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July 16, 2024
Up here, there was a lot of discussion before Public Comment but there were no points raised, actually. There was a lot of purposeful confusion between allowed and requires, the mayors Charter Amendment allows projects up to 140, and supervisor fewer repeatedly claimed that that meant it required, all projects to be 140. Theres a big difference between allows and requires, and when you meld those things together, people in the public hear that you are being insincere and it really makes it sound...
July 16, 2024
Issues, both the policies and politics of it. I want to thank everybody that came out today to share your perspectives on either side of the issue and the many that have communicated directly to my office and to my colleagues. I think this sort of contentious nature that we have gotten to around the proposals to streamline Affordable Housing highlight how complex these issues are and there are a lot of different perspectives to best address these problems. It highlights how important it is to ge...
July 16, 2024
Going to interpret it that way. That really is what it looks like. Up here, there was a lot of discussion before Public Comment but there were no points raised, actually. There was a lot of purposeful confusion between allowed and requires, the mayors Charter Amendment allows projects up to 140, and supervisor fewer repeatedly claimed that that meant it required, all projects to be 140. Theres a big difference between allows and requires, and when you meld those things together, people in the pu...
July 16, 2024
Chairman krishnamoorthi thank you everybody. We are going to commence the second panel with our two panelists, matthew myers, president of campaign for tobacco free kids, and ashley ould. Chief executive officer of juul labs. Please raise your right hand. I will begin by certain human. Do you swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give truthtruth, the and nothing but the truth so help you god . Thank you. Let the record show that the witnesses both answered in the affirmative. Pleas...
July 16, 2024
Do you swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give truthtruth, the and nothing but the truth so help you god . Thank you. Let the record show that the witnesses both answered in the affirmative. Please be seated. I am informed that votes are about to be called on the main house floor. We try to complete our Opening Statements and then we will go as long as we can until the votes are called, then we will return and resume. Without objection, both mr. Myers and ms. Goulds statements w...
July 16, 2024
I have noticed that supervisor peskin will characterize the fighting as fighting between the board and the mayor and i think the public is going to feel, is going to interpret it that way. That really is what it looks like. Up here, there was a lot of discussion before Public Comment but there were no points raised, actually. There was a lot of purposeful confusion between allowed and requires, the mayors Charter Amendment allows projects up to 140, and supervisor fewer repeatedly claimed that t...
July 16, 2024
Construction is more expensive, pay teachers more money. If we are living in one of the most expensive parts of the cities in the world, if you had to pay 3,000 for a studio, thats a mortgage in somebody elses cities or country. You know, we need to figure something out. We need housing. Im in support of the mayor. Thank you so much. Hi. My name is dana, and im here to speak in support of the Charter Amendment. We are the only city that has a thing called discretionary review, anybody can file t...
July 3, 2024
Think it would. Action is very subjective, obviously for mortal. Also acknowledging the u. S. Department of education has opened an investigation. Saying that it is based on the district failing to address, quote, nonstop severe and persistent bullying and classrooms hallways, schoolyards since the conflict erupted on october 7th between israel and palestine curriculum teaches that the wars consequences. For palestine are, quote, no water, no food, no electricity in, quote, whereas the consequen...
July 3, 2024
Tonight at 5. 30, a local School Districts faced Harsh Criticism on capitol hill today. Berkeley superintendent in the hot seat facing questions concerning allegations of jewish students being harassed. Kron fours terisa stasio has the latest. Antisemitic incidents in our schools are Never Acceptable and they are not who we are. Berkeley unified School Districts superintendent facing a steady stream of pointed questions. As complaints of surface concerning allegations of antisemitism. On School ...
July 3, 2024
And grilled on the hill. How the superintendent of berkeley unified responded to lawmakers into claims of antisemitism on campus. And new details about the electric car involved in a crash that killed a family of 4 in pleasanton. Station. Hes calling for news 2. Thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at 2. Im justine waltman will start in the south bay where a number of students at a San Jose Middle School got sick after they smelled some sort of a strange odor at school today. It did tri...