We dont want rookie paramedics out there doing this very important job. We want to do it by fall of this year. We want four units up by the fall of this year. Extra units is going to require extra training and hiring. Please let me know if im saying anything that is amiss. No, youre not. First i saw no getting the six units by februaryfor is that a yes, not . Im sorry, are you speaking to me . I think the question was if you could get the units up by february. I think that he said he could get four units up by the fall; is that correct . Ive known chief nicholson for a long time. She wanted to know that we could get started in the fall of this year. Extra units takes more time. Two additional would be february march of next year. This is all crucial information for the budget. Were figuring out how to cover this cost with the current budget. When we start its crucial to figuring out how were going to be doing that. This is crucial to figuring it out. Im sorry, supersizor. I want to mak
Clerk there are five ayes. Chair fewer thank you very much. Colleagues, id just like to say, get a good nights sleep tonight because tomorrow will not be so easy. I think we saw departments very compliant, and tomorrow, they will not be. Supervisor ronen im so excited. I have time to actually study. Chair fewer so everyone got the b. L. A. S report. Look at that, and say these are the recommendations, and if you can think of other things, great. This is where we start, and so we are growing that pot. Congratulations to all of you for growing that pot for the add back, and for the communities. Okay. Thank you very much. Seeing nothing further, this committee is recessed, and thank you, madam clerk. Clerk of course. Good morning. This is the august 20, 2020 rescheduled budget and Appropriations Committee meeting. I am joined by supervisors walton, mandelman and president yee. I would like to thank sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. Do you have announcements . Due to the covid19 healt
Theres eight. Two teams have been funded in the mayors budget. Thank you, supervisor mandelman. Four are in the mayors budget and were working with dph to add two additional ones. And so, first question about these additional teams. Do the firefighters have the ability to 5150 someone if they believe it is necessary . At this time, we do not. However, simon p arang, in chare of community paramedicine, is here, and hes done outreach with dph and thinking about this and talking about this for a long time. So simon, can you please chief pang, can you please speak to that . Hi. How do you feel about us expanding ems six by six . Well, ive very grateful, but also, you know, anxious because i want to make sure that we dont oversell what we can possibly do. Although, its full steam ahead for us and we want to help the city in nr any way we can. If we wer would to get extra mo, it would start with hiring and training and we would get that done right away. I want to make sure i dont make any un
With the car overturned and smashed with First Responders trying to help. The accident shut down the highway here, highway 680 near Pleasant Hill, just north of treat boulevard, and traffic was backed up for miles. When we first arrived, we saw e so that is why just recently they just reopened the lanes and it looks like traffic is going smoothly. Back here live, fortunately looks like people headed to work wont be affected by this accident. We are still waiting to learn the name of the victim. Reporting live, im sharon katsuda, back to you. Well take that sharon. Sharon talked about all lanes cleared within the last four or five minutes. Were seeing Speed Sensors start to recover, at least theyre reading now, we had two lanes open for a period of time causing the backup to about monument. This is in Contra Costa County coming off of Pleasant Hill and concord traveling toward the walnut creek interchange. All lanes of 680 opened after the overnight deadly crash that happened three hour
Sierra. Weve got a look at the full forecast coming up next. Today in the bay continues right now. A very good friday morning to you. Thanks for joining us. Im laura garcia. Im marcus washington. Mike will get us through the commute in a bit. Thats right. Another good thing the weather were experiencing today vianey in for kari this morning. It may make it spooky when you look at the cameras. We are seeing some drizzle which means a little bit of sheen out on the roads mainly along the coa coastline. This shot of emeville on the live cam those commuters dont be afraid, any time california sees any bit of rain we get scared, slow down. Current temperatures in the 60s for San Francisco, 60 degrees. San jose 64 and the cooling trend is going to be todays big story, for areas like concord, look at that, 70s by the lunch hour. Ill talkore about that coming up. Lets head over to mike. Vianey was using the camera over there emeryville, theres mist in the air and the sheen on the road. The bay