Marianne, you heard some powerful stories. Reporter i certainly did. People are at as will of words to describe their feelings. Parishioners have been going here for decades. Right now firefighters have set up a perimeter around the church because they fear the building may collapsed. Theyre also dousing the church with water to prevent hot spots from flaring up. This church was built in 1919. And firefighters say because of that, it was extremely difficult to put out. Watching flames rip through Holy Cross Church in san jose was almost more than 93yearold Anne Fitzgerald could bare. This is my church. This is my church. And im devastated. Reporter devastated because the flames scorched not just her church, but her lifetime home. My parents were married here. I was married here. My daughter was married here. My husband was carried out when he passed away. Its part of me. Reporter still much a part of the community, at one point people watching the inferno gasped as flames overtook the
Next speaker. Hi, supervisors, my name is judy and im a resident of the easier neighborhood and im part of the chinese progressive association, i parent panted in klektsing surveys and presenting our recommendations to the Health Care Services Master Plan Task force. As was said earlier, a lot of companies are cutting their employees hours because they dont want to pay for health care, thats not fair and i dont want that to happen in San Francisco, our local law limits employers to do this because they have to put aside for their Workers Health care based on each hour the employer has worked and my family cant afford private insurance, this is a lot of the case of other Health Care Workers in San Francisco who work in restaurants or retail, they need Health Care Security ordinance so everybody can have access to Affordable Quality Health care. Thank you very much. Thank you very much, next speaker, please. Good afternoon, supervisors, my name is wayne lee, ive been a resident of San Fr
Human right and everyone should have the right to Access Health care regardless of their income. Thank you. Thank you. Im going to call a few more names. calling speaker names . Next speaker. Hi, supervisors, my name is judy and im a resident of the easier neighborhood and im part of the chinese progressive association, i parent panted in klektsing surveys and presenting our recommendations to the Health Care Services Master Plan Task force. As was said earlier, a lot of companies are cutting their employees hours because they dont want to pay for health care, thats not fair and i dont want that to happen in San Francisco, our local law limits employers to do this because they have to put aside for their Workers Health care based on each hour the employer has worked and my family cant afford private insurance, this is a lot of the case of other Health Care Workers in San Francisco who work in restaurants or retail, they need Health Care Security ordinance so everybody can have access t
Health care and businesses and instead businesses should also share the profits by helping the workers get health care. The Health Care Security ordinance would secure that more workers would get health care and health care is the human right and everyone should have the right to Access Health care regardless of their income. Thank you. Thank you. Im going to call a few more names. calling speaker names . Next speaker. Hi, supervisors, my name is judy and im a resident of the easier neighborhood and im part of the chinese progressive association, i parent panted in klektsing surveys and presenting our recommendations to the Health Care Services Master Plan Task force. As was said earlier, a lot of companies are cutting their employees hours because they dont want to pay for health care, thats not fair and i dont want that to happen in San Francisco, our local law limits employers to do this because they have to put aside for their Workers Health care based on each hour the employer has
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