as we asked these two unhoused men, where they were headed. >> it's not a good feeling. it's a different kind of segregation. they've managed to keep most of the homeless people in a couple blocks uh- area like little this part of soma and the tenderloin . >> we found the homeless encampments three long blocks from dreamforce and a good distance from visitors is leah rubin manages dasha cafe and bar on mission street. >> they're just keeping a lot of people away from that area in general so that are, i guess look homeless and so on and so forth. >> have you ever seen a this clean? >> no, i haven't actually. >> benioff echoed the same sentiment when speaking on wednesday with governor gavin newsom. >> it's amazing how clean the streets are. it's incredible what the focus is because we're sucking up to you. >> we want to keep you here. >> that may be true, but where does benioff's frustrate ation come from? let's gback to 2017, when the city reported imately 6858 homeless people living either on the streets or in shelters. that same year, the nonprofit tipping point pledge

. >> claiming they were clearing homeless encampments without offering those who are unhoused a place to live. they were successful in the city's appeal against the ruling was rejected last month. governor newsom is now speaking up, siding with the city. >> in any one of san francisco's neighborhoods, you're likely to see tents along the sidewalk. during a sit-down interview tuesday with politico, governor gavin newsom said he plans on filing an amicus brief supporting the city's efforts to overturn the ruling that bars the clearing of homeless encampments. that we're going to intervene. and i hope this goes. the supreme court. and that's a that's a of a statement for progressive. democrat of california executive director for the coalition on homelessness, jennifer freedom, buck since the city was citing and arresting people who are unhoused and what no other choice. more than 3,000 times she was disappointed to hear the governor's side against the coalition are very disappointed that. >> you know, he's you know, basically trying to overturn some very narrow, fundamental civil rights

buck says there's been multiple occasions where unhoused people had their belongings and medications thrown away during tense sweeps reporting live studio. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. all right, rob, coming up tonight on kron, 4 news at 5, an updated covid vaccine coming to pharmacies this week. >> when the doses are expected here in the bay area. >> plus, more music in the park. san francisco supervisors moving ahead with the plan to transform the city's largest outdoor area into a concert venue. i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow. lots of sunshine around the bay area but you know what? next week all begin who we actually start talking about some rain. we're talking about that coming up. that's go. road is back open again in contra costa county just in time for this evening, commute was shut down for about 3 hours after a major crash involving a big rig. this road course connects livermore to brentwood, very popular road. the crash happened about 11 o'clock this morning about 3 miles north of the alameda county line. chp reporting multiple injuries from the crash. but the exact num

it is not limited to unhoused persons. it's persons who are in this diagnostic class and meet the other criteria. so that's a big misconception, anne. and one of the reasons that the community objects to it right? we just don't think this is a good reason for you to be in court. so in addition to, you know, the misconception that you have to be unhoused, there's the misconceive notion that you have to be refusing voluntary treatment, you know, and the idea that care court is voluntary and the idea that, you know, unhoused people will get housing through care court, there's no entitlement to housing in care court. yeah. no, that's i wanted to ask you, does the system is there any aspect of it that is going to move participants toward some sort of permanent, stable housing situation? i mean, that's a $60 million question. i can say from our perspective, give, you know, the our you need to understand that for persons with severe mental illness, medications are often ineffective. we're talking about a population of people who

launched a website and app called haven for unhoused. it connects.nect people experiencing homelessness with resources is all right. for more on those efforts and the incredible accomplishment for sunwoo home, we are joined live now by sunwoo. great to see you . we appreciate the time. first of all, congratulations on being named the youth poet laureate in alameda county. i imagine this feels incredible for you. what do you hope to accomplish in this role as an alameda county youth poet adviser? with brian, i plan to visit classrooms and districts across alameda county , including my own. i also plan to design poetry curriculum for elementary and middle school students, incorporating topics like different structures, poetic device, and above all, the power of one's voice. both with you and brian are just remarkable young students. i can't imagine, you know, everything that you've set out to do is just really incredible. one is this project silver, which really focuses on helping other students, especially with the focus in your home country of south

so is the city prepared with specific shelter spaces for unhoused individuals? we offer housing, we offer it after we've ascertained that there is space in our system. we have as a city, spent billions of dollars in recent years providing compassionate services and shelter. we now every year provide shelter to thousands of individuals, services with the compassionate approach that san francisco has always brought to this. but unfortunately, this injunction had really put our city in an impossible place. we've been trying to balance providing compassionate services and shelter with having clean and safe streets. but the injunction had really hamstrung our ability to do it. this particular issue had really been at the can refuf shelter. the clarity, i think, is going to assist us in addressing the situation on our streets. david as you know, another core factor in this issue is affordable housing. the state has allocated a lot of money. how does the city continue to work in that space as well? the city we're doing everything we can to take dollars locally at the s

early last year the county had more than 9000 unhoused residents on one single night. in 2021, more than 1000 residents experienced homelessness died. in the meantime, the d.a. is suing the city of sacramento over its response to the homelessness crisis. the d.a. thien ho announced the lawsuit, accusing the city of allowing, creating and enabling a public safety crisis regarding homelessness. the city and county have been going back and forth for months over accountability for homeless and comments. >> in the last seven years, our unhoused population in sacramento has exploded to over 250%. we have more homeless people in sacramento than in san francisco. the community is at a breaking point. >> ho had previously sent sacramento a letter with the data and give a 30 day notice to comply with the d.a.s demands. those demands included requiring the city attorney's office to prosecute codes and ordinances outside their jurisdiction. >>> a fiery crash on 580 in oakland turning deadly. the chp says two cars crashed around 11:00 this morning. this was along the eastbound lane

as of early last year, 2022, alameda county had at least 9,700 unhoused residents on a single night. 73% of them were unsheltered. that number increased over 70% since 2017. now, the number of annual homeless deaths also grew considerably between 2018 and 2020. in 2021, over 1,100 alameda county residents died experiencing homelessness. these are some of the statistics that alameda county board of supervisors president nate miley cites in his recommendation to the board, urging them to approve this emergency declaration. that would also direct the office of homeless care and coordination to lead the emergency response and give their recommendations within 60 days. if approved, the emergency declaration could provide additional tools, procurement of critical items, expanded services, and the ability to request additional resources from the state and federal government. now, that's a big part of this. this would not be the first time that a state of emergency declaration has been called or would be called in california. los angeles did so in december of last year to help get people off

we have more unhoused people in sacramento than san francisco.and the community is really caught between compassion and chaos. we cannot allow people to live on the streets because it's not compassionate to them or to the people in homes. and so the city needs to do more. they haven't done enough in regards to enforcing the laws that we have on the books and doing so in a compassionate manner. i know that you've identified 14 locations of homeless encampments. what exactly are your demands? well, number one, i'm asking that the city do a couple of things, consistently enforce the laws regarding unlawful camping, unlawful storage of property, unlawful dumping and fires. in addition to that, i'm asking that the city create additional safe ground sites so that instead of having multiple encampments, we have a few where we can concentrate services. and i'm also asking the city to conduct an audit. the city has spent hundreds of millions of dollars where is that money going and how effective is that money being used? okay. in regards to that audit, wh

city has been trying to do is balance the compassionate services and shelter we're providing to unhoused residents with the need to ensure that we have clean and safe streets. and this injunction impacted that balance. >> even before today, there has been a lot of talk about this federal case and an uproar. last month you might remember this. a fiery mayor breed called that injunction inhumane at a rally outside the federal courthouse. >> the fact that the court has crippled our ability to do our jobs to help get people into shelters is criminal. >> governor newsom also an outspoken critic of this court injunction, he accused the courts of creating costly delays, and even elon musk posted on twitter or x suggesting the people boycott the law firm representing the coalition on homelessness. joining us now is jennifer friedenbach, the executive director of the coalition on homelessness. jennifer, nice to have you on the program. essentially, your group is saying you can't clear those homeless camps unless there are enough beds. the mayor and governor, plenty of san franciscans are against

the one-time hotel reopened this week as an interim housing complex for the unhoused. $46 million hotel had a grand opening yesterday unveiling 90 units. a host services including mental health counseling and room for pets. people we spoke with had just left an encampment for men. >> it's an amazing opportunity to have the security. to not have to worry about where i'm laying my head every night and not look over my shoulder every five minutes. >> it is one of the conversions. some homeless advocates point out there are still more than 6,000 unhoused people. >>> let's go to oracle park where the san francisco giants are hitting the reset button after yet another disappointing season. just hours before tonight's game, the team announced it fired head coach gabe kapler. >> pete spoke with fans at oracle park today who say they are ready for a fresh start. >> the giants are moving on from gabe kapler after just four seasons. they are houpg this will turn the team back to its winning ways. it's too much to handle as they wrap up the season against the arch rival los angeles dodgers. >> i kn

. >>> new at 11:00, san mateo plans to create more places to live for unhoused people not sitting well with some people in the peninsula community where supervisors are considering a land purchase. kris sanchez joins us live if redwood city with a look at the plan and the objections to it. kris? >> reporter: well, laura, to say there's a lot of public interest is maybe an understatement today. this is one of three overflow areas packed with people who are waiting to give their public comment. the supervisor's chambers is full of people to voice their concerns about this project. this is the property in question. it's a 100-room la quinta hotel in millbrae which they want to turn into housing to get people off the street and into stable and permanent housing. this would be in addition to the five hotels the county has already purchased for the same purposes. >> say, hey, we're going to take care of these workers respectfully, i'm not convinced, i'm not convinced to say, hey, we're going to have job training, we're going to do -- we should have been having this conversation two months ag

applies to people who are homeless in addition to, you know, the misconception that you have to be unhousedere's the misconception that you have to be refusing voluntary treatment , you know, and the idea that care court is voluntary and the idea that that, um, you know, unhoused people will get housing through care court. there's no entitlement to housing in care court. she opposes care court. san francisco is one of seven counties that will be the first group to roll out this program starting on october 2nd. we'll exploring the sounds of america . we'll tell you about the upcoming program by the berkeley symphony. you won't want to miss that. and then coming up later tonight on the 10:00 news, one of the bay area's longest working musicians is shares some words of wisdom trying to save some young cats from making all the mistak i've - [narrator] every day, our lives are filled with choices, both simple and life-changing. what's not a choice? addiction to opioids like fentanyl. but even with opioid use disorder, you still have a choice. by choosing treatment, you choose family, your career

they say it will bring more unhoused people to millbrae than the city has now. >>> okay for smartphone junkies, today is like christmas because apple rolled out the newest tech, including the new iphones. unveiling happened at the cupertino headquarters. it is encased in titanium. the company ditching its proprietary lightning port and will include a charging port that uses the universal usbc plug. they say the upgrades, including a faster processor are small. tech watchers stress they could look bigger to those with some older devices. >> we always focus on is this enough for people to upgrade from last year. the reality is, there are a lot of people that are upgrading from two, three, four-year-old devices. >> so what's it gonna cost? they start at $800. they run up to a high at 1,200. they will be in stores later this month. scott budman will be by with a closer look at 6:00 to tell us more. >>> we will go to washington. house speaker kevin mccarthy announced he is directing an impeachment inquiry into president biden. it comes as congress has just 11 working days left to reach a de

it will be the new home for dozens of people who were unhoused. >> a7 news reporter cornell bernard showsost didn't happen. >> michael oak plays a mean electric guitar. he's currently living on the streets of marin. >> i'm a musician and i got to the age where i couldn't work and i'm got a couple of medical issues, so

plus, why a vote by san francisco leaders might make it more difficult for some unhoused people living in their cars to find a place to stay and a new spot in downtown san francisco for people to gather and take in the city's history. we'll show you where after the break. >> the san francisco mta has oversight over city streets and parking. but this week, the agency sports directors found itself making a difficult decision that affects homelessness, wanting to put restrictions on an area where more than 100 unhoused people are living in vehicles. our kron four's rob nesbitt joins us now live with the details. rob. >> grant and vicki, i'm ken and vicki, the sfmta board voted this week to make a 4 hour parking limit onto roadways near are set. now that seems like a simple change, but it's not because several people live in rv's and cars along those roadways. >> winston drive in buckingham way in san francisco run just north of san francisco state university. and according to supervisor myrna melgar more than 100 parked rv's in cars with people living in them have created issues for years

and not that it matters, but that man is unhoused. you can see the rear wheel is bent. the council member denies hitting the man's bike but does say he had a close call with him. batra also admits to giving that man the $40 after he claimed that he was down on his luck. councilman batra issued a statement reading in part, i am at city hall to work on my two top priorities, pedestrian and traffic safety, and homelessness. i'm glad i was able to personally help this man in some small way. now, that city council meeting is at 1:30 this afternoon. public comment usually comes pretty close to the beginning. we'll be tracking the story throughout the day. we'll bring you updates. >> thanks so much. >>> a live look in oakland where happening today, council members consider a new resolution meant to boost the city's response to crime. council member dan kalb authored the measure. it calls for specific new actions, including increasing 911 emergency dispatch staffing to cut down on caller hold times, new security cameras along freeway on-ramps, funding for a lateral police acade

he is unhoused. you can see the rear wheel is bent. the council member denies hitting the man's bike but says he did have a close call and he also admits giving the man $40 after he claims he was down on his luck. the councilman issued this statement to us, i am at city hall to work on my two top priorities, pedestrian and traffic safety, and homelessness. i'm glad i was able to personally help this man in some way. the city council meeting is coming up at 1:30 today. public comment usually starts first. we'll be tracking this story throughout the day and bring you updates. >> thanks, kris. >>> well, a live look in oakland, this is where happening today council members consider a new resolution meant to boost the city's response to crime. council member dan kalb authored the measure which includes increasing 911 dispatch staffing, new security cameras on ramps, funding for an academy for officers who transfer from other departments and help from the fed for certain crimes. the council meeting happens today at 2:00. >>> emotions on disp

san jose is inching closer to building quick build homes for the unhoused on vta property. the land being focused on sits here right off zanker road. a lengthy discussion at tonight's vta board meeting led to a number of changes to the proposal that would result in san jose leasing land at what's known as the sironi site. among the changes, san jose mayor matt mehan is asking for a five year lease. they will revisit the plan at the next meeting. mayor mehan has said if this gets the green light, the project could open sometime next year. >> today, governor newsom announced that he's beefing up the state's drug enforcement efforts at the mexican border to help battle the fentanyl crisis in 2023. >> so far, 93% of fentanyl seizures in our state have occurred at legal crossing points or interior vehicle checkpoints, which is where our work is being targeted. >> the governor says he plans to increase the number of california national guard members at the border from 40 to 60. the goal would be to expand on the operations that he says have led to a 594% increase in fentanyl seiz

a vote is expected to decide on bringing housing for people who are unhoused to a site owned by vta. so here's a map. the land is off zanker road. mayor matt mehan says today's vote is one of the most critical votes of the year. abc7 news reporter ryan curry is live in san jose explaining why this property is so contested. ryan yeah coomassie. >> good morning. governor newsom has allocated state funding to go towards housing here in san jose. one of the sites being proposed is here at the vta lots. however some at vta do not think this will be the best location to put additional housing. vta says the saron division bus yard is the only yard the vta has that has room to expand the agency says they have already leased three other sites to the cities of san jose and mountain view for housing. they say they will need this current bus yard in the coming years to build new facilities and charging equipment to comply with mandates to convert to zero emissions vehicles. san jose mayor matt mehan is pushing for this site to be used as housing and says they only want to use it temporarily. we

. >> officials estimate there are 1100 people currently unhoused in the county. michael is ready for a place to call home. he'll move in next week. michael, what are you going to do first when you move in? i'm going to shout hallelujah. >> you know, in larkspur, cornell, bernard, abc seven news. >> the wheels are in motion on a project designed to make san francisco's bayview neighborhood safer for pedestrians. >> eight new speed bumps are being installed along gilman avenue through the neighborhood. there are two schools, a park and a church in the area, leading to heavy foot traffic most days. the new addition was spearheaded by mom from one of the schools, and it was such a challenge just across the street. >> and so i complained to the school. i complained to the police station, and i started a street common application about three and a half years ago. so i am so excited to see this implemented. >> officials from the sf public works department say this is part of a larger traffic calming project. they plan to install about 30 more speed bumps in the surround

right now, more than 5000 unhoused or formerly unhoused people in san francisco are getting nearly $700 a month in welfare. mayor london breed wants to make it so that people have to pass a drug test or get treatment in order to get that check. the city points to its recent survey showing more than half of unhoused people self disclosed having a substance use order disorder stability reduces drug use, instability increases drug use, taking away people's vital money that they use to purchase the things that they need to survive will create more instability. >> may test clean some may test dirty. for myself, i can give you an answer because i go days and i don't. i go days and i don't honestly. >> the board of supervisors has to approve the plan before it takes effect. fighting anti semitism, the new approach from one north bay school to teach inclusivity and why you might see some bigger gourds at pumpkin patches this season. >> time now. 6:09 a.m. it may be fall, but we are in store for some warm weather today. today is the warmest day of the week. however, cooler weather moves in here

the number of unhoused people in alameda county went up by 73% in the last five years. second chance in newark runs a recovery shelter and they say a state of emergency is long overdue. >> i think we're at the starting point of it with the state of emergency, but it will take a while for it to trickle down. somebody's waiting on their next meal. can't wait on red tape to eat. >> declaring a state of emergency. also sets the stage for the possibility of additional state and federal funding. >> in sacramento, the county's district attorney is now suing the city for their alleged inaction on the issue of homelessness in the last seven years. >> our unhoused population in sacramento has exploded. to over 250. we have more homeless people in sacramento than in san francisco. >> the da says he is suing the city of sacramento for not cleaning up homeless encampments and instead letting the issue escalate. the lawsuit also claims the situation has created a public safety crisis. the da has a list of demands, including more shelters and a ban on daytime camping. sacramento mayor

san jose is inching closer to building quick build homes for the unhoused on vta property. the land being focused on sits here right off zanker road. a lengthy discussion at tonight's vta board meeting led to a number of changes to the proposal that would result in san jose leasing land at what's known as the sironi site. among the changes, san jose mayor matt mehan is asking for a five year lease. they will revisit the plan at the next meeting. mayor mehan has said if this gets the green light, the project could open sometime next year. >> today, governor newsom announced that he's beefing up the state's drug enforcement efforts at the mexican border to help battle the fentanyl crisis in 2023. >> so far, 93% of fentanyl seizures in our state have occurred at legal crossing points or interior vehicle checkpoints, which is where our work is being targeted. >> the governor says he plans to increase the number of california national guard members at the border from 40 to 60. the goal would be to expand on the operations that he says have led to a 594% increase in fentanyl seiz

. >> for some unhoused people to >> for some unhoused people to live in their cars. you can't leave without cuddles. but, you also can't leave covered in hair. with bounce pet, you can cuddle and brush that hair off. bounce. it's the sheet. the time here for things you need to know today. the alameda county coroner has ruled the cause of death. >> for 40 a tv star angus cloud as an accidental overdose of fentanyl. cocaine and methamphetamine. the actor died at the age of 25 on july 31st. at his home in oakland. crews in san mateo county saved 2 horses yesterday. they were in a trailer. >> that was dangling over 100 foot drop and pass carroll creek road. wow. the horses were rescued. that's a precarious situation. they got out of fast-food workers in san jose went on strike yesterday. they're hoping to urge the governor to sign a bill that would raise their minimum wage to $20 an hour and create a statewide council for fast food workers. time now is 5.15, and also we want to point out that the daly city police department is offering 500 catalytic converter kits. 2 res

he says the man who was unhoused refused orders to drop the weapon and that officers opened fire when gun. angela koontz lives on the streets and knew the man and he was up in here last night drinking with a fake gun. >> like a fake gun. a fake gun in his backpack. and like i think he might have pulled it wanting suicide by cop. >> she says she did not hear the officer say, stop, wait or put the weapon down. police haven't said how many shots were fired. and the name of the man killed has not been released. >> san francisco police just released body camera video of a deadly shooting. it happened in the tenderloin neighborhood last month. officers reported officers responded, i should say, to reports of a man armed with a large knife who was threatening people. video shows the moment officers got there. they saw the man identified as 54 year old richard everett. they spent about 20 minutes trying to get him to drop the knife. hey put the knife down. >> put the knife down. hey, gentlemen, get out of here. put the knife down. hey, get out of here. sir john 5-10. we're giving one commands

or formerly unhoused people in san francisco are getting nearly $700 a month in welfare.don re wants to make it so that people have to pass a drug test or seek treatment in order to get a check. the city points to its recent survey showing more than half of unhoused people self disclosed, having a substance use disorder stability reduced drug use, instability increases, drug use, taking away people's vital money that they use to purchase the things that they need to survive will create more instability, may test clean. >> some may test dirty for myself if i can give you an answer because i go days and i don't. i go days and i don't honest me, the board of supervisors has to approve the plan before it can take effect. >> san francisco's effort to bring the downtown area back to life took another small step forward. the 101 california building celebrates its grand reopening yesterday with a party on its renovated plaza. numerous public officials showed up, including mayor london breed, about $75 million was spent to reimagine the building's interior and exterior, and the ma

the number of unhoused people in alameda county shot up by 73% over just the last five years. second chance in newark runs a recovery shelter and they say a state of emergency is long overdue. >> i think we're at the starting point of it with the state of emergency, but but it will take a while for it to trickle down. somebody's waiting on their next meal. can't wait on red tape to eat, declaring a state of emergency also sets the stage for the possibility of additional state and federal funding. >> in sacramento, the county's district attorney is now suing the city for their alleged inaction on this issue. >> in the last seven years, our unhoused population in sacramento has exploded. to over 250. we have more homeless people in sacramento than in san francisco. >> and that is saying something the da says he is suing the city of sacramento for not cleaning up homeless encampments and instead letting the issue escalate. the lawsuit also claims the situation has created a public safety crisis. the da has a list of demands, including more shelters and a ban on daytime camping. s

. >> happening today, a big decision expected in the south bay to bring housing for the unhoused to a site owned by vta in san jose. the mayor says it's one of the most critical votes of the year as the land sits here right off of zanker road. abc's seven news reporter ryan curry is live in san jose with more on today's vote. hi ryan reggie good morning. >> governor gavin newsom has allocated funds to be used for housing here in san jose. one of the sites being considered is here at the vta lot though some at the agency do not want this lot turned into housing. vta says the suburban division bus yard is the only yard vta has that has room to expand. the agency says they have already leased three other sites to the cities of san jose and mountain view for housing. they say they will need the current bus yard in the coming years to build new facilities and charging equipment to comply with mandates to convert to zero emissions vehicles. san jose mayor matt mehan is pushing for this site to be used as housing and says they only want to use it temporarily. >> we're asking for a five year

people who live and work nearby said there are daily fights between unhoused people and other unwanted activity. those planters are joined up between the city and walgreens to clean things up and they definitely caught everyone's eye today. >> it kind of beautifies the area. when i was walking back this way it just look -- there is something there. it makes it look pretty. that's good. >> spoke with another man who said he spends time sitting in the area and the planters are frustrating him. supervisor said this project has been in the works for months. a live look and levi stadium. ed sheeran is on stage performing as part of his mathematics tour. some 70,000 fans are there. that's about 20,000 more than beyonci had last month. this is because best bet previous concerts have gone until about 10:30. >> coming up dangling from a palm tree and how this -- and the race to bring them back to the ground. >> plus a customer service frustration. the company now using ai to guarantee someone's available to answer your western. >> a little windy out towards the east bay. the east hills and more

did they move any of the unhoused in that area where muskogee center is and where you're gardens is they move them anywhere. while this conference is going on. we did not hear back in time for this report. but if we do make sure to update our website. meantime, though, dreamforce still going on next sounds likely. obviously that somewhere. all right. we surely didn't see them ourselves. so didn't quite a threat, though. yeah, to. yeah. that's and that would be a big loss for sir. still ahead tonight, a speeding car crashes into a >> fire truck killing 2 people will hear from one of the victims sisters who believes the car was being chased. >> also, a lot of questions about untested rape kits in a california city. a problem that stretches years and dozens of dead sea lions are washing up on bay area beaches. what experts say is killing them. >> and what you should not do. >> and what you should not do. if you see one. deserves a gre. that's why comcast business is launching the mobile made free event. with our business internet, new and existing customers can get one year of unlimited mob

circuit recently clarified. >> that if the city were to make a specific offers available shelter to unhoused individuals. they would not count as involuntarily homeless individuals and the city can enforce our laws against those individuals. >> chew says this injunction has made it difficult for the city to clean up sidewalks and streets for the last 9 months. but one of the lead attorneys for the coalition all shroff says the city has been sweeping encampments this entire time and the injunction has always allowed them to do so. >> so they can clear intent 3 times a day, 5 days a week for the 9 months that the injunction has been enter. and it's important to note that even injunction the city is allowed to clear an address, homeless encampments that are posing their health and safety violation worsens, violating from alexis ability laws. trough says council still has doubt that the city is offering housing at all to people on the streets dc after 3 years of data is that time and again on a daily basis, there is not nearly enough shelter for the people that i have. that chance is going cease

some believe it's a way to make it uncomfortable for people who are unhoused. >> doing nothing is not the right answer either. i think putting classical music, it's the kindest solution i have heard. >> reporter: a neighborhood watch captain, she supports the solution but wants home depot to lower the speaker to street level. she says it's too high and the music is traveling to nearby homes. about a dozen families live behind the store. after she intent to talk with the manager the store shut down the speaker in the back parking lot. the one in front is still blasting. >> to make us feel like we are less than anybody else is not cool. with the people around here, i think it would eventually back fire. it's just going to get broken or sabotaged. >> reporter: this councilman understands why home depot is doing it. each time after the city cleared rvs, they came back. neighbors complain stolen and stripped cars are linked to encampments. >> it's a creative way to maybe get people frustrated to move out but i don't think that's going to be the solution. >> reporter: the best solution is i

you know, and the idea that care court is voluntary and the idea that, you know, unhoused people will get housing through care court. there's no entitlement to housing in care court. san francisco is one of seven counties that will be the first group to roll out the program october 2nd. new at six. two men are being called heroes tonight after they pulled a man out of a burning suv in contra costa county. the accident happened on friday morning in crockett, ktvu crystal bailey spoke to two who jumped right into action. she joins us here in studio with the story. crystal well, without any formal training, without even a second to think, these two men through themselves in the line of danger, to save a stranger, first responders tell me it's because of their actions that the driver in this crash survived. we just seen a car on fire and i stopped, you know, to see if there was anybody in there. eric betances, a mechanic for the city of richmond, says he was driving east along cummings skyway in crockett on friday when he saw a white suv on the roadside in flames. as i made a u-turn becau

it comes as the unhoused population in the county jumped 22% since 2019. with nearly 10,000 people experiencing homelessness. we spoke to a local policy advisory about what the emergency declaration means. >> this action today does not unlock any money. what it does it declares the state of emergency and it asks the county staff to develop an emergency response to homelessness and report back to the board of supervisors in 60 days. now, some of the things that the crisis or that the state of emergency could unlock will end up in that emergency response plan. that could include additional resources from our state and federal partners. >> armstrong says this would serve as a complement for the work they have been doing through the county's office of homeless care and coordination. >>> all right, let's get to our important forecast right now. a busy day in the weather center. for all of you out there. it was bad air quality. it still is. >> it started off okay. i mean, farther inland, the smoke rolled in san francisco first and then spread across the bay area

voted to put restrictions on an area where more than 100 unhoused people are living in cars. kron four's. rob nesbitt has that story for us. >> this week the sfmta board voted to add a 4 hour parking limit onto roadways near lake lure said now that seems like a simple change, but it's not because people are living in rv's and cars on those roadways. winston drive in buckingham way in san francisco run just north of san francisco state university. and according to supervisor myrna melgar more than 100 parked rv's in cars with people living in them have created issues for years along the roads from the disposal of sewage in public places to the use of generators on dry grass. we cannot do know enforcement can pretend. >> like we're doing something good for this community when we're really not. the supervisor took her concerns to the sfmta board of directors tuesday asking them to approve a plan put forth by sfmta director tom maguire creating a 4 hour parking limit along the roadways from 08:00am to 06:00pm monday through friday. a move some residents support in the course of l

also, san jose celebrates the opening of a new property for unhoused residents . the sonoma county board of supervisors users will no longer allow people to make comments if they are not in person challenges of maintaining civility recently, some bay area cities have seen public speakers logging in just to make hateful comments. county leaders say public comments will now only be allowed in person or via email through the end of the year. police have released the name of a suspect in last week's deadly shooting at a toyota dealership in albany. 24 year old lamar walker is accused of fatally shooting 24 year old alana gallen and employee of that dealership. police confirm the two had a seven year old son. police say berkeley officers found lamar walker crouched near a desk pointing a gun toward officers. he was then fatally shot by five officers. police say he may have attempted to take his own life before police arrived. police say alana gallen died at the scene with an apparent gunshot wound to her head in the south bay, a training exercise was held to prevent a

. >> it is just another tactic used to harm unhoused folks. >> reporter: the same thing is happying in other neighborhoods, last saturday wooden planters went up outside of the walgreens at 18th and castro. that is san area where the homeless gather. >>> we want et to breaking news. a tragic story tonight. hard to report. 2-year-old has died from a gunshot wound. we don't know a lot of details but the police are looking for evidenceat a home near 780. officers got a call after 11:00 this morning from the hospital saying a 2-year-old was in critical condition. sadly, the child died from injuries. the polistl trying to determine if it was an accident or a crime. very sad news to report. >>> all right. more than six months after our wild winter, construction finally underway on the wharf. it could turn out better than the original. >>> coming up in tonight's red and gold report, a special victory friday after the 49ers rolled to their third straight win. we have special guests in house. >>> this is the volkswagen red and gold report. >>> our favorite report tonight. scoring exactly 30 poi

he says the man who was unhoused refused orders to drop the weapon and that officers opened fire when he pointed it at them. officers later determined the weapon was a b-b gun. andrea koontz lives on the streets and knew the man and he was up in here last night drinking with a fake gun. >> like a fake gun. a fake gun in his backpack. and like i think he might have pulled it wanting suicide by cop. >> she says she didn't hear officers say stop or wait or put the weapon down. >> police haven't said how many shots were fired. the name of the man killed has not been released. >> building a better bay area in downtown san francisco. it's been a little over six months since mayor breed laid out her roadmap to revitalize the downtown area. and while some of her strategies for bringing people and events back appear to be working, others are clearly more of a work in progress. abc7 news reporter suzannephan taking a closer look at the state of downtown, suzanne. >> so larry, one of mayor breed's strategies was to make downtown san francisco a cultural destination and tomorrow night it will be

it is bottles of pee and, this, and, people unhoused people will leave their blankets around and. >> reporter: that is why pheobe is leading the campaign to get street sweeping into the neighborhood but getting that done is a lot more complicated than simply asking the department of public works to add a route. >> we don't have the resources right now to have a regular route. we are actively looking at doing that. particularly in the high need areas perhaps the hide street corridor, a lot of business and trees dropping leaves. >> reporter: rachel says dpw wants to make sure a majority of the people in the neighborhood actually want it before the city goes ahead and adds a route. that is why they asked pheobe and other supporters to gather signatures from their neighbors. but pheobe told me that can be hard to do when a majority of the housing on certain blocks is apartments. >> so, the petitions are rather a joke in that i did some of them and i would pick blocks not the dirtiest necessarily but the ones with the fewest houses. and from any point of view it is a silly way to do stree

so we see ourselves as providing an opportunity for the unhoused to get up. and so i really believe that when they come here and they've said it, this right here is absolutely needed. you can't ask for nothing better. >> the tenderloin is the stuff that ain't on the list of remedies, liked the spiritual connection to recovery and why would i? why would i recover? what have i got to live for? things like that. and sharing the stories. like i was homeless and just the team. and some people need that extra connection on why they can change their life or how they could. >> we have a lot of guests that will come in and say i would like -- you know, i need help with shelter, food, and primary care doctor. and so here, that's three rooms down the hall. so if you book them, they get all of their needs taken care of in one go. this is an opportunity for us here in the tenderloin to come together, try out these ideas to see if we can put -- get -- connect people to services in a >> [applause] my goodness. well, hi, everybody. clear everybody here is happy. and you know

in the last six months, she has been threatened by the unhoused. >> a new group of people have come in're very, just, lawless, for lack of a better description. i think we took a lesson from the mission district, where planters are proliferating anywhere. >> reporter: walgreen's installed planters to deter loiters. >> it boils down to the same problem. we don't have enough housing for these folks. >> reporter: the coalition on homelessness is also on the federal law enforcement, limiting the cities to forcibly move homeless encampments. and recently, new numbers from the city says 609 tents were counted in july, the highest it's been since february of 2021. the coalition saying homelessness is the biggest issue facing the city. >> we need to make sure their needs are being addressed. we are humanizing them and not -- valuing planters and plants more than human lives. >> reporter: a hard sell for this resident. >> i would like to see solutions. i would like to see all of the energy that's placed on residents just trying to live, applied on actually finding solutions. >> reporter: a depa

people, unhoused people will live blankets around. >> reporter: that's why phoebe is leading the campaignget street sweeping in the neighborhood but getting that done is a lot more complicated than simply asking the department of public works to add a route. >> we don't have the resources to have a regular route. we are actively looking at doing that, particularly in the high need areas, perhaps the high street corridor with a lot of businesses and trees dropping leaves. >> reporter: rachel says dpw wants to make sure that a majority of the people in the neighborhood want street sweeping before the city goes ahead and adds a permanent route. that's why they asked phoebe and other supporters to gather signatures from the neighbors. but february bee told me that can be hard to do when a majority of the housing on certain blocks is apartments. >> so, the petitions are rather a joke. i did some of them and i would pick blocks not the dirtiest but the ones with the fewest houses. from any point of view, this is a silly way to do street sweeping. >> reporter: the city is standing by that way. t

. >> if city workers are offering specific offers of available shelter two unhoused individuals and they refused the offer of shelter, then the laws on the books can be enforced against them. or if they have shelter otherwise or have the means to get shelter, they are not allowed to keep a tent on street. >> reporter: city attorney david chu said this means we will see fewer encampments over time, and cleaner streets. still, the lawsuit brought on by homeless advocates is still pending, and the ban on clearing encampments until there are more shelter beds than homeless people is still in place. but the mayor said we now have a path forward to enforce laws against those who are voluntarily homeless. >> i would say it is a good thing that they clarified it. first of all, a lot of these people need the homes, still, being able to push them and tell them that there is a home for them could do that a lot of good. then, the ones who do not want to be moved, we believe, at least some of us believe that a lot of them create a lot of trouble. >> reporter: since i first reported on willow street n

she also launched a website and app called haven for unhoused.ople experiencing homelessness with resources. when we're researching like severity of the issue, we were surprised by the drastic increase of unhoused population in both in alameda county and nationwide during the pandemic and the mistreatment against them. so it's clear to us that it is an imminent issue that we must take action. as alameda county's youth poet vice laureate ohm hopes to use her voice in a way that can benefit the entire community by highlighting, by highlighting equality all right. still to come, the number of people arrested at this year's burning man festival on the decline compared to years past. also, a dangerous sideshow breaks out this weekend in vallejo and lasts for two hours. why neighbors are frustrated with the response from law enforcement. also show a bright orange sunset lit up the oakland estuary tonight. our chief meteorologist bill martin returns coming up after the break with your extended forecast i'm orlando and i'm living with hiv. i don't have t

. >>> a plan to create more places to live for unhoused people is not sitting well with some people whoing. we want to show you the prerty in question. they want to use it to get people off the streets and into stable housing. this would be in addition to the five hotels the county has purchased for the same purposes. >> look, we're going to take care of these workers respectfully, i'm not convinced. i'm not convinced to say, we're going to have job training. we should have been having this conversation two months ago on how we protect these employees. >> this is a complicated matter that none of us created. but as a society, as a board, certainly as this office i hold, we have a responsibility to do something about it. >> a group of community members are trying to shut down the deal. they have a dozen concerns from proximity to the schools and childcare services to the cost, and they believe it would bring more unhoused people. >>> another event, the one apple lovers wait for. today, the tech company announced a new watch and a new iphone coming this year. the apple watch series 9 come

she said in her first six months she has helped to expedite thousands of units for unhoused people. >>> sacramento county's d.a. is suing the city of sacramento over its response to the growing homelessness crisis. the d.a. is accusing the city of allowing, creating and enabling a public safety crisis regarding homelessness. the city and county have been going back and forth over accountability for homeless encampments and he had this to say about the criticisms from the city and mayor. >> i'm not going to apologize. this is about public safety. when somebody says it is about politics, the reason they are saying that is to distract attention away from their failure. >> reporter: the d.a. previously gave sacramento a 30 day notice to comply with the demands, including requiring the city attorney's office to prosecute codes and ordinances outside the d.a. jurisdiction. >>> still ahead, there is a new plan to turn an old and rundown movie theater into a much-needed housing in the bay area, but can they preserve parts of its past? >>> plus, if working from home has you feeling a bit lonel

they voted to restrict an area where more than 100 unhoused people are living kron four's. rob nesbitt explains. >> this week the sfmta board voted to add a 4 hour parking limit onto roadways near lake lure said now that seems like a simple change, but it's not because people are living in rv's and cars on those roadways. winston drive in buckingham way in san francisco run just north of san francisco state university. and according to supervisor myrna melgar, more than 100 parked rv's in cars with people living in them have created issues for years along the roads from the disposal of sewage in public places to the use of generators on dry grass. we cannot do know enforcement pretend like we're doing something good for this community when we're really not. the supervisor took her concerns to the sfmta board of directors tuesday asking them to approve a plan put forth by sfmta director tom maguire creating a 4 hour parking limit along the roadways from 08:00am to 06:00pm monday through friday. a move some residents support in the course of living there since these. >> all r