hayes valley shared spaces program has been an economic lifeline for merchants on hayes for the past three years and has helped revitalize the entire neighborhood by expanding patricia's green and connecting it to the local businesses on hayes street. once again, the fire department is fighting the shared spaces program on the grounds that closing the street to vehicles with traffic cones impedes their emergency response times. while i analyze six years of vehicle crashes on hayes street and the fire department's response times to 355 emergency calls that have been there over the past six years. and i found this at least four of the vehicle crashes on hayes street on the 3405 hundred blocks could have been prevented if the program was not scaled back in 2021. an and if it actually had been extended to 2018 when we should have actually started doing this earlier. furthermore, the shared spaces program has not had an impact on emergency response times by station 36, which is three blocks away, and which services all 911 calls to the area. the two minutes is not enough time to go into t

. >> neighbors in san francisco's hayes valley district are voicing concerns about fires at homeless encampments. many of them have been complaining to the city on a daily basis about this kron four's rob nesbitt, talk to a as some pictures of a homeless encampment fire than took place over the weekend. rob joins us now live with that story from. can the hayes valley neighborhood associations as homeless encampments are still causing safety concerns. >> even now as a court ruling allows san francisco to once again start moving. people who are living in tents. >> neighbors are afraid this was the scene at the corner of goff unpaid streets in san francisco saturday afternoon. firefighters and police responded to the scene of a homeless encampment where 10 caught on fire. david robinson lives in the hayes valley neighborhood and captured the images. >> right there on the ground and you see in the pictures that is the sidewalk was charred. there's nothing left from what ever in that tent right a power pole. the park old south was even scarred. you can see planters that were set up along

david robinson lives in the hayes valley neighborhood and captured the images. >> right there on theand you see in the pictures that is sidewalk was charred. there's nothing left from what was ever in that tent right a power pole. the particle itself is even scarred. you can see planters that were set up along the sidewalk to deter homeless encampments. robinson serves on the board. the hayes valley neighborhood association and says multiple complaints are sent to the city on a daily basis. reports of fires open air drug markets and the selling of stolen property. to me, it's not a homeless encampment. this is a criminal activity taking place in right our street, in broad daylight. and that night last month, a federal judge ruled that the city can now sweep encampments, but only if the an house person refuses shelter. according to the mayor's office training, the city workers, police and firefighters who are enforcing the law will take several weeks. what residents here that they bring up the four-alarm fire that destroyed a building in august. the corner of octavia boulevard and oak

just the hayes valley and the hayes valley. shared space. yes, i have spoken to a lot of merchants on this corridor and it's a corridor i'm very familiar with. and i know that this has been really tough. monica, also alex sweetened the mayor's office. marianne i think my greatest disappointment with this is that it got to this point where it's become so divisive and i know a thing or two about this, this getting divisive and it's the hardest thing too, because like the small business is ecosystem of owners. like we're all working so hard to keep our businesses open. and for and honestly, the pandemic was a moment where that really brought us a lot of us together to kind of support each other. and love each other and survive and i've seen in the post pandemic period as as we try to continue to survive that unity and that that kind of togetherness really starting to splinter, it makes me sad from a very tactical perspective. i think there should be a compromise from just reading through the survey results that we gathered. it seems like a fair

just the hayes valley and the hayes valley. shared space. yes, i have spoken to a lot of merchants on this corridor and it's a corridor i'm very familiar with. and i know that this has been really tough. monica, also alex sweetened the mayor's office. marianne i think my greatest disappointment with this is that it got to this point where it's become so divisive and i know a thing or two about this, this getting divisive and it's the hardest thing too, because like the small business is ecosystem of owners. like we're all working so hard to keep our businesses open. and for and honestly, the pandemic was a moment where that really brought us a lot of us together to kind of support each other. and love each other and survive and i've seen in the post pandemic period as as we try to continue to survive that unity and that that kind of togetherness really starting to splinter, it makes me sad from a very tactical perspective. i think there should be a compromise from just reading through the survey results that we gathered. it seems like a fair

meantime, neighbors in san francisco's hayes valley neighborhood are voicing concerns about fires ateless encampments. many of them say they've been complaining to the city on a daily basis. kron four's rob nesbitt has that story. >> neighbors are afraid this was the scene at the corner of goff unpaid streets in san francisco saturday afternoon. firefighters and police responded to the scene of a homeless encampment where 10 caught on fire. david robinson lives in the hayes valley neighborhood and captured the images. >> right there on the ground and you see in the pictures that is the sidewalk was charred. there's nothing left from what ever in that tent right a power pole. the park old south was even scarred. you can see planters that were set up along the sidewalk to deter homeless encampments. robinson serves on the board. the hayes valley neighborhood association and says multiple complaints are sent to the city on a daily basis, not just for fires but other illegal activities as well. drugs selling happening there fencing, stolen items. you see stuff being delivered you walk ac

we feel like we called ourselves hayes valley for all nots because we want hayes valley for all people, but think we can have all things. we think it is false choice between public space for people, retail and housing what is there now is a coffee shop i go to all most every day. ioacan get ice cream, there is a gym, juice shop. these are all things that can be exist in a affordable housing complex. myself, i live on parcel h. developed mostly market rate about 10 years ago. the only reason i can afford there because i worked in the right industry and just the right time. a lottery ticket like that should not be the price of admission to our neighborhood. we are in a had crisis. please keep the pressure up until people that live work in hayes valley can afford to live in hayes valley. please keep the pressure up. thank you so much. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. my name is natalie burdick, a twechbl year neighbor in hayes valley and san francisco taxpayer and voter and going to read the statement into the public record. our housing shortage hur

we feel like we called ourselves hayes valley for all nots because we want hayes valley for all people, but think we can have all things. we think it is false choice between public space for people, retail and housing what is there now is a coffee shop i go to all most every day. ioacan get ice cream, there is a gym, juice shop. these are all things that can be exist in a affordable housing complex. myself, i live on parcel h. developed mostly market rate about 10 years ago. the only reason i can afford there because i worked in the right industry and just the right time. a lottery ticket like that should not be the price of admission to our neighborhood. we are in a had crisis. please keep the pressure up until people that live work in hayes valley can afford to live in hayes valley. please keep the pressure up. thank you so much. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. my name is natalie burdick, a twechbl year neighbor in hayes valley and san francisco taxpayer and voter and going to read the statement into the public record. our housing shortage hur

the hayes valley neighborhood association says multiple complaints about encampments are sent to the city on a daily basis. >> another retailer in san francisco's union square is closing express posting a sign at its entrance today. the store closes october 22nd the only remaining express store in san francisco is that the stonestown mall. this shutdown follows a number of other closures around union square. however, recently launched they can to to vibrant initiative by the city has introduced more than a dozen new pop-up shops to the city's downtown. we have a goal of revitalizing the empty storefronts expressed does operate 8 other stores in the bay area. >> coming up, a serious crime now with serious repercussions. what the justice department wants you to know about the rise in attacks on postal workers. >> plus, artificial intelligence becoming more common in our everyday lives. how san jose mayor is planning on using it to combat issues and billboards are up oakland international, the lengths they're going to try to raise awareness about hum "the doctor will see you now." but d

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the hayes valley neighborhood association says multiple complaints about encampments are aent to the a daily bases. new this morning, a large fire burning in an abandoned warehouse in oakland's fruitvale neighborhood is finally under control. the oakland fire department says the fire broke out in the area east, 12th street and 29th at around 5.45. morning. firefighters say this is the same warehouse caught on fire about a month ago and there are unhoused people seeking shelter there. the fire caused a wall and a roof to collapse, but no one was injured. rail traffic is stopped in both directions. south san francisco police are now investigating armed robbery that ended up in a shooting. it happened around 11, 15 monday night, right on hillside boulevard in the city's paradise valley neighborhood. police say a man was outside with 2 people exit the car demanded money from him person sitting inside that car, then shop and victim riding the lay. then robin, before taking off that victim had to be taken to the hospital. >> well, turning to developing news from overseas in israel, hamas h

just the hayes valley and the hayes valley. shared space. yes, i have spoken to a lot of merchants on this corridor and it's a corridor i'm very familiar with. and i know that this has been really tough. monica, also alex sweetened the mayor's office. marianne i think my greatest disappointment with this is that it got to this point where it's become so divisive and i know a thing or two about this, this getting divisive and it's the hardest thing too, because like the small business is ecosystem of owners. like we're all working so hard to keep our businesses open. and for and honestly, the pandemic was a moment where that really brought us a lot of us together to kind of support each other. and love each other and survive and i've seen in the post pandemic period as as we try to continue to survive that unity and that that kind of togetherness really starting to splinter, it makes me sad from a very tactical perspective. i think there should be a compromise from just reading through the survey results that we gathered. it seems like a fair

the hayes valley neighborhood association says a number of complaints about encampments are sent to the city on a daily bases. san francisco police say 2 people who drove their car into the union square dior store and then proceeded to burglarized the place on thursday. >> are now under arrest today. san francisco mayor london breed and police chief bill scott held a press sure ing residents they're seeing successes in the battle to reduce crime across the city. >> we've arrested numerous individuals because our officers are out there with cars that we put out their property. and when these thieves come and try to break and where they're waiting on we catch them. those operations have also lead to longer-term investigations that we think we'll yield the recovery of stolen property and the arrests of many more suspect. >> the chief says the department's retail blitz operations also resulted in robbed a walgreens in the ho ingleside district on wednesday. officers also arrested the operators of a fencing operation on mission street and recovered $17,000 in stolen goods. happening tomorrow

the hayes valley neighborhood association says multiple complaints about encampments are sent to the city every day. happening in just one hour from now, people across the country will have the opportunity to see a solar eclipse. there are several places that are holding special viewings and that includes exploratorium in san francisco. that's where kron four's tiffany justice is live for us today. good morning to you. tiffany. >> good morning, stephanie. yes, we're hearing that today may be a cloudy day, but there are places you can see this ring of fire solar eclipse like the exploratory. and that is right behind or you can continue to watch kron 4 in the comfort of your home or home because we will be covering this all morning long. so let's get into it this morning. millions of americans will have a front row seat to an annular solar eclipse in the western u.s. central and south america. the rare ring of fire solar eclipse will be visible, including across many areas in the bay. but san francisco is not directly in the past of the annual eclipse, but we will be able to experience

hayes valley residents are frustrated with fight fires happening at homeless encampments in san franciscoey are asking the city step in and do something about it. and after the break, new billboards are up at the oakland international airport to try and raise awareness about human trafficking. will about human trafficking. will tell you more about that. ( ♪♪ ) welcome to big tobacco's fantasyland. the industry's idea of a healthier tomorrow. where vapes are deemed safer. nevermind that they'll increase your risk of lung cancer. and they're anti-aging. because you're more likely to die younger from a stroke. in big tobacco's fantasyland, the deadliest industry can rebrand itself as your friend. are back 6.29. that's what a gorgeous shot showing us a view of. >> well, that looks like tamil looks like mount that and with san francisco in the background. john, we can see everything really clear that we can see clearly now the song that was i was too on the nose that reference. but it's definitely nice and clear out there this morning. we are seeing lots of clear skies and no rain today. >> it

. >> and coming up on the kron 4 morning news, hayes valley residents are frustrated with fires thatt at homeless encampments in san francisco. they want city leaders to do something about plus, after the break, new billboards are up at the oakland international airport trying to raise awareness about human trafficking. that about human trafficking. that more coming up in a minute. with chevy silverado and silverado hd, you can take on the mountains. or you can move them. with the power of up to 36,000 pounds of max available towing. and the confidence of an available 13.4-inch diagonal touch-screen. whatever your mountain, there's a silverado for you. get 0% financing plus make no monthly payments for 90 days on all 2023 silverado 1500 pickups. plus, get $1000 cash allowance on this silverado. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. "the doctor will see you now." on this silverado. but do they really? do they see all that you are? at kaiser permanente all of us work together to care for all that is you. all right. we are back at 7.30, here on the kron. 4 morning news with a live

it's a contributing building to the hayes valley residential historic district, which is listed in the california register of historical resources . one 4852 fillmore street is a queen anne style romeo flat building. it's two and a half stories over a basement garage. wood frame, four units, residential building constructed circa 1900, and features a gable roof and central staircase with balconies. the proposed rehabilitation plan proposes to bolt the foundation to the sill , repair and paint the siding, repair front stairs and railings, repair and replace windows. soft story upgrade. replace roof and repair doors. the estimated cost of the proposed rehabilitation work is $225,000. the maintenance plan proposes to inspect and make any necessary repairs to windows, doors, siding and stairs on an annual basis and the roof every five years. the estimated cost of maintenance work is $20,000 annually. the subject property meets three of the five priority considerations necessity, investment and distinctiveness. as the proposed rehabilitation will require significant associated costs to ensu

neighborhood association and hayes valley merchant council applied for a street closure on the threesundays. and they operated in that configuration for, i believe, well over a year. there were some iterations of the permit during that time, notably the end of 2021. it was scaled to be its current form of 400 block only for friday, saturday and sundays due to community opposition and traffic circulation issues. then fast forward. to summer 2022, the 21 hayes came back and we were able to find a way to work with the community to continue to reroute muni to serve and allow the closure to happen every friday, saturday and sunday. and that's what's been in place since the pandemic program ended in march 2023. so we've been in this transition and hayes valley merchants council submit an application to continue the closure friday, saturday and sundays, fridays for 210 saturdays, sundays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the post-pandemic program. and just a high level to orient the three 400 block that we've been speaking and we'll be speaking most about today is that block between gough and octavia,

destroyed, buildings getting destroyed still don't know the answer of what the big condominium fire in hayes valley august, we still don't know the answer on that one. we know that the association out there, the neighborhood association is pretty convinced that it was started in a very similar fashion. they've been complaining about on time and had video evidence and pictures and everything up. sure. other fires that already been said, yes, we can see that this is a problem not getting solved right now. hopefully they will. all right. thanks, dan. still ahead, police released video of that deadly shooting inside the chinese consulate in san francisco after a man rammed his car into the building. >> and more mail carrier robberies in the bay area. the evidence usps just released from one robbery that happened in the city. >> and a story of survival involving a young dog and involving a young dog and puppies. meet gold bond daily healing. a powerhouse lotion that moisturizes, heals, and smooths dry skin. with 7 moisturizers & 3 vitamins. and... new gold bond healing sensitive. clinically shown to hea

vocal group, manhattan transfer wrapped up their 50 year career with a tour stop at sfjazz in hayes valleyartet was presented with a proclamation from the city of san francisco. also, the mayor's office declared it manhattan transfer day. now, speaking of music, thick fog and wet grass could not keep concert goers from attending the 23rd annual hardly strictly bluegrass music festival. the free three day event is being held through sunday with more than 70 acts on six stages, all in golden gate park. lots of fun. well, that's it. tonight, i'm stephanie sierra for spencer casey and all of us here at abc7. thank you for joining us. abc7 news continues tomorrow morning at 5 a.m. we'll see you then welcome to big tobacco's fantasyland. a new, healthier world without cigarettes. as long as you don't count the 6 trillion sold worldwide every year. and vaping won't lead to smoking, if you ignore the research that says otherwise. in big tobacco's fantasyland, the deadliest industry is your friend. shh... somedays, i cover up because of my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. now i feel free to bar

the hayes valley neighborhood. so station, they say that multiple complaints about encampments, our son to the city on a daily basis. >> well, san francisco police right now are keeping a presence outside the chinese consulate after a man crashed into the building monday. police ended up shooting the driver after he smashed his car through the front of that facility. they haven't said what exactly led up to officers opening fire or what motivated the driver to drive into that building in the first place are still looking into that. police are expected to share more details at an upcoming town hall. so we'll have more than meanwhile, the visa office at the consulate is closed until further notice. and the city of san francisco is suing 3 apartment building owners in chinatown. they claim the properties haven't been well maintained tenets of the dealing with everything from broken windows and doors to rusted out plumbing and exposed wiring. >> when they stop providing regular cleaning have has much they know repairs.

sean wilson junior was shot and killed in a courtyard in hayes valley in july 2011.e was 20 years old. the killer has never been caught. police have not said what's prompting them now to authorize the reward. investing gators are hoping for information that could lead to an identification and an arrest. a $1 million investment on angel island. coming up, the effort to restore a historic piece of property. also a closed door meeting tonight between house republicans and the candidates vying to become the next speaker of the house. also, some developing news out of the state of louisiana. at least seven people are dead tonight after more than 150 vehicles were involved in a series of crashes due to a mixture of fog and smoke. what we're learning from officials about the search for more victims deep voice: monster tacos are back at jack in the box. along with new, spicy angry monster tacos. come and get 'em... we dare- [clears throat] jack vo: we dare you. get 2 for just $3. charge against menendez, who's accused of accepting bribes from the egyptian government and cons

there is a project in hayes valley sitting for many years, the mayor said she hadn't been briefed and didn't know anything about it even though she was the supervisor for that district 7 years and made no sense. is that one of the projects that is in the pipeline being considered that would be put out for rfp? just so we can clarify the record. >> the project within the pipeline are projects that have had an rfp issued. >> for that one hayes valley- >> the request for qualification isn't issued for parcel k. >> is there a plan to do that? >> i--i know we according with oewd to understand the timing of the lease for proxy and we understand the interest now there is a call for additional community planning in that space so we are continuing to coordinate as a city to understand the timing for an rfq based off additional community engagement and the status of the proxy lease. >> proxy is the lease for the site? >> yes. >> the master lease. okay. it would be good to get us the list of the 165 unspent that is gap financing and then the projects you have identified for this upcoming bond an

i was born here in the hayes valley. >> i applied for the san francisco affordable housing lottery three. >> since 2016, we've had about 265 electronic lotteries and almost 2,000 people have got their home through the lottery system. if you go into the listing, you can actually just press lottery results and you put in your lottery number and it will tell you exactly how you ranked. >> for some people, signing up for it was going to be a challenge. there is a digital divide here and especially when you are trying to help low and very low income people. so we began providing digital assistance for folks to go in and get help. >> along with the income and the residency requirements, we also required someone who is trying to buy the home to be a first time home buyer and there's also an educational component that consists of an orientation that they need to attend, a first-time home buyer workshop and a one-on-one counseling session with the housing councilor. >> sometimes we have to go through 10 applicants before they shouldn't be discouraged if they have a low lottery number. they still

it was part of the central freeway from bayshore to hayes valley. it is part of uses 101. it was damaged during the 1989 earthquake. in 1992 the elevator part of the roadway was removed. it was developed into a surface boulevard. today the vanness bus rapid transit project is to have designated bus lanes service from mission. it will display the history of the city. van ness avenue. >> good morning. this meeting will come to order. well come to october 25, 2023 budgets finance commit e. i'm supervisor chan and joined by supervisor aaron peskin, our clerk is brent julipa. i like to thank michael from sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. mr. clerk recollect do you have announcements? >> thank you madam chair. on october 17, 2023 the board of supervisors approved a motion discontinuing remote publ

it was part of the central freeway from bayshore to hayes valley. it is part of uses 101. it was damaged during the 1989 earthquake. in 1992 the elevator part of the roadway was removed. it was developed into a surface boulevard. today the vanness bus rapid transit project is to have designated bus lanes service from mission. it will display the history of the city. van ness avenue. welcome everyone. come on in. this is a very exciting day. i just want to introduce myself. my name is beth stokes. i'm the executive director of episcopal community services, and i want to thank everyone for joining us today for yet another incredible achievement. and i really want to focus on that achievement in the expansion of permanent supportive housing for people who are experiencing homelessness. as many of you know, the diva residence was the second san francisco project to be awarded homekey funding in round one. homekey has played a pivotal role in our ability to swiftly and effectively create holistic solutions to address homelessness at its root causes, and is honored to have been

there is a project in hayes valley sitting for many years, the mayor said she hadn't been briefed and didn't know anything about it even though she was the supervisor for that district 7 years and made no sense. is that one of the projects that is in the pipeline being considered that would be put out for rfp? just so we can clarify the record. >> the project within the pipeline are projects that have had an rfp issued. >> for that one hayes valley- >> the request for qualification isn't issued for parcel k. >> is there a plan to do that? >> i--i know we according with oewd to understand the timing of the lease for proxy and we understand the interest now there is a call for additional community planning in that space so we are continuing to coordinate as a city to understand the timing for an rfq based off additional community engagement and the status of the proxy lease. >> proxy is the lease for the site? >> yes. >> the master lease. okay. it would be good to get us the list of the 165 unspent that is gap financing and then the projects you have identified for this upcoming bond an

it was part of the central freeway from bayshore to hayes valley. it is part of uses 101.it was damaged during the 1989 earthquake. in 1992 the elevator part of the roadway was removed. it was developed into a surface boulevard. today the vanness bus rapid transit project is to have designated bus lanes service from mission. it will display the history of the city. van ness avenue. please stand by for the san francisco land use and transportation committee meeting of october 2, 2023. >> good afternoon everyone. this meeting will come to order. welcome to the october 2, 2023 regular meeting of the land use and transportation committee of isf san francisco board of supervisors. the committee clerk today is john carroll. thank you so much for supporting us today mr. carroll. i like to acknowledge the folks at sfgovtv for staffing this meeting and i want to point out that our clerk has lovely tribute to our departed