Hello, everyone. Can you hear me okay . Okay, im trying not to be in the view but by the end of this we will be behind the curtain. Welcome to kate dawsons book events. My name isto becca oliver and im the director of the writers of texas and we are the largest Literary Arts Organization in texas and we support writers and one of the things we love to dor is have the opportunity to talk to published authors about ther most recent book but also to dig in a little more than i think we get to as often as we would like to add book events which has a craft talk. Talk more aboutut what craft wet into creating the book and especially for the book were talking about today, american sherlock, there are so many interesting things that kate can share that would be applicable to any writer that happens to be here. Who here is a writer . Who here writes but did not raise their hand . Yes, there are always a few of you. [laughter] we will make sure we get to conversation about craft as well. I just
Can you hear me okay . Im trying not to be in the view. By the end of this, we are both going to be behind the curtain. My name is becca oliver and im the executive director of the writers week of texas, the largest Literary Arts Organization in texas. We exist to support writers in every stage of their career and one of the things we love to do is have the opportunity to talk to authors about their most recent books and we will begin with a talk learning a little bit more about what craft went into creating in the c book and therethere is so many interestg things that kate can share that would be applicable to any writer that happens to be here. There are always a few of you. So, we are going to make sure that we get to some conversations as well. I just want to say quickly before we start,. A big thank you to the people. We have a lot of literary communitieswe and where the big house is that if the bookstore so thank you for having us here tonight. I hope that you will enjoy the conv
During their time at the white house. This is part of a daylong symposium by the White House Television a sobriety iati association. Our final panel, the white house gardens today. Features speakers with lived experiences working in and around the gardens of the white housz. We will hear from in this order Deputy Director of science and Program Director for the u. S. Botanic garden. Jim adams, hortontuckericulture manager. And jim, white house board of directors and formerly park service. Like our Previous Panel well hear three short presentations and then a conversation will be moderated by dr. Pell. Well leave time at the end for open q a with the audience. Please join me in welcoming our speakers. [ applause ] thanks so much. Its an honor to be here today to speak with you all about white house gardens. Both of our jims on the panel are named jim and both actually worked at the white house so well run the panel differently at the end. I will open it up for questions. I feel its a un
Wise and prudent decision. All right now the us has the most confirmed cases worldwide with more than a 139,000 as of sunday night. Nearly 1900 coronavirus cases and were breaking down the numbers for your county by county. We begin in Santa Clara County which has the most cases with 646. There are 25 deaths in Santa Clara County as well, San Francisco county has 340 deaths and 5 of 340 cases and 5 deaths rather San Mateo County with 277 cases and 6 deaths. Alameda county has 254 cases and 7 deaths. There are 175 cases in Contra Costa County with 3 deaths. Marine county reports 93 cases with one death 58 cases and one death in sonoma county. Solano county has 34 cases and napa county has 14 cases. Santa cruz county saw its first coronavirus death over the weekend a 70 yearold man who had Underlying Health conditions was admitted to the hospital back on march 19th with coronavirus symptoms. Health Officials Say that he did not recently travel and had no known contact with anyonwho was e
All in favor, aye. I make a motion we dont reveal anything that we discussed in closed session. Second. All in favor. Aye. Thank you. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Please be advised too use cellphones and pagers and Electronic Devices are prohibited. The chairman ordered the removal from the meeting room of any person responsible fort ringing of or use of a cell phone, pager or soundproducing electronic device. A member of the public as up to three minutes to make Public Comments on each agenda item unless they are shorter period on any item. Item a Public Comments on not listed on the agenda. Are there any Public Comments. How are you doing. Michael regula gregory heavyt trucking. I just want to bring it to your guys attention. I was awarded a job with Granite Construction for a number of material, about 56, maybe 80,00, right. And when i got t