Tax plan say its a common sense way to give them the help they need. Tax relief could soon be coming to thousands of businesses around San Francisco. On monday, two Business Leaders submitted a proposed measure that would overhaul the citys tax system. Lori thomas, the executive director of the golden gate restaurant association, was one of those people we know that any relief we can give, even if its a couple thousand dollars a year to our Small Businesses, is a nod in the right direction. If passed by voters in november, the proposal would simplify the citys notoriously complex tax system. It would also allow Small Businesses with revenue under 5 million to be exempt from business taxes, up from the current level of 2 million. Its a move that proponents say would allow for more Business Expansion and hiring. Almost 90 of our restaurants, 60 of our Retail Businesses would be completely exempt from our gross receipts tax at the palette tea house in ghirardelli square, owner dennis long says he supports the proposal. Anything that can help Small Businesses will definitely be welcomed, dennis says. After rising in 2021 and 2022, the palettes business actually started to decline again last year, a contrast to the other restaurant he owns in san mateo, where dennis says doing business is simpler. Theres a lot of extra fees, and here and there, here and there in San Francisco, that makes running a business more difficult or more challenging than in other cities in order to offset the costs of the proposed tax rates, thomas says rates would rise again in 2027, but she hopes a three year window would allow more Small Businesses to recover back to their prepandemic levels before absorbing the additional costs. If you didnt make some of these changes, you were going to lose that money anyway. Employers might pull out, they might not bring people back to work. Now, in order to get this proposal on the november ballot, supporters will need to get about 10,000 signatures on their petition in the studio. Tim johns, abc seven news. Tim, thank you so much. Boy. It was warm. It almost felt hot outside, but a bit windy as well. Yeah weve got a twofer going on outside. Sandhya patel is watching this situation for us and talking about how warm it will get, how windy itll get. Yeah, absolutely. So dion first lets talk about how warm it got today i mean everybody felt it j. R. You will notice temperatures in the 70s and 80s. It was 83 in santa rosa 81 in san jose 80 in oakland. That temperature in oakland is the warmest. Theyve seen since last october. 76 degrees in San Francisco. Still holding on to some of that warmth. Many areas are still in the 70s. 79 in brentwood, in the north bay, we have some 80s showing up in places like sonoma 81, in mill valley. Those gusty northeasterly winds still going right now, napa, 30 miles an hour. 31 in oakland, that downsloping wind is exactly why it warmed up. So we do have a wind advisory for the north bay mountains and for Solano County until tomorrow morning at 8 00. Gusts up to 45 miles an hour will continue. And you can see as we go. Hour by hour. The winds remain elevated as we head into the overnight hours. They drop off only to pick back up again early tomorrow morning. Ill show you exactly how much warmer its going to get tomorrow. Who who will hit their peak tomorrow and when we will see some 90 showing up. Dion coming right back. Sounds good. All right, sandhya, thank you. In the south bay, ten people are recovering after being exposed to Carbon Dioxide, a gas that can cause drowsiness or breathing problems. The exposure happened at Sunrise Middle School in san jose, where eight students and two teachers reported sudden breathing problems, along with coughing scratchy throats and itchy eyes. Two students were taken to the hospital. The San Jose Fire Department says its hazmat team found elevated levels of Carbon Dioxide in the air in a science lab, finding solutions to end homelessness is not easy, and its not cheap, but san jose is committed with more than 100 million of the citys proposed budget to be spent on getting people housed. Abc seven news south bay reporter Dustin Dorsey explains how mayor matt mehan and the city want to use that money. No one in san jose, not the residents nor city leaders, wants anyone to be forced to live on the streets. And once again, the city council and mayor matt mehan are backing up that commitment. With more money to fight homelessness faster, cheaper solutions that are safe and managed. Alternatives to encampments. We have to do that both because of budget constraints, daetz and to be responsive to the humanity and Environmental Crisis on our streets. 27 million of the proposed budget will go directly toward getting in compliance with the clean water act by relocating more than 1000 People Living along city rivers and creeks, mehan says san jose can do this in order to avoid state fines by connecting unhoused residents with families in other cities and states through a homeward bound pilot program, expanding no return zones to permanently clean up certain encampments, and giving those people a place to go with more tiny homes, safe parking and even safe sleeping sites. Fast and cost Friendly Solutions to get people in managed environments, meaning there are some rules. Theres some security, basic sanitation, access to case management. Ideally and get people stabilized to pay for these solutions. The city is proposing to reallocate measure e funds earmarked for affordable housing. Mehan suggested this last year as well, and it faced a lot of backlash because advocates like pastor scott wagers have learned people are more likely to stay off the streets if they have that sense of permanence in their lives. The emphasis has to be on long term housing, right . I know a lot of people on the streets that try to go into these tiny homes, and they end up back on the street for whatever reason. For some reason, when you get people a house of their own, not a house, but an apartment in a room, and that gives them autonomy and they feel freed up. Mehan says the city is still building affordable housing, but Faster Solutions have to be the priority to be in compliance with the clean water act. But the ultimate long term goal for mehan, as well as the advocates remain the same. Getting the unhoused housed once again in san jose. Dustin dorsey, abc seven news. Moving to developing news. Community groups are now calling for a federal investigation into alleged racism and islamophobia in berkeley unified schools. The civil rights complaint claims there is a hostile environment of antipalestinian, antiarab and islamic discrimination within the district. It all comes as a day after the u. S. Education department announced an investigation into allegations of severe and persistent antisemitism in the district. Today on capitol hill, superintendent anika ford morthal acknowledged nine antisemitic incidents but says the issue is not pervasive. When investigations show that an antisemitic event has occurred, we take action to teach, correct and redirect our students. We do not publicly share our actions because student information is private and legally protected under federal and state law. As a result, some believe we do nothing. This is not true. Republican lawmakers pushed back, questioning her about district curriculum and if phrases deemed by jews and others as antisemitic are acceptable. One of the slides in this curriculum said for some palestinians from the river to the sea is a call for freedom and peace. Do you think thats an appropriate thing to have on a slide for students . We definitely believe that its important to expose our students to a diversity of ideas and perspectives. And if it was presented as a perspective, i do think its appropriate. The complaint filed by jewish groups also claims that phrases like kill jews were scrawled at berkeley high, and many students hid their judaism out of fear. Two men charged in a deadly drive by shooting in antioch were sentenced today and avoided life in prison. The case has ties to the texting scandal that sent shockwaves through the Antioch Police department, and is one of the reasons why the defendants received lesser sentences. As abc seven News Reporter anser hassan explains, sentences were handed down in the landmark case linked to the Antioch Police texting scandal. I think in this case, this is a strong outcome, all four defendants will be facing, a lengthy prison sentence. This case dates back to 2021. Four suspects were facing murder charges for a drive by shooting in antioch. Gun and gang enhancements would have meant life in prison. Instead, all four men pled no contest to manslaughter and lesser sentences. The resolution that has been struck in this matter, brings, accountability, to this case. The decision is a result of an fbi investigation that uncovered racist texts being sent between Antioch Police, including the arresting officers in the murder. The judge ruling that antiblack bias played a role in the charges, dropped all enhancements and special circumstances. Nobodys going to be completely happy. Defense attorney kamala caamano represents terrion pugh, who was featured in the text chains. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Caamano wouldnt comment on the plea deal, but she says californias Racial Justice act actually led to two landmark decisions in this case. The first dealt with the District Attorneys Office in terms of disparate treatment of African Americans in their charging decisions. And it was very important that that be brought to light. The second, she says, deals with racial animus in policing. The integrity of the investigation is completely compromised. And thats what happened in this case. So it really wasnt any justice. The time that theyll get is not that much time. Brandi griffin is the mother of the shooting victim, arnold hawkins. She says she read the Text Messages and acknowledges problems within the department, but she says her family is paying the price. This was about arnold hawkins. This murder is about arnold hawkins. And they, they pretty much did them a favor, you know, thats how our family feel. 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Like quality inn, for the dad that gets every dollar and minute outta this family road trip the day is upon us book at choicehotels. Com. Hellllllooooooooo live in east oakland. My name is alexei varnava dragan, and this fall i will be attending uc berkeley. Wow. There we go. 50 students announced the colleges theyll be attending next fall. For many, theyre the first in their family to attend college. Organizers say the ceremony honors the students academic achievements against long odds. Only 50 of oaklands black and brown seniors graduate college ready. The as are wrapping up their final season at the coliseum, and attendance has been very low. The team is averaging just over 6000 fans per home game so far this year. Abc seven News Reporter ryan curry went to the coliseum to show you what it looks like. It might not look like it, but there is a baseball game going on a Major League Baseball game. Sure, its a day game on a wednesday, but all season this stadium has been barren. The attendance numbers for the first 21 games of the season compared to last year, are much lower, from a peak of about 13,500 on opening day to a low of less than 2900 on monday. Last season , opening day brought more than 25,000 fans to the coliseum. Manfred and fisher have done the impossible. Theyve lessened my interest in Major League Baseball, so who is going to the games . We went around the coliseum and found fans are here because they want to relive memories before the team leaves. We just sit here and talk and sometimes we throw the baseball and its kind of a low key, easy thing to do. Tailgating in the parking lot is what eric scriven has done for years, and ive been a fan for 40 plus years now for the as. Are you going to miss this, this parking lot, this tailgate . Oh yeah. Yeah, on the concourse. Bob bales tells me he still remembers his first game, may the 11th, 1968 as and the white sox cant be lost. A pop up in the sun. The as lost one. Nothing but reliving memories is not enough to crowd this stadium. Lets go back i feel like the as are missing out on a lot of revenue and a lot of, like, things that could happen if they just kept players and they just kept putting money into the stadium. Its a father and son field trip for Jesse Feldman and his son ethan. This is sad because ive loved the as all my life, and hes brought me here since i was just a baby. And its like my whole childhood is just right here in this stadium. For them, wednesdays game was about spending time together. So what does it mean for you . This is the last season to be here with your son, to enjoy a day like this. We are getting it all in. Of course i said yes when they said field trip at the as game. Its a small crowd, but for them its about creating memories at a ballpark one last time. No way in oakland. Ryan curry, abc seven news the story and the weather makes me want to go out to a baseball game. Lets all go. Sandhya patel is here to tell us when we can all go to the baseball game. Hey, lets just go tomorrow. Why not deal . J. R. And dionne, lets talk about what it looks like right now. Good evening everyone. It is absolutely beautiful. If you havent had a chance to go outside, this is the view from san jose where the sun is out. It is a little gusty, especially over some of our hilltops. Mount diablo, northeastern wind 3831 at atlas peak. This is the very same wind that brought our temperatures up compared to 24 hours ago. We are running 13 degrees warmer in oakland. You will notice up ten in san jose, 11 degrees warmer in San Francisco. So if you are going to step out this evening, inland areas in the mid 70s and then dropping off to the 60s around the bay, still pretty warm at 7 p. M. I mean, a little breezy, but 75 degrees and eventually coming down to the mid 60s around the coastal areas, 65 degrees and then down to the 50s, the warmth is courtesy of this area of high pressure. Clearly building in the wind flowing from the high to the low, which is well inland. But thats why weve been experiencing those gusty winds as a result of the downsloping wind. Look at the fog. It just completely got pushed away. Now today those wind gusts over some of our higher terrain have reached as high as 45 to even 6061 miles an hour on mount diablo, a view from our emeryville camera. Looking at downtown oakland. Its a shaky one right now. 74 in San Francisco, 79 in oakland, san jose, redwood city, currently 61 and Half Moon Bay. Just clear skies from our sutro tower camera looking at San Francisco 80, in santa rosa. Everyone else from petaluma to napa to concord, all in the 70s. And this is a gorgeous view from mount tam tonight, gusty winds continue. Tomorrow were talking about summerlike heat. And late tomorrow into friday the fog is going to return along the coastline. First, lets talk about the winds remaining gusty at 7 00, especially for parts of the north bay where that wind advisory is up through tomorrow morning, 9 00. Still 29 to 31 mile an hour. Winds and then they back off a bit, only to pick up again tomorrow morning. And then the wind will switch. Direction coming onshore, blowing from the cooler ocean water towards the land. Thats whats going to help to bring that fog back into the picture along the coastline late tomorrow. Going into friday, which means the coast cools on friday, not inland though youll see those temperatures in a moment. 50s and 60s, clear and breezy tomorrow morning. Tomorrow afternoon in the south bay, 87 in san jose, 80 degrees in santa cruz. Good day to be on the beach on the peninsula. 87 redwood city, 70s along the coast from Half Moon Bay to pacifica, downtown San Francisco, 81 degrees. That would be the warmest in seven months for the city. 88 in santa rosa, 86 in san rafael in the east bay. Oakland 84, berkeley 82. Head inland and youre going to feel that heat. 88 in concord, 86 in livermore. Good day to be in shorts and t shirts and the accuweather seven day forecast. You will need plenty of water. Look at those 90 by friday and saturday. Inland notice the coast cools and so does the bay. Its going to be lovely for moms. Temperatures backing off everywhere but still pleasant. And then next week, 60s to 80s once again. So dionne and jay are looking really nice. Okay, perfect weather in San Francisco too. Yeah, beautiful. Thank you. Well, an update now on whats become a saga in the effort to rename Oakland