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>> vo: we come to you for free. schedule now for free mobile service at safelite.com. ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ for news at noon. see something, say something. why south bay police are warning residents to be on the lookout around vacant homes. plus, pro-palestinian protesters and berkeley have now left their encampments. but a new demonstration is now taking
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place uc berkeley building at police are calling active crime scene. also a less expensive version of a life saving drug. how walgreens is now helping to fight the opioid epidemic. >> from the bay station. you're watching kron. and news. >> thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. i'm justine are going going to begin in the south bay where police in los altos are warning residents to be on the lookout for thieves are breaking into empty buildings. kron charles clifford joins us now live from los altos with the details. thanks for joining us. >> well, good police los altos over the last few weeks. they have seen an increase in burglaries, a vacant buildings. in a note posted on facebook, the los altos police department says that in recent weeks thieves have been targeting homes that are for sale and unoccupied, according
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to authorities, the burglars are entering these vacant houses and stealing items, including appliances that have been staged inside, presumably by realtors trying to sell the homes. the thieves have also been stealing appliances and items that are left inside buildings that are still under construction. police say that most of these burglaries have happened at night or in the early morning. so far, police have not identified the locations where these burglaries occurred. they've also not released any suspect descriptions or said what kind of vehicle is being used to move the stolen goods. they are asking residents to report any suspicious activity at construction sites or houses that appear to be vacant. they're also reminding neighbors to keep doors and windows locked and to make sure home alarms are working. all right, back live. now, anyone with information or anyone who might know something is asked to contact the los altos police department. but for now in the south bay, charles clifford kron, 4 news. charles, thank you. >> the pro-palestine encampent is now gone at u c berkeley.
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but another pro-palestinian demonstration is now taking place at an abandoned uc berkeley building. this new protest is happening at the and ahead complex. it supported a building right next to people's park. kron 4 sarah stinson has the details. a group of pro-palestine protesters broke into head complex. take a look. you can see on the sidewalk here. it says free palestine. this is a boarded up building. university officials say they are aware of the vandalism that is happening. >> at this, quote, unsafe. boarded up fire, damaged building. it's a block away from people's park in 2 blocks from campus. palestine. protesters taking over berkeley's and ahead complex wednesday afternoon. resisting with palestinians the bravest strongest demonstrators refused to do an interview with kron 4 but did announce a list of 4 demands live. >> from people car how all
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right. the caught happen. >> protesters set up tents, hung a palestinian flags and even spray painted the sidewalks in parts of the building. it's unclear if these are cal students are even berkeley residents. this protest does fall on the 55th anniversary of people's park which is being turned into new housing for students and low-income residents. it's been closed and blocked off since january, which has since sparked many protests. nicholas alexander says he was there the first day. the park closed, but he became visibly upset at the presence of these protesters. it seems like they're just here do. >> i to get attention, frankly, because i don't know. i haven't seen them before. you know, why were you here on
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january 4th, when i was chased by swat while a cal alumni walking by says he sees no problem with people protesting on vacant land. like why shouldn't they be able to take that space? it's out of the way and it's not causing traffic or anything like that. >> they should be able to, you know, protest here. police have been seen around here taking pictures monitoring the situation, but no one has been removed, nor arrested says definitely a fluid situation. check kron 4 dot com. >> for the latest, i'm sara stinson reporting berkeley. back to you. >> we have some developing news out of the north bay now where snow states president is on administrative leave after coming to an agreement with pro-palestinian demonstrators on campus without getting permission from the university. first in a letter sent out tuesday, president mike lee said that he listen to the demands from the protesters and went on to announce that sonoma state would look at vesting from israel and would end an exchange program with the country. protesters applauded this announcement. however,
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the university's leadership is not pleased nor a state senator scott wiener. he's also against this agreement. >> what i saw the announcement from the president of sonoma state. my jaw drops absolutely unacceptable. what sonoma state is proposing to do is to basically blocks list israeli academics. it's a complete academic. we caught it any kind of student exchange between sonoma universities in this role. >> lee releasing a new statement backtracking on his decision saying, quote, in my attempt to find and agreement with one group of students, i apmarginalized another member o our student population community. i realize the harm that this has caused and i take full ownership of it. he goes on to say that the initial letter was sent without the approval of the university system's chancellor or board leaders. the csu
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chancellor released a statement saying the heart and mission of csu is to create an exclusive and welcoming place for everyone. a union representing about 48,000 academic workers in the uc system voted to give the union's executive board the ability to strike at any time. union members say they believe the university of california mishandled the pro-palestinian demonstrators at uc campuses, especially at ucla where counter-protesters, a tactic, pro-palestinian encampment for several hours without police intervention. the vote does not guarantee a strike. 8 of the uc campuses still have a month of instruction before summer break. colleges and universities across the nation. now having their bouts with student protests, deadlines have been given leading to clashes between law enforcement and protesters videos. now being posted online of the moments leading up to the clearing of the encampments. the latest coming out from southern california and also illinois police cleared a pro-palestinian encampment at the university of california irvine campus.
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after protests there escalated yesterday in a statement posted to its website, the university said several 100 protesters arrived on campus around 2.30 in the afternoon and they surrounded the physical sciences lecture hall. in a statement they went on to say, quote, the university put out a call for mutual aid to law enforcement agencies and has received on-site assistance from the irvine police department and the orange county sheriff's department as protesters swarmed the campus. joining a group of protesters who had established an encampment on campus. classes were canceled for the remainder of the day with plans to move to remote instruction today. and in chicago, police began to dismantle a pro-palestinian encampment at depaul university video from a student journalist at depaul shows officers pulling down tents as the protesters were chanting the university president robert manuel said the action was being taken after good faith efforts to come to a shared resolution with the depaul divestment.
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collission were unsuccessful. he went on to say, quote, i have said that we would protect free speech and the ability to dissent until it prevented us from carrying out the operations of our university or threatened the safety of the members of our community. i'm deeply saddened to say that the encampment has crossed that line. more coverage on this later on here on kron 4. for now, move on to our a great weather forecast with this live look outside. we should see san francisco behind there somewhere. cows in the weather all that for you. a little bit of drizzle into the base today. it's in a little bit at the coast, but right now are actually getting quite a bit of sunshine in san francisco. you can see in this shot. this is from our sutro tower camera. >> and kind of going in and out and obviously you're up a little bit elevation, see catch some of those clouds a little bit more sometimes when you get that shot. but right now, san francisco, just a 57 degrees, obviously where the clouds are definitely cooler. you can see where the warmth is where the sun is. san jose in livermore. but if you're in santa rosa right now, you are definitely dealing with those cloudy skies till and half moon bay can see just a 59
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degrees. so this is the difference in temperatures from 24 hours ago to now. notice santa rosa really socked in. so we're running 6 degrees cooler than we were this time yesterday. fairfield conquered. so you see those spots that are really hanging on to some of that cooler weather. however, you also see some winds today that we didn't see kick up this early fairfield right now. 25 miles per hour. it is variable as far as directions go but mostly an onshore flow here as we get going into our day. so here's a look at stormtracker 4. you can see where that marine layer is still very much present in the north bay in particular, getting some clearing elsewhere along the coast, obviously still cloudy. but you can see the peninsula, the east bay starting to get some of that sunshine rowling. as we zoom out, you can see israeli hugging the entire coastline. so today will be very similar to yesterday. as far as our highs are concerned because those clouds hang out at the coast and in the north a little bit like they did yesterday. so we'll see those higher temperatures in the inner east bay today. we could see some upper 70's, maybe 80 degree mark 60's and 70's around the bay and 50's out at
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the coast. back to you. kyla. thank you. with the ongoing drug crisis throughout the country. walgreens is now offering a cheaper version of nor can that will be sold over the counter kron. four's will tran is at one of the pharmacies. >> in walnut creek and he has the story. >> you can save money and you can save a life. walgreens is getting into the fight against drug overdose in america. now, according to the centers for disease control 107,000 people year died from drug overdose. many of them because of opioid. now walgreens. at the end of the month, they plan to roll out their own brand generic of the newark and brand has been available for about year now. it's about $45 and it's over the counter at that time. it was considered a breakthrough. now a nother breakthrough. now walgreens plans to do the same thing at $35. it will not require a
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prescription meaning you don't have to go to the pharmacist. a lot of people were concerned about that because of the stigma. well, you have to do is get it online or you can go to a walgreens store. go to what they will say is section. share a lot of those sections obviously involve some kind of pain because you're going to walgreens. but they say it will be in main aisle and then from there you can get it for $35.10. dollars cheaper. and it does work generic or the narcan brand because they say it can help people breathe whenever >> still ahead, the department of transportation cracking down on airlines ahead of all the summer travel, including providing refunds for eligible customers. plus, governor gavin newsom at the vatican today discussing climate change with world leaders. and ahead, the warning from the fbi about pride events. the
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newsom is at the vatican to take part in a climate summit with world leaders and the pope crowd for us. michael thomas has the story. >> governor gavin newsom arrived at the vatican early this morning. he spoke about climate change and what california is doing to fight it. >> he was also able to speak with world leaders and showcase his work as governor, which could play a role in his political future. should he decide to run for higher office? this three-day summit is all about bending the curve and bouncing forward to climate resilience. governor newsom spoke to a delegation of about 100 people.
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>> including the mayor of paris and the governor of new york all calling for urgent climate acts calling this climate crisis. what it is the climate crisis is a fossil fuel crisis. newsom called the climate crisis a clear and present danger causing severe droughts, intense storms and historic wildfires have been seen across california when it came to calling out the fossil fuel industry. the governor didn't hold back is because of the burning of coal. the burning of gas and the burning of oil. and with respect and forgive me if this comes off a little too harsh, it's been said and repeat it. the polluted heart. of the climate crisis. are these fossil fuel companies? oil companies have long pushed back against newsom's allegations arguing his administration has unfairly targeted them during his time in politics. and as for pope francis, he was an influential figure among american catholics and a leader in the fight against global warming. well, he's spoke to the delegation privately in a message that focused on taking care of the
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poor and the planet. tomorrow. governor newsom is expected to travel to the city of to launch a new climate partnership with the italian region of emilia romagna. as we get more details on the governor's visit overseas will continue to keep you updated. that's very latest here in the newsroom. i'm michael thomas. >> san francisco city officials are celebrating a major milestone in its homeless outreach program. last year. the city launched its heart program that stands for homeless engagement outreach response. this program is meant to engage with those experiencing homelessness. as an alternative to a law enforcement response. the teams are only dispatched to encourage and engaged the community when there's no indication of crime, violence threats, mental health or a medical need and the city says it helped about 300 people every week in its first year. hart has addressed more than 13,000 calls to service and completed. they say all of those requests, including blocked sidewalks and small
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encampments. hart also placed 144 people into emergency shelter or a wait list and completed 168 applications for calfresh and medical hart workers are trained in the locks on de-escalation and even cultural and gender awareness in order to best serve the community. let's talk about forecast now. we're going to take this live look outside. can see what's going on across the bay right now. here's a camera in san francisco. hey, we've got some blue skies here. we've got kylen the weather center with details on what's going on. you're saying the clouds really? >> really love in the north bay today. yeah, they are. they're hanging on in the north bay. but francisco getting some really nice sunshine and a little bit of a breeze, as you can see there. lots of blue skies here as we take a live look at coit tower. i want to talk about san francisco. interestingly today, we're going to be very close to where we should be for highs, averages about 64. we're looking at for 63, but the record today and this kind of blew my mind. and i had to check to make sure it's right. 2008 san francisco got up to
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92 degrees. that had to be some wild offshore wind. i'm betting, but today we're going to be much more mild than that. as you can see, looking out for those low 60's in san francisco, the warmth again, will be inland. it will be in or east bay. i think that we'll see the warmest temperatures spots like antioch, north bay. as i mentioned, they've been hanging on to these, you know, very cool temperatures right now. just 58 degrees in santa rosa. so that's where we're kind of having a trouble spot. high pressure still here, low pressure, kind of moved over there. we've got another low pressure here. the point is, nothing's really changed. and that's why we're kind of in this rinse. repeat forecast. so today, very much like yesterday where we start to get some clearing in the afternoon. although, you know, again, you do not see it there in the north bay yet, but you do certainly see in the east bay, south bay and on the peninsula. so if you're in san jose where the sun is going to be shining today, the dog walking forecast is looking really good right through the afternoon and into tho evening. we should see some of those potentially upper 70's in san jose. so should be a pretty nice day out there. but if you're in the north bay, you can see how as we roll through our fog cast here. this is really hangs on and
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then starts rebuilding as we get into the evening and we're back at it again with a robust, a marine layer, a little bit of coastal drizzle and waking up again to a little pit of grayson area. and so that's kind of where we're at. but it does mean that we mostly get some sunshine in the afternoons unless you're one of the spots it gets socked in and carries this right through the week. as you can see, temperatures looking to tap out inland in the upper 70's should be a really nice weekend with some good afternoon, sunshine. and then next week, we kind of stay quiet. looks like a cool down a little bit as we get into the midweek timeframe. take a look here as san francisco fire crews out and about this morning in the san francisco bay. this is part of their week-long surf and >> bay rescue training. once firefighters complete this course they will be a designated rescue swimmer and must pass a by yearly recertification course. the fbi is warning about threats
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targeting the lgbtq community during pride month. that's next month in june. and as kron four's dan kerman reports, the threats are coming from terrorists. >> san francisco's pride parade is a little over a month away. but pride events begin the first of june. not only here in the bay area, but in various cities across the u.s. now, this year's pride events come with a warning from the fbi and homeland security, the foreign terrorists or their u.s. base supporters, a target lgbtq venues and events. isis propaganda. >> has made reference to lgbtq community, bats. we want to make sure that all of community, but especially in this case, the lgbtq community is aware of that and exercising appropriate situational awareness when they attend events. the fbi says the volume and intensity of that propaganda has increased following the october 7th hamas attack in
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israel. that coupled with next month's anniversary of the 2016 pulse nightclub massacre in orlando is reason to get the word out. people a very good grasp what's normal behavior for their surroundings encourage them. but they see something that's very suspicious, very out of the that they report that many in san francisco's castro district were caught off guard by the terror warning for pride month but said it won't deter them from taking part. i think that being a part of the community being in something like this, it makes you feel more. >> well, coming in more safe. i know that that the community does things to prevent things like this. so i don't think it will change. we want to do and be a part of should let your hair or any kind of you know, kind of weeks deter us because we're standing for ourselves. but for all those who can stand up for themselves is worrisome. but that's not going to deter us from showing our support and being a part of the community. that means the world to pride festivities
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are slated to take place throughout the month of june in san francisco. >> culminating in a festival as well as the parade the last weekend of the month. >> in san francisco, dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> still ahead, the state's utility commission voting to add a flat rate fee to electricity bills and now state lawmakers are pushing state lawmakers are pushing back
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transportation says these regulations will make it easier to get refunds for everything from canceled and even severely delayed flights, even so seat selection fees and unreliable wi-fi. passengers are only eligible for refunds if they choose not to travel. airlines are already required to issue a refund. if a flight is canceled or significantly delayed, even if it is due to weather, if you can't take the new flight, the airline rebooked yuan or a travel voucher, you can also get a refund. these new regulations go into effect in october. booking your trips during the week could make for a happier getaway. that's according to triple a the association is suggesting planning to leave midweek to avoid the crowds and 4 budget friendly trip midweek. travel mean saving on plane fares and seeing less highway and airport traffic hotels often give complimentary room upgrade, said earlier check-in times to they say that these midweek
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visits to entertainment spots can also be cheaper. triple a adds taking a midweek break can also help you transition smoothly back to work or school. the california public utilities commission recently approved a plan to impose a new flat fee on utility bills for many people in california. but now a new effort is going through the legislature to reduce this fee in the coming years. if signed assembly bill, 1999, what prevent any new fee increase from exceeding the rate of inflation at would prohibit the cpu c from imposing a fix charge greater than $10 per month after the summer of 2028. that's less than half of the monthly fixed charge of $24.15. the cpsc approved last week for most customers. but the cpsc, the planned there, it could be short-lived because the assemble utilities and energy committee voted yesterday to advance this new proposal to limit that fix charge assembly bill. 1999. will go before the assembly appropriations committee this
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going to join us now here live on kron. 4 news at noon. mayor thao, thank you so much for joining us. well, it's a pleasure. so let's start with this new chief. why did you do the swearing in ceremony in private? >> well, we're prepping for a more public ceremony. but of course, we wanted the cheap to be able to come in and get to work. and so stay tuned for the public's land all right. we'll be there for sure what you want to see out of the chief from him in the first 100 days as the head of the department. well, of course, we want to continue to i keep crying going down, right? what we're seeing is that oakland is turning the corner in the public safety strategies that we've implemented. i definitely paying off. so we're going to continue to be data driven and what we're seeing is that after years of rising crime rates, that overall crime is finally going down. and so we're going to push hard and continue to push hard to ensure that the state is moving in the right direction. of course, there's still much more to be done at the same he needs a to meet
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his new family. and so he is working hard to meet with rank and file every day and not just that. but of course, learn how to use phones and the basic stuff. >> we're going to get to all that data about crime in the city in just a few minutes here. but i want to stick with the chief here. what do you think are? how do you think that the department and the community has responded to him so far taking over? >> you know, the response of bin nothing short of positive, you the community. we finally have a police chief. you know, so the community is excited. i department make files excited, you know, stability is going to be key and it played. mitchell is the guy for that job. and so he's coming to come in and really be able to mentor this younger generation of opd officers. >> has the main any changes within did that the department has he done any restructuring any firings? >> well, of course, there's no firing that has happened or any of but, you know, it's the
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chief. he's just come on the for the, you know, for for what now it's been finishing the first week. he's been here a few weeks prior to that. but in regards to shifting of positions or what have you, that will be his prerogative. and of course, things change all the time. and so, you know, he'll have an opportunity to reach change it again in the future. but that is his prerogative. it is his department. all right. so let's get all the data you're talking about. we do know that. >> homicides in the town are down, but home robberies are up 110% year to date. so if i own a home in oakland, how would you explain to me what's going on with that significant increase? >> you know, i know that it's like it's it sounds scary when you say 110% increase. but mind you, you know, you come from already a very small amount of numbers for year to date. and so one or 2, which far too many. i want to be very clear about that. can really take it up to say 110%. but what i am proud a proud of is that for years, right, even before i came into office with
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having we've seen crimes on the rise. and so with that being said, our homicides are down by 21%. that means we're saving lives. aggravated assault down by 8%. burglaries down by 51%. and and you know, and the you know, tick in certain states certain categories. we're hyper focus on those categories. of course, again, we're not done with this work. we're going to continue to be passing on that gas pedal to ensure that oaklanders are safe and not just safe but that they feel safe. >> but with the robberies going up, even with whatever number we want to put out there with it, what can be to stop it from continuing to go up. >> absolutely. so we're data data driven for a very data-driven and going off of the data we can then make sure that we're going after the small group of people who are committing these crimes in a lot of times. they are a group or gang related and thist input, this implementation has to do with their cease-fire strategy, which is a combination working with
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different arms in government, including the district attorney's office probation shares chp. and then here, of oakland police and the department of violence prevention. and so all of these that this strategy of cease-fire, which is one strategy convening all of these different groups are going to be able to utilize the data of where we're seeing the robberies in the be able to tackle it by being very strategic and data-driven on figure out who is actually committing this crime going after that group. all right. some more data now the homeless population count came out. it's done every 2 years. there was an increase in oakland of 9% in the homeless population. but that is less than the increases of 30% in years past. so there is some success here that >> should be celebrated. what has changed? >> you know, housing, inc, homelessness. it's very basic rate. and so the slowing rate of homelessness and open demonstrates that our investments into shelter prevention and preservation and some permanent supportive housing make an impact. of
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course, the resources are not limitless. so this is why it's important to pass measures such as the measure that was just passed. prop one that the governor put forward so that we can continue to have this permanent supportive housing for those who can't live on their own independently. and so this 9% increase is actually a significant success shows that we are, you know, closing off on some of these homelessness issues. of course, there's still so much to be done. i mean, we can walk out the streets still see encampments. and so that's our job is never done until everyone is brought inside in our streets. a and clear of encampments. does that mean more people are accepting the housing that's being offered to them? more people are accepting housing and not just that, but that means that, you know, when i advocate at the federal level for about yours, we're advocating for playspace voucher so that it's easier for people to redo bc the section 8 vouchers that they don't have to go and find and where that would take it, that
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it's attached to housing units. that's one out reena, not just that we're looking at. how do we actually utilize modular housing as permanent housing working with faith-based institutions and other institutions to actually build out a lot more quicker here in the city. so all these different things are working together in conjunction is a comprehensive approach. and we can't just do one thing, right? but what we do need more investments in is the permanent supportive housing people who we know be able it will not be able to live on their own individually. and so we need that permanent supportive housing. and that's what prop one is helping to all right. we saw you celebrating the arrival of the valkyrie is the golden state team just announced their new wnba team. >> we know they're headquartered in oakland so they'll be out and about around. they're providing some boost to the local economy there. but what is oakland doing about getting its own wnba expansion team?
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>> you know, have i know that balconies they are a bay area team. so we're excited that, yes, they will be playing at the chase center, but we're excited for them to be home base here in oakland. that means that all the practice will be here in oakland. you know, their front office will be here in oakland. and so with that being said, of course, open would love to have their own w nba. but right now we're celebrating valkyrie about greece and i'm really welcoming them because it's the w for me. it's exciting make sure that our young girls are seeing that this is a professional sport that they can actually in you know, going into and being a professional nba player themselves and not just that, but having that kind of mentorships here in the town. and finally, the air budget's going to come out next friday. you want to give us a little bit preview of what we can expect. >> you know, it's it's a hard time not just for our city, but for many big cities in our state. as we know, we're all dealing with deficits. last
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year, we had historic 360 million budget deficit to close, which is the worst the city ever seen. and then this year we have 117 million dollar deficit that we have to balance out. and so my administration, we're really looking at how we prioritize essential services first in order to deliver clean and safe city. and i propose missick ul budget adjustment will be released for the public to review on friday. may 24th. all right. week from tomorrow will be looking at it. mayor sheng thao, thank you so much for joining us here. during cold front is a new appreciation time. absolutely. thank you for having me. any time. and that will take a look at our forecast with a live look here at sfo. we have kyle in the weather center with what's happening outside today. hey there. so obviously yesterday we looked sfo. we saw a lot more marine layer. so i do feel like we're getting a little more sun in spots today. a little quicker. >> live look from the east bay showing you that mix of sun and clouds. temperatures reflecting that. we've got some spots getting some beautiful sunshine in some spots. still hanging on to the
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clouds. and i point to the north bay, once again, their santa rosa just at 58 degrees. well, we've got some 70's in san jose in livermore playing a different 3rd oakland ca about 65 degrees. so not a bad day. a little breezy out there depending on where you are. and if you're in fairfield, very breezy, 25 miles per hour right now. so very similar to what we had yesterday. santa rosa, you are going to hang out of those clouds today, sir, for my work from home, folks, it may be taking it off the patio today because we're staying in those 60's for the most part. and again, i think you have a real hard time getting into that sunshine in before we get the marine layer moving back in again. but here we are taking a live look outside at the coast where you can see we are actually a little bit brighter than we were yesterday, albeit not not terrifically sunny today tomorrow saturday, very similar forecast. we're going to drop it down a couple of degrees when we get into the weekend. but other than that relatively quiet as we get into next week, we do have some cooler temperatures coming our way. i'll have details on that when i come back in just a bit with your extended forecast cone. thank
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you so much. san francisco's first and only black owned women. cannabis shop and the hunters point neighborhood is now at the risk of closing the shop's owners trying to raise enough money to keep the dispensary open. kron four's dan thorn visited it and brings us the story. >> hunters point is just weeks away from possibly losing its only dispensary. posh green cannabis boutique needs around $200,000 to keep the dream alive. i want remain here so we can have. >> black woman owned business in this community as we shop owner respect says she's endured several hardships like crime and the covid-19 pandemic to keep her in a business afloat. but now faces another obstacle as landlord wants to sell the space when her lease is up on may 31st. we turn this into a community. and so why should we be shut out? >> after we stick to a storm and then helped their businesses here. benton says
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she understands it's difficult for small businesses everywhere. >> but even more so for cannabis shops that are still illegal in the eyes of the federal government. benton was born and raised in san francisco and says her boutique has become something positive in the neighborhood. nobody believed in his neighborhood. i was nobody want to be on his back. when i got here. >> the crime, you know, and i take a chance on this neighborhood and now we have both drivers waiting. we have police. they way. we have people that don't even come in here. san paolo benton says it makes her uncomfortable having to ask for money to keep things going. >> but the fight is worth it. and i think we're goiog to make it. you know, we were nowhere to be that near that amount. you know, anything helps. and, you know, it's going to stay open in san francisco. dan thorn kron, 4 >> we are honoring a api heritage this month here on kron 4. and this afternoon we need one on one with san pablo is first ever. asian american
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asian american pacific islander heritage this month kron 4. and now we're going to learn more about history that's being made in san pablo. the city is celebrating its newest police chief. >> it is the first time there has been an asian american to lead the department and kron four's who to call was there on the day that he was sworn in to this new position. >> against all enemies against all enemies, foreign domestic generation brian blue bars. family on hand to watch the decorated law enforcer sworn
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in as pablo is next. top profession >> testament to bars, loyalty, dedication and unwavering support for those who truly know the man behind the shield since the start of the year, bar held the title of interim police chief, his interim status is no longer. he is also the first asian american police chief to ever serve in san pablo. coming up in the in a police department. >> no one really no one pays attention or or or cares that, you know your your air american leader, but taking taking on that responsibility, taking on the responsibility of being the chief of police, your representation of of your community representation of the values of your community. so i recognize that and i i embrace the values of my and asian american heritage
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representing my community. proud the 21 year veteran of the force taking over command of the agency from another trailblazer, outgoing chief ron retiring with distinction in december after serving as the agency's first fujian police chief. despite plant manager. >> and cycle always stood out. leaving a lasting impression on me surrounded by law enforcement leaders from throughout the bay area family. other retired air force officers. >> because you the responsibility. i had and father with his wife, 3 grown kids, mother, father and mother-in-law watching bar recounts. his rise to the top. >> remembering where it all started. born on a u.s. military base in south korea while his father served his country in his wife's mine.
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>> a >> for bar lauds his asian american pacific islander heritage and other api top cops that paved the way for his promotion. i appreciate and respect and remember the even before fred lau. >> i'm heather francisco pd and the struggle for. these leaders, asian american leaders that created the path for to allow me to even get to this point. so it's it is an honor be recognizing view apart of mayor asian american in in public safety in the bay area.
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>> barr's first day as chief kicked asian american pacific islander heritage month on may. 1st in san pablo, philippe djegal, all kron. 4 >> and join us every thursday this month for stories highlighting the bay area's api community. it will all lead up to our special that airs on thursday may 23rd at 06:30pm. let's take a live look outside. here is quite how right now breezy and san francisco right now in kyle has a look at the forecast. what's going on up there? it's been a little breezy right this whole what's happening in the nation. i want to go over just to show you there are some potentially severe thunderstorms rolling through once again, texas into louisiana. everything else relatively quiet, just a little bit of activity there in the upper midwest. also connected to that same system. and, you know, when we see that cooler air to lead dallas, 69 degrees, warmer air, new orleans, 88, that's when you see those air masses kind of coming together.
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pretty nice day out there. and certainly we're having a pretty nice day here, too. but you can see where our marine layer has such an impact on our weather, right. the much cooler temperatures in the spotlight. monterey compared to bakersfield right now where they're in the upper 80's already. and as we look here, you can see that marine layer very much in play here along the entire coast of california and certainly here in the bay where we're getting some nice sunshine out there. but some spots are still hanging on. i'm talking to you, north bay to that marine layer that's keeping you cool. 73 in san jose. right now we are 78, though in fremont 70 in pittsburgh can see 63 in downtown san francisco. and then there's my friends and santa rosa. we're just 58 degrees right now because the clouds are not giving you a break. we're catching a little more of a break in soaoma. we're at 65, but, you know, looking towards the north bay here, you can see that marine layer is still very much hanging out. so the headlines are quiet weather. same stories yesterday. today rate. we're going to see them are in their move. back in tonight. play again tomorrow and fog and pm sun looking ahead.
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pretty calm weekend to make your outdoor plans. i think it'll be good one and a little cooler is getting next week. let's show you the weather pattern as we roll across the next 7 days. again, you see the clouds in the morning. there's your saturday, the sun in the afternoon. there's your sunday. very typical. nothing too exciting to see. just a few little pops on the radar in the sierra indicating they might get some sprinkles. but other than that, that takes you through the next 7 days. so relatively quiet is the word of climatological speaking. we want to show you livermore. we've had 11 above average temperature day. so it's been a pretty warm run so far this month. all things considered that we've been getting, you know, the fog in the morning. here's the next 7 days. you can see there's not a whole lot of variation, but again, a good looking weekend and temperatures get a little cooler as we head towards the middle of next week. thank you. we're going to turn out to bay area baseball and the giants were looking to avoid getting swept by the dodgers last night at oracle park. >> kron 4 sports director jason dumas shows us the highlights. >> the talent gap between the dodgers and the giants hasn't
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been more apparent over the last couple of days. giants haven't beaten them all season. they were looking to avoid the sweep on wednesday. logan webb on the bump. that's a great sight you're trying to get things going. bottom of the 3rd, no score man offer mike yastremski. he drives this one to right. it will land on top of the arcade section. giants strike first on yet to run next. same score? oscar hernandez had a power hitter. he sends this one deep to center. but check out luis matos on his course. robs them of a home run. doing his job to lead. imitation who? hurt himself doing some similar a couple days ago. all righty. when we talk about him at the top, he was really, really good. on wednesday, he gets hernandez swinging out of the zone. threw 6 shutout innings, struck out 5 bottom of the 8th gines up to matos
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showed us his glove. now he shows us his bat. that is going to drive in the mount. wayne. three-run game happen tonight. camille of the law into close things out. dodgers threatening though. he gets freddie freeman to ground out the tyro estrada. that's your ballgame, folks. giants get their first win of the season against the dodgers. in other baseball they lost to the astros. they look to avoid the sweep today and the forty-niners schedule came out yesterday. make sure you go on kron 4 dot com to check it out. that's a look at sports. >> next up, uc berkeley is hosting a naming contest for the for falcons said recently hatched. we'll go over the deadline and all those details deadline and all those details after the
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archie last month. an anti now has had 22 checks and organizers of this contest say people can suggest names on its social media platforms until sunday at noon. and then they're going to announce the top suggested names on monday and the winning names are going to be revealed later next week. organizers say that the names should be connected by theme and normally they relate somehow to uc berkeley. that's how they picked in the past. i don't any suggestions.
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all right. the new pulley system that was just installed that the oakland zoo allows giraffes to eat at a more natural heights. the zew road in a social media post up up and away our new draft theater system allows our growing heard to munch some yummy treats said more. natural heights thanked some donors for participating in a $10,000 matching gift challenge. and that's how they were able to raise the money to do this. all right. that's it from the newsroom today. thank you so much for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. i'm justine see you again during kron. 4 news at 2, 3, but for now live in the bay is next. >> thank you so much. just seen we have a great show for you all coming up today. there's so many events happening across the bay area and we have some fun ones that we want to let you know about with art indonesian heritage and some theater. so stay with
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in to live in the day and we have a great show for you today. coming up, the 3rd annual annual indonesian bizarre celebrating indonesian food and traditions. friends of indonesia, stop by and give the details. and san francisco playhouse prevent prevent the glass menagerie after ja'marr tag attack takes us behind the scenes of one of the most iconic works in american theater. >> then off the coast of australia, there's an artist creating art that honors her ancestors. we learn how one fan
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