Modifications well forced to joins us tonight from lafayette in Contra Costa County where many are breathing a sigh of relief thanks to the reopening measures, theresa well pam as you mentioned it is certainly positive news were here in lafayette to Contra Costa County i was speaking to the owner of social bird behind me and she says you know of course of business is called social bird was supposed to be social but then the pandemic it and she said that its been certainly very tough but now. That weve got that move into this new terror. She says shes extremely grateful. From here there nothing. It was heart wrenching that chef and owner snd carrion who owns social bird in lafayette and 2 other restaurants in Contra Costa County she and her husband had just bought renovated. And held a grand opening of social bird. Then the pandemic hit. In a cap and he had to learn how to the takeout business that we doing to farm. It was learning process and learning process. She showed me the transfo
City council had the biggest turnout ever for a virtual meeting. For two hours, people sounding off about safety and quality of life. Reporter the community is riled up. Reporter the mayor is getting an ear full. It is a 70 room motel that marin county wants to buy and convert for longterm homeless housing. We were informed about it a couple of weeks ago. Reporter the home key program solicits properties to buy. Three emerged in marin. Adding over 100 homeless beds. We shouldve moved faster a long time ago. For mac advocates praise supervisors for moving ahead to push with negotiations. We need to step up and open our hearts. Reporter mobilizing late, the neighborhood of point marin. Several hundred homes and apartments are just steps away. Many people feel blindsided. It feels like spend the money quickly before it disappears. Reporter funding expires that years and. State law doesnt allow cities to reject projects tied to the pandemic. It is alarming to be so close to the neighborhoo
With just one week until the election we look at how a new measure could reform the Oakland Police department. Now at 11 on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, 28 ucsf healthcare workers are under covid quarantine tonight. This after five people at the hospital tested positive for the coronavirus. Two patients and three workers. Officials say they were infected with the virus at the parnassus campus. Ucsf released the statement we have not yet determined the original source or exact sequence of these infections, however, we have isolated these patients and employees and are working to identify, test and quarantine other individuals who may have been exposed to them. The state is reporting a slight increase in covid19 cases and the Positivity Rate has just been under 3 in the last two weeks but slightly higher at 3. 2 over the past seven days. The icu rate is up nearly 6 . Hospitalizations are up or. 7 . Despite that slight increase in cases some day area counties are easing their re
Right now, looking live at the bay bridge on this wednesday morning this is from our rooftop camera. Its wednesday. October 28th. Taking a live look at the communities remaining without power right now from the shut offs. Pg e crews hope to have lights back on for everybody by noon today. Lets get a check of the weather with mary. Are fire conditions easing . For sure. Thankfully so. We are looking at calmer conditions, relative humidity values are a lot higher this morning. Improving weather conditions across the bay area. Here is a live look with the Treasure Island camera under clear skies and its a chilly start to the day. We are in the 40s and 50s. Looking at 49 in concord, 46 in livermore. 57 in San Francisco. 54 in san jose and 40 degrees in suspecta rosa this morning. As we head through the afternoon we will see sunshine and mild temperatures. Looking at low 7os in San Francisco, mid70s in oakland. Upper 70s for san jose and 80 degrees for concord. Daytime highs about three to
Asof being stretched too thinar to do my job right. And its not Just Health Care workers. Our teachers and school staff are going the extra mile for our kids. Our firefighters are taking on unthinkable missions to keep us safe. How can we keep giving billions in tax breaks to rich corporations when our communities need that money . Prop 15 closes corporate loopholes and invests in our schools, health care, and public safety. Help us do our jobs. Vote yes on 15. Two generator fires in as many days here in the bay area. What you need to know about safely using them if pg e cuts your power. Someone spray painted a those pesky wild pigs are back. The damage, danger and now the direction the city of san jose plans to take. Chilly nights and mild days. I will have the temperatures for this week coming up. Building a better bay area for a safe and a secure future. This is abc 7 news. The graffiti may be gone but images are burned into a neighborhoods memory. Some of them worry they could beco