United states over the past two weeks. Until we understand the magnitude and the potential duration of increases, it makes sense for us to pause, to make sure we are mitigating the virus, so we can continue to move forward and not backwards. We remain in relatively good shape compared to other major cities. We still continue to have lower infection rates compared to places like new york, philadelph philadelphia, denver, and los angeles. We continue to have the lowest death rate among major cities and the highest testing rate, as the mayor said, currently testing over 5,000 people a day. I am confident that working together we will again beat back the virus, as we have done two times before. But i wouldnt be me unless i reminded you, keep wearing those masks, so important, saving lives by wearing those masks, continue to physically distance, wash your hands, avoid large groups. The holidays are upon us and now is not the time to throw caution to the wind. Lets be here next year when, ho
Due to the covid [indiscernible] being held via teleconference. For those watching the live stream be aware theres a brief time lag between the live meeting and what is being viewed on sf gov tv. Id like to extend our appreciation to the staff for their assistance during the meet. If you wish to make a Public Comment dial 1415655001 [audio digitizing] ill ask asking to keep muted and item 19 has been removed from the agenda and we will not hear closed session item 19 the other closed session item will remain on the calendar. The first order of business is the annual election of officers. At the first regular meeting of the commission after the first day of october each year the members shall elect a president and Vice President of the commission to serve a oneyear term. Commissioners you, will first nominate the elected position and elect the position of Vice President. Public comment will be taken separately on each. [indiscernible] members of the public who wish to make two minutes o
The meeting will come to order. Welcome to the october 19th, 2020, meeting of the rules committee. Im supervisor hillary ronen, chair of the committee. With me is the vicechair Catherine Stefani and gordon mar. Our clerk today is victor young and i would like to thank sfgovtv for staffing this meeting. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . Clerk to protect the Board Members and the City Employees and the public, the board of supervisors legislative chamber and Committee Room are closed. However, the members will participate in the meeting remotely. The Committee Members will attend through Video Conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on the agenda. Both channel 26 and sfgovtv. Org are streaming the numbers across the screen. And Public Comment is an opportunity to speak via phone by calling 1 415 6550001. And, again, thats 1 415 6550001. And the meeting i. D. Is 1469652968. Agai
Extra time into San Francisco. As you can see traffic is still recovering were busy at the Richmond Sandra fell but this is completely normal no incidents here slowing go from richmond parkway to the toll plaza and 92 is standing out not bad at all under 15 minutes from hayward to send the tail darya back to you thanks a lot robin lets get back to the breaking news, our Team Coverage of the wildfires that are devastating sonoma and napa counties you can see neighborhoods have been flattened homes and businesses lost. This is what standing on some of them along highway 29 on Greenwood Avenue in calistoga the glass fire has so far burned this is a new number. 48,440 acres. 2 containment at this hour there are still evacuations because 22,000 structures or threaten. The fire has already destroyed 80 homes and other buildings in napa and sonoma counties and heres a map showing once again. How widespread the fire is across those counties roughly 70,000 residents forced from their homes sant
From moscow thanks for joining us tonight on our to International Welcome to the program. The chemical weapons watchdog. Has confirmed that traces of the agents were found in a biological samples taken from russian opposition leader. The Russian Foreign ministry has reacted hoping for a corporation to find out what really happened. The Russian Federation intends to provide the Member States of the Chemical Weapons Convention with a chronology of behind the scenes manipulation of the main characters in these b. Forms we expect that the forthcoming joint work of russian specialists with experts from the o. P. C. W. Will help establish calm the politicized interaction and the mood any further escalation of the situation of the o. P. C. W. Documents has made its way here to lend we know that much but for hearing from the kremlin Spokes Person to me to be peskov that information is get to arrive in moscow to come in useful we dont possess their finding said the moment it needs time for such