i'm here to talk about sb827 from state senator scott weiner. he introduced several new amendments, so my testimony will not be the testimony i was going to originally present. i just want to mention, first off, you should consider the residential infrastructure which his legislation will cause and how the city is so unprepared for it. secondarily, i want to talk about the destruction of the single family homes in the residential neighborhoods. and now in closing, i would like to read our resolved resolution for 827. resolve the coalition for san franciscoen neighborhoods, cssn, land use committee urges all members of this organization and anybody else agreeing with this resolution to communicate to the state legislature for the district in which he/she resides to oppose sb827. be further resolved, the california state senate assembly to oppose sba27. finally resolved that the board of supervisor's resolution of february 13th, 2018, which may or may not change now. thank you very much. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> goo

. >>> state senator scott weiner has introduced a bill aimed at using the california housing crisis by allowing taller complexes. building height limit would be increased to 85 feet in neighborhoods within 1/4 mile of a transit corridor and 55 feet for areas within 1/2 mile of a major transit stop. some in san francisco say that allowing those buildings would destroy the neighborhood feel. this would be in the sunset richmond orchestral districts. the senator says it is important to encourage new housing.>>> coming up, chinese new year celebrations are in full swing and coming up next predictions from a local master about what to expect from the year of the dog. >>> a new bay area poll shows how many young people and renters are living on a tight budget. the silicon valley leadership group worked to survey five bay area counties. they found 1/3 renters and 1/4 of people under 40 are struggling to afford housing. half of those surveyed reported cutting back on food heating and entertainment to afford their rent. it would take the average millennial with college debt 27 years to save up

sen scott weiner/ "we're often paralyzed by what we see everyday on our streets, but we can't be numb. these are san francisco residents". weiner says this bill would help keep the homeless out of the criminal justice system and focus on their health and well-being. (steve) students in san mateo returned to class for the first time since major flooding at their school. early thursday morning a water main broke - leading to traffic problems, flooding and the closure of saint matthews catholic school. although the school reopened today... the gym still needs a new floor...and will be out of commission for about two months. parents say they were surprised that their students were able to come back so soon after the flooding.. kimberley raposo / parent"it's pretty devastating, i'm glad that the kids are happy to come back to school, it's a blessing with everybody who had volunteered to do everything, we are all very grateful." (steve) there was also minor there was there was also minor damage to the church -- but they'll still be able to use it for sunday services. coming up at eight.. pr

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coupled with these much needed changes to state law proposed by senator scott weiner, i'm introducing legislation that will do two main things. number one, it will decriminalizing mental health issues by transferring the current responsibility skefsh topship prime from the district attorney's office to the city attorney's office. these will be treated the same way as we treat child and family law in the city. and number two, it will kr 0 dify a system in the city that will serve clients like bobbie. it will address some of our highest, our most at risk individuals. some departments include the department of public health, the department of homeless and support services, the department of ageing and adult services, the san francisco police department, and the b.a.r.t. police. it's a bicycfocused effort by agencies to collaboratively monitor and treat individuals struggling with mental health issues. that will provide a full wraparound services with a goal of getting stablized happy, healthy and housed for the long run. getting these individuals stablized and housed is a compassionate a

. >> reporter: state senator scott weiner has proposed a bill to make it easier for committing someone other than the usual reasons of being a clear and present danger to themselves and others. otherwise known as the 5150 rule. as san francisco health director barbara garcia explains -- >> the law became a barrier for us to really provide the long term care. >> reporter: time enough to sober up for the judge but not enough time to make any real changes in their lives. >> and have a 30 day stay in a prepare that could be a locked fa -- program that could be a locked facility and then they get care. >> we know one person who has been 5150-ed about 100 times. >> those frequent flyers, if you will, those are some of the most visible people, people that sometimes talk to themselves on the street corners, people we hear about all the time from san francisco residents and visitors. >> reporter: in the past any move that touched on civil liberties of the homeless was dead on arrival politically, but times have changed and even public defender jeff adachi whose office represents the homeless is

state senator scott weiner unveiled it with london breed. the bill would strengthen county laws on conservativeships. the goal would be to help the homeless people zufrisuffering mental illness or drug addiction. >> we're often paralyzed by what we see on our streets and it's easy to become numb, but we can't be numb. these are human beings, these are san francisco residents. these are people who need help, and we need to help them. >> supervisor breed plans to introduce a complementary city version of the bill to help smooth the process in san francisco. >>> former president barack obama and michelle obama's portraits were unveiled today, joining the national portrait gallery. take a look at them. they generated a lot of strong reaction on social media, so we want to know what you think of them. get your phone and head to abc7news.com/vote and you can give them a thumbs up or thumbs down. 64% of you in realtime saying that you like those portraits. again, those are in realtime. you can head to abc7news.com/vote and click on your preference

i'm also volunteering at scott weiner's office on fridays where i've been doing the lesa, learning about state politics and local politics. i started my practice three years ago, and through that, i understand and realize all the problems that go along with finding space to lease in san francisco, particular storefront spaces to lease that are affordable. i had colleagues that did this in 2009, the comparison from then until i was looking about three years ago, was probably five to $7,000 a month in rent, and it's just become a serious problem for people trying to start their own business in the city, so i feel with all these experiences, i feel like i could be an asset leader in the milennial generation in san francisco. >> supervisor safai: i'll ask one of supervisor yee's favorite questions. have you attended any of the small business commission meetings? >> i have not attended. i watched a couple on the sf government tv. >> supervisor safai: okay. great. we'll call you back up if we have any questions. the third applicant we'll call up is miss reese mytton. please come forward. >> go

scott weinier's effort to help san francisco's homeless population. in a news conference today... mayor mark farrell and board of supervisors president london breed gathered to support weiner's new bill. that bill would expand conservatorship laws... to help the homeless who suffer from mental illness and drug addiction. it would give local governments more flexibility in expanding programs to help the homeless... as well as helping them with their mental illnesses and addictions. sen mark weiner/ "we're often paralyzed by what we see everyday on our streets, but we can't be numb.".(vicki) (vicki) weiner says this bill would help keep the homeless out of the criminal justice system and focus on their health and well-being. (steve) in the east bay... a man is in critical condition after a shooting near an amtrak station. it happened just before 9:15 last night in emeryville. a man was shot on 59th street near horton street. police have not yet released his name. they say the gunman ran off and is still on the loose. police do not have a description of the shooter. (steve) police in the north bay arrested a man in connection to a stabbing. it happened on saturday morning ... i