>> first off, i want to of course welcome all of you to san francisco, my name is carmen chu, san francisco city administrator. i hope as you have all come to san francisco, i believe monday was the first day that many of our folks, our partners across the country have come to san francisco, that you've had a chance to take in the breathtaking views of san francisco and the wonderful food and the people and community that is here. a monthly jiez, i'm a little bit under the weather -- i apologize, i'm under the weather. this is resilience from my three-year-old's germs and i want to welcome you from across north america to san francisco. we're here today along our partners and cities from houston so montreal to reaffirm san francisco's commitment to building a stronger and more resilient san francisco. it's no secret that san francisco grapples with some of the most daunting challenges that face cities of our time. we have challenges around affordable housing, it is not unique to san francisco. but lasting impacts of a global pandemic, the shots and stressors of climate change and our seismic ris

walgreens agreeing to pay the city of san francisco $230 million. this all stems from a lawsuit in 2018. the city of san francisco sued several companies accused of making our drug crisis even worse. specifically, in the case against walgreens, a court ruled that walgreens was liable. the court found walgreens overdispensed the drugs without the proper due diligence, and that walgreens failed to identify, report and halt suspicious prescriptions. walgreens released a statement saying it disputes its role in the opioid epidemic, and the settlement is no admission of fault. it went on the say the settlement allows us to focus on our mission of reimagining health care and well-being for our patient, customer, and communities. joining us now, san francisco city attorney david chew. david, nice to have you back on the program. why go after pharmacies this way? what role do they play? we talk about overprescribing here. is that why you went after them? >> it is. we have seen so much tragic suffering on our streets. and it's easy to blame folks in front of

. >> reporter: yeah, right here in front of san francisco city hall. about maybe 200 protesters have marched from the walgreens on market street where the shooting took place, the shooting that took the life of banko brown, and they have marched here to san francisco city hall. as you mentioned, they're very upset with the district attorney. they think that brooke jenkins should have charged the security guard for the shooting of banko brown. today the video was released showing the surveillance video of the actual shooting, what led up to it, the moment that it happened, and it's very interesting. i've been talking to some supervisors and some others, and there is a video, but there's interpretation by everybody who looks at it. was there a moment when the security guard reasonably believed his life was in danger? that is the question. brooke jenkins says she couldn't prove this in front of a jury. supervisors who i've spoken to say that you certainly could have -- one supervisor, shamann walton, is describing this as an execution of banko brown. but

first, san francisco's i national spotlight today and not in a welcome way. after the citys grappling with, here is an interview with phil matier. >> dekeing, a crime-ridden hellhole, no one is safe in san francisco, and failed city. is san francisco a failed city? >> it is no longer at the top of the class but it could become a failed city, a city that made too many wrong turns. kristen: not at the top of the class? ouch. phil joins us not to talk about the cnn special and the reaction and impact. if you are on read it like i am, you see the reactions all over the place, even from locals on the san francisco subreddit. it was a hit job by the new cnn, or i'm glad somebody is talking about what's really happening here, what is your reaction? >> to which part of it? kristen: it is such a wide range, right? >> let's roll the tape back just a little bit. abc7, kgo has been taking a hard look at san francisco and the bay area for many years. some of our stories and footage were used in the spirit is not that we are putting the city down. but we were just saying, what is going o

san francisco is critical to the economy. this is huge. we know that our downtown is the economic core of our city. feeling 80% of san francisco's gdp. without the taxes in the core our city will have will not have the funds we mead to execute social program and expand on the issues this we are identifying and address being and the needs we have rising. know thanksgiving san francisco residence understands how close low tied the future of downtown is to the business ecosystem and the future of our city is a point of optimism. does not feel like it but there is. inference france are spicht of the solutions to issue this is proposed by our mayor breed road map to downtown stan fran future this is critical. san francisco's business community come together to support and advocate for initiative was rebuilted economy and economic core own liveable spaces, programmable and resilient neighborhoodses. voters are support i of proposals roll to downtown. i have a few to share about that. 77% of our voters the voters agree that there should be more downtown housing. 79% of voters agreed should be more events downtown. 75% of voters agree should

these products here. >> first off, i want to of course welcome all of you to san francisco, my name is carmen chu, san francisco city administrator. i hope as you have all come to san francisco, i believe monday was the first day that many of our folks, our partners across the country have come to san francisco, that you've had a chance to take in the breathtaking views of san francisco and the wonderful food and the people and community that is here. a monthly jiez, i'm a little bit under the weather -- i apologize, i'm under the weather. this is resilience from my three-year-old's germs and i want to welcome you from across north america to san francisco. we're here today along our partners and cities from houston so montreal to reaffirm san francisco's commitment to building a so

city. mayor london breed says outsiders to call san francisco a failed city. don't know how tough the city is. well, she says there's plenty of room for improvement. she has no doubt in san francisco's future. we have come back from earthquakes and pandemics and >> other challenges before. and there is no doubt in my mind that what the investments in the work we're going to do together that will emerge stronger than we ever have before. >> the mayor made those comments in a news conference tuesday announcing a proposal to spend 6 million dollars to revitalize paul street from the cable car turn around union square. the mayor says this gateway to san francisco now filled with empty storefronts and for lease signs needs a makeover to create a positive first impression for those arriving. that will be street improvements to change the conditions to make the streets, the sidewalks wider, the streets more inviting easier to get on the cable cars. and the other thing it will do is provide support. >> for those who want to start businesses along that area, approval of

david chiu, san francisco city attorney, thank you. thank you so much. >> alright, weather time as we've seen some clouds move into the bay area now and get ready for the weekend ahead. and i think the weekend we're going to cool things down a little bit on that a ridge of high pressure that's brought us really nice weather all week long start to weaken just a little bit. not breaking down totally, but it's going to weaken. that's going allow that fog and low cloud cover to move further on shore overlooking san francisco yet kind of a cool night out there that fog racing on shore. you see the breeze in the trees there as well. another look from the east bay and you can see the clouds filling into the bay. now, eventually that is going to move into some of the valley's too temperatures today. well, a cool just a little bit. 59 degrees in san francisco for high 63 in oakland. 73 degrees in san jose. 75 in livermore 7, 9 and doctor and 74 degrees in santa rosa. that onshore wind. really the story, though, it is going care. those clouds wi

san francisco city attorney david chui. [applause] assessor recorder joaquin florez. treasurer tax collector jose is -former city attorney dennis (indiscernible) and current general manager for sfpuc. [applause] and of course san francisco very own mayor london breed, please join me in welcoming mayor london breed to the stage. [applause] >> alright! good evening everyone! it is so great to be here and after work hours never the less. drinking in city hall, hanging out with our friends and family, and just taking a moment to pause and reflect on all the extraordinary work that so many of you have done and will continue to do for the city and county of san francisco. in fact, i know we have some extraordinary people that we will be honoring here tonight, but i really want to take this moment to acknowledge many of you who were nominated for these awards, because we know your work is equally as important. you know, san francisco continues to go through challenging times, and when i think about what we are trying to do to make san francisco better, safer, cleaner, more ef

she says outsiders to call san francisco a failed city. don't know how resilient san francisco is or how the community can come together. we have to change the narrative that we also have to change the conditions. >> we know what the problems are. we're not blind. we're not immune from the challenges. the mayor made those comments while announcing a proposal to spend 6 million dollars to revitalize paul street from the cable car, turn around union square. she says this gateway to san francisco now filled with empty storefronts and for lease signs needs a makeover to create a positive first impression for those arriving that will be street improvements to change the conditions to make the streets, the sidewalks wider, the streets more inviting easier to get on the cable cars. and the other thing it will do is provide support. >> for those who want to start businesses along that area. >> much of the proposal is dependent on approval of the mayor's upcoming budget. she says if okayed a 3rd of the money could be used to help subsidize tenant im

outside the san francisco walgreens, where banco brown was shot and killed last month and making its way up through the streets of san francisco, past market street and here to san francisco city hall, where the message was justice for banco brown. calls for justice monday in the case of banco brown, citing evidence of self defense, san francisco de a. brook jenkins declining to file charges against a security guard who shot and killed brown outside of san francisco, walgreens last month. brown family attorney john burris protest about it should not go unnoticed. additional persons, life was taken. what appears to be wrong for me. speaking to ktvu following the release of store surveillance video showing alleged shoplifter banco brown, struggling with walgreen security guard before being shot at all the times, trying to get away at all times, he was trying to get away. he wasn't trying to have a confrontation. he was trying to get away and it's kind of sad and tragic. that be the fear kid killed over a minor event was over aggressiveness by the police by the security officer and really, roughly unjustified and that was my reaction throughout. i saw it in a number of times the

san francisco film commission. pal is here from the office of transgender initiative. [applause] our fire chief nicholson. the director of human right a commission for san francisco sheryl davis. cityrian michael lambert. and our chief of protocol for the city of san francisco marrian. [applause] so many amazing departments had a part in helping to put this together. so, i'm glad to be here and the last bit of official business to be clear, the drag community has a rich history in san francisco. and we know that the place where the compton riots occurred the people who really fought against the injustices helping to community consisted of both the transgender community as well as the drag community that set? stage what happened in new york during stonewall this was the 60's a challenging time and a lot of what is happening in the world this continues is why darcy's royce and the discussions around the history of the community are going to be so important and it is why i'm honord and grateful i have been able to collaborate supervisor mandelman and to build a lbgtq+ museum in the castro neighborhood. [applause]. because it is important to make sure that history is a part of the narr

such time, as i serve as commissioner for the historic preservation commission, of the city and county of san francisco. yea! thank you, mayor. >> congratulations! [applause]. thank you very much. here is your city pen. my redesigned city pen with my signature on the back talking about the history of san francisco. >> thank you. perfect occasion to talk about this. there you go. add that to your other great pens and things you have doneful you have the floor. >> thank you, mayor. [applause]. thank you for the appointment. thank you for your confidence in me i will do my best to justify it and thank you for your leadership of san francisco. mayor agnus you honor us with your presence today. thank you for all you have done and continue to do for san francisco. just one example, any time anyone at my spectacular view of the ferry building with san fran bay sparkling behind it than i have mayor agmus to thank for that. thank you. thank you to my family and friends for being here. my clothes from si. colleagues from city hall. ellen, steward of this beautiful building. commissioner wu of the preservation ci

city. mayor london breed says outsiders who call san francisco a failed city don't know how tough the city from earthquakes and pandemics and >> other challenges before. and there is no doubt in my mind that what the investments in the work we're going to do together that will emerge stronger than we ever have before. >> the mayor made those comments in a news conference tuesday announcing a proposal to spend 6 million dollars to revitalize paul street from the cable car turn around union square. the mayor says this gateway to san francisco now filled with empty storefronts and for lease signs needs a makeover to create a positive first impression for those arriving. that will be street improvements to change the conditions to make the streets, the sidewalks wider, the streets more inviting easier to get on the cable cars. and the other thing it will do is provide support. >> for those who want to start businesses along that area, approval of the mayor's upcoming budget is required to pay for much of the plan. >> she says if okayed a 3rd of the money could be used to help subsidize tenant

now i'd like to invite david san francisco city attorney david chiu to present our next award. david has had an illustrious career in public service on the san francisco board of supervisors, the california state assembly and now the first asian american city attorney in san francisco. please welcome, david. chu. come on over. i. good evening. i am so honored to join you tonight for the 19th annual asian american academy awards event here. and in case you're wondering every single person in this room. you are on the a list. for the asian american capital of our country , and that is here in san francisco. it's my honor to help recognize an organization that for 40 years has reflected and embodied are asian american community. my guess is there are many people in this room who have a grandparents or great grandparents who went through angel island. angel island, as we all know is not just a spot on a map. it's not just a beautiful view of the bay. it was a former detention center, where over a half a million immigrants from over 80 countries once passed through, and i think many

san francisco supervisors take their board meeting outside in an effort to highlight the city's opioid crisis. why this outdoor experiment only lasted 15 minutes ahead tonight. the lawsuit being filed after february's deadly explosion and fire in san francisco. and temperatures trending down will follow that in ♪ ♪ every day, businesses everywhere are asking. is it possible? with comcast business...it is. is it possible to help keep our online platform safe from cyberthreats? so we can better protect our customer data? absolutely. can we provide health care virtually anywhere? we can help with that. is it possible to use predictive monitoring to address operations issues? we can help with that, too. with global secure networking from comcast business. it's not just possible. it's happening. date tries as the state tries to tackle the fentanyl crisis. assembly member matt haney will be leading the assembly's hearing on that issue tomorrow. he said that victims law enforcement the newsome administration, the department of justice and education officials will attend that event. people in

outside lawyers and staff members who came together and answered the call of san francisco to partner with i think the best city attorney's office in the country to bring the resources, the experts, the experience of national opioid litigation to the trial here in san francisco. and i cannot mention all of these attorneys and professionals by name, i'll simply mention those who could not be here today, my partner richard highman, jane, pete muchae and alis. they were the four counsel, they were above the water line face of this case. but they were assisted by many many lawyers and others from the city attorney's office and others. it took and takes an army to mount a case like this and to put on a trial like this, not every city or county can do it, not every city or county would do it. the cost, the risk the challenges are tremendous and so i'm so proud to say, together with the city attorney's office, we won a trial victory the first of its kind in opioid nationally and because of that, we were able to negotiate a settlement that brings much needed money and resources to san francisco on a schedule that is ac

san francisco. it's no secret that san francisco grapples with some of the most daunting challenges that face cities. we have challenges around affordable housing, it is not unique to san francisco. but lasting impacts of a global pandemic, the shots and stressors of climate change and our seismic risk in the bay area. san francisco has never shied away from these challenges from the great earthquakes and fires of 1906 so the loma prieta earthquakes to the boom and bust of past economies, we have proved that we can rise up and come back stronger when we face these challenges head on. in the coming years, of resiliency of our cities will be tested by our ability not only to respond quickly but bounce back from climate related events. that's why it's so important we are investing in strategies and programs that improve our resiliency and capacity to extend climate emergencies while strengthening our economy. i'm grateful for the work of elaine forks, the director of the port who you'll hear from, with preparing our waterfront ages to the challenges of sea level rise and flooding. i'm grateful to work

san francisco bay area reporter at ktvu in the early 2000s. and it it still holds true today. >> san francisco's always been a boom-bust city. built by the 49ers, who came here looking for gold. well, now we had the tech boom. >> san francisco is the global headquarters of big tech. >> if you're in your 20s, 30s, you want to live in a vibrant environment. there's a lot more cultural diversity, a lot more frankly to do in san francisco. there's never been a time when the world's economy depended so much on the ideas and the work product that comes out of one location. >> the biggest problem, they say, is that young, well-paid tech workers are taking up a disproportionate share of the housing and driving up already astronomical real estate prices. >> i'm going to read you some of the headlines that we have seen about san francisco in the last couple of years. "decaying." "a crime-ridden hellhole." "no one or no place is safe in san francisco." and lastly, "a failed city." is san francisco a failed city? >> no. but it's no longer at the top of the class. it could become a failed city. it could become a city that made too many w

san francisco rising. a special guest today. >> i am chris and you are watching san francisco rising. focused on rebuilding and reimagining our city. our guest is the director of financial justice in the san francisco office of treasure to talk about how the city has taken a national lead in this effort and how the program is comlishing the goals. welcome to the show. >> thanks so much for having me. >> thank you for being here. can we start by talking about the financial justice project in a broad sense. when did the initiative start and what is the intent? >> sure. it launched in 2016. since then we take a hard look at fines, fees, tickets, financial penalties hitting people with low incomes and especially people of color really hard. it is our job to assess and reform these fines and fees. >> do you have any comments for people financially stressed? >> yes. the financial justice project was started in response pop community outcry about the heavy toll of fines and fees. when people struggling face an unexpected penalty beyond ability to pay they face a bigger punishment than originally intended. a spiral of consequences set in.

now i'd like to invite david san francisco city attorney david chiu to present our next award. david has had an illustrious career in public service on the san francisco board of supervisors, the california state assembly and now the first asian american city attorney in san francisco. please welcome, david. chu. come on over. i. good evening. i am so honored to join you tonight for the 19th annual asian american academy awards event here. and in case you're wondering every single person in this room. you are on the a list. for the asian american capital of our country , and that is here in san francisco. it's my honor to help recognize an organization that for 40 years has reflected and embodied are asian american community. my guess is there are many people in this room who have a grandparents or great grandparents who went through angel island. angel island, as we all know is not just a spot on a map. it's not just a beautiful view of the bay. it was a former detention center, where over a half a million immigrants from over 80 countries once passed through, and i think many

san francisco's castro district mark what would have been harvey milk's 93rd birthday. the former supervisor was the first openly gay elected official. he was assassinated at san francisco cityhall in 1978 , just one year after taking office. san francisco's world famous wax museum. also paying tribute to the late supervisor today, madame tussauds. san francisco unveiled the new exhibit honoring the life and legacy of harvey milk. the wax museum is located in the heart of fisherman's wharf. as we get closer to june, organizers of twin peaks annual pink triangle or looking now for people to help set up its 20/8 annual pride month installation, nearly acre, wide, iconic pink triangle was adopted as a symbol of reflection and pride by the gay rights movement. setup will begin on june 10th and continue until the pink triangle triangle commemoration ceremony one week later. already taking a look at the weather live camera outside , literally looking at the weather, and you've got the fog and low clouds and this shot you can see the fog. the marine layer is pretty shallow. right when we talk about shallow, it's down around. it looks like it's down around 1000 ft, so it's not getti

outside lawyers and staff members who came together and answered the call of san francisco to partner with i think the best cityney's office in the country to bring the resources, the experts, the experience of national opioid litigation to the trial here in san francisco. and i cannot mention all of these attorneys and professionals by name, i'll simply mention those who could not be here today, my partner richard highman, jane, pete muchae and alis. they were the four counsel, they were above the water line face of this case. but they were assisted by many many lawyers and others from the city attorney's office and others. it took and takes an army to mount a case like this and to put on a trial like this, not every city or county can do it, not every city or county would do it. the cost, the risk the challenges are tremendous and so i'm so proud to say, together with the city attorney's office, we won a trial victory the first of its kind in opioid nationally and because of that, we were able to negotiate a settlement that brings much needed money and resources to san francisco on a schedule that is accelera