powered scooter share program permit application rolled out today by san francisco city attorney dennis herrera. back in april herrera issued cease and desist letters to the three e-scooter companies operating in san francisco because...sot that is 1,800 complaints within the first month of scooter companies setting up shop. some of those those complaints include parked scooters blocking sidewalks, bus stops, doorways and other public spaces. the director of san francisco municipal transportation agency ed reiskin says in between now and june 4th any scooter company wanting to do business in san francisco will have to apply for one of five available permits...

san francisco city attorney dennis herrera released a statement: paid leave for almost three years. right now: the search is on for an arson suspect in concord. the a- >> the officers have been on paid leave for almost three years. >>> right now the search is on for an arson suspect in concord.

powered scooter share program permit application rolled out today by san francisco city attorney dennis herrera. back in april herrera issued cease and desist letters to the three e-scooter companies operating in san francisco because...sot that is 1,800 complaints within the first month of scooter companies setting up shop. some of those those complaints include parked scooters blocking sidewalks, bus stops, doorways and other public spaces. the director of san francisco municipal transportation agency ed reiskin says in between now and june 4th any scooter company wanting to do business in san francisco will have to apply for one of five available permits...

-- attorney dennis herrera about possible litigation with tetratech. i'm going to make sure it happens as a community leader in bayview-hunters point. we will not let this go unpunished. >> thank you. next speaker. >> michelle pierce, bayview-hunters point community advocates. i want to start by saying i find it unacceptable the level of patriarchy and level of assumptio assumptions here. i can understand the data, kim, there are several residents in bayview-hunters point that can understand the data, and people will tell you since 2014, i have kbn asking to see the data and have it made available to community because i don't trust what government is saying to us. second point of contention is the fact that the community has known since 2013 that this stuff is bad. not 2012, and we have been asking for the removal of tetratech since then and what the navy did was they just let their contract die out, they never fired them. these are real issues. we need authority, auto nomy, and equity. supervisor cohen, you and i talked about this -- [inaudible] >> th

city attorney dennis herrera filed suit for unlawfully renting the house for airbnb. >>> california will file an emergency appeal of a judge's opinion to overturn a 2015 state right to die law. dan diaz, the husband of ittany menard who inspired the law when she moved to oregon to end her life after a brain cancer diagnoses joined us. >> and i am catholic, so you know, while the leadership of the church, might have their position of being opposed to medically dying. support among catholics for this practice, the kosupport. >> the law allows adults to obtain a prescription for life ending drugs. >> ballots are being cast for a candidate who is no longer campaigning. serta resigned and suspended his campaign. his name is still on the ballot. >> dominic caserta is no longer of the santa clara city council. he remains a candidate. in fact the resident at this house says he is planning on voting for caserta however not aware that the campaign has been suspended. there you have it. listed third on the official ballot out of seven candidates. voters are already casting their ballots. >> reporte

-- attorney dennis herrera about possible litigation with tetratech. i'm going to make sure it happens as a community leader in bayview-hunters point. we will not let this go unpunished. >> thank you. next speaker. >> michelle pierce, bayview-hunters point community advocates. i want to start by saying i find it unacceptable the level of patriarchy and level of assumptio assumptions here. i can understand the data, kim, there are several residents in bayview-hunters point that can understand the data, and people will tell you since 2014, i have kb a

that prompted an appeal by the city attorney dennis herrera. the court of appeals is expected to issue a decision about this within 90 days. >>> safely crossing busy san francisco streets can sometimes be a daunting task. that's why the san francisco chef rotation agency and the group senior and disability action are teaming up to increase the crossing times at 1200 intersections. advocates say adding a few seconds allows everyone more time to safely cross the street. the group says hundreds of pedestrians are injured by vehicles each year. the longer times will be rolled out gradually over the next few years. >>> starting today, the bike and pedestrian passed on the western side of the bay bridge will be opened around the clock for a trial run. caltrans says it will keep the 2.2 mile path from oakland open for a ten-day period. the trial begins this morning at 6:00. it lasts until saturday, may 19. >>> 4:46. thousands of commuters all over the bay area will trade in their cars for a bike. because it is bike to work day. hundreds of energizing

dennis herrera. back in april...herrera issued cease and desist letters to áthree e- scooter companies... operating in in san francisco. he believes the scooters are a danger to both pedestrians... ( robin ) herrera also says... san francisco will hold each company responsible... for the behavior of customers using their scooter products. s-f-m-t-a officials say companies will have to pay 5- thousand dollars for a permit... pay a 25-thousand dollar application fee... and also pay a 10-thousand dollar insurance fee. ( robin ) the golden state warriors are one loss away from elimination in the western conference finals. game 5 was a back and forth contest. the rockets jumped out to a lead in the first quarter. but the warriors were able to come back and tie it up going into half time. at the end of the third quarter the warriors had a o

san francisco homeowners are being sued for illegally turning their home into a city attorney dennis herrera filed suit for unlawfully renting the house for >>> california will file an emergency appeal of a judge's opinion to overturn a 2015 state right to die law. dan diaz, the husband of brittany menard who inspired the law when she moved to oregon to end her life after a brain cancer diagnoses joined us. >> and i am catholic, so you know, while the leadership of the church, might have their position of being opposed to medically dying. support among catholics for this practice, the kosupport. >> the law allows adults to obtain a prescription for life ending drugs. >> ballots are being cast for a candidate who is no longer campaigning. caserta resigned and suspended his campaign. his name is still on the ballot. >> dominic caserta is no longer of the santa clara city council. he remains a candidate. in fact the resident at this house says he is planning on voting for caserta however not aware that the campaign has been suspended. there you have it. listed third on the official ballot out o

thank the committee for sending this out with a positive recommendation, thank city attorney dennis herrera and district attorney george gasconfor working with us as well as department of public health, barbara garcia and supervisors sheehy and kim for co-sponsoring this and colleagues, i respectfully ask for your support. supervisor safai? >> supervisor safai: could you add me as a sponsor please. >> president breed: yes. without objection the ordinance will be adopted unanimously on the first reading. next item please. >> clerk: item 15, resolution to retroactively authorize the sheriff's department to accept expend $300,000 grant for justice and mental health collaboration program funds to be administered by the bureau of justice assistance for the period of october 1st, 2017, through september 19th, 2019. >> president breed: same house, same call? without objection the resolution is adopted unanimously. next item. >> clerk: retroactively authorize agreement amendments for specialized and technical services for natural resources and watershed management and monitoring in the following am

city attorney dennis herrera is suing the homeowners for unlawfully renting the bernal heights home. it was listed on a rental site for more than 300 nights... over a 17 month period. in october... police say more than 100 bullets were fired during a party at the house. one person was hurt... and more than a dozen homes and cars were pierced by bullets. ( james ) president trump is once again saying oakland mayor libby schaaf should be prosecuted for obstruction of justice. during a roundtable on california's sanctuary policies... president trump renewed his attack on mayor schaff. this goes back to february... when schaaf warned the city of oakland that ice raids were coming. the president says the warning allowed as many as 1-thousand people to avoid arrest. but the mayor refused to be drawn in tweeting -- "spent the day presenting our vision to make college a reality for every child from oakland." she then added the hashtags -- not distracted and not obstructing. ( darya ) now to basketball and now to basketball and it was a rough night for the golden state warriors. the rockets w

wanted to thank you so much for your time, and i'm asking you to call for a full investigation by dennis herrera. thank you. >> supervisor sheehy: thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi. good afternoon. thank you for having this hearing. my name is jay fisher. i'm a resident at 65 pala street. i'm a veritas tenant. i'm here tot about habitability and the greater picture for veritas tenants. we've heard a lot today about bad actors, and i want to say that -- speak to that -- last month, i received a letter taped to my door, accusing me of racially attacking veritas employees and spitting on them. this was patently false, these allegations were untrue, and they never happened, so when we hear about bad actors, this is an example. thank you for having this hearing today. i appreciate it. >> supervisor sheehy: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. it's so nice to have a chance to speak with you. everything that they've said, they've voiced out, i've experienced. more so, i have a disabled son. there's a renovation below, demolition above me and in front of me in my unit, and that crack

dennis herrera issued subpoenas today and they are being ordered to turn over records on drivers and whether they are listed as employees or private contractors. the city wants infoand benefits they follow a recent ruling that narrows who can be classified as an independent contractor. >>> you may never need to go back to the dmv again. a company has come up with a new digital license plate. jackie ward shows us how it works. >> reporter: we called them and asked them about this. they referred us to the tech company that is responsible for these new license plates. drivers can change them as often as they want. it might even save them time at the dmv. >> it was about simplifying registration. >> reporter: this plate allows drivers to customize their license plate with dmv approved features. they can switch the banner for different causes, change the color, and one day share with other drivers around them and an amber alert.>> they also like the ability that if the vehicle was stolen they could track the plate. >> reporter: it also allows the owner to see their personalized data, like

. >> reporter: city attorney dennis herrera announced details of the new law designed to regulate theared powered scooters. >> any scooter company currently operating in the city is required to removed -- remove it's scooters from city sidewalks by june fourth. >> reporter: the law was unanimously passed by the board of supervisors april 25. that means it must get in line for the permit applications, which much -- must be submitted by june 7. >> it represents a thoughtful, coordinated, and affected -- of active approach. >> reporter: under a pilot program, they will evaluate whether the scooters serve the public interest. [ wind blowing ] said -- line said, we recognize there is still a learning curve and we will use the time to further promote rider safety and proper parking in the community. as he witnessed riders like this one going the opposite way, chester can see why people are getting upset. >> i see these scattered everywhere, man. it was getting annoying. people would literally come by so quick driving on the sidewalk and almost hit me, man. and everyone else. >> san francisc

dennis herrera issued cease and desist letters to áthree e-scooter companies.d scooters ridden on sidewalks pose a considerable danger to both pedestrians and the riders. there have been reports of broken bones, bruises and near misses by these scooters.">( darya ) herrera also says san francisco will hold each company responsible... for the behavior of customers using their scooter products. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ...a bay area water park is set to reopen ... and so will a water slide that injured a boy. ( darya )and next... watch what you say... alexa may be recording and sending your messages. make ross your destination for savings. if you're looking for an incredible selection of the brands you love, this season's newest trends for a fraction of what you'd pay at department stores, ♪ you gotta go to ross they'd tell you to go to ross. because there's so much to choose from. listen to your pets. they're your best friends, so they don't want you to spend more than you have to. if you want to save big on pet accessories, you gotta go to

city attorney dennis herrera issued subpoenas to the rideshare companies. he wants records on drivers and whether they are listed as employees or independent contractors. the city also wants information on pay and benefits. it follows a recent ruling restricting who can be classified as an independent contractor. >>> so let's see how all those uber, lyft cars are doing out there as well as the other cars on the roads. >>> a big rig on 680 approaching 580, this big rig got into an accident earlier and a fuel spill resulted in that. and we have the three right lanes closed heading southbound. reduced speeds as people go to the left lanes. chp has just informs us that they hope to open them by 6:00. that's the eto but that's a sliding scale so we'll kind posted. we'll continue to monitor. this in the meantime, give yourself some extra time heading through that stretch. we're also getting first reports of a new accident and this is westbound 580 as you approach 238. it's a hit-and-run crash leaving the victim vehicle on the shoulder starting to slow some folks

so hat's off to you, dennis herrera, for being such a grownup. [laughter] >> supervisor breed: thank you, to you and your team for all the work you're doing. thank you so much and congratulations. okay, madam clerk, let's go back to our agenda and go to our 3:00 p.m. special order. please call items 34 and 35. >> clerk: items 34 and 35 are scheduled pursuant to a motion of file 180264, approved on april 10, 2018, for a hearing to consider objections to a report of delinquent charges for code enforcement cases with delinquent costs and fees subject to building inspection for services rendered by department, costs pursuant to code violations referenced above and the resolution it approve the report that will come out of this hearing, madam president. >> supervisor breed: today's committee as a whole is being conducted to hear public dem testimony to hear on delinquent charges, for code enforcement violations and associated fees pursuant to the building and administrative codes, we will now open this hearing and first we'll hear from the department.

city attorney dennis herrera has sued the home's owners for unlawfully renting the bernal heights homeit was listed on short-term website for at least 319 nights during a 17 month period. and in october...police say more than 100 bullets were fired during a party at the house. the shooting left a person wounded and more than a dozen homes and cars pierced by bullets in the quiet neighborhood. (pam) there are nearly two dozen more cases in that food poisoning outbreak... linked to romaine lettuce grown in arizona. and the c-d-c says, now, 172 people across 32- states have been sickened. at least 75 people have been hospitalized ... that includes 20 with kidney failure. and one person from california has died. the lettuce was harvested april 16th.... and officials say, should no longer be in stores or restaurants because of its shelf life. coming up at eight.. a driver.. fired for what an attorney calls, a bone chilling interaction with a child on a bus. plus. growing signs that recycling is in crisis....the items that now have nowhere to go and could end up in a landfill. and next. an e

san francisco city attorney dennis herrera released a statement: paid leave for almost three years. right now: the search is on for an arson suspect in concord. the a- >> the officers have been on paid leave for almost three years. >>> right now the search is on for an arson suspect in concord. the atf is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. the massive fire tt broke out last month at an apartment complex that was under construction. on your left, this new video shows a person authorities say is responsible. the fire caused an estimated $55 million in damage. >>> time now 6:41. the kilauea volcano is wreaking havoc on hawaii's big island. the damage done and new evacuations under way. >> plus, what state lawmakers are doing to protect net neutrality rules. >> and the rules that could soon be coming for self- driving cars in california. >> the stock market opened just about 10 minutes ago. let's take a check on the big board. dow is it down now about 90 points. coming up, we'll get an update from kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. i'm dianne fein

dennis herrera said: the officers have been on paid leave for almost 3 years.he coast guard is searching for a possible shipwreck -- by relying on clues from debris in the sand. parts of a damaged boat >> they have been on paid leave for almost three years. >>> the contra costa searching for a shipwreck by relying on clues from debris in the sand. parts of the damaged boat watched up off the coast of pacifica near pacifica state beach. they found a slap of wood with rio and barka imprinted in the wood. the coast guard is relying on those two words to help them find the name of the ship. they are also calling on the community to try to help identify who it belongs to. nobody is reported missing and there are no reports of any overdue vessels or crashes. >>> a flight attendant being praised for going the extra mile. >> she found a flash drive full of wedding photos at a bay area airport and then spent days trying to track down the newlyweds. alicia fort found the drive in a crosswalk outside oakland international airport. when the flight attendant discovered the

city attorney dennis herrera, the municipal transportation agency and dpw unveiled new rules today for a one-year pilot program. the motorized scooter companies will need to obtain permits. they have been ordered to stop all operations by june 4th and not to resume rentals until the proper permits have been issued. >> we can have innovation, but it must keep our sidewalks safe and accessible for all pedestrians. we can have convenience. but it can't sacrifice privacy and equity along the way. >> the board of supervisors voted to regulate scooters last month after receiving hundreds of complaints about scooters careening down sidewalks or left blocking walkways. the city is now planning to limit the number of permits available to 2500 and that's for five companies, 500 scooters each. the city attorney said we could see permits begin to be issued by the end of june. >>> taking a look at the temperatures from today, just like they were yesterday. it's been cooler than average. daytime highs are 10 to 15 degrees below average for this time of the year. tomorrow will be foggy and cloudy and

then marched into city hall and hand-delivered a letter to the city attorney's office urging dennis herrera to end the gang injunction orders. the city attorney's office did not meet with protestors but did release a statement reading in part: "san francisco's gang injunctions have always been designed to protect civil rights while achieving public safety. to be covered by a gang injunction in san francisco, a judge must determine by clear and convincing evidence that a person is an active gang member engaged in extensive gang activity. san francisco has periodically reviewed its gang injunctions and we are now in the process of a top-to-bottom evaluation." organizers of the protests say they will come back to city hall in two weeks when a committee will be meeting to discuss the issue of gang injunctions. in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> dozens of homeless people forced out of an encampment in the north bay. >> i just don't understand why as a city we're not allowing camping. >> up next, the efforts now to find them homes and why some say they won't work. >> lebron

city attorney dennis herrera, the san francisco municipal transportation agency and the department of public works unveiled new rules for those scooters today. under a one-year pilot program, starting today, the city will begin issuing permits to motorized scooter rental companies. but until then, scooter companies have been ordered to stop operations as of june 4th and not resume rentals until permits have been issued. >> we can have innovation but it must keep our sidewalks safe and accessible for all pedestrians. we can have convenience. but it can't sacrifice anything along the way. >> permits will probably be issued late july. the board of supervisors voted to regulate scooters after complaints about speeding and blocked sidewalks. the sfmta is also considering a permitting system. under that pilot program, it would grant permits to five companies for 500 scooters each. >>> today a judge denied to release from custody one of the two suspects charged in the ghost ship warehouse fire from oakland. max harris was the alleged second in command at the oakland warehouse where a fire ki

city attorney dennis herrera is suing the homeowners for unlawfully renting the bernal heights home. more than 300 nights... over a 17 month period. in october... police say more than 100 bullets were fired during a party at the house. one person was hurt... and more than a dozen homes and cars were pierced by bullets. ( james ) president trump is once again saying oakland mayor libby schaaf should be prosecuted for obstruction of justice. during a roundtable on california's sanctuary policies... president trump renewed his attack on mayor schaff. this goes back to february... when schaaf warned the city of oakland that ice raids were coming. the president says the warning allowed as many as 1-thousand people to avoid arrest. but the mayor refused to be drawn in tweeting -- "spent the day presenting our vision to make college a reality for every child from oakland." she then added the hashtags -- not distracted and not obstructing. ( james ) happening today... tech security guards in silicon valley will protest for union contracts and better wages and benefits. it starts at 10-30 a-m

city attorney dennis herrera says they use the ellis ablgt to kick out tenants in pacific heights and turn into short term rentalsfined for the same things several years ago but appears they never stopped. >>> this morning new questions following the release of the official autopsy. those new findings contain critical differences with the private autopsy conducted earlier at the clark family's request. official autopsy maintains clark most likely moved towards officers before being shot head on. the privacy autopsy found they shot clark in the back. clark's grandmother did not read the new report but folk using on the officerss who fired. >> how do you sleep? >> a thorough investigation and we want our community and the public to have are the information on this autopsy just as we do. >> according to the coroner, officers shot clark seven times and not eight. the official autopsy also lists five drugs in clark's system and also says that clark was legally drunk. >>> today some bay area police departments will recognize and remember officers who died in the line of duty. san jose polic

city attorney dennis herrera says a permit process was created.tions must be stopped by june 4th. after that they can apply for one of the new permits. since last month, the city has received 1800 complaints about scooters blocking walkways or endangering pedestrians. >>> the time is now 7:26. it was a late night explosion that happened in a restaurant near toronto, canada. 15 people were hurt. police are searching for two suspects. >>> 1200 homes were lost in the santa rosa fire in coffey park. it has taken a long time, early 8 months. but behind me, the first home is completed. you will meet the homeowner when we come back. >>> and we're keeping an eye on the roads for you this morning around the bay area. there are areas like the toll plaza where you won't find any traffic whatsoever. but we also have a lot of trouble spots out there. major crashes we are tracking. we will tell but those problems coming up. >>> well, a lot of cloud cover here. some rain. but we have thunderstorms in the valley and also up into the mountains and snow in the moun

. >>> well, san francisco city attorney dennis herrera issued subpoenas to uber and lyft.anies to clarify whether they classify their drivers as employees or independent contractors. uber and lyft both have maintained their drivers are independent contractors which then frees them from following laws on minimum wage, sick leave and health care benefits. it comes after the decision that tightened the definition of independent contractors within the state. >>> and uber's new panic button feature is now active. it let's riders call 911 directly within the uber app. the emergency button is in a new safety center menu accessible from the app's home screen. uber says it gives riders a quick way to contact first responders if something goes wrong during a trip. you will need to swipe up on the icon and tap 911 assistance. after the request is confirmed, it will automatically send location data to 911 dispatchers. >>> and virgin galastic space plane has flown again. it completed the second ever powered test flight yesterday over the mojave desert. engineers say the focus of the fl

leadership of the city is really critical and we are proud to have with us today our city attorney, dennis herre herrera. our public defender jeff adache and then i want to turn it over to the chief law enforcement elected official for the city and county of san francisco, our district attorney george gascon. >> [applause] >> thank you, david. thank you, mr. mayor. thank you to the entire city family. you know, there are many things that we can today as to why there is something inherently wrong with what one particular candidate for mayor in this city is trying to propose. i will not mention the name because i don't want my statement to actually be googled and give any additional amplification to that person. is message is wrong for many different reasons. i'm going to touch up on three. one is about public safety. there are studies after studies and we are down to three and a half of three decades of sanctuary policies around this nation and we know that jurisdictions that have sanctuary policies actually are safer than jurisdictions that are not. i personally can speak not only because i know there i