>> chair fewer: good morning everyone. this meeting will come to order. this is the july 31, 2020 regular meeting of the san francisco local agency formation commission. i'm sandra lee fewer. i'm joined by gordon mar and matt haney.

do we have any announcement. >> clerk: yes, due to the covid-19 health emergency and to protect commissioners city employees and the public city hall is closed. however, members will be participating in the meeting remotely. this precaution is taken pursuant to the various local and state federal orders, declarations and directives. commission members will attend the meeting through video conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. public comment will be available on each item on this agenda. both channel 26 and sfgov tv.com are streaming the number across the screen. each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. comments to speak are available via phone by calling 415-655-0001.

then pound and then pound again. when connected you will hear the meet discussion and in listen mode only. when your item come up, dial star three to be added to the speaker line. best practice is speak clearly and slowly and turn down your television or radio. you may submit public comment in either of the following ways. e-mail to myself the lafco cle clerk, or by u.s. mail at one dr. carlton b. goodlett place, san francisco, california 94102.

that concludes my announcements. >> chair fewer: thank you very much. please call the item number two. >> clerk: approval of the lafco minutings from the june 19, 2020 regular meeting. >> chair fewer: any comment or questions. let's open this up for public comment. >> clerk: members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this item should call 415-655-0001. please dial star three to line up to speak. a system prompt will indicate that you have raised your hand. is there anyone on the line?

>> there are no callers in the queue. >> chair fewer: public comment is now closed. i want to make a motion to approve the lafco minutes from june 19, 2020. do i need a second for that? >> clerk: yes. >> chair fewer: second please? >> second. >> clerk: motion to approve the minutes. [roll call vote] you have three ayes. >> chair fewer: thank you very much. do we need to excuse missioner pollock from this meeting? should i make a motion? i like to make pa motion oexcuse

commissioner pollock from this meeting. could i have a second please? >> supervisor mar: second. >> chair fewer: roll call vote please. [roll call vote] you have three ayes. >> chair fewer: thank you very much. please call item number three. [agenda item read] >> chair fewer: thank you very much. we have our executive director presenting on this. >> thank you, good morning commissioners, bryan goebel executive officer. this item will authorize the

lafco to enter an construction with banner production to provide renewable energy consulting to the lafco. the lafco is mandated to provide oversight of cleanpowersf in august of last year we issued a request for qualifications for renewable energy expert in three service areas. i outlined all of this in your packets. by the okay deadline, we haved a total of seven responses. they met the minimum qualifications to work with lafco. there was only one response for service area one, which is to support lafco's oversight of cleanpowersf. we gave all of the respondents a second chance to apply and by the february deadline received a total of four responses. on march 13th, we convened an r.f.q. evaluation panel made up of chelsea from chair fewer's office and a legal counsel.

of all four respondents, vanir scored the highest in the supervisor and proposal evaluation. on june 16th of this year, the lafco issued an intent to award a contract to vanir. the panel were impressed with vanir's presentation during the interview and their understanding of the role lafco plays with cleanpowersf. they have done their homework. as well as by the firm's documented expertise and proven record in the renewable energy field. they are a minority and women owned company. the staff member for the role at vanir will be jenny witson with extensive knowledge of renewable energy issues. the team who will work with lafco, i outlined this in your packet, includes developing the framework for the c.c.a. program in los angeles.

they have c.c.a. experience. this would allow us to significantly strength and our oversight role of cleanpowersf by retaining expertise from a firm with experience in this field. i'm very excited to work vanir going forward. my recommendation is that you approve the contract. >> chair fewer: thank you very much. any comments or questions from my colleagues? seeing none, let's open up for public comment please. >> clerk: members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this item should call 415-655-0001. if you have not already done so, please dial star three to line up to speak. please wait to indicate the system has unmute you. are there any members of the

public wish to provide public comment on this item? >> yes, i have one in the queue. >> hello commissioners, eric brooks with californian for energy choice, i worked the last 14 years to get cleanpowersf off the ground. support of this, the diversity and the expertise that this company and team has is both crucial and impressive. it's great to see this going forward. there's one big caution and hopefully vanir is watching this as well so they get this message to both the commissioners and to vanir, the big caution is that all the expertise looks great but the one thing that i don't see from either of the

commission or the contractor is the plan and the ability to integrate all that spirit expero plan a virtual power plant for the san francisco bay area like the sydney, australia renewable plan. that's what the advocates have been watching for 14 years. it's not coming from the sfpoc. we need this contractor to be expert on power plant and hire contractor to build it. that's absolutely crucial. it's the one thing i would say to step up your game on both the commission and the contractor. thank you. this looks great. it's great to see that we're moving forward and i look forward to communicating with all of you in the future including vanir. >> clerk: thank you for your

comment. anyone else on the line? >> that completes the queue. >> chair fewer: public comment is closed. mr. brooks, comments are noted. i think we are now able to make a recommendation to approve the contract with vanir construction management as mr. goebel has recommended to us. >> supervisor mar: i had a question for mr. goebel. i wanted to clarify is the contract with vanir going to cover all three service areas? i noticed lafco received

responses to the r.f.p. from different bidders in the three different service areas. vanir only submitted a response to service area one and service area two but not service area three which identify proposed programs for communities of concerns. i wanted to clarify whether the scope of this contract will cover all three service areas? >> chair fewer: mr. goebel? >> thank you for that question commissioner mar. i want to add that jenny whitson from vanir johnson us as well. no, this contract only covers service area one, which is supporting lafco's oversight role of cleanpowersf. i think it could maybe be possible that vanir could help us develop scope of work for service area three, which other

service they didn't apply for. this is mostly to support service area one. >> chair fewer: commissioner mar, would you like to hear from jenny whitson from vanir. she's available for comment to answer questions. >> supervisor mar: yes, sure. i'm curious how -- whether lafco will be pursuing consultant support for service area two and three? >> it is my goal that we'll be able to -- based on what i heard from commissioners in the past that service area three is a priority, particularly picking up on winston parson's work that he did with his report with number of power disconnections in san francisco and doing work in this area and other work that the commission deems a priority for communities of concern.

i'm not sure if ms. whitson would care to say a few words. >> mr. goebel and commissioners, vanir is excited to support the lafco and service area one oversight of cleanpowersf. in termings of the comments that we heard, we'll work with mr. goebel and commissioners to consider any advocacy comments be and recommendations and incorporate those accordingly into lafco's recommendations. we're very excited and we look forward to working with lafco and many other stakeholders that are looking at the cleanpowersf implementation plan. >> chair fewer: thank you very much. ms. whitson to reiterate the question from commissioner mar about working in areas two and

three. would you be able to lend any expertise. i know that your contract for service area number one. i'm assuming that you have the expertise for two and three should we expand the scope. is that correct? >> yes, we -- we do have the technical support and expertise for service area two. we are willing to help develop the scope for service area three. we can certainly help with developing that as well. >> chair fewer: commissioner mar, any other questions or comments? >> supervisor mar: no, thank you so much. >> chair fewer: thank you very much. i think that seeing no one else in the queue, i like to make a motion to approve this contract. could i have a second please? >> supervisor mar: second. >> chair fewer: roll call vote please. [roll call vote] you have four

ayes. >> chair fewer: thank you very much. please call item number four. [agenda item read]

>> chair fewer: mr. goebel? >> thank you madam chair. commissioners, this item would allow the lafco to extend its contract with the jobs with justice education fund to conduct another survey of on demand workers in san francisco. the focus of this survey would be delivery workers. who are among our front line workers now. our previous survey, those delivery workers who participated in the survey, mostly in san francisco, more than 60% of them. i gone into detail on this in your packet but the survey would have two part. the team would recruit for a representative survey of workers on four platforms, two grocery and two food with a target of 200 workers on each platform. they would also conduct a survey of delivery workers are unionized.

to understand how the work is performed when the workers are employees with union representation. this will then compare the difference and have some analysis on that. the first step of this next phase will be to do a pilot to develop a methodology that prioritizes public health and safety for the team who will be working in the field. a part of that how they will determine whether or not this would be in-person survey using all the safety protocols and or whether it would be a phone survey. i think that's something they hope to work out with the pilot. we do have funds left over from the previous representative survey since it was cut short. that would cover the pilot phase and then conducting the next survey would actually be dependent on additional funding from private foundations to the tune about $360,000. we've already applied for one big grant and i'm starting to work now with the team on fundraising strategy moving

forward. i feel confident that we can raise those funds. i'm looking forward to this next phase of work with the survey team. the contract will be extended for one year and my recommendation is that you approve the contract. with that i'm happy to answer any questions. >> chair fewer: thank you. any comments or questions from my colleagues? seeing none, let's open up for public comment please. >> clerk: operations checking to see if there's callers in the queue. for members waiting online and wish to speak, please press star three now to be added to the queue. for those on hold, please continue to wait until the similar indicate you have been unmuted. anyone on the line? >> i have one caller in the queue.

>> hello general commissioners. eric brooks again. this time representing our city of san francisco, local grassroots group and the san francisco green party. i wanted to really -- you probably already thinking in this direction, it is vital during the virus crises that we get responsive and data on what front line workers need because of the virus crises. especially with we're just finding out today that congress is totally dropping the ball on support -- unemployment support maybe a lot lower and that essential workers like this, is vital that we're paying them a lot of money. soothe like doing this. we really need to get data and responses specifically on that. not just for this industry but this will cover but if we get

the right kind of responses it will apply to uber and lyft and maybe even whole foods workers, grocery store workers, you name it. so we can get some guidance on giving real relief to front line workers and make sure they're paid well enough to justify the hard work that we're having them do. those are my comments. >> chair fewer: thank you very much. anyone else in the queue? >> clerk: i don't believe there's anyone else in the queue. >> madam chair, that completes the queue. >> chair fewer: thank you. any comments or questions from my colleagues? commissioner mar. >> supervisor mar: thank you. i wanted to thank executive officer goebel and my former colleague, the academic partner and others for all your work on this groundbreaking study on

workers in san francisco. i fully support extending the contract for jobs for justice, to do a new surveys with the food and grocery delivery workers. i'm very interested in following up on recommendations that came out of first round of survey and supervisor haney -- particularly the recommendation to explore licensing system for food delivery. i think the second phase of the survey of those workers will align well with us and initiatives that can support these workers better. so thank you. >> chair fewer: thank you commissioner mar. any other comments? i like to add my ditto to

exactly what commissioner mar said and thank mr. goebel especially for staying with it and being able to fund these really important studies. thank you very much. having said that, anyone else in in the queue? i make a motion to approve the reservation authorizing the second amendment -- no, second amendment to the agreement between lafco and the jobs for justice education fund for on demand delivery workers. can i have a second please? >> second. >> second. >> chair fewer: roll call vote please. [roll call vote]

>> you have four ayes. >> chair fewer: thank you very much. can you please call item number five. [agenda item read] >> chair fewer: i think today we have our counsel inder khalsa to present this item.

>> good morning madam chair and members of the commission. it is my pleasure to bring to you today an extension to the >> chair fewer: i see no one in the queue. we can open this up for public comment. >> clerk: operations is checking to see if there are any callers in the queue. please press star three now to be added to the queue. for those on hold, please continue to wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted. is there anyone on the line? >> i have one caller.

>> it's eric brooks again. this time representing all four of the groups that i mentioned. just to give thumb us up to renewing the executive officer's contract. it's been very refreshing to work with bryan. today's meeting is a clear indication that bryan is getting stuff done and his ability to get the supervisors to realize the importance of this commission has been important as well. i would urge you to approve this. thank you. >> clerk: i believe that is the only caller in the queue. >> that is correct. that completes the queue. >> chair fewer: thank you. public comment on item number five is closed. i would like to make a motion to

approve resolution for bryan goebel executive of office services. second please. >> second. >> chair fewer: thank you commissioner cink. -- singh. [roll call vote]. you have four ayes. >> chair fewer: please call item number six. >> clerk: item number six is public comment. members of the public who wish to provide public comment should call 415-655-0001.

if you have not already done so, please dial star three now to line up to speak. a system prompt will indicate you have raised your hand. please wait until the system indicate you have been unmuted. is there anyone in the line to speak? >> yes, i have one caller. >> hello again one last time. commissioners, eric brooks representing all four of the groups that i mentioned before. i can't say this with enough urgency. if you look what's happening in washington d.c. right now, the trump administration's handling of the economic crises that has merged from this virus and other problems with the economy is dismal at best. even the leadership of the democratic party is not stepping

up to make sure that things are funded and the people are funded the way they need to be. housing is producted the way it needs to be. i would urge you to take the public bank off the back burner because we're now facing a situation where san francisco is likely to be under extreme crises, especially for housing even with the protections that we've got in place. it's vital that we make sure and get the public bank on the front burner and moving forward as quickly as possible so we can get people out of harm and get coops funded and things like that. so we can fund things like cleanpowersf that will be much easier to build than saving the planet if we get money from a public bank to build that virtual power plant. sydney, australia power plant that i was talking about before.

i don't think that we can leave public bank to decide at this point. thank you. >> chair fewer: thank you. >> clerk: that is the only caller. >> chair fewer: okay, public comment is now closed. madam clerk, is there any more business today. >> clerk: no further business today. >> chair fewer: thank you very much everyone. we are adjourned.

>> coping with covid-19. today's special guest. >> i am chris manners, you are watching coping with covid-19. my guest is the director of economic and work force development here to talk about the programs the city has in place during this crisis to help small businesses and vulnerable

and disconnected residents. welcome to the show. >> thank you for having me. it is a pleasure to be here, chris. >> start by talking about gift to sf. it provides many of the resources we are talking about. could you tell us a little bit about the focus of gift to us. then we will talk about specific programs. >> i very much appreciate the question. for anyone who is watching right now, so much of the work that has been accomplished to serve most vulnerable is because of very generous donations to the give to sf covid-19 response and recovery fund. over $28 million has been fund raised to support areas as important as housing stabilization for vulnerable communities, food security programs which has been a big issue not only in san francisco but up and down california and

of course across the nation. very much thinking about workers and family members who may not have been access to state and federal programs the same way that others who are impacted have and do. that was to make sure families and workers were supported with woulrelief. small business community to make sure they have access to loan was and grants. we are excited how diverse we have been able to do this. we have been able to roll these out to ensure that our communities are supported by our city together with all of us with city funds and philanthropic dollars to help realize them on behalf of the community's needs. >> that is great. now, many of our small businesses don't have large payrolls. they are unable to qualify for the federal ppp loans. does the city have active programs available for small

businesses to help with ongoing expenses such as rent while they are still closed? >> certainly. one of the programs we launched in partnership and because of the ability of the give to sf loan fund presented us with was for loans and grants to do that. we knew in the beginning that it was not easy for smaller businesses not connected or those who were to get an answer around relief provided through ppp. we have seen success of the program. we knew it was important at the time to also have the san francisco hardship mcwas emergency loan program be launched and designed to support businesses who needed resources the most. we have committed $15.5 million in ongoing covid-19 small business financial relief. we have awarded grants and loans

to over 400 small businesses thus far. we wanted to make sure that we were equitable about that approach always guidings work through racial equity lens. one of the most important pieces is ensuring every district would be represented and also more equitable work and places where we were doing that work would be supported through these efforts. in the first phase $1 million to 128 small businesses and 29 different neighborhoods with up to $10,000 in funds to support those who were experiencing loss. we set aside a minimum of $2 million for low and moderate income owners to ensure they were supported with relief efforts. neighborhood goes like lower filmore, bayview, castro and excelsior. long-term businesses have given

to the city and we want to give bamto them as well. then because we were looking for additional funding sources, we took dollars that we had with existing partners already with our partners to do small business work and help convert to support women entrepreneurs around san francisco and very specific neighborhoods for mini grants to serve immediate needs. every little dollar helped. >> one of the programs that just become available. right to recover. >> i am glad you are asking about right to recover. we know that it is extremely valuable right now as we look to incentivize community members disproportionately impacted by covid-19 by economic hardship, spaces to work in because they need to provide for families, having access to the economic

relief or wages that you count on to protect yourself, stabilize your families, support your families and children or parents or extended family. that is a huge disincentive if you believe you may not have access to quarantine to do what we want you to do. if you are sick to get tested. if you test positive to quarantine and stay home. so that you can get better and not infect anyone else. that comes at a cost. you are not going to work, not making wages. for so many low income workers that is not acceptable. this is to provide relief based on the individual to give minimum wage for that period of time. when they walked into the testing site they knew if i test positive is there a program to help me, we could say yes?

that was important to mayor breed, extremely important to supervisor ronen and they worked together to make $2 million available to support these individuals. together with the department of public health we have a holistic system to fill the gaps that may exist to encourage people to get tested to do the right thing. wear a mask, social distancing, not going places when they are sick and doing our part to make sure they were incentivized. >> not having sick pay with the virus would be really stressful. >> iit is important for undocumented. we know the lat inx is more than 50% of the positive cases and may not have access to sick leave or financial hardship to do the right thing and to

quarantine with financial reli relief. >> as we start another new releaf program. african-american small business revolving loan fund. how will that fund work? >> well, i am very, very proud. this fund. i do have to give a shout out to our invest in neighborhoods team who worked day and night with the african-american chamber of commerce and main street launch to support the zero percent interest loan up to 50 thousand dollars. we have been striving to be specific and target communities of color and african-american small business entrepreneur community. it is so much more difficult for this community to access resources and it was important to do something in this moment that is reflective of a movement

we know has been emotion for such a long time. for us to do something real, provide financial relief for the community in this ka this way ar them specifically. we are very proud to get this up and running. we look forward to applications being live so people from the african-american and black business communities to get relief. flexible terms. forgiveness up to $50,000 for those loans which can make a huge difference fought only for relief when you think about rent for a small business but also in terms of long-term recovery and being smart about the moment. there are businesses with the ability to be open, even a little bit. it is a stress on them. there are others that don't have the ability to do this at all. where is their relief? they wait for us to do our collective part to ensure we can re-open.

these dollars, very specifically for the black entrepreneur community are important for long-term viability success. that is good for them, the diversity of the city we hold dear and we need to be proud of. >> do we have active programs for disconnected or underserved communities? >> absolutely. as i was mentioning just simply about the right to recover program. when people go to the mission hub at 701 alabama within the mission district to serve the community, they are providing food security, access to resources. what they have done is extraordinary in terms of partnering with the city with relief efforts to help pay and maintain food distribution for families. thing are important like the latin x to do so many dishes with one item masa.

access to rise, cereals, milk, butter, fresh foods and vegetables. that is across the city in the entirety in those areas of need. to ensure those programs are made available for our most vulnerable communities. seniors or families who desperately need that help. >> finally, is there a website specifically designed to provide access and information about these resources? >> one of the easiest things to do, people have a general question and to want don't have access to the internet call 3-1-1. reach out. we have been working closely to ensure the members and staff have the information they need to get what you need. as you call in. most specifically for workers, employers, nonprofits to go to

our website oewd.org and click on covid-19 which is a large button on the site. you will find a full list of information specifically designed for you as employer, as worker and nonprofit so that you know where to go for resources. also, our phone number 554-6134 for the small acciden small bus. the incredible staff are administering those lines. if they don't answer they will get back to you so you can talk to a real person in multiple languages. also e-mail sfosbasfgov.org. again, visit the website oewd.org and you can find that. in terms of workforce

(415)701-4817. someone will get back to you if they don't pick up immediately to answer your questions if you are a worker. then to donate. give to sf.org. all of that information is to find to the website if you need resources or you need an understanding how we are phasing re-opening or updated information, please visit us. we will get back to you. we look forward to serving you and the community to get through this very, very challenging time. >> that is great information. thank you so much for coming on the show. i really appreciate the time you have given us today. >> it is a pleasure, chris. thank you for helping get information out to our communities. people are aware your government is hard at work on your behalf to get you what you need during a dynamic and challenging time. >> that is it for this episode.

we will be back with more information shortly. this is coping with covid-19. i am chris manners, thanks for watching on sfgovtv. good morningi know many of you have n tuning into the press conferences and reading releases for updates on covid in san francisco and status every opening. often those don't give us the chance to talk in depth about the complex issues we are facing. this is why talks like this today are so important. today i am joined by dr. grant colfax, director of department of public health to dive into one of the most complicated issues that we have focused on

including information about the data. today dr. colfax and i are going to talk about the data the department of public health is tracking and what it means for san francisco in our ongoing response to covid. we know there are a lot of numbers out there. like the key health indicators available online and it can be difficult to keep track what it all means. i know at the end of the day everyone wants to understand exactly what this means and when will we open? this is so fundamental to the decisions we make forral of you every day. we want to explain it to make it easier to understand. the data shows where we have been in san francisco. it gives us insight into where we are going. it gives us the ability to change course if we see a concerning spike like recently.

we had to pause the reopening activities and businesses as a result. with data we can model what the future might look like if we take action or don't take action. by makes decisions on data, science and fax, we will make decisions that slow the spread of the virus and save lives. we know that we are going to be living with covid for some time and the goal is to use this data to adapt to our new normal. let's get started, dr. colfax. thank you and welcome. can you fleacan you please prove where we are in san francisco as it relates to the numbers. >> thank you for your leadership during this time and really supporting all of us as we focus on the data, science and facts.

i have a presentation with a lot of data i would like to go through. if there are questions that you would like to share during the presentation, please let me know. i will just give us a snapshot where we are today, talk about what we can all do to bend the curve, reduce infections across san francisco and talk about what the future may hold if we do not wear face masks, practice social distancing and good hygiene. can we go to the slide presentation, please. first slide is number of cases in san francisco. all the way back, please.

okay. we have a preview. this is where we stand right now in san francisco. anybody can follow these data on a daily basis at our san francisco data tracker sf.gov and follow to see where we stand. today we have nearly 4600 cases of covid-19 diagnosed in san francisco. i think it is important to also realize that nearly 1,000 cases have been diagnosed just in the last two weeks. we continue to see a high level of diagnosis. two weeks is when people are infectious. 1,000 people in the last two weeks. 50 people have died of covid-19 related illnesses in the city. while any one death from

covid-19 is too many, a few pieces of promising data here is that our death rate has leveled off for a number of weeks. our clinicians are doing a better job using science how to manage the disease. this could change at any moment, especially if the healthcare systems are overwhelmed and people are not able to get the clinical medical attention they need. there is a lot of information on this slide. you can go to sf.gov to see this. the big graph with the green line is number of tests done in san francisco over june and into july. you can see those gray bars are the number of tests done every day. i will say that we have exceeded our goal in san francisco.

we set a goal of 1800 tests each day in san francisco. for the last week we have been averaging 2600 tests each day in san francisco. you can see from that jagged green line that is the positivity rate. that is of all of the people tested on that day what is the positivity rate? that has been gradually increasing over time. it is now 3% overall time. we have recently seen a large spike in the positivity rate, which is indicative of the virus spreading throughout the community. you can also see from the yellow bars in terms of cases in terms of race that we have a disproportionate number of people of color diagnosed with covid-19 compared with the population in san francisco overall. the latin x accounts for half of all the dyeagnosed cases.

we also see large numbers from black african-american community and asian community. this is why we are working with stakeholders across neighborhoods to ensure that community leaders and neighborhoods and community members and families are actively engaged in the response, know where to get tested and care and where to access the other services needed during this very challenging time. things like having access to food. food security, behavioral and mental health services and counseling, is very important going forward. >> mayor breed: do you want me to talk specifically? i want to clarify something so we have about less than a 6% african-american population but seeing about 5.4% of the cases african-american. we don't see disproportionately

the number of cases in th the bk community like throughout the country. we clearly see disproportionat disproportionately the latino community cases. the question i have is because that in comparison to any other race in san francisco is where the biggest challenge is. my question is what are we as the city doing? what is the department of public health doing to address this significant disparity? >> thank you, mayor. we have been working from day one with regard to preparing and anticipating health inequities in the covid-19 epidemic largely because we know that the virus spreads unconditions in which we have seen in san francisco that have affected health inequities for a long time. with regard to the disproportionate impact in latin

x community we have been working with your latino task force on covid-19 to ensure that education, community engagement, testing access is strong and also that we are ensuring that when people do test positive that they not only have access to the medical care but the behavioral health support, social services support, food access and not only they have that but their families have that. if people are not able to isolate and quarantine and not able to do that in their living situation we are also ensuring people have access at hotels as alternatives to their living conditions so they can isolate safely and not put others at risk for transmitting the disease, acquiring the disease. we are also ensuring with the contact tracing, which is such an important tool in this pandemic we have culturally

appropriate contact tracing being done. half of the contact tracing is done in spanish right now. we have culturally competent contact tasers. it is not just about ensuring that people feel comfortable talking to us about who they may have been in contact with and put at risk for disease. we want to support the individual. supporting the individual, linking to those services. we ensure people get access to care for covid-19 and medical care in general. under no circumstances will people be identified by immigration status. this process is very confidential. >> some challenging around the inequities that exist with the city respond. from day one we operated an equity team through emergency operations center but unfortunately what we are seeing

in san francisco is significant number of people diagnosed with covid-19 are mostly in the southeast, eastern part of the city. the testing capacity is in the center of the city, and we are seeing disparity in terms of testing capacity. why haven't we done more other than pop up locations on a regular basis in the various neighborhoods. why have we not done more for stationary locations so it is easier to access testing? >> from day one when we scaled up the testing centers we had southeast health center first. then we established a testing site outside the zuckerberg hospital as well as the mission neighborhood health center. we are also expanding testing sites in sunnydale, potrero hill

and we have just recently started testing at the hub and mission. it is a key priority of ours to continue to ensure people have access to testing, particularly if they are in the neighborhoods where we see the highest prevalence of covid-19. >> the one opened in the mission this weekend they expected 100 people and tested over 200. we have to take the testing where people are. i will turn it back to you to finish up your presentation. >> thank you, ma'am. mayor, you talked about equity and covid response. i will reinforce this slide emphasizes we had our equity front and center of our covid response from beginning and

continue to ensure we make investments as we move forward. i also wanted just to point out where san francisco is relative to other communities that are dealing with this pandemic. this is looking at san francisco compared to other cities and jurisdictions across the country. as you can see so far our case rate is relatively low to other places. our death rate is quite a bit lower at 5.8 per 100,000 people. compared to other jurisdictions we are significantly lower than other places. our testing rates while we continue to expand testing, our testing average is 2.92 tests per 1,000 and that compares to other places. we needsh to expand testing. thithis is a regional and natiol issue. there is a lot of demand for testing now and delays in test

results. i would emphasize here in san francisco our public health lab was one of the first to offer testing. we continue to expand that and work with private providers, kaiser and others to ensure low barrier testing is available to people. promising news. we are in a vulnerable situation. the mayor spoke about indicators right now. this is the slide looking at the hospitalizations in the city from march into july. you can see that our hospitalization rates are starting to increase. the dark bars are the number of patients in intensive care. light are the people in acute care, medical surgical beds that

are sick enough to be in the hospital. those numbers are significantly increasing. this is very concerning. we got up to a high of 94 in april in terms of hospitalization rate. that was the first surge. thanks to everybody in san francisco we flattened the curve and crushed it. now it is going up. we in another surge. we are in another surge and we expect to see these hospitalization numbers to continue to go up. the yellow bars in this graph also show the number of people in the hospital who have been transferred from other jurisdictions because other jurisdictions are in serious trouble as well. many of these include patients transferred from the outbreak in san quentin. we are in a surge even taking into account those transfers.

you talked about indicators. this is one of the key indicators in the city. people can go to sf.gov to see the indicators. this is the change in covid hospitalizations by week. this is number of people in the hospital with covid 19. that rate of change. as you can see for a long period of time we were doing really well in the city. we were in the green zone. that is the green dots here. that increase was less than 10%. then we saw a big jump consistent with the surge in the graph i just showed you. we continue to be in the red zone with a double rate of 20% compared to our target rate of 10%. this is reflective of the surge. this is why we made the very difficult decision to put

re-openings on pause. similarly, we are seeing a big increase in the positivity rates of people who are testing. this is the number of cases diagnosed per 100,000 population over seven days. you can see we were in the yellow zone for a long time, and our goal was to get to 1.8 per 100,000. we are now above 6 per 100,000. you can see that on the right. this slide is updated to july 11. we are at 7.8 per 100,000. this indicates that the virus is spreading throughout the city. particularly in the areas that you mentioned southeast part of the city. this is a complicated slide. i will take a minute to describe it.

this is looking at the reproductive number of the virus. what is the reproductive number of the virus? that is how fast the virus is is transmitting through the population. reproductive rate of two means for every person infected with the virus, two people get infected with the virus. that is a very high transmission rate. reproductive rate of .5 so half means for every two people infected with the virus, only one new person gets infected. that is really good. for every two people infected only one new person is infected. that means is virus is going down in the population. reproductive rate of one in the dotted line across this graph means for everyone person

infected with the virus, one more person is getting infected. what we really want in a situation we are this is get that reproductive number below one, which means for every person infected with the virus less than one other person is getting infected. that is key. what does this graph actually show? these are scenarios modeled at u c berkeley. we asked given the dates take we gave you to analyze what are the best estimates for the reproductive rate. that is shown o on blue across time. we were doing well in san francisco. the rate was below one as low as

.85. if that had stayed the virus would have burned out in the city. unfortunately, you can see here that starting in early june we started to cross that one. right now we estimate that reproductive rate of virus is as high as on average 1.25. it could be even higher. that is what the blue fuzzy leans. they are estimates of the model. most likely it is 1 point 25. it could be higher or lower. right now our best estimate is 1.25. that doesn't sound like that much different, right? that is half a decimal point from where we were. why is that a big deal? this is what keeps me up at night. this is what happens if the

reproductive rate stays at 11-point owes -- 1.25 with the current surge. that dark line most likely scenario if everything is the same at 1.25 we would hit 830 hospitalizations in the city. think about that for a minute. in april we peaked at 94. thanks to all of the work people did in san francisco we sheltered in place, drove that number down. it is now plausible that we hit hospitalizations at 830 if we do not do more to stop the spread. those lighter blue peaks are plausible scenarios as well. we could get up to 6,000 hospitalizations. it reflects the challenges that new york had. we hope this doesn't happen. it is so key here.

we have a window to do better.b. next slide. and again, another very concerning situation. this related to the reproductive rate of 1.25, so this means that we will have more people die, and if you follow that blue line, this means we would average, excuse me, 890 deaths from covid-19 in 2020. we're at 50 right now, and by the end of the year, we could be at 890 with a reproductive rate of 1.25, and again, unfortunately, those white shaded blue lines show we could get much higher scenarios, approaching 2,000, and even 3,000. so this is -- this is serious. this is a -- we are in a very

concerning time right now with this reproductive rate of 1.25, and we need to drive down below 1 as soon as possible. next slide. but there is hope, and this is looking as of july 4, because we were looking at the july 4 weekend and asking everyone to do their part. if we could reduce that rate by half, we could dramatically reduce our hospitalizations and our death. we could go from the hundreds that we talked about to as few as 50 and 70. and even the scenarios that i showed you with those light blue shaded areas, we could see more deaths through 2020.

so if we do our part, we could save lives and keep people out of the hospital. again, even in the next two weeks, if we could all do our part, we could really make a difference. you see in the next two weeks, we wait for the reproductive number to reduce by 50%, we still have peak hospitalization at 340 and an estimated 220 deaths in 2020, so time really makes a difference. next slide. so key introduction to reducing r.p.e. this the reproductive rate. this has real socioeconomic and

other consequences, as well. discouraging gatherings, especially inside, and i just want to emphasize right now that, really, please do not gather with people outside of your immediate household, and especially do not gather indoors, it is very dangerous to do that. please, it is literally saving lives. and then, continuing to offer testing, expanding our testing, and contact tracing. such key tools to our efforts going forward. next slide. so i alluded to this, but really, riskiness of the

activity, we know that outdoors is safer than indoors. it's at this point that, based on the latest data, it's 10 to 20 times safer than being indoors. it's risking out to be involved in gatherings with people outside of your immediate household. half of the people who transmit covid-19 are asymptomatic. and you can get covid-19 right

after you test. so don't think that just because you test negative, you can get it from people that you hangout with or you can transmit it back to older people in your household. we continue to emphasize wearing face coverings, 6 feet of social distancing, and washing your hands. the frequency, the more people go out, the more they are putting themselves and their loved ones at risk. the duration, the longer people spend time together, the more risk it is for transmission, and then, the distance. this is why we are focused on the social distancing and the importance of that going forward. next slide.

and then, i did want to talk a little bit about hope going forward, and talk about vaccines are being looked at and developed, and unfortunately, there's not likely to be any vaccines soon. key experts estimate it could be 12 to 18 months before a vaccine is widely available. that's very different from saying a vaccine is going to be available in six months to a year. but i'm hopeful, according to mayor breed, that we will be testing extensively across the city and also at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital, and we will be focusing on engaging communities most at risk for covid-19 to support them in

participating in vaccine trials as soon as august. thank you, mayor, and that's my completed presentation. >> the hon. london breed: well, thank you, dr. colfax. i know we're at the end of our time here, but i do want to take this opportunity to just speak to the people in san francisco who are struggling. there are some people who are struggling, who have no paychecks coming in, and it's really hard. and what happens, in addition to the loss of your financial ability to take care of yourself and even your family, mental health becomes a whole other issue. and it seems as without our churches, our religious services, our ability to congregate and come together

with one another, our spirituality as well as our coming together in the world, and our ability to socialize as we do on a regular basis, it's almost as if we're trading one public health crisis for another. we know, for example, domestic violence has gone up, suicides have gone up, people are more stressed in trying to figure out what to do with their lives. we see some of the violent crimes going up in the city. how do we justify that? the fact is you and i know we're going to be living with covid for the 12 to 18 months or even longer, and so this is hitting in various ways as we try and keep people safe and try to prevent the surge in the

hospitals and even deaths. but there's only so much we can emotionally handle as human beings, so ktell us how we're supposed to deal with all of that? >> thank you, mayor. i appreciate this, and again, this is such a challenging time, i would say the risks -- the downsides to the shelter in place and the slow reopening are very real and very concerning from a health standpoint and an economic standpoint. i think the counter point is no one has said, we're going to go ahead and open quickly. as you see across the country, the mental health consequences of opening and having a surge, many people are struggling in san francisco, but if we have a surge like we saw in new york or unfortunately like we saw in

houston and parts of florida, we would have all of those concerns that you're talking about on top of the overwhelming the hospital systems due to covid-19 plus the covid-19 pandemic and everything that we're dealing with and managing today. unfortunately, there's downsides to where we are today, but they're even worse. and we just want people to understand that these times are hard, but we have a pandemic in our city, and it could be much worse. mayor, i have some numbers, and i'd like to give them. may i give them? >> the hon. london breed: yes. >> so our warm number is

855-845-7415. and then, we also have mobile crisis, so for acute situations. our number is 415-970-4000, and the last thing is if you see businesses that are violating the health orders around social distancing and good hygiene, please let us know. please call 311. we will send inspectors out, and if people are violating those orders, we will take steps to aggressively make sure that they do. >> the hon. london breed: and also, i want to push back a little bit. outdoor activities are permissible in certain circumstances with guidelines, and i do think with regards to religious services, if people have the ability to have outdoor services or if there

are ways that we can get creative with allowing other things to happen because i know your religion plays a role in things like this. i think it's going to be important as we see changes in the number, we want to provide people with opportunities to deal with the challenges of what we're facing over the next 12 to 18 months at least. just think about what's going to happen with our kids and the schools and a number of other things. the fact that we have all of these playgrounds, and kids can't even play in playgrounds. it is heartbreaking for me that we can't even provide these opportunities, so i do want to think of these creative ways that we can support people. if you're one of these people that need help, mental help,

testing, please call 311. we have a lot of city resources. we've developed a lot of public-private partnerships to provide support you want. we know it's not going to be everything that you want, but we do our best to support folks that are struggling in san francisco. and the sad reality is it's not just san francisco, but it's all over the country where we see this impacting our country, we see it impacting our economy, and the goal is to keep everybody safe, so this is our new normal. so thank you, dr. colfax, and hopefully, we'll be able to have more conversations in the future. if you have any questions, please reach out to us at 311. thank you, everyone. >> thank you, mayor.

>> you are watching coping with covid 19. today's special guest is phil ginsburg. >> hi. you are watching coping with covid-19. welcome to the second portion of interview with phil ginsburg, general manager of san francisco recreation and parks and california state park commissioner. in the final portion we will talk about golden gate park's 150th anniversary celebrations and how parks have been really important during in pandemic. welcome back. >> thank you. it is a pleasure to be here. >> talk about golden gate park there is a newell come center as part of the 150th celebrations. can you talk about the new

center and how th the pandemic changed the plans. >> let me start with 150th and dive into the welcome center and i will talk about the bison. april 4th was to the day golden gate park's 150th birthday, april 4, 1870, the state legislature created the park. it took decades for it to look what it looks like now. the park will nerv never be fin. i am biased but perhaps the greatest park in america for the last century and a half. it is the centennial of the park and around the san francisco modern history for the last 150 years the keeper of san francisco collective stories.

it is here and i it is not the only pandemic. it was around for 1918, the aids crisis and throughout the history. it is supporting us. we had big plans. on april 4th we intended to welcome 150,000 people to the park for 150 different programmed activities in every corner of the park including the big observation wheel that is 150 feet tall. then covid hit and we had to change plans. i remember when we had to grapple with the decision just before the shelter-in-place. we had to cancel the celebration on april 4th that we have been planning for a couple years.

what we have done. it was a no-brainer, in hindsight. what we have done is take the celebration online. golden gate park 150.com, we have all kinds of information about the park. concerts that happened in the park online, we have materials for kids. we have virtual tours of the park. a little surprise depending when this quits. we will have a bison cam to allow you to see the bison live as they roam in the paddock. there are all kinds of wonderful materials. two books have been written about the park. a children's book and a book about the history. it is a great website. we are doing what we can. the park has played a important role in the pandemic. we opened the welcome center

where the tennis center will open later this summer. it is amazing. there are gifts and there is information. there will be tours from the welcome center. you can buy this app from the golden gate park welcome center. it is a way to create some socially distance community and honoring the sessqua centennial. one thing was the bison house. we were down to five and we can handle 10. before april 4th, a couple weeks before we had five baby bison from a ranch in northern california. one of them you can see on the cam has a tag in her ear with the number 150. in fact, she had had in both ears while the other four only have one tag.

she has tags in both ears and the number 150. her name is sesqui. she is the official bison of golden gate park 150th birthday. >> let's talk about how important outside spaces have been. has the pandemic changed how we think about the parks? what are the plans moving forward? >> it is a great moment for parks and open space nationally and in san francisco. it is really clear during this health emergency that parks are not just knives to have. they are must haves. they are part of the most critical infrastructure. so important as places of refuge in difficult times. parks have the one place we have been allowed to be in during the strictest portions of our shelter-in-place order. they are critical to the physical and mental well-being.

neighborhood parks are where people can, you know, escape to find time in nature. they are places where people can exercise and strengthen immune system by boosting mental and physical health. parks are resilient, as i mentioned earlier. this is not only a parks only disaster. moving from covid into some of the period of civil unrest that we are experiencing, our parks have been there for people to express themselves and to express sadness and anger and frustration and challenge the status quo. parks are individual and collective memories. as we move forward and, hopefully, we continue along a healthy trajectory, we are going to continue to open up more park

features and we are going to continue natural areas to be here for all in san francisco. in fact, the one bit of good news that we have had during this crazy time. it looks like in november san francisco will be able to vote for the 2020 health and recovery bond which if passed would devote additional $240 million to parks projects all over the city to serve our most vulnerable communities. i think we all realize just how important parks are and, you know, that is for people like me that is it. >> i want to thank you and your team for taking care of our parks. they are such a valuable

resource. thank you for coming on the show, mr. ginsburg. i appreciate the time you have given us. >> chris, thank you. big shout out to the rec and park staff who are heroes. they have provided emergency child care, kept our parks open, restrooms open, facilitated use of parks for food distribution and testing, they have kept people safe. the staff have been heroes and they deserve our collective respect and admiration. >> i totally agree. that is it for this episode. we wil will be back shortly. you are watching coping with covid-19. thanks for watching.

>> you are watching coping with covid-19. today's special guest. >> hi. you are watching coping with covid-19. in this first portion of the two-part inter vii am talking to the general manager of the san francisco recreation and parks department and state park commissioner talking about social

we were surprised how popular they became. it was totive. we expanded to include lafayette park an and and alamo square. >> that is great. that is fantastic. now, as restrictions are lifted i understand summer camps are now allowed. how is the structure changed to make sure everybody remains safe from the virus? >> we are thrilled to be able to provide camps at all given the virus. we worked really hard to be able to provide a fun and safe environment. camps look different but they still offer kids the same opportunities for friendships, creative, learn new skills and in order to prevent the spread

of covid-19 we are following the health orders, temperature screening and enhance screening. pods of no more than 12 kids. kids and staff stay together in the same cohort for leach of the three week camp sessions. this is different than the past where kids and counselors can jump from week to week. we are doing things differently. honestly, for kids to get out of the house, to see each other, to see their friends and run around, play some sports, which they are allowed to do in their own pods. it couldn't be more important. we are grateful for the health department. no bigger champion than our

mayor. >> tennis and golf are allowed. what about soccer and basketball? >> i am laughing. there is tennis and government and soccer and basketball and baseball and volleyball and fly-fishing and bike riding. you know, san francisco we are blessed to have an amazing parks system to do about anything. we had to respond. they have now re-opened with modifications to slow the spread or protect against the spread of the virus. in both cases people need to get social distancing. they should have masks on them if they are in a crowd on the court or at the golf course. they are to refrain from sharing equipment. people playing tennis should

play with their own balls. no spectators unless it is a parent or guardian of a minor that is playing. tennis really right now all that is permitted is singles. you can play doubles if you are from the same household. golf the modification includes reservations online, six feet apart. bringing your own golf bag and some modifications to the pin and cup to make it easier to retrieve your own ball. basketball and soccer are not open to the public. for kids in camp this summer they can play outside within their own pods. for recreational sports, these are high touch activities with a

lot of physical contact. we talked to our public health colleagues almost every day. we are certainly advocating to the extent it can be done safely to allow people to fully enjoy our park system and participate in all sports and activities they are accustomed to doing. we have a way to go and we need to be patient. there is so much to do in the park system. we are hopeful that people will be able to get back to team sports. >> i hope so, too. how have you been keeping residents informed how the restrictions have been updated and changed? >> i never. >> when i took this job we were going to be in the sign production business. we probably printed and distributed over 2000 signs throughout our park system. they keep changing as the health

guidance changes. we use social media, electronic newsletters, stories in the press, outreach workers to make people aware of various health orders and how they affect park usage. rangers and volunteers are made up of police and fire and neighborhood emergency response volunteers. they have done a wonderful job of trying to encourage and remind people that we are in the middle of an outbreak and we need to be safe. san francisco, i think, overall has done a great job in managing the crisis. unlike many cities, the parks are mostly open. we had to close a few park features like small playgrounds and basketball courts. glen canyon is open.

many cities they throw up hands and close down parks. it is our responsibility to use parkings safely and wisely. it is our job to make sure people have information they need. >> thank you, mr. ginsburg. that is it for our first interview. the second portion we will talk about the 150th anniversary and how parks are essential. you have been watching coping with covid-19. thanks for watching. [♪]

>> 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. [♪]>> i'm district two supervise leadership of the department of public health flattened the

curve in san francisco. the steps we have taken together have saved lives. one of the reasons the city acted so quickly so early was to not overburden our health care systems. as the state of california and bay area counties have begun to gradually reopen, we are seeing some troubling signs. we have a seven day average of ninety eight new cases per day. our demand for acute care for covid positive patients has goan

each week. today dr. and i are announcing the establishment of our first low acuity medical site. located a 163. it will open with twenty patients. it's not expected to treat covid positive patients. when i starred this i facility i was truly impressed at the first rate medical facility.

the city's ability to confront covid 19 depends on our ability to care for those with all manner of conditions. sprained angels to heart attacks. other ailments are not stopping just because of the pandemic. opening this facility will shore up our ability for the hospitals to treat covid 19. it is not a drop in acute care

site testing location or shelter. please do not visit this location if you are seeking any of those services sm as the district two supervisor i would be remiss to not note the response to local emergencies. we're an incredible resource and i'm grateful for the partnership with press i hapartnershipwith.a

>> good mark morning. i'm director of health. thank you for your support during this unprecedented time. today like if everyday, i check the number of patient patients h covid 19. unfortunately that number is higher than ever before and continues to climb. that number dropped to just 26 patients six weeks ago. today, it's one hundred and seven. of those one quarter are very sick and in intensive care.

across the city we have more than six thousand cases of covid 19. and look, it took us thirty eight days to go from two thousand to three thousand cases. of half as long to go from three thousand to four thousand. in just ten days we went from five thousand to six thousand cases of covid 19. let me be clear, we are in a major surge of covid 19. the virus is moving fast and more people are getting seriously ill. if things continue, we estimate we'll have more than 750 san franciscans in the hospital by

october. plausible worst case scenarios put us at twenty four hundred hospitalizations and eighteen hundred deaths. these scenarios unfortunately become more likely as each day goes by with the current trend. today, fortunately all patients are getting world class treatment from the most caring professionals sm we wisals. we still have capacity to care for patients. it is good news that our health care system has not yet been

overwhelmed as we saw in new york. many are contributing to that by staying home, avoiding gathering, covering your faces when go ting out, washing your hands sm you are preventing more illness and spread and keep our health care system functioning. our city must prepare for this surge. how many people-that puts us in the red zone of one of our key health indicators. we've been there for over a

month. it's extremely sobering that we reached this point. it's extremely concerning. our reopening remains on pause. the main reason we joined the watch list was because of our rapidly growing rates. our goal is to keep the increase to less than 10%. since january the health department has been planning and preparing for covid 19. we built up the capacity of our health care system. we added testing sites a sites.

today supervisor stephanie announced, we're creating a care site that we hope we will not need. it's located in the presidio but will serve all san franciscans. it will serve patients who no longer need acute care but are not ready to go home. they would have medical medical supervision and care from staff.

i hope this day won't come. we hope our hospitals will never need to open the relief that this site represents. that depends on you. all of us. please. please wear a mask. it's really not that hard. i want to see san francisco open schools instead of medical sites. we want to see houses of worship open their doors. sit in their favorite barbers chair. hug our grand children again. we can make that happen. we still have time to turn this around. if we want those things we can't

take chances and hope this virus is not as infectious as the data and facts tell us it is. everyone needs to behave as though each of us has covid 19. think about that. we know half as many doap don'te symptoms at some period. be careful. every time you wear a mask, socially distance. wash your hands. avoid gatherings. you're moving closer to the day

we can live more like we did before march. everyday you take a risk you move us farther away from that day. we can prove testimon works aga. covering our faces may be the most important. on friday san francisco updated the orders. everyone over the age of ten should wear a face covering. if you're alone in a space that people might use later, cover your face. if you're handling food for

other face, cover your face. basically, cover your face. if you're passing someone on the sidewalk, your face must be covered. other things we must do. washing our hand hands, stayingx feet apart. if you are meeting. meet out side if you can. of course, please you must stay home if you can. short of the vaccine or cure of covid 19 these are the most effective interventions that we have available to us. they work if we take them up and practice these behaviors everyday. you can do this. it's up to us to flatten the

curve again. thank you. >> thank you doctor and thank you supervisor stephanie for your time. we'll begin the q and a portion of this meeting. we have a variety of questions for dr. co lfax. the first question is from the associated press. we haven't seen the devastation in the homeless communities. why do you think that is? >> i think it's a number of factors that so far have helped us avoid worse case scenarios with people experiencing

homelessness, we took action early on with our partners and support of housing and with our community seven is agency part mere ins. ensuring that best practices were rapidly a applied. people had the materials necessary to reduce the spread. other key interventions that we did is make available hundreds of hotel rooms so people experiencing c homelessness were able to shelter in place. over thirty five hundred people have been placed in those hotel rooms. we've done a lot of out reach work on the street. providing hygiene.

we had an intense clinical team that provided health care for people before the pandemic. this team has been working around the clocke clock to ensue people get the best care. it's a variety of actions that we've taken to avoid some of the outcomes we've seen in other jurisdictions. >> thank you, doctor. the next set of questions are from ab c seven. face shields should be worn in addition to face masks. do you for se for see this beina

requirement. >> the most important thing is that we ensure in public that everyone is wearing a face covering if they are over ten years of age. we've been very clear that protecting our health care workers is key. >> how close is san francisco to getting off the watch list? >> we continue to see increases above the 50% hospitalization rates. i can't speculate on how soon. we are in a major surge here and anticipating on average seven hundred fifty in the hospital by

october. if we're on and off the watch list what is key is we work to flatten the curve and recommit ourselves. we did it before and we can do it again. it's going to take the whole community to make this work. >> are social gatherings the major reason for the surge. >> it's a major ko contributor. people should not be using testing to determine whether they should gather.

if someone is infected, the virus is extremely contagious. they are contributing to this increase. if you go to a gathering and somebody has the virus and is going to transmit it. we have to understand that with more virus in the community you saw how quickly we went from four thousand to five thousand tcases. please, please don't gather. >> we have a handful of questions about san francisco issuing fines on people who

don't wear masks in public. >> we've been emphasizing the needs of these masks and the social distancing as we continue to emif i if emphasize. we're schorrin exploring how wey increase enforcement particularly in situations where requirements that are very clear are not being followed. this would be enforced following

up with businesses an other situations where people gather. we're working with communities for voluntary compliance. we're looking at increasing enforcement. in regards to the press ci the . who is paying for it and who will staff it? >> the city is funding the site. it will be staff by health departments and u c sf

providers. we'll take care of 93 patients. m>> what has it historically ben used for and is it prepared to accept patients. >> it will depend on the capacity of our hospitalization across the city. if there's a need to move people out of the hospital quickly and make room for covid 19 patients. i can't speculate on the past use of the site.

>> thank you for your time today that conclawed concludes the prs conference. for additional questions please e-mail. >> what we're trying to approach is bringing more diversity to our food. it's not just the old european style food. we are seeing a lot of influences, and all of this is because of our students. all we ask is make it flavorful. [♪]

>> we are the first two-year culinary hospitality school in the united states. the first year was 1936, and it was started by two graduates from cornell. i'm a graduate of this program, and very proud of that. so students can expect to learn under the three degrees. culinary arts management degree, food service management degree, and hotel management degree. we're not a cooking school. even though we're not teaching you how to cook, we're teaching you how to manage, how to supervise employees, how to manage a hotel, and plus you're getting an associate of science degree. >> my name is vince, and i'm a

faculty member of the hospitality arts and culinary school here in san francisco. this is my 11th year. the policemrogram is very, ver in what this industry demands. cooking, health, safety, and sanitation issues are included in it. it's quite a complete program to prepare them for what's happening out in the real world. >> the first time i heard about this program, i was working in a restaurant, and the sous chef had graduated from this program. he was very young to be a sous chef, and i want to be like him, basically, in the future. this program, it's awesome. >> it's another world when you're here.

it's another world. you get to be who you are, a person get to be who they are. you get to explore different things, and then, you get to explore and they encourage you to bring your background to the kitchen, too. >> i've been in the program for about a year. two-year program, and i'm about halfway through. before, i was studying behavioral genetics and dance. i had few injuries, and i couldn't pursue the things that i needed to to dance, so i pursued my other passion, cooking. when i stopped dance, i was deprived of my creative outlet, and cooking has been that for me, specifically pastry. >> the good thing is we have students everywhere from places like the ritz to -- >> we have kids from every

area. >> facebook and google. >> kids from everywhere. >> they are all over the bay area, and they're thriving. >> my name is jeff, and i'm a coowner of nopa restaurant, nopalito restaurant in san francisco. i attended city college of san francisco, the culinary arts program, where it was called hotel and restaurant back then in the early 90's. nopalito on broderick street, it's based on no specific region in mexico. all our masa is hand made. we cook our own corn in house. everything is pretty much hand made on a daily basis, so day and night, we're making hand made tortillas, carnitas,

salsas. a lot of love put into this. [♪] >> used to be very easy to define casual dining, fine dining, quick service. now, it's shades of gray, and we're trying to define that experience through that spectrum of service. fine dining calls into white table cloths. the cafeteria is large production kitchen, understanding vast production kitchens, the googles and the facebooks of the world that have those kitypes of kitchens. and the ideas that change every year, again, it's the notion and the venue. >> one of the things i love about vince is one of our outlets is a concept restaurant, and he changes the concept every year to show students how to do a startup

restaurant. it's been a pizzeria, a taco bar. it's been a mediterranean bar, it's been a noodle bar. people choose ccsf over other hospitality programs because the industry recognizes that we instill the work ethic. we, again, serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner. other culinary hospitality programs may open two days a week for breakfast service. we're open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner five days a week. >> the menu's always interesting. they change it every semester, maybe more. there's always a good variety of foods. the preparation is always beautiful. the students are really sincere, and they work so hard

here, and they're so proud of their work. >> i've had people coming in to town, and i, like, bring them here for a special treat, so it's more, like, not so much every day, but as often as i can for a special treat. >> when i have my interns in their final semester of the program go out in the industry, 80 to 90% of the students get hired in the industry, well above the industry average in the culinary program. >> we do have internals continually coming into our restaurants from city college of san francisco, and most of the time that people doing internships with us realize this is what they want to do for a living. we hired many interns into

employees from our restaurants. my partner is also a graduate of city college. >> so my goal is actually to travel and try to do some pastry in maybe italy or france, along those lines. i actually have developed a few connections through this program in italy, which i am excited to support. >> i'm thinking about going to go work on a cruise ship for about two, three year so i can save some money and then hopefully venture out on my own. >> yeah, i want to go back to china. i want to bring something that i learned here, the french cooking, the western system, back to china. >> so we want them to have a full toolkit. we're trying to make them ready for the world out there.

>> hi. 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

>> welcome to "culturewire." today we are at recology. they are celebrate 20 years of one of the most incredibly unique artist residency programs. we are here to learn more from one of the resident artists. welcome to the show, deborah. tell us how this program began 20 years ago. >> the program began 20 years

ago. our founder was an environmentalist and an activist and an artist in the 1970's. she started these street sweeping campaigns in the city. she started with kids. they had an exhibition at city hall. city officials heard about her efforts and they invited her to this facility. we thought it would coincide with our efforts to get folks to recycle, it is a great educational tool. since then, we have had 95 professional artists come through. >> how has the program changed over the years? how has the program -- what can the public has an artist engage with? >> for the most part, we worked with metal and wood, what you would expect from a program like ours. over the years, we tried to include artists and all types of mediums.

conceptual artists, at installation, photographers, videographers. >> that has really expanded the program out. it is becoming so dynamic right now with your vision of interesting artists in gauging here. why would an artist when to come here? >> mainly, access to the materials. we also give them a lot of support. when they start, it is an empty studio. they go out to the public area and -- we call it the big store. they go out shopping, take the materials that, and get to work. it is kind of like a reprieve, so they can really focus on their body of work. >> when you are talking about recology, do you have the only sculpture garden at the top? >> it is based on work that was done many years ago in new york. it is the only kind of

structured, artist program. weit is beautiful. a lot of the plants you see were pulled out of the garbage, and we use our compost to transplant them. the pathway is lined with rubble from the earthquake from the freeways we tour about 5000 people a year to our facility, adults and children. we talk about recycling and conservation. they can meet the artists. >> fantastic. let's go meet some of your current artists. here we are with lauren. can you tell us how long have been here so far and what you're working on? >> we started our residency on june 1, so we came into the studio then and spent most of the first couple weeks just digging around in the trash. i am continuing my body of work,

kind of making these hand- embroidered objects from our day-to-day life. >> can you describe some of the things you have been making here? this is amazing. >> i think i started a lot of my work about the qualities of light is in the weight. i have been thinking a lot about things floating through the air. it is also very windy down here. there is a piece of sheet music up there that i have embroidered third. there is a pamphlet about hearing dea -- nearing death. this is a dead rabbit. this is what i am working on now. this is a greeting card that i found, making it embroidered. it is for a very special friend. >> while we were looking at this, i glanced down and this is amazing, and it is on top of a book, it is ridiculous and

amazing. >> i am interested in the serendipity of these still life compositions. when he got to the garbage and to see the arrangement of objects that is completely spontaneous. it is probably one of the least thought of compositions. people are getting rid of this stuff. it holds no real value to them, because they're disposing of it. >> we're here in another recology studio with abel. what attracted you to apply for this special program? >> who would not want to come to the dump? but is the first question. for me, being in a situation that you're not comfortable in has always been the best. >> what materials were you immediately attracted to when you started and so what was available here? >> there are a lot of books. that is one of the thing that hits me the most. books are good for understanding, language, and art

in general. also being a graphic designer, going straight to the magazines and seeing all this printed material being discarded has also been part of my work. of course, always wood or any kind of plastic form or anything like that. >> job mr. some of the pieces you have made while you have been here. -- taught me through some of the pieces you have made while you have been here. >> the first thing that attracted me to this was the printed surface. it was actually a poster. it was a silk screen watercolor, about 8 feet long. in terms of the flatwork, i work with a lot of cloddish. so being able to cut into it come at into it, removed parts, it is part of the process of negotiating the final form. >> how do you jump from the two dimensional work that you create to the three-dimensional? maybe going back from the 3f to

2d. >> everything is in the process of becoming. things are never said or settled. the sculptures are being made while i am doing the collages, and vice versa. it becomes a part of something else. there's always this figuring out of where things belong or where they could parapets something else. at the end goal is to possibly see one of these collage plans be built out and create a structure that reflects back into the flat work. >> thank you so much for allowing "culturewire" to visit this amazing facility and to learn more about the artists in residence program. is there anything you like our viewers to know? >> we have art exhibitions every four months, and a win by the public to come out. everybody is welcome to come out. we have food. sometimes we have gains and bands. it is great time. from june to september, we

accept applications from bay area artists. we encouraged artists from all mediums to apply. we want as many artists from the bay area out here so they can have the same experience. >> how many artists to do your host here? >> 6 artist a year, and we receive about 108 applications. very competitive. >> but everyone should be encouraged to apply. thank you again for hosting us. >> thank you for including us in "culturewire." ♪

>> president stephenson: good evening everyone. i call this meeting to order. >> good evening this is the meeting of the san francisco commission on the environment. the time is 5:04 p.m. a note that the ringing cell phones and pages is still prohibited. please turn your devices