they are in front of city hall. two -- one state, one national. the third one -- what are you going to think? you think it has to do with the city, something. they are saying on the one hand, anybody in his right mind would think it does have something to do with the city. there isn't some huge diversity for any group in sight. all there is is the flag of -- >> taking that into account, there's a second flag. that's why they use the word flagpoles. the one that was at issue was the flagpole near the other three in front of city. the second flag is part of the public forum as well. it's on congress street. it's the bunker hill flag, the picture in the appendix, that's raised on that congress street flagpole. >> the back of city hall, isn't it? >> the background might be city hall. depends which way you take the photograph. it's not in front of the city. it's not near any other government flags. it stands alone by itself. as it relates to whether or not certain groups have historically taken advantage of this forum, doesn't mean the forum was limited

the one at issue here was the one near the other three at city hall t. cond is part of their public forum as well and it's on congress street parallel to the city. in fact, it's the bunker hill flag, the picture in the appendix that's actually raised on that congress street flagpole. >> this is the back of the city hall, isn't it? >> the background might be the city hall. it depends upon which way you take the photograph, but it's not in front of the city and it's not near any other government flags. it stands alone by itself. and as it relates to whether or not certain groups have historically taken advantage of this forum, it doesn't mean that the forum is ever limited. in fact, the 2018 policy had the advantage of walker, and our litigation. and nevertheless, decided not to close or limit the subject matters or speakers. >> i guess, though, one of the points that justice breyer was making is, if you're on the street in boston and looking over to city hall and see these three flagpoles, and now you say there's maybe a fourth, but the three are sort of t

it felt like the community sword to city hall. we did not have a lot of notice rally was happening and yet word got around. there were a lot of ukrainians. there were also people who saw this was happening and wanted to show support. there were cars driving by honking. it felt in-line with san francisco's ethos of being a place where people stand up for what they believe in. kristen: we saw on tv and social media that russian people were in the streets in russia protesting as well. some being arrested. did folks make a distinction between putin, the country of russia, and the russian people? >> definitely. that is an important distinction. there is a russian spa in san francisco opening up free to ukrainians saying we are your allies, we do not support what is happening, come seek some comfort we can give. i think we will see more of that as people stand up for ukrainians but as russians here and abroad speak their feelings about the issue as well. kristen: what other rallies are coming up this weekend? >> i will have to keep you

every time they come i go to city hall or i go to city hall.and i pay my fees and all the license fees and everything is ok. they can't bother me and bother me. then this and i told them can you give me a ticket or do anything for me i wanted to take it to city hall and they said we cannot. an you unactivate my license they cannot. can you call the police for me? they cannot. and i said you can't go to it wasn't me so i said i go to a hearing and i sent it back to me and i go and they said you lost your right for hearing there's no hearing for you. after maybe two or three months, another lady starts coming in and starts bothering my landlord. telling my landlord and i sell cigarettes and the license and they deny i have any kind of license to the landlord and so gave me a supervisor name and i called the supervisor. i said, she told me you want to keep selling cigarettes and i said yes. can you give me a ticket, call the police and deactivate my license so i said stop bothering me, thank you very much. after two weeks me said can you come to y

we ought to be able to come together on this most cherished holidays for our families here at city hallborhoods throughout the city. in fact, in my district, which is 50% asian american, we had an incredible lunar new year celebration at our outer sunset farmers market and mercantile. in fact, if you missed it, you'll be able to celebrate the great highway lune or celebration on february 26 from 3:00 p.m. to sunset. we're going to have more kite makers and lunar new year activities. thanks, everybody, for coming together in events that bring so much hope to our city and looking forward to seeing you all at our lunar new year parade next saturday. >> thank you, supervisor mar. supervisor mar is actually my home district supervisor. thank you for your service, i've got to call out david chiu, our city attorney. every year, david comes out and tells us he's going to come out and do some kind of performance -- dancing. this year, david, our challenge to you is actually to carry through on your words and do a performance, so i hope that you will. let's give a round of applause to the upcomin

we ought to be able to come together on this most cherished holidays for our families here at city hallborhoods throughout the city. in fact, in my district, which is 50% asian american, we had an incredible lunar new year celebration at our outer sunset farmers market and mercantile. in fact, if you missed it, you'll be able to celebrate the great highway lune or celebration on february 26 from 3:00 p.m. to sunset. we're going to have more kite makers and lunar new year activities. thanks, everybody, for coming together in events that bring so much hope to our city and looking forward to seeing you all at our lunar new year parade next saturday. >> thank you, supervisor mar. supervisor mar is actually my home district supervisor. thank you for your service, i've got to call out david chiu, our city attorney. every year, david comes out and tells us he's going to come out and do some kind of performance -- dancing. this year, david, our challenge to you is actually to carry through on your words and do a performance, so i hope that you will. let's give a round of applause to the upcomin

it was a sea of blue and yellow outside the san francisco city hall. they sang and spoke in solidarity with ukraine. hundreds brought signs and one red, don't believe ukraine and another, stop putin, the murderer and glory to our heroes. >> they are so brave and they love freedom and we will never be part of russia. we need to be together right now to support each other. >> reporter: hundreds of ukrainians and supporters showed up with the ukrainian flag and sported blue and yellow in their hair. many had the national flower of ukraine, sunflowers. this man moved to the bay area last summer for work and used to serve in the ukrainian military. >> i support them with all my heart and i would be there if i can but i will do whatever it takes. i will do anything. >> reporter: this man that is russian is doing his part by making this sign. >> the decisions happening are not by people. they are just by a few responsible persons. >> reporter: rally organizers reached out and representatives and speaker nancy pelosi to demand military, financial and humanitar

justice andrews is at city hall. >> reporter: vel be tallied and counted today. this brought a lot of tug-of- war when it comes to thoughts and opinions on both sides of this. parents will decide if the three board members will keep their jobs. the ballot box outside of city hall got quite the use this morning as people were slipping in their ballots for this recall election. some parents are upset about the management of public schools, especially during the pandemic. >> to take back a measure of control of the city. things have gone off track. i think everybody agrees with that. we are not going in a good direction. it's important to have a functional public school system. >> reporter: others say it's all a waste of resources so some feel the three school board members can be replaced in the regular election. >> i do feel like it's a waste of money. let the election happen in november. i don't think it's worth it >> reporter: the school board's members terms end in november. the election costs $3.2 million. a few weeks ago ballots were delivered to homes. gabri

lions lions lions lions ls ground and in the air at san francisco city hall thursday night.ar celebrations in chinatown. >> we are so excited because of the last two years because of covid, all the events were virtual. we are so excited. j.r.: saturday's lunar new year celebrations, which include the traditional parade, will be in person. stephen lee owns lions of the only nightclubs to open in recent years in chinatown. he is hoping for a big weekend as the year of the tiger is celebrated. >> all across the board we are probably 50% down from what we were probably pre-pandemic. we are not giving up. we lasted this long during the pandemic. there is a good number of stores that survived it. j.r.: there are safety concerns in terms of -- in light of the anti-asian hate crimes. the sheriff and mayor say this will be a safe event. >> we will have meter ambassadors. j.r.: outside of city hall was lit up in red and gold for the lunar new year. >> the parade in san francisco is always one for the history books, so come on out, the floats are being made, the people are getting read

so our first hearing in city hall looks like march 16. but after having some conversations with the officers of historic preservation commission to limit our exposure, and to go back to a practice under the previous officers, we're going to try to consolidate your hearings into one a month. if scheduling permits so that when we're meeting in person, it will be hopefully once a month again to limit exposure. my understanding is city hall is not restricting any members of the public to prove vaccination status so anyone will be allowed into city hall to attend our hearings. fortunately this commission we usually have appropriate distancing because it's hardly a packed house. and our hearings don't go too long. so, just a heads-up. commissioners, that will place us under consideration of items proposed to be continuance at the time of issuance. there were no items proposed to be continued. but now under your regular calendar, item 6, case number 2022-006466coa 621 waller street, certificate of appropriateness is proposed to be continued to m

they are making sure voices are hard at city hall. a look at the walkout that students, teachers and families took part in on tuesday. they are getting to the for another protest within the hour. this time, they are walking from oakland city hall to the school district office. protesters are upset that the district is considering closing and merging more than a dozen schools over the next two years. that's a move to help balance the district's budget. critics believe the closures will unfairly impact african american students. some council members sent a letter to the governor asking for state help to prevent the school closures. >>> it could be a struggle to make it in the bay. san francisco got a big boost to fight its housing crisis. the city secured $200 million from president biden's american rescue plan. all that is for affordable housing. the plan is to build more than 400 units of affordable housing across san francisco, including treasure island. construction is expected to begin in the coming months. >>> let's take you now t

lions dan dan dan dan dan ground and in the air at san francisco city hall thursday night.paration for this weekend's lunar new year celebrations in chinatown. >> we are so excited because of the last two years because of covid, all the events were virtual. we are so excited. j.r.: saturday's lunar new year celebrations, which include the traditional parade, will be in person. stephen lee owns lions of the only nightclubs to open in recent years in chinatown. he is hoping for a big weekend as the year of the tiger is celebrated. >> all across the board we are probably 50% down from what we were probably pre-pandemic. we are not giving up. we lasted this long during the pandemic. there is a good number of stores that survived it. j.r.: there are safety concerns in terms of -- in light of the anti-asian hate crimes. the sheriff and mayor say this will be a safe event. >> we will have meter ambassadors. j.r.: outside of city hall was lit up in red and gold for the lunar new year. >> the parade in san francisco is for the history books, so come on out, the floats are being made

claudine, the people who work in city hall and our elected officials come to the event because we love coming to the event. not just because the food is so amazing. i don't know if we have food this year. i remember the days on the board of supervisors. this was a good meal after a long day's work. we are here to support the apa heritage foundation for all of the work they continue to do. not just during lunar new year but year around. to really highlight the importance of the api community in san francisco. one of the things claudine mentioned that is really impactful to me is, sadly, when we started to experience a lot of the hate and the deviciveness and the attacks on the community. the heritage foundation started to build bridges with a number of cross cultural events. they have embedded the work around cross-cultural relationships in their programming year around. i want to thank claudine for leadership and work and advocacy of bringing our communities together to understand one another, to learn about one another's culture and uplift and appreciate one another. i remember when i

standing in front of city hall. beautiful temple to civic pride and just in front of it is like a homeless encampment. again, they don't want people to see it so they put fences around it. the thing that was unbelievable was the stench, the smell, the disgusting smell from this homeless encampment in the middle of the city they can't could anything about that. they can stop you looking at it but they can't stop the smell. it's just unbelievable. it's the collapse of civilization. >> jesse: it is. it's the collapse of western civilization, it's happening in some of our most beautiful cities. i have been to a lot of these state capitals, that city hall in san francisco is gorgeous. >> it's amazing. >> jesse: except you have to step over drug riddled i have a grants to get to city hall. we wanted to do this because we felt like you were a little spoiled by eating off of our dime at fauci's nice italian spot. we tried to send you somewhere really horrible to make up for that. steve, next time, cook up something. >> i'm

into circulation at the end of the month, retailers exchange the local currency for real euros at city hall. when i start for us, it's good because it means more people come here. instead of going to a big supermarket this way, the currency helps the small stores in the village at city hall, the euro. delta is seen as a success story close to people's needs and local business friendly b, not barrow, lined up. and while we introduced the currency at a time of extreme weakness, which is ongoing a, that's why we decided that while the euro delta came during covered it came to stay ail copied this in a way e kessick. and i for the more than 230 recipients like muddy some, you know, it's great news. after several back operations, she's unable to work and can barely make ends meet on her bigger pension. my other modern camper as my now not in the mornings. i can now have coffee with my girlfriends again. wonderful. not every morning but we can chat and i'm not always at home already. that's exactly what i need. i know. but he said, is able to pay with euro dealt is at her local cafe because it's

we ought to be able to come together on this most cherished holidays for our families here at city hallorhoods throughout the city. in fact, in my district, which is 50% asian american, we had an incredible lunar new year celebration at our outer sunset farmers market and mercantile. in fact, if you missed it, you'll be able to celebrate the great highway lune or celebration on february 26 from 3:00 p.m. to sunset. we're going to have more kite makers and lunar new year activities. thanks, everybody, for coming together in events that bring so much hope to our city and looking forward to seeing you all at our lunar new year parade next saturday. >> thank you, supervisor mar. supervisor mar is actually my home district supervisor. thank you for your service, i've got to call out david chiu, our city attorney. every year, david comes out and tells us he's going to come out and do some kind of performance -- dancing. this year, david, our challenge to you is actually to carry through on your words and do a performance, so i hope that you will. let's give a round of applause to the upcoming

into circulation at the end of the month, retailers exchange the local currency for real euros at city hall. when i start for us, it's good because it means more people come here. instead of going to a big supermarket this way, the currency helps the small stores in the village at city hall, the euro. delta is seen as a success story close to people's needs and local business friendly be not, but i'll warrant up. and while we introduce the currency at a time of extreme weakness, which is ongoing a, that's why we decided that while the euro delta came during covert, it came to stay ill copied this in my way. e kessick address for the more than 230 recipients like muddy some, you know, it's great news. after several back operations, she's unable to work and can barely make ends meet on him, bigger pension by other modern corporate us. my now not in the morning so i can now have coffee with my girlfriends again. wonderful. not every morning, but we can chat and i'm not always at home already. that's exactly what i need. i know. but he said, is able to pay with euro dealt is at her local cafe b

those children are chasing the rat around the playground near san francisco city hall. dr. r hong says parentsarenr hands and do not put their hands in their mouth after running around a potentially infested area. drew: ♪ city living ♪ it is a nice park. jobina: i am sure you all have your thing, that one thing that is just like a hard no. rodents for me. drew: thanks for me. reggie:er a pizza and you can call it chuck e. cheese. drew: >>> good morning, america.r our. as we start the new week, a diplomatic full-court press to stop russian aggression. high-stakes mission. french president macron in moscow this morning meeting with vladimir putin trying to stop a russian invasion of ukraine as the biden administration warns putin could attack at any time now. >>> state of emergency declared north of the border as protests against covid restrictions escalate. authorities say at least 500 trucks refuse to leave blocking the roads. this morning, the latest on the so-called "freedom convoy." >>> demanding answers. demonstrators taking to the streets of minneapolis after the police

we ought to be able to come together on this most cherished holidays for our families here at city hallborhoods throughout the city. in fact, in my district, which is 50% asian american, we had an incredible lunar new year celebration at our outer sunset farmers market and mercantile. in fact, if you missed it, you'll be able to celebrate the great highway lune or celebration on february 26 from 3:00 p.m. to sunset. we're going to have more kite makers and lunar new year activities. thanks, everybody, for coming together in events that bring so much hope to our city and looking forward to seeing you all at our lunar new year parade next saturday. >> thank you, supervisor mar. supervisor mar is actually my home district supervisor. thank you for your service, i've got to call out david chiu, our city attorney. every year, david comes out and tells us he's going to come out and do some kind of performance -- dancing. this year, david, our challenge to you is actually to carry through on your words and do a performance, so i hope that you will. let's give a round of applause to the upcomin

/investigations. >>> happening this week, the city of hayward will raise the pan-african flag at city hall the very first time. it's happening tuesday in celebration of black history month. the flag is a symbol of liberation for black people. one city council member says it could bring everyone together. >> the flag is not to divide us. it's to unite us, and it's to educate everyone of how important it is for the black community to feel empowered. we helped build this country, and it's important for all of hayward to recognize this population that is in desperate need of love and attention. >> the council plans on raising the flag for other important events throughout the year, like juneteenth. the flag raising ceremony is tuesday at noon, and it is open to the public. >>> over the past 18 days, the world watched thousands of athletes compete in the winter olympics. after inspiring and making history, they are now heading home as the games have come to an end. you watched the closing ceremony hopefully right here on nbc bay area. american bobsledder elana meyers taylor carried the u.s. fla

at san francisco city hall. karina: a devastating image of war appeared a camera captured a russian missile tearing through a high-rise apartment in kyiv. there are no reported deaths. at least six people were injured. emergency services rushed to the scene and firefighters put out flames and inspected the damage. apartments on two floors were gutted by fires. emergency responders evacuated 80 people. >> in russia, the people went to the streets immediately one they learned about the invasion. they continue to protest. i would suspect that those protests are going to continue and ultimately putin, his jeopardy lies with the people in russia that do not understand why their country has invaded a sister country. karina: that was representative john durham and he peered the san francisco bay app has suspended its service in ukraine after the kyiv government accused its users of providing russian information for targeted airstrikes. they say the claim is on unequivocally false. the mobile phone up pays users to perf

they trained 21 people at city hall today. election someday february 15th. would can find out more information about voting locations and ballot drop-off boxes at sfelections.org. dive teams serged today for a skater who fell through the ice near truckee. eight people were skating on a lake at stampede meadows reservoir when the ice broke and six people eagle in wear. truckee firefighters said five were able to get out of the ice on their own with help from those who didn't fall through. crews are underring people to stay off the ice. it's not stable. someone has been fly ago drone near u.c. berkley school and that's been able at a timeing two raptors. annie and grunell have shown defensive behavior on their drone on their habitat. they prohibit drone from flying on their property unless you get special permission from the university. >> volunteers rolled up their lives to cleanup river view park. world mission society church of god adopted the park and they've pledged to help one year of support >> we can't be indoors much. more often, the parks being used.

it is a rally in front of city hall at san francisco. at 3:00, a community picnic and -- in walnut creek. as the carries into its fifth day, the courage of ukrainian fighters and those taking shelter is being commended on the world stage. it does mean families have been split apart, some forced to take shelter, others to take up arms. loved ones in the bay area are left watching and waiting. here is tara campbell. reporter: a city under siege. ukrainian soldiers bracing for more attacks on the capital. u.s. defense officials say russian military forces are staging 20 miles outside of kyiv. it is believed some of the forces are disoriented, taken back by the difficulty of the mission. ukrainian president zelensky standing his ground. >> we know we are defending our country, land, and our children's futures. reporter: thousands of miles away, listening and watching, this family monitoring from their home in fremont. >> how could they attacked this beautiful city? i did not believe this wouldel happen. reporter: watching and wondering what

the plan is working through city hall calls for a dog park, a disc golf course, and a wildflower meadowe faa's deadline to move camp residents is june 30th, but san jose doesn't have enough emergency beds, so they may need an extension. >>> hitting the streets to solve a problem. santa clara county's new plan to address mentality health issues. >>> you may consider your paystub to be private. we found otherwise. i'm chris chmura. >>> and we have temperatures in the 70s. 73 degrees. we'll talk about record highs, and how much this dry weather will last, in my full forecast, stay with us. >>> weather on nbc bay area news is brought to you by -- okay, it's go time. team usa on the largest gig-speed network. which means this mega fan never misses a second. it's gig-speed wifi that's “mikaela shiffrin” fast. ok, that's fast! speed's cool, but does yours block threats? yup, even for these upstairs all-nighters rocking wifi speeds faster than a gig. can your internet do that? learn more about gig-speed wifi, or get started with xfinity internet for $19.99 a month for 12 months. click, call, or

in san francisco, ukrainian americans and their supporters are at city hall right now. sky ranger over the protest where a few hundred people or more have come out to show support for ukraine. >> reporter: pretty sizable demonstration out here. a lot of the people are calling on the united states and its nato allies to impose even tougher sanctions on russia and the russian president, vladimir putin. some of the people in this crowd who have family in ukraine say, they are still in shock that the russian president ordered this invasion of their country. >> there is nowhere to go. the tanks are in front. it's not the choice of people to escape. millions of people are locked in ukraine. they can't escape. >> my mother-in-law, she's in the bomb shelter. they are surrounded by russian armed forces. everyone is afraid. >> reporter: many of the people in the crowd who have family in ukraine have spent days worrying for their loved ones' safety. some have been able to communicate. others have not. there's concern about this initial invasion and then what happens next. of cours

dozens of union workers rallied outside of city hall ahead of yesterday's vote and claim the project will cause the port to close. leaving job loss, gentrification and won't provide enough affordable housing. >> do we need 3,000 luxury condos in oakland with working class people intents , homeless? we need public housing. spend it for the working people in oakland. the city says no general fund money will be used on this project. the port commissionri to knee g. toorr arely endorse e dl.il alsac ilous o new uon hun dto of mills in come in the benefits. >> this morning we are learning more governor newsom's part plan. it is called smarter and although there are no changes now. some big one are on the way. abc 7 news reporter has more on the plan. good morning. yeah. good morning. governor newsom this week says he wants us to shift away from reactive mind set toward covid and over to one that involves us living with the virus. as you mentioned a lot of those measures he said in the plan are not something new the state has implemented them and it is just a matter of it continuing those

. >>> a live look at san francisco, tonight, city hall lit up in red and gold for the lunar new year.>> reporter: tonight, guests at the city hall were treated to spectacular performances featuring drummers and dragons as the lunar new year weekend approaches. muni is announcing they will offer free rides starting saturday morning, rides on cable cars and two of the iconic cars are decorated with the the lunar new year theme. >>> pride event will be pack in person this summer. the celebration is for june 25th and 26th. this year's theme is "love will keep us together". >> we will step back into our greatness and let the world know the queer community is resilient and san francisco pride is at the center of that. >> they hope the parade will provide a boost. that two day event has generated hundreds of thousands for the city. >>> the city council will cast an important vote that will move the a's project forward. kpix reporter andrea nakano joins us to explain what is happening tonight. >> reporter: there were two items on the agenda tonight, one to set requirements for community benef

. >>> a live look at san francisco city hall, where mayor london breed could have tough decisions to make come tomorrow. she may have up to three spots to fill in the school board, depending on the results tonight special recall election. >> the polls close in less than an hour from now. school board president gabriela lopez, vice president faauuga moliga, and commissioner alison collins face removal on what is for many parents a referendum on how the board handled the pandemic. we call supporters say the board members wasted time trying to rename schools and overhauling a merit-based admissions policy, when they should have focused on getting schools back open. the mayor is with them. with less than 1 years ago on the terms, opponents called the recall a waste of time and taxpayer dollars. >> i feel like it is a waste of money. let the election happen in november. i don't think it is worth it. >> we aren't going in a good direction, and it is important to have a functional public school system. >> that is of the only thing voters will decide tonight. >> and assembly seat is also up

dan: in san francisco, people are gathering at city hall to support ukraine, and tim johnson's live there tonight. tim: as you can see behind me, there are hundreds of people who have come out for this rally behind san francisco city hall. there are obviously ukrainians, but there are also russians, belarusians, americans, all coming out to show their support for ukraine after this invasion by russian forces. we have heard so many incredible stories just mingling in and around the crowd. we spoke to one woman who just got off a plane from kyiv at sfo mere hours before the russian invasion began. i want you to listen to what she told us. >> everybody tried to get out from ukraine, from kyiv, but it is not possible. i'm lucky or it sounds like a miracle, but i am here. everything started when i landed to the united states. has to understand, of course, we are choosing to stand with the west, but we are our own country. this is the only thing from prudent -- putin to get out from us, and this is the only thing he cannot let go. tim: that second woman is a phd student at cal berkeley. we spok

the world about the u.s., and right here in the bay area, where hundreds gathered at san francisco city hall. kpix 5's andria borba was at that rally. >>> we begin our team coverage with the cbs correspondent skyler henry, at the u.s. capitol where the biden administration briefed lawmakers just hours ago . can you describe the mood in washington tonight? >> reporter: certainly, many lawmakers standing on the side of ukraine for condemning russian president vladimir putin for making the decision to invade that country. we've heard from lawmakers on both sides of this issue, from california senator dianne feinstein who essentially said we stand shoulder to shoulder with ukraine commit to even senate minority leader mitch mcconnell who said that president biden should wrap up the sanctions you all were talking about against russia. that is the mood we have seen the past several days and weeks. on the ground, we have seen demonstrators in front of lafayette square, which is right in front of the white house, calling on the president to take action. we've also seen that at certain embassies in t

. >> dallas city hall is normally a public building, but today it was really under armed guard. >> wes to who did the shooting? >> as far as i know. >> vic robertson from city hall reports that jack ruby, the owner of the carousal, which is a bar in dallas, did the shooting. >> my statement will be very brief. oswald expired at 1:07 p.m. >> he died? >> he died at 1:07 p.m. we have arrested the man. the man will be charged with murder. >> who is he? >> the man -- the suspect's name is jack rubenstein, i believe. he goes by the name of jack ruby. >> and here at associated press, a still picture of the moment, the split second as the shot was fired. this is the man dallas police have identified as jack rubenstein and this of course is lee harvey oswald. you see the gun in the hand of ruby and just about to be fired. >> i know my own feelings were and i think they were widely shared by many, if not most americans. this can't be coincidental. the assassin is assassinated in the police station. what in the hell is going on? >> just learned from city hall from an authoritative source, that p

the city hall voting center is open for early voting and voter registration. the ballot includes recall measures for three board of education members. officials tell us without a statewide race, voter engagement has wavered. >> we had an initial activity around the selection, but when early voting first began, the middle of january, it is kind of slowing down a little. i expected to pick up this last week going into election day. dion: the city's making sure poll workers are ready and trained 21 people at city hall today. election day is february 15 and you can find out more information about voting locations and ballot drop-off boxes at sf elections.org. just ahead, some heroes don't wear caves. they sport safety vest instead. for example, this crossing guard with pretty impressive reflexes. see how a devastating outcome was narrowly avoided. of protest after a childhood classic is removed from their lunch menu. >> get ready for a week of weather that will leave us near hey, sandwich fan! new denny's melts belong in your hand. patty melt's a classic. big dipp

even going after dianne feinstein when she was at city hall there is a confederate flag outside of citydown and she said it should be restored rather than removed. because of that they wanted to take dianne feinstein to be the very liberal democrat senator from california out of that school. these people are just insane they do not focus on what really matters, real issues that make a difference in people's lives for the focus on exotica. even places like san francisco say they have had it. this is a precursor to more bad news to the left. >> just to clarify et cetera find saint there is a history exhibit she wasn't she supported the flagger thought is representing something positive. carol would we look at progressive governance in big cities in america we often look in l.a. and san francisco. new york not that far behind. you personally decided not that long ago you had had enough of it. >> yes. the thing is that woke notice and progressivism is very unpopular in america. i know they make it seemed like everyone agrees with that. it pulls very badly. the thing is they've had control o

[singing] >> it was a sea of blue and yellow outside of san francisco's city hall.ng and spoke out in solidarity with ukraine. hundreds brought signs, one read don't bully ukraine. another, stop putin. the murderer and glory to our heros. >> ukraine never give up, so brave, they love freedom and to me they will never, never be a part of russia. we just need to be together right now to support each other. >> hundreds of ukranians and supporters showed up with the flag. even sported blue and yellow in their hair. many carried sun flower that is the national flower of ukraine. >> everyone has to do their part. those that can not go and fight they can work here. >> this man moved to the bay area last summer for work. used to serve in the ukranian military. >> i support it with all my heart. i would be there. doing whatever it takes. i can support it, send photos, anything. >> >> reporter: he is doing his part by making this sign. >> the decisions that are happening they are not by people, they are just by few like responsible persons. >> reporter: rally organizers urged

ground floor of the just completed marrow towers at fourth and santa clara, across from san jose city hall, with indoor- outdoor service. >> it will be one of our larger units, with about a 170 person capacity restaurant. we are focusing on an italian fine dining influence with a lot of steak influence. that's already part of our culture and what we do well. >> reporter: plans call for a retail store serving the downtown community into the evening hours. >> if you can't come in and dine with us, you can grab and go a positive may quickly at home or in your office. >> reporter: is the first big new restaurant to locate in the downtown core since the pandemic can't. >> momentum is coming back. it shows the strength of the market. it really lets us know that the pandemic is receding. >> reporter: the new place, not yet names, will join an array of mostly mom and pop restaurants mostly on or near santa clara streets. they have been struggling. >> it's been that way for 2 years. i wish them all un he could help give the area a new boost. >> if there are good restaurants here, it would help rest

but how he got there speaks to the drama in city hall and the corruption scandals. >> that seat is reallycity. he is kind of in charge of the city's property taxes. which make up a big part of the city budget. so while there's not a lot of drama in this election with him, he's on the seat today because of last year's's city hall corruption scandals. so it's really important that he is able to get votes to confirm that he should be the one in charge of managing this money and the siding -- deciding our local property taxes. kristen: the standard has a roundabout election night parties on your website, some revealing interesting things about them. hold onto that thought. i'm going to check in with my producer. are we out of time? do we need to take that out to facebook live? we have 30 seconds. we have pulled up your website. tell us about the parties. >> we've got parties all over the city tomorrow night. matt haney is going to be in his home district. district six. selby is going to be in normal mode. others in chinatown. the school board and growth suffers hosting the party right here. k