We are so excited to host the new book on the Climate Crisis but i would first like to introduce the executive director. Amy played an integral role in helping organize and was one of the inspirations behind the book so we will bring her up first. Its so wonderful to be here. Im delighted to introduce. The last time we were purchasing in washington, d. C. So its perfect we are here with our favorite politics and prose and im counting the days until we are able to do that again. The need is greater than ever and i hope that you will read the book and be able to join us when we protest again. Its so dark out from the smoke it looks like it is the middle of the night. It is disorienting and so apparent im almost at a loss of words how extreme the situation is. Jane fonda needs no words. We know her acting career currently with the netflix hit grace and frankie and her work on incredibly important issues. Everybody knows the actor and the activist so i want to introduce a different side, a
Jane and amber. Very disorienting. And telling me it was so apparent. Almost at a loss of words and how extreme the situation is. So jane fonda needs no introduction. We know her illustrious awardwinning acting career. Currently the netflix hit grace and franky. Allie for critically important social justice issues. Everything is jane the actor jane the activists. So i went to have another side to side will see her new book. Jane is also a devoted, hungry learner. She understood the urgency about climate. She wants to learn more so dove into it into the sites. I remember one briefing in washington d. C. There was an economic and policy one of them said i dont get too much in the weeds. Jane said in the weeds, in the weeds, get in the weeds. She speaks out and listens to voices on the front line of climate impacts. Voices are often ignored. Leading with curiosity inviting others to join her. As such to work with her this year end see it captured in this book. I asked maureen dowd the oth
And while we should not be an island grid, storage is essential especially with these fires that are going on that can be problematic for transmission lines that serve our great city. So, seeing were a densely packed city, we should put batteries in and solar panels to help and be able to ride through difficult times as well as be able to store electricity that you can purchase in the overnight when it is inexpensive and send it out to the grid for our customers when market electricity is much more expensive. So continue the acquisition of renewables as we work toward a 100 renewable power, all electric San Francisco and keeping the Value Proposition commercial utility power. Thank you. Thank you, caller. Next caller commenting on item number 4, you have two minutes. Thank you very much. Good afternoon, president caen, member of the commission, protection alliance. Ill speak further about the peer review that mr. Nelson and the other caller discussed. I think theyve given you a fair bi
President caen . Here. Vice president vietor here. Commissioner moran here. Commissioner maxwell here. Commissioner paulson here. And we have a quorum. President caen good. Will you please read the announcement . During the covid19 Health Emergency and given the Public Health recommendations issued by the San Francisco department of Public Health and mayor breed, have lifted the restrictions on teleconference. This meeting is held Via Teleconference and televised by sfgovtv. For those of you watching the live stream, please be aware there is a brief time lapse between what is being viewed. On behalf of the commission, i would like to extend our thanks to tv and puc i. T. Staff for their assistance during this meeting. If you wish to make two minutes of Public Comment on an item, dial 14156550001, meeting i. D. , 146 087 5808, pound, pound. And star 3 to speak. Im going to ask the commission and staff to mute their microphones to minimize background noise if they have not already done s
Please press star 3 to be added to the Public Comment queue. You will have three minutes to provide Public Comment and six minutes if youre online with an interpreter. You will hear a bell go off when you have 30 seconds remaining. Please standby. Once again, if you have joined this meeting, we are currently on agenda item 7. Discussion of monthly staff enforcement report. You will have three minutes to provide Public Comment and six minutes if youre online with an interpreter. There are no more callers. Chair ambrose Public Comment is closed. Thank you mr. Pierce. I will call agenda item 8. Discussion of executive directors report an update of various programmatic and operational highlights of Ethics Commission. That will be executive director pelham presentation. Thank you. Thank you chair ambrose. I wont recap the budget information i highlighted here in case this is where people look for the budget updates. Theres some information there. Quick update on the Public Financing program