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. >> we asked sfpd the mayor's office and sfmta if the city has the capacity to enforce this policy but haven't gotten a response. and we're just getting word that sfmta is not making a decision on this policy today. now continuing traffic safety experts believe that this no turn on red policy will keep people who bike or walk safe to be clear, this policy so far is not a citywide ban as some advocates had hoped for. now, seattle, boston and washington dc are also considering similar no turn on red policies. live in the newsroom suzanne phan abc seven news. >> all right, suzanne, thanks very much. new developments tonight involving a rising star in san francisco politics now charged with rape. a judge denied bail for 35 year old john jacobo in his first court appearance today. a packed courtroom watched as jacobo pleaded not guilty to four charges, including rape and domestic violence. jacobo is the ex-director of a powerful housing nonprofit. he resigned earlier this year after our partner, the san francisco standard, reported these allegations of abuse. at least three women filed poli

after the presentation sfpd left an hour for public comment, but no one had questions or comments. a little different than we've seen in the past with some of the town halls. >> that's what caught my attention that no one -- they're leaving that time period to ask crucial and key questions about what happened. >> i think there was a lot of concern in the community when we first saw that surveillance video where it appeared a suspect was just running from police and was shot as he ran away. i think through that town hall that people saw the video edited and enhanced maybe they saw the fact lopez appeared to have shot at the officers, he appeared to raise the gun yet again. in the virtual town hall sfpd leaders said they aren't there to make a determination whether this was justified. that's up to the district attorney's office. >> right. >> their only goal is to provide transparency to the community about what happened. that is requires within ten days based on california state law. >> yeah. that transparency came from a video camera that showed all of that. >>> evacuees returning t

last july 6th,a little over ten daysgo, was an example of sfpd.ar based approach, and it involved excessive overtime as well as what appeared to be violations of ada laws and transportation codes&=, if thiss working, can anyone guide me on how to get a few photos? all right. thank you. you may see, this waschurch street, and again, thank y for letting it to continue on church street. but just, just a logistical thing. you can see someone's about to fall, there's a few pothes there. there's train tracks, luckily, people were able to continue, church street without being arrested, but this was an example of, you know, how many officers were there on dolores street and the event just ending up one street over, and it actually ended up on a more dangerous street, where people were mo fall. so just recommending further discussion about decriminalizing what happens on dolores street, and also just there's other factors with ada laws and how the public is perceiving the use of police time. again, i think there's definitely potential for more community ou

yet sfpd proposes 12 more machine guns and 16 morexxw for why more military power firepower is needed than previous years. theo0 victims as we heard earlier in the city has fallen. in fact, year since 2021, these additional weapons should not be a without showing the need for them. changes in conditions that would just arsenal and evaluation of alternatives andw use of the weapons will safeguard civil liberties. finally, sfpd does provide the make or model of its machine guns in its military equipment policy, though this is required by ab 481 and as noted before it is disclosed only 600 assault rifles. we believe the department should disclose all information required by ab 481. the board also has they to add types of equipment, even if they're not included, including what are called standard issue weapons which i would say when you 300 weapons that are considered standard issue, they're notdard issue. lbl eight discussion and possible action to approve revised order 5.03. investigative detentions for the department to use in meeting an

sfpd has been doing their own operations and public works, is following orders, working with them in tandem on those smaller encampments in some of the neighborhoods. this all goes in line with what the mayor announced last week, announcing police officers will be going out to address smaller encampments, saying in part, the goal of the engagements is to prevent encampments for areas recently cleared and adding sfpd will be able to offer connections and information about shelters or services and public works staff will follow all bag and tag policies. >> going to the afternoons. now early evenings places where there are smaller encampments and where there have been encampments before, this man, who did not want to be identified, said public works took his belongings several weeks ago and did not bag and tag accurately. >> when i went to dpw to retrieve all my property, they only said i had five items. and then on the police report, it shows that i had way more than five items. so clearly the dude was lying. >> public works confirmed they can store everything. >> a lot of times we com

if you have any information, call sfpd. you can remain anonymous.oth sides of the bay are cracking down on sideshows and large groups of dirt bikes. yesterday, mayor london breed announced she wants everyone involved in sideshows to face criminal penalties. so she's introducing new laws that would allow police to charge not only the people who organize and participate in these illegal shows, but also the people who watch them. breed wants to extend the time police can impound vehicles, even permanently. if a person is convicted. the chp has started tracking the events on social media to better shape their responses. going to turn now to a live look outside as we begin our labor day holiday weekend. we are now under the california highway patrol maximum enforcement period. that means extra officers on the road focusing on catching impaired drivers. the enforcement period ends late monday night and before we go, cynthia has one last look at the forecast for folks like us who are sticking around for the holiday weekend staycation. temperatures are goin

the police commission at sfpd. commission at sfgov. org or written? via us postal service to the public safety building, located at 1245 third street, san francisco california. 94158. if you would like to make public comment please approach the podium. hi folks, i'm h brown and i want to send john to paris. i want to send some of our firefighters to rome, to and tokyo place. i think we should have. here's another legacy item for you. drifting down from, from my very good, california san francisco. marijuana. ha ha, san francisco foreign legion. we've got a peace corps. it's worked fine for 60 years or something. let's do a corps where i think that one of the big problems with the san francisco police and fire departments is they're inbred. i mean, that's okay. i'm a hillbilly from the ozarks and all that, but there's anot to spread out and bring in some different culture into your into your firehouses and into your stations. and we can do tha people a year, nurses, firefighters, cops for sure. but firefighters did you know that the san francisco plugs

sfpd has been doing their own operations and public works. is following orders, working with them in tandem on those smaller encampments in some of the neighborhoods. this all goes in line with what the mayor announced last week, announcing police officers will be going out to address smaller encampments, saying in part, the goal of the engagements is to prevent encampments for areas recently cleared and adding sfpd will be able to offer connections and information about shelters or services, and public works staff will follow all bag and tag policies going to the afternoons. >> now early evenings places where there are smaller encampments and where there have been encampments before. >> this man who did not want to be identified, said public works took his belongings several weeks ago and did not bag and tag accurately. >> when i went to dpw to retrieve all my property, they only said i had five items and then on the police report, it shows that i had way more than five items. so clearly the dude was lying. >> public works confirmed they can

and we are in dialog with sfpd and mta a stakeholders around the best way to coordinate and alignha planther permits and requirements. and hopefully, this process t we are undertaking now will also set a template for management plans entertainment zones. so it's been a fair amount of work to gethioff the y process perspective. but i think we're we're learning a lot about how to do it more nimbly in the future, because there's certainlyt in entertainment zones elsewhere, we also recently launched an entertainment zones web page for stakeholdersatre interested in learning more at sfgov. slash entertainment zone. a few updates on the local legislative front. the mayor's legislation to waive fees associated with outdoor community events involving street closures was adoptnd following the adoption of that legislation, sfmta board actually earlier this month adopted a companion resolution or motion on their part to waive sfmta fees, so really excited ou this program for outdoor community events under the legislation, mta is leading implementation. and once a waiver is available through this pr

new drones deployed by officers are leading to arrests, and sfpd is looking to expand, but others are expressing concerns. this spring, voters gave police the power to use surveillance cameras and drones to pursue suspects. police say they've now made three arrests with the help of drones, and the video is now part of prosecutors cases. >> we have a sense of urgency to make this a safe city and to do the things that the people in this city deserve. >> right now, the department only sends out a drone if it hears of a possible crime in progress, but it plans to start using drones proactively in parts of the city with higher crime concerns. all of it is alarming to the electronic frontier foundation, which advocates for digital privacy rights, is disturbing. >> that sfpd hasn't publicly released its policy related to the drones. there is currently a california state law, ab 481, that is meant to dictate transparency. >> chief scott says sfpd is in compliance with state law. he says the department is only storing video of crimes and deleting all other video within 30 days for an up close

there were no added conditions from sfpd richmond station. and you tonight is the owner. emery. bless you. hi. my name is emery. i'm the owner of lokma restaurant. yeah. all right. okay make it work for you. yeah, yeah. i'm tf local restaurant, and i would like to introduce, my restaurant a little bit. we are a mediterranean focused restauran. we've been open since 2018, and then we've been offering, turkish focused mediterranean cuisine in our warm and bright space. as an owner, i would like to make sure my, customers having a good experience as well as i am keeping good relations with my neighbors to, with this permit, we plan to use it just as an ambient music on a low sound musicjust to keep up the atmosphere, especially our oo dining atmosphere. a little bit, and then, other than we are not planning any special events or live events or we are not planning to get any loud at all, we will, keep respectful to our neighbors, and then i personally dropped the letters to neighbors, and then, as caitlin mentioned, we got some supportive letters from our neighbors,nd then we would

sfpd has six drones and ten police officers certified to fly them. so far, the program is costing the city $35,000. in. the plan is to expand it. today's san francisco police chief bill scott said the cost and resources have been worth the investment. they are the new eyes in the sky. san francisco police officers are using from crime scenes and minutes later, leading officers directly to an arrest. >> drones have already assisted sfpd in numerous cases, including a sexual assault suspect that was arrested, several auto burglary suspects that were arrested earlier this year. >> san francisco voters approved mayor breed's proposition e, allowing for the use of surveillance cameras and drones to pursue suspects. now they're first data points are out. police say these drones are working, confirming the arrests of several suspects. drones caught. >> we have a sense of urgency to make this a safe city and to do the things that the people in this city deserve, san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins said. >> these videos were key to prosecute these

sfpd mission station had no added conditions and here to speak withou t i marco, and he's represented■r. hey, kevin, i'm going to bring you in hello. good afternoon everybody. i'm marco, the owner of baobab on mission street. andnitely i'r friday and saturday for my extension of permit too 4 a.m. to keep entertainment and serving food. if you have any questions for me, i'd be happy to answer. i think we have someon coming from the neighbors who just come who's coming rightto raise some concern. i believe. we'll do that during public comment. okay. can you hear me real quick, commissionersn, we can h. thank you so much. and i apologiz to be with you in person, i've had a little bit of famo. but i wani wanted to be here with you all vi from marco. we're excited to really be coming forwa t present an extended hours permit, you know, i think commonerery, you know, familiar with the things that came up a couple of years ago, particularly with the sound issues that were coming forrdert commission around the location of baobab moving from 19th to, you know, closer to 18th on mission street.

new drones deployed by officers are leading to arrests, and sfpd is looking to expand, but others are expressing concerns. this spring, voters gave police the power to use surveillance cameras and drones to pursue suspects. police say they've now made three arrests with the help of drones, and the video is now part of prosecutors cases. >> we have a sense of urgency to make this a safe city and to do the things that the people in this city deserve. >> right now, the department only sends out a drone if it hears of a possible crime in progress, but it plans to start using drones proactively in parts of the city with higher crime concerns. all of it is alarming to the electronic frontier foundation, which advocates for digital privacy rights, is disturbing. >> that sfpd hasn't publicly released its policy related to the drones. there is currently a california state law, ab 481, that is meant to dictate transparency. >> chief scott says sfpd is in compliance with state law. he says the department is only storing video of crimes and deleting all other video within 30 days for an up close

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both of his parents were also sfpd officers.he had been on the department for nine years, and at the time he started, he was the youngest sfpd officer admitted onto the force. officer ortega died unexpectedly late last month after collapsing during a rugby game on a sunday afternoon, a sport he learned to love during his time studying at san francisco state university. sunday rugby games were part of his regular routine. he collapsed. he was rushed to the hospital where he died. we do not know the cause of death, but at the memorial, police chief bill scott spoke about officer ortega's dedication and his passion for his profession. >> luciano never became jaded or cynical. he loved his job and his profession no matter what, and treated everyone he encountered with respect and compassion. he was simply known as being a stand up guy who consistently sought to always do the right thing. >> his fellow officers started arriving at the memorial around 8:00 this morning, 90 minutes before it began. they hugged each other, consoled each

. >> drones have already assisted sfpd in numerous cases, including a sexual assault suspect that wasarrested, several auto burglary suspects that were arrested earlier this year. >> san francisco voters approved mayor breed's proposition e, allowing for the use of surveillance cameras and drones to pursue suspects. now, their first data points are out. police say these drones are working, confirming the arrests of several suspects. drones caught. >> we have a sense of urgency to make this a safe city and to do the things that the people in this city deserve, san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins said. >> these videos were key to prosecute these suspects as a result of that arrest. >> and that footage, we were able to file auto burglary charges on individuals who, quite frankly, two of them are repeat offenders of crime. >> so far, sfpd only deploys the drones after receiving intel of a potential crime in progress. but the plan is to expand the use of drones in problematic areas around the city to get the resources and equipment to the area that's being impacted by crime and

in fact, at 21 years old, he was the youngest sfpd officer admitted at that time. he most recently served at the mission station. >> he always wanted to work at the same station where his dad was assigned. and when he was assigned to mission station, he was issued the very same locker that glenn had been issued years earlier. inside love's locker when he passed away were baby pictures of himself. the same baby pictures that glenn had hung in that same locker years ago. that's what family and legacy is all about. >> offer ortega died unexpectedly after collapsing during a rugby game back on july 28th. he is survived by his wif, cynthia, whom he married just two years ago, as well as his sister and brother. officer ortega said in a recent video he made for the department that he wanted to be an officer as long as he could remember, calling first responders real life superheroes. he was just 30 days away from his 30, just a few days away from his 30th birthday when he died. the cause of death has not yet been released, but obviously, as i mentioned, just a tremendous

so far, sfpd only deploys the drones after receiving intel of a potential crime in progress.f drones in problematic areas around the city to get the resources and equipment to the area that's being impacted by crime, and to deploy from areas that are impacted. >> that's certainly one of the strategies the use of drones by law enforcement is concerning for the electronic frontier foundation is disturbing that sfpd hasn't publicly released its policy related to the drones. >> there is currently a california state law, ab 481, that is meant to dictate transparency. >> chief scott said they're following the law. >> we don't believe we're violating state law at all. as a matter of fact, we believe we're in compliance with state law. >> mayor breed is now promising to expand the program. >> when you cross those lines here in san francisco, there will be consequences. >> luz pena, abc seven news. >> now, regarding issues of privacy, sfpd says they only store video of crimes and will only keep it until the case is prosecuted. chief scott said all other video is deleted within 30 days

you, director hendersonr one question, which is had a sense, time wise, of when the dpa's audit on sfpd second piece is, i think previously you'd director mcguire had given data it requested but wanted to ask if t i have the stop, audit on my desk as we speak. it was yesterday, and we areg edits now, so very soon, i may actually have it here because i'mng it, i don't have a specific date, but very soonhe draft is already finished, and the informationuy either the in to us will be reflected in the audit and the information that was not will be reflected in the audit. with a drill d for what we were authorized to receive, what we did receive and what we didn't receive. that question will be i know that's one of the questions answered in this audit, as well as recommendations about shared inform no ambiguity in it. i don't know if but. for memb to make public comment regarding line item four9ç director henderson's a great guy job over there. i can look back in the back where,re, chief, back before you they felt free and try to run down the chief attorney.ne of them. martin easy. gave the r

and on sfpd to discipline the officer involved. they say they're also filing a lawsuit. what comes at a lawsuit? we'll see. but externally, we're filing a lawsuit. internally, we want the san francisco police department to look at this and discipline this officer or at a minimum, retrain >ott-1>him we also reached out to san francisco police about this case. and so far they have not responded. happening today, the santa clara county da is now set to announce a new development in the murder case of three former jail guards convicted in the beating death of mentally ill inmate michael tyree jerry lubrin, matthew farris and rafael rodriguez. they've all appealed their 2017 convictions, and we'll hear from the da after a court hearing that's scheduled for 130 this afternoon. this morning, we're going to see the very first court appearances for the pro-palestinian protesters who blocked traffic on the golden gate bridge back in april, members of the so-called golden gate 26 faced charges ranging from felony conspiracy to trespassing and false imprisonment. but today the judge

. >> drones have already assisted sfpd in numerous cases, including a sexual assault suspect that was arrested, several auto burglary suspects that were arrested earlier this year. >> san francisco voters approved mayor breed's proposition e, allowing for the use of surveillance cameras and drones to pursue suspects. now they're first data points are out. police say these drones are working, confirming the arrests of several suspects. drones caught. >> we have a sense of urgency to make this a safe city and to do the things that the people in this city deserve, san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins said. >> these videos were key to prosecute these suspects as a result of that arrest. >> and that footage, we were able to file auto burglary charges on individuals who, quite frankly, two of them are repeat offenders of crime. >> so far, sfpd only deploys the drones after receiving intel of a potential crime in progress. but the plan is to expand the use of drones in problematic areas around the city to get the resources and equipment to the area that's being impacted by crime, a

sfpd shared this footage from last month. they used drones to track the location of suspects who are breaking into cars along the embarcadero. they were able to arrest them that same day. coming up tonight at 7:00, we've seen what vancouver has tried. what is san francisco doing? it's the final part of our series for overdose awareness week. we look at how san francisco is trying to connect more people with treatment and that includes making house calls. there is also some very good news to report. >> compared to we have 72 more people alive compared to last year. >> overdose numbers are falling in the city. the question is why and how might the election change the course of the city's response? that's coming up tonight at 7:00. >>> a frightening crash along highway 12 in the north bay turning deadly, this was the scene of that pileup involving about a dozen cars earlier today. this happened near fulton road and that exit in santa rosa. investigators say it started when a big rig hauling dirt slammed into traffic that backed

check out this video from sfpd. there's a drone there, and it catches these robbers breaking the window of a car to steal some suitcases. the drone then followed the men as they made away in that red getaway car that you see there. police were able to corner the three robbers and arrest them. police officers also found loaded firearms in that red car. as well. sfpd tells us the drones have helped drop car break-ins by 60%, compared to the amount last year. it is a significant bust. two dozen people arrested tonight, part of a pot trafficking ring that police say spans from oakland to santa cruz. that statewide investigation into a string of dispensary burglaries involving multiple oakland street gangs. nbc bay area's velena jones has more on how those crimes unfolded. today, law enforcement revealed a statewide takedown targeting an organized crime ring linked to multiple dispensary burglaries. the result? 22 arrests and 32 felony charges. it's all a part of a coordinated effort. attorney general rob bonta hopes wil

. >> reporter: according to porter's attorneys, the confrontation with the sfpd officer came after porter allegedly jaywalked through an intersection. this surveillance video also shared with us by her attorney's office shows her walking through an intersection and moments later being stopped. porter's attorneys say several bystanders pulled out their phones and started recording. >> get off of me. get off of me. give me my phone. i'm not resisting. >> put your hands behind your back. >> what are you doing? >> reporter: porter's attorneys say they believe the video shows a clear case of excessive force. >> what i saw was a mother of five who is a domestic violence victim and a recent domestic violence victim be subjected to a use of force that she shouldn't have been subjected to, especially not for jaywalking. >> reporter: porter's attorneys say she was cited for resisting arrest and crossing against a red light. they're now calling on the district attorney to decline to officially charge porter and on sfpd to discipline the officer involved. they say they're also filing a lawsuit. >> wh

we reached out to sfpd for comment, but they have not yet responded. in san francisco, thom jensen, nbc, bay area news. okay. from our coverage in san francisco, let's go back out to chicago. a live look now at the united center. this is the democratic national convention. and look who it is. a very familiar face. we just heard from vice president kamala harris. and now it is warriors head coach steve kerr, a longtime democratic supporter listening in. big supporter of kamala harris. we will go back to steve kerr and the dnc in just a few minutes. all right. back in the bay area, we are tracking our weather and it's been pretty nice today. but i hear maybe some rain or there is. yes. we are holding on to the chance later this week. certainly some much colder temperatures too. so we're looking at some of the chilliest weather we've seen all summer long. and i know you really want to see that move in back here across the bay area. it's going to be a nice change for us. get us into this early fall feel as we head into later on this week. let's go ahead an

sfpd did not make any arrests. people in the neighborhood say something has to change. so on the one hand, we say we're not going to engage in high speed pursuits because we don't want to risk people's lives. on the other hand, if we don't engage in high speed pursuits, people engage in activity that put people's lives at risk. in a statement, an sfpd spokesperson says the department has started using drones to help track people involved in incidents like these. okay, let's move on. if you want to protect your home in this digital era, your best tool might be an eraser. a high tech eraser. our business and tech reporter, scott budman, shows us how some homeowners are using silicon valley technology to remove their homes from the robbers radar. oh, we should start by pointing out that property crime is actually down here in silicon valley over the last five, ten, even 20 years. but fear of being robbed in the real world has led some homeowners to turn their houses online profile into a blur, specifically on google maps, where you can blur your home online so it can't be

so sfpd when they show up to one of these situations, it is a dangerous situation. and i think their first priority is to not make it more dangerous. and so getting into a high speed chase with police chasing after after these motor motor bikers around the streets of san francisco, i think they're trying to avoid the other thing that's tough, tough for them is sort of the lack of fear, the almost contempt that some of them have for police. so the police may show up and have had the experience in dolores park and other parts of the city where they show up. they try to get the folks to disperse, and they don't, and they almost, you know, are playing chicken with the police. the police don't want to be in a situation where there may, as i said, making the situation less safe. but they also know that they have to try to bring some kind of order when there is something like this happening, there is something. there is something in other parts of the bay area where even if you watch or participate in some of this stuff, even if you watch, you could be you could get in tro

his parents were also both sfpd officers.e had played two hand-touch rugby every sunday. >>> we are keeping an eye on a new wildfire that erupted overnight in tuolumne county prompting evacuations. the canyon fire it's called broke out about 60 miles east of modesto. calfire says that fire has grown to 85 acres so far, no containment. meanwhile the crozier fire in el dorado county is sending smoke across the sierra impacting lake tahoe and reno. the fire burning in forest lands northeast of placerville started growing again this morning, scorched about 1,900 acres and is 5% contained. placer county officials issued an air quality advisory and area providing residents with air filters. as for the largest active wildfire in the state, crews are trying to hold their containment lines for the park fire. cal fire says firefighters made good progress overnight. they are hoping cooler temperatures over the weekend will help slow the spread. the park fire has destroyed more than 600 buildings, including many homes. its containment ha

sfpd has six drones and ten police officers certified to fly them.lan is to expand it. today's san francisco police chief bill scott said the cost and resources have been worth the investment. they are the new eyes in the sky. san francisco police officers are using from crime scenes and minutes later, leading officers directly to an arrest. >> drones have already assisted sfpd in numerous cases, including a sexual assault suspect that was arrested, several auto burglary suspects that were arrested earlier this year. >> san francisco voters approved mayor breed's proposition e, allowing for the use of surveillance cameras and drones to pursue suspects. now they're first data points are out. police say these

their son had been an sfpd officer for nine years at 21 years of age, he was the youngest sfpd officer admitted onto the force. at that time. he most recently served at the mission station. >> luis work there exemplified his commitment to established policing that embraced empathy, understanding and compassion for others. as he got the job done, officer ortega died unexpectedly late last month after collapsing during a rugby game. >> he is survived by his wife, cynthia, whom he married just two years ago, along with a sister and a brother. he was just days away from his 30th birthday when he died. >> such a loss for the department is so, so young. all right, a turboprop plane with 61 people on board crashed in brazil, killing everyone on board. the regional airline says the plane went down in a neighborhood in the state of sao paulo. it was headed to the sao paulo airport. video from the scene shows the wreckage there on fire, right next to a home. witnesses said there was nobody injured on the ground, but that that is yet to be confirmed. the plane is a twin engine atr 72 500. the bla

. >> new drones deployed by officers are leading to arrests and sfpd is looking to expand. but some are expressing concerns. this spring, voters gave police the power to use surveillance cameras and drones to chase suspects. police say they've now made three arrests, with the help of drones, and the video is now part of prosecutors cases. >> we have a sense of urgency to make this a safe city and to do the things that the people in this city deserve. >> right now, the department says it only sends out a drone if it hears of a possible crime in progress. the department says it hopes to expand its use of drones, using them proactively in parts of the city with higher crime concerns. the electronic frontier foundation, which advocates for digital privacy rights, says the use of drones is alarming, is disturbing that sfpd hasn't publicly released its policy related to the drones. >> there is currently a california state law, ab 481, that is meant to dictate transparency. >> chief scott says sfpd is in compliance with state law. he says the department is only storing video of cr

. >> drones have already assisted sfpd in numerous cases, including a sexual assault suspect that was arrested, several auto burglary suspects that were arrested. >> san francisco police say the department only deploys drones after receiving information on a potential crime in progress, but the mayor wants to expand the use to surveillance in problematic areas of the city. police say they delete recorded video within 30 days. if no crime is captured, it's terrible story to share with you breaking news in san jose. >> we've just learned a 12 year old child was hit by a car and killed. it happened shortly after 4:00 near camden and lee avenues. it's a busy intersection on san jose's west side, not far from highway 85. it's believed the child was riding a scooter. video from the scene shows a yellow scooter in the intersection. police say the driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. westbound traffic on camden avenue is shut down right now, and that's likely to make things even busier during the evening commute. >> san francisco transit leaders are tabling a

the mayor told us sfpd's policies will be modified based on effectiveness. homeless advocates are pushing back on the city's approach, calling it inhumane. last week, multiple organizations signed on to a letter to mayor breed, the city attorney and governor newsom demanding an end to the sweeps. for all of our reporting around the homelessness crisis, including expert analysis and how we got here, head to our website, abc seven news.com or your abc seven news app. >> all right. let's move now to tonight's abc seven news deep dive at 11. it's designed to give you some useful, helpful perspective on issues that deserve a deeper look. and tonight it's all about what's going on with the global financial markets. nervous time. right now we're seeing a major rebound in the japanese stock market after it first set up this historic day of losses tonight on the tuesday market, opening a japan's benchmark index is up more than 9%, coming close to making up for yesterday's historic plunge. contrary to the celebration you see at the closing bell, wall street took a bea

sfpd is looking to expand. some, though, are expressing concern about this. this spring, voters gave police the power to use surveillance cameras and drones to chase suspects. police say they've now made three arrests with the help of drones, and the video is now part of prosecutors cases. >> we have a sense of urgency to make this a safe city and to do the things that the people in this city deserve. >> right now, the department says it only sends out a drone if it hears of a possible crime in progress. the department says it hopes to expand its use of drones, using them proactively in parts of the city with higher crime concerns. the electronic frontier foundation, which advocates for digital privacy rights, says the use of drones is alarming, is disturbing. >> that sfpd hasn't publicly released its policy related to the drones. there is currently a california state law, ab 481, that is meant to dictate transparency. >> chief scott says sfpd is in compliance with state law. he says the department is only storing video of crimes and deleting all other video

last week, the mayor told us sfpd's policies will be modified based on effectiveness.vocates are pushing back on the city's approach, calling it inhumane. last week, multiple organizations signed on to a letter to mayor breed, the city attorney, and governor newsom demanding an end to the sweeps. for all of our reporting around the homelessness crisis, including expert analysis and how we got here, head to our website, abc7 news.com or your abc7 news app. all right, let's move now to tonight's abc seven news. >> deep dive at 11. it's designed to give you some usefu, helpful perspective on issues that deserve a deeper look. and tonight it's all about what's going on with the global financial markets. nervous times. right now we're seeing a major rebound in the japanese stock market. after it first set up this historic day of losses tonight on the tuesday market, opening a japan's benchmark index is up more than 9%, coming close to making up for yesterday's historic plunge contrary to the celebration you see at the closing bell, wall street took a beating. today. the dow

illegal side shows has grown big enough that more than a dozen law enforcement agencies including sfpd and oakland pd and san jose and antioch pd and chp and more are now banding together to figure out regional solutions, ways they can collaborate to crack down on the problem. san jose pd is spearheading the effort. >> i think with side shows, kind of like organized retail theft, we have to collaborate across jurisdictions. they're not just disruptive. we see a lot of other illegal activity at these side sews and we see people discharging firearms. we've had vehicles fly into people's businesses. or, you know, living rooms at 3:00 in the morning. we've had people killed. >> i would say at least they're talking about it. at least the right words arecoming out of their mouth. >> reporter: mcdonald hopes the cities put their money where their mouth is but in the meantime -- >> i don't want to leave like this. i wouldn't like to leave on my own terms. >> reporter: with upwards of $50,000 worth of damage and question marks about how that will get paid for, he's figuring out if he has a futu

has been an advocate for her son and the families of other murder victims in partnership with the sfpd. she's helped create a digital poster board of homicide victims report bulletins to be displayed in police stations, a reward for info leading to the arrest of the suspects involved in nebraska's murder would receive a reward of $250,000. happening today, hotel workers in san jose will vote on a possible strike. >> it comes months after unsuccessful negotiations with major hotel chains like hilton area and the hyatt hotel workers are asking for raises and protections for work associated with guest services contracts expired last month approved the union representing more than 600 the san jose hotel workers could call for a strike at any time. the vote starts at 04:30pm, today. the pair's suspects is behind bars for allegedly stealing products from the retail store. >> last weekend, it happen in concord. according to police, the suspects led officers on a brief chase before they were caught. they say one of the suspects is known for previous thefts. on your screen, you can see some of