Looking at one facility or multiple facilities or where the facilities will be, that is a critical issue for us to determine in the coming days. Treatment centers are important to support. Treatment centers as you point out are very important to support. I was speaking with the american from sierra leone and speaking about simple things like giving them cell phones to talk to their family or things that they can do while there was very important. And if patients dont believe that they will be well treated in the Treatment Centers they wont come in and may continue to spread it in the communities. Good quality care is important. In terms of testing you are absolutely correct. As you know, mr. Chairman, with support from the c. D. C. Has represented crowiate the african sew tiety for laboratory and that has for the First Time Ever had high Quality Laboratories established all over africa. The countries have not been the focus countries so they have limited activities in the a area scalin
Or was discovered in 1976 and has killed 90 of its victims in some past outbreaks. Since march of this year, there have been more than 1700 cases of ebola, including more than 900 fatalities in guinea, liberia, sierra leone, and nigeria. This time, the average fertility rate in this outbreak is fromated at 55 , ranging 74 in guinea 242 in sierra leone. Ratessparity in mortality are partially linked to the capacity of governments to treat and contain the disease and Capita Health expending by effective governments. There is also concern giving given modern air travel and the latency time of the disease that the virus will jump borders and threat lies elsewhere in africa and even here in the United States. ,n my own state of new jersey and a hospital just a few hundred yards from my district office, precautions were taken. A person who had traveled from west africa Begin Manifesting symptoms including a high fever. He was put in isolation. Thankfully it was not ebola and the patient has
Give workers space. But the pay off comes later when a median barrier finally comes to the golden gate. Its always been one of the more unique and dangerous aspects of the bridge, oncoming cars whisk by with inches between them. No room for error. Plastic pylons soon to be replaced by a movable barrier. A foot across each section over 1,000 pounds. Production against a driver who drifts or is distracted. For people to look around. I think its a good idea. Reporter flexibility for commute. A tall and safer median. On the San Francisco on the bridge also had a history of head on crashes. It should have been a long time ago. Reporter some drivers wonder why with almost 40 People Killed in crashes, a barrier took so long. But the iconic bridge doesnt rush into change and it took time for the will, the money and engineering to merge. Im always in the center lane. I want to get there. I want to get fast. Reporter some bridge commuters awaiting the barrier will stay in whats called the suicid
Response and at this time, i would like to entertain a motion to table the hearing. So moved. Okay. Without objection, this hearing is tabled. [ gavel ] and i would like to entertain a motion to amend the current resolution to insert the proposed recommendations into the record. So moved without objection, this item moves forward excuse me, these recommendations are inserted into the record and amended in the current resolution that has been provided. [ gavel ] and so is there a motion to move this item wholly as a Committee Report to the full board as recommended. Yes, there is. That you, with, that the motion passes and this item goes to the full board for positive recommendation. Thank you. [ gavel ] okay, madame clerk, can you please call the final item. Item no. 5 is a hearing on the recently published 201314 civil grand jury report entitled survey of San Francisco Commission Websites. Okay. So from the civil grand jury we have mike, you are coming up again for this item . Good af
Receives temporary payments that leads to eventual permanent disability status and financial closure. Thereby opening up positions for newhires. And the recommended response i have is that we agree. But to note in the response text that the board of supervisors notes that the Sheriffs Department deputies disputes the figure of 50 deputies noting that some of the employees included in the figures are actually out on smla, military or medical leave and the civil grand jury is right to recognize this process as a financial drain on the department that impedes its ability to fill positions. As the department of Human Resources notes, most of the operative laws are beyond San Franciscos authority, but practical improvements can be made by bringing employees back to work on modified duty an effort that the board of supervisors fully supports. So the recommendation from the civil grand jury that the board of supervisors should request an audit conducted by the budget and legislative analyst a