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Hello and welcome to crossfire where all things are considered im Peter Lavelle the spiral downwards depending on who you believe in the media the civil unrest in america is the result of systematic racism this explains protests and rioting but does it the commanding heights controlling the Financial System the media and the Business World are loath to admit it its the economy stupid for them race always trumps class. To discuss this and more im joined by my guest Jason Nichols in l. The cut city is a professor of africanamerican studies and in new york we cross to Margaret Kimberly she is the editor and senior columnist at the black gender report as well as the author of the book prejudicial black america and the president s all right cross up rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it ok lets 1st go to margaret here in my introduction i said that race always trumps class and if you look at Mainstream Media particularly the liberal media tha
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My staff works really hard, and i think we are doing everything we can to make it easier for providers and for consumers to be able to access the services that are available to them and serve the people of the city. Any questions . Thank you, kelly. It might be helpful for newer commissioners if you summarized how a consumer qualifies for ihss. What are the requirements . In terms of income or right. So in order to be able to qualify, you have to be medical eligible. If you are, you would call cristas shop, and they would arrange to have a social worker come who would determine how many hours per month you are entitled to. And once that happens, you can hire whoever you want. And about 85 percent of consumers in San Francisco have a friend or Family Member that will do the service for them, which i will also just add, keeps people housed, because then they know they can get paid to provide the service for a friend or Family Member, so there will still be income coming in. 15 percent wh
Legal process clerk and i am the boards executive director. We will also be joined with representatives from city departments that have cases before the board this evening. We expect scott sanchez, acting deputy Zoning Administrator also representing the Planning Department and Planning Commission and joseph duffy representing the department of building inspections. And we will have someone from the sentences go public works. The Board Meeting guidelines are as follows. We requested that you silence all cell phones and Electronic Devices so they not disturb the proceedings. Please carry on conversations in the hallway. The rules of the presentation are as follows. Appellants, permit holders and respondents are given seven minutes to respond and three minutes for rebuttal. People affiliated with these parties must include their comments within the seven or three minute periods. Members of the public have up to two minutes each to adjust address the board and no rebuttal. Please speak in