Springshs and those that were killed were children including the daughter of a pastor. And also tactical gear. At some point the church somebody began to fire back. And those that have been selfinflicted. The with citizens responding that shows that policy response ms forget the 46 people that were shot when they come on the scene. Two working days logistics readiness. To accounts on his dead wife and child. Hunters in my family. We have people who buy guns for shorting purposes, for selfdefense. They store the guns carefully and safely. They take it very seriously that they are dealing with a deadly weapon. They dont want anyone innocent to be hurt. I respect that very much. I think we all should. But i also call on them now. They need to lead us into a more sensible policy when it comes to gun safety. The owners of firearms overwhelmingly when they are asked believe that we should have comprehensive background checks to keep guns out of the hands of those who misuse them. Overwhelmin
Evacuations but the mayor is taking this seriously. Look what happened with sandy. It may not, but it could be worse, but lets address it in the same manner. Hes particularly concerned about two areas, the bay area and the ocean inland. You dont have to wait to track the system yourself. In our nbc washington app, check the radar and new storm track and see how your town is getting ready. Its all in there on our nbc washington app. A lot going on. Make sure youre checking it all. Thats right. You know whos checking it here, chuck bell. Good morning, chuck. That means more news on air, online and more push alerts through your app. Look eight through your computer or check your phone on the ride in to work. Temperatures in the mid50s. Its kind of a nasty day. It will be a weather alert day today and tomorrow as the flooding threat continues today into tomorrow. Heavy rain and localized flooding and coastal flooding will be the biggest impact. Little impact from joaquin itself, so thats g
On methods to reduce gun violence so were discussing the membership and the duties of the task force with the legislation. Also i want to call theres been a lot of reference to the budget legislative Analyst Report which is available today for the members of the public. Its a good read and talks about things that are important. There are three key things i will put into this particular ordinance. First of all this body is defining performance metrics to evaluate Nonprofit Organization and Department Heads using money, general fund dollars. Second, this report specifically calls out that the board of supervisors needs better information on gun violence prevention programming in order to effectively appropriate money. Believe it or not there are 11 departments that receive almost 50 million and there is inconsistencies under the definition of what is violence prevention . What is a Strong Program versus an Inadequate Program . So this legislation will require the Department Head toss com
From the department of Public Health who is here if there are any questions. There are no further presentations. Also maria sioux is also here, the director. I dont have anything else if you guys want to continue. Would you like us to ask for Public Comment . Oh please, yes. Any Public Comments on this item . I know you know, its okay and line up on this side and you have two minutes and state your name. Hello supervisors. I am barbara. Im a bay view resident of 21 years and the director of the bay view opera house major bayview institution for the last five years and i wanted to express my support for supervisor cohens proposal and i really appreciate it that she took this initiative i believe after a shooting that took place around the corner from the opera house and a senior was actually injured. I see the gun violence everyday. Just in the past two months it happens i was out on the street two times and each time a shooting took place when i was talking to somebody. Its extremely a
In the communities are given 100 valid information with Mental Health and guns and drugs because in the community we dont talk about that with everyone. I think its key and important when we talk about members on that body that it be really key people that are part of the community so the issues thats really going on in the community can be conveyed to the department heads. Thank you. Shawn richard executive director of [inaudible] against guns. Buying a gun on the streets is cheap and life is priceless. That has been our motto for years. Easter sunday of 95 when my brother was killed. 20 years i have been doing this. We have been part of the city of and county system and getting funded and made Significant Impact of working with the community. I support a task force only if the people on that task force is from the community and dealing with the issues and affected by what is going on that can make change. We have to be realistically and understanding the impact that folks in the comm