June 1, 2020 

UPDATE REGARDING THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS ("COVID-19"):

A Message From The Supervisor:

As our City is coping with the effects of the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19"), I wanted to let each of you know that my office is working hard to stay up-to-date on all fronts so that you all can be informed of what is happening locally, statewide, and nationally. Lastly, please don't hesitate to email us at SafaiStaff@sfgov.org or call us at 1-415-554-6976 and we will immediately respond. 

Thank you all for your time, cooperation, and perseverance -- we will all get through this! 

Sincerely,




Supervisor Ahsha Safai 

Mayor Breed Announces A Citywide Curfew Starting May 31st, 2020

The citywide curfew that Mayor London N. Breed issued on Sunday, May 31, 2020 remains in effect.  The curfew requires people within the city limits of San Francisco to stay home from 8:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. 

On Sunday, May 31, 2020, Mayor London Breed announced a citywide curfew until further notice. Details below.

What does this mean for you?

It means that no person, except those exempted (please read further below), shall be on any public street, sidewalk, plaza, park, other public property, or unimproved private property within the boundaries of the City and County of San Francisco, starting May 31, 2020, and every evening and late-night after, between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., no one is allowed to be out, unless exempted (see more below), during the specified window of time (8 p.m. to 5 a.m.) and until the termination of the order. 


Exemptions To The Curfew: 

Exemption to the curfew include (i.e., this Order does not apply to the following): (1) peace officers, firefighters, other City and County employees engaged in authorized emergency operations, members of the National Guard, or any other responding military personnel deployed to the City and County; (2) individuals who can establish to the satisfaction of a peace officer that they are in such place for the sole purpose of traveling to a home or workplace or to obtain a medical assistance; (3) authorized representatives of any news service, newspaper, or radio or television station or network, or other media organization; or (4) people experiencing homelessness. 


How Long Will This Order Be In Effect For? 

The curfew will remain in effect until either the underlying Declaration of Local Emergency (i.e., the legal document implementing/establishing the curfew) is terminated or sooner at the direction of the Mayor.   


Answers To Common Questions/FAQs For Your Convenience: 

1) Can businesses stay open past 8 p.m.? 

Workers can come and go to their workplaces during the curfew but most businesses cannot stay open to the public. Because of the exception for emergency medical care, urgent care and pharmacies, for example, may stay open to the public. 


2) May First Amendment activities take place in public during the curfew hours (i.e., 8 p.m. through 5 a.m.)?

No. There is no exception for First Amendment activity in public after 8 p.m. First Amendment activities are welcome in San Francisco but just not during curfew hours. However, media can continue to cover events during the curfew. Also, please note, the City urges people engaging in protests and demonstrations during times not prohibited by the curfew to comply with the social distancing requirements (including face coverings and minimum six-feet of physical distancing) under the San Francisco Health Officer's stay-safe-at-home order to help protect themselves and others from transmitting the coronavirus. 


3) May the San Francisco Police Department (S.F.P.D.) arrest individuals for violating the curfew order? 

Yes, if there is a reasonable likelihood the offense would continue to the safety of persons or property would be immediately endangered by the release of the person. 


4) May the San Francisco Police Department (S.F.P.D.) limit the media exception to only those with media credentials? 

No, bloggers and students of media are considered members of the media and therefore may be in public during curfew hours for reporting purposes. 


5) Was the curfew just limited to yesterday evening (May 31st)? 

No. The curfew will continue as long as the danger to public safety warrants, and until the Mayor ends it or the Board of Supervisors does not concur in the continuation of the emergency. 


6) May janitors travel to their job if they begin at 5 a.m.? 

Yes. There is an exception under the curfew order for people who are travelling to-and-from work, and this is the time that they can sanitize the buildings when they are not occupied to help make them safe from the coronavirus for workers and others. 


7) May PitStop bathrooms continue to operate 24/7, or must they shut down at 7 p.m.? 

PitStops may remain open during the curfew hours because operation of PitStops is necessary to address the COVID-19 emergency and a recently enacted emergency ordinance requires that they be operated 24/7. 


8) May businesses stay open until 8 p.m. if it means that their staff will have to travel home after 8 p.m.? 

Yes. Businesses may stay open until 8 p.m. but may not remain open to the public after that time. Employees may travel home after 8 p.m. under an exception for people who are travelling to/from work. 


9) Must City staff wear badges on the street? 

To facilitate enforcement of the curfew order, it is recommended that City employees carry their City identification cards or badges when they travel in public spaces. 


10) Do Neighborhood Watch patrols count as peace officers? What if they are funded by a City grant? 

No, they do not. Law enforcement officers are individuals who are authorized to exercise police powers under Cal. Penal Code 830.


11) Are the newspaper delivery drivers allowed to pick-up and deliver newspapers during the curfew? 

Yes, under the exception for media. 


12) Are operations that are part of the supply chain delivering the goods to essential businesses, like trucks delivering food and medicine to grocery stores and pharmacies, allowed to continue during the curfew? 

Yes, in light of the COVID-19 emergency, they may continue to deliver those goods. 


13) May essential businesses like grocery stores may stay open past 8 p.m.? 

The curfew order does not include an exception for essential businesses other than emergency operations. Grocery stores may not remain open to the public after 8 p.m. 


To Get Real-Time Updates Regarding The Curfew:

The City and County of San Francisco Department of Emergency Management is currently using numerous alerting systems to ensure that the public knows about the curfew, any subsequent changes or extensions made, and to whom it applies. To register for AlertSF please text your zip code to 888-777.



To read the Mayor's News Release, and for more details, please click here: 

https://sfmayor.org/article/mayor-london-breed-and-public-safety-officials-announce-curfew-san-francisco-begin-tonight-8

Essential Workers: Registration For Summer Camps Started Wednesday, May 27, 2020

All essential workers with children, please note that Priority Registration for San Francisco's summer camp programs started Wednesday, May 27, 2020, but ONLY for participants in the San Francisco Recreation and Park ("SFRPD") Emergency Childcare Scholarship-eligible families. 

For families who are currently on a scholarship or who have been enrolled in emergency childcare can self-register.  For more information about SFRPD's scholarship program, please click here: http://sfrecpark.org/scholarships  

Please apply, these slots tend to fill quickly; please note that SFRPD has also noted that it may take a few days to process all scholarship applications depending on the volume they received. 

For all other applicants-families, including other essential workers, registration begins at 10 a.m. on June 6th, 2020.