questions about why there are more cases in some areas than others. it is descriptive data based on the zip codes of people with positive test results. the map shows case counts and simple rates based on dividing the positive cases of those tested by the total population of each zip code. when we look to explain these data, we think of factors that are associated with being diagnosed with covid-19. the risk factors for getting sick include circumstances such as whether people are living in crowded conditions and whether they have sufficient support to stay at home and reduce their outings. the risk factors for becoming seriously ill or dying after getting sick include reasons such as age and underlying health conditions.

the areas of the city with the most cases so far match up with these factors. let me give two examples. the 94107 zip code currently is one of the highest rates of cases in the city. that makes sense from what we know because the m.s.c. south shelter is in that zip code, which is the location of the city's largest outbreak, with 96 cases among guests to date. the 94110 zip code has among the highest number of cases in the city. this likely reflects crowded housing conditions, including multi-family and multi-generational homes, which makes it more difficult to practice social distancing and

quarantine and self-isolation. this is the mission, the heart of san francisco's latino community. city-wide 25% of positive covid-19 cases are among latinos, although they make up only 15% of the san francisco population. now i would like to talk about our ongoing strategy at the health department to focus on equity in our coronavirus response. these maps reinforce our need to continue to do this. we are committed to addressing health disparities in our city, and this is a major focus of our work in normal times. it is made all the more urgent in today's emergency. during this pandemic we have from the beginning know that

existing inequity exists that exists in our system would be amplified. we have been working with community leaders and supporting outreach to community in multiple ways. we remain committed to listening and collaborating and taking action with the most-affected communities and community-based organizations. in our response we have an equity officer, as does the city as a whole, and a community branch that develops strategy to ensure that communities that are affected by structures of racism and other discrimination are getting the information and services needed. we know it is critical to have trusted messengers as we engage with communities, in order to improve health and well-being in the most vulnerable populations. i am, the department is, the city is committed to working

with our frontline providers, community-based organizations, and neighborhood leaders to address this pandemic. as we are seeing more cases in the latino community, we have been working with community leaders to ensure people have the information they need, that they are aware of available resources, and that they receive outreach in their own language. we need to do everything we can to support them and we see people living in crowded households who have to work and make several trips a week to get food and other essential supplies. they cannot do one big grocery shop due to income limitations and other potential limitations. people in these circumstances are going to be more at risk. we are seeing that play out,

unfortunately, with a disproportionate number of cases in the latino community. at zuckerberg hospital, we have seen more than 85% of the coronavirus patients there are latino, which is a much higher rate of the patient population, which is about 30% of latino representation. we have also learned that some members of the latino community are reluctant to work with contact tracers and case investigators. this is certainly understanda e understandable. it is possible that they are fearful of local government, concerned about immigration, or simply don't have all the information they need to be comfortable. therefore we are providing language support in spanish and in other languages about the contact tracing program and

public materials about the stay-at-home order and also with regard to face coverings and other ways people can protect themselves. in addition, we are being responsive to community needs for more inclusive messaging and materials to create a wide range of spanish language and yucatan mayan community outreach information, including posters, fact sheets, and community posts. community organizations have stayed in close contact through phone and e-mail with their latino clients and many are doing community outreach. these are key partners in our collective response, especially given the xenophobia and anti-immigration aspects of how this pandemic is being played out at the national level. after learning that some members of the community are reluctant to work with contact tracers, we

held a webinar geared toward spanish-language media. we conducted an example in spanish and said that this has no bearing on the work and whether people will receive care here in san francisco. we are, after all, a sanctuary city. our health branch along with community organizations, supports essential businesses in the community to maintain social distancing as part of their operati operations. we have opened covid-19 symptom screening and testing sites in the community, including at the castro mission health center and at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital in the heart of the mission. and we are coordinating with a new ucsf research study based in

the mission to learn more about the spread of the virus in the latino community. we will continue to do outreach to inform the latino community about the coronavirus and the resources available to them. in addition to the latino community, we are looking closely at all the neighborhoods and community members that may need more access to care, information, and resources. that is why the health department opened the first field care clinic in san francisco in the bayview. this clinic will ensure that neighborhood residents have access to coronavirus testing, urgent and primary care for the duration of the pandemic, no matter how full the hospitals get. in another community collaboration, the health department works closely with the san francisco african-american faith-based coalition to inform and educate

community members through their congregation. we are currently working with them on food distribution so that community members continue to have access to foods close to their homes. we have also been supporting the health of the community in soma and in the chinatown areas for mandated s.r.o.s, including mandated cleaning and other outreach for these diverse neighborhoods. in the homeless community we have increased social distancing and food access in shelters and have been moving people from shelters into hotels for their safety. to date, nearly 750 people experiencing homelessness have been placed in hotels in collaboration with the human

services agency. we have responded aggressively to an outbreak at m.s.c. south, conducting contact investigations, mass testing, moving everyone out, and deep cleaning the building. james from the health department and the community continue to provide outreach outside and on the streets, providing food, water, and information about hand washing stations and linking them to support and care. these are a few examples and we must continue to listen to community partners and prove our response and use data to take action and guide our decision. i am committed to the health and well-being of all san franciscans and doing everything we can to support health and full recovery for all communities in our city during and after this pandemic.

thank you. director sheryl davis of the human rights commission will now make some remarks with regard to additional support within the community. >> good afternoon. my name is sheryl davis. i serve as the director of the

human rights commission here in san francisco. the human rights commission is tasked with identifying and disrupting racism and discrimination trends in government and private business practices here in san francisco. i want to thank mayor breed and dr. colfax for the information they've shared today, this afternoon. nationally, this virus has woven an exceptionally cruel path through our most vulnerable populations. we are working to ensure that this health emergency does not further exacerbate the existing health disparities we struggled to address before the coronavirus appeared. to also make the connection that these public health disparities are connected to economic and poverty and to homelessness and to geographic areas where people are living in difficult

situations. we knew this would be a challenge long before we had any data. they have been addressing these things long before we had the data. people in these areas experience structural racism in ways that are affecting their health and their income, which makes contracting the coronavirus more likely and more lethal. beyond the physical health, the economic impacts of covid-19 are yet to be realized. nationally, people of color and low-income communities are being hardest hit by the coronavirus. communities of color are more likely to work in essential jobs such as janitors, home health aids, delivery people, grocery, and farm workers, all serve industry positions with strong opportunities for exposure.

the existing disparities of low income, the academic achievement gap, opportunity gap, contribute to these disparities that we are seeing. we need to shift how our systems partner and collaborate with those most impacted to change outcomes, not just during this crisis, but moving forward. we're excited that we have had the ability to really leverage relationships and work that was already happening in community to address this. i want to acknowledge as we work to address food insecurity, as we talk about public health and health and wellness, a lot of people in community that were already struggling were doing this work. i want to make sure as we move forward that we recognize this. as this has been heightened and as awareness comes up, people want to remind us that they already knew this, were living with this, experienced this, and they appreciate there is a heightened awareness and

attention to them, but let's not forget the work that was being done before this pandemic. we are trusting the resilient communities most exposed to guide a community response, for those people to remain safe, prepared and healthy. working with groups like the latino task force or the samoan development center or communities as one, we have found a way to leverage and come together to build partnerships. mayor breed directed the partnership to work with stakeholders to explore how our systems contribute to the inequities that we see. and to develop strategies to improve outcomes for low-income people and communities of color. outside the shelter in place order in early march, we launched our community roundtable meeting, to bring together community stakeholders

and to address these issues. again, people were doing this work and working to address these challenges. this approach means ensuring essential needs, including providing over 1,500 hot meals each day to 20 housing sites throughout san francisco in partnership with sfnewdeal and our hope s.f. sites. we have been working along with the s.f.p.d. to distribute face coverings and information about social distancing. working in partnership with our communities, our street violence prevention program and our faith-based leaders.

today we delivered over a thousand face coverings in the tenderloin and the western edition. this week we will work in partnership with s.f.p.d. to do some caravans, to distribute face coverings, to share information about social distancing, and working with trusted messengers to share that message. we have been supplying essential household needs directly to community to minimize the time they have to spend outside. as the mayor mentioned, we've been giving gift cards out to families and working with seniors so they can purchase things online using those cards. we've been developing distance learning materials and distributing thousands of books, computers, and activity sheets throughout communities that have

not only been hit by coronavirus, but prior to this pandemic and having this shelter in place were struggling with the achievement and opportunity gap. we are trying to work with our partners that ensure that after this is over those gaps are not wider. we have been partnering with the equity studies task force to develop strategies to allow us not only to address what is happening now but to be more intentional moving forward. closing the digital divide by providing equipment for students. we were able to purchase hundreds of computers in partnership with the housing authority and hope s.f. as well as with rafiki, young community developers and collective impacts. we are working with them to distribute the equipment. we have been supporting trusted

community care ambassadors. really working to make sure that we recognize the people who have existing relationships that have the ability to go into communities and ask people to social distance, to see what their needs are, and to meet those needs. they have helped to distribute flyers. we have been able to also offer gift cards and personal protective equipment for them as they go out and do that work. we have been launching successful webinars focused on our african-american asian-pacific islander, and latino community and also by focus areas working with our faith-based communities, lgbtq communities, and working with education and doing some work around geography. organizing a community care event, as i mentioned earlier, where we are working with the police department, the faith-based groups and our local community stakeholders to make

sure folks are aware of the new rules around face coverings and to make sure they have what they need to follow that order. we have been working with black-led media outlets and developing a communications strategy to e-mail, text, and post on social media, targeting our most vulnerable population. again, in partnership with communities that already have those relationships. people who are already posting on social media maybe their friends and their family would be more inclined to work with them and listen to them than they would be to sfpd. we have been able to build and develop our relationships. centering strategic partnership. we have developed a partnership with schools, schools like hilltop for the pregnant

parenting teens. to be intentional and think about how those people can help others. working with the mayor's office on the implementation of the family relief fund and what it looks like for us to be very intentional and make sure that we are not leaving out any families. our civil rights division at the human rights commission is continuing to process complaints of discrimination and manage inquiries that people may have about what their rights are during this time. we were grateful to work with the emergency operations center and to be able to embed an equity officer at the emergency operations center, focusing on ensuring our disaster response is intersectional and doesn't exacerbate pre-existing structural issues. at the human rights commission we have allocated nearly $1 million for emergency funding and to address many of the needs that have been identified earlier. we are working with our lgbtq2

communities around housing and food security. we are working with our non-profits, and again to thank the non-profits who have been leading that work to provide housing, food security, and to provide gift cards. and to think about our youth and transitional age group, they are concerned with what happens through this process. as we are thinking about employment and economic recovery, a lot of our young people are very concerned. they have been contributing through the years to their families' household income. last but not least, i want to thank the people and organizational partners for their dedication and commitment to serving our community. people have stepped up, as the mayor said, individually and collectively. organizations have stepped up. they have put themselves at risk. they are distributing food and books. they are figuring out how to

utilize the internet. when one part of the city is hurting, we are all hurting. as we move towards recovery, our fight will not be just against a virus. dr. king talked about fighting our finite disappointment with infinite hope. despite the data disappointments that we have, we believe that working together we can actually make a difference. we are looking forward to overcoming this at this point in time, but staying connected and working collectively to address the disparities that have only been heightened during this pandemic. after me, it will be jeff tumlin from the director of sfmta who will speak. thank you.

>> thank you, director davis. i am jeff tumlin. as all of you know, on april 8th, we made deep and painful cuts to muni service. now thanks to the leadership of mayor london breed and the support of half a dozens departments in the city's emergency operations center, along with the support of over 100 disaster service workers in my agency, people whose normal

work is being a clerk or a middle manager, who are now supporting us in car cleaning, i'm very pleased to announce that we've begun our efforts to restore muni service. starting april 25, we are going to be bringing back portions at least of four muni lines and we're bringing those lines back using the same process we used to cut muni service. we used our abundant data looking at where our riders are. we also used our data about where essential services are. most importantly, we looked at where are the riders who have the fewest choices and neighborhoods who have suffered the most from historic disinvestment. finally, we've listened to a lot of feedback from our riders and from various community-based organizations about where service was needed the most. the five lines we're going to be bringing back include a portion

of the 5 fulton running from 6 and fulton to downtown, serving st. marys hospital and the western tenderloin. we'll be bringing back a portion of the 12 fulsome, running from battery street to mena, serving chinatown, the chinese hospital, and a corridor full of seniors who have limited access to other forms of transportation. we're also bringing back, thanks to lots of community feedback, a portion of the 28-19 avenue running up 19 avenue and making important connections to the end, serving ucsf and serving three hospitals on geary avenue. finally, we're bringing back most of the 54 felton, which runs through a long series of neighborhoods, including hunter's point, bayview, the

portal district, the excelcior, amazon, and connecting to balboa station. we also started improving service frequency on the 9, the n, and the l, based on data that we have inadequate space for our passengers and crowding. this is a reminder that even though we're starting to bring service back, please do not ride muni unless you are an essential worker, making an essential trip, and unless you don't have another choice. it's important that if you do have other options than riding muni, please take them and save a seat and a space for the essential workers who have no other choice. many parts of san francisco are still left without nearby muni service. i would like to remind you if you are over 65 or disabled to please sign up for our essential

trip card, which provides deep discounts on taxi service in order for you all to access essential services. as always, you can find the latest and most up-to-date detail at sfmta.com/covid. thank you again for your patience. we're all in this together. now i would like to introduce the chief of the san francisco police department, chief william scott. thank you, chief scott.

>> thank you, director tomlin. good afternoon, everyone. first of all, again, i'd like to thank our mayor, mayor london breed, and our director of public health, grant colfax, for their leadership during this very challenging time. i want to update you on our enforcement efforts of the public health order and give you an update of this weekend's activities. this weekend we had a very visible presence in our city's parks and other public areas to remind people of the public health order. the vast majority of the public, as we've said in many other of these press conferences, have been compliant with the measures meant to stop the spread of covid-19. with that said, we continue to cite people and businesses who after being warned continue to

flout the public health order. to date we've cited 16 such persons and that breakdown is seven businesses and nine individuals who were violating either the county's public health order and/or the state's public health order. we admonished 67 between businesses and individuals, we issued 67 formal admonishments. that means an incident report has been taken. in addition to that, we have had dozens of informal warnings, warning people to abide by the health order and social distance. an update on our crime statistics for the week. during the fifth week of the shelter-in-place order which was from april 13 to april 19, we saw an increase in violent crimes, which was led by 11

additional robberies over the previous week and two additional assaults. we saw 31% decrease in part 1 property crime, which was 154 fewer property crimes from the previous week. there was a 25% decrease in part 1 crimes. that means there were 142 fewer crimes than the previous week. this is compared to the week of april 6 through april 12, which was the fourth week of the shelter-in-place order. again, we've had burglaries and vandalism of businesses. we continue to step up our patrols in that area to make sure our businesses are protected as much as we can protect them while they are closed. we have had some arrests in those cases. again, i would like to thank our partnership with the district attorney and his office. they have been able to add looting charges to 19 of these

instances of burglary. we thank them for their partnership there. we encourage everyone to report all crimes, but do so in a way that helps to decrease face-to-face contact and inhibit the spread of covid-19. we have the crime-reporting unit in place where you can call and make the report over the phone and you can report on the internet. always call 911 to report violent crimes and crimes in progress and we will respond, as we always do, to the scene to make sure we do everything possible to investigate those crimes and arrest the offenders. please make sure to make use of the city's new text 911 service, if you are unable to make a telephone call to report a crime, but you need emergency help. particularly if it is a domestic violence situation, we want to

emphasize the use of the text 911 feature. some people aren't able to safely make the phone call from their cellphones or home phones or landlines, that feature will allow you to text the police so we can get help to you. for crimes that have already happened, that includes non-violent property crimes or crimes that have already occurred, please call our non-emergency line at 415-553-0123. you can still call 311 or utilize the website to file police reports and we encourage you to do that to help slow down the spread of covid-19. again, this is a national crime victims' rights week. traditionally, this week is meant to reach out to violent

crimes homicides. and there is an event in sacramento to honor the victims of these violent crimes and this year that will not occur. so we want to reach out to those victims and their families, to say we are still thinking about you and we are there if you need it. it is a time when we honor the survivors and their loved ones. truly, if you need us, we will be there, the city and county of san francisco, as well as the san francisco police department. i want to reiterate the mayor's comments about 4/20. so far, so good. i thank the members of the public who have stayed away from golden gate park where this event is held. so far things are going really, really well. i want to thank everyone for

that. but please keep this momentum going. this is literally a matter of life or death and i don't think i'm being mellowdramatic when i say that. your intention to attend or not attend these gatherings could be the life of you or someone you love. we ask you to keep up the cooperation so we can continue to flatten the curve and slow down the spread of the virus. with that, i'd like to thank you all and i think we open it up for questions. thank you. >> for those joining us virtually, the first set of questions are for dr. grant colfax.

thank you, dr. colfax. the first question is from molly solom solomon. supervisor matt haney is introducing a resolution to provide free testing to all clients and staff in the homeless response system. is universal testing possible for the city's homeless community and staff? if not, why. >> answer: so as i've talked about previously, we need to ensure that the population who are prioritized for testing are the people who need it most. that includes people who are symptomatic with covid-19,

people who have had high-risk exposures, healthcare workers, and first responders. i want to say in those first few groups, there are a number of people experiencing homelessness who fit into those groups. we are also following the data, science, and facts in terms of how to prioritize testing when there is a positive case discovered. you will see in our approach from the m.s.c. south shelter to the case in the division circle navigation centers, following the information with the experts and the investigation teams, we take different approaches depending on the circumstances. at m.s.c. south it became clear there was a widespread outbreak and that is why we tested everyone in that shelter and we provided them with the care and support services that they required and needed and closed that shelter. another approach was taken at

the navigation center, where there was a case detected and there was contact investigation done and testing was done there on a more limited scale because at that time we didn't find an increased number of cases as a result of that investigation. as our testing capacity expands and as we are able to obtain more of the swabs and the gunk, the medium for transporting the testing materials, we will be testing more people. based on state guidelines released this morning, the guidelines will include testing people who have had close contacts with covid-19 cases, but who meet the definition of having a close contact, but does not exhibit symptoms. so that would be another place

where we would be expanding our testing, including of course with people experiencing homelessness. the other places we are currently in discussions with and i think it makes sense is exploring where and when it would be appropriate to test people coming into the hospitals, patients coming into the hospital and what that would take. i think in some cases it's easier to do that when you have one of these rapid tests that takes 45 minutes, but we obviously don't have nearly as many of those as the tests that take one to two days. obviously we can't wait one to two days to admit somebody to the hospital. so my point is as we expand our testing capacity, we need to continue to follow the science and data about who needs the testing most, focus on the vulnerable populations, so that

as we expand our testing and contact investigation, we are saving the most lives possible and focusing on those that are most vulnerable to dying from this disease, whether the person is housed or experiencing homelessness. >> question: a follow up. have staff and residents at shelters and navigation centers already been tested? >> answer: yes. as i've said, we do this on a basis of what we have learned about the specific situations where there is a detected case. in the case of m.s.c. south, all the residents and the staff were tested in those situations. we will continue to test as guided by our disease investigations at shelters, navigation centers, and elsewhere in the city. >> question: next question. more than 60 people have tested positive for covid-19 at the

central garden assisted living facility. when did this outbreak get learned of and what support is the department giving to this facility? >> answer: the latest numbers i have from that facility is that a total of 67 cases have been detected in that facility. if i can do my math right, i believe it's 39 residents and 28 staff. so it is a very serious outbreak. the state has oversite of these facilities and they are the lead agency in this. but when we became aware and were notified of the initial cases on march 30, we immediately started collaborating with the facility and with the state in terms of ensuring that as much was being done as possible to protect both the residents and the staff. and i would say that one of the key things that we're ensuring is that the lessons learned with the c.d.c. investigation, the

two-week c.d.c. investigation at laguna honda are being applied to this facility as well. so very concerned. i said from the beginning and many said from the beginning that nursing homes and other congregate living situations for older adults are a major area where, unfortunately, people will suffer from this disease. we're doing everything we can to mitigate the spread of the virus, both in this facility and in facilities across the city. >> question: how many homeless people to date have tested positive for the virus in. >> answer: so as we've described in m.s.c. south, we have a total of 96 positive cases there. we've had several additional cases in other shelters and

navigation centers across the city. i do not have a total number of -- to share with you at this time. that is really because much of the testing that's been done across the city, there's no requirement to record housing status and our data team is working hard to provide better estimates based on hospital numbers and our own d.p.h. systems to try to cross-match the data with the positivity that's on the testing form with a hospital admission data that are under d.p.h.'s jurisdiction. i hope to share that soon. >> question: are you confident you know the rate of infection in the homeless population and are there any plans to expand testing for the homeless, as is being done in l.a. county? >> answer: i think as i mentioned with regard to to the data tracker and the map that i

showed, it's important that see that the rates that we're presenting are the rates that are based on the positive test results of the people who have been tested in the city. so no, we do not know the true rate, if you will, of coronavirus of populations in the city. we don't know that for the state, regionally, or nationally. what we are doing is ensuring that we are testing people again who are at most risk for the disease based on their symptoms and close contacts. we will be expanding our testing criteria as the materials we need to do the testing, as it becomes clear we will be getting more of that, as our response is able to have more reliable sources of those materials, we

will be expanding the testing including close contacts of people with covid-19 for people who do not show those symptoms. currently you have to have symptoms consistent with covid-19 and be a close contact in terms of being tested. so we will be expanding our testing criteria, including for people experiencing homelessness. >> question: the next question is from mission local. is there a possibility that california, like new york, will begin to produce its own supply of testing swabs? >> answer: i would -- it's a possibility. i don't have any additional information to speculate on that at this time. >> question: the next question is from the s.f. examiner. what is the next type of dataset you plan to release to the public on datasf and when?

>> answer: we have quite a bit of data on the data tracker at this time and we are continually updating that information. i don't have a specific timeline to share with you about what would next be released. i do want to ensure you that the relevant data are accurate and it helps inform the public that it's my commitment at the health department to ensure that we are sharing accurate data as quickly and as transparently as possible with the public to help them better understand the dynamics of the pandemic in san francisco. >> question: as a follow up. will the department release zip code data for death? >> answer: well, i think one of the key things -- there are two things i think to emphasize right now about the response in san francisco. one is if you go to the data tracker and you see the numbers of hospitalizations, both in general and in the i.c.u., those numbers have been fairly flat

over the last two weeks, which is again a testament to the response of all san franciscans in terms of taking this pandemic really seriously. when we keep talking about flattening the curve. remember, we are looking at the hospitalizations because those are the people that are sick and need our help the most. right now, our system is able to -- has enough capacity to manage those most seriously ill people. the curve looks flat. that could change at any time, but for now it's important to note that we have the capacity. going back to the question, we have had unfortunately 20 deaths, and obviously that's concerning to me and my condolences goes out to the family members and friends and community of the people who have

died. that number is still relatively small compared to other jurisdictions. i expect those numbers to increase and as those numbers do increase, we will share data as appropriate on our data tracker. >> question: thank you. delores park was apparently crowded this sunday. are you concerned all of our efforts to go to waste as the weather improves and more people visit parks? >> answer: i think it's important for people to continue to ensure the social distancing guidelines are followed. that people take the proper precautions in terms of washing your hands, other infection precautions that we've talked about. as you do go to work as an

essential worker, that you do not go if you're sick, that we adhere to the facial guidelines that were issued, that we do not become complacent. the curve that i talked about is relatively flat is because of the work, the hard work that all san franciscans are doing in terms of complying with this order. i think it's important that we enforce and recommit ourselves to this. because as the weather gets better, i will say, this is hard to do. it's stressful and becomes tiring. it's even harder to deal with situations that we've seen elsewhere. we really need to continue to commit ourselves to taking the social distancing and other public health measures necessary until we start seeing signs that the shelter-in-place orders could be relaxed in a scientific

and data-driven way as we move forward into potentially another stage of this epidemic. >> thank you. that concludes today's press

>> 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.

[inaudible]m. >> to start the meeting. >> i think so. right? >> this is a special meeting of the small business commission held on april 13 of 2020. the meeting is being called to order at 11:02 a.m. the small business commission thanks media services and sfgov-tv for televising the meeting and helpinging to run the virtual meeting, which can be viewed on sfgov tv 2. public comment during the meeting is limited to three minutes per speaker unless otherwise established by the presenting officer of the meeting. [clearing throat] all right.