Civility toward cities and the challenge that cities face. I future looks promising and i look forward to 2021. Regarding phase 2, i was joined by the chair, c. F. O. To provide an update to the california project of transportation, tony tavares and numerous staff from the cal tran team and the statewide division of rail and mass transit. We provided an overview on project history, outlined work completed since the projects reactivation in june, provided forecast of upcoming information and the funding plan. Further, to our advancing phase 2, on october 15, we provided a project update to the bay area delegation which included senator and board chair jerry hill, san mateo counties. Along with the senate and Assembly Transportation Committee Staff and offices. 20 legislative offices participated. We provided information about the project history, current status and activities as well as future plans to advance the project. The presentation was well received and we plan to continue our c
So planned for wildlife researcher kelly it is becoming clear just how perilous the situation is. She decides to evacuate the 12 koala bears that she has been studying for years before the flames reach the Blue Mountains it is the 1st time that she has been forced to take this kind of action. You know id be all over the floor. With a small group of experts on phone tears she manages to save a small but still significant number of koalas that survival. Its important for the conservation of the species. Hundreds of thousands of all the animals. In immediate danger. Area. Where theyre at yeah yeah. Yeah. Yeah yeah so. I asked. One month after the evacuation of the koala bass we meet up with kelly again on the edge of the National Park where she wants. She still unable to visit the most heavily bound area for safety reasons. Their guy back then blazes was still raging in 2 australian states and had already destroyed 80 percent of the Blue Mountains National Park the park is part of a unesc
Is vice chair supervisor Catherine Stefani and rules Committee Member supervisor gordon mar. Our clerk today is victor young. Id like to thank sfgov tv for staffing the meeting. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . Clerk yes. Due to the covid19 Health Emergency and to protect Board Members and employees and the public, the board of Supervisors Committee room are closed. Committee members will attend the meeting through Video Conferencing and participate to the same extent as if they are physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on the agenda, both channel 26 and sfgovtv. Org are streaming the number across the screen. You can offer Public Comment by calling 415 6550001. Again thats 415 655000 415 . The meeting i. D. Is 146 045 2296. Again that is 146 045 2296. Then press pound and pound again. You will hear the meeting discussion and will be muted and in listening mode only. When the item of interest comes up, dial star 3 to be added to the speaker line. C
I want to thank gary for his to improve rts Economic Development and wish im nothing but the best in a elldeserved retirement. Mr. Speaker, i rise to bring attention to kentuckys avoidable economic failures during this very serious pandemic. Unfortunately covid19 has taken a harsh toll on the economies of all 50 states. However, harmful policies from democratrun states have only made the problem worse. At a time when we should be encouraging the safe reopening of our economy, kentuckys governor recently issued an order shutting down schools and indoor dining. Kentuckys restaurants were already suffering from the last round of shutdowns. And this shortsighted order will only cause more pain and suffering. To make matters worse, our governor is producing no data to justify the need to shut down businesses which have dramatically adjusted to the challenges presented by covid19. And in the end of inperson learning will only create more challenges for students and teachers. Furthermore, it
Good morning. The committee has come to order. One thing, i want to thank the witnesses for your testimony. Those appearing in person, traveling to d. C. To give it orally, and, also, answer our questions. The title of this hearing now is, i guess, examining the u. S. Approach to early covid19 treatments. I thought it was i originally set out a title of early treatments for covid, a essential component of a covid solution. It was inevitable that the coronavirus pandemic to be politicized into the tragedy it was. From the start, i knew it was impossible to have a perfect response. We were facing a new virus. No one wanted to underreact, and as a result i feared the tendency would be overreact. The challenges facing us were daunting. Our National Strategic stockpile had been reduced during the h1n 1 pandemic. It took time to develop a test. The fact that a large percentage of people that become infected exhibit no symptoms made the coronavirus even more difficult to detect and contain. I