Members, please take this opportunity to silence your phones. Public comment during the meeting is generally limited to three minutes per speaker unless otherwise established by the presenting officer of the meeting. Speakers are requested but not required to state their names. A speaker card will ensure the written record of the meeting. Please place the speaker cards in basket. There is a signin sheet on the front tv, and please show the office. Welcome. It is our custom to begin and end each Small Business Commission Meeting with a reminder that the office of Small Business is the only place to start new business in San Francisco and get the best answers. The office of Small Business should be your first stop when you have a question about what to do next. You can find us online or in person here at city hall. Best of all, all of our services are free of charge. The Small Business commission is here to voice your opinions and concerns about policies that affect the Economic Vitality
Reminder that the office of Small Business is the only place to start new business in San Francisco and get the best answers. The office of Small Business should be your first stop when you have a question about what to do next. You can find us online or in person here at city hall. Best of all, all of our services are free of charge. The Small Business commission is here to voice your opinions and concerns about policies that affect the Economic Vitality of Small Businesses in San Francisco. If you need assistance with Small Business matters start here at the office of Small Business. Thank you. Item one, called to order and role call. role call . You have a quorum. Apparently, a computer went down and we didnt have sound. So i appreciate everyone being flexible. I want to thank everyone for the virtual kitchens known as government kitchens and i would like to thank all of you tuning in on sfgov tv. We know its not easy take time away from your business to participate in opportunities
And delivering pharmaceuticals. The implications of one country are astounding, no matter what country we may be talking about. Think about it. What if theres a Global Pandemic and its hard to move product across the world because of that . What if there are heightened tensions within the South China Sea . Everyone could be vulnerable, everyone could be put at risk. The role of the fda in the situation cannot be overstated because the fda cannot be as effective in assuring the safety of our medicines in farflung areas of the world as it can at home. Many of us are not aware of the facetoface contact that the fda has with those who are manufacturing our drugs. The inspections that they could duck, the very hands on work that is involved in making sure that the manufacturers of drugs is safe. They certainly set up offices all over the world to do that, but thats not the same as having offices having manufactured in your own country. And with the u. S. Losing manufacturing capacity, which
Is coronavirus current on the way for refugee a group sworn off potential disaster for already vulnerable refugees and migrants in crowded counts worldwide with terrorists volunteers gone and governments overwhelmed what needs to be done to save them this is an inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im tending obligates on hand washing and social distancing are crucial in the fight against corona virus thats nearly impossible for refugees and migrants who live in deplorable conditions and aid groups are now warning of carnage if there is an outbreak in overcrowded camps such as in bangladesh greece syria yemen and venezuela humanitarian activists are appealing for hygiene kits water sanitation and training for Health Workers to protect refugees and governments providing shelter under pressure to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe mohamed jump to reports. The population so traumatized by violence now terrified of a virus in Northern Syria after 10 years of war and humanitarian c
Aljazeera. Where entry. Is coronavirus carnage on the way for refugee aid groups warn of potential disaster for already vulnerable refugees and migrants in crowded counts worldwide with carers sick volunteers gone and governments overwhelmed what needs to be done to save them this is a side story. Hello and welcome to the program im tending obligates on hand washing and social distancing are crucial in the fight against corona virus thats nearly impossible for refugees and migrants who live in deplorable conditions and aid groups are now warning of carnage if there is an outbreak in overcrowded camps such as in bangladesh greece syria yemen and venezuela humanitarian activists are appealing for hygiene kits water sanitation and training for Health Workers to protect refugees and governments providing shelter under pressure to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe mohamed jump to reports. A population so traumatized by violence now terrified of a virus in Northern Syria after 10 years of w