cecilia muñoz, who--this was her office--she, at the time, was director of intergovernmental affairs; and jon carson, who was the director of the office of public engagementt's the first time that i had three people interviewing me at the same time, so i was definitely intimidated being at the white house and being in front of, just, real icons. you know, cecilia had a long-standing career in the--you know, working on behalf of civil rights, in particular, for latino community at--for nclr, now unidosus. jon carson ran field for the obama campaign in 2008, and was just known as, kind of, the "organizer of organizer," and so, you know, given my roots, and, you know, being an organizer at heart, i was just so excited to have that opportunity, and, fortunately, you know, i was hired not that long after. damian: you know, it was those roots but maybe being genuine and straightforward. is that maybe what lured you to them? julie: definitely, i mean, i think what i saw coming into government was something that i did not expect. i expected government to be, and especially at this level, much more, i would say, cutthroat, much more--i don't know--just, a lot more

officer for the obama foundation. she served for eight years in the obama white house, first as the inaugural director of the white house office of public engagement and then as chief of staff to mrs. obama. chen also served as the executive director of the white house council on women and girls for eight years after the white house, she worked in the chicago office of the buckley law firm and later served as the president and ceo of time's up now! and the time's up, founder. the panel this evening also includes three hofstra professors who have scholarly expertise in women's studies, public communication policy making, education and mental health counseling all priority of michelle obama when she served as first lady. so far, this to your left. dr. lisa merrill is professor of writing, studies and rhetoric in the hofstra college of liberal arts and sciences. her research and publications are in the fields of performance studies critical race and cultural studies and women's and lgbtq history. professor merrill's publications have been awarded the jo callaway callaway book prize, the oscar bracket essay prize and the eclipse center. visiting profe

conversations or outreach the president is going to do to students as you know we have an office of public engagement here. we have other officesfi here at in withe house engage communities including that community i don't have it specifics your question on the president scheduled to do that. you have been called on, jack had called on you okay wait in the back. >> whenwh it comes to these different wars admiral kirby made it deterrence in the mediterranean but it seems like our deterrence in russia did not work. our deterrence with north korea holding up its stockpile did not work and now here in the middle east are deterrence have not worked. what are we doing to make our deterrence have teeth? >> look in ukraine the first days of that war where that were thatinvasion russia was suo take down and take over it's because of what this person was able towh do to bring together morere than 50 nations are allis and partners to continue to provide the assistance ukraine has now to fight off what is going on in this country. that is impressive. you know how impressive the ukraine people have been. that is

as you know, we have an office of public engagement here. we have other offices here at the white house that is constantly engaging with communities including the young community. i don't have any specifics to your question on the president's schedule to do that. karine: go ahead, way in the back. reporter: when it comes to these different wars, admiral kirby made it clear deterrence, right, the strike groups in the "new england journal of medicine" so no one else -- the mediterranean so no one gets involved but didn't seem like our deterrence with russia didn't work and also with north korea the stockpile didn't work and in the middle east our deterrence didn't work, what are we doing to make sure our deterrence actually has teeth? karine: actually in ukraine as you mentioned, remember the first days of that war, russia was supposed to take down and take over keyive but because of what this president was able to do has brought together more than 50 nations with our allies and partners and also to continue to provide the assistance ukraine h

as you know, we have an office of public engagement here. we have other offices here at the white house that is constantly engaging with communities including the young community. i don't have any specifics to your question on the president's schedule to do that. >> way in the back. >> karine, when it comes to these different wars, admiral kirby made it clear, deterrence, right, and the strike groups in the mediterranean so no one else gets involved. but it seems like our deterrence in russia did not work, deterrence with north korea building up its stockpile didn't work. now here in the middle east our deterrence hasn't worked. what are we doing to make our deterrence actually have teeth? >> i mean, look, i would -- look, in ukraine, as you mentioned with russia, the first days of that war or of that invasion, russia was supposed to take down and take over kyiv. and it is because of what this president was able to do to bring together more than 50 nations, allies and partners and also to continue to provide the assistance that ukraine has b

as you know, we have an office of public engagement here. we have other offices here at the white house that is constantly engaging with communities, including the young community. i just don't have anything specific to your question on the president's schedule to do that. >> i'm just going to -- >> i have not called on jackie. go ahead way in the back when it -- >> when it comes to these different wars. admiral kirby made it clear deterrence, right? send these strike groups to the mediterranean so that no one else gets involved. but it seems like our deterrence in russia did not work our deterrence with north korea building up its stockpile didn't work. now here in the middle east, our deterrence hasn't worked. what are we doing to make our deterrents actually have teeth? >> i mean, look, i would look in ukraine specifically as you mentioned with russia, remember the first days of that, of that war or of that invasion, russia was supposed to take down and take over kiev and it is because of what this president was able to do to bring togeth

as you know, we have an office of public engagement here. we have other offices here at the white house that is constantly engaging with communities including the young community. i don't have any specifics to your question on the president's schedule to do that. karine: go ahead, way in the back. reporter: when it comes to these different wars, admiral kirby made it clear deterrence, right, the strike groups in the "new england journal of medicine" so no one else -- the mediterranean so no one gets involved but didn't seem like our deterrence with russia didn't work and also with north korea the stockpile didn't work and in the middle east our deterrence didn't work, what are we doing to make sure our deterrence actually has teeth? karine: actually in ukraine as you mentioned, remember the first days of that war, russia was supposed to take down and take over keyive but because of what this president was able to do has brought together more than 50 nations with our allies and partners and also to continue to provide the assistance ukraine h

our director of public health, grant colfax, george rivas, who leads our office of civic engagement and immigrant affairs. elmi bermejo , who joins us from the small business administration. and our consul generals from so many countries that are joining us here tonight from the americas and elsewhere. supervisor peskin, i think you know that i recognized you. we come here together to celebrate our shared roles in taking care of our home in san francisco. mayor joaquin torres. i'm your elected assessor recorder here in the city and county. and my name is larissa lugo, executive director of the central american resource center in san francisco. we are honored to be your co emcees for the celebration of latino power history fauci influence advocacy , arts, culture, cuisine and community. we want to thank the host committee for their work in planning for tonight that showcases our strength in unity and diversity. tonight we celebrate latinos contribution to our city and affirm our rights to dignity, equity and inclusion. somos san francisco. so we are san francisco. as national political p

our director of public health, grant colfax, george rivas, who leads our office of civic engagement and immigrant affairs. elmi bermejo , who joins us from the small business administration. and our consul generals from so many countries that are joining us here tonight from the americas and elsewhere. supervisor peskin, i think you know that i recognized you. we come here together to celebrate our shared roles in taking care of our home in san francisco. mayor joaquin torres. i'm your elected assessor recorder here in the city and county. and my name is larissa lugo, executive director of the central american resource center in san francisco. we are honored to be your co emcees for the celebration of latino power history fauci influence advocacy , arts, culture, cuisine and community. we want to thank the host committee for their work in planning for tonight that showcases our strength in unity and diversity. tonight we celebrate latinos contribution to our city and affirm our rights to dignity, equity and inclusion. somos san francisco. so we are san francisco. as national political p

our director of public health, grant colfax, george rivas, who leads our office of civic engagement and immigrant affairs. elmi bermejo , who joins us from the small business administration. and our consul generals from so many countries that are joining us here tonight from the americas and elsewhere. supervisor peskin, i think you know that i recognized you. we come here together to celebrate our shared roles in taking care of our home in san francisco. mayor joaquin torres. i'm your elected assessor recorder here in the city and county. and my name is larissa lugo, executive director of the central american resource center in san francisco. we are honored to be your co emcees for the celebration of latino power history fauci influence advocacy , arts, culture, cuisine and community. we want to thank the host committee for their work in planning for tonight that showcases our strength in unity and diversity. tonight we celebrate latinos contribution to our city and affirm our rights to dignity, equity and inclusion. somos san francisco. so we are san francisco. as national political p

officer and paratrooper. she has engaged in public health. brandy venice principal deputy fort defense for nuclear chemical and biological defense programs. she has held numerous senior federal government leadership positions, including chief of advanced and emergency threats at threat reduction agency, where she was awarded for innovations in detecting contaminated battlefields. next is richard johnson, a deputy assistant secretary of defense for nuclear and countering weapons of mass destruction policy. he was previously at the nuclear threat initiative and also at the state department, where he was a deputy lead coordinator for rand nuclear if limitations are during the obama ministration, richard served as director of nonproliferation on national security council. welcome to all of you. deborah, thank you for your

the office of city attorney to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $200 thousand from the san francisco foundation to fund engagement, strategic planning, and coordination with coalition of public law offices to support the affirmative litigation and enforcement for the period of july 1, 2023 through june 30, 2025. members of the public who wish to comment press star 3 to enter the speaker line. a prompt indicates you raised your hand and when you are unmuted you can begin your comments. madam chair. >> thank you. we have rebecca here, director of policy and legislative affairs from city attorney office. good to see you. >> great to see you too. good morning chair chan and vice chair mandelman. rebecca from city attorney office. here requesting approval to accept extend $200 thousand in grant funding from san francisco foundation. the city attorney is proposing to if invest funding and work with peer public law offices in california. i like to thank the controller and mayor office for their approval and thank you for consideration of this item. happy to answer any questions you have. >> thank you. it is retroactive but work has not begun yet? >> correct. the approval is retroac

our director of public health, grant colfax, george rivas, who leads our office of civic engagement and immigrant affairs. elmi bermejo , who joins us from the small business administration. and our consul generals from so many countries that are joining us here tonight from the americas and elsewhere. supervisor peskin, i think you know that i recognized you. we come here together to celebrate our shared roles in taking care of our home in san francisco. mayor joaquin torres. i'm your elected assessor recorder here in the city and county. and my name is larissa lugo, executive director of the central american resource center in san francisco. we are honored to be your co emcees for the celebration of latino power history fauci influence advocacy , arts, culture, cuisine and community. we want to thank the host committee for their work in planning for tonight that showcases our strength in unity and diversity. tonight we celebrate latinos contribution to our city and affirm our rights to dignity, equity and inclusion. somos san francisco. so we are san francisco. as national political p

officers arrive and arrested the suspect. there were a couple of other very good arrests here. but in the interest of time, i just want to say that out to the public, please keep the engagement and the information coming in. our officers or doing some good work out there, working with the public to try to hold people accountable when they commit crimes. and we will continue to do that at as far as the other issues for the week, we had one hit and run collision which resulted in a fatality. this one was a high profile because there was a hit and run and then that victim was then hit by an oncoming cruise. self-driving vehicle, an and transported to the hospital. the victim was and later succumbed to her injuries. the driver of the initial hit and run vehicle is still outstanding in this case is under investigation. so again, if you have any information about this case, (415)!a575-444. there were no driving weekends, events this past weekend. and this week is fleet week. so we have a lot of our armed forces personnel in the city enjoying the city fleet week is all about preparation, though. so there's a lot of exercises between the public safety departments, the state and the coas

effort is led by caltrans to remove trash, create jobs and engage communities to revitalize public spaces. as the governor's office posted video today ofsom right near the powell street bart station in san francisco, where he said the state will receive $114 million in new grants. 14 of those $114 will be for revitalizing public spaces like this specific targeting transit areas, bus stops. address the issue of graffiti and beautification. those dollars are going out in real time. we don't have time. it's time to clean up this state . in all, the new funding is expected to support 60 clean up projects across california. here's a look now at the stories trending tonight on ktvu.com. one of our top stories in oakland police commission committee assigned with finding candidates for police chief has come up with a list of recommendations. also in oakland, police say a man was shot while trying to protect his boss who was being robbed near her car. and a new proposal to help homeless people in marin county involves turning the san rafael civic center into a sanctioned encampment. you can find these stories and much more. all on ktvu.com. sti

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of officers, particularly in smaller jurisdictions. they may not have a full-time person that deals with public engagement in the media. we do know as these reports have come in, we've been listening and seeing what officers have been saying. we're not talking bt aan extended period of time. but we are seeing time and again reports come in of a new incident. after those reports come, they'll put that information out. we'll report it. they're trying to figure out if anyone knows who this person is or the location they might be. they want people to call law enforcement very quickly. we're on a different timeline, but we're not talking about hours going by. this is all happening in quick succession. >> josh campbell, athena jones, thank you. we're going to keep on this throughout the hour. >>> just ahead, the gaza hospital crisis. clarissa ward joins us next. how's the chicken? the prawns are delicious. oh, i have a shellfish allergy. one prawn. very good. did i say chicken wrong? tired of people not listening to what you want? it's truffle season! ah that's okay... never enough truffles. how much are they? it's a lot. oh

authorize the office of city attorney to except and extend $200 thousand grant from san francisco foundation to fund engagement, strategic planning and coordination with coalition of public law offices to support affirm ative litigation and enforcement through june 30, 2025. >> same house, same call, the resolution is adopted. next item. >> item 27, resolution authorize the department of environment to submit applications on behalf of the city and county of san francisco for all grants offered by the california department of resources recycling and recovery for which it is elg eligible. >> same house same call the resolution is adopted. >> item 28, resolution on behalf of department of public health to ret row actively authorize cash gift of $79 thousand from the estate of janet d kramer through the federal reserve. >> same house same call, the resolution is adopted. >> item 29, ordinance to delegate board of supervisors approval authority to the real estate division to amend certain existing leases regarding residual rent payments and lender protections for 100 percent afford able housing projects. >> same house, same call, the ordinance is passed first reading. next it

office, again. it all hinges on the 14th amendment, which, and short, says that anyone who, quote, engaged in insurrection or rebellion after taking an oath of office to defend the constitution is forbidden from holding publicice. colorado is one of the states that is suing to block the former president from the 2024 presidential ballot. joining me now? colorado secretary of state janet griswold. jenna, so glad to are here today. i am interested in this case for a number of regions -- reasons. people have not been as focused on it, but it is very, very important. we are it's dance right now is that in georgia saying that this likely has to go to a trial. tell me what is on stake in terms of the question before a jury in this case? >> thanks for having me on. this is a big case. we didn't rank the case, but instead six colorado burgers, republicans and unaffiliated, filed a lawsuit to disqualify trump from the ballot. what is at stake is whether trump will be able to sure and be put on the colorado ballot. the 14th amendment is clear. it says if someone swears to uphold the constitution, they cannot take office if they subsequently engage in insurrection or rebellion, or give comfort or aid to the enemies >>

our director of public health, grant colfax, george rivas, who leads our office of civic engagement ands. elmi bermejo , who joins us from the small business administration. and our consul generals from so many countries that are joining us here tonight from the americas and elsewhere. supervisor peskin, i think you know that i recognized you. we come here together to celebrate our shared roles in taking care of our home in san francisco. mayor joaquin torres. i'm your elected assessor recorder here in the city and county. and my name is larissa lugo, executive director of the central american resource center in san francisco. we are honored to be your co emcees for the celebration of latino power history fauci influence advocacy , arts, culture, cuisine and community. we want to thank the host committee for their work in planning for tonight that showcases our strength in unity and diversity. tonight we celebrate latinos contribution to our city and affirm our rights to dignity, equity and inclusion. somos san francisco. so we are san francisco. as national political players seem inten

the office of city attorney to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $200 thousand from the san francisco foundation to fund engagement, strategic planning, and coordination with coalition of publiclaw offices to support the affirmative litigation and enforcement for the period of july 1, 2023 through june 30, 2025. members of the public who wish to comment press star 3 to enter the speaker line. a prompt indicates you raised your hand and when you are unmuted you can begin your comments. madam chair. >> thank you. we have rebecca here, director of policy and legislative affairs from city attorney office. good to see you. >> great to see you too. good morning chair chan and vice chair mandelman. rebecca from city attorney office. here requesting approval to accept extend $200 thousand in grant funding from san francisco foundation. the city attorney is proposing to if invest funding and work with peer public law offices in california. i like to thank the controller and mayor office for their approval and thank you for consideration of this item. happy to answer any questions you have. >> thank you. it is retroactive but work has not begun yet? >> correct. the approval is retroact

and i'd the primary purpose of the policy is just to provide guidance to the officer engaging in a foot pursuit. the balance is public safety as well as the safety of the officer. does the commission have any particular questions regarding the policy itself? sure yeah. sergeant, did you want to say a few words before i go? sure okay. and we have sergeant guerin here from the office who would like to say a few words. sure. just layering on to what? the captain perdomo looked at me and said the very purposeful, objective of this course is officer safety. and with all the changes we have been conducting with the san francisco police department the past five years, this is the next layer to that. it's continuing to build on the principles that we're doing and hopefully going to continue the great work that the police officers in the field are already doing. thank you. thanks and if i could just give you some background on this from dpa's perspective and chief hawkins, you were around at the beginning of this, so if i misstate something, please feel free to jump in. but in 2018 and 2019, we had disciplinary cases that rai