Economic and work force development. Today we are going to do things a little different because we actually have good news, and we actually have a guide for what San Francisco will look like as we begin to envision a new normal, and a future where we can get our city going, get back to work and get back to our lives as we know it, although we will be making a number of adjustments in this process. Four months ago we operated the Emergency Operations center, and we called attention to what we knew potentially was coming to San Francisco. About three months ago we declared a local state of emergency. At that time we had not one case in San Francisco. 10 weeks ago, we ordered shelterinplace. The fact is we acted fast and San Francisco is being praised as a model for not only stopping an acceleration of the curve. We are at the stage where we are seeing the curve lowered finally. There is hope, but we still have a long way to go. The fact is at that time there is no vaccine, although we have made progress, at any given moment, any wrong move, even moving too fast to reopen our city could put us in a situation far worse than what we have seen in other places like it tally and even new york city. What we want to do is avoid going there. That is really why the reopening has been slow, and it has been safe because the purpose is to keep the Public Healthy and to make sure that we stop the spread, but also we understand the need for people to get back to work. We understand that not only is Public Health challenged at this time, but we also realize that the Financial Health of so many residents of San Francisco is in jeopardy. We want to balance those things, and that has been a tough balance. Today as people all over the city continue to ask, what is happening . What are we doing . Is this extended . Good news is that we are going to talk about specifically today some dates and a number of businesses and things that can resume as long as the five indicators we talked about before continue to improve, the Testing Capacity has gone up, the ppe capacity, the number of deaths and hospitalizations and other things we are seeing stabilize, and in some cases the hospitalizations have been lowered. That is good news. We want to keep it that way. The only reason why we are in this situation in the first place is because most san franciscans took the order seriously and have done an amazing job at complying with this order. We wouldnt be here if most people wouldnt cooperate. We know there are people out there not following the rules and who are sometimes the bad actors, but we all know there is no way we will get 100 compliant. The fact we have a significant number of people in the city complying with the order is the only reason why we are at this place right now where we can really start having a conversation and what San Francisco will look like when we begin to open, all of the questions, concerns, uncertainty. I understand because i feel the anxiety from not knowing myself as the leader of this city, but i want you to n know every day i am fighting to make sure that we implement the policies not so restrictive we are not able to get back to our lives. I want to take this opportunity to express appreciation to so many san franciscans for not only complying but supporting neighbors, delivering food to seniors, people who have gone out of their way to support Small Business community, those suffering. People i know are still paying their hairdressers and barbers and other people, people who are going above and beyond to do a little bit more for someone else because so many people are struggling. The people who have contributed to give to sf the small and large donations, that money has gone to help provide food, rental assistance, support for Small Businesses. Everything has made a difference. We know that there are so many people still struggling, over 100,000 people have applied for unemployment in the city. We still see resilience of the city and people continuing to fight harder more than ever to make sure that their business is able to reopen, they are able to continue to cover themselves, take care of bills, but also to take care of the people that they are here to serve. This has been challenging, but we are getting through it, and we are getting through this together. The path forward, i want to talk a little bit about that. I want to really, really appreciate not just the department of Public Health for working with us on finally giving us an opportunity to have some sort of date or timeframe for what we think is reasonable to communicate to the public on a reopening plan, but i really want to acknowledge and appreciate the Economic Recovery Task force and carmen chu will go into more detail about the work they are doing as well as other leaders of that committee, rodney fong with the chamber, rudy with the Labor Council and our treasure jose and my partner in this effort, president of the board of supervisors norman yee, amazing people and talented people working hand in hand to not only provide the guidance for reopening San Francisco for our business community, but economic recovery and what that might look like, what the new normal with guidelines in providing that to our businesses who are wondering, when i open what am i required to do . We want to continue to make sure we are getting you prepared for what we know is to come. Just to talk a little bit about the next phase. I want to go over the fact that the state, and there is also some confusion as to the state guidelines that are different from the city guidelines. I want to clarify. The fact is the state has issued guidance for the entire state. Now the numbers in San Francisco are not the same numbers in napa county. Everyone has a different scenario and different guide because they are facing different. Every county has different challenges. The state has provided us a guide, and we are following that guide based on the data in San Francisco to make in formed decisions as to when we believe we will be able to open safely. The last thing we want to do is begin the process every reope reopening and see a surge of cases and then have to go back to closing the city completely. We are in a good place because you follow the guidelines. I want to talk about what is going to happen over the next couple months so that people can begin to prepare for reopening and to work harder on masking, hand washing and social distancing. Starting june 1st what are available the child cares that are not open now are able to open, the Botanical Gardens and outdoor museums and historical sites, places outdoors. That is going to happen on june 1st. In phase 2b on june 15th most indoor retail. As you know we announced on may 18th retail will be able to open for pickup and drop off. Now the opportunity to allow people to come inside of your stores are available. Outdoor dining, summer champs, professional sporting events and Entertainment Venues with no spectators with approved health plans. Private household indoor services, that is if you have, for example, housekeeper or nanny, that can resume. Religious services answer the ceremonies. If you need to go to the dentist our other appointments, that is what you can look forward to. In phase 2c, july 13th we anticipate Indoor Dining with modifications, hair salons and barbershops. I know everybody is excited about that one. Real estate open houses by appointment only. To be clear, even though this is a guide, this guide and these dates are subject to change if the data determines a needed change. This is to provide everyone with a guide as to what we are looking at and if the numbers continue the way they are we will get to the point where these businesses can open. Now in phase 3, the one i am looking forward to the most, schools with modifications, bars, other personal Services Like nail salons, massage parlors, tattoo parlors, gyms, Fitness Centers swimming pools and indoor museums. In phase 4 we have not yet determined a date. All of this is contingent upon what happens as we open phases 2 and 3 and the data in determining what is a more reasonable timeframe. We hope that Live Audience sports and performances, nightclubs, festivals and all hotels and lodging for leisure and tourism. I want to be clear again that this is just a guide. This is a goal that i have, of course, to get there. The only way to get there is through your cooperation. As a result of having more people moving around and contacting around one another in this capacity, it requires that we get a little bit more strict with the Face Coverings. We know that social distancing, Face Covering and hand washing are really key to helping to prevent the spread. What we are asking people to do in our new Face Covering requirements is when you are outside and say, for example, you are enjoying the park. We ask if you are within 30 feet of someone else to wear a Face Covering. We want you to just think about it in a way it is not necessarily just about protecting yourself, it is about protecting other people. We want more people who are outdoors to wear Face Coverings in addition to some of the requirements that we had before and again i want to go back to a comment i have made time and time again. If you are not the police, please dont act like the police because part of the last thing we want to see are people who are confronting other people and creating what could escalate to a violent situation. Just let us do our job. Do your part because as long as you do your part, your part is having an impact on everything that we see happening in this city. These numbers are going down because you are doing your part. For those who are bad actors, unfortunately, we are not going to be able to control all of those folks at any given time. The last thing i want to see is a confrontation because someone decided that they were going to go out and try to regulate the need for people to wear masks. We are doing the very best we can. In fact, the numbers are good. What i would like to open faster, yes. Would i want it to happen faster . Yes. They will only happen with our shared experience. I am really excited. This is a great step forward, and what this means for our city is just getting adjusted to our new normal. I know that more than anything we all want to go back to the life that we once knew before covid, and now for the next anywhere between 12 and 18 months, we are going back to the life we knew before, however, with some adjustments to our new normal as a result of covid. You all seem to be getting used to it. I see folks in line wearing a mask and keeping a distance and making the add adjustment. I appreciate all that each and every one of you are doing to comply. It is the only reason we are in this place where we are to start to talk about a safe opening plan for the city and county of San Francisco. Just two things to clarify before i bring up our assessor, carmen chu, the health order for stay at home is extended indefinitely. This plan is being implemented, but we are still asking people to stay at home if at all possible. Also, there has been some confusion around office space. I think that the goal is to provide guidelines for working environments. There are some people who need as essential workers or as business open need to work in offices. What we ask people to do if possible. If you have the ability to tele commute. We are asking you to tele commute. We ask that you make sure you are keeping your staff safe. We are adjusting to the new normal, and we have all of this information at sfgov. Org. Please reach out. We are not where we want to be but we are in a better place today than we were last week. Finally, i just want to mention that tomorrow we will have a conversation at 1 00 with our county health officer. I know that a lot has been said about county Health Officers all over the bay area and the decisions they are making. It is time to meet your county health officer. He and i will have a conversation to talk about the decisions that are being made and why and how we can follow these protocols in an effective way to help delivery opening sooner rather than later. I am looking forward to that conversation. With that i would like to turn it over to our assessor recorder, carmen chu. As soon as i finish wiping the microphone. Thank you very much, mayor breed. I do want to at this moment take a moment to acknowledge her leadership not only in helping us to weather the initial Health Response but to guide us as we begin to think about reopening the economy. I want to thank my cochairs on the Economic Recovery Task force, jose and rodney and they are doing incredible work to move San Francisco forward. I am pleased to be here with you. This is an important step as we begin thinking about recovery in San Francisco and in the wider bay area. As i mentioned before San Francisco and the bay area led the way in the nation in terms of Public Health response. That effort helped to save lives here, and there is no reason to think that San Francisco and the bay area cant also lead again with responsible and thoughtful approach to reopening our economy. Through the task force we heard from hundreds and hundreds of san franciscans on the task force, businesses, residents in all neighborhoods from different sectors and industries about the challenges they have gone through. So many people are out of work, so many people are afraid of losing their homes, businesses and so we really needed to provide away for people to begin to plan and think about what that future may look like. I think one of the things we heard so much from people was not only the economic challenges were difficult but this idea and concept of uncertainty was also incredibly hard not knowing exactly how the disease works and learning every day how that is changing with science and experiences around the world and uncertainty when things might be able to change and when restrictions might be different was a huge burden and huge worry for individuals. When we think about todays message and the importance of creating this road map, it truly is creating an opportunity for people to be able to plan and to prepare for what that future looks like. When we think about businesses reopening, we all know that closing was difficult, but restarting is harder. It is not easy to flip the switch and start a business all over again. The goal is to provide to San Francisco an idea what is coming next so we can plan to prepare to all be part of the solution together. A few things we want you to know. I know the may or spoke about details about elements coming forward in terms of different sectors online. We want to share about the thought process how the plan was developed. The plan balances a number of different components that are important to the San FranciscoPublic Health response and our economy. First and foremost, we want to make sure we are balancing the best knowledge we have about covid19. We are constantly learning how it spreads, the way it reproduces, the mitigations successful. We want to build a plan that considers these factors. That is part of this road map here. Second, we want to make sure we are considering the limitations and directions provided by the state of california. As the may or spoke about earlier the state provides information for the entire state to follow. We might be able to move in different phases, slower steps, it has to be taken into account what the state is allowing us to do and what is specifically advisable here in the local jurisdiction. In the plan we also paid special attention to the most hardhit sectors and those communities who were most economically vulnerable. This is an incredibly important concept to make sure we continue to look at recovery with an equity lens. This is a value of San Francisco and something that is important to us here. This is why we have moved things like restaurants, retail forward. Those were the hardest hit sectors in San Francisco. Not only they represent a large number of individuals who have amongst the lowest wage earning as well. We want to look at all phases every opening with equity in mind. Finally, the plan understands that there are several Core Functions that are really underpinings to the economy opening. Those are things like making sure we have a viable Public Transportation system, considering child care. We cant have a fully open economy if kids are at home with us. These are all practical things we have heard from san franciscans to move forward. The final thing i will say is that i think as mayor mentioned in multiple ways, this plan, this road map is truly a guidance. It helps us understand what is coming forward, it helps us to prioritize our work, helps san franciscans to plan and prepare for what is to come. That doesnt mean it is set in stone. It means the plan will be flexible, adapt based on any changes to state guidance and adapt if we learn about experiences about the disease Going Forward. Again, i couldnt be more happy to be here to provide a road map, to be able to reflect the concerns that we have heard from hundreds of san franciscans in this plan. A plan that is helpful, thoughtful, again, it balances all of the needs from our Public Health side but as well as importance of providing a way to make ends meet. We are thankful to be here and looking forward to continuing to work with san franciscans and businesses to make sure we have a thoughtful responsible approach to reopening. Thank you so much. First questions are for mayor london breed. Thank you, we have similar questions from the Associated Press and the San Francisco chronicle. Can you articulate how frisco will interact with bay area counties not affected by these changes . What was the Decision Making that led San Francisco to chart its course with this reopening plan. I think dr. Colfax can speak to it. The county Health Officers worked together to try and make decisions that were in the best interests of Public Health, understanding that as a region we are closely tied to one another because in San Francisco, for example, you dont just have to live here to be impacted. People come from all over the bay area who actually work in this city. It was definitely important to Work Together to develop guidelines that led to where we are now. We also realize San Francisco is more dense. We want to make sure we are doing when it all makes sense that we are able to open and provide the opportunity for folks to move forward safely and we will continue to work with and, like i said, dr. Colfax can talk about that, we will work with other counties. We need to do what is in the best interest of san franciscans. Thank you. The next question is from hood line. There are nearly 450 tents on tenderloin sidewalks. How can businesses in the neighborhood participate in the reopening options when the sidewalks are already occupied . Mayor breed it definitely is very challenging there are so many tents in the city, and a lot of people who, unfortunately, are unhoused. As we deal with this pandemic what we have done is not only provide access to hotel rooms for many people who are homeless but also safe sleeping sites. Basically places where people parking lots and streets and trailers and other things to try to move people off the sidewalk. It continues to be a real challenge, and we will do everything we can to continue to move in that direction to provide safe sleeping sites through this pandemic. Thank you. The next question from stefani abc 7. In new york state there is an order allowing businesses to deny entry to anyone not wearing a mask. Do those in San Francisco have that power. Mayor breed yes. Do you think the state is moving too fast towards full reopening . Mayor breed i am not the Health Expert here. I would like to move faster, but i also understand that we have to balance the data with reopening. I think that it is different from different counties. San francisco, the numbers are different, as i said earlier, different than napa county or other places where you see lower numbers. I do think the state is providing an overview for all of us, and it is appropriate because some people are ready to open and ready to move forward whereas other cities are not. I do think the guidance is appropriate and it could change based on what we see happen throughout the state as it relates to the numbers. Last question is from trisha, San Francisco chronicle. The amount of Homeless People who have died on the streets between the end of march and may spiked dramatically compared to the same time last year. What do you make of those numbers. Do you plan to reconsider how the city is providing services to the homeless . I think a crisis like this only makes things worse for the most vulnerable, for people who are disenfranchised. We have a Homeless Outreach team and paramedics and Police Officers and others who have done an incredible job of really putting their lives on the line to go out in the streets and try to help people and others who have provided meals, support, and the fact is, you know, we are doing the very best we can. If we were able to help every Single Person that we know needs help on the streets, we would. It has been very tough especially with social distancing and with the lack of capacity and the fact thi this a fluid situation. When you look at San Francisco compared to any other city in the country serving homeless whether it is ensuring thousands of meals each day, whether it is making sure that we have people who are Getting Services and support and housing and hotels, and spinning out the shelters, safe tent sites and going out there and to try to help support people who in some cases have real challenges with Substance Abuse disorder and mental illness. When you look at San Francisco compared the any other city, we are doing the very best we can. Thank you, madam mayor. Next set of questions for doctor grant colfax, San Francisco department of Public Health. Thank you. This is following up on the questions from the Associated Press and the San Francisco chronicle. Can you articulate how San Francisco will interact with bay area counties not affected by cheese changes . What was the Decision Making that led San Francisco to charts its own course with this reopening plan . We are in constant communication with other neighboring counties. We know that this virus knows no borders. To follow the data and science and facts we need to taylor to our specific locals. San francisco is a very dense community. It is a community that also has many people coming in to work from outside San Francisco. I think the key points are that the Health Officers across the region have agreed to a key set of indicators to help us move forward. We will monitor the same outcomes to ensure that our region as a whole is doing as well as possible. The shelterinplace orders are largely consistent. Again, i think based on local needs, local capacities, some of the responses may be tailo r. E. D. To the gradual reopening. Last questions from channel 4 news. Is the city concerned not enough people are getting tested . What do you plan to do about that . We have made remarkable progress. One of the may ors priorities has been increasing Testing Capacity in San Francisco. We have made remarkable progress on that. To look at our rates compared to other regions, we are doing very well. I am pleased where we are with regard to Testing Capacity. We will continue to expand that. Right now we are in the right place and we will continue to expand Going Forward as our reopening expands. Certainly more testing to come as we move forward together. Lastly, how often should essential workers get tested . Are you loo looking at mandatory testing of essential workers . We are looking at the evidence and data to establish testing guidelines for workers in San Francisco. Right now with city test sf we have made Testing Available for essential workers. They can go to city test sf to get tested. Specific guidelines will be developed as these phases move forward. We are collaborating closely with the Economic Recovery Task force to ensure that the Public Health components every opening are very much represented in these next phases. Thank you, doctor colfax. That concludes todays press conference. The full conference will be on youtube at the sfgovtv page. Thank you very much. Todays special guest is claudia dume. Hi. Today, my guest is claudia gorham. Shes the deputy managing director of the real estate dri division at the city and county of San Francisco, and shes my special guest. Thank you for joining us. Thank you very much. I know that your department is the department for managing and renting properties, and also cleaning for the city. How has your department been preparing for the crisis . Well, because our citizens are sheltering in place and our buildings are closed to the general public, a substantial amount of city staff and city departments are still open and operating and doing city businesses. So we still have to do the cleaning and engineering on the portfolio and things that need to be service. And the other thing is all our workers are Disaster Service workers, so we have been providing the Emergency Operations center with various staffing needs such as drivers of trucks and accounting staff to assist them in this crisis. Have you obtained Additional Space for the city to use during this crisis . Yes. The crisis has actually required numerous transactions, and so we help basically the department of Public Health, the department of human services, and the department of homelessness determine where they can put the services that they need. So, for example, if they need a testing site or if they need a building a vacant building to put supplies or if they need to put some trucks, we will help them locate that Office Building or that property based on their factors that they need. We will then contact the landlord or the Property Owner of the space or the Building Owner decides they want, and then, we negotiate the terms that they need, whether its a permit or a lease, well help the City Attorney draft that agreement. Nice. So can you talk about how some of our iconic buildings, such address the palace of such as the palace of fine arts, has been repurposed during the pandemic . Certainly. The city needs as much space as it can use during this pandemic, and the department had to relocate to Moscone South Convention Center so that we could do social distancing as required by both the city and the state. We have hundreds and hundreds of staff people working on this covid19 crisis. All of the department of Public Health and the departments of homelessness and human services, including several other hundred people, they need several different sites. They need testing centers, they need shelters for the homeless, those with the covid19 virus, those who need a place to stay after they get out of the hospital. So weve been assisting them with places to stay. You mentioned the palace of fine arts. It has over 100,000 square feet of space. It could it we were going to use it as a shelter, but now, were going to use it for different needs. Were going to negotiate a different lease so that the city can use it for this crisis. Were using the bill graham Civic Auditorium and tfor the deployment of ambulances. The Fire Department needed additional supplies, so were using it for that service. Thats great. I also understand you have a staff of custodians, electricians, janitors and other support workers. How are they helping the city . We could not be more thankful for our civic and engineering staff under our real estate division. They have been working 247 since this crisis began, not only doing their daily responsibilities to keep the public buildings open and operating for the city staff continuing to go into the office but also because once the crisis started, several memos came down as to additional cleanings and how to do disinfecting, and we have to do the c. D. C. S recommendation does. So not only do they do recommendations. So not only do they do their regular cleaning, they are also doing deep cleaning and disinfecting in places like the Public Safety building and the haul of justice. But theyre also going in and doing a deep cleaning and disinfecting after we had a suspected case or a confirmed case of a person having the coronavirus. So theyre going in and doing this every night since this started. Our workers are continuing as laborers to make the buildings safe and secure and maintained. And however we help or however we can help the e. O. C. , we do that. Well, thanks for coming on the show, claudia. Id like to thank you and your entire team on behalf of all the residents of San Francisco for all the work you continue to do. Thank you very much. Its been a pleasure. Thats it for this episode. Well be back with another pandemicrelated episode shortly. This is coping with covid19. Im chris mathers. Thanks for watching. Announcer youre watching coping with covid19. Hi, im chris manus and a you are watching coping with covid19. Today joining us is Susan Girardeau of the california Pacific Medical center. And mow to cope with emotional stress of a major daf. Shes here today to talk to us about how to help Young Children cope with this ongoing pandemic. Dr. Girardeau, welcome to the show. Thank you very much. Lets start by talking about some of the issues that 5 to 11yearolds might be facing. What are some difficultties they might be experiencing during this pandemic . The biggest difficulties that all children experience is fear and anxiety and its displayed in a variety of different ways. The kids have a fear of a Family Member getting sick or themselves getting sick. They have a fear of separation. Obviously with our quarantine, all of us at home, children still have a fear of separation in own home, which means from room to room, that they cannot be home alone without a parent. It is very difficult and even at night to sleep in their own bed can be a problem and an issue that is under the umbrella of anxiety. The other parts that play into it is the anxiety of when will this end . As we know currently, we dont know and that is the most difficult. And all kids, their peers, are an important part of their development. So it is often asking when can i go to school . At this point, they are very tired of online school. When can i take my friends and when can i see extended family . Right. What kind of indicators are there that a young child is struggling right now . Particularly behaviors that are really across the age spectrum of 5 to adolescence is sleep disturbances and increase in nightmares and in the younger kids, night terrors. Woe see across the age speck trup, fear of the dark. The other behaviors that we are seeing is the regression in their normal developmenttal tasks. For the younger child and as i referenced sleeping in their own room. Other types of behaviors that parents or caregivers might see are meltdowns over relatively minor issues. Often were seeing a decrease attention and focus, especially with online school. Were also seeing headaches, stomach aches that we typically see when there is stress and trauma. I see. Lets say weve realize add child is having difficulties. Are there specific ways we can talk to them to get them to open up, perhaps phrases or ways to ask questions that will encourage them to share their concerns . There are a number of ways. Number one, the biggest thing that parents can do is to really listen to their child. Often times were rushed. We are working parents, plus as well as now teachers online as well as playmates. So, to pause and really listen to what their fears are. As parents, we often dont get down to a younger childs physical level, look at them and listen to them and talk to them directly. I often use the technique of nailing a feeling and kids often times theyre not going to, especially in times of stress, come up with this feeling that they can name. So, i recommend to parents always of naming three feelings. Happy, sad and mad. And youve been through those three. Not frustration. But just nailing it to those three. Another technique that i highly recommend is to use the third person. In a way such as i have heard other kids say that theyre scared and they dont know why theyre scared. Do you think that happens with you sometimes . This is a way that kids feel much safer in talking about their feelings because they dont feel like theyre on the spot, but other kids are feeling that same way. I understand. Do you think that there is secondary concerns for kids as concerns are gradually lifted . I know one small child frightened to go outside right now. Yes. And were seeing that already right now. Because with as one as restrictions are lifted and were able to go outside, you know, people are Wearing Masks and that can be very frightening. Even if halloween. Many kids wont wear a mask. Children under 2 do not wear masks. Under 7, they dont have to. But over the age of 7, it is highly recommended by the c. D. C. That kids wear masks. That is going to be difficult. So, what ive recommended is for kids to make their own masks. They can make their own designs on the paper surgical masks. And so it is there. They cant put [inaudible] on it, whatever makes it feel a lot safer for them. Other things that i have heard are kids are afraid to go outside. I heard this from a number of families because they havent really been able to do so so theyre afraid they will get sick. I recommend that families start very small steps and the first step is take a ride in the car. That is the first way to go outside, windows down. And if you have a sunroof, open the sunroof and unbuckle the seat belts or car seat and be able to stand up and that is a small step to feel like the outside might be safe. So, it has to be in small steps for the fear it is going to be exacerbated. Absolutely. So, could you tell me a little bit about your book, disaster shock . Yes, disaster shock has been originally written for the 1989 earthquake in San Francisco. This has been a number of disasters since then and families in 1989 gave us the feedback that it was extremely helpful because there was really no literature available on how to help children and families that havent talked to them. Unfortunately our natural disasters increased with tornadoes and the last wildfires affecting northern california. It has been updated again for the pandemic. Right. And finally, what would you say to parents about how to talk to their kids in general . Could you suggest some good ways to reassure them . A few ways that i have been suggesting is, number one, you have to be honest. About what you know. And be able to explain in developmentally appropriate terms what is happening. And that we are all learning. We dont know. There are many things we dont know. But that parents need reassure the kids that they are safe, that the family will be together. But they need to be able to get the kids a little leeway, so to speak. And im not saying not disciplined, but what your discipline techniques may have been before may need to lighten up a little bit because these are very unusual circumstances for adults, but as well as for kids. But i always suggest and recommend that parents be honest with the kids because that is the trust that children have in their parents. Parents must be really aware their kids will hear, they will read their body language and understand the anxiety we all feel, but the parents need to be honest that they the kids will be safe. I understand. Well, thanks for coming on the show, dr. Girardeau. I appreciate the time youve given us today. Thanks again. Youre welcome. And that is it for this episode. Well be back with more pandemicrelated information shortly. Thank for watching. [ ] i just wanted to say a few words. One is to the parents and to all of the kids. Thank you for supporting this program and for trusting us to create a Soccer Program in the bayview. Soccer is the worlds game, and everybody plays, but in the united states, this is a sport that struggles with access for certain communities. I coached basketball in a coached football for years, it is the same thing. It is about motivating kids and keeping them together, and giving them new opportunities. When the kids came out, they had no idea really what the game was. Only one or two of them had played soccer before. We gave the kids very simple lessons every day and made sure that they had fun while they were doing it, and you really could see them evolve into a team over the course of the season. I think this is a great opportunity to be part of the community and be part of programs like this. I get to run around with my other teammates and pass the ball. This is new to me. Ive always played basketball or football. I am adjusting to be a soccer mom. The bayview is like my favorite team. Even though we lose it is still fine. Right on. I have lots of favorite memories, but i think one of them is just watching the kids enjoy themselves. My favorite memory was just having fun and playing. Bayview united will be in soccer camp all summer long. They are going to be at civic centre for two different weeklong sessions with america scores, then they will will have their own soccer camp later in the summer right here, and then they will be back on the pitch next fall. Now we know a little bit more about soccer, we are learning more, and the kids are really enjoying the program. We want to be united in the bayview. That is why this was appropriate this guy is the limit. The kids are already athletic, you know, they just need to learn the game. We have some potential collegebound kids, definitely. Today was the last practice of the season, and the sweetest moment was coming out here while , you know, we were setting up the barbecue and folding their uniforms, and looking out onto the field, and seven or eight of the kids were playing. This year we have first and second grade. We are going to expand to third, forth, and fifth grade next year bring them out and if you have middle school kids, we are starting a team for middle school. You know why . Why . Because we are . Bayview united. Thats right. The regular meeting of the San FranciscoPublic Utilities commission. Todays date is tuesday, may 26, 2020. Roll call, please. President caen . Here. Vice president vietor . Present. Commissioner moran . Here. Commissioner maxwell . Here. Commissioner paulson . Present. We have a quorum. We begin the meet, id like to make an announcement. Due to the covid19 Health Emergency and given the Public Health recommendations issued by the San Francisco department of Public Health and that Governor Newsom and mayor brown have lifted restrictions via conference, its being televised via sfgov