September 8, 2020
A Message From The Supervisor:
My team and I have been working hard to provide supports and resources for our community during this time. I know we are facing a pandemic and there is extreme hardship in our community, but we will get through this together!
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!
Sincerely,
Supervisor Ahsha Safai
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California: COVID-19, Wildfires, and New Statewide Tenant and Landlord Resources
a. COVID-19 Update
As of September 7, 2020 at 11:00AM with data from September 6, 2020 California had: (1) 735,235 cases of COVID-19; (2) 13,725 deaths. Further, California Governor Newsom, during his press briefing today, announced that the positivity rate (i.e., the percentage of people who test positive for the virus of all of individuals who are tested and serves as a key indicator of how severe the coronavirus pandemic is) dropped to 3.8%, that is almost half of what it was a month ago. Lastly, as of today, we learned that there are 33 counties in purple, 14 in red, 9 in orange, and 2 in yellow. Recall, this past week a new color-coded (statewide) metric was launched, purple is "widespread" (most restrictive), red is "substantial", orange is "moderate", and yellow is "minimal" (least restrictive). Currently San Francisco, along with Napa and Santa Clara, are in the "red" category.
To learn more, please click here: https://covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/
Note, also, there is now a California (statewide) COVID-19 hotline, the number and hours of operation are below for your convenience.
Tel.: 1-833-422-4255
Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
b. California (Record-Breaking) Wildfires Update: State Of Emergency Declared In Five Counties
As of today, Tuesday, September 8, 2020, there are 14,00 firefighters battling 25 major wildfires (statewide) that in total have burned 1.8 million acres (a record for California) and, in that process, 3,300 structures have been destroyed so far. Unfortunately, Cal. Fire also announced that eight (8) people have died because of the wildfires.
Further, also announced today, by California Governor Gavin Newsom, we learned that five counties have been declared a state of emergency, those counties are: Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, San Bernardino, and San Diego.
To stay up-to-date and received the latest from the Cal. Fire please click here:
https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2020/8/19/buttetehamaglenn-lightning-complex-tehamaglenn-zone/
To get air quality data where you live, please click here and enter your Zip Code:
https://www.airnow.gov
c. New Statewide Protections for Tenants and Landlords
“Housing is Key” is a new resource that provides resources for Californians to stay in their homes during COVID-19 and beyond, there are resources for both tenants and landlords. Please see below.
Tenants:
The Tenant, Homeowner and Small Landlord Relief and Stabilization Act of 2020 went into effect on September 1, 2020. This new law is meant to protect renters and landlords who can’t pay their rent or mortgage due to the coronavirus.
If you are a California tenant, please click here for a summary of the new protections:
https://landlordtenant.dre.ca.gov/pdf/resources/tenant/BCSH_FactSheet_Tenants_09022020.pdf
For tenant resources, please click here:
https://landlordtenant.dre.ca.gov/tenant/resources.html
Landlords:
If you are a landlord, please click here:
https://landlordtenant.dre.ca.gov/landlord/index.html
d. San Francisco’s Extreme Heat and Weather Relief Center Information
To fight the string of ongoing fires and extreme heatwave this Labor Day Weekend, the City and County of San Francisco announced Weather Relief Centers throughout the city, those are now closed as of today. However, we will be monitoring the announcement of any centers re/opening since we are still experiencing dry heat.
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Operation Clean Sweep
Please feel free to join your District 11 neighbors this Saturday to clean and beautify your neighborhoods, details below.
What: Operation Clean Sweep
Who: OMI Cultural Participation Project, S.F. Department of Public Works, Excelsior Action Group, and Supervisor Ahsha Safai
When: Saturday, September 12, 2020
Time: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Where: The Bank of America parking lot (Persia Street and Mission Street intersection)
Sign-Up to Volunteer or for More Information Please Contact:
Dennis Caliyo, 415-606-5791
Maurice Rivers, 415-729-3658
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Car Sideshows
On Monday, September 7. 2020, we learned that one person had died and two others were injured during the early hours of that day following a shooting in District 11’s Excelsior neighborhood. This, after police officers were on the scene responding to a car sideshow by the vicinity of Paris Street and Russia Avenue. The three victims were found nearby, as local media outlets reported, at Mission Street and Persia Avenue. Please note, that the San Francisco Police Department HAS NOT confirmed whether the shooting is connected to the sideshow, that is an ongoing investigation. And, as of today, no suspects have been arrested in the shooting.
Please note, the San Francisco Police Department is asking that anyone with information as to what may have occurred to call 415-575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD.
Due to the ongoing and increasing number of sideshows, please know that Supervisor Safai is currently working on legislation, in partnership with all relevant City agencies and departments (e.g., San Francisco Public Department, City Attorney’s Office) to craft a legislative solution to these dangerous stunts. Lastly, Supervisor Safai is also working on organizing a town hall with Ingleside Police Station Captain Woon; more details to come soon.
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Virtual Community Meeting with Ingleside Police Captain Chris Woon
What: Virtual Community Meeting with Captain Chris Woon
When: Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Time: 6:30 p.m.
RSVP for Zoom Meeting by Emailing: community@sfsafe.org (once you RSVP, you will have a link sent to you with the information for the Zoom call).
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S.F. Public Works (3-1-1) Reminder: Together We Can Clean-up District-11
District 11 constituents, please note that if you see trash or bulky items on the street you can report it via the SF311 App, if you have a smart phone.
Note, once you download the app you can have large items cleaned up as well as garbage and trash. To do so, please follow the following steps:
- Go to "New Request"
- Click "Street and Side Walking Cleaning"
- The next step is for you to take a picture of the item and, once you do, the app will use your navigation system to determine its location and then request you hit "Submit."
Lastly, Recology has a agreement with the City to pick it up within 4 hours. If the item is not picked up, please let us know at Safaistaff@sfgov.org. Thank you.
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