Vice chair eaken. Here. Eaken present. Director heminger. Here. Have you a quorum. Though were legally required to have on the agenda to make its announcement because its clear were all using sound producing devices during the meeting we wont make the announcement. Approval of the october 20, 2020 meeting. Im ask the moderator to open the bridge and ask colleagues if theres amendments to the Meeting Minutes from october 20. Seeing none, is there Public Comment . Moderator is anyone on the line . Have you zero questions remaining. Well close Public Comment. So moved. Is there a second . Second. Chair borden secretary boomer please call the roll. [roll call] director eaken youre very faint. [roll call] madame chair, we can approve the minutes. Item 5, communications. Chair borden i lovely speech i get to give at every meeting. All members are participating Via Teleconference. This will ensure the safety of the sfmta board of directors and public. In the published notice for the meeting a
Supposed to deal with all of that . Thank you, mayor. I appreciate this, and again, this is such a challenging time, i would say the risks the downsides to the shelter in place and the slow reopening are very real and very concerning from a health standpoint and an economic standpoint. I think the Counter Point is no one has said, were going to go ahead and open quickly. As you see across the country, the Mental Health consequences of opening and having a surge, many people are struggling in San Francisco, but if we have a surge like we saw in new york or unfortunately like we saw in houston and parts of florida, we would have all of those concerns that youre talking about on top of the overwhelming the Hospital Systems due to covid19 plus the covid19 pandemic and everything that were dealing with and managing today. Unfortunately, theres downsides to where we are today, but theyre even worse. And we just want people to understand that these times are hard, but we have a pandemic in ou
Time yesterday. There are more than 7100 deaths. Here in the bay area, there are more than 36,000 cases with 653 deaths. Alameda county continues to be the hardest hit with more than 7900 cases. Yesterday at noon, the governor ordered all california counties to rollback reopening after an increase in tiktok cases. Ktvu Sara Zendehnam has the details including some of the confusion that its all causing. Reporter all of this back andforth has been tougher businesses, and for people who are trying to live somewhat normal lives. Governor gavin newsom says rolling back and reopening is necessary to control the search of rotavirus cases in the state. He warned it would be a possibility, pausing reopenings or shutting down newly opened businesses. Nothing is constant, nothing is linear as it relates to infectious disease. Reporter californias coronavirus Positivity Rate trending north of 7 . Smaller counties reporting limited icu beds, and an increase in hospitalizations led Governor Newsom t
South bay are having a very hard time adjusting to the abrupt closure. Maureen naylor is live with their reaction. For the south bay Business Owners we spoke with, this latest about face is taking a toll on them both emotionally and financially. At rage salon in campbell, its not anger but sadness the owner and his wife felt tuesday morning. When i saw the bathroom light come on, went in there to see how she was doing, and she was already in tears. Reporter what did she say to you . Just we cannot believe this is happening, you know. We cant believe this is happening. Reporter 24 hours earlier, mike salvador was giddy when his hair salon reopened for the first time be in four months, only to find out hours later the business would have to close wednesday because of new state guidance and santa claras rise in hospitalizations. Essentially a twoday opening follow league fourmonth closure. Its just been tough. All of the payments, the rent, everything still continues, and absolutely to in
California is a vital piece of our response, not only to focus on taking care of patients who present with symptoms if our care delivery system, but also to understand the patterns of transmission across the state in vulnerable communities, in different parts of our state, so that we can respond effectively. More than 5. 5 Million People have been tested for the coronavirus here in california. In the south bay, businesses are wonder how long they will recover after investing in a plan to reopen, only to be told they have to close down just days later. Maureen naylor joins us with their reaction. Reporter well, julie, Business Owners who waited months to reopen say its taking a toll on them both financial economy is emotionally to have to close now two days later. At rage salon in campbell, its not anger, but sadness the owner and his wife felt tuesday morning. . When i saw the bathroom light come on, went in there to see how she was doing, and she was already in tears. Reporter what di