this is an effort to provide community safety, community security. when we have gathered people in ohio it's the christian community, the sikh and muslim community, the jewish community of course. as someone who represents a broad coalition of these communities, how can we get more people to apply and be able to take advantage of it. >> thank you for your question. it is an important issue and certainly the leadership conference does represent nonprofit organizations that are committed to protecting civil and human rights. the engagement of these communities in addressing the problems that we have with domestic terrorism are critically important. as i mentioned in my testimony, we have over 50 statutes on our federal books that can be used to prosecute individuals who are engaged in these activities. i alluded to the fact that those who are charged today with some of the violence directly related to the january 6 insurrection are being prosecuted based on these provisions. i think certainly educating nonprofit groups about the circumstances involved

for the community but the community itself? and we are giving them the tech skills. whatever skills you have and advice you have, they will need that. come join us. we have a lot of fun when we volunteer. we have a lot of different activities other than you just coming to volunteer. we do curriculum building days and let's make this better, right? we know we can't keep dishing out the same curriculum. we want to hear from y'all. you might have something that no one has ever thought. so bring it to us. lover to have you be part of the family. thank you. >> real quick. from the carnivale side, don't forget drum circles for healing. yum, yum, tastes like chicken, i want some more, cukcoo for cocopuffs. >> let's give our panel another round of applause. thank you very much. stick around for the next >> today's panel on community led strategies. [please stand by] >> can we keep it two to three minutes, please? >> what are you trying to say? i'm kidding. damien born and raised in came back to serve my community thank you. i've been b

the small size of many tribal communities, the cost of project develop and in tribal communities all comes together to affect housing. families continue to face greater levels of overcrowded and substandard homes and lack of affordable housing options. with that, i will end my statement. thank you again for your support and including the housing -- thank you again for your support. sen. smith: thank you very much. >> thank you. -- thank you for the opportunity to testify today. as the senior vice president of community developing an engagement at the federal reserve bank of minneapolis, i oversee the work of the center for indian country develop. it supports tribes through actionable research and community collaboration to further tribal economic prosperity and also leverages our department's brought expertise on affordable housing, labor markets and early childhood develop. i should add today that my views that i expressed here are not necessarily the views of the federal reserve bank of minneapolis or the federal reserve system. our work points to the harmful effects of the current

this community came together.r what they wanted to see both merchants and people who live here. they harassed me as a supervisor and as mayor to make sure that we got the resources when the community process was complete to get the job done and now, thanks to ruiz construction and 130 construction workers, we're at the end of this project. what does it mean? something that you may not be able to see and something that makes me really excited as a mayor, because i'm a big infrastructure person. the sewer system has been replaced. so that means your pole et cetera will keep flushing and we will see the massive flood situations and for those of you who have experienced those things, this is a welcome addition. for those of you who visit this neighborhood frequently, you know as soon as you get here your cell phone service drops. there's improvements to ensure it doesn't happen. those are exciting things. the pedestrian lights to light the sidewalks they're absolutely beautiful. and i see irene is excited about those,

we need to have people in the community making money in the community for the community. i give full support. thank you. >> clerk: thank you for your comment. do we have another caller in the queue. i know we have 52 listening and two or three left in the queue. hello, caller, are you there? >> caller: hello. hello, i work for a nonprofit here in san francisco. we help support small businesses. i want to say that i support this -- [indiscernible] i lived in bayview for a long time. i know lot of people need medicinal health. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. is there any caller in the queue? >> caller: hi. i'm a resident of san francisco. i know that this has been an issue for a long time. a history of criminalization. supporting this type of project is just long overdue. i'm in full support of it. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. next caller, please. >> caller: hi. [indiscernible] i'm in full support of this. >> clerk: thank you for your comment. thank you for your patience and sticking with it to provide your comment. do we have another caller on the line? we

and the western addition community. what are the policies that we want to push for and advocate for that will help our communities together, so it's about this idea that we need to be there every step of the way. it's not about showing up once a month, going to a panel. it's not about talk the talk, it's walk the walk. it's not about us asking folks to come out to the cherry blossom festival in japantown. it's showing up week after week, using our resources to help everyone else, and when we're able to collectively do that, all our communities benefit together, and it makes the city a better place all-around. >> wow. let's give our panel a round of applause. [applause] >> first of all, let's give it up for them. wow. they just said some major fire. i mean, i lost five pounds up here, it's so hot. but we'd like to thank them all again, and remember as you think of questions throughout the day. with that said, we're going to shift to our next panel. let's give our panelists another round of applause. [applause] >> before

it is a lot of things the community needs to know about the history of our community.ch for your participation and hearing my story. thank you. >> i thank you for giving us this platform. i am a san francisco and bayview resident and community and environmental scientist. over the years one or the other and not separate from eke logical standpoint, the cottage not only holds historical artifacts but artifacts that show evolution through time. it is a time capsule that shows how this community has changed and become what it is today. having that piece is not only a learning tool for everyone but a piece that we can hold to our ancestors in our community. thank you for giving us this space to speak. >> last call for public comment. members of the public if you wish to make a comment on this item, press star 3. no further speakers, this concludes public comment. commissioners the item is now before you. >> thank you, laura. we have some commissioners interested in making comments. commissioner foley. >> thank you, president matsuda. i was in the navy in 1985. in 1986 our

knowledge and practice, conducting community-engaged research and building partnership with tribal communities along the east coast. in addition to earning a bachelor of arts degree in international and humanitarian affairs from james madison university, ms. gates earned a master's of social work from columbia university and a master's of education from -- [inaudible] university. she currentlilies in richmond -- lives in richmond, virginia, with her husband, daughter and dog. please join me in welcoming diana gates. [applause] [laughter] >> hi, everyone. i have to start by saying how interesting it is to take off a mask and talk to people in a room. we're, like, a year post-introduction of covid is, so it's definitely an interesting experience to have. thank you all so much for coming tonight. the title of this discussion is exceptional women: virginia indian women and leadership. and i just want to start by saying to all the virginian indigenous women in the room or who may be watching this recording, this presentation is especially for you. and i hope you find strength and power in the stori

and brown communities, and in all the communities that wall street has trampled over. and we know what happens when people don't have a credit union or a bank they trust in their community, they turn to expensive check cashers and shady payday lenders that prey on working families. just last week, before our hearing on extending the military's 36% interest rate cap to everyone, i talked to a mother from lorain, ohio, who had to take out a payday loan to pay her bills. she ended up trapped in a cycle of debt. we know her story is all too common. or people turn to so-called fintechs that claim to make banking easier and cheaper, but have few protections and put people's money at risk. i urged the cfpb to look into the risks of these kinds of fintechs like chime, after customers were locked out of their accounts and couldn't access their own money, putting their ability to buy groceries, pay their bills or make the rent at risk. these issues people have may not seem connected, but they all stem from the same big problem: big banks and corporations have too much unchecked

and obviously that community was just devastated. but just as natasha and in a boat was saying that these communities, hard to get to because they're in the mountains, we had to go through a river that we managed to with. we bought full buy food, but it's not going to be easy for a lot of different vehicles to get that back to that community. so it's, it's destruction, not just in the cities, but in those smaller communities. that's a real, a real problem. there is something the different media group trying to highlight right now. john, you're younger from postway stuff. if you bring a crew with you, lisa is with you on your crew, and i've just been checking out his his instagram seat here in a very guilty anyway, you're going to recognize if this is a reality on the ground. haiti le chi football stadium has turned into a makeshift camp in a pulling conditions with no food, water and bathrooms. when it comes, police provide security, but they've taken a 2 way and never combat what to innovate. that yes, yes. this is actually what doe

and the community live in a community the whatever can be in and what a. first of all my story strength. when i have a seat, i put as much a draw and i came into my all the x and i have to do it. i know my parents get back and they know them at the right decision with us. and we never came here for anything out of the to have updates a lot. ah, will continue contributing moscow principal and the commissioner and the community relations commission. one of my brothers is award boxing champion to my brothers run their own businesses. my sister is a beauty therapist. we are all giving and we're all part of the society. i think my parents to they just sit at sometimes it's a little bit reminds me of the castle at the very end, where mr. kerrigan to the back. you know what he's patio and he just sits back to happy. and that's my parents. back and i got here with somebody. good me. i hello hot sunshine and high temperatures. it's really the name of the came across the middle east. so come, let me show what we're dealing with on thursday. we've got 50 degrees and

we want to work with community members. that is the purpose of the community corps. the covid-19 community corps. so that local, respected community members can speak to their communities about the safety and effectiveness of these vaccines so people make the right decision to get vaccinated. again, for themselves, but also for their children, their families, and their communities. frances: dr. levine, during this covid-19 epidemic we have seen a drop in life expectancy, rises in anxiety and depression, and also in drug overdoses. how can you address those factors which are clearly to do with covid but also beyond them, are we neglecting other problems as we focus on covid? asst. sec. levine: it is critically important to know that actually local, state, and federal public health officials are really -- our offices are dealing with the entire spectrum of public health issues we have always dealt with. in terms of mental health and substance use disorders, that's a very, very important point. cdc data indicates that in 2020 , we had the highest rate ever of deaths fro

free floodplain mapping to identify and communicate that risk to first responders, homeowners and communities so they can mitigate or avoid hazards altogether. and four, mitigation to help remove property from harm's way through property level and community investments that reduce our overall level of flood risk, and will save money. we have an opportunity to make our families and businesses and communities safer and more resilient. today our witnesses will provide their perspectives on what this committee should consider as we work on that effort. i'm interested from all of you as witnesses and your recommendations for ways we can strengthen this so we can provide reliable access to insurance and renters and address affordably concerns to ensure more people are aware of the flood risk and ensure against losses. all of that -- sorry. will help the nation predict and reduce our overall level of flood risk through investments and improvements in mapping, floodplain management, mitigation. 2017, the then chairman and i began working with members on this committee on a long-term reauthorization.

when we talk about community. we have to make sure that the reason why we're doing this translates to the people who need it the most because we know that having an affordable place to call home matters. 203 units over a thousand labor jobs of people that are working, that are putting their heart and soul into making this project happen. every nail that's hammered, every pipe that's brought in. how these places are brought together. it comes from a place of love, it comes from a place of knowing there will be families and people here to enjoy it. so i'm always happy to be in not just district six, but anywhere where we are breaking ground on housing, but it's particular affordable housing because i know what it means and, don, you and the family at t.n.d.c. who do incredible work for our city, you understand the value because you don't just help to build and create the housing. you help to work with the community. you help to serve the community with services that ensure that they are able to stay housed. that the

, the community stepped forward. obviously the leaders in the community were adamant about not having this kind of activity. certainly terrorist activity in their midst. so they worked with law enforcement to provide the information. it's one of the few times we can point to where we know law-enforcement worked with the community, the community responded and were able to avert a terrible attack. i do believe law enforcement can play a very effective role at the local level in an appropriate way by developing those relationships. that might be one of the most important effect of things we can do. >> senator hassan, you are recognized for your comments. >> thank you mr. chair and ranking member portman for your leadership in holding this hearing and to all of our witnesses today. thank you for the work you do and your testimony today. i want to start with a question for you, ms. neumann. the question -- the testimony we have heard this week illustrates the threat posed by different type of domestic terrorist movements.

language and communication. right now, most communication in parks is offered only in english. and fees. research suggests increasing user fees is not an effective strategy for increased visitation and can pose a barrier that would disproportionately impact low income populations. some areas we think we should look at is collaboration. close and innovative collaboration needs to take place between parks, future visitors of parks, current visitors of parks, local communities, concessionaires. staffing. between 2011 and 2019, nps lost 16% of its staff capacity. the result is staff take on multiple collateral duties. it is not uncommon to find trail crews attending to busy restrooms or law enforcement helping with parking. it is a huge problem. dispersing visitors. dispersal could happen regionally or in a park unit itself. when visitors spread out along these locations, it could cause impacts we weren't -- unintended consequences we were not prepared for. visitors encountering a temporary delay of arches are making their way to canyonlands. now canyonlands is very busy and is tak

appreciate, so we're in constant communication with each other, we're in constant communication with in this whole hub initiative. they've gone out and done all the tech assessments on all these sites in addition to our comcast partners. everyone has been phenomenal. i've been in government for 13 years now, and to see how everyone was able to come together, the red tape was gone, all the barriers that we typically have just working in government, that all just, like, went away, and everyone was so focused on making sure that this could be successful, that it just turned out to a beautiful thing. and i think that opened up the door for even stronger partnerships and alignment even beyond this pandemic, so i'm super appreciative of everyone who's been involved in this project. >> finally, how long do you think the hubs will be operating? i know the session ended in february and a new one's already begun, but do you think they will be expanded during the summer to help kids who had trouble with distance learning during the pandemic? >> yes. i anticipate the learning hubs operating thro

investing heavily in the community hardest hit because of the pandemic, our latino community, making sure that food security is provided for the latino community but also other parts of san francisco. also, continuing our promise to the african american community with a dream keepers initiative. making sure that home ownership a systemic racism that exited in this country requires a response that is aggressive, and that going to change the outcomes of that community in this city and the county of san francisco. so many great investments. everything that makes sense to do we did it and thinking about our recovery and making sure that we make the right investments and i wanted to just also say, because when we look at this budget, over $13 million, it's not just one thing or a few things that we're paying for, this $13 billion includes our enterprise departments, it includes our airports, it includes our public utilities commission which runs our sewer, water and power systems. it includes our port, it includes our public-health system, we have our own country public-health system unli

to be part of this community. please. so to zillion that has to vibed the gold full. saddam hussein. the gang rapes, john howard, pauline hanson, and we have proved to art as australian as anyone else. i think we have developed a platform where we've really dealt with pretty much everything that has been thrown off cultural issues, identity issues, settlement issues. we've dealt with racial issues with issues in faith and extremism. we've, i don't know what else there is to come, but i'm sure that will be something. but i just think we've developed a platform and a resilience that is so strong. and like any group of astronomy and living in a big city, the people of southwick sydney face, challenges, gang activity and gun crime still exist. but it talks, the minority is no match for a decent majority fighting for a positive future. ah, there's a great sense of hope and out of everything comes great and the community live in a community, the whatever community a 1st of all my story strength. when i have a seat, i pu

for the community but the community itself? and we are giving them the tech skills. whatever skills you have and advice you have, they will need that. come join us. we have a lot of fun when we volunteer. we have a lot of different activities other than you just coming to volunteer. we do curriculum building days and let's make this better, right? we know we can't keep dishing out the same curriculum. we want to hear from y'all. you might have something that no one has ever thought. so bring it to us. lover to have you be part of the family. thank you. >> real quick. from the carnivale side, don't forget drum circles for healing. yum, yum, tastes like chicken, i want some more, cukcoo for cocopuffs. >> let's give our panel another round of applause. thank you very much. stick around for the next >> today's panel on community led strategies. [please stand by] >> can we keep it two to three minutes, please? >> what are you trying to say? i'm kidding. damien born and raised in came back to serve my community thank you. i've been b

create millions of jobs in every community, including the aanhpi communities, and delivering affordablehildcare, paid leave, universal pre-k, as well as community college. there's work to do on immigration. there's work to do on voting rights. and so much more. my first day in office, i signed an executive order to advance racial equity and a whole of government approach to adjust and this group's and put his go to that approach. i look forward to the discussion we are about to have and the actions that will follow. so, i want to thank you all for being here, and we will get to our meeting. thank you. [indistinct conversations] announcer: each night this week, we are bringing new book tv to showcase what is available every sunday on c-span2. tonight, we will have a look at the military with malcolm gladwell's book, which describes the development of precision bombing during world war ii. that's followed by "war"'s author, looking at how military conflict has affected aspects of society throughout history. and then, patrick o'donnell with his book "the indispensable's," about the marbleh

community is left behind. the chair now recognizes representative brownlee of california to introduce the honorable mayor, mayor garcetti. >> thank you for allowing me to introduce the mayor of los angeles. mayor garcetti is -- he has been the mayor of los angeles for the last couple of years. he has undertaken countless initiatives that makes l.a. run on 100% clean energy by 2035 to his programs to provide equitable shade and cooling for low income angelenos. los angeles is a microcosm of some of the worst parts of climate change from extreme drought to wildfires. it is also a laboratory of some of our best opportunities to fight back. including the installation of cool pavement and an innovative way to increase distribute it solar. mayor garcetti continues to lead with his fellow mayors both in the united states and abroad. he created the network of over 500 bipartisan american mayors. this is made up of 97 of the world's megacities. on behalf of this committee, may also thank you for providing your insights

our next item is community and public health committee updates. >> thank you very much, our communityresented with an excellent presentation from the environmental health growth which was the regulatory branch of dph which was 150 employees and a 100 million-dollar budget. their covid work where many of their employees at covid command that what their function was within covid was to enforce health orders such as sro inspections et cetera that were part of the health order. the two parts that they focused on was the prevention and education on implementation of the health orders. the second part was enforcement. where we needed to look at compliance and they had 8200 compliance inspections. and 27 percent of those, they worked with the departments to assist with their work during the the pandemic. they presented to us was the children's environmental health promotion program. it has been in the department for 30 years. it was most interesting that the focus -- many focuses but the primary focus is lead abatement in the city. it's focused on indoor paint. what is in 2020, 21, the asses

board members and staff of the giants community fund.e members of our giants front office staff as well. thank you all for being here and always show your support. oh, no. i have not forgotten you because it would not be a giants celebration without our very own mascot, the great lucille. now this is a great community project with many organizations and joining hands. we've got a great lineup of speakers celebrating today. in the leadoff spot, see what i did there she is really our true host for the day and we thank her for her bold and extraordinary leadership for this difficult year and a half. it's my pleasure to bring to the podium the 45th mayor of the city and county of san francisco, the honorable london breed. >> thank you. it's so great to be here in the bayview hunter's point community. this is exactly what i hope for for communities like the bayview and all over the city. and, in fact, brandon, i was a short stop when i played softball. i wasn't so bad and you played at this field when we played teams when i was in junior high

this community came together.. they harassed me as a supervisor and as mayor to make sure that we got the resources when the community process was complete to get the job done and now, thanks to ruiz construction and 130 construction workers, we're at the end of this project. what does it mean? something that you may not be able to see and something that makes me really excited as a mayor, because i'm a big infrastructure person. the sewer system has been replaced. so that means your pole et cetera will keep flushing and we will see the massive flood situations and for those of you who have experienced those things, this is a welcome addition. for those of you who visit this neighborhood frequently, you know as soon as you get here your cell phone service drops. there's improvements to ensure it doesn't happen. those are exciting things. the pedestrian lights to light the sidewalks they're absolutely beautiful. and i see irene is excited about those, she's blowing the whistle, thank you, very much. the in trash re

cleaner air for communities. and jobs that you can support a family on and that can boost local economies. president biden is committed to delivering the clean energy future. that is what the build back better agenda is about. this is about a partisan infrastructure build that just passed through the senate on a pretty overwhelmingly bipartisan votes to few moments ago. i know we are both here to talk more about what that means. obviously there is a second step, which is to go through the house. but, i am first looking forward to having administrator reagan say hello. >> thank you for moderating this panel. thanks to earth day.org for organizing. it is great to be here, especially alongside my superstar collie, secretary granholm. we have so much fun together working on the president's agenda. what i will say is president biden, when he took office, he adopted a whole of government approach for tackling the climate crisis. the epa has been working hand-in-hand with colleagues all across the administration to thin

violence, community violence abuse, separation, and loss, so when i see a need for healing in the community and myself, i think about how those experiences impact mental health and how they impact educational outcomes for our children. in my arch, i found people with these high levels of adverse childhood experiences are at higher risk for behavioral problems. they act out in anger or they use substances for numbing, and those things are more likely to have educational consequences. children having to repeat a grade or -- or dropping out of school, so i see a real need for education, how trauma and violence affect children, helping educators and help children, especially as this pandemic rages on. a few months ago, an estimation was 40% of children will have lost a caregiver to covid. i'm sure that's greater now. [please stand by] . . . . to the self and others and a them versus us mentality to focus on justice and to break the cycle of violence. thank you, i'll stop there. >> thank you, dr. joy. thank you, dr. shall. so we have about six minutes left. and we're going to -- you know what? t

there are no the member and the community, they know the leaders and the community are annual, engage them with their resources because that also empower them with some, you know, financial assistance with the ability. ringback to really get the assistance with possibly sometimes even the need, the police are making members of that community. so their community are going to accept that age coming in without any kind of an incident of bias or any age being stolen, etc. we are working with some partners on the grounds and central world. kistin is one of those partner in fact, and that is in coordination with some help on nation. and we're getting very creative to make sure that this has just been truly the people that needed. and avoid any of the kinds of stories that are common now that the aid is just not getting to the people don't. i'm just going to pull into youtube comments here and i'm going to play a little clip from your reporting. and then i'm going to come right back to you. all right, so you says i am haitian, thank you for being part of the program. when such event happen,

you mentioned community colleges in your proposed budget provides two years of free community collegehow would this help level the playing field for particularly students living in a poor or disadvantaged communities? >> that is one of those strategies we know graduates of community colleges earn up to 20% more than high school graduates, so not only does it help them and their families but it helps the community. what we need to do is couple that strategy with the evolution of the schools to provide career pathways and connections to the colleges so that the students as early as middle school see themselves as college students and those programs connect to the four-year programs and to the workforce partners so that it can go full circle to help and build a community. >> i'm going to push you on something here because while you are pushing for free community college who want to make student loans forgivable for the first two years of community college, why is his proposal not good enough in your eyes? >> i will let the details worked out senator manchin and others have been extremely

more prosecutions, more analysts, and more community engagement and funds to support community engagementnd crime prevention and intervention. we have asked for more help and we believe we are going to get that help. make no mistake, we have a great relationship and we are very successful. i was at a press conference yesterday with the u.s. attorney with a strikeforce that took down a major drug organization. that collaboration produces a lot of results. even though we are asking for more help, we think we have great relationships and those are the reason why we think they are going to say yes to the help. >> you said earlier in commenting on the city violence reduction plan, this is about breaking the cycle and culture of violence in our city rather than reliance on using police deployment alone. where do you think we need to rethink the role of policing? commissioner harrison: there has been conversation about what should police be doing, how do we reimagine policing. i have been a part of a couple of large-scale partnerships where we did investigations that produce one report. we are a

community first.visor maxwell used to representative, because of many of the environmental injustice that's had occurred but more importantly, because we know it's possible. why do we need to continue to wait? why do we need to continue to be subjected to fossil fuel? is that are destroying san francisco and destroying our planet. we can't just be about instant gratification and what we see before us, we have this by will the future and what's being proposed in this world through the paris climate accord and i want to thank president joe biden for making sure we rejoin that pledge and what being done will be significant but what is going to be done in san francisco will be even more significant we can go further but sadly we've had obstructionist and pg&e that has made it difficult to do so and so, while i want to work with this company as a partner, the fact is, it's been very charging. and one of the things i wasn't planning on talking about today is the fact we have hundreds of affordable housing u