city attorney david chiu, jose cisneros, treasurer, ralph remington from the arts commission, and oure m.t.a. board, almost all of whom are here, manny yekutiel, fiona hinze, sharon lai, chair borden. thank you to all of you. now, who wants to cut a ribbon so that we can actually start service on this corridor and get on a bus and ride to galileo high school with us? one thing that i do want to remind everyone if you are going to get on a bus, which is going to start running in about five minutes, please do wear your masks. we'll be going to galileo high school where there will be some additional activities. get on the bus. >> the hon. london breed: well, we've waited long enough. everybody join us. five, four, three, two, one. [cheers and applause] [♪♪♪] >> van ness avenue runs from market street to bay street in san francisco. south vanness runs from south of market to cesar chavez street. originally residential after the 1906 earthquake it was used as a fire break. many car dealerships and businesses exist on vanness today with expansion of bus lanes. originally marlet street was n

city attorney david chiu, jose cisneros, treasurer, ralph remington from the arts commission, and oure m.t.a. board, almost all of whom are here, manny yekutiel, fiona hinze, sharon lai, chair borden. thank you to all of you. now, who wants to cut a ribbon so that we can actually start service on this corridor and get on a bus and ride to galileo high school with us? one thing that i do want to remind everyone if you are going to get on a bus, which is going to start running in about five minutes, please do wear your masks. we'll be going to galileo high school where there will be some additional activities. get on the bus. >> the hon. london breed: well, we've waited long enough. everybody join us. five, four, three, two, one. [cheers and applause] [♪♪♪] >> the bicycle coalition was giving away 33 bicycles so i applied. i was happy to receive one of them. >> the community bike build program is the san francisco coalition's way of spreading the joy of biking and freedom of biking to residents who may not have access to affordable transportation. the city has an ordinance that we worke

san francisco city attorney david chiu says the companies failed to control over flow of opioid prescription pills into the city resulting in a nearly 500% jump in overdose deaths in the city between 2015 2020 endo pharmaceutical company was also listed as a defendant. it has since agreed to a 10 million dollars settlement. in the east bay. police are still investigating the threat that shut down the uc berkeley campus for hours yesterday. they say the person who made that threat was found and is no longer considered a risk offers. amanda hari has that story for us. classes were canceled all day because of the lockdown and that left the campus. >> wyatt, many students told us it's unfortunate just how routine things like this have become. >> be honest, i'm kind of disappointed because happen so many times. i think this sort of thing happens. america lot people are back out enjoying the uc berkeley campus. but thursday morning it looked like this. >> heavy police presence and alarms sounded. >> telling everyone on campus to go inside and stay away from doors and windows. graduate student, hul

one of them will replace david chiu represented assembly district. 17 until october when he resignedbecome san francisco city attorney ballots will be accepted up until 08:00pm tonight. >> just in to the kron 4 news room you will not need to wear face coverings on ac transit buses starting tomorrow. the agency just released this statement saying, quote, ac transit is now adopting the voluntary use of face masks on board. all bus lines yet strongly recommends our riders continue to wear masks on our system, end quote, the change text takes effect tonight at midnight. still ahead. >> 2 bills aimed at strengthening gun laws in the state move forward in sacramento. but now without (music throughout) this is elodia. she's a recording artist. 1 of 10 million people that comcast has connected to affordable internet in the last 10 years. and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools th

well, the state assembly seat was once held by david chiu, who's now city attorney and as district 6 supervisor haney represented the tenderloin. he will continue to serve the area which struggles with homelessness and illegal drug use. haney says these issues go beyond one neighborhood. that's why he ran for the state assembly in the first place. we need state leadership, state resources. >> every city and ciunty doing their part on this. you can't expect to solve homelessness or fentanyl epidemic in one neighborhood as hard as we're trying. so we need to have consequences for affective consequences for people were selling fentanyl. we need to stop the flow of these drugs into our state and into our communities. >> well, the state is expected to have a sizable budget surplus next year. some 23 million dollars more than previously expected. hey, believes that money should be put towards homelessness as well as mental health services. >> make sure the systems work better. we can't have people were just abandoned on our streets. we have to get them inside. but also people generally and

17th district after a special election earlier this week that state assembly seat was once held by david chiuhe is now city attorney as a district. 6 supervisor. >> haney represented the tenderloin. he's going to continue to serve that area, which does struggle with homelessness and illegal drug use. and he says these issues go far beyond one neighborhood and that's why he ran for the state assembly. >> we need state leadership, state resources, every city and county doing their part on this. you can't expect to solve homelessness or fentanyl epidemic in one neighborhood as hard as we're trying. so we need to have consequences for affective consequences for people were selling fentanyl. we need to stop the flow of these drugs into our state and into our communities. >> the state is expected to have a sizable budget surplus next year. some 23 billion dollars more than previously expected. haney believes that money should be put towards homelessness and mental health services. >> make sure the systems work better. we can't have people who are just abandoned on our streets. we have to get them i

. >> one of them will replace david chiu who represented assembly district 17 until october when he resigned to become san francisco city attorney mayor london breed has announced she is endorsing supervisor matt haney and district attorney boudin announce he is endorsing david compost. ballots will be accepted until 8 o'clock tonight. coming up, the increasingly wild and damaging attempts to steal atm is in the bay area. police say the problem is getting worse. almost 2 years after being racially profiled inside their own store. >> the settlement been reached between a business owner and a between a business owner and a north bay police department. it's started. somewhere between a cuddle and a struggle, it's...the side hug. tween milestones like this may start at age 9. hpv vaccination - a type of cancer prevention against certain hpv-related cancers, can start then too. for most, hpv clears on its own. but for others, it can cause certain cancers later in life. you're welcome! now, as the "dad cab", it's my cue to help protect them. embrace this phase. help protect them in the next. ask t

city attorney david chiu says this is a first of its kind case because his office is targeting the entire supply chain. >> together, the over supplied opioids that resulted from the defendants false and misleading statements and from the defendant's failure to control against diversion, flooded san francisco with prescription opioids in created the crisis that we see playing out on our streets every day. >> according to the city's already entering a settlement with one of the defendant, the companies agreed to pay 10 million dollars to san francisco to combat the crisis. 5 million dollars to be paid immediately. and then the 5 million more is going to be paid over the span of 10 years. well, a group of people who are homeless are living on airport property right next to where planes land in san jose kron four's. justin campbell takes us to that encampment as city workers move to try to move a little further away from that runway. the skies above are clear, but just below rotten garbage and squatters living on airport property. >> we'll stay back. going 10 by 10 san jose city workers notif

dollars settlement over its role in selling prescription opioids in san francisco city attorney david chiu announcing the settlement little earlier today in less than a week of trial is set to begin over the toll of opioids in the city where 4 other drug companies remain defendants in the case so far this year, there have been nearly 150 accidental drug overdoses in san francisco of those fentanyl was detected 94 times heroin. that was detected some 18 times additional opioids like oxycontin and percocet. those were detected 18 times. san francisco police department that will no longer be allowed to use rape kit dna to identify crime suspects and the city's board of supervisors last night unanimously passed a law that bans law enforcement from storing and using the dna. catherine heenan is here with the reaction now from san francisco. dha, somebody who first, you know, publicly disclose the practice. yeah, we did first hear about this from him. chase somebody and says he was shocked when he first learned that police >> had used that dna evidence from a woman's rape kit years earlier to co

city attorney david chiu, jose cisneros, treasurer, ralph remington from the arts commission, and oure m.t.a. board, almost all of whom are here, manny yekutiel, fiona hinze, sharon lai, chair borden. thank you to all of you. now, who wants to cut a ribbon so that we can actually start service on this corridor and get on a bus and ride to galileo high school with us? one thing that i do want to remind everyone if you are going to get on a bus, which is going to start running in about five minutes, please do wear your masks. we'll be going to galileo high school where there will be some additional activities. get on the bus. >> the hon. london breed: well, we've waited long enough. everybody join us. five, four, three, two, one. [cheers and applause] [♪♪♪] >> van ness avenue runs from market street to bay street in san francisco. south vanness runs from south of market to cesar chavez street. originally residential after the 1906 earthquake it was used as a fire break. many car dealerships and businesses exist on vanness today with expansion of bus lanes. originally marlet street was n

san francisco city attorney david chiu says this is the first of its kind case because his office is targeting the entire supply chain. >>together, the over supplied opioids that resulted from the defendants false and misleading statements and from the defendant's failure to control against diversion flooded san francisco with prescription opioids and created the crisis that we see playing out on our streets every day. >>according to to the city is already entering a settlement with one of the defendants. that company is agreeing to pay 10 million dollars to the city. happening today, vice president kamala harris returns to the bay area. she'll be speaking at ucsf is part of a push to address what the white house is calling in maternal health crisis. kron 4 sarah stinson has the details. >>this afternoon, vice president kamala harris will be back home in the bay area visiting ucsf to speak right here at the stage behind me and visit the facility that we're in right now. she's going to talk to expecting mothers and families as well as talk with health care workers to figure out how we

the state assembly seat once held by david chiu who is now city attorney. >> as a district, 6 supervisorepresent the tenderloin. >> he'll continue to serve that area which does struggle with homelessness and illegal drug use. and he says these issues go far beyond one neighborhood and that's why he ran for the state assembly. >> we need state leadership, state resources, every city and county doing their part on this. you can't expect to solve homelessness or fentanyl epidemic in one neighborhood as hard as we're trying. so we need to have consequences for affective consequences for people were selling fentanyl. we need to stop the flow of these drugs into our state and into our communities. >> the state is expected to have a sizable budget surplus next year. some 23 billion dollars more than previously expected. haney believes that money should be put towards the homelessness crisis and mental health services. >> make sure the systems work better. we can't have people were just abandoned on our streets. we have to get thep inside. but also people generally and in san francisco around th

thank you so much david chiu for being here. carmen chiu. the director of the department of children, youth, and families maria sue. the director of the office of early childhood care and education, ingrid mosqita charles davis the human rights commission. so many people who care about supporting our schools and our kids and i think we have a couple of folks from labor uesf thank you for joining us as well as many of our parents from all over san francisco and our students and all of you just you know your names. so i've got to say, i'm really happy here today about the decision i had to make. i really agonized over this decision. this is probably the hardest decision that i've ever had to make as mayor because it's about the future of our children when i think about i ms. marshal who's also here. when i think about my time in schools in san francisco, some of the best times i had in my whole life were right here at galleleo high school and when this field would be actual grass where we would sprain our ankles running up and down the field a

the state assembly seat was once held by david chiu who is now city attorney now has district 6 supervisor haney represented. the tenderloin is going to continue to serve that area which struggles with homelessness and illegal drug use. and he says these issues, though, go far beyond one neighborhood and that's why he ran for state assembly. >>we need state leadership, state resources, every city and county doing their part on this. you can't expect to solve homelessness or fentanyl epidemic in one neighborhood as hard as we're trying. so we need to have consequences for affective consequences for people or selling fentanyl. we need to stop the flow of these drugs into our state and into our communities. >>it's expected to have a sizable budget surplus next year. some 23 billion dollars more than previously expected. and he believes the money should be put towards homelessness and mental health services. make sure the systems work better. we can't have people were just abandon our streets. we have to get them inside. >>but also people generally and in san francisco around the state, even t

the city attorney david chiu says that led to users seeking out drugs such as heroin and fentanyl onating dire situations and neighborhoods, including the tenderloin. the defendants in this case each contributed to and created that public nuisance by flooding san francisco with opioids. there is a line you can draw from the conduct of legal, uh, uh companies, manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies to the illegal markets that you see today. walgreens and the drug companies involved in this suit are not commenting at this point time. 7 49 starbucks says federal labor laws are being broken by the union that's organizing its barista. airlines are starting to see the benefits of the return to travel. pam cook is traveling into the studio. this interesting update on dollars and cents. yes, definitely the airlines starting to turn things around. they are reporting losses for the first quarter. but not as bad as analysts predicted in his travel is picking up. both american and united airlines predict a return to profitability this quarter and the airline stocks headed higher when that op

amy is running against former city supervisor david campos to fill the seat left vacant by david chiu, who is now the san francisco city attorney. if elected. said it will work with mayor breed to address homelessness. >> sonoma county leaders are saying no to a casino coming into their county today. the board of supervisors unanimously adopted a port opposing the coin nations attempts to place land south east of windsor into trust. in order to build a casino, the board's action supports the 5 federally-recognized sonoma county tribes which have all opposed the coin nations application with the federal government and the federal government will get the final say in the south bay. san jose police say this man violently assaulted a 17 year-old girl last month near steinbeck elementary school. >> people passing by stopped and helped a teenager. and police say they arrested 30 year-old derek boykin shortly after the assault. he is now in the santa clara county jail. >> on a number of different felonies, including a charge of assault. a south bay man is desperately searching for his 2 fren

for district 17 after the special election last week, the state assembly seat was once held by david chiu district. 6 supervisor haney represented the tenderloin and says he will continue to serve that area as it struggles with homelessness and illegal drug use. haney says those issues go far beyond one neighborhood. and that is why he ran for state assembly. we need state leadership, state resources. >> every city and county doing their part on this. you can't expect to solve homelessness or fentanyl epidemic in one neighborhood as hard as we're trying. so we need to have consequences for affective consequences for people were selling fentanyl. we need to stop the flow of these drugs into our state and into our communities. >> the state is expected to have a big enough budget to spend some money, a surplus of 23 billion dollars it up more than was projected as what we think. we're going to have in hand. believes that money should be put towards homelessness and mental health services. make sure the systems work better. we can't have people who are just abandoned on our streets. we have t

. >> one of them will replace david chiu who represented assembly district 17 until october when he resigned to become san francisco city attorney mayor london breed has announced that she is endorsing supervisor. matt haney, district attorney boudin announced that he is endorsing david campos. again, the polls just closed. we are waiting for the results and will bring them to you as soon as they are in it. the drama over mask mandates on transportation systems continues with the department of justice now saying it could appeal the judge's ruling that >> struck down that federal mandate on for as grant lotus joins us now with a possible plan of action in the new changes from asking around the bay area. there is some confusion quite a bit and it depends what agency you're dealing with a lot of time. so what rules are in place and feels like they're still kind of changing as we go. >> and what's going to happen on a federal level is still unclear. the doj says it will only go through with the appeal. >> if the cdc determines that masks are still necessary. >> on monday yesterday, a federal jud

city attorney david chiu says this is a first of its kind case because his office is targeting the entiren. >> together, the over supplied opioids that resulted from the defendants false and misleading statements and from the defendant's failure to control against diversion, flooded san francisco with prescription opioids in created the crisis that we see playing out on our streets every day. >> according to the city has agreed to a settlement with one of the defendants endo. that company has agreed to pay 10 million dollars to san francisco to combat the crisis and will not stand trial. >> today is for 20 and exciting day for the marijuana industry. but there is concern that california's legal marijuana market could collapse. marijuana growers and sellers say while for 20 is good for business overall, they say they are at a tipping point because of california's taxes and regulations. members of the industry say the state needs to ease up on the amoant it collects and some of those regulations. >> it's really easy. even for a farmer like myself, that's not really highly educated to figure

the state assembly seat was once held by david chiu who is now city as a district. 6 supervisor haney represented the tenderloin. >> he's going to continue to serve that area which struggles with homelessness and illegal drug use. haney says these issues, though, go far beyond one neighborhood and that's why he ran for the state assembly. >> we need state leadership, state resources, every city and county doing their part on this. you can't expect to solve homelessness or fentanyl epidemic in one neighborhood as hard as we're trying. so we need to have consequences for affective consequences for people were selling fentanyl. we need to stop the flow of these drugs into our state and into our communities. >> the state's expected to have a sizable budget surplus next year. some 23 billion dollars more than previously expected. haney believes that money should be put towards the homelessness crisis and mental health services. >> make sure the systems work better. we can't have people were just abandoned on our streets. we have to get them inside. but also people generally and in san fran

city attorney david chiu says this is a first of its kind case because his office is targeting the entirechain. >> together, the over supplied opioids that resulted from the defendants false and misleading statements and from the defendant's failure to control against diversion, flooded san francisco with prescription opioids in created the crisis that we see playing out on our streets every day. >> according to to the city has agreed to a settlement with one of the defendants that company. reportedly has agreed to pay san francisco 10 million dollars to combat the crisis and well, that's not stand trial. a jury has acquitted an ohio doctor accused of killing 14 patients with overdoses of fentanyl. those patients died after doctor william husel. >> given the powerful opioid while they were in the icu, most had serious ailments, including cancer and organ failure uses. lawyers argued that he was trying to ease their pain, but prosecutors say the amount of fentanyl he ordered was up to 20 times. the amount needed after today's acquittal. husel's lawyer said today's outcome is bigger than hi

haney is running against former city supervisor david campos to fill the seat left vacant by david chiund the warriors are combining forces with a k-pop superstar south korea based ty rapper bam, bam, here in a selfie at the chase center. and they took a picture together because they're going to the halftime performer for tomorrow. bam, bam is also a long-time fan fan. almost rhymes fan fan fan. anyway, the words are getting ready. they've coming down to the wire. now, coach kerr says things are looking good. >> first goal is to secure home-court advantage. so we need one more win for that's the tangible the intangibles are, you playing with energy and and maintaining a defensive presence and and force maybe wasn't there for a lot of the utah game. was pretty good against phoenix and sacramento. just trying to do. gain some consistency with our our defensive presence over the last 2 games. >> and you know what makes tomorrow extra sweet is that we're hosting the lakers at the chase center and they're not going to the playoffs. sorry, not sorry. the giants taking on the a's. here's their

trial monday in a lawsuit against drugmakers , including pharmacy giant walgreen's city attorney david chiu says the companies are partially responsible for the opioid crisis that has been plaguing san francisco ktvu evan sernoffsky is here now, with more on the case and a settlement today with one of the defendants, evan yes. julie the city attorney announced today that endo pharmaceuticals will pay san francisco $10 million to get out of this lawsuit. the case still heads to trial next week, and it involves other defendants on every level of the supply chain, including manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies. walgreens halligan, teva and panda created a widespread public nuisance and public health emergency. san francisco city attorney david chu is gearing up for trial next week in a closely watched civil case against some of the world's biggest drug companies for allegedly overprescribing pain medication. the defendants in this case each contributed to and created that public nuisance by flooding san francisco with opioids the company's practices , according to the lawsuit, created qu

several tons of soil and some other materials left on treasure island back in 2019 city attorney david chiueased a statement on the suit reading part thousands of san franciscans. live on treasure island. it is not a dumping ground. we are seeking to cover the cost of removing and testing the illegally disposed material , ensuring the city is made whole companies named in the suit have not commented. publicly. while hours after russia cut off natural gas to poland and bulgaria, the energy secretaries from the u. s and european commission called for a rapid acceleration of wind power to help countries stop using russian energy the move to cut off gas as europe, accusing russia of blackmail and as foxes , griff jenkins reports. u. s energy secretary says the war screams out the need for countries. to stop using russian fuel. the fighting is intensifying along the front lines in eastern ukraine, russia , targeting ukrainian defenses with missiles and artillery, hoping to achieve a major breakthrough in the donbas region, and we're seeing a shift in strategy. moscow increasingly targeting weapo

quote, haney is running against former city supervisor david campos to fill the seat left vacant by david chiu is now the san francisco city attorney. if elected. said that he will work with the mayor to address homelessness. >> still ahead, sneaker waves make for very risky conditions at the beach today. what you should do before and if you decide to go. and after the break, california's attorney general. so grocery store chain y says they're taking advantage of customers. >> and today holding on to that sunshine all day long and under it, temperatures will rise really quickly by noontime already in the 70's and towards the afternoon will be well into the 80's lot warmer than yesterday. was getting even hotter tomorrow. your forecast is ahead. (music throughout) get ready for warm weather during kohl's home sale! find patio furniture starting at 25% off. alfresco dining essentials starting at 20% off. and get 25% off outdoor decor! plus, take an extra 15% off. or save even more with a kohl's card. kohl's. for march madness the dave's single is just a buck in the wendy's app. reg! ♪ ♪ lunch ti

amy is running against former city supervisor david campos to fill the seat left vacant by david chiu who is now the san francisco city attorney if elected and he said he'll work with mayor breed to address homelessness. alter march. we have shared the stories of remarkable women in the bay area who are making a difference in their community early today. kron a the winner of the remarkable women initiative. megan bulls survived the gilroy garlic festival shooting. >> and while struggling with the trauma from that day, she became a victim of a hit and run crash. but this show women woman did not go silent. she started a nonprofit called the reclaim foundation in order to help other trauma survivors. >> will visited our studio today. sat down with our darya folsom. >> what allows you to give the strength that you have is it a different process that you go through now when you think about it? yeah, when tell my story now it's more of the people watching at the people here in this story that are also finding strength in it. it's a hope. but someone finding resiliency and hearing my story

san francisco city attorney david chiu says that it's the first of its kind case because he's targeting entire supply chain. together. >> the over supplied opioids that resulted from the defendants false and misleading statements and from the defendant's failure to control against diversion, flooded san francisco with prescription opioids in created the crisis that we see playing out on our streets every day. >> according to chew, the city is already entered into a settlement with one of the defendants. that company has agreed to pay 10 million dollars to the city to combat the crisis. 5 million of which will be paid immediately. the other 5 million will be paid over 10 years. what was an exciting for 20 for the marijuana industry. but there is concern about this story. actually, this is about the pot industry in california. >> we had a really good a year for 20 industry. marijuana and everything yesterday was the big celebration. >> but they're wondering now if the legal market could actually end of collapsing because marijuana growers and sellers are saying that yeah, for 20 was good

running against former city supervisor david compost to fill that seat left vacant by david chiu whoo city attorney. if elected, he said he will work with mayor london breed to address homelessness crisis. >> 7.49 right now and the warriors are combining forces with a k-pop star, south korea based high rapper bam, bam. was it? the chase center last night took some pictures here ahead of his halftime performance. bam, bam. the halftime is going to be, by the way, tomorrow, they have his longtime fan of the team and he a love andrew wiggins. but what i love klay and headband playwright, big play for wigs is needed and everybody else because the worries are jockeying for playoff position in their last couple of games. >> first goal is to secure home-court advantage. so we need one more win for that's the tangible the intangibles are, you playing with energy and maintaining a defensive presence and and force maybe wasn't there for a lot of the utah game. was pretty good against phoenix and sacramento. just trying to do. gain some consistency with our our defensive presence over the last

san francisco city attorney david chiu says that this is the first of its kind case because of his office entire supply chain. together. >> the over supplied opioids that resulted from the defendants false and misleading statements and from the defendant's failure to control against diversion, flooded san francisco with prescription opioids in created the crisis that we see playing out on our streets every day. >> and according to to the city is already entering a settlement with one of those defendants. the company has agreed to pay 10 million dollars to san francisco to combat the crisis. 5 million to be paid immediately. and then 5 million more to be paid over the next 10 years. >> time now is 5.37. and stick with us. still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news for you to take a look at house prices. they keep rising. we're going hear from experts who say there's a reason, though, that they could start going down. and the warriors are ready to take on denver tonight in their house. >> was the first away game in the series will see what they're doing. >> and we are seeing conditions out the

after the special election earlier in the week last week, the state assembly seat was once held by david chiu a district. 6 supervisor haney represented the tenderloin. he will continue to serve the area which struggles with homelessness and illegal drug use. haney says these issues go far beyond one neighborhood and that is why he ran for state assembly. >> we need state leadership, state resources, every city and county doing their part on this. you can't expect to solve homelessness or fentanyl epidemic in one neighborhood as hard as we're trying. so we need to have consequences for affective consequences for people were selling fentanyl. we need to stop the flow of these drugs into our state and into our communities. >> the state is expected to have a sizable budget surplus tax share some 23 billion dollars more than previously forecast is haney believes that the money should be put towards homelessness and mental health services. make sure the systems work better. we can't have people were just abandoned on our streets. we have to get them inside. >> but also people generally and in san

for district 17 after the special election last week, the state assembly seat was once held by david chiuupervisor haney represented the tenderloin and says that he's going to continue to serve that area, which is struggling with homelessness and illegal drug use. he says that these issues go far beyond one neighborhood and that is why he ran for the state assembly. >> we need state leadership, state resources, every city and county doing their part on this. you can't expect to solve homelessness or fentanyl epidemic in one neighborhood as hard as we're trying. so we need to have consequences for affective consequences for people were selling fentanyl. we need to stop the flow of these drugs into our state and into our communities. >> the state is expected to have the money, a sizable budget surplus of about 23 billion dollars is projected. haney believes the money should be put towards homelessness and mental health services. make sure the systems work better. we can't have people were just abandoned on our streets. we have to get them inside. >> but also people generally and in san fran

and san francisco city attorney david chiu says this is a first of its kind case because he is targeting entire supply chain. together. >> the over supplied opioids that resulted from the defendants false and misleading statements and from the defendant's failure to control against diversion, flooded san francisco with prescription opioids in created the crisis that we see playing out on our streets every day. >> according to to the city is already entering a settlement with one of the defendants. that company has already agreed now to pay 10 million dollars to the city to combat the crisis. 5 million of which is going to be paid up front. the other 5 million will be paid over 10 years. >> it's 9, 3, 6, and still ahead, the worriers are ready to take on denver tonight. we're going hear how the team is staying focused ahead of the big game. >> and today will continue to see showers on and off. right now is one of those breaks from the rainfall that will get right back to it, especially this afternoon. we'll see the potential of thunderstorms. i've got more on your forecast. still to come.

state 17th assembly district covers the eastern half of san francisco became open last year after david chiu stepped down to become san francisco city attorney in february. special election haiti defeated compost by about 700 votes. the winner of today's election will only hold the seat for a few months will have to run again in the normal primary election in june, and then the general election come november. shelby come here in new time. an update to the cats that have taken over the oakland coliseum complex. animal control officials are now saying will likely happen to those cats plus a rare spring snow disrupts travel and power across the northeast. i'm katie burn in thed of ambushing and killing a man in front of his san mateo home and wounding his two year old son. 29 year old john passy was arrested at his home in north carolina yesterday. 30 year old esa ley mahi was also arrested yesterday in honolulu. both are facing homicide charges for the shooting death of utah to seek a junior in october of 2020. san mateo. police say the execution style killing was premeditated and appears to b

. >> city attorney david chiu says that this is a first of its kind case because his office is targeting the entire supply chain. >> together, the over supplied opioids that resulted from the defendants false and misleading statements and from the defendant's failure to control against diversion, flooded san francisco with prescription opioids in created the crisis that we see playing out on our streets every day. >> according to to the city is already entering a settlement with one of the defendants. the company is agreeing to pay 10 million dollars to san francisco to combat the crisis. 5 million to be paid immediately. and then 5 million more to be paid over 10 years. >> san francisco police department will no longer be allowed to use rape kit so rate dna to identify crime suspects. the city's board of supervisors unanimously passed a law last night. the band's law enforcement from storing and using the dna chase, including the district attorney, says he was shocked when he first learned that police had used dna collected from a woman's rape kit years earlier to connect her to an unre

city attorney david chiu says that this is the first case of its kind because his office is now targeting the entire supply chain. together. >> the over supplied opioids that resulted from the defendants false and misleading statements and from the defendant's failure to control against diversion, flooded san francisco with prescription opioids in created the crisis that we see playing out on our streets every day. >> according to chew, the city is already entering a settlement with one of the defendants. the company has agreed to pay 10 million dollars to san francisco to combat the crisis. 5 million of which will be paid immediately. the remaining 5 million will be paid over the next 10 years. >> its 7.37. and still ahead, johnny depp continuing his testimony. >> talking about his relationship with his ex-wife. he says what it was like being married to her. and she's suing her now and the worriers getting ready to take on denver tonight. we're going hear what they have to say about their first game away. >> well, we see waves of rainfall here across the bay area, the sierra we'll consis

for district 17 after the special election last week, the state assembly seat was held before by david chiuented the tenderloin and he's going to continue. he says, to serve that area because he says that they're struggling with homelessness. an illegal drug use. in fact, he says it goes beyond that neighborhood. he says that's why he ran for the state assembly. we need state leadership, state resources, every city and county doing their part on this. you can't expect to solve homelessness or fentanyl epidemic in one neighborhood as hard as we're trying. >> so we need to have consequences for affective consequences for people were selling fentanyl. we need to stop the flow of these drugs into our state and into our communities. and he says the state has the money, a sizable budget surplus next year. but 23 billion dollars more than previously expected. haney thanks. the money should be put towards homelessness and mental health services. make sure the systems work better. we can't have people who are just abandoned on our streets. we have to get them inside. but also people generally and in

haney is running against former city supervisor david campos to fill the seat left vacant by david chiu city attorney. if elected. he says that he will work with their breed to address homelessness. >> the golden state warriors are combined forces with a k-pop superstar south korean based high rapper bam bam was at the chase center last night ahead of his halftime performance planned for thursday. bam is actually a longtime fan of the team. he actually loves forward. andrew wiggins, big play from wigs is needed as the lawyers, jackie, for playoff positioning in their last few games. the dubs host the lakers at chase center on thursday. >> first goal is to secure home-court advantage. so we need one more win for that's the tangible the intangibles are, you playing with energy and maintaining a defensive presence and and force maybe wasn't there for a lot of the utah game. was pretty good against phoenix and sacramento. just trying to do. gain some consistency with our our defensive presence over the last 2 games. all right. remember, tipoff is going to be at 07:00pm. >> the giants took o

san francisco district attorney or city attorney david chiu says the companies failed to controlled the overflow of opioid prescription pills in the city resulting in nearly 500% jump in overdose deaths in san francisco between 2015 2020 endo pharmaceuticals was also listed as a defendant. but it has since agreed to a 10 million dollars settlement. >> just days after putting mask mandate is back and plays. philadelphia is now ending the indoor mask mandate. the state's board of health voted tonight to rescind the mandate, citing decreasing hospitalizations and a leveling off of case counts. the mandate just went into effect on monday at that time, philadelphia have become the first major u.s. city to reinstate the indoor mask mandate. however, starting at midnight masks will be required on all public transit in los angeles county, the county issued the new order today just days after a federal judge struck down the cdc's mask mandate for planes and public transportation. it requires masks in all forms of public transit, such as subways, buses and ride shares as well as transportation hu

san francisco city attorney david chiu previewed the case this morning. walgreens pharmacy opioid distributor and three opioid manufacturers are named in the suit. he accused the defendants of creating a widespread public health emergency by flooding the city with opioids. he said from 2006 to 2014 more than 163 million prescription pain pills were supplied in the city. the defendants also had knowledge that suspicious opioid orders and diversion into illegal markets were occurring. all of them routinely disregarded this information in order to keep selling more opioids, and this is in violation of the federal controlled substances act. to announce the city's reached an agreement in principle with one of the manufacturers named in the suit, including a $10 million settlement trial begins on monday. family of a sale. leandro man who was shot to death by police back in february of 2020 filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the city and the two officers. involved the family's attorney says the shooting of 33 year old steven taylor in april, 2020 was

it's addressed to then board president david chiu. i'm concerned about the need for a very solid, well informed planning commission made up of diverse members who bring expertise and a complete sense of fairness for all. in past years, i express my for the appointment of kathrin moore. observing her interaction with the public makes me appreciate her as a commissioner and saul she brings to the task. she is uniquely positioned and trained and brings the highest of standards to the job. with division and an unusual level of rigor she has built a superlative record. appointees of her caliber are not easy to find. san franciscans are very much indebted to commissioner moore for her steadfast service. sharing her knowledge, her profound knowledge and for her generous leadership and i ask you to confirm her as planning commission. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good morning. my name is jerry dratler with the san francisco coalition. i've observed kathrin moore reviewing the large case files. i cannot make the s

san francisco city attorney david chiu says that this is a first of its kind case because his officechain. together. >> the over supplied opioids that resulted from the defendants false and misleading statements and from the defendant's failure to control against diversion, flooded san francisco with prescription opioids in created the crisis that we see playing out on our streets every day. >> according to chu, that city is already entering a settlement with one of the defendants. that company has already agreed to pay 10 million dollars to san francisco to combat the crisis. 5 million will be paid immediately. and the remaining 5 million will be paid over 10 years. >> time now, 6.37. and there are real concerns over the state of california's legal marijuana market. state leaders are warning that the pop market could be on the verge of a collapsed kron four's. ashley zavala tells us what they need. >> leaders of california's legal cannabis market say it's still in crisis mode. actually, it's gotten as a as an overall and revenue being driven into the legal market has gotten worse. m

and acknowledge our entire current and former state legislative delegation, our city attorney, david chiu, who we really miss in the legislature. let's hear it for mr. chiu. when he was on the board of supervisors, his district was right along van ness, and he helped guide this along, and working with phil ting, the chair of the assembly budget committee, we've worked hard to get more funding in san francisco. we're getting more and more momentum to have the state be a better partner to counties and cities to make sure that we're adding more transit. so this is amazing. congratulations to everyone. we learned a lot from this project. it can -- it will not take this long in the future. we're working, as jeff mentioned, on legislation to dramatically streamline bus and rapid transportation. let's get more of it, let's get it done faster, and congratulations, everyone. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, senator wiener. one of the places that the bus will take you to is the san francisco opera, and so i am very pleased to introduce elisa sunshine and andrew king from the san francisco opera.