myrna has been a wonderful friend to gail. she is deserving of all of the accolades that she has received and will receive. i've had an opportunity in this city several times in the last few weeks to make remarks on behalf of ben cardin. he's suggested to me almost that he was-- that he had heard enough and that i needn't say anymore, but i do want to say how much i appreciate his leadership and the list of accomplishments that he has listed and to say how grateful i will always be for ben allowing me to be a part of the magnitski struggle and getting the act passed and global. which is renowned around the world as an effective tool against totaltainerism and corruption. and so, i would simply say that people in the audience may have happened by, i know a number of people here came for this particular purpose, but if you happen simply to be in the gallery at this particular time, you have been -- these people, mr. president, have been subject to the testimony of a magnificent public servant. ... and if i serve decades more, wh

my wife myrna was leader of the maryland committee for soviet jewry. my friend representative hoyer chaired the u.s. helsinki commission that took up the cause of soviet jews and gave me the opportunity to become involved. steny and i traveled together to several countries behind the iron curtain to give hope to those who were living in countries where their leader denied their citizens basic human rights. when sergei magnitsky was killed it was clear to me that those who violated their human rights needed to be held accountable. the magnitsky rule of law accountability act targeted individuals who were complicit in his jailing and murder. it blocked these individuals from enjoying the benefits of america, from traveling to our country or using our banking system. it put their reputation, ability to travel and access to their assets at risk. these policies were influenced by senator scoop jackson's legislation, the jackson-vanik law that denied trade privileges to countries that blocked their citizens from emigrating. when jackson-vanik was repealed, b

myrna has been a wonderful friend to gail.he is deserving of all of the ac accolades that she has received and will receive. i've had an opportunity in this city several times in the last few weeks to make remarks on behalf of ben cardin. he suggested to me almost that he was -- that he had heard enough and that i needn't say anymore. but i do want to say how much i appreciate his leadership, and the list of accomplishments that he has listed, and to say how grateful i will always be for ben allowing me to be a part of the magnitsky struggle and getting the magnitsky act passed and global magnitsky, which is renowned around the world as an effective tool against totalitarianism and corruption. and so i would simply say that people in the audience may have happened by -- i know a number of people here came for this particular purpose. but if you happened simply to be in the gallery at this particular time, you have been -- these people, mr. president, have been subject to the testimony of a magnificent public servant. and if i

now, i didn't get to under wiring done, not yet, but that is myrna's job. she is going to take the helm and get it done, but what i appreciate about this community is, they have always been interested in making it better, not just for the people who live here, not just for the people who work here at ucsf and other parts of the neighborhood but those who visit here and people they meet and come to the various restaurants and businesses in the neighborhood. the folks who come to the botanical gardens and enjoy some of the best parks and open space and every decision that they made has been about allowing this area to be a place that is safe is and inviting for everyone. it brings together our urban and gardeners and communities right in the center of our city and it brings a lot of excitement and hope. it is really great to see something go from a conversation and a conversation that involved a community process, where the people of this community help give the recommendations on the design based on their every day experiences and then the government actuall

ben and myrna, that condition will continue as will our friendship. but we will miss you. i yield the floor. i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: >> if not, what is your message -- [inaudible] >> look, it's an important issue. as a pair of passion about protecting children online, as a professional, as a lawyer come in micro as a legislator i've made this a big part of my work, my advice commitment is to protect children and we've been doing that. look, we have to take some initiative on this. there's been some great work done. as you know there still some concern about the free speech components of that and whether it might lead to further censorship by the government, a valid concern voices for example. example. working through all that. i'm grateful for the hard work that's been done, grateful to the sport behind. i think all of us 100% of us support the principles behind it but you got to get this one right. when you dealing with the regulation of free speech you can't go too far and have it be overbroad but

>> being with myrna, my wife. >> and a consistent schedule. >> a more predictable schedule. >> thank you for your time. >> my pleasure. good to be with you. >> more farewell remarks now with democratic senator butler from california. in her final floor speech she expressed gratitude to her family. she was appointed in 2023 by the governor of california to fill the seat left vacant by the death of dianne feinstein. adam schiff was elected to the seat in a special election and has been sworn in to succeed senator butler. president. the presiding officer: the senator from california. ms. butler: i rise to join in the honor and tradition of the senate to offer my final remarks before departing. interestingly, i rise to let the pages know that breaking traditional senate practice, there are no written remarks for you to come pick up. i decided just this morning that i was going to write a different speech, that i was going to offer words of my own as i mark what is the end of a journey for me. as i end this journey as the junior senator representing 40 million californians, it is a day th

my wife myrna was a leader of the maryland committee.close friend representative hoyer chaired u.s. helsinki commission that took up the cause of soviet jews. gave me the opportunity to become involved. we traveled together to several countries behind the iron curtain to give hope to those whoie were living in countries where their leaderships denied the citizens basic human rights. so was killed it was clear to me those who violate its basic rights needed to be held accountable. even if the russian government refused to act. the accountability act targeted those individuals who arevi complicit. block these individuals from enjoying the benefits of america put their, reputation their ability to travel access to their assets at risk. these policies were influenced legislation that denied trading privileges to countries that block their citizens from immigrating. when was repealed, his purpose had been accomplished it was appropriate that legislation was used as a vehicle to replace jackson original law focus on human rights abuses in russ

i'm supervisor myrna melgar, chair of the committee. joined by board of supervisors president aaron peskin and vice chair dean preston. the committee clerk today is mr. john carroll. i'd like to also acknowledge karina mendoza, sfgovtv, for staffing this meeting. mr. clerk, do you have any announcements? yes. thank you, madam chair. please ensure that you've silenced your cell phones and other electronic devices you've brought with you into the chamber today. if you have any documents to include as part of any of today's files, you shall submit them to me. public comment will be taken on each item on today's agenda. when your item of interest comes up in public comment is called, please line up to speak along your right hand side. alternatively, you may submit public comment in writing in either of the following ways. you may email your comment to me at j-o-h-n. period c a r r o l l at sfgov. org or you may send your written comments via us postal service to our office in city hall. the address is one doctor carlton b goodlett place roo

>> being with myrna, my wife. >> and a consistent schedule. >> a more predictable schedule. >> thank you for your time. >> my pleasure. good to be with you. >>

his in-laws myrna and sheldon polly , were lifelong supporters of the arts in miami and in particular strong supporters of the book fair, and he is proud to be the presenter of tonight's program on behalf of the family, including his wife, donna katz, and lisa pali. me introduce mark katz. >>> in afternoon, everyone. as i expected, a very poorly attended event. it is my pleasure and honor to introduce our guests this afternoon. i may be getting myself, but i feel like a bit of a toller and modern-day version of ed sullivan, who 60 years ago introduced to america another historic rock 'n roll band. so, without any further delay, and with a caveat that parts of this introduction were supplied to me by dave barry , please welcome on base, ridley pearson . on guitar, stephen king. on her monica , sam barry. on keyboards, mitch albom. on guitar , dave barry. on wigs, scott, the emcee of the band, roy blount jr.. on awkwardly standing around, alan zweibel . on backup vocals and attitude dancing, roy blount jr. , and on whip, amy tan. and joining them , joining them in conversation as modera

his in-laws myrna and sheldon paoli were lifelong supporters of the arts in miami and in particular, supporters of the book fair. and he is proud to be the presenter of tonight's program on behalf of the palace family, including his wife, donna katz, and lisa here. let me introduce mark. afternoon, everyone. as i expected, a very poorly attended event. it's my pleasure and honor to. introduce our guests this afternoon. i may be dating, but i feel like a little bit of a taller and modern day version of ed sullivan, who 60 years ago introduced to america another historic rock and roll band. so. so without any further delay and with the caveat that parts of this introduction supplied to me by dave barry. please welcome on bass ridley pearson. and on guitar stephen king on harmonica sam barry on keyboards. mitch albom on guitar. dave barry on wig. scott stroh the emcee of the band, roy blount. on awkwardly standing around alan zweibel. on backup vocals and attitude dancing. mary karr and on whip amy tan and joining them joining them in conversation is moderator lisa napoli. ladies and ge

or individuals like dale and myrna perez who i proudly urge president biden to nominate these two are among the greatest both immigration and voting rights lawyers in the country they're now on the bench. and, of course, we confirm not just the first black woman to the highest court in all of the land but also the first public defender to have the title justice brown jackson. now all of them were confirmed because there were mook the very most qualified individuals for the job. i want to thank president biden for sengtding us an impressive group and confirm nominees and, of course, my friend and colleague chairman dick durban every tuesday at our lunch, he would get up and remiengtd remind us how important it was to get these judges done. he would import get those applications in. make sure they're qualified make sure they're good. he was a pleasant, happy broken record on this -- [laughter] so i will also want to thank all of my colleagues here as i said it's been a great, great team. our courts are stronger, better they reflect our country, and every american can be proud of what th

joined by supervisor myrna melgar, shortly by chair mandelman. the clerk is brent julipa and-like to thank calina mendoza for broadcasting the meeting. >> please make sure to silence cell phones and electronic devices to prevent interruptions to the proceedings. should you have documents to include as part of the file they should submit to myself the clerk. public comment will be taken on each item. when your item comes up and public comment is called, please line up to speak on the west side of the chamber and while not required to provide public comment we invite you to fill out a comment card and leave by the television to your left. if you wish to be recorded for the minutes. you may submit public comment in writing in the either of the following ways, e-mail myself at brent.julipa@sfgov.org. ifia submit public comment via e-mail it will be forwarded to the supervisors and also included as part of the official file. you may send written comments via u.s. postal serve to city hall, 1 dr. carlton b goodlett place, room 244, san francisco califo

ben and myrna, that condition will continue as will our friendship. but w

ben and myrna, that will continue, but we will miss you. i yield the floor. >> i come to the floor today to say goodbye, as difficult as this may be. marylanders have trusted me to represent them for