
Public Comment SF@publiccommentsf19 May 2021
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San Francisco is aiming to get 80% of adults at least partially vaccinated by mid-May.
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Good news: You'll be able to (sometimes) ditch that😷 soon
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With overdoses rising, some CA lawmakers are seeking stricter regulations on fentanyl trafficking and sale.
In SF, drug sellers are most frequently churned out back onto the street:
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If confirmed, Mayor London Breed will nominate his successor at the @SFCityAttorney office:
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The legislation would require San Francisco to provide some form of accommodation to unsheltered people, including a likely expansion of safe sleeping sites:
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San Francisco is slightly outpacing the state, with 36% of residents (of all ages) fully vaccinated so far.
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Card-swipe data shows that SF office workers have been slower to return compared to other cities.
Offices were at ~13% capacity in April, vs. 25% permitted under health rules:
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"This is real money we’re putting up," said @CAgovernor, urging districts to find resourceful ways to teach. "Money is not an object; it’s an excuse."
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California schools are offering the least in-person instruction of any state, according to @BurbioCalendar:
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Two months after an audit criticized the state's homelessness response, California released a new dashboard tracking the number of people accessing services.
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"Fingers crossed, we'll be in the yellow tier next week," said @LondonBreed
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The American Rescue Plan will nearly wipe away San Francisco's two-year budget deficit, which was earlier forecast at $650M:
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SF rents jumped 3.4% month-over-month in March, the largest increase of any U.S. city:
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Great news!
Starting on April 1, Californians over 50 can make an appointment
On April 15, anyone over 16 can 👇
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"I think we can all agree: Working from home is boring," said @LondonBreed. "I want to be around people...I want to see the City jumping again."
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Jeff Lawson, CEO of Twilio, is giving workers flexibility with an expected return date of Sept. 2021 in its SF HQ
"I'm certainly feeling optimism and energy with people wanting to get back to the office, at least a few days a week,"said @rodneyfong of @SF_Chamber
The City is also in discussions to bring @SFGiants and @warriors fans back at a limited capacity
Giants home opener is April 9, and final plans+protocols will be announced soon, said @LondonBreed
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Today @SFCityAttorney asked a court to order public schools to reopen classrooms for all students by the end of April
The judge plans to issue a decision "soon," within a week or two:
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