We only have three commissioners today, so every commissioner counts. Am i on the screen . We cant see you, commissioner, it looks like you are on hold is what it says on my end. Im going so i have to go back to open session . Correct, yes. I can hear you guys. Can you second the motion to reconvene in open session. Second. Roll call. [roll call] we are now in open session. Commissioner, can i have a motion to not dispel what was in closed session. Second. Roll call vote, please. [ roll call vote ] item number 6 is the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Clerk item number 7 is announcements. A member of the public has three minutes on each agenda item unless the Port Commission adopts a shorter amount. The moderator willen instruct diein participants to use a touch tone phone to register their desire for Public Comment and ought
Brap testing for sfgov. Testing for sfgov. Testing for sfgov. Thank you mr. Chair, were ready for the meeting. This meeting will come to order. Welcome to the october 9, regular meeting of the joint city, School District, and city college select committee. Im supervisor haney, claihair the committee. Do we have any announcements . Yes, due to the covid19 health emergency, to protect Board Members and the public, the legislative chamber and Committee Room are closed. Members will be participating remotely. This is pursuant to the local state and federal orders. Committee members will attend the meeting through Video Conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda, depending on your provider, cable channel 26, 78 or 99 or sfgov. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. You can call the number streaming on your screen, 4156
Thank you mr. Chair, were ready for the meeting. This meeting will come to order. Welcome to the october 9, regular meeting of the joint city, School District, and city college select committee. Im supervisor haney, claihair the committee. Do we have any announcements . Yes, due to the covid19 health emergency, to protect Board Members and the public, the legislative chamber and Committee Room are closed. Members will be participating remotely. This is pursuant to the local state and federal orders. Committee members will attend the meeting through Video Conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda, depending on your provider, cable channel 26, 78 or 99 or sfgov. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. You can call the number streaming on your screen, 4156550001. The meeting id is 1460323750. Press pound and then pou
Theyre hoping to finalize an agreement by early next week. Lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. Classes begin on thursday in contra costa thursday. What classes will look like will be the product from teachers and also, parents themselves. Heres laura anthony. Back to school will look a lot different this year. In contrast to the abrupt shift to online in the spring. This falls Distance Learning will be much improved. Were going to be offering a more robust and interactive experience for our students. That was part of the feedback that we got from parents during our surveys last spring. That the kids needed to have more scheduled time that was similar to a Typical School experience. In many, Contra Costa County districts will be in School Virtually from 8 00 a. M. To 2 00 p. M. At least several days per week. In a given class period, we expect that 50 to 6 0 of the that time would be the teacher talking directly to the kids, instructing them. Working with the kids. The rest of that time, while
Time when President Donald Trump suspended h 1 b visas to the end of this year. So canada is putting it out there. Their doors are open in Silicon Valley and ceos are seeing the impact. Sitting in board members, ceos have related theyre trying to hire programmers from russia or other parts of the world. Reporter how worried should Silicon Valley be, with them trying to poach talent from our area . We should always be concerned that we are protecting and preserving our competitive advantage as the hub of the innovation economy. Reporter the pandemic and immigration halt has take an toll. But the pay in canada still does not compare to Silicon Valleys. On average, the tech workers here in the United States in Silicon Valley can make almost double what theyre making in some of the tech hubs in canada. Reporter but the hope is that when the pandemic ends, the talent comes back or holds on. Or theres always canada. In San Francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. Making the bay area a better place to