as a single mother of a ten-year-old daughter, it is very important to me that everyone in san francisco be housed, but if this is not the case, then a common environment should be provided. during the day, most of the individuals who are homeless get by. children are at schooled, adults are seeking employment and housing. then the night comes, and what happens? this is the part that i want to be a part of. the community needs to be assured that children and adults are rested for the next day. if i was selected to a chair on the shelter monitoring committee, i would love to collaborate and work in partnership with the public to make san francisco shelters as they can be. a shelter is defined as a place which provides safety, protection and accommodation. i would be grateful to be part of the san francisco sheltering monitoring committee who understands and monitors these believes. thank you for your consideration. regards, gabriela avalos. >> supervisor ronen: thank you. next, i'd like to invite up the second applicant, denise feathers. okay. i do not have her. mr. chin, do you have any informatio

affordable housing is another item on her to-do list. <"if we are going to be a san franciscofor all, we need to be a san francisco that builds housing for all. that's why we are moving forward with a $300 million affordable housing bond so we can continue investing in badly-needed affordable housing.">( robin ) mayor breed said the crisis in san francisco reaches beyond the housing and homeless... saying many issues come from people who say they need more than housing. ( robin ) the trump administration's new asylum policy named "remain in mexico" ... is requiring asylum seekers to wait in mexico to learn the results of their request. the policy took effect last friday, as another large group of migrants heads to the u-s from central america. homeland security says it's overwhelmed by the numbers of migrants and the huge backlog of immigration cases. the agency calls the new rules, 'migrant protection protocols...' but humanitarian groups say the policy does not protect migrants and asylum seekers.

>affordable housing is another item on her to-do list<"if we are going to be a san francisco for all,o that builds housing for all. that's why we are moving forward with a $300 million affordable housing bond so we can continue investing in badly-needed affordable housing.">she admitted the crisis in san francisco reaches beyond housing and homelessness...<"the people injecting drugs, the people suffering from mental illness, they need more than housing. often they are actually housed.">she addressed pg&e's bankruptcy..<"i will be working with city attorney dennis herrera to make sure that whatever happens with pg&e, that we are prepared."> and traffic in the city...<"i will work with supervisor peskin on a measure that will charge our ride-hail companies to relieve congestion on our streets.">and she ended it on an inspiring note...<"i hope you believe with me. that you hold your head high and take pride in our city and what we can do together. because we are san francisco."> boogie cousins makes his home debut with the warriors tomorrow night ... mark carpenter has cousins' thoughts

affordable housing is another item on her to-do list. <"if we are going to be a san francisco a san francisco that builds housing for all. that's why we are moving forward with a $300 million affordable housing bond so we can continue investing in badly-needed affordable housing.">( darya ) mayor breed went on to say that she also wants to find better ways of helping people suffering from mental illness. in national headlines ... a in national headlines ... a bi-partisan group lawmakers are on capitol hill working together to try to avoid another government shutdown. their goal is to hash-out a border security deal that can clear both chambers of congress... and win president trump's signature. the deadline is february 15th, when a stopgap government funding measure expires. as lawmakers float different proposals ... democrats say they are leaning towards better border technology and increased staffing and security ... instead of a wall.

she says affordable housing for everyone is also on her to- <"if we are going to be a san francisco foro be a san francisco that builds housing for all. that's why we are moving forward with a $300 million affordable housing bond so we can continue investing in badly-needed affordable housing.">( darya ) mayor breed went on to say that she also wants to find better ways of helping people suffering from mental illness. ( james ) the high cost of living is forcing more and more people to sell their homes and move out of the bay area. a new report shows that the real estate market is cooling. prices are coming down and a growing number of people are selling out... bringing migration to a record high. one in four people searching for a new home are looking to leave the bay area. seattle and sacramento are some of the most popular desinations.

affordable housing is another item on her to-do list. <"if we are going to be a san francisco for all, we need to be a san francisco that builds housing for all. that's why we are moving forward with a $300 million affordable housing bond so we can continue investing in badly-needed affordable housing.">( james ) mayor breed said the crisis in san francisco reaches beyond the housing and homelessness ... saying many issues come from people suffering from mental illness. ( james ) in national headlines ... a bi-partisan group lawmakers are on capitol hill working together to try to avoid another government shutdown. their goal is to hash-out a border security deal that can clear both chambers of congress... and win president trump's signature. the deadline is february 15th, when a stopgap government funding measure expires. as lawmakers float different proposals ... democrats say they are leaning towards better border technology and increased staffing and security ... instead of a wall.

affordable housing is another item on her to-do <"if we are going to be a san francisco for all, we needy we are moving forward with a $300 million affordable housing bond so we can continue investing in badly-needed affordable housing.">( darya ) mayor breed said the crisis in san francisco reaches beyond the housing and homelessness ... saying many issues come from people suffering from mental illness. ( james ) another bay area democrat could soon announce a 20-20 presidential run. castro valley congressman eric swalwell says he's close to making a decision. if sw

affordable housing is another item on her to-do list. <"if we are going to be a san francisco for all, we need to be a san francisco that builds housing for all. that's why we are moving forward with a $300 million affordable housing bond so we can continue investing in badly-needed affordable housing.">(ken) mayor breed said the crisis in san francisco rehes beyond the housing and homeless... saying many issues come from people who are housed, who say they need more than housing. rep. nancy pelosi / -d- house speaker: i think a conference committee can reach a good result left to its own devices without interference from anybody else. (pam) in national news tonight... lawmakers met on capitol hill today.. to come up with a budget deal and avoid another government shutdown.(ken) house speaker nancy pelosi today said, without naming any names, the committee should be left alone while it works towards a solution. our grant lodes joins us now in the studio with more. (grant)a bi-partisan group is made of 17 members of the house and senate who serve on committees linked to governm

housing units. our families are being driven out of san francisco. people have kids. they look around and can't have larger homes. they moved to the suburbs and moved to outside of san francisco. this has 58% family housing percentage. it is way above anything that the city mandates. we have a park next door, new families will be utilizing the park next door. this is a win win for san francisco. it is a win-win for affordable housing. it is a win-win for south of market. please support this project. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon commissioners. i was lucky enough to be born in san francisco, and i'm a current resident. i support the project. as we all know in this room, there's a massive housing shortage and we need more housing. i also think the additional residents moving into this neighborhood can keep eyes on the children in the park and keep it safe. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, members of the commission and happy holidays. thank you for the opportunity to comment. i am fort

herself as the girl that went from public housing to the mayors office, mayor breed is setting ambitious goals for the city. <"if we are going to be a san franciscofor all, we need to be a san francisco that builds housing for all. that's why we are moving forward with a $300 million affordable housing bond so we can continue investing in badly-needed affordable housing."><"in the next four years, i want to create enough shelter beds, step-up housing units, homeless housing units and housing subsidies for every person who is currently unsheltered.">(grant) london breed, who took office six months ago, touched on all of the major issues that plague san francisco, including homelessness, housing, and behavioral health. she also said the city would protect transgender and immigrant rights. ..(grant) coming up... caught on camera in downtown los angeles --- two women punched by a man. but what's even more shocking -- no one stepped in to intervene. find out what the find out what the whole confrontation was over... that has police officers shaking their heads... (vicki) plus... the bay area rapper credited with starting the hyphy movement is heading

if we are going to be in san francisco for all, we need to be a san francisco that builds housing foring forward with the 300 million-dollar affordable housing bond so we can continue to invest in badly needed affordable housing. [cheers and applause] >> across our city, we have projects like the balboa upper yard that are ready to build. that is 131 units that just need funding, but it's not just about investing, we have to break the barriers to building housing so our dollars go further and we get housing built faster. so today, i'm announcing a charter amendment for this november's election, to make all affordable housing and teacher housing as upright in san francisco. [cheers and applause] >> if an affordable housing or teacher housing project as proposed within zoning, then build it, and build it now. no more bureaucracy. [applause] >> no more bureaucracy, no more costly appeals, number not in my neighborhood. it is simple, affordable housing as of right because housing affordability is a right. [applause] >> this is how we create housing for all san franciscans, and i will cont

be the demand in san francisco. for us to figure out how we're going to provide housing for people that need housing in san francisco maybe some of the things that should be asked, the developer to provide is when the housing is occupied, where do those residents work? we have to do a better job of getting that information and developers need to be told, especially in areas like this in the hub. to provide that information and feedback, to tell the developer right up front, we're building housing for san francisco. we're not building housing for cupertino, mountain view. thank you. >> thank you. this was informational. commissioners? commissioner koppel. >> commissioner koppel: there's couple of words i may use more frequently. i'm thrilled to see the project in front of us is taking the sustainability as seriously as they should. going for lead gold. lead platinum is almost unobtainable. it's not going to be a cheap building. it needs to be smarter building. they're more expensive to build because all the smart systems that work together and save energy. i'm thrilled to see that component of it. i really like the b

housing. in terms of my goal of meeting that. it involves getting rid of layers of bureaucracy and being more creative about housing production in general in san francisco. it won't be easy, because the truth is, we have a board of supervisors who introduces legislation on a regular basis and sometimes there is unintended consequences to many of the policies that they put forward which add additional layers of bureaucracy that make it difficult to build more housing. so i'm going to try to work with members of the board and our city departments to try and really cut back on some of these requirements that make things a lot more difficult, which is going to help us get to the goal of making sure that we're able to, at a minimum, a minimum, provide 5,000 new units of housing in san francisco each year. >> everybody in this room and participating via the live stream, are older adults and people with disabilities, having access to safe, affordable, housing is one of the key ishes. top issues. i believe in organizing and i believe we need a seat at the table. so advocacy is the next theme i want to talk about. as older adults and people with disabilities, a

will hear from the open mayor libby schaaf and mayor london breed from san francisco will be talking about homelessness and housing affordability. that is something san francisco has a lot of issues with so it's ironic she will speak with this panel today about that. we will keep an eye on all of that in washington dc. >>> today a teenager accused of savagely beating the 80-year- old grandmother in san francisco is set to be arraigned. the 18-year-old is linked to a larger crime spree and the suspect in a carjacking and accused of holding up two teenagers at gunpoint last week to steal their cell phones. >> it is shocking and sending shockwaves through the community that the elderly woman could get beaten in this way. >> we had one individual wreaking havoc in our community and is now off the streets. >> the dna evidence from the case matched the suspect dna from previous crimes. >>> facing major budget cuts and a potential teacher strike in oakland which led to the anger filled the board meeting last night. students and teachers stormed the meeting shutting it down, forming a circle to share their experiences and

being able to access the island. for residents, we heard concerns about the affordability, lack of affordability of living in san francisco and the ability to continue to be in san francisco, expenses associated with housing and transportation. we also heard concerns that today normal san francisco neighborhood destinations aren't yet available on treasure island. there is not a san francisco unified school on treasure island, for instance, but it's not there today. many of the common land uses that people can walk to, folks don't have that on treasure island. lastly, i would say concern about whether other parties are doing their fair share to support treasure island development, developer doing their fair share? is the city doing their fair share? so we want to address that also in our update to you. we presented to the committee two options to respond to these concerns that we heard. and these were revised from the proposals in october. what we had done is -- we did expand the value of the affordability provision. and also seeking to make it as flexible as possible to be able to accommodate the needs that we heard. so we offered two things. and the committee recommended that both should be done. the fi

housing in san francisco for the better. the program has provided so many people across the city with rehabilitated quality and affordable housing. i cannot state how thrilled i am to be standing here today for the grand opening of this renovated tower. this tower has been iconic in district two for so long. it is beautiful, it is colourful , and i'm so happy we are standing here today in this renovation. also for 2698 california, which will provide together 138 units of affordable housing for seniors and individuals with disabilities. i would like to say thank you to so many people for making this possible. first, mayor breed, you have made affordable housing a key part of your agenda as we face in affordability crisis. your leadership on this issue is inspiring and absolutely essential for those in need of housing, and your experience, your how you talk about it, it connects all of us to you, and i think it reinforces the need for affordable housing and how important it is for our city. and doug shoemaker and everyone at mercy housing for ensuring that jfk towers and 2698 california are not only beautiful, but safe and affordable places that residents can live for d

be approved by the board of supervisors. if it is passed it would end up on the november ballot. meanwhile one san francisco fire station could be the key to more housing. the city is planning to sell off its fire station in jackson square for roughly $20 million. the money would pay for a new firehouse at the same location topped with luxurysing. ci offials say left over money after construction would be designated to build affordable housing near chinatown. >>> discovery meadow in downtown san jose is a whole lot of mud rather than grass. it is closed off for repairs. this is two weeks after the college football national championship was in town when organizers put on some free concerts at the park. storms then dumbed heavy rain creating giant puddles of water and now the 49ers say they will put in new turf in that park but crews do need the field to be dry before any repairs can be made. >> we are very confident in their ability to repair the park and in some cases maybe they might leave nit a better condition. >> the city says repairs should be done in a few months just in time for the busy spring season so no events will be affected. >>> los angel

san francisco. now, chris, thanks for being here. i know we have said and i've heard that a lot of teachers live in a studio with roommates. what is your situation? >> well, housingou know can be precarious. so every year for the past three years i've moved housing situations and i currently am with three different roommates in my house. >> like college. >> exactly. >> and you have been with the district i think you said three years? >> yes. >> so you're not an average -- you know, haven't been here on average say, for instance, six or seven years, which you would be making a lot more. some teachers spend 25%, 50%, even 75% of their rent -- or their income on rent. if you don't mind again if i ask, what is your situation in this case? >> my first year here in the district, i was actually paying about 50% of my rent going to rent. 50% of my salary going to rent. now it's decreased a bit, around 30%, but still pretty high. >> one of the other arguments that teachers make is that sometimes they have to find a job to make ends meet. and i think that's what you were telling me this morning as well, that you may have to take a job. is that your case too? >> yeah. i rea

county of san francisco building and planning division allowing property owners to alter their property defeats the purpose of keeping one of the san neighborhood and and all the houses that will be higher in the creation of the house that values in the san francisco neighborhood will just turn into buildings and we know the damage is big with the taller buildings amid the other areas. in close, the picture. not only the safety is the issue, but the current line and layout of the house will be distorted. i and many of our neighbors want to preserve the buildings and land on this area in our community. they installed a telescope in the sunroom which looks down on the rest of the residents and neighbors. we fear in our own homes, something that shouldn't have to be of a worry to our families and children. i have posted two pictures of the telescope if you are skeptical about how dangerous the telescope overlooks the rest of the houses nearby. thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. i look forward to your reconsideration. thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. you can be seated. we will now hear from the permit holders. you have 7 minutes, mr. chan. >> hell

be developing normally. >>> not one, but two new affordable housing option this is san francisco. mayor london breed says let's cut the red tape and open some more. >> 3, 2, 1. >> yea. >> properties will be opened in the -- renovated under the rental assistance demonstration or rad program. 138 seniors and people with disabilities will be moving in. mayor breed says it's been a long time coming. >> it's a new day. people in san francisco want us to address this now. but we need people in san francisco to be willing to have locations so that we can house people in their communities. >> the city's goal is to revitalize 3500 public housing units they have 900 more to story tha. one of the most harrowing moments in aviation history. ten years ago to the day, that splash landing in the hudson river, the miracle on the hudson. 155 people, all of t pilot, cap from danville, today, sully took to social media to reflect on that fateful flight. he says ten years later, these are the things that stay with me. professionalism of the crew, air traffic controllers, the cooperation of passengers,

san francisco's nancy pelosi will be speaker of the house. she promises to limit her term to four years. she will administer the oath to house delegates. vice president mike pence will swear in the new candidates. >>> kamala harris tweeted this photo of some of the newly elected women. she called this an historic day with more than 100 women being sworn in to the 116th congress. in all, 127 women will serve in the house, 25 women in the senate. >>> president trump and congressional leaders plan to meet again tomorrow at the white house to see if they can end the stalemate that has caused a partial shutdown of the government. the two sides could not break the impasse over the president's demands to fund a situation room monday. president trump made his case for the >> i asked him directly i said, mr. president, give me one good reason why you should continue your shutdown of the eight cabinet departments, while we are debating our differences on homeland security. he could not give a good answer. >> today, house democrats plan to introduce two

be so informal people should take this very, very seriously. this is what the voters passed in 2014. when we depend on private developers to build our affordable housing, we are in trouble, san francisco. and i think we should be investing much more in affordable, 100% affordable housing independent of private developers who are trying to make a profit on this, and also the small site acquisitions on our neighbourhoods, on the west side, this is where we can save our stock, and more money should be put into that. thank you. >> supervisor ronan? >> i just want to continue off supervisor fewer's comments that i completely agree with, and mention that the other day, i don't know, maybe it was a few weeks ago, there was a front-page article in the san francisco chronicle about how there wasn't many new projects in the development pipeline because developers were no longer investing and developing san francisco because rents were not continuing to rise, and home prices were not continuing to rise, and i really think that that's an important point to, because goes completely against the line that if you just build more and more housing, then costs will come down. developers are not going to

or san francisco, your housing expenses are going to be stressful, whether you are a renter or an owner. a lot of what that deregulation was doing was making ownership available for those households that were already in a stressful housing market, whether they were tenants or owners. that was sort of the trigger of the migration event, that it was actually, believe it or not, loans to households that actually were able to make the payments in those markets. that triggered this migration away of people that were stressed and had to move to less expensive cities. you just don't see anything -- you don't see any sort of shift toward owners with lower income. you don't see those shifts that we would have thought looser credit markets would have created. mostly, they were allowing high priced homes for people with high incomes to sort of rise to the natural level that those home values had. they were accelerating this unfortunate segregation by income that we have created by having these exclusive cities. >> appreciate your time this morning. >>> the government shutdown over border wall fund

san francisco. will be introducing a resolution calling on the city to provide assistance, free public transportation, deferred housing assistance, food assistance and short-time work assistance. >> could provide support right now. >> spokesperson says they've been working to find solutions for local federal employees and devising a strategy for consequences of long are shutdown. spoke to -- who asked b.a.r.t. staff to look into how other transation agencies around the u.s. have stepped up to help furloughed workers. abc7 news. >>> chp is helping coast guard members not getting paid in shutdown with online fundraiser. will provide free meals at ray's deli. nearly $2,000 raised in two days. >>> in washington majority leader mitch mcconnell brings proposal to senate, funding for border wall in exchange of temporary protection for dreamers. democrats are demanding president trump reopen the government before negotiations start. shutdown impact grows. 10% of tsa workers not getting paid have called in sick. >>> u.s. park police trying to figure out what happened to person found dead. >> came across the victim below the cl

knew the history of the mile houses, or one of the last remaining ones, the 7 mile just outside san francisco in brisbane. in fact, the 7 mile house was also destined to be forgotten footnote when, in 2004, an immigrant family from the philippines purchased the place, and almost intuitively understood and appreciated the history that was part of the establishment. and vanessa garcia not only resurrected the old atmosphere of the mile house, but researched and wrote a book about it along with co-author regina abuyuan, and so restored the history and the rundown building of 7 mile house. robert: what's the sense of history you get from this building? vanessa: well, i think that with anyone, once they walk into the doors, they are going to feel the history immediately. you see the walls, they're really old. you see the bar, you know, it's original. robert: it's like--feels like the old west sometimes. vanessa: it does, it does, and people always talk about how they feel like this bar is just a part of the old. and it does feel like it's from the--it's from the 1800s. robert: yeah, so how do you balance keeping that historic feel while you keep up with moder

they have several concerns, including parking and the use of land where affordable housing can be built. >>> san francisco landlords could be forced to pay to keep properties vacant. the new proposal to tax empty storefronts and apartments and what city leaders would want to do with the money. >>> it is day 33 of the federal government shutdown. how local lawmakers say that the gridlock in washington is threatening telephone disputes program. >>> some commutes are very normal. others are very slow. we will look at the san mateo bridge. that looks okay, but if you are driving on? 80 in concord, does not so okay. we will let you know what happened there. coming up. >>> today's forecast is tax and fee free. it will know what is cold highs? it will be a little warmer. that is coming up. when you shop with us, you know how to score. but did you know you could be saving even more? with the tjx rewards credit card - every time you shop at our stores, you earn 5% back in rewards. tjx rewards credit card. an even better value every day. >> reporter: the white house appears to be moving full steam ahead in the stat

impacted by the shutdown and their supporters, will be holding rallies today outside of the white house and all across the country. in san francisco, engineers and scientists who worked for the environmental protection agency, will be holding a noontime rally, protesting the continuing shutdown. they'll be at the epa region 9 offices on hawthorne street between folsom and howard. furloughed federal employees will be talking about how the shutdown is affecting them. >>> and in mountain view, the ames federal employees union is setting up a help room at the ramada by windham hotel. on fairchild drive. it's for nasa employees. between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., they'll be giving out checks to help out with groceries and gasoline. and will also help employees apply for an emergency shutdown loan and file unemployment insurance paperwork. >>> we are now hearing reaction to president trump's threat to cut off money for fire victims in california and let the -- unless the state nhas words, can get his act together. the president criticized for improper forest management. governor newsom fired back, saying californians should not be victim

san francisco to washington d.c. today actually at six thirty pm eastern time there will be a protest supporting the venezuelan government of nicholas model at the embassy in tomorrow at the white house gloria really appreciate your time great to speak to you on this gloria reeve is my guest from the and soko dishes thank you. onto the news now on the global news network c.n.n. is expanding into new markets opening a portuguese language station in brazil but the team is heading that operation was raised a few eyebrows. thank you.