Which are the urgent needs of people in crisis. Thats correct. That is a pretty fair summary. Commissioner green. I want to echo that. I am impressed by your honesty. He appreciate you educated us and your passion means a great deal and your wisdom means more. I guess the question is a request that i might have. I am confused how if we are embarking on this truly aspirational effort to identify the 4,000 homeless in San Francisco and concentration of 250 how when we find and identify them we can give them the best conveyor car best ce and service. We need to place them where they need to be placed. It seems that will not be successful that we havent analyzed the need. [please stand by] the first thing that i would say is that ive been mightily impressed how this department operates in crisis. I think that its been mentioned before how so many leading accomplishments across this country has been done by this department. And i witnessed how incredible this system has turned on a dime to
Memorial building and this building and all around. We want to make that part of the discussion that happens there. We talk about the work we have to do. We want to say thanks to the citizens that we have been able to get the funding to make it all happen. Thank you. Probably the most common question i have been asked over the last six weeks. This happens before the earthquake anniversary how much better prepared are we than we were 30 years ago . The answer is much better prepared. That is in great part to the folks here but also the people of San Francisco who have supported all of this work. However, that doe does not meant we can sit back and think everything is okay. These opportunities are helpful and we want to encourage everyone to stay on their toes here and remember it is important if you can prepare, take some measures that you do so. There are many members of the community that arent able to do that. If we can it makes it more important that we make plans and connect with o
Ambition you can accomplish it and i want to thank the other members of the board of supervisors for acknowledging our efforts. I would like to thank ermina for recognizing our institution and our family and the events we do in the community and i would like to invite all members of the board. [please stand by] as my office has spent months engaging with s. F. M. T. A. And the Merchant Community to address the deeply felt and deeply real concerns on how years of construction will impact their lives and of construction will this isnt limited to my district, of course. From the central subway to van ness, there are many Small Businesses impacted by construction, and they deserve answers on how we, at the city, are addressing those impacts. Im very much looking forward to this hearing, and im asking the b. L. A. , s. F. M. T. A. , and b. C. T. , to report. And i want to thank president chi and the supervisor. Thank you, supervisor marr. Supervisor peskin . Thank you. Id like to adjourn to
Were trying and there has been changes around process, that are intended to address the issues, but it also sounds like that wasnt reflective of the experiences that a lot of people are having. And that actually we can do more and better. So one of the things i would hope would come out of this. Showing the commitment based on what theyre telling us. I think thats something that is clearly needed when we have this commitment to doing better, but thats not experience, at least at the level its needed. I also think there is a lot of different departments that folks need to deal with. And so i was interested in the beginning from oewds perspective, where is that single entry point to make sure that you have the full support of this building and the city government, as you have to navigate these multiple departments. And really making sure that were having the efficiencies. So what does that look like . Also seems to me like, there is opportunities for really more specific and substantial
The subcommittee will come to order. Without objection, the chairs are authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. Without objection, id like to have a few members waved onto the committee. Congressman jordan, congressman meadows, and congressman cox. Shall be prorated to join the subcommittee on the guys and. Irected dais i now recognize myself for five minutes to give an opening statement. We are here to amplify the recent Health Warnings issued by the centers for Disease Control related to 530 e cigarette related incidents of lung disease in 38 states and the u. S. Virgin islands. First, i want to make clear that we did not plan to have this emergency hearing at the beginning of this congress, let alone this time last month. On august 23, officials from my home state of illinois reported the first death due to a mysterious vaping related illness. And since then, a total of eight individuals have tragically died in this outbreak. In response to this crisis, cdc is wa