Memori secondly, some of you may recall that late last year, which seems like a lifetime ago, i requested a budget and legislative report. That report was released today and im requesting a hearing on the report so we can better understand the citys use of these conservatorships. Contributed to a decrease in the total l. D. S. Conservative caseload. Interestingly, that caseload has increased somewhat over the last year. Now one of the perhaps surprising things i learned from this report is San Francisco is conserving gravely disabled people at an alarming average and is ranked ninth among counties in its per capita rate. So whats going on . Are there fewer people in need of conservatorships in San Francisco county or are we failing to meet the needs of residents that cannot take care of themselves . Part of the explanation of that decline is the loss of the last decade of appropriate placements of people suffering from serious mental illnesses. Plainly, theres more work to do, and the
Noncustodial programs, in collaboration with the police to release bookings. Im looking forward to working with these departments. To this hearing, i want to thank my colleagues for their support on this as well. Secondly, quickly, i am introducing legislation to create a streetlevel Drug Dealing Task force which will be comprised of community members, city departments tasked with evaluating the increase of streetlevel drug dealing, and putting forward new Creative Space solutions. Many of you remember, or you were there, and we had a seven hour hearing where we had most of the departments, who respond to the issues related to drug dealing present. What we heard from them, and what we heard from the many residents that came out and spoke, at that hearing, the city urgently needs ordination. We need a comprehensive strategy. We need to partner in a serious way to put this forward. This Drug Dealing Task force will allow us to bring together experts, residents, Department Officials to be
The subcommittee on water oceans and wildlife will come to order and the meeting for testimony good morning, the subcommittee on water oceans and wildlife, hear testimony about hr 2245, the cecil act under Committee Rule 4f, statements limited to the chairman, Ranking Member and vice chair and vice Ranking Member, this helps us hear sooner and keep the schedule. Therefore i ask unanimous consent that all members Opening Statements be made part of the hearing record if they are submitted by 5 p. M. Today or the close of the hearing whichever comes first. Hearing no objection, it is so ordereded. One other bit of housekeeping. Im told that votes are expected in about 30 minutes. One other bit of housekeeping. Im told that votes are expected in about 30 minutes. We will resays for the votes. Sometimes thats what we have to do. We will discuss International Trophy hunting today. Trophy hunting needless to say can be an incredibly devicive issue. For Many Americans it can be deeply disturbi
Benefited efforts and whether it could lead to an increase in poaching. This is an hour and 20 minutes. The subcommittee on water oceans and wildlife will come to order and the meeting for testimony good morning, the subcommittee on water oceans and wildlife, hear testimony about hr 2245, the cecil act under Committee Rule 4f, statements limited to the chairman, Ranking Member and vice chair and vice Ranking Member, this helps us hear sooner and keep the schedule. Therefore i ask unanimous consent that all members Opening Statements be made part of the hearing record if they are submitted by 5 p. M. Today or the close of the hearing whichever comes first. Hearing no objection, it is so ordereded. One other bit of housekeeping. Im told that votes are expected in about 30 minutes. One other bit of housekeeping. Im told that votes are expected in about 30 minutes. We will resays for the votes. Sometimes thats what we have to do. We will discuss International Trophy hunting today. Trophy h
And ceo of the association of american railroads. Jim cb, commissioner of the southwest chief and Front Range Passenger Rail commission, and jennifer homendy, Member National Transportation Safety board. I continue to be a strong supporter of our real industry both freight and passenger. Rail service is safe and efficient. It also reduces congestion on our highways and spurs economic growth. In mississippi, for example, we have 26 Freight Railroads, 2,400 miles of track, five of the seven class ones, two longdistance amtrak routes, 10 stations, and more than 100,000 annual riders. Rail is vital to mississippi. I have been a tireless advocate for the restoration of the gulf coast Passenger Service, which was suspended in 2005 after hurricane katrina. With funding support from dot, amtrak, and the states, i am pleased to report that mississippi, louisiana, and alabama are likely once again to have this amtrak route and that will give mississippi a third amtrak route. Restoration of this