clerk: mr. president, you have a quorum. president yee: all right. thank you. please place your right hand over your heart, and would you please join me in the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] president yee: thank you. on behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff of sfgtv, who record each of the meetings and make the transcripts available to the public on-line. madam clerk, are there any communications? clerk: yes, mr. president. the minutes will reflect that during the covid-19 pandemic, the members of the board participated remotely via video conference to the same extent as though physically present in their meeting chamber. the city believes that it is essential all communities with and without internet have the ability to participate remotely in this meeting. your written correspondence on any item will be made a part of the official file. address any mail to san francisco city hall, 944 carlton e. goodlett place, san francisco, calif
president yee: good afternoon and welcome to the august 18, 2020 meeting of the san francisco board of supervisors. madam clerk, can you please call the roll. clerk: thank you, mr. president. [roll call] clerk: mr. president, you have a quorum. president yee: all right. thank you. please place your right hand over your heart, and would you please join me in the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] president yee: thank you. on behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff of sfgtv, who record each of the meetings and make the transcripts available to the public on-line. madam clerk, are there any communications? clerk: yes, mr. president. the minutes will reflect that during the covid-19 pandemic, the members of the board participated remotely via video conference to the same extent as though physically present in their meeting chamber. the city believes that it is essential all communities with and without internet have the ability to partici
had several friends at lost family members to coronavirus, you don t think it s real until it hits home. it s real. this mariachi band is still performing but only half people feel comfortable going out. there are two cinco de mayo parties at the senior centers but they require social distancing. we don t want to create more problems than there are already. we will stay back and perform that way. luckily, music carries. san jose police chief said expect to see officers out tonight but know that their number one priority is public safety, not enforcing the health order. we are reporting in the south bay. thanks marie. the governor said there is promising news on the corona virus outbreak. he said the number of new cases is holding steady despite an increase in testing. 1270 five new cases identified in the last 24 hours. in the past three days nearly 100,000 people tested statewide . 63,000 people yesterday that s up from 39 the day before. the governor held a brie
punch. both by the economy and health. the recent study found more than 3000 people tested in the mission last month, 2.1% came back positive for covid-19. by comparison a similar test in the other community turned up zero positive test. 90% of those testing positive were unable to work from home. they were almost all latinos. the virus exploits creek assisting vulnerabilities in our society. hopefully with this data we can respond and start putting resources to work. it saddens me to hear that we are the highest population affected by the virus. and worse, what really bothers me is that people who have the virus, don t even know about it and they are living in a housing condition that they are living in. this man agreed to be tested and he was glad he did, the results are negative. my kids are concerned about me so for them i oh it to them as well as myself to know i am not infecting anybody else. residents say that many live in overcrowded conditions and worry if th
window to make sure i get some cool air. i think, as you said, it will get hot. today is a transition day. thursday and friday i think you will go and feel it but it will make a big jump especially for those who had the fog yesterday . the higher clouds are with us and they clear out and we are looking for warming to begin and we cut back on the temperatures yesterday. high clouds clearing and windy and the hills and sunny and warmer. temperatures mild in santa rosa. all 50s including livermore 50 and 55 in san jose. northwest at 12. and fairfield west southwest is variable. they want the higher clouds to slide through rapidly behind it and that will equal warmer temperatures and they are going above here for all including by the coast and the city. 880 san leandro. better or about the same, sal. they ve opened the lanes but there is something that could be seen on the shoulder. just after 1:00 p.m. there was a deadly traffic collision northbound 880 where they had all th