And you may begin your comments. You may address the board once per agenda item for up to two minutes. Item number 1, call to order. Director tsen. Director tsen, youre muted. Here. Clerk director dunlop. Here. Clerk director richardson. Here. Clerk director kwon. Here. Clerk director shifrin. Here. Clerk supervisor haney. We do have a quorum. Good. Thank you. Thank you, directors, for joining us. I know sometimes its technical difficulties with this technology. But i hope that well be able to get through the agenda quickly and efficiently. Thank you all for being here. The last Board Meeting was in october. And what a difference a month makes. Now that were in november. We have a new president elect. So it is, i hope okay. So lets go forward with the first item. Clerk item number 2, general Public Comment. This item is to allow members of the public to address the Treasure Island Development Authority board on matters that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Authority Bo
Welcome back to our special, highlighting the feelgood stories of 2020, we take you to martinez, where an attorney is helping feed people who are in need of a meal amid the covid19 pandemic, christina tells us that he is also helping restaurants that need a boost in business by pairing the two together. The lunch rush has slowed a bit during the pandemic. Owner david getting a boost from a donor. Going day by day, wondering how you are going to make rent, somebody comes with a check for 1,500 out of just the kindness of his heart, thats something very amazing. It is one of 16 downtown restaurants gifted money from a program called meals to martinez. I think a lot of people when they hear about this, it doesnt make sense to them, they feel it is too good to be true. The local attorney donated 30,000 from the restaurants to the law offices with the help of the nonprofit main street martinez, the meal program is giving out 600 meal vouchers to people in need redeemable at one of the 16 re
Chancellor will bring you an angle a makeover as youve never tired to have before surprise yourself with what is possible to this miracle really what moves her and what all some who talk to people who followed her along the way admirers and critics alike how is the worlds most powerful woman shaking her legacy joining us from eccles last august. The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the divisions in our societies. Time and again we see that economic background affects the likelihood of one catching cold 19 people from less wealthy communities are more likely to have jobs that put them in harms way. Working from home meanwhile as most of the. Serv of white collar employees or members of society to the face more risk of exposure living in tight quarters and finding distance a luxury. Existing Health Problems also make the coronavirus more dangerous to the poorer parts of society. So what can be done to close the gap how can we ensure that everyone has the same chance of escaping the virus
To wall street chinese mobility giant is planning a listing in hong kong instead all of its rising chinese american tensions. And tunisian glass blowers in move around know who are struggling to weather the coronavirus pandemic. But come to me a business i want to johnsonville and good to have you with us. The head of the bank of england 100 bailey has painted a dreary picture of britains economy which shrunk by 20 percent in the 3 months to june now thats the biggest fall of any large advanced economy in the u. Of the coronavirus pandemic betty is warning the u. K. Faces an unprecedented level of Economic Uncertainty and things could get even worse should there be no deal breaks it talks between london and the e. U. Are stalled and with a transition period ending on the 31st of december the clock is yet again taking a lot is at stake almost half of all British Imports come from the e. U. And around 46 percent of all british exports go to the e. U. Making the e. U. Britains most import
Police in france have searched dozens of homes belonging to suspected islamised militants the rates are in connection with last weeks beheading of a teacher in paris a suspect was shot dead shortly after by police the victim some of that party had used cartoons of the muslim Prophet Muhammad to teach students about freedom of expression on sunday people across france took to the streets to honor his memory. Thousands of people came to the plaster lab eprom bleak in paris to show their solidarity with slain teacher Samuel Patton it was here where large groups also gathered following the 2015 Charlie Hebdo attacks. But today people want signs saying just we are saying no or i am a teacher. Many came here to grieve but also to protest they felt compelled to speak out in support of the teacher and freedom of speech. The level before were here to defend the republic liberty equality for turnitin and secularism but it was not just in paris communities came together across the country to reme