. >>> in san francisco a food fight at fisherman's wharf. the business association says unlicensed hot dog vendors and carts are cutting legitimate businesses and creating a health and safety hazard. ktvu's amber lee is live in the city where this issue is coming to a head. >> reporter: merchants tell me they are frustrated that unlicensed vendors have been operating with no consequences. now a city supervisor tells me a crackdown will be coming soon. on a beautiful wednesday afternoon at san francisco's fisherman's wharf this hot dog vendor does a brisk business. >> the hotdog was amazing. >> reporter: but the fisherman's wharf community benefit district which oversees public safety and its properties tells me these three vendors are operating illegally without permits, raising safety concerns , including exposed propane tanks and health concerns. the district shared this photo of hotdogs and a box, left out unrefrigerated. >> there are a lot of siegel's that fly around. if one happens to be where the food station is in the other one happen

merchants at pier 39 and fisherman's wharf say the unlicensed carts are stealing their business. >> there's a lot of frustration amongst the restaurants who are wondering why they are being held to a different standard than some of the vendors out here. >> the merchants allege the carts are a health hazard, operating with pain tanks and unrefrigerated meat. >> the restaurants say it is tough enough trying to stay afloat during the virus without a double standard that allows unlicensed carts to undercut their business. new at 10:00, ktvu's amber lee in the city where the issue is coming to an end. >> reporter: the supervisor represents this district tells me a crackdown is coming soon. merchants say these unlicensed vendors are a threat to their businesses and public safety. on a beautiful wednesday afternoon this hotdog vendor does brisk business. >>.doc was amazing. >> reporter: but the fisherman's wharf community benefit district, which oversees public safety and its properties, tells me the street vendors are operating illegally without permits, raising safety concerns, including exposed

wharf business owners say on holidays and weekends up to a dozen unlicensed vendors come to the wharf and cut into their business. >> there's a lot of seagulls that fly around. if one happens to be standing above a pole where their food station is and bird waste falls down. >> we run our business fair. we treat our employees fair. i see something here as very unfair. >> the supervisor said he's working with the health department to start enforcement as early as this week. >>> well, phillip 66 is planning to transform its refinery into the world's largest renewable fuels plant. now the company announced the facility will no longer produce fuels from crude oil. instead the refinery will make fuels from used cooking oil, fats and grease. . >> i grew up in the bay area. it is really exciting to be able to reduce the local pollutants. it reduces greenhouse emissions by more than 50%. reduces our criteria pollutants by more than 60%. >> contra costa county and the bay area air quality management district must still approve the project which is slated to begin in 2024. >>> all right, our tim

francisco bay the district is the boosting chinatown oar embarcadero financial district fisherman's wharf exhibit no. north beach telegraph hill and part of union square. >> all of san francisco districts are remarkable i'm honored and delighted to represent really whereas with an the most intact district got chinatown, north beach fisherman's wharf russian hill and knob hill and the northwest waterfront some of the most wealthier and inning e impoverished people in san francisco obgyn siding it is ethically exists a bunch of tight-knit neighborhoods people know he each other by name a wonderful placed physically and socially to be all of the neighborhoods north beach and chinatown the i try to be out in the community as much as and i think, being a the cafe eating at the neighborhood lunch place people come up and talk to you, you never have time alone but really it is fun hi, i'm one the owners and is ceo of cafe trespassing in north beach many people refer to cafe trees as a the living room of north beach most of the clients are local and living up the hill come and meet with each othe

. >> reporter: on most summer days in san francisco, these sidewalks along fisherman's wharf would berists. the outdoor grab stands would have crowds blocking the walk way. now most both even bother to open. even the tourists who do come to san francisco, including this woman here from hawaii know it just isn't the same. >> it was a lot of people, and now it's only a few people, and it's so weird. >> reporter: but it's more than just weird. because of covid, the industry is sputtering like never before. >> it is the worst in san francisco history in terms of spending. there's been nothing in terms of modern travel that we have calculated since world war ii has experienced anything like this. >> san francisco travel released it's findings friday, and for the first time shows the beautiful city's usually numbers. perhaps this ugliest, lost tourism spending for this year and next year is estimated at $10.6 billion. that's almost the equivalent of san francisco's entire city budget. the number of visitors is expected to be less than half of last year, as tourists spent $9.6 billion in 201

so international travel is just a fraction. >> reporter: business at fisherman's wharf is down 70%. business owners say it's a good time for northern california residents to come down and enjoy the wharf without the tours. next year we will be back in business. >> reporter: they predict tourism will increase next year but will recover one occur until 2025. rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> we breaking news from southern california. a fire is burning near lancaster. if you are familiar with the area it's near lake hughes. and has burned nearly 6000 acres. that number will go up because firefighters say the flames are moving very fast. this video was taken about one hour ago. the areas under an excessive heat warning. the sister station in los angeles said it's 100 degrees in that region right now. so far no buildings have been destroyed. authorities are warning people to get ready for evacuation. we want to bring in meteorologist kyla grogan. we heard that it's 100 degrees there? >> this is a time of year when it's very difficult. and another thing that could complicate things even furt

. >>> san francisco's fisherman's wharf, business owners want the city to crack down on unlicensed foodendors. vendors are accused of operating illegally without permits creating health problems. fisherman worse business owners say holidays and weekends, as many as a dozen unlicensed vendors had to the wharf and come into their business. >> there is a lot of seagulls that fly around. so if one happens to be standing above a full will the food station is, and something happens to fall down. >> we treat our employees fair. so something here is very unfair. >>> the supervisor says he is working with the health department on enforcement plans that could start as early as this week here at >>> 250 people are being laid off by the company mozilla. the company based in mountain view said it was already planning to lay off 70 people. because of the permit is forced to let even more workers go. it is also closing down its operations in taiwan. the company, which makes the firefox web browser says it's part of a bigger restructuring and it will focus on creating new products. >>> walmart and inst

francisco bay the district is the boosting chinatown oar embarcadero financial district fisherman's wharf exhibit no. north beach telegraph hill and part of union square. >> all of san francisco districts are remarkable i'm honored and delighted to represent really whereas with an the most intact district got chinatown, north beach fisherman's wharf russian hill and knob hill and the northwest waterfront some of the most wealthier and inning e impoverished people in san francisco obgyn siding it is ethically exists a bunch of tight-knit neighborhoods people know he each other by name a wonderful placed physically and socially to be all of the neighborhoods north beach and chinatown the i try to be out in the community as much as and i think, being a the cafe eating at the neighborhood lunch place people come up and talk to you, you never have time alone but really it is fun hi, i'm one the owners and is ceo of cafe trespassing in north beach many people refer to cafe trees as a the living room of north beach most of the clients are local and living up the hill come and meet with each othe

. >>> business owners in san francisco's fisherman's wharf area want the city to crackdown on unlicenseds. street vendors are operating illegally. it raises health concerns. holidays and weekends can bring one dozen unlicensed food vendors to the wharf and uncut licensed vendors. >> where their food station is in bird one falls down. >> we want to treat our employees fairly. i see something here as unfair. >> the supervisor says he's working with the department of public health to start enforcement on the issue as early as this week. >>> two homes in the east bay have their water back. repair crews worked overnight and had to fix several broken water mains. here is some of the video we took a while ago. they finished up in emeryville. here is what it looked like during the night. water was everywhere. engineers act the oakland operations center may have over pressurize the water lines in 16 water lines cracked. at one time, water was in 300 customers. >>> people living in lake tahoe are fed up with visitors that show up every weekend. they are word that the terrorists are spreading covid

they say on holidays and weekends up to a dozen unlicensed vendors head to the wharf and take away their business. >> there is a lot of seagulls that fly around. if one happens to be standing above a pole where their food station is and bird -- [ indiscernible ] >> we run our business fair. we treat our employees fair. i see something here as very unfair. >> the supervisor said he is working with the health department to start enforcement as early as this week. >>> it is 6:15. tourism is one of san francisco's industry's really hard hit by the pandemic. there are new numbers showing how much the city willding. the travel association projects a combined drop of almost $11 billion this year and next year. that is almost the entire city budget of san francisco. >> it is the worst in san francisco history in terms of the decline in spending. the nothing in terms of modern travel we have calculated since world war ii. >> business is down 70%. the san francisco travel association predicts tour. -- a full recovery is not expected until 2025. >>> looks like a favorite concert venue in san franci

. >> he was a loving, caring person, somebody who wanted to bring something unique to the wharf. >> reportershe confirmed he died by suicide on july 24th. his depression deepened. >> i'm still struggling, too. you don't know what will happen in the end of this, but my motto has been to continue on and do the best i can. >> reporter: carmel has seen a 90% decrease in revenue, a relatable struggle that many other restaurant owners are trying to cope with. >> many of us are used to running our own business and taking care of our employees and families, financially and emotionally. we are put in a place through no fault of our own where we are struggling. >> reporter: restaurant owners have been pushed to hold mental health web nars. >> reach out to your friends and family, reach out to me if you need to talk. you are not going through this for any fault of your own. >> reporter: in san francisco this doctor has seen an increasing amount of death through this pandemic. >> there have been 5 to 10 who have expressed depression or suicide intent. now it is 15 to 20. look for changes in friends and

francisco bay the district is the boosting chinatown oar embarcadero financial district fisherman's wharf exhibit no. north beach telegraph hill and part of union square. >> all of san francisco districts are remarkable i'm honored and delighted to represent really whereas with an the most intact district got chinatown, north beach fisherman's wharf russian hill and knob hill and the northwest waterfront some of the most wealthier and inning e impoverished people in san francisco obgyn siding it is ethically exists a bunch of tight-knit neighborhoods people know he each other by name a wonderful placed physically and socially to be all of the neighborhoods north beach and chinatown the i try to be out in the community as much as and i think, being a the cafe eating at the neighborhood lunch place people come up and talk to you, you never have time alone but really it is fun hi, i'm one the owners and is ceo of cafe trespassing in north beach many people refer to cafe trees as a the living room of north beach most of the clients are local and living up the hill come and meet with each othe

space agency nasa says it's found water on a so-called wharf planet nasa scientists say there are reservoirs of salty water beneath the surface of sirius the largest object in the asteroid belt between mars and jupiter they think it's cracked the surface could have been formed from water using from cracks and then freezing researchers don't know whether the dwarf planet has ever been home to living organisms. this is d.w. newsnight from bud and his reminder the top story of the opposition challenger and brothers his presidential election has left the country i for accusing the president out of time to look at shank a brigade the result the roots are up to date and go after the president acclaimed a lot slide for trade. mole world news at the top all the hour in the meantime of course as always the website that's the company dot com i'm to follow so twitter instagram fox t w yes i'm good. thanks . kowloon is. the best part of some. of the most brilliant. best compilation of the must see. just sent back to. pick. up the. house in a drama competition rivalry marketing numbers atmosphere color t

. >> reporter: today as the south bay could breathe with relief the iconic santa cruz wharf is socked in as thousands revacuat. >> even short term exposure to wild fire smoke can impact. >>mi in from the lnu compl fir an n95 mask will help you otherwise stay inside. the air quality is almost hazardous. >> contra costa county is the heaviest smoke impacts right now with air quality conditions in the unhealthy to very unhealthy range. >> it makes it hard for me to breathe and gives me headaches. >> reporter: she stayed inside her house for three days because of it and tried to go for a walk only to turn really heavy so i especially with this mask you have to keep it on. >> reporter: in walnut creek more businesses decided to stay closed under hazy skies with dropping ash. >> this morning we got up. 8:30 we called each other and were like i don't think it is going to work today. >> reporter: doctors say when you smell smoke stay inside with the windows closed. smoke will last until at least tomorrow and a spare the air alert through sunday. in pleasanton, ian cole nbc bay area news. >> t

the wharf and west cliff because it's too crowded and not enough space to social distance. violators could be fined up to $500. >>> keep tahoe blue and safe. locals in lake tahoe are protesting the influx of visitors there. it's happening at four different places around the lake. truckee, meyers, incline village and king's beach. rallies are expected again on sunday. locals aren't just complaining about the potential spread of the virus. they say there's also been a litter epidemic. some of the signs protesters are waving this weekend will say "don't trash our home." >>> it's very tempting to go up to lake tahoe or to the beach. that's the only place we'll probably find some relief. let's get a check of our forecast and this heat wave with jeff ranieri. >> yeah, it really has been so down right dangerous across many cities today. there's been a little bit of relief at the coastline where we had some 70s around half moon bay. but we're in for a lot more heat ahead. so i wanted to go ahead and show you how hot we got today in case you missed it because today is the hottest da

the wharf. the 1st victims of the war forgotten my history at the end of the 2nd world war 20000 children were stranded in the ruins of europe in the euphoria of liberation their fate became a footnote some of them found refuge in an old monastery near munich which became a center for homeless children in early summer 945. they had been snatched from their parents in the concentration camps or deported from their homeland to serve the nazi regime now a new life is to begin for them far away from the chaos of the post-war world. and i don't remember. being together with lesley in the camps but but i do remember. that was. their lives were coming through started out by train and then lives were close enough so that they would shoot at the local motor of the train move. and surgery started marching. and that that that was that. funny that was sort of was my and that could much anymore and. some of the focus by this turn up from a different group too much joined up with us if you if you felt you wer

from politics retired to school and that much he said to the delegation of the economic community of wharf west african state led by former nigerian president goodluck jonathan initially when they arrived in bamako them went to see him or that was a condition before they continued talking with the military they went to see him in the prison and he told them openly and plainly that he doesn't want to go back and he's decision was based on the fact that for months. has been facing stiff resistance from members of the opposition and even some civil society members so he realized that going back to power would be a continuous cycle of protests more violence and more sort of destruction in mali and as a result he felt it's time for him to move back and return to school and look after us ok i think that they're following the situation in mali from a butcher as many as 500 refugees and migrants a stranded on a railway track of bosnia herzegovina one province decided to ban them and push them into another which has refused to accept that child balance reports. on a road to nowhere hundreds of migr

i am at the wharfs who would be interested in such a poisoning because of course. today you know they use a. condition they are the frontline used. in the in russia you know that one on radio they're on television and. paying attention to that and as your correspondent said earlier this is not the 1st such suspicious situation. you know another the russian opposition claims that he was poisoned you will though he was of course not in such a bad condition as mr not all need and there was absolutely no proof ald so now karl moore is i use you in every i in the united states for not taking action or on his complaints so it looks like a very suspicious very complicated situation and i would not exclude that sound on the else the russian government would be interested in having that mr navarre boy isn't there a civic at this particular moment because in the last i would see 2 or 3 years now and it was always in speed you know here was the north and. doria snot s. visible in the media or on the social networks as before so someone decided that mr non-voluntary in a criti

a few blocks from here over at gaston's wharf.beneath our feet is seeded with pain that is old and new. we always find a way to grow together. earlier this summer, the city of charleston removed its statue honoring john c. calhoun, an honored advocate of slavery. and construction is underway on the international african-american museum at gadson's wharf. we are stepping out from the shadows of our past and beginning to lay the groundwork for a more just future. it won't be easy. we can only succeed if we move forward together. we will need a president who sees unifying people as a requirement of the job. a president who understands the true meaning of community. and now to build it through trust and humility. and as so many families experiencing loss in this pandemic. lost jobs, lost loved ones. and lost confidence in the president to keep us safe. we need a president who understands both profound loss and what it takes to bounce back. but more important than this firsthand experience with loss and hardship, issues an ability to t

tonow you are going to go politics and prose at the wharf tonight. toy weren't originally going offer you a place to speak, initially when i first asked my daughter's friend there about it. subsequently learned it. i am hoping it is getting good coverage. it certainly deserves it. it is an incredible story. and still trial attorney but not very much anymore, to read about the court-martial and how difficult the attorney defending the captain was, how difficult his position was, how little time he had to prepare, how little evidence he had to prepare a defense, it makes the story doubly, triply horrible. so thank you for getting it out it is very hope successful in reaching people not only so they can understand , wethese things can happen can understand why the cover-up occurred. it was the end of the war and they didn't want to talk about this, particularly since it was the biggest sinking and loss-of-life the navy has ever had. not even close. i guess that'sd when i wasto say and little, i remember watching these victory at see movies and documenta

they will be banned along the beach and wharf. anybody that visits the beach can walk, run, swim or surf. visitors will not be allowed to bring food, coolers or hangout in large groups and there will be strict fines , violators coud be fined up to $500. >>> the state is reporting the backlog in cases, and that's the word from governor newsom today. the daily number of cases in california, the state reported over 7,900 new cases. 4,400 of those, half of them were from the data glitch in july. the covid tests were done last month, and the glitch caused them to be unreported until today. even with so many results officially reported today, you can see we are still way down from the peak earlier this week of 12,500 cases. now, let's take a look at the total number of cases in the bay area. santa clara confirmed 523 new cases to bring their total to over 13,000. contra costa county confirmed 3,400 new cases, and san francisco added over 100 new cases today pushing it over the 8,000 mark. >>> up next, how much progress has been made sin

alcatraz just closed at 6000 people a day driving businesses and stores and fisherman's wharf and at north beach. >>> 5:17 a.m. and out of food work food workers will stage a demonstration before the the giants game. they are working now because of the pandemic and their are no they are demanding financial aid beyond the $500 per worker the giants provided at the beginning of the pandemic. and that protest comes as the giants are hosting the oakland a's in seconds or so tonight for the start of the bay bridge series. the weather tied with the cubs with the most wins in the major league during this shortened season. oakland leads the american league west with 13 wins and six losses in the giants are in last place with eight wins and 12 losses, yet they sealed it, right? the first pitch and oracle part tonight is at 6:45 p.m. >>> normally i would ask steve what should we wear as we head to the ball park today? dave, somebody name pam cook texted me and said, holy cow it's hot outside only she did not say, how. >> i just wanted to let you know. yes it is. >> temperatures way above could

that increases businesses at stores and restaurants at fisherman's wharf and north beach.9 a.m. we could talk about the weather but i think you know what steve's forecast is. steve knows. >> looks like my low will be 68. it's the warmest i've had. not 68 and there are some who will get below 70. the high clouds and heat being retained moving mainly off the coast and it looks like shower activity will stay off the coast. hot muggy dangerous heat for some. fire danger increases when you get the tropical moisture picking up with temperatures this hot. it's a long hot stretch inland. one away tops out today or tomorrow and it looks like it will stick and stay 100 on the way into the early next week. the excessive heat watches starts at 11:00 a.m. and something moves in like a big fog bank. 94 and beautiful in palm springs. 72 in sacramento and 75 in monterey. warmer in monterey than sacramento. you see the cloud cover making for a beautiful sunrise and sunset and setting the stage for a hot and muggy pattern with temperatures in the 104-108 the cloud cover might take a few deg

a few blocks from here over at gaston's wharf. with pain that is both old and new. but from that soil we always find a way to grow together. earlier this summer the city of charleston removed a statue honoring john c. calhoun an advocate of slavery, and construction is under way on the international african-american museum at gaston's wharf. much like the country as a whole, we are stepping out from the shadows of our past and beginning to lay the groundwork for a more just future. it won't be easy. we can only succeed if we move forward together. so we will need a president who sees unifying people as a requirement of the job. a president who understands the true meaning of community, and how to build it through trust and humility. and as so many families are experiencing loss in this pandemic, lost jobs, lost loved ones and lost confidence in the president to keep us safe, we need a president who understands both profound loss and what it takes to bounce back. but more important than his firsthand experience with loss and hardsh

francisco bay the district is the boosting chinatown oar embarcadero financial district fisherman's wharfexhibit no. north beach telegraph hill and part of union square. >> all of san francisco districts are remarkable i'm honored and delighted to represent really whereas with an the most intact district got chinatown, north beach fisherman's wharf russian hill and knob hill and the northwest waterfront some of the most wealthier and inning e impoverished people in san francisco obgyn siding it is ethically exists a bunch of tight-knit neighborhoods people know he each other by name a wonderful placed physically and socially to be all of the neighborhoods north beach and chinatown the i try to be out in the community as much as and i think, being a the cafe eating at the neighborhood lunch place people come up and talk to you, you never have time alone but really it is fun hi, i'm one the owners and is ceo of cafe trespassing in north beach many people refer to cafe trees as a the living room of north beach most of the clients are local and living up the hill come and meet with each other

i know you're going to go to politics in and have the story at the wharf tonight. originally, apparently they weren't going to offer you a place to speak with. subsequently i learned that that was. so i hope it's getting good coverage. it certainly deserves. it's an incredible story. as an attorney, still trial attorney but not very much anymore to read about the court-martial and how difficult the attorney defending the captain was. how difficult his position was and how little time he had to prepare and how little evidence, any records he had to prepared a defense. it really makes the story doubly, and eee horrible. thank you for getting it out there and i hope it's very successful and reaching people not only so that they can understand how these things can happen. we can understand why the cover-up occurred, it was the end of the war, they didn't want to talk about this. i was the biggest sinking and loss of life the navy as that ever had. thank you i guess that's all i want to say. when i was a little in the early forties, fifties watching these a documentarie

francisco ferry docks, which drives business at craft stands, stores and restaurants at fisherman's wharf, pier 39 and north beach. >>> san francisco is also well- known for its nightlife, but not during this pandemic. now business owners are warning that some music venues could close down permanently. it will take a big influx of money to save them. >> reporter: live shows, comedy and music are part of the fabric of san francisco. bottom of the hill, a live music venue, is coming up on its 29th year rocking in the city. running a business is never easy, but the pandemic has been devastating. >> i was finally feeling just like relaxed and like we are going to make it. than march 13th hits and we have to shut down operations completely and there hasn't been a dime coming in since then. >> reporter: the bottom of the hill is just one venue in a city with dozens of music, comedy and live performance spaces. the barr and music venue owners say in addition to adding to the city's culture , they also health the bills. >> the latest economic studies show nightlife ads $7.2 billion to our local e

francisco bay the district is the boosting chinatown oar embarcadero financial district fisherman's wharf exhibit no. north beach telegraph hill and part of union square. >> all of san francisco districts are remarkable i'm honored and delighted to represent really whereas with an the most intact district got chinatown, north beach fisherman's wharf russian hill and knob hill and the northwest waterfront some of the most wealthier and inning e impoverished people in san francisco obgyn siding it is ethically exists a bunch of tight-knit neighborhoods people know he each other by name a wonderful placed physically and socially to be all of the neighborhoods north beach and chinatown the i try to be out in the community as much as and i think, being a the cafe eating at the neighborhood lunch place people come up and talk to you, you never have time alone but really it is fun hi, i'm one the owners and is ceo of cafe trespassing in north beach many people refer to cafe trees as a the living room of north beach most of the clients are local and living up the hill come and meet with each othe

near the fisherman's wharf you can see we're sock socked in with >>you're watching kron 00:04am morning>good morning everybody, thank you so much for joining us on the kron 00:04am morning news we made it to wednesday. it's august 11th, i'm marty gonzales which is 2 days away from friday. yes, i'm already thinking about friday. i thought about friday when i woke up on monday. i will tran in for robin winston and this friday speaking of friday is going to be a toasty one day. >>yeah we'll be in even though warming up more tomorrow too. and today is no slacker either there's a good morning guys, good morning, everybody golden gate bridge shot showing karl the fog which is the slacker hanging around not lifted off yet. it's trying to do so in those inland areas, however looks like we'll do so during this hour so should get some temperature moving in those inland valleys, both in the east bay and up to the north bay a little bit. thus far here's where we stand 64, antioch 61 for livermore east bay shoreline mid 60's was 64 down to san jose and 50's up to the north bay little core this morni

matter how you look at it, whether it was their role cutting the wood for the boardslaying the from the wharf to the tomb, or selling things african-americans were very involved in perpetuating legends and writing themselves into it. but also challenging the thoughts about how washington felt about things like emancipation. one of my favorite stories, because often times they would make comments about whether they gratuity, where a gentleman was not able to give anything to a elderly enslaved woman. she asked for a pinch of tobacco. it just goes to show you it was not always about money. sometimes it was whatever the visitor might have on them. there was an expectation there would be an exchange for a service and african-americans were a vital part of that. border on things that seem a little bit more unorthodox or strange. starting from the 1830's onward we see this trope of the last servant of george washington. that gets repeated a lot. 1830's, 1840's, and i found at least five last servant, but when you unpack that it tells you more about why does that claim have meaning? onward the30's f

. >> a loving, caring person, somebody who wanted to bring something unique to the wharf. >> reporter: staying strong, amanda confirmed the local restaurateur died by suicide on july 24th. their pizza restaurant and wine bar had been struggling, and his depression deepened. >> i'm still struggling through it too. i guess you just never know what's going to happen in the end of this, but my motto more or less has been to just continue on and do the best i can. >> reporter: carmel pizza had also seen a 90% decrease in revenue during this pandemic. a relatable financial struggle that many restaurant owners are also trying to cope with. >> many of us are used to running our own businesses and being responsible for our employees and taking care of our families, you know, financially as well as emotionally. and we're put in a place where for the first time, again through no fault of our own, we're struggling. >> reporter: the golden gate restaurant association is seeing firsthand the facts and financial pressures this pandemic has had on restaurant owners, pushing them to hold mental health

talk to me about something like ca nary wharf space.e some are 20,30 think about these buildings because some are 20, 30 maybe more stories high. centers for disease control in the us did a study and found that the us did a study and found that the ability for coronavirus for example to spread between floors of offices where staff have very little interaction actually happen very easily because we need to think about how you navigate these offices. there are lifts ordinarily, people are not going to be climbing the stairs if they're usually working on the 21st floor for example. so really, yes, do these places have a future or do they risk becoming mary celeste? again we don't know these become hospitality workspaces. they become a space where your team or smaller groups of your teams might meet perhaps once a week hereunder or you are using international hubs people can come in and they can stay over at the office, the office will have bedrooms, could have bars and restau ra nts, bedrooms, could have bars and restaurants, a gym. so it

look at it, whether it was their role cutting the wood for the canes or laying the plank from the wharf to the tombs, or it was them selling things on site and sharing stories, african americans were very involved in perpetuating some of these washington legends but also writing themselves into it. but also challenging some of the thoughts about how washington felt about things like emancipation. one of my particularly favorite stories, because oftentimes they would make comments about whether or not they were given some type of gratuity or tip, there was one incidence where a gentleman wasn't able to give anything to a particularly elderly enslaved woman and she asked for a pinch of tobacco. so i mean, it just goes to show you that it wasn't always about money. sometimes it was just whatever the visitor might have on them. there was an expectation that there would be an exchange for a service. african-americans were a vital part of that. now, we also do border on sometimes things that seem a little bit more unorthodox or a little bit strange. starting from the 1830's on ward, we see th

francisco bay the district is the boosting chinatown oar embarcadero financial district fisherman's wharf exhibit no. north beach telegraph hill and part of union square. >> all of san francisco districts are remarkable i'm honored and delighted to represent really whereas with an the most intact district got chinatown, north beach fisherman's wharf russian hill and knob hill and the northwest waterfront some of the most wealthier and inning e impoverished people in san francisco obgyn siding it is ethically exists a bunch of tight-knit neighborhoods people know he each other by name a wonderful placed physically and socially to be all of the neighborhoods north beach and chinatown the i try to be out in the community as much as and i think, being a the cafe eating at the neighborhood lunch place people come up and talk to you, you never have time alone but really it is fun hi, i'm one the owners and is ceo of cafe trespassing in north beach many people refer to cafe trees as a the living room of north beach most of the clients are local and living up the hill come and meet with each othe

close to 6000 people per day and helped fuel businesses and stores and restaurants at fisherman's wharf fire crews and the east bay are watching for hotspots from afar that caused tense moments in danville. it started yesterday afternoon at a home on willow glen court as three children inside were finishing up there for save the new school year learning from home. the grandmother was watching them had just left but a 13- year-old girl and a younger brother and sister were still able to safely escape from the burning home. >> i looked out the window and there was smoke outside and flames outside the bathroom window. >> when i pulled up, i could barely see the house because of so much smoke on the roof. >>> the family lost their home but thank goodness everyone is okay. firefighters say the flames spread to some brush threatening other homes in the neighborhood. investigators are still working to learn how this fire started. >>> and announcement just made. the lake fire in los angeles containment went from 5% two 12% and that fire has burned 11,000 acres. it started wednesday afternoon in

spots, union square, safe shopper programs and the downtown area and we've put them at fisherman's wharf, high foot traffic, not accessible by patrol officers. they're visible because officers are sitting on horses almost six feet tall and great for that type of response. and they help with our response to the car break-ins, particularly in the parks where we tend to have car break-ins. they help with the response with the safe shopper program this year -- for the last few yearses, we have received overtime funding by an anonymous donor and this year we didn't have those funds. we had to have a plan b. they were deployed on duty, not overtime, for the most part, to the downtown area where we know we have volumesch peoples of pee shopping during the holiday season. they're great for community relations at a time right now where we need community relations in every aspect and as much as we can get it. people tend to like the horses. the way we deploy them is not intimidating and it's a nice way to do patrol and not have as presence that is as intimidating that you've mentioned in your ques

a few blocks from here over at the wharf.aling from the wounds we received from whites of premises murderede church and nine black parishioners as they study the bible together. the ground beneath our feet is filled with pain that is both old and new. find a way to grow together. earlier this summer, the city of charleston removed a statue honoring jhansi calhoun, -- joh n c. calhoun, an advocate of spirits -- of slavery. and construction is underway at an african-american museum. much like the country as a whole, we are stepping out from the shadows of our past, and beginning to lay the ground group -- groundwork for a more just future. it will not be easy. we can only succeed if we move forward together. so we will need a president who sees unifying people as a requirement of the job. a president who understands the true meaning of community. and how to build it through trust and humility. and as so many experiences are experiencing loss in this pandemic, lost jobs, lost loved ones, and lost confidence in the president to k

wharf.ion at fisherman's wharf. they left an unusual little treasure of the city. >> ingleside terraces, again, i was trying to show off the residence park. a lot of crazy building. for still has one of the great stairways -- forest hill has one of the greats their ways. -- great stairways. this looked like a ship. they used to decorate fire houses for christmas. >> on the side of this fire house is a wooden tower. the tower was for drying the hoses. after they get water in them, they have to be dried. >> a fire house like this is for sale. if you have $1.3 million, which is really cheap enough for a firehouse -- >> one in the inner sunset was just sold. >> was it? i want to buy a streetcar. i cannot pay my rent. >> there were two of these for pumping water out of the ground. murphy gave a lot of money for it. >> what decided the boundaries and the location of golden gate park? >> it was a deal that they basically cut in 1868. the up side lands were up for grabs. it was u.s. government land,

support that go full portfolio, everything from the are you newals that you've seen at fisherman's wharfand that is pretty much a full-time job. some of that position, in terms of mr. corgis, he also supports the neighborhood teams, as well. >> supervisor ronen: the other question i had is it looks like legacy business programs is being cut from 1.5 million to about 1 million, is that correct? >> yes. that reflects the expiration of the one-time funding of .5 million from the board. >> supervisor ronen: and all of that has been used? >> yes, that's correct. >> supervisor ronen: and would you have used it all if you have it? >> i think every business out there is in need of it. i think the need right now is holistic. as we've -- as we've framed our grant programs and loan programs, primarily we've focused our attention on those businesses not able to hope up initially on the june 29 list before the state placed us on the watch list, and those neighborhoods that we continue to support through this budget, which are the mission, bayview, lower fillmore, western addition, arichmond, and the

support that go full portfolio, everything from the are you newals that you've seen at fisherman's wharfand that is pretty much a full-time job. some of that position, in terms of mr. corgis, he also supports the neighborhood teams, as well. >> supervisor ronen: the other question i had is it looks like legacy business programs is being cut from 1.5 million to about 1 million, is that correct? >> yes. that reflects the expiration of the one-time funding of .5 million from the board. >> supervisor ronen: and all of that has been used? >> yes, that's correct. >> supervisor ronen: and would you have used it all if you have it? >> i think every business out there is in need of it. i think the need right now is holistic. as we've -- as we've framed our grant programs and loan programs, primarily we've focused our attention on those businesses not able to hope up initially on the june 29 list before the state placed us on the watch list, and those neighborhoods that we continue to support through this budget, which are the mission, bayview, lower fillmore, western addition, arichmond, and the

, in many of the commercial districts and super blocks of particularly north beach but fisherman's wharf in northeast, we've gotten strong feedback to prioritize shared spaces so commercial businesses could go into the street and that is the work we emphasized. we do not want to be in the position of being the smart people downtown who are imposed our ideas on neighborhoods. we want to be collaborating with communities in order to make sure they understand the whole array of tools that we have to their specific problems, but we want to be listening to communities about what their problems are and what their priorities are. that said, we also understand we need to invest more in engagement, in communities that don't have a tradition of a lot of engagement with government and, also, invest in communities that don't have a lot of tradition of engagement digitally. that means focusing staff resources to use more traditionally needs of community engagements such as going door-to-door or leaving fliers in markets and making sure that our materials are in the language that the local community s

spots, union square, safe shopper programs and the downtown area and we've put them at fisherman's wharf, high foot traffic, not accessible by patrol officers. they're visible because officers are sitting on horses almost six feet tall and great for that type of response. and they help with our response to the car break-ins, particularly in the parks where we tend to have car break-ins. they help with the response with the safe shopper program this year -- for the last few yearses, we have received overtime funding by an anonymous donor and this year we didn't have those funds. we had to have a plan b. they were deployed on duty, not overtime, for the most part, to the downtown area where we know we have volumesch peoples of pee shopping during the holiday season. they're great for community relations at a time right now where we need community relations in every aspect and as much as we can get it. people tend to like the horses. the way we deploy them is not intimidating and it's a nice way to do patrol and not have as presence that is as intimidating that you've mentioned in your ques

spots, union square, safe shopper programs and the downtown area and we've put them at fisherman's wharf, high foot traffic, not accessible by patrol officers. they're visible because officers are sitting on horses almost six feet tall and great for that type of response. and they help with our response to the car break-ins, particularly in the parks where we tend to have car break-ins. they help with the response with the safe shopper program this year -- for the last few yearses, we have received overtime funding by an anonymous donor and this year we didn't have those funds. we had to have a plan b. they were deployed on duty, not overtime, for the most part, to the downtown area where we know we have volumesch peoples of pee shopping during the holiday season. they're great for community relations at a time right now where we need community relations in every aspect and as much as we can get it. people tend to like the horses. the way we deploy them is not intimidating and it's a nice way to do patrol and not have as presence that is as intimidating that you've mentioned in your ques

. >>> in san francisco a bit of a food fight at fisherman wharf. the business associations is unlicensed hot dog carts are actually undercutting businesses and creating help as well as safety hazards. amber lee has the story. truck on a beautiful wednesday afternoon at the san francisco fishing it's worth, this hot dog vendor does a brisk business. >> the hot dog was amazing. never had it like that. >> the fishing is worth committee and if it district which oversees public safety and it's properties tell me the street vendors are operating illegally without permits, raising safety concerns, including expose propane tanks and health concerns. the district shared this photo of hotdogs and a box left out refrigerated. >> a lot of seagulls flying around, what happened to be standing above a poll where the food station is and bird droppings fall down. >> this was taken on july 4, holidays and weekends can bring up to a dozen unlicensed food vendors to the war. undercutting merchants such as concession stand owner brian hayes respect i say they take abou