mayor-elect daniel lurie i'm grateful to have been walking direct evidence beside thank you for your leadership today and all the days to come (clapping). >> hi, i'm a 3 grader please rise for the presentation of hearts and the national anthem our songwriter from tower and the great group. >> (music). >> personnel present arms. >> (music). >> what so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming, whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight and the rocket's red glare, the bomb bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there, o say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? >> brave, brave, brave. >> (clapping) arms. >> hail, hail, hail. a hi my name is a first grader. please welcome the head coach of the warriors stephen christie. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> state warriors steve cook. >> (clapping) thank you, lilly hi, everyone. i'm so proud and honored to be here today to welcome in a new era today is a gorgeous day filled with hope and promise a spirit of optimism and like th

mayor-elect daniel lurie i'm grateful to have been walking direct evidence beside thank you for youreadership today and all the days to come (clapping). >> hi, i'm a 3 grader please rise for the presentation of hearts and the national anthem our songwriter from tower and the great group. >> (music). >> personnel present arms. >> (music). >> what so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming, whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight and the rocket's red glare, the bomb bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there, o say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?hyg> >> brave, brave, brave. >> (clapping) arms. >> hail, hail, hail. a hi my name is a first grader. please welcome the head coach of the warriors stephen christie. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> state warriors steve cook. >> (clapping) thank you, lilly hi, everyone. i'm so proud and honored to be here today to welcome in a new era today is a gorgeous day filled with hope and promise a spirit of optimism and like

i spoke to 2 san francisco residents about the mayor elect daniel lurie. one is indecisive about the results and the other is excited about the new change in administration. >> i get on the ground in the >> durham mcallister out with their son in north beach tuesday, one day before the city welcomes daniel lurie as the new mayor. and i just hope gets better, especially kuz is baby's growing up there and it's just not the san francisco used to be. her biggest concern is the city's opioid crisis and believes it needs to be resolved. so her 4 year-old son and other children will have a bright future. a lot of jack problems and a lot of homeless people problems. and i try to call the police and asked them like can you help the people outside? but it just seems like it's getting worse. others like stephen set of a car excited for lori's term. i'm really excited that daniel lurie one, i think he's going to a great job. and i think just >> since he's been elected just a feels like the city has a lot more hope since being elected lurie has been demonstrating his c

, do solemnly swear. >> under sunny skies, mayor daniel lurie says it's a new day in san francisco, vowing to tackle homelessness, improve city services and restore the city's reputation. >> join me in reclaiming our place as the greatest city in the world. >> his promises come with a caveat lasting change doesn't happen overnight. >> it takes time. >> the nonprofit founder and levi strauss heir will immediately face tough decisions, with an estimated two year budget deficit just shy of $900 million. >> we need to stop spending more than we can afford. >> but lurie says there will not be any layoffs for first responders, with public safety as his top priority. >> we need to prioritize essential services and make the investments that are critical to getting san francisco up and running again. >> lurie making good on a campaign promise announcing a fentanyl state of emergency on day one. >> the san francisco police department and sheriff's department are rapidly shifting, shifting resources and personnel to bring drug dealers to justice and clean up our streets. >> the new mayor also

i'm really excited that daniel lurie one, i think he's going to a great job. and i think just >> since he's been elected just a feels like the city has a lot more hope since being elected lurie has been demonstrating his commitment to public safety by visiting officers at police stations. i want. >> sfpd to be known as the greatest police, department in the country and we can get there and we will. lori thanked outgoing mayor london breed saying she's been incredibly helpful during his transition. >> he also commended her administration for decreasing vehicle break-ins by 54%. lori says he wants to continue a strong crackdown on crime in the city and he's ready to lead. >> i'm feeling very calm to be quite honest. this is something that >> i asked i'm excited about. i said this recently i had fun on the campaign and i've had last 10 weeks the transition. >> lori says mayor london breed has been helpful during his transition in her last interview with kron 4 as san francisco's mayor london breed says she will be attending burries inauguration. it's bigger than j

new positions mayor elect daniel lurie created to oversee the city's 56 agencies. the goal more coordination and accountability. lurie's team says modi will, quote, focus on improving behavioral health, tackling unsheltered homelessness and improving the support and services provided to residents. >> he's one of those very special people who is both hard headed and soft hearted, by which i mean he can make the tough management decisions that are going to need to be made. and he's completely fired with empathy for the most vulnerable citizens in our city. >> keith humphreys works with modi on the board of the saint anthony's nonprofit. >> he's good at the practical planning stuff of figuring out, for example, how many people are going through what how do we pay for all this? you know what comes from philanthropy? >> bringing in someone with knowledge of how to run systems, how to run nonprofits is a good thing because we need more oversight of that. >> recovery advocate tom wolfe, who was formerly homeless, is hopeful about modi and the entire incoming administratio

i'm really excited that daniel lurie one, i think he's going to a great job. and i think just >> since he's been elected just a feels like the city has a lot more hope since being elected lurie has been demonstrating his commitment to public safety by visiting officers at police stations. i want. >> sfpd to be known as the greatest police, department in the country and we can get there and we lori thanked outgoing mayor london breed saying she's been incredibly helpful during his transition. >> he also commended her administration for decreasing vehicle break-ins by 54%. lori says he wants to continue a strong crackdown on crime in the city and he's ready to lead. >> i'm feeling very calm to be quite honest. this is something that >> i asked i'm excited about. i said this recently i had fun on the campaign and i've had last 10 weeks of the transition. >> lori says mayor london breed has been helpful during his transition in our last interview with kron 4 as san francisco's mayor london breed says she will be attending worries inauguration. it's bigger than jus

, do solemnly swear. >> i, daniel lurie, do solemnly swear. >> with the oath of office, daniel lurienow san francisco's the change in leadership there in san francisco, as daniel lurie is sworn in as the city's next mayor. >> a very large crowd watched as the 46th mayor of san francisco took the oath, with a mix of city leaders in attendance. even golden state warriors head coach steve kerr. ktvu christian captain gives us a closer look at the event that took place this morning, and mayor lurie's top priorities here in his first days in office. >> i, daniel lurie, do solemnly swear. >> i, daniel lurie, do solemnly swear. >> with the oath of office, daniel lurie is now san francisco's 46th mayor. the new mayor shared his hopes for the future of the city. >> together, together, we can all get better, do better, and return san francisco to its rightful place as the greatest city in the world. >> but mayor lurie also acknowledged the serious issues the city is facing, first discussing the fentanyl crisis on the streets. the mayor saying he's declaring a state of emergency so he can take

. >>> a new era in san francisco as mayor daniel lurie is sworn in. >> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> a brand-new fire erupting, burning in the hollywood hills west of the hollywood sign on top of three major wildfires that continue to burn through southern california at this hour. at least five lives have been lost and as many as 1500 buildings damaged or destroyed. many describing the damage as just unbelievable. the biggest challenge for firefighters has been a lack of resources. some have now been working more than 24 hours. theoretic flames just too overwhelming to keep up with. on top of that, some fire hydrants have been running dry. the red flag conditions are continuing tonight and the danger is far from over. but today firefighters were able to resume air drops. this is video of the latest fire that has broken out. the sunset fire is burning in the hollywood hills near runyon canyon west of the hollywood sign. it has burned at least 20 acre so far but it is growing quickly. there are mandatory evacuations and the fire appears to be spreading south to ho

mayor daniel lurie took the oath of office today. he made some big promises in his inaugural address. >>> our political expert joining us to talk about >>> welcome back. we are continuing to follow the breaking news out of southern california. five people are dead. at least 1,000 buildings have been destroyed as they continue to rage in and around l.a. and it is with the eaton fire that's burning around noon. you can see how dark and orange they are and broad daylight as they would burn through the businesses with more than 100,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. there is no containment on the fire. more than 1.5 million people are out of power. and authorities issued this warning just minutes ago. >> the message that i want to reiterate is don't even think about it. don't think about coming to loot any of these properties in pasadena or the police department as well as the l.a. county sheriff. resources from the state of california will be out there patrolling, protecting the neighborhoods. >> we'll continue to monitor the lat

that was just a portion of the 20 minute speech that daniel lurie gave today. know, michael cera as it is known as a very tolerant place, great, inclusive. but he pretty much, you know, address the fact that, you nothing about those allows for 8,000 people to be on our streets homeless and and and also we know overdosing and dying on city streets. so that's one thing. okay. it's not a good thing. we all kind of know that. what what do you do about it? did you find anything in his speech that gave you a sense that there are building blocks there to pull out of that. loop as it were. >> we use 7 making. i really too often lately, but we're we were we've been christian in the 20th century's the city. that knows how we rebuild ourselves from the ashes of the 19. 0, 6, earthquake into into one of the great cities of the world and you know, i think, you know, there are ways to do it. in a lot of times in the past and the political constituency hasn't been there. but this is the books are one of the great advantages. i think that lori's bring to job in that it's not a

new san francisco mayor daniel lurie has made it one of his priorities. what has the response look like? abc seven news reporter tara campbell takes a look. >> we must act with an unapologetic focus on results. >> san francisco mayor daniel lurie making his message clear from the get go. he wants all hands on deck in the battle against the fentanyl crisis. >> starting today, we are treating the fentanyl crisis as the emergency that it is. >> in his first week in office. lurie announcing a handful of moves, taking aim at drug dealers and ramping up resources, including making permanent an emergency coordination center spearheaded by former mayor london breed. it brings together local law enforcement and other city departments working to shut down the open air drug market. lurie also calling on san francisco's police chief to come up with a plan to expand the department's drug enforcement operation, including making it 24 over seven. >> the fentanyl crisis isn't a 9 to 5 operation. it doesn't take breaks, and neither will we. >> i feel that we've been makin

crime was one of the main concerns for voters who chose daniel lurie to be san francisco's next. mayor. the day before his inauguration, lori made his 10th police station visit central police station in north beach, realizing that technology updates need to be a part of the changes he calls for while in office and their police cars, for instance, sf state police. if these computers have screens they're going up to an address, they can actually see picture of the residents that they're about to approach. >> sfpd doesn't have if sf state has it, sfpd should have during the campaign for mayor. other candidates were more drastic with their calls for police reform. >> from the start of his campaign, mark farrell said he would fsafarrell said he would fire san francisco police chief bill scott. i asked lori of drastic changes like that can be expected when he goes for mayor elect to mayor. i will announcing every day over the next few days. and so people can expect change in my administration. california attorney general rob bonta announced tuesday that sfpd reached a milestone by impl

crime was one of the main concerns for voters who chose daniel lurie to be san francisco's next. mayor. the day before his inauguration, lori made his 10th police station visit central police station in north beach, realizing the updates the need to be made at all stations. this is pretty old station in terms of distance, the physical space inside you know, there's 25 year-old crown vics that some of them are driving around in tech, you know, the use of technology have have better technology during the campaign for mayor. other candidates were more drastic with their calls for police reform. >> from the start of his campaign, mark farrell said he would fire san francisco police chief bill scott. i asked lori of drastic changes like that can be expected when he goes for mayor elect to mayor. i will announcing every day over the next few days. and so people can expect change in my administration. california attorney general rob bonta announced tuesday that sfpd reached a milestone by implementing 263 of 272 reform recommendations. it was an 8 year long reform process. and chief sco

what to know ahead of daniel lurie's inauguration. that is happening today.a live report on that as well. >>> as we take a live look outside on this wednesday morning. look at that golden red glow in the sky. we hope to ♪

daniel lurie is sworn in as the city's 46th mayor. lori took the oath of office at a ceremony outside city hall today. in his address, he outlined his top priorities for his first term. >> and we brought you that coverage live on abc7 news midday live. abc seven news politics reporter monica madden was at the inauguration. and monica, what was the mood of the folks there attending? >> well, mayor lurie was optimistic while acknowledging the really big challenges he'll face in city hall. he's vowing to restore the sense of safety as the city faces a crisis on the streets with homelessness and drug usage, and he's hoping to help bring life back to a downtown still recovering from the pandemic. celebrations. in order. >> with pomp and circumstance fit for san francisco's new leader. >> that our flag was still there. >> state leaders and bay area icons joining the ceremony. >> leadership is about creating a vision for success. >> i, daniel lurie, do solemnly swear. >> under sunny skies, mayor daniel lurie says it's a new day in san franci

what they hope to see as daniel lurie steps in to the mayor's office. that is coming up in about ten minutes at 6:00, but let's get to vern who is at cal for a look at sports. >>> hello everybody, we're in a couple of hours where the cal men's basketball team will host my alma mater, the virginia cavaliers, that is now a conference matchup. the bears are in miss of their first season in the atlantic coast conference, going against the national program such as uva, duke, north carolina. cal is still looking for their first conference win. and mark madson's squad is back home after traveling cross country last week to pittsburg and clemson. >> and vern, you and i can look out the window and go after the pavilion and hit a rock and hit the pacific ocean, you know. last week, we are on the east coast. and so it is the travel that is a challenge. the logistics are a challenge, but with that there is a great opportunity to do something special. >> and not much could be said about that? >> and because i know that you're a uva grad. you did tell metta had you w

. >> i, daniel lurie, do solemnly swear. >> i, daniel lurie, do solemnly swear. >> lurie, as you heard, took the oath of office in front of a crowd of people outside city hall, and abc7 carried it all live. lurie's inaugural speech laid out a lot of promises, and here's how he says he'll tackle crime and public safety issues. >> i'm introducing a package of fentanyl state of emergency ordinances. this will allow us to further surge resources and bypass the bureaucratic hurdles standing in the way of tackling this crisis. you have my guarantee that there will be zero cuts to sworn officers. 9-1-1 operators, emts, firefighters and nurses. until now, the only options our first responders have had is to take those who are suffering from mental health issues or addiction to hospital or jail. i'm excited t spring, we will open the city's first 24 over seven police friendly drop off center. i'm excited to announce that we will be launching the sfpd hospitality zone task force. this dedicated police unit will create a more welcoming and safe environment for workers, shoppers and visitors

it is on and mayor elect daniel lurie is getting a jump start on his new job. he was out taking part in neighborhood cleanups today. nbc bay area's christie smith caught up w with the incoming mayor jut days before he was sworn in. from ocean beach to ingleside, mayor elect daniel lurie made several stops around the city today as part of a weekend of service before he takes office. that is the focus of my administration. mayor elect daniel lurie has his eye on service this weekend as he prepares to lead the city by the bay. it's going to be accountability, change and service, and everyone needs to do their part for us to reclaim the mantle of being the greatest city in the world. lurie rolled up hisleeves to join in some neighborhood cleanups, partnering with the civic joy fund. daniel and i did co-found the civic joy fund together, and so it is also a bit of a homecoming for him to have him participate in this now. the group organizes trash pickups on the weekends, where people volunteer to come out and clean up. been doing this for years now, and so this is j

and mayor daniel lurie's plans for the future. but first, we want to get to some breaking news here. fierce wildfires are raging in the los angeles area. a fifth fire broke out in just the last hour, and it's already exploding to over 50 acres. firefighters say these conditions are unprecedented, with strong winds fueling flames, burning thousands of homes and businesses. live images right here. or more images, we should say, of the intense fires. now, we do want to take you to a live look at three of the wildfires scorching their way across los angeles county. the fires are now blamed for five deaths. we've just learned moments ago. well, thanks so much for joining us here. it's a rapidly developing news day i'm julian glover. we want to let you know that five fires in los angeles county have burned more than 27,000 acres so far. that's 42mi■!s. the longest burning fire is the pacific palisades fire. it's already become the most destructive in l.a. history, and it's still burning out of control at this moment. we want to take a l

inauguration plans are taking shape for mayor elect daniel lurie. the inauguration will be on wednesday morning, 1130 at city hall. the public is invited to attend, although seating will be limited to ticketed guests. the mayor elect will later appear at a chinatown night market and community festival that night. lurie will also attend a celebration at far east cafe, which is the neighborhood's last remaining large banquet hall. glide is planning a tribute for outgoing mayor london breed this weekend. the organization, which does include glide memorial church, will have a special service on sunday for mayor breed. she is expected to share her reflections on her faith and time in public service. mayor breed has not yet said what her plans will be after she leaves office. and with the new year comes more new bart faregates. embarcadero and south hayward are the next two stations to get the next generation. faregates installation at south hayward actually begins tomorrow. it is expected to take two weeks to finish. construction at embarcadero starts ja

and the new mayor, daniel lurie. fireworks and dragon dances kicked off the inaugural night market on grant avenue. >> it's historic event, really, from what i know. this is the first time that mayor has chosen to celebrate in chinatown. about 1000 people gathered at far east cafe for a banquet really >> some of the big names include senator scott wiener, california attorney general rob bonta sf district attorney brooke jenkins and police chief bill scott. so every know, every what the wants to staff, you guys up. i mean, obviously, that's always your go that hear that. that's a that's really important. we've been running at about 75% of where we should be. so. >> as we get higher as that we can do better and do more thing. former mayor willie brown was also in attendance. well, he admitted mayor london breed was his pick. >> he says he has faith in what larry can bring to the table. i do think he's going to try to get the town open again by starting with having the public employees go to work. >> rather 3 days a wee

genius pick for daniel lurie because nobody really knows him. but i do. and i know for a fact that he's a good guy with a lot of compassion. >> friends and colleagues of san francisco's newest health and wellbeing czar hailing the pick. >> i think it's superb. he's going to be in this role. >> kunal modi is the fourth and final policy chief. new positions mayor elect daniel lurie created to oversee the city's 56 agencies. the goal more coordination and accountability. lurie's team says modi will, quote, focus on improving behavioral health, tackling unsheltered homelessness and improving the support and services provided to residents. >> he's one of those very special people who is both hard headed and soft hearted, by which i mean he can make the tough management decisions that are going to need to be made. and he's completely fired with empathy for the most vulnerable citizens in our city. >> keith humphreys works with modi on the board of the saint anthony's nonprofit. >> he's good at the practical planning stuff of figuring out, for example, how many

all the politicians departments. >> i hope it's not a show. >> back at congregation emanu-el, daniel lurie's own father, rabbi brian lurie, gave his blessing to his teary eyed son. >> i love you very much. >> who then made this promise back to the city of san francisco. >> and i commit to all of you that i will never stop working on behalf of all of you and every single san franciscan. thank you, and i'll see you tomorrow. >> in san francisco. dion lim, abc seven news. >> it's a big day tomorrow. join us for complete coverage of lurie's swearing in. we will stream the inauguration ceremony live starting at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow on abc7 news.com and abc seven bay area app as well. >> how do we keep ai from being used for crime? the role of san francisco based tool played in the new year's day cybertruck explosion. >> great america's days are numbered and may be fewer than we thought. the bad sign for the iconic south bay theme park and ahead in sports, the 40 niners make another change to the coaching staff, while the giants add an arm to bolster their 3 meals a day. i can't stop when i have dr

daniel lurie made the rounds today before being sworn in as e city's 46th mayor.e're going to have some celebration in chinatown tonight at the walk shop. chatain chan says she thinks the new mayor's decision to put chinatown in the spotlight could have a lasting impact. we've had some tough times, and with the mayor laurie, here with the encouraging all the visitors and all the residents to come and walk through chinatown and give us a boost. this is pretty incredible that we've gotten to this point. it's a historic moment for the aapi community. mark young is co-chair of the unity celebration banquet, another celebration tonight for the incoming mayor. he says you can feel the buzz in chinatown. it's going to be 18 vendors. there's going to be a local headliner dj. his name is zoo, and there's also going to be cultural festivities as as well as this banquet that we've got going on that's going to have over 900 aapi guests from the community. the night market cebration is co-hosted by the inaugural committee and the nonprofit group b chinatown. tonight, we're goi

sad to see the inauguration of mayor daniel lurie. i was also impressed with the hundreds of people who are on the perimeter watching from the sides. >> as mayor and city of san francisco. congratulations on your lori has officially been sworn in as the city's next mayor in front of a crowd of supporters, family friends, campaign volunteers and other city and state leaders continuing his promise to move the city forward in addressing the growing issues of homelessness and drug addiction. francisco has long been known for its values of tolerance and inclusion. >> but nothing about those epvalues instructs us to allow nearly 8,000 people to experience homelessness in our city. >> widespread drug dealing public drug use and constantly seeing people in crisis has robbed us of our sense of decency and security. >> the guest list wednesday include california attorney general rob bonta, california first partner jennifer siebel, former mayors, willie brown, london breed and warriors coach steve kerr or leclair is going to give u.s. inspiratio

no coincidence, because daniel lurie has mentioned so goes chinatown. so goes san francisco. back to all right. thank you and this morning, you could watch mayor-elect daniel lurie being sworn in as the new mayor, san francisco. >> we're going to broadcast that right here on kron 4 with our special coverage of his inauguration beginning at 11 o'clock this morning. well, former congresswoman jackie spear is among 2 new women sworn in to serve on the san mateo county board of supervisors. spirit will represent district one, which includes the cities of burlingame, hillsborough, millbrae and san bruno. she previously represented san mateo county in the state senate and assembly before serving as a u.s. congresswoman for 15 years. also sworn in yesterday, former east palo alto councilmember lisa boucher. argo shea, they succeed supervisors. dave pine and warren slocum and their addition gives the board a female majority. san mateo county, by the way, is also responding to a claim by sheriff christina corpus that she has been discriminated against, harassed and defamed. last week,

we are talking daniel lurie. a lot of people seem to like that because he has no political experience is not an insider, but he brings business aptitude to the office and he will need that because he's facing basically a 800 million dollar budget deficit over the next 2 years. but he's already coming out swinging james and area. he ran on the campaign of tough on crime. more police staffing, more resources to help the homeless in san francisco going after open air drug use to work with the community to the point where he's going to have his tonight. back to you. all right. thanks a lot. we'll stay tuned. and you can stay tuned right here on kron because we are going to be airing a mayor like daniel lurie swearing in as the new mayor, san francisco. >> we're going to have our special coverage kicking off at 11 o'clock this morning. so make sure you tune in and check it out. >> time now is a and san mateo county is responding now to a claim by sheriff christina corpus. she says she's been discriminated against hara

mayor elect daniel lurie's inauguration will take place wednesday morning at 1130 at city hall. the public is invited to attend, although seating will be limited to ticketed guests. the mayor elect will later appear at a chinatown night market and community festival that evening. lurie will also attend a celebration at far east cafe, which is the neighborhood's last remaining large banquet hall. new at 11 rideshare company lyft is renewing its lease at its headquarters in san francisco, but this next agreement is for a smaller amount of space. in a statement shared with ktvu, lyft says they are leasing 170,000fts at their barrie street office right next to oracle park. now, this is compared to their previous lease of 419,000ft!s. much smaller, with some of that offered for subleasing. back in september, lyft laid off 1% of its workforce and cut its workforce by nearly a quarter in 2023. as women's sports paves the way for a new fan base right here in the bay area, a business owner wants to make sure they all have a place to call home. we take a closer look at the new bar coming

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it is and will be a busy day for mayor elect daniel lurie. he'll start his day just a couple hours from now in the tenderloin at saint anthony's foundation. he will end it here at civic center plaza, right in front of city hall, where you can kind of see make out a bit of what has already been set up this morning. all eyes will be on that stage down the way with city hall in the backdrop. the inauguration of san francisco's new mayor is scheduled to begin at 1130 this morning. now, the lead up to today has been filled with various events, a number of them public service ones, where lurie recommits that his administration will be one of service to the people. that commitment reiterated last night as well at the congregation emanuel lurie, given special blessings of support by representatives of diffent faith and religious institutions of san francisco. the resounding theme we are here to work together. san francisco is known all over the world as a place where people are allowed to love who they want to love, and practice any faith that they c

all the politicians departments. >> i hope it's not a show. >> back at congregation emanu-el, daniel lurie's own father, rabbi brian lurie, gave his blessing to his teary eyed son. >> i love you very much. >> who then made this promise back to the city of san francisco. >> and i commit to all of you that i will never stop working on behalf of all of you and every single san franciscan. thank you, and i'll see you tomorrow. >> in san francisco. dion lim, abc seven news. >> it's a big day tomorrow. join us for complete coverage of lurie's swearing in. we will stream the inauguration ceremony live starting at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow on abc7 news.com and abc seven bay area app as well. >> how do we keep ai from being used for crime? the role of san francisco based tool played in the new year's day cybertruck explosion. >> great america's days are numbered and may be fewer than we thought. the bad sign for the iconic south bay theme park and ahead in sports, the 40 niners make another change to the coaching staff, while the giants coaching staff, while the giants add an a molly leaving was one thing.

, do solemnly swear. >> i, daniel lurie, do solemnly swear. >> with the oath of office, daniel lurie is now san francisco's 46th mayor. the new mayor shared his hopes for the future of the city. >> together, together, we can all get better, do better, and return san francisco to its rightful place as the greatest city in the world. [applause] >> but mayor lurie also acknowledged the serious issues the city is facing, first discussing the fentanyl crisis on the streets. the mayor saying he's declaring a state of emergency so he can take swift action and bypass red tape, including creating new options for police to help those struggling with addiction. >> i'm excited to announce that this spring, we will open the city's first 24 over seven police friendly drop off center. this will create better pathways to treatment and give police the authority to hold those who refuse help accountable. >> the city's chief of police said he was encouraged to hear a pledge to not reduce the number of officers for san francisco, and he said the mayor's plan for drop off centers will help get his office

and the new mayor, daniel lurie. dragon dances kicked off the inaugural night market on grant avenue. >> it's a historic event really when i know this is the first time that mayor has chosen to celebrate in chinatown, about 1000 people gathered at far east cafe for a banquet thing do >> some of the big names include senator scott wiener, california attorney general rob bonta sf district attorney brooke jenkins and police chief bill scott. so every to what the wants to staff, you guys up. i mean, obviously that's always your go that hear that. that's the that's really important. we've been running at about 75% of where we should be. so. >> as we get hire a staff i we can do better and do more thing. former mayor willie brown was also in attendance. well, he admitted mayor london breed was his pick. >> he says he has faith in what larry can bring to the table. i do think he's going to try to get the town open again by starting with having the public employees go to work. >> rather 3 days a week, all 5 days a week. >> a

san francisco mayor elect daniel lurie spending the weekend during some cleanup work and asking neighbors to join him. also, the santa cruz wharf is reopening for business even as the future of extreme building remains unclear. and welcome. thank you for joining us. i'm catherine heenan. >> the santa cruz wharf is back open to the public. this is after that collapse, partial collapse last month. the closure affected several businesses which had to temporarily shut down. kron four's. lindsey ford talked to some of the owners. she has an update. >> it's been nearly 2 weeks since the partial collapse of the santa cruz wharf and with its debut reopening saturday, business owners are looking towards a brighter and more lucrative new year. >> we know we're open now and we're happy. we're we're still to be here. >> since we opened, we've had a ton of regulars coming in. and it's just it's really warmed our >> this managers and owners nestled on the wharf are now playing catch up on bills because of missing out on the holiday rush when the work was closed, not only did we lose out on business and

and the new mayor, daniel lurie. fireworks and dragon dances kicked off the inaugural night market on grant avenue. >> it's a historic event really when i know this is the first time that mayor has chosen to celebrate in chinatown, about 1000 people gathered at far east cafe for a banquet thing do >> some of the big names include senator scott wiener, california attorney general rob bonta sf district attorney brooke jenkins and police chief bill scott. so every to what the wants to staff, you guys up. i mean, obviously, that's always your go that hear that. that's the years old. that's really important. we've been running at about 75% of where we should be. so. >> as we get hire a staff i we can do better and do more thing. former mayor willie brown was also in attendance. well, he admitted mayor london breed was his pick. >> he says he has faith in what larry can bring to the table. i do think he's going to try to get the town open again by starting with having the public employees go to work. >> rather 3 days a wee

daniel lurie was sworn in today. hundreds of people packing civic center plaza earlier for the inauguration. he renewed his promise to move the city forward and address the growing issues of homelessness and drug addiction. francisco has long been known for its values of tolerance and inclusion. >> but nothing about those values instructs us to allow nearly 8,000 people to experience homelessness in our city. widespread drug dealing public drug use and constantly seeing people in crisis has robbed us of our sense of decency and security. >> well, the new mayor gave an insight into his first 100 days in office. introducing a package of fentanyl, state of emergency ordinances creating 24 7 police friendly drop-off centers and sfpd hospitality zone task force. >> celebrations for the new mayor did continue tonight in san francisco's chinatown night market. there and did with edm star g deejays. you putting on a show. >> kron 4 sarah stinson has been out there all night and she joins us live now with more. hey, sarah. >>

. >>> san francisco mayor, daniel lurie unveiled his first new law today to tackle the drug crisis, the fentanyl state of emergency ordinance, it is meant to cut the red tape for hiring and contracting more services, it also opens the door for raising private funding for resources for those struggling with addiction. drug use, mental health crisis and homelessness. >> we can no longer treat this fentanyl crisis like a 9-to-5 issue, this is a crisis that happens 24 hours a day. >> daniel lurie still needs the board of supervisors to sign off on legislation, it is worth noting the city was making measurable progress before his new ordinance, but the chief medical examiner's office reporting a 20% drop in fatal overdoses in 2024 compared to 2023. >>> let's get to the forecast, first alert weather, can we breathe a sense of relief a little bit for southern california folks? >> for the moment, there is still a red flag warning, it is not going to be as bad as the last 24 hours, but next week, another burst of offshore wind, we just all need some rain but it is not going to happen anytime soo

mayor like daniel lurie is now 2 days away from taking off. and yeah, but he's already rolling up his sleeves and helping clean up the streets this weekend. >> and the community was invited to join kron four's. moment has more. >> in san francisco, ap, it's cleanup day from big to small and almost 4 we >> was that one max davis hands around this neighborhood decided to help clean up when he heard mayor elect to daniel lurie would be hosting a local cleanup that's been causing about here. yeah, i was a i was a supporter and >> it's nice to see a face to the name. he is a san francisco resident and is looking forward to what this new administration will bring a little more safe to be able to walk around downtown. >> downtown, to be nice. if it was more of a city, again, a walkable city and the mayor elect himself just days away from inauguration is picking up piece by piece and grieving neighbors who also supported his election or you know, to keep up the good work. you know, when i many, not he was guess. he was a trying to get a would not woul

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>> mayor elect daniel lurie hitting the streets saturday with volunteers from the civic joy fund as he prepares to take the oath of office outside city hall on wednesday. >> every stop has been over 100 people at every stop, and we're going to bayview for our fourth stop of the day. we'll be out tomorrow and i encourage everybody to come join us. >> ahead of his inauguration. lurie says the hands on work reflects his belief that everyone can play a role in improving the city. >> every single person in san francisco needs to do their part. we have a whole country and a the world telling us what we are. we're the only ones that should be defining us. and that starts with doing one small thing every single day. >> lurie stepping into office after a contentious election centered on issues ranging from homelessness and affordable housing to drugs and crime on city streets. >> we're going to bring a sense of accountability, service and change to san francisco. the san francisco comeback begins now, and i couldn't be more excited and honored to take on the role of mayor on starting on wednesd

mayor-elect daniel lurie i'm grateful to have been walking direct evidence beside thank you for your(clapping). >> hi, i'm a 3 grader please rise for the presentation of hearts and the national anthem our songwriter from tower and the great group. >> (music). >> personnel present arms. >> (music). >> what so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming, whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight and the rocket's red glare, the bomb bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there, o say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? >> brave, brave, brave. >> (clapping) arms. >> hail, hail, hail. a hi my name is a first grader. please welcome the head coach of the warriors stephen christie. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> state warriors steve cook. >> (clapping) thank you, lilly hi, everyone. i'm so proud and honored to be here today to welcome in a new era today is a gorgeous day filled with hope and promise a spirit of optimism and like this this city beautifying been drove an awfu

we've got >> san francisco mayor elect daniel lurie is just 2 days away from taking office, but he iseady rolling up his sleeves to clean up the streets. that happened over the weekend and he invited community members to join in kron four's. jeff moment has the story. >> in san francisco it's cleanup day from big to small and almost 4 we was that one max davis hands around this neighborhood decided to help clean up when he heard mayor elected daniel lurie. >> would be hosting a local cleanup that's been causing about here. yeah, i was a i was a supporter and it's nice to see a face to the name. he is a san francisco resident and is looking forward to what this new administration will bring a little more safe. eli had to be able to walk around downtown downtown to be nice if it was more of a city, again, a walkable city and the mayor elect himself just days away from inauguration is picking up piece by piece and grieving neighbors who also supported his election or just tell them, you know, to keep up the good work. you know, when i met him, he was a guest. he trying to get voter would

daniel lurie met with officers in chinatown listening to their concerns. he acknowledged the decrease in crime but said there's still work to be done. >> it's incredibly hopeful. we have to continue to do our work. i've commended them on those crime stats going down. i want to continue to see improvements there. >> specifically, the mayor elect said he wants to see increased focus on the fentanyl epidemic and to maintain the focus on public safety. he said we'll get more details on his plans on wednesday in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu, fox two news. >> coming up at 11, we are continuing to follow the two fast-moving wildfires tearing through southern california tonight, the latest on the firefight as thousands flee from their homes. [music] >> anna merryweather. we are in the clear right now and still some breezy to windy conditions out there. coming up, we'll talk more about a wind advisory and our dry weather stretch. >> it's going to stick around, but first, it's been two years since the deadly beating of tyree nichols by former officers in th