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 a

colfax. >> thank you, commissioner green and good evening health commissioners and health director. there's a lot in the director's report so i'll go quickly through many things. the first is not actually written down but i just wanted to let the commission know and the public know that dhp is hosting back to school vaccine clinics that are open to all san francisco residents who are children. these clinics will provide all vaccines required for school entry or we're loading -- we're loading the first series of clinics august 22nd through the 26th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in building 5 in the san francisco hospital and then 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 august 20th, saturday august 20th and august 27th at south region health center. on bay view hunters point and people can find more information about the back too school vaccine clinics on our website but just to emphasize that we're making vaccines accessible to all children in preparation for back to school. this includes covid vaccines. in terms of monk

[applause] >> thank you, doctor colfax. and to all the folkos your team the department of public healing thank you for your work every day. thank you mir for your commitment getting folks indoors with behavioral health needs and addictions. she struggled with mental illness and electric therapy and every treatment known and never really stabilized she needed to be in place like this for this time. i fear that if she had been in san francisco in 2022, she might not have been in a place and have been out on the sidewalk. it is person for a lot of us. i know like once you have the conversations with people this is in the an unusual experience. and i then and there some folks involved with a & a have personal experience this drives them. and you know i think that it is a critical need in san francisco's critical need today. you know the backgrounds we lost 500 board and care beds the last dvenlgdz 50 facilities the market has not been helping us. and the same time, we have tremendous human needs and really fundsamentally we nee

i'm grant colfax and director of the san francisco department of public health. i'm absolutely thrilled to be here with speaker nancy pelosi and community leaders to celebrate the passage of the inflation reduction act. i'm especially excited to be mark thanksgiving occasion here at this brand-new state of the art health center. part of the department's network of community health centers and -- this center, which is an essential resource for accessible, affordable health care in bay view hunter's point. the passage of the inflation reduction act is tremendous low important. for people in this community. and for all of those who rely on community clinics as it gives more people access to resources and health care. because of this act. seniors and those who get health insurance through the affordable care act save hundreds if not thousands of dollars per year on prescriptions and health insurance premiums. incredible and keep seniors on medicare healingy giving them access to additional, free vaccines, we know can be life saving. 91 of this would be possible witho

doctor colfax. >> my apologies. >> thank you very much. and good morning president walton and board. thanking you the department's behalf for convenning a special session to ratify the health declaration of health emergency on monkeypox and the out break in san frap. you know as a gay man who came out and both professionally and personally during the height of the hiv epidemic i experienced and saw my friends and colleagues the stigma and discrimination during the height of a pandemic the hiv epidemic. and the stigma and discrimination that so many of our community sprjsed then is being responsiblesed again today in the face of monkeypox. and i want to assure that you both from a personal, professional and the department of perspective we're committed to ensure the stigma and discrimination is confronted head on ensure the community most at risk the lbgtq + community men have sex with men gay and transmen who compose of 95% of the monkeypox case in san francisco. the people are getting evidence based, updated, accurate and culturally congr

doctor colfax. >> my apologies. >> thank you very much. and good morning president walton and board. thanking you the department's behalf for convenning a special session to ratify the health declaration of health emergency on monkeypox and the out break in san frap. you know as a gay man who came out and both professionally and personally during the height of the hiv epidemic i experienced and saw my friends and colleagues the stigma and discrimination during the height of a pandemic the hiv epidemic. and the stigma and discrimination that so many of our community sprjsed then is being responsiblesed again today in the face of monkeypox. and i want to assure that you both from a personal, professional and the department of perspective we're committed to ensure the stigma and discrimination is confronted head on ensure the community most at risk the lbgtq + community men have sex with men gay and transmen who compose of 95% of the monkeypox case in san francisco. the people are getting evidence based, updated, accurate and culturally congr

colfax is saying, even though we didn't see lines, we provided a lot of vaccine. >> while the fda offered new guidance on how the vaccine could be administered to get more doses out of a single vial called intradermal injections, colfax says san francisco still waiting on the cdc and state approval before they can adopt a new method. >> encouraging news, but this is something that's potentially doable, but it takes a slightly different type of training for people who haven't done intradermal vaccines before. quick san francisco is still working with the more than 10,000 doses they were given from the federal supply last week. they expect that to last through at least thursday of this week. the public health department is still waiting to hear how many doses they will be getting next and win. live in the newsroom, abc7news. >> the bacteria that causes legionnaires' disease has been found at a hotel in san jose. county health officials tested a pool and a hot tub at the hotel's san jose cupertino after a couple staying their contracted legionnaires. the chronicle reports that tests on july

i would listen to him describing sandy colfax on the mound and trying to be sandy colfax in my bedroom. scully was the longest tenured broadcaster with a single team in pro sports history. >> he was the voice of the dodgers for 67 years and was just as much a part of the team. he was the greatest dodger ever. that's where he was. you know, he made the los angeles dodgers who they are in los angeles, scully, retired in 2016, but remain a pillar in dodger baseball. >> he died tuesday night at the age of 94 players. fans and coaches took part in a special tribute wednesday night at oracle park. dodgers manager dave roberts as scully was like family, not only to the team but to the millions who listen to him over 6 obviously goodies like seasonal live >> our responsibility as people in baseball is to continue to tell those great stories and how are life science manager gabe kepler says he'll never forget. scoby is voice and his impact on baseball. one of the top 5 broadcasters ever voice is really important. my childhood and i a lot of people. around the country, but all but also in califo

immunity for many years, if not lifelong. >> doctor colfax said today that the san francisco department of public health is expecting to get 8,000 more vaccine soon. but he did seem a bit skeptical of that promise from the feds referencing the last shipment of 1600 doses, which is far less than the 10,000 that came before that reporting in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> thank you, rob. a new study reveals pfizer's. >> paxlovid actually provides little to no benefit for middle aged adults. researchers found that the drug did not help reduce hospitalizations for patients aged 40 to 65. but the drug did prove extremely useful for those 65 and older. that age group saw a 73% drop in hospitalizations and an 81% to lower risk of death. the study was published in the new england journal of medicine. >> the vehicle, paul pelosi was driving the night. he got a dui earlier this year is right here. and it's up for auction. the 2021 porsche, 9.11, carrera s is currently at a lot in martinez. this is video from that crash scene. the estimated retail value of the porsche, $168,000. ho

doctor colfax covered all the main points of monkeypox response. and so i'm happy to answer questions but as the commission knows we were happy to have the support of president bernal and the commission in our declaration of public health emergency the first jurisdiction in the country to do so last week. and then followed by other jurisdictions including the state of california which announced yesterday. we are very hopeful that the state declaration and will allow us to have additional flexibility to responds. and does allow for vaccination by additional personnel including em circumstance personnel and we will hear from the ems colleagues later. we appreciated their collaboration. it also will potential leave allow for a faster pivoting of the covid teams that are available to provide vaccination service that have been contracted through the state. and the state has been work to add monkeypox to the venders repertoire and work and this announce am will allow that to happen more quickly and also really arc line our ability to get data from the st

doctor colfax said today the san francisco department of public health is expecting to get 8,000 more vaccine soon. >> but he did seem a bit skeptical of that promise from the feds referencing the last shipment of 1600 doses which is far less than the 10,000 that came before that reporting live in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> thank you, rob. well, after a monthslong upward trend, world health officials say the number of global monkeypox cases appears to be on the decline. europe's outbreak could be slowing specifically to worldwide cases have dropped 21% in just the last week. but the americas still account for 60% of the past months infections that particularly true in latin america, cases in europe account for about 38% more than 45,000 cases have been reported in 98 countries since late april. >> coming up, housing for people who need it the most. the local city getting more than 50 million dollars to build affordable housing. >> also, california, ready to try to speed up the reduction of carbon emissions will have the latest on the plan to ban the sale of new gas

we think that you have. >> immunity for many years, if not lifelong doctor colfax said today. >> the san francisco department of public health is expecting to get 8,000 more vaccine soon, but he did seem a bit skeptical of that promise from the feds referencing the last shipment of 1600 doses, which is far less than the 10,000 that came before that reporting in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> 4 37 1 person is in the hospital after an assault on campus at san francisco state. the school's police department says someone was attacked outside the campus gym on tuesday. the victim called campus police and was taken to the hospital with an apparent head injury. a berkeley man is in custody after a string of grand thefts in the bay area. police say he stole in about $20,000 worth of electronics in just the past 4 months. a 47 year-old damien garnet is suspected in at least 4 grand thefts at the target store in alameda. police say he would steal electronics from locked display cases. security workers at target eventually recognized him from incidents in the past. a woman who u

next we would like to welcome doctor colfax from department of public health, please. >> good morning thank you, everybody i say when i was driving here and parkoth street i thought, well, not sure where the bodiesing is it looks like the realtors have an open house. this is just a beautiful spot in an incredible environment. we know from the science that the requirement the physical environment in which people live during their journey of heeling really makes a difference. realliment to thank our partner who is helped spearhead this project. mayor breed thank you for your leadership and supervisor mandelman thank you for being here with us today. i wanted to thank a & arc health services. this was something differents for the health department to do this partnership really is promising for more working together with you and others on a private partnerships in the future. i thank the dth behavioral health team in the back. lewis, thank you for your leadership and work in this and our behavioral healing director comings is here today. these new beds will increase our capacity to provid

doctor colfax. >> my apologies. >> thank you very much. and good morning president walton and board. thanking you the department's behalf for convenning a special session to ratify the health declaration of health emergency on monkeypox and the out break in san frap. you know as a gay man who came out and both professionally and personally during the height of the hiv epidemic i experienced and saw my friends and colleagues the stigma and discrimination during the height of a pandemic the hiv epidemic. and the stigma and discrimination that so many of our community sprjsed then is being responsiblesed again today in the face of monkeypox. and i want to assure that you both from a personal, professional and the department of perspective we're committed to ensure the stigma and discrimination is confronted head on ensure the community most at risk the lbgtq + community men have sex with men gay and transmen who compose of 95% of the monkeypox case in san francisco. the people are getting evidence based, updated, accurate and culturally congr

i'm grant colfax and director of the san francisco department of public health.olutely thrilled to be here with speaker nancy pelosi and community leaders to celebrate the passage of the inflation reduction act. i'm especially excited to be mark thanksgiving occasion here at this brand-new state of the art health center. part of the department's network of community health centers and -- this center, which is an essential resource for accessible, affordable health care in bay view hunter's point. the passage of the inflation reduction act is tremendous low important. for people in this community. and for all of those who rely on community clinics as it gives more people access to resources and health care. because of this act. seniors and those who get health insurance through the affordable care act save hundreds if not thousands of dollars per year on prescriptions and health insurance premiums. incredible and keep seniors on medicare healingy giving them access to additional, free vaccines, we know can be life saving. 91 of this would be possible without our r

. >> describing sandy colfax on the mound and tend to be sandy colfax in my bedroom.e longest tenured broadcaster with a single team in pro sports history. >> he was the voice of the dodgers for 67 years and was just as much a part of the team. he was the greatest dodger ever. that's when he was, you know, he made the los angeles dodgers who they are in los angeles, scully, retired in 2016, but remain a pillar in dodger baseball. he died tuesday night at the age of 94 players. fans and coaches took part in the special tribute wednesday night at oracle park. dodgers manager dave roberts as skelly was like family not only to the team but to the millions who listen to for 16th gates. obviously these legacies live >> our responsibility is people in baseball is to continue to tell those great stories and how are life manager gabe kepler says he'll never forget scoby is voice and his impact on baseball. one of the top 5 broadcasters ever voice is really important. my childhood and i a lot of people. around the country, but also in california, specifically i'm taylor bisacky