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welcomed its first customers, earlier today, cindy is running that shop with the help of san francisco's cannabis equity program. the mother of two hopes this historic opening can pave the way for others in the community. >> it is also given other women that look like me hope, they know they can also do it, you know, i don't come from money, so this is a big blessing and an opportunity to show that if you do the work, it is going to pay off. >> the cannabis equity program was created to help combat the war on drugs in san francisco's community. >>> pol is back with us, we are looking at some changes here. >> nice air-quality cross the bay area. a really nice change. >> it was no sleep better today. as we head into the weekend we are going to see more changes. tomorrow more clouds, a few sprinkles for the north bay and maybe a chance of some coastal drizzle. the warm-up starts to kick in already, is high-pressure takes over our weather pattern on sunday and is apple's closer and closer, son your weather, nelson is the return of offshore winds moving in from the north as we had toward the middle of

san francisco mother has overcome gang violence, domestic abuse and addiction, and now getting highs in phrase. the union square welcomed the first customers yesterday with cindy running the shop with a help of the san francisco cannabis equity program created help combat the war on drugs in local communities. >> it is also giving other women that look like me hope, and they know they can do it. i don't come from money. this is a big blessing an opportunity to show that if you do the work, it will pay off. >> the owner said that customers began lining up the night before she opened. >>> this morning attorneys on both sides of the ahmaud arbery shooting case in georgia are speaking on 48-hour show. the deadly incident in february garnered national attention after men chase down ahmaud arbery in the town in brunswick. lawyers for the defendants say that ahmaud arbery was the aggressor before he was killed. his mother in the meantime is pushing for justice. we spoke with the 48 hours contributor. >> her persistence we will hear about in 48 hours race a lot of eyebrows and got the wheels of justice, believe it or not, moving. georgia did not have a hate crime statute on the books. with this crime and her persistence it he

mamÁ y ahora ella puede medicare >> es la primera latina propietaria de un dispensario de cannabis en san franciscopasamos el 18 de septiembre de 1960 en la ciudad de mÉxico. >> una fecha que ellos llaman inolvidable la seÑora consuelo tiene 79 pero dicen que la edad es solamente un nÚmero >> ¿cÓmo se dicen ustedes?. >> cuando se enojan. >> solamente digo rafael o me estÁs oyendo inÚtil como la paquita de el barrio. >> regresamos 1960 se juraron amor eterno pero nunca pensaron que terminarÍan casados ya que tenÍan una impresiÓn diferente. >> yo dije estÁ bonita. >> a consuelo escuchaba que tenÍa muchas novias y ambos estaban en mÉxico pero un dÍa rafael tuvo la oportunidad que estaba esperando. >> ya podÍa trabajar a estados .nidos pero no me voy a ir solo >> ¿por quÉ?. >> me quiero ir casado. >> rafael pidiÓ su mano. >> oye, rafael, tiene casa?. >> seÑor, no tengo nada. >> ¿entonces quÉ le ofrece?. >> estÁs manos para trabajar por ella y este corazÓn para quererla el resta es historia. >> se casaron y con bolsillo casi vacÍos. >> Éramos. >> en la ciudad de mexicali. >> durante el dÍa cruzaba la fr

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san francisco's first latina owned cannabis shop is now open for business. located right on ferrell street near powell. the shops owner grew up in the sunnydale projects and is a survivor of domestic abuse. she says it has always been a dream of hers to own her own business. >> i don't come from money. this is a big blessing and an opportunity to show that if you do the work it's going to pay off. >> she wants to set an example for all women and girls who hope to start their own business. cannabis shops have been deemed an essential service and have been allowed to operate during the pandemic. she said she is among the few businesses showing girls right now in san francisco. >>> the review site yelp has not launched a new alert that identifies businesses accused of racism. the red icon alert will appear on business pages or someone associated with the business has been reported for using racist language or racist symbol. the san francisco-based company says the move was meant to get people reliable and actionable information while holding businesses accounta

. >>> a grand opening held today in san francisco for the first latino owned cannabis shop. it is located at 180 farrell street. the shop owner grew up in's sunnydale projects and is a survivor of domestic abuse. it has always been a dream to own her own business. >> i don't come from money, this is a big blessing and opportunity to show if you do the work, it will pay off. >> she wants to set an example for all women and girls who dream of starting their own business. cannabis shops have been deemed essential service and allowed to operate during the pandemic. she says they are among the few businesses showing growth in san francisco right now. >>> you might have time, what we do with the time and no money? >> mandated double shifts twice a week, employees at the veterans home say they work 16 hour shifts and earning the overtime. coming up next, why the state says a different form of compensation is perfectly legal. >>> time for the oakland roots to put their talk and action. what the players have planned tomorrow. >>> the shark has razor-sharp teeth, it took such a clean

area company makes history, coming up next a look inside the first latina owned retail cannabis business in san francisco. >> seasonably cool weather across the bay area this afternoon, with little change excited for tomorrow, perhaps a stray shower in some areas. better details on what you can expect for bay area saturday and the warm-up coming sunday after the break. in the bay area, we believe in science. traffic and air pollution will be even worse after the pandemic. that's why we support measure rr to keep caltrain running. which is at risk of shutdown because of the crisis. to keep millions of cars off our roads, to reduce air pollution and fight climate change. and measure rr helps essential workers like me get to work and keep our communities healthy. relieve traffic. reduce pollution. rescue caltrain. [all] yes on measure rr. proposition 16 takes some women make as little as 42% of what a man makes. voting yes on prop 16 helps us fix that. it's supported by leaders like kamala harris and opposed by those who have always opposed equality. we either fall from grace or we rise. together. propositi

. >> reporter: this is a new cannabis dispensary in san francisco. the first latina owned. cindy started the process toward opening this shop back in 2017. >> what i experienced was there's a lot involved. it's a lot, like a big progress ses. >> reporter: she's not complaining saying she used the time to her advantage. o learn a lot, grow. >> reporter: stories like hers that has city officials concerned about the future of new businesses. a new report says the city needs to simply the permit process for small businesses to help get the economy going after the pandemic. >> i did the application and i thought i was like -- that was it. you get a permit. and yeah, it was like wait, no, not yet. you got to do this, this, this, this. >> reporter: the report made a wide range of recommendations. for example, the task force says the city should keep these park lets that popped up to allow outdoor dining for another three years and permit more race. franciscans we talked to like this idea. >> i like the odoor dinning. it a better thing that happened with covid. >> reporter: and als

san francisco woman. she's hoping it leads the way for others. she has opened the first latino owned cannabis dispensary in the city. she grew up in the projects and over come gang violence, domestic abuse and addiction. she wants others to know that hard work really can pay off. >> i will be able to fund and help the communities like the community that i grew up and i still live. and it's also giving other women that look like me hope and they know that they can also do it. >> check it out. customers started lining up last night and she's grateful to everyone who helped her. including the cannabis equity program. it's deemed an essential business during the pandemic. >> playgrounds will reopen in san francisco parks next week. there are new rules. new signage will be up before they are open wednesday. out lining the dos and don'ts including mandatory social distancing. here's the rules. if your child is ore two they need a mask. no eating or drinking. and hand washing stations will be added. many families have been waiting months for this. >> i would say we are ready for that. again, my numb

the best way to respond to prop 64 was to retroactively expunge 9,000 cannabis related records for san francisco full circle for my personal experience. in the past i was furthering the war on drugs just as my directive. really coming from a place of public safety. that was the mandate and understanding. it is nice to see that pass a society we are able to look at some of our laws and say, you know what? we got it wrong. let's get this right. i had the privilege of being in the existing framework. my predecessor nicole elliott did an incredible job bringing together the individuals super-passionate about cannabis. >> the office was created in july of 2017. i came in early 2018. i have been able to see the office's development over time which is nice. it is exciting to be in the space stickily in thinking about her leadership. >> looking for the office it is always we might be before my time when i was working for the board offorboard of supervisors. i learn new things every day it is challenging and rewarding for me. >> we get the privilege to work in an office that that is innovating. we get to

the best way to respond to prop 64 was to retroactively expunge 9,000 cannabis related records for san franciscoit feels like justice full circle for my personal experience. in the past i was furthering the war on drugs just as my directive. really coming from a place of public safety. that was the mandate and understanding. it is nice to see that pass a society we are able to look at some of our laws and say, you know what? we got it wrong. let's get this right. i had the privilege of being in the existing framework. my predecessor nicole elliott did an incredible job bringing together the individuals super-passionate about cannabis. >> the office was created in july of 2017. i came in early 2018. i have been able to see the office's development over time which is nice. it is exciting to be in the space, stickily in thinking about her leadership. >> looking for the office it is always we might be before my time when i was working for the board oforboard of supervisors. i learn new things every day it is challenging and rewarding for me. >> we get the privilege to work in an office tha that is i

cannabis outlets in san francisco have not caused any increase in crime in areas surrounding these uses. after publication, the department received an additional six letters in support of the application and one letter requesting a continuance. the six letters in support included support from the san francisco equity group and brothers against guns. the letter requesting the continuance raised procedural questions about the file and claimed an unfair condition against a competing location at 595 bryant street. staff has reviewed the letter and does not find any procedural errors in the processing on the part of the planning department. i can provide additional details, if so requested. in summary, 518 brannan has been in process for three years. has supportive key neighborhood groups, including filipinos and a project provides the necessary and desirable service that furthers the goal of the general plan and the central soma plan. as such, staff recommends approval of the conditional use authorization. this concludes my presentation. and i and staff are available for any questions. >> t

the best way to respond to prop 64 was to retroactively expunge 9,000 cannabis related records for san franciscoeels like justice full circle for my personal experience. in the past i was furthering the war on drugs just as my directive. really coming from a place of public safety. that was the mandate and understanding. it is nice to see that pass a society we are able to look at some of our laws and say, you know what? we got it wrong. let's get this right. i had the privilege of being in the existing framework. my predecessor nicole elliott did an incredible job bringing together the individuals super-passionate about cannabis. >> the office was created in july of 2017. i came in early 2018. i have been able to see the office's development over time which is nice. it is exciting to be in the space, stickily in thinking about her leadership. >> looking for the office it is always we might be before my time when i was working for the board oforboard of supervisors. i learn new things every day it is challenging and rewarding for me. >> we get the privilege to work in an office tha that is innov

the best way to respond to prop 64 was to retroactively expunge 9,000 cannabis related records for san franciscofull circle for my personal experience. in the past i was furthering the war on drugs just as my directive. really coming from a place of public safety. that was the mandate and understanding. it is nice to see that pass a society we are able to look at some of our laws and say, you know what? we got it wrong. let's get this right. i had the privilege of being in the existing framework. my predecessor nicole elliott did an incredible job bringing together the individuals super-passionate about cannabis. >> the office was created in july of 2017. i came in early 2018. i have been able to see the office's development over time which is nice. it is exciting to be in the space, stickily in thinking about her leadership. >> looking for the office it is always we might be before my time when i was working for the board oforboard of supervisors. i learn new things every day it is challenging and rewarding for me. >> we get the privilege to work in an office tha that is innova. we get to spear

the best way to respond to prop 64 was to retroactively expunge 9,000 cannabis related records for san franciscofull circle for my personal experience. in the past i was furthering the war on drugs just as my directive. really coming from a place of public safety. that was the mandate and understanding. it is nice to see that pass a society we are able to look at some of our laws and say, you know what? we got it wrong. let's get this right. i had the privilege of being in the existing framework. my predecessor nicole elliott did an incredible job bringing together the individuals super-passionate about cannabis. >> the office was created in july of 2017. i came in early 2018. i have been able to see the office's development over time which is nice. it is exciting to be in the space, stickily in thinking about her leadership. >> looking for the office it is always we might be before my time when i was working for the board oforboard of supervisors. i learn new things every day it is challenging and rewarding for me. >> we get the privilege to work in an office tha that is innova. we get to spear

the best way to respond to prop 64 was to retroactively expunge 9,000 cannabis related records for san franciscomy personal experience. in the past i was furthering the war on drugs just as my directive. really coming from a place of public safety. that was the mandate and understanding. it is nice to see that pass a society we are able to look at some of our laws and say, you know what? we got it wrong. let's get this right. i had the privilege of being in the existing framework. my predecessor nicole elliott did an incredible job bringing together the individuals super-passionate about cannabis. >> the office was created in july of 2017. i came in early 2018. i have been able to see the office's development over time which is nice. it is exciting to be in the space, stickily in thinking about her leadership. >> looking for the office it is always we might be before my time when i was working for the board oforboard of supervisors. i learn new things every day it is challenging and rewarding for me. >> we get the privilege to work in an office tha that is innova. we get to spearhead the robust

san francisco is trying to watch the recovery. they said is that the task force needs to be simplified so small businesses can launch quicker. an example is a new cannabis dispensary. the owner said she started the process in 2017. and another recommendation is for the city to keep the parklets that popped up for outdoor dining and it encourages more parking spaces be turned in to restaurant space. >> i like all the outdoor dining. i think it's one of the better things that happened with covid. >> the report had 41 suggestions and mentions keeping an eye on empty office space and hotels and suggests turning some of them in to housing. >>> we have made it easy for you to keep tabs on what is open where you live. this interactive reeping tracker is on the website, go to abc7 news.com. >> a newly reopened san francisco cafe has been hit by a vandal and a thief in the course of a week. a man stole several toys from toy boat by jane. the desert and sandwich shot was sold to a new ownerer and reopened three weeks ago. the owner said the thief came in yesterday pretending to be a worker who was there hto look a the vandalized window. he took toys with him when

san francisco is mourning the loss of one of their own. how they're remembering jason cortez that's coming up in just a bit. plus october is considered harvests month for cannabis forest growers house most recent wildfires is actually hurting their crops. republicans say confirmation hearings for judge amy coney barrett will still go on despite safety concerns from democrats, i'm just eaten or in washington and all that story coming up. and a look outside before we head to break a live look at the 70 oh bridge with traffic continues to pick up this morning, but no big traffic troubles to worry about heading over to the peninsula will have a full traffic and weather check coming up in just a bit stay with us. >>welcome back everyone check this out take a look at this baby plants are starting this fraud up again big basin redwoods state park. now part of the area was burned during the czu complex fires and it is definitely an encouraging sign for science is tracking the regrowth the right here in the forest. the czu complex was contained about 2 weeks ago it burned more than 86,000 acres, it's nice to see that new life sprouting up. all right, let's check in with

cannabis farms in sonoma county that were destroyed by the wildfires. >>well happening today, a vigil and celebration of life will be held for the san francisco firefighter and paramedic who died during a training accident earlier this month. was back on october 7th the jaycee cortes was knocked over a third-floor railing by water blast from a valve that he had opened cortez was just 42 years old when he died. he leaves behind a wife and 2 children. the private vigil will be held for him. this afternoon at saint ignatius church. >>you've heard of drug in bomb-sniffing dogs but now they are training dogs to sniff out covid-19 we've got the story coming up. >>and a new report claims pg e workers lacked proper training before last year's emergency power shut-offs we'll have details on that story straight ahead, and a really nice forecast for the day today will still be warm but not near as warm as last week was with daytime highs in the 70's 80's for most of us. >>and abundant sunshine overhead. >>and i'm still tracking lots of slow traffic out there, including your trip into san francisco. i'm on the phone a bridge crews right now trying to figure out why

cannabis and i strongly support this project. thank you, very much. >> caller: good afternoon. my name is miranda and i was born and raised in san francisco. i am raising two children close by and i am calling to fully support the project at 457. before covid and i'm hoping post covid we'll be tending a center for many of memorable shows that you host there and would love to see a safe place to consume cannabis. i would love to see the full hours of being open for full hours to continue to provide a safe place for people to consume in the neighborhood. it's an essential business and it is creating new jobs. i would please ask you to support the project at 457 miraposa. thank you. >> caller: my name is michael and i'm a i live in the residential building to the rare of the property in question and i have a couple concerns. mainly, you know, i'm a 21 year resident of the neighborhood. we just got our parks open and the streets paved, mainly because of the chase center, i'm worried about what happens when this type of dispensary opens up, especially the smoking aspect of it. they have security guards there and it lends to the fact that there