Said because theres absolutely no opportunity here. And i thought everybody who is young with any sort of drive or initiative, if their dream is to get out of this country this is never going to change. And i thought, well, what are we doing to help remedy this . And thats when i realized the answer was absolutely nothing. Our policy is only aggravating the situation. Instead of being able to bring the International Community together to help reserve pressure toward the castro regime weve isolated ourselves toward the International Community. Theyve run the other way because they dont want to be seen as maligned with this overreaching policy. Its done nothing to help Civil Society on the island, tomorrow power to empower them in any way. Its given us no leverage with the cubans to push for changes. They dont respond to basically anything we say on this side. And it hasnt overall it hasnt achieved its objectives. It hasnt ushered in a democratic transition. So when you grow up your enti
Especially since the dining hall is right here and the Communications Building is right there. Were just on the edge of campus. Theres a lot of foot traffic. It could happen to anybody. Its like the reality of it is definitely scary. Reporter Philadelphia Police say first the guy behind the wheel of this 2003 or 04, galant stopped at the scene but moments later peeled off. A witness told me that someone inside the car might have yelled to keep going. Thats preliminary information that we did receive. Reporter there were three teens inside the car which now should be easier to find. It should have damage to the front wind shield on the passenger side and some front end damage. Reporter as for the 22yearold victim she wasnt wearing a helmet and suffered severe head trauma. She dislocated her right arm. Its terrible for her family and all her friends. Its terrible heartbreaking. Reporter Philadelphia Police tell me this temple student is in extremely critical condition. If you know anythi
2014 that they determine the extra cost of providing meals that meet the traditional meals required and so with the partners working with us and insurancing that there are adequate funds and i know that those of us on the Budget Committee will be looking at some of the recommendation and another one is the department of children, youth and families, and is being requested to work with the Community Based groups and many of them that spoke today to develop the plans to expand the number of sponsors to the snacks to the youth in San Francisco and to report back by march of 2014, and i am glad that okeefe who all three of us have worked with has been here and the coordination with the School District and many Community Based programs is really critical. But i think that my eyes have been and my stomach have been opened up in a lot of ways to a lot of the comments, and i think that innovative ideas on the eseros and the working kitchens and the wiring and a key goal and we need to look car
Welcome to our rules Committee Meeting for thursday november 21, 2013. I am supervisor norman yee and i will be chairing this meeting today. Im joined by supervisor cohen to my left and supervisor london breed to my right and joining the committee today is supervisor farrell, and right on time for your item. So, before we do that though, the committee would also like to acknowledge the staff of sfgtv and also who are Jessie Larson and Jonathan Goma who record each of our meeting and make the transcripts available to the public online and im also joined by our clerk today, linda woning. Madam clerk, are there any announcements yes, there chair, please make sure to silence all cell phones, the documents to be submitted to the clerk, items will appear on the december 10th board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. At this point, could you please call item number 1. It is an order nones amending the administrative code to modify open data standards and set deadlines for releasing
Government, weve seen open data used in practice already and we can see how it can accomplish all of the positive benefits i mentioned, whether its to help publish Health Scores on their website, helping residents making healthier choice, or make sf rec park to help people make picnic reservations or using your smart phone, all the examples i just mentioned are real examples of how open data can improve the lives of our city resident, further fuel Economic Growth here in San Francisco. Specifically, this ordinance will enumerate open data numerical standards, it creates a sense of accountability and certain for the public and Entrepreneurial Community, it creates city staff and agencies to interact with the public about relevant data set and is the priority of certain data set and is creates for the first time in the nation a strategy for residents of San Francisco to access their own data and furthermore and very importantly ensures we have the tightest privacy measures to protect our