Education project inc. , mepi and dozens of kids were impacted by the fire s and the loss of life. I want to be very clear and i have been very clear every time Something Like this has happened that i am forever grateful to the men and women of the San Francisco Fire Department for their bravery for putting their lives on the line and what i can tell you is that with each of one of the fires that i have seen it is very clear to me, but for the incredible heroic work of the men and women of the San Francisco Fire Department we could have had many more deaths in these fires. These firefighters responded promptly and they truly saved lives and i think that we as a city should be very proud of what they do and are very grateful for their courage and bravely. The tragedy behind these fires is not just in the horrific loss of life, but also the tragedy is in the displacement of dozen was residents dozens of residents and Small Businesses and their workers. The 22nd and mission fire was home
Fire chief has just come into the building, and let me say that this is only the beginning. We plan to have a subsequent hearing where we will be discussing specific legislation that we will be introducing. This is legislation that is being drafted right now by the San Francisco City Attorney and i want to thank chief hayes white and director huey for working with my office in drafting the legislation, and the legislation is being put together for the purpose of figuring out how we as a city can enhance the response and enhance the prevention, and let me say what were thinking about as were moving forward with that legislation. One thing that the legislation could possibly do is to allow housing inspectors to cite building owners when the know annual certification of fire and alarm systems is out of date. Unfortunately now inspections happen but there is no ability to issue a citation when that is the case and we need to remedy that situation. Our legislation is also looking at requiri
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Coming in right now. Were Just Moments Away from bringing these crucial, early clues about how this historic night will play out. It could be a major turning point for the Trump Presidency and the balance of power here in washington, as democrats battle to retake control of the house. To do that, they need to win 23 Republican House seats and keep the seats they have right now. To win control of the senate, democrats must pick up two republican held seats and hold on to their existing number of seats. Jake, democrats see their best chance for victory tonight in the fight for the house. It could all come down to fewer than 50 key races where republicans are at greatest risk of losing house seats. Our team is here, covering all the important contests. John king is at the magic wall, of course, mapping out the votes district by district. With the first results minutes away. Dana bash is following the 35 Senate Contests where democrats are facing a very tough map tonight. Were watching 36