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KGO ABC7 July 3, 2024

Live along valley waters owned waterways to move out to neighborhoods with no plan. We need to work with them to identify sites where we can stand up. Alternative give shelter, basic services, sanitation, case management, security and create a dignified and safe alternative to encampments. Unhoused advocate sandy perry sees the value in clean water, but he says the only reason people are alongside the creeks is because the city and county are not offering the unhoused enough places to go. So this whole idea of having people go back and forth from the creeks to the neighborhoods, the neighborhoods to the creeks, endlessly. Its not a solution. Valley waters, environmental creek, clean up committee will discuss the issue friday before a final board vote in june in san jose. Dustin dawsey, abc seven news and today, San Francisco mayoral candidate daniel lurie unveiled his plan to address the citys homelessness crisis. Lurie says his plan labeled home run, will end unsheltered homelessness within the city limits of San Francisco. It would create 2500 interim Housing Units during his first two years as mayor, and would take steps to get people off the streets immediately. In my First Six Months as mayor, we will create an additional 1500 Emergency Shelter beds that will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, so we can clear encampments and connect people on the streets with a warm bed and a path to services. Lurie says the citys current plan to build permanent Supportive Housing takes too long, and is too expensive, costing the city 1 million or more per unit. Embattled Alameda County District Attorney pamela price and the group trying to recall her are both applauding a decision to let Voters Decide the issue in november. Today, price announced she supports the move to hold the recall vote during the general election. November 5th. The board of supervisors yesterday did the right thing and decided not to invest 20 million of our hard earned tax dollars for a failed effort to overturn the november 2022 election to save Alameda County for everyone or safe is the group behind the recall. It wanted the vote held as soon as possible. Group leaders now say theyre okay with the november date, telling abc seven news they are absolutely confident price will be recalled. Happening now a rally at the propalestinian camp set up on the san jose state campus. And in about an hour, they say theyll host the artist responsible for victory stand. Thats the statue of track athletes tommie smith and john carlos, who famously protest during a medal ceremony at the 1968 summer olympics. Students began a campus encampment on monday. The University Posted a sign telling protesters to clear the encampment by last night. But as you can see, it is still there. A new protest at uc berkeley started this afternoon. Uc police say the group hopped a fence, broke windows and unfurled banners at the empty unhoused, unused rather and ahead alumni hall on haight street near peoples park. A University Spokesperson says those involved are peoples park activists. This is the 55th anniversary of the peoples park. Cal Officials Say this is not the same group that built a propalestinian camp outside sproul hall. Now, that group took down its encampment yesterday after reaching an understanding with the university. Today, we checked the campus and found some bald spots on the grass where tents once stood, plus some trash and graffiti left behind. Activists say their protests are not over, but that its time to move on to the next phase. Students at the university of San Francisco protesting the war in gaza ignored a deadline yesterday to vacate their encampment or face potential sanctions. Heres a look at the encampment today, a statement from students occupying welch field said a meeting between the group and the University Went badly. Theres been no word if the school took any action today , students at San Francisco State University say theyve reached an agreement with the University Leadership over divestment from israel. Abc seven News Reporter suzanne fawn is live at San Francisco state with the latest on this developing story. Suzanne so, ama, students for gaza say theyre seeing progress made here at San Francisco state. And thats why they are starting to scale back their encampment. Theyre taking down as many as 30 tents right now. But they say theyre also going to be sticking around until they see more progress made. They say the fight is far from over. This is progress, not a victory. There is no victory during a genocide. This fight is far from over. This is exactly the power of mass action. Students for gaza at San Francisco state say they will continue fighting this wednesday afternoon. After their rally at cesar chavez plaza. They began scaling back their encampment. Protesters say theyre moving in the right direction. I feel that change is in progress. Last week, San Francisco State University president lynn mahoney met face to face with students for gaza. She heard their demands. Then administrators met with students on monday and reached a big agreement to divest from weapons manufacturers, according to student leaders. The university will also limit other indirect investments that violate human rights overall, students say administrators met three of their demands. We have received a commitment to divest from weapons manufacturing to disclose clear accounts of where sfsu is investing its money, and to publicly defend our right to protest. However, protesters say president mahoney stopped short of calling the thousands of palestinian deaths a genocide. Students say they will keep a presence on campus, so we resuming activity and everything in our presence here on campus, i we just will not be staying the night. The agreement comes right before graduation for San Francisco state students on may 24th. I think the timeline is curious, but you know what . Were never going to complain about something being done quickly because thats always going to be the Initiative Students say they are pushing for definitive change, and they will remain on campus as long as it takes. As long as there is a genocide in gaza, we are going to be out here to bring awareness and to show our solidarity. And until we see the full divestment from our university and from the csu, we will be out here to continue showing that strength. In response to the students, president mahoney released this statement saying, quote, i remain appreciative of the peaceful protests that have allowed all of our students to complete their semesters without interruption and of this work to better align our Investment Strategies with our values. And students say they will follow the disclosure of San Francisco state investments closely, and theyll work with administration over the summer and fall semester to meet other demands. Were live at San Francisco State University. Suzanne phan abc seven news. And we certainly are keeping on top of it. Thank you. Suzanne. Now at sonoma State University, the schools president is on administrative leave following an email he sent out to the campus community. The chancellor of csu says mike lee sent a campus wide message concerning an agreement with protesters without first getting the, quote, appropriate approvals. In yesterdays memo, lee said the school would disclose University Vendor contracts and seek divestment strategies. The campus encampment is starting to come down now. School officials tell abc seven news that organizers agreed to move it out by tonight. And just a short time ago, we spoke with the ceo of the Jewish Community relations council, bay area. That group agrees with the decision to put sonoma states president on leave, and they say they have greater concerns about the calls to divest. We dont think that its fair, right, to single out a country we can disagree with. The government of the country just like ours. But to boycott it, to delegitimize its people, to stop doing academic exchanges with it, we think is deeply problematic. And alienates the Jewish Community. And so we felt compelled with our la and statewide partners to send a letter to the leadership to make sure that they understood how detrimental this would be for our community. Now, that letter reads in part, quote, the civil rights of jewish students and the faculty are not a bargaining chip that can be used to quell campus unrest. It goes on these negotiations and subsequent concessions counter the spirit of higher education, are in direct violation of california state law, are not in line with antidiscrimination policies and statements, provide no assurances, and incentivize students to violate university policies. End quote. All right. Stay with us for continuing coverage of the College Campus protests in the bay area and around the country. Youll get the latest any time you need it at abc seven news. Com in the east bay, the family of a man who died after being taken into custody by Antioch Police back in 2020, has settled their lawsuit with the city, as abc seven News Reporter ryan curry explains, the family and their lawyer say theyre trying to use what happened to create change. Hands folded, tears streaming down their faces. Angelo quintos family is still grieving his death. How often do you think of angelo . Oh, i think we think of angelo every day inside the quinto home. It looks like he never left his room is still mostly the same. His towel and coat are still hanging in the bathroom. No one would touch it. And so theres this whole thing of, like, maybe hes just going to pop out or pop back home. We want him to be remembered for, for how he lived and not how he died. Angelo, kiddo. Angelo died after being taken into Police Custody while experiencing a Mental Health episode in the days before christmas of 2020. This week, the city of antioch and the quinto family reached a 7. 5 million settlement in his death. This is a case where the family, from day one, took the tragedy and the loss and circumstances surrounding angelos death, and turned it and tried to turn it into a positive, good. One of those changes, antiochs Community Response team, which is named after angelo. They are trained to deescalate Mental Health emergencies. In the first year of the program, theyve responded to 500 calls a month and no one has died in their custody. This is a kind of a celebration to me, and it shows the possibilities that that can happen out of a tragedy. Why do you think if there was a Community Response team back in 2020, angelo would be alive . I fully believe that. And that belief is why the family remains committed to helping save lives. A properly trained Mental Health Response Team is the proper solution for everyone in antioch. Ryan curry, abc seven news. Coming up here next, the future of air travel in the bay area and it is coming soon to sfo. Im meteorologist sandhya patel, mae gray with us overnight tonight. Ill let you know if itsticking around through the weekend. Coming up when a craft passed overhead while on its final flight to idaho State University. Thats where it will be used to train future aircraft technicians. Nasa used the narrow body jetliners to conduct Airborne Science Missions for nearly 40 years. Nice treat to get to see that today. San Francisco International airport is in the midst of a big remodeling and expansion project. One of the areas of focus is harvey milk terminal one and the newly remodeled area will open to the public. Really . Now in just a matter of weeks, heres a live look at sfo. Abc seven News Reporter tim johns explains what travelers can expect. Yeah, this remodeling of terminal one actually started prior to the pandemic. This final phase, though, is set to open to the public on june the 11th, and the airport says once that happens, they think travelers are going to like what they see. Step inside the new portion of harvey milk terminal one at sfo, and youll experience the future of air travel in the bay area. Everything from new security areas. Youre not going to hold up everybody else. You essentially get diverted to a separate lane to new check in desk. And the addition of whole new gates. So we get two additional gates up to a total of 27 here in harvey milk terminal one, the terminals at expansion and remodeling project began several years ago, with the first phase opening back in 2019. Since then, the terminal has gradually opened more areas to the public over the years. This final section will officially be completed on june 11th. This section was actually postponed by the pandemic. We originally hoped to finish this in april of 2023, but like a lot of things, this project briefly was put on hold during the pandemic. The expansion at terminal one isnt the only exciting project happening at sfo, though. Come july. Terminal three will also be getting a renovation when completed in 2028. Spokespeople say sfo will be one of the most modern airports in the country, something they hope will leave a lasting impression on visitors. They come to San Francisco. This is their first opportunity to feel the hospitality of San Francisco, to feel our art and our innovation and our welcoming spirit. So its really important that people, when they step off that airplane, they have this beautiful, clean, efficient system, which is our airport beyond the esthetic factors, experts say having a state of the art airport is critical to maintaining San Franciscos Competitive Edge economically. They tell us having an airport with many nonstop flights and world class facilities is key for attracting both business and tourists. We realize, number one, were not the only International Gateway on the west coast. We compete a lot with lax and seattle airports, and then obviously were not the only airport in the bay area now because of everything going on here at the airport, some airlines are going to be moving what terminals they operate out of. That includes alaska, who will be moving here into terminal one. And united will be moving some of their flights into terminal two. Once the remodeling of terminal three gets underway in july. But for now, im at sfo airport. Tim johns, abc seven news. Happening tomorrow a 5 fee to reserve a public pickleball or tennis court could become reality. San franciscos recreation and Parks Commission will vote on the proposal. Its been considering it for a while. Reservations are currently free. If approved, the new fee would be 5 for a one hour reservation. In a plan to improve Housing Conditions for farmworkers in Half Moon Bay is moving forward, the Planning Commission voted last night in favor of the project, which would include building a five story, 40 unit home for senior farm workers. The push comes after last years mass shooting, in which seven farmworkers were killed on two farms in Half Moon Bay. The tragedy also exposed the poor Living Conditions on those farms. Were going to have resources for the farmworkers that are going to be living here on 555, kelly uh with medical, dental and again, its a prime location because theyre able to walk, you know, to the clinic, to the church, to the grocery store. There have been concerns about the height of the building and potential parking problems. But last week, Governor Newsom threatened legal action against the Planning Commission if a vote on the project was delayed. All right now to an update on a story the iteam covered extensively in 2022, involving hundreds of people sickened and hospitalized after eating a Daily Harvest lentil and leek crumbles. Today, the fda announced the tariff flour, the ingredient the company identified as having made people ill, does not meet the standard to be generally recognized as safe and is an unapproved food additive. Daily harvest voluntarily recalled the product at the time, but not before. Some people had their gall bladders removed as a result of eating it. In a statement, the fda says manufacturers who are considering using tara flour as an agreement ingredient in food are responsible for its safety and are encouraged to consult with the fda first. All right, lets get a check on our weather. You see the clouds behind us . Yeah. Really interesting. Beautiful clouds behind us. Meteorologist sandhya patel is here to tell us if that means anything. Sandy. It does. I like your guyss description, though. Dan and allah. Thats the marine

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