tara: tara campbell, abc 7 news. dan: abc 7 news has been committed to covering this ongoing issue, including without abc 7 original. merry called "injecting hope." -- original documentary called "injecting hope." watch it on our abc 7 bay area streaming tv app. ama: san francisco mayor london breed did not mince words over yesterday's chaotic meeting on the city's drug prices. >> [indiscernible] ama: you heard people in the crowd shouted down the mayor and supervisor aaron peskin. a woman was taken away for allegedly throwing a brick in the crowd. breed said the treatment she received was disrespectful. mayor breed: i'm an african-american woman, and i deserve respect whether i am the mayor or not, and to be treated in such a way was disrespectful, because it was a clinical publicity stunt. ama: the mayor also says numbers of the board are speaking out of both sides of their mouths and should be working with her instead of against her. we reach out supervisor peskin's office for comment but have not heard back. dan:

tara: tara campbell, abc7news. ama: senator dianne feinstein is denying reports she suffered serious complications while being treated for shingles. it spread to her face and neck and led to a case of encephalitis. feinstein denied the encephalitis diagnosis today. the 89-year-old returned to the capital last week after spending more than two months in san francisco recovering. at 5:30, we will talk live to phil mater about mounting pressure on feinstein to resign. dan: a popeyes restaurant is now closed in the east bay and people are holding a rally in response to claims of unsafe working conditions. the fast food chain shut down the location at 70th and international boulevard. two 17-year-old employees filed the and safety complaints. the workers say in february, a customer climbed over-the-counter and assaulted an employee. popeyes said it immediately closed the restaurant and has launched an investigation. workers want the state to investigate the claims of unsafe work conditions and possible child labor viola

here is tara campbell. tara blocking off to blocks of : battery street friday evening, this night market bringing the foot traffic. >> being joyous together. the food, the music, you know? >> we got tired of the pandemic. we wanted to come out, hug each other, celebrate and have a good time. sarah he is the owner of new : -- tara he is the owner of new : delhi restaurant, serving san francisco for decades. >> we are never going to leave san francisco. we want to rejoice and celebrate what our business is today. tara: the city and local non-profit are serving this and other night markets this summer, making way for artists like vanessa who lives and works in chinatown. >> i think it is everything to activate the streets and be out in the streets. i do not have a storefront, actually, so i am excited anytime i get to show and be out and have a lot of audience. i think it is going to give people hope and excitement after a really long, hard time. >> i think it is due for a renaissance. tara: brendan lives in th

here is abc7 news reporter tara campbell. tara: buffet afternoon for more than 40 moms looking to get back on your feet. >> it means a lot to me and to the moms because they don't have anyone to take us out to gate or a spouse. terror: teaming up with the colonial restaurant for this memory-making day. >> moms are dedicated to overcoming their barriers. they are putting in a lot of work. so anytime we have a chance to celebrate moms, we jump on it. >> a year ago i would not have imagined eating with a whole bunch of other families. i wouldn't have imagined this. tara: she is escaping domestic violence, landing on the streets very young daughter. >> i left my relationship and i was fleeing, so i had to get -- just leave without nobody knowing where or how. tara: it is a story a-listers yet knows all recently reunited with her children. >> getting them back in custody the last year has been pretty challenging. we just faced a lot of challenges and came through a long struggle through domestic violence. tara: 12-year-old samantha

new at 11 abc seven news reporter tara campbell joins us live in the newsroom to explain a new sense of urgency in the fight for rights for the lgbtq plus community. tara. >> yeah, dion, the executive director of san francisco pride, says the stakes are high this year as the lgbtq lgbt plus community continues to come under attack across the nation. and while the party will certainly go on, so too will preparations to continue the fight for the rights of the entire community. >> be it can't be business as usual. obviously we're under attack all over this country from the queer community, especially the trans community. >> suzanne ford is the executive director of san francisco pride, and she's referring to the nearly 500 bills being tracked by the aclu across the nation, taking aim at lgbtq plus rights. >> we shouldn't take anything for granted this year. you know, it's more important than ever that you come out. pride weekend and you make a statement. she says this year's celebration will be met with some serious work rally ing people from across the country in preparation to continu

dan: abc 7 news reporter tara campbell walks the street with sam rivera. isco not only needs one opc but a few opc's. tara: opc known as prevention centers, also safe consumption sites. places people can go in case of an overdose. sam rivera is the executive director of onpoint nyc, the nonprofit operating the first two such sites in the country in new york city. he is in san francisco prepping nonprofits, hoping to open similar sites here. >> having sam here to see our program and look at, like, what we are doing and how we are doing and giving some advice on not only how to do it but to do it right. tara: since opening a year and a half ago, more than 900 overdoses have been reversed at the new york city sites. >> 80,000 times people would have used elsewhere, in streets, in alleys like this, have used with us. tara: but sam says it is about much more than providing people with a place to use drugs. it is about connecting them to services like treatment and housing. >> 80% of our people have utilized multiple programs outside of the opc. >> one of the thi

abc 7 reporter tara campbell explains the new sense of urgency. >> it cannot be business as usual. we are under attack all over this country, especially the trans community. tara: suzanne f executive director of san francisco tried and she is referring to the 500 bills being tracked by the aclu across the nation taking aim at lgbtq+ writes. >> it ever you come out and make a statement. tara: she says this year's celebration will be met with serious work, rallying people from across the country in preparation to continue the fight. >> many states are enacting anti-lgbtq laws that we have not had a chance to coalesce and say this is how we will fight it together. tara: that is why san francisco pride is planning its first human rights summit. >> what you want is everyone to come together and focus the media attention on what we are fighting and also learn from each other. tara: hosting activists, lawmakers, and more. >> we will be bringing people in from different states where they are fighting these fights on the ground. we will all be able to speak to each other about how we carry o

here's abc reporter tara campbell. >> walking off two blocks on friday evening, the night market rings foot traffic. >> we are being joyous together. today is the food in the music. >> we are tired of the pandemic and we want to really come out, hug each other, celebrate. have a good time. >> ron is the owner of the new delhi restaurant. it is serving san francisco for decades. ask we are never going to leave san francisco. we want to rejoice and celebrate what san francisco is. >> the city is funding several night markets. they are making way for artists like >> it is everything to activate streaki don't have a storefront, i'm excited anytime i get a show and have an audience. >> this will get people hope and excitement after long and hard times. >> i've always said this. >> brendan lives in the mission district in support of a friend. >> we are so boarding and representing and trying to make sure everyone is getting a taste of different people's lives and experiences. >> we are happy to get down here for 10 minutes and walk eight minutes to the festival. >> we are trying to revitaliz

here's abc seven news reporter tara campbell. >> so at the end of the day, some people are going to like it and some people aren't. >> and that's just what it is because i'm putting everything on the line to change what we need to do to a public promise from mayor london breed this week to get tougher on drug dealers and users, while more quietly making way for privately funded safe injection sites. >> places people can go to use their drugs under supervision in case of an under supervision case of an overdose. friday releasing a preview of her upcoming budget showing room for what she calls wellness hubs. noting any inclusion of safe consumption sites in these wellness hubs will have to be privately funded. >> we are looking at receiving funds for all the city wraparound services, where the city will not help us with funding is the actual overdose prevention site. that work will be privately funded. >> overdose prevention sites also known as safe injection or safe consumption sites are illegal under federal law but the mayor believes that the new york model could provide a path forward.

let's get to it. >> tara campbell, abc7 news. dan: if you or a loved oneare dealing with drug addiction issues we have gathered a list of resources to help you take action. visit abc7.com/takeaction. ama: the antioch police chief is set to meet with police of the ncaap, a second in a series of meetings for the community. the chief met with young people including high school students, who asked about police accountability, and what is happening with the officers on leave after racist text messages were uncovered. our reporter was there. >> how do we know we can trust you? reporter: it was antioch's teenagers turn to ask the tough questions. >> how did you know that you can trust me? i can put it this way. are there any indicators that i've been here that you can't trust me? wer'r -- we are doing things that are different. reporter: built, this youth forum with high school students, is one of a series of community meetings following the investigations into the racist texas -- texting scandal. >> who was holding abusive cops account

. >> reporter tara campbell got an inside look at the facility and a chance to hear from the people itg the most. >> this is way normal room would look like. this houses for beds. >> 70 beds and one island. san francisco public health taking over this multiunit facility, investing more than $2 million a year to help people off the streets and out of addiction. >> we supply everything because they're coming out of residential. so they are coming with the clothes that they have. >> is part of the city's plan to up the number of treatment and recovery beds. in the past two years, adding 350. >> it's hard to come in and get cleaned because we do not trust a lot of people. we only trust our own. >> finding reasons to trust on treasure island. >> to work on yourself and to look in, it is the most amazing thing out here. /she has been in a battle with opioid addiction. >> i am fighting for my life. and i do not have a next time, i did not have a next time out there, it is so dangerous out there, the drugs today. >> this tnsiorograms giving her the suprthat she need t want you torive, they wan

as abc 7 news reporter tara campbell found that a high technology has them breathing a sigh of reliefthe >> hills of oakland lit up in flames. this footage from 1991. wildfire, killing 25 people, destroying thousands of homes, including carolyn burgess home. >> i must admit that in summer when it is hot in the wind is blowing, i have a hard time sleeping still. >> but she still says that that is about to change thanks in large part to the oakland fire department. thursday, announcing the launch of a federal pilot program testing real-time fire detection sensors. >> i believe our wild and urban places are the perfect testing ground for the benefits of this great new technology. opera >> -- oakland fire and other teams installing 10 of the sensors throughout the oakland hills set to go on lands within the next couple of weeks. >> it will help us sleep better at night knowing that if we have a conflagration in our hills, especially high-end fire severity zones, we would get immediate notification to our dispatch center so that we could deploy our open firefighters. >> in our box, we have

tara campbell visited a new transitional housing facility to hear from people benefiting the most. >> you come into the room. this is what the normal room would look like. this room houses four beds. >> a total of 70 beds and one island. san francisco public health taking over this multiunit facility. investing more than trillion dollars a year to help people off the streets and out of addiction. >> we are supplying almost everything because they are coming out of residential. . for the most part they are coming with clothes they have. >> it is part three-year plan to up the number of treatment and recovery beds. in the past two years adding 350. >> it is so hard to come in and get cleaned because we don't trust a lot of people. we on the trust our own. >> lisa finding reasons to trust on treasure island. >> to work on yourself and to look inside, it is the most amazing thing out here. >> lisa has been in a decades long battle with opioid addiction. >> i am fighting for my life. this -- i don't have a next time. i don't have a next time out there. it is so dangerous out there. the dru

here is tara campbell. reporter: blocking off to blocks of battery street friday evening, this night market bringing the foot traffic. >> being joyous together. the food, the music, you know? >> we got tired of the pandemic. we wanted to come out, hug each other, celebrate and have a good time. reporter: he is the owner of new delhi restaurant, serving san francisco for decades. >> we are never going to leave san francisco. we want to rejoice and celebrate what our business is today. reporter: the city and local non-profit are serving this and other night markets this summer, making way for artists like vanessa who lives and works in chinatown. >> i think it is everything to activate this straight and be out in the streets. i do not have a storefront, actually, so i am excited anytime i get to show and be out and have a lot of audience. >> i think it is going to give people hope and excitement after a really long, hard time. >> i think it is due for a renaissance. reporter: brendan lives in the district in

here is tara campbell.eporter: a cardi making it, photo making of a afternoon for more than 40 moms working to get back on their feet. >> it means a lot to me and a lot to a lot of the moms, because a lot of the moms do not have anyone to take us out to eat or a spouse. reporter: compass family services teaming up with san francisco's restaurant for this memory making day. >> our moms are dedicated to overcoming all of their barriers to being stably housed, so they are putting in a lot of work. anytime we have a chance to celebrate them we jump on it. >> yuriko i would not have imagined eating with a bunch of families. reporter: jasenia escaping domestic violence, ending on the streets with her young daughter. >> i left my relationship, and i was fleeing, so i had to sleep without nobody knowing where or how. reporter: it is the story she knows all too well recently reuniting with their children. >> just getting them back in custody has been hard and challenging, and we have just faced a lot of challenges a

tara campbell traveled to vancouver, canada to examine north america's first ever safe injection site and see how it works. you can watch injecting hope no one demand on our abc 7 bay area streaming app. several banks bids to take over first republic bank. federal regulators set a 1:00 p.m. deadline today for banks to submit their best takeover offers. according to yahoo! finance, a half-dozen banks including bank of america, j.p. morgan chase, and p.r.c. are likely bidders. republic's health began withdrawing more than 100 billion dollars in deposits last year. that has led to first republic's stock dropping 75% since last monday. part of our mission in building a better bay area means finding progress in our communities. earlier this year we brought you a story about thieves who had broken into the open school of the arts. they allegedly stole 30 grand worth of instruments. but tonight, good news to report. thousands of dollars in donations have poured in and abc7news reporter j.r. stone wears -- was able to them as other students from the district did their part. ♪ j.r.: you cannot

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tara campbell shows you the pressure to put more money into helping people struggling with addiction. tara: people packed in, calling for more treatment as san francisco cracked down on the flow of fentanyl. governor newsom sending in the national guard and california highway patrol last week, helping sfpd get drug dealers off the streets. >> i have noticed chp going up and down the street. i have seen people getting arrested. tara: cedric is the director of a nonprofit helping people off the street and out of addiction. he says as fentanyl gets harder to find, the city needs to make it easier for people hooked to get help. >> the process takes up to 72 hours to get into a bed, and people don't have that long a wait. then, the intake process -- i have to do assessment, i have to get a referral. tara: it is a frustration gina mcdonald knows all too well. her daughter did struggle on the streets of the tenderloin and is now recovering back home. >> i had looked for treatment programs here, and the phone numbers they give you, they send you to another phone number. i finally just came an

tara campbell found as planting season begins people are losing patience.atience is running low and frustrations high as planting season gets underway. >> most of our customers live in martinez and they have been very concerned. >> customers worried about the fate and safety of their vegetable gardens and fruit trees. >> quite a few of them grow their own vegetables and they have taken years to get their soil to where it needs to be. >> thursday contra costa county began to collecting soil >> it is recommended residents near the refinery and who saw the catalyst dust as a result of the release during the thanksgiving holiday to not eat any producer vegetables grown from their gardens. >> the refined early -- the refinery accidentally released up to 24,000 tons of metal laden dust. >>>> i went out to my car one morning. it was about a quarter of an inch thick of soot on my car. >> the county is investigating the chemical release and has referred the case to the district attorney's office. >> my grandma lives in downtown martinez so she was right near where t

tara campbell shows that this could lead to nonprofits opening privately funded sites. >> at the end of the day, some people are going to like it and some people aren't. and that is just what it is because i am putting everything on the line to change what we need to do. >> a public promise from mayor london breed to get tougher on drug dealers and users while more quietly making way for privately funded safe injection sites. places people can go to use their drugs under supervision in case of an overdose. a preview of showing room for what she calls wellness hubs, noting any inclusion of safe consumption sites in these wellness hubs will have to be privately funded. >> we are looking at receiving funds for the city for all the wraparound services. where the city is not going to help with funding is the actual overdose prevention site. that work will be privately funded. >> also known as safe injection are safe consumption sites are illegal under federal law. but the mayor believes the new york model could provide a path forward, using private donations to operate the specific space

as tara campbell tells us, people are losing patience as planting season begins. >> patience is runningow and frustrations high as planting season gets underway. >> most of our customers live in martinez and they have been very concerned. >> customers worried about the fate and safety of their vegetable gardens and fruit trees. >> quite a few of them grow their own vegetables and they have taken years to get their soil to where it needs to be. >> contra costa county began collecting soil samples for more than a dozen sites, potentially contaminated by the martinez refining co. last thanksgiving. >> its recommended residents near the refinery and who saw the catalyst dust as a result of the release during thanksgiving holiday do not eat any produce or vegetables grown from their gardens. >> the refinery accidentally released up to 24 tons of metal-laden spent catalyst dust into areas of martinez and venetia. >> i went out to my car one morning and it was about a quarter of an inch thick of sit on my car. >> the county is investigating the chemical release and has referred the case to the

tara campbell reporter, traveled to the first safe injection site in america to see how it is working. you can watch injecting hope now on demand on the bay area abc 7 streaming tv app. kumasi: first republic bake is being bought bike -- bank is being bought by chase. -- >> nothing changes for right now. first republic branches will open on time this morning as j.p. morgan chase locations.al e weekend with the fbi see seizing assets overnight and selling most of the operation to chase. j.p. morgan ceo jamie dimon met with treasury secretary janet yellen and fed chairman jerome powell to brokered a deal. hey comes after the first republic stock plunged last week by 70 5% after revealing account holders withdrew $100 billion in the banking crisis last month. the fbi see will work with j.p. morgan to ensure all deposits and says its insurance fund will take a hit of about $13 billion. we will monitor this as the stock market opens today. and when the branches open as well. reggie: pg&e says power has restored to all customers in san francisco after an outage that lasted days. hundreds of

reporter: tara campbell, abc 7 news. gloria: federal officials have agreed to pause involuntary transfers from laguna honda hospital until september. laguna honda lost its eligibility for the medicare and medicaid program last year because of health and safety violations. patient transfers were put on hold after several died soon after being removed from the hospital. the city says granada is working toward recertification. jobina: the chp has launched a campaign morning of the dangers of street racing and sideshows. yesterday in los angeles the chp .displays featured actual people who have died in street racing and decide so -- sideshow accidents. the chp also announced taskforces that will be saturating cities around the state. >> these taskforces will be canvassing the streets, conducting focused enforcement to prevent sideshows and street racing, while looking for illegal modifications to vehicles. i would like to ensure the public we hear your concerns. jobina: governor newsom has approved $5.5 million in funding fo