sounds like a great addition to union square. we were just at the museum of ice cream the other week, and a tourist asked us where the nearest ice cream shop was and could only think of the ben and jerry's in the basement of the macy's. i'll mention it to the mayor today. he'll be so excited. what's the time frame in opening this location? union square is a major economic zone, and the addition of small businesses like yours helps to support its success. his e-mail echos the same sentiment we hear from others when we inform them of our proposed plan. when we became aware that there were some who were opposed to our plan, our strategy was not to push against them, but instead to listen to those specific concerns, address those specific concerns, and make the appropriate accommodation. we reached out in good faith to listen to all reasonable concerns and modified our plans accordingly. we are not a generic snack vendor. we deliberately orchestrated our vehicle to add value and enhance the neighborhood of union square in conjunction

this is prime real estate in union square. so finally, our other concerns also are around the truck itself. i mean, the truck is charming. if you've seen it, it's a v.w. wagon. i doubt whether the department of public health is going to approve this truck. there's ten different requirements that you need to have, a hand washing station and the other sink and all these other things. i don't think it'll be approved. we got charmed by once before. there was a creme brulee cart, and it wasn't that, it was a kettle corn, kitchen equipment thrown on the sidewalk right on the corner of market street. it's ugly and tachy, and it's -- tacky, and it's not what we were sold. and i'm happy to answer any questions. thank you. >> thank you. we will now hear from mr. roth, the other appellant. >> my name is stanley roth. i've been in this business 44 years. in 1974, this board actually overruled the police department and gave me a peddler permit, which was actually the first peddler permit in the city. i am the owner of the stanley steamer h

i almost never take them to union square or downtown. even though that's a place where we have a lot of tourists touring. it's a place where there's multinational corporations. it is a really interesting opportunity that we have to allow a local business to move into downtown, bring some of the loving culture that you've heard people talk about, more people will talk about, and share that with tourists that are coming to our city to city what san francisco is all about. and i don't think that san francisco's all about multinational corporations. i think we have a great culture here, and i don't think it's been accurately portrayed by what's in union square today. it's great that this permit was approved the first time, so i hope you guys will uphold it. as far as macy's, it's interesting that it's ben and jerry's therethere; but ben an jerry's is a multinational corporation. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> san francisco hometown creamery is a place that i go often, like everyone else is saying, i think it represents the best of sa

there is a large amount of foot traffic in union square. it's important to point out when the ordinance was amended in 2014, it did not prohibit m.f.f.'s from operating in areas with large amounts of foot traffic. it provides guidance on where they believe m.f.f.'s should expand. the typical -- but it allows reviews on a case by case b. the typical traffic flows and existing food frask demonstrates -- traffic demonstrates that our presence would not have a negative impact on congestion. on the east side of the block, you have a flower stand whose operation takes up an 8 foot by 20 foot space and is open every day 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. outside of macy's, you have appellant's hot dog cart who has 10 foot of sidewalk clearance and is open daily. our location is on the west side of the block, and our operation exists within the confines of a legal parking space, occupying no portion of the sidewalk where the sidewalk in front is 15 feet, not 10 feet. we are a grab and go operation where our offerings are made in advance and ready to be served

. >>> a little bit of fiji takes over union square.hese guys are marking a milestone, find out what's going on next. >>> but first, we want to thank jc for this picture of the golden gate bridge with the moon on top and the tip of the trans-america pyramid between the tower. isn't that a great shot? >> very neat. share your pictures with us, and you may see them on air ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packages tied up with strings ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> coming up at 6:00, a desperate rescue, a man who fell who a cement mixer tells the i team how he became trapped and the first attempt to free him didn't work. also -- >> you all watch this, you laugh. >> the house is a must see for fans of the show "full house," but today san francisco tes acti to mak it more dficult coming u in hal an hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. >>> before we go, a look as the warriors took over part of san francisco today. >> it was an entertaining takeover.

this -- these are appeal numbers -- it has -- 18-060 and 18-061, the union square business improvement district and stanley roth versus san francisco public works bureau of street use and mapping, two separate apaelz. subject property is 281 geary street protesting the issuance on april 21, 2018 to san francisco's hometown creamery of a mobile food facility permit, to operate at a location 80 linear feet east of the friday and geary street intersection. this is permit number 17 mff-0001 for further consideration. on june 20, 2018, the board voted 3-1-1, president fong dissented and commissioner swig was absent. the restriction would address concerns about congestion in the area. lacking the four votes needed to pass, the motion failed. upon a motion by commissioner honda, the board voted by 3-1-1 to continue this matter to allow vice president swig to participate in the vote, so the matter has been submitted and vice president swig, did you have an opportunity to review the video and materials for these appeals? >> commissioner swig: yes, i actually watched the proceedings from home on

we are live in union square. wilson water, kpix 5. >>> san francisco police have now demanded they have -- a have a man they have dubbed the rideshare rapist. orlando vilchez lazo posed as an uber or lift driver, and had the company stickers on his car. he would stop and pick up women waiting at night for a real uber or lift, who thought he was going to take them home. investigators say the first attack happened in 2013. >> this year alone, there were three attacks. dna for the suspect was the same for east -- each case. last week, the big break. undercover officers tracked down a man who fit the descriptions of the attacker, and his dna was a match. >> the actions of someone like this, who has committed for rapes and five years, there is a long time between 2013 and 2018. it is very hard to believe that he wasn't committing sexual assaults somewhere else. >>reporter: lazo faces for felony accounts including false imprisonment, kidnapping, sexual assault, and rate. >>> and ex-richmond cop accused of making dirty

it takes place in union square. transportation secretary is scheduling to address that keynote on wednesday. >> all right. 4:40 we have a look at your forecast. >>> yeah. it will be a good day to lay by the pool or go to the beach. we are getting a live look with mostly clear skies. we will see a lot of sunshine. temperatures from the low 60s at 8:00 to upper 70s by early afternoon. we'll take a look at what's ah f of th w dublin all clear n. looking at that. look at all of that company. we'll talk about that more coming up. morng. wall street set to open higher today. it show it is economy add more workers than expected. investors shrugging off a trade war between the u.s. and china. the dow closing up 99 points on friday. >>> the lead on apple user apple's faster growth in the larger music market the able to push services to iphone. apple music had about 21.5 million. spotify had 22.5 million. music executives expect that happen apple music will match by next month. >>> they are refind users effected by anreimbrer

they are all there in san francisco cht this is performing at union square. you can watch all of that action where else? right here on nbc bay area starting saturday morning. >> all right. cool. >> pretty cool. >>> we have a look at your forecast for today. >> we do have some fog for the coast, san francisco and temperatures are starting out nice and cool. you may notice a little more humidity in the air as you get ready step out. let's go through that commute in brentwood. we'll see temperatures in the low 60s and see temperatures rising fast as we go throughout the morning. at noon we are at 85 degrees. it will be a warm one but much cooler. expect the temperatures in the mid-50s throughout much of the then some clearing skies and a nice little more comfortable temperature. we'll be at 70 at noon. here is a look at our south bay temperatures. expect a high of 86 degrees josn trivalley.ounty and upper 90s some low 70s for the mission district. these temperatures are spread out all around the bay area. much cooler for the coast. it depends on where you are. i

karen flood, executive director of the union square biz, and here to support the 250 police officers recommended for this year's budget. it's critical that the visitors feel safe, and make sure the workers come to union square that it's safe, people are coming into the shops, the restaurants and acting erratically we urge you to keep the officers in the budget. thank you. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. next speaker. >> good morning, supervisors. thank you for -- >> supervisor cohen: i want to compliment you guys. you are professional public commenters. you did it thumb's down. forget to announce that. if you hear something you don't like, thumb's down. hear something you do like, do like this. all right. continue, beverly. >> good morning, commissioners. special congratulations to the new board president, malia cohen. we are here only in shifts today because people cannot leave the shelters crisis lines and legal services to come here as a group. i'm the only one with no clients. they are my clients. so, that's why i'm here. but we want to urge this committee to reallocate any cuts

it's an aesthetic and architectural horror show and insult to the union square area. some of the people who have backed this, one guy in a nonprofit that has been getting money already from the developers. these are paid mouthpieces and i hope you will ignore most of what they have to say. and that is on bush street, not even in this neighborhood. the restaurant will be destroyed. two people will be evicted. perhaps to allow another three to six people to move in to what will be built there. and the thousands the of people who have enjoyed the healthy and economical affair at the restaurant and neighborhood landmark will be deprived of further such nourishment. finally -- okay. let's see. i can't see any good things. and we would like to see a smaller project and the historic building maintained. the church is not telling the truth. >> thank you. next speaker please. >> good afternoon, good evening. i am brent lee. i am representing web core. we are the general contractors that are partnering with 45 450 o'farrell and fifth church of christ scientists on this project.

so in terms of businesses there's quite a few in the union square part of the corridor and the tenderloin, maybe not as intense business through masa on i can so you can see the most common business types as well as where the majority of businesses did their loading with half having a loading in front of their business as it was. so in general, as we've approached the design for the projects, we've applied some criteria to prioritize curb space. our first priority is to make sure we maintain the blue zones for americans with disabilities act compliance and then our second priority is if there's any location of passenger loading zone needs to move we make sure it can move in a location where it's still going to accommodate business needs and finally, as much as possible, we strive to maintain on-street parking although some of the projects proposals require removal of on-street parking. so here are just a couple of the examples of how we've refined our designs based on business input. the first example is this is showing a location where we currently have a bus in the middle of the street,

the vehicle symposium starts tomorrow in union square.e chao is set to give the keynote address. more than 1,500 people are expected to attend to trade ideas and insights on the features of autonomous vehicles including how to regulate them. >>> don't count on other users to introduce you to next show. similar to yelp users can leave written messages and reviews on shows or movies they just watch but at the end of the month the company is doing away with it completely. then by the middle of august you won't be able to read existing reviews because they'll be removed. a thumbs up or downs system will stay. if you've never seen the reviews it's probably because it's a desktop only feature. >>> music is filling the air in san francisco. we were in golden gate park where 12 pianos are placed in the botanical garden, anyone can sit down and play. this is the fourth year of the event and organizers decided to add a new wrinkle. >> the 12th, 13th and 14th we're going to open the garden at night for special performances and we'll illuminate the g

the popular cable car earner bellringing contest is held each year at union square. it puts cable car operators in the spotlight, allowing them to compete in an event judged by local celebrities. >>>butt riders say -- some b.a.r.t. riders say they are concerned about safety on the system. >>> a heat advisory for part of the state and a large drain on the power grid is everybody's thought in southern california. i'll have the details on when it will cool down. you...and mom also gets aoss shoppiback-to-school bag? that's yes for less. ross has the brands you want for back to school. and it feels even better when you find them for less. at ross. yes for less. you know when you're at ross and you'rhello.... ...and then the price is like, helllooo! that's yes for less. find the latest trends and styles at prices that are a perfect fit. it feels even better when you find it for less. at ross. yes for less. >>> a secret recording of president trump made by his former attorney has been publicly released as michael cohen made the tape two months before the 2016 election.'s a

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police confirm there has been an uptick in retail theft in parts of union square..arf. this is viewer video of a robbery at the c-v-s at stockton and sutter from this past weekend. of group of people rifling through shelves and thaking what they want. that's at least the second time this store has been robbed in the last two months. this also included the robbery at the walgreens at bay and columbus last week. c-v-s issued week. c-v-s issued a statement saying they take the matter of retail crime seriously and they are partnering with law enforcement. ( darya ) happening tonight... the mega tonight... the mega millions jackpot is now worth more than 500 million dollars and it's likely to climb higher. the mega millions drawing is at 8 tonight and you must buy your ticket by 7:45. the odds of hitting that jackpot aren't very good. you're much more likely to be struck by lightning this year ... than to win it big. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news...a new warning. some california wines may contain radioactive particles. ( james ) and after the break...mor

♪ >> abc 7 news was in union square for a performance of song and dance to celebrate the rugby worlds tournament in san francisco. the dancers are here to support their team. the world cup 7s tournament features teams from 29 different nations and takes place friday through sunday at at&t park. >> the espy awards will air live tonight at 8:00. sports director larry beil will be on the red carpet before and after the show and catch his live reports on abc 7 news at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00. >>> it's 4:55 a.m. we're tracking the fog in a lot of spots. the visibility in the north bay, napa down to one mile. similar story in half moon bay. the picture right now we'll take you to the exploratorium camera, san francisco that deck of cloud cover overhead. highs later today we will see sunnier skies this afternoon. we've been in the pattern for several days. it will be hot inland nearing 100 degrees in our warmest spots. 71 in san francisco, 87 san jose and napa, up to 89 degrees. >> good morning, drew. no major here's a live look at our walnut creek commute, north of 24, moving along just fine and

north beach telegraph hill and part of union square. >> all of san francisco districts are remarkable'm honored and delighted to represent really whereas with an the most intact district got chinatown, north beach fisherman's wharf russian hill and knob hill and the northwest waterfront some of the most wealthier and inning e impoverished people in san francisco obgyn siding it is ethically exists a bunch of tight-knit neighborhoods people know he each other by name a wonderful placed physically and socially to be all of the neighborhoods north beach and chinatown the i try to be out in the community as much as and i think, being a the cafe eating at the neighborhood lunch place people come up and talk to you, you never have time alone but really it is fun hi, i'm one the owners and is ceo of cafe trespassing in north beach many people refer to cafe trees as a the living room of north beach most of the clients are local and living up the hill come and meet with each other just the way the united states been since 1956 opposed by the grandfather a big people person people had people co

whether or not the nerve agent and in this incident it's linked to the attack on surrogate in union square. scotland yard's counterterrorism chief also said the victims must have handled a contaminated container which police are still searching for meanwhile a meeting of the government's cobra majesty committee is being held over the poisoning incident in amesbury and i see a check and it takes us through the events as they unfolded as well as some of the reaction this being triggered it. one of the two people that were taken to hospital last weekend from injury which is just miles away from seoul bree where sergei and yulia scruple were said to have been poisoned by a child back in march because indeed been pronounced dead we do know that forty four year old donna sturgis died on sunday night and we know that the british prime minister has expressed that she's the poles have shocked by this development indeed the partner of this woman who was also taken to hospital remains in critical condition and scotland yard have now announced they will be treating this as a murder investigation and d

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. >> reporter: it very well might not, we are at union square in the heart of the tourist industry.through it, the convention said no more. there was a time when tourists took on the memories of san francisco's cable cars. these days, chances are it is the image of someone begging or dancing in a circle or just wandering around the streets intoxicated or mentally ill. those are the images that tourists take-home. >> it's not as bad as this. >> reporter: now it affects the city's biggest business. tourism. >> they feel their safety is at risk. >> they see people laying on the streets, there is petty crime going on. >> reporter: tourism is a 9 billion dollar a year industry. in part, it makes the city look bad. and it's bad for business. >> restaurants, taxes, people spend more time and money outside of hotels and that is something we should be concerned about. >> reporter: a major medical association has pulled its $40 million convention out of the city. over the state of the streets. >> the convention

if you're heading to union square our temperatures at 9:00 as you get around that area will be in the low 60s. and some sunshine. looking at our highs spread out across the area. it is 102 here today. concord reaching 95 degrees. it is 96 in livermore. you can see the cloudy skies and you're getting dressed. it will be a day for the short sleeves and shorts keeping the summer gear something lightweight and cool. by tomorrow we'll start to see the higher humidity. the highest will be offshore. we'll feel that boost but still hot temperatures inland. upper 90s and low 90s for the weekend. s san francisco upper 60s and 70s tomorrow. you have one main problem. >> yeah. let me give everybody a chance. minor slowing right on schedule. this is the big alert. north 101 to east 92 remains closed. when you went to sleep you might have heard about this. your alternate getting from the peninsula will be over to foster city boulevard. we are managing traffic flow. the westbound commute tends to be a bigger volume. this is out of pittsburgh and in towards concord. we are expecting to see more slowi

is on the uptick in san francisco, specifically in parts of north beach, fisherman's wharf and union square... while luxury good were once the prime target... groups of people are now expanding to drug stores. you're looking at a video a viewer sent us of a robbery at the walgreens of columbus and bay last week. but it's not just walgreens. this is the the cvs at stockton and sutter from back in june.... people taking what they want with aparently no care in the world... and this is video of another robbery at the same store this weekend... once again, people rifling through merchandise, and sticking it in their bag before heading out the doora spokesman for cvs says we take the matter of organized retail crime seriously and we partner with law enforcement and other retailers with a goal of preventing this activity and bringing to justice those responsible for it. in 2015 and 2016 numerous similar robberies of luxury goods at high end stores were linked to a group known as the rainbow crew. police working with the d.a.'s office made arrests and 16 people were tied to 23 retail thefts and ch

police confirm retail theft is on the uptick in in parts of north beach, fisherman's wharf and union squarend drugs stores appear to be a prime target - - - you're looking at a video a viewer sent us of a robbery at the walgreens of columbus and bay last week. but it's not just walgreens. this is the the cvs at stockton and sutter from back in june.... people taking what they want with aparently no care in the world... and this is video of another robbery at the same store this weekend... once again, people rifling through merchandise, and sticking it in their bag before heading out the doora spokesman for cvs says we take the matter of organized retail crime seriously and we partner with law enforcement and other retailers with a goal of preventing this activity and bringing to justice those responsible for it. in 2015 and 2016 numerous similar robberies of luxury goods at high end stores were linked to a group known as the rainbow crew. police working with the d.a.'s office made arrests and 16 people were tied to 23 retail thefts and charged with a variety of felonies including robbery, g

. >> reporter: one of the biggest hotels in union square, a top tourist destination where some visitorshey see. >> i have never seen so many homeless. >> reporter: the head of the city's visitors bureau recently admitted. >> we have groups that said they can't come to san francisco as long as the streets are like this. >> reporter: the impact on the $9 billion tourism industry is known but last month a major medical association hold its annual convention ethnicity saying its members no longer feel safe. an estimated $40 million loss. adding to the danger take a look, junkies are dumping used syringes into the street. piled like this are commonplace. most needles are handed out by the permit of public health to reduce drug related diseases but with no reliable way to get them all back the city is spending $750,000 to hire ten people whose sole job is to pick up the needles. some 8000 every month. san francisco's new mayor has made the issue a top priority. >> i want to get people off the street to are shooting up. i wanted to get the needles off the street. this is why i am proposing thi

police confirm retail theft is on the uptick in in parts of north beach, fisherman's wharf and union square...and drugs stores appear to be a prime target - - - you're looking at a video a viewer sent us of a robbery at the walgreens of columbus and bay last week. but it's not just walgreens. this is the the cvs at stockton and sutter from back in june.... people taking what they want with aparently no care in the world... and this is video of another robbery at the same store this weekend... once again, people rifling through merchandise, and sticking it in their bag before heading out the doora spokesman for cvs says we take the matter of organized retail crime seriously and we partner with law enforcement and other retailers with a goal of preventing this activity and bringing to justice those responsible for it. in 2015 and 2016 numerous similar robberies of luxury goods at high end stores were linked to a group known as the rainbow crew. police working with the d.a.'s office made arrests and 16 people were tied to 23 retail thefts and charged with a variety of felonies including robber

performances today this kicks off the world cup 7 and it will be a cool event if you can sneak out around union square 60s and mostly sunny skies. looking at high temperatures for today spread out from 62 with clouds at half-moon bay to 102 today. san jose up to 89 degrees. mid-90s for the trivalley. we see these low clouds right now. as that clears out it will feel nice and a very warm and will turn very warm and hot for some of the valleys this afternoon. t-shirt and shorts will keep you comfortable. we'll have a surge of moisture. some of us got spotty showers. the rain will return near by. it looks like most of it stays offshore. we will have an increasing humidity as we go towards thursday as well as friday with still some hot weather in the forecast. reaching mid-to upper 90s even as the humidity drops in san francisco. mostly staying in the 60s and 70s with morning clouds and fog. you more on that problem? >> i do. it is in the kplcommute directi. it is backing up the tunnel. overall looks great. it is the problem as you head through. we do really jam up. the crash outside the tunnel did demand

>> reporter: yes, they say that chinatown, union square and a lot of the cities major thoroughfares or taggers, one example right here. what they want is notoriety within the community, i asked them how we can do the story responsibly without raising their profile, please told me that what tigers don't want is there real names used, and on the wrong end of a grand jury indictment.>> reporter: san francisco's top prosecutor is taking aim, at public laces, working with sam cisco please to identify some of the most prolific taggers, and nailed them with grand jury indictments. >> a very small group of taggers is responsible for about 90% of all the tagging that goes on the city.>> reporter: on tuesday he announced that a grand journey -- grand jury had given indictments, for three taggers, four others have been indicted for their roles in vandalizing a restaurant. >> really putting together a complex case, it was easier for us to go to a grand jury, in terms of the scope of the warrant.>> reporter: the district attorney's office says the city spends $21 million a year getting rid of graff

cup will fill union square this saturday.e event features teams from all backgrounds coming together for fun. experience the best in running, hemth and nutrition at the san francisco marathon race expo. in the east bay experience the artery of kite flying at the festival and west coast kite championship on saturday at the berkley marina. the 2018 18 wine fair with a special kids section. celebrate oakland's vibrant art and music scene at the 2018 art and soul festival in downtown oakland. opt peninsula enjoy tasty food and live music at the 2018 blues arts and barbecue festival at courthouse square. this event helps the fort pals educational sum i programs. in the south bay it's time for the 2018 gilroy garlic festival celebrating 40 years of family fun along with great food, live entertainment and more, happening saturday and sunday at christmas hill park. >>> in the north bay, enjoy the healdsburg art festival showcasing 60 different artists from around the country. also including demonstrations and interactive art experien

reporter: karen flood heads the union square business improvement district. she does recognize a disturbing trend in the incident involving the scissors. >> i've been in this role for about six years, and when i first started, we were more concerned about the quiet panhandlers on the corner or the ithas been about he street acting erratically on the sidewalks, coming into our stores. >> we're told the suspect with the scissors has been tentatively identified and police are working to make an arrest, but everyone acknowledges that incidents like this one andthe day-to-day challenges present a problem for the businesses and people that live in the area. >> we're spread thin, everybody's going out of business so we're running short staffed, and then when you have to spend an hour picking up. any way, it is what it is. >>>50 years ago, the late johnny cash delivered an iconic performance to inmates at the folsom state prison. by his side was photographer jim marshal who was picked to taat some of the photos that have never been seen before. there's a picture of c