Lyanne Melendez
ABC7 News
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Chinese tourists noticeably absent from San Francisco, numbers show
China was once San Francisco's top international market. → Read More
Here's a look inside dispute over trash cans making SF neighbors upset
Residents from this San Francisco neighborhood are facing fines for having their garbage and recycling bins visible. Here's the challenge residents are facing. → Read More
How Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action impacts California
California has been testing the effects of a ban on affirmative action since 1996 when voters passed Proposition 209. → Read More
Journalist documents wild ride inside Waymo self-driving car in SF
Ever wonder what it's like to ride in a robo taxi? Watch as Lyanne Melendez takes a wild ride inside a self-driving car in San Francisco. → Read More
San Francisco to receive federal assistance to combat drug trafficking
With "Operation Overdrive," San Francisco officials expect the DEA and the FBI to have a hard line with drug dealing in the city. → Read More
Incarcerated people at San Francisco jail receive high school diplomas
Through the Five Keys program, 16 incarcerated people at San Francisco County Jail got their diplomas and a second chance at life. → Read More
Mayor Breed announces SF budget for next 2 years, revealing key city priorities
"Not everyone is going to be happy about the decision that I made to take away resources that are not being used, and spend them on people that we know need help and support now." → Read More
San Francisco pilot program diverts 911 calls about homeless from police to new street crisis team
San Francisco has a new approach in dealing with non-emergency calls involving the homeless. Instead of police, a street crisis team will now respond. → Read More
Falling glass from SF high rise prompts shelter-in-place; no injuries reported, officials say
SFFD says two windows are damaged; one is completely broken out and the other is cracked. No injures have been reported. → Read More
San Francisco wants extra $27M to pay police overtime, hire more officers and prosecutors
Mayor London Breed is asking the Board of Supervisors to approve a $27 million budget supplemental to fund police overtime citywide. → Read More
Bay Area students stage walkout to protest violence following fatal stabbing
It was also the first day Montgomery High School students in Santa Rosa returned to campus following the incident. → Read More
Larry Hunt, known as San Francisco's 'Bucket Man' of Market Street, dies at 64
For years, Hunt played his makeshift drums as long as he had an audience to entertain - and that he did. → Read More
What's in store for San Francisco Bay Area's economy post-pandemic?
Here's what we know - the Bay Area's slow economic recovery is a surprise to no one. But, economists are optimistic that the worst is behind us, and the tech capital of the world is still the best investment. → Read More
CA bill would require early dyslexia screening for K-2nd grade students
One in five children in the U.S. is diagnosed with dyslexia. And while 40 states already have early screening at schools, California does not. → Read More
CA bill would mandate HPV vaccine for all students entering 8th grade
A bill has been introduced in Sacramento to require students entering the 8th grade to have the HPV vaccine. This would apply to students attending public and private schools in California. → Read More
SF Mayor Breed expected to address affordable housing, homeless crisis in State of the City
The mayor stressed that public safety is crucial in bringing the downtown economy back to to life. "But even as we do, we must accept another tough fact: San Francisco Downtown as we knew it is not coming back. And that's OK." → Read More
Angels for Humans, Animals, and Nature finds forever homes for rescue animals
Angels for Humans, Animals, and Nature (AHAN) is a San Francisco-based rescue organization that's saved about 20,000 cats and dogs. Founder Victoria Lynn seeks to find animals a forever home. → Read More
Here's how iconic 1st Black character Franklin joined 'Peanuts' in 1968
A statue of one of the beloved characters in the "Peanuts" series has found a new home at a high school in Santa Rosa. Franklin, who is African American was first introduced in 1968, towards the end of the civil rights struggle. → Read More
OUSD board votes to keep 5 schools open, rescinding previous plan for closures
This comes after the district's financial shortfall initially prompted the district to begin closing and merging schools in early 2022. → Read More
Volunteers help San Francisco prepare for the next storm through Adopt-A-Drain program
Clearing all those storm drains -- 25,000 of them -- has always been a challenge for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. → Read More