you know, they just need to learn the game. we have some potential college-bound kids, definitely. >> today was the last practice of the season, and the sweetest moment was coming out here while , you know, we were setting up the barbecue and folding their uniforms, and looking out onto the field, and seven or eight of the kids were playing. >> this year we have first and second grade. we are going to expand to third, forth, and fifth grade next year bring them out and if you have middle school kids, we are starting a team for middle school. >> you know why? >> why? because we are? >> bayview united. >> that's right. citybe . >> the hon. london breed: well, welcome, everybody. my name's london breed, and i am the mayor. weren't we here just last year,

celebrating the victory? first of all, i was at turkey day, and i didn't necessarily sit on lincoln's side to pick sides, i sat on lincoln's side somehow. i don't know how that ended up happening, but i think that i was your good luck charm -- oh, i was with you. many of you know i mean to galileo high school, and i am a big fan of our high schools and a big supporter and a fan of making sure we continue to uplift young people when they're doing something great not just as athletes, but we know you also have to keep your grade point up in order to play football in the first place. so to balance that at turkey day, and emerge for the second year in a row as state champions is absolutely an

incredible accomplishment. when you came here last year, i was really excited, but this year, i'm even more excited because i've got a special surprise for all of you. usually, when you win the super bowl, what do you get when you win the super bowl? exactly. we're going to make sure that each and every player gets a championship ring this year. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: so you get to design them yourself and figure out what you want on them. it's going to take a few weeks for them to get ordered and set up, but we are committed to supporting your championship ring so you can wear your rings with pride. and i'm really excited that you all are here today because we want to make sure that we honor you. and coach, come on up. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: come

on up. >> thank you. >> the hon. london breed: i just feel like i was your good luck charm because i did the coin toss and all that. it was a great day, and it was so fun. >> i would like to say, kerry bader, he said no mayor has been out to flip the turkey coin. so i hope we can make it a tradition and you'll be out when you get the chance. >> the hon. london breed: but i think it's really important. it's important that we support young people that are staying focused and positive, and the fact that this team has come together as a team and accomplished something so amazing under your leadership is really -- it's a testament to what you do. because i know they hear from you every day, they hear from their parents, telling them the

same stuff every year, to focus and to put on your gear. you know, i was like a lot of young people here, and i would tune it out and tune it out. but today is a great opportunity to let you know that your city supports you, that your city stands behind you, and we wanted to do something really special to make it clear we are proud of each and every one of you for putting in the hard work and getting to this point. and so today is about all of the young mustangs that really put san francisco on the map in a whole nother way. so thank you for this, coach, for this incredible opportunity, and we are looking forward to you designating whoever you want to coordinate the ordering of the rings and how you pick out what you buy. so you can have your school and your year. you know what we do. >> we'll do that. >> the hon. london breed: congratulations.

>> that's awesome. [applause] >> thank you so much. it's a great gift. it's totally unbelievable, and i really appreciate that. but we have something for you. >> the hon. london breed: for me? >> so basically, you know you went to galileo, so we have to make sure you're representing us when you walk-through the city. >> the hon. london breed: oh, you guys are so lucky. we didn't have this kind of stuff growing up. >> just a couple -- couple things just about this here. it shows the legacy of what we have here. >> the hon. london breed: oh, wow. >> this is called dedication, discipline, and desire, and we've been running the program for 19 years since i've been here. you have the dedication to run

something every day, you have t the -- dedication to run a program, the discipline to run it every day, and the desire to be a champion. >> the hon. london breed: wow. that's a lot of years. >> and so many travels that you go through, this was unreal. just kind of a different team than the year before. i tell everybody last year's team was a ferrari. you could do anything with it. this year's team was a buick. we had to run it out. it's amazing we did this, and it's amazing for them because they bought into what we were selling. the best thing is when we went up to mariposa, it's the

championship. none of on us kids have been -- none of our kids have been out of san francisco. what's that smell? well, that's cow smell. we rented a room to sit in before the game. and we went to this game. and here we are, asian, african american, white. different group against a predominantly white culture. and everyone was thinking we would be the ones who broke down, we would be the ones who pointed fingers at each other. we would be the ones who screwed it up. and you would be proud of us, mayor. we didn't screw it up. unbelievable. people there, unbelievable. what we did just awe stirring

for me. it's just amazing to see the guys pull together and be like that and represent your city so well. so that was amazing, and for that, we're going to give you the state championship hat because the nor-cal championship, we had to win that to get this. >> the hon. london breed: thank you. >> when you're walking around, make sure you represent that. >> the hon. london breed: what's that on your finger? >> that's last year's. >> that's last year's. >> the hon. london breed: look at that. undefeated. well, this year, i'm getting the ring. >> hold on. right on. we'll get that. >> the hon. london breed: thank you. and the last thing i want to say is, you know, soak up this mome moment. enjoy every single minute. you're going to look back at this time and realize this was

one of the best moments of your life. i know there's some folks from lincoln, so raise your hand if you're a lincoln alumni. they wish they were the age you are right now, in their seats right now. coach, you want to introduce your players? i'm here to enjoy. >> thank you. we have one young man to speak for us. it's an interesting story. simani came to us from another school his junior year, reardon. he went through a lot of stuff to get on the field. it was unreal, and his parents are great people. so timani, it's your turn. >> i was just trying to say

thank you to all the parents and all the alumni and all the coaches and, you know, making this year great, and helping us restate again and helping us and having our back this whole year. most importantly, my teammates because we did it again, especially the last year, all the seniors this year. we had all the odds against us. we weren't projected to win like we were supposed to, and we had a lot of people, you know, going against us and saying that we wouldn't make it, and we proved them wrong. >> so at this time, for our first group of eight players, brian pinto. [applause] >> jonas francovich.

luis quinteros. tyree cross. [applause] >> eduardo garcia. [applause] >> xavier abrams. [applause] >> jack lau. [applause] >> and at this time, i'll take a photo.

>> our next group of players is john tursano. thank you. [applaus [applause] >> diego ramirez. [applause] >> jeffrey franco. [applause] >> andres montano.

[applause] >> tony crossland. [applause] >> all right. take our next group of photos right now. next group of students, dean batar. [applause] >> nicholas walker. [applause] >> darren erfrey. [applause] >> michael leon.

[applause] >> tamani morris. [applause] >> alex mchugh. alex? [applause] >> our final group of student athletes, philip acuna. [applause] >> alexis velasquez. [applause] >> jonathan chow. [applause] >> sicoti manunua.

[applause] >> leonardo gallegos. mikha . [applause] >> mikhail hicks. [applause] >> and james wish. [applause]

>> so we're going to present certificates to the managers and coaches, and once we do the presentation of certificates, we'll take one big group photo here. i think we'll do it near the steps. all right. here we go. to the managers, cassandra matana. [applause] >> crystal pimentel. [applause] >> sharina gutierrez.

[applause] >> and elise hammond. [applause] >> and reilly zuleta wong. [applause] >> thank you, managers. >> and last but not least, our coaches. coach pereno, of course. [applause] >> coach andre walker thomas. [applause] >> coach greg wood.

[applause] >> coach edison zau. [applause] >> sheri bader. [applause] >> and coach mark walker. [applause] >> and again, i'd like to invite principal sherry bellisi to come up for a photo.

>> the hon. london breed: again, thank you to all the players, the coaches, the managers, the principal, the teachers, the alumni, the parents, the friends, the family. congratulations again, and i think what we're going to do at this time, since that concludes our program, we're going to go probably take a -- go down to the rotunda at the beginning of the stairs and take a picture. in the meantime, stay focused on your grades. make sure you don't give your teachers and parents a hart time this year. walk around like champions because you are champions, and make sure that everybody knows

it when you step in the room. thank you, and congratulations. >> the bicycle coalition was giving away 33 bicycles so i applied. i was happy to receive one of them. >> the community bike build program is the san francisco coalition's way of spreading the

joy of biking and freedom of biking to residents who may not have access to affordable transportation. the city has an ordinance that we worked with them on back in 2014 that requires city agency goes to give organizations like the san francisco bicycle organization a chance to take bicycles abandoned and put them to good use or find new homes for them. the partnerships with organizations generally with organizations that are working with low income individuals or families or people who are transportation dependent. we ask them to identify individuals who would greatly benefit from a bicycle. we make a list of people and their heights to match them to a bicycle that would suit their lifestyle and age and height. >> bicycle i received has impacted my life so greatly.

it is not only a form of recreation. it is also a means of getting connected with the community through bike rides and it is also just a feeling of freedom. i really appreciate it. i am very thankful. >> we teach a class. they have to attend a one hour class. things like how to change lanes, how to make a left turn, right turn, how to ride around cars. after that class, then we would give everyone a test chance -- chance to test ride. >> we are giving them as a way to get around the city. >> just the joy of like seeing people test drive the bicycles in the small area, there is no

real word. i guess enjoyable is a word i could use. that doesn't describe the kind of warm feelings you feel in your heart giving someone that sense of freedom and maybe they haven't ridden a bike in years. these folks are older than the normal crowd of people we give bicycles away to. take my picture on my bike. that was a great experience. there were smiles all around. the recipients, myself, supervisor, everyone was happy to be a part of this joyous occasion. at the end we normally do a group ride to see people ride off with these huge smiles on their faces is a great experience. >> if someone is interested in volunteering, we have a special section on the website sf

bike.org/volunteer you can sign up for both events. we have given away 855 bicycles, 376 last year. we are growing each and every year. i hope to top that 376 this year. we frequently do events in bayview. the spaces are for people to come and work on their own bikes or learn skills and give them access to something that they may not have had access to. >> for me this is a fun way to get outside and be active. most of the time the kids will be in the house. this is a fun way to do something. >> you get fresh air and you don't just stay in the house all day. iit is a good way to exercise. >> the bicycle coalition has a bicycle program for every

community in san francisco. it is connecting the young, older community. it is a wonderful outlet for the community to come together to have some good clean fun. it has opened to many doors to the young people that will usually might not have a bicycle. i have seen them and they are thankful and i am thankful for this program. >> the hon. london breed: thank you, everybody, for being here today. sorry to keep you waiting. my name is london breed, i am the mayor of the city and county of san francisco. i am joined by the director of public health, dr. grant colfax, and the department of emergency management, mary ellen carol, as well as carmen chiu and dr. aragon from the

department of public health. we're here to talk about the coronavirus in particular. as i said in every single instance, this is an evolving situation, and it is important that we communicate on a regular basis with the public every single day. as you all now, and as we have said time and time again, there have been no confirmed cases in san francisco. no new infections, and while we know that there continue to be new infections in other countries, we are fortunate that thus far, we have had no new confirmed cases. and i'm really proud to work in this city where we're done preparedness work in the past for infectious diseases. i'm proud of the outreach work our agencies have done to inform the community.

the department of public health has truly been a leader in this effort. my office has been especially focused on working with departments and with our immigrant communities where we know there is a lot of fear. but while i'm proud of the work that we have done, we are at a point where we will need to do more. with the continues rise of the coronavirus across the world, we need to allocate more resources to make sure that we are prepared. we need more help to do outreach to the community and to put those resources to work today. we need to take an official action, and that's why today, i'm proactively taking a step to strengthen our preparedness for what may come by declaring the local -- declaring a local emergency for corona ivirus. in a little bit, we will hear from the department of public health and the department of emergency management what this

actually means, but i want to affirm and reassure our communities that there are no confirmed cases in san francisco. to be clear, this declaration of emergency is all about preparedness. it's all about preparedness. the c.d.c. has already acknowledged the importance of preparedness in advance of an out break, a out -- outbreak, and by declaring a state of emergency, we are prioritizing the safety of our communities by being prepared. while we have no active cases in san francisco at this time, we are focusing our efforts on protecting the people who live and work here, and we want to be ready for what we anticipate may come our way. mobilizing our city resources, streamlining staffing, coordinating agencies across the city, allowing for future

reimbursements by the state and federal government, and raising awareness throughout san francisco about how everyone can be prepared in the event that the coronavirus appears in h your community. and moving forward, we want to make sure that our residents continue to live their daily lives. there is no recommendation, no recommendation to cancel social gatherings at this time, and we should continue to support the neighborhoods we love, like chinatown. i went to chinatown just last week, and i know our speaker, nancy pelosi, was there yesterday, and i encourage everyone there to continue to visit chinatown and to support our chinese community. it's an amazing neighborhood, and we will continue to be very supportive. now.

there are no confirmed cases of coronavirus among san francisco residents. if that changes, we will make that announcement. we have treated three confirmed cases of patients from other counties in san francisco hospitals, and we have informed the community and the press about that. we are monitoring hundreds of people that have recently returned from travel in main land china and are helping them self-quarantine and monitor for symptoms. to date, there have been no positive cases from that group. here is what we know. given the high volume of travel between san francisco and main land china and the spread of the virus to other countries, there is a growing likelihood that we will see cases in san

francisco. we are absolutely committed to keeping the public informed if that happens. we have always known this to be a rapidly changing situation. we have been working closely with the c.d.c., the state health department, and other local jurisdictions to say up-t up-to- -- to stay up to date on our response. the health department has been working with other agencies, city officials, the city's health systems, schools, businesses, and community organizations to make sure that we are all well informed and prepared to respond and mitigate the harm of the new virus if it emerges in san francisco. we have been working especially closely with the chinese community here, which is the most impacted by the illness that is affecting friends and families overseas and causing

worry, and by the stigma and discrimination that they are experiencing here. let me be clear. this virus is not about race, ethnicity, or culture. the risk of getting coronavirus is based on travel history and contacts with people who are sick. we know that discrimination causes bad health outcomes. in the case of an emerging illness like coronavirus, stigma may make people less likely to come forward and get help and ask questions. this makes it less likely to prevent the disease. we must join together to reject fear and keep our work based on science and facts. here's why we're doing this declaration today. we must be as prepared as

possible. we have been working diligently to keep san francisco safe and healthy ever since the illness first surfaced in china in december. we activated our department of operations center on january 21, and the city strengthened these efforts by opening the emergency operations center on january 27. today's declaration -- and thank you, mayor breed. today's declaration is an additional tool. it is mobilize efforts and emergency planning, stream line staffing, and coordinate agencies across the city. importantly, and i can't stress this enough, it will allow for future reimbursement by the state and federal governments and raise awareness throughout san francisco about how everyone can be affected in the

community. we are looking at a global outbreak. it is incumbent on the department and the city to take the necessary steps to protect the community. we have a strong health care system, world class providers, and researchers, and motivated residents that care about health. these are key ingredients for addressing any health threats and ensure that we are protecting our communities, neighbors, and city. thank you. >> the hon. london breed: thank you. and now, i want to call up the director of the department of emergency management, mary ellen carol.

-- carroll. >> thank you, mayor breed, and dr. colfax. san francisco plans for, responds to, and recovers to emergencies as a community. since the outset of covid-19 or coronavirus, as it's known, the public health and emergency management have been working very closely together. our operations centers have been activated for over six weeks, and as dr. colfax noted, we have been working closely with the community to ensure that the people we serve can stay informed and stay healthy. together, we have hosted roundtables, neighborhood outreach for businesses. with today's emergency declaration, we are taking this partnership to a new level. as we elevate the response in

our emergency operations center, we will establish, and we have established today a community branch that will consist of community, faith, business, and education partners. as a result, community and government will work together to identify and coordinate a response to this emerging threat. as we expand this operation center, we will also accelerate the development of emergency plans should covid-19 or coronavirus emerge in san francisco. finally, i just want to emphasize that today's emergency declaration is all about preparedness. as a city, we are committed to leaning forward to anticipate issues, vallevaluate options a identify all the resources we

may need to fight this threat. thank you very much. >> thank you. i now want to ask our assessor-recorder carmen chiu to say a few words. >> good afternoon. my name is carmen. i serve as san francisco's assessor, and i know i stand here representing a number of individuals, saying thank you to mary ellen carroll, dr. colfax, and our mayor for taking this step. one thing i want to emphasis is our commitment that we provide transparency and openness in everything that we know and everything that we are doing to combat covid-19. one of the things that we have seen across countries is making sure that we are open, continue to communicate, and sharing information. i think today's press conference is one step in the

direction to ensure we continue on that commitment. the second thing i want to talk about today is the importance of today's event, in making sure as a city that we are prepared, that we have the ability to draw on additional funding, that we're able to mobilize our city so we can make sure that we can face and be ready for anything that comes our way. this is something that's incredibly important, and i'm happy we're taking that step to move forward. the last thing i will say, as an asian american family, as -- asian american, as a memory bhber of a -- member of a family who has grownup here, this is not a racial virus. at the end of the day, this is not a race-based virus.

let's not forget about the importance that we are appropriately responding, and we do our individual parts to not promote xenophobia. i am in support very much of what's happening here today to make sure that san francisco is as prepared as possible, that i want to reiterate our commitment to transparency and make sure we're sharing all information that we have so the public is well aware of all that we are doing, and again, a reminder, a reminder that at the end of the day, this is not something that is a race-based disease. this is something that we need to treat seriously, and we also need to make sure we're watching our own actions. thank you. >> the hon. london breed: thank you. and our final speaker will be dr. aragon from the department of public health. >> good afternoon, everyone. my name is dr. tomas aragon. i'm the health officer of san

francisco, and i've been around for some time, and so i was here back in 2003, when we had the initial sars, 2009, when we had the flu pandemic. and based on everything that we've learned, what we're doing today is the right step. i'm so proud to be part of a city that's leaning into preparedness and doing everything we can to keep our citizens and visitors of san francisco healthy. we know that while the risk in san francisco is low, and we're not making recommendations to cancel events or cancel mass gatherings, we know that globally, we have a threat, and we're seeing what's happening in other countries. so the step that we're taking today is putting us in the best position to be able to protect our residents and visitors of san francisco. we know that currently there's over 80,000 confirmed cases, almost 3,000 deaths, and we

know that there's been spread to almost 30 other countries. while the cases in the united states now numbering 53, the vast majority were infected overseas. we know that that can change at any moment. so as a system, we're working to become prepared. we're following very closely c.d.c. guidelines. c.d.c. gives us a framework how we can think about this problem so we can focus on the problem. we focus on those areas that we believe can be more transmission but also where residents are more vulnerable. so you'll hear us focusing more on schools and children, because we know with children, they may have difficulty with some of the infection control precautions that we talk about. we also know that we're going to be focusing on congregate

living situations, where people may be living close by, where they're sharing bathrooms and kitchens. we need to be able to take care of them and help them should they need any help. and then, the last -- the other important area where there's a high risk of transmission is health care workers. if you think about health care workers, where they're seeing a lot of patients, they really have a much higher risk than the average person because they're seeing people that are symptomatic, so they need the tools to stay healthy so they don't become sick. one question i get asked is how does this differ from the flu? well, for the flu, we have a vaccine and a treatment. for this novel coronavirus, we don't have a vaccine, and we don't have a treatment, so we're going to depend on a lot

of core traditional public health measures. things like washing your hands, make sure you don't touch your face and your nose, making sure that if you're sick, you stay home from school, work, or social events. it's going to be those types of strategies that if we all work on collectively, we're going to make a difference. we know from the science that's been done, that these types of strategies called community mitigation measures, that they do make a difference. we do have a body of science that's going to guide us, but it can only happen when we work closely with the public, businesses, schools, the media. we need everybody, we need everybody to be on board with us. so those are my key comments. thank you so much. again, i'm really proud that we're san francisco, and i think we're really showing the

rest of the country how to do this correctly. thank you. >> the hon. london breed: thank you, dr. aragon, and are there any questions about the comments that you heard today? all right. question? >> so this emergency declaration, we've heard that allows you guys to mobilize faster. does that mean we're going to see more doctors in the hospitals? are we going to be seeing any steps that we can notice? >> the hon. london breed: i'll let dr. colfax to answer that because it'll be mostly an investment in the department of public health to expand its resources. >> thank you for that. it allows us to stream line staffing and pull staff from other nonessential duties in order to do more focus work on this -- this vulnerability that we currently have. so things like working directly with the chinese community, ensuring that we have public health nurses, case managers, social workers, and so forth,

assessing situations. we want to be as prepared as possible. it also allows us to mobilize more clinicians and our medical expertise in order to focus specifically on this. so for instance as we prepare for greater -- a greater number of questions, clinical questions, that we have clinicians on call 24-7 in order to respond to that. it also allows us to pull more staff that have language skill sets in order to better and more fully educate the community. along with it, the department of emergency management, it allows us to look at things like shelters and other opportunities for us to expand in the event that that's necessary and do a broader expand of the city's system if there is an outbreak of coronavirus in the city of san francisco. this is what a city does in the

face of a high risk situation. we have this skill set. we've done this before, but this is the tool that we need now to be as proactive as possible, to be as prepared as possible, so we have the tools necessary to respond if and when coronavirus does come to san francisco. >> my question was about the timeline. with the new cases in italy and a iran, did it come after that? >> rather than waiting, we thought it was very important that we mobilize and use the tools that we have at our disposal now to be as prepared as possible, to make the investments now to be as prepared as possible and to be as transparent as possible with regards to the community, the

press, and to provide all information on a regular basis. as things evolve, we are certainly committed to updating the community and all of you. [inaudible] >> so i'm unable to share that specific information except to say that those three people at last report were all doing well at this point. [inaudible] >> so 311 is the number to call now, but i will say we have a triage system that if people are specifically calling about concerns around coronavirus, that they are referred to an expert on that, and if they have clinical questions, there's a clinician available on call 24-7 to answer those questions. >> dr. colfax, how many hospital beds with negative

pressure are available? >> so across san francisco, we have more than 100 negative pressure rooms, and we have other hospital rooms that can be used if necessary. i want to 'emphasize that we have no newly diagnosed coronavirus in san francisco. we have a robust medical system, over 100 beds, and other hospital beds could be used, if possible. >> is that the whole system? >> that's across the system at this time. [inaudible] >> thank you very much for that question. we have yet to quantify what that impact has been, but i think many of us can feel it and see it when we go out. i think we see many of our restaurants not only in chinatown but across our city that would normally be filled that are empty.

we see people across our community that are looked at a different way when they cough simply because they are clearing their threat. we see there are instances of children even at schools are being picked on or that is being said about their community or their culture. so i want to make sure our message today is really about preparedness, it is about making sure that we're open with you about the statistics that are coming out. but in addition to that, we also want to share a message that we don't let this disease turn us into racists. at the end of the day, this is, again, about contracting a virus because someone travelled. when i cough and i haven't travelled to china for ten years, it is a completely different situation. so i just want to emphasize that the impact on the asian american community -- not just the chinese community, but the asian american community is significant, it's real, and i hope the people recognize the importance of separating the disease from our community.

[inaudible] >> so we've had regular communication with federal officials across many levels, but particularly and especially with c.d.c., there are regular calls that are processed so we have the most current information from the national level, and we're coordinating not only with the c.d.c. but with other officials across the state. [inaudibl [inaudible] >> the hon. london breed: i think, you know, we have been very open and transparent, as we said, from the beginning, that in every instance, we will notify the public where we are, and so where we are, as we

said, this have -- there have been no confirmed cases in san francisco. but the fact is we are preparing if and when it may happen, and we have a department of public health with a number of experts that have been working daily to ensure that they have been monitoring san francisco globally so we can do exactly what we're doing here today, determining that there are more resources needed faster so that we are prepared for any situation. so if we were -- if we were a major concern, we would talk about that and what that would maeb to the public. -- what that would mean to the public. i also want to make it clear that our number one priority is public health. it is to ensure public health,

and that's why we are here focused on this today. [inaudible] >> so right now, all the testing for covid-19 is being done at the c.d.c. we are hoping and expecting that state testing and local testing capacity will happen. i don't have a timeline to share with you on that. but the c.d.c. has made it clear. and i know that san francisco, because of our robust system of public health, we will be one of the local jurisdictions that should be able to test early on, but we don't have that specific date yet. >> thank you.

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>> good evening. welcome to the february 5, 2020 meeting of the san francisco board of appeals. president ann lazarus will be the presiding officer, vice president honda, commissioners tanner and santacana. at the controls this is the board legal process clerk, and the board's intern. i'm julie