Many people who were celebrating him, and glide with musical tributes that holiday jam party and so many others. A celebration for him, really. A showcase of how his influence crossed all lines of politics. Different generations, different neighborhoods from the tenderloin where glide is all the way up to pac heights and beyond. About five years ago, i had a chance to sit down and talk with him. As he looked back on his legacy, he did, as you mentioned, preach unconditional love, and he talked to me about how proud he was of that. Just this past hour, i spoke with glides communications officer, who told me that reverend williams passed away peacefully at his home in San Francisco, and they have had an outpouring of love from people everywhere around the country. And even though cecil was 94 and he lived a long and beautiful and impactful life, nothing takes away that sting of knowing that he is gone. And i think that is what were holding. Anyone who knew cecil will recognize that. And
A champion for the poor, the homeless, a fighter for racial equality. Tonight we remember the reverend Cecil Williams, whose love and compassion was the rock and foundation and Guiding Light for all who walked through the doors of glide Memorial Church in San Francisco. He walked his talk. He he was a direct example of how to be in the world. Its such a loss for the city. Its a loss for this community. The reverend Cecil Williams died today at his home surrounded by family and friends. He was 94 years old. Good evening. Im julie julie haener and im mike mibach. Williams was known for his wisdom, compassion and providing critical support to impoverished residents every day for 60 years. Ktvu is amberleigh live tonight at San Francisco city hall. Amber. A very big loss tonight for the community. Absolutely, mike. There is grief and gratitude for all the work Cecil Williams did for the people and city of San Francisco. Now, the folks at glide tell me he may have retired years ago, but he
Wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Golden gate bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. robin we have an update this morning on a mail bomb that was sent to the home of a Police Officer in the east bay. It happened friday on bay farms island in alameda. Now we are learning this is not the only recent incident of someone being sent an exploding package. Kron4s jr stone has the details. Sot a parcel was delivered by mail and it did detonatea description of what happened when a mail bomb was sent to this Police Officers house in alameda. A bomb that injured someone when it went off. That case happened this past friday. Sot its very rarebut while a mail bomb may be rare, fridays case in alameda is the second exploding package in the bay area in six weeks. On october 19th a package was sent to a home in east palo alto. It exploded and injured someone in the process. Sot it is a serious federal offense with s
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Packaging get swiped right off front stoops but what was inside these boxes something precious. Clothes meant for children in need gone. Just taken and now the Good Samaritan who checked the donations is hoping for a miracle. Good evening, im lucy noland. Im iain page. That woman who collected the donations reach out to us here at fox 29. Lets get out to fox 29s Dave Schratwieser at sixth District Police headquarters witness story. Dave . Reporter iain n Good Samaritan is heart broken because shes worried that some of the kids who were expecting gifts now wont get them. Shes hoping that folks will replace the gifts and the thief gets caught. They were for gifts in our community. Danielle and her friends on social media are in a giving mood this Holiday Season they donated and collected dozens of coats, hats and gloves for kids at the gw child school in south philadelphia. Either kids between eight and 14 dont have enough money to get basic searches like winter coats, scarves, hats, glo