Pay and abolish a team of officers that just helped get homeless residents off the streets. The councils decision would come despite several hundred people gathering in seattle this weekend to rally in support of police officers, antifa thugs burning an American Flag nearby as they did so and reportedly assaulted a propolice protester and a photographer. Just another day of democracy, seattle style. Leftwing violence also carried out this weekend in other large democratrun cities. Insurrectionists rioting in portland. Thats right, the Law Enforcement, federal Law Enforcement officers left just hike they said they would like they said they would. The protesters, well, not doing nearly so well. They continue to be violent, to loot, to vandalize, and everyone has forgotten what they are demonstrating about at moments of, well, quieter moments than these you see on your screen. Thieves scurrying around the city of chicago. 21 people shot at a cookout in washington d. C. They killed 1 perso
Different. Weve had to adapt to different circumstances. That is the theme to this years event, wisdom, justice, adaptation. We believe adaptation is the right focus for this years session. Circumstance. In fact that is the theme for this years event, wisdom, justice, adaptation. As you probably know the playoff motto that we believe adaptation is the right focus for this years session. Speaking of the session today is only the opening events over the next several weeks well be back here on tuesdays at 11 00 a. M. To explore the way the families their businesses and their government are adapting to a changed world. We will covering the following areas, education, the budget, land use and transportation, the economy, housing, and healthcare. With exciting panels of experts lined up for each of them and we hope you will be able to join us for many of those as you can. We are grateful to be joined on this journey by some key sponsors without which our work would not be possible. They are
Foundation on behalf of the entire staff and our board of trustees we are very glad you joined us. If you have attended this event in the past you are well aware this years edition is quite different. Like so much in our society we have had to adapt to the current circumstance. In fact that is the theme for this years event, wisdom, justice, adaptation. As you probably know the playoff motto that we believe adaptation is the right focus for this years session. Speaking of the session today is only the opening events over the next several weeks well be back here on tuesdays at 11 00 a. M. To explore the way the families their businesses and their government are adapting to a changed world. We will covering the following areas, education, the budget, land use and transportation, the economy, housing, and healthcare. With exciting panels of experts lined up for each of them and we hope you will be able to join us for many of those as you can. We are grateful to be joined on this journey b
It is slow today. No problem. Operator this question is now in question and answer mode. To alert the speaker, you have a question, press zero. Each question will be heard in the way it was received. This is Public Comment for minutes on june 30th. So if you wish to address the board on the minutes, dial 10 now. There are no callers. Chair Public Comment is closed. Motion to approve. Chair is there a second . Second. Chair secretary boomer, can you please call the role. role call . Five communications, madam chair. Item 13 regarding the caltrian sales tax has been removed at the request of staff and proposing amendments to the board of directors and we will schedule a special meeting for members of the public to hear our item and for us to act. If you wish to address the directors today on this topic, you can do so under general Public Comment on items not on the agenda. Again, so the caltrain sales tax measure will not be heard at the end of the agenda but will be heard in a special m
The support also highlights problems the delivery of Economic Impact damage from authorized by the cares act. They were designed to ship of americans and get back on their feet quickly. But according to every student estimate, they still not, they can with 12 million in payments. Nearly three months after Congress Passed the cares act. As a result, many vulnerable americans have yet to read see these critical funds. The American People deserve to know how the money is being spent and if our government is doing all that they can to protect them from the coronavirus pandemic. I am deeply troubled by the findings. That the administration is seeking to evade accountability by undermining their oversight efforts. Make no mistake, the administrations refusal to cooperate with the gao is part of a broader effort to undermine evade, and ignore effective oversight during this pandemic. The administration is moved the inspectors general and without basic Information Congress issued an accurate l