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That was almost a bad situation right then. Good morning, everyone. Take iq for your presence here. We had a very robust discussion at the caucus meeting, at the growing threat that is presented by the coronavirus. The coronavirus, its clearly a national emergency. It requires an all hands on deck approach. It requires engagement from everyone, democrats and republicans, from the house and the senate, the white house, and the administration. It requires engagement of the city, state, and federal level. House democratic caucus, great leadership from Speaker Pelosi and steny hoyer, and our membe...

Updated numbers. 157 people have tested positive for coronavirus. Thats up 24 from yesterday. Two people have now died. One in Santa Clara County. And one in placer county. The state is monitoring 10,300 people who came into california on evacuation flights. This afternoon, Contra Costa County joined other bay area counties and declared a state of emergency saying that the virus appears to be circulating in the community. Contra Costa Health Services and public recommend that Large Community events be postponed or canceled. That means gatherings where 50 or more people would be within arms rea...

Before we do, id like to rerecu recuse myself for the closed session. Id like to ask that director hirsch, as i did so last time, take control of the closed session. So ill be back in the board room and hopefully come back out today. Good luck in closed session. All right. Thank you, vice chair gee. As he noted, we are going into closed session. This is an opportunity clerk all right. The tjpa board of directors meeting is back in session. And in item 8, closed session, there is nothing to report. Go ahead and move into next item . Please. All right. Item 9 is communications, and director do d...

We met the irish writer colm toibin while he was in berlin the world renowned author is extremely versatile she writes novels short stories essays place and poetry we spoke with him about his books and his life as well as about ireland and how its changing. Tobin is particularly known for his skill at writing compelling female characters. His bestselling novel brooklyn was adapted for the screen it tells the story of alias a young woman who cannot find work in ireland and so makes the difficult decision to emigrate. Like so many before and after her ailing boards a ship in the hope of finding ...

I am greatly appreciative of the mayors leadership, partnership with the department of emergency management, with Mary Ellen Carol and the support of city agencies who work, clients and staff will be impacted by todays recommendations. After we learned yesterday of two coronavirus cases among San Francisco residents, we had proof that the virus is spreading in our community. We are taking swift action today. We are making strong recommendations for social distancing that are intended to reduce the spread of the virus and protect individual and community health. Here is the point. In order to d...