Hocum, lisa. Thank you. Lets just jump right in and ask you, what is gbs . Jv as, we believe in the power of work to transform lives. We are a nonprofit, non sectarian were First Organization that serves the whole bay area community. Our mission is to create access to opportunity for those that have left behind. It has a beautiful vision statement. I want to give a couple of examples about how does that actually find it to the ground . Of course. We work closely with employers in sectors that are showing very strong growth, particularly sectors that have a large percentage of what we call jobs one of the things that has happened since the Great Recession has been a hollowing out of the metal of the labor market. What that means is that the growth that has been happening has been happening in the highestpaid, highest skilled jobs. Unfortunately, also in the lowest skilled, lowest paid jobs with a shrinking pool in the middle. Onve deecoti eloyer sectors that doill ofmiddle sche j anbuil
In the meeting to the extent as if they were physically present. Cable channels 26, 78, and others and sfgovtv. Org website are streaming the event live. To listen in via telephone, call 4156550001 and enter the meeting code 1463791185. Press pound, and pound again. When the line picks up, you will be in listening mode only. When the item that you wish to comment on is up, presidency star, three to enter the queue to speak. Alternatively, you may email your comment to me, at victor. Young sf. G victor. Young sf. Gov. Chair ronen thank you. Mr. Clerk, can you please read item one . Clerk yes. Item one is an ordinance amending the administrative code to extent by five months the deadline for the streetlevel Drug Distribution task force to submit its initial report to the board of supervisors and mayor and to revise the content of a report and subsequent reports issued every three months. Chair ronen and i believe we have a representative from supervisor haneys office to state the amendme
I want members to know that i plan to continue this committees long tradition of collegiality and substantive substantive debate, even as we conduct our business from afar. I will continue to work with the Ranking Member mr. Smith and his staff to ensure that the rights of all members are respected in this new virtual format. Before i turn to todays important topic, i want to remind members of a few procedures to help you navigate this new platform. First, consistent with regulations the committee will keep microphones muted to limit background noise. Members are responsible for unmuting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized for their fiveminute statement. Second, members and witnesses must have their cameras on at all times. If you need to step away from the proceedings, please leave your camera on rather than logging out. Finally, we have several members who are waving on to the subcommittee for todays hearing. Given the large number i will recognize members in an
You really look at what is happening. But a random act of kindness planted a seed of hope. Soledad i am soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. Barriers to the ballot are not new for black and brown people in america. From poll taxes and literacy tests to intimidation and physical violence, all were blatant forms of efforts to suppress the vote. Today, Voter Suppression is the result of overly strict voter id laws, complicated rules for mailin ballots, extreme consolidation of polling places, and mass purging of voters from election rolls. Some examples, oklahoma, where state law requires absentee ballots to be notarized. Texas, where vulnerability to covid19 can not be used as a reason to get an absentee ballot. Kentucky, where just one polling place was open during the primary election in jefferson county, which serv roughly many people could be turned away from the polls in november or find out that their ballots did not count . Janai nelson is the associate director counsel of t
Attending the meeting through Video Conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda. Depending on your provider, you can view on channels 26, 78, or 99, as well as sfgovtv. Org, which is currently streaming the call in number across your screen. Each speaker will be allowed Public Comments which to speak by calling 4156550001. The meeting i. D. Is 1469631010. Again, thats 1469631010. Press pound, and pound again. When connected, you will be in listening mode and muted. When your item of interest comes up, press star, three to be ad hitsmitted to the queue. Alternatively, you may submit Public Comment the following day email the land use and transportation clerk, myself, ericamaj erica. Major sfgov. Org. Items acted upon today will be included in the board of supervisors agenda on september 25 unless otherwise stated. Clerk can you. Id like to welcome supervisor ahsha safai. Wit