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to lay out her budget plan, how she says it will address safety, homelessness and the economy. since san francisco is facing its share of challenges right now, the mayor said the new budget proposal would help move the city forward, however, it is not going to come cheap. anne makovec has more on the mayor's plan . >> reporter: she is focused on several issues , but really the most visible right now in the city, we are talking about empty storefronts, police staffing and the open air drug markets. let's start with the police, the mayor wants to fund 222 new officers , she says that will bring the total number of officers up to 1800, some of them would be focused on shutting down the open air drug markets. >> we are going to use law enforcement in a creative way to get drugs off the streets, to get weapons off the streets, to do what we can to hold people accountable and also our willingness to give them a
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second chance. but we are not just going to keep doing the same thing, we have got to change it. we have got to get aggressive. >> reporter: this budget will not be approved without a fight. the supervisor has called it troubling, saying it slashes programs to help homeless kids and families. it's going to prevent them from getting help right away rather than getting sick and dying on the street. it is worth noting she is challenging mayor london breed in the next election, the mayor is talking about giving tax breaks to help with the vacancy rate. fascinating to see , thank you so much. san francisco is hoping a splashy $6 million ad will help by badly needed tourism dollars, watch. >> welcome to the most beautiful city in the world.
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thisis a campaign that features iconic city scenes from local celebrities, the tourism bureau expects the ad to reach nearly 200 million people all over the world. criminal charges have been dismissed against pg& e, as a part of a $50 million settlement, the fire killed four people and destroyed more than 200 buildings in shasta county, september 2020. it started after a tree fell onto a distribution line, and part of the settlement agreement with the da , pg&e will pay $45 million to local fire departments and other organizations that had to respond and put their lives on the line. in a statement, pg&e said it reflects their continuing commitment to make it right and making it safe. the san francisco da has announced his next move and he is not running for elected
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office. instead, he's going to become the first executive director of the new criminal law and justice center at uc berkeley. he said given the current atmosphere in the nation, this would be a more effective way of furthering his goals of criminal justice reform. the dean was recalled by voters last year. in the tri-valley, the mother of a man who was shot and killed by a shoplifter is telling us she is worried their family will not see justice. the 26-year-old was a loss prevention employee at home depot in pleasanton. his mother just spoke with us about the dangers he said he faced and told his family about on the job. >> reporter: 26-year-old blake mohs was confronting a getaway driver, and the 2-year-old daughter was also inside the car. >> my son was only 26, he didn't even see the guy, he didn't have any idea , he was just doing his job and it was over. he was back in the store
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and this woman came back for him. four blake's mom choked back tears, six weeks after her son was killed at this pleasanton store. in that time, the family said the district attorney, pamela preis never reached out, it was only after consistent outreach on their part that the da responded. >> the phone call was that pamela preis was not going to meet with us and she was not going to have a conversation with us, and we discussed my concerns about the charges. and the fact that we were not being kept in the loop. >> reporter: blake's parents were told she had a full schedule until mid-june, they also learned that both suspects are felons. >> she is facing murder charges and something they call little
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gun, which is 5 years, it is not robbery, it is not intent to rob and there's no special circumstances or enhancements at all, and we were told by the da that we should expect none because it is the policy of pamela preis. it doesn't make any logical sense in my heart or anything. >> reporter: blake was set to get married in august and aspired to be a police officer. he was active with the boy scouts his entire life. lori said her son loved his job although it could be dangerous. >> he talked about guns being pulled on him and he talked about the massive amounts of shoplifting and it was in pleasanton, it was in every store, he worked all of alameda county. >> reporter: several longtime prosecutors have left her office, and they face increasing scrutiny for doing away with most sentencing enhancements under her leadership. >> she is not allowing us to grieve, that is the reality. she has got us so focused and stuck on fighting for justice ,
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that we don't get to process any of the emotions. we don't get the process what christmas looks like . >> this is really special just because -- >> lori showed us their last family photo. >> and his hugs were the best place to be. and i could really use one of those. >> we reached out to the alameda county das office last night for her side of the story, and so far no reply. still ahead, a teacher creating bonds with his students to make sure they feel represented. bridge builders in our community, celebrating teachers just like him in the bay area. rising sea levels
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are more than 400 people living in rvs, and the city wants to open up a safe parking site for them, this would be near the flea market and about one mile from the new art station, we understand it'll have security bathrooms and access to social services. if approved, the city would pay $19 million to rent the land for the next 2 years. we will let you know how they vote. seabold is closing its doors today , some people we spoke to made a special trip from san mateo to soak in those childhood memories one last time. >> probably as long as i can remember. since i was really little, since i could throw the bowling ball, all the birthdays and everything, and you have your own bowling pin made for
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you. >> so, cities along the coast are considering ways to hold back the rising waters as the ice melts and the sea levels rise, a new government study predicts that many of the iconic beaches are in danger of disappearing altogether. john ramose is going to tell you some of the spots most at risk. they are already seeing the effects. >> reporter: we have been warned for years about the effects of sealevel rise and it is already happening in santa cruz. but, the new study uses satellite imagery to predict the likely impacts on beaches and communities along the entire california coastline. >> as he takes a walk along the coastline, pat said the evidence of climate change is there for everyone to see. >> it's a little bit more severe this year than it was previous years. yeah, i can see that people are going to start worrying a little bit more about what is going on.
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>> reporter: westcliff drive was battered by a massive storm on january 5. this earth sciences professor, gary griggs said 27 foot waves rose up from the cliff, eroding the natural seawall. >> it was hammered, i have been here for 55 years and i have never seen anything like that. >> for years, they have been placing boulders to stave off this onslaught, but places like westcliff drive are probably doomed. researchers used 20 years of satellite images of ocean beach in san francisco to form models of what would happen if the sea rises from half a meter up to three meters in height. the study concludes that by 2100, the model estimates that 25 to 70% of california's beaches may become completely eroded due to sealevel rise of 0.5 , up to three meters , respectively, that includes what are the
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most iconic beaches . in san francisco, the green lines show how far the coastline may push into the city at ocean beach. >> the writing is on the wall, the climate is going to continue to change, it is getting warmer. we haven'>>dong coastline was 10 miles farther out, as the ice continues to melt, there's not much we can do to stop it. building seawalls will work for a while but the blocked water will inundate all the beaches and eventually even that will be no match for the power of the ocean. >> and the long-term solution is whatever we call it, it is realignment, stepping back. >> pat wonders if the people clalready getting that message.
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>> i see one house is for sale down there, it wasn't for sale before, so i wonder if they are getting out because of the erosion and stuff. >> eventually, communities will have to offer up more land to the sea, especially if they ever want their grandchildren to be able to play at the beach. >> let's talk about the year 2100, that might seem like a long way off but the national oceanic administration could see a sealevel rise of eight inches in the next 25 years, we know that can have profound impacts on seaside communities like santa cruz. time to take a look at the forecast, it is time to have these conversations. >> yes, and eight inches of water is roughly that much, but it's not just the depth, it is how far inland it goes and how tall the waves are on top of it whenever we have one of our atmospheric river events.
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none ofwe have to worry about in the short-term, but keep it in the back of your mind. let's take a look at the big picture pattern, we have a warming trend that is on the way, we are not talking about record-setting temperatures . in fact, we have been cooler than normal for most of the month of may, around the bay area. of course globally it is a different story. a big hill of air is going to be building closer to the west coast. as we look at the 10 day outlook, you get the roller coaster ride for livermore, one of the spots that sees more of a variation in temperatures whenever we have this variation. above average temperatures on friday, mid-80s by saturday and sunday then it is down the other side of the temperature roller coaster, slightly below temperature averages for next week. as the temperatures climb, so will the pollen count. we will be getting into the medium to high category friday, saturday and again on sunday. looking outside right now at san jose, things are
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looking pretty good . the air quality is fine, 59 degrees the temperature right now in san francisco, low 60s in oakland and inland, the ttleal concord. taking baby steps toward closer to average temperatures. the fog will backup quickly tomorrow, looking at visibility by 9:00 , so a faster retreat of the cloud cover and fog means we have more time for the temperatures to warm up for the rest of the day. temperatures start off about where they've been for the past several mornings, lower half of the 50s, but some of the cooler spots dipping down to the upper 40s . high temperatures tomorrow, very close to what is normal for the first day of june, if anything we will be a degree or two above average but you will not be able to tell
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much of a difference. 60s along the coast. upper 60s and low 70s down the peninsula and the south side of the bay with mid-70s in the santa clara valley. the warmest spots getting up into the low 80s, the first time we have had 80s on the map in quite a while. near 70 for oakland in the east bay in low to mid 70s for most of the north bay until you go much farther north toward cloverdale and temperatures getting up to 80 degrees. the seven day forecast shows the warm-up peaking on saturday and sunday. upper 60s in san francisco with low 70s in oakland. temperatures inland will be warmer , low 80s for the north bay and the santa clara valley over the weekend before we retreat to near average tempes all the way up to the mid-80s. here's the extremes, for the east bay and the cooler temperatures along the north bay. a local teacher pushing for equity in the classroom. next, how he is making sure his students feel represented.
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of the bay area events calendar, brought to you by broadway san jose. >> the walnut creek art and wine festival returns for its 39th year with music, crafts and family fun. and at the union street festival this weekend, the best surfers in san francisco will compete in the popular race on sunday. plus, les miserables is returning to san jose after 20 years, get access to tickets when you subscribe to broadway san jose's 2023-2024 seas
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celebrating our bridge builders in our community and we are looking at a map of a teacher's lifework. he said we need to strive for a passing grade when it comes to equity and education. the most recent data shows only 3.9% of public school teachers in our state are black. meanwhile, black students make up about 5.4% of total enrollment. the data also shows that some bay area schools are essentially lacking black teachers. about 21% of the teachers in oakland unified are black but that number is only about 5% if you cross over
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the bridge at oakland unified. let's broaden out the look, statewide, black male teachers make up 1.2% of public school teachers. justin andrews took us inside the classroom to see how one teacher is making sure his students feel represented. >> the school hallways are hubs for connections between students and teachers, you could call this classroom the background of change and the foreground is vernon johnson, he has been teaching for almost 16 years. the last three here at kipp san francisco college prep. >> and they see that he's black, so that is cool, and he is a math teacher, you don't see that very often. >> he is one of three black
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male teachers , knowing they are underrepresented, mr. johnson works hard building bonds with every single one of his students, but some are just naturally stronger. >> bonding is crucial, if they don't like you, they are going to not work with you. >> that is a bond that jaron will never forget. >> it feels good, i finally found somebody that can understand who i can be, because we don't have very many people of color representing us, so to have somebody be my educator , it really helped me. >> he has been more successful academically because of mr. johnson and feels like he can connect with him even outside of the classroom. >> he was a really supportive teacher, if he really thought
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you needed help, he would help. and we just worked with him, i feel like he had a lot of great chemistry with his students, including me. >> when students share the same ethnicity with teachers, students are more likely to enroll in college. other studies suggest it also enhances skills beyond school doors. >> giving them a good role model, giving them a success route , not only for the black kids but for people in general, they love me, they come to me to talk to me , they come to me with all of their issues. >> for a person who knows his numbers , this equation can only be solved as teachers like mr. johnson is one of the answers. >> we need those answers. san francisco school district is one of the districts adopting the teacher pipeline programs, they are making efforts to retain the teachers that they do have. still ahead, we will introduce you to the newest member of the oakland zoo and remember, you can watch us
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asking. in other parts of the country, home prices are up , despite higher mo. we will explain what is going on coming up on the cbs evening news. a bay area letter carrier robbed, now the search for suspects, plus what about your personal information when something like this happens? that is coming up at 5:00. let's go over to the oakland zoo, they are celebrating their newest resident, they are welcoming their newborn this past weekend. the zoo says it's their first baby together after their four-year courtship, they took some time to become parents. they say that may has been mostly hiding the baby from public view so far, and carefully moving around the habitat while keeping the baby to her chest. is that her making the sound there? >> she is hiding her baby from public view , while humans post almost everything from social media.
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