The forum. Tonight we have a great group of guests to talk about the digital threat to democracy or the threat to the Digital Democracy. You will see the group we have gathered are literally the leading experts in a very complicated field. Were lucky they were willing to copy or and talk about all the things that make up a Digital Democracy and the threat to it. Those are things related to the Fourth Amendment and the First Amendment and the systems that underpin the technology and our electoral system of democratic government. Like to briefly introduce myself. Im the codirector of the center for science and international affairs. Ive been here in cambridge about six weeks, i just moved from d. C. Where i was assistant secretary of defense and in charge of all things cyber at the pentagon. To me this is an issue that resonates strongly in my heart in my gut and in particular because when i was there i saw a lot of bad things unfolding in the bad guys going after our democracy and it fe
This upcoming 250th anniversary. Examining our american experiment as key. This revolution of ours created waves across the world. With its lasting impacts, felt even today. This symposium the world turned upside down the American Revolution. Its impact on a global scale. Well study the effects of this revolution that trans formed governments and the governed across the globe. Appropriate as we consider the birth of our nation, is to acknowledge the Ancestral Lands of our Indigenous Peoples on which we gather. We recognize the many tribes who moved through this region trading and drawing resources from the land and waterways. We honor their descendants today. Our community is shaped by the diversity of its people. Past, present and future. And we affirm that this is central to the values of the place we now call alexandria. I have a few important housekeeping notes before we begin. We will have 15 minutes of question and answer after each presentation. So please line up behind the micr
Question that was asked hits the nail on the head. This is a Good Opportunity to take a look at what the next steps are. My friends at the labor unions is the reality is the ports are shifting from a maritime port to a real estate port area. Im happy those two items were fused together. If were going to have any success were to have to tie them hand in hand because no one is successful without the other. I have a long history with the areas its crowded. At one point it wasnt crowded but how we manage success weve got a pilot and well see what sticks and what doesnt but my advice so to remain as flexible as we can. This is an intelligent approach and i think that were in a new era to collect data to make better decisions and i hope we stay open this path and not get distracted. It would be great to have a little bit of a dream study to show modest changes and it is so ridiculously expensive to do anything on the port we end up for projects to be penciled anti if were able to lower the C
Oernz and i have already had several conversations with Deputy District Attorney how the Planning Department can verify the structure. The department could require some evidence from the pleasant such as articles of corporates corporation and theres an existing process for Code Violations for the board of appeals. If a third party shows evidence the department can initiate the process and if the Department Finds theyre in violation they could deny the application. There are a variety of procedural means and the fact that those procedures are not defined means the procedures should be redefined. It already states that if something is a city formula use. The burden is on the formula stores. It should be of the 10 finding for section 603 of the planning code 4 deal with the size and structure of the company and one deals with the aesthetics. Finding two, that San Francisco meditates to protect Small Businesses and it stays within the local Committee Without going to local offices and item
I guess in short perhaps to commissioner moores suggestion if they want to have a more detailed presentation about the waterfront land it would not be complete without talking about those public trust questions youre raising. In general just like you as a Planning Commission need to look at how our policies evolve and trond different kinds of legislation. The public trust principles are principle and they evolve over time and we found even though we may not always agree that we have a very open and collaborative relationship that has allowed the state Lands Commission to look at the waterfront and urban waterfront with the Historic District thats listed on the national raerj and take into account a lot of the land use issues to factor into the trust their determinations. Thats how weve been able to achieve the project so far. Some of the projects beyond the china channel we have very informative and intelligent and seasoned experience to work through those issues if i may followup the