san francisco. dan kerman kron 4 news thank you for that meantime tonight city attorney dennis herrera responded to this reopening plan saying the lawsuit against the san francisco fi san francisco, unified school >>in a statement or pereira - said in part. this is progress but it's not enough and so far this raises more questions than answers. he says the school district would need to share the whole plan and show that it is concrete and meets the requirements of the law. the city attorney's office plans to file for a preliminary injunction on thursday. >>all right time to take a look at the 4 zone forecast and is getting overcast kind of dreary looking out there. looks like it might rain getting close it certainly looks like that right now, but change from the weekend what a gorgeous weekend we had temperatures soaring in the 60's and the 70's, but that's long gone now the clouds have rolled back in the same outside right now thickening up in spots certainly looking fairly threatening even on the doppler radar looks pretty impressive here. but that moisture not going to make its way to the ground is what we call virga so it will evaporate before it hits the service which is not a reall

the city of san francisco is planning to sue the san francisco unified school district city attorney dennis herrera and mayor london breed are scheduled to speak later this morning to address this lawsuit again that they're filing against the school district. california has allowed san francisco and 3 other bay area counties to resume in person learning, especially for those most vulnerable students. however, the sf us does return to in person learning plan requires some conditions have to be met before they reopen their buildings and once the school district determines the schools are ready that's when the loudly small groups to come back made up primarily of the youngest students and early elementary grades and students with disabilities, moderate to severe special again. but it doesn't appear as though that's district is moving fast enough for the city and so san francisco looks to be filing a lawsuit today to try and get that to move forward faster again we're looking for more details to come from. district attorney herrera has 4 cities during her air as soon as that press confere

at 8:00 this morning several unions presented part of their demands for the san francisco unified schooltrict. >> we will need the district to have access to testing and vaccines. when they are in place we will be readied to get into our classrooms and our schools. >> reporter: currently san francisco is in the highest purple tier. vaccinating teachers and staff would be required only if they were in the red tier. if the city goes down to the moderate orange tier no vaccinations would be needed to return. there were more conditions that were laid out today. >> what we really need is updated ventilation systems, ppe, robust and reliable testing and contract tracing. vaccinations. >> so, let's go over those conditions. ventilation systems at the elementary schools. here is what the district told me. >> we checked the working condition of every window in an elementary classroom here at san francisco unified. >> what about the protective gear? >> we had movers come in and socially distance all of the desk, install and set up teacher stations, hand sanitizer. fill the pumps. >> reporter: the

and definitely are not unique to san francisco unified. >> reporter: now what is unique, the district is facing a lawsuit from the city. politicians insisting it is safe to return to schools with proper safety precautions but teachers unions want their members to get vaccinated first or at least see less covid community spread. the lawsuit alleges school officials have failed to create a specific plan for reopening as required by state law. and a motion filed last week included testimony on the emotional harm of extended distance l learning. >> how on earth are private schools open where teachers are teaching safely, kids are safely learning, yet it is not happening in public schools? it is unacceptable. >> now, that was kevin falconer. the ex-san diego mayor opposing governor gavin newsom in a potential recall. he made his speech in front of lincoln high school to highlight how the school board has been worrying about changing its name rather than reopening the schools. you can see politics coming into play here. >>> students in berkeley know when they will be back in the classroom.

. >>> a tentative agreement is in place between the san francisco unified school district and teachers unions to have kids return to the classroom, but it's far from being a done deal. nbc bay area's pete suratos joins us from san francisco with this story. good morning, pete. >> reporter: good morning, cierra. the big question is when will the schools officially reopen? still no timeframe being provided by san francisco unified school district. we do know that this tentative agreement is in place between the district and the teachers unions. some of the main points they're calling for is for the return of students and staff when the city and county is in the red tier. also that staff members returning to school sites get the opportunity to be vaccinated. however, if san francisco does reach the orange tier they're saying that students can return, regardless of vaccine availability now here is what the teachers union and some parents are saying about this tentative agreement. >> this is a perfect example of how the city of san francisco can help us bring our students back, by helping g

let's take a live look at the city of san francisco this morning where in a few hours at 8:00, the unions of san francisco unified school district will be holding a news conference on proposing safe pathway for in person learning. this is something the district has not had in almost a year now of course since the pandemic began and they have been under a lot of pressure because of this new lawsuit that was put on the table earlier this week, city suing its school district, alleged failure to follow state mandate to offer classroom based instruction whenever possible. yesterday, as you can see, the mayor, parents, students, other city officials launched a petition as well to reopen schools asking for union leaders and school district to nail down some agreement by the 18th. there are 54,000 students in the san francisco unified school district public learning now. but the priority is for some of the people who have been hardest hit by distance learning like special needs students, homeless students. we will be covering this all day and have more in the next half hour. back to you. >> thank you. >>> new, alameda co

in san francisco frustration is building over the delay in getting schools reopened today the san francisco unified school district said it is making progress but still cannot give parents a date for getting children back to school san francisco school district officials went on the defense today and showed off one of 6 schools which they say is ready for in person learning. >>four's maureen kelly has the latest on this ongoing battle. today san francisco school district officials brought news cameras inside sunset elementary school which was one of 6 schools recently inspected by the city's public health department you can see many social distancing markers on the ground water fountains have been covered up with caution tape. >>classrooms now have a maximum occupancy of 16 people the teacher's desk is surrounded by a plastic barrier and plenty of ppe is on hand the other schools inspected or over oddo cobb glen park laughton and john muir elementary, the superintendent says the effort to reopen schools safely continues we're preparing additional school sites for inspections doubt. >>to prepare or

san francisco city attorney e mail the letter to an attorney representing the san francisco unified schoolerday afternoon, saying that cdc state and san francisco health department standards show that it is safe to reopen schools to in person learning with the proper safety precautions in place. the letter reading, in part, quote any school reopening plan that fails to offer in person instruction to the greatest extent possible would be unlawful if the school district's reopening plan offers students anything less than this. in the short term, i will challenge its legality. the city attorney's letter comes in response to a letter last friday from san francisco unified's attorney, the school district and schools. unions have been negotiating toward a memorandum of understanding that include a return to in person instruction in the red tear, with vaccinations for staff and without vaccinations in the orange tear s f. u. s. d s attorney saying, in part, quote your threat to seek unspecified legal recourse of an mou is not to your liking is not constructive. many students say they feel like th

plus the city of san francisco files a lawsuit against the san francisco unified school district the allegations that the district is violating state law by not having a clear plan on how to get students back to in person learning. also, we're learning more about possible cases of covid-19, the variant first detected in the uk now found here in the bay area, the warning from local doctors. the news at noon starts now this is ktvu fox. two news that new good afternoon i'm gasia mikaelian and i'm mike mibach new. a new in the city of oakland is getting a mass covid-19 vaccination side governor newsome alongside mayor libby shaft, as well as the oakland a's president, dave campbell. made this announcement this morning outside the oakland coliseum. this is where the mass vaccination site will be located. it will be the first site in the state of california toe open up as part of a pilot partnership with the biden administration. the administration says it does plan to open 100 community vaccination sites nationwide. a second sight here in the state is opening up in los angeles. governor

>>> tonight is day five of negotiations between the san francisco teachers union and the unified school district. we'll have the details on what's holding them back. >>> it was a bust for san francisco's chinatown. community leaders hope the year of the ox brings in a year of prosperity. >>> rain has moved out and now warmer weather is about to move in. we will have all of the details in the accuweather forecast. "abc 7 news" at 11:00 starts now. >>> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is "abc 7 news". >>> tonight san francisco unified families and teachers gathered in a show of solidarity as negotiations about returning to in-person learning continue.y days students will be in the classroom. with that we say good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm dion lim. today is day five of consecutive negotiations between the san francisco teachers union and the unified school direct. education is one of the key issues we are focused on as we work to build a better bay area amid the pandemic. "abc 7 news" reporter luz pena spoke to teachers and students about their

morning, our office filed a lawsuit with the superior court against the san francisco board of education and the san francisco unified school district for its failure to formulate a plan designed to get the 54,000 students in the san francisco unified school district back to in-class learning as quickly as possible. more specifically, the california education code requires school districts across the state to adopt a learning continuity and attendance plan, lcap, describing the actions school districts will offer to take classroom-based instructions whenever possible. particularly for pupils who experienced significant learning loss due to school closures in the 2019-2020 school year. or are at greater risk of experiencing learning loss due to future school closures. the requirements under state law are detailed and specific. unfortunately, the plan prepared by the san francisco unified school district and adopted by the board of education is ambiguous empty rhetoric. it's a plan to make a plan. it's legally insufficient. the city is suing for a single cause of action at this point, violation of duty, when government

workshop for the san francisco unified school district mission bay school design. discussion. >> madam director before you start the presentation if i could ask everyone to put themselves on mute if you are not presenting. as you shuffle papers we can hear. please put yourself on mute unless you are speaking. thank you. >> thank you, madam secretary. this is an informational workshop. proposed schematic design for the temperature public school in mission bay. our team will prevent this item. she will be joined by the project team. >> good afternoon. as interim director mentioned i am a development specialist in the mission bay group. the item before you today is a workshop on the design of the san francisco unified school district planned elementary school in the mission bay south project area. it was designated as school site before the project area 1998 in the district is excited to share the design with you today and work towards construction of this community asset. here is an overview of the presentation on this item. we will cover today's workshop and the blo

san francisco. >>is suing the san francisco unified school district over covid and getting back to class cover sarahinson is live in san francisco with the details so what is the crux of the issue here. >>well we've been trying to get ahold mayor's office and the school district all morning. but we do know the mayor has been criticizing the district for about a week or so maybe even more for not being ready to reopen she says these children are suffering they need to be in the classroom and she's been asking the district why aren't you ready yet. the district has been talking about everything it's been doing to reopen including inspections.

san francisco unified schools will be back at the negotiating table with the unions. kiet do is joining us live from district headquarters. good morning. >> reporter: good g. 's fair fr hool atrorand staff all the way down to students themselves want to get back to the classroom. they've just got to figure out the nitty gritty details, how that is going to happen. today, some perspective from the unions on the deal they have on the table. here is a preview of some of the negotiating talking points. key issues will be some agreement on vaccines, ppe, ventilation, testing, cleaning, disinfecting. they want to align standards with city, county, state, cdc guidelin. layered mitigation strategy to include community symptoms and asymptomatic testing of students. yesterday a wide coalition of leaders, families, teachers, students came together to present a petition at a signature drive to reopen in san francisco. the idea was to send a message and put pressure to push through and get some deal done. school is now closed for 326 days and counting. >> it breaks my heart to be

as you know, san francisco unified reached a deal with the teachers union to reopen for in-person if the county reechgso reaches the orange tier which we're only in purple right now or the red tier. but with all staff and teachers vaccinated should teachers being vaccinated be a prerequisite to schools reopening. we know many schools reopened before the guidelines out. purple with waiver or red on no waiver no vaccine? so talk about the science of needing a red tier and vaccines? >> that science doesn't add up. because what the cdc director said five days ago and see vaccination is not a prerequisite to opening. and where she got that was from really large data the cdc from districts in north carolina that opened even during periods of high positivecy rates. and with all the masks, distancing, ventilation. it's not excess. meaning they didn't have a lot of money. they were public schools. so it was, like, minor adjustments to increase ventilation. none transmission to teachers from students. and the school spread was not -- it was not school spread was not maerm community. community

san francisco. in san francisco, more than 54,000 students remain locked in distance learning mode. >> the plan prepared by san francisco unified school district and adopted by the board of education is ambiguous empty rhetoric. >> reporter: the mayor says the city has done all they can do in the district need to come to an agreement with various unions. >> what we need is not for the city to attack the district, but for the city to support the district . >> it is not helpful when we make demands of people and are not able to come together as a city. >> i hear from parents who leave their jobs to stay home to facilitate distance learning. >> reporter: 113 private and parochial schools in san francisco have reopened with 16,000 students returning and less than five cases of suspected in school transmission. 90% of marin county schools actually reopened for in-person learning. >> there is a complex issue when talking about reopening. >> people are tired and that is what is happening with finger- pointing. >> again, atio is shared. >> we do not know what is going on with the vaccine. we hear from educators it is the number one too

i'm the deputy superintendent of instruction at san francisco unified school district, but you can callss vickie. what you see over the next hour has been created and planned by our san francisco teachers for our students. >> our premise came about for san francisco families that didn't have access to technology, and that's primarily children preschool to second grade. >> when we started doing this distance learning, everything was geared for third grade and up, and we work with the little once, and it's like how were they still processing the information? how were they supposed to keep learning? >> i thought about reaching the student who didn't have internet, who didn't have computers, and i wanted them to be able to see me on the t.v. and at least get some connection with my kids that way. >> thank you, friends. see you next time. >> hi, friend. >> today's tuesday, april 28, 2020. it's me, teacher sharon, and i'm back again. >> i got an e-mail saying that i had an opportunity to be on a show. i'm, like, what? >> i actually got an e-mail from the early education department, saying the

today san francisco unified ating e wi the dos us t the ifair to say everybody morng. from the superintendent and unions down to the students themselves want to get back into the classroom. they have to figure out nitty gritty details of how that will happen. today we will hear from the unions, get their perspective on what they want to see. here is a preview. they want some agreement when it comes to vaccines, ppe, ventilation, testing, cleaning, disinfecting. they want to align standards with city, county, state, cdc guidelines. they want some type of multi layered mitigation strategy that includes community conditions and asymptomatic testing of students. yesterday a wide coalition of elected leaders, families, teachers, students came a signature drive to reopen schools in san francisco. the idea was to send a message and put pressure on district and union leader to his push through and get some deal done because schools have been closed for 326 days and count. >> it really breaks my heart to be here and to see the kids and families and to just know what they've bee

san francisco's unified school board just voted on a health and safety plan necessary to reopen schoolsy agreed on the plan terms early yes today. teachers can return to in-person learning when san francisco is in the red tier and everyone is vaccinated. no vaccine is needed if they each the orange tier. they are not in agreement for the number of day for in. person learning. >> we need be in it all together. as a teacher, i'm earning that the board and the trust support ed educator voices. >> they want someone to mediate saying they lost confident in the superintendent. >>> san francisco is inching closer to draug the counties in red. cases are developing and the city lifted the travel quarantine. the ten-daequan teen was implemented implemented for travel. >> outside, just lovely today. will it can't? sandhya is here with the forecast. >> yeah, it will continue but it's not going to be as warm as today. today, temperatures soars to record levels, redwood city, 78, 76 at sfo, records for today. it was warm in san francisco, 77 today along with liver more. now winds, the off shore winds

san francisco's unified school board just voted on a health and safety plan necessary to reopen schools. they agreed on the plan terms early yes today. teachers can return to in-person learning when san francisco is in the red tier and everyone is vaccinated. no vaccine is needed if they each the orange tier. they are not in agreement for the number of day for in. person learning. >> we need be in it all together. as a teacher, i'm earning that the board and the trust support ed educator voices. >> they want someone to mediate saying they lost confident in the superintendent. >>> san francisco is inching closer to draug the counties in red. cases are developing and the city lifted the travel quarantine. the ten-daequan teen was implemented implemented for travel. >> outside, just lovely today. will it can't? sandhya is here with the forecast. >> yeah, it will continue but it's not going to be as warm as today. today, temperatures soars to record levels, redwood city, 78, 76 at sfo, records for today. it was warm in san francisco, 77 today along with liver more. now winds, the off shore

san francisco. in san francisco, more than 54,000 students remain locked in distance learning mode. >> the plan prepared by san francisco unified school district and adopted by the board of education is ambiguous empty rhetoric. >> reporter: the mayor says the city has done all they can do in the district need to come to an agreement with various unions. >> what we need is not for the city to attack the district, but for the city to support the district . >> it is not helpful when we make demands of people and are not able to come together as a city. >> i hear from parents who leave their jobs to stay home to facilitate di

morning, our office filed a lawsuit with the superior court against the san francisco board of education and the san francisco unified school district for its failure to formulate a plan designed to get the 54,000 students in the san francisco unified school district back to in-class learning as quickly as possible. more specifically, the california education code requires school districts across the state to adopt a learning continuity and attendance plan, lcap, describing the actions school districts will offer to take classroom-based instructions whenever possible. particularly for pupils who experienced significant learning loss due to school closures in the 2019-2020 school year. or are at greater risk of experiencing learning loss due to future school closures. the requirements under state law are detailed and specific. unfortunately, the plan prepared by the san francisco unified school district and adopted by the board of education is ambiguous empty rhetoric. it's a plan to make a plan. it's legally insufficient. the city is suing for a single cause of action at this point, violation of duty, when government

. >> san francisco unified will continue they are negotiations at their school board meeting on tuesday. that will mark about nine days of negotiations. >>> more vaccination sites are opening up as governor gavin newsom announced his new milestone, 7 million vaccines in the arms of californians. today in the bay reports >> reporter: early morning and dozens of bundled up and lined up to get a sought-after covid vaccine. zuckerberg general hospital is making the shots available for residents 65 and older through tuesday without an appointment. >> our goal is to remove barriers for our patients coming in to get the vaccine. we thought a drop-in clinic would be a good idea >> reporter: and another vaccination site is set to open sunday in marin county at the larks ferry terminal but there it will be appointment only. and governor newsom announce ed today california administered more than 7 million vaccines. ucf infectious disease specialist dr. monica gandhi said that's a good sign but we still have a ways to go. >> after a slow start, things are going faster in california, which is great.

classmates and the teachers back toe back to learning, san francisco city attorney e mail the letter to an attorney representing the san francisco unified school district yesterday afternoon, saying that cdc, state and san francisco health department standards show that it is safe to reopen schools to in person learning with the proper safety precautions in place. the letter reading, in part, quote any school reopening plan that fails to offer in person instruction to the greatest extent possible would be unlawful if the school district's reopening plan offers students anything less than this. in the short term, i will challenge its legality. the city attorney's letter comes in response to a letter last friday from san francisco unified's attorney, the school district and schools. unions have been negotiating toward a memorandum of understanding that include a return to in person instruction in the red tear with vaccinations for staff and without vaccinations in the orange tear s f. u s. d s attorney saying, in part, quote your threat to seek unspecified legal recourse of an mou is not to your liking is not constructive. many students s

morning, our office filed a lawsuit with the superior court against the san francisco board of education and the san francisco unified school district for its failure to formulate a plan designed to get the 54,000 students in the san francisco unified school district back to in-class learning as quickly as possible. more specifically, the california education code requires school districts across the state to adopt a learning continuity and attendance plan, lcap, describing the actions school districts will offer to take classroom-based instructions whenever possible. particularly for pupils who experienced significant learning loss due to school closures in the 2019-2020 school year. or are at greater risk of experiencing learning loss due to future school closures. the requirements under state law are detailed and specific. unfortunately, the plan prepared by the san francisco unified school district and adopted by the board of education is ambiguous empty rhetoric. it's a plan to make a plan. it's legally insufficient. the city is suing for a single cause of action at this point, violation of duty, when government

. >> several unions presented part of their demands for the san francisco unified school district. >>ll need for the district to have access to testing and vaccines. so when those things are in place, we will be ready to get into our classrooms and our schools. >> currently, san francisco is in the highest purple tier, vaccinating teachers and staff would only be required if san francisco were in the red tier. meaning the spread of the virus is substantial. but if the city goes down to the more moderate orange tier, no vaccinations would be needed to return. there were more conditions laid out. >> what we really need is updated ventilation systems, ppe, robust and reliable testing and contact tracing for staff and students, small stable cohorts of students in classrooms and vaccinations. >> so let's go over those conditions. ventilation systems at the elementary schools. here is what the school district told me. >> we did a window inventory. we checked the working condition of every window in an elementary school classroom here at san francisco unified. that's over 55,000 windows acro

equity issue of our time is really sad for me because up till now i've been a proud alumni of san francisco unifiedthe other side of the bay. i'm in oakland unified parent on brookland seems even further behind there just seems to be no urgency at all by the district and the union to really come to a deal and get get our schools open. rebecca, when you did your research for the long letter that you published in medium um what? your thoughts? i want to get this on a lot of teachers and parents still feel that they aren't safe that it's not safe to go back to in person learning, so we have to try to be sensitive and everyone is entitled to their own opinion and understand their feelings and their concerns. but in your research what would you say to. to address those concerns. you know, i would say a zafar as the fear surrounding covid. i think that's completely reasonable, you know a zara's teachers having that fear, however, i think what we've seen is that that fear has is largely unfounded. you know, there have been schools even in this country and across europe that have been open since september.

. >> several unions presented part of their demands for the san francisco unified school district. >>for the district to have access to testing and vaccines. so when those things are in place, we will be ready to get into our classrooms and our schools. >> currently, san francisco is in the highest purple tier, vaccinating teachers and staff would only be required if san francisco were in the red tier. meaning the spread of the virus is substantial. but if the city goes down to the more moderate orange tier, no vaccinations would be needed to return. there were more conditions laid out. >> what we really need is updated ventilation systems, ppe, robust and reliable testing and contact tracing for staff and students, small stable cohorts of students in classrooms and vaccinations. >> so let's go over those conditions. ventilation systems at the elementary schools.e. >> we did a window inventory. we checked the working condition of every windown an elementary school classroom here at san francisco unified. that's over 55,000 windows across 1600 classrooms. >> and what about the ppe? >>

recall, it was approved by both the teachers union and the school board -- sorry, and by the san francisco unified school. both agreed that teachers will return to the classroom with their students when san francisco is in the red tier and they are vaccinated. no vaccine is needed in san francisco if san francisco reaches the more moderate orange tier. after that is approved, the direct and the union will continue to negotiate the number of days and hours for in-person learning. they haven't done that. so let's show you what each side wants. there will be two types of schools, lower demand and high demand schools. a lower demand school means only a few parents are willing to send their kids back, so there is a lot of room. san francisco unified wants five hours of in-person learning all five days for a total of 25 hours, as you can see there. the union is asking for four half days, meaning only three hours a day of in-person learning, and the fifth day should be a distance learning day for a total of 14 hours a week. so again, 24 to 25 hours versus 14. graphic number two. a high demand school mean

san francisco city attorney e mailed a letter to an attorney representing the san francisco unified school district yesterday afternoon, saying that cdc state and san francisco health department standards show that it is safe to reopen schools to in person learning with the proper safety precautions in place. the letter reading, in part, quote any school reopening plan that fails to offer in person instruction to the greatest extent possible would be unlawful if the school district's reopening plan offers students anything less than this. in the short term, i will challenge its legality. the city attorney's letter comes in response to a letter last friday from san francisco unified's attorney, the school district and schools. unions have been negotiating toward a memorandum of understanding that include a return to in person instruction in the red tear, with vaccinations for staff and without vaccinations in the orange tear s f. u. s. d s attorney saying, in part, quote your threat to seek unspecified legal recourse of an mou is not to your liking is not constructive. many students say the

san francisco says it's suing san francisco unified school district for not reopening schools. but first we begin at the state level and in the middle of a recall campaign against governor gavin newsom. rtri whhe biden administration and turning the oakland coliseum into a mass vaccination site supported on the federal level. >> our vaccination efforts have gone, as i said from the highgr. and when look at where we are in terms of large states, we're in the top tier as of this morning, compared to other large states. and we're just getting started. >> all right. that was governor gavin newsom this morning. and as this happens, republicans are a angling to be in a position if a recall effort is successful to replace him. so joining us now is southern california businessman, john cox, the republican nominee in 2018. he lost to governor newsom but is jumping in to replace him as recall efforts heat up. john, thank you for joining us today. >> thank you for having me, kristen, great to be with you. >> yesterday you reached out to me in a tweet, confirming that you're definitely in.

brings kids back this spring. >> reporter: remember, the city of san francisco is still in the midst of this lawsuit with the san francisco unifiedrict regarding reopening. the city attorney calls this tentative agreement more of the same and the prerequisite for vaccination isn't needed if cdc protocols are in place but that agreement could be ratified by the board of education by february 16th. reporting live, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, pete. 6:36 right now. >>> peninsula native tom brady making it harder to argue that he isn't nfl's greatest ever. in tampa bay brady and the buccaneers dominated last year's champs, kansas city chiefs. the chiefs came in as favorites but super bowl lv was all brady and the bucs. he threw for three touchdowns. including two scoring passes to his long time compatriot rob gronkowski. ta pa bay won it going away 31-9. brady wins a super bowl for the seventh time and super bowl mvp award for the fifth time. mostly maskless celebrations in surrounding cities following that win. tampa bay celebrates a championship for the first time in nearly 20 years. here's tom brady talk

san francisco's mayor and city attorney said enough is enough. city attorney dennis herrera filing suit in court to force san francisco unified school district and the city's school board to develop in an act of plan to get kids back in class as soon as possible. we're asking the court to order the school board and the school district. to put in place a plan a bible plan to reopen safely. mayor london breeds saying the city has taken every step it can even finding an additional $15 million to help schools reopen. this is paralyzing our city and our residents, and i know that. this is a drastic step, but i feel we are out of options at this point. superintendent of schools, dr vincent matthews calls the suit frivolous and said it won't help towards the end goal of getting kids back in class part of the lawsuit it it seems to allege that we we absolutely have a comprehensive plan. this plan has specific steps around health and safety. city attorney herrera pointed out that neighboring marin county has only had nine cases of covid tied to re opening its schools. 113 private and parochial schools in san francisco every opened remain open. almost 16,

the system we have at the san francisco unified school district was and still is operating under white supremacy. >> hi. i'm a parent and also i think most -- i do not know seth before october but i have learned and have gotten to know who he is. seth is a father and parent active in his community, at his school for many, many years. i don't want the precedents to be if we have families that have recently started speaking out for somehow the work they have been doing in their community will be affected going forward. that's a dangerous precedent. i heard there are two black families and three asian americans and three white people and one pacific islander. we still have time to do the work. i don't know if the other pacts have been contacted but a lot of people don't have the time right now. seth does, he has come forward and applied and please don't let this be about whatever else this is about. consider his body warm. >> clerk: willy? >> hi. thank you for having all of these public comments. it's interesting to see the diversity of perspective being brought to the table. i see a lot

at 8:00 this morning, several unions presented part of their demands for the san francisco unified school district. >> we'll need for the district to have access to testing and vaccines. so when those things are in place, we will be ready to get into our classrooms and our schools. >> reporter: currently, san francisco is in the highest purple tier, vaccinating teachers and staff would only be required if san francisco were this the red tier, meaning the spread of the virus is substantial. but if the city goes down to the more moderate orange tier, no vaccinations would be needed to return. there were more conditions laid out today. >> what we really need is updated ventilation systems, ppe, robust and reliable testing and contact tracing for staff and students, small stable cohorts of students and classrooms, and vaccinations. >> reporter: so let's go over those conditions. ventilation systems at the elementary schools. here's what the school district told me. >> we did a window inventory. we checked the working condition of every window in an elementary school classroom here at san fran

san francisco's mayor and city attorney said enough is enough. city attorney dennis herrera filing suit in court to force san francisco unified school district and the city's school board to develop in an act of plan to get kids back in class as soon the court to order the school board and the school district. to put in place a plan a viable plan to reopen safely. mayor london breeds saying the city has taken every step it can even finding an additional $15 million to help schools reopen. this is paralyzing our city and our residents and i know that this is a drastic step. but i feel we are out of options at this point. superintendent of schools, dr vincent matthews calls the suit frivolous and said it won't help towards the end goal of getting kids back in class part of the lawsuit. it it seems to allege that we don't have a plan.e plan. this plan has. city attorney herrera pointed out that neighboring marin county has only had nine cases of covid tied to re opening at schools 113 private and parochial schools in san francisco every opened remain open. almost 16,000 students have returned to in person school. and less than five cases of in scho

san francisco with the president of the san francisco teachers union. and later, the impeachment trial breakdown. we'll take a short break >> welcome back. we're turning our attention now to reopening schools. as the san francisco unified school district reached a tentative agreement with the teachers union known as the united educators of san francisco this past weekend. it's expected to be ratified by the board of education. i think they're starting the board meeting now, but joining us is the president of the united educators of san francisco and former teacher in the school district, susan solomon. susan, welcome. >> thank you so much, kristen. good to be here. >> thank you. you know the city just announced today it's expanding vaccine eligibility to teachers, along with child care workers, food and grocery workers, and emergency workers like police. it will start in two weeks. what is your reaction to that news? >> that is very promising news because as you know, our tentative agreement includes having vaccines for school workers and schools that will be opening. and having a timeline for that to make sure they happen soon is really important to getting our kids back in school. >> yeah, let me just explain to our

. >>> speaking of schools, teachers and parents are calling on san francisco unified leaders to come to an agreement on a safe reopening plan. the event kicks off in about half an hour from right now. the teachers want to resume in person instruction but also want negotiations between the teachers union. they continue today. we have no word of any agreement yet. >>> tracking the rollout of the covid-19 vaccine across the bay area. people in san francisco lined up to get their shot at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital today. this is the first weekend that anyone 65 and older was able to get the vaccine there. hospital officials stressing that the drop in clinic is the best way to make sure the vaccine is available to those who need it most. >> we're going to remove barriers for our patients coming in to get the vaccine. so, we thought a drop-in clinic would be a good idea to make it easier for people to come get the vaccine. >> the drop-in appointments run through tuesday. >>> people waited in line at the oakland coliseum today as the rollout there continues. you can see the l

hybrid learning but like most of the bay area, san francisco unified is still 100% distance learning. ahead, million more added to the list. the groups the state just announced will be eligible for covid vaccination starting next month. also -- >> i'll have details on a few more rain chances coming our way. also, the wind as we head into tomorrow morning. i'm back in about seven minutes. >> bad guys get paid and legitimate workers don't. we have a possible solution for california's unemployment fiasco next. >>> eliminate the middleman and get people paid faster. that's the bottom line in a proposed fix for edd, the employment development department. edd somehow paid billions of dollars to criminals while delaying unemployment benefits for real workers. let's turn to consumer reporter. this is a mess. can it be corrected? >> good evening. some say yes. we highlighted a fix early in the pandemic. now that possible solution is taking shape and could eastern become state law. >> things are going to get worse before they get better. >> nearly seven million people are waking up to a shelter

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thank you san francisco san francisco unified school district. thank you superintendent matthews and entrusted commissioners to this board. this work is not in vein. we need you to carry it. do not let us be an afterthought. thank you so much for this time, god bless you all. >> thank you. >> hello everyone. i'm a parent of first grader. i want to commend all you guys and commissioners. thank you to the m.a.c., matua advisory council. i want to say thank you all for sharing this space and it's great to have folks on here and be heard. thank you all and god bless. >> thank you. hello, michelle? >> aloha. i'm michelle chang. it's hard for me to hold back my tears. i'm a native hawaiian decent. i worked at sfusd since 1998. this is the first time that i have seen this happen for our native hawaiian students. i became an educator. i started tutoring p.i. students in college. without that, without that connection, i would not be an educator today. we need the support. we need to be connected to education and people need to learn about our history and

morning, our office filed a lawsuit with the superior court against the san francisco board of education and the san francisco unified school district for its failure to formulate a plan designed to get the 54,000 students in the san francisco unified school district back to in-class learning as quickly as possible. more specifically, the california education code requires school districts across the state to adopt a learning continuity and attendance plan, lcap, describing the actions school districts will offer to take classroom-based instructions whenever possible. particularly for pupils who experienced significant learning loss due to school closures in the 2019-2020 school year. or are at greater risk of experiencing learning loss due to future school closures. the requirements under state law are detailed and specific. unfortunately, the plan prepared by the san francisco unified school district and adopted by the board of education is ambiguous empty rhetoric. it's a plan to make a plan. it's legally insufficient. the city is suing for a single cause of action at this point, violation of duty, when government

san francisco's mayor and city attorney said enough is enough. city attorney dennis herrera filing suit in court to force san francisco unified school district and city's school board to develop in an act of plan to get kids back in class as soon as possible. we're asking the court to order the school board and the school district. to put in place a plan a viable plan to reopen safely. mayor london breeds saying the city has taken every step it can even finding an additional $15 million to help schools reopen. this is paralyzing our city and our residents, and i know that. this is a drastic step, but i feel we are out of options at this point. superintendent of schools, dr vincent matthews calls the suit frivolous and said it won't help towards the end goal of getting kids back in class part of the lawsuit it it seems to allege that we don't have a plan. we absolutely have a comprehensive plan. this plan has specific steps around health and safety. city attorney herrera pointed out that neighboring marin county has only had nine cases of covid tied to re opening its schools. 113 private and parochial schools in san francisco every opened remain

political action committee made up of san francisco parents is exploring possible recall efforts as frustration builds over reopening schools, the san francisco unified school district was set to meet on how to get kids back into the classrooms safely on tuesday. but those plans were put on hold the families for san francisco packed says they're tired of the delays like so many parents. >>i'm frustrated by the board of education's lack of focus and progress on reopening schools. the group is accusing the sf usd of dragging its feet on bringing students back while focusi-g on policy changes such as changing school names or admissions of the city's prestigious lowell high school other fed up parents even held a distance learning protest thursday morning at midtown terrace park parents and children are in pain. >>school or should be the cause and at the center of all this trauma, their role is simple the school board is also getting pressure from the city earlier this month, the san francisco city attorney filed a suit to force the district to reopen committee co-founder jennifer butter faa says a mom of 2 elementary school kids and a former principal.

entire career has been in serving low-income communities in san francisco, primarily in the non-profit sector, but also in the san francisco unified school district. i currently work at ucsf, leveraging ucsf resources to help get at both health and economic equity leveraging, or economic and science resources to support getting equity in san francisco. that has included work on reducing diabetes and chronic disease disparities. but i've worked as a street outreach worker for the mayor's gang prevention program, at the real alternative's program "rap," and primarily served folks in the commission district and bayview hunter's point my entire life. i lived half of my life in bayview hunter's point before getting displaced there several years ago. so i would need a residency waiver. and i still have family members living in poverty, still have family members living in homelessness in san francisco, and family members recently out of homelessness by way of support through navigation centers, thankfully. so, you know, i would be happy to serve in any way i could serve san francisco. including in this capacity. to bring to bear evidence

from what i'm hearing, it will go before the san francisco unified school district. some of the schools that have been built recently have not addressed the environmental issues in a forthright matter. if you pay attention to the presentation, there is mention may of the freeway and then some tall building that is supposed to keep away the particulates. particulates move very fast and follow the wined. when it comes to environmental impact report,we need to pay attention. we shouldn't put our children in harm's way. close by is a pump that is operated by the san francisco public utilities commission. no mention is made of that. the land on which the school will be placed has been the center for operations at creo sole and other contaminates on the sight. month mention made of that. we have to be very careful. you are just employing the name of the ohlone. i represent the ramaytush ohlone. nobody has brought this to my attention. it is the name of the first people just so you can win brownie points. my meaning to talk to you all is not to put our children in harm's wa

>>still to come tonight, the san francisco unified school district taking a huge step this weekend towardeopening schools. but you know what it means for the students moving forward. >>the second impeachment trial of former president donald trump is set to get underway this week. what was hoped to be a speedy trial could already face some delays. that's because the former president's lawyer david show and has asked senate leaders for a pause in the trial. if it runs into the jewish 7th. that means the trial would have to break at sundown friday and not start again until sunday senate leaders were hoping to work through saturday if necessary before a scheduled week long break after the following week. meanwhile, former president trump will not testify during the trial. house impeachment managers have asked him to explain why he and his lawyers have disputed facts at the center of their case accusing him of inciting the deadly insurrection at the capitol back on january 6. meanwhile, the wyoming state republican party has voted to censure republican congresswoman liz cheney for voting to im

partnership with kaiser permanente and the san francisco marin food bank and today's event aimed at helping communities impacted by the pandemic and san francisco unified school district families whose schools right pantries have closed down. >> we have seen food insecurity is more prevalent than it has ever been. we see across the entire bay area and particularly for those workers who may be essential and the families who are not able to get out and be able to shop for food in real grocery stores right now. >> they helped a lot of people, grocery items for over 300 families were given away. for more positive stories like this one you can check out our better together page at kpix.com/ together. >>> in auburn there was a big honor for a world war ii veteran, and it was nearly 80 years in the making. >> daddy, you deserve it. >> there cheering on marvin cornett. he just received a purple heart. he was injured by mortar fire in italy back in 1944. he never got the purple heart back then but fast forward to present day, company called heritage arsenal dug into his record, and found the missing metal that should have been pinned to his chest. >> he is neve

. >>> new at 5:00, the san francisco unified school district took a major step towards reopening classrooms this weekend. the district reached a tentative agreement with a group of labor unions on health and safety standards for in person classes in all grades but this hinges on the city and county reaching the red tier of covid restrictions and allta getting a vaccine if they want one. the deal has been months in the making. talks began in september but one snag after another. last week the city announced it was filing suit to force the district to come up with a firm reopening plan. >>> a san francisco church is dealing with a covid outbreak. according to the website of st.s peter and paul church in north beach, there is an outbreak. three priests are among those who have tested positive. that has led to masses only being live streamed until further notice and the building is francisco's radar during the pandemic. it held wedding in july and forced everyone outside. >>> two bay area counties reached disheartening milestones yesterday involving covid deaths. san francisco and san mateo cou