Engines on a flight to San Francisco. Surprised . I would not expect that from him. With everything going on in the world. Its a little scary. Neighbors in shock after learning the pilot is from right here in the bay area. Good evening. Im julie julie haener. And im mike mibach. Officials say 44 year old Joseph Emerson tried to turn off those engines on that flight headed from everett, washington, to San Francisco international. The pilots, though, were able to safely land that plane in portland, oregon. Ktvu zac sos is live tonight at sfo with more on how this whole situation unfolded. Zach and for those passengers on that flight who wanted to continue on to bay area to the bay area, were being told by the airline that they were able to do so. Passengers who are now crediting the quick thinking of their flight crew with keeping them safe. Weve got the guy that tried to shut the engines down out of the cockpit. The captain of Alaska Airlines flight 2059 bound for sfo broadcasting that
Immediately suspending cruises robo taxi operations in driverless taxi permits. In its release, the dmv deemed that the Autonomous Vehicles are, quote, not safe for the publics operation. The agency listed several factors, including matthew factor misrepresenting, misrepresenting any information related to the safety of the autonomous technology. There was no timeline for this suspension, and it does not impact the companys permit for testing their cars with. A safety driver. If you recall, cruise received Regulatory Approval in august to commercially operate their robo taxis at all hours in San Francisco. A week later, the dmv offered ordered cruise to its fleet in half as its investigated recent crashes involving the vehicle. In one of those incidents, a human driver hit a pedestrian first. As part of their decision, the dmv released this statement. Quote, the dmv has provided crews with the steps needed to apply to reinstate its suspended permits, which the dmv will not approve unti
Convention meeting of friends from all over the world. The buzz around the buildings is welcome business for San Francisco hotels, restaurants and workers who are hoping for a faster rebound from the empty streets of the pandemic. Some of the citys struggles with homelessness and open drug use are still evident. I definitely noticed a little bit of a change from when i was here a couple of years ago. In recent months, sf travel says for various reasons, some companies that had tentative bookings are pulling back. Meta has canceled its Meta Business Group summit for march 2025, and workday also has withdrawn tentative plans for about 53,000 Hotel Room Nights worth of events. Some residents say they do see the city making changes. And i do see a difference. There has been more cleaning and the streets have been more cleared up. Some Convention Attendees say the city situation was better than they had expected. Maybe it was during the pandemic. It was worse. I think so now. Better than my
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To comment in person, please line up against the wall near the screen. The audience is left when the Public Comment is called, and for members of the public wishing to comment on an item from outside the hearing room, you may do so by joining the joining via webinar through the link shown on page two of todays agenda, and to be recognized, select the raise your hand icon on the in the webinar. You may also comment from outside the chamber by dialing 14156550001 and use todays meeting id of 266 3551985 8 pound pound. And then to raise your hand to speak, press star three and the telephone login information is also available on both pages one and two of todays agenda. Commenters may speak for up to three minutes per item, and youll receive a 32nd notice when youre speaking. Time is about to expire. In the event that we have many commenters on an item, the chair may reduce Public Comment time to less than three minutes per person. Unless you are speaking under general Public Comment, plea