my name is elizabeth betty a docent at the san francisco zoo. i would like to point out that the american zoo association of which the san francisco zoo is a member has 200 institutions that they audit every 5 years. that means they are doing 40 audits per year, so they are professionals, they spend 4 to 5 days at each of the institutions. have access to public and private spaces for the animals. they interview the keepers, the staff, the veterinarians, so the san francisco zoo is meeting the top criteria from a professional organization who has vast experience auditing zoos across north america. i would like to reiterate that, some of the public comments coming out are from a short visit to the zoo from a guest perspective. they are not professionals. they do not have vast zoo experience, so the audits are happening and we are-the san francisco zoo, the keepers and the staff are meeting safety standards and well ness standards for the animals and for the personnel. i just want to make one comment about the jaguar that did lose its tail. this hap

and the san francisco international airport. this damages the goodwill and value of san francisco's mark and deprive san francisco of control over its mark, and in a statement by the port of oakland, the spokesperson wrote in part, okay is not associated with sfo, of course, but is rather a convenient and centrally located option for travelers throughout the bay area. >> the port of oakland says it is continuing to review the recent ruling and considering all available options. tonight at 730, i'll have more from a patent lawyer who can break down this decision and the chances that san francisco could prevail in the pending lawsuit. claudine. >> all right. the confusion is certainly gets a little more confusing. all right. thank you. crystal. >> it is still an incredibly, very tight race for mayor of berkeley with ranked choice voting applied fewer than 400 votes. separates sophie hahn and adina ishii. it is not clear exactly how many votes are left to be counted in berkeley. that next vote update from alameda county is on friday

director also nounced september 11, the community investment team launched 5 grant categories for san franciscoorganizations. two categories are still open as director remington mentioned. it is the san francoisco arts grant category and the arts impar guidelines and ormation. director also went over the update to guidelines and year's deep investment in outreach and advertising through several channels including 6 technical assistance webinars, three instagram live gital kiosks throughout downtown, inperson community eves and the sf a c news letter and social media. in addition to the team grant work, director pate noted artveneder holiday market that will happen on december 6, 7 and 18 as well as updates to the art vendor website, including new maps and and ted application and translated program manual.end o. are there any questions? ■r seeing none, any public comment? >> for those in person please proceed to the podium and fill out the comment information card. we are on item 5.2. u abegin speaking. you will see a visual timer and a 30 second wa time concludes. anyone who would like to comme

the move today by san mateo county officials to force the sheriff out of office, and a legal victory for san francisco in the bay area battle over airport names. >> this is ktvu, fox two news at 730. >> a federal judge today ordering oakland officials to stop using san francisco bay in the airport's name. thanks so much for joining me tonight. i'm heather holmes. this is just the latest development amid the city's trademark dispute. our crystal bailey joining us now live in studio with why the judge today issued this order. crystal. >> well, heather, san francisco city officials say it is a big win for san francisco and the ongoing case with the courts. finding the name causes confusion, even though oak has already undergone a very major rebranding, this decision could indicate the direction the courts would go on a permanent name change in oakland. the battle between san francisco and oakland continues over the town's new airport. name. oakland is now federally mandated to immediately stop using the name san francisco bay oakland international airport after a preliminary injunction was filed by san f

well, here's a look at the stories that are trending tonight on ktvu.com. one of our top stories san franciscoers approved measure k to permanently close a portion of the great highway in san francisco. governor gavin newsom is getting fined after he took too long to report some charitable donations. the fair political practices commission says newsom's 2018 campaign committee did not report donations on time. on 18 occasions, and a new program is available for california and nevada residents. a license plate purchase through the plates for powder program will include one ticket, a two day pass, or a season pass to one of 11 tahoe resorts. you can find these stories and more on ktvu.com. >> all right, sports fans, don't go away. we've got a big 30 minutes for you coming up here. that's right. >> here's a look at what bailey is working on for sportswrap. coming up tonight on sportswrap. >> more special teams woes for the san francisco 40 niners as a scuffle breaks out on their sideline. is there reason to be concerned? plus the return of christian mccaffrey. how is he feeling after the first ga

it's no secret that the city of san francisco is not happy that oakland international is now the san francisco bay, oakland international airport and the city of san francisco wants a court to tell oakland to stop using those three words san francisco bay. so at 1:00 this afternoon, just under a couple of hours from now, a federal judge in sf will consider a temporary injunction filed by the city of san francisco. sf city attorney david chu says that the name confuses travelers and infringes on the trademark of his city's airport, san francisco international. you might recall earlier this year, the city of oakland and port of oakland changed the name of oakland international behind me to again, san francisco bay oakland international airport, to quote, reflect the indisputable geographical fact that it is located on the shores of the san francisco bay. san francisco says the name change has caused confusion and problems for travelers. i don't travel much to the bay, but if i was a first timer, i would definitely get turned around. yeah, you meant to come to oakland international san f

he spent the past 15 years as the executive of the san francisco nonprofit group he founded, called the tipping point. it's focused on fighting poverty and other problems in san francisco. the 47 year old is probably best known as one of the heirs to the levi strauss jeans company, fortune. lurie's news conference, scheduled to take place at 11:00 this morning. it will be his first public remarks since mayor breed conceded the race. >> now, an update on the legal battle over the renaming of the airport in oakland. san francisco officials are asking a judge to issue a temporary injunction to immediately stop the airport from using the name san francisco bay. oakland international airport. if the injunction is granted, the port of oakland would need to remove all physical and digital materials with that new name until a final decision is made in the lawsuit. >> san francisco has been operating for almost a century, has used san francisco international airport or san francisco airport for most of that history. the first date of use of our trademark was 1954, and we've had the trademarks fo

for, you know, the premise from which i start is this san francisco can be and will be the premier district yes, yes, there is no question that this district, like most, is working through many challenges. san francisco is not the only district in the state that is experiencing declining enrollment. declining enrollment is a phenomenon that almost every district in the country is experiencing. but san francisco, because of its people, its leadership and vision, will be the premier district in this state because there are. great educators, great teachers and classified staff, great administrators, great families. and at the end of the day, what we're talking about are great students. yes, in this district will be the premier district in this state. i want to thank you, madam mayor, again for your leadership. director sue, president alexander, the members of the board, and i want to thank matt wayne in his absence for his efforts. we're moving in another direction here. and let me be clear. there will not be a state takeover in san francisco. let me be clear about that. the role of the califo

so they had an intrastate free plan the plan for major freeway systems to go throughout san francisco. and so the developers came up with the bay bridge and worked their way along embarcadero. the plans were to be very, very efficient for that through town he once the san francisco saw had human services agency happening 200 though people figure out city hall offender that the embarcadero free was dropped and we had the great free to no where. which cut us off from the ferry building and our store line and created in 1989 and gave us the opportunity to tear down the free. and that was the renaissance of ferry building. >> that land was developed for a new ferry building and whom new embarcadero how to handle travel and needed a concept for the building didn't want- that was when a plan was developed for the liquor store. >> the san francisco ferry building has many that ups and downs and had a huge hay day dribbled adopt to almost nothing and after the earthquake had a shove of adrenaline to revise the waterfront and it moved around the bay and plans for more so think investment in th

then something new on the streets of san francisco to help fight crime. the new installation at the dior store in union square, and how it will come to other storefronts in an effort to curb retail crime. >> this is ktvu, fox two news at noon. >> good afternoon. i'm gasia mikaelian i'm andre senior. >> thank you for joining us. san francisco elected a new mayor. and minutes ago daniel lowry spoke publicly for the first time about his plans. when he takes office in january. >> allie rasmus live here with a recap of what lowry says his priorities will be. >> allie garcia, san francisco mayor elect daniel lowry said his number one priority is public safety, and that that will be his focus in every neighborhood in the city. he specifically mentioned drug dealing and the fentanyl crisis that has plagued san francisco since the pandemic. >> we're going to get tough. we're going to work with state, federal and city law enforcement to make sure that we close these open air drug markets. >> now, along those lines, lowry was also asked next about the future of san f

the city. as wilson walker reports, san francisco's famously progressive voters appear to be moving towards theenter. >> we still have a lot of ballots to count. what we really hope to see in potentially a new era of san francisco politics is more collaboration between people. >> reporter: a new era in san francisco politics, sachin agarwal thinking big and why not? they have successfully campaigned to recall three progressive school board members, a progressive district attorney. earlier this year they won a raft of centrist reforms at the ballot box and now it appears they will get one of their moderate choices for mayor and still more moderates on the board of supervisors. >> yeah. i don't think it's about any of these labels. i think it's just about the basics working in the city, like our government should deliver for the citizens here. >> what i'm seeing in this election is they were looking for complete control and they didn't get it. it looks now like they didn't get it. the progressives are still holding their own in some areas. now let's keep in mind we have not had a progressive mayo

the bay area. just like yesterday's setup with mid 60s near san francisco and oakland. upper 60s widespread through the inland spots anywhere from livermore into antioch. san jose a similar trend too. the next couple of days here's what's happening for us, we start off with rain later this afternoon. cloudy skies to kick off the morning which is beautiful to get out there on the friday. makes the commute to work easy and makes the commute to school easy but here's what's happening as we head into the overnight tours hadn't. we'll continue to watch -- hours tomorrow. we'll continue to watch offshore showers develop in the north bay just around 3:00. santa rosa and cloverdale are going to have light pockets of showers in the overnight hours heavier storms form through the inland areas and all along the coast. and that's going to turn into an overnight system that brings in heavy showers for us into the early morning hours tomorrow. all the way down into the santa clara valley included. i'll have more on that coming up in just a bit but for now over to you, reed. >>> all ri

san francisco and fraud. san francisco [indiscernible] on the contrary, san francisco is proud of the participation of fraud and encourages all to participate in real time. san francisco knows once you participate in fraud you discover how entertaining and exciting it is. there is nothing quite like fraud. you could root for even fraud, you can applaud. san francisco even merchandises the fraud and encourages you to buy into it so you can advertise for it. god bless the 49ers for disrespecting its own team and disrespecting the two cities and god bless the two cities who profit from it. who cares whether or not the 49ers win or lose? it is always victory for san fraud fis co. must i forget, god bless san francisco faithful. peace. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker. welcome. yes, we'll pick that up from you. >> good afternoon board of supervisors. for the record, my name is christopher cline and i handed this out last week but i felt it was necessary to hand this out again. it is a hmis data issue and breach incident reporting form. san francisco if you dont report it it doesn't get investigated. they

i'm mike mibach and i'm jana katsuyama. >> tonight the president of the san francisco naacp held a town hall meeting to discuss racist text messages that were sent anonymously to black students in san francisco and others around the country. >> ktvu zac sos joins us live tonight from the third baptist church in the city, with more on today's meeting. zach. >> yeah, and tonight those texts are now being investigated by the fbi. those texts received following the presidential election by black men, women and students. tonight, reverend amos brown, president of the naacp here in san francisco, joining the school district and condemning them. one example of the anonymous messages telling black people to report to a plantation to pick cotton. some of the messages reportedly mentioning trump, but the trump campaign strongly denying any connection to those similar texts also received in new york, alabama, ohio, pennsylvania and tennessee. reverend brown saying he's spoken with some of the students who received the text messages here in san francisco. students, he says, are now struggling. >> y

he is the founder of a san francisco nonprofit and, of course, heir to the levi strauss fortune. he says he is vowing to bring change to san francisco and make the city a place that residents can be proud of. >> turning around this city is not going to happen overnight, no matter who wins this electio, you. difficult challenges ahead. we know this. but here's another truth. our opportunities and advantages are far more powerful to solve our challenges, we need to work together and turn the page on the politics of demonizing each other on every issue. >> i'll say san francisco is not for sale. we got to just take it back, because i don't know if you remember what happened in 2018. i mean, there were several days, even the night of election night where i was definitely not in the lead. and you see me standing here right now as the mayor of san francisco. >> that was current mayor london breed, who you just heard from speaking at her watch party last night, breed says she is vowing to go the distance on this one, and she knows it is a distance with the way the voting system works her

for this exhibits we partnered with the san francisco art's commission galleries and excited show case the array of artist in historic san francisco city hall. >> [inaudible]. call me temperature is unique when we get to do we, meaning myself and the 20 other professional instructors we are working with elders we create long-term reps i can't think of another situation academically where we learn about each other. and the art part i believe is a launching pad for the relationship building:see myself well. and if i don't try when my mom again. she may beat the hell out of mow if i don't try >> seniors, the population encounters the problem of loneliness and isolation even in a residential community there hen a loss of a spouse. leaving their original home. may be not driving anymore and so for us to be ail to bring the classes and art to those people where hay are and we work with people in all walks of life and circumstances but want to finds the people that are isolated and you know bring the warmth there as much as art skill its personal connection. men their family can't be well for

specialness, but you know, to have any part that is just a honor. >> good afternoon and welcome to the san francisco board of supervisors for today, november 5, 2024, election day in the united states of america and san francisco. madam clerk, please call the roll. >> thank you mr. president. supervisor chan, present. rv

now, the city of san francisco immediately took legal action, and last week, the city attorney asked a judge to issue a temporary injunction, thereby forcing the port of oakland to remove all physical and digital material with the san francisco bay name until a final decision is made in the lawsuit. >> the oakland airport telling ktvu in a statement, quote, the court's ruling found that two of the three types of confusion alleged by sfo were without merit. the court order temporarily blocks the new name on the basis of the third type of alleged confusion that travelers may think oak is affiliated with sfo. they go on to say that, quote, oak is not associated with sfo. of course, but it is rather a convenient and centrally located option for travelers throughout the bay area. we are continuing to review the recent ruling and considering all available options. ktvu. crystal bailey is talking with san francisco city's attorney, david chiu. she's going to have more on the consequences of this ruling. coming up on ktvu news at six. >> new at five. the san francisco police department is tak

the voters of san francisco have made their decision and i, as a mayor of san francisco, have always spected the voters and honored the decisions that they made. and ultimately, you know, we have to no matter who the mayor is of san francisco, we all have to come together and make sure that they are successful. and that's all that matters. and moving forward, mayor, it was a rough showing for incumbents nationwide up and down the ballot. do you think that your loss is more of a reflection of that sentiment or as to the specific issues the city continues to face going forward? well, i don't want to speculate on what it is, but ultimately, i know that i have done everything i can to always put the city first, and i'm really proud of where we are as a city, that we have one of the lowest crime rates in over a decade, that we help save lives during covid, and that finally, with all of the things that we've done, we've built up the infrastructure to move san francisco forward. and again, this office is bigger than just one person. we have to always make sure that we're doing everything we

implies affiliation with san francisco and the san francisco international airport. this damages the goodwill and value of san francisco's mark and deprive san francisco of control over its mark. >> the federal judge agreed that travelers would think the two airports are affiliated. now, oakland cannot use the name until the final decision is made in the ongoing lawsuit. in a statement by the port of oaklan, the spokesperson wrote in part. okay, is not associated with sfo, of course, but is rather a convenient and centrally located option for travelers throughout the bay area. patent attorney amir adib says while the preliminary injunction is temporary, it could indicate the chances of oakland winning the lawsuit. >> the preliminary injunctions tend to be pretty hard to get, and so the fact that a judge this early in the case is willing to grant one, i think should be a huge indicator to oakland. so the port of oakland that maybe they should reconsider as the lawsuit continues, the port of oakland says it is reviewing the recent ruling and considering all available op

, but i will never i will never let those disagreements get in the way of addressing the problems facing san francisco. i was at mayor london breed's campaign the night of the election at the time. she had very strong words for lori saying, quote, san francisco is not for sale. a lorry spoke today about his phone call with the mayor yesterday saying it was a gracious one and ensuring that his team will work with hers for a smooth transition at city hall. >> reporting in san francisco, i'm rob nesbitt. kron. 4 news, whether it's public safety, the fentanyl crisis or the business climate downtown lori will certainly have his hands full. >> homelessness is another major issue that he's going to have to address. and as kron four's, dan kerman tells us tonight, homeless advocates are offering their advice. >> san francisco is ongoing. homeless crisis will soon fall on the shoulders of newly elected mayor. daniel homeless advocates say the city has made positive steps over the years. certain things are not working >> we know that, you know, a punitive response doesn't work. i mean, that's that's just obviou

the city of san francisco believes the airport's recent name change to san francisco bay oakland international airport violates its longstanding trademark and causes confusion among travelers. inside court, attorneys for the port of oakland, which runs the airport, argued that that was untrue and that the name simply helps identify oakland airport with the bay area region. the debate has also gotten the attention of several airline analysts, including locally based henry heartfelt. >> a source at one airline has told me that his carrier routinely sees a couple of people a week showing up at sfo when they've booked flights out of oakland. >> harteveldt says the airport's renaming is an attempt by oakland leaders to attract more travelers and money to the east bay hub, but he questions whether or not it will actually work. >> we're not going to add or drop flights to okay based on its name, just as we wouldn't add flights to another airport based on its name. they add flights or delete flights based on the financial performance at sfo. >> we spoke with several travelers thursday that included br

the night. people restaurants, our culture in san francisco. however, we can bring a great for the city. >> as citizens of the city san francisco, let's just plug in much as flood get back into the wall water time history. a time one time now is the we all need to leave. dinner, celebrate restaurants, make sure that the culture of the neighborhood stay healthy, stay alive. what can you to be a part of the comeback story in san francisco because it's going to take all of >> a job is to make people look beautiful and always looking for beauty everywhere. hi to me. ski and i know is far advanced within their here and some to school for over 50 years. i travel all over the world for my career because i love to see what's going on in the world in mind the streets and people always going, oh, my god, what's going on with the francisco? can we even come? there is horrible every wants is a horrible. it actually it's a it's still incredible. there's so many beautiful areas here. there's so much to do. i walk around some cisco in the last few years, i've

kron. 4 news. >> the coalition on homelessness in san francisco is asking the mayor elect to take a newach to addressing the unhoused cabinets. weeps have increased in san francisco over the last several months. i'd like to see on day one, over 700 vacant units in supportive housing be filled. >> and secondly, would like to see a halt to the illegal property destruct destruction that's occurring where people are losing their medications or losing their paperwork. during the campaign, i did speak with mister lurie on his plans for homelessness. >> he spoke about wanting to introduce at least 1000 shelter beds within his for 6 months in office. house advocates, they said they are optimistic about mister lurie entering office because of his work. the anti poverty, nonprofit tipping point. and they're hopeful that he will bring about positive change. more local election news. the fate of the great highway has been decided prop k his past closing a 2 mile stretch of the upper great highway between lincoln way and sloat boulevard to cars. 7 days a week. this proposition unexpectedly became on

daniel lurie has been selected as the next mayor of san francisco. he addressed the city for the very first time today since the election was called our kron four's. rob nesbitt has more now from china town. a large crowd of supporters gathered here in saint marys square for danielle lawrie speech. his first time speaking as mayor-elect this city >> will rise again for the first time friday. we saw the words mayor elect next to daniel lori's name. the nonprofit executives spoke to supporters in the entire city delivering a message about hope and change. strong values are not enough. they have to be drivers of actions and results. our mandate. our mandate. it's the show how government must deliver on its promises saying public safety is his top priority with plans to build more affordable housing, attract more businesses downtown and tackle the opioid crisis. we are going to declare a fentanyl state of emergency on day one of our administration. we are going to get tough and those that are dealing drugs and we're going to be compassionate but tough abo

the voters of san francisco have made their decision. and i as the mayor of san francisco, have always respected the voters and honor the decisions that they made and ultimately, you know, we have to no matter who the mayor is of san francisco. we all have to come together and make sure that they are successful and that's all that matters and moving forward. word of eye ballot. you think that questions, sentiment 2 >> well, i don't want to speculate on what it is, but ultimately i know that i have done everything i can to always put the city first and i'm really proud of where we are as a city that we have one of the lowest crime rates in over a decade that we help save lives during covid. and that finally, with all of the things that we've done, we build up the infrastructure to move san francisco forward and again, this office is bigger than just one percent. we have to always make sure that we're doing everything we can as as residents of this city to support whoever the mayor isn't to make sure that we are not concerning ourselves wit

other indications of the new, confusing name that it's been using in recent months. >> that's san francisco city attorney david chiu, who previously filed a lawsuit against oakland, saying the name change from metropolitan oakland international airport to san francisco bay. oakland international airport infringed on the sfo trademark, specifically with the san francisco addition to the name. >> we've invested hundreds of millions of dollars in building this brand. oakland has infringed on the trademark essentially trying to steal the brand uh-, and that has real economic cost to our airport and our region. >> but is it really that confusing those with the city of san francisco? believe so. >> but personally, i think it's much ado about nothing. >> san francisco, oakland we're neighbors. we always need to work together. but there is no partnership between sfo and oakland international. >> and the judge here ruled that the new name implies that there was some sort of connection. >> i understand that a lot of the customers that fly through here are getting confused with the name, and people th

we sent ktvu zac sos to one of the more popular ones in san francisco. >> everyone, i think so for stephanie and j.w, the thanksgiving trek to clancy's tree lot in san francisco's sunset. >> it's him on the ladder. >> an annual tradition. >> we do our thanksgiving lunch and then we go get a tree, bring it home, and spend the evening decorating the tree and having hot cocoa, guiding them in all things firs and frazier's stephen clancy. >> yes, i was just talking about that earlier. how the noble firs are really nice because they're full, but they still have just enough room just enough for all those lights and ornaments, of course. >> but will it fit in the house? >> i think you're going to watch it go up and go woop! >> perfect. stephen, a third generation christmas tree farmer who learned from the best. >> it's artwork. >> it's not. just put a seed in the ground and let it grow. >> his father, who simply goes by clancy, heads up to their farm in oregon every few months, trimming them until they're just so just, you know, little clipping here and there, a little bit just to make it even make

as the ferry system wasri san francisco. tem that people wanted to drive themselves around instead of the ferry as a result marin and other roots varnished. the dramatic draw in ferry usage was staggering who was using the ferry that was a novelty rather than a transportation but the ferry line stopped one by one because everyone was getting cars and wanted to drive and cars were a big deal. take the care ferry and to san francisco and spend the day or for a saturday drive but really, really changed having the car ferry. >> when the bay bridge was built had a train that went along the lower level so that was a major stay and end up where our sales force transit center is now another getting into the city little by little the ferry stopped having a purpose. >> what happened in the 40 and 50's because of this downturne were trying to find a purpose a number of proposals for a world trade center and wanted own the idea objective never gotten down including one that had too tall towers a trade center in new york but a tower in be

other indications of the new, confusing name that it's been using in recent months. >> that's san franciscoavid chiu, who previously filed a lawsuit against oakland, saying the name change from metropolitan oakland international airport to san francisco bay. oakland international airport infringed on the sfo trademark, specifically with the san francisco addition to the name. >> we've invested hundreds of millions of dollars in building this brand. oakland has infringed on the trademark essentially trying to steal the brand uh-, and that has real economic cost to our airport and our region. >> but is it really that confusing those with the city of san francisco? believe so. >> but personally, i think it's much ado about nothing. >> san francisco, oakland we're neighbors. we always need to work together. but there is no partnership between sfo and oakland international. >> and the judge here ruled that the new name implies that there was some sort of connection. >> i understand that a lot of the customers that fly through here are getting confused with the name, and people that have never be

today, the president of the san francisco naacp calling on the community to come together to condemn them right. >> they have every right to be free. >> reverend amos brown, president of the san francisco naacp, after speaking with several black students in the city's school district targeted by racist text messages. this is traumatic. >> it's trauma on their cycle. >> their minds, and they are fearful that they will receive by the harm. >> brown, speaking out at a town hall in the city sunday night. the text now being investigated by the fbi, sent out following the presidential election and also received by black men, women and students in other parts of the country, including new york, alabama, ohio, pennsylvania and tennessee. >> we have to protect all of our children, and i'm worried and concerned about and that's why i'm here today. >> one example of the anonymous messages telling black people to report to a plantation to pick cotton. some of the messages reportedly mentioning trump in response to the trump campaign strongly denying any connection to the texts. this is a threat i

ceo jose quinonez of the san francisco nonprofit mission asset fund, the san francisco democratic partyrancisco police commander paul yep. former san francisco fire chief joanne hayes-white is one of the seven people tapped to help mayor elect lurie get ready for office. hayes-white is hoping to break down barriers at city hall to improve things like public safety response. >> i think one of the things that we're really going to look at and that i'm going to recommend looking at, is this crossover that needs to exist between departments. it's instead of working in a silo that, you know, the police are involved, the fire department is involved, the sheriff's department potentially, and department of public health, take a look at that, those relationships and see if there's something that we can do a little bit more efficiently. >> and the team will have its first meeting today. there's no timeline yet of when laurie's team will announce full time senior positions like chief of staff. but of course, we'll keep you updated as soon as we know that. amanda reggie aqui. >> thanks, gloria. now

the billionaire san francisco native founded the nonprofit tipping point. 's also heir to the levi strauss fortune. lurie will inherit an estimated $800 million budget deficit in san francisco over the next two years. a significant portion of that budget also comes from federal funding which could be in jeopardy under the upcoming trump administration. lurie is also going to need to navigate a more moderate lean in the city's board of supervisors. >>> racist text messages sent to black americans all across the country this week, it looks like it was a coordinated campaign of hate and intimidation. today we learned at least a dozen students in san francisco have gotten these texts as well. the messages include the recipient's full name with many saying the recipient had been selected to "become a slave." the president of san francisco's naacp chapter said the texts are part of a rising tide of hate and he's blaming president-elect trump. >> the person who was elected president of this nation laid the groundwork for this kind of division, mean spiritedness, an

you're talking about a 10th in the san francisco. hat are rolling into the bay area. temperatures tonight. going to be chilly out there. 30's and a couple 40's out there around the bay area tomorrow. highs generally in the 60's outside fairly mild in the san jose's are going to see a southerly wind there and that'll warm those temperatures up cooler north as you those clouds moving in say with the rain on and off showers continuing into thursday friday week. it's a little bit of a break. the temperatures staying cool in the overnight lows as we get an early on friday morning. probably some places near freezing, especially in the north bay. yeah, i it's already been cold enough, but a lot colder. i think as we head toward the end of the week, keep those heaters rehman and that's your blanket. get ready to go is a chill in the foreign right? >> health officials in san francisco are saying overdose deaths in the city are down 20% this year compared to last. this as they announce the new living proof campaign, the san francisco department

andre. >> well, dave, we've been reporting over the last several months the words san francisco bay in the oakland airport's official name, the east bay airport has been using it in recent months, but a court ruling will temporarily change that. yesterday, a judge granted the city of san francisco's request for a preliminary injunction and for the time being, it requires the owners of the airport in oakland to change its name and no longer go by san francisco bay. oakland international airport. san francisco officials previously sued the airport owners, saying it's a case of trademark infringement. ktvu spoke to multiple travelers at the airport in oakland this morning who say they experienced the confusion. >> i pulled up the map and the map, said san francisco oakland airport. and i was like, am i at the wrong airport? am i on the wrong side of the peninsula? if you weren't the average person, you would assume this was sfo based on the name the port of oakland voted on the new name back in may. >> as we reported, it's been using the name ever since. despite the pending lawsuit from s

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he spent the past 15 years as the executive of the san francisco nonprofit group. ounded called the tipping point. it's focused on fighting poverty and other problems in san francisco. the 47 year old has probably best known or is probably best known as one of the heirs to the levi strauss jeans company, fortune. laurie's news conference, scheduled to take place at 11:00 this morning. it will be his first public remarks since mayor breed conceded the race. dave. >> all right. andre. thank you. time now. 603 will across the bay in alameda county today will be a step closer to officially finding out if voters will recall oakland mayor xiang tao and alameda county district attorney pamela price. ktvu is james torres has been following both of the races, and you have the details. good morning, jame. >> good morning to you, dave. we expect another batch of ballots to be tabulated into that final count later today, and that will take us a step closer to knowing exactly how voters feel about these two candidates. but the way that we've been seeing these votes so far, it se

you're getting your share scattered elsewhere from the east bay to the san francisco area and in the north bay, we are still seeing the rainfall. by the way, san francisco is 24% of average on tuesday. now 118% of average. so you can see just how much we've gained. there are numerous flood watches, warnings and advisories around the bay area. let's get to the russian river at guerneville. already flooding expected to continue flooding. so that flood warning is going until sunday morning. this is a strong level three storm. we bumped it up earlier in the day. and as you look at live doppler seven, you can see it's still feeding that moisture right into the bay area. so at midnight it is raining. we'll see some brief pockets of moderate rain. tomorrow morning at 8:00. you will notice at noontime still some wet weather in the east bay and the south bay. and it doesn't end there. there could still be some isolated showers later on in the day. a level three on our exclusive abc seven news storm impact scale through tonight. flooding, rain, gusty winds downed trees, more mudslides and a cha

you're getting your share scattered elsewhere from the east bay to the san francisco area and in the north bay, we are still seeing the rainfall. by the way, san francisco is 24% of average on tuesday. now 118% of average. so you can see just how much we've gained. there are numerous flood watches, warnings and advisories around the bay area. let's get to the russian river at guerneville. already flooding expected to continue flooding. so that flood warning is going until sunday morning. this is a strong level three storm. we bumped it up earlier in the day. and as you look at live doppler seven, you can see it's still feeding that moisture right into the bay area. so at midnight it is raining. we'll see some brief pockets of moderate rain. tomorrow morning at 8:00. you will notice at noontime still some wet weather in the east bay and the south bay. and it doesn't end there. there could still be some isolated showers later on in the day. a level three on our exclusive abc seven news storm impact scale through tonight. flooding, rain, gusty winds downed trees, more mudslides and a cha

the month. san francisco bay ferry is offering 26 weekday trips connecting richmond and the ferry building in downtown san francisco. no reservation is needed for the free ride. normally fares are for 70 each way per passenger, but this is a way to get people to try out the ferry check it out and see if they become loyal riders. this new promotion is being funded by the contra costa transportation authority through a local sales tax measure and people say they want to see these dollars reinvested into their community. this encourages people to consider alternative transportation options that are practical and people say there's something special about seeing the bay from the deck of a ferry. >>>>i think the ferry is great, and it's a huge asset to the community and not to disparage other forms of transportation, but it's real civilization, you know, it's it's a fun ride. i feel like i'm a tourist every day. i ride the ferry because it's such a pleasant ride and sweeping views of the bay. and they have they have a bar, they have drinks on the on the ferry and free coffee in the morning. i mean it's rea

and i think it is that sort of like the, the, the framework of san francisco. >> the cable cars are indeed iconic in san francisco. we'll tell you about the major budget deficit, though that could cut service and not just on the cable cars. >> an interesting weather pattern this week. it's going to be wet in some parts of nthern the finals of a racing event there. >> and this story does begin tonight's west coast rap. the federal aviation administration says at least two parked vehicles were on the ground when that plane came down. the four people injured, by the way, were on board the aircraft. nobody on the ground was hurt. the raceway is hosting the national hot rod association finals. races were paused really, for much of the day, as firefighters did respond to the steam, but the event did resume later. the crash is under investigation in washington. killer whales making a comeback to an infamous cove 50 years later, orcas have been spotted at pen cove on whidbey island, near seattle. >> now, that area has a painful history with brutal whale roundups held in the 1970s. you're looking n

san francisco. amber lee, ktvu, fox two news. >> london breed was born and raised in san francisco. growing up in the western addition and attending galileo high school. she started serving in san francisco in 2002 as the executive director of the african american art and culture complex, at the request of then mayor willie brown. breed was elected to the board of supervisors in 2012 and became president of the board in 2015. she also became the city's acting mayor following the sudden death of mayor ed lee in 2017. mark farrell then served as the interim mayor before breed was elected by city residents in a special election in 2018. reaction is continuing to pour in tonight following london breed's concession. san francisco state senator scott wiener released a statement on x reading congratulations daniel lowry on your election as mayor. you have my full support and i look forward to working together to move our great city forward. i'm deeply appreciative of london breed's leadership. thank you, madam mayor, for your dedication to san francisco. the coalition on homelessness also released a stateme

san francisco. last week, i listened to the oral argument about the supreme court in san francisco and a case involving two provisions of the clean water act for the city oceanside, wastewater treatment planting plant with the protection of the use like water contacts and location of a coastal removing waters. protecting designated uses it foundational in protecting the water quality and san francisco must be held directly accountable for the discharges only is receiving waters and listening to the questions raised in the argument i saw the possibility that a superior court wane the clean water act with nationwide repercussion that was true will i heartbreaking. and san francisco misguided lawsuit against the epa work with them and upgrade your combined sewer system has in a state of disrepair i ask - investing in the very expensive alternative water supplies to the tune of $75 billion (bell ringing) now is the time for the commission to reassess the extremely consecutive route the preliminary tool it sfpuc used for managing the require and the salmon are in spite need of the streams what are we waitin

the megaphone. they want major hotels like san francisco hilton agree to a proposal. their union wrote detailing higher wages for hotel workers and better health benefits. long as they signed the contract, ready to fight selma and employee at san francisco hilton is a single mother of she says the wages at hilton aren't cutting. is so hard people to afford, especially when you have family. >> and they we we on asking a big race couple dollars along with norma from the left has worked at hilton for 9 years. she says she's striking because ever since the pandemic, her workload has increased. >> pay hasn't you know the cost living out there. almost unbearable. >> and we need the pay increase so that we can at least be in line with the cost of easy tap. yet the president of unite here local to the union representing the san francisco hotel workers. >> echoes from the list sentiments they really try take advantage of when business is slow or so. for example. >> they went businesses busier. they don't restore staffing. hotel workers have a message for their employers. >> the

the port of oakland change the name to san francisco bay, oakland international airport. a mouthful, the city of san francisco sued to stop that name change, saying that it could cause confusion for travelers the judge ruled that travelers may think that the oakland airport is associated with sfo, which is why the injunction was granted a spokesperson for the port of oakland issued a statement saying in part that they were reviewing the ruling and considering all available options. >> east oakland, business fed up with repeated burglaries is taking a tip from thieves about how to protect the storefront kron four's. philippe djegal explains. >> for a few weeks now in a desperate effort to thwart thieves employees at high gift and many market on high street in east oakland have changed up the way they lock up each night at the close of business. seems like it's it's working 4 times this year store manager saw lee fan who says suspects have used what he believes are stolen cars to ran through the front of the store before burglarizing it. don't get. >> the sleepy go home. he

the lower 40s. for santa rosa and napa, san francisco down to 50 for palo alto, 45, and livermore in the upper 40s. here's our live camera looking above san francisco. it is clear and cool for your friday night, and we'll start things off with some cold numbers, 30s and 40s, to start things off. so definitely bring the sweater, the jacket, maybe both. first thing tomorrow morning. we'll have that chilly start out there, but this area of high pressure, which has been producing the nice weather, it's going to gradually back off a bit. we'll see a pattern change. and this is it as the jet stream kind of approaches northern california. so more clouds for us this weekend off and on. and we have that cooldown out there as well. here's the forecast model showing you the clouds tomorrow morning. this is saturday afternoon and then into sunday. maybe some drizzle out there coastside right around the bay. but here's that system that wants to move into northern california, especially by monday afternoon. you can see it approaching the sierra as well. by monday afternoon monday evening. highs for tomorrow will

closely watched bay area races will decide the future of leadership in oakland and san francisco. one is a mayor's race, the other a recall election. nbc bay area's ginger conejero saab is live in san francisco. and ginger, the mayoral race there has certainly been one for the books. that's right. good morning, laura and marcus. it is reported to have been the most expensive campaign season in this mayoral race. there also has has not been a clear frontrunner as opposed to past elections. but wherever your political affiliation lies, you are invited here this midday. this is john's grill, a very familiar place to a lot of people in san francisco. and the bay area. it is a san francisco tradition to have the election luncheon. now, this actually started in the 80s at a restaurant in russian hill. but in 2015, the owner of john's grill took over the task of feeding anyone who has engaged in the election process. and that means you are invited to eat and drink for free, with the goal of bringing san franciscans back to one table to move the city forward. now there are four challengers

the word san francisco bay. the word san francisco bay in its name, san francisco city attorney david chu says the name confuses travelers and infringes on the trademark of his city's airport. san francisco international, also known as sfo. choo's office says that since the name change in may, people have booked flights to sfo while intending to travel to the airport formerly known as oakland international, while others have been directed to the wrong airport by digital assistants or ride hailing services. in its rebuttal to the motion for this injunction, oakland international says san francisco is manipulating results to make it look like travelers have booked the wrong airport back in april, san francisco sued oakland ahead of its vote to change the name, and in oakland filed a counterclaim denying any trademark violation and saying that the name change was intended to provide the accurate geographic location for the airport, which is along the san francisco bay, which i'm looking at right behind our camera po

the voters of san francisco have made their decision and i, as a mayor of san francisco, have always spected the voters and honored the decisions that they made. and ultimately, you know, we have to no matter who the mayor is of san francisco, we all have to come together and make sure that they are successful. and that's all that matters. and moving forward. >> mayor rough showing for incumbents nationwide up and down the ballot. do you think that your loss is more of a reflection of that sentiment or as to the specific issues the city continues to face going forward? >> well, i don't want to speculate on what it is, but ultimately, i know that i have done everything i can to always put the city first, and i'm really proud of where we are as a city, that we have one of the lowest crime rates in over a decade, that we help save lives during covid, and that finally, with all of the things that we've done, we've built up the infrastructure to move san francisco forward. and again, this office is bigger than just one person. we have to always make sure that we're doing everything we can