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and at san franciscans we have never and will never stay silent. we will always speak up for the underrepresented. we will always speak up for the victims of hate and oppression. because this is the heart of who we are as a city and at the heart of who we aspire to be as a nation. martin luther king jr days this coming monday, january 17th. it is traditionally observed around the country as a day of service , someday area mlk event and parades have been canceled due to covid concerns, but an annual oakland event will take place despite the omicron surge. oakland's day of action to reclaim mlk's radical legacy will be held monday as planned. it will be a car caravan and drive through giveaway, which begins near middle harbor shoreline park. the eighth annual event is put on by the end, i police anti police here, project organizers say attendees will demand an all out war on poverty and for healing to bring an end to violence rather than more police. we have new video of a suspect wanted following a break in at a preschool in dublin. this brief image

the latest data show that an average of 829 san franciscans are now testing positive for covid every day, up from 309 cases per day. just a week ago that number expected to increase with more fallout following holiday get togethers. we are expecting a peak in these cases relatively quickly. our projections show again. this situation is fluid. that cases will peak within the next two weeks. the bay area saw similar surge this time last year following the holidays. the difference now and san francisco 81% of the population is vaccinated. most boosted the breakthrough infections tend to be mild. but the sheer number of people becoming infected does affect hospitalizations. 70% of the covid patients are being admitted for the respiratory illness. 30% of cases are found in patients brought to the hospital for other reasons with drama crime. hospitalizations are much lower relative jakovic cases. and even as hospitalizations increase again , most people with covid will not experience severe disease. this is good news. the current surge expected to touch nearly every part of the city. busin

seen before an average of 829 san franciscans per day are testing positive for covid. from ktvu. fox two news. this is the fourth. so when could we see a decline in covid cases in the ongoing struggle to find a test ? welcome everyone to the four on this tuesday afternoon. i'm heather holmes andre senior. the omicron variant continues to spread fast across the state. the california department of public health, which had a long weekend without data reported more than 230,000 new cases yesterday, even in san francisco, where eight in 10 people are vaccinated. before is better. ktvu christien kafton joins us live with why experts say this latest covid wave is expected to peak within the next two weeks, christian health experts are saying san fra an unprecedented covid surge that surge after 21 months in the grips of this time fueled by the highly contagious omicron variant. these next few weeks are critical. we will see large outbreaks and many people we know and love are getting covid . the latest data show that an average of 829 san franciscans are now testing positive for covid e

open that up something san franciscans have done for 25 years. waste management company rick ology, which focuses on recycling, spearheaded the change, which california has now adopted. part of the reason is to help the environment if food scraps go to a landfill, and they get buried in a landfill, they can create methane gas, a potent greenhouse gasses can escape to the atmosphere. the food waste eventually becomes compost that can be mixed with soil as seen in these piles at a site in southern california. it's valuable material used in agriculture. farmers say it's nutrient rich increases stable carbon levels in soil and saves water it allows infiltrate held and then importantly, accomplished as a very friendly way that it delivers water to the roots of plants compared to other structures in the store health so applying complex destroyed huge advantage, ecology says in san francisco alone, it's kept 2.5 million tons of food waste out of landfills, the tops of your carrots, the peelings off your onions. the brown leaves off the end of the lettuc

he also noted that in january of 2021 165 san franciscans died from covid. as opposed to january of 2022 so far this january, only five have died. at this point, it looks good with regard to making it through. we are likely to make it through this surge and come out in a much better place to really know what's happening. the city will make testing much more accessible, affordable. and fast . this will allow the city to drop restrictions whenever warranted. we are working with our state and federal partners to make rapid over the counter test, easy to come by and are requiring our health care system partners to step up. and you their part with regard to testing, the mayor said the city attorney's office will continue to deal decisively with anyone not authorized to conduct testing in the city. tom baker ktvu. fox two news bulletin is temporarily halting production of its fitness equipment due to a drop in sales. the company plans deposits bike production for two months to control costs. it also won't manufacturers treadmill machine for six weeks starting next

open that up something san franciscans have done for 25 years. waste management company rick ology, which focuses on recycling, spearheaded the change, which california has now adopted. part of the reason is to help the environment if food scraps go to a landfill, and they get buried in a landfill, they can create methane gas, a potent greenhouse gasses can escape to the atmosphere. the food waste eventually becomes compost that can be mixed with soil as seen in these piles at a site in southern california. it's valuable material used in agriculture. farmers say it's nutrient rich increases stable carbon levels in soil and saves water. it allows more water held. and then importantly, accomplished as a very friendly way that it delivers water to the roots of plants compared to other structures in the help, so applying complex destroyed huge advantage, ecology says in san francisco alone, it's kept 2.5 million tons of food waste out of landfills, the tops of your carrots, the peelings off your onions. the brown leaves off the end of the lettuce, th

and at san franciscans we have never and will never stay silent. we will always speak up for the underrepresented. we will always speak up for the victims of hate and oppression. because this is the heart of who we are as a city and at the heart of who we aspire to be as a nation, martin luther king day is coming up on monday, january 17th it's traditionally observed around the country. as a day of service , somebody area mlk day events and parades have been canceled due to covid concerns, but an annual oakland event will take place despite the omicron surge . the anti police terror project plans to hold it to annual eighth annual event on monday. it will be a car caravan and drive through giveaway, which begins their middle harbor shoreline park. the quote day of action to reclaim mlk's radical legacy is what this organization is calling the event. we have to understand. attendees will demand an all out war on poverty . that's what they say, and also for healing to bring an end to violence rather than more police. many events have been canceled th

and at san franciscans we have never and will never stay silent. we will always speak up for the underrepresented. we will always speak up for the victims of hate and oppression. because this is the heart of who we are as a city and at the heart of who we aspire to be. as a nation, martin luther king day is coming up on monday, january 17th. it's traditionally observed around the country as a day of service. no. it's 6 30, a retired san jose police officer, was convicted today in connection with a multi million dollar fraud scheme. robert foster of morgan hill pleaded no contest to a series of felony fraud charges. and will be sentenced to three years in county jail, two years of mandatory supervision 48 year old was convicted of $1.2 million in insurance fraud and $18 million in money laundering, as well as tax evasion and worker exploitation. foster is scheduled to be sentenced on february 25th. california's employment development department has frozen hundreds of thousands of disability claims. the state says it's fighting fraud. but as ktvu inv

open that up something san franciscans have done for 25 years. waste management company rick ology, which focuses on recycling, spearheaded the change, which california has now adopted. part of the reason is to help the environment if food scraps go to a landfill, and they get buried in a landfill, they can create methane gas, a potent greenhouse gasses can escape to the atmosphere. the food waste eventually becomes compost that can be mixed with soil as seen in these piles at a site in southern california. it's valuable material used in agriculture. farmers say it's nutrient rich increases stable carbon levels in soil and saves water. it allows more water that infiltrates held and importantly , accomplished as a very friendly way that it delivers water to the roots of plants compared to other structures in the soil. so applying complex destroy lives that huge advantage, ecology says in san francisco alone, it's kept 2.5 million tons of food waste out of landfills, the tops of your carrots, the peelings off your onions. the brown leaves off the e

and at san franciscans we have never and will never stay silent. we will always speak up for the underrepresented. we will always speak up for the victims of hate and oppression. because this is the heart of who we are as a city and at the heart of who we aspire to be as a nation, martin luther king jr day is this coming monday, january 17th. it is traditionally observed around the country as a day of service, marin county's public health and human services agency says there are clear signs the number of new covid cases tied to the omicron variant beginning to level off. the county stop held. experts held a zoom call this week to discuss what they're calling a bit of good news in the battle against macron discussed the latest statistics involving the surge in marin county that began just about three weeks ago. we are starting to see evidence of a plateau and our current surge. our search began around december 20th. it was really that inflection point. we have been seeing kind of an increase in delta, and then it really took off micron. it's now alm

open that up something san franciscans have done for 25 years. waste management company rick ology, which focuses on recycling, spearheaded the change, which california has now adopted. part of the reason is to help the environment if food scraps go to a landfill, and they get buried in a landfill, they can create methane gas, a potent greenhouse gasses can escape to the atmosphere. the food waste eventually becomes compost that can be mixed with soil as seen in these piles at a site in southern california. it's valuable material used in agriculture. farmers say it's nutrient rich increases stable carbon levels in soil and saves water. it allows water to be held. and then importantly, accomplished as a very friendly way that it delivers water to the roots of plants compared to other structures in the soil. so applying complex soil is that huge advantage, ecology says in san francisco alone, it's kept 2.5 million tons of food waste out of landfills, the tops of your carrots, the peelings off your onions. the brown leaves off the end of the lettuce

and at san franciscans we have never and will never stay silent . we will always speak up for the underrepresented. we will always speak up for the victims of hate and oppression. because this is the heart of who we are as a city and at the heart of who we aspire to be as a nation. martin luther king day. is this coming monday, january the 17th it's traditionally observed around the country. it's a day of service, some bay area mlk day events and parades have been canceled due to covid concerns. cal trains popular annual celebration train is one of those it will not be running a monday. caltrain is advising those interested instead participate in the virtual events organized by the northern california dr martin luther king jr community foundation. caltrain hopes to run the celebration train again next year. they area food banks issued a joint plea today they say they are facing a critical shortage of volunteers. second harvest of silicon valley, alameda county community food bank and the san francisco marin food banker all reporting an increase in p

he also noted that in january of 2021 165 san franciscans died from covid. as opposed to january of 2022 so far this january, only five have died. at this point, it looks good with regard to making it through. we are likely to make it through this surge and come out in a much better place to really know what's happening. the city will make testing much more accessible, affordable. and fast . this will allow the city to drop restrictions whenever warranted. we are working with our state and federal partners to make rapid over the counter test, easy to come by and are requiring our health care system partners to step up. and you their part with regard to testing, the mayor said the city attorney's office will continue to deal decisively with anyone not authorized to conduct testing in the city. tom baker ktvu. fox two news. the state is looking into misconduct allegations in the efforts to recall san francisco district attorney chase a. boudin san francisco's democratic party, which opposes the recall, filed a complaint with the fair political practices commis

boudin says the new policy increases accessibility as 42% of san franciscans speak a language other than english at home. some schools around the world are embracing robots in the classroom because of their ability to break down barriers. foxes jackie ibanez has more on how one little bought is helping kids avoid missing out on their studies. and their classmates. robots are becoming more commonplace in schools as some districts across the world embraced different kinds of tiny avatars to help sick kids make big strides in their education. kids like seven year old joshua from germany who was too sick to attend in person classes. you're sure i'm yeah. when joshua was one year old. he had to be operated on and we were told, either he goes into a three month deep coma or have a tracheotomy for at least two years. so we as his family decided for the tracheotomy, but with the help of this device called a v one, joshua can do more than just watch his teachers conduct lessons from home. the robotic device acts as a placeholder for joshua in class blinking lights on the robot's head. let teacher

he also noted that in january of 2021 165 san franciscans died from covid. as opposed to january of 2022 so far this january, only five have died. at this point, it looks good with regard to making it through. we are likely to make it through this surge and come out in a much better place to really know what's happening. the city will make testing much more accessible, affordable. and fast . this will allow the city to drop restrictions whenever warranted. we are working with our state and federal partners to make rapid over the counter test, easy to come by and are requiring our health care system partners to step up. and you their part with regard to testing, the mayor said the city attorney's office will continue to deal decisively with anyone not authorized to conduct testing in the city. tom baker ktvu. fox two news. 49ers are headed straight into an arctic blast in wisconsin to face off against the packers on saturday in the divisional round playoff game. here at home. diehard fans are hoping a warm send off will help keep them hyped up for this big ga

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the latest data show that an average of 829 san franciscans are now testing positive for covid every day, up from 309 cases per day. just a week ago that number expected to increase with more fallout following holiday get togethers. we are expecting a peak in these cases relatively quickly. our projections show again. this situation is fluid. that cases will peak within the next two weeks. the bay area saw similar surge this time last year following the holidays. the difference now and san francisco 81% of the population is vaccinated. most boosted the breakthrough infections tend to be mild. but the sheer number of people becoming infected does affect hospitalizations. 70% of the covid patients are being admitted for the respiratory illness. 30% of cases are found in patients brought to the hospital for other reasons with mama crime. hospitalizations are much lower relative jakovic cases. and even as hospitalizations increase again , most people with covid will not experience severe disease. this is good news. the current surge expected to touch nearly every part of the city. busine