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and i just wanted to echo, what are we going to do about the 50% of the navigation center residents that are drug users, if they start exhibiting symptoms or need to be quarantined, does the staff have the kat capability to treat pose withdrawal symptoms? how are the rules in the navigation center going to change to comply with our current shelter-in-place order? earlier this week, we were seeing needles and people outside using drugs. and so those are my questions and i hope emily can address them. >> thank you. >> we are moving on to the final phone-in of the caller here. >> hello, this is katie ladell and i sent a letter in yesterday and i do have some concerns that the previous speakers have, but in the meantime, we've got 130 people over there already, or 135 and we really do need to help these people out. i am also a neighbor. i walk by quite often and it's very quiet over there and i've been inside a couple of times because i've taken over some donations. it's been a very good neighbor. it's been well run. i do encourage you to let executive director forbes give her permission to
and i just wanted to echo, what are we going to do about the 50% of the navigation center residents that are drug users, if they start exhibiting symptoms or need to be quarantined, does the staff have the kat capability to treat pose withdrawal symptoms? how are the rules in the navigation center going to change to comply with our current shelter-in-place order? earlier this week, we were seeing needles and people outside using drugs. and so those are my questions and i hope emily can address...
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and i just wanted to echo, what are we going to do about the 50% of the navigation center residents that are drug users, if they start exhibiting symptoms or need to be quarantined, does the staff have the kat capability to treat pose withdrawal symptoms? how are the rules in the navigation center going to change to comply with our current shelter-in-place order? earlier this week, we were seeing needles and people outside using drugs. and so those are my questions and i hope emily can address them. >> thank you. >> we are moving on to the final phone-in of the caller here. >> hello, this is katie ladell and i sent a letter in yesterday and i do have some concerns that the previous speakers have, but in the meantime, we've got 130 people over there already, or 135 and we really do need to help these people out. i am also a neighbor. i walk by quite often and it's very quiet over there and i've been inside a couple of times because i've taken over some donations. it's been a very good neighbor. it's been well run. i do encourage you to let executive director forbes give her permission to
and i just wanted to echo, what are we going to do about the 50% of the navigation center residents that are drug users, if they start exhibiting symptoms or need to be quarantined, does the staff have the kat capability to treat pose withdrawal symptoms? how are the rules in the navigation center going to change to comply with our current shelter-in-place order? earlier this week, we were seeing needles and people outside using drugs. and so those are my questions and i hope emily can address...
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and i just wanted to echo, what are we going to do about the 50% of the navigation center residents that are drug users, if they start exhibiting symptoms or need to be quarantined, does the staff have the kat capability to treat pose withdrawal symptoms? how are the rules in the navigation center going to change to comply with our current shelter-in-place order? earlier this week, we were seeing needles and people outside using drugs. and so those are my questions and i hope emily can address them. >> thank you. >> we are moving on to the final phone-in of the caller here. >> hello, this is katie ladell and i sent a letter in yesterday and i do have some concerns that the previous speakers have, but in the meantime, we've got 130 people over there already, or 135 and we really do need to help these people out. i am also a neighbor. i walk by quite often and it's very quiet over there and i've been inside a couple of times because i've taken over some donations. it's been a very good neighbor. it's been well run. i do encourage you to let executive director forbes give her permission to
and i just wanted to echo, what are we going to do about the 50% of the navigation center residents that are drug users, if they start exhibiting symptoms or need to be quarantined, does the staff have the kat capability to treat pose withdrawal symptoms? how are the rules in the navigation center going to change to comply with our current shelter-in-place order? earlier this week, we were seeing needles and people outside using drugs. and so those are my questions and i hope emily can address...
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and i just wanted to echo, what are we going to do about the 50% of the navigation center residents thattart exhibiting symptoms or need to be quarantined, does the staff have the kat capability to treat pose withdrawal symptoms? how are the rules in the navigation center going to change to comply with our current shelter-in-place order? earlier this week, we were seeing needles and people outside using drugs. and so those are my questions and i hope emily can address them. >> thank you. >> we are moving on to the final phone-in of the caller here. >> hello, this is katie ladell and i sent a letter in yesterday and i do have some concerns that the previous speakers have, but in the meantime, we've got 130 people over there already, or 135 and we really do need to help these people out. i am also a neighbor. i walk by quite often and it's very quiet over there and i've been inside a couple of times because i've taken over some donations. it's been a very good neighbor. it's been well run. i do encourage you to let executive director forbes give her permission to up the ante to 200. thank
and i just wanted to echo, what are we going to do about the 50% of the navigation center residents thattart exhibiting symptoms or need to be quarantined, does the staff have the kat capability to treat pose withdrawal symptoms? how are the rules in the navigation center going to change to comply with our current shelter-in-place order? earlier this week, we were seeing needles and people outside using drugs. and so those are my questions and i hope emily can address them. >> thank you....
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reporter: part of the plan includes moving the infected person to a hospital or hotel, cleaning the navigation center and testing everyone who came in contact with the individual. the department of homeless supports practicing social distancing inside some of the city shelters and navigation centers is impossible. the city is suffering from a dual crisis of homelessness and a global pandemic. >> these are not environments where people should be living long term in the first place. and this pandemic has really revealed that to the rest of the community. things that our colleagues in the people who run these amazing shelters already know on a day-to-day basis. >> reporter: supervisor hillary ronan is leading the push to shelter more of the city's homeless and hotels, urging the city to take drastic steps to protect the homeless. a source in the mayor's office says that would cost upwards of $50-$60 million a month, money the city cannot get back from fema. but ronan says it's unconscionable to allow people to stay in close quarters are on the streets in the midst of a pandemic. >> from a common sense p
reporter: part of the plan includes moving the infected person to a hospital or hotel, cleaning the navigation center and testing everyone who came in contact with the individual. the department of homeless supports practicing social distancing inside some of the city shelters and navigation centers is impossible. the city is suffering from a dual crisis of homelessness and a global pandemic. >> these are not environments where people should be living long term in the first place. and...
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over 5,000 clients were served by navigation centers in 2019. the first navigation center served 212 unique clients in its first six months. a vast majority, 94%, had been continuously homeless for more than a year prior to the stay. 76% of recent clients had no recent shelter history. since the first pilot, nine navigation centers have served thousands of san franciscans not previously accessing shelters and services. people in navigation centers are often the first in line because they have been assessed and are in process. we need more to serve the 5,000 experiencing unsheltered homelessness every night. despite the success, the city has only built shelters in a limited number of neighborhoods, concentrated in districts 6, 9, and 10. from unhoused san franciscans who clearly are lining up for these navigation centers and access their services. an astounding 82% of san franciscans support navigation centers in this parts and other parts of the city. i've visited all of the current facilities, and here's what i've heard and learned. one, they are g
over 5,000 clients were served by navigation centers in 2019. the first navigation center served 212 unique clients in its first six months. a vast majority, 94%, had been continuously homeless for more than a year prior to the stay. 76% of recent clients had no recent shelter history. since the first pilot, nine navigation centers have served thousands of san franciscans not previously accessing shelters and services. people in navigation centers are often the first in line because they have...
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ronen and other city leaders called on the mayor to have every resident and staff member at the navigation center tested supervisors, matt haney shame on walton an errant pass can join drone in in saying the city's response has been weak and that san francisco's homeless population should have been moved out of all shelters weeks ago >>homeless advocates say they too are disappointed by the city's response they say social distancing is nearly impossible in congregate living situations like navigation centers. that's why they want people off of the streets out of the shelters and into hotels. supervisors plan to introduce an emergency ordinance requiring the city to use 1000 rooms to relocate people who are currently in shelters. this ordinance would also require the city to lease an additional 14,000 rooms by april 28th. >>when the coronavirus is expected to peak. reporting in san francisco, dan thorn kron 4 news. >>is the first bay area county to top 1000 cases of the coronavirus and now they're trying to prepare for a surge in hospitalizations despite the fact that the county has the most coron
ronen and other city leaders called on the mayor to have every resident and staff member at the navigation center tested supervisors, matt haney shame on walton an errant pass can join drone in in saying the city's response has been weak and that san francisco's homeless population should have been moved out of all shelters weeks ago >>homeless advocates say they too are disappointed by the city's response they say social distancing is nearly impossible in congregate living situations...
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the city announced today the person was staying at the navigation center but has since been moved to olation and now a handful of san francisco supervisors are calling on the mayor to do more to help the city's homeless population. >>kron four's dan thorn reports. >>we've learned that this person is in good condition and they are right now recovering in an isolation room, but the supervisors say that this case could have and should have been prevented they're demanding action and they're calling out the city for not getting all of san francisco's homeless in the hotel as san francisco records its first coronavirus case in a homeless shelter city officials say the person was staying at the division circle navigation center when they tested positive for covid-19 the announcement raising concerns for san francisco the supervisor hillary ronen and other city leaders called on the mayor to have every resident and staff member at the navigation center tested supervisors, matt haney shame on walton an errant pass can join drone in in saying the city's response has been weak and that san fran
the city announced today the person was staying at the navigation center but has since been moved to olation and now a handful of san francisco supervisors are calling on the mayor to do more to help the city's homeless population. >>kron four's dan thorn reports. >>we've learned that this person is in good condition and they are right now recovering in an isolation room, but the supervisors say that this case could have and should have been prevented they're demanding action and...
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south shelter to the case in the division circle navigation centers, following the information with the experts and the investigation teams, we take different approaches depending on the circumstances. at m.s.c. south it became clear there was a widespread outbreak and that is why we tested everyone in that shelter and we provided them with the care and support services that they required and needed and closed that shelter. another approach was taken at the navigation center, where there was a case detected and there was contact investigation done and testing was done there on a more limited scale because at that time we didn't find an increased number of cases as a result of that investigation. as our testing capacity expands and as we are able to obtain more of the swabs and the gunk, the medium for transporting the testing materials, we will be testing more people. based on state guidelines released this morning, the guidelines will include testing people who have had close contacts with covid-19 cases, but who meet the definition of having a close contact, but does not exhibit sympt
south shelter to the case in the division circle navigation centers, following the information with the experts and the investigation teams, we take different approaches depending on the circumstances. at m.s.c. south it became clear there was a widespread outbreak and that is why we tested everyone in that shelter and we provided them with the care and support services that they required and needed and closed that shelter. another approach was taken at the navigation center, where there was a...
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cleaning the navigation center and testing everyone who came in contact with that individual. the department of homelessness and support of housing acknowledging that practicing social distancing inside shelters and navigation centers is impossible. the department saying the city is suffering from a dual crisis of homelessness and a global pandemic. >> these are not environments where people should be living long-term in the first place. this pandemic has really revealed that to the rest of the community. things that our colleagues and the people who run these amazing shelters already know on a day-to-day basis. >> the supervisor is leading the push to shelter more of the city's homeless in hotels urging them city to take drastic steps to protect the homeless. a source from the mayor's office says that would cost upwards of $50-$60 million a month, money the city cannot get back from fema. but it's unconscionable to allow people to stay in close quarters or on the streets in the midst of a pandemic. >> from a common sense perspective and from a health perspective, we need to ho
cleaning the navigation center and testing everyone who came in contact with that individual. the department of homelessness and support of housing acknowledging that practicing social distancing inside shelters and navigation centers is impossible. the department saying the city is suffering from a dual crisis of homelessness and a global pandemic. >> these are not environments where people should be living long-term in the first place. this pandemic has really revealed that to the rest...
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but not everybody in the navigation center and we are here to say, it's simply unacceptable. this is my district. that navigation center sits in my district and i will fight to get every one of the residents like all of my constituents inside sheltering in place and safe. once again, we have the hotel rooms. we have the money, we have the staffing. we can fight for more money from the feds if we can't pay for it all at once. why are we not doing what makes sense and saving lives by housing every single homeless individual who can shelter in place and self care. there's no reason and no excuse why we cannot do it. i will now turn it over to the executive director -- >> will you spell your name for us? hilary ronen, i am the supervisor of district nine where we are standing right now. >> did you call the press conference? >> we called us collectively. the five us supervisors. myself, aaron, shaman and dean preston we have been fighting and making the demand for the past four weeks, we think we have gotten somewhere and we move way backwards. we think we got somewhere and we move
but not everybody in the navigation center and we are here to say, it's simply unacceptable. this is my district. that navigation center sits in my district and i will fight to get every one of the residents like all of my constituents inside sheltering in place and safe. once again, we have the hotel rooms. we have the money, we have the staffing. we can fight for more money from the feds if we can't pay for it all at once. why are we not doing what makes sense and saving lives by housing...
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meanwhile, the residents of the division circle navigation center live in fear. it sounds to me like what you're saying it's an equipment and staff issue. i just have to get an answer. it's really the most frustrating thing. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. i understand what you're saying, and i think you'll see as our -- our practice of how we're dealing with this epidemic is evolving, and what you're describing is something that everybody is moving towards. for example, in the jail, we're screening everybody that comes into the jail, and they found two persons that were positive, so that's the direction that we're moving into is this focus on asymptomatic screening. so you're absolutely right to ask that question, and i would say that in general, that's where everybody is moving towards. i think, as i said, as testing becomes more available, p.p.e. becomes more available, we have more staff, you'll see more testing. >> supervisor ronen: okay. so moving on, the second question is almost the same as supervisor haney asked about the people on the streets. the situation on the
meanwhile, the residents of the division circle navigation center live in fear. it sounds to me like what you're saying it's an equipment and staff issue. i just have to get an answer. it's really the most frustrating thing. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. i understand what you're saying, and i think you'll see as our -- our practice of how we're dealing with this epidemic is evolving, and what you're describing is something that everybody is moving towards. for example, in the jail, we're screening...
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that's just not going to happen. >> reporter: tonight the navigation center began letting people back in after what the city promised would be a thorough cleaning. the mayor says she'll have more to say about the subject tomorrow. joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> also today, solano county reported their first coronavirus death. at least 1 patient has now died in every bay area county. the total number of coronavirus cases in california has now surpassed 10,000. 2900 are right here in the bay area. santa clara county has far more than any other at 1,000. finally, napa became the final e itts and requires essential businesses to come up with a social distancing plan. >>> a historic building used in world war ii is now part of the emergency response plan in contra costa county. craneway pavilion on the richmond water front is being transformed into a federal medical facility to be staffed by county physicians and nurses. it will be able to hold at least 250 hospital beds. more severe cases will still be taken to area hospitals. >>> new change to the guidelines on face masks. bay area health offi
that's just not going to happen. >> reporter: tonight the navigation center began letting people back in after what the city promised would be a thorough cleaning. the mayor says she'll have more to say about the subject tomorrow. joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> also today, solano county reported their first coronavirus death. at least 1 patient has now died in every bay area county. the total number of coronavirus cases in california has now surpassed 10,000. 2900 are right here in the...
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. >> one person tested positive for covid-19 at the navigation center, and two more cases were confirmedt the msc south shelter. today the board of supervisors introduced an emergency ordinance that would begin pulling people out of shelters and placing them into hotel rooms. >>> coming up next, why one city in america could see a there are times when our need to connect really matters. to keep customers and employees in the know. to keep business moving. comcast business is prepared for times like these. powered by the nation's largest gig-speed network. to help give you the speed, reliability, and security you need. tools to manage your business from any device, anywhere. and a team of experts - here for you 24/7. we've always believed in the power of working together. that's why, when every connection counts... you can count on us. bubbles at this price? is this for real? oh... it's real. believe me. i mean, this is unexpected. you would say, remarkable? absolutely. a remarkable deal! thanks, i get that all the time. wait what?! ♪grocrey outlet jingle wow... i think i'll take two. for
. >> one person tested positive for covid-19 at the navigation center, and two more cases were confirmedt the msc south shelter. today the board of supervisors introduced an emergency ordinance that would begin pulling people out of shelters and placing them into hotel rooms. >>> coming up next, why one city in america could see a there are times when our need to connect really matters. to keep customers and employees in the know. to keep business moving. comcast business is...
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how many people from the navigation center have been moved to the hotels and what is the plan for the rest of the residents? >> thank you for the question. thank you for your compassion. i am going to use this opportunity to speak about the full response of the city to our first covid positive individual staying at a navigation center. immediately upon learning of the diagnosis the shelter site was supplied with masks. they are wearing them at all-time and they initiated contact tracing to identify who that special, we call them guests. the individual i am not sure we should share the gender, has initiated contact tracing with the individual who is now a patient in very good condition. that allows us to understand who is considered exposed, vulnerable and so on at our site. in response to the positive test the department of public health rapidly employed a physician and health workers to conduct system as and temperature screening beyond what was already in place. any guest with symptoms with covid-19 will be tested and relocated to staff quarantined rooms immediately. other guests wi
how many people from the navigation center have been moved to the hotels and what is the plan for the rest of the residents? >> thank you for the question. thank you for your compassion. i am going to use this opportunity to speak about the full response of the city to our first covid positive individual staying at a navigation center. immediately upon learning of the diagnosis the shelter site was supplied with masks. they are wearing them at all-time and they initiated contact tracing...
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ronen and other city leaders called on the mayor to have every resident and staff member at the navigation center tested supervisors, matt haney shame on walton an errant pass can join drone in in saying the city's response has been weak and that san francisco's homeless population should have been moved out of all shelters. weeks ago homeless advocates say they too are disappointed by the city's response they say social distancing is nearly impossible in congregate living situations like navigation centers. that's why they want people off of the streets out of the shelters and into hotels. supervisors plan to introduce an emergency ordinance requiring the city to use 1000 rooms to relocate people who are currently in shelters. this ordinance would also require the city to lease an additional 14,000 rooms by april 28 when the coronavirus is expected to peak. reporting in san francisco. dan thorn kron 4 news santa clara county hospitals are trying to prepare for a possible surge in serious virus cases there. >>today deputy santa clara county executive david campos said that the county currently ha
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>>so where of course starting with the navigation centers and shelters where we already have a staffing we already know who everyone is we can process those people. more quickly and effectively. the city has not yet started the process of people were on the street. so i just do want to make clear that when you see people were stopped in the street and say why are they in a hotel. >>that that the administration human services agency its air and the city have not yet started a process with people on the street. >>that's going to take outreach. it's going it's a betting. it's going to take really understanding of what people's needs are. and then it's going to take trent transporting them quickly to a hotel that has appropriate services and support. but the people who are in shelters. any move right away because we're already working there are already under our care for people in the streets. there's going to be a process of outreach and vetting of transportation to make sure people are placed appropriately. and you mentioned there are about 40,000 hotel rooms in the city of san francisco
>>so where of course starting with the navigation centers and shelters where we already have a staffing we already know who everyone is we can process those people. more quickly and effectively. the city has not yet started the process of people were on the street. so i just do want to make clear that when you see people were stopped in the street and say why are they in a hotel. >>that that the administration human services agency its air and the city have not yet started a process...
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san francisco officials are confirming the first case of covid-19 in a navigation center. the department of homelessness said the individual was tested positive after being tested at the navigation center. >> we knew this would happen at some point so we had a process and a plan implemented overnight. >> part of the plan includes moving the person to the hospital or hotel if they do not need care. they are acknowledging that practicing social distancing inside shelters and navigation centers is impossible saying the city is suffering from a dual crisis of homelessness and a global pandemic. >> these are not environments where people should be living long-term in the first place. the pandemic is really revealed that to the rest of the community. things that our colleagues and people who run these amazing shelters already know on a day- to-day basis. >> the supervisor is leading the push to get more of the cities homeless into the hotels. a source from the mayor's office says that would cost upwards of $50-$60 million a month, money that the city cannot get back from fema. bu
san francisco officials are confirming the first case of covid-19 in a navigation center. the department of homelessness said the individual was tested positive after being tested at the navigation center. >> we knew this would happen at some point so we had a process and a plan implemented overnight. >> part of the plan includes moving the person to the hospital or hotel if they do not need care. they are acknowledging that practicing social distancing inside shelters and...
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south shelter and one who spent time at the division circle navigation center. this underscores the need for us to continue to focus on the most vulnerable populations. including those in long-term care facilities, shelters, people over 60 and those with underlying health conditions. sadly, nine san franciscans have died from the disease. covid-19. i would like to send condolences on behalf of the entire health department to their families, loved ones and friends. and as we continue to fight the coronavirus pandemic, i would like to remind you that our top priority is to continue to be slowing and reducing the spread of the virus in our community, protecting vulnerable populations, health care workers and first responders, preparing our health care system for an expected surge of hospital patients and expanding testing capacity. in all this work, we will continually seek to do better as we incorporate the latest science, data and facts into our action as and recommendations. we have all known from the start that this is a rapidly evolving situation and that will
south shelter and one who spent time at the division circle navigation center. this underscores the need for us to continue to focus on the most vulnerable populations. including those in long-term care facilities, shelters, people over 60 and those with underlying health conditions. sadly, nine san franciscans have died from the disease. covid-19. i would like to send condolences on behalf of the entire health department to their families, loved ones and friends. and as we continue to fight...
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meanwhile, the residents of the division circle navigation center live in fear. it sounds to me like what you're saying it's an equipment and staff issue. i just have to get an answer. it's really the most frustrating thing. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. i understand what you're saying, and i think you'll see as our -- our practice of how we're dealing with this epidemic is evolving, and what you're describing is something that everybody is moving towards. for example, in the jail, we're screening everybody that comes into the jail, and they found two persons that were positive, so that's the direction that we're moving into is this focus on asymptomatic screening. so you're absolutely right to ask that question, and i would say that in general, that's where everybody is moving towards. i think, as i said, as testing becomes more available, p.p.e. becomes more available, we have more staff, you'll see more testing. >> supervisor ronen: okay. so moving on, the second question is almost the same as supervisor haney asked about the people on the streets. the situation on the
meanwhile, the residents of the division circle navigation center live in fear. it sounds to me like what you're saying it's an equipment and staff issue. i just have to get an answer. it's really the most frustrating thing. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. i understand what you're saying, and i think you'll see as our -- our practice of how we're dealing with this epidemic is evolving, and what you're describing is something that everybody is moving towards. for example, in the jail, we're screening...
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meanwhile, the residents of the division circle navigation center live in fear. it sounds to me like what you're saying it's an equipment and staff issue. i just have to get an answer. it's really the most frustrating thing. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. i understand what you're saying, and i think you'll see as our -- our practice of how we're dealing with this epidemic is evolving, and what you're describing is something that everybody is moving towards. for example, in the jail, we're screening everybody that comes into the jail, and they found two persons that were positive, so that's the direction that we're moving into is this focus on asymptomatic screening. so you're absolutely right to ask that question, and i would say that in general, that's where everybody is moving towards. i think, as i said, as testing becomes more available, p.p.e. becomes more available, we have more staff, you'll see more testing. >> supervisor ronen: okay. so moving on, the second question is almost the same as supervisor haney asked about the people on the streets. the situation on the
meanwhile, the residents of the division circle navigation center live in fear. it sounds to me like what you're saying it's an equipment and staff issue. i just have to get an answer. it's really the most frustrating thing. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. i understand what you're saying, and i think you'll see as our -- our practice of how we're dealing with this epidemic is evolving, and what you're describing is something that everybody is moving towards. for example, in the jail, we're screening...
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it's the same as the navigation center. so, our board of supervisors that we have elected have to learn to represent us rather than, you know, just talking in generalities. this is a pandemic. and in a pandemic, every life is important. every life has to be taken care of. so supervisors, don't be talking for the sake of talking. represent the constituents of san francisco. thank you. >> next eke spaoer, please. -- speaker, please. operator: you have one question remaining. >> welcome, caller. your two minutes begins now. >> caller: thank you. supervisors, thank you for the opportunity. i'd like to bring to your attention that none of this morning's presentations are on the website and i would like to see all these presentations, including the -- any presentation for [inaudible] on the consent calendar to be posted as soon as possible. and i would like to remind you of government rule section 54957.5, subsection b which can requires that all these presentations, if at all possible, should be posted on websites at least 72 ho
it's the same as the navigation center. so, our board of supervisors that we have elected have to learn to represent us rather than, you know, just talking in generalities. this is a pandemic. and in a pandemic, every life is important. every life has to be taken care of. so supervisors, don't be talking for the sake of talking. represent the constituents of san francisco. thank you. >> next eke spaoer, please. -- speaker, please. operator: you have one question remaining. >>...
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the emergency operations center saying that for close to a month and they have been pushing to place homeless in the city confirmed there has been one case of covid-19 at the division circle navigationenter and one case at the hamilton center that specializes in housing families. jennifer from the coalition on homelessness says that coronavirus threatens all of the city's various types of people experiencing homelessness and keeping them in shelters increases the risk . >>> now we are coming back and saying lookout you need to move everyone that is in these environments, into a hotel and you need to do it quickly.>>reporter: the mayors as many of the city's homeless have been placed in situations where they can self isolate. but also said that it's not as easy as simply moving people into hotels. meals have to be provided and staff needs to be mobilized to be accessible 24 hours per day. >> this is not been easy, it has not been easy to provide adequate staff. it is been very challenging to get even some of the residents who are part of our shelter system and our hotels to comply. to even wear masks. it's not as simple as what people would like to think. >>reporter: the city says 75
the emergency operations center saying that for close to a month and they have been pushing to place homeless in the city confirmed there has been one case of covid-19 at the division circle navigationenter and one case at the hamilton center that specializes in housing families. jennifer from the coalition on homelessness says that coronavirus threatens all of the city's various types of people experiencing homelessness and keeping them in shelters increases the risk . >>> now we are...
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south shelter and one who spent time at the division circle navigation center. this underscores the need for us to continue to focus on the most vulnerable populations. including those in long-term care facilities, shelters, people over 60 and those with underlying health conditions. sadly, nine san franciscans have died from the disease. covid-19. i would like to send condolences on behalf of the entire health department to their families, loved ones and friends. and as we continue to fight the coronavirus pandemic, i would like to remind you that our top priority is to continue to be slowing and reducing the spread of the virus in our community, protecting vulnerable populations, health care workers and first responders, preparing our health care system for an expected surge of hospital patients and expanding testing capacity. in all this work, we will continually seek to do better as we incorporate the latest science, data and facts into our action as and recommendations. we have all known from the start that this is a rapidly evolving situation and that will
south shelter and one who spent time at the division circle navigation center. this underscores the need for us to continue to focus on the most vulnerable populations. including those in long-term care facilities, shelters, people over 60 and those with underlying health conditions. sadly, nine san franciscans have died from the disease. covid-19. i would like to send condolences on behalf of the entire health department to their families, loved ones and friends. and as we continue to fight...
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>>so where we're starting with the navigation centers and shelters where we already have a staffing we already know who everyone is we can process those people. more quickly and the city has not yet started the process of people were on the street. so i just do want to make clear that when you see people were still out in the street and say why are they in a hotel. >>that that the administration the and human services agency its air and the city have not yet started to process the people on the street. >>that's going to take outreach it's going to say betting it's going to take really understanding of what people's needs are. and then it's going to take trent transporting them quickly. to a hotel that has appropriate services and support. but the people who are in shelters. can we move right away because we're already working there are already under our care. after people in the streets. there's going to be a process of outreach and vetting of transportation to make sure people workplace appropriately and you mentioned there are about 40,000 hotel rooms in the city of san francisco in
>>so where we're starting with the navigation centers and shelters where we already have a staffing we already know who everyone is we can process those people. more quickly and the city has not yet started the process of people were on the street. so i just do want to make clear that when you see people were still out in the street and say why are they in a hotel. >>that that the administration the and human services agency its air and the city have not yet started to process the...
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that person staying at the division circle navigation center, the city moved that person to a hotel and gave the center extra help for staff and residents. and a supervisor says the spread of the infection could have been avoided if the city had moved more quickly to get the homeless out of shelters where they sleep in close quarters and rather move them into hotel rooms. >>> now, we've been crunching the numbers to give you a better perspective of where we are in this pandemic nationwide. check this out. you can see the total number of cases progressing since the end of january. this is january 26th. spiking in march. we are now at over 200,000 cases nationwide. and what does that look like if you break it down into counties nationwide? now, these are the counties with the highest number of cases, you can see, santa clara county, with just under a thousand, this is yesterday's number, snohomish county in washington, has over 1300, wayne county in michigan, with over 4400, and orleans parish, louisiana, with 2200, and look at that, kings county new york, with over 12,000 cases. our numb
that person staying at the division circle navigation center, the city moved that person to a hotel and gave the center extra help for staff and residents. and a supervisor says the spread of the infection could have been avoided if the city had moved more quickly to get the homeless out of shelters where they sleep in close quarters and rather move them into hotel rooms. >>> now, we've been crunching the numbers to give you a better perspective of where we are in this pandemic...
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. >>> san francisco is reporting its first confirmed case of coronavirus in one the city's homeless navigation centersent of homeless and housing said the individual tested positive earlier this week after staying at the division circle navigation center. there are no concerns about others since social distancing inside some of the shelters and navigation centers, possible. the city is trying to test the one who came in contact with that person but it is hard to track down who was staying at an individual shelter. each and every night. san francisco's banning reusable shopping back to prevent the spread of covid-19 his stores. this is a complete turnaround there for the city, which was one of the first and the nation to ban the use of plastic shopping bags back in 2007 to reduce the environmental impact of plastic waste. now, san francisco's department of health says it is necessary from keeping customers bringing contaminated bags in the stores. >>> the california restaurant association sent a letter to the governor newsom claim that as many as 37 restaurants have been shut down near the state. perma
. >>> san francisco is reporting its first confirmed case of coronavirus in one the city's homeless navigation centersent of homeless and housing said the individual tested positive earlier this week after staying at the division circle navigation center. there are no concerns about others since social distancing inside some of the shelters and navigation centers, possible. the city is trying to test the one who came in contact with that person but it is hard to track down who was...
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meanwhile, the residents of the division circle navigation center live in fear. it sounds to me like what you're saying it's an equipment and staff issue. i just have to get an answer. it's really the most frustrating thing. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. i understand what you're saying, and i think you'll see as our -- our practice of how we're dealing with this epidemic is evolving, and what you're describing is something that everybody is moving towards. for example, in the jail, we're screening everybody that comes into the jail, and they found two persons that were positive, so that's the direction that we're moving into is this focus on asymptomatic screening. so you're absolutely right to ask that question, and i would say that in general, that's where everybody is moving towards. i think, as i said, as testing becomes more available, p.p.e. becomes more available, we have more staff, you'll see more testing. >> supervisor ronen: okay. so moving on, the second question is almost the same as supervisor haney asked about the people on the streets. the situation on the
meanwhile, the residents of the division circle navigation center live in fear. it sounds to me like what you're saying it's an equipment and staff issue. i just have to get an answer. it's really the most frustrating thing. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. i understand what you're saying, and i think you'll see as our -- our practice of how we're dealing with this epidemic is evolving, and what you're describing is something that everybody is moving towards. for example, in the jail, we're screening...
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how many people from the navigation center have been moved to the hotels and what is the plan for the rest of the residents? >> thank you for the question. thank you for your compassion. i am going to use this opportunity to speak about the full response of the city to our first covid positive individual staying at a navigation center. immediately upon learning of the diagnosis the shelter site was supplied with masks. they are wearing them at all-time and they initiated contact tracing to identify who that special, we call them guests. the individual i am not sure we should share the gender, has initiated contact tracing with the individual who is now a patient in very good condition. that allows us to understand who is considered exposed, vulnerable and so on at our site. in response to the positive test the department of public health rapidly employed a physician and health workers to conduct system as and temperature screening beyond what was already in place. any guest with symptoms with covid-19 will be tested and relocated to staff quarantined rooms immediately. other guests wi
how many people from the navigation center have been moved to the hotels and what is the plan for the rest of the residents? >> thank you for the question. thank you for your compassion. i am going to use this opportunity to speak about the full response of the city to our first covid positive individual staying at a navigation center. immediately upon learning of the diagnosis the shelter site was supplied with masks. they are wearing them at all-time and they initiated contact tracing...
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discovered at the division circle navigation center bonita san francisco's central freeway. officials do not think it was related to the one previous case at the shelter which was confirmed on april 1. at that time, the patient was removed. the close contacts were tested and the facility was disinfected . it was one of the first flashpoints in the debate over how to protect the city's shutter population. >> the solution is to get people into individual hotel rooms so they can stay home like the rest of us and if they are in shelters, they maintain adequate distance. >> the ditty did that after the first case discovered and reduce the population from 107 down to 60. the 48 people who were removed were considered vulnerable. they were taken to places they could quarantine. some went to hotels a few blocks away. the remaining 59 guests at division circle and the shelter staff are all getting tested and transferred to isolation and hotel rooms. they await their test results. >> the shuttlebus that we have been seeing around town are shuttling people from shelter to the hotel secu
discovered at the division circle navigation center bonita san francisco's central freeway. officials do not think it was related to the one previous case at the shelter which was confirmed on april 1. at that time, the patient was removed. the close contacts were tested and the facility was disinfected . it was one of the first flashpoints in the debate over how to protect the city's shutter population. >> the solution is to get people into individual hotel rooms so they can stay home...
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the city confirmed there has been one case of covid-19 at the division circle navigation center and one case of the hamilton center that specializes in housing families. jennifer from the coalition on homelessness says coronavirus threatens all of the city's various types of people experiencing homelessness and keeping them in shelters, increasing the risk. >> that were coming back and saying look, we need to move everyone into, that are in these environments, into a hotel if you need to do it quickly. >> reporter: many of the city's homeless have been placed in situations where they can self isolate. but also said it is not as easy as simply moving people into hotels. meals have to be provided and staffing to be mobilized to be accessible 24 hours a day. >> it has not been easy, it has not been easy to provide adequate staff, it has been very challenging to get even some of the residents who are part of our shelter system in our hotels to comply. with the orders to even where masks. so it is not as ople would like >> 750 of the homeless are now in isolation around the city with another
the city confirmed there has been one case of covid-19 at the division circle navigation center and one case of the hamilton center that specializes in housing families. jennifer from the coalition on homelessness says coronavirus threatens all of the city's various types of people experiencing homelessness and keeping them in shelters, increasing the risk. >> that were coming back and saying look, we need to move everyone into, that are in these environments, into a hotel if you need to...
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the city's homeless navigation shelters and the city's department of homelessness and supportive housing for the individual tested positive earlier this week after staying at the division circle navigation center there are now concerns about other cases since social distancing inside some of these shelters and centers is impossible.>> these are not environments where people should be living long term in the first place and this pandemic has really revealed that to the rest of the community. things are colleagues and the people who run these amazing shelters already know on a day- to-day basis.>> the city is now trying to test everyone who came into contact with that person but it is hard to track down who was staying at an individual shelter each night. >>> roughly 1 million women are now expecting a baby within the next three months but many are questioning a traditional hospital delivery and they are worried the hospital will be understaffed and full of coronavirus patients. ktvu talk to some couples now scrambling.>>reporter: when you are expecting a child your nerves are shot.>> pregnancy is a challenge at the best of times but even more so for this couple expecting their first child, eric
the city's homeless navigation shelters and the city's department of homelessness and supportive housing for the individual tested positive earlier this week after staying at the division circle navigation center there are now concerns about other cases since social distancing inside some of these shelters and centers is impossible.>> these are not environments where people should be living long term in the first place and this pandemic has really revealed that to the rest of the...