Good afternoon, welcome to the may 12, 2020 meeting to the board of supervisors. Madam clerk, will you please call the role. role call . Mr. President , all members of president. Please place your right hand over your heart. Will you join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one makes under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfg tv. The special order is the appearance with the honnable mayor, london breed. There being no questions submitted from supervisors one through four, the mayor may address the board up to five minutes. Ok. First of all, i want to welcome madam mayor breed and there were no topics submitted by supervisors today, but before you get started, i want to take the time to address the public on what we are preparing to announce next week. I want to acknowledge how we are
Is no significant incidents to report at this point. We also took a look at how Cinco De Mayo is being observed in San Francisco as it is in sharp contrast to san jose. Even before sundown the parking lot of the pueblo plaza and East San Jose was a hotspot for people celebrating Cinco De Mayo , using their cars. They waved flags and cruised. Spectators included families. We came to meat up with everyone that has trucks, burnout, have fun. Reporter large gatherings now illegal under covid19 restrictions. For the crowd social distancing appeared to be a distant thought, with only some wearing masks. Police arrived in vehicles and motorcycles. They dispersed the crowd. I think they are killing the mexican pride we should be here enjoying the time. Its a tradition, you know . They should let it happen, just for a little while. Reporter san joses police chief says it isnt realistic to have officers going to large crowds to give citations for violations of the health order. In the end our en
Mr. President , all members of president. Please place your right hand over your heart. Will you join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one makes under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfg tv. The special order is the appearance with the honnable mayor, london breed. There being no questions submitted from supervisors one through four, the mayor may address the board up to five minutes. Ok. First of all, i want to welcome madam mayor breed and there were no topics submitted by supervisors today, but before you get started, i want to take the time to address the public on what we are preparing to announce next week. I want to acknowledge how we are collectively are reevaluating the structures we have in place with the Emergency Response. Communications between the board and Emergency
The highest infection rates in the city. And the deaths amongst our people and in our community is devastating for latinos and africanamericans. Reporter the testing, part of a ucsf study to help determine how the virus spreads. This important study will help us advance our understanding of the virus in latino communities and thus enable us to fight the virus better and more equitably across our city. Reporter sergio got tested with the hope it brings a vaccine closer. Even if its one piece of the puzzle, it helps the entire world to figure out whats happening and how to deal with this. Reporter earlier this week the entire town of bolinas got tested. The results will be compared to those from the mission to gain new understanding about the virus, how it moves and who it infects. But if it gives them the results that they want in order to get the data, im willing to be a guinea pig. Reporter the free testing continues through tuesday. Individuals should get their test results within 72
Good evening and thanks so much for joining us. Im dion lim. And im eric thomas. That testing is part of a study to better understand how the virus spreads. Abc 7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard is in San Francisco with the story. Cornell . Reporter yeah, eric, dion, this is all happening in the mission district. Health care workers hope to test as many residents who want to be tested over the next several days. Locals say if it helps stop the spread of coronavirus theyre in. This is not a nice time little germ is out there doing its thing so weve got to stop it. Reporter Patricia Delgado doing her part to help stop covid19. She just got tested. And shell never forget it. The back of the throat, choking you, and then the back of the nose choking you again. Reporter delgado lives in the mission district, where thousands of residents havt several outdoor testing sites for free. Two tests are available, one for covid19, another can covid19 antibodies. The mission is showing some of the high