reporter stephanie sierra is digging into how long it took officers to get on the scene. >>. >> gunshot wound, not alert. [sirens wailing] stephanie: it was before 7 p.m. sunday when gunfire erupted from two cars recklessly resting along the embarcadero. >> location is beach street and stockton. stephanie: shots ring out from each vehicle at stockton and beach street near pier 39, all the little howard street along the embarcadero. . this bystander saw it happen in your pier 39. he felt the police response was too slow. >> it took them a while to get here. but they were there quickly. stephanie: the police chief says officers arrived on scene within four minutes, happily their response time. dash cam video sent to the i.t. confirms that timing. abc7 analysis on so far this year, the average response time for priority date calls which include life-threatening situations like active shooters, is around eight minutes to put that figure in perspective, public records show last year that average was a full minute over the target response time. >> this was a pretty significant series of crime

stephanie sierra digs into juvenile crime in san francisco. here what police say they are seeing on the streets. >> will san francisco's new city budget help build a better bay area? mayor breed highlighted her priorities which will receive the biggest amount of funding. the mayor had a different tone this time after being criticized for not doing enough. >> i think you are right. lately much of the blame has fallen on mayor breed. i think she feels she now has to assume a different demeanor. she realizes she has to be perceived as a consistent politician and not indecisive when it comes to issues such as drug dealings, the homeless and getting san francisco back on track. i don't like to make comparisons but i'm going to anyway. i am sure that mayor breed does not want to be compared to rudy giuliani when he was mayor of new york city in the mid-90's when things were really bad. i know because i was there. today she seemed to borrow a page from his book. >> everybody is happy today because it is money day. >> the reality is there is less of i

where dozens or hundreds of people are hurt. >> stephanie sierra, abc seven news. dan: let's talk to our insider here. we talk about perception versus reality. the reality feels the perception that there are problems in san francisco. >> and that has to do with not necessarily what happened or where. -- but where. a running gun battle between two cars is scary no matter where it occurs, when it happens someplace iconic like fisherman's wharf where thousands of tourists gather, that is doubled up there. and it also hurts the city's image double as much because that is going to grab national attention. the only place i could think of when you get this much attention is if there was a shootout on the gate bridge. dion: that's since you question what do you do to fix that image, because i remember london breed had tweeted just days ago that ai was bringing new technology and a new influx of the city. how do you reverse this -- into the city, how do you reverse it? >> you have just -- to make the city safe and clean. you have to say that this is the exception. we are at

stephanie sierra joins me with a look at the new data she analyzed, showing an active certain violentmes in san francisco. plus, new development is nearing completion in the mission rocket neighborhood -- rock neighborhood. we take you on a tour of the space with rental properties, a new waterfront park in global headquarters for visa. join us for the stories and more at 5:30 on abc 7 bay area streaming tv. dan: you can download the abc 7 app or head to abc7news.com to join karina in two minutes. ama: if you are watching us on tv, world news tonight with david muir ( ♪ ) ( ♪ ) affordable design. endless possibilities. ikea. ♪ it's the most wonderful time of the year ♪ endless possibilities. it's spring! non-drowsy claritin-d knocks out your worst allergy symptoms including nasal congestion, without knocking you out. feel the clarity and make today the most wonderful time of the year. claritin-d. stop right there! this week, get the denny's super slam starting at $7.99. hungry for all your breakfast favorites? when you want america's biggest breakfast starting at $7.99... at denny's, i

cornell: i-team reporter stephanie sierra is digging into it. en. stephanie: the process is not cheap, the city attempts to deter alleged sex work along capp street has faced one hurdle after another. the latest one is not even working. it is costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. out with the old, in with the new. over the past five months, we have seen new barricades installed to deter alleged sex along san francisco's capp street. not once, not twice, but three times since february. data obtained by the i-team shows it has cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars when you add up the cost of materials, the staff time to install them, and

sports field off highway 24 in oakland is threatening the safety of the neighborhood. 19 reporter stephanie sierrastory. join us for those stories and more at 5:30 on abc seven bay area streaming tv. ama: you can download the abc 7 app or head to abc7news.com. you can join karina in two minutes. dan: if you are watching us on tv, world news tonight with david muir is next. ama: we will see you again at 6:00. >> tonights the scare botteghin u.s. and final moments the small passenger jet flying for more than an hour. the pilot unresponsive and reportedly seen slumped over through some of the most secure air space around washington dc flying from tennessee to new york. it would take 90 minutes before the military launched f16s to intercept the cessna. the sonic boom heard by thousands and fighter pilots tracking the plane till it crashed into the mountains. everyone on board killed. martha standing by with what she's now learned. in washington dc, images tonight and former president

. >> stephanie sierra is here with these new developments. >> as you both have said, this has been goinghas pitted local neighbors and the missions district against a group of gardeners. they are all trying to access and abandon plot of land. there is more evidence coming forward of alleged harassment and property damage in this area. the question is how will the city resolve this? a new

dion: here is our report, stephanie sierra. >> gunshot wound, not alert. -- on alert. >>

for that i team, stephanie sierra, abc7 news. ama: for now the fire danger appears to be low. dan: which is a good thing. meteorologists sandhya patel is here to let us know if the fire danger will increase this weekend. sandhya: as temperatures rise with this area of high pressure building in, we are starting to notice that if people are driving out. we are heading into some of our driest months, as you the fire danger index will show you that the fire danger will be in the moderate category for many inland areas, a few isolated spots in the high category. that repeats again on sunday. so a good idea to always remain vigilant especially as the weather is getting nicer. let's get a the outside view from our golden gate bridge camera. 7:00 tonight, if you are stepping out, 60's and 70's inland, 60's coast side. later this evening, just limited fog 50's and 60's. tomorrow morning you will notice the patchy fog and numbers in the 50's i will. be back to show you exactly how warm it will get this weekend and how you can escape it, coming right up plus, the possibility of thunderst

cornell: i-team reporter stephanie sierra is digging into it. he still has been. -- she still has been. stephanie: the process is not cheap, the city attempts to deter alleged sex work along capp street has faced one hurdle after another. the latest one is not even working. it is costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. out with the old, in with the new. over the past five months, we have seen new barricades installed to deter alleged sex along san francisco's capp street. not once, not twice, but three times since february. data obtained by the i-team shows it has cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars when you add up the cost of materials, the staff time to install them, and the maintenance and repairs to keep the barriers standing. yet the latest investment still is not working. these collapsible steel bollards were just installed a month ago. according to the city, the bollards alone cost taxpayers more than $250,000, and the intersections already look like this, bollards on all four blocks of capp street from 18th to 22nd

julian: stephanie sierra has been digging into this for five months now, now talking about the cost to it certainly has not been a cheap process. from smashed signs to cut locks, the city's attempt to deter sex work along the street has faced one hurdle after another. and the latest one is not even working. it is costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. out with the old, in new. over the past five months, we have seen new barricades installed to deter alleged sex work along san francisco's cap street, not once, not twice, but three times since data shows that it has cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars when you add up the cost of materials, the staff time to install them and the maintenance and repair to keep the barriers standing. it -- with the latest investment, it is still not working. these collapsible steel bollards were installed a month ago. according to the city, they alone cost taxpayers more than $250,000. in the intersection's already look like this -- and the intersections already look like this. destroyed, pushed down, broken off the hinges, banged u

. >> stephanie sierra is here with these new developments. >> as you both have said, this has been going on for a long time. this dispute has pitted local neighbors and the missions district against a group of gardeners. they are all trying to access and abandon plot of land. there is more evidence coming forward of alleged harassment and property damage in this area. the question is how will the city resolve this? a new twist to a drawn out dispute pitting a local business against a neighborhood group of gardeners. both are trying to access and abandon plot of san francisco real estate known as parcel 36 or no man's land. >> nobody touches anybody. >> the gartner group as part of an activist organization called mission greenway that has been pushing to turn this parcel of land into a public green space. in late may captured on surveillance footage making threats to a local internet service provider that is paid back taxes to access this lot. the group demolishing their property on the land with a sledgehammer and power so. new video released to the eye team shows before this fight and a

the vote comes at sierra leone is caught in an economic crisis. stephanie busari is joining me now.take us through it. >> reporter: so max, these are crucial elections for this country. and it has seen so much tragedy in such a short period of time. these are actually the fifth presidential elections since the civil war ended 21 years ago. and it is coming at a time of serious economic shortage, food shortages in the country and very high inflation. just in april inflation is 37%. and now you can imagine that citizens are extremely frustrated at the high cost of living that this brings. and that they are just really crying out for a different direction, a change in their circumstances. i spoke to a former soldier who is now a human rights activist, and he says that the young people are crucial in the elections. but very high unemployment. but 60% amongst young people. and the mood is not hopeful at all going into these elections. very somber. and he described it as a tense situation where security forces are everywhere, with vehicles and tanks and armory. and he described it as prep

sierra leone will be selecting a new president. this is in the midst of an economic crisis there with rampant inflation and rising unemployment and currency plummeting in value. and stephanie us live. what is at stake for the people there? >> reporter: christine, very high stakes selection, very crucial ones on saturday for the people of sierra leone. and this is actually the fifth presidential election since the civil war ended 21 years ago. inflation is sky high. 37% in april according to the imf. and security is tense in the capital with one person describing it as preparing for war. we've been speaking to people and take a listen to what they had to say. they are calling out for change as the state heads to the polls to elect a new president on june 24th. among the issues citizens are battling, a soaring cost of living and massive unemployment with inflation sitting around 37% in april according to the imf. 3.3 million are registered to vote in this fifth election since the end of the civil war 21 years ago. and at the current state of the country spilling over in august last year, with more 20 people killed in anti-government protests. and incumbent president is talki