we must save laguna honda. thank you. >> i want to take a moment and acknowledge the fact that -- the entire city is united in our ask here. i want to thank all of our elected officials. we have supervisor peskin here and thank melgar and supervisor mandelman and others who have been tremendous add roindicates. our next speaker the granddaughter of a former laguna honda resident a champ for laguna honda needs no introduction. our office is suing on behalf of the city of san francisco the ceo of our city the 45th mayor of san francisco mayor london breed. >> thank you, david. i want to start by acknowledging and everyone thattinging our city attorney for his work and efforts and finding a possible solution to deal with this really challenging and complex problem. fact is, we should not have to be here. we should not have to be here to protect patients. and what is interesting is the arguments that have been used to protect patients have been the arguments to protect patients from the federal government. and in f

yet, there's a clear unmistakable iron pee with laguna honda continuing its plot to reduce laguna honda licenses by 120 beds by september. although the lawsuit and appeal are hear, if truth prevails there's no need to eliminate those beds which would deprive future generations of san franciscans due process access to beds in county by prematurely closing those 120 beds. thank you! >> >> thank you for your comments. commissioners, there's about six other members in the public comment with their hands up. i have to track this manually, so i apologize. it's work inten ten. >> this is joseph urban here. i want to speak about the transfer and relocation process atly fwun that honda. to stop the transfers at 1663 signatures. i'm great envelope that cdp have been explicit on november 13th -- we recognize this is testimony praury including my mother-in-law betty. we want to keep it until laguna honda is recertified. regarding transfer trauma, we have 41 skilled nursing residents that have been transferred and we have nine deaths so we're looking at 22 death rate and i believe we have 6 -- we're

about this loss of 120 beds at laguna honda.lks could have prevented this if you had not flunked the october 14th survey and flailed in the dark between october 14th and march 8th. when i worked at laguna honda, you several times formed inspections and rallied the troops and put all hands on deck and you got [indiscernible] you didn't do that this time. it is, as dr. chow said, simple that we're going to lose the 120 beds far into the future. >> i'm not sure what happened. >> you mean i hadn't gotten my full three minutes? >> please keep talking. there was a gap in your talking. >> okay, i don't know what happened either. because i hadn't moved my hand -- my landline hand-held phone. it is so heart breaking after being one of the last standing skilled nursing advocates in this town. we're going to lose the # 20 beds permanently. wow! you guys know and i know that we have an upward trend of people turning 65 and above that are going to need the beds. you need to explore building more skilled nursing beds, more board and care beds

is this laguna honda in it is laguna honda and department of public health. they have a provider with laguna honda not with the department of public helling or city. it is provider specific hospital specific. and so the ceo at the time would have been the person who signed that agreement. now obviously, he did in the go off and do it on his own it came through all of our reviews including legal review. from a health care that agreement is between cms and laguna honda hospital. >> thank you. i'm -- scratching my head on this one. d ph wants to enter in i 10 million dollars contract by surgical gloves has to come before the board and it is minds blowing that it a closure plan and with the stakes this high and -- manner i should ask our deputy city attorney. this the -- agreement with laguna honda and cms is not an agreement authorized by d ph that nodes to come before of the board for approval. i have not seen this document it is hard for me. i say my understanding spoken with colleagues who work with d ph this is a cms plan that is given to d ph and they have

we must save laguna honda. you. >> i want to take a moment and acknowledge the fact that -- the entire city is united in our ask here. i want to thank all of our elected officials. we have supervisor peskin here and thank melgar and supervisor mandelman and others who have been tremendous add roindicates. our next speaker the granddaughter of a former laguna honda resident a champ for laguna honda needs no introduction. our office is suing on behalf of the city of san francisco the ceo of our city the 45th mayor of san francisco mayor london breed. >> thank you, david. i want to start by acknowledging and everyone thattinging our city attorney for his work and efforts and finding a possible solution to deal with this really challenging and complex problem. fact is, we should not have to be here. we should not have to be here to protect patients. and what is interesting is the arguments that have been used to protect patients have been the arguments to protect patients from the federal government. and in fact th

we must save laguna honda.ou. >> i want to take a moment and acknowledge the fact that -- the entire city is united in our ask here. i want to thank all of our elected officials. we have supervisor peskin here and thank melgar and supervisor mandelman and others who have been tremendous add roindicates. our next speaker the granddaughter of a former laguna honda resident a champ for laguna honda needs no introduction. our office is suing on behalf of the city of san francisco the ceo of our city the 45th mayor of san francisco mayor london breed. >> thank you, david. i want to start by acknowledging and everyone thattinging our city attorney for his work and efforts and finding a possible solution to deal with this really challenging and complex problem. fact is, we should not have to be here. we should not have to be here to protect patients. and what is interesting is the arguments that have been used to protect patients have been the arguments to protect patients from the federal government. and in fact this

what does this deal do for honda? well this is pretty huge for honda. the company has been considered late to the e v game, but now this is the 1st e v battery manufacturing facility for the company. it's on its way to try to take fossil fuel cars off the road by 2040, but this is a part of a larger trend. we are seeing a scramble by car makers and battery makers to team up to try to make these batteries here in the united states. in the past year alone. we've seen a number of deals g, m, l, g, us to lantis and samsung. and we are hearing that tesla and panasonic aren't talks now. honda wants to put 30 new electric vehicle models on the road in the next decade. now this partnership certainly is gonna help it on its way to doing that at teddy. what's the bigger picture here? you talked about this trends that we're seeing in the u. s. are we seeing any kind of a tipping point of for, for electric production? the u. s. is more companies announce production plans? and as governments offer more incentives and even regulations, well might be a little bit earl

medicare says the care at laguna honda is substandard and will no longer fund it. the agency says deficiencies included failing to train staff to dispose of illegal drug, and failing to investigate abuse allegations. >> there are deficiencies in every single skilled nursing center and hospital in california. because we're dealing with human beings. but you take a look at the deficiencies that cms and the state department of health have pointed to. they pale in comparison to what we know, what our investigation shows goes on in other nursing facilities. but yet cms and the state department of health have chosen to throw the book at laguna honda. why? nobody's figured out why. >> reporter: the lawsuits were filed on late wednesday, and thus far there has been no response from medicaid or the state of california. in san francisco, andria borba, kpix 5. >> so the city's appeal won't be heard until at least october. according to the suit, laguna honda would need until november of next year to safely transfer its patients. >>> the other big story this evening, the biden

medicare says the care at laguna honda is substandard and will no longer fund it. the agency says deficiencies included failing to train staff, disposing of illegal drugs and feeling to investigate abuse allegations. >> they are deficient in this and every single skilled nursing center and hospital in california. because we are dealing with human beings. but, you take a look at the deficiencies that cms and the state department of health have pointed to, they pale in comparison to what we now, what our investigation shows, goes on in other nursing facilities. but yet, cms and the state department of health have chosen to throw the book at laguna honda. why? nobody has figured out why. >> reporter: the lawsuits were filed late wednesday and thus far there has been a response from medicaid or the state of california. in san francisco, andria borba, kpix 5. >>> we have an update from that hillside fire that broke out in martinez a couple of hours ago. con fire says residents are safe and structure protection has been successful as the fire's progress has essentially b

there is a waiting list at laguna honda. there's not enough medical nursing home beds in san francisco. this is the size -- 120 wes is the size of two regular nursing homes. it's crazy to cut them. and i would urge you to resist the final delicensing by any means possible. the other thing is i haven't hear any assurance that laguna honda staff will be able to freely refuse unsafe admissions have san francisco general hospital and inappropriate admissions and the complaints i hear about laguna honda are from the subset of folks who smoke, who run around and cause trouble who don't want to be in a nursing home and would be much better placed in a treatment facility that cater to them. and this needs to be funded. laguna honda patients shouldn't have to be put together with folks that don't need to be there and don't want to be there. and i heard no reassurance you're going to stop the flow project. no reassurance you're going to give the laguna honda staff and nursing staff back the power to independently and freely refuse uns

they are human beings they belong at laguna honda they deserve the best care. let's give the best care. give good over sight and be responsible. let's do oversight with compassion. cms, come become to the table. let's talk and work together. thank you. >> thank you theresa for the powerful word and reminding us why we are here that is the end of our remarks. want to open up to questions. i want to note that here to help answer questions we have the director of our san francisco department of public health doctor colfax and have the ceo of laguna honda. i want to thank a number of deputies in my office but we have with us also to answer legal questions steel and he henry lipton. with that, happy to answer questions. [inaudible]. >> what we hope will happen immediately is that cms will come to the table. we want a conversation about what the next steps are. we only have 5 and a half weeks. we have 2 lawsuits and we will be considering all options if they don't come to the table and when we mead to compel that conversation. >> so, the city attorney's office we are

nbc bay area's christie smith explains . >> reporter: laguna honda hospital is at the center of legal action. they said there is a closure order from the federal government. >> i have a son at laguna honda hospital >> reporter: she believes laguna honda hospital cares for himeds to have people who are familiar with him to get him to participate in the things that need to be done daily. the staff at laguna honda hospital has built up a memory with him. >> reporter: they've ordered hundreds of patients be transferred. >> we are asking for the federal government to continue funding until all patients can be safely relocated . >> the problem is the uncertainty that we get mixed messages and it is not clear in written communication. this is frustrating and scary. >> reporter: at the head of the pandemic six died but mine have died after a recent transfer and there is a real shortage of sites to go to. we did reach out for comment and a spokesperson said they do not comment on litigation. christie smith , nbc bay area news . >> thank you so much, christie. >>> there is a lawmaker looking to

a major deadline for a bay area hospital, the latest in the fight to keep the doors open at laguna honda hospital. >>> plus -- >> it is hard but it's a bit like this together, so when the music starts we feel great. >> jazz in the bay area, the big event bringing in some smooth sounds to thousands of people in the south day. >>> the news at six starts right now, thanks for joining us, the heat is on. a live look outside, we have some cobwebs we have to deal with on that lens. >> i am not used to looking out at that i guess. >> a live look at dublin. >> temperatures are warming up this weekend and that he could stretch well into the week, meteorologist rob mayeda tracking all of this and how long it will last, rob? >> to remind you it is the dry season. right now, you can see walnut creek at 90 degrees, earlier seeing low 90s, san jose with the jazz festival at 77. looks pretty nice, you can see san francisco into the sunshine, 66 degrees. for now, the summer microclimate would be what you expect. but from here, temperatures are about to spike and look at the extensive heat lot. the to ha

. >> now on to laguna honda. the california department of health care services agreed to allow them to discharge as required. this is good news for the residents and all of us who were facing heart 80. >> required the transfers and discharges because laguna honda lost certification that allowed them to participate in the provider participation program. they continue to work achieving recertification. the center for medicare and medicaid allowed to continue to participate on a temporary basis. laguna honda identified a small number who don't require nursing home level of care. das is working with the hospital to develop care plans for these residents who will be discharged on a voluntary basis to the community. shout out to das staff for working really hard on this. next, you all might have seen, heard, read the report from the budget and analyst office regarding the housing shortage for older adults and an article in the sunday chronicle regarding this. so, the bla so you know, they reached out to das and plannin

the city of san francisco is suing the federal government in an effort to keep laguna honda hospital and rehab center open city attorney david chu and former city attorney louise rennie have filed separate lawsuits to stop government officials from cutting off funding to the long term care facility come september, depending shutdown of the city run facility has upset many supporters, who say as many as 600 residents would be displaced . at least eight patients have died since may after they were forced to transfer to other facilities. david shoe is asking the government to exert compassion and common sense. forever 150 years, laguna honda has provided critical skilled nursing and rehabilitation services for our most vulnerable residents. as the last safety net for our seniors. our family members with severe disabilities , those who can't take care of themselves. says the federal agency that funds the hospital chosen arbitrary deadline september 13th to end more than $200 million in funding a union that represents laguna honda. workers responded to the lawsuit saying in part, laguna h

as per of the operations of laguna honda. the second was again to assist in restructuring of staffing as part of recertification. the third is what they call point in time staffing which has to do with one time projects like the repairs that are happening over at laguna honda. this contract was awarded to a minority women owned business which is a goal of the department to try to bring more upon minority and women owned business to the process of contracting. and -- but should be note third degree is a well vetted company with branched throughout the state. and all of the positions that they are providing to us are -- similar to licensed and certified as required for that. purpose. the second contract request is to uc. and this is for the purposes of the recruiting, training and ed based clinical champions who advocate for expanded subtans abuse and navigation across 7 hospitals in san francisco. this it is a project that is part of a research grant that was provided to the national association of city and county council show

as you know laguna honda hospital is in great crisis.hile they're working feverishly to regain information, we have been pressured aggressively by the medicaid services team for not moving vulnerable frail patients transferred quickly enough. after last week's meeting, we learned about another death of transferred patient. now we've had four deaths of patients. i introduced the resolution last week, pleading with south ba sera who is a former congressman from southern california and attorney general to allow patients to stay until recertification is completed. we have an imperative item for you today to consider to urge government, governor newsom and state health officer to use their special powers under the california constitution to help hault patients transfers. ier urging to reverse the vision and save new lives through this relocation trauma. i hope that i can count on you for support of this item later today in the imperative agenda. the rest i submit. >> thank you, supervisor milgaard. supervisor peskin. thank you a remember of r

honda court. anyone with information on this case is asked to call sfpd. well, the search for a ferry passenger who is believed to have jumped overboard into the oakland estuary has been called off yesterday. the coast guard announced it ended its search without finding anyone on sunday. witnesses told affair captain someone it gone overboard in the vessel was immediately turned around as they tried to rescue that person. the ferry crew remain on scene until local authorities arrived. the coast guard says since the search has been called off, it's likely the person who went overboard did not survive. city live abor is making free recycle water available for residents phillips station. that station will give people recycle water to use in their lawns and other outside plants. the city says it uses about 2 million gallons of recycled water per day, mostly to keep landscaping. and the city green phillips station is london boulevard in livermore. it's going to be open on weekends through october. 1st. for your help this morning, epsan francisco's number of mon

says quote laguna honda hospital is more than just a hospital.s a long term home for many keeping patients at laguna honda, where they're provided some of the most unique and comprehensive care available in this country. must be a priority for our community and for elected officials at all levels to homeless encampments in santa rosa along the joe rudo to trail have now been cleared out in the trails reopened. sonoma county officials say people who'd camped out along the trail of either moved or have been relocated to shelters in the area. part of the trail between dutton avenue and right road had been closed since july 8th two people living there, the county says it was able to play 71 people from the encampments in shelters that 8.5 mile joe biden to trail connects downtown santa rosa to sebastopol. okay can i see your time is 7 37 alley? rasmus is back. you've been busy today, but it's calmer now, right? it's common that there aren't any major issues happening. but there are some slow spots here and there, including the richmond san rafael bri

project is an constitutional master plan for the laguna honda hospital and rehab center. planning coals 30 for you.5 post educational institution in hospitals to have a master planni mp on file with the department. planning commission must hold a public hearing on the imp for the receipt of public testimony and does not constitute a prove or disapproval of the imp itself or any facility describes there in. any proposed change envision the as part of the future development of the institution will require separate approvals. the planning commission will retain discretion on reviewing the applications. when they come in at a later date. laguna honda hospital is located on the western slopes of twin peeks 62 acre site is bounded by del brook and panoramic avenue to the east. claire ton and olympic way on the north. wood side avenue to the south and laguna honda boulevard on the west owned by the city of san francisco and blocks 2842 lot 7. remainder of the site by the youth guidance center housing bite housing authority and claire ton avenue pump station, fire station and an