and excitement about what this means for all the amazing events, activities, fun, and i'll let scott wiener talk about the real a serious stuff in just a few moments. but, we have come a long way and i'm really proud of san francisco. we continue to set the stage for the rest of the world to follow and we know, it is not easy even here in san francisco. it takes a lot of courage to step out and to not only have an office of transgender initiative, the first in the country- [applause] -but, i got to say, i'm so honored that honey mahogany agreed to join our administration in doing this extraordinary work. [applause] and those investments will continue and i know with her leadership we'll see transformative things with the transgender community of san francisco. but we know it doesn't stop there. whether business investment, whether it is healthcare investment, whether it is art and culture, housing, you name it, this city has done extraordinary work with so many of the organizations and people joining us today. i'm so grateful to have not only our members of the board of supervisors joining

we will soon be joined by mayor breed, we have senator scott wiener, supervisor walton, dr. tonia, [indiscernible] from the state of california, so a really amazing line up of speakers. i want to say that, passion and determination patience are what the residents and the community have shown for more then a decade while participating in the creation and evolution of the plan not just for housing, but also for jobs, for services, for families, for children all here at sunnyvale. and while it is incredible to see and celebrate the progress, which we are doing today, we know there is a lot of work that still needs to be done, and in fact, work being done in the background behind us. there is a lot of work that still needs to be done and we are here for it and hope you are all too. we do want to take a minute to celebrate this really important milestone. we are celebrating the construction of two hundred percent affordable apartment communities together will provide 170 new homes, including 127 that will be set aside for the sunnydale residents. and amazingly, this is not just h

senator scott wiener announced sb 925, a bill that would allow police officers to cite anyone selling stolen items on the streets. >> if a person has been cited twice for selling these commonly stolen items without a permit, they can be cited for a misdemeanor. >> the third time san francisco's board of supervisors would need to create a list of the most commonly stolen items sold on the streets. sfpd would need to check that list of items before making citations anywhere in the city. >> we know that these issues are most pronounced in the mission tenderloin. some parts of south of market, a few other areas, but the city will be able to use this law wherever the issue arises. >> in november of 2023, after what the city categorized as chaos on mission street, with fencing operations taking over sidewalks and unpermitted vendors attacking public works inspectors, the city banned street vending on mission street this decision also impacted vendors who did have permits to sell on mission street. now, almost seven months later, after the announcement of sb 925 giving more capacity to sfpd

state senator scott wiener has been at the forefront of that push. his bill died in the state legislature earlier this year, but wiener says he and others are examining ways to possibly revive it. >> there are some people who are just categorically opposed to doing anything that could be perceived as normalizing drug use. they're just against it, and my response is that people are already using these substances. >> as doctor zorba says, for many ptsd sufferers, traditional treatments oftentimes don't work. that's why she's hoping the fda will ultimately decide to approve the new treatment. >> my hope is that we can look past the stigma and we can really realize the positive effects and we can update our mindset of what can help somebody. >> the fda is expected to make a decision regarding the new treatment by august in san francisco. tim johns, abc seven news. >> and our next abc seven news advancer at 11. a vote on the controversial climate change study aboard the uss hornet in alameda, the historic ship there. tomorrow, the city council will decide

state senator scott wiener has been at the forefront of that push. his bill died in the state legislature earlier this year, but wiener says he and other lawmakers are looking at ways to possibly revive it. >> for some people who are just categorically oppose to doing anything that could be perceived as normalizing drug use. my response is that people are already using these substances. >> some doctors say for many people who suffer from ptsd, oftentimes the traditional treatments don't work. the fda is expected to make a decision about the new treatment by august. back to you at the desk. >> thanks, amanda. happening today, a vote on the controversial climate change study aboard the historic uss hornet in alameda. the city council will decide whether to let the experiment restart. scientists want to spray sea salt into the air from the decommissioned aircraft carrier. they're trying to see if those particles can reflect heat back into space and potentially slow global warming. the city stopped that experiment over concerns that it could hurt people's

state senator scott wiener has been at the forefront of that push. s bill died in the state legislature earlier this year, but wiener says he and other lawmakers are looking at ways to possibly revive it. >> for some people who are just categorically opposed to doing anything that could be perceived as normalizing drug use, my response is that people are already using these substances. >> some doctors say for many people who suffer from ptsd, often times traditional treatments don't work. the fda is expected to make a decision about the new treatment by august. reggie, back to you. >> thanks, amanda. the first h5n1 bird flu cases have landed in san francisco. two infected chickens were found during an inspection of a live bird market in the bayview last month. the birds were asymptomatic. the health department says they monitored the market employees for ten days. none of them got sick. they also say no members of the public were exposed. happening today a vote on the controversial climate change study aboard the historic uss hornet in alameda. the ci

senator scott wiener announced sb 925, a bill that would allow police officers to cite anyone sellingtolen items on the streets. >> if a person has been cited twice for selling these commonly stolen items without a permit, they can be cited for a misdemeanor. >> the third time san francisco's board of supervisors would need to create a list of the most commonly stolen items sold on the streets. sfpd would need to check that list of items before making citations anywhere in the city. >> we know that these issues are most pronounced in the mission tenderloin. some parts of south of market, a few other areas, but the city will be able to use this law wherever the issue arises. >> in november of 2023, after what the city categorized as chaos on mission street, with fencing operations taking over sidewalks and unpermitted vendors attacking public works inspectors, the city banned street vending on mission street this decision also impacted vendors who did have permits to sell on mission street. now, almost seven months later, after the announcement of sb 925 giving more capacity to sfpd to

state senator scott wiener has been at the forefront of that push.ied in the state legislature earlier this year, but wiener says he and others are examining ways to possibly revive it. >> there are some people who are just categorically opposed to doing anything that could be perceived as normalizing drug use. they're just against it, and my response is that people are already using these substances. >> as doctor zorba says, for many ptsd sufferers, traditional treatments oftentimes don't work. that's why she's hoping the fda will ultimately decide to approve the new treatment. >> my hope is that we can look past the stigma and we can really realize the positive effects and we can update our mindset of what can help somebody. >> the fda is expected to make a decision regarding the new treatment by august in san francisco. tim johns, abc seven news. >> and our next abc seven news advancer at 11. a vote on the controversial climate change study aboard the uss hornet in alameda, the historic ship there. tomorrow, the city council will decide a whether

[applause] and our california state senator, scott wiener. [applause] thank you to our local elected leaders, including jose sisneros, our district attorney, brooke jenkins, our city attorney david chui, our chair paul miyamoto, our assessor, joaquin torres. our fire chief, jeanine nicholson. our police chief, bill scott. our city administrator, carmen chui and a bunch of other department heads including dr. grant colfax, reverend brown and you name it. i appreciate the leadership of this city being here to kickoff juneteenth. it is important that we recognize this as a celebration, but also it is important that we take a step back to understand the significance of juneteenth. and, we know that this dates back to starting in 1863 with the emancipation proclamation and people in the deep south in rural texas not finding out about the freedom that we are enjoying today until two years later, some time in june of 1865. and then in san francisco, we can look back at when we started celebratory events, all the way back to 1945 or so, and really ki

[applause] and our california state senator, scott wiener. [applause] thank you to our local elected leaders, including jose sisneros, our district attorney, brooke jenkins, our city attorney david chui, our chair paul miyamoto, our assessor, joaquin torres. our fire chief, jeanine nicholson. our police chief, bill scott. our city administrator, carmen chui and a bunch of other department heads including dr. grant colfax, reverend brown and you name it. i appreciate the leadership of this city being here to kickoff juneteenth. it is important that we recognize this as a celebration, but also it is important that we take a step back to understand the significance of juneteenth. and, we know that this dates back to starting in 1863 with the emancipation proclamation and people in the deep south in rural texas not finding out about the freedom that we are enjoying today until two years later, some time in june of 1865. and then in san francisco, we can look back at when we started celebratory events, all the way back to 1945 or so, and really ki

[applause] and our california state senator, scott wiener. [applause] thank you to our local elected leaders, including jose sisneros, our district attorney, brooke jenkins, our city attorney david chui, our chair paul miyamoto, our assessor, joaquin torres. our fire chief, jeanine nicholson. our police chief, bill scott. our city administrator, carmen chui and a bunch of other department heads including dr. grant colfax, reverend brown and you name it. i appreciate the leadership of this city being here to kickoff juneteenth. it is important that we recognize this as a celebration, but also it is important that we take a step back to understand the significance of juneteenth. and, we know that this dates back to starting in 1863 with the emancipation proclamation and people in the deep south in rural texas not finding out about the freedom that we are enjoying today until two years later, some time in june of 1865. and then in san francisco, we can look back at when we started celebratory events, all the way back to 1945 or so, and really ki

[applause] and our california state senator, scott wiener. [applause] thank you to our local elected leaders, including jose sisneros, our district attorney, brooke jenkins, our city attorney david chui, our chair paul miyamoto, our assessor, joaquin torres. our fire chief, jeanine nicholson. our police chief, bill scott. our city administrator, carmen chui and a bunch of other department heads including dr. grant colfax, reverend brown and you name it. i appreciate the leadership of this city being here to kickoff juneteenth. it is important that we recognize this as a celebration, but also it is important that we take a step back to understand the significance of juneteenth. and, we know that this dates back to starting in 1863 with the emancipation proclamation and people in the deep south in rural texas not finding out about the freedom that we are enjoying today until two years later, some time in june of 1865. and then in san francisco, we can look back at when we started celebratory events, all the way back to 1945 or so, and really ki

let scott wiener talk about the really serious stuff. and just a few moments. have come a long way.ge for the rest of the world to follow. and we know it's not easy. even here in san francisco, it takes a lot of courage to step out and to not only have an office of transgender initiatives, the first in the country. i got to say i'm so honored that honey mahogany has agreed to join our administration enjoying this extraordinary work. those investments will continue. and i know with her leadership will see transformative things with the transgender community of san francisco. but we know it doesn't stop there. whether its business investments, whether it's health care, investments, whether it's art and culture. housing, you name it. this city has extraordinary work with so many of the organizations and the people joining us here today. and i'm so grateful to have not only our members of the board of supervisors joining us, i saw him earn a somewhere around here as well as matt dorsey and rafael mandelman. but i'm so grateful for our trail blazing lgbtq department has including our gro

is that scott wiener's senate bill? >> could be, not sure, but it was definitely a collaborative effort on it to get some things changed for people that are really suffering on the streets and we had our hands tied and could not help them. it was a horrible feeling for our folks in ems and community paramedicine. we can't-you know? so, yeah, it's a good tool and our folks have been trained up properly on it and are trying to do the best for folks who are really really in need of help and cant help themselves. >> that is good some of our local politicians can collaborate with you guys and give you what you need and do great stuff like that. >> yeah. >> scott wiener and probably matt haney might have been involved in it, the usual suspects. they continue to do good work there and i appreciate it. the retirement deal, so who initiated that? >> local 798. >> they initiated it. okay. >> they initiated it and they are pushing it with the board of supervisors and other elected's and with all the mayoral candidates, they are go

scott wiener forced us to do it, simply doesn't hold water. if you want to amend the local coastal program, the evolved way to do it is in a comprehensive of well publicized, community driven process, not piecemeal in the wiener manner. this proposed ordinance is both bad policy and bad politics, and we urge you to table this. thank you for sharing your comments. let's have the next speaker. please. good afternoon. my name is jean connolly. i live on inverness drive, which is at 27th and sloat, i've lived there for 30 years. i'm here on behalf of the irish cultural center, we have respectfully followed all the guidelines and adhered to every request. and we believe that there's no further reason for delay of the project, please move forward with the project. thank you. thank you for sharing your comments. so the next speaker, please. afternoon. my name is stephanie o'sullivan. i'm a long time member of the united irish cultural center. i have four children, and each of my kids participate in the music , the dance and the annual irish camp. we

. >> there's a new bill by senator scott wiener and that by mayor london breed will require vendors toet a permit or show proof of purchase to sell goods. >> these criminal fencing operations on our streets are pushing out legitimate street vendors, often people who have been selling on our streets for a very long time. and they're creating an atmosphere of fear and violence. >> well, the chief of police says the new law would help in finding criminals hurt brick and mortar stores by bringing in the neighborhood. dow. the times ever since the supervisor ahsha stuff. it wants to target street vendors selling without permit. his proposal would allow the public works department to remove items from illegal vendors after they received the first formal warning within 120 days, it would strengthen already existing enforcement against illegal street vending. and he says this will also help deter fencing. >> hey, good morning, everyone. we're talking all about the heat wave. we're live in walnut creek at the pool. you can see people are already starting call off. coming up, we'll hear from an

now, state assemblyman evan low from the south bay and san francisco senator scott wiener have co-written assembly constitutional amendment five, which californians will vote on in november. the amendment removes the provisions opposing same sex marriage from the constitution once and for all. >> it's sort of seen as quote unquote, zombie language, but the fact of the matter is, given where the direction of the united states supreme court is that provides the impetus and the sense of urgency to say that we need to preempt this. >> the amendment has already cleared the necessary legislative hurdles and has the backing of governor gavin newsom, who worries that shifting national political tides could undo marriage equality. >> look what's happening. all these red states to voting rights, civil rights, lgbtq rights. look what's happened to women's rights, not just access to abortion, but the debate we're having today about access to contraception. this is real, mary. >> couples in san francisco say the battle for equality is a constant struggle, and say they will support the measure in the f

new bill by senator scott wiener backed by mayor london breed would require vendors to get apartment or show proof of purchase to sell goods. >> criminal fencing operations on our streets are pushing out legitimate street vendors, often people who have been selling on our streets for a very long time. and they're creating an atmosphere of fear and violence. >> the chief of police says this new law won't help them fight against criminals who hurt brick and mortar stores and bring town the neighborhood. 2 chickens tested positive for bird flu at a live bird market in san francisco. the largest found last month during a routine test. live bird markets by the department of food and agriculture market employees have been monitored. didn't report any symptoms after 10 days. san francisco is the only city in the state with a positive bird flu detection. the public should touching wild animals, including sick and dead birds. there's no current evidence that the food spreads from person to person. the cdc is closely monitoring the bird flu situation. coming up next to the kron. morning news.

committee, senator scott wiener championed senate bill 988, which provides basic labor protections for freelance workers such as the right to be paid on time and in full. if signed into law, it would give freelancers the right to contract and the right to be paid within 30 days after the work is done. the bill passed 8 to 0 and now heads to the assembly appropriations committee and backers and opponents of california forever rallied outside the solano county board of supervisors meeting in fairfield. this afternoon. yes we are. >> yes we are. yes. >> the initiative was submitted enough valid signatures to qualify for the november ballot. supervisors voted this afternoon to order an environmental impact report on the massive project before they approve it for the ballot. speakers opposing the new community say it will destroy farmland and wildlife habitat. >> i think that that's a landscape that is so precious that it needs to be preserved and not urbanized, and if it were lost, it would be one of the greatest losses to biodiversity, nature and our creation. building a large city on lan

those are street vendors. >> (speaking spanish) that's - >> (clapping) i'm not i time to thank scott wiener and may it be so marked we make that a point to say we are community building we we do get down with vending but support our history of the street convenience, welfare, and necessity and you are community and entrepreneurs that make san francisco so thank you, with that, i'll introduce - kate robinson from the pd. >> all again, thank you, a (clapping.) and good morning, everyone. my name is kate robinson the executive director finding benefit district and organization that centers the needs of the neighborhoods children families and seniors and small businesses we strive for a clean and positively active community and the tenderloin is a beautifully diverse multiplying lingual neighborhood of color it deserves enjoyment and connective vitality that with i see in other beautiful neighborhoods in san francisco. and in order to get there we must address the on street of astrology goods to that end our partners that were here so grateful for the leadership of the senator wiener, mayor lon

dufty says he supports efforts by people like state senator scott wiener, who wants to fund the transit agency through increased taxes and fees . wiener hopes to put a ballot measure before voters in 2026. >> they recognize that if we start willy nilly cutting things, furloughing people, laying people off, that that is really going to deeply impact our ability to draw people back into the system. >> dufty says. bart's biggest problem remains its lack of ridership. as of may, it's only at 43% of pre-pandemic levels. a number impacted by the rise of remote and hybrid work following covid and while dufty hopes more people will return to the office full time, allen thinks that's just not realistic. >> no one predicts that is going to happen. all predictions are that there will be just really nominal amounts of growth over time. >> even if voters were to approve a new tax measure, funding likely wouldn't come until 2028. in san francisco. tim johns abc seven news on the other hand, there's a significant step to bring bart to silicon vley. >> this extension will add four stationsnd a wrap aro

talking to us about this today, state senator scott wiener of san francisco, he was with wiener. he was with the governor today when he unveiled that ballot initiative. thanks for being with us. i think a lot of people are surprised that this is even still on the california constitution. since gay marriage has been such a part of california for so long, i think people would be surprised to hear that. yeah, i think i think a lot of people are completely surprised and have forgotten about prop eight a little bit, or just assume that it was automatically be removed from the constitution once the us supreme court, made marriage equality the law of the land. but that language banning marriage equality is still in the california constitution. it's not enforceable right now. but first of all, it just shouldn't be in there. and second, i don't trust the supreme court to maintain marriage equality as a fundamental right. and so we need to be prepared in california to protect our rights. if the supreme court, goes south on us, is this a crucial moment because of the kind of rollbacks that

a new bill by senator scott wiener and backed by the mayor would require vendors to get a permit or showroof of purchase to sell goods that are frequently obtained through retail theft. winter says it targets those bad actors. >> these criminal fencing operations on our streets are pushing out legitimate street vendors, often people who have been selling on our streets for a very long time. and they're creating an atmosphere of fear and violence. >> what is not a part of the fabric of this city is organized. retail theft running rampant, affecting all of us affecting our business is affecting our community members affecting our nonprofit. you name it is across the board. so that has to that has to be cracked down on. and this legislation will help us do that. >> the bill is right now making its way through the state assembly and then heads to the policy committee next. the pride flag is now flying in san francisco city leaders gathered this morning. >> to get pride month kicked off their the ceremony at city hall pledging to promote and support lgbtq+. rights, as they say, some places in

state assemblyman evan low from the south bay and san francisco senator scott wiener have co-written assembly constitutional amendment five, which californians will vote on in november. the amendment removes the provisions opposing same sex marriage from the constitution once and for all. >> it's sort of seen as quote unquote, zombie language, but the fact of the matter is, given where the direction of the united states supreme court is that provides the impetus and the sense of urgency to say that we need to preempt this. >> the amendment has already cleared the necessary legislative hurdles and has the backing of governor gavin newsom, who worries that shifting national political tides could undo marriage equality. >> look what's happening. all these red states to voting rights, civil rights, lgbtq rights. look what's happened to women's rights, not just access to abortion, but the debate we're having today about access to contraception. this is real. >> married couples in san francisco say the battle for equality is a constant struggle, and say they will support the measure in the

mayor london breed, state senator scott wiener, part of the festivities for san francisco's second annualjuneteenth parade. you see the colorful floats and the cars rolling down market street towards civic center plaza. juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, commemorating the end of slavery. now that date marks the moment the union army arrived in galveston, texas, in 1865, announcing that all slaves had been freed. two years after president lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation. we are back in 60s and just ahead, elon musk wants $56 billion, but he's facing some serious opposition ahead of the key vote at tesla. plus, it is the journey of a lifetime. but it is not easy. meet the teams that are taking a trip across the pacific in rowboats. and right now in san francisco, we got the low clouds coming in mild and breezy to wrap up the weekend before more heat returns. in that 7-day forecast. a slow network is no network for business. that's why more choose comcast business. and now, we're introducing ultimate speed for business —our fastest plans yet. we're up to 12 times faste

. >> the assembly public safety committee passed state senator scott wiener's senate bill 905, which eliminates the locked door loophole under current law convicting someone of auto burglary requires prosecutors to prove a car was locked. broken window is not ence. the current law also requires victims too, physically come to court to testify. tough for a lot of tourists. this bill would eliminate such requirements. it heads next to the state appropriations committee. >> group with the north community charter school says it's suing the oakland unified school district. this comes after the board of education voted to revoke the public charter schools petition, thereby causing the school to close on june. 30th. the school says that the vote was made without allowing due process and is asking community for support in their effort to keep the school open the n o c c s has been serving low income students of color for some 23 years. now. >> weather time as we get a live peek outside the top of mount tam overlooking the bay in san francisco. no fog insight. and that is part of the story he

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. >> san francisco senator scott wiener championed senate bill 988, which provides basic labor protections for freelance workers such as the right to be paid on time and in full. now, if signed into law, it would give freelancers the right to a contract and the right to be paid within 30 days after the work is done. the bill now heads to the assembly appropriations committee. >> an amusement park ride back open after malfunctioning in tonight's west coast rap. investigators puzzled by the ride report, plus, since, like every single decision, has a repercussion like, hopefully he gets his to a family with a message to the community after their loved one was killed over the weekend. >> why they say her death could have been prevented and san francisco getting ready for the big pride parade this weekend, and transportation officials getting ready for a lot mor riders. ♪ hey, come on, come on ♪ ♪ do what you want ♪ get into an audi and go your own way. find your way to exceptional offers during the summer of audi sales event at you local audi dealer. ♪ hey, come on, come on ♪ ♪ do what you wan

mayor london breed and state senator scott wiener announcing a new bill they say would combat fencing. that bill would require vendors to have a permitted order to sell items deemed as frequently stolen and vendors would have to show documentation that they obtained the merchandise legally like a proof of purchase. >> there are challenges around those who are going into various retail establishments, stealing items and taking them out onto the streets and also impacting the ability for so many of these vendors to even function on the streets. >> california decriminalized sidewalk vending in 2018, barring police from enforcement and replacing with an administrative penalty system. this new bill would bring some enforcement power back to the police. >>> let's head across the bay bridge to oakland where public safety is top of mind. this week oakland police chief and other city leaders met with residents saturday to discuss how public safety can be addressed. police admitted they cannot arrest their way out of the problem or do it alone. they say they need to profit with the community. m

the bill by san francisco state senator scott wiener will allow forcible entry to be sufficient to prove the crime. >> fans of the san francisco giants arrived one by one today at the ballpark at third and king. many of them leaving flowers and notes to honor the late, great willie mays. mays was all baseball all the time, often keeping to himself when it came to issues of race and politics. he was quoted as saying, quote, i can do best for my people by doing what i do best. end quote. despite his popularity, when the giants moved out west from new york, he struggled to buy a house in the primarily white sherwood forest neighborhood on miraloma drive. neighbors complaining about a black family in the community was not on the front lines, per se, of the civil rights movement. >> it was unavoidable for a black man during that time because at that time, all you needed to be was black to warrant you being hated. >> mays was sometimes criticized for not being more outspoken during the civil rights movement , but he sent a message through his actions, drawing crowds of fans of all races. >> we