Here are the most recent City & State updates:

• Curbside pick up for non-essential retail stores, for more information: https://sf.gov/news/retailers-reopen-curbside-pickup
• Governor Newsom issued an executive order to mail every registered voter a vote-by-mail ballot ahead of the November 3, 2020 election. For more information or to register to vote: www.sfelections.org 

We are still in Shelter in Place until May 31. As a reminder, please remember to do the following:

• Mandatory face coverings required when going out for essential needs such as groceries. 
• When conducting essential needs such as groceries, please remember to keep safe social distance of 6 feet away from other patrons. 
• Do not throw your disposable face covering or gloves on our streets, please properly dispose of them in trash cans to keep our streets clean. 

Resources for our residents: 

• Comprehensive resources for District 10: http://bit.ly/covid19d10
• Printable flyer for key resources: http://bit.ly/covid19d10flyer
• (Chinese) 三藩市第十區 COVID-19 資源傳單: http://bit.ly/covid19d10flyer
• Most updated information and resources: http://sf.gov/coronavirus

Sheriff Oversight Charter Amendment

For over a year, my office and I met with various stakeholders to discuss sheriff oversight, studied other programs launched in different counties, visited jail sites, and after several meetings, prepared a Charter Amendment to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to create the Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board. This Board shall advise the Sheriff and the Board of Supervisors regarding Sheriff’s Department operations. The Oversight Board shall report its quarterly findings and recommendations to the Sheriff and Board of Supervisors.

This Charter Amendment will also create the Sheriff’s Department Office of Inspector General. Under the direction of an Inspector General appointed by the Oversight Board, will receive and investigate complaints of non-criminal misconduct by employees and contractors of the Sheriff’s Department and in-custody deaths, develop policy recommendations for the Sheriff’s Department, and report quarterly its findings, results, and recommendations to the Sheriff and the Oversight Board.

This Charter Amendment will:

• Establish a Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board of 7 members who shall complete a training and orientation on custodial law enforcement, constitutional policing, and Sheriff’s Department policies and procedures.

• This body will appoint the Inspector General in the Sheriff’s Department to evaluate the work of the Sheriff’s Department, compile and recommend law enforcement custodial and best practices and conduct community outreach to hear public input regarding the Sheriff’s Department operations and jail conditions.

• This body will receive, review, and investigate complaints against Sheriff’s Department employees and contractors. This body will investigate the death of any individual in the custody of the SFSD.

• The body shall develop and recommend to the Sheriff, a SFSD use of force policy and comprehensive internal review process for all use of force and critical incidents.

• Quarterly reports will be submitted to the Sheriff and the SDOB reports will include the number and types of complaints filed, trend analysis, and the outcome of the complaints.

Family Relief Fund Update

Get Tested for COVID-19

• Mobile testing in the Tenderloin
• City College Student Health Center from the State
• Testing for families in Hunters View

Muni Restores Services

On Saturday 5/16, service frequency increases take effect on the 8, 14R, 22, 38R, 49, N & T buses.

On Monday 5/18, the 9R returns to weekdays only from 7am to 6pm. The 9R will operate between McLaren Park and Downtown and is scheduled to run every 10 minutes.

Full information here: ​​​​​​​https://www.sfmta.com/blog/select-increases-muni-service-frequency-starting-may-16

Economic Recovery Task Force Survey

PPP & Loan Forgiveness Application Webinars

• NorCal SBDC – M,W,F at 10:30am -
  • https://norcalsbdc.zoom.us/j/835182602?
• PPP Loan Forgiveness Explained, by Accion – 5/18 at 11am (Funding Opportunity) -
  • ​​​​​​​Link here.
• SBA SF District Office Bi-weekly Webinar – 5/19 at 3pm -
  • https://www.eventbrite.com/e/webinar-series-sba-covid-19-financing-programs-registration-103360736746

Get Food Resources

SFPUC - Emergency Assistance Program

• Be a residential customer seeking a discount for your primary residence, with an SFPUC account serving only your dwelling unit under your own name; and 
• Have experienced a loss of income related to COVID-19 or the shelter-in-place order and be experiencing financial hardship and difficulty paying your water and sewer and/or Hetch Hetchy power bills. 

Volunteer Opportunities

• Match and help a senior
• Join the Emergency Response Volunteer Program
• Be a food pantry and distribution volunteer
• Licensed medical volunteers needed for DPH

Businesses Open in D10 During SIP

• All D10 Businesses open during SIP: http://bit.ly/d10openbiz
• potrerodogpatch.com/open-for-business
• supportpotrero.com
• San Bruno Avenue

Comprehensive Resource Document

We are continuing to add new resources to our comprehensive resource document linked here [bit.ly/covid19d10]. New resources include:

• Emergency Child Care for Essential Workers During COVID-19: APPLY HERE
• TogetherSF (grocery delivery, household chore help, etc.)
• Financial resources for restaurant/bar workers from Restaurant Opportunities Centers United
• Grocery Store Hours for Seniors/Vulnerable Populations
• Updated policies from the California Public Utilities Commission
• Visitacion Valley Resources: http://rocksf.org/vv
• Lots more!

Potrero Yard Modernization
Virtual Community Conversation

Visitation Valley & Sunnydale Residents:
Share your thoughts on the Sunnydale Block 3 Project

CA Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Statewide
Spanish Town Hall

Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

May is Bike Month - Biking with Children Webinar

Community Resilience Caravans

2020 Census

Filling out the census is something that we can all do while shelter in place. It is easy, quick, and safe and will bring much needed resources to our communities including funding for schools and transportation. 

Make sure you count everyone living with you including children, babies, relatives, friends and roommates. 

It takes less than 10 minutes to make sure our communities are funded in the next 10 years. 

You count, I count, we count!

www.2020census.gov

Youth Commission Accepting Applications

BAYCAT Youth Producer Summer Opportunity

Mental Health Resources

This is an incredibly difficult time for our city, and many of us are experiencing significant uncertainty, anxiety, and fear. Below is a list of resources that provide useful strategies and support to help maintain and improve our mental health.

I would like to thank my colleagues, Supervisors Sandra Lee Fewer, Catherine Stefani, and Hillary Ronen, for compiling these resources.

• Coronavirus Disease 2019 Managing Anxiety and Stress from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Tips for Taking Care of your Mental Health and Social Distancing, Quarantine, And Isolation During An Infectious Disease Outbreak from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
• Mental Health And COVID-19 – Information And Resources from Mental Health America
• If you are feeling anxious, stressed, depressed or isolated, you can call the San Francisco Mental Health Warm Line at (855) 845-7415 or chat with them online at www.mentalhealthsf.org/peer-run-warmline.
• If you are a senior who is feeling isolated due to the coronavirus, the Institute of Aging has a warm line called The Friendship Line. It operates 24 hours a day at 800-971-0016.
• If you are having thoughts about harming yourself, you can call the San Francisco Suicide Prevention hotline at (415) 781-0500, and they can provide you with confidential emotional support. You can also chat online with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/.
• If you are co-quarantined with an abuser or are worried about having to self-isolate in a dangerous home situation, you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at (800) 799-7233 or chat online at www.thehotline.org.
• For those with alcohol and addiction issues, you can find help in programs like Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous. For confidential support from Alcoholics Anonymous, you can call their helpline at (415) 674-1821 or email them at help@aasfmarin.org. To reach Narcotics Anonymous, call (415) 610-7294. Online meetings are also available at https://www.weconnectrecovery.com and www.intherooms.com.