mark farrell said replacing the chief would be a top priority. the race for mayor has four big front runners and we continue our interviews with all of the candidates. i go one-on-one with mark farrell tonight on our 7:00 news. >>> not my trees, that's the message to pg&e over eight utilities decision to remove some trees. pg&e crews showed up today to find a whole new level of resistance. >> the fight to save these trees is definitely heating up. this is what pg&e was met with when they arrived this morning. a chain-link fence and no trespassing signs. it kept the cruise out, at least for now. lindsay and her husband are determined to do whatever it takes to save more than a dozen trees on their property, by pg&e for removal. when crews arrived to cut them down this morning the couple and their attorney were standing by to square off. >> i parked my truck down there. we had a fence ready to go. we have people that are willing to stand by us. >> bradley said the trees have always been a part of the home and she said she's not about to let them go

we mentioned mark farrell, the mayoral candidate. he told me last week if he's elected, he would fire the police chief, bill scott. here's mayor breed's response. >> but you know what will happen if he leaves? this commission will be responsible for sending three names to the mayor. this is not a commission that i want three names from. we'll be just like oakland. >> you can watch the entire interview on our website. it's fascinating here. just go to nbcbayarea.com and search "mayor london breed," or just look for the story on the trending bar. >>> not just the mayoral race in san francisco. there's also a race in san jose, and that election is 11 days away on the march 5th primary. that's because there are just two candidates running for san jose's mayor, incumbent matt mahan and challenger tie ron wade. mahan is serving an unusual two-year term. in 2022, voters chose to move the mayoral election in line with the presidential years to increase voter turnout in san jose. so mayor mahan is finishing a two-year term and seeking another

but mayor london breed isn't the only mark farrell is challenging today as he launches his campaign. good evening. thanks for joining us for kron. 4 news at 6. i'm ken wayne and i'm vicki liviakis. farrell is a former supervisor. and one time interim mayor in san francisco as he launched his campaign today. he made some waves by vowing to fire police chief bill scott on day one conference. rob nesbitt joins us here in the studio with carols reasoning for that and how the police department is responding. prop ken and vicki mark farrell got right to the point during his campaign announcement for mayor citing concerns for public safety and saying the chief scott is not the right leader for the police department. so i am here today to officially announce the launch of my campaign for mayor of san francisco. former interim mayor mark farrell has added his name to the race for san francisco mayor on tuesday. farrell said that if he's able to beat mayor london breed at the polls, one of his first plans of action will be to fire police chief bill scott chief scott is a good man and a family

now, earlier this month, former mayor and supervisor mark farrell jumped into the race. and we talked a bit about that. brian, he joins the other top challengers, supervisor alicia safai and nonprofit founder daniel lurie. all right, so all of these challengers here to mayor london breed really sort of essentially making similar arguments that the mayor has not properly addressed conditions in the city, public safety, homelessness, the drug crisis, how do you think those those candidates, those top candidates are going to have to set themselves apart and prove that they would be able to do a better job than mayor breed? >> alex, you're putting your finger on the situation, and that is it's an untenable place right now with respect to homelessness and these other problems. and because of that, the other candidates other than the current mayor london breed, they have to find a way to connect with people in the city on the basis that i can do a better job than the incumbent, but there's a lot of people in san francisco. we know this from polling and other sources that aren'

. >> former mayor mark farrell is with us tonight. why he says he'll do things differently, including replacing the police chief. >>> plus, the 49ers cleaning out their lockers. >> yeah, this one is real tough. this was a tough one. >> we're there as the players process their super bowl heartbreak. >>> and a history-making moment for the a's and major league baseball. >> when you say it out loud, it's mind-blowing. >> we'll introduce you to the woman who's breaking barriers. >>> good evening. this is "nbc bay area news tonight." i'm raj mathai. a lot to get to on this tuesday. let's start with some developing news. the santa clara county district attorney is now looking to dismiss multiple cases linked to that cop at the center of a racist text messaging investigation. nbc's robert handa actually broke the story for us last november. sjpd's mark macnamara was dismissed after a number of racist and homophobic texts he allegedly sent were uncovered during an internal investigation. that investigation was spurred after macnamara shot and

and nonprofit founder daniel lurie. >> all right. >> we are joined now live this afternoon by mark farrell. mark, we appreciate the time. thank you so much for doing it. so you have made this announcement and you're making the argument that mayor breed has failed the city of san francisco. so let everyone know how would your approach to the issues of public safety, homelessness and the drug crisis differ from hers and differ from the other candidates in this race? >> first of all, thank you for having me on today. it's great to be with you. um, look, my policies could not be more different. um from the mayor and from some of the other people that are looking to run in this campaign. um, but as important is my background. you know what i bring to the table that nobody else does in this race is both seven and a half years of effective leadership inside of city hall, both as supervisor and as mayor. during that time, we grew our police force as mayor. i cleared out all of our tent encampments. we focused and promoted our local economy. we cleaned up our streets, and we invested in our neighbo

police department. >> in november, san francisco will elect its mayor and former interim mayor mark farrell has added his name to the race on tuesday. farrell said that if he's able to be mayor london breed at the polls, one of his first plans of action will be to fire police chief bill scott chief scott is a good man and a family man. >> but right now we need to be much more aggressive head of our police department farrell says chief scott is not doing enough to inspire other officers, improve recruitment or fight for a budget necessary to protect residents a little over a year ago, our home was broken into in the middle of the night while my wife liz and i were sleeping upstairs with our 3 children. >> family should not simply not accept the current status quo varsity. just hours after farrell's announcement, the san francisco police department defended chief scott's record a spokesperson saying, quote, chief scott has devoted resources to ensure violent crime remains far below the rates of other cities. the size of san francisco during his tenure, homicide rates fell to the lowest point

. >> when the question of who residents are leaning toward for mayar, former interim mayor mark farrell got the highest percentage shot of all the candidates. but 38% of those polled said the the said that they didn't pick anyone or they're undecided. so if mayor breed wants to hold on to her job, what should be what she should be zeroing in on? well, i think that obviously what she's going to need is where the economy to pick up for some of the anti-crime measures. she has to to to actually take taken root. but i but i think it's it's been it's a really tough. i mean, in terms trying to in the amount of time that is left, it's not impossible which is going to a lot of money. a lot. a lot of people in the field and she's going to be a little bit of luck in terms of how the economy does in terms in terms of the entire city downtown, especially and how people perceive their safety and the crime rate, which actually is getting a little bit better right has lot of people noted. >> yeah, likes a lot of people have noted that things are improving. but i guess the question is, is this a little

mark farrell -- >> public safety has never been a bigger concern. the conditions of our streets have never been worse. so i believe i'm the only candidate with the right experience, the right policies, and most importantly a track record of effective leadership inside city hall. >> farrell also wants to reopen all of market street to cars to make it easier for people to visit downtown san francisco. he joins a growing list of candidates including incumbent mayor london breed. also running for mayor is supervisor and philanthropist daniel lury. mayor breed is touting all the reasons she should keep her job. the mayor gave a first year progress report to revitalize downtown. she highlighted $20 million to help small businesses. the launch of the vacant to vibrant pop-up program to drop people into downtown and jump starting efforts to transform the office space into housing. she also says the city had the lowest crime rates last year in a decade other than 2020 during the shutdowns. >>> one of the things breed wants to do is to recruit more police. he

> i am here today to officially announce the launch of my campaign for mayor of san francisco, mark farrell, a venture capitalist, is hoping to get his old job back. >> back in 2018, farrell then a city supervisor, was appointed mayor after the death of ed lee. now, farrell joins a race including current mayor, london breed supervisor ahsha safai and businessman and philanthropist daniel lurie. during a news conference, farrell, taking direct aim at breed, blaming her for what he calls the city's decline post-pandemic. farrell says if elected, one of his top priorities would be public safety. he vowed he would have a zero tolerance approach to crime and would fire sfpd chief bill scott. >> we need a leader that inspires every single officer in our san francisco police department, a leader of our police department that fights for the budget necessary to grow our police force once again and protect residents in every neighborhood, both the sfpd and mayor breed pushed back against farrell's remarks, touting their accomplishments in addressing some of the city's most pervasive problems. >> we c

farrell previously served as interim mayor for six months in 2018 as london breed's predecessor, mark farrell, joins three others in the race for mayor. >> so far. incumbent london breed levi strauss, heir daniel lurie and supervisor ash-shafi'i farrell also explained why firing san francisco police chief bill scott is part of his plan to address safety concerns within the city. >> farrell said increasing the number of officers on the police force is a top priority within his campaign. farrell also says his focus is on finding a police chief who will push hard for the budget to expand the force and the police department has responded to farrell's claim that there are not aggressive enough efforts to expand the sfpd force. it says chief scott and the city have, quote, faced the same staffing crisis that law enforcement agencies around the country are grappling with. but a new contract with officers making them among the highest paid in the nation, and the sfpd's recruitment efforts are showing success because of chief scott's work. the sfpd is on track to graduate more recruits from the academ

former san francisco mayor and supervisor mark farrell says he is running for mayor of san francisco.rrell said the city streets have never been worse and he vowed if elected to clear the homeless encampments within his first year of office. we spoke with him after he announced his candidacy about his plan, which includes creating a 24 over seven intake center. >> it's been replicated in many cities across the country. we will do it here in san francisco to create a 24 over seven centralized intake center, a one place, uh, that all of our law enforcement personnel, social service workers, can take homeless individuals to get them into shelter and get them connected to services that they need. >> farrell says he is uniquely qualified to revive the city's struggling economy. >> i also bring 20 years plus of private sector experience in business, in finance and practicing law. nobody else has that background, let alone the policies in place and the detailed roadmap that i have already laid forth today on the first day of my campaign to move san francisco forward. >> farrell previously se

> i am here today to officially announce the launch of my campaign for mayor of san francisco, mark farrell, a venture capitalist, is hoping to get his old job back. >> back in 2018, farrell then a city supervisor, was appointed mayor after the death of ed lee. now, farrell joins a race including current mayor, london breed supervisor ahsha safai and businessman and philanthropist daniel lurie. during a news conference, farrell, taking direct aim at breed, blaming her for what he calls the city's decline in post pandemic. farrell says if elected, one of his top priorities would be public safety. he. would have a zero tolerance approach to crime and would fire sfpd chief bill scott. >> we need a leader that inspires every single officer in our san francisco police department, a leader of our police department that fights for the budget necessary to grow our police force once again and protect residents in every neighborhood, both sfpd and mayor breed pushed back against farrell's remarks, touting their accomplishments in addressing some of the city's most pervasive problems. >> we caught up

this time from a former mayor mark farrell kron four's rob nesbitt reports. >> mark farrell got right to the point during his campaign announcement for mayor citing concerns for public safety and saying that chief scott is not the right leader for the police department. so i'm here today to officially announce the launch. >> of my campaign for mayor of san francisco. former interim mayor mark farrell has added his name to the race for san francisco mayor on tuesday. farrell said that if he's able to beat mayor london breed at the polls, one of his first plans of action will be to fire police chief bill scott chief scott is a good man and a family man. but right now we need to be much more aggressive head of our police department farrell says chief scott is not doing enough to inspire other officers, improve recruitment or fight for a budget necessary to protect residents a little over a year ago, our home was broken into in the middle of the night while my wife liz and i were sleeping upstairs with our 3 children. family should not simply not accept the current status quo varsity. jus

obviously, the poll also shows mark farrell in the lead. now, keep in mind, 38% of voters are still undecided. and joining us now to talk a little bit about this is abc seven news insider phil matier a phil interesting. mark farrell just jumped in the race a couple of weeks ago. what do you make of this new poll? well, mark farrell is a former san francisco supervisor, so he has a history. >> he was actually interim mayor for six months right before london breed was elected. so he's not unknown. he is known and he's jumped into the race. and what it shows, along with daniel lurie of philanthropy list and ash-shafi'i, who's on the board of supervisors. so his emergence was not unexpected. his prominence in the polling, he should be in that range because he's better known than the other. exactly. so but cumulatively, if you look at the numbers, he's at 20. uh- dan lurie is at. 15, ash-shafi'i is at 8, and london breed's at 18. the bottom line is that her negatives are outshining her positives, and she is coming in second in her own reelection

we have a former mayor mark farrell now launching his campaign and as kron four's rob nesbitt reports, one of the first things he's promising to do if elected as fire. the police chief. mark farrell got right to the point during his campaign announcement for mayor citing concerns for public safety and saying that chief scott is not the right leader for the police department. so i'm here today to officially announce the launch. >> of my campaign for mayor of san francisco. former interim mayor mark farrell has added his name to the race for san francisco mayor on tuesday. farrell said that if he's able to beat mayor london breed at the polls, one of his first plans of action will be to fire police chief bill scott chief scott is a good man and a family man. but right now we need to be much more aggressive head of our police department farrell says chief scott is not doing enough to inspire other officers, improve recruitment or fight for a budget necessary to protect residents a little over a year ago, our home was broken into in the middle of the night. while my wife liz and i were sl

former mayor mark farrell launched his campaign. it's called for rob nesbitt report.s vowing to fire police chief bill scott if elected. >> mark farrell got right to the point during his campaign announcement for mayor citing concerns for public safety and saying that chief scott is not the right leader for the police department. so i'm here today to officially announce the launch. >> of my campaign for mayor of san francisco. former interim mayor mark farrell has added his name to the race for san francisco mayor on tuesday. farrell said that if he's able to beat mayor london breed at the polls, one of his first plans of action will be to fire police chief bill scott chief scott is a good man and a family man. >> but right now we need to be much more aggressive head of our police department farrell says chief scott is not doing enough to inspire other officers, improve recruitment or fight for a budget necessary to protect residents a little over a year ago, our home was broken into in the middle of the night. >> while my wife liz and i were sleeping upstairs with ou

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. >> former interim mayor of san francisco mark farrell officially launched his mayoral campaign today. >> this new challenge against incumbent london breed means san francisco voters now have four choices to pick from, farrell said. the city streets have never been worse, he vowed if elected to clear homeless encampments within his first year in office. we spoke with him today. earlier on the four about his plan, which includes creating a 24 over seven center. it's been replicated in many cities across the country. >> we will do it here in san francisco. so to create a 24 over seven centralized intake center, a one place, uh, that all of our law enforcement personnel, social service workers, can take homeless individuals to get them into shelter and get them connected to services that they need. >> farrell says he cleared all large tent encampments in the city within six months, when he served as interim mayor, and today, mark farrell also explained why firing san francisco police chief bill scott is part of his focus when it comes to addressing safety concerns within the city. >> wha

es que mark farrell, supervisor de la ciudad de san francisco, anunció ya su candidatura por él.e interino después de la muerte de attlee. en ese momento sustituyó a quien ocupó brevemente el papel de presidenta de la junta y luego ganó en una elección especial. en junio de este año. y además de la alcaldesa london breed otros 3 candidatos han declarado interés en la alcaldía de san francisco. ellos son daniel lurie, heredero de la empresa levy strauss ahsha safaí, supervisor del distrito 11, y el ex alcalde mark farrell, de quien le acabamos de hablar. contienda que estará en la boleta del 5 de noviembre. pero para este 5 de marzo, si usted no ha completado su registro para votar, también le recordamos que tiene plazo hasta el 20 de febrero. si encuentra alguna dificultad o tiene pregunta sobre ese proceso, no dude en llamar al número telefónico que está en pantalla. 888 839 868 2 donde expertos van a responder sus dudas sobre el proceso y están disponibles hasta las 18:30 de la tarde. con eso vamos a la pausa. una ola de robos a panaderías hispanas en san josé y la policía dice

mark farrell hammered current san francisco leadership and said he's never seen things this bad in thes of homeless encampments in his first year in office. if elected. he also says he'll create a 24 over seven intake center. >> it's been replicated in many cities across the country. we will do it here in san francisco to create a 24 over seven centralized intake center, a one place, uh, that all of our law enforcement personnel, social service workers, can take homeless individuals to get them into shelter and get them connected to services that they need. >> farrell says he is uniquely qualified to revive the city struggling economy. >> i also bring 20 years plus of private sector experience in business, in finance and practicing law. nobody else has that background, let alone the policies in place and the detailed roadmap that i have already laid forth today. on the first day of my campaign to move san francisco forward. >> farrell previously served as mayor of the city for less than a year after the unexpected death of then mayor ed lee in december of 2017. farrell joins a crowded

former interim mayor mark farrell has added his name to the race for san francisco mayor on tuesday. farrell said that if he's able to beat mayor london breed at the polls, one of his first plans of action will be to fire police chief bill scott chief scott is a good man and a family man. but right now we need to be much more aggressive head of our police department farrell says chief scott is not doing enough to inspire other officers, improve recruitment or fight for a budget necessary to protect residents a little over a year ago, our home was broken into in the middle of the night. while my wife liz and i were sleeping upstairs with our 3 children. family should not simply not accept the current status quo varsity. just hours after farrell's announcement, the san francisco police department defended chief scott's record a spokesperson saying, quote, chief scott has devoted resources to ensure violent crime remains far below the rates of other cities. the size of san francisco during his tenure, homicide rates fell to the lowest point since 1963, in 2023. the sfpd cleared 85% of ho

mark farrell is expected to make a formal campaign announcement in the next two weeks. served as mayor for six months in 2018, following the death of former mayor ed lee. farrell is a city native who served as a supervisor for the marina district for seven years. rumors of his mayoral campaign have been circulating since september . >> all right, back to this winter storm in southern california, residents are getting ready for another round of rain after a short break from yesterday's downpour in rancho palos verdes, crews spent the day removing mud from the roadway after a flash flood turned thatrillionoad into a river yesterday and with more rain on the way, officials are urging people to stock up on supplies and be ready to shelter in place. >> we really don't know if we have some mudslide on to a major road. you may not be able to get back to your own home. >> l.a. county fire officials say they are also keeping a close eye on areas burned by wildfires, as more rain could lead to mudslides. all right. let's get to meteorologist mark tamayo. and mark this whole storm

. >> and who i hope will 46 marked >> former san francisco supervisor and once interim mayor mark farrell announcing his campaign for mayor of the announcement coming this morning at the san francisco baseball academy on geary boulevard. farrell plans to address his public safety plans. also, street conditions, homelessness and the drug crisis. and another part of his plans. >> off to the following number one, hiring new police chief. she's got is a good man and a family man. but right now we need much more aggressive. had our police department. >> farrell also wants no budget cuts to public safety departments and services and has a 0 tolerance approach for policy for crime and he wants to massively increase police staffing. so in response to farrell stated goals, they san francisco police department released a statement. it reads here in part lawmakers around california and the country have looked at the sfpd as a national model for 21st century policing during his tenure, homicide rates fell to the lowest point since 1963, in 2023. the sfpd cleared 85% of homicide cases. that's well abo

san francisco's one time interim mayor, mark farrell, is officially in the mayoral race against london breed. farrell launched his campaign yesterday with the promise that if he's elected, he would fire sfpd chief bill scott. he vowed to have a zero tolerance approach to crime. >> um, we need a leader that inspires us. every single officer in our san francisco police department, a leader of our police department that fights for the budget necessary to grow our police force once again and protect residents in every neighborhood. >> mayor breed pushed back against farrell's remarks. at a mardi gras event. >> where have they been? we've been through global pandemics, uprisings, challenges in this city and many of them sat and watched on the sidelines. but i and chief scott and other leaders of this city, we've been there dealing with the challenges. >> farrell was a supervisor in 2018 and was appointed mayor after ed lee died. the mayoral race also includes supervisor asha safai and businessman and philanthropy daniel lurie. the election is in november. >> the warriors are teaming up with

the poll shows mark farrell, who you may recall, was the interim mayor a few years ago in the lead, and 38% of voters still undecided. all right. joining me more to talk more about this abc seven news insider phil matier. what do you make of the chronicle poll and the 71% surprise you at all know this poll is the latest in a series that we've seen that have shown that san francisco mayor london breed is in trouble and has a fight on her hands. >> the 71% disapproval sort of parallels a chamber of commerce poll that came out a couple of weeks ago that showed that 71% of the or 75% of the city voters felt that the city was going in the wrong direction. so we have sort of these sort of the same reoccurring themes. one, the city is going in the wrong direction. when asked why public safety uh- drugs on the streets, this theft, hoang affordability, sort of that same homelessness. homelessness. right there. so you have a discontent with people. they might agree with her philosophically, but they don't necessarily feel like she's getting the job done. >> if you were to look at the upside for h

former interim san francisco mayor mark farrell just announced he is running for the city's top job. the board of supervisors, you might remember, appointed farrell as acting mayor back in 2018 after the death of ed lee . he served for six months until voters elected london breed to take over. farrell did not run in a special election but now he says , if he becomes mayor, he plans to get rid of the police chief, bill scott, and hire someone who is, quote, more aggressive. >> public safety has never been a bigger concern. the conditions of our streets have never been worse. i believe i am the only candidate with the right experience, the right policies and most importantly, a track record of effective leadership inside of city hall. >> farrell joins a growing list of candidates including london made. also running is supervisor ahsha safaÍ and philanthropist daniel lurie. >>> san mateo police just released new details about the four people found dead inside a home yesterday. they say the two children were found inside of the bedroom. their cause of death is still under investigation.

>> you served as interim mayor in san francisco for six months, now former district supervisor mark farrell is the latest candidate to try and unseat london breed. he pledged to introduce tax incentives to help attract businesses back to downtown, suggested reopening market street to private cars, promised to audit all nonprofits to get city funding and he said, he would adopt a zero tolerance policy for crime in the city. surprisingly he also said that he would fire current police chief scott. he wants a tougher stance on open-air drug use in the city and earlier action against homeless encampment. >> number 1, clear out all large tent homeless and comments in my first year of office. >> a spokesperson for the police chief issued a lengthy response detailing several improvements to public safety and reform during the tenure. >>> have you registered to vote? if not, you have until february 20th. we have some experts from the national association of the tino elected and appointed officials right now ready to answer questions. both in english and spanish. the lines are open until 6:30, you ca

former intra-mayor of san francisco mark farrell announced he is running for the city's top job and he will launch his campaign in about an hour at the san francisco baseball academy. he served as mayor back in 2018, proceeding current mayor london breed and he says mayor breed leadership has destroyed san francisco. and cannot continue another four years. he joins a growing list of candidates including incumbent mayor breed who is seeking re-election. >>> we are learning more about the park employee and father of two stabbed to death at a park many neighbors consider to be safe. santiago jacobo working his usual night shift friday , cleaning the grounds of pleasant hill park. the next morning, when he did not make it home, his wife and searching and she found him sunrise on saturday. his colleagues at the parks and rec district are shocked with what took place on the property. >> santiago was jovial and worked diligently for us and a valued member of our team. and he will be missed. >> park officials say they are contemplating providing additional security to ensure staff at pleasant

candidate and former mayor mark farrell calling it a gut punch and scary news. plain and simple, we cannot afford another four years of field leadership from city hall. >>> this afternoon, a murder investigation after a uc santa cruz student was strangled to death at the beach. 20-year-old samuel stone was the one to call 911. when they got there, they found him standing over his unconscious girlfriend. >>> the future of raging waters in the san jose up for a vote today. a new operator will take over the park. it plans to pump $6 million into the park which includes new features like a wine bar and food trucks. the nearly 40-year-old attraction closed abruptly last summer. if this plan is approved, the park is expected to reopen this summer. >>> turning now to our weather. first alert meteorologist darren peck is tracking the return of rain this week. >> i will show you the rain arriving. the question is, when will it end? this system will be around for a while. it is not overwhelming rain but it is significant snow for the sierra. here is tomorrow morning. we h

former mayor and current candidate mark farrell says it is a gut punch and scary news, we cannot afford another four years. we heard from another candidate today. >> if you walk around the streets you can see people in mental distress. people using drugs openly on the streets outside. there is not a level of certainty doing business. >> the other big name candidate for mayor, a member of the board of supervisors tweeting that we have what it takes to be innovative and turn this into an opportunity for vision and bring back downtown with mixed uses that promote foot traffic and economic activity. others take it as a chance to debate other issues on the ballot like police staffing with proposition b and whether or not that would help. we are one week from election day. >> macy's is not the only store they become a walgreens in the financial district shutting down today. seniors are protesting the closure, we will have that story, coming up and we will continue to follow this story. anyone who has grown up in the bay area has gone to that macy's with family or friends. it is always a thing

. >>> mark farrell entered the mayor's race after being out of san francisco politics for years but said his run is personal in part because of a recent incident. >> a year ago our home was broken into in the middle of the night while my wife and i were sleeping with their children. families shouldn't simply accept the current status quo of our city. >> he's the only challenger with any experience, he served one of the shortest terms as mayor in the city's history. he was appointed to the job in 2018 after fellow board members removed then board president from an acting mayor condition when former mayor lee died in 2017. during his brief stint as mayor mayor, he ordered homeless encampments to be cleared out. >> when you see human feces and the smell of urination on the streets, that's disgusting. >> he pledged to clear out all large encampments within a year of taking office and he criticized the harm reduction model in dealing with the opioid epidemic. along with tax incentives to attract businesses back to downtown. but one of the pledges for improving public safety came as a surprise

former san francisco supervisor mark farrell is announcing his candidacy. >> san francisco can't afford another four years of failed leadership. we need a leader that can hit the ground running on day one inside of city hall. >> pharrell posting his campaign video on x this morning and just made an announcement in person within the hour. back in 2018, fellow supervisors appointed him as the interim mayor after the death of ed lee. at the time, he replaced mayor breed, who recently held the role as president of the board, and later won a special election that june. >>> happening tonight, the berkeley city council will consider reviving an old safety program in order to protect women. the commission on the status of women wants to bring back safety escorts to prevent criminals from targeting especially older women. back in 2003, two safety escorts would help commuters get from the ashby and north berkeley b.a.r.t. stations to their destinations. the commission wants to expand that program now city-wide and add other crime prevention strategies. this comes as the safety commission says a g

now, we also reached out to candidate and former mayor mark farrell, who said that we have tilted too far towards a harm reduction approach that is enabling drug use rather than helping people actually recover from addiction. no doubt about it, this is going to be a big issue in the upcoming november mayoral election. all right. a barbecue restaurant in oakland that was ravaged by a fire could soon receive money from alameda county. tomorrow, the county board of supervisors will decide whether to give a $100,000 grant for horn barbecue. due to negative economic impact experienced from covid 19, horn barbecue says it has seen a significant loss in revenue ever since the pandemic and that it's also trying to recover from that fire. back in november. the supervisor, keith carson, has also nominated another business here in oakland to receive a $100,000 grant. it's called oak stop. it is a black owned co-working and event space downtown while celebrating black history this month, students in emeryville today receiving a special visit from alameda county firefighters. they gave an extensiv

she trails former interim mayor mark farrell who announced his candidacy a week ago and is only two pointshead of levi strauss. we have you covered on the mayor's race coming up on our latest edition of bare politics streaming tonight right here on cbs news bay area at 6:30. you can also watch on the cbs news app or pluto tv. >>> we are approaching the weekend. so we're going to talk first alert weather. boy, bring on the clear skies for an all important parade in the city. >> yes. last year it was just raining cats and dogs. >> right. >> last year was the year of the rabbit, so i guess was raining rabbits. >> i was thinking of the kids in the parade we were highlighting today, so glad they won't get soaked. >> no. the weather looks fantastic this year, a nice weekend. we haven't had many so far in 2024. >> i'll thank you for it for once. >> i don't want blame for the other weekends. >> i don't know about that. >> let's look at the big picture pattern heading into the last weekend in february. the weather will remain pretty calm. the warmest day we'll see for a while is tomorrow, temperatu

mayor mark farrell served as mayor after the sudden death of ed lee in 2018 and never ran for the job in the oakland election until now. he was a supervisor for seven years, and he says that if he is voted mayor, he will replace the police chief. clear all large camp encampments, fixing the city's economy and lift san francisco from what he calls being the butt of jokes across america. >> i will not allow public safety budgets to be compromised or slashed because of mismanagement. it is the number one responsibility of our city government to protect our residents and our number one commitment as your mayor. >> in addition to current mayor london breed, the other top contenders for supervisor. they think farrell might veer to the right, but the results are unclear. >> to know that the city still has a cloud over it doesn't help the mayor. that is harder to prove . >> thank you so much. >>> a live look at san francisco's city hall tomorrow. the city will mark 20 years since the winter of love. there's a shot at the city there. a gorgeous day. they would call on local issues for marriage

than 800 likely voters and 20% said they would rank former supervisor and former interim mayor mark farrell first on their ballots. that's followed by 18% for breed, the therapist, daniel lurie, came in at 16, while supervisor asha sapphire received 8. 38% of those asked said they remain undecided. voters will not decide on the mayor's race in next month's primary, but in november, another in a ranked choice election. when it comes to approval, more than half of all respondents said that they disapprove of mayor breed's performance as mayor. 42% said they strongly disapprove, 5% said they strongly approve of the job that she's doing, and public safety is a key issue in the upcoming election. in san francisco, with business owners expressing frustration, growing frustration with ongoing shoplifting. our tom vacar tonight with the additional measures that one hardware store is taking to try to curb theft, the skilled and knowledgeable staff of frederickson hardware and paint a hallowed generations old store in the cow hollow marina area of san francisco, now escorts each and every real custom

. >> that is former supervisor and one-time interim san francisco mayor mark farrell joining the race to be san francisco mayor today. he said if he beats mayor london breed at the polls, one of his first plans of action will be the fire police chief bill scott. farrell says the chief isn't doing enough to inspire other officers, improve recruitment or fight for a budget necessary to protect san franciscans. sfpd responded to the announcement defending scots record saying new protocols by the chief has led to a 40% decrease in property crimes like break-ins and retail thefts. construction is now underway for the know we've ali public restroom in the city today. the san francisco rec and parks department posted this picture of crews getting the site ready. the department expects the restroom to be ready for use come april when the project was first announced they estimated the bathroom would cost more than a million bucks. but thanks to the donated premade bathroom. the project now costs about $300,000. up next, tonight's lunar launch has been postponed. what the new plant is and why s

question of who residents ranked first or or who are leaning toward for mayor, former interim mayor mark farrell got the highest percentage out of all the candidates. but 38% residents either said none of the above or they were undecided. >> the time is running out for you to share your thoughts on the proposed toll increase at the golden gate bridge. this is a live look of the iconic bridge right now. currently cost almost $9 with fast track to cross the golden gate bridge, the golden gate, a toll authority is considering an increase ranging from 35 to $0.50 ride the transit agency is taking public comments on the proposal in till tomorrow afternoon. if approved, the new toll hikes will begin july 1st. highway 84 is back open ahead of schedule. caltrans posting these pictures of the progress that they've made so far after a piece of the road collapse from the heavy rain earlier this week. the road was set to stay closed between old canyon road and main street in sunol until at least tomorrow. but it reopened today to one-way traffic anyway, no word on when the road before reopen. but caltrans s

more than 800 likely voters, 20% said they would rank former supervisor and former interim mayor mark farrell first on their ballots. that's followed by 18% for breed philanthropist daniel lurie came in at 16, while supervisor ahsha safai received 8. 38% said they remained undecided. voters will not decide on the mayor's race in next month's primary, but in november, in a ranked choice election. and you hear ukrainian national anthem and that will make them smile and feel good. >> that makes me happy. this weekend marks two years since russia invaded ukraine. >> coming up, the gesture a ukrainian student here in the bay area has inspired a group of schools to take as a show of peace and support and more scrutiny comes to horse racing as a harness racing horse dies in california and the a's hope to move to the current site of the tropicana casino in las vegas. coming up in tonight's west coast wrap. when the property owners say the building could be demolished ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ visit your volvo car retailer for special offers during our presidents' day sales event. actor alec baldwin started in new mexi

former supervisor mark farrell, who just announced his candidacy last week with a slight lead. it's important to note here that 38% of voters are still undecided in the race. that will be decided in november, a san francisco hardware store is changing the way it does business in hopes of stopping shoplifters. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena went to fredrikson hardware , where employees say they've been forced to take matters into their own hands to save the store and their jobs. >> when you first walk into fredrikson hardware and paint in san francisco, you have light bulbs to your right and a table blocking the entrance with a sign that reads, please wait for assistance. >> i should say, like, well, we have problems with theft and we try to slow down the traffic. >> reporter employees then decide if the customer should go in or not, and you know he's all right. >> i just have him follow him. you follow me. >> this store has been around for 128 years. and for the first time this month, they had to ramp up their safety measures. >> the shoplifting got too much. and then the

. >> former san francisco mayor mark farrell is running for his old job.arrell filed the paperwork today with the department of elections to challenge mayor london breed. farrell was appointed mayor of san francisco in 2018, following the death of mayor ed lee, and served six months prior to that. farrell served on the board of supervisors representing district two, which includes pacific heights, the marina, and seacliff. >> it's about exciting people. it's about getting people into the race who move the needle. and so i'm sure farrell is, is thinking, hey, i'm getting in late, but i have some issues to run on. >> san francisco supervisor asia sapphire and daniel lurie, who founded the nonprofit tipping point community, are also running for mayor. and a quick reminder right now that you can stream ktvu news, including all of our election coverage on your smart tv. you can watch live newscasts and stories on demand. just download the fox local app on your smart tv. >> four people were found dead inside of a home in san mateo. police say they were called to

the mayor was asked about lurie's comment and she seemed to include recent mayoral race entry mark farrell in her response. >> where have they been? this is not a new issue. this has been going on for a long time. they were nowhere to be found during the pandemic and quiet around issues related to important things and surprise, they put out something and they've had nothing to do with it. >> reporter: so with the election more than 250 days out, the discussion is already taking shape. who has the answers for the problems that have cost so many lives, vexed the city, and frustrated so many residents? >> it's going to take patience and it's going to take showing up and coming together to really be a community that believes in the same voice and that believes in the same goal. >> reporter: we have breed, lurie, farrell and the supervisor who joined in the march today. the biggest, most obvious question in san francisco politics for some time now has been who could possibly join the race as the self-declared progressive? sort of against that block of candidates, especially on an issue like thi

mark farrell formally announced his candidacy this morning. farrell is a democrat but leans right.ants mandatory holds on people who overdose on drugs and wants to clear homeless encampments. farrell blames mayor breed for the city's problems, and he's promising a harder line on crime , including firing the police chief and giving more money to the police department. >> i will work with our police department to aggressively enforce our laws while prioritizing adding more officers so that we can drastically improve public safety. >> farrell, a venture capitalist, represented the marina district for eight years. he was interim mayor for six months after the sudden death of ed lee in the east bay, a historic agreement with two of the region's largest refineries, chevron and the martinez refining company, have dropped their lawsuits, contesting strict regulations by the bay area air quality management district. >> abc seven news reporter ryan curry looks at what this new agreement means, and what the refineries need to do now. chevron and the martinez refining company must now comply w

. >> and two of her opponents, daniel lurie and also mark farrell, were quick today to release statements actually countering that narrative that it's not about san francisco at all. and they're putting it partly on her. and of course, there are different views to look at that. but my question is, how much longer do we have with this macy's? when does it close? i know they said possibly not till the end of 2026. >> so i think the conversations that were going on today was giving macy's as much time and giving the city as much time. 2025 is the earliest that we've heard. >> the idea is to sell the building. they own the building. it's not like they have a lease. they can stay there for as long as they want. so we have to see how much that a real next step is going to be, how much is the macy's building worth? >> worth? exactly. >> because that is the that's the point. >> and we know that values have been dropping. i mean buildings are selling at 70% of what they were worth. and these are office buildings. but you know, retail i imagine is the same. >> what kind of a buyer would you like to

your opponents who are running for mayor, specifically mark farrell and daniel lurie, are taking this opportunity to blame you for the macy's failure. your response to them or to the voters of san francisco? >> well, my response is where have they been? they've been m.i.a. during global pandemics. they're in black lives matter, anti-asian hate, all the challenges of san francisco. they have been m.i.a. and have not lifted a finger as to whether they could be helpful until they decided to come out publicly and say they were running. we could have used a lot more help and support, but here we are. we still have made it through. we still have seen transformative change, and it's easy to be on the sidelines and criticize. but you know what's hard is doing the work. that is what i've been doing from day one is doing the work. i think that the data reflects the change, not just with the challenges around crime but also the ability to help get over 15,000 people off the streets of san francisco to continue the work that we're trying to do around homelessness and other issues. we are not goin

streets and into treatment facilities, lurie is running against mayor breed and former supervisor mark farrell to the east. >> bay cities are investigating this afternoon after they were both hit by cyber attacks. but the city of oakley and the city of pleasant hill are still recovering. abc seven news reporter tim johns has been following the story for us today . he joins us with the latest information. and tim, a possible connection between the two. >> yeah. ama now, contra costa county officials say a full forensic analysis is currently being conducted to determine where exactly the cyber attacks came from. they tell me, while they're still not 100% sure they are looking into whether these two incidents are related. two more bay area cities are falling victim to another round of cyber attacks. the contra costa county cities of oakley and pleasant hill, both hit on thursday. right now, what they're doing is conducting, conducting a forensic audit of the situation. >> so that they can kind of see what happened in pleasant hill, the police department says the incident directly hit the city's c

and as we reported here last night, former mayor and supervisor mark farrell making it official today, he is challenging mayor london breed. he says his main focus as mayor would be public safety. to address this, he wants to build up the number of officers in the police department. he criticized mayor london breed's proposed budget cuts, saying they won't make the city any safer protecting our residents is the number one job of our government, and it will be my number one commitment inside of city hall. farrell's campaign is also centered on clearing all large tent encampments, establishing a 24 over seven intake center would be one of his steps to reach this goal. it's been replicated in many cities across the country. >> we will do it here in san francisco. so to create a 24 over seven centralized intake center, a one place, uh, that all of our law enforcement personnel, social service workers, can take homeless individuals to get them into shelter and get them to connected to services that they need. >> farrell served seven years on the san francisco board of supervisors and was l

this is ktvu, fox two news at 730 and mark farrell, a former city supervisor who briefly served as mayor in 2018, filed the paperwork today, a busy night here in politics. i'm heather holmes. farrell, a centrist democrat, has long considered running against current mayor london breed. for more on the race, we want to welcome to the show tonight. political analyst brian sobel. brian always a pleasure to see you. so farrell's expected entrance into the san francisco mayoral race, do you believe he is a formidable candidate at no question about it. >> he's a former nearly ten year member of the board of supervisors. he was the 44th mayor of san francisco for about six months and he has a base in san francisco. so, uh, he's a, uh, somewhat of a moderate. um, and i think he has, uh, a base from which he can run. okay. >> already, though, some very well known candidates in this race, in addition to mayor london breed, you have nonprofit founder daniel lurie. you have current supervisor asha sapphire . and now another possible challenger. what does this say about the current administration's st