it was stolen from washington square park in san francisco's north beach.? north beach neighbors are gathering at the place where the menorah stood. they came with their own smaller menorahs.. to light the third candle of hanukkah. the 100-pound brass menorah.. has stood for almost two weeks.. near this christmas tree on a >>reporter: north beach neighbors are at the place where the menorah stood and as we speak they're lighting the third candle for hanukkah on their own. small menorahs they'll brought here. the 100 bound brass menorah stood almost two weeks. marian, codirector of north beach said her husband a rabbi was going to light the seconds candle yesterday afternoon following kids arts and crafts festivity. >> he saw it was gone so it was devastating for everyone who came out for the celebration . >> she last saw the 100,000 menorah last friday night as part of the month long festival of lights. the missing menorah is two feet shorter than that one on her front lawn. she can't believe it was stolen even though police security was arranged. >> we too

we'll tell you what residents in the north beach are doing about it. >> plus, it's told enough to trigger freeze warnings in effect for parts of the bay. we'll tell you how high temperatures will reach this afternoon. "today in the bay" starts right now. >>> good morning to you. thanks for joining us on this tuesday. i'm kira klapper in for laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. it's light and cool. vianey is waiting for the cars to show up. >> i think the cold weather is keeping the cars off the road. not a lot of backup which is great if you have to be out somewhere right now. i'd rather be at home. >> get out the credit card, do some scraping this morning. then get on your way. that's the kind of weather we've been dealing with recently, especially for some of the wind sheltered valleys, seeing freezing temperatures. we're close in the tri-valley. 37 in the peninsula and south bay, east 39 and 3b 1 in the north bay. it will be warming up. yes, we do have freeze warnings in effect for all of those areas shaded in purple. make sure you take care of people, plants and pets. i'll have a lo

many in the north beach say they're disappointed. >> reporter: we're not sure whether they took a because it won the value order his men to be and symbolic content thing. earache is sort of from like that. by this is hard but menorah 60 sells 60 why. 100 lbs. it weighs what they think of what this for the past few days and they're asking people who recycle metal to get a look out for anyone who might be trying to sell this thing for recycling. >> reporter: getting the state's tough gun laws. and getting back january the first requires people to get a high-capacity magazine on ground. buyers' purchasing ammunition need a background check before the sale plus they will be barred from buying new weapons have a device known as a ball of cotton. bullet button it will >>: need modification of the from the gun in addition the law closes the bullet bonds and local. and has and as an assault weapon. second bill as an attempt to curb the amount firearms stolen from officers. high profile case their family shut pier 14 friend embarcadero using a gun stolen from a federal agents' car. barry new stati

the owner is the orthodox jewish organization north beach habad. >> it was devastating. we need to take the practical steps. >> reporter: the co-director of north beach habad says police were notified but there are also spiritual steps to be taken. >> in the face of this evil and whoever is trying to take this light away, we need to add light. >> reporter: and so tonight that group is inviting the community to come here and bring little menorahs. they're not going to replace the big one, but they'd like to have a gathering of people to add light. we'll be here at 6:00 with a live report from washington square. mark matthews, bay area news. >>> santa isn't the only one who keeps a naughty and nice list. so does the better business bureau. cons posing as irs agents are is biggest trick. the second is people posing as phony debt collectors. and you win a sweepstakes prize but have to pay handling costs. phishing is new to the list. scammers can send e-mails that look like they're from real stores. be careful about sharing any personal information in sfons an e-mail request.

when members of the north beach chabad comment to light it, it was gone.e don't have any information about a suspect or motive. >>> in santa monica, police are trying to figure out who vandalized a synagogue. rabbis at the living torah center found this when they arrived at the building yesterday. police say someone had smeared feces against a window. >> why did you pick this place? it's not nice. >> this isn't the first time the synagogue has been targeted. last month the organization received threatening phone calls. police are increasing their patrols while they investigate. >>> a wicked winter storm continues to batter the midwest and the east coast is bracing for some rough weather next. the unrelenting christmas storm made driving storm treacherous throughout several states. in minnesota, semi truck flipped on the sleet covered roads. and the conditions kept many plow and tow truck drivers away from their families in iowa and utah. >> this is my ninth call. it's been crazy, nuts, a lot of slide-offs, accidents. >> the weather system is moving eastwar

. >>> a menorah has arrived in san francisco to replace the one that was stolen from north beach over the weekend. rabbi mcglynn and his family immediately set up about -- set up putting together this new menorah. it's a gift from an engineer from menorah to go on the east coast. when he heard about the missing icon he boxed up this kit and overnight it had from sharpe, massachusetts, to north beach. >> every day of hannukah is a big deal. we have events every single night, and i don't know. mr. bogert must be celebrating with his family and for him to stop whatever he's doing and get in menorah over to us, just a big thank you not just from us and our children but also from our community and from our city. >> the new menorah will be prout to washington square park for the final night of hannukah on saturday. >>> a plan to install a member rall to recognize comfort women has cost san francisco a major piece of work of art. the memorial is set to be installed in st. mary's square at pine and kearney. it recognize asian women who were sexually enslaved by japanese soldiers during world

it was installed in north beach. authorities say it was taken within the last two days. to light it it was gone. >>> investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire at a san ramon chinese restaurant. crews arrived at 7 p.m. the fire started in the kitchen. and then it spread into the duct system. no one was hurt. >>> i'm jackie ward outside of sfo where we're expecting to have another busy day and, um, so far we don't see any reason for major delays. at least here in the bay area. but that's not case east towards every to the midwest because southwest airs issued a travel advisory there because of the wintry weather expecting. that means delays in chicago, milwaukee and minneapolis so places may be diverted or delayed in that part of the country. so back here in san francisco, airport officials recommend that you get here two to three hours before your flight. they also suggest dropping off and picking up passengers in the domestic garage so it will ease up some of this anticipated traffic congestion. from sfo, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> take a look at the roads

and service organization north beach return sunday for a celebration on the second of hanukkah it wasgone. says that the stolen menorah is this similar to what she and her husband have and what the motive might be it. >> reporter: and make a fast dollar and unable recyclers some spending the day in the parts aren't surprised by this time of motive. kahane >> reporter: there is north beach said of the like of a menorah is not going to stop them from celebrating and they bring them home on monday night and led a part. .. >> reporter: a dozen tables showed up in bringing in their own and then talking about the third night of hanukkah. >> reporter: what folks alive or about that tonight and temperatures down in the 20's and '30's and the lifting guy out there right now as we have mostly clear skies. all night long since then you see it with the point conception of a similar call from making as when this of the northwest and in between. 37 degrees in fairfield any of the door plan and grabbing a thick coat to the trustee chile and for 9:00 mostly clear skies over the next couple days are g

in the meantime, north beach residents say it's stunning and disappointing. >> my wife and i were going to come down to watch the lighting and heard it was ripped aoff an it was like horrible. >> that was my thing and it was sad. >> reporter: north beach huh vaud has otherer large menorahs, but they're asking people to come to the square tonight with smaller menoramenorahs. >> in the face of this evil, we need to add light. >> reporter: and so you are looking at live picture of the candle lighting as they sing. there are about 30/35 people here for this observance there. probably half that number of reporters and cameras commemorating this event in washington square, san francisco. for nbc bay area news. mark matthews. >> mark, thanks. >>> a synagogue in santa monica was vandalized just hours after they celebrated the start of hanukkah. vandals smeared rice and feces on the windows. police are still looking for a suspect in the latest case. >>> a peninsula home is badly damaged. >> i'll take it. thank you. a peninse luhome is badly damaged near highway 101 a few blocks from south norfol

when he heard about the missing icon, he boxed up this kit and overnighted it to north beach.is family, it's a life lesson about the meaning of hanukkah. >> kids need to see it to believe it and to see someone right away sent a new me nora and can replace this void with light is -- gives them hope making them feel safe in the holiday season. >> it will be taken to washington square park for the time night of hanukkah on saturday. >> after nearly being driven out of extinction, river otters make a comeback in california. eric thomas takes you to a small fishing lake where few took up residen residence. >> reporter: until recently, the major draw for the lake was trout. now it might be sightseeing. >> so, like, when i come fishing here, we see otters. they go in the water, chasing fish. >> reporter: well, he could see them. we saw swans, squirrels, ducks, and more, but the otters? they are shy. >> they will just come up for a few seconds and swim off into a cove. >> reporter: fortunately, the ecology project keeps tracks of sightings in the bay area. the map shows three so far i

>> so doesn't each we have a general over concentration percent for generally for an mcds like north beach etc. >> as of right now in neighborhoods has a specific percentage but remove this in the general plan that can happen so. >> okay. >> if a neighborhood decided that hey we want 80ers that have the neighborhood to be restaurants we consider that over concentration the code allows for that. >> maybe i'm confused so i thought in north beach that was 50 percent we've been approving things at 75 and 76 percent 50 percent was considered over concentrations the cu was over that restraining order percent. >> i don't - that's promulgated in the code at 50 percent. >> striking act out the sentences that commissioner johnson asked for what's the up and down and down side. >> it adds for flexibility to the commission it says what she's asking to be removed those establishments that above should not be permitted your job is to consider in the just the concentrations of the needs with a lot of vacancies or maybe not in type of restaurants a lot of things but maybe a strong report for that. >> is t

>> so doesn't each we have a general over concentration percent for generally for an mcds like north beach etc. >> as of right now in neighborhoods has a specific percentage but remove this in the general plan that can happen so. >> okay. >> if a neighborhood decided that hey we want 80ers that have the neighborhood to be restaurants we consider that over concentration the code allows for that. >> maybe i'm confused so i thought in north beach that was 50 percent we've been approving things at 75 and 76 percent 50 percent was considered over concentrations the cu was over that restraining order percent. >> i don't - that's promulgated in the code at 50 percent. >> striking act out the sentences that commissioner johnson asked for what's the up and down and down side. >> it adds for flexibility to the commission it says what she's asking to be removed those establishments that above should not be permitted your job is to consider in the just the concentrations of the needs with a lot of vacancies or maybe not in type of restaurants a lot of things but maybe a strong report for that. >> is t

someone stole a six-foot, 100-pound menorah from a park in north beach.ome are calling it a hate crime. hanukah celebrators are not hiding in fear. they're lighting up the night. ♪ the candles are burning >> reporter: neighbors come together in san francisco's washington square park to light menorah's. >> we rededicate this space as a safe space where everyone can practice their religion freely and everyone can enjoy their holidays with light. >> reporter: they're reclaiming the space after someone stole a six-foot tall menorah from the park over the weekend. members of the hibad say it feels like a hate crime. >> for somebody in a public space to take a symbol that means they've had to be in a dark space in their life. >> reporter: the thief took the symbol of light while the jewish community is celebrating hanukah. people of many faiths gathered at the scene of the crime to keep the tradition going. ♪ i had a little dreidel >> they can take the one menorah but they can't take every one. >> i love a lot of jewish friends. and we celebrate hanukah as well

it was installed about 2 weeks ago in washington square, north beach. when members of the north beach chabad went to light the first candle of hanukkah, it was gone. so now police don't have any information about a suspect or motive. >>> in santa monica, police are trying to figure out who vandalized a synagogue. rabbis at the living torah center found this when they arrived at the building yesterday. police say that someone had thrown and smeared feces against a window. >> why did you pick this place this night? the night that we lit the menorah in the window? it's not nice to do, not just to our synagogue but any religious institution out there. >> now, this isn't the first time the synagogue has been targeted. just last month, the organization received threatening phone calls. police are increasing patrols while they investigate. >>> three people are rushed to the hospital after a shooting and fight outside the same san francisco nightclub. the two incidents happened just after 2:30 yesterday morning outside the grand in the south of market district.

when they went to light the first candle of hannukah, the group "north beach chabad " noticed it was gone. the menorah weighs 150 pounds. vandals targeted a synogogue in southern california on the first night of hannukah. rabbis at the 'living torah center' in santa monica discovered the defacement at their front entrance this morning someone had thrown and smeared feces against a window. police are investigating. one of the rabbis pointed out that no other buildings in the area were vandalized. (rabbi boruch rabinowitz, living torah center) "why did you this place, this night? the night we lit the menorah in the window. (rabbi dovid tenenbaum, living torah center) "it's not nice to do. not just to our synagogue but any religious institution out there." the synagogue has been targeted before. has been targeted before. last month the organization received threatening phone calls and a note. and a man interrupted services with a hitler salute. police are increasing their patrols for the time being. palo alto's city hall has been getting a high tech makeover. kpix five's len ramirez sho

in racine county -- the area got sledding hills above north beach were a popular destination yesterday. liz zimmerman brought her children out for their first runs of winter. zimmerman says her kids were nervous the snow wouldn't actually come. 'i think just a couple days ago jackson said i dont even think were going to get snow before christmas..' sunday snowfall did have some competition with the packers game in green bay...so many fans opting for the game over the snow.. but with the colder temperatures this week -- the snow not going anywhere and we want to see how you're enjoying the snow. send us your pictures of what it looks like by you. you can submit photos to our gallery on our website fox6 now dot com or on the fox 6 news app. a judge will once again hear from the lawyer of morgan geyser in waukesha county today. geyser and anissa weier are accused of stabbing a classmate when they were 12...to please the fictional character slenderman. the girls are now fifteen. their lawyers maintain the children had mental health concerns and were not they were questioned by police. they

. >>> a new menorah is on its way to san francisco to replace the one stolen at north beach. police are investigating this stuff -- theft which was taken some time before monday night. according to the chronicle, a massachusetts man is donating a 6 foot tall wooden menorah that folds up. >>> the owners of a popular san francisco bar are worried about a proposed condo tower. they say the condos would cast a shadow over their are -- outdoor beard garden -- beer guarded. >> with more than 60 beers on tap it has been a staple for beer lovers for 40 years.>> this is fantastic. besides going to the park this is one of the few places you can hang out and. >> but in nearby proposed condo building would cast a shadow of crossed the beer garden during happy hour and we would not receive the same amount of sun between march and october which is our peak season . a sudden garden -- it would suddenly mean a chilly garden. >> would you set out here? >> probably not. >> the new apartment complex would be built across the street behind that fence. it would cast a shadow over half of this pat

san francisco right now, this after someone stole a six-foot, 100-pound menorah from a park in north beachsome are calling it a hate crime. as "today in the bay's" jean elle reports, they're not hiding in fear, but lighting up the night. >> reporter: neighbors come together in san francisco's washington square park to light menorahs. we rededicate this space as a safe space where everyone can practice their religion freely, and everyone can enjoy their holidays with light. >> reporter: they're reclaiming the space after someone stole a six-foot tall menorah from the park over the weekend. members say it feels like a hate crime. >> it is a hate crime for somebody to, in such a public space, to take a symbol that means just joy, they have had to be in such a dark space in their life. >>> the thief took the 120-pound symbol of light. people gathered at the scene to keep the celebration going. >> i have a lot of jewish friends, and we celebrate hanukkah as well as christmas. it's a bruise to the community as a whole. >> reporter: the san francisco police department is investigating the theft w

tall 100-pound brass menorah was taken sometime before sunday night from washington scare part in north beach. san francisco police are investigating the theft as the community comes together in solidarity. neighbors gathered to continue the hanukah tradition bringing their own menorahs to light. police are asking anyone to be on the lookout for anyone trying to get the brass. >>> 75 years after the japanese attack pearl harbor brought the u.s. into world war ii. >> and could face changes in a trump administration. >> it was a day for reconciliation but not for apology. >> as the prime minister of japan. i offer my sincere and everlasting condolences to the souls of those that lost their lives here. >> japanese prime minister acknowledged japan's role in the deadly attacks on pearl harbor. 75 years ago this month. at the memorial site of the u.s. s arizona but he stopped short of apologizing. instead andba struck a tone similar to that of president obama that spoke earlier this year at hiroshima and while the sounds of battle have long since faded some vessages remain. some to assume the role

it was taken over the weekend from washington square park in the city's north beach neighborhood. it was lit saturday night and rabbi realized it was gone sunday. some are calling it a hate crime. they asked metal recyclers to be on the lookout for anyone trying to solve it. >> muni riders will be paying more in the new year. the price of an adult monthly pass goes to $91 a month. cash fares and discount cash fares rise 25 cents each because it wants customers to move away from cash and move to digital means of payment. that's a more efficient way to collect fares which leads to more stream lined faster transit service. >> it's news that sent shock waves through raider nation and derek carr will have surgery. he'll be out six to eight weeks. the super bowl is in five weeks. despite the season ending surgery, the team is still confident it can make a playoff run. >> it's a tough game, things happen in this game, it's all about the team and all about us moving on with the next opportunity and pulling together as a group of men and being unselfish and sacrificing fwor each other. it

special shout out to caffÈ trieste which is like our club house in north beach.veryone will end up eventually in the norlth beach area to stop by and say hi or see what is new. a special thaj thanks to cole hardware who is finally open a hardware store in north beach. [applause]. >> alright. commissioners, any other comments? alright. do we have a motion? >> i will go ahead and motion the 13 businesses for the legacy business resolution. >> we accept the resolutions? >> yep. >> second. >> we have a motion by commissioner adams and second by commissioner dooley. roll call vote. commissioner adams, yes. dooley, yes. dwight, yes, of course. ortiz-cartagena, yes. tour-sarkissian, yes. yee riley and zu zoons is absent. that motion passes 5-0 and that motion passes. >> welcome to the legacy business registry. [applause] you are welcome to stay for the rest of the meeting, but i'm sure you want to party elsewhere so thank you so much for coming. >> these are becoming like a big deal. i like it. >> yeah. >> nice meeting you. remember we are all filling. >> thank you very

. >> we were in north beach when volunteereds donated toys to the salvation army.e toys will brighten holidays for families. some of the volunteers' own children helped pick gifts. >> it was a cool but cloudy finish to the weekend and soon the clouds going to give way to rain and several opportunities in the next seven days. live doppler 7 showing you what we're seeing on the screen, we have some green but this moisture is 3,000 to 4,000 feet in the atmosphere. it's helping to prep our sky for the rain coming starting on tuesday. so it will be a dry night out there. it's also a cool night out there. right now we're in the upper 40s across the north bay. 53 in oakland. 52 san jose, an ramon, 47. tonight cloud cover overhead. the typical cool spots, santa rosa, but elsewhere the starting temperatures on monday mainly low to mid-40s. on monday, limited sunshine. clouds will stay intact but will be a dry day on monday. chilly, though. temperatures only 55 in the afternoon, 56 in san jose, 53 in san francisco. 51 half moon bay. we bring back the storm impact scale on tu

. >> we were in north beach when volunteereds donated toys to the salvation army.the toys will brighten holidays for families. some of the volunteers' own children helped pick gifts. >> it was a cool but cloudy finish to the weekend and soon the clouds going to give way to rain and several opportunities in the next seven days. live doppler 7 showing you what we're seeing on the screen, we have some green but this moisture is 3,000 to 4,000 feet in the atmosphere. it's helping to prep our sky for the rain coming starting on tuesday. so it will be a dry night out there. it's also a cool night out there. right now we're in the upper 40s across the north bay. 53 in oakland. 52 san jose, an ramon, 47. tonight cloud cover overhead. the typical cool spots, santa rosa, but elsewhere the starting temperatures on monday mainly low to mid-40s. on monday, limited sunshine. clouds will stay intact but will be a dry day on monday. chilly, though. temperatures only 55 in the afternoon, 56 in san jose, 53 in san francisco. 51 half moon bay. we bring back the storm impact scale on

. >> we were in san francisco's north beach when volunteer is donated toys to the salvation army.the gifts will brighten the holidays for 4,000 families. a group called dig deep sf.org raised the money to buy toys for kid ages eight to 16. one of the founders hopes his efforts provide a brighter holiday. >> i remember this as a child, and the pain that i went through because i was the same kid wanting gifts at christmas and wasn't getting them. know how much joy and happiness it brings to the children and it's my passion. >> target provided dig deep with $140,000 in discounts. >> generations of "star trek" fans celebrated a half century of boldly going where no one has gone before. we joined trekkie ted hyatt regency hotel in burlingame. some began enjoying reruns, spinoff busy books later on. these trekkers say they're one big family. >> this group is very open, accepting of every thought of ideology, approach, lifestyle, in every way. very accepting, very open-armed. >> i think we saw walter koenig there, the original khekov. some roof the first people to see the upcoming "star

. >>> abc 7 was in north beach when local volunteers donated toys to the salvation army. they will brighten the holidays for 4,000 families. a group called dig deep sf.org raised the money for high quality toys for children 6 to 16. >>> now, your accuweather forecast with drew tuma. >> accuweather started off the weekend with soaking showers. we're ending it on a dry note. the cloud cover will stay intact tonight. we have a little bit of green on the screen. this is moisture about 5,000, 6,000 feet in the atmosphere. not reaching the ground, just adding to the cloud cover we have overhead. you can see it's rather chilly out there especially in the north bay. novato, 46. 49 in free mont. we're down to 51 in san jose. the cool spot right now. fairfield coming in at 46 degrees. as you take a lookt your day planner. first thing in the morning, you need that winter jacket. our coolest spot starting out in the 30s. by noon time, a lot of cloud cover, limited sunshine. by 4:00, another chilly afternoon on the way. temperatures below normal for this time of the year only topping

the originate menorah was stolen from north beach's washington square park. it happened on christmas day which also happened to be the first day of hanukkah. police are examining surveillance video to find the thief. >>> time is running out before california's restricted gun laws go into effect. people are apparently rushing to make last-minute purchases. >> "the sacramento bee" is reporting nearly 1 million firearms have been purchased this year. officials say the sale of semi-automatic rifles have more than doubled last year's sales. the new laws which will change the classification of semi-automatic rifles go into effect next week. >>> we will have the latest coming up on this crash. southbound 280 are reopened. all lanes were closed. traffic is backing up. there are multiple injuries, multiple cars involved. vianey will have an update after the break. sure, you could sit around all night waiting for a pizza to be delivered. but wouldn't making it yourself be a lot more fun? it's baking season. warm up with pillsbury. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard

. >>> new this morning, a minora has arrived in north beach in san francisco to replace the one somebody stole over the weekend. it's a gift from engineer of minora to go on the east coast. when he heard about the missing minora, he boxed up the seven-foot 50-pound replacement and overnighted it to san francisco. it will be set up just in time for the fifth night of hanukkah. >>> if you ride muni in san francisco, you may notice fewer buses lately and longer wait times. it's because drivers are calling in sick. according to the city control r controller's office, muni has the second highest rate of absenteeism in the city. that's costing taxpayers $42 million a year. in fact, so many drivers called in sick last week that muni was forced to cancel some routes altogether. an employee is quoted in the report saying drivers call in sick because their vacation requests are denied. >>> san francisco's vaness improvement project is getting some money from the federal government. $75 million has been awarded to the sfmda to cover some of the costs of the transportation upgrades. in the end bus l

vasquez says they are putting out the alert. [ singing ] >> reporter: a small crowd of neighbors in north beach gathered where a large rye ledge gut symbol -- religious symbol once stood. two weeks ago, they put up a christmas tree next to the jewish symbol tore hanukkah. the tree is still here, but sometime? weekend, somebody stole the 6- foot tall menorah, that weighs more than a hundred pounds. >> to me, at the core of it, this is a hate crime. >> reporter: this may be a crime based on religion, but alerted metal recyclers. >> i think either way, the chance it was stolen for a hate crime, but it's so symbolic, it's like stealing a church or a cross. it doesn't matter why they took it. >> when something happens to our community like this, that a symbol of our joy is taken away, we add light. >> reporter: so they brought their own. members of the community brought their own menorahs, and little the candles in -- lit the candles in the place where the large one was stolen. [ singing ] >> that's how i know the message of the menorah prevails. when you come here, and you see the slight continuing

a group called north beach neighbors say that will put a menorah in the park next year with additional security. >>> this morning we're keeping an eye on new laws set to take effect this sunday, january 1st. one is specifically targeting distracted drivers. starting zwran air 1st, drivers are not allowed to use their cell phones at all while driving unless they're using hands-free device or voice operated command. it calls for phones to be mounted to the windshield or dashboard if you plan to yous them when you're driving. those caught violating the law fats $20 for the first offense, $50 for the second. >>> we are expecting bay area malls to be busy, some stores promising bigger deals than before christmas. experts say it was a record braking holiday season. people spend an estimated $1 trillion for guests. a huge year for online shopping. 15% more people shopped online this year, and according to the national retail federation, 10% of gifts are returned each year. those gifts are valued at $60 billion. >> really? just 10%? i'm a little skeptical about that. >> i will not return the g

this is when the grassroots government comes so important but under the tanners of city lights in north beach chinatown was a great pablo narrowed the exit of power minutes as tierney cuts off the head that sings but the voice at the bottom of the well returns to the secrets beings of the earth and out of the darkness rises up through the mouth of the people and i was happy that i was able to read that small problem and i think you all for allowing me to serve with you. it has been an honor. thank you. >>[applause] >>thank you supervisor mar. thank you so much for your service. and, last but not least, the senior supervisor of the board. not the senior citizen that is supervisor yee. senior supervisor of the board, supervisor campos. >> wow! this is turning into a roast. i don't want to repeat a lot of the same things that peoplehave set already but i think that what we most appreciate are the incredible people they work so hard to keep this place running and at the board of supervisors, we have so many amazing people. we are folks that my colleagues have already mentioned such as the clerk k

that's happening in north beach, folk street and it all starts at noon in union square. >> see how many santas there are at the end of the day. >> more than a couple. it's going to rain on santa's sleigh? >> it could. we're tracking the next round of rain moving in. it will be off and on as we go through the day. right now we have mild temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. we'll take a look at the complete microclimate forecast coming up. >>> we're showing you oakland right by the coliseum, a glow to these lights. i'll show you what i'm finding in the north bay. >>> we're following breaking news this morning. you see the water gushing there on howard street and flowing several blocks. a break in the heart of the city that could lead to a traffic nightmare as this water reaches some pretty major buildings in the area. we're live at the scene with the latest on the cleanup. (coughs) cough doesn't sound so good. take mucinex dm. i'll text you in 4 hours when your cough returns. one pill lasts 12 hours, so... looks like i'm good all night! some cough medicines only last 4 hours. but just on

people in the north beach community noticed the menorah was gone a couple of days ago when they wentght it on the second day of sunday this past -- second day of hanukkah this past sunday. ♪[music] >> now, neighbors decided to send a message to the thief and the community by bringing their own menorahs to the park last night. the jewish festival of lights took on a new meaning as they created a brighter light display with smaller individual menorahs. it is a way to show the power of faith after what they believe is an act of hatred. >> when somebody comes to a symbol in a public sphere and take that's away, that is a portrayal of hate. that is saying what you're doing is not important. and i am going to ruin that for you. >> the community leaders hope whoever stole the menorah will realize it won't stop them from celebrating hanukkah. others say the stolen menorah isn't the first problem in the park. the christmas tree was vandalized three times in the days leading up to christmas. police are looking at surveillance video from homes and businesses in the area and hope that will give

they've spoken with the telegraph hill developers and north beach association both of the organizationsupport this application and have a huge amount of signatures of support 2200 and 75 from patrons at the top of the pile one letter of opposition from a neighbor that is worried about adding another potential nuisance to this neighborhood as opposed to bagging a complaint on something that is concurring other than that a central station has approved that and to tell you about that is keith and the general manager. >> well hello commissioners i'm keith the owner of bell core that is the general manager own a live music venue on grant avenue call it up a low in operation for 5 years opened a couple of months ago the most part doing - going to be the space is really space 6 hundred and 50 square feet space inside anything of actual volume will be disruptive to people trying to enjoy a shared place ms. this is a completely different thing than our other place we play live music 7 days a week i can't foresee anyone complaining as we said nelson has gone around to other 0 - core is excited to

san francisco, police say somebody has vandalized at least eight cars in the past few weeks in north beach in russian hill. police say they've beefed up patrols in the area and are determined to find whoever is responsible. >>> tonight the bay area judge behind a hotly contested ruling has been cleared of any wrongdoing. a state judicial panel has cleared judge aaron persky accused of gender and racial bias after sentencing an ex- stanford swimmer brock turner to six months for sexual assault. the judge still faces a recall effort that could be on the ballot next year. >>> tonight we're getting our first look at the minivans of the future that drive themselves. chrysler says that it has just delivered 100 of these pacifica hybrids to google's self- driving car division. now workers at that division called wamo will install sensors on the corners and roof to help map the vehicle surroundings. the new fleet of minivans will begin testing on public roads next year. >>> distribution centers were humming today as machines sorted thousands of packages for delivery. in the meantime at the post of

this is when the grassroots government comes so important but under the tanners of city lights in north beach chinatown was a great pablo narrowed the exit of power minutes as tierney cuts off the head that sings but the voice at the bottom of the well returns to the secrets beings of the earth and out of the darkness rises up through the mouth of the people and i was happy that i was able to read that small problem and i think you all for allowing me to serve with you. it has been an honor. thank you. >>[applause] >>thank you supervisor mar. thank you so much for your service. and, last but not least, the senior supervisor of the board. not the senior citizen that is supervisor yee. senior supervisor of the board, supervisor campos. >> wow! this is turning into a roast. i don't want to repeat a lot of the same things that peoplehave set already but i think that what we most appreciate are the incredible people they work so hard to keep this place running and at the board of supervisors, we have so many amazing people. we are folks that my colleagues have already mentioned such as the clerk k

say it was money. [ singing in a foreign language ] >> reporter: a small crowd of neighbors in north beach gathered. >> the grinch can't steal christmas orhan can. >> reporter: two weeks ago at another ceremony in washington square they put up a christmas tree next to the menorah. the tree is here but sometime this weekend somebody stole the menorah. it weighs more than 100 pounds. >> to me at the core of it, this is a hate crime. >> reporter: police say this may be a crime based on religion but they have also alerted metal recyclers to be on the lookout for someone trying to sell brass. >> i'm not sure it really matters. i think either way, the chance that it was stolen for a hate crime reason. but i think it's so symbolic it's like stealing a church and cross or something that it doesn't really matter why they took it. >> when something happens to our community like this a symbol of our light, of our joy is taken away, we add lights. >> they brought their own. members of the community brought their own menorahs and lit the candles in the place where the large one was stolen. [ singing lo

the rabbi of north beach says it was a true holiday blessing. > just because it was stolen, i look atportunity to reach a greater audience with the message of spreading light. >> police think the thieves wanted the brass from the original menorah. no suspects have been caught. >>> heavy rains, landslides and frosty weather may be to blame for a new issue on the crumbling cliffs in pacifica. thanks video was provided to us by a viewer shot by a drone. you can see the staircase along the pacifica cliffs has now collapsed. the city asked a geotechnical consultant to examine the rest of that deteriorating cliff. nearby, there are plans to demolish the apartment at 310 esplan nad sitting right on the edge. no word on when that demolition will begin. >>> i'm meteorologist kari hall. we've had cold mornings and some nice and warm afternoons. expect that to continue one more day. then we'll be tracking some rain. right now only 48 degrees. we'll look at the complete microclimate forecast and the snow report coming up in a few minutes. >>> a bay area restaurant change abruptly shuts down. i'm

. >>> san francisco police continue to look for a american rah which was stolen from a north beach park a few days ago, but there is good news. a are placement menorah is being shipped from the east coast to the bay area. abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live from washington square park with details tonight. melanie. >> that's right, and that menorah is on its way here. this afternoon we ran into one detective who is going to businesses that surround the park looking at surveillance video. we had an opportunity to look at the surveillance video as well and we didn't see anything. meantime this, story caught the attention of one man on the east coast who wanted to help. one hannukah celebration is going bi-coastal, the 7 foot 50-pound menorah is on its way. the man heard about this 6'1" hundred-pound menorah stolen from washington park sometime over the weekend. >> i thought if i could help and provide something that will turn something negative into a positive and it looked like an ideal thing for me to do. >> after that was stolen dozens of people gathered monday with menorahs fr

the sledding hills above north beach were a popular destination yesterday. liz zimmerman brought her children out for their first runs of winter. zimmerman says her kids were nervous the snow wouldn't actually come. 'i think just a couple days ago jackson said i dont even think were going to competition with the packers game in green bay...so many fans opting for the game over the snow.. but with the colder temperatures this week -- the snow not going anywhere anytime soon. and we want to see how you're enjoying the snow. send us your pictures of what it looks like by you. you can submit photos to our gallery on our website fox6 now dot com or on the fox 6 news app. an information session on milwaukee's water will be held later today. 70 thousand households in laterals. representatives from various city departments will be presenting information tonight...and be answering questions from residents about water pipe issues. it's taking place at the humboldt park pavilion at 6 p-m. this also comes as the common council expects to vote on a proposal to replace le

they've spoken with the telegraph hill developers and north beach association both of the organizations support this application and have a huge amount of signatures of support 2200 and 75 from patrons at the top of the pile one letter of opposition from a neighbor that is worried about adding another potential nuisance to this neighborhood as opposed to bagging a complaint on something that is concurring other than that a central station has approved that and to tell you about that is keith and the general manager. >> well hello commissioners i'm keith the owner of bell core that is the general manager own a live music venue on grant avenue call it up a low in operation for 5 years opened a couple of months ago the most part doing - going to be the space is really space 6 hundred and 50 square feet space inside anything of actual volume will be disruptive to people trying to enjoy a shared place ms. this is a completely different thing than our other place we play live music 7 days a week i can't foresee anyone complaining as we said nelson has gone around to other 0 - core is excited