>> thank you very much for being here everyone. good evening san francisco mayor london breed joined here today by department of public health, dr. grant colfax as well as dr. susan phillips, and members of the board of surprisers including the president of the board walton, members mandalten, dorsey and our state sin scott wiener. we are here because we as a city and county of san francisco officially are declaring a state of emergency for a public health crisis in san francisco

involving monkeypox and more clearly, we want to make it known that san francisco has one of the highest case rates already of monkeypox of any other major city in the country. and just to put that into perspective recollect we saw over the past couple weeks the numbers begin to increase. at one point there was 60 and 80 and 140 and when there was 140 on july 20 i sent a letter to the secretary of the department of health and human service expressing significant concern and urgency for the need of vaccine in san francisco and we are at a very scary place and we dont want to be ignored by the federal government in our need. so many leaders of

the lgbt community weeks ago asked for additional help and support and assistance and this was july 20 and now here we are. july july 28 and double the number at 281 cases of monkeypox and desperate need of vaccines and to put that into perspectives we received about 12 thousand vaccines to date. we really need 70 thousand we sent a letter asking for 35 thousand because we want to prevent the numbers increasing. we have a solution in the vaccines and we want to make sure that everyone who is requesting a vaccine gets one. we had 5

sites identified in san francisco and have to close many of those sites because we run out of vaccines. so we are all here today because we know the importance of this. we know the challenges of what happens in san francisco with we put public health on the back-burner and seen this happen in history. during the aids crisis when san francisco was virtually left on its own to fend for itself. to address what became a real pandemic in the country and we use the example what we did when we came together to fight against it discrimination, against the hate, to focus on public health because this is about public health of the residents of our city. and so by sounding the alarm what we are

saying is this is not going to be ignored, this is a public health crisis, that we are in desperate need of vaccines to support the people of san francisco. here to talk specifically about what it is that is happening in the department of public health and what we are going to continue to push for and fight for and what the declaration of emergency will do and represent and help with in san francisco is the director of the department of public health dr. grant colfax. >> good evening everybody and thank you mayor breed for your leadership: i really want to thank senator wiener, president walter and supervisors mandelman and dorsey joining us today. today announcement is a critical piece of our city response to the

monkeypox outbreak. by declaring this is a local helths emergency we are making sure everyone that everyone understands that this is a threat to our entire community. and as the mayor has mentioned, our city has a rich history of elevating celebrating and advocating for the lives of the lgbtq plus community. we have always as a city as a community been at the forefront of advocacy, treatment, research, for medical conditions disproportionately impact the lgbtq plus commune ity. this is personal to me. as a gay man who came out and did medical training during the peak of the aids pandemic i experienced the difference, the home phobia and stigma

by the medical and public health institutions with regard to prioritizing hiv prevention and care. but san francisco community driven and responsive care system were a notable exception and today we seek to immolate that history by elevating our response to this disease. this declaration will allow us to serve the city and the residents better. our covid-19 response taught us that it is imperative that we mobilize city resources rapidly and this declaration helps insure that we have the tools available to augment our outreach, testing, vaccines and treatment, particularly and especially in the lgbtq plus community. thank you.

and my pleasure to introduce dr. susan phillips our public health officer. >> thank you so much mayor breed and dr. colfax for your words. good afternoon, my name is dr. susan phillips. the health officer for the city and county of san francisco. as health officer issuing the declaration to affirm our commitment to the wellbeing of the communities that dr. colfax mentioned, the lgbtq xhungties. to alloy us to move more quickly, to obtain and distribute the resources needed to help those who are disproportionly impacted and within the lgbtq community we know latino men who are gay many bisexual men, other men who have sex with men

and trans individuals are impacted so happy to work with community based organizations such as dr. tyler (inaudible) here today with the san francisco aids foundation and amazing team and partners who have particular expertise and work in from within and for latino communities in san francisco. san francisco will not leave anyone behind in this crittle moment. we understand the difficulties and trying to get vaccinated. and let's make no mistake, even though one died of monkeypox in san francisco it is causing severe suffering and pain for many individuals. there are people who are unable to eat due to pain, there are people unable to urinate or have a bowel movement. these are strong words but this is the reason why we must act now to preserve the health reduce suffering of our fellow san franciscans. this declaration will help us ease the process of vaccine distribution. it will also send a message to the federal government

that san francisco is in dire need of more vaccines. we had to prioritize first doses of vack cine to get vaccine is to as many people who benefit from it and we will differ, not cancel but differ the second deployment. we will notify the communities when our supply is sufficient to schedule the second doses. this is the best strategy at the moment to keep san franciscans as protected as possible while supplies are limited. and i want to no introduce senator scott wiener who is a strong champion for the health of gay men and all our lgbtq communities in san francisco during the outbreak of monkeypox. -

>> public health is about. just like the city did and mayor and department of public health did so quickly at the beginning of covid pandemic and adjust like the city did 40 plus years ago when the federal government completely and utterly abandoned our community when gay and bi men were dying in droves a mass die-off and the federal government completely abandoned us and san francisco stood strong and

reprioritized and focused and built public health infrastructure to try to save lives and so i'm so proud to be a san franciscans. what is frustrating is that what is happening now was completely preventable and we need to always remember that because this won't be the last virus that impact us. it was preventable. unlike covid, unlike hiv, monkeypox is not a new mysterious are disease that just appeared. we have known about this virus for more then half century. we knee what it is, we know about the spread and there is a vaccine and a treatment already. and yet, as monkeypox started accelerating in west africa over the last number of years spreading more and more, the world didn't do

anything. instead of flooding africa with vaccines to try to stomp out this outbreak, 3, 4, 5 years ago, the world did nothing because it was africa. unfortunately that is long-history of that. experts were telling us for years that monkeypox was a matter of time before monkeypox spread outside of africa to europe and north america and elsewhere and unfortunately the u.s. did not do enough to prepare. purchased very few dogess doses of vaccine so here we are. the good news is that despite a sluggish start at the federal level, our local health officials and at the state level sprung into action quickly and now at all levels we are rowing in the

same direction. we just need to row a lot faster and we need more vaccines yesterday. we need more manufacturers of the vaccine. one manufacture is not enough. it needs to be licensed that ask manufacture not 5 or 6 million doses for u.s. other wise this will spread out of control. we have a small window of time to control the outbreak and if we dont it might be endemic and have to deal with 2 for ever. i'm very really happy to report that at the state level we is a group of legislators working together with the administration and making budget request to provide support to our county public health departments. the county are going to have to

stand up testing, vaccination sites and do a lot of education and grass roots outreach anded should not let the county do this on their own. they are under funded so the state needs to step up. we have budget surplus and provide resources. finally i want to say that i came of age as gay man in 1987 when i was 17 years old and one of the worse points of the hiv crises and feel this is de javu once again gay men are getting attacked and demonized and blamed as we get sick. that we can never tolerate that. we need to call out these attacks and homeo phobia and treat this as a health problem and need to act with compassion

and strength, make sure everyone has access to what they need to remain healthy. madam mayor, thank you so much. it is now my honor to bring up supervisor mandelman who is also incredibly vocal and tenacious around this outbreak. >> thank you senator wiener. i am very grateful for this declaration of emergency and want to thank our public health officers susan fillip and mayor and director of public hemth. it communicates to different folks a message that needs to be communicated in the face of a slow sluggish federal response, it communicates the federal government there is a emergency and it is real and it demands immediate response with urgency. we need vaccines, we

needed them a month ago. we needed them weeks ago when director colfax asked for 35 thousand as a first installment. pointed out we have gotten 12 thousand at this point. we need 70 thousand. we need more from the federal government and we need it yesterday. it communicates to folks who may be at risk. this is a emergency. monkeypox we hope will not kill you but i have talked to too many doctors and folks who have gotten monkeypox and describe the symptoms. the potentially life long disfigurement that can come from monkeypox. people need to take this seriously. if you can get yourself a vaccination and you are at risk do it. if you are not able yet to access a vaccination, do some serious thinking with yourself about risk mitigation. this is something that gay, bi have been doing a long

time but important to do it now and communicate a important message to everyone in city government who will have something to do with getting vaccinations out and the tools they need to respond. i am again grateful san francisco is taking the step and look forward to other levels of government treating this crisis with the seriousness it deserves and the urgency. thank you. and i think i am introducing my colleague supervisor matt dorsey. >> thank you so much. i want to say thank you to the department of public health, dr. colfax and dr. phillips and mayor breed. this was mentioned san francisco has a long history called the san francisco model for how we respond to public health crisis. that is how we responded a generation ago to the aids crisis. i think we saw that again how our

city responded to covid-192 and a half years ago and seeing it again today so i want to say how grateful i am to the leadership of our city and public health officialess and senator wiener and president walton and (inaudible) i like to hand it off to tyler, the ceo of the san francisco aids foundation. >> public health crisis. a community filled with fear, unanswered questions and valid outrage. resilient people that had to rise up in support of one another to educate each ort and fight for access for resources they need and deserve. a moment in history where a federal public health response fails a community causing them unnecessary emotional mental and

physical harm. no, i'm not talking about chronically hiv policy from the earliest day when the federal government resisted addressing the onset of aids in our country. i reference this very moment in the nation history when all is a lack of urgency during a public health crisis impacting transgender men and non binary folks within the country. how did woe get to this moment? this history of the u.s. government and our action on hiv aids from the past offers important lessens concerning the limits and possibilities of u.s. public health policy and health care delivery. the last few years should have taught us valuable lessens on how to intentionally and equitably scale up

testing, community awareness, vaccination, and how coordinated harm reduction messaging can help prevent the spread of disease. but here we are months after ringing the first alarm to the federal government. weeks after my warning we had a imminent window to prevent the spread of monkeypox in our community and now we arrive at a public health state of emergency. san francisco aids foundation applauds this decision of the city to declare monkeypox a public health emergency. we hope that this decision will bring greater resources and attention to monkeypox response here in san francisco and we are continuing to push the federal government to also declare a similar public health emergency. we heard one reason the federal government has decided not to declare a public health emergency around monkeypox is because

monkeypox is not a fatal disease as we heard. this is true, but what cannot be over-stated is monkeypox is causing extreme distress, fear anxiety and pain to our community. there will be unfortunate lasting consequence to our communities because of the federal government slow inadequate response to this outbreak. even with the public health emergency declared in san francisco today, we cannot let up on demands for a number of things here in our city. we need more vaccines and we need them quickly. we must insure that testing and vaccines are made available to all people at increased risk for monkeypox. the clinicians need easier access to monkeypox treatment so people diagnosed with monkeypox can receive care quickly and efficiently. we also need to be

lifting up vaccine equity in this moment and insuring communities disproportionately impacted by monkeypox have access to the information and resources they need. this evening at 6 p.m. san francisco aids foundation will host a spanish language town hall to provide information to the latin excommunity currently feeling the disproportionate impact of monkeypox in san francisco. it will be virtually streamed from the website. and finally, we must continue to fight stigma by balancing the need for population specific messaging with non stigmatizing sex positive health communication and public health response strategy. for ongeing information visit our website at san franciscoaids foundation and reach out to the monkeypox hotline if you have questions fear or concerns. thank you so much. >> thank you and i

appreciate everyone joining us here today and just to be clear, the message is that if there were any other community that was disproportionate ly impacted by monkeypox the way the gay community is impacted the whole country would be up in arms so lets not treat this community different then we would anyone else and do what we need in order to get the vaccine and get the treatment and get the resources to the cities that need them the most . san francisco clearly is base on the data, the city that needs it the most so our declaration of emergency is sound the alarm and make it very clear we are in desperate need of more vaccines and desperate need of more treatment to support the people of our city who deserve health care just like anyone else. and i also want to take this opportunity to recognize and thank speaker

nancy pelosi (inaudible) but also president of the health commission here in san francisco. all our wonderful speakers and again thanks to president of the board walton being here and members of the board of supervisors expressing just how critical this is to our city and the need to do everything we can. we have the infrastructure, we have the ability to move vaccines to the community quickly. we have the community partners. we can do this, but we definitely need support from the federal partners and we will not let ubuntil we get the resources we need to have a significant impact and to see these numbers decline and get to a point of being non existence and with that we'll open up to any questions you have for mostly dr. phillips and dr. colfax. >> (inaudible) do you

anticipate the state (inaudible) >> i think it is more so we are talking about a issue around public health and think dr. films or colfax should talk about the coordinated effort and some of the misinformation how this disease is transmitted because it isn't attributed being a sexually transmitted disease so i want dr. phillips and dr. colfax to address that specifically. >> thank you very much for the question. so, as always the county and regions and us as health officers are very coordinated and talk

regularly so they are are informed about the actions san francisco is taking and we have talked ways we can mutually support the work happening in san francisco. it is really important, we need more vaccines in san francisco. there are neighboring counties getting less then a hundred vaccines per allocation so it is a regional importance and we are closely communicateic with them but we are taking the first step because it is so incredibly important to san francisco as the mayor and other speakers have said. >> dr. colfax can you speak what challenges might exist given this is running concurrent with it covid pandemic and (inaudible) are there any challenges that exist now with (inaudible) allocating vaccines as soon as you get them sh? >> i want to follow up on the-there was a question about the everybody is at

risk and we have seen 95, 97 percent of the monkeypox cases in san francisco are among men (inaudible) that is the focus prioritizing vaccines. within the people who are infected we have seen the latin ex population has been disproportionately effected. the point is anyone can get monkeypox. now there are disparities ing risk for monkeypox which is why need more vaccine. the egz qu about covid and monkeypox, it is a balance. we have a pandemic and now have the spread of monkeypox to manage. what is helpful about the declaration it allows us to integrate the efforts. we develop vaccination sites, testing, education and prevention and work wg community

partners expangd as covid increased and with this declaration able to be more flexible bought it allows to shorten the burecrotic process so this is a step in the right direction. dr. phillips and her team along with community partners are doing a incredible job. it is a (inaudible) and confident with this declaration it will give more ability to move faster and be more responsive. what we need is more vaccine, we are ready for the 35 thousand doses. we have far more demand then supply. >> one, (inaudible) how long is that? >> it is a good

question and i think we can't-i won't speculate on that. i think what we know is that as has been said we have a vaccine for this disease. we know how to reduce the risk of transmitting the disease and we have treatment for the disease, so as i think the senator said and mayor said, there is no excuse for where we are now. but where the tipping point is, it is just speculative. i think what we are seeing now cases continued to climb faster then the vaccine so we have to get that into a better state. >> (inaudible) >> if it means endemic it means the disease established in the population and propaligates. there are outbreaks of

monkeypox in the past terminated in the united states but this is a endemic disease in other countries and because of the lack of global health response and adequate systems the investment and resources were not made so the disease were terminated in those countries. >> (inaudible) are you afraid people forget about covid and put all the focus on monkeypox? is that a concern of yours? >> we haven't heard that concern. i think it is managing two priorities at once and people are tired of covid and still encouraging people to take the precautions and get vaccinated. but we haven't-we are trying to insure people have all the information they need about both of these serious diseases. i want to emphasize this monkeypox is a serious disease. it is painful. causing distress among people and cause

life time scarring in situations, so this is not as wide spread as covid or transmissible as covid but we need to insure people are taking this seriously as well. >> (inaudible) >> would you like to answer that? >> sure. we are speaking to our local situation and what we need and what we are requesting in order to actually respond and protect health here and so that's why are in communication with the state partners and federal partners and sometimes directly with the federal partners . so much

advocacy from elected officials. we know there are supply constraints but as senator wiener said, there are ways to get around that and to try to work and have cooperation to create more vaccine so we are hopeful. we know there are very dedicated-people dedicated to the federal government as much as we are at the local government to the health of americans and asking them to move with all speed and it is hard to do that in big systems but we are doing thalocally and asking all our partners in government and public health to do the same. >> (inaudible) >> our case rates are here because-higher here for multiple reasons. we are a destination where people come. there are a lot of events that are occurring over the summer as they should be after several years of not able to have those events. we also have increased

access to testing here relative to other areas, so there are reasons. we have extremely savvy residents and clinicians looking for monkeypox. understand what the symptoms might be and seek testing. there are multiple reasonings why we see the cases we are. i think it is important even though scary to see the case numbers we don't want undiagnosed cases and want to the scope of the problem so we can raise the alarm and protect san franciscans. >> (inaudible) what is san francisco doing specifically to get the lion share of those (inaudible) >> we were certainly advocating with the mayor's letter and other advocacy to get a starting place of 35 thousand vaccines. it is very heart ening to hear about

the large supply of vaccines the federal government announced and our vaccine supply in san francisco comes through the state of california, so we do have to wait for california allocation and then there is a distribution that happens that includes san francisco as well as other counties with the exsemgz of los angeles. >> (inaudible) >> i try to start every day not

looking at my phone by doing something that is grounding. that is usually meditation. i have a gym set up in my garage, and that is usually breathing and movement and putting my mind towards something else. surfing is my absolute favorite thing to do. it is the most cleansing thing that i'm able to do. i live near the beach, so whenever i can get out, i do. unfortunately, surfing isn't a daily practice for me, but i've been able to get out weekly, and it's something that i've been incredibly grateful for. [♪♪♪] >> i started working for the city in 2005.

at the time, my kids were pretty young but i think had started school. i was offered a temporarily position as an analyst to work on some of the programs that were funded through homeland security. i ultimately spent almost five years at the health department coordinating emergency programs. it was something that i really enjoyed and turned out i was pretty good at. thinking about glass ceiling, some of that is really related to being a mother and self-supposed in some ways that i did not feel that i could allow myself to pursue responsibility; that i accepted treading water in my career when my kids were young. and as they got older, i felt more comfortable, i suppose, moving forward. in my career, i have been asked to step forward. i wish that i had earlier stepped forward myself, and i

feel really strongly, like i am 100% the right person for this job. i cannot imagine a harder time to be in this role. i'm humbled and privileged but also very confident. so here at moscone center, this is the covid command center, or the c.c.c. here is what we calledun -- call unified command. this is where we have physically been since march, and then, in july, we developed this unified structure. so it's the department of emergency management, the department of public health, and our human services hughesing partners, so primarily the department of homelessness and supportive housing and human services agency. so it's sort of a three-headed command in which we are coordinating and operating everything related to covid

response. and now, of course, in this final phase, it's mass vaccination. the first year was before the pandemic was extremely busy. the fires, obviously, that both we were able to provide mutual support but also the impact of air quality. we had, in 2018, the worst air quality ten or 11 days here in the city. i'm sure you all remember it, and then, finally, the day the sun didn't come out in san francisco, which was in october. the orange skies, it felt apocalyptic, super scary for people. you know, all of those things, people depend on government to say what's happening. are we safe? what do i do? and that's a lot of what department of emergency management's role is.

public service is truly that. it is such an incredible and effective way that we can make change for the most vulnerable. i spend a lot of my day in problem solving mode, so there's a lot of conversations with people making connections, identifying gaps in resources or whatever it might be, and trying to adjust that. the pace of the pandemic has been nonstop for 11 months. it is unrelenting, long days, more than what we're used to, most of us. honestly, i'm not sure how we're getting through it. this is beyond what any of us ever expected to experience in our lifetime. what we discover is how strong we are, and really, the depth of our resilience, and i say that for every single city employee that has been working

around the clock for the last 11 months, and i also speak about myself. every day, i have to sort of have that moment of, like, okay, i'm really tired, i'm weary, but we've got to keep going. it is, i would say, the biggest challenge that i have had personally and professionally to be the best mom that i can be but also the best public certify chant in whatever role i'm in. i just wish that i, as my younger self, could have had someone tell me you can give it and to give a little more nudge. so indirectly, people have helped me because they have seen something in me that i did not see in myself. there's clear data that women have lost their jobs and their income because they had to take

care of their safety nets. all of those things that we depend on, schools and daycare and sharing, you know, being together with other kids isn't available. i've often thought oh, if my kids were younger, i couldn't do this job, but that's unacceptable. a person that's younger than me that has three children, we want them in leadership positions, so it shouldn't be limiting. women need to assume that they're more capable than they think they are. men will go for a job whether they're qualified or not. we tend to want to be 110% qualified before we tend to step forward. i think we need to be a little more brave, a little more exploratory in stepping up for positions. the other thing is, when given an opportunity, really think twice before you put in front of you the reasons why you should not take that leadership

position. we all need to step up so that we can show the person behind us that it's doable and so that we have the power to make the changes for other women that is going to make the possibility for their paths easier than ours. other women see me in it, and i hope that they see me, and they understand, like, if i can do it, they can do it because the higher you get, the more leadership you have, and power. the more power and leadership we have that we can put out >> the market is one of our

vehicles for reaching out to public and showing them how to prepare delicious, simple food. people are amazed that the library does things like that. biblio bistro is a food education program. it brings such joy to people. it teaches them life skills that they can apply anywhere, and it encourages them to take care of themselves. my name is leaf hillman, and i'm a librarian, and biblio bistro is my creation. i'm a former chef, and i have been incubating this idea for many years. we are challenged to come up with an idea that will move the

library into the future. this inspired me to think, what can we do around cooking? what can i do around cooking? we were able to get a cart. the charlie cart is designed to bring cooking to students in elementary students that has enough gear on it to teach 30 students cooking. so when i saw that, i thought bingo, that's what we're missing. you can do cooking classes in the library, but without a kitchen, it's difficult. to have everything contained on wheels, that's it. i do cooking demonstrations out at the market every third wednesday. i feature a seafood, vegetable, and i show people how to cook the vegetable. >> a lot of our residents live in s.r.o.s, single resident occupancies, and they don't have access to full kitchens. you know, a lot of them just have a hot plate, a microwave,

and the thing that biblio bistro does really well is cook food accessible in season and make it available that day. >> we handout brochures with the featured recipe on the back. this recipe features mushrooms, and this brochure will bring our public back to the library. >> libraries are about a good time. >> i hired a former chef. she's the tickle queen at the ramen shop in rockwood. we get all ages. we get adults and grandparents and babies, and, you know,

school-age kids, and it's just been super terrific. >> i was a bit reluctant because i train teachers and adults. i don't train children. i don't work with children, and i find it very interesting and a bit scary, but working here really taught me a lot, you know, how easily you can influence by just showing them what we have, and it's not threatening, and it's tasty and fun. i make it really fun with kids because i don't look like a teacher. >> in the mix, which is our team center, we have programs for our kids who are age 13 to 18, and those are very hands on. the kids often design the menu. all of our programs are very interactive. >> today, we made pasta and

garlic bread and some sauce. usually, i don't like bell pepper in my sauce, but i used bell pepper in my sauce, and it complemented the sauce really well. i also grated the garlic on my bread. i never thought about that technique before, but i did it, and it was so delicious. >> we try to teach them techniques where they can go home and tell their families, i made this thing today, and it was so delicious. >> they're kind of addicted to these foods, these processed foods, like many people are. i feel like we have to do what we can to educate people about that. the reality is we have to live in a world that has a lot of choices that aren't necessarily good for you all the time. >> this is interesting, but it's a reaction to how children

are brought up. it is fast-food, and the apple is a fast-food, and so that sort of changes the way they think about convenience, how eating apple is convenient. >> one of the things that i love about my program out at the market is the surprise and delight on people's faces when they finally taste the vegetable. it's been transformative for some people. they had never eaten those vegetables before, but now, they eat them on a regular basis. >> all they require is a hot plate and a saute pan, and they realize that they're able to cook really healthy, and it's also tasty. >> they also understand the importance of the connection that we're making. these are our small business owners that are growing our food and bringing it fresh to the market for them to consume, and then, i'm helping them consume it by teaching them how

to cook. >> it connects people to the food that they're buying. >> the magic of the classes in the children's center and the team center is that the participants are cooking the food themselves, and once they do that, they understand their connection to the food, to the tools, and it empowers them. >> we're brokering new experiences for them, so that is very much what's happening in the biblio bistro program. >> we are introducing kids many times to new vocabulary. names of seasonings, names of vegetables, names of what you call procedures. >> i had my little cooking experience. all i cooked back then was grilled cheese and scrambled eggs. now, i can actually cook curry

and a few different thing zblz . >> and the parents are amazed that what we're showing them to cook is simple and inexpensive. i didn't know this was so easy to make. i've only bought it in the market. those comments have been amazing, and yeah, it's been really wonderful. >> we try to approach everything here with a well, just try it. just try it once, and then, before you know it, it's gone. >> a lot of people aren't sure how to cook cauliflower or kale or fennel or whatever it is, and leah is really helpful at doing that. >> i think having someone actually teaching you here is a

great experience. and it's the art of making a meal for your family members and hope that they like it. >> i think they should come and have some good food, good produce that is healthy and actually very delicious. >> cooking is one of my biggest passions, to be able to share, like, my passion with others, and skills, to h >> when i open up the paper every day i'm just amazed at how many different environmental issues keep popping up. when i think about the planet i want to leave for my children and other generation, i think of what contribution i can make on a personal level to the environment. ♪♪♪

clean power sf is san francisco's key way of fighting climate change by renewable energy and offering it to san francisco customers. i'm from the san francisco public utilities commission. the program came about with state wide legislation in 2002 to enable people to take more control over supplies. i first heard of the program when the organization was advocating to launch clean power sf. what i'm most excited about, it's going to bring 100% renewable energy to my home and reinvest into renewable energy infrastructure and jobs. i had gone to a lot of street fairs and heard from the staff at the san francisco public utilities commission to sign up for clean power sf even before it launched.

>> we learned about clean power sf because our sustainability team is always looking for clean operations. linkedin is the largest online network. there are about 530 million members using our site. in this san francisco office there's about 1400 employees working in roughly 400,000 square feet. >> after signing up for the program we heard about the san francisco program and learned they had commercial rates and signed up for that. i'm the co-owner of the new wheel electric bike shop. we opened this store in 2012 and the new wheel sells and services electric bikes. 11 people work here in san francisco and our store is about 2,000 square feet. electric bikes are fantastic for

transportation in the city, they're clean and green and you get places faster than any other form of transportation. it amplifies the power, it doesn't replace it. it makes it easier to get places by bicycle and it's so enjoyable and environmentally friendly way to go and more convenient in san francisco. >> clean power sf requires two products, green, 40% renewable and competitively priced with pg and e. for those who want to fight climate change more, 100% renewable at $0.02 per kilawatt. >> i decided to go with the super greens, after finding it only to cost about $5 more a

month to have super green, that's a no-brainer, i can do that. >> we were pleased that clean power sf offers the super green 100% for commercial entities like ours and residents for the city of san francisco. we were pleased with the package of services for linkedin and now encouraging our employees who have a residence in san francisco to sign on as well. >> clean power sf buys its power from renewable plants that feed the energy directly into the grid. >> there's a commitment to sustainability throughout the entire organization and this clean power opportunity reflects that. >> one of the wind farms we use is the shilo wind farm and that is large enough to be able to provide energy for up to 200,000 homes. >> our mission is

sustainability, even though our bikes are minimal energy use, it still matters where the energy comes from and part of our mission in sustainability is how we run everything -- run our business. having the lights come on with clean energy is very important. >> the sunset reservoir has solar panels that take up about four city blocks covering the reservoir and the solar power generates energy for city resources and clean power sf for residents participating in the program. >> it was easy to sign up for the program, i went online to cleanpowersf.org and i started getting pieces in the mail letting me know i was going to be switched over and it just happened. when i pay my bill, i still go to pg and e and i don't see any difference between now and a year ago.

>> sign up online, just have your account number ready and it takes about two minutes and there's nothing to install. no lines are getting connected to your home. all the power goes through the existed power grid. >> we haven't had any problems with the switch over to clean power. >> it's super easy to sign up. our book keeper signed up online, it took about 15 minutes. nothing changed but now we have cleaner energy. >> we see clean power sf as a key strategy to meet renewable energy goal, we have a goal of 50% renewable energy by 2020. currently we have enrolled about 86,000 customers across the city. about 20% of what we hope to serve in the future and in the next two years we'll offer service to all san francisco electricity customers. >> an easy way to align your environmental responsibilities and goals around climate change

and it's so easy that it's hard to not want to do it and it doesn't really add anything to the bill. >> joining clean power sf is one of the easiest ways to fight climate change, receiving cleaner energy at low and stable rates, you're helping to support a not for profit that helps influence the energy grid and produce more production. >> i would encourage any business to seriously convert to the clean sf service. it's good for environment, business and the community. >> you can sign up online our call and the great thing is, you'll have the peace of mind that you're doing your part in your household to help the environment. ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪

>> good afternoon. i like to call the august 23rd, 2022 meeting of the public utility's to order. >> president moran. >> commissioner maxwell yoochl commissioner paulson. we have a quorum. >> this meeting is in person at san francisco city all room 400 code 54953e and mayor's supplement to februry