out going chief and someone we'll, of course, miss darryl ladies and gentlemen, please welcome jeanine nicholson. >> (clapping) thank you, mayor london breed and i'll say this year for the last time i'll still our san francisco fire chief for a few more minute. >> thank you mayor london breed firing faith in me and your believe in me and allowing me to run this department and really um, thank you for your support of everything in the department for getting our training center tea to our street crises team to be able to hire class after class after class of people who have shown yourselves to be a champion thank you and as for chief it's been a long time coming. was once my supervisor when i was a paramedic in the early 20 thousand don't take her for granted she knows what she'll doing a ph.d in psychiatry tray try to say that and a hard work and the right things she does i'm confident in passing the torture on it chief it's been a long time coming. we have a very, very strong command staff as well with chief. >> (calling names.) >> and our new chief sandy it's been a long time coming. you've bee

the announcement comes weeks after former chief jeanine nicholson announced her retirement >>>>having worked with many chiefs, officers, firefighters, paramedics and emts in the field. i have seen their dedication and hard work. they do an excellent job every day and i know they will continue to do so. so thank you, mayor breed, for this interim appointment. i will carry on the legacy of the san francisco fire department. >liz>former chief nicholson spent 30 years with the department she was sworn in as chief back in 2019 and made history as the first openly lgbtq chief in the city's history. there's a new push in the state legislature to pass a bill that would allow rental car companies to track stolen cars 24 hours after they failed to return on time. san francisco assembly member matt haney authored the bill. he's calling on governor newsom to sign it. the legislation would shorten the period that rental car companies are required to wait before taking action when they believe a car has been stolen, like using electronic surveillance technology to find the car >>>>most consumers wo

tong is taking over for chief jeanine nicholson, who retired officially today for health reasons. chief tong has been with the department for 35 years, serving with the emergency medical services division, having served the department for many, many years and having worked with many chiefs, officers, firefighters, paramedics and emts in the field. >> i have seen their dedication and hard work. they do an excellent job every day and i know they will continue to do so. so thank you, mayor breed, for this interim appointment. i will carry on the legacy of the san francisco fire department. >> mayor breed and the fire commission are now in the process of selecting a permanent chief. there is no word yet on whether when that person will be named. we are monitoring some developing news happening along the coast in san francisco. that's where two cars crashed through a fence and landed on a cliff at at point lobos avenue, near the cliff house. rescuers at the scene say each vehicle was carrying one person. one of them was killed, the other suffered minor injuries. the road is shut down a

. >> tong will take over for the departing chief, jeanine nicholson, who officially announced her retirement at the end of august, citing medical reasons. and we certainly wish her well. but joining us live right now, fresh from her swearing in ceremony at city hall this morning, is interim fire chief sandra tong. interim chief? should i go with sandy or sandra? >> sandy's great. >> sandy's great. all right. interim chief. of course. we can't go wrong with that. congratulations. how do you feel about this big appointment? >> i am so overwhelmed, but very honored and very appreciative to the mayor for this opportunity. so i have had a great role model with chief nicholson, and i just want to carry on the legacy that she's already put together for us. >> i mean, you've had so much experience, but i want to start with this. you're a native san franciscan, right? tell us about where you grew up and life here and how it took you to this point today. >> well, i was born in san francisco, and we did move to the south bay when i was young and went to school there. but i have just very deep roots in

she takes over for jeanine nicholson, the first openly lgbtq+ chief. >> having said department for many, many years and having worked with many chiefs officers, firefighters, ppramedics and emt's in the field. i have seen the dedication and hard work. they do an excellent job every day. and i know they will continue to do so. so thank you. mayor breed for this interim to put appointment. i will carry on the legacy of san francisco fire department. >> temperatures goes fire commission president said today the group supports chief tong in this interim role. well, the commission continues to search for a permanent fire chief. >> coming up, oakland, a city officials are celebrating the sale of the coliseum. why project leaders say this site could generate millions of dollars and less than a week before their first game, another missing pieces falling into place for the forty-niners. "the doctor will see you now." 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. >> oakland city officials were at the coliseum site toda

she is taking over temporarily for former chief jeanine nicholson, who recently retired just at the end of last month citing some health issues. the search is ongoing for her permanent successor. >> coming up next on the diamond, the giants looking to shake off their losses to the lowly marlins hosting the hot hitting diamondbacks who are. ahead of them for a wild card spot next in sports, ben ross, we'll have the nail-biting conclusion to the seesaw battle. >> and now kron 4 sports. >> well deserved honor for giants blake snell who today was named national league pitcher of the month for august. snow was 2 and oh with a 1.6, 4 e r a he had 53 strikeouts. and just 38 and a 3rd innings. he'll be on the hill thursday tonight. it was kyle harrison meetings as the giants opened a three-game series with the arizona diamondbacks. now the d'backs have been one of the best teams in baseball since the all-star break. and they kept it rolling early on teeing off on harrison tonight. randal grichuk with a man on launches his 7th homer of the year. >> he would later hit another one of 2 home run ga

she's replacing chief jeanine nicholson, who announced her retirement earlier this month. chief tong has 35 years experience in san francisco, and she's been on chief nicholson's command staff for the past five years, most recently as the deputy chief of emergency medical services and community paramedicine. having served in the department for many, many years and having worked with many chiefs, officers, firefighters, paramedics and emts in the field, i have seen their dedication and hard work. they do an excellent job every day and i know they will continue to do so. chief tong will serve as the interim fire chief while san francisco continues to look for a permanent chief. and coming up in just a few hours, our raj mathai is sitting down to talk one on one with san francisco mayor london breed. they will cover a wide range of topics, including city safety. that's happening in our 7:00 newscast. now to our bay area proud series. and tonight's story is all about repairing things both mechanical and emotional. garvin thomas joins us now with the story of the south bay volu

emergency medical services where she helps to lead the street crisis response team, former chief jeanine nicholson retired at the end of august, citing health issues. she was the department's first lgbtq chief and had served 5 years in the position. the search is ongoing for her permanent successor. alameda county jurors are getting a pay raise. daily rate is now $100. >> which is a big jump from the previous rate of just 15 bucks. this is part of a pilot program in 7 counties. it's going to last for about 2 years. >> a san francisco barber ends up with a broken leg after chasing down a robbery suspect. his story is coming and it's full steam ahead for the redevelopment of the oakland coliseum site. we've got a look at the celebration today with oakland leaders and site's new owner. now at 10, 30 a celebration oakland for the future of the coliseum site. city officials joined the african american sports and entertainment group. >> at the site today to officially announce the sale of the city's half of the property kron four's dan kerman reports on what's next for what has long oakland sports hub.

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the announcement comes weeks after former chief jeanine nicholson announced her retirement. and we're learning why elkton john bowed out of this month's dreamforce concert, the music legend posting on social media he's recuperating from a severe eye infection that left him with limited vision in one eye. he said the healing process is extremely slow the 77 year old rocketman singer was set to headline the salesforce annual benefit concert september 18th. music stars pink and imagine dragons are stepping in to replace him well, as students head back to school, more and more districts are limiting cell phone use in classrooms concerned about mental health and learning disruptions. danya bacchus looks at why some health experts say phones should be absent from schools >>>in classrooms across the country. cell phones seem as prevalent as bookbags and pencils, but in states from arizona, >>>>it's become the heroin of our time. >>>two south carolina. >>>>it just has to be turned off and put away. >>>educators and lawmakers are cracking down on the devices, restricting or even bann

emergency medical services where she helped lead the street crisis response team, former chief jeanine nicholson retired at the end of august, citing health issues for that decision. she was the department's first lgbtq chief and had served as chief for the last 5 years. the search is ongoing right now for her permanent successor. >> happening tonight, the san francisco police department holds their annual china town night out for the 10th year to rally around the community. they're built trust and create stronger relationships with those in china town, educate everyone on the importance of taking part in crime prevention. 10. 22. and coming up on the kron 4 morning news hotel workers still out picketing around the bay. we'll tell you why. >> we are back here at 10. 24 talking about takata airbags and the death toll attributed to that recalled airbag. that can spew shrapnel into the face of the driver has actually gone up. in fact, to date, 28 people have died in the u.s. while more than 400 others have been hurt. now the national highway traffic safety administration says the air bags can deter

tong is taking over for chief jeanine nicholson, who retired effective today. she retired for health reasons. chief tong has been with the department for 35 years, serving with the emergency medical service division and having served the department for many, many years and having worked with many chiefs, officers, firefighters, paramedics and emts in the field, i have seen their dedication and hard work. >> they do an excellent job every day and i know they will continue to do so. so thank you, mayor breed, for this interim appointment. i will carry on the legacy of the san francisco fire department. >> mayor breed and the fire commission are now in the process of selecting a permanent chief. there's no word yet on when that will be named. >> the future of the oakland coliseum, now in the hands of the african american sports and entertainment group. ktvu tom vacar was there when the deal was signed and shows us what's next. >> that's where you dot all the i's. you cross all the t's, you get everything arranged and figured out. >> after 60 years of public owners

emergency medical services where she helped lead the street crisis response team, former chief jeanine nicholson retired at the end of august, citing health issues and she was the department's first lgbtq chief and it served in that position for 5 years. the search is ongoing right now for permanent successor. we'll take a break. 7.27 that i'm coming up next on the kron. 4 morning news. a san francisco nonprofit for youth is reportedly getting death threats >> after they had racist graffiti messages scrawled on their well, we'll have the their well, we'll have the full story. you told mom to send her prescription to amazon pharmacy. she didn't. now, you're stuck behind this guy. as he uses the pharmacy line to purchase half the store. including a ceramic dolphin figurine. without a price. (over loud speaker) price check in pharmacy. ♪♪ all mom had to do was use amazon pharmacy. and her meds would get delivered right to her door. ♪♪ >> 79 is the time we've got some fog and clouds. we're high above it right everybody's going to be a but you the full sunshine soon. it's going to be another hot one

emergency medical services where she helped lead the street crisis response team, former chief jeanine nicholson retired at the end of august, citing health issues she was the department's first lgbtq chief and had served 5 years as chief. the search is still ongoing for a permanent successor. >> the 17 year-old boy accused shooting san francisco forty-niners receiver rickie pearsall will make his first court appearance today in juvenile court. coming up, i'll tell you what could i'll tell you what could happen to move this incoming dishes. —ahhh! —duck! dawn powerwash flies through 99% of grease and grime in half the time. yeah, it absorbs grease five times faster. even replaces multiple cleaning products. ooh, those suds got game. dawn powerwash. the better grease getter. >> welcome back to the kron. morning news on a warm wednesday. john has been talking about just how hot it's supposed to get. good morning, john. yet today, rain they can to be a scorcher today and tomorrow, really the very hottest of the forecast for a lot of our inland areas >> we do have a little bit of fog that's worked i

tong is taking over for chief jeanine nicholson, who is retirement went into effect today. she retired for health reasons. chief tong has been with the department for 35 years, serving with the emergency medical service division, the california having served this department for many, many years and having worked with many chiefs, officers, firefighters, paramedics and emts in the field, i have seen their dedication and hard work. >> they do an excellent job every day and i know they will continue to do so. so thank you, mayor breed, for this interim appointment. i will carry on the legacy of the san francisco fire department. >> mayor breed and the fire commission are now in the process of selecting a permanent chief. there is no word yet on when that person will be named. >> a fisherman is in custody after a mishap with a windsurfer turned violent. it happened sunday afternoon at the berkeley marina. police say a windsurfer got tangled in the fishing line of a man named jimmy ray ellis, causing him to lose his pole in the water. the two met back on shore and got into an ar

tong will take over for departing chief jeanine nicholson, who was a part of today's ceremony. the swearing in. nicholson officially announced her retirement at the end of august. >> all right. turn to the forecast now. it's about to get hot. >> what do you mean? about hello, samuel. it is upon us. yes it is. >> and you know what? we're going to have to deal with it for several days. kristen and larry. let me show you a live picture of the from our east bay hills camera. as we look across the bay, you can see some haze in the air already. as you take a look at those temperatures right now. yeah. it's hot. santa rosa, 98 degrees. it is 100. in fairfield, 99 in concord, 97 in livermore. you're in the mid 90s from petaluma to napa. a beautiful view from our san rafael camera, where the sun is shining here in the city. it has dropped down to the 70s as the sea breeze has come in. but it did get up into the 80s earlier. oakland, you're at 88. san jose 94, well above average 90. in redwood city. look at the temperature change. i mean, we're talking double digit gains in places like o

emergency medical services where she helped lead the street crisis response team, former chief jeanine nicholson retired at the end of august, citing health issues. she was the department's first lgbtq chief and had served 5 years in that role. the search is ongoing for her permanent successor. >> we're going to take a break or 6.27. to coming up next on the kron. 4 morning news. a bill aimed at combating rental car. seth is making its way through the state legislature. we're going to tell you what this nice to meet ya. my name is david. i've been a pharmacist for 44 years. when i have customers come in and ask for something for memory, i recommend prevagen. number one, because it's safe and effective. does not require a prescription. and i've been taking it quite a while myself and i know it works. and i love it when the customers come back in and tell me, "david, that really works so good for me." makes my day. prevagen. at stores everywhere without a prescription. ok, 500 deluxe garden gnomes. wow. i only meant to order five. there's not enough money in my account for these. i'm gonna get cha

chief of emergency medical services leading the street crisis response team she takes over for jeanine nicholson, the first openly lgbtq+ chief. >>i think 7 is a partner for many, many years and having worked with many chiefs officers, firefighters, paramedics and emt's in the field. i have seen the dedication and hard work. they do an excellent job every day. and i know they will continue to do so. so thank you. mayor breed for this interim to put appointment. i will carry on the legacy of san francisco fire department. >>san francisco's fire commission president supports chief tang in this new role and a search for a permanent fire chief is still in progress. food safety advocates are pushing for congress to investigate boar's head. the company continues to face a listeria outbreak with dozens of health and safety evaluations found at a plant in virginia. this happened from january 2022. to all the way august of this year the outbreak has led to at least 9 deaths and more than 50 cases of people getting ill. the cdc says it's the largest listeria outbreak since 2011. >>and now take a look at t

tong is taking over for chief jeanine nicholson, who retired. tong has been with the department for 35 years, serving with the emergency medical service division, having served the department for many, many years and having worked with many chiefs, officers, firefighters, paramedics and emts in the field. >> i have seen their dedication and hard work. they do an excellent job every day and i know they will continue to do so. so thank you, mayor breed, for this interim appointment. i will carry on the legacy of the san francisco fire department. >> tong may continue as chief if selected by mayor breed and the fire commission. now in the process of selecting a permanent chief. >> time now 508. expect triple digit temperatures today in some parts of the bay area. for some of the most vulnerable people, like the elderly and the homeless, it's a dangerous time. santa clara county medical examiner has been investigating at least 28 potentially heat related deaths in july. >> people here are already agitated with the sweep. they're trying to move aroun

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