thank you for shedding light on the topic. >> hundred-s protested in front of city hall calling for a rethinking of the vaccine mandate, it requires all city employees to get vaccinated without a valid exemption. >>> it's a group that said it's not anti-vaccine, but still doesn't like the mandate. >> the hundreds that have come to san francisco city hall are calling the rally a medical health and freedom rally. it's not anti-vaccination, it's not pro vaccination. they are simply saying san francisco is over reaching by mandating vaccines and vaccine status. >> she has been a register ready nurse in san francisco for 22 years she lost her job five months ago when the facility she was workering for instituted their own covid mandate. >> i may never be able to work in san francisco, california, and quite possibly this country the if we do not push back against the mandates. >> reporter: she and the hundreds that gathered outside city hall. it's not a anti-vaxx protest, they said, it's about choosing their medical treatment. >> there's no compromise to freedom. >> reporter: the mayor anno

they gathered both inside and out of city hall. their message, they are against the city's proposed vaccine mandate for large events at city facilities. these photos were taken inside city hall chambers hours ago, protesters shouting over council members in an attempt to get their message heard. we are told there were more than 100 people initially. we saw many who were unmasked, these people feeling strongly that the city is overstepping its authority. >> no one should be coerced into a medical procedure, and that is what i am speaking out against. >> it is fine for people to be vocal, it is not fine for people not to follow the rules. >>. >> we have mask rules in city hall. everyone has to wear a mask when you're inside and there were some people who got larger and about on. amanda: councilmember davis adding she is happy to listen to residents, but yelling out obscenities and refusing to follow rules is something counsel cannot allow. outside, more passionate about their affect to stop any city-regulated vaccine passport. we've

. >> reporter: san jose city hall is now open for the first time in more than a year and employees reporting to work for the city are required to show proof of vaccination or have the option to be tested once a week, but soon that testing option may be going away, and there could be consequences for people who are not vaccinated. >> reporter: san jose has over 7000 full and part-time employees, and many are back on the job at city hall where they come face-to-face with the public. >> there is one safe route forward and that is through vaccination. >> reporter: the mayor said all city employees are required to show proof of vaccination or get tested every week. >> we need everyone in the community to get vaccinated, and we will start right here with her own team in the city. >> reporter: the policy could soon drop the testing option and require all employees except those with a medical excuse to be vaccinated and there could be penalties for those who don't. >> for example unpaid leave, which is likely to be sanctioned. >> reporter: one of the biggest unions at city hall said it degrees. >> t

it is an incredibly rich, rich history. [♪♪♪] >> my core responsibility as city hall historian is to he history of this building alive. i am also the tour program manager, and i chair the city advisory commission. i have two ways of looking at my life. i want it to be -- i wanted to be a fashion designer for the movies, and the other one, a political figure because i had some force from family members, so it was a constant battle between both. i ended up, for many years, doing the fashion, not for the movies, but for for san franciscan his and then in turn, big changes, and now i am here. the work that i do at city hall makes my life a broader, a richer, more fulfilling than if i was doing something in the garment industry. i had the opportunity to develop relationships with my docents. it is almost like an extended family. i have formed incredible relationships with them, and also some of the people that come to take a tour. she was a dressmaker of the first order. i would go visit her, and it was a special treat. i was a tiny little girl. i would go with my wool coat on and my speci

marianne favro is ive at city hall. they did win the battle to block the vaccination requirement? >> reporter: actually, the city council is continuing to listen to public comments. dozens of people have already spoken, and dozens more plan to speak. most of them have been against requiring a proof of vaccination. but, as you mentioned, the initial standoff happened when a big group of people entered city council chambers and were not wearing a mask. that violates a public health ordinance. some people started to boo when mayor sam liccardo told them they needed to put on masks or get escorted out. most appeared to be there to speak out against the mayor's proposal to requepeople to show proof of vaccination to attend any event with 50 or more people at city-owned venues, such as the san jose convention center and s.a.p. center. outside city hall this afternoon, more than 100 people gathered with signs to demonstrate against vaccine mandates and requiring proof of a vaccine. >> it's wrong to require people to have to take a certain medication. >> we are here today to stand against

. >>> san jose city hall reopen this week and now the city said employees will have to show proof of vaccination or face possible consequences and reaction from the group of the employees with the lowest vaccination rate. >>> still ahead, how a >>> live pictures from san francisco where he ew ial opatn to clean up the city streets got underway today called clean corridor san francisco in the goal is to help improve the city's reputation, safety as well as the local economy. wilson walker is live with some details on the program. >> reporter: san francisco is famous for a great many things and one of them of course has become the city's inability to keep itself clean so today the city launched two programs aimed at turning that around a little bit. >> we can do a lot more detailed work than we normally do and we dig out leaves from the sidewalk and paint out feet everywhere or flush down the roadway with water. >> reporter: armed with pressure washers and a pungent peppermint deodorant, they took on the filth and grime along fillmore street today officially kicking off the city's expa

justin andrews is live at city hall in san jose. what happens if city workers refuse to show proof? >> reporter: g, if you don't, you have to get tested weekly or find yourself on unpaid leave. the city says there is no other alternative to this. beginning today all 8,000 employees within the city in san jose from the mayor to police, firefighters, city hall workers, even dispatchers, under this rule, all city employees including those still working from home will be required to show proof of vaccination. if you need to get tested, the city will give employees an hour or so paid time to do so. if you don't comply with the mandate, you will be on unpaid leave. vacation days, comp days, sick time cannot be used. city leaders say the vaccine is the best most effective tool in preventing covid. obviously there is push back. it's coming from some union members. >> we are not antivaccine. we are pro vaccine. we want everybody to get vaccinated. but we are antimandate. >> we need everyone in the community to get vaccinated and we are going to start right here with our own team at the city.

. >> mean, the finance world as an analyst during a break from his job at san jose city hall. time transportation department employee david near hood said he is all in with the city's new policy mandating that all city employees be vaccinated against covid-19. i just we're at a in time where at least person. i want this to be completely over with. and i think the only way we get there is if we ensure 100% vaccination following similar policies imposed by santa clara county and other public agencies. the city of san jose effective today requires all city employees to show proof. they have had a covid-19 vaccine or get tested weekly. those who refuse could be placed on unpaid leave. everyone i spoke with outside city hall said they had been vaccinated and agree with the new policy. i had a meeting last week where i provided proof that i was. so i think it's practical in the right thing to do. everything in its do their part right. >> we want to get out of this pandemic on tuesday. the city council will go a step further by considering a proposal to require proof of vaccination fo

. >> i mean, the finance world as an analyst during a break from his job at san jose city hall. longtime transportation department employee david near hood said he is all in with the city's new policy mandating that all city employees be vaccinated against covid-19. i just we're at a in time where at least person. i want this to be completely over with. and i think the only way we get there is if we ensure 100% vaccination following similar policies imposed by santa clara county and other public agencies. the city of san jose effective today requires all city employees to show proof. they have had a covid-19 vaccine or get tested weekly. those who refuse could be placed on unpaid leave. everyone i spoke with outside city hall said they had been vaccinated and agree with the new policy. i had a meeting last week where i provided proof that i was. so i think it's practical in the right thing to do. everything in its do their part right. >> we want to get out of this pandemic on tuesday. the city council will go a step further by considering a proposal to require proof of vaccinatio

justin andrews is live in city hall in san jose. what happens if city workers refuse to show proof? >> reporter: g, if that's the case, there are two options. get tested weekly or find yourself on unpaid leave. the city says there is no other alternative. this affects about 8,000 city workers in san jose from the mayor to police, firefighters, city hall workers to dispatchers. under this rule all city employees including those still working from home will be required to show proof of vaccination. if you need to get tested, the city will give employees an hour of paid time to do so. if you don't comply with the mandate, you will be on unpaid leave. vacation, comp days, sick time cannot be used. city leaders say the vaccine is the best most effective tool in preventing covid. obviously there is push back coming from some union members. >> we are not antivaccine. we are pro vaccine. we want everybody to get vaccinated. but we are antimandates. >> we need everyone in the community to get vaccinated and we are going to start right here with our own team at the city. >> reporter: there is

in here, 30 percent of the homeless population is employed at city hall, seattle's younger city, counsellor theresa mosquito made housing the priority ever mandate me we saw out of 600 percent increase in how and homelessness and we saw twice the amount of people who are living in our v's become homeless, that number is immense. you can see the crisis of poverty and homelessness on the street. however, here in seattle, we have a higher rate of homelessness per capita than cities like los angeles, which is a call for action. and the comparative that we do something we have a 1000 people who are moving to this region a week, which means that we're not building housing. the costs of housing increases people who were and otherwise affordable rental units really have nowhere to go. they're falling into the street or they are getting displeased and pushed out of seattle spring. 2018 city council proposes the creation of a new tax. the biggest companies in seattle, including amazon, will have to pay $500.00 per employee per year in order to finance the construction of social housing. we had initia

getting out under the evacuation order, even people managing emergency operations on the fire in city hall packed up and moved today. lake tahoe boulevard looks like approach to the bay bridge as people try to get out of the way of the caldor fire. scorched another 2 1/2 miles, five times faster than it had been moving. >> humidity is low, winds fast, lends to aggressive fire activity that's fast spreading. happened yesterday. >> reporter: destroyed more homes along highway 50 and threatened thousands more as it closes in on the tahoe basin. the emergency evacuation orders expanded to south lake tahoe and western shoreline of the lake. people wasted no time getting out. traffic backed up for miles as thousands loaded up and headed to safety. >> started packing last night when we got the -- i wish we had started packing earlier. >> reporter: some second guessing immediate evacuation after running into wall of traffic. >> think of going back home and rethinking it. no use sitting in traffic forever. >> reporter: emergency operations center for caldor fire and city hall also moved, clearing o

andrea nakano is live at city hall where there was overwhelming support to mask up. >> reporter: solano county is the only bay area county that does not have a mask mandate. tonight the city council here says what works for solano county does not work in here and voted unanimously to implement a mask mandate. venetia now takes the distinction of being the first city in the county to implement a mask mandate. during the city council meeting there was overwhelming public support for the mandate. and we got the same response from those in the town of venetia. >> we need to do whatever he can to get rid of this mess. if we don't it will be with us for a long time. >> it is everyone's choice. i think it is also a respect thing. >> i think it is needed everywhere. >> reporter: unlike areas such as fairfield and vacaville, the cities vaccination rates and behavior align more with the bay area. a county public health officer presented his case unlike there is not scientific data to support a mask mandate countywide. >> if you look at the disease curbs in comparison to solano and other counties

for the first time since march of 2020 san jose city hall will open its doors to the public. not all of the staff is coming back at the same time or kind of coming back in a phased approach. martin luther king library in downtown will also reopened monday. if you're entering any city building, bring a mask it's required indoors new recommendation, both from. the cdc, the state and the county that they're strongly recommending that we just decided to take it a step further. in san jose 85% of residents have gotten vaccinated mountain view and brentwood are also reinstating masks in public buildings. san francisco could be next in san francisco over 77% of people have been fully vaccinated. but we see this delta variants really taking shapes. i think it's necessary. i think that we are not in a great place when it comes to the virus because of delta, because it's much worse than what we were battling six months ago, more cities are seeing a surge in cases, according to dr bob wachter, from u. c s f. there were 10 covid cases a day in san francisco six weeks ago, up to nearly 20

this homeless crisis covers all parts of the city even up until city hall, on the second of city hallmeless encampment's on what used to be tourist destinations but local officials want to engage and help the populace and are being stopped, there's a political coalition coming together. this crisis, crime, homelessness may be the spark that creates a new coalition. laura: time to see some common sense policies and a lot of good people and heartbreak in afghanistan and a lot of heartbreak here at home. can't wait to see more of your report tomorrow in the political implications for gavin newsom and others running the state, we will be all over that this week so stay tuned for that and the biden administration is pushing a new curriculum for schools. we call it reading, writing and transgender is them, we will break it down next. ♪ ♪ >> laura: now, a very important back-to-school message for transgender students, brought to you by the biden administration. >> in some places, people in position laura: important back-to-school mrs. for transgender students brought to you by the biden admi

total of and have a glass of apple cider with our glasses because we are not drinking alcohol in city hall, right, supervisor safai -- [laughter] >> let me just say we see this delta variant taking flight. 77% of san franciscans are fully vaccinated and that's absolutely incredible and we should be proud. there's clearly more work to be done. kids under the age of 12, cannot be vaccinated at this time. and we know that kids will go back to school and we have a commitment from the school that will occur. we have to protect our children. people who are hospitalized now are younger than they were at the beginning of this pandemic. so we have to think about what is happening with this delta variant and the need to make sure ha we do our part. yes, we are looking at mask mandates for vaccinated and unvaccinated people. yes, we are looking at mandatory vaccines for folks who are not just city employees. we are looking at those with the city attorney's office now and as soon as we have the details of what we are able to do, we will do them. we do not make these decisions lightly. it's very diffic

center kate abuse, as smith has been monitoring the vote all evening as if it was a wild day there at city hall in santa croce in san jose, yes indeed, frank, very chaotic. but in the end city leaders voted to approve it. protesters they came out in force during the meeting before the meeting their mantra today was my body my choice no mandates no dangerous vaccines outside san jose city hall. opponents of the mayor's proposed vaccine mandate came out in droves taking their frustration inside city hall chambers most refusing to wear masks. what. inside the chambers chaos unfolded as chance of a recall erupted the mayor and city council retreated to safety as police escorted the crowd out of the building audience capacity was capped to a few dozen i certainly appreciate and understand that people are frustrated. we're all frustrated this pandemic has gone on so long the mayor's mandate visitors and staff of events of 50 or more people must show proof of vaccination at city owned buildings like the s a p center the mckendry convention center and center for performing arts, the mayor calling it th

it happened in front of san jose city hall. ctually responded to several side shows across the students i. at city. by the end of the night more than a dozen drivers and spectators were cited. >>> we are hearing from residents where four people lost their lives after a helicopter came crashing down it unfolded yesterday afternoon. a first responder located the victims and officials pronounced them dead. a ranch owner says he was working on his tomato field across the road. >> didn't hear anything, didn't see anything. >> cal fire reporting a helicopter crash. >> four fatal victims have yet to be identified but ntsb and faa are investigating the cause of the crash. >>> new, walnut creek's considering ramping up police presence after a series of grab and run thefts. the added policing would be budgeted over the next year and come through voluntary over time from officers. nordstrom would reimburse to the city. >>> a test of endurance to honor first responders who died on 9/11. a 40 day bike ride from the bay area to the east coast

mechanical tremors performed before hundreds of supporters outside city hall. at a rally called push forward, it was organized by the san francisco-based grassroots group, asians are strong. people carried signs that read don't be passive, and change starts with you. >> we know people are burnt out. we know people are burnt out. we know people are kind of tired of going to rallies and talking about it but we are telling people it is important. it is when you are tired when it is the most important to keep pushing. >> reporter: one way they want to empower the community is through free martial arts and self-defense lessons. they offer courses virtually and in person, on a regular basis. founder hudson lau says he simply doesn't feel safe in his native any. >> as i was talking to the mayor london breed, police úchi attorney. they carried out. and it is not just you. i know that there are more people. i know the supervisors need to step it up and i know the judges need to apply the law property properly so? the criminals are literally attacking elders. mcneely 700

we called city hall in new york, and said, i think we are missing something here.who had concerns could contact us at a small business f hotline for more information. so like we actually did that and we followed instructions, we talk to an operator at the hotline of the operator told us not surprisingly that they had been inundated with hundreds of calls from people asking the very same question. what was the answer? they didn't have an answer. sorry, it was a mystery. finally this afternoon, probably because were a news organization in which they thought we would report this, city hall got back to us with some guidance. they said businesses cannot allow unvaccinated people indoors for anything beyond a quick and limited purpose. that would include people that had already had covid. and had high levels of antibody in their system. it doesn't matter, they have to get the shot anyway because bill de blasio demands it. is it safe to do that? i've had covid, i've recovered, i've got high levels of antibodies. probably not going to get it. but you can get the vaccine an

cbsn bay area, a live look at san jose, where tensions were high at city hall. anti-vaccine protesters gathered outside, and at one point stormed the council chambers. thank you for joining us this evening. and elizabeth cook. >> and i'm ken bastida. city leaders were discussing whether to make it mandatory to show proof of vaccination inside any city-owned property. kpix 5 's maria simbra dena live where the mayor spoke about this a short time ago. >> city leaders have heard from a lot of people who are against this proposal, including that group that interrupted the meeting. but the mayor said just a few minutes ago that that would not sway his decision. >> reporter: their message loud and clear. at one point the group took their protest inside city hall, forcing councilmembers to stop their meeting. >> the first and primary function of government is to protect the health and safety of its residents. but i certainly appreciate and understand that people are frustrated. >> reporter: mayor sam liccardo is proposing attendees and staff inside city-owned properties

. >> a tense debate at san jose city hall.ty councilmembers consider requiring proof of vaccination to attend events larger than 50 people at city-owned properties. events like a hockey game at the sap center for a convention. people crowded into the lobby waiting to speak after the chamber was cleared. others held signs outside urging a no vote. >> don't believe in forcing anyone to put into their body that they're not okay with. i just would never do that to anybody. and i don't think it is right. >> the mayor said he understands people are frustrated with the pandemic but the virus is still spreading. >> we want to take the modest steps to ensure that we don't have some kind of mask -- some kind of mass infection event at a major facility of ours. >> reporter: after hours of debate, the council unanimously approved the ordinance. the mayor announcing the city isn't requiring anyone to get vaccinated. instead, requiring proof of vaccination to attend large events. >> keep in mind that this is not a mandate on anyone to get v

mandate came out in droves taking their frustration inside city hall chambers. most of. using to wear masks captain once inside the chambers, chaos unfolded. as chance of a recall erupted the mayor and city council retreated to safety as police escorted the crowd out of the building audience capacity was capped to a few dozen. i certainly appreciate and understand that people are frustrated. we're all frustrated this pandemic has gone on so long the mayor's mandate visitors and staff of events of 50 or more people must show proof of vaccination at city owned buildings like the s a p center the mckendry convention center and center for performing arts, the mayor calling it the right thing to do. we've got to follow the data we've got to follow the science make the best decisions to protect our residents that data shows and santa clara county since last week new cases are up. 29% 10 new. deaths the mayor says the spread of the delta variant is too risky it is not your decision to tell me what to do with my body more than 100 speakers spoke during public comment in

. >> reporter: the mandate is now in place for about 6000 city employees, including city hall workers, library and parks employees, police and firefighters. >> today is the deadline for employees to show proof of vaccination or proof of a negative covid test. >> reporter: city officials say the goal is to make the workplace safer for workers and the public they come in contact with, but the testing option is like to be dropped for all but a very few employees in coming weeks. >> they are working towards a stage two of this program, which would require all employees to be vaccinated unless they have proof of a medical exemption or religious exemption. >> reporter: officials aren't sure how many of the city's workers are vaccinated, but a voluntary survey in june showed a rate of over 80% and now with fda approval of the pfizer vaccine, those rates could go even higher. >> we hope that with the full fda approval of pfizerure meers toget fully ccinat. >> reporter: about one infect disee expert says even with high rates of vaccinations, there can still be a danger. >> vaccines create a ve

probably about 200 people on one side of first street in downtown l.a., on the city hall lawn. protesters organized on the opposite side of the block. i didn't see the initial exchange of blows. the two groups start fighting in the middle of first and spring. and then where that video picks up. i'm standing right in the middle of that as it happens. the two groups square up again and you start hearing people screaming about antifa and the one gentleman screaming, unmask them all. they charged and that's when all hell breaks loose. you can see the videos. things they saw that day. people getting gang tackled to the ground. punched and kicked. one person was stabbed and seriously injured. it just exploded pretty quickly and this is a pattern we've seen at a few other protests around l.a. going back to january 6th, these ideologically opposed groups. >> so do people come ready to fight? did they come in this one? >> in the moments before that video starts, i was walking around intelligent of city hall and there were people among the anti-vaccine rally functioning as de facto secur

vaccinations, there can still be a danger. >> vaccines create a very safe environment for people. >> is city hall open to discussions with employees over there concerns over this mandate? >> there are a lot of concerns, especially with the fire union, as you heard, and the police union as well. the city is having those discussions, but the city is also moving forward with this. they are about to go into that phase two, which will take away the option of getting tested every week, and instead make sure that everybody gets a vaccine. so that is moving forward. that could be coming in the next couple weeks, possibly in september or october. >> len ramirez, thank you. >>> the moraga police department mourning the loss of a detective who died of covid. detective kevin mooney died saturday. he had been with the moraga pd since 2013, was a former deputy with the contra costa county sheriff's department for 21 years. mooney also remembered for starting the department's holiday toy program, which collected hundreds of toys for the marine corps toys for tots program. not clear whether mooney was vaccinated

have continued to be and he didn't feel the confederate monument being placed on the grounds of city hallh was truly representative of the new south. charlotte which was the mantle of the new city he said this is not the way you do it. >> so harvey gantt is one of the more interesting characters that you introduce in this book and part of the reason is many of us think that these things are controversial or previously have been controversial they always were but someone coming out against them if people are willing to listen. >> right and i should mention to he became charlotte's first lack mayor. and he will ran a strong campaign against jesse helms for u.s. senate in 1990. he didn't win that but the fact that he was successful scared some people. >> right. for purposes of our conversation , an important voice in the debate. now, gosh i'm looking at my next question you kind of already answered it but the time of the sobel wore centennial has all sorts of controversies and problems involving back and you don't necessarily dive into all of that except how the confederate monuments play a

news at 7:00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, a live look at san jose, where tensions were high at city hallde, and at one point stormed the council chambers. thank you for joining us this evening. and elizabeth cook. >> and i'm ken bastida. city leaders were discussing whether to make it mandatory to show proof of vaccination inside any city-owned property. kpix 5 's maria simbra dena live where the mayor spoke about this a short time ago. >> city leaders have heard from a lot of people who are against this proposal, including that group that interrupted the meeting. but the mayor said just a few minutes ago that that would not sway his decision. >> reporter: their message loud and clear. at one point the group took their protest inside city hall, forcing councilmembers to stop their meeting. >> the first and primary function of government is to protect the health and safety of its resis.

, in the shadow of city hall. have homeless encampments on what used to be tourist destinations, but you have local officials that want to engage, want to help the populace, and they are being stopped, but there is a political coalition coming together, you have talked about this for years, this crisis, all of it, the crime, the homelessness, may be the spark that creates an entirely new coalition here in california. >> laura: it is time to take california back with some common sense policies. not even about politics, it's common sense. >> exactly come and prosperity. >> laura: we met a lot of good people and so i lot a lot of heartbreak on the streets. the heartbreak in afghanistan, a lot of heartbreak here at home. raymond, thank you, and i cannot wait to see more of your report tomorrow. also, by the way, the political implications for gavin newsom and the others running the state to the ground, we are going to be all over that this week, so stay tuned for that. and the biden administration, believe it or not,

get rid of him. >>> a shakeup at city hall as a bay area mayor is forced to pay up for ethics violations what she just told kpix 5. >>> we'll show you why getting vaccinated just got even easier at one bay area city. >>> covid cases are at an all- time high in this bay area city, even though almost 90% of the county is vaccinated. so what's going on? we get answers. and good evening, i'm juliette goodrich and for elizabeth. >> i'm ken bastida. we begin with what could be a dead heat in the recall election of governor gavin newsom. new poll numbers out from emerson college posed the question to 1000 registered voters, of those responses, 46% were all for recalling newsom, 48% were against the recall. kpix 5's wilson walker live in martinez with why these next few weeks will be critical in the governor's fight to stay in office. >> as we get into august here, every day bringing new headlines about the virus, new concerns about the course of the pandemic. school is within a week or two for many of you. the virus is looming, and don't look now. the recall vote starts in just two

nbc's bay area damian trujillo is live at city hall. this is a thorny issue. >> reporter: it really is for a lot of unions across the country for that are matter, jessica. we're talking about 8,000, almost 8,000 employees here in san jose. that includes police and firefighters. here in san jose, the consequences for not following the new rules could be severe. san jose firefighters say their vaccination rate is already at a whopping 87%, and their union encourages everyone, including their members to mandatory. >> we're imin employees be vaccinated or routinely tested. >> reporter: the mandate takes effect on august 23rd. he expects the order to become a simple vaccination mandate meaning get a shot or get another job. >> we need to do everything we possibly can to ensure that we can safely serve our community and the only way we can do that is ensure everybody gets vaccinated. >> for now those who choose not to vaccinate or take the weekly test, will be put on unpaid admin leave. most city employees were mum today about the new order.

would've continued to be in play and he did not feel like the confederate monument on the grounds of city hall977 was truly representative of a new south and charlotte claims the new south city and said this is not the way that you do it. >> he is one of the more interesting characters if you want to think in terms of not that you introduce indu this bok and part of the reason is he reminds any of us that these things are a noncontroversial or previously noncontroversial and they always were in it somebody to speak out against them if people were willing to ricin to that. >> i should mention the first black mayor of charlotte and he ran a very strong campaign against jesse and u.s. senate in 1990. and he's also scared from people. >> making for the purpose of our conversation making his voice and important voice. >> i'm looking at my next question and you kind of art he answered it the time of the civil war centennial has all sorts of controversy and problems involving that you don't necessarily dive into all of that except the confederate monument played a big role in some of the problems of

as some protesters, a couple of dozen of them still outside of city hall here enter the council chambersey weren't wearing any mask so the council had to adjourn for about an hour. a police were order was restored and now are again back in session taking public comment on this new vaccine policy. and here's more on exactly what they're considering tonight. let's take a look. >> there is no mention of vaccination rules per se on the marquee here outside the san jose civic theater and other sports and entertainment venues around town, at least not yet. but soon people attending gatherings of 50 more people may be required to prove they're vaccinated against covid-19. the emergency city ordinance being proposed by mayor sam liccardo. these indoor venues where we know super spreader events happen. >> and we see what the consequences are in the icus in florida and texas and throughout the country. we know we can do better at the ordinance would apply to a ray of upcoming concerts shows and sporting events. it is a peace center. >> the convention center theater's another city own venues. there

> the crowds outside of city hall have thinned out a bit. there are still a number of people inside the building giving public comments. now initially, the city of san jose, like a lot of businesses, were giving people options, either a proof of vaccination or a ve19est. tonighs teis successful, it will either be proof of vaccination or you're out of luck. >> reporter: protesters say requiring a vaccine infringes on their rights and personal freedom. >> i shouldn't have to be forced to take something that my conscience tells me is not good for me. >> reporter: ari goldberg says the proposed vaccine mandate isn't good policy, it's a force peop, begrudngly or not, to get a shot. >> i get shut out of participating in society. that is a form of coercion. >> reporter: mayor sam liccardo says it's no longer viable to have people show a negative covid test in proof -- in place a proof of vaccination, especially as the delta variant and cases surge. >> just getting tested isn't going to make a safe. a test is only good for the moment that it's taken

city hall. right now this is a peaceful demonstration. are not -- >> thanks so much, paul. we want to note the major clinical trials are done for pfizer, moderna, j&j vaccines, but there are clinical trials ongoing for children. so we should find out more about that soon. just want to clear up that misinformation. >>> they are in congress but getting kicked off social media. tonight we're shining a spotlight on elected leaders getting in trouble for spreading misinformation on the internet, instead of helping stop the spread of covid. join cnn for "we love new york city: the homecoming concert." this once -in-a-lifetime concer event next saturday starting at 5:00 p.m. eastern exclusively on cnn. milk, matilda. great job! moo you're welcome. breyers natural vanilla is made with 100% grade a milk and cream and only sustainably farmed vanilla. better starts with breyers. i know a thing or two about cars. and, sometimes, buying them can make you tight in the chest. but with carvana, i can finally breathe easy, buying my car 100% online withou

and he didn't feel like the confederate monument was being placed in the present city hall in 1977 was truly representative of the new w south. and charlotte, was the mantle of the south cities and he said this is not the way that you do it. bjorn: so yes, i think he is one of the more interesting characters want to think in terms, you introduce in this book. and harvey is reminds many of us that these things are noncontroversial or have previously been fun controversial. it was always were and there was or somebody to see catechins and the people were willing to listen to that. karen: right and i should mention also that he became charlotte's first black mayor. he ran a very strong campaign in 1990 and did not win that but i think the fact that he was so successful scared people read. bjorn: for the purposes of our conversation making his voice an important voice. gosh, i am looking at my next question any kind of already answered it. [laughter] but the time of the civil war centennial, and all sorts of controversies and problems involving that and you don't necessarily dive into all

on the city hall lawn, a few dozen counter-protesters had organized on the opposite side of the blockinitial exchange of blows, but the two groups, you know, started fighting in the middle of first and spring and then where that video picks up that you just showed, i'm standing right in the middle of that as it happens. the two groups square up again and you hear people start screaming about antifa and that one gentleman screaming, unmask them all. they charge and that's kind of when all hell breaks loose. people getting kind of gang tackled to ground, punched and kicked. obviously one person was stabbed and seriously injured per the lapd, remains hospitalized. it just exploded pretty quickly, and unfortunately this is a pattern we've seen at a few other protests around l.a. going back to january 6th of these kind of ideologically opposed groups just breaking down into street brawls. >> do people come ready to fight? did they come in this one? >> in the moments before that video starts, i was walking around the edge of city hall, and there were definitely people among the anti-vaccine

he didn't feel like a confederate monument being placed on the grounds of city hall in 1977 was truly representative of a new south. charlotte claims, you know, the mantle of a new south city. he's saying this is not the way you do it. >> uh-huh. so yes, so he i think is one of the -- harvey gantt is one of the more interesting characters if you want to think in terms of characters that you introduce in this book, and part of the reason is he reminds many of us that these things are noncontroversial or that had previously been noncontroversial, there was always somebody to speak out against them if people were willing to listen to that. >> right. and just -- i should mention too that he became charlotte's first black mayor, and he ran a very strong campaign against jesse helms in 1990, and he didn't win that, but i think the fact that he was most successful scared people. >> right, making for the purpose of our conversation, making his voice an important voice in the debate. now, the -- gosh, i'm looking at my next question here, and you have kind of already answered it. but the time

history month mayor london breed signed the proclamation at his ceremony at city hall yesterday the dateant as the anniversary of a riot against police harassment in the city back in 1966 san francisco has a long history of supporting the lgbtq community we are intelligent we are compassionate. we are creative and we are determined these sisters of perpetual indulgence started here in san francisco we are the home of the first ever gay men's chorus this is the first place right here. we're gay marriages were performed mayor london breed says the city's recent budget includes $12 million to find a permanent site for an l g b t q museum along with other initiatives nearly a million california residents have moved out of state over the past year and a half during the pandemic reporter actually sort solano has more from las vegas, where a lot of former californians are moving. yeah, ben malone and his dog coco are still getting settled into their new las vegas home. malone lived in san francisco for nearly five decades but after retiring he was ready for a cheaper cost of living. well, i mov

now, i did have a chance speak with a couple of folks outside san jose city hall and they're telling me that they're pretty much all in with this new policy. >> it think you're going to have people that feel, you know, that's their own private issue and concerns around you know, a governmental agency, you know, dictating how they should or shouldn't behave whether it's, you know, getting a vaccine or whatever. and i respect that as well. but i just we're at a in time where at least person. i want this to be completely over with. and i think the only way we get there is if we ensure 100% vaccination that's what i understand direction from our to be vaccinated. and i had a meeting last week where i provided proof that i was. so i think it's practical in the right thing to do. >> now, the city of maybe taking this policy a step further. the city council tomorrow expected to consider a new proposal that would require all of facilities like the center for performing arts where i am now. the san jose convention safety center. the san jose civic and all of these other city own will have to

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in 1852 san francisco re-purposed the theater building to the new city hall and converted to the hallof justice. 1960 the city relocated hall of justice and anticipated selling 750 kearney street for the construction of a hotel. chinatown civil rights group greater chinatown community association lobbied the board of supervisors to consider building a chinatown community center. ultimately is city agreed to combine two proposals and selected investors group to construct the hotel with the cultural center. 1971 chinese american architect completed the 27 story hotel. in collaboration with the architect also completed the pedestrian bridge that same year. also he went on to design the cultural center. it opened 1973 and featured dedicated space in support and celebration of chinese and chinese american art, history and culture. for these reasons 750 kearney street is eligible for listing in the california register under one and three. it is significant for the political power of members of the chinatown community who after more than a century successfully organized for the establishment

you go to city hall first. you get them to stamp the thing as far as the government is concerned. you're now officially married. as far as the church is concerned, you're not married. in the afternoon, you go to the church n. the afternoon, you go to the church. you're not intimate with one another. until the church. so the church is -- the church wedding is distinct from it. the good thing is our concept of marriage, traditional marriage is very different from what civil unions are becoming now days. >> that makes a lot of sense. something to look into there. last topic, reproductive technology and what the church believes about that and human cloning. >> the church is certainly very sympathetic. there are many women who want to have children and they have tried and it's not working. they're inclined to think oh well i've got to do -- i'm going to get the baby and inseminate outside the wound. first of all, the way that happens is usually there's many eggs that are inseminated and only one is used. that's the primary reason. a secondary reason they're against it is you can think