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Of what the city wants to see. Other activities include block parties, movie nights, pop up shops and dance or exercise events. We have the Oakland Museum celebrating tilly summerfield hosted a dance battle in february for black History Month through a similar type of program, i was able to pay all the dancers. I was able to give away merch from the black panthers. I was able to, like, really give back in a tangible way. And so through these opportunities, we are able to activate the space in a way thats it. That gives the power back to the people. The city says, activate oakland also has an equity component to make sure events are held across the city. Weve been really intentional of making sure that these dollars are going to communities that have not received them before because all of our all parts of oakland are beautiful and we need to make sure we amplify that. The application process is now open. The deadline to apply is october 12th. The event must take place between the end of october and august of next year in oakland. Anson hassan, abc seven news. Well, San Francisco put its best foot forward for the mega tech conference dreamforce. So now the question is if the city can transform for visitors, why cant it be like this every day . Abc7 News Reporter suzannephan took the question to mayor london breed to get her reaction. Suzanne so kristin, mayor breed pushed back. She said the city did not go through a major transformation just for dreamforce. She says San Francisco is cleaned up for every Single Convention and overall things are getting better. Its the final day of dreamforce, socalled trailblazers are still trying to get as much as possible out of their experian bounce. A lot of i talk. I think that was the word of the day. Its been absolutely epic. Great event, less than 24 hours earlier, salesforce Ceo Marc Benioff sat down with governor gavin newsom to talk about what hes seeing in San Francisco. This is probably the cleanest ive ever seen San Francisco. Its amazing how clean the streets are. Listen to this. Why can San Francisco not be like this every single day . The governor replied that it is possible. He said its up to the city of San Francisco and its leaders. We asked mayor london breed to respond to that and benioffs claim that dreamforce s made the citys transformation possible. Its not just because of dreamforce. There are other conventions. This is what we do for every convention that comes to San Francisco, breed says conventions are key to the citys economic recovery, and she claims things have improved. So my push back is, you know, that San Francisco is changing, things are getting better. The mayor admits that the city still sees challenges in the tenderloin and south of market. Part of what i am doing is not pointing the finger at anyone but rolling up my sleeves to take full responsibility and do everything we can to address those issues. Issues like drug use, homeless and crime. And we are seeing some impacts, especially with daytime open air drug dealing, using and other issues. But we are aggressively doing everything we can. And i think over time were going to see some significant improvements in fact, i feel like theyre already happening back to dreamforce. I think San Francisco looks great. Yoshinori and megan aguayo live and work in San Francisco and attended this years dreamforce. They noticed a big difference in and around moscone center. Yeah, i think they did a good job cleaning up for dreamforce hjorths to be honest, i think people would like to exaggerate how bad San Francisco has gotten. Dreamforce attendees from all across the globe have had varying impressions of San Francisco. I heard things, but it was everything was fine. It is sad to see some of the things that are happening in the city, but you know, this is kind of like i think its just having everywhere. Mayor breed says Jpmorgan Chase hosted its convention in San Francisco and wrote about its incredible experiences in the city. Breed also says many other companies have signed on to hold their convention in San Francisco in the coming years. Live in the newsroom, suzannephan. Abc news. Suzanne, thank you. New developments now on californias plan to fight organized retail crime. Today, the board of state and Community Corrections officials approved a plan to send millions in grant money to 55 cities and counties all across the state. Now, fresno is getting the most with more than 23 million going to its Police Department here in the bay area. The biggest chunk is going to San Francisco 17. 3 million in state funds. The majority of that money, 15. 3 million to be exact, will go to the citys Police Department. That will be used to hire more officers and boost Crime Prevention efforts. The rest is going to san franscs district attorneys office. The other bay area district attorneyces each getting 2 million apiece. Those offices are in alameda, santa clara and sonoma counties and three other local Law Enforcement agencies are getting money as well. 15 million to the San Mateo County Sheriffs Office. 11 million to the Santa Clara County Sheriffs Office and 8 million to the san jose Police Department. New developments with a water main break that opened up a massive sinkhole in the middle of San Franciscos cow hollow neighborhood. The city now says it will take up to six weeks to repair everything. The hole opened up late sunday at the intersection of fillmore and green streets, while the broken pipe is fixed and inspection has shown there are all sorts of other problems that need to be dealt with. Crews also need to replace sewer and gas pipelines. Part of our Mission Every day here at abc7 is to highlight the efforts to build a better bay area. And today San Francisco literally did that mayor london breed signing a new law to speed up housing projects. This will unlock funds make it easier to get these projects approved and then Start Construction much faster. The mayor says there is still a lot of work to be done here. This is a very, very important first step. We know we have to do so much more. No, it is not everything. We need to do to get to the 82,000 units that San Francisco needs to build in order to fulfill our commitment to the housing element. But its an incredible start. Todays signing took place in a market on third street thats going to be turned into hundreds of units of new housing. San jose mayor matt mehan says painful cuts could be coming after the city approved new contracts for its workers earlier this week. We are already making modest cuts this year, but its really the projections next year and the year after where our Budget Office tells us we will likely need to cut 20 million in ongoing spending. Thats going to be painful. And sadly, it will disproportionately impact our most vulnerable residents unless we get very lucky and have higher than expected tax revenue. So mayhem was the only person who voted no. All the other City Council Members voted yes. And that agreement is with two unions representing 4500 workers to pay for their raises. San jose is looking to cut School Crossing guards and may reduce the number of days for the bike and pedestrian friendly viva cal mayor mehan says san joses parks and Rec Department is looking to outside fundraising to keep viva cal going. A new study out today says immigrants provide a crucial and profound beneficial impact on life and business in Santa Clara County. Today, county leaders hailed that report, compiled by the American Immigration council. That is a washington based nonprofit that and Advocacy Group the study looked into the role that immigrants play in the regions labor force business sector, as well as consumer spending. The Silicon Valley right here offer our immigrants opportunity of hope. And in return, these hardworking immigrants do more than their share in terms of contributing to the economic boom of the county. According to the study, immigrants make up 40 of the countys population. But contribute 54 of its annual gross domestic product. In 2021, immigrants accounted for 67 of the regions science tech and engineering workers. 64 of its manufacturing workers and 56 of professional service workers. This afternoon, barts board of directors will be getting an update on the next generation of its faregates. Heres a rendering of what the new gates will look like. The agency hopes theyll cut down on fare evasion. You cant just jump over that gate, right . And provide better access for riders. Bart awarded a contract for 775 of the gates last month. The first ones will go up at the west oakland station in december and will be tested for several months. If all goes well, Installation System wide will begin next year and be completed by 2026. Weve been working on this for a long time. Coming up, a piece of star wars history could soon go the way of the death star. The fight to keep it intact. Nasa uncovering more than just the secrets of the universe. The new report that came out today. And a peacock looking for a new home. The story behind wingo star. Hi, im meteorologist sandhya patel. Mild to warm this afternoon, but changes are on the way for the weekend. Ill have the forecast when abc7 news keep. Coming. Back. Inflammation might be to blame. Over the counter eye drops can provide temporary relief. Xiidra. Can provide lasting relief. It targets inflammation that can cause dry eye disease. Xiidra treats the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease. Dont use if allergic to xiidra. Common side effects include eye irritation, discomfort or blurred vision when applied, and unusual taste sensation. Why wait . Ask your doctor about a 90day prescription and pay as little as 0. Xiidra. Oof you were always so dedicated. We worked hard to build up the shop, save for college and our retirement. But we got there, thanks to our advisor and vanguard. Now i see who all that hard work was for. It was always for you. Seeing you carry on our legacy im so proud. At vanguard, youre more than just an investor, youre an owner. Setting up the future for the ones you love. Thats the value of ownership. A light and magic that was founded george lucas. Its going away. It currently houses 3210 stios. The old facility is new. Owners are retiring, but one employee would like to save the studios history and legacy. Abc7 News Reporter cornell bernard with more from marin county. Now the creators of the biggest smash hit of all time bring you the next episode in the star wars saga. The Empire Strikes back. You might be surprised to know that classic and hundreds of other films were created inside this nondescript building on kerner boulevard in san rafael. Film making and Television Changed forever in these facilities. Now, home to 3210 studios, this is the former campus of industrial light and magic, the special effects Company Founded by george lucas. Right after the success of star wars. George wanted to remove himself from the hollywood system and so he moved the industrial light and magic shop, which was down in van nuys for star wars up here. Longtime employee sean howes says many props and models from movies are still here. The millennium falcon, an anchor from pirates of the caribbean, even a model of chewbaccas head. Thats a paint and sample section of the trestle from the lone ranger up there. Lucas relocated his campus to the presidio in 2005, and he took the original door with him now on display. After a decade, the studios new owners are calling it quits. They tell us 30 to 10 is simply going out of business due to adverse business conditions, including the declining use of miniature practical effects in Film Production and also a halt in production due to the hollywood strike. Sean howes says the landlord plans to repurpose the building. Its a travesty. I mean, this is a historic place. The other part of it is its a tragedy for the bay area filmmaking community. We reached out to the buildings owner but have not heard back. Sean howes says hes launching a campaign to save the campus and continue its film making legacy. We are in the process of setting up a go fund. Me so this is probably the coolest hidden gem of this property. This is the original theater. Its where that cool theater sound quality was born and tested. In fact, the speakers are still on the wall. Sean howes hoping to preserve all the history. I would encourage if people do care about this place and they care about their film and everything to show their support of the continuation of this facility in san rafael, cornell, bernard, abc7 news. And disney is the Parent Company of industrial light and magic. And of course abc seven news. Cruz wants to make its autonomous taxis more accessible to people in wheelchairs. And today the company unveiled what it says is the worlds first Wheelchair Accessible selfdriving vehicle. They call it the wave. People who were invited to check it out at an event today say they were impressed. This can open so many opportunities. Basically like to have more accessible alternatives to move around. Hopefully like better prices because normally like accessible transportation is much more expensive. This is very exciting to the disability community. Cruz provided us with this video of the wave, which was designed over three years in cooperation with general motors. The Autonomous Car Company Hopes to launch it next year, starting with a pilot for a small group of users. San francisco wants a decision to allow Driverless Cars on city streets to be reconsidered. And the City Attorneys Office formally applied for a new hearing on the California Public Utilities Commission vote that granted an unlimited expansion of Autonomous Vehicles that request came after multiple events, including when a cruise car hit a fire truck injuring its passenger. One of a kind pet is up for adoption on the peninsula. Meat wingo star, an adult domesticated peacock. A few weeks ago, he was running around a School Parking lot in east palo alto. Rescuers captured him. Vets examined him, and he was given a clean bill of health. An ideal situation is that hes in a relatively predator proof environment that can protect him, but he has places where he can jump up to and maybe fly, you know, because theyll fly to like low branches and things. You know, perhaps if theres like a tree or even like a house tree or Something Like that. The Peninsula Humane Society is only looking to adopt wingo star to somebody whos an experienced bird owner. Its also important to know what kind of food peacocks eat like chicken feed nuts, vegetables and fruit. His adoption fee is just 20 bucks. You might want to check with where you live, though, to see if thats are they allowed everywhere . Canaries are really. I dont think its like the canaries. I dont dont know. I guess you can. They say you can domesticate a peacock, but mostly what they do is they come into your yard and eat your flowers and then fly away. So its an acquired taste, lets just put it that way. And theyre so proud about it, you know what i mean . Theyre beautiful when they unfurl the feathers. Yeah, for sure. I dont know. Need to ruffle your feathers over the weather forecast. Its perfectly pleasant. Sandhya. Yeah it is absolutely pleasant. And larry and kristen, lets take a look at the winds right now, gusting to 32 at oakland, 20 miles an hour at san mateo. Its an onshore wind that is helping to bring us good air quality just about everywhere right now. And that is going to continue. Take a look at this live picture from our Oakland Airport camera. Heres a look at the forecast the next three days. Were looking at good air quality to get outside and enjoy. Well, if you like the fog, you have it right now, Golden Gate Bridge is not even visible there. Barely visible because of the fog. 66 in the city, 68 in oakland, its 73. In mountain view, really pleasant. San jose, 81 degrees and half moon bay, youre at 61. The marine layer is already pushing across the bay. Tonight, an indication of changes ahead. Low 80s novato santa rosa. It is 74. In napa and in the mid 80s for concord and livermore on live doppler seven right now, the marine layer has been with us most of the afternoon near the coast and its going to stick around. No rain on our radar here lo