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I am ken wayne. Joining us now live. Reporter it is utter sadness that he is no longer with us. You can see behind me all the flowers here on the steps of city hall. A man that people here will remember as a tireless advocate for the homeless, immigrants and civil rights. Person who had a huge heart and attain ego. With her first public appearance acting as the mayor, she says he didnt always say the best soundbite. Flash never mattered to him. And disagreements never deterred them. He was humbl...

The sudden loss of life here in ed lee, it is also important that city look to the future and right now the president of the board of supervisors, london breed is acting mayor. A special election will take place june 5th of next year. The winner chosen by voters will finish out lees term which ends in january of 2020. Between now and june, however, the board of supervisors can meet at any time to vote on someone other than lon don brie to serve as acting mayor. The. There is no one like him. Bec...

Future and right now the president of the board of supervisors london breed is the acting mayor. A special election will take place june 5th of next year. The winner chosen by voters will dpnch out lees term. Between now and june, the board of supervisors can meet at any time to vote on someone other than london breed to serve as acting mayor until the special election. Abc7 news vic lee is live with a look at who might be interested at taking the job. Strik . Reporter well, dan, a lot depends i...

Direction northbound. A look at drive times. Tracy into dublin slow. 53 minutes. I suggest ace train. Both 1 and 3 on time. Antioch into concord, thats just flipping up to a yellow. Slowing westbound 4. Into San Francisco from marin county, a nice smooth shot all the way across the golden gate bridge. Breaking news weve been tracking from san jose. A neighborhood there surrounded. I want to show you this new video from overnight into the abc 7 newsroom. You can see there were heavily armed polic...

The fcc hasnt released anymore many details about that. Net neutrality rules were proposed in 2015, providing providers from slowing down, blocking or charges for more dlivery of particular internet content. All of that is now out the door. The fcc chair says broadband providers will have stronger incentives to build and ending the rules will lead to a free and more open internet. For those of you out there that are fear fful what tomorro night bring, take a deep breath. This decision will not b...

Currently in the books, theres no temporary designation, right, and so how would you suggest cause once they get the designation, they may not be able to develop . You know, from being in the neighborhood, my experiences is that i think people almost universally in the neighborhood would like to see that developed as housing. I mean, we have a housing crisis in this city. And the parking lot itself, you know, in the long run, isnt what the community, i think, is going to want or need. The commun...

I feel like it is a red herring to hit the sound issue. You can do improvements. When you are not out of compliance. In the interest of time i will give you an example. Washington square is quiet. I dealt with a venue. What i found in the residence sound level 30decibels. That was quiet. Venue was raising that seven or eight. Interior noise code sets the maximum exposure a venue can cause on the resdidnts to be 45. It net got up to 47. This is an issue in that area. I was saying i think there ar...

Saying how wonderful he was. I happened to be with anita and her family earlier this week, and a call came in from former president bill clinton, and he had that same feeling because he said i liked ed lee the moment i met him, and that friendship grew and grew and grew. And he said so many wonderful things to i think tania, you took the call. And i have some other letters, there are many. But if i may, anita, id like to read some for you and for the rest of you. Glad theyre still here. This one...

Alma daetz. And im dan ashley. What started with Harvey Weinstein affects dozens of men in different fields. Federal Appeals Court judge Alex Kaszynski is based in San Francisco and resigned after 15 women came forward with claims he inappropriately touched them or made lewd comments. Abc7 News Reporter Carolyn Tyler is in the newsroom with a look at this case. Carol . Well, judge kaszynski was already the subject of a judicial investigation that began last week into these claims against him. To...

Fatal. Southbound remains closed and will stay closed indefinitely due to damage on the bridge and the roadway as well as the need for investigators and responders to work in the area. The National Transportation safety board held the first News Conference saying the investigator will bring an entire team. He is accompanied by staff with expertise in operations, the chemical, track, signals, human performance, and survival factors. He was traveling on a newly late section designed to carry highs...