Clerk mr. President , all members are present. President yee thank you. Please place your right hand over your heart and join with me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] president yee thank you. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv, who record each of our meetings and make them available online. Madam clerk, are there any communications . Clerk yes. The record will reflect that during this covid19 emergency, members of the board of supervisors will participate to the same extent as if they were present in their legislative chamber. The board recognizes the pandemic has made the need for communication more acute and that those communities, with and without the internet, have the opportunity to participate, written and unwritten, in this meeting. We will accept your testimony via mail or Public Comment. Youre welcome to send us an email at bos sfgov. Org. If using your computer, you can livestream the meeting by going to www. Sfg
President yee okay. Good afternoon and welcome to the september 1, 2020 regular meeting of the San Francisco board of supervisors. Madam clerk, will you please call the roll. Clerk thank you, mr. President. [roll call] clerk mr. President , all members are present. President yee thank you. Please place your right hand over your heart and join with me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] president yee thank you. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv, who record each of our meetings and make them available online. Madam clerk, are there any communications . Clerk yes. The record will reflect that during this covid19 emergency, members of the board of supervisors will participate to the same extent as if they were present in their legislative chamber. The board recognizes the pandemic has made the need for communication more acute and that those communities, with and without the internet, have the opportunity to participate, written
Ministers brief reporters, and it is brutal on the negotiations. Tom brutal is the right word. There was one photo ice saw. E looking justutt exhausted. For those of you who have not followed the soap opera, it is still not over. This monday isn deceptive, extraordinary. Out of china, the virus particularly in america, and this european donnybrook it is amazing. And then the market reaction. Francine it is quite a lot for a mid july market. Now lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news. Here is ritika gupta. The their repeating European Union may be on the verge of a deal with denmark and Sweden Holding of the oceans. They appear to be ready to greet that 450 billion of the fund would be made available as grants with the rest of it coming as low interest or loans lowinterest loans. Brexit negotiations are in a tense standoff, dashing hopes of between the u. K. And the European Union, which failed to make progress last month. British negotiators say the e. U. s concessions are
It took just half as long to go from 3,000 to 4,000. And in just ten days, this month, we went from 5,000 to 6,000 cases of covid19. Dr. Colfax says 107 coronavirus cases are in San Francisco hospitals. That is the highest number since the pandemic began. 58 people have since died. Dr. Colfax says at the current rate of spread, it is estimated more than 750 people will be hospitalized by mid pocket and there will be more than 600 deaths by the end of the year. He says we all should behave as if we have covid19 and continue to wear masks, wash our hands and avoid gatherings. With every bay area county on the monitoring list and orders to shut down businesses, what exactly does it take to get off that list and can counties even meet the guidelines any time soon . Heres abc7 news report he chris reyes. Solano county was the first to be put on the list june 29 and every county followed after. San mateo was put on the list. Dr. Grant cold fafl admitting, theyre not getting off the list any
Points and the s p is relatively flat weve been watching what is happening in the treasury market and we take a look now, well see the 10year yield, at this point, seems to be sitting at 0. 655 andrew, over to you. Just out in the last half hour, the Biden Campaign releasing a new jobs plan. Kayla joins us with more its 700 billion, kayla yes it is stemming from a 110page policy document that is essentially emerging of the left and moderate ring priorities inside the Democratic Party. It was produced. I the Campaign Said it will create millions of goodpaying jobs and reinforces some policy commitments as well as jot lining new programs that a Democratic Administration would push for including a 15 federal minimum wage, mandate for 12 weeks paid family leave, universal prek for 3 and 4yearolds and payment platforms for lowincome americans run by the federal reserve. Democrats say a Public Credit Reporting Agency is needed to provide transparent alternatives to the private sector. There