the city of san francisco. well so people are aware of what's going on what they need to do over the next 3 weeks live outside san francisco city hall dan kerman kron 4 news all right. thank you dan and ties grant mentioned just a few minutes ago mayor breed and other city officials holding a news conference right now talking about the shelter in place. >>including a public transportation bus listen you're immediately suspending. >>all late penalties for failure to pay citations as well stopping sending any late citations on to dmv or to collections were temporarily stopping parking control measures that are not related to public health safety and accessibility effective immediately where suspending enforcement of residential parking permits peak hour toll ways and parking for longer than 72 hours. we will however need to continue enforcement of rules related to public health safety and accessibility of services that include street cleaning, walking a bike lanes double parking and parking and transit only lights

in 2008, my family moved to san francisco, and i began my service with the city and county of san francisco in the mayor's office of housing and community development, first under mayor gavin newsom and then under temporary mayor edwin lee before moving to the port committee and working with that budget. part of my work was overseeing the bond committee and most recently delving into ifde and issuances. prior to transitioning -- sorry. as c.f.e. of sfusd, i now oversee the school facilities bond program, and we are preparing to go out for a bond sale this coming spring. additionally, i just want to share that i am a resident of san francisco. i've lived in the city just over ten years, first in the neighborhood of bernal heights and then in the neighborhood of m mira loma park. all told, i'm a dedicated member of our local community, and i've been a public servant for over 13 years. and with my experience of budget and finance, i feel i'm a good qualified fit for this role. so thank you. happy to answer any questions. >> chair ronen: thank you. is there any questions? thank you so much. we'

concord getting moderate rainfall, across san ramon, over san francisco, daly city, south san francisco, the peninsula down to san mateo, redwood city, palo alto, moderate rainfall pushing right over you as well as for san jose. so there we go with our temperatures low to mid-40s to upper 30s in santa rosa, scattered showers for today with highs in the mid-50s. we'll time it out coming up. >>> on the wet roads, be careful. we are seeing some hot spots. this crash northbound 101 near whipple, lanes blocked. it doesn't look to be affecting speeds. you're still seeing speeds at 65 miles per hour. but speeds are affected in this crash northbound 17 near summit. a lane is blocked in that area, so you can see some red in the area. on westbound 580 it is in the red, 43 minutes from 205 to 680 right now. slow on 4 through the macarthur maze. metering lights are on. >>> i'm anne makovec at the live desk. we have breaking news out of missouri. 580 people were killed in a shooting including a police officer. and three others, the man killed himself. somebody was shooting from a car around 11:30 la

concord getting moderate rainfall, across san ramon, over san francisco, daly city, south san franciscoula down to san mateo, redwood city, palo alto, moderate rainfall pushing right over you as well as for san jose. so there we go with our temperatures low to mid-40s to upper 30s in santa rosa, scattered showers for today with highs in the

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i'm jean frazier, and i'm proud to be the vice chair of the san francisco city board for s.p.u.r. i'm also proud to be the c.e.o. of the presidio trust, but most proud tonight to be a former san francisco city employee, and i'm just thrilled, thrilled, thrilled to be here, emceeing the event to recognize all the folks in the city who are doing such wonderful work. thank you, mayor breed, for expressing appreciation for not only the folks that we are honoring tonight, but i hope that everyone will join me because we have hundreds of dedicated public servants in this room who may not be recognized, but would you join me in a round of applause for them for their dedicated pub c service. [applause] >> so as mayor breed mentioned, it's important to recognize how great having city employees is. i want to recognize some elected officials here tonight. in addition to assembly man chu, we have supervisor mandelman, supervisor stefani, and i believe we have assessor chu. thank you so much for coming tonight to recognize your wonderful employees. [applause] >> so we're here tonight because s.

well, think again. ♪ >>san francisco was the first local city to announce this new health order that and kron four's dan kerman he's got more on that shelter in place order from san francisco city hall my fellow san franciscans what we're asking for everyone to do is to remain at home. >>for all, but the most essential outings for your safety. >>and the safety of those around you at a news conference monday mayor london breed announced san francisco and 5 other bay area counties are ordering people to stay at home for the next 3 weeks to reduce the spread of the covid 19 corona virus. the virus is here in san francisco. >>we must practice social distancing to slow it down. this order escalates that response san francisco's health director says based on the rapid escalation of covert 19 cases and the seriousness of those illnesses there's no choice but to act to keep people apart so the health system does not get overwhelmed, i know today's order is a radical step. it has to be. we need to act now. all of us to protect the public health officials did indicate city services like police

>>well despite new possble coronavirus cases in san francisco city leaderare not banning large events. we know that 2 people who attended the rsa cybersecurity nference at thcity's most county center back in february tested positive and over the ekend san francisco city leaders ordered a 2 week ban on non essential vernment or group events a 50 or more at city facilities b that's not exactly the oright ban that we saw in places ke santa clara county. mayor london eed talked about that to our cameras saying that her decion is based on the latest public health data. >>every decision that we is made based on the data from public health experts say it's uncertain at this time based on the cases that have been provided as to whether or not we're going to take it a st further. >>san francisco supervisor aaron peskin says he's pretty sure that ban ll be inactive >>and now to the latest on the grand princess cruises ship that's docked at the portof oaknd there are 1400 passengers left still on the ship waiting to get off. d here are photos that we have of healtcare workers head to toe covered

she joins us live outside san francisco city hall with more. >> reporter: on average there is about 36 couples that get married every weekday at city hall. that's about 300 couples that had to cancel their weddings in the last two weeks. we have the story of two of them. >> this is the dress right here, and these are the shoes. >> reporter: six days prior to their wedding day, megan's wedding dress will stay in her closet for now. their civil wedding at san francisco city hall was canceled after the mandated shelter in place canceled their well awaited dream date april 3rd. >> he has his tux and we had our venue to have dinner with our family and my cousin was going to do our flowers, but the flower mart closed, so everything is just on hold. >> a statewide hold didn't stop this san francisco couple. they are newlyweds in the midst of a global pandemic. >> we got married last thursday. we got a marriage license about an hour before they closed city hall. >> reporter: they decided on the fast wedding, having in mind that tobie was going to have to go back home. >> we gathered about thre

must county center back in february have tested positive and over the weekend san francisco city leaders ordered a 2 week ban on non essential group of ants of 50 people or more at city own facilities now it's not exactly the all outright ban that we saw implemented in santa clara starting today, but mayor london breed says her decision-making is based on the latest data. >>every decision that we is made based on the data from public health experts say it's uncertain at this time based on the cases that have been provided as to whether or not we're going to take it a step further. >>san francisco supervisor aaron peskin does believe that they will go one step further fairly soon he's predicting a outright ban shortly. >>3 airport workers and san jose have coronavirus they're all getting medical attention now and all tsa employees who came in contact with them are under quarantine at their homes screening checkpoints remain open. the agency is working with the cdc and health officials to make sure that all employees and travelers who go through san jose's airport are safe. san fra

down through south san francisco and from san mateo over redwood city. moderate rainfall. that goes into palo alto as well. mid-30s. a chilly start. 47 in san francisco and 40 in concord. as we head through the afternoon, date time high will be on the cool side. 57 in oakland and fremont and 59 for a high and san jose. we will time out the rest of the showers for today and tomorrow. details on that are coming up. let's go to gianna for your commute. >>> look at the roadways. it is quiet. a heads up if you are on the roadways early, there is roadwork with lane closures on the southbound side of 101. northbound is not seeing trouble. they may be changing the clone cones and opening the bridge early. we have some slick surfaces out there. a very easy commute into the city. the bridges are very quiet. no delays on the san mateo bridge. this is an overview. you can see red and yellow on the 101 22 roadwork on the golden gate bridge. >> we are asking people to shelter in place. we want that for our seniors, 65 and older. we are directing no gatherings be considered in this state.

it's important for san francisco because if we don't have all of the people in our city, if we don't have all of the folks in california, california and san francisco stand to lose billions of dollars in funding. >> it's really important to the city of san francisco that the federal government gets the count right, so we've created count sf to motivate all -- sf count to motivate all citizens to participate in the census. >> for the immigrant community, a lot of people aren't sure whether they should take part, whether this is something for u.s. citizens or whether it's something for anybody who's in the yunited states, and it is something for everybody. census counts the entire population. >> we've given out $2 million to over 30 community-based organizations to help people do the census in the communities where they live and work. we've also partnered with the public libraries here in the city and also the public schools to make sure there are informational materials to make sure the folks do the census at those sites, as well, and we've initiated a campaign to motivate the citizens

>>well, san francisco city officials are working to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus hear this as more new cases are being treated across the bay area. while there are no confirmed cases in san francisco as we said officials are bracing for the outbreak justin kase kron four's dan kerman was at city hall today he has more on what the mayor has to say. >>less than a week after declaring a local public health emergency to prepare for the coronavirus san francisco mayor london breed has announced the city's department of public health's will now begin conducting its own coronavirus testing. instead of shipping tests cross country to the centers for disease control. >>this will allow us to move faster and confirm any diagnose is more quickly the department of public health has received an initial allotment of 250 test kits for those who need cdc testing guidelines the testing going on 7 days a week turn around time will be reduced to just one to 2 days. >>because we're testing more and more people will get tested more quickly. we are likely to diagnose a case very soon and mon

if you are sick do not ride public transportation san francisco was the first bay area city to announce the new health orde which mayor london breed says. >>isthe temporary new normal kron fous dan kerman joins us now live fr san francisco shelter-in-place order. those issued today, dan. a ow health director here said this had to done and had to be done now the virus escalating so fa in the severity the onus is are so much more than they expected that this could t not be >>and my fellow san franciscans what we're asking for everyone to do is to remain at home for all, but e most essential outings for your safety and the safety of those around you at a news conference monday mayor london breed announcedsan francisco and 5 other ba area counties e ordering people to stay at home for the next 3 weeks to redu the spread of the covid 19 cona virus. the virus is here in san francisco. >>we must actice social distancing to slow it down. this order escalates that response san francisco's the rapid escalation of n covered 19 cases and the seriousness of those illnesses there's no choice but to a

san francisco city leaders and e.r. doctors fear the storm will hit us next. >> we're getting a chance to kind of do a dry run as we look to new york and see what the challenges they're experiencing. we can make those preparations ahead of time. >> reporter: today, san francisco mayor london breed revealed time to prepare is running out. the city needs 5,000 more hospital beds, and 1500 more ventilators to treat the projected wave of coronavirus patients. >> we need to be prepared to save lives. we need to be prepared to take patients right now. >> reporter: she says she's asked vice president mike pence and governor gavin newsom for help. in the meantime, hospitals are doing everything they can to make room for the surge of sick patients. >> i'm sorry to say that the worst is yet to come. >> reporter: he says he's treated several coronavirus patients who have become critically ill and are in their 40s. >> we haven't gotten that huge onslaught to realize the few 40-year-olds that are sick, is that typical? is that the n

san francisco is a sanctuary city, which means local officials refuse to cooperate with i.c.e. >>> policelegedly tossing molotov cocktails at homes. they say brian gillion targeted at least four homes. one neighbor's security camera captured the video of one of the attacks near south 15th and williams street. the suspect can be seen pedaling to the scene on a bicycle and tossing a device. the homeowner inside was not injured. >>> sal has a watchful eye on the highways. how are we doing, sal? >> he is very busy. >> wow, apparently. >> working to get you where you need to go. let's tap dance for a mynheer. >> you caught me -- i was -- >> you're working. >> i was talking to the boss right over there. >> you're a working man on a friday. >> now he is going to be upset. but here we are. >>> i want to start off with this problem we have had in saratoga 280 at de anza boulevard. it's a motorcycle crash. the damage is done. don't take 85 if you can avoid it, especially when there are a lot of good alternates in the valley like 280 and 101 to get you up to sunnyvale. today is lighter, and traffic

san francisco. we'll work together to root out and address systemic and structural inequities that are present in san francisco city government and also outside, in the city at large, as well. this landmark legislation was passed last year by supervisor sandra lee fewer and supervisor vallie brown and signed by mayor breed. i think it's fitting for me to speak after mayor breed because it makes her legislation clear. it's time to get to work. we know that racism exists here in city government, we know that racism exists here in san francisco. enough with dragging our feet. it's time to start banding together and address racial equity, and i'm going to help you do that. i'll be your facilitator, your advocate, your fighter. whatever you need me to do, so you can be at the front lines to do this work. i'm a great baby-sitter, by the way. so to talk a little bit about my background, i don't come at this position from a philosophical sense, i come at this position as a community organizer and as a person who has to move through the system every day as a black woman. i was raised in harlem, new york, born to a 15-year-o

city officials say the decision whether to birth a vessel in san francisco or another port city depends on several factors. the cdc and the state are fully engaged in determining a locaon. >>that can most appropriate appropriately address the health of those passengers. that they may have covid 19 and the safety of those passengers no impacted as well as the surrounding community. >>city officials say if san francisco is selected they'll make sure all the best safety practices and protocols are in place soon as we know what that decision is that we will provide that information to the public. >>and at this point we don't know exactly what those safety practices are protocols are that will all be worked out ideally before that ship comes in the port here or wherever they decide live from here 27 in san francisco. dan kerman kron 4 news all right dan want togive you a closer look right now at where that ship is you see. >>this little blue icon this is a website that tracks all kinds of ships and here they are but this is the one we're focused on the grand princess. this bill icon. it's du

. >> my name is jeff, and i'm a coowner of nopa restaurant, nopalito restaurant in san francisco. i attended city college of san francisco, the culinary arts program, where it was called hotel and restaurant back then in the early 90's. nopalito on broderick street, it's based on no specific region in mexico. all our masa is hand made. we cook our own corn in house. everything is pretty much hand made on a daily basis, so day and night, we're making hand made tortillas, carnitas, salsas. a lot of love put into this. [♪] >> used to be very easy to define casual dining, fine dining, quick service. now, it's shades of gray, and we're trying to define that experience through that spectrum of service. fine dining calls into white table cloths. the cafeteria is large production kitchen, understanding vast production kitchens, the googles and the facebooks of the world that have those kitypes of kitchens. and the ideas that change every year, again, it's the notion and the venue. >> one of the things i love about vince is one of our outlets is a concept restaurant, and he changes the concept every year

and we think the people of san francisco for their cooperation which we can see just outside of city hall and on the streets of san francisco right now. we know it's not easy but we want to thank san franciscans for doing what they can to help preserve lives. our stay at home orders very broad and we know that there will be a lot of questions that that come out of this. because they'll be distancing steps that will be needed to prevent transmission of the virus, but we still need to allow for essential activities. we tried to explain to the best of our ability what that would entail and there's a very good frequently asked questions document available at sf of that everyone should take a look at but these are broad categories know the nuances as the mayor clarified one area that we want to talk about today is medic is cannabis so for years the san francisco department of public health has recognized that medical cannabis is an essential medical service. we have been permitting cannabis a medical cannabis in san francisco long before it was legal and the rest of california and since 20

the city's financial district looked early empty as the sun set over san francisco. >> my fellow san franciscans. what we're asking for efrp to do is to remain at home for all by the most essential outings for your safety and the safety of those around you -- asking for everyone to do is to remain at their home. >>> came together for this historic action to slow the spread of covid19. here's what will remain open. grocery stores, phci, banks, gas stations, police, fire, transit and sanitation. bars and gyms will close at midnights. restaurants will move to take out and delivery only. coffee orders will need to be to go. >> a little surprised because it hasn't happened in washington state which seems to have more cases. i guess they're trying to get ahead of it where the hospitals don't have enough beds or ventilators for people. >> i think there was more panic. people whether take it more seriously. >> reporter: bart will remain in place. >> we're disinfecting and doubling down on the cleaning to keep our riders and our front line employees aeuf. >> , o ur front line epl employees. >

cities and counties that have not done so already. >>to cancel big events kron four's dan kerman is live in san francisco. >>with more on that part of the story dan. >>we know here at san francisco city hall also in santa clara county. they put a ban on events of a 1000 people or more are also recommending that they're not the events of 250 people or more well the governor wants that to spread through all of california's counties once they get the word out to the private sector as well as the public sector at there should be no gatherings of over 250 people at all. >>its decisions not conditions that will determine our fate and future as it relat to covid 19 at a newconference thursday morning governor newsome said it's the responsibility of each and every californian to act responsibly during the coronavirus pandemic to that end he's issued an executive order directing all cities and counties in private and public sector entities to no longer permit not a central gatherings over 250 people at least through the end of the month. clearly as it relates to social distancing. with these not essential events. t

>>now at 6 san francisco city officials are working to try to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus in san francisco. >>this has more new cases are being treated across the bay area as for joining us tonight, i'm ken wayne and i pale more while there are still no confirmed cases in san francisco officials are bracing for the outbreak to hit city health officials saying it is not a matter of when of if but when last week, san francisco declared a local emergency today, the city has taken more steps to prepare and reach out to the city's most vulnerable populations. >>kron four's dan kerman live for us at city hall tonight, he joins us with more on what the mayor had to say fan. well you know not if but when and that's because they're going to be ramping up testing actually doing testing for the coronavirus right here in san francisco and with more testing will come more positive test that's just one of the things. >>that they are doing to prepare for the onset of a possible outbreak here. >>we must be ready because we know it's coming. it's not a matter of if it's really a matter of

and while there still are no confirmed cases in san francisco city officials are moving forward to prepare for an outbreak. the city officials saying that it's not a matter of if but when and last week, san francisco declared a local emergency today they have taken further steps to prepare and reach out to the city's most vulnerable populations kron four's dan kerman live at city hall tonight, he joins us with more. what the mayor had to say than. >>a mayor's walking people through all of the steps, san francisco is taking step by step today announcing the city's going to be doing its own testing saying they've added 50 additional workers and that they're going to reach out to the most vulnerable of communities. less than a week after declaring a local public health emergency. >>to prepare for the coronavirus san francisco mayor london breed has announced the city's department of public health. well now begin conducting its own coronavirus testing. instead of shipping tests cross country to the centers for disease control. >>this will allow us to move faster and confirm any diagnose is mor

same time the news conference was going on in san jose, san francisco mayor london breed held her own news briefing announcing changes in the cityews reporter cornell barnard was there and is live from san francisco with details on what the mayor had to say, cornell? >> reporter: yeah, well, dan, lots of changes are coming. that shelter at home order takes effect just a few short hours from now. mayor of san francisco urging everyone to be ready. >> i'll probably stay home. i'll meditate at home. it's one thing that you can do anywhere. >> reporter: folks reacting to news that millions of bay area residents must soon shelter at home for the next three weeks to slow the spread of the coronavirus. >> so, whatever we need to do to stay alive, then that's what we need to do. >> this is not the time to panic. >> reporter: san francisco mayor london breed says the order which goes into effect at midnight will mean bars and gyms must close. restaurants will be reduced to take-out only, but essential businesses will stay open. >> the grocery stores will remain open. the gas stations will remain open. the banks will remain open. the phar

but most importantly, working for the city and county of san francisco gives employees an opportunity to contribute their ideas, energy, and commitment to shape the city's future. - thank you for considering a career with the city and county of san francisco. valencia has been a constantly evolving roadway. the first bike lanes were striped in 1999, and today is the major north and south bike route from the mission neighborhood extending from market to mission street. >> it is difficult to navigate lindsay on a daily basis, and more specifically, during the morning and evening commute hours. >> from 2012 to 2016, there were 260 collisions on valencia and 46 of those were between vehicles and bikes. the mayor shows great leadership and she knew of the long history of collisions and the real necessity for safety improvements on the streets, so she actually directed m.t.a. to put a pilot of protected bike lanes from market to 15th on valencia street within four months time. [♪] >> valencia is one of the most used north south bike routes in san francisco. it has over 2100 cyclists on an a

. >> reporter: is san francisco city state and federal officials are trying to figure out what to do with the ship and passengers. until then it is not being allowed back to the homeport here in san francisco.>>> once we have results from the test the cdc and the state will determine the most appropriate location for the ship to birth. and that will location needs to provide for the safety and the surrounding community as well as the passengers and crew.>> reporter: grady said princess offer 300 board dollar vouchers he is not sure how he can use it if he cannot leave his room. >>> i might have tried to swell.>> reporter: grady said he has been told by the princess folks that all food service and will happen room service from now on until they get to whatever port they are directed to. whether it is here at pier 27 and san francisco or elsewhere. >>> sonoma county telling us a second person who was on the grand princess last month is presumed to have tested positive for coronavirus. 30 workers at sutter health santa rosa are under quarantine or exposure to infected patients. lynn cont

san francisco. >>we hope that. >>the orgizations and companies will do that but it is only a matter of time before the city and county of san francisco to our chief executive and the legislative branch and our public health officials impose that as a matter of emergency or. >>the govern also weighed in saying it's up to local heth departments, but he has questions for the major sports leaks, but i found it quite curious that the 4 major organizations. nhl. soccer. major league basebal and the nba. put out guidelines to protect their athletes. the not their fans.and i found that curious. >>back live at the moscow ee center here the city on facilities ban a mas gatherings runs sport 2 weeks in san francisco, but both t mayor and the governor and everybodylse said this guidance of these les be recommendations are mandatory are changing at a moment's notice as ey get more and mo information is after wait and see what happens next live to moscow the ride and now despite the sll unfolding saga of the grand princess. >>the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the berry would have to be santa clara county on theheels of

>>san francisco city leaders they held a news conference today part of the effort to keep people updated on what the city is doing about the pandemic what's being done to prepare for a surge in patients kron four's kate rooney has that story. >>more equipment more staff more support that was the message from san francisco mayor london breed regarding the city's needs in a virtual press conference today. we are still in a situation that requires a significant wrapped up and it requires the need for our state and our federal partners to step up more than they ever have before and to move faster with 26 new confirmed cases of covid 19 today and the city's first reported death yesterday breed estimated san francisco will need 5,000 more hospital beds in the weeks to come among the solutions will be saint francis memorial hospital where 48 beds will gradually be made available beginning with several next week. think about when you're out there and you're socializing and you're not socially distancing from one another. the difference that could make and the spread that occurs as a result of yo

san francisco that it could conceivably dock. including not docking at all and using the tinneders to offload people. >>> city of san francisco officials warning people to avoid large gathering. >> we must reduce the times and places where people come together. and we need to protect the people who are most vulnerable of getting sick or even dying if they get coronavirus. if we wait to take stronger action until we have more multiple confirmed cases and deaths, the window of opportunity will have closed. >> limiting public outings for people over 60 with health conditions like heart or lung disease. businesses should suspend nonessential travel and cancel meetings and conferences. the city urged cancellations of large concerts and sporting events and said that people should avoid going to hospitals, nursing homes and clinics unless it's essential. >> reporter: san francisco city leaders say as of friday afternoon, there were no new confirmed cases in the city beyond a man in his 90s and woman in her 40 confirmed thursday. one of those patients is receiving care at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital. local school officials are al

at san francisco city hall today the mayor was kicking off st. patrick's day festivities which include a parade. the city said the policy on large gatherings is guided by the cdc suggestions. so far there are no recommendations for any change of plans in san francisco.>>> we are not recommending school closure at this time. health will update school districts on a conference call on monday. in contra costa two more cases were identified today. they both come from last month's grand princess cruise. these cases demonstrate our public health efforts to identify and monitor known exposures is working.>> reporter: the county does expect the numbers to rise. what will cause health officials to broaden their guidelines on large gatherings? >>> we are looking to see where they are coming from and are there clusters we can identify. are our current measures failing us -- if that were to happen we would up the measures.>> reporter: is a critical point. if the cases you are finding are the ones you are looking for that is good news. it means it is not spre

. >> reporter: today the city of san francisco issued guidelines for retailers deemed essential could conduct themselves, such as establishing protocols to keep customers at least 6 feet apart, limiting the number of people inside, placing signage outside reminding people to keep their distance, and making cleaning supplies likean deats purpose of the social distancing. >> reporter: the san francisco city supervisor says this is no time to stop practicing social distancing. >> i'm really crucial for us in terms of what happens, and right now we really need people to follow those rules. i know it's hard. >> reporter: joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> and tonight we learned an employee at san francisco's 911 dispatch center has tested positive for the coronavirus. the dispatch facility is ramping up cleaning measures and prohibiting nonessential personnel for entering. >>> a patient and 6 employees at san francisco's laguna honda hospital have now tested positive for the virus, and officials say they expect more cases. the resident is in isolation, and health officials have ordered testing of 15

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san franciscans to continue being diligent with social distancing. as the city braces for surgeon illness comparable to those seen in other us cities in san francisco cape bernie kron 4 news. >>and the city of san francisco now consolidating its coronavirus response efforts at the moscow knee center san francisco's emergency operation center along with the department centers for public health human services and human resources all located the mosconi center now city says the space there allows for greater collaboration will also keeping workers safe with social distancing. here's what the state has and so far in terms of supplies to fight the coronavirus over 24 million n 95 masks have been distributed so far in the state. 100 million additional and 95 massive also been secured 66,800 tests have been conducted so far and 10's of thousands of people still waiting for the results. happening tomorrow to help with social distancing the east bay regional park district will be closing parks. it all starts on friday, they'll also be closing parking lots and picnic areas at those parts want to go now to kron 4 sanaz to her knee in the newsroom with more on that

there's a sizeable portion of san francisco suntudents who re on the schools for meals each day. san francisco city leaders are working on a plan to help. >> we're working together to try to identify some centralized sites throughout the city where the young people and their families can come and pick up food. >> reporter: now, i should say at least the next three weeks because of course the school system and everyone is going to be assessing this as this emergency continues. the city supervisor says they should roll out some more specifics on some of those sites poor food over the next couple of days. reporting live in san francisco, i'm sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, sergio. >>> not just sf schools shutting down. classrooms across the bay area will be empty, and that list is growing by the minute. among the districts, tamalpais union high, the berkeley unified school district and the ross school district will close starting tomorrow. we have a list of all the closures scrolling at the bottom of your screen and we'll be adding them as they come in. you can also find that list on

city. >>yes indeed ken and talking about san francisco you heard mayor london breed there announcing today that 2 people the first 2 people in san francisco have contracted coronavirus center being treated right now in different hospitals in the city one patient is a man in his 90's said to be in serious condition. the other patient. a woman in her 40's said to be in fair condition, the 2 had not recently traveled and did not have any known contact with other coronavirus patients that's what they call a community trance fair mare breed says the city though is prepared for an outbreak. >>we have been planning this for weeks and so we are prepared as a city. we want people to continue to do exactly what we've asked people to do and that is make sure that you're washing your hands and that you're doing the the things that are going to help to protect yourselves. i'm in the midst of what we know. could continue to be a virus that spreads. >>again one of the keys here is san francisco's public health director says this virus was most likely a community spread case meaning these 2 people had not

san francisco. >>essential businesses have been crucial for people to get supplies or groceries during this coronavirus pandemic with san francisco city leaders are asking these businesses to follow best practices keep everyone safe. >>winds continue to form it supermarkets across san francisco, whole foods on market street saw an ebb and flow of customers as rainbow grocery co-op on folsom street saw people actually wrapped around the corner. signs warn of wait times up to one hour but customers for the most part seem to be keeping their distance. well, we are trying more metering people into the store. so it's a one in one out kind of situation. cody frost is the co-op's marketing coordinator. he says for weeks they've been trying to make things safe for their customers and workers along with me during shoppers rainbow grocery has been offering customersgloves and hand sanitizers providing senior in high risk hours and also closing earlier to allow adequate cleaning of the store but coronavirus safety has been challenging in the stores >>get there are a number of places the store just has natural produce department is one of the sec

now san francisco leaders say it is just a matter of time until the outbreak hits the city a live report coming up plus fired oakland police chief anne kirkpatrick calling for the federal monitor overseeing oakland pd to lose his job. >>the police watchdog group is firing back and just a day before voters from 14 states, including california head to the polls another shakeup in the democratic race, the candidates now ba working with mike bloomberg was one of the most empowering experiences that i've had. it's important to talk to the people who know him personally. i worked for him for 8 years in city hall. i've been working for bloomberg for 27 years. 25 years. almost 30 years. there's nobody that i respect more, and felt more respected by. mike believes excellence is not defined by gender. mike builds a culture that advances women. i was the first woman ever appointed to be council to the mayor. he expects excellence out of everyone, but he also provides the kind of support that allows you to be that person. mike called to tell me, you should be proud of what you've done and your name

it's important for san francisco because if we don't have all of the people in our city, if we don't have all of the folks in california, california and san francisco stand to lose billions of dollars in funding. >> it's really important to the city of san francisco that the federal government gets the count right, so we've created count sf to motivate all -- sf count to motivate all citizens to participate in the census. >> for the immigrant community, a lot of people aren't sure whether they should take part, whether this is something for u.s. citizens or whether it's something for anybody who's in the yunited states, and it is something for everybody. census counts the entire population. >> we've given out $2 million to over 30 community-based organizations to help people do the census in the communities where they live and work. we've also partnered with the public libraries here in the city and also the public schools to make sure there are informational materials to make sure the folks do the census at those sites, as well, and we've initiated a campaign to motivate the citizens

today san francisco mayor london breed announced aid for all businesses in the city. abc 7 news reporter lauren martinez is live in san francisco with details on this. lauren. >> reporter: dan, san francisco city leaders gathered here in chinatown earlier to announce ways they can help small businesses right now. they're stressing we not only need to protect public health. we also need to protect economic health. >> there's a lot of fear. there's a lot of uncertainty. and folks are wondering what do we do? how are we going to get through this? we will get through this. >> reporter: mayor london breed stood aside leaders in chinatown to announce immediate measures to support small businesses in response to covid-19. >> we are allowing small businesses to defer the next round of quarterly business taxes to next year in february of 2021. >> reporter: the city is also delaying collection of licensing fees and creating a relief fund of $1 million. >> because chinatown is indeed suffering. >> reporter: business owner vivian lowe said that is the case at her gift shop. >> it'

boris johnson is 55 in san francisco city leaders. new social distancing guidelines to protect woers and cuomers at a central busesses like grocery stores gas stations pharmacies kron four's dan thorn explains. essential businesses have been crucial for people to get supplies or groceries during is coronavirus pandemic. >>but san francisco city leaders are asking these businesses to follow bt practices to keep everyone safe. >>winds continue to form its supermarkets across san francisco, whole foods on rket street saw an ebb and flow of customers as rainbow grocery co-op on folsom street saw people actually wrapped around the corner. signs warn f wait times up to one hour but customers for the most part seem to be keeping thei distance. well, we are trying more metering people in the ste. so it's a one in one out kind of situati. cody frost is the co-op's marketing coordinator. he says for weeks theyve been trying to make things safe for their customers and workers along with metering shoppers rainbow grocery has been offering custome

friends but long time friends that have been with us since the early days of san francisco and also, of course, with our sister city that is 36 years old today. [applause] now we are blessed to have so many irish americans that have made san francisco what it is. we have one that is very special to us, and that is our in house irish american. that is shawn, the chief of staff to the mayor, and we have something that is going to help you because you need help, right? >> a shot of whiskey? >> no, no shot of whiskey yet. >> there is an old tradition of an irish stick, thush shillelag. it was something that a well-dressed man had as a walking stick. then it became sort of a weapon because we only have weapons of love and not of fighting in san francisco. then it was a sporting vehicle to use. now you can buy them with a flask at the top with christi. -- whiskey. we thought you would need this. as you know this is march 6th. i always thought the irish day was the 17th, right? our irish americans in san francisco want to celebrate early. we thought that this irish stick, shillelagh, would be helpful to keep people in ord