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That it is i understand that if good for one it should be good for all, but also think that this commission in its early days had a discussion about not putting undo stress on applicants for permits and that is why we grant conditionally and we dont make them come back after all of their signoff and stuff like that. And so, although, i see your point, and in most cases i would agree with you in this particular case, i do not. On my time during the commission, i know that we have added a conditio...

And i have to say that i learned a lot from watching her in action because she has truly done everything we can to solve the problem at hand. After several starts, many false starts and stops, very frustrating process, because of adrians persistence, her tenacity, we were able to pass legislation that was unanimously approved by this board that created a 25foot buffer zone around the planned Parenthood Health clinic that not only protects the patients, the women that are trying to seek and get R...

Harassment, without being bullied and allowing them to access the health care that they deserve. So, thank you very much for that. As supervisor campos mentioned, i mean, i just want everyone to sit back for just a minute and just imagine yourself as a young woman coming to the planned Parenthood Health center on valencia street. You come, youre approaching, youre coming in for your birth control, your cancer screening, your breast exam, and as you approach, theres a large truck covered in flags...

As chair of this committee, ive worked to ensure that every person dealing with addiction can access comprehensive treatment and care and when it comes to the bad actors that fuel this crisis, i have use this gavel to hold them accountable for their actions. This feeling comes at a very difficult moment for our nation. Overdose deaths in america have been rising for more than two decades and during the coronavirus pandemic, fatal overdoses skyrocketed to historic levels. Tragically, Overdose Dea...

Brown the maker of the painkiller oxycontin refuses to disclose a full list of doctors who may overprescribe the addictive drug. We have the latest on an investigation by the Los Angeles Times and new pressure from lawmakers. Woodruff the nation of myanmar is home to one of the worlds most persecuted minorities the rohinga. We have the harrowing tale of what happens when this group of muslims try to flee to safety. It looks like a cross between a teddy bear and a house cat. Brown and say hello t...

As chair of this committee, ive worked to ensure that every person dealing with addiction can access comprehensive treatment and care and when it comes to the bad actors that fuel this crisis, i have use this gavel to hold them accountable for their actions. This feeling comes at a very difficult moment for our nation. Overdose deaths in america have been rising for more than two decades and during the coronavirus pandemic, fatal overdoses skyrocketed to historic levels. Tragically, Overdose Dea...

Covered in flags, huge 8foot tall posters with fake bloody fetus he. As you get closer, the music is blasting. Youre being videotaped. You walk through a gauntlet of people and then a strange man with a 10foot cross of 2 by 4s comes running at you screaming not to kill your baby. And then as you walk through the front door, a person shoves pamphlet in your face, giving you medical misinformation and saying, if you could talk, mom my, dont kill me. This isnt texas, its San Francisco. And its the ...

Brown the maker of the painkiller oxycontin refuses to disclose a full list of doctors who may overprescribe the addictive drug. We have the latest on an investigation by the Los Angeles Times and new pressure from lawmakers. Woodruff the nation of myanmar is home to one of the worlds most persecuted minorities the rohinga. We have the harrowing tale of what happens when this group of muslims try to flee to safety. It looks like a cross between a teddy bear and a house cat. Brown and say hello t...

A spaceless people are living. Those are the temporary homes but, of course, were surround by strangers and we found for example, when we did this survey that the transgender population was experiencing physical abuse and harassment at 3 times the rate of other shelter residents. A popcorn whos also done those surveys might have i do some interviews that were really upsetting in terms of what people are experiencing simply to rest their heads. And, of course, outside the shelter the health deter...

We have a Huge Population without housing and they dont have a place to go or live. Weve been working on this looked like were really, really excited about this. Our experience with delores street is great. We create a warm and caring environment where people are really made to feel its atkins a sanctuary. And were completely confident this space is going to be exactly that and people who were not able to rest are now able to do so. Hoping youre going to support it and confident youre going to s...