As of today, San Francisco is first county in the nation to stop generating revenue from incarcerated people and their families through phone calls, commissary markups, and other services.
Starting tomorrow morning at 5am we will be lifting the curfew in San Francisco. The protests we have seen in this city and across the country are for an important cause and our city will continue to facilitate any and all peaceful demonstrations.
Last night, over 1,000 people crowded on Ocean Beach to celebrate Burning Man. This was absolutely reckless & selfish. You are not celebrating. You are putting people's lives at risk. You are putting our progress at risk. No one is immune from spreading the virus.
Effective at midnight, San Francisco will require people to stay home except for essential needs.
Necessary government functions & essential stores will remain open.
These steps are based on the advice of public health experts to slow the spread of
#COVID19
.
I'm proud to announce that today San Francisco became the first major American city with 80% of our eligible residents having received a vaccine dose.
On Tuesday we'll remove nearly all local COVID-19 restrictions.
San Francisco will be fully reopen.
Today I issued a statement on the need for our School District to focus on reopening our public schools, not renaming them. To address inequities, we need to get our kids back in the classroom.
Tonight in San Francisco:
The
@warriors
are at Chase Center fighting for the playoffs.
The first place
@SFGiants
are "welcoming" the third place Dodgers to Oracle Park.
The doors of our restaurants and bars are open for business.
This city is coming alive again.
Restaurants are struggling to survive and delivery is their main option for staying open. I'm instituting a cap on the fees that delivery services can charge restaurants during this emergency, because it can make the difference between them staying afloat or laying-off staff.
Today is a historic day. The Board just voted to make JFK Drive permanently car-free. An essential space for our residents and families that is now, a long-term benefit to this city. We still have work to do, but passing this legislation is where we begin to make real change.
Our reopening process is guided by data and science.
COVID-19 cases are rising throughout CA. We're now seeing a rise in cases in SF too. Our numbers are still low but rising rapidly.
As a result, we're temporarily delaying the re-openings that were scheduled for Monday.
This is not the time to be hanging out at the park. This is not the time to be visiting friends.
You can go outside for essential needs or to get some quick exercise, but then you need to return home.
Simply put, go outside as little as possible.
Stay home. Save lives.
Starting today, people in San Francisco are required to wear face coverings at essential businesses, in public facilities, on transit, and while performing essential work.
This is not a replacement for staying home and physical distancing, but it is an important step for safety.
San Francisco has enacted all eight of the
#8cantwait
policies, but we know there's still more work to be done.
That's why I've signed on with the first group of Mayors to
@BarackObama
's commitment to action on police use of force.
Starting this morning, our first Street Crisis Response Team is now operating and responding to 911 calls relating to mental health or addiction in San Francisco.
This will allow us to reduce law enforcement responses to non-violent activity and let them focus on public safety.
To be clear: 4/20 will not be tolerated this year.
Do not come to San Francisco to celebrate. We will cite people. We will arrest people if necessary.
Order food. Watch Netflix. Stay home and stay safe.
San Francisco's COVID-19 reproductive rate is back under 1, at 0.99!
That means for every person who gets COVID-19, on average they're passing it to less than one other person. We're slowing the spread.
If this continues, we could soon start reopening under CA's guidelines.
We are implementing a curfew that will start tomorrow at 8pm.
People are hurting right now. They're angry. I'm angry.
The City and the police will support peaceful protests, as we did all day today.
We can't tolerate violence and vandalism. Now is the time to go home.
Of all the COVID tests in San Francisco right now, only 0.93% are coming back positive.
Our reproductive rate is down to 0.66.
One in four San Franciscans have received a vaccine.
We're making good progress towards reaching the state's Orange Tier.
Let's keep it up!
Unfortunately the increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in SF, and large spikes throughout CA and the country, have made it so our public health experts feel it is not safe to move forward with the reopenings that were scheduled for next Monday, including indoor dining.
Our SF Fire Department is heading up to Napa to help with the growing
#GlassFire
: 5 fire engines to fight the fire & 4 ambulances to help with hospital evacuations. Our thoughts are with our neighbors to the north & our SFFD members meeting the call for mutual aid. Stay safe!
Vaccines are our way out of this pandemic. They're how we can live our lives together, safely.
San Francisco will be requiring proof of vaccination for patrons and employees in a number of indoor settings, including bars, restaurants, gyms, and large events.
In honor of the Matrix Resurrection movie premiere tonight right here at our own Castro Theater, buildings across the city — including City Hall — will be participating in the Light San Francisco Matrix Green project!
We need to change course on how we handle public safety in San Francisco. We can't be a place where anything goes on the street.
Today, I am announcing a series of new steps to address public safety in our city.
Growing up in the Western Addition neighborhood, it never seemed possible that I could one day serve as Mayor. I would not be here today without the community that believed in me. I will do everything I can to afford those opportunities to the next generation.
#SFMayor
I support the proposed closure to car traffic on JFK Drive. This has been an essential space for our residents and families during this pandemic, and I believe it can be a long-term benefit to this city.
We have a lot of work to do to address a number of issues we've heard.
We're working to slow the spread of coronavirus in San Francisco, but we know that the challenges we face are going to get tougher.
The public health order for people to say safe in their homes will soon be extended until at least May 1. More details to come soon.
City Hall is lit up tonight in solidarity with our friends in Italy, who are facing incredible loss and hardship in the face of COVID-19, along with countries throughout the world.
Now more than ever we're united in this common cause, committed to facing this challenge together.
I'm declaring a State of Emergency in the Tenderloin, which will eliminate bureaucratic barriers and allow us to more quickly respond to the conditions relating to the health and safety of the people in the neighborhood.
We started vaccinating every resident at Laguna Honda Hospital who wants a vaccine yesterday. By tomorrow we'll be done. Over 1,000 staff have also received a vaccination.
This has been the location that we feared was most vulnerable to a major outbreak. Today is a new day.
Last night the Board of Supes rejected a project with 500 new homes to replace a parking lot.
It met the criteria for approval and it would have created 100+ new affordable homes.
If you're wondering how we got into our housing crisis, this is how.
Tonight the Board voted down a 495 unit housing project in my district on a parking lot on Stevenson/6th.
It was approximately 24% affordable with 100+ affordable units, near transit, w ground floor community space, & extensive neighborhood support from residents & leaders.
What an important day for our democracy. Congratulations to President-elect
@JoeBiden
, and I’m so proud my friend and mentor
@KamalaHarris
will be the next Vice President of the United States!
San Francisco will begin administering our first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine tomorrow morning, prioritizing our frontline healthcare workers.
Almost nine months after our first Stay at Home order, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
It took San Francisco 38 days to go from 2,000 to 3,000 COVID-19 cases.
It took 19 days to go from 3,000 to 5,000 cases.
It took 13 days to go from 4,000 to 5,000 cases.
It took 9 days to go from 5,000 to 6,000 cases.
The virus is here and it is spreading quickly.
We've heard people may return tonight. Don't do it.
We will be closing the parking lots at Ocean Beach. Law enforcement will be patrolling.
We know people love Burning Man & people want to get together this weekend. But we all need to do our part. Stay home, stay safe.
One year ago today I told San Francisco that we needed to stay home and save lives.
Today, I'm getting vaccinated with the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine to show that all the vaccines are safe and effective.
This is how we end the pandemic. When it's your turn, get vaccinated.
San Francisco is opening three high volume vaccination sites, as well as community sites across the City, coordinating private providers that have received doses directly from the state.
The sites will be located at City College, SF Market in the Bayview, and Moscone Center.
I’m excited to see our Shared Spaces legislation pass unanimously at the Board, which means that the parklets and outdoor dining we’ve come to love will now continue permanently in San Francisco!
It’s been an honor to serve the City during this difficult time. I have a vision for an inclusive & fair San Francisco, and will keep working every day on the important issues we face: homelessness, housing, & public safety.
SF is a city of compassion, but we also need accountability.
We will continue to support those struggling with addiction who are seeking help, and those who refuse to enroll in services should no longer receive county-funded cash assistance.
As of today 50% of San Franciscans over 16 have received a vaccine.
We're vaccinating almost 12,000 San Franciscans per day.
The end of this pandemic is getting closer.
The first Johnson & Johnson vaccines were administered in San Francisco today!
As supply ramps up, these one-dose vaccines will help us speed up our vaccinations and finally put an end to this pandemic.
We originally set an ambitious goal of administering 10,000 vaccines per day in San Francisco.
We're now averaging 11,000 shots every day.
On Friday, we hit a new record--14,000 shots in a single day!
I'm glad to hear that the State has updated their Stay at Home order to allow outdoor playgrounds to open. Outdoor activity is important for all of our physical and mental health, especially children.
We're now updating our guidelines and playgrounds in SF will open by tomorrow.
San Francisco has secured funding from the State's Project Homekey, which will allow us to purchase a 232-room hotel for permanent supportive housing. This is part of our Homelessness Recovery Plan, which includes the largest one-time expansion of PSH in 20 years
On April 11th we had 94 people hospitalized with COVID-19. By mid-June we were down to as low as 26 people.
We’re now back to 80 people in the hospital.
This virus is here and it's spreading. We must act right now to stop it.
What has changed? People are gathering again.
Today Public Health Officers announced an extension of the Stay Home order through May.
We do expect some lower-risk activities to be allowed to resume soon, but for the safety of you and those around you we must build on the progress we've made.
Last week I visited D.C. and my good friend and mentor
@VP
Kamala Harris. She is a great inspiration for so many of our young people, especially our young Black girls who look up and see the first woman Vice President and the first Black woman Mayor have a seat at the table. ✊🏿
Protecting public health means keeping people secure in their homes.
Today I'm officially enacting a moratorium on evictions due to loss of income related to a business closure, loss of hours or wages, layoffs, or out-of-pocket medical costs caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Today I signed a proclamation recognizing Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday, as a holiday here in San Francisco.
June 19th is now officially Juneteenth National Independence Day.
My first—and hopefully last—time sitting with a Dodger Fan at Oracle Park.
Welcome to San Francisco
@EricGarcetti
! Time to crown the best in the West!
#BeatLA
Since December, almost 1,800 people in San Francisco who were not vaccinated have been hospitalized with COVID-19.
Do you know how many San Franciscans were hospitalized from COVID despite being vaccinated?
Six. A total of six.
The vaccines are safe and they're effective.
This criticism is fair. It doesn't matter whether something is technically allowed or not--I need to hold myself to a higher standard and I will do better.
When people reject offers of shelter, we should be able to enforce city laws. Last week, the plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the City agreed in court with this point. This was a huge step.
I want to thank
@Flexport
for donating 60,000 surgical masks, 34,000 gloves, 2,000 surgical gowns, and 50 thermometers to the City, as well as
@SupStefani
, who was instrumental in making this happen.
To donate bulk supplies, visit
My policy: I will veto any and all anti-housing legislation.
A lack of housing hurts workers, families, and our economy. It drives so many of our challenges: poverty, homelessness, climate change.
San Francisco must be a housing leader — a city of yes.
70% of San Franciscans over 16 have received at least a first vaccine shot. That’s 15% higher then the rest of the nation.
Only 0.7% of our COVID tests are coming back positive.
We’re nearing the end of this pandemic and we’re going to keep up the pace until we get there.
San Franciscans took our Stay Home order seriously, and as a result we flattened the curve and prevented a widespread COVID-19 outbreak.
Here's our timeline and plan for how we're going to gradually reopen, using data and additional safety precautions:
I've tested negative for COVID-19. I'm continuing to follow
@SF_DPH
's guidance, which includes taking another test next week, since we know it can take a while between being exposed and testing positive. Thank you to everyone for the kind words and positive thoughts.
Just because it's nice out doesn't mean that COVID-19 has suddenly disappeared. Please only gather with people you live with, keep your distance, wash your hands frequently, & wear a mask.
We all have to be responsible. Make smart decisions, protect yourself & those around you.
75% of eligible San Franciscans have now received at least a first vaccine dose. 56% are fully vaccinated.
Only 0.66% of our COVID tests are coming back positive.
12-15 year olds will soon be eligible for the Pfizer vaccine.
Good work, San Francisco. Let's keep it up!
Nancy Pelosi has behaved so irrationally & has gone so far to the left that she has now officially become a Radical Democrat. She is so petrified of the “lefties” in her party that she has lost control...And by the way, clean up the streets in San Francisco, they are disgusting!
The Moscone Center high volume vaccination site just administered their 100,000th dose!
Thank you to all the City staff, volunteers, and Kaiser for making this operation possible.
This is an attempted coup encouraged by the President of the United States. It’s a dark day for our democracy, and the culmination of all of his anti-democratic words and actions from his campaign through his presidency.
We are better than this.
At the root of so many of our issues is our housing crisis. Our unending systems of laws seems designed as if to say NO to creating more homes, and we've seen the results. It’s time to say YES to more affordable housing, more middle income housing, and more market rate housing.
I want to speak directly to the Black women in our country. Thank you. You are too often overlooked, and yet are asked time and again to step up and be the backbone of our democracy. We could not have done this without you.
I am honored, humbled, and grateful to be entrusted with the important responsibility of leading our great city. I look forward to facing our biggest challenges together.
When someone is openly using drugs on the street we're going to give them the option of going to the services and treatment we're providing.
But if they refuse, we're not going to allow them to continue using on the street.
The families in the neighborhood deserve better.
Decades of disinvestment and racially disparate policies have disproportionately hurt our African-American community in SF.
Supervisor
@ShamannWalton
and I will lead the effort to redirect funding from the
@SFPD
to support the African-American community in the upcoming budget.
Today we officially extended the stay at home health order through May 3. I want to thank the people of San Francisco for continuing to do their part to save lives. I know this isn’t easy but we will get through it together.
I declared a State of Emergency in the Tenderloin to give us the power to move quickly to address the public health crisis on our streets.
The Board will vote Thursday on whether to allow that State of Emergency to continue. Here are a couple reasons it's so important:
San Francisco needs change if we are going to fill empty space in Downtown and Union Square. That change includes making our streets safe and clean, and it also includes changing our laws to make it easier to fill vacant spaces, whether that’s office or retail.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg lived an incredible life, breaking barriers and delivering justice. Her passing is a devastating loss for our country. We can honor her life by continuing to fight for a more just society.
You cannot claim to be pro-housing and then reject projects like this one.
Low- and middle-income folks continue to be pushed out of our city. Average rent for a one-bedroom apartment is ~$3,600.
We. Need. More. Housing.
Starting February 16 in San Francisco, vaccinated people will no longer be required to wear masks in most indoor settings, including restaurants, bars, gyms, grocery stores, offices, museums, and other locations. The unvaccinated will still be required to wear masks indoors.
Starting Wednesday, anyone hired by the City and County of San Francisco must be vaccinated for COVID before they can start their new job.
This builds on our already announced requirement for existing employees.
San Francisco is requiring City employees to be vaccinated in order to protect the public health of our employees and the residents we serve.
I applaud the businesses that are stepping up to do the same with their employees. We need widespread vaccinations to end this pandemic.
People have been asking whether the cable cars will be able to return as we emerge from COVID-19.
Cable cars are a part of the fabric of San Francisco. They draw tourists, they help our economy, and I'm not going to let them just disappear.
🔔Cable cars will be back this year🔔
Cannabis is an essential medicine for many San Francisco residents. Dispensaries can continue to operate as essential businesses during this time, while practicing social distancing and other public health recommendations.
Tomorrow will mark a new beginning for our city as I’ll be sworn in as the 45th Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco at 11am on the steps of City Hall. I hope you’ll join us.
Starting Friday, San Francisco's policy of requiring proof of vaccination or a negative test for indoor settings likes bars, restaurants, and gyms will be lifted. Cases continue to fall and our high vaccine rate continues to provide a strong defense against COVID-19.
For the first time in our country, today we declared the month of August, Transgender History Month in San Francisco.
Our transgender community that has been a beacon of resilience and strength. This month we will reflect and celebrate the progress we’ve made.
WARRIORS! Congrats
@warriors
on bringing another championship back home and showing the doubters that we’re still here. The entire Bay Area is so proud of you. Now it’s time to celebrate in the City!
#DubNation