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Out of the classroom. It was a disappointing this parents daughter goes to James Logan High School in union city. She says the controversigl reading assignment was given by her daughters history teacher was probably coming to explain the source. So that is we have i wish our touching himself that that moment her face just friends. The pair did not want to show her identity but showed this photo of the reading assigned to 10 graders earlier this month. And their reaction was that they felt so uncomfortable in that class and sick to their nd mach with everything have to having to answer those questions. In a statement, the new Haven Unified School district superintendent wrote in part, quote, as superintendent i was just as outraged as our parents. When i learned about the particular reading selection that was assigned to our students. As soon as we learned of this assignment, it was withdrawn and the teacher was placed on administrative leave pending investigation into this matter. The superintendent went on to say the reading passage was from the book. Chuck, on a by michelle sarahs, a novel with the collection of poems about growing up in a Rural Community in california. District says it was neither age nor content appropriate for High School Students and that the book was selected by the teacher as supplemental material and was not approved for use in classrooms in the school district. But this parent questioning how the material reach students in the first place as parents, we would like the School Boards support us and how we want to raise our children. What theyre supposed to be taught within the school system. And eliminate the sexualization within the school literature. So far district has yet to release the name of that teacher under investigation in the newsroom. Gayle ong kron, 4 news. Thank you, gayle. A disturbing story now involving a marine county Public High School student seen punching a teacher at redwood high in larkspur a warning some people might find this video upsetting. School Officials Say this whole thing began when a student refused to turn down. Theyre loud music. The teacher, then they say, tried to take the speaker. Thats when the student hit the teacher and then the 2 wrestled to the floor. Eventually another staff member breaks up the fight. One parent says she knows the video is facing a lot of scrutiny tonight, but feels it is important to discuss the matter rather than just judge. I think we should all pause and look deeper if we can provide whatever help were all able to and directly or indirectly. The district superintendent says authorities are investigating the student. The teacher looking into what exactly led up to the incident. The school have counselors, son. Its Wellness Center available for anyone who needs support. Our was found buried in someones backyard in atherton. It was in the area of stockbridge avenue in shelby lane, out a mile from woodside high school. Police say a group of landscapers working at a multimilliondollar home found the car just before 9 oclock this morning. The owner of the property allegedly had no idea it was there. Police say its likely been there since the 1990s crime scene technicians. Theyre still trying to get the car out of the ground and determine if any crime was committed. There is no estimated time of when those crews will be leaving the area. It looks like remote work is here to stay more Tech Companies are giving up some of their space in downtown San Francisco, adding to an already large inventory of empty office buildings. Now the city is looking for creative ways to try to get people back. Kron 4 Taylor Bisacky joins us live from the city with more on this predicament. Taylor. Well, coming out of the pandemic, it seems like one city in particular has continued to momentum and growth. South San Francisco has become a large biotech hub. And city leaders say its a large reason why the city is doing so well right now. They were a Critical Mass place like we were 2019 before the pandemic. And you can see that the downtown is not as full as it has been in no doubt. And its clear that there are and the spaces partner at wayfair tavern in downtown San Francisco, tony marcel and many other Business Owners in the area say. Theyve experienced a significant drop in business since the pandemic. While some employees have returned to working in person, many Office Spaces remain empty as remote work is here to stay. Think at this point youve got to think outside the box. Truth be told is is if we want to reinvigorate downtown and the work life where people are going to be working has changed. For the foreseeable future, then . Yeah, i think you have to shake the box to pin put everything out on the table. San francisco leaders have mentioned everything from turning empty office Space Business sectors to the ng new downtown space. Like biotech, something that neighboring city south San Francisco has been thriving off 45,000. A lifesize professionals. And our cluster, our Life Science Research cost or is the largest in the world with over 12 million square feet and growing south San Francisco city manager mike for trail says its the reason their local economy survived during the pandemic and why they continue to grow. Cant really do lab work from home. So throughout the pandemic, there are still a lot of scientists in the lab. A lot of whom were working. On covid related issues, whether it was testing or the vaccine itself so and because of the restaurant still saw some business. There were still some life and our economy throughout the pandemic in the last week, retail says 2 more Companies Just opened a headquarters location in a research facility. Trail says that the success coming out of the biotech industry has allowed the city to reinvest more in itself. Of course, San Francisco is also looking to tap into this industry as it tries to rely less on big tech with remote work live in San Francisco. Taylor bisacky kron. 4 news. Thank you, taylor. And speaking of tech workers in downtown San Francisco, the Washington Post put out a jaw dropping report tonight that says if elon musk buys twitter, he could lay off 75 of the employees. That would impact thousands of bay area of workers. Our first justine waltman reports. Get your popcorn ready. Im sure this is not the end of it. The twitter troubles keep coming. The Washington Post reporting thursday once elon musk buys the social media company. Headquartered in San Francisco. He plans to cut twitters head count by 75 or around 5600 employees ensure was seen. That tells kron 4. He believes the post reported says its not good. It would essentially turn twitter into a disaster, right . A lot of problems with crop up. A lot of people who knew how to fix them would be there anymore. The people who are supposed to keep their eyes on certain things wouldnt be doing that anymore. It all sorts of troubles could ensue very quickly. Also, the post reports if the tesla founder does not buy the company for 43 billion dollars, twitter plans to cut 25 of its workforce. It seems as though the future of twitter as a company is really unclear. And thats regardless of whether or not elon musk is in the picture. One where another sure says very soon well be looking at a vastly different twitter than the one we know today. The idea that it could some of just collapses. It seems almost unfathomable, but this may be the beginning of what could be the next stage of social media. Right word where twitter and its relevance starts to change. The report also says musks 43 billion dollar deal is about to close soon. Likely by the end of the month. And bloomberg just put out a report that the Biden Administration is considering investigating musks twitter purchase in the newsroom. Im justine waldman. Kron. 4 news. Protests tonight at San Francisco state that led to the citys District Attorney walking out 3 of the citys District Attorney candidates, including current da Brooke Jenkins, gathered for debate tonight. Youth activists who oppose jenkins plan to prosecute some underage offenders as adults stormed the venue chanting no justice, no peace. As you heard, were told the situation got tense to the point that all of the candidates eventually got up and walked out, working to find out if the forum will be rescheduled San Franciscos District Attorneys office is appealing the dismissal of a civil lawsuit against the law firm potter handy. The lawsuit initiated this april attracted attention because it accused the law firm and 15 of its lawyers of filing fraudulent cases against Small Businesses under the americans with disabilities act. Potter handy allegedly knew of the fall standing testimony but filed the lawsuit anyway in august, it was dismissed on a technicality into the states litigation process. District attorney Brooke Jenkins announced the appeal at one of the affected businesses today. Most of the businesses that were targeted were small mom and pop operations. That could not legal representation in the time fighting back against these fraudulent losses. As a result, many of them chose to settle out of court. Which costs thousands of dollars. Da estimates well over 800 businesses across the bay area were affected by these fraudulent lawsuits. Families of Deadly Police shooting victims in San Francisco claim the District Attorney is delaying prosecuting the officers for political reasons. 3 families of loved ones killed by San Francisco officers and 3 separate shootings were outside the das office today demanding the da jenkins move forward with criminal prosecutions in each case. Jenkins took office. Our a meeting that we had in august was castle when she took office. She fired every. Person that was on the case for my son and the aclu of Northern California calls on District Attorney Brooke Jenkins to hold these Police Officers accountable. Weve reached out to the District Attorneys office for checketts perspective on this issue. Her spokesperson says jenkins is in contact with each of the families and well continue to keep them apprised of developments in each case. Other news now a bay area rapper is giving back by letting people pay what you want at of lego restaurant. The 27 yearold artist making the announcement earlier this week after helping to renovate most cafe. Our conference dan thorn has the story. Next monday, the 24 we rebrand rapper lil russell announces a local cafe will become proud to pay cafe through the end of the year. The event aims to help people from all walks of life, get something to eat. We have a high rate of homelessness out here the on the people that homelessness, you know, were still coming off a covid everybody just saying got it. So were just making so that people got it are able to get it still. I want carter was working it that 27 yearold native says its all about bringing the community together. The idea started with some brunch performances and a book signing. But after recent renovation of familyowned momoas cafe, the russells company good company to sign a bill also cover the food costs for all customers for the next few months. They said expect nothing. Just just come open, arms open, hard and enjoy was being given. What we put in, you know, the product of our hardworking are giving so theres no expectation that he did just come and enjoy. Russell is hoping this idea spreads. He says its important to show that people can come together and be the change they seek. Everyone is a collective everyones excepted. Everyones just welcomed a it just feels good. Everyones out jeans in the restaurant at 402, georgia street serves breakfast and lunch until 02 00pm every day reporting in vallejo, dan thorn kron. 4 news. But whether time now as we get a check on the 4 zone forecast taking a live peek outside in San Francisco. A beautiful shot, a little bit of breeze. There you see that trees moving some fog all around the transamerica pyramid. Yeah, there really is. A tip on that pyramid. Its obfuscated at this point. Were at the tip top of the temperatures yesterday we were tests or while they plummeted today. I really incredible. I mean, 90 degrees tied a record in San Francisco yesterday. Today, yet youre much cooler. So, yeah, those temperatures dropping 20 plus degrees around parts of the bay area. Still warm inland. But look at the fog he saw moving through San Francisco announced bumping up against the east bay hills already big changes in the works. These temperatures really coming down today. Only 67 degrees today in San Francisco after a high of 90 yesterday members. 90 also in oakland today. Well, much more reasonable, just a degree above the average of 70 to 80 too warm in san jose. Still hot. 92 in livermore. 92 also in concord. 82 degrees in santa rosa. But the cool down well underway as that marine air surging on shore with that sea breeze kicking in at those offshore winds really cranked up those temperatures yesterday. But now the numbers coming down this weekend, the numbers going to come way down and theres going to be a wind fact. I think even by tomorrow afternoon were going notice the winds start to kick up. Weve got a cold front coming to town. You can see not much energy but just beginning to drop in. Thats going usher in some high clouds across our skies and were going to get a notice. Those changes in the bay area even tomorrow. In fact, a Colder Weather is going to be rolling into the northern Sierra Nevada. Also in nevada. If you have those direction, got some freeze watches going to be expecting temperatures to drop down the mid 20s as we head into the weekend and the great lake tahoe area and across the Sierra Nevada fire dangers also going to be an issue concern is were going to see some very strong gusty winds making their way across the mountain tops. I think that will likely be extended into sunday and monday, too high the upstart a week in just a bit to see the ridge off the coastline. Youve got these fronts that are now begin to roll over the top of that ridge kind of flattened it out a bit. And then as that happens, all the temperatures come down all of a sudden well see these fronts come through and that will start to kick up the winds. So tomorrow well call mild to warm around the bay area with the fog moving in along the coastline. Then over the weekend, things really change. Youve got one front coming through. You see one come through tomorrow. The fog kind of stick around tomorrow morning. And then another a stronger system coming down on saturday that will bring with it. Some showers. The Sierra Nevada may some snowflakes, too, for the bay area is going to be all about the wind and its going to be very blustery. Youll see it here on the models. We take you through the day tomorrow. One front comes through and the winds start to kick up pretty good breeze by tomorrow afternoon. The more that on shore flow that begins to change. That next front kicks in as we head in towards saturday. The winds get very blustery in the afternoon on saturday. Maybe some 30 40 mile an hour gust near the coastal areas and to some of the mountain gaps. And then that offshore wind really gets rolling as we head into sunday that said dry northeasterly wind that will likely be kicking in expects an elevated fire conditions and much cooler temperatures over the weekend. Guys, back to you. All right, lawrence, in open ice cream shop was burglarized for the 3rd time this year. At least 2 suspects broke through the back door of flavor brigade, italian water, ice on fruitvale avenue the owner tells it said they got away with just a few 100 and some of the companies tied it shirts. The thieves, though, also used to shop to break into a neighbors business is still there. Register and a key making machine braden galloway, the owner, it filed a Police Report just as he did back in july when thieves rammed a car through the front glass to steal an atm that was filled with about 500. The a combination of the damage and loss of business totaled tens of thousands of dollars. That i wish you would stop the sense that youre not got nothing out coming to work. Were coming. We hire every spring and to do a better you doing now . The owner says he has no plans to close though. And as things are going well as other location in pleasanton. A new report says for every unhoused person in San Francisco, there are 14 vacant whole still report by city. Officials says last year there were 60,000 homes without People Living in them from 40,000 in 2019, according to a city supervisor, most of the empty homes or vacation properties. A lot of these you that they need to adjust their rental prices down slightly to attract people and to rent out those units. In november, voters will decide whether or not to approve an empty homes. Tax owners of vacant homes and buildings with 3 or more units would have to pay 2500 to 5,000 the first year if they were in violation the tax with an increase each year to a maximum of 20,000 bucks. If approved supervisor. Dean preston says the money from the empty homes tax would go towards Affordable Housing and rental subsidies for low income families and seniors. 7 cisco, mayor london breed, along with other local officials and some students took part in the great shakeout today. At everett, middle school, everybody under their desks. They dropped it covered, held on for over 30 seconds. Theres mayor breed to covering her head and neck in which you know what you should do to protect yourself as youre looking for shelter. There she goes. Mayor breed was in the school, actually back in 1989 when the earthquake happened in, she says she knew what to do because of these types of drills. Every single year we did drills like this. So as soon as it happened, we were prepared. We knew what to do. And i remember learning about being prepared and going home and telling my grandmother. All the things that we needed to do to keep in place. So that we can take care of one another. Just in case. And our quick hits. Officials stress the importance of making a plan having an emergency kit with themes like a flashlight, water and battery operated radios and of course, food for not only yourself and your family, the pier pets as well. Its a big niners news tonight, caroline up at their star running back. Christian mccaffrey. Its coming back to the bay yet the panthers and the fortyniners worked out a trade. Its a homecoming in a way. Mccaffrey played his college ball at stanford. He was named Ap College Football player of the year in 2015 finalists for the Heisman Trophy guys wildly talented. But the niners had to give up a bunch of valuable draft picks for the talented runner and receiver. And hes had injury issues will have much more on this story coming up later in sports. Also coming up, were bringing back the bay area institution. While we chat with another, willie brown joins us for the first bay area. Back roads in more than a decade. Dont miss that. Coming up tonight at 9. 45. Plus, why the biggest catch yet for the Ocean Cleanup project is still just a drop in the ocean and its a statistic that would make gruff sad. I have bay area Animal Hospital says its seeing number of pets we have accidentally consumed meth. Cotton candy. Pink lemonade. Bubble gum. When Tobacco Companies sell candy flavored products, they know exactly what theyre doing because four out of five kids who use tobacco start with a flavored product. And once theyre hooked, they can be addicted for life. This election we can stop big tobaccos dirty trick. Voting yes on prop 31 will end the sale of candy flavored tobacco products. Saving kids from nicotine addiction. Vote yes on 31. Several dogs said to be treated after something bad happened. They ingested meth at a dog park in san jose kron. 4 s Justin Campbell has more on whats happening there. 6 dogs within the last month have been rushed here to med that silicon valley. The hospital director says all of them had meth off the ground. David has been our lives in south san jose last week. He went on evening walk with his husky low key has says 30 minutes later, loki kept pacing and wouldnt settle down. So he rushed low key to their emergency vet to find low key testing positive for methamphetamines. This temperature was really high when it came in. So if he wasnt treated that would have been lifethreatening. Hospital director terrace, trump says loki was among 6 rushed to her emergency room within a month. She says shes never seen so many cases within such a small time frame they become hyper excitable. They become agitated. Summer twitching. Some extreme cases are seizure. And when they come to us, says meth can be deadly for usually requires an overnight treatment will give them sedatives to kind of calm the nervous system down. Well give them iv fluids, Supportive Care to get their temperature down and get them through. That event until theyre able to be discharged. And trump says 2 of the cases happened at watson dog park. The others have been by homeless encampments loki fully recovered. But trump says be careful on your walk. Definitely right now. Be really cognizant of where youre walking. Your you know, i would let them off i you know, let them run much to the bush is anything like that. The hospital director doesnt necessarily recommend using an over the counter drug test, but she says if you have one, you can use it, but make sure you bring your dog as quick as possible to an emergency that reporting here in san jose. Justin campbell kron. 4 news. New photos from nasa on a new mystery in space. The puzzling images that have some of the smartest people in the world scratching their heads tonight. Plus, despite a slow start to the fire season, the state is not letting up on wildfire prevention. Details on a new bill that changes how federal resources are deployed ahead of the next mega fire. Plus is a covid surge likely this holiday season. What about next year . We ask an expert to find out for news at 9 rolls on after the break. Though the number of new covid cases is still relatively low. Fortunately, new variants could be emerging just in time for the holidays has. So what does future hold and whats the best way to prepare for it . Kron fours dan kerman spoke to the experts to get some of those answers. It does feel like the current state is a version of our future. Doctor, bob wachter chairs, ucsf department of medicine. He says some level of covid19 will be with us for several years and the low level of cases now is probably as good as its going to get thus a change for now in some of his behaviors. To me, its low enough that eating indoors or going out with friends to a bar is a risk, at least that i am willing to take. But i prefer not to. So i try to be outside when ike and well, i wear a mask. When i go shopping. Yes, i do need to talk to anybody. Why wear a mask . If im an uber on an airplane . Spoke with new more of a sub variants emerging overseas and now in this country, doctors says were likely to get a moderate surge this winter. There are none of them that look like Game Changers totally the immunity from your vaccines or from your prior infection. But if cases double, he says hell be less likely to eat indoors. Well, i have 10 people over my house for thanksgiving. Yes, what we might do if the case rates are high as do rapid tests before couple hours before that, keep the windows and the doors open, you know, try to make it as safe as we can. Wachter says each person will have to determine what level of risk they want to take. But he says the most important thing is for everyone eligible to get the new omicron specific booster, especially if they havent had a vaccine in the last 6 months or your chances of having a bad outcome, whether its covid, whether its severe covid, whether its dying of covid, whether its getting long covid will be considerably lower. If you get this new booster, then if you dont, thats probably the most Important Message to get out there. Medical experts agree theres no crystal ball wh n it comes to covid just some educated guesses. Thats why they say its important to start thinking now what level of risk is best for you . At ucsf. Dan kerman kron. 4 news actually some good news coming out of the fight against monkeypox are mpox. A San Francisco in says Public Health Emergency Declaration for the virus. On october thirtyfirst. Health officials now say that theyre recording less than one new mpox case per day. And more than 27,000 san franciscans are vaccinated against the virus. Health Officials Say that they will continue to respond to any new outbreaks that is if needed. Residents are still being urged to get the 2 dose vaccine. If they are eligible. A new study says wildfires in california wiped out nearly 20 years of reductions against air pollution in just one year. Researchers at ucl a look to data from 2020, the worst in largest fire season in modern state history. They say wildfires released an estimated 127 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide into the air wildfires where the second biggest producer of Greenhouse Gases in california that year after vehicles. California is getting more resources to fight wildfires and perhaps prevent some of them from becoming more major disasters. The fema improvement and efficiency act also known as the fire act is aimed at changing how federal resources are deployed ahead of a mega fire. It updates the federal response allowing fema to preposition resources during extreme weather, which is, of course, becoming more common because of climate change. Members of including senators from both sides of the aisle, recognize that we need to give. Local governments and first responders, all the 2 that they need to both fight wildfires when they happen. To protect communities. To the extent that we can be for a disaster. But also to be a very intentional partner in recovery efforts. When disasters happen. The bill will also prioritize wildfire survivors for housing in would provide more assistance for lowincome residents. It also provides money to help update Emergency Operations on tribal lands at our 4 zone forecast. As we give you a live look right now at the san mateo bridge is not commute time, but boy, still a number of cars out there at this hour. The taillights headed to the peninsula. A lot of people yesterday. Headed to pacifica, half moon bay, flipflops and shorts. But it was cooler today, lawrence. Yeah, they were packing on the warm weather gear. If youre heading that direction, what a change in the weather pattern weve seen in now. Well talk about some elevated fire risk around the bay area around the state as we head into the weekend with some gusty winds developing outside. Those offshore winds going to be kicking in tonight. Its all about the sea breeze, the on shore. When that is a kick back in and that is bringing with a low cloud and fog that San Francisco right now. The transamerica building disappearing in the fog tonight as weve got the clouds moving on shore right now, little dense out toward the coastline to and you see some of the fog bouncing up against the east bay hills tonight, patchy dense fog in spots. Some cool temperatures. Tomorrow. We start out some morning fog on friday and its sunny and breezy by tomorrow afternoon. And then this weekend, much cooler weather moving in the cold front drops. And theres a slight chance we could see a light sprinkle early on saturday morning. But then the gusty winds kick in and its going to be blustery specially over the mountain tops in the north and the east bay. Temperatures around the bay area right now. Youve got some cool mid 50s out along the coastline. Also in the San Francisco, still almost 70 degrees right now and live more 67 in concord and 53 degrees in santa rosa. Here comes the cold front. The first one dropping on in bringing some high clouds up above and the far Northern California and a couple raindrops. Well, to the north of this really going to fall apart as is running into that ridge of High Pressure up above. But its going to weaken that ridge somewhat. So were seeing that on shore wind, that sea breeze kind of kick in and out there right now. And that is bringing that cool ocean air back in across the bay area. Help drop the temperatures in 20 plus degrees in some spots today. High pressure kind of scooting out of the way. Weve got a couple of cold fronts that are going to factor in the weather over the weekend. That next one, especially as we get into saturday, this one right here, that one is going to bring that very gusty winds on the backside of it. And so were watching that fire danger is going to be elevated around the bay area and then hopefully we get a little rain going this first. One going kind of fall apart as it moves through as we head into early saturday morning, gusty winds behind that. Then thats gets the european model brings another system through on wednesday, keeping it dry. The american model brings rain through the bay area as we head in toward the middle of the week. Well see how that pans out. But then lot of part of the week, the model still painting toward least a chance of some rain as we get late friday and saturday of next week. So keep your fingers crossed for that. Otherwise temperatures going to stay down or keep the numbers in the 50s 60s as you make way along the coastline tomorrow. Cool out there as well inside the bay. Find a little more sunshine and some warmer temperatures about 70 degrees in redwood city and the south bay looking at 70s as well. You get the east bay, those temperatures, 70s and some low 80s that as we head toward a much of the east bay, those temperatures going to be a little bit warmer, but co site. Well keep you on the cool side next couple days. Those temperatures dropping off all around the bay area. Gusty winds expected as we head through the weekend probably into monday to then those clouds roll in on tuesday and wednesday. Temperatures staying down keep your fingers got across guys for some rain. You know, we get these gusty winds at this time of year. Were not going to get the any less fire danger till we get the rain going. So hopefully the rain comes. Winds are but, you know, little rain just kind of moist the ground thats what we need. Some good rains coming our way. Well feel a lot better about it. Thanks, lance. Still ahead, a kron 4 favorite is back. Its a new version of bay area back roads. And tonight we explore a new outdoor treasure in San Francisco with somebody when those the city. Better than anyone. That guy on the left. Hows this for catch of the day, the Ocean Cleanup. Its a project that launched from the bay area several years ago to help clean up the Great Pacific garbage patch. Well, it revealed its largest single capture ever this week. This is over 11 tons of plastic. Had is now out of the ocean. Fortunately, the project says it took them almost a week to collect all of this trash. Theyve now removed a total of 160 tons of pollution from the pacific, which is pretty incredible. But scientists estimate theres about 269,000 tons of plastic still out there in the ocean with 8 million pieces of new garbage going into the ocean every day. So really theres a long way to go. A new image of the asteroid nasa slammed into during that dart mission has revealed a surprise. Nobody expected goal of the mission was to knock the asteroid off course, which was successful. Shortening the asteroids orbit by more than 30 minutes. Well, above the goal of 73 seconds. But a snapshot by the Hubble Telescope revealed an unexpected result. A surprising twin tail of dust trailing behind the asteroid system. Scientists say the fact that the asteroid lost enough material to create such a large hail reflects the severity of that impact. But theyre still trying to figure out why the tail split in 2 so long after the collision. Fortyniners offense sure needed a boost and they got it tonight. Trading for one of the nfls most explosive running backs pro bowler Christian Mccaffrey coming back to the bay. Jason has all the details on the return of the stanford standout next. In sports. Cotton candy. Pink lemonade. Bubble gum. When Tobacco Companies sell candy flavored products, they know exactly what theyre doing because four out of five kids who use tobacco start with a flavored product. And once theyre hooked, they can be addicted for life. This election we can stop big tobaccos dirty trick. Voting yes on prop 31 will end the sale of candy flavored tobacco products. Saving kids from nicotine addiction. Vote yes on 31. If youve been around the bay area for a while, you probably remember bay area back roads but were excited to say that the longrunning kron, 4 favorite. Is back. It is this time im traveling around with people. Who the bay area knows and often loves to some of the places that these people know and love. And for tonights from there, we head to the newest addition to San Franciscos already world class park system with somebody who has a unique appreciation for the history of the area killer sense of style. Take a look. Hey, everybody, im grant lotus with. I will live Mister Willie brown and welcome to bay area back roads. Bay area back roads is back in an unfamiliar place with the most familiar face. I would never have envisioned. That they could do this or anything of this nature. End up being in the presidio. Its the brandnew presidio tunnel tops decades in the making built on top of highway 101 right at the doorstep of the most iconic bridge in the world. Is there a better view in San Francisco . Nope. No. And im going to guess ultimately. But this is going to be a great. When in space. City hall is a great one in space. Take it from the guy who became married to his adopted city. Willie brown moved here from a small texas town right after high school. And never left. Well, technically he worked in sacramento was a state lawmaker for 30 years. 15 of them as speaker. Then he served 2 terms as San Franciscos mayor. He was the first black person to serve in those 2 prominent roles. How could say were stopped left and right on this fall day coming back in are you kidding all way . No way. Does it bring you . Tried to walk around here and see what this is becoming the new you love San Francisco more than anybody, right . Well, let me tell people stop me. Yeah. Let me on my walks favorably. Yells have it is all for making good on the roam around the city. 2 things are guaranteed. When you meet up with this magnanimous mayor. That contagious and hes going to be dressed to the nines. I didnt know. What you show up to this wearing, you know, so itself, what i started out that i did but i cant just in my on what i would wear. Based upon the weather, the weather here near crissy field is often windy and foggy and they planned the park accordingly. Walls and trees blocked the wind in the massive fire pit helps keep things toasted on cold nights. The newest addition to the presidio is military base turned park connects the green space above to the bay below is a military base. This is anti military in many, many it is a peoples place no matter how much the cost. What the expanded to was a pretty to have that sort. Course, it was not cheap. 118 Million Dollars largely funded by private donations to the parks. Conservancy give about 2 miles of walking paths, grassy picnic areas and 200,000 drought resistant plants, half of which are native. It was designed by the same firm that designed and other famous urban green space. The high line in new york. Youve got to want to hold a vision. A guy can have a vision to do this. The landscape know and theres this really cool playground. The mayors been walking by here since construction started in 2014 all the time they were doing all of this. Come down to as part of my walk. I wasnt good. Is part of your walking walking from your home although hear it, house. Only about about and then the walk. At 88 years of age. You need to walk, and at 88, you have to wonder, are you ever going to retire . Never. Im not planning to leave, but would hope that. Thats good, good, i want too hochul and lots of now famous mister mayor, plenty for what hes done for them. My legacy. In reality. Of the peoples was career start. Thats what i care about. I want kamala to be successful. I want to miss i want to london breed to be successful. I want nancy pelosi to be a ive got a ton of folk got their first shot. With part of the bay bridge bearing his name and the gleeful looks on peoples faces as they stop this dapper dude on his walks. There is no question the city by the bay is still, in fact brownstown they this famous slide here. So that i guess 2 people can go down at the same time. So. You know what . I was thinking hugo first, thank you know, like not dress for the with mayor brown at presidio tunnel tops. I got work out. Im grant lotus for bay area back roads. Is that a great so. Willie brown, willie all cabs no longer left. By the way. Okay. Those medallions got pay for. He the citys sharp dressed man with his fedora. You cant miss could be seen on any given night this restaurant in the city, right . Is treasury . Yes. So its great and its great to be with see the brand new tunnel tops that such a cool spot and just to bring. Barry back roads back. You know, its such a sort of local institution for sure and missed. I im not going to put on the spot and ask you who is next for just savor. The moment with that, willie brown. Enjoy tonight. But, you know, shout out to jerry graham and Doug Mcconnell who hosted very backroads from all those 85 to 2008. Were happy to have a back and we cant wait for the next one. Yeah. Thanks for showing us. You bet. Thanks for watching. And now kron 4 sports. Guys, i got to say i thought i had a lot of ties and i saw has that my game up. All right. Weve got ourselves a blockbuster trade carolina panthers, all pro running back. Christian mccaffrey, hes been traded to the San Francisco fortyniners. Would you look at that . Hes so good. What healthy mccaffrey is one of the most dangerous weapons in the nfl. He has ties to the bay area as he played his college ball stanford. Also, christians father ed mccaffrey played for Kyle Shanahan and dad Mike Shanahan with the denver broncos. They want to super bowl together. So the 2 families, they got a history. Theyve probably been talking for a while. The niners will sense. A second 3rd and 4th round pick in 2023 to carolina along with a fifthrounder in 2024 as the story unfolds in christian gets the town, we will have more details. All to for. Well just start here. They the warriors have a nice early tests tomorrow with the Denver Nuggets in town draymond green. Hes on a minute restriction. Klay thompson is on a minute restriction. Steve kerr knows hes going to have to slow play those veterans. But they understand even though clay said patients are really have to work on it by now, i can peach a whole college course. With time and the miles weve logged. You just got to approach things differently now. And im in a different part of my career than when i was our first championship run like and thats completely fine. Im not the 1st half to go through this, but im going to remind myself that. It is still late october and we want to play to late june. So although i would like to play 35 40 minutes tonight scored 25 30 points or whatever. Have those big nights. That comes with time. Sharks at the rangers in new york. David quit looking for his first win as a head coach for san jose against the first team ever coach granger. Now they looked good early on sharks on the power play. Erik karlsson. He gets it on goal and logan can score cleans up the mess front of the net. Sharks go up one to nothing on the core. Second goal of the season. Go to overtime. Scramble in front of the net. Erik karlsson. Give me that. Sharks win it 3 to 2. David quinn gets his first win as the coach. All righty. That is your look at sports. Well be right back after the break. Prop 27 sends 90 of profits from Online Sports betting to outofstate corporations in places like new york and boston. No wonder its so popular. Out there. Yeah i cant believe those idiots are going to fall for this. 90 hey mark, did you know california is sending us all their money . Suckers. Those idiots [ laughter ] imagine that, a whole state made up of suckers. Vote no on 27. Its a terrible deal for california. We win. You lose. Have Heart Failure and still experience unresolved symptoms . Heart failure and seemingly unrelated symptoms like carpal tunnel syndrome. Shortness of breath. Irregular heartbeat. And lower back pain could mean something more serious called attrcm a rare, underdiagnosed disease that worsens over time, so its important to recognize the signs. Sound like you . Call your cardiologist and ask about attrcm. Does it for us on kron. 4 news at 9. Being with us this hour. Stick around. A lot more news to get to a kron. 4 news at 10. Pam and ken are here with a look at that. Thanks so much. We really both of us enjoy jar. An allgirl your debut area back roads, by the way. Lot of fun. Thank you. Thank nice to you slur. Good job. And willie brown. Mayor brown says yeah, today was the best dressed and always the star. All right. Thank you, vicki and grant. Coming up, we are following breaking news out of atherton. Thats where investigators are digging up the backyard of a private home after finding a car buried 4 to 5 feet into the ground. Police say theres a possibility of discovering human remains will have more details at the top of the hour. Plus, the future of downtown San Francisco looking more bleak every day. More office space is being permanently vacated with more companies turning to make remote work permanent. How San Francisco might get some help from a neighboring city to revive downtown. Those stories and more coming up next on kron. 4 news at 10. R internet isnt ideal. Dad made the brillant move to t us tmobile home internet. Hich. Have to s sre our signal with e entire neighborhood. Ah, now we do some weird ings to get our speeds. Llll. Iup. mon kids. Is sucks. Ll if you just itch maybe you nt have to be vampires. Oa. Kay, yikes. Sorry, i wasnt thinking. , uh, donreally e the v word. Ats kind of insensitive. Prefer prolunar. S, much better. And breaking news starting the 10 oclock newscast tonight as comes out of atherton. Thats where a car was found. Buried in someones backyard. Thank you for joining us for kron. 4 news at 10. Im pam moore and im ken wayne. Police say a cadaver dogs were used to find dead bodies that are used to find dead bodies might have detected human remains in atherton. Police gave us an update within the last hour of kr