Public comment will be held on each item on the agenda. Members of the public may address the board for up to three minutes. You while hear a single chime when there are 30 seconds remaining. Please state your name and organization youre representing, if any, for the record. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today and for your many years of service to our community. My name is jim hancock, im the president of the San Francisco Sailing Science Center, a project to create a museum framed around sailing. Im very pleased to announce today that in the month of may the San Francisco Sailing Science Center received confirmation of its 501c3 tax exempt status from the federal government. This launches us into a new phase of our project and were already planning Exciting Events and initiatives for the coming months. For the past year weve held office at the Treasure Island Administration Building down stairs from the tida offices and have been developing relationships with people in
President trump who took questions from the press pool for the First Time Since election day yesterday. The chaotic back and forth ended the longest stretch of time in his presidency that he didnt engage with reporters. 23 days, four hours and three minutes. Here was the most notable part. Just to be clear, if the Electoral College votes for joe biden, will you concede . If they do they, there is a mistake but will you was a fraud. The Electoral College does elect President Joe Biden will you not leave this building . Certainly i will. Certainly i will. You know that. But i think that there will be a lot of things happening between now and the 20th of january. Well, to the surprise of nobody, the president contradicted his own statement when he tweeted this morning on his way to, hope youre sitting down for this, the golf course that joe biden can only be president if he can prove that his votes quote were not fraudulently or illegally obtained end quote. That is, of course, plainly no
But what people may not remember is what a surprise it was at the time that it happened. A month earlier, nixon had famously resigned the president under the threat of impeachment, and he left the white house aboard marine one, handing the presidency off to his Vice President , gerald ford. As donald rumsfeld, george w. Bushs defense secretary, who served in the ford administration, later recalled, those of us close enough to observe it ourselves could see how tormented ford was by the decision. And when he finally made it, it caught many of us by surprise. It was a surprise because fords pardon came on a sunday morning, september 8th, 1974. As the times reported, quote, government buildings were almost empty, and no one was expecting any dramatic president ial action. Mr. Ford attended Early Morning communion at st. Johns episcopal church, then returned to the white house to make the announcement. And i have sought such guidance and searched my own conscience with special diligence to
As donald rumsfeld, george w. Bushs defense secretary who served in the ford administration, later recalled those of us close enough to observe it ourselves could see how tormented ford was by the decision. And when he finally made it, it caught many of us by surprise. It was a surprise because fords pardon came on a sunday morning, september 8th, 1974. As the times reported government buildings were almost empty and no one was expecting any dramatic president ial action. Mr. Ford attended earlymorning communion at st. Johns episcopal church, then returned to the white house to make the announcement. And i have sought such guidance and searched my own conscience with special diligence to determine the right thing for me to do with respect to my predecessor in this place, Richard Nixon, and his loyal wife and family. Theirs is an american tragedy in which we all have played a part. It could go on and on and on, or someone must right the end to it. I have concluded that only i can do tha
History, by which all others are measured. But people may not remember what a surprise it was at the time it happened. A month earlier nixon had famously resigned the presidency under threat of impeachment, left the white house on marine 1, handing the presidency off to his Vice President , gerald ford. As rumsfeld recalled. Those close enough to observe it ourselves could see how tormented ford was by the decision. When he finally made it, caught many of us by surprise. Sunday morning, september 8th, 1974. As times reported, government buildings almost empty, no one expecting any dramatic president ial action. Attended Early Morning communion at st. Johns epiescopal church before the announcement. To determine the right thing for me to do with respect to my predecessor in this place, richard nixon. And his loyal wife and family. Theirs is an american tragedy in which we all have played a part. It could go on and on and on, or someone must write the end to it. I have concluded that onl