Public health, dr. Grant colfax, as well as the police chief, bill scott. The director of the Human Services agency, trent rohrer, the director of housing and homelessness, Abigail Stewart khan, and im San Francisco mayor, london breed, here to provide you with an update on what is happening with covid19 in our city. As of today we have 1,994 casis of those san franciscans who have been diagnosed with covid19, and sadly weve lost 35 people and about 70 people have been hospitalized, and as a reminder, we want to ask folks to visit datasf. Org covid19 for more information. I have a number of announcements today, and i am excited to announce some good news for a change. I know that last friday we made an announcement that on may 18 there would be a number of businesses, including florists and bookstores and cosmetic stores and other places that will be allowed to reopen for pickup and Delivery Services. And the good news is that is still happening. The even better news is that we are able to extend this to all retail in San Francisco with a business that is actually directly connected to the street. And so what this means now for our city is incredible because were talking about many of those Small Businesses in various neighborhoods where you see many of those shops that are closed. They will be able to open for pickup and for Curbside Pickup and delivery, which is going to be incredible. This does not include malls, for example, but it does include all retail in San Francisco, and were talking about close to 95 of businesses that have unfortunately been closed, to provide this opportunity to our Small Business community is going to be incredible, but i want to be clear that there, of course, will be limitations. There, of course, will be certain requirements around Wearing Masks, around maintaining social distancing and also ultimately we want to make sure that these businesses understand and are prepared for these guidelines and are able to provide this level of service to the community. And im really excited about this because this is gonna not only support the jobs that hopefully many will return as a result of this, this will support the communities and the people who love these businesses and want to see them continue. Its a continued step, of course, in the right direction. We also, i want to mention, will be allowing manufacturing and warehouses to open as well. Again, under certain guidelines, and well be able to provide that information as well just so that we can continue to gradually reopen our city as we see changes in very specific indicators. Now you know from the very beginning what weve said was our guiding principle is the data, the facts, our Public Health officials, and we do appreciate what they have done to get us to this point where even though we continue to see in some cases the numbers increase, we do see the numbers flattening. They have not declined, but the fact is we are in a better place. Not where we want to be but were in a better place. And when making decisions around what opens in our city, we look at six particular indicators, and dr. Colfax has talked about these indicators in the past, but i just want to remind people so that we are all clearly understand what those things are as we begin to allow businesses to open. What are we looking at, how are we making those determinations . Well, its whether or not the number of cases are flat or decreasing, and we see that they are at least remaining flat. We look at whether or not our hospitalizations are flat or decreasing, and as you can see, they are still flat. And our Hospital Capacity is stable because we know that in the event of an outbreak or a surge we have to be prepared, and the good news is we are in a good place. And we want to be able to at least get to a place where we could at least test over 1600 people a day in our city. And the good news is we are almost there. In fact, im really optimistic that based on all of the work thats being done, especially with our department of Public Health and community partners, we will actually get there hopefully next week. We have a comprehensive tracking Program Contact tracing program, and we want to make sure that that program is at a capacity where we can act immediately once we identify a case. And finally, a steady supply of p. P. E. And yes, sadly p. P. E. Is still a conversation that we are having. We have been very creative and very fortunate that we have had generous people who have contributed, our partnerships with usf and their contributions and the support that they provided and other private hospitals. We have been fortunate, but we want to make sure that we have sufficient p. P. E. So those six indicators are exactly whats important to ensure that we as a city are able to open, and throughout the duration as we gradually allow things to happen, we want to make sure that we are always looking at these indicators in order to determine what is best. So i want to thank the department of Public Health, and i want to also caution everybody, because even though this is exciting, we still need to be very careful. Its because you all have been following the social distancing order and Wearing Masks and doing your part that were even here in the first place. And the last thing we want to do is get too excited and then start flooding our streets with too many people where we see that its a problem and then the numbers start to go up, and then we have to dial it back and close some of these businesses. So the goal is to gradually move in a way where we start to get used to opening businesses, because the fact is we have to get used to the fact that the coronavirus is going to be with us for a while, so lets make sure that we are all prepared for what we need to do now and in the future to keep everyone safe. The more that you do your part, the more opportunities that we are able to provide to so many of our businesses who desperately need to open. I want to touch bases on that, just our budget impacts, and i know that youve heard about the fact that sadly the city is experiencing a possible deficit of anywhere between 1. 1 and 1. 5 billion, and i just want to put that into context because what is going to happen in the next year or two with our city, its going to be even more challenging than its already been. And even though we have had challenges and we still enjoy decent economic times, there has always still been a need for more muni service, for more housing, for more resources in general. So now imagine all of our efforts and everything weve done to get to this point. We are basically going to be in a situation where we have to make really hard financial decisions. And just to give you a perspective, i signed this fiscal years budget last year. And sadly even before the fiscal year closes, we anticipate in our current fiscal year a 250 million budget deficit that we have to close. We also for the next fiscal year are looking at possibly a 1. 5 billion budget deficit, and we know that the city has put away about 800 million in reserve, but theres also limitations as to how that money can be allocated. And we also have to be very cautious. So what that is going to mean is hard decisions, hard cuts, impacts on services. And so i just wanted to put that perspective out there because this doesnt even take into account the 375 million that we have already spent to help in the efforts around the coronavirus pandemic. That includes the hotels and the shelters and the testing and all of the things that you know were doing. Now we are hopeful and we expect most of it to be reimbursed by our state and federal government, but think about it, that may be now, but what happens in the future . We still need to do testing. We still need to do Contact Tracing. We still need to help our vulnerable populations, so whether or not those federal and state resources continue to come in is unknown. Especially now that we know even the state is facing a 54 billion budget deficit. So the economy here locally, the economy in our state, in our country, and globally, its going to be very challenging. And its gonna require a lot of sacrifices. In San Francisco alone over 100,000 people have applied for unemployment insurance. So as i said, its going to be critical that we start thinking about economic recovery in a way to not only get businesses open but get people back to work. And get our economy moving again so that we can continue to develop the Financial Support needed to address the many challenges that we continue to face. Now in that effort, i want to talk a little bit about the recovery the economic recovery bonds that we announced yesterday, and this bond is a work in progress. I introduced it at the board of supervisors yesterday. The goal is to support our city infrastructure, like parks and roads and expanding our facility for our most vulnerable populations, including those suffering with Mental Health and addiction. And i want to be clear that when were talking about what happens with bonds in San Francisco, oftentimes we are taking other bonds that we have been supported by voters in the past. You have been very generous in supporting parks bonds, housing bonds, the last earthquake and safety bonds, and what happens is we live within our means. So as we retire debt, we are able to assume additional debt, and we do so without raising property taxes, and that has been our consistent commitment, which is why every time weve come with a bond of this nature to the voters, they have been supportive and generous in providing the support. And i also want to be clear that this bond money is not were not able to use it for operations. We are only able to use it for infrastructure, so thats why the ability to expand our Mental Health system and our programs and to bring those places up to standard, to expand our parks, which we are finding are even more important now than they have ever been, especially as we shelter in place, our ability to look at our roads and our infrastructure and our bike lanes and to not only focus on those things but to also really get our economy going, to get people back to work right away, and to do so in a financially responsible way without raising property taxes. Its gonna be critical to our economic recovery, and so i wanted to just touch bases on that because i know there were a lot of questions that members of the public had about, well, how are we able to do a bond and we have this budget deficit, and thats exactly how. So im excited about what that could do, so we have to, again, start thinking about our recovery and jobs and getting people back to work is going to be a critical part of that. I want to just talk a little bit about give to sf, and i really want to say to those who have contributed to give to sf, whether you were able to give a Million Dollars or one dollar, it does make a difference. We have had large contributors, weve had small contributors. And yesterday i announced a contribution from jack dorsey, the ceo of twitter, of 15 million to give to sf. The ability for the city to address, again, many of these challenges has everything to do with state, federal support, but it also relies on philanthropy. And there have been, you know, so many people who consistently step up when we ask, whether its salesforce obamayang the helman foundation or ann and gordon gede or trillioand google and some of the other folks, they have rose to the occasion. We know that there is much more thats needed, so well be continuing to do outreach, but i want to really appreciate even the small contributors who have really made give to sf work in a way that has gotten money directly in the hands of people. And whats so amazing about what this program does is we have provided Grocery Store gift cards to families, people who are undocumented, or families who may not qualify for cal fresh or other subsidy programs. People who are maybe hairdressers and they have kids and were maybe not getting any government subsidy. People who were traditionally working, barely making ends meet, but never qualified for subsidies. I wanted to make sure that those families were not forgotten, and this is a part of providing assistance with food, providing assistance with rent payments and providing assistance to our Small Business community, which mostly employs a lot of these individuals, and so this program has been absolutely incredible, and i want to take this opportunity to appreciate some of the folks who have been on the front lines delivering these services. Theres a Community Center in the western edition that have been preparing meals and serving food to families and people on a regular basis. Mother brown, who serves homeless populations in the bayview Hunters Point community. In the mission, the carnivale committee, they have been doing an incredible job with getting food on a regular basis to the people in the mission, and we have been working with a number of nonprofit organizations to get resources in the hands of people because we know that sometimes these are people who may not qualify for unemployment or they cant wait to get an unemployment cheque to feed their families, and so give to sf, the resources its provided directly to san franciscans, has been invaluable, and again i want to thank jack dorsey for his commitment to this program. And if anyone is interested, please go to givetosf. Org. You can make contributions or you can find out more information in terms of how you get support from this amazing program. So i want to just lastly touch on another program that i think is absolutely incredible and is being proposed through our Human Services agency through the state. This Program Provides an opportunity under the Cal Fresh Program for people who, for example, if you get cal fresh or medi cal or foster care families, youll automatically receive in your ebt card 365 additional per child. But if you dont necessarily qualify for any of these but you also have children, you can still sign up for this program through the city. So we know that the school district, and we want to appreciate their work in providing meals at the sites for those families who need those meals during this time, but this is just an extra step, an Additional Program that has been absolutely needed to continue to support families. So if you have any questions and you want to sign up, please visit sfhsa. Org or call 311 if you are a family and you have children and you are in need, please reach out to us so that we can provide you with the support and the assistance that you need. For those, again, who fit into the categories of cal fresh, medi cal or the foster care system, its going to be a lot faster and easier for you to get those resources because youre already getting those resources. Theyre going to be automatically added. But for those who dont qualify, we want to get you on you know, get your information and get in touch with you so that we can make sure that we get you signed up and get you your resources as soon as possible. And last but not least, i want to just say thank you to our Disaster Service workers. These are a lot of City Employees who are working in so many capacities, whether they are here at the Emergency Operations center or they are out in the streets, out in the communities, distributing food, distributing masks. I mean, ive seen people at muni bus stops just handing out masks for people who wanted to get on the bus but they didnt have a mask to get on the bus. The kindness of so many of you and the fact that you are putting your lives on the line every single day, City Employees whose responsibilities are things other than what they are probably doing right now, they have been the reasons why were able to deliver as much as were able to deliver in the city. I really want to appreciate your work and what youre doing. And in partnerships with the food bank and the salvation army, glide and other programs, we have been able to deliver and also hand out hundreds of thousands of meals. So i want to be clear, we are not doing this alone. There have been programs, like i mentioned, st. Anthonys and glide, they were doing it already, but the work that we have been doing together to expand the support to reach to unhoused people, to reach out to our immigrant communities and others, its been incredible. So i just want to thank and appreciate everyone whos out there on the front line doing your very best to take care of others, because thats exactly what is going to get us through this. It has been a very challenging time, and as i said in the beginning, were on day i dont know how long. Its been a long time. But i do think that this weekend is effective monday, its a great time to think about, you know, some of your Favorite Places that you may want to support to arrange for Delivery Services or pickup services. So for example, flower shops were only available for delivery, and now the pickup from a flower shop is an option. The pickup from a cosmetic store is an option. Pickups from a lot of these Retail Businesses, especially in your neighborhood, is not only an option but will be valuable if you can help to support them. This is how were going to keep them in business, and im sure that since your kids are probably at home driving you crazy now the toy stores are going to be available for pickup, here is an Incredible Opportunity to get a distraction for them. So i just want to say again thank you all for continuing to comply with this order and your patience. We are in this for the long run, but if we continue to do our part, wearing our mask, socially distance, the more opportunities will be availab