i want to start by thanking state senator scott wiener for his incredible leadership on this important bill that finally got signed by the governor and one that we're going to be putting into action right here in san francisco. i also really want to thank supervisor rafael mandleman for his leadership and getting it through the board of supervisors so we can move forward on an act that we know is a critical step to help us address mental health reform like never before in san francisco. thank you to the episcopal community services for hosting us today. the bishop here provides permanent supportive housing for over 100 people in this building, an outcome that we want for all people who go through conservatorship. thank you to the department of adult and aging services, the public conservatorship, the department of homelessness and supportive housing. it does take a village and it takes all of these departments in order to accomplish what we know is an important goal to help people who we know are suffering on our streets. we're here today because we know that compassion and kindness pl

. >> reporter: state senator scott wiener also wants pg&e to be more competent and accountable. >> pg&e is so used to getting its way. they're completely tone deaf here. their ceo continues to just blanket the scale of the black-out affecting millions of people. they're not self-aware of how impactful in a negative way their actions far. >> the cpuc has called for emergency hearings that begin at 1:00 tomorrow. joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> fire watch. right now we're keeping an eye on a fire that broke out around 8:00 tonight. this is new video just into the newsroom. it's about 10 acres. part of highway 29 remains closed at this hour. some people in the area told to evacuate but those orders have now been lifted. >>> right now there's a high surf advisory. it does have the potential to whip up some watthat was actual. everywhere in yellow is under high surf advisory. we could see it as deep as 20 feet. tomorrow morning, friday morning. if you look at what's going on here, look at the winds that are sweeping across the ocean. these are surface winds. they're all coming out of the northwes

>>state senator scott wiener is proposing legislation to limit planned blackouts the utility under scrutiny by critics claiming last week's big blackout was a way for pg need to eliminate wildfire liability risk wiener's bill sb 3.78 would require the cpu see to create a process for electric customers to recover costs accrued during a power shut off. the bill is gaining momentum as governor gavin newsome demands pge reimburse customers affected by the recent power shut-offs pg e officials continue to defend their decision wednesday. a spokesman said the company could not determine whether customers would be compensated until the cpu see has reviewed the event. >>the cpc has called for an emergency meeting friday with p g's top executives, reporting in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>time is running out for wildfire victims to file a claim against the now bankrupt pg any a federal bankruptcy judge set the deadline for monday october the 21th if you are a victim of a campfire or any other wild fire that happened before pge filed for bankruptcy. you have until monday, the 21th of octo

. >> the bill is being proposed by state senator scott wiener who says the state needs clear standards for when utilities can flip a switch. this new bill does not completely prevent a power shut off. >> i understand why pg&e at times will need to shut down the power. i'm not saying they should never shut down power ever. but they need to make it as focused as possible. >> now, the new legislation will put parameters around when a major power off ld sportsin at 11:00. some power. a prime neman. who was that? and for >>> baseball up top. how would you like to win 106 games this season, and then poof, it's over. ask the los angeles dodgers. national league game winner -- 8th inning an anony re and then next pitch, gone. that's juan soto who tied the game. that was enough for carry shaw. and then former dodger howy -- are on their way to the national league championship series. another melt down for the dodgers who have not won a world series since 1988. >>> the nationals earned the braves-cardinals -- winner. braves mike -- against st. louis and it was baseball carnage. the cardinals sco

. >> state senator scott wiener tweeted about how he is deeply wishing there was a second transbay tube. overall he said he was happy with b.a.r.t.'s response. b.a.r.t. was able to single track trains through the tube at 5:30 and service was back up and running at 6:00. >>> b.a.r.t.'s new general manager, bob powers, will visit two stations as part of his listening tour. powers will be at the bay fair station in san leandro from 8:00 to 9:00 this morning then the civic station in san francisco from 3:00 to 4:00 this afternoon. powers wants to hear directly from riders to get feedback about service and policies. >>> facebook ceo mark zuckerberg will speak before congress today. i'm tracking it all from the live desk. this will be zuckerberg's first time on capitol hill since testifying on the cambridge analytica scandal last year. today's hearing on facebook's influence is expected to begin at 7:00 our time. zuckerberg will be the only witness. in prepared remarks the ceo is expected to say facook will not launch its own digital currency, libra, anywhere in the world without u.s. governm

scott wieners co-authored the bill claiming it will expand access to the bill among communities of color. studies show some of these drugs are 98% effective in preventing hiv infection if used daily. >>> a ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products will be enforced today, that ordinance also bans the sale of all tobacco products in pharmacies in san carlo. the man took effect back in may but enforcement was delayed until today.er will stop selling e cigarettes, this is amid the growing health concerns. walgreens is one of the nation's biggest drugstore chains, kroger is one of america's biggest supermarket chains. just last month walmart announced it plans to discontinue the sale of e cigarettes. >>> the first lady is speaking out on the dangers of vaping, misses trump appeared at the kickoff of the 31st annual red ribbon campaign yesterday. the nation's largest drug prevention effort. she delivered remarks on addiction and how it affects youth before voicing concerns on the rapid use of e-cigarette products. >> we need to continue encouraging teenagers and young adults that have falle

some of the alternatives they're faced with this, scott wiener, caught in this b.a.r.t. mess. the transbay tube is closed until

. >> the bill is being proposed by state senator scott wiener who says the state needs clear standardsflip a switch. this new bill does not completely prevent a power shut off. >> i understand why pg&e at times will need to shut down the power. i'm not saying they should never shut down power ever. but they need to make it as focused as possible. >> now, the new legislation will put parameters around when a major power shut off should occur. >>> sports settling in here at 11:00. 49ers have lost some power. a prime offensive line man. who was that? and for announcer: time magazine reports: "the new american addiction. how juul hooked kids and ignited a public health crisis." other news outlets report- juul took $12.8 billion from big tobacco. markets e-cigarettes with kid friendly flavors and uses nicotine to addict them. 5 million kids use e-cigarettes. juul is "following big tobacco's playbook." and now, juul is pushing prop c to overturn e-cigarette protections. vote no on juul. no on big tobacco. no on prop c. s fall sale on the sleep number 360 smart bed. you can adjust your comfor

state senator scott wiener and san francisco assemblyman phil ting say the state will spend 10-point- operate the "warm line" call line for three years. people can reach a 'warm line' counselor by calling to texting 855-845-7415. to start ... the line will be open from 7 in the morning until 11 at night on weekdays. seven a-m to 3 p-m on saturdays. and seven a-m to 9 p-m on sundays. the line is expected to be open 24 -hours a day, 7 -days a week by the end of the year. ( james ) happening today. governor gavin newsom will be in oakland to sign a series of bills which aim to tackle the housing affordability crisis. yesterday the govenor signed a measure that would place a 15-billion dollars bond on the ballot for school construction projects across the state. the measure would help modernize schools ... address drinking water issues ... and help update buildings to safeguard earthquakes. the governor says a lot of the money will benefit low income school districts. <"it's those that need to be front and center that need the support that are going to be the lineshare beneficiaries of th

some of the alternatives they're faced with this, scott wiener, caught in this b.a.r.t. mess. the transbay tube is closed until further notice. wish we had a second transbay tube. we just told you, the transbay tube is now open. we go to the west oakland b.a.r.t. station. and the traffic is backed up now. a lot of delays because of this stoppage earlier. >> reporter: talk about horrible timing, right at the start of the evening commute. as you mentioned, we're live outside of the west oakland b.a.r.t. station. all of these commuters are looking down at their phones. they're ordering ubers and lyfts, trying to figure out a way to get out and get to the final destination. i have a commuter here. jason from oakland. walk me through it. you were on the train and what did you hear? zb >> i was the last guy on the train, we're packed in. we're going to hold the train for a minute. everyone's, okay. a couple minutes go by and they say, there's smoke in the tunnel. we're going to be probably turning this train around. and since i was the last person on the train, i was the first perso

. >> state senator scott wiener was caught up in the mess and tweeted about how he is deeply wishinghere was a second transbay tube. overall he said he was happy with b.a.r.t.'s response. b.a.r.t. was able to single track trains through the tube at 5:30 and service was back up and running at 6:00. >>> mark zuckerberg will speak before congress today. i'm tracking it all from the live desk. this will be zuckerberg's first time on capitol hill since testifying on the cambridge analytica scandal last year. today's hearing on facebook's influence is expected to begin at 7:00 our time. zuckerberg will be the only witness. in prepared remarks released yesterday, the ceo is expected to say facebook will not launch its own digital currency, libra, anywhere in the wold without u.s. government approval. congress is concerned about the cryptocurrency and facebook's impact on privacy and hate speech. >>> democrats are calling this the most damaging testimony yet in the impeachment inquiry. the top u.s. dipment in ukraine told congress he thought it was crazy to hold aid to ukraine until official

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the bill's authors, senator scott wiener of san francisco and an assembly woman from stockton are committedill passed in 2020. >>> abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area. that means taking a closer look at some controversial issues. building a new navigation center for the homeless along the embarcadero has been met with a lot of protests from neighbors who tried to stop it from going up. there are five centers in san francisco with two more on the way. the dog patch neighborhood to the east of potrero hill have called their center a good neighbor. abc 7 news reporterlyi l report den ez to tell us more. >> let me tell you, it wasn't a match made in heaven. it opened in may in 2017. at first people in the neighborhood were apprehensive with that change. the central waterfront navigation center quietly nestled in an area in the dog patch neighborhood on the east because it's isolated, some don't know it's there. the owner of the mini food truck parks her vehicle two blocks away and is there five days a week. i had to explain to her what it was. >> homeless. >> no. >> local busi

>>state senator scott wiener is proposing legislation to limit planned blackouts the utility under scrutinyaiming will blackout was a way for pg need to eliminate wildfire liability risk wiener's bill sb 3.78 would require the cpu see to create a process for electric customers to recover costs accrued during a power shut off. the bill is gaining momentum as governor gavin newsome demands pge reimburse customers affected by the recent power shut-offs pg e officials continue to defend their decision wednesday. a spokesman said the company could not determine whether customers would be compensated until the cpu see has reviewed the event. >>the cpc has called for an emergency meeting friday with p g's top executives, reporting in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. sort wined and dined top customers just before the outage last week that individual is no longer with the company and retreat also coincided with the 2 year anniversary of the october 2017, north bay wildfires most of which the state did blame on pay jeannie. those fires caused widespread damage and sonoma county. the catholic ch

the law was co-authored by state senator from san francisco scott wiener. >>can we say this a lot but it is time to get your flu shot the centers for disease control and prevention recommend that people get a flu. vaccine by the end of october of possible. doctors say you definitely want to get one before thanksgiving because that's when you're more likely to interact with more people travel and the exposed to more germs. a number of flu related deaths have already been reported there are a number of ways of course to avoid the flu, including washing your hands, staying away from people who are sick. doctors also recommend staying at home if you have the flu to protect other people. flu shots are available in many pharmacies and doctors offices all around the country. >>and alka native who helped shape the state is being honored in a big way. elizabeth parada vij becomes the first alaska native to be represented on us currency. she is from the click it i've been led the fight to create alaska's anti-discrimination law in 1945. the unveiling of the new dolla

state senator scott wiener san francisco proposed the measure it would require the california public utilities commission to create a process for electricity customers too recover costs that were accrued during a power shut off. the proposal comes as governor gavin newsome demands pge reimburse customers who were affected by the recent power shut-offs the chinese spokesperson said today, the utility could not determine whether customers will be compensated until the cpu see has reviewed the event the cpc called for an emergency meeting friday with pg e's top executives. >>a major an influential silicon valley ceo who says facebook is essentially an addiction is now proposing a breakup of that social ware com force. he spoke today with cnn's poppy harlow. >>facebook is the new cigarettes, it's addictive. it's not good for you thereafter your kids, they're running political ads that aren't true and they're also acquiring other companies and commingling their data into theirs. and i think at that point because they're now doing that that they probably should be broken up. so because are

. >>> scott wiener is proposing a bill for the power shut off.edict the impact of these massive blowing blackouts. >> the problem i have, pg&e appears to be airing on the side of going as broad as possible and shutting off power for millions of people, potentially. that's not okay. >> state senator weiner's bill would impose fines during planned blackouts and prevents service during power shut off. the legislature will hold hearings on this bill in january. and state senator jerry hill said pg&e needs to harden it system to make it resilient and safe and not power shutdowns as the go to response. it's not the response expected from the largest utility in this section of the state that leads global tech innovation. >>> the merrill fire burning in moraga is now 80% contained according to cal fire and most evacuations have been lifted. it burned more than 40 acres and now that the sun is up, firefighters are working to cause the cause of the fire that started at about 1:00 after pg&e set off power to the area. alyssa harrington has stories from over