over the last regulatory hurdle to get the california public utilities commission to allow for the cars to be taxis 24/7 at have services, that is going for a vote at the end of the month. the dmv has approved their access to driving through san francisco. >> do we know anything about pricing? is it too early to talk about? have they ruled out a vision of what it would look like? >> i think right now they currently allow for limited service through parts of san francisco you can pay for. i think it is too early to tell trends in pricing. >> i want to bring up our megaphone for the folks voting on this issue, whether they would or would not ride in a robo taxi. 80% of you say you would not. 20% say yes. >> it does not sur there has been pushed from san franciscans because the city is often grounds for people to test out things like uber. there is a lot of resistance at the beginning. >> thank you for sharing your database article and thanks to the viewers for voting on it. check out francisco standard's other original reporting on her story on their website sfstandard.com. abc7 will brin

dan: the california public utilities commission will take up whether to allow crews and way mode to expand their robo taxi operations in san francisco. right now, they can only run in the overnight hours. if approved, the self-driving taxis could be around 24/7. ama: a mock funeral was held for san francisco castro theater. it was put on by a group upset about planned changes at the venue. multiple agencies have signed off on a plan from a new operator. the plan would remove the theaters existing seats. the seats have been a sticking point between the operator and locals who argue the seats are historic. as prescription weight loss drugs are gaining popularity, some social media influencers are touting what they are calling natures owes and pick. a supplement called burberry is helping them lose weight. it's a chemical found in many botanical products. small studies show success in decreasing body weight by three to 4% after about three months. >> that's not enough for it to be considered a weight loss medication but it certainly has a more pronounced effect. in others, not very much. it's

. >> reporter: these concerns come to light as the california public utilities commission gets ready to vote to allow the unlimited expansion of these robo taxis on public streets. but experts in vehicle safety like philip cooper say the commission should place more requirements before approving the expansion. >> these companies deployed without a driver to see how it would work, and we found out it is causing disruption of public services. in response, they should improve safety by doing something about that disruption. >> his suggestion is? >> put someone in the vehicles all the time until they can get the problems solved, then take it back out. but if they have another way to do it that's fine, too. but all i know is it is not working right now and something needs to change. >> reporter: according to them , the number of incidents in april was almost twice what was in the prior two months. they also recommend incremental expansion instead of 24 hour service across the city. waymo responded by saying that we navigate and interact with active emergency vehicles day and night smoothl

dan: the california public utilities commission will take up whether to allow crews and way mode to expand robo taxi operations in san francisco. right now, they can only run in the overnight hours. if approved, the self-driving taxis could be around 24/7. ama: a mock funeral was held for san francisco castro theater. it was put on by a group upset about planned changes at the venue. multiple agencies have signed off on a plan from a new operator. the plan would remove the theaters existing seats. the seats have been a sticking point between the operator and locals who argue the seats are historic. as prescription weight loss drugs are gaining popularity, some social media influencers are touting what they are calling natures owes and pick. a supplement called burberry is helping them lose weight. it's a chemical found in many botanical products. small studies show success in decreasing body weight by three to 4% after about three months. >> that's not enough for it to be considered a weight loss medication but it certainly has a more pronounced effect. in others, not very much. it's an ov

the california public utilities commission was supposed to consider a proposal this week to allow an unlimited number of self-driving cars to operate in san francisco. >> all hours of the day, the supervisor peskin says the commission pushed back their hearing to july 13th after receiving several complaints from city leaders reporting live in studio. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> thank you, rob. and this just in san francisco, firefighters have been working to put out a fire in the sunset and one person was injured in the fire. that person is expected to be okay. you see the seen here was a garage fire started there, at least that home on 29th avenue here. the sunset rex enter new video from the department shows the damage and the scene there as they blocked off the road. we have a crew headed to the scene as we speak together, more info. we'll continue to monitor that situation and pass along any updates. now to developing news in the east bay connected to that recent killing of a flower delivery man. this is in oakland's koreatown and o kland. police have released images of 2 pe

the california public utilities commission was supposed to consider a proposal this week to allow an unlimited number of self-driving cars to operate in san francisco all hours of the day. >> the supervisor peskin says the commission pushed back their hearing to july 13th after receiving several complaints from city leaders reporting live in studio. i'm rob nesbitt kron 4 news. thank you, take a live look outside as we check into our 4 zone weather forecast looking at sfo tonight. some people will be traveling for the holiday weekend, that looks like a typical summer day in the city doesn't? yeah, it's all about to change. of course, we've been looking at below normal temperatures really all of june. >> in fact, we didn't have much of a spring either. but now we're going to see some are in full gear in the next few days outside, though, that fog. >> beginning to stretch back on shore. we've got another day. they're going to deal with some low clouds and fog. even some drizzle along the coastline. but national weather service looking 2, they have now put up heat advisory starting on f

what they're processing that humans do the the way that we process information, the california public utilities commissiond to consider a proposal this week to allow an unlimited number of self-driving cars in san francisco during all hours of the day. but supervisor peskin says the commission pushed back their hearing to july 13th after hearing multiple complaints from city leaders reporting the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> and washington, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is hoping to rain and the potential dangers of artificial intelligence. lawmakers say that they want to make sure ai companies can be held accountable. the group is pushing for legislation to deny artificial intelligence companies, the legal protections given to big tech businesses such as google, twitter and meta. >> i'm not sure i'm happy with the outcome. is a look at online platforms. child exploitation, cyber bullying, online drug sales. i don't want to repeat that mistake again. >> lobbyist, though, for big opening companies up to lawsuits could back fire and slow innovation. lawmakers say the hearings to talk about t

. >> reporter: these concerns come to light as the california public utilities commission gets ready to vote to allow the unlimited expansion of these robotaxis on public streets. but they say the is commission should have more requirements. >> these companies deployed without a driver to see how it would work out. we found out it's causing disruption of public safety services. in response, they should improve safety by doing something to stop that disruption. >> we reached out to cruz and waymo. they say we interact with them smoothly. the vast majority of these challenging and complex encounters were without issue. >>> state regulators were set to vote tomorrow on whether to allow the companies to operate 24-7 on public streets. that has been pushed to july 13th. driverless cars have been in the city in more than two years. in august of 2021 waymo tested the vehicles. four months later cruz did it same. waymo charges for taxi rides and cruz started operating around the clock for certain riders in certain places. a zux car does not have a steering wheel or pedals but they are operati

a better future for >> protesters gathered outside the california public utilities commission building in san francisco, rallying against the spike in driverless cars. they argue that ai is taking over jobs and they say the cars are a threat to public safety. this comes after reports of driverless cars stalling in the middle of the street during busy pride celebrations past weekend in may one driverless car hit and killed a dog. >> this is the public we entrust it to the to take care of business on behalf of the people. we say to the the not for the private corporations looking to exploit >> the cpu see was supposed to consider a proposal this week to allow an unlimited number of self-driving cars in san francisco at all hours of the day. but that hearing has been pushed back to july 13th because of complaints from city leaders. the first in the nation reparations task force has wrapped up its historic work in sacramento submitting its final report to lawmakers for 2 years. the task forces sought to address the legacy of slavery and racism and how those things affected in continue to a

dan: next week the california public utilities commission will take up whether to allow crews to expandht now they can only run overnight. want to expand them to 24/7. ama: we are hearing from the country's oldest gay bar, and that owner will show what they found when they opened the secret safe. after the news, "wheel of fortune" followed by "jeopardy," then stay with us for abc news at 11:00. get that abc 7 bay area narrator: it's called, “shared leadership.” driven by each community in a groundbreaking setting: california's community schools. where parents and families, students and educators, make decisions as one. creating the school and shaping futures - together. based on the needs of their students... ...steeped in local culture. curriculum from cyber security to gardening. and assisting families with their needs: wellness centers, food pantries, and parental education. california's community schools: reimagining public education. coming to san francisco. it installed a massive rainbow welcome mat to celebrate pride. it is located on market street. sunday's pride parade will go

. >> reporter: these concerns come to light as the california public utilities commission gets ready to vote to allow the unlimited expansion of these robotaxis on public streets. but others say the commission should have more requirements. >> these companies deployed without a driver to see how it would work out. we found out it's causing disruption of public safety services. in response, they should improve safety by doing something to stop that disruption. >> we reached out to cruz and waymo. waymo says we navigate and interact with emergency vehicles day and night smoothly. the vast majority of these challenging and complex encounters were without issue. state regulators were set to vote tomorrow on whether to allow the companies to operate 24-7 on public streets. that has been pushed to july 13th. driverless cars have been in the city in more than two years. in august of 2021 waymo tested the vehicles. there were free rides for the public. four months later, cruz did the same. waymo charges for taxi rides and cruz started operating around the clock for certain riders in certain p

the california public utilities commission will soon vote on allowing crews and remote typical payingsengers across the entire city 24 hours seven days a week. >> leon melendez took a ride in one of way mohs self-driving cars to see if the technology is read ready paired >> my first up is a random museum. maybe i will go to another stop. here we go. it says your car is on the way in four minutes. there it is. i see it. i guess i should not waive because what is the point? it stopped. i am here. i think it is confused. better run before it goes away. it was not supposed to stop here. ok. we are going to pick my son up at the random museum. i thought it was going to feel unsafe because my life is in this car's hand, the computer but actually i feel really chillax. what i do like is it is following the speed limit tiered at is very safe. when it comes to a stop it does a complete stop. not like a california stop like we all do. like everything it is something new. ok. i think we are stop. oh my god. yes. right now there is a greenlight. nothing is happening. we are stuck. not only that.

the california public utilities commission delayed a vote that was supposed to happen tomorrow afterls had called her a slowdown in the robo taxi rollout. they say crews and waymo vehicles create traffic jams and interview with emergency vehicles. kumasi: it looks like wild parrots are the official animal of san francisco. it started with a contest the chronicle did earlier this year where readers chose the parrot out of 16 animals. then supervisors voted yesterday to make the parrot the city's official animal, saying they are a symbol of the city's diversity, sociability and resilience. the ordinance says the animals are ruckus and noisy, wild and free, much like the human san franciscan counterparts. reggie: this july for his p -- is sure to bring visitors to tahoe. it is hot and there are lots of outdoor activities. skiing is a option at palisades tahoe for the first time in more than a decade. the plan is because water levels are higher. >> the lake is quite high. it's about 1.5 feet below its legal limit. that means nice, big, beautiful lake high water levels, small beaches and

the california public utilities commission has postponed tomorrow's vote on allowing unlimited expansionbo taxis on public streets. that announcement comes amid growing pushback against the self-driving taxis in san francisco by companies cruise and waymo. the unions for both san francisco firefighter writers and sheriff's deputies wrote letters opposing that expansion. today, we spoke with san francisco fire chief who says there have been a number of incidents where a robotaxi has blocked first responders from an emergency. ac we've had two vehicles actually stopped dead in front of fire engines trying to come out the door of their fire stations to go on emergency calls. and they've had to cancel themselves and get another engine from further away to go on that call. nicholson says the robo taxis have driven into active emergency scenes and run over fire hoses. the cpuc meeting is rescheduled for july 13th and tomorrow the san francisco taxi workers alliance will hold a rally urging the city to vote against unlimited road access for waymo. taxis that protest kicks off at 10 a.m. tomorro

the california public utilities commission delay the vote that was supposed to happen tomorrow.or a slow down in the robo taxi rollout. they say crews and vehicles create traffic jams and interfere with buses and emergency vehicles. roads heading into yosemite national park are beginning to reopen. glacier point road will reopen this weekend starting july 1 to july 4. it will be open seven days a week starting july 15. park officials are advising visitors to arrive early to avoid delays. kumasi: as we inch closer and closer to the 4th of july weekend, we are setting our sights on tahoe. temperatures will get hot and there are all kinds of outdoor activities including white water rafting and skiing. jared stroud has the story. jared: it is the time for skiing and boarding? yep, it will be an option in tahoe until july 4 for the first time in over a decade. >> it might be slushy. we are skiing july 4. that is pretty amazing to say. jared: and temperatures where the freedom festival is being held are expected to go into the 80's or beyond. fashion could be a thing. >> lots of times

those companies have asked the california public utilities commission to allow an incremental expansioniving services. that vote is scheduled for thursday. last week, the san francisco fire chief said they get a call once a day with problems with those cars. julian: thank you. this morning, an international team of investigators is trying to figure out what caused the implosion of the titan submersible. five people died in that disaster earlier this month. we now know a u.s. coast guard team who has boarded the ship that carried the submersible out to the place where it did its dive, abc news has obtained a series of the most between submersibles expert, carl stanley and ocean gate ceo, stockton rush. stanley says he warned rush about flaws with the titan and ascribes his experience on that sub. >> i would compare them to small caliber gunshots. i am not a person prone to panic, nobody in that submarine was panicking. stockton played it cool, but it was discerning. julian: a team of deep-sea experts is now trying to recover as much of the summer civil as possible, but retrieving items f

the california public utilities commission put off a vote on expanding robot taxis until next month.but that didn't stop a group of taxi drivers in san francisco's from from sounding the alarm about the dangers of self-driving cars force. justine waldman joins us now live with the latest. rusty. >> can the san francisco firefighters union police officers and deputy sheriffs associations as well as the sfmta have all recently voiced their concerns about driverless cars in the city. and now joining that call, lifelong taxi drivers. >> no wrong. road ball. no more >> a group held a rally outside of the cpu see headquarters today. they want to make sure that regulators have all the information and data possible before approving and limited expansion of cruise and waymo robot taxis on public streets. recent reports of these driverless car suddenly stopping in the middle of the street blocking emergency vehicles, even running over pets is very concerning to them. and they say the expansion also effects their livelihoods. >> as a professional cab driver and i've been on the road for many, m

what they're processing that humans do the the way that we process information, the california public utilities commission was supposed to consider a proposal this week to allow an unlimited number of self-driving cars in san francisco during all hours of the day. but supervisor peskin says the commission pushed back their hearing to july 13th after hearing multiple complaints from city leaders reporting the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> oakland police say they are looking for this man in connection to a hit and run crash that killed a pedestrian. the crash happened on june 16 that foothill boulevard and vicksburg avenue. investigators say 58 year-old sent to was crossing the street with in a marked crosswalk when she got hit. the suspect's vehicle is a newer model. black mercedes-benz, possibly 2010 to 2013 e 3.50, with tinted windows and stock rams. police have not yet released the cause of the crash, but they do believe the driver responsible speeding. police are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest. >> check this out. a pair of mobile bakery owners now h

the california public utilities commission is debating whether to allow more of these self driving toing about 24/7 in san francisco. police, fire and public transit agencies oppose the plan. this is the reason why. you are seeing it right here. stalled robotaxis creating nuisances. blocking buses or getting in the way of emergency vehicles. we took a ride on a self-driving vehicle to see if the technology really is road ready. reporter: first up is the museum. maybe i will go to another stop. here we go. it says, your car is on the way in for minutes. there is. -- four minutes. there it is. i see it. i shouldn't waive. what's the point, right? but it stopped. i'm here. i think it's confused. better run, before it goes away. it wasn't supposed to stop here. ok. we are going to pick my son up at the museum. i thought it was going to feel unsafe. because my life is in this car's hands, the computer. but i feel reallychillaxed. what i do like is that it is following the speed limit. so it is very safe. and when it comes to a stop, it does a complete stop. like a californian stop -- did n

and and that turns >> the california public utilities commission was the post supposed to consider a proposal this week to allow an unlimited number of self-driving cars to operate in san francisco at all hours of the day, the supervisor peskin says the commission pushed back their hearing to july 13th after receiving several complaints from several city leaders. reporting live in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. rob, thank you so much. >> we'll talk about our forecast now with this live look outside at the fog. that is just settling in. we are really earning that title. june gloom today. meteorologist kyla grogan here now with details of that fog is all across the coast. yeah, it is. and frankly, it hasn't moved much from that particular viewpoint from that mount tam cam. you can right here has been like that all day. we do have some sunshine out there, though. san jose's got some nice sunshine >> and also if you're inland right to the north bay, looking good right now. but we have plenty of clouds at the coast. plenty of clout clouds also at the golden gate bridge. as yo

this settlement comes just after another $150 million settlement between pga and the california public utilities commission just last week to be used for new wildfire vegetation management and tree removal programs. pga also agreed to create new fire prevention systems in high risk fire areas, improve record keeping and mark every tree prospectively deemed for removal that it's dated and precisely located. pga must change their practices to save lives. pga e ceo patty poppy, who became ceo after the zogg fire, said the agreement reflects our continued commitment to making it right and making it safe. tom vacar ktvu fox two news. all eyes on washington tonight with a big vote on the debt ceiling set to happen in a few hours. a live look here inside the us house chambers. and coming up at 530, what we're learning about that upcoming vote. they have been on the front lines fighting covid for years. well, now they're in our spotlight tonight at 545, we're taking a look at the infectious disease experts whose family values have translated into helping the bay area. and it was just a warmer or skosh warmer today

you need representing police officers and firefighters are asking the california public utilities commissionrs create traffic jams and interfere with emergency response and says it's worried about the cars blocking streets and disrupting transit service crews and waymo say they're proud of their safety record and want the puc to approve unlimited expansion of robo taxis in the city. petsmart will pay $1.4 million to settle a lawsuit brought by several california counties, including some here in the bay area. the lawsuit accused petsmart of overcharging customers and false advertising in the settlement. petsmart acknowledged it created unfair competition in the bay area counties. included in the lawsuit are sonoma, alameda, marin and contra costa. one of the world's best gymnast could be making a comeback. simone biles is listed as a participant at a one day usa gymnast event in chicago august 5th. the seven time olympic medalist hasn't competed since the 2020 tokyo olympics. she took time off following the japan games, where she decided to remove herself from a number of events to focus on h

and and that turns >> the california public utilities commission was supposed to consider a proposal operate in san francisco at all hours of the day, city supervisor, aaron peskin says the commission pushed back their hearing to july 13th after getting several complaints from city leaders. and we are following reports now of sea lion attacks at several orange county beaches. well, with experts believe these memos may be acting aggressively after getting sick from poisonous algae blooms. officials are warning the public to give these animals their space and to please not approach them. >> these are wild animals. >> and they're very sick and they can be startled very easily because they're kind of out of it. although there are really few and they may seem like that, wouldn't want to hurt you. >> they could. if you shocked them, give you a bite and that would be almost the equivalent being hit by a bear. >> the same toxic algae bloom is affecting dolphins washing up on shore in orange county. amazon's fire max 11 tablet debut last month and are rich demuro gives us a closer look in tod

this settlement comes just after another $150 million settlement between pga and the california public utilities commissiont last week to be used for new wildfire vegetation management and tree removal programs. pga also agreed to create new fire prevention systems in high risk fire areas, improve record keeping and mark every tree prospectively deemed for removal that it's dated and precisely located. pga must change their practices to save lives. pga e ceo patty poppy, who became ceo after the zogg fire, said the agreement reflects our continued commitment to making it right and making it safe. tom vacar ktvu fox two news. still to come tonight, relief money coming to undocumented immigrants. how it's part of the state's storm recovery efforts. i think it's an opportunity that people should welcome and should want to be a part of. and i hope that we will get more interest in the coming week. the oakland police commission looking to fill some open positions. how a lack of interest, though, is slowing down the process. also, a gun safety bill given the green light today by state lawmakers, the push to keep

the california public utilities commission was supposed to consider a proposal this week that with the law allowed an unlimited number of self-driving cars to operate in san francisco at all hours of the day. but supervisor aaron peskin says the commission has pushed back their hearing to july 13th after receiving several complaints from city leaders. >> time now 7.40, in the east bay, a gun violence prevention program breaks down objects which take lives and turns them into tools that help life. it's called guns to gardens and it's one strategy used to get guns off the streets. the idea comes from a biblical term, turning swords into plow shares. it's a nationwide program that started in denver 10 years ago was adopted in the bay area years ago by a woman named paul hawthorne who got the community involved and raise money to purchase gift cards of up to $300. each. were given to people in exchange for a firearm, a local blacksmith named john cole rogers melts the firearms and transforms them into gardening tools like shovels. >> in isaiah to there's a verse about turning swords into p

what they're processing that humans do the the way that we process information, the california public utilities commissionek to allow an unlimited number of self-driving cars in san francisco during all hours of the day. but supervisor peskin says the commission pushed back their hearing to july 13th after hearing multiple complaints from city leaders reporting the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> it's 9 40 and in the east bay, a gun violence prevention program is breaking down objects that take lives and turning them into tools that helped grow new life. it's called guns to gardens. and it's a strategy used to get guns off the streets. the idea rise from a biblical term, turning swords into plow shares. it's a nationwide program. it started denver 10 years ago and was adopted in the bay area years ago by a woman in paul who got the community involved and raise money to purchase gift cards up to $300 each given to people in exchange for a firearm, a local blacksmith named john cole rogers melts the firearms and transforms them into gardening tools. >> and isaiah to there's a verse about turning

this settlement comes just after another $150 million settlement between pga and the california public utilities commissiont week to be used for new wildfire vegetation management and tree removal programs. pga also agreed to create new fire prevention systems in high risk fire areas, improve record keeping and mark every tree prospectively deemed for removal so that it's dated and precise located pga must change their practices to save lives. pga e ceo patty poppy, who became ceo after the zogg fire, said the agreement reflects our continuing commitment to making it right and making it safe. tom vacar ktvu fox two news coming up on ktvu news at 630 preparing for the upcoming hurricane season. the steps being taken to plan for tropical storms and other extreme weather events. it is currently law that motorcyclists have to wear helmets in california, but members of the sikh faith say that infringes on their freedom of religion. the new bill to change that, the giants have a tough day against a player who shined at the plate and with the glove. jason appelbaum has the details later in sports that's a lot of

now the california public utilities commission was supposed to consider a proposal this week to allowl hours of the day supervisor aaron peskin says the commission pushed back their hearing to july 13th after they received several complaints from city leaders. will check this out. a pair of mobile bakery owners now have a brand new van to run their business. we first told you about the last week zelda's bakery on wheels has been treating san jose with mexican sweet bread for more than 2 decades. but the van was stolen in merced county on father's day. it was later found community members in donated $18,000 to replace the bakers bam. the owners say their bakery should be open again by the end of this week. still ahead of the kron, morning news attorney general rob bonta reveal startling new data. >> about hate crimes here in california in the last couple years. we're going to tell you what he found. and one city wants to bring a baseball team in the south where talk about their effort after the break. and you can soon watch com for places. well, the area's local news station is launchi

what they're processing that humans do the the way that we process information, th california public utilities commissionself-driving cars in san francisco during all hours of the day. but supervisor peskin says the commission pushed back their hearing to july 13th after hearing multiple complaints from city leaders reporting the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> it's 8.39, an east bay. a gun violence prevention program is breaking down objects that take lives and turning them into tools that save lives. it's called guns to gardens and it's a strategy used to get guns off the streets. the idea to rise from a biblical term, turning swords into plow shares. it's a nationwide program. it started in denver 10 years ago. a doctor in the bay area years ago by woman him, paula hawthorne, who got the community involved, raise money to purchase gift cards of up to $300 each given to people in exchange for a firearm. a local blacksmith named john cole rogers else, the firearms and transforms them into gardening tools that canned create life through plants. >> and isaiah to there's a verse about turning sw

the california public utilities commission actually was supposed to consider a proposal this week that would allow unlimited number of self-driving cars to operate in san francisco at all hours of the day. but supervisor aaron peskin says the commission has pushed back that hearing to july 13th after they received several complaints from city leaders. 10, 15, the time and in international news, cocaine usage apparently is surging across the world. according to the united nations 2023 world drug report. the call to patients of the coca bush, new markets and more effective and efficient supply chains for trafficking have put the global supply of cocaine at record levels. the drug has had high prevalence in america, australia and western and central europe. but high demand for cocaine is now emerging in southeastern europe, asia and africa as well. all right. let's bring things closer to home in the south bay. there's a new push to bring a future major league baseball team to san jose. there you see mayor matt mahan. he's leading a group that sent a letter to mlb commissioner rob manfred

now, this comes after the california public utilities commission has postponed today's vote. the unions for both san francisco firefighters and sheriffs deputies wrote letters opposing the expansion of the autonomous taxis. we spoke to the san francisco fire chief who says there have been a number of incident where a robotaxi has blocked first responders from an emergency. we've had two vehicles actually stopped dead in front of fire engines trying to come out the door of their fire stations to go on emergency calls. and they've had to cancel themselves and get another engine from further away to go on that call. now, nicholson says the robotaxis have driven into active emergency scenes and run over fire hoses. the cpuc meeting is rescheduled for july 13th. today's protest kicks off at 10 a.m. right in front of the public utilities commission building. our time is 417. the california supreme court will now decide the fate of the voter approved proposition 22 that removed gig workers from a state law. the proposition, which passed in 2020, classifies gig workers for uber, lyft

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now unions representing police officers and firefighters are asking the california public utilities commissiondriverless cars create traffic jams and interfere with emergency response. muni says it's worried the cars are blocking streets and disrupting transit service crews and waymo argue they say they're proud of their safety records and they want the puc to approve of unlimited expansion of robots taxis in the city. your time now. 635 san francisco supervisor orders have denied a proposal to replace a single family home in nob hill with ten townhomes. super miser aaron peskin argued the project would cast a shadow on the nearby betty yang community center and said it shouldn't be exempt from an environmental review despite it being new multi family housing. now the project has to go back to the planning commission, the is facing a requirement by the state to build 82,000 new homes in the next eight years. but new housing, new building activists say the city is on track to fall short of that. gas prices are holding fairly steady, so far this summer as we head into the 4th of july holiday wee

power sf revenue for clean power sf capital improvements and approximately 858,000 in california public utilities commission grant funds to implement the disadvantaged communities, green tariff and community solar green tariff programs for fiscal year 2023 to 2024 how items 16 18 and 19 her ordinances appropriating and placing the following amounts by project on controllers reserve, subject to the controllers. certification of funds availability. including proceeds of indebtedness for construction related expenditures, excluding program, management, planning and design for these projects, as applicable is also subject to the prior occurrence, sfp ucs and the board of supervisors. discretionary adoption of california environmental quality act findings for projects following review and consideration of completed project related environmental analysis were required in fiscal year 2023 to 2024 items 16 appropriates a total of approximately 124 million have had schatzi revenue cap and trade revenue hand power and revenue revenue bonds sorry water revenue bonds. for the san francisco public utilities commission,

public. the major benefit is that it facilitates comp mroins with california utility commission orders to procure types and vol unanimous of renewable energy. last year the commission and board approved cleanpowersf participation in 4 new projects. 2 long duration storage projects share was 20 meg watts and 2 geothermal or firm clean resource project and our share was 23 megawatts. >> last december the cc power board adopted a strategic business plan focused on key actions. first the most important was to hire a full time general manager. and this has been done. the next implement committed project and build capacity for further collaboration among membership. if and add to program and services when beneficial to members. this includes continuing to, cyst members to meet current and future requirements. and identifying an opportunity for efficiency and providing programs. >> to implement the business plan and the near term c c power projects fiscal 23/24 budget of 760 thousand dollars. this budget made of staffing, services and prescriptions of 585,000. and operating reserves of 175,000. cleanpow

getting scarce her so i will point out that our public utilities commission actually has done a pretty outstanding job compared to others, um, in california into adapting our footprint at with the earth around us. um i am in no mood to jeopardize the, um expense the great expense that we are going through to build the retaining wall next to the wastewater treatment plant on the west side , which we must do because it is sliding into the ocean because of our rising oceans and the climate change. um i also will, um, thank the puc for the outstanding job that they've done in rebuilding the wastewater treatment plant on the east side in mitigating some of the environmental injustice that has resulted from that footprint on that side of town. and so i have no doubt that we can do better. um i don't. i'm not in the mood to jeopardize our progress. and even though i recognize that the utilities increase is a hardship on many households in san francisco, i'm not sure we have a choice. um i look forward to the audit. i do think that if there are any efficiencies and cost savings that we can do, we will recognize him in the audit. and i am glad we

getting scarce her so i will point out that our public utilities commission actually has done a pretty outstanding job compared to others, um, in california into adapting our footprint at with the earth around us. um i am in no mood to jeopardize the, um expense the great expense that we are going through to build the retaining wall next to the wastewater treatment plant on the west side , which we must do because it is sliding into the ocean because of our rising oceans and the climate change. um i also will, um, thank the puc for the outstanding job that they've done in rebuilding the wastewater treatment plant on the east side in mitigating some of the environmental injustice that has resulted from that footprint on that side of town. and so i have no doubt that we can do better. um i don't. i'm not in the mood to jeopardize our progress. and even though i recognize that the utilities increase is a hardship on many households in san francisco, i'm not sure we have a choice. um i look forward to the audit. i do think that if there are any efficiencies and cost savings that we can do, we will recognize him in the audit. and i am glad we

getting scarce her so i will point out that our public utilities commission actually has done a pretty outstanding job compared to others, um, in california into adapting our footprint at with the earth around us. um i am in no mood to jeopardize the, um expense the great expense that we are going through to build the retaining wall next to the wastewater treatment plant on the west side , which we must do because it is sliding into the ocean because of our rising oceans and the climate change. um i also will, um, thank the puc for the outstanding job that they've done in rebuilding the wastewater treatment plant on the east side in mitigating some of the environmental injustice that has resulted from that footprint on that side of town. and so i have no doubt that we can do better. um i don't. i'm not in the mood to jeopardize our progress. and even though i recognize that the utilities increase is a hardship on many households in san francisco, i'm not sure we have a choice. um i look forward to the audit. i do think that if there are any efficiencies and cost savings that we can do, we will recognize him in the audit. and i am glad we