traffic around the moscone center is expected to be jampacked.reet will be closed between third and fourth streets through 8:00 p.m. sunday for the event. it is encouraging people to walk from their hotels, or take public transit. the event of dreamforce kicks off today in downtown san francisco and is expected to last until thursday. lena howland, abc7news. reggie: developing in san francisco, police are investigating a shooting that left two women hurt in the mission district. it happened around 6:30 last night at 23rd and valencia streets. officers found two women who were shot. he performed life-saving measures, both were taken to the hospital. one had life-threatening injuries. so far, no arrest has been made. kumasi: californians will have an option for a different type of burial. the governor signed a bill into law that allows for human composting. gloria is live in the newsroom with more details about the whole process. gloria: california will become the fifth state to legalize human composting. advocates say it is an environmentally frie

they don't know where to walk blocks from the moscone center clients. see first hand the dirty streets open drug markets crowding the sidewalks and belligerent encounters like this man who threw a water. to let our car as we drove by it's these issues. he says is causing former clients to turn to other cities like austin chicago and boston offering in their eyes cleaner and cheaper alternatives every customer that we talked to at most every meeting planner that we talked to talks to us about that situation the challenges that we have and and when they make that final decision of where they're going to bring their convention those all come into the to the deciding factors in 2019 the city hosted 40 large-scale conventions at the moscone center this year they may reach half that one of the big ones sales forces dream force is next week, but it's not the local convention's jail is worried about it's the tha are hesitang ehisking at is the conditions of the when they walk around need to walk down the streets without being harassed in 2019 a quarter of touri

all around the moscone center are signs a big convention is in town roads are blocked off traffic is backed up and thousands are walking around the venue dream force is back as a full-scale event. i was here last year for dreamforce, you know, and it was, you know, very small but not but this to me is back to where we were back in 2019 dreamforce is bringing in people from all over the world and their enthusiasm is palpable. it's so exciting to be able to travel again the first time i've traveled in a long time and you know, it takes a little bit to get used to having crowds around you again the san francisco chamber of commerce says downtown hasn't been this crowded since before the pandemic they say the tourism the event is generating should make millions for the local economy. we expect tens of thousands of people downtown. we've heard that about 20% bookings rate up in downtown restaurants one of those places. benefiting is oasis grill located right next to the convention site their owner says, this is the busiest he has been in several years. i think this is will be our biggest

nearly 40,000 people are expected during the three day conference at the moscone center making it the biggest in-person convention since 29th team. hotels and restaurants in the financial dit financial district are already ready to cash in. > >> the dream force is anticipated to be the most impact at. downtown is buzzing with big business. it is the start of the best and busiest w. busiest week. the kitchen is laced with a sense of greek sead greek seafood and workers are by planning the next dish. the dining room chatter is at its p. its peak. the euro financial dit financial district restaurants as it is fully committed every night of the week thanks to dream force. >> it feels very refreshing comg off of two and half years of slower times. especially in the financial district. we just hope hope that we can do this not only during big events. >> reporter: >> reporter: the demand was so high that he reconfigured the dining room and expanded smaller smaller tables to accommodate larger parties. >> this is one of the most spectacular views. >> reporter: the four seasons san francisco e

that is going on at the moscone center this morning betty yu shows us how hotels and restaurants in the financial district are looking to cash in on the custo. >> reporter: the start of the bt and busiest week yet. the kitchen has the scent of food. e dining room chatter is at its peak. it's fully committed every every night of the week thanks to dreamforce. >> it feels refreshing, especiay coming after 2 1/2 years of slower times, especially in thel district. very refreshing. we hope that we can do nevents. >> demand so high, they reconfid the dining room for the week and and expanded smaller tables to accommodate larger parties. >> you can see the view. this ia spectacular view. >> reporter: a block away, the r seasons san francisco em em is booked. they finished full renovation in july. >> this is a good week for us. e of the best that we have seen since opening. the hotel is new but this is the best week. >> reporter: restaurant and loue are also booked for private dreamforce related events. >> it has been a long time. the lobby is bustling now all the time. the bar is doing great.

all around the moscone center are signs a big convention is in town roads are blocked off traffic ishe venue dream force is back as a full scale event. i was here last year for dreamforce, you know, and it was very small it energetic but not but this to me is back to where we were back in 2019 dreamforce is bringing in people from all over the world, and they're enthusiasm is palpable. it's so exciting to be able to travel again the first time i've traveled in a long time and you know, it takes a little bit to get used to having crowds around you again the san francisco chamber of commerce says downtown hasn't been this crowded since before the pandemic they say the tourism the event is generating should make millions for the local economy. we expect tens of thousands of people downtown. we've heard that about 20% bookings rate up in downtown restaurant one of those places. benefiting is oasis grill located right next to the convention site their owner says, this is the busiest he has been in several years. i think this is will be our biggest and busiest event. yeah the whole year. h

so here at moscone center this is the covid command center or the c.c.c.ere is what we calledun -- call unified command. this is where we have physically been since march, and then, in july we developed this unified structure. so it's the department of emergency management the department of public health and our human services hughesing partners so primarily the department of homelessness and supportive housing and human services agency. so it's sort of a three-headed command in which we are coordinating and operating everything related to covid response. and now of course in this final phase it's mass vaccination. the first year was before the pandemic was extremely busy. the fires, obviously that both we were able to provide mutual support but also the impact of air quality. we had in 2018, the worst air quality ten or 11 days here in the city. i'm sure you all remember it and then, finally, the day the sun didn't come out in san francisco, which was in october. the orange skies, it felt apocalyptic super scary for people. you know all of those things pe

moscone center is buzzing, but so are many parts of the city. about 40,000 people are here for salesforce's annual conference. our skyranger overhead this afternoon. this was a stark difference from what we saw last year, where only about 1,000 in-person attendees and daily required covid tests. you see all the events. you see oracle park lit up there. it's also a star-studded event. the red hot chili peppers will headline tomorrow's concert at oracle park. the giants are out of town, so the stage is set literally. celebrity speakers include matthew mcconaughey and former vice president al gore. nbc bay area's scott budman is there on the ground level. >> reporter: welcome to dreamforce, and most importantly, welcome back to the full dreamforce. this is what it looks like once again when $150 billion software company puts on a gigantic tech convention. they have literally shut down part of san francisco. in fact, where i'm standing now is close to the intersection of fourth and howard street. it's all closed off and turned into a giant pavilion.

generally the three-day event organized by sales force is taking place at the moscone center. >> it's the largest in-person convention in the city since 2019. and it's expected to bring in millions of dollars to the downtown area. the dreamforce crowd is coming in full it's a beautiful thing to see san francisco coming back and bouncing back with such an amazing convention. getting energy back in in the area, you know, have pandemic. you know, it's having the the flow of people in and the influx of business coming and showcasing what we love to do that as a restaurant tours and >> and people in industry in san francisco, i'm taylor bisacky kron. 4 news. >> well, in the last 10 years, cells forces donate more than 100 million dollars to support education in the u.s.. >> now the company ceo says it is given another 25 million dollars school districts and education nonprofits across the country. the grant money is going to be used here in the bay area for stamm instruction and educator retention among other things cosio. but taylor says he recognizes the struggles and stresses felt espec

so here at moscone center, this is the covid command center, or the c.c.c.is what we calledun -- call unified command. this is where we have physically been since march, and then, in july, we developed this unified structure. so it's the department of emergency management, the department of public health, and our human services hughesing partners, so primarily the department of homelessness and supportive housing and human services agency. so it's sort of a three-headed command in which we are coordinating and operating everything related to covid response. and now, of course, in this final phase, it's mass vaccination. the first year was before the pandemic was extremely busy. the fires, obviously, that both we were able to provide mutual support but also the impact of air quality. we had, in 2018, the worst air quality ten or 11 days here in the city. i'm sure you all remember it, and then, finally, the day the sun didn't come out in san francisco, which was in october. the orange skies, it felt apocalyptic, super scary for people. you know, all of those t

also be aware community service baby delayed at the moscone center live. look at the toll plaza.d area meeting lights came on at 5:34 and we'll wrap up here with our second most crowded bridge the richmond san rafael bridge for our westbound commuters. hi drew. hijabina. let's go to the tan cam giving us this beautiful shot of the city part of the north bay in the foregrounds and patchy fog out there, but we expect a lot of sunshine. today live doppler 7 along with satellite yesterday. we were tracking those showers in the morning fast forward 24 hours that storms out of here. we have dry skies, and we expect a pretty dry pattern the next seven days. let's go hour by hour plan out your thursday by 10 am just some patchy fog around the bay shoreline most of us seeing bright skies climbing through the 60s and low 70s by lunchtime if you can grab the meal outside, we're generally in the 70s feeling very comfortable and that humidity is lowering today over the afternoon. we'll see temperatures above average 70s and 80s expect a lot of sunshine 75 in the city 78 oakland 82, san jose 8

generally the three-day event organized by sales force is taking place at the moscone center. >> it's the largest in-person convention in the city since 2019. and it's expected to bring in millions of dollars to the downtown area. the dreamforce crowd is coming in full it's a beautiful thing to see san francisco coming back and bouncing back with such an amazing convention. getting energy back in in the area, you know, have pandemic. you know, it's having the the flow of people in and the influx of business coming and showcasing what we love to do that restaurant tours and >> and people in industry in san francisco, i'm taylor bisacky kron. 4 news. >> over the last 10 years, sales forces donated more than 100 million dollars to support education in the u.s. and today, the company's 2 ceos were at presidio middle school in san francisco to announce the next donation. another 25 million dollars. 2 school districts in education, nonprofits across the country. grant money will be used here in the bay area for stem instruction and educator retention among other things. cosio read taylor re

generally the three-day event organized by sales force is taking place at the moscone center. >> it's the largest in-person convention in the city since 2019. and it's expected to bring in millions of dollars to the downtown area. the dreamforce crowd is coming in full it's a beautiful thing to see san francisco coming back and bouncing back with such an amazing convention. getting energy back in in the area, you know, have pandemic. you know, it's having the the flow of people and and the influx of business coming and showcasing what we love to do that as a restaurant tours and >> and people in industry in san francisco, i'm taylor bisacky kron. 4 news. >> over the last 10 years, sales force has donated more than 100 million dollars to support education in the united states. today. >> the companies, the ceos were at presidio middle school in san francisco to announce the next donation another 25 million dollars to school districts in education, nonprofits across the country. the grant money will be used here in the bay for stem instruction and educator retention among other things, c

conference san francisco restaurants and hotels were dreaming big on this friday as cruise at moscone center. breakdown elaborate stages and setups from the dreamforce conference. the ceo salesforce proclaimed a victory on twitter saying every hotel and restaurant was sold out the hilton park 55 together. biggest in fact, they're the biggest hotel west of the mississippi outside of las vegas and they were full. yeah restaurants like the iconic cottage grill. we're still hoping to ride the dreamforce wave a little longer monday, tuesday, wednesday thursday. the numbers went up like 20% manager jose. max million says his restaurant definitely saw a big boost to its bottom line, but they need much more to recover from the pandemic. it's good, but we're still need more business, you know to survive kind of this point in a way the you know, we're expecting more. you know, but you know, we take whatever we can you know, it's just we're struggling we still i don't know how and when it's going to end lori thomas with golden gate restaurant association says the impact from dreamforce exceeded expecta

conference san francisco restaurants and hotels were dreaming big on this friday as cruise at moscone center. breakdown elaborate stages and setups from the dreamforce conference. the ceo salesforce proclaimed a victory on twitter saying every hotel and restaurant was sold out the hilton in part 55 together the biggest hotel in san francisco. in fact, they're the biggest hotel. outside of las vegas and they were from the occupied restaurants like the iconic cottage grill are still hoping to ride the dreamforce wave a little longer monday, tuesday, wednesday thursday. the numbers went up like 20% manager jose maximilian says his restaurant definitely saw a big boost to its bottom line, but they need much more to recover from the pandemic. it's good, but we're still need more business, you know to survive kind of this point in a way the you know, we're expecting more, you know, but, you know would take whatever we can you know, it's just we're struggling. we're still i don't know how and when is going to end laurie thomas with golden gate restaurant association says the impact from dreamforce

so here at moscone center, this is the covid command center, or the c.c.c.we calledun -- call unified command. this is where we have physically been since march, and then, in july, we developed this unified structure. so it's the department of emergency management, the department of public health, and our human services hughesing partners, so primarily the department of homelessness and supportive housing and human services agency. so it's sort of a three-headed command in which we are coordinating and operating everything related to covid response. and now, of course, in this final phase, it's mass vaccination. the first year was before the pandemic was extremely busy. the fires, obviously, that both we were able to provide mutual support but also the impact of air quality. we had, in 2018, the worst air quality ten or 11 days here in the city. i'm sure you all remember it, and then, finally, the day the sun didn't come out in san francisco, which was in october. the orange skies, it felt apocalyptic, super scary for people. you know, all of those things, p

so here at moscone center, this is the covid command center, or the c.c.c.is what we calledun -- call unified command. this is where we have physically been since march, and then, in july, we developed this unified structure. so it's the department of emergency management, the department of public health, and our human services hughesing partners, so primarily the department of homelessness and supportive housing and human services agency. so it's sort of a three-headed command in which we are coordinating and operating everything related to covid response. and now, of course, in this final phase, it's mass vaccination. the first year was before the pandemic was extremely busy. the fires, obviously, that both we were able to provide mutual support but also the impact of air quality. we had, in 2018, the worst air quality ten or 11 days here in the city. i'm sure you all remember it, and then, finally, the day the sun didn't come out in san francisco, which was in october. the orange skies, it felt apocalyptic, super scary for people. you know, all of those t

live at the most goni center, where thousands of people are set to converge there in just a few hours. reporter: good morning. we are here at the moscone a center. dream force is set up and ready to go behind us here today, calling what they call the most impactful dream force in 20 years. we have already sent people coming and going from the main entrance here behind us all morning long. they are preparing to welcome in tens of thousands of visitors. many in san francisco are confident that reinforce will bring a much-needed boost to the economy, as they are expected to be back as a full-scale event for the first time since 2019. last year, it was held on a much smaller scale, which is 1000 people. this year, they're bringing in people from across the world, projected to generate $40 million for the city. the san francisco chamber of commerce says downtown hasn't been this crowded since before the pandemic. >> we expect tens of thousands of people downtown. we have heard that about 20% bookings rates are up in downtown restaurants. >> it is so excited to be able to travel again. it's the first time i have traveled a long time. it take

so here at moscone center, this is the covid command center, or the c.c.c.is what we calledun -- call unified command. this is where we have physically been since march, and then, in july, we developed this unified structure. so it's the department of emergency management, the department of public health, and our human services hughesing partners, so primarily the department of homelessness and supportive housing and human services agency. so it's sort of a three-headed command in which we are coordinating and operating everything related to covid response. and now, of course, in this final phase, it's mass vaccination. the first year was before the pandemic was extremely busy. the fires, obviously, that both we were able to provide mutual support but also the impact of air quality. we had, in 2018, the worst air quality ten or 11 days here in the city. i'm sure you all remember it, and then, finally, the day the sun didn't come out in san francisco, which was in october. the orange skies, it felt apocalyptic, super scary for people. you know, all of those t