we are not just going to drop oversight of sfpd when d.o.j. cops concludes. will the police commission act to stop sfpds antiblack racism? >> clerk: thank you, caller. good evening, caller. you have two minutes. >> i firstly wanted to echo the words of the previous three callers and say that sfpds long history of racism makes it a special problem needing special reform, but tonight, the section that i wanted to highlight was the drug war. we continue to [indiscernible] continues to increase, and this is well predicted by the theory called iron wall prohibition. it was discussed by an economist called thornton who showed that the potency of marijuana was disproportionate to the punishment provided. he studied the 1920s through 1933 period. the basic approach is based on the [indiscernible] theorem. if drugs are legalized, then consumers will begin to wean themselves off of higher potency forms. these promised switches off of the higher potency forms are essential today, where we see opium users having transitioned to heroin and now having transitioned to fenta

sfpd monthly report. d.p.a. report. if you would like to discuss any item please advice vice president tonight you would like to place them on the future agenda. there will be no discussion or presentation on these items. >> would anyone like to agendize any matters consent calendar? i will take a motion. >> move to accept or adopt. >> second? >> i will second. >> thank you. sergeant. >> on the motion to accept. commissioner -- public comment. >> if you would like to comment on concept item 2, press star 3 now. we have no public comment. i will continue with the vote. >> commissioner yee. >> yes. >> commissioner burns. >> yes. >> vice president elias. >> yes. >> four questions. >> thank you. next item. >> 3. chief's report. discussion. weekly crime trends. provide overview of offenses occurring in san francisco. make or significant incidents. a brief overview of events in san francisco having an impact on public lake safety. commission discussion on unplanned events and activities will be limited to determining whether

sfpd efforts for organized retail time? >> this bill is overarching and gives resources and help to reduce it. it takes each chief of police to take advantage of it to make it happen. not putting your chief on the spot but that is what it is for. i wanted to have a task force and funned in every city. now, i have copping say you know what? it is a good start. >> chief. >> i couldn't agree more, president cohen. this is really important for our city. we have significant challenges. i thank john sawyer when we were in long beach when the governor signed the bill this is something we have to do the work. retail community who has to deal with when this is not addressed. consumer problems dealing with the problems of brokenness dependent on resource allocation funding. collaborative support which is important. when this was first introduced we saw significant cases here in san francisco that were solved by this task force configuration. we were begging for somebody to come along and initiate renewal of the funding and more fundi

we are not just going to drop oversight of sfpd when d.o.j. cops concludes. will the police commission act to stop sfpds antiblack racism? >> clerk: thank you, caller. good evening, caller. you have two minutes. >> i firstly wanted to echo the words of the previous three callers and say that sfpds long history of racism makes it a special problem needing special reform, but tonight, the section that i wanted to highlight was the drug war. we continue to [indiscernible] continues to increase, and this is well predicted by the theory called iron wall prohibition. it was discussed by an economist called thornton who showed that the potency of marijuana was disproportionate to the punishment provided. he studied the 1920s through 1933 period. the basic approach is based on the [indiscernible] theorem. if drugs are legalized, then consumers will begin to wean themselves off of higher potency forms. these promised switches off of the higher potency forms are essential today, where we see opium users having transitioned to heroin and now having transitioned to fenta

that's how sfpd was able to make those arrests. the word is out there, those particular areas in which those thefts occurred, we're now more -- we bolster our efforts. >> director shaw: thank you very much for the report. gay i.d. director forbes has -- >> clerk: director forbes has joined us >> commissioner chang: i wanted to follow-up on director shaws line of questioning. is there a need for bike cages or secures bicycle parking in terms of additional strategy. >> we doing everything within our power of what's going on as it relates to the bike thefts. >> director chang: thank you very much. >> clerk: there's public comment. moderator? hello caller, please state your name. two minutes begin now. >> caller: good morning. i raised my hand four items ago to bring your attention to this meeting was not being broadcast on sfgov tv. which means this meeting should not have been allowed to start in the first place. point number two, government code section 5495.3.3 requires that you allow a member of the public to address you when they

. >> sfpd anticipates many more arrests in this case. the d.a. in costa contra county also announcing charges in that smash and grab. about 90 people rushed in on saturday, made off with merchandise, more than $200,000. today, the d.a. says they have had three people arrested. those three will be in court to face the charges on monday. and in the south bay, police are promising to throw the book at anyone caught as part of their recent robberies. the latest crime came last night. thieve hit the mall in south an jose. two of the people arrested are now being held on $2 million bail. >>> another story we're watching tonight, a burglary at a dispencery, caught on surveillance. it shows as the burglary is happening, sfpd, cops were right there, and it appears they just watched it all happen. take a look. the suspects are seen exiting the cannabis dispensary last tuesday, bags in hands, before getting into the suspected getaway car. to the right of your screen, at least one police car uses its spotlight, likely to alert the suspects that they see them

police officers, sfpd along with the private security guards chasing down the suspects. we have several clips of video sent to us by witnesses watching this unfold. there are multiple people that have been arrested, and officers are looking for other suspects. this was the opening night of the holiday season and the christmas tree was lit yesterday, and a lot of families out and about, and everything came to a sudden end about 8:30 tonight. >>> high risk national security with foreign espionage. >> it's called opt. after years of digging, our investigator continues to find possible fraud and thousands of students to be working for companies that appear not to exist. >> this ombudsman report says these vulnerabilities in the f1 security program still have not be fixed and foreign spies could be exploiting the vulnerabilities to steal u.s. technology. we went door to door. from a business park along i-880 -- >> they are no longer here. we are renovating the suite. >> to a private home in sunnyvale. >> there's nobody here by that name. >> to a fremont dentist office, to thi

it would always just go to sfpd. >> so how can we solve this? if we don't get the data, we can't get -- >> commissioner, we have the data, and most commonly, we probably are, unless they're call sfpd non-emergency directly or unless we're going directly to sfpd and asking them to do, like, a passing call, which is what came to mind when you were asking this kind of line of questions. >> because if it is a guy that has an issue, i mean, specifically, personal issue with them, we wouldn't have any data, any confirmed data that they are playing music there. >> i think he means evidence and not so much data, because evidence is the information that comes in, but i agree with you, commissioner. unless we get somebody out there when it's happening, we are not going to know what's going off there. we it take this offline, but maybe the pass-through idea is a good idea just to try to put this to rest. i feel bad for this business if it's not there, and if it is them, which seems unlikely, it would be nice to know so that we can take action. we're just s

police officers, sfpd along with the private security guards chasing down the suspects. we have several clips of video sent to us by witnesses watching this unfold. there are multiple people that have been arrested, and officers are looking for other suspects. this was the opening night of the holiday season and the christmas tree was lit yesterday, and a lot of families out and about, and everything came to a sudden end about 8:30 tonight. >>> high risk national security with foreign espionage. >> it's called opt. after years of digging, our investigator continues to find possible fraud and thousands of students to be working for companies that appear not to exist. >> this ombudsman report says these vulnerabilities in the f1 security program still have not be fixed and foreign spies could be exploiting the vulnerabilities to steal u.s. technology. we went door to door. from a business park along i-880 -- >> they are no longer here. we are renovating the suite. >> to sunnyvale. >> there's nobody here by that name. >> to a fremont dentist office, to this empty building i

across the country, and has nothing to do with my policies, nothing to do with the effectiveness of the sfpd. >> once the arrests are made, we are hopeful rda will prosecute. -- our d.a. will prosecute. dan: friday's smash and grab burglary's are pushing the police chief to push for change in lot regarding surveillance footage. >> it does make our life easier when there are so may cameras in the city and we don't have access to them. everything that happened friday night was captured on video. we did not have access or ability to look at it and call out vehicle descriptions and plate numbers in real time. dan: chief scott brought this up yesterday during a one-on-one with insider. currently, san francisco law allows sfpd to view footage only after an event occurs except certain conditions. ama: today, oaklands mayor responded. the police chief called out city leaders yesterday after a weekend of organized group that's like this one at a pharmacy. please also dealt with shootings and sideshows. she says she wants more help from california highway patrol. she says more resources are needed on

sfpd monthly report. d.p.a. report. if you would like to discuss any item please advice vice president tonight you would like to place them on the future agenda. there will be no discussion or presentation on these items. >> would anyone like to agendize any matters consent calendar? i will take a motion. >> move to accept or adopt. >> second? >> i will second. >> thank you. sergeant. >> on the motion to accept. commissioner -- public comment. >> if you would like to comment on concept item 2, press star 3 now. we have no public comment. i will continue with the vote. >> commissioner yee. >> yes. >> commissioner burns. >> yes. >> vice president elias. >> yes. >> four questions. >> thank you. next item. >> 3. chief's report. discussion. weekly crime trends. provide overview of offenses occurring in san francisco. make or significant incidents. a brief overview of events in san francisco having an impact on public lake safety. commission discussion on unplanned events and activities will be limited to determining whether

francisco, the break-ins are much common and the national face of the problem, and many people, and the sfpd are pointing the finger at the d.a. joseph bowdoin so much that he is facing a recall. he says that the crime wave has nothing to do with his policy. now, we are joined in union square with ginger, and what is that looking like now in union square with that louis vuitton shop behind you? >> it is much different than years past, raj. you have seen this area, and i have seen it is plenty of times, and right now, it is all boarded up, and the store is closed. they had one door that opened to customers who had appointments to let the people in, and they were very strict and diligent about letting the appointments in, and for those had them, they had to turn away who didn't have them, and different from the holiday spirit, and the christmas tree is up, and the holiday spirit is not really there, because so many people are outraged by the videos that we have been seeing over and over again, since friday night and over the weekend, and the armed retail robberies have the governor and the d.a

across the country, and has nothing to do with my policies, nothing to do with the effectiveness of the sfpd. >> once the arrests are made, we are hopeful rda will prosecute. -- our d.a. will prosecute. dan: friday's smash and grab burglary's are pushing the police chief to push for change in lot regarding surveillance footage. >> it does make our life easier when there are so may cameras in the city and we don't have access to them. everything that happened friday night was captured on video. we did not have access or ability to look at it and call out vehicle descriptions and plate numbers in real time. dan: chief scott brought this up yesterday during a one-on-one with insider. currently, san francisco law allows sfpd to view footage only after an event occurs except certain conditions. ama: today, oaklands mayor responded. the police chief called out city leaders yesterday after a weekend of organized group that's like this one at a pharmacy. please also dealt with shootings and sideshows. she says she wants more help from california highway patrol. she says more resources are needed on

he says sfpd needs more help from the city in general. in addition to revisions and security camera access, chief scott believes having real consequences for criminals is key. as well as getting more officers to staff his department. >> we are $400 short of where we should be. our officers are working a lot of hours. we've had to do what is necessary to prevent these things from happening. >> san francisco, tim johns. >> oaklands mayor responded to a plea for city leaders to take action to combat a rise in crime. the police chief called out city leaders after a weekend of organized group thefts like this one at a pharmacy. police also dealt with shootings and sideshows. the mayor once more help from the california highway patrol. she says more resources are needed on the every level. >> i will amplify my call to our city government to increase funding and increase the staffing for the oakland police department. we are at one of the lowest staffing levels we've had for more than a decade. >> the mayor will focus on the court system, which

not just sfpd. he also served as a police officer in san jose. the reward for any information leading to an arrest is now more than $32,000. here is something that police want you to look at. they believe this is the getaway car used in that shooting. a white acura tl, model year 2004 to 2008. you see the sunroof and no front license plate. >>> in the south bay now, an employee at a daycare facility accused of sexually assaulting a child and san jose police think there could be more victims. the victim younger than 14 reported being sexually assaulted several times over a period of nine years. the daycare is located on mcginniss avenue near story road in east san jose. police have arrested julio caesar diaz. he is now in the santa clara county main jail facing multiple counts of sexual abuse of a child. investigators are asking anyone with information to come forward. >>> a stunning turn of events today in the fraud trial of elizabeth holmes. during testimony this afternoon a tearful holmes told the jury she had been raped while a student at stan

. >> sfpd refusing to comment on what led to the gunfire. police will only say it's an ongoing investigation. regardless of how it happened, neighbors say they are saddened to hear another young man lost his life to gun violence in the city. >>> these are challenging times for san francisco's district attorney. today his office unveiled this. it's a new dashboard on its website that allows the public to see how often the d.a. files criminal charges after police officers make an arrest. this new feature is proof of his commitment to transparency, but the announcement comes in the midst of a recall effort to have him removed from office. the d.a. is also facing tough accusations from lawmakers and even his own former prosecutors who say his office often lessens charges for violent crimes and sometimes fails to prosecute them altogether. a lot happening here. let's bring in our senior investigative reporter bigad shaban who's been breaking news about these allegations over the last few weeks. let's start with this new data that's being released

whether it's between the sfpd, d.a.'s office, back and forth. it gets frustrating to hear officials say they can't do anything about it. >> a huge uptick -- >> reporter: man is san francisco's assistant police chief. overseeing the department's investigations bureau and all ten of the city's police districts. >> we are seeing strides and make strides around car break-ins. >> reporter: what do you say to those who argue, what do you mean? we are seeing huge spikes. >> i think it's tough. we look at the numbers. the numbers don't tell the whole story. it's still higher. it's not something -- it's not a place where we want to be. >> reporter: he says they have added more officers in the area. but agrees with an outside consultant that found the department still needs an addition 473 cops to adequately patrol the city. police also tell us, one of the reasons they appear to be spiking so much this year is because they hit record lows during the start of the pandemic last year. there weren't as many tourists in town who are the main targets. despite a

the department says cole has been with sfpd since 1994. he was most recently assigned to field operation with the department. he was placed on unpaid leave pending an internal investigation. back out here, the rite aid has reopened for the day. and as for sergeant cole, he's out on bond, but he is expected to be arraigned at the hall of justice in redwood city on november 18th. in san mateo, nbc bay area news. four-star general colin powell. d.c. leaders came today to honor him at his funeral and the former secretary of state died last month from complications from covid at age 84. president biden along with former presidents barack obama and george w. bush attended today's ceremony at the national cathedral in washington. at his funeral, his son remembered his late father's accomplishments but also highlighted his role as a father, as a man and he says it's something he hopes others can emulate. >> example of colin powell does not call us us to emulate his resume, which is too formidable for mere mortals, it is to emulate his character an

kron 4 has reached out to sfpd to get more details. but so far have yet to hear back the owners of the store too shaken to talk on camera now worried the thieves will come back for a 3rd time. the owners say they were just months away from retiring after 40 years, almost all owners are kind of scared. >> you they don't know what of tight. they say people problem and there's no question. and the combat. they're at the point where they're ready to just get up close a lot of people. now that's been here for a while. you retire. >> and they may not be alone. khan says with rising rents, not enough customers and crime surging. many owners in chinatown could be looking to shut up shop for good in san francisco's chinatown jonathan mccall kron 4 news. that was not the only brazen jewelry heist in the bay area this week. concord police. >> are now seeking several suspects in this smash-and-grab robbery at the sun valley shopping center. it happened monday night while the mall was open with customers still inside shopping. police say 9 people i

mandelman says safeway employees told him sfpd doesn't always show up. certainly. this is not everyone. departmental policy, but you know, they've heard two frequently from officers that there's nothing that can be done. it's not even worth writing a citation that's not acceptable and sapd spokesperson tells abc 7 news sfpd plans to work closely with supervisor mandelman and safeway to improve reporting and investigations in san francisco melanie woodrow abc 7 news. all right. we're back on storm watch today rain returned to cross parts of a bay area. this is video from this afternoon in san anselmo. you can see the wet roadways and windshield wipers are in action and let's take a live. look outside. this is how it looks right now from our camera at the exploratorium. looking toward the bay bridge. working back from the paper. all right. yes, it all makes sense in my head now. alright for more now on how long this wet weather is going to stick around. yeah what we can expect for the rest of the week. let's go to abc 7 meteorologist. sandy patel said, yeah, dan and

whether it's between sfpd, da's office, back and forth, and it gets frustrating to hear officials say they can't do anything about it. >> we had a huge uptick. >> reporter: michael redmond is san francisco's assistant police chief. overseeing the department's investigations bureau and all ten of the city's police districts. >> we are starting to see some strides and make some strides around car break-ins. >> what do you say to those who argue what do you mean you are making strides? we are still seeing huge spikes? >> yeah, i think it's tough because we are -- we look at the numbers but the numbers don't tell the whole story, either. but it's still higher. it's not something -- it's not a place where we want to be as a decht. >> reporter: redmond says they have added more officers in the area, but agrees with an outside consultant that found the department of roughly 1,700 officers still needs an additional 473 cops to adequately patrol the city. police also tell us one of the reasons car break-ins appear to be spiking so much this year is because they hit record lows during the start

his death led the sfpd to change the way officers were armed. that's our money has taken place every year since his passing. tonight's event starts at 6:00. dozens of new trees will be planted at a spot that burned in a big fire a couple of years ago. 80 new trees will go into the ground at the cal state maritime academy campus. volunteers with the student conservation association are teaming up with the arbor day foundation and ups to make this happen. their goal is to plant more trees than the number lost to fire burned through part of the campus in 2019. the oakland zoo's back open. it is drawing thousands back the zoo. luz peÑa was there last night. >> glowfari! reporter: that is the song they have been singing the whole night. they have been looking forward to this day. displays of their favorite animals up close. >> i like dinosaurs. it is mind going. we never get to be this close to animals because they run away. >> the elephant will move the trunk up and down. reporter: we get a tour of the two-hour safari. they have five themes from wi

sfpd says his wound is non-life-threatening. >>> it looks like california may see another revenue wind fall next year which may ultimately benefit taxpayers. a $31 billion budget surplus for the next fiscal year could create a good problem because it exceeds constitutional limits. remedies may involve more spending on infrastructure or schools or even giving something back to taxpayers. >>> some popular spots in yosemite are getting makeovers. it will be years before visitors can enjoy those changes. the 140 acre campground will undergo extensive work. it was built in the early 1930s. it sees more than 140,000 visitors a year. it will be closed until 2024-2025 depending on weather. two other campgrounds will be closed until 2023. >>> we're going to tell you about the journey of recovery from a famous bay area falcon. >>> pg&e and mce customers will see rate increases in march of 2022. higher charges are anticipated between the high demand hours of 4:00 and 9:00 p.m. both utilities are expected to make the announcement this week. i am totally blind. and non-24 can throw my days and nigh

. >>> a veteran sfpd officer ask in custody on suspicion of robbing a san matteo drugstore for drugs. the robbery was reported wednesday night at the san matteo rite aid. sergeant kohl was arrested and booked in the jail on charges of second degree robbery and resisting an officer. he was allegedly off duty at the time of his arrest. he has been with sfpd for nearly 30 years. >>> the same dna technology has been used to solve another case. >> the rapist has been identified and arrested. >> to find out that he is here on the street is -- i am still in disbelief. >> jd wallace was just booked into the county jail. he is suspected of being a serial rapist seen in these sketches that targeted three women from 2013 to 2014 walk ago long i-80. the arrest came from authorities' use of investigative genetic genealogy. he was booked without bail. he is scheduled to be arraigned on monday. >>> in a statement, sacramento district attorney ann schubert has had to say. it is powerful. an investigative tool for violent crimes that have grown cold because traditional investigative methods are unable

we work closely with sfpd on this as well as the da's office. so far it has provided valuable data to sfpd. we actually had public defender's office. we also receive 14 requests from the public. these cameras not only provide visuals at the time it happens but pieces together the crime where the perpetrator entered japantown and departed from japantown. it is really important tool that many other communities in our surrounding areas have been coming to the cbd to learn about it some more. part of keeping japan town safe is making sure we have good communication with northern district of sfpd. we had town hall meetings with them and we participated in small business advisory forum. one of the things we are very proud of is the call for assistance which we started in japan town in japanese, english anchor rian. it was something that sfpd said we will implement to all merchant corridors. they improved on it. it is shared city-wide. we also keep small businesses alert on safety issues by sending out a safety alert. this goes toward our small busines

sfpd said they cleared 3.5% of larceny cases so those car burglars in the central district whiccovehet urspot the to us and -- like, you know where we are from and do we have a rental vehicle. when we answer some of the questions, said no, said that's good and explained there's a lot of break-ins. >> the district attorney's office said currently only about 2% of car burglaries in san francisco result in an arrest. they prosecuted the overwhelming majority of those cases. >>> right now a status hearing is underway in the scott peterson case in september. the san mateo county judge ruled that peterson will be resentenced to life without parole. he has been serving a death sentence since 2004 for the killing of his pregnant wife and unborn child. he is appearing by zoom for the hearing. >>> new details from the investigation into just what went wrong at travis scott's festival. the latest report paints a grim picture. there was no plan for a crowd search at the event. there were emergency protocols for other incidents like active shooters and severe weather. the operation plan had nothing

a fit know was snell off the streets of san francisco sfpd shared this photograph on twitter today showing drugs and a gun which officers say they recovered during an arrest last night in the city's tenderloin district. police say they recovered the fence until the gun and more than $3400 while arresting a shooting suspect. >> sfpd says this is the 4th gun. it has seized in the tenderloin neighborhood this week. >> and now kron 4 sports from the 18 t fiber sports desk. >> the warriors owners of the best record in the nba at 9, they are hosting i should say. karl anthony-towns anthony edwards and the minnesota timberwolves also d'angelo russell former warrior. let's go to the scoreboard. it is 86 to 74 right now. the dubs are up by 12. the beginning of the game was like a dunk contest. we had dunks from gary payton junior, andrew wiggins. we're going to have all those dunks in the highlights and more has been a great game. the warriors are the so the temple of we had the game over playing in the studio. they actually cut this deficit to 9. the does were up by as much as 16 and we'll have th

instead of relying solely on sfpd homeowners are hiring their own security and many are turning to a pleasanton-based company. >> reporter: crime is a big problem not only here in san francisco but all over the bay area and people are finding new ways not to become a victim. bold car break-ins in broad daylight. four in five years prompted melissa to get protection from a private security company. >> one of the break-ins, they used a blow torch to cut the glass on the garage and manually opened it. >> reporter: all caught on cameras. police came out to take a report but said it never led to anything. so she hired deep sentinal, a unique security company using cameras and 24 hour monitoring to keep the crooks away. >> we have five of the cameras. one in our backyard and one in the lightwell. >> this is someone trying to break into a san francisco building. here you see two men trying to break into a car. the company is designed to stop crime before it happened. >> we provide everything through the camera as a virtual security guard for a fraction of the cost. >> vice president of mark

they have similar uniforms to the sfpd and they are authorized to make arrests. >> there are new details on that fatal shooting at a halloween party in gilroy. the santa clara county district attorney's office has declined to file charges against the suspect. the shooting happened at the home of gilroy city council member rebecca arm and diaries on saturday. that's on loss on avenue. a teenager was killed. 3 other teens were injured. police arrested 19 year-old benjamin calderon over the weekend. but again, the da has not press charges. he is the second cousin to the council member. the da's office is asking anyone who has information to contact police. >> let's check our 4 zone weather forecast a live look outside tonight at sfo looks pretty clear over anybody who might be flying in to hang out as the weekend approaches or fly out and go someplace. yeah. there's looking great right now dry. but we are going to see an increase in some light showers tonight as a weak storm arrives leaving behind a cooler and drier air mass for your thursday afternoon. we are seeing an increase in that hig

sfpd said about 70 have been put on leave including more than 50 police officers. those who were put on leave have pending termination proceedings. >>> tonight the police commission will meet for a presentation of the police department's discipline review board findings and recommendations. >>> a coronavirus out wreak at two jails in sacramento county is prompting demands of change since march 2020. more than 2,000 inmates have tested positive on monday the first death was reported of a vaccinated inmate. since july the county has offered to pay inmates who get vaccinated but some in jail believe that's not enough. activists are asking that they be released so outbreaks don't get worse. >>> happening now hundreds of students have walked out of class in the east bay. they say oakland is ignoring complaints of sexual harassment and assault. >> justin andrew is live and those students have laid out a set of demands. >> absolutely. there were hundreds of them right here outside of district headquarters. i want to put your attention here. there's a small group of them t

. >> didn't get vaccinated, sfpd told the ones not could come to work. 41 of the 70 unvaxxed are officers. they don't get vaccinated, they could be fired. >>> step forward for vta class, graduated today after nine-week training course. now ready to fill the serious operator shortage. new grads able to get behind the wheel immediately. >>> i really have to hold on to buster posey t-shirt. >> and bobbleheads. more about >>> no doubt about it, quiet superstar. as we told you earlier, buster posey is going to be announcing his retirement tomorrow. such a blow to the bay area. >> maybe he won't. maybe we all just got it wrong. >> he's going to punk us tomorrow? >> you guys got it wrong. know you've made it when amount of dogs and cats in the bay area are named buster or posey. lot of superstars, willie mays, barry bonds, he's right with them. moved from georgia, shopping malls, big city, traffic. going to take a while to get used to. they're a big part of the bay area. we'll have coverage of his retirement tomorrow. >>> chase center tonight, warriors and hornets, lot of muscle flexing in this

sfpd did not respond for comment. clearance rates show this year the department clears 3-1/2% of larceny cases which including car burglaries. in the central district which covers the city's hottest tourist spots, prior to jason taking office the department cleared 9% in the same time period. >> reporter: and we should note today we learned the d.a. will face a recall election in june of 2022. liz? >> it has gotten crazy out there, betty. has the city taken any other actions of its own? >> reporter: well, we learned about three weeks ago from the mayor that they do have a cash reward system for information that will lead to the conviction of the crime, ringleaders behind these auto burglaries and so far a witness that i spoke to definitely plans to pass the video on to the mayor's office. >> it is amazing how brazen these thieves are, it is incredible. >> reporter: oh, yeah, and all of these are in the daylight. most of them. >> not worried about getting caught at all. all right, betty, thank you. >>> new at 11:00, le

during a tuesday news conference alongside sfpd and city leaders district attorney had strong words. >> and we stand together united to send a message to anyone who would consider committing these kinds of crimes in san francisco it will not be tolerated. you will be arrested and brought to justice and you will face serious consequences when you commit serious crimes. >> one of the prosecutors argued the incident was more than just a burglary. a defense attorney took issue with that claim. >> this is kpix. >>> contra cost yeah district attorney filed charges against those who are "crime spree. >> in san francisco contra cost yeah santa clara among half a dozen bay area attornies where district attornies are banding together to crack down to retail crimes. prosecutors are sending a message by holding two san jose suspects in $2 million bail. the district attorney hopes the high amount will put pressure on organized crime and people doing the dirty work work. the mayor gave in warning today. >> we're making it clear if you are doing it in this county you will be caught and punished. >>

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sfpd said about 70 employees have been put on leave including more than 50 police officers. those who were placed on leave are now pending termination proceedings. >>> tonight the city's police commission will meet for a presentation of the review board findings and recommendations. >> the live news desk and we continue to follow election result that are coming in this morning starting off in new jersey where that governor's race is still running neck and neck. balloted left to count and at this hour it's been a relevant shocker for democrats who expected the governor to coast to re-election. his challenger is a former state assemblymanw. rewatching those numbers. the results in virginia. glenn youngkin won in a state that's president won easy back in 2020. the message here. democrats slim congressional majority could be intake and next year's midterm elections. let's take a live look at new york city. one of several with a new democrat mayor. eric adams here in the big apple and progressives winning in boston and pittsburgh. in minneapolis. voters rejected a plan to reform