sfpd tells me out of 357 marked vehicles, 57 are out for service or in need of repair. police union says that number is much higher. through multiple sources, i obtained images from most of the city's ten police stations illustrating the poor conditions of some cruisers. this whiteboard from park station shows seven cars in need of repair, everything from broken seatbelts to windows. another five are out of service entirely. one even reading, no computer, no siren, and much more. at another station, the board lists 12 vehicles with problems. one reportedly died while driving scrawled at the top. why is everything broken? >> you're just, i don't know. a brake pad away from something happening, right? because of the maintenance. >> with so many unusable vehicles, multiple sources told me officers are sometimes unable to leave the station, causing a public safety problem. >> if we don't have cars, it's harder for us, obviously, to respond. you don't want cops sitting in the station, right? when they could be out patrolling, right? and especially at night. >> i asked sfpd i

then raising concerns over sfpd's police cars.he condition of the department's patrol cars be impacting response t you're watching abc seven mornings live. >> opening bell just rang on wall street after two really rocky days. futures did look up overnight after president trump's address to congress. we're keeping a close eye on what happens when trading is beginning. >> and fixing the homelessness crisis. the nonprofit, founded by san francisco mayor daniel lurie making a big donation. some of the services it plans to offer for unhoused residents. >> then scattered showers in the bay area. this is what it looked like in san jose earlier. drew is tracking the timeline of the rain as you get ready to start your morning commute. >> good morning to you. it is wednesday, march 5th. >> so where are we seeing the rain start? >> yeah, it's really the south bay and that's where we'll focus our attention this morning. that's where the light showers are falling. for most of us, it's just a cloudy sky. here's a live look from the exploratoriu

sfpd tells me out of 357 marked vehicles, 57 are out for service or in need of repair. the police union says that number is much higher. through multiple sources, i obtained images from most of the city's ten police stations illustrating the poor conditions of some cruisers. this whiteboard from park station shows seven cars in need of repair, everything from broken seatbelts to windows. another five are out of service entirely. one even reading, no computer, no siren, and much more. at another station, the board lists 12 vehicles with problems. one reportedly died while driving scrawled at the top. why is everything broken? >> you're just, i don't know, a brake pad away from something happening, right? because of the maintenance. >> with so many unusable vehicles, multiple sources told me officers are sometimes unable to leave the station, causing a public safety problem. >> if we don't have cars, it's harder for us, obviously, to respond. you don't want cops sitting in the station, right? when they could be out patrolling, right? and especially at night. >> i asked sf

sfpd says that out of 357 marked vehicles, 57 are out of service or in need of repair.union says that number is actually much higher. with so many unusable vehicles, multiple sources told us that officers are sometimes unable to leave the station, causing a public safety problem. >> if we don't have cars, it's harder for us, obviously, to respond. you don't want cops sitting in the station right when they could be out patrolling, right? and especially at night. >> we asked sfpd if the state of the fleet prevents officers from responding to crime. the department says no. and added, as the department's fleet vehicles age out, the department works to acquire the newest and state of the art vehicles to ensure officers and the community are safe. now a possible reason for the delay. sfpd vehicles are serviced by the city's central shops, and that means that repairs cannot be made by just any mechanic in the city. >> the supreme court's conservative majority handed san francisco a win against the epa. and this is all over clean water. the case focused on sewage permits issued

sfpd signed off on an interdepartmental interdepartmental agreement for the proposed land swap. so you see that site plan in the upper right area a is on the police's property and that's being swapped for an equal area e on rec and parkland across the lane where the replacement police station is sited. area is currently a densely vegetated site. >> it's not used by rec and park for any park activities or purpose. there's also a permit area d that will be an area within the s.f. pd security secure site boundary as well that is allowed by recon park in the agreement with some key benefits exchange in exchange accruing to rec and park around the use of the new community room and the police station as well as the addition of parking spaces or additional parking spaces for their events and activities. >> so i would say that the sign off by rec and park on the swap agreement was in late october was a milestone and that allowed for design to continue. it allowed for planning applications to be submitted and for entitlements to proceed and on january 3rd the general plan referral and th

the sfpd alcohol liaison unit recommends approval with the following condition the petitioners shall actively monitor their area under their control in an effort to prevent the loitering of any persons on property adjacent to a licensed premises as depicted on abc 253 . >> that's okay. thank you officer. i understand this establishment is located in supervisor sadr's district in hill neighborhood and i believe a supervisor sort of would like to say a few words. thank you chair dorsey yes, i'm happy to support this and want to give some more context for the location and the establishment. it sits in a dense neighborhood but also in between a lot of neighborhoods and because of that i think it's been a a corner store and a grocery store that has been well-received by the neighborhood it sits in between russian hill and hill and chinatown and has been open in its new form for about a year and i think everyone has found it to be inviting and warm and welcoming with with a lot of friendly service there. so i look forward to this improvement the way that this change will make this establis

. >> even though crime is trending down, according to sfpd data, the city averaged 41 robberies and 390 thefts a week in 2024. one of those victims are the owners of bay of burma restaurant in soma. >> within six months, we got like two armed robberies and a lot of harassment for from homeless individuals. >> kaye is feeling hopeful. >> everyone is looking forward to change. we have faced enough. >> in san francisco luz pena, abc seven news. >> it's the weekend. we want to know the weather. let's take a live look outside. it looks fabulous, but we better enjoy the dry conditions while we can because rain is on the way. abc seven news meteorologist andy patel is here with what's coming. hi, sandhya. >> hi, there. yeah, we do have some showers coming our way, but we don't have to worry about it being a washout for the weekend. it's a level one system that is over the pacific heading in our direction. it is already sending us westerly swell. beach hazards statement is up tonight at 9:00 until 9 a.m. saturday. breakers up to 14ft. it becomes a high surf advisory tomorrow morning until monda

just speaking out is very and pursuing the legal action led crisis over not afraid or we reached out sfpd for comment but did not hear back in time for this report reporting in san francisco. stephanie rothman kron. 4 news. >> vandalism shutdown john reed elementary school in rohnert park today at forest. >> hundreds of kids to stay home. the district superintendent says maintenance crews have been at the school for most of the day, cleaning up. she says that teachers are also being called in to go over classrooms just to see if anything was stolen. john reid is expected to back open tomorrow for school, but we'll certainly update you on air and online if anything changes the investigation into the vandalism is ongoing. we now know the identity of the woman arrested for pulling a horse's tail causing it to throw a child off its back. police say 29 year-old told pan, whoa, dion. can pronounce to correctly walked up to the horse while the child was having writing lesson and then yanked on its tail, this was at ocean view stables in daly city 2 weeks ago. the child was hurt, but is doing ok

speaking out is very and pursuing the legal action led to crisis over not afraid or we reached out sfpd for comment but did not hear back in time for this report reporting in san francisco. stephanie rothman kron. 4 news. >> tonight, a person is in critical condition after a crash in oakland. it happened about 04:00am at 54th and international. you can see the mangled car through those little barriers. police say the car crashed into a pole. the drivers in the hospital tonight. no word on what caused the crash tonight. some good news to report about oakland's budget crisis. the city has uncovered unexpected money, which means that those 4 additional fire houses that were slated to close this month >> will actually remain open. proffers dan kerman reports. >> when the city of oakland shuttered fire stations. 25 28 at the beginning of the year to help close a massive budget deficit. it was supposed to be just the beginning for more stations were slated to close in february or march, but now those additional 4 fire stations will remain open, which the fire chief says is great news for the

. >> even though crime is trending down, according to sfpd data, the city averaged 41 robberies and 390 thefts a week in 2024. one of those victims are the owners of bay of burma restaurant in soma. >> within six months, we got like two robberies and a lot of harassment for from homeless individuals. >> kaye is feeling hopeful. >> everyone is looking forward to change. we have faced enough. >> in san francisco, luz pena, abc seven news. >> all right. coming up next. see what our winter weather whiplash means for the state's snowpack. will we face a drought this summer? >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. part of your weekend will be wet. i'll have a look at the timeline coming up. >> and watch the oscars this sunday right here on abc seven. the show starts at 4:00, and for the first time, the oscars will stream live see some changes to the iconic coca-cola bottle at oracle park. scaffolding is up around the 80 foot structure. the giants will only say the coke bottle is getting some fresh paint and some new features. the organization says it will announce more details in a couple of week

from the city, state and federal agencies as well as the private sector and all of our partners all sfpd officers all of them were on duty making the department effectively fully staffed despite our persistent officer shortages, it's clear when law enforcement is fully staffed and resourced we get results. so far this year crime is down overall and my administration is committed to sustaining that trend. we're going to build on this momentum and i want to announce also something that the chief will talk about in a moment that we had a multi-agency operation in jefferson square last night in jefferson square park last night targeting the drug market. dozens of arrests were made. more information is coming. but i have to tell you and this is a message that i want everybody in the city to hear if you are selling drugs in this city, we are coming after you. we are committed to fully staffing our police department, our sheriff's department, our 901 dispatch office. we can keep our streets safe and clean not just for an incredible event like the lunar new year parade weekend or an nba all-star

. >> even though crime is trending down, according to sfpd data, the city averaged 41 robberies and 3902024. one of those victims are the owners of bay of burma restaurant in soma. >> within six months, we got like two armed robberies and a lot of harassment for homeless individuals. >> kaye is feeling hopeful. >> everyone is looking forward to change. we have faced enough. >> in san francisco. luz pena, abc seven news. >> we're following new developments in the shooting of a hillsboro police officer. the police department is now asking for your help. they're looking for photos and videos from the day of the shooting, which was last saturday, february 22nd in the afternoon. and they're specifically looking in the area of west santa ynez avenue to hillside drive, including a few blocks east and west of el camino real. the shooting happened in the back parking lot of the hillsboro police department. the officer fired back and the suspect ran off. the officer is expected to make a full recovery, and the search continues for a driver involved in a hit and run on the bay bridge. a motorcycli

. >> we reached out to sfpd for comment. we have her back in. south bay. know peters police warning people about a jewelry swap scam. it was caught on camera, ok, get a look. so you see the woman she gets out of a black suv approaches. the victim was sitting on the sidewalk. police say the scammer then ask for directions and thanks the victim and then gives them a fake piece of jewelry. then while hugging the victim, the suspect then takes jewelry that she's wearing off another jewelry swaps can happen. is clear where a woman's wedding ring was taken? in the north bay fairfield police. they are currently searching for this missing man on your screen is at risk. 77 years old. this is raymond lopez. he's about 5 foot. 8 weighs about 165 pounds. shoreline here, glasses was last seen wearing a black and brown checkered shirt, jeans, black shoes write last seen in the area of waterman boulevard. if you see him, please call police. south bay. aloha fun center in san jose's east ridge center shut down after 6 years. the owner says the ring was supposed to a deal

. >> we reached out to the sfpd, but we have not heard back. >> san francisco.cing public criticism for creating a women's only night where >> or a spa should say it is creating women's-only night. where admission is limited to those assigned female at birth. so the committees ban ya spa in hunters point is offering these events once a month separately for both men and women. it's called the cultural and religious women's night. the company says they're doing this to address the needs of religious and cultural communities who require gender segregated spaces. a statement, the company said in part, quote, on all other days, archimedes vanya remains open to everyone. we are committed to ongoing dialogue to ensure that all our guests feel respected and valued. our goal is to balance inclusivity with the specific needs of different communities and quote, now the company says they're still offering an inclusive women's night for everyone who identifies as women. >> 6.50, and today santa clara county of the public defender's office are going to be hosting a community

>> the park now has bright lights installed to deter illegal behavior and sfpd says they are working with the parks department to ensure the park's safety. >>> could president donald trump scale tariffs back? the ongoing talks between world leaders as markets open up very soon this morning. we're watching. >>> and we're live from capitol hill with more on what president trump touched on during his first speech to congress. >>> but first, here's a live look outside before we head to break. we're halfway through the workweek and grab ordinary is the opposite of beautiful. beauty drops our jaws. dilates our eyes. and beauty is something we can create... right now... at floor & decor. >>> cia director john ratcliffe saying today the u.s. paused intelligence support and weapons shipments to ukraine. ukrainian president zelenskyy posting on social media he'scommitth committed to peace. in his address to congress last night, trump quoted a letter he said he received from zelenskyy saying the ukrainian leader is ready to come to the negotiating table. president trump could unveil trade deals

. >> even though crime is trending down, according to sfpd data, the city averaged 41 robberies and 390in 2024. one of those victims are the owners of bay of burma restaurant in soma. >> within six months, we got like two robberies and a lot of harassment for from homeless individuals. >> kaye is feeling hopeful. >> everyone is looking forward to change. we have faced enough. >> in san francisco. luz pena, abc seven news. >> we're following new developments in the shooting of a hillsboro police officer. the police department is now asking for your help. they're looking for photos and videos from the day of the shooting last saturday, february 22nd in the afternoon, specifically in the area of west santa ynez avenue to hillside drive, including a few blocks east and west of el camino real. the shooting happened in the back parking lot of the hillsboro police department. the officer fired back and then the suspect ran off. the officer is expected to make a full recovery. the search continues for a driver involved in a hit and run on the bay bridge. a motorcyclist was hit and killed. it ha

. >> even though crime is trending down, according to sfpd data, the city averaged 41 robberies and 390 week in 2024. one of those victims are the owners of bay of burma restaurant in soma. >> within six months, we got like two armed robberies and a lot of harassment for from homeless individuals. >> kaye is feeling hopeful. >> everyone is looking forward to a change. we have faced enough. >> in san francisco. luz pena, abc seven news. >> we're following new developments in the shooting of a hillsboro police officer. the police department is now asking for your help. they're looking for photos and videos from the day of the shooting last saturday, february 22nd in the afternoon, specifically in the area of west santa ynez avenue to hillside drive, including a few blocks east and west of el camino real. the shooting happened in the back parking lot of the hillsboro police department. the officer fired back and the suspect ran off. the officer is expected to make a full recovery and they are still searching for that suspect. the search continues for a driver involved in a hit and run on t

just speaking out is very and pursuing the legal action led crisis over not afraid or we reached out sfpd did not hear back in time for this report reporting in san francisco. stephanie rothman kron. 4 news. >> 10 33 in the north than elementary school teacher in santa rosa arrested on suspicion of lewd acts with a child. the rohnert park public safety and police say the 34 year-old gino been korea. he's a coach at rohnert park high school on a sports cotati high school and he was booked into the sonoma county jail last week on suspicion of arranging a meeting with a minor with a 10 to commit lewd acts and a substitute teacher and tutor in san mateo county is out on bail right now. he's on trial. he's it were arrested in connection with child charges. police did a search of michael ross's home last month in uncovered thousands of child abuse materials in various forms. he was taken into custody earlier this month and then released on bail and the san mateo county sheriff's department is now at the point missed ad not on trial, but there's an investigation now they want any more informatio

just speaking out is very and pursuing the legal action led crisis over not afraid or we reached out sfpd did not hear back in time for this report reporting in san francisco. stephanie rothman kron. 4 news. >> well, in the north bay, an elementary school teacher in santa rosa has been arrested now on suspicion of lewd acts with a child. according to the rohnert park police department. 34 year-old juneau is coach at runner park high school. also a cotati high. which aria is there has now been booked into the sonoma county jaio on suspicion of arranging to meet with a minor with the intent to commit lewd acts. >> a substitute teacher and tutor in san mateo county is out on bail after being arrested for child. investigators say that a search of michael ross's home last month uncovered thousands of child abuse materials in various forms. the 67 year-old was taken into custody earlier this month. and then released on bail. and now the san mateo county sheriff's office is urging anybody who might have information about this to give them a call. a french patisserie and cafe in mountain view is

speaking out is very and pursuing the legal action led to crisis over not afraid or we reached out sfpd for comment but did not hear back in time for this report reporting in san francisco. stephanie rothman kron. 4 news. >> a hayward police officers being called a hero after he saved a baby from choking. this is just released body camera video. it the incident happened last month when a family pulled into the police station parking lot desperate for help after their 11 month-old started to choke. so they flag down this officer, emilio gonzales and he performed first aid until paramedics arrived. they found out that a rubber band was caught in the baby's throat. that baby is now safe. >> what's going on here at the san mateo bridge? lot of traffic going one way right now. meteorologist grogan hear details, honor evening forecast. hi there. yeah. so we're doing okay. no wet roads out there. really. so we just have a break in the clouds happening here as we take a live look in san francisco. temperatures have been relatively cool today. couple of 60's out there in the south bay for the mo

do not let the police commission become a rubber stamp commission that fails to hold sfpd accountable and to the point about collaboration. >> commissioner almost on led the most collaborative policy in the history of the police commission when he led the effort to limit pretext stops. and this was done because sfpd was a department that was six times more likely to stop black people, ten times more likely to stop to search black people for consent searches and 21 times more likely than white people to use force on black residents and only make five. thank you for commissioner. >> thank you for your comments . >> welcome to the next speaker. >> thank you. my name's good afternoon president randleman and members of the board of supervisors. >> i'm barbara attard. i'm a second generation san franciscan. my granddaughters are fourth generation. >> i've worked in oversight in san francisco since 1983 when we established the office of citizen complaints. >> i'm a past president of nikole the national association for civilian oversight of law enforcement. >> having worked with the police co

and the subsequent closure of that program, no action was taken to report these sexual abuses to the sfpd the district attorney or adult protective services. during our meeting jennifer friedan explicitly acknowledged to me that she had knowledge of a cover up of these sexual abuses and that it involved members of the department of homelessness and supportive housing. afterward, i repeatedly tried to contact her and the coalition on homelessness to discuss how she might go about contacting the authorities with this information she claimed to have about the sexual abuses committed against myself and my fellow clients. i never received any contact and that's why i'm here today. that's all i really have to say . >> thank you for your comments . thank you. do we have any more in-person public comment? thank you. >> hi. my name is frank tribble. i'm an overnight lyft driver throughout san francisco around the tenderloin area and i have a good opportunity to talk to homeless people and emergency and there's one problem that seems like to be solved out there because i always ask them where the m