the owner of park 55 and hilton union square will stop making payments on their loans. it is the latest round of bad news as the city continues to struggle with open air drug markets, homelessness and crime sergio quintana is in san francisco with the details. we make san francisco hilton union square is the biggest hotel with 1921 rooms and takes up an entire city block. the operators say it is the biggest hotel west of las vegas. not far away, the park 55 has over 1000 rooms. the chairman and 50 -- sizzle walk away from a loan under three quarters of $1 billion. he is quoted in a prepared statement that reads in part, we believe san francisco's path to recovery remains clouded and elongated by major challenges both old and new. among the concerns listed by the chairman of park resort and hotel is a weaker expected return of conventions to san francisco or the next four years. he says issues like street conditions, record high vacancies and overall slow pandemic recovery when compared with other cities are all factors in this decision to leave san francisco. the barric

the hilton union square is the city's largest hotel with more than 1,900 rooms. the park 55 has another 1,000 rooms. the ceo of park hotels and resorts says the company will halt payments on a loan for both properties totaling about three quarters of a billion dollars. the company also cited unsafe street conditions, record-high office vacancy rates, and a slower than expected return of conventions as reasons to plan on stop operating in san francisco. some local business leaders say, though, they continue to believe the city can recover from these tough times. >> there are those, you know, rainbows on the horizon for potentially as you think about ai, you think about biotech, you think about some of these new industries. you still think about the tech community here in san francisco. there are opportunities to build that back up. there's more open space for companies that maybe couldn't have been here three or four years ago. >> late this afternoon, a hilton spokesperson says it has no plans to stop operating the hotels. the question tonight, then, is who will a

. >> reporter: this hilton hotel near union square is the larges in the city with almost 2000 rooms. according to the owners, it is not worth keeping, but hotel experts say this could be a negotiation tactic, and no matter what, the hotel is not closing. >> nobody usually does that. most of the time when you quietly miss your payments and you negotiate with your lender -- >> reporter: bob rauch is a lender consultant. he has more than 50 years of experience. he says he has never seen a hotel ownership group publicly announce they are defaulting on their loan. >> san francisco has created a problem for them, so this is why they are going public, i suspect. >> reporter: the ceo says the group is looking to remove unio square hilton and park 55 from its portfolio because the path to recovery remains clouded and elongated by challenges, including office vacancies caused by offices letting employees work from home, a weakened convention calendar through 2027, and concerns over street conditions. >> they are airing their dirty laundry, but doing it in a way that is perhaps designed to get

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we hold you this yesterday, that san francisco hilton union square and park 55 hotels are in limbo.hat does that mean for the company and the people, people that visit and people that stay there and the people that keep the places running, who depend on them to make a living? we look at why the announcement can be just be a warning shot. >> reporter: this hilton hotel near union square is the largest in the city with 2,000 rooms. according to the owners, it is not worth keeping. but hotel experts say it could be a negotiate tactic. and the hotel is not closing. >> nobody usually does that. most of the time when you miss your payments quietly, you then negotiate with the lend tear. >> reporter: this attorney has more than 50 years in experience in the business. he said that he never heard a hotel group announce publicly that they were defaulting on their loan. >> they're asking more than they are lender for help, so that is why they're going public, i suspect. >> reporter: they were looking to remove union square hilton because the path of recovery remains in place. >> they're airing

hilton union square is single biggest hotel in the city. it defaulting on loans doesn't mean they are necessarily going away. how do you react to this news? >> they have been in close contact with us. they have been struggling and we will continue to be open and see what happens. they are still committed to working with us in some capacity to remain open and with some of the various conventions and other things we have coming up, including the asian-pacific economic collaborative, many hotels are at maximum capacity. we hope the tide will change and they will ensure their success getting through this. >> when you say work with them, is it things they sideline high office vacancy rates, safety and security concerns? what are your plans for improving the factors? >> a couple of things, as it relates to baha'i vacancy rate for our office rate, it is closer to 27%. life-sciences is less than 5%. we want to diversify uses. westfield doesn't have to just be a place for retail, it can a place for the university of california san francisco which ne

we are talking about park hotels which owns park 55 and hilton union square, they are going to stop payment on loans for the hotels. the mayor said the hotels will stay open and at this point, people will not lose their jobs. >>> let's get to that important community conversation, we are celebrating the class of 2023 today. put this into perspective, graduates had to overcome unique challenges because of the pandemic. well, place. that was during fferent. rbe 2020, it da t was all about those drive-through celebrations. online ceremonies . and now on the right, this is what it looks like today. the stadium is packed and we are back to normal, with these big commencement gatherings. while it looks normal now, the students had to go through a lot to get here. the shift to online learning, then hybrid, then back in person. and all of the challenges that came with it. >> students are human beings and they have suffered just as much as we have. >> the effects of the pandemic has been far from one-size-fits-all mother has been one variation from one school district to the next. stanford and harva

first, nordstrom pulling up stakes at its flagship store, then the owner of the hilton union square giving up on the largest hotel, now this. westfield is walking away from the downtown mall tha bears its name, citing the challenges of doing business downtown. the company says that it is surrendering the property to its lender due to a drop in sales, foot traffic and store occupancy. at the same time, westfield's valleyfair is thriving, continuing to expand with more luxury shops, department stores, restaurants and a food hall. but at its san francisco center, major stores continue to pack up and leave. you can see the proof in westfield's financials. san francisco sales have plummeted by nearly 35% since 2019 . during that same time, sales an valleyfair are up by 66%. when you n out, sales statewide and nationally jumped by over 20%. >>> now the future of the san francisco mall is hanging in limbo and that is where we sent our lezla gooden today to talk to shoppers. >> reporter: april whoppers has been coming to the mall since they were a kid and they say there is no shopping experience l

park hotels which owns park 55 and hilton union square announced it will no longer make payments on its loans which means the lender could take them over. the company point today high office vacancies and street conditions as part of their decision. the two hotels make up 9% of the city's hotel rooms and the announce mes amid several retail closures downtown. recall nordstrom at westfield? the bay area council says tourism must be a major part of turning things around entirely for downtown san francisco. >> no question. tourism and hospitality is big part of our economy. we have to get it back on track. >> it is unclear what will happen next for the hotels and their employees. >>> people wondering if the as ballpark in vegas will actually happen are going to have to wait a little longerment at last check, the nevada legislature's session was coming to an end. the governor could still call a special session on the issue. however. >>> all right, meantime, fans here in the bay have organized a reverse boycott. they want to fill up as many seats as possible in the coliseum. they have raised

the first is the hilton union square, which as a -- the second one is a parc 55 hotel, which is a bit smaller and a little over 1000 rooms. most of these are large properties. this chairman and ceo of the company that will walk away from the loan says, they also plan on walking away from operating in the city of san francisco. for the people who are working at the hotels and stay at the hotels, we have talked with the chairman of the bay area council and there is also a statement from the hotel counsel. all of them expect that both hotels will continue to operate under different ownership of the buildings. >> i'm sure that is a huge sigh of relief for all of the workers. but this is a big deal because there is a lot of money. what are people telling you? >> reporter: we went to the executive director at the bay area council for a little analysis on this. he talked about the problems that the city has but he also said that there could be some hope on the horizon if the city does react in the right way. here is what he says. >> rainbows on the horizon as you think about a.i. and biotech

hilton. san francisco union square and park. 55 hotel, the hotelier elaborated in a statement saying now more than ever, we believe san francisco's path to recovery remains clouded an elongated by major challenges, both old and new record high vacancy concerns over street conditions lower return to office than peer cities and a weaker than expected citywide convention calendar through 2027 that will negatively impact businesses and leisure demand and will likely significantly reduce compression. the city for the foreseeable future. jeff belisario, executive director for the bay area council economic institute says this will affect future property rates and revenue for the city. >> we're looking at a revaluation of the city's commercial real estate so it does potential out for other uses other companies to come back in and take that office space or that shopping space or that hotel space. >> meanwhile, alex bastian, president and ceo of the hotel council of san francisco told kron 4 the hilton union square and the park. 55 are open for business and will stay open for business. there are more v

hilton. san francisco union square and park. 55 hotel, the hotelier elaborated in a statement saying now more than ever, we believe san francisco's path to recovery remains clouded an elongated by major challenges, both old and new record high vacancy concerns over street conditions lower return to office and peer cities and a weaker than expected citywide convention calendar through 2027 that will negatively impact businesses and leisure demand and will likely significantly reduce compression. the city for the foreseeable future. jeff belisario, executive director for the bay area council economic institute says this will affect future property rates and revenue for the city. >> we're looking at a revaluation of the city's commercial real estate so it does potential out for other uses other companies to come back in and take that office space or that shopping space or that hotel space. >> meanwhile, alex passion, president and ceo of the hotel council of san francisco told kron 4 the hilton union square and the park. 55 are open for business and will stay open for business. there are more vi

the hilton san francisco union square and park 55, are two of the city's largest hotels, with nearlyined. the chairman and ceo of park hotels and resorts said san francisco's path to recovery remains clouded and elongated by major challenges, both old and new. the hotels could potentially be taken over by lenders or sold to a new group as part of the foreclosure process. the hotel council of san francisco issued a statement after the announcement saying in part, the hilton union square in the park 55 are open for business and will stay open for business. it is not uncommon for hotel ownership to change. while the timing of this may appear less than ideal, we fully expect new ownership to come forth and east bay animal shelter is at capacity. coming up tonight at 11, what its operators hope will convince more people to adopt an all day long we have been watching showers and thunderstorms develop outside of the bay area, but that could be changing sometimes overnight and into your tuesday. we will have the forecast update coming up. and an eye opening report on california beaches. why

now the hotel council of san francisco issued a response which reads in part, quote, the hilton union square and the park 55 are open for business and will stay open for business. it is not uncommon for hotel ownership to change. while the timing of this may appear less than ideal. we fully accept new ownership. expect new ownership to come forth today, san francisco supervisors will consider legislation to put a moratorium for three years on new cannabis businesses. some supervisors say the city saturated with more than 60 legal cannabis stores that say the city has the most marijuana businesses per person than any other city in the state and that no new stores are needed. they say both the marijuana industry and neighborhood groups support a moratorium. in general, everyone in the city of san francisco, i think the majority were wanting a pause. they want to see different businesses. they want to see the existing businesses that we put time, energy and effort into have the opportunity to flourish. but at the end of the day, i think this is the right thing at the right moment. under

hilton. san francisco union square and park. 55 hotel, the hotelier elaborated in a statement saying now more than ever, we believe san francisco's path to recovery remains clouded an elongated by major challenges, both old and new record high vacancy concerns over street conditions lower return to office and peer cities and a weaker than expected citywide convention calendar through 2027. that will negatively impact businesses and leisure demand and will likely significantly reduce compression. the city for the foreseeable future. jeff belisario, executive director for the bay area council economic institute says this will affect future property rates and revenue for the city. >> we're looking at a revaluation of the city's commercial real estate so it does potential out for other uses other companies to come backin and take that office space or that shopping space or that hotel space. >> meanwhile, alex passion, president and ceo of the hotel council of san francisco told kron 4 the hilton union square and the park. 55 are open for business and will stay open for business. there are more vi

the hilton san francisco union square and peck or park 55, are among the city's largest hotels, withment firm says san francisco's path to recovery from covid is unclear. it cites poor conditions on city streets. people still working from home and the lack of planned conventions over the next four years. the hotels could potentially be taken over by lenders or sold to a new group as part of a foreclosure. the hotel council of san francisco issued a response which reads in part, quote, the hilton union square and the park 55 are open for business and will stay open for business. it is not uncommon for hotel ownership to change. while the timing of this may appear less than ideal, we fully accept new ownership to come forth. a new survey shows the bay area's weekday lunch scene still hasn't returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to the restaurant platform toast lunch transaction is in the bay area in may. are down an average of 22% from 2019. it's largely due to many jobs that don't require workers to come into the office office attendance in san francisco as of may 1st was around

than the owner of the hilton union square giving up on the city's largest hotel. .estfield is walking away frwna itngchallees doing ness as down. the company said it is amending the right property to lenders due to a drop in sales and foot traffic and start occupancy. at the same time, westfield valleyfair in the south bay is driving. it continues to expand with more luxury shops, department stores, restaurants, the italy food hall. but in the center, -- you can see the proof and westfield financials. san francisco sales have plummeted nearly 35% since 2019. during the same time, cells that valleyfair are up by 66% and when you cannot, westfield steals statewide and nationally jumped 20%. the future of the san francisco mall is hanging in limbo. that is where we sent leslie gooden to talk with shoppers, there. >> reporter: april woodard but has been coming to westfield since they were a kid and says there's no other shopping experience like it. >> things are up and close. you can spell your products. you get to see pretty much like what you are buying before you buy

park hotels and resorts own the hilton in union square and the park 55 hotel. the company says it is ceasing payments on a $725 million loan. park hotel says san francisco's path to recovery remains clouded, specifically citing a lack of convention guests. we asked mayor london breed for her thoughts on all of this, and she says these kinds of ownership changes happen, and the hotels will remain open and keep their employees. the mayor went on to say she knows there's been a lot of work to be done and her new budget proposal would look to build police staffing, expand street cleaning, and change taxes to help local businesses. >>> coming up tonight at 6:00, we'll examine how this latest announcement could impact the recovery of the already struggling downtown area. >>> still ahead, a stunning announcement from the sports world. the merger drawing outrage from families of those killed in the 9/11 terror attacks. >> to have taken such a strong stand against saudi money, and now saudi money is going to be backing this entire new venture. >>> a major effort underwa

it reads in part, quote, the hilton union square and the park 55 are open for business and will stayn for business. it's not uncommon for hotel ownership to change. while the timing of this may appear less than ideal, we fully expect new ownership to come forward. the dmv is cracking down on handicap parking fraud and is now requiring renewals every six years. state law now requires people who have had their placard for six years or longer to send a sign renewal notice to be eligible long time placard holders will no longer automatically receive new placards in the mail every two years. dmv has already mailed new placards to more than a million people who've renewed online or by mail. we should note there's no charge to renew . all right. our time is 717. let's talk about traffic. sal will get you to where you need to go. how's it look? south it looks okay, dave. and garcia. but things are still a little bit slow at the bay bridge, but they're improved, which is good. let's go right to the bay bridge approach on 80. a 40 minute drive from the cardenas bridge to the maze and then you

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and will surrender the properties to the bank and the announcement, the hoteliers for the hilton, san francisco union square and the park. 55 san francisco site. the major challenges the city is facing for their decision not to pay the 725 million dollar loan. the hilton has 1921 rooms the park. 55 has 1024 rooms. the announcement is the latest setback for the city's downtown area downtown francisco has seen a string of retail closures. the most high-profile being the north from flagship store at the westfield san francisco senator to back in tonight at 8 o'clock la portilla sogomonian is going to talk with an economist about the future of those properties and the downtown san francisco area. new at 6 tonight. take a look at this video shared by alameda county firefighters. crews were at the former blue dolphin restaurant this morning. >> this is at the san leandro marina. firefighters say they knocks down a fire without any big problems. no word exactly how that fire started. and whether or not there were any injuries. wildfire season is officially here for santa rosa. the declaration means a proper

the hilton at union square and the park. 55 hotels were turned over to the bank after their operators own payments. for both of those properties. >> san francisco based craft beer brewer anchor brewing will no longer sell beer outside of the state of california. the brewery says it's scaling back on distribution outside the state and skipping out on its annual christmas beer this year, citing a quote, combination of economic factors. the anchor christmas ale has been brewed every year since 1975. making it one of the longest-running holiday craft beers in the american beer market. well, anchor brewing itself has been operating in san francisco since 18, 96 anger was widely regarded as one of america's first and longest-running independent craft breweries until 2017. that's when the company was purchased by a japanese burress. a poor. anchor steam says that while it's unfortunate the christmas brew will not be around this year, the decision to cut distribution makes sense because about 70% of the brewery's business comes from california. for the second year in a row. drag story hour at

so we're talking about the hilton san francisco union square, and park 55. together they make up about 9% of the city's hotel rooms, and the owner is stopping payments on its loan, essentially surrendering the properties to its lender. so the hotels are expected to stay open and will likely find new owners, but as jose martinez reports, it is a tough pill to swallow for a city that's been trying to be optimistic about tourism and conventions recovering. >> wilkins is a hospitality worker at a country club near union square. he's just one of many concerned local employees who say they are troubled by the situation in downtown san francisco. >> recently i have noticed that it's getting pretty brutal. a lot of businesses are starting to leave. >> reporter: especially if -- announced monday that it has stopped making payments on a $725 million loan as part of its plan to reduce its presence in the city. >> it's understandable. the whole foods, the one here around a year, i think they got around 500911 calls in that year that they were here. and that's like one a

just last w hotels and resorts which owns the hilton san francisco union square and park 55 san francisconts on a 720 $5 million loan, turning the hotels over to their lender. karina: last month, north from announced it would be closing its flagship san francisco store. the owners of westfield mall are stepping back from their loan. karina: all of these -- dan: all of these are major development. tim johns is in the newsroom with the story. tim: westfield pulled no punches in its announcement today, saying the challenging operating conditions in downtown san francisco forced it to act. the company has begun the process of transferring management of the shopping center to its lender, allowing it to appoint a receiver to operate the property going forward. westfield says the conditions around the mall located on market and powell street's have led to declines in sales, occupancy, and foot traffic. my operator says total sales dropped from

and just last week, hilton in union square in the park. 55 hotels. they also turned over to the bank after their operation stopped loan payments. for both of those properties. so this is sort of a trend we're starting to see now here in the city. i'm sara stinson reporting live in san francisco. back to you. >> thank you, sarah. heated 89. 6 people are in the hospital tonight after a two-car crash on highway one and send or just south of half moon bay. the crash happened little after 4.30, this afternoon near san gregorio beach. cal fire says one person is in critical condition had to be airlifted to stanford hospital. another victim has moderate injuries and the remaining 4 victims have minor injuries. the chp is now investigating what caused that crash. we're learning a new information tonight about the 18 year-old shot and killed this weekend in antioch. and nadia was one of 6 people shot late saturday night at a birthday party. the shooting comes as the antioch police department continues to struggle with a staffing shortage linked to a text mess

the event was held at the hilton san francisco union square tonight.eaders who are paving the way for equality in the workplace. the night's big winner of the solis barry legacy leadership award was rebecca rolph, the executive director of the san francisco lgbt center. some of the honorees also include lafond davis, the senior vice president, environmental and social governance at indeed. and suzanne ford, the executive director of san francisco pride . i wish there was something like this when i was growing up . i would have felt much more comfortable coming out and being who i am. so i am really just honored and i'm glad that this exists. i hope being on the cover that people see that a trans person can have a beautiful life and do meaningful work. this year's corporate pride award went to new front, a self-described modern insurance brokerage based in san francisco . while an emotional recovery following a child's fall from a third story window, his mom now on a mission to provide safety educatio for others here at grocery outlet we want to help yo

union square. the first is the hilton san francisco union square, which takes up an entire city block with more than 1900 rooms, and the second is parc 55 san francisco with a little more than 1000 rooms. >> i cannot imagine that they are going to be completely vacant. there are so many tourists still here. there is business going on here. they are needed. yes, they probably do not have the occupancy rate that they want to have. lena: in a presentation given to investors last month, park hotels and resorts said san francisco made up 16% of its hotels in 2019, compared to 3% over the last months. 12their key concerns are levels of office vacancies, which are at 30% right now, fewer employees returning to offices, a weaker than expected convention calendar through 2027, and ongoing concerns of safety and security. >> those things have to be improved, for the sake of everyone, and there has not been as much progress as we would like to see, for sure. lena: robert simmons, a senior research director with a real estate giant, said the narrative about the city's surrounding crime, homelessness, and drug u

union square. the first is the hilton san francisco union square, which takes up an entire city block with more than 1900 rooms, and the second is parc 55 san francisco with a little more than 1000 rooms. >> i cannot imagine that they will be completely vacant. there are so many tourists still here, there is business going on here. they are needed. they probably do not have the occupancy rate that they want to have. lena: in a presentation given to investors last month, park hotel said san francisco made up 16% of its hotels in 2019, compared to 3% in the last months. their key problems our office vacancies, which are at 30% right now, fewer employees returning to offices, a weaker than expected convention calendar through 2027, and ongoing concerns of safety and security. >> those things have to be improved, for the sake of everyone, and there has not been as much progress as we would like to see, for sure. lena: robert simmons, a senior research director, said the narrative about the city's surrounding crime, homelessness, and drug use, on top of other retailers leaving entirely, have not helped t

but just last week, hilton in union square and the part the final tales, they were turned over to the bay after operator stopped loan payments for both properties. all right. we're learning new information about the 18 year-old shot and killed this week in antioch. 18 year-old nadia triano was killed after being shot saturday while attending a birthday party at a home. this home here. 18 year-old boy, 3.19, year-old 2.20, year-olds were also shot. the shooting comes as antioch. police departments continue struggling with the staffing shortages linked to a texting scandal. currently nearly half of the department is on leave. do the racist and homophobic text messages allegedly exchanged among some officers. >> the leader of the city. what what i want make very, very clear to everybody in this community is that those officers need to be fired because we have to hire more police officers. police department has to recuse from the investigation. so we are waiting for the city attorney's to from the finished with their investigation and the chief can move forward with any decisions that may

in the announcement, the hoteliers for the hilton, san francisco union square and the park. 55 san franciscoa, quote, major challenges the city is facing for their decision not to pay the 725 million dollar loan. the hilton has 1921 rooms the park. 55 has 1024, the announcement is the latest setback for the city's downtown area downtown san francisco hissing us seen a string of retail closures. the most high-profile being the north, flagship store at westfield san francisco cener later on kron four's ella sogomonian is speaking to an economist about the future of those properties and the downtown area. and we'll have her report. more layoffs hitting the bay area and rebuild based. pixar has eliminated. 75 positions, including. >> some executives. this comes after the movie lightyear had a disappointing box office performance. movie's director producer and picks ours vp of worldwide publicity were all part of the layoffs. the cuts are part of ceo bob iger's plan to slash thousands of jobs to cut 5 and a half billion dollars in costs. the writers strike has come to the south bay members from t

another concern, the owners of two hilton hotels near union square have stopped making mortgage paymentsays that could be part of a long term corporate strategy. i suspect they know what they're doing and i suspect that one thing they want to do is refinance the hotel with the lender. another thing they may want to do is put pressure on the city of san francisco to clean up its act relative to homelessness and crime, even though business travel is returning to near normal levels, conventions and leisure travelers are not returning. that's leaving stores, restaurants and even main streets empty. create more of a 24 over seven kind of neighborhood where we have a mix of office and residential and cultural and arts uses where we can kind of create more energy on a regular basis versus just your five day, 9 to 5 kind of activity. national business experts say real estate costs could decrease as most big companies are requiring workers to be in the office. only about half of each week. all right, pam, time is 551, which means sal is here. i know you know everything that's happening in our com

union square hilton and park 55 hotels will be removed from the company's portfolio, according to statement reading, we believe it is in the best interest for park stackholders to materially reduce current exposure to the san francisco market as the city becomes a ghost town with empty store front says, citing street conditions and safety for visitors for decision to stop making mortgage payments and head into foreclosure. robbery is up 16%, motor vehicle theft up by 5.7% and homicide is 5% higher than this time last year. >> todd: wild decision, this is a wild story. former intel officer turned military whistleblower, david charles david grusch says the united states recovered dead pilots from multiple ufo's of nonhuman origin. >> you are saying to the human race for the first time we are not alone? >> we're definitely not alone, absolutely the data points we're not alone, yeah. do we have bodies? do we have species? >> well, naturally when you recover something that landed or crashed, sometimes you encounter dead pilots and believe it or not as fantastical as that sounds, it's true. >> to

shows office vacancy and available space in the city at 35% and growing this week, two key hilton hotels near unionalt a big blow. investment firm park hotels and resorts announcing it's no longer making mortgage payments , citing business and city challenges. this is a big wake up call for san francisco to realize that that they need tourism. bob rausch is a hospitality consultant. surprised by the move and says it may be part of a long term strategy. i suspect they know what they're doing and i suspect that one thing they want to do is refinance the hotel with the lender. another thing they may want to do is put pressure on the city of san francisco to clean up its act relative to homelessness and crime. otherwise, rausch says, more hotels could follow suit while business travel is back. 85% from 2019 conventions. and even leisure travelers are staying away. we only found the occasional shoppers just like doc martens boots on this block of market street, just as shoe shop remains open. it's pretty strange. no one's giving up on san francisco. we're not putting our heads in the sand about the prob

on a $725 million loan and plans to give up two hotel properties in san francisco, the hilton, san francisco union square and park 55. they are two of the city's largest hotels, with nearly 3000 rooms combined. and the chairman and ceo of park hotels and resorts said san francisco's path to recovery remains clouded and elongated by major challenges as both old and new. the hotels could potentially be taken over by lenders or sold to a new group as part of the foreclosure process. $570 million in federal grants could soon help eliminate dangerous railroad crossings across the nation, including right here in the bay area. $6 million would go to improvements at crossings in palo alto, at churchill avenue, meadow drive and charleston road. the biden administration says there are about 2000 collisions at crossings across the country every year in some cases longer. trains are keeping people from getting to work, children to school and preventing first responders from handling emergency calls. new at six tonight, a special ceremony today for some high school students in san francisco who will receive a

shows office vacancy and available space in the city at 35% and growing this week, two key hilton hotels near union square dealt a big blow. investment firm park hotels and resorts announcing it's no longer making mortgage payments , citing business and city challenges. this is a big wake up call for san francisco to realize that that they need tourism. bob rausch is a hospitality consultant. surprised by the move and says it may be part of a long term strategy. i suspect they know what they're doing and i suspect that one thing they want to do is refinance the hotel with the lender. another thing they may want to do is put pressure on the city of san francisco to clean up its act relative to homelessness and crime. otherwise rausch says, more hotels could follow suit. while business travel is back 85% from 2019 conventions. and even leisure travelers are staying away. we only found the occasional shoppers just like doc martens boots on this block of market street. just this shoe shop remains open. it's pretty strange. no one's giving up on san francisco. we're not on trying to figure out how to ad

shows office vacancy and available space in the city at 35% and growing this week, two key hilton hotels near union square dealt a big blow. investment firm park hotels and resorts announcing it's no longer making mortgage payments, citing business and city challenges. this is a big wake up call for san francisco to realize that that they need tourism. bob rausch is a hospital consultant, surprised by the move and says it may be part of a long term strategy. i suspect they know what they're doing and i suspect that one thing they want to do is refinance the hotel with the lender. another thing they may want to do is put pressure on the city of san francisco to clean up its act relative to homelessness and crime. otherwise, rausch says, more hotels could follow suit. while business travel is back 85% from 2019 conventions and even leisure travelers are staying away. we only found the occasional shoppers just like doc martens boots on this block of market street. just as shoe shop remains open. it's pretty strange. no one's giving up on san francisco. we're not putting our heads in the sand about the

i know the concern centers on the fact the owners of two hilton hotels near union square have stoppedt could be part of a long term corporate strategy. i suspect they know what they're doing and i suspect that one thing they want to do is refinance the hotel with the lender. another thing they may want to do is put pressure on the city of san francisco to clean up its act relative to homelessness and crime. even though businesses are in business, travel is returning to near normal levels. convention and leisure travel has not rebounded to the same degree. many store fronts and restaurants and some streets are empty. create more of a 24 over seven kind of neighborhood where we have a mix of office and residential and cultural and arts uses where we can kind of create more energy on a regular basis versus just your five day, 9 to 5 kind of activity. national business experts say real estate costs could decrease , as most companies, big companies at least, are requiring workers to be in the office. only about half of each week. and that could mean more room for people to live downtown, w

another concern centers on the fact the owners of two hilton hotels near union square have stopped makingat they're doing and i suspect that one thing they want to do is refinance the hotel with the lender. another thing they may want to do is put pressure on the city of san francisco to clean up its act relative to homeless and crime, even though business travel is returning to near normal levels, convention and leisure travel has not rebounded to the same degree. many storefronts and restaurants and some street s are empty. create more of a 24 over seven kind of neighborhood where we have a mix of office and residential and culture and arts uses where we can kind of create more energy on a regular basis versus just your five day, 9 to 5 kind of activity. national business experts say that real estate costs could decrease, as most big companies are requiring workers to be in the office. only about half of each week. would increase the demand for nightlife andion. all right. 846 now tiktok is going after more of our dollars and cents. have a look back with that and why tesla's stock is ra

this news coming on the heels of the owner of two large hotels in the union square area say they start paying their lease. that hilton and park 55 say hi office vacancies, conditions on san francisco street and the impact of people working from home. and not come to the city. westfield also operates valley fair mall in san jose. they recently added a three-story v sought a 66% ea go to e sow erman has died afte being hit by a car new regional medical center in san jose. if you are keeping track, you've heard us say this before, another pedestrian dead on san jose streets and this is number 13 this year. it happened after 8:00 a.m. this morning. the man on jackson avenue when he was hit. westbound traffic shut down for a time. you can see the smashed windshield for where the man hit their the regional medical center. >> traffic deaths are big problem in san jose. last year 65 people died on san jose streets . at the time that was an all-time record. city transportation department just launched a slowdown san jose campaign. part of the effort is to make the street safer in this event. viva caya this weekend. you see pe

the civil war ended on hilton head island, south carolina, the first freemen city was established in the slave owners fled out of atlanta and south carolina because of the union troops. the slaves were left and they came to mitchell on hilton head island. a white general. he did not know what to do. he tried to get a hold of washington -- the leadership for the civil war, and ask what to do. he cannot get an answer. he made the decision he would free them and build the city. this was an important historical event where white men and union soldiers worked gather to build a city for the slaves. no one talks about that but i think it is an important story of the coming together in order to have the impact of freedom for man. it started in south carolina. we need to talk about those stories. host: john in sacramento, california. democratic caller. open forum. what is on your mind. caller: so much on my mind and i cannot express it on this show because you don't give nobody maybe 30 seconds to say what they need to say. first of all, i need to say that as far as people thinking black people sold black people, that is totally wrong. black folks were sold by african

hilton and joe theismann. this, home and security chief alejandro mayorkas appointed teachers union randi weingarten to the departmentsy board. this is how the elites put in failing policies. that's my take and that's next. we'll be back. (fisher investments) nope. we use diversified strategies to position our client's portfolios for their long-term goals. (other money manager) but you still sell investments that generate high commissions for you, right? .. rclient's best interest. (other money manager) so when do you make more money, only when your clients make more money? (fisher investments) yep. we do better when our clients do better. at fisher investments, we're clearly different. my little family is me, aria, and jade. just the three of us girls. i never thought twice about feeding her kibble. but about two years ago, i realized she was overweight. she was always out of breath. that's when i decided to introduce the farmer's dog to her diet. it's just so fresh that she literally gets bubbles in her mouth. now she's a lot more active, she's able to join us on our adventures. and we're all able to do things as a

the company that owns the hilton property in san francisco on union scaquare.ounced they will purposely default on the loan because they believe the city and they own two other hotels ohotels they are defaulting and getting out of the city because they are worried about crime in the city and tourists in the city and people going back to work of the long-term, we don't believe in san francisco. when i saw that, to do that voluntarily, i mean, is this the end of san francisco what do you think? >> we have many hotels there we are operating a few san francisco has been the weakest market to recover. becky mentioned nordstrom pulling out. that was a reversh reverbration. people were shocked. i think there is a need for really significant reform quickly. it is also true that i don't know enough about that particular situation often times especially with cnbs, you end up with complex debt structure sometimes there is a position to renego renegotiate. there could be something like to going on it is unambiguous that the market is weak the weakest recovery market. >> sa

the civil war ended on hilton head island, south carolina, the first freemen city was established in the slave owners fled out of atlanta and south carolina because of the union. the slaves were left and they came to mitchell on hilton head island. he did not know what to do. he tried to get a hold of washington -- the leadership for the civil war, and ask what to do. he cannot get an answer. he made the decision he would free them and build the city. this was an important historical event where white men and union soldiers worked gather to build a city for the slaves. no one talks about that but i think it is an important story of the coming together in order to have the impact of freedom for man. it started in south carolina. we need to talk about those stories. host: john in sacramento, california. democratic caller. open forum. what is on your mind. caller: so much on my mind and i cannot express it on this show because you don't give nobody maybe 30 seconds to say what they need to say. first of all, i need to say that as far as people thinking black people sold black people, that is totally wrong. black folks were sold by africans. black people were heb