coordinate and respond to a potential outbreak. the declaration of a local emergency allows for much faster mobilization of city resources, accelerated emergency planning, streamlined staffing and coordination across the city. it also allows the city to be reimbursed from the state and federal governments. and it raises awareness throughout san francisco about how everyone can prepare in the event that covid-19 appears in our community. also santa clara and san diego counties have taken the same action, similar declarations to bolster their preparedness. i d like everyone to note that cruise ships visiting the port of san francisco come from domestic location, as well as from canada and mexico. the u.s. coast guard routinely reviews passenger records to document travel history of the vessel, passenger and crews, the coast guard has issued guidance on reporting it passenger symptoms, for passengers or crew. additionally, the cruise line international association has implemente
the department of emergency management declared this local emergency really to help us prepare better for the city to coordinate and respond to a potential outbreak. the declaration of a local emergency allows for much faster mobilization of city resources, accelerated emergency planning, streamlined staffing and coordination across the city. it also allows the city to be reimbursed from the state and federal governments. and it raises awareness throughout san francisco about how everyone can prepare in the event that covid-19 appears in our community. also santa clara and san diego counties have taken the same action, similar declarations to bolster their preparedness. i d like everyone to note that cruise ships visiting the port of san francisco come from domestic location, as well as from canada and mexico. the u.s. coast guard routinely reviews passenger records to document travel history of the vessel, passenger and crews, the coast guard has issued guidance on reporting
mobilization of city resources, accelerated emergency planning, streamlined staffing and coordination across the city. it also allows the city to be reimbursed from the state and federal governments. and it raises awareness throughout san francisco about how everyone can prepare in the event that covid-19 appears in our community. also santa clara and san diego counties have taken the same action, similar declarations to bolster their preparedness. i d like everyone to note that cruise ships visiting the port of san francisco come from domestic location, as well as from canada and mexico. the u.s. coast guard routinely reviews passenger records to document travel history of the vessel, passenger and crews, the coast guard has issued guidance on reporting it passenger symptoms, for passengers or crew. additionally, the cruise line international association has implemented preventative measures for all cruise lines to limit potential exposure. the federal government has worked
my family s starts in mexico in a small town. my parents are from a very, very small town. so small, that my dad s brother is married to one of my mom s sisters. it s that small. a lot of folks from that town are here in the city. like most immigrant families, my parents wanted a better life for us. my dad came out here first. i think i was almost two-years-old when he sent for us. my mom and myself came out here. we moved to san francisco early on. in the mission district and moved out to daily city and bounced back to san francisco. we lived across the street from the ups building. for me, when my earliest memories were the big brown trucks driving up and down the street keeping us awake at night. when i was seven-years-old and i m in charge of making sure we get on the bus on time to get to school. i have to make sure that we do our homework. it s a lot of responsibility for a kid. the weekends were always for family. we used to get together and whether we used to go wat
we need to stand up for small businesses. that is the bottom line. we are working hard to say the buck is going to stop here when it comes to getting rid of our long-termness neighborhood businesses. commissioner riley. [applause] i also want to thank all of you for coming out. it is very touching to see all of you supporting your community. i hope as commissioner divide says. hopefully you can work something out so the cafe can stay in the same place or find someplace else. commissioner dwight. can i make a motion as-final act as commissioner. one thing. i am touched by this turnout and the people who have come out. elias your story as a immigrant and succeeding in the united states. that is the american dream. you are living the american dream and becoming part of the fabric of what we call san francisco. i am so touched with everybody out here today. it is a little bit emotional. commissioner dwight. i would like to move to approve the resolution to add caffe s