between palo alto, east palo alto, and menlo park all surrounded senate bill 50 by state senator scott weinernate bill 50 by senator scottt weiner, the bill would preempt local zoning laws. >> the last thing we want to do is build 3 1/2 million homes, a sprawl, further out in wildfire zones, covering up farm lands, causing people to have to commute two, three hours each way to work. >> reporter: but many along the peninsula aren't convinced. a joint study session monday brought together city leaders and residents of palo alto, east palo alto and menlo park. those critical of the bill say, among other issues, sb-50 would reduce local control of development, putting housing in the hands of the state. >> it's okay to publish mandates, but let local governments figure out how to solve it based on their individual culture. >> reporter: culture, cities, all impacted by california's housing crisis. sb-50 would allow building heights of 55 feet within a quarter mile radius of cal trans and height of 45 feet within a quarter mile radius of sam trans. it would exempt developments from density limits.f

senator scott weiner of san francisco wrote the bill.d he is extremely disappointed but says the fight isn't over. many thought the bill would at least make it out of committee so lawmakers could vote on it. sb-50 is controversial because it overrides local officials and local zoning and forces cities to allow high-rise housing near transit stops. that's why many officials have come out against it. they do not want to lose local control. supporters say california needs to rethink what the suburbs look like because of the housing crisis. the bill was postponed it wasn't exactly killed. it's been postponed until 2020 but many say it will have a really rough time then because that's an election year so this effectively kills it. but senator weiner says he is committed to moving it forward. reporting live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> the housing crisis is just one of the many challenges we face in building a better bay area. we want to hear your ideas. share them by joining our friday..a better bayre gup hello. weather an

before we continue, i want to recognize our legislator, scott weiner, for taking the time to be here.me, thank you for being here. we have some gifts and presents for dolores huerta. we have brenda who will help us with the giving of the presence present -- giving of the present [speaking spanish] >> thank you, brenda, thank you marissa. [speaking spanish] >> this art piece was made by second graders, and it's a beautiful, can you turn it around? [speaking spanish] [cheers and applause] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] >> whatever we give her is not enough to really show her what we appreciate what she has done, not only for our school, but for all of us through the human rights works that she has done, fighting for farmers who feed us all the time, so this is just a little token, but we want to say thank you. [speaking spanish] [cheering] [speaking spanish] >> big round of applause to dolores. [cheers and applause]. >> thank you for making the time to come. [cheering] [speaking spanish] >> she will make her way to the top where she will be signing posters, and you can line up, b

scott weiner did not consult with any groups about writing the law and at the local level, the consultation with community group and drafting the mayor's plan was totally insufficient. we hear again and again from people who are in favour of this that it is not compassionate to let people die on the street. our response to that is, of course, it is not compassionate to let people die on the street. it is also not compassionate to cut $40 million in community mental health services since 2008, and to leave people with no choices, or -- arrested eight or more times in the year, then discharging them with no services, then taking their rights away and forcing them into treatment. as others have mentioned here, there's a consensus that forced treatment does not work for drug use, that gives people ptsd and also make some more likely to overdose and avoid treatment in the future. i would just like to urge you to listen to people with disabilities, listen to drug users, people who are formerly homeless because we already know what works to solve these problems. thank you. >> hello, my name is ger

now sf state senator scott weiner hopes to get support from governor gavin newsom. the hope is newsom a winemaker and one-time san francisco restaurant owner himself likes the taste of that deal. it would allow ten cities, including sf, oakland and l.a., to decide on new closing times. >>> coming up, president trump on his way back to america after a quick trip to japan. the controversy he's faceing when he arrives. >>> and pride month just a few days away. you can expect to see the rainbow flags flying. the decisions being made in east bay cities on whether or not to raise the symbolic flag. >>> and we have been watching instagram. i hope you've been watching as well. nbc bay area's synced in show is posted every monday, wednesday, and friday. follow us. here's a peek at what's playing now. >>> hey, guys. happy start of the week. i'm abby and this is "synced in." shout out to our beloved golden gate bridge which turns 82 years old today. the 1.7-mile-long bridge took a little over four years to build and opened on may 27th in 1937. you guys are going to get a kick

the state senator scott weany wrote the bill and says the chair of the -- scott weiner wrote the bill says he is very disappointed saying the failed housing policy is pushing people into poverty and homelessness. >>> the golden gate district is giving a preview of the suicide barrier before it is installed in less than two years. a 300-foot long mock up of the barrier has been built in richmond to serve as a model for construction crews as they begin building. officials say 10% to which steel arms have been installed. parents of suicide victims who have jumped off the bridge took part in yesterday's reveal and they believe the new suicide deterrent system net will make a big difference. >> i am happy that it is now, but i wish it had been in 2010 when my son died. if my son had looked down and seen that net he probably would have just sat down and cried. >> to physically see it and touch it, it is unbelievable. i feel if there was a net there and kyle had looked over and saw a net it would have saved his life. >> injuries could include bruisessers sprains and broken bones. the net wou

. >> reporter: senate bill 50 is the bill by scott weiner who hopes to fix thesing crisis by preempting zoning laws by building apartment houses close to local transportation. east palo alto officials agree with it and say there is a deeper root to cities opposing it. >> one is education segregation and economic segregation is housing segregation. >> reporter: if approved in the senate it would allow building heights of 55 feet with no quarter mile radius of sand traps. palo alto's mayor doesn't agree with the bill in its entirety. >> we oppose it unless it is consistent with the principles adopted by and large we oppose one size fits all mandates and oppose sacramento overrate of local control. >> reporter: when it comes to affordable housing, the maper of palo alto says the city is taking action. >> we spent on affordable housing. >> reporter: the mayor olpalo alto also made it very clear at the beginning of the meeting that they are not meeting to make any decision but juts to hear both sides. live in palo alto -- >> now to another story about building a better bay area. this one lit

they as an organization provided tremendous support for mark leno to scott weiner to me and so i personally have gratitude for a man i, too, i never met. rest in peace. >> thank you. madam president. >> madam clerk, it is now 2:32 and let's go to our recognition of accommodations for asian pacific american heritage month. so welcome, welcome to the asian pacific american heritage month at the board of supervisors. today, we we wil will be honourg outstanding individuals from each of the districts who represent the diversity and pride of our asian pacific american community. this year, we have so much to look forward to as we are also commemorating to milestones this year. the 150th anniversary of the completion of the trans continental railroad and the chinese railroad workers who made that possible. as well as the 50t 50th anniversary of the asian american study's programme at the san francisco state university. asian pacific heritage month salterred as a ten-day recognition by congress in 1997 but became a full month in 1990. many do not realize this, but the month of may was chosen becau

state senator scott weiner authored the bill pointing out transgender people in men's prisons are assaultedped and put into isolation for safety. the bill would require prison staff to refer to inmates by their preferred gender pronouns. the bill now moves to the state assembly. >>> and a bill extends the california paid family leave program. right now workers are entitled to 70% of pay for six weeks and the new bill would change it to 100% of the worker's income for people that make up to $100 a year. the bill now goes to the state senate. >>> if you are looking for a fast, cheap destination wedding, head to the east bay. today the clerk reporter in contra costa is allowing coupling to get married at the summit of mt. diablo from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. today only. the clerk will offer a total of 16 appointments. as of this morning there are still slots available. the fee is $60 and the marriage license is $86. >>> the time is 5:47. this story is just for pam cook. they call it one of the world's most anticipated new roller coasters of 19. that coaster is right here in the bay area. look a

we also have a representative from scott weiner's office here this morning. i also would like to thank our sponsors who make this event possible. not only do they support our events fiscally but share knowledge and expertise which so many small businesses on different levels. with them small business week reaches more than 3,000 small business owners every year. i want to acknowledge our presenting sponsor bank of america. our inspire san francisco host is comcast business. forum hosts are the office of small business, pacific gas & electric, post mates, san francisco m.t.a. and wells fargo. there are so many other sponsors. please check them out and support them. let's give our sponsors a big round of applause. without them this wouldn't be happening. [applause.] >> with that, i want to welcome our representative of our presenting sponsor, mayor, small business banks manager with bank of america. let's give him a big round of applause. [applause.] >> good morning, everyone. welcome. i am the san francisco small business banking manager at bank of america. on

the legislation offered by for scott weiner is meant to put multi-unit high rise housing near jobs andublic transportation, preempting local zoning laws, it would have a building height 45 feet within a quarter mail radius of caltrans. the bill would exempt developments from density limits. >> the last thing we want to do is build 3.5 million homes that sprawl further, further out in wildfire zones, covering up formland, causing people to have to commute two, three hours each way to work. >> those critical of the bill say among other issues, sp 50 would reduce local developments, putting housing in the hands of the state. east palo alto was the only city represented in last night's joint session in favor of the bill. they will have the next senate committee hearing on monday. >>> all right, time to talk weather. we talk temperatures, mid-50s. concord at 57. antioch and brentwood, 52 and 51 for the extremes. livermore about 55 degrees, we have low- to mid-50s just about anywhere else. up in the hills, a little cooler, dress for 46. i want to show you the golden gate bridge. a little mis

-- specifically in this case, you probably remember that last year senate bill 1045 which was scott weiner's bill passed the senate and was signed by the governor, and it applies specifically to three counties, but the county board of supervisors have to vote to accept it and to roll it out, so that hearing hasn't happened yet in san francisco, but the hearing will take place may 13 th, and that's when the board will pick this discussion up and decide whether to move forward with a 1045 or not. as you probably remember, what that does is expands the conservatorship role to really target people who had multiple reoccurrence in psycho emergency and people who have substance abuse issues. as you also probably no, it is fairly limited in terms of its ability to reach out to new people, so what is happening right now is there is a lot of work going on in sacramento with another bill, and that is essentially a cleanup bill that will fix some of the structural problems with the first bill. so the mirror's office is very devoted to getting 1045 past someone the other bill happens that we would reall

state senator scott weiner from san francisco offered the bill pointing out transgender women put ine often assaulted and and put into isolation for their safety. the bill would also have inmates be referred to by their preferred prone appeared >> california paid family leave program program. workers who got them leave our title to 60-70 percent of their pay for six weeks. assembly bill 196 would change that to 100 percent of a workers income for people making up to $100,000 per year. the bill now moves to the states and pay >> the city of emeryville responding to dublin city council to fly the pride class flag as a whole. the city will hold an event on june 8. the city will not only raise the pride flag at city flag like it does every well but emeryville also display a second flag in solidarity with dublin's lgbtq community. i was in at the city of dublin rejected a motion to raise the flag for pride month and saying it should the flak which should be for federal, state and city flexible appeared >> today's the first day taiwan that same-sex couples can get  married. couples packe

joke scott weiner is the author of sb 50, a bill that would require local governments to make it easier to build housing near jobs and transit. last month a poll found that 61% of californians are in favor of sb 50. a new poll commissioned by a prodevelopment group shows that 66% of california voters are in favor. yet it was recently shelved by a senate committee and now it cannot be voted on until next year. >> obviously i don't agree with the decision that was made. it was deeply disappointing to me. >> reporter: the senator says even if he has to wait until 2020, he will pass this bill. >> we have seen big city mayors, editorial boards and the governor expressed her disappointment about this decision. we can't change it now but we will move this bill in january. >> reporter: sb 50 faces stiff opposition from local governments, homeowners and housing nonprofits. >> we believe a one size fits all approach that ships power from the communities.>> reporter: former speaker willie brown says dramatically increasing housing may require a statewide ballot measure. that is because the dedicat