san francisco. and i would like to talk a little bit about the health and implications food security is linked to health i would like to ask dr. hillary seligrim, who is with the san francisco general hospital to actually give us more information about the health implications. and she is an expert in food and security and health and she treats outpatients and in-patients at san francisco general hospital. >> thank you, and thank you, supervisors, for letting me speak today. i'm going to speak about food insecurity as more than a basic human right and talk just for a moment about food insecurity in its impact on health. we know that food insecurity is highly associated with poor health and is probably a very important driver of health disparities in this city and beyond and it functions through three mechanisms if you can share the slide. >> the first is by poor nutritional intake and we know that the people are forced to shift the diet intake and the relatively more fruits and vegetables that offer the micronutrients and towards the higher intake of less expensive fats and sugars in highly processed foods. we know that food who have insecurity, and develop the behave ors that exist for deca

lynn spalding had access to water, and food, and medical attention inside the san francisco general hospital. when we were told outside the hospital for her means she died of neglect. she starved to death. >> reporter: the spalding family's lawyer also blasted the medical examiner's report.

name and seeing no names i have a feeling it's not that good of a deal, so to summarize san francisco general hospital hospital, but let's put it this way. no matter how good the facilities it's always comes down to how well it's used and without a proper audit of general hospital, without a proper audit of the department of public health, there's always going to be instances like the current fiasco at general hospital. >> thank you very much. any other members of the public wish to comment on these items? seeing none public comment is closed. colleagues we have a recommendation from the budget analyst to approve the items. can i have a motion to move it forward without opposition. madam clerk can you call item three. >> item three is an ordinance authorizing the office of workforce development to accept a grant for $500,000 for the first source hiring program. >> okay. thank you. i believe we have oewd here to speak on this item. >> thank you supervisor. >> thanks for being here. >> so as of july 1 of 2013 oewd took over the responsibilities for work force -- work force component associated with miss

he went to san francisco general hospital and left and has not been seen. they will seven the golden gate park and treasure island, and have not headed out yet, but they do have a message for their missing friend: if he is out there listening or watching, will, we love you. there is no judgment from here. we want you safe. we want you home. if you hear this or see this, please reach out to us. >> his father is in town in -- from nebraska to help. the hospital cannot release the medical records because of federal privacy law so he doesn't know why he was in the hospital or what his state is but they think he needs help and it is very uncharacteristic of him to vanish without saying a word to anyone. he is a very personable person who stays in touch with friends and family. they would love some help if you are interested in helping to search. we have the contact information at abc7news.com. just click "see it on tv." >> el cerrito police are asking for help in finding a man who got more than he bargained governor when he snatched a purse. when a man walked up

and a war veteran goes missing from san francisco general hospital. we have the latest in the search efforts. and a family that wakes up to find their christmas gifts stolen is now getting help from the comminity. and not letting a christmas grinch ruin their holiday spirit. we have a pretty clear roadways. with a spare the air day and a fact, we certainly hope that people will travel in a little bit less and stay home and watch kron4 news. we will see about that anny? >>anny: hopefully you have some christmas leftovers to get your friday started. we will give more on your forecast and get to your top stories this morning. our top story right now isa major announcement by the family of jahi mc-math, the 13 year old oakland girl declared brain dead after she had tonsil surgery. her family has lined up 'another' facility to care for her. but the hospital may not go along with that decision. kron four's justine waldman reports from children's hospital oakland. the family has until monday at 5pm to and tonight they found a place that will care for jahi mc

the family of a san francisco woman lost and later found dead in a san francisco general hospital stairwell is upset tonight with lynne spalding's autopsy report and intimate details it reveals about her death. the biggest gripe, it may take away the focus from the hospital's mistake. new details tonight on hu she died. nbc bay area's cheryl hurd is live with more. >> reporter: jessica, the family attorney is very angry tonight. he says the report has no credibility. he says that the report says that they did the autopsy on october 6th when the body was found on october 8th. and he says that's not the only problem the family has with this report. harris represents lynne spalding's children and angry he found out about the medical examiner's report through the media. >> for it to be leaked to the press, the media, it's going to come out today and not let me know that and be told this afternoon that, in fact, they have sent me a copy of this report, today, they mailed it to me. that doesn't do me any good when everybody in the universe is calling including somebody from the bbc. >> reporter:

he was last seen checking out of san francisco general hospital. abc 7 reporter has the latest on this search. >> we're going to get a map and grid it out, the areas that we want to hit first. >> reporter: finding a missing person is nothing new to these men. they've all done this before in the armed forces and as volunteers in the wake of disasters like superstorm sandy, but this time they're looking for one of their own. >> we will turn san francisco upside down. >> reporter: they're looking for derrick william cell. he attends college in portland, oregon, but travels all over volunteering with returning vets and disaster survivors. >> he is a man who would give anything to you, even if he didn't have it. >> reporter: will's father is worried that all that giving has taken an emotional toll on will. friends became concerned enough to bring him to san francisco general hospital where he stayed for two days. once doctors determined it was okay to release him, friends say he apparently checked out of the hospital and disappeared. >> we're checking t

san francisco. police say a suspect shot and robbed the victim. the victim died at san francisco general hospital. no word on the identity of the victim. sonoma county supervisors will meet tomorrow to also consider creating a task force to explore police and community relations. 13-year-old lopez was shot in october by a deputy while walking through his own neighborhood. the deputy told investigators he believed the airsoft b-b gun lopez was carrying was an assault rifle. >>mark:a team of firefighters is being called heros this morning for saving the life of an oakland toddler that nearly drowned in a vallejo creek over the weekend. the boy from oakland was visiting his great grandmother who took the child fishing at blue rock springs creek off fairgrounds drive in vallejo on saturday afternoon. police say the boy fell into the water and got stuck in a drainage tunnel. before his great grandmother and a good samaratan jumped in to try and save him. veteran fire fighter dyhanne strohmeyer and her crew arrived within minutes and she immediately got into the water, searching for him. the boy wasn't

are the reasons that the medical examiner says a woman likely died in a stairwell at san francisco general hospital. the autopsy report for 57-year-old lynn spalding was released yesterday by the san francisco medical examiner. it says spalding died in that hasn't stairwell after succumbing to a lethal combination and dehydration and liver problems. >> she died of starvation or dehydration. this report would seem to say dehydration. they don't have to put secondary history of alcoholism. >> harris says he wants a grand jury investigation into the medical examiner's handling of this case. >>> once again, a gunman opened fire at a high school on friday, critically wounding one student before turning the gun on himself. the gunman was a high school senior armed with a shotgun and looking for a specific teacher at arapaho high school. the teenager is now identified as 18-year-old karl pierson injured two fellow students before taking his own life. experts discovered two molotov cocktails a the school. one detonated. the other did not. each had to be searched before being turned over. >> we're sitting t

also been waiting for to move forward and finish their reports on what happened here at san francisco general hospital. live in san francisco, patti lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now the san francisco sheriff's department handles security at the hospital. and we're still awaiting the results of its internal investigation. preliminary findings suggests when spalding first went missing the deputies were confused about her race. no one ordered a full inspection of the hospital until nine days after she disappeared. and even after someone reported spotting a person on the stairwell, that stairwell was not searched. >>> new information about the two b.a.r.t. workers killed by a train during the b.a.r.t. strike. according to the oakland tribune the autopsy report found that the men were facing away from the train and that they were ignoring procedure that one of them act like a look out. they were inspecting a dip in the track when the train hit them. b.a.r.t. has since tightened procedures as a result of the accident. the ntsb is still investigating. >>> another week has passed and there's sti

he died at san francisco general hospital. >> reporter: instagram is a social media site. at 6:00 p.m. why it is used to buy and sell popular items. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> also in san francisco police are looking for three suspects in a robbery at a mattress store this afternoon on market street. one of the suspects had a gun and all three were wearing hoodies. everyone was ordered on to the floor. the suspects made off with personal items. no one was hurt. >>> continuing coverage of the recovery of a teen set on fire on a a.c. transit bus. today marks another milestone for sasha fleischman. it was esophagus' first day back at school and we were there for the return so many have been waiting for. >> reporter: sasha fleischman arrived at high school today. the return couldn't come soon enough. school has been on sasha's mind for weeks. >> being at school with friends and going to classes. >> reporter: sasha was late because of a doctor's appointment. sasha wore a skirt to school. police say richard thomas set sasha fleischman's skirt on fire while he slept on

also been waiting for to move forward and finish their reports on what happened here at san francisco general hospital. live in san francisco, patti lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now the san francisco sheriff's department handles security at the hospital. and we're still awaiting the results of its internal investigation. preliminary findings suggests when spalding first went missing the deputies were confused about her race. no one ordered a full inspection of the hospital until nine days after she disappeared. and even after someone reported spotting a person on the stairwell, that stairwell was not searched. >>> new information about the two b.a.r.t. workers killed by a train during the b.a.r.t. strike. according to the oakland tribune the autopsy report found that the men were facing away from the train and that they were ignoring procedure that one of them act like a look out. they were inspecting a dip in the track when the train hit them. b.a.r.t. has since tightened procedures as a result of the accident. the ntsb is still investigating. >>> another week has passed and there's sti

. >> reporter: he was last seen at san francisco general hospital on december 17th, but later he disappeared. yesterday his father made this emotional plea. >> i love him and just want him to come home. >> reporter: after the story aired last night police say he saw the broadcast and called him, but not before friends and family launched an aggressive search effort. this morning volunteers can visit worked hard. >> we don't want to believe anybody behind. we don't want to leave derrick behind. >> reporter: tonight fears are replaced by fears of gratitude. >> we love you. take as much time as you need. i'm glad we found you. >> reporter: in san francisco, kron four news. >>> a man from the bay area has been killed in an avalanche in wyoming. it happened area near a resort in jackson whole. the man was michael kazanjy. he was skiing the back country with friends, and that's when they triggered that avalanche. they found the 29-yard line about a half hour later but it was too late. according to his facebook page he graduated from cal berkeley and the family released a statement that he live #-d

. >>> new questions about the death of a patient at san francisco general hospital back in october. 57-year-old lynne spalding was found dead in a san francisco general hospital stairwell october 8th. she had been missing 17 days. well, two months later investigators and her family were still waiting for answers. critics including the lawyer for the spalding family says the medical examiner's office is badly understaffed and backlogged. >> the delay isn't doing anything, any good for the city and county of san francisco. it just makes us look more incompetent. >> the national association of medical examiners this year downgraded the office's accreditation from full to provisional. they cited a below-average turnaround time for autopsy reports. now, on tuesday, san francisco supervisor john avalos called for a hearing into the medical examiner's office. >>> a member will be held today in san jose for the south bay -- for a teenage ehit and killed last week while riding his bike. 17-year-old anthony garcia was heading home last sunday night when a car hit him. family members say drivers

the victim died at san francisco general hospital. police remind much to be careful about where you an to meet potential buyers. >> meet in an area where the possibility of this time of type of crime is less likely to occur and we suggest police station lobbies in san francisco are open 24/7 and are always officers there. >> investigators of hoping witnesses will scale with tips and they are checking to see if the security cameras in area or surveillance video can identify a suspect and they are asking you pay particular attention to where you meet potential buyers. >> new this morning from the south bay, a pair of minor earthquakes rattled the gilroy area in santa clara county. here is what our graph shows, the first earthquake hit at 1:35 and was 2.5. a second larger earthquake hit at 2:05 that was 3.2 earthquake. they separate earthquakes with different were by centers. there are no reports of damage. >> oakland police are investigating the 84th homicide of the year the a man in his 20 was shot and killed last 10:00 while standing

the victim dies at san francisco general hospital.olice remind everyone, be careful where you arrange to meet potential buyers. >> meet in an area where the propensity of this time of crime occurring is less likely, especially in police station lobbies in san francisco which are open 24/7. there are always officers there. >> police hope by releasing limited amounts of information witnesses will calm with tips. they are also checking cameras and surveillance video to, hopefully, identify a possible suspect. at the hall of justice for abc7 news. >> oak police are investigating the 84th homicide of the year, an oakland man in his 20's was shot and killed near interstate 580 before 10:00 last night. according to investigators the victim was standing in front of a home on coolidge when he was hit in head and died at the scene. the shooter drove away in a green car. so far, no arrests have been made. >> developing news in the south bay, minor earthquakes rattled gilroy area. the first earthquake hit at 1:35 this morning and was a 2.5 magnit

. >>> the death of a patient that went missing at san francisco general hospital. she was found dead in a stairwell 16 days after she wandered from her hospital room. she died from dehydration. the medical report notes underlyi underlying complications from alcoholism. s her body was missing for almost two weeks. after two weeks, found in a r e rarely used hospital stairwell. >>> the new security measures aimed at protecting players and money for a marching band. >>> the silicon valley skipping the holiday party to deliver a present to a south bay school instead. >>> workers at a silicon valley tech giant stepped out of the office to help south bay residents. >> reporter: their company replaced its christmas party with a day of building to help students. the workers rolled up their sleeves and got busy. for those of you who have ever put together a christmas present, consider this. silicon valley chip maker is building up a campus as a present for students at san jose's o cal la middle school. >> i know the students here are going to be very surprised when they come

police say he resist add rest and may have to go to san francisco general hospital. investigators say a woman was carrying two cats in a carrier. patterson grabbed the carrier and tossed it into the water. you can see the damage to the carrier and both cats died. police say patterson had a history of assaults. >>> a san jose police officer is being treated tonight for moderate injuries hurt when a driver slammed into a patrol car ask tried to run. that is only half of the story. >> this morning a san jose police officer was behind the wheel of a patrol car. and bam, a speeding cadillac hits him from behind. both officer and driver are hurt. the injured officer yelled for the man to stop and gets help. >> a security guard here eastbound ended up tackling the suspect. that security guard is lucky he could have been caught up in the crash. >> he had been just chatting and stepped back as the officer was about to leave. stepped back and very fortunate, that is when the accident occurred. >> you can picture him however you like. general manager calls him shy, and a teddy

but the man later died at san francisco general hospital. they had advertised a new ps4 on instagram hoping they would make a new profit. >>> meantime police in vallejo were warning people be careful when you use atm machines after a series of robberies over the past week ktvu alex savidge is live in the area to tell us the mistake a lot of people are making these days. what is it? >> reporter: well, good morning, dave. all of these victims failed to close out their atm transactions before walking away. that has allowed thieves to move in afterward and steal cash. yesterday a woman was robbed here at this bank of america on sonoma boulevard after she left her account open. that same scenario is played out three different times at banks here in vallejo. the victim in this case was taking out money around 2:30 in the afternoon when she noticed a man at the atm right next to her. that woman started to walk away and then she saw the man move over to the atm she had been using. the victim quickly realized she hasn't closed out her transaction and

and in san francisco this morning ten people are forced from their homes after an overnight fire at an apartment complex. the fire ripped through the building near san francisco general hospital just after midnight. at least one person was take on to the hospital but the extent of that person's injuries unclear at this time. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> right now hundreds of volunteers are rolling up their sleeves to prepare and deliver holiday meals to those that cannot leave their homes. they are baking goods for the annual christmas meal delivery program. more than 3,000 meals will be delivered to seniors and home bound people living in san francisco. the christmas feast includes ham, green beans, hams, cookies and hot chocolate. >>> pope francis is making his first christmas as leader of the church. just moments ago he delivered a speech to the crowd below. the pope prayed for an end to the conflict in syria and peace in the african republic. he wished for a favorable outcome from the peace talks between the israelis and palestinia palestinians. it was a traditional lesson of light and love from a mostly untraditional pope. he did break with tradition

san francisco. it happened on oak and scott street in the lower area of the neighborhood. 25-year-old peppy was rushed to san francisco general hospital with a brain injury. he has undergone two surgeries and remains in intensive care. >>> he is suspected of killing a person and is expected to enter a plea in court. ronnie collins is accused of killing and shooting 22-year- old kenny walker in the bay view district. they had agreed to meet him and sell play station 4 and collins used his real name and photo to answer that ad. he is currently being held on $5 million bail. the sonoma sheriff's deputy is expected back to work today. deputy eric gail house will remain on desk assignment and decide what if any criminal charges will be filed. police say gail house did not realize the assault rifle gun he was holding was not real. protesters will meet this afternoon at santa rosa city hall and marched to the sheriff's office and it is a slap in the face that gail house is going back to work. they are expected to work and renew on plastic guns that can evade metal detectors. it is set to expire at midnight and plastic guns will be a special

. >>> we know know what killed the woman who was found dead in a locked stairwell at san francisco general hospital. this morning the autopsy report is not sitting well with friends of the woman. abc7 news anchor up a ma dates has the latest. >> this is the autopsy report for a woman who was found dead in the san francisco general hospital in a stairwell. that was 17 days after she was reported missing from her hospital room. the medical report said she died of -- >> ethanol refers to alcoholism, which has an attorney very upset. >> now they added this as a secondary cause of death, acute alcoholism by history, that's absolutely gratuitous and not necessary. that's not why this lady died. >> he also said the family was supposed to see the medical examiner's report before the media, which he said went the case. >> i certainly will pursue through various avenues that there be some investigation into the way this particular case has been handled, whether it's through a regulatory agency or whether it's through your grand jury. >> some of spalding's friends said they are angry because they feel the rep

. >>> we know know what killed the woman who was found dead in a locked stairwell at san francisco general hospital. this morning the autopsy report is not sitting well with friends of the woman. abc7 news anchor homo dates has the latest. >> this is the autopsy report for a woman who was found dead in the san francisco general hospital in a stairwell. report said she died of probable electric light embillions with delirium clinical accept it is in stairwell due to comply takingings of chronic ethanollism, clinical history. ethanol refers to alcoholism, which has an attorney very upset. >> now they added this as a sec dear cause of death, acute alcoholism by history, that's absolutely gratuitous and not necessary. that's not why this lady >> he also said the family was supposed to see the medical examiner's report before the media, which he said went the case. >> i certainly will pursue through various avenues that there be some investigation into the way this particular case has been handled, whether it's through a regulatory agency or whether it's through your grand jury. >> some of spalding's fr

he died at san francisco general hospital. his father said this wasn't the first time he bought and restole electronics online -- resold electronics online. >> he does that all the time. >> reporter: you can't buy things on instagram but it is an unofficial online market place. buyers give the seller their e- mail and complete the sale offline or in person. instagram has 150 million users. they have been criticized by law enforcement for providing a new way to buy and sell but instagram said it took steps to stop that problem. they started blocking hashtags for drug trafficking. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> also in san francisco police are looking for three suspects in a takeover style robbery at a mattress store around noon on market street. police say the suspects walked in wearing hoodies. one had a gun and ordered everyone to lay down on the floor. they took personal items and took off. no one was hurt. there are no reports of arrests. >>> happening now, a candlelight vigil is underway in san jose for a three-yea

she was found dead at san francisco general hospital 17 da after she was reported missing from her hospital room. the medical examiner's report says spalding died of probable electrolyte imbalance and insepsis. that refers to alcohol which has the spalding family attorney very upset. >> now that they found that it is unnecessary. that is not why this lady died. >> the family was supposed to receive the medical examiner's report before the media. >> i will certainly pursue through various avenues that there will be some investigation to the way this particular case has been handled. whether it is through a regulatory agency or a grand jury. >> some say they are angry because they feel the report blames the victim, saying spalding would still be alive had the hospital not lost her. and they still don't know how spalding died. they helped explain the medical examiner's report. >> it balances in combination with a liver whose inability to compensate for them resulted in a collapse of her heart or her brain resulting in death. >> they have not yet been able to review their report and the lawyer

. >> san francisco police are hoping a bumper left at the scene of a hit-and-run accident will lead to the driver on clinton park. the man is being treated at san francisco general hospital with head enskies. >> police in hayward investigating after a driver lit a child in a crosswalk. the accident happened at 8:00 this morning at the off-ramp from highway nato. these are pictures of the scene. the child had only minor injuries and the cause is not known. >> happening now, the weather is cooperating in idaho for crews to resume their search for missing bay area family. silicon valley executive dale smith's small plane disappeared in rigged terrain. he was taking four family members from or organize to montana. searchers picked up a weak emergency beacon but that has disappeared the sheriff said they using a grid pattern seven and every available resource to find the missing plane. happening now the bart board is meeting to talk about a number of key issues including a report card for bart miss. this is in the wake of the shooting near five years ago of oscar grant. bart announced an independent audit shows the department has made significant and substantial progress sinc

san francisco. this happen near the san francisco general hospital just after midnight. fire officials tell us one person was taken to the hospital. crews were able to get control of the fire pretty quickly but several units were damaged and ten adults were displaced. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> and this morning, tens of thousands of people in maine and vermont are waking up for their christmas without power. utility crews from all over new england are working around the clock to help. >> this is not the cs k christm they imagined for themselves. after the messy weekend storm, utility crews are exhausted as they race to restore power. >> we work 17 on, 7 off. i go home at 6:00 at night, i'm back in at 1:00 in the morning. >> reporter: but eat getting some help from new england utilities including the new england company of new hampshire. >> we have a lot of kids who don't have any power, no christmas lights. >> reporter: this lineman volunteered to help, working through the holiday. adding urgency to thatsjiÑ big temperatures were expected to drop i

for that we use the general fund subsidies for san francisco general hospital, laguna honda and healthy sf. the other two scenarios we were looking at the cost that the city of the employer contribution that the city makes to the health system annually and taking those percentages of a cost and the total medical claims that the city pays out. you will see from the tables that using the estimates, we found a range of approximately $10.8 million in estimated cost the city makes for sugary sweets and beverage consumption. we also looked at how much not only the city pays but san francisco residents are paying for cost of sugary consumption. we looked to account for that prevalence of obesity and that diabetic population. we took that data from 2010 from cdc and applied that method ology in that way. we used the most conservative estimates we can find. these are looking at the annual additional cost per capita per both the obese population and diabetic population and we add those up and apply the percentages of and we came up with a total of $148.1 million that san francisco residents are p

. >>2 investigates delays into the investigation since her body was found at san francisco general hospital. >> david stevenson is looking to why the medical examiner is moving too slow on the case. >> reporter: the supervisor called for a hearing into the backlog at the medical examiner's office. this after the spalding family says they're tired of waiting for answers. investigators and her family are still awaiting the cause and date of her death. >> she was dressed in street clothes with extensive boots on with her purse laying by her side >> reporter: critics say the department is severely understaffed and backlogged. the national association of medical examiner's this year downgraded the offices accreditation from full to provisional siting a below average turn around time for office reports. a spokesman for the mes office told ktvu the office of the medical examiner is committed to forreand accurate cause of death -- the day and proximate time she was found in the stairwell is listed as her time of death. >> the delay isn't doing anything for the city and county of san francisco. it j

she has brain pleading and is being treated at san francisco general hospital. police stress to never fight with robbers for your own safety. >> today, the bart board is equitied to address and vote on the new contract issue that has surfaced. the problem involves a third smaller union representing 220 mid-level managers and it comes in the form of a mistaken date when a new policy on health insurance is effective. they are not interested in change it. the board will vote on the contract today. talks between the agency and the two big of the unions drag on over a disputed family leave clause that bart says was accidentally signed in the new agreement the. >> developing news in oakland the family of a 13-year-old girl on life support is bracing for a long legal battle with children's hospital. last night hundreds gathered at a vigil for jahi mcmath to support the family and pray for a miracle. the girl is brain dead after suffering serious complications while having her tonsils removed. the her mother is not giving up hope she will cover. >> i can't wait to go ba

uwakah died at san francisco general hospital.akah had arranged to sell the game console for cash to the suspect, a man in his 20s or 30s, said officer albie esparza, a police spokesman. a family member said uwakah drove to the meeting spot with his girlfriend. there, the killer took the gaming device, shot uwakah and fled, esparza said. uwakah's girlfriend was not injured, according to the family. police did not disclose what type of game console was involved or identify the website on which uwakah had advertised the product. the website was not craigslist, esparza said. demand has been intense in recent weeks for two new consoles, sony's playstation 4 and microsoft's xbox one, with retailers seeing long lines and sometimes running out of the devices. uwakah's sister, uzoma uwakah of ved angeles, said hebtr ea of lcy. he was a e wesa stude san francisco city r oer spent a year of highs. frd ho there. "he had a lot of ked him," uzomuwakah said. e whether surveillanccerasrld."o killing.gel liveed the cesar ---mientras que en oaklan

she was found dead at san francisco general hospital 17 days after she was reported missing from her hospital room. the medical examiner's report says spalding died of probable electrolyte imbalance and insepsis. that refers to alcohol which has the spalding family attorney very upset. >> now that they found that it is unnecessary. that is not why this lady died. >> the family was supposed to receive the medical examiner's report before the media. >> i will certainly pursue through various avenues that there will be some investigation to the way this particular case has been handled. whether it is through a regulatory agency or a grand jury. >> some say they are angry because they feel the report blames the victim, saying spalding would still be alive had the hospital not lost her. and they still don't know how spalding died. they helped explain the medical examiner's report. >> it balances in combination with a liver whose inability to compensate for them resulted in a collapse of her heart or her brain resulting in death. >> they have not yet been able to review their report and the

what they dropped off today at san francisco general hospital. >> reporter: dozens of harleys roared parking lot. every rider had a special delivery. they came bearing gifts. toys for the hospital's smallest patients. they dropped their donations under the tree. steve knows how much these toys mean. his son was hospitalized years back. >> he had a toy and i said where did you get that? he said the harley guys gave it to me. it touched my heart ♪. >> reporter: after 30 years it has become a tradition. the driving force is tom perkins who owns a dealership. the doctors here saved his life after a motorcycle crash. >> for a lot of them it may be the only one they get, and a hospital from experience is the worst place to be on christmas. >> reporter: these toys will do a lot of good. they will go to 500 children this holiday season. . >> a nice thing to see. >>> santa visits children with special needs. >>> the bay area -- how much shrimp cocktail did he eat? >>> a live look at downtown san jose. what can we expect for the rest of your week? built fresh from the bread up for just $2 each

police say the victim is in his 20s and was taken to san francisco general hospital with a life-threatening injuries. officers are looking for a black or blue four-door sedan that has damage to the front passenger side and possibly to the windshield. >>> firefighters in benecia say without crucial technology, they would not have been able to find two people trapped in a burning building. we'll show you the device and hear from the first firefighters on the scene. >>> i-5 shut down for hours after a man police considered dangerous was shot and killed by officers. the crime he was accused of committing in san jose. >>> a dump truck hit a school bus carrying elementary school students this morning in idaho, killing an 11-year-old boy and injuring four other children. the accident happened in a small town, about 20 miles southwest of boise. these are still pictures from the idaho statesman newspaper. a spokesman for the sheriff's department there says the truck hit the bus at a rural intersection but it's not clear yet who was at fault. >>> new information on a santa cruz homicide case that wen

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wheels of san francisco, and the project open hand, and the san francisco and the food banks and the tender loin, development and the ucsf center for populations at san francisco general hospital. as we come together, we really work to figure out how to collaborate and how to improve this situation we know that there are programs that we can get data for but we wanted to see the system as a whole and to be able to have the data to analyze that and we wanted to make this information available to groups and other department so that we will be able to join in and make sure that all are eating healthy. and i am going to go into the framework that we have utilized for this analysis and supervisor mar touched on it in his opening comments. we know that food security and healthy eating are really complex policy issues and you cannot just look at the issue from one dimension. and we search for a way to communicate this better and understand it better but we found it from the world health organization to be helpful for us and we have modified that. and so it has allowed us to accurately examine the issue. food resource and access and consumption, the ability to have the resources to pu

and in completion of this project will coincide with the san francisco general hospital rebuild. the next three parts. two prop k. it requires in one prop k request and two propaa request is to design two projects for quarter improvement and broadway chinatown phase. >> that is one bay area grant by mtc and a bag? >> correct. thank you for pointing that out. you have seen this project many times before. this will be a quick reminder for you of the scope. so the corridor improvement project statement -- starts from page 61 of the enclosure. from maclaren park from sunny dale avenue including sidewalks and improving stations. the project development and the phases and this is the design phase. for the dpw chinatown broadway, four allocation request starts from page 81 of the enclosure and this is for the design phase of the complete project between broadway and columbus avenue and broadway tunnel including blvds crosswalk and the lighting. the transportation board also okayed funds for the overall project. >> thank you. hello commissioners. the final request in front of you today i

. >>> and in a developing story, the attorney for the woman found dead at san francisco general hospital in the stairwell is now disputing the coroner's report. the report says that lynne spalding's death was probably due to a chemical imbalance related to chronic alcohol abuse. attorney haig harris asserted that lynne spalding's death was not related to alcoholism and insisted she died of starvation or dehee duration -- dehydration. he says it dmeanz the memory of this -- demeans the memory of this woman. spalding's body was found in a locked stairwell 17 days after she went missing from her hospital room. the family spokesperson also has denied that spalding has a drinking problem. >>> new training scheduled for firefighters at sfo in the week of the -- wake of the austina crash that -- asiana crash that happened in july. in the wake someone was killed by two emergency vehicles. now getting 40 to 80 hours of instruction next year through the fire training research center, that's happening at the dallas-ft. worth international airport. the center has already given training to 80 of the

tonight at 8-- the san francisco medical examiner has released an autopsy report on the death of lynne spalding. spalding was found dead in a stairwell at san francisco general hospital on october 8th. kron 4's charles clifford has been looking through the report this afternoon and has details. line >> this report from the san francisco medical examiner, doesn't explain why lynne spalding's body was found in a stairwell at san francisco general , but it does have details on how she died and why she was at the hospital to begin with. the report, which includes an autopsy, concludes that lynne spalding's death.. was an accident. it also notes that she probably died "some days before" she was found on october 8th and that when her body was discovered it was in the early stages of decomposition. the medical examiner says she died in the stairwell as a result of an electrolyte imbalance with delirium. she was also suffering from clinical sepsis.. a severe infection. these conditions were apparently the result of spalding's chronic alcoholism. the report also notes that spalding was wearing street attire when she was found and that she had six electrocardiogram pads on her

san francisco ends in good news. he's disappeared after being discharged from san francisco general hospital. he has been a regular volunteer at major disaster relief events like hurricane sandy. family and friends used their observe search and rescue skills to comb san francisco looking for them. he called police yesterday after seeing his picture on television. >> we had people on the streets. it was the media. he saw the broadcast last night. >> nice to know he was responsive. he told police he'd like his privacy. >> friends in san francisco mourning the death of a skier killed in an avalanche in jackson wyoming. this is a photo of michael kazanjy. authorities say he was skiing with friends just outside the boundary of the jackson hole mountain resort in an area called pucker face bowl when he set off an avalanche that buried him in snow. he went to school in uc berkeley and had investigators believe he's one of two people who robbed a woman back in august. the victim was walking down the street when two aggressors demanded her cell phone and necklace and ran away. later the suspect used th

uwakah died at san francisco general hospital. to sell the game console for cash to the suspect, a man in his 20s or 30s, said officer albie esparza, a police spokesman. a family member said uwakah drove to the meeting spot with his girlfriend. there, the killer took the gaming device, shot uwakah and fled, esparza said. uwakah's girlfriend was not injured, according to the family. police did not disclose what type of game console was involved or identify the website on which uwakah had advertised the product. the website was not craigslist, esparza said. cent wee for two newnse in ng linesd setimes running out oe devices. th his parents in the stlakeeaf udent at san francisco city llege, she said. s. from nigeria, she said, and her other spent a year of high e had a lot of frien and a akah people liked him," uma ying find his way in this lice are checking to see meras in the area recded thelli. -blanca ---momentos de panico vivieron hoy en belmont, cuando un conductor perdio control de su auto que termino estrellandolo contra un

she was found dead at san francisco general hospital 17 days after she was reported missing from her spital room. the medical examiner's report says spalding died of probable electrolyte imbalance and insepsis. that refers to alcohol which has the spalding family attorney very upset. >> now that they found that it is unnecessary. that is not why this lady died. >> the family was supposed to receive the medical examiner's report before the media. >> i will certainly pursue through various avenues that there will be some investigation to the way this particular case has been handled. whether it is through a regulatory agency or a grand jury. >> some say they are angry because they feel the report blames the victim, saying spalding would still be alive had the hospital not lost her. and they still don't know how spalding died. they helped explain the medical examiner's report. >> it balances in combination with a liver whose inability to compensate for them resulted in a collapse of her heart or her brain resulting in death. >> they have not yet been able to review their report and the l

the victim died at san francisco general hospital. police remind everyone to be very careful about where you arrange to meet potential buyers. >> meet in an area the chance of this type of occurring is less likely to occur in a busy public place. we always suggest a police station lobby in san francisco because they are open 24/7 and there are always officers. >> san francisco officer is asking anyone with information call san francisco police with tips and they are checking to see if surveillance video system could be able to help them identify a upon suspect. >> oakland police are investigating the city's 84th homicide of the year. police say an oakland man in his 20's was shot and killed near intersection 580 before 10:00 last night. according to the investigators the victim was in front of a home and he was hit in the hold. he died at seen. our media party reports that the shooter drove away in a green car. there have been no arrests. >> 2-year-old boy who nearly drowned in a pond could make a full recovery after being underwater

he was last seen at san francisco general hospital on december 17th. his friends say they noticed a change in his behavior just before he checked in at sf general. he's 6 feet tall, weighs about 200 pounds. he has blue eyes and brown hair. we'll have more at 7:45. >>> been a month since a sacramento couple went missing. 64-year-old van and his wife shantra has not been sen since thanksgiving. their boat was found running with freshly caught fish and several life jackets on board. the sheriff's department says it's likely they drowned and their son thinks more could have been done to find their parents. >> like this would happen in the future, you know, i think they should invest in the right equipment and the right sonar to help out. >> we have used all of our sonar methods, we have used them weekly. we agree with them that the first week is a very crucial time. the conditions at the time were working against us. >> crews spent several day walking the banks and searching the waters, but there was no sign of the couple. investigators say they have no re