lyanne: back live at city hall at this rally, and the reason it is being held here at city hall and nott the school district is because they want a collaboration between the teachers union, city hall, the health department, parents, they want the school board members involved in that is what they want. they also know they have received millions of dollars of funding but they want more, they want more money, more funding and they know soon the city of san francisco at the state of california resources. ama: what if these requests are not met? then what? lyanne: this is not a situation where we will walk out if our demands or requests are not met. it's not that situation. again, it is a collaboration and they are looking for the support of everyone involved education. if you ask anyone, will say they want the safety of our children, but it it's going to take money as indicated and it's going to take time. this is not going to happen overnight and again they need everyone to be on board. ama: thank you so much. dan: governor newsom pushes for more vaccinations, efforts to increase them in

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our first kerman live for us at city hall with more on this. it that's right. more than 50%.t's just as of this morning, not counting anything that's come in today for outside city hall where they set off several drop-off stations where case you have a chance to mail in your ballot. you can either drive up in your car or walk up and put that ballot in the box. >> throughout the day. people have been stopping by city hall to drop off their recall ballot in person to have the governor. of california is to be removed or to stay in place, keep his job. that's an important piece. others drove up in their car and dropped off their mail in ballots for many the fate of the governor is not a race. they could sit out. >> i think it's a it's really a big statement on the direction of this country's going after the last presidential election and everything. going on. and i think it's important that our voices be heard and that we you heard that they happy with governor newsom in terms of turnout san francisco election officials say they've received over 267,000 ballots already. >> by ele

. >> who is live at san francisco's city hall. the scene like there. >> well, right here you have various set up throughout city hall where people are continuing to drive up and drop off their ballots. we've seen a steady stream throughout the day. also people just walking up and dropping it off at lot of feel like they wanted to put it in the mail. they want to do it themselves. strong voter turnout here in san francisco among voters who think this is not an election. they can sit out. a steady stream of cars has been stopping by city hall throughout the day. tuesday. >> to drop off their recall ballots. >> voting no on the recall. i think it's only fair to governor newsome to continue his term. others walked up directly and put their own ballot in the box for many. >> this is not an election. they want to sit out. >> as we told like everyone today to vote and make sure that they cast their ballot. and because i just think like with our current situation. so in the pandemic also in the middle of a lot of like racial violence. sti

kate larsen is at san francisco city hall where people are voting.et's take a look and see what it's been like there today as people come in and cast their ballots. reporter: there's been a steady but light flow of voters coming to the basement of city hall. this is the elections department. there was a lunchtime rush. we are seeing more trickling now because it's the end of the workday. you can vote until 8:00. take a look down here. there's no line so that's the good news. you need to know that since mail-in ballots need to be postmarked by 5:00, if you have not voted, it is recommended that you come and drop off your ballot. there are two locations outside of city hall where you can do that. there is also one location in each san francisco district. that's recommended by the elections department. everything is going smoothly. the other thing to know is that if you're not registered, you can do that right here at the department of elections until 8:00. you will be voting conditionally if you do that. we've seen plenty of people go in stand in that

corruption scandal because of the reputation of city hall and everyone who works there has takenit. how do you plan to restore that? david: there is an ongoing investigation and i will absolutely continue that investigation. we need to restore people's faith in government and trust in government. mean i think until we know we have rooted out all corruption, our work is not done. kristen: well david, i guess i have 10 seconds. i'm going to squeeze this in. do you have an endorsement for who should succeed you as endorse -- david: i am not planning to make an endorsement at this time. kristen: you are lucky we are out of time. good luck to y

to the left yeah- in in city hall is kind of lit up in the colors of the alpha. ha sorority members and historically african american sorority what don't you love that i do so i love the city interesting stuff right. okay so these are the temperatures outside to from today hundred to antioch a hundred to in fairfield. ninety two in vallejo cooler in the bay cooler at the coast and that's how it goes as we go through the bay area- next forty eight hours are going to stay hot inland. mild around the bay incluir the coast. and yes that's what summer does in september that's not to an expected but in the central valley we do have that flexible arnold for the bus because him flex alert. on because of the massive heat dome that stocking at central valley is that high builds it really pushes the heat and- you know fries of davis fresno sacramento ripped off their all. a hundred three yet couple days ago reading was one await on the changes around the temperature pattern changes around as we get into friday saturday and sunday this low comes in. cools things off and we do

we realized it was election day while we were at city hall. they just moved to sacramento and they are registered to vote in sacramento, and you must vote in the county you are registered in. they were not able to vote but we hope they have a wonderful wedding dinner. this is the basement. we could not speak to people there on camera because that would be considered exit polling. but you can see there are people there, no lines. if you need to go vote, you will not have to wait too long. you can still register down at the department of elections. you will just have to vote conditionally. i did also speak to people elsewhere in city hall about how they feel about this election. >> the timing of the pandemic and a lot of economic struggles have got a lot of people on edge . they want to take it out on a political adversary, maybe. >> i think this time has been very hard on most people. it has been tough on a lot of individuals. i feel that -- governor tries his best in these trying times and i feel that i can understand how some may feel differe

it is an incredibly rich, rich history. [♪♪♪] >> my core responsibility as city hall historian is to he history of this building alive. 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 speci

amy hollyfield is live at city hall. amy: good morning. city hall is an early voting option for you today if you want to get this done. all polling places will be open tomorrow for the election. volunteers were out this morning working hard to make sure people know about this. they were not all talking about the issues. many just encouraging people to vote. somewhat door-to-door and others held rallies. volunteers say they are just hoping they were member to vote. >> our campaign is to get out and vote and it does not matter who, what, when or where. we believe in voting because this is the lifeline of the united states. amy: the question on the ballot is, should governor newsom be recalled? if so, who should replace him? the governor will get a boost tonight at his final campaign rally. president joe biden will appear with them and push people to vote no. they will appear in southern california together. place like this one today. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> larry elder will make his final stop in monterey park, los angeles and san ped

program got under way, many people who oppose vaccination mandates faced a big rally at san jose city hall. robert handa joins us with a closer look at the fight for and against the vaccine. >> reporter: that's right. word is only just now spreading about the clinic here and in san martin. only handful of people have come in for those booster shots. it was still big day for vaccine advocates and critics. >> very obvious examples would be health care workers. >> reporter: it came on the same day as protesters rallied on city hall. they stress they are not anti-vaxers but want people to have a choice. it was no formal program. a statewide group critical of the vaccine took part. san jose want city workers vaccinated by september 30th and are negotiating with unions, including police and firefighters. one firefighter said he's reluctant and seemed to get support from passing crew. >> when we respond in emergencies, we're wearing n-95 masks and it's virtually m possible to transmit or contract the coronavirus. >> are you willing to lose your job because of this? >> absolutely. it's against my

enjoy our city, but also be mindful that covid is still out there a few blocks from city hall people share concerns about the reality of complying with indoor mask mandates. it's a bit hypocritical if is not wearing it when she's the one trying to enforce the rules, but san francisco college student to share with york also acknowledges that her mask is not always on in clubs when i go. i think i'll have it on for a little bit, but i think it eventually just comes off i think. sometimes it does feel a little weird to be the only one wearing it restaurant owner marks on pair feels with vaccine checks at the door unmasking should be allowed. every drink or every bites you have to put your mask on, you know, it's not really agreeable to go to the restaurants and this point abc 7 news insider film a tier points out the political context of breeds maskless moment. this have shades it all for you of nancy pelosi getting her hair done in calhollow or governor newsom eating out the french laundry, of course, the people are the ones calling the shots and when you call the shots, you got to fol

well dozens of self described anti-vaxxers descended on san jose city hall. their rally protested a new city policy that takes effect a week from today requiring all workers be vaccinated. ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary's live at city hall with the story, jesse. andre a week from today, all san jose city employees will need to be covid vaccinated, but a growing number of people say inoculation should not be a condition of employment, and they say they're feeling squeezed between earning a livelihood and holding onto the liberty that comes with living in america. we want freedom. when do we want it? outside san jose city hall. the work week comes to a close with an airing of grievances. we don't have a voice anymore. they make laws in here that don't even consider us. the us represents people opposed to a change in city law starting october 1st all san jose employees. must receive a covid vaccine as a condition of employment or face disciplinary action up to and including termination, and we're going to walk this very slowly. i think we understand their fol

well dozens of self described anti-vaxxers gathered at san jose city hall today they were protesting at takes effect a week from today requiring all city workers be vaccinated. okay to be sad if a reporter jesse gary reports now from city hall. part that we want. when do we want it? outside san jose city hall. the work week comes to a close with an airing of grievances. we don't have a voice anymore. they make laws in here that don't even consider us. the us represents people opposed to a change in city law starting october 1st all san jose employees. must receive a covid vaccine as a condition of employment or face disciplinary action up to and including termination, and we're going to walk this very slowly. i think we understand. there are folks have strong concerns. when you do address those concerns, mayor sam liccardo says vaccinating everyone is the only way to move beyond the covid pandemic. the mayor's wrong. i've read all the science. if this were about the science, nobody would be forcing shots on anybody else upwards of 140 san jose police officers have to dispatchers and 8

protesters descend on san francisco city hall. their message about covid mandates. >>> plups a moving tribute to a northern california marine killed while saving lives in afghanistan. we'll take you there. >>> first, no, you weren't dreaming, wet weather in the bay area, southern marin, to be specific. more -- more rain may be in store this weekend. ♪ >>> the news at 5:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us. let's take you outside to a live look at san francisco. maybe we saw some that fog dripping wet on your head, bit of rain in parts of the bay area, nothing terribly heavy. came across some of it this morning in sausalito. a rare site. lately. it was interesting to find out one, the sky could still rain, two, my windshield wipers still work. let's check in with a more scientific look at this. >> it's a sign we're truly californians now. we get a couple minutes of rain and everything stops we got to get some video of it. good news it may last more than a couple minutes as you see in the storm ranger mobile doppler radar. we

san jose police aggressively cracking down this year and now sjpd getting support from city hall. the city started a pilot program called the quick build project at six intersections across the city. workers installed rubber curbs and other measures in hopes of deterring the illegal street stunt and race shows. this one on tell erode and ruby avenue just went up last week and neighbors say they already are seeing a difference. the project shrinks the intersection to make the area less attractive for those sideshow drivers. >> they kind of like took a lane away to put these little blocks to make it tighter so that they can't do them. but i mean in the long run, it should work. >> if you're caught being involved in a sideshow, your vehicle can be impounded for a month and the city is issuing stiff fines to spectators as well under a new ordinance in san jose. >>> the fbi and numerous bay area law enforcement agencies announced today that they have dramatically disrupted the operations of the nuestra familia crime organization. it focused on two notoriously violent gangs based in san

others drove up their ballots in places like san francisco city hall or the warriors thrive city outside chase arena. >> it's extremely important. so vote no on the recall. >> reporter: republican challenger john cox spoke outside the french laundry restaurant reminding voters of the governor's ill advised outing many say jump started the recall effort. >> we have got to make sure that california exists not just for the rich and connected like gavin newsom, but for the everyday working californians that are just trying to make it in this state. >> reporter: while the highest polling republican, larry elder, campaigned in southern california. >> and god forbid a common sense republican should be elected governor of california and i do something about crime, do something about homelessness, about the rise in the cost of living, do something about the decline in quality of public education. >> reporter: san francisco says more than 40% of its eligible ballots have already been returned by mail. we saw plenty of people today who didn't want to take a chance on mailboxes. >> election is tomor

today's rally specifically kick off at 8:30 when everyone is expected to arrive at the steps of city hall and their trains and everything arrive on time. today really just wanting to spur interest for folks to get back on the transit lines. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> some of the folks weren't on public transit because they were staying home. some were just driving. >> yeah. and some of them are driving right now behind me. traffic volume picked up, of course. cierra is talking about mass transit, look, bart and caltrain participating in a month long pro motion moegs with the clipper card, you get half off your fare refunded back to your account. ace train expanded service and they're trying to get more folks to ride but they are seeing more ridership and they added the restored 7 and 10, one in and one out for the day getting to san jose. remember many forms of transportation including the over the water ferries. the backup at the bay bridge your usual suspects and also a crash westbound 80 at san pablo. perhaps a second in the area. that's where we're focusing on the unusu

outside san jose city hall, jesse gary ktvu, fox two news. san francisco health department is standing by its health order and says warriors forward andrew wiggins must follow the city's rules and get a covid vaccine in order to play at chase center. according to the group, according to the bay area news group, the health department rejected wiggins request for a religious or medical exemption. the city requires proof of vaccination for large indoor events such as basketball games at chase center, the nba is not requiring players to receive vaccine shots. wiggins announced in march that he would only get the vaccine if you were forced to do so. all right, so a small group of protesters met in san francisco this afternoon to show support for haitian refugees at the us mexico border. the group stood outside the new federal building between market and mission streets, holding signs, organizers say the treatment of haitian refugees at the border is inhumane and are calling for an end to the deportation of haitian refugees. immediately. and then en

met my hand today announced he is running for mayor mahan says he hopes to bring a wake up call to city halls he is fighting for a quote revolution of common sense here. now among his campaign proposals using government land that's not used and homelessness in the city. he also says he wants to change the way affordable housing is funded. seen as a council member, deb davis and raul morales have also announced their candidacy. the primary for san jose mayor is june 7th of 2022. well democrats today pushed a $3.5 trillion.10 year bill, strengthening social security network safety net and climate programs to the house budget committee. the near party line vote came down during a rare saturday meeting that was held virtually. the approval moves a step of measure rather i'm a united remember either beat it. afghan activists, including young afghans marched along sunset boulevard to west hollywood park during a rally in support of afghan women. women who fled the country spoke at the event recounting their stories. similar demonstrations took place today in more than 20 countries. demonstrators s

caitlyn jenner but a beverly hills city hall, and the youtube star kevin cast his ballot in ventura. we will have special coverage of the recall election beginning tonight on the kpix 5 news at 7:00. real-time news updates on those returns will continue throughout the evening on cbsn bay area , plus county by county results on kpix.com . we will have all of the latest election news right here beginning tomorrow morning at 4:30. >>> new at six:00, witness testimony began today in the elizabeth holmes theranos trial. len ramirez reports a former employee who became a key whistleblower against the company took the stand. >> reporter: today's testimony really seemed to illustrate the transformational change that lays with at least one employee who came in starstruck with elizabeth holmes, then became less and less happy at the company when she realized that the hyped technology early didn't work. erika cheung told the jury she first heard of theranos at a career fair while at uc berkeley, and that she was starstruck when elizabeth holmes interviewed her for a lab assistant job. she had a

he fought tirelessly before, you know, but he fought tirelessly for pride to actually happen at city hall every single year because he said that queer people and trans people deserve to be at the seat of power in the city. and so i'm so grateful that we have this moment and that we have mayor breed and the office of trans initiatives truly advocating for trans peoples' history and our experience and culture and all the contributions that we've made to the world not just since 2007, but for the last hundreds and hundreds of years to be known. and i want to also acknowledge some very special people that were also going to be honoring today which is ms. talara chang who was at the compton cafeteria riots who has been fighting for over 55 years for trans people and ms. si cilia chung since the 80s and 90s. and ms. camille moran. and i'm just so grateful to be soaking up this moment so i don't want to hold al. i do want to introduce a very special lady. she's a trans latina advocate. she's also undocumented and a doca recipient and she is actually a huge reason why today is happening. she has

. >> a live look outside san jose city hall where about 50 people gathered to protest that city's vaccine mandate for workers. this protest to show support for police officers, firefighters and city health care workers who have refused to get the vaccine in spite of the requirement from the city. starting september 30th, all employees must show proof of vax or get a medical exemption. employees who don't face disciplinary action, including termination. you'll recall this past weekend gabe gutierrez resigned from his position as a san jose wre serve police officer because of san jose's vaccine mandate. he was willing to provide's weekly negative covid test. >> to me, it's, you know, my faith, my belief in what i know my body and what i want to put into it. so my choice is not to be vaccinated. >> we are currently working with our police and fire units and will continue to take into account some of the proposals. the whole reason we're doing this is to keep our workforce safe. >> reporter: back here live, we're outside walnut creek city hall where tonight at 5:00 there's another protest sch

problem plagued skyscraper is now getting the attention of city hall. kpix 5 max darrow joins us now, to explain why repairs to fix the leaning structure are currently on hold. max? >> reporter: last month excavation work on fremont street was pause after engineers discovered that the luxury high-rise building had sunk not only an extra inch, but tilted five more inches. now a san francisco supervisor is stepping in. >> reporter: instruction is on hold at the leaning millennium tower and has been for the past several weeks. supervisor aaron peskin doesn't wanted to start back up until a new and independent review panel of experts gets their eyes on the project and has called for a hearing on the matter. >> i would like there to be a pause until we know what we are doing. and i think that construction should not resume until we have the best experts that the country has. >> reporter: he's been closely monitoring a pile upgrade to prop up the millennium tower ever since he first heard about it two years ago. >> the fact that there has been a big setback i

a clear message from dozens of people rallying in front of san jose city hall. by october 1, all employees must be vaccinated against covid-19 as a condition of their city employment. >> problem is that him give you a choice. we have to yell and scream. to try and get our rights back. our rights have been taken away. >> it sucks for everybody we don't have a choice and we will be terminated because what the government wants to do to our body. reporter: and police officers are part of the mandate they told abc that they are an ongoing negotiations with the city over the attentional catastrophic impact to safety up san jose residents if there is a mass exodus of sworn officers. most city workers can be hard off the street but it takes up to two years to train police officers. 87% of sj pd is vaccinated or in the process of getting vaccinated. 91% of firefighters and -- in other city employees have submitted proof of vaccination. despite the opposition, they are moving forward with their mandate. >> it is important to note that the reason we're doing this is to keep

reporter: city hall today for voting at 8:00 a.m. all polling places will be open tomorrow for election day. volunteers went out over the weekend, really making a push to remind people about this election, encouraging people to vote in this recall. some went door-to-door, others held rallies. the candidates will be off today campaigning on the issues. many volunteers say they are just hoping people are aware that the selection is happening and that they remember to vote. >> our campaign is to just get out the vote, and it does not matter who, what, when or where. we need to vote because that is the lifeblood of the united states. reporter: the question on the ballot is "should governor newsom be recalled and if so, who should replace him?" the governor will get a bruised tonight at his final campaign rally. president joe biden will appear with him and push people to vote no on the recall. tomorrow is election day. you can also still mail in your ballot if you don't want to go in person. again, early polling places like city hall will

demonstrators plan to gather at san jose city hall this afternoon.st responders to have a choice to get the shot. county employees have until thursday to submit exemption paperwork. tonight protesters plan to hold a stop the vaccine mandates valley in downtown walnut creek in front of the police station. >>> vallejo police investigating a shooting that happened last night. right now police are only saying a man was shot and killed. he has not been identified. it's not clear if they know what led up to the shooting. >>> the trial of disgraced theranos ceo, elizabeth holmes, get back under way. jurors got a break yesterday following 12,000 text messages entered into evidence. experts say they reveal intimacy between holmes and her former partner, sonny value tphauly. others argue there's too much ambiguity in many of the texts. >>> and then marin county is cracking down on water wasters. the city leaders adopt add new penalty ordinance. those that exceed the top tier water use will be charged more for the additional water. city staff are out looking fo

outside san jose city hall, jesse gary ktvu, fox two news. e looming end of eviction moratoriums has san francisco city leaders looking for ways to help local businesses struggling to pay their rent. the state budget analyst estimates commercial businesses in san francisco have racked up a total of $600 million in unpaid back rent. due to the pandemic supervisor asha safe, i e. he says he is working with the mayor to set up a $25 million fund that would offer grants of up to $35,000. but for no fault of their own. because once in a generation. once in almost 100 years, pandemic forced them to shut their doors down. forced them to not have customers. but yet. they were still obligated under contract to pay rent. supporters also want to require landlords to offer businesses a mandatory three year extension on their lease and to provide some rent forgiveness. the commercial eviction moratorium ends next thursday. september 30th. already a pretty hot day today out there. we had 96 livermore. we had 97 antioch was 100 degrees out of travis air forc

introduced a resolution to rename the press room set of taylor, she was the mature conscious of city hall. city leaders -- i should've said conscience by the way. they are expected to pass that unanimously and she died last year because of medical complications from a car crash. >>> walking for a cure, the san francisco zoo hosted a breast cancer walk to raise funds for the susan g. komen organization and breast cancer survivors and supporters walked the zoo grounds and pink and the organization is celebrating its 30th anniversary of their more than pink walk. >>> a modesto teenager is showing his community anyone can play football. >> this is pretty incredible and the message to future quarterbacks, let nothing stop you. this 15-year-old didn't. he lost sight because of retinal cancer but he was determined to start playing football anyway so we found a coach that would take a chance on him. he navigates his way around the field with the help of his teammates and from his dad who communicates with them through a speaker inside his helmet. he has even run into the end zone for a touchdown

people of hispanic heritage month, very lively outside of san jose city hall. we are excited to hear from several elected officials as well as communing members as they bring on the celebration. that is expected to last throughout the evening. i am live outside of city hall. abc 7 news. >> great stuff out there. thank you, amanda. now to celebrate hispanic heritage month and the attributions of the latino community, abc 7 will reduce this hour-long special. our america. from actors to activists, tino's and hispanics share stories so bring their heritage. expression their identity and rep resenting their diverse cultures. you can also stream our america on abc7news.com, hulu and our abc 7 app wherever you stream. >> coming up, fighting for equal access to education. in the east bay, that has sparked a lawsuit. our race and cultural reporter is live with the story, next. >> and ken bay area technology bring extinct animals back to life? find out how close we are to seeing willie mammoths and there will joint pain, swelling, tenderness. my psoriasis. cosentyx® wor

we're live outside san jose city hall this evening, jesse gary ktvu fox two news. julie will head back to you, jesse for those city workers who do not want to get the vaccine. is the city, saying the reason behind why they wouldn't allow for weekly testing. the mayor is saying that he believes everybody has to get vaccinated as a way to stop the delta variant. now he is saying that there are, um steps gradual steps from lowest to highest, the highest would be termination. but there are levels in between which could include testing, but these things are all being negotiated right now. and so the mayor is being. very tight lip. the union wants to get the word out that if a bulk of police officers decide to walk, you're not going to have officers to answer 911 calls in a timely matter that matter. they stress that they're already down. officers, not we've been. covering this for several years. where s j p d has been down officers they've been trying to gradually build back up there up to 1100 now, and they're worried that they'll go back down the ladder as far as the n

we've been able to open it up with the city opening up its facilities to bring back locations like city hallwith that, we actually have more open clinics. so, just to define the difference between open and closed clinics, open clinics are a location where any city employee or retiree can get vaccinated, so you don't necessarily have any issues in getting access to that building. whereas a closed clinic would be a clinic that is only available to employees that have badge access. so a perfect example is the department of emergency management. only employees who work in that building would be able to get their vaccine at that location. we continue to serve our employees and retirees. for retirees we do include spouses and domestic partners for the four employers. we continue at this time not to open up our clinics for dependents, so we did have some issues last year and confusion. so dependents need to go to their health provider to get their flu vaccine. and then this year, we're continuing on with the by-appointment basis. so we'll have online appointments schedule that will be coming out in

. >> city hall with more for us on that >> and after injury.an tell you in addition to this side him that we have going by here here at city hall. we've seen people throughout the day stopping by and there are also walking by and dropping off those mail in ballots. they can do it at several locations right here around city hall and civic center closet people. as i mentioned, driving up dropping off ballots. people walking up and dropping off ballots. but most people have used the u.s. mail and mail them in and elections officials here in san francisco say the amount of ballots mail in ballots that they've received for this election is pretty close to what they got at the same time for the presidential election last november. >> to have 53% turnout by election morning of alex is coming back through to it really get in contrast to the november 2020 election at the same point in the election cycle morning of election day. we have 311,000 ballots that were received. that was about a 60% turnout for the presidential election. >> so all very, very cl

we've been right outside your front city hall which you see is red, white and blue and they have started rolling up the vehicle area where people could come and drop off their ballots in person. so there is nobody left here. but there were people up at 7.45 still driving up, dropping off their ballot. we have a little video we can show you from earlier all throughout the day, people streaming in and officials tell us that this has been a very strong voter turnout in san francisco. how strong well about 53% as of this morning that compares to about 60% during the presidential election. and in this case that was mostly from mail in ballots. people dropping them off in person. in addition to those that they have already received. people say they want to participate in this election. it means a big difference depending on how things go. also the election officials here in san francisco. tell us that it's been a significant turnout. >> to have 53% turnout by election morning about it coming back through to that's really good in contrast to the november 2020 election. at the same point in the

actually, as i got to city hall -- city hall has been destroyed, too. extensive roof damage. and when i got to city hall, probably 8:00 that morning, 7:30, 8:00 that morning, the national guard was waiting for me. so the response from the federal government and the state government has been fantastic. no complaints there at all. >> so mr. mayor, what are you hearing from the people of your community? >> they're scared. they need some hope. and we have been giving them hope. my message is, we'll get through this. we've been through treene before. we will definitely get through this one. this one is probably, without the water, without the water, it is probably worse wind damage than trkatrina. but we've come back from that. that was 16 years ago. we'll come back from this. i have a counsel that works very, very close with my administration, our police department, our fire department, we're out there. we have a mall that kind of went down, so we have been using that area to do massive giveaways every day since this thing started. we also had lost water pressure, too. so that is

this is a return to city hall of virtue. andre for the state assemblyman returning to san francisco city hall is like coming home. he started his political career here 13 years ago as a supervisor. i've been so grateful and humbled that at this opportunity to surf state assemblyman david chu, a democrat, will be the first asian american to hold the office of san francisco city attorney i have wanted to be in the fight for justice, however. that takes form. the 51 year old served seven years in the state assembly. i've passed groundbreaking laws when it comes to immigrant workers and woman's lgbtq rights in 2000 andhere he became president of the board. tells me brings a track record of expanding civilig to the city attorney's office, a position that advises the city on a wide variety of legal issues. when donald trump. came after san francisco for being a sanctuary city when mayor london breed. needed legal advice and how to protect us against the new virus called covid-19. this is all the work of the san francisco city atto

allows people to bike, walk, skate, play in downtown san jose near the mexican heritage plaza and city hall. city closes off six miles worth of streets to cars for the day. look at all those bikes. the event includes a 5k run and a fundraiser bike ride. >> but to be able to do it in the day and not have to worry about cars and interacting with car traffic, and just being free. it's really amazing. it's such a treat. we are so blessed to have this opportunity to be out here today. >> it is awesome. actually, lot of times on the weekends, we go to luna mexican over on the alameda. and today, it was kind of like this whole race was around letting us do that in a really free way. um, and it was -- it's fantastic. >> sounds good. food, live music, and more. also, part of this event. can't help but notice how sunny it was in san jose for that event. rob mayeda. >> great weather all around the bay area today after the low clouds left. and it was the final weekend of summer. fall officially arrives wednesday of this week. right now, still clear skies. one of the things an off-shore breeze can do is

injustices carried out against the city's chinese immigrant community and a shake up at san francisco city hall the new appointment in the city attorney's office and how it's sending a ripple through state politics, and it's something you don't typically see at a homeless shelter the touching ceremony today in the south bay. for a couple experiencing homelessness. and a beautiful fall day out there today. temperatures warmed a couple more degrees. we're going to see some nineties the next few days also elevated fire danger. i'll be back here with that when i see you next. 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 current hiv-1 regimen. with just 2 medicines in 1 pill, dovato is as effective as a 3-drug regimen... to help you reach and stay undetectable. research shows people who take hiv treatment as prescribed and get to and stay undetectabl

when they have the centennial for city hall, they brought in all kinds of local musicians and i got to -- in a way, and appreciation from the city of san francisco for the musical legends. i feel like a lot of people in san francisco don't realize what resources there are at the library. we had a film series, the s.f. punk film series that i put together. it was nearly sold out every single night. people were so appreciative that someone was bringing this for them. it is free. everything in the library is free. >> it it is also a film producer who has a film coming out. maybe in 2018 about crime. what is the title of it? >> it is called san francisco first and only rock 'n' roll movie. crime, 1978. [laughter] >> when i first went to the art institute before the adventures were formed in 77, i was going to be a painter. i did not know i would turn into a punk singer. i got back into painting and i mostly do portraiture and figurative painting. one of the things about this job here is i discovered some great resources for images for my painting. i was looking through these mug shot books

and we're trying to determine at point, whether to return to city hall. to set up operations at city government at the police academy. and we thought of several other sites. police commissioner recommended that we use the police academy as our command center. because it had all of the communications equipment. and it could be outfitted in minutes, to be a command center. and my chief of staff told me that city hall had been abandoned because it had been hit very, very hard by debris. so we selected the police academy as our command center. we actually, senator kerrey, discussed a new school as a place to come. because we walked right, we walked right past here. but because the communications equipment was already there, the police commissioner decided on the police academy. we walked up to, to the firehouse on houston street, which is a few blocks north of here and decided we would stop there so we could make telephone calls. the police department broke in. not indicating any rivalry between the police department and the fire department. it was the right

i mentioned already the one at city hall. i believe those are the two big ones. go ahead, mitchell. and then this wraps up for the end of the food clinic. so the nice thing, we have opportunities to add more clinics. if we need to, we did reach out to all the locations we offered in 2019 and 2020 and were able to see who was interested. so we've -- we can always add more if something comes up later. so one of the things i wanted to cover and abbie covered this early on. now what about covid vaccines and boosters? so, really, what we're focusing on right now is getting people vaccinated in general. so priority is, if you're not vaccinated with the covid-19, go and get vaccinated. we also know that boosters are really going to be dependent on the approval system from the acip and f.d.a. so, we've also been partnering with dr. fiona wilson with the department of h.r., who is currently doing pop-up covid vaccine locations around the city. and as of right now, we have agreed that we will not be pairing a covid vaccine clinic in conjunction with a flu vaccine clinic. that is as of 9/2. as

it is an incredibly rich, rich history. [♪♪♪] >> my core responsibility as city hall historian is to 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 that period in time,

meteorologist, kari hall, she's following the developing conditions. >>> plus, proof required. the south bay city looking for your vaccine card before you can attend public events. >>> more than 12,000 migrants have gathered under a bridge. the controversial steps now being taken. this is "today in the bay." >>> good monday morning to you. thank you so much for making us a part of your morning. i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. hope you had a great weekend. >>> first, let's get to meteorologist, kari hall, who is tracking a hire fire risk this weekend. >> yeah, now the winds are starting to pick up and the humidity levels will be dropping as we go into today. that means that with this red flag warning, a small spark in the dry vegetation could spread quickly so all of the areas shaded in red will be included in the red flag warning continuing until 8:00 this evening. the red flag warning coming with temperatures in the valleys, which are headed to the 90s today. we will see the smoke returning in the forecast. as we go through our hour-by-hour wind speed forecasts, some of the gusts i

. >>> the mayor and city council members rallied in front of city hall, and they accused tobacco companiesng children and say more children are vaping to stress with the pandemic. if the ordinance passes san jose will be in the largest city in the state to ban flavored tobacco products. >>> the department wants to install a dozen new devices and leaders argue would help fight crime and track down stolen cars. others argue it would violate privacy. leaders held a virtual public hearing yesterday but did not make a final decision. >>> later today the department of homeland security look to publish stronger rules to protect daca recipients. a move comes after a federal judge in texas ruled the program illegal in july and halted acceptance of applications. the biden administration has appealed that ruling. >>> facing tough questioning today. >> you say deservedly for. >> yeah, more specifically, marcus and laura, for what was revealed in a new book documenting the last few days of the trump administration. general mark milley appointed by donald trump as chairman of the joint chief of staffs i

abc 7 news was at city hall where people were celebrating central america's bicentennial independencere happy to be with the community and honored that our flag is being displayed in this beautiful building in such an international city such as city hall. amanda: white and blue lights represent the el salvador in flag. 200 years ago, central americans won independence from the spanish cron. -- crown. to silicate the contributions of the latino community, abc 7 will present a special tonight at 9:00 p.m. you can stream it on abc7news.com, hulu and the abc 7 app. an oakland clinic is expanding today. the freedom committed to clinic provides healing clinics, health training and workshops to black, indigenous, brown, undocumented and immigrant people. today is the opening of the new oakland sanctuary at 32nd and telegraph. there will be a community celebration from 2:00 to 4:00. all attendees get a free wellness kit. your chance to beautify the california coast. thousands will take part in coastal cleanup day. they will be more to pick up this year, including discarded masks. last year's

they went to city hall to demand action today. in the sure stay hotel in san jose, set to become permanent supportive housing next month. seniors claim that will force them to pay more than 60% of income to keep living there. they believe should pay 30% like other permanent supporting residents. >> as a community we're looking out for each other, trying to stay a community and be a family. this will be difficult because we have a lot of people with medical issues, and other health disabilities. that limits their mobility. >> seniors met with member of the city council's staff today and hoped to continue discussions to help find the solution. >>> throughout the pandemic we tried to figure out ways to make the best of what's been a terrible situation for almost two years now. >> can't wait to have things return to way they were. but garvin thomas shares a story of museum who doesn't want things the way they were. >> not exactly the way they were. andrew st. james came up with unique way to perform music with traditional venues close

chris sanchez is outside city hall. >> reporter: hi. t down the street to where we've been reporting on that gas leak. we still want to stick to our story of the vaccine mandate in the city of san jose. at this point the vast majority of people who work for the city of san jose have already provided their proof of vaccination. overall 91% of all city employees are vaccinated or have provided proof including 87% of all people who work for san jose police, including 1100 plus sworn officers. 93% of all san jose fire department staff is vaccinated as of two weeks ago. both unions are pushing the city for flexibility for the remaining employees who are either unvaccinated or don't want to provide proof of vaccination. those who are granted religious or medical exemptions will eventually have to show negative covid tests twice a week. today is also the deadline for health care workers to show their proof of vaccination and that includes doctors and nurses and also anybody who works in a hospital. as of two weeks ago, 90% of kaiser employees w