the idea that before we started the work, the native plants on yerba buena island were collected. they were then grown in the nurseries so that during the construction and they were grown and then they could be replanted when we were ready to plant them. and so these stormwater gardens is yes, it's infrastructure and it takes care of cleaning this water. the stormwater, before it's released into the bay. but also they're done with native plants which have been grown on the island and it keeps the biodiverse city that was that was there before. so these are wonderful things and we're glad to see that. also the. causeway improvements that also was done with native plantings and that actually provides the handicapped accessibility to clipper cove. and that's, you know, a great improvement as well. so all of these things i think are good. but i like the other mrs. and well, actually the rest of the board, i think we all share this concern that we are in in some ways accepting these improvements without having ng comprehensive long term plan of how we are going to steward these public

one the presidio and one was yerba buena which was urban center. there were 800 people in 1848 it was small. a lot of historic buildings were here including pony express headquarters. wells fargo. hudson bay trading company and famous early settlers one of whom william leaderdorph who lived blocks from here a successful business person. african-american decent and the first million airin california. >> wilwoman was the founders of san francisco. here during the gold rush came in the early 1840s. he spent time stake himself as a merchant seaman and a business person. his father and brother in new orleans. we know him for san francisco's history. establishing himself here arnold 18 twoochl he did one of many things the first to do in yerba buena. was not california yet and was not fully san francisco yet. >> because he was an american citizen but spoke spanish he was able to during the time when america was taking over california from mexico, there was annexations that happened and conflict emerging and war, of course. he was part of the peek deliber

closure of the central subway that runs underneath the security zone for security reasons, the yerba buena station and fourth and brandon stations of the central subway will need to be closed for the duration of the event. >> we're grateful, however, that we're able to reroute trains. >> bus routes will be rerouted to the outer edge of the zone. the powell street bart station will likely remain open throughout the summit. clifton clark, the area general manager of marriott hotels, says his hotels are geared up for this big event. >> call every other week with all of the marriott branded hotels to discuss shefs preparations for their teams staffing outside security assistance. dozens of law enforcement people that have been procured from other municipalities to come in and help out. plus many of the hotels, many of our marriott hotels have a lot of secret service staying with them as well. so they're this is probably going to be the safest place in the united states to be the last time apec was held in the united states was back in 2011, in honolulu, in san francisco, suzanne phan abc seven

, it is extremely, very important for people that are not familiar with the treasure island and yerba buena development. those projects are considered high levels. both have received good plan platinum certification, which are the highest level in the world. so we are extremely, very proud to be managing this project and that's expected. and the officers that are managing are people that are very knowledgeable, able, extremely well qualified. and so today we have an opportunity to elect out the officers of treasure island development authority. and as always, want to talk about my colleague, the commissioner that i'm forwarding her name to be continued to be our president, commissioner, our patient. it's i always say it's extremely, very modest. her extensive of development background. it's highly regarded. i go around san francisco and developers point to me that in her private life as a developer, her projects are the platinum standard and affordable housing, mixed use development. her expertise in the public realm and sustainability and trying to bring this projects together to make sure

one the presidio and one was yerba buena which was urban center.there were 800 people in 1848 it was small. a lot of historic buildings were here including pony express headquarters. wells fargo. hudson bay trading company and famous early settlers one of whom william leaderdorph who lived blocks from here a successful business person. african-american decent and the first million airin california. >> wilwoman was the founders of san francisco. here during the gold rush came in the early 1840s. he spent time stake himself as a merchant seaman and a business person. his father and brother in new orleans. we know him for san francisco's history. establishing himself here arnold 18 twoochl he did one of many things the first to do in yerba buena. was not california yet and was not fully san francisco yet. >> because he was an american citizen but spoke spanish he was able to during the time when america was taking over california from mexico, there was annexations that happened and conflict emerging and war, of course. he was part of the peek delibera

secret service, all of our partners up here in the inner high security zone at moscone center in yerba buena gardens, the secret service will secure the area with a 14 foot unscaled fence. >> the higher security zone will be limited to people with credentials. the secret service is also talking to local transit leaders over the temporary closure of the central subway that runs underneath the security zone. >> for security reasons, the yerba buena station and fourth and brandon stations of the central subway will need to be closed for the duration of the event. we're grateful, however, that we're able to reroute trains. >> bus routes will be rerouted to the outer edge of the zone. the powell street bart station will likely remain open throughout the summit. >> the map has been provided with maps of closures and impacted roads are now posted online. >> city leaders say they're working to keep everyone informed and are asking people to be patient. the last time apec was held in the united states was back in 2011, in honolulu, in san francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> suzanne, thanks so

this holiday at yerba buena gardens in san francisco.ens turned out for a program that includes aztec dancing, drumming and speeches honoring indigenous peoples day. it's really a celebration of the survival of indigenous peoples of our culture and the contributions that we want to continue making to the bay area community to united states, to the americas and the world. the event is put on each year in partnership between yerba buena gardens festival and the international indian treaty council. >> the emmy award winning abc seven originals documentary escape to alcatraz tells the story of the occupation by native americans from the beginning to its dramatic end and how it shaped public policy for decades. you can stream it on our abc7 bay area streaming tv app or on our abc seven news.com website. please check it out. it's great. >> all right. you know, there was a time when we always had coastal drizzle and we always had overcast in the morning before it burned off. but lately this has been kind of unusual. >> no, it has. and we had a

ktvu is joey horta live tonight at yerba buena gardens in san francisco with the story. joey well, mike, organizers tell us that more than 1700 people gathered here today to call on hamas to stand down. while the demonstrations are over now their message is loud and clear. venmo bring them home. pro-israel demonstrators on sunday demand ending the immediate and uncanadian release of hostages by hamas. at yerba buena gardens in san francisco, the number of hostages climbing sunday, according to the consulate general of israel. our brothers and sisters as mothers and fathers, grandfathers and grandmothers, sons and daughters . bring them home now. now, demonstrators are calling for the red cross to gain access to the hostages to provide aid and for hamas to surrender. we want peace. we want to sit and live next to our palestinian brothers and sisters. that's at the end of the day, what we are hoping for. and we think that hamas is a barrier to that jewish people from all political backgrounds and from all over the bay area, adding their voices to the fight for peace. their

. >> native american music and art was on display today at yerba buena gardens in san francisco.s of people turned out for a program that included aztec dancing, drumming and speeches honoring indigenous peoples day . >> it's really a celebration of the survival of indigenous peoples of our cultures and the contributions that we want to continue making to the bay area community, to united states, to the americas and the world. >> the event is put on each year in partnership between yerba buena gardens festival and the international indian treaty council and on alcatraz island, the annual sunrise ceremony was held this morning. >> it's a tradition that has taken place since 1975 to commemorate the red power movement, when native american activists occupied the former federal penitentiary for 19 months. as you might remember, before, the island was a prison and national park. it was briefly an indian reservation. the emmy award winning abc seven originals documentary escape to alcatraz, tells the story of the occupation by native americans from the beginning to its dramatic end and

. >> reporter: for public transit riders, the yerba buena subway station will be closed the week of the event, and buses will be rerouted around the security zone. some bus shelters already have ads up about apec, but they may be lacking when it comes to outlining the extra challenges it will bring. >> have you heard about apec? >> yes, i have. >> have you heard about any of the disruptions to transit? >> not that i know of. >> i motioned to show her the sign on the bus shelter. >> i thought it was this month. >> it's in november. >> so it's in november, so i'm wrong. >> reporter: according to the sfmta, closed streets around the security zone, including the ramps to the i-80 skyway will in effect from november 14th to the 19th. the transit agency has put together a special page on its website that details the closures and bus line rerouting. sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >>> a bizarre story in the skies. major questions tonight after a san francisco-bound plane was forced to make an emergency landing when an off-duty pilot reportedly tried to shut off the engine mid-flight. >> we

the events put on every year in partnership between yerba buena gardens festival and the internationalball lottery is getting really big, y'all. so if you like to play this thing, i don't know, maybe try it. i mean, you're not going to win. >> wait a minute. >> just go for it. the payout is now jumping up into historic territory. tomorrow's jackpot jumps to 1.73 billion. that's the second largest in us lottery history and comes with a cash payout of more than $750 million. if you like extra cheese on your pizza, even this might be a little too much. a chef in france created a pizza with 1001 different cheeses is so here's video posted on instagram. it shows the cheese piled into a mound on top of the pizza. the chef who made it says he did it to shatter the previous guinness world record for the pizza with the most cheese toppings. guinness hasn't announced if that record was broken. and if you want to try it, you can. but you can't do it here. you do have to go to france. the chef is hosting a tasting on saturday. it's a live look. appetizing, right? >> if you flying all the way to eu

it starts at 130 at yerba buena gardens. we are learning more about the suspect in the main mass shootings, robert cards body was found inside a trailer across from a recycling center where he once worked. investigators say they had gone through the center twice and cleared it. they checked the trailer at the advice of the plant's owner. the company says card work there as a driver for about a year before leaving late last spring, card frequented the bowling alley and the restaurant where the shootings took place. still to come on abc seven news, a special opportunity this weekend in the bay area for some firefighters. take a close look. if you see something different. we'll explain what makes this event stand fits aimed at helping female firefighters develop their careers as firefighting is a male dominated profession, and the goal of these events is to foster a connection and development among women. the training event continues tomorrow in san leandro, with opportunities to mentor firefighters. taking part came from all o

decenas llegaron a los jardines de yerba buena para mostrar solidaridad y exigir que liberen a los rehenesa etapa, por lo que intensificó su defensa desplazando más elementos, vehículos y aumentando la intensidad de sus bombardeos. así, pérez tiene la información de mala calidad. >> el cúcuta, la actual, el portavoz del ejército israelí confirmó que en las últimas horas ampliaron la entrada de sus fuerzas en la franja de gaza . >> estamos avanzando en las etapas de la guerra según lo previsto. estamos aumentando gradualmente la actividad terrestre y al alcance de nuestras fuerzas. >> previamente, el primer ministro informó que su país había entrado en una nueva fase de la guerra y incrementando la presencia de su infantería y vehículos blindados respaldados por ataques por mar y tierra. >> lucharemos y venceremos. >> será la victoria del bien sobre el mal, de la luz, sobre las tinieblas, de la vida, sobre la muerte. las fuerzas de defensa israelíes publicaron un video en el que supuestamente mostraban el despliegue de su defensa y el ejército reveló otro en el que presuntamente registraron

one the presidio and one was yerba buena which was urban center. there were 800 people in 1848 it was small. a lot of historic buildings were here including pony express headquarters. wells fargo. hudson bay trading company and famous early settlers one of whom william leaderdorph who lived blocks from here a successful business person. african-american decent and the first million airin california. >> wilwoman was the founders of san francisco. here during the gold rush came in the early 1840s. he spent time stake himself as a merchant seaman and a business person. his father and brother in new orleans. we know him for san francisco's history. establishing himself here arnold 18 twoochl he did one of many things the first to do in yerba buena. was not california yet and was not fully san francisco yet. >> because he was an american citizen but spoke spanish he was able to during the time when america was taking over california from mexico, there was annexations that happened and conflict emerging and war, of course. he was part of the peek deliber

the secret service has designated a large area around moscone center and yerba buena center as a special security zone. that means delivery vehicles, people who live there, and people who work inside that zone will have to be screened anytime they go in or out. this is raising logistical issues for businesses like the grove restaurant, which is inside that security bubble. >> so we're reaching out to our vendors. we're talking to them to see how they feel about scheduling and planning to come through those checkpoints the best that they can. >> public transit will also be rerouted. certain on-ramps to i-80 will be shut down. the central subway line is also being blocked from running under the convention center. >>> the alaskanen airlines flight headed to sfo that had to make an emergency landing in portland. an off-duty pilot is accused of trying to cut the plane's engine during this flight. that off-duty pilot is joseph emerson of pleasant hill. he's now facing 83 charges of attempted murder. emerson was riding in an extra seat in the cockpit yesterday on a horizon air flight operated b

>> en efecto, nosotros estamos en el yerba buena gardens, en la calle misión, entre la tres y la cuatro ya la gente está comenzando. este evento justo comienza a las 12 del mediodía y qué pueden esperar ustedes acá? si vienen hasta las 15:30 de la tarde? pues va a haber música, baile y también hay mercados. usted va a poder venir acá y comprar. es el día de la resistencia india que se celebra en este centro cultural que está en san francisco hasta las 15:30 de la tarde y se espera, pues, un buen tiempo, un buen rato. acá les quiero comentar también que el clima está bueno. hace está fresco, no hace calor, no hace mucho frío, así que la invitación que hacen los organizadores acá es para que vengan a disfrutar de este evento que es gratuito. nuevamente es está en las calles . esperen que está en la aplicación móvil en las calles. misión en la calle, misión entre las tres y la cuatro. aquí hay gente que habla español para darle cualquier información que usted tenga y por supuesto también gente organizadores que hablan inglés. así que usted puede venir a estacionamiento acá se garantiza un

of columbus day. [ singing in a global language ] >> there was a celebration at san francisco's yerba buenadens. different indigenous groups from the bay area and other states performed traditional dances. there were vendors selling handmade jewelry and art. >> we continue with feeling and practice of cultural sharing of indigenous peoples from really many countries are here to share their culture, song, dances, drumming, but also our world view about harmony with the mother earth, peace and friendship with each other. >> it was two years ago when president biden became the first u.s. president to formally commemorate indigenous people's day, though it's not yet a federal holiday. >>> during stressful times music can certainly help ease the mind and bring back fond precious memories. a nonprofit called harmony and healing is taking that concept and connecting patients of all ages and of their loved ones to live professional music right from the comfort of their own home or hospital just with a virtual visit. i got to see the magic of harmony and healing in action. ♪ it's more than a feeling

a coalition of bay area jewish organizations joined together for a rally at yerba buena gardens in san francisco today. they're outspoken in their solidarity with israel and are condemning the attacks and kidnaps rings by hamas. attendees say they're seeking an end to the violence. still head separating legit vendors from criminal offenders discuss section this week that could help stop the sale of illegal goods by some of san francisco's street vendors. also, a tough day for brock purdy and the niners. abc seven's chris alvarez is live at levi's and will have the highlights in sp so, you've got the power of xfinity at home. now take it outside with xfinity mobile. like speed? it's the fastest mobile service around. with the best price for two lines of unlimited. only $30 bucks a line per month. that's hundreds in savings a year when you wave bye to the other guys. all on the most reliable 5g network nationwide. you really shouldn't walk out the front door without it. switch today at xfinitymobile.com. for children fighting critical illness, you can make the stars align. because when w

an informal meet and greet hosted by the yerba buena district is scheduled for this afternoon including a police department to talk about the apec attack. the children's museum includes representatives of the mayor's office, matadoressy and the mta. according to the mayor's office, paratransit vans have been cleared to operate inside tors within the city's own urged the city to set aside money to help reimburse hat it will s pillars of our community in our time of need with as much vigor as it caters to the security and luxury of foreign dignitaries and ceos. ep board unanimously passed a nonbinding resolution asking mayor breed to set aside $10 million to help those businesses. in san francisco, sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >>> still developing at this hour, a catastrophic hurricane ripped through southern mexico this morning. hurricane otis originally forecast adds a tropical storm. but in 13 hours, otis intensified into a category 5 hurricane. it made landfall in acapulco just after dawn. otis ripping off walls of buildings, flooded homes, triggering landslides and blocking of

demonstrators on sunday demanding the immediate and unconditional release of hostages by hamas at yerba buena gardens in san francisco. the number of hostages climbing sunday, according to the consulate general of israel. our brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, grandfathers and grandmothers, sons and daughters . bring them home now. now, demonstrators are calling for the red cross to gain access to the hostages to provide aid and for hamas to surrender. we want peace. we want to sit and live next to our palestinian brothers and sisters. that's at the end of the day, what we are hoping for. and we think that hamas is a barrier to that jewish people from all political backgrounds and from all over the bay area, adding their voices to the fight for peace there very clearly stated goal is to eliminate an of a jewish state anywhere in the jewish indigenous homeland. jews are not going to be leaving israel or the middle east. we've been there for thousands of years and we're not going anywhere. racist graffiti targeting jews found near lake merritt in oakland over the weekend. for joanna mec

the conference is happening now to go through wednesday afternoon at the yerba buena center for the arts. you can the area there around downtown to be a bit busier this week. more than 2000 people are expected to attend, including investors and entrepreneurs >> and maybe you want to rethink buying a home right now. new research shows there's never been a worse time to buy a home versus renting, according to real estate development company cbr e the average monthly mortgage payment. it's 52% higher. then what apartment rentals are the last time those numbers were even close to that far apart was in 2006 when mortgages were 33% higher in a healthy housing market. experts say the costs of rents and mortgages should be about equal. analysts say the spike is due to several factors. most notably the sky-high interest rates we have right now. and according to a recent redfin report, the household would have to make at least $400,000 in order to for median priced home in san francisco. >> still to come here on kron, 4 news at 5 local pilot has been arrested for trying to crash a plane. what his

sfmta is making major traffic adjustments, the yerba buena station and fourth and brandon stations of the central subway will need to be closed for the duration of the event, something people in chinatown worry will limit tourism. >> i think we're a little disappointed. you know, frankly, with the lack of thought around how to connect chinatown, you know, to the heart of the activities. >> despite the road closures and the numerous public transit detours, businesses in chinatown are still taking precautions, preparing for a massive influx of people. >> we one business we don't mind to be delayed, but as long we got business. >> kevin shannon, his staff at the golden gate fortune cookie factory are working long hours. he expects thousands to visit his store during apec. >> they make more cookies now to get prepared because cookies don't just come like that. it takes takes a lot of time for one by one by hand. see, they see me folding, a lot of folding, but it is work. >> he is excited about because he wants to see chinatown looking like it did before the pandemic. chinatown leaders say

public transportation that week due to increased traffic sfmta rather says for security purposes the yerba buena station and forth and brandon stations of the central subway will be closed entire week. trains, though they will be rerouted and there will be shuttles to help people through that time. bart and caltrain, though they will not be affected, will be fully operational. golden gate will have some re routes. but other than that, the cable cars, they'll be disrupted as well except for the hyde street line that will still be operating solak going on. officials will be putting on out more information later tonight and will make sure we have all that on our website. kron 4 dot com. that's going to be a great resource for you as we head into that week. but we still have a little less than a month. it's going to be quite intense, though, for all of us who live and work here in the city. back to all right, sarah, thank you for that. tonight, a new expert perspective on the war between israel and hamas. >> we talked with stanford lecturer janine zacharia who's lived in israel for years reporting o

. >> supporters of israel showed up at san francisco's yerba buena gardens. many say they feel alone in their struggle, reminding everyone more than 200 kidnapped men, women, and children are being held hostage by hamas. >> nobody likes war. nobody wants to see this, but when you have hostages that have been taken from israel and they're held right now by a terrorist organization, what do you want israel to do? nobody would ask you if you had your child was sitting there as a hostage in gaza by a terrorist organization, you would not be calling for a ceasefire. >> israeli officials say the offensive in gaza is specifically to find and rescue the hostages. >> to find the hostages intelligence-wise is very, very, very difficult, almost on the line of impossible. >> the u.n. security council will hold an emergency meeting tomorrow on israel's operations in gaza. stay up to date with the very latest coming out of israel and gaza on our website, kpix.com and streaming on the cbs news app. >>> still ahead here tonight, with the transition to electric vehicles, the

. >> here are some of the festivities happening at san francisco's yerba buena gardens. different indigenous groups from the bay area and other states performed traditional dances. they were also selling handmade jewelry and art. >> our whole view about harmony with the mother earth, peace and friendship with each other, with all people, and recognition of indigenous people's survival on this land. >> it was two years ago when president biden became the first u.s. president to formally commemorate indigenous people's day, though it's not yet a federal holiday. >>> turning to weather now, a big cooldown coming on the heels of a very warm weekend and some places are even seeing a little bit of rain. >> first alert chief meteorologist paul heggen tracking all the changes for us. >> what a difference a day makes. inland yesterday was still very warm. today we returned to below average temperatures with a few spotty showers. first alert doppler is showing the activity trying to work in from the pacific ocean. a lot of it has been evaporating. we've seen barely more than a tra

a portion of howard street right at the convention center, splitting the convention center and yerba buena center. this is going to be much larger than that. the security zone alone that the secret service has set up for this conference is actually going to be a couple of streets above, below, and around that whole convention center here in the city. so obviously it's going to be difficult to get in and out if you are able to get in and out of that area. and for anyone who is doing any kind of business around, you can imagine that traffic is going to turn into quite an issue very quickly, jessica. >> and the traffic, let's talk about that because most people in san francisco take public transportation. how is this going to impact public transportation? what are the bus routes? how are you going to get the uber, all that kind of stuff? >> reporter: as we speak, there is a website that the san francisco mta has already started to put out, detailing all of the bus lines that are going to be rerouted along that large security zone. there's also going to be the central subway line that was just

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expect the apec summit in november to interrupt just about everything around moscone center, the yerba buena and even a bit beyond. because the asia-pacific economic cooperation conference is expected to include president biden and 20 of his international counterparts, the u.s. secret service has designated several blocks as a special security zone. that means public transit, vehicle traffic, and pedestrian traffic within that zone will either be closed down, rerouted, or massively restricted. delivery vehicles, residents, and people who work within that security zone will be screened every day for a week, which will raise logistical issues for businesses like the grove restaurant, which sits inside the security bubble. >> so we're reaching out to our vendors to see how they feel about scheduling and planning to come through those checkpoints the best that they can. >> reporter: david cohen says they haven't got much more information than what was presented last week during a public briefing with the secret service and the san francisco police department. he tells me he's looking forward to

the event bay area united was held at yerba buena gardens in san francisco this afternoon. organizers say it was important to get together to fight back against the anti-semitic ism that has increased here in the united states and around the world since the start of the israel-hamas war. and i just took off a mezuzah off my door, which is what we have in the front of most jewish homes, because i'm just terrified for the safety of my children. and the more people keep calling hamas freedom fighters and this misinformation that's being spread, it's really, really dangerous. organizers say today's demonstration managed to unite bay area jews of different sects from and from across the political spectrum. the jewish community relations council bay area posted photos of anti-israel slogans that they say were found in oakland. the photos show four separate messages that the organization says were spray painted around lake merritt today. the pictures were followed with the comment that the war is coming home and with the hashtag stand with israel. and the fighting is intensifying

sfmta is making major traffic adjustments, the yerba buena station and fourth and brandon stations of the central subway will need to be closed for the duration of the event, something people in chinatown worry will limit tourism. >> i think we're a little disappointed. you know, frankly, with the lack of thought around how to connect chinatown, you know, to the heart of the activities. >> despite the road closures and the numerous public transit detours, businesses in chinatown are still taking precautions, preparing for a massive influx of people. >> we one business we don't mind to be delayed, but as long we got business. >> kevin shannon, his staff at the golden gate fortune cookie factory are working long hours. he expects thousands to visit his store during apec. >> they make more cookies now to get prepared because cookies don't just come like that. it takes takes a lot of time for one by one by hand. see, they see me folding, a lot of folding, but it is work. >> he is excited about because he wants to see chinatown looking like it did before the pandemic. chinatown leaders say

meanwhile, the bay area united will be holding a rally later this afternoon at yerba buena gardens in the city to show support towards israel. oakland police are giving residents an opportunity to bring down gun violence and improve their gardens. saturday, november 18th, officers hosted the third annual guns to garden buyback. that event allows residents to turn in their guns, no questions asked in exchange for up to $300 and a garden tool since 2022, police say they've collected more than 170 firearms and have given away over $10,000 in gift cards. this year's buyback runs from noon to four at that mount zion baptist church. the dia de los muertos festival is happening in oakland today. the event brings tens of thousands of people to the fruitvale district to commemorate the mexican tradition for day of the dead, our ktvu is amanda quintana is front and center there this morning to explain the significance of today's event. good morning. good morning there, frank. so this event starts at ten this morning, but we've already got set up happening here. you can see some of the vendors b

one the presidio and one was yerba buena which was urban center. there were 800 people in 1848 it was small. a lot of historic buildings were here including pony express headquarters. wells fargo. hudson bay trading company and famous early settlers one of whom william leaderdorph who lived blocks from here a successful business person. african-american decent and the first million airin california. >> wilwoman was the founders of san francisco. here during the gold rush came in the early 1840s. he spent time stake himself as a merchant seaman and a business person. his father and brother in new orleans. we know him for san francisco's history. establishing himself here arnold 18 twoochl he did one of many things the first to do in yerba buena. was not california yet and was not fully san francisco yet. >> because he was an american citizen but spoke spanish he was able to during the time when america was taking over california from mexico, there was annexations that happened and conflict emerging and war, of course. he was part of the peek deliber

it has been cool to introduce yerba buena to yerba buena. this plant is called dutchman's pipe.om, the flower looks like a dutchman's pipe. and another thing that's unique about this plant is, it's the whole specific plant for the pipeline swallow tail butterfly. so some butterflies are able to adapt to other species and can use larva and food from different species. in the county of san francisco, there's only about three or four healthy populations of this plant. these particular plants were going to be destroyed because of the green infrastructure project needed to put pipes in and needed to demolish all water tanks and build new water tanks for the island, so we were able to go in, dig them up, cultivate them, extrapolate dozens of plants into hund hundreds of plants and restore it through the restoration process. one day one of my nursery managers was down here and she found the pipeline butterfly have flown over from yerba buena island and came to our nursery on treasure island and was breeding on this plant. and successfully did its life cycle inside of our nursery. so, i

one the presidio and one was yerba buena which was urban center.s small. a lot of historic buildings were here including pony express headquarters. wells fargo. hudson bay trading company and famous early settlers one of whom william leaderdorph who lived blocks from here a successful business person. african-american decent and the first million airin california. >> wilwoman was the founders of san francisco. here during the gold rush came in the early 1840s. he spent time stake himself as a merchant seaman and a business person. his father and brother in new orleans. we know him for san francisco's history. establishing himself here arnold 18 twoochl he did one of many things the first to do in yerba buena. was not california yet and was not fully san francisco yet. >> because he was an american citizen but spoke spanish he was able to during the time when america was taking over california from mexico, there was annexations that happened and conflict emerging and war, of course. he was part of the peek deliberations and am bas doorship to create

at the pro-israel rally in yerba buena gardens, speakers call for the red cross to gain access to the to provide aid for hamas to surrender. we want peace. we want to sit and live next to our palestinian brothers and sisters. that's at the end of the day, what we are hoping for. and we think that hamas is a barrier to that. on saturday, a pro-palestine ginion rally in san francisco shut down the northbound lanes of 101. the demonstrator has called for a cease fire and said the us should not provide funding to israel while it targets civilians in gaza. today antioch is set to announce additional funding to increase security to fight crime. an extra $500,000 will be added to the city's crime fighting plan. small business, his nonprofits and shopping center owners located in areas that have historically experienced high levels of crime, can apply for the grant. antioch's mayor is expected to unveil more details at 11:00 this morning. and then in san jose, police are launching a new initiative to combat retail theft. five officers in the department will switch their focus solely to invest

anti pro-israel rally at yerba buena gardens speakers called for the red cross to gain access to the hostages to provide aid and for hamas to surrender. we want peace. we want to sit and live next to our palestinian brothers and sisters. that's at the end of the day, what we are hoping for. and we think that hamas is a barrier to that. on saturday, a pro-palestinian rally in san francisco shut down the northbound lanes of 101. the demonstrators called for a ceasefire and said the us should not provide funding to israel while it targets civilians in gaza. meantime, israel says it will fight against starlink if it tries to provide internet access to gaza. now, elon musk posted on x he supports connectivity to internationally recognized aid organizations in gaza after israeli airstrikes shut down communications last friday. he did say that no starlink terminals have tried to connect with satellites providing internet in ukraine, musk said starlink satellites to the front lines to provide internet, but he has not indicated the same would happen in palestine. there's a push to rename de a

million dollars to transition the bus toward zero e mission fleet and left year a raise grant for yerba buena west side bridge project. senator feinstein worked with senator gill brand of new york to represent the concerns about the safety autonomous vehicles on the ad start bill a topic we'll talk about today. speak of safety, it was after our city's passage of vision zero policy in 20 then that tom mc guire joined the director of sustainable streets. now 10 years later we want to take this opportunity to wish him well as he joins the transportation authority to lead their bart it silicon valley phase 2 project. tom lead implementation of vision zero street innovations and capitol projects. from the vaness brt and central subway projects to jfk and great highway project to street redesigns like folsom. parklets and shared streets. he let permitting for scoot and bike share. provision of taxi and limitation of sf park. it is i long and important list and never easy to shepherd change thank you, tom for your contributions to san francisco we are happy you are able to celebrate passage of 8645

it will run until wednesday afternoon at the yerba buena center for the arts. more than 2000 people are supposed to be there, including investors and entrepreneurs. it's 10, 10 and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, san jose mayor matt mahan delivers his first state of the city address. >> we'll see what he has to say. and some are speculating that airlines could be making big profits. purposely making your flying experience unpleasant. we'll take a look at what they're doing in how to avoid what they call calculated missouri. and they 40 is celebrated in his hometown with the street and a key to the city of atlanta. >> and skies have really cleared out after yesterday. showers. now we've got a dose of sunshine ahead of any lingering rainfall is pretty much well out to southern california. hardly any of be talking more in your forecast talking more in your forecast ahead. ben, take a seat. so what you did earlier, right? -huge mistake. -colossal. not signing up for hilton honors points? you're a business traveler now. time to start acting like it. when you

the children's creativity museum in san francisco's yerba buena gardens celebrated its 25th anniversaryy with a free hands on event. children were building legos, and they also made suggestions for a new playground . the museum is a safe space for kids to explore art and music. people who went to the celebration also witnessed a groundbreaking ceremony showcasing improved payments to the facility, made possible by an $800,000 state grant. officials say these enhancements allow the museum to keep serving the community during a time when they need it most. our space is really full of studios where kids can just come in and spend 20 minutes or an hour or all day just making one project. and these days, that's what kids need. there's so many things that are pulling them in so many different directions. they don't focus just on the next video and here they make the videos. and so just scrolling through another video, also speaking at the event today, san francisco assembly member phil ting, who helped champion the grant, is in the middle of big career and is leaving everything and going ther

that means security will be tight in the designated higher security zone at moscone center and yerba buenaardens, the secret service will put up a 14 foot unscathed fence. that area will be limited to people with credentials only along the outer perimeter. sfpd will be supported by about 1000 chp officers. >> the number one priority for the united states secret service, as well as everyone standing here today, is the safety of the world leaders, the attendees coming to the apec summit, but as well as the general public here in san francisco, the secret service will close 12 blocks around the moscone center or the part of the central subway that runs underneath the security zone will also be closed. >> aipac runs from november 11th through the 17th. now to the ongoing efforts in san francisco to get illegal street vendors off the streets. >> city officials concede warned about safety of now banned all street vending on mission street and around bart stations. downtown abc7 news reporter luis pena has been following this story for months and is live in the newsroom with the impact on vendors

that's going to be located at yerba buena gardens on mission right between 3rd and 4th. well, indigenous peoples day is a celebration of native american communities and their contribution to our history. >> and don't forget, we're just about a week away from the deadline to file your federal and state taxes. california extended the state filing deadline earlier this year for those affected by the winter storms which included all 9 bay area counties are all part of the extension. so if you haven't filed yet, know that your official deadline is next. monday, october 16th. we're going take a break. coming up next on the kron, 4 morning news. hundreds of people gathering in san francisco to unite against the attacks happening in israel. >> we'll have more on that coming up in a minute. >> and we're talking about the rain. it is now on its way, as you can take a live look right now at radar. you can see we are tracking when that is set to finally touched down here in the bay area. john sabol. we'll have a look at that coming don't go "the doctor will see you now." but do they

bring them home at that pro-israel rally at yerba buena gardens, speakers called for the red cross to gain access to the hostages, to provide aid and for hamas to surrender. we want peace. we want to sit and live next to our palestinian brothers and sisters. that's at the end of the day, what we are hoping for. and we think that hamas is a barrier to that. on saturday, a pro-palestinian rally in san francisco shut down the northbound lanes of 101. the demonstrators called for a cease fire and said the us should not provide funding to israel while it targets civilians in gaza. israel says it will fight against starlink if it tries to provide internet access to gaza. elon musk posted on x he supports connectivity to internationally recognized aid organizations in gaza after israeli airstrikes shut down communications last week. he did say that no starlink terminals have tried to connect with satellites providing internet now in ukraine must send starlink satellites to the front lines to provide internet. but he has not indicated the same would happen in palestine. community activists, i

. >> it's starting at 130 this afternoon at the yerba buena gardens here in san francisco. also today in san jose, a pro-palestinian rally is happening. it will start at 1 p.m. at city hall. it's being put together by the freedom road socialist organization. speaking of protests, one delayed the start of saturday's football game at uc berkeley. this one was about the suspension of a professor. 15 people were taken off the field and arrested after staging a sit in the cal versus usc game started about 15 minutes late because of this incident, a person who was walking on the street was struck and killed after a two car crash in san francisco. the crash happened in lower nob hill on post near leavenworth street, just after 11 saturday. we're told the driver of the car was not hurt and is now in police custody. he the circumstances surrounding the deadly collision are still under investigation. the us secret service requested access to over 500 cameras around union square in san francisco. the request comes ahead of next month's aipac conference. the secret service is responsib

it's starting at 130 this afternoon at the yerba buena gardens here in san francisco. also today in san jose, a pro-palestinian rally is happening. it will start at 1 p.m. at city hall. it's being put together by the freedom road socialist organization. speaking of protests, one delayed the start of saturday's football game at uc berkeley. this one was about the suspension of a professor who was accused of harassing another professor at a university in 2019. some students argue the professor acted in self defense. 15 people were taken off the field and arrested after staging a sit in the cal versus usc game started about 15 minutes late in san francisco. a person who was walking on the street was struck and killed after a two car crash . the crash happened in lower nob hill on post near leavenworth street just after 11 a.m. on saturday. we're told the driver of the car was not hurt and is now in police custody. the circumstances surrounding the deadly collision are still under investigation. an. well, the us secret service has requested access to over 500 cameras aroun