dramas. those romantic dramas. love them. >> oh, my goodness. yeah. i just -- and i love out loud a lot of times when i'm watching "fraser." all my by myself normally. [laughter] that would probably surprise a lot of people. >> so kind of getting back to a bunch of encouraging, this idea about encouraging women to participate. you know, i want to know what do you think about -- what would you say to someone on the fence about participating? and if someone is thinking about running for office or wanting to do something where they get on a commission or something like that, how -- what do you think people need to do to prepare for that experience. what would you say to those women? >> well, what i would say is when you feel something, when you want to do something, then you should go for it. part of what you want to make sure is you do your homework to prepare. that you know exactly what whatr roles and responsibilities are

and the position that you're going for, whether it's a request to me to be a member of a board or a commission, that i have the ability to make appointments for. or if you decide to run for public office. you know, when i decided to run for supervisor, i wanted to be a good supervisor for the people of the district i represent, where i grew up in. and so that entailed making sure i knew how to do policy and legislation and i understand how the process worked and the city worked. and the good news i'd been on commissions and other places. so i understood it. but i actually went back to school late in life, before i ran, to get my master's in public administration. and i ended up graduating from u.s.f. with honors, because i was committed to making sure that i was the best policymaker for the people that i represented.

and i'm not suggesting that you do that. it's just that whatever role you want to play, you set your sights on that role and you make sure that you're prepared to take it on and all that it entails. and unfortunately in the world of politics, and in the world of public service, it also comes with its fair share of criticism. and i think it's going to -- it's really important that you have thick skin. and it's important that you have -- i'll tell you i made some mistakes along the way. because, you know, i want to be honest. i'm a girl from the projects. don't come for me unless you want me to come for you. so i have made some mistakes early on where i have cursed some people out and did some things. and what i had to realize is if i want to represent people, it can't be about me any more. so i can't do what i typically would do if it's just me, when i'm entering the world of politics. so i had to grow a lot in the position. part of it is just really making

sure that you make yourself into the best person you can be. you just the best job you can be and you remember you're there representing other people. don't let yourself get in the way of that. >> i agree. and i think, you know, i second that point that you make about sort of making sure that you're prepared and know what is required of you. and i think it's also about being prepared to make hard choices. >> yes. >> because it's easy to kind of just fall with the rhetoric, where the wind is blowing. it's really hart not to go -- hard not to go in that direction. people ask us to be leaders to say based on what you know and where you want to do for community, is this the right choice or is it not. sometimes may not be convenient, right. it may just be the thing that is not the most popular thing that people want you to do. but you think it's the right call. i think it's important. i think two other things that you mentioned earlier, i think

is really important. optimism. if you're not somewhat optimistic about being able to make change, politics and public office isn't for you. because you've got to be tenacious, you have to believe that you can do something. it's easy to get discouraged if you don't. a story of tenacity. i don't know if you remember, london, you and i were on a trip to israel, right before the mayor made an appointment to the district 5 seat. do you remember this? >> yes, yes. >> and i remember -- so, you know, ultimately the mayor ended up appointing someone else, right. and london still ran, right. she's like well, i'm still going to run. i still want to do this. she ended up winning, right. i remember on that trip -- i remember seeing you. you were like what's going to happen. she was thinking about it the whole time. even though we were looking at different things, learn being, you know, the diaspora.

she was tenacious and wanted to do the job. because it came across, right. those a few other things. you have to be optimistic that you can make change and be reallying to work hard. the changes that are really worthwhile, are hard to get to. >> yeah. it just want to add. i know we have to wrap it up, i see your communications person. i just want to add that you also -- i think it is important that you are really prepared to make the hard decisions. and at the end of the day, when you make that, is the right decision, not for your political career, is it the right decision for the people you represented. never lose sight of that. >> yeah. >> there were a lot of things that i supported that no other candidates supported when i ran for mayor. and people were trying to tell me to change my position. i said but that's not fair to the public. they need to know who i am as a person and the kinds of decisions that i'm going to

make. and that's what's so critical. don't change who you are to fit into it. that's where sometimes people go wrong because of what they see in the political climate. >> yeah. totally agree. because ultimately something has to ground you, right. the things that we talked about, about the things that motivate us to do good, if you keep on changing what that is, i'm not sure you industrial a direction any more, right. >> totally. >> i really enjoyed our conversation. >> thank you. >> it's been a lot of fun chatting with you. and really just kind of -- i think it offered people a really unique look into how you think about things and, you know, i think it's a great opportunity to just highlight, you know, an amazing job you're doing. thank you for all of your leadership, especially during a hard time and for joining us. and with that i'm going to turn it over to vivian so that she can help us wrap up. >> thank you, madam mayor. thank you, madam assessor, for such a great conversation. i really hate to interrupt and come in and end it. it was such a great conversation

for all of your stories and sharing your thoughts and the passion behind running for offices. those are really great lessons for us to learn. so at this point i also want to just quickly go into our t-our w challenge 2020. as you may all know, that ever since the w challenge has launched, we have been creating a new challenge every year to uplift women. also trying to encourage more women to vote, especially for this upcoming election, it's so important for all of us. we're going to be running a ten-week social media campaign starting from today and all the way up to the election day. we have 100 women from the past century that we have selected. they are local, they are great. they've been part of all of the suffrage movement, as well as other social justice movements as well. so we encourage everyone to go on our website. i'm going to be quickly going into it, sharing it on our

screen right here. if you go to that home page, all you need to do is to click on the 100 years of women leaders here. then you can read about the details of our campaign. but basically you just need to select two to three women each week and feature on your preferred social media platforms, #wchallenge and encourage more women to do that. so we're hoping that by uplifting these stories, we are able to encourage more women to vote and take leadership. just in honor of all of these women that were before us and all that they have done to grant the right that we have today. so thank you so much for everyone who is joining us. we are inviting our partners as well, alison go, president of the league of women voters san francisco here to give us the final remarks to end today's celebration. thank you. alison, the stage is yours. >> thanks. thank you for having me today.

i am so touched and really energized to hear the stories and experiences of madam assessor and mayor breed. you know, both as a young woman and an immigrant, really thank you for really your leadership in sharing these moments with us. thank you for everybody who helped plan this amazing event today. i know normally we would be on the steps of city hall. this is pretty great to hear everyone's stories. i can feel the energy throughout san francisco and a huge thank you to our volunteers kathy bar, who really helped to put this together, on behalf of the league as well. my name is alison go. i'm the president of the league of women voters of san francisco. we're a nonpartisan, volunteer-run organization focused on non-partisan voter education and advocacy efforts here in san francisco. you know, this election is unlike any election before and unprecedented challenges. every single time we hear this is the most important election

yet. actually it's true this time. and with covid-19, the state of california has naile -- mailed y single voter a battle. this is really, really great. many of our fellow san franciscans may not be used to the voting process and there's a lot of misinformation out there on how to get the ballot, how to transmit the ballot and election security. first step, making sure you're registered to vote. if you're already registered, you'll automatically receive your ballot during the first two weeks of october. and if you're not registered or if you've moved recently or maybe changed your name, you need to re-register. remember that the voter registration deadline is octobe. you can register to vote or re-register on our website at. wehavelinkstoallofthesethings. and then again if if you're not sure of the voter status and you

want to double check sometimes, you can double check the voter registration online, same site. you can check what address they have on file to make sure you get your ballot on time. if all of this seems like a lot to remember, go to lwvsf.org and help make your plan to vote, whether it's mailing your ballot in, dropping it off downtown at the auditorium or even dropping it off at your local polling location, just make sure that your vote is counted this november. the league also puts out a lot of non-partisan voting material. for example, our proand cons guide offers an eas easy to read ballot measure. the guide is budge -- put togetn many languages to reflect the community in san francisco. next month we're hosting candidate forums for

several of the board of supervisors races. specifically district 1, 7, and 11. these are free, they're going to be open for the public. we will broadcast these over zoom and we'll post them afterwards on our youtube page and they'll be broadcast over at sfgovtv.org. thanks to our partnership with them. and guess what, these with always be found on our website on the vote page. the page will be updated throughout the fall, as more of our materials come out. there will be a really great one-stop portal for all of this information. so thank you for having me. these next nine weeks, let's get our friends, family, neighbors, colleagues to commit to vote. and make sure that they have a plan to vote, whether it's in-person or with the mail-in ballot. please go to wchallenge.org, especially the women here today. thank you for having me and please stay up to date on everything the league is doing. you can follow us on facebook or

on twitter. or whic by visiting us on the website. >> i just saw in chat we have a series of events coming up also. 5:00 today i believe the league is having a partnership with the mechanics library and also talking about the suffrage movement and tomorrow in partnership with the public library, the neighborhood history project is also having a presentation about the first suffrage march that is happening and was led by a san franciscan from glen park. so stay tuned. you can also visit wchallenge.org under events to check out those activities that are ongoing. so thank you again for everyone. this concludes our virtual celebration of women's equality day 2020 today. thank you very much.

welcome to the san francisco historic preservation commission remote hearing for wednesday, september 2nd, 2020. before we begin, i would like to enter the following into the record. on february 25th, 2020, the mayor declared a local state of emergency related to covid-19. furthermore, the mayor and governor have issued emergency orders suspend being select laws applicable to boards and commissions. making it possible to hold

commission hearings remotely. this will be our sixth rerote hearing. the mayor authorized all commissions to reconvene remotely in may. we are requesting your patience in advance. we have migrated to webex, as a result we're getting used to the features. to enable public participation, sfgov tv is broadcasting and streaming this hearing live and we'll receive public comment for each item on today's agenda. please note that there are broadcast delays when viewing the hearing on sfgov tv. there's a good 60 to 90-second broadcast delay. the call-in number is (415)665-0001. enter access code 146 318 9801.

when you're connected and want to submit a comment, press star then three to raise your hand, in order to be added to the queue. please note that in webex, if you press star three again, you will lower your hand. and i will not be notified to call upon you to speak. so just press star three once, please. each speaker will be allowed up to three minutes. when you have 30 seconds remain, you'll hear a chime indicating your time is done. i will announce your time is up when your time is done and take the next caller. best practices are to call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly and do mute your television or computer. i'd like to take roll at this time. commission president hyland. >> here. >> mission vice president matsuda? >> here.

>> commissioner black? >> here. >> commissioner johns. >> here. >> and commissioner so. >> here. >> great. thank you, commissioners, we expect commissioner growman to - pearlman. with respect to agenda items your opportunity to address the commission will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting. each member of the public may address the commission for up to three minutes. and we do have one request to speak and we'll take that caller now. >> hello. good afternoon, commissioners. my name is richard rossman. and i came in january when the commission talked about george washington to ask that they have

a hearing or designate the building as a landmark. and nothing has happened since the last communication, heritage and myself got was in june of this year saying that they were going to look into it, which is every email we get from the staff, they're going to look into it. amy meetings ago you had a hearing about toeland hall. i don't see why they can't have a hearing and make the mother's building a city landmark. what's the problem? these are very important murals. these were all done by women artists, that were leaders of the time. so i'd ask the commissioners to ask staff to set a date when this hearing will be or at least ask the commissioners to ask staff when there will be an

update on this. i think waiting nine months is long enough. and so i request that the planning commission staff start moving on this process. thank you for your time. >> clerk: thank you. i will remind members of the public, who have called in as attendees to the hearing, that if you wish to submit your public testimony, now is the time to press star and three. we'll take the next caller. >>good evening, commissioner. good afternoon. i'm a renter and i'm also on the board of the neighborhood association. and chair their land-use committee. i'm calling in support of the item number 7, 556 scott street. through my work -- i've been working on this project a lot.

we haven't taken temperature officially. i'm just speaking as myself -- >> clerk: sir, i'm sorry to interrupt you. unfortunately we're just taking general public comment for items not on today's agenda. >> okay. >> clerk: but in order to submit your testimony for consent calendar item, we have to remove it from the consent agenda item. so i do apologize for that. but procedurally those are the restrictions we are limited to. >> caller: no worries. sorry for the confusion. >> clerk: that's quite all right. i'll remind members of the public 40, are called into the hearing, to press star then three to raise your hand in order to be acknowledged to submit your public testimony. commissioners, i see no other persons requesting to speak. so with that we will close the general public comment. and we can move on to department matters for item 1, director's announcements.

i don't believe director hill is with us. >> did you want to speak? >> clerk: she does. and she'll speak on the next item. so we will move on to item 2, review of past events at the planning commission and staff report and announcements. >> good afternoon, commissioners. elizabeth johnson. preservation needs. speaking on behalf of marcell, the department citywide cultural resource survey. just an update. staff is continuing to do landmark program to those operational and social equity. before returning to h.p.c. to discuss priorities.

we anticipate this will occur next month and an information meeting should be calendared shortly -- with a date -- advanced calendar. that concludes my updates regarding the landmarks program. thank you. >> clerk: thank you, elizabeth. >> i will only add a brief report on the planning commission to notify you that commissioner koppel, diamond, and imperial were all reaffirmed by the board of supervisors to continue on as planning commissioners for another four-year term. also the commission approved a planning code amendment that would allow certain limited restaurants to convert to full restaurants in the north beach neighborhood commercial district to allow them to basically resume business during this

covid period. the commissioners included a findings recommending to the board that they consider this amendment to all neighborhood commercial districts citywide. if there are no questions or comments, we can move on to commission matters, president's report and announcements. >> i have no report. no report or announcements. >> clerk: thank you. item number 4, commission comments and questions. seeing no requests to speak from commissioners, we will move on to consideration of items proposed for continuance. item 5, case number 2018-009197 coa 1772 vallejo street. this is a certificate of appropriateness and being proposed for continuance to september 16th, 2020.

>> shall we take public comment? >> clerk: oh, you're absolutely right. thank you. we should take public comment. and i do see one person requesting to speak. >> i believe the topic is the continuance, not the project? >> clerk: yes. caller, you are limited to the topic of the continuance, not the project itself. go ahead, caller. >> caller: i was on the call earlier. i think i unmuted my hand by mistake. >> clerk: okay. great. thank you. seeing no additional requests to comment on the matter, proposed for continue's, it is now before you commissioners? >> any comments or a motion, please? >> i move that we continue. >> second. >> second. >> clerk: thank you, commissioners. on that motion to continue item

5 to september 16th, 2020, commissioner black. commissioner black, you may be muted. >> yes. >> commissioner johns? >> yes. >> commissioner so? >> yes. >> commissioner matsuda? >> yes. >> commission president hyland? >> yes. >> clerk: so moved. the motion passes unanimously. 6-0. placing us under the consent calendar. all matters listed here are are you teen by the historic preservation commission and may be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the commission. there will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the commission, the public or staff so requests. item 6, case until 2020

2020-001258pta-02. 447 minna street. 556 to 560 scott street, a certificate of appropriateness. and item 8 for case 2019 2019-017-6781 coa 55 hagiwara tea garden drive. certificate of appropriateness. you should take public comment for anyone who would wish to pull of any items off of consent. again members of the public, this is your opportunity to call into the 415 area code number, enter the access code and press star three in order to request to speak. we have one caller. caller, if you would like to comment on the matter, on the project itself, we'll have to remove it from the consent calendar.

>> this is catherine howard, i support the certificate of appropriateness. we've sent in a letter from -- >> clerk: right now we're not taking public comment on the matters. >> no. that's fine. i'm happy with it on the consent calendar. >> clerk: thank you. again members of the public, if you would like to pull a matter off of concept, you need to press star 3 in order to be recognized. i see no other callers, commissioners, the matter is now before you. >> any commissioners like to pull either of these items off the consent? a motion for approval, please. >> i make the motion. >> second. >> clerk: thank you, commissioners. seeing no requests to speak from the commissioners and seeing no hands raised from members of the

public, we have a motion that has been seconded to approve all matters under your consent calendar. on the motion. commissioner black? >> yes. >> commissioner foley? >> yes. >> commissioner johns? >> yes. >> commissioner so? >> yes. >> commissioner matsuda? >> yes. >> and commissioner president hyland? >> yes. >> clerk: so moved. commissioners, that passes unanimously 6-0. and concludes your very brief agenda today. i thank you all for joining us for 15 minutes of your day today. [laughter] >> very good. we're adjourned. thank you, everyone. >> clerk: take care. thank you, all.

>> thank you. good morning. i am mayor london breed. thank you for your patience. today we have a total number of 9544 cases of those diagnosed in the past six months of covid in san francisco, with sadly 83 people have died. this is, as i constantly say, a fluid situation. remember just recently as i reminded folks at the last press

conference, of course, one day we were talking about a phased plan. then the next day we had to make significant changes. more recently we had a level of confusion between state issued guidelines and local guidelines. i want to be clear that we are definitely working and communicating with the state. i just believe that there was a level of confusion as it relates to what we were doing here locally because of our numbers and because of our public health officials. what we try to do is provide you the most up-to-date, accurate information. it is important that you visit sfgov.org to find the latest in guidelines. there are certain things that we have repeated over and over again that we are at a point where those are the kinds of

things we should automatically do. that includes making sure we wear our masks, social distancing, doing our part because what happens is there are a lot of questions asked of me and so many leaders in the city. the biggest question is when can i open my store, when can my kid go back to school? when can i do this or do that? i understand the desire. i have those same desires, and the only way to get to that place is if we all do our part. today we want to talk a little bit where the city is, a new phase every opening because of where the city is, but also just reminder that just because this happens doesn't mean that we, unfortunately, can't pull things back if we see a surge.

labor day weekend is coming up. everybody is thinking, well, this is the time i miss my family. it is six months. here is an opportunity to get together. that is highly discouraged. highly discouraged, especially if you want your kids to go back to school sometime soon, you want to visit your elderly parents in the senior home that probably doesn't still allow visitors, if you need to reopen your shop to go back to work. as we approach labor day weekend, it is so important that we remember in those family and friendly gatherings that occur that is where we see through contact tracing where the spread happens, where we run into problems. we saw it during the fourth of july weekend there was a spike

and during holiday weekends. we understand human nature wants to connect with other people, but we have got to get through this. we have got to get through this. dr. colfax will go into more detail what is happening in the city. we are still based on the state system that has been established that the governor announced last week, we are still in the red category, and we want to, of course, move away from that as much as possible, but it doesn't mean that we aren't able to move forward to provide guidance on when we expect to reopen. we are off the wait list, which is a good thing. we are not out of the woods. keep that in mind. as of today, we no, i thinks

like haircuts and outdoor hair salons and massages can resume, outdoor pools can re-open. this is not what people wanted. i sure don't want to get my hair done outside, to be honest. i get it. this is what we have to offer. we also said that as of today that gyms can open, our door gyms as well. we are working on the guidelines to make sure they are prepared. most likely september 9th would be the first opportunity that could be available. another thing after being removed from the state watch list, malls were opened. as of today malls can re-open because we are no longer on the state watch list, and because they were open previously before we were placed on the state watch list.

now, i also have heard there is a lot of talk about not knowing what the guidelines are for various businesses. i want be to direct any business, any community, anyone who is uncertain what they need to do to sf.gov/re-opening. there is not only a laundry list of guidelines for various businesses, there is information that you can review so you can be prepared even if your business is not open at this time. you don't have to wait until these announcements occur. you can get ready before the opportunity is available to your business. the path forward is good news. again, we have labor day weekend coming up. we have real concerns because the more re-open, the more people are gathering and spreading around, and we still

have concerns. we want you to do this responsibly because we want to make sure we see these businesses continue to be open. all plans are subject to change, just like they were before. the last thing i want to do is tell you that we are going to be opening and then need to make changes and start closing businesses again. that is the last thing i want to do. the good news is that starting mid-september, hotels for tourism and visitors, outdoor movie theate theaters and mini , tour buses, boats. indoor museums, zoos and aquariums with approved safety plans, houses of worship can allow outdoor services up to 50 people. that begins mid-september.

we will provide the specific date once we have confirmed the date and make sure we are in touch with those various businesses with the appropriate guidelines. the end of september is, i think, really good news. this is something we should all be working towards. what that means is sacrifice of another month of masking and socially distancing and doing everything we can to get to a place where we can have indoor personal services. we can move hair and nail salons and barbershops and massages by the end of this month indoors. that is incredible if we continue at the pace we are now. and we will be able to allow tattoo, piercing and indoors no

more than 25 and 50 outdoors. door one-on-one training with the gyms. safely with mask wearing because that is critical to success of not opening establishments but allowing them to remain open. the path forward for schools. i just want to be cheer that as mayor i am, of course, very, very supportive of our schools, our kids, in particular, and wanting them to learn, grow and thrive. what we have seen this year with our students, especially those students who may not have parents or grandparents or family support to help in lessons. when we provided devices and internet service, they are still falling further behind.

it is why it was so important that we open these learning hubs. we are almost at capacity. we know how vital it is that kids have access to people who are able to help them with lesson plans. i am extremely concerned about the future of our children as we continue with covid. we have to make prioritizing the ability to get schools re-opened, we have to put that at the forefront. we know it is not as easy as we can open the schools. there are teachers and educators concerned, we know we need to put together plans. we know it is not my decision but the decision of the school district to move this forward, and my plan is to do everything i can to work hand-in-hand with the school district so we can move forward to get kids back in

school as soon as it is safely possible to do so. starting in mid-september we will have community learning hubs. k through 6 schools that submitted health and safety plans through the waiver process will be able to open. i want to be clear. there is a process and it is their decision. we want to be clear that the opportunity to move forward with k through 6 is possible. after that work toward getting the following open by mid-october, after that the goal is to take it to the next level. by mid-october k through 6 not part of the waiver process will be part of the waiver process and will determine whether or not they will open. middle school through eighth grade. high school students are similar

to adults. we are cautious and not certain we will move forward with high schools any time soon. all of this again has everything to do with the numbers, with where we are, with what is happening as we open more businesses, as we start to move around san francisco like we haven't before. we will all play a role in this success of what we do moving forward. i can't reiterate that enough because you all have been a part of stopping the spread at one point. when we first started this journey six months ago, this city was like praised, it was praised because of our fast action and because of the people of the city who played a role in doing everything you could to not only stay home but to also support your neighbors and to

support one another. six months later, i am tired of it, too. i am tired of living like this, too. i understand how you feel. i can't imagine what parents are going through or people caring for elderly parents, but you know what? we all have to sacrifice. we are all going to have to sacrifice to get through is this. as i said. if we want to move to the next level, if we want to get kids back in school, want be to keep the business that we grew up going to open, the businesses that rely on us every day, if we want to keep them open, all of us play a role. i want to thank you all for your cooperation. i know it is labor day weekend, i know it is attempting, but, please, keep in mind that this

virus is still out there and we need everybody to play a role in making sure that it doesn't continue to spread, and as we re-open we don't want to see the numbers go back up, which will force us to take a different direction. that is the last thing i want to get out here and say is that unfortunately, i told you yesterday that we were opening and i am telling you today that we have to close because of the numbers. that is the last thing i want to do. keep that in mind as we move about the day-to-day activities. this is really great news for small businesses, especially the personal services that i know are struggling to survive. thank you all so much for your cooperation and work. at this time for a detailed public health update from the director of the department of

public health, doctor brent colfax will joint us -- join us. >> good morning, everyone. thank you, mayor breed for all you do for this city every day.

i am dr. grant colfax, director of department of public health. i am happy to join the mayor and co-chair of the city economic recovery task force to discuss the san francisco path forward towards recovery. as the mayor just explained the state has removed many of the restrictions that had previously prevented us from re-opening low risk activities and businesses. while we have managed the impacts of the virus better than many other cities and counties. for example, we have one of the highest testing rates of any city in the country, and given the rates of infection, we thankfully have one of the lowest death rates in the country. both of these, while being one

of the densest cities in the country. we still need to move forward with gradual re-opening as infection rates remain high as do hospitalizations. they have gone down over the past few weeks. we still have one of the highest hospitalization rates in the region. of course, we are continuing to monitor the virus in our community and adjust and adapt our response as needed. we continue to have a high positivity case rate, and this continues to proportionately impact or latino community. today in san francisco we have 9544 confirmed cases of covid-19. over half of those cases are diagnosed in the latino community. we have made progress, but there

is much more work to do. this is a priority for the department of public health. the reality is that we know more about the virus today than we did six months or even three months ago. we learn more and more about the virus every week. we are able to analyze more data and learn more about the relative risk and preventative measures we all need to take to reduce and slow the spread of the virus. this information is so key as we continue to follow the science, data and facts. these will inform our efforts as we open incrementally so we can manage the spread of covid-19 and sustain the progress that we have made. we continue to monitor the rules and limitations of the state's friday announcement, but in san

francisco we are placing an emphasis on our city indicators while decides whether we can re-open more and at what pace. we must look at the local contacts. remember the state guidance is broad brushed, meant to cover counties as small and rural as yuba oral pine but also as large as la or as dense and urban as san francisco. we will continue to be guided by the local health indicators which tract the covid-19 cases, deaths, hospitalizations and contact tracing capability and availability of all important personal protective equipment. i want to provide an update on today's indicators from our data

dashboard. the rate of new cases of covid-19 remains high. we are seeing about 75 new cases every day right now and are still in the red zone. our hospital system indicators measuring the rate of increase of hospitalizations as well as capacity of our healthcare system to respond are in green and indeed that is good news. our other health indicators remain solid. testing is green. we are testing over 3500 people a day, more than double our goal. contact tracing is yellow and orange. we are reaching about 81% of cases and 77% of their contacts. while this metric has improved over the past few weeks, our goal is to reach 90% on both.

our ppe supply is at 100% of what we need for 30-days, placing us in the green zone. the gradual re-opening of outdoor services, hotels and children activities means people will start to move about the city more. increasing risk and potentially community spread of the virus. with more activities we will likely experience an increase in not only cases but also hospitalizations. we will continually assess the new positive case counts and hospitalization numbers. our re-opening pace will be informed by our ability to manage the risk of more activity that may result in more cases and again more hospitalizations.

re-enforcing the mayor's comments, we need everyone to do their part, especially as we enter the holiday weekend. we must remain vigilant. i know six months if we are tired, but we must dig deeper and do our part. there is more virus out there than ever before, and indeed we have a narrow window to keep moving forward. the most important thing you can do to slow the spread of the virus is to continue to take precautions. i thank you for taking these precautions in march, june, july, now and in the future. even in this time of

uncertainty, especially in this time of uncertainty, it is important to remind ourselves and our neighbors that we do know how to slow the spread of the virus. stay home as much as possible, cover your face to help us all keep on track. keep six feet apart, wash your hands frequently, and please do not go out if you are sick and avoid social gatherings. we are in this together, and together we will get through this. in this evolving risk environment we will bring back our communities and economies the same we continue to fight covid-19 by working together. thank you. it is now my pleasure to

introduce assessor-recorder carmen chu, co-chair of the city's economic recovery task force to discuss further the san francisco path towards recovery. >> thank you may or breed and dr. colfax. we were here on friday to share our plans for expanding outdoor activities. we mentioned at that time we would be back this week to talk more about forward plans as we think about other industries.

as dr. colfax mentioned and the mayor pointed to we consider the restrictions and parameters the state provides. we will continue to reopen based on local health indicators. today is important because it shows all of us what our path forward could look like. i will take a moment to thank the public health team for all of work they are doing to keep san francisco residents and workers safe. i want to thank all of you for your individual actions that collectively have made a difference. because of your actions, wearing a mask, keeping social distance and making sure you are taking precautions, we are here today to talk about what a path forward could look like. i want to acknowledge how hard it has been. i think for many people over the last month, month and a half it finley set in another i eye fine

-- finally set in. we felt heart break we wouldn't be moving forward and this might be here longer than we hoped. we miss our family and friends and want to get back to work. more than anything as the city first started down this path when we first entered shel shelter-in-place. we were here and it didn't really settle into us what this would all mean. what we did know was this this was going to be a situation unlike anything we had ever experienced before. not only from public health perspective we are in the middle of an active global pandemic the economic impact would be so devastatdevastating and quick. unemployment went from under 3 to 11%. there are over 60,000 in san

francisco unemployed at the moment. so many kids are having a very hard time adjusting to distance learning. our most vulnerable continue to be isolated in homes and other settings. not only that, we have heard from so many businesses they are hanging by a shoestring. in the beginning we knew there was a lot that we did not know about the disease. we had a lot to learn about how it is spread, prevalence and what it means for those infected and what treatments would look like. we know more today. we knew we had to b be flexibled transparent to sherry opening plans to get the economy back on track. we are transparent and will share forecast as soon as we

know it, share guidance and best practices with you so you can operate safely, so that you can interact safely. we knew that we had to let the data guide us to make sure we were careful about watching the hospitalizations, our case counts, test positivity to allow that to guide decisions if it is safe to reopen, pause, or take other actions. we had to be thoughtful in our approach. we had to make sure that we understand the impacts of the actions we are taking. we go this is important to sustain the progress that we make. it helps no one when we ping-pong and go and open and close businesses. people have to make investments to pull back or not able to use. these don't help our economy, they hurt our economy. we knew we had to focus on

information an and guidance. the safety of our workers, customers interactions matters with economic recovery. there is no economic recovery unless people are confident reengaging with our city and city life. we will continue to provide immediate relief to workers, families, businesses. we will continue to be as flexible as we can. through our words and actions we will break the narrative it is a decision between public health or the economy. over the last few months we know we need both. that is our continued commitment to you. i am cautiously excited. there are many cautions out there, we hope you continue to do your best during this week end. i am excited this plan recognizes many things. one, we need to take steps to

move the economic activity indoors. we need to do it safely to sustain the opening. it really does begin to recognize what that path forward could look like. this plan also recognizes the importance of uplifting large and major industries in the city including hog hospitalities. thousands are employed in hotels and restaurants and retail stores. we can do that safely. we have shown the world we can do this safely. i will rest on this one thought. it is a refrain you have heard before. the idea that that progress isn't automatic. again, i think san franciscans are familiar with this call to action. we have heard it before in all of thesive vit rights movements that we have had.

while we make progress sometimes we somewhere to fight to make sure we don't lose ground. that is what we are facing. we know this can come back. what we have shown is that we know how to beat it back and can open up businesses together. i want to thank you, san francisco, for all of the work you are doing to continue to help move our city forward and make sure we are able to keep opening in a sustained and safe way. to make sure we balance taking care of workers and customers at the same time. thank you, san francisco. >> we will begin the q&a portion with dr. colfax.

>> the first set of questions from the "san francisco chronicle." what have you learned about re-opening and about the virus since may and june that you are applying to re-opening plans now? >> i think we have seen in our local response as well as across the country that we can mitigate and slow the spread of the virus, keeping the hospital capacity adequate and having enough capacity in our system to care for people who become infected. the other side that we have also seen is we know if we let down our guard, the virus can spread very rapidly. i think it is really getting this balance between the need to manage the control of the spread of the virus and realizing that there are key factors that we

need to consider with regard to education, mental health, behavioral health and other public health considerations that we need to take into account in our re-opens. we know that masking is so key. we know that more than ever. something we learned a number of analysis have shown if as a society we can get up to 80% masking that will have a dramatic effect on the virus. in the guidelines coming out there will be an emphasis on the need for facial coverings. out door activities are safer than indoor activities. outdoor activities you can see in the phasing that we have. outdoor activities that are expanded as of today. we also understand the need after six months for children to

come back in to in-person learning as much as possible. we think that can be done in a safer way. from what we have learned in the data globally, we will be making recommendations around how to move forward with educational activities. there is no such thing as no risk. pacing is important. that is why we spread out this process every opening and we need to be cautious as we go forward. >> thank you, dr. colfax. this is from ev baty. are there indoor dining problems that keep it off the list of those you are hoping to open in september and october? >> if you look at the pieces we

released today they fall into the buckets of the lower risk activities. the component of indoor dining there are a number of things that are concerning. outdoor dining and takeout is open. there are opportunities there. indoor dining would be in a later date at this point because of the risk that is entailed in people sitting down for long periods of time in crowded croud quarters taking off masks. i miss going to restaurants. if we all do our part we will be thrilled to see it coming online sometime in the future. >> many next question with healthner from the san francisco

chronicling. any plan for re-opening kids playgrounds and basketball courts and outdoor recreation item? >> we are evaluating. one of the key things with regard to playgrounds. i would love to see them re-open and many parents and kids would as well. playgrounds are mostly uncontrolled environment with a lot of children mixing different ages, interacting with different families. that does increase risk of transmission. at this time we do not have a date to reopen play grounds. our health officer and pediatric team is looking at the data. that is something we would like to do as soon as it is safer to do so. >> next set of questions are for mayor breed.

>> first set of questions are from heather with the "san francisco chronicle." six weeks after the city settled a lawsuit regarding the tenderloin how are things going in the neighborhood amid the covid-19 pandemic? >> we didn't just put together a comprehensive plan to address homelessness and the large number of tent encampments we have spread to other neighborhoods where we have seen a level of homelessness that

typically these particular neighborhoods don't experience as well. in the tenderloin in particular we saw over 400 tents with a few hundred people. we have been able to reduce that to as of today 41 tents. we have been able to get most of those people the help and support they need. that includes transitioning some of those folks to the safe sleeping sites, some into hotels, some into permanent be supportive housing. it is easier said an than done. it required a village of people working several different agencies. the home less street operations center under the emergency management because of this covid

crisis and need to try to get people indoors, prevent the spread within the homeless population and provide people with a safe place to sleep, this operation has been incredible. i want to thank all city workers who played a role in going in to address the real challenge in several areas including one by ocean beach, one on oak street, in addition to the tenderloin. these camps resolution teams include workers from the department of public works, members of the san francisco police department. workers from the department of public health and the mag management team. i want to thank them. they are out there every day. our homeless outreach team.

when they began the resolution of addressing the encampment site. they don't show up just that day. they have to develop a relationship with the people there to understand the challenges they face so they are able to provide the support and assistance that they need. it is an ongoing process and the most effective thing we are able to do to resolve encampmentses and it is something we will continue to do. people are tired and frustrated and there is a lot of poverty and lack of housing and resources for so many folks. it is something we are working hard to address. our program that we have established applan around

homelessness has been the most effective that it has ever been since we put together this plan to address encampments. it is going well. it is not good enough. going back to the conditions of the tenderloin in particular, it is really shorible. i want to be honest. we may have removed encampments but what we see in soma and the tenderloin around the behavior, urinating and def if indicating and public acts that are unmentional that have impacted the quality of life for the people in the community, we see things get worse. part of what we need to do especially around the significant amount of drug dealing that occurs in the tenderloin, it is to to point

where we have to get dress i. we can't have it both ways. you can't be upset that we are making arrests and then be upset we are allo allowing it is cont. these acts should not be tolerated. we will continue to push and do our job to make sure we cleanup this community so that people walking down the street with a baby stroller don't have to get off and go to the street to walk around a bunch of people selling drugs and shooting up. is that okay for families to live like that? it is not. we are in a much better place than in a long time.

>> thank you madam mayor. no further questions. this concludes today's press conference. thank you, madam mayor, doctor colfax, and ms. chu for your time.

francisco. >> my name is fwlend hope i would say on at large-scale what all passionate about is peace in the world.

>> it never outdoor 0 me that note everyone will think that is a good i know to be a paefrt. >> one man said i'll upsetting the order of universe i want to do since a good idea not the order of universe but his offered of the universe but the ministry sgan in the room chairing sha harry and grew to be 5 we wanted to preach and teach and act god's love 40 years later i retired having been in the tenderloin most of

that 7, 8, 9 some have god drew us into the someplace we became the network ministries for homeless women escaping prostitution if the months period before i performed memorial services store produced women that were murdered on the streets of san francisco so i went back to the board and said we say to do something the number one be a safe place for them to live while he worked on changing 4 months later we were given the building in january of 1998 we opened it as a safe house for women escaping prostitution i've seen those counselors women find their strength and their beauty and their wisdom and come to be able to affirmative as the daughters

of god and they accepted me and made me, be a part of the their lives. >> special things to the women that offered me a chance safe house will forever be a part of the who i've become and you made that possible life didn't get any better than that. >> who've would know this look of this girl grown up in atlanta will be working with produced women in san francisco part of the system that has abused and expedited and obtain identified and degraded women for century around the world and still do at the embody the spirits of women that just know they deserve respect and intend to get it.

>> i don't want to just so women younger women become a part of the the current system we need to change the system we don't need to go up the ladder we need to change the corporations we need more women like that and they're out there. >> we get have to get to help them. we spoke with people regardless of what they are. that is when you see change. that is a lead vannin advantage. so law enforcement

assistance diversion to work with individuals with nonviolent related of offenses to offer an alternative to an arrest and the county jail. >> we are seeing reduction in drug-related crimes in the pilot area. >> they have done the program for quite a while. they are successful in reducing the going to the county jail. >> this was a state grant that we applied for. the department is the main administrator. it requires we work with multiple agencies. we have a community that includes the da, rapid transit police and san francisco sheriff's department and law enforcement agencies, public

defender's office and adult probation to work together to look at the population that ends up in criminal justice and how they will not end up in jail. >> having partners in the nonprofit world and the public defender are critical to the success. we are beginning to succeed because we have that cooperation. >> agencies with very little connection are brought together at the same table. >> collaboration is good for the department. it gets us all working in the same direction. these are complex issues we are dealing with. >> when you have systems as complicated as police and health and proation and jails and nonprofits it requires people to come to work together so everybody has to put their egos

at the door. we have done it very, very well. >> the model of care where police, district attorney, public defenders are community-based organizations are all involved to worked towards the common goal. nobody wants to see drug users in jail. they want them to get the correct treatment they need. >> we are piloting lead in san francisco. close to civic center along market street, union plaza, powell street and in the mission, 16th and mission. >> our goal in san francisco and in seattle is to work with individuals who are cycling in and out of criminal justice and are falling through the cracks and using this as intervention to address that population and

the racial disparity we see. we want to focus on the mission in tender loan district. >> it goes to the partners that hired case managers to deal directly with the clients. case managers with referrals from the police or city agencies connect with the person to determine what their needs are and how we can best meet those needs. >> i have nobody, no friends, no resources, i am flat-out on my own. i witnessed women getting beat, men getting beat. transgenders getting beat up. i saw people shot, stabbed. >> these are people that have had many visits to the county jail in san francisco or other institutions. we are trying to connect them with the resources they need in

the community to break out of that cycle. >> all of the referrals are coming from the law enforcement agency. >> officers observe an offense. say you are using. it is found out you are in possession of drugs, that constituted a lead eligible defense. >> the officer would talk to the individual about participating in the program instead of being booked into the county jail. >> are you ever heard of the leads program. >> yes. >> are you part of the leads program? do you have a case worker? >> yes, i have a case manager. >> when they have a contact with a possible lead referral, they give us a call. ideally we can meet them at the scene where the ticket is being issued. >> primarily what you are talking to are people under the influence of drugs but they will all be nonviolent. if they were violent they

wouldn't qualify for lead. >> you think i am going to get arrested or maybe i will go to jail for something i just did because of the substance abuse issues i am dealing with. >> they would contact with the outreach worker. >> then glide shows up, you are not going to jail. we can take you. let's meet you where you are without telling you exactly what that is going to look like, let us help you and help you help yourself. >> bring them to the community assessment and services center run by adult probation to have assessment with the department of public health staff to assess the treatment needs. it provides meals, groups, there are things happening that make it an open space they can access. they go through detailed

assessment about their needs and how we can meet those needs. >> someone who would have entered the jail system or would have been arrested and book order the charge is diverted to social services. then from there instead of them going through that system, which hasn't shown itself to be an effective way to deal with people suffering from suable stance abuse issues they can be connected with case management. they can offer services based on their needs as individuals. >> one of the key things is our approach is client centered. hall reduction is based around helping the client and meeting them where they are at in terms of what steps are you ready to take? >> we are not asking individuals to do anything specific at any point in time. it is a program based on whatever it takes and wherever it takes. we are going to them and working

with them where they feel most comfortable in the community. >> it opens doors and they get access they wouldn't have had otherwise. >> supports them on their goals. we are not assigning goals working to come up with a plan what success looks like to them. >> because i have been in the field a lot i can offer different choices and let them decide which one they want to go down and help them on that path. >> it is all on you. we are here to guide you. we are not trying to force you to do what you want to do or change your mind. it is you telling us how you want us to help you. >> it means a lot to the clients to know there is someone creative in the way we can assist them. >> they pick up the phone. it was a blessing to have them when i was on the streets. no matter what situation, what pay phone, cell phone, somebody

else's phone by calling them they always answered. >> in office-based setting somebody at the reception desk and the clinician will not work for this population of drug users on the street. this has been helpful to see the outcome. >> we will pick you up, take you to the appointment, get you food on the way and make sure your needs are taken care of so you are not out in the cold. >> first to push me so i will not be afraid to ask for help with the lead team. >> can we get you to use less and less so you can function and have a normal life, job, place to stay, be a functioning part of the community. it is all part of the home reduction model. you are using less and you are

allowed to be a viable member of the society. this is an important question where lead will go from here. looking at the data so far and seeing the successes and we can build on that and as the department based on that where the investments need to go. >> if it is for five months. >> hopefully as final we will come up with a model that may help with all of the communities in the california. >> i want to go back to school to start my ged and go to community clean. >> it can be somebody scaled out. that is the hope anyway. >> is a huge need in the city. depending on the need and the data we are getting we can definitely see an expansion. >> we all hope, obviously, the program is successful and we can implement it city wide. i think it will save the county millions of dollars in emergency

services, police services, prosecuting services. more importantly, it will save lives. [♪]

>> 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. [♪]

>> good afternoon, i am the chief building inspector with the department of building inspections brown bag lunch. we do this every third thursday of every month. this building behind me is one of san francisco's great landmarks, a designated landmark? >> it is on the national register list of historic buildings. >> with me i have a few guests, an old friend of mine and a partner who is a planner with

the port of san francisco. welcome. thank you for coming along. and jane connors, who is the building manager. she will lead us on a walk through the building as we move along and talk about that as well. this is a fund and a unique place in san francisco, big, open space. a couple of times a week this is filled with a marketplace. >> 100 farmers. they are here on saturday. the farmers market is out front, and also on tuesday's we have about 60 farmers out front. >> and that is on the plaza? >> on saturday it is back here, and on tuesday it is in the front. >> i guess i am interested in what happens. we have a plaza where the ferry

boats used to come. what happened? >> the whole backside of the building was originally line for ferryboats. it could handle about 14 boats at one time. the building was built in 1898, and the ferry boats were very popular up until the bay bridge got built in the early 1930's. at that time, the passengers shifted from taking the ferry boats out to going across the bridge and a ferry boat service diminished. >> the cars were a reduction in the use but also led to the development of the freeway in front of the ferry building, which in 1989 was damaged by the earthquake and demolished. lo and behold, we have a ferry building again after the earthquake? >> we have seen the city come around. the building was renovated and opened in 2003. at the downtown ferry terminal was expanded in 2009 perry -- in

2009. people are looking for other ways to cross the bay. they have found that the use of the ferry boats may have increased by three times it is today. >> a lot of people who are looking for alternative ways to get around, people who walk, bicycle, other transportation, less people are driving. it is not just the price of gas. >> it is fun to ride to work and along the riverfront. we see that on the weekend. the promise not it is just full of people coming down, just walking along the waterfront, ride a bike, take a walk. we're becoming one of the most public waterfronts in the country. >> once upon the time, the boats would come in here where we are standing we know that because i have a photograph of that. my wife collects historic post cards of san francisco, and we

have photographs of the ferry building with all the piers in place. the ferry building went through the 1906 earthquake. how badly damaged it was it? >> just the clock tower was rendered on safe or compromised. -- it was rendered unsafe or compromised. they had thought about taking the clock tower down, but it has remained largely intact. >> we will talk more about the clock tower later on. it is beautiful. somehow or another, this big platform got built. do you know approximately when? >> in the 1970's, the park came in. they built the platform. it building and underneath this platform and across the bay. >> this was developed as part of

the bart transportation strategy? >> correct, and the park construction at that time. >> it is not on this plaza, separated a little bit, let's colligate e -- let's call it gate e. >> it is adjacent. it them every now and then i talk to people who are out of town and people say where is the giant ball park. i say that it is next to pier 40. they make the assumption that it is next to pier 39, but we know that is not true. the numbering is bob and even. it -- the numbering is odd and even. then north of the ferry building we have pier one. >> 1, 3, and 5 have been

redeveloped into a combination of office space and restaurants. they are in the process of leasing those out and it is also listed on the national register of historic places being a sailor, you are familiar with the public wants that sits behind us. >> usually, i sailed out of south harbor pier 40. there are very few places along the whole bay waterfront or there is public access. right up the street at pier 1 1/2 is a brand new public launch or you can pull in a boat up to 40 feet, spend hours, and it is a wonderful thing. whoever did that, thank you. >> it is a public/private partnership that was done with

the port redevelopment. we hope to be putting in more of that type of facility up and down the waterfront as part of a collection of smaller facilities that may someday be used by a water taxi. >> excellent. is there any major change or vision for the plaza behind here? >> we're just starting to look at phase two of the downtown ferry terminal, looking at how we will accommodate three times as many ferry passengers. we will look at this plaza, how we best make use of it. how can a complement the ferry building and a much higher weight than it does now, and also a place where people want to be. that will be part of the upcoming study. >> we have all these various uses to make sure they're not conflicting, the use as a farmer's market and passengers, parking. i thought there were no parks or

trucks allowed. what is the deal here? >> deliveries. all of the marketplace and merchants need to have vehicles to bring bread and delivered bread to other restaurants. >> that is true, we are orienting the ferry building, the first floor anyway, as part of a food center, restaurants and food services and supplies, and we need a place to deliver. you surely cannot park on embarcadero to deliver. you need a place to do it. when i tried to drive back here, they will not let me. >> there are a number of public and private parking garages within walking distance. people who visit the farmers market or ferry building can find those. some of those are on the website. >> we just heard three blasts

of the ferry horn. that means? backing up, and 5 means watch out, imminent danger. look at the ferry building, it was built in 2003, just after returned 100 years old. that is the first major piece of this area. the next piece will be the continuing expansion of the downtown ferry terminal, keeping the transportation function of the ferry building authentic. it is the ferry building, outgoing on ferries. that is the primary use. also, looking at renovating the other historic structures. pier 1 has been renovated, one- and-a-half to 5 are on the

historic register. to continue to take care of these historic resources, and then improve the facilities for passengers, more covered waiting areas, and also looking at the public space. when you are a visitor to the waterfront, riding the ferry are coming down to enjoy the waterfront, that public space is what you expect and enhances the visit. >> i remember something about uses on the waterfront having to be maritime related. is there a change in that direction? >> the port is a very nontraditional port. when you think of most ports, they are cargo facilities. the port of santa cisco has limited cargo, but it is very diverse. -- the port of san francisco has limited cargo, but it is very diverse, fishing industry, tugboats, ship repair, cargo, and a couple of others.

as we redevelop the waterfront, we are integrating all of those individual uses into new development. you mentioned one and a half, the boat dock. we are working on a terminal facility, pier 27, always looking to integrate those in. unfortunately, those all need money, so we have to look at revenue-generating sources. >> are you limit it to maritime uses? >> there are other uses. we are state land, not city property. the state land has a lot of uses. the office has to be maritime- related, unless it is an historic building. our facilities have to be for the people of the state of california. they have to enhance that visit there. they're not local surfing. we cannot do any residential on

the waterfront and we cannot do any hotels over the waterfront. there is property on the embarcadero for that. >> somebody told me there were 11 different agencies, probably more that regulate the use of the space. >> it is the city and town of santa cisco, the port, -- of san francisco, the port, the army corps of engineers, fish and game, boating and wildlife. >> every time somebody wants to do something, and has to go through all of these review agencies. >> it makes it very interesting. >> the port is really a separate administrative jurisdiction. the ferry boat we are not on the -- a theory but we are on is not regulated by them. at the port has its own authority granted by state law, state charter which says they have their own building department, they issue their own

permit, planning department. it is a separate government organization. >> the primary mission as described by state land, number one, to provide for maritime commerce, navigation. no. 2, it is to protect natural resources. third, it provides facilities that attract people to the waterfront. that is what the state land commission is. the port does not share a budget with the city. they cannot collect any tax revenue. they do not have any taxing authority. the port lives and dies by the revenue it generates on the port property. >> how is the ferry building doing in terms of creating revenue? >> it has been phenomenally successful. we are fully leased. the active merchants are incredibly happy to be part of

the vibrant community. >> this is one of the most see places in san francisco. anybody who comes here from out of town, you have to walk through the ferry building. >> there are a lot of visitors here. definitely a lot of locals, too, who feel strongly about the connection to the marketplace. >> you were mentioning that this is pierre -- pier 14. >> first, it was a brick water for the downtown ferry terminal, constructed in 2001. after that, we added public access on top of it and connected it to the land side. now is eight 637-foot-long public access pier to enjoy the day, watched the very activity. there is a little bit of art on top of it. there are swivel chairs on a it

and there are little sea >> can you t about proposition a that may affect this waterfront parks -- that may affect the waterfront? >> of the voters approved proposition 8. >> which was how much? >> the total bond was $135 million. it will improve about 6 open spaces on the waterfront. it 11 years ago, the port developed its first ever land use plan, and part of that list policy for continuous open waterfront of 7 1/2 miles of the port of san francisco waterfront and in public spaces every five-seven minute walking intervals. over the last 10, 11 years, we have been implementing that.

now, proposition a, that will allow us to add about six more. >> this is part of a bay trail? >> not the sand and cisco bay trail, which goes all the way around the bay -- the sand and cisco bay trail, which goes for all the way around the bay. >>. walking trail or bicycle? >> it is both. >> ok, dan has to go. thank you very much. >> thank you, enjoy the water. >> ok, we're going to go around to the front door and look at this. the ferry building was originally built on woodpiles. that were driven down into the mud. not the bad rock. it is almost impossible to find bad rap here -- it is almost impossible to find that rocked

-- bedrock. they brought this so they could build the ventilation shaft, and the construction materials were brought here. the same thing is true if you go up to camp mather. a lot of what you see at camp mather was built, part of the construction shack and places for people to lift when they build the dam. the same thing is true here. this is the bart ventilation shaft and the ferry. the average water depth isz about 40 feet, and that is about right. on this side of the bay, we have average depths better 35,

40, 50 feet. the east side of the bay is very shallow. then the larger ships that come through need to have at least 40 feet. they actually have to dredge up some of it. there is a very limited channel through the bed. in a sailboat, you cannot turn and get out of the way. next, we're going to walk across the plaza and into the ferry building. we will have over and stop at this store, and we have not all of these phenomenal mushrooms. -- and we have all of these phenomena mushrooms. >> they have an official title and placard. he is one of our tenants. ihe started out as a beat cop in san francisco, helping out at the farmers' market. he had grown up at a farm.

he started getting interested in mushrooms, and it has grown into this incredible business. >> are any of these local? >> their family farm is at moth landing. they also going to the forest, and they did not tell anybody where they're going because there are very particular. you will see a forger walking through a building with a mushroom that the found after a big rainstorm and probably bring it in here. them excellent. i have never seen some of these before. the lion's mane mushroom? some of these are great. >> i love mushrooms. i am a big portobello fan. they are phenomenal.

>> and the prices are the same as they are anyplace else, very reasonable. >> very reasonable, and it is going right to the grower. this is an organic meat company. since 1968, there has been no foreign cows or cattle and there. as a very pristine, beautiful meet. could i have you explain the dates? >> sure. the tag number is right on the label. that allows us to trace the steer back to its mother, it's mother's mother, how they were raised, how they lived.

>> what is on sale today, what is the special day? >> >> everything is special. >> the caveman pork chop. >> fascinating. bone in. wow. >> that is something you do not see very often. the belly is attached. >> bacon and the loin, if you so desire. thank you very much. >> in 1999, we put out a rfp to restore the building. they decided to restore this in the middle of the building and opened up this cut out to connect the bottom floor with this area that was traditionally storage for luggage, trunks and

supplies for the ferries. the connected the bottom floor with the skylight and really open up the building. >> is still open? >> it was still open it, and the second floor was the original waiting room. the port was very intrigued by the local business uses that would be down here. it took about four years to restore the building, and it took close to two years to lease it because we started early in the redevelopment of the building. we are fully leased. lots of wonderful partisans -- lots of wonderful artisans. >> unqualified success. >> in the 1950's, after the bridges were built, the port and the ferries stopped in the late 1950's. at the port was looking for new ways to build revenue. that is when they started to chop up the building on the

second and third floor into small offices. that brought revenue, but also took away a lot of the historic elements. it was mostly restaurants beneath. then in 1972, the ferry started. in 1989, we had the earthquake that rendered the double decker freeway on safe. -- unsafe. >> in 1989, the ferry building was a symbol of the earthquake because the clock stopped and the flagpole on the top was tipped over at 10 degrees. this became a symbol of the earthquake. this is sort of the end product of finally taking care of all the damage that was brought by the earthquake. >> when the freeway was taken down, it provided this visual corridor and reconnected the city to the building and that opened up the dialogue. the original urban planning of

san francisco, always wanted the ferry building to anchor bourbon st. it is amazing that the freeway up there has been changed around to see the visual connection, literally all the way up market street to the ferry building. it it feels like the heart of san francisco. >> what shop is this? >> a chocolate shop. this is one of our original farmers market food are lessons -- food artisans. he uses a lot of wonderful local ingredients, lavender, and also incredible lime that he then dips in key lime juice and then they are dried. then they are dipped into a beautiful artisan chocolate, and it to me epitomizes what it is all about, local ingredients,

very traditional french techniques when it works with the chocolate. i want you guys to try it. it is super, super good. >> yes, i will take a piece here. enjoy. enjoy. take one and pass it around. san francisco has become a chocolate center. >> dear deli, they realize they're not going to make money with gold, one back to france and brought back chocolate equipment. and longtime chocolate tradition. >> i was reading house so many people came here for the6ñ and some of the smart people stay here because they said these people are going to need services, food, places to stay,

entertainment. people bought land and made buildings. some people made their fortunes in the gold fields, but a lot of people who started their companies after the gold rush made it really big. some of them are still here, historic buildings, is sort restaurants -- historic restaurants, and we're trying very hard to preserve not just the physical brick and mortar of san francisco boat -- san francisco history, but there is also a real push to preserve the cultural, meaningful institutions, businesses, restaurants, other services. i encourage you all to support san francisco businesses. there are so many old restaurants. this is some serious chocolate. >> it is really good. q%?>> our groves were planted r

100 years ago. it is called the silver ridge ranch, and it is all spanish olives, extra virgin, less than 0.8% at the city. -- acidity. we offer a house plant, which is a nifty blend of five types of spanish olives, which incorporates this into that. we also offer a tangerine olive oil, a new product, fresh tangerines. you taste possessed from the appeal of the tangerine. -- you taste the zest from the peel. >> emerge very well. excellent.

they sell different types of salt here which are a big thing in it killing our world. i have found at home that it makes a big difference the texture of the salt, not word is from -- where it is from. where is this from? >> it is from france, the top layer of of salt, a very fine salt. for every 80 pounds of the great salt, 1 pound of this is made. >> we did not really talk about the clock tower yet. at 230 feet tall, this is built as a replica of of the clock tower in spain. this was electrically i polite. electrically operated? >> correct, but it still can be

run mechanically. ithe clock master comes in at te time that it is changing. we also have clock watchers across the street who tell us if it is off by a second, so he is very attached to the clock. >> we have a clock master. and look at this, the hands of the clock. look how big they are. the holy mackerel. nobody is up here. but this. it the great seal of the state of california. this is a wonderful mosaic. >> it is wonderful. it was original to the building. tens of thousands of people cross by every day. this is the waiting area. the larger alcoves or for storage. and the big plants that would go out to meet the ferries.

people would come out to meet the ferries. and then go to the trolley cars. the family of the original artisan still lives in the bay area and they come by every so often to make sure that it is in tact and being taken care of. furry little repair to it. this is the before and after, 1910 to 1960's, 1970's. this is what the building looked like during that time. it was under plywood and carpeting for about 30 years. this was amazingly preserved underneath all of that when it pulled up. >> how to the ventilate this? are these operable? h[ph>> they are not. we have a cool air intake from the bay. because of the atrium, it would be nearly impossible for any air conditioning, so we have cool air intake on the bayside.

that cools the building down. when i first artwork in here, i was fascinated with all the arches, the repetitive arches. the original architect used it as a symbol of the talks in rome, a symbol of how important the water and the waterways are to us city. -- to the city. it looks like an aqueduct structure. >> what are the uses of this floor and above? >> we have about 10 it office spaces, private businesses, law firm, financial management, lobbying firms. there are all local businesses. -- they are all local businesses, very supportive of the marketplace. >> i know that some part of this building, the water goes underneath, the bay water is under there? >> yes.

>> is it under the whole building? >> there is a sea wall, probably right under where you are standing. a lot of it is on the pilings. >> i have seen a guy on a little boat that goes under there and make repairs. >> and also, the coast guard comes, anytime there are logs floating in the water, we have to call the coast guard. acting get hung up underneath the pipes. >> i want to thank you all for coming. thank you so much for your great information. i hope to see you all again next month for our next program. thank you very much.

>> announcer: you're watching coping with covid-19. >> hi. i'm chris manus and you're watching "coping with covid-19." today my guest is anastasia klaste and we're going talk about how the pandemic has affected our school community. welcome to the show. >> hi! thank you. >> i understand that our

students and teachers have adopted video conference as distance learning tools to be able to continue studying remotely and this is clearly new for everyone. do you have some suggestions to students and perhaps their parents that could help them manage this new approach? >> i think the best advice i can give students and parents is to really be gentle on yourselves during this time. the thing we don't really want to do is increase stress and anxiety amongst our students because they know it is a scary, uncertain time aside from the work. so, we are engaging in distance learning and providing work for students to engage in. the mental health of students and their well-being and safety is really at the forefront of our minds and so we're asking parents to keep an eye on their kids and also asking kids to speak up and let us know if they're having trouble f they need to talk to someone, if they need to take a break or

they need more time to do work. because that is really what's most important for us. >> right. and what would you say to teachers having a hard time adjusting as well? >> i think our faculty is really lucky in that we were already utilizing google classroom in all of our classes. so the switch from in-person to online is not as extreme as it may have been to some other faculties in other schools. that said, most of us had never engaged in video conferencing or done any sort of daily online lesson planning. so, i think the same thing i say to parents and students i say to teachers is to just be gentle and give yourself space and know it's ok to make mistakes and it's ok if you're not perfect and we're all sort of learning and doing at the same time. so, that can also be anxiety provoking and that can be hard for taoefers that are used to

being really good at what they do and knowing what exactly to say and how to do it every day are grappling with new technology and they're finding that students [inaudible] what they do in person. >> are there concerns about college admissions for high school seniors and juniors? >> i think at first there was a lot of sort of confusion and anxiety for juniors and seniors about colleges. and now that the system has come out with some guidance and we understand that, you know, the s.a.t. and a.c.t. tests won't be required for the next year, we know that universities have only agreed to accept credit or no credit or pass-no pass grades and looking at students across the country knowing that we're in unprecedented situation now that we've got guidance of clarity around that. students are feeling a lot more comfort.

-- comfortable. for our current seniors, most of them got their college acceptances in february and march so those things shouldn't be changing that much. for juniors, you know, now that they know that they have to step it up for the next year because the grades that they're getting this semester may not be letter grades, it might be a pass-no pass, credit-no credit. but it seems from everything that i read or hear, they're working really closely with school districts to make sure that no student is, you know, adversely affected by the pandemic because of this sort of universal experience for all students. >> indeed. i heard that some kids are worried that they may have to make up the work or retake the whole year? how likely are those scenarios and how will grades be assigned for this semester? >> well, san francisco unified has made a decision through the board of ed that there will be a signing. credit-no credit for 6 through

12th graders and that means that basically they will either full credit for the glass or won't receive credit for class, based on the work that they do and that goes into a gaap of neutral so it shouldn't raise or lower any specific student's g.p.a., but just give them credit toward graduation. from what i can tell, california has been pretty clear that no student will have to retake this year. as educators, we do acknowledge that thereby a little bit of catchup happening in the fall. >> right. have your students had a variety of different experiences during this pandemic? >> yes. i would say definitely. our school serves a big at-risk group of kids. we have students from every zip code and city, basically. and students from all sorts of backgrounds and socioeconomic

statuses so on one hand they have their high speed wi-fi and it's no problem for them to hop on a zoom call or get their google docs turned in and then we have a lot of situations where they may not have wi-fi so they're delivering hotspots or they have a device but it is shared among several siblings or the parents are using it during the day and the kids have only a certain amount of time that they can engage. so, you know, something that the teachers have talked about being mindful of and i'm definitely being mindful, as a principal, is that our students are in various situations and we can't assume anything about their access in their ability to [inaudible] right now. for some of them, they're caring for siblings or grandma, living at home. many of them have family members affected by covid and

so they're in a space where they're really just trying to take care of those around them. and academics are sort of on the backburner and for right now that's ok. you know, we sort of support them in whatever way they need. >> i understand. have you been able to provide any technical assistance to your students or faculty? >> yes. the school district had hotspots so i personally delivered about 50 chrome books to students and now we're getting hotspots, which are wi-fi devices that utilize cell phone coverage in an area so homes that don't have wi-fi or homes that have spotty wi-fi can use these hotspots and the kids are saying that they work really well and now the district just got a bunch of them so we're able to list them. so any family that needs them right now, which is really great. now all of our faculties have access to high speed wi-fi and

technology at home. we are providing them with the technology that they need to be engaged in this. >> i see. and finally s there any news about summer school? >> there is. sort of. it's happening. in some way, shape or form. but we don't really know how or where. i'm assuming it will be online and, as usual, seniors or kids about to graduate will be prioritized so there'll definitely be some summer school, i'm just not sure where or what at this point. but they're going to share information about that pretty soon. unfortunately all the fun summer programs and jobs, the arts programs and language programs, the acceleration programs are probably not happening. but there will be some sort of

credit recovery option for kids who need it. >> right. well, thank you for coming ton show. i really appreciate the time you've given us today. >> yeah. great talking with you. thank you so much for having me. >> that is it for this episode. we'll be back with more covid-19 related information shortly. you've been watching "coping with covid-19." i'm chris manus. thank you for watching.[music]

>> san francisco city clinic provides a broad range of sexual health services from stephanie tran medical director at san francisco city clinic. we are here to provide easy access to conference of low-cost culturally sensitive sexual health services and to

everyone who walks through our door. so we providestd checkups, diagnosis and treatment. we also provide hiv screening we provide hiv treatment for people living with hiv and are uninsured and then we hope them health benefits and rage into conference of primary care. we also provide both pre-nd post exposure prophylactics for hiv prevention we also provide a range of women's reproductive health services including contraception, emergency contraception. sometimes known as plan b. pap smears and [inaudible]. we are was entirely [inaudible]people will come as soon as were open even a little before opening. weight buries a lip it could be the first person here at your in and out within a few minutes. there are some days we do have a pretty considerable weight. in general, people can just walk right in and register with her front desk seen that day. >> my name is yvonne piper on the nurse practitioner here at sf city clinic. he was the

first time i came to city clinic was a little intimidated. the first time i got treated for [inaudible]. i walked up to the redline and was greeted with a warm welcome i'm chad redden and anna client of city clinic >> even has had an std clinic since all the way back to 1911. at that time, the clinic was founded to provide std diagnosis treatment for sex workers. there's been a big increase in std rates after the earthquake and the fire a lot of people were homeless and there were more sex work and were homeless sex workers. there were some public health experts who are pretty progressive for their time thought that by providing std diagnosis and treatmentsex workers that we might be able to get a handle on std rates in san francisco. >> when you're at the clinic you're going to wait with whoever else is able to register at the front desk first. after you register your seat in the waiting room and wait to be seen. after you are called you come to the back and meet with a healthcare provider

can we determine what kind of testing to do, what samples to collect what medication somebody might need. plus prophylactics is an hiv prevention method highly effective it involves folks taking a daily pill to prevent hiv. recommended both by the cdc, center for disease control and prevention, as well as fight sf dph, two individuals clients were elevated risk for hiv. >> i actually was in the project here when i first started here it was in trials. i'm currently on prep. i do prep through city clinic. you know i get my tests read here regularly and i highly recommend prep >> a lot of patients inclined to think that there's no way they could afford to pay for prep. we really encourage people to come in and talk to one of our prep navigators. we find that we can help almost everyone find a way to access

prep so it's affordable for them. >> if you times we do have opponents would be on thursday morning. we have two different clinics going on at that time. when is women's health services. people can make an appointment either by calling them a dropping in or emailing us for that. we also have an hiv care clinic that happens on that morning as well also by appointment only. he was city clinic has been like home to me. i been coming here since 2011. my name iskim troy, client of city clinic. when i first learned i was hiv positive i do not know what it was. i felt my life would be just ending there but all the support they gave me and all the information i need to know was very helpful. so i

[inaudible] hiv care with their health >> about a quarter of our patients are women. the rest, 75% are men and about half of the men who come here are gay men or other men who have sex with men. a small percent about 1% of our clients, identify as transgender. >> we ask at the front for $25 fee for services but we don't turn anyone away for funds. we also work with outside it's going out so any amount people can pay we will be happy to accept. >> i get casted for a pap smear and i also informed the contraceptive method. accessibility to the clinic was very easy. you can just walk in and talk to a registration staff. i feel i'm taken care of and i'm been supportive. >> all the information were collecting here is kept confidential. so this means we can't release your information without your explicit permission get a lot of folks are concerned especially come to a sexual health clinic unless you have signed a document that told us exactly

who can receive your information, we can give it to anybody outside of our clinic. >> trance men and women face really significant levels of discrimination and stigma in their daily lives. and in healthcare. hiv and std rates in san francisco are particularly and strikingly high were trans women. so we really try to make city clinic a place that strands-friendly trance competent and trans-welcoming >> everyone from the front desk to behind our amazement there are completely knowledgeable. they are friendly good for me being a sex worker, i've gone through a lot of difficult different different medical practice and sometimes they weren't competent and were not friendly good they kind of made me feel like they slapped me on the hands but living the sex life that i do. i have been coming here for seven years. when i come here i know they my services are going to be met. to be confidential but i don't have to worry about anyone

looking at me or making me feel less >> a visit with a clinician come take anywhere from 10 minutes if you have a straightforward concern, to over an hour if something goes on that needs a little bit more help. we have some testing with you on site. so all of our samples we collect here. including blood draws. we sent to the lab from here so people will need to go elsewhere to get their specimens collect. then we have a few test we do run on site. so those would be pregnancy test, hiv rapid test, and hepatitis b rapid test. people get those results the same day of their visit. >> i think it's important for transgender, gender neutral people to understand this is the most confidence, the most comfortable and the most knowledgeable place that you can come to. >> on-site we have condoms as well as depo-provera which is also known as [inaudible] shot. we can prescribe other forms of

contraception. pills, a patch and rain. we provide pap smears to women who are uninsured in san francisco residents or, to women who are enrolled in a state-funded program called family pack. pap smears are the recommendation-recommended screening test for monitoring for early signs of cervical cancer. we do have a fair amount of our own stuff the day of his we can try to get answers for folks while they are here. whenever we have that as an option we like to do that obviously to get some diagnosed and treated on the same day as we can. >> in terms of how many people were able to see in a day, we say roughly 100 people.if people are very brief and straightforward visits, we can sternly see 100, maybe a little more. we might be understaffed that they would have a little complicated visits we might not see as many folks. so if we reach our target number of 100 patients early in the day we may close our doors early for droppings. to my best advice to be senior is get here early.we

do have a website but it's sf city clinic.working there's a wealth of information on the website but our hours and our location. as well as a kind of kind of information about stds, hiv,there's a lot of information for providers on our list as well. >> patients are always welcome to call the clinic for there's a lot of information for providers on our list as well. >> patients are always welcome to call the clinic for 15, 40 75500. the phones answered during hours for clients to questions. >> >>

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some of the things they come up with are fantastic. that is what we're trying to encourage. these kids can bring up the creativity and also the love for photography. >> a lot of people come into my classes and they don't feel like they really are creative and through the process of working and showing them and giving them some tips and ideas. >> this is kind of the best kept secret. you should come on and take a class. we have orientations on most saturdays. this is a really wonderful location and is the real jewel to the community. >> ready to develop your photography skills? the harvey milk photo center focuses on adult classes. and saturday workshops expose

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