union square business improvement direct. we manage about eight parking facilities serving valet. as a result of this i've got to spend a significant amount of time in the union square area and our company gets the opportunity to serve thousands of union square businesses, momenhotel guests, citizens and visitors on a daily basis. when i moved here in 1999, i didn't frequent union square that much and no offense to karen and my fellow members, i thought it was shady at the time. but, over the course of the last 15 or so years, i've seen union square become that destination that now i want to visit as much as i can. this transformation didn't happen overnight. it took a lot of collaboration with the city of san francisco, departments and the union square b.i.d. i urge you as members of the board of supervisors to continue your support like you have for so many years. thank you. >> good afternoon, members of the board of supervisors. my name is amy howl and i represent trinity. i moved here from the east coast in 1990 with my sister and the first thing on our bucket list was to go to union square. the union square i remember gave me a sense of san francisco. i really feel

union square bid. they create an inclusive community for all individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing this and we provide workforce development experience where our team members chose an area and many of them have chosen union square to beautify the streets picking up debris and needles and we work on members gaining employ and housing. since union square has had us working with them we picked up over 200,000 pounds of trash and over 5900 needles and we've been able to help employ 27 team members and house 15 team members. a number of those team members have been hired within the union square bid as well. and all those numbers show the metric lies impact on the community, the personal impact created for our members is far greater. the bid has brought our team members to appreciation lunches, they invited them to various events such as tulip day and more. they have empowered our teams to be a neighbor, friend and family. we support the renewal for the bid and look forward to empowering many more individuals and the time to come. thank you. >> supervisor yee: next speaker. >> good afternoon. members of the board and board president yee. i'm the general manager for golden gat

. >>> san francisco police department plans to hire retired police officers to patrol the union square area0 dollars is in the budget for 7 positions. the retired officers will not carry guns or make arrests but in uniform. they will be calling for help when necessary. sfd says it will be a visible deterrence and they will work close with police officers to deal with the crime situation. those retired police officers will work part-time, paid $50 an hour. >>> a section of lucas valley in marin remains closed this morning as crews clean up from a gas tanker crash. fire crews say 200 gallons of gasoline were released in to the dry creek bed after the tanker crashed at 9:00 yesterday morning, near west gate drive. the tanker overturned, down a ravine, along a tight curve there. the driver suffered a cut to the head, crews say the clean up involves draining the remaining 6000 gallons of fuel from the tanker. >> fuel flash point is more volatile than diesel fuel is. it's safety of the members and the community that's the largest of a concern. the environmental hazards. >> authorities say the pub

. >>> and san francisco police department hired retired officers to patrol the union square area. $350,000dgeted for seven positions. the retired cops won't have guns or be able to make arrests, but will be in uniform. they say they will provide a visible deterrent and work closely with officers to address the crime. the retired officers will work part time and be paid $50 an hour. >> 10:00 news continues right after the break. we'll be right back. that's unfair. phenomenal! that's so unfair. c'mon jay-bo. let's go. let's go. woahh! try my $4.99 bbq bacon double cheeseburger combo. only at jack in the box. so that early retirement we planned. it's going ok? great. now i'm spending more time with the kids. i'm introducing them to crab. crab!? they love it. so, you mentioned that that money we set aside. yeah. the kids and i want to build our own crab shack. ♪ ♪ ahhh, you're finally building that outdoor kitchen. yup - with room for the whole gang. ♪ ♪ see how investing with a j.p. morgan advisor can help you. visit your local chase branch. ♪ try my $4.99 barbeque bacon double cheeseburger c

. >> police department plans to hire retired officers to patrol the union square area. $350,000 is budgetedin uniform and will summon help when necessary. they will provide physical deterrence and will work with officers to address crime. >> she is next in line to be governor of puerto rico but coming up will tell you why the justice secretary says she does not want the job. >> the manhunt intensifies as authorities in canada say they are closing in on two murder suspects. we will hear from one of the victims family members. more and you will write more later in life will will will will -- >> comfort them with his overflowing mercy and grace. >> the president also thanked the responding police officers who were on the scene within a minute and shot and killed the them in. >> days after puerto rico's governor announced he would resign the woman legally and like to be his successor says she does not want the job. instead justice secretary vazquez says that she wants him to appoint a secretary of state before he steps on friday. the next official in line is francisco the treasury secretary but

area. there were a lot of people out this afternoon not only because of the beautiful sunday afternoon, but we're only a few blocks from union square and this entire area is surrounded by hotels. just absolutely heart breaking to hear that the husband has died, the wife now in serious condition. >> do they have any information -- i understood you to say the tesla probably ran a red light and broad sided the mini. did they say if the tesla was in auto pilot or self-driving mode at the time of the crash? >> reporter: one of the officers said all of the teslas have a usb thumb drive and those investigators have already recovered that usb thumb drive. that's definitely something they're going to be looking at. also the driver told me this tesla is actually equipped with an on-board dash board camera. all of that video could also be on that usb drive as well. definitely something investigators will be using in this case. they said there actually could be criminal charges. the drivers of this tesla could be facing a charge. >>> police are searching for the driver of a hit-and-run crash that left a motorcyclist dead. it happened in a resi

. >> police say this intersection just outside of union square is a busy area and drivers need to slow down. police do not believe drugs or alcohol were a factor in this accident. reporting live in the news room, nbc bay area news. >>> meanwhile i.c.e. used o.k.land international airport to deport immigrants even though oakland is a sanctuary city. we're joined live with pete with all of the details. >> yeah, in oakland a and the president at ods when it comes to this issue. let's talk about this report. it comes this group. the staging ground for nearly 1,000 flights immigration and customs enforcement between 2010 and 2014. they will deport immigration detainees or move them to another detention center. i.c.e. flew 43,000 people in and out of oakland at this time. they stopped chartering these flights last year. the president and mayor have clashed in the past when it comes to the sanctuary city status. most notably when he warned of a raid last year. some travelers atreport. >> i fly oakland, so i would not be happy to find out. you can make your choice if you want to fly in here or

district has taken measures, adding surveillance and they are putting more patrols in target areas like union square, but property crime remains a challenge for the city. san francisco, sam brock. >> this is an issue we have been exposing for the past few years. we have been crunching the numbers to give perspective on how often the car break-ins are happening throughout san francisco. bigad joins us now. >> they had a record number of smash and grabs, more than 31,000. so far this year reported break-ins have dropped about 18%, but that still means on any given day, about 70 of us will have cars broken into in san francisco. another 13 people a day have their cars actually stolen in the city. this is just based off of what's reported to the police. the actual number of car break-ins could be higher. many of you might assume there is no point in reporting it, but if nothing else, it keeps track of the problem and that puts pressure on the police. especially something that just takes seconds. >> you have been covering this for a while. over to the east bay in the ghost ship trial, the jury saw a comb

tonight soulful singer and songwriter omar apollo will perform at the opinional store in union square. >>> a bay area police department is investigating another possible mountain lion sighting. >>> a standoff in the it's no ordinary day for our family at denny's. it's crepe day. a family tradition we started about 22 minutes ago and now we can continue that tradition at home with denny's delivery. see you at denny's or dennys.com >>> now at 6:30, the man accused of killing a teen at an east bay taco bell is still on the run. the new images police just released in hopes of catching the suspect. >>> the battle over a navigation center for the homeless in san francisco, the setback opponents suffered in court. >>> a major milestone at star wars galaxy's edge just weeks after it opened. why these visitors got a surprise. mike, can you do chewbacca? >> on cue? no. when you go that deep, you have to -- >> you have a few minutes. >> before 7:00 a.m., if you stick around, he's going to do it. >> are you writing checks i can't cash? >> we have faith. >> he wouldn't do it last time. we tried to talk him into i

now this area, this intersection is only about three blocks away from union square. it is a very busy area. and if in fact she was speeding, this is not the place to be. very busy with a lot of cars and pedestrians. we continue to monitor the injured woman. last we talked, she had life- threatening injuries. live in san francisco, kpix 5. >>> taking a live look at oakland international airport, or i.c.e. has been flying in and out tens of thousands of detained immigrants according to new reports from the mercury news. the report found the i.c.e. chartered thousand flights between 2010 and 2018. flights continue despite the oakland sent to area said the policy. about 43,000 detainees were deported or transferred to the airport to other detention centers. the oakland sanctuary city policy bars any city department and cooperating with enforcement of federal civil immigration laws. >> it is hard to blame the city of oakland on that's, but it is terrible to hear that. such a diverse area, and the fact they're targeting the area and deporting people straight from the airpor

union square through today and through the evening. just to have an increased presence of safety will be great to. >> and area $50,000 for seven retired ps and according to the union square business rent district, getting the money was a struggle. mayor linda breed and local margins ask for double the amount. the police officers association say bring back retirees shows how badly understaffed the department is. >> we are staying on top of new developments out of gilroy, this morning. the search continues for a possible second suspects and the police chief has a powerful message to the community. >>> just got back from hawaii bring you cooler temperatures. below average for this time of year running 5 degrees cooler than average december the skull the mid 60s. upper 60s in oakland. 77 for a high in san jose in the mid-80s in concord. you can see the temperatures much cooler. we are getting heat and inland you will feel the difference. we will talk about the rest of the work week, and what you can expect, coming up. >>> we missed you. we are not glad about the traffic alert. the sermon earlier crass east of the altamont pass. you see spe

. >> this happened in a high traffic area just outside of union square, and it's still unclear whether the tesla was an in autopilot mode. the accident occurred at the taylor and o'farl street's intersections around 2:00 yesterday. the driver of the tesla ran a red light and was going about 45 miles per hour. the tesla hit a mini cooper and the tesla driver lost control hitting two pedestrians in the intersection. the victim who was killed has been identified as 39-year-old benjamin dean from the fresno area. you can see dean and his wife, kelly, on her facebook page, just yesterday, posting video of their trip to the san francisco museum of ice cream. nbc bay area talked to the owner of the tesla yesterday, who rented the tesla out to the driver. he says he was in the office when he got a message that said the tesla was not drivable, and something failed. >> then i received a follow-up call from tesla roadside assistance, and the guy was saying your car is in accident, are you okay? i told him, i don't know, because i share a car on getaround. >> police say this is a busy high tourist

union square. it happened earlier this week two bay area youth leader say they were accused of shoplifting despite shopping almost weekly and and spending thousands of dollars there. forever 21 says police were notified because of specific behaviors thing the shoppers were mixing and matching outside products with in-store merchandise, and that is what caused the confusion. forever 21 statement says we sincerely apologize for the misunderstanding and are working with the mayors office, and the parties involved to learn from this experience and make it right. as we take this matter extremely seriously. >>> the city of san mateo stepping on the brakes and ditching the red light cameras, as well as dismissing hundreds of citations after one of its cameras malfunctioned. back in may, the city discovered a construction project at saratoga and hillsdale inadvertently altering the yellow light timing of one of the cameras so they decided to suspend the program part but when they took a closer look, they found they had no impact on the number of accidents over the years that although the number of violati

area. i'm just talking about the experience of what i have for those two buildings. to my understanding, your original intention of the union square bid was to improve safety, sanitary, marketing for better business for this major important area in the city. which is also known as the most attractive to tourists and people for shopping. however, i don't feel much improvement for myself. especially in the recent years -- >> can you stop the clock. >> are you speaking in support of the benefit? >> i have concern but i want to support the area. i just want to mention my experience. >> go ahead. >> can i continue? i don't feel much improvement for myself. especially for the recent years, my business and my tenants' business activity has been running down for each year. many stores in this area has been closed and vacant for a long time. there are a lot of people around and getting more and more. also store thieves and crime in the area. i'm talking about two buildings of mine that i know. people starting to stand, sitting, sleep and wander around in front of my business and businesses of my tenants. there is peeing and pooping on the

wife severely hurt after a crash involving a rented tesla in a high traffic area just outside of san francisco's union squarecident occurred at the taylor and o'pharrell streets intersection. the driver ran a red light and going about 45 miles per hour. the tesla hit a mini cooper and the tesla driver lost control, hitting two pedestrians in the intersection. nbc bay area talked to the owner of the tesla yesterday who rented that tesla out to the driver. he says he was in his office when he got a message that said the tesla was not drivable and something failed. >> then i received a follow-up call from tesla roadside assistance and the guy was saying your car is in accident. are you okay? i told him, i don't know, because i share a car on getaround. >> the victim who was killed has been identified as 39-year-old benjamin dean from the fresno area. >> 6:44. >>> firefighters and chp investigating this overnight car fire under a highway 4 overpass. happened on franklin canyon road in hercules around 1:30 this morning. drivers spotted the flames and called 911. firefighters needed about a half an hour to get it

area and this is my fifth trip. >> welcome. >> thank you. >> in interviewing salary personnel. it doesn't seem to have any residents. union square is fairly replete with more hotels than i've seen in a four-square block radius, which is great. but we did seven the neighborhood letter, delineating what we plan to do. we got one response from an individual with the christopher clark fine dining art gallery. he wants to book a private event. that's the own response that i'm aware of. so not to my knowledge as far as apartments or homes or condominiums and i could be corrected by someone on the panel. >> are you applying for the outdoor speakers as a part of this permit? >> i believe that is a part of the permit, yes independen. (please stand by). >> if we have guests that are causing too much noise and we get complaints, we can also respond to that in realtime and certainly want to be sensitive to our neighbours, and would do so. >> great, thank you. >> tell me something about the sound equipment that you are going to be using. i see it is basically piano. are you going to be having larger bands or d.j.s? >> no, d.j.s is not a plan

area. it happened at o'farrel and taylor right near union square. the rented tesla ran a red light, hit a mini cooper, which then plowed into the couple, killing the husband and critically injuring his wife. sfpd says they're looking at everything including whether that tesla was in autonomous mode. right now they'll only say speed is a factor. this is the couple that was involved, the victims. san francisco supervisor matt haney is calling for changes including more time between when a light turns red and when the pedestrian walk sign turns on. >> what happened with this situation is that as soon as one went to red the other one goes to green and the result is that if someone is a little late and breaks the law and crosses the red they're much more likely to hit somebody. we can change that across our neighborhoods right now. >> last week a big rig driver hit and killed a man in the tenderloin. supervisor haney and walk sf say they're declaring the state of emergency. they will outline details of that declaration tomorrow. >>> shop owners in danvil

tonight, to bay area youth leaders are claiming they were racially profiled at forever 21 and accused of stealing. while shopping with kids they mentors. the san francisco union square. betty yu on the shopping spree that ended up with a call to police. >> reporter: the san francisco youth program leaders say they have spent thousands of dollars at this forever 21, and shop your almost weekly, so, they were outraged when they realized they were being racially profiled. >> forever 21, just accused us of stealing. after spending thousands. >> reporter: this video was shot by richard, also known as big rich, just moments after he says he and his wife and a group of teens they mentor were accused of shoplifting. it happened yesterday evening at the forever 21 at stockton street. >> too much money, too much influence, too much power to ever steal from anywhere. >> big rich runs project level, a san francisco youth program that teaches students music, film, fashion, dance, and entrepreneurship. this summer, they are employing 75 interns three a breeds opportunities for all initiative. he and his wife danielle banks took a group of initiatives for forever 21 to buy clothes

working the door and rotating through the guest area to make sure things are being handled inappropriate fashions. >> thank you. >> welcome to the union square neighborhood. >> thank you. >> i would like to make a motion i think that you answered our questions very well up to this point, but i would like to move to approve with the good neighbor policy. >> i will second. >> you can have a seat. thank you very much. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> there is a motion with a second. before we do that, i would like to see if there's any public comment on this agenda item. >> commissioners, just a brief history, that used to be the international house of wine, which was a liquor store and then they -- and they had fine wines. this group is made of -- has made a large financial commitment to the improvement of the space, so i think if they are making that kind of commitment, i think they will pay attention to detail. i will say this. the closure of the last place, it looks like it is for lease to be a retail space, not going to be an intricate -- it is an entertainment venue that we lost biscuit blues is kitty corner to this space, right now it i

area of san francisco. this 1 million plus square foot of development will generate hundreds of union construction jobs in sanancisco and provide opportunity including women or minorities to begin and continue a career. this type of development is exactly what the city of san francisco needs, a development which highlights the intent and goals of the central soma plan by delivering a well project, and vibrant mixed use. when completed, the development proposed by the alexander real estate equities inc., a collaboration with tmg partners will deliver the much needed 100% of horrible housing, of nearly 100 units all producing a tremendous amount of permanent jobs creating opportunities for local residents to work closer to where they live. additionally the ground floor retail, generous amounts of public and private open spaces including amenities such as a new public community recreation center, pools and outdoor tennis facility. on-site childcare center, curated public arts program truly displays the developer team's overall commitment to san francisco on its residents. thank you for allowing me to speak. i ha

union square. this is at fifth and market. it looks like the original crash have it on aaway. we see clothing strewn around the area. this person was hit by a tractor-trailer that took off. the search is on for the driver of the tractor-trailer and the pedestrian has serious injuries in the hospital. we do not know how long the intersections will be blocked off but the muni f line as being effective. >>> it is time for a look at this mornings top stories. >>> list 33 people are dead and a suspected arsonist is in custody in japan. after annapurna ripped through a kyoto animation studio. fire crews say at least 36 more people were injured. 10 critically. the blaze gutted the kyoto animation company. witnesses say that a man was heard screaming die as he doused the building with gasoline. >>> taking a life luck in antioch. the contra costa county fire department is still on the that spread 22 homes. this began shortly after 6 a.m. at drake and streets 50 fire chief says both homes are unoccupied and under construction. nobody was hurt. >>> sealed documents related to the federal probe into the trump organizations hush

union square v.i.p. renewal, which is to thank mr. corgis, but also to thank individuals in the community who are willing to improve the safety and betterment of our downtown area. thank you for your efforts. i hope there is a majority support for this and we will see that later today. this is democracy in action, so thank you one and all. >> president yee: did you want to invite staff from oewd? would you like to present? >> thank you, president yee, board of supervisors. chris corgis, office of economic and workforce development. as stated, this is the formation of the downtown community benefit district. this process started back in 2007. i'd like to thank everyone who worked on this, particularly lee hefner and sonny angulo. also would like to thank marco lemandry of new city america. i would like to thank the staff of oewd, the clerk's office and the department of elections and city attorney. marco from new city america will present on this new c.b.d. and its assessment rate. >> thank you, mr. corgis, and thank you for the kind words, supervisor peskin. so as supervisor peskin mentioned, we started this effort in 2007, and we had the recession in 2008 whic