Id like to call the order of the Public Utilities commission. Its tuesday july 28, 2020. Roll call, please. [roll call] we have a quorum. Commissioner very good. Announcements, madame secretary . During the coronavirus disease covid19 emergency, the San Francisco Public Utilities commissions sfpuc regular meeting room, city hall, room 400, is closed. Commissioners and sfpuc staff will convene Commission Meetings remotely by teleconference. Commissioners for those the live stream there be a delay. I would like to extend our thanks to sfgtv staff. If youd like to make a comment dial 18882733658 access code and dial access code 3107452. Youll hear a speaking tone when its expired. Madame president , your first order of business is item 3, aportfolio of the minutes of approval of the minutes july 14, 2020. Commissioner commissioners, before you, you have the minutes of july 14, 2020. Are there any additions or corrections to the minutes . Hearing none id like to ask the secretary to open i
Report, and the jobs data tomorrow. Without a doubt, to of the greatest mysteries we have seen since february. We cant emphasize enough the imports of this claims data. Jonathan we really hope we see an improvement after things went the other way last week. Later tomorrow, we get the payrolls report. Unpredictable. That is the word you would here again and again. Tom lisa, i am going to go back to your bond work for years. Theres a point always where you switch from yield dynamics and analysis to a price study, and it really is beginning to feel to me right now that all the media and the experts in the pundits are beginning to look at price, not yield of bonds. Lisa i think you underscored one of the most important questions in the bond market this week when you asked, is it the real economy driving yields solo or is it the Federal Reserve . I think that is a key question Going Forward as we see the recovery stall out. Can yields go lower not because of the fed promising to buy bonds,
And bridging the gap of trust, particularly with communities of color across our nation . Sen. Scott i think Congress Plays a role in that, even a significant role, but the most important is the one on the local level, the mayors and county chairwoman, those folks have the most direct path towards Police Reform, not those of us in congress. I have shared this many times. I have been stopped by officers years. S in the last 20 seven times in one year as an elected official and all of my 18 stops were either by city, county, or state Law Enforcement, never by federal Law Enforcement officers. Literally while we know the president ial election is important this year, another very important one. The truth is your election for your mayor, a lot of citizens dont participate in, election every city council members, those are the folks directly in positions of power to determine the local Law Enforcement you have. When we dont vote in those elections, we are actually taking a step back from th
That is been transformed by the black lives Matter Movement will be able to bid a final farewell. Alsoso coming up, t the stars ad stripes lord today as the u. S. Was forced to close its consulate in the chinese city nh in city. A titfortat response following the Chinese Mission in houston last week. We will hear from a former u. S. Diplomat stationed there. The outbreak on the farm. In southern germany, migrant field workers have posted have tested positive for covid19. Are field workers risking their lives to put vegetables on our tables . Welcome. We start tonight with a solemn tribute to a civil rights pioneer. Lawmakers, friends, and family have been honoring the late congressman, john lewis inside the u. S. Capitol building. An invitationonly ceremony y hs been held d to honor mr. Lewisis inside the rotunda of the capital. He is the first africanamerican congressman to live there in state. Representative lewis was widely admired for his champion of civil rights and human rights.
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