We suggest listeners on the phone turn down your televisions or web browsers while youre listening on the phone. If, for any reason, the queue drops or the system drops a call, you are more than welcome to email the commission at recspark. Commission sfgov. Org. Alternatively, if you are not on the call but still wish to submit comments or questions, again, recpark. Commission sfgov. Org. You may also submit comments via written in writing to the s. F. Recreation and Parks Commission to our office and know that it is being record and will be available on sfgov tv right now. We are now on the president s report, item two thank you, stacey. This is certainly an historic time and i believe the first time that the commission has tried to entertain having a meeting by telephone but we are up to the task and i congratulate all the commissioners for being present today. I want to just make one comment that, in these challenging times, i think we can all be particularly proud of the leadership
Hours after the tragic high of 115 yesterday. Hospitalizations were flat, and the icu numbers were up just 1 . The Governor Also Announced a new meal program, working with fema, and local cities and counties. They will partner with restaurants to prepare and deliver three meals a day. We told you how many food banks and local organizations have strained to fill the need. Under this new program, restaurants will be reimbursed for providing three meals a day, seven days a week. Fema is picking up 75 of the cost, with the state paying most of the rest. The governor said that there are guidelines for which seniors will be eligible. They must either high risk covid19, must be in a position where their economics are below 600 of federal poverty. Must have already been impacted or exposed directly to covid19 or more broadly, have compromised immune systems. Gov. Newsom said the counties will help identify seniors who may be eligible for seniors can also call 211 or go online to covid19. Ca. G
Are glimmers of hope and positivity at the family run this is whose tagline is just like family. Even if it is complete devastation around us, it is like an island, like there is a big tornado in the swirling around us. Reporter at least the residents have died at excel Healthcare Center on high street, at least 36 of the residents and 17 Staff Members are infected. Excel has a history of Violations Including in december, when inspectors at the facility failed to follow a doctors order for oxygen administration. Longterm care advocates say they are almost certainly more cases that Nursing Homes that have yet to be publicized. It is not a surprise. Tip of the iceberg is right. In fact, the reported numbers are likely just a fraction of the real number of cases that are already out there. They say that information can be scattershot, some counties have declined to provide information, instead referring to a state database that does not offer specific numbers. The data that is being colle
But the few we do have, they need for their families. Governor gavin newsom announced rightly that the state is open to the restaurants a lifeline by cooking for seniors. For restaurants to start rehiring people, or keep people currently employed and start preparing meals, three meals a day, seven days a week. And have those meals delivered to our seniors. State in fema emergency funds will pay about 66 a day for three meals. Restaurant owners like the idea but say they need to read the fine print. When you deliver food theres additional cost than just the food. You have the delivery, the gas. Business is hungry for details on how to apply will have to wait to read the states as local jurisdictions will handle the rollout with a focus on independent restaurants. But the governors announcement that some counties off guard without the infrastructure in place and awaiting details in which restaurants qualify and how they will be selected. It can definitely help our the senior programs we
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