Now from abc7, live breaking news. The breaking news is from North Carolina. Teargas x fires and s. W. A. T officers in riot gear. Tonight a state of emergency as the charlotte protests grow out of control for a second night in a row. Good evening. Im kristen sze in for ama daetz. Im dan ashley. The North Carolina governor made the Emergency Declaration after a prayer vigil for the man shot and killed by Charlotte Police earlier this week turned violent. These are some of the images playing out courtesy of our charlotte abc station. Lilian kim is monitoring the unfolding situation. Lilian . Reporter kristen, the protests tonight are worse than the night before. One man is in Critical Condition for what they say was a civilian on civilian confrontation. There were clashes between demonstrators and police in riot gear. The worst Case Scenario in charlotte. Police launching teargas into the crowd. We dont know what that was and if that what is a flashbang or what that was. They were stand
I wanted to address the issue of bicyc bicyclist riding on crowded sidewalks i brought this at the sfmta to red restic. Im concerned that south side of Market Street from van nes to valencia. Is becoming more dangerous because bicyclist are riding on the sidewalks i will ask reskin riding on the sidewalk dont ride on the sidewalk as both a pedestrian and bicyclist i talk to them when i see them on the sidewalks please dont do that. I think the Police Department has an Important Role to play in making sidewalks safer through enforcement the prohibition of bicyc bicyclist on the sidewalk you can feed two birds with one seed. You can have the cops walking a beat along Market Street meating all the neighbors on market and talking to all ot bicyclists riding on the sidewalks we have bike lanes. We have to use them all the time. The second area that i think has to be of concern is grove street from market in front of the library. This is side of the street where there is burger king from gro
With a look at this unique problem. Senior english major Stephan Perez spends hours each day in Martin Luther king jr. Library. He studies. But one distraction is difficult to ignore. But i mean im spending time in the library and people bring food from home and i have no food to bring anyway. So im just sort of stuck there eating with whatever granola bars i have left or whatever. Hes hungry and hes not alone. Food insecurity is impacting College Campuses. According to a 2015 csu report on displaced and food insecure students the study shows that california state universities are shedding light to make a difference on those students who face Food Insecurity. Usually i can get by on my own, you know. Just from what the savings i have and when my parents do do is they just ship me a box of food, sometimes, you know . Perez left home two years ago to pursue college in a different city. But once he arrived here he found it difficult. Thinking he was the only student who was routinely hung
This room and people watching at home your leaders people listen tow. When you say this commission has been hijacked by the poa, that is not true that is actually giving power to an entity you have major issues with. I would say were in the middle of this process i believe this this commission i believe in this department and the direction were going in i would ask while we feel passionately about these things we have to follow the rules that is important that we know the rules follow the rules and get this right. Anything from my fellow commissioners. Very well said madame chair. I appreciate the passion you bring here. The knowledge and the time and the passion i agree there is a balance what i hear from you loud and clear is these things that are important and this Commission Voting unanimously on we need to agree with that decision. We speak harsher and i think this Commission Hears you too. Sergeant please call the next line item. Chief of police action. reading . This commission
Its so striking to me it bodes well for me and the commission moving forward there wasnt much of a divergence as to what they wanted to see that, to me, yeah it was safe there was much more divergence on what they wanted to see, which is great. That means were going to include everything in this process that is good to see. What i would say we do have all of these comments theres a lot of data to take in. So colleagues, the way this is processed as we discussed in july was designed is over the next couple of dais all of us are can read this. There are charact characteristics and attributes you have to summarized for us as you pointed out the commission made the commissionment to view every resume we will do that in closed session next week you have the data from the Community Officers it sounds like we will have supplemental additional surveys and the plan is for this week for commissioners to spend time with gary and review resumes that is, again, and confidential process and we will