and item number 2 is a resolution approving redid he nation of one selling space on leavenworth street, west side, at jefferson street, for sick months for street artists certified by the arts commission; exempting said space from the regulations of police code, sections 2405(c)(6) and (11), prohibiting selling within ten feet from the outer edge of any entrance to any building and prohibiting selling within five feet of the display of any other street artist. ~ >> and this was forwarded to us by the arts commission and mr. la czar is here for the commission. >> thank you, supervisors, for having me here ~. these are two housekeeping measures, and the first one about the two spaces on post street at the corner of stockton street, you had approved these in three resolutions, the 2011, '12 and '13. the whole purpose of those spaces was to try to compensate for the loss -- the temporary loss of permanent street artist spaces in the union square area due to the central street project, construction project. those spaces, those two spaces need all of the public safety regulations. do you wan

tonight, motorcycle cops were on patrol near hyde and leavenworth. people caught crossing the street illegally were chased down and sited for jaywalking. we saw one officer scold a driver for texting while stopped at a red light. >>> the lower knob hill area has been a hot spot for pedestrian related collisions this week. just this morning, a person was hit while jogging across bush street. the victim suffered serious injuries after a jeep struck him in the crosswalk. five pedestrians have been hit in san francisco in just the past four days. >> and a few hours ago, a bicyclist was taken to the hospital after being hit by a car. this is in san francisco's soma neighborhood. the impact of the collision caused the windshield to crumble. no word on the condition of the bicyclist. >> fremont police are crack down on illegal street racing. police have been getting complaints over the past few months about it. they say as many as 300 cars gather in parking lots in the pacific commons area on friday nights for a car show. but then turns into racing. police

going on on california street, like the peaceful village, i arrived in my neighborhood on eleven -- leavenworth. in this case chief sur stepped in. he heard the tapes that you heard of what was going on on polk street. the football games every night. the streets that you couldn't walk down because they were completely congested and you have to get police to get in the front door. chief sur did a whole plan and made a big change. there is only so much you can do when there are all those establishments there already. on california street it was unsafe to progress as i was going down. it was in the neck -- next block that is true. but the conditions that are not so violent are occurring in the rec's room around the corner. these are coming from the buses. on polk street there is an entire block that i walk down where there is one establishment left and everything else is alcohol licenses. the excuse is that there is empty store fronts. that's the excuse for all the empty store fronts. they were all empty for a while and then someone else would be able to move in there. >> good afternoon, commissio

it happened her at bush and leavenworth. police say man was walking outside the crosswalk against the light when the car hit him. alcohol was not involved but speed may have been a factor. this makes 4 pedestrians hit in two days. 6-year-old girl died and 2 others hurt after car hit the polk and ellis on new year's eve. >> emotional vigil tonight for 13-year-old boy killed in oak land. 13-year-old lee weather by on his way home for the boys girls club on new year's eve shot several times just few blocks from his home. he died early yesterday morning at the hospital. tonight dozens of people gather at the spot where shot on 104th avenue and walnut street. >> here on this very street somebody pulls out and shoots the youngster. shoots at the kids and hits this one. is really sad. it has to stop. >> at tonight vigil the aunt described hip as peace maker and good boy. boy and girl club of oakland will offer grief counseling for staff and members and will help the family in any way they can. >>> it wasn't vandalism that's the con

police say the crash happened around 5:00 last night near bush and leavenworth in the city's nob hill neighborhood. the victim is a man in his 20s, the driver of the car stayed at the scene, is cooperating with police. still unclear if the man was in the crosswalk at the time. >> still questions about a deadly car crash and whether the ride sharing service uber should be held partly responsible. on new year's eve in san francisco's tenderloin district. he is an uber driver but at the time of the accident uber says he was not on the clock. our legal analyst says it doesn't necessarily mean that uber is off the hook. >> courts going to have to decide whether this business model shields uber cab from liability. just calling your drivers independent contractors isn't going to be enough. >> others say the bigger responsibility lies with the city leaders to build safer streets for pedestrians. >> happening today, we'll find out how much snow is in the mountains, it looks about a fifth as much as we should have. the state department of water resources will conduct the season's first snow sur

it happened her at bush and leavenworth. police say man was walking outside the crosswalk against the light when the car hit him. alcohol was not involved but speed may have been a factor. this makes 4 pedestrians hit in two days. 6-year-old girl died and 2 others hurt after car hit the polk and ellis on new year's eve. >> emotional vigil tonight for 13-year-old boy killed in oak land. 13-year-old lee weather by on his way home for the boys girls club on new year's eve shot several times just few blocks from his home. he died early yesterday morning at the hospital. tonight dozens of people gather at the spot where shot on 104th avenue and walnut street. >> here on this very street somebody pulls out and shoots the youngster. shoots at the kids and hits this one. is really sad. it has to stop. >> at tonight vigil the aunt described hip as peace maker and good boy. boy and girl club of oakland will offer grief counseling for staff and members and will help the family in any way they can. >>> it wasn't vandalism that's the con

police say the man was hit while running across the street at leavenworth and bush around 5:00 last night. he was about 20 feet away from the nearest crosswalk. he's at san francisco general hospital with life-threatening injuries. the driver was questioned and released. these deaths follow two other new year's eve accidents where pedestrians were hit and killed by vehicles on city streets. >>> well, the mistress megamillions winner from california has finally come forward. one of the tickets from last month's $636 million jackpot was sold in san jose. ann ruben is live in front of the store where it was purchased with new information about the lucky man who bought that ticket. ann? >> reporter: well, the winner is steve tran. though he bought the ticket here on december 19th, he apparently didn't realize he had won until monday. tran bought the ticket worth $324 at jennifer's gift shop in san jose. it was one of five quick picks. he bought other tickets in other towns. he said the entire lot sat in front of a drawer in his house. the family was on vacation. when he got back, he remembere

kpix 5's joe vazquez reports, witnesses say the man was jaywalking when he was hit near bush and leavenworth. >> reporter: paramedics rushed the man to the hospital with a head injury. the driver pulled over. nothing indicating any level of impairment at this time. >> reporter: it happened only about 6 blocks from a new year's eve wreck that killed 6- year-old sophia liu. that was at polk and ellis. police identified the driver in that incident 57-year-old syed muzzafar of union city charged with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. the "rideshare" company uber said, yes, muzzafar is a driver with uber but that he wasn't carrying a passenger for uber at the time he ran over the little girl, her mother and brother as they crossed on a green light in the crosswalk. taxi drivers are saying this is the worst-case scenario they have been warning about for years because the "ridesharing" companies aren't subject to anywhere near the strict government regulations cabbies are. >> we don't know if these people from uber or flywheel or lyft or moustache all these car services, we don't know w

it happened her at bush and leavenworth.ainst the light when the car hit him. alcohol was not involved but speed may have been a factor. this makes 4 pedestrians hit in two days. 6-year-old girl died and 2 others hurt after car hit the polk and ellis on new year's eve. >> emotional vigil tonight for 13-year-old boy killed in oak land. 13-year-old lee weather by on his way home for the boys girls club on new year's eve shot several times just few blocks from his home. he died early yesterday morning at the hospital. tonight dozens of people gather at the spot where shot on 104th avenue and walnut street. >> here on this very street somebody pulls out and shoots the youngster. shoots at the kids and hits this one. is really sad. it has to stop. >> at tonight vigil the aunt described hip as peace maker and good boy. boy and girl club of oakland will offer grief counseling for staff and members and will help the family in any way they can. >>> it wasn't vandalism that's the conclusion tonight of investigators looking into a fire

it happened about an hour ago at leavenworth and turk street.n apology today from abc's the bachelor both from the network and its star after pablo pablo made some antigay comments to a website last night. >> he's the 32-year-old former professional soccer player, now the first latino star of the bachelor. when a reporter asked if it would be a good idea to have a gay or bisexual bachelor? >> why not. just because i respect them, but honestly, i don't think it's a good example for kids to watch that on tv. i'm sorry. >> juan pablo cited his upbringing. >> husband and wife, they're not kids and that is how we are brought up. now there's fathers having kids and all that. it's hard for me to understand. >> then he went further. >> there's a thing about gay people that it seems to me, you know, i'm not sure if i'm mistaken or not. but they are more pervert in a sense. and to me, the show would be too strong, too hard to watch on tv. >> today and the production company warren horizon, responded, in no way do his statements reflect the feelings of the

looking for what i like to call the institution of christmas past here need the corner of union in leavenworth're looking for. >> : over on that new trees abandons less fat face it we love them we love them they then they go. >> : over in ocean beach the sun is either sunbathing or enjoying the surf on where that may it soon look like that's the bad part sea snails nails and bare feet on the beach can spell trouble can you say tetanus. >> : either way it is an is that the party >> : apart strike that i will be seeing old trees from now till next christmas if that gives you any idea just how big the problem is. if one or to do with your tree check out your local garbage collection agency in follow those rules. and some friends in san francisco sent roberts con 4 news. >> : football biggest and getting harder for average the fans to ford. one fan is suing the nfl josh kinkel men decided to sue after he shelled out $4,000 for tickets that last year's game joshing goldman said the suit after the it he shelled $4,000 offered less used to being the average ticket for the its use is $3,000 apiece and

it was reported near turk and leavenworth street. the woman was ten to the hospital but we don't know how serious her injuries are. the suspect vehicle has not been found. it's described as a black suv. >>> the much debated highly anticipated california change goes into effect tomorrow. today officials with the exchange say they are working over time to get all the applications processed. >> now we're in the final process where making sure the applications get finished, transmitted over to the health plans. the health plans are sending out invoices. folks need to be patient about getting the invoices. >> officials say once they receive the invoices, they have to act quickly to pay the premium. >>> a combustible combination, fireworks and bone dry weather. >> when you hear the explosions, what are you going to do? >> pray. >> the unusual precaution firefighters are taking tonight. >>> plunging crime rates in some of the most troubled areas. two factors getting credit. >>> worries about new year's eve partiers getting behind the wheel.

it happened at the corner of bush and leavenworth street at 5:30 this evening. our camera was on the scene interthe tenderloin just few moments after it happened. now police say the pedestrians who was hit was a man in his 20's. he was taken to sap frn general hospital and we are told with life threatening injuries. very serious. police say the pedestrians was outside the crosswalk and the driver has not been charged. now this is at least the fourth serious pedestrians accident in the city for the past three days. 2 people died in those accidents. >> now moving on. this is surveillance of the arson attack on the chinese consulate in san francisco. it's a key piece of evidence, obviously, for the fbi now locating the person who did it. we are learning new details about a man who that attack as well. this happened at the front door to the consulate on laguna street off gary boulevard. vick lee is on the story. >> today. the consulate was business as usual. l visa applicant another entrance but couldn't miss the fire damage. many had strong opinions about what happ

as he jay walk across bush street near the intersection at leavenworth.itical condition. today another pedestrians accident just a block away. this time man was hit as he ran on to the crosswalk at bush and hyde. just as the car was turning left toward him. sullivan saw the whole thing. >> the car hit him so hard that he just flies out of the crosswalk and lands over there. and he's just laying on the ground. >>reporter: commander ali says the pedestrian in serious condition literally ran into the path of the moving suv. >> coming to a crosswalk and suddenly walking that the roadway is unsafe and in fact is a violation of the vehicle code. >>reporter: 2 accidents here on bush and 2 others on nearby streets sense new year's eve prompted commander ali to order immediate traffic enforcement l access. >> we do 2 or 3 hour enforcement to really reemphasize and zero tolerance for any violations of the law whether they are pedestrian bicyclist or motorist. >>reporter: police operation involved motorcycle units and patrol officers from 2 police district stations.

the crash happened around 5:00 near bush and leavenworth. this is the up hill neighborhood. a man in his 20s the driver in the car stayed at the scene. unclear if the man was in a 40s walk. >> there are questions about a deadly cow crash and whether uber should be held responsible. 57-year-old has been charged after killing a 6-year-old in a crosswalk. on new year's eve in san francisco's tenderloin district he is an uber driver but at the time of the accident he says she wasn't on the flock. our nbc legal analyst says it doesn't mean he's off the hook. >> the court has to decide whether this shields uber cab from liability with. calling your drivers isn't going to be enough. >> others say the big wither responsibility lies with city leaders. >> a massive fire at a lumberyard causing concerns for firefighters. they are worried a silo full of saw dust could collapse. it could all come crashing down. 106 firefighters are on the scene. took almost an hour to put out the flames. nobody hurt. >> fire investigators in minneapolis stay a gas leak may be behind wednesday's building

at the intersection of bush and leavenworth street in the nob hill neighborhood. the victim described as a happen in his 20s. he was transported to san francisco general with life threatening injuries. the driver has remained at the scene. and is cooperating with police. it's unclear, though, what caused the crash. >>> the b.a.r.t. board of directors voted today to approve the deal it reached with its two largest unions. the four-year contract involves changes that resulted in a dispute of a family leave provision mistakingly in the original agreement reached in october. union employees need to ratify the contract. both unions plan to vote on it in the next few weeks. >>> b.a.r.t. was one of the big stories in 2013. what will be the big political story in california and the bay area this year in 2014? we bring in political analyst with your thoughts. larry, four big ones for us right? >> let me tell you something. this year is going to feature all kinds of stuff. elections, all the statewide offices. all 53 seats to the house of representatives. all the state asse

this video just in from a collision that happened at bush and leavenworth.an in his 20s was crossing the street outside a crosswalk when he was struck this afternoon. the impact blew out the window of the car. the man was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. police say the driver is cooperating with the investigation. >>> a major security breach of the popular social media site snapchat has users scrambling. more than 4 million users had their personal information exposed. we spoke to one of the victims. we have the company's response. >> reporter: snapchat may wish its latest problems would vanish like images sent on its app. anonymous hackers claim to have posted the user names and cell phone numbers of 4.6 million snapchat users online including that of lauren montes. >> every day. >> reporter: what are you going to do? >> delete my account and never have snapchat again. >> reporter: snapchat allows users to send videos and pictures that self-destruct after they are opened. a security company warned the startup about the potential hacking problem

last nightestrian was hit at bush and leavenworth, he was rushed to hospital where he remainsen to.the latest incidents are forcing the police department to saturate the tenderloin area. their objective to headache sure both drivers and pedestrians are obeying all traffic laws. >> you know, the public, the sheriffs on the roadways to be mindful the roadways are in fact a dangerous place. asking for motorists not to text, not to use their cell phone when they're driving. >> san francisco police are not saying how long they will beef up patrols in those areas. >>> we're learning more tonight about the car crash that ikille paul walker last november. the coroner o's report says the porsche may have been going 100 miles per hour or more when it crashed in southern california. walker's friend was driving the 2005 porsche. no mechanical problems were found in the car and they also ruled out any problems with the roadway and say no alcohol or drugs were detected. >>> not quite a happy ending. that chinese ice breaker that helped rescue passengers from this ship stuck in the antarctic is no

meanwhile, witnesses say a pedestrian hit by a car near bush and leavenworth last night was jaywalkingring crews will resume searching the rubble of a deadly apartment blast in minnesota today as investigators zero in on the cause of the explosion. female announcer: female announcer: get beautyrest, posturepedic, even tempur-pedic mattress sets, at low clearance prices. save even more on floor samples, demonstrators and closeout inventory. the year end clearance sale is on now at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ a billion dollar investment kcbs radio's financial repor jason brooks is back with us this morning. welcome back >>> a bay area company is making a billion-dollar investment. let's chat. kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks is back with us this morning. welcome back. >> good morning, frank. good morning, michelle. happy new year to you. of course, yes, milpitas based firm fire eye making a big splash this morning on wall street. they bought a company for $1.1 billion. fire eye prize security hardware for the internet that detects security threat wh

they released this grainy video showing a white dodge or ford van backing up on turk street near leavenworthiver ran over a pedestrian who had just been struck by another car. two people in that original hit- and-run car have already been arrested. >> because of the impact of the first initial collision, the victim was thrown out into the street and the victim was subsequently run over by a white van, which we are looking for. >> the victim was initially taken to the hospital with life- threatening injuries. officers say she is still recuperating and has since improved. >>> chp is looking for the driver of a truck they say may have been involved in a deadly motorcycle crash this morning along i-580 in oakland. the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. witnesses say someone in an early 2000 model blue chevy silverado like this one swerved around the motorcyclist's body and drove away. >>> a stretch of highway in vallejo is going to be named after fallen officer jim capoot. he was shot to death by a bank robbery suspect in november of 2011. he worked for the police department since 19

a woman was struck by a black suv here near the intersection of turk and leavenworth. survived but was taken to the hospital. the driver of the suv has not been found: an 86-year-old man was killed by a vehicle when he was struck. the driver was arrested onuses onuses -- on suspicion of vehicle manslaughter. the driver 57-year-old saed was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter. on thursday a man in his 20s was serious rigid when he was struck by a car here near bush and leavenworth. he was transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries. the driver is corporating with police, and friday morning's accident occurred just a block away near bush and hyde around 9:45 in the morning. the san francisco police department said today that they don't believe these accidents are connected in any way, but that they are going to step up traffic enforcement in the areas where these incidents have occurred. >> there's no rhyme or reason why we have seen so many at this point at this time of year. >> reporter: in san francisco, charles clifford kron4 news. >>> new

then three more years in federal prison at leavenworth for stealing post office money orders.rned down a transfer to an honor farm. prison records say he did so because he didn't want to live in an integrated honor dorm. in 1959, caught after a grocery holdup in st. louis, ray was declared a habitual criminal and sent to the missouri state prison for 20 years. you have a guy who wasn't very bright, wasn't a good criminal, wasn't the sharpest tack. >> he's smart, he's plenty smart, intelligent. >> smart enough, jerry said, not to get caught most of the time. >> they don't catch him on the other crimes, you know. so he had done a lot of things he got away with. >> almost eight years later in 1967, james earl ray escaped from prison by smuggling himself out in a bread truck. he headed for chicago taking a job as a dishwasher at the indian trail restaurant. then on a summer afternoon, downstate in alton, illinois, a bank robbery. john light was the chief of detectives. >> the witnesses said two people came in, masks like ladies' stockings pulled over their head. one was at the fro

it happened on leavenworth at bush street about 5:00. he was jaywalking.nvestigators say the man was running across the street about 20 feet from the nearest crosswalk just beyond the crest of a hill. the driver was questioned and later released. the injured man is at san francisco general hospital. >>> san francisco-based uber says it cut ties with the driver in involved in up with of those deadly crashes. 57-year-old saed is charged with vehicular manslaughter. now, the company says he wasn't working at the time of the crash. however, the san francisco examiner reports he told police he was driving around waiting for a fare. police say muzzafar was making a turn on polk and ellis streets on new year's eve when he hit the 6-year-old sophia and her 4-year-old blaur and their mother. sophia was killed. her mother is still listed in critical condition. her brother is listed in fare condition. >>> 7:49. there's a new push for a ballot initiative to fix potholes on california roads by increasing the vehicle license fee. a group called transportation california

he's on death row at leavenworth. but this is not the kind of justice you want. >> no, it's not. you know, that's to be expected from someone that has never served in the military or has even gone to visit our troops in theater, out of theater. so i basically look at it as him being in a state of confusion right now. that's why he needs to rely on his staff, so he can be brought into the light to get the right answers so he can say the right thing. >> staff sergeant, you've been thinking about this for years now. why is it this administration would not classify fort hood as an act of terror? instead it was something about yeah, some guy at work went crazy one day. >> well, i think that one is that it's an embarrassment. however, that's where the powers that be are not giving the american people the benefit of the doubt because we're very resilient. yes, it's an embarrassment. we bounce back. and we can move forward. the most important thing is so that it would not happen again. and we just need to address it for what it is and so we can move on with our lives. >> that's what you'

police say it shows a white van hitting a female pedestrian ataturk and leavenworth. of the driver and of the van. if they do, please contact san francisco police anonymously. >> the two individuals in the vehicle that hit the woman before the van did have been identified and are facing charges. police say the victim suffered serious injuries, but is recovering. >>> police in oakland are trying to figure out if a street race led to a crash that killed one teenage girl and injured another. the coroner's office identified the girl who died as 17-year- old caitlin benson from san jose. investigators say the car she was in slammed into a pole along maritime street at 7th, shortly after midnight friday morning. witnesses say several good samaritans tried to jump in and help. >> it was smashed. it was pretty bad. you know, it was a pretty bad accident. and the car was still running. they didn't want it to blow up. lot of people, you know, broke in, opened the hood, just took a spark plug wire off so the car could shut off. >> another 17-year-old girl who was a passenger in