Compared to yesterday at this shuttered the for far longer than the Government Programs time. Lasted i think that is the so, alive look with our issue here. Treasure island camera with we have a gap between what clear skies, livermore, you are already down to the upper 30s. People need and what the government is about to provide. Clear skies helping those temperatures to really drop this morning. We are looking at many of us in thanks very much. The 40s as we start off the the headline again, 6. 6 million new unemployment claims it is means over the past two weeks, this country has lost as many lets show you here, 41 in santa rosa, 42 in concord, upper 40s in San Francisco, mid 40s and san jose and about 50 jobs as it lost during the entire two years of the great for oakland. Recession. Our coverage will continue on our 24 hours streaming network, plenty of sunshine, daytime highs seasonal for this time of cbsn. Year. Lets check in with gianna for there will be more to come on your loc
Chairman heinicke all right. We have a quorum. Obviously, these are unique times, as we could say. Given the Public Health recommendations issued by the department of Public Health and Governor Newsom and mayor breed have lifted the attendance of Board Members by telephone, directors rubke and torres will be participating by phone at my request. Caroline and others in the room here to assist with our City Attorney deputy City Attorney, susan cleavelandknowles. We will say, at the end, get through this together. I will ask Board Members to mute their phones. It sounds great right now, but if you want to speak, unmute the phones and let us know. For this meeting, we would like public to participate remotely about writing a question and contacting us electronically. Thank you for honoring this request. Going forward, we urge the public to write the board at mtaboard sfmta. Gov or calling 4154464470. That information is also on our website if you need that. We usually ask for speaker cards
Equipped for battle. Workers are tired of the excuses. If we get sick, who takes care of the patient . Millions of californias urged to wear protective masks. Coyotes are common in the parks but a rare attack as a coyote malls a little girl. The latest on the girls condition. New tonight at 11 00 p. M. , bay area medical workers in need of supplies. Good evening. A hospital on the verge of shutting its doors stayed open to treat coronavirus patients but workers say they are not prepared for what is to come. Kpix 5s joe vazquez on why some are describing the situation as a potential disaster. Reporter the Medical Center was on the verge of being shut down but now the state is leasing the hospital to treat covid19 patients but there is one problem, not enough protective equipment. We are very, very upset and apaid for. Desperate. We need the supplies. Reporter she said covid19 patients have already begun arriving. The hospital has 177 beds and the wave of covid19 patients is expected to
And were doing this for the first time using microsoft. Please excuse us if we have any technology issues. This process may be different than we normally do. If i may, i may move on to item 2, the approval of the march 3rd, 2020 minutes. Do we need to do a call to order and role call . Yes, thank you. So ill start with you, commissioner. role call . Well move on to item 2, the approval of the march 2 minutes. Reviewing the minutes of the previous meeting, does anybody have a motion to approve . So moved. Second. All those i in favor . Do we need to do a role call . role call . Thank you. Item 3, the directors report. The directors report is in front of you and i would ask that if you have any questions, of course, im happy to answer them, but given that the majority of our meeting with focus on covid19, i will not need whats in front of you, but im happy to answer any questions you see fit to raise at the time. Any commissioner questions . Im not receivining a Public Comment request. C
Public Health Director grant colfax as well as the police chief bill scott, department of Human Resources director trent rohr. Currenttor odirector of emergeny management. We will help guide you through this unique challenge. I want to thank the workers who are in the hospitals working with people every day, healthcare workers, nurses, doctors, support staff showing up every day. I have seen a outpouring of love and support from san franciscans who are social distancing outside and giving hand claps and love to our healthcare workers. We appreciate what you are doing every day to keep people safe. We also want to say thank you to First Responders, police and firefighters, bus drivers, Grocery Store clerks, so many people who are showing up to work to help provide help and support and assistance to others. What you are doing on the front lines means so much to us. We truly have a deep appreciation for your commitment to serving others during this pandemic. We all know that yesterday the