for example, we don't mandate that you have a lactation room, but rather lactation space.city hall we have a lactation pod here open to the public. ♪ ♪ >> so the more we can change, especially in government offices, the more we can support women. >> i think for the work place to really offer support and encouragement for pumping and breast feeding mothers is necessary. >> what is most important about the legislation is that number one, we require that an employer have a lactation policy in place and then have a conversation with a new hire as well as an employee who requests parental leave. otherwise a lot of times moms don't feel comfortable asking their boss for lactation accommodations. really it's hard to go back to the office after you have become a mom, you're leaving your heart outside of your body. when you can provide your child food from your body and know you're connecting with them in that way, i know it means a lot to a mommy motionlely and physically to be able to do that. and businesses and employers can just provide a space. if they don't have a room, they

lactation lab isn't alone in offering these tests.n't cheap. lactation lab charges $99 for a basic evaluation and $349 for premium kits which also measure fatty acid and so-called toxins. currently there are no independent studies that verify the accuracy of these tests. >> i'm not certain there's any rigorous study or any documentation that the science here is really proving useful at uncovering or covering challenges that moms are having with breast-feeding. i think this idea that a one-time or a one-day one-ounce sample of breast milk could be wholly reflective of their ability to be a great feeding pair with their baby is misleading and deeply concerning. >> let's bring in our chief medical correspondent, dr. jennifer ashton, who was nodding her head, shaking her head throughout the entire piece there. it sounds intriguing. your take? >> here come the qualifiers. first of all, interesting, yes, there is not yet conclusive peer review scientific or nutritional science data to support this use widespread for breast-feeding women. is

advocates say lactation stations lower absentee rates and health care costs. i will add as a mother of two, i completely agree, so -- >> very convenient to have that. >> let's hope it happens. >>> the nine backpacks filled with school supplies headed to butte county. >>> a chp motorcycle officer is back to work almost a year after getting hit by a drunk driver. we'll update you on his long road to recovery after suffering two broken legs. s ate program. visit right now or call during business hours. and accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. - ( phone ringing ) - get details on this state program visit right now or call during business hours. lawsuits against pg&e a news conference in chico. the lawsuit seeks to stop law f wildfire prevention. the news conference is set to happen at 2:30 this afternoon. >>> school teacher and a small business owner are teaming up to help students from the town of paradise recover from the camp fire. they are filling backpacks with basic school supplies and delivering hu

the old law allowed restrooms to be designated for lactation. says employers must set aside a dedicated space other than a bathroom.car ignitionand starting in 2019, californians will be able to stiulate their own gender on driver's licenses.s=b 179 says applicants who select nonbinary will receive a card with an "x" in the gender category. (robin)(robin) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport. kland a group of (ááálandingááá)(robin)(robin) (ááálandingááá) a group of oakland students helped design new shoes for warriors star steph curry. he gave a sneak peak of his new curry 6 "christmas in the town" shoe. there was an event saturday at his under armour pop up store in oakland. curry plans to wear these shoes on christmas day against the lakers. the kids also had a chance to interview steph at the event. < .... helped design the christmas in the town shoe. it came out really well.> really well.> it came out town shoe.christmas in the town shoe. it came out really well.> really well.> (robin) those two young reporters are

women o color, primarily, and underserviced women in the community, prenat education, labor support, lactation support, family support,s well as postpartum and health and wellness nritional counseling. >> where does the name -- what's the meaning of the name, mama >> the connection between mother and baby. >> that makes it very simple, very catchy too. >> yes. >> easy for people tremember. tell us more about the services that you provide to these moms and moms to be. >> so we really want to provide access for a lot of our that wouldn't have access to these services traditionally. so our msion is to really allow them our -- our moms to be to educated on things in order to be active participants in their labors and well as provide advocacy as it providers. we also know there are a substantial number of issues tat affect families that also indirectly affecir pregnancies and the health of their pregnancies. we address those isss as well with the family support services we provide. i want to say our workehat are -- we actually have a second part of our mission that trains women of col to provide th

the old law allowed restrooms to be designated for lactation.ployers must set aside a dedicated space other than a bathroom.car ignitionand starting in 2019, californians will be able to stiulate their own gender on driver's licenses.s=b 179 says applicants who select nonbinary will receive a card with an "x" in the gender category. ( darya ) back here in the bay area --- every year dispatchers at the santa rosa police department decorate a christmas tree to remember and honor police officers killed in the line of duty. you can see inhe video them putting together the tree and adding lights. and the officers decorating the tree with little stars for those who have died. at the time of filming, there were 137 deaths nationwide, at editing there were 143. and sadly as of today there have been 145 line of duty deaths. ( will) two sailors... lost at sea for weeks are on their way home now, thanks to a royal caribbean cruise ship. the cruise ship rescued two sailors who were out at sea for 20 days. the two were found between jamaica and grand cayman

the old law allowed restrooms to be designated for lactation. law says employers must set aside a dedicated space other than a bathroom.car ignitionand starting in 2019, californians will be able to stiulate their own gender on driver's licenses.s=b 179 says applicants who select nonbinary will receive a card with an "x" in the gender category. ( will ) in the east bay...police in moraga say thieves are behind a p-g-&-e phone scam. residents were complaining about a possible bill scam, so moraga police chief jon king called the number that was used to ask people for money. the person on the line told him king's address owed p-g & e almost five hundred dollars. chief king had given him the address of the moraga police department. king said they pay their bills on time and in full. king said residents can avoid the scammers by calling the number on their pg&e bill if they think it's overdue. ( darya )( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news...why you may want to hold off buying certain types of ground turkey the next time you go to the store

certificate in terms of all your accomplishments, but one example of what really stood out for me is the lactationolicy, and really wanting to champion some needed -- a needed policy in our workplace, but really taking the time to bring in all the stakeholders and figuring out how can we implement this so that we can achieve our goal and make sure that it is doable for all size businesses and creating a policy that is not a one-size-fits-all. and i think as other commissioners have said, it is your process, and how you have worked with the business community and implementing legislation is going to be missed because it was very well-thought-out and very inclusive, and much appreciated. >> okay. next item. but don't go anywhere. >> item four his recognition of jim lazarus. senior vice president of public policy, san francisco chamber of commerce. discussion item. >> okay. i may start crying during this one. [laughter] >> before i read it, jim has been like a mentor to me. ever since i got on this commission, and he was at city hall, he knows if i see him on the street or something, i would pick his

the old law allowed restrooms to be designated for lactation.loyers must set aside a dedicated space other than a bathroom.car ignitionand starting in 2019, californians will be able to stiulate their own gender on driver's licenses.s=b 179 says applicants who select nonbinary will receive a card nonbinary will receive a card with an "x" in the gender category.category. the nba season is a very long one....and at times it can feel like it just drags....> this is especially the case with the warriors....because fans just want to get to the post-season already.....>but golden state has been keeping us on our toes so far this year...some drama, some good play, some bad play.....>they are 7-3 in their last ten so lately it's been more good than bad.....>they were in the holiday spirit over there at the oracle.....>the clippers were 13-of-15 from three in the first half....best ever in nba history...tobias harris with one of those three's here....but the warriors only down 4 at the half.....>3rd quarter....kevin durant nails the three and is fouled..

the old law allowed restrooms to be designated for lactation. the law says employers must set aside a dedicated space othethan a bathroom.car ignitionand starting in 2019, californians will be able to stiulate their own gender on driver's licenses.s=b 179 says applicants who select nonbinary will receive a card with an "x" in the gender category. (ken) be sure to turn into kron 4 as we ring in the new year. grant lodes and justine waldman will count us down to 2019 capped off with a huge fireworks show over the bay bridge. it is the only live fireworks broadcast in the bay area. new years live kicks off at 11:30pm monday only on kron 4. new ahead at 8 he looked like a homeless man asking for help... what he did for people who gave to him... left them stunned. and next. 20-18 was the first year under the new tax law. the tips you should know about before you file (ken) 2018 was the first year under a new tax law which was the largest overhaul of the tax code in decades.and experts say if you don't prepare for tax day-- you could be in for a costl

the old law allowed restrooms to be designated for lactation. law says employers must set aside a dedicated space other than a bathroom.car ignitionand starting in 2019, californians will be able to stiulate their own gender on driver's licenses.s=b 179 says applicants who select nonbinary will receive a card with an "x" in the gender category. still ahead at 8 the monterey bay aquarium is apologizing after sparking backlash over after sparking category.the gender category. still ahead at 8 the monterey bay aquarium is apologizing after sparking backlash over what it said about one of its otters. plus. cut your hair...or forfeit. controversy brewing after a teen wrestler is forced to get rid of his dreadlocks to compete. and next. a school takes back its job offer to a woman after she revealed a prescription she was taking. (ken) a woman's new job offer as a music teacher was recently rescinded ... after she revealed she had a prescription for medical marijuana. abigail peck had recently moved to connecticut from florida and disclosed to the sch

as supervisor yee mentioned, lactation hubs and everything. there is one time you called me when ashley was coming back to work and she just had her baby. and you asked me what it was like to be a working mother. and that stayed with me. it struck me that you cared so deeply about providing an environment for one of your legislative aides that just had a baby. not everybody does that. in a society where working mothers need to work like they don't have children and mother like they don't have jobs, the fact that you took time to call me and ask about my experience for your aide is just -- it's amazing. and i -- you are that type of person. i love you. i'm going to miss you so much. and also -- i'm going to miss you a lot. the day you told me you weren't going to run for another term and you were down there by my side, as i filed my paperwork and they asked you at elections, they're reminding you, supervisor tang, today's the deadline. and you said, yeah, i know. and, anyway, i'm going to miss you. i hope we stay in touch. thank you for being m

lactation policy, the strongest in the country and it's still the strongest because jerry brown decided to veto it at the state level, but still it's the strongest in the country. and what it meant to help support moms going back to work, normalizing that conversation in the workplace about supporting moms and all the physical needs they have for them and their babies. a lot of people cite sf but that's probably not the proudest. the housing, people wanted to recall me for that, but fast forward to 2018, it's something that we all talk about needing here in san francisco. providing small business support. that is something we love doing. whether it was for reducine permitting barriers, challenging norms. i think it's been fun and amazing. we pushed the envelope on the environment. i know we talked about the plastic straw ban. pushing for adoption of zero emission vehicles and charging infrastructure in the city. i have tasked supervisor peskin with that work and i think supervisor yee is going to work on coffee cups, right? one of the biggest things i'll miss is having the resources to

the old law allowed restrooms to be designated for lactation.the law says employers must set aside a dedicated space other than a bathroom.car ignitionand starting in 2019, californians will be able to stiulate their own gender on driver's licenses.s=b 179 says applicants who select nonbinary will receive a card with an "x" in the gender category. (catherine) if you missed our earlier stories on the new laws, they're avalable on our website.just go to kron four dotcom and check the tab for california news.for california (catherine) if you missed our earlier stories on the new laws, they're avalable on our website.just go to kron four dotcom and check the tab for california news. (grant) next at 5:30... a man is killed-- and several people are out of their homes after a fire in the south bay. we'll have the latest on the investigation. (grant) and a lot of people are planning on hitting the slopes for the holidays. the latest conditions as travelers are heading up to the sierra. this little home of mine, ♪ i'm gonna let it shine. ♪ it's energy sa