tonight law enforcement is still on patrol around delores park. but this afternoon, volunteers with the san francisco police community engagement team braved the crowds, working to make sure people were following the rules, and they passed out face coverings for those who needed them. in pacifica, police did something similar at the beaches but along with telling people the rules, they also asked lots of people to leave. san mateo county beaches are open but only to people who live within a five-mile radius. melina johnson and stephanie martinez just drove in from the east bay and hadn't seen the police patrolling. >> like i would be disappointed if like i had to leave, you know, if they would make us leave from the beach or something because we did come from hayward. but then again, i do understand, you know. >> like quarantine's hard, so we just needed the day to breathe and come to the beach randomly. >> reporter: most pacifica residents appreciate the police efforts, especially on a busy day. >> i was a little bit uncomfortable when i first ca

same for delores park. during the mayor's weekly briefing, the mayor reminded residents that large groups are still prohibited. across the bay and oakland a similar message. >> we recognize that it will be very difficult for people of faith to not go to church. but we have got to be clear wit the only vaccine we have to fight thisy virus. >> well, the good news is that easter sunday services will be made available online at many bay area churches. both mayor breed and shaf are encouraging families to stay home and come up with new easter traditions at least for just this year. >>> well, it is a common site these days, people wearing masks and wearing gloves when they're out in public. but are gloves giving us a false sense of safety? the cdc is recommending everyone wear some kind of face covering, but the agency has not make the same recommendations for gloves. we spoke with an infectious disease doctor who told us gloves aren't a bad idea, but you need to be aware of the surfaces you touch when you are we

in san francisco's delores park crowds packed in. volunteers with the san francisco police community engagement team braved the crowds to ensure people were following the rules. they even passed out face coverings for those who didn't have them n. pacifica, overcrowded beach. police patrolled and told people the rules and even asked some to leave. san mateo county beaches are open but only to people who live within a five-mile radius. >> i would be disappointed if i had to leave, if they would make us leave from the beach or something. we did come from hayward. but then again, i do understand. >> quarantine is hard. we just needed the day to breathe and come to the beach randomly. >> in monterey beaches were so congested they were forced. they are pleading with people to use masks when out in public. keep at least six feet apart and better yet stay home as much as possible. >>> in sausalito a new closure beginning today. the city will be closing all city parks on weekends. parking lots, i should say, on weekends and holidays. that's

and all the money goes back to the half- moon >>ful weatr meant a lot of people sunbathing at delores park in san francisco today. though crowded, in most cases we'll say the groups of people seem to be at he's six feet apart. and paul, it was hard to stay inside today. it was so beautiful out. [ laughter ] >> it was a beautiful day. temperatures way above average for this time of the year, but if you can't live your life in three side by side boxes like we can. make sure you maintain that six foot distance in between and stay safe and enjoy the nice weather. high pressure in control of the weather. calm weather. sinking air in the atmosphere other head. that means the air warms. the clouds can't form at all. the wind has been offshore as we've been looking through most of the day, in the past couple hours it's been changing a little bit. the wind picking up. in the city, a 24-mile an hour sustained wind coming off the water. the temperature in the city cooler than elsewhere. current readings looking toward downtown from treasure island. most locations in the 70 fahrenheits. city only 69 d

that is after people inundated city parks this weekend despite the stay-at-home orr.yotake a l delores park where people are picnicking in the grass, strolling on the sidewalk, trying to keep their distance from others. police occasionally drove by and announced everybody should go home. the same scene at golden gate and washington park in north beach. >> i saw people. it with us sunny out. i kind of wanted to -- i will maintain my distance, work on my laptop, but i don't want to be alone with just my thoughts and over-priced one bedroom. >> as the curve appears to be flight attendanting in the bay area officials continue to close parks, parking lots and banning picnics and barbecues. folks are allowed to go out and exercise but everybody is expected to do so within reason. >> the people of san francisco have been unbelievable but we should not rest on our laurels. i to haveto enforce the ding dongs hanging out so cut it out, please. >> unless you are going to the store or pharmacy or getting exercise you should be staying at home. >>> santa cruz police handed out thousands of dollars in fi

in delores park, most seemed to be sticking to the rules. >> i think we'll try to do the six feet apart every once in a while. i think it's good. >> reporter: friends darlene and greg had not seen each other in a month. they found one of the longest benches in the park. they kept their distance and they didn't inve anyone else. thiss about as cloo a reunions can be expected. during her weekly briefing, mayor london breed reminded residents large groups are still prohibited. >> because you are following the order, you are making a difference for others in this city. >> reporter: and at a news event across the bay area in oakland, mayor libby schaaf delivering a similar message. >> we recognize that it will be very difficult for people of faith to not go to chch. but we have got to be clear with everyone. social distancing is the only vaccine we have to fight this deadly virus. >> reporter: houses of worship will stream easter services online, and the easter egg hunt may take on a new technological twist. >> this year we're going to have to make some new tritions, a that a lite bit of wha

. >> police also patrolled delores park, another 4/20 hot spot. e usually crowded park was also practically empty. >>> a bay area community is the only one in the u.s. testing everyone who lives there in a search for answers to covid-19. drive-through began testing this morning in the small coastal community of balinas in marin county. over the next four days, it plans to test all of its residents for covid-19 to see if they are sick or infectious. in addition, they'll test for the covid-19 antibody to see if anyone already had the virus. that would be helpful in determining if anyone developed immunity. 1,600 people have signed up for the test, which is almost the town's entire population. >> hoping some valuable information comes out of this that can be shared with everybody about the virus because there's still so much unknown about it. its transmission. so i'm hoping that there might be some breath throughs as a result of the testing here. >> the surucsf department of infectious disease is partnering. >>> hayward able to get 10,000 masks specif

even today, on hippy hill, and at delores park, two perennial 4/20 hot spot, little to no crowds and a lot of compliance. >> most people have actually been really good, they've been trying to do what we are asking them to do. >> reporter: and out here monday, and the press briefing today, mayor london breed thanking the bay area rap legend e-40 for his part taking to social media and reminding people to stay home from the 4/20 celebration today and it seems like they listened. live in san francisco, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much. >>> a look now at the latest numbers. there are more than 6500 confirmed cases in the bay area and 211 deaths. santa clara county as you can see on the bottom, close to the 2,000 mark. >>> but today, for the first time, we're now able to drill down on the san francisco numbers in particular. mayor london breed unveiled this map today. the red areas of the zip codes hit hardest by the virus, the mayor says it's clearly the city's lowest income neighborhoods are surfing. one of those you see right over, there the mission. many latinos

delores park was apparently crowded this sunday. are you concerned all of our efforts to go to waste as the weather improves and more people visit parks? >> answer: i think it's important for people to continue to ensure the social distancing guidelines are followed. that people take the proper precautions in terms of washing your hands, other infection precautions that we've talked about. as you do go to work as an essential worker, that you do not go if you're sick, that we adhere to the facial guidelines that were issued, that we do not become complacent. the curve that i talked about is relatively flat is because of the work, the hard work that all san franciscans are doing in terms of complying with this order. i think it's important that we enforce and recommit ourselves to this. because as the weather gets better, i will say, this is hard to do. it's stressful and becomes tiring. it's even harder to deal with situations that we've seen elsewhere. we really need to continue to commit ourselves to taking the social distancing an

at delores park you can see people picnicking on the grass and strolling on the sidewalk trying to keep their distance from each other. police eventually rolled by and announced everyone should go at washington park in north beach. >> i saw people. it with us sunny out. i kind of wanted to -- i will maintain my distance, work on my laptop, but i want to not be alone with just my thoughts and my overpriced one bedroom >> as the curve appears to be flattening in the bay area officials are closing lots ercise but ev is wiin rbecou reason. >> the people in san francisco have been unbelievable, but we should not rest on our laurels. cut it out, please. >> unless you are deemed an essential worker you are requed stay in your house unless you are going to the store of pharmacy. >>> a big event going up in smoke. all new on kpix 5 news and streaming on cbsn bay area, why this year's historic 4-20 celebration would have been a big one. >>> and kpix 5 news wants to bring you the good news in the bay area and looking at people trying to help. you will find stories on how we are better together and

. >> we saw plenty of people lounging and enjoying the sun at delores park in the mission, despite the parking lots being closed and a sign urging people to stay away territory beach and stay home, ocean beach wasn't exactly empty this evening. the same story at the precedio, tuss to cars. >> people who are out there in the communities, and because they have on a mask, they're still not social distancing themselves from one another. >> today, san francisco has 1,340 positive cases covid-19. 22 people have died. and the number of people the icu has gone up. >> will the public health order get extended isn't likelihood that'll happen is very likely. >> and sfpd commended the public for not celebrating 4/20 in public parks but says there are people and businesses who continue to not listen to the stay-at-home order and the department has given out 17 citations, admonished 7,300 people and given hundreds of warnings. >> if you're going to sit in the car, make a long drive and expect to find parking to go to a closed beach, it's very unlikely. i want to encourage people where your temptatio

at delores park you can see people picnicking and strolling on the sidewalk, many trying to keep their distance from others but police occasionally drove by and announced that everybody at the park should go home. same scene at golden gate park and washington park in north beach. >> i saw people. it with us sunny out and i wind coup kind of wanted to maintain my distance, work on my laptop, but i want to not be alone with just my thoughts and my overpriced one bedroom >> a sad feeling we can relate to. as the curve appears to be flattening in the bay area officials continue to close parking lots and banning picnics and barbecues. people are allowed to go out and exercise but everybody is expected to do so within reason. >> the people of san francisco have been unbelievable, but we should not rest on our laurels. if budget ding dongs keep this up, we will have to put red tape around washington square. i don't want to do that so cut it out, please. >> unless you are deemed an essential worker please stay home unless you are going to the grocery store or pharmacy. >>> all new on kpix 5 ne

volunteers with the san francisco police community engagement team braved the crowds at delores park,ose who did not have them. in pacifica people did similar things at the beaches. along with telling people the rules they asked lots of people to leave. san mateo county beaches are open but only to people who live within a five-mile radius. >> i would be disappointed if i had to leave, if they would make us leave. we did come from hayward. but then again i do understand. >> quarantine is hard so we just needed the day to breathe and come to the beach randomly. >>> in monterey, beaches were so packed police in pacific grove had to shut down the lovers point park because visitors weren't properly social distancing. public health officials are pleading with people to use masks when out in public and stay home as much as possible. >>> and beginning today a city park will be closed on weekends and holidays, as a result of overcrowding and lack of social distancing. people headed to the beach to soak up sunshine. it was too much. the police department will now start citing people for noness

with increasing numbers of homeless people in the castro delores park areas, community group leaders have worked with supervisor mandelman and city representatives on alternatives to camping on our sidewalks and other spaces. camping on our streets is not safe, not healthy and not compassionate. and even more so during the covid-19 pandemic. homelessness is a terrible human tragedy. it's complex and difficult to solve. so i focused on implementing commonsense changes in my own local area. the resolution before you today is just that. using areas like the parking lot to shelter those sleeping on the streets. today there are 30-40 tents within three blocks of that school. it's a simple proposal. set up a safe site with bathrooms and other services for those sleeping nearby. it's a relevant and urgent need. right now we have people in encampments who need protection they're the lowest priority for hotel rooms. this is another alternative to on the sleep treating during the pandemic and beyond. i ask you on behalf of my neighbors and those sleeping outdoors, to vote yes on item 20. thank

delores park was apparently crowded this sunday. re you concerned all of our efforts to go to waste as the weather improves and more people visit parks? >> answer: i think it's important for people to continue to ensure the social distancing guidelines are followed. that people take the proper precautions in terms of washing your hands, other infection precautions that we've talked about. as you do go to work as an essential worker, that you do not go if you're sick, that we adhere to the facial guidelines that were issued, that we do not become complacent. the curve that i talked about is relatively flat is because of the work, the hard work that all san franciscans are doing in terms of complying with this order. i think it's important that we enforce and recommit ourselves to this. because as the weather gets better, i will say, this is hard to do. it's stressful and becomes tiring. it's even harder to deal with situations that we've seen elsewhere. we really need to continue to commit ourselves to taking the social distancing and

i chair the delores heights improvement club, a neighborhood association just west of dolores park. we support the proposed ordinance to require continuous authorization for proposed demolition. existing rules exacerbate the affordable housing crisis in our city. san francisco housing process is very clear. the most affordable housing stock in the city is our existing homes, yet the current planning code allows a project sponsor to demolish an existing home with only staff review. this is an example of why speculators seek homes to demo. -- t each demopermit uses the demonstrably unaffordable housing legislation to get out of that. being exempt in a few authorizations for demolition is a big selling point to developers who are seeking big profits. please approve this change to our planning code to create a level playing field, and i would add, without grandfathering, as all the work that has been done, including the demolitions, will still be possible to move forward. it just will require one additional review and an opportunity to be heard on the merits of this specific project. th