. >>> san francisco is the latest bay area city to weigh in with good news on the omicron surge. city health leaders say cases are steadily dropping. data from san francisco shows cases peas on january 9. a patent nearly 21 cases per day, but on january 12, cases dropped a little more than 1000 cases per day. but the medical director warns that the omicron surge is not over yet. >> hospitalizations, which trail the peak in cases you will still continue to go up. for now, we expect to meet capacity within the healthcare system to take care of people both with covid, and with other healthcare needs. >>> here is a look at the latest statewide covid numbers. the test positivity rate continues to inch down slightly to 20.7%. that is more than 86,000 new cases reported. today marks 2 years as the cdc confirmed the first u.s. case of covid-19 in washington state. >>> looking live at the white house where president biden today marked his first anniversary in office. covid is just one of the big challenges still facing the biden administration. cbs news correspondent natalie brand joint ju

with demand for covid-19 testing surging today a separate san francisco city leaders are worried pop-up testing sites on city sidewalks could be less than legal. >> it would be unacceptable if there are rogue actors trying to exploit the situation , setting up unlicensed testing facilities to try to make a quick buck. >> reporter: this was the corner of dolores and 18th next to miss in high school. a company called community wellness america has set up a pop-up site. today i'm a it was gone. the corner was empty and under investigation by the san francisco city attorney. >> we are specifically looking for a specific federal license that these operators are supposed to have. >> reporter: we did checking into community wellness america. irs documents revealed the organization is a 501(c)(3), a tax-exempt public charity. the certificate on display was for its partner, crestview clinical laboratories method is supposed to test all of the samples, but that certificate had expired in november. we found a federal website indicating it actually expires at the end of the month. they are concerne

san francisco mayor london breed says it is critical to vet these types of pop up sites. >> it is important that we have testing capabilities throughout san francisco that people can trust. >> reporter: the city attorney said he has many questions and is looking for answers. >> we are concerned about members of the public that may not be receiving covid test results that are valid, and we don't know what is happening to the information that is being used, and how these operators may be being reimbursed by governmental authorities. >> reporter: the u.s. department of health and human services has dedicated $4.8 billion to support covid-19 testing for uninsured americans. according to government records, kpix 5 found community wellness america at two southern california locations. it has been reimbursed a total of three times to the tune of $1,159,833. in may, the irs granted community wellness a tax exempt status as a public charity. now, community wellness america and crestview labs have not responded to our repeated request for comment. >> what items are the city attorneys seeking in this? >> reporter: they requested a lot of things including documents shedding light on the relationship betw

this one is overbilling customers and how it's connected to the san francisco city hall corrupti dion: trash haulingntnt already admitted to overcharging san francisco residents by nearly $95 million. now there's no investigation over billing. this time, it's being tied to city hall corruption scandal. joining us to talk all about it is a senior reporter at the san francisco standard. before we get into it, we want to let everyone know our new partner focused on highlighting issues and stories with insightful reporting on all things san francisco. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. dion: let's back up. for anyone who is not familiar, what happened back in march? >> well, last march, what happened was they admitted to overcharging san francisco customers something like $95 million in excessive rates for garbage collections. dion: and can you tell us a little bit more about how much alleged overbilling there is in this case this time around. >> we don't quite know yet. what we learned this week is that controllers office is investigating additional potential rebilling

san francisco city officials say they are working to make sure public services are up and running in the midst of the omicron surge, even though 81% of residents are vaccinated, the city is seeing a surge in cases. officials say 186 police department staff members, including 167 sworn officers are now under quarantine. 135 fire department staffers and 85 sf muni workers are also quarantined. students all around the bay area are returning to class this week and mandated testing is helping schools to catch some covid cases. ktvu magus. joining us live tonight from stanford, where 175 students have tested positive after returning from the winter break, emma alex. many stanford students have yet to return to campus because right now classes are virtual, meaning that the number of positive covid cases may continue to climb. one of my best friends on campus tested positive after coming back. two days ago. i want to say it's very strange, i think the canvas is a lot less lively. 146 students are isolating in stanford housing this week after testing positive for covid classes are virtual for

the city says these were literal pop-ups that would appear on the streets of san francisco one day, duets, maybe reappear elsewhere, and then disappear. the companies are called community wellness america and crestview clinical laboratory. they're headquartered near san diego and l.a. the city attorney, his office is demanding they turn over tons of inside information, all documents about everyone tested in san francisco. all paperwork connecting the companies, all policies, procedures, protocols, training and more. she calls them rogued based on reports to his office about the people under the tents. >> individuals who do not appear to be well trained in safe health procedures are asking folks for personal information. and they may not have the appropriate licensing or training to be doing what they're doing. >> he says community wellness america is not licensed to do business in san francisco and it hasn't responded to his office's questions. wi called the company today, and the ceo, steve sterling, talked to us. he's a licensed acupuncturist. he says his company has done 1.3 million

a little cooler today. 54 in san francisco, daly, city york. 54 as well, half moon bay and mid to lower 40's san francisco south. they're just 55 burlingame. 55 as well. and then along the peninsula, right? was city palo alto mid to lower 50's in the south. they were looking at san jose a little warmer. 58, santa clara york. 57. so no. 54 hayward union city in fremont all mid-fifties ear and the east bay, a little cooler. so walnut creek or end to all low 50's moraga. 51 up here in sonoma. 49. natalie, you're 49 as well. fairfield, upper 40's and had a little. you're at 50. so we're going to be tracking that system that arrives a little bit before 07:00am in the north bay continues traveling throughout the bay area over the weekend, saturday and sunday. we get a break. it could be that we see another weak system sunday night. we're going to track that as well. monday into tuesday of next week. we have a break and some sunshine. and yet again, maybe another system that's going to arrive wednesday into thursday. overnight lows in the inland areas, upper 30's, a little cooler there. and al

educators say needs to happen to keep them and their students safe. >> educators of san francisco say more than 600 cityrs were out just yesterday. they say that san francisco unified has not properly handled testing nor the distribution of at home testing kits. they are planning to announce a plan to help the district quickly get the kits distributed adding this is needed to keep them, students and family safe. the chronicle report that more than 600 classrooms in san francisco were without their teachers or aids on tuesday. there were obvious 157 substitutes available so every district employee with the teacher credential was ordered to take a class including the superintendent. school districts throughout the country are facing major challenges as omicron continues to rapidly spread. in chicago public school officials published classes after the chicago teacher's union voted to return to remote learning and threatened to 23409 show up to class. here in california state superintendent is planning to talk on what the state is doing to help keep kids and families safe in schools during this time. in san

. >> reporter: with city run testing sites here in san francisco slowing down and even stopping nasal swabs at one point yesterday, the city attorney is worried about people looking to profit, moving in to fill that void. with demand for covid-19 testing surging today, san francisco city leaders are worried pop-up test sites on city sidewalks could be less than legal. >> it would be unacceptable if there are rogue actors trying to exploit the situation, setting up unlicensed testing facilities to try to make a quick buck. >> reporter: this was the corner of dolores and 18th next to missing high school yesterday. a company called community wellness awareness america set up a pop-up site. today it was gone. the corner empty, and under investigation by simmons for city attorney david chiu. >> we are looking for a specific federal license that these operators are supposed to have. >> reporter: weeded checking into community wellness america. here is what we found. irs documents revealed the organization is a 501(c)(3), a tax-exempt public charity. the certificate on display was for its pa

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in the chinatown in san francisco and new york city. we saw business drop by 50% before some local case. to the virus of racism. due to discrimination to stereotypes. york city police later arrested a homeless man who fled from the subway station. >> but later turned himself in. he was identified as 61 year-old simon marshall and has been charged with second-degree murder. police are in show that. >> that's new word that they got i'm taylor bisacky reporting kron. 4 news. >> and new york city mayor eric adams attended a vigil for go in times square, tweeting, quote, i'm recommitted to ending this kind of fear. we must stop crime. we must help those facing eental health issues, but we must unite our city and not allow divisions to tear us apart. and before michelle goes death, adams also proposed adding more officers to subway stations in new york city. although there were officers present when she was killed. back here at home, san ramon police have arrested a couple that they say may be linked. now to a series of jewelry thefts around

san francisco. henry lee ktvu, fox two news. san francisco cityned families to celebrate the reopening of a renovated park and playground in the city's baby district. the new bayview casey jones playground now has a bigger and better play area for kids, along with the walking path, ball field and other editions. san francisco mayor london breed was there for the ribbon cutting today and she says the park is now a safe outdoor space where children will have a creative environment to learn, grow and thrive. the renovation cost the city $6 million. movie lovers are planning to gather at san francisco's castro theater tomorrow to urge its owners to reconsider its future. the owners of the 100 year old movie house have partnered with the concert promoter, another planet entertainment to upgrade the historic theater. long term patrons are concerned the venue may stop offering movies and focus only on live events. another planet, released a statement saying the castro theater is an icon of the lgbtq community, treasured space for film, music and live per

ahead of the big game tomorrow. 56 degrees in san francisco. city looking pretty good. in the way of fog right now. san jose, 56 degrees, and few of those mid and high level clouds, may see a few sprinkles overnight into the morning. walnut creek 49 and light winds and some patchy fog. slight chance of sprinkles as times and visibility at times around the north bay and santa rosa down to 2 to 3 miles at times and patchy fog for the morning. mid to upper 40s, lunchtime is closer to 60, warming up to low 60s for afternoon. san jose southward, upper 50s, san francisco to oakland. checking out storm ranger. sprinkles near union city. if you're not seeing rain, lowest levels of the atmosphere are dry, it's raining higher up but not all hitting the ground. there's a chance to see more bands moving through between now and midmorning tomorrow. through 9:00 a.m., a chance of showers and then clearing south to north, partial clearing during the day. talking about showers but rain totals, you have to look hard. would be nice to get something to wet the ground. next seven to ten da

san francisco. i'm rob nesbitt kron 4 news. rob, thank you. new york city fire officials now say 17 people were killed in that apartment fire in the bronx yesterday. that's 2 fewer than originally reported. 8 of the victims were children. the cause of the fire is believed to be a malfunctioning space heater. more than 60 people from the building and been hospitalized mainly for smoke inhalation. it's the deadliest fire in new york city in 3 decades. the man who bought an ar 15 style rifle for kyle rittenhouse has pleaded no contest to a reduced charge. a wisconsin judge accepted dominic blacks plea today. prosecutors dropped 2 felony counts of intent to deliver a dangerous weapon to a minor, contributing to the delinquency of a minor is a non criminal citation. black was 18 when he purchased the rifle in may of 2020 rittenhouse was 17 and too young to buy the firearm 3 months later, rittenhouse used a rifle to shoot at a kenosha protest. he shot 3 people, killing 2 of them. a jury acquitted him of a number of charges related to the shooting back in november

the view here over the cities, san francisco 48 right now. the number in concord is 43. santa rosa, 41 with fog having now developed. that's where we will watch, usual drill here. we have seen the censor go to half a mile at the sonoma airport. everybody else is good. hayward you can see for seven miles and a similar story down peninsula, similar story in san jose. a few high clouds now. we'll keep a few of those around through early part of the day. we won't get the same kind of late day mid afternoon gray out that we had yesterday. we'll have a few high clouds that will stay with us into afternoon. north bay will be looking at more blue sky than anything else. from marin south we'll probably continue to see high clouds. under those clouds we go back to the mid 60s today for daytime highs. that's the story for the south bay. here are numbers for the inland valleys of east bay where we will be in the low 60s. we'll see temperatures in the heart of the bay climb to the upper 50s, low to mid 60s through marin and numbers through lake and mendocino county will top out in mi

san francisco city hall, san jose city hall, san jose international airport and sfo will all be illuminated in red and gold tomorrow night to show support. the price of a monthly netflix subscription is going up in the u. s. and canada as of today, the company says that users with the basic plan, which does not include hi def, streaming will pay a dollar more up to 9 99 a month. standard plans will increase from 13 99 months to $15.49 and premium plans will be up to 1999. netflix last race prices about a year and a half ago. actor alec baldwin has turned over his cell phone to investigators looking into the deadly shooting on the rust film set, his lawyer said baldwin's phone was given to authorities in new york state this morning. the santa fe sheriff's offices, gathering more evidence about what led to the fatal shooting of cinematographer halina hutchins in new mexico. last october. baldwin shot and killed hutchins and injured the film's director, joel sousa. during rehearsal. his attorney said today that baldwin did nothing wrong and quote there are no answers on his phone. hundreds of

san francisco mayor says it is critical to that these types of pop-up sites. >> it is clearly important that we have testing capabilities throughout san francisco that people can trust. >> reporter: the citye has major questions and are wanting answers. >> we are concerned members of the public may not be receiving covid test results that are valid, and we don't know what is happening to the information that is being used, and how these operators may be being reimbursed by governmental authorities. >> reporter: the u.s. department of health and human services has dedicated $4.8 billion to support covid-19 testing for uninsured americans. according to government records, kpix 5 found community wellness america two southern california locations. it has been reimbursed a total of three times to the tune of $1,159,833. in may, the irs granted community one is a tax exempt status as a public charity. >> amenity wellness america and crestview labs have not responded to our repeated requests for comment. that was allen martin reporting. >>> thank you so much for watching. we will see you back here at 11:00. >> until then, the news continues on kpix.com . announcer: it's time to play "family feud

city. you, from my perspective you -- when you talk about san francisco is, you talk about san francisco, you talk about cable cars, and then, you talk about metallica. and on behalf of the city and county of san francisco, i want to officially declare today metallica day in san francisco. [applause] >> metallica day in san francisco bleed breed that means free parking. >> that's right. that's right. >> the hon. london breed: come on, guys. >> follow that friday. okay. >> the hon. london breed: free parking, free muni rides, get into chase center free. >> that's right. >> the hon. london breed: just wear it on your chest. just tape it on your chest and say, it's my day today. >> that's right. >> the hon. london breed: and thank you so much for what you're going to do with us this weekend. valencia street will be closed this week for all the celebrations. cleanup on ocean beach. you'll have the location of all the festivities, but it is time for us to live. it is time for us to enjoy what i think is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and i can't think metallica enough for committin

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the city is seeing record number of daily cases about 1250. but san francisco is not looking at enacting any new restrictions, and the school district is vowing to keep schools open. the palo alto unified school district is turning to parents to help deal with covid related staffing shortages. ktvu is jesse gary tells us officials are hoping the new assistance will help them keep schools open. i'm really happy. that we have parents that are willing to help. so i'm thankful to have a community that i know i can reach out to covid pandemic fueled workers shortage has forced businesses and nonprofits into a perpetual help wanted status. added to the list sunday , palo alto unified school district superintendent dr don austin, posting on the district website and urgent need for volunteers for us to finally be able to look people in the face and say forget about us closing . we are not going to close. austin says 670 parents so far have registered to volunteer assignment areas include, like custodial work, assisting in covid testing lines outside of schools and serv

coming up here on the floor and update on how the city of san francisco is handling the omicron surge, where case numbers and hospitalization stand right now and why the city's public health officer is optimistic about the trajectory. and a new strategy for handling covid in several european countries why they're ♪i want to break free♪ (vo) imagine a place where we can finally be free. free to zoom without a meeting request. free to enjoy savory bites, and stunning sights. and free to reunite with old friends...and new. it's time to break free. ♪i want to break free♪ ♪ohhh i want to break free♪ (vo) ready to break free? plan your getaway with norwegian cruise line. sail safe, feel free. to shift their focus in terms of dealing with covid-19. they're moving away from treating the virus as an emergency and finding ways to deal with it. it's something that's not going away. fox's alex hogan has more from london. widespread coronavirus crackdowns remain across much of europe, but some countries are taking a new approach nearly two years after the start of the pandemic, but we need to do i

. >> my name is jeff, and i'm a coowner of nopa restaurant, nopalito restaurant in san francisco. i attended cityge of san francisco, the culinary arts program, where it was called hotel and restaurant back then in the early 90's. nopalito on broderick street, it's based on no specific region in mexico. all our masa is hand made. we cook our own corn in house. everything is pretty much hand made on a daily basis, so day and night, we're making hand made tortillas, carnitas, salsas. a lot of love put into this. [♪♪♪] >> used to be very easy to define casual dining, fine dining, quick service. now, it's shades of gray, and we're trying to define that experience through that spectrum of service. fine dining calls into white table cloths. the cafeteria is large production kitchen, understanding vast production kitchens, the googles and the facebooks of the world that have those types of kitchens. and the ideas that change every year, again, it's the notion and the venue. >> one of the things i love about vince is one of our outlets is a concept restaurant, and he changes the concept every year to sho

san francisco's basically ground 0. >> for the drug crisis in the united states, former addict and now recovery advocate tom wolf says we need to do more to crack down on this activity in the city last month. the san francisco board of supervisors approved an emergency declaration which addresses the overdose epidemic in the tenderloin. and i think one of the metrics that we need to look at over the next 3 months is emergency declaration goes on is whether or not emerge accidental overdose deaths drop in san francisco city supervisor matt haney says law enforcement, the district attorney and state will all need to work together to go after the leaders of these larger criminal organizations. the problem that i see is that. >> as soon as they arrest somebody who that person ends up back out on the street or that person is easily replaced. and so the deeper solutions to that to this problem to vote good people and also that we produce and so it's not so pop up profitable and then going after the higher level. but the bigger fish, i'm taylor bisacky reporting kron. 4 news. >> well, lawyers for socialite glenn maxwell say that they will seek a retrial. now after learning that one of

san francisco babble at ballet is postponing its gala events this season because of the recent surge in cases. performances were scheduled for later this month at the war memorial opera house and san francisco cityrescheduled for the month of march. ticket holders can use their existing tickets for the new date, exchange them for another date or get a refund . san francisco is launching a new mobile recycling program that makes it more convenient to get cash for recycling cans and bottles. it's called bottle bank , the mobile recycling program. is it to sites today? stones town gallery, a parking lot and at two 63rd street near south venice and mission to use the mobile recycling center. you have to sign up online or in person, then phillips special bags with cans or bottles. ticket prices are soaring for the return of warriors star clay thompson. he is expected to play his first game. in about 2.5 years. that's going to happen on sunday against cleveland at the chase center. the game is a sellout, and many warrior fans are turning to ticket brokers on ticketmaster. resale values range from $262 a seat. the v i p sections that range from 9 to $25,000 great to see him back. i don't know if i'm go

in san francisco, kpix 5 . >>> san francisco city services are struggling to cope with covid absences. new numbers just in. 184 police officers. 140 fire department employees. 122 workers in quarantine. saying they are missing up to 50% of scheduled service, which could mean longer wait times. warning these writers to prepare for bustling delays . agency is working through a spike in covid related sick calls and positive cases. roads that usually come every 15 minutes are now coming every 30 minutes. in some cases the agencies says they may be forced to temporarily cancel a bus line. >>> coming up. we will take a closer look at how covid is impacting public transit around the bay area. >>> let's give you a live look at the white house. the vaccine requirements are facing a critical test at the supreme court. skyler henry, on the special court session that lasted hours . >> friday the her challenges to 2 administration vaccine rules but one requiring the vaccine or weekly testing for businesses with 100 or more employees. the other going healthcare workers at facilities that receive me

with demand for covid-19 testing surging today a separate san francisco city leaders are worried pop-upesting sites on city sidewalks could be less than legal. >> it would be unacceptable if there are rogue actors trying to exploit the situation , setting up unlicensed testing facilities to try to make a quick buck. >> reporter: this was the corner of dolores and 18th next to miss in high school. a company called community wellness america has set up a pop-up site. today i'm a it was gone. the corner was empty and under investigation by the san

here is a live look at san francisco city hall in red and gold. jose city hall is lit up as well as both the san jose airport and sfo. the 49ers face the cowboys tomorrow afternoon. that is it for this edition of abc 7 news at 6:00. for spencer alvarez and spencer christian, stay with us and we will see you right back here tonight fo (announcer) the following is a paid advertisement from time life. my name is robin williams. (announcer) hold on to your hats. for those of you on acid, this is a frisbee. (announcer) the time has come for an epic entertainment event. it's mind-blowing, it's jaw-dropping, and most of all, it's-- -genius. -genius. -genius. -comedic genius. (announcer) time life proudly presents a once in a lifetime collection decades in the making. yo, robin. (announcer) robin williams: comic genius. you're sucked into drinking beer by believing it's a healthy thing. all these beer commercials usually show big men, manly man doing manly things. you've just killed a small animal. it's time for a light beer. why not have a realistic beer

san francisco police chief bill scott mayor london breed and other city officials and community membersrt in the celebration. it was the san francisco recreation and parks departments. 38th annual mlk celebration. mayor breed says this celebration is the way to honor the life and legacy of dr king and recommitted the vision and courage he embodied. dr king once said, our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that truly matter. and at san franciscans we have never and will never stay silent. we will always speak up for the underrepresented. we will always speak up for the victims of hate and oppression. because this is the heart of who we are as a city and at the heart of who we aspire to be. as a nation, martin luther king day is coming up on monday, january 17th. it's traditionally observed around the country as a day of service. no. it's 6 30, a retired san jose police officer, was convicted today in connection with a multi million dollar fraud scheme. robert foster of morgan hill pleaded no contest to a series of felony fraud charges. and will be sentenced to three

. >> reporter: with city run testing sites here in san francisco slowing down and even stopping nasal, the city attorney is worried about people looking to profit, moving in to fill that void. with demand for covid-19 testing surging today, san francisco city leaders are worried pop-up test sites on city sidewalks could be less than legal. >> it would be unacceptable if there are rogue actors trying to exploit the situation, setting up unlicensed testing facilities to try to make a quick buck. >> reporter: this was the corner of dolores and 18th next to missing high school yesterday. a company called community wellness awareness america set up a pop-up site. today it was gone. the corner empty, and under investigation by simmons

you can see san francisco city hall all lit up. city hall in san jose and both sfo and san jose airports will be in red and gold. if you are counting, it has been 27 years since the niners and cowboys last met in the playoffs. it should be fun. that's all the time we have for this edition of abc 7 news at 5:00. for spencer and kris and all of us here, thanks for joining us. we will see you right back here in about 30 minutes with abc 7 news at 6:00. >>> tonight, breaking news as we come on the air in the west. a hostage situation at a texas synagogue. a young man taking multiple hostages including a rabbi and three others inside congregation beth israel near the dallas/ft. worth area. he has released at least one male hostage uninjured. s.w.a.t. teams, the fbi, and hostage negotiators responding to the scene. authorities say the suspect is demanding the release of a terrorist now in federal prison. the white house closely monitoring the situation. >>> another major story we're following tonight, the entire u.s. west coast facing a t

what san francisco city leaders and advocates say needs to be does.y like this doesn't happen again. >> we have an update now to a story we first brought you last night at 10 o'clock. a federal judge sentenced a santa rosa woman to more than 6 years in prison after supplying fentanyl to the father of that 13 month-old boy leading to the death of both the father and the son. 2 others were also convicted in this case for playing a role in selling the drugs to 29 year-old patrick o'neill. back in 2019. and it was at that time. the kron, 4 news unknowingly interview, the person who federal authorities say actually sold the drugs to o neale. >> kron four's taylor. the second has the latest. >> more than 2 years have passed since the death of patrick o'neill and his then 13 month-old son, liam, who lived in santa rosa. the 2 died after coming into contact with sentinel in september of 2019. and on wednesday, the last of 3 defendants, leanna zamora was sentenced to more than 6 years in prison after being convicted of supplying fentanyl. that was later sold t

san francisco. walk san francisco along with our advocates together with our city's mayor london breed and our city's agencies are pushing hard to make san francisco the beacon for other cities. we are trying to show what we can do when safety is the number one priority. and trying to cross the street is no longer a life or death situation. this infrastructure bill is focused on safety. that is incredible. this might be the first time in our city's history that federal agency is thinking about safety first. and as secretary of transportation pete buttigieg said, we cannot and should not accept these fatalities as part of walk fran and representatives for standing with us today. thank you for taking action to fundamentally change this country's approach to traffic safety. thank you so much. >> thank you for being with us. >> i want to extend my deep gratitude to madam speaker and representative for your tireless leadership in d.c., fighting for equity for bay area residents. the infrastructure and jobs act means equity for san franciscans right here in the south of market and means equity because this

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in san francisco. the city taking another step in his investigation and unauthorized covid testing sites in the city as ktvu is christien kafton reports. city attorney has now filed a series of subpoenas all aimed at the companies involved. san francisco's city attorney served a pair of subpoenas to community wellness america and crestview clinical laboratories to companies tied to questionable testing sites in san francisco community wellness, setting up this covid testing site at 18th and delores streets last week with outdated clinical laboratory improvement amendment or clear licensing for crestview labs on display. the city attorney asked the companies to clarify the licensing issues last week and we had sent a letter requesting information to them last week, they have been less than four forthcoming and we are now sending subpoenas so we can get more information to understand what's going on here. the subpoenas requests both companies preserved documents pertaining to one another, but we've been concerned

about to enter and during such time as i serve as a member of the work force investment san francisco board for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. [applause] >> here is a little city seal pen with my signature. i give this to all people i swear in to serve. ladies and gentlemen, the latest person for the board tackling work force in san francisco and making real change. [applause] >> thank you, mayor breed, for taking time-out of your schedule to do this. thank you to the leaders of labor here today, especially my board members, susan, mike, charlie, debra, and my good friend karen. i want to thank you for taking time for the swearing in. it means a lot to me because i have always been really challenged by the fact there rvs and have notes in the work force, and i really want to fight overcoming making sure that everyone becomes a very. everyone has an opportunity to get a job and a wealthy job and to join a union if they so choose. that is my mantra since i was little. it is my mantra to this day. i will fight to make sure. that is what the labor council is about making sure there a

justin andrews, kpix5. >>> i am anne makovec at the live news desk taking a live look at san francisco where cityesting sites have limited hours today. san francisco's health department announcing on twitter they're scaling back operations due to, quote, challenges beyond our control. they're urging people to check with their own health provider first for testing and they reiterated do not go to the er for tests. city wants to preserve emergency departments for people who are critically ill. no reason given for the cut in hour today. if you want to find out more about testing options i am putting a link on my twitter page. >>> we are live with how school districts are juggling impact omicron is having on students, staff, families. starting today hayward unified will shut down in person instruction for at least a week. classes will be held remotely. this is after more than 500 students tested positive for covid and dozens of teachers were sick. meanwhile today the west contra costa unified school district will require staff members at school sites to wear a kn95 mask. in oakland unified, more than

we got a preview of san francisco's city campus series. murals of all sizes will be held to renovate the pier 70 ship building site. the hope is that it will add beauty and color to san francisco dogpatch neighborhood. >> in my opinion, these murals represent art and artists willing to risk their lives to beautify the streets of their neighborhoods and communities and give back to a larger purpose. >> the exhibition is open to the public this weekend and you can see it next week through the end of the month. >>> straightahead, the pandemic has a lot more people working from just about anywhere. how that is changing how people offer rentals like airbnb. >>> coming up at 6:00, concerns in the south bay. a multimillion dollar project in the works to protect communities at risk. >>> hospitalization is close to reaching record numbers. we will ask blaine why it is more critical to highlight the difference between four covid patients, versus with new year, new start. and now comcast business is making it easy to get going with the ready. set. sav

. >>> san francisco city supervisors voting next week on a resolution to formally apologized to the chinese community for past atrocities and committing to support future investments. meanwhile, we are learning more about a plan charged in dozens of attacks on asian businesses in the city and why he is not in jail tonight. here is kpix5. >> reporter: the 37-year-old suspect is scheduled to appear in court again at the end of the month. >> reporter: surveillance video from several chinese- owned businesses captured a man on a scooter last summer. smashing windows, sometimes with a slingshot, entering stores and burglarizing the property. >> the authorities say that leis the man responsible for a string of 27 separate attacks. and chinatown and the ocean avenue corridor. and august of last year. >> his target was the asian community. what would of happen if any of the victims were in this at that time, came out, trying to defend their store. >> reporter: they charged him soon after the police arrested him in august with 27 felony counts of vandalism, four felony counts of second degree burgla

but the city hopes to eventually have an operating. 24 7 in san francisco, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> in the east bay, oakland city council members have passed legislation banning the distribution or creation of those untraceable ghost guns. according to the council, the percentage of guns seized by law enforcement, which of those privately manufacture firearms jumped from less than 7% in 2000, 19 to nearly 17% in 2020. and as of last march, those types of guns were counted for nearly 22% of guns confiscated last year. similar laws have already been implemented in san diego. and in los angeles. >> an update now to the oakland a's and the team's attempt to build a new stadium at howard terminal in oakland. a private group has hundreds of open residents, whether they support public funds being used to finance that plan. the survey came back with a majority of people polled not wanting public money spent on the new stadium, but with no new stadium, say they're leaving kron four's. ella sogomonian has the story. >> a new ballpark for the oakland a's comes with an 800 million dollar pr

i'm an attorney in the san francisco city attorney's office.f them older, some of them look just like me like my age and a lot of them work nanny jobs, child care jobs, retail jobs. i don't know, it seems kind of like a reminder that you are kind of lucky to be where you are, i guess. just when you haven't gone so far at all. i want them to go on maybe go on an interview that's more challenging that they think that they can't get that job. you know, just to kind of challenge and surprise themselves when they get that job and feel better. >> there had been women practicing law for many years, but there were so few of them that a lot of the issues hadn't really come into play and some of them worked out and some are still being resolved like equal pay and women in lawfirms and making sure women get fair assignments and in the decision making and working with law firms. i consider myself more of a beneficiary of all the women that fought really difficult battles along the way. >> >> as latinos we are unified in some ways and incredibly diverse in

about to enter and during such time as i serve as a member of the work force investment san francisco board for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. [applause] >> here is a little city seal pen with my signature. i give this to all people i swear in to serve. ladies and gentlemen, the latest person for the board tackling work force in san francisco and making real change. [applause] >> thank you, mayor breed, for taking time-out of your schedule to do this. thank you to the leaders of labor here today, especially my board members, susan, mike, charlie, debra, and my good friend karen. i want to thank you for taking time for the swearing in. it means a lot to me because i have always been really challenged by the fact there rvs and have notes in the work force, and i really want to fight overcoming making sure that everyone becomes a very. everyone has an opportunity to get a job and a wealthy job and to join a union if they so choose. that is my mantra since i was little. it is my mantra to this day. i will fight to make sure. that is what the labor council is about making sure there a

san francisco. send it back to you. >> well, thank you very much, sheriff. speaking of the city, san francisco is recording now more positive covid cases than ever before. on average, more than 1300 people now are testing positive each day in the city. and the mayor is now require hospitals to administer more tests or face a hefty fine kron four's. rob nesbitt explains. >> last week san francisco broke a record testing more than 17,000 people for covid in one day. the problem is that the department of health is conducting the majority of those tests and they say hospitals need to pick up the slack. with more tests come more positive cases. director of health in san francisco, doctor grant colfax gave an update tuesday on the city's record breaking numbers. and right now. >> nearly one in 5 tests are positive. the san francisco department of public health along with mayor london breed's office will now require large health care providers to help administer tests to minimize the surge in omicron cases, health department to shoulder on the vast burden of the of this testing. >> and

. >>> and a live look at san francisco where city supervisors will review the mayor's ordinance to expand police access to surveillance cameras. it adds certain property crimes like organized retail theft and looting to a list of critical event that would let officers monitor the cameras in realtime. the push comes roughly two months after several flash mob style robberies in san francisco and other nearby cities. >>> new, the sat college admission exam will soon go digital. it was just announced this morning. >> this move also means the test will be shorter. justin andrews is live talking to colleges about this change. >> the board did a pilot test on digital sat's for months it. revealed 80% of students found it less stressful but this is at a time when thousands of colleges and universities have already either halted or ended testing requirements. in a couple years those paper sat tests and number 2 pencils can be ditched. tuesday morning the college board announced the sat will go all digital starting in 2024. current sophomore nora tam in oakland said she is already doing practice sa

meantime, in san francisco, health officials say covid cases peaked in the city. the light at the end of the tunnel is here. we may go through another tunnel again, but just know that there is hope, and there is like officials say case numbers have been dropping since january 9th when they top 2100 per day, on average, because san francisco vaccination and booster rates are high, most cases have been mild or asymptomatic. five deaths have been reported this month compared to 165 in january of 2021. it looks good with regard to making it through. we are likely to make it through this surge and come out in a much better place since hospitalizations leg infections . officials say hospitalizations will continue to climb for a few days, but nowhere near to the level where they will overwhelm san francisco's hospitals. there is more evidence tonight that people who received the johnson and johnson vaccine get the biggest immune boost from a moderna or a fighter booster. a new study of healthcare workers in the new england journal of medicine shows the m n r a vaccines p

amendment, but in some of the other amendments we have today is the ways in which i sooerns san francisco city government not working and high on my list of diagnosable problems and the buzz word is silo-zation and the way in which the board and city of san francisco doesn't feel like a government, but they all operate kind of running off in their own direction, but i think the very good intention behind some of the thinking around the children's agency was to try to address that and try to bring more coherence and coordination among the different elements of city bureaucracy that addresses prompted to have more accountability around our relationship between the city and the various nonprofit entities that we worked with to deliver services to kids. those goals all seem lottory and correct and something that -- you know, i'm hoping i'm happy to move supervisor melgar's suggested amendments, but or suggested motion, but i am hoping that that effort and accountability to delivery of services to san francisco's children and families doesn't end here, that that conversation that a lot of people ha

what educators need to happen to keep them and their students safe. > >> educators of san francisco say more than 600 citye out just yesterday. they say that san francisco uninied hasn't properly handled covid19 testing or at home testing kits. they are planning on announcing a plan to help the district quickly get the kits distributed. adding that this is needed to keep them, students and family safe. the chronicle report that more than 600 classrooms in san francisco were without their teachers or aids on tv. there were only 150 substitutes available. every district employee with the teacher credential was ordered to take a class including the superintendent. school districts throughout the country are facing major challenges as omicron continues to rapidly spread. in chicago public school officials canceled classes today after the chicago teacher's union voted to return to remote learning and threatened to not show up to classes. here in california. state superintendent is planning to talk on what the state is doing to help keep kids and families safe in schools during this time. in san francisco. kpix