mr. carol, let's go to public comment, please. >> thank you, we are joined from the department of technology checking to see if we have callers in the queue. press star 3 to be added to the queue if you wish to speak for this item. if you are on hold please continue to wait until you are prompted to begin. you will hear a prompt informing you your line is unmuted. for those watching on cable channel 26 or through sfgovtv.org, if you wish to speak call in now by following instructions on the screen. dial 415-655-0001 enter id1874819510. pound twice and star 3 to be entered to speak. could you let us know if we have any callers in the queue? >> there are no callers in the queue. >> thank you. >> seeing that there are no callers, public comment is now closed. motion to move out of committee with positive recommendations. >> so moved. i also had my name in the chat to be added as cosponsor. >> me as well, please. >> mr. clerk, please call the roll. >> on the motion that this item be recommended off

mr. carol, let's go to public comment, please. >> thank you, we are joined from the department of technology checking to see if we have callers in the queue. press star 3 to be added to the queue if you wish to speak for this item. if you are on hold please continue to wait until you are prompted to begin. you will hear a prompt informing you your line is unmuted. for those watching on cable channel 26 or through sfgovtv.org, if you wish to speak call in now by following instructions on the screen. dial 415-655-0001 enter id1874819510. pound twice and star 3 to be entered to speak. could you let us know if we have any callers in the queue? >> there are no callers in the queue. >> thank you. >> seeing that there are no callers, public comment is now closed. motion to move out of committee with positive recommendations. >> so moved. i also had my name in the chat to be added as cosponsor. >> me as well, please. >> mr. clerk, please call the roll. >> on the motion that this item be recommended off

carol's task mainly to diversify -- >> chairman: thank you. mr. young, i concur with all of your comments and we're sorry to cut you off. i share your opinions and experience with ms. isen. mr. clerk, are there any other members of the public for this item three? >> clerk: i believe there may be one mr. speaker. >> chairman: next speaker, please. >> good morning. my name is dante king and i represent a group called the black employees alliance. and we had maybe over between 50 and 70 of our members contact each of you to not support this confirmation. there are many employees who believe that director isen will carry on some of the woes that the human resources will continue. so i'm not speaking on behalf of myself but on behalf of a group that consists of over 400 members. so please take that under strong advisement and consideration. >> chairman: thank you, mr. king. are there any other members of the public for public comment? >> clerk: yes. we have additional people get in line. i believe we have three additional callers. >> chairman: next spe

mr. king was who had written all these songs and chains that the beatles did. and i am into something good which is part of the british invasion. we did discover it was this remarkable woman, caroleman to a star in her own right. ♪ i feel the earth move under my feet ♪ ♪ i feel the sky tumbling down ♪ ♪ i feel my heart start to tremble whenever you're around ♪ >> carole king is the embodiment of what happens, because in the '60s, she is trying to write hit songs for other people. and then, in the '70s, with tapestry, it is the definition of an album with self-expression. let me go into my house in laurel canyon and tell you about my life. >> after church, you always went out for pancakes. if you were lucky enough to ride in one of the girls' cars, you know what you were listening to? tapestry. >> there was a lot of very important women who were some of the most significant writers to music at the time. >> we are going to do a song written by my friend john david, who is my favorite california songwriter and one of my favorite singers. it's called "faithless love." >> she was, in many ways, my greatest collaborator. i mean, i became a professionaler songwriter because the best voi

mr. raskin. >> in the district that i represent we lost a ton of local newspapers in montgomery, frederick, caroly. i remember when i got to annapolis there was four reporters from "the washington post." one covered the state house, the state senate, the collective, and one covered the state courts. and that creates a serious problem in terms of transparency and integrity. and corruption, so this goes right to the heart of why we have a first amendment. it's all about self-government and making sure people understand what government is doing. if we pass the acceleration there a hope of reviving local papers are or we trying to arrest the erosion in the number of entities that exist right now? >> relive. revive. the audience for that is bigger than ever. the engagement is intense. an industry that has many, many more readers than it ever did in whatever the golden print era was. but the finances are much, much worse. and the reason why that is it that the digital intermediaries, google and facebook in particular that stand between us and our audience take that value and that has to be addressed. >

carol and i'd also like to thank sf gov staff for this meeting. do you have any announcements? >> i do. for one thing i want to note that, mr. chair, in order to protect the board members in the 2019, the chamber and committee room are closed. this precaution is taken pursuant to all local federal state and local orders and directives. committee members will attend the meeting. if they are physically present in their committee room. public comment will be available for each item on this agenda, both san francisco cable channel 26 and sfgovtv.org. you have an opportunity to speak and provide your public comments on today's agenda by dialling by phone (415) 655-0001. once connected the meeting i.d. is 1874560963. press pound. when you're connected. you will hear the meeting discussions ongoing but your line will be muted and on listen-only. when your item comes up, press pound followed by star 3. please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and you may begin your comments. best practices are to call from a quiet location to speak clearly and slowly. everyone must account for potential time delays and speaking d

carol act here in the senate. i'm grateful to founding fatherser in with -- i'm grateful to partner with senator sin. ms. sinema: -- sinema. mr. mcconnell: i look forward to its passage. now, madam president, on one final matter. over the years a lot of talented kentuckians have joined my team at the start of their careers. i've gotten to watch them hone their skills and grow into real leaders. unfortunately the privilege of working with ultra talented young people means that you see a real all star fly the nest and today i have to offer a reluctant good-bye. katelyn connor bunning joined my office almost 11 years. shows done just about every job there is from answering phones to mastering policy issues. i have relied on her extensively as my legislative director. she's been a key advisor to me, a role model to junior staffers, a key link between my leadership office and my kentucky-focused staff. who better to deliver for the commonwealth than a former mr. kentucky basketball. along the way, some of the trickiest issues facing the bluegrass landed on katelyn's dresk, securing pensions and health care, revitalizing abandoned

carol and i'd also like to thank sf gov staff for this meeting. do you have any announcements? >> i do. for one thing i want to note that, mr.ect the board members in the 2019, the chamber and committee room are closed. this precaution is taken pursuant to all local federal state and local orders and directives. committee members will attend the meeting. if they are physically present in their committee room. public comment will be available for each item on this agenda, both san francisco cable channel 26 and sfgovtv.org. you have an opportunity to speak and provide your public comments on today's agenda by dialling by phone (415) 655-0001. once connected the meeting i.d. is 1874560963. press pound. when you're connected. you will hear the meeting discussions ongoing but your line will be muted and on listen-only. when your item comes up, press pound followed by star 3. please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and you may begin your comments. best practices are to call from a quiet location to speak clearly and slowly. everyone must account for potential time delays and speaking discrepancies we may enco

carol and i'd also like to thank sf gov staff for this meeting. do you have any announcements? >> i do. for one thing i want to note that, mr. chair, in order to protect the board members in the 2019, the chamber and committee room are closed. this precaution is taken pursuant to all local federal state and local orders and directives. committee members will attend the meeting. if they are physically present in their committee room. public comment will be available for each item on this agenda, both san francisco cable channel 26 and sfgovtv.org. you have an opportunity to speak and provide your public comments on today's agenda by dialling by phone (415) 655-0001. once connected the meeting i.d. is 1874560963. press pound. when you're connected. you will hear the meeting discussions ongoing but your line will be muted and on listen-only. when your item comes up, press pound followed by star 3. please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and you may begin your comments. best practices are to call from a quiet location to speak clearly and slowly. everyone must account for potential time delays and speaking d

carol and i'd also like to thank sf gov staff for this meeting. do you have any announcements? >> i do. for one thing i want to note that, mr.in order to protect the board members in the 2019, the chamber and committee room are closed. this precaution is taken pursuant to all local federal

carol and i'd also like to thank sf gov staff for this meeting. do you have any announcements? >> i do. for one thing i want to note that, mr.in order to protect the board members in the 2019, the chamber and committee room are closed. this precaution is taken pursuant to all local federal state and local orders and directives. committee members will attend the meeting. if they are physically present in their committee room. public comment will be available for each item on this agenda, both san francisco cable channel 26 and sfgovtv.org. you have an opportunity to speak and provide your public comments on today's agenda by dialling by phone (415) 655-0001. once connected the meeting i.d. is 1874560963. press pound. when you're connected. you will hear the meeting discussions ongoing but your line will be muted and on listen-only. when your item comes up, press pound followed by star 3. please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and you may begin your comments. best practices are to call from a quiet location to speak clearly and slowly. everyone must account for potential time delays and speaking discrepan

mr. carol, let's go to public comment, please. >> thank you, we are joined from the department of technology checking to see if we have callers in the queue. press star 3 to be added to the queue if you wish to speak for this item. if you are on hold please continue to wait until you are prompted to begin. you will hear a prompt informing you your line is unmuted. for those watching on cable channel 26 or through sfgovtv.org, if you wish to speak call in now by following instructions on the screen. dial 415-655-0001 enter id1874819510. pound twice and star 3 to be entered to speak. could you let us know if we have any callers in the queue? >> there are no callers in the queue. >> thank you. >> seeing that there are no callers, public comment is now closed. motion to move out of committee with positive recommendations. >> so moved. i also had my name in the chat to be added as cosponsor. >> me as well, please. >> mr. clerk, please call the roll. >> on the motion that this item be recommended off