bevan dufty is the bart board president. he says he's proud of the budget the board passed thursday. >> we've been tightening our belt for a while now. you know, the past couple of years we've balanced our budget through state and federal support, dufty says he worries if bart starts cutting services now, it could create a so-called death spiral and harm the agency even more. >> in the long run. he tells me the bart board has been working closely with state and federal lawmakers ahead of the impending fiscal cliff. dufty says he supports efforts by people like state senator scott wiener, who wants to fund the transit agency through increased taxes and fees . wiener hopes to put a ballot measure before voters in 2026. >> they recognize that if we start willy nilly cutting things, furloughing people, laying people off, that that is really going to deeply impact our ability to draw people back into the system. >> dufty says. bart's biggest problem remains its lack of ridership. as of may, it's only at 43% of pre-pandemic levels.

bevan dufty is the bart board president. he says he's proud of the budget the board passed thursday. >> we've been tightening our belt for a while now. you know, the past couple of years we've balanced our budget through state and federal support. >> dufty says he worries if bart starts cutting services now, it could create a so-called death spiral and harm the agency even more in the long run. he tells me the bart board has been working closely with state and federal lawmakers ahead of the impending fiscal cliff. dufty says he supports efforts by people like state senator scott wiener, who wants to fund the transit agency through increased taxes and fees. wiener hopes to put a ballot measure before voters in 2026. >> they recognize that if we start willy nilly cutting things , furloughing people, laying people off, that that is really going to deeply impact our ability to draw people back into the system. >> dufty says. bart's biggest problem remains its lack of ridership. as of may, it's only at 43% of pre-pandemic levels.

bevan dufty is the bart board president. he says he's proud of the budget the board passed thursday. >> we've been tightening our belt for a while now. you know, the past couple of years we've balanced our budget through state and federal support. >> dufty says he worries if bart starts cutting services now, it could create a so-called death spiral and harm the agency even more in the long run. he tells me the bart board has been working closely with state and federal lawmakers ahead of the impending fiscal cliff. dufty says he supports efforts by people like state senator scott wiener, who wants to fund the transit agency through increased taxes and fees. wiener hopes to put a ballot measure before voters in 2026. >> they recognize that if we start willy nilly cutting things , furloughing people, laying people off, that that is really going to deeply impact our ability to draw people back into the system. >> dufty says. bart's biggest problem remains its lack of ridership. as of may, it's only at 43% of pre-pandemic levels.

bevan dufty is the bart board president. proud of the budget the board passed thursday. >> we've been tightening our belt for a while now. you know the past couple of years we've balanced our budget through state and federal support. >> dufty says he worries if bart starts cutting services now, it could create a so-called death spiral and harm the agency even more in the long run. he tells me the bart board has been working closely with state and federal lawmakers ahead of the impending fiscal cliff. dufty says he supports efforts by people like state senator scott wiener, who wants to fund the transit agency through increased taxes and fees. wiener hopes to put a ballot measure before voters in 2026. >> they recognize that if we start willy nilly cutting things or furloughing people, laying people off, that that is really going to deeply impact our ability to draw people back into the system. >> dufty says. bart's biggest problem remains its lack of ridership. as of may, it's only at 43% of pre-pandemic levels. a number imp

bevan dufty is the bart board president. he says he's proud of the budget the board passed thursday. >> we've been tightening our belt for a while now. you know, the past couple of years we've balanced our budget through state and federal support, dufty says he worries if bart starts cutting services now, it could create a so-called death spiral and harm the agency even more. >> in the long run. he tells me. the bart board has been working closely with state and federal lawmakers ahead of the impending fiscal cliff. dufty says he supports efforts by people like state senator scott wiener, who wants to fund the transit agency through increased taxes and fees. wiener hopes to put a ballot measure before voters in 2026. >> they recognize that if we start willy nilly cutting things , furloughing people, laying people off, that that is really going to deeply impact our ability to draw people back into the system. >> dufty says. bart's biggest problem remains its lack of ridership. as of may, it's only at 43% of pre-pandemic levels

jaxon: bart board member debora allen, a frequent critic of bart management, has another word for it.es i do look at some of these things and say, "gosh, you know, that's pretty-- that could be pretty absurd." i can see how the public would say that. jaxon: we reached out to bart, they wouldn't answer any specific questions about what's going on with the lighting, saying only that they're reviewing the inspector general's findings, and the agency acknowledges the procurement process did not meet our high standards, and we will work to do better in the future. during a recent audit committee meeting, bart deputy general manager, michael jones, suggested the audit process itself is to blame for all the delays, but quickly added-- michael jones: there's multiple reasons why that project was not completed at, you know, at that time and at this point in time. debora: okay, well, i'd love to know all the other reasons. jaxon: bart officials now say they've installed roughly 30% of the lights they bought for san francisco, mostly in the berkeley hills tunnel. but when allen asked whether any

jaxon: bart board member debora allen, a frequent critic of bart management, has another word for it. debora: sometimes i do look at some of these things and say, "gosh, you know, that's pretty-- that could be pretty absurd." i can see how the public would say that. jaxon: we reached out to bart, they wouldn't answer any specific questions about what's going on with the lighting, saying only that they're reviewing the inspector general's findings, and the agency acknowledges the procurement process did not meet our high standards, and we will work to do better in the future. during a recent audit committee meeting, bart deputy general manager, michael jones, suggested the audit process itself is to blame for all the delays, but quickly added-- michael jones: there's multiple reasons why that project was not completed at, you know, at that time and at this point in time. debora: okay, well, i'd love to know all the other reasons. jaxon: bart officials now say they've installed roughly 30% of the lights they bought for san francisco, mostly in the berkeley hills tunnel. but when allen a

bart's board of directors voted to adopt a new $1 billion, two year budget today, avoiding service cutsnd continuing investments into ride safety. the budget supports optimized train schedules, maintaining the maximum 20 minute wait on weekdays until 9 p.m. bart is also pushing for improved safety and cleanliness by reducing train lengths during off hours. the agency hopes to deter crime with more officers riding trains and by adding 19 additional officers once current vacancies are filled. funds are also allocated for expanding its new taller fare gates at more stations. well, city leaders in the south bay are now allowing homeowners to sell accessory dwelling units as separate pieces of property. a state law passed last year allows this change, and san jose is the first city to implement it. adus or backyard homes in-law units you name it, they make up almost a third of all new housing in the city. last year, around 400 units. the mayor believes this could bring in much needed inventory to the housing market. i think this is an exciting opportunity for residents to expand home ownersh

following the resignation of former mayor melissa hernandez, who recently was appointed to serve on the bart board of directors. yesterday, council members made a unanimous decision to appoint council member michael mccorriston for the role mccorriston will complete the rest of the mayoral term until december. >> in san jose, a groundbreaking ceremony is planned for this weekend at the site that will help connect vta trains with bart. some construction has already begun at the eastridge transit center. once complete riders will be able to use the light rail at the east bridge station and connect directly with bart at the milpitas station. officials say construction is expected to close lanes temporarily and increased traffic in the area. officials do expect everything to be done by the year h mart is expanding its space san francisco location. >> the korean american grocery chain. but the entire building at the ocean view village shopping center, the center several businesses, including a chase bank in a subway. so far h mart hasn't revealed any plans on what to do with their new property. h mart

. >> bart's board of directors has voted to adopt a new $1 billion two year budget. to avoid service cuts and continue investments in safety. the budget supports optimized train schedules, maintaining the maximum 20 minute wait time on weekdays until 9 p.m. bart is also pushing for improved safety and cleanliness by reducing the train lengths during off hours. the agency says it hopes to deter crime, with more police riding the trains, and they plan to do that by adding 19 additional officers once the current vacancies are filled. funds are also allocated for expanding their new taller fare gates at more stations. >> all right, our time is 733. today is the beginning of the alameda county fair. the gates open at noon today. the entire fair will run through july the 7th. a popular attraction is something special to me. food and a new feature for foodies allows people to vote for your favorite new foods out there. ktvu s alice wertz has been out there at the fairgrounds in pleasanton. tell us more. you have a guest as well to. >> oh, yes, there's lots of food this year

. >> bart's board of directors voted to adopt a new $1 billion, two year budget today, avoiding serviced continuing investments into ride safety. the budget supports optimized train schedules, maintaining the maximum 20 minute waits on weekdays until 9 p.m. bart is also pushing for improved safety and cleanliness by reducing train lengths during off hours. bart hopes to deter crime with more police riding trains and by adding 19 additional officers once current vacancies are filled. funds are also allocated for expanding its new taller faregates at more stations. >> tonight, a school in oakland is celebrating a very big accomplishment for the 15th year in a row, the senior class at aims charter school has a 100% college acceptance rate. new at six ktvu. crystal bailey joins us here in studio after attending today's graduation ceremony. crystal. >> well, this class did not come without their share of challenges. they started high school during the pandemic. but today, the seniors at aims high school walked across the stage and started the next part of their journey. >> we made it out. >>

following the resignation of former mayor melissa hernandez recently was appointed to serve on the bart board of directors. so on tuesday, council members, unanimous decision to appoint councilmember michael mccorriston for that role the course and will complete the rest of the mayoral term until december. and san jose, a groundbreaking ceremony is planned for this weekend. that's right at the site that is going to help connect vta trains with art. so construction has already started at the east ridge transit center. one the riders will be able to use the light rail at the east bridge station connect directly with bar at the milpitas station. officials say construction is expected to close lanes temporarily and increased traffic. they expect everything to be done by at least 2028. >> still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, san francisco city hall vandalized by racist graffiti. why the mayor thinks it was targeting her. plus, animal rights activists are against the plan to bring in giant pandas to san francisco zoo will tell you why. and after the break, grass fire season off to a hot start a

mccorriston was sworn in as mayor after the former mayor, melissa hernandez, resigned to join the bart board joined the dublin city council in 2020. he will serve out the rest of hernandez's term. dublin is now accepting applications for a city council vacancy. >> coming up next, we want to pay. do you want to pay with cash? these days? well, it'll cost you and beer lovers this one's for you. the new treat combining your favorite brew with something sweet. the four join the millions who're feeling the power of osteo bi-flex®, the #1 pharmacist recommended joint care supplement. (♪) find our coupons in sunday's paper. cost you. you know, more and more businesses are charging a fee to customers who pay with cash. all of the vendors inside oracle park are cashless. there are now reverse atms that convert cash into a debit card. there aren't always federal laws. there are not federal laws that require businesses to accept cash. but keep in mind, in 2019, san francisco supervisors passed an ordinance that requires most businesses to accept cash rather than debit or credit cards. only julian, i'll

following the resignation of former mayor melissa hernandez recently was appointed to serve on the bart board the rest of the mayoral term until december. and it settles groundbreaking ceremony is planned for this weekend at the site. so to help connect vta trains of art. some construction is already started of east ridge transit center once complete riders be able to use a light rail at the east bridge station connect directly with bart at the milpitas station. officials say construction is expected to close lanes temporarily and increased traffic. expect everything to be done by 2028. h mart is expanding its face at san francisco location. the korean american grocery chain, all the entire building at the ocean view village shopping center. several businesses, including bank some way so far. more hasn't revealed any plans on what to do with the new property. it's my first opened their 2021. and the popular pop of drag performance series drag downtown. it's coming back to the san francisco for the second year. the event is going help support local businesses in the downtown area also upliftin

. >> bart's board of directors voted to adopt a new $1 billion, two year budget today, avoiding services and continuing investments into ride safety. the but rather the budget supports optimized train schedules, maintaining the maximum 20 minute wait time on weekdays until 9 p.m. bart is also pushing for improved safety and cleanliness by reducing train lengths during off hours, and hopes to deter crime. with more police riding trains. officials say they plan to do that by adding 19 additional officers once current vacancies are filled. funds are also allocated for expanding its new taller faregates at more stations. the state legislature is signaling it may cancel a loan payment that would be used to keep california's last nuclear power plant operational longer than planned. state energy regulators voted in december to keep the diablo canyon nuclear plant open for five more years, closing in 2030. pg and e says it needs more money to extend its lifespan. state lawmakers today voted against authorizing a $400 million loan payment to help finance the plant's extension. governor newsom is

michael mccorristin was sworn in after the former mayor, melissa hernandez, resigned to join the bart boarddirectors. mccorristin has been a dublin council member since 2020. he will serve out the rest of hernandez's term. dublin is now accepting applications for mccorristin city council seat. new at six a controversial move by two state senators from the bay area, scott wiener and bill dodd, coauthored a new bill that would allow restaurants to keep charging you those automatic fees. it would require restaurants to disclose any additional fees, like automatic service charges and any mandatory gratuity on the menu. it will have to pass through both the senate and assembly before governor newsom potentially signs it. according to the chronicle, it's labeled as an urgency measure, which means if it's approved, it would go into effect immediately. a current bill banning these junk fees kicks in on july 1st. >> now it's your morning money report. the may jobs report is out and exceeding expectations. the u.s. economy added 272,000 jobs last month, more than the 180,000 jobs economists anticipat

following the resignation of former mayor melissa hernandez recently was appointed to serve on toe bart board directors on tuesday. council members made a unanimous decision. point councilmember michael mccorriston for that role. of course, will complete the rest of the mayoral term until december. jose, a groundbreaking ceremony is planned for this weekend at the site. it's going help connect vta trains with bart. some instruction is already started. the eastridge transit center once complete riders be able to use the light rail at the east bridge station and connect directly with bar at the milpitas station. officials say construction is expected to close lanes temporarily and increased traffic. so plan for that. expect everything to be done by 2028. >> we'll take a break. 7.11, but still ahead on the problem morning news, san francisco city hall vandalized by racist graffiti well, mayor london breed thinks may be targeted. her. plus thieves in berkeley steel. multiple catalytic converters targeting a specific brand of cars will have details on that. and after the break, animal rights activ

michael mccorriston, was sworn in after the former mayor, melissa hernandez, resigned to join the bart board mccorriston has been a dublin council member since 2020. he will serve out the rest of hernandez's term. dublin is now accepting applications for the kristen sze city council seat. >> developing news a brush fire that destroyed a home and injured two firefighters is now 100% contained. the call fire or corral fire started saturday near livermore and tracy. it burned about 22mi■!s. cal fire says higher humidity and cooler temperatures helped crews make some progress. more than 100 firefighters continue to battle a wildfire between saint helena and calistoga. cal fire says the crystal fire is 75% contained. it's burned 60 acres, but no homes. crews spent the day strengthening the containment lines for firefighters injured yesterday were treated at a hospital and released. they're okay. the fire started near the site of the 2020 glass fire, which burned for 23 days, and fire crews were able to quickly put out a vegetation fire in pacheco this morning. it started on a hillside near the 68

following the resignation of former mayor melissa hernandez recently was appointed to serve on the bart board of directors on tuesday. council members, mainly animist decision to appoint councilmember michael mccorriston for that role the course and will complete the rest of the mayoral term until december. san jose. a groundbreaking ceremony is planned this weekend. that's at the site is going to help connect vta trains with part. some construction has already started. the eastridge transit center once complete riders will be able use a light rail at the east bridge station. they connect directly with bart at the milpitas station. officials say construction is expected to close lanes temporarily increase traffic. they expect everything to be done by 2028. >> well, still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, san francisco city hall vandalized by racist graffiti and the mayor thinks it might have been targeting her. plus thieves in berkeley steel. multiple catalytic converters targeting a specific brand of cars will have the full story. >> and today is going to be a similarly hot, windy yesterday

following the resignation of former mayor melissa hernandez, who recently was appointed to serve on the bart board of directors. mccorriston will complete the rest of the mayoral term until december. take a break or 10 10. but still ahead, animal rights activists now pushing back against that plan of bringing giant pandas to san francisco. will tell you why. >> i'm trevor shirley in washington, president joe biden gives remarks at the d-day beaches to commemorate the invasions 80th anniversary of got that story coming up just ahead. >> and today is going to be another hot one. but good news, not as hot as yesterday was nobody in the triple digits. here close at 97. digits. here close at 97. oakland cooling to ♪ ♪ california sky ♪ ♪ todos alcanzamos las estrellas ♪ ♪ sunny state of mind ♪ ♪ flexin' all the time ♪ ♪ todo es dorado ♪ ♪ y nos gusta picante ♪ ♪ cause this place is caliente ♪ ♪ 'tamos enchilado ♪ ♪ feels so golden ♪ ♪ livin' in the golden state with you ♪ ♪ feels so golden ♪ ♪ vive en el estado dorado oooh ♪ ♪ we got that drip, drip, drip ♪ ♪ come take a sip, sip, sip ♪ ♪ feels so golde

following the resignation of former mayor melissa hernandez, who recently was appointed to serve on the bart board of directors. council members made a unanimous decision to appoint councilmember michael mick course ton for the role. the chorus 10 will complete the rest of the mayoral term until december. well, a reminder, if you're looking to hit the beach ocean hazard warning has been in effect. experts say that we could see some waves the size 20 feet hitting the coast. big waves often draw a lot of surfers out. looking for that rare opportunity to catch a wave. and that's exactly what we found at san francisco's ocean beach. >>for a 6 foot for this time of year is definitely kind of rare. so that's why in my buddies are jumping on as soon as possible. our skill level, you definitely have to be aware of the conditions in particular because there could be rip currents because it's such a big beach. hard to kind of stay in one spot not like there's lifeguards spread out throughout the beach say definitely have to be aware of what's going on. >>the meat hazard warning is going to fact until thursd

bart's board of directors has voted to adopt a new $1 billion, two year budget.continue investments into ride safety. the budget supports optimized train schedules, maintains the maximum 20 minute wait time on weekdays until 9 p.m. bart is also pushing for improved safety and cleanliness by reducing train lengths during off hours. the agency says it hopes to deter crime with more police riding the trains, and they plan to do that by adding 19 additional officers once current vacancies are filled. funds are also allocated for expanding the new taller fare gates at more of the stations, more americans could be working well past their planned retirement date and that's according to a new report from the u.s. census bureau. it found roughly half of u.s. adults between the ages of 55 and 66 have no personal retirement savings bank had no personal savings in 2017, and that could cause some big financial problems for those older workers hoping to retire. now the worker has to decide how much to save. >> they have to decide where to put it. they have to decide once they

bart. riders who board trains at the lake merritt station here in oakland can expect changes as well. and they begin today. the transit agency will no longer offer reserved parking at that station. the parking lot will permanently close once crews begin work on new affordable housing project near that lake. merritt bart station. >> time now 704 and festivities are underway across the bay area to kick off pride month starting at ten this morning. presidio of san francisco is going to hold pride in the presidio day. it's going to include queer history hikes, book giveaways, storytelling with drag story hour, and a tea dance celebration. that event will be held at presidio tunnel tops in san francisco and sonoma county is also holding its 39th annual lgbtq plus parade and festival. that parade is going to kick off at 11 this morning on fourth street. that's in downtown santa rosa, and this year, the parade says it's paying tribute to local heroes that organizers call quiroz. also at 11, pacifica is going to hold its annual pride celebration that includes a car parade and a festival that

bart regional connector ceremony for the $653 million project happens this saturday near the eastridge transit center by the eastridge mall. when the project is completed in four years, vta riders will be able to board light rail from the east ridge station and connect directly with bart in milpitas. check it out! this is the map showing the connector. it will extend light rail from the existing alum rock light rail station, and it will end at the east ridge transit station. the connector will be on an elevated track in the center of capital expressway. once construction begins, expect lots of noise, traffic delays, and yes, those dreaded temporary lane closures. all right, take a look. san francisco city hall, beautiful. lit up with pride today. mayor breed and the lgbtq community kicked off the city's 54th annual pride month. the celebration starts outdoors with the raising of the pride flag at city hall. right there on the front balcony, the mayor talked about a series of programs supporting the lgbtq community, but she says she's most excited that san francisco is the first in the country to have an office of transgender initiatives. it acts as a bridge between communities and the government see

board's involvement. we need, candidly, the involvement of the bart and caltrain boards and i happen to sit on the caltrain board representing you all, because we're just not getting the work done right now, the way we need to, and if we revert to form and this is just a food fight, if someone walks away mad, what are they going to do? they're just going to, oppose the measure on the ballot. and it's a two thirds vote. whatever kind of tax we, select. so i will leave it at that, and look forward to, strategy for next year that i think calls upon all hands on deck. thank you, madam chair. thank you. director heminger, are there any other colleagues who would wish to speak on the director's report? okay, well, i just wanted to thank you, director heminger, for the invaluable regional perspective that you, of course, bring from your career, and echo your sentiment that this board needs to be more involved. we also, of course, sit and hear many members of the public speak to us about individual bus lines that you're very attached to and want to see us bring back. so i just want to ask you, acting director wise

the ordinance is expected to return to the board of supervisors in august. >> bart's red line is backsing a major mess for bart's early morning commuters. the red line carries passengers from richmond to san francisco, then on to sfo and millbrae. it was closed for all of yesterday's commute. bart crews worked to get the vehicle back on track and out of the way, and sal remembers that all too well. >> we talked about it all yesterday morning, causing big problems for many people going from the east bay to san francisco. sal, thank goodness that's over. but this is still a problem here. >> yeah. you know what the bay bridge is slow. andre and garcia, although it is not as slow as it was yesterday when we had that issue. and i think we're seeing improvement on the bay bridge approach. i usually just watch the back end of it and see what we're seeing. you can see if i put the arrow there, it's getting better and the end of the commute is not quite well. the line is not quite as long. if you look at the san mateo bridge, that's improved quite a bit as well, but no major issues here. i do

bart is making some major spending cuts ahead of a looming budget deficit. the boardsince the pandemic. the transit agency has largely relied on federal and state money to keep afloat and that money is expected to run out in april of 2026. the agency predicts it will face a 300 to $400 million budget deficit over the next year. happening today the annual fireworks buyback. the san mateo county sheriff's office will hold three buyback events throughout june. fireworks are currently illegal in san mateo county, except in san bruno and pacifica. authorities say people can turn them in anonymously without question. it's an effort made by the county to get the banned explosives out of the public's hands and prevent any incidents from happening on the 4th of july. to weather now. lisa is tracking your weekend forecast. >> good morning. good morning. we're watching the winds. we're right now. it's not particularly windy. in fact, it's nice and sunny. pretty nice out as it feels mild from the upper 50s in oakland to the low 60s in san jose and the fog clearing the coast. expl

board. and this is just going to happen. i mean, what is what is your message to that kind of mindset? >> well right now, the term of barts due missed the due mists got no time for it. people cut the hand-wringing. let's go, let's have the eu and lead hi, ironically or a point of remarkable interest china, the chinese industries are leading the world and producing renewable electricity sources, solar panels, solar hot water systems, electric vehicles, and so on. >> and the reason everybody the reason we're advocating for electric vehicles is because we've created all these roads. we have all this vehicle infrastructure. so we got to use it. it's not that electric vehicles or some sort of panacea to the problem, but we have all these roads, we're going to use them. let's use them as efficiently as possible. well, that's the whole electric vehicle idea so the united states has to lead. and so let's get started. this with respect whining about what other countries are or not doing is important, but it is not what will motivate global change when it gets too hot, you can't live. you can't a human can't get rid of enough heat

today the sf municipal transportation agency board will vote to add the garage to its existing garage operating contract. a 16. now, several san francisco barts are getting some upgrades. a new escalator is now open at embarcadero station. bart says escalators are also being completed. rebuilt at both civic center and powell street. a new canopies also finished at montgomery street. bart says these projects are meant to help improve the safety and cleanliness of entrances at some of bart's most heavily used stations, and those are like the major ones where you're heading over the city, you know? so for sure, that's going to be a welcome change for sure. >> definitely. 817 let's get out the door here. whether you're taking bart, muni, other mass transit or two hands on the wheel here, sal. >> absolutely. garcia and andre right now, 280 in san jose and all of san jose is in the middle of the crush, getting over to the west valley, people driving over to palo alto and cupertino and sunnyvale, going from east to west in the valley, you can see there's 280 and i'll put it on the grid here. you can see it is pretty slow. there have been some minor

bart and let you know the other systems are running. 501 let's get back to the headlines. >> thank you. sal. topping our news, emotions ran high at a san francisco unified school board meeting as students and parents voiced their opinions on the threat of possible school closures. the school district is facing a budget shortfall of more than $148 million in the upcoming school year to save money and boost resources, the district is considering closing or merging a number of schools. the superintendent says these cuts are necessary, but families say they have serious concerns like schools and teachers, and our kids are getting shortchanged. >> the district is going to have to cut many, many things in order to balance their budget. why are they starting with schools? >> the superintendent will reveal the list of schools that are being considered for closure on september 18th. the board will then vote on which schools to close on december 10th. >> our time now. 502a new grand jury report says the city of san francisco is facing oversight and organizational challenges. that report also says the city must manage the cost for labor, health and pensions and cut some servic