>>a handful of famous comedians on the steps of san francisco city hall today, how they are coming together with city leaders to try and save punchline comedy club from addiction plus teachers in the east bay still on strike and tonight we're learning. >>just how many kids are not going to school because of it. and if you want to skip the commercials and get more news during the break make sure you are streaming us ♪ flintstones! meet the flintstones. ♪ ♪ they're the modern stone age family. ♪ ♪ from the town of bedrock. ♪ meet george jetson. ♪ ♪ his boy elroy. with instant acceleration, electric cars are more fun to drive and more affordable than ever. electric cars are here. plug into the present. >>developing story tonight, teachers in union city and hayward continue to strike is a new deal has not yet been reached to teachers with the. >>new haven unified school district went on strike yesterday contract negotiations broke down. and right now no additional bargaining sessions have been scheduled. the teachers are asking for a 10% raise over 2 years. but the district is countering with a

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here you see a view looking back to city hall. one of the pavilions activating the library frontage that is dead space, essentially. the view standing on that very terrace looking out over this transformed fulton street which is right now a parking lot. [sirens] best of all worlds that we can use this space at night when it is not blowing heavily with wind and residents can come down. and convene together. u.n. plaza. the market so successful that right now it is actually compromised by some of the design elements that are there. there are curbs in the way. they can't organize behind the tents t. the idea to smooth out this space maintaining core elements and structure to the space including the later edition of the grant in its columns that mark that access. the halpern fountain in this proposal is modified to allow for universal access so people who are in wheelchairs and aren't able-bodied can get into that space and experience being in it without the huge depression that right now is foreboding and inaccessible. and then you s

kpix 5's andria borba is live at san francisco city hall. >> reporter: you are right. this was one of many protests at san francisco city hall and across the country in response to those new abortion laws popping up state after state. outside second enciso city hall , women protested. >> women are being attacked by fundamentalists who claim to be pro-life. they say they care about the heartbeat of an unborn . i have news for them. that heartbeat doesn't stop when a child is hungry. that heartbeat doesn't stop when they can't get medical care. that heartbeat does not stop when a child is in foster care. that heartbeat does not stop when a child is homeless. >> reporter: with that sentiment came states working to outlaw or limit access to abortion with financial penalties. >> if they are going to hurt us, with this ridiculous abortion ban, we are going to hurt them economically. >> reporter: from the crowd overflowing off the sidewalk onto polk street, there was a promise to keep fighting. >> i will not let the issue die. women have the right to control their own body. t

just as the renovation of city hall did for many people. the mandate from the city was pretty clear: pick something that is generally broken and inhospitahospitable, the environment that is fragmented, there aren't places to get out of the wind or get out of the sun, and there is nothing to do. that is i to say there is not a single bench in the entire district. three main goals we hope to achieve: redefine and fulfill the ambitions of the 100-year-old plan never completed. we can do that with this project. that becomes the container for the democratic public space that has been the success of civic center over the decades, a place to gather and celebrate, come together. and, finally, and just as importantly, make this a place that is inviting for everyday use, let's add some benches, places to sit, bathrooms, access to nature, planting and trees, shade, and so on. so those are the highlights. about midway through the process, through community engagement, we introduced three scenarios, schemes. these weren't proposals. they were provocation

what we did is we used presentation to basically say by the fact that they, city hall supported investing in the investment staff over the last five years had we made median returns of public pension plans we saved the city over $275 million in contributions. they know those numbers in front of them. with them investing and supporting us because they did. the mayor's office had to improve the increase in staff and sign off on the pay structure that we are able to now recruit folks to these investment positions. i want to put in front of them that had they not done that and had we made median results, they would have had to pay over the last five years an additional $275 million in employer contributions. we hope they will give us credit that we saved them that money and the investment they made in increasing the resources has paid off more than 100 fold. >> okay. there was a motion on the floor. >> i will second it. i want to make a comment. we talked about this is the change not so much -- it is a change in the way we do our business, and with your plan for the next year. it is something

. >>> and there will be a rally on the steps of san francisco city hall in support of a city- wide ipo tax. the board of supervisors will pitch their support for a 1.12% payroll tax for those corporations that have stock based compensation. san francisco voters will decide in november whether or not to tax stock-based businesses. the meeting starts at 11:00 at san francisco city hall. >>> and one day after a strike by uber drivers the san francisco cabbies will hold a rally and demonstration against how the company is organized. that starts at 1:00 this afternoon. uber and lyft drivers held their own rally citing long hours and low pay. they are demanding job security and higher pay, saying they have seen their earnings decline can't survive anymore. >> uber and lyft say the driver's average earnings are $20 an hour. uber will set its ipo price today. trading is scheduled to begin tomorrow. >>> a new study reveals ride- hailing vehicles like uber and lyft accounts for the majority of san francisco traffic jams. researchers at the university of kentucky analyzed millions of trips in the

and the last but not least, the asian art museum right across the street from city hall. they also have a month a very special exhibits. so i hope -- now we have compiled a master calendar of events. you can pick up a copy when you are on your way out, but it is also online at our website. you can see a whole month listing of activities, and we welcome you to go and enjoy yourself, and most importantly, tell your friends about it. last year, as far as the awards and programs are concerned, and milestones and recognitions, last year was the first year that we started first annual agyeman -- edwin motley public service award in honor of his legacy and piglet -- public service. at this moment, i would like to invite carmen to, the first winner of our awards last year to give her greetings. carmen? [applause] >> thank you. good morning, everybody. i am the elected assessor of san francisco. it is amazing how much changes in just one year, but i am so thrilled to be here to be able to kick off a.p.a. heritage month. i think for a young asian-american who grew up in the united

whether you are married before a mayor at a city hall or a vicar ina before a mayor at a city hall orve always talked about even as my husband and i think it is strange to call him my partner. denmark has had this law for 25 years. it has been normal. in fa ct, for 25 years. it has been normal. in fact, i sometimes think it has been so long that it isn't worth discussing. ivan and 0ve, one of the first couples in the world to enter into a civil partnership. we now had back to london for a story on one of the darkest periods of lgbt history. terrence higgins in 1982 died from hiv/aids, one of the first people in the uk to be killed by the disease. and let his partner to set up the terence higgins trust that went on to become one of your‘s hiv and sexual health charities. —— one of europe's. when i met terry i was 18 and he was 35 at the time. i had never had a boyfriend and was not particularly comfortable in the gay community at all. terry was just a very nice guy, a very warm guy to me. he always used to cook for me because i was no good at cooking. used to make sure i ate. he was al

flag here at city hall. he's got a lot of support from the community and people who say they will waiting these flags at their homes and their communities as for emory bills event that will taking place on june 8th at emory ville city hall. that's the latest here live in dublin dan thorn kron 4 news. >>sacred and that to another contreversy, san francisco's police chief bill scott is expressing concern and admitting his department needs to do better. those know where the admissions are related to the department's recent raid of the journalists told in connection with the unauthorized release of a police report about former public defender jeff a dodgy this is video of the raid officers with a search warrant went to the home and office a freelance journalist, bryan carmody earlier this month. they took cameras, phones computers, they were looking to find out who leaked the information about that police report a few days ago the chief said there was concern carmody conspired to steal the confidential report. b

this proposal is at beginning stages oakland city hall, this is a live look inside the meeting where ntroduced by a city councilmember. the decriminalization of natural psychedelics could be one step closer to reality when the oakland city councilmember brings the idea before the committee tuesday night.>> he's allowing us to bring it forth to have a discussion between the community and councilmembers.>> reporter: an idea he began entertaining from this man. daunting a code complete he looks like less like a psychedelic drug user but he's actually a developer based in oakland and now the chair of decriminalizing. he says psychedelics he would like to see available are not those prone to abuse.>> these are

latest move might impact the future of the project and a handful of famous comedians on the steps of city hall in san francisco today. well they're coming together with city leaders to try to save punchline comedy club from the fiction and the rain falling around the bay area and now when le ♪ flintstones! meet the flintstones. ♪ ♪ they're the modern stone age family. ♪ ♪ from the town of bedrock. ♪ meet george jetson. ♪ ♪ his boy elroy. with instant acceleration, electric cars are more fun to drive and more affordable than ever. electric cars are here. plug into the present. change. >>me and dave chappelle and other comics rallied on the steps of san francisco city hall all to try and keep the punchline comedy club. from being evicted yet set to lose their spot. the club's been there for 47 years senate's lease expires at. >>the end of this summer or thereabouts cut force maura kelly was there company explains what makes that place a special. >>holding signs reading displacement is no laughing matter. comedians on the steps of city hall got serious when speaking about the importance of the pu

kpix is live at san francisco city hall with what is at stake. >> facial recognition technology is everywhereour cell phones. some supervisors say they don't want to in their city and they don't want local police departments using it either. if approved, the band would be the first of its kind in the country, another trendsetting way. privacy advocates say the software is flawed, especially if this does not get it approved, there is a fear this would deter people. this allows the government to track who we are, where we go, and who we associate with. >> those against the ordinance say this band would be a big mistake and enter several police investigations. enforcement agencies use it to help speed up investigations. this can still be used on a personal basis for local businesses or individuals. the local government could use it as well. the votes happen this afternoon. live from san francisco city hall, kpix news. >>> and alameda county, police are looking for suspects after an officer involved shooting. details are limited. we do know it happened yesterday afternoon. this was the hayward ne

ahead tonight famous comedians on the steps of san francisco city hall today coming together with city leaders. >>to try to save the punchline comedy club from eviction plus took the trump administration to court again. this time over funding for high-speed rail. how this latest move might affect the future of the project has some lawmakers in congress want gun owners to safely secure their guns to avoid accidental deaths. we have details on a bill that would require just that i had if you're streaming us on kron on the news will continue during the commercial break. glad you're back how you feeling? ♪ ♪ (both) exhausted. but finally being able to make that volunteer trip happen was... awesome. awesome. you have to scrub. what do they... they use for washing. ♪ ♪ let's do it every year. we'll do it every year. i thought you'd say that - let's do it. ♪ ♪ see how investing with a j.p. morgan advisor can help you. visit your local chase branch. >>there's a new law being proposed it's called east and saw him named in honor of 15 year-old easton song of connecticut who shot himself with a h

it starts at the bottom with city hall. and then at the county level. and then moving on to the state capital in madison. and finally to the capital in washington dc. the socialists had a contentious relationship with milwaukee streetcar company. monopoly on the system in milwaukee. they battled them for years. this leaflet shows how milwaukee was being cheated by that monopoly of the streetcar company. $.11ng that we had to pay when other cities were paying three cents. as far as ridership and the cost per unit. the ownership of these streetcar company did not change until the 1930's. the socialists were not able to gain public control over the streetcar. but it did not stop them from trying. from the beginning, people viewed socialism with a little bit of trepidation. there were fears that they would take away private property or they were bent on getting rid of religion altogether. or they would make everybody the same and take away individual initiative. things that made people successful in a capitalist society. the socialists want to dispel all of

now the usual american california state and dublin city flags will be all that waves in front of city hall as for some of the homophobic public comments eade at tuesday night's meeting such as adding up he for pedophilia to the lgbtq acronym houma guy says those statements are not by the city voted against the flag plan. >>some of the comments that were made by members of the public are being conflated with the action that the council to. and i don't think that's necessarily fair. >>through event called got to give them hope emeryville city council member john batters wants the lgbtq community of dublin and council member come a guy to know they're not alone. >>so the goal here is to create a human space for those folks and allow them to come together with other people who support them in our community make them feel welcome at a time right now they're they're feeling hurt or questioning and their governments leadership. >>founders says a second pride flag will be raised in his city on june 8th to show solidarity with dublin. founders says it's not his place to tell dublin city council wha

. >> reporter: from outside city hall in san francisco and san jose the message was clear. this national day of action is in response to a wave of abortion bans passed in states like alabama, missouri and georgia. it's a ban on what opponents call basic human rights.>> they are coming for women at doctors. in san francisco we are fighting back.>> reporter: it came for some whose passion was palpable.>> i would say get out of my womb.>> reporter: states passing abortion bans where it really hurts, their wallet.>> today am also requesting our city attorney to drop legislation that limits the city of san francisco from doing business with states that pass abortion laws. >> reporter: visual messages packed the same punch, costumes, handwritten signs and even a bulletproof vest and riot gear that reads my body, my business.>> they are fearful. >> reporter: in danville a town known to be a bit more conservative, some say this should not be a partisan issue.>> there are lots ordinary citizens thinking this is about protecting innocent babies until they go along with her. it is aga

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from the apartment to city hall. after a long discussion mind closed doors, he extracted a promise in management to fix the apartment. and then the others. here's castle management. >> why has it taken so long to get action? >> we disagree. we have some other issues with that. i don't think we have been delayed or slow. >> the promise resolution of a landlord tenant dispute. just like the theory. time is relative. >> oakland former police chief will be helping to bring change to the police department. he has been appointed a senior adviser to the manager. he will be a project manager in the search for an interim police chief. and recruitment of a permanent chief and work with the department of justice community relations service. working after several officer involved shootings and allegations of excessive force. >> stay with us. oakland a's in action tonight at the coliseum. >> they have someone on the side. who could help sway a big vote scheduled monday. >> mother's day forecast that will make everyone smile. comi

these meetings were created so less litigation would be brought against city hall and the city of san francisco. these meetings are terrific. they're run by people with disabilities, so people listen usually. they're a very good thing and should happen. i am concerned these meetings are not well attended. i don't think that's the fault of staff. outreach needs to be done. i lived in san francisco for 10 years with major disabilities before i knew the existence of these meetings. i'm very active in civic life. i consider myself active. i think there can be outreach done, especially at hospitals. i think it would not be hard to go to sf general and give a piece of paper, hey, did you know about these meetings? are you having problems accessing city services? i would like this point out that disability homelessness is on the rise in the city. as of yesterday, the homeless count in the city is over 8,000, 8100 people according to san francisco chronicle. if you're living on disability, you can only make a maximum of $900 a month. there is no place in san francisco that would rent to a dis

i hope you are enjoying your life outside of city hall.tant this project is to you, and i'm so glad you're able to be here with us today. good morning, everyone. i serve as your public works director, and just like everyone else, i'm very happy to be here today, even with the wet weather , seeing how many people are out here shows as how important this project is to so many people and of course, the animals. today is an exciting day for our city, and an exciting day for san francisco animal care and control. we are celebrating the start of unique project, and it brings me great pleasure and joy that public works will be overseeing the design and construction of the project. it is not every day in san francisco that a modern structure more then a century ago. that is what is happening right here. the new animal care and control facility. the new shelter will be built with the original brick warehouse behind me, the building was constructed in 1893 and served as the original market street railway corporation. it is eligible for listings on t

if the proposal move forward, san jose would join an increasing number of detectors at city hall including. >> battle for space between light wheel bikes and pedestrians. the city is considering eliminating right turns on red lights. some say it would help prevent deaths. 14 people have been killed in track crashes this year. critics say it would make gridlock worse. ♪ >> is that one of their big songs? >> yes. >> tonight's headliner at the bottle rock festival, imagine dragons. the biggest music festival kicking off today. a lot of music and food and it's in napa. a lot of good wine. here's the view from our sky ranger earlier today. thousands packing into the napa valley expo. tomorrow's headliner neil young and on sunday, rain or shine, it's mumford and sons. after 16 seasons on hit show "the voice" adam levine is saying adios. he's been a judge since 2012. the maroon 5b front man led contestants the big winn three occasions. gwen stefani will take his spots. he wrote it was time to move on for what he described as a life-shaping experience. he gave a shout out to blake shelton calling

it is an incredibly rich, rich history. [♪] >> my core responsibility as city hall historian is to keeplive. i am also the tour program manager, and i chair the city advisory commission. i have two ways of looking at my life. i want it to be -- i wanted to be a fashion designer for the movies, and the other one, a political figure because i had some force from family members, so it was a constant battle between both. i ended up, for many years, doing the fashion, not for the movies, but for for san franciscan his and then in turn, big changes, and now i am here. the work that i do at city hall makes my life a broader, a richer, more fulfilling than if i was doing something in the garment industry. i had the opportunity to develop relationships with my docents. it is almost like an extended family. i have formed incredible relationships with them, and also some of the people that come to take a tour. she was a dressmaker of the first order. i would go visit her, and it was a special treat. i was a tiny little girl. i would go with my wool coat on and my special little dress because at th

.>> some call it a gaping hole in security, when councilmember calls for metal detectors at city hall. >>> the holiday weekend is underway, maybe a sprinkle or so in the next few days i will talk about it next. >>> teachers in union city and south hayward were back on the picket lines today for day five of their strike and talks are underway right now between the teachers union and the unified school district. the teachers are pushing for a 10% raise over two years while the school districts last offer was a 1% raise along with a 3% bonus. late this afternoon a union representative stepped out of negotiations to update teachers on their progress. >> we are hopeful.>> teachers in the new haven school district are among the highest paid making $96,000 annually on average but they say they have to pay for their own health care coverage which can cost $20,000 per year.>>> in the south bay students walked out of class today to raise awareness about climate change. they say they want lawmakers to cut off support for the fossil fuel industry and instead invest in policies to combat climate c

downtown in city hall not everyone cares about potrero hill, lets be real.aving served under multiple mayors. this mayor come in a short period prioritized hundreds of millions of dollars for public housing. i want you to give her a proper thank you to mayor london breed for all of the support to this community. [applause.] thank you. thank you. she is not shy. as mayor breed mentioned, this is all about the residents. i have the highest honor to introduce a resident who has lived in this community a decade and who now calls 1101 connecticut home, mr. johnny ledbetter. >> thank you. first, i would like to thank everyone for coming out and i am one of those promised. god is first in my life and my world. i am johnny ledbetter, a san francisco housing authority. i just transitioned to bridge housing. i want to tell you how i got here. i was a single father raising my daughter, homeless, living in the shelter in 2010. i got a phone call from san francisco housing that said i was approved. i was overwhelmed with joy but scared at the same time. also because i ha

the brand-new chief was just sworn in the city hall rotunda. she was the deputy chief of administration. she is the second woman to be the chief of the san francisco fire department and the first openly gay chief. she's described as a proven, well respected leader who has risen through the ranks for 25 years. >> to my brother and sister firefighters and, emts and paramedics, i say to all of you, i have sat where you sit. i have an understanding of and an appreciation for what you do each and every day. i thank you for doing the work that do you anget to do this together. thank you. >> reporter: here is jone haze she is stepping down after more than 15 years as chief of the department. she is officially retired. so congratulations to her. the new chief is keeping an eye on the high rate of cancer among firefighters. she is a cancer survivor herself. so that will be one of the signature marks of her new leadership in the department. >>> and thank you. in less than 30 minutes, we're expecting to learn more about a deadly police shooting. the offic

every day, the city of dublin flies three flags in city hall. the city, the state, and the stars and stripes. there is one flal that will not be waving there any time soon. the rain blow flag, signifying gay pride. at tuesday's meeting, a councilman proposed flying the flag throughout pride month in june. >> i didn't know if it would be controversial, per se. but i did know we needed to have the conversation. >> reporter: dublin's first openly gay council member also asked for a proclamation declaring june lgbt pride month in theity, and thepr tus but against flying the rainbow flag. even t he amended his request to just a single day. >> i can't even imagine why that would be a bad idea. just for one day? >> reporter: others could imagine why not. at the meeting, one man held up an nra flag and asked if the city would be willing to fly that over city hall after the rainbow flag came down. >> i think flying this flag is a symbol. and flying it would set a very dangerous precedent. >> if you fly it, a bunch of other groups will want to fly it. and

gay community, but flying a flag could open the gate for other groups to demand their own flag at city hall. but next tuesday, on the same evening, the dublin city council is expected not only to consider adopting a flag policy , but possibly call for a special meeting to vote again on flying the pride flag. either way, emeryville will still in all likelihood, fly two flags. >> to some people, it is a statement of values, those are values that the city and this community strongly endorse. >> if the proposal passes, emeryville will hold a flag raising celebration saturday, june 8, the public is invited. in emeryville, fox 2news. >>> the oakland a's are wrapping up their series today. last night against the angels, they went for their 11th win in a row. they could not hold the lead, the winning streak ends at 10. today's game starts at 12:30 out at the coliseum. the giants looked good early against miami. the giants were up in the first inning. but when you only get two runs, and the marlins get 11, things are not looking great. they could not keep the team in it. the bullpen let another six

the argument at city hall exposed a deep divide. julia. >> reporter: certainly does. and this is how it works here in oakly. it is the mayor who selects the city's proclamations and she did just that when it came to acknowledging gay pride month in just a couple of days. in a town where the american flag is proudly displayed and memorial day celebrated -- >> oakly is very old school. got a lot of country folk out here. >> reporter: so when the mayor of oakly wanted to make a city- wide proclamation recognizing lgbt month in june, she got push back. first from council member randy pope. >> proclamation traditionally have been noncontroversy .y they're kind of happy things, a good thing we can do. >> reporter: his view backed by vice mayor. >> just because other people think it's the thing to do now, different cities, different counties, i think we have a different vision here in oakly. this calls for a month -- gay pride month. i mean, we only honor the veterans for one day out of the month. >> reporter: and despite small attendance at the city council meeting, opinions

then a special meeting will be held to address the gate pride flag at city hall. the mayor says ss be talk about flying or possibly displaying it somewhere. i talk with city councilmember jean josi today. she says she would like to see the flag flying outside of city hall. >>it doesn't mean that we have to hang. the irish flag at saint patrick's day doesn't mean that we have to hang any other flag comes around it says we're making this decision today that we want to hang this flag to say to our community members. who have been discriminated against. and that's that's all it is. >>city council meeting is set for 07:00pm on tuesday. a very large crowd is expected. in dublin, jr stone kron 4 >>relief basically beautiful day across the bay as we take this live look at sfo that is except for little fog of th then you love the fog you thought it was beautiful to chief meteorologist large cargo here with something for everyone and you have some delay you're trying to get ed e delay some of those arriving flit his interesting day though we've got high pressure trying to bu

after the awards ceremony, we will have a wonderful celebration at city hall where we will welcome the community to asian cuisine and cultural performances. after we celebrate the honourees , we get to mingle and mix and chat with each other. from all of our sponsors, community partners, we look forward to seeing everyone at the after party here at city hall right after the award ceremony, and the celebration doesn't end there. we have a lot of nonprofits will be joining us that day who will be highlighting special events and activities throughout the month of may. please join us and find out more about it at our website. thank you. >> thank you. [applause]. >> thank you all for being here. see you next wednesday.streets. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i wanted to wish you a best wishes and congratulations the community has shifted a lot of when i was growing up in the 60s and 50's a good portion of chicano-american chinese-american lived in north beach a nob hill community. >> as part the immigrant family is some of the recreation centers are making people have the ability to get

up next, what comedian dave chappelle, that is him in the middle, said on the set to city hall about keeping this comedy club open. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. it is 4:55. prominent comedians are lending their star power to keep the doors open for an iconic san francisco comedy club in danger of shutting down. one city isor says this is no laughing matter. >> there were so many funny men at city hall tuesday that it looked like the lineup for an upcoming comedy tour. >> but the reason for the likes of dave chappelle being here was no choke. the possible closure of the punchline. >> why should people care? because art is a very important part of life. he was joined by bay area resident along with several others in an effort to save the san francisco staple. why does the comedy club in san francisco that seats less pport performers that are now so famous they number in the thousands for a single show? >> the way the room is con figured and there is a warm vibe and a very profound spirit, like, great, great jokes, legendary comedy has happened there. >> they were being evicted be

. >>> nbc bay area ali is live at city hall where proposal will be up for debate, tonight. >> reporter: that's right. city council is still in session here at san jose city hall. we're told this is the last topic they will be getting to probably later tonight but essentially it would make watching or attending an illegal side show or street race a crime. illegal street races and side shows create chaos on bay area streets. crowds gather and report video as drivers speed down streets but perform stunts. sometimes with deadly consequences. here on monterey road in san jose an innocent woman was killed six months ago during a suspected street race. >> they're going 990 miles an hour down the road. he sees the wreckless driving here. >> every other day i see it. >> reporter: he's worried. >> it scares you. you don't know if they will hit you. >> we need to do more to crackdown. >> reporter: the city council is considering a proposal from the police chief that would make it illegal to watch the shows. >> spectators make the event. >> reporter: the mayor says spectators play a central role i