Thanks to the foundation that supports this series, as well as the Schieffer School of communications at tcu. S havel staff here at csi worked hard to pull this together. Emma, among the foremost of the staff, made this possible. We also have travis hopkins, Clifford Johnson special thanks to them. Lastly, we are thrilled we can bring this collection of great talent and Close Friends together today for this conversation, and that Susan Glasser of the new yorker kindly agreed to host today. Susan, thank you, and over to you. Much, steve,you so and to everyone who is joining us on this incredible allstar panel of experts we have with us today. Thatnot think of a group as a citizen, and not just as an observer, im hoping you can help us provide, if not definitive answers, at least some thoughts on what the path ahead looks like, recognizing we are in a world where we could not have predicted what we would have been talking about this week even two weeks ago. So, no one will hold you to it
The San Francisco board of supervisors. Madam clerk, would you please call the roll. Clerk thank you, mr. President. [roll call] clerk okay. Mr. President , you have a quorum. President yee thank you, madam clerk. Please place your right hand over your heart. Would you please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] president yee okay. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgov or sfgtv who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madam clerk, are there any communications . Clerk yes, mr. President. The record will reflect that since the declaration of local Health Emergency as a result of the covid19 disease, the members of the board of supervisors are participating in the Board Meeting through Video Conference and to the same extent as if they were physically present in their legislative chamber. Provisions have also been made for the public with and without the internet to be able to
Hospitalizations going down, the number of those who are in i. C. U. Going down. San francisco is doing well. And the last thing we want to do is get too comfortable and all of a sudden go backwards so we still need people to keep their distance. We still need people to wear masks. We still need people to wash their hands regularly wash your hands but phil, tell us a little bit about what we can expect with the parks this weekend because we are, as much as we know people would want to use the parks, well be out in force regulating during memorial day weekend. Again, we dont want to shut down any parks but if it comes down to that point where things are out of control and arent following the guidelines, we wont have a choice. We really need people to be on their absolute best behavior. So, tell us about what we can expect with our parks this weekend. Sure. I mean, mayor, you covered it perfectly, which is that, look, our parks are super important right now. They are the one place where
A. M. , dr. Joshua gordon, director of the National Incident of Mental Health, on the impact covid19 is having on Mental Health and the nations Mental Health care system. Host democrats plan to vote this week on the 3 trillion financial package. Providing funding for the postal Health Services. Senate republicans are questioning the need for a funding bill. Some culling it aspirational. We will take your calls on it. If you want to comment on the phone lines, its 202 7488000 , mountain and pacific, 202 7488001. You can text the set 202 7488003 text us at 202 or comment onk us facebook. The bill starts out with 500 billion going directly to state governments. 170 5 billion would go to Public Health emergency funds and offer 75 billion for housing assistance, 25 billion for the Postal Service, tribal relief, 10 billion of this new package would go to Small Businesses. 3. 6 billion dollars for the fall election, offering direct each household. The election aspect, the Washington Times hig
When prompted, dial 10 to. Added to the speaker line. The auto prompt will indicate callers are entering the question and answer time and this is the Public Comment period. If you call in before Public Comment is called, youll be added to the cue. When youre called, mute the device youre listening to the meeting on. Please show the business slide. Sharky, youre muted. Can you hear me now . Perfect. Today we will start with the reminder that the Small Business commission is the official public forum to voice your opinion and concerns about policies that affect the Economic Vitality of Small Businesses in San Francisco. Also, that the office of Small Business is the best place to get answers about doing business in San Francisco during the local emergency. If you need assistance with Small Business matters, particularly at this time, you can find us online or via telephone and as always, our services are free of charge. Before we go to item one, i would like to start by thanking sf gov t