Aba. President yee to highlight not only those on the frontlines of the Health Crisis serving our community, but also those who have been leading the movement in racial justice. They are people, many argue, for making a difference in organizing and advocating for a brighter, more equitable future. These are [inaudible]. We have so much to celebrate, and it only takes one person to create a Ripple Effect to transform the world. Im calling on the city and all of you, my colleagues, to promote this campaign and to nominate as many as you can. The website is www. Onemillionawards. Com. Can i have a motion and a second . Supervisor fewer so moved. Supervisor stefani thank you. President yee thank you. Madam clerk, would you call the roll, please. Clerk certainly. On the motion [roll call] clerk there are 11 ayes. So the motion to amend passes. I also want to thank the cosponsors, supervisor mandelman and supervisor peskin, and i believe, supervisor peskin, your name was on the roster. Did y
The meeting will come to the order. This is the july 8, 2020, rescheduled budget and finance meeting. Im sandra lee fewer. Im joined by supervisor walton and mandelman. I would like to thank sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. Do we have any announcements . Yes, madame chair. Due to covid19 Health Emergency and to protect board members, City Employees and the public, the board of supervisors legislative chamber and Committee Room are closed, however, members will be participating in the meeting remotely. This is taken pursuant to the state orders and directive. Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda, both channel 26 and our website, streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. Opportunity to speak during Public Comment period are available by calling 408 4189388. Meeting i. D. , 1461315200. Again, 1461315200, then press pound twice. When connected you will hear the meeting discussion. When your item of interest come
Associated with that multibillion Dollar Program and this geo specifically provides match and is part of that full funding plan. Capitalwise they will continue to be sustained by the citys proposition k sales tax. But we do, as tim noted, are continuing to have discussions with them longterm. Supervisor fewer okay . Thank you. Any other comments, questions, from my colleagues. Seeing none, could we have a b. L. A. Report . Yes, chair fewer, members of the committee, 4 and 5 i prove the issuance of 140 million in general Obligation Bonds for transportation improvement projects. We summarized the use of the bond funds on page 10 of our report and sort of the overall bond projects on page 11 of our report. Estimated debt service on the bond would be 9. 7 million per year as discussed. The impact on the property tax rate would be for property assessed at 600,000 would be 20 per year. This does fall within the citys capital debt limit and capital plan tax rate limit. We recommend amending t
Our second panel will assess chinas role in Global Health and activities in the United States. We will start with rosemary gibson, introduce everybody first and then we will go to ms. Gibson. We will start with rosemary gibson, whose name has been mentioned already several times if you were here. Who is a Senior Advisor pasting Center Perspectives at the jama internal medicine. She is author china rx, exposing the risk ab next we will hear from ben westhoff an awardwinning investigative journalist mr. Westhoff new book retinol incorporated how roby chemists are creating the deadliest wave of the opioid epidemic. Will be published in september. The book focuses on that know with now kills more americans annually than any drug in american history. Our third panelist is jennifer buie who is a senior policy researcher and detained chair in china publicity stall is at the rain corporation. As an epidemiologist with training and clinical medicine and quantitative methods, doctor buie Researc
Hours. The committee on oversight and accountability will come to order. I want to welcome everyone here today. Without objection the chair may declare a recess at any time. I will recognize myself for an opening statement. I want to again welcome to the committee on oversight. We want to thank the commissioner for his participation in todays hearing of the u. S. Food and Drug Administration. There might not be a federal agency thats more integral to americans lives than the fda. Fda is charged with Regulatory Oversight of the food and drug industries. Industries that ensure americans have food on the table by innovating safer and more stable crops. Industries that provide americans new medications to treat diseases. Industries that create cuttingedge medical devices that can keep your heart pumping or replace your knee. These industries are vital to keep americans safe, healthy, and happy. These industries provide millions of jobs and nearly 3 trillion in economic value. Congress must