kristen sze, san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood is at the heart of the narrative about the city drugs, homelessness, crime. >> but neighbors say, who live there, that it's much more than just that. they believe the city is treating the tenderloin as kind of what they describe as a containment zone. and now they're actually suing the city. abc seven news reporter luz pena is here in studio with the details. hi, luis. >> hi. that's right. san francisco's officially in the middle of two lawsuits, one by the coalition on homelessness and now by a group of tenderloin residents and businesses who are accused in the city of tolerating illegal drug dealing and a growing number of homeless encampments. san francisco woke up to a lawsuit by five residents and two businesses in the tenderloin. the city's drug market hotspot, that are at their wit's end because the city has treated their neighborhood as a containment zone for narcotics activity. >> and all the problems associated with that. >> matthew davis represents the tenderloin residents who want to remain anonymous. in that

complaint, one of the plaintiffs, a mother of two, documented being threatened with knives and hammers outside her home. these photos, showing a glimpse of their daily lives every day at all hours. >> people are dealing drugs and using drugs in front of their apartment building. there are encampments, people are lighting bonfires, their sidewalks are filthy, with all types of problems, from used syringes to human waste. >> the phoenix and best western hotels documented inaccessible sidewalks for guests and drug use throughout the area. the phoenix hotel decided not to renew their lease next year. >> the business is down so much because of the conditions around their hotel, randy shaw, director of the tenderloin housing clinic, is hoping this lawsuit leads to changing the area. >> we hope we get our constitutional rights protected, which has not been the case, and the people should not treat the tenderloin as if, oh, you want to sell drugs, you can do it in the tenderloin, but don't do it in cow hollow. >> in response to the lawsuit,

in a statement, the city attorney's office said in part, the city is making efforts to reduce crime, disrupt open air drug markets and address homelessness, all while complying with the preliminary injunction issued in the coalition on homelessness case. the mayor said they're seeing improvements in the tenderloin at un plaza in the daytime, but at night it's still an issue and we're going to continue to do everything we can to work as aggressively as we can to focus our resources and attention on the tenderloin. we met melvin jr in the neighborhood. he has lived in the tenderloin for 20 years and was glad to hear that a group of residents are suing the city. he doesn't feel safe in the area anymore. >> it's horrible. now just yesterday, someone pulled a knife on me while i was walking home from work for no apparent reason at all. >> and these residents and businesses are not seeking any financial compensation from the city. they just want the courts to intervene and help the tenderloin, the city has about a month to respond to this lawsuit. luz pena, abc seven news. >> lucy, thank you. there's also

been a lot of talk about the san francisco exodus. well, that is apparently over. >> the city's population grew slightly last year. abc seven news reporter suzanne phan has the details, including why it will still take a while for the city to recover. suzanne. >> so, kristen. larry. in october 2022, census numbers were released, then revealed that san francisco lost more than 6% of its population, 55,000 people moved out of the city in a single year during the pandemic, but the latest census numbers show that san francisco is making a comeback. new census numbers show people are coming back to san francisco. the exodus in the wake of the pandemic is over. >> i think the pandemic has really changed a lot of people's lives, so i'm glad they're coming back. i think that's wonderful. >> according to census bureau data, san francisco's population is up growing between july 2022 and 2023 by about 1200 people to just under 809,000. that's an increase of 0.15. i'm a little

surprised at the number, the rebound following a big drop in 2021, shown here with the light blue line as a chef, a lot of my friends had left statewide. california lost more than 75,000 people from 2022 to 2023, but things are starting to turn around, says chef danny mercer, a san francisco resident. >> i just started getting the phone calls, asking if i know of anybody with jobs available in our industry again, which is huge for us. >> we spent a lot of time in tahoe. a lot of people went to tahoe. they weren't prepared for year round life in tahoe. so i'm not surprised that people want to come back. >> the pandemic allowed people to work remotely and in places that were a lot less expensive, but that's now changing, says the public policy institute of california. >> now employers are being a little bit fussier in some cases about people showing up in person at least a few days a week. and i think that's drawing people back to california because the dynamic and high paying jobs, especially in the

bay area, are still here. >> the bay area is also seeing a resurgence. >> the bay area in general, actually, it's not just san francisco has seen something of a turnaround. we have some new dynamic industries like i that are drawing people back to the state. >> kevin ho, a real estate broker in san francisco with vanguard properties, says things have definitely improved. >> we have a lot of sellers who have previously would have left the city. now they're upgrading and staying in the city, buying bigger and better homes. we have clients who are locating and relocating back to the bay area. we had a couple just closed on an iconic property moving here from miami, an experts say san francisco is in recovery mode. >> they say san francisco needs to build more housing and make housing more affordable for people to be able to stay. meanwhile, kevin ho, the real estate broker we talked to, says he's seeing big crowds during open house on sundays. and he says listings are selling in less than a week in the newsroom . suzanne vaughn, abc seven news. >> all right, that's a good sign , suzanne. thank you. bart. service is back to normal after

delays and disruptions along two of the transit lines. service was stopped between rockridge and orinda due to a power outage caused by today's windy conditions. that outage also affected some traffic signals in orinda, and left more than 2000 homes and businesses without power. a separate outage shut down trains between dublin and daly city for more than an hour this morning. >> speaking of the wind, we turn now to the north bay. really windy day there. you can see the trees being blown around by the wind. yep it was windy in san francisco as well where trees and flags near the station here and the embarcadero not too far away. >> you can see they were blowing around in a strong breeze. >> take a live look outside. right now it seems like things have died down a little bit. you know, you don't see the effects of the wind. in fact, the water looks great at pier 39, but the wind is still, still definitely out there for a little bit longer, a little bit longer. >> in the meantime, we do like the crystal clear. let's check in with abc7 news meteorologist sandyha patel with more on that

wind advisory. >> yeah, that's right, it is going until tomorrow morning. larry and kristen, let's take a look at a live picture right now from our mount tam cam. and this camera has been bouncing around as the strongest winds are still over the higher terrain. right now, oakland is at 36 miles an hour. gusts to 30 in concord, 28 in livermore and napa over the higher elevations. mount diablo, 40 mile an hour. winds so still be aware of your surroundings. things are getting blown around. you may have already seen it and still could see an isolated power outage or two, along with downed trees. a wind advisory remains up until 11 a.m. tomorrow. up to 60 mile an hour. winds in the hills 45 to 55 mile an hour. wind gusts at the other locations as we take a look hour by hour, you will notice those winds continuing. they die down just briefly this evening, only to pick back up again overnight tonight. now, as you look at your peak wind gusts so far for mount diablo, 72 miles an hour, mount 70 healdsburg hills, 62 miles an hour. i'll be back to let you know when we'll get a

chance to actually notice those winds dropping off. but certainly seeing the warmth because of the winds, seeing 60s and 70s out there full. look at the forecast coming up, larry, kristen, all right, sandy, thank you. >> despite all the recent rain and snow, there are actually still calls to conserve water. the california water resources control board is proposing new regulations to help conserve. >> but as abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains, that plan is controversial. make water conservation a way of life has been a mantra in california for many years. >> that's why the state water resources control board has approved new regulations for the agencies that provide water to people and cities for things like toilets, showers, landscaping and car washing. the rules aim to combat climate change in the hotter, drier weather it brings. but environmentalists believe they'll actually do more harm than good. >> the updated regulation makes it too easy to kick the can down the road, and we have no time to waste our next drought is right around the corner. we need strong water efficiency

standards now, not in 2040. after being criticized for asking cities and water agencies to cut back too much, too fast, water regulators have relaxed their proposed standards. >> now any cuts to those agencies would spread out until 2040 and wouldn't begin until 2027. in the bay area, no initial reduction would be needed for water agencies. under the proposed rules, most only face cutbacks of less than 5% by 2040. heather cooley with the pacific institute, says this will lead to far less water savings than the previous plan. >> the water savings from the revised regulations are just 180,000 acre feet uh- in 2030. that's nearly 400,000 acre feet less than the august proposal, and far short of the 500,000 acre feet goal in the governor's water supply strategy. >> the association of california water agencies represents more than 450 public agencies. in a statement, regulatory relations manager chelsey haynes says the aqua is still reviewing the

regulations, but she applauds the more reasonable and attainable new draft, saying it appears to address our primary concerns and is moving in the right direction toward a regulation that is feasible, cost effective and avoids unintended impacts while establishing an ambitious framework for advancing long firm water use efficiency. in california, nothing is set in stone yet. the water board will hear public comment and vote on the updated plan in july. if approved, it will go into effect next year. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> another new set of regulations could have a costly impact. not on the water we drink, but the wastewater we've used. managers are showing off improvements at the oro loma wastewater treatment plant in san lorenzo today. it's one of dozens of bay area sewage facilities that could soon be required to cut the levels of nutrients that eventually make their way into san francisco bay. those nutrients, like nitrogen, are believed to play a part in extending destructive algae blooms. the upgrades are expected to cost roughly $11 billion across the bay area, or

about $4,000 per household, but wastewater managers say the cost will be spread out over years and bring other major benefits like improved water reuse, recycled water is one of those methods for getting multiple benefits, where we can increase our drought resiliency and offset potable water use while reducing nutrient discharges to the bay. the oro loma facility is also testing nature based solutions for purifying water, including a horizontal levee system that could also help protect the shoreline from sea level rise. >> coming up on abc seven news at four. a deadly street and fed up neighbors are now taking safety into their own hands. we are a month away from the tax deadline, but some filers are getting a rather unwelcome surprise. seven on your side digs into a fake filer. and did you know it's pi day, the san francisco history behind

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neighbors say is just being ignored. >> so now they're taking road safety into their own hands. abc seven news reporter ryan curry has the story from franklin street. >> white lanes and traffic barriers. it looks like something the city put up, but it's not. this was installed by san francisco residents. >> the street is as you can see, it's so many cars, drivers go

really fast on it sometimes and get really dangerous. >> the goal is to shrink the lanes on franklin street so drivers slow down. >> what's happening here is that these these these soft flex posts and they reduce the width of the street from three lanes to two lanes. and so there's, there's less space for cars. and so they go a little slower. >> sfmta and city leaders promised to make safety changes here back in 2021 after andrew zeman, a school teacher, was hit and killed while walking to his job at sherman elementary. more than two years have passed and the city hasn't done anything. these residents are tired of waiting. >> they had the design already. it's still all ready and they've kind of backed off from installing it, probably for political reasons. and a bunch of community members said, you know, no, they they want like they really want to see this happen. they want to see the street get safer. >> this road diet stretches about a block and a half. public works now has to come in and unscrew and remove all of these cones on the road. and this paint is permanent paint.

according to some of the police on scene, it could take hours or even days to get it fixed. we reached out to sfmta and we're waiting to hear back. these residents understand doing this is illegal and they're ready for the repercussions. they say the goal is to send a message to the city. >> sometimes you have to have really hard conversations with yourself, and you know, with others in your community about what is right. how do we stand up for what is right and how do we balance that with what the laws are? and sometimes what is right is not always what is legal in san francisco, ryan curry, abc seven news. >> a traffic alert for drivers in the east bay southbound interstate 680, in pleasanton will be closed for repaving this weekend. the project near koopman road is starting and ending ahead of schedule. caltrans says during the work, all at once means drivers won't have to endure 40 nights of closures. >> well, imagine filing your tax return. then you find out somebody else already claimed your refund. this actually happened to a rohnert park

mother who was told somebody used her identity to claim almost $9,000. abc seven news anchor karina nova has this report from seven on your side. >> it's very creepy, let alone, you know, the steam's already coming out of my ears. brianna rooney was about to e-file her tax returns last week when she found out somebody had beat her to it. breanna rooney claimed two dependent's refund amount 8900 and some change. >> brianna said she was finishing her taxes at h&r block when that message came up on the computer screen. a return had already been filed in her name. >> you know, in my head, i'm freaking out because this is a big deal. >> h&r block said it would investigate, but no answers. brianna called the irs yes, there has been a return filed in your name with your social 100. >> everything in the file is like they were, you know, immediately i start asking her like, what's the account number? where is the refund going? and she's like, ma'am, we legally cannot give you any of that

information. >> thankfully, brianna had an irs pin number which the thief could not supply, so the irs blocked any payment to the scammer said, hold on, person who are you? >> verify yourself. and they didn't verify so they didn't get it. they would have got the refund. they'd be out shopping with nine grand of my money. >> still, brianna must submit this affidavit to prove her identity and file a long form tax return. even then, she was told it could take up to two years to get her tax refund. about $6,000 on hold. what's worse, the irs would not say what information the thief knew about her and her two children. >> that's what freaks me out the most. my new baby and my 12 year old. like they're young. their information is out there. >> the irs has been using more fraud filters to deter theft. it flagged more than 1 million suspicious tax returns last year . >> as you find out about identity theft within the federal tax system, you want to let the irs know immediately. or if you get a letter from the

agency and find out that way reactively, you want to respond to that immediately. >> if you think you may be a victim of tax id theft, log on to irs.gov. slash identity theft central. you'll find information on what to do for seven on your side. karina nova, abc seven news now tomorrow seven on your side is hosting a tax chat exactly one month before taxes are due. >> united way, bay area sponsoring this opportunity so you can get your questions answered by tax professionals. you can send them in right now. in fact, go to abc seven news.com. click seven on your side and you'll find the form right there to type in your question. and then you can watch tomorrow here on abc seven. >> all day we'll have great coverage answering your tax questions. in the meantime, your question is probably when will the winds quiet down. >> yeah. and if you have some plants outside, you should probably check on them to see where they are now. not where i left it. >> yeah yeah, yeah, they're probably somewhere else. especially if they're the lighter plants. kristin and larry, let's take a look at the 24 hour temperature change. we are running warmer up 11 degrees in half moon bay, six degrees in

san jose, up two in novato. beautiful blue skies from our golden gate bridge camera. it's in the upper 60s from san francisco to oakland, hayward, san jose, you're in the low 70s as half moon bay, 68 degrees in san mateo 65. just nothing but bright skies from our exploratorium camera. but notice the choppy waters there. 71 in santa rosa. you're currently at 66, in petaluma. upper 60s napa, vacaville, concord, 66, in livermore. so here's why it is so windy. and it has been high pressure has been building in behind that departing low, which has actually been retrograding. and as it's been retrograding, they get a little too close together. the winds are funneling right through our area and that's why it has been so gusty. so we are checking out the view, though it is absolutely clear because of the downsloping winds looking out towards the golden gate bridge, you can certainly see the shaky view there. headlines through tomorrow morning. strong gusty winds a friday forecast includes sunny skies and springlike again and the weekend weather. the warmth holds around the bay and

inland. the winds will ease, but the coast gets the fog coming back in. wind advisory once again until 11 a.m. tomorrow. watch out. we could still see some issues with the winds as we go. hour by hour. 5:00 this evening. northeasterly winds continue. they ease a little bit and then they pick back up again late tonight. going into early tomorrow morning you will notice 6:00 3536 miles an hour, even stronger over the higher terrain. and then as we head towards the early afternoon, most of you start to notice the winds dropping off. but some spots will still see elevated winds briefly. and then late afternoon evening they all come down. so as we go, hour by hour. still mild tonight at 8:00, 50, 60 tomorrow morning. those temperatures are not going to drop a lot. and that's because the winds are going to keep the temperatures up, keeping the atmosphere well mixed close to 70 by noon and topping 70 in the early afternoon. your morning temperatures in the 40s and 50s. it will still be windy, clear start. and then tomorrow

afternoon, rapidly warming 75 in the south bay and san jose, 73. gilroy, 72, los gatos on the peninsula in palo alto and mountain view 69, in pacifica, downtown san francisco 71 degrees. these temperatures above average for this time of year. 72 san rafael 74. in santa rosa, if you want sunshine and warmth, you got it in the east bay. 73, oakland 72 berkeley head inland and it's in the low 70s except for fairfield, 74 degrees 72, in livermore. here's your accuweather seven day forecast. we're going to keep the springlike warmth gusty in the morning. and then really saturday and sunday you will notice those temperatures will fluctuate a little bit but the coast will be most noticeable. lighter wind but cooler along the coast where the fog returns for saint patrick's day weekend. spring starts on tuesday. we're going to see a minor uptick in temperatures before we switch seasons on monday. so really, i mean nice looking weather. yes, we're looking change again. yeah, larry. >> kristen. >> all right. thank you. take

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exploratorium, the science museum marked the day with pi discussions and a pi parade. pi day occurs on march 14th. because 314 are the first three digits of the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. memorize that please. it's part of many formulas used in physics, engineering, and other fields and dates back thousands of years. now a traditional way to celebrate pi day is with pi, naturally. abc seven news was in san jose at the sweet dragon baking company, where people lined up this morning to get their pies. both dessert pi and pizza pies are appropriate pie versions to mark this day. in case you were wondering about the rules of what type of pie qualified, some businesses offering a pi day specials. sweet dragon took preorders for pi day and sold out of their pie. apple pie is popular in the east bay. >> it's your invitation to dine about town and discover some culinary gems in oakland. oakland's restaurant week kicks off today. it offers special menus and deals at more than 160

restaurants. there's a spot to nosh in every oakland neighborhood. the owner of acre kitchen and bar says the restaurant saw a big boom in business during the last restaurant week this year, acre kitchen is offering a three course meal for $55. >> when we get opportunities like this, it's really special to kind of open the doors or reach maybe a little broader audience than we might normally. and so it's really excited to welcome those people in. >> you can get more information by going to the website. visit oakland.com. oakland's restaurant week runs through march 24th. >> all right. coming up on abc seven news at four. much more ahead including the election race that is still too close to call. >> a 32 hour workweek. larry where do i sign? >> where do i sign? it could happen. >> yes, okay. >> let me know when. >> and president steph curry a possible career chan

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c7 originals documentary called struck by justice, looks at how the kidnaping and murder of polly klaas brought about an era of tough on crime policies, including the three strikes law, which was adopted 30 years ago this month. >> abc seven news anchor ama daetz has a preview. >> the number of violent home invasion robberies in oakland continues to rise. >> do you realize you're in front of a federal building and you're doing drugs? they don't care, you say. >> that all harkens back to the last decade's worth of criminal justice reform. our prisons aren't overcrowded, but our

streets sure are. >> some blame proposition 47 for the increase in crime. prop 47 was approved by voters in 2014, two years after the three strikes and you're out. reform it made simple drug possession a misdemeanor. but it also made some nonviolent property crimes, misdemeanors as well. that is, if they don't exceed value. so if you look at our power tools here, you'll see they all have electronic tethers on them. >> this is an alarm system. >> troy welch owns several hardware stores. he says thefts are frequent to get above 950, it takes a lot in a hardware store. >> you could have arms full of stuff and walk out and still do well under $900. >> the idea that proposition 47

inspired or kicked off some crime wave in california just does not match with the data. proposition 47 is very limited to petty theft and drug possession. it has nothing to do with breaking into your home or your garage, or your car, or drug dealing, or these massive smash and grabs none of these crimes are covered by proposition 47. >> organized theft rings may also be driving those mass thefts in stores that have been caught on camera. so has fentanyl. the rise of this cheap, addictive drug may be driving crime. the way crack cocaine addiction was blamed for a rising crime in the 1980s. >> so how are you funding your drug habit? right. a young man, they did an interview with, he just said, yeah, i went in and i stole from from the store and i'm out here selling it because i need to feed my addiction.

>> california's $950 threshold to charge a theft as a felony is among the harshest in the country. 40 other states have laws that are more lenient. texas is the most lenient. its threshold is $2,500. >> study after study shows that stiffer and stiffer punishments actually don't decrease crime. don't interfere crime. in fact, they are criminogenic, meaning you send somebody to prison, you start to really interfere with their lives. it makes it harder to find a job, makes it harder to have housing. you lose connection with your family. and actually, the more times you go to prison, the more likely that you are to commit a new crime. longer punishments, harsher punishments, they're actually not decreasing crime. ironically, they can increase crime >> so at this store here, we get this recurring crime. it's usually a guy with a hoodie, and

he'll pretend like he's looking at the menu and then as soon as the cashier looks the other way, he'll grab the tip jar and run out. so i don't get upset about it because i see myself in that. the kid that came and stole the tip jar was like, i was like him, man. yeah, instead of sending him prison, maybe somebody should go talk to him. you need to deter the crime, obviously, but at the same time, man, you got to give people a second chance. and here in california, we put a redemption value on soda cans. $0.02 or $0.05. human life should have some redemption values on it, too. >> i think some people can be rehabilitated. i don't think a sexually sadistic psychopath can be rehabilitated once somebody has slipped into violent crime. no, i don't think they can be rehabilitated. i don't think there should be attempts to rehabilitate them. i think we should throw them away and lock up the key. i think violent people should be behind bars. >> struck by justice, the impact

of polly klaas is now streaming on the abc seven bay area app. >> well, the election still is not over in the south bay. the race for california's 16 congressional district is still too close to call. at last count, evan low is edging out joe simitian in the race. in fact, this flipped in the last 24 hours. assembly member low had been trailing since election day, but low is in second as more mail in ballots are being counted. but the margin is so slim. we're talking about 52 votes. whoever wins will compete against former san jose mayor sam liccardo in a november runoff. >> those hidden fees on your cable bill are about to come out of hiding. the fcc today approved all in pricing rules to clear up confusion about junk fees in cable and satellite tv billing. these new rules require cable operators and satellite companies to list total costs clearly and prominently, including sports and programing fees. next month, the fcc is scheduled to enforce a new billing format for internet service providers. >> up next, would you vote for

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for the for at for karina and sandia. joining us today, you guys, you might like to ponder this question. how about a shorter workweek? that's the idea behind a new bill introduced today by senator

bernie sanders. and california senator laphonza butler. the bill would shorten the current 40 hour workweek to just 32 without a loss of pay. studies have found shortened work weeks lead to more efficient and happier employees. wow happy. i mean, it's never going to pass, but what do you think? >> yeah. >> do you go ahead? i mean, who who's against this? i don't know, but i think it's a great idea. i think people in the united states are overworked. a lot of people work more than 40 hours or work through their lunch breaks. so it would be nice to have. maybe it is an extra day that you don't make that commute, or you don't have to pay for daycare, or you just get an extra day of rest. i understand not all companies are able to do this, but if they can, let's do it. >> and i think you will be more recharged after three days off to come back and be more productive. >> so it would be a win win, by the way, given given the fact that our bosses across the

studio, i'm going to push for a 48 hour workweek. i think that's, you know, we need it just to get our work done. that okay. yeah. okay. right now, 45 all right. you may have heard about robert kennedy jr, considering quarterback aaron rodgers for his vp pick. and today another athlete is at least considering a career in politics. would you vote for president steph curry, who, by the way, is turning 36 today? so his birthday is pi day. >> you have to be 35 to run for president. >> well, he qualifies already. uh- in a recent interview, steph said he might think about running for president, but he's mostly just interested in finding a way to create change, for right now, i'd like him to create change in the standings for the warriors. hopefully he comes back and plays on saturday against the lakers. by the way, here on abc seven. >> i can see it. he definitely has shown leadership skills right larry? yeah, he is kind of the glue. he gives out directions. he's organized and he listens to input, those are qualities that you look for in a president. >> he's also probably the most

humble superstar that you'll hard work. yeah. that you ever come in contact with. and yeah, he's he's a workaholic. as soon as he decides this is what i'm going to do, it's the effort never stops. so, sandhya, does he have your vote? >> absolutely. larry. i think he has great people skills as well. in addition to the leadership skills that kristen mentioned, i could see it. >> he uplifts people. yeah. already tries to do good in the community. >> there's no downside to steph curry unless you're like a lakers fan. i guess. >> yeah. all right okay. so we'll see what happens. meantime some popular snack chips could soon be banned in schools. we told you about a state bill that will prohibit public schools from serving foods containing certain additives, including six synthetic food dyes. some of those dyes are found in, doritos and flamin hot cheetos. they've already been banned by some schools due to a lack of nutritional value. okay, i just saw a ban, i think, in one of the local school districts on flamin hot cheetos, i mean, i

think in general, you want to go less artificial and more organic and healthy, what do you think, sandia down for that? oh, absolutely. >> i mean, i think that if they get more nutritious meals at school, they're going to study. they're going to focus. i think if they're eating, you know, stuff that's not good for you, right? i don't think they're going to be falling asleep. >> yeah. i think it's good to give kids options. right. but you just take that stuff out. i mean, think of i think back to the stuff that i used to have at lunch. there'd be a coke, there would be a snickers bar. and that's just not healthy to sustain you through the day as you, you know, go back to class. so i think giving kids more healthier options is probably the way to go. and taking out, you know, those bad things if the parents want to buy them for the kids at home, that's great. but at school it's trying to, you know, give them as much opportunity to succeed as possible. and food can do that. >> you mean sugar? and then more sugar is not a good idea. >> yeah. speaking of which,

we're about to have a bunch of sugar. much sugar. yeah, it's pi day. >> and even though it's a pi as and pi or 3.14 today, we're all about edible pies. there are lots of great pie shops all over the bay area, and today we're highlighting butter love bake shop in the outer richmond of san francisco, which specializes in, of course, pie. >> and joining us today is chef and founder of butter love bake shop isa john brown. hey isa happy pi day. >> hey happy pi day. >> all right i'm looking at like works of art. i think you tell me what we got. it looks like a beautiful lemon meringue and a beautiful apple. we're going to dig in while you tell us what you got here, it's a passion fruit pie. and an apple pie. oh, the apple pie is our classic apple pie. very. the passion fruit. >> oh, yeah. so good. right it is the apple pie. >> i like a traditional apple pie. and this is great. the crust is amazing. perfectly crunchy. wow. there's like, wow. i can't even describe it. this is delicious. whoa

>> how did you come up with these recipes? number one, because, i mean, larry and i both have fondness for hawaii. and the passion fruit is off the hook. good the recipes are just collected over time, the apple pie is a pretty. it's pretty similar to my mom's apple pie, the pie dough that we make, the crust is an all butter crust. and that is my mom's recipe, i started making that with her when i was probably about four years old, and, i was i was a pastry chef for many years. and then, after i had my daughter, i moved back toward something i grew up with, and started my, my business using, family recipes and, family and family inspired recipes. >> the passion fruit is amazing. >> it's really, really good. given that it's pi day. were you super busy today or was it? i

imagine with the quality of the pie you're serving, you probably sell out regularly. >> yeah, we were we were really busy today. >> and we did sell out pretty quickly. we were just trying to continually, restock the counter throughout the day. >> can i just ask you what you think makes for a great pie? what separates it from just a good pie, i think we use all butter in the crust, people have different opinions about that. i think butter has a lot more flavor than using shortening, but. and some people use lard, using all butter is a little bit more challenging. you have to have a little bit more skill and technique with it. but, all of our ingredients are pretty simple. and, you know, you don't need a lot of ingredients. you just need good ingredients. >> by the way, i think your cat is trying to get on tv behind you. >> oh, i know he's, he likes to be the center of attention.

>> yes, we should point out you make more than just traditional dessert pies. i looked at your menu. you have chicken pot pie. you have a lot of other items. >> yeah, our, our idea was to have pie was sort of the center of everything. so we do both sweet and savory pie, like chicken pot pies. we have every weekend, but, yeah, our goal was to make the space, my husband and i wanted to make the space very community oriented and, kind of had the idea of, like, the theme of the space being new nostalgia. so it's like nostalgic, homey, what your grandmother may have made. but using, like, you know, seasonal, local ingredients and, and updating some of it to be a little bit more like local and, fresh. >> well, you can taste the

freshness in every bite. we love featuring local bakers, especially on pie day. so butter love bake shop in san francisco. john brown, thank you so much. thank you. >> yeah. >> you enjoy. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> all right. that's

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local teenager whose leadership and philanthropy landed him on the short list for a surprise special visit. >> yes, abc seven news was invited along for that big moment. >> thursday started like any other morning at the chick fil a restaurant at serramonte center in daly city. workers bagging up orders during the busy breakfast rush they enjoy most. >> hot chocolate is definitely like serving others. >> what that team member didn't know is that his coworkers were all in on a big surprise just for him. >> so i want to present you with a $25,000. >> noel huang is one of 14 true inspiration and scholarship recipients across north america. >> we have these moments like this to just have a positive impact on our team members. it's very fulfilling. >> while working at chick fil a, noel has launched a pilot leader academy program within the restaurant and has facilitated community service projects. he's a first generation college student and the son of immigrant

parents. >> they told me i was here for parents appreciation interview, and so i brought my parents and boom, i was just working in the back and they were like, you know, come, come on out. >> noel surprised with that $25,000 check and an official congratulatory letter wrapped in what looked like a chick fil a sauce packet. >> it's insane. it's a school day. all my friends are here. and i was just like, what? and i had no idea. >> supported by his friends, members of his church and of course his parents and two brothers. noel explaining why this is a life changing moment. >> we never had much money. i remember like growing up, like we were struggling a lot. my dad was still in school, my mom didn't have a job and seeing like this much money to help support my like, future education, like, i was like so thankful. >> and noel sharing with abc seven news his heartfelt reaction to the surprise i almost cried. >> but my defense mechanism to when i feel overwhelmed is laughing. so i started laughing instead. but. and i was just so

overjoyed. so thankful. >> so you want to laugh? you want to cry? oh my gosh, it's amazing. noel will graduate high school in may, and he plans to use the scholarship when he goes to the university of pennsylvania wharton school of business in the fall. yeah impressive, i know. right? he says he hopes to learn how to make a significant and lasting impact on his community. of course, he's already doing that, yeah. so they're going to so benefit from having him. he's fantastic. >> absolutely. yeah. and love the smile as well. he's got reason to be happy. yeah. all right. golden gate park needs your help. the park has been nominated for usa today's best city park. it's part of the paper's readers choice travel awards. other bay area nominees include healdsburg for best public square, napa's bottlerock and san francisco's outside lands for best music festivals, and san francisco for black and brown comics arts festival. >> the final season of station 19 begins tonight. >> it's going to be one of those days. >> maybe it'll be a quiet one. oh, really? >> never say the q word out loud

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followed by gray's anatomy, then attend station 19 and then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. talking about station 19. it begins its final season tonight. the firefighter centered gray's anatomy spinoff will wrap up after seven seasons, with more than 100 episodes under its belt. reporter george

pennacchio, from our sister station in los angeles, has a look ahead. >> it's going to be one of those days. maybe it'll be a quiet one. >> no, really. >> never say the q word out loud. >> the firefighters from station 19 are back in action for ten more episodes. to wrap up, this action filled drama series, the stars say the ending is bittersweet because on one hand, we are devastated that that we're not going to be able to tell these stories anymore, you know, and go as long as gray's, but at the same time, it's given us a lot of gratitude to celebrate and highlight what we have accomplished. >> i mean, we have the greatest fans in the world, and they've shown us so much love knowing that it's going into our last season. so thank you for sticking it out through the strike. thank you for sticking with us for seven seasons. and get your wine and your kleenex, because the season is going to put you through some fears when it comes to what they've learned about their real life

counterparts. >> jaina lee ortiz and jason george have nothing but respect when a firefighter emt shows up, you are in a bad situation and you are thanking the heaven that they are there. >> there's a level of heroism that these men and women have that you just have to marvel at. >> you know, if i can take something away from this show, is whenever i see, firefighters in their truck, you know, just driving by or whatever, my instant reaction is. thank you. >> and while their characters may do a lot of running into burning buildings, it's the ensemble scenes at the firehouse the actors enjoy the most when we get together in that kitchen game over, game over. >> we can't keep our mouths shut. we i mean, talk about loud, talk about the first ad's having to say, shh. like we're little kids. i mean, it's insane how how crazy we get when we're together because, you know, the friendships you see on screen are real, and sometimes we're really eating, but we have to be

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