i'm san francisco mayor london breed and i'm joined today by supervisor matt haney as well as the director of the department of emergency management mary ellen carol. the department of public health behavioral health director dr. hillary kunis and we are also joined by our police chief bill scott. i am here with our various leaders in san francisco to officially declare a state of emergency in the tenderloin community of the city and county of san francisco. we know that there have been a number of challenges that have happened in this community and have persisted over the years. but if we take a step back, when this pandemic first hit san francisco, of course, we immediately in light of what we knew was inevitable declared a state of emergency to deal with the global pandemic of covid-19 and, in fact, what we saw over the last almost two years was san francisco step up, remove the bureaucratic layers and the opticals that get in the way of actually being effective and collaborating with our various city agencies and what we were able to do to deal with the pandemic was extraordinary. we a

san francisco supervisor matt haney has an update about the embarcadero is navigation center. that center opened back in december of 2019 in a thread on twitter, haney says. since then, the center has served more than 400 people, and there has been a 90% decrease in unsheltered people nearby. the centers lease was recently renewed for another two years, and haney says there was little pushback from the community. however shortly after the center opened, some neighbors complained of more needles and homeless camps in the area. haney says the centers progress means the city should consider opening more. some california lawmakers have introduced new assembly bills in an effort to crack down on rampant retail theft. as ktvu sam magus reports . their efforts come as three more businesses in the south bay were hit by smash and grab thieves this week. update it. yeah they empty that landed it on monday afternoon in the tropicana shopping center in east san jose. thieves seen on this surveillance video aren't with sledgehammers stole thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from three st

and i'd like to introduce supervisor matt haney of district 6 to say a few words. >> supervisor haney: i want to thank the mayor for her focus for her urgency and courage in today's announcement. the tenderloin is a community of residents who want and deserve safety, who want and deserve health and who want to survive. they need help. and this is a statement of the urgency that help is on the way. our city came together over the last few years and through everything we had to confront a deadly epidemic. and because of those actions of the people who are standing up here, we save lives. and we have to do that again. the overdose epidemic is taking the lives of nearly two people a day in our city. most of those people in the tenderloin are south of market and mostly fentanyl. and if we are going to stop the epidemic, if we are going to save lives. we are going to once again throw everything we have at it. we need resources. we need coordination. we need tracking and we need it now. we cannot wait to take action. every day that we wait, anything that is getting our way to move slower, ma

district supervisor matt haney said the reduced hours, even temporarily, was a problem. >> testing should be available all day, into the evening and night. and instead, unfortunately, the department of public health has announced this week, one of the most important weeks for stopping the spread of this virus, we have seen more cases every day. they are pulling back testing hours. >> reporter: neighbors at the seventh and brandon testing site says it has been vital in slowing the spread of covid-19. >> it's sad. i know macron is reading really bad and it is affecting a lot of industries. i definitely feel like that is disappointing. i feel the city should have kept up with that. >> reporter: in a statement, the department of public health said that the slowdowns and reduced hours at the testing sites were, quote, testing -- temporary. they did not give an update on as to when staffing shortages might ease up and people could get back and get what they need to take a test, get quarantined and stay safe. >> the key to stopping spread is to find out who has it and not spread it to anyone els

supervisor matt haney calls that an acceptable . >> this is something we should be prepared for. cornell: he says some test sites experienced shortages. >> all of a sudden testing capacity is slashed. the things i think in the midst of the greatest surge of this virus, since the start of the pandemic, that we need more answers, more oversight and accountability. cornell: he says he will collect hearing next week about solutions to keeping testing sites open and even expanding capacity. governor newsom proposed spending more than $2 billion to battle the pandemic, expand covid testing, california we had in the newsroom, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. dion: thanks. abc 7 is committed to getting a better bay area by focusing on your health. in the southbay, a tech interactive teamed up with the santa clarita apartment of public health to offer a free vaccine clinic. everyone who got their shot is granted free entry into the museum. one mother told us she was anxious to get hurt five-year-old son boosted. >> he is the one who thought was least protected. and with the uptick in omicron

district 6 supervisor matt haney says there needs to be more testing hours, and better guidance from sentences go department of public health. >> if the department of public health is telling you, if you feel sick or you have been exposed, get tested, but you cannot get a test, it is a huge problem, because it is creating a tremendous amount of anxiety and uncertainty. panic, even. people are showing up at emergency rooms, they are calling 911. >> reporter: residents reliant on those testing sites say with another winters urge upon us, this is the moment city and color officials should have been prepared for. >> it is sad. i know that omicron is spreading really badly and it is affecting a lot of industries. i definitely feel like that is disappointing. i definitely feel the city should have kept up with that. >> ondrea, how long is the city's testing capacity going to be impacted by all of this? will they be back up and running tomorrow, do you think? >> reporter: in a statement, color said their engineers are actively working on the software problem and they hope to get service ret

we asked supervisor matt haney about the protesters concerns. >>> we need funding for the organizations really doing this work on the streets, and not more funding for the police. the police have plenty of money. >> reporter: there are concerns about the use of police to be the front line response when it comes to people who are addicted , and i agree with that. we should not be looking people up for being addicted, but we do need new treatment facilities , additional beds and outreach. >> supervisors will consider whether to hold another hearing and withdraw their support. >>> hearts of the sierra are entering day 10 without power after the last major snowstorm. some residents need that power to stay alive. >>> it's bad enough dealing with what i'm dealing with, but having to deal with this as well. >> reporter: patrick franks woke up this morning to a tense day with no power. >> the thing that is taking the most out of me is lifting the gas cans. >> reporter: losing his strength and he is fighting another battle. >> i have stage four melanoma in my brain and lungs and spleen. >> repor

. >> tenderloin district supervisor matt haney had this to say. so this was just past 10 days ago. and so it's my view that we need to actually give it an opportunity to work. get people off the streets into treatment, bring some safety and health and wellness to a community that suffering. has it made you cry on for >> in the northway. a santa rosa woman has been arrested 4 times in the past 11 months in connection to stealing catalytic converters in the area on sunday. 28 year-old claudia granted arrow rebus was arrested after being caught in the getaway car. the catalytic converter theft on the 1200 block of wyoming street to upon searching the vehicle. police found an electric saw new and used saw blades extra vehicle jax suspected methamphetamine and other burglary tools. those items are being pictured on your screen there or end grand a narrow rebus was arrested and booked into the sonoma county jail. her bail has been set it $110,000. >> the san mateo county sheriff's office has launched a new program that aims to teach incarcerated people how to manage their stress aggressi

matt haney who represents the tenderloin says it's still too soon for there to be any changes at this particular time. this was just past 10 days ago. and so it's my view that we need to actually give it an opportunity to work. >> i get people off the streets into treatment, bring some safety and health and wellness to a community that suffering. >> the emergency declaration wave several city permit rules to speed up the opening of the linkage center. but it's still not clear what would happen to the city's plan if the board does decide in the end to withdraw its support for this plan. tomorrow marks one year since the january 6th insurrection capital police promise. they are ready for anything that could happen on the anniversary while lawmakers. they look back on that day, basil john is live in washington, dc with the details. basil. >> well, we'll good morning. yes, some democrats will handle most of the events. to commemorate the attack. meanwhile, capitol police want to make sure no surprises come along. capitol police as they are not worried about the events planned on the anniv

haney. how you do vote? well, every register voter in san francisco should have received a ballot in the mail. you can send it back by mail, drop it in one of the 34 drop boxes around the city, or vote in person. in-person voting at city hall will be open for limited hours. the two weekends prior to election day, and then also open on lerkz day from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and remember the official election day is the day after valentine's day tuesday, february 15. here in the newsroom, liz kruetz, abc7 news. dan: let's move on to weather. boy, ama, it is nice out there today. ama: yeah, really felt -- you know, warmer this afternoon. let's get to abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. sandyha: we're going to see warmer weather coming up. that's for sure, dan and ama. temperatures today coming down as you take a look at a live picture. it is a stunning view right now from our east bay hills cam ravment you can see the fog dow. you can see the fog down below and air quality not so stunning. we

supervisor matt haney says something has to give. >> we aren't meeting the demand right now. i'm glad we've been expanding, but we have to expand further. we are in the midst of an unprecedented surge right now and testing is one of the most important tools we have to confront it. >> meanwhile, san francisco schools recently expanded testing for students and staff through the rest of the month and those seeking a test are asked to make an appointment and register online. >>> in contra costa county, today is a new day to boost those covid shots where the mandate will kick in. sharon katsuda live to explain who must show proof of a booster and what happens if they don't have one yet. sharon? >> reporter: well, laura, i just spoke with the contra costa fire public information officer and he tells me the front line workers are complying in two ways. the mandate is geared towards those who work in or may respond to emergency calls in high-risk facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes and jails. employees who are part of this mandate have submitted confirmation of the boosters a

haney says law enforcement, the district attorney and state will all need to work together to go after the leaders of these larger criminal organizations. the problem that i see is that. >> as soon as they arrest somebody who that person ends up back out on the street or that person is easily replaced. and so the deeper solutions to that to this problem to vote good people and also that we produce and so it's not so pop up profitable and then going after the higher level. but the bigger fish, i'm taylor bisacky reporting kron. 4 news. >> well, lawyers for socialite glenn maxwell say that they will seek a retrial. now after learning that one of the jurors says he was sexually abused as a child. maxwell was found guilty last week of grooming underage girls to be sexually abused by financier jeffrey epstein. and the juror in question admitted in a recent interview that he told others on the jury about his own abuse because some doubt of the accounts of maxwell's accusers. her attorneys argue the juror was biased and should not have been allowed to even served in the trial. a judge asked t

san francisco supervisor matt haney praised wieners legislation, saying the sites will quote save lives. such sites are currently by the way illegal under state law. asian stock markets are opening higher right now, after the federal reserve chairman said he anticipates raising interest rates sooner than expected to combat inflation, ktvu jana katsuyama explains. how that might impact your family's finances. for shoppers interested in a new car. 0% interest financing deals have become a common sight on dealer lots. a lot of money on interest rates. pope paul karimi is general manager at hayward nissan and says new vehicles are rolling out with rock bottom interest rates pretty much holding new vehicles 2021 22 is we carry on the stock? i have 0% after 36 months. those low interest deals might not last long, though. on tuesday, federal reserve chairman jerome powell told congress the fed's policy of keeping low interest rates might no longer be needed to stimulate spending during the pandemic. if we have to raise interest rates more over time, we will, powell said the faster than expecte

and i'd like to introduce supervisor matt haney of district 6 to say a few words. >> supervisor haney: i want to thank the mayor for her focus for her urgency and courage in today's announcement. the tenderloin is a community of residents who want and deserve safety, who want and deserve health and who want to survive. they need help. and this is a statement of the urgency that help is on the way. our city came together over the last few years and through everything we had to confront a deadly epidemic. and because of those actions of the people who are standing up here, we save lives. and we have to do that again. the overdose epidemic is taking the lives of nearly two people a day in our city. most of those people in the tenderloin are south of market and mostly fentanyl. and if we are going to stop the epidemic, if we are going to save lives. we are going to once again throw everything we have at it. we need resources. we need coordination. we need tracking and we need it now. we cannot wait to take action. every day that we wait, anything that is getting our way to move slower, ma

to get out there and sound the alarm and to her credit, maybe breed really stepped up, worked with matt haney, who is a supervisor haney was a huge champion for us and they got this done and they got $3 million into the sf venue recovery fund. >> we have represented about 40 independent venues in san francisco. basically, all the venues closed on march 13th, 2020. we were the first to close and we will be the last to reopen and we've had all the of the overhead costs are rent, mortgage, payroll, utilities and insurance with zero revenue. so many of these venues have been burning $1,000 a day just to stay closed. >> we have a huge music history here in san francisco and the part of our cultural fab lick but it's also an economic driver. we produce $7 billion annual' here in san francisco and it's formidable. >> we've been very fortunate here. we've had the department of emergency management and ems division and using part of our building since last april and aside from being proud to i can't tell you how important to have some cost recovery coming in and income to keep the doors open. >>

matt haney concerned. >> but the students and the staff will already have been in the school for an entire week before and so the result of that is that we may have some spread in the schools that could be prevented. >> the district says testing is just one part of its safety plan. leaders say they also use daily health screenings while on campuses and they encourage people to get themselves vaccinated and boosted. coming up on the kron 00:00am morning news constant rain in the bay area helping with our drought conditions. we're taking a look at rain totals. plus, the bay area is remembering the life of oscar grant 13 years after his tragic death. stick with us from morning news continues after the break. people with moderate to severe psoriasis, or psoriatic arthritis, are rethinking the choices they make like the splash they create the way they exaggerate the surprises they initiate. otezla. it's a choice you can make. otezla is not an injection or a cream it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of

i'm san francisco mayor london breed and i'm joined today by supervisor matt haney as well as the director of the department of emergency management mary ellen carol. the department of public health behavioral health director dr. hillary kunis and we are also joined by our police chief bill scott. i

and i'd like to introduce supervisor matt haney of district 6 to say a few words. >> supervisor haney: i want to thank the mayor for her focus for her urgency and courage in today's announcement. the tenderloin is a community of residents who want and deserve safety, who want and deserve health and who want to survive. they need help. and this is a statement of the urgency that help is on the way. our city came together over the last few years and through everything we had to confront a deadly epidemic. and because of those actions of the people who are standing up here, we save lives. and we have to do that again. the overdose epidemic is taking the lives of nearly two people a day in our city. most of those people in the tenderloin are south of market and mostly fentanyl. and if we are going to stop the epidemic, if we are going to save lives. we are going to once again throw everything we have at it. we need resources. we need coordination. we need tracking and we need it now. we cannot wait to take action. every day that we wait, anything that is getting our way to move slower, ma

that supervisor matt haney calls that an acceptable. >> this is something we should be prepared for. we should have backup plans. cornell: he says some test sites are experiencing staffing shortages at a time when covid is surgery. >> from day-to-day, testing capacity is slashed. these are things i think in the midst of the greatest surge of this virus, since the start of the pandemic, we need more answers and accountability. cornell: he says he will collect hearing next week about solutions to keeping test sites open and even expanding capacity. this weekend governor newsom proposed spending more than $2 billion to expand covid testing and boost hospital staffing across california. in the newsroom, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. dion: one bay area school is stepping up its covid article. the west contra costa unified school district will require all staff to wear in medical grade kn95 mask. they have already been distributed to all school sites. the district employs 3000 people. each person will be provided one mask every week through the end of the school year. district schools are c

and i'd like to introduce supervisor matt haney of district 6 to say a few words. >> supervisor haney: i want to thank the mayor for her focus for her urgency and courage in today's announcement. the tenderloin is a community of residents who want and deserve safety, who want and deserve health and who want to survive. they need help. and this is a statement of the urgency that help is on the way. our city came together over the last few years and through everything we had to confront a deadly epidemic. and because of those actions of the people who are standing up here, we save lives. and we have to do that again. the overdose epidemic is taking the lives of nearly two people a day in our city. most of those people in the tenderloin are south of market and mostly fentanyl. and if we are going to stop the epidemic, if we are going to save lives. we are going to once again throw everything we have at it. we need resources. we need coordination. we need tracking and we need it now. we cannot wait to take action. every day that we wait, anything that is getting our way to move slower, ma

and i'd like to introduce supervisor matt haney of district 6 to say a few words. >> supervisor haney: i want to thank the mayor for her focus for her urgency and courage in today's announcement. the tenderloin is a community of residents who want and deserve safety, who want and deserve health and who want to survive. they need help. and this is a statement of the urgency that help is on the way. our city came together over the last few years and through everything we had to confront a deadly epidemic. and because of those actions of the people who are standing up here, we save lives. and we have to do that again. the overdose epidemic is taking the lives of nearly two people a day in our city. most of those people in the tenderloin are south of market and mostly fentanyl. and if we are going to stop the epidemic, if we are going to save lives. we are going to once again throw everything we have at it. we need resources. we need coordination. we need tracking and we need it now. we cannot wait to take action. every day that we wait, anything that is getting our way to move slower, ma

to get out there and sound the alarm and to her credit, maybe breed really stepped up, worked with matt haney, who is a supervisor haney was a huge champion for us and they got this done and they got $3 million into the sf venue recovery fund. >> we have represented about 40 independent venues in san francisco. basically, all the venues closed on march 13th, 2020. we were the first to close and we will be the last to reopen and we've had all the of the overhead costs are rent, mortgage, payroll, utilities and insurance with zero revenue. so many of these venues have been burning $1,000 a day just to stay closed. >> we have a huge music history here in san francisco and the part of our cultural fab lick but it's also an economic driver. we produce $7 billion annual' here in san francisco and it's formidable. >> we've been very fortunate here. we've had the department of emergency management and ems division and using part of our building since last april and aside from being proud to i can't tell you how important to have some cost recovery coming in and income to keep the doors open. >>

matt haney who represents the tenderloin says it's still too soon for there to be any further changes. it was just past 10 days ago. and so it's my view that we need to actually give it an opportunity to work. >> get people off the streets into treatment, bring some safety and health and wellness to a community that suffering. >> okay. so the emergency declaration waived several city permit rules to speed up the opening of the linkage center just basically cut down some red tape. it's not clear what would happen to the city's plan if the board does decide to withdraw its support. tomorrow marks one year since the january 6th insurrection capital police. they promise they are ready for anything that could possibly go down to the extent of what we saw. one year ago as lawmakers are still looking to see exactly what happened, what led up to the rioters storming the capitol. basil john is live in washington, dc with the very latest. basil, you said the police officers they will be ready with new technology. >> good morning. yes. said the capitol police are confident in what they need to d

so according to district 6 supervisor matt haney, all of this is causing a backlog here in the city. >> we have folks calling in sick. so we need backup, we need support from the state, we need more tests, more people who can provide the tests. >> reporter: so take a look at your screen. these are the locations effective immediately that will see a shift in their hours of operation. they include ella hill hutch, 8:00 to 2:00. southeast health center, monday only 11:00 to 5:00 and then 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on tuesday. and alemany, 8:00 to 6:00. and soma, they are noon to 6:00. and we did speak to a health official about what is being done in terms of reinforcement and we were told that the health department is bringing in additional resources to expand that capacity in the form of 150 150,000 rapid tests. and we'll continue that follow that as testing is so crucial in having folks isolate and reduce the spread. cierra johnson, "today in the bay." >>> and speaking of testing, some bay area cities now literally calling in the troops to help respond to that demand for covid testing. ca

the decision now has san francisco supervisor matt haney concerned the students and the staff will already have been in the school for an entire week before and so the result of that is that we may have some spread in the schools. >> that could be prevented. >> the district says the testing is just one part of that safety plan. leaders say they also have daily health screenings. they're also encouraging people to get vaccinated and boosted. san francisco state university says it is postponing its in-person commencement ceremony in an email to graduate the school's president said that after consulting with health authorities. we were encouraged to postpone the event or immediately implement the booster requirement with the event just over a week away. there's simply no way that can happen at all. guests could comply. ceremonies were set to take place chase center on january 8th so far there's no word on if the ceremony will be rescheduled students at uc merced said meanwhile, are set to return to class next month for the start of the spring semester university officials say that with reopen

san francisco supervisor matt haney says allowing irving to play sends the wrong message. san francisco's vaccination mandates have applied to practically everyone from public workers to small businesses and city residents. we've got a set of standards. >> we're asking everyone to follow them. you know where you are. >> and it creates huge challenges when you have these carve outs that feel like they're giving favoritism to folks because of their wealth or access or privilege. the san francisco department of public health has also required warriors players to be vaccinated while visiting players are only strongly urged to be vaccinated or things eligibility to play becomes even more complicated considering his unvaccinated status has kept him from playing home games in new york. under san francisco's local health order visiting players or performers who are unvaccinated must follow these rules. proof of a negative antigen test within one day or 2 days for a pcr test before entering the venue wearing a well-fitted mask at all times except while playing or performing and rem

matt haney who represents the tenderloin says. it might be too early to make any further changes. this was just past 10 days ago. >> and so it's my view that we need to actually give it an opportunity to work. i get people off the streets into treatment, bring some safety and health and wellness to a community that suffering. >> the emergency declaration waived several permit rules. call that red tape to speed things up for the linkage center, but it's still not clear what would happen to the city's plan if the board does decide to withdraw its support. tomorrow. you believe it when years since the rioters stormed the u.s. capitol a promise that they are ready for anything that could possibly happen on the anniversary while lawmakers look back on that day. basil john is live in washington, dc with the very latest. basil. >> well, well, good morning. and yes, democrats will handle most of the events tomorrow to commemorate the attack. meanwhile, capitol police want to make sure that no surprises come along. capitol police says they are not worried about the events planned on the an

san francisco supervisor matt haney says allowing irving to play sends the wrong message. san francisco's vaccination mandates have applied to practically everyone from public workers to small businesses and city residents. we've got a set of standards. >> we're we're asking everyone to follow them. you know where you are. >> and it creates huge challenges when you have these carve outs that feel like they're giving favoritism to folks because of their wealth or access or privilege. the san francisco department of public health has also required warriors players to be vaccinated while visiting players are only strongly urged to be vaccinated or things eligibility to play becomes even more complicated considering his unvaccinated status has kept him from playing home games in new york. under san francisco's local health order visiting players or performers who are unvaccinated must follow these rules. proof of a negative antigen test within one day or 2 days for a pcr test before entering the venue wearing a well-fitted mask at all times except while playing or performing a

you know, we found our champion with supervisor matt haney from district six who introduced this legislation and pushed this into law. mayor breed dedicated $1.5 million this fund, and then supervisor haney matched that, so there's $3 million in this fund. this is a huge moment for our coalition. it's what we've been fighting for all along. >> one of the challenges of our business is staying on top of all the opportunities as they come back. at the office of oewd, office of economic and workforce development, if you need to speak to somebody, you can find people who can help you navigate any of the available programs and resources. >> a lot of blind optimism has kept us afloat, you know, and there's been a lot of reason for despair, but this is what keeps me in the business, and this is what keeps me fighting, you know, and continuing to advocate, is that we need this and this is part of our life's blood as much as oxygen and food is. don't lose heart. look at there for all the various grants that are available to you. some of them might be very slow to unrao, and it might seem like too -- u

matt haney thinks it is too early to take up that debate. the main result from the hours long debate was a decision to really address the issue again next month on decision passed by an 8 to 3 vote with supervisors melgar's stefani and mandelman voting against it. the supervisors made the decision in order to let the public comment on the current situation in the tenderloin. also in san francisco police have made an arrest in the city's first homicide of the new year. there's a shooting yesterday afternoon at an apartment building on brandon street near the embarcadero. police say they found a man who'd been shot and say that 43 year-old ricky an later turned himself in. he now faces charges including murder and assault with a firearm. san francisco police are also investigating a reported carjacking in the city's south of market neighborhood. that incident was reported near 6th and harrison streets around 4.30 yesterday afternoon. police say a man was standing outside of his car when a group of 4 men approached punched him and then took his

and i'd like to introduce supervisor matt haney of district 6 to say a few words. >> supervisor haney: i want to thank the mayor for her focus for her urgency and courage in today's announcement. the tenderloin is a community of residents who want and deserve safety, who want and deserve health and who want to survive. they need help. and this is a statement of the urgency that help is on the way. our city came together over the last few years and through everything we had to confront a deadly epidemic. and because of those actions of the people who are standing up here, we save lives. and we have to do that again. the overdose epidemic is taking the lives of nearly two people a day in our city. most of those people in the tenderloin are south of market and mostly fentanyl. and if we are going to stop the epidemic, if we are going to save lives. we are going to once again throw everything we have at it. we need resources. we need coordination. we need tracking and we need it now. we cannot wait to take action. every day that we wait, anything that is getting our way to move slower, ma

matt haney who represents the tenderloin says it is too soon for there to be any further changes. >> this was just past 10 days ago. and so it's my view that we need to actually give it an opportunity to work. i get people off the streets into treatment, bring some safety and health and wellness to a community that suffering. >> the emergency declaration waived several city permit rules in order to speed up the opening of the linkage center. it is not clear what would happen to the city's plan if the board does ultimately decide to withdraw its support. the san mateo county sheriff's department has launched a new prison program aims to teach incarcerated people how to manage their stress aggression. >> and trauma. this is at the maple street correctional center in redwood city. it's the first county jail in the country to implement the program. the goal is to help inmates prepare for reentry into their communities after serving their sentence individuals who complete the training were invited to participate in the first prison program silent retreat last month's the california suprem

haney. madam clerk, do you have any announcements? >> clerk: yes. comments and opportunities to speak during public comment period are available via phone by calling 415-655-0001. again, 415-655-0001. the meeting i.d. is 2481-775-8861, then press pound and then press pound again. when connected, you will hear the meeting discussion but will be in listening mode only. when you hear the item called you want to comment on, press star, nine. best practices are to speak slowly and clearly and turn down your television or radio. alternatively, you may submit written comments to alisa.somero@sfg.org or you can sent your written comments to city hall, room 204, carlton b. goodlett place, san francisco, california, 94102. finally, items on today's agenda are expected to appear on the board of supervisors agenda of february 8, 2022 unless otherwise stated. mr. chair? >> chair mar: thank you. i'm going to call item 2 out of order at the request of the district attorney. madam clerk? >> clerk: yes. item

to get out there and sound the alarm and to her credit, maybe breed really stepped up, worked with matt haney, who is a supervisor haney was a huge champion for us and they got this done and they got $3 million into the sf venue recovery fund. >> we have represented about 40 independent venues in san francisco. basically, all the venues closed on march 13th, 2020. we were the first to close and we will be the last to reopen and we've had all the of the overhead costs are rent, mortgage, payroll, utilities and insurance with zero revenue. so many of these venues have been burning $1,000 a day just to stay closed. >> we have a huge music history here in san francisco and the part of our cultural fab lick but it's also an economic driver. we produce $7 billion annual' here in san francisco and it's formidable. >> we've been very fortunate here. we've had the department of emergency management and ems division and using part of our building since last april and aside from being proud to i can't tell you how important to have some cost recovery coming in and income to keep the doors open. >>

haney says law enforcement, the district attorney and state will all need to work together to go after the leaders of these larger criminal organizations. the problem that i see is that. >> as soon as they arrest somebody who that person ends up back out on the street or that person is easily replaced. and so the deeper solutions to that to this problem to both give people offense and also that we produce and so it's not so pop up profitable and then going after the higher level, the bigger fish. i'm taylor bisacky reporting kron. 4 news. >> it's 6.43. and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. what's going to happen with jimmy throwing hand? is that some ready to take on the rams? we're going to talk about the prospects for this sunday's game. we're going hear from jimmy's biggest fan, tight end george kittle. and we're also tracking a storm system that's making its way through the bay area to the north bay. currently will tell you. >> when it's going to reach the rest of the ba new year, new start. and now comcast business is making it easy to get going with the ready. set. save. sa

now san francisco supervisor matt haney was on hand and said the facility is an important step. but he said there needs to be a commitment going forward to help residents of the tenderloin. both housed and on housed. there needs to be a place or a set of places where 24 hours a day people who are in behavioral health crisis who have we're addicted can go and get immediately connected. two services and care in our city with this drug epidemic we're facing. this is not just a short term need. it's a long term need. that site is open seven days a week from eight in the morning till eight at night. the plan is to expand those hours, so it operates 24 hours a day with the capacity of handling up to 100 clients at a time, the lincoln center has a six month lease at its current site on market street. after that, the city can decide if they want to replicate that model elsewhere in the city or make it a permanent feature in san francisco christian captain ktvu fox two news. abercrombie and fitch will soon be the latest store in downtown san francisco to close its doors, according to the

and i'd like to introduce supervisor matt haney of district 6 to say a few words. >> supervisor haney: i want to thank the mayor for her focus for her urgency and courage in today's announcement. the tenderloin is a community of residents who want and deserve safety, who want and deserve health and who want to survive. they need help. and this is a statement of the urgency that help is on the way. our city came together over the last few years and through everything we had to confront a deadly epidemic. and because of those actions of the people who are standing up here, we save lives. and we have to do that again. the overdose epidemic is taking the lives of nearly two people a day in our city. most of those people in the tenderloin are south of market and mostly fentanyl. and if we are going to stop the epidemic, if we are going to save lives. we are going to once again throw everything we have at it. we need resources. we need coordination. we need tracking and we need it now. we cannot wait to take action. every day that we wait, anything that is getting our way to move slower, ma

supervisor matt haney says more needs to be done. >> we aren't meeting the demand right now. i'm glad that we have been expanding, but we have to expand further. we are in the midst of an unprecedented surge right now, and testing is one of the most important tools that we have to confront it. >> in the meantime, san francisco's schools recently expanded the testing program that it has for students and staff through the end of the month. those seeking a test are asked to make an appointment and register online. >>> if you are having a hard time finding a testing site, we can help. head to nbcbayarea.com/covidtesting. we've put together a list of places where you can go to get tested in the bay area. the comprehensive list is divided county by county. >>> all right, switching gears now, one man is in custody after a family dispute. police say it turned deadly. this happened in brentwood on sycamore avenue. police say a 43-year-old man was shot and killed and officers later arrested one of the family's relatives. >>> all right, 5:06 on your monday morning, taking a live look ou

haney says law enforcement, the district attorney and state will all need to work together to go after the leaders of these larger criminal organizations. the problem that i see is that. >> as soon as they arrest somebody, you that person ends up back out on the street or that person is easily replaced. and so the deeper solutions to that to this problem to both give people offensive. also that we produce and so it's not so profitable and then going after the higher level that the bigger fish. i'm taylor bisacky reporting kron. 4 news. >> a cruise ship which is which with at least a dozen passengers on board have tested positive for covid is docked in san francisco. it did so today, the ruby princess return to san francisco after a 10 day cruise to mexico. a spokesperson confirms that the infected passengers had little to no symptoms and did not need to be hospital as a hospitalized. everyone on board was fully vaccinated. the story, though, may evoke some memories for those who were here when the grand princess cruise ship docked in the port of oakland. that was about 2 years ago as t

san francisco supervisor matt haney was on hand and said the facility is an important step. but he said there needs to be a commitment going forward to help residents of the tenderloin. both housed and on housed. there needs to be a place or a set of places where 24 hours a day. people who are in behavioral health crisis who have we're addicted can go and get immediately connected. two services and care in our city with this drug epidemic we're facing. this is not just a short term need. it's a long term. that side is open seven days a week from eight in the morning till eight at night. the plan is to expand those hours, so it operates 24 hours a day with the capacity of handling up to 100 clients at a time, the lincoln center has a six month lease at its current site on market street. after that, the city can decide if they want to replicate that model elsewhere in the city or make it a permanent feature in san francisco christian captain ktvu fox two news. and we are tracking at whether it's a warm one in the forecast as we head through the week, i'll have that when i retu

haney. madam clerk, do you have any announcements? >> clerk: yes. comments and opportunities to speak during public comment period are available via phone by calling 415-655-0001. again, 415-655-0001. the meeting i.d. is 2481-775-8861, then press pound and then press pound again. when connected, you will hear the meeting discussion but will be in listening mode only. when you hear the item called you want to comment on, press star, nine. best practices are to speak slowly and clearly and turn down your television or radio. alternatively, you may submit written comments to alisa.somero@sfg.org or you can sent your written comments to city hall, room 204, carlton b. goodlett place, san francisco, california, 94102. finally, items on today's agenda are expected to appear on the board of supervisors agenda of february 8, 2022 unless otherwise stated. mr. chair? >> chair mar: thank you. i'm going to call item 2 out of order at the request of the district attorney. madam clerk? >> clerk: yes. item

supervisor matt haney says many needs to be done. >> we are meeting the demand right now. i'm glad that we have been expanding but we have to expand further. we are in the midst of an unprecedented surge right now and testing is one of the most important tools that we have to confront it. >> in the meantime, san francisco schools recently expanded its testing for students and staff through the rest of the month. those seeking a test are asked to make an appointment and register online. >>> if you're having a hard time finding a testing site, we can try to help. go to nbcbayarea.com/covidtesting. we've put together a list of places where you can go to get tested in the bay area. the comprehensive list is divided county by county. >>> one man is in custody after a family dispute turned deadly, according to police. this happened yesterday in brentwood. this is on sycamore avenue. police say a 43-year-old man was shot and killed, and officers later arrested one of the victim's relatives. >>> taking a live look at downtown san jose on this monday morning, starting out our workw