Thank you all for being here today. m going to go out of order, thank you, mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing. I first want to get on the record and thank our subject matter experts. Experts. If theres anything we legislative leaders ought to be doing an more broadly our government leaders, its listening to Public Health experts. Thank you so much and the experts in some of these discrete areas that will be impacted by the coronavirus. I regret that in minutes i have another meeting that pertains to this important topic. I just want to publicly express my intention to submit for the record some important questions i have for you related to the increasingly integrated supply chains that we now have between various enterprises and i guess this is this situation will create certain vulnerabilities uring times of what is now a pandemic. I have some questions related to supply Chain Mapping that im hoping someone will be prepared to answer and lastly, our reliance on foreignma
Leadership of d. B. I. During what can only be called extraordinary times, i want to assure you that ours will continue to be a team effort and will continue to involve indeed depend upon the supportive dedication, commitment of building safety and professionalism we are proud to have in our d. B. I. Employees. We have terrific staff who work enthusiastically every day to ensure building and safety codes are observed in the letter of the laws behind them. Thanks to our engineer reviewers and all the Code Enforcement inspectors. We know that structures are built to constantly improving standards. And thus as these construction methods can deliver for everyone who lives, works, and recreates inside these buildings. I take this responsibility youre giving me and i will do everything i can to fulfill your expectations and to provide the department with the leadership needed during these times of Public Health challenges. We will continue to do everything we can as a department to meet the
Thank you all for being here today. m going to go out of order, senator young has a related hearing to be at, i want to be sure hes able to be on the record before we begin. Senator young i first want to get on the record and thank our subblingt matter experts. If theres anything we legislative leaders ought to be doing an more broadly our government leaders, its listening to Public Health experts. Thank you so much and the experts in some of these discrete areas that will be impacted by the coronavirus. I regret that in minutes i have another meeting that pertains to this important topic. I just want to publicly express my intention to submit for the record some important questions i have for you related to the increasingly integrated supply chains that we now have between various enterprises and i guess this is this situation will create certain vulnerabilities uring times of what is now a pandemic. I have some questions related to supply Chain Mapping that im hoping someone will be
Governor desantis all right. Well, good morning or afternoon. Nowadays. Se track this is an important part of the states response to the covid19 virus. This is a state logistics response center. It since about 2007, and a lot of other states have almost t, but this is 200,000 square feet of climatecontrolled warehouse space. Also, almost 20,000 square feet of logistics and command level offices, Conference Rooms and supports area. Today, this is going to be 24 7. G its been making a lot of deliveries around the state. Round its going to be the clock until we get on the other side of this. Here re will be employees nonstop. The National Guard has been reat in assisting us with what were doing. This response is very heavily a lot of key medical supplies, and so these masks so e the n95 that Health Care Workers are protected. Them to o distributing Nursing Homes and assisted living facilities so any staff our comes into contact with elderly residents is wearing a ask and we can mitigate a
Will look different from here on out. But we are here for you. Were going to get to weather and traffic in just a moment. First, the latest at this hour. The shelter in place that were talking about this morning includes alameda, contra costa, marin, San Francisco, san mateo and santa clara counties. The surreal scenes keep playing out in Grocery Stores as people prepare for the reality were in now. Many stores are changing their operation hours trying to keep up with demand, and all of this comes as the number of cases spread in the bay area. There are more than 300 infections. Santa clara county announcing new deaths. More live coverage in just a moment. First, as promised, lets check in with kari. We are still seeing lingering rain in San Francisco and right along the coast. Well see the possibility well see scattered showers continuing into the rest of today just off and on, but there will be breaks in between as we get a closer look at where the rain is falling right now from palo