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November 28, 2023

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‘Take Action: San Francisco,’ a Live ABC7 Special Event With Real Answers About the Future of the City, Streams Live Monday, Dec. 4, at 7 P.M. and Broadcasts on ABC7 Kgo-TV on Dec. 9 and 10

Mayor London Breed, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins and Chief of Police William Scott
Take Direct Questions From ABC7 News and Community Leaders in the Live Audience

Starting Nov. 27, ABC7 News Airs a Week of Special Coverage
Leading Up to ‘Take Action: San Francisco’

The Week of In-Depth Coverage and Hourlong Town Hall Bring Tough Questions,
No Spin, and Real Answers for the City’s Biggest Challenges: 
Crime, Drugs, Homelessness and an Empty Downtown

After the recent APEC Conference, the city remains at a pivotal turning point. The image of the city remains tarnished, especially by media outlets that continue to spread a negative storyline this election season.

ABC7’s Reggie Aqui, Lyanne Melendez and Phil Matier will drive the live conversation beyond the talking points, diving into real statistics around four key issues facing San Francisco: Drugs, Homelessness, Downtown Recovery and Crime. “TAKE ACTION: SAN FRANCISCO” streams LIVE MONDAY, DEC. 4, AT 7 P.M. and will broadcast in its entirety on ABC7 KGO-TV SATURDAY, DEC. 9, at 9 P.M. and SUNDAY, DEC. 10, at 6 P.M.

ABC7 President and General Manager Tom Cibrowski says, “Our entire team is focused on driving this critical conversation about this amazing city’s future. We want to understand how our quality of life can improve and what the benchmarks are for success.”

Community leaders, business owners, and viewers have been invited to submit their questions to the panel viaabc7news.com/TakeActionSF.  

Programming Notes: ABC7 News coverage leading up to “TAKE ACTION: SAN FRANCISCO” is as follows and will broadcast LIVE on ABC7 News and available wherever viewers stream:


MONDAY, NOV. 27: THE STATE OF SAN FRANCISCO TODAY
TUESDAY, NOV. 28: SAN FRANCISCO’S DRUG EPIDEMIC
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 29: SAN FRANCISCO’S HOMELESS CRISIS
THURSDAY, NOV. 30: DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO
FRIDAY, DEC. 1: CRIME IN SAN FRANCISCO
MONDAY, DEC. 4 at 7 P.M.: “TAKE ACTION: SAN FRANCISCO” (streaming LIVE)

ABC7 is partnering with The San Francisco Standard and the San Francisco Press Club in preparation for the discussion.

ABC7 KGO-TV is an ABC Owned Television Station. 

About ABC Owned Television Stations
The eight owned ABC stations are multiplatform leaders in local news and information. Collectively No. 1 across all U.S. television, reaching 23% of households and more than 34 million Total Viewers and 62 million digital visitors a month, with a record of 2.2 billion minutes streamed, the eight stations are comprised of WABC-TV New York, KABC-TV Los Angeles, WLS-TV Chicago, WPVI-TV Philadelphia, KGO-TV San Francisco, KTRK-TV Houston, WTVD-TV Raleigh-Durham and KFSN-TV Fresno. WABC-New York has remained the No. 1 station in the country for 19 years.

Media Contact:
Ambir Sniezko
ambir.sniezko@abc.com