we have led on environmental issues as assembly member david chu has said.e move forward with clean power sf. the single most important thing we can do to ban climate change. we banned styrofoam, the largest ban in the country. and we pushed forward legislation that kept over 40 tons out of the bay and landfill. but we are not done. we are not done. there is more work to do. and i'm proud that yesterday the legislation i introduced to make it clear that we don't support what this administration is trying to do to turn back the hands of time, that we unanimously at the board of supervisors passed legislation to ask this administration to uphold the clean power plan introduced by the obama administration. [cheers and applause] we won't back down, we will stand strong here in san francisco. 47 other states throughout this country have said we want this plan to continue and we won't stop fighting until it does. we won't stop fighting until the decisions that are made in our city and across the country reflect our values. and that is think being the future and th

so, with that, let me turn it offense -- over to my colleague, david chu, who has been a real partnern this effort. [applause] >> i had a san francisco experience this morning, my first interview with my son, 2 years old, for nursery school, i'm sorry about that. but i know today is in part a celebration for john. and i want to congratulate you for what we just learned, but we're here because there are still thousands of san franciscans, men, women, children, families. there are hundreds of thousands of californians who are suffering every day on the streets of our golden state. there is so much more that we need to do to address this. phil referred to the fact this is not just a crisis in san francisco, it's a crisis in california. when i went to the legislature in 2014, we had the highest rates of homelessness in the country here in california. 20% of america's homeless here in our state. today, that statistic is 25%. in 2014, one out of three, chronically homeless americans live in california. today that statistic is 42%. the crisis that has been here in our city is now all over th

. >> reporter: that's david chu of san francisco. he and timothy grayson are behind the goal of bidding housing next to b.a.r.t. stations. even utilizing parking lots. it requires affordable housing and local governments to change zoning rules to accommodate b.a.r.t.'s plans in order to streamline the process. they would like to see at least 20,000 new housing units built around b.a.r.t. stations in the coming years. >> this will move our region forward with smart transit that benefits families, workers, and employers alike. >> reporter: lawmakers hope this will speed up projects. one just broke ground last week near fruitvale that was supposed to open in 2008. the "san francisco chronicle" reports it has been 24 years since the plan was conceived and 14 since the 47-unit first phase opened up. matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, matt. the city council for a village of tiny homes for the homeless to two pieces of land in the city. this is an artist's rendition. you can see what the tiny homes will look like. southwest of the over

assembly members rob bonta of oakland, david chu of san francisco and state senator nancy skinner of berkeley are proposing raising the minimum wage from 18 to 21. they're making announcement right now in sacramento along with anti-gun violence groups. >>> warriors' head coach steve kerr will take time off the court next week to talk about gun violence. he's scheduled to participate in a town hall meeting with congressman. they will speak in newark high school at 3:45. kerr is an outspoken advocate for gun control. >>> developing news in va hll police say yesterday afternoon around 3:45 an suv that was stopped on vervais avenue began to roll backwards and hit an 18-year-old woman walking on the sidewalk. she later died at the hospital. police have not yet released a description of the suspect. >>> more questions this morning about the russia investigation and how it affects the staff at the white house. we have the newest developments from the washington. >> reporter: did the president cross the line when he tried to pick up details on the russia investigation? sources tell abc news

is not fatal what is needed is the courage to continue a quote from churchill to the members here david chu to thank you very much. colombians will vote on sunday in the first parliamentary elections to include candidates from the former rebel group fog the peace deal which ended the fifty year war was signed in twenty sixteen but as i was under him getting reports from character the path through fighting the government to fighting elections has not been an easy one. it's the last day of complaining for former far commander big deal and it's a symbolic one she's back in her hometown. colombia the town she left thirty one years ago to become a given your fighter but this is the work. you have resisted you have had the ability and the courage to endure the systematic violence that has been waged against our people when you fight party has been running on a platform of political and social welfare reform but it has had a hard time attracting people outside of its traditional base and in all attendance here are poor farmers mostly cocoa growers hoping peace will bring about change. the hope is

to senator scott weiner, david chu and thank you to phil ting. he could not be here today with conflicts, but he has been instrumental in this process and this entire budget team. we are once again here proud to say we're not only a sanctuary city, but a sanctuary state. here in san francisco, we will be a supporter of our immigrant community. it's part of our dna and it's part of who we are. our immigrant community makes our city more diverse. it makes our city more safe. we're here to protect them. it's no secret that our city like many others across the country, is facing incredible pressures from the policies coming out of the federal administration in washington d.c. the president has based his campaign and his political platform on hate and distrust and is something that as san francisco residents, we will not stand for. we will stand up for our communities and we will uphold our values in san francisco. just this week we know that ice detained 150 individuals across the bay area. families were ripped apart. lives shattered here in the bay

the hotels and the offices in this area plan and wanted to echo the comments of todd david about david chu's bill 73 and i think there has been talk between the city and jane kim's office that are moving forward to implement some measures that will protect workers accelerate the approval for the housing. i really think we're kind of hitting it from all sides when it comes to what we're doing as of now. look forward to seeing what transpires between now and next hearing. >> commissioner moore: enlightening contribution. great reading. i see a deepening of understanding of the plan and still my ears are wide open to all issues being raised and hopes to go forward to be sensitive to everything that has been said. starting with flower mart, temporary relocation. i appreciate the video, but that does not speak as much to the critique of the pier buildings, but rather appreciating the new buildings as it's coming online. interim time for the flower mart that is important. it would help to hear more about it. this is like tower separation between office comes online first, competing with housing, i

assembly man david chu introduced the legislation to call for 250 million in state funding to reconstruct the embarcadero seawall. it's in need of repairs to protect against earthquakes and flooding from rising sea levels. current seawall was built in 1879. it rns along 3 miles of water front from fisherman's wharf to the park. >>> along with nonprofit organizations, that provide services to minorities and low income communities the sugar ris tax advisory committee is making recommendation how to pend the ren new -- spend the revenue generated by the soda tax that went in effect in gatch the committee recommends that funds be used by public schools to encourage stewed don't drink fewer sugary drinks, drink more water and increase physical activity. and they recommend about half the money go to monday profits that provide services to low income communities of color because soda is blamed for chronic health problems like i do bite why is a-- diabetes and hart disease in the communities. >>> tonight five dan dates for mayor will appear in a forum at the castro theater at 7:30 to focus on nei

the bill is authored by david chu and tim greyson.bart so approve steam line standards for housing and low income units. cities would be required to loosen some of their zoning restrictions. any city or county that did not supply would risk losing control of development projects on bart owned land. >>> san francisco muni reportedly thinking about changing fares again. believe it or not, in some cases the fares will go down. the chronicle reports the mta considering drops in fares for two groups, people who buy monthly passes and visitor passports that are offered to tourists. at the same time the mta is considering more fare hikes in other areas. they will debate all of those changes later today to help close a 20 million budget deficit. >>> new video coming in this morning of a dramatic rescue of two men caught in an avalanche saturday in washington state. this is helmet cam video from one of the rescuers. the drama laid out 50 miles west of seattle. the men were snowboarding when they were caught up in that avalanche. sadly, two oth

david. i am proud to be here as the mayor to thank -- [horn honk] i'm going to start off. i want to thank mr. chu along with assembly member ting, but specifically on this issue here. leadership is critical to the future of our city. critical to the future of the waterfront and proud to be here at this announcement today. our waterfront is one of the most iconic parts of san francisco. it always has been. subjects of pictures, it's why tourists come here. it's one of the most beautiful parts of our city. and holding up the waterfront is our seawall. these are the buildings, the waterfront, the restaurants, the small businesses, but it's been holding back the bay to make sure that our tunnels are not flooded. holding back the rising tides of our san francisco bay to make sure we can walk along the waterfront in front of us here today. it is critically important to san francisco today and to the future of our city. we need to do everything we can as a city to make sure it survives and it's strong for the next generation. this project is not cheap. i want to really thank elaine for her leadership an

i want to acknowledge david chu for his commitment to tackling california's issues up in sacramento andomeless issues as well. we're honored to have great leaders just as tinge and chu up in sacramento representing the members of san francisco. we're all here because we understand that our city like our cities across the state of california, is undergoing a homelessness crisis. our streets and sidewalks are filled with people who are struggling with mental health challenge, drug addiction and poverty. this cannot be the status quo. it cannot be the new normal and it is not something we're going to accept here in san francisco. homelessness is a complex issue that requires a full gamut of solutions. we have to prevent people from losing their homes and we're doing such great work as a city, when you think about the move assistance programs, the eviction prevention programs and the grants we have that remove barriers to housing. we're doing that work here in san francisco. in the unfortunate circumstances where people do lose their homes, we have to pursue measures that are successful and