he set his own trend when he started slanted door and valencia street. he started by cooking his mother's food and continued to do that through his entire career, buying locally, supporting not only the farmers and the ranchers, but all the other chefs and his peers in the community. i mean, he was loved by everyone. this is not only a sad day for san francisco. this is a sad day for the culinary world around a really well said. i remember when the door first opened in the mid 90s. he made vietnamese food hip and the place to be. what was his special sauce? i mean, aside from the menu, what else did he do? it came from the heart. charles cooked from the heart, and i think. take your time. i know you're emotional about this. take your time. he was always positive. he always cared, and he always gave back. he never did anything other than cook the right way for the right reasons. he cooked because he loved cooking for people and he wanted to make people smile. he taught people how to be mentors. that's amazing. there's not many people that can continue to

with respect to the historical resources, valencia street has a long history. historical document it is valencia is categorized the first street of san francisco. of historical documents indicate that valencia street was the first street in san francisco that was graded. valencia street is part of a historic district. the valencia 16 street post fire historic district. and part of the liberty hill historic district as well. nowhere in the submissions med by the mt a thus far is there i discussion of the impact that the project with respect to the bicycle lanes -- what so ever. no discussion of what the implications of the project will entail to the corridor and historic crawl and address in our documents the aesthetics of the street. with the history of the valencia street corridor one thing the planning department has highlight in the its studies is that the commercial corridor has value. president commercial corridor of valencia has a proud history. that the commercial corridor of valencia is a very significant entertainment and retail zone for san francisco.

the original restaurant opened on valencia street in 1995.was the place to be, and fan had plans to return to that same site this spring. he never followed a trend. he set his own trend when he started slanted door on valencia street. he started by cooking his mother's food and continued to do that through his entire career. he always worked to make sure that other chefs were succeeding. if you needed a hand, he was there. if you needed somebody to read a contract or talk about a lease, if your freezer broke, he was the first one to answer the phone. he was impactful, had a way with customers, the community and other chefs in the industry. fan came to the u.s. from vietnam as a teenager. he was a self-taught chef who won a james beard award back in 2005. his family says he died of cardiac arrest. charles fan was 62 years old. mayor thao says no, it is not boosting president trump on its platforms. several facebook and instagram users raised questions about a notification they received yesterday. they say their accounts were automatically foll

this is on valencia street. two adults were injured.investigating and the building inspectors are evaluating the structure for safety. you can expect traffic delays in that area. well, today the fda announced it is banning red dye number three from the u.s. food supply over concerns about its links to cancer in lab animals. this move comes nearly 35 years after the dye was barred from cosmetics >>>>over three decades ago, a series of industry conducted studies in rats clearly showed that this chemical, red three, was associated with thyroid cancers, and the law is also clear that when a chemical causes cancer in humans or animals, it is not supposed to be in the food supply, >>>>and food companies that use red three to color food items like candies and drinks they will have until january of 2027 to stop using the dye and imported foods must meet the new u.s. requirement. drug makers have until january of 2028 to stop using the dye. u.s. inflation ticked up in december, driven by rising prices for gas, eggs and used cars. the consumer pr

now, charles opened in what was not considered the hippest, coolest part of san francisco on valencia street in 1995 with, you know, really authentic vietnamese food, which nobody was really doing here. chef phan has said the slanted door name came about because the original location on valencia had a slanted door. there had been plans to reopen the slanted door at its original spot here in the mission. it's something neighbors had been eagerly anticipating. it's really too bad to him. passing on the slanted door has been a san francisco institution, and i believe they were planning to move back to valencia, or they are moving back to valencia soon. so tributes from fellow chefs, restaurateurs and friends on social media often describe phan as generous, with some calling him a culinary superhero. he came to the united states as a teenager with his family from dalat, vietnam. he graduated from mission high school and was a self-taught chef who won a james beard award in 2005 and published two books on vietnamese cooking. phan was 62, in san francisco. sergio quintana, nbc, bay area news. it i

the restaurant was set to reopen in its original space on valencia street this spring. fan also opened a chinese restaurant, a british pub inspired eatery and a new orleans inspired whiskey bar and oyster spot. fan died at the age of 62 from cardiac arrest. a blow today to downtown san francisco's changing retail landscape, bloomingdale's has announced it will close its flagship location at the san francisco center mall. the store is the brand's second biggest in the country, right behind its new york flagship. it occupies 330,000ft■!s in that mall, makig it the largest remaining tenant. bloomingdale's opened there in 2006. it will close its doors at the end of march. battle lines are drawn over birthright citizenship. california's attorney general, rob bonta, today announced a lawsuit against president trump's immigration laws. or executive order, i should say. bonta will join us live in a team can help you plan for your dreams. so your dream car, and vacation home, may be closer than you think. ready to meet the dream team? you can with wells fargo. (vo) with fargo, y

it happened at 26th and valencia streets at the dover. police say it started with a two car collision. the impact of that crash caused the silver van to ram right into the bar. both drivers were injured but are expected to recover. the cause of this crash remains under investigation. new data shows that a majority of americans use ai products, even though many disapprove of the new technology. gallup released a survey about the use of ai today. it found that an estimated 99% of americans used at least one ai product in the last week, but nearly two thirds didn't realize they were actually using ai. products included navigation apps, streaming services, and social media sites. it also found that many americans believe that ai will have a negative impact on jobs and security over the next five years. up nexext making a splash before they even hit the court. how the bay area's new women's basketball team is stepping up to help pete g. writes, "my tween wants a new phone. how do i not break the bank?" we got you, pete. xfinity mobile was desi

this was on valencia street and 26th street near do for a club. one car actually collided into a building. san francisco police say both drivers only had minor injuries, though. >> san francisco police are warning folks about a recent scam that targets the city's chinese community. they're calling it the blessing scam. it involves suspects who speak. chinese language is telling victims they can provide really from cursor illness affecting family members. police say they tell victims to put money and valuables into a bag. the scammers then switch out the valuables until the victim's to open the bag at a later date to be blessed. according to officers roughly $375,000 in valuables have been stolen in recent months because of this. police say the people on your screen are some of the suspects. >> police reinforcements are coming to the city of antioch, the oakley police department is going to provide additional help following a vote from their city council. neighbors helping neighbors kron four's philippe djegal reports about how they hope things wil

the crash happened at 26th and valencia streets. police say it started with a two car collision.he impact of that crash caused the silver van to ram right into the bar. both drivers were hurt but are expected to recover. the cause of the crash is under investigation. well, it is time to honor a bay area and really a national legend. oakland will celebrate the life and legacy of rickey henderson, baseball's man of steel. the former a's star during his 25 year career. rickey was named mvp, won two world series titles and a gold glove. the oakland native died on december 20th. a celebration of life will be held at the oakland arena on saturday, february 1st. it is free and open to the public, but tickets will be required. ticket registration begins next monday. rickey henderson was 65 years old. well, it doesn't matter who you are or what you own. among the thousands of people who fled the flames and pacific palisades was a decorated olympic champion gold medal swimmer gary hall jr had to evacuate his home last week, leaving all ten of his olympic medals behind his home. and all tho

the san francisco board of supervisors will meet tomorrow to discuss the controversial valencia streetsome are trying to appeal the decision to move the bike lane from the center to closer to the curb. the move would eliminate nearly 80 parking and loading spots. the center running bike lane down valencia has been credited with reducing crashes between bikes and cars, but some storefronts along the corridor say the lane has really hurt their business. >> and our final answer is the latest battle in the south bay's ongoing turf wars. santa clara is considering whether to ban artificial turf fields. some say removing it is a bad decision for accessibility. others worry keeping it is a wrong choice for public health because of the exposure to synthetic materials. >> we have so many kids that want to play soccer. they want to play pickup soccer, they want to play organized soccer, but there's no field space available. or the field space is terrible. >> the need for playing fields for children in our county is high, but the payoff should not be their health and their future. >> the turf ban

the san francisco board of supervisors will meet tomorrow to discuss the controversial valencia streetlane. some are trying to appeal the decision to move the bike lane from the center to closer to the curb. the move would eliminate nearly 80 parking and loading spots. the center running bike lane down valencia has been credited with reducing crashes between bikes and cars, but some storefronts along the corridor say the lane has really hurt their business. >> and our final answer is the latest battle in the south bay's ongoing turf wars. santa clara is considering whether to ban artificial turf fields. some say removing it is a bad decision for accessibility. others worry keeping it is a wrong choice for public health because of the exposure to synthetic materials. >> we have so many kids that want to play soccer. they want to play pickup soccer, they want to play organized soccer, but there's no field space available. or the field space is terrible. >> the need for playing fields for children in our county is high, but the payoff should not be their health and their future. >> the tu

the san francisco board of supervisors today voted against an appeal about the controversial valencia streetne that exempts the project from environmental review. some businesses had appealed the decision to move the bike lane from the center to the side of the road, saying an environmental review was needed. sfmta already approved removing the center running lanes. santa clara county supervisors have voted against a ban on artificial turf on all county owned properties. it's been a contentious issue in the county for several months. this afternoon, the board heard research about the microplastics in turf fields and their impact on the environment. many business owners, soccer players and parents voiced concerns about the potential ban, saying the need for playing fields is high across the county and artificial turf can be used more often than grass fields. >> let's get another check of the forecast now. sandhya told us some rain might be coming along soon enough. >> yes. let's find out the timing of it all. sandhya. >> yeah, it's going to all start on friday. julian and i want to show you o

. >> plans to move the controversial center bike lane on san francisco's valencia street curbside willforward as planned. yesterday, the board of supervisors rejected an appeal from some business owners who claim the project needed an environmental review. construction is set to begin next month and should take several months. >> this morning we're getting our first close up look at the damage from the massive moss landing battery plant fire. these new images shared by monterey county show part of the battery storage facility. gutted. the fire earlier this month in moss landing triggered air quality warnings in both monterey and santa cruz counties. last night, the santa cruz county board of supervisors heard from residents who are concerned about how the fire and smoke may have impacted the air, water and soil. >> i'm sure, like many of you, my tongue still tastes like metal. so i'd like more public debate, more accountability, because we are all breathing this air together and eating the food and the effects. >> a representative with monterey bay air resources district talked about t

francisco closed permanently, but this spring it was due to reopen at its original location on valencia streetith the death of charles phan, we don't know if the plans for the slanted door will change. >> vallejo native cc sabathia is headed to the national baseball hall of fame. sabathia, who was on the ballot for the first time, easily made it in. appearing on 86% of the ballots, he won 251 career games, spending most of his career with cleveland and the yankees. the 44 year old won the cy young in 2007 and was a six time all star. sabathia described what it was like to get the call that he was headed to the hall of fame. >> it was a lot of emotions, you know, just thinking about, you know, my journey, thinking about, you know, my family, my wife, my dad, my mom, you know, all the different people that played a huge role in me getting to where, you know, where we are today. you know, i just it was just a wave of emotions, just, you know, thankful, blessed and super happy. >> sabathia joins billy wagner and ichiro suzuki, who were also elected. suzuki is the first japanese player chosen for b

francisco board of supervisors is considering some major changes to controversial bike lanes on valencia street. the board is holding a public hearing on getting rid of the center of the road bike lanes. the mta plans to convert thes. center road lanes into protected curbside lanes. merchants claim the center road configuration has really negatively impacted business on valencia since they were installed 18 months ago. >> to the south bay now, santa clara county supervisors are listening to public comment right now about a possible ban on artificial turf fields. and this has been a really contentious issue all across the country for several months. this afternoon, the board heard research evidence about the microplastics that then leach into the environment from turf fields, and many business owners, soccer players and parents have voiced their concerns about this potential ban, saying the need for playing fields is high across the county. >> the city of oakland is taking another hit. >> the popular waterfront hotel in jack, london square will be closing this friday. >> abc seven news reporter

. >> number four, the valencia street bike lane controversy is back before the san francisco board ofervisors today. some are appealing the decision to move the bike lane from the center of the road. >> at number five, it's another cold morning out there. frost advisories and freeze warnings are up again through 9 a.m, so you got to bundle up for another morning. this afternoon, sunny skies, temperatures upper 50s to the lower 60s. >> and number six, a live look at our richmond bridge camera. traffic is very heavy from harbor way to the mid span. >> number seven it's girl scout cookie season and wendy's is coming out with a thin mint flavored frosty. the restaurant says the frozen treat pairs minty, chocolaty, crumbly cookie butter texture with a cool, creamy frosty. the dessert will be available in both vanilla and chocolate, and for a limited time only. this starts on february 21st. >> that sounds good. yeah. yum. >> that's a yes. >> i love a cold thin mint, so. >> i love a frosty. >> me too. >> best of both worlds right there. got to get those cookies, though. >> are you a chocolat

door in the ferry building closed permanently, and was set to reopen at its original location on valencia streetring. we'll get back to breaking news here in a minute. following what's happening in southern california. pictures here of another fire that's popped up in the northern part of l.a. county. this one near lake castaic. live pictures here. active orange flames. a lot of thick black smoke. growing concern about what the southland will face when it comes to changing weather and even incoming rain. a part of i-5 is shut down. there is so much more to tell. we'll have that after a quick break. also this. >> hundreds of volunteers hit the streets across santa clara county, going from tent to tent. >> nowadays, there's a lot of honest people who have jobs that just can't afford to pay a ridiculous amount of money to live out here. >> why? they say the face of homele ne (fisher investments) at fisher investments we may look like other money managers, but we're different. (other money manager) how so? (fisher investments) we're a fiduciary, obligated to act in our client'' best interest. (fishe

door in san francisco closed permanently, but it was due to reopen at its original location on valencia streeting spring. with his death, it is not clear what the timing will be from now on. >> taking a live look now at the white house, where later today, president trump will sit down with host sean sean hannity in his first oval office interview since returning to the office. the interview will be broadcast live from the oval office tonight at 6 p.m. our time. hannity is expected to ask questions about the executive orders the president has signed and his plans for his first 100 days in office. >> time is now 549 on day two of his presidency, president trump announced a $500 billion investment to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure. now that investment made by private tech companies will help expand artificial intelligence in the u.s, it's called the stargate infrastructure project. it will focus on building data centers, electricity and chips. trump made the announcement as he was surrounded by tech executives, including openai ceo sam altman. >> i think it will be an exciting projec

door in san francisco closed permanently, but it was due to reopen at its original location on valencia streets spring. with the death now of charles phan, it's not clear what that timing will look like. >> i feel fear. because we need to go to church. our children need to go to school. >> we see this as a really horrific chapter in in american life. >> places that used to be considered a safe haven for undocumented immigrants are now being threatened. how faith leaders across the bay area are mobilizing as the trump administration ramps up its deportation promise. then, spending too much on special education, what one north bay district is accused of doing that puts its numbers way above state averages. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> good morning and welcome back. take a look at new orleans. the area of bourbon street. you have never seen it like this. >> is that snow? >> that's snow. that's more than just a light dusting. this has been the case for the past couple of days here in new orleans, one of many major southern cities. houston included, seeing weather like th

this was the outside of the dover club on valencia. 26 streets. officials are saying after the crash, one of the cars then smashed into the club. the driver's, both adults will be ok, the cause of this crash is under investigation. >> tiktok is on the clock. still ahead to time he up to the social media app will take a look at some of the efforts to keep it up and running all-star wildfire team coverage will begin this afternoon. a look at the local efforts to help those displaced tonight. and after the break, parents are rallying after senseless school district announced possible school closures. (vo) with fargo, your virtual assistant from wells fargo, you can pick up the tab, even when you forget your wallet. (kaz) i got this. (ben) fargo, send kaz $145 dollars with zelle. (kaz) smooth. (vo) learn more at wellsfargo.com/getfargo. (vo) with fargo, your virtual assistant from wells fargo, you can pick up the tab, even when you forget your wallet. (kaz) i got this. (ben) fargo, send kaz $145 dollars with zelle. (kaz) smooth. (vo) learn more at wel

donations can be dropped off at manny's on 16th street and valencia between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.ntil noon friday. if you'd like to help people affected by the california wildfires, you can donate at redcross.org. slash abc to help the red cross respond and help people recover. it appears the sale of the oakland coliseum is finally just about done. the alameda county board of supervisors is meeting today and on the agenda is taking action on the long awaited deal. supervisors are expected to take up the issue in about 30 minutes. the a's in oakland both agreed to sell their shares to the african american sports and entertainment group, but still need the county to sign off. the sale would bring in roughly $125 million for oakland. it would be a huge boost for the city, as it faces an historic $129 million budget deficit. in the south bay, the overdose death of a baby in 2023 set off calls for child welfare reforms in santa clara county. more than a year later, social workers say things have only gotten worse. phoenix castro died at just 13 weeks old in may 2023. an autopsy said sh

this was a valencia and 26th street. one car collided into a building. san francisco police say both drivers had minor injuries. >> all right, now to the latest in southern california were dangerous. weather conditions could lead to even more fires starting at any moment. firefighters working long shifts to try and contain the 2 biggest wildfires in la right now, the largest one is the palisades fire. it has burned more than 23,000 acres and is 19% contained. and firefighters are making progress against the eaton fire. that is now 45% contained. it has burned more than 14,000 acres. meteorologist kyla grogan is here now with the latest weather conditions. kyla. yeah, i hate to say this, but we have fired about. >> right now, this one in san bernardino. it's called a little mountain fire and it is 30 acre 0% containment right now. >> because unfortunately, we still have this wind to deal with today. now we are going to see conditions improve. you can see how many fires are still very much active there and how this is such a difficult situation. now, we do

this is outside of the dover club on valencia and 26th streets. officials say after the crash, one of the cars then smashed into the club. both the drivers adults will be ok. the cause of the crash is under investigation. not this high speed chase in the north bay that ended with the suspect's car catching on fire. this happened on monday and they'd chp started to chase the car when it when a highway 101 going the wrong way in sandra fell. you could see a much traffic as they're even going pass a school bus. >> officers used this helicopter to follow the car. officers then had to set up a traffic closure to try and stop the driver. please. rammed the front of this wrong-way car. you can see it smashed here and soon after the car then catches on fire. officers put the fire out with the driver still inside and then they pull that person out of the car and arrested them. san francisco mayor daniel lurie is stepping up the efforts to confront the city's fentanyl crisis. kron 4 charles clifford has the details. >> daniel lurie made confronting san fran

donations can be dropped off at manny's, located at 16th street and valencia, through friday. >> cameron's pub and restaurant in half moon bay is collecting donations for the victims of the southern california wildfires. we saw at least one person stop by and drop off items while we were there earlier today. cameron's is on cabrillo highway south, a little over a mile from the highway 92 intersection. they are asking for people to donate clothing. you can help as well. go to redcross.org. slash abc to help the red cross respond to those in need. >> coming up on abc seven news at 4:00. drought in southern california and after a dry january here, the growing fire concerns this year in the bay area. the first major convention of the year is in san francisco. so is this a sign of things to come for the city and the bay area biosphere? what makes ♪ dreams begin here. welcome to the goodnight club. are you 50 or older? well, this news is for you. the cdc now recommends you get vaccinated against pneumococcal pneumonia. why? if you're 50 or older even if you're healthy... you're 6 times more like

deteriorating assets it is traffic signals but things you have a lot of streets that don't need to be signalized like every time i met valenciand makeup and i'm like why is there a traffic signal here? right? like and i know the way there was a cop and used to be a four lane street used to go through before we built the central freeway but now it ties in. it's a quiet intersection that could be a four way stop just saved you half $1 million. there's plenty more on valencia like 19th and valencia that could be a four way stop, etc. so valencia you know, 30 years ago was a traffic arterial for lanes of high speed traffic. it's now people in bike oriented street you don't need to signalized every intersection you probably do need to signalized your you know major arterials you need to signalized maybe your muni priority routes so muni can get through. we have a lot of extra traffic signals. >> same thing with your bike network. we you know if bikes are operating on a road well you've engineered it for road you've engineered it for you know vehicles that way thousands of pounds if you separate your bikeways you can do really thin

street between ninth and 10th avenues. already some neighbors hate it. our media partner, the san francisco standard, has a new article out. the headline forget the valenciaikeway. the new neck downs is driving motorists crazy. joining us live now, max harris caldwell, the san francisco standards express desk reporter who wrote the article. max, thanks for joining us. >> thank you kristin. >> so what is a neck down? and is this the first one in san francisco? >> a neck down is a traffic calming measure made of two traffic islands. that narrow is a two way road into a single lane, forcing eastbound traffic in this case to yield to westbound traffic. there are three of these in the presidio already, but this is the first one in san francisco jurisdiction. >> okay. i think we have some video of that, in fact. so let's go ahead and take a look at that video as you can maybe tell us who came up with this and what was the rationale given for why it was needed. >> sure. so this is an sfmta project that they conceived after neighbors on kirkham said they wanted to see traffic mitigation. kirkham was a slow street for two years, but in 2022 that status was reverse

valencia and it keeps saying all the time. no, not see the new claim. well, nobody is not to the new grace and you can see them working on the street. you know, i really don't understand how you claim, let these people miles on the street, you know, glorifying stuff on bendara in the washer. you will never see is a new claim. you do see it on the the standing and then you get this guy going on. if vandalizing a jewish symbol on time. okay. any i'm rooms every you this people marching and you claim against the jews and nobody's doing anything. and he says, really, really upsetting. i come to this guy, the money that you know, funding like the. busy in the front of the team go home, they won't do anything to him because the job, whatever they are they looking for an excuse to do it. and the po number is no one to the program. you claims on saying that there is no not see the now country. well the is out. see them they won't be on the street was told to glorifying. people came to the guy working the day later or even the same day. i love talking with boucher item there is little risk bite for civilians in rushes, border region of kursk

valencia and it keeps saying all the time. no, not see the new claim. well, the thing is not to the new grace and you can see them walking on the street. you know, the somehow you claim let's these people miles on the street, you know, glorifying stuff. i'm been dara new washer. you will never see is a new claim. you do see it on the standing and then you get this guy going on. if vandalizing a jewish symbol on time, okay. and it happens every year, this people marching in ukraine against the jews and nobody's doing anything. and he says, really, really upsetting. i can tell you this guy, that money that you know, funding, ice the end of the problem. can you go home? they won't do anything to it because the job or whatever they are they looking for an excuse to do it. and the problem is no one to the problem. you claim on saying that there's no, not saving our country. well, this is out to them. they're working on the street was told to glorify people, came to the house, this guy working the day later or even the same day. i love talking, the boucher, i said there is little rest bite for civilians in russia's border region of kursk, wh