>> just as mahoney and sfu praised the 1968 federal liberation strike, we demand sfu president lynn mahoney publicly oppose the bill and our right to protest speech and assembly. >> reporter: president mahoney promised to work with student protesters saying she was willing to meet with representatives as soon as possible and work with them to meet some of these demands. >> we can have two conversations. one is about what full transparency would look like and how we can make it clear to anybody who wants to see how san francisco invests its funds and spends it, but the second is to take another look at that investment policy. >> reporter: in the end president mahoney and the student protesters left the conversation to be continued. both sides seemed happy with that result. >> appreciative of my students willing to have a conversation with me. >> reporter: what's the next steps? >> we'll continue the conversation. >> i feel very confident that she has appeared to be very open to our conversations and moving forward with the majority of our demands and we're looking forward to continuing to ha

we demand access you, president lynn mahoney. opposed bill sb 1287. and defend our right to protest speech and assembly. >>president mahoney promised to work with student protesters. out exactly what it would look like saying she was willing to meet with representatives as soon as possible. herbal and work with them to meet some of these demands. ><<>to conversations. one is about what full transparency. would look like and how we can make it clear. to any who wants to see how san francisco state investor its funds. and how it spends it. but the 2nd is to take another look at that investment policy. >>in the end, president mahoney and the student protesters left the conversation, to be continued. both sides seemed happy with that result. ><<>appreciative of my students willing to have a conversation. with us. i'm going to continue the conversation with them. i feel very confident that she has appeared to be very open to conversations and moving forward with the majority of our demands, and we're looking forward to continuing to have these conversations

in the colonization and ethnic cleansing of the palestinian people. >> and university president lynn mahoneyed, you've all been heard. >> you have been heard. >> students called for the university to disclose how financial investments are made. president mahoney agreed. let's have that conversation with our investment, not just a conversation. >> let's get something done with both transparency on a website and a conversation about a, our investment policy. >> students demanded that president mahoney call the deaths in gaza genocide. mahoney says she does not support violence or violence against unarmed civilians, but she cannot agree to that demand. i am not the secretary of state, either in dc or here. my job is actually to create the space for content neutral. that's that democratic process again. so no, as a president of a university, i don't make political statements. >> faculty members were on hand to support student activists. >> we think these are these are really important demands. and our job, as i said, is to support the students and everything that they do and help them out. >> wh

we demand lynne mahoney. >> reporter: and work with them to meet some of these demands. >> and we can have two conversations one is about what transparent transparency would look like and to make it clear in how how san francisco spends its funds. and another is to look at that policy. >> reporter: at the end, they left the conversation to be continued. both sides seemed happy with that result. >> appreciative of my opportunities willing to have a conversation. >> what's the next step with this? >> i'm going to continue the conversation with them. >> i'm so happy that she was willing to have a conversation. and looks like we're going to be making very steadfast progress into the negotiation. >> reporter: students say that they will stay there. >>> a surf trip along the mexican coast. but three men who set off on their journey would never make it hope. the every day item that may have made them targets. >>> why a company had to cancel a major launch two hours after take off. >>> class was in session, the 2024 class i inductees to the hall of fame. >>> and some of the least accessible s

in fact, lynn mahoney sat right here. now, one of their demands is to have more transparency with the investments that the university is making. and asking the university not to invest in any companies that are perhaps providing any military aid to israel. now, hundreds of students watched as as this went on. as you can see over here, the tent camp is growing. there are now about 50 tents here. so basically the university president did agree to try to be more transparent about investments and look more closely at those investments. now, the student caucus is going to meet and look at that response, and then they're going to issue a response to the president as well. so no final decisions here. but this was the beginning of a dialog. and this is one of the first times that a university president met director with the students out in public for all the students to see back to you. all right, marianne, thank you. let's bring in our political analyst, larry gerston. let's start with these protests. you've been around college

people in gaza. >> just as mahoney and sfu praise the 1968 global strike -- we demand sfu president lynn mahoney publicly oppose the bill and defend our right to protest, speech and assembly. >> reporter: president mahoney promised to work with student protesters. >> let's hammer out exactly what it would look like. >> reporter: saying she was willing to meet with representatives as soon as possible and work with them to meet some of these demands. >> we can have two conversations. one is about what full transparency would look like and how we can make it clear to anybody who wants to see how san francisco state invests its funds and how it spends it. but the second is to take another look at that investment policy. >> reporter: in the end, president mahoney and the student protesters left the conversation to be continued. both sides seemed happy with that result. >> appreciative of my students willing to have a conversation. >> what's the next steps with this? >> i'm going to continue the conversation with them. >> i feel very confident that she has appeared to be very open to our conversations

in the colonization and ethnic cleansing of the palestinian people. >> and university president lynn mahoney responded, you've all been heard. >> you have been heard. >> students called for the university to disclose how financial investments are made. president mahoney agreed. >> let's have that conversation with our investment. that's just a conversation. let's get something done with both transparency on a website, a conversation about a, our investment policy students demanded that president mahoney call the deaths in gaza genocide . >> mahoney says she does not support violence or violence against unarmed civilians, but she cannot agree to that demand. i am not the secretary of state. >> either in dc or here. my job is actually to create the space for content neutral ual. that's that democratic process again. so no, as a president of a university, i don't make political statements. >> six faculty members were on hand to support student activists. >> we think these are these are really important demands. and our job, as i said, is to support the students and everything that they do and h

1st of its kind negotiation, sitting face to face students laid out their demands to president lynn mahoney yesterday, there demanding the university not only divest from companies that do business with israel as well as disclosed all of its investments. and also defend the rights of pro palestinian speech on campus as well as declared their support for the palestinian people in gaza. >>>>of my students willing to have a conversation with the next steps with us, they're going to continue the conversation with them. i feel very confident that she has appeared to be very open to conversations and moving forward with the majority of our demands, and we're looking forward to continuing to have these conversations and it looks like we're going to make a very steadfast progress into their implementation. >liz>protestors say while these negotiations are ongoing, the encampment in the middle of campus will remain the boy scouts are changing their name. it's rebranding as scouting america, the organization says its emphasizing inclusion after decades of turmoil involving sexual abuse claims in recen

there were eight student delegates who met with the university president, lynn mahoney. today. they met here in the quad in front of hundreds of other students. now the big request is that the university divest from companies that may be providing aid to israel. the university president did say that the university, first of all, can do a better job of being transparent about the investments. and she vowed that they will work to make that information known on the university's website. she also said that the university can take a second look at which investments it makes. okay, so talks are happening now, marianne, i know other universities across the country have had to change commencement and graduation plans because of all of this. anything similar for our local universities? well, we do know that columbia and usc have both canceled their main commencements because of the protests so far in the bay area. we're not hearing of any commencements that are being postponed or canceled because of protests. but i did talk to the protests here who were set up in the tents. and they say

. >> san francisco state student protesters sat down with the university president, lynn mahoney, at 1:00 monday afternoon. eight student speakers facing the president and two other administrators, with three faculty members seated in the middle. the protesters called for action to stop the violence against civilians in gaza. president mahoney listened and said she saw her role as protecting free speech on campus. >> my role is actually to make it safe, and i don't just mean physically. i kind of mean culturally, politically and socially for every group on this campus to if it can't play out on a university campus, then the us is doomed. >> students presented their concerns and four demands to one disclose university finances to divest finances three. defend the palestinian people and four declare the israeli occupation a genocide. how can you, as the president, give us the space and that board of trustees meeting to not only just talk to other presidents individually, but have us directly talk to the board? mahoney said she would work with students and invited the group to give her

people at the encampment are telling us that the school president, lynn mahoney, will be joining them on campus for what we're told will be an open negotiation. the demands on the university include disclosing and divesting all investments with companies doing business with israel and declaring opposition to what they call the genocide in gaza. it will be hosted here at the quad over our encampment. we are going to be discussing our terms of demands and we are hoping that we come to a concrete conclusion and if we don't, then we'll continue the work that we are doing. a spokesperson says the demands are non-negotiable, and we're just hearing back from san francisco state that, in fact, a meeting is on the schedule of president mahoney. well, not the war in gaza, but climate justice was the center of another protest in the east bay. and instead of land, the demonstrators took their protests to the water. they paddled out to the bay near chevron richmond refinery, demanding the company take action to address climate crisis. now here's nbc bay area's christie smith, who they paddled to s

students and supporters rallied in malcolm x plaza today after university president lynn mahoney committedo forming a work group, including students, to create a website to show investment strategies and to draft revisions to align with social and racial justice. we have received a commitment to divest from weapons manufacturing to disclose clear accounts of where sfsu is investing its money, and to publicly defend our right to protest. we will continue to organize for further commitments beyond this, the protesters say they will remove the encampment in stages, depending on progress on the concessions. we want people to see the work that we're doing, the way that we've negotiated this, so that other schools, whether they're part of the csu system or not, can model the work that we are doing. numerous jewish groups have issued public statements criticizing the negotiations and any concessions, including divestments, at san jose state university, protesters declined to go on camera or comment on the sfsu situation, but university officials say they're encouraged. what it tells us is there's

lynn mahoney told the protesters the school may consider avoiding investments in companies involved in war, but she wouldn't agree to student demands that she called the war in gaza a genocide. >> my job is actually to create the space for content neutral. that's that democratic process again. so no, as a president of a university, i don't make political statements. >> i am very optimistic about how this conversation proceeded. we are, again, very thankful for president mahoney to come out and have this conversation with us. >> the protesters say today's conversation made them hopeful, but they have no plans to pull down their encampment yet. well, another breezy night across the bay area, looking live out at the embarcadero, a taste of summer, though, just on the horizon. abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian is here with a look at the warm up getting started in your 24 hour accuweather forecast. hi, spencer. hey umma, it is indeed getting started. >> in fact, tomorrow continues our warming trend. sunny skies all day in the early morning hours 7:00 51 degrees around the bay,

protesters say school president lynn mahoney will join them on campus for what we are told will be an open negotiation . the demands on the university include disclosing and withdrawing all investments with companies doing business with israel and declaring opposition to what they call the genocide in gaza. it will be hosted here at the quad over our encampment. we're going to be discussing our terms of demands and we are hoping that we come to a concrete conclusion and if we don't, then we'll continue the work that we are doing now. the spokesperson there says the demands are non-negotiable. university confirms it was just a short time ago. president mahoney will be there on campus tomorrow. well, new record for california travel spending has reached an all time high at more than $150 billion. last year, governor newsom made the announcement in a message taped at the top of the golden gate bridge last year. $150 billion of investment tourists around the globe coming to the great state of california, people coming back not only to visit, but coming back to live as well. okay, so the p

. >> personally, we've already had our demands met by our president, lynn mahoney, and so we are just moving on to the next phase through one school divesting and another maybe sac state to more schools divesting. and our goal here today is to just get further organizing. >> over the past few weeks, students held pro-palestinian protests at seven of the state's 23 cal state campuses. they are now on summer break, but say their organizing is just the beginning. >> after the break, state lawmakers vote on three important reparations bills. today, abc seven news race and social justice reporter julian glover will join us with the outcome of the votes and what comes next. >> and we may know what caused the recent starvation of hundreds of brown pelicans up and down the state. the theory from a bird rescue group when abc seven news at five returns. coming up tonight, we have breaking news right now. >> the harrowing images coming in now, the tornadoes touching down, watches and warnings right now across several states, and this deadly turbulence that slammed a passenger jet many passengers

war in gaza also front and center on the san francisco state campus, where university president lynn mahoney held direct, very public discussions with pro-palestinian students, some of whom set up this encampment a week ago. they're demanding the school disclose investments with companies doing business with israel and then divest. we can have two conversations. one is about what full transparency would look like and how we can make it clear to anybody who wants to see how san francisco state invests its funds and how it spends it. but the second is to take another look at that investment policy. while president mahoney is looking into the way the university does business, students out here at the encampment tonight are telling me that they are optimistic that their message and this effort is bringing about change. i think, honestly, we're feeling pretty good. we're feeling pretty energized about what happened. i think it's just great that we were able to have this dialog with our president. and now we're able to, you know, go back and decide kind of how we want to move forward in san franci

encampment says there will be a rally monday afternoon, and they are hoping university president lynn mahoney will be there to respond to their demands. the white house says a deal for a cease fire in gaza may finally be within reach. a delegation from hamas is in cairo tonight. egyptian media are reporting that there is noticeable progress in ceasefire talks, but no announcement expected tonight. israeli leaders say they will not agree to end the war as part of a deal to release hostages. they also say even if there is a temporary ceasefire, the israeli military will eventually enter rafah in southern gaza and destroy the remaining hamas battalions. the united nations says if israel carries out military offensive in rafah without measures to protect civilians, hundreds of thousands of people will be in danger. and still ahead, a beloved comic book is celebrating its last free comic book day the store. it's not the final chapter for them. we'll take you there in 90s. and do you love star wars so much? you spend a whole day watching all the main movies. we're going to hear from the superfans w

that's where university president lynn mahoney yesterday held direct, very public discussions with pro-palestinian students, some of whom set up that encampment a week ago. now they are demanding that the school disclosed investments with companies doing business with israel, and then they want the university to divest themselves from those investments. last night, students at the encampment were feeling that their voices are being heard. i think, honestly, we're feeling pretty good. we're feeling pretty energized about what happened. i think it's just great that we were able to have this dialog with our president, and now we're able to, you know, go back and decide kind of how we want to move forward later today. president biden will deliver a speech during a holocaust remembrance ceremony where he'll honor the 6 million jewish people killed in the holocaust. he will also denounce anti-semitism. through a spokesperson. the president has indicated, quote, there is no place on any campus or anywhere for anti-semitism. there is no place for hate speech or threats of violence against the jewish peopl

at francisco state university president lynn mahoney held an open negotiation session with demonstrators yesterday. students are demanding university disclose financial ties of the college may have with israel divest immediately is what they're asking. mahoney says that the school may consider avoiding investments based on the mechanics of war just as it takes into account climate impacts and racial justice. 2 people including a teenage girl are hospitalized tonight after a driver hit them and then took off the suspect who was eventually arrested. >> was chased by police from the tenderloin to north beach before he came to a stop right outside the kron. 4 studios along the embarcadero today. kron four's dan kerman joins us now live with details. dan, this was quite an ordeal. >> yeah, definitely wanted dead. want to be in the path of this person. again, it came to rest right here just across the street for the exploratorium along the embarcadero. but not before 2 people were injured. >> you're an chase and i'm like it's here along the embarcadero with green street where san francisco pol

in stages, students and supporters rallied at malcolm x plaza today after university president lynn mahoney committed to examining the school's investment strategies with more consideration for human rights organizers called the concessions significant wins, but they say a lot of issues still need to be solved. this is the first step. we will continue organizing and continue fighting through summer and onwards. this agreement indicates strong progress for disclosure, divestment and defend in solidarity with other student movements and encampments fighting for a free palestine. protesters say they'll track the university's progress and organizers are calling on demonstrators at other campuses to meet at an upcoming csu board meeting. now, conversely, jewish groups are publicly criticizing the negotiations, urging the csu not to divest or give in to other demands. different protests, different issue in berkeley, demonstrators have now broken into an abandoned university building. that's next to the people's park, nbc bay area's sky ranger overhead this afternoon. the group is opposed to the c

today, students met face to face with university president lynn mahoney, demanding that san francisco state divest from companies that provide military aid to israel. president mahoney agreed the university could be more transparent with its investments, and vowed to provide more information on a website and look more closely at future investments. students say they're encouraged by the president's response, but wish that she would acknowledge the killings in palestine as genocide. mahoney said that that is not her role as a university president. and in southern california, dozens of arrests on the campus of ucsd today, this is in san diego. law enforcement ordered demonstrators to leave this growing pro-palestinian encampment. those who refused were arrested. also today, protesters gathered in downtown san diego demanding the release of those people that were arrested at ucsd. some officers, you see warring riot gear and were seen with batons. ucsd moved all classes remote. we do have new information tonight on the thursday shootings of two san jose police officers, the police union

eight student leaders met face to face with university president lynn mahoney and other administrators in front of hundreds of other students. they are demanding the university be more transparent about its investments and divest quickly from companies providing military aid to israel. we also hope that she understands the urgency within our timeline, president mahoney told the students. they have been heard. she. agreed the university could be more transparent with its investment, and vowed to provide more information on a website and also look more closely at future investments. but the second is to take another look at that investment policy. students also asked mahoney to acknowledge the killings in palestine as genocide, but she said that was not her role as a university president. genocide is not a partizan issue, and we hope that through continuous conversation and collaboration with our student community, we can recognize that some san francisco state professors agreed. i think president mahoney doesn't get to say i'm president of the institution, therefore i'm exempted from mo

lynn mahoney told the protesters the school may consider avoiding investments in companies involved inn't agree to student demands that she called the war in gaza a genocide. >> my job is actually to create the space for content neutral. that's that democratic process again. so no, as a president of a university, i don't make political statements. >> i am very optimistic about how this conversation proceeded. we are, again, very thankful for president mahoney to come out and have this conversation with us. >> the protesters say today's conversation made them hopeful, but they have no plans to pull down their encampment yet. well, another breezy night across the bay area, looking live out at the embarcadero, a taste of summer, though, just on the horizon. abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian is here with a look at the warm up getting started in your 24 hour accuweather forecast. hi, spencer. hey umma, it is indeed getting started. >> in fact, tomorrow continues our warming trend. sunny skies all day in the early morning hours 7:00 51 degrees around the bay, nearly 50 inland a

president lynn mahoney says the school may consider avoiding investments in israel based on the quote, mechanics of war. >> in oakland, employees rallied outside the mcdonald's near lake merritt last week, the fast food restaurant was shut down due to a rat infestation. according to the alameda county's health to report a dead rat was seen in a trap near the soda syrup boxes and rat droppings were found along a wall. workers say they were told to clean up the mess but were not given necessary training or tools to do so. they're calling for the owner to bring in professionals to deal with the problem. we just know that bass explaining. >> and we had a proficient on the touchline. >> workers say they don't feel safe to return to work and plan to strike until their demands are met. new at 10 tonight city of richmond has passed a resolution for the state to use a nonprofit electric company instead of pg and e the vote is symbolic. but the vice mayor says for years the city has been hit with power outages and other problems, including the failure pg need to supply energy to city parks. >>

. >> san francisco state student protesters sat down with the university president, lynne mahoney, aton. eight student speakers facing the president and two other administra chairs, with three faculty members seated in the middle. the protesters called for action to stop the violence against civilians in gaza. president mahoney listened and said she saw her role as protecting free speech on campus. my role is actually to make it safe, and i don't just mean physically. >> i kind of mean culturally, politically and socially. for every group on this campus to if it can't play out on a university campus, then the us is doomed. >> students presented their concerns and four demands to one. disclose university finances to divest finances three. defend the palestinian people and four declare the israeli occupation a genocide. how can you, as the president, give us the space in that board of trustees meeting to not only just talk to other presidents individually, but have us directly talk to the board? mahoney said she would work with students and invited the group to give her names of represe

growing, and protesters say they're looking forward to a meeting tomorrow with university president lynn mahoney. we're told it will involve an open negotiation. demonstrators are calling on the school to disclose and withdraw all investments, with companies doing business with israel and declare opposition to what they call the genocide in gaza. it will be hosted here at the quad over our encampment. we're going to be discussing our terms of demands, and we are hoping that we come to a concrete conclusion. and if we don't, then we'll continue the work that we are doing. a protest spokesperson says the demands are non-negotiable. university spokesman confirms this evening president mahoney will be there at 1:00 tomorrow afternoon in southern california, usc students protesting the war in gaza got an unwelcome wake up call. they were forced to pack up camp and leave university grounds early this morning around 4:00. this morning, police officers in riot gear helped campus officers clear that massive encampment. and coming up at 1130, we'll have much more from the usc campus and reactions from stu

. >> 734 student protesters at san francisco state sat down with the university president, lynn mahoneyed for the university to stand against the violence in gaza. they talked for more than an hour yesterday afternoon, the students asked the president to declare the israeli occupation a genocide and also to divest from companies that give military aid to israel. the university president says she's focused on protecting free speech on campus. >> my role is actually to make it safe, and i don't just mean physically. i kind of mean culturally, politically and socially. for every group on this campus to if it can't play out on a university campus, then the us is doomed. >> i do hope other universities are seeing the leadership that has been performed here today. >> now the protesters and the university president plan to meet again in the future. they plan to work together with sf state's investment team to create a model for investment transparency and also investment policies. >> one year after its launch, the city of antioch is touting the success of a special emergency response team memb

. >> san francisco state student protesters sat down with the university president, lynn mahoney, at 1:00 monday afternoon. eight students, speakers facing the president and two other administrators with three faculty members seated in the middle. the protesters called for action to stop the violence against civilians in gaza. president mahoney listened and said she saw her role as protecting free speech on campus. >> my role is actually to make it safe, and i don't just mean physically. i kind of mean culturally, politically and socially for every group on this campus to if it can't play out on a university campus, then the us is doomed. >> students presented their concerns and four demands to one disclose university finances to divest finances three. defend the palestinian people and four declare the israeli occupation a genocide. how can you, as the president, give us the space and that board of trustees meeting to not only just talk to other presidents individually, but have us directly talk to the board? mahoney said she would work with students and invited the group to give her

the president lynn mahoney says the school may consider avoiding investments in israel based on, quoteics of war. >> in the south bay, san jose police have arrested 87 people over the weekend during cinco de mayo. celebration at the department is out with the numbers now ranging from the acts are just as well. physical fights all the way to duis. kron four's rob nesbitt has more. there were celebrations all over san jose this past weekend for cinco de mayo. the police department took part in many of them and stressed the importance of the fact that the arrests happened near festivities but were not related to them to get a weekend was >> busy. >> san jose police had their hands full during cinco de mayo. the department says that from a 3rd to may 5th, there were 17 felony arrests, 18 warrant arrests and 52 arrests for misdemeanors, totaling 87 for the weekend. according to sergeant jorge garibay. >> stream reckless driving. we had a significant amount of sideshow activity popping up all over the city in which we have to try and utilize resources and take away from the celebrations to t

president lynn mahoney says the school may consider avoiding investments in israel based on, quote, the mechanics of war. its 7.37. and check it out. this is new in the span. new driverless public transportation system is in the works in contra costa county. you can actually get in them yet. they're just displaying their called glide cars and they're meant to reduce traffic and increase public transit, accessibility for pittsburg, antioch, oakley and brentwood. >> justin is a real climate change is also a real thing. and so what we can get people out of their cars take the environment, ensure that like everybody's needs. you know, we're going to see to ensure that that happens. >> pretty cool. glide cars are expected to be in service by 2030. for apple has unveiled its latest products, including their first new ipad since 2022. complete with the new for chips inside. >> apple revealed its new ipad air and ipad pro tablets. company says the devices are faster finner they led screens. fact, the smaller ipad pro. if you're interested, starts at just under $1000, just like $999, the 13 inch

the president lynn mahoney says that the school may consider avoiding investments in israel based on the quote, mechanics of war. >> well, u.s. department of education now investigating reports of anti-semitism in the berkeley unified school district. the department's office for civil rights is investigating a complaint now of severe and persistent bullying and harassment jewish tons. federal officials say the harassment has reportedly been happening since hamas attacked israel in october of last year. the district superintendent was called to testify today before members of congress. the anti defamation league was one of the groups that filed a federal complaint back in february. this will be the first hearing on anti-semitism at k through 12 schools. congress previously held hearings on reports of anti-semitism at college campuses across the country. well, andy, a police now looking for this man who allegedly stole someone's birthday gift right off her porch. they say it happened last year or last week near a street. officers say the thief is often seen on the same bike is shown on

encampment says there will be a rally monday afternoon, and they're hoping university president lynn mahoney will be there to respond to their demands. now, usc is taking a firm stance now against some pro-palestinian protesters. the university announced it will start conducting disciplinary reviews for some students involved. it says the reviews will apply to students that violated laws and school policies. usc also says police will remain on campus through the rest of the school year and into graduation. meanwhile, usc is changing its graduation plans first. the school canceled the annual ceremony, but just two days ago, usc announced another celebration event at the l.a. memorial coliseum for families and students. there will also be separate ceremonies for specific majors. new developments tonight in the israel hamas war. the white house says a deal for a cease fire and hostage exchange may be close to happening. a delegation from hamas is in cairo tonight. egyptian media is reporting that there is noticeable progress in ceasefire talks, but no announcement is expected tonight. israel of

. >> last week, san francisco state university president lynn mahoney met face to face with students for gaza. she heard their demands. then administrators met with students on monday and reached a big agreement to divest from weapons manufacturers, according to student leaders. the university will also limit other indirect investments that violate human rights. overall, students say administrators met three of their demands. >> we have received a commitment to divest from weapons manufacturing to disclose clear accounts of where sfsu is investing its money, and to publicly defend our right to protest. >> however, protesters say president mahoney stopped short of calling the thousands of palestinian deaths a genocide. students say they will keep a presence on campus. >> so we resuming activity and everything in our presence here on campus. i just will not be staying the night. >> the agreement comes right before graduation for san francisco state students on may 24th. >> i think the timeline is curious, but you know what? we're never going to complain about something being done quick

but yesterday we saw something that we haven't seen in other places, university president lynn mahoney listening to students in a public forum. hundreds of students gathered in a campus plaza to let the administration know what they think. mahoney told protesters the school may consider avoiding investments in companies involved with war. however she wouldn't agree to students demands that she call the war in gaza a genocide. >> my job is actually to create the space for content neutral. that's that democratic process again. so no, as a president of a university, i don't make political statements. >> i am very optimistic about how this conversation proceeds. we are, again, very thankful for president mahoney to come out and have this conversation with us. >> the protesters say yesterday's conversation made them hopeful, but they have no plans to pull down their encampment and stay with us for continuing coverage of the college campus protests in the bay area and across the country. get the latest anytime at abc7 news.com. >> 5-10. this morning we'll say hello to san jose right now. the

the students demands include having president lynn mahoney publicly condemn california state university's investments in israel. and while that did not take place, mahoney agreed to their demand to disclose how financial investments are actually made. protest organizers say they appreciate the appreciate the conversation with mahoney, and they actually do feel encouraged. >> a state bill that would let cities and counties regulate autonomous vehicles faces an uncertain future. senate bill 915 went before the senate appropriations committee this morning, where it was sent to the suspense file that allows legislators time to determine its impact on the budget. but it's also a common tactic used to kill a bill. the proposal by san jose state senator dave cortese, will let local governments have more oversight over driverless vehicles in their communities. the decision comes as waymo announced it's ready to expand into san mateo county. >> all right, let's turn to the forecast. and the question, can we finally put our umbrellas away for months? >> well, unless you are using it for the sun as

that's where university president lynne mahoney yesterday held direct, very public discussions with pro-palestinian students, some of whom set up that encampment a week ago. they are demanding that the school disclosed investments with companies doing business with israel, and then divest from those investments. last night, students at the encampment were feeling that their voices are being heard. i think, honestly, we're feeling pretty good. we're feeling pretty energized about what happened. i think it's just great that we were able to have this dialog with our president and now we're able to, you know, go back and decide kind of how we want to move forward. later today, president biden will deliver a speech during a holocaust remembrance ceremony where he'll honor the 6 million jewish people killed in the holocaust, and he will denounce anti-semitism through a spokesperson. the president has indicated, quote, there is no place on any campus or anywhere for anti-semitism. there is no place for hate speech or threats of violence against the jewish people. reporting live here at stanford. bob redel

. >> san francisco state student protesters sat down with the university president, lynn mahoney, at:00 monday afternoon. eight student speakers facing the president and two other administrators, with three faculty members seated in the middle. the protesters called for action to stop the violence against civilians in gaza. president mahoney listened and said she saw her role as protecting free speech on campus. >> my role is actually to make it safe, and i don't just mean physically. i kind of mean culturally, politically and socially. for every group on this campus to if it can't play out on a university campus, then the us is doomed. >> students presented their concerns and four demands to one disclose university finances to divest finances three. defend the palestinian people and four declare the israeli occupation a genocide. and how can you, as the president, give us the space and that board of trustees meeting to not only just talk to other presidents individually, but have us directly talk to the board? mahoney said she would work with students and invited the group to give h

that's university president lynne mahoney sitting down and listening and talking to students in a public forum. hundreds of students gathered in a campus plaza to let the administration know what they think about all this, mahoney told protesters the school may consider avoiding investments in companies that are involved with war. however, she wouldn't agree to student demands that she call the war in gaza a genocide. >> and my job is actually to create the space for content neutral. that's that democratic process again. so no, as a president of a university, i don't make political statements. i am very optimistic about how this conversation proceeded. >> we are, again, very thankful for president mahoney to come out and have this conversation with us. >> the protesters say yesterday's conversation made them hopeful they have no plans right now to pull down their encampment. stay with us for continuing coverage of the college campus protests in the bay area and nationwide. get the latest anytime at abc7 news.com. >> this morning, new concerns about autonomous cars on the streets. just as

in response to the students, university president lynn mahoney released a statement saying, i remainppreciative of the peaceful protests that have allowed all of our students to complete their semesters without interruption and of this work to better align our investment strategies with our values. at sonoma state university, the school's president is on administrative leave. >> following an email he sent out to the campus, the chancellor of csu says mike lee sent a campus wide message concerning an agreement with protesters without first getting the, quote, appropriate approvals in the memo, lee said the school would disclose would disclose university vendor contracts and seek divestment strategies. the campus encampment has been taken down, school officials tell abc seven news that organizers agreed to move out last night. we're hearing from the ceo of the jewish community relations council, bay area. the group agrees with the decision to put sonoma state's president on leave, and says they have greater concerns about the calls to divest. >> we don't think that it's fair right, to

now, this group met around 1:00 this afternoon with the president, lynn mahoney. about eight student speakers were sitting on one side, and the sf state president was on the other side with two other administrators, three faculty members also were attending, seated in the middle. the protesters called for action to stop the violence against civilians in gaza. president mahoney said she was glad to meet and said she saw her role as protecting free speech on campus. she told students they have been exemplary in their peaceful protest. she'd be glad to craft investment solutions to share with other csu campuses. >> you have been heard for those of us you know, i'm a u.s. historian. i can't think of a time in the recent past where the president of the united states, whether we you agree with how we respond or not, he heard. they heard, we've heard. >> he's meaning to not only just talk to other presidents individually, but have us. >> the students called on sf state leadership to take four actions disclose their finances, divest finances, and defend palestinian people

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. >> san francisco state student protesters sat down with the university president, lynn mahoney, at 1:00 monday afternoon. eight students, speakers facing the president and two other administrators with three faculty members seated in the middle. the protesters called for action to stop the violence against civilians in gaza. president mahoney listened and said she saw her role as protecting free speech on campus. >> my role is actually to make it safe, and i don't just mean physically. i kind of mean culturally, politically and socially for every group on this campus to if it can't play out on a university campus, then the us is doomed. >> students presented their concerns and four demands to one disclose university finances to divest finances three. defend the palestinian people and four declare the israeli occupation a genocide. how can you, as the president, give us the space and that board of trustees meeting to not only just talk to other presidents individually, but have us directly talk to the board? mahoney said she would work with students and invited the group to give her

in response to the students, university president lynn mahoney released a statement saying, quote, in appreciative of the peaceful protests that have allowed all of our students to complete their semesters without interruption. and of this work to better align our investment strategies with our values. >> at sonoma state university, the school's president is on administrative leave. following an email he sent out to the campus community. the chancellor of csu says mike lee sent a campus wide message concerning an agreement with protesters without first getting the, quote, appropriate approvals. in the memo, lee said the school would disclose university vendor contracts and seek divestment strategies. the campus encampment has now been taken down, school officials tell abc seven news that organizers agreed to move out last night. we're hearing from the ceo of the jewish community relations council, bay area. the group agrees with that decision to put sonoma state's president on leave, and they say they have greater concerns about the calls to divest. >> we don't think that it's fair ,

. >> last week, san francisco state university president lynn mahoney met face to face with students for gaza. she heard their demands. then administrators met with students on monday and reached a big agreement to divest from weapons manufacturers, according to student leaders. the university will also limit other indirect investments that violate human rights overall, students say administrators met three of their demands. >> we have received a commitment to divest from weapons manufacturing to disclose clear accounts of where sfsu is investing its money, and to publicly defend our right to protest. >> however, protesters say president mahoney stopped short of calling the thousands of palestinian deaths a genocide. students say they will keep a presence on campus, so we resuming activity and everything in our presence here on campus, i we just will not be staying the night. the agreement comes right before graduation for san francisco state students on may 24th. i think the timeline is curious, but you know what? >> we're never going to complain about something being done quickly b

in the middle of san francisco state university's campus laid it their demand to sfsu president lynn mahoney. >> we are students, we are faculty, and we are staff demanding for the csu and sf state university to divest from all companies and partnerships which actively participate in the colonization and ethnic cleansing of the palestinian people. >> reporter: the students here at sf state like so many other student protesters across the country are demanding the university not only divest from companies that do business with israel, they also want to university to disclose all of its investments. and also defend the rights of pro palestinian speech on campus and declare their support for the palestinian people in gaza. >> just as mahoney and sfu praises 1968 global strike -- and defend our right to protest, speech and assembly. >> reporter: president mahoney promised to work with student protesters. >> hammer out exactly what it would look like. >> reporter: saying she was willing to meet with representatives as soon as possible and work with them to meet some of these demand. >> we can hav

. >> student protesters at san francisco state university sat down with president lynn mahoney on campusalling for the university to stand against the violence in gaza. they spoke for more than an hour yesterday afternoon, students asked the president to declare the israeli occupation a genocide and divest from companies that provide military aid to israel. the university president says she's focused on protecting free speech on campus. >> my role is actually to make it safe, and i don't just mean physically. i kind of mean culturally, politically and socially for every group on this campus to if it can't play out on a university campus, then the us is doomed. >> i do hope other universities are seeing the leadership that has been performed here today. >> the protesters and the university president, pardon me, plan to meet again in the future . they plan to work with sf state's investment team to create a model for investment transparency and investment policies. >> let's go deeper now into a major change in women's health care that's meant to save lives. as we first reported last week,