Of our native communities. As part of our hearing, microphones will be set on mute. Members and witnesses, you will need to unmute your microphone each time you wish to speak. Documents can be sent to rebecca at the email address weve provided. And all documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion of the hearing. I recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. Let me find that, now that ive said that. I believe that todays hearing is long overdue. Day after day, our nations tribal communities are suffering inequality, unequal access to Drinking Water, energy grid, broadband, and other problems that have created unnecessary hardship and turmoil. And covid19 is exacerbating the existing problems now. And the Navajo Nation has seen rates higher than wuhan, china, during the height of the pandemic. And weve heard repeatedly about the struggles of the native communities to protect against covid19. As the pandemic rages on, access to ppe and testing and proper san
Provided and into the record to the conclusion of the hearing. I recognize myself for 5 minutes for Opening Statements. Let me find my Opening Statement here. I believe this hearing is long overdue. Suffering terrible inequalities. Unreliable access to the energy grid, little or no broadband connectivity, and reliable funds for the federal government and other systematic problems that created unnecessary hardship and turmoil and covid19 is exacerbating these long existing problems. One third of tribal members are at high risk of serious covid19 complications due to Underlying Health factors and Navajo Nation has seen higher infection rates than those in china at the peak of the pandemic. Despite this stark reality the impact of covid19 on tribal communities, weve seen the struggles of tribal communities and access to personal protective equipment and testing to protect against covid19. Is this pandemic redesign and covid19 cases continue to rise in many areas of the Country Access to p
Up and rush things through. For the third time in history a president is on trial in the u. S. Senate. Watch live tuesday when the trial resumes at 1 00 eastern on cspan2. Now new Jersey Governor Phil Murphy delivering his second state of the state address in trenton. Lieutenant governor oliver, Senate President sweeney, speaker coghlan, majority leaders kane and brad nick. Members of the legislature included in the rocket escort that came in with me, chief justice radnor, associate justices of the supreme court, judge grants, members of the cabinet, former governors gloria, mcgreevy, and cody, tammy murphy. Distinguished faith leaders, veterans, members of organized labor, fellow new jersey and. Five weeks ago today our state was shattered by the gunfire of antisemitism and hate. In jersey city, harold and police detective, joseph feels, and three innocent people were murdered in what we now know was an act of domestic terror fueled by a vicious and unjustifiable hate. This was an act
As a board member, ive relied on your leadership. Ill definitely miss you. Its bitter sweet, a loss to the city, but at least youre just across the bridge, so we know where to find you. Greatly appreciate your leadership and support in everything youve done over the years. Ed, along with all the thank yous, what youve done not only for the city and county of San Francisco but for the region is priceless because the things that weve just talked about dont observe city limits or county limits. They extend across the bay, the state, and even across the country. Because of where the money comes from, the connections, the alliances that have to be made, and the passion and commitment that you bring with you as a person comes from inside, and it cant be replaced by, you know, just changing people or changing job descriptions or anything like that. So my compliments to you and my appreciation for you for what youve brought to our region to help move us along the spectrum of transit, of commun
There was some feedback on the c. A. C. That they were eager to see amtrak move over, as well. Theres some conversation ongoing, and i hope that conversation is resolved soon so all activity can move to the Transit Center. Theres a great review from the sfcta just in terms of how to think about sort of the organization for the tjpa Going Forward for phase two. I know we all found it very helpful. A few takeaways that i found interest, as well as the rest of the c. A. C. , its a regional initiative, not just San Francisco, to see this through. Definitely agree that we need champions at all levels. Thank you, director chang, for giving some feedback and answering some questions for us. We know that we need to be creative and find what are alternatives that are available because you recognize that funding is the biggest blocker in moving this forward. There is a conversation from c. A. C. On what would continue to be able to help. Im a daily caltrain rider of the c. A. C. Speaking for mys