there is no signage in gin warner plaza where jsh jane warner plaza where the f-car tirns around. there is no signage indicating when the f-car departs to head downtown towards fisherman's whatever. what are of. fisherman's wharf. i would like to make sure signage is put up at the f-car turn around. it's now pride cease and then we have thousands of guests coming from the castro and that is also where they depart from the castro. i think our tourist friends deserve as much signage as possible to fund muni at the f-car turn around at jane warner plaza. i believe that jane warner herself would endorse what i'm calling for. thank you. >> next caller. there is no additional public comment. >> r. mandelman: public comment on item 5 is closed. thank you, again, mr. pick ford although we'll hear from you in a minute. commissioner preston, would you like to move approval? is there a second? seconded by ronen. and i think we need to call the roll on this. >> clerk: on the motion to approve item 5, commissioner chan. chan absent. commissioner dorsey, aye, commissioner engardio, aye. chair m

east. >> lasean with plaza east. >> britney supervisors at plaza east. >> so for this month at plaza, we were able to host a coffee hour with 16 resident, we were able to continue to provide weekly hot meals for families, that's every wednesday at 12 noon. we hosted a healing and wellness event as well as a resident appreciation dinner which brought out 29 residents, we also partnered with tenant association and president of their senior programming to be able to provide socks and giveaway items for the senior programming that is every tuesday at 1:00 p.m. and they bring out about 20 residents. we were also able to provide onsite technology support and computer literacy and that's in partnership as well as made an awesome connection with tenant association so he's been helping them out during their senior programming on tuesdays as well. we also were able to hold our community meetings with tenant association, their community advocates and volunteers that they have surrounding planning for the next month, as well as being able to incorporate them into our board of commissioner report

there is no signage in gin warner plaza where jsh jane warner plaza where the f-car tirns around. there is no signage indicating when the f-car departs to head downtown towards fisherman's whatever. what are of. fisherman's wharf. i would like to make sure signage is put up at the f-car turn around. it's now pride cease and then we have thousands of guests coming from the castro and that is also where they depart from the castro. i think our tourist friends deserve as much signage as possible to fund muni at the f-car turn around at jane warner plaza. i believe that jane warner herself would endorse what i'm calling for. thank you. >> next caller. there is no additional public comment. >> r. mandelman: public comment on item 5 is closed. thank you, again, mr. pick ford although we'll hear from you in a minute. commissioner preston, would you like to move approval? is there a second? seconded by ronen. and i think we need to call the roll on this. >> clerk: on the motion to approve item 5, commissioner chan. chan absent. commissioner dorsey, aye, commissioner engardio, aye. chair m

is the east mall and then too levels there is an upper plaza and then a lower plaza. and on the right excuse me - the left side is steps that will face into that and somewhat of a smaller stage that is created front mass and see the landscaping around the cherry trees are significant feature other people's money background and for ground a large planted areas with inmate seating for the plazas and festivals; right? the festivals and the plazas but in larger planters. and new i'm going to turn it over to jennifer cooper will come up and finish off. >> thank you miriam we're to focus on today i don't see the pointer. >> doesn't work on the screen for for whatever reason. >> that's okay we're to focus on the entry into geary boulevard was important about the plaza is making it inviting for both sides it is easier on polk street a significant gated change offer of on geary we're going focusing on the stairs and the side poles today as you can see the top is the current plan and little bottom is our proposed change from the top as you can see one stair couple of so that ma

la plaza de cesar chavez norte y.az y la importancia de las personas. acá papeles para todos , papeles para todos, para que le den pues una vía a que tengan estatus legal. aquí cómo está? cómo le va? oye están desde el parque roosevelt hasta ahorita marchando. todo para transmitir el mensaje. claro que sí. estamos escuchando con papeles para todos y todo lo que está sucediendo en el mundo. la importancia del trabajador inmigrante. claro que sí. porque somos esenciales en este país. y donde quiera que estemos en el mundo entero está con su hijo para que aprenda desde ya la importancia y el arduo trabajo. claro que sí, porque esos son los logros de los de los trabajadores y no para darle un mejor futuro. claro, pero como esta señora hay muchos acá, cada tanto nos estamos deteniendo ahí. tránsito vehicular está la policía, pero en general no. muchísimas gracias. y bueno, nosotros vamos hasta la plaza cesar chavez cualquier novedad, estamos en vivo andrés brender noticiero telemundo 48. gracias andrés. un poco difícil de

or who from not plaza but if plaza residents were to go and connect to themselves and contractors in doing the work for plaza likely go ahead and hire from here and see who has the skills need done on site easily the other parts small businesses they will be through the other portal for the vendor portal and um, so large contractor will have to find the sub contractor through there and if they're minorities so all those things if a winning bidder was trying to somebody want to win a proposal, you know, more marketable find that in the way and connect them i did would not be part of that but. >> those forms are part of the bid page for both the workers and also businesses so that will be considered and evaluating what is the positive responsible. >> thank you. >> okay. >> no problem. >> and i know you want feedback would we like to wait for the other presentation before we open up for public comment. >> assuming is ms. hypothetically still here and other members wishing to speak? >> please come on up (clearing throat) thank you, ferry having me back. >> i've been working at it plaza e

at this plaza, there is seating with an overlook. the access paths you see here cutting from the service road to the trail are for maintenance and emergency vehicles. and as we proceed to the south, across from the entrance to the oceanside water pollution control plant, you can see there are beach access stairs, connecting trail users to the beach. there's also a seating area at the top of the stairs, as well as a landing on the stairs. and then proceeding to the south. in this slide you can see the beach access stairs as well. the new parking lot and the connection to skyline boulevard. this parking lot will provide an access point for the multi-use trail and will also be the entry point for the one way service access road. the trail in this area, as i mentioned, will will connect to the lake merced trail and there's a planned related project to connect with a fort funston trail network. i'll now pass the presentation back to anna, but i'm here along with my colleagues also from mta to answer any questions. thank you. monica so i j

no, no. >> el plaza, el plaza. that's very good idea. yeah, but it's wrong. but good try. >> i'm sure it's wrong. >> i'll give you a hint. what's the name of the park you're in right now? >> todos santos plaza? yeah. >> so what's the name of the town? >> concord, california. >> oh, todos santos, todos santos, is that your final answer? >> c c k bueno. you are correct. yes do you know what todos santos means for extra credit? all saints. wow. home run. was that right? that is right. say hello to don salvio pacheco. he founded todos santos back in the late 1860s, which of course later became concord in 1905. and by the way, what does concord mean? air air like air jordan. >> well, or like airplane, like the concord? >> well, that's a good thought. it's wrong. >> okay. >> it's coming. i know it's coming. come on, move a little. you got it. let's see, let's see. this is kind of, home. home. good job. >> good. good answer. but raw. roughly translate it. concord means to conquer. >> to conquer someone means to, like, take over. >> take over. >> right. so that town

to accommodate harvey milk plaza. >> thank you. >> any remote public comment?ublic comment for this item. >> all right. public comment is closed. madam clerk, call our next item. >> >> 9. adjournment. >>> we are adjourned (gavel) [meeting adjourned] >> (music). >> (multiple voices.) >> landing at leidesdorff is as the new public school in downtown san francisco for people to come together for 0 lunch and weekends a new place to enjoy the architect and our culture. >> landing at leidesdorff one of several initiatives to the road map for the initiatives all about using your public space and network for now environments to 0 invite people adopted not just to the office but any time of the day. >> it shows there is excitement and energy and people wore looking forward to enjoying the space that people may want to end up in downtown. >> we've been operating in the financial district since 2016 with the treasury and coming up we had a small surge in business in the leidesdorff and in about the financial district and a good time to grow here. >> as a small business th

to accommodate harvey milk plaza. >> thank you. >> any remote public comment?ublic comment for this item. >> all right. public comment is closed. madam clerk, call our next item. >> >> 9. adjournment. >>> we are adjourned (gavel) [meeting adjourned] (laughter). >> hi, i'm pilipinas chi chai mateo and am the artist here. i'm current working on a title meaning together and the reason why i choose that theme because celebrating the legacy of some of the latin tennis especially with the power that put us together as formed when he come together and before us putting for our recognition and housing. but through our art culture and we see that today which we're together and it is always a hope for the generations after us. >> here in this district where we revising the languages and culture but in yes or no answer why we do this i get to see kids come out of this kind mr. ryu rattle where they came from and we are here. such an honor to be part of this legacy of togetherness and those opportunities have painting a mural such as this but teaching different skwashgs an

golden gate park we had lots of events in plazas throughout the city. can you talk about those and if there is upcoming events too? >> i think you touched on something key to the mayor road map. for san francisco and particularly san francisco downtown to move forward and be successful as a great american city, it is about bringing people together because they want to be together not because they center to be together and music is a strong part that. the planet concert sear ries coming up and happening throughout the city not just golden gate park but downtown locations are a great example. there are smaller examples as well. the landing at--is a new plaza we constructed in the mayor roadmap where two streets come together akwraisant to a couple restaurants closed to cars in daytime, chairs and seating and throughout the week they have lunch time and evening music to bring people together after work. they participate in that. something we are working on setting up for next year which is really exciting is our sf live program and that will bring a full 2

sara. >> live here at sproul plaza uc berkeley. that is where this protest and rally has been going on for the last. our there's been many different speakers here. you can see all the various signs as well. this is the area that students have been camping out for weeks now. this encampment, a pro-palestine protest. they said they've been protesting. they've been doing walks, marches, writing letters for 7 months of this war and they will not stop until there is a cease-fire. as you said, the anchors there, there all the signs about people saying all eyes on rafah because many are saying here at this protest there's only 3 days left for food in some of those minute tearing needs. so they're very worried about those involved. fun is they're not going to stop until again. there's a cease-fire look right now. you can it's a packed this entire plaza. we've seen this here with boots on the ground weeks now. and you can see that they have signs on the buildings here. there's several faculty members as well here in support of students prot

it's five at the bay bridge toll plaza.mooth flow of traffic there and the build across from the richmond side. of course, there's the build there because that's the time we see more trucks and cars over to the north bay. back to you. all right. thank you. mike a deadly turn for three americans south of the border up next, new details from investigators after the discovery of three surfers who simply wanted to surf the waves in baja california. plus, a new mission is about to get underway at cape canaveral after years of setbacks, the planned launch of astronauts into space happening in just a matter of hours. and fashionistas get ready because it is the first monday in may, and that means this year's highly anticipated met gala is getting started. we'll hear exclusive from the one and only anna wintour. and what about this year's theme? you'reatching today in the w norman, bad news... i never graduated from med school. what? but the good news is... xfinity mobile just got even better! now, you can automatically connect to

we are here at frank ogawa plaza in front of city hall. and if you take a look behind me, there were people here from labor unions, from health care unions, and many people from the community. you can see they left behind this sign that says labor for palestine, a merging of missions between workers on may day and also calls for peace in gaza. hundreds of protesters filled the streets of downtown oakland wednesday, a march from the federal building to frank ogawa plaza at city hall. it was a may day demonstration that saw the traditional workers rights advocates merging with palestinian groups, calling for an end to violence and civilian deaths in gaza, many families joined in the demonstration that blocked traffic at points but remained peaceful. >> the palestinian general federation of labor unions called on labor unions worldwide to spend their may day demanding a cease fire and lifting up the voices of palestinian workers. >> citizens can bring together and build together. >> at the plaza, people gathered to hear speakers from dozens o

to accommodate harvey milk plaza. >> thank you. >> any remote public comment?ublic comment for this item. >> all right. public comment is closed. madam clerk, call our next item. >> >> 9. adjournment. >>> we are adjourned (gavel) [meeting adjourned] (laughter). >> hi, i'm pilipinas chi chai mateo and am the artist here. i'm current working on a title meaning together and the reason why i choose that theme because celebrating the legacy of some of the latin tennis especially with the power that put us together as formed when he come together and before us putting for our recognition and housing. but through our art culture and we see that today which we're together and it is always a hope for the generations after us. >> here in this district where we revising the languages and culture but in yes or no answer why we do this i get to see kids come out of this kind mr. ryu rattle where they came from and we are here. such an honor to be part of this legacy of togetherness and those opportunities have painting a mural such as this but teaching different skwashgs an

the ordinance specific exempts changes to the plaza, but not the flagpole or the plinth. the design phase for the rebuild of the plaza has not yet identified a need to remove the flag, but if it does come to the point where they determine that it would, then they would be coming to the arts commission. in this body for a certificate of appropriateness, and then lastly, some in the community wish to see other flags flown from the flagpole, so that was a consideration that came also from the castro cultural district that they wanted this body to take that into consideration, the proposed ordinance does make room for a certificate of appropriateness to be granted for such other flags. when the work was actually installed during the mayor brown's administration, it was installed from the time that mayor brown gave the green light to the project, to the time of the dedication was six weeks. an incredibly fast turnaround during that time, they didn't do a lot of paperwork, so there is no maintenance plan. it has been done first by the artist, then by his friends and benefactors

to accommodate harvey milk plaza. >> thank you. >> any remote public comment?ublic comment for this item. >> all right. public comment is closed. madam clerk, call our next item. >> >> 9. adjournment. >>> we are adjourned (gavel) [meeting adjourned] >> (music). >> (multiple voices.) >> landing at leidesdorff is as the new public school in downtown san francisco for people to come together for 0 lunch and weekends a new place to enjoy the architect and our culture. >> landing at leidesdorff one of several initiatives to the road map for the initiatives all about using your public space and network for now environments to 0 invite people adopted not just to the office but any time of the day. >> it shows there is excitement and energy and people wore looking forward to enjoying the space that people may want to end up in downtown. >> we've been operating in the financial district since 2016 with the treasury and coming up we had a small surge in business in the leidesdorff and in about the financial district and a good time to grow here. >> as a small business th

nosotros estamos justo ahora en la plaza de césar chávez. vimos y varias organizaciones que pudimos ver. se empezaron a concentrar en el parque roosevelt alrededor de las 16:00 de la tarde. se espera que alrededor de esta hora pues comiencen a llegar, pero les quiero mostrar imágenes de lo que vimos allá. fueron decenas de personas que se concentran para. obviamente, como les hemos estado informando, pues marchar este uno de mayo estaban organizaciones como por ejemplo shirin y otras organizaciones que ayudan en especial a los trabajadores inmigrantes. el llamado es pues, a que se respete no solo el inmigrante, sino el trabajador inmigrante que es responsable de que en gran parte de este país, cada noche, cuando la familia va a cenar, pues tenga su comida en la mesa. vamos a escuchar lo que nos dijo una de las personas. a pesar de que algunas veces no tienen documentación. de cualquier manera, si tienen ingreso hacen sus taxes ante todo lo que tienen que hacer en la sociedad que les pide el gobierno y aún así ellos siguen luchando para tener

campus police are keeping an eye on the plaza. there are also private security guards. >> we're going to be prioritizing the ability of graduating students, their friends and their families to participate in and to enjoy one of the most meaningful days in their life. >> in addition to the big graduation, there are 90 other graduation related ceremonies and events around campus over the coming days. >> in southern california, officials at pomona college are preparing for protestors to interrupt graduation ceremonies this weekend. a camp went up monday morning right in front of the main stage. pomona was one of the first places where pro-palestinian encampments started, and some students were arrested there after entering an administration building. >> how long are you going to stay here until pomona college? >> divests. >> so even if that means commencement this sunday, you'll be here. yeah >> we will not rest. >> i can understand where they're coming from. but again, you know, this class didn't have a 2020 graduation. and, you kno

white plaza is the campus space for free expression. the university allows informational tables from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m, and says it has policies that include no overnight camping, organized. they say they're aware of it and that there could be discipline, but say people who aren't involved with the encampment are wrongly facing punishment. they also say the university is targeting certain students as a variation of muslim brown, black or some mixture of any of those things. >> only white students that have been given this disciplinary letter were anti-zionist jewish students. >> the university issued a statement saying in part. there is evidence connecting individuals to specific policy violations. those involved are entitled to rights and procedures as provided in the stanford student conduct charter of 2023, and will be able to offer a defense. you can follow our coverage of the college campus protests here in the bay area and across the nation. over on our website, abc seven news.com. >> a day of action could impact your commute. prote

time for a look at the weather with a live look at the toll plaza to richmond. sandra fell bridge which is quiet. but sunny right now and kohr first chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joining us in the studio. >> that sunshine, i guess you better just soak it up while we can. yeah. how about that? i mean, really nice around the bay area today. warm eveaywhere you went. i think tomorrow going to be very similar inside the bay and then many of the valleys along the coastline will notice some changes late in the day. but crystal blue skies out there right now looking good all the way to the coastline. we are seeing that sea breeze kicking in once again. but overall, boy, we've got some great weather out there. still. >> in the 70's in place like santa rosa at 76 degrees. 79 in concord, 74 and live more also in san jose. beautiful in oakland, little breeze there. 67 degrees. and 64 now in san francisco winds not quite as strong today, although we're seeing that general seabreeze kick up late in the day. some numbers running in the 18 to about 22 miles per hour alon

now at the bay bridge toll plaza.ut we also see a crash southbound 101 just past the golden gate bridge toll plaza. that's unusual because usually this, bridge rarely has any problems at all. we usually usually show it as a beauty shot, but this is just a stalled vehicle that crashed into one of the center divides past this picture. so past the golden gate bridge toll plaza, it's not causing any sort of backup. as you can see there. we want to show you quickly the bay bridge toll plaza here. it looks pretty good. not a lot of cars out there at the toll plaza. but again, once you get onto the span, it's going to be a little bit slow. with that, we'll turn things to steve paulson, keeping our keeping an eye on the weather out here am indeed. >> and it was a cold morning for us for this time of year to get low 40s sebastopol and sonoma. you both checked in at 42 chilly degrees. the nights are much shorter now, so i'm impressed with these. windsor, menlo park, fairfax, clayton, los altos and tiburon all between 43 and 46

de hecho, una de ellas en la plaza de la herencia mexicana de san josé.stas formas de expresión de son casi que insuficientes para todo el amor de mamá. pero vale la pena tener estas excusas para sacar, para sacarla, para pasear con ella, ir a estos eventos también comunitarios. pero la frase para mí más cliché pero más cierta cuando hablamos de las madres, es que tiene que ser todos los días, porque es el amor más puro , más incondicional. son las guías más dulces que nos educan, que nos enseñan, que nos inspiran de la manera más amable. así que 1 siempre tiene que valorar eso, protegerlo y sobre todo, expresar ese amor y ese agradecimiento. día a día incansable. sin ellas no estaríamos aquí, no seríamos quienes somos y la verdad es que faltan palabras, pero hay que hacerlo y tratarlo de hacer todos los días. tu mamá en italia sí que me imagino que está siempre pendiente de ti. la felicitamos tempranito y hace poco la viste? sí, hace poco tuve la dicha de ver la mía desde bakersfield, que también me ve. imagínate. felicidades. entonces. (musica) esta tar

and it goes to cesar chavez plaza, where the festival runs until 5:00 this evening. there will be folklorico dancers, music and a display of lowriders. we even expect to meet up with our own damian trujillo in one of those lowriders. one of those remarkable cars, take a look at the map, because there is going to be a number of road closures. so we prepared this map. they start at seven this morning and last until noon. one lane of south market near plaza de cesar chavez will be blocked until ten tonight, though, to make room for the festival and then the cleanup afterwards, and then for the events on the east side of the city. there are more clures, which also just began at seven this morning, lt until noon or 5 p.m, depending on which road we're talking about. also, be aware that i-680 is going to be affected, from about king road to story road, the parade on the east side starts at the mexican heritage park, and it will feature hundreds of those unique lowriders from 70 different clubs, more than 70. and that parade ends at emma prusch park, where there will also b

white plaza is a free speech zone from 08:00pm to 08:00pm. >> and 08:00pm. however, what exactly does free speech constitute? what is it not constitute? we spoke with other students who did not wish to go on camera. one freshman tells me he doesn't believe the university should punish students participating because they aren't disrupting day-to-day activities on campus. but others feel differently. >> another student says while the students have a right to protest, they should not be allowed to stay at white plaza overnight. >> and we also reached out to the university directly to hear about what their next steps are regarding this encampment up. also, if they had any contact with students on these potential violations. but we haven't heard back as of news time, biden staffer was going for leslie, thank you. meanwhile, at uc berkeley, more and more tents are being set up today. is the encampment. >> that's propped plaza is growing now in its second week. demonstrators are calling on the university. >> to stop investing in companies that work with israel, esp

coming around the corner to the bay bridge toll plaza here at the bay bridge toll plaza, another triples a light commute. i don't think it's going to stay this way much longer, but right now you have a clear pass. 501. let's get back to the headlines. >> all right. thank you. sal berkeley, superintendent of schools, will be part of a congressional hearing today on anti-semitism. the district has been accused of poorly handling cases of bullying and harassment of jewish students since the hamas attack on israel. ktvu james torres is in berkeley this morning previewing what we can expect to see from the us capitol this morning. james >> yeah, pam, it's a hearing that's led by the u.s. house committee on education and the workforce. that group of lawmakers held some similar hearings on anti-semitism with leaders of major public school universities. but this will be the first time that they'll be asking questions and holding a hearing when it comes to anti-semitism within public k through 12 schools. now, these types of hearings have happened often ever since we first learned about the hama

so you will be stop and go there at the toll plaza. san mateo bridge, 13 minute commute over that on to the peninsula. taking a look at the richmond, sandra fell bridge seven-minute commute there. everything is running smoothly and taking a look at the golden gate bridge. it's a 19 minute commute into the city. so no major delays this monday morning, tara and james, we'll send it back to you. thank you. michael won a big story following months of controversy. waymo announces it's going to start expanding in the pennines. yeah. the company will soon be testing its driverless cars in 7 bay area cities. >> kron four's will tran joins us live from burlingame with a look at where those cars will be rolling next to a well. >> burlingame is one of those cities, james. the other cities include como brisbane, millbrae south san francisco daly city. they are moving down the peninsula don't expect to hop into a waymo anytime soon because yes, it's going to happen here in burlingame. but you have to be an employee for waymo at least when it starts

you see the corner plaza where the bufano structure will be relocated. up north we see the hertz rec center and kaufman pool for orientation. here is another view off jackson way. again, showing where the boys and girls club will be situated and the plaza. next, please. currently we are 79 percent into construction. here are some construction pictures of what the site looks like now. we are tracking [indiscernible] august this year and final completion in october. but some images you see on the screen is our main entrance off sunnydale avenue, the middle picture is the lobby, and our courtyard and where we are at right now. next, please. we took current conditions and pictures of the sculpture in front of the admin bidings. the construction team is working to make adequate protection of relocation starting when we remove the sculpture to making sure it fits properly in the new location at the community center. next, please. and to where it will live is a community center. i highlighted and put a arrow on the concrete rectangle. this is in the courtyard i

you can see now they've expanded from the into the plaza more they have. we tables, bungee corded up together and then they've expanded in others. several more tense. you can see the people were going to be giving year. our student workers who are also pro palestine protesters now, meanwhile, as they've been setting up more tense here, there's been the rally over here like continues to go on. we're now going on 2 hours. it's you know, quite a protests here. hundreds of people with signs yelling of free palestine and a lot of people here. but in talking several difference because been talking about how they want all eyes on. ron, especially as you just said, the latest news that we've heard out rafah about the humanitarian needs of people are the pasestinians sheltering there will not be able to get food and water. and so that's been the latest concern. and then up above the protests, you can see some of the university police kind of monitoring the but it's been a very peaceful just a lot of chanting a lot of signage. a lot of people just saying, you free f

so certainly we see a lot of protests here in frank ogawa plaza. and so far it seems like it's going to be proceeding just as many others have. >> all right. jana katsuyama, live tonight right there outside oakland city hall. jana, thank you for that. across the bay, there have been multiple rallies in san francisco today. >> let's go to ktvu. christian captain who has been following those marches all day. he joins us now live and christian, can you tell us what's happening now ? >> yeah, this is one of the marches that you were talking about. these are members of a local two hotel workers here in san francisco. they marched from union square and they've been marching around the area. we actually have one of the workers here, kombucha. one of. we can talk to you for just a moment about what's so important here. what's the message that you want people to know? >> we are here to make a statement. we are here to make our voices heard, to these companies. to know that we're ready, ready to fight for better benefits, better health care, better wages. an

>> so this is one market plaza. it's a three building office complex at the waterfront. has stunning views of the bay. and it's one of those buildings that's considered a trophy building in san francisco. so the best quality high caliber and office. >> right. because it's at the foot of market there. right? it's you're right. it's got a commanding presence. how much office space are we talking about and how many people i mean, this is not layoffs, right? they're just putting them elsewhere or what's happening. >> so. correct. so given that google has over 1,000,000ft■!s f office space in san francisco, this is a small office. it's 300,000ft■!s. but, you know, in the context of what's going on in the city with many companies giving up space, it really ds to this vacant space that we have this glut of vacant space. so you know, it's a it's a smallish office. they're consolidating their workforce. they have multiple other offices in the city and that's their plan for now. >> right. because they said, quote, this is from your article that they are committed to our long term

o plaza blanca.de estudiantes judíos que organizó una manifestación con miembros de varias denominaciones religiosas, pidiendo a la vez la liberación de los rehenes secuestrados. por hamás no se reportaron disturbios. all right. come on now. esta escena similar también se vivió en berkeley. la mañana del sábado, cuando un grupo de manifestantes usó la ceremonia de graduación para pronunciarse en contra de la guerra entre israel y hamas. los manifestantes coreaban al fondo. cuando comenzó el discurso de la presidenta del cuerpo estudiantil, algunos de los manifestantes que ingresaron al estadio salieron de forma voluntaria y no se realizaron detenciones. en un comunicado, las autoridades educativas de uc berkeley expresaron que aunque la ceremonia de graduación fue desafortunadamente interrumpida, no nos impidió honrar el duro trabajo y los logros de nuestros estudiantes. mientras que la universidad de pomona tuvo que trasladar la ceremonia de graduación a 30 millas de distancia de su lugar original,

at the bay bridge toll plaza. so we'll continue to follow this, and i'll let you know as that does potentially impact some folks coming out of the maze. again, no slowing shows up here. there's what kerry was talking about. i did warn her i was going to talk about slowing on highway 24 overnight road work. it looked like they were starting to let some lanes loose because the backup was lessening. but this is not scheduled to completely clear for the next hour, so we'll continue to follow slower drive into orinda, but not the caldecott tunnel. all right. back to you. good to know. thanks, mike. two decision 2024. and the date is set in the fight to recall alameda county's embattled district attorney. as many expected, it will be part of the general election ballot this november. today, in the bay's ginger conejero saab is live for us this morning. and, ginger, what are the key factors here with that decision? well, marcus, laura, good morning. there were a number of key points that were made to make this decision b

lots of stop and go there at the toll plaza.get into the city and over that bridge, it's going to take 22 minutes. not too bad. see that sunrise there southbound 8.80, oakland, 2 to 38. it's a 10 minute commute. there and taking a look a little bit south. you see dublin to fremont 27 minutes. not too bad. and lastly, we'll take a look at the san mateo bridge. it's a 19 minute commute over that and on to the peninsula. send it back to 2. thanks. a lot is 7.17, in for your money this morning. job market is tighter than it looks and >> families are taking gap years now. just like college students. monica mount passes live in the nasdaq with those stories and more. hi, monica. >> hi, good morning. that's right. working adults wanting to escape the stress of american life are now traveling for extended period with their kids. while the children are still young enough to value their parents, company travel network virtuoso says this is a growing trend and there are some new service is springing up to help plan such trips that combine

in some places, campus police are keeping an eye on the plaza. there are also private security guards. >> we're going to be prioritizing the ability of graduating students, their friends and their families to participate in and to enjoy one of the most meaningful days in their life. >> in addition to the big graduation, there are 90 other graduation related ceremonies and events around campus over the coming days. >> in southern california, officials at pomona college are preparing for protestors to interrupt graduation ceremonies this weekend. a camp went up monday morning right in front of the main stage. pomona was one of the first places where pro-palestinian encampments started. some students were arrested there after entering an administration building. >> how long are you going to stay here? >> until pomona college? divests. >> so even if that means commencement this sunday, you'll be here. yeah >> we will not rest. >> i can understand where they're coming from, but again, you know, this class didn't have a 2020 graduation. and, you know,

it's a breeze here at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights are on light traffic here and around the bay for the morning. it will build throughout the day though. you really have a knack for that. mike the today show is moments away, but remember, we continue today in the bay on roku and other platforms. live at 8 a.m. we'll have more on the north bay city banning e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco products. all right. make sure >>> good friday morning. it is getaway day. >> memorial day weekend is upon us, and the rush is on. it's may 24th. this is "today." holiday road. tens of millions of americans are hopping in their cars and catching flights. >> it's pretty busy. >> celebrating the unofficial start of summer. but mother nature is threatening to throw the wrench in travel plans. we're tracking all of it. >>> bubbling over. a new round of protests erupting on college campuses. police again clashing with pro-palestinian protesters at ucla, while college presidents face a grilling on capitol hill. >> you should be doubly s

jana, tell us about the demonstrations you've been seeing at frank ogawa plaza. it is still going strong. in the past hour that we've been out here at claudine and mike, take a look behind me. you can see we're right in front of city hall at frank ogawa plaza, and they have been having speeches, musical performances and a lot of community outreach here you can see there are hundreds of people who came out today. a lot of families is a lot of people from throughout the bay area. >> if you take a look earlier, we did get pictures from sky fox , two of the march. they started at the federal building and then they marched up telegraph. they went across grand and then back down broadway and then ended up here at frank ogawa plaza shortly before 5:00. they have been here ever since, and they say that they are speaking out for peace and against some of the violence and civilian deaths in gaza. they said they are answering the call by palestinian workers for peace and more aid to palestinians. we did speak with one of the organizers. here is what she had to say about the

we'll tell you about this d'aw rave this saturday at civic center plaza, and since it sold out in just over 24 hours, it got us wondering, could this be the kind of event the city needs as it recovers from the pandemic? abc seven news reporter luz pena looked into it . >> over 20,000 music fans are coming to downtown san francisco, and it all started with this post on x. >> there were some hints about it. skrillex and fred again had announced on social media that they are. they've got some new music and they're anxious to preview this, and there were some hints that it might come a week later. >> those hints have now solidified with a sold out outdoor electronic music dance party set for saturday, june first at san francisco's civic center plaza. this is the line between my district and supervisor dean preston. >> district i know we both really are supporters of doing anything we can to activate the neighborhood restaurants. >> pasco is right across civic center plaza. they found out about the dance party at the same time everyone else did last minute. >> now staffing changes, hours ch

of the wrongdoings if they are to be disciplined, their policies on free speech are extremely white plaza is a free speech zone from 08:00pm to 08:00pm. >> and 08:00pm. however, what exactly does free speech constitute? what is it not constitute? we spoke with other students who did not wish to go on camera. one freshman tells me he doesn't believe the university should punish students participating because they aren't disrupting day-to-day activities on campus. but others feel differently. >> another student says while the students have a right to protest, they should not be allowed to stay at white plaza overnight. and during our broadcast, we did hear back university for comment and they shared a letter addressed to students saying they support peaceful expression of free speech and my closet. but there is a process to do so and only certain times designated for adding that overnight encampment here is prohibited and they will continue to submit suits names who are violating that as well. >> and they also added that there there was a report that individual wearing a hamas, similar band

our friends, rob nesbitt, spoke to the organizer of that encampment in joins us now live from sproul plaza rob, what's the latest there? the kink and there are still 10 set up behind me at sproul. and protesters are still calling on uc berkeley to divest from israel today. i notice a lot of parents walking around campus 3 days before graduation. >> uc berkeley is moving ahead with plans to hold commencement saturday at california memorial stadium. thousands of undergraduates limited to 4 tickets, each for guests and similar protocols to football games. no backpacks, no banners or signs and a clear bag policy. uc berkeley spokesperson dan mogulof expect there to be protesters calling for a cease-fire in gaza for many years. >> commencement ceremonies, uc berkeley have been the site of protests for all sorts of reasons and causes. and so this is something we're familiar with. other universities have canceled their main commencement, including usc seniors like taylor country know are having similar feelings as 4 years ago when her high school graduation was canceled in 2020 because of the pan

so as well as hold these rallies until there's a students and community members packed in this prop plaza at u c berkeley for a pro-palestine rally tuesday. protesters say they want to spread awareness about what they say is happening to palestinians as the israel-hamas war continues. we in the as they israel was bombing civilians and rhonda and is closing out of the border with egypt. they're not letting humanitarian aid. and so as the situation gets more imperative, it is more of the collective duty upon all of 2 people and raising our voice is louder and louder and students were joined by some faculty members at the rally. we are living this historic moment and students are stepping in to that moment. and as i'm here with students have been camping in the plaza for the last couple of weeks making demands of their university. we are here because of the universe of california has over 500 million dollars invested in blackrock, which invest in companies such as lockhee5 martin, which produced weapons that are being used on civilians in gaza while hundreds of people gathered at sproul plaz

this was at the mexican heritage plaza in san jose. the event featured a lowrider car and bike show, performances from students, and of course, a lot of food. the college of adaptive arts is a nonprofit dedicated to giving adults with disabilities a college education. well, a popular film festival in san francisco showcasing asian american independent filmmakers, is wrapping up this first weekend, and one of the films being shown at caamfest is about the almost lost story of george lee. an audience at the roxy theater in the mission got to watch a film about the chinese born child prodigy who supported his mother dancing at shanghai nightclubs and eventually had an amazing break with george balanchine's the nutcracker. lee's story was mostly unknown until director jennifer lin here found his photos in the archive of the new york public library for performing arts, and she tracked him down in las vegas, of all places. the 88 year old right here, right. he was a blackjack dealer, had been there for decades. lin worked with bay area based