The goal is to make the neighborhood safer for pedestrians and drivers. But people in San Franciscos west portal district say a new city plan is simply unnecessary. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Im dan ashley, and im ama daetz. This all comes a month after a family of four was killed when an suv crashed into them at a bus stop. Just a terrible tragedy. And now the city wants to change up the neighborhoods main roads. Despite pushback from local businesses. Abc seven News Reporter luz pena has been following the story. She joins us live with a look at this new proposal. Luz ama, this community is still shaken by that tragedy, and soon sfmta could be making changes that will impact pedestrians as well as business owners. Here dramatic changes are coming to San Franciscos west portal neighborhood. Over a month after a driver plowed into a bus shelter, killing a family of four. This has long been what we would call a high conflict intersection. Sfmtas director Jeffrey Tumlin conf
The sergeants named in the fbi investigation will be returning to work. Abc seven News Reporter anser hassan has the latest. Antioch resident frank sterlings 2009 encounter with then Antioch Police officer rick hoffman left him hospitalized. He was awarded compensation as part of a settlement alleging excessive use of force. Last year, hoffman, now a sergeant, was put on paid leave after being linked to the police texting scandal. Now hes coming back. Well, definitely. Were all very upset that rick hoffman has come back. Hes known for committing violence in the community. Hes mentioned in the text message scandal, laughing at violence. Last year, an fbi investigation uncovered a racist texting scandal at the Antioch Police department. Documents from the fbi and the Contra Costa County District Attorneys Office show rick hoffman on a series of text chains that used racist, misogynistic and homophobic language and memes. If you sent a message, received a message, laughed at a message. If
In town who would prefer that that money go to social programs across town at a port of Oakland Press conference at oakland airport, the mayor fired back. Im furious and frustrated that, you know, city staff had missed a deadline. But to assume room and put out false information that somehow we didnt want to apply for it, thats thats utter bs. It is absolutely not true at all. The mayor insisted they are putting in parameters. So Something Like this never happens again, calling it a personnel issue. There will be consequences that will be taken. The buck stops with the mayor. Shes over oakland. Shes the mayor of oakland. She needs to be held responsible for this. The mayor redirected the conversation to proactive steps shes taking to address escalating crime with technology, saying the city will soon be getting 300 surveilled cameras provided by the governors office. That will tag team with similar cameras in neighboring piedmont and san leandro. She also says they will soon be launchi
24 hours. By 7 00 well call it turning breezy but its saturday. The winds are going to gust. An hour by hour look at the winds coming up, but, first, a check of the roads with sue. Good morning. A little bit of mist. Its not affecting anything. Look at the taillights headed southbound past the north gate mall. Green is good. Were seeing green everywhere except for a little blip out of the Central Valley which is typical for our Early Morning commuters. Headsup if your drive takes you up the peninsula to the civic center this morning. A funeral procession for mayor ed lee between 6 00 a. M. And 7 00 a. M. With rolling delays, rolling road closures throughout that time. Well have more on that on abc 7 news. And speaking of the mayor, happening today honoring San Francisco mayor ed lee. People will be able to pay their respects at city hall where the mayors body will lie in state and the line of people is expected to be very long outside of city hall that leads to the rotunda. Doors will
Holidays. Cbs reporter mola lenghi is on capitol hill with details on the efforts to keep the government running and whats standing in the way. Reporter lawmakers are saying fears of a Government Shutdown are overblown. The government is going to stay open. Reporter but congress has until midnight tomorrow to pass a new spending bill or government doors will be closed. The latest proposal will keep the government running until january 19th. It would also include funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program through march 31st, and extend the foreign Intelligence Surveillance act. Conservative republicans say thats not good enough. Theres a coalition between people who believe that we need to make sure we give our military what they need and deserve. Reporter democrats are taking a stand saying they will not vote for any spending bill that does not include legal status to the socalled dreamers, people who were brought to the u. S. Illegally as children. You have needed our votes on