Of essential workers and whats available. What we plan to have this summer and what people can do to either sign up or what other programs to do to prepare under the new guideline for the programs that they want to make available to people. So, lets get started. Phil, you we hit the ball running, both you and maria su got together because we knew the schools were going to close. But we also knew that there was an essential workforce out there. People who were driving muni, people who were working at hospitals. They had children. They needed child care. They were concerned about taking their children to their elderly parents. They couldnt leave them at home. Tell us a little bit about the program that you established that is available currently and will potentially be extended once programming starts for june 15 during the summer. Thank you, mayor. Yeah. You asked us as soon as the schools closed to start thinking about our kids and working families, particularly our Health Care Workers
Them in a minute. I wanted to start just by saying that we are gathering at a time where we all as country, as these leaders in particular, are leading us as we go through moments of deep pain and anguish for so Many Americans. That has come to the floor in the last few weeks. A product of t is years and decades and even really centuries of unequal and unfair treatments. E murders of george floyd, breyonea taylor, ahmed arbery and Many Americans to shed light on systemic racism that is pervasive in our country. Black people are not safe here not when they go out for a job, not when they go out to church, not even when they stay in their own home and they are too often killed at the hands of police. Right now, our country is dealing with two diseases. One of them dozens of vaccines are on trial, medical professionals are working around the clock. And it is a global effort to become a common enemy. And still so many people are suffering and dying. For the other its a disease thats riddle
Announcer sfgov tv. San francisco government television. Good morning, everyone. The meeting will come to order. Welcome to the june 8th, 2021 meeting of the rules committee. Im so sorry that we started late this morning. We were having difficulty with Public Comment. And i just want to advise any member of the public who is listening in, if you want to be included in the queue to be a speaker in Public Comment please press star three. Its a little different than other meetings. This time you press star three. Ill remind you when we get to Public Comment each time. Im supervisor hillary ronen, chair of the committee. With me on the Video Conference is supervisor catherine. Supervisor stefani and were joined this morning by supervisor Shamann Walton perform our clerk today is victor young and i would like to thank sfgov tv for staffing this meeting. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . Clerk yes. Before we get started, id like to ask that anybody thats not a member of the committe
Of essential workers and whats available. What we plan to have this summer and what people can do to either sign up or what other programs to do to prepare under the new guideline for the programs that they want to make available to people. So, lets get started. Phil, you we hit the ball running, both you and maria su got together because we knew the schools were going to close. But we also knew that there was an essential workforce out there. People who were driving muni, people who were working at hospitals. They had children. They needed child care. They were concerned about taking their children to their elderly parents. They couldnt leave them at home. Tell us a little bit about the program that you established that is available currently and will potentially be extended once programming starts for june 15 during the summer. Thank you, mayor. Yeah. You asked us as soon as the schools closed to start thinking about our kids and working families, particularly our Health Care Workers
Of essential workers and whats available. What we plan to have this summer and what people can do to either sign up or what other programs to do to prepare under the new guideline for the programs that they want to make available to people. So, lets get started. Phil, you we hit the ball running, both you and maria su got together because we knew the schools were going to close. But we also knew that there was an essential workforce out there. People who were driving muni, people who were working at hospitals. They had children. They needed child care. They were concerned about taking their children to their elderly parents. They couldnt leave them at home. Tell us a little bit about the program that you established that is available currently and will potentially be extended once programming starts for june 15 during the summer. Thank you, mayor. Yeah. You asked us as soon as the schools closed to start thinking about our kids and working families, particularly our Health Care Workers