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July 16, 2024
Lead. It took me four and a half years to get them to stop giving that multi billion dollar tax breaks to twitter and several other hitech companies. I dont want it to take that long to transact business with you. So i gro agree with them. Any other speakers that want to speak in support . Madam clerk, theres still going to be later Public Comment. Is that correct . Is there still going to be the later general Public Comment . Yes, thats later. Im going to speak out are you going to speak in sup...
July 16, 2024
[applause] good afternoon. My name is david, im the president of Washington Council of lawyers and Language Access director at ayuda aen in profit that offers legal, social and other services to immigrants in the d. C. Area. Im excited to welcome you to todays conversation with Justice Elena kagan and dean william tre nor. I would like to thank Georgetown University law center for hosting us today and making this a success. Before i offer a brief introduction of our speakers today, id like to ta...
July 16, 2024
I guess im done. I have one last thing to say and that is simply, what is the job of planning . Isnt it to make sure we have housing and we have infrastructure and we have subway systems . We have a subway system that is brand new and doesnt go to the stadium or trance bay term ina its a failure. He have a new trance bay terminal that is built for a train that will never a arrive and yet doesnt connect to bart . What are we doing . This makes absolutely no sense. Thank you. Thank you. Next speak...
July 16, 2024
The cheif has the responsibility to vote right away. He takes the case, what he thinks controlling issues need to be decided on before he explains how he would vote. Part of his role is setting forth the basis for the discussion. He was not as articulate in setting forth the issues in a concise and unbiased manner as either of his successors were. When warren was the chief, bill brennan, sometimes Potter Stewart, he was a really brilliant lawyer, would state the case all over again. He would sta...
July 16, 2024
You to vote to keep the bid and keep it a safe place to visit, live and work. You it. Good afternoon, supervisors. Thank you for your time and sum or the. My name is ton thomas. I love on the board of directors. For the club donna tell owes association, part of the building at beautiful corner of the post and mayson. We took a step of faith 10 years ago when we said well tax ourselves more money in order to improve our neighborhood. I did not know what i was getting myself into when karen and a ...
July 16, 2024
Ramos shot the 26yearold rookie officer who was responding to a domestic disturbance wednesday night. Shes the first Sacramento Police officer to be killed in the line of duty in 20 years. First responders line freeway over passes as the procession made its way the the kor nors office to funeral home. Honor guard slowly carried her casket out of the hearse walking past saluting officers and into the funeral home in elk grove. Wiet a quite a dramatic scene. She colleged from College Park High sch...
July 16, 2024
Recognizing the harmful impacts of the institutionalization of the youth of language to refer to formally incarcerated people surgerying all agencies in departments of the city and county of San Francisco to adopted personfirst language. Examples of personfirst language includes, formally incarcerated person, currently incarcerated persons, returning residents, and justice involved person ininstead of convict, fell on and everyday this job reminds me this job as power. As part of the plan the ci...
July 16, 2024
Has asked, and what i think we need to answer is this legislation that prohibits the demolition of sound housing . If that is countered to the densification that we need to have for environmental reasons, then are we not just setting ourselves up for failure . Just answering that question, for me, is going to allow us to make progress. Aside from that, i would suggest a few things that i would like to see in the legislation. I would like to exempt cosmetic, nonstructural things like cladding fro...
July 16, 2024
And i think i need to put that to the test. But if they cant put aside their pride and arrogance. Parker im pretty sure that i ran the biggest business before out of all of us. Travis ive actually done more than you in three businesses that ive owned. You havent taken the time to learn [bleep] lemonis . And prove to me that they can achieve the goals ive set for them. Have you figured out your specific business entirely . Taylor no. Lemonis well, what the [bleep] nobodys stopping you from figuri...
July 16, 2024
Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house of representatives. \[cheers and applause] ms. Pelosi yes, indeed, this afternoon is very much a cause for celebration and cheering for what happened 100 years ago today. In the house of representatives. I want to thank the u. S. Army String Quartet for making it so pleasant for us. Im honored to be here with leader Kevin Mccarthy and the bipartisan members of congress. Mostly our women members of congress. We salute our ...