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KPIX KPIX 5 News At 530pm July 11, 2024

Reporter the changes to criminal activity here coincide with some sweeping changes that both the city and the state have made during this pandemic. Hotels that used to be reserved for tourists on lombard street have since been given to people expanding homelessness who did not have anywhere to shelter in place safely. Public records obtained by kpix5 show 911 calls to the buena vista in near mike and donna have tripled since the city started housing Homeless People there. Going from one or two calls a month to up to 14 calls a month at its peak. We have received complaints from neighbors living near three other hotels housing the homeless, some complained of open drug use. Others cited overdoses and sexual acts being performed during the day. At each of those hotels, emergency calls also tripled after unhoused individuals moved in. Going from 22 calls over a six month period, to six a. The city wont tell us which hotels are in use and department of Emergency Management either left reasons for the 911 calls on our public records request blank or lacks them out. Both department say the omissions are to protect peoples privacy. We had a Carte Blanche ability, we need to as workers call the police, called medical, and it is a rare occasion when we have to. It happens. But not that often. Reporter russell works the buena vista. One of the shelter in place hotels for the homeless. He says he would like is people embrace this program because it is making a big difference. Im seeing a lot of people coming in, and a pretty bad situation and over time as they have stayed at our sites, they have gotten better and better. Reporter thousands of bondable people have been able to stay safely in place. Abigail stewart as the interim director for San Franciscos department of homelessness, and supportive housing. She says the program has been a tremendous success, so much so that two hotels will become permanent housing. Creating 350 new units for homeless residents, to the States Project home keep program. We need to work really, really fast to move through all of the purchase and start moving people in as quickly as possible. Reporter is it doing what it was intended to do, is it helping people . It has been very successful. I mean, incredibly successful. Reporter he is executive director of the tenderloin housing when it. He says this program has helped with neighborhoods like the tenderloin more safe. Instead of being on the street, in front of peoples homes, more than 2000 people have been housed. Which also reduces the potential for the spread of covid. People who are unhoused, it is a crisis for them, this became not only a crisis for them but a health risk to everybody else. Reporter 29 hotels are in use for the citys shelter in place program. Is costing the city 10 million a month to operate and more than 2000 people have been brought inside because of it. But the city has not been transparent about this process. So why dont journalists and neighbors have the right to know who is staying where . That i would have to refer you to the City Attorneys Office about. We brought up concerns. They have reach up to us and said that they have really notice increases in crime, they dont feel safe that they have had breakins, theyve heard gunshots. Theres a lot of misinformation out. The buena vista, was the upper part of the program . I cannot find by that information to you because of the confidentiality with time and. Reporter but we have confirmed that the hotel is a city run shelter in place property, and homeless residents might be staying there until june 2021. They will fund these projects, with public funding, part of that funding needs to be for security. Keep sending your stories and ideas to project home, at cbs. Com and the author reporting on our website. Looking right into the hallway celebration was held to mark a historic moment in San Francisco politics. Supervisor elect is the first latina elected to the citys board of supervisors. Without being appointed first. She hopes the new position will inspire others and creating opportunities for people of diverse comes. Make sure that those opportunities are there were women, for immigrant people of color so that we can grow this leadership of our city to be sustainable, to be fair, so that their rightful tenants, right there immigrants, the rights of workers, their dignity is respect. She will are present San Franciscos seventh district which includes golden gate heights, part of twin peaks and west portal. The walnut creek dmv office will shut down tomorrow to the agency opted not to renew its lease. Instead the Property Owner will put up apartments at the site on North Broadway just south of Ygnacio Valley road. No word on why the dmv chose to leave walnut creek but the agency did say in a news release most runofthemill transactions can now be done online or i by mail. Theres a new Game Changing tested text both covid19 and the flew. And Uc Davis Medical Center is already putting into use. Right now, it is limited to the Emergency Department and it is a molecular test meeting the text the genetic material of the virus like er and aa. It is also highly accurate and this one is fasting results are returned within 20 minutes and that is crucial for diagnosing and treating patients. It does allow us to make those that need to be admitted to the hospital feel we know what to do now because the results are there rather than waiting another two or three hours. They are administered through the nose. Stacy testing is limited to people who are very sick and have high risk factors. Investors pulled back today worried about the rising coronavirus cases. The dow fell by 317. 41 . The nasdaq lost 70 sack does not 76. U. S. Jobless claims fell last week to california is not part of that the client. 709,000 americans signed up for firsttime unemployment benefits. Is a fourth straight week of decline but here in california, the claims went up by more than 5000 252,000 total new claims. And since the start of the pandemic, california has borrowed more than 15 billion from the federal government, compared to 10. 8 billion during the great recession. California has this enormous deficit in the Unemployment Insurance fund, and will have to make it up in some way. In the past, it has been made up through surcharges, and employers, and that is probably the last thing we need at this point. They have 11 of the labor force but accounted for more than 21 of the jobless aims. Apple is slowly getting the Core Services line after a small outages. The tech giants as apple pay and applecart are not functioning epperly along with maps and i message but users are still having issues with mac os updates. No word yet on what caused the problems. Another Major Airline will start filling the middle seats. The options, if you want to space out on your holiday flight. Tower records is back, how the music store has been reimagined. Coming up, plans for me to develop in downtown la. Now the sharks are saying is worried about getting they was visiting new coronavirus milestones with new 1900 thats reported yesterday. There single Record Number of hospitalizations, and new cases, and experts now fear the worst is two weeks before thanksgiving. We have about 10 million cases in the united states, georgia 40 thousand deaths. People will be congregating out of necessity because of the weather indoors, that makes for a very challenging and ominous situation. Starting monday, chicago residents will be under 30 day stay at home advisories. And mayor light lori live from is encouraging residents to order smalltalk is for thanksgiving following a mandatory 10 person limit on social gatherings. And the vikings will now close remaining home games to fans after rising covid19 cases in minnesota. In indiana seems like this prompted a mandatory exit testing for all notre dame students both were they go home for the holidays. They placed on class registration if they refuse. Meanwhile, by to company madonna is expected to receive results from its vaccine trial within a week. Dr. Anthony fauci believes it will be highly effective given its almost identical to the pfizer expert mental vaccine. Globally, a handful of vaccines are in late stage studies, though none have been approved yet. A live look at sfo, jetblue will start filling flights after the new year. However the airline says dont count on the middle seats being blocked during the holidays. Flights will be 85 full, starting december 2. While all seats will be available starting january 8. The Airline Sites multiple studies about exposure to covid19 is very low on flights. Delta will also continue to limit its capacity through the new year. The power of tower, a sacramento music mainstay is coming back. Tower records is once again telling finals, cassettes and lps. Not overthecounter but online. They first opened up a sacramento with an expansion of stores around the world. There is a locations were closed by 2006. While theres excited for Tower Records being back into does not strike the same chord as walking to one of the other stores. Theres obviously pretty sure tara got all of my allowance money when i was a kid. They also hosting interviews up andcoming artists on instagram. To be able to go out and recognize someone who is here to do good, and to just make you smile and forget about your problems even if it is just for the moment or for the day itself. Those kids of the real superhero. Todays visit was extra special, since many of the charging can have visitors due to covid. Pretty good with the squeegee there. Tonight is a big night on cbs, to our come the block kicks off, the morning anchors have a preview. They return to thursday nights. It all kicks off an episode of young sheldon. To be part of your comedy, that is the mantra, the pun title of the show, being positive, in a time where you know, we kind of maybe a little bit more optimism, i think. It is nice to be part of it. Then at nine, there back for the eighth season. Will make you laugh and will keep you coming back every thursday night because we will keep you entertained. Closing of the evening at 9 30, the season two premiere of the unicorn. About a father, two daughters, getting a Second Chance at love. It reflects the life in which all of us lead come you know. All sliding doors. When one door closes another one opens. Becky goff tonight at eight with young sheldon, be positive, at 8 30, mann at nine, and i quote 30. Still last of the light visible. The top of the mark in the mark hopkins hotel. We are going to see thickening clouds. Only low 50s right now in petaluma. In the northbay, elsewhere, it is low to mid 40s. Pretty normal territory for the middle of november. Further inland, warmer temperatures in the santa clara valley. The east bay maybe not quite as warm because you get the showers before the santa clara valley. Not much variation from spot to spot. Most the upper 50s in the northbay because you get the first chance of showers and temptress will be even cooler as we look northward into mendocino and lake counties by friday afternoon. Best chance of rain, picking earliest and the. The rain will be fading off by this time tomorrow evening. Tarbutt right around mid afternoon. This is for San Francisco the best chance of rain arriving. They really dont max out until now. About a 10th of an inch of rain, some spots getting closer to tens of an inch of rain. Not going to be heavy rainfall event. It is not to went on the ground, to reduce the fire threat as they had to the rest of november. Is not enough to cause any debris flow. Low 60s around the bay, mid60s , near 70 on sunday and warm temperatures the ground monday and tuesday for another chance for some scattered showers moving in by the middle of next week. Coming up, we take a look at the future cast and we show though showers as to move across the bay area. That will be in just about 25 minutes or so. New at six the clock alarm bells ringing across the country with covid cases on the rise, how the bay area is trying to get ahead of it. Rapid development in downtown san jose, not getting a warm welcome for the sharks, the sports team says that getting squeezed out. And what would be a key connection for San Francisco transits now delayed again. The fiery response to the management of the central subway. Still ahead here, at five. Don ford in natures bounty unleashes something exciting. Say hello to a drugfree way to ease stress. Stress comfort. A gummy supplement with lemon balm plus saffron, to naturally boost your mood. Stress comfort from natures bounty. Experiment to see the home us will the cans clean. Trying to find in our job here. Is a lot of these. It allows them to do a warm handoff, to the next because we can get the outreach workers, social behavior health, to come in. 50,000 is coming from a covid relief fund. Valley water is donating 60,000 for the next three years to help sustain the project. Although we just started this, they will follow their lead now. Austin, west sacramento, chattanooga, all partnering now. The San Jose Sharks with a veiled threat to leave town. Tonight, why they say they are getting squeezed out. A rough season for cal, even before a single game. And discussed the bay area about to start sliding backwards down the color scale come the surgery have seen across the country, just for the millionth case of coronavirus. The Governors Office reports the state is averaging about 6700 new cases a day. And hospitalizations have jumped by more than a third. There on truck to slide all the way back to the purple tear. Life in pleasanton tonight for us. The number of cards in the bay area sounding the alarm, that things are going the wrong direction, the colors might start to change. We are obviously on one end of what is happening across the country right now. So how are we related to what we are seeing in places like the midwest. Where might we be going. I spoke with dr. Robert walker, hes the chair of the department of medicine at ucsf. A couple of weeks ago you medicine look at what is going on. And here we are, in the bay area and in california. Seems like we are dodging it. That is always fantasy. Always going to hit us. The search not covering most of the country is here, fortunately, our region is not seen the kind of numbers that are now starting to overwhelm hospitals elsewhere. Were not at that number in the bay area. Nor really in california. There definitely at that number in many parts of the midwest. The trend here is alarming. Watching case numbers and possibly rates rise. Today the county announced that a slide back on the color scale is expected soon

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