the art institute had made a deal with usf to merge so the institute could stay open, but usf backed out and plans to expand its own art program instead. the art institute has stopped its degree program. the institute says it will remain a nonprofit to protect its name, archives and legacy. >>> up next, a new park above the cars. we'll xi you san francisco's newest place to play and why it is so important for the youngsters in the city. >>> we've been hearing from many of you lately and we've been taking action. today, we have a couple new cases where more than $1,500 was on the line. i'm consumer investigator chris cammora. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. you can see thunderstorms over the sierra. the sierra. i'll show you where my tribe has lived on this land for 12,000 years. we call it oleyumi. you call it california. our land, our culture, our people once expansive, now whittled down to a small community. only one proposition supports california tribes like ours. while providing hundreds of millions in yearly funding to finally address homelessness in california. vote

. >> >> >> [ end of realtime captioning ] >> >> >> usf donates 100-120 pounds of food a night. for the four semesters we have been running here, usf has donated about 18,000 pounds of food to the food recovery network. ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ >> i'm maggie. >> i'm nick. >> we're coe-chairs of the national led organization. what food recovery does is recover and redistribute food that would go wasted and redistributing to people in the community. >> the moment that i became really engaged in the cause of fighting food waste was when i had just taken the food from the usf cafeteria and i saw four pans full size full of food perfectly fine to be eaten and made the day before and that would have gone into the trash that night if we didn't recover it the next day. i want to fight food waste because it hurts the economy, it's one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the world. if it was a nation, it would be the third largest nation behind china and the united states. america wastes about 40% of the food we create every year, $160 billion worth and that's made up in the higher cost of food

big things ahead for former usf basketball star jamari blue the miami heat announced the ba signed anew deal with the team after playing for miami in summer league per team policy. they didn't release details of the contract. however, several outlets reported that it's a an exhibit 10 contract, which essentially means he's invited to training camp to compete for two-way spot. appeared in 6 games for the heat this summer, averaging 6.2 points, 3 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.5 steals per game at usf. played in 160 games, finishing top 5 in school history in points assists steals and games played. four-time pro bowl guard richie incognito announced his retirement from the nfl today. incognito played his last 3 seasons with the los vegas raiders. well, among the best offensive lineman and league several seasons in khaki rocky career. he was fined several times for inappropriate play was suspended from the dolphins in 2013 for misconduct and could also was arrested multiple times for misdemeanor offenses. he said during his announcement that the raiders felt like home as soon as he

in february usf officials say they were in discussions to acquire the san francisco art institute and could begin offering classes as soon as this fall. sfai has been struggling financially and starting today it basically ceased operations. the school was founded back in 1871 and is among the nation's oldest art schools. >> coming up, outrage over the war in ukraine prompted people in san francisco to take a stand today. this protest had one main objective to send a message to the u.s. department of state. >> to communities aware of what is going on and they are behind us 100%. >> plus, the show of community support today. where a school district in the east bay struck several times by vandals. >> i'm spencer christian. this has been a sunny and warm hot day across the area. i will show you when we can expect a cool down in the accuweather forecast. >> and aids -- coverage will start sunday at 9:00 a.m. with dan ashley. at 10:00 a.m. you can watch the walk kick off on the abc7 bay area streaming app when big tobacco's products were found out to be killers, they promised smokers safety

. >> reporter: political science professor at usf, hearing showed how trump used supporters for personalain. >> to confuse the country, they were manipulated. >> reporter: wasn't just oath keepers and proud boys but stephen ayers of ohio, said many were hanging on trump's every word. >> why did you decide to march to the capitol? >> the president got everybody riled up, told everybody to head on down. we basically were following what he said. >> reporter: house committee holding next hearing on july 21st, the focus on what trump was doing during the capitol attack. alameda county, katie nielsen, kpix 5. >> committee also says that former president trump tried to contact a witness, not identified for featured in hearings, justice department asked to look into potential witness tampering. >>> in a few hours, president biden will touch down in israel, first trip to the middle east since taking office. will arrive in tel aviv, then the west bank meeting, then to saudi arabia, oil likely a topic of the discussion as oil prices plunged 7%, well below $100 a barrel. >>> new at 11:00, are pets p

big things ahead for former usf basketball star jamari bouy, a miami heat announced that signed a neweam after playing for miami in summer league per team policy. they didn't release details of the contract. however, several outlets reported that its an exhibit 10 contract, which essentially means he's invited to training camp to compete for a two-way spot. appeared in 6 games for the heat this summer, averaging 6.2 points, 3 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.5 steals per game usf bouvier played in 160 games, finishing top 5 in school history in points, assists steals and games played. the a's beginning a three-game series in houston taking on the astros top the 7th ace down by a run to for elvis on druce. he lines one into center. that's a base hit. houston's chief meyers kicks it. 2 runs score on that air on to safely into second. oakland takes the lead. top of the 9th a's outfielder sky pulled at the plate, gets in on the action he drives this one to center. see later alligator. the 2 run shot is the a's. a four-run lead. oakland goes on to win 5 one. the final score game 2 comin

this current grant is 2021 to 2022 so it has been a multiyear gift that procure by professor laura at usf and she's a direct hibbert of the racial justice clinic there and she partnered with our da and our office to do this work so that's how the gift was procured through professor pazalon and the reason it's late here after november is because there wasn't room on the agenda. i believe it went first to budget and finance and then it was sent over to here. so that's the best i can tell you. maybe my colleague, ms. farido can -- ms. garido can tell you more information. >> thank you. that's actually -- thank you so much for informing us it's a multiyear grant. it's not -- it's one of the series of grants we received. i look forward to seeing that this work will continue to be done. i stand with you to urge the new da to consider this program and allow us to continue with the district attorney's office in san francisco. thank you for all your work and i appreciate you being here today. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, vice-chair chan. let's open this up for public comment. before i do,

big things ahead for former usf basketball star jamari to miami heat announced that signed a new deal with the team afte playing for miami and summer league per team policy. they didn't release details of the contract. however, several outlets have reported, but it's an exhibit 10 contract, which essentially means he's invited to training camp to compete for a two-way spot. appeared in 6 games for the heat this summer, averaging 6.2 points. 3.7 rebounds, 3 assists and one half steals per game usf. played in 160 games, finishing top 5 in school history in points assists steals and games played. let's head out to scott linda. round 2 of the british open tiger woods looking to approve after finishing round 1, 6 strokes over par. he gets a standing ovation from the crowd which could potentially be his last british open woods. clearly emotional taking it all in it on this one 18th hole. he misses the birdie putt, forced here to settle for par. tiger misses the cut. finishes round 2, 3 over par. the 3 time british open champion acknowledge the crowd for perhaps the final time at saint andre

in the 1930s it was home to several colleges such as usf, santa clara and st. mary's for competition and sporting. in 1946 it became home to the san francisco 49ers where they played nearly 25 years. the stayed de yam sat 60,000 fans. many caught game the rooftops and houses. the niners played the last game against the dallas cowboys january 3, 1971 before moving to candlestick park. the stadium hosted other events before demolition in 1989. it suffered damages from the earthquake. it was reconstructed to seat 10,000 fans with an all weather track, soccer field and scoreboards. it hosts many northern california football championship games. local high schools sacred heart and mission high school used the field for home games. the rivalry football games are sometimes played here. today it is a huge free standing element, similar to the original featuring tall pink columns at the entrance. the field is surrounded by the track and used by high school and college football and soccer. it is open for public use as well. [crowd noise] [music] as a city we do a lot of p

. >> reporter: usf political professor james taylor says it's likely newsom will address the don't sayw. >> after the recall, newsom got stronger and i suggested off the bat that to run for national office. >> reporter: he's been vocal on national issues today tackling gun reform. >> right wing politicians don't have any common decency, respect or common understanding that kids should not have one of these. this is a weapon of war. a weapon of mass destruction. >> reporter: even posting on truth social the platform started by former president trump. >> what is it about so many of the blue states and their economic success that republican states are not considering. >> what do you make of this? >> newsom has already been going on after republican candidates. >> governor newsom has made it a point to extend his presence on national issues. >> he thinks newsom want, his voice and brand expanded just in case. >> and has positioned himself so that if for some reason, biden doesn't run and if, harris halters then there's phu sph. >> newsom. >> newsom has his sights set on 2028 not 2024. we'l

. >>> and coming up on our streaming service "cbs news bay area," a professor from usf breaks down the recent supreme court rulings and the implications here in california. you can watch our stream wherever, whenever. find us on pluto tv, channel 1021 and any platform >>> looking live at the white house, today president biden named 17 recipients of the presidential medal of freedom. that's the nation's highest civilian honor. apple co-founder steve jobs will be awarded the medal posthumously for changing the way the world communicates and for helping transform the computer, music, film and wireless industry. northern california's megan rapinoe will also get a medal, two-time world cup soccer champion who helped fight for gender pay equality in the sport. she is also an advocate for lgbtqi + rights and social justice. other recipients include new york nurse sandra lindsay who was the first american to receive a vaccine outside of a clinical trial. gabby giffords who fights for gun violence prevention, late purple heart recipient john mccain, and gymnast and mental health adversary simon

in the 1930s it was home to several colleges such as usf, santa clara and st.on and sporting. in 1946 it became home to the san francisco 49ers where they played nearly 25 years. the stayed de yam sat 60,000 fans. many caught game the rooftops and houses. the niners played the last game against the dallas cowboys january 3, 1971 before moving to candlestick park. the stadium hosted other events before demolition in 1989. it suffered damages from the earthquake. it was reconstructed to seat 10,000 fans with an all weather track, soccer field and scoreboards. it hosts many northern california football championship games. local high schools sacred heart and mission high school used the field for home games. the rivalry football games are sometimes played here. today it is a huge free standing element, similar to the original featuring tall pink columns at the entrance. the field is surrounded by the track and used by high school and college football and soccer. it is open for public use as well.

usf was supposed to take control of the campus in an acquisition deal, but they backed out and have plans instead to expand their own art school. the institute plans on maintaining the famed diego rivera mural and keeping its nonprofit status. >>> this weekend you'll have a chance to check out a brand-new park in san francisco. >> this is years in the making. a ribbon cutting tomorrow for the presidio tops. the park opens this sunday. the 14 acres of parkland sits on top of the tunnels that carry traffic to and from the golden gate bridge. it will have views of the bay, a children's play area and space for food trucks. planning for the park began in 2014. the work started in 2019 but was delayed by covid, like a lot of other things. the price tag is $100 million. we'll have more on the park's grand opening on kpix.com. >>> today the assistant secretary to the interior for parks and wildlife was in san francisco. she is touting efforts to upgrade parks and create new ones. including picnic areas, play areas and basketball courts. >> how we can use the outdoors to help communities not just

. >>> former usf star jamari bouye has signed a deal with the miami heat. he joined miami for summer league after going undrafted last month. bouye led the dons the their first ncaa tournament since 1998. we don't know what capacity he'll be playing for the miami heat, but hey, survive and advance. that's what he did. congrats to jamari. >> going back to the british open, john daly, was he rocking a mullet and the beard? >> i thought i saw pajama pants on him too. my monitor screen is a little small. but looked like he was rocking some pajama pants. looked good. >> all right. thanks, charlie. >>> a new way to take in stunning san francisco views. we'll give you a look at the presidio tunnel tops opening this weekend. >>> and don't forget to join our morning team for our seven-game stream on weekdays. you can watch wherever, whenever. find us on when you need help it's great to be in sync with customer service. a team of reps who can anticipate the next step genesys technology is changing the way customer service teams anticipate what customers need. because

we heard from james taylor, politics professor at usf. right now.n california have dominated the scene since nancy pelosi has been on the scene and so again, it could. you know, it shows democratic strength against the hypothetical republican candidates, and that's a good time for democrats. but a lot has to happen between now and then. back in may, governor newsom said he had quote sub zero interest in running for president in 2024 in this poll, newsom's numbers were stronger against trump than those of vice president harris. taylor says that's likely because she is tied closely to president biden and those polled associate her with his unpopular administration. california has a new law requiring counties to remove racist language from property records as ktvu lamonica peters tells us these types of covenants were outlawed decades ago, but advocates say the discrimination they created still exists today. real estate agent, ellen hoy says she and her client were shocked when they read this clause in the disclosure documents from a home they were try

usf officials said they were in discussions to acquire the art institute and could begin offering classesoon as this fall. sfa i has been struggling financially. the school was founded in 1871 and is among the nation's oldest art schools. a trailblazing filipina american is being honored with her own stretch of highway in the bay area. part of skyline boulevard through daly city is now known as the alice pino buboes memorial freeway. he authored a bill in 2020 recognizing her contribution to the filipino american community. the longtime political organizer was a resident of san mateo county. sands wi beatheng in aids walkgotaar.a eaus wal benefits -- abc 7 is a proud longtime sponsor. we will check in with our very own dan ashley for a preview of today's walk. he has served as the event's host for more than two decades. watch the kickoff on abc bay area streaming app and wherever you stream. meteorologist lisa argen is tracking your forecast. lisa: we have seen some heat inland but nothing too extreme. concord airport was 99. we are going to trim back those temperatures just a little bit

permanently closed after murder talks with the university of san y of san francisco fell through in february usfey were in discussions to acquire the art institute and could begin offering classes as soon as this fall. sfai has been struggling financially and starting today. the school said it basically ceased operations. school on russian hill was founded in 1871 and is among the nation's oldest art schools. san francisco's newest park is set to officially open tomorrow, but there was a soft opening today. why? park looks awesome house speaker nancy pelosi and mayor london breed both took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at presidio tunneltops. it's the new federal parkland built right on top of the presidio parkway tunnel. you can see here sky 7 flew over the 14 acre park which offers spectacular views of the golden gate bridge tunnel tops also connects two of the presidio's main areas the main post section and the chrissy field waterfront area below. okay, get ready for something sweet tomorrow happens to be national ice cream day. yeah, baskin-robbins carvel and dairy queen are among the ch

usf rep said that he just wasn't financially viable as f a i had its last commencement ceremonies on tuesday. the school on chestnut street on russian hill was founded back in 18, 71. and it is among the nation's oldest art schools. also creating a nonprofit foundation to protect its name, storied history and the school's archives. >> still to come here at 9 o'clock after several deaths in recent weeks, one north bay officials are recommending you do to stay safe if you're headed in the water this summer. plus, president biden's trip to saudi arabia marred by controversy by a seemingly innocuous gesture has turned into harsh criticism of the president and with at least one california county considering bringing back their mask mandates, we look at whether or not that could happen here in the bay area amid rising covid cases. >> mask may no longer be required on bart starting on monday. that's when the agency's mask mandate will expire. bart first voted back in april to require face masks on trains and all stations. at that time, they decided the requirement would be in place through

but under those laws, which carry a maximum 10 year sentence, usf lee told the court she packed the oilrry by mistake. she could be made an example of. she's concerned. she wrote to president biden expressing concerned that she could be detained forever and pleading that she and other detainees are not forgotten. >> we've had great respons e to her letter. we think progress is being made on that front, you know, the coverage of women's sports and the coverage of women athletes is really the concern here. i mean the question is, would tom brady be home? but tom brady wouldn't be there, right, because he doesn't have to go to a foreign country to supplement his income from the wnba. >> officials insist they are doing everything they can. >> i was able to speak with ms. griner in the courtroom. she said she's eating well and able to read books and under the circumstances, she's doing well. most important, i was able to share with ms. griner, a letter from president biden and ms. griner was able to read the letter. >> it's unclear what was written but u.s. officials already negotiated the r

are pavilion, san francisco, pro am and i have a familiar face right here, khalil, so badly with me usf two-time all-conference guard. we're just talking about this off camera. how much fun is it to come out to a pro am and playing this type of atmosphere where names don't matter? no one cared here to time wcc know care jamari place for a out. cool. is it just to get out here get some rest is and just being able to get up and down just free you know, too much destruction go out there, play a game, you know, playing into the ecord in the streets. you know, that's the best. the best time to really go out there so that you can hoops. it is the best of i missed shot. >> now, let's talk about you for a second. now. you had a this offseason you left us happen going pro. i know you're being recruited by other schools, but you decided to stay at the hilltop and continue to build what went into that decision. menaces. this home is my second home. seattle, i got a lot of love here. a lot of people care about me. a lot of people want to see me win. and in aside from that just a basketball aspect o

with america's founding like the oldest commission worship and the entire world which is calle the usfebration with fireworks on the harbor. take a look. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> beautiful, icy over there on the finale, which was better? kk that one was better. >> come on, dc. you just witnessed the foxnews contribution to the fourth of july. beautiful fireworks over boston harbor. they will be bringing us so muc history as it relates to our nations founding all week long. she did such a fantastic job. >> i and living watching her sh always brings so much good stuf but the history so much is interesting. >> alone for the first time in almost two weeks and i've got a footlocker full of fireworks that i have had for a few month or i'm going to try to give tha see if i can give them a run fo his money. we have a lot of great firework bear. >> okay. to be careful, guys. i've been reading fireworks horror stories. i'm all all about my twitter feed. fireworks big and small, i remember when i was a kid you had the sparkle

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in the 1930s it was home to several colleges such as usf, santa clara and st.ition and sporting. in 1946 it became home to the san francisco 49ers where they played nearly 25 years. the stayed de yam sat 60,000 fans. many caught game the rooftops and houses. the niners played the last game against the dallas cowboys january 3, 1971 before moving to candlestick park. the stadium hosted other events before demolition in 1989. it suffered damages from the earthquake. it was reconstructed to seat 10,000 fans with an all weather track, soccer field and scoreboards. it hosts many northern california football championship games. local high schools sacred heart and mission high school used the field for home games. the rivalry football games are sometimes played here. today it is a huge free standing element, similar to the original featuring tall pink columns at the entrance. the field is surrounded by the track and used by high school and college football and soccer. it is open for public use as well. [crowd noise] [music] as a city we do a lot of parades and celebra

usf administrators say they were concerned about the art institutes, financial status , enrollment projections and cost to upgrade its building in russian hill san francisco art institute was founded in 18 71 and was one of the oldest art schools in the country. after a decade of demolition and construction and a billion dollar price tag, the crowning achievement of the presidio parkway project is preparing to open to the public. ktvu is christian captain has a preview of the grand opening this weekend. the presidio tunnel tops park is exactly as advertised and more. san francisco's newest park, situated on top of a pair of tunnels leading to the golden gate bridge, presidio tunnel taps is an amazing opportunity to take back what was freeway and make it into this beautiful area. it's going to support biodiversity because these are native plants, and it's going to support the health of all of us and the happiness because who isn't happy coming out here. the park set to open officially this weekend is the culmination of the billion dollar per cdo parkway project. the previous doyle drive was bui

this all coming after a failed merger attempt with the university of san francisco usf wraps.ancially viable. the art institute held its last commencement ceremonies on tuesday. the school on chestnut street in russian hill was founded in 18 71 and is considered one of the nation's oldest art schools. >> all right. still kind of toasty going on in those inland valleys in the mid to upper 90's going on for today, not too bad on the east bay shoreline. a little pop in some 80's for today. coming up in a bit, we'll take a look at the 4 zone forecast and your extended keep there. mornings are our time, and i couldn't let stiff joints slow me down. so i started taking osteo bi-flex every day because it has joint shield... ...clinically shown to improve joint comfort within 7 days. osteo bi-flex - available at your local retailer and club. no matter what type of dog you have... or, cat you have... frontline® plus lets you take them everywhere... no matter how you define it. frontline®. the #1 name in flea and tick protection. >> welcome back. we have dave spahr standing by with what

. >> >> >> >> >> usf donates 100-120 pounds of food a night.rs we have been running here, usf has donated about 18,000 pounds of food to the food recovery network. ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ >> i'm maggie. >> i'm nick. >> we're coe-chairs of the national led organization. what food recovery does is recover and redistribute food that would go wasted and redistributing to people in the community. >> the moment that i became really engaged in the cause of fighting food waste was when i had just taken the food from the usf cafeteria and i saw four pans full size full of food perfectly fine to be eaten and made the day before and that would have gone into the trash that night if we didn't recover it the next day. i want to fight food waste because it hurts the economy, it's one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the world. if it was a nation, it would be the third largest nation behind china and the united states. america wastes about 40% of the food we create every year, $160 billion worth and that's made up in the higher cost of food for consumers. no ma

he has served on a number of administrations going back to as democratic to obama and biden and the usf law school where he taught u.s. immigration law and stanford law school. i have met with him and he clearly understand the adequacy judicial role of the court of last resort to manifest justice within the city that is the role of board of appeals. i don't know if you have been able to talk with him or meet with him, but i am prepared to send to the full board if it's acceptable to you, colleagues. with that, i noticed the chair of board of appeals is in chambers this morning. with that, mr. trasvina, the floor is yours. and i will note that the board member retired and i can vote for you. >> it has been an honor to be nominated by the mayor and i appreciate this opportunity to serve san francisco. my native city, ingleside born and proud father. while i started as the school board member and the voting rights for the elections and deputy city attorney, as you noted, i served my career in washington d.c. as a civil rights advocate and for fair housing and malldef on the council. i did

he has served on a number of administrations going back to as democratic to obama and biden and the usf law school where he taught u.s. immigration law and stanford law school. i have met with him and he clearly understand the adequacy judicial role of the court of last resort to manifest justice within the city that is the role of board of appeals. i don't know if you have been able to talk with him or meet with him, but i am prepared to send to the full board if it's acceptable to you, colleagues. with that, i noticed the chair of board of appeals is in chambers this morning. with that, mr. trasvina, the floor is yours. and i will note that the board member retired and i can vote for you. >> it has been an honor to be nominated by the mayor and i appreciate this opportunity to serve san francisco. my native city, ingleside born and proud father. while i started as the school board member and the voting rights for the elections and deputy city attorney, as you noted, i served my career in washington d.c. as a civil rights advocate and for fair housing and malldef on the council. i did

this current grant is 2021 to 2022 so it has been a multiyear gift that procure by professor laura at usf she's a direct hibbert of the racial justice clinic there and she partnered with our da and our office to do this work so that's how the gift was procured through professor pazalon and the reason it's late here after november is because there wasn't room on the agenda. i believe it went first to budget and finance and then it was sent over to here. so that's the best i can tell you. maybe my colleague, ms. farido can -- ms. garido can tell you more information. >> thank you. that's actually -- thank you so much for informing us it's a multiyear grant. it's not -- it's one of the series of grants we received. i look forward to seeing that this work will continue to be done. i stand with you to urge the new da to consider this program and allow us to continue with the district attorney's office in san francisco. thank you for all your work and i appreciate you being here today. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, vice-chair chan. let's open this up for public comment. before i do, sup

in the 1930s it was home to several colleges such as usf, santa clara and st. mary's for competition and sporting. in 1946 it became home to the san francisco 49ers where they played nearly 25 years. the stayed de yam sat 60,000 fans. many caught game the rooftops and houses. the niners played the last game against the dallas cowboys january 3, 1971 before moving to candlestick park. the stadium hosted other events before demolition in 1989. it suffered damages from the earthquake. it was reconstructed to seat 10,000 fans with an all weather track, soccer field and scoreboards. it hosts many northern california football championship games. local high schools sacred heart and mission high school used the field for home games. the rivalry football games are sometimes played here. today it is a huge free standing element, similar to the original featuring tall pink columns at the entrance. the field is surrounded by the track and used by high school and college football and soccer. it is open for public use as well. >> so the march started in 2004, there was a lot

accomplishments but locally he's a former deputy city attorney and he's also the former dean of the usf school of law so we're happy to have him on the board of appeals and they heard at 277 judson street to construct a new adu but it was to prepare existing stairs and replace windows at the front back of the property. and back in 2015 when the permit was first filed, the applicant proposed a rear and side horizontal addition and the appellant filed a dr, siding it was incompatible with the neighborhood and the tr was heard by the commission in october of 2018 but the planning commission voted 5 to 0 to dr and require the depth of the extension to be reduced by 7 feet. while the project was approved by the planning department in january of 2019, the permit was not issued and then in 2022, it was picked back up and the owner revised the permit to eliminate all exterior expansion of the permit but there was an appeal by the same neighbor who filed the discretionary review and the neighbor expressed concerns about the revised plans but because the project no longer included physical expans

prepared formally for you but i'm happy to answer any questions about this gift that was procured through usf the donors to continue our post conviction work and very important review of past convictions to ensure that they are valid and that they are -- constitutionally obtained and thank you to din for his leadership and our unit was able to exonerate a man in april who had been in prison for 35 years through the innocent commissions work that's funded in whole by this gift, so happy to answer any other questions about our work. >> thank you very much and thank you to you and -- thank you to you and your colleagues for this extremely important work and also to university of san francisco law school for their support of this. it has been a groundbreaking unit and extremely important. i am and maybe it's too soon to ask and but i just obviously with the changing of the -- the changing of the forward and announcement of a new da, my concern or question is whether this, just protecting this unit and whether you know especially as we're receiving pro bono legal services in an in-kind donation an

the work of the innocence commission and the law student involved in this essential work through the usf school of law racial justice clinic. colleagues as many of you know earlier this year the innocence commission helped exanerate joaquin (inaudible) who spent 32 years, 32 years behind bars for a murder that he did not commit. mr. syria had unsuccessfully challenged his conviction throughout the years, but the criminal legal system in this country and in the city is ultimately set up to preserve convictions not to vacate them, and without the innocence commission assistance investigation and tireless work and recommendation and partnership with the district attorney office mr. syria would no doubt have spent many yours imprezened and fighting to be free despite being innocent and done in the name of us all as the people of san francisco. it is worth noting before the innocence commission worked on mr. syria's case the district attorney the prior conviction integrity units had not exonerated a single person, never. and the commission has really been effective providing aid and guidance

the work of the innocence commission and the law student involved in this essential work through the usf school of law racial justice clinic. colleagues as many of you know earlier this year the innocence commission helped exanerate joaquin (inaudible) who spent 32 years, 32 years behind bars for a murder that he did not commit. mr. syria had unsuccessfully challenged his conviction throughout the years, but the criminal legal system in this country and in the city is ultimately set up to preserve convictions not to vacate them, and without the innocence commission assistance investigation and tireless work and recommendation and partnership with the district attorney office mr. syria would no doubt have spent many yours imprezened and fighting to be free despite being innocent and done in the name of us all as the people of san francisco. it is worth noting before the innocence commission worked on mr. syria's case the district attorney the prior conviction integrity units had not exonerated a single person, never. and the commission has really been effective providing aid and guidance