Opinion writer at the boston globe. Welcome both. Garrett, hit both big issues. Where are we with the latest on Infrastructure Talks and what are the realistic options on democrats on Voting Rights. Ill do the Voting Rights bill because it is short. There are no realistic options to move that bill through the United States senate. 50 republican votes opposed and even the usual moderate republican senators who side with democrats and other key issues like Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins spoke out against this bill yesterday. Republicans say its a federal takeover of elections and they dont like the changes that it makes at a federal level and things like voter i. D. Laws and the fcc, you name it. Theyre not for it unless democrats can find votes to get rid of the filibuster which we talked about ad nauseam and know they do not presently have, that bill goes nowhere. On infrastructure its a different story although with a similar refrain. The challenge there remains what it has always b
Coke. This addiction. Secondhand smoke is involuntary. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker. Caller good morning, supervisors. I am with the american heart association. We support protecting the residents in multi unit housing from all kinds of smoke. We support the Public Information campaign about Secondhand Smoke exposure in housing. We hope that increases the number of smokers connected to evidence based services. There is no safe level of exposure to Secondhand Smoke. It has immediate and longterm effects on nonanother nonsmokers. It is dangerous to others in the building and contains the same harms as tobacco smoke. We encourage you to pass the comprehensive policy to all kinds of smoke. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker. Caller hi. I am a member of the San Francisco tobacco free coaliti coalition. Marijuana doesnt have to be smoke. It can eaten in other ways. It is possible to include the protections. To allow people who use it for medical reasons. Smoke free spaces in multiunit
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Gentrified neighborhood. Some are accumulated Property Value in the last decade. Which is enormous. This is a great location to build subsidized photograp ae housing or rent control housing. Consider Corona Heights has Median Income to 150,000 per person, that speaks to how Corona Heights is in great need of more Affordable Housing. The fact that much of it is low density really speaks to neighborhoods history of exclusion which not be totally rectified by this project, its a good step forward. If were going to prioritize Affordable Housing city wide, we need to prioritize Affordable Housing in the backyard. My name is myra. Live in the castro and i walk up 17th street. Im calling to voice my opposition. I happen to know one of the neighbors whos lives will be impacted by this. As i listen to the arguments today, i understand the concern isnt in opposition to Affordable Housing. I believe the concern is it entirely consumes the backyard open space of the existing structure. The propose