He will also deliver remarks. Live coverage on cspan gets under way at 5 p. M. Eastern, followed by your phone calls. The cspan city store visits literary and Historic Sites across the nation, to hear from local historians, authors and civic leaders, every other weekend on cspan2s book tv and American History tv on cspan3. And this month, with congress on its summer recircumstance the cities tour is on cspan each day at 6 p. M. Eastern. Today, we are in key west, florida, and aboard a u. S. Ship that sunk german uboats in world war ii. Thats at 6 p. M. , eastern time. Up next, medical researchers testify on capitol hill about developing a cure for alzheimers disease. The effectiveness of Current Treatment and the need for more funding to study it. Former model, actress and restauranteur, bee smith, who has been diagnosed with early onset alzheimers also appeared before the senate aging committee. [ gavel bangs ] this hearing will come to order. Good afternoon. It is my pleasure to conv
Early on set alzheimers and also appeared before the senate aging committee. The hearing will come to order. Good afternoon. It is my pleasure to convene this afternoons hearing to assess our nations process in combatting alzheimers disease since the enactment of the national alzheimers project app which i co authored with then senator in 2011. I dont need to tell the people in this room what a devastating disease alzheimers is it exacts a tremendous personal and economic toll on the individual and family and authority. In addition to the human suffering it causes. Alzheimers cost the United States 226 billion a year including 153 billion in costs to medicare and medicaid. These will skyrocket as the baby boom generation ages. Already our nations most costly disease alzheimers is projected to cost more than 1. 1 trillion in 2050 if nothing is done to change its current trajectory. Its also one of the leading causes of death. Its the 6th leading cause of death overall and the 5th leadin
Department and Planning Commission i expect weep be joined by snickering joe duffy representing the department of building inspection and deputy City Attorney ann pierson is here representing the department of health and street Electronic Devices are prohibited. Please carry on conversations out in the hallway. People affiliated with these parties must conclude their comments within 7 minutes, participants not affiliated have up to 3 minutes no rebuttal. To assist the board in the accurate preparation of the minutes, members of the public are asked, not required to submit a speaker card or Business Card to the clerk. Speaker cards and pens are available on the left side of the podium. The board welcomes your comments. There are Customer Satisfaction forms available. If you have a question about the schedule, speak to the staff after the meeting or call the board office tomorrow we are located at 1650 mission street, suite 304. This meeting is broadcast live on sfgovtv cable channel 78.
Department of transportation when president obama announced andrew fox as his nominee to be secretary of transportation we knew immediately that that would bowed well, for cities and for the whole crisis andrew fox was the mayor of charlotte and they knew each and everyone of each other there the conference the mayors and a progressive great work in that he is city in charlotte for transportation and more general that he will serve us well in d. C. He understand what happens on the ground in the city he also brought to the job a great passion for equity and creating opportunity for people in recognizing that transportation is really a big part of that and extremely important here in San Francisco more so than its ever been and a strong focus on safety and also a it up priority here in San Francisco with vision zero now almost 3 years ago in the city to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2024 but i would like to see most revolutionsy a approach that may sound shocking the federal governmen
Department of transportation when president obama announced andrew fox as his nominee to be secretary of transportation we knew immediately that that would bowed well, for cities and for the whole crisis andrew fox was the mayor of charlotte and they knew each and everyone of each other there the conference the mayors and a progressive great work in that he is city in charlotte for transportation and more general that he will serve us well in d. C. He understand what happens on the ground in the city he also brought to the job a great passion for equity and creating opportunity for people in recognizing that transportation is really a big part of that and extremely important here in San Francisco more so than its ever been and a strong focus on safety and also a it up priority here in San Francisco with vision zero now almost 3 years ago in the city to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2024 but i would like to see most revolutionsy a approach that may sound shocking the federal governmen