Subcommittee meets today to receive testimony from under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, ellen lord, concerning supply chain integrity for the department of defense in the United States. Since our her initial confirman as the undersecretary of defense, secretary lord has overseen significant acquisition reform at the department of defense, and a chill well talk about some of that today. As the u. S. National armaments director she has traveled to see the u. S. , throughout the u. S. And to see our allies and partners with regard to the development and Manufacturing Activities around the world, and, unfortunately, has seen firsthand just how reliant the u. S. Defense Industrial Base chain has become come to class relates to china. With the rise of china and Great Power Competition of the global covid19 pandemic, the vulnerabilities and gaps in our supply chains particularly as relates to National Security have taken on a new urgency. What you think Ranking Member k
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Escalate the use of force. They say the elite teams happen to be among the agents ready and available to deploy. I. C. E. s acting director says i. C. E. Is utilizing cpb to supplement enforcement activity in response to the resource challenges stemming from sanctuary city policies. Were removing illegal Border Crossers at a tremendous pace and making it clear that if you break our laws, you will be sent back home. Reporter the move comes as President Trump continues to crack down on sanctuary cities and illegal immigration. Immigrant advocates from the bay area say theyre ready for the beefed up actions urging people not to panic. We want, first of all, the community to remain calm. This is very typical of the president. When they are in their homes, they have the most protections, and they have a right not to open the door. We appreciate you. We love you. Its valentines day, that no one should be subjected to this kind of fear and scare tactics. That was Jodi Hernandez reporting for
Advance. Part of our holiday experience will be preparing our budget which well be discussing soon. We have received mayor budget instructions from the mayor and her office which include that no new positions are expected to be added through this years process, so i wanted to let you know about that in advance. Clerk seeing no questions, item 2, review of past events at the Planning Commission and staff announcements. Commissioners, items that may be of interest to you from the Planning Commission, december 5, they adopted the retained topic and special guidelines, and heard a presentation on the special japantown guidelines which will be coming to you in the new year. And jonas. Clerk yeah. At the board, wanted to let you know that the board approved 2251 webster street, 2168 market street, and 2731 to 2735 folsom. Clerk seeing nothing further, commission matters, item 3, president s report and announcements. I just want to thank the commission for a wonderful year. This is our last h
Time. [roll call] clerk commissioners, first on your agenda is general Public Comment. I have no speaker cards. Would any member of the public wish to address the commission on items not on our agenda . Close Public Comment. Clerk very good. General matters. Item one, directors announcements. Thank you. Commissioners, simply want to wish you a happy holidays in advance. Part of our holiday experience will be preparing our budget which well be discussing soon. We have received mayor budget instructions from the mayor and her office which include that no new positions are expected to be added through this years process, so i wanted to let you know about that in advance. Clerk seeing no questions, item 2, review of past events at the Planning Commission and staff announcements. Commissioners, items that may be of interest to you from the Planning Commission, december 5, they adopted the retained topic and special guidelines, and heard a presentation on the special japantown guidelines whi