union square, things returning to normal. news at 11:00 starts now. i'm terry mcsweeney, audrey has the night off. saturday night in the city enjoying art, food and wine, almost felt prepandemic. as the positivity rate creeps up. 5.2%, highest since mid-february coming out of the omicron surge. but this is important, hospitalizations are staying low, giving people optimism, not just return from covid but moving forward from the crime surge the city's been up against. thom jensen. >> reporter: after more than two years of closures and cancellations, tourists are returning to union square in sizeable numbers. >> time to tell a different story. >> reporter: member of the union square alliance, says it's time to turn the page on the pandemic and crimes that have kept visitors away. crimes that came to head in november when a mob of at least 30 thieves began ransacking high end retailers. >> i was here in depth of the pandemic, almost everything closed and first time felt unsafe. >> reporter: but says police chief bill scott followed through with promise t

we have a report. >> reporter: after cancellations due to the pandemic, people are returning to union square. >> reporter: this person is a member of the union scare alliance, and she is owner of the gallery there, and to time to turn the page of the crime that came to a head in november when at least 30 thieves began to ransack highend retailers. >> i was here in the depths of the pandemic when almost everything around me was closed, and i, for the first time felt unsafe in union scare. >> reporter: but she says that the police chief kept his promise, and beefed up controls. and the arrests have been made, and the police patrols have been since they have been there and more and more people are returning to the city. >> more and more visitors is good, and good to have the police around. >> reporter: visitors not only feeling safer from the virus, and also the other sickness that has plagued the city, crime. >> the last two years have been hard, and scary teams, but i have seen a true measurable difference particularly in the last couple of months. >> the difference is the renewed feeling of

union square belongs to these young men. they are.co natives have accomplished a feat going through a very intensive program to build their self esteem. german butler tells me. he served time in san quentin for assault. second chance to show you can do better, he says. this program is life changing, is now a life coach to children in his neighborhood change, man. no i'm looking forward to know learning more things. keeping keeping a straight track. we're human, you know? yeah, we make mistakes, but we're learning from it doesn't stop here. new tells me these 15 young men are only the start. he hopes to bring on many more. they are the future of the community. in san francisco amberleigh ktvu, fox two news. paul's been feeling feeling like a summer around here lately, but temperatures, we're going back to winter as we head into next week's over the weekend. you will not want us a big drop off in temperatures and, of course, the strong, gusty winds. as far as temperatures from today we cooled off compared to yesterday , and we will cont

union square just got a bold new billboard on it. a warning to stay away from the city. kpix5 reporter betty yu has more on putting the drug crisis in the spotlight. >> reporter: union squares newest billboard is not selling anything to shoppers. it is warning tourists and putting the pressure on city officials to crack down on san francisco's drug problem. it reads, famous the world over for our brains, beauty and now dirt cheap fentanyl. >> i think it is not a great representation for the city to have that, known for the beautiful bridge and the beautiful city, we really like this city. >> reporter: sophie is visiting from denmark for the first time. so is this couple from las vegas. >> i am a parent. i have two baby girls myself. >> what do you think? >> i think it is sad. at least they are doing something about it and informing everybody. >> reporter: the bottom of the billboard reads it is time to close san francisco's open air drug markets t is paid for by mothers against drug debts. east bay mom is part of the group. >> she did not go to san francisco for union sq

it's up in union square, but it's possibly not the one that the city's proud us up. a group of moms known as mothers against drug deaths are behind the new billboard. it's raising awareness to the city's fenton on open air drug problem. kron four's taylor's aqi has that story mothers against drug they specifically chose this location in union square because it's a tourist destination. >> while the city focuses on bringing visitors back to the city, they say that leadership is neglecting its fentanyl crisis. >> famous the world over our brains, beauty and now dirt cheap fentanyl. these are the words now looking down on san francisco's union square, a group of mothers who have been impacted by addiction and their families known as mothers against drug deaths are behind this new billboard. this is if they decide to come to san francisco, this is also what they're going to see. it's it's a huge part of san francisco right now. sadly is much as the cable cars and the golden gate bridge sour dough bread. >> on the fresh fentanyl, jackie berlin argues mayor london breed and

union square belongs to these young men.ancisco natives have accomplished a feat going through a very intensive program to build their self esteem. german butler tells me. he served time in san quentin for assault. second chance to show you can do better, he says. this program is life changing. is now a life coach to children in his neighborhood. change man. you know, i'm looking forward to know learning more things. keeping keeping a straight track . just want people to see that we're just like anybody else. you know that we're human, you know? yeah, we make mistakes, but we're learning from it. new tells me these 15 young men are only the start. he plans to bring on many more. they are the future of the community. the idea is to have suit up become an annual event. wow that is so great. they look so terrific and just the messages that they had were so inspiring and they told me they feel really good and they feel confident. that is great. thank you so much amber. wonderful story. well here is some proof that some dreams re

. >> the new billboard coming to the heart of union square, how it's shining light on the city fentanylced to identify the man who attacked a peninsula grandfather at his own home. >>> we have seen in effort to silence the voices of communities of color. >> backlash growing over a plan to redraw the boundaries of san francisco neighborhoods. why residents say the change could have big political consequences. >>> hours after the death of a long-term partner, annie the falcon, could have a new mate in the nest, how he could be acting as surrogate father to her chicks. >>> san mateo county family is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a man they say attacked an elderly man from behind, security video shows the moments the suspect kicked 84-year-old solomon hernandez to the ground which happened right outside his front door last friday. anybody who might know who the suspect is is asked to call daly city police. >>> looking live at union square were a group of families impacted by addiction or putting up a billboard, calling to close san francisco's open air d

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union square belongs to these young men. they are.going through a very intensive program to build their self esteem. german butler tells me. he served time in san quentin for assault. second chance to show you can do better, he says. this program is life changing, is now a life coach to children in his neighborhood change, man. no i'm looking forward to know learning more things. keeping keeping a straight track. we're human, you know? yeah, we make mistakes, but we're learning from it doesn't stop here. new tells me these 15 young men are only the start. he hopes to bring on many more. they are the future of the community. in san francisco amberleigh ktvu, fox two news. thank you, amber. here's proof that some dreams really do come true. on thursday, we introduce you to four year old. henry carpenter is a young hayward boy with an aggressive form of cancer whose big dream was to visit disney world. there he is , well now organizer's with the one at a time nonprofits say they have raised enough money. to send little henry to disney wo

plus, a new billboard up in san francisco's union square. and it's not something to be proud of. more on the local moms pushin >>definitely warming up a little bit more today, but not nearly as warm as it's going to be in just a couple of days. common meteorologists john trouble is standing by. he's a got a little bit more detail on those temps. john, i could tell today was going to be better because it wasn't us foggy here in the city this morning. i know it's all about the sunshine today. yesterday was the gray out there know? well, today, not looking at that so much. i mean, the golden gate bridge, all you need is one. look at that. >>already shaping up to be a really nice one. and temperatures are starting to climb. now. a couple of us back into the 60's brentwood right at 62 degrees right now. conquered you're close. 59 hayward right there with you. some upper 50's in the north bay to now this afternoon. nothing too terribly hot. we're looking at 70's really comfortable day ahead of us. good day to step out there before the heat. >>that really starts to grip the bay area sta

. >> a new san francisco billboard is up in union square, but it is reportedly not one that the city is proud of. a group of moms known as mothers against drug deaths are behind this new billboard. that brings attention to the city's fentanyl and open air drug market problems for say that the reports. >> mothers against drug they specifically chose this location in union square because it's a tourist destination. while the city focuses on bringing visitors back to the city, they say that leadership is neglecting its fentanyl crisis. >> famous the world over our brains, beauty and now dirt cheap fentanyl. these are the words now looking down on san francisco's union square, a group of mothers who have been impacted by addiction in their families known as mothers against drug deaths are behind this new billboard. this is if they decide to come to san francisco, this is also what they're going to see. it's it's a huge part of san francisco right now. sadly, as much as the cable cars and the golden gate bridge sour dough bread on the fresh fentanyl. jackie berlin argues mayor london bree

union square just got a new billboard and on it a warning to stay away from the city. >>> the newest billboard isn't selling anything. it's warning tourists and putting the pressure on city officials to crack down on san francisco's drug problem. it says famous for brains, beauty and dirt cheap fentanyl. >> it's not a great reputation for a city to have. we really like this city. > sop hie is visiting and so is this couple. >> i am a parent. i have two babies myself. i think it's sad. >> the bottom of the billboard reads its time to close san francisco's open air drug markets. it's paid for by mothers against drug deaths. >> she didn't go to san francisco for union square or to see the golden gate bridge. she went to buy drugs. >> her daughter is an addict and her addiction has consumed the family. >> her father had to pay off a drug dealer at one point. re>> i inedatiois thatthere iss l l ed in part the campaign being launched today by madd is not the solution as it'll only hurt local small businesses and our workers who just now are beginning to crawl out of the economic disaster c

i walk to union square regularly. frankly, the walk has become -- we're accosted by transients every day. our streets are not safe. thank you. >> caller: hello, supervisors, my name is terry lewis, i'm the complex general manager of the union square park 55 hotel. i live in district 3. above all things the safety of my employees and the residents of san francisco and our visitors is of utmost importance. accordingly, i'm asking this committee to support the resources needed for our sfpd to achieve full staffing levels that have been outlined for the department. covid-19 has had an outsized impact on all of us over the past few years and i hope we finally turned a corner. as individual tourism and business travel begin returning to a semblance of our new normal, we can't forget the role that safety improvement will play in the city's ongoing recovery. again, i urge city leaders to fund the resources needed by sfpd to secure full staffing levels. it will vitally benefit our employees, our neighborhoods and guests. thank

the sentences go travel association, hotel counts and union square alliance at golden gate restaurant association released a joint statement, saying the passionate campaign being launched today by m.a.d. is understandable but will hurt those just getting back into the workforce after losing jobs due to covid. >>> the rideshare company plans to partner with flywheel to allow uber drivers to call a taxi through their app. the board will be voting whether to amend transportation code to allow an upfront fair pilot program tomorrow. if approved, the pilot will allow apps to dispatch uber rides at rates that are not required to match taxi meter rates. the san francisco taxi workers alliance has released a statement about it, saying, quote, uber is a multibillion dollar company with a long history of tinkering with fares and raising its commission and it has shown over and over that it is not to be trusted. taxi drivers must be fairly compensated for the work they perform. >>> coming up, a lot of people testing the waters of cryptocurrency, unfortunately, so are scammers. what to look for,

. >> reporter: is a sanford ziska resident, pat is familiar with what happened in union square, but he says the real problem is car break-ins. does he think crime is getting worse? >> here in oakland, absolutely. >> it is my perception that even here in walnut creek, two or three years ago, things that are happening here were not happening here. your macy's stores and nordstrom's, just a whole lot of kids bum rushing in, running in and out with everything. >> reporter: oakland resident sean knows about the high profile living in downtown walnut creek, but he does not think that is the whole crime story. >> for me? no, i don't think crime has increased, i just think that there are different levels of it, and we have technology that is exposing it, now. >> reporter: as for whether or not the bay area is a safe place to live, pulling differs by county, as you can see, 60% of san mateo county residents say they feel safe, but the numbers slide from there, just 37% of alameda county residents feel safe. crime, if nothing else, has a lot of people talking and arguing. >> people think we get

every time i go around to union square. i have been to many places and i would like to say this is an amazing effort from planning staff working with the small businesses department. it really showcases our culinary culture of san francisco and also the mobile culinary history we had. now we have a lot of different mobile trucks and food trucks. we should coin you as the grandfather for the legacy of every evolution of food trucks. far east cafe is amazing. they always support the chinese community and beyond. they will be hosting the chinese parade ceremony this friday. if anyone is interested go get a ticket. it will be a fun time and one of those places where we bring everyone together. not just the chinese community. i love the small fries child s children's store. my daughters first dictionary was brought from there when she was four. it was for unique and antique objects. it's weird, but i brought it for her any way. where else can you find a unique treasure for unique retail experience that wasn't taken over by a nat

jacqui says her group won't start with the billboard in union square. they plan to launch an international campaign as well. marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> our investigative unit has been taking a close look at crime and safety in our new streaming series "saving san francisco." episode 6 comes out tomorrow. a san francisco woman says police are failing to protect her from a man she thinks is dangerous. you can watch the series now on your roku, apple tv, or apple fire by downloading the nbc bay area streaming app or online at nbcbayarea.com/savingsan francisco. >>> coming out of the pandemic, google welcoming employees back to the office tomorrow for a new look workweek. the company is introducing a hybrid work model. that means most employees will work from the office three days a week, two days from home or anyplace they want really. if employees want to work from the office more than three days, they can do that too. with more and more workers returning to the office, it's good news for nearby restaurants. among them, cucina venti in mountai

i walk to union square regularly. frankly, the walk has become -- we're accosted by transients every day. our streets are not safe. thank you. >> caller: hello, supervisors, my name is terry lewis, i'm the complex general manager of the union square park 55 hotel. i live in district 3. above all things the safety of my employees and the residents of san francisco and our visitors is of utmost importance. accordingly, i'm asking this committee to support the resources needed for our sfpd to achieve full staffing levels that have been outlined for the department. covid-19 has had an outsized impact on all of us over the past few years and i hope we finally turned a corner. as individual tourism and business travel begin returning to a semblance of our new normal, we can't forget the role that safety improvement will play in the city's ongoing recovery. again, i urge city leaders to fund the resources needed by sfpd to secure full staffing levels. it will vitally benefit our employees, our neighborhoods and guests. thank

a controversial new billboard is now up in san francisco's union square. about fentanyl in the city. the billboard was put up by a group called mothers against drug deaths and his ktvu s and ruben tells us they hope the campaign will motivate city leaders to take action. these mothers have a message, and they want everyone to read it, so it's writ large in billboard form looming over union square. it says, famous the world over for our brains, beauty and now, dirt cheap fentanyl were frustrated. and that's why we're doing this . we're putting pressure where we think it might be helpful pressure because they want what they call the open air drug markets shut down. jackie's son is a fentanyl addict on the streets of san francisco. so is quarries and so are dozens of their son's friends. there is tyler, there's kyle. there's george. this chris is sarah. that the list goes on. they all wish they had their mother come to see them the problem. they say fentanyl is to affordable and two available. it's just specific here because people can come here all over and

we are live in san francisco, union square, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> that was fun.llege students, environmental organizations and nbc station to say set the guinness book world record for most people watering plants simultaneously. it kicks off on the "today" show plaza this morning and you can watch it at 7:00 this morning. >>> let's take a look at that forecast today. another wet start to the day. >> and we're getting some pretty good areas of rain right now using our mobile doppler radar storm ranger. storm ranger is up and scanning and you can see some raindrops on the camera. that's not the only area seeing raindrops. we've got lightning strikes firing up just off the coast. you can see the storm ranger scanning some showers, pushing through san rafael and also expect to see some of that moving into central california. but mike inouye pointed out the oakland camera, and for good reason. we've got a good amount of heavy downpours right now if you're going to be traveling through the oakland area. where you see the highlighted yellow/orange area, it's coming down

. >> a new san francisco advertisement is up in union square, but it's probably not one. the city is particularly proud of a group of moms known as mothers against drug deaths are behind the new billboard brings attention to the city's fentanyl and open air drug market problems on 4 state of second has the story. >> mothers against drug they specifically chose this location in union square because it's a tourist destination. while the city focuses on bringing visitors back to the city, they say that leadership is neglecting its fentanyl crisis. >> famous the world over our brains, beauty and now dirt cheap fentanyl. these are the words now looking down on san francisco's union square, a group of mothers who have been impacted by addiction and their families known as mothers against drug deaths are behind this new billboard. this is if they decide to come to san francisco, this is also what they're going to see. it's it's a huge part of san francisco right now. sadly, as much as the cable cars and the golden gate bridge sour dough bread on the fresh fentanyl. jackie berlin

you might notice in san francisco's union square and it's not advertising something to be proud of.sacking has more. >> mothers against drug they specifically chose this location in union square because it's a tourist destination. while the city focuses on bringing visitors back to the city, they say that leadership is neglecting its fentanyl crisis. >> famous the world over our brains, beauty and now dirt cheap fentanyl. these are the words now looking down on san francisco's union square, a group of mothers who have been impacted by addiction in their families known as mothers against drug deaths are behind this new billboard. this is if they decide to come to san francisco, this is also what they're going to see. it's it's a huge part of san francisco right now. sadly, as much as the cable cars and the golden gate bridge sour dough bread. >> on the fresh fentanyl. jackie berlin argues mayor london breed and city leadership. >> we're focusing enough on the issues plaguing the city. her son's been an addict for 10 years and is currently living on the streets of san francisco. she s

it overlooks union square. and take a look at the billboard. it's going up later today.rains, beauty, and now dirt-cheap fentanyl. the organization says they're spending $25,000 for the billboard to remain up the entire month. the group says they are hoping to get the city to shut down those open fentanyl dealings and the tolerance toward the open use, as well as the sale of drugs. if you recall, this comes after san francisco mayor london breed let the 90-day state of emergency in the tenderloin expire. the state of emergency allowed for more police in the area, as well as more services to address that drug problem. now, again, we're not sure exactly what time that billboard is going up, but we'll definitely continue to follow this. the organization says they hope to take this plan international, not only having the billboard here in union square, but also in other states to highlight the drug problems. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thank you. >>> and for the first time in more than two years google today welcomes back workers to the office. here's a live lo

. >> a new billboard is up in san francisco's union square and it is not advertising something to be of. it's a sign of the city's drug problem. kron four's taylor is aqi. breaks it all down for us. >> mothers against drug they specifically chose this location in union square because it's a tourist destination. while the city focuses on bringing visitors back to the city, they say that leadership is neglecting its fentanyl crisis. >> famous the world over our brains, beauty and now dirt cheap fentanyl. these are the words now looking down on san francisco's union square, a group of mothers who have been impacted by addiction and their families known as mothers against drug deaths are behind this new billboard. this is if they decide to come to san francisco, this is also what they're going to see. it's it's a huge part of san francisco right now. sadly, as much as the cable cars on the golden gate bridge sour dough bread. >> on the fresh fentanyl, jackie berlin argues mayor london breed and city leadership focusing enough on the issues plaguing the city. her son has been an addict fo

empty downtown offices and for lease signs in union square. half filled hotels. we see it in those struggling with addiction on our streets. we cannot sugar coat it. we have work to do. our recovery will not be easy. it will not be quick. it is coming. it is coming. san francisco is coming back! (applause). as we look ahead to the decisions about where to take this city, we need to listen to our residents. last month voters of the city sent a very clear message. they sept a mess -- they sent a message we must do better by our children. they sent a message while big ideas are important. those must be built on a solid foundation. they must be built on the basics like a well-run school system that puts kids first. government that delivers on the essential services. basics like accountability and competence. during our covid response, we delivered on the basics. government, community and residents all came together to protect our collective health to save lives. we protected our hospitals, nursing homes. we quickly and efficiently popped up testing and vaccination si

. >>> union square just got a new billboard and it isn't selling anything to shoppers. a warning for tourists. the bottom of the billboard reads its time to close san francisco's open air drug market. it was paid for by mothers against drug deaths. she want to put a spotlight on the lax drug enforcement policies. >> i think that it's not a great reputation for a city to have. better to be known for the beautiful bridge and the beautiful city because we like this. >> in response to the billboard the san francisco travel association, the hotel council of san francisco, the union square alliance and the golden gate restaurant association issued the following joint statement. the passionate campaign being launched by madd is not the solution as it'll only hurt local small businesses and our workers who just now are beginning to crawl out of the economic disaster caused by covid and it's continuing physical out. >>> taking a live look at oakland where a proposal for a waterfront stadium is being hit with a new lawsuit. last friday union pacific challenges the analysis of the

. >> she did in union square or gold tcc golden gate bridge. she went to san francisco to buy her drugs. >> jenna mcdonald's is late- night calls, especially from the hospital the police. >> everson one night, it is the wondering and worrying. spinnaker 21-year-old daughter sam is an addict in her addiction has consumed the family. >> my other kid misses his sister. father has been pushed to the brink. her father had to go pay off a drug dealer at one point for her safety. >> simmons the -- some of the group want to raise awareness and warn visitors to statement from san francisco until conditioners me. >> to get rid of the open-air drug market. of fanatics, either offered general treatment. >> buying ads on social media is pushing the message pygmies of the over depths since 2017 cmac doctors say many of them attribute it to france and all. >> in in these areas so usually it is out of said. spinning jenna seems to --. >>> in response of the billboard, the travel association the campaigns of the punish the city. it only hurts small businesses s

. >>> looking live at union square were a group of families impacted by addiction or putting up a billboard, calling to close san francisco's open air drug markets, and according to the group, mothers against drunk deaths, this billboard will overlook union square starting monday. said the city is famous for its brains, beauty and now dirt cheap fentanyl. the group said it's trying to catch the attention of the taurus and office workers that the city is trying to lure back into downtown. >>> a few weeks ago mayor. and in the tenderloin state of emergency, to curb the spike in overdoses. now, the group wants to put pressure on the city leaders to take action to stop drug sales. >>> south investigators are trying to find out what caused the death of a los altos high school student. they suspect the teenager, may have died of fentanyl poisoning. police are also investigating whether other students got a hold of the drug. news of the student staff came on the same day that santa clara health county leaders declared a war on fentanyl. it's killed eight young people so far this year. and all of t

the event and john's grill and union square has been on hiatus since the start of the pandemic. each year the survivor award is given to three honorable city residents. >> 1906, that many years ago, something happen to this city. a number of people rose up to make sure this city would still be here in perpetuity. >> the former mayor presented the three recipients of the award with a white helmet that says represent citizens who have greatly distinguished themselves by contributing to the city of san francisco. >>> i am still dumbstruck by the whole situation. >> we will tell you where police found a california teen that had been missing for more than two years. >>> what pg&e crews are doing this weekend to try to prevent wildfires. >>> a teenager who has been missing from clear lake for more than two years has been found in utah. >> police responded to calls of a man sleeping outside of a store. officers say they felt more to his story and they searched the missing persons database and found the report for a man named connerjack oswalt. he had been missing since 2019 . >> there

. >> yes, so the central t-line project, another stop at union square that connects directly into powell station and a final stop in the heart of chinatown at stockton and washington. that project has also run into challenges. it's 120' under muni, under bart, 120' down and out under chinatown in some unexpectedly challenging soils. but that project is nearly complete. it's at about 98% completion right now which means we're testing trains, we're testing the elevators and escalators and the final electronics and we're still on track to open that in october presuming all of the testing continues to go well. so fingers crossed on in a one. we're really looking forward to allowing people to have a subway ride from the heart of chinatown all the way to the convention center to the caltrans station and all the way down to bayview and visitation valley. >> it's great to see all these projects coming to completion. we're all grateful for your team's hard work and i really appreciate you coming on the show, mr. tumlin. thank you for the time you've given us today. >> my pleasure. thanks for havi

went up today facing san francisco's union square and it is causing quite a stir. you can see the golden gate bridge and here's what it says is paid for by the organization called mothers against drug deaths. and it reads famous the world over for our brains, beauty and now dirt cheap fentanyl. today, the office of mayor london breed issued a response to this billboard saying that the city is hiring more officers to help combat the prevalence of the drug and that they have seized over 10 kilos of fentanyl in the city's tenderloin district this year. so far. >> we now know the name of the mountain view teenager who as found dead last week from a potential fentanyl poisoning santa rosa a santa clara county coroner's office has identified the teen who died as eighteen-year-old lauren brierley, a student at los altos high school. not new police say while they're investigating her death as a possible fentanyl poisoning, they're still working on the exact cause of death. >> a frightening moment in downtown santa rosa. a store front collapse onto the sidewalk. yesterday,

that set to go up tomorrow at a location overlooking union square. it will teach ear message reading -- >> it was paid for by mothers whose children ended up dying from fentanyl use or ended up addicted. we reached out to the mayor for a response but have not heard back. >>> sideshows throughout san jose last night led to major injuries. officers say two pedestrians were hit in separate collisions. they were left with broken bones. police made one arrest and towed a car. police say in addition to the collisions, the sideshows led to gunshots being fired and laser strikes towards the police department's helicopter. >>> frightening moments in the north bay. a building comes crashing down. >>> plus, a popular trail. but starting tomorrow none of your dog also be allowed here. >>> and we are seeing clear skies. but the winds are starting to pick up, especially in the city. how are we going to shift into a workweek ahead? well, with a warmup. that's coming up. stay with us. >>> ahead for a spring break troubles, thousands of flights canceled. plus, what i

. >>> a new message greeting shoppers in union square. city leaders may not want visitors to see. it's a billboard with a very stark message about the city's drug crisis, and it's already creating quite a stir. ginger conejero saab has more on what the city is saying. >> reporter: take a look. this is the new billboard that went up today in the heart of downtown san francisco. the message is stark. it reads famous the world over for our brains, beauty, and now cheap fentanyl. the group responsible is mothers against drug deaths. they say the repeated protests demanding more be done to stop the city's open air drug market have gotten them no are with, so now they spending $25,000 to get everyone's attention. >> when the mayor went to europe, to ask for tourists to come, we thought that wow, how can you bring tourists into this environment, an open drug market. it's unsafe. >> we've also looked into doing a 15-second spot on television. we're looking at taking these astd internationally. if something doesn't change. >> reporter: mayor breed's office says they agree more needs to be

ama: that fight is on a billboard over union square. abc seven news acre liz kreutz talk to the mother's behind the message. liz: that message is written in big bold letters on a new billboard in downtown san francisco. exposing the city's open-air drug market. >> it is cheap. we hope it gets attention. liz: it is sponsored by mobs's against drug debts, a group made up of women who are addicted to fentanyl. jackie's son is an addict living on the streets of san francisco. she says their group wants this campaign after mayor london breed's decision to end the state of emergency in the tenderloin, followed by the mayor's trip to europe, where she pitched san francisco as a safe and enjoyable place for tourists. >> then she went to europe and said come to >> san francisco. it's fine. >> no, no it is not fine. it's really not. >> it's unsafe for tourists to come here. we thought that it was a slap in the face. and decided this was our answer. liz: the billboard is in the heart of union square where businesses have struggled during the pande

message, and they want everyone to read it, so it's writ large in billboard form looming over union square. it says, famous the world over for our brains, beauty and now, dirt cheap fentanyl were frustrated. and that's why we're doing this. we're putting pressure where we think it might be helpful pressure because they want what they call the open air drug markets shut down. jackie's son is a fentanyl addict on the streets of san francisco. so is quarries and so are dozens of their son's friends. there is tyler, there's kyle. there's george. this chris is sarah. the list goes on. they all wish they had their mother come to see them the problem. they say fentanyl is to affordable and two available. it's just specific here because people can come here all over and get it dirt cheap and not get no consequences here. that's the problem. no consequences that gets your mind thinking. the campaign will also extend to social media with the rollout in the coming weeks were also appealing to tourists. i think they need to know what the situation is here so they don't come here and they are appalled

. >> reporter: as a san francisco resident, pat is familiar with what happened in union square, but he says the real problem is car break-ins. does he think crime is getting worse? >> here in oakland, absolutely. >> it is my perception that even here in walnut creek, two or three years ago, things that are happening here were not happening here. your macy's stores and nordstrom's and a whole lot of kids bum rushing and running out with everything. >> reporter: and oakland resident, shawna knows about the high-profile looting in downtown walnut creek, but he does not think that is the whole crime story. >> so, for me? no, i don't think crime has increased, i just think that there are different levels of it, and we have technology that is exposing it, now. >> reporter: as for whether or not the bay area is a safe place to live, pulling differs by county, as you can see. 60% of san mateo county residents say they do feel safe, but the numbers slide from there, just 37% of alameda county residents feel safe. >> you could ask a lot of folks in cities, you know, they have either personally h

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they funded a $25,000 billboard at union square. >> famous the world over for our brains, and dirt cheap funnel nil. >> what's your reaction to that. >> finally somebody saying what's really going on. >> the heili addictive synthetic open add is resulting in chaos on our streets. close to 60% of those deaths happened in three neighborhoods. the tender lion, knob hill and soma. most of the victims are men. >> incredibly lethal. a tiny bit kills. >> dr. ana refer can i says fentanyl is 50 to 100 times more potent than heroin and is being added to every drug sold on the street. >> people any they're taking a xanax or oxycontin and in fact they're taking a combination of different drugs, including fentanyl. >> the city allotted $510 million this year to address issues like the drug crisis but if you ask him, the city needs to do more. in the past two years she's seen a 15% increase and many of those addicted didn't even know it. >> i don't think people know what we're up against. there's not a drug in tender lionel right now that's untouched from fentanyl. >> tremendous month school official

. >>> in san francisco, this controversial new billboard his catching eyes in union square warning about the dangers of drugs in the city or go it reads famous the world over for our brains, beauty and 13th that no. it was put up by the group of mothers against drug deaths. they are fed up with the act lack of action. the tourist program released the same thing the pasha campaign although impactful, is not the solution as it will hurt local small businesses and hospitality workers who are just now beginning to crawl out of the economic disaster caused by covid and the continuing fallout ago maddwe respectfully ask that you join with us. >>> to capitol hill. a senate panel just deadlocked 11 to 11 on sending judge ketanji brown jackson to the full senate. the historic confirmation is still on track. >> reporter: partisan lines were drawn when the senate judiciary committee met monday to consider the supreme court nomination of judge ketanji brown jackson. >> only question that we have is whether we rise to meet this moment in history. i intend to. >> i am certainly going to vote no for ju

shifting winds push the fires toward the heart of the city. 9:00 p.m., firefighters make a stand at union square on powell street, but the fire breaches the line and continues relentlessly up knob hill. the california governor arrives to assess the damage and declares the day a bank holiday. the three main newspapers of san francisco borrow the presses of an oakland paper to print a special joint edition. 6:00 p.m., responding to wireless telegraph message, the u.s.s. chicago arrives to help in the relief efforts. the great fire reached van ness avenue which is 125 feet wide. mayor finally agrees to let the army create a massive fire break in the hopes it can stop the raging inferno. this decision means abandoning dozen of city blocks, many filled with mansions, to the fire. the rich spectators who spent the day watching the fire finally realize their homes won't be saved an will soon burn. friday, april 20, 1906 at 5:00 a.m., the fire break ativan ness finally holds and the westward progression is halted. mayor schmitz makes a battle and rescue 20,000 refugees, an unprecedented evacuation by se

a bill board set up to go up overlooking union square. it will feature a message reading, famous the world over for our brains, beauty, and now dirt-cheap fentanyl. it was paid for by mothers whose children died from fentanyl use or ended up addicted living on the streets. we have reached out to the mayor for a response but have not received one. tonight, you'll hear from the mother behind these bill boards. >>> our investigative unit has been looking at crime and safety in our series "saving san francisco." a san francisco woman said police are failing to protect her from a man she thinks is dangerous. you can watch the series now on your roku, apple tv or amazon fire but downloading the abc bay area streaming app or go to nbcbayarea.com/savingsan francisco. >>> a couple of people injured last night following sideshows in san jose. police responded to multiple sideshows and two pedestrians were hit in two separate collisions. a suspect was arrested and his car towed away. in addition, the sideshows also head to gunshots being fired, lase

they're putting in at geary and stockton, pretty close to the tenderloin but really overlooking union square there in the heart of town. so take a look at this video. this is what you can expect to see on the billboard that some are calling it controversial. it reads, famous the world over for our brains, beauty, and now dirt cheap fentanyl. they are spending $35,000 for it to remain up on that billboard the entire month. the group says they are hoping to get the city to shut down open fentanyl dealing and the tolerance toward drug use as well as the open sale of drugs. >> our greatest concern is that people are going to come to the city. there's feces, dirty needles, people laying out on the streets completely out of it from using drugs and they have open wounds on them. they have foil in their hands, leftover fentanyl on it. children can get ahold of that. >> today's insulation of the billboard comes after san francisco mayor london breed let that 90-day state of emergency in the tenderloin expire last month. that state of emergency allowed for more police in the area as well as more servi