Abc 7 special correspondent dr. Patel. Good to see you virtually. Lets focus on the bay area. How are you doing here, what is your take to how the bay area is doing . The bay area is actually doing okay, and we, california as a state, one of states that has a steady flow. Cases are not spiking out of control. They are not dropping as fast as we want them to. But seven out of nine counties in the bay area are showing a decrease. We are at 2. 5 as a case positivity rate. Bay area residents are doing their job. This is good thing when we look at it. And hospitalizations move forward. That is very encouraging, the case race particularly so, which has continued to decline. As we now move well into the fall, inching closer to winter and flu season. Are you concerned the numbers may change . Absolutely concerned. Theres ways to look at this. You know, we can influence the numbers. Its in our hands. That is very empowering. But we have to worry about quarantine fatigue. Unemployment rates, peo
Prisons and police. Before i introduce everyone i have a few housekeeping matters. First tonights program has americans finally which interpretation and live captioning. Just click your closed caption icon at the bottom of your screen on the righthand side. I want to thank everyone for taking questions towards the end. You can type them into the q and a box at the bottom of your screen. For those interested in reading, we have partnered with Community Bookstore located on Seventh Avenue and we will post a link to purchase the book through Community Bookstore in the chat. I want to thank humanity for your important role, support for the National Endowment to humanity and i want to encourage virtual conversations to the historical society. On wednesday a hosting jesse wegman, discussing his argument on abolishing the electoral college, next week i am excited to Host National guests talking about autocracy. Author of the new book about the reporting on hiroshima, who will be talking to th
Fundamentals to keep us a safe rather than investing in prisons and police. Before i introduce everyone i have a few housekeeping matters, first tonights program to enable the live captioning click your caption closed caption icon at the bottom of your screen on the righthand side. I also want to invite all of you to share your questions to route the program we will take them towards the end and you can do that by typing them into the q a box which is also the bottom of your screen. For those interested in reading prison by any other name we have partnered with Community Bookstore located on Seventh Avenue in brooklyn and we will post a link to purchase the book through Community Bookstore in the chat. I want to thank humanities new york which has played an Important Role in funding tonights program with support from the National Endowment for humanities and finally i want to encourage you to come to future will virtual conversations. This week on wednesday we are hosting jesse New Yor
When looking at fiscal years 20, 21 and 2122, its important to note the significant reduction in state revenue state reassignment, ab109 dollars and while they continue to remain fairly stable, ab109 allocation have been significantly reduced. We are projecting an increase in Grant Funding from the star, which grant through department of publichealth, which is the supporting treatment and reducing recidivism grant, and two additional grants that adult probation has applied for to assist in expanding housing opportunities and treatment for justice involved people with Mental Health and co occurring disorders. Both our bureau of justice funding opportunities that we are very hopeful that we be competitive and eventually decide. To help with that program and then certainly an increase due to the other two grant opportunities if wore fortunate to get those. The increase in rent from 20192021 is over a Million Dollars. And that is due to the departments pending relocation to 945 bryant in t
Todays going underground but 1st after a weekend its all the United States celebrating Independence Day and the u. K. Flooding the countrys pubs youd be forgiven for thinking life was getting back to normal after the coronavirus pandemic but with protests calling for the defunding of police still going on around the world will the only way to return to normal mean us having to embrace the surveillance state in fact will anything really be the same ever again joining me now from los angeles in the United States is the greatest film director of all time at least according to francois truffaut verna his new film Family Romance l. L. C. Is streaming now on movie version of thanks so much for coming on before i even get to the new field. What culture of youve been enlightening yourself with during the lockdown well im trying to beat this it didnt. Tell me and i think its a. Responsibility to keep distance takes place next experience to mention. Starve the sucker meaning the virus has to be