jails, two inmates at a san francisco county jail refused to leave their cell, leading to officers, how was it resolved, live in the city. and what happened today, each search to get a new trial. and the climate crisis, reaching new heights as the world looks for more and more ways to burn clean energy. >>> welcome back, starting right now, things for joining us.>> a tense situation behind bars, two sentences jails remain on lockdown, several violent attacks on deputies, today, despite days lockdown, reporting new issues, at the jail, with various problems. >> reporter: the latest in a series of events. and no one was injured today, a different story earlier today, a lot of activity here 11 this morning, two inmates, refused to come out and the handcuffs. and six deputies dressed in tactical gear, responding to the situation. they also found jail made weapons they believe were used by individuals. after nearly two hours of negotiation, the latest in a series of incidents at san francisco county jail's. according to the sheriff department, nine deputies and staff have been injured or sul

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. >> recent attacks in san francisco county jails have resulted in several deputies being taken to the hospital, and now two jails are on lockdown. ktvu zac sos reports. >> people are getting hurt. it's extremely violent. >> san francisco county sheriffs union president ken lomba speaking out after nine deputies were attacked by inmates at county jails over the last three weeks, some of them taking punches to the head. >> and just this friday, several deputies had dislocated shoulders. >> the day before, another deputy bitten by an inmate so hard that his skin was broken. >> i mean, there's a high risk of disease, being transferred over to you. >> the escalating violence prompting the sheriff's office to temporarily lock down two county jails, one on moreland drive in san bruno, the other on seventh street in san francisco's soma district. >> we're almost like running prisons in san francisco. it's not a jail environment. >> prisoner on prisoner violence also a concern, according to the union and 2023 county jails saw a 58% year over year increase in prisoner fights. attacks on inmates

the sheriff's deputies union is calling for the national guard due to conditions inside san francisco county jails, and a progress report out on this landslide that closed portion of highway one near big sur. when it's expected to be shored up. abc seven news starts right now. >> always live. abc seven news starts right now. >> shots pierced the silence in a quiet corner of california's wine country. two young women shot to death. a community now trying to come to terms with the loss and the violence. good evening, and thank you for joining us. i'm diane lim. we begin with that developing story coming out of napa. the shooting on riverside drive in a residential neighborhood in old town napa. right now, the search is on for the person behind the trigger. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard spoke to neighbors who witnessed the violence and tried to help the victims. >> extremely disturbing. extremely sad. >> neighbors reacting to a night of deadly violence near downtown napa. police say two female victims were shot and killed saturday night near the napa river. >> i ended up seeing some else t

san francisco jails. we have not been told the lockdown has been lifted just yet. but it went into affect at san francisco county jail number 2 and county jail number 3 in san bruno. all visits, programs and services were canceled because the san francisco sheriff's office says there has been an increase in assaults on deputies and jail staff by inmates. the sheriff's office is investigating the cause of the attacks, and whether or not they are actually correlated. the president of the san francisco deputy sheriff's association, the union that represents deputies, says if you date back a week earlier, march 24th, there have been nine assaults. he says inmates are attacking other inmates, also. >> on april 12th, it was like the worst day in my history of the department. it just felt like the bottom just fell out of the department because of all of the attacks on deputies and the prisoner versus prisoner fights. >> reporter: the president of the union believes the spike in violence is a result of a staffing shortage in the department, and over the weekend he sent a letter on behalf of the union to the sheriff and

the golden gate bridge, released tonight from san francisco jail, and reports of chaos and violence in the san francisco countyails. as the sheriff gives details on lockdowns. plus, alameda county district attorney pamela price will soon be fighting for political survival after opponents clear a key hurdle to putting a recall to voters. >> this is ktvu fox two news at 730. >> and good evening, everyone. i'm heather holmes, and we begin tonight with some of those activists arrested yesterday on the golden gate bridge. they've been released from jail in just the last few hours. supporters were outside the san francisco jail tonight when several of those protesters, they were among the two dozen pro-palestinian demonstrators arrested on the golden gate bridge yesterday. they were booked on a number of charges, including suspicion of conspiracy, failure to follow orders, among others. san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins says her office has to release the suspects, at least for now. since she faces a hard deadline to charge them or release them. >> unfortunately, in order for us to make a decision on wha

escalating, escalating violence has been reported at san francisco county jails on seventh street in san francisco and in san bruno. ken loma is the president of the san francisco deputy sheriffs association that represents deputies many of whom work inside the jails. and he sent a letter to san francisco sheriff paul miyamoto calling for the help of the california national guard into low staffing levels can be addressed, he says. a staffing problem is not new, but that it has never been this low. >> it's a scary time. i mean, we've had nine attacks in three weeks on deputies, there's been prisoner fights, there's been civilian staff injured. this is a really violent time. >> the san francisco sheriff's office released a statement on sunday saying, we believe that our current internal response strategies will immediately address the increase in assaults on our members. the statement went on to say, we understand that the dsa also ties the recent incidents into low staffing levels and has called for immediate staffing, and i believe that we are going to be going to a special report rig

next month. >> a local civil rights attorney is questioning the conditions of the jails in san francisco countyinmates have gotten violent. the deputies union says there have been nine attacks on deputies at the different san francisco county jails in the past three weeks. sheriff paul miyamoto blames jail overcrowding and a shortage of deputies. however, attorney yolanda wong tells us that the treatment of inmates, including a lack of sunlight and outdoor exposure, could also be contributing to their behavior. >> you're locking them in that room 2020 two hours a day with another person. two people. we've all been in lockdowns. we all know how terrible that feels. and so now it's going on year four. they're still in lockdown and what do they expect these people to do? they're going crazy. >> the lockdown at jail facility two in downtown san francisco was lifted today, but the jail in san bruno will remain locked down. the sheriff's office responded to these new allegations, saying it, quote, takes its obligations for incarcerated persons safety seriously. the court has consistently held that sa

san francisco, and san mateo counties. >>> let's look at chase center live the dubs season, it hurts. it is over. fans left disappointed last night after the loss to the kings. that is not the only bad basketball news. fans worried this morning whether klay thompson will stay in the golden state. his free agency is looming. it has been while the reported. the warriors now really have to make a decision. coach steve kerr has gone on record saying they need klay back. steph curry said he can never see himself without draymond green and thompson by his side. they are a package deal. green agrees and says he cannot think klay leaving would be the best case scenario for the warriors franchise. >>> there are other warrior news. steph curry, star player is not going to the olympic games in paris this summer. coach steve kerr also going to the games as a coach. this is the first time steph has made an appearance at olympic games but steve kerr was an assistant on the 2021 team that won gold in tokyo. >>> for look across the bay this morning. it is a good morning to look at oakland, san franci

we're talking about two counties, san francisco county and alameda county. so it will be up to alameda county district attorney pamela price and san francisco's district attorney, brooke jenkins. last year, jenkins charged 80 protesters with several charges, including false imprisonment, refusing to disperse and refusing to comply with a peace officer. experts believe that could potentially be the case this time around. >> all right, we shall wait and see what develops. lose. many thanks to you, alameda county district attorney pamela price appears headed for a recall election this year. this evening, the county's registrar of voters announced there are enough valid signatures on a petition to force a recall election. county supervisors must now choose an election date. the registrar says it received 74,757 valid signatures on the recall petition. the threshold was 73,195. more than 48,000 of the signatures submitted by the group save alameda for everyone, were found to be invalid, and a recount started today in silicon valley in the congressional race that e

in san francisco.>>> santa clara county supervisors are weighing in on a controversial proposal to close the level ii trauma center at the regional medical center in east san jose. if it happens in august, the county will be left with only two trauma centers. people will be forced to travel to valley medical center or stanford hospital. regional has cited a drop in use for the closure, but people say it will literally cost lives. streaker -- >> trauma means medical help, you can put a band-aid on a gunshot wound and say go, or a band-aid on someone who is lying in the street losing their life. this is life we are talking about. >> another concern that shuttering regional trauma centers will impact all patients by creating longer weights at other emergency departments. regional hospital, owned by hca, plans to downgrade the stroke program and the program that treats the most severe heart attacks while supervisors give voice concerns, the final decision on the topic will come from the state . >>> supporters of the reit -- recount effort of pamela price say it can't wait until november. the

arrested in san francisco by the san francisco police department, all criminal matters are dealt with by the san francisco district attorney . we handle all civil matters on behalf of the city and county of san francisco. what that means is a number of things. we provide advice and counsel to all actors within city government from our mayor. every member of the board of supervisors to the 100 plus departments, commissions boards that represent the city and county of san francisco. we also defend the city against thousands of lawsuits. so if you slip and fall in front of city hall if there's a bus accident if there is an incident involving the san francisco police department, we defend those matters. we also bring lawsuits on behalf of the city and county of san francisco, where most famous for litigating and obtaining the constitutional right to marry for lgbtq couples have sued gun manufacturers, payday lenders, oil companies, you name it, who are undercutting the rights of san franciscans and the city and county of san francisco. so now moving on to the opioid crisis. i understand you've had some success in court, um, dealing with manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies. could yo

escalating violence has been reported at san francisco county jails, on seventh street in san francisco and in san bruno. ken loma is the president of the san francisco deputy sheriffs association that represents deputies many of whom work inside the jails. he sent a letter to san francisco sheriff paul miyamoto calling for the help of the california national guard until low staffing levels can be addressed, he says, the staffing problem is not new, but that it has never been this low. >> it's a scary time. i mean, we've had nine attacks in three weeks on deputies, there's been prisoner fights, there's been civilian staff injured. this is a really violent time. >> the san francisco sheriff's office released a statement on sunday saying, we believe that our current internal response strategies will immediately address the increase in assaults on our members. and the statement went on to say, we understand that the dsa also ties the recent incidents into low staffing levels and has called for immediate staffing. the national guard is not the answer to the staffing shortage, and the sherif

of san francisco i'd like to officially proclaim that as nowruz day in the city and county of san francisco (clapping.) and i want to really say to you and to the committee every single year without hesitation you go anti you have your way to raise the money to send out the invitation to clorpt the scene and make it approximately for everyone to work with artists and make sure this event is a representation of the spirit of nowruz for so many people to enjoy we're appreciative of our hard work and your commitment to making sure this special and my pleasure to declare nowruz in san francisco with the hope we'll continue to host many, many more nowruz in the future i'm glaef for you here thank you for your amazing leadership (clapping). >> and also want to give a special acknowledgement to a phenomenal woman a phenomenal woman of the partisanship community you know that san francisco was the host to world leader from 21 economies came to san francisco during the month of november including our president joe biden and san francisco pass on the world stage many people is tried

san francisco. and san mateo counties. >>> all right, also up at the state capitol the question, how do you feel aboutching dale light saving time? lawmakers considering that very question on the clock at @ capitol this morning. if a bill passes, and if it gets signed into law by governor gavin newsom all of us would stay on standard time year-round. the bill's author argues stopping the clock changes would keep us on a time schedule that's more closely aligned with our natural circadian rhythm. what is that, nicole? we work the morning show. >> better sleep. sign me up. >>> well, it's official. kate paye will lead the women's basketball program at stanford. she follows in tara vanderveer's footsteps after the coach announced last week that she would retire. paye is a former cardinal herself. and even helped the team win two of their three national championships. one as a player in 1992 and the other as an assistant coach for the team in 2021. we'll be there later this afternoon for her introductory press conference on campus. >>> now taking a live look at chase center and you held out hope the dubs w

san francisco deputy sheriffs association is asking for help from the national guard. this following a recent surge of inmate attacks against jail workers that prompted the lockdown of two san francisco county jails. according to the sheriff's office, there has been an increase in assaults on deputies and jail staff since march. they say the national guard will help maintain 50 until low staffing levels can be addressed. speaker the federal women's prison is closing. the bureau says it has been able to address employee misconduct and other concerns. the bureau present announced this closure this morning saying it will transfer all the women housed at the institution to other facilities. since 2021 eight risen employees, including a former warden have been charged with sexually abusing inmates, two have been convicted, 5 others have led guilty. a judge appointed a special master to oversee that prison, she just started last week. inmate advocates say closing that prison feels like punishment. >> people are survivors, they are being transferred to these prisons where they don't know anyone. some of these women have been incarcerated for decades at dublin and they are going to be uprooted from

san francisco with the story. crystal >> well, mike, i'm here in front of county jail two in san francisco. hear that noise behind me. that's the sound of pro-palestinian protesters, obviously here, because of the arrests yesterday. but we are here to talk about the attacks in these jails. this is just one of the two county jails that was under lockdown this past weekend. the other one is in san bruno. they're saying that one actually had an attack this morning. and a special response team was called. sheriff paul miyamoto says tuesday morning, a deputy at the county jail in san bruno was injured by jailed people who may have used shanks. another attack in the string of incidents where deputies have been hurt. the sheriff displaying this photo

. >>> two san francisco county jails are unlocked out facing visits, programs and services on hold. it is because of a spike in alleged attacks on staff members. the lockdowns went into effect over the weekend at the jail in downtown san francisco and sam brunelle. the union is calling for help from the national guard. the sheriff's office said in less than a month, nine staff members have been attacked by inmates. they believe low staffing is contributing to the increase in violence. the sheriff's department said they believe the up tick is due to overcrowding. >>> they missed a motion to seal proceedings in the case of scott peterson. it is the first of three hearings to overturn the murder convictions. he appeared remotely through zoom while he remains in a state prison in amador county. peterson was convicted for killing his wife lacey and their unborn son in 2002. the innocence project recently took up his case and they say key evidence was ignored. there was new testing on evidence from 20 years ago. >> let's say the materials are tested for dna and lacey peterson's dna are on

. >> officers responded to an incident at the san francisco county jail. negotiators tried talking them out for almost 2 hours. they eventually did and ultimately nobody got hurt. it is one of two buildings that was put on lockdown because of a series of alleged attacks by inmates on staff. right now inmates can't leave except for quarter medical appointments. katie nielsen was there the sheriff spoke out about why deputies are calling for drastic action. >> reporter: it comes just a few days after the deputies association, which is the union , wrote a letter to leadership, asking for help from the national guard saying staffing shortages were at a crisis level. today, the sheriff responded and this is what he had to say. >> we don't feel it is a -- circumstance that would require that. the recent up tick in the assault is something i believe we can handle internally. >> reporter: increased violence is something both the deputies union and sheriff agree on. both acknowledge that the situation has gotten worse. there were 200 40 -- 240 reported inmate fight

the redevelopment of treasure island is going to bftd the city and county of san francisco. this project is in need of your support to realize the goal of creating san francisco newest neighborhood. a place that is building new housing including affordable housing, creating jobs and added to the beauty and brilliance of san francisco. your support of the dda amendments assure the project is able to progress. thank you for your support. >> thank you much nela. next speaker. >> my name is [indiscernible] the administrative director with one treasure island stepping in today for our construction liaison for the construction program. he is doing interviews now for new clients for the construction training program, which will be jeopardized if these amendments don'ts go forward. since breaking ground in 2016 the project supported our construction training program for people with barriers to employment. the development generated hundreds of jobs every year for low income san francisco residents. jobs that provide living wages, excellent health and welfare benefits, pension plans a

recent attacks in san francisco county jails have resulted in several deputies being taken to the hospitaland now two jails are on lockdown. >> ktvu zac sos has details. >> people are getting hurt. it's extremely violent. >> san francisco county sheriffs union president ken lombard speaking out after nine deputies were attacked by inmates at county jails over the last three weeks, some of them taking punches to the head. >> and just this friday, several deputies had dislocated shoulders. >> the day before, another deputy bitten by an inmate so hard that his skin was broken. >> i mean, there's a high risk of disease, being transferred over to you. >> the escalating violence prompting the sheriff's office to temporarily lock down two county jails, one on moreland drive in san bruno, the other on seventh street and san francisco's soma district. >> we're almost like running prisons in san francisco. it's not a jail environment. >> prisoner on prisoner violence also a concern, according to the union and 2023 county jails saw a 58% year over year increase in prisoner fights. attacks on inmates

support in oakland and san francisco and even in san mateo counties and we're watching that one closely. how do you feel about ditching daylight saving time as you wake up this morning. >>> lawmakers also considering that. they're looking at the clock. at the capitol so to speak this morning. if bill passes and gets signed by governor gavin newsom, all of us would stay on standard time year-round. in fact the bill's author argues stopping the clock changes would keep us on a time that's more closely aligned with our natural circadian rhythms. >> i'm in support of that. >>> well, it's official reed, kate paye will lead the women's basketball program at stanford and she follows in tara vanderveer's footsteps after the legendary coach announced last week she would retire. paye is a former cardinal herself and even helped them win two of the three national championships. one as a player on the 1992 team and the other as an assistant coach for the 2021 team. we're going to be there later this afternoon for her introductory press conference on campus. >>> now taking a live look at chase cente

to san francisco county jails are on lockdown this weekend. the san francisco sheriff says sheriff's office says this follows a number of inmate attacks and deputy on deputies, another jail staff, the union that represents the deputies is demanding the immediate deployment of the california national guard. the lockdowns are happening at county jails 2, 3, the union says the jails are dealing with staffing shortages in issues with security. the sheriff's office says 7 staff members have been injured by inmates since march. 29th. not in marin county where fire crews rescue 6 adults and one child after a boat capsized and to all as bay yesterday afternoon, firefighters say a boater was able to call them for help when they arrived, the passengers were clinging to the overturned boat. all passengers suffered from cold exposure and were evaluated by paramedics. all right. let's take a live look right now at the golden gate bridge. seems like it's a little bit of a drier night out there cooler as long. joining us a look at the forecast again. >> hello

san francisco just one day after unveiling a new dispatch center. what authorities know so far about what caused that disruption, and several inmates were charged after allegedly attacking deputies at san francisco county jails. >> coming up tonight at six, we'll hear from the county sheriff on what he thinks can be done to the pier. aerial video shows a large plume of smoke rising from the burning building. the oceanside fire department has at least three boats fighting the fire from the water. it's still not clear what caused that fire. >> new at five. city leaders came together in san francisco today for the grand opening of china basin park. the new space is near third and cherry, a francois street just across from oracle park. now, this is a five acre expansion that anchors the mission rock development along the waterfront. mayor london breed was there, along with port of san francisco representatives , to welcome visitors to the new space. >> there's no prouder day for the port of san francisco than we than when we can welcome an exceptional place, an exceptional place that brings people to this shoreline and to the unparalleled beauty of the san francisco bay. this is a day port mission comes to

the deputies union says there have been nine attacks on deputies at the different san francisco county jails in the past three weeks. sheriff paul miyamoto showed photos of injured deputies at a news conference. he blames jail overcrowding and a shortage of deputies. >> punches to the head face and neck being spit at and kicked in. the head slammed against walls which result in the injuries of bone fractures, dislocated shoulders and bloody eye sockets. >> the lockdown at the san bruno jail will be lifted later this week. the san francisco public defender's office said in response, quote, the sheriff's department's failure to provide incarcerated people consistent access to their attorneys as well as transportation to court have also contributed to the increased jail population. since these failures delay criminal proceedings. now, the public defenders office goes on to say taxpayer funds would be better spent in long terme investments in underserved communities. >> our time now for 32, there's more scrutiny on the plans that suddenly closed down the federal women's prison in dublin. e

.>> more tension at our local jails, two inmates at a san francisco county jail refused to leave their cell, leading to officers, how was it resolved, live in the city. and what happened today, each search to get a new trial. and the climate crisis, reaching new heights as the world looks for more and more ways to burn clean energy. >>> welcome back, starting right now, things for joining us.>> a tense situation behind bars, two sentences jails remain on lockdown, several violent attacks on deputies, today, despite days lockdown, reporting new issues, at the jail, with various problems.

to san francisco county jails are now in lockdown.number of inmates attack deputies and other jail staff on a regular basis. lockdowns are happening at county jail 2, 3, the sheriff's office says that 7 staff members have been injured by inmates since march. 29th. 5.44. is the time and hundreds of people came to san francisco's japantown for the cherry blossom festival over the weekend. >> the video is from the citizen app and you didn't have a chance to go this past weekend. don't worry the festival continues next weekend as well. it will feature a parade, too. this is the final festival before renovations begin at peace plaza. also that little mayor cas letting us your cats know that the coast is clear. >> this is video from the oakland it shows that your cat standing up on hind legs there to keep a lookout for potential predators, normal near cat behavior. is you safe. and according to the oakland website, adult cats take turns on lookout duty so that there your cat friends can forage food without having to it's kind of cool video

. >> now, outside of san francisco's county jail, protesters called for the release of those arrested for blocking the bridge. >> protesters there were, were taken in, arrested and actually charged with an egregious trumped up felony charge. and as a result, were held overnight, so we are here today. they are demanding their release, it's been over 24 hours that they've been in the jail. >> now, the da also discussed the bay bridge protesters from november, many of whom received diversion as part of their plea deal. now, the da says that was a deal that was worked out between the defendants and the judge, and that if these latest cases from the golden gate bridge are prosecuted as misdemeanors, this new batch of defendants from the golden gate bridge could possibly work out a similar deal with another judge. and, he says, a decision on whether and how to prosecute these latest protesters is at least several days away in san francisco, christien kafton. ktvu, fox two news. >> and governor newsom reacting tonight to the protest on the golden gate bridge on zero. thank you, brooke jenkin

arrested yesterday for blocking traffic on the golden gate bridge have been released from san francisco countyail. but this doesn't mean that they are in the clear. in fact, the san francisco district attorney says they are using the extra time to figure out exactly which crimes these people should be facing. some of those charges are felonies. nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney has the story. >> one by one, the people arrested yesterday for holding up traffic on the golden gate bridge were really released from the city's maine jaylon seventh street. but even though they had been arrested in full public view and today were being released onto a public sidewalk, the supporters told the media to not show them on camera and did all they could to make sure we didn't. protest leaders also announced, don't speak to the media. a bigger problem for the 26 arrested yesterday was san francisco, district attorney, brooke jenkins. she wants to make sure whatever charges she files are backed up with strong evidence. charges, such as false imprisonment, and conspiracy. which would mean-- >> these people had pla

please stand by for the san francisco county transportation authority board meeting of april 23, 2024. >> morning everybody. welcome to it april 23 meeting of the san francisco county transportation authority board. i serve as chair of the board. the vice chair and supervisor melgar. i want to thank megan and the clerk yvette lopez jessop. will you please call the roll? >> yes, commissioner chan, absent. commissioner dorsey, present. commissioner engardio, present. chair mandelman, present. vice chair melgar, absent. commissioner peskin, present. commissioner preston, absent. ronan absent. commissioner safai, absent. commissioner stefani, present. commissioner walton, present. we have quorum. >> thank you madam clerk. i think you have a public comment announcement. >> yes, i do. thank you. for members of the public interested in participating in the meeting we welcome attendance here in person in the legislative chamber room 250 in city hall. or may watch channel 26 or 99 or stream the meeting at www.sfgovtv.org. to make public comment the best way is dial 415-655-0001. enter access c

good afternoon, i'm mauricio, i represent 37,000 members to include the 4,000 members here in san francisco county. i'm here today with my brothers from the carpenter's union in support of the project this. development has been critical in bringing more housing to the city to san francisco that has very little available land for the housing wha. a beautiful community it will be once its completed. stage one has generated nearly 1,000 units with nearly 2000 below market units. once realizes, it will make a debt to build 3 2000 units. to buildup to 1200 units. not only has it provided housing it has created hundreds in construction jobs. that pay livable wages, healthcare benefits not just to the individual but to the immediate family as well. and we ask that the committee support the amendments proposed. thank you for your time and service. >> i'm a proud carpenter of local 22. as a san francisco resident i want to share how being part of a aoub union has changed my life. before the union i felt like another clog in the maoel trying to make ends meet. but through the solidarity and support of my un

. >> a series of inmate attacks on deputies and staff has led to a lockdown of two san francisco county jails, the san francisco deputy sheriffs association says one of those attacks on friday seriously injured a sheriff deputy sheriff. i should say the group is now demanding the sheriff's office send in the california national guard. they say they need more staffing and resources. the president of the association just spoke with abc seven news reporter j.r. stone. >> with the conditions of the staffing, the department is so vulnerable they need to up the staffing. this is like extremely urgent. >> the lockdown affects the county jail on seventh street in san francisco and a second in san bruno, with community and parent child visits canceled through tomorrow. seven staff members were injured in attacks starting on march 29th. now the sheriff's office released a statement today saying they are working on plans to address the issues raised by the deputy sheriff's association, saying, quote, the national guard is not the answer to the staffing shortage. we are confident that recent safety

two inmates at a san francisco county jail refused to come out of a cell while handcuffed.ur chopper was over the scene earlier. the sheriff's deputy from the emergency services unit negotiated to the inmates, trying to get them to come out for nearly 2 hours. they eventually surrendered. nobody was hurt. this comes after san francisco sheriff's officers put that jail and another one in san francisco on lockdown over the weekend after a series of attacks on deputies and other staff members. >>> a judge dismissed the motion to seal proceedings in the case of scott peterson in a redwood city courtroom. it is the first of three hearings to overturn his 2004 murder conviction. peterson appeared remotely through zoom. the motion to seal proceedings would have shilled the identities of potential witnesses while peterson's defense, the eley innocence project, receives the case 20 years after peterson was convicted of murdering his wife and unborn sun. some key evidence was ignored. second motion for postconviction dna testing is set for may 29. >>> police in napa arrested three pe

san francisco. there were a lot of great green conversations going on, which is exciting to hear. alright. thank you. [applause] >> morning everybody. welcome to it april 23 meeting of the san francisco county transportation authority board. i serve as chair of the board. the vice chair and supervisor melgar. i want to thank megan and the clerk yvette lopez jessop. will you please call the roll? >> yes, commissioner chan,

i'm going to read this off. >> if i can see it. >> the city and county of san francisco certificate of honor presented to the to police department april 10, 2024, warriors oofsh on behalf of the city and county of san francisco i'm pleased to recognize and honor the san francisco police department on the occasion of this successful commission of over two hundred recommendations to the california doj or the reform initiate and a commitment to advancing transparent a continuance improvement in the positive latin mark on san francisco further your work to build trusts to residents throughout the community and policy adjustments and employment and setting the standard is truly commend work by a safe society for san franciscans your step forward, please represents our value at the best through i hear to set my hand and cause of seal of the city and county of san francisco to be affixed mayor london breed. >> thank you (clapping). >> all right. >> okay. so now i'm to call the names and if i can have you all stand up everybody here that's representing the san francisco police department and a

our in napa and san francisco counties at around a $5 and $0.65. alameda and solano counties around $0.10 less for a gallon of regular gas contra costa county. not too far from that, the cheapest place to fill up is santa clara county where you can get a gallon for $5 and $0.48. california does remain of the one of the top states with the most expensive gas and average of $5.40 for a gallon of regular. >> well, could electricity bills start coming down? the head of california's largest utility says she sees these rising prices, reversing the pg and e ceo says bills could start dropping as early as next year. that is because increased rates over the past year to raise money for infrastructure improvements will and a 13% jump just this past. january sparked a public outcry and scrutiny from state regulators. bills were soaring. it seemed the ceo said some of those spikes were one time charges. >> coming up, the power of a wish year from bay area kids and families who have had bears granted over the years by the make-a-wish foundation. >> make-a-wish

amid these safety concerns and a staffing shortage, the lockdown affects county jail number two here in san francisco and county jail number three in san bruno. that means community and parent child visits are canceled through tomorrow. seven staff members were injured in attack starting on march 29th. the sheriff's office told our media partners at the san francisco standard in part, quote, we are actively investigating these incidents to ascertain their root causes and any potential correlations between the string of attacks. we're also following new developments in the case of a former sonoma county politician accused of sexual assault, multiple women are moving forward with civil action against former windsor mayor dominic foppoli that follows a recent decision by california's attorney general to not file criminal charges against him. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard has these details from santa rosa. >> we will not be silenced. we are not going to stop the fight. >> seven women claiming they were sexually assaulted by former windsor mayor dominic foppoli holding a news conference with their at

san mateo county now topping 2.1 million. that's for the average house in marin county and santa clara, very near $2 million each. san francisco county one and three quarters. even san francisco, up about 2. and with even a little more inventory on the market, it is, after all, the spring season. people are looking to buy and running into these prices. economists tell us it's scarcity, but it's also a lot of buyers over bidding because they have the money. the prices are going up. i believe more more than just the interest rate, the interest rate and the scarcity, it just feels like there's still a lot of money in the economy. part of the reason why there is now a 180% gap between the typical bay area mortgage payment and the typical bay area rent payment somewhere, rise from 3000 to 8000. lots of housing analysts now saying it's less expensive to rent in just about every category here. and they're saying this may just be your best bet. okay, so if this continues, we have this conversation, which we will in three months and nine months from now. will there be more people still trying to buy at these higher rates in, i think, f

amid these safety concerns and a staffing shortage, the lockdown affects county jail number two here in san francisco and county jail number three in san bruno. that means community and parent child visits are canceled through tomorrow. seven staff members were injured in attacks starting on march 29th. now, the sheriff's office told our media partners that the san francisco standard, in part, quote, we are actively investigating these incidents to ascertain their root causes and any potential correlations between the string of attacks. we're also following new developments in the case of a former sonoma county politician accused of sexual assault. multiple women are moving forward with civil action against former windsor mayor dominic foppoli. that follows a recent decision by california's attorney general to not file criminal charges against him. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has these details from santa rosa. >> we will not be silenced. we are not going to stop the fight. >> seven women claiming they were sexually assaulted by former windsor mayor dominic foppoli holding a news conferenc

meantime, to san francisco county jails are now on lockdown after a number of inmate attacks on deputies and other staff. >> the union that represents the deputies is demanding the immediate deployment of the california national guard. the lockdowns are happening to county jails, 2, 3, where the sheriff's office says 7 staff members have been injured by inmates since march. 29th. >> kron 4 is your election headquarters. the recount was started today in the race for south bay. congresswoman anna issues, former seat former san jose mayor sam liccardo came out first in the preliminary round has been low and show some indian tied for second place. they both have just over 16% of the vote. each it could take up to 5 days for the recount to be finished. southern california senator steven bradford has launched a campaign for lieutenant governor. >> in twenty-twenty 6, senator bradford has served in the senate since 2016 and previously served in the assembly as well has on the gardena city council. he was also a member of california's reparations task force. senator bradford says he believes his

. >> to san francisco county jails are now on lockdown after lots of inmates have been attacking staff members, the union that represents the deputies. there's demanding the immediate deployment of the california national guard to help the lockdowns are happening at county jails 2, 3 where the sheriff's office says 7 staff members have been injured by inmates since the end of march. >> coming up next here on kron for news at 5, we continue our coverage of the protests as the evening commute sets it. stick with us. >> this morning's double protest cause commuter havoc on both the golden gate bridge and 80 in oakland. it also, you know, seemingly got under way. very quickly. yeah, but it took hours to clear kron four's catherine heenan. >> in the newsroom now with a timeline of how this all went down, catherine? yeah, this is a timeline that some of this morning's commuters will not soon forget and time they won't be getting back. the trouble began early this morning starting off on interstate 8.80. around 06:30am, protesters have blocked. >> all 4 northbound lanes of aid, 80 south of 5t

a closer look at data shows a total of 2,044 housing unit building permits were issued in san francisco county in 2022. last year it dropped by roughly half to 1,136. this year through the month of february only a total of seven. >> the reason why the permits are down is because these big institutional multifamily projects are not pulling permits. >> reporter: snyder says permit totals can jump by hundreds in one month in a major developer pulls a trigger. the high cost of labor, materials, and interest rates are making institutional investors stay on the sidelines. >> that makes these bigger 100, 500-unit projects infeasible financially. >> reporter: there is a way to cut into wait times. snyder believes using the limited number of building and permitting staff on institutional projects rather than small construction like pond's single-family home would streamline the process for all parties. >> put those on these big transit-oriented big project that will move the needle hundreds of units at a time. >> reporter: every day of delay is money lost for builders like pond. >> it's largely because

something i believe that we can handle internally. >> reporter: increased violence in the san francisco county jails is something both the deputies union and the sheriff agree on, both acknowledge the situation has gotten worse. in 2023, there were 240 reported inmate fights, a 58% increase from the year before. what they don't agree on is the cause. sheriff paul says inmates are getting more violent due to the jails getting overcrowded now that the pandemic protocols have eased. >> there's insufficient space for us to be able to spread those individuals out and create a more calm environment for people to reside in our housing units. >> reporter: but on saturday, the union president sent a letter to the sheriff requesting the deployment of the national guard to temporarily supplement current staffing levels, saying, quote, our current staffing levels are insufficient to support the well being of our personnel. according to numbers provided by the sheriff's department, there are almost 1,200 inmate in san francisco's jails on any given day. there are supposed to be 500 workers, but there were

the number of communities appear to be knit backing it up like the city of oakland, san francisco, san mateo county. it comes in the wake of several safety incidents involving crews robotaxis in san francisco. >>> it pushes underway in antioch to crackdown on illegal sideshows. the effort comes after police broke up this large sideshow last weekend and entry more than 200 participants. they say the best approach is to stop sideshows before they start. and that includes the recent placement of physical barriers at intersections where sideshows frequently happen. the mayor is talking up a proposed ordinance that would allow police to go after those who organize. >> the residents of antioch deserve to live in peace and we do not need prongs like this showing up at her doorstep disturbing the peace. the sideshows are dangerous. we have had sideshows that have killed people in the city of antioch. >> the ordinance on prosecutions of organizers will be brought up at a council meeting next month. offenders would face up to six months in jail or a $1000 fine. >>> let's talk about the district 16 race in si

san francisco jails will end tomorrow, as investigations continue into recent attacks inside those jails, the sheriff's office says seven staff members and nine deputies have been injured since late march in san francisco county jails, two and three over the past week, as i mentioned, we've had a number of deputies go out on injuries that include punches to the head, face and neck. >> being spit at and kicked in, the head slammed against walls, which result in the injuries of bone fractures, dislocated shoulders and bloody eye sockets . >> the sheriff tells us one of the main reasons for this uptick in violence is the lack of sufficient space to spread out prisoners. another main factor he says, is the large number of violent offenders who are remaining in custody for longer periods of time. >> all right, back now to our top story on the recall of alameda county district attorney pamela price. now, the board of supervisors will decide when a special election will be held. abc seven news reporter lena howland for the first time in alameda county history, a district attorney is facing a recall election. >> this is the first time for us all, a group that calls itself safe or save alameda for everyone has been on

. >> two san francisco county jails on lockdown after a reported attacks by inmates. the help the sheriff's union is now aski i love the great outdoors... [ nature sounds ] from indoors. it's a vibe. do i enjoy being in nature? mmm. do i like looking at it? fo sho. so if maintaining forests maintains my happy place, yeah i'm gonna be a papertarian. living room? sanctuary. bathroom? sanctuary. other living room? well, that's just extra. in america we have private forests. so when you choose this, the forest people will replenish that. so those outdoor creatures can [ yells ] stay where they belong! with ten wins in their final 12 games, but it was not enough to move out of that ten spot. stephen curry and draymond green both healthy scratches for tonight's finale versus utah. klay thompson he's developed a special connection with rookie trace jackson davis. case in point right here. nice pass to jackson davis who shows off his 40 inch vertical. he had eight points. klay he's ramped up his scoring lately. hits the three in transition. in route to a game. high 25 points

well we have a follow up tonight on a series of violent incidents at san francisco county jails. >> eight inmates have now been charged in connection with the alleged attacks on deputies that led to jail lockdowns. >> ktvu is crystal bailey has reaction now from the sheriff and the union representing the deputies. >> i think it's really important to see that as a step towards accountability. >> eight inmates are charged with the attacks on deputies at the county jails. the incidents causing the sheriff to shut down the jails for several days. injuries include bumps to the head and bite marks by an inmate who was restrained. >> we have deputies that enforce the rules and deputies that don't enforce the rules, so the ones that enforce the rules are the ones that become the focus of people's anger or frustration. >> half of those charged were in jail on murder charges. three others had violent offenses like burglary and having a gun. >> we have to deal with making sure our staff are equipped, not just with, safety equipment, but also with the ability to de-escalate situations and deal with p