mr. alexander. >> clerk: mr. alexander? we'll pause the time, alex, please. >> operator: time is paused. >> clerk: is he still with us? it might be worth it to make a phone call to him. i'm not sure if he intentionally left. mr. perry? >> yes, i'll text him real quickly. my phones are automatic turned off. >> clerk: okay. he was going to call in, but i don't see him in the wait room. >> operator: he could be caller user two, maybe? >> clerk: that person had been there for a while. >> operator: 9068, maybe? >> clerk: what are the last four digits of his number, mr. perry? >> i'm turning on my phones. >> clerk: mr. perry, did you call in? >> yes, i'm here. >> clerk: okay. how much time does he have? >> operator: 1:48. >> okay. i'll try to speak quickly. i know the whole matter of this was the permitting process and not necessarily occupancy of the building, but i will comment on a few things, i apologize for the rapid speaking, mr. miller mentioned coerced. i can comment for this meeting nobody was coerced. the one buyout tha

alexander? we cannot do is what happened to mr. williams. let's look into the background of cedric alexander further. let's explore some other things that we didn't think about even had a suspect at all or person of interest. the problem lies there, sometimes we can identify an individual that may be a likely person of interest or suspect, but if our own implicit biases get in the way, it might overwhelm the entire investigation and it leads us down this dark path of where now we are doing injury and hurt to people. here is the thing i would mention to all of you in congress. as we go through this place in america right now, around police reform, one thing we do not need is a piece of technology that is going to continue to drive a separation between police and community. people want good police. we all want great technology. the idea around this technology is its great, it's well-founded. it has to become more accurate. it has to have the type of legitimacy, trust in this technology that is needed in order for the american people to feel lik

mr. alexander? >> i will try to respond to the first part of your question whether the technology should be utilized with the idea of making an arrest based on the identification itself. can it be used as an investigative tool? when i think about it as an investigative tool, if that person's image happens to be a match or similar match and we are working with zero leads in the case, it may prove to be of some value. the thing we have to be very careful of, and i think someone mentioned it earlier and articulated it better than i can is that we have to make sure that we cognitively don't approach that individual already with our implicit bias in mind that they are the exact person we are looking for. do you follow what i'm saying? we have to be very careful with that. ideally, i was here two years ago under the leadership of another hearing with congressman cummings having these conversations and i recollect clearly there was a woman there who was a researcher at m.i.t. who spoke elegantly around the

mr. rossman and alexander's comments in support of the project. thank you to the team for their work. thank you to the local advocates for their advocacy and also want to encourage the board to support the transit only lanes and other transit only lanes and continually experimenting with the things and moving them forward and making it easier to get around and making the city safer and i also echo the desire for more work on fulton and transit only lanes on fulton and geary and as well as pushing transit only lanes and saved an efforts to ocean beach. thank you to the team for their work and to the board. >> next speaker, please >> caller: good afternoon, directors. i'm a resident of the richmond district and calling in support of making the emergency transit lanes on gary permanent. ride the 38 and 38r a lot. it's the bus line i use most and it's important because of the connections to regional transportation options like bart and the it's important it kept be reliable and frequent with the aid of the transit line. i strongly support the project. i also urge you to push for further i

mrs. miller meeks: thank you, madam speaker. i thank my colleague representative westerman both for yielding me time to speak and also for his diligent effort in helping us pass the alexander lofgren v.i.p. act. mrs. miller-meeks: our nation is in crisis. right now over half of iowa is experiencing a moderate to extreme drought. this dire situation is mirrored around the country with thousands of counties across the west experiencing historic drought conditions. this situation has widespread impact on our way of life. for my constituents, it mean ours farmers and ranchers must fight even harder to make ends meet after this pandemic. as drought conditions worsen, so does the cost of irrigation. less water means less yield. less in their pockets at the end of the day. and less in the ground for the next year. for our fellow americans out west, not only does this drought harm farmers and ranchers, but the real threat of wildfires is made dramatically worse by the lack of moisture. madam speaker, this is shameful and avoidable. the government cannot make it rain. but it can and should plan for the future. republicans have consistently advocated for increased water storage and

mr. westerman: i am proud to speak today in support of h.r. 4300 alexander lofgren v.i.p. act which is sponsored by congresswoman miller-meeks of iowa. this bipartisan bill which currently has 150 co-sponsors would provide free annual passes to our national parks and public lands for current active military and free lifetime passes for gold star families. we can never repay the debt. however, as a small acknowledgement of their sacrifice this bill will ensure they can access 2,000 federal recreational areas across the country that they fought to denied. by codifying these passes, it guarantees this benefit can never be taken away from these brave men and women. this bill is important not only because it honors the sacrifice of the men and women of the military and gold star families but because our public lands held a special value particularly those wounded in combat. a constituent of miller-meeks and purple heart recipient summed up the purpose of this bill when he testified before our committee earlier this month. quoting captain faluska. i mentioned the word freedom, i

alexander? >> thanks, yeah. i'll echo the praise of susan solomon and uesf, not just for this project, but in general. i have two questions. one i think is for mr. newman. the public commenter mentioned additional help, 134 units is great, but there's more needed. has the mayor's office considered rental subsidies for teachers? >> yeah. i think young lee laid out some of the challenges around preferences for educators. the mayor's office of housing and community development certainly has subsidies and is creating housing just in the general perspective. we just completed procurements of developers for nine new affordable housing sites that will bring in, in the next five years, around 1,000 new units. none of those units have preference to educators, but we're certainly open to exploring the possibilities. >> if i -- if i -- if i may add on, we did, you know, there isn't additional privately funded -- well, it is in partnership with the city, as well, but the balboa reservoir project -- it's not tomorrow, but they have actually been able to dedicate 150 units both to educators of ucsf and sfusd partners. we are looking at how we can provide sup

mr. cox wins a court order demanding the president surrender the watergate tapes. nixon has one week to comply or appeal to the supreme court. monday, october 15, nixon and his chief of staff, alexander hague, come up with a scheme. cox can't have the tapes, but he can have an edited transcript to be prepared by 72-year-old senator john stennis. he can ask for no further evidence. cox cannot accept the proposal as friday's 5:00 deadline draws near. a showdown seems inevitable. 5:00 comes and goes with no word from the white house. finally, cox gets a call at home from nixon's attorney general elliott richardson. cox cannot have the tapes and he must not seek any further information from the white house. saturday, october 20th. fearing the president will get away with an obstruction of justice, cox makes a difficult decision. he will hold a press conference and explain the implications of the case to america. in making his point, he uses a prophetic example. >> a president can always work his will. you remember when andrew jackson wanted to take the deposits from the bank of the united states and his secretary of the treasury wouldn't do it. he fired him. then he appointed a new secre

mr. chair, there are three ayes. >> thank you. this will be continued. is there any further business? >> there is no further business. >> okay, we are adjourned. have a good day everyone. >>> >> >> >> >>> my name is jean alexandersan francisco city attorney's office. i supervise the tax team, giving tax advice to the treasurer, tax collect or, drafting tax legislation. the thing i remember my mother telling me as a child is that you need to be prepared to take care of yourself and i knew that i wanted to be able to do something that i enjoyed. i didn't expect anybody to give me anything because nobody ever gave her anything and i also i always saw her fighting for the things that she wanted in life for herself and for her children. >> my name is jasmine flores. i am working as an admin assistant in the city attorney's office. i have always enjoyed the tasks that i have been given. on the days i show up and work on my own is empowering. for me, happiness in being more involved in a person-to-person interaction. my dream jobs includes being a physician, paramedic, firefighter, working with animals with the public. on a personal level with self improvement. my sister is the biggest influence in my life because she