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>> from the bay news station. you're watching kron. news. 10 news. >> the center is a community is honoring the life of fallen community service officer long pham, thank you so much for joining us today on kron. 4 news at noon. i'm stephanie lin pham was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver while on the job earlier this month. proffers charles clifford is live in san jose with more on how families being remembered. charles. >> well, right now, i'm outside safety center here in san jose. that service is ongoing as we speak. officer, family arrived here about an hour ago. let's go ahead and take a look at some video now. there were hundreds of officers from all across the bay area and california who escorted the procession for fallen community service officer long pham as it made its way here to the sa peace center. he was fatally struck by alleged drunk driver on august 3rd, he and his partner, veronica beyer, were on duty that day providing

traffic control bear was seriously injured, but she is expected to be ok now at the cervice inside right now, family friends and fellow officers are remembering family is a good man who loved his job. >> it was clear from the moment that i shook hand. that long was deeply proud to be part of this department. to be part of this family. pride wasn't just about wearing the uniform. about what the uniform represents. his dedication to the job. his commitment to his teammates. and his unwavering love for the community that he served. >> all right, back live. now we expect that the service here will wrap up roughly around 2 o'clock or so. if you're in the area of the sapd h center, keep in mind, there could be some traffic delays in close streets in downtown san jose as the procession leaves the area. that's a very latest here in the south bay,

charles clifford kron, 4 news. charles, thank you so much for your coverage this morning. today. >> all right, another top story, new details about the person who died in a big rig crash in the north bay. the victim was a longtime teacher at cardinal newman high school in santa rosa, a former staff member at the school confirmed with kron 4. the victim was pat a fortune before she and todd at cardinal newman from 1973 to 2019. he also served as a coach for various sports, including track and field cross country, baseball and football. the school's track is named in honor of him. fortune's former colleague says he's shocked and saddened to hear of the loss of his friend. yesterday's deadly crash happened around noon on westbound highway 12 in santa rosa. officers say the big rig did not stop as it was approaching the intersection at fulton road. chp says 11 cars were involved in this crash. 9 people were rushed to the hospital with injuries. the cause is under investigation. new at noon

sheriff's deputies arrested a suspected drunk driver accused of to hit and run crashes in millbrae. the collisions happened in the area near taylor boulevard and ashton avenue yesterday afternoon. deputies pulled over a driver that showed signs of impairment. officers also seized an unregistered gun during that traffic stop while the suspect was taken to jail. deputies say he even vandalized the patrol car. new technology is being used to tackle auto break-ins from the san francisco police department. the technology consists of drones that use automated license plate reader cameras. police say the new tools led to a 70% drop in car break-ins compared to numbers from 2023. the most recent drone drone deployment led to 3 arrests last week. and if you take a look at this video here, you can see the drone capturing burglars. this footage of burglars breaking into an suv at a parking lot on the embarcadero. you can see the group taking luggage out of the car there. well, that drone followed them and police were able to set out spikes on the roadway to stop

the group leading to the arrest of 3 suspects. the stolen property was then returned to the rightful owners. new video out of out of the south bay shows tens of thousands of cars traveling on the de la cruz overpass on highway 101 in santa clara. well, they will now have an easier trip. officials unveiling a wider overpass interchange this morning with a new ribbon cutting. the new highway has a traffic lanes and bike and pedestrian paths. the chp is ramping up its enforcement this labor day weekend live look outside and you can see lots of cars on the road here at 12. 0, 4 this afternoon. happening tonight, starting at 6 o'clock, chp officers will be on duty looking out for any drivers who might be traveling under the influence who might be speeding, not wearing seat belts, basically engaging in illegal activity. the maximum enforcement period does go through midnight on monday. last labor day weekend, chp made more than 1000 dui

arrests and saw 38 fatal crashes statewide. and a look now at the oakland airport from just this morning today is expected to be one of the busiest days for the airport. expect more than 200,000 travelers on friday. officials arrive are rather they recommend that you arrive at the airport at least 2 hours before domestic flights and 3 hours for international. for those with time to spare, there are new concessions available in terminal one. >> you know, as long as the line is moving and we don't have that a lot of told we any day, you wake up with it. health is a good day that we're going to go until monday. so we're just, you know, hanging out enjoying each other's company and having some all right. and one more time again. if you get to the airport a little bit early, have that time to spare. >> you can check out some new concessions at the terminal. one area in the oakland airport. >> and firefighters have

stopped forward progress on a grass fire in la honda. they say it spread half an acre and proper. meteorologist kyla grogan is here with more on all of that. hey, kyla pay their rights. we are going to get breezy conditions this afternoon right now where this is out of san mateo county ca between san gregorio and redwood terrace. you can see the wind just out of the west northwest at 9.10, miles per hour. temperatures are in the 60's. so that is obviously decent conditions for getting getting our arms around fire quickly. so you see, that's that forward. progress has been stopped at this is just to the north of highway 84. so happy to see that that is going a little bit better. but a reminder that we are going to be breezy these afternoons. in fact, you can see we're already up to 20 miles per hour in san francisco will be that onshore flow. so we're not looking at dangerous offshore wind, but we're very dry out there, right? so just make your choices wisely this weekend live look in san francisco where the skies are blue and we're having a pretty lovely friday out there. temperatures right now downtown 62 degrees. we do have some warmth out there. it is in fairfield where they've hit 80 degrees already cooler

up in nevado. 77. in fact, santa rosa, just it's 70 degrees. 68 down in mountain view, san jose about 74. we're going pretty nice day today. you can see that low pressure that is out there that is certainly helped to usher in that marine layer. give us that cloudy start to the day, but highs today looking relatively season. all right. so our highest numbers spots like antioch, getting up to about 91 degrees, some upper 80's in other parts of the inner east bay. we're talking low to mid 80's up in the north bay. some beautiful 60's and 70's around the bay itself and san jose looking at some low 80's half moon bay going to be little cloudy out there. 63 degrees for you. when i come back in a bit, we'll talk more about the holiday weekend. plus, we'll take a look at the airports around the country. if you're headed out for travel, i'll let you know what's going on. back to all right. thanks so much. i love happening today. a new service through the twin peaks tunnel returns portal in forest hill stations were shut down for about a week after crews worked to make repairs in the tunnel. the klm and s lines run their regular service today.

>> kron 4 is your local election headquarters and kice president kamala harris sat down for her first major interview last night since becoming the democratic pick for president. our washington correspondent maddie beer-temple reports with the latest. >> after facing criticism for not sitting down with press in the first month of her campaign, vice president kamala harris did that last night with her running mate, governor tim walz. >> in her first formal interview on cnn, vice president kamala harris was pressed on issues where she changed policy views asked if she still wants to ban fracking, which in 2019 she said she favored as vice president. i did not ban fracking as president. i will not ban fracking. harris defended those changes by saying let's be clear, my values have not changed. harris was also asked whether she would handle the war in gaza differently by potentially withholding weapons to israel. i'm unequivocal and unwavering in my commitment to israel's defense and its ability to

defend itself. former president donald trump reacted to harris's interview on truth. social writing. she, quote, changed every one of her long-held positions on everything. and at a town hall in wisconsin, trump said he supports having the government pay for in vitro fertilization. we want to produce babies in this country rope. we want to put his >> said if elected, he'll also help americans struggling to make ends meet your groceries are going to come tumbling down. >> and your interest rates are going to be tumbling down and then you got to go out. you get up by a beautiful house. >> the 2 candidates will debate september 10th on abc. the network has told campaigns that microphones will be muted while the other person speaks. but the harris campaign has said that's still being discussed in washington. i'm maddie beer-temple. >> coming up on kron, 4 news at noon. a blow for california homeowners. a price hike just approved for one of california's largest insurers. and a crackdown on sideshows.

the new strategies bay area officials are using to come back this crime. and more than a dozen oakland residents arrested what officials are calling a huge cannabis crossed. more than a dozen

oakland gang members are in custody after a multi agency investigation. police say the group is responsible for burglarizing pot dispensaries up and down our state kron four's. dan kerman reports we are not talking about shoplifting. >> the couple of packs thc gummies far from it. at a news conference thursday,

california attorney general rob bonta announced 22 members of an organized retail crime operation have been arrested and charged with burglarizing 15 pot dispensaries in california. those products were valued at over a million dollars. and among the products were about 1000 pounds in cannabis plant. >> though the burglaries took place across the state, including stores in sonoma, santa cruz and monterey counties. more than half of the 22 arrested are gang members from the city of oakland. this. >> a criminal enterprise, if you will, in comes the number of games, chemistry games that we saw working in collaboration in order to commit these crimes. >> the oakland police department cease fire unit worked alongside the california department of justice and the santa cruz county sheriff's office during the 5 month investigation. and oakland police say the take down resulted in more than just pot.athere were a number of weapons that were recovered

at least 17 on the day of the take now. so we know that these individuals >> involved in weapons, possessions, weapons trafficking. there are some that have ties to auto thefts carjackings and even a felonious assault which include shootings. >> authorities say most of the burglaries took place at night and the pot gummies. edibles implants stolen ended up being resold. those arrested now face commercial burglary, grand theft, organized retail, theft and conspiracy charges. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> a motorcyclist is dead following a crash in freemont. police say it happened on wednesday at around 06:00pm in the city's gr-mmer neighborhood on osgood road. police say the motorcyclist was traveling south when a car driving north made a left turn. this is from on 6th fatal crash of the year. the driver remained on scene and cooperated with investigators. police and also we do say catalytic converter thefts

have been on the rise since july. toyota prius is honda cr-v zahn. toyota corolla is are the primary targets to prevent thefts? residents are urged to park in well-lit areas and use a car alarm. they also made a police department also offers a catalytic converter engraving program for residents to help identify any stolen car parts. well, 15 this afternoon. let's check in on our forecast as we take a live look outside from our walnut creek camera. looking like a blue skies out there, kyla. yeah, i know a lot of folks are headed to different parts of the country for this holiday weekend. so just want to take a look at national weather. you can see. >> obviously, some rain happening down in the gulf. but as we get into the heat of the afternoon were also getting thunderstorms that are firing up and down the east coast. and that is causing a few travel delays you can see in the west are a little bit quieter here, but let's talk airports because i was just looking philadelphia now having a delay. las vegas has about a 30 minute delay. not bad, but it's because they've got some runway maintenance that's going on. and as we look at all of our local

airports, we are all running on time. we had some low ceilings out at sfo this morning. but that has resolved itself. still some heat over in parts of the east coast in nashville. one of those places. 95 degrees right now. they are going to break that down after you get into the weekend. we do have some rain expected for new york city, but it will clear out for monday. so saturday night sunday, looking a little stormy. meanwhile, the west coast, las vegas going to be plenty warm this weekend. looking at highs about 1, 0, 4, 1, 0, 5, right through the holiday weekend. obviously much cooler for us here in san francisco. you can see across the state we've got 70 degrees in los angeles. monterey, still in the 50's with some of those clouds out there today. but blue skies right now in san francisco. and, you know, temperatures are pretty seasonal today should be quite nice day inland. we'll see some spots get into those upper 80's, maybe a 90 degree mark or 2. but altogether, not bad. so as we look at the san francisco weekend, if this is where you'll be saturday and sunday, a little fog in the mornings and then we'll work our way up to upper 60's low 70's saturday and sunday will warm it up a little bit more

as we get into monday. if you are inland sports, those temperatures will be higher. and on monday, should be a really nice seasonal day. mostly sunny skies for you in walnut creek going to be outside for the barbecue. take a look at your 7 day forecast. we're going to cool down a little bit as we get through that weekend and then notice on the other side of the holiday. we have some heat that is going to be rolling our way tuesday, wednesday and thursday, potentially into friday as well. all right, kayla, thank you. overdose deaths are down year-over-year in santa clara county. >> the clara county, more than 11 million dollars over 5 years to enhance overdose prevention efforts. some of those funds were used to launch a new website that offers access to naloxone, also known as narcan to reverse an overdose. >> means we need to have naloxone out there in the community with family members, loved ones, friends of people who might use drugs. so that at the moment, overdose, that reversal can happen in a life can be saved.

>> the new website offers everything from post overdose report to training for medical professionals. not just for adults. doctor rudman also says it's important to make resources available to families in teens. and saturday marks international overdose awareness day, the world's largest annual campaign working to increase prevention and push decriminalization and community involvement in 2023. the cdc estimated more than 105,000 drug overdose deaths happened in the u.s. two-thirds of those deaths involved synthetic opioids primarily fentanyl. addiction specialists say preventing more deaths from happening starts with understanding drug abuse and the medications that can help. >> lock-in is a very unique medication and he's been around for a very long time. it essentially reverses the effects what we call our opioid. it's extremely easy to use is essentially a nasal spray if anyone has ever given themselves afren or any other nasal spray, they know exactly how to administer naloxone. this year's theme for 2024 is

together. we can highlighting the power of the community. >> and the north bay marin county is working to combat opioid overdoses with narcan vending machines. officials say the average fatal overdose deaths in the county have doubled in the past 3 years. narcan is an over-the-counter nasal spray or injection that blocks the effects of opioids. marin county is set to get more than 7 million dollars to tackle the epidemic over the next 9 years. still ahead, l% hundreds of bills headed to governor gavin newsom's desk. we take a look at some of the legislation. >> also a scam warning for pg e customers. how you can avoid e customers. how you can avoid falling victim.

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this afternoon. homebuyers are putting down more money than ever to soften the blow of high mortgage rates in some bay area cities. $400,000 down payments are now the average price. san jose san francisco have some of the highest median down payment in the country sitting at $451,000 and $441,000 respectively, higher mortgage rates are driving this trend by putting down more money. upfront buyers can lower their monthly payments. all state, one of california's largest insurers is set to raise rates by an average of 34% after approval from state regulators. company filings review reviewed by bloomberg show the rate hike would impact more than 350,000 policyholders statewide come november. some customers face premium increases of up to 650%. the company's latest price hike comes amidst a

broader insurance problem in california. some companies, including all state stopped accepting new property insurance applications last year. pg e says utility scams are on the rise so far this year. they say nearly 15,000 customers reported more than $300,000 in losses to scammers. nearly 700 of those cases were reported by santa clara county customers. typical signs of us can include a color threatening to cut a customer's power if payment is not made right away through a prepaid debit card or other methods of money transfer pg e reminds customers they never ask customers to hey, make payments rn that manner. and the controversial owner of several towing companies in san francisco was charged again by federal prosecutors with insurance fraud. you might remember earlier this month, specialty towing was raided by the fbi owner jose padilla, but deo was charged with mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering in connection with an insurance scam. federal prosecutors say

video bought a damage, non-functioning car and then got an insurance policy for it. now prosecutors say he tried to defraud another insurance company by staging a multi-vehicle crash in san mateo county. they say he put for previously damage vehicles on a vehicle carrier and then drove it off the road earlier this year, san francisco city attorney david chiu d barred videos companies for illegally towing cars in the city. the suspect was arraigned in this case at 10, 30 this morning. coming up next here at noon, a san francisco restaurant burglarized for the 8th time. how the business owner responding. >> and a bill tackling the fentanyl crisis, how it aims to improve public health resources. plus, is its breastfeeding awareness month. and we have details local and we have details local resources for months.

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>> san francisco city officials are proposing ways to combat sideshow activity ahead of the labor day holiday weekend. and you're watching video now from the chaotic sideshow that happened near the embarcadero in san francisco in june. objects were set on fire. as you can see there, the fireworks shot off near buildings. help was rob nesbitt joins us live now from san francisco with the latest on the situation and how >> san francisco officials are responding to situations like this. rob. >> high stephany mayor london breed wants to increase the

penalties against those who participate in sideshows as well as change the rules when it comes to the cars that are sees it that are involved with those sideshows, if approved by the board of supervisors, the laws could go into effect as early as next month. now, the mayor was joined today by members of law enforcement, including chp, the sheriff's office in san francisco. police reed's legislation has 4 key parts first make it illegal to promote and participate in assembling a sideshow. cars blocking streets will face criminal penalties and will also be legal to stop officers from trying to stop the sideshow in progress. lastly, the law extend the amount of time participating cars can be sees right now. it's 30 days, but the mayor wants to extend that time and make it if so person is convicted car can be seized permanently. chief bill scott says that 67 cars have been seized so far by the city and recognize the frustration felt by residents who say police aren't doing enough. he listed the dangers that responding officers face such as lasers pointing at their eyes.

fireworks shootings and even murders have been reported at the scene of sideshows. >> they're on the bridges there on our freeways. and the bottom line is. everywhere where these events occur. there's a tremendous danger to the public and to our officers that are responding to break up the sideshows and arrested violators. we have to put a stop to this. we have to curb this and we have to deter people from doing these type of activities. >> chief scott says a lot of work is being done on the back end by investigators. can now use technology such as drones and license plate readers to identify cars as well as suspects. he also stressed the importance of the public's help. he says that if you see a sideshow assembling, you should call the non-emergency number 3, 1, 1, but if you notice any sort of dangerous activities such as fireworks are shootings, you should call 9-1-1 to report reporting live in san francisco. i'm rob

nesbitt kron. 4 news. all right, rob, thank you so much for your coverage on this story. >> and we are learning more about the 2 people killed in a wrong-way crash in san jose. the victims, a woman and her teenage son have now both been identified. 14 year-old charlie olson and his mom. 47 year-old rebecca olson died in monday's crash. holly's father says the teen was a freshman who recently started at summit to home a high school. investigators say the wrong-way driver is from florida. he was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. investigators have not said if the man faces any charges. coming up next at noon, the african american sports and entertainment group has reached an agreement to acquire the oakland a's half of the coliseum. the purchase price remains 125 million dollars approval from the county board of supervisors comes next. cg tells kron 4. they are also on track to sign a purchase and sales agreement for the city of oakland's half of the site. they were hoping

to have this done by august 23rd. they now face a sunday deadline. if the deal with the city is not signed by september 1st, it could trigger cuts in oakland's budget which could lead 2 massive police layoffs. august is breastfeeding awareness month, a time dedicated to highlighting education and resources around the practice. joining us live more to talk to talk more about this is doctor lauren gone far as got a call. just with kaiser permanente. good afternoon to you. >> good afternoon. thank you so much for having me to raise awareness about this important topic. absolutely. so, doctor, could you walk us through the bat, breastfeeding basics year? what are the >> health benefits of milk for says formula for the infant. cad benefits for both the intent and the breastfeeding parent. >> the benefits of milk include, you be kind of a original super, it has all the right components in the fact, right ratio nourish a

developing invent. so the right ratio protein to back to water, to minerals and vitamin. and therefore, breastfed infants often have less digestive issues. less constipation, less gas. because milk easier to digest than formula. and in addition, go ahead. sorry. in addition, milk has antibodies so that are passed on by parents to help prevent respiratory illnesses, ear infection diarrheal illnesses. so it's very important for for newborns to protect them. that's their their means develops and so wide range of benefits for infants who are able to breastfeed. now. >> we understand that there are also breastfeeding benefits for the mother as well. that the nutley for the brunt speeding parent. there are also many benefit the longer you press beaded may decrease your risk chronic diseases like hypertension. >> and diabetes. also, it can

reduce patient's risk of and ovarian cancer. and lastly, it can also help help parents get back to their pre-pregnancy weight sooner. oh, that's really interesting. so how often should women be breastfeeding, their babies? and for how long? >> you kaiser permanente's recommendation is in line with no national guidelines with the american academy of pediatrics and the world health organization. we recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of an intense light. once complementary foods are introduced at 6 months, we recommend continued breastfeeding for up to 2 years or even longer. if that's what desired by family. >> got diet advice for breastfeeding moms. this is a question i get i get a lot, you know, breastfeeding moms, they're there. >> they're undergoing a workout. they need an extra 400 to 500 calories a day and they need to keep well hydrated. in addition, it's

important to have a diverse diet. there are certain nutrients that are important like iodine and colleen, you can get those through seafood, dairy products, eggs. and so many obstetricians will recommend continuing your prenatal vitamin to ensure that are covered for those essential nutrients that are important for eating. >> gray and of course, breastfeeding is a personal decision. it might not be available for all parents. so how can mothers who can't breastfeed still support their kids? >> definitely, you know, breastfeeding is often one of the most challenging parts of a parent's pregnancy journey. and it may not be the right choice for all families. there are other options like donor human milk, which milk that's been donated to the human milk banking that's been screened approved by the fda. 8 safety to give to newborns. and

there's also formula and and individual family speeding plan may include a couple components. the batter all 3, depending on what's right for them. >> got it. and where can people source that donor milk safely? and can a baby still be healthy if the mother can't breastfeed? >> oldest milk bank in the u.s. actually located in san jose san jose mother's milk bank. and we actually have a donor milk program in our hospital that well, that provides donor human milk as an option for supplementation for new moms. once parents are back at home, they can also get milk directly donor milk directly from them, milk bank. and no matter what. what's important is that babies are dead and loved and cared for. so no matter what you end feeding your child, whether it's, you know, milk or formula or a combination, they will be held up to be healthy. all right, doctor lauren gunn,

bar us with kaiser permanente. thank you so much for your insight this afternoon. >> thank you so much for having me. all right. thank you. now turning to our weather now, 12 36 this afternoon. let's go ahead and take a live look outside at. this is a >> a beautiful view blue skies out there. let's check in now with cuyler for that's our suture to goes. yeah, here. so you just missed it. there is a family. here was the keys. they had a little baby look like it's going its first glimpse of the beautiful lake tahoe view here from diamond peak. and it's sunny out there. it's really nice. you can see temperatures right now. 78 degrees in south lake tahoe when just 4 miles per hour. not bad at all. and a lot of folks are out putin, the paddle boards in the lake and enjoying the weather out there already a really nice weekend on tap here. if you are headed in this direction, you can see temperatures in the low 80's and then as we get into monday into the holiday weekend, 70's so beautiful. if you're headed out that way, enjoy yourself.

wanted to kind of catch you up fairly quickly on what's going on in hawaii. they have been getting more rain. this, of course, because of the tropical systems they've had ho-nay which was a hurricane now tropical depression. they've had gilma, which was also a hurricane. now just down to the remnants of that and hector in. but that's going to do is feed a little bit more rain. there are ways n% you can see gilma and hector here kind sending some of that moisture. so what's unfortunate is that this is going to continue through the weekend for them and that they've had already an awful lot of rain very quickly. the good news is it does kind of clear up by the time we get to monday. so a little more rain to take on there and then things move in a different direction. bringing back to the bay are taking a live look at sfo. busy place to be today is a lot of people are heading out for the weekend. if you're staying here in the bay area. we've got nice weekend on tap for you. some 80's inland 70's around the bay 60's out of the coast. i'll be back in a bit and we'll take a look at what's happening in your seven-day forecast. all right. sounds great. thank you. in a spay after a year and a half delay, a bridge replacement

project is finally underway in san leandro. >> kron four's philippe djegal reports. >> the past contractors in san leandro demolished and have been removing whats left of the pedestrian bridge that once connected to neighborhoods at cary drive and haas avenue. took a long time. we were really getting anxious about this since march of last year when at least one large eucalyptus tree landed on the nearly 60 year-old structure, the project to replace the bridge languished in permit purgatory. >> mayor juan gonzalez says the city and other entities that own land on and around the area of the collapse had to manage through environmental regulations before moving forward. and then by the time that we received our permits. >> guess what? it was wild fish run season and the rains started. so then we had to postpone through the rain season the creek bed has since dried up and construction crews have built temporary dams to allow work to be done along the waterway. the city

of san leandro has been circulating a request for proposals on this project. >> since late july will go through a process of involving the community around the design process. once we have a final design, then we will put that design out for bid. >> for the construction since the collapse neighbor. janice says she has missed using the bridge for walks with her dog and feels for the school kids forced to detour have to go all the way parents have to take some reason. >> it's traffic out here next week. the city council is scheduled to vote on a resolution to accept a letter of intent. >> which if approved would authorize the city manager to spend 5 million dollars in anonymously donated funds to replace the bridge. mayor gonzalez hopes that if all goes as planned construction of the bridge will be complete by late 2025 or early 2026. >> in san leandro, philippe djegal all kron. 4 news.

>> governor gavin newsom has until september 30th to decide on bills passed in the final days of the legislative session that he touched on the fentanyl crisis, affordable housing and bans on plastic. san jose senator dave cortese is bill to address the fentanyl crisis is one heading to the governor's office. the bill aims to address the critical need for a standard public health response to the fentanyl crisis affecting young children. it mandates the state to track and analyze trends in fentanyl related deaths within people ages 5 and younger and also develop preventative guidelines in all california counties. the california legislature also approved a bill to create more living spaces in downtown san francisco. the bill would provide tax incentives to encourage changing empty office spaces into homes. supporters say this could create an additional 14,000 homes in san francisco and more construction jobs. the governor has until september 30th to decide if he will sign this bill. and another bill would ban grocery stores from offering any bags other than

paper. our state became the first in the nation to pass a plastic grocery bag ban in 2014. but grocery stores were still allowed to offer thicker plastic bags as long as they were reusable and recyclable. those plastic bags bags still ended up in landfills and the ocean. the new bill still requires one final vote in the state assembly and the assembly before or excuse me, the state senate and the assembly before heading to governor gavin newsom's desk. it is unclear if he will sign it into law. and x the social media company, formerly known as twitter shuts down its san francisco headquarters in 2 weeks. according to a report by fortune, the company sent a note to staff just yesterday announcing the headquarters closes for good on september. 13th, the facility on market street has long served as the social media company's global headquarters in july, elon musk announced he would move the company to austin, texas. coming up, a celebration of food music and fun coming to san francisco tonight.

>> we're on the free event taking over the sunset district. and new research reveals the impact of ai deepfake images on the middle and high school students. plus a san francisco restaurant owner picking up the pieces after another break in his message to lawmakers after falling victim for the 8th time.

>> a san francisco restaurant owner is speaking out after his castro businesses broken into for the 8th time kron four's gayle ong reports. >> overnight security cameras

at guy chicken and rice capturing a man breaking and entering the restaurant. >> they just kick through 8. we through through it and then find through this owner kevin lewis showing us the aftermath at 03:00am in the morning. like you're in deep sleep, you're in a very comfortable state. and that's just the shock of like, oh, my god, what's going on? is it just a what has happened and you have to like run down here to the store to see what's going on. according to san francisco police officers arrived around 3.40 thursday morning. no suspect was found. the restaurant is located on 16th street near sanchez street in the castro district. kron. 4 has interviewed lou over the years about multiple break-ins. >> at least 8 incidents and counting since the business opened 6 years ago. i follow the news and i see that's happening to other businesses out there. >> it it's scary to think wow, it's it's my experience is real.

>> and i'm not the only one crime data from the san francisco police department shows the mission street station which covers this neighborhood shows burglaries are up by 15% since january. 1st, citywide crime is overall down. crime might be low are based on some some stats. but >> it's still at least from my personal experience. and it's very hard to deal loose as the cost to repair these windows are around $2000 costs that add up, there's election coming. i think pro safety. i think we're going to be making a call on, you know what, what makes us feel safe so that we feel at home. >> and the restaurant owner says he has thought about moving his business out of san francisco. that does not plan to any time soon. he says he does not want to give up. meantime, anyone who has information about this crime is asked to call sfpd gayle ong kron for knees.

>> thousands of hotel workers across the bay area could soon walk off the job. the possible strike comes after months of failed negotiations with marriott, hyatt and hilton hotels. yesterday, a large group of workers picketed outside those hotels in san francisco. as you can see there, workers say they want better wages benefits and consistent working out. >> we'll have enough job. but this week we do have a i only want they. 2 they those they obey d. i hope i when hour. >> the workers contract expired back on august 14th. they did not say exactly when they will go on strike, but it could happen any day. now. a 47 this afternoon taking a live look outside and san francisco, a bit of a breeze and some love with blue skies by the transamerica building kyla. yeah, that's right. we've got a beautiful day. shaping up a look across the state right now. 73 degrees in los angeles for a little in spots like reading up to 91 right now. you can see santa barbara about 68. and as we

take a live look in san jose, the sunshine is abundant today. no doubt about it. so if you have a chance to get out and about, you can enjoy at 74 degrees in san jose were cool out at the coast. 62 in pacifica but warming up in fairfield to the tune of 80 degrees right now. 62 in downtown san francisco got some 70's rolling up in the north bay, 81 in nevada thate we've warmed up a bit more there in concord, inner east place. getting a break these couple of days here. so if you're out on the patio, doing some work mid 80's, that's fantastic. great wrapping it up on a friday while you're getting a little sun, i think that sounds like a good plan. marine layer giving us a break as we get into the afternoon and then tonight it will roll back in. do expect that we will see a little bit of that coastal drizzle once again, as you can see tomorrow morning waking up to a pretty a pretty robust murray. larry did expand to about 2000 feet last night. so i think we'll see the same as we get into our day into starting our day tomorrow. but tomorrow afternoon, again, we should get some nice sunshine in there very much. a repeat of today, maybe a degree or 2 cooler. as far as the breeze

is concerned. we are a little breezy right now in san francisco. you can kind of see that with the flag right there. and we are going to see some of those gusts that get upwards. these are sustained winds so gusts will get upwards of about 20 miles per hour. and that could continue a little bit into the weekend as low pressure starts to get closer to us. and you can see it right here as we zoom out, it is sitting right off the coast right about there. and it is going to get a little bit closer before kind of tracks through and then goes off towards the northeast. so that will mean that we will see some wind that will kick up in those afternoon. so a little bit more than a normal sea breeze. once we get through the weekend. the holidays on monday, really nice kind of seasonal just slightly below average day. and then we roll into some heat yet again. so september begins and we are not done with the heat yet, everyone. so just be prepared for next week in our work week. we'll be talking about some of those upper 90's, even the potential of a little triple digit heat back ohio. right? to know. thanks so much. well, if you've been into games puzzles lately, you're certainly not alone. as our rich demero found out more people seem to seem to be getting back into mobile game puzzles and the

shares more in this edition of rich on tech. >> call it the wordle affect. everyone. it seems is getting into games. good games. and people decided that they really like that. if you like to play, there are plenty of apps to download, but you can also check inside the apps you're already using, like linked in the job focused platform recently added 3 daily puzzle games, queen's pinpoint and cross climb linked in says the game's help you foster connections, conversations and more like if you and your friends play the same games every day to huge motivator to face every day and talk about your story for subscribers. apple news plus has a daily crossword and a mini version. but there's also something new called court aisles where you form words by selecting tiles. i think sometimes it's nice in life to be presented with a quote, unquote problem that you're guaranteed has one single solution. netflix is known for its streaming movies and tv

shows. but did you know them a growing games? category members have access to more than 80 mobile games with no at no extra fees and no in-app purchases. there are some brain games, including word trails games do need to be downloaded separately. finally, youtube testing a mix of over 75 games. playable directly in the app. tap, explore, then play doubles. the game's load instantly. but don't work offline. and not everyone has access just yet. puzzle games include a daily crossword and a wordle like game called today's hurdle. the more you do anything, the more you build faster era. the end. it's super fun and rewarding to watch yourself improve the stuff they like to do. >> well, a concerning new study finds more than 10% of middle and high school students say they know of someone who has created fake news of other kids. non-profit tech company thorn surveyed more than 1000 children. they found 11% of those polled friends or classmates who use

ai to generate explicit images of others, their own age. in addition, 25% of kids say they've seen a deep, fake, deep, fake video or photo of a classmate. this comes as as an artificial intelligence. safety. bill is set to be voted on by state senators in saccamento. the bill requires safety testing for advanced ai models. google meta an openai or against the proposed law. while elon musk, an ai company and tropic are for it. if it gets a majority vote at the state senate, the bill will head to governor gavin newsom's desk for him to sign or veto. >> dogs and cats looking for their forever home. more on the adoption special that's happening this weekend in the bay area.

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>> happening tonight, the sunset night market returns to san francisco. thousands of people are expected expected to check out the tasty food cooking long irving street organizers say there will be about 160 vendors and family-friendly as well. >> so much food coming in, but also having a bunch of kids activities, performances, all the things that really make the sunset unique. >> and the night market runs from 5 to 10:00pm. so head on out there, grab something tasty. and get your groove on the or the band earth. wind and fire is coming to concord. the iconic 60's group behind big hits like september, be wonder land and fantasy will be at the toyota pavilion this sunday. meantime, rock band,

chicago also performs. tickets are still available. the event starts at 7.30, sunday night. and if you're still looking to add a furry friend to your family, tomorrow is your last chance for a free adoption contra costa county animal services. whether you're looking for a dog cat or small pet, they these guys are all waiting for their forever. homes. all pets come spayed or neutered vaccinated and microchipped. and finalists for the 60th annual wildlife photographer of the year have been selected by the natural history museum in london. and these are just a few of the nearly 60,000 entries from 117 countries. the 100 winners will be announced in early october. just incredible photographs there. that will from the newsroom today. thank you so much for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. >> i'm stephanie lin. remember to enjoy yourselves this long holiday weekend. live in bay is next.

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