the hypocrisy and irony that the same school board head entertains the idea to name the school after maya angelou has not been lost to the public. it seems very odd that this is the same school board that would honor someone like maya angelou and then choose to destroy this particular piece of art. so instead of spending money, tax money for sequel studies and others, how about for the education about these topics and censorship. so i just wanted to echo what mr. magill said, even covering them with a screen is a travesty and i agree with that. thank you. >> thank you. commissioner black? >> i think i can understand how young students of color, who are at a certain stage in their lives, they're trying to figure out who they are, their developing their identities, and i can understand how they might be offended, having to pass every day a visual reminder of our -- one of the deplorable aspects of our country's history over the past few weeks, i have had a number of people share opinions. i suspect my fellow commissioners have, as well. obviously now the planet is aware of this. [laugh

i don't think that's a good idea for the school board. it happens a lot, but i rather wish that it wouldn't. but the other failure is that with a magnificent textbook, and magnificent starting place, or a discussion, of what were the values of the 18th and 19th century america, the school board has simply done nothing. they ought to take advantage, in my opinion, of this wonderful asset right at their feet or above their heads. now this commission spent a lot of time and effort on the question of land marking the schools. that time and effort was spent in days when the murals were not controversial. the controversy of the sixties had settled down. we were interested in looking at several schools, buildings, for other reasons. we found that, in our statement of significance, which page is 87, we listed why we thought washington was significant, and the ultimate paragraph says, finally, george washington high school is significant as a property characterized by high artistic values, as home to four new murals and one outdoor freeze. all wer

the organization is urging the school board to reconsider plans to paint over this 83-year-old mural at george washington high school. nbc bay area's mark matthews joins us in san francisco with the latest in this local and national debate, mark. >> reporter: raj, that mural is just inside the doors that you see behind me, and the last month the school board did vote to either paint or panel it over, and today the local chapter of the naacp voiced their opposition to that. the images painted by russian american are classic examples of new deal art. commissioned by the government during the great depression. last week the district briefly opened the mural for public viewing. images of george washington alongside slaves working in a field and a dead native american have raised passions. >> it doesn't show the true contribution of african-americans. >> reporter: hearing complaints, the school board commissioned a working group, and their verdict, the majority of the group expressed that the mural does not reflect the school dfd's values and it should go. today local civil rights leaders

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the school board and its supporters are entitled to claim, to have a traumatic reaction to the side ofnything they please, including the american flag. but constantly describing our high school students, as incapable of distinguishing between exploitation, and the critical observation out -- about exploitation as represented by the artwork, or unable to manage critical thought, or or forever forever in need of protection from provocative ideas is more seemed to me than anything you can put up on the wall. please, people here tonight who can run for a seat on the school board, please consider doing so because the school board has made san francisco an international laughingstock, and we as a community have work to do. [applause] >> good evening. i stand alongside, there mural should be utilized as a teaching tool and not removed from public view. just as a radical artist intended, the criticism of the myths that are commonly accepted about the founding fathers of our country. the board's unanimous decision to destroy at a massive financial cost of the district is a detriment to the stud

. >>> there has been national outcry Äçthis week over the s francisco's school board nvoti to hide al mural at george washington high school. the ]k,mural was painted by an artist in 1930s. depicts washington slaves and white settlers stepping over a dead native american man. back in june the board was leaning over painting over the mural. those against the mural say t images are offensive and depressive and students should not be faced with seeg them every day. historians and mural supporters counter with the tance of preserving history and art. now, the decision has left both sides disappointed. joining me now from pasadena is arts and cultural reporter chloe veltman and here in jstud , board member of indian center hello to you both. >> hello. >>etello. >> me start with you, chloe, lot of people think the mural should not be seen every day but a lot of people don't think it should be destroyed, either. can we start by going back to othe original intentionthe artial who painted the mu >> first of all we have to talk about the fact that that it is challenges to talk about io arti

school? >> not really from the very start. boardd of education have be receiving complaints from kiudents, teachers, ta about how disturbing the mural are. the response has ebbed and flowed er the years. back in the 1960s the black panthers got involved when the school union wanted to have mural removed. and the c4pvresponse to that wa that they commsioned an artist, in bathe area dewy crumpler, to create a response mur. celebrating the achievements of minority communities and that mural is still around today and he is whsomebody has spoken out in favor of keepg the mural. the creation of the mural seemed, at the time, to sway the nngative feehi7tthat the community felt, at least to a degree. n>>en and -- and now we have the whre recent time e things flared up again as of last year with students, teachers and other community members ming forth and ramirez, on the board of the american indian ltal center but an alum of the public schools. were studts complaining abou this mural when you were in high school? >> yes. and i remember mys

. >>> contentious, emotional debate at the school board meeting. what the district will now do instead of painting over a mural. >>> mountain view city staff could soon be using drones for natural disasters, fires, and suspect searches, but how they want to use it for much more than that, and how you can weigh in. >>> i'm ken bastida. >>> crews are mopping out after a fire came dangerously close to homes in vallejo, damaging some of them, and this heat is not helping. >> we have coverage on the heat and fire danger in vallejo tonight. >> reporter: tonight, people who live in this neighborhood in vallejo breathing a sigh of relief after a close call with a four alarm fire on a hot day. 10 homes damaged by a fire that's crept up a hillside from vallejo's hanns park. his was spared, in part because of what he did to prepare for a hot, dry day like this one. >> i was like i'm the first house that's going to burn, so i cut all the trees, and thank god i did because it would have had more fuel right there next to my house. >> reporter: video captured by

, the story orter: these are the murals here in the hallway of washington high school that the school boardvoted to cover up. today, the school district opened the doors of the school so that the public could get a closer look. >> is very profound. >> rtere frescoes affecting the life of george washington. he was not just the father of the country. he was also a slave owner and a land speculator. this mural depict the native american land dying at the feet of european exports. for months, the murals have sparked controversy. >> shame on you! >> reporter: after students complained they found the murals offensive, the school board you voted to have them painted over. >> this mural is not appropriate. look at the wonderful depiction of washington. look at the african-americans who don't look mistreated. they seem just fine with being kidnapped from their homeland and brought to america. it's very, very hard as a parent. >> there's a lot of life i've been appended down. i have to learn to understand and i work with it. >> look at their faces. this tremendous dignity and respect, and i am dumbfo

they change that some school boards will be elected and some school boards will be appointed. so i get out the map and guess which boards are elected, those where whites live and those that are appointed where live. these are the kind of tricks and laws and things that were coming about that the voting rights act was able to tackle. when you talk about vote dilution. well, section 5 was the least burdensome on minority victims of voter discrimination. they don't have to bring a case. section 2 of the voting rights applies to the entire nation. but section 5 applies to covered jurisdictions. how did congress decide which they're going to enforce it in? section 4 defines famously what's called the trigger. and this is based upon both history, that is you had to have had a device that diluted or kept african-americans from having the same rights of voting, not just african-americans, a literacy test. then in addition, there was a mathematical formula that said according to the voting age population what percentage had to be more than 50% were registered or of those who voted that

you, the school board, fighting for our students to have a safe and supportive school. we cannot keep wasting our time and arguing about this anymore. there is so much more work to do in our school district. we have to agree, this has to permanently end today. also, it is a school, not a museum. our youth want to be there so they feel safe, and that mural does not make them safe. thank you. >> first off, i wanted to say thank you all for listening to students for over 50 years. according to in may of 1968, half a century ago, one month after -- 250 students from the black student union marched through the halls, "take it down". students other history, and they want to see our elders wishing respect upon us. it hurts me, when i came back from learning that you guys didn't go through the plan that we were going there before. i cried, he messed with my head. it made me feel like what is the whole plan? why am i even fighting for something that won't change? it hurts, every single day to know that you will keep something up that is history, that is going to traumatize the s

the school board says it's racist.he story. >> shame on you. >> reporter: a passionate crowd gathered for what may be the last public viewing of an 83-year-old mural in san francisco's george washington high school. >> we need conflict to grow. >> reporter: the mural could soon be paint over in response to complaints that it's demeaning in its depiction of slaves and a dead native american at the feet of settlers. >> sure there are those who say this is no different than taking down civil war statues in the south. >> they are out to lunch. >> reporter: former san francisco mayor willie brown has known the mural since his daughter was a student at washington high. one complaint about it from african americans is that it shows slaves simply being subservient, simply sitting there under the white man's rule. >> but that's the way america was. but it was clearly put on display so we would all be for sure instructionateely disgusted with america and its late practices. >> reporter: russian born painter victor argonoff paint

in june the school board voted to paint over that artwork. that decision sparked controversy. now cook is proposing to cover the objectionable parts of the mural with panels. school board it is official, aly buses will return to the new salesforce transit center in san francisco tomorrow and moves almost a year ago, crews found large cracks in the fly-over on the street. the lower level of the center reopened and san francisco muni bus has moved back in. tomorrow the upper level reopens and a-c transit service will resume. >>> for the second time in two days, rescue crews were called to a san francisco cliff. at 12:30 this afternoon, two men hiking decided to go over the edge of the steep embankment and they couldn't get back up. by the time first responders arrived, one of the men had reached safety. the firefighters had to use pull is to rescue the second man. >> we respond out her a lot. a lot of times a dog will get over the side and the owner will try to help them. a lot of times we end up getting the owner back up and the dog gets itself back up. otherwise somebody gets

they changed that some school boards will be elected, and some school boards will be appointed. i get out the math and guess which boards are elected? those were whites lived, and these are the kinds of fiction laws that were coming about the voting rights act was able to tackle. when you talk about vote dilution. they don't have to bring a case. section 2 applied to the incarnation. section 5 applies to covered jurisdictions. at a date which jurisdiction they will in the end? this defined the trigger. this is based upon both history, that is you had to have had a device that diluted, or kept african-americans from having the same rights of voting. illiteracy task. there is a mathematical formula that said according to the voting population what percentage had been more than 50% that were registered or of those who voted that were registered had to be 50%. he had to do both of those things. seven of the nine states covered by the trigger are southern states. some people think it was unfair. including at the time a young chief justice john roberts. it was a 1980s supreme court ca

and he ran for the school board on johns island. he didn't win. he came in third, but he did come in before one white person. next year, following that election, what do they do? they change that some school boards will be elected and some will be appointed. so i get out the map and guess which boards are elected. those where whites live and those where blacks live. these are the kind of tricks and laws and things that were coming about that the voting rights act was able to tackle. section 5 was on the minor bty victims of voter description. they don't have to bring a case. section two applies to the entire nation. but section 5 applies to covered jurisdictions. how did congress decide which they are going to enforce it in? section 4 defines famously called the trigger. and this is based upon both history, that is you had to have had a device that diluted or kept african-americans from having the same rights to vote. a literacy test. and then there was a mathematical formula that said according to the voting age population what percentage had to

take a look in june the school board voted to paint over the murals that would destroy the 13 frescos life of washington painted by an artist 85 years ago but friday the school board passed a resolution for the artwork to be covered with panels instead of paint. that's up for a vote tonight. we spoke to a president of the school board who hopes the resolution passes but danny glover weighed in today. he's a washington high grad and is very much against covering the mural

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. >> san francisco school board members reversed a decision to get rid of a controversial mural at a school that some say is racist. we will tell you why. >>> no problems to tell you about on the bay area commute. the bay bridge toll plaza, traffic is moving smoothly. barely any cars on the roads. a look at the south bay commute. cooing up. the stage is set for a hot day. we will look at the forecast highs coming up. >>> more than 200 people we at a individual until oak land calling for an end p to gun violence, sponsored by barbara lee. one teenager at that vigil who immigrated from guatemala says because of her skin color fears she will be targeted and went to find comfort and solutions. >> sometimes i'm scared, you don't know if something is going to happen to you. >> these are not individuals who have mental health issues. this is a movement of people who are afraid of the ways in which the demographics of our country is changing. >> congresswoman lee says if no action is taken to prevent gun violence and hate speech it will create a country we will not recognize. >>> happening to

my hat is off, you know, you have three alumni's on this board right now, from the school district. black and brown, african-american, samoan, the most underserved communities, in san francisco, are sitting on this board right now. each has a story, going through this school district. so, i want to uplift my superintendent. the load and the work that he is carrying, and the work that he has to continue doing because it's not easy, and we are doing it, you know, we are here, we are put together, but as a person of color, there is a lot of other stuff that people how to navigate. i don't like hearing my superintendent saying he spending 90% of his time on this mural. we got school next week, right? how long is this going to go? i bring up my fight, because i am here today, because i had to choose my battles. with all due respect, you know, with all due respect, i am with the first nation every day, you know? in dakota, we were there. i've got people flying out to hawaii right now, right? i cannot continue this. i'm not trying to fight with you people. i'm not. we have kids, and i have

. >>> protesters show up at a school board meeting in san francisco for tonight's vote on a historic mural that some wanted covered up but others wanted preserved. >> this alternative, folks on both sides aren't going to be happy with it. >> that controversial mural is at george washington high school. some think it's racist and it's going to be destroyed but now it's going to be saved. it will be covered up so that no one can see it. good evening, i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm alyana gomez. tonight's vote by the school board was on an alternative plan after a backlash from the community and the result is an about-face from the earlier decision to destroy the artwork altogether. ktvu's debora villalon is live in the city where she attended tonight's emotional meeting. deb? >> reporter: yeah, facing national backlash, recall threats, possible public vote on the mural, commissioners changed course. but it was a close vote. 4-3. no one actually got what they wanted. >> you are trying to wipe out american history. don't do it. >> reporter: in one issue, the overlap of art, free speech

in june the school board voted to paint over that artwor. >> as abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez tellsof the people there today want that mural to stay. >> reporter: the doors to george washington high school opened promptly at 1:00 p.m. for the next two hours, the school district allowed people to examine the controversial panels which have been here since 1936 when the school first opened. but 13 murals show the good and the bad times during the life of our first president. some have been offended by two panels which show colon eyesers stepping over the dead body of a native american. another shows enslaved african americans. amy anderson is the parent of a student here. to her the dead native american shows they did not escape their troubled circumstances. >> that's painful. that's painful to say that my history is being told in a way that says we're no longer here. >> reporter: on june 25th, the school board voted to paint over the entire mural. susan's daughter is the former artistic director of the san francisco unified school district. >> i'm in a state of such emotional pain to

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we spoke to a president of the school board who hopes the resolution passes but danny glover weighed in today. he's a washington high grad and is very much against covering the mural in any way. >> why are we talking about boarding it up? it's absurd. boarded up? in some sense to hide it from our view, art has to make us feel uncomfortable. the responsibility of art, the fear is uncomfortable. >> with this alternative, there are folks on both sides that won't be happy with it. i hope what we ultimately end up deciding is that we'll put up art that inspires students instead of dehumanizes them. >> reporter: the mural was funded in the 1930s and was meant to show george washington in a critical light as a slave owner and leader of a nation that killed native americans. the debate is raging on here tonight. the school board meeting just started and outside before it started, there were people with signs very express sieve signs one. we'll bring you the latest online, on social media and right here at 11:00. back to you. >> thank you. a fiercely passionate debate. kate has tweeted about t

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in june, the school board voted to destroy the historic murals by painting over them. students said the dissections of slavery and indigenous people made them uncomfortable, some students said that. now the board president is proposing to cover them up, after outcry from art historians, and a famous alumni of washington high school. >> art has to make us feel uncomfortable, that's what art does, that's the responsibility of art. the great artist the one to made us feel uncomfortable. >> the school board is set to vote on the compromise plan, at tonight's meeting. >>> back to the heatwave we are having here. >> we are going to have some hot weather. we had a spike in june, a spike in late july, and now here comes the spike of temperatures in august. the really hot stuff was inland, we are going to do it again, starting tomorrow. those of you in concord, you've got a one-day advance on those hot temperatures because for a few minutes this afternoon, you got there, 100 degrees. san francisco, the warmest weather we had in the city in more than a month, 76 degrees for you.

>>> i'm kate larson in san francisco where the school board took a vote that left few happy about a controversial mural that some feel is racist. >>> i'm amanda del castillo in santa clara. people started noticing overgrown weeds and unkempt conditions. >>> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. i'm tracking a summer scorcher. >> i'm lisa amin gulezian. here in front of this cafe. "abc7 news" starts right now. >>> now news to build a better bay area, from abc 7. >>> good evening, everyone. get ready for a sweltering conditions inland tomorrow. concord reaching 106 degrees. it's going to be 105 in fairfield. livermore, 104. santa rosa 100 degrees. walnut creek, 105. excessive heat warnings for these counties until 10:00 p.m. friday. heat stroke and lease exhaustion possible. heat advisories for areas shaded in orange, including santa cruz county and in effect starting at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow running until 8:00 p.m. thursday. temperatures soaring. there is an increased risk of heat related illnesses. i'll be back to let you know how long this hot weather is going to last. >> sandhya, thanks. >>> several b

. >>> only on 7, the head of san francisco's school board has ofered a r offered a proposal on a mural. the mural is called life of washington and has been in place for more than 80 years. some activists want it destroyed because of how it portrays african-americans and native-americans. but community leaders have called for keeping the mural. now there's a call for covering the mural with panels. >> there had be a variety of opinions about what should happen, but if this passes, actually destroying the art won't be on the table. our hope is that this does pass and that this board can get back to the work of making policy on behalf of every young person in the city. >> the school board could vote the mural's future on tuesday. >>> in an effort to build a better bay area, abc news is committed to finding solutions to the challenges of buying a home. tonight we're looking at how some people are buying and living in vans. in this case, they're called glamper vans. we checked out out and liz joins us live. >> reporter: it is illegal to sleep overnight in your car in san francisco, but that

. >> reporter: several african- american leaders in san francisco want the school board to change its mind and they are starting a petition that would allow that mural to stay. >> save it and learn from it and teach from it. >> reporter: the controversial mural is called the life of washington and it's on display at washington high school since 1936 and shows george washington as a slave owner and on one panel, a native american man is lying dead at the feet of white explorers print many students have found it offensive ended in june, the school board voted unanimously to have it painted over but the local african-american leaders think that's the wrong approach. >> we cannot continue to cut out the things that make us uncomfortable or we will never grow. >> reporter: it's a debate they say is at the intersection of art, censorship and history and the reverend amos brown said it's about balance. >> it takes two wings for an airplane to stand. that mural must not come down. >> reporter: other groups already are gathering signatures for similar petitions, including one that would put th

the san francisco school board was to cover up the mural because students say that it's images of slavesnd indigenous people are painful to walk past every day. painted on the walls of george washington high school, the panels depict captive africans twirling at mount vernon -- toiling at mount vernon. he created the inflammatory piece as part of a new deal work project in 1935. >> this was a very conservative time. even though it made washington look like a bad guy, and he was able to do. >> reporter: today in response to the district, at the danny glover joined a group of african-american leaders to reconsider covering up the murals. he attended washington high, he said when he made the movie the color purple some people objected to that. >> the fact is, it has to make people feel uncomfortable. the great artist are the ones that made us feel uncomfortable. >> reporter: the president of the san francisco chapter of the naacp believes that the district is misguided to try to censor the images of slavery and genocide. he says covering them up will only deny the lessons of the past. >> pe

now the head of the school board has proposed leaving it in place and covering it with panels. >> with this decision, we'll take destroying it off the table. and hopefully we can kree alts na art that inspires students. our students should be learning about the true history of that history, the true history of america in our classrooms. >> the school board could vote on this latest proposal when the panel meets on tuesday. >>> san jose police have released an image. joshua castro was arrested after a search that lasted for hours. someone reported a man with a gun a few blocks from campus. the campus was put on lockdown and officers searched the spartan complex, eventually finding him in a third floor ceili ceiling duct. >>> gun safety advocates held a forum today in des moines, iowa where 18 candidates took part while campaigning at the state fair. >> we need reasonable gun safety laws in our country, including universal background checks and a renewal of the assault weapons ban. >> the house passed two background check bills in february, but senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has

. >>> the head of san francisco's school board is offering a proposal to deal with the fight over a mural that has put georgia high school in the national spotlight. tonight he's talking only to abc7. the mural is called "life april apr washington." some want it destroyed. but some say painting over the mural is a step too far and erases history. now school board president stephon clark wants to cover the mural with panels. >> there's still going to be a variety of opinions about what should happen. but if this passes, actually destroying the art won't be on the table. our hope is that this does pass and that this board can give back to the work of making policy on behalf of every young person in the city. >> the school board could vote on the mural's future on tuesday. abc7 news reporter has been on top of this story. she tweeted today that she's been told actor danny clofr, a san francisco native is in favor of keeping the mural at the high school. he and civil rights leader amos brown are sure to announce their support. >>> today at least 80,000 people attended outside lands music fest

the school board is debating which schools to close. >>> that is a brief look at some of the top storiese are working on. >>> new this morning a new hips in the persian gulf, as tensions with iran escalating again. allison barbara has more from jerusalem. >> reporter: the administration issued a new warning, the commercial ships operating in and around the persian gulf, buiran. in the morning, released on wednesday, the administration claims iran has been jamming gps signals in an attempt to get commercial vessels to wander into iranian waters. the advisory came on the same day u.s. secretary of state, mike pompeo met with his british counterpart and thanked the uk for joining a new coalition aimed at protecting shipping in the strait of hormuz. >> do you understand the importance of protecting international shipping from unprovoked attacks? this is a victory for meaningful effective multilateralism. >> earlier this week iranian president, called on the u.s., to end economic sanctions, targeting the regime. >> if the united states really wants to talk it must list all sanctions before ev

. >> reporter: the parents are giving the school board an ear full without how much they don't want their campus to close -- full about how much they don't want their campus to close. parents and students dressed in green in the oakland hills are coming out to try stop the oakland school district from moving their campus on 61 street. >> strong and kids are successful in. >> reporter: they said it is about having too many schools and not enough students. >> last year we had 11,000 empty seats. >> reporter: round two of school consolidations. last year parents and students spoke out to stop their campus from getting rolled into another. despite the protests the schools merged. kaiser families are hoping to avoid the same fate. >> i really love the teachers. they were very, very nice. i don't think i dreaded going to school. >> the school district spokesperson says only the location is changing. >> the school is not the building. the school is the people, the administration, the teachers, the staff that support the students and the students and the families. so what we want to do is take th

school board president's solution to preserve a piece of history at a san francisco high school. >>> and the end of an era. one of the last remaining mom and >>> good morning, everyone. it is 5:14 this morning. we're taking a live look from our emeryville camera at the bridge this the tower. pretty foggy but it's going to clear out and a really nice day to get out and enjoy. >>> the head of the san francisco school board offend a proposal that put the high school in the national highlight. he's talking only to abc 7. the life of washington. it's been in place 80 years. some activists want to destroy because of how it portrays oppression of native americans and african-americans. some say painting over the mural, the new plan, is a step too far and erases history. school board president steven cook wants to cover the mural with panels. >> there are going to be a variety of opinions about what should happen, but if this passes actually destroying the art won't be on the table. our hope is that this does pass and that this board can give back to the work to every to evy person in the ci