Clerk mr. President , all members are present. President yee okay. Thank you. Will you please join me in the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] so id like to acknowledge the staff of sfgtv, karina and michael, who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts of the meetings available online. Madam clerk, is there any communications . Clerk yes, mr. President. On march 7, 2020, a Citywide Health order was issued by the health order, issuing aggressive recommendations to slow down or reduce the spread of the covid19 virus and protect the health of general populations. During the call for general Public Comment, i will provide more comment on how the department of Public Health is encouraging more participation remotely. Thank you, mr. President. President yee thank you, madam clerk. Colleagues, as you know, we are not operating on a routine process in the state of california and San Francisco. I want to remind everyone that the board of supervisors is an eventual govern
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Alone will not be enough. We have to complement those efforts with a thirdparty investigation appointed by the board of supervisors, tasked with effecting change. We will continue to provide direction where the focus of this special investigator will be and better defining this scope of work, but this is the next step in terms of actually moving forward. The motion allows us to move forward with the process of procurement, and i ask for everybodys support. President yee okay. Seeing no other name on the roster, can we take this same house, same call . Without objection, motion passes. [gavel]. President yee next item. Clerk item 16 is an ordinance to amend the health code to require the medical examiner to report the information to the mayor and board of supervisors once every four months of deaths arising from Drug Overdoses. President yee supervisor haney . Supervisor haney thank you, president yee. I want to thank the cosponsors of this, supervisors walton, fewer, ronen, and mar. As
Populism in the uk and us and thfure of progressive politics at George Washington university. Welcome to this conversation on will the centerleft rise to the challenge along with the Tony Blair Institute we are proud to present today as speech by in a conversation of the quite honorable tony blair former Prime Minister of Great Britain on this topic and what the progressives need to do to rise to it. Several hundred that was best given the Coronavirus Spread to cancel the Public Meeting so we are Live Streaming today thank you for joining us by live stream and also to cspan and the audience to todays conversation. This is obviously the subject of a state of emergency has been declared in washington and we want to do our part to slow down the spread of this virus but also carry on with business as usual is much as we can. Welcome to everybody on a personal note i want to say how pleased i am to see tony blair after being reunited after a long hiatus the Progressive Policy Institute work
Earlier today. Several large corporations have already taken steps to follow public guidelines, and this is helpful, but we know its not an option for many Small Businesses, most of whom survive month to month like many residents. A shutdown lasting weeks or even a slow down could mean the end of them or for them. In San Francisco, there are thousands of these Small Businesses employing hundreds of thousands of workers. Small businesses are the life blood of our neighborhoods and our communities, and we simply cant let them go under, so im working with the City Attorney and the Treasurers Office to create a Small Business rent stabilization loan to issue no interest loans to businesses who are unable to meet rent, mortgage, or other fixed operating costs. I plan to introduce this next week. As the covid19 crisis evolves, we want to send a message loud and clear. If you are following the Citys Department of Public Healths recommendations, which you all should do, weve got your back. San