it's van ness and 101, it's congested. slowing at the richmond bridge now as well. 37, typical patterns with a little build into concord. walnut creek is smooth for the traffic flow. east bay, mild traffic flow and starting to show that secondary slowing in san josÉ. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> next up here on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> millions of families might lose money on new year's eve. but you can protect your cash if you take action now. you take action now. i am consumer investigator [narrator] covered california is a free service from the state that's already helped millions of people like you get and pay for health insurance. with financial health to lower the cost of health coverage, you could get a quality health plan for less than $10 a month. every plan covers preventive care, doctor visits, emergency care, and more. if you have questions, we're here to help every step of the way. covered california. this way to health insurance. enroll by december 31 at coveredca.com. >>> welcome back. it's 6:25. soon millions of familie

the first is on van ness between o'farrell and geary. it's funded with the m.t.a.s van ness geary street project. another project is for the central subway. it is one of ten artworks commissioned for the new line. it's over 650 feet long, consists of 550 l.e.d. panels between the powell street station and the union street station. it's called lucy in the sky, and the lights are patterned with unique sequences so that commuters can experience a unique pattern each time they pass through. >> perfect. what about the early day sculpture that was removed from the civic center? >> this is a question that cities have been grappling with nationwide. following the removal of early days in 2018, there was a toppling of statues in golden gate park as well as the removal of the christopher columbus statue. we are partnering with the parks department as well as the community to engage with the public to develop guidelines to evaluate the existing monuments and memorials in the civic arts collection and evaluate the removal of a monument or statue but

the first is on van ness between o'farrell and geary. it's funded with the m.t.a.s van ness geary street project. another project is for the central subway. it is one of ten artworks commissioned for the new line. it's over 650 feet long, consists of 550 l.e.d. panels between the powell street station and the union street station. it's called lucy in the sky, and the lights are patterned with unique sequences so that commuters can experience a unique pattern each time they pass through. >> perfect. what about the early day sculpture that was removed from the civic center? >> this is a question that cities have been grappling with nationwide. following the removal of early days in 2018, there was a toppling of statues in golden gate park as well as the removal of the christopher columbus statue. we are partnering with the parks department as well as the community to engage with the public to develop guidelines to evaluate the existing monuments and memorials in the civic arts collection and evaluate the removal of a monument or statue but

a car hit and killed him at 18th street and south van ness in the took off.ome parts of the car, fell off at the scene, but police said it wasn't enough to identify the vehicle. police have now released a photo of vehicle of interest. a light colored honda san. >> this loss for all the things that he could have done, you know, would have done, should have done instead of him giving me a best man speech, i had to give him a eulogy at his funeral at and that was something i never, ever imagined i was going to have to do. >> mckean worked as a plant scientist for an indoor agriculture company. his family said he wanted to make a difference in the world by helping to feed people in need. authorities are looking for a third person involved in the robbery of an off duty east palo alto police officer in walnut creek. two people have already been taken into custody. this is video of the swearing in ceremony of james fortune back in 2020. investigators say he was robbed at gunpoint and pistol whipped tuesday night in downtown walnut creek near north main and bonanza.

>> reporter: when hungry bears come to town and when they are spotted, conservation sergeant ian van nessets the call. >> and we're going to be there in about one minute. >> reporter: his polar bear alert team on this day tracking bears at 5:00 a.m. in the town of 900 people. >> judging by the size of the tracks it's a sub-adult. >> reporter: one of the bears was spotted near our hotel it was a juvenile. the warning shots woke us up when they find one of the bears -- >> we'll usher them to the west. >> reporter: they fire shot blanks in the air to scare it away >> it's all about trying to steer that bear in the right direction. >> reporter: by afternoon, it's a day to remember. >> there's been six that have tried to walk in the town today. >> six >> yes >> is that an unusually high number is that the most in one day? >> today set the record for this season >> reporter: government officials say this year they're seeing more than twice as many bears in town compared to 2022 on the tundra where the bears belong, polar bear international's jeff york says the lack of sea ice due to climate cha

breed will be on hand to dedicate mtt way covering one block of grove streak between oakland and van ness running alongside the opera house. >>> the man who used to conduct the house of representatives, former speaker kevin mccarthy, said he would leave congress at the end of the year. >> but scott mcgrew says, with congress now heading home for the holidays, it was time to say good-bye. >> to the constituents, thank you. thank you for giving me this opportunity to serve you. to america, i loved every single day. less than 13,000 people have ever been given the privilege or the honor to serve in this body. to those colleagues on the other side of the aisle, i thank you for the work you've done. >> congressman kevin mccarthy was at one point speaker kevin mccarthy. he ended his congressional career with a reflection in front of his colleagues. mccarthy in congress since 2007 has served as speaker, minority leader, and whip. but he became a household name as he was elevated to speaker in early january after a staggering 15 votes. the first speaker to fail to get the gavel on the first vote

all prescriptions from the haight location will be transferred to the neighboring pharmacy at 701 van ness avenue. customers can also request home delivery through cvs.com. cvs also said employees are being offered comparable roles within the company. there are still 12 remaining cvs locations in the city. some san francisco entrepreneurs are saying that the apec summit devastated their businesses. as ktvu christian captain tells us, those business owners are now asking what the city is doing to try and make them whole. >> the asia pacific economic cooperation summit turned the world's eye on san francisco before the conference, city leaders talked about the $53 billion that was expected to bring into the city. but now some businesses around moscone center, where the summit was held, are saying they actually saw a dramatic decrease in business for two middle days of the convention we made for the entire day. >> what we do in one peak hour of weekend operation in at a san francisco supervisors budget meeting, business after business explained that heightened security measures around the yer

. >> van ness las posadas han sido y son parte de la tradición de la comunidad católica desde hace variasse mantiene y cultiva en las nuevas generaciones el deseo de mantener el culto como parte de nuestras raíces. >> nosotros queremos como mexicanos, queremos mantener esa tradición, verdad? las posadas también son también inventadas por ellas. es un. son villancicos populares para recordar el novenario de la virgen y san josé que van camino a belén, que van pidiendo un hospedaje y que nadie les da hospedaje. y al final hay una casa que se que se. pues si se precia de recibirlos y la pastorela sagrada pomona es un evento que reúne a familias enteras de la comunidad católica desde hace 6 años y es una forma didáctica en la que se cuenta la historia antes del nacimiento del niño jesús, elemento fundamental de la navidad es jesús, verdad? a veces la gente piensa en los regalos, pues el regalo más bien es hay que darle un regalo a jesús. van a hacer buenas obras, una buena confesión que vayan a misa, que comulguen. o sea, eso es lo más importante en navidad. >> y así el novenario de la posada

. >> quieren que valencia regrese a lo que era antes y que esta ciclovía se mueva a la calle van nessl condado santa clara, donde las autoridades aprobaron un poco más de 47 millones de dólares para construir viviendas asequibles. la mayoría de los fondos provienen del bono de vivienda asequible de la medida a de 950 millones de dólares, aprobado por los votantes en 2016. el dinero se destinará a 6 proyectos 1 en palo alto, 2 en mountain view y 3 en san josé, que contarán con un total de 716 unidades de alquiler multi familiar que albergarán. se pronostica unos 2762 personas. >> hoy vallejo pg&e mostró de cerca los drones de alta tecnología en los que confía para ayudar a mantener su infraestructura en asociación con una empresa especializada en tecnología, utilizará cámaras y tecnología de imágenes térmicas. pg&e dijo que los drones son eficientes y en algunos casos pueden hacer el trabajo más seguro para sus trabajadores. consideran también que ayudarán a controlar los cortes de energía eléctrica y también durante la temporada de lluvias y las autoridades dieron a conocer que el pro

hoy presentes en el homenaje que se realizará en la calle grove, entre las calles franklin y la van nessersonas, pero como nos explica armando alonso, algunos más bien se sienten deprimidos y alejados de sus familiares y seres queridos. extrañan a las personas que han partido, que se han muerto. >> es el estado del tiempo. >> el frío también contribuye también a deprimirnos porque estamos mucho. estas son solo algunas de las razones por las que muchos tienden a sentirse agobia o tristes durante estas fechas. el problema es que este estado de ánimo puede tornarse constante y causar serios problemas. >> es la. la depresión del invierno, también conocida así no por más de 15 días. la gente no ha querido levantarse de la cama, no ha vuelto al trabajo. tiene una desmotivación terrible que no le llama la atención. nada >> un trastorno que puede ser causado por diversos factores, según nos explica el terapeuta, la poca producción de repente de serotonina en el cerebro y vitamina d e por la falta de de de luz y de otro lado, pues este factores externos que podrían contribuir la soledad por ejemp

small business vendors left that indoor facility to set up shop on 24th street between cap and south van ness >> reporter: about half a dozen vendors set up their tents on the sidewalk. they tell me this is the first weekend here. some neighbors worried this will get out of hand fast. >> i do feel

este último de van ness parker.on tuvo su mejor partido de la temporada anotando 30 puntos con 8 triples que estamos viendo en pantalla, mientras que steph tuvo una noche bastante errática, consiguiendo apenas 17 puntos yéndose 5 de 17 de tiros de campo y al final los clippers se llevaron la victoria 121 a 113 ante estos warriors que siguen en caída libre. primero con la suspensión de damon green. y bueno, ahora con estas 3 derrotas de manera consecutiva. >> y es que también es esa situación, aunque sabemos que ellos son profesionales en el deporte, eso te afecta, te llega a afectar. >> además, en el caso específico con lo que está pasando con los warriors, no tiene a sus mejores jugadores defensivos, no está siendo 1 de los líderes. es increíble que esté pasando por esta situación. gary payton, que está lesionado, entonces pues le cuesta trabajo, sobre todo porque el equipo en este momento no tiene a los hombres más grandes para poder defender y eso, eso se nota a la hora de juego. >> coincido contigo, hay situacio

shannon asegura que en la calle donde sucedió el accidente no había señalización van ness que hubiesenpes sufridos a raíz del atropellamiento. pero este jueves, trabajadores de la ciudad señalizaban las calles derby y mabel, muy cerca de donde el menor fue golpeado. este cambio forma parte de un plan aprobado recientemente por el ayuntamiento de berkeley para mejorar la seguridad en las calles a un costo de 900.000 . >> felt pride knowing that this happened because of him like he made it happen y el menor dijo su madre se siente orgulloso que los cambios llegan gracias a la tragedia que le tocó vivir. >> y es que bajo el plan se colocaran topes nuevos, pasos peatonales, señales de alto y otras medidas de seguridad para ciclistas y peatones. >> i mean i worry about my husband. who is riding is bike to work? >> algunos vecinos se mostraron satisfechos con la decisión de señalizar las calles por la seguridad de todos. en berkeley dijeron. pero shannon dice que no descansará hasta que las calles de la ciudad sean lugares seguros y que la policía proteja a los peatones. y la policía de berk

it will be at 165 grove street the corner of van ness and grove. it has a view towards this very room probably. it will be located on the ground floor of the civic center. disability forward and affordable housing community built by [indiscernible] mercy houses with 112 beautiful accessible new housing units. haven of home and [indiscernible] disability of sf state have a track record of providing service and cultural programming lead by and for people with disabilities. the services delivered under this grant will be accomplished in three phases. a planning phase, a virtual phase and brick and mortar phase. the timeline fl these phases will be depending on building development, however the first phase will start now and go through june of 2024 and that's the planning phase. in that phase, the grantee will work with das, hsa, kelsey and mercy housing on the build-out of the space and also deliver a project plan that includes some timelines and outreach plans, service deliverables, method of evaluation for brick and mortar space. the virtual phase l

some of the small business vendors left the spot and set up on 24th street between cap and south van ness. da lin has more. >> reporter: about half a dozen vendors set up tents on the sidewalk. they tell me this is their first weekend here. some neighbors worry this will be out of hand fast. >> i do feel the street is much narrower. we are two people walking. if there was another person walking down here, they'd probably have an issue. >> reporter: neighbors say access is the biggest issue right now. vendors have taken up half of the sidewalk on one side. >> there is not enough room to walk by. it doesn't feel pleasant. >> reporter: the biggest concern is more vendors will follow and set up across the street and the next block. neighbors worry people who sell stolen goods will do the same. >> we don't want an unpalatable neighborhood. we cannot let our latin corridor suffer. >> reporter: even a few homeless people have followed and are near the corner of 24th and cap streets. >> it's too hard to walk and park too. >> reporter: neighbors like thomas who live in front of the vendors say the

nancy pelosi and the mayor will be on hand to dedicate mtt way for one block between franklin and van nesss alongside the opera house. can you ever resist doing this when you hear that music? you can't. >> we still hear it. >>> now a chance to find benefits in an oregon rescue. >> i want you to check this out. the golden pair of nike air iii. the worker found them in the donation pile. it turns out the pair of kicks is one of a few custom pairs made for spike lee. he designed them to wear and give out to his inner circle. they are up for auction and potentially going between $15,000 and $20,000. that money will go back to the oregon rescue mission. they were authenticated and signed with a replacement box and donated the other nike merchandise. >> it is nice when people use their position to help other people. >> wait. kris, you have the 12 days of kris-mas and store bargains? you never know. >> ihave not added shoes to my list. >> if you find a pair. >> worth $15,000. >> the gift that keeps on giving. >> my limit is $10. >> retail for $15,000. that was the deal. i'm talking about the mark

nancy pelosi and mayor reed will be on hand to dedicate mtt way for one block between franklin and van ness which runs alongside the opera house. that's cool. >>> taking a life look at san jose and christma in the park. nice and clear and not as chilly. kari, that's the good news. >> is that what you felt this morning? >> i was running late. i ran to the car fast. >> it is still in the 30s and 40s out there. it is 37 in dublin. we are seeing upper 30s in much of the north bay. 48 in oakland. we're in the upper 30s in palo alto. it is another cool start, but a milder day. temperatures in the south bay in the upper 60s and low 70s. where we are going to see more fog and cooler temperatures will be in the low 60s for the east bay. mike, how are the gas prices? >>> trending lower today. we will lead with the low. $3.87 at diamond gas and mart. santa clara county, prices are similar. we will call 3.93 in milpitas. and crossing to the north bay, we cross over $4 mark in larkspur. on the roadway, smooth traffic. the bay bridge crash cleared from the lower deck. i circled the bailey road fire. it i

war memorial art vendor market up. 401 van ness across the street where officers are thursday december 14, 2023 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. that is it. thank you. >> hi, commissioner shiota here. the entwined meadow just on the consent calendar will open or they are adding another tree. they have fun parties and then i think the city is doing a bunch of light shows, glow sf and a lot of downtown activation, so i know i plan to go to union square and just see the puppies are back for-- [audio cutting in and out] and they did the art walk or the vendor walk, so that's all. holiday fun. >> commissioner beltran, i see your eyes. [laughter] >> thank you president collins. one is my very very creative students at san francisco state university have just laurched the last exhibition for the semester. they created 20 new tiles and sourced sustainable materials from all over the world and got them 5 inch by 5 inch sample, so artists and designers could learn about new sustainable climate friendly materials with which to make their products and work. as a showcase they made an ikea showroom in the gallery

. >> the families of zero nodule and call van ness two students killed last year released a statementtheir frustration with the university and with no trial date set yesterday, the gonzalez family attorney says the demolition could jeopardize a guilty verdict. >> the family believes there ♪ only evidentiary value but emotional attachment to that house. that's the last place where their children lived as well as died. >> and the prosecution filed a request last week to try and get this trial scheduled for next summer when this area is less busy because the school year will be other. trace? >> trace: kristina, thank you. up next, the balance of power in the house of representatives is up for grabs next year. we look at which party has the advantage. but, first, here's what some of our fox affiliates around the country are covering tonight. fox 5, new york, where a man being held at rikers island jail for allegedly stabbing two teens on christmas day is accused of stabbing another inmate held at the facility. a corrections officer pepper sprayed 36-year-old steven hutcherson following th

small business vendors left that indoor facility to set up shop on 24th street between cap and south van ness. da lin has the report. >> reporter: about half a dozen vendors set up their tents on the sidewalk. they tell me this is the first weekend here. some neighbors worried this will get out of hand fast. >> i do feel the street is much narrower. i mean we are just two people walking. but if there is another person walking down here, they would probably have an issue. >> reporter: neighbors say access is the biggest issue right now. the vendors have taken up half of the sidewalk on one side of 24th street. >> there is not enough room to walk by. it doesn't feel pleasant. >> reporter: the bigger concern is more vendors will follow and set up across the street then on the next block. neighbors worried people who sell stolen goods will do the same. >> we don't want to have an unpalettable neighborhood. we cannot hit our latin corridor suffer. >> reporter: even a few homeless people have followed the vendors, sleeping near the corner of 24th and cack streets. >> it is hard to walk and park. >>

now all the prescriptions from the haight location will be transferred to the pharmacy on van ness. can also request home delivery through cvs.com. the company says workers at the haight store are being offered comparable jobs within the company. cvs also says even after all the closures, it will still have 12 stores in san francisco. >> our time now, 449 pixar now subleasing some of its office space after making renovations. it's the latest company downsizing office space to bring in a post-pandemic hybrid working environment. now, according to the chronicle, pixar entered a sublease agreement for the space across the street from its 20 acre headquarters in emeryville. after subleasing office space earlier this year. pixar is now looking for a tenant to fill that space. >> there were some big waves at mavericks near half moon bay. surfers were out there trying to catch the perfect wave. despite the warnings to stay onshore. you can see a little bit of the wave right there. the high surf advisory was in effect. it ended, though, at 4:00 this morning. so i would imagine some surfers

some of the small business vendors left the spot and set up shop on 24th between cap and south van ness. >> reporter: about half a dozen vendors set up tents on the sidewalk and tell me this is their first weekend here. some neighbors worry this will get out of hand fast. >> i do feel the street is much narrower. we are just two people walking. if there was another person walking down here, they'd probably have an issue. >> reporter: neighbors say access is the biggest issue right now. the vendors have taken up half of the sidewalk on one side of 24th street. >> there is not enough room to walk by. it doesn't feel pleasant. >> reporter: david says bigger concern is more vendors will follow and set up across streets and on the next block. neighbors worry people who sell stolen goods will do the same. >> we cannot let our latin corridor suffer. >> reporter: even a few homeless people have followed vendors and are near the corner of 24th and cap streets. >> it's hard to work and park too. >> reporter: hard to walk and park. neighbors who live in front of the vendors say they're sympathetic

look at the lowest for san francisco county, that's $4.49, speedway on cesar chavez street, south van ness. on the roadways, the fog is a factor. it is showing up on our live cameras. concern for south 680, a crash, two vehicles in the middle, that really is starting an early jam coming into sunol and through fremont. that is a big sticking point, as well as folks getting to 84. sis. >>> who will grace the cover of "time" magazine's person of the year? we're going to break it down when we come back. >>> and we'll take a closer look at artificial intelligence and how it can help parents at the homework table. to the futures this morning, we'll see what wall street is up to on a monday m i know the importance of taking care of myself. how are you doing between practices? i feel pretty good. surrounding myself with a great team. de'aaron we're going to take a quick look at your knee with ultrasound. everything is looking great. but not just for me. for them. it's great to see you again man. thanks jb. for all that is me, for all that is you, kaiser permanente. >>> right now at 6:15 on this mo

this is in hays valley on fell street, near van ness.offers a 20 course tasting menu or an abbreviated bar tasting. and finally, movida combine mexican and persian cuisine in a swanky spot just steps away from oracle park. the environment feels like a restaurant meets a lounge and features an elevated dj booth. always love that. >> kumasi to me, that is what i'm here for. yeah. >> all right, drew, you went to one of these when delita it was delicious. >> one of the best meals i've had this year. it was very good. i'm trying to think we had lamb. they had a great mediterranean plate. they had this really delicious as cheesy pasta. it's almost like their take on lasagna. >> i like that. >> yeah, the ambiance was great. it just a really good place. >> okay. >> and you were asking earlier, is this a michelin star? it's not. it's not even the bib gourmand. okay, so they get into the guide, and then next year, it's possible they could be up for a bib gourmand or even a michelin star. oh we shall see. >> i always wondered what it meant when we

they responded to a vehicle crashing into a pedestrian at the intersection of 18th street and south van nessn the city's mission district. >> officers arrived and found mckean suffering injuries caused by the collision. police tell me there were vehicle parts left at the scene, but nothing that could identify the car or the driver. mckean died at the scene. lack of empathy to leave someone there suffering. >> it just keeps me up at night. police say they don't have leads and haven't arrested anyone. >> now, five months later, they released this photo of what investigators described as a vehicle of interest that was in the area at the time of the crash. they say it is a light colored honda. mckean's family is now holding on to memories of him enjoying nature this past sunday, he would have turned 29 for family members, came from out of state to celebrate his life at muir woods. one of his favorite spots. but mckean's younger brother says mckean was supposed to be his best man at his upcoming wedding. instead of him giving me a best man speech, i had to give him a eulogy at his funeral and tha

nancy pelosi and mayor london breed were on hand to dedicate the section of grove street between van ness avenue and franklin street to tilson thomas, way is right in front of davies symphony hall, where, of course, tilson thomas has led so many performances as you set the bar of what it means to be a noble, honorable person in the course of the work that you've done in your music career. >> and we are so thankful and appreciative for everything that you've done to make san francisco such an extraordinary place for the arts. >> though tilson thomas is battling an aggressive form of brain cancer, his schedule includes performances with his beloved san francisco symphony at davies in january and february. >> coming up on abc seven news at four. possible solution to the homeless crisis. one city that could hold the answer. the newest giant to join the team. his welcome to the city today and showing off the artwork that might not otherwise be in a major exhibit that's now on display in a major i'm quite harmless, really. and when people ask, “but aren't you linked to dangerous flu complicatio

i guess my frustration with these things is that, we go and do the brt on van ness and open the street and find out that what was under there isn't what we thought we had planned for. i think it would behoove us to plan comprehensively and i understand this is a first time we are doing this kind of thing, but i do think the goal should be to have a comprehensive plan, because otherwise it is a lot of effort and energy to do one-off and reinvent it. it doesn't mean once you have a plan you can't incorporate new information and do it, but having a plan we all agreed upon, despite the fact we may disakbree have to get through that is a worthwhile exercise. that is all i will say and hope we can all work towards it. >> absolutely. >> thank you vice chair melgar. thank you both for this presentation. i will express some disappointment. i think director kirshbalm under described moving to all electric fleet and expectation that was the last hybrid purchase we were going to be approving and at the same time glad that you are in the world of realty and looking what is feasible and coming back

by comparison to the lowest in san francisco county, $4.49 at speedway on cesar chavez at south van ness. thanks for spreading this through gasbuddy.com. >>> on the roadways, we're looking at a smooth flow of traffic. still tracking this crash involving a large truck here westbound 80, just at the albany exit. one lane blocked and activity there. we have now compression. so there may be movement, there may be a clearing going on. we'll track that. but so far that will slow you down toward golden gate fields if you're coming off the upper eastshore freeway. what will slow you down in other spots the lower visibility. it's better for drivers than our view, but the north bay will really be impacted. >>> coming up on "today in the bay," how artificial intelligence c >>> good monday morning. the time is 5:13. this is a live look at our oakland camera. and, yes, the camera is quite a bit up above the roadway, but visibility is dropping and these clouds will be lowering over the next couple of hours. watch out for the dense fog, and we'll see a mostly sunny day, as our temperatures here head fo

nancy pelosi and mayor london breed were on hand to dedicate the section of grove street between van nessstreet to tilson thomas. way is right in front of davies symphony hall, a very fitting location where tilson thomas has led so many performances. you set the bar of what it means to be a noble, honorable person in the course of the work that you've done in your music career. >> and we are so thankful and appreciative for everything that you've done to make san francisco such an extraordinary place for the arts. >> though tilson thomas is battling an aggressive form of brain cancer, his work will, at the symphony at the davies, specifically, will continue in january and february. coming up later this morning on abc's this week with the new hampshire primary just over a month away, new hampshire govnor chris sununu, together with nikki haley in a sunday morning this week exclusive live well, sununu's endorsement that helped swing the vote for haley in overtake trump. you can watch the full interview on this week with george stephanopoulos at eight this morning, right here on abc seven. w

nancy pelosi and mayor london breed were on hand to dedicate the section of grove street between van ness franklin streets to tilson thomas, way is right in front of davies symphony hall, where tilson thomas has led so many performances. >> as you set the bar of what it means to be a noble, honorable person in the course of the work that you've done in your music career. and we are so thankful and appreciative for everything that you've done to make san francisco such an extraordinary place for the arts. even though tilson thomas is battling an aggressive form of brain cancer, he will still work at the symphony at davies in january and february in fremont. >> got a chance to give back this holiday season. there's a toy and blanket drive happening today. it's at the fremont hindu temple on delaware drive. volunteers will be taking donations from noon until 2 p.m. today. they say the toys and blankets collected will all go to kids in alameda, santa clara and contra costa counties. take a look at this. a family in kentucky got something extra when they picked out their christmas tree. yep yo

this was on south van ness and mission streets early sunday morning went on for about 20 minutes and you can see here in this video, cars are backed up in all directions. waymo car even got caught in all that mess. neighbors tell us they heard these cars, screeching tons of fireworks going off and then eventually police sirens and they shut it down. one neighbor who didn't want to be on camera tells us safe ever seen a side show like this before. >> heard a lot of and then about 1 o'clock a little bit later, i heard some fireworks go off multiple times. i've lived here for like 20 years. normally the sideshows take place on division 13. so this was kind of >> a little bit closer to home. and neighbors are still frustrated about sideshows. they say they didn't see anybody getting arrested. we did reach out to san francisco police to confirm that but haven't heard back just yet. >> it's a 34 the south bay, a woman was found dead in a home o'clock sunday night. police responded to the home which is on the corner of lakreasha avenue and seay new selma way. it's near the little saigon nei

war memorial art vendor market up. 401 van ness across the street where officers are thursday december 14, 2023 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. that is it. thank you. >> hi, commissioner shiota here. the entwined meadow just on the consent calendar will open or they are adding another tree. they have fun parties and then i think the city is doing a bunch of light shows, glow sf and a lot of downtown activation, so i know i plan to go to union square and just see the puppies are back for-- [audio cutting in and out] and they did the art walk or the vendor walk, so that's all. holiday fun. >> commissioner beltran, i see your eyes. [laughter] >> thank you president collins. one is my very very creative students at san francisco state university have just laurched the last exhibition for the semester. they created 20 new tiles and sourced sustainable materials from all over the world and got them 5 inch by 5 inch sample, so artists and designers could learn about new sustainable climate friendly materials with which to make their products and work. as a showcase they made an ikea showroom in the gallery

trying to break up a sideshow in san francisco after cars were spotted spinning donuts on debow's and van ness avenue and vallejo, people lit a christmas tree on fire during an illegal sideshow on louis brown drive. spectators also gathered to watch cars burn rubber on seventh and grand avenue in oakland. no word yet if anyone was cited or arrested. also, new overnight the chp is investigating a deadly crash in the east bay. it happened on highway four in martinez. this is what's left of the mangled vehicle. you'll see here in a moment. a woman driving by says she saw the crushed car and stopped to help. the chp believes the vehicle was traveling westbound on highway four, right near murillo avenue when the accident happened for an unknown reason, the vehicle went off the roadway and maybe struck a tree. >> um, there was at least three occupants and, uh, one deceased. there's two bies. >> yes, one, i think, passed away and the other that i was holding was is looks like he's in critical condition. they were resuscitating him when i looked over after i was pulled away from him. the chp has not c

and when they are spotted, conversation sergeant ian van ness gets the call. >> we'll be there in one: the polar bear alert team tracking bears at 5:00 a.m. in the town of 900 people. >> judging by the size of the tracks, it is a sub-adult. >> reporter: when they find one of the bears -- >> we'll ease them to the west. >> reporter: they fire shotgun blanks in the air to scare it away. >> it's all about steering the bear in the right direction. >> reporter: by afternoon, it is a day to remember. >> there's been six that have tried to walk in the town today. >> six? >> yes. >> is that an unusually high number? is that the most in one day? >> today set the record for the season. >> reporter: government officials say this year they are seeing twice as many bears in town compared to 2022. on the tundra where the bears belong, polar bear international says the lack of sea ice due to climate change is the problem. >> the longer the bears are on shore, the more likely they will start looking for alternative sources of nutrition. >> how hungry are these bears? >> these bears have been generall

prescriptions from the lower haight store will be transferred to the cvs at 701 van ness avenue. also the location where people who got moved after the target closed. oh, so yeah, yeah, it just continues to happen. employees will be offered comparable roles within the company, according to our partners at the san francisco standard, cbs spokesperson did not answer questions about whether property crime or theft were factors in the decision to close and taking a live look now at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway. we are up, but barely about nine points. >> all right. some ohio dads are getting in front of the camera all for charity. get this, they are being featured in a new 2024 calendar called and drumroll, please. reggie dad, bods of cleveland. okay. the owner of shiny penny studios says the pictures celebrate diversity, body inclusivity and self-love. and here you have it. wow. those glasses, those red heart glasses and. huh. there's a lot happening here. yeah, well, the dads in the calendar say it was fun. they look like they're having fun. >> okay, what ar

investigator when we get a complaint we are open monday through friday and located at one south van ness and have an investigator assigned for the day including a back up anyone that comes to our office monday through friday can file a complaint also online on the website and file a complaint and also mail their complaint and we'll reach out to the complaint and get their statement. lastly complaint anyone that wants to file a complaint against a police department can go to the a district and they're farther to our office. >> ordering a copy of incident report and body cameras so we get information and part of this is required to provide us with the majority of information we have own an incident and send a request to the department and they're required to comply except for sensitive materials. >> once we get the information about the incident we'll interview witnesses if any and then we'll question the officer this gives the officer the opportunity to respond to the allegations and after we question the officer we'll make our finding those finding will be sent to the complainants and of

the quality of the repaving is excellent and really ecstatic about the stuff on south van ness, south of the freeway. that was a tomorrow pothole filled street and great to see that improved. i do want to poke on the question the metrics of who is chosen and if it's price or some indications of the quality of the work being done. that same street south van ness and ripped up and for maintenance work and paved over in poorer quality. it was absolutely spotless and now all of the new asphalt is pitting out and loose and i just don't understand if the same level of scrutiny is applied to the maintenance of the repairs in addition to the sort of up of the mill repaving so thumbs up for the current repaving efforts but the maintenance needs to the same level of scrutiny and the same contractors are included in thatoir if the standards for those repairs might be adjusted so the roller be brought out and not patched and prodded? thank you. >> thank you for your comments. that's our only person in person and then if there's no callers in the queue for this item so that concludes public commen

you know, you create that crime, you do the time and in san francisco, there was a sideshow near van nessice blocked off that intersect again, no arrests reported at any of those locations. enes, there's a town hall meeting today in emeryville by a group trying to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price. >> now, the group is called safe standing for save alameda county for everyone met neighbors accused price of being too lenient on criminals and putting victims in more danger. the town hall starts at 630 tonight at the emeryville senior center on salem street. >> our time now 616. officials at the golden gate bridge thinking about raising the toll that a plan that would run for the next five years. we're out there live looking at the golden gate bridge, which is getting a big well, a large amount of rain right now. so be careful driving out there. the current five year plan for this proposed toll hike is due to expire next summer, according to the mercury news, officials say because of the pandemic toll revenues went way down because fewer drivers were driving across the bri

let's talk about the bus rapid transit project on van ness avenue.ensive have the improvements been? >> what's called the van ness transit rapid project is in fact more about complete reconstruction of the street and most importantly, the 100-year-old utilities underneath the street. so all of the water, sewer, telecommunications, gas lines under the street were basically rebuilt from market street all the way to lumbard. the part on the surface which provides dedicated bus lanes for golden gate transit and muni, that was relatively straight forward and we're so excited we're going to start revenue service for muni on april 1st. >> that's fantastic. i understand there were some sidewalk improvements too. >> there were sidewalk improvements. we planted 374 trees. there is new storm water treatment including infiltration in the sidewalk, there's a bunch of art. there's all kinds of things. we put in new street lights for the entire corridor. >> finally, the other big news is about the central subway. can you briefly describe the project and give us an

the next permit is llp for academy at 395 south van ness avenue. the business incomplete neighborhood out reach that are being worked out. this time i like to recommend the commission vote to condition this to a future date so i can help move the neighborhood mediation along. >> so moved. >> second. >> okay. . do we have public ment. public comment is closed. can we have we do. i'm kalea smith in the artist community. and i'm a member of the -- we air multidevelopary co-op that is volunteer run. we -- try to encourage a third space for creative in the san francisco community and build places where people who are starting out in their creative journey can00ue know try out their ideas and drive. i wanted give a bit of why that is llp is important for me. ashgstivities for the long lasting community and -- i want to see that in -- that ability to drive in my fellow co-authors who music or poet reef and including that multidevelopary and then and there in our space. i'm excited continue the llp later. i'm a member of the group and i want to speak to wh