With people who look like they might need a little help and chatting with merchants but now this time around they are unarmed sf police chief bill scott says the retired officers have undergone refresher courses in deescalation and crisis intervention. Training but when they hit the streets they will be armed only with their years of experience and hes a sfpd officers both command Staff Officers up and down the ranks. Who know the city like the back of their hands, they know the people they know the culture they know the flavor. Retired officer lee dahlberg used to walk this speech as part of his job on the force. Were going to be the eyes and ears up here and try to remedy problems. So we dont have to get off your and take take your time. Knowledge and background. Thats pretty much what we can do to help every day the ambassadors will first check in with the Central Police station then touch base with the Union Square Business Improvement District who are happy to have the extra help
That are currently in the worst shape in the states. Purple tier here that is every county except san Mateo San Francisco and marin counties for more we want to turn to crime for us to so she is live for us in contra costa. County with the latest ariza. I think the anti grand so were here in lafayette because this is a part of Contra Costa County and in a purple tier. Earlier tonight, Health Officials talked about why this step is so important. And updated mask mandate, then a travel advisory for the upcoming thanksgiving holiday. Now california officials putting into place what they are referring to as a limited stay at home order affecting all counties in the purple tier, the most restrictive level in the california reopening blueprint plan at a News Conference thursday, california secretary of health and Human Services announcing behind it. Nd the reason we knew just a couple weeks ago we were at 3. 3 . We were talking to you that about how its priming minutes rising, and it certain
05 00am every day for a month. Restaurants will be allowed to offer takeout after 10 00pm and essential businesses like grocery and drug stores can stay open after hours. Residents will also be allowed to go for a perform other routine activities take the dog out for instance, as of now the order is set to expire at 05 00am on december 21st Alameda County is one of the local counties affected by this curfew and that is where we find kron fours gayle ong who joins us live scale. How are people there reacting to these new restrictions. Like grand im here in downtown pleasanton where you can see quiet at this hour restaurants and bars already closed early because of the pandemic so Health Officials would be happy to see its to hear no lingering crowds. Health experts say this curfew is definitely part of the Infectious Disease, a Public Health tool box as is geared towards restricting large crowds people outside are households. Starting saturday people who are not on essential errands mus
Americans during this coronavirus pandemic social dense distancing is very important in our daily lives in no different here thats why we are so far apart to maintthasocial distance were practicing the guidelines to the centers for Disease Control recommends. And we encourage you to do the same thing. Tonight around the world more than 8,800 people have died from the coronavirus is with more than 218,000 cases reported globally. There are more than 9,300 cases in the United States with the death toll up to 150 in california, the total number of cases up his up to 865 with 16 deaths. These tallies come from Johns Hopkins Medical Center and we have that centers interactive map on our website you can see it at kron 4 dot com. As the outbreak grows so do the questions about how long this will continue to affect our day to day lives particularly for families how are schools responding now that campuses could be closed for the rest of the summer. Well boys grant lotus is here to explain what
This crisis headon and to address the needs of our most vulnerable on the streets and the sidewalks 50 Million Dollars on top of that for hotel motel conversions and heres the thinking. Were running models and ill just give you. One of those models for the purpose of full transparency over the next 8 week period. We have modeled then of the 108,000 unsheltered californians that are out on the streets. If you had an attack rate. Of about 56 . Youre looking at 60 plus 1000 individuals that may. Have covid 19 that creates a deep. Point of anxiety for the existing population but moreover for our Health Care Delivery system our capacity to move people in and out of the shelter safely without contacting other people in putting them at risk as well. So become good because governor Gavin Newsome expect 60,000 Homeless People to contract the coronavirus in the next 8 weeks. He is also preparing more than 1300 trailers that he just bought today and will install them across the state live in the