far east restaurant. that's where gia vang also joins us from. we're at far east cafe in chinatown. and just look at the crowd here. there are lion dancers here ready to welcome in the new mayor, mayor daniel lowry here at far east cafe. let's take you inside, because there are about roughly 800 people who rsvp to this event. come on. this is where people are walking into the event. and then we turn the camera around right here. there are tables on the first floor, 13 tables down here. we're going to go upstairs and show you where the bulk of the event will be happening. now we're on the second floor of far east cafe. take a look. there are 67 tables. the tables are getting filled in right now, but it will be a tight, tight squeeze in here. who are they expecting? well, up to 40 dignitaries, including attorney general rob bonta and the lieutenant governor eleni kounalakis. this is a celebration for the new mayor, daniel lowry, and for the mayor to thank his supporters. he's doing it in chinatown at one of the biggest banquet halls left in here. of course, it is a tight squeeze in her

that's what he told a crowd of roughly 800 inside the banquet room of far east cafe on grant. centering the aapi community. this community is what powers our city. in a tight and sometimes chaotic squeeze for supporters and dignitaries, including sfpd chief bill scott, who talked about the mayor's new plan, he announced during his inauguration speech an emergency declaration to combat the fentanyl crisis. i definitely feel that there's a lot more progress that will be made. you know, we'll see with the emergency order. when that happens, it can speed things up. attorney general rob bonta also says he will work with the mayor to perhaps bring special resources for law enforcement to tackle the crisis. we can bring those to bear here in san francisco to work on tackling some of the organized criminal groups involved in peddling fentanyl. the same with human trafficking, with gun smuggling and gun trafficking, hate crimes, organized retail crime. reporter this all after the mayor helped light the firecrackers in front of the restaurant where one woman was hurt, though at this poi

leary will also attend a celebration at far east cafe, which is the neighborhood's last remaining large banquet hall. a new kind of sports bar. coming up, we'll meet one of the co-founders of a bar coming to the bay area that hopes to provide a more inclusive environment for those watching their favorite teams, and her tireless efforts helped free thousands of japanese americans from incarceration. later in our newscast, the award, posthumously given to an american her popularity across the country and the bay area is no exception. the region now has a wnba team, with the addition of the golden state valkyries down in the south bay. the national women's soccer league team, bay fc, just wrapped up their inaugural season in the fall. a new bar in san francisco will soon give fans of women's sports a place to call their own. it's called ricki's, and just this week they announced they'll be setting up shop at 2223 market street in the city's castro district. for more on this space that's promoting women's sports, we're joined by ricki's co-founder sarah yurkovich. sarah, thanks so much for

about 1000 people gathered at far east cafe for a banquet really >> some of the big names include senator scott wiener, california attorney general rob bonta sf district attorney brooke jenkins and police chief bill scott. so every know, every what the wants to staff, you guys up. i mean, obviously, that's always your go that hear that. that's a that's really important. we've been running at about 75% of where we should be. so. >> as we get higher as that we can do better and do more thing. former mayor willie brown was also in attendance. well, he admitted mayor london breed was his pick. >> he says he has faith in what larry can bring to the table. i do think he's going to try to get the town open again by starting with having the public employees go to work. >> rather 3 days a week, all 5 days a week. >> after back-to-back events lure ending his inaugural night market with live djs, including dj zoom, who's from here. so we've got our boba. we're ready to listen some music people having a good >> gets to define san francisco except for us. >> promise to be an ally for the api community

he will then head over to far east cafe for a community banquet, and before the dinner, there will be performances with lyon dancers, dragons and 100,000 firecrackers. that is what organizers have promised. they also say nearly 800 people are expected to attend the event, and that includes three former mayors. governor newsom, frank jordan and willie brown. happening now evacuations have been lifted in san francisco's outer richmond neighborhood after a gas leak. this all started about 1130 this morning. a construction crew cut into a gas main at 47th avenue in balboa. it took crews more than an hour to stop that leak. 15 people were evacuated while crews repaired the line. more than 500 people are without power right now. pg&e expects to have all that restored by seven tonight. well, a standoff that resulted in a police shooting has now ended in oakland. it all started around five this morning on macarthur boulevard near 66th avenue. police union says a sergeant confronted a man firing a rifle, but then he shot at the sergeant. the sergeant shot and wounded the man during a chase. th

, preparations were underway for an inauguration day night market concert and unity banquet at far east cafe. lurie is the first mayor to celebrate his first day in office in the neighborhood. kevin chan, owner of legacy small business the chinatown fortune cookie company, is excited about the attention the chinese community and us, even me, have high hopes on him, but hopes to turn his community's fortunes around after lingering problems in the neighborhood. >> i see a bunch of garbage everywhere every day, and the tourists come by and see this. they walk up to see it. they walk down. they see it. it's disgusting. >> chan is choosing to be cautiously optimistic because all the politicians departments. >> i hope it's not a show. >> back at congregation emanu-el, daniel lurie's own father, rabbi brian lurie, gave his blessing to his teary eyed son. >> i love you very much. >> who then made this promise back to the city of san francisco. >> and i commit to all of you that i will never stop working on behalf of all of you and every single san franciscan. thank you, and i'll see you tomorrow. >>

lurie will also attend a celebration at far east cafe, which is the neighborhood's last remaining large banquet hall. new at 11 rideshare company lyft is renewing its lease at its headquarters in san francisco, but this next agreement is for a smaller amount of space. in a statement shared with ktvu, lyft says they are leasing 170,000fts at their barrie street office right next to oracle park. now, this is compared to their previous lease of 419,000ft!s. much smaller, with some of that offered for subleasing. back in september, lyft laid off 1% of its workforce and cut its workforce by nearly a quarter in 2023. as women's sports paves the way for a new fan base right here in the bay area, a business owner wants to make sure they all have a place to call home. we take a closer look at the new bar coming to san francisco, and the first sierra snow survey of the year yields some promising results. coming up, what we're seeing when it comes to the state's water supply so far this winter season, and just how much snow will fall in tahoe, and when you will hear the raindrops on your rooftops.

at the same time, a sold out dinner at far east cafe, one of chinatown's last remaining banquet halls, is being organized by asian american community groups. they estimate up to 800 attendees. it's going to happen. mark young is the founder of the nonprofit stand with asians. there will be lion dancers, dragons, firecrackers, 100,000 firecrackers. the inauguration events coincide with an auspicious date. it's january the 8th, which in chinese is pronounced yat bato, which signifies new beginnings, prosperity. and it's something that we can really come together and unite about. young and lo are banquet co-chairs. the fact that in a community where a lot of times we don't necessarily feel heard or we don't, we may feel othered or outside of the actual conversation. this mayor is placing our community front and center. it's nice we got credit, but you have other. it's a community that has struggled due to anti-asian hate, the pandemic and safety concerns. we have a lot of people here that i would say are underserved. bill lee, a former city administrator, has worked under five administra

oath of office wednesday morning at city hall, he's going to attend an evening banquet at the far east cafe. while his inauguration committee hosts a chinatown night market on grant avenue. sounds like a party. >>> turning to the weather now, the first rain of the new year is about to arrive in the bay area and we are also expecting the return of some dangerous surf. taking a live look at the pacifica pier. right now first alert chief meteorologist paul heggen has a closer look at this system heading our way. >> yeah. we'll see high waves after this next rainmaker moves in, probably not as high as what damaged the santa cruz wharf. we'll track that the next couple days. let's look where the rain is now. it's to our north, showers in the pacific northwest and the north coast of california, not quite into the bay area yet. that will change as we head through tonight. let's look at the local map and simulate what the radar is going to look like as we head through tonight into early tomorrow morning. this goes from 8:00 this evening through 8:00 tomorrow morning and the next several hours there

, preparations were underway for an inauguration day night market concert and unity banquet at far east cafe. lurie is the first mayor to celebrate his first day in office in the neighborhood. kevin chan, owner of legacy small business the chinatown fortune cookie company, is excited about the attention the chinese community and us, even me, have high hopes on him, but hopes to turn his community's fortunes around after lingering problems in the neighborhood. >> i see a bunch of garbage everywhere every day, and the tourists come by and see this. they walk up to see it. they walk down. they see it. it's disgusting. >> chan is choosing to be cautiously optimistic because all the politicians departments. >> i hope it's not a show. >> back at congregation emanu-el, daniel lurie's own father, rabbi brian lurie, gave his blessing to his teary eyed son. >> i love you very much. >> who then made this promise back to the city of san francisco. >> and i commit to all of you that i will never stop working on behalf of all of you and every single san franciscan. thank you, and i'll see you tomorrow. >>

also that night, the legacy restaurant far east cafe will look very different. eight community groups organized what's being billed as a unity dinner for more than 800 guests from across different communities. among the expected attendees, california's governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and more. >> even though asians make up 35% of the population of san francisco, sometimes the community doesn't feel like its concerns are always taken equally into account. >> in san francisco, dion lim, abc seven news. >> and stick with abc seven news for complete coverage of lowery's swearing in. on wednesday, we'll stream his inauguration ceremony on abc seven news.com and our abc seven bay area app. >> across the bay in oakland, that city is also going through a leadership change this week at a special city council meeting today, a new interim mayor, council member kevin jenkins, took over. jenkins is oakland's third mayor. in the last month, after voters recalled shengtao. he replaces interim mayor nikki fortunato bass, who will be sworn in as an alameda county

at the same time, a sold outinner at far east cafe, one of chinatown's last remaining banquet halls, is being organized by asian american community groups. they estimate up to 800 attendees. it's going to happen. mark young is the founder of the nonprofit stand with asians. there will be lion dancers, dragons, firecrackers, 100,000 firecrackers. the inauguration events coincide with an auspicious date. it's january the 8th, which in chinese is pronounced yud vallejo, which signifies new beginnings, prosperity. and it's something that we can really come together and unite about. young and lo are banquet co-chairs. the fact that in a community where a lot of times we don't necessarily feel heard or we don't, we may feel othered or outside of the actual conversation. this mayor is placing our community front and center. it's nice. we got credit, but you have others. it's a community that has struggled due to anti-asian hate, the pandemic and safety concerns. we have a lot of people here that i would say are underserved. bill lee, a former city administrator, has worked under five admini

also that night, the legacy restaurant far east cafe will look very different. eight community groups organized what's being billed as a unity dinner for more than 800 guests from across different communities. among the expected attendees, california's governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and more. >> even though asians make up 35% of the population of san francisco, sometimes the community doesn't feel like its concerns are always taken equally into account. >> in san francisco, dion lim, abc seven news. >> and stick with abc seven news for complete coverage of lowery's swearing in. on wednesday, we'll stream his inauguration ceremony on abc seven news.com and our abc seven bay area app. >> across the bay in oakland, that city is also going through a leadership change this week at a special city council meeting today, a new interim mayor, council member kevin jenkins, took over. jenkins is oakland's third mayor. in the last month, after voters recalled shengtao. he replaces interim mayor nikki fortunato bass, who will be sworn in as an alameda county

at the same time, a sold out dinner at far east cafe, one of chinatown's last remaining banquet halls, is being organized by asian american community groups. they estimate up to 800 attendees. it's going to happen. mark young is the founder of the nonprofit stand with asians. there will be lion dancers, dragons, firecrackers, 100,000 firecrackers. the inauguration events coincide with an auspicious date. it's january the 8th, which in chinese is pronounced yud vallejo, which signifies new beginnings, prosperity. and it's something that we can really come together and unite about. young and lo are banquet co-chairs. the fact that in a community where a lot of times we don't necessarily feel heard or we don't, we may feel othered or outside of the actual conversation. this mayor is placing our community front and center. it's nice. we got credit, but you have others. it's a community that has struggled due to anti-asian hate, the pandemic and safety concerns. we have a lot of people here that i would say are underserved. bill lee, a former city administrator, has worked under five admin

about 1000 people gathered at far east cafe for a banquet thing do >> some of the big names include senator scott wiener, california attorney general rob bonta sf district attorney brooke jenkins and police chief bill scott. so impressed with every you know, every what the wants to staff, you guys up. i mean, obviously, that's always your go that hear that. that's the that's really important. we've been running at about 75% of where we should be. so. >> as we get hire a staff i think we can do better and do more thing. former mayor willie brown was also in attendance. well, he admitted mayor london breed was his pick. >> he says he has faith in what larry can bring to the table. i do think he's going to try to get the town open again by starting with having the public employees go to work. >> rather 3 days a week, all 5 days a week. >> after back-to-back events lure ending his inaugural night market with live djs, including dj zoom, who's from here. so we've got our boba. we're ready to listen some music people having a good >> gets to define san francisco except for us. >> yeah, it's not e

lurie will also attend a celebration at far east cafe, which is the neighborhood's last remaining large banquet hall. glide is planning a tribute for outgoing mayor london breed this weekend. the organization, which does include glide memorial church, will have a special service on sunday for mayor breed. she is expected to share her reflections on her faith and time in public service. mayor breed has not yet said what her plans will be after she leaves office. and with the new year comes more new bart faregates. embarcadero and south hayward are the next two stations to get the next generation. faregates installation at south hayward actually begins tomorrow. it is expected to take two weeks to finish. construction at embarcadero starts january 10th and will happen in stages now. so far, bart has installed these new gates at 15 other stations. all stations in the system are set to have the new gates by the end of the year. >> it was actually a real pretty day here in the bay area today, with temperatures well above average for this winter time. we did have blue skies and temperatures t

the first time that mayor has chosen to celebrate in chinatown, about 1000 people gathered at far east cafe for a banquet thing do >> some of the big names include senator scott wiener, california attorney general rob bonta sf district attorney brooke jenkins and police chief bill scott. so every to what the wants to staff, you guys up. i mean, obviously, that's always your go that hear that. that's the years old. that's really important. we've been running at about 75% of where we should be. so. >> as we get hire a staff i we can do better and do more thing. former mayor willie brown was also in attendance. well, he admitted mayor london breed was his pick. >> he says he has faith in what larry can bring to the table. i do think he's going to try to get the town open again by starting with having the public employees go to work. >> rather 3 days a week, all 5 days a week. >> after back-to-back events lure ending his inaugural night market with live djs, including dj zoom, who's from here. so we got our boba. we're ready to listen some music people having a good >> gets to define san franci

the first time that mayor has chosen to celebrate in chinatown, about 1000 people gathered at far east cafe for a banquet thing do >> some of the big names include senator scott wiener, california attorney general rob bonta sf district attorney brooke jenkins and police chief bill scott. so every to what the wants to staff, you guys up. i mean, obviously that's always your go that hear that. that's the that's really important. we've been running at about 75% of where we should be. so. >> as we get hire a staff i we can do better and do more thing. former mayor willie brown was also in attendance. well, he admitted mayor london breed was his pick. >> he says he has faith in what larry can bring to the table. i do think he's going to try to get the town open again by starting with having the public employees go to work. >> rather 3 days a week, all 5 days a week. >> after back-to-back events lure ending his inaugural night market with live djs, including dj zoom, who's from here. so we've got our boba. we're ready to listen some music people having a good time. >> gets to define san francisco

at the same time, a sold o dinner at far east cafe, one of chinatown's last remaining banquet halls,s being organized by asian american community groups. they estimate up to 800 attendees. it's going to happen. mark young is the founder of the nonprofit stand with asians. there will be lion dancers, dragons, firecrackers, 100,000 firecrackers. the inauguration events coincide with an auspicious date. it's january the 8th, which in chinese is pronounced yat baho, which signifies new beginnings, prosperity. and it's something that we can really come together and unite about. young and lo are banquet co-chairs. the fact that in a community where a lot of times we don't necessarily feel heard or we don't, we may feel othered or outside of the actual conversation. this mayor is placing our community front and center. it's nice we got credit, but you have others. it's a community that has struggled due to anti-asian hate, the pandemic and safety concerns. we have a lot of people here that i would say are underserved. bill lee, a former city administrator, has worked under five administrati

the new mayor last night also helped light fireworks outside the far east cafe on grant street, before addressing a crowd of roughly 800 supporters and dignitaries inside. i'm feeling very calm. i'm feeling like, okay, it is a new era here in san francisco, one that is going to be defined not only by change, but accountability. attendees at the reception included police chief bill scott and attorney general rob bonta, who both promised to work closely with the mayor in response to his emergency declaration to combat the fentanyl crisis. i definitely feel that there's a lot more progress that will be made. you know, we'll see with the emergency order. when that happens, it can speed things up to bring those to bear here in san francisco to work on tackling some of the organized criminal groups involved in peddling fentanyl. the same with human trafficking, with gun smuggling and gun trafficking, hate crimes, organized retail crime. in a separate address at the public night market, the crowd applauded when he said no one should define the city. but san franciscans. well, we've got a lot

lurie will also attend a celebration at far east cafe, which is the neighborhood's last remaining large banquet hall. >> governor gavin newsom says he plans to give a budget update and state of the state address. at the same time, the governor told reporters he would do everybody a favor by getting them both done at once. the budget update is due by january 10th. the state legislative analyst projects a, quote, small budget deficit of $2 billion for fiscal year 20 2526. if newsom does give his state of the state address by the 10th, it would be the earliest of his tenure in office, and it would happen before president elect trump's inauguration. president elect donald trump is expected to hold a large rally in washington the day before his inauguration. it will be held at the capital one arena in the district of columbia on january 19th. an email to supporters called it a victory rally, writing, quote, the crowd needs to be huge. the arena seats about 20,000 people and security is expected to be tight. >> all right. coming up tonight at 11, a legal battle over a new california law. why?

also that night, the legacy restaurant far east cafe will look very different. eight community groups organized what's being billed as a unity dinner for more than 800 guests from across different communities. among the expected attendees, california's governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and more. >> even though asians make up 35% of the population of san francisco, sometimes the community doesn't feel like its concerns are always taken equally into account. >> in san francisco, dion lim, abc seven news. >> stick with abc seven news for complete coverage of lowery's swearing in. tomorrow will stream his inauguration ceremony on abc seven news.com and our abc seven bay area app. >> tens of thousands of lgbtq plus veterans will soon be eligible for honorable discharges. the department of defense has agreed to settle a lawsuit that included people kicked out of service under the don't ask, don't tell policy. lgbtq plus service members were not allowed to openly serve until 2011. now, an estimated 30,000 veterans can have their discharge papers updated.

were well underway last night for an inauguration day night market concert and unity banquet at far east cafe. lurie is the first mayor to celebrate his first day in office in the neighborhood. and once the inauguration wraps up, the entire community will be invited inside of city hall for an open house. organizers say it will include live music, a photo line with the new mayor, and an opportunity to write a wish for the city. live in san francisco. lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. stick with abc seven news for complete coverage of lurie swearing in. our coverage starts today at 11 a.m. wherever you watch abc seven news. >> and now a live look at washington, d.c, where former president jimmy carter is lying in state at the capitol rotunda. this is the same building where he took the oath of office in 1977. his casket arrived at joint base andrews in maryland yesterday to a 21 gun salute. and then he was taken to the capitol, where lawmakers honored his life. abc news reporter nicole d'antonio is in washington with a look at the remembrance events planned to honor c

office wednesday morning at city hall and then later he will attend the evening banquet at the far east cafe. while his inauguration committee hosts a chinatown night market in grant avenue area. >>> police work takes center stage of course with the headlines out of oakland and las vegas and new orleans. we know that police work can take a heavy emotional toll on first responders. in a bay area department is finding way to help officers cope. on the map now to richmond this morning. amanda hari introduces you to elevens k-9 rosie. >> hi. >> reporter: while patrolling the streets of richmond can be a tough job, a new member of the police department is trying to help lighten the load. >> you want to go see your friends? >> reporter: 9-month-old rosie named after richmond's own rosie the riveter is the richmond police department's new wellness dog. aiming to provide emotional support and a calming presence. >> you can tell people's mood changes when they see her. you know, if there's an officer walking down the hallway. they'll light up. >> reporter: she is one of rosie's channel hers and only

were well underway last night for an inauguration day night market concert and unity banquet at far east cafe. lowery is the first mayor to celebrate his first day in office in this neighborhood. once the inauguration wraps up today, the community will be invited inside of san francisco city hall for an open house. organizers say they are planning to have live music, a photo line with the new mayor, and an opportunity to write a wish for the city. live in san francisco. lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. before the inauguration ceremony, mayor elect daniel lowery will take part in a few more events at 730. the mayor elect will volunteer at saint anthony's. then at 815, he will walk through the tenderloin to the cable car turnaround at powell and market streets. there he will ride the cable car to ghirardelli square to get hot chocolate with his family. the inauguration ceremony starts at 1130. then tonight at 530, as lena mentioned, that chinatown market and community festival, this is on grant avenue between sacramento and jackson streets. there will be food vendors

about 1000 people gathered at far east cafe for a banquet really >> some of the big names include senator scott wiener, california attorney general rob bonta sf district attorney brooke jenkins and police chief bill scott. so every know, every what the wants to staff, you guys up. i mean, obviously, that's always your go that hear that. that's a that's really important. we've been running at about 75% of where we should be. so. >> as we get higher, a that we can do better and do more thing. former mayor willie brown was also in attendance. well, he admitted mayor london breed was his pick. >> he says he has faith in what larry can bring to the table. i do think he's going to try to get the town open again by starting with having the public employees go to work. >> rather 3 days a week, all 5 days a week. >> after back-to-back events lure ending his inaugural night market with live djs, including dj zoom, who's from here. so we've got our boba. we're ready to listen some music people having a good >> gets to define san francisco except for us. >> promise to be an ally for the api community

january 10th, 2025 attended the swearing in of supervisors connie chen and shyanne chen at the far east cafe and chinatown on january 11th attended the swearing in of supervisor mahmood at one jones street january 11th, 2025 attended the swearing in for supervisor cheryl at the presidio officers club january 14th, 2025 attended the public safety st teams discussionnd 15d demak and budget priorities meetings january 18th, 2025 attended a created and attended a water supply demonstration at our fire boat station 35 pier 22.5. we appreciate the attendance of commissioner frazier and commissioner nicole jo to that event january 20th, 2025. the command staff and other members of the department marched in the mlk freedom march. president morgan and commissioner collins marched with us as well. january 21st, 2025 labor management meeting was 798 also on january 20th 2020 first 2025 attended a street teams meeting. >> second street teams meeting today we address the 135 104 35th age to recruit academy a 54 new recruits probationary members and we also toured the treasure island training facility. i