that came together and put the report that you are just speaking of as relates to this moment in time. senate is taking action and going through the process, leave it from there. >> you have said from the podium you are not going to talk about any stories with justice thomas and his own code of conduct. why not? >> right now it is being, as it relates to the ethics, the process, the senate is moving forward with their own senate procedural process. i'm going to leave it there for now. actually, to the back and come back down. who i have not called on. go ahead, sir. >> two questions about president sanchez's visit. is the president going to do a joint press confere

ethics in government. and ms. montgomery is also a member of the nine states chamber of commerce ai commission and the united statesational ai advisorymi committe. which was established in 2022 to advise the president on the national ai initiative office on a range of topics related to ai. marcus is a leading voice in artificial intelligence but he is a scientist, best-selling author and entrepreneur founder of the robust ai geometric ai quae bird uber from not mistaken. emeritus professor of psychology and neuroscience. at nyu. mr. marcus is well known for his challenges to contemporary ai anticipating many of the current limitations decades in advance. for his research in human languaget development and cognitive neuroscience. thank you for being here. and as you may know are custom on the judiciary committee is to swear in our witnesses before they testify. i feel at all please rise and raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear the testimony that you are going to give is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god? thank you. mr. altman we are going to be with you if that is okay. >>