I want members to know that i plan to continue this committees long tradition of collegiality and substantive substantive debate, even as we conduct our business from afar. I will continue to work with the Ranking Member mr. Smith and his staff to ensure that the rights of all members are respected in this new virtual format. Before i turn to todays important topic, i want to remind members of a few procedures to help you navigate this new platform. First, consistent with regulations the committee will keep microphones muted to limit background noise. Members are responsible for unmuting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized for their fiveminute statement. Second, members and witnesses must have their cameras on at all times. If you need to step away from the proceedings, please leave your camera on rather than logging out. Finally, we have several members who are waving on to the subcommittee for todays hearing. Given the large number i will recognize members in an
Im dion lim, shes using her skills to identify the suspect. Good evening thanks for joining us. Im dan ashley. Im ama daetz. We begin in San Francisco where the plan to reopen more businesses on monday came to a halt. They were preparing to move into the next phase. The state had just given San Francisco approval yesterday. But today mayor london breed announced shes halting the plan because of the spike in the number of confirmed covid19 cases. Weve gotten a little too comfortable. The fact that weve seen over 100 cases overnight completely changes our plans for reopening. So we got to put a pause on it. Mayor breed says its one of the toughest decisions shes had to make. The announcement came during honoring frontline workers at the hospital. Contra costa hospital is having second thoughts about resuming activities. Thats because the rate of people testing positive is growing. The hospital admissions have rise past week. Contra costa report fd 92 new cases just today. All of those nu
Be put on pause. Reporter but listen to how only yes, mayor london breed was paging a positive picture of the covid situation in San Francisco. Praising people for Wearing Masks. It is why we are seeing lower numbers here in San Francisco for the number of cases, and as we see, the numbers increase in the state of california. We still see San Francisco doing okay. Reporter so what happened in the past 24 hours to change her mind . What changed overnight . Well, what changed overnight, sadly, we got 100 new cases. When you look at the data, there has never been a time where weve seen that level of a surge since march. Reporter according to the health department, the city reported 103 new cases yesterday. More concerning to its director is the rate of new cases. It has nearly doubled since june 14. So weve always talked about the curve, right . Right now in terms of new cases, we are in a very steep curve. That curve is not flat like it te medai d t b data and science. Businesses like th
Chief eddie garcia says he has no control over retired employee but added any current employee involved with bigoted material online will be investigated and held accountable to the fullest extent of my power. We have no place for this. Department has complicated history with things like this. Menacing tweets about the black lives matter movement, arbitrator reversed the chiefs decision to fire the officer. Currently pushing to change the system. Too hard for chiefs in this city or any other to fire bad cops. As for the new case, mayor is calling for a full investigation. In our efforts to build a better bay area, were focusing much of our energy on reopening plans. In surprise about face, San Francisco is hitting the brakes. Just monday announced more businesses able to reopen, contingent on state approval, received yesterday. Today mayor london breed announced its back on hold. Kate larsen is live. Just yesterday mayor breed was at San Francisco zoo, talking about it and other busine
Reporter San Francisco nail and hair salons were set to reopen monday. Why mayor breed paused a major milestone. Reporter places across the bay area are reopening, in contra costa county, coronavirus cases are increasing. Considering new measures. Months kild by san san san san san san san announcer building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. Abc7 news. There is no place in our Police Department or union for racists or bigots. Several active or reis tired San Jose Police officers are accused of participating in closed Facebook Page full of racist posts. The police union took several actions in response, including a plan to expel any officer involved. Say this to anyone who participated, the San Jose Police Officers Association will provide you no shelter, no protection. The union and department have not provided any specifics on the Facebook Group or posts. In a statement San Jose Police chief eddie garcia says he has no control over retired employee but added any current