At noon eastern lawmakers are expected to vote on his confirmation. And now to live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, the fountain of wisdom, we cherish your presence and honor your name. Give our lawmakers the wisdom to live with honor, as they remember their accountability to history and you. Lord, remind them that you are glorified when they walk on the path of integrity, striving to please you in all they say and do. May their lives bring light to darkness, unity to division, and order to chaos. Grant that they will be living letters read by those who desire to believe that you continue to rule in our world. We pray in your sovereign name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic fo
Colleagues attentions attendance and participation. I welcome our distinguished panel of witnesses. Mr. Y we will hear from stephen barry, president and chief executive officer of the competitive cares organization and the chief executive officer of the Rural Broadband association. Mr. Gene kimmelman, Senior Advisor on public knowledge, who will be appearing, testifying remotely. Jonathan spalter, of u. S. T and ceo broad,. Covid19 crisis has changed life dramatically for almost every american. As the administration and the centers for Disease Control and prevention encourage social distancing to prevent spread of the virus, normal activities like work, school, Healthcare Services are increasingly taking place online. This has caused a huge uptick in the use of broadband. One estimate shows average Broadband Usage is up by 47 since the pandemic began. Good news is that theres been some progress in connecting all americans. The fcc has recently released broadband deployment report shows
For the server. And cisco is also moving forward to help resolve the homeless crisis. It not only means opportunities for people working in the industry to go back to work, and again there are guidelines that have been put in place to keep workers safe. It provides the opportunity to continue what we know is important construction work around housing. As for how long the order will remain in place, Santa Clara Countys Public Health director says it all depends on the data. We are going to need to have protections in place for a very long time. Reporter when it comes to Recreational Activities that are so low like hiking or biking , they are still allowed. Golf courses are scheduled to open up next week but in San Francisco activities with shared equipment like tennis still are not allowed. Live in San Francisco, christien kafton. One big change under the new rules. Construction projects of all sizes will be allowed to resume. Ann rubin joins us with what Safety Measures need to be in p
Officials caution that those next steps must be Done Gradually thats right and tonight there are nearly 8,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus here in the bay area and 280 people have died from the virus. Alameda and Santa Clara County both reported new deaths today. Santa clara continues to lead the bay area with more than 2000 covid19 cases and 107 deaths today, the shelterinplace order that affects most of the bay area was officially extended through may 31st. The new order largely keeps the existing order in place but there are some changes to be aware of kron fours Justine Waltman live for us in the newsroom with the details on what those changes are justine well can the next month of shelter in place is going to look. A little bit different for Santa Clara Alameda contra costa, san Mateo San Francisco and marin counties. Thats because Health Officials are easing some restrictions and letting some businesses return to work most construction will now be allowed as long as physical di
Goldhammer golddahmer, im sorry, i dont know what is with me today, from sfgovtv. Madam clerk, any announcements. Clerk silence all cellphones and documents should be submitted to the clerk. Chair fewer i wanted to everyone to know that we will need to recess this at 11 20 to 12 00 noon. So lets start. Madam clerk. Can you call item number 1. Clerk item one was to the call to order and recall call. Would you like me to call item two. Chair fewer yes. Clerk the approval of the lafco minutes from the november 15, 2019 regular meets. Chair fewer any questions or colleagues . Seeing none, any Public Comment . Seeing none, lets approve the minutes of the meeting. And we can take that without objection. Do ied i need a second. Thank you very much. And madam clerk, call item 3. Clerk the presentation and discussion on the cleanpowersf local Renewable Energy report. Chair fewer and we have barbara hale with us today. The general manager at the San Francisco p. O. C. And were here to present a