I want you to understand the deep connection that the issue of guns and gun violence has with the work of the Luskin School of Public Affairs. Among the other focuses is a focus on Mental Health. Guns are the single biggest killer of women. They are the single biggest cause of successful suicide. It turns out people may try to take their own life more often than we would like, and its a tragedy, but we are not very good at it unless there is a gun present. If there is a gun present, the possibility of fatalities skyrocket. Guns tear at the fabric of american society, but as you will hear in tonights lecture, you can argue that they are written into the fabric of american society, or at least so their advocates and manufacturers would tell us. We will talk a bit more about that. Its also important to understand that guns are a racial issue. Put succinctly, as the Second Amendment is for white people. When more than 100 armed men descend on the kentucky state capital, nothing happens. If
We do know some options that they have. Well explore that a little bit later. Meantime, i was telling you about a lot of depressing economic news. Latest home sales are expected to fall at least 15 this year. That adds to a string of stunningly weak numbers. I say stunningly weak. Wall street was bracing for some bad numbers but to connell mcshane, i dont think they were bracing for this bad. To you, my friend. Connell i think that is the point, neil. In many ways to your point what we learned on both the economic front and when it comes to earnings is soar of confirmation what we already knew. That this economy, thanks to the coronavirus inspired shutdowns is in very rough shape. But when you look at things like retail sales and drop we saw there, this, is even worse than we thought. I mean the largest drop that weve ever seen in retail sales on a monthly basis. So thats march. Economists know april is likely as bad or worse. This comes from the commerce department, only been tracking
I thi this is the regular meetif the commission on Community Investment and infrastructure for tuesday, april 7, 2020. Chair will be joining us later. Go on head and mute your computer. Thank you. Chair bustos will join us later. I would like to welcome the members of the public watching us live on sfgovtv and to the staff participating in todays meeting. The San Francisco department of Public Health, mayor breed and Governor Newsom declared the coronavirus is a Public Health machining and asked that people shelterinplace. Due to the health emergency, this meeting is held virtually with all members of the commission and staff participating today via teleconference. There will ensure the safety of everyone. The Mayors Office determined the commission on Community Investment and infrastructure has an urgent need to take matters to ensure Public Health and safety and authorized the commission to meet on these matters. Welcome to everyone. Madam secretary, please call the first item. Thank
Computer. Thank you. Chair bustos will join us later. I would like to welcome the members of the public watching us live on sfgovtv and to the staff participating in todays meeting. The San Francisco department of Public Health, mayor breed and Governor Newsom declared the coronavirus is a Public Health machining and asked that people shelterinplace. Due to the health emergency, this meeting is held virtually with all members of the commission and staff participating today via teleconference. There will ensure the safety of everyone. The Mayors Office determined the commission on Community Investment and infrastructure has an urgent need to take matters to ensure Public Health and safety and authorized the commission to meet on these matters. Welcome to everyone. Madam secretary, please call the first item. Thank you. The first order of business is item one roll call. Commission members please respond when i call your name. Commissioner brackett. Here. Commissioner scott. Here. Vice ch
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