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SFGTV Mayors Press Availability July 13, 2024
Do we an additional caller . No, we do not. Ok,
Public Comment
is closed again. Thank you, miss major. We always want to error on the side of public participation. To supervisor preston, to local 798, to the black firefighters, i look forward to an appropriate socially distanced sign in the weeks to come and i know that jeremy spitz will ensure that that sign is fabricated and ready for installation and i look forward to a healthy celebration ahead. With that, a motion has been made by supervisor preston and madam clerk, please call the role. On the motion to recommend by supervisor preston, supervisor preston. Aye. Supervisor safayi. As aye. Supervisor peskin. Aye. You have three ayes. The item is approved and that concludes our meeting. We are adjourned. Thank you. Thank you. Mayor breed is joined by the director of
Public Health
, grant colfax. The director of the department of
Human Services
, trent noor. Todays numbers for the number of people who are infected by covid19 here in
San Francisco
are at 1,340. Sadly, we have had 22 people who lost their lives to the virus. As a reminder, you can find the full dashboard of information at datasf. Org covid19. There is a lot of great information on the number of people who have been infected by zip code, race, and other information that members of the public expressed interest in. As a city, we have mobilized to combat this
Public Health
crisis. Weve been focusing on our frontline responders, our healthcare workers, and our essential employees and what they need to protect themselves. These are the people who are of course our healthcare professionals, our first responders, and people who are actually our essential city workforce. The folks who are driving the muni buses, the people who are managing traffic. The people who are providing the
Grocery Store
clerks and others who continue to support the city as we deal with these real challenges. I want to be clear that from the very beginning we knew that it was important to ensure that we were protecting the people that we expected to show up to work in their various capacities. The sad reality is what weve had to deal with around a lack of coordination on the federal level around p. P. E. Has made it really very challenging. Today i want to talk just a little bit about those challenges and what weve faced as we continue to provide the resources necessary to try and protect our workforce, but i want to start by and i want to start by thanking the city administrator naomi kelly and her team and the office of contract administration. Because of their efforts, we have been able to purchase 15 million pieces of p. P. E. Thats the n95 masks, general masks, the gowns, and the other personal protective equipment necessary to keep people safe as they work and as they support our population of people who sadly may be hospitalized due to covid19. The gloves, the gowns, the surgical masks, and those the face shields. And weve received donations from our give to s. F. Program and we truly appreciate the contributions. Our governor, the state, has provided us with 1 million pieces of p. P. E. So we have really been very diligent about getting access to p. P. E. To make sure, as i said, our frontline workers are protected and people have what they need to provide essential services to the city. You hear the conversations that take place not only here in
San Francisco
but all over the state. The fact that we have declared a state of emergency even in
San Francisco
as of february 25 of this year, the fact that we have been struggling to get access to p. P. E. Even before then and this has been at the forefront of every conversation that every city has had, expressing a strong need for this personal protective equipment. Yet again, and this is no excuse, but the challenges we continue to face as a result of a coordinated response from our federal government has really put us all at a disadvantage. In fact, i want to talk a little bit about some of the challenges that weve had. Weve had issues of our orders being relocated by suppliers in china. For example, we had isolation gowns that were on their way to
San Francisco
and they were diverted to france. Weve had situations when things that weve ordered that have gone through customs were compensated by fema to be diverted to other locations. Because again we know that everyone is dealing with a very serious challenge. Even when weve been fortunate enough in some cases to see p. P. E. Get through customs, weve had situations where those items have been taken and put out on the market for the highest bidder, putting cities against cities and states against states. It has been really, ive got to tell you, one of the most frustrating things to deal with. The fact that during the height of this pandemic were still having a conversation about p. P. E. Is it really does blow my mind and it is nothing that has been more frustrating. Because when we talk about the need to get back to opening up our cities and our country, one of the most important things we need is to make sure that people have what they need to protect themselves. That we have p. P. E. And that we have swabs and testing kits so that were able to test more people. So we are i want you to know that we are working tirelessly on this. We are pushing for
Creative Solutions
to get what we need. In fact, ucsf through their generosity in providing
San Francisco
general some additional equipment has been amazing. And
Dignity Health
and having access to their suppliers. Weve all locally here in the
Hospital Community
have been working together to get everything that we need because we know how critical all of this is now as we go through this and as we have this shelterinplace order. But what happens when we start to look at ways and solutions to get our cities back on track and to get our cities open, its going to be necessary even then because its going to take us a while before we get a vaccine, which means testing and p. P. E. And having not only sufficient supply, but access to get sufficient supply will be critical to the future of this city. We wont give up. We will continue to do what we can to access the equipment and supplies that we need. Dr. Colfax talked about our efforts to expand testing, which is something that we will continue to ramp up. As he mentioned on wednesday, the bottleneck we face right now is often due to the lack of the basic swabs and not necessarily the testing capacity. So we just wanted to make sure that as you hear about some of these challenges that youre aware of why they are challenges. I know it seems as though it should be a lot simpler. We have the money to purchase the p. P. E. Why cant we purchase the p. P. E. . The fact is it is clearly complicated. You hear mayors and governors talk about this on a regular basis. We are getting as creative as we can to get what we need to support our city. In many instances, we have been fortunate beneficiary of the generosity of flex port and facebook and sell force and others who continue to be incredible partners in helping to advocate for and get access to p. P. E. To help our cities move forward. So i want to thank them. I want to just talk a bit dr. Colfax will get into the testing and the p. P. E. And some of the things we need to do that are critical to
Public Health
. Also in addition to the
Public Health
crisis that we are in the midst of, there is another crisis that has emerged and that is the economic crisis. The fact is this has been a long time for people who have no other means of access to money. This is a long time to be out of work and to figure out what were going to do. Its one of the reasons we felt it was important, despite whats happening with access to unemployment, to have
Resources Available
so that people can get food through give to sf and to provide support for our
Small Business
community. In fact, weve been able to add another 1 million to the
Flexible Grant Program
that we started a couple of months ago to provide some initial assistance to our
Small Business
es. And we will continue to raise private dollars and look for other resources to help support our
Small Business
community. As we think about the future and what this means, we set up a
Recovery Task
force a couple of weeks ago. They are going to be convening today to talk specifically about where do we go once we reopen. Even as we look at whats happening with other states that are opening now. As far as im concerned, we dont want to move that quickly. We want to make sure that we have systems in place to protect people. This is going to require an approach where we are working hand in hand with our
Public Health
professionals. When we look at various industries and we analyze what could be done in order to protect people to allow those industries to move forward, we want to make sure that we are thoughtful in our recommendations, but we are also getting the support and the clearance from our
Public Health
experts to move in that direction. We know that this weekend is coming up. Today is a
Beautiful Day
in
San Francisco
. This weekend is going to be a beautiful weekend in
San Francisco
. And i want to really take this opportunity to caution people about wanting to get back to things that are more familiar. I know your kids want to play with their friends. I know you want to see your friends. I know so many of you want to have interactions with one another in person rather than over the phone or online. I want to just say that we hear about
San Francisco
and how great
San Francisco
is doing all over the world and were being used as an example of how to manage this situation right. But i want to just remind you, we have 1,340 people who have tested positive with the virus. It is estimated that about 12 of the people weve tested overall have the virus, which means that theres a possibility clearly that there are others who are asymptomatic in our community that have the virus and have the ability to infect other people. What we dont want to see on nice days, on days like this, out in the communities and infecting other people. They dont have a mask and not social distancing and going back to the habits that are familiar and engaging with one another and not socially distancing and getting comfortable and complacent. And then a week from now we wonder why our numbers from shot up from 1,340 to 2,000 or more with even more deaths. This is what is at stake. As good as it might seem, the situation were in now, the numbers are still going up. The number in i. C. U. Have gone up. The number of people who are who have passed away continues to rise. That means that now more than ever we cant give us and we have to move forward. I know as i say, i know i say every time we have a press conference i know its hard. I know its hard, which is why its important that as we are talking and convening in our economic
Recovery Task
force, we are developing ways to make recommendations to the department of
Public Health
of things that we could potentially make available to the public. So next week well have some more announcements about that, but the goal is we definitely want to work with our
Public Health
experts and our various industries to figure out are there things we can do. Because the reality is and people are asking about this, will the
Public Health
order get extended. The likelihood that that will happen is very likely. What that means is another few weeks or even a month of asking you all to comply and to remain at home as you continue to follow the social distancing orders that we put forth. But what it also means is an opportunity for us with our economic
Recovery Task
force to start to explore ways in which we can make some things available that are currently unavailable to all of us. So it is a process. Because how we reopen is going to be important to ensuring that we do it responsibly so we dont go backwards. We also have to make sure that we have enough of the p. P. E. And the testing necessary so that if we do decide to allow a particular industry or something to become available that were able to deal with that, that we put the appropriate requirements into place of social distancing and we also have the appropriate p. P. E. So that theyre able to protect themselves. And, more importantly, we have the testing and we have the capacity in our hospitals necessary to deal with a surge at any time. Its a process. Its a process that requires patience. Its a process that requires resources. So i want to thank the people in
San Francisco
especially for just supporting the process and being responsible and helping us through this pandemic because it is important that as many of us as we possibly can, that we comply with this order and that we continue to do our very best to stay at home, go out and get fresh air if we need it, and keep our distance from people when were outside. The mask does not mean that you can come closer to people. It means were asking you to wear a mask to protect yourself and to protect other people, but were still asking you to keep a distance of 6. The mask does not take the place of social distancing. I also just want to say i also heard of a number of situations where people have been walking and theyre not wearing a mask and theyre just outside walking and theyve had people make comments and threatening comments in some particular instances. I want to be clear. We are not asking or requires that people wear masks when theyre out walking their dogs or taking a walk or theyre doing their jogging or maybe riding their bike. Were asking when you are at the
Grocery Store
or in line at the
Grocery Store
or at the gas station or in line at the gas station, at the pharmacy or in line at the pharmacy. Any facility where you are in contact for the most part in line with other people, thats when were asking you to wear a mask. I also want you to reiterate if youre not a police officer, please dont ask like you are a police officer. We have
Police Officers
to police our streets. What we dont want to have happen is the continued animosity towards someone who appears to not be following the directive and an altercation occurs and tension occurs and it goes worse. More than ever, we need people to be understanding and nicer to one another. We need goodness and we need kindness. We need you to focus on you. We need people to focus on the fact that they and their family should be complying with wearing a mask or keeping their distance. We dont need people to police other people because that could turn into an even worse situati situation. We understand it might be frustrating to see someone violating the rules, but again i guarantee you if you are following the rules and doing everything that you can, you are setting the example. Others will follow and well be better off for it. I appreciate if we all continue to do our very best, we all continue to put some goodness and positive energy out there in the universe. This is challenging for all of us. It is difficult for all of us. None of us is immune from the physical and emotional impacts that this is taking on our city. I want us to remember that and do the very best we can as we weather this storm. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. If there is any information youre looking for, please feel free to check out our website, sfgov. Org. Or call 311 if you have any concerns or need help or support or food. Please call us. We really are in this together. What impacts one person in our
Community Impacts
all of us. Thats why its so critical. We have been in this situation for some time now. Now is not the time to give up. Now is the time to rollup our sleeves and just keep it moving and do the very best we can because what we want to do is look back on this pandemic and be proud of what weve been able to do here in
San Francisco
to protect and to save lives. Thank you again for your cooperation. At this time, i would like to introduce our director of the department of
Public Health
, dr. Grant colfax. Thank you, mayor breed. Good afternoon. Im dr. Grant colfax, director of
Public Health
for
San Francisco
. I would like to express my gratitude and thanks to the mayor for her leadership and the work shes done with regard to to ensuring that our frontline workers, our teams throughout the
Health Department
, and the patients who we care for has had access always to the necessary personal protective equipment, the p. P. E. , according to c. Dc. Guidelines for them to be safe and for our patients and their families to be as safe as possible. The p. P. E. Continues to be an issue. Our supplies have sometimes gotten quite low, given the challenges across the city, across the region, across the nation. Its taken tremendous amount of work. I just want to express gratitude again for ensuring that people have consistently and had and always have had the p. P. E. That they need that is necessary and in accordance with the science, the data, and the facts. Today i want to provide you with the facts and the effects of the coronavirus in our community. Even as we continue to make progress as we flatten the curve, we continue to see impacts on our most vulnerable population. The story here in
San Francisco
, the data and facts condition to tell the story here in
San Francisco
and will always guide our response. Today there are 1,340
Public Comment<\/a> is closed again. Thank you, miss major. We always want to error on the side of public participation. To supervisor preston, to local 798, to the black firefighters, i look forward to an appropriate socially distanced sign in the weeks to come and i know that jeremy spitz will ensure that that sign is fabricated and ready for installation and i look forward to a healthy celebration ahead. With that, a motion has been made by supervisor preston and madam clerk, please call the role. On the motion to recommend by supervisor preston, supervisor preston. Aye. Supervisor safayi. As aye. Supervisor peskin. Aye. You have three ayes. The item is approved and that concludes our meeting. We are adjourned. Thank you. Thank you. Mayor breed is joined by the director of
Public Health<\/a>, grant colfax. The director of the department of
Human Services<\/a>, trent noor. Todays numbers for the number of people who are infected by covid19 here in
San Francisco<\/a> are at 1,340. Sadly, we have had 22 people who lost their lives to the virus. As a reminder, you can find the full dashboard of information at datasf. Org covid19. There is a lot of great information on the number of people who have been infected by zip code, race, and other information that members of the public expressed interest in. As a city, we have mobilized to combat this
Public Health<\/a> crisis. Weve been focusing on our frontline responders, our healthcare workers, and our essential employees and what they need to protect themselves. These are the people who are of course our healthcare professionals, our first responders, and people who are actually our essential city workforce. The folks who are driving the muni buses, the people who are managing traffic. The people who are providing the
Grocery Store<\/a> clerks and others who continue to support the city as we deal with these real challenges. I want to be clear that from the very beginning we knew that it was important to ensure that we were protecting the people that we expected to show up to work in their various capacities. The sad reality is what weve had to deal with around a lack of coordination on the federal level around p. P. E. Has made it really very challenging. Today i want to talk just a little bit about those challenges and what weve faced as we continue to provide the resources necessary to try and protect our workforce, but i want to start by and i want to start by thanking the city administrator naomi kelly and her team and the office of contract administration. Because of their efforts, we have been able to purchase 15 million pieces of p. P. E. Thats the n95 masks, general masks, the gowns, and the other personal protective equipment necessary to keep people safe as they work and as they support our population of people who sadly may be hospitalized due to covid19. The gloves, the gowns, the surgical masks, and those the face shields. And weve received donations from our give to s. F. Program and we truly appreciate the contributions. Our governor, the state, has provided us with 1 million pieces of p. P. E. So we have really been very diligent about getting access to p. P. E. To make sure, as i said, our frontline workers are protected and people have what they need to provide essential services to the city. You hear the conversations that take place not only here in
San Francisco<\/a> but all over the state. The fact that we have declared a state of emergency even in
San Francisco<\/a> as of february 25 of this year, the fact that we have been struggling to get access to p. P. E. Even before then and this has been at the forefront of every conversation that every city has had, expressing a strong need for this personal protective equipment. Yet again, and this is no excuse, but the challenges we continue to face as a result of a coordinated response from our federal government has really put us all at a disadvantage. In fact, i want to talk a little bit about some of the challenges that weve had. Weve had issues of our orders being relocated by suppliers in china. For example, we had isolation gowns that were on their way to
San Francisco<\/a> and they were diverted to france. Weve had situations when things that weve ordered that have gone through customs were compensated by fema to be diverted to other locations. Because again we know that everyone is dealing with a very serious challenge. Even when weve been fortunate enough in some cases to see p. P. E. Get through customs, weve had situations where those items have been taken and put out on the market for the highest bidder, putting cities against cities and states against states. It has been really, ive got to tell you, one of the most frustrating things to deal with. The fact that during the height of this pandemic were still having a conversation about p. P. E. Is it really does blow my mind and it is nothing that has been more frustrating. Because when we talk about the need to get back to opening up our cities and our country, one of the most important things we need is to make sure that people have what they need to protect themselves. That we have p. P. E. And that we have swabs and testing kits so that were able to test more people. So we are i want you to know that we are working tirelessly on this. We are pushing for
Creative Solutions<\/a> to get what we need. In fact, ucsf through their generosity in providing
San Francisco<\/a> general some additional equipment has been amazing. And
Dignity Health<\/a> and having access to their suppliers. Weve all locally here in the
Hospital Community<\/a> have been working together to get everything that we need because we know how critical all of this is now as we go through this and as we have this shelterinplace order. But what happens when we start to look at ways and solutions to get our cities back on track and to get our cities open, its going to be necessary even then because its going to take us a while before we get a vaccine, which means testing and p. P. E. And having not only sufficient supply, but access to get sufficient supply will be critical to the future of this city. We wont give up. We will continue to do what we can to access the equipment and supplies that we need. Dr. Colfax talked about our efforts to expand testing, which is something that we will continue to ramp up. As he mentioned on wednesday, the bottleneck we face right now is often due to the lack of the basic swabs and not necessarily the testing capacity. So we just wanted to make sure that as you hear about some of these challenges that youre aware of why they are challenges. I know it seems as though it should be a lot simpler. We have the money to purchase the p. P. E. Why cant we purchase the p. P. E. . The fact is it is clearly complicated. You hear mayors and governors talk about this on a regular basis. We are getting as creative as we can to get what we need to support our city. In many instances, we have been fortunate beneficiary of the generosity of flex port and facebook and sell force and others who continue to be incredible partners in helping to advocate for and get access to p. P. E. To help our cities move forward. So i want to thank them. I want to just talk a bit dr. Colfax will get into the testing and the p. P. E. And some of the things we need to do that are critical to
Public Health<\/a>. Also in addition to the
Public Health<\/a> crisis that we are in the midst of, there is another crisis that has emerged and that is the economic crisis. The fact is this has been a long time for people who have no other means of access to money. This is a long time to be out of work and to figure out what were going to do. Its one of the reasons we felt it was important, despite whats happening with access to unemployment, to have
Resources Available<\/a> so that people can get food through give to sf and to provide support for our
Small Business<\/a> community. In fact, weve been able to add another 1 million to the
Flexible Grant Program<\/a> that we started a couple of months ago to provide some initial assistance to our
Small Business<\/a>es. And we will continue to raise private dollars and look for other resources to help support our
Small Business<\/a> community. As we think about the future and what this means, we set up a
Recovery Task<\/a> force a couple of weeks ago. They are going to be convening today to talk specifically about where do we go once we reopen. Even as we look at whats happening with other states that are opening now. As far as im concerned, we dont want to move that quickly. We want to make sure that we have systems in place to protect people. This is going to require an approach where we are working hand in hand with our
Public Health<\/a> professionals. When we look at various industries and we analyze what could be done in order to protect people to allow those industries to move forward, we want to make sure that we are thoughtful in our recommendations, but we are also getting the support and the clearance from our
Public Health<\/a> experts to move in that direction. We know that this weekend is coming up. Today is a
Beautiful Day<\/a> in
San Francisco<\/a>. This weekend is going to be a beautiful weekend in
San Francisco<\/a>. And i want to really take this opportunity to caution people about wanting to get back to things that are more familiar. I know your kids want to play with their friends. I know you want to see your friends. I know so many of you want to have interactions with one another in person rather than over the phone or online. I want to just say that we hear about
San Francisco<\/a> and how great
San Francisco<\/a> is doing all over the world and were being used as an example of how to manage this situation right. But i want to just remind you, we have 1,340 people who have tested positive with the virus. It is estimated that about 12 of the people weve tested overall have the virus, which means that theres a possibility clearly that there are others who are asymptomatic in our community that have the virus and have the ability to infect other people. What we dont want to see on nice days, on days like this, out in the communities and infecting other people. They dont have a mask and not social distancing and going back to the habits that are familiar and engaging with one another and not socially distancing and getting comfortable and complacent. And then a week from now we wonder why our numbers from shot up from 1,340 to 2,000 or more with even more deaths. This is what is at stake. As good as it might seem, the situation were in now, the numbers are still going up. The number in i. C. U. Have gone up. The number of people who are who have passed away continues to rise. That means that now more than ever we cant give us and we have to move forward. I know as i say, i know i say every time we have a press conference i know its hard. I know its hard, which is why its important that as we are talking and convening in our economic
Recovery Task<\/a> force, we are developing ways to make recommendations to the department of
Public Health<\/a> of things that we could potentially make available to the public. So next week well have some more announcements about that, but the goal is we definitely want to work with our
Public Health<\/a> experts and our various industries to figure out are there things we can do. Because the reality is and people are asking about this, will the
Public Health<\/a> order get extended. The likelihood that that will happen is very likely. What that means is another few weeks or even a month of asking you all to comply and to remain at home as you continue to follow the social distancing orders that we put forth. But what it also means is an opportunity for us with our economic
Recovery Task<\/a> force to start to explore ways in which we can make some things available that are currently unavailable to all of us. So it is a process. Because how we reopen is going to be important to ensuring that we do it responsibly so we dont go backwards. We also have to make sure that we have enough of the p. P. E. And the testing necessary so that if we do decide to allow a particular industry or something to become available that were able to deal with that, that we put the appropriate requirements into place of social distancing and we also have the appropriate p. P. E. So that theyre able to protect themselves. And, more importantly, we have the testing and we have the capacity in our hospitals necessary to deal with a surge at any time. Its a process. Its a process that requires patience. Its a process that requires resources. So i want to thank the people in
San Francisco<\/a> especially for just supporting the process and being responsible and helping us through this pandemic because it is important that as many of us as we possibly can, that we comply with this order and that we continue to do our very best to stay at home, go out and get fresh air if we need it, and keep our distance from people when were outside. The mask does not mean that you can come closer to people. It means were asking you to wear a mask to protect yourself and to protect other people, but were still asking you to keep a distance of 6. The mask does not take the place of social distancing. I also just want to say i also heard of a number of situations where people have been walking and theyre not wearing a mask and theyre just outside walking and theyve had people make comments and threatening comments in some particular instances. I want to be clear. We are not asking or requires that people wear masks when theyre out walking their dogs or taking a walk or theyre doing their jogging or maybe riding their bike. Were asking when you are at the
Grocery Store<\/a> or in line at the
Grocery Store<\/a> or at the gas station or in line at the gas station, at the pharmacy or in line at the pharmacy. Any facility where you are in contact for the most part in line with other people, thats when were asking you to wear a mask. I also want you to reiterate if youre not a police officer, please dont ask like you are a police officer. We have
Police Officers<\/a> to police our streets. What we dont want to have happen is the continued animosity towards someone who appears to not be following the directive and an altercation occurs and tension occurs and it goes worse. More than ever, we need people to be understanding and nicer to one another. We need goodness and we need kindness. We need you to focus on you. We need people to focus on the fact that they and their family should be complying with wearing a mask or keeping their distance. We dont need people to police other people because that could turn into an even worse situati situation. We understand it might be frustrating to see someone violating the rules, but again i guarantee you if you are following the rules and doing everything that you can, you are setting the example. Others will follow and well be better off for it. I appreciate if we all continue to do our very best, we all continue to put some goodness and positive energy out there in the universe. This is challenging for all of us. It is difficult for all of us. None of us is immune from the physical and emotional impacts that this is taking on our city. I want us to remember that and do the very best we can as we weather this storm. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. If there is any information youre looking for, please feel free to check out our website, sfgov. Org. Or call 311 if you have any concerns or need help or support or food. Please call us. We really are in this together. What impacts one person in our
Community Impacts<\/a> all of us. Thats why its so critical. We have been in this situation for some time now. Now is not the time to give up. Now is the time to rollup our sleeves and just keep it moving and do the very best we can because what we want to do is look back on this pandemic and be proud of what weve been able to do here in
San Francisco<\/a> to protect and to save lives. Thank you again for your cooperation. At this time, i would like to introduce our director of the department of
Public Health<\/a>, dr. Grant colfax. Thank you, mayor breed. Good afternoon. Im dr. Grant colfax, director of
Public Health<\/a> for
San Francisco<\/a>. I would like to express my gratitude and thanks to the mayor for her leadership and the work shes done with regard to to ensuring that our frontline workers, our teams throughout the
Health Department<\/a>, and the patients who we care for has had access always to the necessary personal protective equipment, the p. P. E. , according to c. Dc. Guidelines for them to be safe and for our patients and their families to be as safe as possible. The p. P. E. Continues to be an issue. Our supplies have sometimes gotten quite low, given the challenges across the city, across the region, across the nation. Its taken tremendous amount of work. I just want to express gratitude again for ensuring that people have consistently and had and always have had the p. P. E. That they need that is necessary and in accordance with the science, the data, and the facts. Today i want to provide you with the facts and the effects of the coronavirus in our community. Even as we continue to make progress as we flatten the curve, we continue to see impacts on our most vulnerable population. The story here in
San Francisco<\/a>, the data and facts condition to tell the story here in
San Francisco<\/a> and will always guide our response. Today there are 1,340
San Francisco<\/a> residents with confirmed cases of coronavirus. Of these, 134, or about 10 , are people experiencing homelessness or living in s. R. O. S. That is, unfortunately, a large proportion. We also know, as we have said from the beginning, that older people and people with
Underlying Health<\/a> conditions are more vulnerable to covid19 and are at greater risks for bad outcomes, including unfortunately, death. Of the people who have died of the coronavirus, 21 of them were over 60 years old and all 22 had
Underlying Health<\/a> conditions. This is consistent for what we know about who is most at risk. So even as we expand testing, add capacity to our healthcare system, and watch the number of hospitalized patients closely, we know that many members of our community remain at risk of significant harm from the coronavirus. And as we move forward in our response and look at the next steps in terms of reopening, we will continue to protect those most vulnerable populations. We simply must do so. One of my chief concerns and a top priority for the
Health Department<\/a> is mitigating the outbreaks that are occurring in the
Homeless Population<\/a>, longterm care facilities, and other congregate living settings. This is a challenge not only within
San Francisco<\/a>, but across the region and indeed across the nation. In
San Francisco<\/a>, we will continue to work diligently on these settings where the virus presents the greatest threat. In the last few weeks, we have responded to several outbreaks. These are unfortunately, but also unfortunately not surprising. Outbreaks are part of the pattern of this pandemic and they are happening in every place where the coronavirus is spreading in the country and again here in our community. The virus looks for opportunities where people are gathered together. For example, across california there are 258
Skilled Nursing<\/a> facilities that have reported one or more coronavirus cases among residents or staff. Here in
San Francisco<\/a>, the department of health staff called every
Skilled Nursing<\/a> facility in the city several times a week to check on the covid status of residents and staff. We hold weekly calls with them to provide education on infection control, prevention, and outbreak preparedness. From the start we have published guidelines for longterm and residential facilities that are uptodate with c. D. C. s and the states latest information. We want to support these institutions to be as prepared as possible. When there are outbreaks in congregate settings, we take immediate action based on evidence and c. D. C. And state guidelines. In
San Francisco<\/a> there have been outbreaks at laguna hospital as well as other facilities. We have responded in each situation based on the evidence. We have supported the organizations with contact investigations, testing, and screening. We have provided masks and other personal protective equipment as required. We have imposed quarantines and, in some cases, temporarily closed facilities for deep cleaning and evaluation. We have moved residents to hotels or medical care settings dependant on their needs. All of this work has been done in collaboration with local, state, and federal partners. And in particular, our partnership with the state is highly relevant with the longterm care facilities in the city because the state has overnight on their licensing and responsibility for inspecting them to ensure that they are complying with state guidelines. And i would like to point out that we have outbreaks that have been minimized due to advance planning and quick responses. At laguna honda hospital we asked for experts from the
Disease Control<\/a> center and the state to come in early to support our response. The c. D. C. Remains on site and continues to help and advise our efforts. To date we have had 19 positive cases at laguna honda hospital, 15 among staff and four among residents. And laguna honda hospital is one of the largest, if not the largest,
Skilled Nursing<\/a> facility in the nation with over 750 residents. Is of the four residents who tested positive for covid19, all are in good condition. We have not had a new resident case since april 7, which is an indication that our aggressive efforts undertaken with c. D. C. Guidance, to isolate, quarantine, test, and screen for now have been effective. The c. D. C. Recommendations we recommended at laguna honda are now being and will continue to be applied to protect staff and residents at other nursing home facilities across the city. In our jail system we took aggressive steps to protect inmates and staff. We expanded
Jail Health Services<\/a> to include testing and quarantine of all new bookings that are housed in jails. This allowed us to identify two asymptomatic and related cases of coronavirus to date. This practice combined with enforcing social distancing protocols and masking of all staff has likely prevented an outbreak so far. The two confirmed cases will be released and there are no known cases of covid19 at this time in the county jail. Now, of course this could change and the situation in laguna honda could change rapidly as well, but my point is that we are establishing very specific protocols and taking very specific action and being flexible in our response based on responding to the very specific circumstances under which these outbreaks in vulnerable populations occur. We will continue in partnership with other city departments, community members, and other stakeholders that oversee and in some cases run these institutions. Most recently, on wednesday this week, we confirmed a second case of coronavirus at the
Division Circle<\/a> navigation center. Three weeks after the first case was reported there. We are currently conducting a contact investigation, as we do for cases we discover. At this point, it is unlikely that the two cases are linked, given what we know about the virus. Testing of the 59 remaining guests and staff is underway. At
Division Circle<\/a> we moved swiftly and after the first case, in partnership with h. S. A. And h. S. H. To relocate
Vulnerable People<\/a> out of the center and to isolation and quarantine and shelter in place, hotels. So the population there has been reducing lowering the risks. These examples reflect why it is so important to prioritize vulnerable populations in these settings from the start, people over the age of 60, people with comorbid conditions. Here are some of the steps that we have taken to protect vulnerable populations. You know about the efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus, to slow the spread of the virus in the community. Canceling large gatherings, requiring face coverings, and issuing the stayathome order. These actions are about protecting vulnerable populations as well as of course our entire community. We have also issued health orde orders restricting people from visiting longterm care facilities and residential facilities. We have required cleaning of s. R. O. S. We have worked in partnership with the
Human Services<\/a> agency and the department of homelessness and
Supportive Housing<\/a> to increase social distancing and other precautions and shelters and to move people into hotels. Outreach teams continue to go out every day to communicate with people who are living on the streets and to provide them with resources and information. For people experiencing homelessness, living in s. R. O. S, or in crowded conditions, we are fortunate to have options like isolation
Quarantine Hotels<\/a> to relocate people safely. As of today, thanks to the partnerships with the other department, 864 people who are over 60 or who have chronic illnesses or
Underlying Health<\/a> conditions have been moved to hotels. And it is very important to realize that in all of these settings we have been able to test everyone who has shown symptoms, all close contacts of confirmed cases. And when mask testing was warranted, we have been able to carry that out. I am proud of this work and grateful to the staff of truly, compassionate, worldclass experts who have been working around the clock since january to accomplish these efforts. And yet, i know and we know that outbreaks are likely to continue as long as the virus is here in our community. I want to ensure you that we are doing everything we can to reduce the spread of the virus, protect vulnerable populations, and healthcare workers and first responders. We need all san franciscans to keep doing everything you can to protect them as well. That means, again, stay home, cover your face, practice physical distancing. You are not just protecting yourself. You are contributing to the
Overall Health<\/a> of the community in making it a safer place for people who are most vulnerable to the virus. You are literally saving lives. And i want to reassure you that we are planning for the future. Our ability as a community to return to a new normal will rely on everyone continuing to do their part. It will rely on a system to respond to outbreaks, increase testing, have adequate personal protective equipment, and have
Contact Tracing<\/a> to slow the spread of the virus. In
San Francisco<\/a>, i know we can do this and we must do this together. I thank you all for your ongoing hard work and effort to keep
San Francisco<\/a> safe and to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Thank you. Director abigail stewartkhan of the department of homelessness and housing will now make some remarks. Hello. Providing safe places for people experienci experiencing homelessness to isolate, quarantine, or shelter in place is a top priority for the department of homeless and
Supportive Housing<\/a>, the department of
Public Health<\/a>, and the entire city. Additionally, the city is working to expand testing citywide with a focus on vulnerable communities, as dr. Colfax just shared in detail, including people experiencing homelessness. As we expand testing capacity, we know that we will need more places for people experiencing homelessness who test positive for covid19 to go to isolate, receive care, and to recover. So that end, h. S. H. , in connection with our partners, are opening new facilities. Youve heard about this. To date weve opened five shelterinplace hotels as well as multiple
Quarantine Hotels<\/a> with more planned rapidly. This has been incredibly hard and incredibly a critical expansion. I want to share a story of a voicemail i received from a colleague of someone who moved from the streets to the inside and said he hadnt been near a bed in over many years and that he was going to sleep for 24 hours to try to recover and not get sick with covid. He offered thanks to my colleague and all of
San Francisco<\/a> for this place to be safe. Additionally, were expanding congregate capacity to meet this need. We opened s. M. C. South as postcovid congregate shelters for people experiencing homelessness who have tested positive for covid19 and no longer need medical attention and have cleared their isolation period. This week as dr. Colfax reminded us, a second case of covid19 was confirmed at the
Division Circle<\/a> center. We had already completed shelter equilibrium, meaning the vulnerable individuals had been moved into our shelter in place sites. Through thorough and immediate contact investigation has led us to test all remaining guests and staff and all guests of the center are being transferred to isolation and
Quarantine Hotels<\/a>. Given that this shelter will very soon be empty, it will be reopened as a shelter for people experiencing homelessness who have tested positive for covid19, but who do not require hospitalization. As we expand testing, we anticipate we will have more people who are asymptomatic and living with covid and who will need a resource like this one. In its revised capacity,
Division Circle<\/a> will function similarly to existing isolation and quarantine sites, with onsite department of
Public Health<\/a> support, 24hour staffing and security, meals, and social services. The shelters and hotels do not increase risks for the surrounding community and neighbors, both because we know that many are positive in all of
San Francisco<\/a> and because guests are educated and supported on how to best care for themselves and will remain in isolation in care for the course of their illness. The mayor, the department of
Public Health<\/a>, the
Police Department<\/a>, and all of the city have and continue to implore every san franciscan to practice precautions, such as staying at home, physical distancing, covering your face and nose, and washing your hands. These are important for all of us. Thank you to the partners that have made these expansions possible to open hotels and congregate facilities, including the department of
Public Health<\/a>,
Human Services<\/a> agency, the
Emergency Operations<\/a> center, and all of the exceptional nonprofits who are stepping up to provide that support. Thank you. We will now have remarks from chief
William Scott<\/a> of the
San Francisco<\/a>
Police Department<\/a>. Thank you, director stewartkhan. Good afternoon, everyone. As always, i will start my remarks by thanking our mayor london breed for her leadership and dr. Grant colfax. Their leadership has been instrumental in getting us through this challenging time. I want to again thank the people of
San Francisco<\/a> as well. It was for gratifying for this 4 20 people stayed home and did not come to the parks to celebrate 4 20. I want to thank everyone for working with us on that and your efforts are actually making a difference and saving lives. We are seeing that the vast majority of the public is committed to stopping the spread of covid19. We have had people and businesses who have been warned continuing to flout the order. To date we have 17 citations that have been issued by
San Francisco<\/a>
Police Officers<\/a>. That breakdown is eight businesses and nine individuals. Weve admonished 73 people where incident reports have been taken and, as i have stated previously, there have been hundreds upon hundreds of informal warnings. For the most part, i want to thank the people of
San Francisco<\/a> for complying by and large when officers interact with them. From the outset of the original
Public Health<\/a> order in midmarch, the
San Francisco<\/a>
Police Department<\/a> has made it clear that our focus is voluntary compliance. Enforcement has been an option of last resort and that has been ultimately largely successful in those times when we have had to do that to get compliance. We will continue to use a progressive compliance pathway which starts with education, asking for voluntary compliance, warning, and citations if and when necessary. You can use the covid19 website on our web page to learn about our enforcement protocols, our
Department Policies<\/a> and notices are posted on our website. The purpose of the
Public Health<\/a> order is not to arrest or cite, but its about promoting the health and welfare of our communities and our cities by preventing the spread of the virus. As ive said before, we are here to help. We want to get through this situation in a way that does not make this situation worse for the people of our city. As the mayor said and i will reiterate it, we all have a personal responsibility to help stop the spread of this virus. The people we are working with is
Human Rights Commission<\/a> under the leadership of executive director sheryl davis. The h. R. C. Is providing
Community Stakeholders<\/a> with face coverings thanks to the mayors gift to s. F. Campaign. We are out with commissioner davis and
Community Stakeholders<\/a> issuing face coverings today as we speak. We were out in the
Bayview Community<\/a> yesterday. We want people to know we understand how difficult this is and there are people in our city who are having a very difficult time most people are having a difficult time through this. There are people who dont have access to face coverings. We want to do everything we can as a city to help those who need help. Thats why were out helping, to make sure people have what they need to stay safe and healthy. This is enabling the city to help those vulnerable populations and will go a long way towards preventing the spread of covid19. We see today is a
Beautiful Day<\/a> and the weather is nice and we expect that to continue into the weekend. We know there are people who want to exercise and get fresh air and enjoy the nice weather. If you are going to leave your homes, please follow the advice of the
Public Health<\/a> officials. Maintain a distance of at least 6. Wear face coverings when youre waiting in line or shopping as the mayor has emphasized and dr. Colfax and his colleagues have emphasized. As the weekend progressing, youre probably going to see a large group of people out. Be respectful and mindful and do the rest for the people you love. Our volunteers are working with our work program. We will be out in the parks promoting the educational information and reminding people to keep the distance of 6 and wear your face coverings. Again, our goal is to help and gain voluntary compliance. Now i want to shift to crime. No update from our wednesday press briefing. Weve had an increase in 18 by
Violent Crime<\/a>s. Weve had a 31 decrease in property crimes over last week. That was a decrease of 154 fewer property crimes. Weve had a 25 decrease in our total part 1 crimes, which is a decrease of 142 total part 1 crimes. Weve had some burglaries and vandalisms as i have reported, and we want the public to be sure we are still out there. We have made several arrests on burglaries in our city. We want to thank the
Attorneys Office<\/a> to add the charges of burglary and vandalism during this time of a state of emergency. Despite our drop in overall part 1 crimes, i want to highlight that we are taking this issue very seriously. And i also want to highlight and remind people about driving. The california
Highway Patrol<\/a> has reported that theyve seen an 87 jump in violations of people driving more than 100 mph. That is completely unacceptable. We want to remind people that this pandemic does not give anyone the license to drive in a reckless and dangerous manner. Please slow down. We know that the streets are easier, but please slow down. We have not had any focus on the deaths since this pandemic started and we want to keep it that way. Personal responsibility, as the mayor stated, we all have a personal responsibility to do what is needed, that means driving at lower speeds. Those folks who are conducting their travel in a safe way, we thank you and hope everyone else does the same. The slow
Streets Program<\/a> has also been rolled out. Please done down. You have to share the roads with pedestrians, bicyclists, and people who are going to be out enjoying the weather and trying to get fresh air and exercise. So please again slow down. As a reminder, we also want to encourage everyone to report crimes. If you see a
Violent Crime<\/a> in progress, please call 911. If the crime has already been committed or its a property crime or a crime you dont need an
Immediate Response<\/a> you can call 4155530123 or you can also call 311 or utilize our sfpd website to make a police report. Also, i want to reemphasize the message about scams and not having the public falling for scams. Unfortunately during this very difficult time there are people who will take advantage of the situation and take advantage of you. Normally they focus on vulnerable populations such as our elderly. We know that the federal trade
Commission Says<\/a> they have received four times the complaints about
Identity Fraud<\/a> this past mant than the three months prior. The f. B. I. Has seen scams online selling things that dont exist. This can take the form of robo calls and people coming to your door. People claiming to be with the centers for
Disease Control<\/a> and our own department of
Public Health<\/a>. Nobody will be coming to your house from our department or the centers for
Disease Control<\/a> and asking to get into your house. Please dont let them in. If you get an individual like that knocking at your door or ringing your doorbell and you think that is suspicious, please call 911. We will respond. Weve heard of this before and we dont want people victimized. People that you know and love, know that the scammers are out there. Please beware. If you believe you have been a victim or are experiencing an online scam, you can call or email the federal train station commission. Their number is 8773824357. I want, i want to wish everyone a great weekend. As a reminder, please social distance, stay 6 away, wear your masks, and lets stay the course. Thank you. Thank you, chief scott. We will begin the qanda portion with questions february dr. Grant colfax. Question our first question is from christian captain. Can the
San Francisco<\/a> department of
Public Health<\/a> provide more details about the four deaths at central garden . Answer so the state is leading that investigation. As i had mentioned earlier, we are working very closely with
Central Gardens<\/a> and the similar institutions across the city, ensuring that they have the most uptodate information, that they have their resources, including p. P. E. , the training materials. I cant comment specifically on those four deaths. Question we understand the
California Department<\/a> of
Public Health<\/a> is spearheading the issue, but is
San Francisco<\/a> launching an investigation . And are other longterm care facilities facing similar risks . Answer so longterm care facilities across the country, including here in
San Francisco<\/a>, are facing risks. As we have said from the beginning of our response, this population is particularly vulnerable. We saw that in the outbreak in the nursing home in washington state, in kirkland. I think the important piece here is we need to ensure were following the best guidance possible with regard to c. D. C. And the state. In terms of how we protect residents and staff, we have
Infectious Disease<\/a> experts consulting with us and with other
Nursing Homes<\/a> with regard to doing the best we can to prevent and slow the spread of the virus in these
Nursing Homes<\/a>. There are vulnerabilities here. We are taking
Lessons Learned<\/a> from the outbreak at laguna honda and the input and expertise from the c. D. C. To apply those lessons to ensure the nurses have every opportunity and the resources they need to apply those guidelines to protect their institutions. Question are all residents at casa casada being tested and how many will be moved into hotels . Answer so as of everyone there has been moved to or has been offered an alternative place to stay, and that includes isolation and quarantine at various sites, depending on their conditions and needs. As of april 23rd, 71 residents and staff were tested. 22 residents and two staff had tested positive. So the bottom line is we have offered testing to everyone. We have offered alternative sites to everyone. People who have tested positive have been offered isolation and quarantine sites if they have not been able to find alternatives to isolation and quarantine. Question how quickly does d. P. H. Notify s. R. O. S of cases . Answer so we notify the person as quickly as possible in a way that maintains the privacy of that individual. We notify the s. R. O. Owners or managers that there is a case. We obviously have to be very thoughtful as how thats done to protect the confidentiality of the case. But we are in
Constant Contact<\/a> with s. R. O. S. We have a task force making sure that they have the information they need, that theyre applying cleaning policies to their hotels. If people who need testing and have access to timely testing. And if they need isolation and quarantine rooms are not able to do it in their current living situations, that they are offered hotel rooms. Question the numbers for laguna honda have not risen for some time. Is it safe to say that laguna honda is out of the woods . Answer i would not say that. I thought this was good news that we havent had a detective error for some time. But this is the largest if not one of the largest nursing facilities in the
United States<\/a> with over 750 residents. We have staff there working to take the best care of our
San Francisco<\/a> residents who need the best care. We are being vigilant and have extra staff to assist us. We are ting we can and hope not only hope, but taking the actions necessary to slow the spread of covid19 in laguna honda as in elsewhere. I dont think we can say conclusively that we are out of the woods. Question have any of the residents been moved out facility . Answer of those diagnosed with covid19, there are several residents that have been moved out. Im pleased to say they have returned to laguna honda and are in good condition. Question are deaths at longterm care facilities, such as at
Central Gardens<\/a>, included in
San Francisco<\/a>s overall covid19 death count . Yes, they are. How many total people have died in longterm care facilities . Answer we have 113 cases in longterm care facilities. I dont have the number of at the times specific to those areas at this time. I also want to correct one pace is the resident has an address near the facility. Question casa casada is criticizing the city for moving slowly on testing cases at their s. R. O. S. Is the government now testing everyone in these environments and making more measures . Answer we are testing people with any symptom or if they are a close contact of a covid case, articles regardless of their symptoms. Were not at universal testing yet, but were increasing our ability to test more people. I understand people are very concerned, as i am, and people are fearful and scared. Its a scary time. Basically, the data are that on april 13 the
Health Department<\/a> confirmed the first case of covid19 at a in a residence of casa casada. On april 15, after a case investigation, a second resident tested positive. Based on that and further investigations, we performed testing on site of all residents on april 19. We moved all residents and have closed the facility for cleaning. So we were responsive. We were following the investigation as we do across the city when there are outbr k outbreaks like this and we were as responsive as we could be. Thank you. Our next questions are for director stewartkhan. Question regarding plans for the citys unsheltered
Homeless Population<\/a> and possible safe places for them to go, two weeks ago today we were told that details on those plans would be provided in the coming days. What happened to that planning and those forthcoming details . Answer thanks for the opportunity to revisit again all of the steps taken around the unsheltered population and to speak to the potential for safe sleeping sites in
San Francisco<\/a>. So as i shared on wednesday and so i will be briefed today, immediately as this outbreak became evident, the healthy streets
Outreach Center<\/a> caused the removal of any tents and pivoted immediately to providing education, access to care and services, and resources for
People Living<\/a> unsheltered in our community. We are aware that many of the policies that have been taking to help
People Living<\/a> in congregate settings have made things even more challenging for
People Living<\/a> unsheltered. That is a difficult reality that we are facing. Those of us out and about in the community see there are many highly vulnerable individuals. We continue to take those steps he here. We are working on all of the steps for very specific and impacted neighborhoods, such as the tenderloin, the bayview, and the mission communities, where we see more density of
People Living<\/a> unsheltered. We need to care and balance
People Living<\/a> unsheltered and the basic needs for everyone living unsheltered in those communities. Safe sleeping is still absolutely part of the conversation. Im not sure what the timeline was that youre talking about, but i know its under deep discussion by many. The issue here is one of resources, and not necessarily financial resources, but rather that the very people who can help support safe sleeping sites are the same people who can open hotels. It doesnt happen one and then the other or one faster than the other. We need to look at all options for people experiencing homelessness. Right now we are focused on moving people unsheltered directly into hotel rooms, which is the safest place for them to be when they are vulnerable to covid. And we are simultaneously evaluating safe sleeping sites across the. R city. Thank you, director. That concludes our questions for todays press conference. [ ] citybe. The hon. London breed well, welcome, everybody. My names london breed, and i am the mayor. Werent we here just last year, celebrating the victory . First of all, i was at turkey day, and i didnt necessarily sit on lincolns side to pick sides, i sat on lincolns side somehow. I dont know how that ended up happening, but i think that i was your good luck charm oh, i was with you. Many of you know i mean to galileo high school, and i am a big fan of our high schools and a big supporter and a fan of making sure we continue to uplift young people when theyre doing something great not just as athletes, but we know you also have to keep your grade point up in order to play football in the first place. So to balance that at turkey day, and emerge for the second year in a row as state champions is absolutely an incredible accomplishment. When you came here last year, i was really excited, but this year, im even more excited because ive got a special surprise for all of you. Usually, when you win the super bowl, what do you get when you win the super bowl . Exactly. Were going to make sure that each and every player gets a
Championship Ring<\/a> this year. [applause] the hon. London breed so you get to design them yourself and figure out what you want on them. Its going to take a few weeks for them to get ordered and set up, but we are committed to supporting your
Championship Ring<\/a> so you can wear your rings with pride. And im really excited that you all are here today because we want to make sure that we honor you. And coach, come on up. [applause] the hon. London breed come on up. Thank you. The hon. London breed i just feel like i was your good luck charm because i did the coin toss and all that. It was a great day, and it was so fun. I would like to say, kerry bader, he said no mayor has been out to flip the turkey coin. So i hope we can make it a tradition and youll be out when you get the chance. The hon. London breed but i think its really important. Its important that we support young people that are staying focused and positive, and the fact that this team has come together as a team and accomplished something so amazing under your leadership is really its a testament to what you do. Because i know they hear from you every day, they hear from their parents, telling them the same stuff every year, to focus and to put on your gear. You know, i was like a lot of young people here, and i would tune it out and tune it out. But today is a great opportunity to let you know that your city supports you, that your city stands behind you, and we wanted to do something really special to make it clear we are proud of each and every one of you for putting in the hard work and getting to this point. And so today is about all of the young mustangs that really put
San Francisco<\/a> on the map in a whole nother way. So thank you for this, coach, for this incredible opportunity, and we are looking forward to you designating whoever you want to coordinate the ordering of the rings and how you pick out what you buy. So you can have your school and your year. You know what we do. Well do that. The hon. London breed congratulations. Thats awesome. [applause] thank you so much. Its a great gift. Its totally unbelievable, and i really appreciate that. But we have something for you. The hon. London breed for me . So basically, you know you went to galileo, so we have to make sure youre representing us when you walkthrough the city. The hon. London breed oh, you guys are so lucky. We didnt have this kind of stuff growing up. Just a couple couple things just about this here. It shows the legacy of what we have here. The hon. London breed oh, wow. This is called dedication, discipline, and desire, and weve been running the program for 19 years since ive been here. You have the dedication to run something every day, you have t the dedication to run a program, the discipline to run it every day, and the desire to be a champion. The hon. London breed wow. Thats a lot of years. And so many travels that you go through, this was unreal. Just kind of a
Different Team<\/a> than the year before. I tell everybody last years team was a ferrari. You could do anything with it. This years team was a buick. We had to run it out. Its amazing we did this, and its amazing for them because they bought into what we were selling. The best thing is when we went up to mariposa, its the championship. None of on us kids have been none of our kids have been out of
San Francisco<\/a>. Whats that smell . Well, thats cow smell. We rented a room to sit in before the game. And we went to this game. And here we are, asian, african american, white. Different group against a predominantly white culture. And everyone was thinking we would be the ones who broke down, we would be the ones who pointed fingers at each other. We would be the ones who screwed it up. And you would be proud of us, mayor. We didnt screw it up. Unbelievable. People there, unbelievable. What we did just awe stirring for me. Its just amazing to see the guys pull together and be like that and represent your city so well. So that was amazing, and for that, were going to give you the state championship hat because the norcal championship, we had to win that to get this. The hon. London breed thank you. When youre walking around, make sure you represent that. The hon. London breed whats that on your finger . Thats last years. Thats last years. The hon. London breed look at that. Undefeated. Well, this year, im getting the ring. Hold on. Right on. Well get that. The hon. London breed thank you. And the last thing i want to say is, you know, soak up this mome moment. Enjoy every single minute. Youre going to look back at this time and realize this was one of the best moments of your life. I know theres some folks from lincoln, so raise your hand if youre a lincoln alumni. They wish they were the age you are right now, in their seats right now. Coach, you want to introduce your players . Im here to enjoy. Thank you. We have one young man to speak for us. Its an interesting story. Simani came to us from another school his junior year, reardon. He went through a lot of stuff to get on the field. It was unreal, and his parents are great people. So timani, its your turn. I was just trying to say thank you to all the parents and all the alumni and all the coaches and, you know, making this year great, and helping us restate again and helping us and having our back this whole year. Most importantly, my teammates because we did it again, especially the last year, all the seniors this year. We had all the odds against us. We werent projected to win like we were supposed to, and we had a lot of people, you know, going against us and saying that we wouldnt make it, and we proved them wrong. So at this time, for our first group of eight players, brian pinto. [applause] jonas francovich. Luis quinteros. Tyree cross. [applause] eduardo garcia. [applause] xavier abrams. [applause] jack lau. [applause] and at this time, ill take a photo. Our next group of players is john tursano. Thank you. [applaus [applause] diego ramirez. [applause] jeffrey franco. [applause] andres montano. [applause] tony crossland. [applause] all right. Take our next group of photos right now. Next group of students, dean batar. [applause] nicholas walker. [applause] darren erfrey. [applause] michael leon. [applause] tamani morris. [applause] alex mchugh. Alex . [applause] our final group of student athletes, philip acuna. [applause] alexis velasquez. [applause] jonathan chow. [applause] sicoti manunua. [applause] leonardo gallegos. Mikha. [applause] mikhail hicks. [applause] and james wish. [applause] so were going to present certificates to the managers and coaches, and once we do the presentation of certificates, well take one big group photo here. I think well do it near the steps. All right. Here we go. To the managers, cassandra matana. [applause] crystal pimentel. [applause] sharina gutierrez. [applause] and elise hammond. [applause] and reilly zuleta wong. [applause] thank you, managers. And last but not least, our coaches. Coach pereno, of course. [applause] coach andre walker thomas. [applause] coach greg wood. [applause] coach edison zau. [applause] sheri bader. [applause] and coach mark walker. [applause] and again, id like to invite principal sherry bellisi to come up for a photo. The hon. London breed again, thank you to all the players, the coaches, the managers, the principal, the teachers, the alumni, the parents, the friends, the family. Congratulations again, and i think what were going to do at this time, since that concludes our program, were going to go probably take a go down to the rotunda at the beginning of the stairs and take a picture. In the meantime, stay focused on your grades. Make sure you dont give your teachers and parents a hart time this year. Walk around like champions because you are champions, and make sure that
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