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 ll. 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 us. i saw myrna somewhere around h

we also heard from state senator scott wiener who posted, quote, president biden is an extraordinary leader. it delivered critical legislative winds on climate manufacturing and infrastructure. and once again, he's putting the nation before himself, end quote. >> well, the chair of the california republican party also weighing in. jessica millan patterson says the state gop stands firm in its support. donald trump regardless of who becomes the democratic party nominee. >> the problem with the democrat benches that every single one of the people that is being talked about to replace president biden on that ticket would be an absolute disaster. you need look no further than their policies, whether it's someone like governor gavin newsom, our vice president harris, both leaders in california, they have championed all of the policies that have made our state a laughingstock. the rest of the nation. >> meantime, some of california's delegates set to attend the upcoming democratic convention in chicago have signed on to this letter officially endorsing kamala harris for president. so we wa

aaron peskin senator state senator scott wiener. and of course, nancy pelosi earlier today as well. but for now in san francisco, charles clifford kron, 4 news. charles, thank you. >> let's talk about our weather forecast now as we take this live look outside at the fog coming in over the golden gate. it's one of those kind of days today. so kyle, what does that mean about how hot it is in london with thing was something right? you see that you think, oh, it's a mild day. kind of around the bay, but not head inland. today we are warming up. we are under, as you can see throughout the state heat advisories and excessive heat warnings. and as we zoom in here to show you what's going on around the bay itself, the excessive heat warnings in places like the east bay valleys and the east bay hills and then down into the santa clara hills as well. as you can parts of south bay. we are seeing some triple digit heat there. so the other areas, heat advisory, we're not quite that warm, but we're under all of this until 11 o'clock on wednesday. so let's take a look at these temperatures. fairfi

[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

it is fun for her and she is right, she is more fun then i am, but i have to say, i think scott wiener is more fun then people know and is a lot of fun, really is. but, this mayor and she spoke about some things she has done, but you cant list all the investments she made. she and i served all most the same 6 years. she has been on the board a and i have been mayor and i on the board of supervisor and i see each june as the new slew of investments come out and as i am one of the gay supervisors now, but the gay supervisor representing the castro, i see this year finally coming close to getting projects done we have been working for the entire time that we have been in office. the harvey milk plaza and for folks--that is a v 10 plus year long project that senator wiener was working on when he was acting supervisor and andrea and other friends of the harvey milk plaza been working on this with along public works and arts commission. this has been going on forever and now finally have the prospect of a funding source to pay for there to be a appropriate memorial of harvey milk in the city

musk posted this message on x, quote ab 1955, authored by apologist scott wiener and which gavin newsomt signed into law in california is a child predators dream end quote ab 1955 is a newly signed law that prevents schools from telling parents if a child identifies as transgender. wiener responded saying, quote, elon joins donald trump jr, ted cruz and marjorie taylor greene in calling me a because i think the lives of lgbtq kids have value and shouldn't be destroyed. bigots like elon have said this about gay men forever. it instigates violence. the marin county sheriff's office recovered more than 9000 illegal pills this week as a result of an internal or international package getting intercepted. these drugs, suspected to be fake fentanyl pills, were found at a home in novato. this was after homeland security busd a package from the uk with fentanyl inside, which was headed to the same home. the street value of these pills is between 45 and $50,000. detectives also see suspected cocaine, ketamine, amphetamines, sicilian mushrooms and heroin. two people living at that home were arrest

scott wiener, states senator from san francisco also wrote in part, quote, president biden is an extraordinary leader. he delivered critical legislative winds on climate manufacturing and infrastructure. and once again, he's putting the nation before himself. >> well, the chair of the california republican party also weighing in. jessica millan patterson saying the state gop stands firm in its support for donald trump. regardless of becomes the democratic party nominee. >> the problem with the democrat benches that every single one of the people that is being talked about to replace president biden on that ticket would be an absolute disaster. you need look no further than their policies, whether it's someone like governor gavin newsom, our vice president harris, both leaders in california, they have championed all of the policies that have made our state a laughing stopped the rest of the nation. meantime, some of the california delegates >> set to attend the upcoming democratic convention in chicago. the sign on to this letter officially endorsing kamala harris for president. ok, make sure y

and senator scott wiener, just one of a number of people to come forward reacting to the news. >> that kamala harris now is the presumptive nominee for the democratic party. crowd for a moment has more on that. vice president kamala harris could become the first bay area native elected as the president of the united states. >> the now presumptive democrat nominee for president grew up in the east bay where she worked as an alameda county prosecutor. she was later elected san francisco's district attorney becoming the first black and south asian american woman to hold that office. harris never served in the south bay, but democrats there say they consider harris one of their own. my sense of democrats and all the south bay area is more of an identification with the vice president, harris because of her values and who she is. chair for santa clara county democrats. bill james says the vice president's new campaign replacing current president joe biden's bid for reelection has ignited a new spark for people working on the ground. it was a a lot of anxiety about the about the whole about t

yeah, scott wiener, that's the state senator from san francisco. the nation before himself. >> take a break here. coming up next hour of the kron. 4 morning news. we are just hours away from another excessive heat warning and heat advisory going into effect across the bay area. you can see why our temperatures this afternoon approaching triple digits once again. it's your time to cash in. so don't just play. stay... at northern california's premier casino resort. book your getaway now at cachecreek.com. 4 morning news. president biden drops out of the 2024 presidential race and endorses vice president kamala harris. plus, we hear from bay area politicians as they react to the president's decision and in excessive heat warning just hours away from going into effect as we enter another week hot weather. >> from the area's local news station, you're watching the kron. 4 morning news at no. good morning. thank you for joining us here on the kron. 4 morning news. i'm james fletcher and i'm reyna harvey in for darya folsom this >> behind us looking like

scott wiener, states senator from san francisco writing in part, quote, president biden an extraordinary leader. he deliver critical legislative winds on climate manufacturing and infrastructure and he's once again putting the nation for himself. the chair of the california republican party also weighing in, jessica millan patterson saying the state gop stands firm in support for donald trump. regardless of becomes the democratic party nominee. >> the problem with the democrat benches that every single one of the people that is being talked about to replace president biden on that ticket would be an absolute disaster. you need look no further than their policies, whether it's someone like governor gavin newsom, our vice president harris, both leaders in california, they have championed all of the policies that made our state a laughingstock. the rest of the nation. meantime, some of the california delicate set to attend the upcoming democratic convention. >> chicago, they've signed on to this letter officially endorsing kamala harris for president. >> i want to begin by commending presid

from numerous other city leaders, including supervisor aaron peskin matt dorsey, states senator scott wiener, who's from here in san francisco. as we spoke about nancy pelosi has also endorsed her. that's the very latest here in san francisco. charles clifford kron, 4 news. charles, thank and harris was born in oakland. >> to school in berkeley kron. 4 michael thomas continues our team coverage now by showing us where she got her start. >> vice president kamala harris grew up right here in the city of berkeley. in fact, this is her childhood home behind me and it says neighborhood that rallied with her 4 years ago as she entered the white house as vice president. vice president kamala harris was born in oakland to a jamaican father in an indian mother. she later lived in attended school in berkeley. she was a student at 1000 oaks elementary in the 70's before moving to montreal, the age of 12 with her family. she would later return to the bay area where she began her long career in alameda county before becoming a san francisco da. and california's attorney general spoke with those here in t

we also heard from san francisco state senator scott wiener. you see he's a portion of his comment here saying, quote, president biden is an extraordinary leader. he delivered crucial legislative wins on climate manufacturing and infrastructure. and once again, he is putting the nation before himself. >> well, the chair of the california republican party also weighing in, jessica millan patterson says the state gop they stand firm in their support for donald trump. regardless of who becomes the democratic party nominee. >> the problem with the democrat benches that every single one of the people that is being talked about to replace president biden on that ticket would be an absolute disaster. you need look no further than their policies, whether it's someone like governor gavin newsom, our vice president harris, both leaders in california, they have championed all of the policies that made our state a laughingstock. the rest of the nation. >> meantime, some of california's delegates set to attend the upcoming democratic convention in chicago.

a crowd gathered at alamo square park for this event, including senator scott wiener and labor leadersyor breed says she was humbled by the party's endorsement and wants to capitalize on her momentum as the incumbent. and now that things are starting to look good and now that people are loving their neighborhoods and things are starting to feel good, i want to live in that moment as your mayor, in the offense to take us to the next level. >> yeah, that's right. >> mayor breed received 21 out of the 32 possible votes for the party endorsement. mayoral candidate and former interim mayor mark pfeil released a response, saying he's grateful for the work the party did to select a candidate. part of his statement reads, quote, but it's also a fact that the dcc endorsed candidate lost in the last two contested mayoral races. the polling shows this is a clear two way race between our campaign and mayor breed. well, the state supreme court today unanimously, unanimously upheld proposition 22, which classifies app based drivers as contractors rather than employees. it is a big win for rideshare

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

musk posted this message on x, quote ab 1955, authored by apologist scott wiener, and which gavin newsomigned into law in california is a child predators dream. the bill is a newly signed law that prevents schools from telling parents if a child identifies as transgender. wiener responded saying, quote, elon joins donald trump, junior ted cruz and marjorie taylor greene. she called me a communist groomer in calling me a because i think the lives of lgbtq kids have value and shouldn't be destroyed. bigots like elon have said this about gay men forever. it instigates violence. >> we are keeping track of multiple fires that broke out over the weekend. this morning, fire crews are battling a wildfire east of clear lake near the border of lake and colusa counties. the ridge fire broke out yesterday afternoon. the last update from cal fire headed at 2500 acres and containment only at 15. 50 buildings are currently being threatened. several road closures are in place, with no estimated time of reopening and also in placer county, firefighters are stamping out a small fire near the community of

very, very optimistic confident the comet will do all proud as president state senator scott wiener also endorsed harris. he posted this picture on social media and says he's proud to have known her for years since her tenure as san francisco district attorney. should someone who is very strong sheet. >> very authentic way. a supporter of lgbtq. >> she's very passionate about reproductive health access and she's a career prosecutor who wants to make sure the criminal justice system is working. she's the real deal with the chairwoman of the california republican party has a different perspective. >> she makes clear the state gop stands firm in its support for donald trump. regardless of who democrats nominate. >> the problem with the democrat benches that every single one of the people that is being talked about to replace president biden on that ticket would be an absolute disaster. you need look no further than their policies, whether it's someone like governor gavin newsom, our vice president harris, both leaders in california, they have championed all of the policies that have made ou

state senator scott wiener apparently was there a cause you sent us that this video showing the circus bella opening the show the carnival created to celebrate the tenacity of san francisco following the 19 0, 6, earthquake. there were games and live music again. and of course, a lot of folks. happening tomorrow. a free music party coming to san francisco. a free medium festival set for tomorrow at the embarcadero plaza. organizers are expecting a pretty good crowd. they say probably more than 2000 people. >> i think it's important right now with the city to provide entertainment to tend to create culture, to make the city fun i think we're all stuck in this team open entertainment culture live events. kid can adds to the value of living in san francisco. >> the same organizers who brought this works. scola csun fred, again show to the civic center are involved in this one other upcoming events include a september 21st concert featuring an indie-rock band that will be at the civic center plaza. there will be a union square event in october, but no details yet on that. in san francisco,

and state senator scott wiener, who is very pro creation of housing, had something to say about this, right. >> yeah. he said, you know, obviously ideally you don't want to be, you know, taking the crowdfunding route. but it's in times like these, you know, it took us decades to get into this housing shortage. you know, it's going to take all the tools we have in our tool kit to get out of it. so if the private markets are suffering right now, the thinking is, let's get the public involved to create housing that isn't reliant on interest rates or, you know, investor returns. >> all right. interesting. kevin nguyen, thank you so much. >> thanks, kristen. >> you can check out kevin's article and more of the san francisco standard's other original reporting on their website, sf standard.com. we'll continue to bring you more segments featuring their city focused journalism >>> tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. president biden just moments away from a high stakes news conference, unscripted, live, taking questions with the world watching. president biden, the nato summit in was

i'm very, very optimistic confident that kamala will do all proud as president state senator scott wiener also endorsed harris. he posted this picture on social media and says he's proud to have known her for years since her tenure as francisco district attorney. just someone who is very strong sheet. >> very authentic way. a supporter of lgbtq. >> she's very passionate about reproductive health access a career prosecutor who wants to make sure the criminal justice system is working. she's the real deal with the chairwoman of the california republican party has a different perspective. >> she makes clear the state gop stands firm in its support for donald trump. regardless of who democrats nominate. >> the problem with the democrat benches that every single one of the people that is being talked about to replace president biden on that ticket would be an absolute disaster. you need look no further than their policies, whether it's someone like governor gavin newsom, our vice president harris, both leaders in california, they have championed all of the policies that have made our state a l

state senator scott wiener responding to musk on x, calling the ceo's response a textbook example of why kids shouldn't be forced to come out to their parents. our marianne favro is getting reaction from both sides. she'll have that story coming up at six. we have a follow up now to a story we first brought to you yesterday, the east bay spca in oakland has found it's stolen shelter van. the van was stolen early sunday morning. you can see that blue car ram into the fence of the shelter. parking lot in surveillance video. then someone got out into the van and drove away. shelter officials say it's working to get it repaired and have a replacement security gate installed. it's going to cost it about $40,000 to fix everything. janelle i'm not going to name any names, but there have been a number of stories in the news in the past few years about wealthy individuals buying up large parcels of land and doing their best to keep the public and to keep keep the public out and keep the natural beauty to themselves. well, our story tonight is about the opposite. a family with the intention of

. >> state senator scott wiener shared wicks's view, wiener mentioning that millions of people, includingomen, as well as those in the lgbtq community, would love to have children but can't for a multitude of reasons beyond just medical issues. >> it's none of j.d. vance's business whether someone decides to have a kid, or if they decide to have it sooner, have the kids sooner or later. that is their business. their business alone. and how dare he, in addition to his campaign team, vance's aunt and sister have defended his remarks, calling the attacks on him disgusting in san francisco. >> tim johns abc seven news you can count on abc seven news for all things political. >> as we race toward election day. for live updates and expert analysis on this presidential election, just head to our website, abc seven news.com/election. >> a lot more to come here to catch a cartel boss. two of the world's most notorious drug traffickers are in custody tonight. the fbi revealing more about their capture, a new crackdown on social media policies for kids coming. >> plus, this is an airtime. it's what.

of approval for new, affordable housing in san francisco, mayor london breed and state senator scott wiener today announcing an overhaul of the city's permitting and housing approval timeline. the approval process has taken ten months longer in san francisco than in any other state under this new timeline, following the approval of a state senate bill last year authored by wiener will. the red tape is eliminated and housing construction projects can ease through the city's approval. bureaucracy >> you get your permit in a matter of months. yes. no discretionary hearings. no sequel lawsuits, none of the politics of the board of supervisors. you just get your permit. period. >> according to the city's planning department, san francisco has authorized just 831 new housing units this year to reach its state mandated goals. the city needs to allow for 10,000 units a year. >> san francisco supervisor and mayoral candidate natasha safai told us earlier today on the floor about his proposal to help the city reach its housing goals. he is proposing a temporary reduction in the transfer tax as long a

that legislation was introduced by state senator scott wiener last fall. it allows the city to bypass standard approval from the planning commission for most new construction projects. already, 3500 affordable housing units have gone through a process without the obstruction that it has had in the past. the change will reduce the time to takes for the permit to be granted from an average of three years to just about six months. up next, sending a message to san jose police cracking down on sideshows. a new series of arrests linked to a viral attack on a san jose police cruiser and seeing 98 degrees here just after 6:00 in walnut creek, temperatures set to soar above 100 degrees for several days, the latest on an excessive heat warning. when we come right back . just ahead, the legal and political fallout after the supreme court's landmark decision in the trump immunity case, plus what the biden campaign now says about the president's debate performance and hoda coffee's exclusive with the women gymnasts on team us when wea. from police tonight as they anno

. >> today, mayor london breed and state senator scott wiener found a silver lining to the city's recentlure to meet the state's mandated construction goals. >> state senator wiener pointed out. this failure means the city will get the benefit of a new state law allowing a streamlined construction process for most housing projects. advocates say the new law is a game changer. >> the only way that we're going to be able to achieve those ambitious goals is by having a process that we can get out of our own way, and this bill really allows san francisco to meet the moment and to build the housing that we need. >> under the new law, san francisco will now be obligated to process housing permit applications within 180 days. it used to be 26 months. >> let's jump over to oakland, where our sky seven was flying overhead to catch our next abc seven news building a better bay area breakthrough, a bunch of old boats. you see him right there, just scooped up in the estuary as a part of a cleanup project. 17 abandoned boats were hauled away in the area of union point park. they had been sitting and

it is fun for her and she is right, she is more fun then i am, but i have to say, i think scott wieneris. but, this mayor and she spoke about some things she has done, but you cant list all the investments she made. she and i served all most the same 6 years. she has been on the board a long time and i have been mayor and i on the board of supervisor and i see each june as the new slew of investments come out and as i am one of the gay supervisors now, but the gay supervisor representing the castro, i see this year finally coming close to getting projects done we have been working for the entire time that we have been in office. the harvey milk plaza and for folks--that is a 10 plus year long project that senator wiener was working on when he was acting supervisor and andrea and other friends of the harvey milk plaza been working on this with along public works and arts commission. this has been going on forever and now finally have the prospect of a funding source to pay for there to be a appropriate memorial of harvey milk in the city that gave harvey milk. thank you madam mayor putt

those are street vendors. >> (speaking spanish) that's - >> (clapping) i'm not i time to thank scott wiener 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 london

but because of senator scott wiener we are final low now seeing real opportun:ity. not just with sb423 but sb35. already 3500 affordable housing units have gone through a process without the obstruction it has had in the past. and for the first time we built i broke ground last week on 90 new units of affordable housing in the sunset! [applause] for seniors. for families. enough is enough. san francisco is not a museum. that should be stuck in time of it is a city with actual people. and opportunity for people to live here and we'll always be a beautiful city. and there is no hrm that will come to a neighborhood if we build 6 or 8 stories of housing in those neighborhoods in opportunity cites. no redevelopment 2. 0 and bulldoze people neighborhood we are not going back. we have to move the city forward. the way we do it is is we have to get honest about our horrible process here and get job done. the fact this you can go from years, years to build units and there is a unit a building is 100%, 100 units of affordable housing for families that took 10 years from

during that debate, state senator scott wiener and san francisco mayor london breed also spoke at the event. well hundreds of people boycotted the san francisco pride parade and held a counter march instead. the no pride in genocide march was organized in support of gaza and an immediate cease fire there. demonstrators accused s.f. pride organizers, of accepting sponsorship from companies they see as contributing to the war and humanitarian crisis. they also want bay area politicians to do more in support of palestinians here in the bay area and in gaza. we boycott corporate pride . we divest from corporate pride . so we are not going to allow big corporations to come in and take over pride just to get our money. those are the same corporations that are supporting genocide in gaza right now. no pride in genocide was organized by the groups queers undermining israel, israeli terrorism, and jewish voice for peace bay area. all right, let's take you outside now for a live look across the bay area from our emeryville camera. look at that beautiful shot right there. very nice. yes. and if

. >> today, mayor london breed and state senator scott wiener found a silver lining to the city's recentt the state's mandated construction goals. >> state senator wiener pointed out. this failure means the city will get the benefit of a new state law allowing a streamlined construction process for most housing projects. advocates say the new law is a game changer. >> the only way that we're going to be able to achieve those ambitious goals is by having a process that we can get out of our own way, and this bill really allows san francisco to meet the moment and to build the housing that we need. >> under the new law, san francisco will now be obligated to process housing permit applications within 180 days. it used to be 26 months. >> let's jump over to oakland, where our sky seven was flying overhead to catch our next abc seven news building a better bay area breakthrough, a bunch of old boats. you see him right there, just scooped up in the estuary as a part of a cleanup project. 17 abandoned boats were hauled away in the area of union point park. they had been sitting and clogging th

that is legislation that was introduced by state senator scott wiener last fall. it allows san francisco to fast track approval on its housing projects. now, the city won't have to get approval from the planning commission for that housing within the hour. the state senator joined san francisco mayor london breed for an event celebrating its passage. now we're doing something called good government, which means we set the rules ahead of time. this is the zoning. these are the design standards. here are the rules. and if you meet those rules with your project, you get your permit in a matter of months. yes. no discretionary hearings. no sequel lawsuits, none of the politics at the board of supervisors. you just get your permit. wiener says this change will take san francisco from having the longest approval process for housing in the state to the shortest, a credit union. customers locked out of parts of their accounts right as first of the month bills are due ahead on nbc bay area. the security incident impacting a half million bay area customers. we'll see a lot

. >> state senator scott wiener shared wicks's view, wiener mentioning that millions of people, includingwomen, as well as those in the lgbtq community, would love to have children but can't for a multitude of reasons beyond just medical issues. >> it's none of j.d. vance's business whether someone decides to have a kid, or if they decide to have it sooner, have the kids sooner or later. that is their business. their business alone. and how dare he, in addition to his campaign team, vance's aunt and sister have defended his remarks, calling the attacks on him disgusting in san francisco. >> tim johns abc seven news you can count on abc seven news for all things political. >> as we race toward election day. for live updates and expert analysis on this presidential election, just head to our website, abc seven news.com/election. >> a lot more to come here to catch a cartel boss. two of the world's most notorious drug traffickers are in custody tonight. the fbi revealing more about their capture, a new crackdown on social media policies for kids coming. >> plus, this is an airtime. it's what

. >> state senator scott wiener proudly endorsed harris today as well saying he's proud to have known her since her 10 year as san francisco district attorney. >> someone who is very strong sheet very authentic way. a supporter of lgbtq she's very passionate about reproductive health access and she's a career prosecutor who wants to make sure the criminal justice system is working. she's the real deal. >> meantime, california, republican party leaders say whether the democratic nominee is harris or anyone else, they believe donald trump will be better for america. >> every single one of the people that is being talked about to replace president biden on that ticket would be an absolute disaster. you need look no further than their policies, whether it's someone like governor gavin newsom, our vice president harris, both leaders in california, they have championed all%of the policies that have made our state a laughingstock. the rest of the nation. >> the democratic national convention where harris is expected to be picked as the official nominee for the party is set to begin on august

this is video from state senator scott wiener. and we know that mayor london breed was also there. with great weather out there as well. also at san francisco, shakespeare in the park returns the season kicking off with a show at the memorial tonight at 6. they also perform in redwood city and san francisco over the next few weeks. all shows are free. the truth is performing the tempest. today kicks off the annual san francisco aids walk. raise millions of dollars for aids research since it started in 1987. and today kicks off the 37th annual event. well, first of adidas is live for us san francisco with the latest out there. and tiffany, from the looks of your jacket, it's looking like the start of a pretty cold out there. >> yeah. starting out. pretty cool today. hopefully this fog will burn off shortly. you know, the starting 9 in 1987 in san franciscans have been gathering at this park ever since for aids walk. you can see many of the volunteers right behind us sitting at the tables and the tense. this walk has inspired thousa

but because of senator scott wiener, we are final low now seeing real opportunity.ot just with sb423 but sb35. already 3500 affordable housing units have gone through a process without the obstruction it has had in the past. and for the first time, we built i broke ground last week on 90 new units of affordable housing in the sunset! [applause] for seniors. for families. enough is enough. san francisco is not a museum. that should be stuck in time of it is a city with actual people. and opportunity for people to live here and we'll always be a beautiful city. and there is no hrm that will come to a neighborhood if we build 6 or 8 stories of housing in those neighborhoods in opportunity cites. no redevelopment 2. 0 and bulldoze people neighborhood we are not going back. we have to move the city forward. the way we do it is is we have to get honest about our horrible process here and get job done. the fact this you can go from years, years to build units and there is a unit a building is 100%, 100 units of affordable housing for families that took 10 years from the ti

she is very pragmatic said scott wiener a democratic state senator in california. has strong core values but she is not an idealogue. now, sergeant smith, not an idealogue, does that describe the woman who was tweeting out support for that bail fund after the violent minnesota riots? that's pragmatic? >> laura, not so pragmatic. look, in june of 2020 she did a national radio interview where she said, look, we have got to defund the police and demilitarize them and put all that money towards schools. she very famously commended eric garcetti, then the mayor of l.a. for taking $150 million out of the lapd budget. how did that work out for the lapd? now instead of graduating 200 recruits in each class, they graduate many -- maybe 30. they are bringing back retirees and daca recipients to be police officers. her policies are going to be dangerous, not just for the american law enforcement officer, but absolutely for our toughest hit cities in this nation. she wants to reimagine police. we need to support the police. >> laura: yeah, i think the 2020 riots left such a ba

this is video from california state senator scott wiener and mayor london breed was also there. >> today was also the fiesta cultural street fair in walnut creek, celebrating latin american community. and again, live music and performers of a lot of food and family friendly activities. happening tomorrow, a free music party coming to san francisco, a free medium festival set for tomorrow at the >> embarcadero plaza. organizers expect more than 2000 people to show up. >> think it's important right now with the city to provide entertainment to to create culture, to make the city fun i think we're all stuck in this team open entertainment culture live events. kid can adds to the value of living in san francisco. >> they are the same organizers who brought this skrillex. i'm fred again showed the civic center other upcoming events include a september 20st concert featuring an indie-rock band. that will be at civic center plaza. a union square ventures happening in october. but no details on that yet. coming up at 10, the latest on the fork fire as firefighters are working hard tonight to get

a crowd gathered at alamo square park for the event, including scott wiener and labor leaders, mayor breed said she was humbled by the party endorsement and wants to capitalize on her momentum as an incumbent. and now that things are starting to look good, and now that people are loving their neighborhoods and things are starting to feel good, i want to live in that moment as your mayor in the offense, to take us to the next level. >> yes, that's right, mayor breed received 21 out of the 32 possible votes for the party endorsement. >> mayoral candidate and former interim mayor mark farrell responded to the party's endorsement. he says he's grateful for the work the party did to select a candidate, but added, quote, it's also a fact that the dcc endorsed candidate lost in the last two contested mayoral races. the polling shows that this is a clear two way race between our campaign and mayor breed. >> the state supreme court today unanimously upheld proposition 22, which classifies app based drivers as contractors rather than employees. this is a big win for rideshare and delivery comp

but because of senator scott wiener, we are final low now seeing real opportunity. not just with sb423 but sb35. already 3500 affordable housing units have gone through a process without the obstruction it has had in the past. and for the first time, we built i broke ground last week on 90 new units of affordable housing in the sunset! [applause] for seniors. for families. enough is enough. san francisco is not a museum. that should be stuck in time of it is a city with actual people. and opportunity for people to live here and we'll always be a beautiful city. and there is no hrm that will come to a neighborhood if we build 6 or 8 stories of housing in those neighborhoods in opportunity cites. no redevelopment 2. 0 and bulldoze people neighborhood we are not going back. we have to move the city forward. the way we do it is is we have to get honest about our horrible process here and get job done. the fact this you can go from years, years to build units and there is a unit a building is 100%, 100 units of affordable housing for families that took 10 years from the

san francisco state senator scott wiener's bill to regulate major ai systems passed an assembly committee today. the bill would require safety assessment for ai models that cost more than $100 million. the goal is to prevent powerful ai systems from being used to hurt humanity in really catastrophic ways. tech companies are arguing the bill would have a chilling effect on a fast growing industry. wiener says startups would not be impacted. the assembly appropriations committee takes up the plan next all right. >> when it comes to the weather, where do we even begin today? yeah, the triple digit heat, the red flag warning. >> there is so much happening. yeah spencer tracking all of it for us and keeping you busy, that's for sure. >> diana and julian, there's a lot going on. here's a live doppler seven. in the satellite image, you can see the north northeasterly winds as they flow over the hills and the air moves downslope. it dries out. it warms up. that, of course, contributes to the high fire danger that we have right now. now, the winds are generally very strong, but it is breezy out th

it is legislation that was introduced by state senator scott wiener last fall.val from the planning commission for housing. now we're doing something called good government, which means we set the rules ahead of time. this is the zoning. these are the design standards. here are the rules. and if you meet those rules with your project, you get your permit in a matter of months. yes. no discretionary hearings, no sequel lawsuits, none of the politics at the board of supervisors. you just get your permit. mayor breed says the legislation will help the city have more affordable housing options in the future. we have dangerous heat this week. meteorologist kari hall has more on the heat wave and our 7-day forecast. today, our inland temperatures will be slightly hotter, but the real dangerous heat is going to be hitting us for the middle of the week into our 4th of july holiday, where our valley high temperatures will be in the triple digits that continues from friday into the weekend. only slightly lower temperatures and our overnight lows will be near 70 degrees, w

senator scott wiener, lausanne francisco labor leaders conferences at alamo square park. 11:00am and open to the public. settles. a community leaders, medical workers and patients plan to hold a caravan rally right outside a regional medical center. the plan to speak with medical center ceo matthew cole ask for answers about the choice to downgrade the regional medical trauma center from level 2 to 3, the trauma center downgrade would effectively serve only as a stabilization point before transferring other patients to hospitals nearby rally set for today at 3.30. is workers in san safer working conditions and better wages. >> hundreds of workers from satellite healthcare rallied at 26 different kidney dialysis centers across the state, including this one in san jose. >> we are severely short staffed and instead of trying to hire more dialysis, caregivers, they're intimidating us and distributing it discriminating against us since we've unionized. i haven't gotten a raise in over 2 years and instead of giving us a raise, they have given the non-union clinics raises and actually give

i'm very, very optimistic confident the comet will do all proud as president state senator scott wiener also endorsed harris. he posted this picture on social media and says he's proud to have known her for years since her tenure as francisco district attorney. just someone who is very strong sheet. >> very authentic way. a supporter of lgbtq. >> she's very passionate about reproductive health access and she's a career prosecutor. who wants to make sure the criminal justice system is working. she's the real deal. but the chairwoman of the california republican party has a different perspective. >> she makes clear the state gop stands firm in its support for donald trump. regardless of who democrats nominate. >> the problem with the democrat benches that every single one of the people that is being talked about to replace president biden on that ticket would be an absolute disaster. you need look no further than their policies, whether it's someone like governor gavin newsom, our vice president harris, both leaders in california, they have championed all of the policies that made our sta

today, mayor london breed and state senator scott wiener cut a ceremonial ribbon to mark the activationf his legislation that streamlines the process to build new housing. that legislation, which takes effect today, allows cities that fail to meet the state mandated goals to make the approval process easier for most housing projects. housing advocates, though, say the new law is a game changer. >> the only way that we're going to be able to achieve those ambitious goals is by having a process that we can get out of our own way, and this bill really allows san francisco to meet the moment and to build the housing that we need. >> under the new law, san francisco will now be obligated to process housing permit applications within 180 days. it used to be 26 months. >> now to your voice, your vote, and the dueling potential solutions to retail theft. state lawmakers are set to vote this week to put a second ballot measure on the november ballot addressing retail crime. this measure is backed by governor newsom. it is similar to one supported by business groups and some bay area leaders that