Underproductive locations that will be shuttered. San Francisco Mayor london breed saying for macys, this was not a safety issue, but came down 2 and cents. Macys made a business decision to close 150 stores all over the country, and they are selling the property at union square. The Union Square Alliance released a statement saying the closure hurts, but the head of the Union Square Alliance said she, quote, believes that we should work toward a solution that allows macys to keep this iconic store open. However if that does not come to pass, our expectation is that a new owner for this iconic site will come forward to continue a fresh and vibrant vision at this critical location. The mayor also talking about the possibility of adapting the 400,000ft s of retail space to better fit the citys needs. Our goal is to make sure that we focus on the opportunities and the opportunity to ensure that this space is used for something that will be profitable, that will be a destination that will attract people. Yes, at nearby historic johns grill, the news was devastating. We have guests that you know, during the holidays go to macys, come to johns grill. Its a Family Tradition and the restaurant has stood here since shortly after the great quake and welcomed macys in the 1940s. And the current generation of owners says theyre sorry to see macys and the tradition they built disappear. It will be interesting to see kind of where this goes and where were going to embrace the next put operators into the downtown area. What is unclear at this time is an exact timetable. Various sources that have been in contact with macys say it will not be among the first 50 to close down this coming year, but that it will likely be here for at least a year, maybe two, and that the store will remain open until macys can find a buyer for the building in San Francisco, christien kafton. Ktvu fox two news. Well San Francisco is not the only macys store that will be closing. Macys news ceo announced plans to close 50 macys Stores Nationwide this year, and another 100 by 2026. After posting a Fourth Quarter loss and declining sales in an effort to turn things around, macys says it will upgrade its remaining 350 stores by adding more salespeople to fitting areas, and will pivot to a focus on luxury. Item sales may is also the Parent Company of bloomingdales and the cosmetics and skin care chain bloomberg. The company says it will open 15 new bloomingdales stores and 30 new bluemercury stores in the next two years, and two of the leading candidates for mayor of San Francisco are now expressing their concern about the closure of the iconic store in union square. Its scary for the city of San Francisco. Macys has been an iconic part of our city for decades. Its been the anchor tenant of union square. Its the tree lighting. Its the ice skating rink. Over the holidays. Its so much that the city of San Francisco, this is really a frightening day for our city. Former supervisor and interim mayor mark farrell said. The city needs to fix issues, including crime, drugs and homelessness to attract businesses to the downtown core. Another candidate, nonprofit executive daniel lurie, called today a major blow. Retail has changed. Theres no question about it. Um, but im just going to worry about San Francisco. Im going to be concerned about making sure we attract retail. We attract businesses here. And it starts with Public Safety, the drug crisis, the Mental Health crisis. Lurie said that he also wants to cut red tape and bureaucracy to help encourage businesses, large and small, to open in the city. Just a quick reminder here that you can get more ktvu News Coverage on your smart tv through the fox local app. You can watch live newscasts and see all kinds of indepth content from our newsroom on a variety of topics. It is a Free Download for your smart tv. Governor newsom announced today that the California National guard seized a record more than 62,000 pounds of fentanyl in the state last year. Thats a 1,066 increase compared to 2021. Back then, the California National guard recovered more than 5,300 pounds of fentanyl. Last year, they recovered more than 62,000 pounds. That has a street value of 649 million. The amount of fentanyl seized in california in 2023 is enough to potentially kill the global population nearly twice over. A group of Honduran National is allegedly linked to the sale of fentanyl and other drugs in San Franciscos tenderloin neighborhood are now in custody today. The justice department, the fbi and the dea announced the arrests and the seizure of firearms and property purchased with the drug money. Officials say the dea assisted honduran Law Enforcement officers last month in the arrest of the three suspects. All three were fugitives. Two had been arrested previously in the bay area but fled to honduras before their trials. The profits from these drug sales provide funding to buy large homes in honduras, along with vehicles and livestock, Farm Equipment and firearms. These extraditions should send a clear message to those who peddle poison in San Francisco. All these suspects have been charged in San Francisco federal court on several drug related counts, and they are set to return to court at later dates for detention hearings. Just a chaotic scene in the city of vallejo, where a driver who crashed right into a car during a sideshow is beaten and attacked. Even as he ran into a store trying to escape the crowd. Ktvu Crime Reporter henry lee has the story. Video shows this white gmc pickup truck crashing into a ford mustang while trying to get through a sideshow in vallejo. Thats when things get ugly. The crowd gets angry and surrounds the truck, beating the driver, shooting at him, and stomping on his windshield near springs and rolling wood. At about 530 sunday afternoon. In this video, you can see the driver wearing an orange shirt running from his truck, but it wasnt over yet. The man in orange runs into the 7eleven at the corner and is chased by the crowd, and again attacked inside the store. Some in the crowd then loot the 7eleven of everything from cigarets and candy to lotto scratchers and beer. Hey. Whats up . Let me get some hot cheetos. At one point, someone set the victims truck on fire. Vallejo Police Arrived and saw many sideshow participants taking off and running red lights. The truck continued to burn. Big t works at a pawn shop at the corner, which was covered with tire marks. Yeah, hes just an innocent person trying to get to wherever hes going and then he gets victimized and sideshows are all they do is just, you know, disrupt everybody and theyre dangerous. And people get hurt. Tom davis lives nearby. Of course, were frustrated. Were angry. You dont see the police. You never see the police. The only time you see the police is 30, 40 minutes later after. After whatever happens. Vallejo mayor Robert Mcconnell says those caught spinning donuts should have their licenses revoked and face stiffer penalties beyond having their cars impounded for 30 days. I believe it should be much longer. I would like to see 90 days, so theyre just making a mockery of everybody else. Vallejo police are scouring for leads in these videos. Theyre asking anyone with information to give them a call in vallejo. Henry lee, ktvu, fox two news. New at six tesla has made good on a canceled order for pies at a san jose shop. We told you last week how tesla abruptly canceled an order of 2000 mini pies. While the owner of the giving pies on west alma avenue posted about the problem on social media. Since then, Community Members have stepped up to support the business. Elon musk posted on x that he would make good in. Today we learn that has happened. They asked for a invoice for the 2,000 that i lost and they paid paid it right away. And then they asked me to cater more events. But i dont have the bandwidth now because youre so busy. Yes its very busy. We were almost all night yesterday. Well, the owner also says she is happy and grateful for all the support of the willow glen community. A Seismic Shift in bay area representation, the loss of experience and the changing of the guard in congress. Also ahead, polls have just closed for michigans primary and voters are signaling discontent with the frontrunners of both parties. And we are headed for some more wet weather. Not as much as weve been seeing, but in the mountains it will be a lot. A lot of snow this weekend. Well have that forecast and it was a momentous day in Bay Area Black history. The family of oscar grant reflects on what its changed more than 15 years later. We have to continue to speak out about what happened with oscar and to speak out with what happened with i launched our campaign at this union hall. Lets go win this thing then we hit the road and never stopped. You shared with me your frustration at working harder to barely get by and afford a place to live. Your fears for our democracy and freedoms and your dreams for yourself, your family, and the future. It is not too late to realize those dreams. Im adam schiff, and i approve this message because together we can still get big things done. It is in the memory of the 22 year old man shot and killed by a bart police officer, johannes mehserle, in the early hours of new years day 2009. It has been now more than 15 years since his killing marked a watershed moment in Bay Area Black history. Ktvu is crystal bailey spoke to grants family and police to learn about whats really changed here since his death. Crystal well, its been 15 years since oscar grant was shot and killed on the platform at the Fruitvale Bart station. Today would have been his 38th birthday. It was the first Police Shooting taken on cell phone camera and capturing the attention of the nation, calling for police reform. Wanda johnson still remembers the call that changed her life. Receiving that phone call had having to hear someone on the other end screaming, january first, 2009, a day etched in her memory. That changed all of our lives. That very gunshot, she says she remembers oscar grant as a leader who wanted to help people, and a family man who loved being a father. With tatiana was in preschool. He would actually comb her hair and get her ready for school. And these days, those memories are her fuel because we dare let others forget. We get back on the train right now. Get him Ryan Cooglers 2013 Fruitvale Station featuring michael b jordan, brought to life the story of oscar grant that helped send it on the big screen and everybody to see that oscar could have been your nephew, your cousin, your friend or somebody father. Will be spacex police. But before the movie, there was the start of a National Movement to address police brutality, beginning in oakland, there was hope. There was a possibility that we can stop this madness and eventually, of course, deal with the situation of Police Violence , not just in alameda, but in the country. That incident is, you know, a part of our history that was a turning point for us with the families advocacy at the national outcry, bart police changed their practices and procedures. We look at some of the you know, outcomes of that incident and some training issues associated with it. And we really made a commitment to train above and beyond the standard. The event, captured by a flip phone, was a catalyst for transparency in policing nationwide. And that video showed us the truth of what happened to oscar. He was wrongfully murdered. The officer was convicted. We dont count it as a victory. We count it as a historical moment because they only did 11 months. Bart, police was one of the first agencies in the country to implement body worn cameras back in 2012, and in 2010, ab 1586. Nickname named the oscar grant. Bill became law. Grants family, pushing for a Citizen Oversight Committee with an independent Police Auditor and a citizen review board made up of 11 members of the public who review Police Misconduct and every use of force. Incident at bart. Police we created a body from the community to now have some say in policing procedures. Its one of the strongest oversight models in the country. As grants family continued to tell their story, laws began to change and we started seeing tears fall from legislators. In 2018, the right to know act was passed, requiring agencies to disclose records of Police Misconduct and use of force. Johannes mosley had eight complaints filed against him before he murdered oscar and not a single reprimand took place. So had he had been reprimanded in a in addressed about these large number of complaints coming in on him in his use of force tactics, oscar could be living today. In 2019, Assembly Bill 748 took effect, which requires Police Agencies to release the audio and video of Critical Incidents in 2020. Use of force bill ab 392 became the strictest use of force legislation in history, changing the standard for when its legal to use police force and in 2021, the chokehold bill was passed, which paved the way for a change in restraint practices. His he could have been choked to death like george floyd that same knee that was on george floyd was on oscars neck in 2009, and the family continues to serve the community through the oscar grant foundation, uniting the families who have experienced the same trauma through conferences held once a year. There is a sense of victory by being able to help another family who has faced a horrific loss. And on the anniversary of his death, a vigil is held at the bart platform where he was shot. Each year we have to continue to speak out about what happened with oscar and to speak out with what happened with others and doing so will help us to begin to change how our society looks at those who have been killed by Law Enforcement and grants family says theres still a long way to go in making change. The number of deaths by Police Officers is steadily climbing nationwide since George Floyds death in 2020. They also say they want to see Fruitvale Station, renamed in his honor, as well as a plaque added to the stop to tell grants story. Family has been through so much over the years, but to do what theyre doing to this day and beyond in their goals is absolutely says a lot. They just continue to serve the community. Yeah, they seem very steadfast. I mean, in terms of when theyre planning for the future and all of these other goals that they have, it doesnt seem like theyre slowing down in any way. Its kind of bittersweet. Some of the families that they mentioned, they have over 300 people that come to these reunions, of people that have been affected by Police Violence. So its sad to hear that theres that many families that are impacted, but yet bittersweet because theyre able to come together and tells you how important the conversation is to keep going. All right, crystal, thank you. Well, the city of San Francisco has issued a formal apology to its black residents for decades of systemic discrimination. The San Francisco board of supervisors today unanimously approved the apology resolution, which also takes accountability for targeted acts of violence and atrocities committed against the black community. That apology is viewed as the citys First Step Towards possibly providing reparations to black san franciscans. Its one of over 100 recommendations made by the citys African American reparations advisory committee. We know that an apology without action rings hollow. Um, and i think thats why this must be seen in context as a necessary part of accountability and reparations, not as an end in itself, but it is an important step nonetheless. And is meaningful and lays the groundwork for further commitments to the black community here in our city. City leaders are still debating whether they will compensate out its 46,000 black residents for slavery. One proposal would provide a 5 million lump sum payment to qualifying black residents. Taking a look at the weather around here, another nice day. We had temperatures back into the 60s, so a lot like the yesterday and not quite as warm as the weekend. Over the weekend we had some mid 70s, so temperatures above the average as we get closer to march. Not that far off now as we go into tomorrow, temperatures pretty similar, a little more cloud cover thatll probably drop the temperatures down a little bit. Day is getting longer. You can see a little more daylight out there this time of night. Clear skies north bay gets a frost advisory again tonight. The frost advisory in this basic area. But again youll get frost if youre out in fairfield or out in parts of napa and places like that, youll find youll definitely find frost out there. And then concord probably get some frost as well. Bu