Im keeping this brief and to the point. Local leaders have been sounding at definite alarm for months about the need for direct fiscal assistance from washington as the virus rages in our city. Our budgets are under extreme stress. Arts fences are skyrocketing. Our essential lifesaving services are strained. The need for public assistance is through the roof. This has been going on since the beginning of the pandemic since march of last year. Today, only 38 cities have received direct relief yet mayors everywhere continue to do what we do everyday. We get it done. We run our cities with a balanced budget which we are required to do by law. So what does that mean . How do we possibly do that in the face of this tremendous crisis . It means the cut jobs. It means eliminating services and staff at the same time. Our First Responders have been on the job since day one of this pandemic transporting those with covid to hospitals with Public Health initiatives keeping social and family order
I want to thank her for an sent the National League of cities in the National Association of counties for their sheer dedication to this issue on badly needed federal assistance as we continue to fight the covid19 pandemic. A quick note for members of the press joining us today, we will take questions after brief opening remarks. If you have a question, please put your name and media outlet in the chat and well call on you. Im keeping this brief and to the point. Im keeping this brief and to the point. Local leaders have been sounding at definite alarm for months about the need for direct fiscal assistance from washington as the virus rages in our city. Fences are skyrocketing. Our essential lifesaving services are strained. The need for public assistance is through the roof. This has been going on since the beginning of the pandemic since march of last year. Today, only 38 cities have received direct relief yet mayors everywhere continue to do what we do everyday. We get it done. We r
Commissioner green . Present. Commission chow . Present. Commissioner guillermo, present. Ill note the commissioners. Thank you, mark. Well move on to the next item, which is approval of the minutes from the last Commission Meeting on january 5th. Commissioners, upon reviewing the minutes, are there any amendments . And if not, do we have a motion to approve . Before we go into the vote, i have to make sure there is nothing on the item. Thank you. And this is a general instruction, but you will press star 3 if youd like to raise your hand, and ill say the same introduction over and over again. Okay. So there is no comment at this time. Well vote. Commissioner chow. Yes. Commissioner green . Yes. Commissioner chong . Yes. Commissioner guillermo tkpwhrerpl . guillermo. And. Our next item is the directors report. Good afternoon, commissioners of health. This report focuses on covid19, and i will be providing an update and as well with regards to the current status of covid19 and our vacci
Of the facility issues in my community i mentored a young man who was 14yearold and i took roenltd for it and just come back to the table what can i do different we talked with a lot of the kids and from the they didnt know who i was or where i came from and to figure that out to go back to the motherland i never really this is my first day i was leading to see something different. They talk about the trip to the holy mecca we hear so Much Negative stuff in africanamerican history i thought high trip to gi i cant think with e would which i know my experiences and wanted to see the linkage between africanamerican and ghana 2017 promo you know something not right and when i took the trip to african i said we have to implement that back home. It was like a month ago i was reading in any history book but this. I was amazed with that library how many books he had and walking in here pictures on the wall and why his kids and meeting different people this awesome he has a history books and li
Now. Good evening, everyone. Thanks for joining. Cases are surging and counties are taking action. Today is the first day that Indoor Dining is once again offlimits in San Francisco. Another blow for restaurants already struggling during the pandemic. Not just San Francisco. Several bay area counties taking action to slow the spread of the virus. All tightening restrictions starting next week. Nbc bay areas Christy Smith has a look at how restaurants are dealing with this latest setback. Reporter a number of restaurants we spoke with today say theyre working hard to try and make diners feel even more comfortable being outside. Its a stressful time, they say where, and there is so much to consider in rolling back. For restaurants right now its very stressful. Reporter at water bar theyre no longer able to offer any Indoor Dining but there is space to dine outside with a view. Were probably 50 of what we would have been on a night where we could have Indoor Dining. Reporter San Francisco