. >> the san francisco department of public health says supervisor matt haney's prediction is the trend globally, not just locally, as we move through the winter and holiday seasons. the situation exacerbates the debt exacerbated by the spread of the omicron variant. last week, 790 four cases in one day. the number is still being validated. >> if that is what they finalize, it is hundreds of cases more in a single day then any other prior day since the start of the pandemic. i think there are reasons to be very concerned. >> a similar story is developing in marin county. according to marin county public health officer. >> we have had three consecutive days of record numbers of cases. christmas day we had the highest number of cases ever. reporter: dr. willis is concerned about disruptions that could evolve. >> if an individual who is infected isolates for 10 days, we will see more and more people in essential roles not being able to come to work and that will start affecting infrastructure and staffing levels across all sectors, especially concerning would be health care, law enforcemen

. >> the department of public health says matt haney's prediction is currently the trend globally. not just locally. this as we move through the winter and holiday seasons. the situation exacerbated by the spread of omicron. last week, dph reported 794 new cases in one day. dph says the number is still being validated. >> 794 cases, is -- if that is what they finalize, is hundreds of cases more in a single day than any other prior day since the start of the pandemic. i thing there's reasons to be very concerned. >> a similar story developing in marin county. coley -- according to matt willis. >> we had three consecutive days of record numbers of cases. like christmas, we had the highest number of cases ever. >> dr. willis is concerned about the disruptions that could result. >> if everyone infected isolates for 10 days and case numbers continue to accelerate, we will start seeing more people in the central roles not being able to come to work. that will start affecting infrastructure and staffing levels across all sectors. especially the health care and law enforcement. >> as peopl

you heard matt haney say people are dying are more police more city outreach the answer on the streets that remains to be seen in fact advocates say that may take away from the work that nonprof. have done for years on the streets working with folks with with drug issues as well. so but you know mayor says clearly that it's not working right something else needs to be done. well phil we know this is a hydra-headed problem. it's not easy to solve multifaceted. what do you think is making a difference what's making a difference is this is the people, you know, we talk about the people on the street. we teach talk about their needs we talk about how to treat their problems, but you know, and alma there are people families immigrant families that live in the buildings in the tenderloin that live in the apartments there that are afraid to go out on the streets. that are growing up amid this what are their rights? what are what are we doing to protect them? what are we doing to make their life better? that is the balance that is as is looking to be struck here. there's a question about wheth

. >> supervisor matt haney --. >> this is a statement of the urgency to help is on the way. >> executive director of the apartment of emergency management will spearhead the effort. >> emergency declarations allow san francisco to cut through the red tape, to obtain the contract, the resources, the personnel that we need to address the crisis conditions in the tenderloin. >> is welcomed by committee members. >> residents need action. they're going to be excited to see someone is finally paying attention to the neighborhood and the residence. >> christie is the director of community organization, and resident voice of the tenderloin community benefit district did she says, last week, the mayor met with approximately 50 residents. >> you listen to their stories about harassed or resulted. hiding from gunfire in the middle of the day. >> the group also spoke with the mayor's policy advisers about changes they would like to see in the neighborhood. >> i hope the help that is offered is long-lasting. >> the mayor says it is. the goal is to not let anyone stay out in the streets. >> everything

melanie: supervisor matt haney -- >> they need help, and this is a statement of the urgency that help is on the way. melanie: maryellen carroll, the executive director of the department of emergency management will spearhead the effort. >> it allows san francisco to cut through the red tape, to obtain the contracts, the resources, and the personnel that we need to address the crisis, conditions, and the tenderloin. melanie: it is welcomed by the community. >> residents need action. they will be excited to see that someone is finally paying attention to the neighborhood and residents. melanie: christy is the director of community organizing, and resident voice at the tenderloin benefit district. she said last week, the mayor met with approximately 50 residents. >> she listen to their stories about getting harassed or assaulted on the street, hiding from gunfire in the middle of the day at a park. melanie: they also spoke with policy advisers about changes they would like to see in the neighborhood. >> i hope to help that is offered is long-lasting. melanie: the mayor says it is. >> the

melanie: supervisor matt haney. >> they need help. and this is a statement of the urgency that help is on the way. melanie: mary ellen carol will spearhead the effort. >> an emergency declaration allows san francisco to cut through the red tape, to obtain the contracts, the resources, and the personnel that we need to address the crisis, conditions in the tenderloin. melanie: it's welcomed by community members. >> residents need action. they're going to be excited to see that somebody is finally paying attention to the residence. melanie: christy is the director of community organizing and resident voice at the benefit district. she says last week mayor breed met with approximately 50 tenderloin residents. >> she listened to their stories about getting assaulted on the street or hiding from gunfire in the middle of the day at a park. melanie: the group spoke with the mayor's policy advisers about changes they would like to see in the neighborhood. >> i hope that the help that's offered is long-lasting. melanie: mayor breed says it is.

melanie: supervisor matt haney. >> they need help. and this is a statement of the urgency that help is on the way. melanie: mary ellen carol will spearhead the effort. >> an emergency declaration allows san francisco to cut through the red tape, to obtain the contracts, the resources, and the personnel that we need to address the crisis, conditions in the tenderloin. melanie: it's welcomed by community members. >> residents need action. they're going to be excited to see that somebody is finally paying attention to the residence. melanie: christy is the director of community organizing and resident voice at the benefit district. she says last week mayor breed met with approximately 50 tenderloin residents. >> she listened to their stories about getting assaulted on the street or hiding from gunfire in the middle of the day at a park. melanie: the group spoke with the mayor's policy advisers about changes they would like to see in the neighborhood. >> i hope that the help that's offered is long-lasting. melanie: mayor breed says it is.

. >> supervisor matt haney. >> we need help in this is a statement of the urgency that help is on the way. >> an emergency declaration allows san francisco to cut through the red tape, to obtain the contracts, resources and personnel that we need to address the crisis conditions in the tenderloin. >> welcomed by community members. >> residents need action. they will be excited to see somebody paying attention to the residents. >> christie is the director she says that last week the mayor met with 50 tenderloin residents. >> she listened to their stories about getting assaulted on the streets are hiding from gunfire in the middle of the day. most spoke with the policy advisers about changes that they would like to see in the neighborhood. >> i hope that the help that is offered is long-lasting. >> the goal is to not let anyone stay out in the streets. >> everything said today only enhances our ability to do our jobs. we have to arrest drug dealers s and those assaulting people. >> those who live and work -- intervention has been needed for sometime say those who live and work here. >>

annie -- talked with matt haney about why he is running. >> the other day there was a rally begging the city for more help to address a drug dealing and violence and unsafe conditions. i'd like to read you a sign one of your constituents was holding. matt heaney, 500 plus over host debts and -- 71% increase in gun violence. what would you say to that person? >> that is exactly why i am doing this. and because i live here and my neighbors are afraid and they are upset and people and government should be accountable to them and angry as well. i have been relentless every single day fighting on all of those issues. i have declared an emergency around drug overdoses. i past mental health sf to transform our boko mental health and drug addiction system. if you walk out you will see community safety ambassadors on every corner. but this is bigger than this community and these neighborhoods that i represent here. many of the problems, most of the challenges that the tenderloin are facing are because we are pushing these challenges on this community. and i have never said that these conditions