Months. I was proud. We were doing well. Almost everyone in the city did what they asked you to do we are seeing how fast it could move the governor laid out a warning and we are seeing what is happening in San Francisco. Let me be clear, as clear as i can be, its not good. Cases are spiking. Hospitalizations are increasing quickly. Our infection rate is higher than the summer. This is not just about San Francisco but the entire region, state, and country the dangerous winter has arrived. We will have to take more action. We are still working out the details we are working out the details in Santa Santa Clara county. They have limited gatherings. Theres are things you have consider as well as other ideas to stop the spread. No one would like to be here. We spoke about worrying about doing well but having everyone relax and the cases spike like they did during the spanish flu. Im not saying thats what happened but there have been a lot of challenges including lack of national leadership
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Just come on into the conversation if you like. What im hearing is that we actually have pretty much consensus on item number 1. Item number 2, i feel there is a pathway there. Item number 3, i believe it will take more work with the Sheriffs Department. As a board member, we dont have the authority to actually change the rules and procedures within the electronic monitoring in the Sheriffs Department, but we can actually help facilitate a conversation that we reach a consensus and agreement on how we can better serve those people, those clients we are serving. I think these three recommendations brought forth is an attempt to do that. Before we go any further and we lose some of our Public Commenters, i would like to open this up for Public Comment on items number one and two. Can you see how many speakers we have in the queue . My apologies everyone that this hearing has gone on for such a long time, but as i said, that we have continued this item, i think five times. I felt like we
The process making road was a little bit wet for some of our upper elevations in the east bay and then right along the now aside from that visibility is actually holding up just fine for most areas as you can see in fog cash shouldnt have much issues this morning and skies will clear pretty quickly on into late morning. Temperatures right now were in the 40s and 50s with concord at 53 degrees oakland at a nice mild 55 youve been our most mild spot all morning long while its easy to spot our coldest area. That santa rosa currently at 37 degrees are only area thats right now in the 30s, im talking what else to expect later on today still to come in your forecast. Course weve got to look at traffic with robin how is it on the roads. Its a little busy out there john for checking in on 92, we have a crowd thats leaving hayward heading off to the peninsula you see the role here getting a little congested, but its still not bad. It started picking up in the 4 oclock hour and we have more folk
Thank you. That passes. Item three is the directors report. Commissioners, grant colfax, the health director. A few things in the directors report. We had the pleasure of participating in an announcement with senator scott wiener and mayor breed with reintroducing the Safe Injection Sites. The senator plans to reintroduce this bill in december. As you know that Safe Injection Sites have been a priority for the department and in alignment with mayor breeds priorities. We need these evidencebased proven interventions more than ever as fentanyl continues its uncrease in San Francisco and we have estimated that weve had more than 470 Overdose Deaths in the first month of 2020. And so this is a muchneeded intervention and it remains a priority and able to participate with the senator and the mayor in announcing the fact that that the bill will be reintroduced. We continue to encourage everyone in the city to get a flu shot now more than ever. This is certainly not the year to skip on a flu