on behalf of the american indian health center and violet's family, thank you american indian cultural district. >> cultural center. >> we're the same thing. >> okay. [applause] >> thank you marty for those words. now we're going to call up helen's daughter crystal to share a few words. >> good evening everyone. okay, on behalf of my family, i would like to thank mayor london breed, the american indian cultural center and the city of san francisco for recognizing our mom for her contribution to the native community in the san francisco bay area. my mom was born on the navajo reservation. she came to san francisco at age 18 after a government boarding school in utah. she worked as a housekeeper and nanny, a retail store stock clerk, pricing and stocking dolls and airline safety equipment maker and tester at c.j. henry and volunteering for the church. she participated in gatherings at the american indian center, where she and others transplanted here after boarding school formed a small, but tight-knit community. she worked as the friendship house receptionist and bookkeeper and then c.e

work in the american indian community. april works daily to bring attention to the high level of health disparities american indians in california face by sharing her knowledge of historical trauma and a major focus of her activism has been to prevent american indians from being in visible and fight for resources in health care, housing and education. she is currently working to help fund and build a new physical location for the american indian cultural center which we very much hope will be in the center of the american indian cultural district. stay tuned. april is also a california indian and member of round valley from alexander valley tribes. sharia sosa is co-founder of the american indian cultural district and ambassador for resource distribution to american indian communities increasing native visibility and political representation and protecting and preserving tribal cultural resources in the san francisco bay area. she partnered with the association to help lead efforts for the variation projects and is a membe

work in the american indian community. april works daily to bring attention to the high level of health disparities american indians in california face by sharing her knowledge of historical trauma and a major focus of her activism has been to prevent american indians from being in visible and fight for resources in health care, housing and education. she is currently working to help fund and build a new physical location for the american indian cultural center which we very much hope will be in the center of the american indian cultural district. stay tuned. april is also a california indian and member of round valley from alexander valley tribes. sharia sosa is co-founder of the american indian cultural district and ambassador for resource distribution to american indian communities increasing native visibility and political representation and protecting and preserving tribal cultural resources in the san francisco bay area. she partnered with the association to help lead efforts for the variation projects and is a membe

obesity rates for american indians and alaska natives are at a critical level. according to the cdc, 48% of the american indian and alaska native population over age 18 is obese. 48%, compared to 30% of the non-hispanic white population. obesity is a significant risk factor as we know for type two diabetes and heart disease to the leading causes of death for indigenous people in the united states. i've seen some modest improvements in recent years. american indians and alaska natives still have the highest prevalence of type two diabetes in the nation. and american indian and alaska native adults are almost three times more likely than non hispanic white adults to be diagnosed with diabetes. heart disease is the leading cause of death for american indians and alaska natives and the prevalence of coronary heart disease is about 50% greater for indigenous peoples. in my personal experience, i served as a family physician with the gila river indian community in arizona for a number of years. this is a community with among the highest rates of type two diabetes in t

we do see an intergenerational impact that has been studied in american indian populations. we see a direct impact of loss of territory, but the other thing seat when we have unresolved trauma or adverse childhood experiences is more poverty in those populations. we also see people who are self-medicating, not always with drugs or alcohol. some self-medicating with food. we have to look at this holistically and recognize that each population is different but the impact on health can have ripple effects that we do not see right away. it is vitally important to have diverse voices and experiences at the table. i am pleased and honored to be part of these discussions. sen. booker: we are honored that you are here. we talked already about the challenges unique to latino communities in terms of advertising targeted to them that is disproportionate to the population as a whole, but i want to ask what types of policies do you think would best address the specific nutrition challenges in black and latino communities? >> as dr. warne mentioned, it is important that we ensure that all

, president of the national congress of american indians. for democrats,. republicans, -- for democrats, (202) 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8001 independents and others, (202) 748-8002. also a line for native americans. that is (202) 748-8003. in one of those announcements that you mentioned, the headline from the washington post over the weekend, in alaska biden officials to propose -- they write that a tribal administrator of the organized village said in a phone interview that her village had supported the rule since 2001. we will have the resources needed to continue teaching our traditional practices. tell us why this particular law and plans in your view are important to maintaining your tribes' traditions across the united states. guest: it is important for the villagers in alaska. they have lived there for millennia. they not only have a direct connection with that landscape, a physical connection, but there is a spiritual connection. all tribal nations who occupy our ancestral lands and territories, not only do we rely on the la

approximately 70% of american indians and alaska natives live in urban arias. the indian health service supports contracts and grants to 41u.i.o. programs that offer medical services ranging from dental care, optometrist, pharmacy, and community services such as alcohol and drug abuse prevention, nutrition education and counseling. an urban confer policy will serve as a preferred method of dialogue between the agency and u.i.o.'s. currently the indian health service is the only servais that maintains a legal only nation to confer with u.i.o.'s this limited scope serves a a barrier for u.i.o. to confer with other offices. during the covid pandemic, the issues with this limited policy for highlighted. sadly highlighted. despite congressional and tribal support for the u.i.o.'s and vaccine allocation, h.h.s. refrained from initiating communications with. the as a result u.i.o. wees wero provide feedback on the distribution of vaccines which delayed distribution to native americans and native alaskans. this is inconsistent with the federal trust responsibility and

appreciate you taking the time manny liras with the american indian child resource center. thanks for doing it. thank you, alex. and if you want to learn more about the american indian child resource center, or if you would like to donate to the group, you can scan the q r code. that's right there on your screen or head to ktvu .com/ giving day. well, why there isn't about thursday, friday last week we've been dealing with that persistent morning fo, the dense fog near zero visibility impacting the commut. tomorrow should be a little bit of a different story as we kind of scale back on the fog coverage, and eventually we're talking about this. some shower chances returning to the bay area forecast, but as you can see, the plan will jump right into your wednesday forecast. we're expecting clearing skies some morning cloud cover some patchy fog fair skies into the afternoon hours and temperatures from the sixties. to right around 70 degrees waiting for the rain fall somewhat of a dry stretch. as we take a look at the storm track. you're probably hearing up in the pacific nort

think it's the first time that native americans are an american indian in oakland has been recognized in this way, having a street named after my future generations will be able to walk by our building there. look at that side and there'll be a little bit of pride and that's what we wanted. instill in our children, our grandchildren, great grandchildren. the ceremony today also commemorated the work of wa kazoos late wife helen. she co founded and was the ceo of san francisco's friendship house association of american indians. the substance abuse program surged native american people. anyone driving on a short stretch of highway one. a one in san mateo today may have noticed some new signs lit up caltrans testing the express lane signs and toll equipment between the whipple avenue exit and the santa clara county line that's five miles of the freeway. during testing. the signs will have an orange banner to indicate no tolls will be charged. if everything checks out the lanes along that stretch of road will open early next year. the bay area continues to have the highest average gas pri

i guess that the majority of americans see it very differently than the united american indians of new england who actually declared thanksgiving a national day of mourning over 50 years ago. and some of our most american traditions are wrapped up in these one-sided whitewash narratives. how do you think we approach a problem like this? >> i think that is a massive problem, we have to tell the truth of things given that the people are hospital people. they helped the pilgrims. and then they were murdered. they were massacred. and right down the word, down porcupine south dakota, in the reservation, right down here in 1890, it was the massacre at wounded knee that happened here. and at the massacre of wounded knee, still today, there's 19 medals of honor that have been given. and they are still intact to the people who are responsible for killing the 300 women and children. so, we have to lead the truth in the situation. that's his native people are going to keep standing up for what we believe and in both history books -- i think we have to be thinking of solutions like making a federa

a policy that would have abolished native american tribes and relocated american indians holland is scheduled to talk on the island at 9.30 this morning. we're going to have the highlights for you later this evening. sarah, back to you. thank you. so interesting to learn about that history. i up here and even know that was thing. we'll look forward to report later. you're going to be there. so thanks camila. >> well, coming up on the kron 4 morning news a toddler killed by a stray bullet in oakland is laid to rest reaction from members in the community and the latest on the investigation. >> plus, covid-19 boosters are now available to all adults in the u.s. what you need to know if you want that extra dose if you want that extra dose coming up. stick with us. there's a different way to treat hiv. it's once-monthly injectable cabenuva. cabenuva is the only once-a-month, complete hiv treatment for adults who are undetectable. cabenuva helps keep me undetectable. it's two injections, given by a healthcare provider once a month. hiv pills aren't on my mind. i love being able to pick up and go. d

in americans and then with the indian delegation.— americans and then with the indian delegation. in the end, where the _ indian delegation. in the end, where the biggest _ indian delegation. in the end, where the biggest obstacles l indian delegation. in the end, | where the biggest obstacles in these talks was over the future of coal. the early drafts are talked about phasing out this dirtiest fossil fuels but after a last—minute flurry of negotiations, that was changed to phasing down. it sounds like a minor alteration and indeed many are asking, what it means? coal is the single biggest source of greenhouse gases but countries that depend on it managed to get the agreement watered down which left others very unhappy. let watered down which left others very unhappy-— very unhappy. let us be clear, we do not _ very unhappy. let us be clear, we do not need _ very unhappy. let us be clear, we do not need to _ very unhappy. let us be clear, we do not need to phase - very unhappy. let us be clear, j we do not need to phase down but to phase out coal and fossil fuel but to phase

and the national conference of american indians president will discuss native american priorities and the recent white house tribal nations conference. watch washington journal at 7:00 eastern sunday morning -- monday morning. join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts, and tweets. >> axios jose discussion with tim scott on financial inclusion and what steps the public and private sectors are taking to expand access to capital and services for those who have been excluded from the financial system. watch live coverage monday at 12:30 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or watch full coverage on c-span now, our new video at. -- cap. >> the chair of the national committee took questions from reporters on the 2022 and 2024 election cycles at an event hosted by the christian science monitor. she was asked about the role of former president donald trump within the gop and upcoming elections, as well as the party 's strategy to bring back which arteries in the house and senate. this is just under an hour. an [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversatio

the national congress of american indians has written to the club asking it to stop using native american imagery. the organisation also complained about the use of headdresses and facepaint, along with tomahawk rituals performed at matches. more than three and a half thousand chiefs fans have previously signed a petition calling on the club to rethink its name and branding. sale prop bevan rodd, has been called up to the england's squad for the first time for their match against australia on saturday in place ofjoe marler. rodd was born in scotland, but has represented england at age—grade level. a senior cap would commit him to eddiejones' side. marler, who came off the bench in saturday's win over tonga, tested positive for coronavirus on monday evening. wing alex cuthbert will make his first wales appearance for four years as one of five changes for sunday's match against fiji. ellisjenkins will captain the side after performing well in his first test match for three years in the loss to southafrica. full—back liam williams, scrum—half kieran hardy and centre johnny williams hav

i was born and raised here in san francisco american indian community. i currently work at the california consortium and serve on the board of directors of the american indians of san francisco. i have the immense honor of being your masters of ceremony this evening. [cheering and applause] >> before we get into our program, i want to acknowledge mr. tom phillips, who could not be here this evening but i attended this

i was born and raised here in san francisco american indian community. i currently work at the california consortium and serve on the board of directors of the american indians of san francisco. i have the immense honor of being your masters of ceremony this evening. [cheering and applause] >> before we get into our program, i want to acknowledge mr. tom phillips, who could not be here this evening but i attended this event for almost my entire life and i remember seeing mr. phillips as the emcee here

i was born and raised here in san francisco american indian community. i currently work at the california consortium and serve on the board of directors of the american indians of san francisco. i have the immense honor of being your masters of ceremony this evening. [cheering and applause] >> before we get into our program, i want to acknowledge mr. tom phillips, who could not be here this evening but i attended thi

indian gatherings today. both holsted and standing rock, the homeland of sitting, both people to whom papa laquata and oh, shut the shock only we, the 1st nation representatives share the same intent as the original colonists, who left the government and homelands to form a new government because they could no longer support a nation that oppressed them, they had no voice and were slaves to the elite, which led them to take their family to escape the tyranny and live as free men so ordained by their crueler setting on the path to reclaim every thing and make them responsible and accountable whenever big wishes has been to divest from financial institutions. and when we went to norway, we met with d and b, and they announced that they were pulling a $250000000.00 credit line from dapple. i don't know if you guys seen it, but dapple already late. we're going to do a divestment tour. we're meeting with the beeps and paris and brussels and amsterdam than we're and the and that the united nations in geneva. our co

my mother was in the american indian movement. we were always active in, in issues. we're always expected to act a certain way and going up we would joke about like, why do we have to be the all to me, indian. and it's just how we were raised, even in my community, they're like, oh, your mom's phyllis, younger people know, but i'm proud of that. you know, i co founded the women of all red nations. and we had to rise to the occasion of sterilization, the highest rates were here in this region. and it was an indian woman doctor from oklahoma who became an m d, and practiced in the indian house service, who exposed that we went throughout the united states and foreign partnerships with the women in all the cities and universities. and so congress passed an act to prohibit sterilization of native people. we also stepped up because of the adoption of indian children. so the indian char, well, for at past in 1978. these 2 very critical acts came from la quarter country. ah, my mom and my little sister always say that i'm always billions of people on the earth. like we get

it is lit the native americans and indian tribes. joseph rant believed that the future lie with the british and this was partly because he had close family and friendship ties to british officials who had forged good relationships with the mohawk nation but also because grants believe that if the americans gain their independence they would be able to turn their attention on the indians then brandt relies the best thing for the airport would be for the americans to remain part of the british empire because the british had been tapping the indians against the settlers and one of the proclamations of the government thing you no longer can legally settle across the crest of the appalachian mountains because you were constantly getting into fights with the indians so no more western settlement. so he sided with the british and the british wound up leaving and grant and his people would live in exile and they took refuge in canada where the british government, the british government of canada set aside land for them and they thrived reaso

indian gatherings today. both holsted and standing rock, the homeland of sitting, both people to whom papa laquata and o. chatty shock only we, the 1st nation representatives share the same intent as the original colonists, who left the government and homelands to form a new government because they could no longer support a nation that oppressed them. they had no voice and were slaves to the elite, which led them to take their family to escape the tyranny and live as free men so ordained by their crueler setting on the path to reclaim everything and make them responsible and accountable. when the big pushes has been to divest from financial institutions, and when we went to norway, we met with d and b. and they announced that they were pulling a $250000000.00 credit line from dapple. i don't know if you guys seen it, but dapple already lead. we're going to do a divestment tour. we're meeting with the beeps and paris and brussels and amsterdam than we're and the and that the united nations in geneva. our commu

indian gatherings today, both hosted in standing rock, the homeland of sitting bulls, people to whom papa laquata and o chatty shockley. we, the 1st nation representatives share the same intent as the original colonists, who left the government and homelands to form a new government because they could no longer support a nation that oppressed them. they had no voice and were slaves to the elite, which led them to take their family to escape the tyranny and live as free men so ordained by their crueler setting on the path to reclaim every thing and make them responsible and accountable. whenever the big pushes has been to divest from financial institutions, and when we went to norway, we met with d and b, and they announced that they were pulling a $250000000.00 credit line from dapple. i don't know if you guys seen it but dapple already late. we're going to do a divestment tour. we're meeting with the beeps and paris and brussels and amsterdam then were and the, and that the united nations in geneva. our community does not support our bond or never consented to the dakota axis. pipel

indian gatherings today, both hosted and standing rock, the homeland of sitting bulls people to hook up a la quinta and o. chatty shock. only we, the 1st nation representatives share the same intent as the original colonists, who left the government and homelands to form a new government because they could no longer support a nation that oppressed them. they had no voice and were slaves to the elite, which led them to take their family to escape the tyranny and live as free men so ordained by their crueler setting on the path to reclaim every thing and make them responsible and accountable. whenever big pushes has been to divest from financial institutions, and when we went to norway, we met with d and b, and they announced that they were pulling a $250000000.00 credit line from dapple. i don't know if you guys seen it, but dapple already late. we're going to do a divestment tour. we're meeting with the beeps and paris and brussels and amsterdam than we're and the and that the united nations in geneva. our community does not support or want or never consented to the default access pi

indian gatherings today. both holsted and standing rock, the homeland of sitting bulls people to hook up a la quinta and o. chatty shock. only we, the 1st nation representatives share the same intent as the original colonists, who left the government and homelands to form a new government because they could no longer support a nation that oppressed them. they had no voice and were slaves to the elite, which led them to take their family to escape the tyranny and live as free men so ordained by their crueler setting on the path to reclaim every thing and make them responsible and accountable. whenever big pushes has been to divest from financial institutions, and when we went to norway, we met with d and b, and they announced that they were pulling a $250000000.00 credit line from dapple. i don't know if you guys seen it, but dapple already late. we're going to do a divestment tour. we're meeting with the beeps and paris and brussels and amsterdam than we're and the and that the united nations in geneva. our c

indian gatherings today, both hosted and standing rock, the homeland of sitting, both people to whom papa laquata and o. chatty shock only we, the 1st nation representatives share the same intent as the original colonists, who left the government and homelands to form a new government because they could no longer support a nation that oppressed them. they had no voice and were slaves to the elite, which led them to take their family to escape the tyranny and live as free men so ordained by their crueler setting on the path to reclaim every thing and make them responsible and accountable. whenever the big pushes has been to divest from financial institutions, and when we went to norway, we met with d and b. and they announced that they were pulling a $250000000.00 credit line from dapple. i don't know if you guys seen it but dapple already late. we're going to do a divestment tour. we're meeting with the beeps and paris and brussels and amsterdam then were and the, and that the united nations in geneva. our community does not support or want or never consented to the devote access pip

indian gatherings today. both holsted and standing rock, the homeland of sitting, both people to whom papa laquata and o. chatty shock only we, the 1st nation representatives share the same intent as the original colonists, who left the government and homelands to form a new government because they could no longer support a nation that oppressed them. they had no voice and were slaves to the elite, which led them to take their family to escape the tyranny and live as free men so ordained by their crueler setting on the path to reclaim every thing and make them responsible and accountable. when the big wishes has been to divest from financial institutions and when we went to norway, we met with d and b, and they announced that they were pulling a $250000000.00 credit line from dapple. i don't know if you guys seen it but dapple already late. we're going to do a divestment tour. we're meeting with the beeps and paris and brussels and amsterdam then were and the, and that the united nations in geneva. our commun

you know, my mother was in the american indian movement. we were always active in an issue where always expected to act a certain way and growing up. we would joke about like, why do we have to be the ultimate indian? and it's just how we were raised, even in my community, they're like, oh, your mom's phyllis, younger people know, but i'm proud of that. you know, i co founded the women of all red nations. and we had to rise to the occasion of sterilization, the highest rates were here in this region. and it was an indian woman doctor from oklahoma who became an m d. and practiced in the indian house service, who exposed that we went throughout the united states and foreign partnerships with the women in all the cities and universities. and so congress passed to that to prohibit sterilization of native people. we also stepped up because of the adoption of indian children. so the indian child welfare act passed in 1978. these 2 very critical acts came from la quarter country. ah. my mom and my little sister always say that i don't all these b

my mother was in the american indian movement. we were always active in, in issues. we're always expected to act a certain way and growing up, we would joke about like, why do we have to be the ultimate indian? and it's just how we were raised, even in my community, they're like, oh, your mom's phyllis, younger people know, but i'm proud of that. you know, i co found it the women of all red nations. and we had to rise to the occasion of sterilization, the highest rates were here in this region. and it was an indian woman doctor from oklahoma who became an m d. and practiced in the indian house service, who exposed that we went to out the united states and foreign partnerships with the women in all the cities and universities. and so congress passed to that to prohibit sterilization of native people. we also stepped up because of the adoption of indian children. so the indian child welfare act passed in 1978. these 2 very critical acts came from la quarter country. ah. my mom and my little sister always say that i don't always billions of people on the earth like we g

i was born and raised here in san francisco american indian community. i currently work at the california consortium and serve on the board of directors of the american indians of san francisco. i have the immense honor of being your masters of ceremony this evening. [cheering and applause] >> before we get into our program, i want to acknowledge mr. tom phillips, who could not be here this evening but i attended this event for almost my entire life and i remember

indian movement. we were always active in, in issues. we're always expected to act a certain way and going up. we would joke about like, why do we have to be the ultimate indian? and it's just how we were raised, even in my community, they're like, oh, your mom's phyllis, younger people know, but i'm proud of that. you know, i co founded the women of all red nations. and we had to rise to the occasion of sterilization, the highest rates were here in this region. and it was an indian woman doctor from oklahoma who became an m d, and practiced in the indian house service, who exposed that we went throughout the united states and foreign partnerships with the women in all the cities and universities. and so congress passed to that to prohibit sterilization of native people. we also stepped up because of the adoption of indian children. so the indian child welfare act passed in 1978. these 2 very critical acts came from la court to country. ah, my mom and my little sister always say that i don't all these

you know, oprah, my mother was in the american indian movement. we were always active in an issue. we're always expected to act a certain way. and growing up, we would joke about like, why do we have to be the ultimate indian? and it's just how we were raised, even in my community, they're like, oh, your moms, phyllis, younger people know, but i'm proud of that. you know, i co founded the women of all red nations. and we had to rise to the occasion of sterilization, the highest rates were here in this region. and it was an indian woman doctor from oklahoma who became an m d, and practiced in the indian house service, who exposed that we went throughout the united states and foreign partnerships with the women in all the cities and universities. and so congress passed to that to prohibit sterilization of native people. we also stepped up because of the adoption of indian children. so the indian child welfare act passed in 1978. these 2 very critical acts came from la quarter country. ah. my mom and my little sister always say that i don't all these billions of people on the earth li

indian gatherings today. both holsted and standing rock, the homeland of sitting bulls people to hook up a la quinta and o. chatty shock. only we, the 1st nation representatives share the same intent as the original colonists, who left the government and homelands to form a new government because they could no longer support a nation that oppressed them. they had no voice and were slaves to the elite, which led them to take their family to escape the tyranny and live as free men so ordained by their crueler setting on the path to reclaim every thing and make them responsible and accountable. whenever big wishes has been to divest from financial institutions and when we went to norway, we met with d and b, and they announced that they were pulling a $250000000.00 credit line from dapple. i don't know if you guys seen it, but dapple already late. we're going to do a divestment tour. we're meeting with the beeps and paris and brussels and amsterdam than we're and the and that the united nations in geneva. our co

you know, ovula my mother was in the american indian movement. we were always active in, in issues. we're always expected to act a certain way. and going up, we would joke about like, why do we have to be the ultimate indian? and it's just how we were raised, even in my communities, they're like, oh, your mom's phyllis, younger people know, but i'm proud of that. you know, i co found it the women of all red nations. and we had to rise to the occasion of sterilization, the highest rates were here in this region. and it was an indian woman doctor from oklahoma who became an m d, and practiced in the indian house service, who exposed that we went throughout the united states and foreign partnerships with the women in all the cities and universities. and so congress passed to that to prohibit sterilization of native people. we also stepped up because of the adoption of indian children. so the indian child welfare act passed in 1978. these 2 very critical acts came from the quarter country. ah. my mom and my little sister always say that i don't all these billions of people on the earth

you know, my mother was in the american indian movement. we were always active in, in issues, were always expected to act a certain way. and growing up, we would joke about like, why do we have to be the ultimate indian? and it's just how we were raised, even in my communities, they're like, oh, your mom's phyllis, younger people know, but i'm proud of that. you know, i co found it the women of all red nations. and we had to rise to the occasion of sterilization, the highest rates were here in this region. and it was an indian woman doctor from oklahoma who became an m d. and practiced in the indian house service, who exposed that we went throughout the united states and foreign partnerships with the women in all the cities and universities. and so congress passed to that to prohibit sterilization of native people. we also stepped up because of the adoption of indian children. so the indian child welfare act passed in 1978. these 2 very critical acts came from the quarter country. ah, my mom and my little sister always say that i don't all

and there won't be no black snake when the crossing court lead ovula my mother was in the american indian movement. we were always active in, in issues. we're always expected to act a certain way and growing up, we would joke about like, why do we have to be the ultimate indian? and it's just how we were raised, even in my community, they're like, oh, your mom's phyllis, younger people know, but i'm proud of that. you know, i co founded the women of all red nations. and we had to rise to the occasion of sterilization, the highest rates were here in this region. and it was an indian woman doctor from oklahoma who became an m d, and practiced in the indian house service, who exposed that we went throughout the united states and foreign partnerships with the women in all the cities and universities. and so congress passed an act to prohibit sterilization of native people. we also stepped up because of the adoption of indian children. so the indian child welfare act passed in 1978. these 2 very critical acts came from la quarter country. ah. my mom and my little sister always say that i am al

indian cultural district for their work to keep native american traditions alive and well. and, then, finally, colleagues. super excited. this is just an announcement. first year free starts today. this -- actually, yesterday. it started yesterday. making it free for new store front businesses to open their doors this year or for a small business to branch out to a second location. i just heard this morning from amanda freed that they enrolled their first small business this morning. on day two, not bad. small businesses are the life blood of san francisco neighborhoods and employ hundreds of thousands of workers for immigrants, women and people of color, small businesses are often alternative to minimum wage jobs and can be a unique path to building wealth for their families and communities. i know every one of you and my colleagues on the board, saving small business is a top priority. san franciscans agree and help keep beloved businesses alive. we value your contributions, we recognize obstacles before you and we are here as a city to make it easier for you and to inves