and supervisor matt dorsey joins me now live tonight. thank you so much supervisor always a pleasure to see you. your proposal would establish a fully staffed police department within five years. first, tell me how you plan to fund that. well, it's going to come from the general fund, and that is because policing is a basic city obligation. but one of the things i think, especially representing a portion of san francisco that i represent, where the convention center is and where hotels are this is something that we can't afford to not solve. san francisco's economy is so based in being a welcoming city to shoppers, to commuters, to tourists, to conventions. is this is something that i think we have to make the right decision on making sure that we have a fully staffed police department because we are seeing what's happening, how it's undermining our economy and our economic recovery with a lot of the things that are playing out that are related to public safety. okay. so supervisor, how do you plan to hit that staffing level? well what w

for things like advertising and signing bonuses is, but it's going to cost them . >> supervisor matt dorsey is asking the city to set aside $30 million a year for the next five years. at today's board of supervisors meeting, the chronicle says dorsey is expected to introduce a proposed charter amendment that would reestablish a minimum police staffing requirement of 2182 full time officers. right now, they have just under 1500 officers, not including those on short term leave, which means the department is facing an officer shortage of more than 32% of their police force. they're trying to keep up with surrounding agencies like the alameda police department now offering a $75,000 signing bonus just to get in the door. supervisor dorsey told the chronicle, we can compete on retirement benefits and salaries and things like that. but we're in a new and different environment. i think this gives the police department an opportunity to buy its way out of this just as other jurisdictions are buying their way out of it, dorsey told the chronicle he would like to see the department fully staffed by

today, supervisor matt dorsey is reported set to introduce a plan to make that happen. abc7 news reporter lena howland live at san francisco city hall this morning with how much the plan would cost. lena. >> come on. city supervisor dorsey is asking the city to set aside $30 million a year for the next five years, all with the goal of replenishing the city's chronically understaffed police department. now at today's board of supervisors meeting, dorsey is expected to introduce a proposed charter amendment that would reestablish a minimum police staffing requirement of 2182 full time officers. right now, they have just under 1500 officers, not including those on short term leave, which means the department is short more than 32% of officers, according to the chronicle. they would have a goal of hitting graduated targets over the next five years before becoming fully staffed by 2028. he says this amendment would come with a pool of funds that could be used for recruitment efforts like advertising or signing bonuses. they're trying to keep up with surrounding agencies like

the plan did get support from matt dorsey who joined her at the press conference and tweeted i strongly support mayor breed's initiative which will better incentivize treatment and recovery for a population at wild risk for drug addiction and overdose fatalities. the mayor got a new opponent in the race for reelection. levi strauss heir and philanthropist officially filed paperwork to run for mayor of san francisco. in his campaign announcement he positioned hill self as an outsider claiming the same people who have been in power for too long. san francisco supervisor is also running. he was live in our studio this morning it unveil a crime fighting program that will require police officers to walk the beat in high crime neighborhoods. >> we certainly need more officers. at the end of the day, it's a mind set shift. it's about putting officers out there, anticipating the crime, working with the community, allocating resources were they're needed most. >> the supervisor is second to release more details on his plan later today. >>> oakland businesses saying enough is enough in the face o

matt dorsey spoke at the news conference in support. however, board president aaron peskin disagrees. >> no more anything goes without accountability. no more handouts without accountability. so in order to get resources from our city, you will need to be in a substance use disorder program and consistently seeking treatment. >> she can't find the way to prevent several hundred brazen criminals from selling deadly drugs, how do we think she's going to find the resources to drug test thousands of welfare recipients? >> it would only apply to those for single adults between 18-65 including homeless and former homeless. there are currently 5,200 people in the program. >>> feeling targeted by thieves, target is closing three bay area stores for good. the big box retail store says it's impossible to keep the stores safe and profitable. it's beefed up security, even locked up items so they're not easy to steal but nothing has been enough to deter thieves. they say they've made the tough choice to close stores in four states. target is closing

. >> in san francisco, supervisor matt dorsey believes closure like these will continue unless more police officers are hired, which is why he's proposing a charter amendment to fully staff sfpd in five years. now, all three target locations include this one here in san francisco off of folsom street, are expected to close by october 21st. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you, lena. san francisco supervisors and community leaders are calling for more police patrols. supervisor ahsha safai is requesting the city's police chief put foot and bike patrol officers in every district to address san francisco's rising crime. the proposed ordinance would require sfpd to build community policing plans for the areas that are seeing the most crime. safai says this will lead to positive interactions between community members and officers. >> every study that has been done shows that crime reduces dramatically community engagement increases dramatically, and we see a suppression of crime. >> safai will be challenging. mayor london breed for her seat in november's 2024 electi

. >> in san francisco, supervisor matt dorsey believes closures like these will continue to unless more police officers are hired, which is why he's proposed a charter amendment to fully staff sfpd in five years. now, all three of these target locations, including this one here off of folsom street in san francisco, will are expected to close on october 21st. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you, lena. san francisco supervisors in community leaders are calling for more police patrols. supervisors asha sapphire is requesting the police chief put foot and bike patrol officers in every district to address the rising crime in san francisco. this proposed ordinance would require sfpd to build community policing plans for the areas that are experiencing the most crime. sapphire says this will lead to positive interactions between community members and officers. >> every study that has been done shows that crime reduces dramatically. community engagement increases dramatically, and we see a suppression of crime. >> sapphire will be challenging. mayor london breed f

. >> supervisor matt dorsey believes closures will continue unless more police officers are hired. >> it breaks my heart. it's because we've seen this a lot in whether it's the mid market area or the whole foods that closed in my neighborhood or the westfield mall. >> he's proposing a charter amendment to fully staff sfpd in five years. what can be done today? what can san francisco do today to prevent more stores from closing? >> i honestly wish i had better answers on near-term solutions, but time is ticking for residents like yolanda, who's seen her city change before her eyes as it takes a toll in the community. >> she to be honest with you, it's san francisco. yeah it's not what it used to be. >> and oakland's mayor responded to the closure of target in her city by saying she is disappointed by the news and her goal is to continue working in partnership with members of the business community to help ensure their safety and success in the city. now, there are still 32 target stores in the san francisco oakland market in the newsroom. louis pena, abc seven news. >> lou's quick ques

. >> happening now, supervisor matt dorsey inviting san francisco residents to a public safety town hall. the meeting being held at the strand theater along with district attorney brooke jenkins and city attorney david chiu on the agenda updates to the current homeless sweeps injunction which limits the city's ability to arrest or use the threat of arrest against homeless people that try to clear encampments off the streets. >> south officials celebrating the passage of melanie's lot. a bill aimed at preventing fentanyl overdoses among youth here in california. the bill named after 15 year-old melanie ramos who overdosed on fentanyl in her high school bathroom. the bill mandates every public school in the state to provide opioid prevention training to staff, teach students about the dangers of fentanyl and how to respond to an overdose. ramos is mother says that she's pleased that the bill went through and that she hopes the governor signs it. >> she urges the governor to sign the bill. obviously in honor of her daughter, she wouldn't. another. child to be that. have ways. their careers.

this would be silly politics if the issues we face as a city were not so serious but, supervisor matt dorsey, who joined the mayor at the news conference is on board. he tweeted that this will better incentivize treatments and recovery for a population that is wildly disproportionately at risk for drug addiction and overdose fatalities. another note, this would only apply to adults without dependents. we will see where it goes. >>> mayor london breed has a new opposition as she runs to remain san francisco's mayor. levi strauss air and land oedipus daniel lori has officially filed paperwork to run for mayor of san francisco. in his campaign announcement, he position himself as an outsider, claiming the same people had been in power for too long. also running for mayor is san francisco supervisor who spoke today on our morning addition about his new initiative to make san francisco streets safer. >> we have a proposal we are rolling out today that says we are going to put officers back out on the street. we are going to put -- we have been having conversations with the chief , people in the c

supervisor matt dorsey spoke at today's news conference in support. he was there with mayor breed. board president aar peskin released a statement blasting the proposal saying in part, quote, if she can't find a way to prevent several hundred brazen criminals from sling deadly drugs, how does she think she'll fun the resources to drug test thousands of welfare recipients? the answer is she can't. okay. >>> targeted by thieves, so target is out. three bay area target stores will soon close their doors for good. the big box retailer says rampant crime has made it impossible to keep those stores safe and profitable. target says they've beefed up security and locked up items so they're not easy to steal, but nothing has been enough to deter thieves. so the retail has made the tough choice to close ores. here in the bay area, three stores will close october 21st. oppers in pittsburg we spoke to say there's disappointed but also say they see shoplifting all the time. >> i've seen it happen. i've seen people run out with products, and security just kind of says, hey, and that's all they c

lost the cvs and target, which is where people were being directed in san francisco, supervisor matt dorsey believes closures will continue unless more police officers are hired. >> it breaks my heart. it's because we've seen this a lot in whether it's the mid market area or the whole foods that closed in my neighborhood or the westfield mall. >> he's proposing a charter amendment to fully staff sfpd in five years. what can be done today? what can san francisco do today to prevent more stores from closing? >> i honestly wish i had better answers on near-term solutions, but time is ticking for residents like yolanda, who's seen her city change before her eyes as it takes a toll in the community. >> she to be honest with you, it's san francisco. yeah it's not what it used to be. >> now, oakland's mayor responded to the closures by saying she is disappointed by the news in her city, and her goal is to continue working in partnership with members of the business community to help ensure their safety and success in her city. target also said they made significant investments to keep stores safe

supervisor matt dorsey is inviting san francisco residents to a public safety town hall tomorrow. dorsey is going to be joined by district attorney brooke jenkins and city attorney david chiu and on the agenda will be updates to the current homeless sweeps injunction which limits the city's ability to arrest or use the threat of arrest against homeless people to clear encampments. the meeting begins at 6 tomorrow night at the standard theater in san francisco. >> update tonight for you. the 2 people who died after driving into a canal in sandra fell have been identified. police say 2.21. year-old jose vasquez and denison gaytan drove a car down canal street and then into the water at about 70 miles per hour. early saturday morning, the men were pulled out of the submerged car, but unfortunately it was too late. now police do believe alcohol was a factor, though. the investigation is ongoing. one person is dead after a hit and run early this morning. and hayward police say the crash involved 3 cars on hunt. what avenue? but one of those drivers took off. officers say and the other

. >> happening tonight in san francisco supervisor matt dorsey is inviting residents to a public safety town. hall dorsey will be joined by district attorney brooke jenkins and city attorney david chiu on the agenda updates to the current homeless sweeps injunction which limits the city's ability to arrest or use the threat of arrest against homeless people to clear encampments off the streets. the meeting begins at 6 o'clock. dry weather. time now as we get a live look outside here. beautiful day in san francisco, the whole bay area not too hot, not too cold. really comfortable? yeah. really. kind of a weather scenario, right, laura? yeah. and at that time of year where we get that nice weather outside. enjoy some beautiful sunshine even along the coastline. >> that has socked in some much of summer. but now here we go. we're into our fall-like pattern outside. we do have a couple of patches of fog moving along the coastline. you're looking out toward the golden gate bridge right now in some of that patchy fog kind of flirting with the bridge right now. but overall, most of the bay are

matt dorsey supports the idea. board president aaron peskin released a statement blasting the proposal saying in part about mayor breed, "if she can't find the way to prevent several hundred bran criminals from selling deadly drugs, how does she think she will be able to find the resources to drug test thousands of welfare recipients? the answer is she can't." >>> okay. back in 60 seconds. ahead, they were hiking half dome when a storm moved in. the terrifying moments that played out in a yosemite cave after some hikers were struck by lightning. >>> shoplifting is low-tech. but some stores are going high-tech to stop it. even bringing in ai. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we'll show you how it works, next. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. there's now rain in my weekend forecast. i'll have the up da >>> time is running out to fund the government to avoid a government shutdown. this is a line look at capitol hill. the senate began voting tonight to debate a short-term funding bill that would keep mo

matt dorsey, who was at the press conferences leading the charge alongside a mayor breed. joel and and rafael mandelman. all 3. they're in favor of the move. aaron peskin, on the other hand released a statement in opposition and we're awaiting responses from the rest. there has to be a majority vote in order for it to pass. our 4 is continuing to track fentanyl use here in the bay area. you can scan this qr code to go to a special section on our website with all the latest stories. sunglass hut in san francisco now left with broken glass and damage after police say someone tried to use a cart, a break-in as our kron haaziq mod-yoon tells us tonight this isn't the first time the store was targeted. >> you're looking at what's left of the security gate here at sunglass hut in san francisco. know it's really disappointing. somebody drove a car through here. it happened overnight here chestnut street in the city's marina district. a spot it's of concerned. residents walking by who pulled out their cell phone cameras to take photos of the destruction. they say this isn't the fi

supervisor matt dorsey, who has dealt with addiction himself is in support of mayor breed's propose changes. we also know the course of interventions can work. >> this approach reflects a key principle in the national institute on drug abuse. the treatment doesn't needs to be voluntary. >> to work, mayor breed needs to introduce the resolution and a majority of the board of supervisors would have to vote in favor for it to pass. several have already expressed support and opposition reporting in san francisco. i'm ella sogomonian kron. 4 news. >> last year just over 100,000 americans died from drug overdoses. many of them involving synthetic opioids containing fentanyl. today attorney general merrick garland recognize many of those families who lost loved ones. garland says his department is committed to getting fentanyl off the streets. he announced the department of justice is awarding more than 300 million dollars in grant funding focused on enforcement awareness and prevention. but republican lawmakers say the biden administration is not tough enough on the illegal drug market. >> number

. >> supervisor matt dorsey says feinstein was a champion for the lgbtq community during the aids crisis at a time when the reagan administration wouldn't say the word aids. >> dianne feinstein was leading the nation on that. san francisco's budget on hiv and aids was bigger than the federal government budget. >> i will miss her trying to tell me what to do. >> former mayor willie brown believes feinstein's greatest achievement was the federal assault weapons ban signed into law in 1994. it expired in 2004. brown dismisses critics who called for her to step aside due to age and declining health and the fact that she was able to convince her colleagues on the republican side of the aisle to embrace the idea of an assault weapon ban those are the kind of things that she will be remembered for, not that she got to be old and feeble. for diana, it's a day to pay respects and say goodbye. >> thank you, dianne feinstein. i'm truly grateful. >> mayor breed said that dianne feinstein helped make san francisco an international destination by building relationships with sister cities around the wo

so far, matt dorsey, who was at the press conference is leading the charge alongside breed.gardio and refill mandelman all 3 are in favor of the move. aaron peskin released a statement in opposition and we're awaiting responses from the rest of them. the rest to be a majority vote in order for this to pass supervisor. it is also calling for a review of the city's treatment on demand mandate. the measure imposed by voters in 2008 requires the city's department of public health to provide adequate available and low-cost resources to meet the demand for substance use disorder treatment. but at today's supervisors meeting mandelman and supervisor catherine stefani said they are not sure that the city's department of public health is meeting all of its obligations to help people struggling with addiction. >> one of the things we have from prior treatment of the man reports and hearings is the department public health insist that we're basically meeting our treatment on demand obligations and then we typically have a fight or at least on our guns on a fight that's too strong. argu

. >> matt dorsey wants to see more money going into helping drug users get treatment in jail, calling on the mayor to redirect millions, set aside for a handful of resource centers. >> it's hard to make the case that we should be spending the amount of money that we have budgeted for this for a voluntary drop in center. when we have an involuntary population probably in more dire need of medical care. >> the city is on pace for the deadliest year yet amid the fentanyl crisis, and berlin is banking on the crackdown, helping to slow it down so it puts more or more pressure on the addicts to start thinking more about this. >> isn't a way of life that they want to stay into you. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> if you or somebody you know is struggling with drug addiction, you could find a list of local resources on our website that will help abc7 news.com/take action san francisco i firm is set to lease out the entire building that was formerly home to slack headquarters. according to the san francisco chronicle. anthropic is this fast growing ai company behind what will be one of th

and supervisor matt dorsey wants to see more money going into helping drug users get treatment in jailing on the mayor to redirect millions, set aside for a handful of resource centers. >> it's hard to make the case that we should be spending the amount of money that we have budgeted for this for a voluntary drop in center when we have an involuntary population probably in more dire need of medical care. >> the city is on pace for the deadliest year yet amid the fentanyl crisis, and berlin is banking on the crackdown, helping to slow it down so it puts more and more pressure on on the addicts to start thinking more about this isn't a way of life that they want to stay into. tara campbell, abc seven news. >> if you or somebody you know is struggling with drug addiction, you could find a list of local resources on our website that will help abc7 news.com/take action. san francisco. a firm is set to lease out the entire building that was formerly home to slack headquarters. according to the san francisco chronicle, anthropic is this fast growing ai company behind what will be one of the l

matt dorsey, joel and and rafeal mandelman are in favor of the move.on peskin released a statement in opposition. we are awaiting responses from the rest. san francisco supervisor rafael mandelman is also calling for a review of the city's treatment on demand mandate. >> the measure imposed by voters in 2008 requires the city to provide adequate available and low cost treatment for people addicted to drugs. today mandelman and supervisor catherine stefani said they are not sure that the city is meeting all its obligations. >> one of the things we have from prior treatment of the man reports and hearings is the department public health insist that we're basically meeting our treatment on demand obligations and then we typically have a fight or at least on our guns on a fight that's too strong. argument where where who are on on the ground trying to provide trying to get folks into treatment folks who are engaged criminal justice system. folks are trying to access treatment for folks that diagnose. these folks are trying to access treatment for people wh

. >> happening tonight in san francisco supervisor matt dorsey is inviting residents to a public safety town hall. he will be joined by district attorney brooke jenkins and city attorney david chiu on the agenda will be updates to the current homeless sweeps injunction which limits the city's ability to arrest or use the threat of arrest against homeless people to clear encampments off the streets. that meeting starts at 6. it will be held at the standard. cedar. now to the north bay where police in samara, fowler investigating multiple reports of violence from this past weekend. kron 4 charles clifford has the details. >> well, here in sandra fell last friday, there were multiple guatemalan independence day events. those all went very smoothly. but later in the evening, there was trouble. >> the sanibel police department says that in the late evening hours of last friday, large crowds of people began gathering here in the canal neighborhood around 10:20pm. police responded to reports of shots fired along the bottle street officers arriving on scene found a 25 year-old man suffering fro

police have not released the victim's name happening tonight, supervisor matt dorsey is inviting san francisco residents to a public safety town hall. >> dorsey will be joined by district attorney brooke jenkins said city attorney david chiu and on the agenda will be updates to the current homeless sweeps injunction which limits the city's ability to address arrest or use the threat of arrest against homeless people to clear out encampments. that meeting starts at 6 will be held at the standard theater and a crime for viewer says that they witnessed a robbery that happened along the embarcadero. they say that their rearview camera caught the moment when a woman was almost robbed or kidnapped last night before another woman on the sidewalks and steps in to help her the thief. they're driving a kia so white colored car there. they say that that person left the scene shortly after we have reached out to the san francisco police department for confirmation about what happened and so far have not heard back. we'll go now to the north bay where it was a busy weekend for the samara fell. po

san francisco supervisor matt dorsey tweeted, i'm very disappointed to see another closure in my district of a major retailer that sites unsafe conditions for customers, retailers and employees. this underscores the urgency of why we must commit to a fully staffed police department asap. san francisco is currently down about 600 police officers, the city's police union president says, that has contributed to an upstick in climb. >> i've probably say this with our mayor, you know, hey, you can call it whatever you want. i redirected, i reallocated. but you took $120 million from the san francisco police department that did not pay for academy classes, that cannot pay for equipment. that has created, yes, this culture of not feeling supported. >> old navy also closed their doors in downtown san francisco this summer. trace. >> joe: christina thank you bring in chef and restaurant owner andrew grill. gracias mad dre's closing in san francisco after 14 years and the statement is the condition of life in san francisco has deteriorated and made running a small business nearly impossible. he's g

. >> the supervisor matt dorsey wants to have a limit of raising staffing levels from the current 1,475 to almost 2,200. >>> a new deadline from striking auto workers threatening a wider strike if they don't reach a new deal with the big three automakers by friday. right now the strike impacts three plants, one for each, gm, ford and stellantis, which owns jeep, dodge and chrysler. it involves about 10% or 13,000 of unionized auto workers and gm says it's working to reach a deal. stellantis also says it's continuing negotiations, but the latest impact includes u.s. steel idling a blast furnace in illinois due to the anticipated drop from automakers. >>> taking a peek outside before the sun's arrival overlooking downtown san jose. nice and clear look there. kari has a look at our forecast for this tuesday morning. >> our days are getting shorter and we're also feeling slightly cooler. temperatures were heading towards fall, as we get a live look outside in san francisco. it's mostly cloudy and we're also at times going to see some fog and drizzle, at least the visibility is clear and it'

. >> supervisor matt dorsey today plans to proposal a charter amendment raising sfpd staffing levels by more than 700 over five years from the current 1,475 to almost 2,200. >>> caltrans is getting the early word out, this is about a major highway closure this weekend in the south bay. starting at 9:00 p.m. friday, northbound highway 87 will be closed between julian and highway 85. that closure is scheduled to last through the early morning hours monday. now, this will allow crews to complete a makeover, including repaving and upgrading rails and barriers. some restaurants in san jose's san pedro square fear it will impact weekend business. >> this location really depends on the traffic flow from south to here, 87 is the main freeway to come to here. so if they close, it's going to really affect the businesses. >> detours will be in place and a similar weekend closure next month is scheduled to impact the southbound direction. >>> 6:08 right now. a new deadline from striking auto workers threatening a wider strike if they don't reach a new deal with big three automakers by friday. ri

and supervisor matt dorsey wants to see more money going into helping drug users get treatment in jail and calling on the mayor to redirect millions set aside for a handful of resource centers. >> it's hard to make the case that we should be spending the amount of money that we have budgeted for this for a voluntary drop in center when we have an involuntary population probably in more, more dire need of medical care. >> the city is on pace for the deadliest year yet amid the fentanyl crisis and berlin is banking on the crackdown, helping to slow it down. >> it puts more, more pressure on the addicts to start thinking more about this isn't a way of life that they want to stay into. >> tara campbell, abc seven news, stanford president marc tessier-lavigne officially stepped down this week as head of the university and retracted two papers. >> the controversy began when stanford's student newspaper called into question the integrity of levine's scientific papers that he had written in the past. he was a lead author of two brain studies that were published in 2001. levine announced that h

and tonight supervisor matt dorsey is inviting francisco residents to a public safety town hall dorsey will be joined by the da brooke jenkins and city attorney david chiu. and among s the things are going to talk about are the homeless sweep injunction rules that are limiting the city's ability right now to be able to clear out homeless encampments. so that another public public safety issues are going to be in focus tonight at 6 at the stanford theater. kron. 4 viewer witnesses, a robbery and maybe kidnapping a man who knows what happened along the embarcadero here last night. you can see through the rearview camera that was rolling the moment this woman was. attacked. she was shot. they were trying to rob or kidnap or but then another woman on the sidewalk actually stepped in and ended up healthy, helping her. the thief was driving a white kia and they left the scene. we reached out to the san francisco police for confirmation about it. we don't have any details yet. >> today through thursday, the golden gate ferry is going to be holding emergency response drill. so you may notice o

. >> supervisor matt dorsey is biting san francisco residents to a public safety town hall tomorrow. dorsey will be joined by district attorney brooke jenkins and city attorney david chiu on the agenda will be updates to the current homeless sweeps injunction which limits the city's ability to arrest or use the threat of arrest against homeless people to clear encampments off the streets. the meeting begins at 6 tomorrow night at the theater. >> iconic bay bridge twinkling lights could soon be coming back san francisco. non-profit eliminate which creates light field public art announced they've received 80% of their fundraising goal. they say they currently have 8 million dollars pledged in larger gifts and the public crowdfunding campaign stands at almost $500,000 before going dark. 25,000 lights shined bright from the bridges. you can see here. eliminate wants to double that number, though, the group says 11 million dollars could make it happen. >> with that, let's get your check of your 4 zone forecast. taking a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza not a lot of known out on road

she supervisor matt dorsey says feinstein was a champion for the lgbtq community during the aids crisis at a time when the reagan administration wouldn't say the word aids. >> diane feinstein was leading the nation on that. san francisco's budget on hiv and aids was bigger than the federal government budget. >> i will miss her trying to tell me what to do. >> former mayor willie brown believes feinstein's greatest achievement was the federal assault weapons ban signed into law in 1994. it expired in 2004. brown dismisses critics who called for her to step aside due to age and declining health. >> the fact that she was able to convince her colleagues on the republican side of the aisle to embrace the idea to of an assault weapon ban. those are the kind of things that she will be remembered for, not that she got to be old and feeble. >> for diana, it's a day to pay respects and say goodbye. thank you, dianne feinstein. >> i'm truly grateful. >> yeah, we did hear a lot of thank yous to senator feinstein today. we also heard from just about every city official that we spoke to today, the fa

. >> and supervisor matt dorsey wants to see more money going into helping drug users get treatment in jail and calling on the mayor to redirect millions set aside for a handful of resource centers. >> it's hard to make the case that we should be spending the amount of money that we have budgeted for this for a voluntary drop in center when we have an involuntary population probably in more, more dire need of medical care. >> the city is on pace for the deadliest year yet amid the fentanyl crisis, and berlin is banking on the crackdown, helping to slow it down so it puts more more pressure on on the addicts to start thinking more about this isn't a way of life that they want to stay into . tara campbell, abc seven news. >> and if you or someone you know is struggling with drug addiction, you can find a list of local resources on our website abc7 news.com slash take action. stanford president marc tessier-lavigne officially stepped down this week as head of the university and retracted two papers. the controversy began when stanford's student newspaper called into question the integrity

so far, matt dorsey, who was at the press conference today is leading the charge alongside breed joel engardio and rafael mandelman. all 3 are in favor of the move. aaron peskin released a statement in opposition along with dean preston on his twitter feed where awaiting a response for the rest of this time. so just there still a chance that it may pass, but there needs to be a majority vote in favor, which would be about 3 more supervisors. so we'll have to see when she introduces this resolution to the board. thank you so much. now u.s. senator alex padilla has introduced a new bill that he says will increase support for millions of low-income americans on medicaid who struggle with mental health and substance abuse disorders today. deal along with senator ed markey of massachusetts. now it's the access act. it aims to connect people on medicaid to supportive housing, which works to ensure more people kind of access to medical and housing services. also guarantees health care providers are paid a fair wage. in addition, this bill would require health and human services to conduct a

supervisor matt dorsey knows how to get more cop osen the ground.troduced a city charter amendment to reestablish the minimum police staffing requirement of more than 2100 full-time officers on the beat at any given time. that's how many we need every day. but get this. and here's where the deficit conversation comes in. the department now has a little more than 1400 officers. so dorsey also wants to set aside $30 million to boost police recruitment. >>> another community problem we see all too often is housing and not enough of it. people are having to get a little bit creative. case in point, look at this. a historic san francisco theater could become homes and you are looking at video of the delap dated alexandria theater over on geary boulevard. this morning, innovation in the city. owners, teaming up with san francisco leaders to try to turn that theater into 76 affordable housing europes. well, the preservation committee wants to make the art deco theater a landmark. however, supervisor connie chan wants to hit pause on that landmark status he

according to the chronicle, supervisor matt dorsey is set to propose an amendment to the city charter today. it would reestablish a minimum staffing level of 2182 full time officers currently, there are 4375. supervisor dorsey tells the chronicle he wants the city to set aside $30 million annually over the next five years. that money would be used for recruitment efforts such as bonuses and advertising . five former american hostages have been reunited with their family and friends this morning after landing on us soil. as rebecca castro reports, they were held in iran and released as part of a controversial deal between tehran and dc. a morning of celebrate and tearful reunions when the plane carrying five former iran hostages made it to the us. it's an honor to be the first to welcome you back to the united states of america and to freedom. it's a moment one of them, siamak namazi, could only dream of while he spent nearly eight years in an iran prison. in a statement, he says he's excited to get to know his niece and nephew, be outside in nature and visit the apple store to check o

and supervisor matt dorsey wants to see more money going into helping drug users get treatment in jail. he's calling on the mayor to redirect millions set aside for a handful of resource centers. >> it's hard to make the case that we should be spending the amount of money ■that we have budgeted for this for a voluntary drop in center when we have an involuntary population, probably in more dire need of medical care. >> the city is on pace for the deadliest year yet amid the fentanyl crisis, and berlin is banking on the crack down, helping to slow it down so it puts more, more pressure on the addicts to start thinking more about this isn't a way of life that they want to stay into. tara campbell, abc7 news san, offered president marc tessier-lavigne officially stepped down this week as head of the university and also retracted two papers. >> the controversy began when stanford student newspaper called it a question the integrity of levine's scientific papers that he had written in the past that he was a lead author of two brain studies that were published in 2001. levine announced he wo

happening tonight, supervisor matt dorsey is inviting san francisco residents to a public safety town hall. he'll be joined by the district attorney brooke jenkins and city attorney david chiu. they're going to give us an update on the current homeless sweeps injunction which limits the city ability to clear out homeless encampments. so the talk about that among other safety issues, that meeting is at 6 o'clock at the standards here. all across for a viewer says that they witnessed a robbery that happened on the embarcadero yesterday. they say their rearview camera caught the moment when a woman was almost robbed or either kidnapped before another woman on that sidewalk stepped in to help her that was driving a white kia. they left the scene shortly after reached out to san francisco police for confirmation on this incident. we haven't heard back just yet time now 705, and for your money this morning, it's gonna cost you more to fill. er up. gas prices have gone up by quarter around the bay area. as not a nice out there. past week covers will tran is live with senator phil. >> with wh

supervisor matt dorsey today proposing an amendment to the city charter. it would reestablish a minimum staffing level of 2182 full time officers . right now in san francisco, there are 1375 doordash. he says he wants the city to set aside $30 million annually over the next five years. the money would be used for recruitment efforts such as bonuses and advertising . fema is set to send federal money here to the bay area and these are funds that will be used to mitigate the impact of future natural disasters. fires. ktvu south bay. reporter jesse gary is joining us now live from our san jose studio with the details on where this money is headed. jesse alex, fema officials have designated over 500 community disaster resilience zones. these are areas that are hardest hit during natural disasters and prone to natural disasters. there are seven areas here in the bay area to two of which right here in san jose. the city will get money from the federal government to invest in prevention. we can make ourselves more resilient to the natural disasters that we know a

sorry, matt dorsey is inviting san francisco residents to a public safety meeting at town hall dorsey is going to be joined by the da brooke jenkins and city attorney david chiu on the agenda updates to the current homeless sweeps injunction which limit the city's ability to arrest and clear out homeless encampments. and the meeting begins at 6 o'clock. it will be at the standard theater. well, a kron 4 viewer says they witnessed a robbery that happened on the embarcadero yesterday. they say their rearview camera caught the moment when a woman was almost robbed or kidnapped. >> for another woman on a sidewalk stepped in to help the thief was driving a white kia. they say that they left a scene shortly after now we reached out to sarah police were confirmation on this incident. we've not heard back just yet. for your money this morning. gas prices continue to go up all around. the bay is not pretty. they jumped another $0.25 in the past week alone. outdoors will tran is live in. sandra fell as what we need to know. i will. >> well, right now if you're in, sandra fell marin county, obvi

matt dorsey, who is at the press conference >> is leading the charge alongside breed jill and gar deal. and rafael mandelman all are in favor of that move. and peskin released a statement in opposition and we're awaiting responses from the rest. there has to be a majority vote. order for that to pass. supervisor mandelman is also calling for a review of the city's treatment on demand mandate measure opposed by voters back in 2008 across the city's department of public health to provide adequate available and low-cost resources to meet that demand for substance use disorder treatment. but yesterday's board of supervisors meeting mandelman and supervisors catherine stefani. so they are not sure that the city's department of public health is meeting all of its obligations to help those who are struggling with addiction. >> one of the things we have heard from prior treatment and a man reports and hearings is the department public health insist that we're basically meeting our treatment on demand obligations and then we typically have a fight or at least on our guns on a fight that's too s

matt dorsey. >> who was at the press conference is leading the charge alongside of the mayor, joel andfael mandelman all are in favor of that move. aaron peskin released a statement in opposition and we're waiting for responses from the rest. there has to be a majority vote in order for this to pass. >> well, supervisor mandelman is also calling for a review of the city's treatment on demand mandate. the measure imposed by voters back in 2008 requires the city's department of public health to provide adequate available and low-cost resources to meet the demand for substance abuse disorder treatment. but yesterday's board of supervisors meeting mandelman and supervisor catherine stefani said that they are not sure that the city's department of public health is meeting all of its obligations to help those struggling with addiction. one of the things we have heard. >> from prior treatment of the man reports and hearings is the department public health insist that we're basically meeting our treatment on demand obligations and then we typically have a fight or at least on our guns on a fig

and tonight supervisor matt dorsey is inviting san francisco residents to a public safety town hall dorsey will be joined by district attorney brooke jenkins and city attorney david chiu. and they'll talk about, for example, the current homeless sweeps injunction which limits the city ability to clear out homeless encampments. they will talk about that some other issues. the meeting begins at 6 o'clock at the standards here. well, across viewer says they witnessed a robbery that happened on the embarcadero yesterday. they said they do their rearview mirror. they caught that at that moment when a woman was almost either rob or kidnap. take a good look for another woman on the side like stepped in to help her. now that feat was driving a white kia. they then left that scene shortly after now we reached out to san francisco police for confirmation on this. and we still haven't heard back just yet. time now is 805. and for your money this morning, it is going to cost you more to fill up your tank all around the bay area. gas prices are up. yeah, everywhere you go is no escaping. it. overs will

happening tonight in san francisco supervisor matt dorsey's inviting residents to a public safety townl dorsey will be joined by district attorney brooke jenkins and city attorney david chiu on the agenda is updates to the current homeless sweeps injunction which limits the city's ability to arrest or use the threat of arrest against homeless people as they try to clear encampments off the streets. the meeting begins at 6 o'clock. it will be held at the standard theater. beginning today through thursday. the golden gate ferry is hosting emergency response drills on the bay. there will be likely smoke, an emergency vessels visible if you happen to see anything like that. don't be alarmed. it's just a drill, not a real emergency. those drills are expected to happen between 09:00am and 05:00pm over the next several days. let's talk about our forecast now taking a live look outside from our mount tam cam. a little bit of fog there coming creeping over on the right hand side of your screen. but otherwise, a pretty good out there. we've got calico can here with more details. kyla. hey, they'

supervisor matt dorsey, who is proposing the amendment, says it would set aside $30 million annually to strengthen police staffing and pay for bonuses and advertising. he says the money would come from the city's general fund. dorsey said it would also emphasize targeting diverse hires. he told us earlier tonight at 730 the city cannot afford to not take this step. san francisco's economy is so based in being a welcoming city to shoppers, to commuters, to tourists, to conventions. this is something that i think we have to make the right decision on making sure that we have a fully staffed police department, because we are seeing what's happening, how it's undermining our economy and our economic recovery. if the measure passes, the board of supervisors, the amendment would then go before voters in march of next year. new at ten. a change could be coming to how san francisco makes decisions on raising parking or transit fares. supervisor asha safai has introduced a charter amendment that would require that those fee decisions be okayed by the mayor. currently, the sfmta director of tr

so you can see matt dorsey and joel and daario and rafael mandelman all say yes, 2 more say no, but theve not responded. we're awaiting a response after see because does need to be a majority vote order for this to pass. well, supervisor mandelman is also calling for a review of the city's treatment on demand mandate. the measure, which was imposed by voters back in 2008 requires the city's department of public health to provide adequate available. and low-cost resources to meet the demand for substance abuse disorder treatment. but yesterday's board of supervisors meeting mandelman and supervisor catherine stefani said that they aren't sure that the city's department of public health is actually meeting all of its obligations to help those struggling with addiction. one of the things we have heard. >> from prior treatment of the man reports and hearings is the department public health insist that we're basically meeting our treatment on demand obligations and then we typically have a fight or at least on our guns on a fight that's too strong. an argument where where who are on on the g

happening tonight, supervisor matt dorsey is inviting san francisco residents to a public safety town hall doors will be joined by district attorney jenkins, city attorney david chiu on that agenda. they're going to be updates to the current homeless keeps injunction which limits the city's ability to arrest or use the threat of arrest to get homeless people to clear encampments off streets. the meeting starts at 6 and will be held at the standard theater. developing news and massive sinkhole in san francisco's callan, neighborhood won't be fixed for another month. businesses nearby are concerned. the extended closure could hurt their bottom line. kron four's amanda hari has that story. >> the city is telling businesses and people who live on this portion of fillmore that it's going to take at least 6 weeks to do all the repairs. and during that time, there's no through traffic on this portion of the street and no parking nearly a week ago, a 16 inch water main ruptured at green and fillmore streets creating a massive sinkhole. >> well, the street may look better now. they're still ex

and tonight supervisor matt dorsey invite san francisco residents to a public safety town hall. he'll be joined by the district attorney brooke jenkins and city attorney david chiu. what they're going to talk about includes the homeless sweeps injunction which prevents the city from being able to do homeless sweeps in clear out homeless encampments. we'll talk about that and some other safety issues starting at 6 o'clock tonight at the standard theater. well, kron 4 viewer says a witness to a robbery that happened on the embarcadero yesterday. >> they say their rearview mirror, the camera actually caught the moment when a woman was almost rob or kidnap before another woman on the sidewalk stepped in to help her. the thief was driving a white kia. they left the scene shortly after we reached out to san francisco police or confirmation on this incident. we haven't heard back just yet. >> is 905. and for your money, it's going to you more of your money to pay for a fill up your gas tank. is the prices have really gone up in the last week or so another $0.25 in the past week alone.

. >> supervisor matt dorsey says feinstein was a champion for the lgbt community during the aids crisis at a time when the reagan administration wouldn't say the word aids. >> dianne feinstein was leading the nation on that san francisco's budget on hiv and aids was bigger than the federal government budget. >> i will miss her trying to tell me what to do. former mayor willie brown believes feinstein's greatest achievement was the federal assault weapons ban signed into law in 1994. >> it expired in 2004. brown dismisses critics, which called for feinstein to step aside due to age and declining health. the fact that she was able to convince her colleagues on the republican side of the aisle to embrace the idea of an assault weapon ban. >> those are the kind of things that she will be remembered for, not that she got to be old and feeble. >> for diana, it's a day to pay respects and say goodbye. >> say thank you, dianne feinstein. i'm truly grateful. >> yeah, we heard a lot of thank you's to senator feinstein today, but you know, what we heard the most is from just about every official w

. >> supervisor matt dorsey stands by the proposal. >> i believe it will better incentivize treatment and recovery for a population that is at wildly disproportionate risk for drug addiction and drug overdose fatalities. >> we heard from several people who oppose the proposition board of supervisors president aaron peskin released a statement saying breed should focus on stopping dealers and open air drug markets rather than drug testing people on welfare. he said, quote, if she can't find a way to prevent several hundred brazen criminals from selling deadly drugs, how does she think she will find the resources to drug test thousands of welfare recipients? as the mayor says, the goal of this proposal is to get more people into treatment. this initiative will now go to the board of supervisor visors if the proposal does not pass. supervisor dorsey says the mayor should take the issue directly to the voters. live in the newsroom, suzanne fawn, abc seven news. fentanyl related deaths across the us have reached a new high. >> an organization called families against fentanyl analyzed recen