Happy Holidays!
City Administrator Carmen Chu celebrates holiday season with the staff of the 311 Customer Service Center.
Record-Breaking OLSE Report
The Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) has successfully concluded another record-breaking year in workplace rights enforcement, closing over 400 cases and achieving remarkable financial outcomes. This year alone, OLSE has collected $21 million dollars in monetary settlements and facilitated $20 million dollars in worker restitution.
Community Events
TreasureFest is returning in February 2024! The Bay Area’s monthly festival will resume next year on the last Saturday and Sunday of every month, starting with February 24-25, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Treasure Island’s Avenue N. At TreasureFest, visitors can enjoy live music, over 300 local vendors and creators, and a wide range of diverse food and drinks. Tickets to attend will go on sale in January.
For more information about the event, visit TreasureFest.com or check out their social media pages @treasurefestsf.
City Launches SF Lends
City Launches SF Lends
The Office of the Treasurer and the Office of the City Administrator just launched SF Lends. SF Lends is a new initiative that connects small businesses to affordable loans and lines of credit for their day-to-day cashflow needs.
Visit SF Lends | Treasurer & Tax Collector (sftreasurer.org) to learn more and apply today.
Narcan Trainings Available
The Office of the City Administrator is delighted to announce a significant public safety initiative led by the Entertainment Commission in collaboration with the SF Department of Public Health and SFGovTV. Together, they have developed a comprehensive training video covering essential topics, including:
→ Proper utilization of fentanyl test strips.
→ Identifying the signs of a fentanyl overdose.
→ Administering Naloxone nasal spray to effectively reverse an overdose.
As we are all aware, the surge in fentanyl-related overdoses has had a profound impact on San Francisco, and our nightlife and entertainment community have born the heaviest burden. Please take a moment to view the new Narcan training video and access Overdose Prevention Resources for Nightlife.
ORCP Develops New Earthquake Safety Program
The Office of Resilience and Capital Planning (ORCP) is in the process of developing a new earthquake safety program for older, vulnerable concrete buildings. The program aims to achieve the following goals: protect life and public safety, preserve housing and critical uses, protect the economy, preserve city vitality and character, and expedite earthquake recovery.
Over the past year, ORCP has assembled a working group consisting of 34 representatives from various stakeholders, including residential and commercial building owners, tenants, technical and policy experts, City staff, businesses, labor, and builders and developers. This collaborative effort is focused on developing a program that ensures that the Concrete Building Safety Program (CBSP) enhances community resilience and is practical to implement.
For further details about the CBSP and to follow its progress, please visit the following link: https://onesanfrancisco.org/concrete-building-safety-program
Upcoming Conferences at Moscone Center
12/11/23 - 12/15/23 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
1/3/24 - 1/6/24 American Mathematical Society Joint Mathematics Meetings
1/11/24 Microsoft Build
1/18/24 - 1/20/24 American Society of Clinical Oncology GI Symposium
1/25/24 - 1/27/24 American Society of Clinical Oncology GU Symposium
1/27/24 - 2/1/24 SPIE - Photonics West 2024
2/12/24 - 2/16/24 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting