And i know that during times of isolation, it can get a little bit worse. These times in particular are both unprecedented and incredibly challenging. I want to let you know it is okay to not be okay. We all need to come together to cope with the stress and to prevent a second epidemic of what can happen if we dont address the stress and trauma. We can overcome it. Weve got what it takes to get through this. Clouds cant last forever. They cant and they wont. Thats not how the atmosphere works and thats not how life works. Abc7 presents your Mental Health. A bay area conversation. Im so glad you made it to us today. This special edition of abc7 news. Im reggie aqui along with kate larsen. Instead of our regular 4 00 p. M. Newscast, were going spend an hour engaging experts and you in this abc7 listens vtu tn ha the issue, our Mental Health. And kate, were asking today how you, because even if the answer isnt great, thats what were diving into. Thats what were here to talk about, reggie,
Happen so we know how we are making an impact with the work that we are doing. The das office as we were leading up to the legalization of marijuana in the state we started having conversations on the policy team what that could look like. The District Attorney was really focused on the right side of history for this. We realized it would be quite a heavy lift for individuals who have been negatively impacted by the war on drugs to expunge the record. It was important to figure out the framework to make it seamless and easy. They put their minds to it after some time and many conversations the data analysts and other policy walk throughs on the team came up with the idea to engage the Tech Community in this process. Code for america helped us developed the rhythm to be used for any jurisdiction across the state that was important to create a solution to be used to assist all jurisdictions dealing with this matter. The office of cannabis is the first office to have a completely digital
Seeing. First we went to hear from someone from the American Psychological association. Bright. Talk to dr. Good morning. Guest good morning. Feelingy our parents more stress than the average american . Guest when we asked parents what was it that was causing them stress, the things included having to manage Distance Learning for their children, accommodating new routines, concerns about a Family Member being sick, about Meeting Basic Needs like food and housing, and missing out on milestones like graduation and weddings. Host what should parents be doing to deal with their own stress, and perhaps to deal with the stress of children under 18 who are still at home . Guest children can pick up on how their parents are feeling and doing. It is important that we model for them how to approach this in a organized manner. In order to do that, we have to manage our own emotions. Eatingre that we are healthy, staying active and getting enough sleep and staying socially connected with loved one
Ordinarily, the act sets strict rules for teleconferencing. The governors executive order has suspended those rules. Members may observe the meeting and they may offer Public Comment by calling the Public Comment phone number. I would like to welcome the members of the public and staff for watching us live on sfgovtv. Madame secretary, please call the roll . If you could respond. Director forbes . Here. Director haney . Haney present. Hursh present. Lipkin, i think youre on mute . Director i think hes having internet problems. Weve seen him. Hes waved at us and said a little bit before he lost connection. So im sure hell be back shortly. Director tavares is absent. Director tumlin present. Vice chair gee present. Chair sesay present. Madame chair, you have a quorum. Call your next item . All right, directors, the next item is communications. Wed like to provide further instructions for the Public Comment process. Callers can dial in and listen to the meeting as they wait for Public Com
Situation and perhaps program the fund at the end of 2020, when we have a much Bigger Picture and reflect this in the new midyear budget we plan to bring in june and the annual budget later this year. We have, however, in the meantime been engaging with key stakeholders, such as the sfmta, the department of Public Health, the Pedestrian Safety advisory committee, the bicycle advisory committee, and all of the variation advocate organizations and Community Groups on the guidelines for how the program might be structured and what the process would be for eligibility and the like. So again we look forward to bringing that all to you later this year. Turning to project delivery. Pleased to share, of course, that caltrans has made tremendous progress. Youve seen this in the news. They were able to accelerate this project by three months, during shelterinplace. Took advantage of the lower traffic levels and we do want to appreciate that theyve been able to keep the public well informed. The