and with just 2 weeks left until retirement, san francisco's first openly fire chief jeanine nicholson announced her retirement due to medical issues. in addition to being the first person to serve as fire chief, she's the second woman to hold the position and kron four's. gayle ong joins us live in studio. >> with the story to go. >> hello, grant and vicki. a ceremony took place earlier today honoring the career of chief nicholson who is retiring after 5 years on the job, a decision she says was not easy. your san francisco fire chief san francisco fire chief jeanine nicholson speaking to fire commissioners and city leaders wednesday about her retirement. i am retiring. >> because i have some health issues and that's all i'm going to say about it. there is no forced retirement. there's none of that baloney is happening. i am retiring because i've been telling folks in this department for years to take care of themselves. and i have not listened to advice. and so my body has finally told me i need to listen. chief nicholson, a survivor of cancer is a 30 year veteran when mayor london b

and with just 2 weeks left until retirement, san francisco's first openly fire chief jeanine nicholson announced her retirement due to medical issues. addition to being the first person to serve as fire chief, she is the second woman to hold the position in kron. four's. gayle ong joins us now. >> live in the studio with details. gayle. >> grant vicki, a ceremony took place earlier today honoring the career of chief nicholson who's retiring after 5 years on the job, a decision she says it's not easy. >> i am still your san francisco fire chief san francisco fire chief jeanine nicholson speaking to fire commissioners and city leaders wednesday about her retirement. i am retiring. >> because i have some health issues and that's all i'm going to say about it. there is no forced retirement. there's none of that. baloney is happening. i am retiring because i've been telling folks in this department for years t. take care of themselves. and i have not listened to advice. and so my body has finally told me i need to listen. chief nicholson, a survivor of cancer is a 30 year veteran when mayor

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jeanine nicholson ic to the citizens of san francisco. it is my privilege to present to you the honorable mayor, london to her accomplishments. mayor breed. thank you all so much for being here leader and extraordinary public who has dedicated her life to the san francisco fire department for over 30 years, and who, when i asked to serve as chief it is one of incredible accomplishments to have selected beloved in this department and in every corner of this department and so many capacities, a paramedic, a lieutenant, a battalion chief, deputy chief you all the jobs. so when you think about someone like that, it is rare indeed to have someone serve as chief who understands intimately all the details of what thato it was such an honor for her to agree the work that she did while she served as the of this department. most of the work i mean, who would have thought that we'd be facedonce in a 100 year global pandemic and the fire de our response. we still had work to do, and decisions had chief nicholson stepped up to help make those decision

and that is jeanine nicholson in a nutshell. she knows what to do and when to do it. also, i wss r so much of the work that she did and when i say so much of the work, the ems six and w that did to help us deal with crisis on the streets, the stree team, and i see simon pang here, who helps to lead those etsfransco was the fo that work. andhethatou put in place to establish our street crisis response team and to hp to a new kind of response of the challenges that we have faced in san francisco is something that has bn a model to other parts of the country. people have duplicated thork at we did here, and it happened under chief nicholson's leadership. i also am so proud of what you have done to diif uplift this department through programs like city emt, which we know is a first opportunity for young kids who grow up in san francisco, who want a chance to be a part of this depart but aren't quite ready. and the leadership of the black figh antwan davis here. all the work that they have done to help make it possible for the number of students that you have brought into

report from chief of department jeanine nicholson. repor issues, activities and events within the departmentting on july 10th 2024, including budget events, communications and outreach to ot all field operations, including of fire prevention and investigation training wit airport division. report from ems and sandra tong. report on the ems . may i begin morgan, i'm sorry. president. president morgan. vice president. frazier. commissioner kathy and maureen. and our esteemed city attorney. am still your san francisco firehief, janine nicholson. and this is my report. since our july 10th meeting, that week of july 10th i went to the firescope board of a meeting with achiefs in california. and we, state and national trends, on everything from, fighting fires to cancer to wildland urban interface, all sorts of topics. and, it know some of our members chief deputy chief and assistant deputy chief, darcy, are also involved in scope meetings in developing policy. so i was there that week, it was a meeting. a lot of good connections made and w

and the 200 current and retired firefighters have active cancer claims fire chief jeanine nicholson also recently announced she would retire at the end of august due to unforeseen medical issues. nicholson is already a survivor of cancer. if the measure is approved, it would apply to fire department members hired after january 6 to 2012. let's get check of your forecast. taking a live look at a very busy bay bridge toll plaza. lot of people coming into the city. lawrence, what's going on is the night we've got the giants and the a's tonight right there out of the park. again, maybe some folks headed there to the game. i'm sure they are. >> nice night to take in the game. in fact, just a nice day around the bay area. overall, the temperatures start to heat up a little bit of spots. but again, it's been kind of a slow warm-up. >> nothing too extreme just yet, but we're going to things up even further as we get the next couple days out there. right now, we do have some low clouds and fog creeping back in the bay. that's down below. you see that right there and up above. we've got some monso

jeanine nicholson to the citizens of san francisco. is my privilege to present to you the honorable mayor, london breed, who will speak to her accomplishments. mayor breed. thank you all so much for being here to honor an extraordinary leader and extraordi who has dedicated her life to the san fire department for over 30 years, and who, when i asked to serve as chief it is one of my most incredible accomplishments to have selected someone who was so beloved in this who has worked in every corner of this department a many capacities, a paramedic, a battalion chief, deputy chief you name it, she did all the jobs. so when you think about someone like that, it is rare indeed to have someone serve who understands intimately all the details of what that entails. and so it was such an honor for her to agree to serve, but also the work that she did while separtment. most of the work who would have thought that we'd be with a once in a 100 year global pandemic and f was an important part of our response. we still had work to to be made and chie

. >> last day, jeanine nicholson retiring citing health issues. there was a ceremony today honoring her career. chief nicholson praised the work of firefighters addressing the opioid and homelessness crisis. and talked about her accomplishments that include a new training facility for the department and advocating for diversity. mickelson is the first openly lgbtq+ chief in the department's history. >> i also believe that diversity equity inclusion is imperative for this department giving young people an opportunity to do what we and giving them a skill set in the support that they need to do. what you do. >> before becoming chief in 29 nicholson worked as a firefighter. paramedic lieutenant to captain and the battalion chief. her last day is going to be august. 30th. >> august is breastfeeding awareness month and moms are coming together to help other moms of milk drive was held this afternoon at zuckerberg, san francisco general hospital parents with extra milk dropped off their frozen milk packs today and everything collected set to get past ar

chief jeanine nicholson cited unforeseen medical issues in a recent announcement that she would retire at the end of august. nicholson is a survivor of cancer and former board member of the cities, firefighters, cancer prevention foundation. if this measure is approved, members hired after january 6th 2012, but secure more retirement benefits at an earlier age. >> coming up, how president biden aims to wipe out more student debt. and the sentencing for one woman who illegally imported tropical fruit infested with fruit fly. plus, a look at weather conditions. as a fires rage across northern california. >> we are on wildfire watch this afternoon as the park fire continues to burn up in northern california. the fire is closing in on 390,000 acres burned with that fire. only 18% contained almost 6,000 firefighters are out there responding to the blaze, which is now the 5th largest fire in california history. and while on the legal side different scenarios playing out with the person suspected of starting that fire due back in court tomorrow. but it's a funny and sat down with the butte co

nicholson, who is a survivor of cancer, recently announced she would be retiring at the end of august due to unforeseen medical issues. if the measure is approved in november, it would apply to fire department members hired after january 6 to 2012. >> the state's brand new fast food council is meeting for the first time since the new $20 fast-food minimum wage took effect fast. food workers expressed how much the wage hike is, help them, including a wendy's worker from oakland who spoke to us in spanish. >> its been really good because i can now put more food on the table. and and in my fridge and pay my rent on time, which was always a challenge. >> wages have not the wage increases have not been good for everyone, especially for people who own fast food restaurants. some say they've been forced to raise prices and maintain the restaurants using money from their savings. >> coming up, more layoffs in the tech sector. how many employees at intel could be losing their jobs? plus, the kron 4 exclusive, a concerned dad turns whistleblower by the former met a staffer claims the company is

and 200 current or retired firefighters have active cancer claims fire chief jeanine nicholson also recently announced that she would retire at the end of august due to unforeseen medical issues. nicholson is already a survivor of cancer. if the measure is approved, it would apply to the fire department members hired after january 6th 2012. >> our son is very difficult. case to solve the case by its very nature. it burns up the evidence. >> still ahead, the man suspected of starting the 5th largest fire in california history as expected to be back in court tomorrow. what investigators are telling us about the case and previous arson arrests. >> plus, a nice face when team president accused of a dozen money that could put her behind bars and how drag performers in san francisco are incorporating the use of narcan in their show. >> tonight, the creek fire burning east of fremont is 85% contained. crews making progress in the firefight today. it's burned more than 740 acres. some evacuation warnings are still in effect for that area. and farther to our north, the park fire that started near chi

. >> san francisco, its first openly fire chief jeanine nicholson, retiring in just a couple of weeks. ceremony took place today honoring her career. chief nicholson praise the work of firefighters addressing the opioid and homeless crisis during her time. mickelson worked as a firefighter. paramedic lieutenant captain and a battalion chief. >> i also believe that diversity equity inclusion is imperative for this department giving young people an opportunity to do what we and giving them a skill set in the support that they need to do. what you do. >> chief nicholson says she's retiring because of some health issues. her last day will be august. 30th. >> cisco systems based in san jose is planning to cut more jobs. 7% of its workforce is set to be laid off as the company says it's shifting its focus to ai and cybersecurity. the company did not specify the exact number of jobs. it will be cutting. i'm cal train is selling its first-ever ugly holiday sweater. >> there it is. transit company. says they're selling fast sweaters are available for presale this week for 50 bucks. mansion onc

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jeanine nicholson is stepping down and there was a ceremony for her honoring her long career and singing her praises. she has work of firefighters addressing the homeless crisis and the opioid epidemic. and she spoke about her accomplishments, including a new training facility for the department and advocating for diversity. she is the first openly lgbtq fire chief in the department's history. >> i also believe that diversity equity inclusion is imperative for this department giving young people an opportunity to do what we and giving them the skills set and the support that they need to do. what you do. >> before becoming the chief in 2019, she worked as a paramedic and a captain and a battalion chief. her last day is going to be august. 30th. >> all right. let's talk more sports now, though. >> the low day for bay area baseball yeah is lost their second game against the mets and the braves dominated the giants kron. 4 sports director jason dumas brings us the low lights. >> and now kron 4 sports. >> the giants were in danger of falling back below 500 in essentially out of the playoff r

the fire chief jeanine nicholson, she is a survivor of cancer herself, and she recently announced that she be retiring at the end of this month because of unforeseen medical issues. if the measure is approved, it would apply to fire department members hired after january 6th of 2012. a measure to provide more support services to the unhoused in berkeley will also be on the ballot. the mayor and the city council are putting forth this measure to get funding for property transfer tax is berkeley's mayor says that the ballot measure is a best way help berkeley reduce the unhoed population and could happen by 45%. the state's brand new fast-food council's meeting for the first time since the $20 an hour. minimum wage for fast-food workers took effect workers. we talked to say it's been a real help, including this worker from a wendy's in oakland. >> it's been really good because i can now put more food on the table. and and in my fridge and pay my rent on time, which was always a challenge. >> but not everybody is in favor. and opposition. mostly the restaurant owners, fast food restaurant

today we got a chance to sit down with san francisco's first openly fire chief jeanine nicholson, theef announced her retirement earlier this month due to some medical issues. >> really hard decision. it's i know it's also an awkward time for our mayor who's going through? >> re-election campaign. but she's been super supportive of me about. >> taking care of my own and it's just time to do that. i've in the chief for 5 years now. 24 7. 3.65 66 on the weekend, of course. and i am someone who takes responsibility seriously. and so i was just on all the time yeah, my body can't do anymore. >> nicholson was appointed to this role by mayor london breed in 2019. and in addition to being the first person to serve as fire chief, she is the second woman to hold the position her last day will be august. 30th. a united airlines flight from san francisco to rome in italy was diverted to sacramento because of mechanical issues. the flight took off yesterday around 04:30pm, in the afternoon and then pilots noticed that something was wrong. so they landed in sacramento. puerto rico and the u.s. vir

jeanine nicholson retiring citing health issues. now they hills ceremony on in her career. she knows and praised the work of the firefighters, addressing the opioid and homeless crisis. she spoke about her accomplishments and include new training facility for the department advocating for diversity. mickelson is the first openly lgbtq chief in the department's history. >> also believe that diversity equity inclusion is imperative for this department giving young people an opportunity to do what we and giving them the skills set and the support that they need to do. what you do. >> before becoming chief in 2019, that wilson work as a paramedic, a captain of italian chief or last day will be august. 30th. august is breastfeeding awareness month and moms are coming together to help their own drive us home. a covert san francisco general hospital, parents of extra milk dropped off their frozen meal packs. everything collected is going to get past arise for distribution to families in babies that are in need. >> sometimes we have like foster families, right? so we want to give t

chief jeanine nicholson, for instance, is a cancer survivor, but recently announced that she would be retiring at the end of august due to, quote, unforeseen medical issues. if the measure is approved, it would apply to fire department members hired after january 6th 2012. a measure to provide more support services to berkeley's on house will be on the ballot this november as well. the mayor and city council are moving forward with the measure to receive funding from property transfer taxes. berkeley's mayor says the ballot measures based off proven strategies that helped berkeley reduce its unhoused population by 45%. >> its 9.35 in the north bay. a new addition to the marin county sheriff's office patrol cars. >> they've got now the national 9, 8, 8, suicide and crisis lifeline >> on their cars, you can see right there. that's a number that you can call or text for free. it will connect you with the network of crisis centers and confidential support. and the sheriff says they're doing this because they're committed to ensuring the community is aware of mental health resources. can i

chief jeanine nicholson cited health issues as for why she's stepping down here.ony honoring her career. mickelson praised the work firefighters addressing opioid and homeless crisis. she spoke about her accomplishments which included a training facility for the department and advocating for diversity. nicholson, in case you didn't know is the first openly lgbtq chief in the department's history. >> i also believe that diversity equity inclusion is imperative for this department giving young people an opportunity to do what we and giving them the skills set and the support that they need to do. what you do. >> well, before becoming chief in 2019 nicholson worked as a paramedic. captain and battalion chief her last day will be august. 30th. >> levi stadium announcing a new partnership that might get you to the game. they have a deal with a strain to get forty-niners fans to and from the central valley. so forty-niners fans would be able to use the trains to attend 7 regular season home games at levi's express. trains will stop at the santa clara great america stati

well, happening now the san francisco fire department is bidding farewell to chief jeanine nicholson. she announced in late july that unforeseen medical issues were forcing her to retire at the end of this month. nicholson has served 30 years with the fire department, including the last five years as chief. today's announcement includes nicholson, san francisco mayor, london breed and other city leaders and fire commissioners, too. while nicholson's exact health conditions are not known, she battled breast cancer and suffered second degree burns fighting a deliberately set fire back in 2009. we have an update on that fire that broke out at an apartment building in oakland. fire crews were called to the site at ninth and madison at about 530 this morning. the fire gutted part of the building, leaving 38 tenants temporarily without a home. four units suffered smoke and fire damage. the fire was knocked down in about a half hour. power was shut off to the entire building after the flames damaged the power supply system. the cause of that fire is under investigation and an investigation i

and 200 current and retired firefighters have active cancer claims fire chief jeanine nicholson, whorvivor of cancer, recently announced that she would retire at the end of august due to unforeseen medical issues. if the measure is approved, it would apply to fire department members hired after january 6, 2012. a community meeting was held in the east bay about air quality in homes. dozens of people packed nevin community center in richmond to hear from a neurologist. the doctor explained how certain home appliances, including gas stoves, pose health risks to families. he also said that many families in richmond are especially vulnerable because of their facility to other pollutants like the chevron refinery of it. >> these communities are usually directly associated or near as sources hire rates of air pollution from the outdoors and those mixed together compounding pollution >> and non profit alliance of californians for community empowerment action organize that meeting. in the south bay. san jose woman is set to spend 3 months in jail now for bringing infested fruit from vietnam

nicholson for instance, is a survivor of cancer and recently announced that she was going to be retiring at the end of august, due to, quote, unforeseen medical issues. if the measure is approved, it would apply to the fire department members hired after january 6th 2012. a measure to provide more support services to berkeley's on house will be on the ballot this november as well. the mayor and city council are moving forward with this measure to receive funding from property transfer taxes. berkeley's mayor says the ballot measure is based off of proven strategies that help berkeley reduce its unhoused population by 45%. >> nora can in the nightclubs. that's what the san francisco department public health wants to implement next month. they do. you know, the department's partnering with the entertainment commission and bay area drag queens to make it happen. kron four's rob nesbitt reports. we first introduced you to the drag queen route during last year's kron. 4 pride special. >> the performer nicknamed the narcan queen will be expanding her work and harm reduction next month. drag qu

fire chief jeanine nicholson, who is a survivor of cancer, recently announced that she would retire at of august due to what she says are unforeseen medical issues. if the measure is approved, it would apply to fire department members hired after january 6th of 2012. a measure to provide more support services to berkeley's on house will be on the ballot this november. the mayor and city council moving forward with a measure to receive funding from property transfer taxes. berkeley's mayor says the ballot measure is based off proven strategies that helped berkeley reduce its unhoused population by 45%. >> time now is 6.36. with a a new addition to the grand county sheriff's office patrol cars. the decal now features the 9, 8, 8 suicide and crisis line. that's a free call or text where you can be connected with someone and the network of 200 different local crisis centers and you get confidential support advice, help. the sheriff's office says they're committed to ensuring the communities where of mental health resources. 6.36. and nora can in the club. that's with the san francisco depa

today we got a chance to sit down with san francisco's first openly fire chief jeanine nicholson, the chief announced her retirement earlier this month due to medical issues. >> really hard decision. it's i know it's also an awkward time for our mayor who's going through? >> in re-election campaign. but she's super supportive of me about. >> taking care of my own and it's just time to do that. i've in the chief for 5 years now. 24 7. 3.65 66 on the weekend, of course. and i am someone who takes responsibility seriously. and so i was just on all the time yeah, my body can't do anymore. >> nicholson was appointed to the role by mayor london breed 2019. in addition to being the first person to serve as fire chief, she's the second woman to hold the position her last day will be august. 30th. fire investigators in the east bay tell us that this fire that tore through an oakland bookstore was started by accident. they don't know how exactly it started, but it did start last month that east bay booksellers on the rockridge neighborhood, 4 units of this three-story apartment building next do

chief jeanine nicholson cited health issues as the reason why she's stepping down. >> the departmentd a ceremony honoring her career. chief nicholson praised the work of firefighters who are addressing the opioid and homeless crisis. she spoke about her accomplishments that included a new training facility for the department and advocating for diversity. nicholson is the first openly lgbtq chief in the department's history. >> i also believe that diversity equity inclusion is imperative for this department giving young people an opportunity to do what we and giving them the skills set and the support that they need to do. what you do. >> look for becoming chief in 2019 nicholson worked as a paramedic captain and battalion chief. her last day will be august. 30th. >> 49 and levi's is announcing that they have renewed a partnership with a strain to get more. 40 niner fans to and from the games from the central valley. red and gold fans are gonna have the option to use the trains. now to go to 7 regular season home games at levi's. these are going to be express trains that will stop at

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catherine feinstein, president and commissioner paula col eusef department jeanine nicholson, presidentaytush ohlone land acknowledgment. the san francisco fire commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush ohl, who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land, and in their traditions, the ramaytush ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the tais place, as well as for all peoples who territory. as guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homelands.s by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the ramaytush ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. item number two. general public comment. members of the public may addression for up to three minutes on any matter within theot appear on the agenda. speakers shall address their remarks to the commission as a whole and not to individual commissioners or department personnel. commissioners are not to enter into debate or discussion

>>san francisco's first openly fire chief jeanine nicholson is retiring in 2 weeks. a ceremony took place today honoring her career chief medical center praised the work of firefighters addressing the opioid and homeless crisis during her time. nicholson worked as a firefighter, paramedic lieutenant, a captain and a battalion chief. >>we've that diversity equity inclusion is imperative for this department giving young people an opportunity to do what we and giving them the skills set and the support that they need to do. what you do. >>chief nicholson says she's retiring because of some health issues. her last day will be on august. 30th. people living in rv's near the san francisco zoo had until midnight tuesday to move from the area. homeless advocates say many of the families have school age children and are now left with a lot of uncertainty. kron four's will tran has the latest details. >>road is right behind me. you can clearly see at the beginning of zoo road, the rv's are gone. but notice all the other cars parked here. here's what's going on on monday. there