Officials caution that those next steps must be Done Gradually thats right and tonight there are nearly 8,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus here in the bay area and 280 people have died from the virus. Alameda and Santa Clara County both reported new deaths today. Santa clara continues to lead the bay area with more than 2000 covid19 cases and 107 deaths today, the shelterinplace order that affects most of the bay area was officially extended through may 31st. The new order largely keeps the existing order in place but there are some changes to be aware of kron fours Justine Waltman live for us in the newsroom with the details on what those changes are justine well can the next month of shelter in place is going to look. A little bit different for Santa Clara Alameda contra costa, san Mateo San Francisco and marin counties. Thats because Health Officials are easing some restrictions and letting some businesses return to work most construction will now be allowed as long as physical di
More details on all the eased restrictions on our website kron 4 dot com in addition to the easing of some of the restrictions a set of indicators also been provided which will guide the bay area in the future easing of restrictions the indicators are whether the current number of cases is flat or decreasing whether hospitalizations are flat or decreasing an adequate supply of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers and whether we are meeting the need for testing and contact tracing. County officials want to make sure the public knows these eased restrictions do not cancel out the states a shelterinplace order and guidelines. We must all abide by both the local Council Orders and the state health orders. That means which ever does stricter controls. In some cases thats the local water but in other cases that is the state over in the state order does continue to impose limitations on certain activities that the new water might otherwise allow. Officials urge the public to g
President yee good afternoon and welcome to the april 21, 2020, meeting of the San Francisco board of supervisors. Madam clerk, will you please call the roll. Clerk thank you, mr. President. [roll call]. Clerk mr. President , you have a quorum. President yee thank you. Everybody, please place your hands over your heart, and would you please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] president yee thank you. Supervisor safai supervisor safai is present. Clerk thank you, supervisor safai. President yee okay. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgovtv who air the meetings and make the transcripts available online. Madam clerk, are there any announcements . Clerk yes, mr. President. During the Board Meeting, members will participate online as though they were present in person, and the public is invited to participate in the meeting in the five following ways. First, you are welcome to submit via email at board. Of. Supervisors sfgov.
Clerk mr. President , you have a quorum. President yee thank you. Everybody, please place your hands over your heart, and would you please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] president yee thank you. Supervisor safai supervisor safai is present. Clerk thank you, supervisor safai. President yee okay. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgovtv who air the meetings and make the transcripts available online. Madam clerk, are there any announcements . Clerk yes, mr. President. During the Board Meeting, members will participate online as though they were present in person, and the public is invited to participate in the meeting in the five following ways. First, you are welcome to submit via email at board. Of. Supervisors sfgov. If you do not have internet or youd like to listen on the go, you can listen to the meeting on your cell phone. The telephone number is 8882045984. When prompted, enter the access code 3501008, press pou
Or regular benefits while theyre on active duty status. These same members of the militaries could be get the benefits for 9 11 response and conflict in iraq or related extraordinary circumstances. However, because covid19 response is not explicitly spelled out in the annual salary ordinance, they have been called into active duty and are being shortchanged. So today im introducing an ordinance to amend the salary ordinance to allow these individuals to receive the difference between the amount of the individuals gross military pay and the amount of gross pay that the individual would have received as a city officer or employee. Had that officer or employee worked his or her normal schedule, benefits and retirement credit. I believe that everyone is fighting the covid19 pandemic wherever they are is fighting to save us all. If any community in this country is exposed, we are all exposed. Those who have been called into active duty for covid19 relief should receive the same benefits as