Streets. City attorney david chu tells me city workers are offering housing to the unhoused. And over half of them are declining services. The dispute comes after the coalition on homelessness sued the city in december of 2022, limiting Law Enforcement of the existing ordinance against sitting, lying or sleeping on public property. They cant cite or arrest Homeless People who have no other choice but to be on the streets. Its made it very challenging for us to move forward with a compassion based approach of services and shelter while also being able to maintain safe and clean streets. City officials are hoping this clarification from the courts helps them clear dangerous sidewalks filled with open drug use. Its hard to ignore because its right under your nose. Like everywhere you see, you see somebody hitting foil. Everywhere you see, you see a hand off. The mayors blog post saying the plaintiffs in the case will continue to interfere with their work, accusing activists of handing out tents to keep people on the street. Jennifer friedenbach of the coalition on homelessness says thats not true. Were not fighting to keep people on the streets. Were fighting to get people off the streets regardless of what happens with the ninth circuit. Its very possible that these issues will continue for at least the next year, if not beyond. Thats because the injunction will remain in place until theres more shelter beds than there are people needing shelter. Officials say a fluctuating 7700 people are sleeping on the streets every night in San Francisco. We provide 15,000 units of permanent supportive housing. We have thousands of units of temporary shelter. But we do not have enough temporary shelter for everyone whos currently unhoused on our streets. That doesnt mean work hasnt been done this year. Despite the injunction, city workers and street teams offering resources to the homeless can temporarily clear tents and encampments during street cleaning. These people arent just like calling the cops. Theyre actually addressing the issue. Weve seen more people get into shelter through the citys as theyve had basically a 10 bump in shelter placements. And chu says theres still a question of whether Police Officers can be present to clear encampments. The coalition wanting to eliminate officers from street teams unless they are called. We need to ensure the Public Safety of our city workers, as well as residents and business in the area. We really want to sit down with the city and work these things out. Right now, city officials tell me they are not yet sure how operations will change and how theyll implement these changes. The departments involved will be working on this over the next couple of weeks. I also want to say that the coalition on homelessness is not changing their approach right now. The lawsuit is pending and the injunction is still in place. All right. Something we will continue to follow. Crystal, thank you. San Francisco Mayor london breed is expected to draw another challenger in next years election. Ktvu has learned daniel lurie, a levi strauss heir and founder of the nonprofit outfit Tipping Point community, has sent an email to friends and family inviting them to an event tomorrow morning at 11. Thats when he is expected to announce his mayoral campaign. Lurie is a San Francisco native. Hes been an advocate of addressing poverty in the bay area, but has no experience as an elected official. Oakland Business Owners say they are going on strike tomorrow to highlight their concerns about rising crime. More than 200 businesses are expected to close from ten inches the morning to noon during that time, the owners plan to attend a News Conference right outside of la cheval restaurant. The 38 year old family owned restaurant will be closing due to a drop in business, which they attribute to an increase in crime. This is a legacy business will be closing by the end of this month. So thats the reason why we want to be there. And we want to make sure that it will not happen to any any of us. And we you know, its going to be a, you know, live or die situation. We have to do this and we must work together. Organizers say Business Owners need Financial Resources from the city, from the county and at the state level to help offset their losses. Oakland is lowering speed limits in an effort to make some streets in the citys Business District safer. Mayor shengtao and other city leaders announced today the launch of safe oakland Streets Initiative , or sos. She says it will establish goals for the city to prevent serious and fatal collisions. The speed limit on the targeted streets will be reduced to 25 or 20 miles an hour on 11 corridors from east oakland to fruitvale to downtown have had their speed limits lowered to 20 or 25mph. And over the next two years, over 50 Business Activity district corridors totaling over 25 miles in the city of oakland will also have their speed limits lowered. Mayor tao also says on average, two people are killed or severely injured on oakland streets every week. And one out of four of those fatalities involves speed ing. Well, a man was struck and killed this morning, becoming the latest Pedestrian Fatality in san jose. Ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary has the latest on the investigation in the impact from the collision between a person and vehicle so severe investigators say the victim went through the windshield. When someone dies, thats a shame. I mean, it could be my wife. It could be my kid. God forbid. San jose traffic investigate. Gators say around 620 monday morning, an unidentified man was crossing Willow Street westbound at meridian avenue. A woman driving a honda civic traveling southbound on meridian hit and killed him. It appears that the male pedestrian was in fact in the crosswalk at the time of the accident was crossing against a solid red light. And that pedestrian did not have the right of way. The driver of the honda remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. Police investigators say this marks the 22nd fatal collision involving a pedestrian this year and the 37th fatal traffic accident. Those numbers down from the same time last year. There were 26 fatal collisions between pedestrians and vehicles and 48 fatal traffic accidents. Its not a data point. Its an individual whos lost their life. Theres emptiness in someones life today because of that death. District nine councilwoman pam foley also heads san joses vision zero. She says its too soon to tell if Safety Measures already implemented by the city to curb fatal pedestrian collisions are working. They include narrowing high traffic streets by removing lanes and adding protected bike lanes and crosswalks. Were hopeful. Were hopeful that all of these things will result in lower fatalities. Some residents say despite four crosswalks and reflective signage, the intersection of meridian and willow can be dangerous. Just through here, no one really pays attention. Its theres so much traffic. They dont leave any room. So people try to find when they find an opening, they take it. And thats what happens with a lot of the traffic that goes through here. Vision zero prioritizes safety corridors throughout the city. Now San Jose Police say it doesnt appear this is one of those corridors and they dont have information about this being a problem intersection for accidents, both fatal and nonfatal. All the Santa Clara County medical examiner will release the identity of the victim once his family is notified. And the willow glen section of san jose, jesse gary ktvu fox two news. Police in oakland are asking for the publics help in finding a 14 year old girl. Roxana Ramirez Jimenez was last seen about 830 wednesday morning on broadway and 42nd street wearing a green hoodie, green pants and dark shoes. Shes described as five feet tall, weighing about 100 pounds. Her family says shes in good physical and mental condition. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to Contact Oakland police. Construction workers are beginning to rebuild the wharf in capitola as ktvu is an ruben shows us now the entire community sees that project as a symbol of the towns resilience. This is the day capital the residents have been waiting for. The day. Repairs to the damaged wharf get underway. The wharf is a huge part of capitola. I mean, everybodys kids have been out there and learned how to fish out there. A section of the wharf has been missing since januarys storms washed it away. This video shows the waves as they crashed into nearby restaurant zeldas on the beach. It was a pretty good slap in the face at the beginning and then it was just a little bit of a long road with the kitchen guys and some extra help coming in, trying to just get it all rebuilt and put back together as quick as possible, for sure. Most, but not all of the waterfront businesses are back open, but owners say the wharf is another piece of the puzzle, important for tourists and beloved by locals. The repairs are being merged with an Improvement Project that had already been in the works and will run about 7. 9 million. The wharf is going to be expanded here. Its going to be double wide the whole way out. So were going to repair the existing gap there, but also make our pilings six wide. So its going to make it more resilient to future storms. And hopefully we dont see this damage again. Theyre also using updated materials, fiberglass instead of timber crews will start pile driving next week. Theyre also adding new railings, decking and restrooms. Im honestly excited to see what they do because they are making it bigger now. Theyre widening it, so thats really exciting. And i also have a lot of customers come in who always ask about the wharf. Of course, were heading into another rainy season. Crews hope weather wont slow the work down or make the damage worse. But once they get it back together, its part of capitola. The tourists will be back to fish. And you know, eat out on the wharf and itll be a grand and grand thing. And if all goes well, the new and improved wharf should be open sometime next summer in capitola. And ruben ktvu fox two news now time is running out to avoid a shutdown of the federal government where negotiations currently stand on capitol hill. Also a Government Shutdown could force San Franciscos fleet week to be disrupted. How organizers are planning for all scenarios and much better air quality around here. You can see it in this live camera shot of the oakland estuary. Weve got some interesting weather for sure. It feels like fall. Its acting like fall. Ill be back here with that forecast and a different approach to teaching children about the prehistoric past. The new Exhibit Opening on the peninsula welcome to big tobaccos fantasyland. A new, healthier World Without cigarettes. As long as you dont count the 6 trillion sold worldwide every year. And vaping wont lead to smoking, if you ignore the research that says otherwise. In big tobaccos fantasyland, the deadliest industry is your friend. Shh. He will then hold two more fundraisers wednesday night. Former President Trump is back on the campaign trail today. One of his first stops included a gun shop. Mr. Trump visited a local gun store in South Carolina where he posed for photos and admired a glock handgun, according to a video released by the store. You can hear mr. Trump say, i want to buy one. But federal law prohibits the sale of guns to people under felony indictment. Congress has until saturday now to pass a bill to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown. As ktvu Christien Kafton reports. A shutdown could potentially cancel San Franciscos fleet week. Fleet week is one of San Franciscos fall signature events the blue angels take to the skies and military ships fill the bay. But congress has not passed a funding deal yet, and that could jeopardize next weeks scheduled fleet week. At this point, organizers say, quote, San Francisco fleet week is standing by to take guidance from the navy and our other military partners currently, our staff are continuing planning, as usual, all for the greatest fleet week ever. Joe dalessandro from sf travel says fleet week is an important event for the citys hospitality industry. Whether youre a restaurants, whether your tour operators, whether you have a bicycle rental shop that people come into town. Those people get impacted if fewer people come into town. So the negative impacts of a Government Shutdown really does touch a lot of people. Ten years ago, budget cuts and a federal Government Shutdown meant the city missed out on fleet week in 2013, with no ships in the bay and no air show. That also meant the city missed out on the million or so visitors. Fleet week draws and the money they spend on luke odell has been in operation for more than 90 years. Yeah, were already starting to prepare for fleet week. Paul bosco says fleet week brings a welcome boost to business. Yeah, its crazy. Well be firing on all cylinders. Were going to have doordash will be going crazy. We our app. Luca deli app people are going to order sandwiches to go off that. Like i said, ill have a table out front and ill be selling on the street friday and saturday. Word that the federal government cant pass a spending bill has him frustrated that d. C. Politics could take a couple of the busiest days of the year off the table. They did a shutdown. It just would be im not going to say catastrophic, but its just not going to help. Its going to make things worse at this point. Sf fleet week says its simply too early to say exactly what fleet week will look like this year. They say they are continuing to make adjustments and are in communication with their military counterparts in San Francisco. Christien kafton ktvu fox two news. New at six the Biden Administration is outlining plans to build a commercial Nuclear Fusion facility in the next ten years. Energy secretary Jennifer Granholm spoke about the plans at a Nuclear Summit in vienna today. A Nuclear Fusion reactor would be able to create enormous amounts of Energy Without radioactive waste. A successful Nuclear Fusion was first achieved by researchers at Lawrence Livermore lab late last year. Secretary granholm says those innovations could provide Carbon Free Energy for homes and businesses across the country. Gas prices on the rise yet again, creating pain at the pump as prices per gallon near 6 a gallon, according to triple a, the National Average for a gallon of regular gas today is 3. 84. Now, here in california, its 5. 82. That is roughly 0. 50 more than the average. Just a month ago. Saudi arabias decision to cut back on the amount of oil it sends to the Global Market has pushed Prices Higher as well as other factors. A lot of that has to do with the extenuating circumstance cases this year. Refinery issues that have been hitting for most of the country in late august, coupled with the fact that oil prices are at their highest level since november of last year, is kind of created. This unique piece in the fall that we tend to see in the summer months. And the states director of the new division of Petroleum Market oversight is blaming a single isolated trade on californias spot market. The director says the transaction caused the price per gallon to rise nearly 0. 50. All righty. Taking a look at the weather out there, weve got an interesting weather pattern, something that looks more like october than september. Theres the low Pressure Center were seeing the rain in the pacific northwest, rain in Northern California. And as we go through the evening, the showers could get as far south as San Francisco. Basically everything north of i80 could get a sprinkle or two as we go into the late night, Early Morning tomorrow morning hours. Its a non event other than its knocking out those fires or helping knock out those fires in Northern California and doing a number on the smoke and actually extinguishing a lot of the smoke that could otherwise come our way. So thats the system and it is it is a healthy looking weather system for this time of year. Its also forecast to generate some surf. But like i say, i dont i think i saw 20 foot from the Weather Service guys. I dont know. I think unless i dont i dont see that. But its going to be decent sized swell. Its going to be 8 to 10 foot. And thats, i think the thing to note is that its the first real northwest swell weve seen in a while. And so that in itself is sort of a danger because people, boaters, folks that go to the beach arent used to the swell coming from a different direction. It makes a huge difference. Here are the high temperatures today from today, theyre going to be maybe a tad warmer. Lets take a look. Tomorrows temperatures, well, cant do it now. We got the live picture shot, but you can see the air quality. Thats what i wanted to show you. Where the air quality perfect out there. And its going to continue really nice after last weeks air when i come back, well do the full forecast and the five day. All right, bill, thank you. An exciting new dinosaur exhibit is opening soon in palo alto. Well get a look behind the scenes today. We did get a look behind the scenes today of the New California dinosaur garden exhibit. Its expected to open october 7th at the Palo Alto Junior Museum and zoo. That exhibit features life size, dinosaur and animal sculptures that once existed here in california. Some 66 million years ago. Exhibit director tina keegan says she wanted to connect kids to their local environment at dinosaurs are really an entryway point for children. Its a way for them to get excited about science and then we can teach them the more complex topics like evolution or Climate Change or extinction and biodiversity. And this exhibit leaps them into that in very rich storytelling ways. Museum Officials Say the outdoor exhibit is geared toward kids ages 3 to 11, and it is wheelchair accessible. Still ahead, Governor Newsom signs a bill into law banning book bans in public schools. Also ahead tonight, new jersey senator bob menendez is bristling at all calls for him to resign after a corruption scandal. And the Writers Strike could be reaching its conclusion. The ending to an unprecedented entertainment strike. Thousand members of the wga walked off the job in early may. The exact terms of the deal have not been announced by the wga, calling it, quote, exceptional varieties. Michael schneider told us the writers key issues of pay and staffing, as well as the use of artificial intelligence, were all addressed. They did address the issue of minimum staffing on shows, which was a huge gain for the wga. I issues which, you know, theres still a lot of questions about the future of i and you know, i think a lot of questions Going Forward on what that will mean both for the studios and the writers. While the screenwriters have reached a tentative deal, thousands of actors with sagaftra remain on strike. But the union is hopeful the wga deal might help the actors reach an agreement as well. The United Auto Workers strike moves into its second week, and those on the picket lines are getting a big boost of support from President Biden tomorrow. The president plans to travel to michigan to stand in solidarity with Union Members on strike. On the strike over pay and benefits. The white house says the president of uaw extended the invite to mr. Biden, who has long expressed his support for unions. His upcoming visit drew reaction from both sides of the aisle, with republicans claiming the labor action stems from cost of living adjustments or cola. What does he do instead of staying in town to keep the government running . He goes off to join striking auto workers in michigan over a cola increase. Do you have a president joe biden, who cares for the Labor Union Movement and wants it to be strong in the future . The uaw says its members are not backing down and has expanded its strike against gm and stellantis across 20 states. A group of leaders from Law Enforcement and the Health Care Industry are urging Governor Newsom to veto a bill that would decriminalize some psychedelic drugs. The opponents of the bill, which narrowly passed in the state house, says the law would be dangerous and would lead to more criminal activity. The legislation authored by San Francisco senator scott wiener, would decriminalize some psychedelics, including mushrooms. Supporters say mushrooms can help treat Certain Mental Health conditions , but opponents argue the bill is the first major step to legalize all drugs. This is only going to lead to further and more Substance Abuse and the decriminalization of the use of this drug likely will increase the population in and using and experimenting with this type of drug, this drug and the decriminalization of homelessness. Jens is a danger to our society. Governor newsom has been under sided on the legislation and is not given an indication on whether he will sign it into law or veto it. New at six tonight, Governor Newsom signs a bill prohibiting book bans in public schools. When i sign your bill, it will go into effect immediately in the state of california. Ban on book bans here in the state. This is long overdue in this banning binge has to come to an end. Assembly member cory jackson, who authored the bill, was on hand for the signing. Under the bill, California PublicSchool Districts would face fines if they ban books based on gender or race. Jackson says banning books silences free speech and hurts marginalized communities. Coming up on ktvu news at 630. The future could be dim for the smart train in the north bay. Why the agency is still planning to expand service but also asking for more funding. Also ahead, there is less than a week left until the federal government runs out of funding and negotiations on capitol hill remain at a standstill and the warriors start Training Camp a week from today. Head coach steve kerr and general manager mike dunleavy, jr giving their takes on chris paul and how hes fitting in with his new teammates. Thats coming up tonight in sports