Citys black community. I want black boys growing up today to drive because we chose to change how this city and how this country treats our young black men, not as a statistic or an inevitable tragedy but as an important part of our citys future. Reporter chief William Scott while the cuts are significant, they are cuts we can absorb. But the Police OfficersAssociation SaysResponse Times could suffer if the department cant hire new officers. It could impact our ability to respond to emergency calls for service if we dont have the necessary staffing. Reporter the mayor says the city is also focused on Police Accountability and bias. The pandemic has made San Franciscos homeless crisis even more dire. The new budget includes an additional 1,500 units of supportive housing. Advocates say its definitely needed. I think especially during pandemic, people are just so distraught and just so disconnected without electricity. Reporter to save more money and avoid layoffs, mayor breed is now asking the citys labor unions to postpone pay raises for the next two years in. San francisco, cornell bernard, abc7 news. So this is obviously all very huge and important with news with longlasting implications. The San Francisco chronicle insider phil matier is here to discuss the issues. What predictions do you have about San Franciscos future in all this . That is really interesting, dan. That is what people at city hall, not just in San Francisco, but san ramon, santa clara, all across the state are grappling with now. Cities and counties are unsure about the future. It used to be just a year ago that you could take a look at economic projections. You could see what the tourist city was doing, what tech was doing, what possible money might be coming in. Thats all gone, its wiped out. The budget from the state on down is built on projections that nobody can depend on. For example, San Francisco is depending on 300 million coming in from a tax overhaul that voters need to approve. The entire budget is also predicated on the feds continuing their level of support that weve been seeing. Thats a big question. Will it happen . Its also based on the idea that were going to stop viral spending within the year if none of those things come through, then San Francisco is going to have even tougher choices than between social justice and the coronavirus and the homeless. Theyre going to have to come up with a new way to pay for it all. Phil, do you see any positive outcomes to the situation . We can hope. What we have here is the mayor sort of sitting going, look, theres not a lot of positive to go around right now. We have state lawmakers, for example, looking, can they figure out a way for the state to cushion Unemployment Benefits if the feds cut them. Thats going to require possibly borrowing future money against that. Is that positive . It is if youre unemployed right now and youre looking for the money. Its for the longterm future that remains to be seen. I would say that the positives that are here is the reaffirmed message that we are all in it together. If we really want to change everything from the opening of the schools to funding for social justice to taking care of the homeless to getting the schools going, you got to wear a mask. How simple is that . Thats probably the best investment you and i could be making right now. Thats a good point. You touched on this a little bit, this house of cards. A lot of whatifs in the citys budget. And its dependent upon voters or federal funds. What happens if those ifs dont come through . Freezing pay for city workers. Rather than giving them the raises. If that doesnt work, then theres a possibility and not just in San Francisco but the real possibility of we will see layoffs that basically they will say we cant afford. And were going to see service cuts. Its an expensive state, its an expensive place to live. And, dan, if we dont have the money coming in, you cant have it going out. And we can only borrow so much. So, yes, if those ifs dont come through, then the other ifs are pretty severe. Cant get blood from a turnip after all. You can read phils column on sundays and wednesdays. Small Business Owners in San Francisco say they may not be able to stay in business much lnger. Abc7 News ReporterLauren Martinez tells us what resources are still out there. If i could, i would close. Reporter small Business Owners along San Franciscos west portal neighborhood are either closing down permanently or theyre unsure how much time they have. Its just the stress of people are not coming in. Not too long. How much time . Im not sure. Reporter this shoe service shop has seen several owners prior to lugo since it opened in the 1940s. He said hes tried to apply for loans. I tried to apply for the state and it was the same thing. Why waste more time trying to get something that is not going to happen . Reporter on friday, assemblymember organized a webinar with the state treasurer to discuss resources for small businesses. The ppp program and august 8th. And we do understand that not all banks are making the program as available as wed like to. Some of the small businesses, some of them are a little bit smaller. Reporter down the street, this flower studio is one by one person. We lost the weddings. We lost the graduations, proms. Reporter she said if it wasnt for her landlord discounting her rent, shed be closed by now. He told me that i can pay a very bare minimum, and then right now he said, well, if you have a plan, which i dont, as none of us do. Reporter she does not expect shell last another year. Given todays situation, if i get the same amount of orders, i dont know, maybe until january. Reporter in San Francisco, Lauren Martinez, abc7 news. Lets turn your attention now to the economy from the economy to our health. California announced its youngest victim of coronavirus, a teenager in the Central Valley has died. No other details were provided beyond that the patient had Underlying Health conditions. This comes as Alameda County warnings that the majority of cases are coming from teenagers and young adults. About 75 of cases are people under the age of 50. Many of them teenagers. You know, its absolutely something that can affect younger adults and young people. They can bring it home to their families and their households. Alameda county is also reporting the highest number of hospitalizations since the pandemic began with more than 200 people. And right now h 25 to 30 of icu beds available. More than 9,000 people have died statewide from coronavirus. Were closing in on half a million total cases in the state. About 6,600 people are hospitalized. That number continues to decrease. Were also seeing the percentage of tests coming back positive declined. Now, here in the bay area specifically, the number of new cases appears to be slowing. The rolling average represented by the yellow line on this graph is on a downward slope. Contra costa health counties unleashed their growing frustration. Theyve reached a critical point with hospitalizations. We need the National Guard to come out to tell these fools who dont want to wear masks that if youre going to wear the mask or youre going to go home. Many of the people who are dying are younger. And 40 of the cases are from the latin x community. Every bay area county is on the states watch list for increased coronavirus activity. San mateo county is the newest addition. Indoor gyms and salons expect theyll have to shut down tomorrow. We are tracking every county in california to see whether it made the states watch list and how long its been there. You can check out this interactive map on abc7news. Com. If you do business with two of americas biggest banks, you may find the closest branch to you temporarily closed with no clue as to when it will reopen. Abc7 news anchor eric thomas explains how covid19 is affecting bay area banking. Reporter business is booming at the atm. But just try to go inside this hayward bank of america branch. This is frustrating. Reporter theres more of this going around than you might think. Temporary Bank Branch Closures because of covid19. The b of a branch is indeed shut down. For caroline the next closest branch is two and a half miles away. Yeah. The line is so long or like sometimes i go to oakland because, like, theyre not that busy. Reporter we took a look at the website and found 79 branches closed throughout the bay area. The company warned back in march it may change or reduce hours and temporarily close Banking Centers to keep customers and employees safe from covid19. And its not just bank of america. Im angry because i work between oakland and San Francisco, and theres a wells fargo over there right by my job. Its closed. Reporter so was this branch on mcarthur boulevard in oakland. A check of wells fargos website finds at least 62 locations scattered throughout the region are temporarily shut down. We reached out to both banks for comment. In a statement wells fargo said, quote, these temporary closures have occurred in areas where were seeing fewer visits, where smaller location may be near a larger location thats better able to accommodate physical distancing. B of a did not respond. But we found this statement on its website. It says, quote, we are doing everything we can to reopen as soon as possible, though some locations may remain closed for an extended period of time. In hayward, eric thomas, abc7 news. With the covid19 occurring and a lot of people working from home now, it does cause a lot more people to say why am i staying in the expensive bay area or why am i staying in this crowded city. Hes saying what a lot of people are thinking. And he turned it into action. Trading in his San Francisco condo for life in a rolling home. But this isnt always so glamorous. And some people with homes are making a new commitment to their property. The pandemic made them take the plunge into building a backyard pool. Im an army family who is always at the ready. So when they got a little surprise. Two . They didnt panic. They got a bigger car for their soontobebigger family. R opro theyr e, a bigger car they called usaa who helped find the right coverage for them and even some muchneeded savings. That was the easy part. Usaa insurance is made the way liz and mike need it easy. In our mission to build a better bay area, we are focused this week on the housing shift. Its happening in the bay area as we speak, triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. And when we talk about housing, you might picture a house. Well, today we focus on alternatives living in rvs, campers and other vehicles. Dustin dorsey shows you how amid a pandemic, this lifestyle is growing more popular than ever. Reporter between skyhigh housing prices in the bay area and covid19 wunderlust, people are opting for homes on wheels. This man sold his condo and hit the road. With a lot of people working from home now and covid19, it does cause a lot more people to say why am i staying in the expensive bay area or why am i staying in this crowded city, wherever it is in the country and moving into an rv allows you to do that. You can wake up and have a different view every day. You dont have the incredibly high cost of living. Just getting out of the craziness with the traffic and exploring nature, you know, being in the trees or being close to water, thats just the best part of it right there. And theres a lot of work. Theres things that break down. Theres problems that happen on the road. Its an adventure. But its been one thats been very worthwhile so far. Reporter now, rv life isnt just about travel. Many have opted to homes on wheels out of necessity and they park them along city streets across the bay area. According to the 2019 Santa Clara County homeless census, the number of individualsidualsd mobley. Reported living in vehicles, cars, rvs, which was an increase from previous years. We are helping people find housing. However, more people are entering our system, becoming homeless for the first time. So we know those economic pressures, those economic hardships are increasing, rents are increasing, wages arent keeping up with that. The income inequities are greater than ever. Reporter this change in lifestyle has led to a massive need for rvs with sales going through the roof. Here at family rv in morgan hill, their fouracre lot is normally full of choices for buyers. But this is the reality now. Empty after nearly their entire inventory was either sold or rented in the last two months. As the cost of housing in the bay area has increased, weve definitely seen a large number of people who will come in and look at an rv as another way of getting out of town but also securing housing for themselves. We had about between rentals in sales we had over 200 units. And now theyre all gone. Most of our reservations now are booked online. We have a hospitalgrade sterilization system that goes on and no one has allowed to go into the rv until the actual customer comes in to pick them up. And its not just the lowincome spectrum. People sell their homes and then can go live in an rv for a period of time. Its another way. Its really the whole economic spectrum. Weve seen the increase in both. Reporter so whether its that chase for adventure or just finding a way to survive, life on wheels may be a way of the future in the bay area. Reporting, dustin dorsey, abc7 news. Its getting more popular all the time. To check out all of our reports, we brought you this week about the housing shift and to help find your own housing issues, go to abc7news. Com betterbayarea to get help on your housing issues. Some of those look so nice inside. Well, those with backyards are turning them into their new vacation spot. Thats brought on a demand in surge for backyard pools. Abc7 News Reporter david louis does a cost and benefit analysis. Reporter this is how some people are spending their vacation budget. Requests for pool installation Design Construction has gone up ten times probably what it was before. The phone rings all day long. People wanting pools. Reporter this contractor owns blue water pools. It can take three to four months to design and build a pool. There are lots of options and choices similar to remodeling a kitchen. The cost of a pool runs about 75,000. Add a spa and it can cost 110,000 or so. But people are diving in. Rather than spending that money to go on a vacation every year which may costu coulbu the. And you can use it yearround. Reporter he says some customers have wanted a pool for years but never took the plunge. The pandemic made others realize their yards could be better used to allow them to stay at home without worry about flying and possible virus exposure. I am happy i made the decision at this point now that we are on lockdown for a while. And i have three children to entertain. So, im hoping that this will be a recreational oasis in our home. Reporter this family can wait, but it has run into delays they and the contractor cant control. The inspection process which you cant avoid and is a bit out of your control did hit a recent snag in the last few weeks just in the Response Time from the city. Reporter permitting andecti been delayed due to Building Department staff working from home. Inviting neighbors and friends over for a Big Pool Party might have to wait due to social distancing. But the immediate family can make quite a splash with a staycation. David louis, abc7 news. Its warm enough to jump in a pool these days. Sandhya has the Weather Forecast next. And you can watch the return of the nba on abc7 news this sunday. The portland trail blazers will play the Boston Celtics at noon. Thats followed by the nba countdown at 5 00. And geico loves helping riders get to where theyre going, so to help even more, geico is giving new and current customers a fifteen percent credit on their motorcycle policies with the geico giveback. And because were committed for the long haul, the credit lasts your full policy term. The geico giveback. Helping riders focus on the road ahead. Sandhya broke it to me yesterday that august is starting in like a heart beat. [ laughter ] i mean, i knew what the date was, dan, but it just didnt sink in yet. I know. We talked about it too. June and july just flew by. Summer is winding down soon. Sandhya, i cant believe it. I want to jump in one of those pools we had in the last segment. [ laughter ] hey, that would be a good time to jump into the pool this upcoming weekend because its going to be hot. Ama, dan, it is going to be august 1st tomorrow, believe it or another. Take a look at live doppler 7 right now. We do have near the coast. But parts of San Francisco actually had a chance to enjoy some sun. And i want to show you a live picture from our camera. Heres another perspective from our emoriville camera where we are seeing some patchy fog redevelop. Its in the 70s around san jose. Youre seeing sunshine right now around santa rosa. Petaluma, 76. Tomorrow were going to bump you up some more into the mid90s. From our kgo roof still have a nice breeze which kept the coastal areas nice and mild. Foggier parts of the coast. Hot inland which is why you might want to jump in the pool. As you take a look at the hourbyhour forecast, fog will spill over across the bay into the east bay, parts of the north bay. We do have a shallower marine layer in so tomorrow itll fill back in along the coast primarily by evening. Temperatures in the morning anywhere from the 50s to the 60s. Fog near the beaches and toward the bay. And then a warm day for the south bay. 88 degrees loss gatos. 80 in redwood city. 64 degrees Half Moon Bay. Temperatures about where you s