some people also feel safer in tent encampments where they can form communities that help each other out, look out for each other and give each other time to look for food. because bea being homeless is a7 job. going to find your tent where it s very hard to access that area, there s no bus there, is even more difficult. one of my happiest moments on the street was when i saw a woman lying on mission street, and she was breathing, we always checked, but she was in an awkward position and i didn t know if she had fallen, hit her head. i asked if she was ok. no response. i shook her shoulders, and she slowly lifted her arm up and gave me the finger. i was so relieved and happy that i thanked her. but if thank you. next speaker. my name is fran taylor. i m a pedestrian advocate and i recent the use of pedestrian access as an excuse to sweep the tents. for decades, i ve complained about obstructions on the sidewalk to the supervisors, city hall, i ve never gotten a response
sense of what you are experiencing out on the streets. i have some cards. if you have to leave, thank you for being here. we will continue to work together to address some of these questions and policy changes and to figure out how we can expand shelter access and other things moving forward. supervisor, my apologies. i stayed longer than i was supposed to. this is an important issue and we want to be here to answer your questions. i need to leave at 2:00 for another meeting. i will come back if public comment is still going on and i want to a apologize to the people whose public comment i miss. i will go back and watch it on sfgovtv this evening and we ll again come back as soon as i can. thank you for that. so, we do have some cards. if you are interested in speaking but have not filled out a car, the cards are up here to my right and your left. i am just going to repeat the protocols, state your first and last name clearly and speak directly into the microphone. if y
i will come back if public comment is still going on and i want to a apologize to the people whose public comment i miss. i will go back and watch it on sfgovtv this evening and we ll again come back as soon as i can. thank you for that. so, we do have some cards. if you are interested in speaking but have not filled out a car, the cards are up here to my right and your left. i am just going to repeat the protocols, state your first and last name clearly and speak directly into the microphone. if you prepared a written statement and you are encouraged to leave those with the committee clerk for in conclusion in the file. no applause or booing is permitted. and the interest of time, speakers are encouraged to avoid repetition of previous statements. i m going to call names and i ask people would lineup over on what is for you the right side of the chamber. and i ll call a bunch. folks will speak i ll call more ask we ll get through t the first names i have i have time se
and some of the most vulnerable, the disabled, are worried about what this means for their future. sabrina ahmed has more from the state capitol. bus loads of bus loads of medicaid recipients and care givers came to the capitol today to talk to their legislators. the all have their own stories and personal struggles.. but there is one common thread.. they want oversight of the medicaid pratization that was approved this week. as karen muters talks to one of her three kids she brought with her to the capitol. she has one thing on her mind. 14:58:16 there isn t anyone who s been ableo give us concrete answers. she has adopted nine kids who are all medicaid recipients.. some live in group homes, others with her.. it s a lot to juggle. and now everything is going to change. 13:24:01 is really a complicated system for them now. while she doesn t like the change, she realizes it s inevitable, so now she has one goal get everyone to the table to make sure it works. 14:33:19
plus. former iowa governor chet culver hasn t given up his fight against iowa s medicaid changes. stay tuned to find out why he s concerned. and. the latest on the controversial transgender bathroom bill in south dakota. what s next? these stories and more. on abc9 news this morning. lukas good morning and thank you for starting your day with us. i m lukas voss. after almost 2 decades without a pay bump, the mayor of sioux city and council members are set to get a 50- percent raise . it may seem like a big boost. but many inside city hall say. it s probably time . when comparing the city council s wages to thier county counterparts, there s a big gap. woodbury county supervisors earning over 32 thousand dollars a year with their chair netting just under 40-grand. but does it justify the city council s pay increase? abc9 news reporter christina grijalva has more the mayor of sioux city and council members may soon be getting a much- needed raise. it s been about 18 1/2