Supervisor Ahsha Safai - 04192021 Newsletter

April 19, 2021
A Message From The Supervisor:

Over this past weekend, my office was alerted of numerous incidents of stunt driving/sideshow activity in the district. This type of reckless driving is unsafe and inherently dangerous to everyone. Just three weeks ago, four people were injured in District 9 as a result of sideshows.

Under my Stunt Driving Ordinance , introduced and passed in 2020, the police were authorized to confiscate cars engaged in this type of activity. I am working with Captain Nicole Jones from Ingleside Station to address this matter. SFPD now has a dedicated Stunt Driving Response Unit that coordinates the police response to these incidents citywide. The goal is to prevent, disrupt, and disperse sideshows. Additionally, SFPD conducts enforcement and investigative follow up after the incidents. Police lights and sirens are utilized as a tactic of disruption and dispersal.

I understand many residents thought the response could have been faster this weekend. I want everyone to know that I am working diligently to mitigate this issue in our district. Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, I will be calling a hearing at the Board of Supervisors regarding the implementation of my ordinance and how to improve SFPD’s response time for these incidents. Thank you to everyone who alerted my office of these incidents as they were happening.

We have more updates on COVID-19 guidance for fully vaccinated community members. Please scroll through the entire email to find more updates.

Please note - if you miss my weekly newsletter, you may find it later on the Board of Supervisor’s website. Click HERE to read past newsletters.

Although our City Hall Office is closed to the public due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are still here to serve you. If you have any difficulty during this time, please do not hesitate to reach out. We are available by email: safaistaff@sfgov.org or by phone 415-554-6976 (leave a message and we will call you back). You can also check for updates on my Twitter , Instagram, and Facebook. Stay safe and healthy.

Sincerely,

Supervisor Ahsha Safai

Vaccine Rollout

PEOPLE 16 AND OLDER ARE NOW ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE COVID-19 VACCINE

The District 11 vaccination site located at 20 Norton Street is taking appointments by calling 415-562-8638. There are limited drop ins at the end of the day for appointments that were missed.

Those newly eligible people age 16 and over should visit SF.gov/getvaccinated to learn about options for receiving the vaccine and to find links to schedule appointments at different vaccination sites.

CDC Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People

People are considered fully vaccinated for
COVID-19 two weeks after they have received the second dose in a two-dose series of Pfizer-
BioNTech or Moderna, or two weeks after they have received a single-dose of the Johnson &
Johnson vaccine.

We are now at a point in this pandemic where fully vaccinated San Franciscans can attend small indoor gatherings with other fully vaccinated friends and loved ones without wearing masks or physical distancing or with unvaccinated people from one household who are at low risk of severe illness from COVID-19.

However, even vaccinated people may carry and transmit the disease, so it’s still very important that individuals consider the risk that exposure may have on those around them. For that reason, face coverings, physical distancing, handwashing and limiting indoor activities and gatherings with people outside one’s household remain as important as ever, especially with the increased prevalence of more contagious variants in San Francisco. Per the state’s guidance, when visiting with unvaccinated individuals at high risk for severe COVID-19 disease, vaccinated people should continue to wear masks and practice physical distancing.

SFDPH’s Updated Health Order

CDPH Updated Guidance for Gathering

Guidance for Gatherings – Applies to private gatherings – social situations that bring together people from different households at the same time in a single space. Notably, attendance for gatherings is based on county tier status for the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, unless local health departments have more restrictive measures.
Guidance for the Fully Vaccinated – Provides guidelines for people two weeks after full vaccination. This includes: o Spending time with other fully vaccinated people, including indoors, without wearing masks or physical distancing. o Spending time with unvaccinated people from a single household who are at low risk for severe COVID-19 disease indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing.

April COVID-19 Testing in District 11

The City is encouraging residents who have insurance to get tested through their medical provider, so as to take the strain off of our free testing sites. If you have health insurance, schedule a test with your doctor. If you have symptoms or known exposure, your healthcare provider is required by law to get you a test.

Excelsior (Community Pop-up Site)
Mondays from 10am to 6pm
Crocker Amazon Park
799 Moscow (in the parking lot near Paris Street)
San Francisco, CA 94112
Walk-Through and Drive-through

OMI (Community Pop Up Site)
Fridays from 9am-4pm
50 Broad Street
No Appointment Necessary
Walk-Through, Free Parking Provided

Alemany Farmers Market (CityTest SF)
100 Alemany Boulevard
Walk-Through and Drive-through
Alemany takes a limited number of drop-ins. Make an Appointment for guaranteed testing. Click HERE to make an appointment at Alemany.

Visit sf.gov/gettestedsf for more information.

Re-opening Guidelines

San Francisco is currently in the 'orange tier' of reopening. Click HERE to find out which businesses and activities were allowed to resume or expand capacity. San Francisco expects to enter the yellow tier of reopening soon. The Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) hosted a Best Practices for Reopening webinar that you can watch by clicking HERE.

Last Thursday, April 15, San Francisco resumed indoor live-audience events, performances, meetings, and receptions with capacity limits and following other protocols, and will expand existing guidelines for outdoor live-audience events, performances, and other activities

Visit SF.gov/reopening to find out the specifics of activities that were allowed to resume.

SAVE THE DATE - District 11 Budget Town Hall

We will be hosting a District 11 Budget Town Hall next Thursday, April 29 from 6:00-7:00PM for community to provide input on priorities for the Budget for Fiscal Years 2021-2022.

Please mark this date/time on your calendar and Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtf-iurTsiE9eAJNpk6FSnMo5WLYNICmkS

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

San Francisco Music and Entertainment Venue Recovery Fund

Established in March 2021, the SF Music and Entertainment Venue Recovery Fund (“Venue Fund”) provides financial support to San Francisco-based live music and entertainment venues in order to prevent their permanent closure due to the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund is administered by the SF Office of Small Business.

Venue Fund Rules

The Office of Small Business has adopted Venue Fund Rules regarding the Venue Fund based on Administrative Code Section 10.100-308.

Grant information

Grants will be for at least $10,000 to help local music and entertainment venues stay in business.

Grant requirements include but are not limited to:

Your business must have had a Place of Entertainment (POE) permit on February 25, 2020. You also must maintain that POE permit.
The principal function of your business must be offering live entertainment, meaning that you have performance and audience spaces, sound system, and lighting system.
You must show that your business hosts live entertainment regularly. Before February 25, 2020, your business must have provided live entertainment 16 or more days a month on average, or every day you were open to the public.

You can use the grants to pay for rent, mortgage, payroll, unsecured property taxes, insurance or utility costs.

Applying for a Venue Fund grant

San Francisco-based live music and entertainment venues can apply for a Venue Fund grant beginning Wednesday, April 21 through the Venue Fund grant application website. The website is now live so businesses can familiarize themselves with the grant and begin preparing documents for the application.The application deadline is May 5, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. PDT.

Supplier set-up

If you believe your business will be eligible to apply for a Venue Fund grant, it is recommended that you set up your business as a "Supplier" with the City and County of San Francisco, which will likely be necessary for payment of grants. Click here for guidelines regarding the Supplier set-up process. There is no cost to get set up as a Supplier.

Support San Francisco's music and entertainment venues

Make a tax-deductible contribution

The City and County of San Francisco is accepting tax-deductible monetary contributions for the City's COVID-19 outbreak response efforts

As part of these efforts, the Venue Fund provides financial support to San Francisco-based live music and entertainment venues in order to prevent their permanent closure due to the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Presently, you can pay by check or by having funds electronically transferred to the City and County of San Francisco. Online donations will be available soon.

1) If paying by check, make payments to "CCSF-OSB.” Please include “Venue Fund” in the memo line. Checks can be mailed to:

Music and Entertainment Venue Fund
Office of Small Business
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
City Hall Room 140
San Francisco, CA 94102

2) To have funds electronically transferred to the City and County of San Francisco’s bank account through ACH, email sbc@sfgov.org for instructions.

3) Online donations will be available soon. Please bookmark this page.

Why donate?

Do you love concerts, performances, and cultural events? Are you a fan of live music and entertainment? San Francisco’s music and entertainment venues need your help during this challenging time. Your tax-deductible donation will help provide grants and support for nightlife businesses during and after the pandemic.

Launched in March 2021 by the City and County of San Francisco, the San Francisco Music and Entertainment Venue Recovery Fund will provide grants directly to San Francisco’s shuttered music and entertainment venues to:

prevent their permanent closure due to the devastating financial losses of the pandemic
support their reopening or relocation within San Francisco
put them on a path to present live music and entertainment again in the future

Donations of any amount can be made. Donations over $100 will be acknowledged on the City of San Francisco website.

Disclaimer

All donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. The City and County of San Francisco’s Tax ID number is 94-6000417.

The City and County of San Francisco (City) is unable to accept anonymous donations. The City is committed to financial transparency and is subject to open government laws, including the City's Sunshine Ordinance (Administrative Code, Chapter 67). Public reporting includes each donor’s name, the value of the donation, and notes on financial interest(s) a donor may have involving the City. Such financial interests include any contract, grant, lease, or request for license, permit, or other entitlement for use with or pending before the City.

Following your donation, you will be sent a brief survey to ensure the City can provide accurate and complete donor reporting.

Contact

If you have any questions please email sbc@sfgov.org or call (415) 554-6680.

Music and Entertainment Venue Fund
Office of Small Business
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
City Hall Room 140
San Francisco, CA 94102

DreamSF Fellowship

The DreamSF Fellowship is a paid leadership and professional development program for immigrants in the Bay Area.

This program is welcome to everyone who meets the minimum qualifications. You can apply regardless of your immigration status.

Eligibility Requirements

You can apply to the DreamSF Fellowship if you are:

18 years of age or older
Living in the Bay Area
Available 20 hours a week
Available from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm every Friday
Proficient in English

You also need to be currently enrolled, planning to enroll in, or recent graduate from an educational program such as a 2 or 4-year university or trade school.

You must also:

Commit to a 6 month or 11 month fellowship
Be invested in working with and supporting immigrant communities.
Have a strong connection to one’s immigrant community.
Fluency in an additional language is preferred, but not required.

Applications are now due April 21st, 2021 at 11:59 pm. Click HERE to apply!

Youth Commission Applications Now Available

The Youth Commission is a body of 17 youth from San Franciscan between the ages of 12 and 23. Created by the voters under a 1995 amendment to the City Charter, the commission is responsible for advising the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor on policies and laws related to young people. The Youth Commission is also charged with providing comment and recommendation on all proposed laws that would primarily affect youth before the Board takes final action.

WHAT THEY DO:

Our job, which was created by the voters of San Francisco and makes us accountable to the whole City, is to stand up for the needs of all young people in the policy and legislative debates at City Hall. Whether it comes to MUNI, housing, education, juvenile justice or health and wellness, we serve as authentic advisors on youth issues to the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor. We read laws, talk to Supervisors and the Mayor Office, hold discussions with other young people in our communities, organize events and hearings, do research on policy and write resolutions.

Youth Commissioners get the chance to develop their leadership and advocacy skills! Youth commissioners receive training on legislative advocacy, community organizing, public speaking, power & oppression, social justice history, understanding City government, and the City’s budget. Being a youth commissioner is a great way to serve your community, learn about politics, and grow your leadership as a principled and effective community advocate.

APPLICANT QUALIFICATIONS

The only requirements are that you live in San Francisco and are between the ages of 12 and 23 when you are appointed.

For more information: https://sfgov.org/youthcommission/apply-be-youth-commissioner

Apply now: tinyurl.com/SFYCAPP2021
RSVP for info session here: tinyurl.com/SFYCInfo2021

Visited with various groups of OMI Neighbors as they gathered to prepare safety kits to stand in solidarity with our AAPI community. My office then stood in solidarity with the AAPI community and all communities against hate. Thank you to the Human Rights Commission for putting together an inclusive and well planned event.

Deep cleaning of the Mission corridor early Thursday morning with San Francisco Public Works under the Clean Corridors Program. We are working to make Clean Corridors a monthly program in the upcoming budget process. Thank you to Director Alaric Degrafinried and Deputy Director DiJaida Durden for coming out last week! Special thank you to all the DPW employees for your hard work.

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