The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. July 31, 2020. I hereby appoint the honorable Dianne Degette to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving god, thank you for giving us another day. We turn to you, much as the psalmist did of old. Though we walk in the midst of dangers, you guard our lives with when our enemies rage. You stretch out your hand, your right hand saves us. And again we are surrounded by enemies who are like lions hungry for human flesh. Show your greatness in the sky, o god, and your glory over all the earth. And yet again look, your enemies are in an uproar and those who hate you have raised their head against your people. They devise deceptive schemes and lot toget
Our ability to be able to respond to that demand a really predicated on the number of individuals that we have to serve the Business Community. The San Francisco business portal was up until this last year was being managed through Digital Services and we are not going to be doing any more Technology Enhancements to the business portal. Much of what was being planned, it will now be service through the Onestop Center at 49 south venice. Were talking about equity and the individuals that our business councillors serve. The highest percentage of who we counsel are businesses in their prestartup mode, which is very critical because this really helps the businesses know what is ahead of them so that theyre planning early in advance of what are the citys requirements, connecting them to resources, so if they have not drafted a business plan, were connecting them to one of our Economic Development organizations. To help them with that. If theres a need for access to capital and financing, we
And allowing the government to negotiate medication Prescription Drug prices. And for residents and homers to stay in their homes during the pandemic. Live coverage of the house. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. God, thank you for giving us another day. Those who omfort suffer from coronavirus. Healing. Bless and comfort those who mourn the loss of loved ones in wake of covid19. Psalmist, we turn to you. Have mercy upon us, o god, for treated harshly. Harshly all t us the day. Attackers. Re our almost high when we are afraid place our trust. We praise the word of god. Not fear. N god and do all the day our enemies foil our plans. Their every thought is of evil against us. Lie in wait for our lives. Our threats are many, o god. Unrest in Police Reform, aggressive russian and policies, a struggling economy. Our time of need. Bless the peoples house and may that is done be for your amen. R honor a
When youre called for Public Comment, mute the device youre listening to the meeting on. When its your time to speak, you will be prompted to do so. Youre limited to three minutes a speaker unless otherwise established and speakers are requested and not required to state their name. Sf gov tv, please show the business slide. We will start with the Small Business commission this is the Business Forum to voice your opinions that affect the Economic Vitality of Small Businesses in San Francisco and this is the best place to get answers about doing business in San Francisco about the local emergency. If you need assistance with Small Business matters, you can find us online or via telephone. As always, our services are free of charge. Before item one is called, i would like to start with thanking Media Services and sf gov tv for coordinating this visual hearing and special thanks to michael for moderating the Public Comment line. Please call item number one. Item one role call . Item two,
Custom to begin and end each meeting by reminding everyone that the office of Small Business is the best place to get your questions answered about doing business in San Francisco. The office of Small Business should be your first stop when you have a question about what to do next. You can find us online or in person here at city hall. Best of all, our services are free of charge. The Small Business commission is the official public forum to voice your opinions and concerns about policies that affect the Economic Vitality of Small Businesses in San Francisco. If you need assistance with Small Business matters, start here at the office of Small Business. The commission is now starting a new tradition of welcoming new businesses that have opened this week. We would like to welcome liberty home supply, old shanghai restaurant, Janitorial Services and kanda yoga school as unone of the many businesses that havy businesses that have opened this week. Okay. I guess we roll call first. Call t