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. >> now to discuss this new push to improve public safety is abc7 news insider phil matier. so, phil, we're told this move will increase the state police presence in that area by nine fold. is that making a statement? >> oh, it's absolutely making a statement. i mean, making a statement locally saying that the governor is with oakland and its efforts to try to cope with an ever increasing crime rate. and it's also making a national statement. let's be honest about it. in the last couple of months, oakland has become the new poster child for crime uh- san francisco was the shoplifting center. we saw that now oakland has become the crime center. the in-n-out burger closes because of crime. the uh- other businesses are are talking about having employees stay inside rather than even go out for their lunches. uh- images like that, and most recently, a gas station robbery. the killing of a police officer in a at a pot club robbery and the gas station robbery that was caught on tape and went viral by a texas mother offering a $10,000 reward. kristen, you put those things together a
. >> now to discuss this new push to improve public safety is abc7 news insider phil matier. so, phil, we're told this move will increase the state police presence in that area by nine fold. is that making a statement? >> oh, it's absolutely making a statement. i mean, making a statement locally saying that the governor is with oakland and its efforts to try to cope with an ever increasing crime rate. and it's also making a national statement. let's be honest about it. in the last...
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abc seven news insider phil matier explains how the process will go from here. >> at this point, it'sp to the public and the commission as we're going to be having a public airing of these candidates, and then the commission will narrow it down to three to send to the mayor. she will then have to make a decision of either to take one or to reject all three, as she did in the past. >> and people are allowed to submit questions for the forum by going online. the deadline is 6:00 tomorrow night. we do want to make sure you have the full picture of public safety where you live with our abc seven neighborhood safety tracker shows you a wide range of statistics over the years for san francisco, oakland and san jose. you'll find it on the front page of abc seven news.com. >> let's focus now on tonight's abc seven news. deep dive at 11. it's our way of giving you some thoughtful, expanded perspective on the issues that matter to you and tonight, we're looking at the major headline today in san francisco. the macy's in union square is a flagship store, of course, and is iconic. sitting in the
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insid phil matier. phil, this is a huge injection of personnel, 120 chp officers in oakland and are in the east bay. let's begin with what that means exactly. out on the street. >> well, it's unpressed dan, you usually don't see this side of increase in highway patrol officers in the city unless there's some huge super bowl or apec type or a disaster or a riot or something like that. going on, or massive demonstrations to deploy them to a city simply to try to assist the police in dealing with daily crime is unheard of in these numbers. now, there were chp officers assigned to san francisco, and they still are to help curb the fentanyl crisis and state intelligence officers from the national guard are cooperating in that effort. and they've made several arrests and made some sizable seizures of drugs in the east bay. they've already had six chp officers there. they have resulted in over 100 arrests, and the recovery of 200 stolen vehicles. this one is going to be on the streets with oakland police offic
insid phil matier. phil, this is a huge injection of personnel, 120 chp officers in oakland and are in the east bay. let's begin with what that means exactly. out on the street. >> well, it's unpressed dan, you usually don't see this side of increase in highway patrol officers in the city unless there's some huge super bowl or apec type or a disaster or a riot or something like that. going on, or massive demonstrations to deploy them to a city simply to try to assist the police in dealing...
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joining us live now is abc7 news insider phil matier. hey, phil, hello. so interesting. the ag called it a partnership and the da pamela price, has issued a statement saying she welcomes it. but behind the scenes, what kind of reaction are you hearing? who is excited? who's not? >> well, let's let's roll the tape back a little bit. a lot of this originates in january. on january 17th, when the n double acp oakland chapter along with local business leaders and community leaders and other faith organizations, went up and met one on one with gavin newsom and his staff in his office. they laid out what was going on in oakland and alameda county, and they offered a ten point plan. the n double acp offered that plan, which included bringing in the california highway patrol. the governor took that, handed it to his staff, and we're starting to see the results of that. the chp came in now, the next step is we're seeing is the district attorney is getting some help from the attorney general and the national guard in the form of additional prosecutors. this came from the governor'
joining us live now is abc7 news insider phil matier. hey, phil, hello. so interesting. the ag called it a partnership and the da pamela price, has issued a statement saying she welcomes it. but behind the scenes, what kind of reaction are you hearing? who is excited? who's not? >> well, let's let's roll the tape back a little bit. a lot of this originates in january. on january 17th, when the n double acp oakland chapter along with local business leaders and community leaders and other...
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all right, phil matier, thank you. >> all right. we put together a map showing the notable store closures in san francisco since the year 2020. each blue pin indicates a store that is closed or announced plans to close. and that's a lot of blue pins right there. if you click on any of the pins, it'll give you the business name, address, and the projected closure date. it's also a link in each one that goes into greater detail about why that store decided to close its doors. >> a big development today. in another, one of the big challenges facing san francisco open air drug dealing, three alleged men have been brought back to the us after being charged with dealing drugs in the tenderloin and then fleeing to central america. abc seven news reporter tim johns was at a news conference today where federal authorities discussed the arrests. >> if you flee from justice, if you think you can hide, you are wrong. >> a strong message from the northern california district of the department of justice on tuesday morning, federal officials anno
all right, phil matier, thank you. >> all right. we put together a map showing the notable store closures in san francisco since the year 2020. each blue pin indicates a store that is closed or announced plans to close. and that's a lot of blue pins right there. if you click on any of the pins, it'll give you the business name, address, and the projected closure date. it's also a link in each one that goes into greater detail about why that store decided to close its doors. >> a big...
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abc seven news insider phil matier will join me to share his thoughts on this response. plus we're taking you back to las vegas. sports anchor casey pratt will have a live report, including what brock purdy said to the media today. join us for those stories and more. at 530 on abc seven. bay area streaming tv. >> dan and karina, thank you. >> and you can download the abc seven app or head to abc seven news.com and join karina in two minutes. >> and if you're watching us here on tv world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel. all of us. we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. >> we will see you again at >> we will see you again at 6:00. all right i'm from phoenix, arizona. i'm a flight nurse on a helicopter that specializes in trauma. i've been doing flight nursing for 24 years. as you get older, your brain slows down and i had a fear that i wouldn't be able to keep up. i heard about prevagen from a friend. i read the clinical study on it and it had good reviews. i've been taking prevagen now for five years and it's really helped me sta
abc seven news insider phil matier will join me to share his thoughts on this response. plus we're taking you back to las vegas. sports anchor casey pratt will have a live report, including what brock purdy said to the media today. join us for those stories and more. at 530 on abc seven. bay area streaming tv. >> dan and karina, thank you. >> and you can download the abc seven app or head to abc seven news.com and join karina in two minutes. >> and if you're watching us here...
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so joining us live to talk about all of this is abc7 news insider, phil matier, the man who handles all the intrigue around here. >> phil, it's an interesting place to be for intrigue. i have to give you that, not the least of which is the san francisco's mayor's race. should we start there? >> because i think there's an interesting new poll done by the dave binder group looking at it, this was pulled last month and walk us through these numbers, which show london breed and daniel lurie actually kind of close right now. >> the poll was paid for by daniel lurie and his supporters. so we have to put that buyer beware in there. but it does reflect other polls that we've seen. london breed holds about a quarter of the vote for first picks. daniel lurie has 21. mark farrell, a former interim mayor and supervisor, has 15. he's yet to announce, and arshad safai, a supervisor for on the progressive side, has about one out of ten voters so far undecided. a whopping 28. in other words, the leading of the pack is undecided. and that's that's that's the first part of the equation. >> change my name
so joining us live to talk about all of this is abc7 news insider, phil matier, the man who handles all the intrigue around here. >> phil, it's an interesting place to be for intrigue. i have to give you that, not the least of which is the san francisco's mayor's race. should we start there? >> because i think there's an interesting new poll done by the dave binder group looking at it, this was pulled last month and walk us through these numbers, which show london breed and daniel...
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abc seven insider phil matier joins me to weigh in on what this means for the popular san francisco destination in the future, plus an abc seven story that brought out those with a big heart and a sweet tooth in san jose to support a local pie shop reporter, zach fuentes joins me to share the latest on giving cafe. after tesla dropped the ball on a $2,000 order. join us for those stories and more at 530 on abc seven. bay area streaming tv. dan and emma. >> all right, karina, thanks. >> and you can download the abc seven app or head to abc seven news.com. >> join karina in two minutes if you're watching conservative republican steve garvey is the wrong choice for the senate. ...our republican opponent here on this stage has voted for donald trump twice. mr. garvey, you voted for him twice... as your own man, what is your decision? garvey is wrong for california. but garvey's surging in the polls. fox news says garvey would be a boost to republican control of the senate. stop garvey. adam schiff for senate. i'm adam schiff, and i approve this message. what do i see in peter dixon? i see my husban
abc seven insider phil matier joins me to weigh in on what this means for the popular san francisco destination in the future, plus an abc seven story that brought out those with a big heart and a sweet tooth in san jose to support a local pie shop reporter, zach fuentes joins me to share the latest on giving cafe. after tesla dropped the ball on a $2,000 order. join us for those stories and more at 530 on abc seven. bay area streaming tv. dan and emma. >> all right, karina, thanks....
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we spoke with abc seven news insider phil matier, who says mayor breed will need to make drastic changes in the city to turn the vote in her favor. if you just doubled down and you really got tough, if you really said we are going to do something, we're going to finally make a breakthrough because people aren't seeing a difference. phil also says there's still time for numbers to change. obviously, with eight months left before the election in november, new details as abc has learned, the network outage that affected thousands of at&t customers was caused by a software update gone wrong. >> the service went down about one this morning. more than 74,000 customers were impacted. service was finally restored around noon. other wireless services like verizon and t-mobile weren't affected, sources tell abc news. there was nothing nefarious or malicious about the incident ignited a big day on wall street, the south bay company reported huge earnings fueled by the boom in artificial intelligence. the dow jones and s&p 500 set record highs. the nasdaq enjoyed its best day of trading since februa
we spoke with abc seven news insider phil matier, who says mayor breed will need to make drastic changes in the city to turn the vote in her favor. if you just doubled down and you really got tough, if you really said we are going to do something, we're going to finally make a breakthrough because people aren't seeing a difference. phil also says there's still time for numbers to change. obviously, with eight months left before the election in november, new details as abc has learned, the...
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matier says there doesn't seem to be any answers in sight. >> i haven't heard anything solid coming out of oakland city hall yet. i hear some platitude about, we're going to work together. we're trying. we're coming up with different strategies, more beat cops, this, that. but it's the same thing i heard a year ago. >> and when asked about monday's robbery at the 76 gas station, oakland mayor shengtao responded with a statement reading in part as mayor, i have prioritized the critical gateway to oakland and surged police presence and employ technology to deter and respond to criminal behavior. however, more is necessary, and i will be working with regional and state leaders to protect this tourist gateway into oakland. tara campbell. seven news the city of antioch is hiring private security to help police the downtown area. >> the city has seen a spike in crime and a rise in sideshows. the mayor blames the police texting scandal that broke last summer. since then, the police force has been suffering from lack of personnel and more than 40% of the city's police force is on leave beca
matier says there doesn't seem to be any answers in sight. >> i haven't heard anything solid coming out of oakland city hall yet. i hear some platitude about, we're going to work together. we're trying. we're coming up with different strategies, more beat cops, this, that. but it's the same thing i heard a year ago. >> and when asked about monday's robbery at the 76 gas station, oakland mayor shengtao responded with a statement reading in part as mayor, i have prioritized the...
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we spoke with abc seven news insider phil matier earlier today. >> chp is not bound by oakland rules, and that's a quiet little unspoken deal here. when they're on the ground with oakland cops, they can do things that oakland cops can't do, phil says. >> of those things is chasing suspects. oakland police aren't allowed to chase unless it's an extremely violent crime. that's in order to prevent dangerous situations in neighborhoods. in 2023, crime statistic show violent crimes in oakland increased more than 20. robberies went up nearly 40, car thefts. rose 45. and we went to our abc seven neighborhood safety tracker to get more perspective. and you can see it too. we have this tool with full data for oakland, san francisco and san jose on the front page of our website, abc seven news.com uh- teachers union political group, has filed a second lawsuit over the proposed baseball stadium for las vegas. that's right. they are seeking to block the state from spending taxpayer dollars on the ballpark. the legislature approved up to $380 million for the project. >> now, this comes as the mayo
we spoke with abc seven news insider phil matier earlier today. >> chp is not bound by oakland rules, and that's a quiet little unspoken deal here. when they're on the ground with oakland cops, they can do things that oakland cops can't do, phil says. >> of those things is chasing suspects. oakland police aren't allowed to chase unless it's an extremely violent crime. that's in order to prevent dangerous situations in neighborhoods. in 2023, crime statistic show violent crimes in...
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and joining us now to talk a little bit about this is abc seven news insider phil matier a phil interesting. mark farrell just jumped in the race a couple of weeks ago. what do you make of this new poll? well, mark farrell is a former san francisco supervisor, so he has a history. >> he was actually interim mayor for six months right before london breed was elected. so he's not unknown. he is known and he's jumped into the race. and what it shows, along with daniel lurie of philanthropy list and ash-shafi'i, who's on the board of supervisors. so his emergence was not unexpected. his prominence in the polling, he should be in that range because he's better known than the other. exactly. so but cumulatively, if you look at the numbers, he's at 20. uh- dan lurie is at. 15, ash-shafi'i is at 8, and london breed's at 18. the bottom line is that her negatives are outshining her positives, and she is coming in second in her own reelection. that's not a good sign, not a good sign. >> and really unusual. and 71% disapprove disapproval rate. obviously phil is extremely high . so what is driving that
and joining us now to talk a little bit about this is abc seven news insider phil matier a phil interesting. mark farrell just jumped in the race a couple of weeks ago. what do you make of this new poll? well, mark farrell is a former san francisco supervisor, so he has a history. >> he was actually interim mayor for six months right before london breed was elected. so he's not unknown. he is known and he's jumped into the race. and what it shows, along with daniel lurie of philanthropy...
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joining me more to talk more about this abc seven news insider phil matier. what do you make of the chronicle poll and the 71% surprise you at all know this poll is the latest in a series that we've seen that have shown that san francisco mayor london breed is in trouble and has a fight on her hands. >> the 71% disapproval sort of parallels a chamber of commerce poll that came out a couple of weeks ago that showed that 71% of the or 75% of the city voters felt that the city was going in the wrong direction. so we have sort of these sort of the same reoccurring themes. one, the city is going in the wrong direction. when asked why public safety uh- drugs on the streets, this theft, hoang affordability, sort of that same homelessness. homelessness. right there. so you have a discontent with people. they might agree with her philosophically, but they don't necessarily feel like she's getting the job done. >> if you were to look at the upside for her, i think 38% of undecided gives you some room to make up some ground. >> well, that's that's the tricky part, larry
joining me more to talk more about this abc seven news insider phil matier. what do you make of the chronicle poll and the 71% surprise you at all know this poll is the latest in a series that we've seen that have shown that san francisco mayor london breed is in trouble and has a fight on her hands. >> the 71% disapproval sort of parallels a chamber of commerce poll that came out a couple of weeks ago that showed that 71% of the or 75% of the city voters felt that the city was going in...
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anchor kristen sze asked abc seven news insider phil matier will this be viewed as a strong statement, a smart move on the governor's part? it's both. >> it's meant as a smart move in that, okay, let's say, he says i'm bringing in prosecutors to help out, whether it's for organized crime or very serious crimes or something like that. in other words, nothing that sort of violates the progressive ideal of we don't want to just lock up everybody, but we're going to go after, as they like to say, the bad actors. uh, so it's good politics. on the governor's part. and it also makes a statement to the rest of the country that when asked, he says, yes, i am doing this. i am making these moves. this type of stepped up enforcement is not new in the bay area. >> you may remember last april, governor newsom announced a partnership to combat fentanyl trafficking in san francisco. chp officers started patrolling the tenderloin and south of market neighborhoods. abc seven news tracked the numbers and found just in the first three months, officers seized 103 kilos of narcotics. nearly half of that fe
anchor kristen sze asked abc seven news insider phil matier will this be viewed as a strong statement, a smart move on the governor's part? it's both. >> it's meant as a smart move in that, okay, let's say, he says i'm bringing in prosecutors to help out, whether it's for organized crime or very serious crimes or something like that. in other words, nothing that sort of violates the progressive ideal of we don't want to just lock up everybody, but we're going to go after, as they like to...
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we spoke with abc seven news insider phil matier earlier today. he says the chp has more power to make a difference. >> the chp is not bound by oakland rules and that's a quiet little unspoken deal here. when they're on the ground with oakland cops, they can do things that oakland cops can't do. >> 2023 crime statistics show violent crime in oakland increased more than 20. robberies went up nearly 40, and car thefts rose 45. >> there are new concerns being raised about the plan to build a new city in solano county. >> now, the issue is the security of nearby travis air force base, an abc seven news i-team reporter, stephanie sierra, is here with the latest on this story. stephanie. yeah, this is the latest of many concerns raised as we've been covering over the past year. >> tonight, we're taking a closer look at what congressional leaders say are key problems with california forever's plan to build a new city. it's the first time we're getting insight from inside travis air force base about potential impacts to their operations. as we've heard a
we spoke with abc seven news insider phil matier earlier today. he says the chp has more power to make a difference. >> the chp is not bound by oakland rules and that's a quiet little unspoken deal here. when they're on the ground with oakland cops, they can do things that oakland cops can't do. >> 2023 crime statistics show violent crime in oakland increased more than 20. robberies went up nearly 40, and car thefts rose 45. >> there are new concerns being raised about the...
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matier says that does not bode well for mayor breed. >> london breed is a known commodity.people have made up their minds. one way or the other, or are leaning now a lot. 25% are undecided. okay, they're waiting to see what these other candidates are. so they they go one way or the other. and so chances are they will. you have lost that other part and they will just pick among those who are not. you in. >> the poll was commissioned by lurie and was conducted by david bender research. it surveyed 600, likely san francisco voters, the city of san jose and the vta announced plans today for a new housing development close to public transit. >> the agency already owns the land in campbell by winchester station. that's to be turned into 90 affordable apartments. when we think about building healthy, vibrant communities, what we have to have in our minds is how we connect people to where they need to be. >> we want to make sure everybody in our community has a safe place to lay their head, and we want people to have access to jobs, to get to go to school, to get to their groceries
matier says that does not bode well for mayor breed. >> london breed is a known commodity.people have made up their minds. one way or the other, or are leaning now a lot. 25% are undecided. okay, they're waiting to see what these other candidates are. so they they go one way or the other. and so chances are they will. you have lost that other part and they will just pick among those who are not. you in. >> the poll was commissioned by lurie and was conducted by david bender...
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all right, for more on the subject, we bring in abc seven news insider phil matier. >> obviously, there's been a lot of frustration with the rollout of the driverless vehicles, and now there's another battle brewing. >> there is. and it's not just in the bay area, as we see. it's down in los angeles as well. we're seeing the evolution of a revolution basically in technology and stuff. in 2012, california became the first state to allow this or to greenlight it. going ahead. now, initially, we made tremendous advances in the area, but also arizona entered the market and they right now waymo, which is the quiet company, the other company that's got all the controversy is cruise. right. and they've pulled back after their disastrous accident in san francisco. but waymo has quietly been going forward. and in in phenix arizona, where it's much more of a grid, they can take you from your downtown to the airport. that's what they want to do here in the bay area. they want to be able to connect from san francisco down to the airport that goes through the entire peninsula, and that's what they nee
all right, for more on the subject, we bring in abc seven news insider phil matier. >> obviously, there's been a lot of frustration with the rollout of the driverless vehicles, and now there's another battle brewing. >> there is. and it's not just in the bay area, as we see. it's down in los angeles as well. we're seeing the evolution of a revolution basically in technology and stuff. in 2012, california became the first state to allow this or to greenlight it. going ahead. now,...
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we asked abc seven news insider phil matier to weigh in on this. also, here's his perspective office occupancy still 36% vacancy rates in those high towers downtown. >> only half the workforce is returning full time to work in the downtown area. and the tourism, which is a $10 billion industry, which people would shop in that area, hasn't come back yet either. you're going to have to reimagine the downtown. we're too reliant on tech and too reliant on tourism and retail, and it's just it's gone the way of the dodo bird. >> phil was part of an event we hosted in december with san francisco's mayor, police chief and district attorney. we talked about downtown as well as drug use, crime and the city's homeless problem. you can see what they said and how they're promising to improve those issues. the entire ad free discussion is available to stream on the abc7 bay area app. >> a big development today in another big challenge facing san francisco drugs, three men have been brought back to the united states after being charged with dealing drugs in the t
we asked abc seven news insider phil matier to weigh in on this. also, here's his perspective office occupancy still 36% vacancy rates in those high towers downtown. >> only half the workforce is returning full time to work in the downtown area. and the tourism, which is a $10 billion industry, which people would shop in that area, hasn't come back yet either. you're going to have to reimagine the downtown. we're too reliant on tech and too reliant on tourism and retail, and it's just...
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matier says there doesn't seem to be any answers in sight. >> i haven't heard anything solid coming out of oakland city hall yet. i hear some platitudes about, we're going to work together. we're trying. we're coming up with different strategies. is more beat cops this that. but it's the same thing i heard a year ago. >> and when asked about monday's robbery at the 76 gas station in oakland, mayor shengtao responded with a statement reading in part, as mayor, i have prioritized the critical gateway to oakland and surged police presence and employ technology to deter and respond to criminal behavior. however, more is necessary, and i will be working with regional and state leaders to protect this tourist gateway into oakland. tara campbell abc seven news. new this morning, former san francisco mayor mark farrell is running for mayor. >> that's according to our media partners at the san francisco standard. farrell previously served as mayor back in 2018 after the sudden death of then mayor ed lee. at the time, he decided not to run in the special election where london breed was electe
matier says there doesn't seem to be any answers in sight. >> i haven't heard anything solid coming out of oakland city hall yet. i hear some platitudes about, we're going to work together. we're trying. we're coming up with different strategies. is more beat cops this that. but it's the same thing i heard a year ago. >> and when asked about monday's robbery at the 76 gas station in oakland, mayor shengtao responded with a statement reading in part, as mayor, i have prioritized the...
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. >> abc seven news insider phil matier. look, charles has the benefit of being able to say whatever he wants to say, totally unfiltered. but what do you make of barkley's comments? well, isn't he supposed to say things like this? well, it does spark conversation, that's for sure. >> and that's what his job is. his job. he's gone from being a terrific basketball player to being an entertainer and a commentator. and so he is there to get attention. and that's what he did. and everybody played along with it. and now my question to you is, is it what he said or how he said it and where he said it. oh, well, i think it's maybe all can i go d all of the above. >> well it is because if you look at san francisco, the most recent chamber of commerce poll that we've been reporting on shows that three out of four san francisco voters say the city is going in the wrong direction. >> and one of the biggest concerns is public safety and cleanliness of the streets. it's been a long running topic in san francisco for mayor. london breed an
. >> abc seven news insider phil matier. look, charles has the benefit of being able to say whatever he wants to say, totally unfiltered. but what do you make of barkley's comments? well, isn't he supposed to say things like this? well, it does spark conversation, that's for sure. >> and that's what his job is. his job. he's gone from being a terrific basketball player to being an entertainer and a commentator. and so he is there to get attention. and that's what he did. and...
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we spoke with abc seven news insider phil matier, who says mayor breed will need to make drastic changes in the city to turn the vote in her favor. >> if you just doubled down and you really got tough, if you really said, we are going to do something, we're going to finally make a breakthrough because people aren't seeing a difference. >> matier also says there's still time for numbers to change . with eight months left before the election in november. still to come, the fallout from the ivf ruling in alabama, at least one couple says they have to leave the state to even get a chance at pregnancy. then some of them are too young to even vote. >> but it won't stop them from taking their part in the democratic process. the local high school students who set up a town hall with candidates for congress. >> 609 this morning, let's take you to tahoe, a live look at the moon shining off the lake this morning, looking nice up there. back here at home, it is going to be gorgeous. just a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures in the 60s. but get ready for even warmer weather to kick off the weekend.
we spoke with abc seven news insider phil matier, who says mayor breed will need to make drastic changes in the city to turn the vote in her favor. >> if you just doubled down and you really got tough, if you really said, we are going to do something, we're going to finally make a breakthrough because people aren't seeing a difference. >> matier also says there's still time for numbers to change . with eight months left before the election in november. still to come, the fallout...
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abc seven news insider phil matier tells us what this means chp is not bound by oakland rules, and that's a quiet little unspoken deal here. >> when they're on the ground with oakland cops, they can do things that oakland cops can't do. >> and phil says one of those things is chasing suspects. oakland police aren't allowed to chase suspects in order to prevent dangerous situations in neighborhoods, unless it's an extremely violent crime in 2023, statistics show violent crimes in oakland increased more than 20. rob trees went up nearly 40, car thefts rose 45. >> a judge is throwing out sentence enhancements for four men accused of murder. this follows the antioch police racist texting scandal. the contra costa county judge says officers violated the california racial justice act. it, quote, prohibits the state from seeking a criminal conviction or sentence on the basis of race, ethnicity or national origin. the four defendants are facing murder charges in a possible gang related shooting in 2021, along with striking all special circumstances, which can lead to a life sentence without the p
abc seven news insider phil matier tells us what this means chp is not bound by oakland rules, and that's a quiet little unspoken deal here. >> when they're on the ground with oakland cops, they can do things that oakland cops can't do. >> and phil says one of those things is chasing suspects. oakland police aren't allowed to chase suspects in order to prevent dangerous situations in neighborhoods, unless it's an extremely violent crime in 2023, statistics show violent crimes in...
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matier says there doesn't seem to be any answers in sight. >> i haven't heard anything solid coming out of oakland city hall yet. i hear some platitudes about, we're going to work together. we're trying. we're coming up with different strategies. is more beat cops this, that. but it's the same thing i heard a year ago. >> and when asked about monday's robbery at the 76 gas station in oakland, mayor shengtao responded with a statement reading in part. as mayor, i have prioritized the critical gateway to oakland and surged police presence and employ technology to deter and respond to criminal behavior. however, more is necessary and i will be working with regional and state leaders to protect this tourist gateway into oakland. tara campbell, abc seven news new. >> this morning, former san francisco mayor mark farrell is running for mayor. that's according to our media partners at sf standard. farrell previously served as mayor back in 2018 after the sudden death of then mayor ed lee at the time, he decided not to run in the special election where london breed was elected mayor. farrel
matier says there doesn't seem to be any answers in sight. >> i haven't heard anything solid coming out of oakland city hall yet. i hear some platitudes about, we're going to work together. we're trying. we're coming up with different strategies. is more beat cops this, that. but it's the same thing i heard a year ago. >> and when asked about monday's robbery at the 76 gas station in oakland, mayor shengtao responded with a statement reading in part. as mayor, i have prioritized the...
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matier says there doesn't seem to be any answers in sight. >> i haven't heard anything solid coming out of oakland city hall yet. i hear some platitudes about, we're going to work together. we're trying. we're coming up with different strategies. his more beat cops this, that. but it's the same thing i heard a year ago. >> and when asked about monday's robbery at the 76 gas station in oakland, mayor shengtao responded with a statement reading in part. as mayor, i have prioritized the critical gateway to oakland and surged police presence and employ technology to deter and respond to criminal behavior. however, more is necessary and i will be working with regional and state leaders to protect this tourist gateway into oakland. tara campbell, abc seven news new. this morning, former san francisco mayor mark farrell is running for mayor. >> that's according to our media partners at the san francisco standard. farrell previously served as mayor back in 2018 after the sudden death of then mayor ed lee at the time, he decided not to run in the special election where london breed was elect
matier says there doesn't seem to be any answers in sight. >> i haven't heard anything solid coming out of oakland city hall yet. i hear some platitudes about, we're going to work together. we're trying. we're coming up with different strategies. his more beat cops this, that. but it's the same thing i heard a year ago. >> and when asked about monday's robbery at the 76 gas station in oakland, mayor shengtao responded with a statement reading in part. as mayor, i have prioritized...
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matier, who says mayor breed will need to make drastic changes in the city to turn the vote in her favor. >> if you just doubled down and you really got tough, if you really said, we are going to do something, we're going to find we make a breakthrough because people aren't seeing a difference. >> matier also says there's still time for numbers to change . we have eight months before the election in november, 510 on our friday, and it's shaping up to be a very nice day. >> we have warmer weather moving in. a live look from the exploratorium camera this morning showing you we are quiet out there right now. we are dealing with clear skies. what will happen though? you can see this cloud cover off the southern california coast. some of that is going to blow off and move into the bay area throughout the day. today so it's a mix of sun and clouds. we will remain dry. this area of low pressure kind of sitting and spinning out there right now that will bring us some light showers on monday. so the day planner looks like this. we'll have brighter skies early on. and then we have those clouds mov
matier, who says mayor breed will need to make drastic changes in the city to turn the vote in her favor. >> if you just doubled down and you really got tough, if you really said, we are going to do something, we're going to find we make a breakthrough because people aren't seeing a difference. >> matier also says there's still time for numbers to change . we have eight months before the election in november, 510 on our friday, and it's shaping up to be a very nice day. >> we...
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we asked abc7 news insider phil matier to weigh in. also here's his perspective office occupancy still 36% vacancy rates in those high towers downtown. >> only half the workforce is returning full time to work in the downtown area. and the tourism, which is a $10 billion industry which people would shop in that area, hasn't come back yet either. you're going to have to reimagine the downtown where too reliant on tech and too reliant on tourism and retail and it's just it's gone the way of the dodo bird. >> now, phil was part of an event that we hosted in december with san francisco's mayor, police chief and district attorney. we talked about downtown as well as drug use, crime and the city's homeless problem. you can see what they said and how they're promising to improve those issues. the whole ad free discussion is available to stream on the abc7 bay area app. >> we have the official list of candidates hoping to become the next oakland police chief. the police commission revealed the four people who will be appearing at the public fo
we asked abc7 news insider phil matier to weigh in. also here's his perspective office occupancy still 36% vacancy rates in those high towers downtown. >> only half the workforce is returning full time to work in the downtown area. and the tourism, which is a $10 billion industry which people would shop in that area, hasn't come back yet either. you're going to have to reimagine the downtown where too reliant on tech and too reliant on tourism and retail and it's just it's gone the way of...
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abc seven news insider phil matier shares his take. >> it's meant as a smart move in that, okay, let's say, he says, i'm bringing in prosecutors to help out, whether it's for organized crime or very serious crimes or something like that. in other words, nothing that sort of violates the progressive ideal of we don't want to just lock up everybody, but we're going to go after, as they like to say, the bad actors. uh, so it's good politics. on the governor's part. and it also makes a statement to the rest of the country that when asked, he says, yes, i am doing this. i am making these moves. >> the shift is similar to one that governor newsom made last april, when he announced a partnership to combat fentanyl trafficking in san francisco. chp officers started patrolling the tenderloin and south of market neighborhoods. abc seven news tracked those numbers and found just in the first three months, officers seized 103 kilos of narcotics, nearly half of that being fentanyl. more than 300 suspected drug dealers were also arrested this morning. >> president biden. is defending his handling of
abc seven news insider phil matier shares his take. >> it's meant as a smart move in that, okay, let's say, he says, i'm bringing in prosecutors to help out, whether it's for organized crime or very serious crimes or something like that. in other words, nothing that sort of violates the progressive ideal of we don't want to just lock up everybody, but we're going to go after, as they like to say, the bad actors. uh, so it's good politics. on the governor's part. and it also makes a...
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matier tells us what this really means. >> chp is not bound by oakland rules, and that's a quiet little unspoken deal here. when they're on the ground with oakland cops, they can do things that oakland cops can't do. >> for example, chasing suspects, oakland police aren't allowed to chase suspects in order to prevent dangerous situations in neighborhoods unless it's an extremely violent crime. in 2023, statistics show violent crimes in oakland increased more than 20. robberies up nearly 40, car thefts up 45. >> a judge is throwing out sentence enhancements for four men accused of murder. it follows the antioch police racist texting scandal. the contra costa county judge says officers violated the california racial justice act. it, quote, prohibits the state from seeking a criminal conviction or sentence on the basis of race, ethnicity or national origin. the four defendants are facing murder charges in a possible gang related shooting in 2021, along with striking all special circumstance sources, which can lead to a life sentence without the possibility of parole. the judge will also al
matier tells us what this really means. >> chp is not bound by oakland rules, and that's a quiet little unspoken deal here. when they're on the ground with oakland cops, they can do things that oakland cops can't do. >> for example, chasing suspects, oakland police aren't allowed to chase suspects in order to prevent dangerous situations in neighborhoods unless it's an extremely violent crime. in 2023, statistics show violent crimes in oakland increased more than 20. robberies up...
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abc seven news insider phil matier shares his take. >> it's meant as a smart move in that, okay, let's say he says, i'm bringing in prosecutors to help out, whether it's for organized crime or very serious crimes or something like that. in other words, nothing that sort of violates the progressive ideal of we don't want to just lock up everybody, but we're going to go after, as they like to say, the bad actors. uh, so it's good politics. on the governor's part. and it also makes a statement to the rest of the country that when asked, he says, yes, i am doing this. i am making these moves. >> this this shift is similar to a move governor newsom made last april when he announced a partnership to combat fentanyl trafficking in san francisco. chp officers started patrolling the tenderloin and the south of market neighborhoods. abc seven news tracked the numbers and found just in the first three months, officers seized 103 kilos of narcotics, nearly half of that being fentanyl. more than 300 suspected drug dealers were arrested. this morning. >> president biden is defending his handling of
abc seven news insider phil matier shares his take. >> it's meant as a smart move in that, okay, let's say he says, i'm bringing in prosecutors to help out, whether it's for organized crime or very serious crimes or something like that. in other words, nothing that sort of violates the progressive ideal of we don't want to just lock up everybody, but we're going to go after, as they like to say, the bad actors. uh, so it's good politics. on the governor's part. and it also makes a...