hi, i'm san francisco mayor london breed. really excited to be here with you all today here at thrive plaza, here at chase center, the home of the golden state warriors who for the first time tomorrow will be playing with an audience of fans. what that says is we are well on our way to recovering in the city. we are well on our way to re-opening and gradually taking those steps. most importantly, as great as we have done here in san francisco, 64% of san franciscans have received at least their first vaccine dose and about 85% of those over the age of 65, we're seeing our reproductive rates decline. we are feeling good. we are feeling excited and happy and anxious to get back to our lives; but at the end of the day, you all know we're still in the midst of a pandemic. so as comfortable as we may be with our progress, let's make sure we continue to wear our mask and follow our health directive so that we can finally get to a place where we can watch a game without our mask on. and, the reason why we are here is not just becaus

francisco. >> and was also featured as a grand marshal of san francisco pride. have known her for all of hearses -- service to the city and county of san francisco. we are grateful to her and we hope she can rest easy knowing she will always be our icon. the rest i submit. >> thank you. supervisor mandelman? >> thank you, madam clerk. i have two items which i will address today and the rest i will submit. the first is an ordinance, colleagues, earlier this year i announced a two pursuit legislation or discourage the production of large family residences affordable only to the wealthiest households and instead encourage the production of more smaller multifamily residences. at that time i introduced an ordinance to establish conditional use requirement for new large single-family homes and large residents expansions. that ordinance is going before the planning commission next month. i look forward to discussing further with the wall here -- with you all soon. today i'm introducing a second piece of legislation that will loosen the control that currently restricts

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san francisco can be carbon neutral. instead of by 2050, when i'm probably going to be real old and the rest of us will too. by 2045. is part of the paris agreement. and so, i know that these numbers and these environmental things don't seem like they're really cool, but they are really cool because the clean air that we drink, i mean, clean air that we breathe, the clean water that we drink, some of the best water that you could ever taste anywhere. you can drink it right out of the faucet without a filter. being able to see the green trees grow, everything has an impact. and that's why having partners like chase center working with us to make sure that they are not only creating the incredible environment they do to make games exciting even though i know the players can do that all on their own, but this facility doesn't hurt. they have been partners as i said earlier in creating one of the newest green buildings in san francisco and i'm pleased to welcome to the podium kim stone, the chase center's general manager. >>

i'm san francisco mayor london breed and it has been a very, very challenging year for all of us in san francisco, but i've got to tell you, we're coming alive again. we're starting to open the city again. i see you urban alkamine. thank you for all the work you do to keep us safe out here. we are here today because we are taking an additional step further to get the city re-opened. i'm joined by a number of our city department heads including our city administrator car men chiu and our librarian michael lambert. and, let me tell you, michael has not only been running this library, he and so many of our librarians and the people who work for the library here in san francisco, they more than almost any other department have been working as disaster service workers to help address this pandemic. they've been down at covid command at mascone center showing up every day doing whatever it takes. organization. going out to our hotels where we are helping to support our homeless residents. going out to the community hubs to help support our kids. preparing virtual lesson plans and reading time

yes, san francisco is really expensive. there is no other place like san francisco where you're going to have access to the technology, to the communities, to just the people working in the industry. it's just one of a kind, and it's totally worth it. i sold my car, and i pretty much walk everywhere now, and i got rid of a lot of stuff, and i live in a very small apartment , but it's totally worth it just to have access to everything. yay. cheers. >> cheers. renteria: i just learned about the sea level rising, and i didn't know about that before we moved here. does it concern me? yes, because i eventually want to buy property here and have a family here, but i didn't know about that, and i'm not too informed, so it's not something that i'm really too concerned about right now. i am scared now, though, learning that that's a possibility. christensen: people under 40 living here in the bay area today are very, very likely to see unprecedented annual flooding around the bay in their lifetimes. jacob: it's going to be fanstic i

a few brake lights onto san francisco. better news, finally on this trouble spot northbound 101 as you head through san jose, approaching the 880 connector. all lanes open from an earlier crash. we had flooding in the roadway. still busy. >>> new this morning two people had to be rescue from a house fire in san lorenzo. flames broke out just before 2:30 that. fire is out but crews still watching hot spots. two people who live in the home had to be rescued and now are in the hospital. it's not clear how bad their injuries are. a third person who lives in a side sound is okay. >>> oakland five people were forced from their home this morning after a fire burned this house on alcatraz avenue. crews kept it from spreading to other homes. a cross is still under investigation. >>> on the road to recovery santa clara is now the third bay area county to enter the least restrictive yellow tier. >>> alameda, contra costa, napa and sonoma still in the orange. solano in the red. kpix justice andrews in san pedro square. >>> she is opti

thank you, san francisco. gracias, san francisco. -thank you. -[ speaks native language ] let's keep making a differene together. >>> this memorial day weekend a lot of people are heading out of town. maybe on an airplane on a flight. maybe taking their first road trip in 15 months. triple-a says 34 million americans are getting more confident and comfortable to travel and are heading out of town. we'll go live to oakland international where some families actually reuniting for the first time in more than a year. >> reporter: actually a happy afternoon to be honest with you. i can't tell you how many people i saw hugging one another in what i assumed to be a long time. it is not a full return to normal but this is the to prepac levels in quite sometime. i remember last year when we were here during the height of the pandemic we saw a lot of solo travelers, people who were on the younger side, people, passengers who were middle aged. but that wasn't the case here today. i saw a lot of families, parents with kids, and we also saw a lot

i'm the president of the coalition for san francisco neighborhoods for all san francisco neighbors, not just some neighborhoods. we're concerned for neighborhoods in treasure island and hunters point that other speakers referred to. last thing we need is to have cortese spots become hot spots. that seems to be the trend that has been happening. we think that trend should be reversed. we urge you to support sb37, the last thing we need is more cancer clusters in our neighborhoods. thank you very much. >> clerk: next speaker please. >> caller: good afternoon supervisors. cory smith on behalf of the housing action coalition. this bill i think gets at something that we're all thinking about and we're all concerned about. making sure that our environment is more productive uses is done well and safely. that's something that everybody shares in terms of a goal to achieve. the department in ms. gibson's presentation brought up a lot of of concerns. i hear supervisor preston's comment about the absolute to her statement. adding more process and more paperwork without -- [indiscernible] >> clerk

here in san francisco. we've already been inundated with offers from volunteers who are anxious to safely get back to work after the past year of quarantine. this will be supported by habitat pro commercial construction staff and they have kept our construction sites safely and productively across our region. habitat san francisco is building in and to see so much affordable housing gun o in our. and the balboa reservoir projects last year. we're excited and proud to be homeowner developers in these projects. this is being supported by the mayor's office of housing and community development with $1.5 million in construction and permanent financing. just like so many affordable developments, the mayor will drive them to the finish. i want to acknowledge eric. when he learned that 85% of habitat homeowners were bipoc family in san francisco and we look forward to carrying the legacy forward in awful our projects. and as our reopening process proceeds, we listen to the guidance from local government, we look f

francisco but the latinx community in san francisco. it's a community that's historically been underserved and protect, and it's a part of the history. and i also wanted to touch on the light and the art itself. i agree with that. i agree that when you commission an artist to do a work in a space, it's a masterpiece, and it resonates to the spatial proportions of that volume of space, but now, we're talking about we need to preserve it, and the quality of the fresco itself [inaudible] be sensitive to the type of light that will be shining on it, so i don't know if, in this resolution, we'll be requesting to have an art specialist to actually consult with them to look into -- the sky light might be interfering with the quality of the fresco. i don't want to be adding more when we have 155 pages, but we need to bring on board some of these specialists when restoring mural and these special artists. being this world, i am pretty familiar with artists in the city that are really well versed to do that. i just want to share that, as a part o

which shows san francisco in may of 1906. instead of cheerful pictures and intimate testimony unfolds through these pages. it discloses the anxieties challenges and material ways of dealing with the earthquake and fire and those were aspects that are that were distorted in the official publication channels of the time. in a first part i would like to briefly look at the album as a powerful material support in times of disaster as photo albums became available in the 19th century. they took on the role of social objects as numerous scholars have demonstrated. the album would be carefully curated assembling memories in the form of images texts clippings and other ephemera. it could be kept as a private object or circulated among designated group of people. the maker would situate themselves in the pages and combine their own memory with other visuals. in the month following april 1906 many albums combined commercial views and private photographs or annotations as you can see here. blending public imagery and personal voice allo

thank you, san francisco. gracias, san francisco. -thank you. -[ speaks native language ] let's keep making a differene together. >>> look at live at san jose city hall. that will real about take took place at 6:00. nancy pelosi was in san francisco today discussing the threat of anti-asian discrimination and violence. she highlighted the enactment of the covid-19 hate crime act. >> we have to keep talking about it. so people know what opportunities are there for them. they know to make a distinction between was someone might just call a casual reference , but if you hear the language you know it is a hate crime. >> the act aims to combat a spike in crimes against the aap i community. by providing grants to local police. helping states set up reporting hotlines. expanding public education campaigns as well as victim outreach and creating a new physician at the justice department a exabyte reviews of hate crime cases. >> congress appears to be stalling on the creation of a 9/11 style commission to look at the january six insurrection.

this is eric brooks with the san francisco clean energy advocate and our city san francisco. just want to highlight something that's really important in what the presentation -- what was said in the presentation that lafcos have now gone beyond the mere task of integrating cities within counties and now to a very large extent are about good government making sure good government happens and that is of course san francisco's mandate as a city and county and i wanted to talk about an issue that i brought up before. it would be good to make sure that the lafco gives some focus to that to make sure and we need lafco to be part of this discussion so it can including sfpuc on all climate goals, not just electricity goals. we need to make sure that their funding is from the general fund and independent of corporations like recology which provides a huge part of the budget right now and for reasons that the chair just stated we needed the central budget inclusion and environmental justice and then the last thing the stimulus that just came out and this new stimulus that's coming on t

we have 53 locations in san francisco. we've been in san francisco since 1937. our original store, you can still visit the site, although it's significantly different, located on powell street and union square. we have partnerships with some of the most well known organizations in the city, and our footprint has changed over the last five years. before i jump into that piece, i'd like to talk about what supervisor safai was talking about, the new san francisco kind of emerging out of covid-19. our 53 locations, all are providing covid immunizations today. we do that pretty much on a daily basis seven days a week. happy to be part of the community and helping, you know, san francisco, arguably, and maybe not even arguably, the most successful city in vaccinating its population. i've got to imagine we're pushing close to 80%, and even today, i was looking at our news, with pfizer immunizing 12 to 15 year olds, we've got pfizer appointments booked, as well. over the past five years, walgreens footprint has changed. five years ago, we had 70 locations in san francis

san francisco voters created d.p.a. as a successor to the office of citizen complaints with their passage of proposition d in the june 2016 election. d.p.a. investigates all sfpd incidents in which any of our officers discharge a weapon within the course and scope of their duties whenever that results in an individual's injury or death. the 5th and final investigative process is that of the san francisco office of the chief medical examiner or ocme. the medical examiner taking custody of a deceased person in any officer-involved shooting that results in a fatality. in tragic cases that results in fatalities. the ocme is responsible for conducting an autopsy to determine the decedent's cause of death. accordingly, the san francisco medical examiner has no investigative role in this incident. as i said, we will allocate one hour for public comments and questions and conclude this town hall at approximately 5:45 p.m. and, before we move on to commander o'sullivan, i just want to reiterate i'm truly sorry to mr. pitman and

hello, san francisco. it's a beautiful sunny day here, and the fog has lifted, perhaps like the collective proverbial covid fog that we've all been stuck in the last year. my name is karen flood, and i'm the executive director of the union square business district, and we're so pleased to see you today, and so many visitors. we have missed you all. we have missed the visitors and the workers in union square who come here to dine in our fine restaurants and stay in our beautiful hotels and dine in our shops. but we know they will be back, and we know that mayor breed has been focused in this last year on keeping us safe and healthy, and we appreciate that. she's been laser focused on making sure that everybody is healthy and distancing and we are getting vaccinated, so excellent job, mayor breed. [applause] >> but now it is time to turn to recovery and renewal. we know here in san francisco, we are resilient and strong. we have survived fires and earthquakes, and we have survived this, and we will come back

thank you, san francisco. gracias, san francisco. -thank you. -[ speaks native language ] let's keep making a differene together. >>> 34 million americans are expected to hit the road this holiday weekend and a lot of them are already out there. this is a live look at the hospital curve, not far from zuckerberg general. people who are driving this weekend are getting a nasa surprise at the pump. higher gas prices, aaa says gas is at its highest level in seven years. the average cost in california is hovering around four dollars and $.18 per gallon. oakland is a little higher at 4:25 per gallon in san francisco up even more around $4.33 per gallon. >> it has gone up pretty quick in the last month, i think it has gone up a dollar at least and it is kind of hard for the pocketbook but it is what it is, can't really do much about it. >>> don't you wish you were at lake tahoe? hours ago in magnitude for .2 quake hit the middle of the lake, set up multiple aftershocks and was felt to nevada. it interrupted a meeting of the nevada state leg

here in san francisco. we've already been inundated with offers from volunteers who are anxious to safely get back to work after the past year of quarantine. this will be supported by habitat pro commercial construction staff and they have kept our construction sites safely and productively across our region. habitat san francisco is building in and to see so much affordable housing gun o in our. and the balboa reservoir projects last year. we're excited and proud to be homeowner developers in these projects. this is being supported by the mayor's office of housing and community development with $1.5 million in construction and permanent financing. just like so many affordable developments, the mayor will drive them to the finish. i want to acknowledge eric. when he learned that 85% of habitat homeowners were bipoc family in san francisco and we look forward to carrying the legacy forward in awful our projects. and as our reopening process proceeds, we listen to the guidance from local government, we look f

livermore 49. 51 san francisco and san jose. checking the winds. little breezy as we start off the day. westerly winds 16 at sfo and delta breeze really kicking in for at 21 miles an hour. let's show you the visibility. we are looking at areas of gray as we start off the day with some clouds along the coast, around the bay and some of the inland locations. we are going to see at least that cloud cover move at least -- that fog kind of lift for us as we are still looking at breezy conditions but warmer across the bay area and especially inland. you will notice that difference. that pattern changes as we look to tomorrow and thursday. that stronger on shore flow kicking in due to the upper level low and that will bring temperatures cooling back down for us as we look to the rest of the workweek. as we go hour by hour on future cast you can see the skies clearing for we look to tomorrow which you are looking at that sun but again the breezy to windy conditions with those westerly winds. we will show you this on future cast. for today another breezy da

the san francisco bay times undoubtedly reflects san francisco's wide cultural identity. please give swift approve to the san francisco bay times to be designated an official legacy business. >> thank you. next caller, please. >> hi. can you hear me? >> we sure can. please go ahead. >> great. thank you so much. thank you, president laguana and commissioners. good evening. think amy by -- this is amy bynart, legislative aide to supervisor hillary ronen. first, there's flowercraft garden center, which has a unique and vibrant history with deep roots in san francisco. the founder of flowercraft, philip lerner, now in his 80s, opened the business 40 years ago. it has an ever growing number of dedicated, intergenerational clientele. the company regularly donates to many local nonprofits and schools, including city of dreams, district 9s own drag queen bingo and homeless prenatal programs. it donates christmas trees to several organizations during the winter holidays. while the surrounding neighborhoods continued to change, flowercraft has remained a constant. it has served dis

here in san francisco. we've already been inundated with offers from volunteers who are anxious to safely get back to work after the past year of quarantine. this will be supported by habitat pro commercial construction staff and they have kept our construction sites safely and productively across our region. habitat san francisco is building in and to see so much affordable housing gun o in our. and the balboa reservoir projects last year. we're excited and proud to be homeowner developers in these projects. this is being supported by the mayor's office of housing and community development with $1.5 million in construction and permanent financing. just like so many affordable developments, the mayor will drive them to the finish. i want to acknowledge eric. when he learned that 85% of habitat homeowners were bipoc family in san francisco and we look forward to carrying the legacy forward in awful our projects. and as our reopening process proceeds, we listen to the guidance from local government, we look f

in san francisco. >> but herd immunity is typically 70 to 85% of the entire population that will require a continued push to get vaccine to those with limited access, those who are vaccine hesitant and eventually younger people who are not yet eligible. i could see san francisco getting to something that looks like herd immunity in terms of having declining transmission. >> in the next month or 2. as for why san francisco in the greater bay area has seen such success, medical experts point to residents willingness to social distance mask and get vaccinated. >> people in the bay area do much better in general with. those non pharmaceutical interventions. and i think not. plus the vaccination. really puts us in a position exactly like we are right now. >> now, of course, medical experts agree there are no guarantees. that all depends on the behaviors that we experience and what happens going forward. week to week day to day month to month. but they do believe san francisco and the bay area as a whole are

photographing san francisco, how he always had an incredible fashion for san francisco. at least once a year growing up in san francisco during the time when italian was still the most common language heard on the north beach, he was always a champion for italy and the northern italian community. he's also described as the unofficial historian of north beach. on bishop and rourke and one of his proudest moments was receiving the president of italy upon his historic visit to san francisco in october of 2018. i had the privilege of attending al's 90th birthday party with supervisor peskin with peter and paul in 2019. and i'll always remember the crowd representing the huge and diverse cross section of san francisco that had grown to love him over the years. in a beautiful speech seaman's chapel on peer 45. he gave about a 45 minute al was a true renaissance man. his legacy and impact on our city will live on. my deepest condolences to all who loved him and the bacari family. to the city administrative code. all shelter residents should have a right to invoke fair, timely,

there are 30. 4000 hotel rooms in san francisco, kevin carroll with the hotel council says some san francisco hotels have only 20% occupancy, depending on the day of the week, but they are seeing signs of tourism slowly beginning to return, and some smaller conventions are still scheduled for the fall. the forward every where we have all three of the groups whether it's tourism. business travelers and meetings and conventions. it's going to be probably at least three years. many say that slow rebound is having a big impact on jobs. that's where there's so many people employed in the bay area in hospitality and tourism on that's why we're lacking the rest of the state and the rest of the country and that recovering our lost jobs here. some people say, though, there is hope on the horizon, we're looking to drive people from the bay area. why to our space, so that's the north bay south bay. stay on then, when tourism comes back national traffic. hemsley says many places such as his restaurant palette have really focused on becoming destination restaurants or change their business model to be les

thank you, san francisco. gracias, san francisco. -thank you. -[ speaks native language ] let's keep making a differene together. floyd remembrance and rally tonight. it was attended by about 100 people. ktvu is deborah villalon is live in santa rosa with the reflections that were shared depth. andre like many cities, this one is adopting reforms such as sending counselors, not cops to mental health calls in the future. the anniversary was a moment to take stock. where the black people that this is a black eyes matter. even jo mari more looked out on this downtown santa rosa rally and thought about what has and has not changed in one year. profiling exists, harassment exists. s o does intimidation having carrie okey when it should be more than that our people were becoming hashtag. my s o poetry and an open mike made for a subdued remembrance with. plenty of room on the grass to spread out. i can't believe it's already been a year and that all the things that have happened have kept happening and aren't going away. people remember an

the san francisco department of health to utilize innovation to address disparities in all san francisco communities including those of asian and pacific islander descent. this includes this aggregating data instead of groups data into a category as asian american/pacific islander. the process of this aggregating data may require several years of utilizing small communities. and, further resolved, the health commissioner and the department of san francisco health to add a footnote including race and/or ethnicity data for lack of data for a specific community to ensure no community experience is visible due to its size or small data set. and, finally further resolve, the commissioner recommends that the san francisco department of public health stay updated on changing service needs and all san francisco communities. >> president bernal: thank you, secretary morewitz. i do not see anyone on the public line which means before we go into commissioner questions or comments, we can have a motion to amend the resolution that was passed on april 6th. commissioner giraudo, will you be making tha

san francisco 49 and the north bay at 47. if you don't want the jacket and you are going to be chilly there as you run from the car to wherever you have to go and as we roll through the day tomorrow, temperatures are going to cool off with that system approaching. 67 here in san jose. over to the east bay, numbers dropping. 76 here in antioch. 64 in hayward. peninsula, 64 palo alto. san francisco with that cold ocean breeze. 60 in the mission. through the north bay, 71 in sonoma. 69 in clear lake. so my extended forecast shows the on and off wind gusts through friday. stay dry as we roll through the next seven days and 60s for highs. across the inland valleys, we're looking at 70s through saturday. we warm it up sunday, monday and tuesday with 80s returning. coming up tonight at 6:00, we will take a look at how the warming is impacting hurricanes and there is also some new research we're learning from this that ties into our weather pattern. we will take a look at that tomorrow at 6:00. >> thanks, jeff. >>> still to come, for

system in san francisco. during e.m.s. week, and as we are fighting this global pandemic, i am especially grateful for the opportunity to celebrate the important work you do every single day. it's because of you that we feel safe knowing you are in that ambulance, in that fire engine, or in that hospital emergency department, really to provide assistance to anyone in need. most importantly, you carry out your duties with care and compassion. now more than ever, our city appreciates the extra effort and sacrifice you have made to keep us healthy and safe. tonight, we light up city hall, coit tower, and salesforce tower in e.m.s. blue and white to honor your service and sacrifice. [♪♪♪] >> e.m.s. strong. thank you. >> e.m.s. strong. thank you. >> e.m.s. strong. thank you. >> e.m.s. strong. thank you. >> e.m.s. strong. thank you so much for what you do. >> e.m.s. strong. thank you. >> e.m.s. strong. thank you. >> e.m.s. strong. thank you. [♪♪♪] [roll call]

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>> and then, san francisco, sacramento, san jose. we worked with a number of different municipalities throughout the state of california, as well. and then, our nonprofit, we do a huge amount of work on the homeless issues. for example, we would be dealing with the state government there, as well. >> i heard you say san francisco. did you mean the city and county of san francisco or a different agency there? >> city and county of san francisco. so for example, when we worked with the [inaudible] museum, we worked with the chief executive there. there is also a commission and several interest groups in the city, so we met with representatives from the mayor at the time and commissioners, and we had public hearings and those kinds of things. >> thank you, vice chair rosales. commissioner brackett? >> clerk: she's having a little bit of muting-unmuting, so let's give her a few moments. there we go. >> hi. thank you so much for your presentation, mark, so far. i had a few questions. can you walk us through what the community process will

looks like that the virus waning in san francisco. and so, you technically it's it will help around the margins. it has a lot bigger impact than that. >> the yellow tier also means concrete and symbolic changes for the leisure and business travel business. >> symbolism is important because when people travel, they want to feel safe and to know that san francisco is one of the elise restricted safest cities to travel to is more than just symbolism alone. but what also does is allow greater capacity. so plan a was to have a meeting indoors and san the capacity versus orange is as great you can have more people you have more flexibility on everything from your meals to to your reception. >> again. these changes go into effect here in san francisco. on thursday live in union square. dan kerman kron 4 news, dan, thank you very much. coming up, the oakland city council voted unanimously to fund community alternatives to policing how the city says it's re imagining public safety us police cruisers collide in a violent crash. but these office

we need more san francisco space. we worked to widen the valencia sidewalk and we're happy and it's great walking around during covid and seeing all the extra sidewalk space it's a smart investment in infrastructure. now, these shared spaces have allowed in essence a temporary expansion of sidewalk space and we think that it should be able to continue they've been a real success and they've been popular with the public and they really help save huge number of our neighborhoods serving small businesses and we think there's things can you do with this legislation to encourage more collaborative we outlined in a letter some ways to encourage more collaboration with the block scale for things like street closures and things like board walks widening a block worth of sidewalks so you create more effective sidewalks space and rather than this bit by bit or the sort of gap tooth grouch. there's some real interest in this ex neighborhoods like the tenderloin where the sidewalks are skinny with high speed traffic and the poten

all san francisco -- san francisco. we want to share a poll completed. crime is growing as a concern. 55% of those in san francisco list crime and safety as one of the top three problems in the city. 27% say it is the number one problem. 11%. now second to homeless 32% as the top concern. [indiscernable] it is a. [indiscernable] we hope you find these results helpful. poll numbers will be posted soon. thank you for your time. >> next speaker, please. >> hi, i am 22. i grew up san francisco. in the past few years i have seen former classmates people of color into the industrial complex. it breaks my heart to see the community. [indiscernable] every year. the evidence is showing the data redistributing the funds. police do not make us safer. there is no excuse. people's lives are destroyed every second we wait. thank you. >> next speaker, please. hi, this is kristin evans, small business owner in ashbury. we will be safer if we defund the police. when we have issues with people calling to remove homeless people from the commercial corridor, police have not

and yet they're still really part of the community of san francisco. and we need to continue to make sure that whatever we do there is inclusive, and make sure that they do have voices. so it is great to hear that that is the first point that you brought up. i appreciate that. >> thank you. it is really important. the same with the toll issues and the congestion and the ferries. the accessibility is so critical, and it can't just been for one group of people. that connective tissue that makes san francisco so great as a community, i agree. we have to constantly keep saying that message and showing by our actions that we can do this. >> chairman: is there any public comment on item 2? >> clerk: members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this item should call 415-655-0001, the meeting i.d. 1874896279. then press pound and pound again. if you haven't already done so, please dial *3 to line up to speak. a system prompt will indicate you have raised your hand. wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and you may begin your publ

here in san francisco. we've already been inundated with offers from volunteers who are anxious to safely get back to work after the past year of quarantine. this will be supported by habitat pro commercial construction staff and they have kept our construction sites safely and productively across our region. habitat san francisco is building in and to see so much affordable housing gun o in our. and the balboa reservoir projects last year. we're excited and proud to be homeowner developers in these projects. this is being supported by the mayor's office of housing and community development with $1.5 million in construction and permanent financing. just like so many affordable developments, the mayor will drive them to the finish. i want to acknowledge eric. when he learned that 85% of habitat homeowners were bipoc family in san francisco and we look forward to carrying the legacy forward in awful our projects. and as our reopening process proceeds, we listen to the guidance from local government, we look f

if you want to know who san francisco is, what san francisco is, this is san francisco. diversity, family, looking out for each other. it is about working together. it is a struggle, but this is a picture of beauty. this is peace. this is ours and this is yours. welcome to our home. don't be a stranger. >> you almost made me cry. bye, little bear. all right. wow. i love it. passion. hope. joy when we need it most. we have anita, mrs. lee, ed's partner in life, and just to let you know, she's going to just say a few words, more if you want. but she drove all the way up -- okay. andrew drove six hours, you went fast, to be here with us. let's welcome her with a big hand. mrs. anita lee. this is for you. i just got it. >> okay. thank you all for being here today. i have to look. okay. we are all honored that this project has beared some memory of ed. affordable housing was his passion and i know this would have meant so much to him. thank you so much. >> now you got the flowers. we're supposed to sing happy birthday. we need all your help. camera people too. we'll sing happ

one of and san francisco try san francisco. there's a lot to sit there try in the day like that it's a whole new place to driving in the dark of night. yeah. all right. 7.56 is the time. we'll take a quick break. coming up in the next hour, the kron 4 morning news strong bay area. winds. >> knocked down trees and power lines overnight, fact knocked a tree down onto a car with somebody in it will tell you more about that coming up in a live report mount lions to the one that was spotted in san francisco finally caught. we'll have a live report on how that all went down is kind of dramatic property, early 70's. we'll have that for us. and then of course following the latest drama with the warriors. the unfortunately lakers won. but the warriors are out of it yet. we're going hear from steph curry and for coach kerr about what challenge lies we'll be right back. >> from the bay area's local news station. you're watching the kron 00:00am morning news. >> good morning and thanks for waking up with us thursday. low frey and darya and

thank you, san francisco. gracias, san francisco. -thank you. -[ speaks native language ] let's keep making a differene together. >>> veterans and active service members can enjoy some of california's state parks tomorrow. some of the locations bay area taking part, angel island, mt. diablo, to get in free, show a valid military i.d. or proof of honorable discharge. 134 of the 280 state parks are participating tomorrow on memorial day. >>> it's almost 11:30 sunday night, lot of people on the road this holiday weekend. live look at i-80 in emeryville. >> busy as it's been in i bet a year. >> normally at home, going to bed early, get up for work tomorrow but they're out on the road. bumper-to-bumper traffic. saw it yesterday. people are busy. traveling by car came with sticker shock. aaa national average $3.04 for gallon of regular, but in california, $3.19 and in bay area, as high as $4.93, locals and tourists have noticed. >> been high and keep going higher. what can you do? >> for this big of a jump, it's adjustment. but you make it

i open abs seafoods in san francisco. i would like to thank the historic preservation for considering my company as legacy business in san francisco -- legacy president in san francisco. >> i am sorry to interrupt you. this is general public comment and that is on today's agenda. you will have an opportunity to speak when we call that item up shortly. commissioners, that places us on department announcements, item 1. >> there are no announcements. that places under under item 2. president's report apannouncements. >> thank you. i believe that you were forwarded a draft letter i am recommending that we send to the mayor and board of supervisors. this letter is to request additional financial resources for the office of small business to assist with the legacy business registry. that will be submitted today. also, i think we received an e-mail invite or announcement from heritage about the annual event on june 2nd, 2021. that will be a drive in and dinner at the center. i wanted you to be aware of that. thank you. >> on tha

here in san francisco. the team includes two san francisco natives who are creating the show. gypsy, child of the founders of pickle family circus, they ran off to join cirque du soleil and think haven't been able to come home. this is their first opportunity to create a project in the city of san francisco and to return. they've been looking for a space for years. club fugazi was the first time it came together. we think of san francisco as much as an idea as the geography. we are as interested in the myth of the place as in the physical plant of the space. it's this myth of myth and magic, we want our show to recreate on stage. circus does not tell story through tech. it's not a verbal form. it tells more like in the manner of dance. it's an emotional art. it's through tableau and the human body as opposed through the voice. we still expect this experience to deliver us kind of love letter to san francisco. we start from the premise that our city has been dealt a series of blows over long period of time n

and san francisco bars on the brink of reopening indoors. see you in 30 seconds. >>> right now at 11:00, concerns at home growing as covid crisis in india continues to spiral out of control. travel restrictions and what they could mean for you. >>> eligible for release earlier. big changes that could mean thousands of inmates across california will soon be free. >>> bay area communities with sky high vaccination rates, nearly 100% of adults received at least one dose. >>> a phone call he and his family will never forget. >> this is john lynch from the 49ers, ready to come back to the bay area, buddy? >> east bay football star just drafted by hometown 49ers. >>> good evening, spiraling coronavirus pandemic in india impacting the bay area. biden administration clamping down on travel. >> sfo to india is popular for business travelers, tourists and family members that go back and forth. sergio quintana has the latest. >> reporter: passengers we talked with are flying to india to be with family members they haven't been able to see in more than

san francisco is truly coming alive. and one of the things that happened at the beginning of this pandemic, so many of us basically said, i hope san francisco will do a better job at some of the construction projects so that they don't interfere with my commute to work or to school when the city begins to reopen. well, in some cases we couldn't necessarily do that. but the good news is, we have an incredible leader in jeff tumlin and an amazing department m.t.a. and the commissioner who is joining us here today. they knew this was an opportunity and an opportunity to make significant improvements to muni. because let me tell you, as we begin to open our city and begin down the path of recovery, having a good public transportation system is going to be critical. now, some of the nuts and bolts, mostly don't sound really exciting to people, but they're exciting to the people who ride muni, who for example, want to access the internet when they're underground, this is something i've been work on since i was supervisor and s

thank you, san francisco. gracias, san francisco. -thank you. -[ speaks native language ] let's keep making a differene together. does your vitamin c last twenty-four hours? only nature's bounty does. new immune twenty-four hour plus has longer lasting vitamin c. plus, herbal and other immune superstars. only from nature's bounty. trying to become the first person to travel from california to hawaii alone on a kayak. ktvu james tourist reports on why the kayaker is taking on this life risking journey. you can't just before five this morning, the journey began. i just love life. it's ah, i know. it's seems like a silly slogan of moto. but for 12 years, ciro de ramo followed that silly motto and learned what it took to become an expert kayaker. he will attempt to add a new record to his resume kayaking 2400 nautical miles through the pacific to hawaii alone. are you crazy? well it's a text a little bit of ah ah! craziness i guess i wouldn't call it craziness. i think it's passion is a passion and understanding my myself and my limits a

such a santa clara and san francisco is ktvu. magus shows us warriors fans fill the san francisco athletic club and said despite the loss watching the game felt almost like a pre pandemic experience. go dub free flowing drinks and the company of close friends kept warriors fans in good spirits friday evening even as they sat in suspense to the very end. we just want to drink and watch some warriors playoff basketball again. so the san francisco athletic club hasn't enjoyed a crowd of sports fans. this massive in a long time. it was a spot so popular on friday, the owner had to start turning away guests. we could start maybe. bring back some of the debts that we were occurred when we were shut down, which is a very important the bars, beer garden and park late kept them afloat over the last year and a half and now with san francisco in the yellow tear the bark in seat up to 50 people indoors, a true game changer that brought in extra servers and a lively atmosphere. i'm so happy about me and that upside was a democratic dance, but

if you want to know who san francisco is, what san francisco is, this is san francisco. diversity, family, looking out for each other. it is about working together. it is a struggle, but this is a picture of beauty. this is peace. this is ours and this is yours. welcome to our home. don't be a stranger. >> you almost made me cry. bye, little bear. all right. wow. i love it. passion. hope. joy when we need it most. we have anita, mrs. lee, ed's partner in life, and just to let you know, she's going to just say a few words, more if you want. but she drove all the way up -- okay. andrew drove six hours, you went fast, to be here with us. let's welcome her with a big hand. mrs. anita lee. this is for you. i just got it. >> okay. thank you all for being here today. i have to look. okay. we are all honored that this project has beared some memory of ed. affordable housing was his passion and i know this would have meant so much to him. thank you so much. >> now you got the flowers. we're supposed to sing happy birthday. we need all your help. camera people too. we'll sing happ

the san francisco bay area says. by this summer, they'll be providing more service than before the pandemic bay ferry affair shows, say weekend service will return on the richmond, oakland, alameda and vallejo routes on july 3rd week day runs from richmond will double and there will be eight week day trips between oakland and downtown san francisco. the ferry is also lower in fares on all routes for a year, starting on july 1st ridership is still 88% below seasonal average, but officials say it is climbing. bart is still struggling to regain writers as well with some of the lowest numbers of any major transit agency in the country. the chronicle sites numbers from the transit recovery database. they show that bart is running at just 63% of service from before the coronavirus pandemic, and that is the lowest in the country. bart also has just 15% of its former ridership. that's the second lowest in the nation behind on lee chicago. which is at 13% tomorrow, state regulators are set to meet to discuss how businesses ca

>> good afternoon and welcome to the may 18, 2021 regular meeting of the san francisco san francisco board of supervisors. madam clerk, will you please call the roll? [roll call] >> all members are present. >> the san francisco board of supervisors acknowledges that we are on the unseated ancestral homeland of the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous steward of this land and in accordance with their tradition, they have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the care takeers of this place as well as for all and by observing. colleague, please join me in the pledge of allegiance and place your right and hand over your heart. [reciting the pledge of allegiance] i want to acknowledge our staff who records the meetings and makes the transcripts available to the public online. madam clerk, i am not sure. are we ready for the special order? >> yes, we are. >> thank you so much. madam clerk, please call item number one. >> thank you so much. >> the special order at 2:00 a.m. is the special appearance by the hon honorable mayor london m.