Close. Target located on century boulevard in pittsburgh, broadway and 27th in oakland and the one located on folsom in San Francisco. Gone effective october 21st. I think it is a disappointment, especially because i moved around the area to be close to Shopping Centers and things like target and get my groceries. Target is blaming organized retail theft for their closures saying in part, we nn continue operating these stores becausehe and organized retail crime are threatening the safety of our team and guests and contributing to unsustainable business performance. I see them when they are in the front and they take they are taking things out of their bags. Yeah yeah. How often do you see that here . I have seen it at least three times and i dont come here that often. So i know there is. Its bad. Its bad around here. Yeah. Rows of tents surround the area where target on folsom is located. Residents are not surprised by targets decision here, pointing to a decline in safety. So im not really sure why. Like security doesnt do something about it. I mean, i always see them inside not doing anything. The closure of these stores go beyond retail convenience. Lynette gibson, mcelhaney is a former Oakland Council member who says this is a devastating loss for the community. She worked for four years to convince target to open the store. Theyre now closing here. Target was a big was a big fish for us. We now lost the cvs and target, which is where people were being directed in San Francisco. Supervisor matt dorsey believes closures will continue unless more Police Officers are hired. It breaks my heart. Its because weve seen this a lot in whether its the mid market area or the whole foods that closed in my neighborhood or the westfield mall. Hes proposing a Charter Amendment to fully staff sfpd in five years. What can be done today . What can San Francisco do today to prevent more stores from closing . I honestly wish i had better answers on nearterm solutions, but time is ticking for residents like yolanda, whos seen her city change before her eyes as it takes a toll in the community. She to be honest with you, its San Francisco. Yeah its not what it used to be. And oaklands mayor responded to the closure of target in her city by saying she is disappointed by the news and her goal is to continue working in partnership with members of the Business Community to help ensure their safety and success in the city. Now, there are still 32 target stores in the San Francisco oakland market in the newsroom. Louis pena, abc seven news. Lous quick question. What are some of the Safety Strategies target implemented to prevent this from happening . Well, carina targets team said they made significant investments to keep stores safe, including hiring private security guards, training their employees to deescalate potential safety issues. They also partnered with the Us Department of Homeland Security to combat retail theft and track organized crime groups. But it seems like it wasnt enough. All right, liz, thank you for that reporting. And abc seven news insider phil matier joined us live on our 4 p. M. Newscast today. He says shoplifting isnt the only reason target is Closing Stores in the bay area. The other reason theyre closing them is they cite employee safety that their employees just dont feel safe. And the customers arent necessarily safe. And thats a liability. These companies. It all goes into the bottom line of whether you stay or go. And unfortunately, they opted to go. So safety is the reason hundreds of oakland businesses participated in a strike today. Among their demands, they want Governor Newsom to come to oakland to hear about the problems firsthand. Abc seven News Reporter anchor hassan was there as they rallied. He talked with several owners who participated in todays strike. It is enough that we are having to put up with this. This is enough. Can i hear enough . Enough. This is enough. Enough, enough, enough. Organizers say when a legacy business like le cheval restaurant in oakland is forced to close due to crime, its time to demand more demand that our government city, state, federal fulfill their end of the social contract to provide basic safety in our streets. Youre here. Hey without basic safety, there is no business without basic safety, there is no community. Without safety, there is no city. Oakland Business Owners who closed their stores showed up for a rally in front of le cheval. Some of the demands include a meeting with governor gavin newsom and Small Businesses. No state grants for struggling businesses and more police. If you look at richmond, there is nothing like that. Its only oakland. And if theres something wrong in oakland, they need to fix it. Derek johnson owns home of chicken and waffles. He closed for a few hours as part of the strike. What i hope and what i urge that comes out of today is that the city wraps their arms around le cheval and those of us that are struggling to stay open. In a statement to abc seven news, the city of oakland points to efforts already underway, such as expanding Police Foot Patrols in commercial districts , chp helping with Traffic Enforcement 2. 5 million to improve the 911 response system as well as numerous Small BusinessAssistance Programs. Johnson says he supports city leadership, but he says policies need to be in place now. My rebuttal to that is then you go open up a business and you have payroll every two weeks and see how much time you have. We dont have time. Car break ins down here is not exaggeration. Its every single day it has to stop. Organizers say more than 200 businesses took part in half day strikes, but some places like senor sisig tell abc7 news they knew about the strike but decided to remain open. We dont need no money. We need police security. Professor of management kumar mishra at cal state east bay says its very unusual for businesses to go on strike and adds that the city needs to recognize the impacts of increasing crime, especially coming out of a global pandemic. So recognizing that this is a unique moment in time and changing strategies to adjust to the to that emergency situation , ali albashir was one of the organizers. He says this strike likely wont be the last. You think this will be effective . Of course it will be effective. Every voice affect every everything. It takes us. I mean, we are part of the community and they have to listen to us and if we dont speak, nobody listens. In oakland, hassan, abc seven news. A new plan announced today in San Francisco would try to get more drug users into treatment by requiring them to pass a drug test in order to get their county welfare check. Abc7 News Reporter suzannephan is live in the newsroom with a look at that proposal. Suzanne. So karina mayor london breed says her proposal is part of a plan to hold people accountable if they receive welfare payments from San Francisco as part of the proposed program drug users who get cash assistance would not be eligible to receive cash assistance in the future if they refuse Drug Screening or treatment. I think its a good idea. Craig johnson and cedric akbar both recovered from Substance Abuse addiction. They started positive directions, a program thats helped thousands of san franciscans recover from Substance Abuse, both men support mayor london breeds proposal to make people go through Drug Screening and treatment if they get cash assistance from San Francisco county. I think what shes just really doing is to motivate people to seek treatment. Right now, 5200 homeless or formerly Homeless People in San Francisco get cash assistance from the county. Adult Assistance Program or cap. On average, people can get about 697 a month. The mayor and others argue that money often gets used for drugs because its not being tracked. She wants to change that, but no more. Anything goes without accountability, no more handouts without accountability. So in order to get resources from our city, you will need to be in a Substance UseDisorder Program and consistently seeking treatment arent right. Now some of the people who get cash help from the county admit they are drug addicts. About 20 of individuals who receive county assistance have self declared that they have a Substance Use disorder. The executive director of Sf Human Services Agency believes that number is actually higher. The department of homeless assistance Supportive Housing did a survey in in 2022, along with their homeless count, where 52 of Homeless Individuals surveyed self disclosed that they had a Substance Use disorder. Supervisor matt dorsey stands by the proposal. I believe it will better incentivize treatment and recovery for a population that is at wildly disproportionate risk for drug addiction and Drug Overdose fatalities. We heard from several people who oppose the proposition board of supervisors president aaron peskin released a statement saying breed should focus on stopping dealers and open air drug markets rather than drug testing. People on welfare. He said, quote, if she cant find a way to prevent several hundred brazen criminals from selling deadly drugs, how does she think she will find the resources to drug test thousands of welfare recipients . And the mayor says the goal of this proposal is to get more people into treatment. This initiative will now go to the board of supervisor if the proposal does not pass. Supervisor dorsey says the mayor should take the issue directly to the voters. Live in the newsroom, suzanne fawn, abc seven news. Suzanne, thank you. New at six from the iteam, an independent internal review commissioned by San Rafael Police over the violent takedown of a gardener with an open beer has been released under the California Public records act. It found that this was not Excessive Force or improper for. But the report found the incident in july of last year was poorly handled by both officers who were eventually fired by the department. Lawyers for the gardener julio lopez questioned the report and its author, a veteran of the Santa Rosa Police department. Both officers face criminal Excessive Force charges and a federal civil rights lawsuit. A follower of the Antigovernment Movement boogaloo has been found guilty in the killing of a federal officer in oakland. Robert justice junior of millbrae was convicted today on murder and attempted murder charges. Prosecutors identified justice as the driver in a deadly shooting outside oaklands Federal Building in may of 2020. During a protest over the killing of george floyd. 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And later tonight, its off to San Francisco for a meeting tomorrow with the president s council of advisors of science and technology at moffett field. Dustin dawsey, abc seven news. The federal government has just a precious few days left before a possible Government Shutdown. The deadline is saturday night. Congress resumed session today to discuss several spending bills. So far, the house has not agreed on any of them because of demands from far right republicans. Theyre asking for massive spending cuts and harder restrictions at the border before they agree on any bills. 4 million federal workers will not receive paychecks, including military troops, if a deal is not met. Speaker of the House RepublicanKevin Mccarthy says his plan could prevent a shutdown. Were sitting here on a deadline having 72 of it done, 0 done inside the senate. That the biggest challenge i see right now that can be fixing some of these problems is the border. The senate is expected to introduce its own short term spending bill to keep the government open. A legal blow today for former President Donald Trump when a judge found him liable for fraud. A new york judge said trump and his adult sons provided false Financial Statements to lenders and insurers. The ruling comes days before the civil case by the new York AttorneyGenerals Office is set to go to trial. Trump denies that he inflated the values of his golf courses, hotels and two homes on Financial Statements that he used in business. Todays decision means the Attorney Generals Office will receive some amount of money. All right. Lets turn our attention to the weather. Some big waves out there. Yeah, lets get a check on the advisory with sandhya patel. Yeah and dan and karina. Lets take a look at a live picture first and then well talk about that High Surf Advisory from our mount tam cam. We are looking towards ocean beach. And yes, surfs up. Here is what brought us the surf. The same system that has been pummeling the Pacific Northwest has been kicking up the waves. We have those large breakers along the coastline right now. 10 to 16ft. So that High Surf Advisory until 11 p. M. Tonight. Danger is swimming and surfing conditions. So definitely watch out, steep sloped beaches could see up to 20 foot waves as we take a look at the winds right now, its a little breezy, 25 miles an hour in San Francisco, 22 at sfo. As we go hour by hour, it is going to remain breezy tonight as we head towards tomorr