the president of the marin firefighters, iaff local 1775 unit told the independent journal that most firefighters have received a third shot. they are being offered educational sessions to speak to public health workers about why they should receive a booster. the county said walk ins are now available at most clinics. we went on my turn this morning and found appointments in the county for this week. >>> developing a south american gang. allegedly behind a nationwide crime spree just made a pit stop in the bay area. for years atherton has been known as the most expensive zip code in the country and that's why investigators say a group of gang members targeted the area breaking in to six homes last month. the group trains in chile and then comes to the united states to commit burglaries in wealthy communities. >> they are trained to come to the master bedroom. they are looking for jewelry, hype end purses, clothing, anything they will be able to fence and they are in and out with in ten minutes. >> police say that the group is based in southern california ask now the fbi is getting i

the president of the iaff local 1775 union told the marin independent journnal that most firefighters have received a third shot and they are being offered educational sessions to speak to public health workers. walk in appointments are available. we went on my turn and found appointments in the county for this week. in the newsroom. >>> this morning new data shows the national restaurant association doesn't believe the industry will return to what it was before the pandemic but they are calling the start of a new normal. they forecast $898 billion in sales up from 846 billion in 2019. for more information just head to kpix.com. >>> live look in san francisco this morning. aapi community lead years will read a rally in support of budget resolutions. >>> a south american gang allegedly behind a nationwide crime spree just made a pit stop in one bay area community. for years atherton has been known as the most expensive zip code in the country. that's why a group of gang members targeted the area. they train in chile and then come to the united states to commit burglaries in wealthy com

since 2015, nearly three out of four firefighters added to the iaff fallen firefighter memorial haved from so-called occupational cancer. even more have been diagnosed. >> i was kind of hit like a mack truck. >> reporter: mark, a fire captain for the city of gilroy, california, found out he had stage 1 cancer after an accident caused a tumor on his kidney to burst. >> when i was laid out in that hospital bed for eight days, that was belittling to me because i thought of myself as pretty tough guy. but laying there helped us trying to figure out what was going on. that was a whole 'nother game. >> reporter: retired san jose, california, investigator battled multiple cancers. >> i had breast cancer in both breasts. a double mastectomy, the fourth year, the bladder cancer reoccurred. for four years i battled, and i just couldn't stay on the job. >> reporter: all three of you are cancer free as we speak? >> no. >> reporter: retired san jose captain dan has upped gone radiation and hormone therapy. >> it depends how aggressive we take care of it, how aggressive the cancer itself gets. >>

i urge the health service board to consider any resource to help suffering firefighters includes iaff center of excellence and treatment centers. there are too few resources to reject any without careful consideration. i understand your responsibility is to the city work force as a whole. you have smaller cohorts with elevated risks that must be addressed. police officers and firefighters is recognized as a job hazard by the state of california. that cannot be mitigated with resources available to us. consider supporting the public safety workers. >> next caller. >> thank you, commissioner for putting this on. i am fred sanchez protect our benefits president and retired deputy chief for san francisco fire department. what walter and the union are talking about is the uniqueness of public safety. not only fire department. police department, nurses, but this goes beyond the pandemic. this condition was here long before the pandemic. it will continue long after the pandemic. we are trying to get mental health professionals that know the uniqueness of the fire or police profession. it is