Or residents of San Francisco have been trying to address relative to a huge amount of homelessness on our streets that has been exacerbated by the covid19 crisis. The floor, supervisor fewer, is yours. Supervisor hello . Supervisor, you are muted. Supervisor fewer . Supervisor i would like to note that director pennick is also joining us for a comment. Thank you, chair peskin, for scheduling this item. I would like to provide some background on why i introduced this legislation. While San Francisco has shown leadership and responded quickly to covid19, the city has struggled to respond to the publics needs of the atrisk population this threatens our ability to lift the shelter in place order and jeopardizes the Public Safety of everyone. And Public Health safety of everyone. And the mayor previously stated a goal of procuring 7,000 hotel rooms and the board passed legislation to acquire even more, but the city is falling short of the goals on both counts. As of this morning only 1,991
In the mission, 22 residents tested positive for the multiple requests and it took six days to get everyone tested. We dont want to see this happen again. So having said this, at the heart of this matter for me is the basic idea of taking care of people. Constituents who are living in dangerous situation and bottom lines, and being our sisters and brothers keepers. Putting folks in hotel room where is they can be isolated and properly quarantined to protect them and others who have it, and to safely shelterinplace is what we need and thats why i support this legislation. It saves lives. You have 16 questions remaining. Clerk hello, caller. Hello. I am hi. Im cochair indiscernible and a longtime tenderloin resident. And im calling today because, you know, i live in an s. R. O. In the tenderloin and i have been here for a lot of years and i have to say that looking at the infections and this is frightening. Were finally getting indiscernible . And the s. R. O. S are not like other apartm
Temptation to pack the local parks, but that might be easier said than done this is a live look outside looking out over downtown San Francisco temperatures were higher than usual today, making parks and. Any open space is a welcome sight for those out on the memorial day weekend and the warming trend around the bay area will continue in the days ahead with some areas expected to see scorching temperatures some into the triple digits. Lot of people across San Francisco got out to enjoy the sunsoaked threeday weekend dolores park jackson park, the marina green. Also visitors who were sunbathing and picnicking out and about and then to build and in anticipation of the crowds, the city marked those white circles on the grass in some spots, its an effort to help people maintain social distancing. Kron fours dan thorn visit some of the parts cross city joins us now live with how people reacted to all of this stand. Well ken and pam is yuan mention the mayor has repeatedly said that she does
There was lots of people that got drawn out to the city of San Franciscos park today. I visited marina green i visited dolores park and also visited jackson park lots of people out sunbathing and picnicking and enjoying themselves for the most part it seemed like those circles were working but in the areas that dont have them maybe they should. From a distance this section of dolores park looks pre pandemic sunday. Theres and pick next packed close together a forecast will a beautiful weather drawing hundreds outside i think they are risking their lives for better word people are going to be people park visitors say they were a little confused as to why only the flatlands of dolores park have social distancing circles the area near 20th and church streets does not bother trying to apply something not in other words dont say here, heres your field i hear youre ok on the other side where circles, Courtney Welch was not alone in his thinking percent agree i think theres definite answer go
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