Emergency and given the Public Health recommendations issued by the San Francisco department of Public Health, governor Gavin Newsome and mayor breed have lifted restrictions on teleconference. This meeting is being held virtually with all members and staff participating via teleconference. This will ensure the safety of sfers board, sfers staff, and members of the public. While this allows us to hold meetings via teleconference, it may not be as seamless as it normally would be. A reminder to the public to mute your microphones to minimize background noise. Madam secretary, roll call, please. [roll call] clerk we do have a quorum. President bridges . Thank you, madam secretary. At this time, the board will be going into closed session. The board will begin with general Public Comment, but no earlier than 2 00 p. M. Well take Public Comment ongoing into closed session at this time. Madam secretary, please open the phone lines. Clerk members of the public who wish to provide Public Comm
Wonderful to be here with you all. I have already looked out into the audience and i have seen some former Senate Judiciary colleagues and friends, and i am just delighted that we have this opportunity to engage with these two incredible men to talk about an issue that is so very important to us. I have been getting to know judge ludick who is also distinguished practitioner fill out our institute at uva, and secretary johnson as we overlapped the obama administration. I have had the opportunity to get to know them better in recent months. To say that i am a fan is an understatement. These are two people who are extremely busy and at the same time, are, of public severance whether they are in or out of government at a time when it is so desperately needed. So i want to say publicly, thank you for the work you all are doing and for your leadership on this task force. [applause] mary gave us some of those sobering statistics, and i am going to date myself by saying that hopefully some of
Wonderful to be here with you all. I have already looked out into the audience and i have seen some former Senate Judiciary colleagues and friends, and i am just delighted that we have this opportunity to engage with these two incredible men to talk about an issue that is so very important to us. I have been getting to know judge ludick who is also distinguished practitioner fill out our institute at uva, and secretary johnson as we overlapped the obama administration. I he d the opportunity to get to know them better in recent months. To say that i am a fan is an understatement. These are two people who are extremely busy and at the same time, are, of public severance whether they are in or out of government at a time when it is so desperately needed. So i want to say publicly, thank you for the work you all are doing and for your leadership on this task force. [applause] mary gave us some of those sobering statistics, and i am going to date myself by saying that hopefully some of you
Wonderful to be here with you all. I have already looked out into the audience and i have seen some former Senate Judiciary colleagues and friends, and i am just delighted that we have this opportunity to engage with these two incredible men to talk about an issue that is so very important to us. I have been getting to know judge ludick who is also distinguished practitioner fill out our institute at uva, and secretary johnson as we overlapped the obama administration. I have had the opportunity to get to know them better in recent months. To say that i am a fan is an understatement. These are two people who are extremely busy and at the same time, are, of public severance whether they are in or out of government at a time when it is so desperately needed. So i want to say publicly, thank you for the work you all are doing and for your leadership on this task force. [applause] mary gave us some of those sobering statistics, and i am going to date myself by saying that hopefully some of