Local officials look to pump the brakes on waymo after state regulators gave the driverless car service the green light, despite local opposition. Good evening. Im ama daetz and im dan ashley. Thanks for joining us. Well have that story for you in just a moment. But were going to start here with a serious situation today. Inconvenience certainly at sfo traffic just came to a standstill for hours today at the International Terminal. Propalestinian activists demonstrating outside and inside the terminal demanding a ceasefire in gaza. Abc seven News Reporter suzanne fawn has the impact. The protest had on both travelers and airport business. They sang, they clapped, they drummed. Hundreds of protesters shut down part of the International Terminal at San Francisco airport to get their message across. Today heres how things looked from sky seven. We cannot stay an orderly any more. Demonstrators say it was part of a global day of action to demand a permanent ceasefire in gaza and an end to u. S. Financial support for israel. Military travelers, flight crews, people coming and going through the area got a taste of detours and delays as they blocked the road, so we stuck there for almost 25 minutes. I think its just a noise, people. I understand the issue, but i dont think its the right way to do it. Demonstrators say the airport protest was about forcing people to take notice. We know that theres people that were inconvenience, but we want to make sure that we have our message be heard loudly and clearly. Airport Officials Say passengers were rerouted from the International Terminal to other terminals. A large number of uniformed officers were also on standby. We also took advantage of our airtrain light rail system. We set up a remote drop off area for passengers that might normally be coming to the International Terminal. Some travelers say the minor inconveniences they faced are worth it for the greater cause. This should be happening. We need some sort of reform, so i think this is a good thing to protest. According to law enforcement, there were 100 demonstrators at each one of the gates. She and gate a, and there were a bunch more demonstrators just outside the International Terminal. After about three hours, demonstrators walked out of the terminal. We hit the 158 minute mark, which is just over, you know, two and a half, three hours. The significance of that is today marks 158 days of this genocide. At the end of the day, airport Officials Say things ended peacefully. No one was arrested and no flights were delayed at San Francisco airport. Suzanne vaughan abc seven news. All right, lets talk now about waymo and local officials deciding to or considering any pumping the brakes on waymo. Supervisors appealing the pucs decision that they think there are too many unresolved issues to allow waymo cars onto our local streets. Thats right. Abc seven News Reporter lena howland has the story. Driverless taxis roaming the streets of San Francisco could be coming to San Mateo County soon. The Service Expands to los angeles and austin thursday. I dont want to hear about any more accidents, although some drivers in daly city worry the technology isnt ready. I think we need more time to get to get this, these cars ready for the road. Waymos expansion across the state was temporarily suspended last month when county supervisors asked for a review period. It was expected to last up to 120 days, but it got the green light after 11 days. After the cpuc says waymo updated their passenger safety plan. It was truly a slap in the face. Now, less than two weeks later, San Mateo County supervisor david canepa says the county has filed an appeal with the enforcement arm of the cpuc. What were asking is for them to really consider what we had said in our initial letter, just this communication of working with public works on infrastructure, working with the fire department, working with the Sheriffs Department to this date, waymo hasnt talked to our Department Heads like, beyond the wild west, which is why south bay state senator dave cortese is working to pass a bill that would give local governments control over Autonomous Cars instead of the state, a bill already formally supported by San Francisco, los angeles, oakland and san mateo counties through their own resolution, says that we need to create a system right away. You know, to do just modest regulations, modest controls, ordinary normal traffic controls , to make things safe for our community. Thats only going to happen if we get our local cities involved. Waymo says they will continue to engage in cpuc process and remain committed to our long tum approach of dialog and partnership with city officials. Waymo said they have not expanded their service here on the peninsula just yet, and there is no set timeline for those plans, either. In daly city. Lena howland, abc seven news. The house overwhelmingly passed a bill today that would ban the popular social media app tiktok in the us. The ban would take effect if tiktoks parent company, chinese owned bytedance, does not sell the app in the next 180 days. Lawmakers say they are concerned about the ties that bytedance has to the chinese government, while others express free speech concerns. The bill now heads to the senate. President biden says he would sign the bill into law. Also in washington, a bipartisan effort to protect postal workers in the us. Today, Congress Members from ohio and pennsylvania introduced the protect our letter carriers act. The bill will accelerate the replacement of tens of thousands of mailbox keys, boost prosecutions and review sentencing guidelines, robberies of mail carriers increased again in 2023 despite Postal Service efforts. Last week, a postal carrier was held up at gunpoint in oakland. Two days later, the same carrier had his truck broken into as he delivered his mail. Fortunately, he wasnt hurt. More than a week after last weeks election, the only statewide measure on the ballot is still too close to call, and the margin is shrinking. Proposition one would use billions in bonds to provide housing for the homeless and the mentally ill. Right now, it is 50. 1 for yes. The number of yes votes outnumbers no votes by about 10,000. So as you can see, it is very close. The deadline for People Living in their rvs to leave San Franciscos Bernal Heights neighborhood has been extended. The metropolitan Transportation Agency had given the rv residents until today to move out, finally enforcing a long standing ban on parking from ten at night until six in the morning. They now have until march 28th. Those living in their rvs have begun a Letter Writing Campaign seeking to overturn their eviction, claiming theyre well supported by residents in the neighborhood. Other residents say they need to go, calling the vehicles an eyesore. Unsafe working conditions are creating controversy at a san jose Housing Project intended to build a better bay area for hundreds of unhoused people. The citys largest modular housing site, located at branham and monterey, is expected to open in july after it was initially scheduled for april. Abc seven news south bay reporter Dustin Dorsey takes a look at the issues that still have to be addressed. Work on san jose 70 million emergency interim housing site continues on. Branham lane, the citys largest transitional Housing Project, will feature 204 rooms within the three story structures. Four hundreds of unhoused. It was originally slated to open next month, but a look behind the fences shows theres still a lot of work to be done. You have noncompliant code issues in there. You have mold. Its just horrible. Unfortunately, it seems to be a bigger problem, though, because weve had this exact same thing happen just down the street from that project at another modular Housing Project, Mauricio Velarde is the director of compliance for south bay piping industry. Hes also a watchdog for issues involving Union Workers like what he saw with his own eyes at this project. Workers first told him about the extensive building issues they also voiced concerns over wage theft. My opinion is t that its simply greed. Its simply greed. Uh you have bad actors and theyre bottom line is to make as much money as possible. Unfortunately, at the expense of the taxpayer, and ultimately the, the unhoused, the most vulnerable in our society at a wednesday press conference, mayor matt mehan once again pushed the importance of solutions for the unhoused, including quick build communities, despite a city press release saying the project would be opened in april, mehan now says the opening day has always been this july. He says the role of the city is to audit issues and make sure theyre fixed. We need to make sure every unit is safe and clean and dignified. If any of those units do have mold or water damage, the contractor on the site will have to replace them. If anybody has not been treated fairly in terms of their hours or pay or whatever it might be, we will ensure that the contractor makes that right. Velarde hopes thats true for the workers sake, but hes still concerned that each of the two quick build communities hes investigated in the city had the same problems in san jose. Dustin dawsey abc seven news. In the south bay, Police Detained a student and recovered a bb gun. This afternoon, Willow Glen High School in san jose was put on lockdown just after 12 p. M. Because of a report of a student with a weapon on campus. Police investigated and found the student with a bb gun. The lockdown was lifted just after 2 p. M, and parents were allowed to take their students home to the east bay. Now, Antioch City Council did not pass a measure that would have cracked down on illegal sideshows. The new ordinance would have imposed fines and penalties to deter the dangerous street shows. No City Council Member was willing to second the motion to hold a vote. City Council Member mike mark barbanica says the measure wasnt tough enough. He says any ordinance should also penalize spectators, as well as impose fines to cover damages. Coming up here, a piece of land is back in the hands of its original owners. Next. Todays historic transfer. 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Part of our effort to build a better bay area is to highlight the organizations that give back to our community in powerful ways. Today, we are spotlighting camp okayasu, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting children and families affected by Childhood Cancer. Abc7 News Reporter stephanie sierra introduces us to beckett and his journey to becoming okayasu strong. Going through Cancer Treatment is really isolating, really emotional and really hard. Meet erika and blake posnanski, the proud parents of three boys, dillon, tanner and beckett. When beckett was four years old, he was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia that affects the blood and bone marrow. He actually started with what we thought was a stye in his eyes. He had a swollen eye. A acute lymphocytic leukemia or al doesnt normally appear that way. We for a couple of weeks thought he actually just had something in in his eye. Not really thinking much of it. It wasnt until a checkup appointment the head of the er came in. 80 of his bone marrow was cancerous, a diagnosis that changed their world. Its very overwhelming. I remember when i would be going into clinic with beckett, and i would just be so desperate for connection. Thats until the bosnian guys found okayasu okayasu provides a safe, loving place to just be where youre not isolated and youre not alone anymore. For 43 years, camp okayasu has offered support programs to families who have a child facing cancer. Thousands of patients, just like beckett, come to camp to feel united with survivors like them. It was like the world just opened. It was like, this is what normalcy is like. So he was around other kids. Other kids didnt have they had lost their hair. Other kids had had, you know, medicine that they ended up having to take. It was incredible to be able to see. Okayasu offers a variety of camps, including sibling camp, oncology camp, and family camp, where parents bond and learn from each other through group sessions. The one thing that came across from every single parent was, i wish i would have asked for bloodwork sooner because if i would have asked for bloodwork sooner in all of this, we would have been able to get to a diagnosis sooner, and our child wouldnt have been so sick. In 2020, camp okayasu facility in berry creek suffered significant damage during the north complex fires. The fire burned most of the 500 acre property, and the camp has been searching for a permanent home ever since. Something with so many precious memories. Its just been so scarred. Despite the loss, the place might be gone right now, but the people definitely arent. Oh, kaisers magic lives on each and every year. It gives them a space to just be themselves, where it really becomes your community. In my hardest moments of treatment, i would turn to the kaiser families for a space filled with acceptance, healing, unity, and a family of survivors just like beckett, who was pushed into remission six months within his treatment plan. Thats what we call okayasu strong. Stephanie sierra, abc seven news. It was just a magical place. The fire is such a shame, but theyre doing everything they can to get back on their feet. You know, i attended that fundraiser for 30 years, and whats so great about it is, you know, its always difficult for kids to feel different when they go to camp. They have that in common. Theyre all the same. Its a great place. And i shizus annual gala fundraiser is next saturday. Abc seven is a proud sponsor. They are. The event raises money for kids facing cancer who cant afford camp. For more information, head to our website abc seven news. Com. Youll be glad you helped out well as we continue. 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