san francisco pride. [applause] please forgive our board president in sacramento to receive an award on behalf of san francisco pride from the lgbtq caucus at the state senate, so thank you wen. since he is not here i'll take care of a few things. first of all, i like to recognize these two board members on the end here. our former president and member of the board, carolyn wiseinger. [applause] and george smith the iii. [applause] it must be stated, these people work for you year round for free and i used to do it for free and i appreciate you. you can't have my job. [laughter] now i like to recognize the grand marsal for 2024sf pride and if you are here, please stand up and wave. rebecca roth, executive director of lgbtq center. [applause] my friend-[indiscernible] [applause] leslie from children afterschool arts program is here. [applause] thank you casa. and are nicole adler. [applause] oh, and finally, my sister, the incomparable, tory teasley. [applause] staff members from san francisco pride. i know you think there must be hundreds of us. there are only five of us. chris roberts, robin adams, alina chav

headline from city leaders this pride month, december san francisco board of supervisors voted to declare francisco area sanctuary. city for transgender >>and >>gender, nonconforming people. there following moves by sacramento and west hollywood who have already done much of the same supervisor. rafael mandelman, introduced the resolution that will also help leaders direct trans people amidst >>suzanne >>nationwide push by conservative voters who are working to limit and delegitimized >>trend. all the folks >>and their rights >>committee >>and in the tenderloin and mark of progress helping transcended >>get >>up to reach their goals. san francisco's entrepreneurship accelerator program providing more months of business coaching and mentorship. that includes a $10,000. grant to help us select group of trend >>britain, >>we're entrepreneurs open up >>in a >>band. band business >>came up >>with those who get the help say it means more to our neighbors like devon. even more than just money, >>female and handed >>out. sound. bite. that's the video that was proceeding that, but devon even said

san francisco pride. [applause] please forgive our board president in sacramento to receive an award on behalf of san francisco pride from the lgbtq caucus at the state senate, so thank you wen. since he is not here i'll take care of a few things. first of all, i like to recognize these two board members on the end here. our former president and member of the board, carolyn wiseinger. [applause] and george smith the iii. [applause] it must be stated, these people work for you year round for free and i used to do it for free and i appreciate you. you can't have my job. [laughter] now i like to recognize the grand marsal for 2024sf pride and if you are here, please stand up and wave. rebecca roth, executive director of lgbtq center. [applause] my friend-[indiscernible] [applause] leslie from children afterschool arts program is here. [applause] thank you casa. and are nicole adler. [applause] oh, and finally, my sister, the incomparable, tory teasley. [applause] staff members from san francisco pride. i know you think there must be hundreds of us. there are only five of us. chris roberts, robin adams, alina chav

pride month. san francisco board of supervisors voted unanimously to declare the san francisco area a sanctuary forle. they are following moves by sacramento and hollywood who have also done the same. supervisor hand oleman introduced the resolution that will also help leaders protect trans people amid a nationwide push by conservative voters by working to delegitimize trans people and their rights. >>> in the tenderloin, there's a mark of progress. about helping trans people get some leg up in achieving their business goals. san francisco's entrepreneurship accelerator program proofing four months of business coaching and mentorship and that includes a $10,000 grant to help a select group of trans and queer entrepreneurs open up or even expand their businesses. those who get the help say it means more to our neighbors like devaughn than just money. >> we don't always get the grants and we cannot always go into every space because not every space is safe for us. one of the benefits is like overwhelming sense of i'm not alone. >> that's what community means and you can watch the rest of her story to

pride month. san francisco board of supervisorrings voted unanimously to declare the san francisco city area a sanctuaryorming people. they're following moves by sacramento and west hollywood who have already done the same. supervisor man lman supervisor handleman pushed the bill. >>> and in the tenderloin a mark of progress helping trans people get some help to reach their goals in business. san francisco's entrepreneurship accelerator program providing four months of business coaching and mentorship. that includes a $10,000 grant to help a select group of trans and queer entrepreneurs open up or expand the businesses. it means more to the neighbors like devon than just the money. listen. >> we don't always get the grants. we don't -- we cannot always go into every space because not every space is safe for us. one of the benefits is, is like overwhelming sense of i'm not alone. >> a sense that i'm not alone. that says it all right? you can watch the rest of devon's satisfactory and if you are watching devon figure me. i think it's devaughn. tonight at 5:00 p.m. you can see that story right here on kpix

san francisco pride weekend and really warm into next week. >> thanks a lot, john. at 10, 17 and san francisco school board is considering which of its 121 publ c schools to close or merge for the next school year. they're trying to deal with declining enrollment and a budget deficit. kron 4 sarah stinson has more. >> the superintendent announced at the meeting, the criteria that will be used to decide which schools are closed or merged students. teachers, parents all spoke during public comment. many of them emotional and mad about the closures. students in san francisco are willing to summer break, but some still have school on the mind. the school board is deciding which schools to close or merge in effort to combat a more than 400 million dollar budget deficit. the board met tuesday night to discuss how they will make this decision. a long line of students spoke during public comment against closures will be hard for me to restart at a brand new school, not having the ability to be with most of the people that i know now. >> would be heartbreaking as a member of the board counted as a student, i was pe

san mateo. now, with this being pride month, san francisco reaffirmed its support today for the lgbtq community. the boardisors passed a resolution declaring it a sanctuary city for those who identify as transgender or nonconforming, intersex and two spirit san francisco follows in the footsteps of sacramento, which took a similar action in march, and it comes at a time when there are an increasing number of laws targeting the transgender community. celebrate pride with abc seven. join us for exclusive live coverage of the 54th annual san francisco pride parade on june 30th. streaming wherever you watch abc seven. >> taking a love of avocado toast and guacamole too far tonight, the fight to protect avocado crops from thieves in southern california thursday is game three of the stanley cup final. >> the florida panthers have a20 series lead against the edmonton oilers. live coverage of game three starts at 5 p.m. on thursday. it's followed by after the game hosted by abc seven sports director larry beil. tune in then, a slow network is no network for business. that's why more choose comcast business. and n

>> tonight at 5.30, with the san francisco pride parade coming up later this ,onth, there will be another milestone to celebrate the % boardf supervisors has voted to declare the city a sanctuary for transgender people. >> our first catherine heenan is in the newsroom with us from our own. why the community says it should matter to everybody in san francisco.

>> tonight at 5.30, with the san francisco pride parade coming up later this ,onth, there will be another milestone to celebrate the % board of supervisors has voted to declare the city a sanctuary for transgender people. >> our first catherine heenan is in the newsroom with us from our own. why the community says it should matter to everybody in san francisco. catherine? yeah, this was a big news. san francisco now one of the first cities in the country to do this. and yes, the first major city to make it happen. supporters say everybody should be happy about that. >> yeah, it should mean something to everyone because it sends a message that even the most marginalized communities and san francisco are included and taking care the board of supervisors voted unanimously tuesday to declare san francisco a safe place. sanctuary for the transgender community. >> it is described as a mostly symbolic move. but trans residents and their supporters say this is important, especially make people think over 50% of trans people across the country are considering moving to places where they feel more welcome where their health care is

pride. thanks. kyla. well, this week, san francisco school board is considering which of its 121 public schools will close or merge in the next school year. >> kron four's sara stinson reports. >> students in san francisco are willing to summer break, but some still have school on the mind. the school board is deciding which schools to close or merge in effort to combat a more than 400 million dollar budget deficit. the board met tuesday night to discuss how they will make this decision. a long line of students spoke during public comment against closures will be hard for me to restart at a brand new school, not having the ability to be with most of the people that i know now. >> would be heartbreaking as a member of the board counted as a student, i wasn't expected are what matter most in decisions that affect our education and future of the district says the budget deficit is due to enrollment dropping by more than 4,000 students since the 2017, 2018 school year. the board projects it could lose another 4600 students by 2032. but one parent blames the district. they're using our kids resources to fix so

. >> with the san francisco pride parade coming up later this month. there will be one more milestone to celebrate the boardf supervisors has voted to declare the city a sanctuary for transgender people. kron four's. catherine heenan is in the newsroom with us with more on the community says it should matter to everybody in san francisco captured. yeah. a lot of people happy about it. vicki, a san francisco now one of the first cities in the country to do this. the first major city to make it happen. supporters say everybody should be happy about it. >> yeah, it should mean something to everyone because it sends a message that even the most marginalized communities and san francisco are included and taking care the board of supervisors voted unanimously tuesday to declare san francisco a safe place. sanctuary for the transgender community. >> it is described as a mostly symbolic move. but trans residents and their supporters say this is important, especially make people think over 50% of trans people across the country are considering moving to places where they feel more welcome where their health care is

these bills if they make it to his desk with this being pride month, san francisco reaffirmed its support today for the lgbtq community. >> the boardsupervisors passed a resolution declaring it a sanctuary city for those who identify as transgender, gender nonconforming, or intersex. and two spirit san francisco follows in the footsteps of sacramento, which took a similar action in march. it comes at a time when there are increasing numbers of laws targeting the transgender community. you can celebrate pride with abc seven. join us for live coverage of the 54th annual san francisco pride parade on june 30th, streaming everywhere you watch abc seven. >> the hottest ticket in tahoe is a beach about to be very exclusive and a big beef innovations required in tahoe. starting august 17th, sand harbor state park will require reservations on weekends and holidays because of overcrowding . reservations will cost $5 and will be required until 1030 in the morning. after that, the beach will be open on a first come, first served basis. reservations will be required through october 13th. loos makes sense if it's getting overcrowded, you got to

the board will meet again tomorrow to discuss that curfew further. >> san francisco's inaugural prideo center over the weekend. while it's open to everyone, the night was a way for lgbtq plus people to have a prom night specifically geared towards them. organizers say hundreds of tickets were sold for pride prom, and they hope to host the event again in the future. attendees say they were excited to show their pride in a fun and safe environment. >> i didn't come out in high school and i've never been very comfortable in a prom setting, so this is kind of my opportunity as a 25 year old woman to get that prom experience at pride. >> prom also helped to revitalize downtown. san francisco's core has struggled since the end of the pandemic, with empty office buildings, vacant storefronts, and a loss of foot traffic. city leaders believe events like these are exactly what san francisco needs right now. we're just a few days away now from pride in san francisco, uh- are not going black. >> during the pride promo and we'll wait. >> okay. >> well i guess we'll be waiting . >> we want to tell

by the board, the bond measure will go on the city ballot with a two thirds vote needed for it to go into effect. okay. also in san francisco, preparations underway for this weekend's big pride rainbow flags already up across san francisco as businesses, visitors and residents are getting ready for one of the biggest events of the year in the city. more than 1 million people are expected to attend the event. new activities will be featured this year, including an 18 year old plus event and also a partnership with the folsom street events and a cannabis area. also, caltrain wants to ensure parade goers celebrate safely. extra train service will be offered sunday morning to accommodate crowds heading into san francisco. caltrain will operate four northbound special event trains departing the san jose diridon station at 810. again, this is sunday morning, also at eight 4922 and 1022. that's in addition to caltrain's regular weekend service. and as we celebrate pride month here at ktvu, we want to put the spotlight on a promising local politician, want you to meet 25 year old south san francisco mayor james coleman. he is one of the youngest and youngest openly lgbtq plus mayors

san francisco board of supervisors makes the city a sanctuary city for people who are transgender, gender nonconforming, or intersex and two spirit, where people just like you. suzanne ford, who leads sf pride, is a trans woman herself. she's used to showing courage in the face of adversity when traveling home to kentucky. >> i have to get my game face on. there are going to be people that hate me. i don't pass, people know i'm a trans woman and they may have never said a word to me. they already hate me. >> after hearing about other cities like sacramento are already declaring themselves as trans sanctuary cities, ford turned to district eight supervisor rafael mandelman, who then sponsored the resolution. >> harvey milk said, you got to give him hope. there are queer and trans people across this country and places far less friendly than san francisco, and seeing that people in san francisco care about them, the american civil liberties union is tracking more than 500 anti lgbtq bills across the country. >> in florida, we showed that conservative principles work. honey mahogany is san francisco's director of the office of trans gender initiatives. >> her team serves as a link between the t

openly gay person elected to the san francisco board of supervisors, and we have a lot of folks who are really excited about coming to san francisco to celebrate prideights and see that they have landed not just in san francisco, but at harvey milk terminal, it will tell a story, one that we can be proud of. a fellow supervisor shot and killed harvey milk, along with mayor george moscone back in 1978. that does it for this edition of the fast forward. edition of the fast forward. i'll b liberty mutual customized my car insurance and i saved hundreds. with all the money i saved i thought i'd buy stilts. being so tall definitely has its advantages. oh whoa. here you go, kiddo. thanks. hi honey ready to go? yup. there it is, there it is... ahhh...here we go. i guess it also has some disadvantages. yes it does. only pay for what you need. ♪liberty. liberty. liberty, liberty.♪ if you spit blood when you brush, it could be the start of a domino effect. new parodontax active gum repair breath freshener. clinically proven to help reverse the four signs of early gum disease. a new toothpaste from parodontax, the gum experts. (smelling) ew. gotta get rid of t

board of supervisors next tuesday for approval. >> preparations are underway to construct the annual pink triangle in san francisco for pride monthay. volunteers picked up supplies, including the pink tarps and spikes that hold the triangle to the hillside. every year, a bright pink triangle is installed on the north side of twin peaks. in june, it was used as a symbol in concentration camps to identify gay prisoners. the lgbtq community, though, has since reclaimed it as a symbol of pride. >> personal freedoms are definitely under attack. there are 500 laws proposed in various states across the country. anti gay anti-drag anti-trans bills. so the pink triangle is there to help stop that kind of hatred and discrimination. >> and the triangle will be finished on saturday. and then a ceremony will follow that will start at 1030 in the morning, right there at the top of twin peaks. >> a big difference from today to yesterday or yesterday to today, if you will. temperatures cooled off significantly and very pleasant. the fog is back. air quality is not too bad. i'll have the forecast for the weekend coming up. >> let's go to ktvu. al

san francisco pride human rights summit gets underway. >> and joining us live now to talk about it is suzanne ford, executive director of sf pride. and wyn pham boardthank you both for joining us. it's been a busy day for you. >> yes. action packed, but thank you all for having us. tis the season. >> all right. tell us what is at stake for the human rights summit tomorrow. why is it so important? >> because the human right. we wanted something on thursday and we wanted because we know that the eyes of the world are on san francisco pride during this week, and in conjunction with michelle at the commonwealth club, we wanted the human rights summit to be something that we grow year after year. and this is the second year i'm really proud of it. >> certainly a lot to be proud of. you kicked it off last year. you're doing it even bigger and better this year. tell us about the keynote speaker this year and what you hope they impart on the audience. >> sure thing julian. so we have a lot of luminaries in the lgbtq community supporting this effort this year. we do have one, honey mahogany, who is a very illustrious local black trans activist and leader wh

board. and we are warming up today is the start of that >> 9.13, is the time right now and why we've talking about a pride coming next weekend san francisco. it's this weekend today in sausalito. yes, also, you know, is having their second pride. and it's a night they're going to be having it out. >> pride a jazz and blues by the bay and will actually be out there. but a it looks on as the nouncer.nd it' going to be a gorgeous evening for it. so you're welcome, though. i'm not technically the one doing the weather today. yeah, control today. tell us what it's going to be like tonight. very nice. pleasant nice us. full summer day. that is today's official full. >> day of summer yesterday was the summer solstice. and you can see we're starting to clear out in the east bay. you can see mount diablo, but you may notice the clouds still hanging out by the coast. that will be the case. look some moderate air quality. we have multiple fires burning across the state, unhealthy air over in los angeles. but we could see some moderate air in the bay area right now where we're good. we're in the green, but tomorrow we could see some hazy skies, smoke

san francisco board of supervisors makes the city a sanctuary city for people who are transgender, gender nonconforming, intersex, and two spirit where people just like you. susan ford, who leads sf pridelf. she's used to showing courage in the face of adversity when traveling home to kentucky. >> i have to get my game face on. there are going to be people that hate me. i don't pass. people know i'm a trans woman and they may have never said a word to me. they already hate me. >> after hearing about other cities like sacramento already declaring themselves as trans sanctuary cities, ford turned to district eight supervisor rafael mandelman, who then sponsored the resolution. >> harvey milk said, you got to give him hope. there are queer and trans people across this country in places far less friendly than san francisco, and seeing that people in san francisco care about them, the american civil liberties union is tracking more than 500 anti lgbtq bills across the country. >> in florida, we showed that conservative principles work. >> honey mahogany is san francisco's director of the office of transgender initiatives. her team serves as a link between the trans community and the city, p

san francisco board of supervisors makes the city a sanctuary city for people who are transgender, gender nonconforming, intersex, and two spirit where people just like you, suzanne ford, who leads sf priderans woman herself. she's used to showing courage in the face of adversity when traveling home to kentucky. >> i have to get my game face on. there are going to be people that hate me. i don't pass. people know i'm a trans woman and they may have never said a word to me. they already hate me. >> after hearing about other cities like sacramento already declaring themselves as trans sanctuary cities, ford turned to district eight supervisor rafael mandelman, who then sponsored the resolution. >> harvey milk said, you got to give them hope. there are queer and trans people across this country in places far less friendly than san francisco, and seeing that people in san francisco care about them, the american civil liberties union is tracking more than 500 anti lgbtq bills across the country. >> in florida, we showed that conservative principles work. >> honey mahogany is san francisco's director of the office of transgender initiatives. her team serves as a link between the trans communit

. >> happy pride month san (gavel) >> welcome to the san francisco city and county board of supervisorsar meeting this afternoon at 2:00 pm., tuesday, june 25, 2024. madam clerk, call the roll. >> thank you, mr. president. >> commissioner walton not present. >> supervisor dorsey present. >> supervisor engardio present. >> supervisor mandelman not present. >> supervisor melgar

san francisco board of supervisors makes the city a sanctuary city for people who are transgender, gender nonconforming, intersex, and two spirit where people just like you, suzanne ford, who leads sf pridee's used to showing courage in the face of adversity when traveling home to kentucky. >> i have to get my game face on. there are going to be people that hate me. i don't pass, people know i'm a trans woman and they may have never said a word to me. they already hate me. >> after hearing about other cities like sacramento already declaring themselves as trans sanctuary cities, ford turned to district eight supervisor rafael mandelman, who then sponsored the resolution. >> harvey milk said, you got to give them hope. there are queer and trans people across this country in places far less friendly than san francisco, and seeing that people in san francisco care about them, the american civil liberties union is tracking more than 500 anti lgbtq bills across the country. >> in florida, we showed that conservative principles work. >> honey mahogany is san francisco's director of the office of transgender initiatives. her team serves as a link between the trans community and the city, provid