san francisco, san francisco peninsula coast as well as the santa cruz

san francisco. the metering lights on. a little slow westbounds a head in to the city. things getting crowded. here is another perspective on the west end coming off the skyway as you head into san francisco. westbound high bayh 4 starting to get busy. 37 minutes, antioch toward 80. if you are traveling in to the pass, this morning you will need about 52 minutes to make that ride westbound 580. >>> starting today gym goers in san who are up to date on their covid shots can ditch their masks. we are at fitness sf with more on the city's new rules. >> here at fitness sf this morning we are starting to see people trickle in, some people not wearing masks. that's because starting today if you are up to date with your vaccine. that mean itself are you fully vaccinated eligible you are boosted as well. you can take off your mask. this also applies to office workers and staple cohorts of people. this is all part of san francisco starting to let up the masking requirements as we go down this omicron wave. we have spoken to some gym members this morning and they wesesurpwhen they walked in. the gym seeing that sign and they say well they are just trying to keep up with the rules. >> seems like it's about every three weeks to six weeks. they there seems to be a new rule or shifting back and forth. i have kind of stopped trying to keep up with the state of california and i just wait until i get in here and have a good wo

san francisco, 60 alameda. east bayshore line, oakland and upper 50s to low 60s for the north bay later on today. seven day forecast, your first alert weather forecast for san francisco, oakland and sanpecially as we head through tonight into tomorrow morning. you can see temperatures on the rides as we look ahead to the end of the week. watching those temperatures climb as we look to the weekend into early next week and we are going to stay dry over the next several days. let's check in with gianna. there some trouble spots? >>> it's busy in the pass. as far as accidents go we are doing okay. in fact if you your ride goes out of marin its looking really good. live look right now from mobile5. photograph sick moving at the limit. you can see really no delays or brake lights. that's good news for that ride out of marin. if you are going south 101, say from highway 37 down to the golden gate bridge, no brake lights or issues. that will take you about 20 minutes to make that ride. let's get a live look at the golden gate and photograph sick moving nicely there across the span into san francisco. most of our bay area bridges are pretty quiet. we haven't had any brake lights or issues and

san francisco, san francisco's asian american community. i actually began a lot of my belief and identity about empowerment by teaching a class for san franciscoeraction was with the asian law caucus. i'm your first south asian public defender, and i want to wish everyone a happy, healthy, and lucky year of the tiger. the tiger is known for being aggressive, tenacious, ambitious, and strong. and just like the tiger, we at the public defender's office believe in skillful advocacy, and we also believe in building supporting, thriving communities. we're particularly excited to be collaborating with community, to challenge systemic issues that impact our a.p.i. community, including our immigration unit that helps immigrants facing deportation. our clean slate programs that gives formerly incarcerated prisoners a chance. we look forward to collaborating closely with the cities, community partners, and to fight for more just and equitable systems for all communities, including our a.p.i. community. thank you so much. [applause] >> and with that, i want to introduce our first asian american sheriff, sheriff paul miyamoto, who, in addition to being a

san francisco, san francisco's asian american community. i actually began a lot of my belief and identity about empowerment by teaching a class for san franciscoeraction was with the asian law caucus. i'm your first south asian public defender, and i want to wish everyone a happy, healthy, and lucky year of the tiger. the tiger is known for being aggressive, tenacious, ambitious, and strong. and just like the tiger, we at the public defender's office believe in skillful advocacy, and we also believe in building supporting, thriving communities. we're particularly excited to be collaborating with community, to challenge systemic issues that impact our a.p.i. community, including our immigration unit that helps immigrants facing deportation. our clean slate programs that gives formerly incarcerated prisoners a chance. we look forward to collaborating closely with the cities, community partners, and to fight for more just and equitable systems for all communities, including our a.p.i. community. thank you so much. [applause] >> and with that, i want to introduce our first asian american sheriff, sheriff paul miyamoto, who, in addition to being a

san francisco san francisco es de los pocos condados que ofreceneste crédito de los $250. >>> las familias que trabajan pueden recibir hasta $9600. >>> pero también muchas personas no solicitan estos créditos. >>> según el servicio de rentas internas no solicitan el ingreso del trabajo que es de $1500. >>> paga sus impuestos porque pueden ser elegibles. >>> en estos puntos del departamento de servicios humanos podrá ser sus impuestos gratis a partir del 7 de marzo y se recomienda hacer una cita llamando al número que están pantalla, si los quiere hacer antes en la página de internet encontrará el listado completo de agencias que lo pueden ayudar o llamando al número 211 en san>>> se hacen llamar guerreros el fin de semana y es que cada sábado después de una una intensa semana trabajando en la construcción, el campo y más participan en las charreadas. >>> conózcalo esta noche en la serie especial pasión por nuestras raíces después de la novela pasión de gavilanes, no se lo pierdan y hablamos de la sequía de california olga esto según investigadores de usl a la peor desde el año 800 aseguran que en gran parte en la falta de agua que se deba al cambio climático, más altas temperaturas, lluvias y rápida e vaporización de la nieve que trae consecuencias que aumentan los precios de los productos . >>> y la situación se complica para california porque no ha llovido y especialmente en el área día 39 sin lluvias en la región y estamos viendo como la sequía continúa este año se verá gran parte del estado sin lluvias al momento nieva hacia la zona sur pero de manera ligera, estamos en el mes más importante que debe ser lluvias y así se encuentran los embalses, en 60 p

san francisco's deep-rooted problems. we're talking about homelessness, drug use, and mental health issues. our new series, saving san francisco, starts streaming february 28th. you can learn more by heading to nbcbayarea.com/saving san francisco. >>> san francisco mayor london breed opened up about the city's recent school board recall on "meet the press" this morning. voter overwhelmingly voted to oust three school board members last week who pursued progressive policies like renaming schools in the middle of the pandemic. some news outlets have been saying this is an example of even liberal voters being sick of so-called woke politics. mayor breed pushed back a bit against that idea this morning. >> not to say those other things around renaming schools and conversations around changes to our school district weren't important. but what was most important is the fact that our kids were not in the classroom. >> breed will be appointing new school board members, and she's looking for people who will focus on priorities such as learning loss, mental health challenges, and the budget deficit. >>> as you know, communities across the bay area began unmasking indoors en masse after california rescinded statewide mask rules

san francisco, with early results, showing strong support to recall all three board members. the 11 o'clock news on ktvu fox two starts now. a landslide election tonight, ousting three school board members and san francisco high gain everyone. i'm frank malika and i'm heather holmes parents complained about misplaced priorities during the pandemic, and tonight their votes were counted. here is the update from the san francisco department of elections from about just 15 minutes ago. the recall of school board member allison collins, succeeding with a 79% yes. vote 21% voting no, the recall of school board president gabriella lopez receiving 75% of the vote with 25% voting. no and an overwhelming majority of voters also choosing to recall board member in the legal 72% yes, 28% no, we get live coverage tonight from ktvu jana katsuyama. she is at san francisco city hall for us tonight. with what? happens next, and also some reaction. yes, heather. so far, those results that you have just announced that goes for all of the mail in ballots that were received up until yesterday. they're going to start the tally on the once received today. beginning in the morning about 128,000 votes in so far tonight i spoke with both one of the board members as well as some of the parents who are behind the reef call effort. feels really gratifying to be here at this point, san francisco parents, siva raj said tuesday n

san francisco. we help san francisco remain unique, successful and right vi. so where will you shop and dine in the 49? >> i'm one of three owners here in sand we have food, the type of food that we have a mexican food and it's not a big menu, but we did it with love. like ribeye tacos and quesadillas and fries. for latinos, it brings families together and if we can bring that family to your business, you're gold. tonight we have russelling for e community. >> we have a ten-person limb elimination match. we have a full-size ring with barside food and drink. we ended up getting wrestling here with puoillo del mar. we're hope og get families to join us. we've done a drag queen bingo and we're trying to be a diverse kind of club, trying different things. this is a great part of town and there's a bunch of shops, a variety of stores and ethnic restaurants. there's a popular little shop that all of the kids like to hang out at. we have a great breakfast spot call brick fast at tiffanies. some of the older businesses are refurbished and newer businesses are coming in and it's exciting. >> we even have our own brewery for fdr, ferment, drink repea

oakland 40, livermore a cold 29 degrees, 42 san francisco, san jose 35, down to 27 in santa rosa this morning. walking you through the day in san francisco, plenty sunshine, highs in mid 50s in downtown san francisco. oakland topping out at 56 with plenty sun. as we look to concord, inland east bay, a high of 57 with mostly sunny skies. south bay san jose you will see a high of 59 degrees this afternoon with all of that sunshine. we have that cold blast of air as the ridge of high pressure builds in for us. we have what we call radiational cooling so when you have clear skies and light winds temperatures can plummet. you don't have that cloud cover to insulate you. through our day, we are looking at mainly sunny skies. taking you hour by hour with our temperature, stopping at 10:00 a.m., 40s by 10:00 a.m. at noon, mi50s. by 3:00 p.m., daytime highs in the 50s. low 50s along the coast, mid 50s around the bay and peninsula and highs inland in the mid to upper 50s this afternoon. at 10:00 tonight, temperatures plummet again with 30s and 40s and we are starting tomorrow on the cold side again with freeze warnings and frost advisories. palasa

san francisco about 47 degrees in the morning about 57 at lunch. san francisco oakland sausalito standard. everybody is in the low sixties. tomorrow afternoon, the forecast highs then 62 in pacifica, are in fairfield 62 in morgan hill. and 60 in sanisco. so gosh, i wish i hadn't ready to talk about. you know, it's funny people go. oh, boy, it's it must be easy. when there's no weather to talk about right. it's actually harder when there's no whether it's up. when there's rain and snow. it's easy. there's stuff to talk about when there's nothing to talk about julie it's brutal. it's 2.5 minutes, and he's saying hey, it's going to be really nice tomorrow. so i'm rooting on the rain. just so my job gets easy again. yes it would be nice to mix it up, right. we need some rain, too. all right, bill. thanks. okay. see you guys, all right? well, it unexpected surprise on a flight from ghana to washington, d. c. this is baby and mama sucked later live it also thanks to the crew woman gave birth during the 11 hour flight on saturday. the baby was doing late february but made an early arrival. 34,000 ft above sea level. he arrived two hours before landing. in a statement, united airlines expressed their gratitude to the crew and said one of

as we look to san francisco, downtown san francisco at 49, 38 concord, oakland 46, 43 in san jose with clear skies. as we head through our afternoon with that sunshine, 61 pacifica, 63 san francisco, 64 oakland, low to mid 60s for peninsula from 64 in mountain view, south bay, san jose 66, inland east bay 64, tri valley 62, 64 napa and 65 for santa rosa. again i am tracking warmer weather as we look to our weekend and especially into next week. we are talking temperatures in the 70s. we'll have more on that coming up. is it friday light out there? >>> good morning. it is friday light for the most part with the exception of the altamont pass. super commuter route that takes people out of tracy onto 580 towards dublin interchange, we have a crash west bound 580 at north flynn. not bad on 205 itself as you approach where that trouble spot is on 580 west bound. travel times are good, 24 minutes 205 towards 680. the good news is it is friday light on bay area bridges, no delays at the bay bridge toll plaza, things moving nicely into san francisco. golden gate bridge off to a great start, no

san francisco. this was san francisco. this percent of voters in san francisco are republican. e type of environment now that republicans are facing. i'm sorry, but the gap has to end. otherwise, people are going to vote and they will get rid of these politicians. again, 79% for allison collins paid 79% gabriella lopez. those are the exact percentages. it was overwhelming. these people were taken out of that school board because they wanted to rename schools. frankly, the parents are sick of the covert restrictions. which we have seen. enough with the mass across the country. >> richard: i think cheryl brings up a good point here. i want to double down on this. there are parents that go beyond the mass mandates. for a long time, we see in parents, especially in a lot of urban centers, talk about their disdain for standardized testing. the fact that these kids are learning how to do algebra. i think when governor desantis and the chicago teachers union can agree that we have a problem with standardized testing in this country. it tells you that there's some change happening the w

francisco community college board, the san francisco police commission, the san francisco health commission. he was president. catholic charities board, columbia park boys and girls club, the san francisco foundation, the general hospital advisory board, the san francisco maritime association, the san francisco education fund, the american g.i. forum, commission on aging center latino in supervisor ronen's district. he demonstrated his love for san francisco where he will be seen walking around picking up and making frequent trips to mitchell's ice cream for ice cream for his grandchildren with all of his contributions, dr. sanchez leaves a legacy of dedication in public service. i believe this action naming or renaming a department of public health facility to recognize and honor that legacy and the community he represented. i want to thank my co-sponsor in this resolution, supervisor hillary ronen. thank you. the rest i have submit. >> clerk: thank you supervisor melgar. supervisor peskin? >> supervisor peskin: submit. >> clerk: supervisor preston? submit. supervisor ronen? >>

san francisco assessor reporter, joaquin torres. >> hello. i am the assessor recorder in the city and county of san francisco, wishing all of you a wonderful start to black history month. here in san the contributions african-americans made with building and strengthening our culture and autonomy, and for advancing our pursuit before a more equitable society. to our history making mayor, london breed, african-americans have elevated san francisco to world-renowned places. as we reflect on those contributions, let it fuel our ongoing and collective goal towards justice. as dr. king said, we are tied in a single garment of destiny. whatever offences directly affects all of us indirectly. this one,'s workers and his actions ground us in the purpose to advance black health and well-being as we work to close racial inequity and we fight for voting rights, pay equity, access to excellent healthcare and police reform, the work that we do offers tribute to those leaders who have come before us and for those who have laid the path using the diversity of practices to move our hearts and our minds towards a more humane and just world. some of them have left us this year. sydney paktia -- des

san francisco's fisherman's wharf. you'll find local specialties, dungeness crab, clam chowder, and the famed staple, sourdough bread. >> it originated in san francisco during the gold rush and has been part of the fabric of san beginning. >> reporter: since 1849, san francisco's boudin bakery has been turning out the delicacy. >> i would say about 100,000 pounds a week. >> reporter: this is the mother dough that dates back to 1849 ht he bakery in the '40s. he's the third generation to run it. >> it's extremely, extremely sour. it clears your sinuses. >> reporter: girardeau will tell you flour, water, and tradition make this dough unique, but there's another key ingredient -- climate. >> san francisco has a unique microclimate. we're right on the bay, right on water. >> reporter: there's even a bacteria named for san francisco's sourdough. it was first identified in a sourdough starter found in the city. >> scientists have called lacto bacillus san francisco. so it's a distinct bacteria that's in the air in san francisco, which creates to the history and mystery of san francisco's sourdough. >> reporter: but there is no mystery the bay area climate is changing. scientists have measured less fog, warmer temper

san francisco, san francisco's asian american community. i actually began a lot of my belief and identity about empowerment by teaching a class for san franciscoraction was with the asian law caucus. i'm your first south asian public defender, and i want to wish everyone a happy, healthy, and lucky year of the tiger. the tiger is known for being aggressive, tenacious, ambitious, and strong. and just like the tiger, we at the public defender's office believe in skillful advocacy, and we also believe in building supporting, thriving communities. we're particularly excited to be collaborating with community, to challenge systemic issues that impact our a.p.i. community, including our immigration unit that helps immigrants facing deportation. our clean slate programs that gives formerly incarcerated prisoners a chance. we look forward to collaborating closely with the cities, community partners, and to fight for more just and equitable systems for all communities, including our a.p.i. community. thank you so much. [applause] >> and with that, i want to introduce our first asian american sheriff, sheriff paul miyamoto, who, in addition to being a s

downtown and be counted as a san francisco employee and therefore be doing work that's associated with san francisco. those commuters are now staying at home possibly not in san francisco and the work that they're doing is no longer -- it should be not be part of the san francisco payroll. there was an estimated 40% drop in san francisco's office space payroll resulting in declines to our business tax. you know, this is the big question now is how quickly are office workers going to come back to the office? at what rate? are they going to go hybrid? are they going to do that forever? and how quickly are we going to bounce back? right now the joint report which is our december forecast assumes that office space employees will return to the office by tax year 2023 but at a permanently lower level, like 15% versus a 40%. so it's an increase, but we're thinking there's going to be a hybrid work situation on an ongoing basis and this is a big -- this is a function that we revisit all the time and talk a lot about. so this picture is a picture of the general funds business tax. in this dark blue line, this represents the actual that we collected. so prepandemic, it

san francisco city hall where supervisors have passed a resolution to apologize to the chinese community for past racial discrimination and policies. san francisco becomes the 4th city in the state to make a formal apology. >>> and aapi community members will lead a rally in support of budget investments to help asian american residents. >>> police in palo alto hunting for a car burglary crew that shot at a person who tried to stop them. that person was not hurt in the confrontation. the suspects got away in a waiting car. >>> if police say the same group is responsible for some nearby burglaries earlier the evening. a local nonprofit is offering a $20,000 reward more information leading to arrests. >>> relief for bart rider was small bladders. happening today a ribbon cutting ceremony at the powell street bart station to reopen the station's rest rooms for the first time in over two decades after the september 11th attacks in 2001 the facilities were closed for public safety but now after high demand they are going to reopen. >>> easy. easy. >> think its windy here? we will show you a landing so rough the pilot had to try to twice. >> that is scary. >>> tracking the winds here in the bay area with your first alert weather forecast. gusting northerly winds and another round of the off shore winds expected for today. we have wind advisories in effect. i will let you know and show you when the winds will let upcoming up. >>> and wind advisories in effect for some of the bay area bridges. plus it's getting busy for the morning commute. ly have your travel times and details just around the >>> comcast is going to meet today with a north bay homeowner after surprising her with a huge utility box in her front yard. he said she left her home for two hours and when she got back this huge green box had appeared in her garden. it was a back up battery for a hub on ayew tilt poll. they have a city permit to put the boxes on private property but she is upset she wasn't warned. >> there was no notice. the city signed off on drawings but we weren't told. they really should have told us. i mean someone should should be told. someone should have to have at least a conversation. >> a sign on the box said the installation is on hold for now. >>> happening today solar supporters holding a honk to save solar event in protest of a proposal by the state cpuc. they are considering changes to net energy metering. >>> pg&e is beginning a ma'amor project aimed to prevent wildfires by burying thousands of miles of hour lines. the construction bringing relief after a winter storm in december kept many in the dark. >> we are happy. long time coming. this helps reduce power outages, it lets towns to, you know, be beautiful in their downtown areas and increases reliability. >> they said that the goal is to ground more than 10,000 miles of power lines by july. >>> much the country preparing to deal with another winter storm. this latest storm theast coast were blanketed in snow and ice. it's set to make its way across 21 states. the government is trying to avoid a massive blackout like last year. >>> nervous flyer also want to look away. this airways jet tryito nd a s tipped over. >> other he isy, easy, 'easy, jimmy! >> jimmy. the pilot took the air bus back around before touching down safely. >> whose voice was that? in the background? someone watching? >> someone had air traffic control. >> we are looking at strzok winds as we look at the gusty off shore winds. we will see the winds pick up again as we head through later on in the morning and in to don your first alert weather forecast if what you did expect. a second burst of off shore winds again for today. late morning in to the afternoon. watch for that sunshine. breezy conditions this afternoon. now the winds will let up late tonight and especially into tomorrow. we have wind advisories in effect for the north bay as well as the east bay hills and valleys. san francisco, san francisco peninsula, coast and the santa cruz mountains under wind advisories highlighted in gold and high wind warnings in red for the north bay mountains. still in effect. gusts up to 45 to 60. highest mountain peaks up to 70 and that's all in effect until midnight tonight. walking you through this all taking you hour by hour as we head through the afternoon. the winds picking up. a lot of red on the future cast wind gusts indicating the gusty condition was the northerly winds picking up for us as we head through late morning and in to the afternoon. through late tonight and into tomorrow, the winds will eventually let up. looking at 28-mile an hour winds sustained out of the north and fairfield, 13 in sfo. 14 for half moon bay right now. as you can see a live look with our sales force tower camera looking east across the bay and the camera shaking in the wind. temperatures in the 40s and 450 asomugha we start off the day. sunrise at 7:12. this afternoon, subshine, br

a live look at san francisco, downtown san francisco coming in at 49, mid 30s concord, livermore, upper 30s down to 38 in san jose and now down to freezek in santa rosa, definitely a cold start to our day. in san francisco we are topping out at 62 with sunshine this afternoon for the east bay, oakland, a high of 64 with plenty sunshine. south bay and san jose, 66 degrees, daytime highs about five degrees above average. we'll talk about that warmer weekend, very warm as we look to next week. let's check with gianna with those friday light conditions. how is that bay bridge commute? >>> it looks good. i love bringing good news about the commute to commuters getting ready to head to work or school this morning. there are no delays or issues. in fact it's only about ten minutes from the maze into san francisco. with that said we are seeing more cars on the road way overall but travel times are really nice, no delays heading into the city. if you are headed along 101, i was tracking brake lights north bound near broadway but everything is cleared out of lanes from an earlier crash. 73 miles per hour. that is a bi

san francisco school board has been under fire for its handling of the pandemic. also, the renaming of schools during that time and other matters come forces but reports. >> it is recall election day here in san francisco, 3 san francisco unified school district board commissioners are the proponents of the recall. it basically boils down to today being the last day for school board. president gabriela lopez to defend the board's decision to wait to return to in-person learning only after she says the conditions surrounding the pandemic made it safe to do so. the biggest issue is the number of families who still were not ready, who still feel >> level of fear when returning to school because there were different communities who experienced the pandemic in vastly different ways. and those are the communities who i was representing the most. >> i'm a single parent with 3 children. so when i was sent home to quarantine, of course, my whole family became and that was just not ok. >> randy's silas is an sf usd parent who opposes the recall largely because she believes the school board made the right decision to wait until they thought it was safe to reopen schools wind because there was no eliznbeth kelly is also

san francisco by supporting local services within neighborhood. we help san francisco remain unique, successful and vibrant. where will you shop and dine in the 49? sanghborhood comer hall district. each corridor has its own personality. our neighborhoods are the engine of the city. >> you are putting money and support back to the community you live in and you are helping small businesses grow. >> it is more environmentally friendly. >> shopping local is very important. i have had relationships with my local growers for 30 years. by shopping here and supporting us locally, you are also supporting the growers of the flowers, they are fresh and they have a price point that is not imported. it is really good for everybody. >> shopping locally is crucial. without that support, small business can't survive, and if we lose small business, that diversity goes away, and, you know, it would be a shame to see that become a thing of the past. >> it is important to dine and shop locally. it allows us to maintain traditions. it makes the neighborhood. >> i think san francisco should shop local as much as they can. the retail marketplace is changes. we are trying

san francisco, san francisco peninsula, coast and the santa cruz mountains. let's go through this taking you hour by hour on future cast and you can see the winds picking up as we head through the afternoon. then we will see the winds calm down and relax as we look to late tonight and into tomorrow. currently this morning we are looking at 23-mile an hour winds out of the north. it is windy for new fairfield. looking at ten mile an hour winds in oakland. 17 miles an hour right now at half moon bay. here is a live look with our sales force tower camera as we look east across the bay. you can see the camera shaking in the wind. the temperatures are running in the 40s and 50s. it's a milder start to the day and as we head through the afternoon, sunshine, breezy conditions, highs generally in the low 60s for the coast and around the bay and low to mid- 60s inland. this afternoon, high pressure in control for us. we are looking at another dry day and likely over the next several days no rain in sight. the two weather features so close together we have that tight pressure gradient. temperatures for the daytime highs for the peninsula. 61 in sangan hill. inland east bay, 61 concord, upper 50s. around the bay, 62 in san francisco and daley city. for alameda. oakland, san leandro coming in at 64 and topping out at 64 for windsor. the snow report up in kirkwood. sunny and breezy conditions and south lake tahoe. under a wind advisory. seven day forecast, the first alert weather forecast, looking at calmer weather, partly sunny skies thursday, friday. you can see the temperatures slowly on the rise as we look to the weekend and next week. inland, east bay and for the coast, calmer weather expected for thursday and friday with partly sunny skies and then temperatures will be warming up as we look to the weekend into next week. no rain in sight over the next several days. let's check in with gianna and we have some windy conditions out there this morning. >>> good morning. be careful if you travel in a larger, more high profile vehicle as you hit the roadways. especially on some of our bay area bridges. we are getting a live look fr

the bill creates a 5 year pilot program in 6 cities including san jose, oakland and san francisco, san francisco assemblymember phil ting is a joint author of the bill. quite often we've been seeing too many pedestrians die on our streets because >> cars are going too fast or cars aren't paying attention. the speed cameras will enforce speed on the city's highest injury streets in school zones and on streets with a history of speed contacts. the national safety council estimates 42,000 americans lost their lives in traffic collisions in 2020. >> team believes these cameras could influence the way people drive much more cognizant of their speed. they are much more careful about how they're driving speeding tickets under the bill will start at $50 for going 11 miles per hour over the speed limit. those living under the poverty line can receive an 80% reduction or community service money generated from the citations needs to go back into. >> traffic calming measures in this in these particular areas. the bill also says that if the cameras are not reducing speed violations by 25%. >> within the firs

san francisco has eased mask mandates for certain places, offices, gyms and religious gatherings where everyone inside is fully vaccinated and boosted no longer have to require masks. san francisco is the first city in the bay area to amend its mask mandate cincy omicron surge, san francisco as easy as mask restrictions. but that does not mean that they are going away. the mask mandate will remain in place in most places in the city, but it businesses were a stable group of people gather such as a gym or fitness center or an office. people who are up to date on vaccinations can take off their mask. kron four's dan kerman has details on what exactly is changing. it was back in october when san francisco allowed those who are fully vaccinated to take off their masks. >> that places like gyms, fitness centers, yoga studios and offices. the omicron variant put that genie back in the bottle in december. but as of february first, those restrictions have been eased again, but some places is still requiring masks for everyone for the next 15 days. every day we're stepping into these new. >> new and navigating at this one has so far been the most complicated to understand what to do. tracy sylvester runs ehs plot. he's in san francisco's mission district this very we're

san francisco police department, we, the people of san francisco, we as a community, we have to turn that around. and it may not come as a surprise to many of you that we saw more hate crimes against our a.a.p.i. communities in san francisco last year significantly more than we did the year before. and, you know, we started seeing a turn around in 2020 when we first got into the global pandemic. but in 2021, our statistics increased the mayor said about 500%. we saw more than a six fold increase in asian hate crimes in our city in san francisco and we had eight in 2019. we had nine in 2020. and we had 60 in 2021. that is significant. that is concerning and that is alarming. i want to highlight a couple of things that we have done, we the police department and we have deny these things with the help of many members in our community and many of the community leaders standing here with me today and i'll introduce them in a second, but more than 30 of the 60 incidents were committed by the same offender. an individual last august in which this person targeted asian victims. 31 of the 60 crimes by one person. after a successful investigation by our terravale neighborhood team. we arrested this individual in august an

san francisco safe. i don't think what i propose in my ordinance is unreasonable in light of everything that has been happening in san francisco. >> the voters of san francisco support you. go forward with it. >> thank you very much. from the mouths of citizens. >> mayor, could you address the businesses and restaurants in san francisco that have had a lousy christmas. >> everyone had a lousy christmas. >> what words do you have for them for some of the restrictions to be lifted? >> my hope is that yes, as dr. colfax said. we also have a responsibility to follow the state orders. mostly when we look at the data, hospitalization rates, number of people who sadly passed away, it makes it possible for us to potentially remove a significant number of restrictions. i think ultimately regardless of the restrictions that is not keeping people away from these places. it is really not wanting to contract omicron. that is really what people are focused on is keeping distance to not get it. it is highly infectious and challenging, people are getting it. the good news is that people for the most part are not ending up in the hospitalizations and dying in numbe

san francisco assessor reporter, joaquin torres. >> hello. i am the assessor recorder in the city and county of san francisco, wishing all of you a wonderful start to black history month. here in san the contributions african-americans made with building and strengthening our culture and autonomy, and for advancing our pursuit before a more equitable society. to our history making mayor, london breed, african-americans have elevated san francisco to world-renowned places. as we reflect on those contributions, let it fuel our ongoing and collective goal towards justice. as dr. king said, we are tied in a single garment of destiny. whatever offences directly affects all of us indirectly. this one,'s workers and his actions ground us in the purpose to advance black health and well-being as we work to close racial inequity and we fight for voting rights, pay equity, access to excellent healthcare and police reform, the work that we do offers tribute to those leaders who have come before us and for those who have laid the path using the diversity of practices to move our hearts and our minds towards a more humane and just world. some of them have left us this year. sydney paktia -- des

san franciscans to see is the dynamics of the filipino-american culture. i think in san francisco, we've kind of lost track of one of our values that makes san francisco uniquecceptable of different people, the out liers, the crazy ones. we've become so focused onic maing money that we forgot about those that make our city and community unique. when people come to discover, i want them to rediscover the magic of what diversity and empathy can create. when you're positive and committed to using that energy san francisco mayor london and we are here to swear in stephanie cahina to the sfmta board. i want to thank the heresies from coming to lakeviewto be with us today . you must be somebody really special. i want to acknowledge some of our elected members of the board of supervisors for joining us . marna melgar recommended stephanie so thank you supervisor melgar for being here . supervisor mandelman and supervisor hillary cahina. thank you to the members of the board not only for being here but for supporting stephanie and ourreporter, walking torres . thank you for being here. it's not really easy to get commissioners nowadays to the board of supervisors .

san francisco. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. thank you, rob. happening today, san francisco voters are deciding whether to recall 3 school board members. the board has been under fire for its handling of the pandemic. the renaming of schools and other matters scrum force's secret unit reports. >> it is recall election day here in sanncisco, 3 san francisco unified school district board commissioners are the proponents of the recall. it basically boils down to today being the last day for school board. president gabriela lopez to defend the board's decision to wait to return to in-person learning only after she says the conditions surrounding the pandemic made it safe to do so. the biggest issue is the number of families who still were not ready, who still feel >> level of fear when returning to school because there were different communities who experienced the pandemic in vastly different ways. and those are the communities who i was representing the most. >> i'm a single parent with 3 children. so when i was sent home to quarantine, of course, my whole family can and that was just not ok. >> randy's silas is an sf usd parent who opposes the recall largely because she believes the school board made the right decision to wait until they thought it was safe to reopen schools wind because there was no elizabeth kell

san francisco, and this is personal. my husband is alzheimer's disease, and as he progressed through it, the need for care became very obvious, but there were no beds, nothing that was affordable here in san francisco where we have lived over 50 years, and with no beds, no available housing for him, it would have meant having to leave san francisco, go out of the city to find a place for him. i ended up caring for him at home for six years as he progressed all the way through all of the stages. that isn't an option a lot of people can do, and surely, we can do better for our elderly. thank you. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. can we have the next caller, please? >> hello. my name -- hello. can you hear me? >> clerk: yes, we can. please proceed. >> hello. my name is yessy [indiscernible], and i'm a housing coordinator with senior and disability action, and we need housing assistance. we have two people living on s.s.i., and people need more money for housing and to live and thrive, and we need more rental service, rentals and subsidies. and also affordability that is safe for people's income. thank you for having us. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. mr. baltazar, do we have any other callers? >> operator: there's zero callers remaining in the queue. mr. chair? >> chair mar: thank you. i want to thank all of

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san francisco and san francisco pride is at the center. >> the hope is the parade will provide a boost for the castro neighborhood and businesses. in the past the two day event has generated hundreds of millions of dollars for the city. >>> 4:47. i hear mary that is the place to be that weekend. of course with the pandemic, haven't had a chance to experience that. >> i am so excited for you and amanda to check it out. it is incredible, just feeling all the love. i am so glad it is back in person. yay! let's talk about our weather in the bay area. of course you know it is very dry and in san jose, i want to talk about that dry streak now going 51 days in a row. that is the all time longest dry streak on record in the winter. that breaks the old record back in 1966 to 1967. as you know december, january, february are usually the wettest months of the year in the bay area. downtown san francisco now going 42 days without measurable rainfall and that ties for third place t y streak during the winter months. we are looking at dry weather continuing over the next few days although tracking a few showers possible as we look to next week. i will talk about this. a live look with our salesforce tower camera, it is a cold start. we are down to the 30s and 40s, mainly clear skies. definitely bundle up first thing as you head out. you will not need your jackets through the afternoon. with sun and clouds, we will be back in the 60s, another mild weekend and cooler monday and tuesday with a stronger ocean breeze kicking in and the chance to possibly see a few showers on tuesday. looki

san francisco. >> san francisco. >> so at the ends of the book is a perspective. because after george floyd, the killing and the protests that resulted from that around the country, i was writing and i saw the coverage in san francisco. there's a grant statue being pulled down and reporter is there live. she turns around and says why are you pulling the statue down and the people doing it said because he's part of the civil war, and he had a slave, and we have to move on from that. and it really struck me in that moment because here's a guy that yes, did have a slave. his father-in-law gives him a slave, but he frees that man soon thereafter. and spends the rest of his life fighting slavery, fighting for equality for blacks, fighting for the right to vote, and doing everything he can in his power to help the african american students get on their feet. in grant's time, there are black congressmen, there are black senators, there are blacks who own farms and are making money in the south, southern blacks are succeeding in those early years in grant's presidency. and it just struck me in that moment as that statue is toppling down how little we remember about history and how sad that is and how much we could

san francisco, san francisco's asian american community. i actually began a lot of my belief and identity about empowerment by teaching a class for san franciscoeraction was with the asian law caucus. i'm your first south asian public defender, and i want to wish everyone a happy, healthy, and lucky year of the tiger. the tiger is known for being aggressive, tenacious, ambitious, and strong. and just like the tiger, we at the public defender's office believe in skillful advocacy, and we also believe in building supporting, thriving communities. we're particularly excited to be collaborating with community, to challenge systemic issues that impact our a.p.i. community, including our immigration unit that helps immigrants facing deportation. our clean slate programs that gives formerly incarcerated prisoners a chance. we look forward to collaborating closely with the cities, community partners, and to fight for more just and equitable systems for all communities, including our a.p.i. community. thank you so much. [applause] >> and with that, i want to introduce our first asian american sheriff, sheriff paul miyamoto, who, in addition to being a

francisco dungeon is now the latest to permanently close in san francisco's fisherman's wharf neighborhood. the immersive attraction led by actors took guests on a journey through the dark history of san francisco. the company that manages the attraction, merlin entertainments made the announcement on monday with a message posted to its website reading, quote, like the gold rush of 18. 49 in a saloon broll all good things come to an end. the san francisco dungeon has told its last tails and is now permanently closed but be warned like the ghost of alcatraz, our mischief. they find new ways to hunt you. it was a great actor base. >> attraction. and so a little bit difficult during covid that down as a great company and a attraction and they're going time out in san francisco, rodney fun, whose ceo and president of the san francisco chamber of commerce has watched many businesses close its stores throughout the pandemic. we have one point we're tracking that about 50% of the businesses, small businesses had close for temporarily or permanently. we still don't really know the full number you. probably close to merlin entertainments didn't respond to our requests and monday or confirm whether this

san francisco's chinese new year parade. the special meaning it took on this time. and a big loss for draymond green dion: san francisco mayor -- the sanrancisco mayor was on meet the press today. she was asked if she expects a crossover of frustration. she said she has not made a decision about the recall but said people are concerned about crime and frustrated about accountability. >> i am still debating on whether or not i will but ultimately what i want to be able to do is make sure that the decision i make is not an impediment to my ability to work with the district attorney in keeping san franciscans safe. dion: the recall is scheduled for june 7. news from the east bay where repair work is needed on a water break that continue to cause problems in the danville area. the district calls it the next -- calls it a complicated fix. one resident who lives on the street told abc7news water has been leaking for weeks. east bay says it customers if a temporary water shutdown is necessary. a couple of a loved cultural events in the bay area making a comeback this weekend. both contributing to big crowds and san francisco. organizers estim

san francisco. we're all doing the best i can. for myself, this was rather new to me. i am a native of san francisco. i was born at san francisco general. my mother was, and my grandmother, as well, who just passed away at the age of 97. growing up, i always wondered why there was no one with my face on the commission. i'm glad to see them now, but i would like to see more. music has always been a soothing element in my life. the joy and expression of gratitude i receive is indescribable. music is the universal language. it bonds and it heals, if i would love to be on a team of working with intelligent people, and everyone is my mentor right now, all of you guys. i would love to be working with you guys. how can i insert myself and be a good person in the community. i'm a mom of six and lost my husband six years ago to a heart attack. we're a family, and we just want to do the right thing and represent people that look like ourselves in a decent world of light. [indiscernible] you know, maybe a vegan outdoor event, but i just want to be part of a team where i can make sure that everyone is happy at the end of the day,

francisco community college board, the san francisco police commission, the san francisco health commission. he was president. catholic charities board, columbia park boys and girls club, the san francisco foundation, the general hospital advisory board, the san francisco maritime association, the san francisco education fund, the american g.i. forum, commission on aging center latino in supervisor ronen's district. he demonstrated his love for san francisco where he will be seen walking around picking up and making frequent trips to mitchell's ice cream for ice cream for his grandchildren with all of his contributions, dr. sanchez leaves a legacy of dedication in public service. i believe this action naming or renaming a department of public health facility to recognize and honor that legacy and the community he represented. i want to thank my co-sponsor in this resolution, supervisor hillary ronen. thank you. the rest i have submit. >> clerk: thank you supervisor melgar. supervisor peskin? >> supervisor peskin: submit. >> clerk: supervisor preston? submit. supervisor ronen? >>