Citys ecigarette sales ban beginning next year. And right now politicians past and presence are gathering in San Francisco to take a break from all the election hustle and bustle. It is open to the public. Ktvus christina rendone is live from johns grill. Good afternoon christina. Good afternoon to you both. And it smells delicious. Thats something you cant see on tv. Right across the way over there a lot of people already getting their plates here at johns grill. Its all decked out in red, white, and blue. And one of the big draws is not just the lunch. Its coming to shake the hands of former mayor willie brown. How has this tradition held its importance for you . Well for San Francisco, we are a political town, everybody at every level is involved in one way or another. And we started this many years ago when we wanted to try to have people again to efs Mutual Respect for each other no matter on whos candidacy they were reporting. And it just turned into a San Francisco happening and
Wrong. Reporter today the president of the Milpitas Unified School District Board issued this statement saying the actions were inappropriate, unprofessional, and insensitive. District administration has placed a staff member on administrative leave and i have asked the superintendent to ensure an immediate investigation is conducted. The naacp is also calling for an investigation and swift action. Political figures have lost their jobs and have been scrutinized for wearing blackface in college. For him to come to it today is unacceptable. Reporter not only is the naacp asking for an investigation into this blackface incident, but they also want the district to go lack and look at the records of this teacher to see whether he may have discriminated against black students in grading or in class. Happening this week, the Orinda City Council will talk about possible changes to the citys shortterm rental rules. This comes after a deadly shooting at a house party on halloween night. The hou
Theyre discussing changes to the short term rental rules. Juliette goodrich is live in orinda where Council Members expect to get an earful. Reporter yes, the meeting is at 7 00 at the Public Library in orinda, and they expect overflow, a lot of emotion tonight, and a lot of mixed emotions on what to do. Im very distressed to hear about the events of the last week. Reporter as the memorial at theater square continues to grow, so do the concerns. One of them about orindas short term rental policies. Just needs to be a tighter reign on it. I think there needs to be closer monitoring. Reporter the Orinda City Council will look at 2day minimum stays instead of 1, or eliminate airbnbentirely. But some say the problem is not airbnb. Its not the Short Term Rentals of airbnb, its the enforcement of the laws in place. Reporter at 9 19, a noise complaint was called in to the police. 90 minutes later police went to the scene. They had been assisting in a Home Invasion not far away. They were off
But tenants, advocates, and Property Owners have all found reasons to oppose it. What do you do when you have nowhere to stay . You have people walking up and down the street with no place to live, and i wonder how they got like that. Reporter terry fears she too could fall into homelessness as the city considers protections for rent controlled properties. It doesnt encourage protection. Encouraging them to tear down apartments is not protection at all. Thats losing your home. Reporter under the current law, if a landlord tears down an older property to build new units in its safe, either the same number of units or half of the new building, whichever is greater, must be affordable. The city wants to ease that requirement saying it discourages development. We needed to enable the projects to move forward because we dont have enough public dollars to finance the projects. Reporter but some Property Owners say the citys plan dont go far enough. They fear that new restrictions and regulat
Cracked the case. From housing bonds to e offices. Were tracking a very busy San Francisco ballot on this Election Night. The kpix5 news at7 00 begins now. With the latest on the stand off. Sheriff deputies have had the place surrounded for hours now believing that 20yearold Jonathan Salazar may have been hold uped in. He and 21yearold Santos Fonseca escaped from jail where they were being held for separate murder charges. The motel is just 10 miles left from the motel in salinas. The stand off has gone on for hours now. As i mentionerred we just heard from the Sheriffs Department minutes ago that salazar to be checked out as i mentioned, we just heard from the Sheriffs Department minutes ago that salazar to be checked out was not in the room. They did not find him. But they have a strong belief that he was in fact, there. We learned yesterday that salazar and fonseca snuck out from a hole in a bathroom ceiling. They evaded a razor wire that tops the perimeter fencing by escaping throu