Good morning, everyone. The meeting will come to order. Welcome to the june 1, 2020, meeting of the rules committee. Im supervisor hillary ronen, the chair of the committee. With me on the Video Conference is rules committee vicechair, supervisor Catherine Stefani and member supervisor gordon mar. We might have other supervisors joining us today and as they come online ill introduce them. Our clerk today is victor young and id like to also thank sfgovtv for staffing this meeting. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . Clerk the City Employees and the public, and the board of supervisors and the Committee Rooms are closed. The members will participate in the meeting remotely. This precaution is taken to the statewide sta stayathome ord. Members will participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on the agenda both on channel 26 and sfgovtv. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker is
The nations pandemic epicenter gets a date on when it can begin reopening. What it could mean for the nation at large, and the move the president just made about the pandemic thats getting bipartisan backlash. And ready to launch. Hopes soar that today for the first time in nearly a decade astronauts will take off from u. S. Soil. Well go live to the Kennedy Space center on check in on the launch of spacex. We begin with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. This is not a protest. This is not in the spirit of Martin Luther king jr. This is chaos. Reporter the fired Minneapolis Police officer facing charges in the death of george floyd. Outrage spills into the streets across our country. The country with an open wound. None of us can turn away. None of us can be silent. Reporter President Trump defended his tweet on the protests where he said, quote, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Ive heard that phrase for a long time. I dont know where it came from. Repo
Meeting. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . Clerk the City Employees and the public, and the board of supervisors and the Committee Rooms are closed. The members will participate in the meeting remotely. This precaution is taken to the statewide sta stayathome ord. Members will participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on the agenda both on channel 26 and sfgovtv. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker is allowed two minutes to speak. Comments are opportunities to speak during Public Comment period and are available via phone, by calling 1 415 6550001. Again, 1 415 6550001. And access code 921413607. Again, access code, 921413607. Then press pound, and pound again. When connected you will hear the meeting discussion but youll be muted and in listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up, dial star, 9, to be added to the speaker line. The best practices are to c
A News Conference to push for paid sick leave. They spoke to reporters earlier this afternoon. Senator gillibrand thank you for joining us today. Last night, the house released an aid package that will not only help the American People cope with the economic from the coronavirus but will also help them follow the professionals. H its a good bill that puts amilies, communities, and workers first. He package includes two very pivotal policy ideas that will help families meet this challenge. Leave and paid sick days. Now, the senate must do its job. Leave and paid family leave must be included in any ackage put forward by the senate. We have to pass these policies now because the truth is, people facing impossible choices right now. In new york state, many of our schools and universities have already suspended classes canceled inperson classes for the rest of the school year. Are a single mother with schoolaged kids, how do you food on tween putting the table or making sure your kids are
Would like to introduce senator harris. Longstanding leadership in this relief. And other issues that affect their families. Heres the bottom line. Basically will save lives. Basically, will keep communities safer. It is just that basic. It is always been an issue of orders. It is always been an issue of the right Public Policy approach to supporting workers in understanding the never human being and one time or another will get sick and why should they have to suffer knowing athena will be able to send home and tend to their illness or put food on the table and feed the babies pay the rent. With the coronavirus, it is become even more stark as an issue. There are people in america, have paid sick leave and when presented with the issue of whether they will stay at home, or feed the babies or keep a roof over their heads, it is logical to believe that will go to work so that they can keep taking care of their family. Limits of this Public Health crisis, understand that one of the most