may i have a motion for the board -- what? that the board finds that it is in our best interest of the public that the board elect not to disclose this closed session deliberations? a motion made by supervisor peskin, seconded by supervisor safai. >> for the record we will show that supervisor haney is not in the chamber >> okay. then without objection, we will not disclose our closed session deliberations. i will hand this over to you for p.u.c.'s action. >> commissioners, can i have a motion on whether to disclose. a motion by commissioner maxwell not to disclose seconded by commissioner paulson. without objection, that is the order. >> mr. president, i would like

to note for the record that the p.u.c. commissioners caen and vietor are not in chamber >> okay. colleagues that brings us to the end of our joint special meeting agenda. madame clerk, is there any further business before us today? >> that concludes our business for today, mr. president >> thank you. we are adjourned. [please stand by]

>> the hon. london breed: hello. i'm san francisco mayor london breed, and i'm joined today by a number of people for our first virtual press conference so that we can demonstrate by example social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. i'm here with supervisors kathrin stefani and supervisor aaron peskin, as well as the director of the department of public health, dr. grant colfax, department of emergency management mary ellen carroll, department of human resources trent rohrer, as well as police chief bill scott. as of today in san francisco, we have 131 confirmed cases, and we are doing everything we can to provide that update on a

regular basis. i'm really proud of the work that the department of public health has been doing to make sure that our hospitals have the capacity and the support that they need to help people who potentially need hospitalization during the coronavirus pandemic. just this past weekend, we were able to hire 82 nurses. since we issued the directive, we were able to move forward rapidly, and so i'm grateful to those who hosted the job fair and worked to make this happen as quickly as possible. we also have an update on our p.p.e., which we hear a lot of conversations about. and i want to be clear, this is a problem all over the country. there have been real challenges for hospitals everywhere to get access to p.p.e. it is the thing that we need most in order to protect not

only the people who are at the hospitals, taking care of patients, but to be sure that our first responders have the support and the equipment that they need. today, the state has provide us with 1 million masks for our frontline health care workers. that's our first responders, our paramedics, our police officers. facebook has provided us with 100,000 masks and 100,000 pairs of gloves. and thanks to the efforts of kathrin stefani, we have secured others, as well. this has been, really, so many people not only in the provide sector but others stepping up to make sure we have what we need as it relates to hospital beds, as it relates to personal

protective equipment, as it relates to keeping people safe during this coronavirus pandemic. i also want to put out a call to manufacturers all over the state and all over the country. i know we've been hearing a lot about the need for the president to provide and a directive to companies to switch their daily course of business to producing p.p.e. if they have the resources to do so. even if san francisco, we've seen distilleries switch from making beer to making hand sanitizer, and mayor garcetti -- eric garcetti in los angeles has been working with garment manufacturers to help them switch to making p.p.e. there.

i want those business owners who can make the switch to do so to get our first responders the p.p.e. that they need. in the meantime, i want us to be prepared for what we know is coming our way. in that spirit, i just want to reiterate we have 131 cases in san francisco. for the most part, i'm really, really grateful to many san franciscans who have complied with the order, who aren't outgoi outgoing -- who are out, going to the grocery stores, keeping that 6 feet, folks that are out maybe taking a jog, walking their dogs, and keeping that

6 feet. but in some places, especially along our beaches, we have noticed that there are a lot of people who have taken this opportunity to bring people together to have picnics. that is not what this is about. for the purpose of public safety, we need people to comply. we are closing all playgrounds, but what i don't want to do is close our parks because i want people to have access to recreational support. this is very, very serious. now, i don't have control over the federal beaches and state beaches, but i am hopeful that people will be mindful of the need to exercise social distancing from one another so they can continue to get out and will do the thing -- and do

the things that they want to do. but if things continue, we will need to do things that we don't want to do in order to ensure that people cannot use these spaces. it's really the last thing i want to do. i want to plead to the people of our city to comply to the order. the folks who were out on street, having drinking parties, the folks who are out on the street and coming together and not taking this social distancing thing seriously, you are putting lives at stake, you are putting public health in jeopardy. ultimately, our goal in preparing is to make sure that our hospitals have the capacity, have what they need to prepare for what we know is coming. it's not a matter of whether or not we're going to have more people get sick, they are. and what happens if it's your grandmother? what happens if it's your

uncle? and what happens if we don't have a bed for them to be in because they got sick? we don't want to get to that point. and so the reason why i'm appealing to the public to ask for your support in complying with this order is because it is a matter of life or death. this is not the time for a party, for a play date, for things that people think that we need to do. this is a get outside, get some fresh air, practice social distancing, and be respectful of your neighbors and one other day. i also want to take this opportunity to talk just a little bit about what we know are going to be some very serious challenges, especially people who we know are living paycheck to paycheck. some of those folks in the restaurant industry who have gotten laid off, people in the hotels and other places, people of our immigrant populations who may not qualify for benefits, so many folks who are

struggling. yes, we put a moratorium on commercial and residential evictions, and yes, your water and power won't get shut off. but at the end of the day, we know that people need food, we know that people have basic needs, and we want to make sure that other things won't get in the way of those basic needs. i'm proud to report that based on the efforts of salesforce, the hellman foundation, we have over $5 million in a fund to provide san franciscans much needed support during this pandemic. and i want to thank all of the contributors for their steadfast support, their willingness to contribute because it will be needed. i also want to mention that

today, we announced an arts relief fund of $2.5 million to help working artists and cultural organizations. we know that, for example, someone who makes a living as an artist maybe performing on a regular basis at places like, you know, our hotels or our restaurants, that this is going to be a very difficult time for them, as well. so we have provided this fund so we can work with artists and arts organizations to get through this hump. we have to make sure that we are dealing with this pandemic in a way that also makes sure that we're supporting and helping other residents who we know need it the most, and the arts plays a critical role to the success and our vibrancy of our city. i also want to provide an update on the hotel -- on the

hotels that we've been able to work with. last week, i had an opportunity to meet with members from the hotel council to talk about ways which they could provide assistance. we put out requests for proposals and received over 8,000 hotel rooms that could potentially be available to us to support people who are living in single room occupancy hotels who may need to shelter separately, our first responders and other folks who are working on the frontline who may not be able to go home to our loved ones. and right now, we are working with the c.d.c. to make sure that the requests that we received from the hotel provider, that it meets the guidelines and the standards that the c.d.c. is providing. and i want to be clear that even though we have access to these rooms, we may not be able

to use them all. and trent will talk a little bit about what this means and how this will help in this pandemic. and we are grateful to so many of the hotels that have stepped up to the plate to support san franciscans. so with that, that is just the most recent update. there's definitely been a lot going on in san francisco and all over the country, including right here at moscone south. the emergency operations center has been in full effect, working overtime, coordination with hospitals, coordination with state and federal government, coordination with all the things that we need to do to prepare for what we know is to come. again, i ask san franciscans to please cooperate with the order. this is serious. i know it's been very difficult for people to basically, you know, stay in the house and follow this order, but just

imagine those people who don't even have a home to be able to shelter in place in. that's something we're working on, as well, with the hotel rooms that we've been able to acquire, but this is going to take care of us. this is going to take care of us coming together and sacrificing so that we get through this. so i appreciate your cooperation, and i hope that we can continue to allow the parks and other areas where people need fresh air and space to remain open. we will be moving in a more aggressive direction to address social distancing moving forward because ultimately our goal is to protect public health and public safety. with that, i want to take this opportunity to introduce dr. grant colfax to provide a health update.

>> thank you, mayor. good afternoon. i am dr. grant colfax, director of public health. a week ago, mayor breed and surrounding bay area counties announced an unprecedented order that residents must stay at home in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus. since then, many other counties and the state of california have issued the same instructions as have multiple places across the country. we are all in this together, and we must all do our part. today, san franciscans -- san francisco has over 100

confirmed cases of coronavirus. on march 5, we had two, so we know the numbers are rising rapidly. we also know that the confirmed case count is not a true picture of the spread of the virus in the community. this is why we must, this is why we must stay vigilant and recommit ourselves to staying the home and leaving the house only for essential reasons. the health of your family, of your community, of our community, depends on it. i simply cannot emphasize this number. the mayor has said this is not a snow day, and she is exactly right. it is not a time for outings, gatherings at home, or any occasions that raise your risk

of being exposed or transmitting the virus. we need to slow it, and we need to slow it way down. i know there is disruption, inconvenience, and real hardship. i want to thank all san franciscans, and especially the health care workers and first responders and other essential workers who continue to protect our community every day. however, i am sad to have to say that the worst is yet to come. every community where the virus has taken hold has seen a surge in coronavirus cases who need to be hospitalized. we expect that to happen in san francisco soon, in a week or two, or perhaps even less. our goal now, our urgent goal

now, is for fewer people to get sick at once, and once we reduce the likelihood -- and in doing that, we reduce the likelihood that our health care system gets overwhelmed. we all must do our part. every step of the way, we have followed science, data, and facts. we stand a chance at decreasing the number of patients who need hospital care if we come together and these interventions are successful. that is why my department has issued 11 health orders in 13 days, since we had our first confirmed cases. every single one of these orders is intended to slow the spread of the virus, protect vulnerable populations, protect health care workers and first responders, and decompress the hospital system so it is as ready as it can be for the

people who need it most. the situation has and will continue to evolve rapidly. today, we want to assure san franciscans that hospitals in the city are working together in a unified plan to prepare for the surge. our first task is to decompress the hospital and health care system as much as possible. all san franciscans and bay area residents are ordered to stay at home. this is key. it doesn't make sense for us to go outside except under essential circumstances, and we've said, you can go out for a walk, to walk your dog, or with a close family member, but this is not the time to engage in full borne recreational

activities. i received a lot of questions about why don't we close golden gate drive and jfk park? it simply doesn't make sense. we are in the middle of a pandemic. we want people to stay home and only go out for essential needs, like grocery shopping. i understand people need to get out to get fresh air, but closing a street will encourage people to congreggate in that area, which is counter to our public health goals. there are plenty of spaces in our city for people to get the exercise they require while maintaining adequate distance. we must continue to focus on social distancing and slowing the spread of the coronavirus. we are taking other key steps

to prepare for the surge. we are restricting the surge in hospitals. we are restricting visitors to hospitals, long-term care facilities, and residential facilities to protect the health of the most vulnerable populations. we have cancelled most surgeries and routine medical appointments, moving services to telephone and video conferences as appropriate and whenever possible to reduce the volume of patients in the health care system. we are providing child care for health care workers at hospitals and clinics across the city to make it easier for them to work during the order to shelter in place. we are providing places outside the hospital for people with suspected or confirmed cases of coronavirus to remain safe and isolated to free up hospital beds. we are ordering -- we have

ordered enhanced cleaning of s.r.o.s, expanded shelter hours, and more meals served to shelters and navigation centers to improve the health and safe of vulnerable populations and to reduce hospitalizations. and as the mayor mentioned, we are scaling up staffing. our hiring this week -- weekend was unprecedented, with over 80 nurses offered jobs on the spot, and we will continue to need as many nurses as we can get. we are also preparing for an increased demand for necessary supplies. and let me be clear, on personal protective equipment, or p.p.e., nurses, doctors, and frontline workers want there to

be enough p.p.e. for other patients and staff who need it. other p.p.e. is in short supply everywhere in san francisco, in the bay area, across the nation. today, we have enough. however, i am very concerned that will change when we get to a surge of coronavirus patients, and we are working on multiple fronts to get more supplies. that includes state and federal advocacy, and the governor has obtained millions of supplies -- millions of supplies for california hospitals. we also greatly appreciate large donations, like the one that supervisor stefani organized last week. our top priority is the health of our patients, our community, and those who care for them. in this challenging moment, we must remember our identity.

we are a city of compassion and empathy and response to disease as we have proved collectively throughout our history. i urge those who may be fighting this virus, who may be isolated at home, or who may be waiting for test results, this is our time to stay apart while we stand together as san franciscans. thank you. >> good afternoon. i'm trent rohrer. i'm the director of the human services agency. the human services agency is the lead city agency under this pandemic to provide shelter, care, and housing for our response. we activated our department

operations center two weeks ago today, knowing that we had a large task in front of us to set up a system to allow us to respond to this in the most effective and compassionate way possible. we have two main efforts going in terms of offering housing and support to those who may need it under covid. the first, as mayor breed said -- and thanks to her leadership in meeting with the hotel council, as well as supervisor peskin, who has been instrumental in us receiving hotel rooms. we have received over 8,000 rooms to provide quarantine space and other rooms as needed. i'll walk-through the list of priority populations for those hotel rooms in the following way. the first group is to provide quarantine rooms for individuals whose current housing situation does not allow them to self-quarantine.

now, these are principlely individuals who live in the single room occupancy hotel where they share bathrooms, they share eating facilities and kitchens. the second group is individuals living in the shelter system, and others living in congreggate centers, such as la beg gun a -- laguna honda and others. there are about 8,000 homeless individuals on the street who we may need to provide hotel rooms for, as well. with respect to that last

population, these are individuals who do not need to be hospitalized based on their medical needs but they are in the hospital because they cannot be released on the street, they must be released to quarantine hospitals. to that end, we have secured 310 rooms to state to secure this population, and we will begin activating the large portion of those tomorrow morning. we currently have 60 rooms under lease, and only about 15 of those are occupied, so we can certainly manage the need for our hospital systems now. the second group of individuals are seniors who are living in the city's long-term care facilities. principally, laguna honda, we want to put them in hotel rooms to make sure that they don't contract the virus. in addition, it's critical that

we provide support to our first responders. some of the hotel rooms will be dedicated to our first responders. these are health care workers on the frontline, whether they need them to not go back to their homes or communities and potentially spread infection. and also, if our frontline workers need to be quarantined, we have rooms for them, as well. we also are activating a shelter plan nin addition to te rooms that we are securing. now, the shelter plan is going to be for individuals that are in a high risk category but cannot self-care. it's an integrated care shelter, which is really a shelter that provides health support, other critical needs to this population that simply cannot be provided in a hotel room. the shelters will also be used to decrease the population that

are currently in our homeless shelter system in order to effectuate the social distancing we need in those shelters. we need to ensure 6 feet of separation across the 2,000 beds we have in our system. those individuals will be placed in one of our shelters that we're setting up. we currently have moscone north, which will be activated within 24 to 48 hours. th as the mayor said, we have about -- over 8,000 hotel rooms that came forward through our request for quote process. we estimate, for all the populations that i just walked through, that we will need between 4,000 and 4500 rooms. it will take assessment teams to look at each hotel. this is a health inspector

assessment, my staff assessment, and then, we'll enter into negotiations with each of the hotels to provide the rooms that we need. as i said earlier, by the end of today, we'll have a total of 320 rooms. we anticipate needing several more in the next few days and anticipate those being able to come on-line. again, i can't stress enough the leadership of mayor breed, supervisor peskin, and really, others who stepped up and provided services to help us meet our needs. thanks. >> supervisor peskin: thank you, mayor breed, and thank you to dr. colfax over -- for your

extraordinary work over the last several days. my name of aaron peskin, and the board of supervisors has had a presence at the emergency operations center since last week, and will continue to do so during this event. our first virtual board meeting will take place tomorrow and it will be live streamed. for more information, you can always go to the board of supervisors website at sfbos

daught sfbos.org, and i would like every member of the public to know that there is incredible, constantly updated information at sfgov.org. all of the questions that have been coming to us here -- what is an essential business? what about moratoriums on evictions -- all that information and more is set forth at sfgov. thank you. >> the hon. london breed: thank you, supervisor peskin, and thank you, everyone, for being here. now, we want to take this opportunity to open it up to questions. and i also -- maybe chief scott, you want to provide an update about what was happening in the city and what your plans are with the officers moving forward, and then, we'll get into some questions.

>> thank you, mayor. good evening -- or good afternoon. san francisco continues its efforts, and we are still spreading the message of social distancing. san franciscans are heeding to the public health order. our businesses have been absolutely outstanding in compliance. and i'm not saying that i can speak for every one of the thousand businesses in the city of san francisco, but by and large, we have gotten compliance. as stated by trent and the mayor, we have had some challenges with social distancing. we said from the start -- and we started monday night a week ago at 12:01 a.m. -- monday

night into tuesday, social distancing, to stay 6 feet or more away from each other. we will continue to spread the word on social distancing before we take action. we have not changed that. we will continue to employ that strategy. however, there are some people that are very, very difficult to get ahold of, people that don't have access to t.v. and phones and internet that the rest of us do, and we need to continue to make efforts to reach that part of the city. i heard a lot about when are you going to enforce, when are you going to enforce, when are you going to enforce? voluntarily compliance is our best way to sustain this effort. we will do everything we can to ensure -- as much as we can to

get voluntary compliance. again, it's not just the san francisco police department. the mayor has directed all city departments to play a part in this, so we're going to reach out to those communities who may not have heard what's going on, and we're going to reach out to the students that may not have access to the information that many of us do, and we're going to reach out to the criminally justice-involved community that sometimes get forgotten about, and we're going to give them an opportunity to voluntarily comply. if all else fails, enforcement is still an option. the health order is legally binding. it is a misdemeanor, but we don't want to make a problem into a bigger problem in the way we go about our enforcement efforts. i've talked to many other police chiefs around the country, and we're all pretty much doing the same thing. we're trying to get voluntary compliance because we believe that is the way to go. our officers are doing well, we

have not had any confirmed exposures in the san francisco police department, which is good news, but as dr. colfax has said, we are prepared if we do. we work hard, we work with our commissions that work with the san francisco police department to put forth sound protocols, wash your hands, use hand sanitizers, and wipe down equipment. don't put hands on unless you need to. we've worked with the district attorney's office and others in the criminal justice system to do this thoughtfully. this is not a time to panic, this is not a time for a knee-jerk reaction. this is not a time to do anything but be thoughtful and careful how we proceed and protect the lives of the people in our city and in our country, and thank you, mayor breed, again for your leadership. >> the hon. london breed: thank you. and again, i appreciate everyone who's here today to

provide updates. i also want to express appreciation for the press for your understanding and need to do a virtual press conference and also focusing on getting the information out, making sure that we provide an accurate information to the public. i have said time and time again that what we want to do most in every step of this very challenging time in our city, in our country, is to make sure that what we say we're going to do, we're going to actually do it. what we say is actually happening is actually what's happening. there is nothing more important to us than making sure we provide the public with accurate, up-to-date information and making it clear about what we can and cannot do. this is a very serious issue, and i know it's been very challenging with people who have had to, you know, change what we are normally used to. even our direct interaction with people who we are used to

engaging with in person, even during this week's time period, i know for many of you. but for the sake of public health, to make sure we get through with the least amount of impacts on people's lives, we have to comply. this is the only reason why we're putting forth such strict requirements on the residents of this city, and the fact that dr. colfax said this is only going to get worse. think about it. i declared a state of emergency on february 25 where we had no cases on february 25, and almost a month later, we are at 131 and climbing. so that hopefully will give you some indication on what is happening. look at what is happening all over the world in italy and other places, where they don't even have the capacity in their hospital system to take in people for hospital care.

i never want to get to that place in san francisco. so out of respect for your family, for your neighbors, for the city, please comply with this order. and with that, i'd like to open it up for any questions that any of the reporters may have. >> okay. we're going to take -- this is a public information officer. we're going to take questions one at a time. you'll have an opportunity for one question and a follow up. first question, christian, ktvu. >> okay. >> christian, please turn the sound down on your feed. >> yep, just did. wondering if we could get some clarity from dr. colfax on the timeline. when will we know the efforts that we're taking are working, and when is the time in the

next few weeks that we can expect to see the peak? >> so thank you for that question. i can't foretell the future. i can only look at the data, science, and facts, and we are analyzing the data as new cases come in to better determine if we are flattening the curve with regard to what every community and nation is seeing, which is a surge in new infections. i can be confident that things are going to get worse before they get better. i can say that we are working with the world's best experts at ucsf, at berkeley, to better model the epidemic so we can be as prepared as possible. thank you. >> christian, follow-up.

okay. hearing no follow-up, second question, kathy, kcbs. kathy, are you still on? >> oh, hi. yes, i'm still here. thank you for taking my question. question's for trent rohrer, and also, the mayor may want to comment. we've heard from some of the supervisors today about the need for more hotel rooms and the 4,000 to 4500 that trent rohrer mentioned so that it takes on people beyond the groups that were discussed so that as many unsheltered people as possible can be isolated. going forward, will you aim to expand that criteria and take advantage of more of the hotel rooms that have been offered. >> the hon. london breed: let me be clear. we need more money for everything.

we need more money for artists, we need more money for the homeless, we need more money for everything. that is why we are here at this emergency operations center, preparing for what we need every single day, and that's why it's so important that we put out accurate information. of course we need more. we need our federal government to do more. we need our state government to do more. more importantly, we need to stop talking on what we need and focus on efforts to keep people safe. that's why we're working together to try and get through this together. that's why we're working with other hotels and reaching out to those who have not even bid on the r.f.p. that we put out for more hotel rooms. and let's be clear. let's talk about what this actually means. the fact is we're talking about over 8,000 hotel rooms. we're talking about employees for the hotels that are union employees and making sure that we're working with those

hotels, making sure that we're dealing with those issues, making sure that there are security guards on every floor to make sure that people stay in their rooms. making sure we're providing food, laundry, and all the necessary things in order to help the people that we are there to serve. i want to be clear that we are only going to communicate exactly what we are able to deliver on, and i think that is important to acknowledge. for whatever, whatever it's beds, whether it's hospital rooms, we need to make sure that we can deliver on the promise that we are making to the people of this city. so this is what i'm focused on, and not on the criticism or the suggestions of what more we need. we know -- everybody in this room, everybody in this city know we need more, and that's exactly what we're preparing for. >> trent rohrer, human services

agency. the approach we're taking for quarantine housing is guided by direction for the department for public health, dr. colfax, and his team of infectious experts, as well as the c.d.c. the priorities that i listed earlier are for individuals that need to quarantine and cannot because of their housing situation. these are individuals in s.r.o. hotels, individuals in our homeless shelters, and most importantly, individuals currently in our hospitals who do not need to be there but need to be quarantined. the first, of course, is first responders. we have to have hotel rooms for them to either quarantine or them to stay for them to continue to serve the people of the city and county of san francisco and most importantly people affected by the covid virus. with respect to individuals on the street, the guidance from the centers for disease control was very clear that the approach that cities and

counties should be taking are to allow individuals and keep individuals on the streets. do not bring encampments inside where they can infect others or increase the risk of infection. rather, the guidance should be clear that we should be practicing social distancing in our encampments, ensure that proper hygiene is observed. they talk about enforcement quarantine, and if we need to bring that out on the streets, we will. we have jeff kositsky to make sure that c.d.c. protocol is followed. we are guided by experts in the field, health experts, the federal government, the state government, as well as our local experts.

>> kathy, kcbs follow up. okay. tricia, san francisco chronicle. you're next. >> okay. so two patients at laguna ho-- laguna honda have tested positive. my questions are, when exactly were they tested? how many patients have they come in contact with before they were confirmed positive, and how many more staff members at laguna honda are being tested for covid? >> so i'm not at liberty to provide the specific testing date. i want to ensure that everybody knows that our primary focus is protecting the health care workers, including those who were recently diagnosed and the patients. laguna honda has experience in

working with health care measures. we will provicontinue to provi those, and they are ongoing. the work is ongoing. workers are getting the best protective gear possible so they can continue to do their work, and patients are monitored on an hourly basis for any symptoms that would warrant them being tested. we are using the best science with regard to hygiene, with regard to personal protective equipment, so ensure that we're doing everything we can to protect the workers and the residents of laguna honda. [inaudible] >> yeah. so to our more health care

workers being tested at laguna honda or any other d.p.h. facility? >> so with regard to testing, we are prioritizing people who need testing based on their symptoms. health care workers receive testing based on high risk exposures, so those procedures will continue to be followed at laguna honda as well as other locations across the city. >> kristin with kgoa news. >> this is kristin with kgoa news. can you give us information on increase or decrease on these things: one, violent crime, two, hate crimes, and property crimes. >> this is where we are in the

month of march. violent crimes, we're nine below from 2019. mind you, we were on a little bit of an upward trend prior to this emergency order, and now we're on a significant downward trend. hate crimes, down, and total crimes, we're total 409 crimes from where we are last year. we've seen a 20 to 25% reduction in calls for service according to our department of emergency management statistics. and as far as hate crimes, i've heard from the community, but we don't have any documented hate crimes as far as reported crimes regarding covid. >> i'm sorry, could you kindly repeat. i didn't hear the last hate crime part. >> we do not have any

documented hate crimes regarding covid, but i have heard rumors in the community that that might be the case, but none have been reported to the police department. so i would ask that we all spread the word. if those types of crimes are happening, we really need people to record them so we can investigate them thoroughly. if they are happening, we need to bring people to justice on that. >> okay. thank you. i do have one quick follow-up, and that is the overall crime totals being down, that is great. even for property crimes, that is great. but we are seeing anecdotal videos on youtube of looting and property crimes. so what are you doing to deter such action? >> first of all, we have not had any looting actions in our city, as what looting is normally defined, people running down the streets and breaking into businesses and

taking items. we have had burglaries, like we always had. but we basically put all officers in the san francisco police department in uniform. that includes our administrative, sworn members who normally wear business attire, that includes our investigators who normally wear business attire. those officers who work those assignments have been rotated in to patrol to supplement patrol forces. we have extra squads of officers at most of our district stations. we stepped up officers in the civic center-union square area, and this is a direct result of making sure we are out and visible to prevent the very things that you talked about. if the public is seeing those things, please report it, but as of now, we have no reports of looting at all in this city. >> thank you. >> okay. next question goes to kate, kqed. kate, kqed, are you on the

line? okay. then moving on, jamie, associated press. >> hi. >> go ahead, jamie. >> can you hear me? >> yes. >> hi. for trent, if you could provide as much detail as you can on -- and thank you for the numbers that you gave today on the hotel rooms and the rooms that you've got available of which you -- >> jamie, you cut out there. say it again. >> can you give us an idea of how many people will be moved from the shelters, the traditional shelters to this moscone -- [inaudible] >> jamie. you're cutting in and out. could you move to a better location, and i'm going to move onto the next person. jackson, nbc bay area. >> yeah. as a follow-up, can you tell us, we have some reports that

some 30 patients have been relocated from the facility at laguna honda as a result of the diagnoses or the test positive. can you comment on that. >> so that's not true. let me reiterate that. there are between 20 and 30 patients at laguna honda who are well enough to receive care out of the hospital, and those populations are one of the groups prioritized for these hotel rooms. but at this time, to our knowledge, none of them are people under investigation or are covid-19 positive. >> jackson, follow-up. >> yeah. just so i understand, you say 20 or 30 people have voluntarily relocated or gone to some shelter situation, were they asked to leave or did they

just leave on their own? >> so people have not left yet. this is part of our work to ensure that we are able to decompress our hospital system and that people who are physically and mentally able to be supported outside of a more intensive hospital setting would be offered hotel rooms as part of our effort to decompress the hospital system. and at this time, none of those people are under investigation for covid-19 or diagnosed with covid-19. this is not something that has happened, this is a process. thank you. >> okay. i'm going to move on. see if jamie, associated press, has come back. >> now, can you hear me now? >> you're cutting in and out jamie. >> forget it. well, i mean, can you give us some more details of how many people might be at moscone north, and when we might see the bulk of homeless people in

hotel rooms? >> trent rohrer, human service agency. >> aga again, for the third time, i'll stress the need for hotel rooms. individuals in s.r.o.s, who need to self-quarantine but can't. homeless individuals who are in our hospitals who need to self-quarantine. we need to get them out so we can care for those who need to be hospitalized, and in our homeless shelters, we need to create 6 feet of distancing between them, and we will move them into the second shelter at moscone north or one of the other shelters that we put forth. >> okay. a.p., did you have any

follow-up? >> no. >> okay. i want to try one last time for kate, kqed. kate? okay. that is our last question of the day. thank you very much.

>> roughly five years, i was working as a high school teacher, and i decided to take my students on a surfing field trip. the light bulb went off in my head, and i realized i could do much more for my students taking them surfing than i could as their classroom teacher, and that is when the idea for the city surf project

was born. >> working with kids in the ocean that aren't familiar with this space is really special because you're dealing with a lot of fear and apprehension but at the same time, a lot of excitement. >> when i first did it, i was, like, really scared, but then, i did it again, and i liked it. >> we'll get a group of kids who have just never been to the beach, are terrified of the idea, who don't like the beach. it's too cold out, and it's those kid that are impossible to get back out of the water at the end of the day. >> over the last few years, i think we've had at least 40 of our students participate in the

city surf project. >> surfing helped me with, like, how to swim. >> we've start off with about two to four sessions in the pool before actually going out and surfing. >> swimming at the pool just helps us with, like, being, like, comfortable in the water and being calm and not being all -- not being anxious. >> so when we started the city surf project, one of the things we did was to say hey, this is the way to earn your p.e. credits. just getting kids to go try it was one of our initial challenges for the first year or two. but now that we've been doing it three or four years, we have a group of kids that's consistent, and the word has spread, that it's super fun, that you learn about the ocean. >> starting in the morning, you know, i get the vehicles ready, and then, i get all the gear

together, and then, i drive and go get the kids, and we take them to a local beach. >> we usually go to linda mar, and then occasionally ocean beach. we once did a special trip. we were in capitola last year, and it was really fun. >> we get in a circle and group stretch, and we talk about specific safety for the day, and then, we go down to the water. >> once we go to the beach, i don't want to go home. i can't change my circumstances at home, but i can change the way i approach them. >> our program has definitely been a way for our students to find community and build friends. >> i don't really talk to friends, so i guess when i started doing city surf, i started to, like, get to know people more than i did before,

and people that i didn't think i'd like, like, ended up being my best friends. >> it's a group sport the way we do it, and with, like, close camaraderie, but everybody's doing it for themselves. >> it's great, surfing around, finding new people and making new friendships with people throughout surfing. >> it can be highly developmental for students to have this time where they can learn a lot about themselves while negotiating the waves. >> i feel significantly, like, calmer. it definitely helps if i'm, like, feeling really stressed or, like, feeling really anxious about surfing, and i go surfing, and then, i just feel, like, i'm going to be okay. >> it gives them resiliency skills and helps them build self-confidence. and with that, they can use that in other parts of their

lives. >> i went to bring amy family o the beach and tell them what i did. >> i saw kids open up in the ocean, and i got to see them connect with other students, and i got to see them fail, you know, and get up and get back on the board and experience success, and really enjoy themselves and make a connection to nature at the same time. >> for some kids that are, like, resistant to, like, being in a mentorship program like this, it's they want to surf, and then later, they'll find out that they've, like, made this community connection. >> i think they provided level playing fields for kids to be themselves in an open environment. >> for kids to feel like i can go for it and take a chance that i might not have been willing to do on my own is really special.

>> we go on 150 surf outings a year. that's year-round programming. we've seen a tremendous amount of youth face their fears through surfing, and that has translated to growth in other facets of their lives. >> i just think the biggest thing is, like, that they feel like that they have something that is really cool, that they're engaged in, and that we, like, care about them and how they're doing, like, in general. >> what i like best is they really care about me, like, i'm not alone, and i have a group of people that i can go to, and, also, surfing is fun. >> we're creating surfers, and we're changing the face of surfing. >> the feeling is definitely akin to being on a roller coaster. it's definitely faster than i think you expect it to be, but it's definitely fun. >> it leaves you feeling

really, really positive about what that kid's going to go out and do. >> i think it's really magical almost. at least it was for me. >> it was really exciting when i caught my first wave. >> i felt like i was, like -- it was, like, magical, really. >> when they catch that first wave, and their first lights up, you know -- their face lights up, you know you have them hooked. >> i was on top of the world. it's amazing. i felt like i was on top of the world even though i was probably going two miles an hour. it was, like, the scariest thing i'd ever done, and i think it was when i got hooked

>> as a woman of color who grew up in san francisco i understand how institutions can have an impact on communities of color. i think having my voice was important. that is where my passion lies when the opportunity to lead an office in such a new space came up. i couldn't turn it down. i was with the district attorney's office for a little over nine years, if you include the time as an intern as well as volunteer da, all most 13 years. during the time with the da's office i had an opportunity to serve the community not only as the assistant district attorney but as director of community

relations. that afforded the opportunity to have impact on the community in an immediate way. it is one thing to work to serve the rights of those without rights, victims. it is really rewarding to work to to further the goals of our office and the commitment we have as city employees and advocates for people who don't have a voice. i don't know of anyone surprised to see me in this role. maybe people have an impression what the director of the office of cannabis should be like, what their beliefs should be. i smash all of that. you grew up in the inner city of san francisco. my career path is not traditional. i don't think a person should limit themselves to reach full potential. i say that to young women and girls. that is important. you want to see leadership that looks diverse because your path is not predetermined.

i didn't wake up thinking i was going to be a prosecutor in my life. the city administrator reached out and wanted to have a conversation and gave me interest in the new role. i thought you must not know what i do for a living. it was the opposite. she had foresight in realizing it would be helpful for somebody not only a former prosecutor but interested in shaping criminal justice reform for the city would be the right person for the space. i appreciate the foresight of the mayor to be open how we can be leaders in san francisco. i was able to transition to the policy space. here i was able to work on legislation, community relations, communication and start to shape the ways our office was going to reform the criminal justice system. it is fulfilling for me. i could create programs and see those impact people's lives.

i am the change. it took truants youth to meet with civil rights movement leaders who fought to have access to education. being a young person to understand that helped the young people realize this was an important thing to give up. what we find is that young people who are truanted have a really high homicide rate in our city, which is a sad statistic. we want to change that. >> coming from a community we are black and brown. i don't reach out to other people. i don't think they feel the same way. >> i had the great opportunity to work on prison reform issues and criminal justice reform issues. we created a program at san quentin where we brought district opportunities t to lifs and talk about how we are all

impacted by the criminal justice system. we brought over 40 elected das to san quentin for the situation. now we are inviting the police department. our formerly incarcerated group born out of this programming asked for the opportunity to work on a project where we could bring the men in blue on the outside to come speak to the men on blue inside to start the healing dialogue around how the criminal justice system specifically in san francisco impacts the community. i was attracted to the role. there was a component of equity that was part of this process. the equity community here in san francisco is a community that i had already worked with. before i took steps to visit cannabis businesses i thought it was important my team have a chance to go inside and speak to men who ha had been impacted. that conversation needed to

happen so we know how we are making an impact with the work that we are doing. the da's office as we were leading up to the legalization of marijuana in the state we started having conversations on the policy team what that could look like. the district attorney was really focused on the right side of history for this. we realized it would be quite a heavy lift for individuals who have been negatively impacted by the war on drugs to expunge the record. it was important to figure out the framework to make it seamless and easy. they put their minds to it after some time and many conversations the data analysts and other policy walk throughs on the team came up with the idea to engage the tech community in this process. code for america helped us developed the rhythm to be used

for any jurisdiction across the state that was important to create a solution to be used to assist all jurisdictions dealing with this matter. the office of cannabis is the first office to have a completely digital application process. we worked with the digital team to develop the online application. there are going to be hiccups. we are first to do it. it is one of the most rewarding parts to offer a seamless -- to offer a seamless approach. that is how they can find solutions to solve many of the community challenges. the best way to respond to prop 64 was to retroactively expunge 9,000 cannabis related records for san francisco. it feels like justice full circle for my personal experience. in the past i was furthering the war on drugs just as my

directive. really coming from a place of public safety. that was the mandate and understanding. it is nice to see that pass a society we are able to look at some of our laws and say, you know what? we got it wrong. let's get this right. i had the privilege of being in the existing framework. my predecessor nicole elliott did an incredible job bringing together the individuals super-passionate about cannabis. >> the office was created in july of 2017. i came in early 2018. i have been able to see the office's development over time which is nice. it is exciting to be in the space, stickily in thinking about her leadership. >> looking for the office it is always we might be before my time when i was working for the

board oforboard of supervisors. i learn new things every day it is challenging and rewarding for me. >> we get the privilege to work in an office tha that is innova. we get to spearhead the robust exprogram. >> i am excited she came on board to leverage experience as a prosecutor 10 years as we contemplate enforcements but approaching it without replicating the war on drugs. >> i was hired by cam laharris. i haven't seen a district attorney that looked kind of like me. that could be a path in my life. i might not have considered it. it is important that women and certainly women of color and spaces of leadership really do their part to bring on and mentor as many young people as they can. it is superimportant to take

advantage of as many opportunities a as they can when they can intern because the doors are wide open. plans change and that is okay. the way this was shaped because i took a risk to try something new and explore something and show that i was capable. you are capable, right? it was about leaning in and being at the table to say my voice matters. you find your passion, the sky [♪] find your passion, the sky >> i am the supervisor of

district one. i am sandra lee fewer. [♪] >> i moved to the richmond district in 1950 mine. i was two years old. i moved from chinatown and we were one of the first asian families to move out here. [♪] >> when my mother decided to buy that house, nobody knew where it was. it seems so far away. for a long time, we were the only chinese family there but we started to see the areas of growth to serve a larger chinese population. the stress was storage of the birthplace of that. my father would have to go to chinatown for dim sum and i remember one day he came home and said, there is one here now. it just started to grow very organically. it is the same thing with the russian population, which is another very large ethnic group in the richmond district.

as russia started to move in, we saw more russian stores. so parts of the richmond is very concentrated with the russian community and immigrant russian community, and also a chinese immigrant community. [♪] >> i think as living here in the richmond, we really appreciate the fact that we are surrounded three natural barriers. they are beautiful barriers. the presidio which gives us so many trails to walk through, ocean beach, for families to just go to the beach and be in the pacific ocean. we also also have a national park service. we boarded the golden gate national recreation area so there is a lot of activity to do in the summer time you see people with bonfires. but really families enjoying the beach and the pacific ocean during the rest of the time of

year. [♪] >> and golden gate park where we have so many of our treasures here. we have the tea garden, the museum and the academy of sciences. not to mention the wonderful playgrounds that we have here in richmond. this is why i say the richmond is a great place for families. the theatre is a treasure in our neighborhood. it has been around for a very long time. is one of our two neighborhood theatres that we have here. i moved here when i was 1959 when i was two years old. we would always go here. i love these neighborhood theatres. it is one of the places that has not only a landmark in the richmond district, but also in san francisco. small theatres showing one or two films. a unique -- they are unique also to the neighborhood and san francisco.

>> where we are today is the heart of the richmond district. with what is unique is that it is also small businesses. there is a different retail here it is mom and pop opening up businesses. and providing for the neighborhood. this is what we love about the streets. the cora door starts on clement street and goes all the way down to the end of clement where you will see small businesses even towards 32nd. at the core of it is right here between here and 20 -- tenth avenue. when we see this variety of stores offered here, it is very unique then of the -- any other part of san francisco. there is traditional irish music which you don't get hardly anywhere in san francisco. some places have this long legacy of serving ice cream and being a hangout for families to have a sunday afternoon ice cream. and then also, we see grocery

stores. and also these restaurants that are just new here, but also thriving. [♪] >> we are seeing restaurants being switched over by hand, new owners, but what we are seeing is a vibrancy of clement street still being recaptured within new businesses that are coming in. that is a really great thing to see. i don't know when i started to shop here, but it was probably a very, very long time ago. i like to cook a lot but i like to cook chinese food. the market is the place i like to come to once a year. once i like about the market as it is very affordable. it has fresh produce and fresh meat. also, seafood. but they also offer a large selection of condiments and sauces and noodles. a variety of rice that they have is tremendous. i don't thank you can find a

variety like that anywhere else. >> hi. i am kevin wong. i am the manager. in 1989 we move from chinatown to richmond district. we have opened for a bit, over 29 years. we carry products from thailand, japan, indonesia, vietnam, singapore and india. we try to keep everything fresh daily. so a customer can get the best out a bit. >> normally during crab season in november, this is the first place i hit. because they have really just really fresh crab. this is something my family really likes for me to make. also, from my traditional chinese food, i love to make a kale soup. they cut it to the size they really want. i am probably here once a week. i'm very familiar with the

aisles and they know everyone who is a cashier -- cashier here i know when people come into a market such as this, it looks like an asian supermarkets, which it is and sometimes it can be intimidating. we don't speak the language and many of the labels are in chinese, you may not know what to buy or if it is the proper ingredients for the recipe are trying to make. i do see a lot of people here with a recipe card or sometimes with a magazine and they are looking for specific items. the staff here is very helpful. i speak very little chinese here myself. thinks that i'm not sure about, i asked the clerk his and i say is this what i need? is this what i should be making? and they actually really helped me. they will bring me to the aisle and say this is battery. they are very knowledgeable. very friendly. i think they are here to serve not only the asian community but to serve all communities in the richmond district and in san francisco. [♪] >> what is wonderful about living here is that even though

our july is a very foggy and overcast, best neighborhood, the sleepy part outside on the west side is so rich with history, but also with all the amenities that are offered. [♪] is --

>> our united states constitution requires every ten years that america counts every human being in the united states, which is incredibly important for many reasons. it's important for preliminary representation because if -- political representation because if we under count california, we get less representatives in congress. it's important for san francisco because if we don't have all of the people in our city, if we don't have all of the folks in california, california and san francisco stand to lose billions of dollars in funding. >> it's really important to the city of san francisco that the federal government gets the count right, so we've created count sf to motivate all -- sf

count to motivate all citizens to participate in the census. >> for the immigrant community, a lot of people aren't sure whether they should take part, whether this is something for u.s. citizens or whether it's something for anybody who's in the yunited states, and it is something for everybody. census counts the entire population. >> we've given out $2 million to over 30 community-based organizations to help people do the census in the communities where they live and work. we've also partnered with the public libraries here in the city and also the public

schools to make sure there are informational materials to make sure the folks do the census at those sites, as well, and we've initiated a campaign to motivate the citizens and make sure they participate in census 2020. because of the language issues that many chinese community and families experience, there is a lot of mistrust in the federal government and whether their private information will be kept private and confidential. >> so it's really important that communities like bayview-hunters point participate because in the past, they've been under counted, so what that means is that funding that should have gone to these communities, it

wasn't enough. >> we're going to help educate people in the tenderloin, the multicultural residents of the tenderloin. you know, any one of our given blocks, there's 35 different languages spoken, so we are the original u.n. of san francisco. so it's -- our job is to educate people and be able to familiarize themselves on doing this census. >> you go on-line and do the census. it's available in 13 languages, and you don't need anything. it's based on household. you put in your address and answer nine simple questions. how many people are in your household, do you rent, and your information. your name, your age, your race, your gender. >> everybody is $2,000 in funding for our child care, housing, food stamps, and medical care. >> all of the residents in the

city and county of san francisco need to be counted in census 2020. if you're not counted, then your community is underrepresented and will be underserved.