The committee will come to orderment good morni o order. Good morning to everyone. Without objection the chair is allowed to declare a recess at anytime. Ill recognize myself for my Opening Statement. Im honored to be conveeting todays hearing, my very first as chair woman. As we continue to mourn the loss of our friend and colleague, elijah cummings. I am mindful of his life long mission to seek not only common ground, but higher ground. With that in mind, im very pleased to hold today tfs hearing on an issue we have been fighting for for many years, the need for comprehensive paid family and medical leave. Its important for people to understand the Current Situation in our country. Right now, were one of only two nations in the world that does not provide our workers with any form of paid family or medical leave. The United States and papua new guinea. I remember when i was pregnant with my first child and i asked my offices about leave policy. And do you know what they said . Leave,
This . Gig workers rising is a community of app and platform workers coming together to improve our work and livelihoods. In the last year, we amassed thousands of drivers and gig workers across the state of california to stand united for fair treatment against these Tech Companies. Weve delivered petitions to uber and lyft with over 6,000 signatures, demanding clear and transparent policies and processes for deact vationsdeactdeactivations. We visited our legislators in sacramento, and today we stand before you, the board of supervisors for San Francisco, to share our truth. So drivers supported by gig workers rising are organizing to demand several things. There are some issues that you may hear that drivers are often divided on. Classification could be one of them. So us drivers, whether we agree on that or not, can all agree on several things, and thats where our demands come from. One is a living wage. Regardless of your parttime or fulltime, when youre working, you deserve to ear
Misclassification of employer position. So the relationship is really muddied around that. And clarification in the courts and through the state legislature would be particularly helpful to our efforts. Thank you. Thank you. Chairman any other questions . All right. Thank you, mr. Mulligan. Then i will next call of miles lockier. Thank you for being here. Lets see if i can get my. Chairman are we up and running . I well, it should be. Its slide one of 10. Okay. Here we go. Good morning and thank you for inviting me. Ni nammy name is miles lockier, and i am appearing here today in my private capacity and not officially for the labor commissioner. And the views that i express are mine and not necessarily those of the state labor commissioner. With that, let me start by this the Labor Commissioners Office enforces state laws dealing with wages, workers conditions, and also protections for employees. There are generally two sources of that law, okay . One is the labor code itself, and the
Thanks for joining us. Im audrey asistio. Im raj mathai. Maui is 2,300 miles from the bay area, but for so many it holds a special place in their hearts. Tonight, that paradise is burning. At least six people dead, thousands more forced to evacuate. The Historic Town of lahaina has been practically destroyed. Flames are burning on three different spots. Search and rescue operations are under way. Officials fear hundreds of homes are destroyed. Many people on the island have been left without power or cell service. To the visitors who are watching this and looking for answers, were going to ask for your patience because this is a stressful time. None of us were prepared for this. Local people have lost everything. Theyve lost their house, theyve lost their animals. Its devastating. Flights into maui have been canceled, and the acting governor issued a proclamation urging visitors to stay away. Here at airports is wildfires are drastically changing travel plans. Nbcs ian cull joins us li
Good afternoon. Im audrey asistio. Welcome to nbc bay area news at 4 30. Our ian cull is at the airport tracking how the fires in hawaii are changing travel plans here in the bay area. Were also tracking other stories on this wednesday, including another health scare for senator Dianne Feinstein. The fall she took at her San Francisco home and what it means for her future on capitol. Also, a popular pizzalace in the brea is hit by vandalor a second time. The frustration growing with crime in the neighborhood. And it is easy for all of us to see. Now there are new numbers to back it up. Scott budman will join us to talk about San Franciscos slow recovery from the pandemic. Lets go ahead and begin with that devastating scene in hawaii. Take a look at this. Raging wildfires on the island of maui. Theyve killed at least six people, forced thousands of others to evacuate. You can see here, this is the historic hawaiian town of lahaina. Flames destroying a popular shopping area. Let me show