currently, s.f. shines is offer a pairing of business sign services.an be paired up with an architect to get your drawings done to help you start to do the actual work. we hope that people will stay tuned, and you can find out more information on our website. that's sfgov.org/osb. >> let's talk about the shared spaces program. it's been a huge success, and outdoor dining spaces are very popular. >> the shared spaces program, especially during the pandemic, really helped spaces survive. to have an outdoor space where people could safely gather was critical, and the office of small business has been working with these shared spaces during the pandemic. some may or may not have been up to the city's code regulations, so department of public works and other departments have been trying to figure out what violations are and help businesses come into compliance. the planning department and the city have decided that they'll give businesses until 2023 to come into compliance. also in the meantime, for businesses that want to start new shared spaces, new parkl

currently, s.f. shines is offer a pairing of business sign services.an be paired up with an architect to get your drawings done to help you start to do the actual work. we hope that people will stay tuned, and you can find out more information on our website. that's sfgov.org/osb. >> let's talk about the shared spaces program. it's been a huge success, and outdoor dining spaces are very popular. >> the shared spaces program, especially during the pandemic, really helped spaces survive. to have an outdoor space where people could safely gather was critical, and the office of small business has been working with these shared spaces during the pandemic. some may or may not have been up to the city's code regulations, so department of public works and other departments have been trying to figure out what violations are and help businesses come into compliance. the planning department and the city have decided that they'll give businesses until 2023 to come into compliance. also in the meantime, for businesses that want to start new shared spaces, new parkl

he will line the main stage of s.f. pride.akes over june 29th with a big parade on june 30th. >>> happening now, apple is set to launch its new products on may 7th, according to an invite that was sent to media. the tag line let loose will be live streamed on the website. apple is expected to release new ipads after no new models were announced in 2023. >>> helping our "climate in crisis" with caffeine or decaf, as the case might be. ahead on nbc bay area, the product one coffee chain is putting into place. >>> we continue our earth week coverage. bay area-based tech companies trying to cut down on plastic waste by using clay cups. the san francisco and berlin-based company is behind the initiative. it points out that 500 billion coffee cups are disposed of globally every year. but just about 1% are recycled. to tackle the issue, the company 3d prints the reusable cups made of clay, water and salt. the cups can disintegrate into dust. now, they are partnering with verb coffee roasters to use the clay cups here in the bay area.

. >> s.f. city attorney chiu believes oakland is deliberating trying to pull business away from sfo. the second and final approval for the name change will be voted on by the port of oakland may 9th. in the meantime, we wanted to know does sfo have a case? joining us now is lolita darden, a patent attorney. she's also the director of the intellectual property and technology law clinic at george washington university school of law. lolita, thank you so much for joining us. first, i want to ask you does sfo actually have a case here? >> i think they may have a case. in trademark law, the main concern is mitigating instances of consumer confusion. and in this case, because both trademarks include san francisco, i believe san francisco international airport does have a case because consumers seeing the word "san francisco" will automatically or very highly likely think that the two airports are one and the same. so confusion would be likely. consumers would likely buy tickets to the san francisco b

this is video, the rotary club of s.f. organized it. volunteers tilt the bikes this morning and they handed it out this afternoon to elementary school children. >>> it is one of the most impactful and delicious events of the year, the 15th annual cabernet cookoff at hall wines. 14 chefs from notable restaurants paired there dishes with the wind. those with tickets get to taste, sip and vote on the best fish. among the vip dear judges, catherine o'hara from home alone. our own raj who is still there. brian from the office. >> raj was shooting this video. talk about helping the crew. today's event raised 100,004 four team local charities. four team local charities. thank you for joining us, ugh, when is my allergy spray going to kick in? -you need astepro. -astepro? it's faster, bro. 8x faster than flonase. it's faster, bro! it's faster, bro! it's faster, bro! it's mom to you. astepro starts working in 30 minutes. astepro and go! . >>> thank you all for coming. i am dr. pap and this is special agent fitzsimmons with the fsa. >> you're all

and when you get to honor the 2024 s.f.rand marshal for the celebrity caption is billy porter. >> billy porter. yes, i love this. >> yes. billy porter is so much fun. >> it kind of came together yesterday finalizing it. >> you're kidding. so. right. right. before you announce it here on abc seven. >> that's right. you're the first people to know. >> oh, that is so great. >> we're so excited, so exclusive. >> that's a great get. billy porter will take the stage on sunday, june 30th. s.f. pride also named six others as community grand marshals. you can watch the full announcement at our website, abc seven news.com. >> well, the lineup for san francisco's biggest music festival has been announced. some big names will be headlining outside lands, and those include tyler, the creator , the killers, sturgill simpson. post malone is going to perform a special country set three day general admission tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. and they will go really quickly, most likely the eager beaver. presale tickets sold out in less

we just spoke with s.f.torney dave chu who told us within the past hour he fileded a federal lawsuit with the district of california and in the 39-page complaint that you can see on the screen he's asking the federal court to intervene and stop oakland from renaming oakland international to san francisco bay oakland international airport. chu argues that the addition of those three words, san francisco bay, will confuse travelers especially non-native speakers of english into thinking oakland international airport is san francisco's airport. he argues that confusion will lead to travel mishaps and infringe on sfo's trademark name san francisco international airport. the city of san francisco alleges the renaming plan appears intentionally designed to divert travelers who may be unfamiliar with bay area geography and lead them to believe that oak has a business relationship with sfo which it does not. the lawsuit points out that airlines have already started using the san francisco bay oakland name. as you se

. >>> let's head back to san francisco, where the islamic center of s.f. is holding a prayer and fundraiser at the st. mary's rec center. today, millions of muslims around the world will celebrate one of the holiest days of the year. it is the end of ramadan. muslims will marked the end of the month long fast with communal prayers, followed by a feast of fast breaking. here is jessica with your look at the weather, now. >>> it is a one day in the bay area with daytime highs topping off in the low 80s near san jose and los gatos. it almost feel summerlike inside the pockets of the bay area. let's take the east bay, 82 near livermore and antioch 75 in oakland , despite the fact we are seeing a mix of sun and clouds into the afternoon hours today. a warm one throughout the bay area. but that will not be the case for much longer. this high pressure system sitting offshore is the reason why we are dealing with dry conditions and warm temperatures . but heading into are weekend forecast, low pressure moves in from the north and that brings in a series of showers

saying about her experience in china after getting up close with pandas that could soon be calling the s.f. zoo home. >>> also, the price for a gallon of gas nearly hitting $8 at one station in one bay area city. how the white house plans to address the latest uptick in prices at the pump. >>> a whale carcass spotted in san francisco, what wildlife officials are telling us about that whale and their plans to get it out of the water. >>> the news at 5:00 starts now. i'm terry mcsweeney. gia has the night off. mayor breed back home in san francisco after a weeklong visit to china. the mayor, who is running for re-election, spent her time meeting with business leaders, airline executives and government officials. she said her goal was to strengthen business and cultural ties with china. she touched down at sfo earlier this afternoon. shortly after landing, she talked to reporters, calling her trip a success, pointing to her announcement that pandas will be returning to the city. the mayor says she got to see pandas in person during her visit, and she's very excited to share that experience wi

we had a film series, the s.f. punk film series that i put together.single night. people were so appreciative that someone was bringing this for them. it is free. everything in the library is free. >> it it is also a film producer who has a film coming out. maybe in 2018 about crime. what is the title of it? >> it is called san francisco first and only rock 'n' roll movie. crime, 1978. [laughter] >> when i first went to the art institute before the adventures were formed in 77, i was going to be a painter. i did not know i would turn into a punk singer. i got back into painting and i mostly do portraiture and figurative painting. one of the things about this job here is i discovered some great resources for images for my painting. i was looking through these mug shot books that we have here that are from the 1920s. i did a whole series of a mug shot paintings from those books. they are in the san francisco history centre's s.f. police department records. there are so many different things that the library provides for san franciscans that i feel like a

currently, s.f. shines is offer a pairing of business sign services.an be paired up with an architect to get your drawings done to help you start to do the actual work. we hope that people will stay tuned, and you can find out more information on our website. that's sfgov.org/osb. >> let's talk about the shared spaces program. it's been a huge success, and outdoor dining spaces are very popular. >> the shared spaces program, especially during the pandemic, really helped spaces survive. to have an outdoor space where people could safely gather was critical, and the office of small business has been working with these shared spaces during the pandemic. some may or may not have been up to the city's code regulations, so department of public works and other departments have been trying to figure out what violations are and help businesses come into compliance. the planning department and the city have decided that they'll give businesses until 2023 to come into compliance. also in the meantime, for businesses that want to start new shared spaces, new parkl

has really taken that role to a whole other level and is currently a grand marshal for this year's s.f claire. >> my dream is to really look at where we want san francisco to be in the future. how can we have a place where we have transliberation, quality, and inclusion, and equity across san francisco? and so when i look five years from now, ten years from now, i want us to make sure that we're continuing to lead the country in being the best that we can be. not only are we working to make sure we have jobs and equal opportunity and pathways to education, employment, and advancement, but we're making sure we're taking care of our most impacted communities, our trans communities of color, trans women of color, and black trans women. and we're making sure we're addressing the barriers of the access to health care and mental health services and we're supporting our seniors who've done the work and really be able to age in place and have access to the services and resources they deserve. so there's so much more work to do, but we're really proud of the work that we've done so far. [♪♪]

currently, s.f. shines is offer a pairing of business sign services.an be paired up with an architect to get your drawings done to help you start to do the actual work. we hope that people will stay tuned, and you can find out more information on our website. that's sfgov.org/osb. >> let's talk about the shared spaces program. it's been a huge success, and outdoor dining spaces are very popular. >> the shared spaces program, especially during the pandemic, really helped spaces survive. to have an outdoor space where people could safely gather was critical, and the office of small business has been working with these shared spaces during the pandemic. some may or may not have been up to the city's code regulations, so department of public works and other departments have been trying to figure out what violations are and help businesses come into compliance. the planning department and the city have decided that they'll give businesses until 2023 to come into compliance. also in the meantime, for businesses that want to start new shared spaces, new parkl

. >> in a statement responding to the protests, the university saying in part, quote, s.f. foundation invests investment policy, reflects its commitment to the values of the university priority rising social and racial justice, environmental sustainability and climate action. >> a pro-palestinian mural in san francisco has been repeatedly vandalized. the artist says he painted the mural on his friend's building in noe valley about five months ago. he says the mural is a tribute to the families who have been killed in gaza. surveillance video shows a woman writing bring back our hostages over the mural yesterday. >> yeah, it hurts like to see it get vandalized, but it's nothing compared to the pain that my people are going through in gaza . >> the artist says he thinks two different people carried out each act of vandalism. he says he will again paint over it. san francisco mayor london breed, explaining her plans for $3,360 million bond measure for the november ballot. >> that bond would spend $167 million to help pay for improvements to zuckerberg san francisco general hos

i look like kamalar iny on her o job interview in s.f. sexism to say the city's tried using neighbors system. but like biden's provision, it wasn't working biden. so cops in l.a. and new york and chicago simply didn't submit crime data to the fbi. the feds gave up on it the and n now just making it up, except they call it estimatiog.n. ng they're using inferred stats. which brings me to this rules. k if you think the numbers stink, it's because they pulled them oue nuk it'st of . because when you have a strong incentive to downplay crime, that's what you'll do. and now victims sense hopelessness of the justice system and have stopped reporting crime. >>m and you blame them. that's why the feds claim violent robberies dropped 20% between 2019 and 2022, whiletwee the governmentn 20 own victimsrv survey reveals that 30%. so the government says, believee us. not the girl with the fat lipin and the missing iphone. so actuag iphol crime isn't dros at all. >> it's just that fewer crimes are being reportedn'r crimes bee it's not a penalty. if the

is a you find that s.f. is the best place for a shabby degeneratye like yourself. >> if you're a health nut. yeah, because. because francisco is so>> mic wealthy. >> you know what city camehael:y in five. >> what? washington, d.c.. just so running for your life.r i think that maybe that'sn how they're trying to frame the biden administration as, like, just cardio because timekt you look at the price of something like coffee. >>. oh, that's expensiveices. >> i love all of it. i just love all the whole. an >> oh, san francisco was good. florida's bad. and ini read the interviewi with that lady. yeah. who left the i and i didn't. >> i didn't think it'd be hot. you know, that's likte going to a strip club and going where all these come from. there's everywhere. she had a horribly. sh e says she had an armadillo had infestation. i didn't even know that was a thing. yeah, right. and to me, that's like, that's like god giving you a gift. it's like you're not having great time in florida. >> please enjoy these havin

s.f. parent coalition. thank you.this is meredith dodson with sf parents, i want to just say a huge thank you to all of the parents and all of the educators who have worked so hard, advocating working with the district to get some of these changes to happen. i also want to thank, the curriculum and instruction team for their incredibly hard work to make all of these changes happen. i think it's a really exciting, monumental change for the district that's going to benefit thousands of kids for years to come, and we still have some concerns, and we're keeping a close watch and some of the things we're going to be listening and looking out for, are that you have a clear roadmap for how these changes will unfold, we want to see, you know, beyond a three page overview that you're, you're demonstrating and understand of how much it will take, including the price tag of doing this. well, we want assurances that sfusd will identify each and every child, not meeting grade level milestones, and that you will ensure they have re

as long as i'm here, i'd also like to, state that s.f.on is in favor of the standards, particularly in the fact that they will incorporate standards for signage, which i think is really important, obviously. thank you. final last call for public comment. seeing none. public comment is closed in this matter is now before you commissioners. commissioners. commissioner baldauf, i would i would also like to echo mr. labounty's comment that i think that it's very nice to have very clear guidelines, and i think they're beautifully produced. and, and i applaud the graphics and, and, i also did note that the neon signs were called out as an important fact in the downtown sign scape. and so i think, i'm fully in support of them. commissioner campbell, i agree. i had that comment as well. it's like a very nicely put together, concise, clear, visually, pleasing document, and i'm all for our clarity and creating a smoother process, especially for our small businesses. i had a question about the storefront section, a point two, when it comes to, you k

uc s.f. is aiming to open that facility in 2030, and south san francisco has announced the four recipientshe city says it is honoring amanda anthony for her work as the vice board president of the south san francisco unified school district. award winning chef eva romero is being recognized for her cookbook memoir celebrating her story as an autistic chef. dana lujan is also a recipient for her early childhood education advocacy. as the ss, the san francisco unified school board president, and lidia pomposo is celebrating as a celebrated as a leader and activist with the city's women's club and cultural arts commission. keeping the a's in oakland protests. calling on john fischer to sell the team now stretching beyond the bay area, the weekend demonstrations that were held in sacramento, and scaling back on crossing guards. we'll tell you why transportation agency is making the move and how marin county officials are responding to parent concerns. tell me, do you like it or not? this portion of ktvu news is brought to you by chavez supermarket and taqueria, authentic mexican cuisine is wha

the state's largest utilities and community choice aggregators, including clean power, clean power s.f. the new regulations do not apply to hetch hetchy power. as part of the new regulations, the energy commission directed community choice aggregators to evaluate the development of real time electricity pricing and or related programs that could feature price signals that vary hourly or subhourly. the regulations also direct ccas to provide customers with automated access to their rates via an energy commission managed database. this community choice aggregators were directed to develop a plan that considers the creation of real time rates or related programs that integrate with, and use the energy commission's database. the plan should lay out a process to develop new real time rates or programs. if they are determined to be cost effective, equitable, and technologically feasible, among other criteria. the sf puc has already demonstrated that it supports the energy commission's goals. cleanpowersf existing time of use rates already promote the use of electricity during off peak times