our guest today is mark farrell, a native of san francisco. farrell was elected to the board of supervisors in 2010. he served two terms before leaving office in 2019. he was the city's interim mayor for six months in 2018. before london, breed was elected to replace ed lee, who died while in office. farrell did not run in that special election, but now he has entered the race and he's joining us live. thanks so much for being here. >>>>thanks for having me. great to be with you. >liz>all right. first question. if you could pick one thing to change in san francisco, what do you think that would be? >>>>look number one, we need to bring back public safety across our city. you know, i'm talking about in our neighborhoods, obviously down in union square in downtown, where a reputation has taken a massive hit over the last few years. first, with that louis vuitton shooting a few years ago. and now, unfortunately, with the 49 ers shooting yet again in broad daylight a few weeks ago public safety has to be the number one job of government. it's what

former interim san francisco mayor, mark farrell. san francisco supervisor from district 11, ahsha safai. nonprofit executive, daniel lurie. and board of supervisors president aaron peskin. the winter of november 5th rank choice election will set an agenda affecting the lives of more than 800,000 residents. now the candidates share a stage just days before voting begins. coming to you from ed headquarters in the city's mission district here are your moderators, kqed's scott shaver and marissa love us. and the san francisco chronicle's joe garofoli. >> good evening and welcome to this debate among the leading candidates for the mayoof san francisco. i'm scott shaver. voters here are facing a very important choice this election, who will leave the city for e next four years. the top five candidates for the job including the incumbent, they are he tonight answer our quesons about some of the pressing issues facing the city. before we get started the rules for tonight's hour-long debate. the order of speakers foth 1st and last rounds was

take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. near 101 northbound. this is in the area of tully road and story road, and checking the chp log. this was first reported around 320. this afternoon, northbound 101 at story road. the on and off ramp are completely closed. no estimated time to reopen that, but that's because of the large firefighter presence you see there. it doesn't look like the flames are spreading beyond where you see that area right near the freeway. and so firefighters appear to have this under control. you see, just some smoke coming from the area. but this is burning for been burning for about two hours now. businesses near the impacted area are being told the pe

take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. some say it's impossible to fix san francisco. they also said you couldn't escape from alcatraz. but watch me do both. other candidates want to tear down san francisco, but i'll build on what's already great to make it even better. with expanded rent control, new homes for the middle class community policing to reduce crime, and an inspector general to root out corruption. let's get to work. paid for by aaron peskin for mayor 2024. financial disclosures are available at sfethics.org paid for by aaron peskin for mayor 2024. well, we know music is a huge part of the hispanic culture and walnut creek are. gianfranco spoke with a music dire

take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. the alameda officers charged in the death of mario gonzalez say this case should be tossed. >> plus, we are all better off when we are all better off. that's the spirit that defines these bills. >> governor newsom today signing a package of bills designed to address one of the state's biggest issues homelessness. >> this is ktvu, fox two news at 730. >> this legislation is designed to fast track construction and prevent cities and counties from pushing back on new housing. good evening everyone. i'm heather holmes. the governor pointing the finger at local municipalities for failing to get people off the streets. our political reporter,

take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. earthquakes in partnership with catholic charities launched a free indoor soccer program for more than 150 kids and teenagers. >> in gilroy, kids lace up their cleats is the program kicked off with a soccer clinic. little one. they're all right. good foot. the event was that. >> south valley middle school teacher, san jose earthquakes legend chiasson linas and current players. >> tommy thompson and michael ball. gilroy mayor murray blanking is glad kids are excited about the sport. >> this is such a healthy way of living the exercise of stock or what it does for kids, especially in communities where maybe a nutrition, you know, health s

take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. out their visions for the city. the great debate over the great highway. the ballot measure that voters will also be considering in san francisco in november. plus a place to call home. we look at the state program providing support to former foster youth. >> this is ktvu, fox two news at 730. >> and it can be tough for young adults exiting foster care. good evening everyone. i'm heather holmes. the numbers are not good. it's estimated that 1 in 4 will become homeless. but in tonight's neighbor to neighbor segment, we're highlighting a group nurturing housing for a brighter future. our crystal bailey is here now with more on the statewi

the poll shows a running now neck and neck with former mayor mark farrell with challenger challenger daniel lurie, not far behind kron four's dan kerman is live in the newsroom with details. good evening. get. >> san francisco mayor london breed may have a difficult time getting re-elected. a new kron. 4 emerson college poll finds 51% disapprove of the job she is doing compared to 27% approve of her work. the new poll also finds breed and former mayor mark farrell running neck-and-neck with just over 20% of likely voters selecting them as their first choice for mayor challenger daniel lurie is not far behind at 17 and a half percent. but political analysts say what stands out for them is lori's commanding lead of 21%. when voters selected their second choice for mayor second place. votes is where when ranked choice voting. you want to be that man in the middle. so this polls indicating voters look at. >> mark farrell on one side, they look at london breed at the other and they're looking at daniel lurie as the moderate choice maybe not going as high either those 2, but he's scooping

take mark farrell's record. the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. a day for a pretrial hearing in san francisco. no cameras were allowed inside. neiman is charged with manslaughter. his mother was among those in court today. this is file video. prosecutors say he stabbed lee to death during an argument over his sister's drug use. his defense lawyers say it was an act of self-defense. if convicted, he faces 26 years to life in prison. jury selection expected to begin next week. >> new at six. house lawmakers have voted down a plan that would have kept the federal government funded for another six months. house speaker mike johnson's proposal would have kept federal spending at current levels, and it included a measure

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the candidates taking part in tonight's mayoral debate include mark farrell, daniel lurie. and citing time. mayor breed said she had to be selective about the number of debates she participates in as she continues to run the city. ryan yamamoto will be one of the moderators there, joining us live from the debate ballroom. ryan, what can voters expect tonight? >> reporter: well, we are inside the beautiful and historic julia morgan ballroom, and the stage is now set. let me give you a tour of what we will be dealing with once that debate starts at 6:00 p.m. this is the stage right now. this is the debate order, where we will go with daniel lurie, it will go anapest aaron peskin. and downtown revitalization, housing, and the big topic, it will be crime. lauren toms has been following that story. >> reporter: this was designed to be a deep dive. one of the big issues is crime and safety. while crime is going down across the city, i spoke to one local business owner in the castro, saying crime might be going down, but he isn't feeling it. >> reporter: for nearly 20 years, they'

mark farrell. thank you very much.are not finished tonight, so we send it back to juliet. >> it was's assent . it was tight. it was friendly. and it was informative. i want to thank you all for watching our first san francisco mayoral debate here. thank you for watching the special coverage. we want to thank all of our candidates and partners. stay with cbs news bay area at this election season. we will be breaking down all of the big issues leading up to the election day. we will bring you live, local, and national results on election night. do not forget to get your ballot in by november 5. than you here's why you should switch fo to duckduckgo on all your devie duckduckgo comes with a built-n engine, like google, but it's r and doesn't spy on your searchs and duckduckgo lets you browsel but it blocks cookies and creepy ads that follow youa and other companies. and there's no catch. it's fre. we make money from ads, but they don't follow you aroud join the millions of people taking back their privacy by downloading d

take mark farrell's record. ing the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. oakland a's officially comes to an end. also keeping them awake last night. yeah, they lost an extra inning thriller to the mariners down a run in the top of the ninth inning. the a's down to their last out. shane langoliers clobbers a three run homer. so oakland goes up a deuce. but the mariners would answer. luke reilly jacks a two run shot in the bottom of the ninth, so the game is tied heading into bonus ball. then in the bottom of the 10th, justin turner grounds to second. the throw home is late. the mariners rally to beat the a's, seven six, in ten innings. it is a bit frustrating, you know, but you know, these guys have battled all year and

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take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. >>> ozempic was more than $900 in the u.s. compared to $59 in germany, while wegovy costs more than $1,300 in the u.s. compared to $90 in the u.k. >> treat the american people the same way that you treat people all over the world. stop ripping us off. >> well, the drug company ceo blamed the high prices on the middlemen. and the pharmacy benefit manager says pbms take nearly 75% of their earnings. >>> straight ahead from sports. more coliseum memories before this fi some say it's impossible to fix san francisco. they also said you couldn't escape from alcatraz. but watch me do both. other candidates want to tear down san francisco, but

take mark farrell's record. ter receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. >>> welcome back. >>> it's no surprise it was an emotional day here at the coliseum. wilson walker joining me now. he was here bright and early. gates opened well before 8:00 a.m., right? fans are coming in starting to grill. >> reporter: they said it was opening at 8:00. i got here at 8:00. there were plenty of people already in the parking lot with charcoals going. some people got in pretty early. it was an emotional day. it's a perfectly fair thing to say. part of sports is sort of the ritual of coming to the game and sort of participating in the whole event. we just tagged along with folks today and got a chance to hear what was on th

take mark farrell's record. ter receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. >>> right now in oakland the a's are playing against the new york yankees tonight. yesterday the a's announced their final game before the move to sacramento is now sold out. that game against the defending world series champs, texas rangers, is thursday, but at last check there are still tickets available for other games in the final stretch, including a $2 ticket deal next tuesday and $10 tickets on wednesday with proceeds benefiting the boys & girls club of oakland. >>> a sentimental time for a's fans, here is my son cameron in his athletics gear as a baby. this may have been his halloween costume way back when. that baby is now 18 yea

take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. >>> kentucky state police say a county sheriff was arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of a district judge. a spokesperson said it happened at a southeastern kentucky courthouse during business hours. the victim is identified as 54-year-old district judge kevin mullins. police say he was shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene. letcher county sheriff shawn stines is charged with first degree murder. >> we know there was an argument between the two that led up, but what exactly transpired prior to the shots being fired is still things we're trying to get answers to. this community is small in nature and we're al

take mark farrell's record. r receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. 20th and 25th. the city decided to close the encampment because of what they say is a rise in crime in that area, including a double homicide at the encampment earlier this month. they say up to 30 people have been living there. outreach workers have been on site to help find shelter for those who want it. three people have already been moved into the community cabin program. the cleanup is expected to last two weeks. it's a big job. >> the reopening of the cliff house in san francisco has been delayed, anticipating more than $10 million in repairs, according to san francisco chronicle. crews have discovered major infrastructure issues sinc

take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. >>> the niners are getting set to take on the rams tomorrow as they look to get back to over 500 and pick up their first divisional win of the year. earlier this week we knew they would be without mccaffrey and samuel but on saturday, more bad news hit the offense. george kittle officially out for tomorrow's game with a hamstring injury takes another brock purdy weapon off the field then nick bozo and her various word or questionable. this is a golden opportunity for brock purdy to show off what kind of quarterback he is without all those weapons and it is worth mentioning, the rams are going to be without their two wide receivers. ther

take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. some say it's impossible to fix san francisco. they also said you couldn't escape from alcatraz. but watch me do both. other candidates want to tear down san francisco, but i'll build on what's already great to make it even better. with expanded rent control, new homes for the middle class community policing to reduce crime, and an inspector general to root out corruption. let's get to work. paid for by aaron peskin for mayor 2024. financial disclosures are available at sfethics.org >>> right now at 5:30, a live look at the golden gate bridge where a years long project to install suicide prevention nets finally wrapped up earlier this y

they are much better athletes than i ever was. >> sports and parenting go and in hand in mark farrell'sor mark those lessons can be seen in his gopher candidate for mayor. >> if we are going to bring our city back and we are going to restore all the things that are at issue, we have to be honest about where we sit to have a sustained path forward. leadership is a big part of that. taking that from the athletic field to city hall is a natural extension. >> and extension he's made before as interim mayor and after years of watching from the sidelines, he is hoping to get back into the political field. >> family is such a big part of our lives and my life. nobody is perfect, our children aren't, i'm not, but really proud of who they are as human beings more than anything else. and if that is the one thing i do in life , help be a great parent to our kids, that is a life well lived. >> using that motivation to get across the finish line this fall. >> personal profiles a mayoral candidates all week and bay area partnering with kcb as a radio on wednesday september 11th to hold the mayoral de

take mark farrell's record. ter receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. >>> welcome back. >>> september is childhood cancer awareness month, a time to raise awareness of the leading cause of disease-related death among children. according to the national cancer institute, an estimated 15,000 kids under the age of 20 will be diagnosed with cancer in the u.s. this year and nearly 1,000 sticks 1,600 will die of the disease. itay hod shows us how an east bay organization are trying to help families cope. >> reporter: for the last two years, manny delo has met more doctors and therapists than most people see in a lifetime, but none that have fur and four legs. at 15, manny noticed a bump on his neck. a battery of

take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. >>> it was all quiet at the coliseum today after the a's played their final game in oakland yesterday. from above we saw the home plate gone and a couple seats missing. it's not only fans trying to come to terms with the loss, but also some concession workers. >> reporter: long time fan malcolm and his wife traveled from new york to watch his beloved a's the last time. >> i cried like a baby. i cried the whole game. >> reporter: they decided to have a little afternoon wine to cope with the somber feeling they're still trying to understand. >> right now it's still sort of i little bit of -- i don't know -- sort of the hangover of yesterd

take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. >>> right now at 5:30, solving homicides by tracing the background of guns, but an atf backlog is leaving many criminal cases in limbo. in the past three years at least 22,000 homicides in the u.s. went unsolved and according to the fbi, that's about half of all cases. >> wow. tracing the background of guns recovered at crime scenes can often offer critical leads, but at the atf national tracing center, they face a massive backlog receiving 645,000 requests last year alone. >> the problem, the system is badly outdated. here's why. >> we have deliveries coming in throughout the day. >> reporter: every day is delivery day at the atf's nat

take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. it will deploy a fleet of five human driven cars in mountain view and sunnyvale. this fall. they'll be used for mapping and will not carry passengers. crews also hopes to reintroduce five driverless cars on bay area roads sometime after that. this comes a year after crews operations were suspended in the bay area. last october, a san francisco pedestrian was hit by a car and knocked into the path and then dragged by a self-driving car. >> all right. do you have an iphone? if you do. you can now add your driver's license to apple wallet. the pilot program, which began today, allows people to show their digital id at tsa security checkpoi

take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. >>>>while running to lead the country's largest city, eric adams said this. >>i am >>> while running to lead the country's largest city eric adams said this. >> i am the face of the new democratic ready. >> a few years later the new york city mayor was indicted after a federal corruption investigation, new york times broke the story tonight reporting that adams is facing at least one federal charge. the times reports last fall buffets were looking into claims his 2021 campaign accepted illegal donations including from the turkish government . tonight mayor adams says he will fight the charges. >>> a los angeles bus driver is being calle

take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. when they host the texas rangers team owner john fisher sent a letter to fans today, reading in part, the a's are a part of the fabric of oakland. the east bay and the entire bay area. only in 2021, after 16 years of working exclusively on developing a home in the bay area and faced with a binding mlb agreement to find a new home by 2024, did we begin to explore taking the team to las vegas? staying in oakland was our goal. it was our mission and we failed to achieve it. and for that, i'm genuinely sorry. this will undoubtedly be a very difficult week for fans who mobilized to try to keep the team in oakland, but who this week will see

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take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. it happened around 230 this morning. he also says surveillance video shows a thief with a security guard patch on his shirt. now, the owner says he broke in through the back door, made off with more than $6,000 worth of wine. and it is not the first time this has happened. again, we've robbed again, again and again. and we're just cleaning up and it's ridiculous. burglarized. not only is it just seemed like all a waste, but what it does to you personally, i mean, it really hurts. last december, thieves broke in and stole some rare wine. the company has been in the san jose location since 1997, and has been running for 84 years. oakland

take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. >>> sean diddy combs is being held without bail in what prosecutors are calling a long running sex trafficking situation. he's pleading not guilty, and his attorney says the music mogul will fight this with everything he's got. michael george has more from new york. >> reporter: a bomb shell indictment against a man once at the top of the music industry. charging sean diddy combs with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution. all of it occurring for decades impacting multiple victims. >> combs used force, threats of force, and coercion to cause victims to engage

take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. this afternoon, hundreds of people packed the pier to hear speeches and listen to live music. they also stopped by some food trucks. winter storms left the beloved landmark in ruins last year. the cost to repair this wharf came out to about $10 million. the renovations include state of the art bathrooms, new lighting and a cleaning station for people who like to come to fish. >> since we did the unofficial opening a few weeks ago, there's been people out here night and day. you know, midnight. i came down here and there was people fishing, so it's huge. >> community boosters say they had a goal of raising $250,000 to pay for benches, de

take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. >>> this plume of smoke from a chemical plant seen in georgia today, 25 miles southeast of atlanta. it forced people to evacuate and some to shelter in place. a small fire started at the plant that makes products to clean pools and spas, causing the sprinkler system to go off. >> what you are seeing is still that chemical fraction that water reactive chemical product. once we can get it out it will be off gas. once again, the fire is out. >>> the authorities say the smoke may linger for days. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> meantime, georgia along with several other states across the southeast are in recovery mod

take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. . >>> all right, take a look at this. a close look. a meteor stole the spotlight during a local interview. right there in the background in west virginia. two men were being interviewed when it shot across the sky. there you go, see it right behind them. a shooting star. the news crew did not notice it during the interview but realized what they caught on camera later when they were editing the story. >> very nice to see. >> cool. >> you would not be able to see anything like that in san francisco tonight. >> not in the city or in the bay because the marine layer is coming in. doing its normal thing but it is not a normal day tomorrow.

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take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. >> and now kron 4 sports. well, the niners, they haven't had an easy opening to the season, especially when it comes to being able to keep their main guys on the field. and today they often other. >> jayvon hargrave. but this time it could be for the remainder of the season. it's a the niners defensive tackle suffered a partially torn tricep tricep. excuse me in sunday's game against the la rams. their head coach kyle shanahan did tell us that today during a conference call now, of course, is a tough blow after playing a pretty good game with his first act of ohe year. 5 pressures in that game. shanahan mention that while there are some

take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. . >> the san francisco symphony's opening performance has been cancelled after chorus memberses said they're going on strike. they unanimously vote -- voted in favor of the strike. they said they were offered unreasonable pay cuts including a potential year-long pay freeze for 2024 and 2025 performances followed by a 10% pay cut the following year. when i say power, you say union! >> officials and allies performed a line outside davy symphony hall. looking for a pay rate similar to what they have now. >> the paid members of the chorus are an important part of the cohesion for that. and so to see them get forced out by a temporary monito

take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. on homeless encampments. this follows a ruling this summer which cleared the way for homeless sweeps. on monday, oakland mayor sheng thao issued an executive order ordering crews to clear out many encampments. last month, san francisco began its more aggressive crackdown, and even now, fremont city council is weighing a new 72 hour parking limit and the possibility of banning camping in certain spot. joining us now is san jose mayor matt mahan. okay, we are talking homelessness like we always do when you're in studio. your counterparts sheng thao in oakland, london, breed in san francisco saying they are aggressively now starting to cle

take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. some say it's impossible to fix san francisco. they also said you couldn't escape from alcatraz. but watch me do both. other candidates want to tear down san francisco, but i'll build on what's already great to make it even better. with expanded rent control, new homes for the middle class community policing to reduce crime, and an inspector general to root out corruption. let's get to work. paid for by aaron peskin for mayor 2024. financial disclosures are available at sfethics.org paid for by aaron peskin for mayor 2024. >>> you'd be proud of me because i watched a touch of football this weekend, and i think the word i came up with wh

take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. in a bottle sent eight years ago, tossed into the sea by bay area locals on vacation in fiji. yeah. it's crazy. >> abc seven news reporter zach fuentes spoke with the group, who found that message about the moment they finally connected with the senders. >> sunnyvale, california. california wow. >> amazement from a group of hikers from townsville, australia friday. moments after opening up a message in a bottle. >> it's like every childhood sort of fantasy, fairy tale sort of thing. you send a message away and someone actually reads it. >> the townsville hike and explorer group found the bottle while on a beach cleanup, so here's the no

take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. . >>> san francisco's biggest conference of the year, dreamforce, wraps up tomorrow. the whole thing has been centered on a.i. for all of the good it has done, a.i. makes it easier to pass on misinformation especially during election season that is why governor newsom signed three bills into law requiring social media companies to do more to crack down on deepfakes used to deceive voters. one company is deploying new software to detect deepfakes and altered images. >> with your help in 2020, together, we will dominate the ballot box. this is no stunt. >> reporter: some of the deepfake videos are easy to spot. >> i'm tom cruise and i am

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