SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco transit leaders are tabling a vote that could change just about any road in the city.

The SFMTA Board of Directors will wait to decide whether to ban right turns at red lights anywhere in San Francisco.

SFMTA talked until late Tuesday about plans to implement new restrictions at hundreds of intersections across Downtown neighborhoods.

SF transportation agency wants to expand ‘No Turn On Red’ restrictions in city

The signs will go up in an area that has seen the most accidents involving pedestrians.

One big sticking point – whether to make this a citywide ban.

There have been plenty of close calls on San Francisco city streets involving cars and pedestrians.

“I literally treat cars like they don’t see me because that’s for my own safety,” said Carl Compton of San Francisco.

SFMTA will soon ban drivers from making right turns during red lights at 200 intersections across Downtown neighborhoods including South of Market, Union Square, Chinatown, North Beach and the Financial District.

San Francisco’s traffic engineer approved all these locations for “no turn on red” signs.

“No turn on red” signs went up in the Tenderloin in 2021.

The SFMTA says that helped cut down on the number of people being hit by cars.

MORE: Why do we have right-on-red, and is it time to get rid of it?

The city has already given the green light for Downtown and SoMa to move forward with the new restrictions.

Now the SFMTA is expected to expand the policy to more neighborhoods.

The expansion is part of San Francisco Mayor London Breed’s plans to curb traffic deaths and serious injuries on city streets.

Advocates for pedestrians say the policy prevents drivers from driving into crosswalks.

Jodie Medeiros is with Walk San Francisco.

“Pedestrian number one capsulitis in all of our traffic violence. More than 50% of our annual fatalities are people crossing, walking in the crosswalk,” said Medeiros.

People who walk and bike in the city are mixed about the new policy.

MORE: To catch a speeder: 33 new speed cameras to be installed in SF

“It doesn’t work. I’m sorry. It doesn’t work,” said Carl Compton of San Francisco. “To put up a policy to make up for bad drivers seems like bad policy.”

“I think it’s a good idea. I think it’s more like an educational thing. People need to know it’s for their own good,” said Alvin Wong of San Francisco.

Many critics question how the new policy will be enforced given the number of.

“It is something we will be asked to be sure that it is enforced. And again, start with education before penalty,” said Medeiros.

We asked SFPD, the mayor’s office, and SFMTA if the city has the capacity to enforce this policy but haven’t gotten a response.

Traffic safety experts believe this “no turn on red policy” will keep people who walk or bike safe.

To be clear, this is not a citywide ban, as some advocates have hoped for. Seattle, Boston, and Washington, D.C. are also considering similar “no turn on red” policies.

The San Francisco Giants took a light approach to the trade deadline — but that doesn’t mean it didn’t help boost the organization’s Top 30 prospects.

Along with the Top 30 re-rank, the Giants brought in two players via trade that immediately moved into the rankings, according to Baseball America.

The Top 30 rankings reflected all of the trades that were made by the deadline.

Left-handed pitcher Jacob Bresnahan was the return for veteran pitcher Alex Cobb, as the former Cleveland Guardians prospect moved to No. 23 on the Giants’ list.

After him was third baseman Sabin Ceballos at No. 25. He was part of the return that sent outfielder Jorge Soler and pitcher Luke Jackson to the Atlanta Braves. Along with Ceballos, the Giants got pitcher Tyler Matzek.

For the most part, the Giants’ Top 30 list remained intact, beginning with first baseman Bryce Eldredge, who played in the MLB Futures Game last month at All-Star weekend, remained the No. 1 prospect in the system.

Two of the Giants’ top three prospects have played in the Majors already. Shortstop Marco Luciano made his MLB debut last season and has spent 10 games with San Francisco this season.

Pitcher Hayden Birdsong, ranked No. 3, was called up in June and pitched in five games before he was optioned back to Sacramento. He will rejoin the rotation on Tuesday.   

Birdsong was among the top risers in the organization in the first half, along with pitcher Joe Whitman. Outfielder Vaun Brown and shortstop Cade Foster were among the prospects that fell in the Top 30.

The new additions to the Top 30 included pitcher Randy Rodriguez (No. 24), outfielder Jose Ortiz (No. 28) and outfielder Lisbel Diaz (No. 29)

Three draft picks moved into the Top 30, starting with first-round pick James Tibbs III at No. 4. Second-round pick Dakota Jordan was slotted at No. 5 and fourth-round pick Robert Hipwell came in at No. 16.

(ranked by Baseball America as of Aug. 5)

*-selected in 2024 MLB Draft

1. Bryce Eldridge, 1B

2. Marco Luciano, SS

3. Hayden Birdsong, RHP

4. James Tibbs III*, OF

5. Dakota Jordan*, OF

6. Reggie Crawford, LHP

7. Carson Whisenhunt, LHP

8. Rayner Arias, OF

9. Grant McCray, OF

10. Mason Black, RHP

11. Joe Whitman, LHP

12. Walker Martin, SS

13. Landen Roupp, RHP

14. Wade Meckler, OF

15. Jhonny Level, SS

16. Robert Hipwell*, 3B

17. Aeverson Arteaga, SS

18. Onil Perez, C

19. Jack Choate, LHP

20. Oliver Tejada, OF

21. Trevor McDonald, RHP

22. Diego Velasquez, SS

23. Jacob Bresnahan, LHP

24. Randy Rodriguez, RHP

25. Sabin Ceballos, 3B

26 Carson Seymour, RHP

27. Jonah Cox, OF

28. Jose Ortiz, OF

29. Lisbel Diaz, OF

30. Maui Ahuna, SS

SAN FRANCISCO – The former director of a San Francisco nonprofit is set to be arraigned on Tuesday, according to the San Francisco District Attorney.

On Monday, the DA charged Jonathan Jacobo with one count of rape, one count of oral copulation by force, one count of sexual battery by restraint and one count of domestic violence. 

The 35-year-old is accused of assaulting a former girlfriend in 2021 after she had communicated to him that she did not want any sexual contact.

The DA’s office said Jacobo raped a woman he was previously in a relationship with. The woman “ended the intimate relationship and made it clear to Mr. Jacobo that she was only interested in a platonic friendship,” prosecutors said in a statement.

Jacobo sexually assaulted the woman in his home after she had “explicitly communicated to him that she did not want any sexual contact, which he stated he understood,” prosecutors said. 

Jacobo resigned from his position with an affordable housing nonprofit in April.