that have that ability to bring on more staff to do that work in a culturally appropriate way. so we want to engage. we want to support people who have been exposed and people who test positive. in doing that we're going to be able to reduce the transmissions throughout the city and get us to the next phase. >> mayor london breed: yes, thank you. well, i just want to go back to reiterate to folks because i think this information is really helpful because i'm not a doctor and i think that most people who are not doctors may not completely understand exactly why. because you know that i'm always asking you, well, why can't we do this, why can't we do that. and i'm very concerned, of course, like we all are about the future of our city. and the financial health of our city. and as well as, you know, public health in general. so, for example, when we talk -- i want to go back to kids in particular because we know that the parents are probably had it

up to here. and i just think about when i was a kid how i probably would have drove my grandmother insane with 21 questions. and the fact that i couldn't play with my friends. or like my nephew saw a slide and cooperate slide dow couldn'e slide and started crying. it's just the emotional issues associated with trying to explain to children why they can't play together. and i think that what we have to keep in mind of course is the challenges that we face, but we also have to think about human nature. and if we're talking about opening camps for the summer, i'm excited about that. any kid would be excited. but at the same time we've got to be realistic. to expect kids to have to wear masks and gloves and to not, you know, to interact -- you know how kids are. they touch each other. to expect that, that's going to be difficult. so i think that when we're

thinking about criteria, i mean, this will be our normal as you said for at least, you know, the next 18 months. so there's an adjustment, of course, that we need to make. and it's a lot easier for adults to maybe make that adjustment. and harder for kids who deserve and need to interact with one another. so i do think that what is great about where we are as a city is because the majority of the people in the city are complying and following the orders and going out of their way to, you know, to be a part of the solution -- although we know that there's a few people out there breaking the rules and not doing what they're supposed to be doing but that's a whole other conversation. but the fact is that because we have so many san franciscoians, it gives us the opportunity to go further. i know that it's not happening as fast as people want it to happen. trust me, i am desperate to see more happen faster because i am

concerned about, you know, the longer that we're in this situation, the worse off that it's going to be for a lot of people. so i hope that you are getting creative and taking these things under consideration because it's not just about the data and the science, it's about people's lives and their livelihoods. so how do we -- there's a way -- for example, if this is going to be with us for two years, the hairdressers and the barbershops, you know, they already, you know, are prepared with systems in place and they're going to be able to open i'm sure eventually, they'll have to wear masks and gloves when they're working with their clients. and just quickly, why not sooner rather than later? because i think that that's what people are trying to understand. why can't we do this, or why can't we do that? i get that it is about, you know, limiting human interaction but for the most part you can tell that people are, you know, they are hungry for more, but

they're also willing to follow the rules as they're given more. you know, so let's talk a little bit about that and what we can do to maybe even move this along faster because, you know, we appreciate that there's curbside pickup at retail, but, you know, for most of us, like when i go buy my candles i'm going to walk in there and i'm going to walk around even if i can't touch something. let's talk a bit and then wrap up the conversation because i know that there's so much that we can talk about and we wanted to try to keep these to 30 minutes. but how can we move this faster? how can we get better prepared for reopening as an everyday citizen? >> yep. so i think that, mayor, so really important -- thank you for emphasizing the need to move forward and to get creative and innovative as we go forward to this new normal. i think that one of the key things is that we need to ensure

that as much as possible that we're masking and social distancing because if we can keep the virus under control in this stage, the next phase will come sooner. so that's one important piece of information. and the other piece is that we're working across businesses to ensure that we're getting out information as quickly as possible about what people can anticipate. so they'll be ready, right? so that rather than saying oh, now we're ready to open and these are all of the things that you have to do, that we have guidance in advance so that people can be more prepared, right? so that as we think about these camps, for instance, that there's guidance being developed in a scientific way, but also in a way that is responsible and accountable to what you're saying. you know, that kids -- you know what kids do, right? so realistic items, that is responsive both to the situation but also addressing the new normal that we're going to be in. and i also think that ensuring that we're working with

community in an equitable way, including around testing and partnering with other organizations and that we're engaging with the businesses on the ground to better understand what they need and what they're asking, so that we can ensure that the testing requirements that are likely to go forward and the social distancing and the hygiene, that those are things that people are ready for and support. we don't want to be in a situation where, you know, we're saying this is what you have to do an, right? so those are key points going forward. and to keep moving it faster, part is scaling up our testing and our partner notification, because the faster that we do that, the faster we'll know where we are moving forward. and when we know where we are in terms of the epidemic, that will help us to know where we are in terms of the stages that we want to move as quickly as possible. because certainly there are health consequences to the shelter-in-place order and

mental health consequences and physical onc consequences. and it's not like coronavirus is over here and everything else is in business, we need to make sure that we're doing a balance of being as prepared and responsive to the pandemic. but also supporting the economy, which is necessary for supporting people's health, especially in communities that struggle every day and are struggling now. >> mayor london breed: yes, and dr. colfax, i appreciate that because i'm being aggressive because, you know, as much as i want science to guide us and the data, i'm focused on that -- i don't continue to bring up the hair salons and the nail salons and places like that because i'm tired of doing my hair. i don't bring it up because of that. but if these people are not working they're not making money. they can't pay their rent. not just their rent at their homes but their rent in their commercial spaces. and in some cases, being

harassed about getting their bills paid when they have no money and there's no way that they're possibly going to be able to pay it back. so if we're going to be living in corona, right, how is it that we allow these people to open up sooner rather than later safely? because, you know, it is -- that's what i'm most concerned about. you know, are these kinds of businesses that there's direct contact, whether it's a masseuse or barbers or whether it's nail or hair salons and places where you're a little bit closer to people than anticipated. again, because people are so anxious to get going and to get their businesses started, to cover their bills, that, you know, they're going to be even extra careful when doing this. so the sooner the better and i know that i'm being pushy and i know that we have these conversations on a regular basis, but i really appreciate both of you and your leadership and the role that you play in

helping to lead us. i know that there have been lives saved because of the efforts of the department of public health. and so we are grateful to you, your team, and the nurses and the people on the frontlines every single day. yes, i have pushed, pushed, pushed, but i also appreciate your creativity. we're going to eventually get over this hump and get to a better place and i want to thank everyone for joining us. again, this is the a first in a series of conversations that will continue to happen around the reopening and whether it's issues around equity or around economic recovery and those will be the kinds of conversations that we'll be having over the next few weeks just to really to try and to get to the point of what's important or why decisions are being made. i'm san francisco mayor london breed and i thank you for joining us here today and thank you for allowing us the opportunity. we know that people have sent in

questions and we will be working to respond to those questions directly. thank you again dr. colfax. thank you dr. philip for your work. and we appreciate you all for continuing to cooperate with the public health orders. and we hope that you have a wonderful week. thank you, everyone. thank you, san >> hi.ou, san

i'm chris mathers with channel 19, and you're watching coping with covid-19. today, i'm going to be talking about exercising during the pandemic. first, i'm going to tell you what i've been doing, and then i'm going to be checking in with some friends and family. i've been riding my bike. all i take is a pair of gloves and a mask if i come into contact with anyone. i try to ride my bike during the time i'm sheltering in place. i try to ride for at least 30 minutes. surfing is my other regular outdoor activity. california state guidelines recommend you don't drive more than ten minutes for a spot to exercise, and although i'm close to ocean beach, i'm a bit

wary to go there, so i'm using the time to do some maintenance. filling in gouges and dings, and sanding it down. i'm also repairing holes in my suit. fellow sfgovtv producer chris took his first yoga lesson a couple of years ago and used to go to a class regularly before the lockdown. he and his wife set up a space in their garage for exercising. this routine is from an on-line class by power yoga. deann and andy have been using the ping pong table that they

bought off craigslist and set it up in their back yard. ellie has been using this home gym to stay fit. it has everything she needed. and lastly, if the weather is bad outside, you can exercise your mind by doing a puzzle, sudoku, or just by reading a good book. here's a quick recap. since i started this episode, the guidelines have changed. for instance, jack may be able to go golfing with some restrictions. go to sf.gov to get the most up-to-date >> my name is alan schumer. i am a fourth generation san

franciscan. in december, this building will be 103 years of age. it is an incredibly rich, rich history. [♪] >> my core responsibility as city hall historian is to keep the history of this building alive. i am also the tour program manager, and i chair the city advisory commission. i have two ways of looking at my life. i want it to be -- i wanted to be a fashion designer for the movies, and the other one, a political figure because i had

some force from family members, so it was a constant battle between both. i ended up, for many years, doing the fashion, not for the movies, but for for san franciscan his and then in turn, big changes, and now i am here. the work that i do at city hall makes my life a broader, a richer, more fulfilling than if i was doing something in the garment industry. i had the opportunity to develop relationships with my docents. it is almost like an extended family. i have formed incredible relationships with them, and also some of the people that come to take a tour.

she was a dressmaker of the first order. i would go visit her, and it was a special treat. i was a tiny little girl. i would go with my wool coat on and my special little dress because at that period in time, girls did not wear pants. the garment industry had the -- at the time that i was in it and i was a retailer, as well as the designer, was not particularly favourable to women. you will see the predominant designers, owners of huge complexes are huge stores were all male. women were sort of relegated to a lesser position, so that, you reached a point where it was a difficult to survive and survive financially.

there was a woman by the name of diana. she was editor of the bazaar, and evoke, and went on and she was a miraculous individual, but she had something that was a very unique. she classified it as a third i. will lewis brown junior, who was mayor of san francisco, and was the champion of reopening this building on january 5th of 1999. i believe he has not a third eye , but some kind of antenna attached to his head because he had the ability to go through this building almost on a daily basis during the restoration and corrects everything so that it would appear as it was when it opened in december of 1915.

>> the board of supervisors approved that, i signed it into law. jeffrey heller, the city and county of san francisco oh, and and your band of architects a great thing, just a great thing. >> to impart to the history of this building is remarkable. to see a person who comes in with a gloomy look on their face , and all of a sudden you start talking about this building, the gloomy look disappears and a smile registers across their face. with children, and i do mainly all of the children's tours, that is a totally different feeling because you are imparting knowledge that they have no idea where it came from, how it was developed, and you can start talking about how

things were before we had computer screens, cell phones, lake in 1915, the mayor of san francisco used to answer the telephone and he would say, good morning, this is the mayor. >> at times, my clothes make me feel powerful. powerful in a different sense. i am not the biggest person in the world, so therefore, i have to have something that would draw your eye to me. usually i do that through color, or just the simplicity of the look, or sometimes the complication of the look. i have had people say, do those shoes really match that outfit?

retirement to me is a very strange words. i don't really ever want to retire because i would like to be able to impart the knowledge that i have, the knowledge that i have learned and the ongoing honor of working in the people's palace. you want a long-term career, and you truly want to give something to do whatever you do, so long as you know that you are giving to someone or something you're then yourself. follow your passion and learn how to enrich the feelings along the way.

>> today's special guest is claudia dume. >> hi.

today, my guest is claudia gorham. she's the deputy managing director of the real estate dri division at the city and county of san francisco, and she's my special guest. thank you for joining us. >> thank you very much. >> i know that your department is the department for managing and renting properties, and also cleaning for the city. how has your department been preparing for the crisis? >> well, because our citizens are sheltering in place and our buildings are closed to the general public, a substantial amount of city staff and city departments are still open and operating and doing city businesses. so we still have to do the cleaning and engineering on the portfolio and things that need

to be service. and the other thing is all our workers are disaster service workers, so we have been providing the emergency operations center with various staffing needs such as drivers of trucks and accounting staff to assist them in this crisis. >> have you obtained additional space for the city to use during this crisis? >> yes. the crisis has actually required numerous transactions, and so we help basically the department of public health, the department of human services, and the department of homelessness determine where they can put the services that they need. so, for example, if they need a testing site or if they need a building -- a vacant building to put supplies or if they need to put some trucks, we will help them locate that office building or that property based on their factors that they need. we will then contact the

landlord or the property owner of the space or the building owner decides they want, and then, we negotiate the terms that they need, whether it's a permit or a lease, we'll help the city attorney draft that agreement. >> nice. so can you talk about how some of our iconic buildings, such address the palace of -- such as the palace of fine arts, has been repurposed during the pandemic? >> certainly. the city needs as much space as it can use during this pandemic, and the department had to relocate to moscone south convention center so that we could do social distancing as required by both the city and the state. we have hundreds and hundreds of staff people working on this covid-19 crisis. all of the department of public health and the departments of

homelessness and human services, including several other hundred people, they need several different sites. they need testing centers, they need shelters for the homeless, those with the covid-19 virus, those who need a place to stay after they get out of the hospital. so we've been assisting them with places to stay. you mentioned the palace of fine arts. it has over 100,000 square feet of space. it could it -- we were going to use it as a shelter, but now, we're going to use it for different needs. we're going to negotiate a different lease so that the city can use it for this crisis. we're using the bill graham civic auditorium and tfor the

deployment of ambulances. the fire department needed additional supplies, so we're using it for that service. >> that's great. i also understand you have a staff of custodians, electricians, janitors and other support workers. how are they helping the city? >> we could not be more thankful for our civic and engineering staff under our real estate division. they have been working 24-7 since this crisis began, not only doing their daily responsibilities to keep the public buildings open and operating for the city staff continuing to go into the office but also because once the crisis started, several memos came down as to additional cleanings and how to do disinfecting, and we have to do the c.d.c.s recommendation does. so not only do they do --

recommendations. so not only do they do their regular cleaning, they are also doing deep cleaning and disinfecting in places like the public safety building and the haul of justice. but they're also going in and doing a deep cleaning and disinfecting after we had a suspected case or a confirmed case of a person having the coronavirus. so they're going in and doing this every night since this started. our workers are continuing as laborers to make the buildings safe and secure and maintained. and however we help or however we can help the e.o.c., we do that. >> well, thanks for coming on the show, claudia. i'd like to thank you and your entire team on behalf of all the residents of san francisco for all the work you continue to do. >> thank you very much. it's been a pleasure. >> that's it for this episode.

we'll be back with another pandemic-related episode shortly. this is coping with covid-19. i'm chris mathers. thanks for watching. you can f out more information about this data and on our ta