| Dear Neighbors and Community,
Please stay safe and be careful. California fires are still burning and the COVID-19 pandemic is still amongst so we must remain vigilant and remember to do the following:
- Stay home as much as possible if you are able to.
- Wear a face covering: including masks, scarves, bandanas, anything that covers your nose and mouth. If you are working in a space with other people, you are required to wear a mask.
- Maintain 6 feet of social distancing
- Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds with soap
- Avoid touching your face, eyes, nose or mouth
- Do not dispose your used face covering/gloves/PPE in the streets, please properly dispose in a trash bin
- If you are an essential worker or believe you may be exposed to COVID-19, get tested: https://www.sf.gov/GetTested
FINAL PUSH! District 10 is undercounted in the US Census. The Census will determine how much resources our district and City will receive in the next 10 years. The Census does not ask about citizenship status. Don't get left out, make sure you, your family, your roommates, and your neighbors are counted! www.2020census.gov
Our office remains open and responsive remotely. My staff will periodically checks our voicemail at 415-554-7670 daily. You may also email my office at waltonstaff@sfgov.org.
Please stay safe and healthy!
In community,
Supervisor Shamann Walton |
- San Francisco Reopening: As of September 14, Indoor personal services, gyms, and family entertainment businesses have opened with limited capacity including hair salons, barber shops, nail salons, massage establishments, tattoos and piercings, gyms and fitness centers, one-on-one personal training, drive in movies outdoor mini-golf, racing, and batting cases, tour buses and boats, and expanded hotels for tourists. Museums, zoos, and aquariums with approved indoor safety plans have also reopened with limited capacity. More reopening information: https://sf.gov/step-by-step/reopening-san-francisco
- Additional Activities Reopened on September 30 - San Francisco in Orange status:
- Indoor dining at 25% capacity
- Places of worship at 25% capacity up to 100 people
- Expand outdoor places of worship, outdoor political demonstrations, and indoor malls
- October 7 Reopenings:
- Indoor movie theaters with limited capacity
- Commercial Eviction Moratorium extended till end of November.
- Community Hubs have opened for a safe, neighborhood-based place for distance learning. For more information or to enroll: https://www.dcyf.org/care
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Legislation From Our Office
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- The CAREN Act was heard at the PSNS committee on September 24 and continued to the next meeting on October 8th to include new amendments. I’d like to thank all my colleagues for co-sponsoring. People of color have a right to do everyday activities and should not be subjected to the harassment as a result of someone’s racial bias because they’re uncomfortable seeing a person of color in their neighborhood, park, store, or any other space by calling law enforcement. 911 calls and emergency reports are not customer service lines for racist behavior and should not be weaponized as so. Special thank you to James Juanillo for speaking at the PSNS hearing, who was a victim of one of these racist calls in Pacific Heights for writing Black Lives Matter on his own home. Your story is one of the many unfortunate reasons why the CAREN Act must exist.
- Impounding Cars Involved in Sideshows: I co-sponsored legislation introduced by Supervisor Ahsha Safai to impose harsher towing penalties for reckless drivers who engage in illegal sideshows. Sideshows have been happening often in the Bayview and Excelsior and is a danger to the participants as well as neighbors who live nearby. This legislation will allow the City to impound vehicles used in sideshows for no less than two weeks or nearly a month for repeat offenders. We have been working closely with SFPD and MTA on this issue.
- Department of Human Resources Accountability - We have known about the major issues within the Department of Human Resources (DHR) for years. The latest news to come from DHR, continues to solidify the fact that we need change and reform. We have an already scheduled hearing, called by my office, on Thursday, October 15th (that was pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic) on “Workforce Programs and African American Unemployment and Economic Mobility” and “Affirming the Board of Supervisors’ Commitment to Advancement of Racial Equity in the City and County Programs, Policies and Services.” We will also be introducing legislation that will ensure concrete steps to address the mistreatment and discrimination of Black employees as well as a hearing on the Equal Employment Opportunity Office.
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City College of San Francisco at
1550 Evans Street, Facility Upadte
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The Bayview and Southeast community was promised 30 plus-million dollars through the Prop A Facilities bond passed earlier this year (March 3) to build a brand new education facility at 1550 Evans street as part of an unfulfilled promise made decades ago and in conjunction with the SFPUC. This would provide classes to our residents in the southeastern part of the City, but CCSF has been reported as trying to change amounts, short changing our community.
This item was reviewed at the CCSF meeting on this past Thursday (9/24) and will be revisited before the end of the year. The southeastern part of SF was promised this necessary and vital facility for education and career advancement, along with the brand new state of the art community center at the site. The Black community and Bayview was used to pass the bond and City College will not be allowed to pull a bait and switch.
I want to thank the trustees that fought hard to fulfill this promise (Trustees Williams, Randolph, Lee and Temprano), but we cannot and will not accept another attempt to further isolate District 10 residents from the education they deserve and have been guaranteed. We are watching how the amount has already been reduced from 34.5 million to 30 million. This has not gone unnoticed and we will not allow further cuts. We must demand this project be funded by the bond, as promised while we campaigned!
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Our City continues to remain in a crisis caused by COVID-19, which has affected all aspects of our lives. The District 10 office has been pushing the Navy to finalize testing protocols for Parcel G and to adequately communicate with shipyard residents and the surrounding community. The Navy has been hosting meetings and providing information via newsletters, emails, and online platforms. The community needs more robust outreach and communication concerning issues of testing, retesting and community safety. Our office also continues to focus on securing additional testing on Parcel A. We have made a request for additional testing to the Navy and so far, the Navy has refused to provide the resources for soil testing at the parcel. We will continue to advocate for additional testing at the federal, state, and local level. Residents on the shipyard and in the surrounding community were promised a safe neighborhood with amenities such as grocery stores, other shops, and a thriving area. We will continue to fight to secure soil testing for residents, with safety at the forefront.
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Our homelessness crisis has only gotten more challenging because of COVID-19, which has decreased our already insufficient shelter capacity (because folks have to be distanced). We’ve been pushing the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) to increase the number of hotel rooms available to unhoused folks, but have gotten pushback on that front. So, it’s been tough to relocate folks when there isn’t anywhere for them to go.
Our office is working as quickly as possible to try to set up an additional “safe sleeping” site in our district, which is in addition to an RV site we set up at Pier 94 a few months ago.
Our office also worked directly with HSH to put together one of the most ambitious and comprehensive expansion plans for homelessness services in SF. Press release with full info here: https://sfmayor.org/article/mayor-london-breed-announces-plan-fund-homelessness-recovery-plan-prioritizing-housing
One of the biggest barriers to removing encampments and getting folks off the streets is a lack of shelter and permanent supportive housing capacity. The above plan works to break down that barrier.
In the meantime, as we start expanding capacity as rapidly as possible, the Homeless Outreach Team (HOT) is continuing to visit encampments, build relationships with unhoused folks, and help them problem solve ways to get off the street and into housing. Finally, we are working to create a D10 specific team like HOT to respond to the unique challenges our district faces.
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Community Trash Clean Up in Hunters Point
Thank you community for organizing another trash pick-up in Hunter's Point on September 19! |
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NEW Crane Cove Park
I had a wonderful visit to Crane Cove Park in the Dogpatch. This park is beautiful, represents a lot of history and will provide more waterfront access and open space to our Southeastern Communities. This is just a small glimpse of its beauty! Crane Cove Park officially opened on September 30. |
For the latest SFMTA updates, please visit: https://www.sfmta.com/blog
Curbing congestion
As congestion returns, commutes get longer and severe and fatal collisions and climate emissions increase. Low-income communities and communities of color- with high use of public transit, and living in areas with high rates of traffic collisions and air pollution-bear the brunt of the burden of congestion’s impact.
In 2019, the city started to investigate how reduce congestion and congestion’s unwanted and inequitable outcomes by using pricing . Congestion pricing is a tool that has been used successfully by cities around the world to reduce congestion. Like those cities, San Francisco could use congestion pricing to keep traffic moving, increase roadway safety, clean the air and advance equity.
How should congestion pricing work in San Francisco?
To share your thoughts you can:
Play Unclog Fog City
Play a digital game that lets you design your own congestion pricing program.
Complete a survey via text message
For English: Text TRAFFIC to 415-449-4214
For Spanish: Text TRAFICO to 415-449-4214
For Chinese: Text 交通 to 415-449-4214
For Filipino: Text TRAPIK to 415-449-4214
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SFUSD & Community Hubs Update
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School Reopening
As state reopening guidelines and local COVID-19 indicators permit, San Francisco schools may resume in-person instruction with approved safety plans in place. Schools will work with the San Francisco Department of Public Heath (SFDPH) to meet all the requirements for the safest re-opening. The dashboard below identifies the schools that have begun this process by sending an initial letter of interest to SFDPH to reopen, and it shows where each school is in the process.
For more information: https://data.sfgov.org/stories/s/School-Reopening/ccmh-3avz
Elementary School Assignment
On December 8, 2020, the Board of Education will vote on a new elementary school student assignment policy; any new policy would likely go into effect for students enrolling in kindergarten for the 2023-24 school year. The Ad Hoc Committee on Student Assignment will meet on Sept. 29 at 4 p.m. and Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. to continue developing a policy recommendation, and we encourage you to join the discussions. All materials from prior meetings are posted on the web at www.sfusd.edu/adhoccommittee, and all policy development materials are posted on the web at www.sfusd.edu/studentassignment. These are great resources to get caught up on discussions to date and to stay informed as the conversations continue to evolve.
Community Hubs
Focused enrollment for the City’s Community Hubs began this week and is offered to select families based on priority population criteria, which includes HOPE SF, public housing; homeless youth; foster care youth; English language learners; low-income African American, Latino, Pacific Islander and Asian families. More information about this program can be found here.
Distance Learning in the Fall
In addition to providing resources to guide your support of learning at home, the Family Distance Learning Guidehighlights key topics and expectations around distance learning. We have noted some critical information from the guide in this FAQ and below, and encourage you to read the guide. Below are a few of the questions—and they are answered in more detail in the guide and FAQ.
Tech help for families
To augment available SFUSD technology support for teachers and families, we’re collaborating with the San Francisco Education Fund to bring you tech volunteers who are available to provide 1-on-1 phone and video support on basic questions about Zoom, Google Meet, Google Classroom, and Seesaw. Appointments are available in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Armenian, Cambodian, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Turkish, and Vietnamese. Volunteers can support you for up to 30 minutes.
Grab & Go Meals for SFUSD Students
As the school year begins with distance learning, SFUSD will continue to provide nutritious school meals for students. Beginning August 19, meals will be available to SFUSD students only. This change is due to USDA policies. Families must provide the student’s barcode for their meal account when picking up meals. Each student’s barcode will be mailed to households by August 18. Free meals are available to students who qualify or attend certain schools. If a student is not eligible for free or reduced-price meals, $22.50 per bag will be charged to their meal account. Learn more and apply for meal benefits at sfusd.edu/MFIF . View the list of pickup sites and schedules at sfusd.edu/schoolfood. If your student is not enrolled in SFUSD, other food resources are available. Visit https://sf.gov/get-food-resources. |
COVID-19 Comprehensive Resources
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We are continuing to add new resources to our comprehensive resource document linked here [bit.ly/covid19d10]. New resources include:
Please check this document regularly for additional resources and let us know if you are aware of any resources that we haven’t included! |
Bayview Resident Beverly Anne Johnson Taylor
featured in The Senior Beat
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Bayview resident Beverly Ann Johnson Taylor, or Miss Taylor as she’s known to the many organizations for whom she volunteers, celebrates her 89th birthday this August. For 40 years, she has taught in the public schools, deriving both personal satisfaction and numerous accolades for her service. Retirement only opened new opportunities to serve her church and community.
Read more about her story on The Senior Beat.
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Southeast Treatment Plant Construction Update
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On September 30 and October 1, crews will be performing trench work for Southeast Treatment Plant construction on Jerrold Avenue between the Caltrain railroad tracks and Quint Street. This work will require temporary lane shifting for traffic traveling eastbound and westbound though the work area between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Signage will be posted to direct vehicle and pedestrian traffic during the hours listed above. Emergency vehicles will have access to Jerrold Avenue while this work is being performed. Normal traffic conditions will be restored after 3:30 p.m. on September 30 and October 1. Please allow yourself additional time if you plan on traveling through the area.
We continue to prepare for major construction in the coming months. More details will be coming regarding the planned construction closure of Jerrold Avenue (between Phelps and Rankin streets) to ensure public and worker safety during major construction activities. The temporary, multi-year closure is anticipated to begin early 2021. We look forward to safely engaging with the community on this topic.
If you have questions or concerns, please contact the Southeast Treatment Plant construction hotline at (415) 551-4737 or email us at ssip@sfwater.org.
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Dept. of Building Inspection - Permit Day, Sat, Oct 3, 2020
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DBI will host a Permit Day event on Saturday, October 3 for Over-the-Counter permit applications. On Saturday, October 3, we will offer a drop-in time (pre-registration required) for Over-the-Counter no plans permits and to drop off permit applications that require Fire Department review only, and appointments for customers to drop off Over-the-Counter with plans permits.
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
Location: 49 South Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94103
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
On Saturday, October 3, 2020, we will offer:
1. Over-the-Counter without plans permit processing
2. Fire-only permit application drop-off
3. Over-the-Counter with plans permit application submission by appointment
Over-the-Counter Without Plans: 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
We are offering 40 tickets for customers to drop in for an OTC without plans permit. Customers are required to register for a ticket through Eventbrite here. Customers are limited to one ticket and can apply for up to two (2) permits.
Fire-Only Permits: 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m
Over-the-Counter Permits With Plans: 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
We are offering 24 appointments for customers to drop off Over-the-Counter with plans permit applications. Customers can request an appointment by signing up through Eventbrite, and appointments will be offered through a lottery process. To participate in the lottery process, customers can sign up through the OTC with plans Eventbrite page (which will be posted on DBI's Permit Day web page here on the afternoon of Friday, September 25). Signing up through the OTC with plans Eventbrite page does not guarantee a ticket to attend this event. Customers chosen through the lottery process will receive a direct email from DBI informing them of their opportunity to participate on October 3, 2020.
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Herz Playground - Final Community Meeting
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To log on the on October 13, from 6:30-7:30pm meeting: https://sfrpd.zoom.us/j/98363855194
In partnership with the San Francisco Park Alliance, SF Rec Park is renovating Herz Playground. We have updated the design based on our online survey from this Summer.
We are excited to share the final plans for the children’s playground. Please join us!
If you need ASL assistance, including closed captioning call Lucas Tobin (415) 206-1229 at least 72 hours in advance. For translation services please call (415) 496-6204.
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En asociación con San Francisco Park Alliance, SF Rec Park esta renovando al Parque Infantil de Herz. Hemos actualizado el diseño basado en
nuestra encuesta en línea de este verano. Estamos muy contentos de compartir los planes finales para el parque infantil. Por favor,
únase a nosotros!
Si Ud. necesita asistencia por parte de ASL (Lenguaje de Señas de los EEUU), incluyendo subtítulos, llame a Lucas Tobin (415) 206-1229 con al menos 72 horas de antelación. Para obtener servicios de traducción llame al (415) 496-6204.
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我們正和三藩市公園聯盟進行修建Herz操場的工程。我們已根據從這個夏天在網上所做的調 查，更新設計。我們很高興和大家分享兒童操場的最後計劃。請加入我們一起！
日期 /時間：2020年10 月13日下午6:30-7:30 時
Meeting ID: 983 6385 5194
Dial in: +16699006833,,98363855194#
Interpretation will be available in 有中文翻譯, and Español
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Visitacion Valley Opening for SFPL To Go
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Friends of Esprit Park - Market Survey
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Community Challenge Grants
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The CCG provides grants to community groups, businesses, schools and nonprofit organizations to make improvements in San Francisco neighborhoods.
Project Examples: Urban Greening & Agriculture, Community Gathering Spaces, Streetscape Enhancements, Public Art, Beautification, and more.
Key Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be an authorized 501(c)3 nonprofit organization or a community group fiscally sponsored by a non-profit organization. Applicants must register as a supplier and obtain a supplier id from the City and County of San Francisco. Applicants must also sustain community participation in the project through donations or contribution of volunteer labor, meet program guidelines including public use, ongoing maintenance and signage; and fulfill grant contract requirements such as obtaining necessary permits, submitting detailed reimbursement reports, and reporting.
Grant Awards: The 2020 Grant Cycle opens on Octiber 14, with grant awards made in Spring 2021. All application deadlines and criteria are posted online at www.sfccg.org. Award amounts are based on the overall project budget and range form $15,000 to $175,000. Funds are awareded through a competittive application process that is overseen by a Citizens Advisory Committee/
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Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative Grant
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The San Francisco Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative applications are now open! Up to $2.4 million is available in this round for acquisition of newly nonprofit-owned space. Supported by OEWD and administered by Community Vision, the NSI’s real estate programs protect services and resources for residents by helping nonprofits stay embedded in their communities and overcome barriers to expansion. RSVP now for a workshop to learn more. http://communityvisionca.org/sfsustainability
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The SFPUC has extended our Emergency Residential Assistance Bill Relief Program until the end of the year.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission has announced a number of Bill Relief Programs that offer discounts to residential and small business/ non-profit customers who need help paying their utility bills*. These programs are available for a limited time- you can learn more about the programs and apply today by visiting sfwater.org/bill relief or calling 415-551-3000.
Our emergency bill relief efforts include:
- Emergency Discounts of 15%-35% for Residential Customers on their SFPUC water, sewer and Hetchy Power bills.
- Emergency Discounts of 20% for Small Business and Non-Profit customers on their water and sewer bills.
- A one-time credit of $50 for low income customers who sign up for the CleanPowerSF/PG&E power discount by September 30, 2020.
- Ongoing long term discounts for low-income water, sewer and Hetchy Power customers.
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Recology Compost Program Featured in Documentary
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San Francisco's Recology compost program is featured in a new documentary.
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Virtual Insurance Summit - Hosted by CA Insurance Commissioner Richard Lara
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District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton | 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl, San Francisco | Room 282 Office Line: 415.554.7670 | General Email: waltonstaff@sfgov.org
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