NEWS
NEWS ENDED FIVE STARTS NOW. GOOD EVENING. THANKS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. I'M BARBARA
LEE EDWARDS. I'M CARLO CHICANO
AS YOU CAN SEE, BARBARA LEE AND
I ARE A BIT MORE SEPARATED.
WE'RE IN THE SAME BOAT AS ALL
OF YOU. WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT
WE'RE FOLLOWING SOCIAL
DISTANCING GUIDELINES. LET'S
QUICKLY GET YOU UP TO DATE WITH
TODAY'S CORONAVIRUS HEADLINES.
THE COUNTY IS NOW REPORTING 55
CASES OF COVE AT 19 GATHERINGS
OF 50 OR MORE PEOPLE ARE NOW
BANNED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
ALL BARS AND ADULTS ESTABLISH
MUST CLOSE AND ONSITE
RESTAURANT DINING IS NOW BANNED
.ONLY PICKUP AND DELIVERY ARE
ALLOWED. AND WE HAVE SOME
BREAKING NEWS. SAN DIEGO MAYOR
KEVIN FOSTER IS HOLDING A MEDIA
CONFERENCE RIGHT NOW. THEY'RE
GONNA BE STARTING IN JUST ABOUT
A MINUTE ON CORONA VIRUS. A LOT
OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CALLING US
WITH QUESTIONS WANTING TO NOW
KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING LOCALLY
AS FAR AS CLOSURES AND BANDS
PUT IN PLACE. A LOT OF STUFF
HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND.
HERE'S THE MAYOR NOW WITH
THE LATEST. TELL ME WHEN YOU'RE
IN OK. TESTING ONE, TWO, THREE,
FOUR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
EVERYONE FOR JOINING US HERE.
THIS AFTERNOON AND GOOD
AFTERNOON. I AM JOINED BY OUR
CHIEF OF POLICE. DAVID IS LIKE
OUR FIRE RESCUE CHIEF. COLIN
STLL OUR CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GEORGETTE GOMEZ, DR. JOEL
DONOFRIO OLDMAN WHO IS OUR CITY
MEDICAL DIRECTOR WHO WORKS
CLOSELY WITH OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS AND ALL OF OUR FIRST
RESPONDER PROTOCOLS. WE WANT TO
UPDATE YOU ON NEW ACTIONS
THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS TAKING
TO COMBAT THE SPREAD OF
THE CORONA VIRUS ALSO KNOWN AS
KOVIC 19. THESE ACTIONS ARE
BEING CARRIED OUT AND COOPERATE
WITH THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. WE DO
NOT MAKE THESE DECISIONS
LIGHTLY. HOWEVER THEY ARE
NECESSARY TO PROTECT OUR
COMMUNITY. I WOULD NOTE HERE AT
THE BEGINNING THAT I'VE SPENT
THE DAY SPEAKING WITH ALL OF
OUR ACCOUNTS MEMBERS AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GEORGETTE
GOMEZ. AS I SAID WHO IS JOINING
US HERE TODAY. AND I APPRECIATE
ALL OF THEIR PARTNERSHIP DURING
THESE DIFFICULT TIMES. NOW I
WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW
DIRECTIVES THAT AFFECT THE CITY
OF SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES. THE COUNTY OF SAN
DIEGO EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON
ISSUED A DIRECTIVE FOR
THE REGION. AND I WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THAT THE FOLLOWING
THAT THIS WILL BE IN EFFECT IN
THE ENTIRE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AS
WELL. I'VE SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE
ORDER THAT TAKES MANY OF
THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE
HAVE HEARD FROM THE STATE AND
FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS YESTERDAY
AND TODAY AND PUTS THEM INTO
LAW. FIRST ALL BARS AND
NIGHTCLUBS IN THE CITY OF SAN
DIEGO SHALL BE CLOSED TO
THE PUBLIC. AND FORTUNATELY, OF
COURSE THIS MEANS THAT WILL
AFFECT TOMORROW'S ST. PATRICK'S
DAY CELEBRATIONS. BUT THIS IS
NOT OPTIONAL. THIS IS
MANDATORY. AND I WILL HAVE
CHIEF NEWSNIGHT FOLLOW UP ON
SOME OF THE ACTIONS OUR POLICE
DEPARTMENT WILL BE TAKING TO
ENSURE THIS COMPLIANCE
THROUGHOUT THE CITY TOMORROW.
WE WILL BE AGGRESSIVE IN
ENFORCING THIS BECAUSE THIS IS
ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF
SAN DIEGO'S. I CAN'T STRESS
THAT ENOUGH. SECOND, ALL
RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL FOOD
FACILITIES SHALL BE PROHIBITED
FROM SERVING FOOD OR ALLOWING
FOOD CONSUMPTION ON PREMISES.
IN OTHER WORDS, NO DINING IN
RESTAURANTS, RESTAURANTS AND
RETAIL FOOD FACILITIES CAN'T
CONTINUE TO OPERATE FOR
THE PURPOSES OF PREPARING AND
OFFERING FOOD TO CUSTOMERS. BE
A DELIVERY SERVICE PICKUP OR
DRIVE THROUGH AND EVEN IN THOSE
CASES RESTAURANTS ARE DIRECTED
TO ESTABLISH SOCIAL DISTANCING
PRACTICES WHILE CUSTOMERS ARE
WAITING FOR PICKUP. THIS DOES
NOT AFFECT GROCERY STORES,
PHARMACIES, FOOD BANKS,
CAFETERIAS, COMMISSARIES OR
RESTAURANTS LOCATED WITHIN
NURSING HOMES OR SIMILAR
FACILITIES. WE ARE ALSO
ALLOWING VEHICLES THAT DELIVER
FOOD TO GROCERY STORES TO BE
EXEMPTED FROM ANY RESTRICTIONS
ON DELIVERY HOURS SO WE CAN
SUPPORT GROCERY STORES AS THEY
CONTINUE TO REPLENISH THEIR
FOOD SUPPLIES. THIRD, RESIDENTS
ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED FROM
PARTICIPATING IN ANY AND ALL
NON ESSENTIAL GATHERINGS.
THE SUPPLEMENTS THE GUIDANCE
GIVEN BY THE CENTERS FOR
DISEASE CONTROL EARLIER TODAY.
FOURTH, ALL CITY OF SAN DIEGO
PUBLIC BUILDINGS WILL BE CLOSED
TO THE PUBLIC. THIS FOLLOWS
THE DIRECTIVE I GAVE LAST WEEK
THAT CLOSED CITY RECREATION
CENTERS AND LIBRARIES ON MONDAY
.AND FINALLY THE CITY IS
NARROWING ITS FOCUS TO MAINTAIN
ESSENTIAL CITY SERVICES. THESE
CORE SERVICES INCLUDE POLICE,
FIRE RESCUE, WATER AND SEWER
SERVICE TRASH AND RECYCLING
PICKUP THAT WILL BE OUR FOCUS
FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
OTHER SERVICES ARE GOING TO BE
SCALED BACK AND THOSE EMPLOYEES
WILL BE WORKING FROM HOME OR
TAKING ON OTHER DUTIES THAT WE
NEED TO SUPPORT THE ESSENTIAL
SERVICES THAT I JUST OUTLINED.
SAN DIEGO IS ALSO SHOULD KNOW
THAT NO ONE WILL HAVE THEIR
WATER DISCONTINUED. THERE IS A
MORATORIUM ON WATER SHUTOFFS
NOW AND GIVEN THE SEVERITY OF
SCHOOLS BEING GIVEN
THE ECONOMIC SEVERITY OF THIS
CRISIS WE HAVE SUSPENDED
INTERESTS ON LATE WATER AND
SEWER BILLS. WE ARE ALSO
ACTIVELY EXPLORING OTHER
OPTIONS TO HELP SAN DIEGO IS
THAT WE'LL BE EXPERIENCING
ECONOMIC HARDSHIP AND WE WILL
HAVE MORE OF THAT IN THE DAYS
AHEAD. ALL OF THESE ORDERS GO
INTO EFFECT AT ELEVEN FIFTY
NINE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE UNTIL
MARCH 30 FIRST AT 12:00 P.M.
UNLESS THEY NEED TO BE
EXTENDED. AND I WILL ALSO END
BY SAYING THAT WE'VE BEEN
WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH
THE COUNTY AND THE SAN DIEGO
REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON
THE HOMELESS TO PROTECT THOSE
LIVING IN OUR STREETS AND OUR
SHELTERS AND THANKS TO
THE PARTNERSHIP OF THE COUNTY.
I WAS ONE OF OUR BRIDGE
SHELTERS YESTERDAY WITH
SUPERVISOR FLETCHER. WE NOW
HAVE NURSES AT OUR BRIDGE
SHELTERS THAT ARE ACTIVELY
MONITORING FOR SYMPTOMS TAKING
THE PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY AND
THAT IS HAPPY. EVERY BRIDGE
SHELTER ACROSS THE CITY OF SAN
DIEGO, THESE PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSES ARE NOW PART OF OUR
OUTREACH TEAMS. IT'S NOT ENOUGH
JUST TO HELP THE INDIVIDUALS
THAT ARE IN THE SHELTERS, BUT
WE ARE GOING DIRECTLY TO THOSE
THAT ARE STILL ON THE STREET
WITH ALL OF THE ESSENTIAL
OUTREACH INFORMATION AND HELP.
I WILL CONCLUDE BEFORE I TURN
IT OVER TO THE CHIEF BY SAYING
THAT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SAN DIEGO
EMS IS ON THE LINE. THAT'S WHY
WE'RE TAKING THESE COMMONSENSE
PRECAUTIONS. THEY ARE SERIOUS
ACTIONS MAKE NO DOUBT BUT THEY
ARE TAKEN BECAUSE WITHOUT
ACTION THERE WILL BE SERIOUS
CONSEQUENCES. THIS IS ALL BEING
DONE TO PROTECT OUR FRIENDS,
OUR FAMILIES, OUR PARENTS, OUR
GRANDPARENTS, PARTICULARLY
ANYONE WHO IS A SENIOR CITIZEN.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS IF YOU CAN
STAY HOME, DO IT. AND I
STRONGLY URGE EVERY SAN DIEGO
TO FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE FROM
THE CDC, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS
FROM THE COUNTY AND OBEY THESE
NEW LAWS. NOW HERE IN THE CITY
OF SAN DIEGO I WONDERED IF SOME
OF OUR SPEAKERS AND THEN WE'LL
BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. YOU'VE BEEN
LISTENING TO I KEVIN FAULKNER
UPDATING SAN DIEGO IS ON
THE STATUS CORONA VIRUS
OUTBREAK HERE IN THE CITY OF
SAN DIEGO AND THE COUNTY FOR
THAT MATTER. A LOT OF UPDATES
OVER THE WEEKEND AS FAR AS
CLOSURES AND MEDICAL GUIDELINES
PUT INTO PLACE. THERE'S A LOT
MORE WE WANT TO BRING YOU
TONIGHT ON THE CORONA VIRUS. WE
ARE GOING TO BE LIVE STREAMING
THE MAYOR ON CBS DOT COM AND
THE NEWS 8 APP. SO IF YOU'D
LIKE TO KEEP WATCHING THAT,
WE'RE LISTENING TO WHAT
THE MAYOR IS SAYING AND WE WILL
UPDATE YOU ON THAT IN OUR
SECOND HALF HOUR TONIGHT. MUCH
OF WHAT YOU WE JUST HEARD FROM
THE MAYOR MIRRORS WHAT WE HEARD
FROM COUNTY LEADERS AND HEALTH
OFFICIALS A LITTLE BIT EARLIER
AT A PUBLIC BRIEFING TODAY.
THEY ANNOUNCE SOME THOSE SAME
AS SIGNIFICANT POLICY CHANGES.
NEWS AIDES MARCELLA LEE IS IN
OUR NEWSROOM WITH TODAY'S
DEVELOPMENTS. MARCELLA CARLO
MAYOR FAULCONER DID JUST
HIGHLIGHT MANY OF THESE NEW
ORDERS. BUT WE WANTED TO GIVE
YOU A CLOSER LOOK. SO LET'S GET
RIGHT TO IT. HERE SUPERVISOR
NATHAN FLETCHER WITH THE FIRST
ORDER. THE FIRST OF 11
PERTAINING TO GATHERING IN
GROUPS NUMBER ONE ALL PUBLIC
PRIVATE GATHERINGS OF 50 OR
MORE PEOPLE ARE NOW PROHIBITED
ALL NON-ESSENTIAL GATHERINGS OF
ANY SIZE ARE STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. SO ALTHOUGH WE ARE
MOVING THE ORDER FROM 250 TO 50
,WE ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGING
ANY GATHERINGS OF NON-ESSENTIAL
OPERATIONS OR NONESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS. NOBODY NEEDS TO HAVE
GATHERINGS FOR ST. PATRICK'S
DAY. THE SECOND ORDER ALL BARS
AND ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
ESTABLISHMENTS THAT SERVE
ALCOHOL BUT NO FOOD SHALL CLOSE
THE THIRD. ALL RESTAURANTS AND
OTHER BUSINESSES THAT DO SERVE
FOOD SHALL CLOSE ONSITE DINING
BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TO CLOSE
FOR GOOD. THEY CAN SERVE FOOD
BY DELIVERY OR PICKUP OR DRIVE
THROUGH. BUT MAKING SURE SOCIAL
DISTANCING IS IN PLACE FOR
PEOPLE PICKING UP FOOD.
THE FOURTH ORDER HAS TO DO WITH
BUSINESSES ENACTING SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND NOT REQUIRING
DOCTOR'S NOTES FOR SICK LEAVE.
THE FIFTH ALL PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES SHALL NOT HOLD
CLASSES OR ACTIVITIES WHERE
STUDENTS GATHER ON SCHOOL
CAMPUS. THE SIXTH ORDER IS A
STRONG RECOMMENDATION FOR
PEOPLE 65 YEARS AND OLDER AND
THOSE WITH COMPROMISED IMMUNE
SYSTEMS TO SELF QUARANTINE AT
HOME. THE SEVENTH, EIGHTH AND
NINTH ORDERS DEAL WITH
HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS BASICALLY
NONESSENTIAL PERSONNEL ARE NOW
PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING ANY
HOSPITAL OR LONG TERM CARE
FACILITY. THE 10TH ORDER CALLS
FOR A 14 DAY HOME QUARANTINE
FOR TRAVELERS COMING FROM
COUNTRIES MARKED UNDER
THE LEVEL THREE TRAVEL ADVISORY
AND THE 11TH ORDER IS A STRONG
RECOMMENDATION FOR PEOPLE
EXHIBITING ANY SYMPTOMS TO SELF
QUARANTINE AT HOME IF THEY
DON'T NEED MEDICAL CARE. DR.
WOOTEN SAYS WE SHOULD ALSO
PREPARE FOR A NATIONWIDE
LOCKDOWN. WE ARE CONSIDERING
ALL TOOLS IN THE TOOL BOX AND
AS I STATED, WHAT WE ARE
PROPOSING HERE TODAY IS TODAY.
WE MAY BE BACK TOMORROW OR EVEN
THE NEXT DAY. WITH MORE
ENHANCED AND MORE RESTRICTIVE
ORDERS. BUT EVERY LOCATION IS
DIFFERENT. BUT WE DO RECOGNIZE
THAT NATIONWIDE WE WILL
ULTIMATELY GET TO THE POINT
WHERE THERE IS COUNTRYWIDE
LOCKDOWN AND I WOULD JUST SAY
THAT THAT PROBABLY IS COMING
AND VERY SOON AGAIN. SAN
DIEGO'S PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER
WARNING US HERE IN THE REGION
THAT A COUNTRY WIDE LOCKDOWN IS
LIKELY COMING SOON. SUPERVISOR
FLETCHER ALSO URGED SAN BEGINS
TO PLEASE DONATE BLOOD IF THEY
CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE BLOOD
SUPPLY. HE ANNOUNCED MEASURES
FOR HELPING PEOPLE WHO ARE
HOMELESS INCLUDING MOTEL ROOMS
THAT ARE NOW BEING SECURED FOR
PEOPLE TO SELF ISOLATE IF THEIR
SYMPTOMS ARE MILD AND DON'T
REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION. AND HE
ANNOUNCED A NEWLY CREATED
COVERED 19 COMMUNITY RESPONSE
FUND FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN DIRE
FINANCIAL CRISIS TO DONATE. OR
IF YOU NEED HELP GO TO CBS A
DOT COM AND CLICK ON THE HOT
BUTTON PROBABLY MARCELLA. THANK
YOU. THE CORONAVIRUS IS HITTING
CLOSE TO HOME FOR NEWS Z IS ONE
OF OUR PRODUCERS IS NOW SELF
QUARANTINE PENDING THE OUTCOME
OF A COVERED 19 TEST.
INVESTIGATIVE PRODUCER DAVID
GODFREY'S SON TOOK A DRIVE
THROUGH TEST ON SATURDAY AT
SCRIPPS CLINIC AND TORREY
PINES. DAVID IS MILD SYMPTOMS
BUT HE DECIDED TO GET TESTED
BECAUSE HE HAS AN UNDERLYING
MEDICAL CONDITION. HE ALSO
RECORDED HIS OWN TEST FRIDAY
FOR THE TEMPORAL TEMPERATURE.
THESE ARE DOWN BETWEEN PATIENTS
AND THAT'S GOING TO GET YOUR
OXYGEN LEVEL AND YOUR HEART.
OKAY. HIS TEST RESULTS WILL
COME BACK IN TWO TO FOUR DAYS.
COMING UP ON NEWSNIGHT AT 630
TONIGHT, WE'LL HAVE MORE VIDEO
OF HIS TEST AND WE'LL CHECK IN
LIVE WITH DAVID AT HOME WHERE
HE IS UNDER SELF QUARANTINE.
CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
STEVE PADILLA IS UNDER HOME
QUARANTINE TONIGHT AFTER
TESTING POSITIVE FOR CORONA
VIRUS. TONIGHT WE SPEAK WITH
HIM ONE ON ONE ABOUT HOW HE'S
COPING WITH THE VIRUS MUTATES.
KELLY HAS ALL IS LIVE IN CHULA
VISTA WITH HOW THE COUNCIL
MEMBER IS DOING. KELLY JAMAR
BELIEVES CITY SERVICES WERE
SUSPENDED HERE IN CHULA VISTA
AT LEAST FOR TWO DAYS. NOW WE
DID TALK TO A COUNCIL MEMBER
STEVEN PADILLA OVER THE PHONE.
HE WAS VERY CANDID. HE
DESCRIBES WHAT IT'S LIKE TO
HAVE KOBE AT 19 LIKE THIS. IT'S
LIKE HAVING OR YOU AT LEAST
WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, BODY ACHES,
FEVER JUST JUST FEELING LOUSY
OVERALL. CHULA VISTA CITY
COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE PADILLA
RECOVERING FROM CULVERT 19 AT
HOME BY PHONE HE TELLS NEWS Z
INITIALLY SO MILD HE THOUGHT
THEY WERE JUST ALLERGIES
THURSDAY. HE WAS IN SANTA CRUZ
FOR A COASTAL COMMISSION
MEETING. WE WERE TAKING DOWN
THE MICROPHONES AFTER SPEAKERS
OUTCUE TO ADDRESS
THE COMMISSION. WE WERE
REMINDING PEOPLE HOW TO
PRACTICE GOOD HYGIENE. THAT
NIGHT HIS HEALTH TOOK A TURN,
THE RUNNY NOSE STRAIGHTEN UP
AND I GOT A DRY COUGH, FEVER
AND ACHES AND STARTED FEELING
PRETTY LOUSY PRETTY QUICKLY. ON
FRIDAY HE TOOK TYLENOL AND WENT
TO BED. I WOKE UP TWO HOURS
LATER A LITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT
WITH SHAKING AND SHIVERING SO
BAD THAT MY TEETH WERE
CHATTERING AND THAT NEVER
HAPPENS TO ME REALLY REALLY BAD
SHAKES, REALLY BAD FEVER AND MY
BEHAVIOR WAS LIKE 102. HIS
DOCTOR URGED HIM TO GO TO
THE EMERGENCY ROOM. HE WENT TO
NORTON HOSPITAL IN LA HOYA
SATURDAY. HE FOUND OUT HE
TESTED POSITIVE YAUCO 19 WHICH
SURPRISED ME AND THAT IS
THE SCARY THING BECAUSE SEE
PEOPLE TEND TO SEE IT ON
THE NEWS AND THEY THINK IT'S
SOMEPLACE FAR AWAY OR IT'S
HAPPENING SOMEWHERE ELSE AND
NOT IN THEIR COMMUNITY. AND
THE REALITY IS IT'S HERE HE
WENT PUBLIC WITH
THE INFORMATION ON FACEBOOK. I
WAS DIAGNOSED AS BEING POSITIVE
FOR THE COLON 19 VIRUS HE TOLD
ME SIX MONTHS AGO. I'M IT'S
LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF A MOVIE,
RIGHT? I MEAN IT'S NOT
SOMETHING YOU EXPECT TO BE
DOING. TO BE SHARING PERSONAL
HEALTH INFORMATION ON A BROAD
SCALE PUBLICLY HE SAYS HE
DOESN'T KNOW WHERE HE
CONTRACTED THE VIRUS BUT HE
DOES KNOW HE WAS IN THE SAN
JOSE AIRPORT LAST WEEK AROUND
THE SAME TIME FOR TSA WORKERS
THERE TESTED POSITIVE FOR KOBE
19. HIS MESSAGE OVER REACTING
TO THIS. THIS IS A SERIOUS,
SERIOUS STATE OF AFFAIRS.
EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE IT
SERIOUSLY. AND PTA SAYS
THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED HIM
SATURDAY, WANTED TO KNOW WHERE
HE HAD TRAVELED TO WHO HE HAD
BEEN IN CONTACT WITH. HIS
FAMILY MEMBERS ARE REMAIN UNDER
S QUARANTINE TONIGHT WAITING
FOR THEIR TEST RESULTS TO COME
BACK. BACK TO YOU. THANK YOU,
KELLY. IT COVERED 19 IS ALSO
STARTING TO AFFECT
THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF SEVERAL
BUSINESSES AND EMPLOYEES ARE
FEELING THE PAIN. BUT FOR MANY
WHO ARE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR
NEXT MEAL AND PAYING RENT HELP
MAY BE ON THE WAY. NEWS STEVE
PRICE JOINS US LIVE FROM LITTLE
ITALY WITH DETAILS ON THAT
STEVE. CARL, THIS REALLY HERE
IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF
THE PROBLEM. THIS AREA WOULD
NORMALLY BE PACKED DURING HAPPY
HOUR BUT TODAY JUST A SMALL
HANDFUL OF PEOPLE IF YOU OWN A
RESTAURANT IT'S TOUGH TO
SURVIVE WITH THESE TYPES OF
CONDITIONS WHICH IS WHY YOU CAN
UNDERSTAND. WE HAVE SEEN OUR
SLASHED AND LAYOFFS AND ERIE
QUIET ACROSS THE COUNTY. STORES
CLOSED, RESTAURANTS EMPTY. SAN
DIEGO HAS TURNED INTO A SOCIAL
DISTANCING GHOST TOWN. IT'S
REALLY DIFFICULT. MIKEY KNABB
IS DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AT
PONCE SAYS MEXICAN RESTAURANTS.
THEY'VE CLOSED THEIR DINING
ROOM BUT ARE STILL HANDLING
TAKEOUT AND DELIVERY ORDERS.
I'M TRYING TO KEEP MY STAFF IN
WORK. SO THE KITCHEN TEAMS ARE
STILL HERE. AND IF WE GET A LOT
OF TAKEOUT ORDERS, I CAN KEEP
THEM WORKING AND KEEP THEM
EMPLOYED. LAYOFFS SLASHED HOURS
AND UNCERTAINTY OVER HOW LONG
THIS WILL LAST. IT'S TAKING A
TOLL ON WORKERS, ESPECIALLY
THOSE ALREADY LIVING PAYCHECK
TO PAYCHECK. THE CORONA VIRUS
IS NOT THE ONLY THING THAT IS
CONTAGIOUS. A SPIRIT OF GIVING
IS CONTAGIOUS HOPING TO HELP
THOSE DANGEROUSLY IMPACTED BY
THIS SUDDEN FINANCIAL HIT.
LOCAL LEADERS ANNOUNCED A NEW
EMERGENCY FUND CALLED THE SAN
DIEGO CODE 19 COMMUNITY
RESPONSE FUND. THESE FUNDS WILL
BE USED TO PROVIDE FOOD
SECURITY, RENTAL AND UTILITY
ASSISTANCE INCOME REPLACEMENT
OR GAP FUNDING FOR OUR WORKING
CLASS FAMILIES AND THOSE WHO
ARE BEING HIT HARDEST BY
THE ECONOMIC CHALLENGES OF AT
19 S.D. JENNY AND THE SAN DIEGO
FOUNDATION COMBINED TO KICK OFF
THE FUND WITH ONE POINT THREE
MILLION DOLLARS. BUT IT WILL
TAKE MILLIONS MORE FROM
GENEROUS COMPANIES AND
RESIDENTS TO MEET THE EXPECTED
DEMAND. IF YOU CAN'T PAY YOUR
BILLS TODAY, IF YOU'RE SOMEONE
WHO LIVES PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK
AND YOU HAVEN'T HAD A PAYCHECK
,HOW ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO PAY
YOUR BILLS? ADDING TO THE ANGST
IS NOT KNOWING HOW LONG THIS
WILL ALL LAST WEEKS AT A
MINIMUM BUT POSSIBLY MONTHS IF
YOU'RE TOO SCARED TO PATRONIZE
YOUR FAVORITE ESTABLISHMENT
RIGHT NOW. CONSIDER MIKEY'S
PLAN BUY GIFT CARDS YOU KNOW
BECAUSE I KNOW ONE DAY THIS
WILL PASS AND I WANT TO GO BACK
TO THOSE PLACES AND IF I'M
GOING TO GO ANYWAY I MIGHT AS
WELL INFUSION THAT INFUSE THEM
WITH A LITTLE CASH NOW. YEAH.
YEAH. WITHOUT QUESTION
BUSINESSES REALLY NEED THAT
MONEY RIGHT NOW. TO SURVIVE.
OKAY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
DONATE TO THE FUND OR IF YOU'VE
BEEN LAID OFF YOU'RE STRUGGLING
AND YOU NEED SOME HELP. WE'VE
GOT ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT
THIS NEW FUND ON OUR WEBSITE.
JUST GO TO CBSA DOT