>> chief hayes-white: just 14th. scottish wright hall. >> neighboring presiden -- thanu president nakajo. this is pretty interesting time. we have our new chief who's in some ways acting along with our present chief. chef nicholson and achieve hayes-white. this is women's month. pretty much there's three or four things every month for this. >> commissioner hardeman: they were making a big deal about her being the head of the department. i think there's no city in the country that has a significant population, we've been over 700,000 for 70 or 80 years. the city has two chiefs sitting in the room, two fire chiefs and they are both women. it's not just patting you on the back for your accomplishmentings but it's palleting the cit -- pg the city on the back. it's pretty cool. it's really good to celebrate women's month in san francisco. very proud to be part of that. that's my comment. >> president nakajo: commission. no other questions from the commissioners. we'll have deputy chief nicholson please come up and give yo

please, chief hayes white. >> through president nicoosho, she hasn't arrived yet. is it okay that i mention it before -- >> increase, chief hayes white. >> thank you, president. she is due to appear shortly, but just this morning, mayor breed announced her selection of current deputy chief of administration jeannie nicholson as my successor's chief of department. so many of us were there to support her and thank mayor breed for her selection. i know the fire commission was instrumental in this selection process. i think chief nicholson will serve the department very well. she served the department for over 23 25 years in various capacities, and you know her recently as the deputy chief of administration. i told her i will ensure a smooth transition as she moves into the role. i will always be available if she needs me for anything, as i will make myself available for the commission as well. so thank you for that. >>> on to my report, this is activities since the last meeting on february 27th, regarding the budget. as you know, we submitted our budget with a cover l

thank you chief hayes white for bringing me into your command staff. and thank you to all of my colleagues, all of you. i am excited to work for the breed administration, which is one of bold new ideas. i am honored to be able to continue to serve the citizens of san francisco. i am extremely humbled to lead this department and all of our firefighters, e.m.t.s, paramedics, investigators, inspectors, and civilians. one of the things i love about the fire department is that it is always a team effort. i appreciate the hard work you do every single day. 24/7, 365. you are my family. i love this city and this department, and i love being of service. i vow to work hard, to continue to carry out the mission and vision of the san francisco fire department, and to keep moving us forward in a positive way. thank you, all. and, mayor breed, again, with humility and determination, i accept. now let's get back to work. [applause] >> short and sweet, just the way we like it in the morning. i also want to take this opportunity to recognize our police chief, bill sco

chief hayes-white. >> chief hayes-white: thank you for coming in public comment. i had the pleasure meeting you before. sorry for the loss of your friend. i applaud joe veronese for putting this forward. the continuation of this dialogue will serve the city well. it is many agencies that need to come together. i'm fully supportive of this. we do have some good news. i like to acknowledge lieutenant baxter in the rear of the room, through his efforts, working collaboratively with other agencies, and putting the message out there, i have some statistics. one is too many if you ask me. .does show we're moving in the right direction. for cliff rescues total cliff rescues in 2016, 22, 2017, 41, in 2018, 30. that shows marked improvement. surf rescues in 2016, 41, 2017, 28, and 2018, 26. bay rescue rescues are down as n 2016, 102, 2017, 113 and 201879. national park service has contributed. we'll continue to do as well as new signage has been put up. this resolution would support the efforts in minimizing those numbers. thank you. >> president nakajo: thank you very muc

first l-g-b-t fire chief and the second woman to run the department following outgoing chief joanne hayes-white. chief nicholson is a 25 veteran of the department... she is currently a deputy chief. mayor breed called her a dedicated public servant and a tremendous (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... dry weather ahead with another sunny day today. high temperatures will comfortably peak in a range of upper 50's to low 60's. breezy conditions will continue again today with temperatures warming even further, into the

[applause] >> commissioner hayes-white: good afternoon, members of the board of supervisors, joanne hayes-white, your chief of fire department for another 60 days. at this time, i'd like to invite all of the firefighters present to come up and stand with me. this is a small sampling of the 130 firefighters that we had that day that responded to this incident. it's great to see everybody here. someone that couldn't be with us was the incident commander for the day, and that was assistant chief rex hale and his incident support chief, but we do have a batallion chief here who represents all those who responded when the alarm went off, and many others. what you saw on the 6th -- and thank you very much for acknowledging, supervisor st h stefani, and supervisor fewer, is not just the incredible team work of the san francisco fire department, which i'm very proud of, but as a city, the interagency collaboration that supervisor fewer talked about. incredible, all of the departments that stepped up, rose to the occasion, assists us with keeping that scene as safe as possible. miraculous that there wer

bis thibut this is obviously yor decision. >> thank you, chief hayes white. i support the reenforcement of the message i got from the mayor's office. indeed, commissioner cleveland and commissioner verinesi, you may have had a conversation with them at one point or another, but in terms of the resolution that is in front of us, with some of the comments that the vice president had made as well, i don't know if you want to put the suggestion of putting the dogs on a leash in here as well. what it does for me is it makes sure that the mayor's office is aware of it, with the language on the resolution. and i just want to be sure. so, again, i'm asking you, commissioner verinesi and commissioner cleveland, to continue this item for one more commission meeting so you have an opportunity to clean this up. and that if we do want to be able to pass this resolution at the next commission meeting, i think this commission, in terms of what i'm hearing, in terms of the spirit, would be more willing to do that with a cleaner version. i, for one, am a little cautious in te

. >> commissioner hayes-white:: - chief joanne hayes-white from the fire department, and fran see covington from the fire commission and joe hardeman from the fire commission. it takes a village to get this housing built, but this is a first step because we know that there are so many things that we need to do in san francisco to get more housing built and to get it built faster. we are going to be making changes, and it is by any means necessary for the purpose of making sure that we begin the process now to get more housing built so when we think about the next generation of young people growing up in san francisco, and we think about what's going to happen when they become adults, where are they going to live? where are they going to live in the city that they were born and raised in? we have to start now, thinking about the future and providing more housing opportunities is really what's going to change the future and make it possible so that the next generation of san franciscans can afford to live here, and the people who are struggling to live here have real opportunities to live in

at this point, prerogative of the chair, chief hayes-white. >> thank you, president. just briefly, obviously conveying this respectfully, loud and clear we hear what you are saying. i know when we talked, i earlier mentioned that i thought it was ambitious and you gracious lowl, let's give you 120 days. i think, i was always up front and candid it's ambitious. i think we have a very, very robust peer support unit. it's excellent. you compare it to most other department that's do not even have full-time employees and we're doing pretty well. obviously there's room for i am of proment am -- improvement, it's a transition' time. i'm going to retire. this is a top priority for me. i really always placed a lot of importance on the need for the ability for our members, whether it's through our peer support unit or other employee assistance programs to get the help that they need. i want to convey this is important. i want to also be very candid and straight up that probably, if i have 10 things i'm looking at right now and i shared this earlier with the president, i did bri

she will replace chief joanne hayes-white. chief nicholson is a 25 veteran of the department... she is currently a deputy chief. mayor breed called her a dedicated public servant and a tremendous leader. (vicki) the pentagon is officially moving forward with the president's order to bar most transgender people from serving in the military. the policy is scheduled to take effect next month. brie jackson reports on who will be impacted by new rules. rep. mark walker/ (r) north carolina 1:10-1:14pentagon officials say the new policy puts restrictions on transgender servicemembers in the military.but they won't call it a ban. this policy focuses on the medical diagnosis of gender disphoria and aspects of the condition may limit a servicemembers ability to deploy.under the policy, men and women must serve in their gender at birth. and if active servicemember experiences gender dysphoria, they must continue serving in the gender they were born as. supporters say the policy addresses concerns about readiness and meeting military standards. we continue to welcome the service of anyone w

respired san francisco fire chief johan hayes white was there and the uc berkeley college of engineering dean and inspiring was open water long-distance swimmer kim chambers. the first woman to swim from the fara lon islands to the bay bridge. she was in the hospital unsure of whether she would walk again. >> i craved the sense of freedom both mentally and physically. when you are in those moments when you don't see a way out, you learn what you're made of so i discovered open water swimming. >> the president and general manager of nbc bay area and telemundo 48 stacy owen was there sharing the highlights of her long career in journalism. spear said the event is her way of celebrating women's history month. >>> now a video sure to make you smile. you probably smiling already. a lake tahoe couple took in two orphans and the new kids are a bit wild. immediate blaze and y. they are now four weeks old but discovered when they were just a week and a half. the youngest ever found by lake tahoe wildlife care. the couple that works at the wildfire life are taking on the role of momma bear. they a

most recently she served as deputy chief under retiring chief joanne hayes-white. she'll take over in april. >>> twitter hinting at a new app with some of the biggest changes the company's seen in 12 years. the company is starting to roll out the new app for testing. it includes a camera feature. twitter says it's also adding filters and other features around some of their main -- found on some of their main competitors like snapchat and instagram. they say the goal is to give people tools to continue those online conversations. >>> okay. we're going to meet the bay area's newest rs antonio brown of the raiders is here. and a good night for the warriors tonight. we'll show you. stay with us. >>> okay. a lot of chatter. a lot of chirping. a little bit of smack talk, infighting. because the critics are not happy. >> yeah, well, the critics don't know what we know. the warriors, they rise to the occasion. >> like a phoenix. >> tonight a statement game. not in phoenix. in houston. hello to james harden. might be the mvp of the league but the warriors were able to fi th

ouincluding our fire chief, joae hayes-white. the irish community has really an incredible history as we know here in san francisco. starting with our first mayor, john geary, who served san francisco proudly, along with others who continue to follow and today, as we celebrate, we also pay ho ma goin thoughage ho longer with us. we know there are so many incredible leaders that are not with us today. i share this honor with them and i know many of their family members are here, as well. so i am looking forward here in san francisco as we raise the flag, as we celebrate during our st. patrick's day, the luncheon and so many incredible traditions that honor the rich history of san francisco and the people who help to make so many incredible things possible. when i think about our irish community, how wonderful the water tastes in san francisco, because of michael osheanessy who was an engineering master in terms of what he was able to create with our heshy dam and so many people who helped to build san francisco and make it the inc

chief joanne hayes-white of the san francisco fire department is here with us, as well. sheriff hennesey is with us, also, and you all are there -- somebody will get mad if i don't call these out. allen nance is here with us, the chief probation officer. fran see covington as vice president of the fire commission. jimmy loyce, the vice president of the health commission. marisa rodriguez is here, representing district attorney george gascon. miss rodriguez is here, and robert torres who is here, the executive director of the rent stablization board. if i've forgotten anybody, please for give me. god isn't finished working with me yet. jeff adaci is here, carmen chu, the treasurer. there's a particular reason i haven't mentioned the supervisors yet. i haven't gotten to them. okay. everybody else, congratulations to everybody else who's here who's not a public official. [applause] >> okay. we do this work 365 days a year. i just have one question. we are housed at 762 fulton street in the african american art and culture complex. it's a wonderful cultural institution, one

. >> joanne hayes white retires in may and promises a smooth transition and to finish strong.n francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> may not be news to you but san francisco has some of the most aggressive drivers in the country. new study. gas buddy analyzed data from feature that helped users keep track of driving habits. frequency of speeding, hard braking and swift acceleration, san francisco ranks number one. congrats l.a. wednesday is least aggressive of the week and friday most. everyone wants to get >>> mellow drive in? >> i don't think people are mellow on our freeways in my experience. live doppler 7 is giving you a quiet scan, mainly clear tonight, plenty of stars. numbers in coldest spots dropping into the 30s. chilly away from the coast. tomorrow's day planner is different, clear skies but throughout the afternoon increasing clouds, not as bright an afternoon as right now but temperatures are comfortable this time of the year and remain dry. 50s and 60s for the high. 59 in san francisco. 64 in san jose, 66 in santa rosa. 65 in concord. accuweather seven-day fo

fire department, mayor london breed announced that jeanine nicholson will take over from joanne hayes-white, she isa 25 year veteran, she spent most of the time fighting fires in the field, she says that one of her top priorities will be caring for those in need.>> dealing with the homeless of the opioid crisis, as first responders we are out every day and night with people who are really down on their luck. >> she is expected to take over the chief position in early may when the current chief retires.>>> another beautiful day here in the bay area, lots of sunshine, a little bit of a bump in the numbers, quite a few 60s, and warm up even more as we head into the weekend, some of the highs from this afternoon, san francisco 61, santa rosa 67, san jose, 61. you can see what is headed our way, a warming trend as we head into the weekend, sunday will be a warm day, at least santa might bump up those numbers more as we approach the weekend.>>> the satellite showing you this, heading out towards the dakotas, colorado, clear skies, the main storm >>> is a., our rain free weather pattern will conti

she'll work with outgoing chief joanne hayes-white on a plan. no word on when she'll be sworn in as the chief. live in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >> thank you. >>> moving now to the college admission scandal that's rocking hollywood, college board rooms and some of the country's top universities including stanford. actress lori loughlin is set ap afternoon. she and her husband, designer mossimo guiallni are charged with bribing to get their child into a college. a psychologist note allowed a student to take an example over several days. >> we have seen an increased on section from points, parents with means to get to the college no matter the cost. >> college consultant david singer has already pleaded guilty. stanford's former sailing coach, john vander moore also pleaded guilty. his attorney says that the money went to buy new boats 13 parents are facing charges here and stanford is one of the schools caught in the case. at least nine college coaches have been charged. they were accused of pretending the students were st

. >> reporter: the second female chief, taking over the position from joanne hayes-white. >> i had enough confidence, appointing her year ago, she has blossomed, she is a natural choice.>> reporter: the firefighter union echoed the remarks saying that jeanine nicholson is a well-respected leader who has risen through the ranks of sf fd. sever cisco firefighters have confidence in her ability to work collaboratively with our members. she has worked all of the city and knows the horrors with the job, and 2009, she had five other firefighters were injured in this fire on felton street, 2nd degree burns over 50% of her body. three years later she had a work-related health battle. >> i was diagnosed with breast cancer, i had a double mastectomy, 16 rounds of chemotherapy, and fought my way to come back to work. >> reporter: she has worked hard for safe training practices, and. support, disaster preparedness are some of the first issues, but her top priority is to care for those in need. >> the homeless and the opioid crisis, as first responders we are out there every day and night, with people

. >> reporter: she will be the second fema chief, taking over from the outgoing chief, joanne hayes-white>> i have a lot of confidence, i appointed her a year ago that role, she is a natural choice. >> reporter: san francisco's firefighter union echoed it, saying that she is a proven, well-respected leader who has risen through the ranks of sf fd, they have confidence in her ability to work collaboratively to guide the department in the right direction. nicholson has worked all over the city and knows what comes with the job. she and five other firefighters were injured in this fire, she had 2nd degree burns over 50% of her body, three years later, she had another work-related health battle. >> 2012, diagnosed with breast cancer, aid double mastectomy, and 16 rounds of chemotherapy and came back to work. >> reporter: cancer prevention, and. support, and the budget and disaster prevention are what she wants to tackle, caring for those in need. >> dealing with the homeless and the opioid crisis, as first responders, we are out there every day and every night, with people who are really down

she will replace chief joanne hayes- white. chief nicholson is a 25 veteran of the department...is currently a deputy chief. mayor breed called her a dedicated public servant and a tremendous leader. in the east bay... racist graffiti is found on the walls of a bathroom on the campus of d-v-c in pleasant hill. and today... dozens of students walked out of class to protest the adminstration's handling of the incident. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story. sotsotsot sotthese students are voicing their concerns regarding a racially charged hate message written on a men's restroom wall on the campus of diablo valley college in pleasant hill. the incident happened a week ago. the

joanne hayes white was there and the college of engineering dean.erhaps most inspiring was open water long-distance swimmer kim chambers, the first fema to swim 30 miles from farralon islands to the golden gate bridge. >> i craved the sense of freedom both memory simply physically. when you are in those moments where you don't see a way out, you really learn what you're made of. so i discovered open water swimming. >> wow. and, by the way, that lady you see there is the president and general manager of nbc bay area and telemundo 48, stacy owen. she was there sharing the highlights of her long and storied career in journalism. jackie speier said it is her idea of celebrating women's history month >>> veterans of the vietnam war honored those in san jose. it sits steps away from the s.a.p. center. 150 san jose residents died in the vietnam war. >> especially at a time like this when we're so divided in this country. it is critical we remember what unites us. the service and sacrifice of those who sought to defend our freedoms. >> the ceremony follows

and our treasurer wholesale cisneros is joining us as well and thank you to our fire chief joanne hayes whiteere as well as the director of emergency management mary ellen carol thank you so much. some amazing women leaders in the city and county of san francisco i'm just love in the crowd today i am so excited. it is about time that we kick off women's history one month when a woman mayor isn't it. as and oftentimes when you talk about women and you talk about incredible women it's usually names that most of us recognize as important figures like kamala harris who is running for president and nancy pelosi who is the speaker of the house and amazing woman and all of these incredible women it from san francisco and all over the country today i chose to honor a number of women who are also heroes who are heroes in this city hall. she grows in their respective communities and they are doing things that are absolutely amazing. not because they are looking for recognition but because they love and care about their community. and they have spent their entire lives serving other people for the purpo