I thought it was and i originally set out the title of early treatments for covid essential component of a covid solution. It was inevitable was inevitable that the coronavirus pandemic would be politicized and this is a tragedy that it was paid from the start i knew it was impossible to have a perfect response and we are facing a new virus that caused an entirely new disease. No one wanted to under react and as a result i fear the tendency would be to overreact and create Unrealistic Expectations regarding our ability to stop a highly contagious pathogen. The challenges facing us were daunting and our National Strategic stockpile have been reduced during the h1n1 pandemic and had not been replenished. It took time to develop reliable tests and even more time to Scale Production to meet the demand. The fact that a large percentage of people that become infected exhibited no symptoms made the coronavirus even more difficult to detect and contain. I have tried not to criticize the electe
But i wanted to take this opportunity to just start with, really, how far weve come. Its been a very, very challenging seven months in San Francisco. When this pandemic first hit, we had to make some really hard decisions. And with those hard decisions, we knew it was not only going to hit our economy as a whole, but it was going to have a tremendous impact on our Small Businesses, especially businesses in the community. We saw, within the first time that we closed in the month of april, we saw unemployment go to over 60,000 people, and as of today, we have over 200,000 people who have filed for unemployment. Weve seen businesses close, and some that we have gone to our entire lives, weve seen them close permanently. Weve had to balance a 1. 5 billion budget deficit in San Francisco. Its been hard. Our unemployment before the pandemic was less than 2 , and at its height, went to 12 , and today, its 8 . So yes, from an economic standpoint, we have had some really challenges in our city,
Good morning, everyone. And welcome to this beautiful monday. The meeting will come to order. Welcome to the november 9th, 2020 of the rules committee. Im supervisor hillary ronen, chair of the committee. With me on the Video Conference is Catherine Stefani and rules Committee Member supervisor gordon mar. Our id like to thank sfgov tv for staffing this meeting. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . Clerk yes. Due to the covid19 health emergencier and to protect board members, City Employees and the public, the board of the supervisor legislative chamber are closed. Members will participate in the meeting remotely. Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda on both channel 26 and sfgovtv. Org. Theyre streaming the number across the screen. Comments are opportunities to speak are available via phone by calling 415 6550001. Again thats 415 6550001. The meeting i. D. Is 146 344 9722. Press pound and up and down again. When connected, you will hear the meeting discus
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Big mistake. He attended a birthday party, the upscale French Laundry in youngsville. For a close friend and now were learning to top officials of the California Medical Association attended that party as well and the photographs of that event at the restaurant in napa valley are raising even more concerns our Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala explains. The California Medical Association confirmed wednesday, its ceo Dustin Corcoran and Senior Vice President Janice Norman were at the now infamous doesnt Person Dinner Party with governor Gavin Newsome the party celebrating the birthday of lobbyist jason kinney corporate and norman or not doctors but leaving organization that lobbies for 50,000 of them in california, neither responded to our request for comment cma spokesperson released a statement saying quote the dinner was held in accordance with state and county guidelines newly surfaced photos at the pricey posh French Laundry show the diners close together on masks and in an are