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it's just going to increase traffic all up and down west portal. the owner of roti indian bistro is among the merchants critical of city leaders, rolling out a plan so quickly without their input. >> pankaj shah says disruptions to traffic could hurt. 50% of his business comes from customers driving up to get takeout and food delivery drivers doing pickups, so one incident should not be a one that makes so many changes at the same time. >> i was surprised that it was such a knee jerk reaction. maureen stotts owns easy freeze, a market on west portal avenue. >> she agrees there needs to be safety improvements, but questions the changes that are proposed. it's going to create more problems than what they're trying to solve. sfmta plans to do public outreach with pop ups in the west portal neighborhood next monday, tuesday and wednesday. the mayor's office says the changes are temporary, but will be fast tracked to be in place by this summer. city leaders say there will be evaluations to see what works and what doesn't. mike. >> amber lee live tonight
it's just going to increase traffic all up and down west portal. the owner of roti indian bistro is among the merchants critical of city leaders, rolling out a plan so quickly without their input. >> pankaj shah says disruptions to traffic could hurt. 50% of his business comes from customers driving up to get takeout and food delivery drivers doing pickups, so one incident should not be a one that makes so many changes at the same time. >> i was surprised that it was such a knee...
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here dramatic changes are coming to san francisco's west portal neighborhood. over a month after a driver plowed into a bus shelter, killing a family of four. >> this has long been what we would call a high conflict intersection. >> sfmta's director jeffrey tumlin confirmed the agency was directed by mayor breed and west portals supervisor, myrna melgar, to come up with immediate changes. today that proposal was announced cars would be restricted from traveling through the west portal intersection. >> and again, what this does is it prioritizes people going to shop in the west portal commercial district and supports significant pedestrian safety by eliminating all of the left turns west portal merchants and residents learned of the changes last night. >> some believe it will hurt businesses. >> this is a half baked plan. there's no data behind it. >> the president of the west portal merchants association views the urge to make changes now as a political strategy, pointing to both mayor breed and supervisor melgar campaigning for reelection. >> the accident horr
here dramatic changes are coming to san francisco's west portal neighborhood. over a month after a driver plowed into a bus shelter, killing a family of four. >> this has long been what we would call a high conflict intersection. >> sfmta's director jeffrey tumlin confirmed the agency was directed by mayor breed and west portals supervisor, myrna melgar, to come up with immediate changes. today that proposal was announced cars would be restricted from traveling through the west...
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portal avenue. >> reporter: long time west portal resident cynthia skinner wants the city to pump the brakes on the proposed traffic safety plan allowing her and her neighbors more time to gather information. >> i wanted to know who was in charge, who made the decisions. i haven't received that information yet. how did this come about so quickly? >> reporter: pat dunber who has called west portal home for two decades fears the city's rush into a decision spurred by the tragic death of a family of four. >> the accident happened right there, very sadly, a horrible accident. making that -- changing that is not going to change this. it's not going to stop a poor woman from whatever reason. they haven't even released the report yet on why the accident happened. so smta has not finished their study on the accident and yet they're putting out this proposal. >> reporter: a spokesperson for sfmta says the agency hasn't made decisions yet and this is just an opportunity to hear from the public. >> we're in the process of collecting feedback from members of the community and based on that feedba
portal avenue. >> reporter: long time west portal resident cynthia skinner wants the city to pump the brakes on the proposed traffic safety plan allowing her and her neighbors more time to gather information. >> i wanted to know who was in charge, who made the decisions. i haven't received that information yet. how did this come about so quickly? >> reporter: pat dunber who has called west portal home for two decades fears the city's rush into a decision spurred by the tragic...
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community space at the entrance to the west portal station. criticism is mounting over the handling of rape allegations against a once prominent community leader in san francisco. ktvu s christian captain received an update on the case today from police and has our report. >> san francisco police are speaking out today. >> we're here because of the john jacobo case. >> captain alexa o'brien from san francisco's special victims unit says her officers are actively investigating allegations of violence, threats, rape and sexual assault leveled against community activist john jacobo. >> are all our cases remain open, especially if new evidence is developed over time? sometimes a case can go a little, cold and then new evidence comes in. >> allegations against jacobo first came to light in 2021, when sasha perrigo wrote about it on the social media platform formerly known as twitter, naming and adding john jacobo in her post in a google doc, perrigo said she was not pursuing criminal charges at the time for personal reasons. jacobo denied the accus
community space at the entrance to the west portal station. criticism is mounting over the handling of rape allegations against a once prominent community leader in san francisco. ktvu s christian captain received an update on the case today from police and has our report. >> san francisco police are speaking out today. >> we're here because of the john jacobo case. >> captain alexa o'brien from san francisco's special victims unit says her officers are actively investigating...
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what could be changing in west portal? then bart is settling a class action lawsuit meant to make its stations more accessible. the station upgrades, set to come from ktvu, fox two news. >> this is mornings on two. >> good morning and welcome back. i'm gasia mikaelian i'm andre senior. >> thank you for joining us. today is friday april 19th. and if you have the day of the weekend off, you're probably wondering what the weather is going to be like. well, it's a touch cooler outside now. a little bit of fog too, as well. steve paulson here with more on that. >> but it will not rain this weekend. good good. yeah. all right. yes there's a lot of low clouds in place. an onshore breeze today and tomorrow look to be similar temperature wise. traffic running smoothly on the golden gate bridge as well as i wear two hats here, 50s on the temps here. everyone's pretty close. i use the thermal just because. look at that fog bank. boy, that's that's large and in charge, as we say that there was nothing there yesterday at this time. ver
what could be changing in west portal? then bart is settling a class action lawsuit meant to make its stations more accessible. the station upgrades, set to come from ktvu, fox two news. >> this is mornings on two. >> good morning and welcome back. i'm gasia mikaelian i'm andre senior. >> thank you for joining us. today is friday april 19th. and if you have the day of the weekend off, you're probably wondering what the weather is going to be like. well, it's a touch cooler...
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thank you. >>> just yesterday san francisco police set up this sting operation in west portal. the assistant chief there in plain clothes tested drivers to see if they'd slow down for him as he walked in the crosswalk. nearly two dozen drivers were ticketed in just 90 minutes. >>> other stories we're following around the bay, a driver was killed after a car went 200 feet down over a cliff in gray well cove state beach in montara. multiple agencies helped out. a chp helicopter lowered an emergency responder onto the rocks where the car crash. this temporary shut down lanes along highway 1. they are now back open. >>> three suspects arrested in san jose accused of kidnapping and torturing another man. 49-year-old duc nguyen, 50-year-old kim ho and 30-year-old dayton pham were arrested facing robbery, kidnapping, torture and assault with a deadly weapon charges. here's the san jose home where police say the victim was tortured two days straight and then released. we spoke to a neighbor who lived next door to the suspects. >> we were really nervous as neighbors because there had be
thank you. >>> just yesterday san francisco police set up this sting operation in west portal. the assistant chief there in plain clothes tested drivers to see if they'd slow down for him as he walked in the crosswalk. nearly two dozen drivers were ticketed in just 90 minutes. >>> other stories we're following around the bay, a driver was killed after a car went 200 feet down over a cliff in gray well cove state beach in montara. multiple agencies helped out. a chp helicopter...
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here dramatic changes are coming to san francisco's west portal neighborhood. over a month after a driver plowed into a bus shelter, killing a family of four. >> this has long been what we would call a high conflict intersection, sfmta's director jeffrey tumlin confirmed. >> the agency was directed by mayor breed and west portals supervisor, myrna melgar, to come up with immediate changes. today, that proposal was announced cars would be restricted from traveling through the yellow west portal intersection. >> and again, what this does is it prioritizes people going to shop in the west portal commercial district and supports significant pedestrian safety by eliminating all of the left turns west portal merchants and residents learned of the changes last night. >> some believe it will hurt businesses as this is a half baked plan. >> there's no data behind it. >> the president of the west portal merchants association views the urge to make changes now as a political strategy, pointing to both mayor breed and supervisor melgar campaigning for reelection. >> the ac
here dramatic changes are coming to san francisco's west portal neighborhood. over a month after a driver plowed into a bus shelter, killing a family of four. >> this has long been what we would call a high conflict intersection, sfmta's director jeffrey tumlin confirmed. >> the agency was directed by mayor breed and west portals supervisor, myrna melgar, to come up with immediate changes. today, that proposal was announced cars would be restricted from traveling through the yellow...
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portal, and there would be no access to west portal from claremont, which is the artery feeding the top of the corridor. some worry this expedited plan is a result of the tragic accident that took place last month, taking the lives of a family of four. >> we want safe streets, of course we do. we? we want pedestrians to be safe. >> diana zagorac owns historic shaw's candy in west portal. she says this was a fast tracked proposal that needs further reflection for everyone's benefit. >> this is one of the few neighborhoods that is still that has recovered, and that is vibrant after covid. you know? and for them to, like, destroy this neighborhood is insane. >> members of the community and small businesses we spoke to today are concerned that the mta is moving too fast. they'd like them to slow down a little bit and take into consideration what new traffic restrictions and any change to street parking might do to merchants, though changes to parking are not part of the current proposal, the candy and ice cream merchant fears any loss of parking on west portal would crush her business.
portal, and there would be no access to west portal from claremont, which is the artery feeding the top of the corridor. some worry this expedited plan is a result of the tragic accident that took place last month, taking the lives of a family of four. >> we want safe streets, of course we do. we? we want pedestrians to be safe. >> diana zagorac owns historic shaw's candy in west portal. she says this was a fast tracked proposal that needs further reflection for everyone's benefit....
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portal station. >> the sfmta plan includes no left turns on west portal avenue, and cars will no longer be able to cut through the intersection of yellow street and west portal avenue in front of the muni station. the entrance area will be redesigned to include planters and become a community. >> space was shocked because it. i don't think it solves the problem of what happened to that poor family. it's just going to increase traffic all up and down west portal, the owner of roti indian bistro is among the merchants critical of city leaders, rolling out a plan so quickly without their input. >> pankaj shah says disruptions to traffic could hurt. 50% of his business comes from customers driving up to get takeout and food delivery drivers doing pickups, so one incident should not be a one that makes so many changes at the same time. >> i was surprised that it was such a knee jerk reaction. maureen stotts owns easy freeze, a market on west portal avenue. >> she agrees the needs to be safety improvements, but questions the changes that are proposed. >> it's going to create more problems tha
portal station. >> the sfmta plan includes no left turns on west portal avenue, and cars will no longer be able to cut through the intersection of yellow street and west portal avenue in front of the muni station. the entrance area will be redesigned to include planters and become a community. >> space was shocked because it. i don't think it solves the problem of what happened to that poor family. it's just going to increase traffic all up and down west portal, the owner of roti...
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as you know, right after the right during the end of saint patrick's parade, the horrible west portal incident happened i left right after as did many of us and i went to west portal, chief leadtrip also came to west portal and you know, visited with my folks that were still there and walked the mayor around and showed her what was that and got the land of the land, and went with her to visit businesses to see how people were doing and see what they needed. then she and i went to station 39 to speak to the members, they were the first engine on scene to speak to them. they really appreciated that and then i went up to station 20 to speak with them. we also our behavioral health unit involved, we very quickly to to work with our folks, it was really a horrible incident for us for police and for there was a muni driver there and for the department that takes the calls. so there were a couple of debriefings last week that some of our members took advantage of and i always try to tell them, even if you feel like you're doing okay, just go and support your sisters and brothers. that's what
as you know, right after the right during the end of saint patrick's parade, the horrible west portal incident happened i left right after as did many of us and i went to west portal, chief leadtrip also came to west portal and you know, visited with my folks that were still there and walked the mayor around and showed her what was that and got the land of the land, and went with her to visit businesses to see how people were doing and see what they needed. then she and i went to station 39 to...
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there are now worries of the same problems here in west portal. >> like this was a knee jerk reaction to a terrible tragedy. needs a little more thought. >> this is a really dramatic change. and they put it out and they said, there's ten days of comment that's really inappropriate. >> how does that prevent someone from speeding or going up on a sidewalk? so even though they want to change the street, it wouldn't prevent anyone from doing exactly what the lady who crashed into that family of four did. so i don't see the connection. >> those with the sfmta say on the direction of mayor london breed and supervisor myrna melgar, they are moving quickly on this plan and will work closely with merchants to make sure their needs are met in san francisco. j.r. stone, abc seven news. >> friends of the family of four killed in last month's wrong-way crash along west portal have reached their fundraising goal. they've collected more than $8,000 to pay for a memorial plaque in memory of the victims. the plaque would be installed in dolores park to honor diego cardoza de oliveira, matilda ramos pi
there are now worries of the same problems here in west portal. >> like this was a knee jerk reaction to a terrible tragedy. needs a little more thought. >> this is a really dramatic change. and they put it out and they said, there's ten days of comment that's really inappropriate. >> how does that prevent someone from speeding or going up on a sidewalk? so even though they want to change the street, it wouldn't prevent anyone from doing exactly what the lady who crashed into...
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portal, and there would be no access to west portal from claremont, which is the artery feeding the top of the corridor. >> some worry this expedited plan is a result of the tragic accident that took place last month, taking the lives of a family of four. >> we want safe streets. of course we do. we? we want pedestrian to be safe. >> diana zagorac owns historic shaw's candy in west portal. she says this was a fast tracked proposal that needs further reflection for everyone's benefit. >> this is one of the few neighborhoods that is still that has recovered and that is vibrant. after covid, you know, and for them to, like, destroy this neighborhood is insane. >> members of the community and small businesses we spoke to today are concerned that the mta is moving too fast. they'd like them to slow down a little bit and take into consideration what new traffic restrictions and any change to street parking might do to merchants. though changes to parking are not part of the current proposal, the candy and ice cream merchant fears any loss of parking on west portal would crush her business
portal, and there would be no access to west portal from claremont, which is the artery feeding the top of the corridor. >> some worry this expedited plan is a result of the tragic accident that took place last month, taking the lives of a family of four. >> we want safe streets. of course we do. we? we want pedestrian to be safe. >> diana zagorac owns historic shaw's candy in west portal. she says this was a fast tracked proposal that needs further reflection for everyone's...
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what happened at west portal, was one of those moments. i'm going to west portal next week with sfmta john tumlin to talk through some of the changes that we're making on the streets. but those changes while important will not take back what happened. to every one who has shoulder and born the grief of the family over the last two weeks, or the injuries or deaths of other loved one over the years, we see you and we thank you for your work and your advocacy. this is a moment that we never want to live through again. not just a family loss but two lives of young people, unimaginable. i've seen loss in my own life devastating loss and it never gets easy. it is lessons from horrific events such of these that must to the way we move forward as a city. the way that we move forward in a courageous way to make significant change. but that's also why we do the work. we do the work to make a difference, we do the work because we want to save lives and we want to make san francisco a better place. that's one of the hard parts about the efforts with v
what happened at west portal, was one of those moments. i'm going to west portal next week with sfmta john tumlin to talk through some of the changes that we're making on the streets. but those changes while important will not take back what happened. to every one who has shoulder and born the grief of the family over the last two weeks, or the injuries or deaths of other loved one over the years, we see you and we thank you for your work and your advocacy. this is a moment that we never want...
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as you go up a little bit further, there is west portal avenue, which is a very old school commercial district where you can still find antique shops and cobbler shops and as well as like more modern restaurants. it is definitely hopping and full of families on any weekday. >> i'm matt roger, the coowner or (indiscernible) >> carl, other coowner in west portal. >> we are a neighborhood hardware store. been a community institution since it was founded in 1936. we had a little bit of everything. (indiscernible) to gardening or gift buying. >> my entire experience in san francisco is this community. it is a very small town feel for a big city. the community is caring and connected. >> what makes me excited doing business in district 7 is i know it sell well. i grew up here. i knew a lot of customers, parents of friends. it is very comfortable place and feels like home. >> if you go up north, you have the innerpz sunset commercial corridor which has a awesome farmers market on weekdays and plethora of restaurants. there is everything you need. >> friendly and safe and (indiscernible) i lo
as you go up a little bit further, there is west portal avenue, which is a very old school commercial district where you can still find antique shops and cobbler shops and as well as like more modern restaurants. it is definitely hopping and full of families on any weekday. >> i'm matt roger, the coowner or (indiscernible) >> carl, other coowner in west portal. >> we are a neighborhood hardware store. been a community institution since it was founded in 1936. we had a little...
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portal station. >> the sfmta plan includes no left turns on west portal avenue, and cars will no longer be able to cut through the intersection of yellow street and west portal avenue in front of the muni station. the entrance area will be redesigned to include planters and become a community space. >> i was shocked because it. i don't think it solves the problem of what happened to that poor family. it's just going to increase traffic all up and down west portal. >> the owner of roti indian bistro is among the merchants critical of city leaders, rolling out a plan so quickly without their input. pankaj shah says disruptions to traffic could hurt 50% of his business comes from customers driving up to get takeout and food delivery drivers doing pickups. >> so one incident should not be a one that makes so many changes at the same time. >> i was surprised that it was such a knee jerk reaction. >> maureen stotts owns easy breezy, a market on west portal avenue. she agrees there needs to be safety improvements but questions the changes that are proposed. >> it's going to create more problem
portal station. >> the sfmta plan includes no left turns on west portal avenue, and cars will no longer be able to cut through the intersection of yellow street and west portal avenue in front of the muni station. the entrance area will be redesigned to include planters and become a community space. >> i was shocked because it. i don't think it solves the problem of what happened to that poor family. it's just going to increase traffic all up and down west portal. >> the owner...
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there are now worries of the same problems here in west portal. >> like this was a knee jerk reaction to a terrible tragedy. needs a little more thought. >> this is a really dramatic change. and they put it out and they said, there's ten days of comment that's really inappropriate. >> how does that prevent someone from speeding or going up on a sidewalk? so even though they want to change the street, it wouldn't prevent anyone from doing exactly what the lady who crashed into that family of four did. so i don't see the connection. >> those with the sfmta say on the direction of mayor london breed and supervisor myrna melgar, they are moving quickly on this plan and will work closely with merchants to make sure their needs are met in san francisco. j.r. stone, abc seven news. >> friends of the family of four killed in last month's wrong-way crash along west portal have reached their fundraising goal. they've collected more than $8,000 to pay for a memorial plaque in memory of the victims. the plaque would be installed in dolores park to honor diego cardoza de oliveira, matilda ramos pi
there are now worries of the same problems here in west portal. >> like this was a knee jerk reaction to a terrible tragedy. needs a little more thought. >> this is a really dramatic change. and they put it out and they said, there's ten days of comment that's really inappropriate. >> how does that prevent someone from speeding or going up on a sidewalk? so even though they want to change the street, it wouldn't prevent anyone from doing exactly what the lady who crashed into...
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portal. >> cars would be restricted from traveling through the yellow west portal intersection. and again, what this does is it prioritizes people going to shop in the west portal commercial district and supports significant pedestrian safety by eliminating all of the left turns. >> jeffrey tumlin said that 40% of traffic deaths in a typical year are due to drivers turning left who don't see pedestrians in the crosswalk. this plan would also create a pedestrian and community space at the entrance to the west portal station. >> three people in the south bay are in jail accused of a range of crimes including kidnaping and torture. the suspects are accused of being connected to an organized crime ring and torturing and assaulting a victim several times. we get the story tonight from ktvu. jesse gary. >> it goes to show that people are really out there doing violent crimes. but a robbery unit detectives, because they did such a thorough investigation, they were able to say, you know, not in san jose. >> san jose police investigators say duck wynn, kim ho and dayton pham are all resp
portal. >> cars would be restricted from traveling through the yellow west portal intersection. and again, what this does is it prioritizes people going to shop in the west portal commercial district and supports significant pedestrian safety by eliminating all of the left turns. >> jeffrey tumlin said that 40% of traffic deaths in a typical year are due to drivers turning left who don't see pedestrians in the crosswalk. this plan would also create a pedestrian and community space...
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space at the entrance to the west portal station. the public is urged to take a survey on the sfmta website or attend an outreach event to learn more. yesterday, san francisco police conducted a traffic sting operation in the west portal neighborhood, and during that operation, seven motorcycle officers issued 22 citations and five warnings to drivers who failed to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks. the assistant police chief says this is one of many locations throughout the city where police plan to hold these kind of operations. >> i have been hit, almost hit so many times. people are just not watching. they're not stopping at stop signs anymore or it's just really bad. >> the target enforcement here today was really being mindful of what happened here over a month ago. we have not given up on traffic enforcement, which is evident in what happened here. >> police say the targeted enforcement is designed to be educational and to promote safe driving. >> 28 google employees were fired for protesting inside company offices in sunnyva
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my family home is still on west portal. >> reporter: marios postal chases in the heart of west portal. while shaken by the tragedy just around the corner from his business but he is among those asking for a pause in the proposed changes to the center section. >> to take a step back, take a deep breath, let's discuss it. the things that we are doing for our community will be long-lasting . >> there are three issues here. the issue of public safety, the issue of beautifying and making the area more welcoming, and then there is the issue of the impact to small businesses. >> reporter: lisa moore owns siren boutique. she is not convinced the plan will necessarily improve safety . and then there is the timeline. >> while we care deeply about public safety , and of course, employees, customers, my kids who live and work in this neighborhood, also, we feel that this proposal was basically introduced to us after it was decided that it would already happen, and now we are hearing that we have 10 days to talk about it. >> we take merchant needs very seriously. that's one of the reasons why in o
my family home is still on west portal. >> reporter: marios postal chases in the heart of west portal. while shaken by the tragedy just around the corner from his business but he is among those asking for a pause in the proposed changes to the center section. >> to take a step back, take a deep breath, let's discuss it. the things that we are doing for our community will be long-lasting . >> there are three issues here. the issue of public safety, the issue of beautifying and...
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the plan calls for banning left turns on busy west portal avenue. now, the group says the plan will put family run stores and restaurants out of business. the sfmta is actually conducting its last poll with the public 4:00 tomorrow afternoon, right outside the west portal branch library. >> tonight, people across the bay area are remembering the legacy of reverend cecil williams, the longtime pastor of san francisco's glide memorial church died yesterday at the age of 94. earlier this evening, we spoke with his longtime friend, former san francisco mayor willie brown. brown said reverend williams spirit of generosity and service came along with a gift for delivering his message with a sense of joy and community. >> cecil's method of doing what he was doing made it impossible for anybody to turn him down, no matter how rich they were or how poor they were, because when they would participate in what cecil was about, it really was the incredible generosity of a human being who did so without questioning whether or not you understood what the #### was
the plan calls for banning left turns on busy west portal avenue. now, the group says the plan will put family run stores and restaurants out of business. the sfmta is actually conducting its last poll with the public 4:00 tomorrow afternoon, right outside the west portal branch library. >> tonight, people across the bay area are remembering the legacy of reverend cecil williams, the longtime pastor of san francisco's glide memorial church died yesterday at the age of 94. earlier this...
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portal station. >> the sfmta plan includes no left turns on west portal avenue, and cars will no longer be able to cut through the intersection of yellow street and west portal avenue in front of the muni station. the entrance area will be redesigned to include planters and become a community space. >> i was shocked because it. i don't think it solves the problem of what happened to that poor family. it's just going to increase traffic all up and down west portal. >> the owner of roti indian bistro is among the merchants critical of city leaders, rolling out a plan so quickly without their input. pankaj shah says disruptions to traffic could hurt. 50% of his business comes from customers driving up to get takeout and food delivery drivers doing pickups, so one incident should not be a one that makes so many changes at the same time. >> i was surprised that it was such a knee jerk reaction. >> maureen stotts owns easy breezy, a market on west portal avenue. she agrees there needs to be safety improvements but questions the changes that are proposed. >> it's going to create more problems
portal station. >> the sfmta plan includes no left turns on west portal avenue, and cars will no longer be able to cut through the intersection of yellow street and west portal avenue in front of the muni station. the entrance area will be redesigned to include planters and become a community space. >> i was shocked because it. i don't think it solves the problem of what happened to that poor family. it's just going to increase traffic all up and down west portal. >> the owner...
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the heart of west portal. shaken by the tragedy that occurred around the corner from his business, he is among those asking for a pause in the proposed changes to this intersection. take a step back. there are three issues here. the issue of public safety. then, there is an issue of beautifying and making the area more welcoming and then there is an issue of impact to your small businesses. >> reporter: lisa moore owns this boutique. she is not convinced the plan will improve safety there is the time line. >> while we care deeply about public safety and of course employees, customers, my kids that live and work in this neighborhood also. we feel that this proposal was basically introduced to us after it was decided that it was already going to happen. >> we take the needs seriously. that is one of the reasons why the order to reduce the conflict. cutting through the commercial district. saying it is based on study here. they are asking for feedback. but, opponents are asking neighbors to voice their concerns a
the heart of west portal. shaken by the tragedy that occurred around the corner from his business, he is among those asking for a pause in the proposed changes to this intersection. take a step back. there are three issues here. the issue of public safety. then, there is an issue of beautifying and making the area more welcoming and then there is an issue of impact to your small businesses. >> reporter: lisa moore owns this boutique. she is not convinced the plan will improve safety there...
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there are now worries of the same problems here in west portal. >> like this was a knee jerk reaction to a terrible tragedy. it needs a little more thought. >> this a really dramatic change. and they put it out and they said, there's ten days of comment that's really inappropriate. how does that prevent someone from speeding or going up on a sidewalk? >> so even though they want to change the street, it wouldn't prevent anyone from doing exactly what the lady who crashed into that family of four did. so i don't see the connection with those with the sfmta, say on the direction of mayor london breed and supervisor myrna melgar. >> they are moving quickly on this plan and will work closely with merchants to make sure their needs are met in san francisco, j.r. stone, abc seven news and friends of the family of four killed in last month's wrong-way crash along west portal have reached their fundraising goal. >> they've collected more than $8,000 to pay for a memorial plaque and memory of the victims. the plaque will be installed in dolores park to honor diego cardoza de oliveira. matilda
there are now worries of the same problems here in west portal. >> like this was a knee jerk reaction to a terrible tragedy. it needs a little more thought. >> this a really dramatic change. and they put it out and they said, there's ten days of comment that's really inappropriate. how does that prevent someone from speeding or going up on a sidewalk? >> so even though they want to change the street, it wouldn't prevent anyone from doing exactly what the lady who crashed into...
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what happened at west portal, was one of those moments. i'm going to west portal next week with sfmta john tumlin to talk through some of the changes that we're making on the streets. but those changes while important will not take back what happened. to every one who has shoulder and born the grief of the family over the last two weeks, or the injuries or deaths of other loved one over the years, we see you and we thank you for your work and your advocacy. this is a moment that we never want to live through again. not just a family loss but two lives of young people, unimaginable. i've seen loss in my own life devastating loss and it never gets easy. it is lessons from horrific events such of these that must to the way we move forward as a city. the way that we move forward in a courageous way to make significant change. but that's also why we do the work. we do the work to make a difference, we do the work because we want to save lives and we want to make san francisco a better place. that's one of the hard parts about the efforts with v
what happened at west portal, was one of those moments. i'm going to west portal next week with sfmta john tumlin to talk through some of the changes that we're making on the streets. but those changes while important will not take back what happened. to every one who has shoulder and born the grief of the family over the last two weeks, or the injuries or deaths of other loved one over the years, we see you and we thank you for your work and your advocacy. this is a moment that we never want...
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portal, inside west portal understand that we will act to make the community safer and it's not going to take us five years. it's something that we know works.
portal, inside west portal understand that we will act to make the community safer and it's not going to take us five years. it's something that we know works.
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welcoming west portal committee. now to developing news as we enter the second week of gaza. war protest said college campuses across the country. >> it is been 5 days now since students at stanford university set up an encampment of tents at the school. there they are demanding sanford disclose any ties it has to companies that financially benefit israel. >> that's where we find kron four's at less. look good. and she joins us there live this evening. lezla. >> yes, we're right here on campus. you can take a look behind me. you can see that we're looking at the heart of the sunni protesters right here. and they have created an encampment and they've added everything from size to palestinian flags. but also they have information provided so other sons learn why they're here. and they say that their message is very clear. they're asking for the university to what they're calling a genocide to not invest in that. over 20 tents continue to stand at the white memorial plaza at stanford university filled with students calling for the university to divest from israel. >> and disclo
welcoming west portal committee. now to developing news as we enter the second week of gaza. war protest said college campuses across the country. >> it is been 5 days now since students at stanford university set up an encampment of tents at the school. there they are demanding sanford disclose any ties it has to companies that financially benefit israel. >> that's where we find kron four's at less. look good. and she joins us there live this evening. lezla. >> yes, we're...
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meantime, sfmta is proposing new safety improvements to west portal avenue. this coming one month after a tragic car crash killed a family of 4 at a bus stop. the agency says the project will include more dedicated and protected space for pedestrians. there are also some plans to remove car traffic from the train tracks there. the sfmta director says the goal is to simplify high traffic lanes along lowest street by restricting cars from driving through the intersection. >> that prioritizes people, i'm going to shop in the west portal commercial and support street by eliminating all of the left. her for about 40% are traffic deaths are a result of drivers making left turns and not that straits. >> the agency will collect feedback on the improvements before making the by this summer. san francisco is sticking to its word suing the city of oakland for allowing the port to try and change the name of the oakland airport last week, leaders at the port voted unanimously to move forward with renaming the airport to san francisco bay oakland international airport. the
meantime, sfmta is proposing new safety improvements to west portal avenue. this coming one month after a tragic car crash killed a family of 4 at a bus stop. the agency says the project will include more dedicated and protected space for pedestrians. there are also some plans to remove car traffic from the train tracks there. the sfmta director says the goal is to simplify high traffic lanes along lowest street by restricting cars from driving through the intersection. >> that...
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portal, muni station supervisor myrna melgar and the president of the west portal merchants, deidre vondrak, say a new joint committee will identify areas of consensus and improvement on a pleasanton community is in mourning tonight following the car crash that killed a family of four wednesday night neighbors visiting a memorial at the crash scene tell us they are in shock after hearing the details of the crash. >> just on monday. i was walking my dog early in the morning and he waved me on the way to work and the next we heard is after that, that's that's the news we heard. so it's totally devastating and just the horrific and the violent nature of the death. like it's like we're not able to get past it. >> the crash happened on foothill boulevard in an area that's seen a number of violent accidents in recent years. ktvu crystal bailey spoke with friends of the family who are heartbroken. >> we were devastated. >> that's how anjali maskey felt when she found out her best friends were gone. although officials have not identified the family, she says her friends are tarun and rincy. george
portal, muni station supervisor myrna melgar and the president of the west portal merchants, deidre vondrak, say a new joint committee will identify areas of consensus and improvement on a pleasanton community is in mourning tonight following the car crash that killed a family of four wednesday night neighbors visiting a memorial at the crash scene tell us they are in shock after hearing the details of the crash. >> just on monday. i was walking my dog early in the morning and he waved me...
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a family of four was killed waiting for a bus in the west portal neighborhood. the parents and their two kids were hit by an suv near the west portal muni station. the crash was in march. city officials said they wanted to start construction on the intersection this summer. this is a look at the proposal. they wanted to cut car traffic and put restrictions on left turns. businesses weren't having it. so they spoke up. now the plan is on hold. now the city says they are forming the welcoming west portal committee to be made up of business owners, neighbors, city officials. we talked to people in the area who say change needs to happen soon. >> this area is not safe. there are too many transit vehicles, too many riders to also have a free flow of traffic mixing across this intersection. it's just utterly dangerous. it shouldn't have been permitted ever. >> the group will meet over the next few months to come up with a traffic proposal. the city hopes to start construction on the new plan come fall. >>> a memorial is growing at the scene where a family of four was
a family of four was killed waiting for a bus in the west portal neighborhood. the parents and their two kids were hit by an suv near the west portal muni station. the crash was in march. city officials said they wanted to start construction on the intersection this summer. this is a look at the proposal. they wanted to cut car traffic and put restrictions on left turns. businesses weren't having it. so they spoke up. now the plan is on hold. now the city says they are forming the welcoming...
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it would affect the intersection of west portal and lola. it will only affect private vehicles, buses would still be able to continue through here, but private vehicles like that when that's coming towards the intersection right now, those would be restricted so they would not be able to make a right turn or come through the intersection. this car here that's making a u- turn and this other one is making a right -- left turn. that would not be allowed. only vehicles making a right turn would be allowed and then vehicles over here on west portal going in the opposite direction, they would be forced to make a right turn. they would not be able to into the intersection. along with the changes in private cars coming through this intersection, obviously in an effort to try to cut down the vehicles to this intersection, there's -- to turn this area right now where there are right now ffmta cars are now. trying able to -- a little bit easily. a little bit more easily at this , audrey. >> and of course, the city is hoping to keep things a little saf
it would affect the intersection of west portal and lola. it will only affect private vehicles, buses would still be able to continue through here, but private vehicles like that when that's coming towards the intersection right now, those would be restricted so they would not be able to make a right turn or come through the intersection. this car here that's making a u- turn and this other one is making a right -- left turn. that would not be allowed. only vehicles making a right turn would be...
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among the proposed changes, drivers heading toward the muni station from west portal avenue or yulo street would be forced to make a right turn. cars would no longer be allowed to access yulo from claremont avenue nearby, and lenox way, which also crosses yulo, would be converted into a one way street with automobiles rerouted, the roadways would form what sfmta officials call a grand welcome plaza at the front of the west portal muni station. >> all right, coming up, a fire truck slams into a california home, and the homeowner finds out from right across the street. plus, this pretty traumatic to be pulled out of a tree like that. >> definitely stop the selfies. the story behind these teens and some very harmful photos. >> and the caitlyn clark craze is only getting started. the new reports tonight about what might be coming next. >> first, a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live! right after abc seven news at 11. jimmy. >> thanks, dan. and ama. tonight we go to war. tell me honestly, is it a sin or wishing i'd been born a third? >> olsen twins business. it's not a nine-to
among the proposed changes, drivers heading toward the muni station from west portal avenue or yulo street would be forced to make a right turn. cars would no longer be allowed to access yulo from claremont avenue nearby, and lenox way, which also crosses yulo, would be converted into a one way street with automobiles rerouted, the roadways would form what sfmta officials call a grand welcome plaza at the front of the west portal muni station. >> all right, coming up, a fire truck slams...
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a mother, a father, and two young kids were waiting at a west portal bus stop heading to the zoo when police say a speeding driver flew through the intersection and hit them. the entire family died, leaving friends and family in mourning and sparking another conversation across the city about making sure pedestrians can be safe on the streets. tonight the city gave us a look at the changes they are trying to make on the road which would prevent cars from cutting through the three-way intersection, but that's not all. lauren toms is joining us with how police are returning to that neighborhood to crack down on this. obviously, this seems like a very coordinated effort to try and actually intervene here. >> yeah, and today in a sting operation by sfpd they're send eking a clear message that stopping for pedestrians is not only safe but required by law. in the wake of a series of deadly crashes involving pedestrians, sfpd is cracking down by stepping out. >> we need to do more traffic enforcement. that message was loud and clear. people run stop signs. they speed. they don't yield the ri
a mother, a father, and two young kids were waiting at a west portal bus stop heading to the zoo when police say a speeding driver flew through the intersection and hit them. the entire family died, leaving friends and family in mourning and sparking another conversation across the city about making sure pedestrians can be safe on the streets. tonight the city gave us a look at the changes they are trying to make on the road which would prevent cars from cutting through the three-way...
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outside the west portal branch. library plans to redesign streets were sped up following the deaths of a family in a crash at a bus stop right near the west portal muni station, a beloved baker at san francisco's bob's donuts is in critical condition after he was hurt in a hit and run crash. it happened at the intersection of dubose avenue and guerrero street. police say the victim was riding his electric scooter to work early sunday morning when he was hit. ktvu betty, you spoke with his coworkers who are rallying to support from the community. >> hey, sis. zamudio is a father, a husband, and a beloved baker at bob's donuts in san francisco. sfpd said he was riding his electric scooter at dubose avenue and guerrero street around 3 a.m. sunday when a car struck him and took off. the accident left him unconscious, and his family and coworkers heartbroken. >> i known him for so long and you know, we work together and it's a good, kind person. hi, how are you? >> bessie ferreira said. over the last three years, she oft
outside the west portal branch. library plans to redesign streets were sped up following the deaths of a family in a crash at a bus stop right near the west portal muni station, a beloved baker at san francisco's bob's donuts is in critical condition after he was hurt in a hit and run crash. it happened at the intersection of dubose avenue and guerrero street. police say the victim was riding his electric scooter to work early sunday morning when he was hit. ktvu betty, you spoke with his...
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as you know, right after the right during the end of saint patrick's parade, the horrible west portal incident happened i left right after as did many of us and i went to west portal, chief leadtrip also came to west portal and you know, visited with my folks that were still there and walked the mayor around and showed her what was that and got the land of the land, and went with her to visit businesses to see how people were doing and see what they needed. then she and i went to station 39 to speak to the members, they were the first engine on scene to speak to them. they really appreciated that and then i went up to station 20 to speak with them. we also our behavioral health unit involved, we very quickly to to work with our folks, it was really a horrible incident for us for police and for there was a muni driver there and for the department that takes the calls. so there were a couple of debriefings last week that some of our members took advantage of and i always try to tell them, even if you feel like you're doing okay, just go and support your sisters and brothers. that's what
as you know, right after the right during the end of saint patrick's parade, the horrible west portal incident happened i left right after as did many of us and i went to west portal, chief leadtrip also came to west portal and you know, visited with my folks that were still there and walked the mayor around and showed her what was that and got the land of the land, and went with her to visit businesses to see how people were doing and see what they needed. then she and i went to station 39 to...
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new tonight san francisco police holding a sting operation in the west portal neighborhood where a driver struck and killed a family of four just over a month ago. ktvu's amber lee was there as officers carried out this crackdown. >> two police decoys in street clothes cross busy yolo street in san francisco's west portal neighborhood. it's part of a sting operation late wednesday afternoon to crack down on drivers who failed to yield to pedestrians at crosswalks. >> i have been hit, almost hit so many times people are just not watching. they're not stopping at stop signs anymore. it's just really bad. >> this pedestrian sting operation comes after a deadly crash in the same area on march 16th. just after noon, a 78 year old female driver struck and killed a family of four waiting at the bus shelter. so far, the driver has not been charged, but the district attorney says this case is still under investigation and factors including toxicology reports and accident reconstruction will take time. >> i don't have anything that i can share publicly at this time. of course, as soon as we make a
new tonight san francisco police holding a sting operation in the west portal neighborhood where a driver struck and killed a family of four just over a month ago. ktvu's amber lee was there as officers carried out this crackdown. >> two police decoys in street clothes cross busy yolo street in san francisco's west portal neighborhood. it's part of a sting operation late wednesday afternoon to crack down on drivers who failed to yield to pedestrians at crosswalks. >> i have been...
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as you go up a little bit further, there is west portal avenue, which is a very old school commercial district where you can still find antique shops and cobbler shops and as well as like more modern restaurants. it is definitely hopping and full of families on any weekday. >> i'm matt roger, the coowner or (indiscernible) >> carl, other coowner in west portal. >> we are a neighborhood hardware store. been a community institution since it was founded in 1936. we had a little bit of everything. (indiscernible) to gardening or gift buying. >> my entire experience in san francisco is this community. it is a very small town feel for a big city. the community is caring and connected. >> what makes me excited doing business in district 7 is i know it sell well. i grew up here. i knew a lot of customers, parents of friends. it is very comfortable place and feels like home. >> if you go up north, you have the innerpz sunset commercial corridor which has a awesome farmers market on weekdays and plethora of restaurants. there is everything you need. >> friendly and safe and (indiscernible) i lo
as you go up a little bit further, there is west portal avenue, which is a very old school commercial district where you can still find antique shops and cobbler shops and as well as like more modern restaurants. it is definitely hopping and full of families on any weekday. >> i'm matt roger, the coowner or (indiscernible) >> carl, other coowner in west portal. >> we are a neighborhood hardware store. been a community institution since it was founded in 1936. we had a little...
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outside the west portal branch library. amanda works as a baker in san francisco, was in critical condition after being injured in a hit and run. jesus zamudio was riding an electric scooter at work at bob's donuts at about 3:00 sunday morning. he was hit by a car at dubose and guerrero. the driver did not stop. the crash left him unconscious. coworkers say zamudio worked seven days a week at the two bob's donuts locations. >> i known him for so long and, you know, we work together and it's a good, kind person. >> zamudio's family says he worked to support his wife and two young children in mexico. bob's donuts set up a gofundme account that's raised almost $20,000 so far to help pay for his medical bills. >> time now. 736 the san francisco board of supervisors is expected to vote by june on a proposed curfew in the tenderloin. now, mayor london breed wants to force stores that sell prepackaged foods or tobacco to close between midnight and 5 a.m. if her proposal is approved, the police would warn the businesses about the c
outside the west portal branch library. amanda works as a baker in san francisco, was in critical condition after being injured in a hit and run. jesus zamudio was riding an electric scooter at work at bob's donuts at about 3:00 sunday morning. he was hit by a car at dubose and guerrero. the driver did not stop. the crash left him unconscious. coworkers say zamudio worked seven days a week at the two bob's donuts locations. >> i known him for so long and, you know, we work together and...
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among the proposed changes, drivers heading toward the muni station from west portal avenue or yulo street would be forced to make a right turn. cars would no longer be allowed to access yulo from claremont avenue nearby, and lenox way, which also crosses yulo, would be converted into a one way street with automobiles rerouted, the roadways would form what sfmta officials call a grand welcome plaza at the front of the west portal muni station. >> all right, coming up, a fire truck slams into a california home, and the homeowner finds out from right across the street. plus, this pretty traumatic to be pulled out of a tree like that. >> definitely stop the selfies. the story behind these teens and some very harmful photos. >> and the caitlyn clark craze is only getting started. the new reports tonight about what might be coming next. >> first, a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live! right after abc seven news at 11. jimmy. >> thanks, dan. and ama. tonight we go to war. tell me honestly, is it a sin or wishing i'd been born a third? born a third? >> olsen twins i love that my
among the proposed changes, drivers heading toward the muni station from west portal avenue or yulo street would be forced to make a right turn. cars would no longer be allowed to access yulo from claremont avenue nearby, and lenox way, which also crosses yulo, would be converted into a one way street with automobiles rerouted, the roadways would form what sfmta officials call a grand welcome plaza at the front of the west portal muni station. >> all right, coming up, a fire truck slams...
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officers were stationed at alloa and will right near west portal. ave so in just 90 minutes, they headed out. 22 citations and 5 warnings, assistant police chief david was our says since that accident community has and really vocal about wanting to see changes made to that area was our says as of pd agrees that with them offering up tips to pedestrians across the city. i would say for the whole city has a pedestrian walking around. you just have to be really aware of your surroundings for a lot of reasons, you know, to prevent crime, but also in terms of traffic safety. >> really making sure you're looking both ways a few times before you cross make eye contact with drivers, putting your hands up to just be seen and be safe. >> we were there. the driver received a citation or failing to yield to a pedestrian. she wasn't too happy with the way police were conducting wednesday's operation. she did say there's a lot going on the intersection and it could use improvement like maybe a nat stop sign or clear crosswalk. 3 people now facing charges in conne
officers were stationed at alloa and will right near west portal. ave so in just 90 minutes, they headed out. 22 citations and 5 warnings, assistant police chief david was our says since that accident community has and really vocal about wanting to see changes made to that area was our says as of pd agrees that with them offering up tips to pedestrians across the city. i would say for the whole city has a pedestrian walking around. you just have to be really aware of your surroundings for a lot...