Week. But here in california, we have filed a more than 7 million claims for unemployment that happened since the pandemic began and paid out just last week alone 3. 7 billion in Unemployment Benefits and thats more than 3 billion more than the worst week of the last great recession. So as you can see, there is a massive demand for this type of until assistance. So is the volume that you are getting, you are having the process going down at all . You know, the volume continues to be quite high. We are still getting a couple hundred,000 claims each week. However, what we are able to to do is we are now able to expand our capacity. As you know when this hit, it was like an overnight perfect storm. Right. So it was hitting at a time of record low up employment. We have low staffing, low funding. Now we have more funding. We are in a mass expedited hiring effort, where we have hired or at least extended considerable job offers to more than 4,300 people to come on board and help us here at
Here. Commissioner elias is present. A commissioner brook. Present. U a Vice President taylor, you have a quorum. For the members of the public who wish to make a comment the number is 4084189388 and the access code for tonights meeting is 146 6282245 and as always, please make sure you are in a quiet location and try to mute your sound, the sound around you to eliminate background noise. For the commissioners and presenters here, i will ask you to mute yourselves and minimize background noise unless you are speaking. And as always, either type your name or the emoji of your choice into the chat box if you would like to be heard. Tonight i will allow two minutes for Public Comment and lets get started. All right. Thank you, commissioner. For the members of the public this, meeting is being televised by sfgov tv. If you are interested in making a Public Comment, please dial 4084189388 and enter access code 146 628 2245. And then press pound. Press pound again to join the meeting as a pa
Police commission. Sergeant youngblood, please call role. A commissioner dedejesus. Here. A commissioner hamasaki. Present. Hamasaki is present. Commissioner elias. Here. Commissioner elias is present. A commissioner brook. Present. U a Vice President taylor, you have a quorum. For the members of the public who wish to make a comment the number is 4084189388 and the access code for tonights meeting is 146 6282245 and as always, please make sure you are in a quiet location and try to mute your sound, the sound around you to eliminate background noise. For the commissioners and presenters here, i will ask you to mute yourselves and minimize background noise unless you are speaking. And as always, either type your name or the emoji of your choice into the chat box if you would like to be heard. Tonight i will allow two minutes for Public Comment and lets get started. All right. Thank you, commissioner. For the members of the public this, meeting is being televised by sfgov tv. If you are
S. Fewer good afternoon. Well start with the meet and i welcome our councilors and president norman yee. Id like to thank our clerk and thank you sf gov tv for board offing this. Madame clerk. Clerk the city chamber and Committee Rooms are closed and others will be participating remotely. Caution is taken various local stayed and orders and directors. Well have the meeting through Video Conference and Public Comment will be available on each item on this agenda and theyre streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker will be allowed 10 minutes to speak. Opportunities to speak during Public Comment period are available via phone call by calling 415655001. Access code 145 254 1827 best practices are to speak clearly and alternately you can email for Public Comment and theyll be forwarded to the supervisor and included part of the file and items are expected to appear for the agenda june 17 than otherwise stated. S. Fewer call items one, two and three together. Clerk [reading items