Shopping is low risk, as long as everyone wears a mask and stands x feet apart. His concern is when people take off their masks to snack while waiting in lines. But many shoppers say that they are not too worried. It is more of an outdoor environment,s so absolutely, i am willing to brave that. It is a very different experience at San Francisco union square. Here is how it looked this morning. Very quite compared to previous black fridays. There is the picket line outside of macys, so not too many people inside. There is a short line at louis vuitton, no lines at the other stores this morning. Some stores are still boarded up from previous protests. This is a different black friday, 2020 is a different black friday. Reporter he runs a shop half a block away from union square. He is disappointed no lines outside of his story this year but he understands the fear of covid. We are living in a Virtual World and that is how we are going to get it. It is really busy in spots, how are stores
[please stand by] [please stand by] good afternoon, welcome to the land use and Transportation Committee of the San Francisco board of supervisors for today, monday, october 19th, 2020. I am the chair of the Committee Supervisor peskin joined by Committee Member dean preston and soontobe joined by vicechair supervisor safai. Our court is miss erika major. Do you have any announcements, ms. Major . Due to the covid19 Health Emergency, and to protect Board Members the legislative chamber and Committee Room are closed. However, members will be participating in the meeting remotely. This precaution is taken pursuant to state and federal orders. Committee members will attend the meeting through the conference and participate in the meeting to the same ex at the present time as if theres physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda. Both channel 26 and sfgot. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak.
Time to do something drastic. A National Lock down. We spoke with Business Owners in san jose about this idea. Tonight as california becomes the second state after texas to surpass 1 million cases of covid. A staggering proposal from joe bidens Coronavirus Task force. Lock down the entire country for up to six weeks. With the government paying people and businesses for the money theyll lose. If theyre coming up with package to help support the Small Business during the type of lock down, it depends on what level. If we make the employees whole and pay bills. Not making money wont bother me. If i can participate in squashing the virus. Hes been the owner of the restaurant for 15 years. He says he wants to be part of the solution. Despite the incredible damage the pandemic already has done to his business. Financially, were down significantly. Five years ago in downtown san jose. Shelly opened the painted lady salon. Covid put pressure on her if many ways. Not just as a Business Owner bu
Also struggling to make sense of what happened. Tonight what were learning about a deadly stabbing at a south bay church. And a significant step forward three weeks after election day. Tonight the president ial transition is a go. Good evening, everyone. First up, covid vaccinations in december. That is the trajectory for pfizer as it takes its vaccine to the fda asking for emergency use approval and then enter vaccine candidate number three. University of oxford along with Maker Astrazeneca saying it now too has a drug in play. How long before youre protected from covid19 . Nbc bay area cheryl hurd takes a look at wholl get it and when. Reporter the first round of vaccinations could be just weeks away. On december 10th the fda will consider granting pfizer emergency approval for its vaccine. If approved the vaccine could be given out just days later. But what would happen here in california . Today Governor Newsom talked about the distribution time line. It shouldnt surprise anyone th
Mandelman . If there are no comments from my colleagues, pursuant to section 01004. 1 and which is the missionation and i woulassociatt the full board of supervisors on that motion madam clerk, a roll call, please. On the motion as stated, supervisor preston. I am pleased to add me as a cosponsor. Supervisor, safai. Please add me as a cospons cosponsor. Aye. An ordinance with the Building Code to require new construction to utilize only electric and many of the environment code to provide public hearings on implementation of all of and findings and member of the public who wish to provide Public Comment should call the number on the screen. Press pound and pound again. If you have not done so press star and 3 to lineup to speak. The system prompt will indicate that you have raised your hand, wait until we get to Public Comment and the system will indicate that you have have been unmuted and you may begin to your comments. Mr. Chair. I want to thank supervisor mandelman and his staff an