[applause] >> and next up we have state assembly member and budget chair, phil ting. >> thanks, jeff. it's exciting to be here. we heard from our mayor, our state senator, we're going to have our speaker talk, but this is just an amazing moment. just demonstrates that if the city can put its mind to something, we can achieve anything that we absolutely want. but again, i think the mayor put it well. this was 30 years in the making. this was all about, all the past leaders who have the foresight to know that we absolutely had to invest in our transportation infrastructure, we had to invest in our city, that the only way for our city to grow is through transit. we're a city that is amazing. we'll welcoming people into downtown, we're welcoming people into our neighborhoods and we continue to grow but the only way we're going to have and guarantee the economics vitality for our city is if we can expand our public transportation. this investment, i think back about the state investment that started in 2000, 2002, $600 million in state money started but that was for many elected officials

the author of that bill, assembly member phil ting, wants to expand it to the entire state. today he introduced bill 881. it would only apply to low- to moderate-income jurors, roughly making less than $40,000 a year based on new data from the pilot program. the assembly member says the purpose of the bill is to make juries more racially diverse by giving low-income people, who would otherwise maybe not participate because of financial hardship, the opportunity to serve on a jury. >> and unfortunately, when you look at who comes through the criminal justice system, it's disproportionately people of color, lower-income, working families, unfortunately, and that's not reflective of our jury. >> abbey, i want to ask you, okay, $15 a low amount, but $15 to $100 a day seems to be a significant increase. but even so, that $100 doesn't even equal the state's minimum wage, right? >> that's important to know. minimum wage in california is $15.50 an hour, as of the beginning of the year. i did some quick math here. at $100 per day for an eight-hour shift is roughly $12.50 an hour, so

the bill's author state assembly member phil ting says ab 8, 8, 1, aims to ease the financial hardship of jury service. nobody. >> should not be allowed to serve in a because they don't have enough money because the job does not allow it because somehow there's a personal circumstance. the be the jury program removes the financial hardship in civic duty participation by increasing the daily ju ist. i've been from $15 a day to $100 per day. 81 1% of the participants in the pilot state. they could not have served on the jury without the financial incentive results from this past year. also showed an increase in racial and economic diversity on juries in san francisco, something that gets approval from the city's district attorney and public defender. both co-sponsors of the bill, most of the jurors of color, particularly our black and latino jurors. >> would apply for hardship. and oftentimes those hardships had to be granted by the judges and there they would walk right out of the door. the public does not want people leading to things. they did not do because they correctly. >> that th

san francisco assemblymember phil ting says that coupled with the surge of hate attacks directed at thepi community during the covid-19 pandemic. >> has created a huge demand for mental health services. that's why he was pleased to announce friday he had secured 6 and a half million dollars in state funds for rams are richmond district nonprofit which provides community mental health services at a time. >> when so many folks nation, commute really feel under threat. this organization in particular has been a safe haven for some of the families. some of the low income families in particular who really have nowhere else to turn have nowhere else to go. the plan is for the money to be used for rams to consolidate and expand their programs. >> into one service center, a challenge for especially for api communities, api seniors, is that we have a hard time to seek help. and when rams has 6 top lish organization, they also know where where to go to the community to offer that help setting recent attacks by members of the api community on fellow members. those who work here say the focus can n

. >> reporter: assembly member phil ting offered authored the bill. >> this just codifies common sense that if you're crossing the street safely, and you're in the middle of the street you cannot get a citation. >> reporter: jaywalking enforcement has often been uneven, the assembly member says, and this should soften that picks but in areas where it is lower income or areas where there is less pedestrian instructor, fewer crosswalks. >> reporter: in san jose, a city that saw a 25 year high in traffic fatalities last year, police officer steve aponte is wary of the change. >> is troubling to think that people will become emboldened to cross, the pedestrian always has the right-of-way when that is not true. >> reporter: 32 pedestrians died on san jose road last year. >> two thirds of those pedestrians were not in a marked crosswalk when the collision occurred. >> he says the police department will focus on education now people can cross where they want to cross. >> we want to make sure that folks are paying attention and using common sense when they cross the road race. >> reporter: but

san francisco assemblymember phil ting announced friday he has secured 6 and a half million dollars in state funding for rams richmond district nonprofit which provides community mental health services at a time. >> when so many folks nation, commute really feel under threat. this organization in particular has been a safe haven for somebody. families, so many low-income families in particular who really have nowhere else to turn have nowhere else to go. the plan is for the money to be used for rams to consolidate and expand their programs. >> into one service center challenge for especially for api communities. api seniors, is that we have a hard time to seek help. and when rams has 6 top lish organization, they actually also know where where to go to the community to offer that help setting recent attacks by members of the api community on fellow members. those who work here say the focus can no longer be just about treatment, but also about educating people about what mental health is and how it can impact them. >> how do we? hawaii, crucially reach an education to the community. so

that was the focus of a gathering today in san francisco's richmond district assembly member phil ting announced 6.5 million dollars in state funding for richmond nonprofit called ramps. it provides community mental health services at a time. >> when so many folks nation, commute really feel under threat. this organization in particular has been a safe haven for some of the families. so many low-income families in particular who really have nowhere else to turn have nowhere else to go. >> the money is going to be used to consolidate and expand the group's programs into one service center. >> san francisco's chinatown has a new mural. it's called a chinatown dream. it's created by artists. nancy mcconnell, yo, she's been working on it for several months today. leaders hope this will be contributing to the revitalization and reflect its beauty of chinatown. if you'd like to visit the mural it on kearney street between clay and washington. merchants in san francisco's chinatown getting ready to welcome. they hope really big crowds this weekend. the annual chinese new year parade tomorrow

san francisco state assembly member phil ting announced the bill.ncisco de a brook jenkins and public defender manual raul. now the bill would raise the pay of the jury members and criminal cases from $15 to $100 a day for low to moderate income jurors tank says that will make sure that all born into back says to a jury of their peers. and a company based in san francisco that created a robot lawyer won't be testing its technology in court this month. after all the company do not pay was supposed to assist two defendants this month for speeding tickets, but the company decided to hold off on doing that because of threats from state bar prosecutors. the ceo joshua browder says the company will stick to consumer rights products instead. it is 6 58. some religious leaders are experimenting now with using artificial intelligence to write their sermons. i told chat gpt to write me a sermon and the voice of a rabbi of about 1000 words. ah! about the tour portion on the theme of intimacy and vulnerability. okay, right by franklin used chad gpt to write the

that was the focus of a gatheri g today in san francisco's richmond district assembly member phil ting announced a 6.5 million dollars in state funds for a richmond nonprofit called rams. it provides community mental health services by the time. >> when so many folks nation, commute really feel under threat. this organization in particular has been a safe haven for some of the families so many low-income families in particular who really have nowhere else to turn have nowhere else to go. >> and he says the money will be used to consolidate and expand the group's programs into one service center. >> san francisco's chinatown has a new mural. wow. look at that beautiful. it's called chinatown dream created by artist nancy, the kind of you know, she's been working on it for several months. community leaders hope this will contribute to the revitalization efforts of chinatown. if you'd like to visit the mural, it is on kearney street between clay and washington. and coming up tonight on kron, 4 news at 9.30, are gayle ong will have everything you need to know about. tomorrow night's big lu

and mucmore when "today h >>> a live look in san francisco, where happening today, state lawmaker phil ting his bill to raise the statewide pay rate for jury duty. he is proposing $100 per day for jurors with low to moderate incomes. that's for jurors serving on criminal cases. right now the rate is $15 a day. the same pilot program already operates in san francisco. supporters say it's greatly boosted participation by potential jurors, leading to more diversified jury pools. >>> she's known for having a wonderful poker face, but these days lady gaga is serving up nothing but a joker face. >> trending this morning, we are getting an up close look at the first image of superstar and costar joaquin phoenix from the set of the upcoming film "joker: folie a deux". gaga is reported by playing a version of the dc comics character harley quinn. this is the psychiatrist who finds herself smitten with the joker before taking on villainous ways. the sequel is set to premier in october of 2024. >> that ought to be pretty good. she's really developed herself. >> she surprises me so much when it comes t

san francisco assembly member phil ting announced the bill today along with san francisco district attorneyrooke jenkins and public defender manu raju. the bill would raise juror pain criminal cases from $15 to $100 a day for low to moderate income. jurors now says it will ensure that all californians have access to a jury of their peers. if we want our criminal justice system to work. if we want jury trials to work we need to make sure not just that some californians can participate, but that every single california who wants to who qualifies, it's able to have the opportunity to participate. this bill is an expansion of a pilot program underway in san francisco that was started last year by the state legislature today. east bay congresswoman barbara lee filed paperwork to run for the u. s senate seat held by dianne feinstein. this comes one day after senator feinstein announced she is not seeking reelection. as ktvu brooks jarocz tells us republicans are expected to jump into the race as well. one day after california's most senior senator since she plans to retire at the end of her term.

san francisco assembly member phil ting announced the bill today along with district attorney brookekins and public defender manu raju. the bill would raise european criminal cases from $15 to $100 per day for low to moderate income jurors. tink says it will ensure that all californians have access to a jury of their peers. if we want our criminal justice system to work. if we want jury trials to work we need to make sure not just that some californians can participate, but that every single california who wants to who qualifies is able to have the opportunity to participate in the bill is an expansion of a pilot program currently underway in san francisco. it was started last year by the state legislature and is scheduled to last until the end of this year . we need today pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of four people killed in the 2020. zog fire and northern california judge earlier this month rule that there is an evidence for pg need to face trial. according to cal fire. the fire was caused by a tree falling onto pg any power lines. the utility admits

amount of money some jurors would be paid during criminal cases, said francisco assembly member phil ting announced the bill just this morning along with the d a. brook jenkins and public defender manu raju. the bill would raise juror pay in criminal cases from $15 to $100 a day for low to moderate income . jurors says it ensures that all californians have access to a jury of their peers. if we want our criminal justice system to work. if we want jury trials to work we need to make sure not just that some californians can participate, but that every single california who wants to who qualifies is able to have the opportunity to participate as an expansion of a pilot program underway in san francisco. we was started last year by the state legislature and is set to last through the end of this year. this rare side out in las vegas along the s ths seeking shelter. adam barrier, whether we are in the sunshine for today, but a pattern change next week we could be talking about some rainfall and maybe some snow in o forecast ll meet a future mom, a first-time mom and a seasoned pro. this mom's

today, assembly member phil ting announce 6.5 million dollars in state funds for richmond nonprofit called rams. it provides community health services. >> at a time so many folks in community feel under threat. this organization in particular has been a safe haven for so many families so many low-income families in particular who really have nowhere else to turn have nowhere else to go. >> the money will be used to consolidate and expand the group's programs into one service center. >> and the east bay, the search continues for the person who shot a teenage boy in east oakland that happened early this morning on dowling street in the city's eastmont neighborhood. new at the aspire college academy. that's a local charter school. the name and age of the teenager that so that information has not been publicly released yet. no information yet on a suspect. 15 days after putting oakland's police chief unpaid administrative leave. mayor sheng tao. he's talking to kron 4 about that decision forest is theresa has the story. >> our goal isn't to be tune all come. mayor xing town alive rating to kro

asian community assembly member phil ting in san francisco supervisor connie chan today announcing $6.5 billion in state funding for richmond area multi services or rams, as it's called, says the funding will help the nonprofit acquire a permanent space to centralize its outpatient clinic there on balboa street and its wellness centers into one location. and then $6.5 million will help. um rams. secure consolidate their buildings to consolidate their operations, which is up and down this block into hopefully one site that they could use and to be able to purchase that site was founded in san francisco's richmond district. back in 1970, for it provides behavioral, health, social, vocational and educational help with expertise and serving the asian and russian speaking communities. well, it is a big weekend ahead in san francisco for the lunar new year celebrations. tomorrow is the big parade, but there are still some other events happening tonight. featured tonight. the featured event is the miss chinatown, usa pageant and coronation ball. several titles are presented during the pageant.

on friday assembly member phil ting announced 6.5 million dollars in state funds for a richmond nonprofitvides community mental health services. >> at a time when so many folks nation, commute really feel under threat. this organization in particular has been a safe haven for some of the families. so many low-income families in particular who really have nowhere else to turn have nowhere else to go. >> the money will be used to consolidate and expand the group's programs into one service center. >> happening now, transit agencies in sonoma county are providing free rides as part of transit equity day. santa rosa city bus petaluma transit and sonoma county transit are all offering free rides. the event is intended to promote safe and accessible transit for everyone. it's celebrated on february 4th to mark the birthday of rosa parks. a key figure in the civil rights movement after she refused to give up her bus seat in alabama in 1955. coming up here on the kron 4 morning news. a new decision on covid vaccines. how it could shape the next school year. and a new report is raising concern for