Experience is the ultimate knowledge. Reporter a singer and author. His latest the biker. Ive called several office and cell numbers. Their home as seen on google maps, emailed and reached out on facebook but have not heard back. Anthony has shared an easter message. And told how he is enduring the shelter in place. Thats what i thing. That while legal troubles head his way. There are many people who have contacted us who are looking to receive our assistance, and all of them to the t dont want any other family to go through what they gone through. Civil rights attorney is preparing a lawsuit on behalf of several gateway residents and their families. Staff was encouraged. They were pressured to come and work, even though gateway knew the staff was positive for the virus. So you have a situation here that was just a tinderbox ready to explode. Pointer also says hell be addressing prosecutors for their investigations into the deaths at gateway. Nursing home advocates tell me the legal action both civil and criminal is necessary at this point, but it shows a failure of Public Health officials to perform proper oversight. Its what we have to do when the regulators are not stepping up. If there is a legal suit, whether civil or criminal, it means something terrible has already happened. When we should be working harder to make sure they dont happen in the first place. A search of state databases show they own several Nursing Homes, but were turned down to purchase more five years ago. State inspectors cited problems in their facilities, lack of effective administration, poor Infection Control and abuse of patients. Ive learned that other county prosecutors are also considering criminal investigations of Nursing Homes around the bay area. They had a Conference Call just this afternoon. For the iteam, dan noyes, abc7 news. Dan, ama . All right, dan, thank you so much. New at 6 00, Sonoma County will be requiring all staff, visitor, and First Responders at socalled congregate care facilities. The order goes into Effect Tomorrow. A number of coronavirus patients who have been released from the hospital are returning back to Skilled Nursing facilities, putting them at risk for reexposure. Abc news iteam reporter is tracking the latest numbers octuplet of san mateo county. People are dying in Nursing Homes. This is eric love, a n in burlingame. There is two outbreaks. Our conversation via facetime as love is selfisolate in his room. According to love and a current staff member, one resident and one Health Care Provider tested positive for covid19. We just wanted to confirm the information. Somebody will call you. But the facility has yet to confirm that information with the abc7 news iteam. There is people Walking Around without a mask. Love is concerned if the resident and staffer returns, other patients may be exposed. Senior facilities are very nervous about that. San mateo supervisor dave pine recognizes the risk thats targeting our most vulnerable populations in Nursing Homes, some of which dont have appropriate resources. Not every home can segregate a person who has the infection. Of the 17 Skilled Nursing facilities in the county, fife have been chosen to accommodate covid19 patients returning from the hospital. Is five facilities going to be enough . Yeah, thats a good question. Ive asked that question. I think well have to wait and see. Roughly 7600 people are living in senior homes across san mateo county. 1600 of which require specialized care, like love, who has preexisting conditions. Im really in fear for my life. We have reached out tohave y back. In the newsroom, stephanie sierra, abc7 news. The iteam has covered a lot of the local Nursing Homes that have experienced coronavirus outbreak. Go to abc7news. Com iteam. First the governor, today the president. We are getting a better understanding of what it will take to lift restrictions as the coronavirus threat begins to diminish, we hope. For a look at the potential scenarios in the bay area, lets go live to abc7 News Reporter chris nguyen, who is in san jose for us tonight. Chris . Good evening, dan. Health officials continue to take a regional approach, and theyre working together now on trying to come to an agreement about what happens next. For many in the bay area, sheltering in place has felt like an eternity. But when the current order expires on may 4th, it doesnt mean well be able to go back to the way things were before the start of the covid19 pandemic. As complicated as the world is right now, it does come down to a small rna virus that is transmitted through droplets. And thats really what we have to control. Dr. Yvonne maldonado is an Infectious Disease expert at Stanford University who says regional collaboration will be key to keeping the community safe. If people are going to be allowed to move in certain ways in one county, it could impact the county next door and the county across the bay. Association of Bay Area Health officers are now working on a unified plan that could potentially ease restrictions on what they deem to be lower risk activities in 13 jurisdictions covering napa down to monterey. To start, Outdoor Activities where social distancing measures can still be met could be reintroduced such as landscaping or golfing. Officials say theyre also exploring the possibility of allowing gatherings of less than ten people with other activities approved as the summer progresses. Perhaps resuming Preventative Health care and dental care. Perhaps day camps for children this summer. As the school year ends, even though the schools have been dismissed, theres been child care problems will continue through the summer. Bay area officials know that a lot of people are feeling uncertain right now. Am i being requested to shelter in place . Am i being allowed to go back to work . If i go back to work, what are the circumstances of going back to work . If im going to access child care, how do i know its a safe child care for my children to be in . While they dont have all the answers, there is a lot of work being done to determine whats best for the community. One of the most important things that we can do is make sure that were very clear ong of us as citizens of the community. And a clearer understanding that were all in this together. Hopefully well be able to get through the next few weeks and months with the step wise approach. And for people feeling patient and also rebuilding their lives slowly but surely to what they think is their own version of normal. And there is the possibility of allowing gatherings for up to 50 people starting in july, but, again, the talks are very early. Reporting live in san jose, im chris nguyen, abc7 news. Chris, before you go, obviously this is 24 7 crisis for almost everybody involved. How often are the areas Health Officers meeting to discuss all of this . Because of distance and also to help reduce the spread of the virus, they are meeting three times a week mainly through the slack platform and using zoom videoconferencing when necessary. Interesting. Thank you so much. President trump announced his administrations plan to reopen the American Economy shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic. He unveiled his plan in the White House Briefing room after first discussing it on a videoConference Call. The government would ease restrictions while keeping them in place in harder hit regions. Our approach outlines three phases in restoring our economic life. We are not opening all at once, but one careful step at a time. And some states will be able to open up sooner than others. The administrations guidelines are broken up into three phases lasting at least 14 days. The first calls on employers to have their employees return to work in phases and minimize nonessential travel. Phase two allows schools to reopen as well as churches, bars, gyms, and large venue, as long as proper social distancing measures are in place. Under the third phase, the venues just mentioned can reopen with limited social distancing. It should be noted governors, not the president , have the final say when stayathome orders are lifted. President trump reportedly acknowledged that during his call with governors. 5. 2 million additional americans filed for unemployment plast week bringing the monthly total to 22 million. The Unemployment Rate is likely to hit 15 in april. In march it was 4. 4 . You can see where its going. 2. 7 million unemployment claims in california have been processed in the past month that is a record. Nearly a billion dollars in Unemployment Benefits have been paid out. Today Governor Newsom announced an executive order to provide two weeks of paid sick leave for food service workers. We dont want you going to work if youre sick, and we want to make sure that you know that if youre sick, its okay to acknowledge it, and its okay to let your employer know and still know that youre going to get a supplemental paycheck for minimum of two weeks. The order applies tofarmer, paer, Grocery Store workers and Fast Food Restaurant employees. The governor called food workers the unsung heros of the pandemic. The city of fremont is requiring the use of masks or face covers while out in public. Face covers became mandatory in Sonoma County starting tomorrow. Contra costa county is adding toilets and hand washing stations to homeless encampments. The annual san jose jazz summerfest as well as the summer jazz camp have been canceled for this year. Santa clara county continues to report the highest number of cases anywhere in the bay area. There are more than 1800 cases there, and 69 deaths. Solano, contra costa and Alameda County all saw a rise in cases today. In total, there are over 5800 cases and 187 deaths in the bay area and in santa cruz county. We are also keeping track of cases in lake and mendocino counties for our viewers there. Lake county is reporting six, and Mendocino County is reporting four cases. Also, you should know were charting the total number of local cases on to this graph so we can see the trend. Remember, our goal is to bend that curve, to flatten it out. This includes data for 14 counties, the bay area and beyond. Oakland police want to get the word out to raise awareness that the citys new slow streets pilot can only stay safe if everyone respects the rules. The idea is to create safe spaces for people to get out close to their homes for some fresh air. Abc7 News ReporterLaura Anthony is live at Oakland Police headquarters with the story you will see only on abc7 news. Laura . Hi. Well, oakland slow Streets Program is less than a week old. Its got a lot of support. Its modeled after programs like it from around the country. But Oakland Police want to get the word out that these slow streets are not for people who cant follow rules, especially with their cars. No one disputes its a good idea. Oaklands slow Streets Program designed to provide safe areas for residents to exercise while social distancing. Potentially, the slow streets could become an attraction. But the Oakland PoliceDepartment Warns slow streets could become unsafe. If they get caught up in illegal sideshow activity like this one from last weekend. These particular streets are smaller blocks, narrower streets. Its not really conducive for illegal sideshow. However, we know that illegal sideshow will often use side streets or smaller streets to navigate their way through the city. But on the slow street that is arthur street, the more immediate danger may be from those who speed through the area it seems on a regular basis, like this, just a block away from where we were standing. A speeding driver failed to make a turn and flipped his mercedes nearly into someones house. No one was seriously hurt. I just knew it was going to hit my grandsons car. They always drive fast up and down 73rd. And the side streets. Like my street. We need to make sure youre nice and slow. Just before that accident, back on arthur, Oakland Police had to warn this driver that he was moving too fast on a slow street. Even with some concerns about sideshows or speeding cars, at least one resident we talked with said she is still supportive of slow streets. Im hoping it will work out. I really do. Do you worry about driver likes this guy . Yeah. Now oakland city officials emphasize slow streets is a Pilot Program at this point. Less than five miles available at this point. Theyre hoping to roll out some soft closures this weekend, some additional miles. But throughout the process, mayor libby schaaf told abc7 news they welcome input not only from the public, but from the Oakland Police department. There is more information on our website, a map and links if you would like to provide some input. That website abc7news. Com. Live in oakland, Laura Anthony, abc7 news. Very god. Laura, thank you. Abc7 news today brought the mayors of oakland, San Francisco and san jose together in a town hall. You had your questions answered and heard a discussion about the future. Im Wayne Freedman in mill valley where we have two kinds of mitigations going on. One against pandemics with people in their homes, and another against wildfires with pg e cutting the power. The question for residents is when. Thats coming up. Im Michael Finney. Pg e has already cut the power in contra costa county. My 7 on your side report is straight ahead. Im spencer christian. 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And Michael Finney is live now with how exactly that went today. Michael, talk about an inconvenience. Oh, brother. It was really rough for a lot of people. But there was one sliver of a silver lining. One Good Samaritan saw my report last night and helped out a family. Check this out. This is caylen dunphy, studying online this morning. And then here we go. All the electricity shut off in the dunphy home as pg e turned off power to hundreds of homes in danville and orinda. It was about 9 05 and everything went black. Steven dunphy lucked out. A Good Samaritan saw our story last night and came to the rescue. He let me borrow his generator, 10 gallons of gas, and five extension cords. They plugged it in and kids are back online for school. And the refrigerator is running. Stephen is grateful to the man who stepped up. After your newscast last night, a neighbor called us up out of the blue. Never met him. Its amazing to see how the Community Rises up even in the face soluch a bad thing. Got my air conditioning going. Its a nice day. Stevens neighbor called us from his car after his house lost all power. Its a little frustrating that we are dealing with this while under lockdown. So i decided i would get out and go for a walk with my mom. He is making the most of this double shutdown. Back home, total darkness. We got a freezer and refrigerator door shut because we have lots of food and stuff thats all stocked up because of the shutdown. Pg e shut off power so workers could install new equipment to help prevent wildfires. Residents pleaded for a delay saying this was the worst possible time to cut electricity as folks are required to stay home. Kids are studying online, and many had stocked up on food that might now spoil. Pg e apologized for the disruption but said we cant wait as fire season is approaching. For kathy patton of orinda, thats no comfort. For her, no electricity also means no water, and she was told shed be out for two additional days this month. I think this is going to be im just really dreading it. Pg e plans more outages, but we dont know when. We dont know where, and today when we asked, pg e did not respond. We wanted a schedule. We dont have one. Well keep asking. Well report back when we finally get it. Dan, ama . All right. Good. We know youre on it. Thank you, michael. Now power did stay on today in the north bay, another place pg e has targeted for system repairs that require it to turn off the power. But it will probably go out tomorrow. Abc7 News ReporterWayne Freedman h