Of virginia. Ok, we have been talking in this class about the american republic, which is a radical experiment for its time. There were very few republics in the world. So, this is a risky venture, because it expects a lot of people. In a monarchy, the duty of the people is essentially to obey. But in a republic, the citizens must participate. They need to vote. They should follow issues. They should be involved in campaigns. And so, a republic asks much more of people. And this is the foundational generation for this american republic. And yet, this is also the peak period for alcoholic consumption in america. So, there is a paradox in which this is a period where the political thinking, the political ideology said we need a republic with a virtue. In other words an electorate , where the people are committed to the wellbeing, the common good of the country and should be willing to set aside their self interest to advance the common good. That is the concept of virtue. And yes, this i
Chamber president says it is not just the covid hurting businesses. We also are experiencing the protest, and when you see many of the storefronts still boarded out. Reporter shops and restaurants trying to stay open to make a living for their families, trying to protect themselves and attract more customers all at the same time. Susan lambs family owns the produce market. She says these days she closes early. Normal days we close at 6 00. Until that happened a few weeks ago, everybody close a little bit early. Reporter the Chinese Chamber hopes that closing the street all hope folks feel more comfortable and stay longer. For chamber resident jan, it is more personable. I have been around in this community for over 40 years i have known these people for many, many years. To me, it is my home. Reporter in oakland, don ford, kpix 5. Our top story is more than 10,000 californians have now died from coronavirus. Today we learned a server outage kicked off a series of technical issues leadi
It represents commerce, navigation, all of the things that San Francisco is famous for. The wood you see in the board of supervisors chambers is oak and all hand carved on site. Interesting thing about the oak is there isnt anymore in the entire world. The floors in china was cleard and never replanted. If you look up at the seceiling you would believe thats hand kof carved out of wood and it is a cast plaster sealing and the only spanish design in an arts building. There are no records about how many people worked on this building. The workman who worked on this building did not all speak the same language. And what happened was the person working next to the other person respected a skill a skill that was so wonderful that we have this masterpiece to show the world today. [roll call] item number two, pledge of allegiance. Item number three, approval of minutes for the june 9, 2020 Port Commission meeting. So moved. Second. All in favor. Aye. Sorry, roll call vote. [roll call] thank y
It is my great honor to introduce someone who is a hero of mine, a friend of mine. When i first had the opportunity to meet her and most of the seven, eight years ago i told her the story of how my sister when she was in sixth grade played her in a biography in school where they had to pick somebody that they wanted to emulate and research in play for a day. My sister chose jane goodall. She is truly an inspirational voice for the teacher of our planet, and accomplished scientist, accomplished writer, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute which supports research as well as many other programs and research and education. Ive had the chance to visit their Education Programs in schools in massachusetts and in colorado called roots and shoots to bring kids closer to issues around the environment. Icier see that we have kids here today. She continues to travel and speak to save our planets. Over 300 days a year she speaks. In fact, the last time iran into her was changing planes in Heathrow
A classic piece of hollywood sentiment is now being seen in a very different light. Shops reopening in the epicenter of the pandemic despite a Record Number of coronavirus jets and brazil. And had a comeback post pandemic without a much needed overhaul the global cruise ship industry could remain murky waters. Just one day after george floyd was laid to rest his brother as testified at a congressional hearing looking at racial inequality and Police Violence and the United States felonies for it called his brothers modder his death rather a modern day lynching in broad daylight it urged politicians to stop the pain Congressional Democrats have proposed sweeping changes to how america polices black people but the white house says certain proposals are going to happen such as reducing immunity for Police Officers who say they are being vilified all politicians in washington figure out what to do next protesters are pressing on with their cause going into the 16th night of demonstrations c