All right. Hello, friends. You have to be with me for about two minutes. I am a cofounder of postlight, the place whereou are, and if the company that builds software. We have a website. We have a podcast i do w with my cofound all kinds of things. The arbitrary that brings you all here is he continual asked me while im late on delivering my book to ht thihis event and the space was very glad to do. Since theyre so conceptually relevant to what we do here. So just know youre seeing guilt life in front of you and shame. But from that pointet me stop talking about myself. Talk little bit about the book here. Cliff kuangng is an awardwinnig journalist and an experienced designer. This is cliff right here. Whoo was previously ahead of a company as well as a design editor. In the role founded one of the worlds leading design publications. He works for a company that isnt all related related to this but hes a very much a practitioner and a leader and a writer and a communicator and is been w
Next, Technology Journalist and robert recount on the use of designing technology to increase usage in the book user friendly. The hello, friends. You only have to deal with me for about two minutes. I am the cofounder of postflig postflight, the place where you are right now, the company that builds software and all kinds of stuff. Beautiful website at postlight. Com. [inaudible] he asks me why im late on delivering the book and since they are so relevant to what we do here so you are seeing guilt and shame in front of you. [laughter] but with the talk of it about who is here. So, cliff kuang is an awardwinning journalist and designer. This is cliffs right here. He was previously the head of companies as was the defining editor. He worked in the u. S. For a company he is very much a practitioner and leader and writer and communicator speak up [inaudible] one of the leading cofounders so theyve written a book called userfriendly and it talks abo about. Its made people less powerful and
Of getting anything done. Going to do things, youre not a real democrat. I watch these moderates not only did they want to hold my feet but thats the only way youre going to keep that house and that tension never seem to fully become result. From what i could see did that of course the backbone of a lot of those races is what that is. Chrissy in my particular district, that vast majority is in the county and Chester County has been read for more than 160 years. In my community is 40 percent democrat and 40 percent replica republican and 20 percent independent and we are a very simple place. I think im one of those people that youre mentioning in terms of the race that i was able to be is the House Speaker and really flip. Really being one of those pragmatic places. Something that i hope that women bring to the table and veterans as well. As a understanding that you are all part of the same team. And honestly, across the aisle, we are all part of the team. Were all part of the solution.
And rosemary in just a moment, but first overnight the bay area saw a slight jump in coronavirus cases adding 136 more cases totaling now more than 1600. Santa clara county has seen the biggest rise in cases to 591 just yesterday the county announced five more deaths along with 17 new cases. And map here shows the breakdown county by county. Other areas seeing a double digit increase. Our San Francisco, alameda, and Contra Costa County could face a shortage of ventilators if the virus epidemic continues to grow. The state already had 4200 devices that helped seriously ill paces patients. More than 1000 of the ones on hand to not work. Bloom energy if one of about 350 Companies Offering the state help with medical equipment and supplies. The ceo says until this week the staff did not know how they work, but everyone is gearing up to refurbish those old ventilators. Manufacturing is in our dna, electrical, chemical, floor devices, we understand the mall. How difficult can it be . Company
Government accountability, the report of the nations Fiscal Health. Today the Budget Committee will hear from congress nonpartisan watchdog on the nations Fiscal Health and the importance of confronting our critical fiscal challenges. I welcome back mr. Dodaro who is the most usual and best witness providing information throughout the year that it is extremely helpful heading off some of the future crises that will happen if we dont Pay Attention. This hearing will kick off a series of hearings and discussions about that will form Bipartisan Solutions for the problems we face this year and help build a foundation for next years budget cycle. The next few years should be significant for the Budget Committee. The committee has been the working hard to enact reforms that improve transparency and accountability in the budget process and help put us on a more sustainable fiscal path. Last year senator whitehouse and i introduced the bipartisan congressional budget reform act and i want to e