again in golden gate park. it has been a great time for music and ties into the recovery and the tremendous energy where we are feeling and -- you know anybody who says san francisco is struggling needs to hang out in the park system. where well is joy and beaut and he inspiration every day. >> so, the san francisco board of supervisors passed legislation to make jfk drive in will golden gate park car free. how have residents responds. >> the san francisco residents responds positive. families. bicyclists, joggers, people with dogs and people from every corner of san francisco have discovered that jfk promenade is a treasure. it enhances the parks so much. imagine a beautiful day in the park and weather on foot or on bike you are strolling down jfk, you pass sixth avenue and head to the music concourse for a concert or the museum; it is joyous and made golden gate park sproord. i have been hering about disk golf and pickle ball. can you tell us about and where people can practice and play. >> i knew you were go

again in golden gate park. it has been a great time for music and ties into the recovery and the tremendous energy where we are feeling and -- you know anybody who says san francisco is struggling needs to hang out in the park system. where well is joy and beaut and he inspiration every day. >> so, the san francisco board of supervisors passed legislation to make jfk drive in will golden gate park car free. how have residents responds. >> the san francisco residents responds positive. families. bicyclists, joggers, people with dogs and people from every corner of san francisco have discovered that jfk promenade is a treasure. it enhances the parks so much. imagine a beautiful day in the park and weather on foot or on bike you are strolling down jfk, you pass sixth avenue and head to the music concourse for a concert or the museum; it is joyous and made golden gate park sproord. i have been hering about disk golf and pickle ball. can you tell us about and where people can practice and play. >> i knew you were go

the project focused on wayfinding in golden gate park. that project, the group created a map that shows where the most accessible routes are to get to different destination in the park from different site arrival points or between different points, and it also talked about-made recommendations for signage, wayfinding signage in the park and other things like location for benches or locations possibly for wheelchair charging stations. so, there were a lot that came from that report and we are-the report should be published in hopefully the beginning of 2024 for everybody to take a look at. and then, i'm going to take on a intern from usf this coming spring who will hopefully be continuing some of that work and still be collaborating with mod on continuing that project. we are hoping that-our goal is to create an accessibility map for golden gate park that could actually inform future maps for other parks as well, but similar to the accessibility map that central park has in new york. the work of the fellows team and intern that we get in th

. >> golden gate parks largest body of water ska great labor for scrolling and picnicking and both miking which can both be rented at the boat house and the lakewood design for leisure boatings and carriages and a treasure trove passing hunting ton water falls two bridges connect the strawberry island and inclient to the hills the highest upon the in golden gate park and more than free hundred feet and you can catch glimpses will from the city at the top of a romantic look out and for

again in golden gate park. it has been a great time for music and ties into the recovery and the tremendous energy where we are feeling and -- you know anybody who says san francisco is struggling needs to hang out in the park system. where well is joy and beaut and he inspiration every day. >> so, the san francisco board of supervisors passed legislation to make jfk drive in will golden gate park car free. how have residents responds. >> the san francisco residents responds positive. families. bicyclists, joggers, people with dogs and people from every corner of san francisco have discovered that jfk promenade is a treasure. it enhances the parks so much. imagine a beautiful day in the park and weather on foot or on bike you are strolling down jfk, you pass sixth avenue and head to the music concourse for a concert or the museum; it is joyous and made golden gate park sproord. i have been hering about disk golf and pickle ball. can you tell us about and where people can practice and play. >> i knew you were go

light display and twine also debuted along the jfk prominent in front of peacock meadow there in golden gate park. the display was designed by local visual artist. charles got a can and made possible through a partnership with the san francisco parks alliance. really cool their tree lighting guests were also treated to a 30 minute winter light show at the san francisco conservatory runs 30 minutes after sunset. every night during the holidays. >> coming up next, in sports, the forty-niners continue their preparation for the rematch with the >> and now kron 4 sports. >> the forty-niners continued their prep for seattle today. san francisco is a double-digit favorite but division game. they're always weird and frankly, it's hard to beat a team twice in the same season, although the niners have dominated the series as of late either way. brock purdy isn't looking past anyone on that seahawks roster. >> they are good players, people some really have lot of experience and stuff. obviously bobby wagner and dickson. the backfield the some boys that are playing corner that i've got some experience now th

following the removal of early days in 2018, there was a toppling of statues in golden gate park as well as the removal of the christopher columbus statue. we are partnering with the parks department as well as the community to engage with the public to develop guidelines to evaluate the existing monuments and memorials in the civic arts collection and evaluate the removal of a monument or statue but also installing new ones. >> finally, it seems like the weather might be nice this weekend. if i fancy taking a walk and seeing some outdoor art, where would you suggest i go? >> well, i would suggest the embarcadero. this work was commissioned with funds from the fire station 35. this suggests the bow of a boat and the glass panel surrounding the structure depict the history of fireboats in the bay area. >> and where can i go from there? >> then, i would walk up to the justin herman plaza to check out the work of the art vendors. then check out the monuments like the mechanics monument. also, be sure to check out the poster series, installed in bus kiosks along market street, which features

again in golden gate park.reat time for music and ties into the recovery and the tremendous energy where we are feeling and -- you know anybody who says san francisco is struggling needs to hang out in the park system. where well is joy and beaut and he inspiration every day. >> so, the san francisco board of supervisors passed legislation to make jfk drive in will golden gate park car free. how have residents responds. >> the san francisco residents responds positive. families. bicyclists, joggers, people with dogs and people from every corner of san francisco have discovered that jfk promenade is a treasure. it enhances the parks so much. imagine a beautiful day in the park and weather on foot or on bike you are strolling down jfk, you pass sixth avenue and head to the music concourse for a concert or the museum; it is joyous and made golden gate park sproord. i have been hering about disk golf and pickle ball. can you tell us about and where people can practice and play. >> i knew you were going. pickle ball

two blocks over you're going to have golden gate park. there is japanese, chinese, hamburgers, italian, you don't have to cook. you can just walk up and down the street and you can get your cheese. i love it. but the a very multicultural place with people from everywhere. it's just a wonderful environment. i love the richmond district. >> and my wife and i own a cafÉ we have specialty coffee drinks, your typical lattes and mochas and cappuccinos, and for lunches, sandwiches and soup and salad. made fresh to order. we have something for everybody >> my shop is in a very cool part of the city but that's one of the reasons why we provide such warm and generous treats, both physically and emotionally (♪♪) >> it's an old-fashioned general store. they have coffee. other than that what we sell is fishing equipment. go out and have a good time. >> one of my customers that has been coming here for years has always said this is my favorite store. when i get married i'm coming in your store. and then he in his wedding outfit and she in a beautiful d

two blocks over you're going to have golden gate park. there is japanese, chinese, hamburgers, italian, you don't have to cook. you can just walk up and down the street and you can get your cheese. i love it. but the a very multicultural place with people from everywhere. it's just a wonderful environment. i love the richmond district. >> and my wife and i own a cafÉ we have specialty coffee drinks, your typical lattes and mochas and cappuccinos, and for lunches, sandwiches and soup and salad. made fresh to order. we have something for everybody >> my shop is in a very cool part of the city but that's one of the reasons why we provide such warm and generous treats, both physically and emotionally (♪♪) >> it's an old-fashioned general store. they have coffee. other than that what we sell is fishing equipment. go out and have a good time. >> one of my customers that has been coming here for years has always said this is my favorite store. when i get married i'm coming in your store. and then he in his wedding outfit and she in a beautiful d

a beautiful view there over the golden gate area, the park and off towards ocean beach. we've got blue sky in that shot there. a mix of sun and clouds out and about at this time. as we get into the second part of the afternoon, we may notice an increase in clouds and even a slight chance of scattered showers tonight into tomorrow. giving you a look here at storm tracker two, we do have a little bit you can see over northern california all the way down into areas like eureka. we are just covered in some of that cloud cover there. getting a look at the system that is providing a little bit of rain and snow over the pacific northwest. shifting for you here, washington, oregon , in northern california and the sierra dry at the moment, but over the last 24 hours, the sierra has actually picked up several inches of rainfall or i should say snow at the higher elevations as temperatures in and around the bay area at this time. a little bit cooler. we are down by six degrees in napa, down by four for the inner east bay of concord in livermore, palo alto. you are seven degrees coo

. >> last night, hundreds of people gathered at the grove on golden gate park on the eve of world aids day. community activists say they will never forget the sense of panic crisis and sadness. many san franciscans felt during the height of the aids epidemic in the 1980s. they say the work being done today shows just how far the fight has come and what still needs to be done now. also, as part of today's events, there will be a free public forum at the national aids memorial in golden gate park. guest speakers will include lashonda salinas and olympic gold medalist greg louganis. back to you, garcia. >> ali, thank you. federal health agencies are telling people to avoid eating precut, cantaloupe if they don't know the source. this warning comes as the number of illnesses and recalls tied to a deadly salmonella outbreak continue to grow. the cdc says at least 117 people in california and 33 other us states have been sickened by contaminated cantaloupe. they include two people who've died and 61 others who've been hospitalized ized. >> all right. our time is 716 on. some newlyweds are no

or walking in and say hello at old lock cabin, golden gate park. and of course you can find more information and reach us at sfrecpark.org. >> you are watching san francisco rising with chris manner. today's special guest is carla short. >> hi, i'm chris manner and you are watching san francisco rising the show about restarting rebuilding and reimagining the city. our guest is carla short the intric director of public works and here to talk about the storms we had and much more. welcome to the show. >> thank you for having me. >> great to have you. let's start by talking about the storms that started beginning of the year. there fsh a lot of clean up recovery and remediation. can you talk about what your team did? >> sure. the 17 inches of rain we got starting on new year's eve through the first 2 and a half weeks of january made it one of the wettest periods in recorded history for san francisco, so as you imagine we had a lot of work to do. we gave out more then 31 thousand sand bags, we were operating all most non stop from new year's eve to san

memorial in golden gate park to mark the anniversary of world a.i.d.s. day. the event featured performances from speakers to recognize the 32 million people killed worldwide and 1 million people estimated to be living with hiv in the u.s. right now. one of those speakers was greg, the olympic champion diver who has been a tireless advocate since he announced he was hiv-positive back in 2005. >> we learn from our history, you know, that is what a memorial is all about, you know, identifying what we did right and what we did wrong. and it's really important that we remember those events and those people that we lost. >> it was one of many events around the bay area in honor of world a.i.d.s. day, wilson walker shows us how people in the castro district are honoring the millions of people killed by the disease. >> reporter: it is going into the archive, our collective history, taking the time and making sure it is recorded, mark started early because he did not just come with the names of lost friends, this year he was determined to honor those who may have othe

was hosted at the national aids memorial in a stand of redwoods tucked into san francisco's golden gate parkn the site of a memorial bearing the names of those who've died from hiv aids and those who loved and supported them. richard chaudoin was diagnosed with hiv decades ago and has already added his own name to the memorial, saying many of those who would have done the same for him have already died and had their names etched in stone. he also says even as the country has focused on covid and other illnesses, as the aids crisis is still unfolding, i'm still here. >> which is the good news. and i came to remember my friends who aren't here and try to remind people this isn't over. and we can go on to other issues. but hiv is still a disease that does not have a way to be resolved yet. the world health organization estimates that since hiv was first discovered, more than 85 million people have been infected with the virus. >> more than 40 million have died. we're live in san francisco, christien kafton ktvu fox two news. >> christian, thank you for that report. in the south bay. >> world ai

. >> ktvu is christian captain has this story from the national aids memorial in golden gate park. today is a day of remembrance for all the lives lost to two aids. >> san francisco marked the 35th world aids day with reflection on looking at how far the world has come in responding to hiv, aids and where we stand now. the official ceremony taking a moment of silence to remember those who've died from hiv aids over the years. >> we owe it to all of those we lost to keep fighting and fighting. we will. the observance included four time olympic gold medal diver greg louganis, diagnosed with hiv months before he would compete in the 1988 olympics. >> at that time, we thought of hiv aids as a death sentence. so as soon as i got my diagnose crisis, i was told to get my affairs in order and i didn't think i would see my 30th birthday. louganis has disclosed his hiv status to the world in 1995 and since then has worked tirelessly as an advocate. >> he says even with modern medication in keeping the virus in check for those who are hiv positive, it's still a crisis with more people being i

. >>> today, aids memorial in golden gate park world aid's day. we have more from the castro district. >> reporter: just going into the archive making sure it is reported. >> mark hogen started early because he did not just come with the names of lost friends, this year, he was determined to honor those who may have otherwise been overlooked. >> out of the short personal list that we could remember for people who passed from hiv, my husband found a list on line from all of the deaths and obituary listed in the bar. that is the bay area reporter newspaper. he decided to focus on just two years, 1989 and 1990. >> it was as i remember, we were beginning to see hope. it was at the peak of people passing was that time. so he set out to honor all of them starting at the very top of the page. >> 27 pages. >> while morgan's effort was unfolding one name at a time. others were filling up the rest of the sidewalk with their own tributes, some with personal notes to lost loves, family members, friends. >> okay. so these are my two friends right here. so, mis

. >> walking through golden gate park, you may see if you coyotes now. >> absolutely.also now collaborating with 40 other organizations in san francisco to reimagine san francisco. we started a group called reimagining san francisco, and the idea is to think about the san francisco of the future, as a place where not just people, but the natural world can drive , so that we can increase the health of communities, which is healthier for people, and healthier for the natural world. >> you also started a program, the big picture campaign, what can you tell us about that campaign? >> the big picture campaign is all related piure exhibit, and it is about trying to use art as a tool about understanding where we are in the world in conservation, and how art can play a powerful role, telling stories including around regeneration. so, so many people think that we are effectively doomed, and the stories coming out all over the globe, now, show that is not the case. there are many amazing stories to be told. >> there is a book out now? >> we have a brand-new book called seeing at

there was a special ceremony at the national aids memorial in golden gate park. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard was there. dance azteca began the commemoration of world aids day inside the national aids memorial in golden gate park with the names of more than 3000 people lost to the disease. >> are forever etched in the landscape. >> i think it's very important that we all realize that the aids crisis is not over. people are still dying. i lost a friend about a month and a half ago. >> john cunningham says aids has taken the lives of an estimated 36 million people worldwide. and while there is still no cure or vaccine, people are living longer thanks to new treatments. >> i was diagnosed hiv positive in 1988, six months prior to the olympic games. >> olympic diver greg louganis says he wasn't given long to live after his diagnosis. >> we've come a long way. i mean, i didn't think i would see 30. i was 28 when i was diagnosed. and generally at that time, if you were diagnosed and then you have two years, i was told to get my affairs in order and all that. >> lou

. >> in san francisco, there were 2 events with the aids memorial garden in golden gate park. 4 time olympic gold medalist and diver greg louganis spoke about what today means to him. >> you know, it's important we remember the people who passed and as well as you know, prepare future. you know, when we have and history, it's important that we learn from, you know, from what happened, you know, so hopefully we learn our lessons and not make the same mistakes. >> participants were then invited to the groves. circle of friends were 4,000 names are engraved honoring those whose lives are touched by hiv. francisco's castro. there was another tribute to people lost in this case. people. >> taking chalk to the pavement to remember folks who used to walk castro street kron four's. dan kerman reports my first partner past 91 bron forte. >> and my second partner passing 95. but the heart than my best friend. choreographer. i did theater tony opry on out house. also in 95 per 72 year-old michael pulas the number of loved ones he's lost to aids is incredible. >> but not unusual for someone his

there were 2 events at the aids memorial garden in golden gate park. 4 time olympic gold medalist and diver greg louganis spoke about what today means to him. >> you know, it's important we remember the people who passed and as well as you know, prepare future. you know, when we have and history, it's important that we learn from, you know, from what happened. you know, it's so hopefully we learn our lessons and not make the same mistakes. >> participants were then invited to the groves circle of friends where 4,000 names are engraved honoring those whose lives touched by hiv in san francisco's castro district, that there was another tribute. people been lost in this case. it's a people taking chalk to pavement to remember those who used to walk in the castro kron four's. dan kerman has the story. >> my first partner past. 91 bron forte. and my second partner passing 95. but the heart than my best friend. choreographer. i did theater tony opry on out house. also in 95 per 72 year-old michael pulas the number of loved ones he's lost to aids is incredible. >> but not unusual for someone

it spans north from golden gate park. it includes all the institutions in the park, the wheel. the music concourse, mew seem to the south to the daly city boarder and west to the organization. includes the zoo (indiscernible) all those fun things and to 280 oen the east. includes city college, san francisco state. i had ucsf parnassus so very large geographically. it is mostly single family homes, so it is the place where for generations family (indiscernible) nice parks, lake merced, mount davidson. >> this is like a village within the city, so we are very close nit community. we tend to band together and try to support one another and it is a friendly place and families and people to have a cup of coffee and check out the park. >> ocean avenue, which is the southern end of our district is vibrant commercial corridor that mostly cater tuesday the local neighborhoods and the students. as you go further west you have the mall which has some of the best pan asian food offerings in the city. if you haven't been there, it is really fun. as you go up a little bit further, there is w

golden gate park is amazing. what a great light show by entwine. so there's just entwine. >> i love it. i love it. we're out of time. so much to talk about. unfortunately so i could go on and on about the great things to do in san francisco, but it's a magical place, so let's keep the magic going. all right. sounds good. thank you so much for coming on, mayor. thank you. and we posted the entire commercial free town hall event online on abc7 news bay area streaming app as well. you can find it wherever you stream. all right. tis the tipping season so are we expected to give more during the holidays when we take an uber or use doordash, our media partner, the san francisco standard breaks down the new tipping etiquette next from nannies to postal workers. but what about your ride share or food delivery drivers? what's expected or appropriate? our media partner, the san francisco standard, has an article out on its website, uber doordash drivers spell out the new rules of christmas tipping. joining us live now is reporter garrett lahey, who researche

grove, is scheduled to begin in about 30 minutes time at the national aids memorial grove at golden gate parkit will feature pathways lit by colorful displays, along with dance and musical performances. organizers say it really is a magical celebration of reunion remembrance and renewal. all proceeds directly support local programs ranging from scholarships for young activists to outreach in memory of the lives lost to the aids epidemic. we'll be rig entresto is the #1 heart failure brand prescribed by cardiologists. it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto for heart failure. in order for small businesses to thrive, they need to be smart,. efficient, savvy. making the most of every opportunity. that's why comcast business is introducing the

he's been doing this both at the church of eight wheels and at skating place in golden gate park, right off eighth avenue. >> oh, yes. i was just there the other day and it's still going strong. lots of people still interested. there there and tell everyone, when will the bank of eight wheels event take place? >> yes. so right now this is a one off. it's scheduled for next friday, december 29th. >> and do we know any thing about the future plans about where this may go? is it expected to actually take off? >> i think that's the idea. yeah if it sells out, if it does, well, if people have a good time, i think david is more than open to having more events next year and beyond. >> and last question for you is for you personally, what was it like covering this? because you are a very fun, light hearted person. so i can imagine you may have strapped on some roller skates yourself for this. >> i wish i had, but i'm looking forward to doing it next week for sure. aha >> and we will get an update from you. i am sure about that. astrid kane, always a pleasure having you. >> thank you so much. re

francisco also commemorated world aids day, of course, inside the national aids memorial in golden gate parkames of people who lost their lives to aids are honored at the memorial. olympic gold medalist diver greg louganis, who was diagnosed with hiv in 1988, was there to share his journey as a survivor. officials say while great strides are being made against hiv and aids, some 35,000 people become infected in the united states each year. so it is still very much an issue. >> it is. well, here at abc seven, we are working to build a better bay area. and coming up sunday night on abc seven news at 11, we're going to have a look at public safety in this city and whether perception aligns with reality. >> our in-depth coverage culminates monday with take action san francisco. it's a town hall event where we will talk with san francisco's mayor, police chief and district attorney, and it will be hosted by abc seven's reggie aqui lyanne melendez and phil matier. >> you can watch it live on monday, streaming at 7 p.m. should be a really informative discussion. >> please tune in to that. but for t

there will also be a free public forum at the national aids memorial in golden gate park today.t speakers include lashonda salinas and olympic gold medalist greg louganis. back to you guys. >> all right. thank you, ali. san francisco police are reporting a huge drop in shoplifting in the city this past thanksgiving holiday weekend. the sfpd released crime statistics that show a 75% decline in shoplifting incidents when compared to the thanksgiving holiday last year. san francisco's police chief says the goal now is to continue the success through the rest of the holiday season. well chief scott says that the decrease in shoplifting is the result of increased police patrols and undercover operations in the city. busy holiday shopping areas. >> all right. our time is 614 and there is now a new way for san francisco police to patrol union square during this busy holiday shopping season. take a look. there's an atv. it was given to the police as a gift from the union square alliance. it's a business marketing group. when the police officer rides in it, they'll be able to interact wi

a tree lighting ceremony will be held this afternoon at golden gate park's east end festivities start a number of holiday celebrations this week in san francisco. 3 to 1. mayor london breed helped light up a 50 foot tall tree, a fir tree at last night's civic center plaza ceremony. that event included live musical performers, his favorite holiday characters. santa made an appearance. the grinch was there. city hall was also illuminated in red and green. >> this is a celebration of civic center. the holidays. they're giving away free books at san francisco public library. there's dreidel making and it's like a celebration of all the seasons and kwanzaa, hanukkah, everything. so it's nice. >> the tree lighting also featured a toy giveaway to the first 400 children. >> for those who didn't get a chance to talk to santa, they can write to him at the santa writing station, state leaders held a remote tree lighting ceremony for the holiday tree at the state capitol, all instead of an in-person event, the annual tree lighting was streamed on the governor's social media accounts. a spokespers

it spans north from golden gate park. it includes all the institutions in the park, the wheel. the music concourse, mew seem to the south to the daly city boarder and west to the organization. includes the zoo (indiscernible) all those fun things and to 280 oen the east. includes city college, san francisco state. i had ucsf parnassus so very large geographically. it is mostly single family homes, so it is the place where for generations family (indiscernible) nice parks, lake merced, mount davidson. >> this is like a village within the city, so we are very close nit community. we tend to band together and try to support one another and it is a friendly place and families and people to have a cup of coffee and check out the park. >> ocean avenue, which is the southern end of our district is vibrant commercial corridor that mostly cater tuesday the local neighborhoods and the students. as you go further west you have the mall which has some of the best pan asian food offerings in the city. if you haven't been there, it is really fun. as you go up a little bit further, there is w

it spans north from golden gate park. it includes all the institutions in the park, the wheel. the music concourse, mew seem to the south to the daly city boarder and west to the organization. includes the zoo (indiscernible) all those fun things and to 280 oen the east. includes city college, san francisco state. i had ucsf parnassus so very large geographically. it is mostly single family homes, so it is the place where for generations family (indiscernible) nice parks, lake merced, mount davidson. >> this is like a village within the city, so we are very close nit community. we tend to band together and try to support one another and it is a friendly place and families and people to have a cup of coffee and check out the park. >> ocean avenue, which is the southern end of our district is vibrant commercial corridor that mostly cater tuesday the local neighborhoods and the students. as you go further west you have the mall which has some of the best pan asian food offerings in the city. if you haven't been there, it is really fun. as you go up a little bit further, there is w

it spans north from golden gate park. it includes all the institutions in the park, the wheel. the music concourse, mew seem to the south to the daly city boarder and west to the organization. includes the zoo (indiscernible) all those fun things and to 280 oen the east. includes city college, san francisco state. i had ucsf parnassus so very large geographically. it is mostly single family homes, so it is the place where for generations family (indiscernible) nice parks, lake merced, mount davidson. >> this is like a village within the city, so we are very close nit community. we tend to band together and try to support one another and it is a friendly place and families and people to have a cup of coffee and check out the park. >> ocean avenue, which is the southern end of our district is vibrant commercial corridor that mostly cater tuesday the local neighborhoods and the students. as you go further west you have the mall which has some of the best pan asian food offerings in the city. if you haven't been there, it is really fun. as you go up a little bit further, there is w

. >>> interactive light installation is in golden gate park, and there will be a holiday festival andree lighting event where park & rec will light up the cypress. that event kicks off at 4:00 p.m. >> that looks cool. >> very. >> kind of nice all the lights on display. >> yeah, the fantasy of lights in the south bay. i think every town has something. >> yeah. >> the light, follow them? >> don't go into the light. >>> i wanted to show you the light of the sun starting to make its way over the hills this morning. we can see it because it's clear for now, but we are going to see more clouds coming in. let's talk about how much rain we measured yesterday. it was a pretty decent amount for parts of the north bay, with mount tam getting over an inch of rainfall, and ukiah hat over three quarters of an inch, and then san francisco and southward it was a quarter inch or less. now we have one last shot of getting additional rainfall and it continues to move closer to the north bay over the next couple of hours. we will see rain coming in, but right now there are just lingering and light shower

anthony's formed a club and john then the superintendent the golden gate park laid out the bowling green are here sharing meditates a permanent green now and then was opened in 1902 during the course the 1906 san francisco earthquake that citywide much the city the greens were left that with an ellen surface and not readers necessarily 1911 it had the blowing e bowling that was formed in 1912 the parks commission paid laying down down green number 2 the san francisco lawn club was the first opened in the united states and the oldest on the west their registered as san francisco lark one 101 and ti it is not all fierce competition food and good ole friend of mine drive it members les lecturely challenge the stories some may be true some not memories of past winners is reversed presbyterian on the wall of champions. >> make sure you see the one in to the corner that's me and. >> no? not bingo or scrabble but the pare of today's competition two doreen and christen and beginninger against robert and others easing our opponents for the stair down is a pregame strategy even in lawn bowling. >>

a ceremony was held at the aids memorial garden in golden gate park. speakers included 4 time olympic gold medalist in diver greg louganis, who's a longtime hiv survivor and lgbtq activist. after the ceremony, attendees are invited to the groves circle of friends for a reading of engraved names of lives touched by aides, including the over the castro district. was another tribute to people lost in this case. people taking chalk to pavement to remember people who use to walk castro street kron four's. dan kerman reports. >> my first partner past. 91 forte and my second partner passing 95. but the heart than my best friend. choreographer. i did theater with tony opry on out also in 95 per 72 year-old michael pulas the number of loved ones. he's lost to aids is incredible. >> but not unusual for someone his age all walked the street and when to cliffs and, you know, went to the castro theater. but on this 35th anniversary of world aids day, this long-term survivor of hiv remembers them by inscribe ing their names in chalk on castro street. they're always

it spans north from golden gate park. it includes all the institutions in the park, the wheel. the music concourse, mew seem to the south to the daly city boarder and west to the organization. includes the zoo (indiscernible) all those fun things and to 280 oen the east. includes city college, san francisco state. i had ucsf parnassus so very large geographically. it is mostly single family homes, so it is the place where for generations family (indiscernible) nice parks, lake merced, mount davidson. >> this is like a village within the city, so we are very close nit community. we tend to band together and try to support one another and it is a friendly place and families and people to have a cup of coffee and check out the park. >> ocean avenue, which is the southern end of our district is vibrant commercial corridor that mostly cater tuesday the local neighborhoods and the students. as you go further west you have the mall which has some of the best pan asian food offerings in the city. if you haven't been there, it is really fun. as you go up a little bit further, there is w

over to hsh to effectively purchase heluna health services in the parks the parks are largely golden gate park buena vista, because of the concentration of people experiencing homelessness and that supports two outreach workers working in the parks conducting outreach, talking to folks living unsheltered, trying to bring them in. if this is cut this is a rec and park decision if they want to identify other funds to cover this cost, or if we would likely absorb the outreach workers to the larger pool of folks doing district based outreach and case management special projects. >> yeah, i think that is concerning to me to hear the reduction of specifically golden gate park. i think that is both supervisor preston and as well as supervisor melgar. we all border and supervisor engardio border golden gate park, and it is so big and just this year alone that we have two deaths in the park. a known reason, but it is always good to have extra support and extra outreach for the population that may be spending the night in the park. quick question and don't know if there is such thing, but i always-i do

it spans north from golden gate park. it includes all the institutions in the park, the wheel. the music concourse, mew seem to the south to the daly city boarder and west to the organization. includes the zoo (indiscernible) all those fun things and to 280 oen the east. includes city college, san francisco state. i had ucsf parnassus so very large geographically. it is mostly single family homes, so it is the place where for generations family (indiscernible) nice parks, lake merced, mount davidson. >> this is like a village within the city, so we are very close nit community. we tend to band together and try to support one another and it is a friendly place and families and people to have a cup of coffee and check out the park. >> ocean avenue, which is the southern end of our district is vibrant commercial corridor that mostly cater tuesday the local neighborhoods and the students. as you go further west you have the mall which has some of the best pan asian food offerings in the city. if you haven't been there, it is really fun. as you go up a little bit further, there is w

. >> reporter: she got off the bus at masonic and crossed the panhandle near golden gate park.ew blocks away. >> all of a sudden i realized i was being followed. >> reporter: from behind she heard a man's voice say come here, babe. >> i just started running. i ran as fast as i could. he chased me for a block and a half and caught me. just a couple of doors down from the church, and that is when he started slashing me with a butcher knife, they said. i ended up lying on the ground with 11 major cuts, nine into the bone. lost an eye, almost lost an arm and leg. >> reporter: meanwhile back at home. >> i had gone up to my bedroom and mom went to hers and then dad came home. then the phone rang. i could see something was terribly wrong. >> the next day when i woke up, the feeling around the house was much different than it was when i went to bed the night before. i remember feeling just this heaviness. >> reporter: the knife was razor sharp. as to his motive? >> it seemed like he was just crazy. >> reporter: april needed a prosthetic eye. doctors told her she would never walk again.

following the removal of early days in 2018, there was a toppling of statues in golden gate park as well as the removal of the christopher columbus statue. we are partnering with the parks department as well as the community to engage with the public to develop guidelines to evaluate the existing monuments and memorials in the civic arts collection and evaluate the removal of a monument or statue but also installing new ones. >> finally, it seems like the weather might be nice this weekend. if i fancy taking a walk and seeing some outdoor art, where would you suggest i go? >> well, i would suggest the embarcadero. this work was commissioned with funds from the fire station 35. this suggests the bow of a boat and the glass panel surrounding the structure depict the history of fireboats in the bay area. >> and where can i go from there? >> then, i would walk up to the justin herman plaza to check out the work of the art vendors. then check out the monuments like the mechanics monument. also, be sure to check out the poster series, installed in bus kiosks along market street, which features

and don't feed it to the bison at the park and golden gate park. they are given unsold trees donated from local lots. and don't feed it to the goats. the goat herd in the bay view used to collect trees, but they've stopped because of all of the leftovers that gave the goats indigestion. lastly, don't throw the tree on the sidewalk. the city has an event this morning at the civic center plaza to discuss its annual christmas tree recycling that starts on january 2nd. and in san jose, the city collects the trees the same day as garbage, recycling and green waste. remember to move all the tinsel, the decorations and tree stand and cut the tree into five-foot pieces. place it on the street one foot from the curb. all of these rules. that's why i don't mess with real trees. you can set it out by 6:00 a.m. on your collection day. for more stories like this, visit us online at nbcbayarea.com and click on the climate in crisis tab if you need to look at that once again. >> always good to know. thanks, kari. >>> well, the 49ers six-game winning streak has co

it's a moderate cypress, a historic one in front of clare large in golden gate park.officially lit last night. mayor breed and state senator scott wiener were there. this is a holiday tradition that dates back to 1929. when the tree was first lit for john mclaren's birthday. this year's event. also had a first-ever lighting of the hanukkah menorah led the rabbi at temple emanuel. well, and also the light display in that debuted at the jfk promenade in front of peacock metal. that's a cool. >> basically work of art, isn't it? and it was a local visual artist who designed that display. they had a partnership with the san francisco parks alliance do that. tree lighting guests. we're all there. they got a 30 minute winter light show at the san francisco conservatory and that actually 30 minutes after sunset every night. so look at that. look at that. you can see that. yeah. >> after sundown, that's cool i love it. i love the different, you know, approached his the regular kind of the street. you totally, i got so that the christmas tree get lights out there. >> and i love

san francisco's historic monterey, cypress, in front of mclaren lodge in golden gate park lit up last night. mayor london breed and state senator scott wiener were both there to see it be a light show. the holiday tradition dates back to 1929. when the tree was first lit for john mclaren's birthday. this year's event including also the first-ever lighting of the hanukkah menorah led by rabbi sydney, immense of temple emanuel and the light display and twine also debuting along jfk promenade. >> in front meadow, local visual artist charles de cannes. i designed this display. it was made possible through a partnership with the san francisco parks alliance tree lighting guests were also treated to 30 minute winter light show at the san francisco conservatory. it runs half hour after sunset every night during the holidays. still ahead here on the kron 4 morning news, san francisco police are working to prevent more people from becoming victims of catalytic converter thefts. >> how they're getting it done and why some say it's just not enough. and after the break, california's budget defici

public is invited to attend a special event at the national aids memorial grove, which is in golden gate park. they'll be doing that from noon until 2 organizers say special prnsentations or plan, they'll have various things that are going to bring awarehess to the public about the aids pandemic. any money collected will go directly to support the mission and programs of the national aids memorial. the world health organization says that more than 40 million people have died from aids. a new student wellness center is open at milpitas high school officials with the santa clara county office of education and the milpitas unified school district held a ribbon cutting ceremony for that facility on thursday. the goal of the center is to provide students with mental health resources, south representative ro khanna help get $300,000 in community project funding to make the center a reality. >> it's 8.49 and the contra costa county probation department is partnering now with toys for tots to host for public drop-off sites for the toy drive this year. and here you know, all the information. if you wa

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