And 10 minutes long. Dillingham. Chairwoman maloney the committee will come to order. Good morning, everyone. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee any time. With that i will now recognize myself to give an opening statement. Good morning and thank you all for being here today. The 2020 census is now underway. Two weeks ago, the Census Bureau counted its first person in rural alaska. Next month, the counting will begin in earnest around our country. The constitution requires us to count every Single Person in the United States without exception. This census will be the largest and most complex in American History. And it is essential that the count is full, fair and free from any interference. Person ie United States without exception. This census will be the largest and most complex in American History and this is essential that the count is full, fair and free from any interference. This year census will have enormous consequences for our commun
Director Steven Dillingham. A committee will come to order. Good morning everyone. The chair has authorized to declare process of the committee at any time. Without that i will now recognize myself to give an Opening Statement pretty good morning and thank you all for being here today. The 2020 census of now underway. Two weeks ago, the Census Bureau candidates first person and rural alaska. Next month they will begin in earnest around our country. The constitution requires up to camp every Single Person in the United States without exception. This census will be the largest and most complex in American History and this is essential that the count is full, fair and free from any interference. This year census will have enormous consequences for our communities. The result will drive the distribution of more than 1. 5 trillion in federal funds. That is trillion with a t. These funds support Critical Services like childrens healthcare in local schools, roads, bridges. Unfortunately, the
Zone. I knew i did qualify because my brother had some cannabis arrests here in San Francisco. I did not realize he had been arrested. With all of my work and my 25 years here, i didnt think i qualified. So that census, zoning of your residences address. There were people across the street from me that would have zone, but the addresses i held did not zone. As far as helping the patients, because thats really important. There were all these sorry, your time is up. Thank you so much. I just really want to say its important to maintain what the patients access and its very true the disenfranchisem t disenfranchisement. Thank you very much. Next speaker please. Good afternoon supervisor. My name is ed donaldson. Im a lifelong resident here in San Francisco. Im also an equity applicant on two deals with norcal cannabis. Im also the director of Community Development for norcal cannabis. Beneath of of these two things without did not happen without her. She has an application for seat 12 and
Things im encouraged about as the industry moves forward. I hope that you would support her candidacy as well for the cannabis oversight committee. I want to speak on behalf of all the women. They deserve to be heard just as any other woman who has submitted an application for this committee. Thank you. Thank you so much. Next speaker. Good afternoon supervisors. Im here to speak on behalf of anna. Im a long time resident and employee here at San Francisco and an equity applicant. Im here in support of my colleague, which i mentioned a moment ago as she seeks to become a member of the committee in seat 12 and seat 14. We worked together at norcal cannab cannabis. I am the primary point of contact for our delivery drivers. In addition with norcal allowing me to apply for this position and has helped me create a better opportunity for myself and my family. She is a Strong Female leader with a great deal of experience in the industry and i believe she is experienced in exper tease and lov
Okay, thank you everyone that applied and did speak. Now were going to open this item up for Public Comment. Any member of the public who would like to speak . Please feel free to come forward. Hi, i actually was on the original Cannabis Task force in the late 1990s. I began working with cannabis to help alleviate medical problems. In 1997, i became a member and worked with the task force and work in the health department. I created the program at laguna honda, and i did a lot of talking at their conferences. Im here today to support ali and his bid for being on the seat. I have just a few notes that have come up in all the conversations i thought i would share. I did the patient work back then and champ was closed in 2002. Ive been helping patients underground and with medical cannabis. I started the whole education for the membership there and stuff, and the card system. You did that based off of education i gave the city on how we were verifying the doctors letters and stuff. So som