Catch you, were going to let you go. Its ridiculous. Reporter the San Jose Police officer association are talking about new guidelines regarding arrests. They are being told to give out citations for lowlevel, nonviolent crimes rather than making an arrest. I guess you have to ask the community if its okay that we dont arrest people who drive under the influence or under the influence of narcotics or who assaulted someone on the street. We just want to continue to let them go. Reporter Officials Say thats not what they are doing. Gary herzig says a dui or weapons offense do not qualify under the guidelines. It could be petty theft or possession of stolen property, it could be possession of drugs, it could be drunk in public. Reporter the county new guidelines advises police to cite people who commit misdemeanors with bail amounts below 15,000. Under the old guidelines, the bail amount was under 5,000. It didnt make sense to keep lowlevel criminal defendants in jail when they were released from the judge anyway. They may lose their job or their home in the three days that they are in custody. A citation allows them to stay in the community and go through the court process. Reporter the police chief says it does not make the Community Safe and hes telling his officers to still use their own discretion when deciding whether to arrest or hand out a citation. In san jose, abc7 news. Defense lawyers now plan to appeal a gun possession conviction against the man who was acquitted on murder charges in the case of steinle week. Garcia zarate was acquitted of intentionally firing at kate steinle. Garcia zarate still remains in jail and faces federal immigration charges. Days after a toll worker was killed in a horrific crash over the weekend, flags are flying at halfstaff. Alyssa harrington is live on how families and coworkers are dealing with such a terrible tragedy. Reporter one way is by wearing one of these orange ribbons that were handed out this morning. A Spokesman Says that booth 14 needs to be entirely rebuilt and until that happens drivers can expect to see one lane closed during the commute. This is how bay bridge toll workers get to their stations. They walk underground through a tunnel beneath interstate 80 and up staircases that lead to each booth. Theres nothing left of 14. A woman was killed in a rhorrifc crash minutes after starting her shift. I think we are mourning right now. Reporter this toll worker says he was hired around the same time as hahn ten years ago, that she was quiet and nice. We were both training and always work together. So its really sad what happened. She has one daughter. Reporter the chp is still investigating how this happened as they arrested a 32yearold on suspicion of dui and vehicular manslaughter. Theres no indication that the driver ever tried to slow down. Hans husband and several workers saw it happen. It was as one shift was ending and another beginning so quite a few actually saw it and they are, understandably, traumatized and they are going to need a lot of help and support over the next several days. Reporter grief counselors are on hand. Cal trans worker rs were given orange workers in memory of han. In a statement, a Union Spokesperson said if investigators find there are actions that can be taken to prevent future actions like this from happening, we will work to ensure those precautions are put in place. Elissa harrington, abc7 news. Firefighters are investigating a fire that killed a man in his home in the 90s on eagle avenue just off park street at 5 50 this morning. Crews arrived a short time later and found smoke and flames billowing from the home coming from the basement. This is the view from sky 7. A neighbor says a man who she identified as leroy wasnt doing well and had trouble remembering things. He would be cooking and hed fall asleep while he was cooking and he has set fire to his kitchen before. Its so awful to think of Something Like that happening. Its nice not a nice thing to think about. The man who usually helped him with cooking and odd jobs wasnt there. Two months after the north bay wildfires, investigators are looking at the effectiveness of the state warning system. Many victims say they got no warnings at all about flames threatening their neighborhoods. Lonni rivera was present at the hearing today. Reporter recordsetting wind speed made it extremely challenging for california emergency officials battling the october wildfires which killed 44 people and destroyed nearly 9,000 homes. But why werent communities notified by text through a mass alert system . That question is one of many being discussed by lawmakers at the capitol. Do we have those backup systems in place so we can respond in case those cell towers go out as a result of the fire. Reporter in sonoma county, officials decided not to send text notifications by phone. The discussion is not to point fingers, just be better prepared. Even if you had a wireless system that was working 100 , arguably, you know, people turn their phones off at night. Reporter cal fire officials and other Emergency Personnel presented data about the magnitude of the october wildfires. And the lack of resources to respond. Evacuation was the top priority given so many lives were in danger. This was a natural disaster. Literally unlike anything that california has experienced in decades. The tubbs fire in sonoma moved at the speed of one football field length every minute. There has to be Lessons Learned so that Going Forward we can do better, do more. Reporter the Committee Hearing is the first of two scheduled meetings for lawmakers to use the information to be better prepared for the future given the fact that wildfire danger is a yearround reality. In sacramento, lonni rivera, abc7 news. One year after the ghost ship tragedy, the warehouse fire killed 36 people and ghost ship founder Derick Almana is facing manslaughter. Outside the courtroom, the mother of victim alex vega says someone needs to be held responsible. It feels like it happened yesterday and at the same time it seems like forever since ive seen my son. I havent seen my son in a year but it feels like it just happened yesterday. Attorneys for the two defendants say the fire was a tragedy but their client should not be facing criminal charges. The two men, the Building Owner and the city of oakland, are also facing a civil lawsuit in the case. Major disruptions throughout the city tomorrow as 3,000 oakland city workers go on strike. The dispute is over wage increases and what the union calls unfair labor practices. Heres abc7 News Reporter lyanne melendez. Reporter a group of oakland City Employees gathered in front of city hall hoping for a lastminute deal. It was not to be. As it stands, the city has agreed to a 4 salary increased the first year of the contract but rejected any increases during the second year. In our studios, mary lee was defending her position. We have not reached impasse. We have been goodfaith, negotiating for more than seven months and both sides agree that we have not reached an impasse so technically, this is an lawful strike and well be filing an unfair labor practice tomorrow. Reporter including lib bear generals, cleanup crews and Early Childhood education workers and nearly every public worker in oakland. 911 dispatchers are not allowed to strike. They continue to complain about how city departments are understaffed and rely on temporary, parttime workers. We dont receive the Health Care Plan that fulltime and permanent parttime workers receive and we are exempt interest contributions to the citys retirement plan. Reporter the union is also concerned about health and safety issues they claim the city refuses to address, like cleaning up homeless encampments. This is one of those City Employees. Dlatheres a whole bunch of needles and feces. Reporter they hoped to bring in a mediator and that idea was rejected. In oakland, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. Oakland began moving Homeless People into a new Navigation Center this afternoon. Abc7 news got a first look at the center. Its at first and castro streets. These tuff she hads can provide housing for up to 40 people at a time. The Homeless Population has risen 25 over the past two years. A Student Group called Young Americans for liberty is suing uc berkeley for refusing to officially recognize the group on campus. The group calls itself the largest proliberty School Organization in country and claims it is being discriminated against because of its conservative views. The lawsuit claims uc berkeley told the group their views are too similar to the libertarian campus organization. A cal Spokesman Says no final decision has been made and the group needs to clarify its application. A former staffer brock turner has appealed his Sexual Assault conviction. How its now affecting the effort to recall the south bay judge who sentenced him. A lobbyist is naming name. This Southern California lawmaker says she is a sexual predator. And President Trump shrinks the its just my eczema again,t. But its fine. Yeah, its fine. You ok . Eczema. Its fine. Hey hi arent you hot . Eczema again . Its fine. I saw something the other day. Eczema exposed. Your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. Maybe you should ask your doctor . Go to eczemaexposed. Com to learn more. Hows it going down there . Thats good. Lica misses you. Im over it though. laughter thats fine. I miss her more than you anyway. Hey, my window is closing. Yeah thats okay. Alright miles. I love you. phone hangs up yeah i love you too. Weaving your own shoes. By out of flax. Or simply adjust your thermostat. Do your thing, with Energy Upgrade california. A Bombshell Development in sacramento. Two women came forward today to name an up and coming lawmaker as a sexual predator. Kristen sze has the details the kristen . This is matt dababneth aababe was a rapidly growing star in the democratic party. Two women held a News Conference in sacramento accusing matt of sexual misconduct. One is pamela lopez. Last week she testified about an incident last year without naming names. Today, lopez described how he allegedly cornered her in a las vegas bathroom and exposed himself. Oh, my god, what do i do, what do i do . And i thought, make it very clear that i do not want to be here and that theres no misunderstanding and so i said several times, no, i will not touch you. Another accuser today is jessica barker. She used to work to him while they both worked for a congressman. At events or fundraisers, he would eyeup women in the room and talk about his conquests, who he had slept with, who wanted to sleep with him. His team sent lopez a cease and desist letter and issued this response today. I affirmatively happened and shes making these statements without the regard to the reputation of others. I look forward to clearing my name. Meantime, Assembly Leaders say an outside investigators will look into the womens claims and if proven true, it could lead to expulsion if he refuses to resign. Dan and dion . Kristen, thank you very much. Well, netflixs Political Drama house of cards will resume next year without star kevin spacey. Prodction was suspended in october after several Sexual Assault allegations were made against the star. Robin wright will take over in the final episodes. There have been thousands of new signatures gathered after brock turner appealed his Sexual Assault conviction on friday. Judge persky came under fire for what many see as a lenient sentence in the case. Melanie woodrow has the story. Reporter brock turners attorney writes that turner was deprived due process at trial. Its outrageous. Reporter a jury found him guilt of sexually assaulting unconscious girl on campus. The only thing unfair about this case was that the judge was unfair to the victim. Reporter stanford law professor is leading the effort to recall judge aaron persky who sentenced turner who was released after only three months. According to turners attorney, he was deprived due process at trial because the prosecution didnt have sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he knew misto had passed the point of general intoxication at the time that Sexual Activity occurred and also that the trial court failed to instruct the jury on lesser included offenses that could have resulted in a different outcome. In an email statement, santa clara countys District Attorney writes, brock turner received a fair trial and was justly convicted. His conviction will be upheld. Nothing can ever roll back emily does legacy of raising the worlds awareness of Sexual Assault. I think what were seeing here is denial. Neither mr. Turner nor his family have ever accepted the jurys verdict or his responsibility for what happened. Reporter she believes the jurys verdict will stand. In palo alto, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. In our weather situation, tonight its all about the wind and the cold. It is really plblustery there. Meteorologist drew tuma is live. Drew . It was a nicelooking day and a ton of sunshine but as soon as you step outside, the wind tonight, we have the clear skies continuing. In fact, sutro tower camera shows no precipitation or cloud cover but you can see the camera bouncing from time to time under those breezy conditions. Temperatures manage to make it in the 60s despite the cool, north wind. Tonight, a couple of spots hanging there in San Francisco and vallejo. Most spots are falling back into the 50s. Its all about the winds and they remain active. 31 in fairfield and 20 in concord. Hey word, a northerly wind gusting to 22 Miles Per Hour. Future tracker wind gusts later on tonight, 10 00 on your monday night, it still stays rather breezy, especially in the north bay, where winds are 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour. Even tuesday morning, we start out with the winds, once again. 7 00 tuesday morning. You see spots still gusting 20 to 35 Miles Per Hour. But through the day on tuesday, the winds are really going to back off. By tuesday afternoon, 3 00 in the afternoon, you can see most spots have winds less than about ten Miles Per Hour. Nonetheless, we still have a wind advisory in effect in the north bay and east bay hills. You see areas shaded in yellow on our hilltops. You can see winds topping around 45 Miles Per Hour. Weve already had reports of tree limbs coming down. The chances there are also for some isolated power outages. Overnight tonight, it will be a rather chilly night with temperatures in the coldest spots dropping into the 30s away from the coast at concord. Antioch, mid30s. 39 in palo alto. 36 is the overnight low in San Francisco. Lets plan your tuesday. Early on in the morning, 7 00, the wind is still with us. Chilly in spots, especially starting out in the 30s. We have sunny skies and the winds will start to back off early in the afternoon, by 4 00. We have lighter winds and temperatures mainly in the 60s. Tomorrow afternoon, more of a comfortable atmosphere than we had earlier today. The winds are calm later on tomorrow afternoon. 67 in vallejo. 63 with bright skies and 65 in oakland and 63 is the high in livermore. Once we get rid of the winds, cold air is going to settle in tomorrow night. Especially in our north bay valley. Its for that fact a freeze watch will go into effect for novato, american canyon, napa and some areas could see temperatures drop in the 20s. And that means vegetation could be an issue and could get destroyed and also take your pets inside. Did not like this type of cold. Accuweather sevenday forecast, the winds cam down tomorrow afternoon and then chilly night overnight into wednesday. We do it again into thursday as well. By friday into saturday, the temperatures moderate a little bit. Certainly breezy the next 12 hours, guys. Get the hairspray. Thats correct. Drew, thank you. Well, time is getting ready to announce its person of the year for 2017. Former 49ers if at first you dont succeed, try and try again. One day after a failed implosion in the upper section of the pontiacs silverdome, it was brought down. The first one failed because eight charges connected. It was super bowl in 1982. Former 49ers quarterback colin finalist of the year. Hes been a free agent since march and has yet to sign with a team. Other finalists include President Trump, the dreamers, thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to the United States by their parents and the me, too, movement which aims to shed light on Sexual Harassment and assault. Coming up next, what President Trumps attorneys are saying about claims of obstruction of justice. And a 100 rent increase in east oakland. Im Michael Finney. What protesters say is the solution. And a 69 billion deal. How wall stree when you have doctors working as a team for your health, you get the care you need to help you thrive. Visit kp. Org to learn more. Kaiser permanente. Thrive. Well, this is a hard one to wrap your head around. Several families in east oakland are facing rent increases by 100 . A landlord wants to bring their rents up to current value. 7 on your