A lot of the times it is issues like poverty and addiction in communities as well. A lot of Public Policy as well. Host a little bit about your funding, if you might. Are you directly affiliated with the coke brothers . Guest yes, we are. Passed away last year. Yes, we have an affiliation and are proud of that affiliation. When it comes to affiliation, the Coronavirus Relief package, various price tags being thrown around by the senate and house side. You have some concern about what is being suggested . Guest we do. The congress has appropriated the president to sign into law trillions of dollars in spending already. Much of that was needed, by the way. This is an unprecedented situation we are facing with the pandemic that has an economic toll that is unprecedented in our nations history. Much of that was needed, it. Ssary, and we support at this point, it is difficult to justify another multi dollar spending bill, especially if it includes what the house version included in late spr
You can find more information about both of those verifications on our website and you tube channel but one irony our guest identifies in his new book is that britain was once the envy of the world when it came to handling epidemics Contact Tracing was pioneered against cholera in londons soho area and so what can we learn from past pandemics how they transform the world professor Frank Snowdon author of epidemics and society from the black death to the present joins me now via skype from rome in this early frank welcome to going underground before we get to the book which i think is being read by more and more people than maybe you even expected tell me about how you contract it coded in rome and why youve dedicated your life way before coronavirus to the study of pandemics and epidemics yes one devoted so many years to pandemic diseases because it seems to me there are a wonderful way forward. Understanding how societies function and their put together their values the relationships
You can find more information about both of those verifications on our website and you tube channel but one irony our guest identifies in his new book is that britain was once the envy of the world when it came to handling epidemics Contact Tracing was pioneered against cholera in londons soho area and so what can we learn from past pandemics how they transform the world professor Frank Snowdon author of epidemics and society from the black death to the present joins me now via skype from rome in this early frank welcome to going underground before we get to the book which i think is being read by more and more people than maybe you even expected tell me about how you contract it coded in rome and why youve dedicated your life way before coronavirus to the study of pandemics and epidemics yes one devoted so many years to pandemic diseases because it seems to me there were. Or for way for understanding how societies function are put together their values the relationships between people
Territories. The state elevated fire 50 of our nation apply to 15 territory has that designation. Reporter it spoke very little about decades of neglect, deferred maintenance and profiteering at the expense of rate payers. Im not pointing a finger at anybody other than us. Reporter the California Public utility commissioners themselves appeared timid and somewhat embarrassed at having gone along with p jennys shut off system. And taking no real aggressive, probing or confrontational stance except for this. You said we need to get there. You need to get there now. Reporter the problems are so large and so many that it is unlikely serious improvements can be made until next year. The best thing for ratepayers to do is pray for rain and no more red flag whether. With that, we may just get through this. Reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. Thank you for that live report. 4 ktvu obtained a letter from pete yanity ceo and president that he sent to governor newsom. William johnson reit
Section in depth. Youll see special guests like Walter Mosley, last month we had david ignatius, the Washington Post columnist in the thriller writer who writes about the cia and such. This month we are pleased to have the Pulitzer Prize author Colson Whitehead as the guest comments most recent book he underground railroad. What is the appropriate response when your books are praised by oprah, president obama, you win the Pulitzer Committee National Book award, so what is the appropriate response . [laughter] guest this book has taken off in a way that was unexpected so most of the i just thank my lucky stars and sleep a little betterne and try to enjoy it despite my best efforts. Host why does that put you in a better mood . Guest ive been writing for 20 something years and sometimes you write a book and people dig it and understand it and other times nobody cares and it sort of disappears. So i have the pride thinking i did a good job on the book and the bonus of other people thinkin