it was approved to construct the new laguna honda hospital as well as the acquisition and installation of certain street improvements. the report recommended refinancing the cops. according to the office of public finance on june 3, 2009 memorandum to the board of supervisors, the city expected to issue approximately $148 million in refunding cops and reappropriating reserve funds to reappropriate $131 million of outstanding 2009-a cops, and $39 million of outstanding 2009-b cops. according to the office of public finance, the estimated net present value of savings from refunding the 2009-a and b cops are equal to 9.4 of the outstanding par amount of the 2009-a and b cops to be refunded. the estimated savings exceeds the net savings proposed by the city policy. we recommend the approved legislation. >> chair fewer: thank you. let's hear -- any comments from my colleagues? seeing none, let's hear from the controller. >> thank you, chair fewer. i can briefly speak to the five pieces of legislation that the b.l.a. reported on. you have in front of you a one pager that quickly summarizes t

about those videos and photographs, that is when city officials abruptly cut off the news conference. live from laguna honda hospital, sam brock, nbc bay area news. >> disturbing allegations. >>> this could be great news for the north bay. a flood-prone section of highway 37 is the focus of a new $10 million study that could lead to significant changes. caltrans is looking at a four-mile stretch between novato. this bridge flooded twice since 2015. each time the highway stayed closed for more than a week to drain all that water. the study is meant to find a way to protect the road from future flooding. >>> hope for the dog flu outbreak that's sweeping the bay area. last week we told you how an east bay animal shelter confirmed cases of canine influenza. the peninsula-based organization stace vaccines can mean the difference between life and death for many dogs. dog flu is extremely contagious and is especially dangerous for puppies. >>> cracking down on illegal fireworks as the fourth of july approaches. east contra costa county fire is hosting its first ever fireworks takeback program. pretty simple.

i think possibly certain events sometimes can trigger retirements like moving into the new hospital, when laguna honda moved, a lot of retirements. we might see that with epic. when you have a big project that requires a lot of change, you might see a spike in retirement. this is d.p.h. demographic data. the source of employees is the department of human resources. so we saw it for this fiscal year using the fiscal year data, we've seen increase in asian hires, increase in african-american hires, reduction in filipino hires and slight increase in hispanic hires and decrease in white hires. these statistics and demographics are in the website for anybody to look at. and they're expanding that so we'll be able to see more information. so this is specifics for our hiring. we don't have manage u, but this is the trending. if it holds true, we'll see slight decrease in white hires and asian hires, but we still have two months to go. it's interesting, the hiring, despite our efforts, it tends to stay relatively constant. we have some work to do. h. are. development team, these are some of the training

news at 6:30. six employees have lost their jobs at san francisco's laguna honda hospital over allegations of verbalry lee tells us the claims that have led the hospital ceo to step down. >> reporter: at a news conference at city hall san francisco mayor london breed said 23 patients have been abused and mistreated by workers at laguna honda hospital. >> there was a very unfortunate situation that has occurred. >> were here to reports of a difficult, disturbing and disappointing to the people of san francisco. >> for the past three years officials say six employees abuse patients at the city run hospital. laguna honda hospital serves adults with disabilities and the elderly, including those who have dementia. the abuse ran the gamut. >> sexualize conversations with residences, verbal and physical abuse. we also have neglect, privacy violations, medication errors >> reporter: the health department says some of the workers recorded the abuse and share data via text. patients were also improperly drugged. >> demonstration of nonprescribed substances to some residents in an attempt to pacify the big >>

news. >> no doubt. eric, thank you. this is not the first scandal to rock laguna honda. the iteam uncovered hospital administrators used money from the patient gift fund to purchase airline tickets and expensive meals in 2010. the fund is meant to buy simple pleasures for the patients. you can find those reports at abc7news.com. >> abc news is committed toable a better bay area digging deep near the big issues. the gig economy has exploded and state lawmakers are looking for solutions to give independent contractors workers basic protections. dozens of gig workers from nannies to uber and lyft drivers testified in front of a san francisco board of supervisors committee today asking the city to support a bill which would grant the workers more rights and benefits. abc news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: one by one they shared what life is life working in san francisco when you're not a full-time employee. >> in order to support my family, i have to work every day more than 11, 12 hours. >> reporter: this driver has a 3 and 1-year-old. he says he hard

news. >>> up next, serious accusations of abuse at san francisco's city run look at a hospital. laguna honda hospital. workers accused of drugging patients, verbal verbal and physical abuse. see why the abuse hits host a cloak hit close to homer city leaders. >>> reddy marks the 30th anniversary of the unofficial start of the lgbtq movement. outside of the stonewall inn with a look at the tributes coming up . >>> plus, maybe a record- breaking cold case in alameda county, prosecutors finally brought closer to a family 40 years after a murder in oakland. ...6, 7, 8 ♪ ♪ ♪ big dreams start with small steps... ...but dedication can get you there. so just start small... start saving. easily set, track and control your goals right from the chase mobile® app. ♪ ♪ chase. make more of what's yours®. >>> back now with shocking allegations of abuse and sexually explicit conversations at from workers at san francisco's city run laguna honda hospital. six employees have lost their jobs over alleged conduct. henry lee is live in the newsroom with what officials revealed in the newsroom. >> reporter:

news this morning, a big story for that we're following dozens of patients at the laguna honda hospitaln abused by staff members. that's according to mayor london breed and the city public health department kron four's dan kerman has more. >>we're here to report something difficult disturbing and disappoint team to the people of san francisco at a news conference friday afternoon san francisco's director of public health announced an investigation has determined. 23 dementia patients at laguna honda hospital were mistreated by 6 staff members between 2016 in january of this year. the patients range in age from 30 to 100 and the mistreatment includes verbal and physical abuse, neglect violations of privacy and the dispensing of medication that was not prescribed, we're better than this. we are committed to restoring the trust of the families and the patience of laguna honda san francisco mayor london breed says her grandmother was a dementia patient at laguna honda during her later years. she was joined in are outraged by board of supervisors president norman me this is personal me. >>i'

people of san francisco at a news conference friday afternoon san francisco's director of public health announced an investigation has determined. 23 dementia patients at laguna honda hospital were mistreated by 6 staff members between 2016 in january of this year. the patients range in age from 30 to 100 and the mistreatment includes verbal and physical abuse, neglect violations of privacy and the dispensing of medication that was not prescribed, we're better than this. we are committed to restoring the trust of the families and the patience of laguna honda san francisco mayor london breed says her grandmother was a dementia patient at laguna honda during her later years. she was joined in are outraged by board of supervisors president norman me this is personal to me. >>i've had family members stay there. i still have friends whose parents are stuff. our 4. so for this to occur. in our our watch this is i don't i don't have the words express how. >>of said i a skilled nursing and rehab facility owned and operated by the city and county of san francisco. misconduct was uncovered in february of this year. during the course of a separate public health investig

people of san francisco at a news conference friday afternoon san francisco's director of public health announced an investigation has determined. 23 dementia patients at laguna honda hospital were mistreated by 6 staff members between 2016 in january of this year. the patients range in age from 30 to 100 and the mistreatment includes verbal and physical abuse, neglect violations of privacy and the dispensing of medication that was not prescribed, we're better than this. we are committed to restoring the trust of the families and the patience of laguna honda san francisco mayor london breed says her grandmother was a dementia patient at laguna honda during her later years. she was joined in are outraged by board of supervisors president norman me this is personal to me. >>i've had family members stay there. i still have friends whose parents are stuff. our 4. so for this to occur. in our our watch this is i don't i don't have the words express how. >>of said i am laguna honda is a skilled nursing and rehab facility owned and operated by the city and county of san francisco. misconduct was uncovered in february of this year. during the course of a separate pub

stay on top of breaking news as it happens to enable the push alert feature. >>> 23 patients at san francisco's laguna honda hospital endured physical and verbal abuse from six hospital employees. the department of public health made that announcement today. the abuse took place in two wards that treat dementia patients and involve victims age 30 to 100. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas is live where city officials say they are outraged by these allegations. eric? >> reporter: and lieu aguna hons a combination of hospital of the poor of san francisco. the relationship between patients and staff builds on trust and now the city has to work to regain the trust. >> we are better than this. >> reporter: san francisco mayor london breed wasn't the only one outraged by the allegations at laguna honda but had a personal connection. >> my grandmother suffered from dementia and was there. >> this behavior is not something we will tolerate. this behavior is not something i will tolerate. >> reporter: health officials say while investigating an unrelated dispute by two employees, they found evidence that 23 dementi

laguna honda hospital is the same one that treats some family members of the board of supervisors. henry lee tells us the claims led to the resignation of the hospital's ceo . >> reporter: at a newse at city hall, san francisco mayor london breed said 23 patients were abused and mistreated by workers at laguna honda hospital. >> there was a very unfortunate situation that has occurred. >> reporter: we are here to report something difficult.disturb and disappointmenting to the people of san francisco. >> reporter: for the past three years official say 6 employees abused patients as the city run hospital. laguna honda serves adults with disabilities and eld kerl including those with dementia. abuse ran the gamut. >> sexualized conversations with residents. verbal and physical abuse, neglect, privacy violations, medication errors. >> reporter: the health department says some of the workers recorded the abuse and shared it in text. patients were also improperly drugged. >> the administration of nonprescribed substances to some residents in an attempt to pacify them. >> reporter: the mayor says this is especially distressing to her. her grandmother suffered from i did mense ha and sta

new hampshire, wyoming and vermont. hat tipped to your project now attorney, i promoted -- joining me a conservative activist in laguna beachthank you for coming on. a lot of things to discuss today. first will do you feel that california is not patriotic? >> unfortunately think there is a movementtoward globalism , it seems to have left patriotism in the dust. melissa: i heard that in orange county, i'm a southern california go myself originally. i know the area well. i was shocked the last couple times i was back, the homeless problem has been exploding. and i love to talk to the people in the area why they think it is happening. the recall, eric garcetti movement, has kind of said it all and put him back on his heels as he's explained how even though you have you know incredible wealth, and a huge tax burden. and he gets more and more money all the time. in fact he went to debt in raised bonds in order to build more homes for homeless.that somehow, the problem seems to be increasing. i feel like when you spend money or something like that and have beautiful southern california, you are attracting more people who come the

news." >>> time now is 8:14. >>> a major scandal rocked a san francisco hospital over accusations of patient abuse. the department of public health says the physical and verbal abuse took place in two wards of laguna hospital in the forest hill neighborhood. they say six employees subjected 23 patients to inappropriate talk about sex and then recorded it. investigators also say they raided the pharmacy to drug the patients into keeping quiet. mayor london breed spoke with her connection to the hospital. >> my grandmother suffered from dementia, and she was at laguna honda for many years before she passed away in 2016. >> this behavior is not something we will tolerate. this behavior is not something i will tolerate. >> the six employees have been fired and two top executives have resigned. no criminal charges have been filed. >>> now to the east bay. new developments on the canine flu outbreak in oakland. 200 infected dogs are being moved to a warehouse there. oakland animal services says the warehouse was cleaned and filled with kennels and play areas. pet food express has donated bowls and leashes and set up an emergency donation fund to help out with the cost. the dogs will be quarantined there