I want black boys growing up today to thrive because we chose to change how this city and how this country treats are young black men. The city of San Francisco plans to redirect over a 120 Million Dollars from the Law Enforcement budget and then invest those funds into the black community. Thanks for joining us. Everybody, im Vicki Liviakis kron fours dan kerman standing by live for us tonight to tell us exactly how that money will be spent dan. Yeah thats right this is all in the mayors Budget Proposal a lot more difficult this time around because coronavirus in the Economic Impacts of that is broad but some changes in the Police Funding thats part of it also the mayor wants to defer some raises for City Employees. We have a lot of plans. What we didnt have plans for was the coronavirus but it certainly have plans for us. So here we are today in a very different San Francisco friday, San Francisco mayor london breed unveiled a very different to your Budget Proposal than she originall
Even more than usual and others tell people not to come today. Back to class or back to online learning. It is hundreds of billions of dollars. The latest budget plan of governor newsom. Good afternoon. I am allen martin. The top story on kpix 5 news at 3 00 p. M. And cbsn bay area is covid19 testing trouble with a nationwide computer issue with the testing vendor has in some sites in San Francisco closing completely for the rest of the day and here is kpix 5s kiet do. Reporter i am at the cherry land testing site. It stretches three quarters of a mile. Some people have been waiting many hours and are about to get some bad news. The problem started around 9 00 or 10 00 this morning when nurses noticed a slowdown with the computer system. They are using color labs based in palo alto. It worked intermittently but by 1 00 pm the Nonprofit Service provider shut it down and told people to go home. Tha word. We need to find out what is going on. I understand that the system is on overload, b
Plus when i look around the corner, i see a deluge of omicron. Why a Bay Area Health officer expect the next phase to be the next challenging phase. I am kenny choi and we start with the breaking news, a cdc Panel Recommends getting the pfizer or Moderna Vaccine if you cant over the Johnson Johnson shot after advisors reviewed new safety data about rare but potentially life threatening blood clots late to Johnson Johnson. The cdc must decide whether or not to accept this unusual recommendation. Santa clara county Health Officer gave an update on the omicron variate as she outlined her level of concern. When i look around the corner, what i see is a deluge of omicron. What i see is perhaps one of the most challenging moments that we have had yet in the pandemic. And i think it is challenging because it is not what we are expecting. We have all come to learn to live with covid over the last two years. And we are all a bit tired. Shawn chitnis has more on the cases , concerns, and covid f
Hours ago. And the damage left behind by the Atmospheric River as we track the next round of rain. How steph curry is on the brink of breaking the three point record in the nba. I am kenny choi. San francisc a crime emery and announced a series of steps to make the city safer. And we are passed to the point where what we see is even remotely acceptable. The Mayors Initiative initiated is boosting Police Presence over the next few months to crackdown on drug deals. And that is not all. Justin andrews has more on the plan. There are places in the city we need constant Police Presence. I know that San Francisco is a compassionate city, we pride ourselves on Second Chances and rehabilitation. But we are not a city where anything goes. Drug use in the tenderloin has created a climate of crime and violence across the city. That is not okay. That is not acceptable. It is time that the reign of criminals, who are destroying our city, it is time for it to come to an end. Reporter she wants to h
Tested positive. Plus, things more busy across the bay area, why that could change and why it is impacting businesses. Taking a live look outside on a beautiful friday, but that will change soon. We start with the spread of the omicron variant. I am kenny choi. Santa clara county has confirmed his first taste of omicron and Jocelyn Moran has more on what we are learning about this case. Reporter Santa Clara Health Officials Say this is not a surprise as they were anticipating this. They said the person had recently traveled to florida and were fully vaccinated and had not received a booster shot. Health Officials Say the case was very mild. The person got tested on december 1st and Health Officials got sequencing results yesterday. The news is as cases in Santa Clara County and other bay area counties have been rising with the biggest rise in those who are not vaccinated. Health experts stressed the importance of getting vaccinated and, if eligible, getting boosted. The rates among non