Anyone who is watching what is happening across the country right now with COVID-19 cases should be alarmed.
Here in San Francisco we're seeing increased cases as well, and today we have been moved to the State's Red Tier.
Here's what this means for us:
Effective tomorrow, non-essential offices will have to halt indoor operations until further notice. Offices will have to return to 100% remote and telework operations.
Fitness centers (including gyms, hotel fitness facilities, and climbing walls) may remain open at 10% capacity.
Here in San Francisco, we have to keep our focus on what we can do. Your actions have saved thousands of lives, and we cannot lose sight of that.
We still have time to slow the growth of cases if we all do our part.
We can’t give in to complacency, fatigue, and frustration.
I know Thanksgiving is coming. I know you want to be around people you care about. I want that, too.
But every decision, every single decision you make, impacts all of us. So please, this year, take a step back. Ask yourself if it's really worth it.
Our Department of Public Health has issued a holiday travel advisory.
Non-essential travel outside the Bay Area is not recommended.
If you are sick, do not travel. Period.
If you do travel outside the Bay Area, DPH strongly recommends you quarantine for 14 days upon return.
If you do travel, please wear a mask.
Avoid spending time indoors with people outside your household.
Don’t drive with people outside your household.
Limit interactions.
Avoid holiday meals generally. If you are going to see family, see them outdoors, distances, with masks.
But really ask yourself--is it worth it?
The infections that come at Thanksgiving will lead to people in the hospital at Christmas.
That’s the math.
That’s the timeline of this virus.
Nobody wants that, so please stay home this Thanksgiving.
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In the middle of a climate emergency, with our city experiencing weeks of dangerous air quality, there is no reason to subject important transit improvements to unnecessary delays.
Slow Streets & Shared Spaces allow residents to safely go outside and our businesses to find new ways to operate.
They are innovative responses to unprecedented challenges--examples of government working for good.
One person shouldn't be able to delay an emergency response.
In San Francisco, we allow almost everything to be subject to long delays, constant appeals, and never-ending "reviews" that make projects more expensive, less effective, and undermine the public's trust in our ability to get things done.
Our reopening process is guided by data and science.
COVID-19 cases are rising throughout CA. We're now seeing a rise in cases in SF too. Our numbers are still low but rising rapidly.
As a result, we're temporarily delaying the re-openings that were scheduled for Monday.
Yesterday we saw 103 cases. On June 15, when we first reopened outdoor dining and in-store retail, we had 20.
At our current rate, the number could double rapidly. If that continues & we don't intervene, we'll be at such a high number that our only option would be to shut down.
This is why it is important to follow protective health measures and utilize the tools we already have.
Everyone needs to wear face coverings, maintain social distance, and practice good hygiene.
Decades of disinvestment and racially disparate policies have disproportionately hurt our African-American community in SF.
Supervisor @ShamannWalton and I will lead the effort to redirect funding from the @SFPD to support the African-American community in the upcoming budget.
This week has highlighted the devastating impacts of police violence against African-Americans in this country.
SF has made substantial progress on police reform and use of force in recent years, but we know there are structural inequities in our city that continue to this day.
In San Francisco, the average income for a black household is $31K, as compared with $110K for white households. Up to 19% of black children live in poverty.
35% of homeless San Franciscans are black, despite black people making up only 5% of the total population.
San Franciscans took our Stay Home order seriously, and as a result we flattened the curve and prevented a widespread COVID-19 outbreak.
Here's our timeline and plan for how we're going to gradually reopen, using data and additional safety precautions: sf.gov/reopening
As long as we continue our progress, restaurants can offer outdoor dining, retail businesses can allow customers to shop inside with modifications, and more outdoor activities can resume on June 15th. We plan to allow more activities and businesses to resume in July and August.
As we begin to go out into the community more, we need to take additional precautions.
Starting tomorrow, we will be requiring face coverings when you're out of your home and around people outside of your household, both indoors and outdoors.
We just concluded another public update about the steps that we're taking in San Francisco to prepare for the potential spread of novel coronavirus.
@SF_DPH began local testing today and will be operating tests 7 days a week, shortening the turnaround time for results.
The @SF_DPH lab will conduct the tests locally based on expanded criteria from the CDC. It is important for the public to understand that there is no on-demand testing and test kits are limited. Testing will be done only after consultation btwn local health officials and the CDC.
We're focused on protecting our vulnerable populations, including older adults and people with multiple chronic medical conditions. We're working w/ providers to ensure staff & residents are educated on prevention measures & able to rapidly identify and isolate affected patients.