Guest senator ron wyden from oregon and senator Amy Klobuchar of minnesota, two of the biggest voting champions in the senate to talk about the challenges we face during the pandemic around voting. After a discussion with the senators we will be talking with alayna who is the director of state operations and ballot measure under major strategies, we will be talking about the Gold Standard of voting reform that she helped pass and we will also be talking about what reform looks like across this country. We know these are extremely challenging times and many people are enduring significant struggles, i really appreciate you spending sometime this evening with us. As you know the covid19 pandemic threatens not only our economy and our health but also the health of our democracy. It is shocking that even during the covid19 pandemic some states and localities are actively trying to disenfranchise certain voters especially from communities of color. What we saw in wisconsin several weeks ago
Klobuchar of minnesota and oregons ron wyden suggest voting amid the coronavirus pandemic. Over the next hour, they talk about voting by mail and what Congress Needs to do to make it nationwide. All and welcome those of you who are joining us on zoom and those on facebook life. I am president of common cause. We havely 50 years, been Holding Power accountable through lobbying, litigation, grassroots organizing and 1. 2 million members have helped with hundreds of reforms at the national, state and local levels. Thank you for joining this evenings webinar. We have two special guests senator ron wyden for morgan and senator Amy Klobuchar from minnesota. Oregontor ron wyden from and senator Amy Klobuchar from minnesota. After a discussion, i will be talking with our director of state operations and ballot measure strategies. We will be talking about the Gold Standard of voting reforms that she helped pass and we will talk about what reform looks like across the country. We know these are
Phase 2 on friday. Only napa and solano counties told us they do plan to do so. San Francisco Mayor london breed explained it this way. The numbers are still going up. The number of deaths are still going up. And we have not lowered the curve. So we have to be mindful of that, and we have to be responsible when we look at ways to bring various industries back. Even as parts of the state begin phase 2, a Bleak Outlook today from Governor Newsom who said its still a long road to reopening and recovery. Its going to take a lot longer than people think. Its going to take a lot longer than people are saying. This is serious. Weve never experienced anything like this in our lifetime. This is depression era numbers in terms of the unemployment youll see across this country, not just in the state of california. Still, as we all try to get through this together, a reminder even the governor has some relatable challenges. I think its pretty obvious to you i have not had a haircut. Im a little em
When you have a question about what to do next. You can find us online or in person at city hall. All our services are free of charge. The Small Business commission is the official public forum to voice your opinions and concerns about policies that affect the Economic Vitality of Small Businesses in San Francisco. If you need assistance with Small Business matters, start here at the office of Small Business. Thank you. Please call item 1. Item 1, call to order and roll call. [roll call vote] commission dooly is absent. Commission huie is running late. [roll call] you have a quorum. Thank you. Next item, please. Item 2, general Public Comment. Allows member of the public to comment on matters that are within the Small Business commissions jurisdiction but not on todays calendar and to suggest new agenda items for the commissions future consideration. Discussion item. I presentedd to on your binders a Public Comment that was received before the start of the meeting. That would be applic
No let up to the s p 500. After all that negative Economic Data, we have the 10 year yield back down to 65 basis points. Crude oil is trying to make a run for 20 a barrel, a whole . 14 lower their. The vix is trading just below 42. Halfway into the trading day. Lets get to Abigail Doolittle for some more detail. Abigail that was certainly a risk off picture. Thatinancial markets on dire Economic Data we have seen today. Subsector picture it gets worse. Look at the s p 500 energy index. Down 6. 3 . This antipathy in sympathy with the volatility for oil. We also have the bank index down sharply for a third day. More bad earnings from citigroup and bank of america. A global macro picture is not great. Auto down, airlines down even with a bailout. One area that is doing better is the faang index. It is doing quite well. A piece of this is tesla. Take a look at tesla over the last 19 sessions. Tesla has actually doubled. Goldman sachs has initiated on tesla with a buy rating, but it is extr