President mccarthy today is wednesday, march 18, 2020. This is the regular meeting of the building inspection committee. I remind everyone to turn off Electronic Devices and the first item on the agenda is roll call. President mccarthy . President mccarthy here. Clerk commissioner moss . Commissioner clinch. Commissioner jacobo. Commissioner tam. Commissioner alexandertut. We have a quorum and our item is item 2. President s announcements. President mccarthy good morning, everybody. Just moving everything is moving parts here. I just wanted to have a few words to read into the comments and to my president s announcements. Im confident and dedicated i am confident that the dedicated and hardworking staff throughout the department of building inspection are aware of the response to the people of San Francisco and will continue to do their duty and uphold the public trust which theyve been doing in the last week. As you know were dealing with, you know, a Public Health emergency in our ci
Covid19, including a st stayathome order. The governor and state Health Officer have issued an overlaying stayathome order. Therefore, due to the emergency and to protect commissioners, staff, and members of the public, the Commission Chambers and city hall are closed. Furthermore, the mayor and governor have issued emergency orders suspending select laws applicable to boards and commissions, making it possible to hold Commission Hearings remotely. On april 3, 2020, the Planning Commission received authorization from the Mayors Office to reconvene through may 3, 2020, recognizing that the commissi commissions condition of concern projects is an essential consideration. It needs to consider action items pertaining to infrastructure, housing, and Small Businesses. Today, the Planning Commission reconvenes for the first time in its history remotely using telecommunications. It may at times be slow, and it may be clumsy. Therefore, we ask your patience. Commissioners and staff will be part
Firefighters, 911 dispatchers, and healthcare workers. A similar testing site opened across the bay in oakland, along with First Responders and healthcare workers testing is also available from Grocery Store employees. And appointment is required. The site is located in the parking lot of the Henry J Kaiser convention center. United states has now seen more than 10,000 deaths from coronavirus, and 360,000 cases. Here in california, there have been at least 380 deaths, from the more than 16,000 cases. Specifically now to the bay area, santa clara today reported three more deaths, for a total of 39, and more than 1200 cases. Alameda, San Francisco and San Mateo County each have more than 500 cases. Getting around San Francisco is going to be more challenging in the weeks ahead. Muni is making drastic cuts to service in an effort to protect its writers. Christien kafton has more on what is ahead of the sfmta is asking riders to do. Reporter they rely on muni to get people around the city,
Hundreds of covid19 patients. A to go when it comes to testing for covid19. The governor says the state is working now to speed up the testing process. All of this comes as no testing sites are opening around the bay area. Cristina rendon own joins us with more on that story. Reporter oakland and San Francisco each opened testing sites today with a focus on frontline workers. Both cities say we need to take care of the people who take care of us. I apologize for the technical errors here but we can tell you that in oakland today, a drive through testing site opened at the Kaiser Convention Center parking lot on 10th st. And that is only for frontline workers. People who are in direct care jobs, so we are talking about those who work in healthcare, people who work at homeless shelters, and people who work in the food service industry. Again, that is by appointment only and you have to have insurance and it is not open to the public. Here is more from what we learned today. The city of o
Staff, and members of the public, the Commission Chambers and city hall are closed. Furthermore, the mayor and governor have issued emergency orders suspending select laws applicable to boards and commissions, making it possible to hold Commission Hearings remotely. On april 3, 2020, the Planning Commission received authorization from the Mayors Office to reconvene through may 3, 2020, recognizing that the commissi commissions condition of concern projects is an essential consideration. It needs to consider action items pertaining to infrastructure, housing, and Small Businesses. Today, the Planning Commission reconvenes for the first time in its history remotely using telecommunications. It may at times be slow, and it may be clumsy. Therefore, we ask your patience. Commissioners and staff will be participating in the meeting remotely but participate as if we were physically present. To enable public participation, sfgovtv is televising this meeting live. Sfgov is streaming the toll f