5.16.22 | SF Tech Community Update

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WHAT WE’RE UP TO

Last week, sf.citi launched our June 2022 San Francisco Voter Guide. With explanations and recommendations for all eight local ballot measures, the sf.citi Voter Guide is your go-to election resource to seamlessly navigate the June ballot. Explore the Voter Guide here. 

VACCINE REPORT

• 75.1 percent of Californians who are fully vaccinated
• 59 percent of Californians who are boosted
• 88 percent of San Franciscans who are fully vaccinated

22 internet providers, including sf.citi members AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon, committed to expanding the Affordable Connectivity Program and improving subsidized high-speed internet.

Airbnb launched a Trust and Safety Advisory Coalition to counsel the company on human trafficking, child safety, fire safety, privacy and online safety, mental health, and more.

Google announced that Google Translate added 24 new languages, including its first indigenous languages of the Americas.

AT&T launched SASE with Cisco Meraki to provide businesses of nearly any size and industry with a powerful tool that protects them from malicious web-based attacks.

Verizon partnered with leading U.K. health technology company Visionable to open a technology-led center dedicated to accelerating connected healthcare.

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SAN FRANCISCO AT A GLANCE

• Through the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program, the City received $3.9 million in federal funding to renovate Buchanan Street Mall.
• The City’s Community Challenge Grant Program awarded funding for 19 community-led beautification and greening projects in neighborhoods across San Francisco.
• Mayor Breed appointed Matt Dorsey to serve as the next District 6 Supervisor, replacing the now Assemblymember Matt Haney.

CALIFORNIA AT A GLANCE

• Governor Newsom presented a $300.7 billion budget proposal that provides a blueprint to pave the California way forward.
• Governor Newsom announced an $18.1 billion inflation relief package to get money into the pockets of Californians.
• California’s Office of Cradle-to-Career Data achieved an early milestone with the announcement of a multi-agency data sharing agreement.
• California secured federal assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to support the state’s response to the Coastal Fire in Orange County.
• Governor Newsom announced a Reproductive Health Package to strengthen protections, expand access, and welcome companies from anti-abortion states.
• Governor Newsom bolstered Homekey funding by $150 million and announced $166 million in seven new Homekey projects.
• Governor Newsom advanced a $10 billion zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) package, which will expand ZEV access and affordability and support the build-out of infrastructure.

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