in response newsom wrote this. our proposal will save consumers, including those in arizona and nevada. hundreds of millions of dollars every year by helping prevent these price spikes. it's time to act. doesn't work. that is not going to work. republican assembly member tom lackey of the antelope valley hopes newsom does away with his plan and instead backs lackeys legislation to pause california. 60 per gallon gas tax for one year. a lot of the california is that are struggling. >> the deepest will have immediate relief that will have a significant impact on the budget newsom and sees it differently. for starters, he says revenue raised from the gas tax funds, key infrastructure projects across the state. >> and then there's this argument. there's nothing about repealing the gas tax. that guarantees lower gas prices. goes in the pocket. of those same gas and interests. despite the some special session on oil and gas is moving forward. assembly committee hearings to address his proposal start-up. >> next week repo

it's also a ballot measure that governor gavin newsom has long opposed.oll shows a vast majority of californians are in favor >> capitol correspondent eytan wallace help break down the poll results and a lot of reaction from the governor. >> here kron 4. we're the home of the nascar xfinity series. tomorrow is the last regular season race before the nascar cup playoffs begin coverage from bristol motor speedway starts at 04:00pm on kron 4. and because of that race tomorrow from 4 news at 4, 5, 6, will be streamed live on the kron on app. it's free and available to download on apple tv. roku, amazon fire stick and samson will be right back. >> kron 4 is your local election headquarters and new today, governor gavin newsom says he's frustrated after a new poll shows overwhelming majority of likely voters support prop 36. that's the measure seeking to increased penalties for certain drug and theft crimes. our capitol correspondent eytan wallace was with the governor in san francisco and shares what gavin newsom had to say today. >> well, the governor believe

in response newsom wrote this. our proposal will save consumers, including those in arizona and nevada. hundreds of millions of dollars every year by helping prevent these price spikes. it's time to act. doesn't work. it's not going to work. republican assembly member tom lackey of the antelope valley hopes newsom does away with his plan and instead backs lackeys legislation to pause california. 60 per gallon gas tax for one year. a lot of the california is that are struggling. >> the deepest will have immediate relief that will have a significant impact on the budget newsom and sees it differently. for starters, he says revenue raised from the gas tax funds, key infrastructure projects across the state. >> and then there's this argument. there's nothing about repealing the gas tax. that guarantees lower gas prices. goes in the pocket. of those same gas and interests. nothing. there's no mandate, no requirement that the cost at the pump. decline commensurate with the reduction of the gas tax. and despite the some s

governor newsom has declared a state of emergency in the county. this fire first started on thursday night. it exploded over the weekend as the region is in a heat wave. some areas over 100 degrees. cal fire says hot and dry conditions mixed with thunderstorms could cause new additions in this area. fire crews have stopped the forward progress the boils fire, which is burning in clear lake. that's in lake county. officials say the fire is about 40 to 50% contained. it's burned about 76 acres. this fire started yesterday and forced about 4,000 people to evacuate and already has destroyed about 30 homes and other buildings. no one's been hurt. but the cause of this fire remains under investigation. we'll kick off our monday now. is there a look outside here across some fog above the golden gate bridge. we have kathy trafton here to go over the weather for us with the for the week. >> well, just it's a beautiful sight. i mean, the fog, the low clouds, that is the kind of image that they would like to see in clear lake, isn't it? but it's not what they

this assembly committee officially advanced governor gavin newsom's plan to require oil refineries to maintain minimum fuel reserves. newsom says doing so will result in more fuel supply, which in turn will lead to lower prices at the pump and prevent price spikes of refineries have to temporarily go down for planned or unplanned maintenance and very confident that it will make a difference. you'll pay less at the pump. san jose assembly member alex lee co authored the proposal. but this goes about evening price spikes but ultimately also holding people accountable to the public. but the oil industry and republicans believe newsom's proposal will lead to increased regulation and will force refineries to hold on to oil supplies instead of releasing them into the market that they argue will lead to this artifice shortages and cause everyday prices of gasoline to rise. that's economics, one on one. and then there are the oil industry workers themselves. they came to this hearing with concerns. the plan could increase costs for their employers. that's putting their jobs in jeopardy curren

governor gavin newsom defending his decision to veto assembly bill. 18 40. it would have allowed undocumented californians looking to buy their own home to apply for the state's first time homeowners assistance program for the program qualified applicants could receive as much as $150,000 in state funded down payment assistance. several democratic lawmakers haae hopes the governor puts this is a common-sense bill that allows individuals many of whom were essential workers during the covid. >> crisis. >> to be able to get in line and hopefully buy their first home. but in this veto message, newsom expressed fiscal concerns with the bill noting the legislature had not appropriated any money for it. amid the states challenging budget situation was expanding eligibility to the program that had no money. she rather curious to me. >> so that was unnecessary. completely consistent with prior beto's along the similar lines. republicans weighing in is bad. public policy was excited and pleased that the governor vetoed this bill. >> on the issue of reparations for des

in response newsom wrote this.l will save consumers, including those in arizona and nevada. hundreds of millions of dollars every year by helping prevent these price spikes. it's time to act. doesn't work. that is not going to work. republican assembly member tom lackey of the antelope valley hopes newsom does away with his plan and instead backs lackeys legislation to pause california. 60 per gallon gas tax for one year. a lot of the california is that are struggling. >> the deepest will have immediate relief that will have a significant impact on the budget newsom and sees it differently. for starters, he says revenue raised from the gas tax funds, key infrastructure projects across the state. >> and then there's this argument. there's nothing about repealing the gas tax. that guarantees lower gas prices. goes in the pocket. of those same gas and interests. nothing. there's no mandate, no requirement that the cost at the pump. decline commensurate with the reduction of the gas tax. and despite the some special se

but newsom's disappointment.appears the vast majority of likely voters in the state are poised to approve prop 36. >> that's according to this poll from the public policy institute of california showing 71% of likely voters support the measure. while 26% do not the fact that i saw a poll today. and so 70% of people want to support it. i was wondering what state i was living in. and i know people are frustrated. people angry. i am too. but this is not the way of solving. importers of the measure say in addition to combating retail theft, prop 36 is needed to address homelessness and combat rampant drug use on the streets. specifically. they say it will increase drug treatment resources for nonviolent drug offenders, homeless. >> people that are suffering from drug addiction and not otherwise being treated. it's going to provide the ability to get them into treatment. we don't want to put people in jail. we want to get them to treatment that they're otherwise not doing. newsom argues many parts of the state are sim

governor gavin newsom defending his decision to veto assembly bill. 18 40. it would have allowed undocumented californians looking to buy their own home to apply for the state's first time homeowners assistance program for the program qualified applicants could receive as much as $150,000 in state funded down payment assistance. several democratic lawmakers have hopes the governor puts this is a common-sense bill that allows individuals many of whom were essential workers during the covid. >> crisis. >> to be able to get in line and hopefully buy their first home. but in this veto message, newsom expressed fiscal concerns with the bill noting the legislature had not appropriated any money for it. amid the states challenging budget situation was expanding eligibility. a program that had no money rather curious to me. >> so that was unnecessary. completely consistent with prior beto's along the similar lines. republicans weighing in is bad. public policy was excited and pleased that the governor vetoed this bill. >> on the issue of reparations for descendants

democrats on the committee are optimistic about newsom's vision. what this is all about making sure that gas prices that we lowing them at the pump. >> that were preventing these price spikes that we experience every summer that we get behind. understand what's causing and that we actually take steps to to benefit all californians and make sure that we're bringing their energy costs but newsom is facing pushback from the oil industry and from republicans who believe his proposal will lead to increased regulation, which in turn will lead to higher costs, passed on to consumers at the pump. meantime, the democratic governor of arizona and republican governor of nevada are also opposed writing newsom. this letter expressing concerns his plan could lead to increased gas prices in their region. and back here at home, republican lawmakers are proposing their own plan to pause the state's $0.60 per gallon gas tax for one year. a lot of the california is that are struggling. >> the defense will have immediate relief that will have a significant impact on t

in response newsom wrote this. our proposal will save consumers, including those in arizona and nevada. hundreds of millions of dollars every year by helping prevent these price spikes. it's time to act. doesn't work. that is not going to work. republican assembly member tom lackey of the antelope valley hopes newsom does away with his plan and instead backs lackeys legislation to pause california. 60 per gallon gas tax for one year. a lot of the california is that are struggling. >> the deepest will have immediate relief that will have a significant impact on the budget newsom season differently. for starters, he says revenue raised from the gas tax funds, key infrastructure projects across the state. >> and then there's this argument. there's nothing about repealing the gas tax. that guarantees lower gas prices. goes in the pocket. of those same gas and interests. nothing. there's no mandate, no requirement that the cost at the pump. decline commensurate with the reduction of the gas tax. and despite the some spe

are you impressed with what gavin newsom did in vetoing the bill?trist. handout houses to illegal aliens. unbelievable the bar is the slope that gavin newsom can run around and be proud of the fact that he is vetoing this bill getting national attention for it but he seems to think he is having and he is willing to engage so far and debate on hannity and things like that so he loves doing this because he's running for president in 2028 and it's amazing as i said, the bar is as low as it can get in the idea that is illegal immigration, i'm against giving them houses. >> related to donald trump coming out with this radical position of not giving us of loans to illegal immigrants to buy new houses, that's pretty. a lot of people are saying gavin newsom is doing this because he has sights set on the presidential election in 2028. a lot of democrats support this generous housing loan program for illegal immigrants, nancy pelosi said it's part of the american dream. both houses in california with overwhelming democrats support so what you think he needs t

this assembly committee officially advanced governor gavin newsom's plan to require oil refineries to maintain minimum fuel reserves. >> newsom says doing so will result in more fuel supply, which in turn will lead to lower prices at the pump and prevent price spikes of refineries have to temporarily go down for planned or unplanned maintenance. i'm very confident that it will make a difference. you'll pay less at the pump. san jose assembly member alex lee co authored the proposal. but this goes about evening price spikes but ultimately also holding big oil accountable to the public. but the oil industry and republicans believe newsom's proposal will lead to increased regulation and will force refineries to hold on to oil supplies instead of releasing them into the market that they argue will lead to this artifice shortages and cause everyday prices of gasoline to rise. >> that's economics one on one. and then there are the oil industry workers themselves. they came to this hearing with concerns. the plan could increase costs for their employers. that's putting their jobs in jeopardy

wife, jennifer siebel newsom. attendees paid anywhere from $3,000 for a solo ticket to as high as half a million for vip couple tickets. here are some photos from inside the event. tables were set up outside and the former president is seen in front of a podium. sources inside tell nbc bay area he talked about the border jobs in america and reducing taxes. we love you, trump. then, as his motorcade left, supporters stood along sand hill road with trump flags and t-shirts catching a glimpse as he headed back to sfo. there's a lot of people who are very tired of the things going on open borders, especially what they're teaching in the schools and the children. the former president got here around noon on a flight from los angeles. his visit to the bay area came hours after giving a speech where he threatened to withhold federal aid for firefighters if governor gavin newsom didn't support his policies on issues like water and taxes. the water coming here is dead, and gavin newsom is going to sign those papers. and if

and now the governors of arizona and nevada are asking newsom to just back off. newsom's plan calls for oil companies to keep a backup supply to prevent price hikes and when refineries go offline, a california energy commission report says that could create artificial gas shortages in other markets. the governors in arizona and nevada say it would raise prices for drivers there, so they don't want any part of this. in a post on x, newsom signaled he would not back down, saying, quote, allowing big oil to gouge californians at the pump to pad their profits is not an option. the state assembly will start hearings on newsom's proposal next week, a story we've been following since last july. >> vallejo city council tonight approved extending its state of local emergency for police staffing. the department has seen a significant drop in officers since 2020. the declaration allows for the city to streamline resources as it tries to replenish the ranks. currently, there are 73 sworn officers, with 34 of them doing patrols. there were well over 100 officers on the force

governor gavin newsom defending his decision to veto assembly bill. 18 40. allowed undocumented californians looking to buy their own home to apply for the state's first time homeowners assistance program for the program qualified applicants could receive as much as $150,000 in state funded down payment assistance. several democratic lawmakers have hopes the governor puts this is a common-sense bill that allows individuals many of whom were essential workers during the covid. >> crisis. >> to be able to get in line and hopefully buy their first home. but in this veto message, newsom expressed fiscal concerns with the bill noting the legislature had not appropriated any money for it. amid the states challenging budget situation was expanding eligibility to the program that had no money. she rather curious to me. >> so that was unnecessary. completely consistent with prior beto's along the similar lines. republicans weighing in is bad. public policy was excited and pleased that the governor vetoed this bill. >> on the issue of reparations for descendants of en

tomorrow is when they'll start diving more into newsom's proposal. first responders in contra costa county are sharpening their earthquake response plan today. pg&e contra costa county fire and first responders all took part in a live action earthquake drill. this is in concord. again, this is a drill here. they staged multiple fires and simulated gas and electrical line emergencies. pg&e says this helps improve collaboration and teamwork across the agencies. getting that those communication protocols down, working together to respond to a simulated incident. so when a real one occurs, is super valuable to us. after each exercise, pg&e says it worked with the evaluators to address any issues and fix any gaps they discovered during the drill. 49ers are heading to los angeles this weekend to play the rams for sunday night football, and they're working to cut down their carbon emissions during that flight. the team is now joining united's eco skies alliance to purchase sustainable aviation fuel, or saf. it's an alternative to conventional jet fuel made

this according to newsom, will help communities respond to the issue.rts, lacking access to fresh and nutritious foods. and also man is being recognized nationally for his work, helping those who've been wrongly imprisoned. john eldon was named as one of aarp purpose prize winners, $50,000 wars given people 50 and up who are using their life experiences to make a difference. now through his organization after innocence, elden reaches out. helps exonerate exonerees. get photo id's, versa. tickets so security cards and other things you need to get your life in order. all this as the inspiration for his work came after he watched a documentary about the challenges exonerees face reentering society. he's hoping this recognition is going spread awareness about creating more accountability in the justice system. >> it's important that we as a society recognize that, you every day people are convicted and in courts all over country and wrongful conviction occurs sometimes by chance, sometimes by. by malfeasance, sometimes by incompetence. but it's always a tra

democrats on the committee are optimistic about newsom's vision. what this is all about.at we lowing them at the pump that were preventing these price spikes that we experience every summer. >> that we get behind understand what's causing and that we actually take steps to to benefit all californians and make sure that we're bringing their energy costs but newsom is facing pushback from the oil industry and from republicans who believe his proposal will lead to increased regulation, which in turn will lead to higher costs, passed on to consumers at the pump. meantime, the democratic governor of arizona and republican governor of nevada are also opposed writing newsom. this letter expressing concerns his plan could lead to increased gas prices in their region. and back here at home, republican lawmakers are proposing their own plan to pause the state's $0.60 per gallon gas tax for one year. a lot of the california is that are struggling. >> the deepest will have immediate relief that will have a significant impact on the budget. for his part, newsom says he will not approv

but as pertains to newsom's proposed special session on oil. >> that's exactly what we're seeing. over the weekend. lawmakers officially wrapped up the 2024 legislative session sending more than 1000 bills to the governor's desk and returning to their districts for the next 3 months. but just as they wrapped up for the year, governor gavin newsom called on them to return to the capital sometime this fall for a special legislative session to regulate california's oil and gas industry. only the governor wants lawmakers to meet on and approve his proposal requiring oil refiners to maintain minimum fuel reserves. newsom argues doing so will result in more fuel supply, which in turn will lead to lower prices at the pump. in a statement, the governor said it should be common sense for gas refineries to plan ahead and backfill supplies when they down for maintenance to avoid price spikes. but the oil industry and republicans believe newsom's proposal will lead to increased regulation and costs on oil refiners, which in turn will be passed onto the consumer at the gas pump. i mean, this p

newsom espera que esto ayude a los niños a concentrarse un poco más en las clases. newsom a una propuesta de ley, miles de alumnos indocumentados no tendrán la oportunidad de trabajar en las universidades o colegios comunitarios. gabriel huerta nos explica un poco más sobre esto y nos presenta también algunas reacciones por parte de algunos jóvenes afectados. no creo que es justo porque todos pues necesitan trabajar. es la desilusión que enfrentan decenas de miles de estudiantes universitarios de california que no han logrado regularizar su estatus migratorio de obtener un trabajo en sus planteles de educación superior. los papeles no deben de tener como tan importancia para para que una persona pueda trabajar y más especialmente si ya vienen aquí en la escuela para estudiar. esto debido a que el gobernador gavin newsom vetó ayer la iniciativa de ley ab 25 86, conocida también como oportunidad para todos. la cual habría permitido que los sistemas de la universidad de california, la universidad estatal de california y los colegios comunitarios pudieran contratar estu

democrats on the committee are optimistic about newsom's vision. what this is all about making sure that gas prices that we lowing them at the pump. >> that were preventing these price spikes that we experience every summer that we get behind. understand what's causing and that we actually take steps to to benefit all californians and make sure that we're bringing their energy costs but newsom is facing pushback from the oil industry and from republicans who believe his proposal will lead to increased regulation, which in turn will lead to higher costs, passed on to consumers at the pump. meantime, the democratic governor of arizona and republican governor of nevada are also opposed writing newsom. this letter expressing concerns his plan could lead to increased gas prices in their region. and back here at home, republican lawmakers are proposing their own plan to pause the state's $0.60 per gallon gas tax for one year. a lot of the california is that are struggling. >> the deepest will have immediate relief that will have a significant impact on t

. >> today on from 4 news at noon incentivizing affordable housing governor gavin newsom putting pen to paper in the bay area today to encourage local governments to get people off the streets. we are live plus. we're surely in washington, house republicans have take their own party's bill to fund the government less than 2 weeks before the government could shut down. >> got that story coming up just ahead. and nearly 3 dozen surveillance cameras going up in the south bay as part of a pilot program to tackle crime. >> from the bay station, you're watching kron. news. 10 news. >> thanks so much for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. i'm stephanie lin governor gavin newsom today signed 2 bills aimed at addressing homelessness and expanding affordable housing kron four's. charles clifford is live for us in san francisco right now with the latest details on this pie >> well, good afternoon, california has a goal of building on millions of units of housing over the next decade or so. today the governor signed multiple bills that takes sort of a carrot and stick approach to encouragi

but newsom's disappointment.ate are poised to approve prop 36. >> that's according to this poll from the public policy institute of california showing 71% of likely voters support the measure. while 26% do not the fact that i saw a poll today. and so 70% of people want to support it. i was wondering what state i was living in. and i know people are frustrated. people angry. i am too. but this is not the way of solving. importers of the measure say in addition to combating retail theft, prop 36 is needed to address homelessness and combat rampant drug use on the streets. specifically. they say it will increase drug treatment resources for nonviolent drug offenders, homeless. >> people that are suffering from drug addiction and not otherwise being treated. it's going to provide the ability to get them into treatment. we don't want to put people in jail. we want to get them to treatment that they're otherwise not doing. newsom argues many parts of the state are simply not ready. >> 22 counties don't have one residen

well, thanks a over the last 3 days, governor newsom has taken action on hundreds of bills. our capitol correspondent eytan wallace. >> gives us a look at some of the major pieces of legislation he signed and vetoed >> yeah, we're talking more than 200 bills acted on in just the last 72 hours. since this ceremony took place last week to sign 32 housing bills into law newsom has signed an additional 210 bills over the weekend, including one the governor vows will protect children online. some of the mind 7, 6 will prevent social media companies from delivering what the bill describes as addictive feats to kids unless the platform has secured parental consent. specifically the legislation allows parents to opt into specific controls, limiting their child's social media. use. this includes prohibiting social media companies from pushing out notifications to children overnight and during school hours, bill really sends a message. >> california cares about our kids. and when the social media companies would not act to protect our children, we will. berkeley democratic state senat

governor newsom is calling for members of the legislature to return to the state capitol. this fall for a special session on oil and gas prices. but in a twist that special session may now be in jeopardy after that. >> governor newsom received some pushback from some members of his own party. capitol correspondent eytan wallace reports. well, it's certainly not common to see the governor faced public pushback from members of his own party. but as pertains to newsom's proposed special session on oil. >> that's exactly what we're seeing. over the weekend. lawmakers officially wrapped up the 2024 legislative session sending more than 1000 bills to the governor's desk and returning to their districts for the next 3 months. but just as they wrapped up for the year, governor gavin newsom called on them to return to the capital sometime this fall for a special legislative session to regulate california's oil and gas industry. only the governor wants lawmakers to meet on and approve his proposal requiring oil refiners to maintain minimum fuel reserves. newsom argues doing so will

wife, jennifer siebel newsom. attendees paid anywhere from $3,000 for a solo ticket to as high as half a million for vip couple tickets. here are some photos from inside the event. tables were set up outside and the former president is seen in front of a podium. sources inside tell nbc bay area he talked about the border jobs in america and reducing taxes. we love you, trump. then, as his motorcade left, supporters stood along sand hill road with trump flags and t-shirts, catching a glimpse as he headed back to sfo. there's a lot of people who are very tired of the things going on open borders, especially what they're teaching in the schools and the children. the former president got here around noon on a flight from los angeles. his visit to the bay area came hours after giving a speech there. he threatened to withhold federal aid for firefighters if governor gavin newsom didn't support his policies on issues like water and taxes. the water coming here is dead, and gavin newsom is going to sign those papers. and

and cyclists now has governor newsom signature. this is for bridges all across california assembly member phil ting from san francisco behind the bill here. he says he wants to continue to keep these crossings free in order to encourage people to pursue climate-friendly ways of transportation. his office says at the golden gate bridge alone, average of 10,000 people and 6,000 cyclists cross the bridge every day. the san francisco bay oakland international airport launching this 3 d route map and destination guide called rs can now search and discover 48 different locations at the airport flies to and you can find it on oakland airport's website. still ahead, the proposed legislation to i was just struck down why the governor vetoed it. >> and an effort to fill office space in downtown san jose. the proposal that would give businesses a tax break. a california bill that would have made tech companies legally liable for harm caused by artificial intelligence models has now been vetoed. the bill would have required tech companies to e

democrats on the committee are optimistic about newsom's vision. what this is all about making sure that gas prices that we lowing them at the pump. >> that were preventing these price spikes that we experience every summer that we get behind. understand what's causing and that we actually take steps to to benefit all californians and make sure that we're bringing their energy costs but newsom is facing pushback from the oil industry and from republicans who believe his proposal will lead to increased regulation, which in turn will lead to higher costs, passed on to consumers at the pump. meantime, the democratic governor of arizona and republican governor of nevada are also opposed writing newsom. this letter expressing concerns his plan could lead to increased gas prices in their region. and back here at home, republican lawmakers are proposing their own plan to pause the state's $0.60 per gallon gas tax for one year. a lot of the california is that are struggling. >> the defense will have immediate relief that will have a significant impact on t

but that is something that capitol correspondent eytan wallace as governor newsom. he's not happy about. well, the governor believes prop 36 is not what it's made out to be. but a new poll shows the vast majority of californians. >> have a different view is going to set the state back. governor gavin newsom making clear where he stands on prop 36, if passed by california voters during the upcoming election, it will allow for increased penalties for some drug and theft offenses. specifically the measure seeks to reform prop 47. that's the 2014 voter approved a law that changed some felonies to misdemeanors and lucinda penalties for certain drug and theft crimes, including retail theft. when the stolen items are valued at less than $950 because of proposition 47, there's no consequence. >> and that's what we need is consequence for the commission of crimes. that's a major reason why state senator roger says he's backing prop 36. >> but during this press conference in san francisco, governor newsom argued against the it's about mass incarceration. it's about bringing b

health and also, the issue of the menopause society as newsom said it's not a regulatory body and theyng and not accredited by the british menopause society as a specialist because of concern about how he prescribes. and they said they would not comment on individual cases and responsible audit practices to ensure consistent levels of care and the point is, they deserve the best and they want them to feel that they can trust their care and trust what is being told and what we sings please make sure that the care you are getting from your gp or otherwise is the very best it can be.— from your gp or otherwise is the very best it can be. thank you for takin: us very best it can be. thank you for taking us through _ very best it can be. thank you for taking us through all _ very best it can be. thank you for taking us through all of _ very best it can be. thank you for taking us through all of that - very best it can be. thank you for taking us through all of that and l taking us through all of that and for people watching, you can see more of that panorama. and you can see more on panoram

and now the governors of arizona and nevada are asking newsom to just back off.plan calls for oil companies to keep a backup supply to prevent price hikes and when refineries go offline, a california energy commission report says that could create artificial gas shortages in other markets. the governors in arizona and nevada say it would raise prices for drivers there, so they don't want any part of this. in a post on x, newsom signaled he would not back down, saying, quote, allowing big oil to gouge californians at the pump to pad their profits is not an option. the state assembly will start hearings on newsom's proposal next week, a story we've been following since last july. >> vallejo city council tonight approved extending its state of local emergency for police staffing. the department has seen a significant drop in officers since 2020. the declaration allows for the city to streamline resources as it tries to replenish the ranks. currently, there are 73 sworn officers, with 34 of them doing patrols. there were well over 100 officers on the force in 2020. t

. >> 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, greg lee, tonight with how the state is now turning up the heat. >> with the stroke of a pen, governor newsom signed a package of bills to address california's housing and homelessness crisis. the original sin in this state is affordability and impacts more people in more ways on more days. >> and that's the issue. cost of housing. >> newsom signed seven of the 32 bills in the package at the phoenix, an affordable housing complex in san francisco's mission district. the new laws generally focus on pressing local governments to approve new housing, streamlining the construction process and increasing accountability and enforcement. >> accoun

the >> governor newsom might soon be signing an ai safety bill. this is aimed at protecting californians from ai field cyberattacks, including efforts to create. >> biological and nuclear weapons. if the bill becomes law ai developers who produced large scale ai models with vast computer power would have to comply. they should be some kind of mechanism within the a i. >> it's south way you can shut it down with the company's has to implement something which is the coast which concept to get about it all the time. >> critics of the bill argue the new regulations would stifle ai innovation. there is a new approach to teaching and it would use ai to teach children from kindergarten through 12th grade for only 2 hours a day, a very different approach. it would certainly change the current system. some say it is a stagnant and in need of change. reporter keely basin has the story. >> to our learning it's being called transformative and education system where students use ai to learn twice as much as in traditional school in a 3rd of the time when you a

it's obviously up parity or does it gavin newsom a point? argument that went deep fakes are so good that you cannot tell what's true and not true what's creepy about that as i'm not sure were some california law is the solution to it. and the video you reference featuring him i encourage i went to go watch it. it is a phenomenal softly hilarious it's obviously not him it is laugh out loud funny and he is like comedy is alive and well here in california. is it? because he is trying to ban something just like that were his a political party was targeted. >> is he banning it because it's elon musk doing it? >> he wants to ban it because free speech is essential for a free country which is why democrats hate free speech they do not want us to live in a free country. they like the days when twitter was disallowing the sharing of the hunter biden laptop sort led them to control the flow of information in the public and then control society and put its thumbs or put their thumb on the scale of the election. that is why they hate elon musk because x

in response newsom wrote this.ncluding those in arizona and nevada. hundreds of millions of dollars every year by helping prevent these price spikes. it's time to act. doesn't work. that is not doesn't work. that is not going to work. republican the antelope valley hopes newsom does away with his plan and instead backs lackeys legislation to pause california. 60 per gallon gas tax for one year. a lot of the california is that are struggling. >> the deepest will have immediate relief that will have a significant impact on the budget newsom season differently. for starters, he says revenue raised from the gas tax funds, key infrastructure projects across the state. >> and then there's this argument. there's nothing about repealing the gas tax. that guarantees lower gas prices. goes in the pocket. of those same gas and interests. nothing. there's no mandate, no requirement that the cost at the pump. decline commensurate with the reduction of the gas tax. and despite the some special session on oil and gas is moving fo

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governor newsom signed a bill into law to expand ivf coverage. the new law will require large group health plans to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility, including ivf. this does not apply to people who get their health coverage through religious employers or people enrolled in medi-cal. today is the last day the governor can sign or veto bills that are now on his desk. >> your time now is 714. the san francisco 40 niners are celebrating a much needed victory at home after two straight losses on the road yesterday. the niners beat the new england patriots 30 to 13 at levi's stadium. san francisco's two big plays came from two all-pros in the second quarter. tight end george kittle was back in action after missing last week's game due to an injury. he made an incredible catch over three patriots for one niners touchdown. earlier linebacker fred warner returned an interception for a pick six touchdown in the niners decisive victory. >> i'm just trying to do my best, you know. whatever that takes for the team, honestly. an

and governor newsom very aggressive about that. and he doesn't like it when cities are not proactive. now, cities like martinez are doing that. cities like martinez also saying specifically here that it's a public problem when it did sound public property, of course, that the people there could hurt themselves could hurt public members as well as blocking access for first responders when they need to get in to certain locations. back to all right. thanks a lot. we'll it is a 10. >> vice president kamala harris is coming back to san francisco next week. factor staff. so she'll be attending a fundraising event for her presidential campaign. she's expected to land next saturday. september 28th, the specific location of the fundraiser hasn't been released just yet. we do know though that ticket prices will start at about $500. >> it's 8.11, and still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, a local youth baseball team >> is trying to recover after as you can see all of their stuff was stolen and set on fire. east coast dockworkers are set to

democrats on the committee are optimistic about newsom's vision. what this is all about. it's making sure that gas prices that we lowing them at the pump that were preventing these price spikes that we experience every summer. >> that we get behind understand what's causing and that we actually take steps to to benefit all californians and make sure that we're bringing their energy costs down. but newsom is facing pushback from the oil industry and from republicans who believe his proposal will lead to increased regulation, which in turn will lead to higher costs, passed on to consumers at the pump. meantime, the democratic governor of arizona and republican governor of nevada are also opposed writing newsom. this letter expressing concerns his plan could lead to increased gas prices in their region. and back here at home, republican lawmakers are proposing their own plan to pause the state's $0.60 per gallon gas tax for one year. a lot of the california is that are struggling. >> the deepest will have immediate relief that will have a significant impact on the budget. fo

governor gavin newsom making clear where he stands on prop 36, if passed by california voters during the upcoming election, it will allow for increased penalties for some drug and theft offenses. specifically the measure seeks to reform prop 47. that's the 2014 voter approved a law that changed some felonies to misdemeanors and lucinda penalties for certain drug and theft crimes, including retail theft. when the stolen items are valued at less than $950 because of proposition 47, there's no consequence. >> and that's what we need is consequence for the commission of crimes. that's a major reason why state senator roger says he's backing prop 36. but during this press conference in san francisco, governor newsom argued against the measure. >> it's about mass incarceration. it's about bringing back to. >> 1980's mindset impacts going to have on the black and brown communities next level. but to newsom's disappointment, it appears the vast majority of likely voters in the state are poised to approve prop 36. >> that's according to this poll from the public policy institute of california

la ley sb 14 14, presentada por la senadora shannen grove, fue firmada por el gobernador newsom paraean 17, 14, 15, 16, hasta 18. tenemos que protegerlos y hacer lo mejor que podemos hacer y saber de que esta ley ha pasado es es algo favorable para todos. incluso esta ley les proporcionará más herramientas para que los fiscales acusen de un delito mayor a estos agresores sexuales. el gobernador newsom dijo lo siguiente al firmar esta ley la trata de personas es un delito asqueroso y reprensible que deja un dolor profundo en las víctimas y sobrevivientes. estas nuevas leyes nos ayudarán a responsabilizar aún más a los agresores y brindarles a las víctimas el apoyo y atención que necesitan. conversé con una sobreviviente de trata de personas en el estado y nos cuenta su historia y sentir. this happened to me in thousand six. y esto me sucedió en el 2006, cuando iba a la preparatoria en el sur de california. fui a una escuela privada y me tocaba jugar voleibol. cuando me traficaron en mi ciudad, eso les envía el mensaje a esos agresores sexuales que no dejaremos que compren a nuestros h

and after the break, why governor newsom says the special session oil and gas prices. my take place after all willwe're things. you know, today, 2 people have been arrested connection to a shooting that sent 2 men to the hospital. san jose. we say it happened during a july sideshow. a fimht broke out. mann was not involved, shot in the air and then at one of the victims, victim suffered life-threatening injuries. other non life threatening injuries as well. the south, a pizza company dealing with a recent break-in at 2 of their restaurants. first happened at a slice of new york sonny bill shot last month. the thief walked away without doing anything less than 2 weeks later, a burglar is seen throwing rock through the door of the san jose location. they also searched through indy drawers. general manager says they don't keep it cash at the 2 pizza spots. tampa police investigating after a brazen store robbery. they video showing a group of masked suspects using a sledgehammer smash display cases for storage or within the home consignment store on tuesday. several custom

governor newsom also signed a new bill into law that will protect tenants from being evicted tenantsour state will have twice as much time to respond to eviction notices and potentially avoid losing their homes under the new law, tenants will have to respond in 10 business days instead of 5. the new law comes amid a statewide housing crisis and after a surge in evictions followed by the pandemic era for tenant protections. well, tony stone crossing a doctor. maya angelou lane marks san francisco's first intersection honoring to distinguish black women. doctor maya angelou is famous for her poetry and involvement in the civil rights movement. toni stone was the first woman to play in a professional baseball team with men. a statue in her honor was also unveiled at an event yesterday >> incredibly appropriate today. 2 honor to trailblazing women who shaped our cultural landscape were cultivated in neighborhood here that recognizes our history and represent our values. >> stone played for the san francisco seals from 1943. to 1945. family of both women celebrated their achievements at t

but newsom's disappointment. it appears the vast majority of likely voters in the state are poised to approve prop 36. >> that's according to this poll from the public policy institute of california showing 71% of likely voters support the measure. while 26% do not the fact that i saw a poll today. and so 70% of people want to support it. i was wondering what state i was living and i know people are frustrated. people angry. i am too. but this is not the way of solving. importers of the measure say in addition to combating retail theft, prop 36 is needed to address homelessness and combat rampant drug use on the streets. specifically. they say it will increase drug treatment resources for nonviolent drug offenders, homeless. >> people that are suffering from drug addiction and not otherwise being treated. it's going to provide the ability to get them into treatment. we don't want to put people in jail. we want to get them to treatment that they're otherwise not doing. newsom argues many parts of the state are sim

california lawmakers advanced legislation that governor newsom val's. it's going to lower prices at the pump, but not all lawmakers agree. have a correspondent on wallace has that story. >> to that bill is out with that vote. this assembly committee officially advanced governor gavin newsom's plan to require oil refineries to maintain minimum fuel reserves. newsom says doing so will result in more fuel supply, which in turn will lead to lower prices at the pump and prevent price spikes of refineries have to temporarily go down for planned or unplanned maintenance and very confident that it will make a difference. you'll pay less at the pump. san jose assembly member alex lee co authored the proposal. but this goes about evening price spikes but ultimately also holding people accountable to the public. but the oil industry and republicans believe newsom's proposal will lead to increased regulation and will force refineries to hold on to oil supplies instead of releasing them into the market that they argue will lead to this artifice shortages and cause e

california governor gavin newsom, by the way, also responding to the shooting there in georgia. a he deliver those comments at a press conference. >> only country in the world where we see this over and over and over and over again and you're going to see it over and over and over and over again. just got less an happened to you or your community or your loved one because of. >> united states attorney general merrick garland says the federal agents are on the ground there in georgia helping locate i sure helping local and state law enforcement with their investigation. time now is 10:20am. >> and happening now, advocates are rolling in san francisco. they're urging the governor to sign a bill that would reform access to the drug methadone. methadone is prescribed to help addicts transition off of opioids. supporters, though, say it's just not as accessible and easily available as it should be. they want to remove the barriers. san francisco assemblymember matt haney is leading this effort saying the state's methadone laws are outdated and they need new standards. last month we r

governor newsom signed three ai bills into law. the bills will require social media companies to identify and moderate election related content that is generated by ai, as well as deepfake election content. the goal, according to the governor's office, is to better inform voters and make social media platforms held accountable. >> well, the murder trial in san francisco against tech consultant nima momeni continues this morning. he is charged with fatally stabbing bob lee, the founder of cash app, in april of last year. it will be a pretrial hearing and then jury selection will follow. if he is convicted, momeni could get 26 years to life in prison. >> 12 people were killed, thousands of others wounded after handheld pagers exploded across lebanon. the devices were used for the militant group hezbollah to communicate with each other. hezbollah blames israel for what appeared to be a sophisticated remote attack. they claim israeli forces hacked into their pager network and tampered with the devices. the u.s. has been debriefed by is