supervisor aaron peskin, who has been accused of being anti-development, says if he was mayor, he would find ways to fast track new developments while still preserving the character of the city's neighborhoods. >> in my own district, i've built every kind of housing affordable market rate and homeless shelters, and i've never voted against any affordable housing. >> candidates were also asked about their plans to revitalize the city's downtown. supervisor asha safai, saying he sees the current office vacancy rates, which sit at all time highs, as an opportunity to transform the city like never before. >> i put forward legislation that would allow us to create a downtown public education district. we have a historic opportunity to purchase buildings and turn them into universities. >> the city's infamous $1.7 million public toilet also getting a shout out during wednesday's debate, former interim mayor mark farrell saying it's another example of the bureaucracy at city hall that's holding san francisco back from tackling its most pressing problems. >> an endemic how our city government i

with the exception of aaron peskin. it's fairly similar of what you all see as the problem. why do you stand out? if i'm a voter, why you why ash-shafi'i over london or or anyone else? well, hey, like you raj, i'm an immigrant to this country. i came here when i was six years old. i was raised by a single mom. so one thing you know about immigrants and those that are raised by single moms, they know how to fight. and i have fought for the underdog every step of the way. and as i said, i've dedicated myself to public service in this city and the experience i bring and the diversity of experience i bring and the advocacy i see for working people, we can't be a tale of two cities in san francisco. we can't just be a city for billionaires and billionaires and low income families that are struggling to survive. what about the working families? what about the middle class families? so san francisco has to be a city that all san franciscans can survive and thrive in. and that's what i've dedicated myself to. and that separates me from the pack. okay, you talk about being an underdo

aaron peskin: fundamentally, what's at stake is people's lives.cisco supervisor aaron peskin authored the legislation. he says while outfitting an entire department won't be cheap, doing nothing could force the city to pay an even higher price. aaron: the approximately $10 million it will cost is so small compared to a human life. it's so small compared to the cost of healthcare. it's so small compared to the cost of settling lawsuits. it is morally right and it's financially right. bigad: but alternative gear that doesn't use pfas still isn't widely available, even though the potential health hazards have been known for years. critics, including the firefighters union, argue that's because industry standards released by the national fire protection association continue to be written in a way that favor the use of pfas chemicals by including certain requirements that can't easily be met using other materials. the nfpa tells us it doesn't create or dictate standards, but instead relies on expert volunteers, including many representatives of the fir

two supervisors aaron peskin and supervisor safai came out to walk the site and talk about improvements to castro muni station and ada compliance upgrades funded by the bond measure and this is the investment and infrastructure improves to make possible the features. finally, there will be a space that lifts harvey's message of hope and action and tell the story of other contributors to lgbtq civil rights movement. so, i look forward to the november when the voters have a chance to support the project and see there is something special with harvey milk's name on it. thank you. [applause] >> good morning everybody. i love the san francisco weather. when i got here, it was phrasing and now freezing and now sunny. my name is trish gump, a organizing with kid san francisco and also a mom of two teenagers who grew up riding bikes and take transit to get to school and move around the city. the independence was vital for wellbeing and mental health so i volunteer for organizations such as kids safe to advocate for safe streets for all children and all people in san francisco. everyone should b

joined by board of supervisors, president aaron peskin and vice chair dean preston. the committee clerk is mr. john carroll. today, i also like to acknowledge

this week, board of supervisors president aaron peskin says he introduced legislation to protect the center. it would prevent a change of use at the property without approval from the planning commission. a new at 730 tonight, san francisco city leaders today kicking off an annual summer youth program right there at civic center plaza. the san francisco public defender's magic program got underway today. it involves more than 500 children and staff taking part in different summer programs that expose kids to stem art, literacy and recreational activities. one of the programs directors says this is a critical time for making educational gains as summer learning loss can erase months of classroom progress. coming up next here on the news at 730, homeowners across the bay area urged to take action now to reduce fire risk. the call to create defensible space and one city praising the success of license plate readers to reduce crime. some, though still pushing back against the technology for more days. >> that's right, four more days until father's day and the watch or advisory. you need

but aaron peskin did pretty well.but i still like london i'm sara stinson reporting in san francisco kron. 4 news. >> all 5 candidates will meet again for another debate night next monday night. kron four's theresa stasi will be moderating that. the debate is being put on by the san francisco democratic county central committee. it's scheduled to start at 7.30. it's at the university of california college of law, san francisco. it is free and open to the public. we will, of course, also be streaming it on kron. >> we're continuing to follow breaking news out of the south bay, santa clara police on scene of a report of a suspicious device found in a neighborhood west of the san jose international airport. police responding to monroe street between debra drive in billings place that street is currently closed in both directions. we're going to keep you updated on the situation as we learn more. >> a lawsuit's been filed against alameda county da pamela price by one of her former employees, patti lee served as prices pub

i probably would say either, mark farrell or aaron peskin.ds down, this man next to me, i'm focused on me. these guys up here have not been very nice to me, so i probably look at some of the other candidates in the book for some other people who might be running for mayor, too. politics is the business of collaborating and compromising, and i've done a lot of that with supervisor safai and some of that with mayor breed. and with tonight's debate in the books, voters won't have to wait too long for the next one. that's scheduled for june 17th at uc law in san francisco. pete serratos, nbc, bay area news. now, i want to remind you, this november, elections five months away, we're going to be tracking every race on air and online up until then, so you can find more information on our elections web page. point your smartphone camera at the qr code on your screen. we are following breaking news right now. in the east bay. you'll see a live shot here, a live picture. this is 880, all northbound lanes are stopped. this is northbound 880 at fremont b

aaron peskin: fundamentally, what's at stake is people's lives. bigad: san francisco supervisor aaron peskin authored the legislation. he says while outfitting an entire department won't be cheap, doing nothing could force the city to pay an even higher price. aaron: the approximately $10 million it will cost is so small compared to a human life. it's so small compared to the cost of healthcare. it's so small compared to the cost of settling lawsuits. it is morally right and it's financially right. bigad: but alternative gear that doesn't use pfas still isn't widely available, even though the potential health hazards have been known for years. critics, including the firefighters union, argue that's because industry standards released by the national fire protection association continue to be written in a way that favor the use of pfas chemicals by including certain requirements that can't easily be met using other materials. the nfpa tells us it doesn't create or dictate standards, but instead relies on expert volunteers, including many representa

but aaron peskin did pretty well. didn't anticipate it do. like london breed. >> all 5 candidates are going to meet up again for another debate. that's next monday night and our kron four's terisa stasio is going to be moderating at the debate is being put on by the san francisco democratic county central committee. it's scheduled to start at 7.30, at the university of california college of law, san francisco. it's free and it's open to the public. we will, of course, be streaming it live on kron on. yeah. and that one they won't charge you to look at. timeline was like a lot of dollars. yeah. too, right. we're taking a live look at beautiful shot at mount diablo >> from meteorologist kyla grogan here talking about a cooling trend. yeah, they're lady. so today was the cool down. no doubt about it ahead. everything to do with that marine layer which can see it's still haneing out of the golden gate bridge, though. >> yesterday our santa rosa 84 turned into a low 70's today. san francisco in the 50's concord got out of the 80's right into the 7

homelessness and open air drug use are also big issues in san francisco, supervisor aaron peskin has backed supervised injection sites. public safety another big issue mark farrell and daniel lurie have both laid out plans to prioritize public safety, as well as address the mental health and drug crisis. supervisor asha sapphire has previously criticized the mayor's leadership and proposals for the city's budget. and i'm here with kate goldstein bryer of city arts and lectures. kate, thank you so much for letting us get a sneak peek here at the venue. the sidney goldstein theater. what are we expecting for tonight? well not our usual. our usual two people, an artist, a filmmaker being interviewed on stage. but tonight, as you can see, we have all five candidates here for what's going to be a really lively debate. a little, a little bit of seriousness, hard hitting questions is what san franciscans are concerned with. and some fun too, yeah, it's a different way to get to know the candidates. i know you mentioned those podiums are out. definitely. there's still some setting up that we

but aaron peskin did pretty well. but i still like london i'm sarah stinson reporting in san francisco kron. 4 news. >> we're all 5 candidates are to meet again for another debate next monday night. robbers. theresa will be moderating it. the debate is being put on by the san francisco democratic county central committee scheduled to start 7.30. that's at the university of california college of law, san francisco. it's free open to the public. and of course, we're going to be streaming kron on. and the east bay, a deadly crash close down all northbound lanes of i-80. this is right near fremont boulevard in fremont. chp reported that crashed shortly after 10:00pm. officials say a 56 year-old man from newark was killed agencies. incident report indicates collision of all at least 2 cars, including a tesla. and in the south bay, a 19 year-old woman is dead following a multi-vehicle crash. this happened around 9.20 tuesday night on 1, just south of cochran road in morgan hill. according chp, the woman was riding a motorcy

daniel lurie, supervisor asha sapphire, mark farrell and supervisor aaron peskin. now, i'm told the format will include an opening statement from each of the candidates, issue based questions, and a lightning round before closing statements. now, chris, this will be significant as it's the first debate of the season and it can really set the tone for the candidates moving forward. so we're just happy to know that they're all going to be there answering those questions. because as voters, you know, that's how we help to inform our decisions. but what are the issues and the tough questions? do you think they'll mostly be facing? well, when i spoke to manny, he did say that they did not poll the guests who are coming to find out which of the issues are most important to them. but the big hope, he says, is to really get to all of the issues that are important to voters. we can expect there to be talks about economic recovery. mayor london breed has really been criticized about the state of downtown, of businesses leaving san francisco. and so she's talked about her pla

but aaron peskin did pretty well. but i still like london i'm sarah stinson reporting in san francisco kron. 4 news. >> thank you, sarah. will all 5 candidates will meet again for another debate next monday night? in fact, our own theresa stasi is going to be moderating that one. the debate is being put on by the san francisco democratic county central committee. it's scheduled to start at 7.30. that will be at the university of california college of law in san francisco. it is free and open to the public and we will, of course, be streaming it on kron it's 604. in the east bay. the oakland city council agrees to sell their share. >> of the coliseum. yeah. they sold it to the african american sports and entertainment group who plan on revitalizing the area. kron four's michael thomas following the story for us out in oakland, michael. >> hey, good morning, everyone will this sale is about 105 million dollars and it's set to bring a variety of different things to the city of oakland, from entertainment to the possibili

but aaron peskin did pretty well. didn't anticipate it do. but i still like london i'm sarah stinson reporting in san francisco kron. 4 news. >> well, all 5 candidates, by the way will meet again for another debate next monday night. and kron four's theresa stasi will actually be moderating it. the debates being put on by the san francisco democratic county central committee is scheduled to start at 7.30, at the university of california college of law in san francisco. it's free to attend. it's open to the public. and we will, of course, be streaming it on kron on. if that works better for you 705, in the east bay, the oakland city council votes unanimously last night to sell their half of the coliseum. that's right. they sold it to the african american sports and entertainment group which has plans to revitalize the area. crawford's michael thomas in oakland with the latest on the story. michael. >> hey, good morning. everyone in that sale was over 100 million dollars. essentially the city hoped it's going to bring a lot of entertainment and

joined by board of supervisors, president aaron peskin and vice chair dean preston. the committee clerk is mr. john carroll. today, i also like to acknowledge jeanette angeloff at sfgovtv for staffing this meeting. mr. clerk, do you have any announcements? yes. thank you, madam chair. please re

but aaron peskin did pretty well. didn't anticipate it. he but i still like london breed. >> and this november, the mayoral election will be ranked choice voting. so that means voters will select a first second and 3rd choice. they can only put each candidate in one time and they can select few candidates are as many as they want. they can select all 3 or just one total. so we'll have to see a lot of people still making their decision tonight. but this debate certainly helped. i'm sara stinson reporting live in san francisco. kron. 4 news seems like a pretty mixed bag on their reactions. their sarah, thank you all. 5 candidates will meet again for another debate next monday night. >> kron four's very and theresa will be hosting that event. the debate is being put on by the san francisco democratic county central committee sc eduled to start at 7.30, at the university of california college of law, san francisco. it is free and open to the public and we will, of course, be streaming it live on kron-on. >> new at 10, the oakland city council

all 5 major candidates will debate for a 2nd time tonight, breed will be joined by mark farrell, aaron peskin. sephardi and daniel lurie. the debate begins at 730. it's free for anyone to attend at uc law. san francisco. well before the debate and about 1 hour from now. mayor london breed will be at sfo cutting the ribbon for the final phase of the upgraded harvey milk terminal. it's a big moment for pride and for san francisco. this 2.5 0 project has been in the works since 2019. it's going to feature a new ticket counter area. a new museum gallery and connecting walkway that links all other sfo terminal post security. the bay area is considered the world capital for the lgbtq community. unity. did you know oakland is also home to the oldest continuous operated gay bar in the us antibiotics. explains how the new owner is. bridging the gap between generations. >>yeah. patty. dingell noticed her favorite bar, the white horse was up for sale a couple of years ago, she knew it was her moment to take the reins. this is really a place where i used to come and party and i thought i would want to be

joined by board of supervisors, president aaron peskin and vice chair dean preston.mittee clerk is mr. john carroll. today, i also like to acknowledge jeanette angeloff at sfgovtv for staffing this meeting. mr. clerk, do you have any announcemenye

mark farrell, daniel lurie, aaron peskin and asha sapphire. the debate is tonight at 630 at the sidney goldstein theater. earlier today at four, we spoke with political analyst brian sobel about what to expect tonight. >> the mayor has the target on the back and incumbent eyes does. you're going to see these other four people go after her very hard on all the issues you've listed and others. her job is to say, hey, you've heard the numbers. they're coming down in terms of crime. we've got this program and that program, and she's really got to, to articulate that in a way that is convincing to people who are watching the debate. >> moderators will be new york times san francisc chief heather knight and manny uchitel. and when that debate is over, we will make theire debate available for streaming on the fox local app, on your smart tv, as well as on the ktvu youtube channel. >> san francisco is not prepared for extreme rain and floods that, according to a new grand jury report just released last winter, several big storms caused flooding in the

tonight's debate will be between incumbent london breed against mark farrell, daniel lurie, aaron peskin and asha safai. i spoke to the two moderators, mallicoat teal and new york times san francisco bureau chief heather knight. >> i think we're going to have fun and learn a lot about the candidates. this is the first mayoral debate of the entire campaign season. all five of the major candidates will be here. we're going to talk about all the topics you'd expect homelessness, drug use, housing, and some fun questions, too. >> we in our city have a strong mayor system, so the mayor has a ton of power. she or he controls the budget, sets policy. and so who this who wins this election will be extremely consequential, especially at a time in the city where we're dealing with major economic issues downtown that that has high vacancy rates, public safety issues, a public school system that's dealing with its own raft of issues as well as increased homelessness and housing that is no longer affordable. >> you're looking at a live picture of the theater where the first san francisco mayoral deba

supervisor aaron peskin nominated bob's to the legacy business registration back in april, according hoodline, the nomination from supervisor peskin is in hopes of expanding the business. it comes after the landlord raised rent at bob's original location. you may remember bob's donuts took over lotta's bakery, which closed last year. bob's will renovate that space, but will not be moving in until as late as 2025. >> expanding east the legendary san francisco comedy club that's opening up a new location in texas, and a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. >> up right now by about 120 points. another update on the markets next making a splash. >> the south bay water park getting closer to reopening. but first here's lisa. all right good morning everybody. >> we are looking at a pretty hazy view out there. and parts of the bay a live doppler seven picking up on the cloud cover offshore that will make a visit today. and look at vollmer peak. you can see right on the horizon there that smoke just settling air quality advisory. we don't have a spare the air alert. so

but aaron peskin did pretty well. i still like london breed. >> that was sarah stinson reporting. all 5 candidates will meet again for another debate on monday night. kron four's terisa stasio will be moderating it. the debate is being put on by the san francisco democratic county central committee. it's scheduled to start at 7.30, at the university of california college of law, san francisco. we will be streaming it on monday night live on kron on. all right. a live look outside right now showing us a cool shot here. this is the new park panorama park that's located on your brooklyn island. that point there that we see there. that's the 69 foot high point of infinity sculpture. and we wanted to give people this new view. people want to go out and check out this new park in san francisco. looks pretty cool. meteorologist kyla grogan here now with details. above some fog. i'm looking at the mount tam cam. you can see all the cloud cover that's out there. that is the marine layer which is help to cool us down today. we

it will feature all 5 candidates and commit mayor london breed mark pharaoh aaron peskin, asha saffi. and dan lurie. it's a controversy that was born out of a push for safety less than a year ago, san francisco rolled out a center bike link that happened along valencia street in the mission district. but the goal was to make cyclists feel safer, but people in the area say it's been a confusing transition and business owners say it is cost them dearly. now changes are likely in the works. jose martinez explains. of controversy. the sf mt. to is proposing alternative designs for the senator. bike lane on valencia street. in that time businesses have banded together to plead for changes. along the street. >>and 20 businesses closed with los amigos being are latest to close down, right and so i guess the question becomes, is how many more businesses have to suffer. >>as a member of vamonos. a newly created coalition opposing the current bike lane setup, he says. the redesign should balance the needs of bikers and the local community. >>the problem is to hasn't reached out to our organizat

>>with >>mayor london breed and her opponent supervisor aaron peskin, or supporting before. 400 0 0 bond measure. it would have fun hospital and shelter infrastructure. street safety and park improvement. but for the measure to take it, make it on the november ballot. brad needs support from at least 8 to 11 supervisors. that will be decided at today's budget committee >>here. >>we have to make investments in our infrastructure to change we have to make investments and not only are downtown. and what downtown is 2 people who worked there who shopped there who lived there. but we also have to make changes in our destination. and make them more of a vibe. destination. while the city is trying to several strategies to help bring more people downtown this month more businesses are opening pop up locations through the vacant, vibrant program it offers businesses. 3 months of navigating permits to set up shop in previously empty locations. shawn chitnis shows us 1 business that just opened this week. the bay area as scoop of her culture with each cup and cone she sells. at kofi creamery. >>my

the debate gave mayor london breed, former interim mayor mark farrell and supervisors asha and aaron peskin a chance to tout their accomplishments and defend their records in government. nonprofit executive daniel lurie said as an outsider, he has fresh ideas and his inexperience as a politician is what makes him stand out. sarah vega is an undecided voter and health care worker who said she voted for mayor breed in the last election. she's most concerned with the city's public health crisis. crisis? is there any candidate that's standing out to you right now? >> at the moment, not really, i'm looking for more, more patient centered solutions to the, this crisis that's affecting not just here, but nationally. and so, i'm looking for more forward thinking, you know, s.f. state associate professor of political science jason mcdaniel came to see how the candidates interacted with each other. >> honestly, i usually don't decide until the day of the election or the day i fill out my ballot, because i think about this stuff a lot. i'm not always thinking about what i'm going to do. i'm thinking a

but aaron peskin did pretty well. didn't anticipate it do. but i still like london i'm sarah stinson reporting in san francisco kron. 4 news. >> and all 5 candidates will meet again for another debate and that happens next. monday with kron four's terisa stasio moderating. the debate is being put on by the san francisco democratic county central committee and it will happen at 7.30, at the university of california college of law, san francisco. it's free and open for you to actually go in person or you can watch it. live streaming on kron on. it's 10, 10 and still ahead on the kron. 4 morning police in oakland have noticed something they made a number of arrests. >> for about a half dozen burglaries and robberies. we'll talk about those cases. >> and today is going to be a whole lot cooler than what we've got earlier this week at or very warmest antioch. 85, most bent finger appointment in 30 minutes. you got this. one - remember, i don't want surgery for my dupuytren's contracture. two - i don't want to wait for my contracture to get worse.

in san francisco, supervisor aaron peskin has backed supervised injection sites.er big issue. mark farrell and daniel lurie have both laid out plans to prioritize public safety, as well as address the mental health and drug crisis. supervisor asha sapphire has previously criticized the mayor's leadership and proposals for the city's budget. and i'm here with kate goldstein bryer of city arts and lectures. kate, thank you so much for letting us get a sneak peek here at the venue. the sidney goldstein theater. what are we expecting for tonight? well, not our usual. our usual two people, an artist, a filmmaker being interviewed on stage. but tonight, as you can see, we have all five candidates here for what's going to be a really lively debate. a little, a little bit of seriousness, hard hitting questions. what san franciscans are concerned with and some fun to. okay. thank you so much, ginger. meantime, new details on that fire burning near the truckee river. it sparked this morning. the city of sparks. firefighters are now saying it's about 150 acres, but they say

but aaron peskin did pretty well. >> and in but i still like london i'm sarah stinson reporting in san francisco kron. 4 news and all 5 candidates have done again for their next debate. that's going to be monday night. >> and it's moderated by kron four's own to recess stasio. so you put on by the francisco democratic county central committee. it will be at 7.30, at the university of california college of law in san francisco. free and open to the public. and you can watch it for free as we will be streaming it live on kron-on. >> all right. in the east bay, the oakland city council has voted unanimously last night to sell at least it's half of the coliseum on since the the other half, you might think, well, what can they do with that a lot because this deal involves a lot of the land. let's find out more now. good morning, michael. >> hey, good morning, everyone. that's right. it does involve the land and the city of oakland is selling its portion for about 105 million dollars. take a look. we've got general video up on your screens. you can watch live. break it all down for you. now

but aaron peskin did pretty well. didn't anticipate it do. but i still like london i'm sarah stinson reporting in san francisco kron. 4 news. >> and all 5 candidates are going to meet for another debate monday night. kron four's theresa is moderating and that is being put on by the san francisco democratic county central committee starting at 7.30, at university, california college of law in san francisco free and open to the public. and we will be, of course, covering and streaming it live on kron on. >> well, in the east bay, the oakland city council voted unanimously last night to sell its half of the coliseum complex. so that would give it a go ahead. but what about the other half of that? >> call us. and that's owned by the a's. can they can they get break ground and they do stuff. let's find out who got crawford's. michael thomas following the story for us in oakland. michael. >> hey, good morning, everyone will. that's one of the big questions that everyone still has. what are is going to do with their half of the interest? and right n

but aaron peskin did pretty well. >> didn't anticipate it do.ill like london breed. >> that was sarah stinson reporting. all 5 candidates meet again for another debate on monday night. kron four's terisa stasio will be the moderator of the debate is being put on by the san francisco democratic county central committee. it's scheduled to start at 7.30, at the university of california college of law, san francisco. be streaming it live. still ahead, confortable continue our coverage of pride month. and today we go inside the national aids memorial at golden gate park. >> a space working to preserve the memories and of those lives been lost. also, former spacex employees are taking legal action against elon musk. what they're accusing billionaire of doing. spacex ceo elon musk facing some accusations of harassment. 8 former spacex engineers are suing both mask and the company. this lawsuit is detailing. >> a list of allegations by former employees who claim they were wrongfully terminated for speaking out against what they called a hostile environm

mayor breed was joined on stage by supervisors asha safai and aaron peskin, along with former interimfarrell and philanthropist daniel lurie. when the discussion shifted to san francisco's open air drug markets and the fentanyl crisis, both farrell and lurie said if elected, they would immediately call for a state of emergency to bring in state and federal resources. >> we are treating it like the meth and heroin issues of a decade plus ago. a harm reduction approach where literally every single day there are city funded workers in the tenderloin handing out free packets of tin foil to those suffering from drug addiction. that is not the right approach. >> we're spending $700 million a year on our behavioral health system. we've skewed so heavily to harm reduction, which i believe is part of the continuum of care. it's very important, but we forgot about building the beds and treating people. >> mayor breed responded to those calls for a state of emergency, saying she has already brought in state and federal agencies and that police have arrested roughly 3000 drug dealers and users. t

but aaron peskin did pretty well. didn't anticipate it do.ndon breed. >> all 5 candidates meet again for another debate next monday night. kron four's terisa stasio moderates. it. the debate is hosted by the san francisco democratic county central committee. it's scheduled to start at 7.38, you see law, san francisco and we will stream it live on our kron-on service. so tune in for that. >> all right. happening today, the california public utilities commission host a community forum on proposed water rate hikes in san jose. the set is a water company is requesting to increase rates by 7 and a half percent next year and nearly 4% in 2026. customers can share their feedback with the cpu see at 02:06pm, to an online meeting on their website. >> i don't want to sugarcoat >> the break-ins are debilitating to small businesses and small businesses are what make oakland thrive. it's the reason i stayed. >> some mixed reaction after governor gavin newsom says crime is down. 33% in oakland. >> this comes after he deployed 120 additional california high

london breed, mark farrell, daniel lurie, aaron peskin and asha safai are taking part.polling shows mayor london breed leading in that race. however, a lot of voters say that they are still undecided, meaning a lot of things could change between now and november. now to a follow up, the san francisco board of supervisors, moving forward with a plan by the mayor to bring the famed chinese pandas to the san francisco zoo. the vote specifically gives the mayor permission to raise private funding to pay for the plan. the plan is expected to cost about $25 million. using private money to not only bring the pandas here, but to build a habitat for them as well. the next step for the mayor is to create a committee to start fundraising. how voters will get a chance to vote in november to reform a long time proposition over drug charges. proposition 47, passed ten years ago, and it aimed to reduce jail populations by loosening the penalties around drug and theft crimes. critics say this has emboldened thieves. a bipartisan group called california for safer community colleen voted

francisco mayor are debating for the 1st time tonight incumbent mayor london breed mark farrell, aaron peskin. and daniel laurie tonight's debate is taking place at the sydney goldstein theater on a street. and we already step closer to seeing giant pandas at the san francisco zoo. in a 92 vote city supervisors approved a plan to pay for it by raising private funds to bring them here from china opponents say the zoo isn't prepared to care for these pandas zoo management says it will make sure that they are well cared for. all right on the 1st alert weather now some of the june gloom is sort of creeping back into our forecast. meteorologist darren peck looks at how much we are cooling off and he's in our virtual view studio. >>hey, daryn, liz, and you know the beauty of that with the june gloom is even if we don't see a whole lot of the clouds. were still definitely getting a very strong return of onshore flow through there. it's noticeably windier if you're anywhere near the water today, and the numbers are way down from where they were yesterday. little comparison on this. we were looking at

supervisors aaron peskin and he took aim at existing floods with city hall, vowing to overhaul processes. if elected. fortunately, police were directed to target drug users instead of drug dealers. we've made more arrests for using drugs and dealing them. that is not going to work right now. we have almost 1000 permanent, supportive housing beds sitting empty. we have hundreds of affordable housing units sitting we have hundreds of shelter beds sitting empty. this is not a matter of resources in our city. it's a matter of leadership from the top moderators also asked each candidate what single issue they would fix if they had a magic wand. boohoo. absolutely deal with the overdose crisis and the number of people that are dying on our streets. the 40 niners back to the city of san francisco. drugs on our streets. absolutely. but i think we can prevent that by having a world class public school system i would wave my magic wand and over 100,000 units would appear overnight. i know, but i would vastly reform the civil service hiring system, which only the mayor can do to hire to all those v

it says supervisor aaron peskin would hurt the city. peskin says he will not participate in an upcoming rally, saying its organizers are connected to the neighbors. there was no mention, no supervisor by the group, which is based in san rafael, has spent large amounts of money on recent elections and helped lead the recall of three san francisco school board members back in 2022. today marks two years since the u.s. supreme court overturned roe v wade, ending the constitutional right to abortion. former house speaker nancy pelosi spoke about reproductive rights and the right to contraception in san francisco today. representative pelosi was joined by reproductive rights advocates, including the ceo of planned parenthood of northern california. pelosi addressed the week of action democrats are taking in washington, d.c, including a push to protect the right to contraception. she says it's an issue of personal and financial freedom. pelosi called on women across the country to encourage their families to support reproductive and contracep

look at where it's gotten us supervisors aaron peskin and he took aim at existing floods with city hall, vowing to overhaul processes if elected. fortunately, police were directed to target drug users instead of drug dealers. we've made more arrests for using drugs and dealing them. that is not going to work right now. we have almost 1000 permanent, supportive housing beds sitting empty. we have hundreds of affordable housing units sitting and we have hundreds of shelter beds sitting empty. this is not a matter of resources in our city. it's a matter of leadership from the top moderators also asked each candidate what single issue they would fix if they had a magic wand. boohoo. absolutely deal with the overdose crisis and the number of people that are dying on our streets. the 49 ers back to the city of san francisco. the crisis of drugs on our streets. absolutely, but i think we can prevent that by having a world class public school system. i would wave my magic wand and over 100,000 units would appear overnight. wonky. i know, but i would vastly reform the civil service hiring system

the incumbent mayor, london breed, faced supervisors aaron peskin and asher safai, former supervisorlanthropist daniel laurie . their topics included police recruitment and funding for the homeless crisis and the fentanyl crisis. >> declare a fentanyl state of emergency. it will allow us to ask the state and federal government for additional funds. we have to send a message to this country and to the world that you do not come to san francisco to deal drugs, to do drugs, or to sleep on our streets. >> it's something to keep in mind. is san francisco's ranked choice voting system. if none of the candidates receives 50% of the first place vote, the elections office will have to calculate out second choices. state lawmakers are recognizing sacramento state university for serving the largest number of black students in the csu system. >> now, the university was honored as california's first black serving institution, according to sac state, 2000 black students are enrolled at the university. that's about 6% of the student population. the university has also started several new initiative

safe community policing was a common theme that several candidates pushed, including supervisors, aaron peskin and asha safadi. have always said that public safety is a progressive value. it is 1 of the most important things that a government must provide. but it's not just about press releases. it's not about calls for bringing in the national guard. i'm a big believer in community policing. it's a real effective strategy for dealing with crime and the perception of crime and public safety is taking officers out of their cars and doing proactive community policing. 2 candidates on the debate stage have experience in room 200. the mayor's office, former interim mayor mark farrell and current mayor london breed. the pair sparred over farrell's plans to increase funding and support for officers. while breed reminded the crowd about her programs that serve as an alternative to policing. we need new leadership in our police department to grow our police department to fight for police department budget. i will do that as mayor of all. this is not the republican national convention. where every answ

sonia angulo, representante del supervisor aarón peskin, dijo que el costo del pago inicial para una de horas de búsqueda, las autoridades han confirmado ya el hallazgo del cadáver de un menor que se ahogó en american river. carlos alberto 3 stefani le ha dado seguimiento a este incidente y ahora nos cuenta los detalles. este miércoles por la mañana se reanudaron los esfuerzos para encontrar al menor que había desaparecido la tarde de este martes en el río american, en rancho cordova am sharif. stivers surfaced advising us that they had located. aproximadamente a las 10:00 fue encontrado el cuerpo de un menor, explicó el comandante spencer. hasta el momento no ha sido identificado, pero de acuerdo a las características se trataría del menor que estaban buscando, al tiempo que mencionó también que la familia fue notificada pasadas las 14:30 de la tarde de este martes. las autoridades recibieron el reporte de 2 personas que habían desaparecido en el río. una de ellas logró ser rescatada por un testigo. sin embargo, la segunda víctima no logró correr con la misma suerte. un par de horas

myrna melgar and shamann walton and supervisor matt dorsey, who is here in place of president aaron peskin and hopefully shortly by vice chair raphael mandelman. our clerk is brant halpa. i would like to thank colleen kalina mendoza for broadcasting this meeting from sfgovtv. mr. clerk, do you have any announcement? thank you, madam chair. just a friendly reminder to those in attendance to please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices to prevent interruptions to

president aaron peskin, supervisor asha sophy and former mayor mark farrell and philanthropist daniel lurie. today. san francisco supervisors are discussing mayor london breed plan to bring pandas back to the city. is seeking a waiver to solicit donations for the pandas. new $25 0 in closure. normally, officials can't solicit donations from entities with city business. the move is facing pushback as the city faces a massive budget deficit over the next 2 years. live now across the bay bridge to oakland, where the ballers are starting to settle into their new home in west oakland, and today is the perfect day to catch them as little league week kicks off so far, the ballers are 11 wins deep with 7 losses. the rocky mountain vibes come to ramadi park today, and that series begins at 635 pm and keep your e eyes and ears peeled for a special announcement. the ballers are going to unveil their mascot sometime this week. and don't forget you can catch all of the ball. friday night home games live all summer long on our sister station pix plus 44 cable 12. it is a hot day for us here in the

aaron peskin supervisor russia stuff ie and nonprofit founder daniel lurie.lso getting an early indication about where you the voter are on the decision about who should lead san francisco. the race is going to be tight. according to a poll from grow sf they're pulling chose a little more than half of voters want. london breed to keep the keys to the mayor's office. so you can watch that debate tonight on hayes street at the sydney goldstein theater, it starts at 6:30 p.m. also in san francisco. there is the bait. the debate over pandas. now the city is 1 step closer to seeing. giant patent is at the san francisco zoo. in a 9 to 2 vote of approval. city supervisors gave mayor london breed the green light to start raising some private funds to bring pandas they're gonna have a long flight from china. they will then have enclosures that are specially built for them at the zoo. >>you know, pandas have an opportunity to draw large crowds and consistency. of support and will be an attraction here in san francisco. to >>people. however, some are against the plan, s

supervisor asha safai, former san francisco mayor mark farrell and board of supervisors president aaron peskin. the debate is happening at 630 tonight at the sidney goldstein theater on hayes street. it will be moderated by new york times san francisco bureau chief heather knight and manny uchitelle of manny's. i think it represents a moment that we're in as a city where the elections here, she's upon us. folks are showing up and there's a lot of work to do. and so there's a sense of being woken up and of activity and of proximity right now to the election that i haven't felt in a while. some of the big topics candidates are expected to talk about include the economic recovery of the city, homelessness and open air drug markets. we have a crew at this debate, and we'll bring you the very latest tonight at 11:00. some positive economic news today from the feds. inflation is slowing down a bit, but you probably noticed the prices at your favorite fast food restaurants continue to go up. there's a reason for that. specifically here in california. let's bring in our business and tech reporter scot

london breed, former interim mayor mark farrell, philanthropist daniel lurie, and supervisors aaron peskin and asha safai. we will have coverage of that debate coming up tonight on the 10:00 news. well, new at 730 tonight, teachers with marin county office of education say they have approved a new contract. the agreement provides a $12,000 salary increase for the 20 2425 school year, as well as an increased contribution to health benefits. the employees will receive a 5% pay increase for each of the next two years. the union says starting pay was the lowest of any marin school district. the office of education provides special and alternative education to schools throughout marin county. well terminal one is officially open at san francisco international airport and with some major upgrades. as of today, the final phase of the harvey milk terminal one project is complete. city leaders and airport officials marking the occasion with a ribbon cutting. improvements include an additional ticket counter, a mezzanine level security checkpoint, two new gates, as well as a museum gallery and a wal

also former interim mayor mark farrell, levi strauss heir daniel lurie, and supervisors aaron peskin and asha safai. now, this will be their second debate. it's going to take place at 730 tonight at uc law san francisco. meanwhile some ground rules, they've been laid and set for the first debate between president biden and former president trump. it's going to take place june 27th in atlanta. each has agreed to have their microphones muted when the others turn to speak. now, there will be no studio audience and there is no pre-written notes or props allowed on stage. san jose police they are searching for the people behind a dangerous sideshow saturday night. this is near santana row, which left one onlooker and a police officer injured. saturday, just before 7 p.m, the department got reports of a sideshow going on just outside of santana row shopping center. this is where someone watching was hit by a sideshow car. police there in san jose say that a reserve officer went to help that injured person. but right here you see, they couldn't get there because the patrol car was overrun b

aaron peskin south. it is set to participate. it costs $11 and $0.50. >> to watch on line. but next monday the candidates will have another debate and this one will be free and open to the public at the university of california college of the law in san francisco and kron four's terisa stasio. will be moderating that debate. it will also be streaming the event live. so he's here to watch that tomorrow. first lady jill biden is going to land here in the bay area for a campaign fundraiser. she's also speaking. >> at a political finance event in los gatos on friday before going to reno for another event later on in the day. >> i got that seems like san francisco's public safety cameras are delivering early results. what officials are saying about >> and new developments in the fight against retail theft here in california will have the latest on a ballot measure seeking change prop 47. >> plus, the man behind bars tonight facing charges for tonight facing charges for assault. details ow network is o network for business. that's why more choose comcast business. and now, we're

the two supervisors who voted against the mayor's funding plan , aaron peskin, who happens to be running for mayor, and hillary ronen, mayor breed says it's part of her effort to continue making san francisco a destination city for tourists locally and worldwide. but opponents say recent safety incidents at the zoo is enough reason to keep the pandas away. pandas have an opportunity to draw large crowds and a consistency of support and will be an attraction here in san francisco, projects that they have to upgrade the zoo have been dragging on for years, and the animals are suffering in confinement in that time. it's not suitable to look after even a parrot, let alone pandas. let's bring in nbc's pete serratos, who's covering the story for us right there in san francisco. i believe, at city hall. pete kind of explained this vote tonight. what is the mayor? why does the mayor need approval to even fundraise? yeah. raj, you know, remember, this was first discussed by the mayor, this proposal in april after the mayor had that weeklong trip to china, a proposal to bring the pandas from china