grant colfax. >> thank you. hi everybody. and thank you, mayor breed for your ongoing leadership in this unprecedented time. i'm delighted today that we're able to make vaccines available for all san franciscans ages 50 and over. with this expansion and eligibility, thousands of san franciscans will be able to get protection from covid, begin to safely interact with vaccinated loved ones, contribute to our collective effort to vaccinate the entire city, to achieve herd immunity, and allow us to more safely open our economy. this expansion and eligibility comes as we are very close to reaching the milestone of 50% of our adult population having received at least one dose of the vaccine. and, for our residents 65 and over who we know are most at risk for complications, hospitalizations and dying from covid-19, an impressive 82% have received at least one dose and 62% are now fully vaccinated. as a city overall, we are doing much better at slowing the spread of this virus. at the peak of our surge, ea

grant colfax. >> thank you. hi everybody. and thank you, mayor breed for your ongoing leadership in this unprecedented time. i'm delighted today that we're able to make vaccines available for all san franciscans ages 50 and over. with this expansion and eligibility, thousands of san franciscans will be able to get protection from covid, begin to safely interact with vaccinated loved ones, contribute to our collective effort to vaccinate the entire city, to achieve herd immunity, and allow us to more safely open our economy. this expansion and eligibility comes as we are very close to reaching the milestone of 50% of our adult population having received at least one dose of the vaccine. and, for our residents 65 and over who we know are most at risk for complications, hospitalizations and dying from covid-19, an impressive 82% have received at least one dose and 62% are now fully vaccinated. as a city overall, we are doing much better at slowing the spread of this virus. at the peak of our surge, ea

colfax, and i want to introduce valerie coulier. she really is the mother of this community and just has been doing an incredible job in getting all of these great places set up in the community, so come on up, valerie. >> thank you, mayor, so much. i want to thank the red lightning women power group for singing and opening up for the mayor this morning, and also for sherea for the land acknowledgement. i want to thank our mayor for being with us today. i'm very, very possessive here, territorial, and every single city official. you tell us that you see us and that you see the community's hard work and dedication, and for that, i appreciate your leadership. i don't think it could have happened under any other mayor, mayor london breed. now, i think i'm going to go into an academy award speech, but i want to thank the latino task for being that, a force. all the organizations involved, all the indigenous haves, and all the committees, what you see here is just a glimpse of all the hard work that the health committee puts in. what you

colfax, director colfax. we will move on to the next item which is our covid-19 update. >> director: thank you, commissioners. grant colfax director of health. i'm going to give an update and then, our executive sponsor for our vaccine across the city will provide a more in-depth perspective on how the vaccine roll-out is continuing. next slide, please. so we have over 35,000 cases of covid-19 diagnosed in san francisco. unfortunately, we've had 482 deaths. you can see the commence rate with our dramatic inlen kiese. both these numbers have levelled off and we expect with our vaccine rates increasing, that these numbers will hopefully not go up as we've seen in prior surges. that's still a plausible scenario, so i want to emphasize caution there. but, right now, we believe things are continuing to move in a hopeful direction. next slide. so this is our cases with regard to the time from mid october to april 1st. and you can see we are having some trends after it being flat for much of march. you can see in th

kron four's taylor talked with doctor grant colfax today. she's alive tonight to talk more about why a number of bay area counties have decided to move forward with this taylor. >> well, doctor colfax says that the johnson and johnson vaccine should be rolled out. back in the san francisco sometime next week. and for those of you who may still have concerns about the vaccine. well, he says that the benefits far outweigh the risks. bay area. health officials are reinforcing the cdc and fda is lift on pauses to the johnson and johnson covid-19 vaccine together. they sent out this public message on sunday. the benefits of these >> far outweigh the risk of the vaccine. so for that that clotting disorder from just that's associate with the johnson johnson vaccine. that risk is 2 per million vaccinations. and just to put that in some contacts with the covid pandemic being where it right now across the country. the risk of dying from covid-19. if you're diagnosed with covid-19 is one in 56 san francisco's health officer doctor grant colfax says. >>

colfax. if you don't mind, it would be great for us to hear from dr. philip now and if there are any comments or questions from colleagues, we can move forward with that. >> thank you, president walton, and good afternoon, members of the board, and thank you for the invitation to say a few words i really want to acknowledge that this has been such a difficult year for all of us. i appreciate the partnership and the insights into how all of us have had our roles and trying to keep everyone alive and healthy in san francisco. i know that each of you have played a vital role and giving input and direction into this work and i have benefitted tremendously. it's been a great honor and a lot, but also a great honor to serve the city for the last 16 years and also this last year. i want to thank you for the opportunity to be here and appreciate your leadership and guidance. this is because of the leadership and the willingness of you all as elected officials and of mayor breed that we've had the out

colfax. now, i want to introduce the new captain for park station, captain padrini -- am i saying your name right? all right. captain padrini. >> thank you, mayor breed, dr. colfax, director ginsburg, and [inaudible] my name is [inaudible] padrini, and i'm the captain of park station. we know that 4-20 is an event that has been held here in the park for a long time, and many look forward to celebrating. unfortunately, we won't be celebrating this year. san francisco has come so far in response to the covid-19 pandemic, and we just can't afford to let our guard down now. as you heard others mention already, the area of golden gate park where all have gathered to celebrate 4-20 day, that area will be closed. the city will be erecting and installing fencing and barriers to limit and control access. san francisco police officers, working with our partners, park rangers and parking patrol officers, will prevent access to these areas and keep traffic moving. we are prepared to do enforcement if nec

colfax, thank you for all your hard work. indeed, we will be looking at hospitalizations in particular. we are enjoying low hospitalizations across the state. you heard today 20 patients hospitalized in san francisco with covid. that's a tremendous number in the face of what we have been through over the last year. but we are particularly concerned about not just the hospitalization numbers but also who is being hospitalized. are those who received the vaccines being hospitalized? we are looking internationally on the east coast and midwest, we are seeing many of those hospitalized today with covid, those who have not yet received the vaccine. the governor's point this is a race, between vaccines and variants and additional cases is key. we will keep a close eye not just on that hospitalization rate and number, but understanding who is in the hospital, and whether those who are vaccinated are the ones who are hospitalized. if that is the case and we see a number of people hospitalized who have seen the vaccine, that's a diffe

colfax, thank you for all your hard work. indeed, we will be looking at hospitalizations in particular. we are enjoying low hospitalizations across the state. you heard today 20 patients hospitalized in san francisco with covid. that's a tremendous number in the face of what we have been through over the last year. but we are particularly concerned about not just the hospitalization numbers but also who is being hospitalized. are those who received the vaccines being hospitalized? we are looking internationally on the east coast and midwest, we are seeing many of those hospitalized today with covid, those who have not yet received the vaccine. the governor's point this is a race, between vaccines and variants and additional cases is key. we will keep a close eye not just on that hospitalization rate and number, but understanding who is in the hospital, and whether those who are vaccinated are the ones who are hospitalized. if that is the case and we see a number of people hospitalized who have seen the vaccine, that's a diffe

colfax. if you don't mind, it would be great for us to hear from dr. philip now and if there are any comments or questions from colleagues, we can move forward with that. >> thank you, president walton, and good afternoon, members of the board, and thank you for the invitation to say a few words i really want to acknowledge that this has been such a difficult year for all of us. i appreciate the partnership and the insights into how all of us have had our roles and trying to keep everyone alive and healthy in san francisco. i know that each of you have played a vital role and giving input and direction into this work and i have benefitted tremendously. it's been a great honor and a lot, but also a great honor to serve the city for the last 16 years and also this last year. i want to thank you for the opportunity to be here and appreciate your leadership and guidance. this is because of the leadership and the willingness of you all as elected officials and of mayor breed that we've had the out

so in the mayor's confidence, colfax is more vaccinations. we'll help get the area closer to normal. now that san francisco is in the orange tier the city's program to house the homeless and hotel rooms is entering its next phase finding them new permanent housing officials say of the nearly 2000 homeless people who spent the pandemic in hotel rooms. just 181 of them have been house or re house. more than 1700 people still need new homes. city leaders say one of the main challenges is the lack of affordable housing. >> san francisco is the most expensive city in the world to build housing the way that we aren't having this conversation 5 years, 10 years down road is for us to make sure that we are building these multifamily supportive housing throughout the city and san francisco. >> the city's goal is to have all of these people rehoused by october to meet that deadline, the city would have to re house about 290 people a month. and the north bay traveling sports teams in warren county are struggling to keep covid-19 from spreading among stud

colfax, thank you for all your hard work. indeed, we will be looking at hospitalizations in particular. we are enjoying low hospitalizations across the state. you heard today 20 patients hospitalized in san francisco with covid. that's a tremendous number in the face of what we have been through over the last year. but we are particularly concerned about not just the hospitalization numbers but also who is being hospitalized. are those who received the vaccines being hospitalized? we are looking internationally on the east coast and midwest, we are seeing many of those hospitalized today with covid, those who have not yet received the vaccine. the governor's point this is a race, between vaccines and variants and additional cases is key. we will keep a close eye not just on that hospitalization rate and number, but understanding who is in the hospital, and whether those who are vaccinated are the ones who are hospitalized. if that is the case and we see a number of people hospitalized who have seen the vaccine, that's a diffe

grant colfax. [applause] >> well, good morning, everybody, and thank you, madam mayor, for your brave and bold leadership throughout this pandemic. the decisions you've made have saved countless lives. your support for the public health department -- [indiscernible]. >> -- and the decisions you were forced to make -- [indiscernible]. >> okay. i'll loosen up. your support deep into the nights of the discussions we had, the decisions you made have indeed saved countless lives and helped the city weather the very worst of the pandemic. and i have to say, mayor, when this is over, i'm looking forward to a big part, and dancing with you, and shouting with joy, and raising our hands and celebrating that we made it through this. and also, i want to take a moment to acknowledge the year of pain and suffering for so many, including the nearly 450 san franciscans who have lost their lives to covid-19 this year. my condolences to their families and their loved ones. in standing here today with you, mayor, and

colfax. now, i want to introduce the new captain for park station, captain padrini -- am i saying your name right? all right. captain padrini. >> thank you, mayor breed, dr. colfax, director ginsburg, and [inaudible] my name is [inaudible] padrini, and i'm the captain of park station. we know that 4-20 is an event that has been held here in the park for a long time, and many look forward to celebrating. unfortunately, we won't be celebrating this year. san francisco has come so far in response to the covid-19 pandemic, and we just can't afford to let our guard down now. as you heard others mention already, the area of golden gate park where all have gathered to celebrate 4-20 day, that area will be closed. the city will be erecting and installing fencing and barriers to limit and control access. san francisco police officers, working with our partners, park rangers and parking patrol officers, will prevent access to these areas and keep traffic moving. we are prepared to do enforcement if nec

director colfax. >> director: i'd just like to thank mr. pickens for his effort. he runs the network in his normal job and it's been an incredible effort and to think about where we were in december with so many health systems and the city needing to come together and the fact we have far exceeded our goal of 10,000 vaccines a day capacity in san francisco. we're already at 20,000. so i just thank mr. pickens and the team that he mentioned across the city that has made this a reality. now we just need the vaccines. so thank you. >> president bernal: thank you, director colfax and thank you again, mr. pickens, for that thorough presentation. i received my second vaccine dose yesterday after the city had expanded eligibility for people living with h.i.v. last month. i am experiencing a few small side effects like some fatigue and maybe feeling a little warm, but coupled with that i'm also experiencing gratitude for what this means not just for me but for my family and community and being able to get back to resuming normal life as we continue forward in doing i thin

colfax, director colfax. we will move on to the next item which is our covid-19 update. >> director: thank you, commissioners. grant colfax director of health. i'm going to give an update and then, our executive sponsor for our vaccine across the city will provide a more in-depth perspective on how the vaccine roll-out is continuing. next slide, please. so we have over 35,000 cases of covid-19 diagnosed in san francisco. unfortunately, we've had 482 deaths. you can see the commence rate with our dramatic inlen kiese. both these numbers have levelled off and we expect with our vaccine rates increasing, that these numbers will hopefully not go up as we've seen in prior surges. that's still a plausible scenario, so i want to emphasize caution there. but, right now, we believe things are continuing to move in a hopeful direction. next slide. so this is our cases with regard to the time from mid october to april 1st. and you can see we are having some trends after it being flat for much of march. you can see in th

colfax and the mayor encourages everyone to use disadvantage and wear masks blow we have beaten back three surges and i know that we do not want to see a significant 4th surge here. >> city officials say soon enough they will some restrictions for those exposed and have symptoms to get tested. the mayor says in san francisco there are approximately covid- 19 patients in the hospital right now. one of the lowest numbers we have experienced during the pandemic. >> we should be proud of what we have been able to accomplish in this city. >> despite significant progress, city officials say insufficient vaccines are a big factor limiting the city's vaccination effort. >>> and this is something to keep in mind. officials in santa clara county are concerned about an alarming rise in variants that could threaten the progress against covid. every variant has been detected. the stanford clinical lab is confirming a case of a new india variant this week. health officer. dr. cody says the proportion of cases linked to more transmittable variants are climbing and people must be vigilant. >> keep w

grant colfax. [applause] >> well, good morning, everybody, and thank you, madam mayor, for your brave and bold leadership throughout this pandemic. the decisions you've made have saved countless lives. your support for the public health department -- [indiscernible]. >> -- and the decisions you were forced to make -- [indiscernible]. >> okay. i'll loosen up. your support deep into the nights of the discussions we had, the decisions you made have indeed saved countless lives and helped the city weather the very worst of the pandemic. and i have to say, mayor, when this is over, i'm looking forward to a big part, and dancing with you, and shouting with joy, and raising our hands and celebrating that we made it through this. and also, i want to take a moment to acknowledge the year of pain and suffering for so many, including the nearly 450 san franciscans who have lost their lives to covid-19 this year. my condolences to their families and their loved ones. in standing here today with you, mayor, and

grant colfax. >> thank you. hi everybody. and thank you, mayor breed for your ongoing leadership in this unprecedented time. i'm delighted today that we're able to make vaccines available for all san franciscans ages 50 and over. with this expansion and eligibility, thousands of san franciscans will be able to get protection from covid, begin to safely interact with vaccinated loved ones, contribute to our collective effort to vaccinate the entire city, to achieve herd immunity, and allow us to more safely open our economy. this expansion and eligibility comes as we are very close to reaching the milestone of 50% of our adult population having received at least one dose of the vaccine. and, for our residents 65 and over who we know are most at risk for complications, hospitalizations and dying from covid-19, an impressive 82% have received at least one dose and 62% are now fully vaccinated. as a city overall, we are doing much better at slowing the spread of this virus. at the peak of our surge, ea

grant colfax. thank you. hi everybody. and thank you, mayor breed for your ongoing leadership in this unprecedented time. i'm delighted today that we're able to make vaccines available for all san franciscans ages 50 and over. with this expansion and eligibility, thousands of san franciscans will be able to get protection from covid, begin to safely interact with vaccinated loved ones, contribute to our collective effort to vaccinate the entire city, to achieve herd immunity, and allow us to more safely open our economy. this expansion and eligibility comes as we are very close to reaching the milestone of 50% of our adult population having received at least one dose of the vaccine. and, for our residents 65 and over who we know are most at risk for complications, hospitalizations and dying from covid-19, an impressive 82% have received at least one dose and 62% are now fully vaccinated. as a city overall, we are doing much better at slowing the spread of this virus. at the peak of our surge, earli

if you're diagnosed with covid-19 is one in 56 san francisco's health officer doctor grant colfax says. >> the johnson and johnson vaccine is once again safe to administer in the bay area. he expects it to be back in the rotation in san francisco next week with additional warning labels start resuming jj. once we get a final materials from the state. we educational materials that are costly appropriately with strictly appropriates of people. >> and that the benefits far outweigh the risk of there being area. counties are also prepared to start offering the johnson and johnson vaccine after the western states scientific group which advises governors in 4 states on the coronavirus vaccines completed its review on saturday in gave the green light. san francisco has the ability to administer 20,000 doses of the vaccine each day. and so far 2 thirds of the population that are eligible. >> have received at least one dose of the vaccine. doctor colfax says resuming the johnson and johnson vaccine will make it easier to reach that herd immunity goal by mid-june in san francisco, taylor kron 4

but we're making really good progress. >> and doctor colfax.it that progress continues in terms of the vaccinations. he says that they should get up to 85% of san franciscans eligible with one dose by mid-may and both doses at 85% by mid to late june. that's if the progress continues at its current rate live in san francisco. dan kerman kron 4 news. >> thank you for that. dan. bay area clinics began distributing the johnson and johnson vaccine again this week, health officials say the benefits of a covid vaccine far outweigh the risks involved. the vaccine was halted for 11 days after at least 15 people came down with a rare blood clots so far 8 million americans have received the j and j vaccine in going forward. those who get the change. a vaccine will also be getting sheet. that tells them which symptoms to look out for. should they develop a blood clots and this comes as a bay area man is being treated for blood clotting 13 days after getting the j and j covid vaccine. >> ucsf medical center tells us the man they're treating is in his 30's.

san francisco health director doctor grant colfax says whatever the cdc recommends individual states and counties would have to sign off. >> he says mask mandates go hand in hand with the number of people vaccinated right now. he says 2 thirds of eligible san franciscans have already received one dose of the covid-19 vaccine. the sooner. >> we reach that herd immunity that 7080, 85%. really 85% immunize the sooner we can go back to normal the sooner we can reopen our city and the sooner we continue summer masking policies. >> and doctor colfax us. if we continue with the current vaccination progress 85% of those eligible will have received 2 doses by mid to late june live in san francisco. dan kerman kron 4 news. >> thank you, dan. the san francisco district attorney is charging a man in the murder of a 7 month old baby. but this case is also raising concern about the same da's track record chase abou dean, the suspect was arrested twice before twice before for suspicion of domestic violence. that was this year in both cases the charges were dropped. kron four's. maureen kelly has th

san francisco health director doctor grant colfax says whatever the cdc recommends individual states and counties would have to sign off. >> he says mask mandates go hand in hand with the number of people vaccinated right now. he says 2 thirds of eligible san franciscans have already received one dose of the covid-19 vaccine. the sooner. >> we reach that herd immunity that 7080, 85%. really 85% nize the sooner we can go back to normal the sooner we can reopen our city and the sooner we continue summer masking policies. so doctor colfax playing it close to the vest in terms of what san francisco might do in terms of using mass restrictions. >> but he does say if vaccines continue at their current rate. 85% of those eligible to get a vaccine will have had 2 doses by mid to late june. in san francisco. dan kerman kron 4 news. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news more california are picking up and moving out of state. a white happening. a man is charged with murder in the death of a 7 month old baby. now there are concerns over how the district attorney is handling domestic violence c

grant colfax. >> thank you. hi everybody. and thank you, mayor breed for your ongoing leadership in this unprecedented time. i'm delighted today that we're able to make vaccines available for all san franciscans ages 50 and over. with this expansion and eligibility thousands of san franciscans will be able to get protection from covid begin to safely interact with vaccinated loved ones, contribute to our collective effort to vaccinate the entire city to achieve herd immunity, and allow us to more safely open our economy. this expansion and eligibility comes as we are very close to reaching the milestone of 50% of our adult population having received at least one dose of the vaccine. and, for our residents 65 and over who we know are most at risk for complications hospitalizations and dying from covid-19, an impressive 82% have received at least one dose and 62% are now fully vaccinated. as a city overall, we are doing much better at slowing the spread of this virus. at the peak of our surge, earlie

grant colfax. [applause] >> well, good morning, everybody, and thank you, madam mayor, for your brave and bold leadership throughout this pandemic. the decisions you've made have saved countless lives. your support for the public health department -- [indiscernible]. >> -- and the decisions you were forced to make -- [indiscernible]. >> okay. i'll loosen up. your support deep into the nights of the discussions we had, the decisions you made have indeed saved countless lives and helped the city weather the very worst of the pandemic. and i have to say, mayor, when this is over, i'm looking forward to a big part, and dancing with you, and shouting with joy, and raising our hands and celebrating that we made it through this. and also, i want to take a moment to acknowledge the year of pain and suffering for so many, including the nearly 450 san franciscans who have lost their lives to covid-19 this year. my condolences to their families and their loved ones. in standing here today with you, mayor, and

colfax, thank you for all your hard work.n particular. we are enjoying low hospitalizations across the state. you heard today 20 patients hospitalized in san francisco with covid. that's a tremendous number in the face of what we have been through over the last year. but we are particularly concerned about not just the hospitalization numbers but also who is being hospitalized. are those who received the vaccines being hospitalized? we are looking internationally on the east coast and midwest, we are seeing many of those hospitalized today with covid, those who have not yet received the vaccine. the governor's point this is a race, between vaccines and variants and additional cases is key. we will keep a close eye not just on that hospitalization rate and number, but understanding who is in the hospital, and whether those who are vaccinated are the ones who are hospitalized. if that is the case and we see a number of people hospitalized who have seen the vaccine, that's a different level of concern. we will be talking about t

sharing the mayor's confidence colfax as more vaccinations will help get the area closer to normal.he right path. we're making great progress. >> reporting in san francisco. dan thorn kron 4 news. >> in the north bay sports teams in marin county are trying to keep covid from spreading among student athletes and the county's health department says 3 different teams. they won't tell us even which sport, let alone the teams, but they say they're dealing with multiple clusters. so there is an outbreak among athletes and the health officials are saying it's because athletes are traveling sometimes out of state and they're in close proximity with others who are not wearing masks. >> we're jumping the gun. you know, we're we're so close to the finish line here, you know, to use a sports analogy for our said no. the buzzer has an on off you know, there's still time on the with this pandemic% and if we let down our guard, we run the risk of losing the gains. we have achieved. >> doctor matt willis says that sports clubs should not be playing in tournaments. that involve any more than 2 teams

grant colfax of the department of health. dr. suzanne phillips. so many people that are responsible for the incredible response in the city. more importantly, i'm excited about the fact that we are moving right along with vaccinating people at a rapid pace. 40 % of those over the age of 16 have been vaccinated. 50 % of our seniors have been fully vaccinated. how amazing is that. with the limited sup mri and public health partners like kaiser, ucfs and others. we are moving in a face past. i'm excited about the neighborhood that have the highest rates of vaccine, especially for seniors. that includes places like the mission, the hunters point, the western addition and treasure island. thank you for your understanding and patients. i can't wait until the press is vaccinated so we can move these conferences indoors. "see a thumbs up. yes. today we are here to talk about where we are. i'm wearing orange not just because it's opening day for the giants but because we are in the orange tier. bowling alleys will be able to reopen. movie theaters you can

grant colfax. thank you. hi everybody. and thank you, mayor breed for your ongoing leadership in this unprecedented time. i'm delighted today that we're able to make vaccines available for all san franciscans ages 50 and over. with this expansion and eligibility, thousands of san franciscans will be able to get protection from covid, begin to safely interact with vaccinated loved ones, contribute to our collective effort to vaccinate the entire city, to achieve herd immunity, and allow us to more safely open our economy. this expansion and eligibility comes as we are very close to reaching the milestone of 50% of our adult population having received at least one dose of the vaccine. and, for our residents 65 and over who we know are most at risk for complications, hospitalizations and dying from covid-19, an impressive 82% have received at least one dose and 62% are now fully vaccinated. as a city overall, we are doing much better at slowing the spread of this virus. at the peak of our surge, earli

sharing the mayor's confidence colfax as more vaccinations will help get the area closer to normal. >> we are on the right path. we're making great progress. >> well, there is still some concern about this slight increase. but the mayor says that she is hopeful as more vaccinations continue to happen throughout san francisco and that people will continue to follow public health guidelines that will help prevent any further rollbacks reporting live in san francisco. dan thorn kron 4 news, thank you, dan. >> now the san francisco's in the orange tier the city's program to house the homeless in hotel rooms is entering its next phase. that's finding them new permanent housing officials say if the almost 2000 homeless people who spent the pandemic in hotel rooms. only a 181 of them have been rehoused, meaning more than 1700 people still need new homes. city leaders say one of the main challenges is the lack of affordable housing. >> san francisco is the most expensive city in the world to build housing the way that we aren't having this conversation 5 years, 10 years down road is for us

colfax.tion, captain padrini -- am i saying your name right? all right. captain padrini. >> thank you, mayor breed, dr. colfax, director ginsburg, and [inaudible] my name is [inaudible] padrini, and i'm the captain of park station. we know that 4-20 is an event that has been held here in the park for a long time, and many look forward to celebrating. unfortunately, we won't be celebrating this year. san francisco has come so far in response to the covid-19 pandemic, and we just can't afford to let our guard down now. as you heard others mention already, the area of golden gate park where all have gathered to celebrate 4-20 day, that area will be closed. the city will be erecting and installing fencing and barriers to limit and control access. san francisco police officers, working with our partners, park rangers and parking patrol officers, will prevent access to these areas and keep traffic moving. we are prepared to do enforcement if necessary, but we're asking for your cooperation by celeb

colfax, and i want to introduce valerie coulier.r of this community and just has been doing an incredible job in getting all of these great places set up in the community, so come on up, valerie. >> thank you, mayor, so much. i want to thank the red lightning women power group for singing and opening up for the mayor this morning, and also for sherea for the land acknowledgement. i want to thank our mayor for being with us today. i'm very, very possessive here, territorial, and every single city official. you tell us that you see us and that you see the community's hard work and dedication, and for that, i appreciate your leadership. i don't think it could have happened under any other mayor, mayor london breed. now, i think i'm going to go into an academy award speech, but i want to thank the latino task for being that, a force. all the organizations involved, all the indigenous haves, and all the committees, what you see here is just a glimpse of all the hard work that the health committee puts in. what you don't see here today is

colfax, and i want to introduce valerie coulier. she really is the mother of this community and just has been doing an incredible job in getting all of these great places set up in the community, so come on up, valerie. >> thank you, mayor, so much. i want to thank the red lightning women power group for singing and opening up for the mayor this morning, and also for sherea for the land acknowledgement. i want to thank our mayor for being with us today. i'm very, very possessive here, territorial, and every single city official. you tell us that you see us and that you see the community's hard work and dedication, and for that, i appreciate your leadership. i don't think it could have happened under any other mayor, mayor london breed. now, i think i'm going to go into an academy award speech, but i want to thank the latino task for being that, a force. all the organizations involved, all the indigenous haves, and all the committees, what you see here is just a glimpse of all the hard work that the health committee puts in. what you

doctor colfax says they're actually starting to see vaccine supplies, slightly increase from just a few weeks ago. so far, 2 thirds of folks eligible for the vaccine in san francisco have received at least one dose. >> now to our 4 zone forecast on this sunday night. no more rain in store for quite some time. it sounds like temperatures are about to warm up. but yeah, kron 4 meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez here tonight to get you ready for the start of your new work week. yeah. and we're going to notice of cool down before we warm up again in the bay area. so that storm that brought us light rain to the bay area is starting to exit, but it is going to leave behind a fairly chilly air mass already under way out there right now because of that lack of blanket of storm cloud cover. >> starting to dry out and clear out. so most bay area cities. so about a quarter of an inch of rain or less doubled those amounts for highest peaks and mountains and we're noticing double digit cooling. for those of you at half moon bay, 11 degrees cooler with widespread cooling for everyone else by a few degre

colfax, and i want to introduce valerie coulier. she really is the mother of this community and just has been doing an incredible job in getting all of these great places set up in the community, so come on up, valerie. >> thank you, mayor, so much. i want to thank the red lightning women power group for singing and opening up for the mayor this morning, and also for sherea for the land acknowledgement. i want to thank our mayor for being with us today. i'm very, very possessive here, territorial, and every single city official. you tell us that you see us and that you see the community's hard work and dedication, and for that, i appreciate your leadership. i don't think it could have happened under any other mayor, mayor london breed. now, i think i'm going to go into an academy award speech, but i want to thank the latino task for being that, a force. all the organizations involved, all the indigenous haves, and all the committees, what you see here is just a glimpse of all the hard work that the health committee puts in. what you

grant colfax. >> thank you. hi everybody. and thank you, mayor breed for your ongoing leadership in this unprecedented time. i'm delighted today that we're able to make vaccines available for all san franciscans ages 50 and over. with this expansion and eligibility, thousands of san franciscans will be able to get protection from covid, begin to safely interact with vaccinated loved ones, contribute to our collective effort to vaccinate the entire city, to achieve herd immunity, and allow us to more safely open our economy. this expansion and eligibility comes as we are very close to reaching the milestone of 50% of our adult population having received at least one dose of the vaccine. and, for our residents 65 and over who we know are most at risk for complications, hospitalizations and dying from covid-19, an impressive 82% have received at least one dose and 62% are now fully vaccinated. as a city overall, we are doing much better at slowing the spread of this virus. at the peak of our surge, ea

colfax didn't get up this early in the morning.in the 1906 earthquake and how far we've come, just think about it. 250,000 people were homeless because of the earthquake and the fire. when i think about san francisco and our resilience, that's what we've been talking about this entire pandemic. we've come so far and we have made magic happen out of tragedy. the 1989 earthquake. many of us were around during that earthquake. maybe not the 1986, the embarcadero was shadowed by a freeway and now it's open and bright and available for all to enjoy and to see. the same with this pandemic with san franciscans. we go through earthquakes. we go through pandemics. we go through things. when the time comes and we need to rise up like the phoenix we are, we stand strong, proud, and together and that's what the people of san francisco did in 1906 when we rebuilt this city and that's why we come here today to show appreciation to the guardians of the city, to show respect for the people who risk their lives to remember the 250,000 people who we

san francisco health director doctor grant colfax says whatever the cdc recommends individual statesd counties would have to sign off. >> he says 2 thirds of eligible san franciscans have already received one dose of the covid-19 vaccine. he says the more vaccinated, the quicker mandates can be eased. let's focus on getting ourselves vaccinated as quickly as possible. and then again, we hope that the list and the mask restrictions. >> we'll follow. we really need to get a covid-19 vaccinations to to a somewhat higher rate. but we're making really good progress said after colfax playing it close to the vest in terms of what san francisco might do to ease mask restrictions. >> but he does say a vaccination is continue with their current rate. 85% of those eligible to get a vaccine. well, it received 2 doses by mid to late june. in san francisco. dan kerman kron 4 news. >> with the school year. nearing an end. the cdc has released new guidelines for summer camps as they get ready to welcome children among the recommendations campers can be within 3 feet of their peers in same group sett

mayor london breed doctor grant colfax and recreations and parks. general manager phil ginsburg urged the public to steer clear of hippie hill and celebrate at home a long year for us all. >> but our parks all over the city have been places where we've been able to pursue our physical and mental health. we're almost there. but we're just not ready to party. the mayor said they made the decision to cancel this year's event yet again due to concerns over variance and a potential 4th surge of the virus as much as we are tired of the virus. and as much as we are excited about reopening, we are still not. >> at a place. where we can have large scale events large gatherings of people. >> fencing will go up around robin williams meadow on monday and will remain in place through wednesday. police and rangers will disperse any large gatherings and citations may be issued if people don't comply, we will have lots of folks out there just to make sure that everybody is is healthy and safe. consider director buzzkill those looking for a sense of community can, h

meantime, san francisco health department director doctor grant colfax is encouraging all elder getting their appointment. they're urging everybody to remain vigilant to while they wait for their shot. >> by no means are we out of the woods yet. and cases in san francisco have slowly started to climb again. now we're still at a low rate. but just in the last week we've seen an increase of 20% in our case rate. >> the increase in cases was expected by a doctor colfax as the city continues to move ahead in reopening. but he says more vaccinations will eventually help get the area closer to normal. >> in the north bay sports teams in marin county are struggling to keep covid from spreading among student athletes. the county's public health department says 3 different teams they won't say which sport stephen have multiple clusters of coronavirus right now and that's the results they say of athletes traveling sometimes out of state and in close proximity with others not wearing masks. >> we're jumping the gun. you know, we're we're so close to the finish line here, you know, to use a sports

if you're diagnosed with covid-19 is one in 56 san francisco's health officer doctor grant colfax says. >> the johnson and johnson vaccine is once again safe to administer in the bay area. he expects it to be back in the rotation in san francisco next week with additional warning labels start resuming jj. once we get a final materials from the state. we educational materials that are costly appropriately with strictly appropriates of people. >> and that the benefits far outweigh the risk of there being area. counties are also prepared to start offering the johnson and johnson vaccine after the western states scientific group which advises governors in 4 states on the coronavirus vaccines completed its review on saturday in gave the green light. san francisco has the ability to administer 20,000 doses of the vaccine each day. and so far 2 thirds of the population that are eligible. >> have received at least one dose of the vaccine. doctor colfax says resuming the johnson and johnson vaccine will make it easier to reach that herd immunity goal by mid-june in san francisco, taylor kron 4

san francisco health director doctor grant colfax says whatever the cdc recommends individual states and counties would have to sign off. >> he says mask mandates go hand in hand with the number of people vaccinated right now. he says 2 thirds of eligible san franciscans have already received one dose of the covid-19 vaccine. the sooner. >> we reach that herd immunity that 7080, 85%. really 85% immunize the sooner we can go back to normal the sooner we can reopen our city and the sooner we continue summer masking policies. so doctor colfax playing it close to the vest in terms of what san francisco might do in terms of using mass restrictions. >> but he does say if vaccines continue at their current rate. 85% of those eligible to get a vaccine will have had 2 doses by mid to late june. in san francisco. dan kerman kron 4 news. >> thank you, dan clinic started distributing the johnson and johnson vaccine again this week and a bay area man is now being treated for blood clotting. 13 days after getting the johnson and johnson vaccine ucsf medical center telling us the man is in his 30's

san francisco health director doctor grant colfax says whatever the cdc recommends individual states and counties would have to sign off. >> he says mask mandates go hand in hand with the number of people vaccinated right now. he says 2 thirds of eligible san franciscans have already received one dose of the covid-19 vaccine. the sooner. >> we reach that herd immunity that 7080, 85%. really 85% immunize the sooner we can go back to normal the sooner we can reopen our city and the sooner we continue summer masking policies. so doctor colfax playing it close to the vest in terms of what san francisco might do in terms of using mass restrictions. >> but he does say if vaccines continue at their current rate. 85% of those eligible to get a vaccine will have had 2 doses by new to late june. in san francisco. dan kerman kron 4 news. >> well, the process to remove windsor mayor dominic foppoli from office is moving forward. being pressured right now to resign as mayor. after 6 women have come forward to publicly accuse him of assault, organizers of a recall effort have filed their paperwork