That 8 30, Francis Rooney discusses the agreement between israel, the United Arab Emirates and bahrain, and other news of the day. Host good morning. It is wednesday, september 16, 2020. The house meets at 9 00 a. M. We will begin focused on congress and the members voters will get a chance to decide whether to rehire on election day. We want to know if you plan to reelect your house or senate member. If you do, give us a call at 202 7488000 and let us know who your member is and why. If you dont plan to vote to reelect your member of congress, we want to know who and why. That number is 202 7488001. If you are unsure, the land to call is 202 7488002. Textan also send us a 202 7488003 202 7488003 at a text that 202 7488003. Include your name and where you are from. Catch up with us on social media on twitter, facebook. A very good wednesday morning. You can start calling a note to retake the senate. Democrats would need to net four seats on november 3, or three and the presidency to re
Well have hit the half the death toll of the 1918 pandemic another big story, the cdc causing some confusion for people over just the last 24 hours. It is now backtracking on recent guidance on how the virus spread in fact it was just last friday that the cdc posted an update on coronavirus saying that the virus spreads through small airborne particles. The friday posting said covid can remain in the air for longer and travel farther than 6 feet and added that singing and breathing to the ways that the virus can go airborne. But today, the cdc said that update was a mistake. The cdc has come under attack for backtracking several times during the pandemic critics say the inconsistent messages erode the agencys credibility. Others say that they worry the cdc may be succumbing to political pressure. It relied on them for so long. But now with you know the influence of politics on science i think thats really emblematic of whats been going on the cdc recently. So although the draft version
[gavel]. President yee good afternoon and welcome to our september 29, 2020 regular meeting of the San Francisco board of supervisors. Madam clerk, would you please call the roll. Clerk thank you, mr. President. [roll call] clerk mr. President , all members are present. President yee all right. Thank you. Please place your right hand over your heart. Would you please join me in the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] president yee thank you. On behalf of the board, i wish to acknowledge the staff of sfgtv who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madam clerk, are there any communications . Clerk yes, mr. President. I just want to make sure that i captured supervisor stefani or did i miss you, supervisor . Supervisor stefani madam clerk, i believe that you did, and i am present. Thank you. Clerk i believe that, and i apologize to you, and yes, mr. President. All members are present, just to make sure. President yee mmhmm. Clerk and
Hi there. My name is eric. Im speaking on behalf of philip jones for seat 3. Im the mentoring and Peer Support Program coordinator with Jail Behavioral Health and reentry services. Philip is a mentor working with our program. We work with most of the treatment court, Behavioral Health court, misdemeanor Behavioral Health court drug court, Veterans Court and Mental Health diversion. I want to speak up on behalf of philip. Although, i think, he did really good job presenting. All of you did. Philip had become a Substance Users when he was younger. He became homeless. Hes bipolar as he had said. Hes amazing with working with people really natural using motivations and interviewing. He joins with people in jail and guides them through the process of making it through the criminal Justice System showing them how they can go on living accessing services and pursuing a dream of sobriety and stability to also reduce recidivism. Hes a role model doing work at the cast, organizing the sort of en
Participate in our public process. That concludes my announcements today, madam secretary. Clerk okay. Thank you, president mccarthy. Is there any Public Comment on the president s announcement . Operator there are no callers in the queue. Clerk okay. Thank you. Our next item on the agenda is item 3, certificate of appreciation and acknowledgement for inspector christina dangmoy for commitment to her duties and compassion for the community. President mccarthy so commissioner tam, please take it from here. Thank you. Thank you, mr. President , and thank you, sonya. Id like to thank my fellow commissioners for their support in the department of building inspection. Being a San Francisco native [inaudible] as a city, where were currently hoping to make a positive impact on where were heading. Having said that, never have i set foot into a San Francisco s. R. O. So id accompanied inspector dangmoy on a few Building Inspections. During the inspections, i witnessed the commitment to communit