During these unprecedented and uncertain times, and thank you to the industry for your support and your continued support and for coming out with your questions and being certainly engaged in this process. So first i want to thank our esteemed guests today. We have treasury fiona mah. We have state senator scott weiner and Senior Advisor to the governor, nicole eliot, and i will briefly read their bios for you and then we are going to sort of jump into it. I know we have about an hour. I want to make sure that we use our time wisely. Im marissa rodriguez, the director of the office of cannabis. We also have eugene hillsman, Deputy Director of the office of cannabis and Jeremy Schwartz who is a permanent analyst with the office of cannabis as well. So fiona mah was elected to serve as californias 34th states treasurer. The state Treasurers Office provides financing for schools, roads, housing and other Critical Infrastructure projects that better the lives of californians. Previously tr
Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the june 25, 2020 special meeting of the rules committee. Im supervisor hillary ronen, chair over the committee. With me on the Video Conference is vice chair supervisor Catherine Stefani and rules member gordon mar. Id like to thank sfgovtv for the meeting. Mr. Clerk, any announcements . Looks like youre on mute. Apologies. Due to the covid19 Health Emergency and to protect board members, City Employees and the public, the board of Supervisors Chamber and Committee Room are closed. However, members will be participating in a meeting remotely. Many members will attend a meeting through Video Conference and attend to the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment is available on each item on the agenda. Were streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. Again, that is 415 6550001. The meeting i. D. Is 145, 418, 2406. Again, that is 1454192406 and then press pound and pound
Book of the former National Security advisor say the president sought xi jinpings help to win reelection. Futures takepean turned lower as coronavirus cases rise in china, brazil, and several american states. President trump escalates tension with beijing, signing a measure punishing officials for imprisoning more than one million muslims. Plus, the bank is expected to boost bond buys by 100 billion pounds today as investors watch for hints on curve control. The market still sees rates going negative in the u. K. Next year. We are just under an hour away from the start of cash trading across europe and in great britain. Lets take a look at the futures right now. Euro stocks futures down. Ftse futures off almost 0. 7 . U. S. Futures are almost down 0. 5 for the dow and the s p 500. Nasdaq futures doing a little bit better, but still in the red. Anna . Yes, lets show you what weve got on the gmm this morning. Reflecting on what has been happening through the asian session. A mildly negat
An equal and unfair treatment the murder of george floyd and Breanna Taylor and many other black americans has shed a harsh light on the systemic racism and pervasive in our country. Black people are not safe here go out for a jog or go to church or stay in their own home and too often at the hands of police right now the impact of two diseases one is medical professionals working around the clock and a global effort with a common enemy and still so many people are suffering and dying the other is a disease has never their country since birth and we have had decades in which we ignored the plight of black citizens. Those joining sar on the front lines attacking both of these diseases and challenges and they are truly leaning at a time where at the National Level we are fortunate to have these leaders to develop these options in all four of them have been working at the forefront to develop those systems to serve the entire community with the reform of the system so we really want to be
Californians. Previously treasurer mah was a member of the state assembly from 2006 to 2012 and prior to serving there, the treasurer served on the San Francisco board of supervisors from 2002 to 2006, representing district 4. Thank you, treasurer mah for being here. Its so nice to have you and its so nice to have one of our own as everyone on this call today. So if youd like to take this time to share with our community your thoughts on whats happening right now and any support for the Cannabis Community that youd like to share. Sure. Can you hear me . Our own, everyone on this call today. So if youd like take this time to share with our community your thoughts on whats happening right now and any support for the Cannabis Community that youd like to share. Sure. Can you hear and see me . I can. Thank you. All right. There i am. Thank you, marissa, for pulling us all together and for everyone whos on the call who has been staying in touch and keeping in touch and very, very frustrated