Residing within the greater bay area has and continues to benefit from, the use and occupation of the molecular ohlone tribes Aboriginal Lands since before and after the San Francisco Public Utilities commissions founding in 1932. It is vitally important that we not only recognize the history of the tribal lands in which we reside, but also we acknowledge and honor the fact that the ohlone people have established a working partnership with the sfpuc and our productive and flourishing members. With the grant within the greater San Francisco bay area communities today. Commissioner rivera, thank you, president paulson, i would please like to ask for a moment of silence in memory of the untimely death last week of an active duty San Francisco firefighter, lieutenant steve silvestri. Steve leaves behind his wife and four children. Lieutenant silvestri was not only an exemplary firefighter, he was also my friend. Thank you. Let us observe that moment of silence, please. Thank you. You read
Area has and continues to benefit from, the use and occupation of the molecular ohlone tribes Aboriginal Lands since before and after the San Francisco Public Utilities commissions founding in 1932. It is vitally important that we not only recognize the history of the tribal lands in which we reside, but also we acknowledge and honor the fact that the ohlone people have established a working partnership with the sfpuc and our productive and flourishing members. With the grant within the greater San Francisco bay area communities today. Commissioner rivera, thank you, president paulson, i would please like to ask for a moment of silence in memory of the untimely death last week of an active duty San Francisco firefighter, lieutenant steve silvestri. Steve leaves behind his wife and four children. Lieutenant silvestri was not only an exemplary firefighter, he was also my friend. Thank you. Let us observe that moment of silence, please. Thank you. You read item number three, please. Donna
Jose verona band of alameda county. The sf puc also recognizes that every citizen residing within the greater bay area has and continues to benefit from, the use and occupation of the molecular ohlone tribes Aboriginal Lands since before and after the San Francisco Public Utilities commissions founding in 1932. It is vitally important that we not only recognize the history of the tribal lands in which we reside, but also we acknowledge and honor the fact that the ohlone people have established a working partnership with the sfpuc and our productive and flourishing members. With the grant within the greater San Francisco bay area communities today. Commissioner rivera, thank you, president paulson, i would please like to ask for a moment of silence in memory of the untimely death last week of an active duty San Francisco firefighter, lieutenant steve silvestri. Steve leaves behind his wife and four children. Lieutenant silvestri was not only an exemplary firefighter, he was also my frie
Im sorry were a few minutes late in the beginning. We did have a vote in the floor and in the middle of it a colloquy concerning our schedule. This time i recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Good afternoon and a warm welcome to each of our witnesses who are going to join us today. We are here on what has turned out to be an oabsolute lee gorgeous day in washington d. C. But were here to talk about an ugly, sorted subject. And that is online sex trafficking. Or its the name of as the organization describeds it more bluntly, slavery. As the stings continue to proliferate, those that thought slavery was something that could never happen in 2017 america have had to confront the terrifying reality that not only is it happening, its on the rise and in large part because the internet, the technological master piece of our time has made it much easier to do. And both the house and the senate this year were facing up to the challenge with a long over due conversation dri
Im sorry were a few minutes late in the beginning. We did have a vote in the floor and in the middle of it a colloquy concerning our schedule. This time i recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Good afternoon and a warm welcome to each of our witnesses who are going to join us today. We are here on what has turned out to be an oabsolute lee gorgeous day in washington d. C. But were here to talk about an ugly, sorted subject. And that is online sex trafficking. Or its the name of as the organization describeds it more bluntly, slavery. As the stings continue to proliferate, those that thought slavery was something that could never happen in 2017 america have had to confront the terrifying reality that not only is it happening, its on the rise and in large part because the internet, the technological master piece of our time has made it much easier to do. And both the house and the senate this year were facing up to the challenge with a long over due conversation dri