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Committee on Small Business member states, hearing on response, we had a hard stop, we could move as quickly as we can and could not accommodate every member in person today and we are accepting statements until thursday april 30th. Today is a chance for the committee to hear directly from members of congress about thoughts on the covid19 response for the next package to Small Business issues for the committee of jurisdiction. I would like to remind everyone we are practicing social distancing and taking other precautions for all in attendance. I appreciate your cooperation so that we can protect ourselves and our hardworking staff. Three weeks ago when congress created the Paycheck Protection Program we did so with the goal of providing a lifeline, the program experienced Unprecedented Demand and proven successful, helping more than 1. 6 million entities to support employees. As a result we will be replenishing the Program Later today. While we are moving quickly to provide an additio
Wore putting this forward and im putting this forward with my colleague, supervisor ronen, thank you, and supervisor mar, thank you, along with the support of jennifer and those from local 1021. And more importantly, the front loin nurses in particular at sf general that have been keeping us informed and letting us know about the situation. I think weve did not a good job of being prepared as we can. This would allow San Francisco and other areas to be even that much more prepared if and when theres a spike. So, that is all i have. The last thing i do want to say, supervisor peskin and i have been working over the weekend to try and get many of the private sectors janitors back to the table with some of the companies that are out there that are laying janitors off and their companies in this city that are treating their janitors as and many of their employees as they are their frontline employees and paying them. There are some that are deciding theyre going to use this opportunity at
Then the meeting is adjourned. Thank you, guys. Thank you. Thank you. Take care. Thanks. Ok. Good afternoon, and welcoo the april 7th, 2020 regular meeting of the San Francisco board of supervisors. Madam clerk, would you please call roll. Clerk thank you, mr. President. [roll call] [roll call] mr. President , all members are present. Supervisor yee thank you, madam clerk. Just a reminder, if you are not speaking, please mute your mic. Im hearing a lot of echo. So, at this time please place your right hand over your heart and will you please join me in reciting 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. Supervisor yee ok. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv who will record each of our meetings and make the transcripts to available to the public online. Madam clerk, are there any communications .
I think we have some pretty good advocates and i appreciate you bringing that up and i think its our job to help them do an even better job and gave them good advice. So, thank you for mentioning that. Ok. Commissioner adams, he is on the phone. I am on the phone. [laughter] i started this new job and i am dealing with a lot of Small Businesses right now. So it was our monday call. So i apologize. But i will echo what everybody said. I think the supervisors are doing an excellent job. I think this mayor has done an outstanding job. I mean, unfortunately the shelter in place, you know, we had to do it and our numbers show that were notlike the rest of the country right now, thank god. But its interesting i will tell you in my line of work that im doing, the Small Businesses are working with you and, you know, were giving them rent breaks. Its the big major tenant that they dont care, they just send you a letter saying were not paying rent. Talk to us in three months. Its horrible. Right