the eric swalwell's, the ro connors, the john garamendi who actually relish that and live for that. and you have the nancy pelosi's that are absolutely phenomenal at it and you have the issues at it that work hard, but eventually, you know, time just catches up and it is a time also history quickly in the bay area where eventually you've been there long enough and others are going to start making moves towards it. i don't think anybody was going to challenge her, but there are definitely people lined up right now that are ready to take that seat or and run for it. >> all right. let's take a look, shall we? who might replace her? obviously today, everybody's giving her well-wishes and saying, what a career. but here are some of the names that have come up for potentially people who could jump in. what do you think about this list? can you see it? if not, i'll read it to you. >> assemblyman evan low, well known santa clara supervisor joe simitian has been around for a long time. former san jose mayor sam liccardo. absolutely. you know, it's interesting. it's one of those things where

in the case of this particular refinery, it did not. >> us congressman john garamendi , who representsf contra costa county, asserts that the refinery did not properly monitor or maintain its equipment for towing a 20 ton toxic powder release last year on thanksgiving day, guerra mendez cosigned a letter to pbf energy, the parent company of the refinery, in it, stating, we are concerned that this failure to notify local officials in a timely manner may demonstrate a lack of preparedness at the martinez refining company. and then came the coke dust release this summer, which indicates to me that they have not yet done the kind of remedial work necessary to operate their refinery in a manner that is safe for the community. in an email to abc7 news, the martinez refining company acknowledged the joint civil enforcement action stating we do not have any further details and therefore cannot comment other than to reiterate our continued cooperation in with all agencies regarding these matters in martinez, anser hassan abc seven news. >> a popular lake tahoe ski resort is backtracking on its

in the case of this particular refiner, it did not us congressman john garamendi, who represents parts of contra costa county, asserts that the refinery did not properly monitor or maintain its equipment following a 20 ton toxic powder release last year on thanksgiving day, garamendi cosigned a letter to pbf energy, the parent company of the refinery, in it stating, we are concerned that this failure to notify local officials in a timely manner may demonstrate a lack of preparedness. >> es at the martinez refining company. and then came the coke dust release this summer, which indicates to me that they have not yet done the kind of remedial work necessary to operate their refinery in a manner that is safe for the community. in an email to abc seven news, the martinez refining company acknowledged the joint civil enforcement action, stating, we do not have any further details and therefore cannot comment other than to reiterate our continued cooperation with all agencies regarding these matters. in martinez, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> well, saturday's downpours may have impacted s

and we have, you know, eric swalwell and we have ro khanna and we still have john garamendi out there there's a number of people out there still pushing the agenda. but dan, you know, it's a tide. the tide comes in, the tide goes out. but i suspect that right now we're going to be seeing more people leaving in the next couple of years. >> yeah, i think you may be right on that. all right, phil, thanks very much. >> just ahead, the bay area county dealing with a sharp rise in rsv cases. plus steps. you can take to best protect yourself and others. plus i didn't imagine that that that would happen to me because of a ten minute uber drive, uber sexual assault survivors share their stories with the i-team. >> later, why the number of assaults may be more than the company is reporting. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. sunnier skies and warmer weather is on the way. i'll have your holiday weekend forecast coming up when abc7 news at one grocery store will stop at nothing to make sure you save more on the brands you love. starring produce, and...... you... as the super saver, in....bargai

. >> us congressman john garamendi, who represents parts of contra costa county, asserts that the refinery did not properly monitor or maintain its equipment following a 20 ton toxic powder release last year on thanksgiving day, garamendi cosigned a letter to pbf energy, the parent company of the refinery. in it stating, we are concerned that this failure to notify local officials in a timely manner may demonstrate a lack of preparedness at the martinez refining company. and then came the coke dust release this summer, which indicates to me that they have not yet done the kind of remedial work necessary to operate their refinery in a manner that is safe for the community. in an email to abc7 news, the martinez refining company acknowledged the joint civil enforcement action stating we do not have any further details and therefore cannot comment other than to reiterate our continued cooperation with all agencies regarding these matters. in martinez anser hassan abc7 news. >> well, saturday's downpours may have impacted some of your plans, but the good news one fire department says it's clos

lawmakers pushing to keep a steel mill open in pittsburgh bay area members of the congress and mark john garamendi and congresswoman barbara lee are all calling on the united states steel to stay in operation to keep workers on the job. the up i still mill is the city's 3rd largest employer with nearly 700 employees. the pittsburgh mill make steel for the whole country, including still needed for publicly funded transportation improvements. it's 7.26 and berkeley. police stopped 3 retail cefs. >> on wednesday they arrested 7 people and recovered more than $7,000 worth of merchandise all on wednesday. first it was around noon. they responded to. and already i where thieves were stealing merchandise. they took off in a car. police later found that car and detained 2 people and they recovered about $2000 worth of stuff from ari. i then at 3 o'clock couple hours later, police were called to serve for a they got there just in time to see thieves at the exit who are making off with merchandise in their personal bags. and police arrested. those people recovered about $4,000 worth stuff or stuff. then a c

bay area congressman john garamendi served as california's very first insurance commissioner.ance companies are pulling out their canceling policies. and as you said, they're raising rates in many cases without justification. garamendi claims the current insurance commissioner, ricardo lara, is handing over his authority to regulate the market to the insurance companies and that would be a long term disaster and a short term problem for every consumer in california. the problem destructive wildfire fires are making it too risky for insurance companies. unite policyholders is a consumer protection group. amy bock is executive director. insurance companies are saying we cannot get our rates approved fast enough or high enough. in california. and so until we do, we're not selling any more insurance. insurers want climate prediction models, and they want to pass the rising costs on to consumers. the commissioner made a deal with insurers that if they get two things, they want, then they will start selling insurance again. the problem we have right now is the insurers are saying we

john garamendi and congresswoman barbara lee are calling on the united states steel company to stay innd keep workers on the job. the up i steel mill is the city's 3rd largest employer. they have nearly 700 employees, a pittsburgh mill makes a steal for the whole country, including still needed for publicly funded transportation improvements. ikea, if they are expanding its recall of one of its mayors over laceration risk, the consumer products safety commission. they say that recall now includes more than 14,000 more units than the town mayors. they say the american fall off a wall because it's plastic. fittings can break. i can't reported about 10 incidents around the world that is on top of the 55 reports from previous recalls. no injuries have been reported yet. it's 9.26. and coming up next on the kron 4 morning news, san francisco's chinatown is excited for the apec summit to start. we'll show you how it's going to be a big boost from all those people. >> it's 9.29 or checking out the in advance of the storm. but for the weekend we're holding out just yes honor the veterans. we a

marcus, a john garamendi. also, congresswoman barbara lee are all calling on the united states steel. stay in operation to keep workers on the job. well, the up i still mill is the city's 3rd largest employer with nearly 700 employees. the pittsburgh mail make still for the entire country, including still needed for the publicly funded transportation improvements. time now is a 24 and the berkeley police stopped 3 retail thefts. >> all on wednesday, arrested 7 people and recovered within $7,000 worth of merchandise. noon wednesday, police responded to a theft that was happening r e i thieves stole merchandise took off in a car. police later found that car and detained 2 people and recovered more than $2000 worth of merchandise. then a couple hours later, 3 o'clock. they were called to for a when they got there. there were 3 thieves near the exit with merchandise in their personal bags. police arrested them and recovered about $4,000 worth of merchandise. couple hours after that 6.30, wednesday night, police we

senator mark to sonia and john garamendi, congresswoman barbara lee. all calling on united states steel. stay in operation to keep workers on the job. the up i still mill is the city's 3rd largest employer. nearly 700 employees. the pittsburgh mill will make steel for the u.s. including still needed for publicly funded transportation improvements. >> berkeley police stopped 3 retail cefs. >> and they managed to wrest 7 people recover more than $7,000 worth of merchandise. it was around noon on wednesday. they responded to a theft in our e eye where there was merchandise stolen in the thieves took off in a car. police later found that car detained 2 people and recovered about $2000 of merchandise. then around 3 in the afternoon, they were called us up for a and they got there and found 3 more thieves near the exit to with the merchandise in their personal bags. police arrested them and recovered about $4,000 worth oftuff. then at 6.30, that same night they were called to the r e i where officers located and detain more alleged they found them in the par

are pushing to keep a steel mill open in pittsburgh bay area members of congress marked a and john garamendi congressman barr believe they're all calling on united states steel to stay in operation to keep workers on the job up. i the steel mill is the city's 3rd largest employer. they have nearly 700 workers. the pittsburgh will make steel for the whole country, including still needed for publicly funded transportation improvements. it's 10. 25 and speaking of transportation, there's sfo. and if you're taking a flight out, this is what it looks like. lots of sunshine. also, the airport is dedicating a terminal to honor senator dianne feinstein. and this is actually been in the works for some time to name one of the airport's terminals after her. however, with her passing, they have move this process forward. we still have a date, but they're trying to get that done. and we'll tell you when that terminal is officially renamed. >> well, good morning, everyone. i'm michael thomas. coming up, we're talking all about thanksgiving. we're just about 2 weeks out. i'll tell about 2 weeks out. i'll t

north bay, congressman john garamendi also made a trip to the island. he stated that the taiwanese people have support from the u.s.. and president biden. credit pro. excuse me. president biden's days not done yet. he'll be holding a reception tonight at the exploratorium in san francisco. we're also expecting more protests to break out this afternoon. kron 4 charles clifford joins us live now from near the waterfront. and charles, how are things looking now and what? what what can we expect later? >> so right now, i'm along the embarcadero near broadway and this entire area will not entirely but several blocks around here security zone. and that is because this evening, starting at 7.30, the president, his wife, jill biden, are going to how old reception for people attending the apec summit. let's going take a look at some video here. now. this reception is going to be held at the exploratorium pier 15 after a day of, you know, very intense negotiations and diplomacy. this is expected to be a bit more of a fun event, sort a party or reception. they've

that effort being led by bay area congressman john garamendi. >> our letter to commissioner lara is to your power to analyze this market and to set it straight. >> according to the chronicle. >> lara said he will always use the law and his authority to protect consumers. he announced sweeping changes to the state's insurance market regulation. back in september, some federal lawmakers argue the new rules are too vague. >> san francisco's united nations plaza is back open with a new look. the plaza got a multi-million dollar facelift. it's now complete with fitness equipment, a permanent ping pong tables, cornhole and more. a new skate park is the heart of the project. >> nothing is going to make this space more exciting than to see the skateboard community completely descend on this area like never before. >> this area has long been a hub of the open air drug market, but the city is promising more police presence at the plaza, hoping to keep it a safer space. coming up, the thanksgiving foods that will cost you more. and those little actually cost you less. >> and you are looking live

. >> us congressman john garamendi , who represents parts of contra costa county, asserts that the refinery did not properly monitor or maintain its equipment following a 20 ton toxic powder release last year on thanksgiving day, garamendi cosigned a letter to pbf energy, the parent company of the refinery, in it stating, we are concerned that this failure to notify local officials in a timely manner may demonstrate a lack of preparedness at the martinez refining company. and then came the coke dust release this summer, which indicates to me that they have not yet done the kind of remedial work necessary to operate their refinery in a manner that is safe for the community in an email to abc7 news, the martinez refining company acknowledged the joint civil enforcement action still saying we do not have any further details and therefore cannot comment other than to reiterate our continued cooperation with all agencies regarding these matters in martinez anser hassan abc seven news. >> well, saturday's downpours may have impacted some of your plans, but the good news one fire department says i

i rise in support of my en bloc amendment filed with my colleague john garamendi which highlights the importance of the home investment partnership program to meet housing needs in the united states. for 30 years, mr. speaker, home has proven to be one of the most effective locally driven tools to help states and communities address their most pressing housing challenges. whether that's new affordable housing construction, rehabilitation of existing buildings, home buyers' assistance and tenant based rental assistance. including veterans as we approach veterans day. persons with disabilities, seniors and persons experiencing homelessness. we cannot slash or cut these funds because we know slashing the funds for the home program from $1.7 million to $-- from $1.7 million bel to $500 million, at a time when the nation as we all know in all districts are facing an affordable housing crisis. the record low in housing inventories and soaring rents and construction cost, slashing such an essential housing program by nearly 70% is unthinkable. every american deserves access to safe and affor