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as kelsi thorud reports, sfo is pushing back. >> san francisco international airport officials are not happy about this announcement by oakland international airport that it is looking to change its name . sfo officials say they believe if this name change goes through, it will only confuse travelers trying to come here to the bay area. >> we certainly understand the desire to attract more airlines and more passengers but we think there is a right way of doing it and we don't think this renaming is the right way. >> the spokesperson for san francisco international airport says sfo has voiced strong concern directly to oakland airport officials over there proposal to change their name to the san francisco bay oakland international airport. >> our concern is that you might have travelers that are thinking they are booking a trip to one airport and when they land, they realize they are arriving at a completely different airport than they intended. >> oak posted this video on their social media , announcing the name change consideration, saying it would help educate travelers on the proxim
as kelsi thorud reports, sfo is pushing back. >> san francisco international airport officials are not happy about this announcement by oakland international airport that it is looking to change its name . sfo officials say they believe if this name change goes through, it will only confuse travelers trying to come here to the bay area. >> we certainly understand the desire to attract more airlines and more passengers but we think there is a right way of doing it and we don't think...
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thorud, it cannot happen soon enough. >> this mediterranean has been here at the corner of pine and alvin in the financial district since 2018. manager nancy madrigal says when they first snagged this location, they were ecstatic. >> this is for store number four. it was pretty busy. >> nancy says they would have lines out the door during the weekday lunch rush. then, of course, the pandemic hit. >> it was not the same as before. >> nancy says even all these years later, since the peak of covid, the crowds just are not coming back. >> out of the five days, we might have two good days. >> so many businesses continue to struggle, especially those downtown. the trend toward work from home has gutted many high-rises in the area, taking away a huge chunk of these restaurants' clientele. that is why mayor breed and several other city officials are pushing the state to pass laws that will make it easier to turn those vacant spaces into housing and other mixed-use venues. president and ceo of the san francisco chamber of commerce says he is fully on board with the mayor's vision. >> i think
thorud, it cannot happen soon enough. >> this mediterranean has been here at the corner of pine and alvin in the financial district since 2018. manager nancy madrigal says when they first snagged this location, they were ecstatic. >> this is for store number four. it was pretty busy. >> nancy says they would have lines out the door during the weekday lunch rush. then, of course, the pandemic hit. >> it was not the same as before. >> nancy says even all these years...
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kelsi thorud has more on this unusual clash. >> reporter: san francisco international airport officials are not happy about this announcement by oakland international airport that it is looking to change its name. sfo officials say they believe if this name change goes through, it will only confuse travelers trying to come here to the bay area. >> we certainly understand the desire to attract more airlines and more passengers, but we think there's a right way of doing it and we don't think this renaming is the right way to do it. >> reporter: doug yakel, the spokesperson for san francisco international airport said they've voiced strong concerns to oakland international airport attempt to change their name to san francisco bay-oakland international airport. >> our concern is you might have travelers that are thinking they're booking a trip to one airport and when they land, they realize they're arriving at a completely different airport than they intended. >> reporter: last week o.a.k. posted this video on their social media announcing the name change consideration saying it would help
kelsi thorud has more on this unusual clash. >> reporter: san francisco international airport officials are not happy about this announcement by oakland international airport that it is looking to change its name. sfo officials say they believe if this name change goes through, it will only confuse travelers trying to come here to the bay area. >> we certainly understand the desire to attract more airlines and more passengers, but we think there's a right way of doing it and we...
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kelsi thorud spoke to a cycling advocate who worries the deal set a dangerous precedent. >> that's unacceptable. this is people's safety. >> reporter: one of san francisco's most outspoken advocates for bicycle safety hearing about the plea deal reached by prosecutors and the man accused of hitting and killing a bicyclist in the presidio last year was shocked. >> that someone can drive dangerously, recklessly drunk and kill someone and not face much consequence at all. >> reporter: the suspect in the case, 81-year-old arnold kinman lowe, pled guilty to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter and dui, charges that each carry a maximum punishment of just one year in jail. former federal prosecutor tony brass told me he's never seen a case like this charged as a misdemeanor. >> and a dui is almost by definition a felony. i have not seen, you know, manslaughter involving driving under the influence and charged as a misdemeanor i don't think ever. so it is a most unusual plea. >> reporter: court document show that boies family asked the judge to show leniency to mr. lowe, saying "he wouldn't have wanted
kelsi thorud spoke to a cycling advocate who worries the deal set a dangerous precedent. >> that's unacceptable. this is people's safety. >> reporter: one of san francisco's most outspoken advocates for bicycle safety hearing about the plea deal reached by prosecutors and the man accused of hitting and killing a bicyclist in the presidio last year was shocked. >> that someone can drive dangerously, recklessly drunk and kill someone and not face much consequence at all....
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i'm kelsi thorud. the weekend is off to a soggy start around the bay area. let's get an initial check of the weather with first alert meteorologist darren peck. >>> okay. it's a first alert morning out there. widespread showers are working their way across the bay area. we will keep this phase of the system going for the next hour or so before it starts to wind down. then once we hit like the late morning, we will be in a break. look at the timestamp. 10:00 a.m., not a whole lot falling from the sky at that point rain-wise but more is coming. in the full forecast, i will show you why the afternoon and evening we will have isolated scattered showers and maybe an occasional thunderstorm. it will be cooler today. daytime highs are in the mid-50s. nobody is warming up past that. i will see you with the full forecast in a few minutes. >>> the people who run first friday's in oakland are pleased that the rain held off for a while last night. the monthly event is back after a three-month fund-raising hiatus. the street fair is about community and culture. but it me
i'm kelsi thorud. the weekend is off to a soggy start around the bay area. let's get an initial check of the weather with first alert meteorologist darren peck. >>> okay. it's a first alert morning out there. widespread showers are working their way across the bay area. we will keep this phase of the system going for the next hour or so before it starts to wind down. then once we hit like the late morning, we will be in a break. look at the timestamp. 10:00 a.m., not a whole lot...
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kelsi thorud went out to find out. >> reporter: fare evasion is not a new problem for sfmta but executive director jeffrey tumlin says they've seen a significant spike in people not paying to ride muni since the pandemic. >> when we stopped charging fares, stopped inspecting fares during covid, it's taken us a while to get our fare collection rate back to where it should be. so what we've seen is about an eight percentage point increase in fare evasion. >> reporter: to try and crack down on evader, sfmta will be adding dozens of additional fare inspectors. tumlin says the inspectors will rotate there every muni line in the city. >> we tried to make sure that the distribution is random. we also want to make sure that if you're a low-income resident that you're no more likely to get inspected than if you're living in a wealthy neighborhood. so we make sure the distribution across the city is pretty even. >> reporter: tumlin says only about 20% of sfmta's revenue comes from fares, but with ridership still well below pre-pandemic level, every dollar counts. still, he says it's a delicate bala
kelsi thorud went out to find out. >> reporter: fare evasion is not a new problem for sfmta but executive director jeffrey tumlin says they've seen a significant spike in people not paying to ride muni since the pandemic. >> when we stopped charging fares, stopped inspecting fares during covid, it's taken us a while to get our fare collection rate back to where it should be. so what we've seen is about an eight percentage point increase in fare evasion. >> reporter: to try and...
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kelsi thorud has more on this unusual clash. >> reporter: san francisco international airport officials are not happy about this announcement by oakland international airport , that it is looking to change its name. sfo officals say they believe if this name change goes through, it will only confuse travelers , trying to come here to the bay area. >> we certainly understand the desire to attract more airlines and more passengers, but we think there is a right way of doing it and we don't think the renaming is the right way to do it. >> reporter: a spokesperson for san francisco international airport says sfo has voiced strong concerns, directly to oakland airport officials over the proposal to change their name to san francisco bay oakland international airport. >> our concern is that you might have travelers that are thinking they are booking a trip to one airport and when they land they realize they are arriving at a completely different airport then they intended. >> reporter: last week lak posted this video on the social media, announcing the name change consideration. saying, it wo
kelsi thorud has more on this unusual clash. >> reporter: san francisco international airport officials are not happy about this announcement by oakland international airport , that it is looking to change its name. sfo officals say they believe if this name change goes through, it will only confuse travelers , trying to come here to the bay area. >> we certainly understand the desire to attract more airlines and more passengers, but we think there is a right way of doing it and we...
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kelsi thorud has that story. >> reporter: fare evasion is not a new problem for sfmta, but executive director jeffrey tumlin says they've seen a significant spike in people not paying to ride muni since the pandemic. >> when we stopped charging fares, stopped inspecting fares during covid, it's taken us a while to get our fare collection rate back to where it should be. so what we've seen is about an eight percentage point increase in fare evasion. >> reporter: to try and crack down on evaders, tumlin says sfmta will be adding dozens of additional fare inspectors. tumlin says the inspectors will rotate through every muni line in the city. >> we try to make sure that the distribution is random. we also want to make sure that if you're a low-income resident that you're no more likely to get inspected than if you're living in a wealthy neighborhood. so we make sure the distribution across the city is pretty even. >> reporter: tumlin says only about 20% of sfmta's revenue comes from fares, but with ridership still well beelow pre-pandemic level, every dollar counts. still, he says it's a
kelsi thorud has that story. >> reporter: fare evasion is not a new problem for sfmta, but executive director jeffrey tumlin says they've seen a significant spike in people not paying to ride muni since the pandemic. >> when we stopped charging fares, stopped inspecting fares during covid, it's taken us a while to get our fare collection rate back to where it should be. so what we've seen is about an eight percentage point increase in fare evasion. >> reporter: to try and...
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our kelsi thorud spoke to protesters and their critics about the growing divide on campus as they wrap up the school year. >> reporter: rahina spent her friday here by her and fellow pro palestinian protesters who are calling on the university to cut ties with companies that do business with israel. >> we're planning to stay here to insist that the university discloses and divests from occupied palestine and i think so many of us are willing to be here for as long as is necessary for the university to hear us. >> reporter: this encampment at stanford is just one of dozens of similar protests popping up on college campuses across the country. she told me students here want the administration to know they have a stake in this conflict and will use their voices to try and create change. >> i think that we have a very unique responsible because we're the ones who will inherit the future of the earth. >> reporter: but she and her classmates aren't the only ones with strong opinions on the conflict between israel and hamas. at one point emotions flared when a parent confronted the protesters
our kelsi thorud spoke to protesters and their critics about the growing divide on campus as they wrap up the school year. >> reporter: rahina spent her friday here by her and fellow pro palestinian protesters who are calling on the university to cut ties with companies that do business with israel. >> we're planning to stay here to insist that the university discloses and divests from occupied palestine and i think so many of us are willing to be here for as long as is necessary...
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experts say the city has a lot of potential to bounce back this year, but in the meantime our kelsi thorud shows us business as usual just isn't cutting it for small businesses downtown. >> reporter: saj mediterranean has been here at the corner of pine and beldin in the financial district since 2018. the manager said when they first snagged this location, they were ecstatic. >> this was store number four. so it was pretty busy. >> reporter: nancy says they would have lines out the door during the weekday lunch rush, but then, of course, the pandemic hit. >> it's definitely not the same as before. >> reporter: nancy says even all these years later since the peak of covid, the crowds just aren't coming back. >> out of the five days we might have two good days. >> reporter: saj isn't alone. so many businesses continue to struggle, especially those downtown. the trend towards work from home has gutted many high rises in the area, taking away a huge chunk of these restaurants' clientele. that is why mayor breed and several other city officials are pushing the state to pass laws that will make
experts say the city has a lot of potential to bounce back this year, but in the meantime our kelsi thorud shows us business as usual just isn't cutting it for small businesses downtown. >> reporter: saj mediterranean has been here at the corner of pine and beldin in the financial district since 2018. the manager said when they first snagged this location, they were ecstatic. >> this was store number four. so it was pretty busy. >> reporter: nancy says they would have lines...
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our kelsi thorud has reaction from a man who is facing homelessness. >> reporter: so many people involved in this protest had personal connections to homelessness or housing issues. we spoke with one man who we first met a few weeks ago who has dealt with homelessness here in the bay area. here we asked him how the supreme court case could impact him personally. la monty ford is just one of many people at this protest worried the supreme court's hearing of a case involving how cities and states are allowed to sweep homeless encampments could have a real life impact on him. >> i can see it becoming more violent. i can see losing more people. i can see losing more family members. i can see the destruction of homeless people, period. what's going to be next? i can't exist because i'm ugly? >> reporter: we first met la monty a few weeks ago at an event marking one year since oakland's wood street encampment was shut down by the city. la monty lived in that encampment and says since it's been closed his life has only gotten harder. >> i'm staying inside of a camper now. well, i was until it go
our kelsi thorud has reaction from a man who is facing homelessness. >> reporter: so many people involved in this protest had personal connections to homelessness or housing issues. we spoke with one man who we first met a few weeks ago who has dealt with homelessness here in the bay area. here we asked him how the supreme court case could impact him personally. la monty ford is just one of many people at this protest worried the supreme court's hearing of a case involving how cities and...
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one small downtown business tells our kelsi thorud it can't happen soon enough. . >> reporter: mediterranean has been here at the corner of pine and belden in the financial district since 01. the manager, nancy, says when they first snagged this location they were ecstatic. >> this was store number four, so it was pretty busy. >> reporter: nancy says they would have lines out the door during the week day lunch rush, but then of course the pandemic hit. >> it's definitely not the same as before. >> reporter: nancy says even all these years later since the peak of covid the crowds just aren't coming back. >> out of the five days we might have two good days. >> reporter: they're not alone. so many businesses continue to struggle, especially those downtown. the trend towards work from home has gutted many high-rises in the area, taking away a huge chunk of these restaurant's clientele. that is why mayor breed and several other city officials are pushing the state to pass laws that will make it easier to turn those vacant spaces into housing or other mixed use venues. president and ceo of the san
one small downtown business tells our kelsi thorud it can't happen soon enough. . >> reporter: mediterranean has been here at the corner of pine and belden in the financial district since 01. the manager, nancy, says when they first snagged this location they were ecstatic. >> this was store number four, so it was pretty busy. >> reporter: nancy says they would have lines out the door during the week day lunch rush, but then of course the pandemic hit. >> it's definitely...
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kelsi thorud has a look inside sell you hall. three, two, one. >> reporter: it was an exciting day for san francisco's mid-market neighborhood as a brand-new food hall opened in the same building as the ikea off market street. >> i got their rice dish and this is one of my favorites, meat surrounded with potato and deep fried. >> reporter: cynthia is visiting the city from washington. she told me she was just walking down market street when she noticed the opening. >> i'm like what is going on? is there a celebrity there? i'm like oh, it's food. >> reporter: this is a two-story space that offers guests close to a dozen food and drink options. the restaurants vary from the hall's own nordic-inspired food concepts on the first floor to local restaurant vendors and even a cooking school on the second floor. hudson kramer works at the ikea and told me the whole store was buzzing about this opening. >> i think we're all excited to have some more options and something that's like easy to get to downtown with a bunch of options for ever
kelsi thorud has a look inside sell you hall. three, two, one. >> reporter: it was an exciting day for san francisco's mid-market neighborhood as a brand-new food hall opened in the same building as the ikea off market street. >> i got their rice dish and this is one of my favorites, meat surrounded with potato and deep fried. >> reporter: cynthia is visiting the city from washington. she told me she was just walking down market street when she noticed the opening. >>...
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mayor breed is pushing bills that will help downtown area recover, but as kelsi thorud shows us, small businesses are still struggling. >> reporter: he has been here at the corner of pine and belden in the financial district since 2018. the manager says when they first snagged this location, they were ecstatic. >> this was pretty busy. >> reporter: nancy says they would have lines out the door during the weekday lunch rush. but of course, the pandemic hit. >> it's definitely not the same. >> reporter: even all these years later since the peak of covid, the crowds aren't coming back. >> out of the five days, we might have two good days. >> reporter: so many businesses can continue to struggle. the trend has gutted many high-rises in the area, taking away a huge chunk of these clientele. that's why mayor breed and other city officials are pushing the state to pass laws that will make it easier to turn those vacant spaces into housing or other mixed use venues. the president and ceo of the san francisco chamber of commerce says he's fully on board with the mayor's vision. >> i think it is
mayor breed is pushing bills that will help downtown area recover, but as kelsi thorud shows us, small businesses are still struggling. >> reporter: he has been here at the corner of pine and belden in the financial district since 2018. the manager says when they first snagged this location, they were ecstatic. >> this was pretty busy. >> reporter: nancy says they would have lines out the door during the weekday lunch rush. but of course, the pandemic hit. >> it's...
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kelsi thorud has that story. >> reporter: fare evasion is not a new problem for sfmta but the executive director says they have seen a significant spike in people not paying to ride muni since the pandemic. >> when we stopped charging fares, stopped inspecting fares during covid, it has taken us a while to get the fare collection rate back where it should be. what we have seen is about an 8 percentage point increase in fare evasion. >> reporter: to crack down, he says sfmta will add dozens of additional fare inspectors. they will rotate through every muni line in the city. >> we try to make sure that the distribution is random. we want to make sure that if you are a low income resident, that you are no more likely to get inspected than if you live in a wealthy neighborhood. we make sure that distribution is deep. >> reporter: he says 20% of sfmta's revenue comes with fares but with ridership well below pre-pandemic levels, every dollar counts. he says it's a delicate balance between hiring more inspectors and getting fare revenue up. >> it costs more to get to 100% than you make in fare
kelsi thorud has that story. >> reporter: fare evasion is not a new problem for sfmta but the executive director says they have seen a significant spike in people not paying to ride muni since the pandemic. >> when we stopped charging fares, stopped inspecting fares during covid, it has taken us a while to get the fare collection rate back where it should be. what we have seen is about an 8 percentage point increase in fare evasion. >> reporter: to crack down, he says sfmta...
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i'm kelsi thorud. we start with the concerns of a potential attack by iran against israel. the supreme leader vowed to strike back after several iranian commanders were killed. they have readied more than 100 drones and missiles for a possible assault. joining us is bradley blackburn with the latest from new york city. good morning, bradley. >> reporter: kelsi, good morning. officials suggest it could happen at any moment and iran is expanding its plans and expanding them in the last few days. the question is whether all of this could lead to a wider war. a u.s. official tells cbs news iran's planned attack on military targets in israel could include 100 drones, cruz missiles and ballistic missiles. president biden had a terse warning for iran. >> don't. >> the president expects israel will attack sooner rather than later. it would be in retaliation for an air strike in syria two weeks ago. several military officers were killed. >> we are devoted to the defense of israel. we will support israel and help defend israel and iran will not succeed. >>> the u.s. military is posit
i'm kelsi thorud. we start with the concerns of a potential attack by iran against israel. the supreme leader vowed to strike back after several iranian commanders were killed. they have readied more than 100 drones and missiles for a possible assault. joining us is bradley blackburn with the latest from new york city. good morning, bradley. >> reporter: kelsi, good morning. officials suggest it could happen at any moment and iran is expanding its plans and expanding them in the last few...
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kelsi thorud has the story. >> reporter: fare evasion is not a new problem for sfmta but executive director jeffrey tumlin says they've seen a significant spike in people not paying to ride muni since the pandemic. >> when we stopped charging fares -- stopped inspecting fares during covid, it's taken us a while to get our fare collection rate back to where it should be. so what we've seen is about an eight percentage point increase in fare evasion. >> reporter: to try and crack down on evader, tumlin says sfmta will be adding dozens of additional fare inspectors. tumlin says the inspectors will rotate through every muni line in the city. >> we try to make sure that the distribution is random. we also want to make sure that if you're a low-income resident that you're no more likely to get inspected than if you're living in a wealthy neighborhood. so we make sure the distribution across the city is pretty even. >> reporter: tumlin says only about 20% of sfmta's revenue comes from fares, but with ridership still well below pre-pandemic level, every dollar counts. still, he says it's a delicate
kelsi thorud has the story. >> reporter: fare evasion is not a new problem for sfmta but executive director jeffrey tumlin says they've seen a significant spike in people not paying to ride muni since the pandemic. >> when we stopped charging fares -- stopped inspecting fares during covid, it's taken us a while to get our fare collection rate back to where it should be. so what we've seen is about an eight percentage point increase in fare evasion. >> reporter: to try and...
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one small downtown business tells our kelsi thorud they're looking for a fix and the fix can't come soon enough. >> reporter: sajj mediterranean has been here at the corner of pine and belden in the financial district since 2018. manager nancy madrigal says when they first snagged this location, they were ecstatic. >> this is store number four. so it was pretty busy. >> reporter: nancy says they would have lines out the door during the weekday lunch rush but then, of course, the pandemic hit. >> it's definitely not the same as before. [ laughter ] >> reporter: nancy says even all these years later, since the peak of covid, the crowds just aren't coming back. >> out of the five days, we might have two good days. >> reporter: sajj isn't alone. so many businesses continue to struggle, especially those downtown. the trend towards work from home has gutted many high-rises in the area, taking away a huge chunk of these restaurants' clientele. that is why mayor breed and several other city officials are pushing the state to pass laws that will make it easier to turn those vacant spaces into hou
one small downtown business tells our kelsi thorud they're looking for a fix and the fix can't come soon enough. >> reporter: sajj mediterranean has been here at the corner of pine and belden in the financial district since 2018. manager nancy madrigal says when they first snagged this location, they were ecstatic. >> this is store number four. so it was pretty busy. >> reporter: nancy says they would have lines out the door during the weekday lunch rush but then, of course,...
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one small downtown business tells our kelsi thorud that can't happen fast enough. >> reporter: s ooh ge mediterranean has been here at the corner of pine and builden in the financial district since 2018. manager nancy madrigal says when they first snagged this location, they were exscattic. >> this is store number four. so it was pretty busy. >> reporter: nancy says they would have lines out the door during the weekday lunch rush but then of course, the pandemic hit. >> it's definitely not the same as before. [ laughter ] >> reporter: nancy says even all these years later, since the peak of covid, the crowds just aren't coming back. >> out of the five days we might have two good days. >> reporter: sage isn't alone. so many businesses continue to struggle especially those downtown. the trend towards work from home has gutted many high-rises in the area. taking away a huge chunk of these restaurants' clientele. that is why mayor breed and several other city officials are pushing the state to pass laws that will make it easier to turn those vacant spaces into housing or other mixed use
one small downtown business tells our kelsi thorud that can't happen fast enough. >> reporter: s ooh ge mediterranean has been here at the corner of pine and builden in the financial district since 2018. manager nancy madrigal says when they first snagged this location, they were exscattic. >> this is store number four. so it was pretty busy. >> reporter: nancy says they would have lines out the door during the weekday lunch rush but then of course, the pandemic hit. >>...