Supervisor Chan 11082021 Newsletter

Richmond Review

Development Without Displacement

San Francisco continues to face an unprecedented housing affordability crisis. With the exception of the brief dip in the rental housing market during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s harder and harder for working families to afford to live in San Francisco. The City must pursue policies to help us build the housing we need to tackle our affordability crisis while protecting our existing communities from displacement. This is more critical than ever as our Planning Department is currently gathering community feedback on an update to the General Plan Housing Element.

Read more in my monthly Richmond Review column.

100 Days to Beijing

Last week, among many other leaders, I had the honor of being awarded by NBC Bay Area as a local hero for helping the Asian Pacific Islander community with essential services during the COVID-19 pandemic and standing up to stop Asian hate. The event marked 100 days until the start of the Beijing Olympics.

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Housing Our Workers

According to a new report sponsored by the Council of Community Housing Organizations, San Francisco Labor Council, and Jobs with Justice, only a fraction of certain union workers can afford to live in San Francisco without working more than one job.

We’ve known for a long time that the need for housing on the Westside is a need for housing the City’s unionized workforce, many of whom live in the Richmond. Housing our workers is not just a matter of maintaining the vitality of the City’s economy, but also a matter of security and justice for immigrants and working families. I’m proud to stand with these housing and labor advocates to demand more affordable housing for low- and middle-income workers.

Vaccines Available for Kids 5-11

San Francisco children ages 5 to 11 years old are now eligible to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, following a careful clinical study of its safety and efficacy and after receiving final approval and guidance from federal and state authorities. The San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH), health system partners and pharmacies will begin administering the vaccines largely by appointment only starting today in select locations, with SFDPH-affiliated spots and four school-based sites initially reserved for children in highly-impacted neighborhoods where access is crucial.

Parents and caregivers can make appointments using their health system’s instructions, or pharmacy websites. Other sources for vaccine appointments include the state’s vaccine booking website, myturn.ca.gov and the City’s website, sf.gov/getvaccinated, which will be updated with local information about appointments as it becomes available across the network of sites in San Francisco.

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COVID Vaccine Boosters

With influenza season beginning in November, San Franciscans should add a flu vaccine on top of their COVID-19 vaccine or booster, if eligible.

The CDC also recommends that the following groups should receive a booster shot of Pfizer or Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after receiving their second dose:

People aged 65 years and older
Residents aged 18 years and older in long-term care settings
People aged 50 to 64 years with underlying medical conditions or are at increased risk of social inequities

The CDC recommends that everyone who got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine get a booster shot at least 2 months after getting vaccinated. If you got the J&J COVID-19 vaccine you can get a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine with any one of the 3 approved vaccines.

For information on how to access a booster dose, visit SF.gov/booster.

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Around the City

Celebrating our Community

I was honored to join the Richmond District Neighborhood Center in celebrating its 40th Anniversary! So appreciative of the innovative youth programs, their ability to deliver essential services and food security programs through the best and most challenging of times, and for serving as an anchor of the Richmond!

Meeting the Seal Rock Inn owners to hear about how their business has fared during the pandemic.

Chatting with Clement Street merchants with Richmond Station Captain Caltagirone.

Celebrating Chinatown's First Responders for their work supporting the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honoring the United Farm Workers (UFW) during their 50th Annual reception.

Thank you again Veteran Affairs Commissioner Joseph Baba for your service and happy Veterans and Military Families Month to all veterans and active duty members, and their families.

Blue Danube: Legacy Business

Congratulations to Blue Danube for being among one of eight new businesses nominated for San Francisco’s Legacy Business Registry! A Richmond District staple, the Blue Danube has served the neighborhood since 1979, and I am proud to have the honor of nominating them. San Francisco Heritage has a great thread here covering a brief history of the coffee shop.

Community Events

Fireside Chat with CCSF

Safe Routes to Schools

SF Safe Routes to School is planning two upcoming webinars for the Chinese community and is looking for District 1 families to join us! Please share with your friends and neighbors. All webinars will be entirely in Chinese.

歡迎加入我們的中文會議，聽聽衛生，安全及戶外教育專家們分享如何安全接送學生，如：行人安全，騎單車，共乘和安全車坐公共汽車。

全市粤语如何开办步行学校网络研讨会
11月16日星期二
下午5點半-下午6點半
報名連結
了解有關重要資源的更多信息，以及您和您的家人如何開始更安全地步行上學！加入“安全上學之路”的教育者，參加舊金山安全上學合作夥伴組織為家長、看護人、學校工作人員和社區組織組織的培訓*本研討會將全場以中文進行。

走出戶外
11 月 18 日星期四
下午12點-下午1點
報名連結
家長和照護者，聽聽專家分享如何讓家人安全上下學的方法。歡迎參加我們以中文進行的網上研討會，和衛生、安全及戶外教育專家共同討論如何安全地走路、騎自行車、共乘以及搭乘公交車上下學。來自公共衛生局、社區安全與正義聯盟（社區青年中心）和市政交通協助計劃（簡稱MTAP）的專家將接受您的提問並分享最新的健康指引、建議與提示。*本研討會將全場以中文進行。

SFPL Richmond and Anza Branch Library Updates!

Many thanks to our amazing library branch staff who have gone above and beyond during this time to serve our community.

Richmond Branch will be returning to seven-day service per the following schedule, beginning November 13th:

Monday, 1 pm-6 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday 10 am-8 pm
Friday, 1 pm-6 pm
Saturday, 10 am-6 pm
Sunday, 1 pm-5 pm

Anza will be returning to seven-day service on November 11th, per the following schedule:

Monday, 10 am-6 pm
Tuesday, 10 am-8 pm
Wednesday, 1 pm-8 pm
Thursday 10 am-6 pm
Friday, 1 pm-6 pm
Saturday, 10 am-6 pm
Sunday, 1 pm-5 pm

Student Assignment Policy Community Workshops

San Francisco Unified School District is partnering with community organizations and parent advisory groups to host at least 12 virtual workshops this October and November so that we can gather input that will help us draft elementary schools zones. Please click here to see the list of workshops, and use this form to register for a workshop.

The workshops are one of the many strategies currently underway to support the implementation of the new zone-based elementary school assignment policy approved by the San Francisco Board of Education in December 2020. For more information please visit www.sfusd.edu/studentassignment and www.sfusd.edu/adhoccommittee.

Redistricting Taskforce

The San Francisco Redistricting Task Force is holding public meetings, and you can participate! Every 10 years, the district boundaries of San Francisco's Supervisorial districts are redrawn to ensure each district maintains equal numbers of residents. Redrawing of the district lines follow the decennial Census.

You can participate in the process by submitting public comment via phone, email, or hand delivery. For more information visit sfelections.org/rdtf.

Online Art Auction

Asian American Women Artists Association’s (AAWAA) first online auction will go live this weekend. Join between November 5-15 to bid to win art, gifts, and experiences just in time for the holidays. Help AAWAA raise at least $23,000 for their end-of-year fundraising campaign.

A bid towards the auction will support the organization’s artists, community-focused programs, and AAWAA’s mission to support AAPI women in the arts.

Register early to help AAPI women artists thrive this giving season!

Support UCSF Fresno Workers

We've seen how truly heroic our healthcare workers are. Yet UCSF Fresno has cut the meal stipends for their resident physicians from $300 a month to $50 a month. This is a big deal in a place like Fresno because it is a food desert. Additionally, these folks rotate to clinics in SF because of their UCSF affiliation. When they are in the city they also don't get any meal stipend and all of our residents throughout the state get this.

We wouldn't tolerate this in San Francisco, and we can't tolerate this of UCSF Fresno. I stand with the Committee of Interns and Residents of SEIU residents and call for their meal stipend to be reinstated. Sign the petition here.

Sign the Petition

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Blue Danube: Legacy Business

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Redistricting Taskforce

Online Art Auction

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Richmond Review

Development Without Displacement

In the News

100 Days to Beijing

Housing Our Workers

COVID-19 Updates + Response

Vaccines Available for Kids 5-11

COVID Vaccine Boosters

Around the City

Celebrating our Community

Blue Danube: Legacy Business

Community Events

Fireside Chat with CCSF

Safe Routes to Schools

SFPL Richmond and Anza Branch Library Updates!

Student Assignment Policy Community Workshops

Redistricting Taskforce

Online Art Auction

Support UCSF Fresno Workers

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