never mind. i am going back one. this is actually. we do have an additional opportunity for public comment. any members of the public in the queue. after five hours my brain is fuzzing over. >> we are checking to see if there are callers in the queue. if you are on cold wait until the system indicates you are unmuted. we are currently on public discussion on agenda item 12. matters appears or not appearing pursuant to article 7 section 2. if you have not done so press star 3 to be added to the queue. you will have three minutes to provide public comment, six minutes with an interpreter. you will hear a bell go off for 30 seconds remaining. please stand by. >> will are no callers in the queue. >> agenda item 12 is closed. public comment is closed. i am going to call agenda item 13, adjournment. commissioners a motion to adjourn the meeting? >> i am sorry. i thought we had a chance for commissioners to offer items. >> we did that. i started reading that. remember and you suggested that we do the 2015 election. that was item 11. >> i was just getting started. >> okay. there will be future opportunities for that. you can call me or the executive director anytime with suggestions you have. now we are seven minutes shy of getting out of this meeting in less than six hours. if i can get a quick motion to adjourn this meeting and a second we might be able to that would be a first from commissioner moore and second from commissioner smith. call the roll on the motion to adjourn. >> you are muted. >> i am yakking away. yakking and yakking. >> commissioner bush aye. >> commissioner moore. >> aye. >> commissioner moore, chair ambrose. >> aye. >> five votes in affirmative the motion is approved unanimously.

>> so the motion the meeting is adjourned. thank you all very much. happy thanksgiving. we will see you back here on december what day is it? >> it is a monday. it is december 13th. >> i am double-checking right now. >> monday? >> it is on monday. earlier this year. we had modified to a monday meeting at the request of the commission due to year end planned schedules at that time. >> december 7th? >> we have the 14th at 9:30 a.m. >> i am glad i asked. i did not recall that we had movedded to a monday. we will see you on december 14th. thank you so much.

>> supervisor ronen: good morning, everyone. the meeting will come to order. good morning and welcome to the november 16, 2020, meeting of the rules committee. with me is vice chair catherine stefani and supervisor victor mar. mr. clerk, do you have any

announcements? >> clerk: yes. [agenda item rea

>> supervisor ronen: thank you, mr. clerk. can you please read items number 1 and 2 together. >> clerk: yes. item number 1 is a motion approving or rejecting the mayor's nomination for the reappointment of mark dunlop to the treasure island development authority board of directors for a term ending february 26, 2024. item 2 is a motion approving or rejecting the mayor's nomination for the appointment of julia prochnik to the treasure island development authority board of directors, for a term ending february 26, 2021. >> supervisor ronen: thank you. and i just would like everyone to know that mr. dunlop is not

here because he's not feeling well. normally, i would ask that the item be continued, but i think it would be okay to hear this today. i would call tyra funnell in case she wants to say a few words on behalf of mr. dunlop. >> yes. can you hear me? >> supervisor ronen: yes, go ahead. >> mark dunlop has been a positive asset to the commission for quite sometime -- sorry, since -- yeah, so we're requesting that he be reappointed to an expiration term of 2024. i just want to go over some basic things about mr. dunlop who unfortunately cannot attend

the meeting because he's not feeling well. mr. dunlop has been active in organizations and charities throughout the day for 30 years and works to organize for core patients for aids and hiv, diseases that he's been living with for quite sometime. he was on the san francisco hiv planning council in '97 and a chairman of the committee. so he's been very active in the community and his dedication to the city is very, very clear in his file. he was appointed by mayor agnos to the mayor's development committee and was nominated to the san francisco development commission where he served as president and vice president, and then, by another mayor, mayor newsom, was appointed to

the human rights commission and lastly, in 2010, to tida. he's been on tida for quite sometime, has been consistent, reliable, and he was reappointed in 2012 by mayor lee, and we hope that today, he will be reappointed by the board of supervisors, but, first and foremost, by the rules committee members, and that's pretty much the roundup of mr. dunlop unless you guys have questions. >> supervisor ronen: thank you so much. really appreciate you speaking on behalf of mr. dunlop, and i don't see any questions from my colleagues, so thank you very much, miss funnell, and we are good to move on next to julia prochnik.

>> good. thank you. >> supervisor ronen: thank you. is miss prochnik here? >> yes. i just, again, want to thank the mayor for nominating me and for the time today with the rules committee. it's great to see all of you, and i'm just thrilled to be here. as many of you know, i've lived in this city for over ten years. i have two small children in public school, and really am excited to be part of this process. i have my own company that i've started in covid, promoting world energy in the grid, working with building infrastructure, working with helping frontline communities helping transition from fossil fuel. i've been working in states across the nation and am

thrilling to be offering my expertise in my own backyard. i've been active in my community because i believe in the people of san francisco. i really believe in equity and transition, and currently am the chairman of the lower haight merchants association. i really appreciate my time on tida and appreciate all the support from commissioners and board members. i've learned what's going on on treasure island with tolls, with education, with action, with inclusivity and action. i want to listen and do more and be part of the solution going forward. i'm thrilled to be part of the

team and it's a true honor. i'm thrilled to be here today, so thank you all very much. >> supervisor ronen: thank you so much for your willingness to serve in this capacity. i just had one question for you. how would you support the current and existing businesses especially during the clean-up process if you are appointed to this board? >> definitely. in a variety of ways. one, with the rolling blockouts that continue to happen, there are a variety of solutions, and i've spoken with many residents and the tida staff to talk about various solutions. i think there's some more opportunities there, so i want to have some more conversations for financing and green solutions. there should be a lot more work done in the community. it's not just a holding pattern, waiting for the next

thing. i've driven around and walked through the community, and there's a lot of dust piles. there's open areas where we can really make sure that the kids are allowed to play outside and really make sure that there's no ongoing health concerns, so there's a couple of concerns with energy and the ongoing construction. i've been fortunate to hangout with various residents about the transportation and kind of undergrounding of wires, so there's a long list of solutions. i pride myself on being a bridge builder, and i think there's a lot of work we can do right now. >> supervisor ronen: thank you. i appreciate that. it looks like neither of my colleagues have any questions, so now, we can open up these two items for public comment. each member of the public will have two minutes to speak on

both items. >> clerk: yes. members of the public who wish to comment should call 415-655-0001 and enter the meeting i.d. press pound, and pound again. press star, three to enter the queue for public comment. do we have any callers on the line for public comment? >> operator: yes, i have one caller in the queue.

>> clerk: hello. if the public commenter is on the line, you may begin at this time. madam chair, that completes the queue. >> supervisor ronen: thank you. >> hello, can you hear me? >> supervisor ronen: yes, we can hear you. hello? >> wonderful. can you hear me? >> ye >> supervisor ronen: yes, we can hear you. >> i'm sorry. that was entirely my fault. i was on mute, and i couldn't see. i am [inaudible] and i'm also the chairman of the lower haight founders and merchants

association, and i have been honored to be working with julia over the last couple of years, and i want to voice my support even though it comes with a little bit of sadness because she will not be able to continue working with the lower haight merchants association going forward. i started working with julia in 2014, and since i met her, she's gone from a person who is extremely passionate and knowledgeable about the environment, having worked with a variety, and now starting her own climate business, to a political leader on the lower haight board and this year's president, and she's done a phenomenal job in pivoting our

merchants and neighbors association to one focused on activities where we all get to see each other to one that allows others to shine and supports them as they create such things as volunteer brigades to check on seniors and disabled and voluntary services for our seniors and restaurants so we can make sure that they can continue to be supported during this difficult time. i just called in to say that she would be a fabulous addition to the tida, treasure island development authority, and i would be delighted to support her in this role, as well. >> supervisor ronen: thank you very much for your comments, miss selby. are there any other members of the public that would like to comment? >> clerk: madam chair, that completes the queue. >> supervisor ronen: thank you. public comment is closed.

supervisor stefani? >> supervisor stefani: yes. i just wanted to say, i've known julia for years as a fellow emerge partner. i just want to emphasize her environment equity and environmental justice experience. i believe this is a perfect appointment for tida, and i'm very happy to see her in this role and i'm very excited. thank you, julia, for your willingness in this role and to serve. >> supervisor ronen: thank you. miss prochnik, i just have one quick question for you. i agree that both these appointments are -- miss

furrell, i just have one quick question for you. i agree that both of these appointments are extremely qualified, but i'm wondering why the mayor didn't choose people who lived in the neighborhood. >> i think that mr. dunlop has served that community for years, but we feel that miss prochnik years of serving the community and environment as well as her dovetail doing community work will serve tida. in terms of her in particular,

we thought her environmental experience would be really useful. >> supervisor ronen: okay. i appreciate that. it's just a note that our residents of the haight, it just seems like this would be a board that would benefit from people that live or work on treasure island, but i hear you, and agree that these are very qualified appointments to these seats and san franciscans that are clearly willing to do public service in their -- in their areas of expertise, so i'm prepared to support them. i just hope that in the future, the majority of these appointments will come from treasure island. thank you. and with that, i'm wondering, supervisor stefani, if you want to do the honors of making the motion? >> supervisor stefani: sure. thank you, chair ronen. yes, i would like to move to

approve the appointment of both mark dunlop and julia prochnik to the treasure island authority board board of directors and strike the rejecting language and move that forward to the full board with a positive recommendation. >> chair ronen: thank you. can we have a roll call vote on those motions? >> clerk: certainly. [roll call] >> clerk: the motion passes without objection. >> chair ronen: thank you so much, and thank you, miss prochnik for your willingness to lend your expertise in this way. we thank you. mr. clerk, can you please read item number 3. >> clerk: item number 3 is a hearing to consider appointing three members for an indefinite

term, to the treasure island development authority citizens advisory board. >> chair ronen: thank you, and i believe that courtney mcdonald from supervisor haney's office will be joining us as 10:30 -- at 10:30 in case we have any questions from her, but in the meantime, let me hear from the applicants. is amalia leamon here? if miss leamon wants to speak, and tell us why you're interested in this position. >> clerk: i did hear from miss leamon, and she is unsure if

she was still interested in applying for the seat, as she has moved off the island, but she was not sure if she was going to attend today's meeting. >> chair ronen: okay. courtney mcdonald is here from supervisor haney's office, so let's hear from her first. >> great. thank you, chair ronen. i'm courtney mcdonald from supervisor matt haney's office, and i want to say thank you and congratulations to mark and julia. we look forward to working with both of you. for the citizen's advisory board, i appreciate your effort, chair ronen, to make sure that we are hearing community members' voices. it's important that we appoint

people there to the board that live on the island, and three of the applicants fit that need. the first is hope williams. she's open to community hubs, establish testing, distributed p.p.e. she has really been the heart of organizing on treasure island, and what her application doesn't say that if you need something done on the island, you need hope, you need her right there with you. she has the trust of families and residents on the island from decades of organizing, from habitability to the cleanup, so her voice on the c.a.b. is really important.

the second is barklee unitas. he has gone out and sought partnerships to fix the issues on the island, and his voice, we believe, is really critical, to holding the tida board and our board of supervisors accountable. and lastly, jim hancock, or james hancock, as he's listed on his application, has gone above and beyond to engage with the sailing community. he's been a huge part of the treasure island sailing center. he's very diligently attended the c.a.b. meetings, the tida meetings, and partnered with people for cleanups at the

sailing center, so these three applicants really embody what we're looking for in representatives on our community advisory board, and i know the clerk mentioned that amalia might not be interested anymore, but we want to thank her for her interest in applying on these seats. i know there's a number of applications that have since expired, but i want to also thank them. lastly, i believe the policy is they all have the same applications, and i believe the three applicants meet the policy needs. so that's all, and i'm happy to answer any questions if you have them. >> chair ronen: thank you, miss mcdonald. i don't see any questions, so we will now here from

barklee unitas-ali sanders. >> hi. i'm barklee unitas-ali sanders. so like courtney was calling out, i have been very involved in trying to bring transparency to the power outages on treasure island. i've reached out and provided information, and that's why i want to serve on the board to be able to provide information to citizens on the outages. also because i'm a veteran, i

feel like i can give focus to the veterans and help them navigate their way out of homelessness and to self-sufficiency. i also grew up in an underprivileged perspective, and i've made it out of there. i would like the community to transition out of that dependency. there is a large portion of the island that is transitioning out of homelessness, aged out youth for foster care to different job corps program. so i'm just interested in being an active part of the community. i have a career in i.t. support, so i love to be of service to people and help them get questions answered, and if i don't personally know the answer myself, i love to research the answer and connect people to resources, and i believe that's a great way for

people to get their questions answered, their voices heard, and feel not only like they're a part of the community but a part of the government experience so they can get the things that they're needed in their communities. >> chair ronen: wonderful. thank you very much for being so willing to answer our questions. and i'll just move onto hope williams, and i just want to say, miss williams, that your representation precedes you. i've learned so much about you, particularly from commissioner collins on the school board. but everyone speaks so highly of you, and so it's so nice to see your face and to finally hear from you directly. just know that many people speak very highly of you in the

community. good morning. >> good morning, and i hope -- i really want to say the same thing to you. it's been an honor on working on a number of the community hubs, and just to put it out there, i am -- as soon as the seat opens, i do wish to reappointment, so i'll keep my name there. i'm really coming to treasure island just to continue the work. i wrote something, and i got a little choked up just reading it. i am a humble servant doing this work. i am a san francisco resident, formerly homeless. i have been odd row indicating for residents -- advocating for residents throughout the city for over 25 years, and just being a tool to the community. i serve on the preterm birth

initiative for ucsf, which is geared towards addressing health disparities for african american, pacific islander, and latinx populations. as you know, i -- and courtney kind of just put it out there about the covid. i'm still on the groundworking. i am on -- every friday, i am out here, feeding the community, seeking out donations. in august, we just recently launched our community board to try to bring residents together so that they have a voice and a safe place. we are an under serve -- underserved community, but my goal as a board member is to bring attention to the needs that are here, but not just

talking about them, but finding ways to work with agencies and organizations and continue building a relationship with tida board and strategic solutions to the organizations that exist, seeing how we can bring more organizations so that we're not focusing on just the communities to come, but how do we support the residents that are here, okay? i have the honor of talking to julie. i'm very close with my supervisor, the school board. as you know, i'm in every meeting. i'm in e-mail with, and residents have my cell phone number. i let them know i am here 100% to support you. so this would give me an opportunity to take this information and be a better

tool so that i can be a mentor to the advocates who have been doing this for 30 years but may not have been successful, that i'm able to restore that hope back into them, that they can impact their community, and then just slowly transition, that once they're strong enough, to be able to leave. so that's really my hope in this position, and just to continue to move up, to advocate, to continue bringing attention to why we need affordable housing here, coming up with solutions, and really working with the city in any way possible to be a resource. and not just treasure island, but really expanding out to all of district 6 and how we can work together, so that is my goal and what i'll try to do. >> chair ronen: yea! first, t.i. is so lucky to have you, and we're so thankful

you're willing to take on another volunteer role. we can't thank you enough, and thank you for your service to the city. i don't see any other questions for you, so last, but certainly not least, is james hancock here? >> i am here, and good morning, supervisors, and thank you, hillary, and thank you for that nice introduction. well, my first involvement with treasure island in any material way came in 2016, when i got a position working as a coach at the sailing center there. it was with the adult program, and very quickly, i moved out to an opportunity to do

mentorship to the young people in the program. and they'd say thank you. the life lessons that i taught them in this program went way beyond sailing, and i continue today do that. for some time, i had contemplated the idea of creating a science center that could be used to teach stem education really to the public but have it focused around sailing, and when i got to treasure island, i thought this could be an ideal place to do that. the treasure island sailing center, it's the only community sailing center and only nonprofit sailing center in the community of san francisco. it's quite different from most. you know, it's mostly, the boats are small. small boats. most of the students are kids

who come from san francisco and the east bay. it's very gran orientifying to work with the sailing center, but the treasure island sailing center, we got that off the ground in 2018, when we incorporated it as a california nonprofit public benefit corporation and then got our tax exempt status. you know, in the past year, we've started, in july, our diversity, equity, and inclusiveness initiative, as courtney mentioned, and i think courtney, you must be paying attention to our newsletters. we did have a beach cleanup in september, and we've been involved with one museum on

treasure island, the treasure island museum, and also, all the constituents on the island try to be as involved as possible. since 2018, we've held an office at the treasure island administration building, and really, what we're trying to do is bring in reinforcements and just good activities at treasure island, and i think that, you know, all of what's happening on treasure island is very exciting. the development, it's sort of a once-in-a-lifetime development, and it would be such an honor to be a part of that and help shape it. >> chair ronen: well, thank you so much, as well. i feel like the t.i. is in good

hands with these applicants, and so i appreciate your service. i don't believe there are any other questions from my colleagues, and so we will now open up this item for public comment. >> clerk: yes. members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this item should call 415-655-0001. the meeting i.d. is 146-980-5384, and press pound, and pound again. if you haven't already done so, press star, three to lineup to speak. please wait until the system indicates you are unmuted to begin your comment. mr. q., do we have any public comment? >> operator: yes, i have two callers in the queue. >> oh, good morning, supervisors. my name is [inaudible] i'm an organizer in the mission.

i'm calling in to extend my support and ask that you grand miss hope the seat for the citizens advisory board. i've had the pleasure of organizing and working with her, and her heart is with the people, and it's really important to have people from the treasure island neighborhood to speak on behalf of the community, and i think she's an exemplary figure for that. so i hope you hear this out, and i'm looking forward to celebrating her seat on the board. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we hear from the next caller, please? >> supervisors, my name is francisco dacosta. i've been involved with treasure island since 1999,

when i worked for the presidio. the rules commit htee has to te this matter very seriously. if you don't read the various type of contamination that's on treasure island, much like it's on hunters point naval shipyard, if you don't care about the people that have come down with cancer, and you're, like, laughingly encourage people to get into this work, which is like sending people in harm's way, nothing much has changed about you all. when you're a supervisor, it's

very important that you protect and think about the welfare and quality of life issues. so i know these candidates, some of them may know a little bit, but some of them may think that just because they're getting this position on the citizens advisory board, that they can do something. the contamination, that means the abatement and mitigation of treasure island, is not being done properly. there are some advocates, like carol harvey, steve goettler and others, who are -- they speak their minds, and they really care for the people, so supervisors, don't take this as a joke. i see some of you all smiling, oh, for taking this appointment. don't lead people into harm's way. thank you very much.

>> clerk: thank you. mr. q., do we have any additional speakers? >> operator: madam chair, that completes the queue. >> chair ronen: okay. then public comment is closed. thanks for voicing your opinion, and since i see no requests to speak from my colleagues, i'm happy to make a motion to forward the appointments of barklee sanders to seat one, hope williams to seat two, and james hancock to seat 8 with a positive recommendation. can i please have a roll call on that motion. >> clerk: on that motion -- [roll call] >> clerk: the motion passes without objection. >> chair ronen: thank you, and

thank you, mr. sanders, miss williams, and mr. hancock, for your willingness to serve this community so well and for all the time that you put into this as community volunteers. we appreciate it. thank you. mr. clerk, can you please read item number 4 -- oh, i'm sorry. can you please read items number 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 together. >> clerk: yes. item number 4 is a motion approving or rejecting the mayor's nomination for reappointment of ellen schumer to the city hall preservation advisory commission, term ending january 13, 2022. item 5 is a motion approving or rejecting the mayor's nomination for reappointment of mae woo to the city hall preservation advisory commission, term ending january 13, 2020. item number 6 is a motion

approving or rejecting the mayor he's nomination for appointment of robert vergara to the city hall preservation advisory commission, term ending january 13, 2024. item 7 is a motion aprofession or rejecting the mayor's nomination for repayment of james haas to the. >> supervisor stefani: preservation advisory commission, term ending january 13, 2024. and item 8 is a motion approving or rejecting the mayor's nomination for reappointment of patrick carney to the city hall preservation advisory commission, term ending january 13, 20 24r this. >> chair ronen: thank you. and since all of these are

nominations to the city hall preservation committee mayor's nomination, i will let them all speak at once, starting with ellen schumer. >> thank you. the commission has worked over the years to maintain the historical significance of the building. it has been a pleasure to work with all of the team members, and i hope we can continue to work as hard as we did before the building was closed, and we

can breathe a sigh of relief and begin again. thank you for the opportunity to serve the number of years that i have served on the commission, and hopefully, i'm looking forward to many more. thank you. >> chair ronen: thank you so much, miss schumer. i must say that i miss seeing your beautiful face every morning walking into city hall, and your gorgeous outfits. >> well, it matches the building. >> chair ronen: well, you represent the building in your beauty and style, and your style is just so gorgeous. i just appreciate how many years you have worked to make this treasure a living treasure and one that so many people come to visit, from kids to

tourists. your work is extraordinary. thank you for everything and all the work that you've done for our beloved city hall. >> well, thank you for the comments. it's wonderful to hear them. >> chair ronen: no problem. thanks again. next, we will hear from m mae woo. mr. clerk, is mae woo with us today? >> clerk: she is currently logged in. she just needs to -- she was -- she is present -- oh, there she is. [inaudible]. >> chair ronen: i think she has a bad connection.

miss woo, if you can hear us, we can't hear you very well, and there's a scratchiness on the line, so i'm going to go ahead and move on, and maybe you can come back in with a better connection. thank you. thank you so much. now we'll hear from robert vergara. >> yes. good morning, supervisors. >> chair ronen: good morning. >> thank you for inviting me to be here. this would be my first appointment to the city hall preservation advisory commission. i've been teaching history at st. ignatius high school for 39

years, and the last three years, i've been teaching a course on san francisco history and politics, and that includes a field trip to city hall where we're led by miss schumer. mayor moscone's son, chris, has visited my class, as well as former mayor art agnos. it was great to watch this 80-year-old man interacting with the students. rob rider has also walked me through brooks hall, the city's attic. i was born here, and i've been studying the history of san

francisco since i was a young boy, and my father would drive me around and point out historical places. when my students visit city hall, i tell them to try to put themselves in the position of the first people in there in 1906. so much has happened in that building. i feel my background as an educator could be helpful to the commission because i know that part of its work is educating the public about the building and its uses. i think i can be helpful in making progress toward the raising of money for the upkeep. i understand that one of the projects is the resurfacing of the dome, so any way that i can be helpful, i'd love to do so.

thanks for considering me. >> chair ronen: thank you so much for applying. you seem like a perfect addition to the body. thanks again, and i don't see any questions from my colleagues, and so we will move onto mr. james haas, which is a reappointment. >> yes, good morning, supervisors. am i connected? >> chair ronen: yes. >> well, i'm pleased to have the confidence of the mayor to reappointment me, and i hope i'll have your confidence to confirm that appointment. i lived at 100 vanness, so i see city hall every day from my apartment. i've been involved in work to improve the area over the last 30 years, and i even wrote a book about city hall for the

university of nevada, published last year. i'm on the board of the community benefits district, which has been around nine years. i think i'm being reappointed to the city hall preservation advisory commission. in the years that i have been on the commission, we've been involved with all sorts of issues leading to maintenance of the building, and we've appeared a couple of times before the capital improvements committee to advocate for additional funds for things. all the money that was spent on rehabilitating the building did not include moneys to fix the dome windows, which continue to remain an outstanding issue and, at some point, could blow in. in terms of what i -- what my

goals are, it is to fulfill the original purpose of the -- of the legislation, which is to keep the building in excellent shape, in the same shape as it was when it opened in 1996, to make the building as welcoming to everybody as possible, and as supervisor stefani knows, we have a tremendous amount of weddings that go on in there, and we need to make sure that everybody feels comfortable in all aspects of the building. and thirdly, i have been trying to promote city hall and san francis francisco -- and civic center. it is the largest collection of

monumental municipal buildings in the united states, and it often gets ignored by our local promotion and advertising people as well as nationally, so one reason i wrote the book related to that, and i do make as much effort as i can to do that. so i would like to continue my work, and i would appreciate your support. thank you. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. thanks for all your work. make sure our city hall remains relevant and accessible to everybody. and our last person is mr. carney. >> clerk: i believe that miss woo has called in. >> chair ronen: okay. mr. carney, if you could wait until miss woo.

>> hello? >> chair ronen: hello. how are you? >> how do i come on? i don't know because i'm having difficulty, it looks like. >> chair ronen: i don't know what was wrong, but it looks like you're able to share now. please comment on how you're able to promote this role for the city. >> i'm sorry. i'm not hearing you. >> chair ronen: okay. if you could let us know your role for the city. >> am i to talk now? >> chair ronen: yes. >> okay. thank you for having me on. i would love to comment on what i have to say. i don't know what i'm supposed

to say, but i'm a native san franciscan, and i've served every mayor since mayor jordan and three governors in san francisco, and, of course, through those years, there was mayor jordan, mayor brown, mayor newsom, governor newsom, and all that. as a matter of fact, i was serving the state when mayor brown was mayor, and [inaudible] who was a governor at that time, and that was in 2003. so i've been around about -- well, over 30 years serving san francisco and the state and the united states of america, and i'm very proud to say that.

i am also very honored to continue serving on the advisory board of the city hall preservation. as a matter of fact, it was mayor newsom who appointed me to come cofound this commission, and that was in 19 -- oh, let's see...it was 1996. so for ten years, i was with the city on this commission. i originally am in the real estate business, and i am a developer, and at that time, was building shopping centers, and i'm still at it, so to speak. i'm semi retired and devoting

my time more volunteering for the community, and i'm a little bit nervous because we got disconnected. i couldn't figure out how it was going on, and things were really not very organized here [inaudible] i'm having a problem with the connection. >> chair ronen: is that better now? >> it's very difficult for me to continue, but if you want me to, i can try. >> chair ronen: that's okay. i think we -- >> and -- and -- and city hall has my resume and everything all these years. i don't know exactly what else -- i did -- am a founder

of a number of organizations locally and internationally, and there is interference. i don't know if i'm talking through. >> chair ronen: can you hear me? can you hear me? is. >> i can hear you more, so i'm not getting it, and of course, i'm using my cell phone, as i was told, because of the difficulty. i think it might be -- oh, i'm getting feedback. >> chair ronen: miss woo, can you hear me? can you hear me? [inaudible]. >> chair ronen: can you hear me? you've presented enough. thank you, we really appreciate it.

>> what was that? >> chair ronen: thank you for your presentation. thank you. thank you. and mr. -- oh, mr. carney, i'm sorry. are you available? >> i am. can you hear me? >> chair ronen: we can hear you perfectly. welcome. >> thank you. well good morning. i am patrick carney. thank you for your time today, and thank you to mayor breed for the reappointment. i am a licensed architect with 35 years experience and have a degree from u.c. berkeley. i was honored to have worked on the restoration for city hall for four years. i knew the issues facing it then and now the issues now. however, i have the background to know how this beautiful building should be architecturally maintained

going forward. during the restoration effort, i was named team liaison for 26 engineering firms and went to meetings with then-mayor willie brown and went on hard-hat tours of the building. since joining the commission, i have made many walk-throughs and pointed out problems to address. i have spoken with city administrator naomi kelly about --

[inaudible]. >> -- human rights and stopping ha hate crimes. this year, it was eliminated by the masterminds behind the bay bridge lighting, and that was certainly a thrill, and it was up for three weeks and will be back next year for the 2016 triangle. in summary, my main goal for wanting to continue on this commission overseeing city hall is to make sure the vision of the restoration of the architectural team is maintained and we hopefully will never have to go through another $340 million series of bond measures to bring this

building back to what it needed to be, so i wanted to make sure that all the interventions that we went through for four years is maintained and the design is maintained. thank you so much. i appreciate your time. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. thank you for everything you do for the city. >> thank you. >> chair ronen: the pink triangle is one of the best thing about pride time every single year, so thank you. supervisor stefani? >> supervisor stefani: thank you, chair ronen. i just wanted to say this is one of the most important commissions, and we -- like you said at the beginning, our building is so beautiful, walking into it every day. i miss it so much, walking up that grand staircase and have such incredible stewards of that building. i was fortunate to work with the city hall preservation advisory committee when i was the city clerk.

there's a little room off the hall called the marriage ceremony room, and i was able to work with the commission to redo this room in a way that's worthy of city hall. i want to thank miss schumer for her guidance during this process, and i agree everything that you said, supervisor ronen, about her style. i miss everybody so much, and i want to thank mr. vergara. your job sounds amazing. even though my son is at sacred heart, but we are all wildcats, as well. for mr. haas to write the book

that he has, thank you. and there are so many people who come to our beautiful building, the people's palace, to experience what that building means to so much of us. so thank you for your willness willness -- willingness to worserve. it means so much. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. so supervisors -- >> supervisor mar: chair ronen, can i also just add my words? >> chair ronen: yes, absolutely. please go on. >> supervisor mar: i want to thank everyone for their willingness to serve and especially to mr. vergara, so

that an important icon to our city continues to be preserved and used in the best possible way, you know, for our city, so thank you to everyone. thank you, mayor breed, for putting forward reappointments and also the appointments. >> chair ronen: thank you, supervisor mar. the public can see how much we love the people's palace, all of us. it grabs you, and it doesn't let go. so with that, can we please open this item up for public comment? >> clerk: yes. members of the public who wish to provide public comment on these items should call 415-655-0001. the meeting i.d. is 146-980-5384, then press pound, and pound again. if you haven't already done so, please press star, three to lineup to speak.

please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted before beginning your comment. mr. q., do we have any callers lined up for public comment? >> operator: yes, i have two callers in the queue. >> good morning, supervisors. this is tracey everwine, executive director of the civic center community benefit district. i'm calling to express support for jim haas continuing to provide his time and expertise to strengthen the city hall preservation advisory commission. when it comes to the built-in environments, he truly excels. jim is very hard working, very passionate, and committed, and he's going to be a tremendous resource for the commission and see and county of san francisco.

thank you. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next caller, please. >> hi, there. this is manny yekutiel. i own a small business in the mission, and i'm a member of the small basusiness commissio. i'm calling in to show my enthusiastic support for jim haas to be reappointed to this body. i feel like we are blessed to have a city hall as inspiring and organized as we do, and we are lucky to have in san francisco a person like jim haas who has devoted so many years of his san francisco dedicated to making sure that whatever changes are made to it reflect the pride of our city,

our state, and the nation as a whole. i know his character, i know how deeply he cares about all this, and so i just wanted to call in and say that he has my support, and i'm very excited for him, and he wants to continue to serve on this important body. thank you so much. >> chair ronen: thank you, manny. >> clerk: mr. q., do we have any additional callers? >> operator: madam chair, that completes the queue. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. then public comment is closed, and i was wondering if supervisor mar wanted to do the honors of making the motions? >> supervisor mar: yes, i'd be happy to. so colleagues, i'd like to move that we approve or send the -- the appointments -- the reappointments, i'm sorry, of ellen schumer, mae woo, james haas, and patrick carney, and

the appointment of robert vergara to the full board with a positive recommendation -- i'm sorry, to the city hall preservation advisory commission to the full board with a positive recommendation. >> clerk: i believe that would be an amendment to remove the word rejecting throughout the legislation and move that to the full board? >> supervisor mar: yes, victor, that's correct. >> chair ronen: can we have a roll call? >> clerk: on that motion -- [roll call] >> clerk: the motion passes without objection. [inaudible]. >> clerk: we were getting some interference. please try again.

>> chair ronen: oh, i just wanted to thank supervisor mar for making the motion and thank all of the appointees for their extraordinary work. thank you. mr. clerk, do we have any other items on the agenda? >> clerk: that completes the agenda for today. >> chair ronen: the meeting is adjourned. thank you, everyone. have a great day. >> good afternoon, and welcome

to the land use and transportation committee of the san francisco supervisors board today, on monday, november 16, 2020. i am the chair of the committee, aaron espeskin and joined by vice-chair, supervisor safai and the committee member, dean preston. miss major, do you have any announcements? >> clerk: due to the covid-19 health emergency and to protect the board members and the city employees and the public, the board of supervisors legislative chamber and committee room are closed. however, the members will be participating in the meeting remotely. this precaution is taken pursuant to the state-wide stay at home order and declarations and directives. the committee members will attend through video conference and participate in the meeting as to the same extent as if physically present. comment is available on channel 26, 78 or 99 as well as sfgov-tv.org and are streaming the number across the stream. each speaker is allowed two

minutes to speak. and it's an opportunity to speak during the comment public by calling the number 1-(415)-655-0001. again, 1-(415)-655-0001. and the meeting i.d. is 146 331 8244. again, that is 146 331 8244. then press pound and pound again after entering the meeting i.d. when connected you will hear the meeting discussions and you'll be muted and in listening mode only. when your item of interest comes up, dial star, 3, to be added to the speaker line. best practices are to call from a quiet location and speak clearly and slowly and turn down your television or radio. alternatively you may submit public comment in either of the following ways email the clerk at erisca... and if you submit public comment via email it's forwarded to the supervisors and

included as part of the special file. written comments sent to u.s. postal service to city hall, 1 doctor carleton b goodlet place, san francisco, california, 94012. and items acted upon today are expected to appear on the agenda of december 1st unless otherwise stated. mr. chair. >> commissioner peskin: thank you, can you please read the first and the only item. >> clerk: yes, an ordinance to amend the administrative code to temporary restrict landlords from evicting commercial tenants for non-payment of rent that was not paid due to the covid-19 pandemic. those who wish to call should call 1-(415)-655-0001. and the meeting i.d. is 146 331 8244. after entering the meeting i.d., press pound and pound again. mr. chair?

>> commissioner peskin: thank you, miss major and colleagues. as you both know this item was continued from last week's meeting when we duplicated the file following substantive amendment that was made to clarify that the termination provision for tenants, those with 10 or fewer employees applies notwithstanding any other contract terms. i want to be very clear about our intent here with respect to the termination provision for those tier one tenants because questions have been raised about language in past versions. mainly that if you are tier one commercial tenant and elect to terminate your contract, that the intent of this legislation is that you would not b are cond terminated without future liability. finally, before we vote on this, i would like to make one non-substantive amendment to the top of page 5, where we define

each tier of small business based on the number of full-time equivalent employees. we got a very good comment from the member of the public that spurred this non-substantive amendment. the current legislation states that the number of full-time equivalent employees is determined as of the effective date of the legislation. and this non-substantive amendment on page 5, lines 1-8, that you are both in receipt of, would clarify that the termination of the number of employees is dated to november 1st of 2020. and with that, are there any questions or comments from committee members? seeing none, is there any public comment on this item? >> clerk: thank you, mr. chair. we have james from tech checking to see if we have any callers in queue. james, can you queue up the

first caller. there are no callers -- there is one caller. can you unmute the first caller. >> caller: hi. thank you for taking my public comment. my name is calvid ramadan, and we own a small family-run business that has been serving san francisco since 1984. pre-pandemic we had two locations, one in the sunset district and one downtown. unfortunately, as with many in our community, the pandemic has taken a significant toll on our business. we're forced to close our downtown location in march. we assume that the closure would be temporary, but, you know, here we are eight months later out of that location and in a significant amount of debt. we tried repeatedly to come to

any sort of compromise with our landlord at that location that would allow us to survive and to continue after this, but we were unsuccessful. unfortunately, now we find ourselves left with -- we had found ourselves with no other options than to vacate the premises and to terminate our lease there. we lost that downtown location and we find ourselves now in a legal bind. on a personal level this has been a huge emotional loss for my family and my parents are in their 60s and i hoped they could retire in the next coming years. now it seems like a far-fetched dream. this business is our lifeline. we poured our sweat and tears into building it. we don't know what our future will look like after this pandemic, but we hope that this audience will help the many san francisco small businesses that find themselves in our situation. we thank the board for all of

their hard work in being such advocates for the small business community of san francisco. we are fortunate to work in such a great city. thank you. >> commissioner peskin: thank you, mr. ramadan, and we are sorry for what you are experiencing. any other members of the public for item number 1? >> clerk: thank you, mr. chair. i have james saying that there are no other callers on the line. >> commissioner peskin: okay, then public comment is closed and i would like to make a motion to move the non-substantive amendment that we previously discussed. can we have a roll call on that motion. >> clerk: on the motion as stated [roll call vote] you have three ayes. >> commissioner peskin: and then

i would like to make a motion to send the item as amended as a committee report for a hearing at the full board of supervisors tomorrow, november 17th. >> clerk: on the motion as stated [roll call vote] you have three ayes. >> commissioner peskin: and that concludes our business and we're adjourned for today. >> thank you. thank you.

>> good afternoon, everyone. thank you so much for joining us. last week when we announced some rollbacks around the restaurants and a number of other businesses, we did make it clear that we are sadly seeing an increase in the number of covid cases and in fact, last week our reproductive rate was at 1.2 and today it is at 1.3. just this past friday we have seen an increase in over 20 # o cases. our case as of today are 13,756 with 38 people who are hospitalized, 156 people who have lost their lives since the beginning of this pandemic in san francisco in particular and the positivity rate is at 1.87. dr. grant colfax is joining me to talk more specifically about the numbers and what they mean and where we are, the same way he did so last week.

what we're seeing here and what we've seen all over the country is what looks like to be a significant uptick, one that we have to pay i a tension to. and more importantly, one that has put san francisco which has been really a leader on fighting against this pandemic, it has put all of the incredible gains that we have made at jeopardy. effective tomorrow, we have been informed by the state of california, and we will be going from the yellow tier which we were so proud to be at to the red tier. and what that means is, sadly, a number of things will need to come off the table. one of the things that i have made clear from the very beginning is we are going to proceed with caution so that we can do everything we can to avoid a complete shutdown. and as of tomorrow, we will need to unfortunately roll back

nonessential office space, making sure that people who are nonessential, that have opened their office spaces will need to close them at this time. and unfortunately, the gyms will need to go from 25% down to 10%. these particular things were mostly chosen because under state law in red we have to follow those guidelines, but also we understand that there are certain things that put us more at risk of increasing the virus than other activities. and again, dr. grant colfax is joining me today and will explain some of the specifics around what this means for our city, especially in light of what we see happening. and we want to continue to make sure that we don't go backwards. and how do we do that? we don't go backwards by not getting comfortable, not getting

complacent. the weather has been pretty nice even though it's been cold. but the sun has been shining. people have been enjoying san francisco. i had an opportunity to walk around the city this weekend, and i saw so many people out and about enjoying the parks, doing -- walking, jogging, hanging out at the restaurants and other things. a lot of people were outdoors. and what we have to continue to do is not get comfortable because the fact is the virus is still out there. and we are still going to have to adjust to this so that we don't continue to see a significant spike in san francisco. what's happening next week, of course, is one of our favorite holidays, and that's thanksgiving. and so we know that so many people want to travel and then there's other family members that want to come visit. the department of public health has put out a travel advisory asking residents to avoid

nonessential travel, but more importantly, we need to think about the folks that come to visit us as well, especially in places where we are seeing higher case numbers. this year we're asking people to sacrifice because of thanksgiving when we get together and we see large family gathering, especially indoors, when those happen, we could be dealing with the impacts of those decisions by christmas with a significant increase in hospitalizations. so what we're asking people to do is sacrifice. sacrifice and put off the things that we all know and love especially during the holiday season. for the sole purpose of trying to get to a better place and for the sole purpose of making sure that people don't continue to catch this virus and so that folks aren't continuing to be hospitalized and that we don't see increased number of deaths as a result of wanting to come together for the holidays.

this is where we are now. this is me sounding the alarm. this is me asking san franciscans to do exactly what i have been asking this entire time, to make adjustments, to make sacrifices, and to do everything you can to remember that this virus exists and make sure that our behavior and what we do helps to avoid circulating the virus in the first place. we remember not too long ago the when we finally made the announcement that we would be opening gyms and hair salons and nail salons. just think about how good it felt to feel normal. to go and get your hair done or your nails done or to go and workout at the gym and enjoy your time there, but just think about how much more important it was to the people who were finally able to open their

business, who were finally able to get a paycheck, who finally had some level of certainty in their lives that they would be able to take care of themselves. now, think about what's happening now. i'm sure that so many of those people are scared. last week we told the restaurants that they would no longer be able to operate indoors. what that meant was not only layoffs, but it also meant that there was a lot of lost revenue because of the food that they no longer were able to use. when you think about some of the things and the sacrifices that people are making, that's what makes me continue as much as i want to be around people and i want to be around friends and family, it's why i choose to make sure that i am doing my part by keeping my distance and by avoiding large crowds and by

not getting complacent. it's not just because i'm the mayor of the city and i am asking you to do, but it's because i want to get our kids back in school. it pains me every time we have to make an announcement to close a business because i know what that means financially for that business. and it has been very, very difficult for so many people. we know that since the pandemic began, almost 300,000 san franciscans have filed for unemployment. and we know that people continue to suffer financially. and we also know that people are still in the hospital and people are nervous and concerned about their own personal health. we know that we disproportionately have seen a lot of infections in our latino community, and we made

significant investments and we are seeing a real difference. i'm really proud of that work, but there's more that needs to be done because when we look at the data, which has been the driving force behind every decision that we have made, we make good decisions. we make adjustments as it relates to the data. one of those such adjustments is moving soma location, a testing location, to the alamany farmer's market because we know in this community which touches the o.m.i., touches the bayview hunter's point, and it touches that whole region, we know there is a need for more access, more consistent testing. this location was doing over 500 tests a day, and in san francisco, we're going close to 5,000 tests a day. when i think about how far we've come, being able to provide

people their test results anywhere between 24 and 48 hours, it is significant. when i look at the maps of what shows us specifically where the areas which carry the higher infection rates and where the areas are that have testing both public and private, we have to make an adjustment. we had no choice. so tomorrow that location will be at the farmer's market. and i am really grateful to the department of public health and the work that was done in order to make the adjustment and to move the site to this specific location as well as the work that has been done to get us to this point where we are adjusting to the needs of the people of san francisco. this will continue to be a challenge, and it's hard to get up here and tell people that you're going to have to close

your business. you're going to have to make some adjustments. can't see your grandmother who is in a nursing facility. you can't hang out with your friends. children can't spend time with one another like they used to. it pains me. and so because of that, we need everyone's cooperation so that people's lives aren't impacted as a result of our decisions. we've come a long way, san francisco. we have been a leader on combatting this virus. we should be so proud that we've done an incredible job. and now i'm asking for more. and i know it's hard. i know it's hard every single day that you have to make that decision. i know it's hard, but i'm asking

for more. as we come upon the holiday season with different kind of flu and hopefully you got your flu shot, we know that this is going to be a next tough couple of months. so let's continue to do our part. let's continue to be creative and keep our distance. let's minimize the number of households and the people that we interact with. let's cutback on those holiday dinners with large families gathering on the inside. let's do what we can so that we can see the change. and as we see the change, that will put us in a better situation to begin to reopen our city and to put our economy back on track and to put our kids back in school and to look behind us and say because of everything we did, we are in a better place and we are so

grateful for the sacrifices that we all made to get there. thank you, all, so much for your cooperation, and at this time, i want to introduce dr. grant colfax to talk specifically about the data, where we are, what we need to continue to do, and information from the department of public health. dr. grant colfax.

good afternoon and thank you mayor breed. we are now experiencing on the national, state, and regional level. so let me be clear that san francisco is in the midst of the major surge of covid-19 cases. it is sobering that we have reached this point again. as you know, this is the third surge we have experienced and unfortunately, the virus is moving aggressively in our community. unlike the previous two surges, this surge is impacting every state in the nation. in the last two weeks, deaths

have increased and the c.d.c. cited a new record and as you can see on this slide, san francisco is trending behind the national average of cases per 100,000. and that is no reason for us to believe that we couldn't catch up to the average and catch up quickly. and in california, we are seeing the fastest growth in daily cases since the pandemic began. the rate of increase that we are seeing in california is faster and steeper than the summer surge. and here in san francisco we are seeing an explosion of new cases

throughout is city becoming more widespread. we are now averaging 10 dayses per 100,000 people in the red zone and you can see represented in the blue bars the sharp increases in cases we have had since october. and the black line represents the seven-day rolling average of new cases in our city. from october 10 to november 10, daily new covid cases jumped from an average of 29 cases a day with the additional perspective, let me share additional numbers. it took us 29 days to go from 11,000 to 12,000 total cases in san francisco.

it took us 18 days to go from 12,000 to 13,000. and now we anticipate that it will take us just 12 days to go from 13,000 to 14,000 cases. let's go to the next slide. this slide shows the increase in cases in san francisco per 100,000. you see the rapid rise. this rate of rise is higher than ever before. right now the other health indicators remain stable. the hospitalizations remain stable at the green level. however, and unfortunately, we do expect to see an increase in hospitalizations. we currently have sufficient hospital beds in i.c.u. and

intensive care unit capacity, but if the surge continues, we could exceed that capacity as, unfortunately, we are seeing in certain regions and states across the country. and we continue to test more than 5800 people a day with the testing rate and contact tracing over 85% of cases. so let me take a moment to talk about the state tier changes. today the state announced they have seen an increase in cases and in most cases that increase has been dramatic. the state has placed them in the most restrictive purple tier.

and we have moved from the least restrictive tier, yellow, to where virus transmission is minimal to this red tier where virus transmission is substantial. that means instead of moving back to just one tier to orange as was previously anticipated under is state system, we have unfortunately moved back two tiers. this is indicative of how fast and due to the red tier designation, we will have to have people return to return to remote work and reduce gyms and indoor climbing walls to 10% capacity. i do not want to continue to move backwards. additional restrictions could be

necessary if each of us does not take immediate action today to do our part to limit the spread of the virus. so let's take a moment and think about that. let's think about how that relates to the upcoming holidays that i wish we could celebrate in the normal times. next week is thanksgiving. so as hard as it is to say this, please do not travel. please do not travel. stay at home with the immediate household. as hard as it might be, we must exercise caution and do our part. and please do not use testing to determine whether you can travel or not.

we have seen the repeated failure, the repeated failure of this type of testing strategy across the country including in washington, d.c. a negative test cannot be an excuse to put yourself or others at risk. remember, please remember, that people who test negative can still harbor the virus if they are early in their infection. that is why when people are exposed to the virus, they must quarantine for 14 days regardless of their test results. san francisco, once again, we simply must double down or triple down and do everything we can to stop the spread of the virus. we cannot be reckless or complacent and take everything precaution to protect ourselves, our family and the community. the choices we, the choices you,

the choices i make in the next two weeks will determine the remainder of the holiday season. we have the ability to bead back the third surge in other parts of the country. and we can choose by the actions we take this week and the upcoming week. the safest way to celebrate is to to not expose and i strongly recommend against it and strongly recommend against it keep it to no more than six people and keep the masks on,

period. the best way is to give your friends and family the gift of good health. as we have learned, the past months is we have learned that together we can beat it back. so we have done it twice and we can do it again. i know that everyone is tired and fatigued. and i know i can sound like a broken record. but covid 19 is not resting. and neither can we. remember, we know how to sol slow the spread of the virus. limit gatherings and wear your mask and let's be cautious, diligent and safe. let's make sure that we and our loved ones are here for that

vaccine so that we can really celebrate big next year. thank you. thank you. >> thank you, dr. colfax. and welcome, madam mayor, as we begin the q and a portion. the first question somes from should public schools continue to aim for a january 20 target

date? >> absolutely. it is essential to get our schools open as safely as possible and before the science makes it clear that the spread of covid amongst elementary and middle school students and is not the same as amongst adults and kids who are in high school. so we know what the data is. we know that educators and others are involved and we know that it's so critical that between now and january we do the work to prepare to safely open as quickly and possible. so we are hopeful to get to a better place.

they have provided a significant amount of resources to continue the process so that we are prepared to open as quickly and safely as possible. we now have a few health-related questions for director colfax. in terms of testing, is there an increase in demand or are they providing better access? as the major mentioned, we are to go to where the virus is now

averaging 5800 tests a day, higher than any other jurisdictions we are aware of. and from the beginning we focus on insuring that people have access to the testing to the essential workers who have symptoms and who have a high rf risk exposure and who do not have insurance. the city is also currently conducting 55% of the 5800 tests. with the probably testing and kaiser, for instance, has greatly eliminated many barriers

in testing. any explanation on this? >> this reflects the overall surge from across the city and is important to emphasize that the virus remains concentrated in the communities most impacted by the the the virus and it is important no matter where you are that everyone does their part to reduce the risk of the viral transmission. this is not a time to let up and not a time to socialize in close quarters with other people. keep activities outdoors and wear the masks. >> thank you, doctor. the last set of questions. is there any plan to reduce ak pan si at retail store or personal services such as salons? -- to reduce occupancy.

and if san francisco were to drop to purple, what would that mean for businesss? >> we are focussing on trying to keep from moving further backward which is why it is so important as the holiday season that we see the surge that everyone do their part. if we do into purple, we will need to take the steps that the state requires and purple require. right now we do not have any media plans to place further restrictions. as you know, indoor dining closed on saturday. this is with madam mayor for your time. there are no further questions and this concludes today's press conference. thank you.

>> hi. i'm chris manners, and you're watching coping with covid-19. here are some suggestions about how to deal with poor air quality from wildfires. they're pretty similar hohto h we're dealing with covid-19: staying inside and wearing a mask. [♪] >> the best thing to do when the air quality is poor is to stay inside and have your windows and doors closed. some modern heater units can clear the air indoors if they have a fan setting. another alterna anotherti another alternative is to consider purchasing a fan set

up. if you need to go outside, wear a mask and keep your outdoor activities as short as possible. if you're driving, avoid the outside smoke by running recirculated air in your car and keeping your windows up. unfortunately, cloth and surgical masks don't protect you from wildfire smoke, and n95 masks, while effective, are still prioritized for essential workers. there are other options, though. some cloth masks have a pocket that fits a p.m. 2.5 air filter. worn properly, they can help protect you from fine particulate matter. while they're not exactly the same, they provide effective protection from the virus and wildfire smoke. limit your exposure and avoid demanding outdoor activities. check the filters in your

heating unit, and also your car's passenger compartment air filter. replace them if they're clogged or overly dirty. another thing to check is your vacuum cleaner. it could degrade your indoor air if the bag is fullerton o clogged with dust. checking local a.q.i. values is a good way to know when it's safe to go outside. there are websites and apps you can check for data, and you can also sign up for the air quality alerts. less official sources, such as purple air, and the visual app also provide reliable data. and air s.f. will send you air

quality alert if you text your phone number to 888777. finally, try to not create indoor pollution by not smoking inside and lighting candles or incense. you can cut down on driving and other outside driving and other activities that produce dust and emissions like barbecuing or using outdoor fireplaces. here's a quick recap. and that's it for this episode. you've been watching coping with covivivivivivivivivivivivi

>> we are providing breakfast, lunch, and supper for the kids. >> say hi. hi. what's your favorite? the carrots. >> the pizza? >> i'm not going to eat the pizza. >> you like the pizza? >> they will eat anything. >> yeah, well, okay. >> sfusd's meal program right now is passing out five days worth of meals for monday through friday. the program came about when the shelter in place order came about for san francisco. we have a lot of students that depend on school lunches to meet their daily nutritional

requirement. we have families that can't take a hit like that because they have to make three meals instead of one meal. >> for the lunch, we have turkey sandwiches. right now, we have spaghetti and meat balls, we have chicken enchiladas, and then, we have cereals and fruits and crackers, and then we have the milk. >> we heard about the school districts, that they didn't know if they were going to be able to provide it, so we've

been successful in going to the stores and providing some things. they've been helpful, pointing out making sure everybody is wearing masks, making sure they're staying distant, and everybody is doing their jobs, so that's a great thing when you're working with many kid does. >> the feedback has been really good. everybody seems really appreciative. they do request a little bit more variety, which has been hard, trying to find different types of food, but for the most part, everyone seems appreciative. growing up, i depended on them, as well, so it reminds me of myself growing up.

>> i have kids at home. i have six kids. i'm a mother first, so i'm just so glad to be here. it's so great to be able to help them in such a way because some families have lost their job, some families don't have access to this food, and we're just really glad to be

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