The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Mighty god, you are the strength of our lives, our safe fortress and shelter from lifes storms. During this season of a raging tempest, speak your peace to our senators. Remind them that you continue to rule your universe through the unfolding of your prevailing providence and that your truth continues to march on in our nation and world. Lord, prosper the works of the hands of our legislators, as they strive to glorify you with their thoughts, words, and actions. May faith replace fear, truth defeat falsehood, justice triumph over greed, and love prevail over hate. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore 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
Coronavirus affects the economy with a hearing on the loan program created to help Small Businesses during the pandemic, including failures in the application process and wait times for receiving loans. From the house Small Business committee, this is about two hours. Good morning. Order. This hearing to the chair istion, authorized to declare a recess at any time. Everyone,thank especially our witness, for joining us today for our hearing. I want to make sure to note some important requirements. Let me begin by saying that standing house and Committee Rules and practice will continue to apply during hybrid proceedings. Thatembers are reminded they are expected to adhere to these standing rules, including decorum. With that said, the technology we are utilizing today requires us to make some small modifications to ensure that members can fully participate in these proceedings. Period designated by the speaker, the committee will resolutioner house under subsequent guidance from the rul
And businesses boarded up some closed for good as the pandemic leaves many of these places in downtown San Jose Holding on by a thread watching these invoices you can see him right here behind me these are all invoices that of piling up over the past few months that were working with our vendors pay cash born on a decade old bar called haberdashery in downtown san jose. Hes also the cochair of the newly formed 40 Person Coalition called the greater downtown san jose Economic Recovery Task force which was championed by Council Member role parolees in may. Over the last 5 weeks. The group examined ways to keep businesses in district 3 open this week they submitted a list of 9 recommendations to the city. Some of them include extending free parking downtown and a new Marketing Campaign for the store fronts so being able to help build Consumer Confidence that we are operating safely and were hearing to guidelines so that they can. Come in and and support the businesses they love. Of course
Associated with that multibillion Dollar Program and this geo specifically provides match and is part of that full funding plan. Capitalwise they will continue to be sustained by the citys proposition k sales tax. But we do, as tim noted, are continuing to have discussions with them longterm. Supervisor fewer okay . Thank you. Any other comments, questions, from my colleagues. Seeing none, could we have a b. L. A. Report . Yes, chair fewer, members of the committee, 4 and 5 i prove the issuance of 140 million in general Obligation Bonds for transportation improvement projects. We summarized the use of the bond funds on page 10 of our report and sort of the overall bond projects on page 11 of our report. Estimated debt service on the bond would be 9. 7 million per year as discussed. The impact on the property tax rate would be for property assessed at 600,000 would be 20 per year. This does fall within the citys capital debt limit and capital plan tax rate limit. We recommend amending t
Crack in the foundation, but that heat advisories still with us for Solano County until saturday at 8 oclock all right the breakdown today will put us about 68 by 09 00am by 12 were talking about 83. Yes, well see some 90s today probably the last day will see 90s until early next week after today. And a little micro cool down coming this weekend well be talking about it coming up marty back to you. All right, thanks a lot, lets get to our top story this morning of the u. S. Is now seen a disturbing new trend. In new Coronavirus Infections on thursday there were more than 37,000 new cases reported. And thats a singleday record. According to Johns Hopkins University Hospital there are currently over 9 million cases around the world and 489,000 deaths. The u. S. Has over 2 million cases in over 124,000 deaths and over 663,000 people have recovered from covid19 here in the u. S. At least 30 states reported increase in cases, new mexico, arizona and texas are all putting a hold right now on