From uclas school of Public Affairs. This runs an hour and a half. Understand theo deep connection that the issue of guns and gun violence has with the work of the school of Public Affairs. Is a the other focuses focus on Mental Health. Guns are the single biggest killer of women. They are the single biggest. Ause of successful suicide it turns out people may try to take their own life more often than we would like, and its a tragedy, but we are not very good at it unless there is a gun present. If there is a gun present, the possibility of fatalities skyrocket. Guns tear at the fabric of american society, but as you will hear in tonights lecture, you can argue they are written into the fabric of american their advocates and manufacturers would tell us. We will talk a bit more about that. Its also important to understand that guns are a racial issue. Puts a simply, puts succinctly, as the Second Amendment is made up for white people. As more than 100 armed men descend on the kentucky s
Is john carroll and i, of course, want to thank the folks at sfg tv for staffing this meeting, as well as board of supervisors operations it for their hard work. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . Yes, thank you very much, mr. Chair. In order to protect the public, Board Members and City Employees during the covid19 health emergency, the room is closed. This is taken pursuant to all various local and state federal orders, declarations and directives. Committee members will attend this meeting through Video Conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present in our chamber. Public comment will be available for each item on this agenda, both San Francisco cable channel 26 and sf gov tv are scrolling a callin number across the screen. It will be available by phone by calling 14156550001, and once youve connected youll be prompted to enter the meeting id, 1462251223. Following that you will press the pound symbol twice to be connected to
Now come a heang on the Health Concerns of the veterans exposed to hazardous checals. While deployed at the airbase in his pakistan known as k2. A Veterans Affairs Department Official told the subcommittee that more Scientific Data is needed before providing health care and disability benefits to those that served at the base between 2001 and 2005. This is about 90 minutes. Good morning, everyone. And welcome to todays hybrid hearing of the National Security subcommittee. On the committee of oveight and government reform. Pursuant t the hse rule, some members will aear in person and others will appear remotely. Since some members are appearing in person, let me first remind everybody that pursuant to the latest guidance from the house attending physician, all individuals attenng this hearing in person must wear a face mask. Members who are notearing a face mask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few rinders for those members that are appearing i person. You will only see member
Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . Yes, thank you very much, mr. Chair. In order to protect the public, Board Members and City Employees during the covid19 health emergency, the room is closed. This is taken pursuant to all various local and state federal orders, declarations and directives. Committee members will attend this meeting through Video Conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present in our chamber. Public comment will be available for each item on this agenda, both San Francisco cable channel 26 and sf gov tv are scrolling a callin number across the screen. It will be available by phone by calling 14156550001, and once youve connected youll be prompted to enter the meeting id, 1462251223. Following that you will press the pound symbol twice to be connected to the meeting. When you are connected you will hear the meeting discussions but your line will be muted and in a listening mode only. When your item of interest com
Public comment will be available for each item on this agenda, both San Francisco cable channel 26 and sf gov tv are scrolling a callin number across the screen. It will be available by phone by calling 14156550001, and once youve connected youll be prompted to enter the meeting id, 1462251223. Following that you will press the pound symbol twice to be connected to the meeting. When you are connected you will hear the meeting discussions but your line will be muted and in a listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up on our agenda, dial star followed by 3 to be added to the speaker line if you wish to speak to that item. The system prompt will indicate that you have raised your hand. Please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and you may then begin your comments. Call from a quiet location, turn down your television, radio or streaming device. Everyone must account for potential time delays and speaking discrepancieses that we may encounter between the li