All right. Good afternoon, everyone. Im london breed, im mayor of San Francisco. And today we are joined by the department of Emergency Management, director carol as well as the department of Public Health director, dr. Grant coal fashion. Colfax. We are joined by police chief scott as well as our sheriff and the director of homelessness and housing services, abigail kahn. Today we want to provide a few updates of where we are and and some very serious challenges that we face. So far as of today, we have confirmed 797 cases and sadly 13 people have lost their lives due to the virus. The covid19 virus. And we had said all along that this would be very challenging, and in fact, in the past week or so, dr. Colfax and i continued to make it clear that it is of course important to stay at home as much as possible. Because the fact is the worst is yet to come. And today, unfortunately, we have a situation that we knew could potentially happen in one of our congregate living settings. An outb
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We are going to be reaching in the upper 60s for the inland areas. In the north bay, looking at 60s in clear bay. Lets get to mike with the commute. Traffic looks smooth arpdz t around the bay area. The roadways are clear. The green is showing all around the bay, and theres a good volume ofl. I will give you a little surprising note that chp tweeted out for all of us, and again, that might be a surprise for some. Thats coming up. This morning the number of coronavirus cases is increasing in the bay area. There are now more than 2,600, and 68 people have died, and the hot zone is Santa Clara County just shy of 1,000 cases. Nationally there are now over 216,000 cases, and over 5,000 deaths. New york accounts for over 1,300 of the deaths, and nearly 9,000 people have recovered so far. And running out, the stockpile of masks, gowns, and other protective gear nearly depleted, and tracie potts is live with that, plus the fight brewing on capitol hill. Yeah, that fight is about spending more
Doing to keep all of our meetings running smoothly, which i know that is challenging in these times. And mr. Clerk do you have announcemented . Clerk due to the covid19 Health Emergency and to protect City Employees, the board of supervisors legislative chamber and the Committee Room are closed. The members are participating in the meeting remotely, the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment is available for each item on the agenda, both cable channel 26 and sfggovtv. Org are streaming. And the ability to speak during the Comment Period are available by calling 8882045984. And you can utilize an access code. The code is, 3501008. Ill repeat those numbers, the calling number is 8882045984. And the access code is, 3501008. And once callers are connected they s3501008. And once callers are connected they should press the pound symbol. And then press the pound symbol again. And then after theyre connected if they wish to speak they should dial 1 and then dial 0, in
Comcast business. Beyond fast. Healthcare workers are upset about the lack of medical supplies at hospitals and taking action. A gloves and masks are headed to california. How the governor plans to get them here. Do it yourself face mask. Making a difference from a distance. The order for tens of millions of californiaens to stay homeoutended andnot st a f much longer. Were looking at eight weeks and our curve maybe the 12 week one of the hardest hit regions in the state. Reporting three more deaths today. The number of cases shoots past 300. This is not the time for a party, for a play date, for things that people think we need today. San Francisco Mayor expressing displeasure with the crowds of people this weekend. Hinting the city could take action in order to get people to practice social distancing. Hes had a fever since friday night. Over 104. The city of hayward has a free Testing Center now. There was a long line of cars as people waited. One of the key requirements is a fever.