aaron peskin: until nbc bay area came along, city hall wasn't doing its job. announcer: major changes are now in store for hundreds of thousands of renters. here's investigative reporter bigad shaban. bigad: here in san francisco, an average 2-bedroom apartment will cost you about $4,500 a month. rent prices in this city are the most expensive in the country, but much of san francisco is under rent control. so if you've been living in your place for a couple of years, chances are, you're paying a lot less. so there's a huge financial incentive to evict long-time tenants in order to charge new tenants a lot more. last year, san francisco's eviction rate was the highest in a decade. now, we're exposing how some landlords are profiting off a loophole that may have led to hundreds of wrongful evictions, families that once called san francisco home now kicked out. angelique: all righty, you can have this. you wanna eat this first? bigad: angelique rochelle and her daughter leona have lived in this oakland apartment for 2 years, but they still don't consider it home. this is where they say

billable hours. >> dodson: a lot of billable hours. >> wertheim: courtroom circus aside, we asked aaron peskinor, simply: what's going on here? >> peskin: everybody is afraid to tell the truth, because if we get to the bottom of this, they are worried that it is going to, in some ways, slow down the building boom that is happening in san francisco. >> wertheim: "time is money in construction, and we don't want to stop this frenzy." >> peskin: absolutely. absolutely. >> wertheim: this drama has hardly had a chilling effect. everywhere you look in downtown san francisco, they're building another skyscraper. and the latest must-have amenity for all these new constructions: bedrock. in what might be the first act of building-on-building bullying, tech giant salesforce stuck it to millennium via twitter. >> peskin: "bedrock, baby." >> wertheim: you think that was in reference to what's going on across the street? >> peskin: i don't think it was in reference, i know it was in reference because i know the people who built that building. >> wertheim: the city still doesn't require all skyscrapers to g

i would like to nominate commissioner aaron peskin for chair and nominate commissioner katy tang for vice chair. >> chair peskin: is there a second for that motion? seconded by commissioner breed. is there any -- are there any additional nominations? seeing none. we will close nominations. seeing no public comment on that motion made and seconded. a roll call please. >> clerk: on the motion in favor of electing commissioner peskin for chair and commissioner tang for voice chair? breed aye. commissioner fewer aye. commissioner kim, kim aye. commissioner peskin. >> chair peskin: aye. >> clerk: commissioner ronen. ronen aye. commissioner safai, safai aye. commissioner tang. tang aye. commissioner yee. yee aye. motion is approved. >> chair peskin: all right. thank you again colleagues and with that, item number eight. >> clerk: item eight, update on the caltrain pennisula corridor electric -- electrification project. this is an information item. >> chair peskin: mr. hartnet thank you for your patience. and i want to thank ms. broussard for the meeting we had yesterday in my office. for th

my name is jane kim and i'm joined by our vice chair, supervisor aaron peskin and acting mayor, londonreed. thank you to our committee clerk, john carol, and i would like to acknowledge jessie lawrence who who -- ensure the meetings are available online. >> please make sure to silence cell phones and electronic devices. items acted upon will appear on the january 23rd, 2018 board of supervisors agenda. >> can we call item one. >> hearing on short-term residential rentals registration and any need for a -- additional resources. >> i want to acknowledge and thank you supervisor peskin who is the sponsor. i will hand the hearing to you. >> supervisor peskin: thank you madame chair and colleagues. as you will both remember, in august of 2016, the board of supervisors unanimously passed an amendment to the previous short-term rental law which held hosting platforms accountable for ensuring that hosts are properly registered and i want to acknowledge the chief sponsor of that legislation, our former college, supervisor david compos, who authored that legislation, which subsequently was subje

will be adjourned in follow -- in honor of the following individuals, on behalf of supervisor aaron peskin for the late mr. peter overmier. mr. tang qualm sang and from supervisor tang charles alexander and miss lease an m coleman. >> any other business for today? >> that concludes the business for today. thank you. ♪ >> we had adjourned. >> they tend to come up here and drive right up to the vehicle and in and out of their car and into the victim's vehicle, i would say from 10-15 seconds is all it takes to break into a car and they're gone. yeah, we get a lot of break-ins in the area. we try to -- >> i just want to say goodbye. thank you. >> sometimes that's all it takes. >> i never leave anything in my car. >> we let them know there's been a lot of vehicle break-ins in this area specifically, they target this area, rental cars or vehicles with visible items. >> this is just warning about vehicle break-ins. take a look at it. >> if we can get them to take it with them, take it out of the cars, it helps. you. >> today, i wanted to kickoff and welcome you to the first every family well foru

aaron peskin was co-author and predicts a seismic change. >> experts at our office of short term rentals that this is going to bring hundreds of units back into the rental market, maybe even as many as 1,000, which is a huge dent in the housing crisis in san francisco. >> reporter: airbnb tells us the vast majority of the thousands of hosts who have not signed up so far have been inactive for a while. the company believes there will be some bounce back and the hosts that are committed will follow the rules. >> our hosts have a stable environment, rules that are clear and understandable that comply with. >> reporter: all short-term companies are liable. penalties include a fine of $1,000 per day per violation. in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 >>> talking about images on beauty products and fake pg&e calls. >> a lot of important stuff going on today. the pg&e phone scam is making the rounds again. telephone scamsters are calling and threatening to cut off the consumer's pg&e service for unpaid bills. that's not how it works. pg&e will not ask for immediate payment by using threats an

aaron peskin was a "no" vote. >>> the california highway patrol believes a pellet gun shooting on a san jose freeway was a random act of violence. it happened yesterday morning on southbound interstate 680 near berryessa road. the driver of the car that was hit was on the way to babysit her grandson. more now from kpix 5's betty yu. [ pop, pop, pop, that loud. >> reporter: that's what a woman heard while driving on 680 south before 6 a.m. near berryessa road. she asked that her face not be shown. chp says that sound came from a pellet gun. it blew out her rear window. >> i went, oh, my god! this is not a rock and this is not just somebody playing around on the side of the road. i was very nervous and frightened beyond belief, shaking. >> reporter: the woman says she accelerated and drove with her head low to the steering wheel until she could pull over in a safe spot. officers say based on the damage, the shooter was near the car. >> they suspected it came from the person who was in the next lane to the right behind me because the way the angle of the hit were. >> reporter: chp has no l

my name is jane kim and i'm joined by our vice chair, supervisor aaron peskin and acting mayor, london. thank you to our committee clerk, john carol, and i would like to acknowledge jessie lawrence who who -- ensure the meetings are available online. >> please make sure to silence cell phones and electronic devices.

supervisor aaron peskin wants to replace her, so she doesn't have an advantage in the race. >> i don't think we should have a mixing of the two branches of government for a prolonged period of time. >> reporter: in order to install an interim mayor in replacement of the acting mayor requires six votes of the board of supervisors. so far they have not been able to agree on who should get those six votes, so the jockeying continues. reporting live, joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> a bay area couple found sleeping in a car is now facing a long list of charges. check it out. police found these two loaded pistols, a meth pipe, and an open bottle of hennessy. when officers woke up the man and woman, they were sleeping in a running car at the berkeley marina. both were arrested on gun and drug charges. >>> get ready to pay more for water. san jose water company is proposing a rate increase. 9.76% increase to be exact in 2019. 3.7% in 2020 and a 5.17% increase for 2021. for a total of $34 million in additional charges. the bottom line, as customers would see the monthly bill go up by an average of $13

supervisor aaron peskin wants to replace her with an interim mayor so she doesn't have an advantage in the race. >> i don't think we should have a mixing of the two branches of government for a prolonged period of time. >> reporter: joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> time now 4:40. a double disappointment for one olympic hopeful who became a crime victim after competing at the u.s. championships in san jose. there's only one place where you can get... ... more adventure, more woo-hoo! more magic and more happy. so now come to the disneyland resort and get... more happy crime in san francisco is an olympic figure skater. thieves the rental s- u >>> one of the latest victims of crime in san francisco is an olympic figure skater. thieves broke into the rental suv of marissa castelli in 2014. she didn't qualify this year in san jose but as andria borba reports, her big loss was when she decided to visit san francisco. >>> reporter: on the corner of post and webster there are not one but two piles of shattered safety glass littering the ground around a parking meter. it's likely one of these sparklin

, i want to appreciate san francisco police chief for working with our officer and supervisor aaron peskin's office to convene a meeting to make sure sfpd is putting the resources it has available to investigating the scams as well. we want our constituents to report, but we want to make sure we're investigating and bringing people to justice to make sure they are not taking advantage of the most vulnerable in our community. happy new year. (applause) >> okay. so i want to introduce malcolm young from the chinatown community development center. i got it. >> all right you got it! okay. i know, exactly. i'm going to make this quick. all right, so everybody, and the reverend isn't here but i stole it from him and we're going to do it every year. slow down for chinatown! >> slow down for chinatown! >> one more time. slow down for chinatown! all right thank you. pedestrian safety is key during chinese new year, there will be people every where and it's critical we watch out for people so no one gets hurt. one more time, slow down for chinatown! thank you everybody. >> so in closing, i'm so proud

my name is aaron peskin and it is my privilege to serve as a supervisor representing the third districtr those of you who do not know, i have long served in another capacity as the president of an environmental nonprofit that for the past 20 years has worked to negotiate the purchase of land and water rights on behalf of native american tribes in the great basin nations in the united states. for those who don't know where that is, the great states of nevada, utah, parts of arizona and oregon. and before that i worked at the trust public land. and i'm happy to lead with london breed, malia cohen, our former supervisor who first championed this issue, in favor of the full divestment from fossil fuels. i want to start by thanking the broad coalition of environmental advocates, public health advocates, clean fuel transportation activists, democratic party officials, grassroots advocates and retirement board members and as of last night, the commission on the environment who have turned out today to demand that san francisco employee retirement system divest now from fossil fuels and we're g

. >> aaron peskin was the only no vote. >>> santa clara county is cracking down on illegal marijuana grows. >> it comes with a big price tag. >> the truth is, they are still fighting the nancy reagan war on drugs. >> reporter: santa clara county is moving in the wrong direction wasting money and cracking down on illegal marijuana growers just weeks after he became legal. >> 57% of the county voted for legalization. >> reporter: the santa clara board of supervisors voted to buy brand-new equipment and added three new additional officers. >> we are looking at trespass growth. then we also have indoor growers. >> reporter: the sheriff's office said has been flooded about complaints who are not following the state law and they are growing illegally. one supervisor said law enforcement can turn a blind eye to the marijuana black market. >> it is not regulated and you don't know what you are getting and you do not know what kind of pesticides are on it. you are better off buying from a regulated dispensary. >> reporter: santa clara county does not have its own rules. that is something to c

will be adjourned in follow -- in honor of the following individuals, on behalf of supervisor aaron peskin for the late mr. peter overmier. mr. tang qualm sang and from supervisor tang charles alexander and miss lease an m coleman. >> any other business for today? >> that concludes the business for today. thank you. ♪ >> we had adjourned. >> hi. welcome to san francisco. stay safe and exploring how you can stay in your home safely after an earthquake. let's look at common earthquake myths. >> we are here at the urban center on mission street in san francisco. we have 3 guest today. we have david constructional engineer and bill harvey. i want to talk about urban myths. what do you think about earthquakes, can you tell if they are coming in advance? >> he's sleeping during those earthquakes? >> have you noticed him take any special? >> no. he sleeps right through them. there is no truth that i'm aware of with harvey that dogs are aware of an impending earthquake. >> you hear the myth all the time. suppose the dog helps you get up, is it going to help you do something >> i hear they are awar

aaron peskin was co-author and predicts a seismic change. >> they are confident that this is going toring hundred dollars -- hundreds of units back into the rental market, which is huge for the housing crisis in san francisco. >> perhaps 3,000 hoissts will b registered. the company says the vast majority who have not signed up so far have been inactive for a while. airbnb believes the new rules are a win/win pofor the city an the remaining hosts. >> hosts that will be on the platform are ones that are committed, have been active and are going to be great for the business going forward in san francisco. >> now while this legal settlement involved airbnb and home away, any other short-term rental platform, flip-key for fr example, is liable. and the penalty is $1,000 per day of violation. >>> a new bay area restaurant opened today with a unique blend of recycling. the owners managed to craft a resort-like destination out of refurbished containers, even refurbishing a field kitchen from the u.s. military. >> with the development that's going on, we couldn't do a permanent structure, and

for today -- [applause] monday, december 11, i am the acting chair of the committee, aaron peskin, joined by committee member supervisor katie tang, our clerk is mr. victor young. mr. young, do you have any announcements? >> yes. please silence all cell phones and electronic devices. complete your speaker cards and any documents to be included as par of the file should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear on the january 9, 2018 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated.

will be adjourned in follow -- in honor of the following individuals, on behalf of supervisor aaron peskin for the late mr. peter overmier. mr. tang qualm sang and from supervisor tang charles alexander and miss lease an m coleman. >> any other business for today? >> that concludes the business for today. thank you. ♪ >> we had adjourned. them on el vehicle charging. so even though sfe has joined on bayren it has been able to maintain it's long-standing relationships with property owners. with sfe staff providing direct technical assistance. it brings in a steady stream of completed projects into the program. in years we have not been able to meet our goals or thought we weren't going to meet our goals due to fluctuations in the pipe line, sfe has come through on generates project to meet our goals. we really look forward to an ongoing collaboration and innovating programs with sfe. >> >> thank you. commission commissioner stephenson. >> i'm glad you came back. >> commissioner: i want to say how amazing everybody on the staff is. it makes me proud to sit on the commission and know we're in

will be adjourned in follow -- in honor of the following individuals, on behalf of supervisor aaron peskin for the late mr. peter overmier. mr. tang qualm sang and from supervisor tang charles alexander and miss lease an m coleman. >> any other business for today? >> that concludes the business for today. thank you. ♪ >> we had adjourned. up early to watch this, we thank you. we know that this will be played at subsequent times for others to be able to see what we are doing here. okay. also, the president is going to join us. she's the -- a commissioner of this committee. >> this is to address the infrastructure and transportation and that do not appear on the agenda. in addition to public comment, public comment will be held on each item on the agenda. >> there northeast public comment. >> i'm no. 3, consent agenda. all matters listed here under a constituted consent agenda are considered to be routine by the committee and will be acted on by a single vote of the committee. there will be no separate vote unless the member of the committee suggests and it will be removed from the consent a

my name is jane kim and i'm joined by our vice chair, supervisor aaron peskin and acting mayor, london

but then aaron peskin brought this up. >> that it's our duty to have that conversation and to hear from the public. >> the debate over whether to appoint an interim mayor. >> reporter: anyone who's going to run has done what they need to do, like kim who filed her paperwork at the elections department today, well ahead of the 5:00 p.m. deadline. the sudden death of mayor ed lee triggered this contest and the next chapter in this political drama. between now and the june 5th election, who should serve in the top spot. currently board president london reed is acting mayor per the city charter. but there are those who believe that gives him too much power and a leg up in the june race. they're pushing for a caretaker mayor, not running for the full-time job. >> we need san franciscoans to get to choose who our mayor is, and we cannot have 11 people in the board of supervisors have their thumb on the scale. >> it will take six votes for the supervisors to come up with an interim mayor. if they can't reach consensus, breed will continue as acting mayor. she has supporters, including the head

supervisor aaron peskin wants a hearing and vote to take place next week on the appointment of an interimng the death of ed lee last month. >> the board of supervisors would need six votes to come up with an interim mayor. if they cannot reach a consensus the board president will continue as acting mayor for the city charter. some think that gives her a leg up in the election. eight candidates including breed filed papers before yesterday's deadline to enter the june 5th election. >>> jackie spear and other lawmakers plan to show for for the me too and time's up meeting by wearing black to president trump's state of the union address. >> a lot of celebrities wore black to the golden globes. harassment scandals have plagued congress in recent weeks. in november spear revealed the sexual harassment she faced early in her career on capitol hill. the state of the union address is january 30th. >>> oakland's mayor and police chief say there's still work to chief say there's still work to be done. >> violent crime has dropped for the last five years. oakland top brass says the success fighting

. >> that is supervisor aaron peskin who introduced a motion yesterday to have a vote on the matter next tuesday. but that would be a special meeting because of the martin luther king, jr. day holiday. so acting mayor breed would have to schedule the meeting. she has until tomorrow to do so. but we could have an interim mayor at this time next week. live in san francisco, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >> how likely is it that an interim mayor will be named? >> it is going to be a very interesting decision in front of the board of supervisors, most of them seem to agree that we should have an interim mayor who is not doing double duty two jobs at one time. even though the city charter does allow that. the other big concern here is that they don't want to give anybody the advantage of being an incumbent. we have two supervisors now on the ballot, breed and kim. so 11 supervisors, six of them have to agree on who the interim mayor should be and nobody can vote for themselves. no one name really emerging at this time. >> thank you. >>> the future of tech in display at the consumer electronics show i

acting san francisco mayor london breed and local supervisor aaron peskin also helped to can kick offt cleanup. >> part of the problem is because there are so many sources of the litter. not just people throwing it on the street but this is a very windy city, overflowing garbage cans, the winds blowing. there's a lot of litter. >> community clean team is a san francisco public works' longest-running volunteer program. it keeps the city beautiful with landscaping and gardening as well as graffiti removal and litter cleanup. >>> abc 7 news was at merced public library as a troop of lion dancers came to celebrate lunar new year. scaring away evil spirits and wishing the kids and their families prosperity. the traveling festival has been performing in the city for more than 30 years. it will visit seven more libraries next saturday. >>> it's been a weekend to remember for skiers and snowboarders up in tahoe. take a look. this was gopro video shot this morning at heavenly resort. you can see tlt fresh powder on the ground and finally the surrounding hillsides covered in the snow. more snow

americans who were already here when christopher columbus arrived passed with one no vote, supervisor aaron peskin who represents the italian in north beach. he was a "no" vote. dozens of cities around the country have already made the same change. >> another round of rain arrives in the bay area today. you can't really tell you about you're looking at the bay bridge from on top of our -- from the camera on top of the transamerica pyramid. that rain is coming in at noon. >> we should see it throughout san francisco by noon but it will reach the north bay in the next few hours so it's slowly making its way down from the northern california-oregon border now. so let's show you where it is. it's coming down good across eureka and crescent city and watching it get closer to garberville. as it works its way along 101, you can see the intensity of the rain that's coming down there. so get ready for this. this is the band that we'll be getting. you can see the snow also across the higher elevations. so this view supposed to be the bay bridge but yes, we also have patchy fog out there this morning. so you

. >>> there is new information tonight on the effort to recall judge aaron peskin. today the county registrar said that backers of the recall effort have enough ballot signatures to put a measure on the june 5 ballot. the call for his removal started after a sentence that many said was too lenient. >>> a lawmaker wants to do more to try to bring young people out of homelessness. he says nearly 40% of the nation's homeless youth live right here in california. his legislation calls for $60 million to construct more shelter space specifically for teenagers and to provide services targeted to help them. >> when youth remain on the street, they will eventually become chronic homeless adults. it is much harder to get someone off the streets and stable when they have been there for 10 or 15 years.>> along with housing, the funding would go toward mental health services, drug counseling and educational support. >>> this is not a good time to be without shelter. the weather is about to turn cold and wet. >> we have some rain back in the forecast, it is definitely going to be

. >> reporter: the supervisor aaron peskin is talking about the city issuing a fire safety violation against the millennium tower. >> coming out of my vent throughout my apartment. >> reporter: we told but that threat, exposed after millennium condo owner paula pretlow started smelling strange owners an independent expert concluded they were evidence of, quote, a life and fire safety hazard to the occupants. his report pointed the source of the smell. gaps opening up as the tower continues to tilt. gaps between the wall and the concrete and steel tower. smoke and flames experts say it can shoot through the gaps. making it easier for the fire to jump to higher floors. but for more than a year the problem was kept secret. the city issued the violation notice process. the notice says the breech in the fire and smoke barrier is represented. additionally the expert sites cysting of the curtain wall panels and suggests the issue may be more widespread. millennium officials now must either find a different expert who vouches for the building's fire safety, gaps and all, or come one a fix. t

. >>> yesterday supervisor aaron peskin called on the board to find a replacement for actor -- leaving london breed as acting mayor would give her an unfair average in the june election. six members of the board would have to approve that to approve a new acting mayor. there's no indication who that caretaker mayor might be. >>> overnight a federal judge threw a wrench in the trump administration's plans to end protections for illegal immigrants who enter the country as children. it comes as the immigration issue heats up following a meeting at the white house. doug luzader has more from washington. >>reporter: this federal judge in san francisco hit upon the issue that is the construction of ongoing negotiations here in washington. what to do about daca, the deferred action for childhood arrival's program that president obama began and president trump has tried to end. the president pushed back by a federal judge who decided with a number of states that are fighting white house efforts to end protections for young illegal immigrants. a surprising turn and the justice department promis

. >>> yesterday supervisor aaron peskin called the board of supervisors to find a replacement for london. six members of the board would have to sign off to approve the new acting mayor. so far there is no indication who the caretaker mayor may be. >>> our question of the day has been should san francisco appoint a caretaker mayor or should london breed stay in that role? we see from the poll results, 26 percent say a caretaker memory. 74% say london breed. i don't remember any conversation about a caretaker mayor with ed lee. >> it would take a caretaker too long to get up to speed. london already knows the project that's mayor lee was working on and their status. >> and oscar says it should be up to her if she would like to or not. >> thanks for talking with us and using the #ktvuthe9. >>> coming up, students at the university of washington giving amazon's alexa an upgrade. how you can have a conversation with your digital assistant. >> the malaysian government is offering a texas government $7 million to find the wreckage of a plane that crashed seven years ago. 239 people were on boa

also significant some apparent gamesmanship from london breed after aaron peskin requested a special meeting for next tuesday to vote on the interim mayor. she let it linger for hours and i will say just recently they retreated to executive session up there to talk with the issue behind closed doors unsettled for new. they have to did by thursday if they want the meeting to be on the following tuesday. january 16th. reporting live from san francisco sam brock. >> well many suspect does apple intentionally slow down older iphones to boost sales? french authorities now saying they're launching an investigation to find out. france is now the third country investigating the cupertino tech giant joining the u.s. and israel. the difference in france's case someone could go to jail. it's a crime there to intentionally shorten the lifespan of a product for profit. the penalty is a maximum sentence of two years in prison. recently apple admitted to slowing down older iphones saying it was necessary to handle updated operating systems. >>> think of this as the super bowl of olympics of technol