important to those numbers human and into one category.in glen park, tb ( darya ) in the east bay. we are learning more about the victim who was fatally stabbed on a bart train in hayward. here are pictures of the victim ... 49-year-old oliver williams. he tried to stop the attacker from stealing another person's shoes on tuesday. he intervened in the theft and had a knife. but the attacker stole that knife and stabbed williams. friends and family tell us williams was someone who worked hard for what he had, loved music, and was a true family man. here is the mugshot of the attacker ... 39-year-old jermaine brim. he was listed as missing after walking away from a psychiatric facility in san leandro. after the stabbing on the bart train ... he was arrested at a nearby car dealership where he was trying to steal a getaway car. ( darya ) the deadly attack on bart is raising safety concerns. bart's general manger says the transit system is safe. and while some riders agree, others aren't so sure.

on this overhead of glen canyon park four areas where there is an yachbt line to the park line. when we do this in glen canyon itself, these are the four areas where we manage this through those practices we just laid out there. so if we get public complaints, 311 requests, if the fire department contacts us with something they heard, we go out and check it out and to maintain this immediate response to any suspected fire hazards. on the resources and challenges end, the -- there have been small fires in our parks by and large, it pains me to say this, but we do have legal encampments in the park from time to time. there have been arson events or just uncontrolled if they started the fire for cooking or whatever, it gets away from them. to date these fires have been small. the fire department has been wonderfully responsive in getting out there. in our end we now have three environmental staff crews that go out to look with our park rangers for areas where this might be occurring to get this cleaned out and to make sure they're not going to be posing any kind of fire hazard while

>>to put an increase in kind of the homeless zing around in glen park. so yeah i imagine that the poor would follow. >>obviously alarming numbers there and if you've been in the city before you've probably experienced that issue yourself now i also want to note again that the city's website doesn't decide for the difference between animal human feces so of course in those numbers hold iraq together. england part hillary sackey kron 4 news. >>several mass protesters were arrested ahead of an an event featuring conservative columnist ann coulter now this is video of the scene take a look here culture was invited to speak by the berkeley college republicans. so the talk is called adios america which discusses the dangers of immigration and the united states. this is culture second time trying to speak at u c berkeley. her planned speech back in 2017 it had to be canceled because of security concerns. it's getting a make over the port of oakland announced a and opening of a new 40,000 square foot indoor market hall next summer this is exciting. the hall will

heritage, glen park history project and sunny side history project. thank you. [ applause ]. >> so now i would like to introduce our beloved assessor carmen chu who is newly back from maternity leave and later we will be hearing from our director of public works and also our city librarian. thank you. [ applause ]. >> i have to say that it's rare that i ever hear the word "beloved" and "assessor" in the same sentence, but here we are. i want to thank isabella from my team. they've done quite a lot of work to help and partner with our public-facing folks in order to make sure that our lobby is well thought out and we have a great plan to help improve service. thank you to isabella and vivian. [ applause ]. >> so when i first started as assessor years ago, i think when i first came in, i think i walked into this office and probably like a lot of taxpayers i came in through different doors at different points in time and at the time it was confusing. how do you get into the office and where do you go for service. and if i couldn't speak the language, whi

so yeah i imagine that the poor would fall of san francisco's glen park neighborhood me the headliner on the rental website read hubs latest analysis of storing put complaints and the city. >>saying the neighborhood saw the largest year-over-year increase. not seem. >>and that in the immediate vicinity of one of top used data from the city's reporting system known as s f 3, 1 one it says glen park received a 205% jump in complaints. >>however that's only 61 complaints in 2018 compared to 20 in the previous year. but the numbers citywide are no b s s f 3, 1 one received 28,315 feces complaints in 2018 of 35% more than the previous year. so far this year, the city seen 25,000 complaints about 7% more than the same period in 2018. it's a serious public health concern it's a. >>public relations, the concern when you have a city that's driven by tourism conventions and visitors from all over the world, it's frankly and they're saying the city even has its own pool patrol who cleans up human waste. >>mostly in the tenderloin neighborhood. so far this year, it's received the most species com

cities pretty dirty business owners like sophie just were surprised to learn the city's glen park neighborhoodner on red tops list seeing the largest year-over-year increase for complaints jumped 205%. however, this only added up to 61 complaints interesting. i. >>personally in the 12 years that i've been here have not really ever noticed human. >>to put differences increase in kind of the homeless population most ing around england park. so yeah i imagine that would follow. >>of course those numbers are alarming if you've been in this city you've probably experienced it yourself and it's also important to note that the web site where people make those complaints it lumps human and animal feces together so there's really no way of telling which is which reporting live in glen park killer sackey kron 4 news right taylor. >>to the east bay now livermore police are reporting an increase of stolen catalytic converters and these seem to be specifically targeting toyota prius is since july livermore police say 25 converters have been reported stolen throughout the city in 10 have occurred since nove

. >> reporter: according to the same study glen park saw the highest year over year increase in poop complaints. >> i see that there and i mean it's going to probably be everywhere unless we do something. >> reporter: this summer launched three 24/7 pit stop toilets as part of a pilot program.t the supervisor mat ha says reports for feces on the streets won't decline until bathrooms are all over the city. >> i think given a choice people would choose to go to a bathroom with a toilet if they have that option. >> as always we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them by joining our better bay area group on facebook. >>> the i-team investigates what's being done to keep workers safe at the tesla factory in fremont. >>> a south bay high school evacuated. we are just learning more information about a device found on a lot of folks ask me why their dishwasher doesn't get everything clean. i tell them, it may be your detergent... that's why more dishwasher brands recommend cascade platinum... ...with the soaking, scrubbing and rinsing built right in. for sparklin

what gets the upper hand on the firestorms which glen park canyon, mic chairren park and billy goat hill and others, we would need unconventional methods for the head of the fire which you can't fight with conventional methods, you need water drops. the city has helicopters. is it possible through the fire department -- no longer. okay. there is going to be a time when there aren't any aerial support because they are occupied somewhere else and timing is on the essence. what the city needs is nonconventional firefighting with therel copter with aerial drops in the parklands, national parklands, state-owned properties and city properties. thank you. >> next speaker, please. i am betsy eddy president of diamond heights community foundation which has been meeting for 11 years to prepare the neighborhood for emergencies. i am encouraged by the hearing today and the questions by the supervisors, but we really do perceive a much more dangerous fire hazard than some of the people here today. it was just three years ago that diamond heights started to realize there is an urban wildfire hazard he

of the biggest conversation pieces that i have -- and i live in mira loma park, so we deal with glen park and pacific heights and those particular districts. people in these departments, the issue of not having enough officers, and that's the reason why crime is at such a high level. i know i hear different reports, but the perception is crime is almost rampant in this city, and it's as a result of the fact that we don't have enough uniformed officers, so i was delighted to hear that commissioner mazzucco was saying we should be at 2400. i've been saying for years that we should be at a minimum of 2200. but the reason i got up here is commissioners, each one of you have an impact. every one of you knows, it's too political, i'm not going there, and i understand why. but we lose the best candidates as a result of it. so all of you -- most of you are attorneys. you know that we have to be fair and unbiased, and that's what we have to do. so i appreciate all of you that are working to make sure that we reach that level. we have to treat everybody fairly, including those guys and those gals t

andrea is a dancer, writer, jazz singer and long time glen park resident. originally from los angeles, andrea grew up in a well educated family who had always expected her to attend college. at age 15, andrea transitioned. for many, including andrea, transitioning in the 1960's to cost you everything and everyone you loved. after transitioning, andrea came to san francisco in 1967. in the years that followed, she worked as an actress, model, and singer, touring with the jasp jazz band pleasure. exhausted by years of topping while on tour, andrea was lured back to san francisco in 1979 by her friend, beloved and famed disco star, sylvester. since then, andrea has dedicated her life to lifting up trans people. andrea has left an indelible mark on all whose lives she has touched. andrea, thank you for all you have done to ensure that trans people are seen, heard, and valued, and i'm proud to call you my constituent. >> thank you. >> supervisor mandelman: would you like to say a few words? [applause] >> well, i didn't think i'd be so emotional, but i am. it's s

. >> i'm hillary, i live in glen park. for my public comment i would like to read from an article that appeared on sf gate in december of last year. it's called owner explains why he's expanding his entire everywhere but sf. born and raised in san francisco has grown up and no longer feels welcome at home. closed the store in the castro after the lease expired but he's given up looking for new locations in the city and moving on. he has a total of 50 sandwich shops including out lets in arizona nevada and texas and opened three more in recent weeks but in san francisco there's only one remaining so why is the sam women shop doing so well outside the -- sandwich shop outside the city? permitting gridlock made sf too expensive for small business owners. most small businesses can't endure a year of paying rent or waiting for permits before allowed to start making money. another problem is by san francisco standards, it is considered formula retail. this triggers additional red tape such as 30-day comment period. it took two y

. >> reporter: according to the same study glen park saw the highest year over year increase in poop complaints. >> i see that there and i mean it's going to probably be everywhere unless we do something. >> reporter: this summer the city launched three 24/7 pit stop toilets as part of a pilot program. but the supervisor mat haynie says reports for feces on the streets won't decline until bathrooms are all over the city. >> i think given a choice people would choose to go to a bathroom with a toilet if they have that option. is. >>> i watch everywhere i go. i scan that sidewalk ahead of me. >> that's smart. >> that is smart. want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them by joining our building a better bay area group on facebook. >> that's why everyone looks down when they're walking in san francisco. >> it's -- >> you have to be careful. >> you have to protect the shoes. >> i get it. let's talk about what's going on. mid to upper 40s through the tri valley and mid to upper 50s for antioch, brentwood. 49 in san carlos. 46 in hayward. 54 in oakland. 53 in san fr

. >> i'm hillary, i live in glen park. for my public comment i would like to read from an article that appeared on sf gate in december of last year. it's called owner explains why he's expanding his entire everywhere but sf. born and raised in san francisco has grown up and no longer feels welcome at home. closed the store in the castro after the lease expired but he's given up looking for new locations in the city and moving on. he has a total of 50 sandwich shops including out lets in arizona nevada and texas and ope