when the victims are not residents of the city like this poor family from argentina we met at alamo square last year. >> and they took our passports, my computer. >> those tourists are not going to fly back into san francisco. they're from the east coast or asia or europe to testify they did, in fact, lock their car. >> reporter: state senator scott wiener at alamo square back in 2018 a couple of years after car break-ins started to skyrocket in san francisco. now that push to close the loophole was joined by the city's then district attorney. >> common sense would tell you if you have broken glass, obviously someone broke into the vehicle. >> reporter: but the 2018 effort and another in 2019 were turned back in sacramento and the words of san francisco's then public defender. >> well, i mean, you know, we are moving away from increasing criminal penalties. >> yeah, when it comes to public safety and criminal justice, there is always swings in the pendulum. >> reporter: weiner says five years later, things have changed. his bill closes the loophole by actually creating a new law, unlawful

like this poor family from argentina we met at alamo square last year. >> and they took us our passports and my computer. >> those tourists are not going to fly back into san francisco from the east coast or from asia or from europe to testify that they did, in fact, lock their car. >> reporter: that was state senator scott wiener at alamo square. back in 2018. a couple of years after car break-ins really started to skyrocket in san francisco. now that push to close the loophole was joined by the city eastern district attorney. >> common sense would tell you if you have broken glass, obviously someone broke into the vehicle. >> reporter: but the 2018 effort and another in 2019 were turned back in san francisco in the word of san francisco's then public defender. >> i well i mean, we're moving away from increasing criminal penalties. >> yeah, when it comes to public safety and criminal justice, there's always swings in the pendulum. and -- >> reporter: wiener says five years later, things have changed. his bill closing the loophole by actually creating new law unlawful entry of a vehicle.

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however, a trip by alamo square will likely reveal there is still work to be done. >> this bill, once it is signed into law that i believe it will be, will give them an additional tool to hold people accountable for breaking into cars. >> now issue the big creates another new law that allows for the prosecution of anyone in possession of more than $950 worth of property taken from a vehicle. that is if the person took it themselves, was found holding it or trying to sell it. the bill goes to the governor's desk. he is expected to sign it into law. >> okay, the bill only needs the governor's signature to become law. we asked senator beaner's office if they can tell us how 59 defendants were let go due to the loophole. they referred us to the prosecutors, so we asked the da's office and they told us they do not have the numbers. >>> cuffed in the middle of the freeway. the arrest in southern california after a big traffic disruption. >>> in with the new, out with the old. how you can become the proud owner of one of cal-trains retiring locomotives. >>> nice weather across the bay area o

17 year-old aubrey rubricosa was shot and killed at the corner of grove and baker streets, near alamo square on this day back in 2006. his family gathered with city leaders today at the site. his mother has worked tirelessly to help keep his case and other cold cases before the public. she says the 17 year old was shot more than two dozen times after warning others in the area that a gunman was coming their way. >> look, his life was still taken right here in these streets because he all he said was run. >> we loved our neighbors. they played on our stairs. they played together. and he was like me, if you see something, say something. >> investigators say that they hope that sfpd will solve this case, and supervisor dean preston said he is backing a measure to rename this block of grove street in honor of aubrey. well, aubrey's mother, paulette brown. there was also joined by other parents and loved ones who have sadly lost someone to gun violence. there were emotional statements today from several family members, and they all shared the same sense of urgency. >> i am praying for all the par

fire investigators in san francisco say they cannot figure out what sparked a fire at a home near alamo square that forced out a dog walker and his family. terry williams parents ended up in the hospital after the fire back in may. the incident report from the fire department shows investigators could not pin down where or how the fire started. it was a brutal blow for the family. police are still investigating a number of racist packages found at williams door spring door this spring. i should say they have not made any arrests in the city's soma neighborhood, a group of residents has been raising the alarm for weeks. >> they can't sleep because of random honking between waymo's autonomous cars in a parking lot during the overnight hours. now, today, officials with waymo agreed to join a live stream with the neighbors to explain the honking. abc seven news reporter louis pena is here now with the latest from that meeting. hi, louis. >> hi, emma. this is the latest chapter in a very san francisco story. first, waymo issued a statement about what was happening. then they deployed two changes to

a man is in custody tonight after stabbing a woman near alamo square in san francisco. this is video from the citizen app showing police detaining them. and this afternoon it visit arrow in golden gate avenue police say the man was trying to rob the woman who was walking on the street. they say the woman was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. 2 students are hospitalized tonight after a knife attack at hayward high school. the school district says 2.15 year-old students confronted a 14 year-old on campus yesterday afternoon. they say the younger student pulled a small knife and then attacked those older students. neither suffered life-threatening injuries. the stabbing is left. several parents concerned. >> ponce inlet to rein him. >> but i we decided to come and a last minute in the morning they have a lot of security and was more okay with i send my daughter to school. think it is going to come home from school after the l. >> and one day she may not. if i keep her here. >> the district said has not said whether the 3 students have been suspended

paulette brown's son, 17 year old aubrey, was shot and killed near alamo square in 2006.now there's a $250,000 reward. family activists and city leaders all gathered at the shooting scene to honor his memory. his mother has worked tirelessly to keep his case and other cold cases in the public eye. >> don't let this day be the end of us mothers trying to seek justice for our for our childre. >> san francisco police chief bill scott was also there and says the department is focused on identifying people at risk for gun violence and interrupting the cycle. >> once we identify those people, we try to get them services through service providers that are not within the police department. but these are nonprofits. these are, you know, sbip, which is a city funded agency. and we try to interrupt, intervene, get services to people that are most at risk. >> mayor london breed says the city is investing in community outreach programs, as well as an opportunities for young people. she told ktvu that the city currently is seeing some of the lowest homicide rates in years. >> time now

year old aubrey aberra kassa was shot and killed at the corner of grove and baker streets, near alamo square in 2006. now, his mother says the 17 year-old was shot more than two dozen times after warning others that a gunman was heading towards them. just as we showed you in 2022, paulette brown was seen at the scene again today, handing out fliers with information asking anyone with information to contact sfpd's. homicide department. >> republican presidential candidate donald trump and entrepreneur elon musk took to his platform x tonight for a lengthy live conversation that drew, at times, 1.3 million listeners. now, they talked about a wide array of topics, including energy policy, climate change, immigration, the threat of nuclear warfare, as well as the economy. ktvu betty yu live tonight here with us in studio with more on the story. betty. >> mike. during this wide ranging two hour conversation with elon musk, former president trump called out san francisco and california for not being livable. he blamed vice president kamala harris for destroying it. musk said he believes trump is t

year old aubrey aberra kassa, was shot and killed at the corner of grove and baker streets near alamo squarethis day in 2006. a $250,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. city officials and family members gathered at the site today. brown has worked tirelessly to keep his case and other cold cases before the public. >> i still cry, but these are. this is bittersweet and i'm just so happy that this is happening today and that it continues to happen, that don't let this day be the end of us mothers trying to seek justice for our for our children. >> chief bill scott and other members of the sfpd attended the event. the chief told us the department is working to identify those at risk for gun violence and interrupt the cycle. >> once we identify those people, we try to get them services through service providers that are not within the police department. but these are nonprofits. these are, you know, svip, which is a city funded agency. and we try to interrupt, intervene, get services to people that are most at risk. >> mayor london breed said that the city is invest

paulette brown's son, her 17 year old son, was shot and killed near alamo square in 2006.nd now there's a $250,000 reward for information in the case. family members, activists and city leaders gathering at the shooting scene to honor his memory. his mother has worked tirelessly to keep his case and other cold cases in the public eye. >> don't let this day be the end of us mothers trying to seek justice for our for our childre. >> san francisco police chief bill scott was also there. he says the department focused now on identifying people at risk for gun violence and interrupting the cycle. >> once we identify those people, we try to get them services through service providers that are not within the police department. but these are nonprofits, these are, you know, sbip, which is the city funded agency. and we try to interrupt, intervene, get services to people that are most at risk. >> mayor london breed says the city is investing in community outreach programs. she told ktvu. the city currently is seeing some of the lowest homicide rates in years. >> coaches at santa te

that fire destroyed terry williams home in alamo square. this was back on may 21st.liams 76 year old mother was nearly killed. now the prior month, he received two threatening packages at his home. one had a black doll with a noose wrapped around its neck. the san francisco chronicle first reported the contents of that fire incident report. >> tonight, a man is in custody after forcing a richmond neighborhood to go on lockdown. police say they received reports of a man waving a gun at people 730 this morning. this was in the area of second street and ripley avenue. that's in the iron triangle neighborhood. skyfox flew the scene. homes in a two block radius were evacuated. officers were able to negotiate with the suspect, and police say he was finally taken into custody shortly before 4:00 this afternoon. >> pretty nice day out there again today. the pattern has been pretty mild right for august. you just don't expect temperatures that are in the 70s and 80s for most of us. we did have a couple of upper 80s today. these are the high numbers for fairfield and antioch.

a man is in custody after stabbing a woman near alamo square park in san francisco citizen app. video shows police detaining them and this afternoon as a visit and golden gate avenue, police say the man was trying to rob the woman who was walking on the street at the time. they say the woman was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. as you students are hospitalized tonight after a knife attack at hayward high school. the school district says 2.15 year-old students confronted a 14 year-old on campus yesterday afternoon. they say the younger student pulled a small knife and attacked the older students. neither suffer life-threatening injuries. but the staffing has left several parents concerned. to bring him. >>but i we decide to come in last minute in the morning they have a lot of security is was more okay i send my daughter to school. think it is going to come home from school after the l. >>and one day she may not. if i keep her here. >>the school district has not yet said whether it 3 students have been suspended. but they do say the students will not be a

year old aubrey and of braganza was shot and killed at the corner of grove and baker streets near alamo squarek in 2006. his mother says the 17 year old was shot more than two dozen times after warning others that a gunman was heading towards them. if you have any information about this case, get in contact with the san francisco police department's homicide department. our time is 756. a new medical study shows the number of cancer cases are rising among young adults in the u.s. researchers from the american cancer society identified 17 different kinds of cancer that appear to be more common in generation x and millennials than among older age groups. now, earlier this morning, i talked about this new study with doctor mike from the fox medical team. he says this increase in cancer cases among young people appears to be directly connected to diet and weight. >> if you are obese or overweight, we know that increases your risk of certain cancers. so you want to work on that. secondly, a lot of people believe that we are what we eat. >> and doctor mike says highly processed food can often create

17 year-old aubrey abrikosov was shot and killed at the corner of grove and baker streets, near alamo squarear-old was shot more than two dozen times after warning others that a gunman was heading towards them. paulette brown was at the scene yesterday passing out fliers just like she has in years past. if you have any information about this case, contact san francisco police's homicide department. well, toda, concord is testing a new program designed to make city council meetings more accessible. a software called wordle will use real time eye translation. so people who don't speak english can follow the council meeting and communicate with council members. it is free to use. this is the first time the concord city council will be using this app for its meeting. >> the nagging problem of blight is getting some renewed attention in the south bay. activists in downtown san jose are calling for a more coordinated effort to improve the look of some rundown buildings. they say several locations have become an eyesore and that they need immediate attention. the big concern is that blight at some