board president aaron peskin. u.s. army corp of engineers south pacific commander, colonel james hondora, and eventually city administrator carmen chui may join us. so, thank you. so, i want to talk about what this plan is. what this draft plan is. it analyzed the flood risks and effects the sea level rise from aquatic park to [indiscernible] port jurisdiction. it shows where to build the flood defenses, how high to build the flood defenses, and how much space to take in order to have those flood defenses. it is up to us, the city, our partners to figure out what will go back on top, which to make a beautiful waterfront. befitting of wonderful city and county of san francisco. the waterfront of the future has to be as least as majestic as the waterfront of today. the plan is expensive. it is expenses has a price tag of $13 billion at this time. when we move forward on projects the federal government will pay for 65 cents of every dollar it cost. 65 percent contribution. that is a big benefit to city and county of san f

. >> reporter: supervisor aaron peskin says the decision is still being made. we caught up with him in chinatown, but he's about to start feeling things out beyond his district. >> but i want to go put my toe in the water in the excelsior and in the mission and in the sunset and the richmond and i'm going to do that in the weeks ahead and see whether there's an appetite out there. >> because there's sort of a crowded field with some similar messages, he's going to be able to stand alone having a message i think resonates with his core voters. >> reporter: political science professor jason mcdaniel is talking about the much discussed progressive lane available in the mayors race, a label mcdaniel said would fit peskin well. >> i also think he's the kind of progressive that is not necessarily a turnoff to other voters. he's somebody who has been around a long time, over 20 years. >> yeah, it's true. aaron's one of the longest tenured members of the san francisco political class in history. >> reporter: alex clemmons is a long time communications consultant, lobby

aaron peskin to enter the mayor's race are making rethink that idea. >> he had a chance to appeal to a broad a swath of the knows how to talk about these issues in a way that does not put him at odds with where a lot of voters are. >> when you look at the results, for example, the different county central committee where the so-called moderates lee 21 to 24 of the scenes. yeah, the question is whether or not he even gets enough votes to make it into the second or 3rd tier in ranked choice voting and if that's not the case, you know, i think it's going to be really hard for him to out. you want to mount a campaign? >> at this point, no official word from the pest can camp this to whether he is entering that november mayor's race live in the newsroom. dan kerman kron, 4 news. dan, thank you. take a good look at your screen here. chp has issued an ebony alert for this missing woman out of east palo alto. >> officers say 22 year-old malia thomas was last seen on february 16th. she is described to be 5 foot 5 inches tall was last seen wearing blue leggings, orange, nike shorts, a beige, p

i like to thank supervisor aaron peskin for nominating me and values and honoring community voices that put my name forward to enhance diversity and commune tee voice on the san francisco planning commission. also would like to thank all those who are here today to support my appointment. little about myself and why my appointment to the planning commission will be a positive addition and strengthen a diversity and viewpoint of this very important deciding body. i was born and raised in san francisco. i attended public school, k-12. i had the adventurous experience of being part of the busing program to integrate the public schools attending schools in china town, putrara hill, mission and potrero and acselsier district. i found a career path in the building trade. i enrolled in the apprenticeship program and worked all over the city in commercial and residential construction. just a few projects i worked on as a union carpenter. because of my entrepreneurial spirit i enrolled in san francisco renaissance, graduated and earned the general building contractor license. for two decades i w

president aaron peskin disagrees. he too, issued a statement. it said developers will still be able to build bigger and higher, but they won't be able to demolish buildings on certain blocks and replace them with towers that are the same height as telegraph hill itself. >> the national weather service is testing its tsunami warning system along the northernmost part of california coast. later this morning. the annual test in del norte, humboldt and mendocino counties is set to start at 11:00, depending on the location, officials will test tsunami sirens or pa systems. there will also be warnings broadcast on television and on radio. the test is not expected to trigger any sirens along the marin or sonoma county coasts. all right. let's check in with steve paulson. good to be prepared. good to let people know because it's a little alarming when you hear something like that, right. you don't know what it is. >> that is true. i've been through it a couple of times. yes. all right. increasing clouds here for the morning. so we're okay for the mornin

and you found out yesterday that supervisor aaron peskin might enter the race. so we asked mayor london breed about that today. >> he just needs to say what he's going to do already. you know, and i don't think we should give it a lot of time and attention or life until he makes that decision to say that that's what he's going to do, because, right now it's all speculation, it's all buzz. people love the speculation and the buzz. but we still got work to do. >> well, it's very interesting. buzz phil, should london be worried about her reelection chances? there is a lot. >> yes, she should be. her support is under 50% and with ranked choice voting, if you're an incumbent with less than 50, then there's a chance that you could be knocked out. and aaron peskin is seeing new polling that shows that that plus he's been included in a poll now that shows that he actually does pretty well compared to the other candidates challenging the mayor. >> so his interest is piqued, right? >> yes. and everybody, a lot of interest is going to be piqued because, like it or not, if

that's the work ahead of us now. >> aaron peskin, the head of the board of supervisors, disagreed. he also issued a statement saying developers will still be able to build bigger and higher, but they won't be able to demolish buildings on certain blocks and replace them with towers that are the same height as telegraph hill itself. >> time now 709 and we have to go right back to highway 37 westbound because of a crash at 121 sears point area. the crash was eastbound, but it's a delaying westbound traffic as people take a look at it. and right now, traffic is very, very slow. if you are driving on 37, please give yourself plenty of extra time on 80 westbound it's slow and when you get to the bay bridge it is backed up. we had an earlier problem there on the bridge. you can see that traffic is actually going to be okay once you make it onto the span 709. let's go back to the desk. >> okay, sal. >> well, the tough new immigration law in texas. it's on hold this morning. we'll tell you more about the continuing legal battle of a law that would deport and arrest migrants. >> artificial

tell us that board of supervisors president aaron peskin well officially into the mayoral race sometimeel thomas in the newsroom. we've got more details on that morning, michael. yeah, good morning. everyone will supervisor aaron peskin has not officially launched his mayoral campaign, but sources tell kron 4 we could officially see that announcement as early as next week. >> and this decision to run is based in part on former san francisco mayor mark farrell is decision to also run the db idea. excuse me behind that is that there's currently no progressive candidate in the race. now, supervisor peskin currently serves as the president of san francisco board of supervisors and he's been on the board on and off since early 2. thousands. currently he is set to turn out later this year. and if he does officially joined the race, well, he would be joining incumbent mayor london breed supervisor ahsha safai fi philanthropist, daniel lurie and former san francisco mayor and supervisor mark farrell. now, a poll that was done in february by the san francisco chronicle showed a majority of resid

in the wake of those windstorm window issues, supervisor aaron peskin authored legislation to requires high rise buildings to inspect all of their windows. >> it's just plain dangerous. it's just a matter of time until glass is raining down and kills somebody on the streets. >> reporter: the city is issuing weather alerts now like this one, urging high rise owners to make sure their tenants and residents close and latch any operable windows. look at this. this is video we shot last month showing another open window at the millennium flapping in high wind. we then spotted two others that had been left open despite the cities having issued a storm warning. >> the millennium continues to be an outlier. >> reporter: when we reached out to the millennium, tower officials told us in a statement they have a detailed process to minimize the risk of another window failure in high winds. they say track weather, send text alerts to residents and perform hourly checks in storms but admit in the end it's up to the owners to keep their windows closed, yet last year's incident wasn't the first such

now, aaron peskin, the president, actually authorized and sponsored the legislation in response to a foot tall housing project proposed on sansome street. peskin is expected to run for mayor in vemb against breed, and we have a map that shows the affected area. it incdes 15 to 20 block in historic parts of san francisco. breed said in a statement that the city needs to address the housing shortage, and that the vote to override her veto is a setback in their work. and she added, i will not let this be the first step down toward the path of being a city of no. we will not move backward . and peskin saying that this proved the city can be both pro housing and also pro neighborhood. live in san francisco gloria rodriguez abc seven news. >> thank you gloria. still ahead, the decades old antitrust settlement that will impact how much it will cost you to use your credit card, plus the new feature that's been applied to your instagram account. >> how you can take control of it. but first to check on the weather with drew. >> hey, good morning. 539 we'll take you to our abc7 oakland airport c

board of supervisors president aaron peskin sponsored the legislation in response to a 200 foot tall housing project that was proposed on sansome street. peskin is expected to run for mayor in november against breed and breed said in a statement that the city needs to address the housing shortage and that the vote to override his veto is a setback in their work. and she added, i will not let this be the first step down the path back towards being a city of no. we will not move backward. meanwhile, peskin saying that this proves that the city can be both pro housing and also pro neighborhood. live in san francisco gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thank you. gloria. happening today, oakland residents will officially meet their new police chief, mayor sheng tao is set to introduce floyd mitchell at city hall this afternoon. mitchell most recently served as police chief in lubbock, texas. his start date hasn't been announced, but he is expected to begin in his new role in late april or early may. oakland has been without a police chief now for more than a year, recovery efforts resum

president aaron peskin, board president, sponsored the legislation saying the older buildings in these areas need to be preserved. but in her initial veto, mayor breed argued it would deter critical new housing projects. of course, this all comes in an election year, with mayor breed already in a battle to retain her post and peskin previously suggesting he may be ready to enter the race. supervisor peskin called the veto a political move, while the mayor released a statement that reads in part, quote, our current housing shortage is the result of decades of bad policy decisions and inaction, and it will take years of consistent and relentless work to make the necessary change to get more housing built. now, housing, as you know, is a huge topic in san francisco, with developments coming up all the time. this is, by no means, an end to this topic and debate here in the city. back to you. >> one that has been going on for quite some time. ginger conejero saab in san francisco for us this morning, thanks, ginger. >>> 6:08 right now. monterey county opens a new assistance center for peopl

aaron peskin, the president of the board of supervisors, disagrees.also issued a statement saying developers will still be able to build bigger and higher, but they won't be able to demolish buildings on certain blocks and replace them with towers that are the same height as telegraph hill itself. >> there will be no official 420 celebration in san francisco this year, but that likely won't prevent people from showing up at hippie hill. the main reason? event organizers say they can't make it work this year. and what we know will happen in the park this april 20th. and permit me to brag, my sweet son and i made hot cross buns this past weekend and it was an all day thing. we even candied our own orange peel. but if you do not want to spend time in the kitchen, i get it. i totally do. a bay area bakery is doing all the work so you can have incredible easter treats on your table. you will be stres ee and y r mylowe's rewards credit card saves us 5% on the things we need. 5% off. - 5% off. 5% of. and, as loyalty members, we get points toward mylowe's mon

what you did here right now, supervisor aaron peskin has not officially launched his mayoral campaign. however, sources do tell kron 4 that we could see that official announcement as early as next week in this decision to run is based in part on former san francisco mayor mark farrell is decision. >> to also join the race. the idea behind that is that there's currently no progressive candidate in the race supervisor peskin currently serves as the president of the san francisco board of supervisors. and he's been on the board on and off since about the early 2. thousands currently, his term is set to end later this year. and if he does officially joined the race, will he could be joining incumbent mayor london breed supervisor ahsha stuff. i e philanthropist daniel lurie and former san francisco mayor and supervisor mark farrell. now, there was a poll done in february by the san francisco chronicle that showed a majority of residents in the area do not approve of the way of mayor london breed is currently running the city. that poll included more than 800 likely voters with more than 7

aaron peskin, the president of the board of supervisors, disagrees. he issued a statement saying developers will still be able to build bigger and higher, but they won't be able to demolish buildings on certain blocks and replace them with towers that are the same height as telegraph hill itself. new at noon. the acting secretary of labor is in the east bay today, focusing on green energy. jobs secretary julie su visited the livermore headquarters of the bus manufacturer gillig. she met with company leadership to discuss and showcase the company's production of all electric and hybrid transit busses. secretary su says the biden administration sees gillig as a good example of a commitment to good jobs in the clean energy economy. >> we see the transition to the more electric busses and zero emission vehicles as part and parcel of creating a country in which working people do well. it's not a zero sum game where we have to choose our climate or our working people, and gillig is an example of exactly how that happens here. >> gillig is one of the nation'

board of supervisors president aaron peskin disagrees, he said in a statement. developers will still be able to build bigger and higher, but they won't be able to demolish buildings on certain blocks and replace them with towers that are the same height as telegraph hill itself. >> you got to be in it to win it. so here we are. >> lottery fever hits the bay area tonight. the mega million drought is finally over and a winning ticket has been sold. >> and we are tracking more rain drops into the bay area this week. >> we'll look at the forecast and when the showers could impact you. >> also ahead tonight an inside look at san quentin's changing death row. at 1030. we'll hear from some of the inmates who will soon be transferred to another facility. >> start realizing lik i'm here to drawing worth $1.1 billion. here are the winning numbers seven, 11, 22, 29, 38 and mega number four. the winning ticket was sold in new jersey. and another major jackpot is up for grabs tomorrow. ktvu lamonica peters live now in san jose and lamonica. a lot of people out buying lottery

but right now it's not going to happen because aaron peskin supervisor aaron peskin, he introduced the measure earlier this year. that would limit how big some of the housing developments, what happened, especially in certain historic neighborhoods like the northeast waterfront and jackson area. mayor breed. she veto that. that meant that unless or veto was overrode, that san francisco could build in that historic area and other areas. well, last night, the san francisco supervisors by a vote of 83 overrode her veto basically resetting the clock implementing supervisor peskin this measure that says no, you have to be within a certain limit to certain requirement not to take away from the charm of certain neighborhoods. mayor breed reacted late last night saying this is says this is a setback for housing in san francisco where it is needed desperately needed, especially from now until about 7 years. and the goal is to have 80,000 new units by then again, she can still build just not in historic neighborhoods like >> all right. well, thank you for the breakdown there. happening today, sa

everyone will no official word from supervisor aaron peskin. but sources do say that he could be launching this campaign as early as next week. and the reason behind it will could be because it's based in part on former san francisco mayor mark farrell decision to also enter the race. now, the idea behind that is that there's currently no prom aggressive candidate. in the rain east. currently supervisor peskin serves as the president of the san francisco board of supervisors and he's been on the board on and off since early 2. thousands currently, his term is set to end out later this year. if he does officially joined the race, he could be joining incumbent mayor london breed supervisor ahsha safai fi philanthropist daniel lurie and former san francisco mayor and supervisor mark farrell. now a poll done in february by the san francisco chronicle show that a majority of residents do not approve of the way that mayor london breed is currently running the city. this poll included more than 800 likely voters with more than 70% disapproving of the

supervisor aaron peskin. he's really not made any official launch of his mayoral campaign., sources tell kron 4. >> we could see that official announcement in the next few days starting next week. and this decision to run is partially based on former san francisco mayor mark farrell is decision to also joined the race. idea behind that is there's currently no progressive candidate in the race. and supervisor peskin currently serves as the san francisco board of ervisors. president and he's been on the board on and off since about the early 2. thousands currently, he is set to term out this year. and if he does officially joined the race, will he could be facing off with incumbent mayor london breed supervisor if i e philanthropist daniel lurie and former san francisco mayor supervisor mark farrell. when it comes to overall community thoughts. a poll done in february by the san francisco chronicle showed that a majority of residents do not approve of the way that mayor london breed is currently running the city. that poll included more than 800 likely voters with more than 7

aaron peskin on the launch of his official mayoral campaign. however, sources tell kron 4 we could see that official announcement as early as next week and the decision to run is partially based off of former san francisco mayor mark farrell is decision to also joined the race. and the idea behind that is that there's currently no progressive candidate in the running currently supervisor peskin serves as the president of the san francisco board of supervisors and he's been on the board on and off since the early 2, thousands, but currently is set to turn out later this year. if he does officially joined the race, will he be joining incumbent mayor london breed supervisor ahsha safai. philanthropist danielle lawrie and former san francisco mayor and supervisor mark farrell, a poll that was recently done in february by the san francisco chronicle showed that a majority of residents do not approve of the way. mayor london breed is currently running the city. the poll included more than 800 likely voters with more than 70% disapproving of the mayor

aaron peskin on the launch of his official mayoral campaign. however, sources tell kron 4 we could see that official announcement. >> as early as next week and the decision to run is partially based off of former san francisco mayor mark farrell is decision to also joined the race. and the idea behind that is that there's currently no progressive candidate in the running currently supervisor peskin serves as the president of the san francisco board of supervisors and he's been on the board on and off since the early 2, thousands, but currently is set to turn out later this year. if he does officially joined the race, will he be joining incumbent mayor london breed supervisor ahsha safai. philanthropist danielle lawrie and former san francisco mayor and supervisor mark farrell, a poll that was recently done in february by the san francisco chronicle showed that a majority of residents do not approve of the way. mayor london breed is currently running the city. the poll included more than 800 likely voters with more than 70% disapproving of the m

aaron peskin to enter the mayor's race.hance to appeal to a broad a swath of the knows how to talk with these issues in a way that does not put him at odds with where a lot of voters are. >> when you look at the results, for example, the different county central committee where the so-called moderates lee won. 21 to 24 of the scenes. yeah, the question is whether or not he even gets enough votes to make it into the second or 3rd tier in ranked choice voting and if that's not the case, you know, i think it's going to be really hard for him to you want to mount a campaign? >> now is dan kerman reporting. no official word from aaron peskin or whether or not he's going to enter the mayor's race. 10, 20 right now. and mayor london breed is set to give her state of the city address in san francisco shortly. it's going to be on pier 27 along the embarcadero starting at 11:00am and you are encouraged to attend. but if you can't, there's going to be a livestream link available. president biden gives his state of the union address to

aaron peskin on launching his mayoral campaign. but sources do tell kron 4 we could see that announcement as early as next week. and this decision to run is partially based on the former san francisco mayor mark farrell is decision to also run. and the idea behind that. well, it's that there's currently no progressive candidate in the race. currently supervisor peskin services, the president of san francisco board of supervisors and he's been really on and off the board since early 2. thousands currently, he is set to turn out later this year. and if he does decide to officially join the race, will he be joining incumbent mayor london breed supervisor ahsha site. excuse me, philanthropist daniel lurie and former san francisco mayor super and supervisor mark farrell, a poll that was last month in february by the san francisco chronicle showed a majority of residents to not approve of the way of mayor london breed is running the city. and this poll included more than 800 likely voters with more than 70% saying they were disapproving

within the california democratic party tell us tonight they expect that san francisco supervisor aaron peskin will enter the mayoral race next month to challenge incumbent mayor london breed. the 59-year-old peskin has hinted a run for mayor in the past few months. today our senior investigative reporter bigad shaban -- you see the two of them there -- asked him about his intentions. >> have you given any further thought about adding your name to the list? >> it's on my mind. i'm thinking about it. >> you feel like you're getting closer? >> i'm leaning in that direction. >> when do you think you might officially have a decision? >> it has to be before june 11th. that's the last day to decide. >> we'll see. again, we have heard that he will enter that race. if peskin does run, he's entering a crowded field. other challengers include nonprofit executive daniel lurie, san francisco supervisor asha satisfy yi, and board supervisor mark farrell. >>> up next, we take you inside san quentin's death row. we're granted rare access before death row gets shut down. >>> also, we sit down with giants pitc

. >>> staying in san francisco, supervisor aaron peskin may be the next to jump into the crowded race to unseat mayor london breed. he said tonight he's thinking about it. he has until mid-june to make up his mind. >>> and in oakland there's a new crop of candidates vying for police chief. the job has been open for a year now, but they're having trouble getting the attention of the hiring manager. the mayor opted not to attend tonight's forum where the candidates introduced themselves and laid out their visions for the first 100 days. our andrea nakano was there and and people what they want to see in the new police chief. >> reporter: the public forum to meet the police chief candidates was held at city hall while the four candidates, from all over the country, joined in on zoom. those at the meeting say they liked the transparency of the public meeting, but mayor thao refused to attend. merlin edwarders has lost count of how many times he's been in the city hall chamber. an oakland resident for 66 years, he's looking for just one thing in the chief of police. >> if you're going to b

i'm supervisor melgar chair of the committee joined by vice president aaron peskin and vice chair dean preston. the clerk is john carol. mr. clerk do you have any announcements? >> clerk: yes, madam chair, please ensure that you have silenced your any electrical devices. if you have brought any paperwork. i'll meet you there.

no supervisor aaron peskin is not officially announced or launched his mayoral campaign.ell kron 4 we could be seeing that official announcement as early as next week in this decision to really run is based in part on former san francisco mayor mark farrell decision to also joined the race and the idea behind that is that there's currently no progressive candidate in the race right now when it comes to supervisor peskin, he's currently serving as the president of the san francisco board of supervisors and he's been on and off of the board since the early 2, thousands. however, it's currently set to run out when it comes to his term later this year. if he does officially joined the race, well, he could be joining incumbent mayor london breed along with supervisor ahsha safa e philanthropist, daniel lurie. and of course, former san francisco mayor and supervisor mark farrell, a poll that was done earlier back in february of by the san francisco chronicle showed that a majority of residents in san francisco actually don't improve with the way that mayor london breed is curre

supervisor aaron peskin spent the day urging residents living in cramped quarters to vote in tuesday's primary. he's trying to build support for proposition a, a $300 million bond that would help pay for more affordable housing. peskin talked with voters living in single room occupancy residences in chinatown, san francisco has a very large chinese-american population, and getting the word out, getting it out in language in cantonese and mandarin is very important to winning. >> and the chinese community really understands how important affordable housing is. >> passage of prop eight will require a yes from two thirds of the votes cast. san francisco unified school district has announced a plan that could ultimately lead to closed schools within the next two years, the chronicle reports. superintendent matt wayne has outlined a plan to address the loss of about 10,000 students since 2015. that plan could involve the shuttering of an undisclosed number of schools by fall of 2025. wayne says there are no specific schools being targeted for now. the new plan comes as the district is addre

. >> san francisco supervisor aaron peskin is considering a run for mayor. abc seven news insider phil matier says peskin is feeling encouraged by some recent polling numbers and feels like he could bring something to the table as a candidate. a recent chronicle poll found 44% of likely voters who identify as progressive do not have a first choice for mayor. that could put peskin in a strong position. peskin was first elected to the board of supervisors in 2000. he is until june 11th to declare his candidacy, and we're just days away from california. s march primary polling places will open at 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. you can take your mail in ballot there, or to a drop box or a county elections office as long as it's delivered by 8 p.m. if you prefer to mail it, your ballot must be postmarked no later than tuesday, and you can actually still register to vote. california allows people to do same day voter registration on 509 this morning, and we are on storm watch now through the weekend. >> part of the reason why we're tracking a series of fronts that's going to sw

. >> san francisco supervisor aaron peskin is considering a run for mayor. >> abc seven news insider phil matier says peskin is feeling encouraged by some recent polling numbers, and feels like he could bring something to the table as a candidate. a recent chronicle poll found 44% of likely voters who identify as progressive do not have a first choice for mayor. that could put peskin in a strong position. peskin was first elected to the board of supervisor in 2000. he has until june 11th to declare his candidacy, and we are just days away from california's march primary. polling places will be open at 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. you can take your mail in ballot there or to a drop box or to a county elections office as long as it's delivered by 8 p.m. if you prefer to mail it, your ballot must be postmarked no later than tuesday, and you can actually still register to vote. california allows people to do same day voter registration. coming up, governor newsom, responding to criticism that a san francisco restaurateur may have gotten special treatment to skirt the state's minimum wage law. >> the

i don't know what aaron peskin's narrative is , if he gets in the race. you the democratic party that is controlled by the moderate faction that will endorse all the more moderate candidates in november. which means likely some trouble for conning. some trouble for dean. >> a grassroots campaign must mobilize. >> reporter: supervisor connie chan a progressive up for election in district 1, pointed to low turnout and she also tied the results and the cities shifting politics to national political trends. >> i am saying there are political opportunists. they are taking the trend and they are taking seeing the political wind and they are grabbing onto it and turning that into something else in san francisco. >> reporter: does your group plan to endorse somebody for the mayor? >> we will definitely make endorsements for mail but we will wait until after the filing deadline. >> reporter: the deadline is in june and plenty of time to let the results shake out and digest them. if you look over the last year that the trend appears to be set in san francisco. as t

sources say supervisor aaron peskin will officially enter the mayoral race next week. sources tell kron for his decision is based in part on former san francisco supervisor mark farrell candidacy. and the fact that there is currently no progressive candidate in the race pass can currently serves as the president of the san francisco board of supervisors. he's been on the board of supervisors since 2015 and is set to turn out this year. a not guilty plea this morning from the man accused of killing 7 people in half moon bay last year. 66 year-old chunli zhao was back in court today in san mateo county. he's been charged with 7 counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder for allegedly shooting and killing 7 people and wounding one other at 2 mushroom farms in half moon bay early last year, he was arrested the same day and has remained in custody ever since. prosecutors are hoping a trial will happen this year. but they admitted they may have to wait another year. next court appearance is scheduled for april. bay area. faith leaders are standing behind

aaron peskin and connie chan will join the san francisco planning commissioner at the meeting tonight discussing how high rise buildings would impact the richmond district. that meeting began at 6.30 this evening. concord city council has given final seal of approval on a new rent control just cause protection does not apply when a tenant is at like not paying the rent. kron 4 talk to the tenants and landlords at the last meeting. >> family and children are suffering with the rent the rent, rent increases every year. and it's it's a really bright. and so what's going to happen is that we're going to be in living on the street. so this isn't really just about. >> you know, rental rights. it's about property owner rights. and that's what strikes at my core. >> according to the ordinance, it will go into effect in 30 days. >> a california national park ranger have been wondering where all the sea lions went and they saw this something you definitely don't see every day we've got those details coming up. >> and now kron 4 sports. >> the warriors are back at chase center for the start of a

. >> supervisor aaron peskin has not officially launched his mayoral campaign, but sources tell kron 4 we could see that announcement as early as next week. supervisor peskin currently serves as the president of the san francisco board of supervisors and has been on the board on and off since the early 2. thousands. he is currently set to term out later this year. the last day to officially join the mayoral race is june. 11th, as we receive official word from supervisor peskin. we will keep you updated. >> east san jose leaders say their neighborhood is facing a shortage of voting locations ahead of tuesday's primary election. santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez, represents that area, says the main concern is that san jose has the highest number of people who are transit dependent. she added that constituents who contacted her office had specific areas in mind to add drop boxes and that she connected them directly with the santa clara county registrar of voters, county election workers say it's too late. now to add more voting centers for the primary. but they will take the fe

the november election, the board of supervisors passed the legislation proposed by supervisor aaron peskin, 8 to 3 last month. that proposal would impose density limits in three areas that peskin represents in a letter shared on ex london breed claims these density limits would go against her goal of creating new housing in the city and would even reverse changes. she and the board signed off on in july of last year. a supermajority of eight supervisor votes can override the veto. their last meeting before spring recess is april 2nd, so it's unclear right now if they can hold the override vote before the 30 day window has passed. >> most of the 80 protesters arrested for shutting down the bay bridge in november have reached a deal to avoid trial. today, 78 people accepted an offer from the court to complete five hours of community service. they'll also pay restitution to be determined. one case was dropped for insufficient evidence, however, the case of retired pleasanton firefighter masood barakzai is still going forward. he told us his case is separate from the others. >> it's unfortunat

aaron peskin to enter the mayor's race are making rethink that idea. >> he has a chance to appeal to a broad a swath of the knows how to talk about these issues in a way that does not put him at odds with where a lot of voters are. >> when you look at the results, for example, the democratic county central committee where the so-called moderates lee won. 21 to 24 of the scenes. yeah, the question is whether or not he even gets no votes to make it into the second or 3rd tier in ranked choice voting and if that's not the case, you know, i think it's going to be really hard for him to out. you want to mount a campaign? >> this point, there's been no official word from the pest can camp about whether he is entering the mayor's race, which we voted on in november. well, ken. >> dan, thank you. the san francisco department of elections reporting the results for the other propositions that have passed with under 105,000 ballots ted so far, will provide affordable housing for working parents and families props. he would remove barriers to converting office spaces to housing property provides

the measure introduced by supervisor aaron peskin protect some of the city's neighborhoods from being turned into a high-rise housing city officials voted 8 to 3 to override the mayor. tuesday's san francisco can still build much-needed housing, but it won't be able to do it in some neighborhoods like the north, the east waterfront or jackson square, historic districts. soe residents say it's a hard call either way. >> we definitely need housing. and if it. takes a toll at the charm of the city, the and that's and that's not what we want to obviously is a native san francisco's. but >> i mean, there has to be a a solution to it. i i don't have one. >> the mayor called the supervisor's decision. a setback in the city's push to build more housing. the hunters point tennis courts are back open in the city. the courts for dedicated almost 40 years ago by tennis legend arthur ashe. >> more than $270,000 raised by nonprofit san franciscans for sports and recreation and the u.s. tennis association went toward upgrading for tennis courts. there. >> you're going to play tennis. i guess you mig

aaron peskin that who have endorsed shifts campaign in the race to fill the seat long held by late senator dianne feinstein. meantime, congresswoman katie porter held her campaign event at manny's in the mission. recent polls have seen a shift holding on to the front-runner status. porter has been locked into a fight for second with leading republican candidate steve garvey. one poll last week showed garvey edging shift slightly for first place. according to polls. oakland barbara lee has been trailing in 4th place according to california election rules. the top 2 candidates from tomorrow's primary, regardless of party affiliation will face off in november's general election. >> the election is today ends and we're here mindful of the importance. the imperative of getting out to vote. >> governor newsom was in town today urging californians to vote yes on proposition. want the measure, if passed, would bring more money into mental health care services for the state newsom was joined by san francisco mayor london breed and lieutenant governor eleni kounalakis. >> for many, many years, the i

and, aaron peskin and fellow members on the board of supervisors decided to put the brakes on some high rises there. you can say, well, that's a local issue, but the fact is that we're hearing about problems of like high rises going up in other parts of the city. so there could be a growing groundswell of says, yes, we want housing, but not the kind of housing that's being proposed. so this could be both a setback for the mayor immediately, but it could also show that this could become one of those key issues in the upcoming mayor's race. and that's a neighborhood issue. how do we want to grow? and it's always been a thorny one in san francisco, i mean, just having the overall goal of we want more housing in the city. that's not enough, right? that's not like a blank check. okay sign off on everything. at least not politically, not in the mayor's race. and peskin may very well jump in. right. >> exactly. and what he'll do is he'll team this up with, a talk of high rises out in by the great highway along the coast and talk of other high rises or mid rises in other parts of the city that

supervisor aaron peskin sponsored the legislation and said they received hundreds of emails from san franciscans who said they wanted to preserve the historic areas targeted in this legislation. experts are now categorizing this as a huge political loss for mayor breed. >> the ordinance is approved over the mayor's veto in a historic vote, the san francisco board of supervisors overturned mayor breed's veto of a controversial housing bill. san francisco is such a special place, and it's grown for centuries, and it can continue to grow, but there's a right way to do it, and there's a wrong way to do it. >> this veto is technically putting the brakes on the construction of high rise developments along the northeast waterfront and in jackson square , two historic areas in the city. it all started last summer when supervisor peskin worked with mayor breed and the planning department to rezone that area to allow for new housing. but then state laws created what he called a loophole for developers to supersize luxury towers that would have allowed historic buildings in one of san francisco

. >> supervisor aaron peskin has not officially launched his mayoral campaign, but sources tell kron 4 we could see the official announcement as early as next week. supervisor peskin currently serves as the president of san francisco's board of supervisors and has been on the board on and off since the early 2. thousands, but he's currently set to term out later this year. if he does officially joined the race, he would be joining incumbent mayor london breed. fellow supervisor ahsha safa, philanthropist, daniel lurie and former san francisco interim mayor and supervisor mark farrell the last day to officially join the mayoral race is june 11th. as we get more official word from peskin will be sure to keep you updated. >> he said jose leaders say their neighborhood is facing a shortage of voting locations for tuesday's primary election. santa clara county oupervisor cindy chavez, who represents that area, says the main concern now is that east san jose has the highest level of people who are transit dependent. she adds that a constituent who contacted her office said specific areas i

in san francisco, the board of supervisors president is considering a run for mayor, supervisor aaron peskin telling us today he has been thinking about running for mayor since last spring. >> but despite reports saying otherwise, he has not yet decided what his next move is. peskin served two terms as supervisor from 2000 to 2009, and was elected again in 2015. he will be termed out this year. the four major candidates in the race for mayor. current mayor london breed supervisor asha safai, nonprofit executive daniel lurie, and former interim mayor and supervisor mark farrell, san francisco assemblyman phil ting is reintroducing a bill to ban legacy admissions in our state's colleges. >> uc and csu campuses already don't provide preference for alumni and donors. children but ting says that's not the case at institutions like stanford and santa clara university. ding says his bill aims to level the playing field by giving all students a fair shot when applying to schools. he says private colleges in california receive state funding through the cal grant program, and if the bill is approved,

abc seven news insider phil matier has learned that supervisor aaron peskin is contemplating a run. phil says peskin is feeling encouraged by some recent polling numbers and feels like he could bring something to the table as a candidate. we reached out tonight and asked if he was running, and peskin responded, quote, no. but i'm considering it. >> governor newsom is facing criticism after reports one of his donors, the san francisco restaurateur, got special treatment under the state's new minimum wage law. the law, which started in april, requires a $20 an hour wage for fast food workers but has an exemption for restaurants that make their own bread. so earlier this week, it was uncovered that a franchisee of panera bread made a $160,000 donation to governor newsom's campaign. it was thought panera was exempt from the wage law, but the governor's team now disagrees. meanwhile republican legislators are calling for an investigation, and law experts also have questions. it's absolutely right that we should be holding officials to account, to force them to explain to us why they uh-

i'm supervisor melgar chair of the committee joined by vice president aaron peskin and vice chair dean preston.