May 4, 2021
A Message From The Supervisor:
Happy Asian Pacific American (APA) Heritage Month!
In the United States, the month of May each year is celebrated as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. This annual celebration came about in 1978 when President Jimmy Carter signed into law a Joint Resolution of the Congress of the United States designating the month of May for the celebration of Asian and Pacific Islanders culture and heritage. This year, it is so important that we celebrate the APA community especially as many of our APA neighbors are facing acts of hate. We must rise above the rhetoric of hate and instead celebrate a community that is so important to our City. I invite you to join me in
celebration of our city, state and nation's rich APA culture.
In addition, I want to take the time to highlight International Worker’s Day which was held on May 1st, 2021. In solidarity with local unions, organizers and public officials we marched from the Embarcadero to the steps of City Hall in a demonstration supporting worker’s rights. This day is especially important to me because I come from the labor movement and my District is home the largest population of working families.
Since my first day in office I have stood with the labor movement and I will continue to stand with and for labor and the working families of my District. Part of representing working families is listening to their needs. Many families have contacted my office asking to demand that graduations happen for their children who worked hard all pandemic. Our District 11 Youth Commissioner, Erika Morris, worked collaboratively with our office to start the process for high school graduations in February. I am happy to announce that
Mayor London Breed and SFUSD have secured outdoor spaces that will host graduations for our high school seniors. We understand the importance of these accomplishments and wanted to make sure high school seniors had the opportunity to experience this once in a lifetime moment.
Last Thursday, my office in collaboration with Budget Chair Haney’s office and the Controller's office, held a virtual budget town hall. The virtual meeting covered the priorities of this year’s budget process and allowed community members the opportunity to ask questions surrounding the timeline and priorities of our District and citywide budget. If you happened to miss the event, you can find the recording at the following link: https://fb.watch/5hqDzlv8Yy/
Today, Mayor London Breed and Director of Health Dr. Grant Colfax today announced that, starting Thursday, May 6, San Francisco will reopen and expand additional activities that are allowed by the State for counties with minimal COVID-19 transmission levels. With this move into the final tier on the State’s
Blueprint for a Safer Economy, San Francisco will open its few remaining closed sectors and expand several others. With some exceptions, San Francisco’s reopening will align with what is permitted by the State.
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 |
Re-opening Guidelines
Today, Mayor London Breed and Director of Health Dr. Grant Colfax today announced that, starting Thursday, May 6, San Francisco will reopen and expand additional activities that are allowed by the State for counties with minimal COVID-19 transmission levels. With this move into the final tier on the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy
, San Francisco will open its few remaining closed sectors and expand several others. With some exceptions, San Francisco’s reopening will align with what is permitted by the State.
The San Francisco Department of Public Health intends to issue final health and safety guidelines to reopen activities allowed under the yellow tier of the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, with some additional local restrictions, effective as of 8:00am Thursday, May 6, 2021. The City will post the revised Health Order with detailed requirements to its
webpage by the end of the day Wednesday May 5, 2021.
The following activities may be reopened:
Indoor bars, breweries and wineries (without meals)
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Open to 25% capacity up to 100 people.
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Must follow indoor dining rules, including sitting at tables of up to eight people to drink.
Indoor family entertainment
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Unopened activities including ice and roller skating, arcades, golf and playground may open to 50% capacity.
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Other activities already opened such as mini-golf, pool halls, and bowling alleys may expand to 50% capacity (removing any testing or vaccination requirements).
Saunas, steam rooms, and indoor hot tubs Buffets and self-serve food
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Allowed for takeaway consumption.
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Allowed for on-site consumption following indoor dining guidelines.
Outdoor community sporting events
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Up to 500 pre-registered participants per hour, and 1,500 total, can participate in outdoor events like runs, walks, marathons, and other endurance events, and up to 3,000 participants total if all show proof of vaccination or negative test.
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Participants must be California residents or, if from out-of-state, must be fully vaccinated.
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All participants must be screened for COVID-19 prior to event.
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Spectators are allowed following outdoor gathering guidelines.
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Non-alcohol concessions are allowed in designated food area.
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Live entertainment or festival areas are not allowed at this time.
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Events with over 500 participants must have an approved Health and Safety plan.
The following activities may expand their operating capacity:
Outdoor small gatherings (including social gatherings)
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May expand to 75 participants, even if food and beverages are consumed.
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Facial coverings may be removed as long as 6 ft of distance maintained between participants (unvaccinated people are encouraged to wear facial coverings).
Indoor small gatherings
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May expand to 50% capacity up to 50 people, with face coverings (unless everyone is fully vaccinated or there is one unvaccinated household that is low-risk).
Offices
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May expand to 50% capacity, not counting fully vaccinated personnel.
Indoor dining
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The 3 households per table limit is lifted. Up to 8 people allowed per table.
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The cap of 200 patrons is lifted, 50% capacity requirements remain.
Outdoor dining
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Guests may remove facial coverings once they are seated for the duration of their visit, unless they go inside for any reason.
Outdoor bars
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Guests may remove facial coverings once they are seated for the duration of their visit, unless they go inside for any reason.
Indoor Retail
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In-store cafes or restaurants may resume following indoor dining guidelines.
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Common areas, including in shopping malls, may reopen.
Indoor movie theaters
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May expand capacity to up to 500 people, 50% capacity requirements remain.
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Concessions may be available to groups of 8 eating in their seats, with no household limit.
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Live performances with fewer than 200 patrons or that are incidental to the showing of a motion pictures, like a talk by the film director, are allowed. Other live performances follow live audience performance venue guidelines.
Outdoor gyms and fitness
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Face coverings may be removed as long as 6 ft of distance maintained between participants.
Indoor gyms and fitness
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May expand to 50% capacity.
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Classes may expand to 50% capacity up to 200 people.
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Cardio and aerobic exercise and fitness classes can occur with people 6 ft apart if one of the DPH ventilation measures is implemented.
Outdoor arts, music and theater festivals (without assigned seating)
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May expand to up to 100 people.
Outdoor live audience seated performance venues
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May expand to 67% capacity, subject to physical distancing requirements.
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Sections reserved for fully vaccinated guests may be 6 ft from other sections.
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Any events in which food and beverages are served may host fewer than 300 people without requiring proof of vaccine or negative test.
Indoor live audience seated performance venues
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May expand to 50% capacity subject to physical distancing requirements.
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Sections reserved for fully vaccinated guests may be 6 ft from other sections.
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Any events of up to 300 people or those that take up less than 25% of the venue capacity do not require an approved health and safety plan or proof of vaccination or negative test as long as face covering are worn at all times.
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Any events in which food and beverages are served may host fewer than 200 people without requiring proof of vaccine or negative test.
Outdoor conventions, meetings, and receptions
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May expand to 200 people, not including fully vaccinated personnel, and up to 400 if all attendees provide proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test.
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Face coverings may be removed as long as 6 ft of distance maintained between participants from different households.
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If event is comprised of fully vaccinated participants (and negative test for any children 2-16), distancing is not required, though facial covering are.
Indoor conventions, meetings, and receptions
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May expand to 200 people, not including fully vaccinated personnel, with all attendees provide proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test.
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If event is comprised of fully vaccinated participants (and negative test for any children 2-16), distancing is not required, though masks continue to be required.
Indoor swimming pools
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May expand to 50% capacity.
Outdoor youth sports, recreation, and dance
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Fully vaccinated youth may participate in drop-in classes or a la carte fitness programs. Guest participants and “walk ons” are not allowed.
Indoor adult and youth sports, recreation, and dance
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Indoor ice hockey, water polo, and wrestling may resume.
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Indoor athletic recreational facilities expanded to 50% capacity up to 200 people.
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Participants in low contact sports are only required to maintain 6 ft of distance.
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Participants in organized and supervised swimming and diving, water polo and wrestling or marital arts programs may remove facial coverings with safety protocols including regular testing, posting a COVID-19 prevention plan, etc. in place.
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Requirements about the number of leagues or activities participants engage in are lifted (though recommendations to limit participation to two activities, and one if high–contact, remain)
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Fully vaccinated youth may participate in drop-in classes or a la carte fitness programs. Guest participants and “walk ons” in youth and adult contexts are not allowed.
Adult day programs and senior community centers
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May expand to 50% indoor capacity up to 50 people.
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Food and beverage is allowed following indoor dining guidance.
Adult Education, Vocational Education, and Institutions of Higher Education
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Outdoor classes may increase to 75 students.
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The indoor lecture cap of 200 students lifted, 50% capacity requirements remain.
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Studying in indoor communal spaces is allowed following library guidelines.
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Student housing may expand to more than one student per unit.
Film or media production, live streaming, or broadcasting
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Expanded to up to 100 people outdoors in a single location with safety protocols in place and up to 300 people with proof of vaccination or negative test.
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Remains 50 people indoors in a single location with safety protocols in place and up to 200 people indoors with proof of vaccination or negative test.
San Francisco’s reopening updates will be available online Thursday, May 6, at SF.gov/reopening.
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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.
The OMI vaccination site at 50 Broad Street will be opening TOMORROW, Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Details are in the flyer below.
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.
Guidelines for People Who Are Fully Vaccinated
Now that the State has adopted the CDC masking guidelines, San Francisco can officially update our own mask rules. Use your best judgment. If you're fully vaccinated, outdoors, and not in a large crowd, there is no need to wear a mask. If you’re indoors with people who may not be vaccinated, keep your mask on.
One of the best things you can do to protect yourself from COVID-19 and to help San Francisco recover from this pandemic is to get vaccinated as soon as possible. SF has now vaccinated 72% of people 16 and older.
To get vaccinated go to SF.gov/getvaccinated |
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. |
RECORDING - District 11 Budget Town Hall with Supervisor Safai from April 26, 2021
Last Thursday, my office in collaboration with Budget Chair Haney’s office and the Controller's office, held a virtual budget town hall. The virtual meeting covered the priorities of this year’s budget process and allowed community members the opportunity to ask questions surrounding the timeline and priorities of our District and citywide budget. If you happened to miss the event, you can find the recording at the following link:
https://fb.watch/5hfHEPuFgO/
Please feel free to email me and my team at SafaiStaff@sfgov.org with any budget related questions or comments. |
Starting May 1, a weeklong series of events will highlight recovery and celebrate the resiliency and vibrancy of San Francisco’s small businesses.
San Francisco’s Small Business Week, which will take place from Saturday, May 1 to Friday, May 7, 2021. This year’s small business week will include resources and information that will support small businesses and entrepreneurs as San Francisco gets on the road to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
San Francisco’s 94,000 small businesses make up over 93% of total businesses in the city and support more than 364,000 jobs. As cornerstones of San Francisco’s neighborhoods and communities, the small business sector will be central to the city’s economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Small business owners and employees looking for assistance should go to oewd.org/covid19. Businesses can also call the hotline at 415-554-6134, and employees can call the hotline at 415-701-4817. Assistance is available in multiple languages.
More information about San Francisco’s support for small businesses is available here. Mayor London Breed announced that San Francisco is partnering with the Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA) and several community-based organizations to assist San Francisco restaurants and other eligible businesses who need help applying for the new, federal
Restaurant Revitalization Fund. The Restaurant Revitalization Fund is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, which Speaker Nancy Pelosi championed in Congress, and will provide grants to help restaurants, bars, and other eating and drinking businesses stay open.
San Francisco business owners who need assistance applying for the Fund should go to:
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Mission Economic Development Agency
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Northeast Community Federal Credit Union (Chinese)
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Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center Bayview
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SF Small Business Development Center (Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese)
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Website: sfsbdc.org. New client registration click here
and complete the following form and you will be contacted to schedule an appointment.
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Phone Number: 415-937-7232
A comprehensive list of business resources, including additional partners assisting with applications for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, is available online at oewd.org/covid19.
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:
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Your business must have had a Place of Entertainment (POE) permit on February 25, 2020. You also must maintain that POE permit.
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The principal function of your business must be offering live entertainment, meaning that you have performance and audience spaces, sound system, and lighting system.
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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:
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prevent their permanent closure due to the devastating financial losses of the pandemic
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support their reopening or relocation within San Francisco
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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 |
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 |
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Islais Creek Watershed Presentation Invitation
You are invited to an illustrated talk that our neighbor Bonnie Sherk is giving on the Islais Creek Watershed, the largest in San Francisco, showcasing the many opportunities for ecological transformation and flood mitigation, including some of the past accomplishments and ecological transformations that address many local, national, and international issues, including climate change, sea level rise, and other related systemic issues that Life Frames, Inc. & A Living Library have made, and is still working on.
There will be a Q & A to answer questions and gain your input. Your participation is important for the future of the area.
Please join Bonnie and Planet Drum on Wednesday, May 5, 7:30 PM PDT, and register with Planet Drum to get Zoom information: mail@planetdrum.org using “zoom” in the subject line.
Additionally, on Saturday, May 8, at noon, you can join Judy Berg and Planet Drum, for a masked, in-person, socially distanced, Tour, of the prototype Bernal Heights Living Library & Think Park Nature Walk
that Life Frames, Inc. designed and developed with the community beginning in 2002, that links multiple schools, parks, public housing, streets, and other open spaces leading to the currently hidden Islais Creek at the south side of St. Mary’s Park, Alemany Farm, Alemany Boulevard, and Highway 280. Please register with Planet Drum: mail@planetdrum.org using "ALL Nature Walk" in the subject line.
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RISE SF — 2021 SFCDMA GALA
This special event will honor the resilience of the San Francisco Council District Merchants Associations and the small businesses they represent, as San Francisco looks towards better days ahead.
Throughout the hour-long celebration they will tell the story of our associations and their journeys over the past 12 months.
FEATURED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS
Balboa Village, Bayview, Castro, Chinatown, North Beach, Sunset/Parkside, Valencia
+ COMEDIAN IRENE TU!
Click HERE to register.
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A.L.L. Green Futures Job Training Paid Internship opportunity for HS to Age 24 Youth in conjunction with Opportunities For ALL & Life Frames, Inc. / A Living Library.
Click the following link for more information: https://alivinglibrary.org/uncategorized/a-l-l-paid-summer-internship
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Last Wednesday, Director of Health Dr. Grant Colfax, Director Mary Ellen Carroll and I joined community partners Southwest Community Corporation/I.T. Bookman Community Center and Visit Healthcare to officially launch a new neighborhood COVID-19 vaccine site at 50 Broad Street in Lakeview/OMI. The new location, which will serve Lakeview/OMI residents 18 years and older, is the sixth neighborhood vaccination site established as part of San Francisco’s efforts to ensure highly impacted neighborhoods have equitable access to the vaccine.
San Francisco's OMI neighborhoods include Ingleside, Ingleside Terraces, Merced Heights, and Ocean View.
The 50 Broad Street site for OMI and Lakeview residents aged 18 and older will be open on Wednesdays, 9:00 am – 6:00 p.m.; Fridays, 9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.; and Saturdays, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. This site will serve residents by appointment and drop-in and will be operated in collaboration with the Southwest Community Corporation/I.T. Bookman Community Center and Visit Healthcare.
Community members can schedule appointments by contacting the OMI COVID-19 Hotline at 415 712- 0313 or they can email Covid19@itbookmancenter.org with questions.
The 50 Broad Street site is located near the MUNI 54 and M bus lines, ensuring that it is accessible and convenient for the people it serves. Muni and Paratransit are free for anyone traveling to and from COVID-19 vaccine appointments. The SFMTA is also providing additional access to taxi service for those using the Essential Trip Card. Information can be found at sfmta.com/COVID and sfmta.com/Paratransit
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Last Saturday, we joined labor unions from across the Bay Area for San Francisco’s May Day march. They commemorated the lives that we have lost this past year as well as rallied for racial justice and the PRO Act to secure a better future for workers.
I’ve marched with Labor for the last 10 years and I’m proud to have marched with them again this past weekend. |
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