Phyllis was born in tulsa, oklahoma in 1924 and soon moved to northern california, graduated from u. C. Berkeley in 1946. She then embarked on a career in journalist, which led her to seattle, where she met del, and after, they moved to San Francisco. In 1955, she and del, along with other gay and lesbian couples, they began publishing the first lesbian publication the ladder, and remained in publication for 16 years, until 1972. That first year, they published lesbian woman. The couple made history as the first open lesbians to join the National Organization of women. They were also engaged in local politics and were active members of the citys first gay and lesbian political club. They stayed active as they aged, joining old lesbians advocating for change. The clinic that bears their name is currently in financial distress and facing the possibility of imminent closure, which we cannot let happ happen. Phyllis and del changes the world of countless lgbtq people for the better. Phyllis was a long time resident of district 8, and it was a pleasure to represent her. The rest i submit. Clerk thank you, supervisor mandelman. Supervisor mar. Supervisor mar submit . Clerk thank you. Supervisor peskin . Supervisor peskin one moment, madam clerk, and i would like to be added to supervisor mandelmans in memoriam for phyllis lyon. One moment, please. Let me just turn my camera on. 1 moment. Colleagues, today, as i mentioned earlier, i am going to introduce the supplemental appropriation to cover the remaining cost for the approximately 1200 hotel rooms out of the 8200 or so rooms outlined in our emergency legislation to house our most Vulnerable People. And while much has been said about the homeless population, less has been said about the population where the virus is spreading in single resident occupancy hotels, which is also one of the great needs for hotel rooms in San Francisco. As you all know, there are some 19,000 individuals in that typology in some 530 buildings. This supplemental would cover the cost of the additional rooms that have not, thus far, been committed to by h. S. A. And mayor breeds administration, and i am sincerely committed to working with budget chair fewer to identify how we can identify the right sources of funding and mitigate impacts to our general fund reserve. By way of full transparency, what im introducing today has a source of funds as a general fund reserve, but i fully intend, with chair fewer, and you, colleagues to supplant that with other sources and start making the tough decisions that i think we need to start making now because were going to have plenty more tough decisions as i lived through 2008 and the economic downturn of 12 years ago in the months ahead. And i want to thank all of you for your support of the emergency ordinance to house not only our homeless but our s. R. O. Residents, and as our doctors have said, it is now been over a month, lets step it up. I also referred to earlier my consistent desires that i know are shared by many of you and by many members of the public as it relates to increased transparency. And if you look at and i was just looking at this a few minutes ago, our s. F. Data tracker, it has been improved considerably today, but it still has a long ways to go. And so this is a resolution urging the department of Public Health, the City Administrators Office that has been doing a lot of housework, and other departments, including h. S. A. , to continue the Data Collection that makes this Information Available not only for the 11 of us but for the public of San Francisco and the bay area to see. Last week, through the collaboration with those departments that i just mentioned, the city published an online data tracker which has now been viewed by a third of 1 million times. Its been pushed on for many weeks. When i was in e. O. C. , some of that data was made available in the mornings. Later on, that data was not even shared with the Disaster Service workers in that building, and i want to acknowledge, albeit faulting the improvements that have happened in the last week even though i know that we in San Francisco have lagged behind several of our neighboring counties in being transparent. Since this was published, remember, all we originally showed was the number of confirmed cases and number of deaths, it has, as i said, been updated to include Additional Data sets, including the number of test positive cases, brokendown along race, gender, and age group. It now is including Hospital Capacity and the number of hospitalizations brokendown by acute care and i. C. U. Beds. The resolution im introducing today, and any and all of you feel free to cosponsor it urging the inclusion of the following data sets. The neighborhood origin of cases, which were even seeing in places like cincinnati, ohio, informed by the Public HealthCase Investigation unit, the number of tests administered to homeless individuals, and the rate of confirmed cases among that population as well as, i said before, the number of confirmed cases in s. R. O. S. And i know that weve had something of a transparency double standard. The city, by and through the department of Public Health and the Human Services agency and the department of homelessness and Supportive Housing has not hesitated to say publicly that we have, in the first case, one case at division place, and its now getting, as supervisor haney said, to 100 cases, but theyve been very circumexpesp to the number of cases in places like s. R. O. S. Its time to end that double standard and try to hide behind hipaa. Its time for the department of Public Health to release that data. Similar to our Hospital Capacity, disclosure of hotel room capacity and who is occupying those hotel rooms should be made transparent, whether its first responders, people experiencing homelessness, people from s. R. O. S, and others in need of shelter proximate to their workplace, whether it be nurses, deputy sheriffs, doctors, police officers, firefighters, all of that should be transparent online. I also want to make public the date of specimens, and lastly, as we look forward to the next year or more of recovery, i want any Contact Tracing policy to ensure that theyre considering the city safety first policy that this board and the voters passed last year. I want to thank data s. F. And the Digital Services officer operating under our city administrator, naomi kelly, and look forward to collaborating to ensuring the rest of these data sets are public and respect peoples right to privacy. Finally, as i said, supervisor fewer today, if youre told enough, and i think im getting there, you know too many people who pass away. Id like to adjourn todays meeting in the memory of three beloved individuals. Marie brooks, old timers will remember, was the pioneering woman who actually ran ellis brook chevrolet on vanness avenue for many, many years. She served on the Airport Commission under two mayors. She passed away peacefully at home on saturday, april 4, at the age of 94. She is survived by her son, ellis brooks, jr. , her daughter, hallie brooks, her grandsons, her stepdaughters, ann and kathy, her half brother, bob, as well as a number of stepchildren and great grandchildren, to whom she was known as grandmother marie or simply gigi. Mark schwartz was a complicated accomplished poet, and to his family at the cafe triest, i want to offer my deepest condolences. And to marisa saladetti, and hr husband, i offer my condolences. The rest i submit. Clerk thank you, supervisor peskin. Supervisor preston . Supervisor preston thank you, madam clerk. Colleagues, last week, i announced my intention to pursue the strongest possible protections for tenants both during and after the covid19 state of emergency and ive spent the last week working with City Attorneys Office to hammer out the details of legislation. Today, with the support of supervisors ronen and haney, the supervisor Tenants Union, the Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco, and Chinatown Community development center, im very proud to be introducing what i believe is the strongest possible legislation to prevent evictions in San Francisco among those who are unable to pay rent due to the Current Health crisis. Our initial focus during the crisis was to make sure that people didnt immediately lose their home, and we have basically shutdown the eviction machine for now. Today, were taking the next step to make sure that tenants, especially lowincome, vulnerable tenants who are terrified of losing their homes once the state of emergency ends, today, they have the comfort of knowing that rent during this covid19 crisis will not someday become grounds for evictions. The legislation that im introducing today specifically will permanently ban eviction for nonpayment of rent that accrued during the due to covid19 and state of emergency. It will prohibit late fees, penalties, interest or other charges to tenants related to delayed payments from rent due during this time. It will also modify habitual late payment of rent eviction rules to make sure that delayed rent during this time cannot be used as grounds for evictions. To be clear, colleagues, without this legislation, tens of thousands of san franciscans will be at severe risk of being displaced once the current moratorium is lifted. This gives protections that renters desperately need. We also know this is just one part of a major undertaking to ensure that san franciscans are not left out in the cold in the after math of this crisis, and thats why ive supported the continued efforts of some of my colleagues on this board and tireless advocates across the state and the nation who are pushing our federal leaders to implement a plan to cancel rent debt while also making sure that small landlords get relief, too, through policies like mortgage relief. But we are not going to wait for state and federal action even as we push for it. So not only are we introducing the permanent eviction protections that ive outlined, and we are introducing that today, but i also want to announce that we are also taking the next step in this process. My office will be convening city leaders, including landlord and tenant advocates to get creative and figure out on you to address the mounting figure out how to address the mounting rental debt that is mounting by the month. We look forward to discussing that with all stakeholders. As we move as quickly as possible to make sure the most vulnerable tenants dont face a wave of displacement, we also need to take care to make sure that everyone lands on their feet. I want to close by thanking the many tenant advocates who helped shape this legislation and who have also been on the frontlines to help tenants navigate what has been a very rapidly changing legal landscape. I also want to thank mayor breed, with whom my office has been in communication in the last couple days, and has indicated her initial support for this measure. And authorize those who are looking for areas where all of us are coming together and trying to protect residents, id urge you to take a look at the very strong work that all of us at the board of supervisors and as well as the Mayors Office have done both in creating the shorter term protections to prevent against immediate eviction but also, i hope, we will all come together on this measure, as well, to provide permanent stability and comfort to tenants who are struggling right now. I look forward to working with my colleagues to pass this ordinance as quickly as possible. Thank you. Clerk thank you, supervisor preston. And supervisor ronen, you asked to be rerefered . Supervisor ronen yes, thank you so much. Colleagues, today, i am cl introducing a resolution to help the city [inaudible] supervisor ronen that will fall on the shoulders of loved ones or people who pass away during this Public Health emergency. While the San Francisco bay area has been fortunate to see early signs of progress in flattening the curve and keeping our infection rates low relative to other parts of the country, we still have had our share of casualties. As of today, the department of Public Health has reported at least 987 confirmed cases in San Francisco that have resulted in 15 deaths. Even under normal circumstances, the death of a loved one is extremely difficult and emotionaly stressful event, but the ongoing covid19 Public Health crisis has placed greater emotional and Financial Stress on the families of the deceased. To be dealing with the loss of a loved one during these scary and Uncertain Times seems unimaginable but it will be a hard reality for some of our residence dentd residence residences. Ive reached out to constituents upon hearing the passing of some of our lowincome residents of San Francisco. The resolution urges the city administrator in consultation with the office of the chief medical examiner to explore ways to minimize post death body handling costs and to develop clear options for assisting families who have been financially impacted by the covid19 crisis including waiving the basic bodily fluid handling fees during the emergency. And madam clerk, if i could also be added to supervisor mandelmans memoriam for phyllis, and the rest i submit. Clerk thank you. Mr. President , seeing no other names on the roster, that includes the introduction of new business. President yee thank you, madam clerk. Lets go right into Public Comments. Clerk at this time, the public may now contribute their live comments for up to two minutes. If youve dialled in early, and youre already listening in the system, you should now hit one and then zero, and the system will prompt you to speak after i finish my comments. For those of you who need to dial in, the telephone number is displayed on the television or on the computer. The telephone number is 8882045984, and when prompted, enter the access code 3501008. Press pound, and then pound again to join the meeting, and once youve joined, you will hear the meeting in progress. Dial one, and then zero, to be added to the speaker line. Please wait, and you will be prompted to speak. Once your two minutes have concluded, youll be moved out of the speaker line and back into listening mode. Please make sure that you are not in a place where we can hear background noises, and mr. Qu, we are ready for the first caller. Caller madam clerk, we currently have nine callers who wish to speak. Yes. Good afternoon, board of supervisors. Its my pleasure to have a moment of your time. My name is william, and i am a resident here in the bayview community, and ive been in touch with many families here, and youve had a lot of talk today about the covid19 and the many steps that youre taking. Many familiar hes here are concerned about the order to shelter in place. The event that took place on 266 shafter avenue was a total disrespect to the orders, a total disrespect to the board of supervisors, a total disrespect to the mayor, and a total disrespect to the citizens of San Francisco. Once that venue was discovered, they were allowed to leave without even being tested. We im not one for martial law, but they should have been on lockdown immediately and they all should have been tested. And if they did have it, they should have forced them to stay there for 14 days. It doesnt matter who or what club it was, be it legal or an illegal club, they must be penalized for putting the lives of all san franciscans in jeopardy. If you stopped it the first time, you let them know there is no room for this in this city. But now, youve opened the door, and whos to say how many people of those hundreds had it and are spreading it around, and the city did nothing. The police didnt do anything, the Health Department wasnt brought out. Its a total disgrace, and folks are upset about it. And you did n clerk thank you, sir. Caller you have eight questions remaining. Mark ross, 94103. First of all, i want to thank the board of supervisors for unanimously passing the emergency ordinance or emergency legislation regarding the homeless in hotels. As next steps, im sure that the mayor wont veto this, and if she does, you have the power to override it. I think its important that you declare a Mission Statement that this was done in a matter of emergency. And that you include a few bullet points, the most important things that workers, while theyre serving the homeless people, guidelines that they can follow, as well as people that are receiving the services to be aware of those points is really important as we move forward to this, that civil rights and the human rights of people involved in this action dont get diminished or taken away. So its time to police the police and police the people that are watching over these people, and we knees to said clear guidelines in this health and Mental Health crisis. Thank you. Clerk thank you for your comments. Next speaker, please. Caller thank you for your questions. You have eight questions remaining. Okay. So i finally got through. So i want to say, madam mayor, essentially, i want you to take a moment and rethink your comments about people on the streets, and people on the streets that dont want help. I volunteer and, i work four days a week, and im still in a tent. Even though i work, i cannot find a place. And theres so many amazing people on the street. You have to understand. This is a moment