well, neighborhood store likes this one in hayes valley, they are really shining through this crisis. some shelves are empty, but still a lot of staples, pasta, tomato sauce, vegetables. and they want to assure customers they are open for business and getting deliveries every single day. >> there is nothing to worry about when it comes to food. >> our purveyors who sell chicken and pork and beef, they still have ample supplies. everything is okay. no need to panic, people. >> the supply is all right except for the process. >> a grocer, a restaurant chef, a wholesaler, all in agreement that panic buying is not necessary. their supply deliveries are still coming in on a regular basis, and they are open for business. >> so far we've been able to get our deliveries in. we're not getting like the full orders that we put in, but we're getting a lot of it. >> what are you hearing from your distributors? >> we have plenty of food. plenty of food in san francisco and the bay area. plenty of food. our farmers are not stretched yet. >> at this birite in san francisco, they have to limit the cust

i was born here in the hayes valley. >> i applied for the san francisco affordable housing lottery threeimes. >> since 2016, we've had about 265 electronic lotteries and almost 2,000 people have got their home through the lottery system. if you go into the listing, you can actually just press lottery results and you put in your lottery number and it will tell you exactly how you ranked. >> for some people, signing up for it was going to be a challenge. there is a digital divide here and especially when you are trying to help low and very low income people. so we began providing digital assistance for folks to go in and get help. >> along with the income and the residency requirements, we also required someone who is trying to buy the home to be a first time home buyer and there's also an educational component that consists of an orientation that they need to attend, a first-time home buyer workshop and a one-on-one counseling session with the housing councilor. >> sometimes we have to go through 10 applicants before they shouldn't be discouraged if they have a low lottery number. they st

some restaurants for example, there is a windows service in hayes valley and the coffee shops have been open and the members of the public have been following the social distance requirements that we have enforced. i think for the most part, san franciscans have been great citizens. they have really stepped up to the plate and have listened to our orders and have done a lot to help educate others on what that would mean and so far, it has been okay. this is day one and we have three weeks to go. maybe even longer. i think it is important that people understand that we probably need to be prepared for the long run. also, we want to make sure that we make it clear that essential city services will continue to be open and available. the pickups in the deliveries can happen. >> we have been listening to the mayor's press conference and we heard from the director from the department of public health as well as the police chief. the mayor is putting in for businesses, a moratorium on evictions and a relief fund to help the small businesses that have been forced to close. >> we also heard from

their doors wide open as their whole hayes valley neighborhood is shut down.nt to community 25 years and counting. >> it's been great all of us to come together and figure out what we can do to help each other moving forward. especially in times like this. >> all right. so here is a different part of the store. you can see lots of produce. again, that message. %-p. one thing is the reduced hours. nabila's naturals normally close at 9:00 p.m. tonight they close at 7:00 p.m. live in san francisco, i'm kris reyes for abc7 news. >> thank you, kris. >>> millions of families are now working and studying under one roof. with no classes in session, san francisco schools are providing free meals to all children 18 and younger at eight sites around the city. many are getting lessons in a different kind of classroom like this oakland family. their daughter maya is a seventh grader and joins her classmates through a video chat platform called zoom. her son joshua's fourth grade material is proving to be more hands-on. >> i'm going teach the way i know thou teach that was

. >> reporter: that's the owner of an optometry shop in hayes valley. if the supervisors are serious about suspending fees, they're running out of time. business licensing fees are due at the end of this month. >> thanks mark. >>> we are constantly getting new developments and questions about the virus so we've created the coronavirus crisis center to address some of those questions. we can see where the cases are on this map. the areas with the larger red circles, those are called hotspots. they include italy, iran, and of course china, the ep centre. there are more than 118,000 cases confirmed worldwide, but people are getting better. more than half the people with the virus, 64,000, have already recovered including 15 people in the u.s. for more in depth information, check out our special report, "understanding coronavirus." you can pull it up scanning the qr code. it will take you right to the video. you can go to our website, nbcbayarea.com, click understanding coronavirus on the top bar of the website. >>> let's talk about the weather. we had rain

. >> reporter: in hayes valley on this saturday night, sidewalks usually teeming with people are not busy at all. quite a few stores are closed with notices in the window telling customers it will be weeks until they reopen. in the castro district, the iconic castro theater marquee is lit up but there are no events here. just a simple message "stay healthy and safe. we'll be back soon." popular nightclubs are dark and will stay dark for quite a while. >> this place here would probably be full of people and the music with be blaring. >> they met friends for dinner and plan on supporting local businesses as much as possible over the next few weeks. some are watching what's happening in europe anticipating the same may happen here. france has ordered cafes to close and spain has declared a state of emergency. and at least two major u.s. airports are seeing crowds like this at customs. this is dallas-fort worth. similar crowds reported at chicago o'hare as enhanced screening procedures are enacted as part of new travel restrictions to and from europe. and those enhanced screening procedu

i was born here in the hayes valley. >> i applied for the san francisco affordable housing lottery three times. >> since 2016, we've had about 265 electronic lotteries and almost 2,000 people have got their home through the lottery system. if you go into the listing, you can actually just press lottery results and you put in your lottery number and it will tell you exactly how you ranked. >> for some people, signing up for it was going to be a challenge. there is a digital divide here and especially when you are trying to help low and very low income people. so we began providing digital assistance for folks to go in and get help. >> along with the income and the residency requirements, we also required someone who is trying to buy the home to be a first time home buyer and there's also an educational component that consists of an orientation that they need to attend, a first-time home buyer workshop and a one-on-one counseling session with the housing councilor. >> sometimes we have to go through 10 applicants before they shouldn't be discouraged if they have a low lottery number. they

. >> hayes valley is a normally busy street. you can see the gates are closed, closed, closed, closinged, closed. >> i'm liz kreutz in san san anselmo. creekside pizza and tap room had to cancel their annual st. patrick's day party, but they continue to cook up the delicious cabbage and corned beef feast, instead offering them to go. >> yesterday we shared the bit of a life of a colleague whose kwief got sick on friday. she is restricting herself to the bedroom while they await test results to the coronavirus. even though he doesn't show any symptoms, see self-isolating as well. juan carlos guerrero shows how difficult that is with the anxiety that comes with being public about their situation. >> lucky, you want to go out? even though i'm supposed to be in self-quarantine, when we told the dog walkers that my wife was sick, they decided not to come back until she got better. so it's up to me to take the dog out. usually dog walking is a social experience. you get to chat with other dog owners, dogs get to socialize. not so righ

exits at powell street station, and a 41% drop at hayes valley and civic center garages compared to previous weekends. this is not to mention in addition to the cost addressing the virus itself. it's time for all of us to come together. we have an immediate challenge facing us with this virus, and we need to start planning for the long-term implications. our staff is already working overtime to provide real solutions that will help deal with the economic impacts. we won't have the flexibility this year that we did last year with the budget, and we will need to make tough decisions. and what i i will do -- while i will do everything i can to work with each and every one of you to prioritize all of you that are most impacted, i know this is going to continue to be a challenge for all of us. i know that there are questions regarding an eviction moratorium and impact on low wage workers, and i will hold off on answering those specific questions. but before i opened the floor up to questions, i wanted to briefly make an announcement here today to discuss the most recent news, which i'm not certai

i was born here in the hayes valley. >> i applied for the san francisco affordable housing lottery threeimes. >> since 2016, we've had about 265 electronic lotteries and almost 2,000 people have got their home through the lottery system. if you go into the listing, you can actually just press lottery results and you put in your lottery number and it will tell you exactly how you ranked. >> for some people, signing up for it was going to be a challenge. there is a digital divide here and especially when you are trying to help low and very low income people. so we began providing digital assistance for folks to go in and get help. >> along with the income and the residency requirements, we also required someone who is trying to buy the home to be a first time home buyer and there's also an educational component that consists of an orientation that they need to attend, a first-time home buyer workshop and a one-on-one counseling session with the housing councilor. >> sometimes we have to go through 10 applicants before they shouldn't be discouraged if they have a low lottery number. they st

exits at powell street station, and a 41% drop at hayes valley and civic center garages compared to previous weekends. this is not to mention in addition to the cost addressing the virus itself. it's time for all of us to come together. we have an immediate challenge facing us with this virus, and we need to start planning for the long-term implications. our staff is already working overtime to provide real solutions that will help deal with the economic impacts. we won't have the flexibility this year that we did last year with the budget, and we will need to make tough decisions. and what i i will do -- while i will do everything i can to work with each and every one of you to prioritize all of you that are most impacted, i know this is going to continue to be a challenge for all of us. i know that there are questions regarding an eviction moratorium and impact on low wage workers, and i will hold off on answering those specific questions. but before i opened the floor up to questions, i wanted to briefly make an announcement here today to discuss the most recent news, which i'm not certai

exits at powell street station, and a 41% drop at hayes valley and civic center garages compared to previous weekends. this is not to mention in addition to the cost addressing the virus itself. it's time for all of us to come together. we have an immediate challenge facing us with this virus, and we need to start planning for the long-term implications. our staff is already working overtime to provide real solutions that will help deal with the economic impacts. we won't have the flexibility this year that we did last year with the budget, and we will need to make tough decisions. and what i i will do -- while i will do everything i can to work with each and every one of you to prioritize all of you that are most impacted, i know this is going to continue to be a challenge for all of us. i know that there are questions regarding an eviction moratorium and impact on low wage workers, and i will hold off on answering those specific questions. but before i opened the floor up to questions, i wanted to briefly make an announcement here today to discuss the most recent news, which i'm not certai

i was born here in the hayes valley. >> i applied for the san francisco affordable housing lottery threece 2016, we've had about 265 electronic lotteries and almost 2,000 people have got their home through the lottery system. if you go into the listing, you can actually just press lottery results and you put in your lottery number and it will tell you exactly how you ranked. >> for some people, signing up for it was going to be a challenge. there is a digital divide here and especially when you are trying to help low and very low income people. so we began providing digital assistance for folks to go in and get help. >> along with the income and the residency requirements, we also required someone who is trying to buy the home to be a first time home buyer and there's also an educational component that consists of an orientation that they need to attend, a first-time home buyer workshop and a one-on-one counseling session with the housing councilor. >> sometimes we have to go through 10 applicants before they shouldn't be discouraged if they have a low lottery number. they still might ge

exits at powell street station, and a 41% drop at hayes valley and civic center garages compared to previousthis is not to mention in addition to the cost addressing the virus itself. it's time for all of us to come together. we have an immediate challenge facing us with this virus, and we need to start planning for the long-term implications. our staff is already working overtime to provide real solutions that will help deal with the economic impacts. we won't have the flexibility this year that we did last year with the budget, and we will need to make tough decisions. and what i i will do -- while i will do everything i can to work with each and every one of you to prioritize all of you that are most impacted, i know this is going to continue to be a challenge for all of us. i know that there are questions regarding an eviction moratorium and impact on low wage workers, and i will hold off on answering those specific questions. but before i opened the floor up to questions, i wanted to briefly make an announcement here today to discuss the most recent news, which i'm not certain if the me

i was born here in the hayes valley. >> i applied for the san francisco affordable housing lottery threeimes. >> since 2016, we've had about 265 electronic lotteries and almost 2,000 people have got their home through the lottery system. if you go into the listing, you can actually just press lottery results and you put in your lottery number and it will tell you exactly how you ranked. >> for some people, signing up for it was going to be a challenge. there is a digital divide here and especially when you are trying to help low and very low income people. so we began providing digital assistance for folks to go in and get help. >> along with the income and the residency requirements, we also required someone who is trying to buy the home to be a first time home buyer and there's also an educational component that consists of an orientation that they need to attend, a first-time home buyer workshop and a one-on-one counseling session with the housing councilor. >> sometimes we have to go through 10 applicants before they shouldn't be discouraged if they have a low lottery number. they st

i was born here in the hayes valley. >> i applied for the san francisco affordable housing lottery threemes. >> since 2016, we've had about 265 electronic lotteries and almost 2,000 people have got their home through the lottery system. if you go into the listing, you can actually just press lottery results and you put in your lottery number and it will tell you exactly how you ranked. >> for some people, signing up for it was going to be a challenge. there is a digital divide here and especially when you are trying to help low and very low income people. so we began providing digital assistance for folks to go in and get help. >> along with the income and the residency requirements, we also required someone who is trying to buy the home to be a first time home buyer and there's also an educational component that consists of an orientation that they need to attend, a first-time home buyer workshop and a one-on-one counseling session with the housing councilor. >> sometimes we have to go through 10 applicants before they shouldn't be discouraged if they have a low lottery number. they sti