north of panhandle park. people walk and jog through there. i just know of so many different uses in the middle of the night of the parks and i know we say there is nothing good that happens in the parks at night. that's not entirely accurate, i believe. based on my experience and comments and feedback from some of my constituent who feel they would like access to the park that is very open and directly across the street from their home. i wanted to thank the civil grand jury for this report and for just the time that they took to go out there and to ask the questions and to just really get actively engaged in understanding the issue and i also want to thank those who are actively engaged and especially i know captain corrales and his team are not here but i want to commend them for the hard work when they have actively working on the road. we need to be consistent about this issue. we have a lot of problems and it's not just with albert lake and this particular park. it's throughout our city. of course there is more we can do, but we can never

are streets in the laegsz legislation that will allow streets to go through as well as linkin park and panhandle and there are additional plazas under parks and recreation jurisdiction, union square, herman plaza, these will have a partial exemption in terms of peopling passing through the plaza in the middle of the night t legislation also provides flexibility for the parks and recreation commission based on neighborhood feedback if neighborhoods decide that it would be appropriate to set different hours to those parks because of neighborhood needs and so forth. colleagues, i think these are very reasonable pieces of legislation. it deserves your support. it is supported by parks and recreation and police department and san francisco alliance and labor 261, and various neighborhood park groups and advocates. i do want to address an issue that some have raised around homelessness where people use the park to sleep or to resides. there has been a lot of debate around this issue. i have indicated my purpose in introducing this legislation has always been to combat vandalism daunld ping in the park

park. this came up in the discussion about what if you are genuinely walking through the panhandle through south park to visit a neighbor after midnight. what we've been told repeatedly, don't worry, we won't ticket those people. then who is so obvious that we are ticketing. if it's not someone walking across the neighborhood park to get where they need to go or jog between midnight and 5:00 a.m., then who decides that this person has the tool that is going to vandalize this park structure. i think that's the elephant in the room. if you are a white business person that's going on an early morning job, you are not going to get ticketed. who is ticketed, the young person of color in a hoodie? that raises a ton of questions for me and the concern of acid lie when we say what if a five-year-old sits in a sidewalk at the middle of the day. we are not going to ticket that 5-year-old kid. then who are you going to ticket. i think there are a lot of issues that this legislation brings up simply because we are not addressing the issues and we are opening the door for a ton of discrimination and thi

areas that has in fact been affected by moving, pushing the ball around is that these golden gate park panhandle, either side north or south of it. this is areas where i have seen crazy things going on. in addition, when you drive on fell street towards masonic there are large advance parked there. they stick out from the parked row of cars causing drivers to have to negotiate into the adjoining lane to get around them. it's simply dangerous. some of the crazy things i have seen on more than two occasions where people are stringing extension cords from a house to power these rv housing people. if that is notten sane, i don't know what is. i urge you to look at expanding this and continue to offer these services and people who testified, should be talking to him. that's what he's here for. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. so there is no jamie young? what about david? are you here? barbara? are you here? then we'll have christian walter and lisa marie. >> good afternoon, my name is barbara, the president of the improvement association. i had a flyer with some information that i have pa

district 5 includes a large portion of golden gate park and the panhandle and alamo square and we don't want to see them suffer in a undue burden from dogs were not restricted from all the other great areas in the city. so she supports the efforts taken again she wishes she'd be here and thank you again supervisor winner was a cane and supervisor apples for meeting on this important issue. >> thank you very much. at this point the items are back in the hands of the committee. so, again i want to thank everyone for coming out today. i think what's clear, just not just from today, but i think anyone who's been spends any amount of time in the community in san francisco, this is a city where there are so many people and families with dogs. it is, dogs are absolutely significant and important part of the san francisco community, and it's important that we support our residents who have dogs and we need a place to walk them. but this resolution, and the opposition to the gg nra proposal, isn't just about accommodating people with dogs. it's also about making sure that we as a city are taking

sit live, the park restrictions, aggressive solicitation ban which replace the aggressive panhandling ban. though i appreciate sfpd's help in dealing with people with mental issues. i'm very sensitive to this. i sent you guys an analysis on the 51/50 process. i was a victim of it. i'm listed as a victim as a psycho path. i'm not. it impacts my ability to find employment. it impacts the perception that a police officer may have if approaching me again and it goes into their system and looks me up. analysis of citizens impact report on the existing laws. there is thousands of 51/50s recorded. that's an open book. thousands a year and i really think that being a danger to yourself or to others or incapable of providing informed consent are abused. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good morning supervisors, my name is ryan and i'm speaking today as a concerned san franciscans and professional social worker. a point i want to make first regarding the psychological issues concerning the grand jury's report. one thing i want to highlight is the information came from informational interv

park, belmont and redwood city. you avoideing bothered by help panhandlers begging for money. th council considering pasng a law banning people from being within 50 feet of a bank or atm. concord policehey say they were called hundreds of times over the past year in cases of the concord patch reports the ordinance will also pertain to so called captive audience begging at bus stops and cafes >> thousands of people stormin theirport inhe philippines but only a couple hundred made it out as another storm beelined to the ci. agency now reporting tropical pression zorida made landfall with mimum winds of 35 mes per hour. it was by comparison much, much smaller than typhoon haiyan but hit an area alreadyavaged and people had no warning. the storm much smaer than iyan and not expected to leave the philippes until thursda morning. officials confirming almost1800 warning there has been no e are contact th many areas and that number, unfortunately, will likely reach 10,000 or more. support for the victims of haiyan continues to gr here in the bay area. five groups at san jose state hop

it would prohibit aggressive panhandling 10 feet from restaurants and shops and five feet from parking meters. >> there ought to be a safe distance before they can approach. >> reporter: opponents of the bill are furious and protested in front of city hall. >> this is just another way nor the city to tell the homeless that we're not welcome near the inner harbor, sports arenas, any hotels. >> reporter: the panhandling issue may force city leaders to try and strike a balance between those on the street trying to survive and area businesses trying to make a living. >> we do see a bit of a problem. a lot of guests comment. >> reporter: mta is the acting general manager of a trendy restaurant on charles street. he would like to see a panhandling solution that is fair to everyone involved. >> i understand there's tough times for people. just find a way to cut down on it in downtown baltimore. >> what we should really be focused on is ending the need for solicitation by ending poverty. >> reporter: the city council will have a second reader on this bill november 18th. i'm kaj jackson reporti

panhandler that asked for money. there was a huge convention of the ophthalmologists so obviously there were a lot of people from out of town. a couple of things expressive parks were closed on all the parks. they have a lot of streetcars in addition to the famous charles streetcar they've got a lot of streetcars on canal street and the historic streetcars as what we have in san francisco they're extremely well run and very successful and it's something we should look like as an extension to the areas of the city because people enjoy riding them. it's not just to get someplace but the manner. their popular and the other thing that's there are that's successful is the spur doom and the baseball arena next to it. it was refreshing to come out of 0 baseball game 60 thousand were on foot. there's a little bit of parking to the north but most people come to new orleans and a attend the games in that manner. it's unfortunate we 0 won't have an arena but not for the next thirty years when we'll have a football stamped in san francisco. it was enjoyable and the other thing the restaurants do extremely well, as you might expect but they actually have some dress codes w

were carved out for particular parks where we know there is often many lawful and appropriate nighttime activity. for example unit square, plaza, herman plaza and panhandle to name a few, because of the input of colleagues in the public we have exempt those out for lawful activities that happen between the hours of midnight. i would be open if colleagues, you had particular parks within your district that you think you would want to see people in the streets. we know we have neighborhoods in parks where this is very much a real issue. i also appreciate very much the fact that this legislation calls for the tracking of incidents and report backs to the -- i will be among the first to call it out if we see it. we have laws in the parks and these laws have not been used in a selective enforcement. i ask folks to step back and consider what we are trying to do to solve a problem. the last thing i want to say that i think it's easy to criticize policy proposals when there is an active alternative. what i ask you if you are going to have issues with something that i have proposed give us a different and a better solution. again, i know that it's easy in this c

panhandler harassing you. now, i mean, it makes commerce possible, it makes life possible. the parks are free. you can walk everywhere. and by the way, you so need one in downtown l.a., a mayor giuliani. [applause] "the new york times," i mean, they just, they will not give giuliani credit for this miraculous transformation, and i quote them. you'll see this every night on msnbc saying, oh, no, the crime rate was starting to go down under dinkins, and you'll see, i have the exact statistics, from kin difference' third year in office it was like, let's say 2,500 murders per year to his last year in office 2,435 murders per year. [laughter] it really, i mean, to say that, oh, no, it started under dinkins, instantly under giuliani it starts falling 0% a year. -- 30% a year. by the time he left, i'm guessing these numbers -- the accurate ones are in the book -- something like 734 murders a year in new york. it was astronomical. it is like saying, um, no really, the rate of jew killing under hitler started to go down his last year in office. [laughter] i mean, do not give with all the credit to the

panhandling complaint. the new ban will mirror similar ordinances adopted in other cities. >> this gets into someone's personal space. if someone comes within three feet of you and follows you in the parking lot asking you to help to take your groceries out for a dollar or whatever it is and they keep going and doing that, that's what this is really after. the people that are aggressive and they are approaching you and basically getting in your face, getinginto your personal space. >> reporter: aggressive panhandling will also be banned anywhere within 50 feet of atms, 30 feet from bus stops, restaurants and cafes. the city council will hold a second and final vote on december 10th. if adopted, the ordinance would go into effect in january. from city hall in concord, kron 4 news. >> teachers with the mount diablo school district held a labor rally before the school board meeting tonight. they want to encourage the district to go back to the negotiating table. jeff was there and explains what the teachers are asking for. >> reporter: hundreds were on hand to show their support for the demands of the teachers. union employees say that labor talks started back in april, but have stalled rece

panhandling. one encampment had an outbreak of scabies. >>> the redwood city woman charged with killing a menlo park couple last month is pleading not guilty. prosecutors say 54-year-old marjorie reitzell's blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit when she hit the couple walking their dog in menlo park. >>> aldon smith looked different when he showed up in court yesterday. this is smith's booking photo from september when he was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. now he is cleaning shaven and dressed up for court in san jose. he pled not guilty to three counts of possessing illegal firearms. the weapons were found inside his home in the east san jose foothills last year. >> aldon's is very interested in answering to these charges. you have to understand that this is a process. today's court appearance was the first step in that process. >> prosecutors say the weapons are legal in arizona where smith purchased them but illegal in california. the case returns to court in january. >>> 6:08. happening today, more protests are expected at uc mission bay in san francisco. some students are now calling for new uc president jan

panhandler harassing you. now it makes life possible and the parks are safe. that's what we need in downtown l.a..abe mayor giuliani. [applause] "the new york times," they will not give giuliani credit for this miraculous transformation and i quote them and you see every night on "msnbc." oh no the crime rate was starting to go down under dinkins and i have the statistics in my book that went down in dinkins third year of office it was like lets say 2500 murders per year to his last year in office, 2435 murders per year. really ,-com,-com ma to say that oh no it started under dinkins. instantly and dirt giuliani it starts falling 30% a year and by the time he left and i'm guessing these numbers but the accurate ones are in the book. it was astronomical. it is like saying no really, their rate of killing under hitler starting to go down his last year in office. do not give all the credit to the british and the americans. it insults the good name of the furor. it was going down before he left office. i think it's not going to work with de blazio. he pursues the policies and seems dead set on pursuin

panhandling. one encampment had a recent outbreak of scabies a contagious skin infection. >>> the redwood city woman charged with killing a menlo park couple last month is pleading not guilty. prosecutors say 54-year-old marjorie reitzell's blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit when she hit the couple walking their dog in menlo park. >>> 5:09 now. millions more americans could end up on cholesterol-lowering drugs. the dramatic shift in the way doctors treat heart risk coming your way. >> plus the mistake one couple made that caused a small explosion in the car's trunk. >> i hope you choke to death. >> choke to death! >> that's not nice. >> the bizarre court appearance that brought actor alec baldwin to tears before he lashed out at the reporters. >> back to dry weather around the bay area. but when might we see some more rain? we'll talk about that coming up. >> and this accident in bay point is slowing down what's an already slow commute through antioch. so expect to give yourself some extra time through there. all right. we know the commute can always be a headache. we want to know what drives you crazy during yo

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park. all ofhis cold air is heading south. by trsday morning we cou see freezing temperatures as far south as thelorida panhandle. savannah, back to you. all right. and here wgo, al. it will be a busy couple of days for you. >> it sure is. folks are going to be breaking out the nter woollies and al sorts of winter weher ware. this arctic front, temperatures dropped 12 degrees. 52 last hour, 39 now. take a look. let's go here again. top of the rock. want to show you one more time. looking at snow flurries now throughout the northeast really as this cold a makes its way in. here's what'happening. this is going to be brutally bone clling air. the first set of it. we'll sh you on the map. temperatures are goi to be plunging, plus, the winds are going to be bris so minneapolis, 14 right now. feels like pea low. 26 in chicago. 9 below. elkinswest virginia, 27. 11 above. during the day today tempatures not going rebound ry much. boston, 38 feel like4. cleveld, 32 feels like 17. mphis, 44 and 30. look at these temperatures plunging tonig. look at th. ncinnati, 25. chicago, 26. chleston, 43. 30 in atlantwith 18 and then f