vincent matthews. >> thank you, mayor breed for those kind words. good afternoon everyone, i am absolutely thrilled to be here back on what i consider my campus. i am a proud alumni of san francisco state. i have three degrees from here. my masters and my doctorate all from san francisco state. so i'm very proud and humbled to be here today. i was just thinking on the ride over, it was back in -- the summer of 1982, i was at a cross roads in my life. i just graduated from city college. i was working. i was a checker at lucky's, so i was making a pretty good salary and i was going to try to figure out what i was going to do for the rest of my life. was i going to continue at lucky's or was i going to do something different. so what i did at that point, i applied for at that point what was called cal grant aid. if i got the cal grant, then i was going to come to san francisco state. what actually happened was those dollars gave me hope. once i got the dollars in hand, i came to san francisco state and i just told you. i have no doubt, if i did not hav

vincent matthews and dr. woolridge spoke to fourth and fifth graders. their goal was to educate kids about the vaccine. they will soon be able to get one and also to answer the questions and the concerns that the kids might have. >> we are here today to encourage you. we hope you will go and tell your cousins, brothers, sisters, anyone who is between 5 to 11 to get vaccinated as quickly as possible. >> dr. matthews says more than 95% of students between the ages of 12 to 17 have already gotten their covid vaccine. >> in the south bay leaders are trying to spend $300 million left over from the american rescue plan. suggesting $157 million for county covid expenses like vaccine outreach and testing, $65 million for mental health and homelessness. $30 million for behavioral health. $20 million to upgrade health record systems and $10 million for student mental health services. >> it is a change expected to impact a billion facebook users. they are dropping the facial recognition feature that tags people in photos and videos. is this a real change and a win

vincent matthews is telling kids and their parents that a vaccine will pretty much guarantee that they will not have to miss school. >> that has been a concern appearance that their students have had to quarantine or go home even though they have not had covid, but they have been in close contact. that is not the case if you have been vaccinated. >> the health department will keep track of how many students in that age group get vaccinated and will report back to sf usd. as more students in the district of the vaccine some are wondering if the mask mandate will go anytime soon. the superintendent said today that the state wants to keep the mandate in place for the remainder of the school year. >> but vaccine has been able to get one. many clinics are booked solid. we are live in san rafael where the biggest clinic site is getting ready for kids. >> about 1000 kids will be vaccinated here, get their first dose at miller creek middle school starting this weekend. lots of preparation and folding chairs. everything being done to welcome kids and their parents to try to make it a fun experi

vincent matthews will present a plan to cover the standard level of staffing while also reducing funding for some positions like counseling, literacy courses. the board has until december 15 to approve a plan. according to the "chronicle," the deficit could go up to 140 $6 million in 2023 if nothing is done, based on current spending. the district has been spending $60 million a year beyond the revenue it receives from the state. swsd was forced to bring on financial consultant to figure out these cuts, and they are required to submit any labor agreements to the state superintendent for review. so san francisco unified has to have approval for salaries, reggie. reggie: thank you. the clearing fire season over, at least for that northbay community. the foot of rain from october, at least from a couple of weeks ago. kumasi: people across the bay area dealing with the damage, and that includes more than a foot of water that destroyed the operation right at the beginning of the season, so now they can't feed their clients, low income families and people experiencing homelessness. >> it is re

with young students today about getting covid vaccine shots this morning, superintendent dr vincent matthews and a u. c. s f. dr answered questions from 4th and 5th graders. at malcolm x academy elementary school in the baby district. they talked about the benefits of getting vaccinated and the effectiveness of the shots. i get the shot. can i still get covid? yeah nothing question. so the vaccine just like masking. just like the insulation that we're doing, just like all of the other protective things that we've been. those are all things that essentially filled up a barrier of protected openings that barrier better. however no barrier is the school district has four school based vaccine clinics where families can go to get their shots today is one of the last chances for san francisco students to get vaccinated and register for a chance to win a full scholarship to san francisco state university. students between the ages of 12 and 17 who get vaccinated can win one of 10 scholarships. the money covers tuition and fees for four years at sf state. today's registration is that the mission dis