senator scott wiener will join david chiu and fill tank to lead the event at 9:15 this morning. david to his working to propose a statewide hotline to report and deal with hate crimes and they are proposing legislation for restorative justice programs and they want governor newsom to appoint an attorney general from the asian community. >>> in san mateo, they will introduce legislation condemning hate crimes and to establish that county as a zero-tolerance hate zone from daly city to menlo park. >> we expect action and tangible results and that means curriculum in schools and actions by policymakers. >> speakers and rallies over the weekend were fired up and they say they won't stay silent. a rally in san jose drew a crowd of about 1000 on the outrage was sparked by recent hate crimes against asian-americans and by the murders of eight people in georgia, six of whom were asian women. >>> in san jose, a retired police officer leads an effort to protect people, especially seniors, in japan town. he's launched a community patrol group for the area with volunteers patrolling to look

so, ladies and gentlemen, state senator scott wiener.all, i want to thank the mayor for her tremendous leadership throughout this pandemic. san francisco, under mayor breed's leadership, acted quickly and decisively, and as a result, many lives were saved in san francisco, so thank you, madam chair, for your incredible leadership. [applause] >> and also, madam mayor, for your leadership not just through these last few years, but also during the pandemic because we know we have to be intentional in terms of what comes out of this pandemic. if there's a business that you support, we need to make sure that it's still here when it's over. the shared spaces program has been an absolute lifeline. the number of restaurants and bars that would not be here, would not be here today if it weren't for this program, is significant. we've seen far too many of our restaurants and bars dramatically, but it would have been significantly higher without this program. it's been a problem to hold on for dear life and survive until this pandemic is over. we c

lowell parents -- mayor london breed is calling for ouster along with a list, including senator scott wiener. >> first of all, surprised at breadth of support it has. >> reporter: member of the san francisco democratic party, authored a resolution demanding she step down. >> because of the very important issues that the board is facing, that she has lost a certain amount of effectiveness. >> reporter: tonight collins said she appreciated the opportunity to be part of restorative and transformative dialogue going forward and again expressed sincere and heartfelt apology, we reached out, she's yet to respond. nbc bay area news. >>> it's a hot button issue, moving homeless encampments away from schools in san jose. still debiting. mayor asked to allow cleanup near schools. pointed out crisis created more homeless and accused them of using unhoused as scapegoats. recommendation against moving them because of risk of spreading coronavirus. >>> eviction moratorium in contra costa county goes to june. ordinance extends the grace period to pay back rent to august 31st. >>> new controversy about astr

an hour ago scott wiener tweeting in part she should resign. >>> battling this pandemic but experts worry about new diseases, despite the major advances in technology, what may end up delaying future vaccines. >> we ship to distributors, end users. 57 countries, i'd say. all the states in the country we ship to. >> reporter: roughly 200 machines and 300 employees working together to end the pandemic that's already killed about 540,000 americans and counting. how many medical supplies do you make? president of the 90,000 square foot facility in petaluma that manufactures lab equipment, largest of its kind. wouldn't have been able to develop a vaccine without these supplies? >> no, these supplies are critical. >> reporter: business up about 300%. >> lot of things go into the development of the vaccine, not just liquid but syringes and vials, we didn't have enough of. >> reporter: is america ready for another pandemic. >> getting ready but should have triple what we can make. >> reporter: suffered supply shortages, and study by government accountability office cited reliance on foreign manuf

so, ladies and gentlemen, state senator scott wiener. [applause] >> thank you, madam mayor, and first of all, i want to thank the mayor for her tremendous leadership throughout this pandemic. san francisco, under mayor breed's leadership, acted quickly and decisively, and as a result, many lives were saved in san francisco, so thank you, madam chair, for your incredible leadership. [applause] >> and also, madam mayor, for your leadership not just through these last few years, but also during the pandemic because we know we have to be intentional in terms of what comes out of this pandemic. if there's a business that you support, we need to make sure that it's still here when it's over. the shared spaces program has been an absolute lifeline. the number of restaurants and bars that would not be here, would not be here today if it weren't for this program, is significant. we've seen far too many of our restaurants and bars dramatically, but it would have been significantly higher without this program. it's been a problem to hold on for dea

senator scott wiener and assembly member david chiu spoke out against the anti-asian violence and discussed changes we need to do everything letterman trying communities to ensuring that we are investigating all incidents of to ensure that we're providing victims with the full panoply of services and support the making sure we're investing in the long-term. >> answers to this, which is up next. not which is sort of we had some of it has to. we need to move on all fronts at the same time in san francisco taylor kron 4 news. >> now let's go to the east bay and any act. police captured a burglar trying to hide from them on the roof of this business. he's. >> hiding right there in that little window right there. you kind of see a figure moving in there. police got called out after an alarm went off at the shopping center on contra, loma boulevard and when police arrived, well, they didn't find anyone. so what they did was launch a drone which is this video that will hang out right now and they found the burglar hiding behind an ac unit. the burglar eventually came down and then was taken to jai

senator scott wiener will join assembly members david chiu and phil ting in leading the event at 9:15 this morning. david chiu is working with the aapi community to propose a statewide hotline for reporting and dealing with hate crimes and they propose legislation for restorative justice programs. the group wants governor gavin newsom to appoint an attorney general from the asian community. >>> san mateo county board presidents will introduce legislation condemning hate crimes against aapi and to establish the county as a zero- tolerance hate zone from daly city to menlo park. >>> there was a weekend of outrage sparked by recent hate crimes against asian-americans and by the murders of eight people in georgia, six of those asian women. a rally in san jose drew a crowd and speakers were fired up and say they will not stay silent. and also, a retired police officer leads an effort to protect people, especially seniors in japan town. he's launched a community of volunteers that will look for potential trouble and to record it for the police department. they will urge elderly people to be

senator scott wiener and assembly member david chiu spoke out against the anti-asian violence and discussed changes we need to do everything letterman trying communities to ensuring that we are investigating all incidents of to ensure that we're providing victims with the full panoply of services and support the making sure we're investing in the long-term. >> answers to this, which is up next. not which is sort of we had some of it has to. we need to move on all fronts at the same time in san francisco taylor kron 4 news. >> coming up here at 08:30pm tonight. a member of the u.s. commission on civil rights will join us here live to discuss the rise in anti-asian attacks. >> a switch things up to talk weather this sunday night. a live look at san francisco, courtesy of the sutro tower camera. another picture. perfect day out side as we celebrate the second full day of spring. first full weekend of spring. now underway. and meteorologist rebecca strom joining us now with a look ahead. >> towards the work week. >> yeah. jonathan justine, it like it's going to be beautiful ball, if you'd like

changed commercial corridors and cities around the bay and up and down the state state senator scott wienerned senate bill 3 14 aimed at streamlining liquor license requirements and allowing the shared spaces to continue statewide just to make it easier for bars and pretty killer to share space on to be able to have that those kinds of efficiencies that way to make life easier for live music venues on other just ways of supporting our hospitality sectors. that senate bill is currently in committee, the city plan to make those park lights and more permanent fixture is set to be introduced on tuesday. christien kafton ktvu, fox two news yeah. hate crime and attempted sexual assault in san jose. coming up the video the woman took of the suspect after the incident, plus how san francisco officials and california senator alex padilla are working to address the rise in violent crimes against asian americans, plus friday night lights back in the bay later in sports more from one of the few high school football games in action tonight, then new york's governor, two senators call on the governor gov

her spokesperson friday referred me to a video per along with scott wiener of san francisco at committeearlier this week. >> i've seen an enormous amount of inaccurate information about this bill. if you go up to a senior and shove that senior to the ground you have committed an assault against that senior. if you injure that senijure thae could be charged with felony. >> reporter: the asian american prosecutors association issued a statement voicing their concerns over the bill. they cited my story of three men attacking and robbing of older asian or asian-ian or man in san francisco. >> this is a very big mistake in my opinion.my opinion.my opi. it would not even qualify as grave bodily injury and i don't think they understand that. that is a classic robbery where somebody is pushed to the ground or somebody is grabbed and tussled. >> reporter: when asked the law case, senator skinner's office said that under bill 82 the elder abuse assault would still be considered a felony. however prosecutors tell me elder abuse and assault without felony robbery significantly reduces the prison tim

senator scott wiener and assembly member david chiu spoke out against the anti-asian violence and discussed changes we need to do everything letterman trying communities to ensuring that we are investigating all incidents of to ensure that we're providing victims with the full panoply of services and support the making sure we're investing in the long-term. >> answers to this, which is up next. not which is sort of we had some of that has to we need to move on all fronts at the same time in san francisco taylor kron 4 news or so. this is just the latest show of support for the a p i community. but despite the solidarity and increased police patrols. the attacks continue to happen here in the bay area and also across the country. joining us to talk about the crimes that have been happening. >> our political analyst michael yaki who also is a member. the united states commission on civil rights. michael, thanks so much. for spending time with us again here on kron. 4 news at 9. this to talk a little bit about the uprising that we are starting to see in these crimes is there you in the last ho

assembly members phil ting and david chu and state senator scott wiener stood with members of the communityn chinatown, condemning the wave of violence against the asian american pacific islander community. we are coming together, locking arms and arms and saying that we are as a community and not just as an fbi community put anything. california in san francisco community we are saying no to the julie haener the weekend people in the bay area nationwide student solitaire with the asian community following the murders of eight people at atlanta area spaz six of the victims women of asian descent, we need to take action. thoughts and prayers are not enough. this has to be an inflection point. enough is enough. research from the nonprofit stop a p i hate shows nearly 3800 anti asian incidents were reported over the last year. this includes the recent attack on 76 year old challenge, and shay on san francisco's market street. ah community leader said her eye is still bleeding and the emotional scars run deeper. he has been really scared. and right now she even say that she doesn't know whether

state senator scott wiener and assembly members david chu and phil ting are gathering at ports mouthe at 9:15. these events follow a jam-packed weekend of other rallies throughout the bay area. we had cameras scattered throughout the bay area to capture what was happening. we have those stories on our website as well as details as to what's happening today and later this week in terms of those solidarity marches and rallies. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >>> you can help as well in the effort to stop the hate. nbc bay area, telemundo 48 and our parent company, comcast, will be partnering with the bay area based asian pacific fund and we will provide grants to organizations working to stop attacks against the asian and asian-american community. more than a half a million dollars have been donated to the fund and if you want to donate, we've added a link to our website at nbcbayarea.com. >>> a big week is ahead for several bay area counties that could move into the less restrictive orange tier. more businesses will be allowed to reopen or expand. c

senator scott wiener and assembly member david chiu spoke out against the anti-asian violence and discussedhanges we need to do everything letterman trying communities to ensuring that we are investigating all incidents of to ensure that we're providing victims with the full panoply of services and support the making sure we're investing in the long-term. >> answers to this, which is up next. not which is sort of we had some of it has to. we need to move on all fronts at the same time in san francisco taylor kron 4 news. we are. >> there are growing calls this morning for the vice president and of the san francisco unified school board to resign after a series of old tweets resurfaced showing biases against the asian community in 2016 allison colless collins wrote several tweets accusing asian americans of using white supremacy to get ahead of their black colleagues. she also used a racial slur collins is addressing the claims by saying, quote, a number of tweets and social media posts i made in 2016 have recently been highlighted. they have been taken out of context. both of that specific

state senator scott wiener agrees that in the rush to roll out vaccine, some lower income residents weret out because of the vast income differences within neighborhoods around the bay area any time you do a statewide formula, you're gonna have some unintended kong consequences that you need toe work to address and that's what's happening here. the vaccine equity plan announced last week didn't include any zip codes in santa clara county, despite what supervisor cindy chavez calls a clear need. in some of our communities we've had as high a rate as you know, 15% in a single census track testing positive for covid-19 and on any met metric that you use santa clara county has been profoundly hit by covid-19. both senator weiner and supervisors. chavez say there has been ongoing discussions with the governor's office and both say they're confident the equity issue. will be resolved one thing that that was very clear from the governor's office today is that they are really looking to assist us and resolving this issue. we're working closely with the governor's office to make sure that the bay

state senator scott wiener agrees that in the rush to roll out vaccine, some lower income residents wereleft out because of the vast income differences within neighborhoods around the bay area any time you do a statewide formula, you're gonna have some unintended kong consequences that you need toe work to address and that's what's happening here. the vaccine equity plan, announced last week didn't include any zip codes in santa clara county, despite what supervisor cindy chavez calls a clear need in some of our communities we've had as high a rate as you know, 15% in a single census track. testing positive for covid-19 and on any met metric that you use santa clara county has been profoundly hit by covid-19, both senator weiner and supervisors, chavez say there has been ongoing discussions with the governor's office and both say they're confident the equity issue will be resolved. one thing that that was very clear from the governor's office today. is that they are really looking to assist us in resolving this issue. state leaders are hoping to have a clear plan for equitable vaccine di

senator scott wiener and assembly member david chiu spoke out against the anti-asian violence and discussed needed changes. we need to do everything letterman trying communities to ensuring that we are investigating all incidents of to ensure that we're providing victims with the full panoply of services and support the to making sure we're investing in long-term. >> answers to this, which which is sort of we had of it has to. we need to move on all fronts at the same time in san francisco taylor kron 4 news. our state. >> time now is 7.35 growing calls this morning for vice president of san francisco unified school board to resign after a series of all tweets have resurfaced showing biases against the asian community back in 2016 alison collins wrote several tweets accusing asian americans of using white supremacy to get ahead of their black colleagues. she also apparently used a racial slur. now collins has addressed the claims by saying, quote, a number of tweets in social media posts i made in 2016 have recently been highlighted. they have been taken out of context. both of that specifi

assembly members david chu and phil ting, along with state senator scott wiener.a news conference at portsmouth square in san francisco's chinatown this morning. they say they're working on a broad range of proposals, including education as well as protections for the community. san francisco sheriff called on the public to be vigilant. we also have to keep in mind that the people targeted right now are not just asian, their elderly they're vulnerable. the people who the community should be protecting as a whole. let's keep that in mind if we move forward, say lawmakers are also proposing legislation that would expand the justice department's role in tracking down and prosecuting those responsible for violent acts against asian americans. and starting today in the south bay. you could see citizens patrols in san jose's japantown. they are meant to further prevent violence against the asian community. ktvu james tourists introduces us to a young man who is. interested in volunteering. he says. he's doing it for his family, every morning in san jose's japantown, ben

state senator scott wiener agrees that in the rush to roll out vaccine, some lower income residents were left out because of. the vast income differences within neighborhoods around the bay area any time you do a statewide formula, you're gonna have some unintended con consequences that you need toe work to address and that's what's happening here. the vaccine equity plan announced last week didn't include any zip codes in santa clara county, despite what supervisor cindy chavez calls a clear need in some of our communities we've had as high a rate is. you know, 15% in a single census track testing positive for covid-19 and on any met metric that you use santa clara county has been profoundly hit by covid-19, both senator weiner and supervisors. chavez say there has been ongoing discussions with the governor's office and both say they're confident the equity issue will be resolved. one thing that that was very clear from the governor's office today. is that they're really looking to assist us and resolving this issue. we're working closely with the governor's office to make sure that the

. >> reporter: scott wiener represents california's senate district 11 which includes san francisco, where neighborhoods such as the mission and the bayview weren't included on the priority list. he was on a call today with the governor's office pushing for changes. >> i'm optimistic that we're going to get there. >> reporter: the desire for equitable access not in doubt. >> we need to continue to improve on how we think about addressing equity and obviously this is a partnership that goes from the state all the way down to the front lines. so hopefully we can continue to do better. >> reporter: in the south bay chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >>> thousands of people who recently received a vaccine at oakland's coliseum site potentially got less than the recommended amount. you can see the coliseum on the right of your screen in this live picture from our camera on 880. the vaccinations do not have to be redone, however. the state department of health says about 6,300 people received shots during certain hours of february 28th and march 1st with a smaller dose than they were supposed to ge

state senator scott wiener, assembly member david chu and phil ting are gathering at portsmouth squaret 9:15. all of this coming after a jam-packed weekend of several rallies and marches. we had crews spread out throughout the bay area and we captured a lot of what was going on in this community. if you didn't have a chance to see it over the weekend, we have a lot of those stories on our website, nbcbayarea.com. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> as cierra was mentioning, mourning continues in atlanta for the eight people killed in the shooting rampage last week. over the weekend, people gathered outside of gold spa. this is to pray and place flowers at the growing memorial. this was the first of three spas where gunmen opened fire. six of those women killed were asian-american women. investigators say that they have not yet found concrete evidence that they're dealing with a hate crime. >>> and you can help in the efforts to stop hate. nbc bay area, telemundo 48 and our parent company, comcast, will be partnering with the bay area based asian pacif

state senator scott wiener dave parties here among those asking, but the state urgently addressed disparities and restructure the plan. the bay area accounts for 20% of california's population. many communities had hard by the coronavirus. only 10 zip codes here in the bay area are prioritized to the current plan compared to 79 zip codes in los angeles county and 39 zip codes in san bernadino county, middle school classrooms are back open in the los altos school district. but as ktvu is maureen near the reports, there are some families that are continuing with distance learning. i'm here sunday evening. this 12 year old was preparing for a most unusual introduction to junior high. i am checking up the schools to know where my classes are going to be in where i'm gonna park my bike and basically check out the campus our principal on friday night sent us our new schedules and sent us a map of where all the seventh graders will be tomorrow after work here, there it is. this marks bryce kibbles first year at block intermediate school in los el toast. but because of the pandemic, the seventh grade

changed commercial corridors and cities around the bay and up and down the state state senator scott wienerpenned senate bill 3 14 aim it, streamlining liquor license requirements and allowing the shared spaces to continue statewide just to make it easier for bars and pretty killer to share space on to be able to have that those kinds of efficiencies that way to make life easier for live music venues on other just ways of supporting our hospitality sectors. that senate bill is currently in committee, the city plan to make those park lights and more permanent fixture is set to be introduced on tuesday. christien kafton ktvu, fox two news. the popular san francisco restaurant. tommy's joint has reopened, it will be allowed to host customers inside of 25% capacity. tommy's will have a limited menu for a while, and food will continue to be available for take out the restaurant will open thursday through monday from noon to seven. p.m. monterey county could move into the red tear acenas next week, county officials there say the county could have already been in the red here and moving towards or

changed commercial corridors and cities around the bay and up and down the state state senator scott wienerbill 3 14 aimed at streamlining liquor license requirements and allowing the shared spaces to continue statewide just to make it easier for bars and pretty killer to share space on to be able to have that those kinds of efficiencies that way to make life easier for live music venues on other just ways of supporting our hospitality sectors. for that senate bill is currently in committee city legislation to make the platform's a more permanent picture will be introduced next tuesday. reporting live. christien kafton ktvu, fox two news, christian. thank you. it was a day of celebration at the white house as a coronavirus relief bill is now the law of the land. president biden sign the $1.9 trillion measure yesterday, democratic leaders attended a rose garden ceremony this afternoon along with the. president and vice president. law will provide another round of direct checks to americans who qualified, plus billions of dollars for small businesses and schools together with you. we are show

of justice for the victims, assembly members david chu and phil ting, along with state senator scott wiener, held a news conference at portsmouth square in san francisco's chinatown justice. morning. they compared the spread of anti asian hate to a virus. they say they're working on a broad range of proposals, including education, as well as protections for the community and san francisco's own sheriff called on the public to be vigilant. we also have to keep in mind that the people targeted right now are not just asian, their elderly they're vulnerable people who the community should be protecting as a whole. so let's keep that in mind if we move forward, state lawmakers are also proposing legislation that would expand the justice department's role in tracking down and prosecuting those responsible for violent acts against asian americans in the south bay as early as today, we could see patrols in the japan town neighborhood patrols by concerned citizens. they're meant to prevent further violence against members of the asian community. ktvu is james tourist introduces us to one young man i

assembly members phil ting and david chu and state senator scott wiener stood with members of the community in chinatown, condemning the wave of violence against the asian american pacific islander community. we are coming together, locking arms and arms and saying that we are as a community and not just as an fbi community but as a california in san francisco community, we are saying no to the hague over the weekend, people in the bay area nationwide student solitaire with the asian community following the murders of eight people at atlanta area spaz. six of the victims, women of asian descent. we need to take action. thoughts and prayers are not enough. this has to be an inflection point. enough is enough. research from the nonprofit stop a p i hate shows nearly 3800 anti asian incidents were reported over the last year. this includes the recent attack on 76 year old challenge, and shay on san francisco's market street. ah community leader said her eye is still bleeding and the emotional scars run deeper. she has been really scared. and right now she even say that she doesn't know whether

state senator scott wiener agrees that in the rush to roll out vaccine, some lower income residents weree of the vast income differences within neighborhoods around the bay area. any time you do a statewide. formula. um you're gonna have some unintended kong consequences that you need to work to address and that's what's happening here. the vaccine equity plan, announced last week didn't include any zip codes in santa clara county, despite what supervisor cindy chavez calls a clear need in some of our communities we've had as high a rate as you know, 15% in a single census track. testing positive for covid-19 and on any met metric that you use santa clara county has been profoundly hit by covid-19, both senator weiner and supervisors, chavez say there has been ongoing discussions with the governor's office and both say they're confident the equity issue will be resolved. one thing that that was very clear from the governor's office today. is that they are really looking to assist us and resolving this issue. we're working closely with the governor's office to make sure that the bay area'

some of you may be aware that state senator scott wiener tried to address the issue in april of 2020 with ab939 aiming to let business owners exit from leases without triggering personal guarantees. small businesses were outmatched by larger businesses and the bill died. paying all of the unpaid rent for the small businesses would cost a quarter to a half billion dollars. given the challenges in the wake of the pandemic, there does not seem to be enough money to make everyone whole. so the question is, does the city help a small number of businesses or spread the resources evenly among the small business community. trying to figure out our best path, i convened stakeholders. together we were able to get spur to sponsor it. we attracted top leaders from banking, real estate to brainstorm how we might resolve the problem. there was one intriguing proposal that came out of this which involved amortizing property taxes over a period of decades in exchange for landlords waiving or amortizing the back rent due. there might be a similar option available to the city. i support without reserv

yet, along with the mayor, senator scott wiener and partnership with the latino task force and ucsf, we announced the opening of the first neighborhood access site which is at 24th and cap in the mission. it has asked -- it's doing 120 vaccines a day there now for people 65 above and healthcare workers. we do have capacity to go up to 250 and possibly 400 vaccines a day there. within our vaccine ecosystem, a good progress being made and i'll talk about that in the formal update and then, unrelated vaccine but i didn't want to announce some reinforcement exciting news is that we announced the hiring of our new behavioral health director and director of mental health sf and dr. hilary kunins who comes from new york where she's a deputy health commissioner. has long experience in working in behavioral work and she led many successful initiatives there so we're just delighted to have her start. she'll be starting here in march and really happy to have such an outstanding person join our family after a long national search. so, some good news there as well. and i'm here to answer question

some of you may be aware that state senator scott wiener tried to address the issue in april of 2020 with ab939 aiming to let business owners exit from leases without triggering personal guarantees. small businesses were outmatched by larger businesses and the bill died. paying all of the unpaid rent for the small businesses would cost a quarter to a half billion dollars. given the challenges in the wake of the pandemic, there does not seem to be enough money to make everyone whole. so the question is, does the city help a small number of businesses or spread the resources evenly among the small business community. trying to figure out our best path, i convened stakeholders. together we were able to get spur to sponsor it. we attracted top leaders from banking, real estate to brainstorm how we might resolve the problem. there was one intriguing proposal that came out of this which involved amortizing property taxes over a period of decades in exchange for landlords waiving or amortizing the back rent due. there might be a similar option available to the city. i support without reserv

some of you may be aware that state senator scott wiener tried to address the issue in april of 2020 with ab939 aiming to let business owners exit from leases without triggering personal guarantees. small businesses were outmatched by larger businesses and the bill died. paying all of the unpaid rent for the small businesses would cost a quarter to a half billion dollars. given the challenges in the wake of the pandemic, there does not seem to be enough money to make everyone whole. so the question is, does the city help a small number of businesses or spread the resources evenly among the small business community. trying to figure out our best path, i convened stakeholders. together we were able to get spur to sponsor it. we attracted top leaders from banking, real estate to brainstorm how we might resolve the problem. there was one intriguing proposal that came out of this which involved amortizing property taxes over a period of decades in exchange for landlords waiving or amortizing the back rent due. there might be a similar option available to the city. i support without reserv