Go ahead and get its starting to i appreciate it. We are here to examine the Public Health fairness for and response to the 2017 Hurricane Season. Last two months, texas, florida, puerto rico, and the u. S. Virgin islands have been devastated by hurricanes. We first want to express our heartfelt sorrow to the millions of americans impacted by these devastating storms and to say that all members of this community on both sides of the aisle stand with those affected i these hurricanes by these hurricanes. I would like to thank the members of this subcommittee who visited puerto rico and says the impact and see the impact that these have on our americans. Has beenittee conducting oversight to the federal response to the hurricanes after harvey laid landfall. I expect our work will continue for years to come. The jurisdiction involves not just Public Health issues but also rebuilding the electrical grid, addressing environment of cleanup, and restoring telecommute occasion to name a few. T
To the members of the board theyve shown in selfless commitment with excellence. Ive seen a panorama of public life former mayor friday afternoon when he returned to our office and joel Holding Court with his spell bounding conversation and Dianne Feinstein relentless compassion. And Willie Browns flaw less grasp of december tin. The the temple peoples massacre and twice stopping the giant ownership from moving the city to toronto and jacksonville. The bathhouse litigation and two impeachments all unsuccessful and one city official in prison. The interrogation of rank Choice Voting and instant elections and local pub funding for campaigns. Proposition 187 the anti state initiative. We deal with things everyday. The composer of initiative when i came in here 3 ordinances had been adapted we now have in excess of one hundred. The rise of affirmative action and the restoration of city hall to its splendor the revises of homelessness and district elections ive been through this twhis twice
Transformed the office into a diverse talented public staff and lawyers in the nation and the Community Outreach team. It was much to my colleagues and to the members of the board theyve shown in selfless commitment with excellence. Ive seen a panorama of public life former mayor friday afternoon when he returned to our office and joel Holding Court with his spell bounding conversation and Dianne Feinstein relentless compassion. And Willie Browns flaw less grasp of december tin. The the temple peoples massacre and twice stopping the giant ownership from moving the city to toronto and jacksonville. The bathhouse litigation and two impeachments all unsuccessful and one city official in prison. The interrogation of rank Choice Voting and instant elections and local pub funding for campaigns. Proposition 187 the anti state initiative. We deal with things everyday. The composer of initiative when i came in here 3 ordinances had been adapted we now have in excess of one hundred. The rise of
Theatres saying that it lies on a fault line. What a new report says about its safety. Good evening. We have a lot to get to tonight. We begin with the breaking news of a Chemical Spill in west virgin. A state of emergency has been called around charleston. Nine counties are affected. Health officials are advising people not to drink, bathe or cook with the water. Water stations have been set up. A chemical used in processing coal leaked along the river. Daycare, universities, restaurants and schools are told to shut down. West Virginia Department of health and resources say symptoms of illness include burning in the throat, eye irritation, nonstop vomiting and trouble breathing, as well as skin irritations such as skin blistering. Dave boucher is the chief at daily mail. What do you know about the spill . I got off the phone with a state spokesperson. According to the department of environmental protection, they are estimating between 2,000 and 5,000 gallons of this chemical leaked th
All the Health Workers cross the city we owe a lot of where wore at. We appreciate the fact that as young people as Young Professionals coming up wore standing on the shoulder of other projects that have come before us like good neighborhood that have laid the foundation to continue the food justice work and the model we follow. We also want to thank the community. We wish all the babies would be in this room. We hunger for healthy food and our community is behind supporting those stories. We appreciate being hero in this moment to recognize that every honor we get at food guardians its for our deeply rooted partnerships with the community. Withhold to honor the fact our work is funded by kaiser permanent at the and it takes time to sort out the injustice. We want to thank the department of health. We wouldnt have access of the acknowledge and training and training people in the community to come up as Young Professionals and be a model for the community. We want to thank our associate