June 3, 2020
UPDATE REGARDING THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS ("COVID-19"):
A Message From The Supervisor:
As our City is coping with the effects of the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19"), I wanted to let each of you know that my office is working hard to stay up-to-date on all fronts so that you all can be informed of what is happening locally, statewide, and nationally. Lastly, please don't hesitate to email us at SafaiStaff@sfgov.org or call us at 1-415-554-6976 and we will immediately respond.
Thank you all for your time, cooperation, and perseverance -- we will all get through this!
Sincerely,
Supervisor Ahsha Safai
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IMPORTANT UPDATE: Mayor London Breed announced not too long ago today (June 3rd) that San Francisco's curfew will be lifted tomorrow morning - June 4th - at 5 a.m. This means that there is no more curfew in place beginning tomorrow, June 4th, at 5 a.m. in San Francisco.
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The San Francisco Treasurer & Tax Collector Has Extended The 2021 Business Registration Renewal Deadline By Four Months
The San Francisco Treasurer & Tax Collector has announced that the 2021 Business Registration Fee deadline has been DEFERRED BY FOUR MONTHS TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 from May 31, 2020.
To learn more about the deferral of business registration deadline, please click here:
https://sftreasurer.org/covid19
To renew your business registration, please click here:
https://ttx.sfgov.org/RG2021/
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The Property Tax Deadline (May 15, 2020) For San Francisco Has Passed And If You Have Not Paid And Can't Pay Because Of COVID-19 You Are Encouraged To Submit A Request For A Penalty Waiver
On April 10, 2020, San Francisco’s homeowners know that property taxes are normally due, however the Board of Supervisors extended, on two separate occasions, this deadline. First, the extension was from April 10 to May 4 and then again from May 4 to May 15, in other words, property taxes were due this past month (May 15th). If you have not paid, please see below.
San Francisco’s Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector is encouraging everyone who has not paid because of the COVID-19 pandemic, to please request a penalty waiver.
To apply for a Penalty Waiver, please click here:
https://sftreasurer.org/property/make-property-tax-payment
To learn more about common questions related to COVID-19 and nonpayment or refunding of property taxes, please click here:
https://sftreasurer.org/COVID19property
Please note, currently, City Hall and the Treasurer & Tax Collector's Office are both still closed to the public and, therefore, not accepting in-person payments.
If you have any questions, please call 3-1-1 or visit the Treasurer & Tax Collector's website here:
https://sftreasurer.org/property-tax-deadline-frequently-asked-questions
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Getting Tested For COVID-19 In San Francisco And This Week's Announcement Of Three New Testing Sites For Underseved Communities
Who Can Get Tested?
1. If you are an essential or frontline worker serving the community of San Francisco, you can be tested at any time. You do not need to be experiencing symptoms or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19. Essential workers include those who leave their homes to do their job and cannot maintain social distance or who interact with the public.
2. If you are an adult living in San Francisco, you are eligible to be tested if you are experiencing a symptom(s) of COVID-19 and/or you have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 within the past 14 days. COVID-19 symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, loss of smell, chills, body aches, headache, fatigue, diarrhea, runny nose, and congestion.
You do not need a doctor's note to schedule a test, and you will not be charged for the test. The sites welcome those who are uninsured or who have barriers to healthcare. If you have health insurance, you will be asked to provide that information.
This week, Mayor London Breed also announced the creation of three new COVID-19 testing opportunities in San Francisco, including the City's first mobile testing site.
Specifically, the City is launching its first mobile site initially stationed in the Tenderloin (District 6); the second site will be at City College (for District 11, serving the 94112 area), and another in Hunters View (District 10).
These expanded testing opportunities are part of the City's efforts to reach communities that are affected by disparities in the spread of the coronavirus and provide additional testing resources in areas of the City that do not have as may testing options, and, combined, these new sites will increase the city's capacity to conduct over 500 additional COVID-19 tests per day.
To get tested for COVID-19, please click here:
https://sf.gov/get-tested-covid-19-citytestsf
To get most up-to-date information on COVID-19 for all of California, please click here:
https://covid19.ca.gov/
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Essential Workers: Registration For Summer Camps Started Wednesday, May 27 And Registration For Everyone Else Begins This Saturday, June 6, 2020
All essential workers with children, please note that Priority Registration for San Francisco's summer camp programs started Wednesday, May 27, 2020, but ONLY for participants in the San Francisco Recreation and Park ("SFRPD") Emergency Childcare Scholarship-eligible families.
For families who are currently on a scholarship or who have been enrolled in emergency childcare can self-register. For more information about SFRPD's scholarship program, please click here: http://sfrecpark.org/scholarships
Please apply, these slots tend to fill quickly; please note that SFRPD has also noted that it may take a few days to process all scholarship applications depending on the volume they received.
For all other applicants-families, including other essential workers, registration begins at 10 a.m. THIS SATURDAY on June 6th, 2020.
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Please Fill-Out The 2020 Census If You Have Not Yet Done So
This past week, we learned that the 2020 Census national response rate is 60.3%. The California response rate is 61.4%. The San Francisco response rate is 58.3%, San Francisco is slightly lagging behind both the national and the State response rate.
Why is the Census important? Because the population of the United States has to be counted every ten (10) years per Article 1, Section 2 of our federal U.S. Constitution. The data collected is then subsequently used to determine the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives and how federal dollars are spend and allocated to states and municipalities, among many other things.
The Census officially began on April 1, only Alaska started January 21.
To learn more about same-sex data just recently provided to us this week, please click here:
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/2020/lgbt-pride-month.html
To fill-out the 2020 Census, please click here (it is available in 12 languages):
https://www.2020census.gov/ |
Rent Was Due Or Will Be Due Soon Again For Many San Franciscans, Here Is A Summary Of The Existing Rules In Place During This Pandemic
On On March 13, 2020, the Mayor of San Francisco issued an Executive Order (“the Mayor’s Order”) that included new eviction rules and protections for tenants unable to pay rent. Under the Mayor’s Order, residential tenants who can demonstrate that they are unable to pay rent due to financial impacts related to the COVID-19 emergency are eligible to defer rent payments, provided the tenant has followed the procedures described below (see “Rent Payment Extension”).
On March 23, 2020, the Mayor’s Order was expanded to temporarily ban all residential evictions, except for evictions related to violence, threats of violence, health and safety issues, and evictions under the Ellis Act (unless authorized by the Governor or State Legislature).
On April 22, 2020, the Mayor's Order was extended for an additional month, from April 22, 2020 to May 22, 2020.
On April 30, 2020, the Mayor's Order was extended by supplemental declaration from May 22, 2020 to June 30, 2020. The April 30, 2020 supplemental declaration also clarified and revised the "Rent Payment Extension" procedures discussed below. Importantly, the protections of the “Rent Payment Extension” were expanded to include any tenant that is unable to pay rent due to financial impacts related to COVID-19, regardless of whether the tenant provided written notice to the landlord at the time of the missed rent payment.
Rent Payment Extension
Pursuant to the Mayor's April 30, 2020 supplemental declaration, a landlord cannot evict a residential tenant for a missed rent payment that became due during the COVID-19 emergency until December 30, 2020 or later (six months after the Mayor's Order expires), provided both (a) and (b) apply:
The missed rent payment became due after March 13, 2020, but before the expiration of the Mayor’s Order (currently June 30, 2020, but may be extended)
The tenant was unable to pay rent because of financial impacts related to COVID-19
At the time of the missed rent payment, the tenant should notify the landlord and provide supporting documentation if they are unable to pay rent due to financial impacts of COVID-19. However, failure to provide notice and/or documentation to the landlord does not affect a tenant’s ability to claim the protections of the Rent Payment Extension as a defense to an eviction lawsuit for non-payment of rent. If an eviction lawsuit is filed, the tenant will be required to provide supporting documentation in court, although the court has discretion to waive this requirement in some circumstances.
For purposes of the Rent Payment Extension, “financial impacts” means a substantial loss of household income due to business closure, loss of compensable hours of work or wages, layoffs, or extraordinary out-of-pocket expenses. A financial impact is “related to COVID-19” if it was caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mayor’s Proclamation, the Local Health Officer’s Declaration of Local Health Emergency, or orders or recommended guidance related to COVID-19 from local, state, or federal authorities.
Landlords and tenants are strongly encouraged to discuss payment plans for the tenant to repay all or a portion of the back rent. However, a payment plan may not shorten the six-month extension period or otherwise require a tenant to waive any of the protections of the Mayor’s Order.
Temporary Eviction Moratorium
The second part of the Mayor’s Order (often referred to as the “eviction moratorium”) temporarily bans all residential evictions if the effective date of the eviction notice would fall within 60 days after the Mayor’s Order expires. As of the date of this publication, the Mayor’s Order is set to expire on June 30, 2020, which means the eviction moratorium is currently effective through August 30, 2020.
The temporary ban does not apply if the basis for the eviction is related to violence, threats of violence, health and safety issues, or the Ellis Act (unless authorized by the Governor or State Legislature). If an eviction notice is served during this time, the landlord must attach the new Rent Board form, titled "Notice to Tenant Regarding the Existence of a Temporary Eviction Moratorium due to COVID-19" to the eviction notice. The form can also be found in the Rent Board’s Forms Center.
To review any of the aforementioned documents, please click here:
https://sfrb.org/temporary-eviction-moratorium
For a more condensed summary, and in multiple languages, of where we stand now and what recourse is available to tenants and/or landlords please click here (this is the City run website):
https://sf.gov/information/about-eviction-and-rent-increase-moratoriums-...
NOTE: Language for this specific item/post was pulled from the Rent Board's page (link included in post too). |
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