July 13, 2020
A Message From The Supervisor:
A lot is happening in our nation and our City as we grapple with the effects of injustice at the same time of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. We will get through this together and create an even stronger City where all people can feel safe and supported.
Please don't hesitate to email us at SafaiStaff@sfgov.org or call us at 1-415-554-6976 if we can assist you in any way and we will immediately respond.
Thank you all for your time, cooperation, and perseverance -- we will all get through this together!
Sincerely,
Supervisor Ahsha Safai
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The Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals Upholds San Francisco's Sanctuary City Ordinance
Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that San Francisco’s sanctuary ordinance is constitutional, a rebuke to the Trump administration’s misguided attempt to deny the City federal funding.
This is much-needed good news, and the District 11 office welcomes it. We are a nation of immigrants and it is our cultural richness and diversity that makes not just San Francisco but the rest of the country the great global hub that we are.
To read the (27-page) Opinion, please click here:
https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/07/13/18-17308.pdf |
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California Governor Gavin Newsom Announces New Statewide Restrictions For Specific Business Sectors That Are Effective Immediately
Today, Monday, July 13, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a statewide closure of specific business sectors -- bars, entertainment centers, zoos, museums, movie theaters, indoor dining and cardrooms – in his latest effort to curtail the spike of coronavirus cases across California.
Further, the Governor also ordered 31 counties (of California’s 58) to close places of worship, indoor protests, offices for non-critical infrastructure, hair salons, barbershops, gyms, and malls because of increased hospitalizations. Some of those counties include: Yuba, Sacramento, Placer, Sutter, and Yolo. These counties were selected because they have been on the County Monitoring List for 3 consecutive days.
What does this mean for you?
Effective July 13, 2020, ALL counties must close indoor operations in these sectors:
• Dine-in restaurants
• Wineries and tasting rooms
• Movie theaters
• Family entertainment centers (for example: bowling alleys, miniature golf, batting cages and arcades)
• Zoos and museums
• Cardrooms
Additionally, bars, brewpubs, breweries, and pubs must close all operations both indoor and outdoor statewide.
And, for those counties that remain on the County Monitoring List for 3 consecutive days will additionally be required to also shut down the following industries or activities unless they can be modified to operate outside or by pick-up:
• Fitness centers
• Worship services
• Protests
• Offices for non-essential sectors
• Personal care services, like nail salons, body waxing and tattoo parlors
• Hair salons and barbershops
• Malls
To read the Governor’s latest announcement and view the County Monitoring List, please click here:
https://covid19.ca.gov/roadmap-counties/ |
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San Francisco Mayor London Breed Announces New COVID-19 Numbers And Our Health Officer Has Issued A New Health Order
Today, Monday, July 13, 2020, Mayor London Breed announced grim new COVID-19 numbers for San Francisco and our Health Officer issued a new Health Order. Details below.
As of today, the Mayor announced that San Francisco has had 4,950 confirmed COVID-19 cases (nearly 1,000 of those cases were diagnosed in the past two weeks) and 50 deaths. Equally as concerning is another worrisome and daunting figure that we learned of today too: 49.7% of all of San Francisco’s diagnosed cases are Latinx San Franciscan residents.
During today’s announcement, we also learned that at this rate of new COVID-19 infections in San Francisco, we are expecting to see 6,000 hospitalizations and 890 deaths if we do not change course and curtail new transmissions. Lastly, we were also told that for every one person infected with COVID-19 in San Francisco they then spread it to 1.25 people on average, which is extremely concerning for all health experts.
All of the above-noted also follows this past Friday’s announcement from the Mayor slowing the re-opening of San Francisco, specifically, it was announced that the City would substantially continue to pause the reopening that had started the 29th of June until our key health indicators improve.
To read the City’s “Key Health Indicators,” please click here:
https://data.sfgov.org/stories/s/epem-wyzb
Also, today San Francisco’s Health Officer issued Health Order No. c19-07f. The new Order “updates, changes, and replaces the prior shelter in place order”, reflecting a shift in the County’s approach that will be centered on risk reduction.
Specifically, this new Order:
1) Urges all residents in the County to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission by staying in their residences to the extent possible and minimizing trips and activities outside the home.
2) Allows people to engage in listed activities, including, for example, working for or going to the businesses listed below and certain governmental and essential infrastructure activities, as well as engaging in essential activities, outdoor activities, certain additional activities, and travel related to those activities.
3) Continues to require that everyone wear face coverings while outside their residences, except to very limited exceptions, and for people to follow social distancing protocol.
The Order requires the following of all businesses in San Francisco:
1) Allows only listed businesses to operate onsite, including essential businesses, outdoor businesses, healthcare operations, and certain additional businesses.
2) Allows other businesses only to operate Minimum Basic Operations (as defined in the Order) onsite.
3) Requires that businesses continue to maximize the number of people who work remotely from home to the extent possible.
4) Requires businesses to complete and post a Social Distancing Protocol checklist in the form attached to the Order as Appendix A.
5) Requires businesses to direct personnel to stay home when sick and prohibits adverse action against personnel for doing so.
6) Requires businesses and governmental entities to report to the San Francisco Department of Public Health when three or more personnel test positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 within a two-week period.
7) Allows for customers to use reusable shopping bags at businesses.
8) Requires businesses to cancel reservations or appointments without a financial penalty when a customer has a COVID-19 related reason.
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S.F.U.S.D.'s Proposed Plans For Fall 2020
This past week SFDPH released guidelines for school re-openings. These guidelines are informed and research based -- including feedback from the 6 Bay Area county Superintendents and Dept of Public Health officials. Additionally, DPH has been working closely with UCSF to continue to make an informed decision.
If you were unable to participate in the community town halls this week, please take a few minutes to see what parents, staff, and teachers are thinking about fall planning. You can check out previous town halls on the SFUSD youtube channel . The town hall had staff from DPH present to address how COVID-19 impacts children and staff. Across all of our stakeholders, we have heard one consistent messaging -- how can we make sure it will be safe for our children, teachers, and staff? Additionally, on Monday, SFUSD hosted a town hall with teachers and paraeducators and had over 1,500 participants (out of 4,500 teachers/paras), 1200 participants on our Cantonese-speaking town hall, 900 on our staff town hall, and 3,600 participants on our English-speaking families town halls.
The Board of Education will receive a recommendation from staff on July 14 and will vote on the plan on July 28. Please view the meeting and share your opinion regarding SFUSD proposed plan to reopen!
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