The elegant brick line beauty of the United Nations plaza has changed. Becoming a Gathering Place for the homeless and drug take into accounted. One day a week the atmosphere changes thanks to the sundays Farmers Market. And this Farmers Market was founded on that principle. From day one we had a line of people in this neighborhood waiting to purchase fresh produce. Reporter the presence of so many people discourages the troubled element from congregating and officials have taken notice. They asked if the market could operate seven days a week. But when that wasnt possible, the city quietly developed a plan to move the farmers out. Instead the plaza will soon contain a Public Recreation area including skateboarding, pickle ball, and tech board courts and pingpong and chess tables. My understanding in what we have been told is it is an experimental Pilot Project to try to improve conditions on u. N. Plaza. Weve been told that if it does not work out, if it proves to be unsuccessful, the
Event in this part of San Francisco, so why is the city trying to move the Farmers Market out . As people sift through the remains of more than 2200 buildings burned to the ground. Good evening. I am andrea nakano. We begin with lightning in the east bay. He was aiming his camera east towards the San Joaquin Valley when he got the electrifying pictures. As for what happens next, here is darren peck. This looks really messy on radar because the National Weather service has it on its most sensitive settings. Most of this is nothing but you can see a very thin line of thunderstorms moving across Contra Costa County. You see the darker shades of green with the yellow and orange going right across Contra Costa County and into marin county . If we clear out most of the clutter, you see what the radar is reading on top. The bottom line is that was a welldefined and somewhat confined line of storms that went through that part of the bay. We saw this coming at 6 00. We were watching the thunder
Protest but this is affecting more than fast food chains. People who work in healthcare, Higher Education and even as baggage handlers at major airports will join in the fight for 15. Uber workers will be protesting today, as well. They will be expressing their demands at sfo at noon. Organizers recognize that the minimum wage is or will be 15 in places like new york and california but they say they wont settle until it becomes a federal standard. Even then, they say 15 isnt liveable but its a start. Well check in later to see whats going on with this intersection and where the protestors are. Jackie ward, kpix 5. President elect donald trump is announcing more cabinet picks. Today congressman tom price of georgia was selected as secretary of health and Human Services. Price is a former Orthopedic Surgeon and an outspoken critic of obamacare. Ever since president obama and the Democratled Congress passed obamacare six years ago, the laws failures have been piling up. While in congress,