Good afternoon. Welcome to the december 1 meeting of the board of supervisors. This will be one of the three meetings in december. And the third to the last, i believe, that i will be on. So madam clerk, please call the roll. [roll call] supervisor safai, were you able to join us . Mr. President , you have a quorum. Supervisor yee thank you. Please place your right hand over your heart. Will you please join me in reciteling the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madam clerk, are there any communications . Clerk yes, mr. President. The Meeting Minutes will reflect that Board Members participated in this proceeding remotely through Video Conference to the same extent as though p
San mateo county now with 838 new cases. Alameda county, 52 new cases for a total of 1,114. San francisco now with 1,137 confirmed cases. Statewide, a grim announcement. 87 people have died in the last 24 hours. Governor newsom says that is one of the highest death tolls in one day the state has seen. He also says the number of hospitalizations increased by a little more than 1 . So far there are close to nearly 30,000 confirmed cases in california. Nationwide today, cases crossed the 700,000 mark. Housing the homeless. As part of his quest to flatten the curve, Governor Newsom aggressively pushing project room key. Its an initiative to make sure people are off the streets and isolated in hotel rooms. When the project was first introduced, the for had an ambitious goal of 15,000 rooms. Today the governor says the state has reached that. Nbc bay areas roz plater live in campbell where the governor made that announcement. Roz . Reporter he did indeed. This motel 6 behind me here is part
On this first day. Reporter today when we checked in at long lines and stores, most people seem to be wearing masks. Most but not all. Enforcement wont begin until next wednesday to give people time to prepare. We have a little bit of cloth masks left. Reporter Caitlyn Squires is a supervisor at cole hardware. Customers have been interested in face coverings recently and she expects that to climb. There has been a slight influx this morning. I think folks are becoming aware of the mandate, so we are expecting that there will be a surge definitely. Reporter theyre working to get more of them and different types but its best to check ahead. In San Francisco, the mayor announced new requirements for people to wear face coverings, a scarf or a bandanna will do so long as they cover the nose and mouth at essential businesses like Grocery Stores and transit. This applies to workers and residents. I think its safer for now. Till they figure something out or theres, you know, some vaccine for
Tonights other top headlines, on the coast beaches in santa cruz will be open again tomorrow. Theres a lot of concerns today about overcrowding as police patrolled the beaches. This comes as demonstrators across the country took to the streets demanding States Reopen for business, something Governor Newsom has said california is not quite ready for. The governor updating the state from the south bay today. He highlighted local efforts to help some of those most vulnerable to the virus, providing an update on whats been a difficult 24 hours in the fight to stop the spread. Heres nbc bay areas roz plater from campbell. Reporter Governor Newsom says this motel behind me is an example of whats working well in the states pandemic plan. But on two other fronts, the news is not as good. New numbers out from the California Department of Public Health give us a clearer picture of the states nursing homes. More than 250 have been hit by the covid19 crisis. 31 of those facilities are in the bay a
Wood. Joined with wreaths. Inch expected for the bay area. Reporter artists are working and there. Called the guardians of the city with permission from the texas and vermont will allow were not tracking any major laid those wreaths. Nas built in these are rain chance that is businesses in an effort that benefits the artist as much as will linger at least through certain businesses to open on rain today. It should be mostly dry. Tuesday morning and then we get the community. High pressure that rolls in. Everybody is on lockdown and monday while still requiring we dont have that direct those rain chances move to the communication right now. Appropriate social distancing north. You can see it up near salt lake its really important to be able a little preview of what we can to speak to people on some city, utah. Level. Precautions. And i can tell you the governor expect heading into the became a significant meeting the rising temperatures really reporter and so they speak spot after the d