hillary kunis and we are also joined by our police chief bill scott. i am here with our various leaders in san francisco to officially declare a state of emergency in the tenderloin community of the city and county of san francisco. we know that there have been a number of challenges that have happened in this community and have persisted over the years. but if we take a step back, when this pandemic first hit san francisco, of course, we immediately in light of what we knew was inevitable declared a state of emergency to deal with the global pandemic of covid-19 and, in fact, what we saw over the last almost two years was san francisco step up, remove the bureaucratic layers and the opticals that get in the way of actually being effective and collaborating with our various city agencies and what we were able to do to deal with the pandemic was extraordinary. we are one of the densest cities in the country and with less than 700 people who lost their lives throughout the entire pandemic, we saw one of the lowest death rates of any other major city in t

with that, i'd like to introduce our police chief, bill scott. [applause] >> thank you, mayor. good morning. let me start with this. the people in our city who have been impacted by crime, by quality of life issues such as open air drug usage, street vending, some of our issues with unhoused population that lead to trash on the streets and needles on the street and things like that, these things have to change. now from a policing perspective, let me tell you what you can expect from the san francisco police department. first of all, enforcement of drug dealing and drug dealing offenses. it's little consequence that we've arrested 600 people in the tenderloin alone this year. it's little consolation when you're still seeing drug dealers on your block day in and day out. it's little consolation when we seize four times as much fentanyl as we did last year, and we still see open air drug use happening day in and day out. and here's the point to all of this. we will continue to make arrests, and we will make more arrests, but there are areas in this city that need constant 24-hour

. >>> streaming today on cbsn bay area, we will have san francisco police chief bill scott's full comments on crime in union square and the department's longterm plan. that's at 1:30. find us on kpix.com. we are on the kpix app and the cbs news >>> a fire captain leading the way to be sure no child is left out when it comes to holiday gifts. we are introduced to this week's bay area jefferson award winner. >>> when they're not responding to emergencies, many first responders at central county fire department in burling game are managing a huge toy drive. >> we try to saturday by age group. >> reporter: the organizer takes after the man in red. >> we call him santa her man every year and he calls us his elves. >> he took over the toy drive 17 years ago. since, it's tripled from 100 barrels of toys to average 350 barrels a year. all of the toys go to low income kids in san mateo. >> it's a great opportunity to give back to communities we serve. >> her man over sees collections from businesses and schools, fire stations. the new unwrapped toys are delivered to 15 nonprofits. distributes groce

today chief bill scott tweeted that he's accepted their apology on behalf of the sfpd. he added that all officers deserve public support. >>> be on the lookout. police in mountain view say a man stocked a young girl on her way to school. these are the photos detectives want you to see. they say the man grabbed the girl inappropriately and told her to come her his apartment. that happened near a park and the girl was able to run to school for help. >>> an incredible breakthrough in a murder unsolved for 25 years. the contra costa county sheriff formally charged a man with the murder of a teenaged girl killed at a crockett restaurant where she waited takes. thom jensen has the exclusive story. >> reporter: this really does bring closure for bring sylla lewis' family and even for some people who still work in this building who say they're still haunted by what happened here 25 years ago. priscilla lewis was 21 when she was brutally assaulted and murdered in a basement bathroom below four corners restaurant in crockett in september 1996. since the night of her murder, her c

francisco mayor london breed signed legislation today the band's ghost guns in the city police chief bill scott and gun violence prevention advocates were on hand for that signing. the legislation is the first of its kind in california. it makes it illegal to sell or distribute ghost guns in the city. ghost guns can be ordered online and kits that can be assembled with household tools. they are fully functional. do not have serial numbers, and no background check is required to buy one. san francisco police say seizures of unlicensed and unregistered guns increased by more than 2700% over the past four years. violence prevention advocates in san francisco will be holding their 10th annual gun buyback event this weekend. over the past decade. the united players estimates that it has taken more than 3500 guns off the streets and as many as 250 rifles. organizers say their goal is to take weapons out of the wrong hands and then turn them into art. where you're really be purpose ng the. what this medal was for, you know, so instead of something that is used to take someone's life away, now it's goi

social media explaining the situation and at the time standing by their decision as deputy chief bill scottweeted a response that reads in part, quote. >> the san francisco police department stands for safety would respect even when it means respecting wishes that our officers and i find discouraging and personally disappointed the restaurant just opened on november first since the backlash, their yelp page has been flooded with one-star reviews complaining about the owners refusing to serve. police has since notified viewers of an unusual activity alert on their page and temporarily disabled posting on sunday. the owners issued an apology to sfpd. but some on social media are not buying it. comments on kron four's. facebook page reads in part, i guess they didn't expect the backlash from people and the flood of negative yelp reviews live and learn. another common says they have every right to act as they feel others have every right to disagree and act accordingly. that's the beauty of free speech and fortunately bad reviews whether for personal gain or for truth can have undesired consequ

i had a chance to speak as i mentioned with the police chief bill scott at the press conference promoting a gun buyback event organized by united players. in the last ten years this organization has been able to take more than 3500 guns off of bay area streets. at that event chief scott praised the organization and their partners for engaging those at risk groups. but she has also discussed the new data showing a shift in crime particularly mentioning that union square community. >> the long term plan, we'll keep this deployment through the holiday season through christmas and new year's. then we will have an increase of deployment. i can't guarantee it'll be at this level but we'll keep this as long as we can and definitely through the christmas season. we'll re-assess because we have an entire city to police. >> reporter: a lot of folks were wondering specifics just how many additional officers are they deploying in this beefed up security. chief scott said he would not go into details. he wanted to keep that tight lipped as a way to simply protect the area, protect the integrity of the

the san francisco police chief bill scott responded saying that the san francisco police department stands for safety with respect even when means respecting wishes that her those that i find personally disappointing and today the restaurant issued a new statement saying, in part, make a mistake and apologized for the unfortunate incident and we are grateful to all members of the force who work hard to keep us safe and we hope this will be a teachable moment for us as we repair and continue to build bridges with the sf pd. and we contacted both for comment and we have not heard back. >>> santa rosa police looking for suspects involved in a shooting happening near santa rosa last night and police say a man was shot several times and taken to the hospital and the officers looked for suspects and other victims but didn't find anybody. witnesses say the suspects are two men who drove away in a silver sedan. police say the victim is doing all right. >>> there is a $1000 award for any information that happened. >>> police in napa are searching for a dine and dash suspect. officer say this man ha

hillary kunis and we are also joined by our police chief bill scott.here with our various leaders in san francisco to officially declare a state of emergency in the tenderloin community of the city and county of san francisco.

just a little a statement, san francisco police chief bill scott said in part, quote, we hope this development in the case begins to bring a measure of healing and closure. they've been too long denied. we hope this case sends an unequivocal message that you are never forgotten by the san francisco police department. >> well, that was felicia bolton reporting. police are asking law enforcement agencies to review their assault related cold case homicides involving young women to identify any other incidents and which person at maybe a suspect in those. after a 3 month trial. the fate of theranos founder elizabeth holmes is now in the hands of a jury. they deliberated all day monday. the did not reach a verdict. holmes is accused of defrauding her investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars. our company there. mills failed in 2018 after its technology did not work as advertised if convicted holmes faces up to 20 years in prison for each count of wire fraud and conspiracy as well as substantial fines. coming up next on the kron 00:00am morning news the 3 point king is back home or to show yo

. >> she says the tenderloin emergency plan is already underway joined by police chief bill scott tuesday to promise more arrests. people will not be allowed to smoke meth. the smoke fentanyl to inject heroin in their arms in public spaces. chief scott says his officers be more resources to be able to do their job safely and effectively describing scenarios were 24 hour surveillance of certain neighborhoods works. they make an arrest there out of that deal 30 minutes later, i go back and it's like we've never been. mayor breed's office also plans on making smash-and-grabs less common by disrupting the illegal street sales of stolen goods. but says an amendment to the city surveillance ordinance needs to be made using a smash-and-grab at louis baton last month as an example. >> where there were multiple robbery cruz hitting multiple stores. they couldn't even access those cameras. >> which is ridiculous when it comes to drugs, emergency management in san francisco will still be providing community outreach to help with addiction and mental health services. but mayor breed says this is not

police patrol vehicles continue to ring union square, with officers on patrol and now, police chief bill scott says the data are showing that saturating the area with officers is driving down crime. we've seen a significant drop in crime. overall, i'm talking about fromn into two burglaries. the police department says it has the first set of data comparing crime stats from the 16 days before and after the november 19th. flash mob style mass theft incident at union square. overall they say crime in the area is down by 82% assaults are down by two thirds from three incidents to just one burglaries down by 91% theft down by 82% the union square alliance, saying quote the recent response to public safety, traffic management and a robust presence by the san francisco police department are resulting in large crowds coming back downtown to shop skate, eat and enjoy their holiday season in a safe environment. while it seems to be working, the question is. how long can police maintain that presence? we're going to keep this deployment through the holiday season through christmas through new years. then

social media explaining the situation and at the time standing by their decision as deputy chief bill scott tweeted a response that reads in part, quote. >> the san francisco police department stands for safety would respect even when it means respecting wishes that our officers and i find discouraging and personally disappointed the restaurant just opened on november first since the backlash, their yelp page has been flooded with one-star reviews complaining about the owners refusing to serve police has since notified viewers of an unusual activity alert on their page and temporarily disabled posting on sunday. the owners issued an apology to sfpd. but some on social media are not buying it. comments on kron four's. facebook page reads in part, i guess they didn't expect the backlash from people and the flood of negative yelp reviews live and learn. another common says they have every right to act as they feel others have every right to disagree and act accordingly. that's the beauty of free speech and fortunately bad reviews whether for personal gain or for truth can have undesired conseq

chief bill scott says it happened yesterday at hilda and jesse. the officers were all in uniform. they were carrying their service weapons. when they stopped by for lunch. but instead of taking their order, restaurant employees asked them to leave. the restaurant addressing the incident on its instagram account said in part hilda and jesse is a safe place. the presence of the officer's weapons in the restaurant made us feel uncomfortable. we welcome officers into the restaurant when they're off duty out of uniform and without their weapons. in response, chief scott posted this message saying the san francisco police department stands for safety with respect even when it means respecting wishes that our officers and i find discouraging and disappointing. >>> this just into the news room, four people have died after a small plane crash. the county sheriff's department says this happened just after 6:30 near the airport there. they say the plane was a single engine beach craft bonanza. a santa rosa high school student arrested after police found them with a gun on campus. it happened

. >> she says the tenderloin emergency plan is already underway joined by police chief bill scott tuesday to promise more arrests. people will not be allowed to smoke meth. the smoke fentanyl to inject heroin in their arms in public spaces. chief scott says his officers be more resources to be able to do their job safely and effectively describing scenarios were 24 hour surveillance of certain neighborhoods works. they make an arrest there out at 2.30 minutes later i go back and it's like we've never been. mayor breed's office also plans on making smash-and-grabs less common by disrupting the illegal street sales of stolen goods. but says an amendment to the city surveillance ordinance needs to be made using the smash and grab it louie. but on last month as an example. >> where there were multiple robbery cruz hitting multiple stores. they couldn't even access those cameras. >> which is ridiculous when it comes to drugs emergency management in san francisco will still be providing community outreach to help with addiction and mental health services. but mayor breed says this is not the ti

that is what san francisco police chief bill scott wants access to in order to put up a better fightinst crime. >> if we can use the technology we have in a way to protect civil liberties the steel addresses, the current that the crime and the criminal issues that have been this lows. >> then why do we have it. we believe that there's a process that has already in place. that should be followed hussein as an attorney representing 3 people in a lawsuit against the city of san francisco for allegedly breaking the ordinance using a business district surveillance cameras during black lives matter protests. she says the existing ordinance already covers how police can access cameras in circumstances and what the mayor is trying to do is do an end-run around this ordinance by. >> the changing parts of the ordinance as it is to allow the unfettered access led u kron. 4 still to come for news at 5. it's opening day at sugar bowl. we'll have a live report on what conditions are like for skiers and boarders on their first day back on that map. >> and president biden is in kentucky today. surve

times sf police chief bill scott tweeted. in part, the department stands for safety with respect even when it means respecting wishes. that our officers and i find it discouraging and personally disappointing. the restaurant calls itself a safe space, particularly for queer black, indigenous and people of color. it's yelp page had an unusual activity alerts sunday after a flurry of unfavorable comments. restaurant owners declined to speak on camera but updated instagram sunday afternoon changing course, saying, in part, we made a mistake and apologized for the unfortunate incident on friday. we are grateful to all members of the force who work hard to keep us safe. these are stressful times and we handled it badly. the restaurant owners say they hope this will be a teachable moment for them as they repair and continue to build bridges with the sfpd. julie all right, greg liggins reporting live tonight. thank you. san francisco chronicle news photographer was robbed at gunpoint in west oakland while on assignment the robbery h

times sf police chief bill scott tweeted. in part, the department stands for safety with respect even when it means respecting wishes. that our officers and i find it discouraging and personally disappointing. the restaurant calls itself a safe space, particularly for queer black, indigenous and people of color. it's yelp page had an unusual activity alerts sunday after a flurry of unfavorable comments. restaurant owners declined to speak on camera but updated instagram sunday afternoon changing course, saying, in part, we made a mistake and apologized for the unfortunate incident on friday. we are grateful to all members of the force who work hard to keep us safe. these are stressful times and we handled it badly. the restaurant owners say they hope this will be a teachable moment for them as they repair and continue to build bridges. with the sfpd. greg liggins, ktvu fox two news. or do tonight, police in santa rosa investigating a shooting that left a man in critical condition. officers found him with several gunshot wound

that is what san francisco police chief bill scott wants access to in order to put up a better fight against crime. >> if we can use the technology. we have in a way that protects civil liberties the steel addresses, the current that the crime and the criminal issues that have been this lows. >> then why do we have it. we believe that there's a process that has already in place. that should be followed hussein as an attorney representing 3 people in a lawsuit against the city of san francisco for allegedly breaking the ordinance using a business district surveillance cameras during black lives matter protests. she says the existing ordinance already covers how police can access cameras in circumstances and what the mayor is trying to do is do an end-run around this ordinance by. >> the changing parts of the ordinance as it is to allow unfettered access led new kron 4 news. >> to the south bay. now san jose police have arrested and charged 6 robbery suspects young man who officials say had been targeting dozens of asian women for nearly a year on towards noelle bellow has the details.

i will bring up the chief of police of san francisco, my brother, chief bill scott. [applause] >> good morning everybody. i want to first of all, say thank you. i know many of you might not know how much work it takes to keep us all safe. there is a community infrastructure that is absolutely necessary to get guns off the streets, to reduce gun violence and to engage with people who are the most at risk. what i am here to tell you this morning is the people that you see surrounding me, people from the community. mothers, fathers, people that have been through the criminal justice system and come out to help their community. that is what it takes. that is what it takes to lift a city up, lift a community up. i am so thankful to be in partnership with united plays and all of the -- united players so we can make a difference. we have to make a difference. far too many times we knocked on doors to say a mother, father, aunt, uncle or brother or sister their child is not coming home. we have to do everything we cannot to allow that to happen. 10 years of gun buy backs 350

during the debate on the bill scott the representative leaving the state for house republican calledace on the floor of the house of representatives. there is a real problem on the right right now, they want to outdo each other on racism and is on the phobia and got perry should be centered. kennedy: what about the comment from omar and regina to leap in terms of their anti-semitism? >> she was disciplined dramatically, rebuked on the house floor by the speaker of the house there was a resolution, she was required to do training, a formal apology that was actually sincere and thoughtful. she reached out to hurt district i see none about from the right. you see none about from the right because the right ones out do each other and kevin mccarthy the leader-the corner so he can have a chance to be speaker which will never happen. kennedy: don't use words like never, it just takes for one thing to happen to disprove the statement. you should know that. hackery is what it is. go ahead, scott. is it necessary from the federal government? >> absolutely not, we should abolish the state depa

san francisco police chief bill scott responding to the situation on twitter saying in part, the sanofficers and i discouraging and personally disappointing going on to say i believe the vast majority of san franciscans. welcome their police officers who deserve to know that they're appreciated for the difficult job. we asked them to do in their uniforms to keep our neighborhoods and businesses safe. in santa rosa. 2 people were arrested and then 10 cars were towed after a series of sideshows from last weekend. police say people from across the bay area and even over in the sacramento area came into the city to participate officers responded to reports of reckless driving fights and shootings. there are no reports of any injuries, but law enforcement and residents say they're concerned about the ongoing issue aside shows. and in san bruno police, they say they arrested a man in connection with a smash-and-grab robbery at a target who they say got away with more than $1000 in merchandise. the robbery happened late last month at the target of the shots per 10 per and shopping center on

social media explaining the situation and at the time standing by their decision as deputy chief bill scott tweeted a response that reads in part, quote. >> the san francisco police department stands for safety would respect even when it means respecting wishes that our officers and i find discouraging and personally disappointed the restaurant just opened on november first since the backlash, their yelp page has been flooded with one-star reviews complaining about the owners refusing to serve police has since notified viewers of an unusual activity alert on their page and temporarily disabled posting on sunday. the owners issued an apology to sfpd. but some on social media are not buying it. comments on kron four's. facebook page reads in part, i guess they didn't expect the backlash from people and the flood of negative yelp reviews live and learn. another common says they have every right to act as they feel others have every right to disagree and act accordingly. that's the beauty of free speech and fortunately bad reviews whether for personal gain or for truth can have undesired conseq

chief bill scott says it happened friday at hilda and jesse's. officers were all in uniform carrying their service weapons when they stopped by for lunch. however instead of taking the order, employees asked them to leave. the restaurant addressed the incident on its instagram account saying in part, hilda and jesse's is a safe space. the presence of the officers weapons in the restaurant made us feel uncomfortable. we welcome officers into the restaurant when they are off duty, out of uniform and without weapons. >>> in response chief scott posted this message saying that the san francisco police department stands for safety with respect, even when it means respecting wishes that are officers and i find discouraging and personally disappointing. >>> we are learning now details about the small plane crash in visalia that killed four people. the scene of the crash is near highway 99 not far from the airport. and the plane had only been in the air for four minutes when the sheriff office says they received the first 911 calls about the crash. and t

. >>> america will be able to pay its bills. >> scott mcgrew, in the past that would not be that remarkable pays its debt is something america has counted on in the past, and the full credit of the united states means something. a group of republicans led by mitch mcconnell joined democrats in the senate that passed a bill that would allow america to raise the debt ceiling and pay what they owed. raising the debt ceiling is something that happens fairly often, usually not a political issue. that's because paying bills for things you already bought really is not optional. mitch mcconnell and the rest of the republicans voted yes, and they are getting a lot of grief from other republicans for working with democrats. technically, they voted on a one-time law that would allow democrats to raise the ceiling. and then we are negotiating with the russians trying to head off a new invasion. a federal appeals court rejected former president trump's argument that what he did and said on the day of the attack at the capitol was protected by executive privilege. the national archives have two weeks to

social media explaining the situation and at the time standing by their decision as deputy chief bill scott tweeted a response that reads in part, quote, the san francisco police department stands for safety would respect even when it means respecting wishes that our officers and i find discouraging and personally disappointed the restaurant just opened on november first since the backlash, their yelp page has been flooded with one-star reviews complaining about the owners refusing to serve police yelp has since notified viewers of an unusual activity alert on their page and temporarily disabled posting on sunday. the owners issued an apology to sfpd. but some on social media are not buying it. comments on kron four's. facebook page reads in part, i guess they didn't expect the backlash from people and the flood of negative yelp reviews live and learn. another common says they have every right to act as they feel others have every right to disagree and act accordingly. that's the beauty of free speech and fortunately bad reviews whether for personal gain or for truth can have undesired cons

. >> san francisco police department chief bill scott says real-time technology of surveillance cameras can help them put up a better fight against these ongoing crimes. california's new indoor mask requirement went into effect today. but most of the bay area will be allowed to keep their exemption any county that already had a mask mandate will keep it for us. rob nesbitt is breaking things down to help clear up any confusion. >> no changes to mask rules in contra, costa and sonoma san francisco and alameda county's health officer for contra. costa county doctor chris farnitano says their current rules are working. i think that the have really helped to keep our numbers through the thanksgiving holiday and leaving us in a and offices that check for proof of vaccination public information officer for marin county lady hendricks says the state is allowing more into re implement their mask mandate that has similar exemptions limited closed settings where there's a sequel can work people. so that office settings where we have the same. >> coworkers or maybe private gyms. good news for gym

social media explaining the situation and at the time standing by their decision as deputy chief bill scott a response that reads in part, quote, the san francisco police department's stance for safety would respect even when it means respecting wishes that our officers and i find discouraging and personally disappointing. the restaurant just opened on november first since the backlash, their yelp page has been flooded with one-star reviews complaining about the owners refusing to serve. police has since notified viewers of an unusual activity alert on their page and temporarily disabled posting on sunday. the owners issued an apology to sfpd. but some on sociao media are not buying it. comments on kron four's. facebook page reads in part, i guess they didn't expect the backlash from people and the flood of negative yelp reviews live and learn. another common says they have every right to act as they feel others have every right to disagree and act accordingly. that's the beauty of free speech and fortunately bad reviews whether for personal gain or for truth can have undesired consequences

just a little a statement, san francisco police chief bill scott said in part, quote, we hope this development to bring a measure of healing and closure. they've been too long denied. we hope this case sends an unequivocal message that you are never forgotten by the san francisco police department. >> and that was felicia bolton reporting. police are asking other law enforcement agencies to review their. >> assault related cold case homicides involving young women in case there are other incidents in which that suspect might be involved. >> take a look at this. dramatic video showing the moment a bank in kentucky was destroyed by a tornado. this was earlier this month. >> the glass doors blown out debris, christmas decorations flying through the lobby tornadoes killed at least 77 people in kentucky. the bank shared this video also offering public condolences for the many victims throughout that region. >> in the bay area this first day of winter featuring more dramatic weather. we're taking another look at stormtracker 4. let's check in again with kron for meteorologists dave spahr day. >> ok,

just a little in a statement, san francisco police chief bill scott said in part, quote, we hope this development and the case begins to bring a measure of healing and closure. they've been too long denied. we hope this case sends an unequivocal message that you are never forgotten by the san francisco police department. >> that was felicia bolton reporting for us this morning. police are asking law enforcement agencies to review cold case homicides involving young woman trying figure out if this suspect is linked to any of them as well. >> we'll take a break at a 26 coming up next, full details on that storm. you see offshore heading our way to kick off the official start of winter. >> and domestic flights soon could be very much like international flights. and no, it has nothing to do i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love, more adventure, more community. but with my hiv treatment, there's not more medicines in my pill. i talked to my doctor and switched to fewer medicines with dovato. dovato is for some adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment or replacing their curr

the san francisco police chief bill scott says the real time technology and surveillance cameras would be a real help. >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news bay area cities are taking more steps to stop retail theft and explain what's being done. plus, with more wet weather on the way. now there are concerns about the safety of home. >> in san francisco and a fresh layer of snow in the sierra. we're going take a look at the conditions near lake when we get back. and we are seeing some drying skies across the bay area. eventually those roadways will catch up because they are still wet and slick for sure. >> later on today. it will be sunshine and 50's for your highs. enjoy this dry stretch of weather ahead because i'm talking more rain in your forecast. still to come after the break. hi honey! hi mommy! oh i missed you! you just want to video call the kids. ok. hush little baby...don't say a word... but if slow upload speeds turns your goodnight call into an accidental horror movie... can you hear me? shut it down. just remember. you're not a bad mom. you just need better internet.

they are off duty out of uniform and without their weapons tonight, san francisco police chief bill scott responding to the situation on twitter saying in part, quote, the san francisco police department stands for safety with respect even when it means respecting wishes that our officers and i find discouraging and personally disappointing chief scott went on to say that quote, i believe the vast majority of san franciscans. welcome their police officers who deserve to know that they are appreciated for the difficult job. we ask them to do in their uniforms to keep our neighborhoods and businesses safe. >> in santa rosa 2 people were arrested and 10 cars towed after a series of sideshows from last weekend. police are now saying people from across the bay area and the sacramento region came into the city to participate officers responded to reports of reckless driving fights and shootings. there are no reports of any injuries, but law enforcement and people in the area are saying they're concerned. but the ongoing issue of sideshows. and in sacramento, police there trying to crack down in

. >> she says the tenderloin emergency plan is already underway joined by police chief bill scott tuesday to promise more arrests. people will not be allowed to smoke meth. the smoke fentanyl to inject heroin in their arms in public spaces. chief scott says his officers be more resources to be able to do their job safely and effectively describing scenarios were 24 hour surveillance of certain neighborhoods works. they make an arrest there out at 2.30 minutes later i go back and it's like we've never been. mayor breed's office also plans on making smash-and-grabs less common by disrupting the illegal street sales of stolen goods. but says an amendment to the city surveillance ordinance needs to be made using a smash-and-grab at louis baton last month as an example. >> where there were multiple robbery cruz hitting multiple stores. they couldn't even access those cameras. >> which is ridiculous when it comes to drugs, emergency management in san francisco will still be providing community outreach to help with addiction and mental health services. but mayor breed says this is not the time

san francisco's police chief bill scott is saying his officers are stepping up in a very challengingime to make the city safer, but that this is something retailers have been asking for for a long time and wonder why it's only now after these videos going viral that police are stepping up patrols in that area of san francisco now san francisco police are saying the community should expect to see this increased police presence in the union square area through the holiday season. but afterwards the department is going to re evaluate how they will move forward with these extra patrols in the area. now to the south bay. where 20 million dollars is going to be used to help out struggling small businesses in santa clara county. the county board of supervisors voted unanimously to approve the money this week. the relief funds are coming from a federal american rescue plan pot of money and the board is hoping that this money will become available by the end of the year. we did get a chance to speak with a small business owner and a supervisor behind the effort who's helping out small busines

meanwhile, not too long ago, san francisco police chief bill scott responded to that incident on twitter saying in part, quote, the san francisco police department stands for with respect even when it means respecting wishes that our officers and i find discouraging and personally disappointing the chief also went on to add that i believe the vast majority of san franciscans welcome their police officers who deserve to know that they are appreciated for the difficult job. we asked them to do in their uniforms to keep our neighborhoods and businesses safe. >> we go now to the north bay were in santa rosa 2 people are arrested. 10 cars towed after a series of sideshows from last weekend. police are saying people from across the bay area and the sacramento area came to the city to participate in the sideshow. officers responded to reports of reckless driving fights and shootings. there are no reports of any injuries, but law enforcement and people in the area are saying they're concerned about the ongoing issue of sideshows and sacramento. police are trying to crack down on side shows as we

and for his part the san francisco police chief bill scott said that san francisco police stands forafety with respect even when means respecting wishes and officers that i find discouraging and disappointing. so today the restaurant issued another statement saying in part we made a mistake and apologize for the unfortunate incident and we are grateful that work hard for those members of the force and we hope this will be a teachable moment for us as we repair and continue to build bridges with sf pd. by the way, we contacted the police as well as the city for comment but have not heard back. >>> police in napa are looking for a dine and dash suspect and the officer say this man has been seen eating at several restaurants across town but when the bill comes out he sneaks out without pain and if you see them or if you have any information, the police would like to hear from you. >>> police in santa rosa asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect involved in a shooting late last night and it happened on this road around 9:00 and officers found a man who had been shot sever

sfpd chief bill scott says his officers are stepping up in a very challenging time to make the city safer. but this is something that retailers have been asking for for a long time and wonder why it's only now after these viral videos without the police are stepping up patrols in that area of san francisco. i just talked with sfpd on the phone. they said the community should expect to see increased police presence in the union square area through the holiday season afterward. the department will re evaluate as to how they will move forward with extra patrols in that area reporting live in the newsroom. sara stinson, back to you. >> thank you very much, sara. >> 9. '07, is the time. and we have breaking covid news. the fda just authorized the pfizer booster shot to be given to 1617 year-olds. now this clears the way not yet, but it soon that millions more teenagers are going to be eligible to get the booster shot before that can happen. the cdc has to agree and give the green light. and then we could see this stage go down because right now it's 18 to 1617 year-olds. >> and we don't know w

. >> she says the tenderloin emergency plan is already underway joined by police chief bill scott tuesday to promise more arrests. people will not be allowed to smoke meth. the smoke fentanyl po inject heroin in their arms in public spaces. chief scott says his officers be more resources to be able to do their job safely and effectively describing scenarios were 24 hour surveillance of certain neighborhoods works. they make an arrest there out at 2.30 minutes later i go back and it's like we've never been. mayor breed's office also plans on making smash-and-grabs less common by disrupting the illegal street sales of stolen goods. but says an amendment to the city surveillance ordinance needs to be made using a smash-and-grab at louis baton last month as an example. >> where there were multiple robbery cruz hitting multiple stores. they couldn't even access those cameras. >> which is ridiculous when it comes to drugs, emergency management in san francisco will still be providing community outreach to help with addiction and mental health services. but mayor breed says this is not the time

the san francisco police chief bill scott says the real time technology in the surveillance cameras. >> would give them an advantage in fighting crime. still ahead on the kron 00:00am morning news at least one bay area city is taking more steps to stop retail going explain what's being done. and after the break, another ski resort opens at tahoe following the recent round of snow down that snowfall is certainly a welcome sight. helping us a lot as far as the drought goes. >> and of course, nice to ski and snowboard on. does make for some rough travels later on today. conditions improve all across the bay in the sea or for that matter, too. sunshine and highs back in the 50's. i've got details in your forecast. >> 6.13 right now and check this out. it's a live shot. a tricky with the snow is deep and oh, my god, it's a tower cam. that is right. side exactly opposed outside time we saw that i use to lay on the floor as a kid. and imagine that this this was the floor like a that like the floor. and i'd be walking anybody else to do that. >> gravity would just reverse it. >> did you not

she and police chief bill scott have boosted patrols around union square and embrace the plan for off to the sheriff's deputies to protect stores from thieves. whatever the newsroom henry lee ktvu fox studios, henry thank you. former san francisco department of public works director mohamed nauru has agreed to plead guilty in connection to a corruption case that rocked city hall. according to the u. s attorney's office. a plea agreement was filed today and euro consented to plead guilty to wire fraud. in his plea agreement, nauru admits to public corruption he was accused of participating in a long running scheme involving multiple bribes and kickbacks during his tenure as dpw's director. authorities say today's announcement is significant, but it does not end the fbi's investigation into the corruption case. fighter is testing a third dose of their covid-19 vaccine in children between the ages of six months up to five years old testing so far has shown young children's immune response after two small doses was not as high as desired for the 2 to 4 year old children. children younger