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KGO ABC7 July 6, 2024

Rudy giuliani, but today she seemed to borrow a page from his book. Everybody is happy today because its money day. Reporter but the reality is that there is less of it coming in, forcing the mayor and city departments to balance a budget by cutting 700 80 million 780 million in expenses. The funding to try to get people off the streets and into shelters and Supportive Housing will in fact increase by 3 . Of course, not everyone is going to be happy about the decisions that i have made to take resources but are not being used that are not being used and spend them on people that we know need help and support now. And i dont really care. Reporter the budget will also try to build back police staffing, funding 220 new Police Officers over the next two years. Police chief williams got said staffing is a huge scott said staffing is a huge mountain to climb. Dont talk about it. Be about it. Join the San Francisco police department. Be the change you want to say. Reporter as part of the Public Safety package, the mayor underlines the efforts to shut down the open air fentanyl market have already started. Programs to bring people into care and rehabilitation will be expanded. But a warning to those programs that dont deliver results we are doing a deeper dive, and if you are delivering, you get funded and then some. If you are not delivering, we are taking away dollars. Reporter part of the efforts to restore downtown will be contingent on how safe people feel. Another factor is to bring new businesses in by delivering tax incentives. I know some of these decisions are not going to be popular. But again, i dont care. I didnt become mayor to be to be afraid to do this job the way it needs to be done. Reporter those tax cuts or tax delays will of course have an impact on what the city brings in. But the mayor thinks that is the only way to attract businesses. The board of supervisors has to approve the budget so the mayor can sign it by august 1. Larry thank you. Phil matier now, gi take on the mayors Budget Proposal and tone today. I thought i was listening to Bill Belichick no days off very serious. That was deliberate. The mayor needs to project an image out there that shes going to get it done. The times are going to change. Shes going to do the walk and the city is going to do the walk. Youve got to look at the obvious. San franciscos spending more than most states spend in terms of their budget. A 14 billion, 15 billion budget here. 6. 5 billion san jose which has more people than San Francisco is at 5. 2 billion. Wheres the money going . What is it doing . If this was a association, it would be about 70,000 being spent per citizen of San Francisco. Are you getting anything for it . Or is it going around and around . Thats what shes got to deliver on. The homeless, the streets, because that is the most visible. Otherwise the whole thing falls apart. Larry we go through this every year with the homeless situation, drugs, crime. Can the way this is laid out actually address those issues and make the changes we have been talking about forever here . She wants more cops. In order to get more cops in San Francisco, youve got to give us much money as you can and cut the nonprofits keep everybody happy. You have to have the social services increase and the housing increase. You have to increase everybodys , because otherwise it looks like you are cracking down and saying it is a crimes thing versus a social remedy situation. Are we going to see a change . That is really what remains to be seen. You said we have heard it before. We heard the tough talk and that we are going to be spending here. Proof this year is actually on how many people are in the downtown and how many tourists are coming or not coming. This is the difference. The difference is, in past years, we have been able to overlook a lot of whats not getting done because so much else was happening. This year, its not like that. Its a very empty streetscape and people are saying whats going on . Larry all of these issues with safety are tied together so they have to be addressed. While this proposal pass will this proposal pass . I think its going to pass. Two years ago, there wouldve been a fight on this. But their constituents want it. Want it here, in san jose. The tug before is gone. Larry violence in San Francisco. Coming up at 4 30 p. M. , what the numbers are really telling us. Kristen happening now congress is expected to vote shortly on the debt ceiling deal. It passed a procedural rule earlier, as democrats crossed the aisle to keep it from failing. Several republicans are balking at the legislation was hatched which has created some uncertainty. Eric swalwell did told abc7 the prospect of a default is enough for them to vote yes. It is not a perfect deal, but the truth is, there is an alternative. If we default, my constituents will see their social security, medicare payments put at risk, what they paid into themselves, their childrens college funds, their own Retirement Savings all but at risk,. Put at risk. Kristen the boat is expected to happen two hours from now. Should the house improvement, that will move on to the senate where it is expected to pass. Larry a standoff involving a man accused of shooting a sheriffs deputy is in its seventh hour. The man barricaded himself inside a home on east Market Street around 9 a. M. This morning. According to reports, he got into a shootout with deputies after the serves him an eviction notice. The deput the deputies exact condition is not known at this moment but he is out of the woods. Kristen dropping criminal charges against pg e for the deadly fire that broke out in 2020 killing four people and damaging more than 200 buildings. The fire was caused by a tree falling on the pg e line, according to calfire. Multiple inspections found no evidence the utilitys equipment have fallen below industry standards. This week, pg es preparing for the upcoming fire season. The utility provided this video of crews checking equipment on the ground as well as through the air with helicopter in santa clara county. The inspections are to get a jumpstart on potential Public Safety power shut offs. When we have an actual psps event, we can gather information on how long it is going to take us to complete these patrols. We are also able to look for any other hazards, so we can mitigate them now. It also helps us predict the timing it will take for us to restore power to customers during an actual event. Kristen pg e says power is not going to be shut off during the inspections. Larry a proposal for what would be the bay areas largest safe rv parking site could be appr soon. Up to 85 vehicles. Are softly reporter has a closer our south bay reporter has a closer look at the proposal. Reporter it is hard to see that this man could become the side of a largest the largest rv Community Supportive parking program. We wanted to do this. Reporter the deputy city manager says there are around 400 People Living in rvs in the city of san jose. The programs that can hold up to 85 rvs. It would also allow cars and other vehicles that belong to those living in the rvs. Have a whist company and recycling center on either side of it and across the street, a construction company. We had folks weigh in and support of whats coming and planning to do whawe are planning to do. Reporter t mayor said in part, safe parking sites like the one were proposing will enable us to relocate on street rvs to a dedicated site with services that help folks graduate into permanent housing. This will be a winwin for rv dwellers and the broader community. The land is privately owned. If the Council Approves a 10 year lease, itll cost more than 18 million. They the concern with the interim housing and rv parks is it is not happening fast enough or big enough. Reporter he knows not all are in favor of safe parking sites but points to programs in Mountain View and across the country that have been successful. Crime goes down. Vandalism goes down. The cost efficiency goes up. It is a lower cost. And then you are starting people on track for permanent housing. In many cases, you are literally saving their lives. Reporter he had having permanent Housing Options following an interim stay is critical. It is critical there is enough permanent housing in the city and the county, they need to do a better job in making sure there is land available for the permanent housing. Reporter the council of such a vote on whether to approve the least june 6. Larry dramatic video a tesla being plucked out of the water in pescadero today. The car plunged into the pond after careening over the side of highway 1 and a deadly crash yesterday. Chp says the ted says that tesla collided with a subaru. Both cars went into the water. Two men or pronounced dead at the scene. Kristen crime in San Francisco has become a major concern latest years. What does the data really say . The in iteam investigates. And getting ready for pride month. Flags are already waving. Meteorologist the marine layer is pulling on shore right now, but it will not inhibit the midweek warmup. When i was his age, we had to be inside to watch live sports. But with xfinity, we get the Fastest Mobile Service and can stream down the street or around the block hey, can you be less sister, more car . All right, lets get this over with. Switch to Xfinity Mobile and get the best price for 2 lines of unlimited. Just 30 a line per month. I should get paid more for this. You get paid when you win. From xfinity. Home of the 10g network. Larry abc7 is c building a better bay area and combating Climate Change is a major part of that. Kristen Santa Clara Valley health care is making some changes to do their part. Our south bay reporter Dustin Dorsey takes a look. Reporter Santa Clara Valley health care is going green. Experts agree Climate Change is and will be the greatest threat to Public Health this century. In an effort to further protect the community outside of just medical care, they have signed the federal Health Sector Climate Initiative to reduce the footprint at all hospitals and clinics. When it pivoting towards we need to be pivoting towards a more sustainable business. Reporter by developing a Climate Resilience plans to focus on the needs of the community. Reducing organizational emissions by 50 by 2030 in order to achieve that zero by 2050. The goals are lofty. But this Public Health professor says the stakes are high as well. The Healthcare Industry is a significant contributor to Climate Change accounting for between 8 and 10 of all Greenhouse Gas emissions in the u. S. And a significant portion of their emissions come from goods and Services Required by the hospital. Reporter things like operating rooms and even food for patients, all negative contributors. They aim to make many changes such as moving to an electric ambulance fleet, avoiding low value testing and partnering with the company universal meals to serve only plantbased food. What other Hospital Systems are providing this kind of food . We are excited to be the first Public Hospital system in the nation to provide universal meals. Having plantbased meals at the hospital, we are really doing a Beautiful Service not only to county residents but also to the claimant by decreasing Greenhouse Gas emissions. Reporter they say they will there will be no decrease in quality of care and they say the changes will only benefit the community. What we can do to guard our planet and help protect the health of all of us, and part of our resilience goal is to give patients the tools they need to be healthy and stay safe. Kristen a lawsuit Johnson Johnson alleging its talkbased baby powder causes cancer is now underway in oakland. Lawyers for Anthony Hernandez valdes blame their clients mesothelioma on j j products. They say the products are safe and does not cause cancer. This child is the first since j j filed for bankruptcy two years ago. Forward due to valdezs failing health. Larry tomorrow is june 1. The official start of pride month in San Francisco. Pride flags are already up and flying. Today crews installed hundreds of the flags. They are up and on Market Street, into the castro. The rainbow pride flag was created back in 1978 by gilbert baker, at the assistance of his friend, the San Francisco supervisor, harvey milk. The first one flew at the gay Freedom Day Celebration that same year. Kristen the flag is going to be looking extra colorful in contrast to the gray skies we have been having in the mornings here. Larry a little bit of haze. Kristen in the mornings. Meteorologist in the evenings, too. They are rolling in as we speak. Winds are roaring as well at the coast. You can see we have gusts up to 26 mph, 24 mph in a ayward. The 24 hour temperature shows location near the coast and the bay are a few degrees warmer than they were yesterday at this time. Inland areas, if you degrees a few degrees cooler. Ba and inland areas, cooler by the bay. At the golden, the sky was a bit gloomier but the clouds are rolling in now. 72 degrees in santa rosa. 66 for napa, the coolest spot on this panel. 73 degrees at fairfield. Looking back towards San Francisco, you can see the haze larry was talking about and the clouds rolling in. These are forecast headlines, the marine layer returning and will continue to the coast and the bay overnight. A gradual warming trend with us the next several days. Temperatures will rise above average this weekend. Heres the forecast animation taking us into the late night and overnight hours. Some areas remain mostly clear. We will see some areas of low clouds by the coast and bay and down into the south bay. Sunny skies mainly tomorrow afternoon, as our warmup continues. Overnight lows generally in the low 50s. We will have lows dropping into the upper 40s in santa rosa, napa, livermore. Near 60 at the coast. Upper 60s to 70 around the bay shoreline. Upper 70s to near 80 in the warmest inland locations. Going into friday, we see low to mid 80s inland. Even higher on saturday. Upper 80s there. Close to 90 in some spots before things start to cool down. We are looking forward to nice and sunny and warm end of the week. Breezy and a little bit cooler monday. Further cooling on tuesday and wednesday of next week as clouds increase. No rain in sight. Just a little ride on th temperature roller coaster. Kristen and its not even a scary roller coaster. Thanks, spencer. Larry some east bay students got a History Lesson outside the classroom today, visiting the remember them monument in oakland which celebrates famous humanitarians, like winston churchill, malcolm x, and nelson mandela. We are trying to plant the seed of, these are what great people do, and they are normal people just like you and they start somewhere just like you. Larry the remember them monument celebrating 10 years the Alternative Education Center organizing a field trip for students every year. The monument they say is inspirational. I get to live my life freely because they fought for freedom. There is hope. Its a small little speck of hope in me. Itll grow. Larry the remember them monument is engraved with braille at the bottom. The artist telling us here it was important to him that everyone could receive his message. Kristen adorable animals, but they are causing big problems at a south bay Animal Shelter. Reporter a new push for automatic braking systems. What this could mean for your about my new furniture business. Well, everything except the whole business part. Not anymore. With quickbooks, you can confidently manage your business. Right now, get 70 off for 3 months. Larry its time for consumer news. Michael finney is here with the headlines. If you are not paying attention while you are driving, help is on the way. Reporter we cant get people so quit being on their phone. So instead this is what is coming in. Federal regulators want all new cars to have automatic braking. That is a great idea. The automatic emergency braking system stops or slows a car when a hazard is detected. The new rules would require the technology on all passenger cars. Currently 90 of new vehicles have the systems, though not all would meet these new stricter standards. A your report finds nearly 4 million kias have airbags with the potential to explode. The airbags made by arc automotive are under investigation for airbag and leaders with the potential to explode inflators with the potential to explode upon deployment. 820 16 letter from ts that vehicles manufactured between the years 2000 and 2016 had the potentially flawed airbags. Kia has not issued a recall for this issue saying that it is evaluating the situation. Californias proposed right repair bill has passed the state senate. The bill would require companies to make available tools, parts, and instruction manuals so that thirdparty repairs could fix an appliance or electronic device. Americans spend an average of 1700 a year buying new gadgets while sending nearly 7 million tons of broken ones to landfills. The bill is now headed to the assembly. They have this in a lot of locatio

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