And, commissioners, Public Comment . Clerk those of you on the Public Comment line press star, 3, to make a comment on the minutes. Star, 3. All right, no hands raised. So we can move on. President bernal upon review of the minutes, commissioners, a motion to approve. So moved. Second. Clerk i will do roll call vote. [roll call] great, the item passes. Next is the report. Im sorry . Is it okay if i call out . President bernal yes. On the minutes. Clerk okay. So the next item, number 3, the directors report. Good afternoon, commissioners. The director of health, and i will summarize and take any additional questions. Theres a lot going on in the world of Public Health. Some good news, september 9th the Supreme Court upheld proposition c, which will free up hundreds of millions of dollars for funding for homeless services, including a significant amount that will be dedicated to the Behavioral Health services for homeless individuals. So we are looking forward to hearing more on the lega
On cspans q a. Next, a hearing to examine the issue of College Athlete compensation. The Senate Health education and Labor Committee heard from College Athletic programs about how athletes could be compensated for their name, image, and likeness, which organization should oversee these decisions, and what implications it could have on the student athlete model. This is two hours and 15 minutes. [inaudible] good morning. The committee will come to order. There is no room for the public. The press is covering it as a pool. You can watch this on streaming or there will be an unedited recording that everyone can watch. All of our Witnesses Today and some senators are participating by videoconference. I would like to Say Something about masks. The office of attending physician has advised that senators and witnesses may remove their masks to talk into the microphones since our chairs are six feet apart. Thats why my mask is off when im not back here. Im grateful to the rules committee, the
Land use and transport committee. Chairman good afternoon, and welcome to the land use and Transportation Committee for the San Francisco board of supervisors for today, miewnchts monday, october 5th. 2020. Im joined by safai. And our clerk, ms. , major, do you have any announcement . Due to the covid19 health emergency, the board of supervisors in the legislative chamber and Committee Room are closed. However, members will be participating in the meeting room only. Committee members will attend the meeting by video conference, and participate to the same extent as if they are physically present. Public comment will be available on each item. Both channel 26, 78 or 99, and each person will be allowed two minutes to speak. And opportunities are available by calling 4156550001. The meeting i. D. Is 1467653310. Press pound and pound again. When connected, you will hear the meeting discussions, but you will be muted and in listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up, please di
Microphones anytime you speak. During the any time hearing, the chairman the vice chairman of the committee, congressman kennedy will serve as chair until i am able to return. Beuments for the record can sent to Benjamin Tabor at the email address provided to staff. All documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion of the hearing. The chair will not recognize herself for an opening statement. Today the energy and Commerce Committee continues its oversight of the nations covid19 Pandemic Response. Examining the pursuit of a safe and effective covid19 vaccine that the American People can trust. In the eight months that we battled covid19, over 7 million americans have had the virus, and over 200,000 of them have lost their lives. Millions of the phase unemployment and have lost their Health Insurance, and families are still juggling childcare and virtual classrooms. The list of those most vulnerable to covid19s especially on the line as the virus continues to spread across
Welcome from the Natural History museum. As a nation, we face one of the most difficult moments in our history in my view. All of theic crises same time. The worst pandemic in 100 years that has already killed nearly 200,000 people and counting. The worst economic crisis since the Great Depression has cost tens of millions of american jobs and counting. Emboldened White Supremacy unseen since the 1960s, and a reckoning on race that is long overdue. Acceleration, the punishing reality of Climate Change on our planet and our people, on the lives and livelihoods, which i would like to talk about now. I continue, as i suspect all of you do, pray for those in california, oregon and washington, and across the west as these devastating wildfires rage on. Just as we hold those in our hearts those who faced the hurricanes, tropical storms off the coast of florida and north carolina, or in like parts of new orleans that have been issued an emergency evacuation for hurricane sally. Floods across