karina: abc7 news reporter luz pena talked to him and joins us live. luz: the san francisco resident you are about to meet says he's hoping to help his neighborhood. at first he was dealing with thieves breaking into cars. now he is walking around the area hoping to scare them off. he has lived in san francisco for over 20 years and lately, instead of going by his legal name, people call him -- >> i am called boots. working from outside rather than inside. luz: covering his face with a ski mask to protect his identity, boots walks around his neighborhood, fisherman's wharf, looking like this, and with a nonlethal gun on his waist. his goal, to scare off thieves from breaking into cars. >> the criminals are getting to know us. i would not call us an organized anything. it is just concerned citizens. every day is a small victory. you chase them off from one corner. luz: for years he has captured videos of car break-ins and now says frustration led him to take matters into his own hands. he said he is doing it to help the area where he lives and owns a bus

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>> luz pena, abc 7 news. dion: an awesome program.ay for the dogs today in san francisco. the adoption event came with a creative twist. people got to meet and cuddle with elderly dogs at the lawn. this is about the many pets featured in disney movies. stations were also set up to do live sketching's of the dogs. >> inside the gallery, we have features of adopted dogs around the bay area to get more eyes on them so they can find homes. dion: the exhibition is open through january 14, with the museum open thursday through monday. disney is the parent company of abc 7. still ahead tonight, another viral online post, an object being thrown at performers on stage. cardi b is the latest high-profile person to be pelted , and it is one in a disturbing trend. spencer: it is a calm and cool night along the bay area, and we are looking forward to a midweek cooldown. temperatures coming our way in my lowering cholesterol can be hard. diets and exercise add to the struggle. today, it's possible to go from struggle to cholesterol success with leq

luz peÑa spoke to residents who work there. uz: the chief said this was a riot and said they initially went into the event hoping to prevent it. i spoke to a resident who said this year it seemed like the crowd was wild. a chaotic scene, 81 and 32 adults arrested or cited on sunday in san francisco. images show officers wearing tactical gear while fireworks are being thrown at them. multiple vehicles were also vandalized. >> bottles thrown at them, getting punched in the face. luz: the unpermitted event, attracts hundreds of skateboarders at dolores park to skate down the hill. this man has lived in the area for 22 years and called 911, after hearing screams out of his window and witnessing a fight. >> one got down on the ground and was being beaten up. i know they were young but they were definitely with people that were causing a lot of trouble. it was very intimidating, just walking up and down the street, people were closing up shop. liz -- luz: the skateboarder said police officers overreacted. i saw them in riot gear. peop

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as abc seven news reporter luz peÑa tells us, he is hoping his attire will scare them off. he has lived in san francisco for over 20 years. and lately, instead of going by his legal name, people call him -- >> i am called boots, working from outside rather than inside. luz: covering his face with a ski-mask to protect his identity, boots walks around his neighborhood, fisherman's wharf, looking like this, and with a nonlethal weapon on his waist that looks like a gun. his goal is to scare off thieves from breaking into cars. >> the criminals are getting to know us. i would not call it an organized anything, it is just concerned citizens. every day is a small victory, you know? you chase them off from one corner. luz: for years, he has captured videos of car break-ins. now, he says frustration led him to take matters into his own hands. he said he is doing it to help the area where he lives and owns a business. >> the tourists are not going to come here. the business of some people have lived here and been here for their entire lives and it's not fair. luz: according to sfpd

in the newsroom, luz pena, abc 7 news. dion: let's talk about the street vending program. is it doing more harm than good? is it working? >> it is working in the sense that the city has a list of vendors in the mission. they have issued 161 permits the concern is there are people selling items without permits who getting aggressive with inspectors. we didn't see anyone selling items on the ground. nothing appeared to be stolen but we are told by vendors that officers and public work inspectors leave and people sell stolen items all over again. dion: we appreciate the report. glad you were not heard. many thanks to you. moving on, 500 blocks of san francisco are going to get repaved in a big project announced today by the mayor. it will cost more than 77 million dollars and take one year to complete. funding comes from vehicle registration fees and gas and sales taxes. the city has about 13,000 blocks and the mayor's office says over the last 10 years 60% have been resurfaced. among the streets considered for repaving include golden avenue, mariposa street, bryant street an

as abc seven luz peÑa tells he is hoping his attire will scare them off. >> he has lived in san franciscover 20 years. and lately, instead of going by his legal name, people call him -- >> i am called boots, working from inside rather than inside. >> covering his face with a ski to protect his identity, boots walks around his neighborhood, fisherman's wharf, looking like this, and with a nonlethal weapon on his waist that looks like a gun. his goal is to scare off thieves from breaking into cars. >> the criminals are getting to know us. i would not call it an organized anything, it is just concerned citizens. every day is a small victory, you know? you chase them off from one corner. >> for years>>, he has captured videos of car break-ins. now, he says frustration led him to take matters into his own hands. he said he is doing it to help the area where he lives and owns a business. >> the taurus's are not going to come -- tourists are not going to come here. people have lived here and been here for their entire lives and it's not fair. >> according to sfpd incident data, on average, there

in san francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. kristen: another positive sign san francisco can turn the page from the covid-19 pandemic, the san francisco public library is celebrated 12:00 and checked out items, exceeding pre-pandemic -- 12 million checked out items, exceeding pre-pandemic levels. they will be giving free fortune cookies to the first 100 visitors at all 27 locations friday. a state library survey conducted in 2022 shows san francisco has the highest circulation of library materials per person throughout california. larry: coming up, making muni more efficient. the idea proposed in san francisco today that might speed up your commute. amazon has an answer if you can't keep up with all the product recalls. how they are making it easy to check every item on your wish list. and get ready -- swiftie mania, rolling into santa clara. have everything you need to know ahead of the shows. meteorologist: temperatures, trending lower this afternoon. i will let you know how long this is going to continue when abc7 every busi

abc7 news reporter luz pena got a tour of what it takes to restore them and to lose. mentioned the happy birthday. i'm going to go feliz cumpleanos. i see that duolingo was paying off. i love that. good job. well, let me tell you, it's truly a magical place full of so much history and depending on their conditions, you can take sf, mta carpenters 1 to 2 years to restore a cable car, the one they're currently working on is 130 years old in an unassuming bronze building in san francisco's dogpatch neighborhood is a workshop full of history. welcome to the mta cable car carpentry shop. this is where cable cars are born and brought back to life. they've survived earthquakes. they've survived fires. they've survived depression, you know, and they just keep trundling up and down the hills. every piece built by hand and assembled here. truth is, like keeping them on our tracks is a labor of love. these mta workers are not only carpenters, but some may even call them history friends. so this car arrived here about a year and a half ago to honor their history. this year, san f

>> we will begin with luz pena his life where crews are getting ready for the biggest fourth of julyhow in northern california. >> is not so exciting? that our technicians are still getting those final touches ready for tonight's show. the only thing we can control is the weather. >> it is the calm before the show. the team behind it are getting ready to line up -- light at the san francisco sky. >> it is a busy day. >> this gives us a behind-the-scenes look into the lead up to the biggest fourth of july show in northern california. >> these are the little pellets we call stars and that is what makes the pretty colors in the sky. >> the fog made it basically impossible to see fireworks last year. tonight they have a different strategy. >> we decided this year we would start the display -- we have filled in the lower level that was not filled in last year. the show will still go up to well over 1500 feet, the upper level but there will be things to see down at the lower level. >> they are praying for no fog. this family made the trip from canada to san francisco especially tonight. >>

>> abc 7's luz pena sat down to talk about the next 12 months and what she claims is giving the officerug dealers in prison. >> has been 12 months since san francisco's district attorney brooke jenkins took office. . today we got into it. what do you think is stopping you fromse every drug dealer in san francisco? >> the arrests must continue. we must make sure those individuals face charges. reporter: her office stated they filed 819 felony narcotics cases in the last year which resulted in 38 convictions. 12 more than her predecessor. that does not sound like a lot. >> i think it is. when you break it down it signals the police have ramped up their efforts with respect to arresting drug dealers. prior to that what we were seeing were drug dealers not being held accountable whatsoever. >> you think judges are not doing their job? who is failing san francisco? >> we have filed over 100 motions to detain in drug dealing cases but only had somewhere under 20 of those be granted. judges are refusing to make sure these individuals stay in custody and that has to change. reporter: before yo

luz pena abc7 news. all right, luce, thank you. abc seven news insider phil matier is here.hearing about downtown san francisco? i mean, improvement. can i save the day or at least be a component? it can be a component, but as luis just pointed out, it's only one part. they need to diversify more. larry, we've gone from a city that, you know, used to build things and ship things around the world to a financial center, as evidenced by the transamerica tower and the bank of america building when we were a financial hub. and then we went into a tech hub and and it's we have too much of one thing. and when it pulled its computers out and went home and started working remotely, the fact is they're not going to be coming back in the numbers before they're coming in 2 or 3 days a week. we have to find other people to fill that up. is one thing. but the mayor has said we've got to find other things as well to mix and to guard against the next sort of drop in the economy. so luis alluded to this in her segment with office vacancies. and i think the number is a little bit above 30% in

luz peÑa spoke to residents who work there. said they initially went into the event hoping to prevent it. i spoke to a resident who said this year it seemed like the crowd was wild. a chaotic scene, 81 and 32 adults arrested or cited on sunday in san francisco. images show officers wearing tactical gear while fireworks are being thrown at them. multiple vehicles we

luz pena is here to walk you through some of the new video and details it reveals. >> we have been waitinghat we do not see are people getting arrested. i spoke to a parent who said several teenagers were in

luz pena went to the had barry to see what their secret is. t week we came to this neighborhood to cover a story about a business owner that got assaulted but as we dug deeper into what is happening in this neighborhood, we realized it is actually booming. if you walk around, you will notice this neighborhood is alive and tourism is back. >> we are both from germany actually. luz: welcome. >> we are from france. luz: many making a stop here because of the counterculture movement and the summer of love. >> we hand out for free to all of our visitors that come to promote walking through the whole neighborhood. luz: that is robert, he has another store in this neighborhood. it just opened two years ago. >> this store is doing about 25% more business than are other store. luz: his stores a modern version of a museum/a visitor center. it is done so well that another neighborhood reached out to him asking if they could also have a customized version of his. >> two, three months ago, we opened up welcome castro. luz: across the street is also seeing a

luz pena went to see firsthand what the vendors and inspectors are facing. >> one thing is to hear aboutvendors are facing, another is to experience it ourselves. while we were there today, this happened. >> she will not. >> hey. what the hell are you doing? >> while we interviewed a street vendor about safety, we were assaulted. a woman a and tried snatching our microphone. the vendors around us said some play, this is what we experience every day. >> we all have permits. we are taking care of each other. >> caesar has had his permit for a year. he says inspectors and vendors are both being attacked. >> people have stolen my merchandise. >> over a year ago, the city begin a street vending program. the goal has been to make sure every street vendor is registered with the city and has a permit to sell items that are not stolen. on a daily basis, public works inspectors go out with police to make sure everyone selling out here has a permit. but now, inspectors are being threatened. >> there has been pushing, bodychecks, a punch. no serious injuries, but something to be concerned about. a s

in the newsroom, luz pena. dan: this is really something else. i understand he is frustrated, but what he is doing is clearly dangerous and could have serious consequences for him or somebody else. >> that's right. boots could face charges from his arrest. last night when i spoke to him, he said he's aware of the dangers and knows he could get shot anytime. he's not even considering moving out of san francisco. dan: let's hope he stays safe. karina: burglars are targeting red tagged homes that have been evacuated because of a landslide. the ground started moving in the city of rolling hills estates. reporter josh paschal what homeowners are dealing with now. >> we loved it here and we thought we would live here forever. >> we met michael shorts outside of what was his neighborhood. most of his rolling hills estates home has now slid down the canyon following the landslide. they have been living in a hotel since last friday. >> at first i was in denial, but now it is just devastating the reason i think i'm so emotional now is i came home my daught

luz pena went to haight-ashbury to see their secret. reporter: last week we came to the haight-ashbury neighborhood to cover a story about a business owner who got assaulted. as we dug into what is happening in this neighborhood, we realize the hate is waning. if you walk around, you notice this neighborhood is alive and tourism is back. >> we are both from germany. reporter: amazing, welcome to san francisco. >> we are from france. reporter: many are making a stop because of the counterculture movement and the summer of love. >> we hand out, to all of our visitors that come, to promote walking through the whole neighborhood. reporter: that is robert, he has another store in this neighborhood. it just opened, two years ago. >> the store is doing about 25% more business than are other store. reporter: historians a modern version of a museum/visitor center. it's done so well that another neighborhood reached out to him asking if they could also have a customized version of this. >> two or three months ago we opened up welcome castro. repo

luz pena is here to walk you through some of the new video and details it reveals. >> we have been waiting for sfpd to release this video. what we do not see are people getting arrested. i spoke to a parent who said several teenagers were detained who were not part of the event. among them her 15-year-old son. than 100 people including juveniles were arrested or cited , today's sample two police released body camera video of this unpermitted scapegoating event in the mission district -- skateboarding event in the mission district. their timeline points to officers setting up barricades around 4:00 p.m. on multiple streets around dolores park. around 5:15 p.m. arson -- officers told skateboarders the event is not happening. going off and vandalism. a sergeant reported getting struck in the face by a female with a nail and then a firework reject our lending close to bystanders and officers. the body camera video shows multiple verbal warnings to the crowd to leave the area. captured here, explosions, fireworks being thrown. bottles hitting officers and at least one muni train vandalized. >>

luz pena went to the haight to see what their secret is. luz: last week, we came to the haight-ashbury neighborhood to cover a story about a business owner that got assaulted, but as we dug deeper into what is happening in this neighborhood, we realized it is actually booming. if you walk around the haight, you will notice this neighborhood is alive and tourism is back. >> we are both from germany actually. luz: welcome to san francisco. >> we are from france. >> paris. luz: many making a stop here because of the counterculture movement and the summer of love. >> we hand out for free to all of our visitors that come to promote walking through the whole neighborhood. luz: that is robert, he has another store in this neighborhood. it just opened two years ago. >> this store is doing about 25% more business than our other store. luz: his store is a modern version of a museum/a visitor center for the neighborhood. it has done so well that another neighborhood reached out to him asking if they could also have a customized version of this. >> two,

. >> today luz pena set down with jenkins to speak about the last 12 months and what she claims is keepingice from putting more drug dealers in prison. >> it has been 12 months since san francisco's district attorney brooke jenkins took office. today we got right into it aired what you think is stopping you from actually stopping every single drug dealer in san francisco? >> the arrest must continue. there are still people on our street selling drugs. we must continue to make sure those individuals face charges. >> her of estate of they filed 819 felony narcotic cases in the last year which resulted in 38 convictions. it is 12 more than her predecessor. does not sound like a lot. what is your plan. >> i think it is a lot. when you break it down what it down what signals is the police have ramped up their efforts with respect to arresting drug dealers. prior to that what we were seeing where drug dealers not being held accountable whatsoever. >> you think you're doing your job but maybe judges are not doing their job? who is failing san francisco? >> we have found more than 100 motions to d

. >> luz pena abc7news. >> new details on a cargo ship fire that killed two new jersey firefighters andntained. it ignited wednesday and injured six other firefighters. trees contained the fire yesterday and stabilized the ship that was starting to lean to one side. the cargo ship was carrying thousands of vehicles and goods. the cause of the fire and what exactly led to the firefighters death is still not out at this time. >> we are still dealing w clouds that you can see here on this live camera shot. in fact, you can even see some drizzle. watch out for that this morning. we will have plenty of sunshine this afternoon except at the beaches. here you see them golden gate bridge with the flag blowing. the breeze closer to 20 miles per hour in san francisco. it will pick up windier conditions this afternoon closer to 30 miles per hour. that means cooler than average temperatures again. stay with us. we will be righ here is a live look at the ruby princess cruise ship. at the top of the hour the u.s. coast guard confirmed the ship is cleared to depart and all repairs are complete. we wil

luz pena spoke to the leaders in charge of these grants. >> the search has begun. san francisco is looking for 32 entrepreneurs to equip and give money to. >> there will be a panel of entrepreneurs representatives from different city departments and potential investors. they will be scored and have an opportunity to receive a grant. >> think shark tank but with a neighborhood in mind, the fillmore. >> we want them to be successful. we are setting them up for success. dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs who live in the fillmore or have lived in the area before as well as any business owners who need help and are currently in the fillmore. the first of its kind program will give the $4500 toward a new or current business. that is a total of $144,000 from the city. one of the main requirement is to be part of the city's small business training program. go through a training that teaches you how to run a business. >> this will be the next step because they will pitch their business idea and get a grant that is flexible on how they use it to cover some of the startup

luz pena went to see it firsthand. >> it did not take long. with in the first hour of being at walgreens on geary boulevard on 17th avenue in san francisco we witnessed multiple shoplifters. one of them even took the time to explain why he simply did not pay. >> it is san francisco, bro. employee told me they are hit anywhere between 15 to 20 times a day. other frustration a week and a half ago they decided to chain up their freezer section. this is one of the hardest hit areas in their store. now when you want something you have to press this button. the message goes off on the overhead speaker. an employee comes to unlock the freezer. according to the employee we spoke to company policy says they cannot challenge shoplifters but this customer has. >> sometimes i've stopped people myself and it frustrates me so much to see the neighborhood fall apart and to have to ask somebody to unlock things. >> almost every aisle has products locked behind plastic cases. we asked what the brown marks where. turns out shoplifters have tried to burn the cas

luz pena went to the haight to see what their secret is. rhood to cover a story about a business owner that got assaulted but as we dug deeper into what is happening in this neighborhood, we realized it is actually booming. if you walk around the haight, you will notice this neighborhood is alive and tourism is back. >> we are both from germany actually. luz: welcome. >> we are from france. >> paris. luz: many making a stop here because of the counterculture movement and the summer of love. >> we hand out for free to all of our visitors that come to promote walking through the whole neighborhood. luz: that is robert, he has another store in this neighborhood. it just opened two years ago. >> this store is doing about 25% more business than our other store. luz: his store is a modern version of a museum/a visitor center for the neighborhood. it has done so well that another neighborhood reached out to him asking if they could also have a customized version of this. >> two, three months ago, we opened up welcome castro. luz: across the street

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