that is the message from attorney general rob banta to polluters. today banta announced the pipeline operator, sfpp was cited on two misdemeanor charges for failing to report the leak and immediately cleaning up the spill. >> when corporations pollute our waterway and endanger our health and fish and wildlife, we all pay the price. kinder morgan knows that. >> they are one of the largest energy companies and operate more than 800 miles of pipeline that deliver fuel from the bay area to other parts of california. >>> a self-driving car hit a median and a sign. the joint startup company is based in silicon valley and guangzhou, china. >>> here's an odd request. kraft will pay you not to make cheesecake for christmas. that will be easy for me. they are offering a $20 digital reward to those who don't buy cream cheese. the spike in demand during the pandemic has made it difficult to keep the shelves stocked. >>> the timeline on when we could see klay thompson return to the warriors is coming up a little. the latest on his anticipated comeback, next. whe

banta's team. in our last meeting, we were advised that the oversight role of sfpd will continue into 2024. we were pleased to see that that item will stay on this agenda, however, we were disappointed that we did not hear this directly from the police commission, and in the three meetings with a.g. banta, we have seen more action than we have ever seen with the police commission. >> vice president elias: thank you. sergeant, can we please retake the vote. >> clerk: yes. on the motion -- [roll call] >> clerk: commissioner elias, you have five yeses. >> vice president elias: thank you. next item, please. >> clerk: line item 8, public comment on all matters pertaining to item 10 below, closed session, including public comment on item 9, vote whether to hold item 10 in closed session. if you'd like to make public comment, please press star, three now. vice president elias, there's no public comment. >> vice president elias: great. can i get a motion? >> commissioner byrne: i'll motion. >> commissioner

today state attorney rob banta announce the doj is giving the money to ten sheriffs' departments.tracks gun owners and prohibits convicted criminals and people with certain mental illnesses from owning a firearm. it's the only one of its kind in the country and has been criticized in the past. >>> up next, a year later, the celebration in san jose for a group of people helping others during the pandemic. >>> the search continues for a missing napa woman. i'm ginger conejero saab with who loved ones believe may be involved in the disappearance of crystal mccarthy. >>> and several more rain chances on the way in about seven minutes. >>> where is crystal mccarthy? that's a question family, friends, police and strangers are asking in napa tonight. she vanished in the middle of last week's storm. some believe she may have been swept away by a river. >> reporter: it's been more than a week since andrew wright found these boots and umbrella under a bridge. both items belonging to his girlfriend of two years, crystal mccarthy who suddenly went missing on december 13th. >> she called me ab

. >>> happening now, governor newsom and attorney general rob banta are unveiling new statewide public safety plans. here's a live look at the news conference at the chp office in dublin. it follows recent surge in organized retail robberies which started the week before thanksgiving. and at that time, the governor promised more money for cities in next year's budget, but he did not specify and outline specific plans. newsom will inveil that new budget next month. melissa colorado will speak with the governor one on one today. watch her exclusive interview in our afternoon newscast. >>> turning to our microclimate forecast. a beautiful shot here in san francisco. taking a look at the golden gate bridge. nice and clear. sunny out there. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking all of this. it seems like dry weekend but that rain sure to return very soon, kari. >> yes, it will be. but that's going to hold off until next week so we are looking at a dry weekend. and cold temperatures as we are still looking at sunshine, but then we can see some more widespread freezing tonight in our inla

order to deter crime and solve it if they can but we're waiting to hear what attorney general rob banta has to say as he speaks around 1:00 because some law enforcement leaders say it doesn't matter if they can make those arrests if then they go free because of the no jail policy, no bail policy, i should say. so we're waiting to hear if those two messages start to align. >> a lot of shoppers i've spoken to say they hope change happens because many of them are afraid to go to the stores. >> i can attest to that. thanks, kris. >>> new overnight, police in oakland are investigating a deadly shooting. this happened along castro street near preservation park off highway 980. officers found the victim inside a vehicle a little after 4:00 a.m. it's still not clear what led up to that shooting. this is oakland's 129th homicide this year. >>> san francisco supervisor hillary ronan is urging local courts to address the criminal back cases. 451 cases have exceeded the state's 60-day maximum. 212 people remain in custody awaiting trial. some of them have been in jail for more than a year now. >>>

. >>> today the state attorney general rob banta set to announce statewide action against a major corporationfor environmental violations. this will be streamed live at 11:00. he will be joined by state director of toxic substances control. >>> drought emergency front, state water resources control board will likely attempt temporary prohibitions on outside watering practices. breaking the rules could lead to a daily fine of $500. the proposed ban will be considered by state water board on january 4. >>> tomorrow, pleasanton city council plans to clamp down on smoking inside multi family residential buildings. council members are expected to adopt an ordinance making it illegal to smoke in town homes, condos, buildings with more than three attached units. other tri valley cities have similar bands. >>> on contagious dog virus is spreading in southern california. so far, 800 dogs have been infected and seven have died. >> he was basically lifeless. >> i would be very surprised if it doesn't come to the bay area. to me, it's just a matter of time. >> at 7:00, canine flu, an original report. how

. >>> happening today, california attorney general rob banta expected to make a big announcement about last year's gas spill in walnut creek. more than 40,000 gallons spilled under a waterway. stay tuned. >>> there it goes. >> more than a dozen tornadoes touched down yesterday in several states with some areas seeing first ever december twisters. iowa barns were torn to shreds. take a look at the wall of the grocery store. >> power went out so we had to run downstairs. it was really fast. >> strong winds knocked off the semi truck in kansas and derailed a train in oklahoma. in colorado winds reached 107 miles per hour kicking up tumble weeds. >>> new, good news for bay area seafood lovers. >> state announced it will allow local commercial dungeness crab fishing to start soon. the recreational season is open from pigeon point on the peninsula to below big sir. it is still on hold along the coast until whales have cleared the area. the state announced it would open the coast between pigeon point and sonoma mind seen oh county line to commercial dungeness crash fishing on december 29. >>>

are talking about united players organization with the mayor's office, police, attorney general rob banta. they were on the steps of city hall to talk about this. they're offering hundreds of dollars for hand guns, rifles, shotguns. you can get $100 for those and $200 for automatic weapons, no questions asked. united players is a san francisco based violence prevention youth development organization. advocates against gun violence stressed the importance of the event. they say it's due to recent gun violence and rise of people getting ghost guns. >> we are all here together in solidarity to end senseless gun violence. there is so much going on in this city and region with the gun violence going on. somebody has to have enough courage to stand up. >> reporter: that event is scheduled from 8:00 to noon tomorrow. we have all the information on kpix.com. we are live in san francisco. justin andrews, kpix5. >> thank you. >>> restaurants in need of help are asking congress to step in again. more than 3,000 restaurants endorsed independent restaurant coalition's letter to congress thursday. they

antiblackness inside your offices and chambers, and therefore, we've sought help from attorney general bantaeased to know that the cal d.o.j. will continue oversight of sfpd, however, we are disappointed that we didn't hear this directly from the police commission. thank you. >> clerk: thank you, caller. good evening, caller. you have two minutes. >> hello. can you hear me? this is miss brown, calling concerning my son, aubrey. my son was shot defending someone else's life, shot 30 times for saving someone else's life. i just recently left a funeral yesterday with leonard, who died in the hospital after being shot in the head. prior to that, the other young man -- i feel like i'm in prison. no one has the right to take a gun and shoot someone because they're saving someone else's life. what do we do? that's why i keep coming to the police commission when you guys were in session, and now that you're on the web. this is something i'm tired of doing, but i will continue to do it. if an animal can take care of my cub, what more could i do as a mother? i'm an african american mother, out here fi

way to what recently happened in san francisco walnut creek and san jose the answer not at all now banta said it's related in the sense that it's exactly the same organized criminal activity that we've been. around the bay area. it might be a stretch though to have a press conference about a case that happened in 2020, but honestly, i think dan government officials want to be perceived as actively involved in other words doing something in the newsroom leanne melendez abc 7 news. thanks, dan. police are investigating the fatal shooting of a transgender person in oakland. the shooting happened near castro and 14th street police say they received a report of gunfire in the area around four in the morning officers then found an adult transgender person with an apparent gunshot wound. these are not releasing further details right now. this is oakland's 129 homicide of the year and after months of moves to reimagine policing in the city of oakland city leaders are now scrambling to get more officers out on the streets amid a surge in violent crime, including 128 murders one councilmember even