good afternoon or maybe good evening and welcome to the marcl meeting between the san francisco board of supervisors and the public utilities commission. welcome, commissioners and welcome president caen. so madame clerk, will you please call the role for the board of supervisors? >> thank you, mr. president. [roll call] >> thank you, madame clerk. i will now hand this over to president caen of the public utilities commission. >> madame secretary, could you please -- i'm sorry what? >> nothing >> could you call roll call? >> [roll call] we have a quorum. >> good of my i yield the floor back to you. >> thank you. madame clerk, thank you madame president. on behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sf gov tv who record the meetings and make the transcripts available online. thank you for joining us today on this very important topic. before we proceed, president caen, would you like to make any opening remarks? >> i will defer any opening remarks because i would like to get to the basics of why we're here. and i know that we are moving in concert together. and let's

good afternoon or maybe good evening and welcome to the marcl meeting between the san francisco board of supervisors and the public utilities commission. welcome, commissioners and welcome president caen. so madame clerk, will you please call the role for the board of supervisors? >> thank you, mr. president. [roll call] >> thank you, madame clerk. i will now hand this over to president caen of the public utilities commission. >> madame secretary, could you please -- i'm sorry what? >> nothing >> could you call roll call? >> [roll call] we have a quorum. >> good of my i yield the floor back to you. >> thank you. madame clerk, thank you madame president. on behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sf gov tv who record the meetings and make the transcripts available online. thank you for joining us today on this very important topic. before we proceed, president caen, would you like to make any opening remarks? >> i will defer any opening remarks because i would like to get to the basics of why we're here. and i know that we are moving in concert together. and let's

susan phillips told the san francisco board of supervisors there is also a large gap city wide. she said 5,800 people a day. but she says only 500 people per day are being tested. >> we've seen the numbers of tests increase over the past few days, which is good, but you're correct. there's a large gap here that we need to close between the number of tests we're doing and the number we could be doing. >> if we could be doing over 5,000 a day, we should be doing 500 a day. >> he wants the criteria to be expanded for those who are showing no signs. tests are appointment only through a website, but not everyone has internet access especially for those most at risk to getting infected. >> we know this is a huge way to open back up. we need to massively expand the number of peopo are bein >> the phillip has works has stabilized for now. and the city now plans to expand the testing criteria to include folks not just experiencing a fever or cough, but soon you could get a fee covid test if you have a headache, runny nose, or even just faking teeing. so far no timetable on the expansion

. >> vice president of the san francisco board of education. she is cosponsoring a resolution that sets up wellness and mental health checks for students and teachers struggling with the dance between them and the classroom. >> this is beyond tech. ensuring students and educators have their human basic needs met. >> the board will vote on the resolution at tuesday meeting. >> in a south bay a non-profit organization is setting out to help mothers struggling to find necessities for their babies. the biggest needs are the most pensive. formula and diapers. essentials. >> pandemic panic buying has left store shelves bare. hording can impact the health of infants. >> there's a will the of need for formula and diapers. this family lost a significant income and lost jobs due to the out break. >> the president and ceo of the non-profit empower and excel. after the need she put out calls to pediatricians. her son is leading the effort to collect formula and fund. >> we have been able to collect 200 cans of formula. and just started a week ago. >> the

. >> vice president of the san francisco board of education.olution that sets up wellness and mental health checks for students and teachers struggling with the dance between them and the classroom. >> this is beyond tech. ensuring students and educators have their human basic needs met. >> the board will vote on the resolution at tuesday meeting. >> in a south bay a non-profit organization is setting out to help mothers struggling to find necessities for their babies. the biggest needs are the most pensive. formula and diapers. essentials. >> pandemic panic buying has left store shelves bare. hording can impact the health of infants. >> there's a will the of need for formula and diapers. this family lost a significant income and lost jobs due to the out break. >> the president and ceo of the non-profit empower and excel. after the need she put out calls to pediatricians. her son is leading the effort to collect formula and fund. >> we have been able to collect 200 cans of formula. and just started a week ago. >> the goods go to 75 women. moth

people living in san francisco who are out of work because of the coronavirus pandemic could soon see more money coming their way kron 4 sarah stinson explains. >>the san francisco board of supervisors unanimously passed a measure that will help over 200,000 workers who are affected by the coronavirus in any way this will give them 2 weeks of paid leave supervisor. gordon mar says this emergency ordinance closes a major loophole in the federal paid leave by ensuring the city's large employers also provide paid leave to their employees 47% of private sector workers in the u.s. are not covered by the federal law which exempts companies with over 500 employees. now every san francisco employee who works for one of these private employers will be covered by the new benefit, including furloughed and temp workers. take a look at your screen. the emergency leave can be used if workers have to stay home to take care of a sick family member if their place of work has closed if they can't work for moly or if they're a member of the vulnerakle population and if they tested positive for the coronavirus or showing symptoms similar to it as an emergency ordinance requires no furthe

san francisco fisherman's ward. workers likely part of the 200,000 who benefit from a publ just passed by the san francisco board of supervisors and now on the mayors desk. >> immediately provide two week of paid leave. >> for anyone who works for a large company of 500 or more. includi including those who tested positive. have symptoms. or take care of a family member. >> you have a greater amount of responsibility and employees and that is a first step. providing those two weeks of paid leave. >> he's an essential worker in san francisco. he's employed by workday. which already gives employees incentives. had hopes the city wide ones aren't abused. >> it's a great thing that they're doing it. however there's always people that will take advantage of the system. >> news contributor and insider says there are still a number of questions about this new emergency measure. >> we have a extra two weeks for health or child care. that's where it will be interesting. school will be closed until the end of the school year. that's a whole period the question is does this cover that. >> the mayor is expected to sign the meas

. >>> here at home, a member of the san francisco board of supervisors is demanding the city focus more attention on communities of color that have been hit hard by the coronavirus. we have this report. >> reporter: as coronavirus swept through san francisco, they haven't hit all parts of the city evenly. the cities south of market, mission and southeast neighborhoods showing higher infection rates and tragically more deaths. the supervisor stool in front of the southeast health on their calling for more clinics and pop-up testing sites. >> a symptomatic pop-up testing sites, they have the most honorable communities and communities where we see higher proportions of folks that have contracted covid-19. >> the supervisor says the city was slow, releasing data to confirm what he artie suspected, the communities of color are getting hit harder. he has repeatedly called for additional resources and focused on the parts of the city he says were predictably more impacted. >> i think the department of health needs to focus on isolated community. any of them to support housing and care. i need

san francisco fisherman's ward. workers likely part of the 200,000 who benefit from a public emergency leave measure just passed by the san francisco board of supervisors and now on the mayors desk. >> immediately provide two week of paid leave. >> for anyone who works for a large company of more. includi including those who tested positive. have symptoms. or take care of a family member. >> you have a greater amount of responsibility and employees and that is a first step. providing those two weeks of paid leave. >> he's an essential worker in san francisco. he's employed by workday. which already gives employees incentives. had hopes the city wide ones aren't abused. >> it's a great thing that they're doing it. however there's always people that will take advantage of the system. >> news contributor and insider says there are still a number of questions about this new emergency measure. >> we have a extra two weeks for health or child care. that's where it will be interesting. school will be closed until the end of the school year. that's a whole period the question is does this cover that. >> the mayor is expected to sign the measure

san francisco is also considering that option. most parents in san francisco say the boardhould give itself an a for trying to come up with an equitable solution. in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >>> san jose state university welcoming its new students in a brand-new way. they're launching a virtual open house that kicks off tomorrow. the vice president of student affairs released this video inviting everybody who has been admitted for the upcoming fall semester the week-long online open house will feature a different video every day. >>> all right. >> the best we can do right now. >>> shifting to the weather now. larry, i don't know if you've seen this on your social media, but my friends have been posting pictures from outside on tuesday and wednesday, comparing it to today and yesterday. and boy, what a difference a couple of days makes. >> yeah. >> well, welcome to by area weather, right? things change rather rapidly. we had much warmer weather, as you know earlier in the week. but right now temperatures are dropping. here's a look at what's going on across

understanding with the metropolitan transportation commission and the san francisco county transportation authority, the caltrain board, california high speed rail short and the city and county of san francisco mayor's office. to implement the new structure to support the efforts of the development of downtown rail extension and make direct recommendations to the tjpa board regarding a set of work program activities. madam chair, i believe executive director will be presenting this item. >> madam chair, i am going to take that from you so i can download. i can upload the file. >> we can see it there. >> directors, this is a similar presentation to what i shared with you at the last board meeting in march. this is a fixed body agreement with the tjpa and the metropolitan transportation commission, the san francisco county transportation authority, caltrain, high-speed rail and city and county of san francisco. the purpose of this agreement is to support the tjpa in advancing phase two, downtown rail extension in the most efficient manner in full collaboration with the region. the goal is to fully fund downtown extensio

. >>> san francisco board members have approved the pass/no pass grading system for the current semester. "the chronicle" reports it was approved unanimously. it will apply to secondary school classes. elementary school students will not receive grades but instead teacher evaluations. >>> and community leaders and educators are asking oakland leaders to step up. this is to help disadvantaged young people trying to attend classes remotely. the problem is between 25% and 50% of all oakland students live without wi-fi or internet access. leaders are asking the mayor's office and the district to make sure all students have access and recommend the city work with internet providers to achieve that goal. the mayor's office has said that it would initially cost more than $10 million to try to bridge that divide. >>> 3 million surgical masks are here in california this morning. more are on the way all part of a deal cut by governor newsom to secure 200 million masks a month. the state is spending nearly $105 million on this very first shipment. >>> mobile rapid testing sites with a lot less acce

good afternoon or maybe good evening and welcome to the marcl meeting between the san francisco board of supervisors and the public utilities commission. welcome, commissioners and welcome president caen. so madame clerk, will you please call the role for the board of supervisors? >> thank you, mr. president. [roll call] >> thank you, madame clerk. i will now hand this over to president caen of the public utilities commission. >> madame secretary, could you please -- i'm sorry what? >> nothing >> could you call roll call? >> [roll call] we have a quorum. >> good of my i yield the floor back to you. >> thank you. madame clerk, thank you madame president. on behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sf gov tv who record the meetings and make the transcripts available online. thank you for joining us today on this very important topic. before we proceed, president caen, would you like to make any opening remarks? >> i will defer any opening remarks because i would like to get to the basics of why we're here. and i know that we are moving in concert together. and let's

the san francisco board of education president says this new approach takes into account. opportunity for gap opportunity gap i should say for marginalized students. a brand new temporary program called pantry at home is helping feed low income seniors. it's taking place at the san francisco marine food bank self-driving cars pull up to the food bank collecting food to pass out you can see the workers. they don't get too close to you drop in the goodies there about 12,000 low income seniors who rely on the food bank for groceries every week. volunteers and business partners, including amazon ubereats and doordash they will deliver directly to nearly all pantry participants, 65 years or older. so the most vulnerable participants can get groceries without ever, leaving their house. a group of high school students in the south bay are finding ways to reach out to their community right from their home. they created a web site that links volunteers with people who cannot get groceries on their own. they've created and the helps dot org. a web site linking a low-risk volunteer t

. >> this week, the san francisco board of supervisors announced financial ntlp for city resiwho don't qualify for many, from the $2 trillion federal relief package. emergency fund, would pride $500 a nth to qualifying undocumented immigrant workers, as restaurants another jobsites have closed. nprofits are also stepping up with financial assistance, and san francisco, mission asset fund is raising money for low income workers, it is, immigrant families who don't qualify forrelief this week they started giving $500 cash grants to bay area families and other vulnerable resides. with me now by skype is the ceo and founder of mission asset josc how has the response to this cashgrants, been going? it has only been a few days that you have had this online. thank you for having me. . we started the fund several weeks ago, trying to fund raise to provide health and assistance to individuals, hofamilies we knew would be left out fr any federal package. you know, we have been wirking immigrant communities, and low income folks undocumented fos, who we feelthat are just as worthy of assistance n

. >> this week, the san francisco board of supervisors announced financial help for city residents who don't qualify for many, from the on$2 trilfederal relief package. emergency fund, would provide $500 a month to qualifying undocumented immigrant workers, as restaurants and other jobsites have closed. other bay ar localities and nonprofits are also stepping up with financial assistance, and san francisco, mission asset fund is ising money for low income workers, it is, and immigrant families who don't qualify for relief. th week they started giving $500 cash y grants to area families and other vulnerable residents. with me now by skype is the ceo and founder of mission asse fund, josc josc this cash grants, been going? it has only beena few ys that you have had this online. tell me about the response. >> thank you for having me. we started the fund several weeks agtrying to fund raise to provide health anassistance to individuals, families who we knew would be left out from any federal package. you know, we have been working with immigrant communities, and low inco folks undocumented

this week, the san francisco board of supervisors passed a resolution saying that covid-19 results in property loss or damage, and poses a danger to the public. the resolution is intended to bu help small nesses, such as restaurants, which have been hit pecially hard bye pandemic. restaurants like cassava in san francisco can stay open by shifting to take-out or delivery service only. many of them have applied for federal or city funds to survive the crisis. but now, some arfacing a new hurdle. insurance companies who say the coronavirus has not caused direct physical loss or damage to the . business proper joining me now is you, you roy, general manager of cassava. you can, thank you much for being with me tonight. i understand you and your husband run cassava together. tell me about the restaurant. >> yes. k hi, thu for having us. we have been on - street in mo outer ri, san francisco since 2012. we serve the california, modern california cuisine. currently, we have been servin more comfort food. frprd chicken, salmon, e rib, that type of stuff. what we are seeing is at people - hol

the other end of the education spectrum for the youngest ones, the san francisco board of education hased its plan to give middle and high school students automatic a's. the chronicle reports teachers will give students credit or no credit for the semester. the school board and teachers' union wanted to give them all a's but the superintendent said that would have complicated college admissions. >> the very little ones, your fox 2 is proud to part ner up to provide daily educational tv programs for some of the youngest students out of the classroom. it is a daily academic lesson for preschool to 2nd grade. it airs weekdays at 2:00 p.m. you'll find it on ktvu plus which of course is channel 36. >> that is right. time is 7:40. steve is coming back. steve, we know it will be cooler. a sweater or jacket you think will be necessary? >> dave, that is not a bad idea. good suggestion. i used to work at the my itty 36 back the day there. before we bought it. before we bought it back in the day. jan hutch clyns and a bunch of people there. had a good little show there. cloud cover pouring in. an

>>now 3 diagnosed cases of covid-19 in homeless shelters in san francisco and some members of the boarden pleased with the response from the mayor's office kron four's kate roni explains. >>after calling for action from san francisco mayor london breed on tuesday, the city's board of supervisors introduce new emergency legislation aimed at preventing the spread of covid-19 among the city's homeless population as of today 0 on the house people living on settings have been moved by the administration in 2 rooms before they get sick or to covid-19 the proposed ordinance would mandate that the city secure 8,250 hotel rooms, 750 for front line workers 500 for medical quarantine and 7,000 for those currently in group shelters or living on the streets. this by a set deadline of april 26th all we're asking him. >>is that he fulfilled promises, providing hotel rooms our most vulnerable populations. mayor breed said last week that the city could only provide hotel rooms for those in shelters who are exhibiting symptoms of coronavirus or had tested positive. >>since then members of the board of su

. >>> san francisco unified school board passed a measure allowing the city to house the homeless with district on lands during the pandemic. the state sleeping state resolution allows vacant lots to be used to have tent camps with staff and hygiene stations, the city board of supervisors says something needs to be done to help the homeless. >> as of yesterday, 920 and homeless were marginally housed and are safely sheltered in hotel rooms while teaching cabinets line the streets all over san francisco. we learned of new outbreaks and congregate settings every week. >> city supervisors have been pressing the mayor to comply with a recent ordinance to place the city roughly a dozen homeless residents into empty hotel rooms. the mayor says it poses security, staffing and logistical problems that do not have easy answers. >>> san francisco mayor london breed says the review process for building a new housing development is moving, it will be built at the balboa reservoir next to city college. 1100 new homes will be built under the current plan with 150 unit set aside for faculty members a

>> ok.good afternoon, and welcoo the april 7th, 2020 regular meeting of the san francisco board of supervisors. madam clerk, would you please call roll. >> clerk: thank you, mr. president. [roll call] [roll call] mr. president, all members are present. >> supervisor yee: thank you, madam clerk. just a reminder, if you are not speaking, please mute your mic. i'm hearing a lot of echo. so, at this time please place your right hand over your heart and will you please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> supervisor yee: ok. on behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv who will record each of our meetings and make the transcripts to available to the public online. madam clerk, are there any communications? >> mr. president, i have a communication that i've been providing during this covid-19 health emergency to the public that the board members will participate through video conference to

. >>> the san francisco board of education dropped plans to give automatic a to middle school and high school students. the chronicle says teachers instead of students credit or no credit this semester, the school board and teachers union like the idea of giving every student the a but the superintendent says that would couple kate college admissions. >>> we want to remind you that we are partnering with the san francisco unified school district to provide daily educational programs for some of the youngest students out of the classroom, a daily academic lesson for children in preschool through second grade during weekdays:00 on ktvu plus which is channel 36. >>> a breakout of coronavirus at a nursing home in least 18 p at the the lower vallejo care center are infected with the virus, workers at the center on wallaby street also tested positive for covid-19 but, officials have not told us how many workers are affected. no deaths related to the virus have been reported at the particular nursing home. >>> more than 4000 people have been tested for the coronavirus at this center in haywar

board of supervisors. written comments bab may be seno city hall at room 244 in san francisco. items acted upon today will appear on the board of supervisors agenda of april 28 unless otherwise stated. >> thank you, mr. clerk. please call items one and two together. 1. resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of special tax bonds for the community facilities district 2014-1 related to the transbay transit center in the amount not to exceed $90 million. approving related documents including the statement and the supplement. bond purchase agreement and continuing disclosure and determining other matters in connection there with. agenda item two is resolution approving the issuance of transbay joint powers authority not to exceed $315 million in principal amount of tax allocation bonds to finance costs relating to the transbay terminal project as defined within the resolution. members of the public to comment on these items call the public comment number (888)204-5984 and center access code 350-1008. press pound twice and press 1 and 0 to speak. mr. chair. >> thank you. i would

san francisco is considering that option. most parents in san francisco say the board should give itself an a for trying to come up with an equitable solution. >> there are concerns about racial disparties among coronavirus patients and death. the mayor of oakland talked about that top ek on midday live today. >> health disparities by race are not new. the fact that it getting attention during the co-ved 19 crisis is in some ways hopeful because this has been a persistent inequity forever. >> the mayor says oakland will establish a task force to investigate possible raes yag disparities. the state has come peeled race and ethnicity data for about two-thirds of cases. the first column is the percent of cases. the second column is the present of deaths and the row is a dev or ethnic group. african-americans represent a disproportionately high percentage of deaths, latinos are disproportionately low percentage of deaths compared to the population. san francisco's chinatown has in the eyes of many experts defied the odds when it comes to covid-19. >> the chinese-american c

board to think more broadly about how we can help nature. there's a massive opportunity, maybe the biggest in all of san francisco for tree planting in that area which will work with the san francisco board before us to plant in that area and for tour buses to access and not for porsches to ride up and down. i would like to close all of twin peaks to cars. thank you. >> very good, next speaker, please. >> operator: you have two questions remaining. >> please give us your name and we'll start your timer when you start talking. >> operator: you have one question remaining. >> please give us your name and we'll start your two minutes when you start talking. >> question: my name is kristen leche, i'm on behalf of the san francisco bike coalition. i'm calling in today on behalf the 10,000 plus members to show our support for the road closure on twin peaks boulevard. since this pilot went into place, we have seen the speed limit dropping by 77% and most folks who have been surveyed are in support of this. so with the success, we're excited to see this moving toward becom becoming a permanet closure. from here, we look forward to working with the rec

san francisco. and further resolve that the health commission expresses deep appreciation to mayor breed for her bravery and skill in leading the city during the crisis. and to the san francisco board of supervisors for their support on public health related issues and leading us during this time. i hereby certify this health commission at the meeting of april 21, 2020. commissioners, the resolution is put before you. >> thank you, mark. before we go, i understand that members of the department of executive team may have another pressing item they need to attend to. if that is indeed the case, would it be appropriate to give them an opportunity or for us to thank them specifically for their fantastic work and allow them to move on to where they need to be. director colfax? >> absolutely. yes, i will stay, but other staff should feel free to attend other matters. >> mark, i would like to offer one quick amendment in the second whereas clause to follow consistency and acknowledge the extraordinary leadership of mayor breed in the bold, early, and aggressive action. later in the sen ten, mayor london breed -- was one of the first mayors rather than cities in the united states to decla

san francisco. and further resolve that the health commission expresses deep appreciation to mayor breed for her bravery and skill in leading the city during the crisis. and to the san francisco board of supervisors for their support on public health related issues and leading us during this time. i hereby certify this health commission at the meeting of april 21, 2020. commissioners, the resolution is put before you. >> thank you, mark. before we go, i understand that members of the department of executive team may have another pressing item they need to attend to. if that is indeed the case, would it be appropriate to give them an opportunity or for us to thank them specifically for their fantastic work and allow them to move on to where they need to be. director colfax? >> absolutely. yes, i will stay, but other staff should feel free to attend other matters. >> mark, i would like to offer one quick amendment in the second whereas clause to follow consistency and acknowledge the extraordinary leadership of mayor breed in the bold, early, and aggressive action. later in the sen ten, mayor london breed -- was one of the first mayors rather than cities in the united states to decla

old navy, gap, the front of the westfield mall in san francisco boarded up. it's not just in downtown. i took a walk through the mission. eight boarded up stores. one block between 16th and 17th on valencia. much the same story in the castro. what we're seeing here is something unprecedented, dan. we're seeing the virtual shutdown of the economy overnight and the repercussions of that are being told could last for years to come. a big question is how do we get back on our feet? as you just explained, we might be getting checks. is anybody going to have a place to spend them? >> i think once life starts to return back to normal, once the shelter in place is lifted, i don't think people are going to be rushing out and hitting the stores. i think everyone will be more cautious, phil. >> i was talking with a leader consumer this morning, former mayor willie brown. he was a regular at union square. he said, you know, staying indoors is going to have everybody reevaluating what they eat, what they wear, where they go. they might not need as much as they did before.

and in san francisco now there's going to be some money coming your way which will really help cover sarah stinson is live to explain how that's going to work sarah. >>started the san francisco boardsupervisors passed unanimously a measure that would help 200 plus workers in the city who are being affected by the coronavirus this would give them a 2 week paid leave now supervisor. gordon moore says this is going to close a major loophole that is in the several a paid leave law by ensuring the city's large employers also provide paid leave to their employees because about 47% of private sector workers in the u.s. are not covered by the federal law which exempts companies with over 500 employees. now with this new measure every san francisco employee who works for one of these private companies companies will of be covered by the new benefit including furloughed and temp workers are being affected by the coronavirus take a look at your screen we rode out who going to be likable hear the emergency we can be used if workers have to stay home to take care of 6 family members. if their place of work closed down because of the coronavirus if they can't work remotely if their member of th

. >> president yee: good afternoon and welcome to the april 21, 2020, meeting of the san francisco board of supervisors. madam clerk, will you please call the roll. >> clerk: thank you, mr. president. [roll call] . >> clerk: mr. president, you have a quorum. >> president yee: thank you. everybody, please place your hands over your heart, and would you please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] >> president yee: thank you. >> supervisor safai: supervisor safai is present. >> clerk: thank you, supervisor safai. >> president yee: okay. on behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgovtv who air the meetings and make the transcripts available on-line. madam clerk, are there any announcements? >> clerk: yes, mr. president. during the board meeting, members will participate on-line as though they were present in person, and the public is invited to participate in the meeting in the five following ways. first, you are welcome to submit via e-mail at board.of.supervisors@sfgov. if you do not have internet or you'd like to listen on the go, yo

san francisco. and further resolve that the health commission expresses deep appreciation to mayor breed for her bravery and skill in leading the city during the crisis. and to the san francisco board of supervisors for their support on public health related issues and leading us during this time. i hereby certify this health commission at the meeting of april 21, 2020. commissioners, the resolution is put before you. >> thank you, mark. before we go, i understand that members of the department of executive team may have another pressing item they need to attend to. if that is indeed the case, would it be appropriate to give them an opportunity or for us to thank them specifically for their fantastic work and allow them to move on to where they need to be. director colfax? >> absolutely. yes, i will stay, but other staff should feel free to attend other matters. >> mark, i would like to offer one quick amendment in the second whereas clause to follow consistency and acknowledge the extraordinary leadership of mayor breed in the bold, early, and aggressive action. later in the sen ten, mayor london breed -- was one of the first mayors rather than cities in the united states to decla

degrees today in livermore down 12 degrees in san jose you get the idea numbers coming down across the board but it was just 71 yesterday in san francisco today checking in with a high of 60 degrees with that patchy fog in that cool breeze but all around the bay area these numbers coming down still comfortable yet upper 70's and the santa rosa, 77 in the napa valley, 73. officially in love more today and 78 degrees in concord feeling the effects that cool breeze much more so near the coastline and inside a bay. allergies are the winds kicking up to in fact tomorrow we're seeing now on countering the media battle gory going to be running high those we get into friday, but then come back down a bit over the weekend and into early next week. we had cna of been the story and those winds right now even at sfo to 28 miles per hour 22 and sense of the 22 also in fairfield and 17 in the nation that on shore breeze going to carry with it more low clouds and fog tonight going to a somewhat to dine out a little bit tomorrow morning only to pick up again by tomorrow afternoon we see all the colors out there those winds blowing 20 miles an hour apar

see more money coming their way kron 4 sarah stinson live in san francisco to explain for us this morning, sarah. >>james the san francisco boardsupervisors passed unanimously this new measure that would help 200 plus workers in the city that didn't start to fight the coronavirus and according to supervisor, gordon mar this closes a major loophole in the several paid sick leave. in their their measure by ensuring the city's large employers also provide paid to their employees 47% of private sector workers in the u.s. for not covered by the federal law which exempts companies that over 500 employees now with this new measure every san francisco employee who works for one of these private employers will be covered by the new benefit including furloughed employees and temp workers take a look at your screen to see how this applies and who this applies to emergency lead can be used its workers have to stay home to take care of a sick family member to their place of forecloses can work remotely a member of world's population if they have tested positive were showing symptoms similar to the coronavirus and their doctor sign or not to

>> president yee: good afternoon and welcome to the april 21, 2020, meeting of the san francisco board of supervisors. madam clerk, will you please call the roll. >> clerk: thank you, mr. president. [roll call] . >> clerk: mr. president, you have a quorum. >> president yee: thank you. everybody, please place your hands over your heart, and would you please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] >> president yee: thank you. >> supervisor safai: supervisor safai is present. >> clerk: thank you, supervisor safai. >> president yee: okay. on behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgovtv who air the meetings and make the transcripts available on-line. madam clerk, are there any announcements? >> clerk: yes, mr. president. during the board meeting, members will participate on-line as though they were present in person, and the public is invited to participate in the meeting in the five following ways. first, you are welcome to submit via e-mail at board.of.supervisors@sfgov. if you do not have internet or you'd like to listen on the go, yo

. >> the vice president of the san francisco board of education, and she's setting up a resolution for health and wellness checks with students and teachers that may be struggling with the distance between them and the classroom. >> this is yawned the tech piece. this is making sure the basic human needs are met. >> they will vote on the resolution on tuesday's meeting. >>> here's an image we can't get enough of. images of doctors and nurses and medical staff celebrating a patient who is being discharged after recovering from covid-19. there you go. the celebration as 79-year-old kathy in michigan was able to go home from the hospital in grand rapids after recovering from the virus. a similar scene in colorado when a 61-year-old patient there was discharged from a denver hospital. >> i love to see that. >> me, too. that is wonderful. >>> a change is coming to crosswalks in the south bay all in an effort to keep us safe during the pandemic. >>> and a collection of mannequins re-emerging in the north bay with a new message. >>> here's a look at what you will feel when you step outside to

also happening today, the san francisco board of supervisors will discuss a proposed plan to prevent rent hikes during the ongoing covid- rent increases on april 7 there is a moratorium on evictions already to protect renters who can't make payments because of the virus and shelter in place orders . >> the richmond city council will consider an emergency measure that would suspend rent and mortgage payments for the rest of the stay-at-home order. the richmond council voted two weeks ago to stop landlords from evicting tenants who could not pay the rent because of rotavirus related reasons. the new proposal also calls for establishing a city service to help small businesses and landlords file for government assistance . >>> today, housing advocates asks the marin county board of supervisors to double the amount for rental assistance fund to $2 million, that fund was created a month ago to help people in the county where either homeless or could lose their home because of the economic fallout from the pandemic. so far this month, 487 low income people have received a total of $800,000

. >> gabriella lopez is president of the san francisco board of education and is co-sponsoring a new resolution that sets up health checks for teachers and students that may be struggling with what is between them. >> this is to ensure that students and educators and families have human basic needs met. >> the board will vote on the resolution on tuesday. >>> as we start to see promising signs in our efforts to flatten the curves, so there's good news at the santa rita jail, six inmates are recovering from the virus. of the nearly 2,600 inmates, 73 of them have been tested as of yesterday, and more than 600 low-level offenders have been granted release to reduce the quartersf the virus in the c >>> and the celebraents after and recovering from covid-19. this is so sweet. you can see it was all cheers and applause for 79-year-old kathy in michigan. she is the first person to go home from the hospital in grand rapids after recovering from the virus. it was a similar scene in colorado when this 61-year-old patient was discharged from a hospital in denver. we love to see that. we love to

i am san francisco mayor london breed here with many members of the board of supervisors, state officialssf travel, wow, a lot of people here. we all know that one of the biggest challenges that we are facing not just here in san francisco but in this country and throughout the world is the threat of the coronavirus and how it has not only impacted people and public health but how it has, unfortunately, impacted our economy. when we first heard of this virus in january we launched the emergency operations center. what we noticed during that time and supervisor peskin can attest to this. we didn't get support and people visiting our community in chinatown and other places and as we can see as this develops, this virus is not discriminating based on race. this is impacting people all over the world and has impacted a number of people right here in san francisco. as of today we are up to 14 cases. i am really proud of the work that has been done with the department of public health to be proactive and making sure that we are prepared and making sure that we keep people healthy and safe and l

board. this came out of the transportation authority of san francisco and has effectively delayed this project two years. out of this delay, we've studied the project, and we've said we're going to put a new management structure between this board and the operations. that matter's been structured who we composed of substantially the same people who sit on this board, or maybe one level down. this is a quid pro quo. the quid is we have to change the management structure. the quo is we'll then give you the money. i don't know about you, but i find that objectionable. we've essentially delayed the project two years. now as i look at this next thing, what will flow out of that, in my opinion, is a tremendous amount of money for transportation improvements as we need to gin up the economy and get it going again. we will be sitting with our shoe in our back pocket, not ready. i think this whole thing has been terrible, and it's a boondoggle. thank you. >> clerk: okay. that concludes members of the public that wanted to address you on that item. move onto the consent calendar? >> yes [agenda item rea

can skip the long lines and get in first, they just need to show proof of identification the san francisco boardf supervisors unanimously passed legislation to help more than 200,000 workers affected by coronavirus. >>with emergency 2 weeks paid leave the emergency leave can be used to workers have to stay home to take care take care of a sick family member or if their place of work closes or if they can't work remotely is there a member of the 4 o pope population or if they have tested positive or showing symptoms similar to coronavirus this emergency ordinances aimed at closing a major loophole in the federal paid leave by ensuring the city's large employers also provide paid leave to their employees. it will go into effect as soon as it is approved by a bear mayor london breed who has already indicated support for the measure. >>latest on british prime minister boris johnson how he's responding to coronavirus treatment after spending several days in a london hospital new technology. we showed you last week is about to be implemented here in california. we'll show you how it can quickly recycl

. >>> happening today san francisco's school board may approve a big change when it comes to the spring semester grades. they're planning to vote on a pass or no pass grading system. this would only apply to the current semester due to obvious circumstances. several other districts are doing the same this spring including san jose and berkeley unified schools. >>> there's a new shelter at home milestone showing how difficult things can be for people even that are not ill with coronavirus. oakland soo that 1 million meal mark in handin tt. all that food assistance to families. we'll check in with "today in the bay's" kris sanchez this morning. you see this need. it shows it all year round. >> reporter: yeah, but definitely the need has deepened now that families are needing that assistance as well, laura. when oakland unified passed that million meal mile mark, they passed it by almost 100,000 more meals. so they are distributing a lot of food in oakland and really districts around the bay area. the food distribution is a life line for families whose children qualify for the free or redu