November 13, 2020Â
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.Â
Thank you all for your time, cooperation, and perseverance!Â
Sincerely,
Supervisor Ahsha SafaiÂ
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THE VEHICLE TRIAGE CENTER COMMUNITY WORKING GROUP MEETING TO MEET THIS UPCOMING WEEK
What:Â The Vehicle Triage Center Community Working Group Â
When:Â Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Time:Â 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.Â
Where: Virtually/online via Zoom, to register please click here:Â
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lc-Ctqz4qHN2rgAG-kqLSxQuAfdzsl7wGÂ
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UPDATES FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCYÂ
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) released the following upcoming event-related traffic and transit impacts for this weekend, from Friday, Nov. 13 through Sunday, Nov. 15. Please see below.Â
Van Ness Improvement Project
8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 13 to 7 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 14:Â
Crews are scheduled to work on traffic improvements, remaining sewer work, overhead power installations, light pole setting and related work on Van Ness between Mission and Bay streets.
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Work that requires reducing Van Ness Avenue to one lane in each direction will be limited to nighttime hours. Construction scheduling is subject to change due to weather delays or unexpected field conditions.
ONGOING: Muni Service During the COVID-19 Shelter-In-Place Order
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Until further notice, Muni buses are serving all Metro lines including the J Church, K Ingleside, L Taraval, M Ocean View, N Judah and T Third.
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To learn more information about bus substitution for Muni rail lines and recent service changes, visit Muni's Bus Substitution for All Rail Lines. Please click here:Â
https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/covid-19-muni-core-service-plan?utm_source=MarketingCloud&utm_medium=emailÂ
Some Muni routes have been modified under the current health order. For details of Muni’s individual lines/routes, visit each route’s webpage or the Muni Core Service Plan.
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CALIFORNIA'S NEW COVID-19 CASES PASS THE 1-MILLION MARK AND MORE THAN HALF OF ALL OF CALIFORNIANS ARE NOW LIVING IN COUNTIES THAT HAVE OPTED TO IMPLEMENT THE MOST RESTRICTIVE MEASURES IN EFFORTS TO DECREASE TRANSMISSIONSÂ
This week, Governor Newsom announced that California is seeing an uptick in new COVID-19 cases. Dr. Mark Ghaly noted that in all counties where we are seeing an increase point to private household gatherings as a "major source of spread." Areas that don't allow fresh air to circulate should be avoided, and social distancing (six feet) is still a must.Â
Although the rest of the country is also experiencing an uptick, yesterday California became only the second state (the other being Texas) to top 1 million COVID-19 cases.Â
Further, this Tuesday, the seven-day positivity rate (the percentage of people who test positive for the virus of all individuals who are tested) was 4.2% this Tuesday (November 10, 2020), making this the first time since August of this year that the positivity rate surpassed the 4% mark. Thus, this week, 11 counties were under the most restrictive measures.
This week, Mayor London N. Breed and Director of Health Dr. Grant Colfax also announced that the City would be adjusting its reopening due to a significant and rapid increase in COVID-19 case rates in San Francisco, coupled with the current increase in cases and hospitalizations in California and across the United States. San Francisco will temporarily roll back the reopening of indoor dining, and will reduce the capacity of fitness centers and movie theaters. Additionally, San Francisco will pause the reopening of indoor instruction at high schools that have not already opened. These changes will go into effect at 11:59 pm on Friday, November 13, 2020.
To learn more and to stay up-to-date, please click here:Â
https://covid19.ca.govÂ
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MAYOR BREED AND SUPERINTENDENT MATTHEWS ANNOUNCE NEW PARTNERSHIP TO ASSESS SCHOOL FACILITIES
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Under an agreement between the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and the City and County of San Francisco, the City will be sending staff to help support the District’s school facility assessments. The District has assessed 20 schools and has an additional 65 buildings that need to be inspected to meet the goal of having its youngest students and other vulnerable student groups back in the classroom.
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The District is working with the City’s COVID-19 Command Center to deploy 20 City Disaster Service Workers (DSWs) starting the week of November 16 to form School Site Assessment Teams. Disaster Service Workers are City employees from departments who perform varying emergency-related services across the City, from staffing the Emergency Operations Center to working at food banks.
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The School Site Assessment Team will work with district staff to assess school facilities on a classroom by classroom basis for their readiness to receive students and staff for in-person learning during this pandemic. These evaluations will include things like operability of classroom windows; type of classroom furniture; presence of functional hand washing sinks; and basic working condition of the classroom, for example window shades and classroom light fixtures. These Site Assessment Teams will provide valuable data on school site readiness for a hybrid or full in-person learning school day.
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The City and school district continue to discuss other ways the City can support SFUSD with returning to in-person learning. At the recent Board of Education meeting, the School Board members voted to enter into an agreement with Curative, a testing company that will support the District’s plans for having a testing program that meets the needs for reopening. A testing program, along with ensuring classrooms are ready, are key steps in preparing for reopening.
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