san francisco. the most dominating memory has become that the strike was a great thing because it helped san francisco state become a beacon of multicultural diversity. but unmentioned in that particular memory is the failure on the part of san francisco's political culture in my view, to question the tendency to conflate bravery and intensity with merits of action. there's a tendency in american popular culture to celebrate bravery and intensity and fail to analyze in any systematic way the political social, cultural moral ethical merits of an action. that's a big topic. i like to write on book about that at some point. [indiscernible] >> well, the way i see it, i have friends who -- my friend and san francisco history colleague, chris carlton edited a book ten days. in that work on the strike is presented as a heroic milestone on the march of progress. you heard this. the march of progress. the march of progress begins with the protestant reformation continues later with the french revolution and then it continues but not successfully with the revolutions of 1848 and 1849. we fast forward to the russian r

he is a history professor at san francisco state university.ou wrote a wonderful book called black power, jewish politics. that is a potent title. let's jump in. as an academic, you have a lot of freedom to choose what you write about. how did you arrive to this particular topic? >> it is a somewhat embarrassing story. from my very first week as a freshman, i was raised in los angeles in the suburbs of the 1970s. i learned about jewish social justice. and we learned about doctor king and the civil rights movement in the march from selma. i was so excited to arrive at berkeley that my first stop was the hillel table. like all good jewish students are supposed to do. and then i went to the black student union table and i signed up and i said let's start a black-jewish dialogue. and then my colleague was laughing until they saw the horrified look on my face realizing that i did not quite get the picture. and i guess, to calm the moment, he said, i am from harlem. and when he said that, i understood literally that harlem was an african-american nei

. >> a federal judge throughout a lawsuit accusing san francisco state university. the judge ruled the students did not show enough evidence of a violation of federal antidiscrimination laws and the lawsuit was filed last year by a group of former and current san francisco state students, as well as jewish community members and they claim the university of all the culture of anti-semitism on the campus. >>> for 10:00 a.m. and a bizarre scene on board a bartram bound for richmond. a passenger tried to start two chainsaws. the video capturing the innocent -- the incident and the charges he faces. >>> 1 year after the wildfires, those who lost everything say they are getting the runaround from insurance companies. up next the latest report on that troubling issue. >>> good morning, right now we have a serious crash that has blocked a major freeway and we look at some of the other commutes but again this crash is not going anywhere soon and a picture of 8080 in hayward. >>> our weather is very quiet here. there is no rain in sight and warmer temperatures and we will talk

san francisco. the keynote speaker was california state senator scott weiner. presentations were given by san francisco state university professor darlene welltar, ms. gwen harris and a very great presentation by daas staff person, ms. valerie coleman. i would like to thank daas staff person melissa mcgee more really making this happen. she was -- for really making this happen. she was bringing that together and our commission person, our council person, dr. marcia element. thank you. that's report. any questions? >> vice president loo: any questions from the commission? i have a question. who is a new member from district seven? >> rick johnson. his name is rick johnson. >> vice president loo: thank you. >> yes. any other questions? >> vice president loo: any other questions? any questions from the public? >> i did leave something out. our new taccc person is ms. diane lawrence and she will be giving her report. thank you. >> vice president loo: okay. thank you. all right. the taccc report. diane lawrence. >> good morning, commissioners. director mcspadden. i h

we also attended san francisco state conflict resolution class to talk about our mediation program. we were present for the resilient bay view neighborhood festival in district ten. we participated in the san francisco adult probation forum. we participated in the latino heritage month celebration at city hall. and my employees attended both the ingleside station and richmond station community meetings. what we're trying to do now is partner with organizations that already have a community presence and make sure that we are on those agendas and we make our presence known to folks that they know and understand who we are, mow we work, and how we get in contact. i am here and will be here for the rest of the meeting. thank you so much for having us here and hosting us. and also present is one of our new senior managers, christina. christina, where's christina? there she is. if issues come up, folks have a complaint, something they want to talk to us about and i'm unavailable, one of my investigators is here to speak to us, as well. thank you guys so much for your time. it really is a p

san francisco since 1960. i grew up in the haight-ashbury and attended public schools. i graduated from san francisco state university with a bachelor's and a master's and i graduated from u.c. hastings college of the law. i worked at a waitress through high school, college and law school, and i worked for the federal government during and after law skoochlt most of my jobs were union jobs, such as with local two, the hotel and restaurant workers in san francisco. i have been an attorney since 1988. i practiced labor and employment law at the city, state and federal levels. i was a small business owner for ten years with my own law firm, and i understand the burdens and frustrations imposed by government. my husband larry and i got married in 1990. he's been a member of the ebew local six for more than 50 years, and i've thrilled that his union has endorsed me as a candidate. larry graduated from san francisco state university with a degree in electrical engineering, and he taught electrical engineering there until he retired. larry and i bought our house on noriega street in the sunset in 1992, and we hav

i am coming from san francisco state. i studied environmental sustainability and social justice as well. and i will be on the environmental school education team. >> thank you. >> good evening, everyone. my name is annie wong. i was born and raised in san francisco. i studied at the university of california, santa cruz in sociology. i was recently working with the community centre as a liaison. i am now part of the school education team as well. the environmental education aid. thank you. >> welcome all of you and let's have a warm hand. [applause] >> thank you. >> without objection, may we returned to item nine? >> yes. >> thank you. item nine is committee reports. highlights of the august 6, 2018 and september 17th, 2018 policy committee meeting. >> thank you. at the august sixth policy committee meeting, we had a really -- that was a deep dive into everything that is going on with regard to pesticide use, but also, the entire ipm program we have talked about the pesticide stop when i want to say, it was at that meeting

. >>> san francisco state university is it's great -- discriminating against jewish students. the students did not show enough evidence of federal antidiscrimination laws. it was filed by former and current san francisco state students and jewish community members. they allowed a culture of anti- semitism on campus. >>> our time is 5:09 a.m. a new report using the standards of the navy cleaning up our outdated. according to the examiner, the report by uc santa cruz claims the navy is using outdated cleanup guidelines instead of current e.p.a. standards. the public health risk is higher under the navy's cleanup standards that it would be if the navy use the current e.p.a. guidelines. in a statement the navy said its cleanup program has been confirmed by expert review to be protective of human health. there are plans to develop a shipyard site with more than 12,000 homes, shops and parks. >>> 5:10 a.m. and a bizarre scene on board a bart train bound for richmond. witnesses say a passenger tried to start two chainsaws. still had. the video capturing the incident and hopped -- and

it goes to his fellowship program at san francisco state. >> thank you. you can count on abc 7 for live election coverage one week from font. it's your voice your vote. we'll have coverage on some of the biggest races and we'll have live local election coverage from abc 7 news at 9:00 p.m. and then at 11:00 p.m. right here on abc 7. >>> now to a bizarre story involving a bar passenger accused of bringing chain saws on board a train. police arrested 57-year-old yesterday after he carried not one but two chain saws on a train from san francisco. authorities say he was making threatening comments. they say he got off the train at the station where he was detained. the chains were never turned on and thankfully no one was hurt. >>> all right. we have drew here a nice day but it's gusty. >> take a look here. in the north bay it is gusts in the 30s. the winds are dry. they are coming out of the north. it continues to increase our fire danger. we have that red flag warning in effect until tomorrow morning. we still have several hours under that red flag warning.

we hope that the san francisco board of supervisors will reject the san francisco p.u.c.'s efforts to defeat the state water board proposals to maintain 40% of the river's flows. instead, follow the science and direct the san francisco p.u.c. to work with all stakeholders on developing local and regional water supplies while diverting less water from the tuolomne. thank you. >> president cohen: next speaker. >> good evening, madam president, members of the board of supervisors. my name is doug obiji, and i'm a senior council with the defense resources council here in san francisco. i've spent the last ten years working on the bay area delta water quality plan. we can do better, and san francisco epitomises that. working together, we can sustain the economy and restore the health of the environment. today, on the tuolomne river, primarily due to the agricultural water districts, but with diversions from san francisco, more than three-quarters of the water is diverted in an average year. it's not surprising that we've seen or native salmon populations crash. this is a resource that belongs to all of us,

. >>> right now, in san francisco, state senator and u.s. senator are sharing a stage in the race for u.s. senate paired the debate kicked off minutes ago. daily own is trying to unseat senator feinstein in next month's election. according to our exclusive kpix 5 survey , 40% of likely voters say they will cast their ballots for feinstein. 26% say they will vote for daily on. earlier kpix 5 political reporter, melissa kane had a chance to sit down with daily on and he explain why voting is so valuable to our country. >> it is important. it's not abo , asindividual, who is running to be your voice for california, but i think regardless if you are a democrat or republican, regardless who you vote for , i think the voters deserve the respect to hear from the representatives . i'm here for those who want to represent them. >> kpix 5 has you covered on all of the state and local races. we will also have a guide to the california ballot measures on our website. you can go to kpix.com/election. >>> a bay area safeway bakery employee is now a millio

own time, he has gone well above and beyond for the san francisco fire department and has taught the curriculum to other fire departments across the state so they too can have a similar program. between 9,000 and 12,500 school age children receive this presentation in san francisco alone. he heads that program. with some assistance. not only are their students getting the information once each year to reinforce the learning but they're encouraged to take the information home to their families. it provides the children confidence to know what to do in case of an emergency. not only for themselves but also for their families. as you know, in san francisco, there are a lot of english as a second language where we're not even a language spoken at home. it empowers the students to go home with what they've learned and convey, sometimes not in english to their parents or grandparents what they've learned. we find that to be very powerful and not just the students but it's reaching thousands of more people because of this training. it empowers them to be proactive in their homes, to get smoke detectors and teach skills to their siblings. like

san francisco. it benefits the willie brown fellowship program at san francisco state university. >>> not just the race for governor, voters have a lot of decisions to make. check out our voters guide at nbcbayarea.com. it's a good resource. click on elections at the top of the screen, and we'll take you right to it. >>> clearing skies right now in san francisco, a skin of the drying and warming wind building in. a brand new update on the warning and what to expect for halloween. >>> ever catch a co-worker watching porn on the job? it happens more often than you think and if some cases you're paying for it. up next, what bosses are doing when state workers get caught red handed. >>> and an unforgettable night for the warriors and their fans. klay thompson just hit something steph curry hasn't been able to do. you may not know it... but your coworkers might be looking at porn -- more >>> it may be hard to comprehend, but your co-workers may actually be looking at porn if the office more often than you think. and it's happening on taxpayer dime by state workers. >> plenty of employees are on the clock, b

san francisco. no, it's not for a debate. they're being honored guests at former mayor willie brown's breakfast club. it honors a fellowship program at san francisco stateniversity. >>> let's take a look at our traffic alert. yep, we already have one. it started about 4:00 in the tri-valley. westbound 580 around the 680 split. we have a sig alert. in is a crash that resulted in a pursuit from chp. we're still working to confirm the details. we do have a crew on the way to the scene. this is causing about a 25-minute delay right now for folks trying to use westbound 580. that's grown to about 3 miles. i would stick to surface streets. dublin boulevard, that would get you around that and you can reconnect with 580 or 680. that's our only major issue right now. we're looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights. let's check in with drew for the forecast. >> we have highly danger lasting throughout the day. red flag warning in effect for north bay and east bay hills. winds right now active in the hills. winds 20 to 30 miles an hour, could gust as high as 55. as we take a look at the winds throughout the day early this morning, 8:00 later activeu

if his numbers are up, be ready. >> a thriller in san francisco state tonight, ending on the penalty kick. the gators rookie will make the final stop to clinch a 3-2 win for the women in fit thnfer shc san marco. the gators, they now head out to u.c. san diego on friday night. hired in 2015 and has never had a losing season for the gators. >> you know what's amazing about that? >> the sun was shining. lake merced boulevard. you see the sun, very rare. >> first time since 2015. >> there we go. >> thanks. >> we'll be right back. california's public schools rank 44th in the nation. 44th. i'm marshall tuck, i'm a public-school parent, and i know we can do better. in the public schools i led, we got more funding into our classrooms, supported our teachers, and we raised graduation rates by 60%. that's why president obama's education secretary endorses me. now, let's do it for everyi'm m. we've done it before. i'm running for state superintendent. ♪ the kenya tea development agency is an organization that is owned by tea farmers. every week we sell this tea, we get paid in multiple accounts

i just want to speak on the fact that you know, i'm new to the city of san francisco, i came from state services and always seen san francisco as a progressive in the policies, from your ordinance that you pass on sexual orientation and gender identity, to the ordinance for gay marriage, you have always, san francisco has been a place where that leads the way for the rest of california to act. unfortunately, discrimination against black and african americans and latinos is not a new thing. it's happening throughout california and government. i came here because of how progressive san francisco has been and that if the same issues are happening as they have been with the state. you know, my ask of you all today to really take a serious stance on these issues. hearing what people have been saying, understanding that it's not just as a data may suggest a great way of hiring african americans and unfortunately with the stories that you have been told, retaining of this talented and diverse work force is not going to happen. there are people that are coming in to the city, coming in at lower

. >>> students accuse san francisco state university of tolerating anti-semiticmiticmit.failed to present adequate facts. >>> the green without someone behind the the receive permits. they will be allowed in sunnyvale, palo alto, los altos. they will be able to operate at speeds of 65 miles per hour and at night. >> the future is here. >> yes. >> what's in store for our future on this halloween night? . >> high fire danger until 6:00. gusty winds. we haven't reached the 50 to

san francisco could be an epicenter. >> san francisco can be a leader here. a global leader in the cannabis movement and set a bar just to other communities and cities and stateshis nation how it is done. [♪] to the september 26, 2018 meeting of the san francisco board of appeals. board president frank fung will be the president. to my left is deputy city attorney brad russy who will provide the board any legal advice this evening. i'm julie rosenberg, the board's executive director. we will be joined by the city departments that have cases before the board. we have mr. scott sanchez, representing the planning commission, and we expect to see joseph duffy, senior building inspector from the department of building inspection. the board requests that you turn oregon silence all phones or electronic devices so they will not disturb the proceedings, please carry on conversations in the hall way. appellants, permit holders and department respondents are each given seven minutes to present their case and three minutes for rebuttal. people affiliated with these parties must complete their comments within the seven or three minute periods. members of the public not af

san francisco could be an epicenter. >> san francisco can be a leader here. a global leader in the cannabis movement and set a bar just to other communities and cities and stateshis nation how it is done. [♪] >> growing up in san francisco has been way safer than growing up other places we we have that bubble, and it's still that bubble that it's okay to be whatever you want to. you can let your free flag fry he -- fly here. as an adult with autism, i'm here to challenge people's idea of what autism is. my journey is not everyone's journey because every autistic child is different, but there's hope. my background has heavy roots in the bay area. i was born in san diego and adopted out to san francisco when i was about 17 years old. i bounced around a little bit here in high school, but i've always been here in the bay. we are an inclusive preschool, which means that we cater to emp. we don't turn anyone away. we take every child regardless of race, creed, religious or ability. the most common thing i hear in my adult life is oh, you don't seem like you have autism. you seem so normal. yeah. that's 26 years of really, really, really hard work and i think thises

that is rare. >> san francisco has created a temporary licensing process so that the pre-existing operators here in san francisco can apply for a temporary statesed. >> we have taken teams of up to 12 inspectors to inspect the facility twice a day. we have been doing that with the department of building inspection and the department of public health. and the fire department. >> it is really important for the industry to know that we are treating them like industry. like manufacturing. like coworkers pick so that is the way we are approaching this from a health and safety and a consumer protection network. this is just the way practice happens with restaurants or manufacturing facilities. >> because there are so many pieces of industry that people haven't even thought about. there are different permits for each piece. you have to set up a permitting system for growing, for manufacturing, for testing. for delivery. for retail. you have to make sure that there is an appropriate health code. certainly the regulation of alcohol in terms of restaurants and retail it's probably a model for how this industry will be regulated as well, both on sale and

san francisco could be an epicenter. >> san francisco can be a leader here. a global leader in the cannabis movement and set a bar just to other communities and cities and states and this nation how it is done. [♪] - >> shop & dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges resident to do their showing up and dining within the 49 square miles of san francisco by supporting local services within the neighborhood we help san francisco remain unique successful and vibrant so where will you shop & dine in the 49 san francisco owes must of the charm to the unique characterization of each corridor has a distinction permanent our neighbors are the economic engine of the city. >> if we could a afford the lot by these we'll not to have the kind of store in the future the kids will eat from some restaurants chinatown has phobia one of the best the most unique neighborhood shopping areas of san francisco. >> chinatown is one of the oldest chinatown in the state we need to be able allergies the people and that's the reason chinatown is showing more of the people will the traditional thepg. >> north beach is i know one of the last little italian community. >> one o

san francisco. one. the city of berkley had more. san diego had dozens of them and i tred to figure out why was san francisco behind. and the answer actually was because the state law didn't think about places like san francisco, where we had mixed-use neighborhoods. the vibrant communities of polk street, north beach, and so we had to create our own law. that became article 15 of our business and tax regulation code. that began, what has spread all over san francisco. now let me say, it is very rare that people come together to celebrate the fact that they all voted to raise their taxes. that is exactly what we are doing today. it stays in the community. it does not mean a diminishment of city services. it's services on top. i am very bullish on polk street. it is remarkably a vibrant community. i want to salute the lower polk neighbors and the lower polk c.b.d. which was at the forefront, that gave suzanne and the steering committee the vision that the c.b.d. to be extended in a northerly manner. there's going to be an economy of scale. christian mar tan, who does a remarkable job of running the lower polk c.b.d. is going to be the staff to the middle polk di

>> san francisco state, university of san francisco, city college, conservatory of music, the art institute, -- >> i think she may able to help you. >> we have independence -- in appendix and a report that helps every university. >> the public can't see the report. i think the public would want to know which nine institutions where you could find this m.o.u. >> you see hastings, ucsf and i think there is one more. and alliant international university. >> who has not signed? >> golden gate university. to fry university has not signed , the fashion institute of design and merchandise has not signed. the arthur a taccone school of dentistry and california college of the arts have not signed. >> and the academy of? >> they have signed. >> is at the art institute or the academy of arts? >> the art institute has not. >> i would love to be able to assist in developing that relationship especially the dentist schools and the district that i represent. please do reach out to supervisors for assistance in leveraging our relationships because i would like every higher education institution to sign on

i'd like to thank san francisco probation and san francisco state for also attending this event, and if there was one big hit, that would have been the magician. i know the kids loved that. the next would be coffee with a cop. we've held them at a number of locations. i prefer trying to use small business venues, so we had them at a number of small businesses throughout the district. it's something that we do every other month. it allows my officers to engage with the community. there's no agenda. we just want to be able to sit there and talk to you about anything and/or if you have concerns, we're happy to answer them, as well, too. so if you haven't had the opportunity, please come to coffee with a cop. so based on coffee with a cop, thank you to san francisco safe. what we did was, i noticed our community meetings, there was a number of monolingual speakers, i was using a translator to translate to cantonese, therefore, we spun off of that and we started dialogue, which was a great success, especially because i wanted to be able to get the word out in terms of for safety tips and

to offer food to people because as you know, there's so much homelessness in san francisco and california and the united statesieve that food is important as well as our faith. >> the san francisco knight ministry has been around for 54 years. the core of the ministry, a group of ordain ministers, we go out in the middle of the night every single night of the year, so for 54 years we have never missed a night. i know it's difficult to believe maybe in the united states but a lot of our people will say this is the first meal they've had in two days. i really believe it is a time between life or death because i mean, we could be here and have church, but, you know, i don't know how much we could feed or how many we could feed and this way over 100 people get fed every single thursday out here. it's not solely the food, i tell you, believe me. they're extremely grateful. >> it's super awesome how welcoming they are. after one or two times they're like i recognize you. how are you doing, how is school? i have never been in the city, it's overwhelming. you get to know people and through the music and the food, you

he's mayor's office of housing in the western edition and left 3 years went to law school of san francisco state university and mayor brown asked me to be the director of the taxicab commission and through the process i very much card by the contracting process and asked me townhouse the city purchaser and worked with me and i became the deputy administrator and . >> having trouble struggling to make ends meet folks will not understand what importance of voting is so we decided to develop our workforce development services after a couple of years offering pathways to sustainable jobs. >> (clapping.) >> we've gotten to a place to have the folks come back and have the discussion even if participation and makes sense we do public services but we also really build strong communities when i started this job my sons were 2 and 5 now 9 and 6 i think so the need to be able to take a call from the principal of school i think that brings a whole new appreciation to being understanding of the work life balance. >> (clapping.) >> i have a very good team around me we're leader in the country when it comes to

. >>> students who accused san francisco state university of tolerating anti-semitic conduct will now appeal a federal judge's decision dismissing their lawsuit. they claim the school knowingly fostered a months file environment for jewish students. the judge said the students failed to present adequate facts. in the north bay, a second grade teacher who was hit by a car and killed while riding her bicycle is being remembered this morning. >> the crash happened monday afternoon on sir frances drake boulevard near railroad avenue in wood acre. the 63-year-old deborah debeneditto was a long time teacher at dixie elementary school in san rafael. she was hit by a 2006 explorer. chp says the driver, paula drake of fairfax, was apparently under the influence. and counselors from the school district were at the elementary school yesterday to help kids process the news. >> tremendous sadness. tremendous loss. everybody was kind of shocked and stunned. it was obviously not something anybody expected to happen. >> authorities say the driver, paula drake, will be charged with a felony dui and gr