He was at one time the human rights director. He was the head of purchasing in my administration. He was the head of public works in my administration. He became the cao of the city and participated in the becoming of the mayor. When mr. Newsom moved on to become the Lieutenant Governor. Reporter mayor willy brown, of course, had a lot to do with the installation of mayor ed lee as he was a major force, backing him for the post of interim mayor in 2011 and elected twice since then. Mayor willy brown says he is in shock. Many of the folks inside this hospital this morning, as you can imagine, have been here all night and also in shock. There are many tears here at his bedside in the last few hours. I spoke more with mayor willy brown about the legacy of ed lee, and by the way, he says he is arguably the most qualified person ever to become the San Francisco mayor. Ed lee has really been tested in every category. I wall when i introduced him as the new i recall when i introduced him as t
Bay area to pay tribute. This is a live look at a bart train in san leandro. An announcement of the mayors death was also made on the trains. Flags are at half staff across the city of San Francisco to remember the mayor for the next 30 days. Just a short time ago the mayors body was transferred from the zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital to the medical Examiners Office where his cause of death will be officially determined. Reporter yes. People have been leaving flowers and candles on the steps of city hall. Many staffers here with tears in their eyes. Overall whether or not you believed in his politics, the mayor was well loved and fought for what he believed in. Like me, ed grew up in Public Housing and grew up with a profound sense of community. Reporter he was from the dawn of his career, an advocate for the powerless, a voice for the overlooked, someone that fought for those in need before himself. Reporter that was pre testimony mayor london breed. The mayor and i had a c
Involving a heart attack and he was they did everything they could to possibly save him. Reporter former mayor willy brown said mayor ed lee made a huge impact during his long career at city hall. I dont know San Francisco without ed lee. He has been a part of everything. At one time he was the human rights director. He was the head of purchasing in my administration. He was the head of public works in my administration. He became the cao for the city. I participated in helping him become the mayor when mr. Newsom moved on to become the Lieutenant Governor, so i cant manual the city without ed lee. Mayor lee was surrounded by family and Staff Members overnight. Many were in tears at the night wore on and they learned of his death just after 1 00 in the morning. All the supervisors were also called to the hospital. When the community saw an asianamerican leader rise up to become the first Asian American mayor of the city and county of San Francisco, it was a huge moment of pride. Report
On. The backup stretches on to the eastshore freeway. We are in the red 22 minutes from the maze into San Francisco. Lets check in with neda on the forecast. Lets hope a lot of people have heaters in their cars because it is keel especially along the north bay. Its very cold. I wanted to show you Clear Conditions for most of the bay area. But some patchy frost is expected because of temperatures like this. Look at novato right now. 28 degrees petaluma 20s so it is very chilly in sebastopol, glen ellen, cloverdale, wow, santa rosa also temperatures below freezing. There will be front on the windshields. Calm in the area so the colder air is settling in between the hills across the north bay and thats where that patchy fog is expected. Also affecting visibility very slightly right now. Look at santa rosa. 29. San jose cool in the 30s. This is a live view of san jose with the clear skies out there and livermore also at freezing. San francisco warmer at 47. But yes a chilly start. An outpo
Places like santa rosa, 31 degrees. Livermore now 32. Concord at 35. There are a lot of areas where those temperatures are reaching the dew point and so what that tends to do is cause some foggy conditions. Half moon bay visibility at 8 miles so its not going to impact most of the bay area but santa rosa and napa now visibility down to 1. 7 in napa, three in santa rosa. Its always the lowlying areas where theres barely any wind right now. You can get a good view of the very calm conditions as far as winds are concerned. Not helping push cool air or fog out of the area. Right now, we are tracking speeds in the green heading through San Francisco. This is the connector ramp from 280 as you continue along northbound 280 extension a lane thats blocked. Be on the lookout for that heading in that direction. Over at the bay bridge toll plaza, the usual crowds starting to develop. The backup will stretch towards the west grand overcrossing. Just a heads up if you use Ferry Service out of mare