city attorney david chiu is suing three sro hotel owners.re liu lives at 1449 powell street, along with the property, is at 790. vallejo street and 912 jackson street in chinatown. >> it is not acceptable. it is not humane. >> chiu claims the landlord's neglected properties and created hazardous conditions for tenants and neighbors. we are bringing this lawsuit to ensure that these owners are held accountable. all the chinatown community development center ccdc works closely with sro tenants. the group says tenants taking action plus legal action by the city attorney will send a strong message to problematic landlords. >> you cannot do these kinds of things, not only in chinatown, but you can't do these kinds of things in san francisco, because if you do, the city is going to step in department of building inspection says it's been working with landlords, trying to bring them into compliance. >> but they say things have gotten out of hand, which is a cycle of neglect. >> that's been very persistent and said the city attorney coming in to ask

y dijo también que podría haberse prevenido al mismo tiempo, el fiscal de la ciudad, david chiu, expresó de armas de fuego. confirma la muerte de un recién nacido aquí en los doctores trataron de salvar cuando su madre embarazada falleció. horas antes, en un accidente vehicular en san josé, el altercado ocurrió el martes por la noche. la mujer conducía un carro cuando 2 sospechosos que viajaban en un vehículo robado chocaron contra la conductora. ella falleció en el hospital y el bebé murió un día después. los 2 hombres huyeron del lugar. con este se eleva a 43. el número de muertes por accidente vehicular en la ciudad de san josé, en lo que va de este año. la policía de sunnyvale resolvió el homicidio de una adolescente ocurrida hace décadas en 1979. estela elena mena, de 18 años de edad, murió acuchillada y asesinada mientras trabajaba como guardia de seguridad. por años, la policía no dio con el sospechoso. sin embargo, el año pasado envió su información a la base nacional de datos de genealogía. la primera prueba encontró aún posibles sospechosos, pero fue descartado. sin embargo, ot

. >> city attorney david chiu says the city has tried to get the landlord to address these problems.h little success today, kron 4 reached out to the landlords listed, but we have not yet heard back from any of them. >> check it out. surveillance video shows 5 guys wearing masks running into a gucci store. this is at the valley fair mall in san jose. they still about $50,000 worth of purses and merchandise and then took off all in just about 20 seconds. police say a responding officer was able to arrest one of the people, but they're still searching for the 4 others. my weather time here is we get a live look outside 6.80, in walnut creek where the sun has been in and out some clouds, but you go to the coast whole different story. yeah, very, very foggy and cloudy out there. lawrence karnow has a different picture for us. yes, some clouds rolling in right now. another week, fast-moving cold front begins to move in the bay area. now bringing with it. >> a chance of a couple more raindrops see some of the raindrops falling already in parts of the north. and that's going start to sag so

. >> city attorney david chiu says the city is trying to get the landlords to address the problems but has had little success. kron 4 reached out to the landlords listed. but we have yet to hear back. >> kron four's continuing to put the focus on fentanyl. the first person in california to be convicted of murder in connection with fentanyl distribution has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. nathaniel come gun was found guilty in july of causing the fentanyl death of a 15 year-old girl from roseville last year. prosecutors say he possessed and transported fentanyl. that was pressed into pills to look like percocet. they say he provided the pills to the girl which ultimately took her life. california attorney general rob bonta was at the courthouse today in roseville for the sentencing. >> california and across the nation, we are witnessing a devastating rice in young people. by accidental fentanyl overdose. we can't stress enough how dangerous fentanyl is. it's cheap. it's potent and its lethal. i want to just take a look ahead and remind us all that this work easy. there's more work

received special proclamations today from both district attorney brooke jenkins and city attorney david chiue 3000 people attended today's celebration. so that's a lot of food and drink. thank you, john. >> a lot of tradition right there. and you know what? the weather couldn't have been any better. >> and it's going to continue to be warm and sunny, spencer. >> it is going to be warm to hot and sunny, larry. let's take a look at what we expect for the overnight conditions. clear skies. no marine layer, no cooling effect near the coast. overnight lows will be mainly in the low to mid 60s, which is uncomfortably warm for some for some people. then tomorrow, look for high temperatures once again in the mid 90s inland, maybe a couple of upper 90s we'll see some low 90s around the bay shoreline and low 80s on the coast. and that pattern is going to continue for a while. by the way, a heat advisory will be in effect for parts of the bay area from 11 a.m. tomorrow to 11 p.m. friday. that includes san francisco, the east bay near the near the shoreline. the santa clara valley and the santa cruz mou

san francisco city attorney david chiu announced that the city is suing the owners of 3 single room occupancy or sro hotels in chinatown. >> they're located at 14. 49 powell street 7.90, vallejo street and 9.12, jackson street. the city's alleging that the landlords of these buildings have failed to properly maintain their properties. they say that the tenants, most of whom are immigrants have had to deal with among other things, broken in rusted, plumbing, broken doors and locks exposed wiring a lack of emergency exits, broken windows, lead paint, insect and rodent infestations and the lack of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. i got out those time speaking at a press conference, residents claim that they've been dealing with these problems for years out. yeah, they stop providing regular cleaning and has >> they know would repairs. we have a problem with voting and what >> broken windows. and that there's all the not and much more. >> they've profited off the suffering of their tenants. david chu says that the city has tried repeatedly to get the landlords to address the problems with lit

patients on tuesday morning, san francisco city attorney david chiu announced that the city is suing the owners of 3 single room occupancy or sro hotels in chinatown. >> they're located at 14. 49 powell street 7.90, vallejo street and 9.12, jackson street. the city's alleging that the landlords of these buildings have failed to properly maintain their properties. they say that the tenants, most of whom are immigrants have had to deal with among other things, broken in rusted, plumbing, broken doors and locks exposed wiring a lack of emergency exits, broken windows, lead paint, insect and rodent infestations and the lack of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. i got out those time speaking at a press conference, residents claim that they've been dealing with these problems for years and they stop providing regular cleaning and has >> they know would where repairs we have a problem with voting and what >> broken windows. and that there's all the not and much more. >> they've profited off the suffering of their tenants. david chu says that the city has tried repeatedly to get the landlo

san francisco city attorney david chiu is expected to announce a lawsuit against some owners of singleoom occupancy buildings, single room, occupancy buildings sorrows, house low-income tenants living in one room. she was suing 3 chinatown, sro owners with allegations of creating public nuisances and endangering the safety of tenants and neighbors. he's going to be joined by the city's department of building inspection at 11 o'clock this morning. >> on the peninsula, half moon bay had his 50th annual pumpkin weigh off and the biggest one broke a world record fitting up a base champion. travis king are from minnesota, grew the world's largest pumpkin 2000, 249 bells as of a pumpkin previous record was 2,202 pounds. now we had a chance to catch up with the winner before the way. and take a listen. >> world records always knocking. so we'll you're close to it. yeah, we're close. it's just a matter of if it weighs. >> well, a good way. can you walk away with more than $54,000 in prize money? wow. >> hey, good morning, everyone. i'm michael thomas live in the city of hayward. live in the ci

now today in front of one of the buildings along powell street here, san francisco city attorney david chiu announced the lawsuit which is aimed at the multiple owners of these 3 sro's, which is single room occupancy hotels. he says that for years the city has been trying to get the owners of these buildings to address problems, including rusted plumbing, exposed wiring, insect infestations mold and mildew issues, broken doors and locks lead paint, lack of emergency exits. and they're asking in this lawsuit that the owner's address these problems and also provide relief to the tenants, many of whom are immigrants here to the u.s.. many of them don't even speak english. they're looking for help for those folks as well. now i talked to david jury said earlier that this, you know, filing a lawsuit was not there. first choice. they tried for a long time to address these problems. lawsuits are not the first. >> option for us to move forward. what we're always trying to do is city departments. our clients are always trying to work with landlords to bring conditions up to code and that's what they

san francisco city attorney david chiu is expected to announce a lawsuit against some owners of single room occupancy buildings. >> so single room, occupancy buildings otherwise known sorrows, house, low-income tenants that live in just one room. welsh who is suing 3 chinatown, sro owners. with allegations of creating a public nuisance, endangering the safety and tenants of tenants and neighbors. he's going to be joined by the city's department of building inspection at about 11 o'clock this morning. >> kaiser employees serve an official notice of a possible follow-up strike next month. comes just one day after any. what was the largest two-day strike involving health care workers in history? a possible second strike would begin on november first son in a week later, are demanding better pay and measures to alleviate chronic staffing shortages and high turnover of workers. negotiations are set to resume this friday and saturday. >> well, monday was the high school band challenge at the golden gate park bandshell on the last day of fleet week. take a listen. pretty cool. barry, a high s

city attorney david chiu is suing three sro hotel owners. they own the building where liu lives at 1449 powell street, along with the property at 790. vallejo street and 912 jackson street in chinatown. >> it is not acceptable. it is not humane. >> chiu claims the landlord's neglected properties and created hazardous conditions for tenants and neighbors. we are bringing this lawsuit to ensure that these owners are held accountable. the chinatown community development center, ccdc, works closely with sro tenants. the group says tenants taking action plus legal action by the city attorney will send a strong message to problems. >> landlords you cannot do these kinds of things, not only in chinatown, but you can't do these kinds of things in san francisco because if you do, the city is going to step in. >> department of building inspection says it's been working with landlords, trying to bring them into compliance. but they say things have gotten out of hand. >> is a cycle of neglect that's been very persistent and the city attorney coming in t

co-owner john constan received a special proclamation from both da brooke jenkins and city attorney david chiund john always like. john's always has these events like different times during the year and it's really a time for like so many people in the city to come together and catch up and i just am so excited that they did that, like free food, drinks and everything. what did you have? okay, i had started with the caesar salad because my body is a temple, and then i moved on to some steak. they had lamb chops, they had ravioli, they had wine, they had these little carrot cake bites. but it was really the vibe is that sounds fun. it was fun. the street was blocked off. >> i'm sorry i didn't join you. but also, i'm glad i was on the couch. >> you were? i really tried. >> you did try. and i appreciate that. coming up, noise complaints for the second straight year after sound from a music festival traveled across the bay. >> and you're looking live right now at the big board at the new york stock exchange. we're down right now by about 50 points. another update on the markets next. >> then, more

well, this morning, san francisco city attorney david chiu is expected to announce a lawsuit against some owners of single room occupancy buildings, single room, occupancy buildings, otherwise known as sorrows, house, low-income tenants, living in one room. welsh who is suing 3 chinatown, sro owners alleging that they created a public nuisance and endanger the safety of tenants and neighbors. he's going to be joined by the city's department of building inspection at 11:00am. to explain more. happening tonight. the city of danville is expected to hold a meeting to decide whether to allow the delivery of cannabis to residential areas. danville has prohibited the use of cannabis since the states legalization. however, a new state law called the the disenrolled cannabis patients right of access act with lyft danville's current ban on that delivery of cannabis. this is set to happen on january. 1st, the city will also discuss whether to protect those who use cannabis for medical purposes. the hollywood writers strike is now officially over members of the writers guild of america have vote

i guess today is david chiu, the city attorney for the city and county of san francisco , and he's here today to talk to us about the opioid crisis, reproductive rights and the non citizen voting program. mr chu, welcome to the show. thanks for having me on happy to talk about whatever you want me to talk about, so can we start by explaining the difference between the city attorney's office and the district attorney's office? i think it could be slightly confused. that is a very common fusion with members of the public so um, if you get arrested in san francisco by the san francisco police department, all criminal matters are dealt with by the san francisco district attorney . we handle all civil matters on behalf of the city and county of san francisco. what that means is a number of things. we provide advice and counsel to all actors within city government from our mayor. every member of the board of supervisors to the 100 plus departments, commissions boards that represent the city and county of san francisco. we also defend the city against thousands of lawsuits. so if you slip and

i guess today is david chiu, the city attorney for the city and county of san francisco , and he's here today to talk to us about the opioid crisis, reproductive rights and the non citizen voting program. mr chu, welcome to the show. thanks for having me on happy to talk about whatever you want me to talk about, so can we start by explaining the difference between the city attorney's office and the district attorney's office? i think it could be slightly confused. that is a very common fusion with members of the public so um, if you get arrested in san francisco by the san francisco police department, all criminal matters are dealt with by the san francisco district attorney . we handle all civil matters on behalf of the city and county of san francisco. what that means is a number of things. we provide advice and counsel to all actors within city government from our mayor. every member of the board of supervisors to the 100 plus departments, commissions boards that represent the city and county of san francisco. we also defend the city against thousands of lawsuits. so if you slip and

i guess today is david chiu, the city attorney for the city and county of san francisco , and he's hereo talk to us about the opioid crisis, reproductive rights and the non citizen voting program. mr chu, welcome to the show. thanks for having me on happy to talk about whatever you want me to talk about, so can we start by explaining the difference between the city attorney's office and the district attorney's office? i think it could be slightly confused. that is a very common fusion with members of the public so um, if you get arrested in san francisco by the san francisco police department, all criminal matters are dealt with by the san francisco district attorney . we handle all civil matters on behalf of the city and county of san francisco. what that means is a number of things. we provide advice and counsel to all actors within city government from our mayor. every member of the board of supervisors to the 100 plus departments, commissions boards that represent the city and county of san francisco. we also defend the city against thousands of lawsuits. so if you slip and fall in

i guess today is david chiu, the city attorney for the city and county of san francisco , and he's here today to talk to us about the opioid crisis, reproductive rights and the non citizen voting program. mr chu, welcome to the show. thanks for having me on happy to talk about whatever you want me to talk about, so can we start by explaining the difference between the city attorney's office and the district attorney's office? i think it could be slightly confused. that is a very common fusion with members of the public so um, if you get arrested in san francisco by the san francisco police department, all criminal matters are dealt with by the san francisco district attorney . we handle all civil matters on behalf of the city and county of san francisco. what that means is a number of things. we provide advice and counsel to all actors within city government from our mayor. every member of the board of supervisors to the 100 plus departments, commissions boards that represent the city and county of san francisco. we also defend the city against thousands of lawsuits. so if you slip and

but now city attorney david chiu's office says that ruling is limiting the city's efforts to addressder whether to take up the case later this month. our time is now. 614. bart's downtown san jose expansion is running into another very expensive delay. transit officials say they need another ten years and $3 billion. the bart was scheduled to bring the trains to the south bay by 2026. that 16 mile extension project will include six stations between fremont and santa clara. but now that timeline is being pushed back to 2036, despite this increase, the new figure remains within our funding plan due to strong support by locally supported sales tax measures and state and federal sources. now the vta is blaming the delays on project adjustments. inflation and rising labor and construction costs. canadian airline porter is expanding its service to the bay area. porter will offer daily round trips between sfo and toronto's main airport starting january 25th. it's also adding service to lax. now the company says it's select city treatment includes free beer and wine and free wi-fi on its all

i guess today is david chiu, the city attorney for the city and county of san francisco , and he's heretoday to talk to us about the opioid crisis, reproductive rights and the non citizen voting program. mr chu, welcome to the show. thanks for having me on happy to talk about whatever you want me to talk about, so can we start by explaining the difference between the city attorney's office and the district attorney's office? i think it could be slightly confused. that is a very common fusion with members of the public so um, if you get arrested in san francisco by the san francisco police department, all criminal matters are dealt with by the san francisco district attorney . we handle all civil matters on behalf of the city and county of san francisco. what that means is a number of things. we provide advice and counsel to all actors within city government from our mayor. every member of the board of supervisors to the 100 plus departments, commissions boards that represent the city and county of san francisco. we also defend the city against thousands of lawsuits. so if you slip and f