Karen bass, and several other members of the black caucus who you will be hearing from momentarily. Thank you for joining us on this emergency town hall meeting, living while black in america, 401 years later after our ancestors were first brought to the shores of america in shackles, we now that while we have come a long way in this country, we still have a long way to go. We are living with the legacy of slavery and jim crow and racial oppression that continued to permeate every aspect of american life. And we have seen that over the last several months in such a stark and striking fashion. The covid19 pandemic, a twin crisis, both a Public Health crisis and an economic crisis, has impacted everyone, but disproportionately impacted in an adverse fashion the africanamerican community. In terms of pain, in terms of suffering, in terms of economic dislocation and in terms of death. And then, of course, youre dealing with the continued epidemic at the same time of Police Violence, Police
The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Menendez madam president , i rise today to engage in a colloquy with senators cassidy, collins, and my fellow senator from new jersey, senator booker, and i ask they be acknowledged in that order and they be allowed to complete their remarks. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Menendez as our nation grapples with the covid19 pandemic, our state county and miew in municipal governments have been on the front lines taking the lead role. They have been squeezed on both sides of the ledger, spending billions of dollars in unforeseen costs on Emergency Response while watching as revenues dry up due to necessary stayathome orders, and the closure of nonessential businesses. The emergency protective measures have been effective at flattening the curve and have no doubt saved thousands of lives but they also came with a cost. All Revenue Sources are down. Sale tax revenue has plummeted with businesses closed. Highway trus funds wont have t
Meeting. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . Clerk the City Employees and the public, and the board of supervisors and the Committee Rooms are closed. The members will participate in the meeting remotely. This precaution is taken to the statewide sta stayathome ord. Members will participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on the agenda both on channel 26 and sfgovtv. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker is allowed two minutes to speak. Comments are opportunities to speak during Public Comment period and are available via phone, by calling 1 415 6550001. Again, 1 415 6550001. And access code 921413607. Again, access code, 921413607. Then press pound, and pound again. When connected you will hear the meeting discussion but youll be muted and in listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up, dial star, 9, to be added to the speaker line. The best practices are to c
At 7 00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, big crowds forming for Cinco De Mayo in the south bay. Im ken bastida. And im elizabeth cook. Dozens in parking lots not social distancing. Joe vazquez is in san jose tonight with the next move for police. Reporter im in the parking lot of a Shopping Center at story and king in san jose, and weve watched as tons of cars and pickup trucks, people waving the mexican flag have arrived. And theyve an ge wice. Rlieveng, san jos fthe drersoe along. The officers are trying to keep crowds from forming to celebrate Cinco De Mayo, trying to keep social distance as per the health order. Some of the drivers told us theyll just go somewhere else. Theyre killing it, theyre killing it. Ruining the mood . Theyre killing the vibe. Wheres everybody going to be . A big old sideshow. Swinging it. Nah, im just playing. Reporter he says hes kidding, but two days ago, thats exactly what happened, a sideshow developed and hundreds of spectators gathered. Police chief ed
Of league has the west rest of virginia. Our goal is to service the chief federal Law Enforcement official or our respective areas. That is bringing together our Law Enforcement partners and prosecuting any manner of criminal violation as well as defending the government on the civil side. Host as we look at the coronavirus, how has your job changed since the pandemic and what are your Biggest Challenges right now . Guest ive got an amazing team of about 350 employees across the Eastern District. That number grows exponentially when you include all of our Law Enforcement, investigative, and agency partners. Like much of the country we have moved to a telework model. Essential, but we are part of the National Security apparatus. We are still working. We have a skeleton staff in the office to ensure that every anything that cannot be done remotely, whether related to National Security, whether it involves a Public Safety arrest, we are still moving forward. It is a challenge under the ci