Are expecting some big changes. We still have a spare the air alert that is lingered day after day due to the hazy conditions. The north winds still not totally shut off. So were looking at some of that smoke from the north still being brought into the bay area. But look at that. Weve got a cold front that is going to clean everything out, bring fire ending rain to extreme Northern California. So some really good news there. Heres a look at live doppler seven moderate air quality right now. That means were in the yellow and well look for these hazy conditions. This is a 24 hour loop that shows the blue indicating, yeah, were going to have some of that high elevation smoke. But by the time we get to the second half of our weekend skies will be much clearer. So poor air quality, mainly north bay, the coast and central bay. Then everyone gets into the good air quality. Tomorrow it is 59 in oakland, 57 in fremont. And as we look at our northerly winds, theyre light, but they still will be transporting some of that smoke. And as we look at the next several hours, well be under sunny to hazy conditions. Those upper 60s inland to mid 70s by about 4 00. And then looking at 60s at the coast, gloria sounds nice. Thank you, lisa. And you can monitor the air quality all in our online interactive tracker. You can check it out on abc7 news. Com. Com. Weve put it on the home page to make it easy to find right now. A two year old diedolwing a shooting in vallejo. Few details are available but were told it happened on alhambra avenue yesterday morning. Police say a Family Member brought the boy to the hospital and the toddler had at least one gunshot wound. They say the shooting happened at a home, but the circumstances are not clear right now. No arrests have been made. Six year old Jeremy Stoner was assaulted and strangled. A suspect was arrested, but later cleared. And jeremys murder went unsolved until this week. Abc seven News ReporterTara Campbell tells us how police finally cracked the case. And what we know about the suspect footage from more than three decades ago. Abc seven news there for the funeral of six year old Jeremy Stoner, a abducted near his familys vallejo home in 1987. His body found days later on Sherman Island in sacramento county. We are in the process, as we have been for the last several days, of going throughout that area. And looking for suspicious people. Anything that may be suspicious that has come through that area that year, police did arrest and charge a man with murder and kidnaping, but the case was dismissed and the investigation then went cold for decades. That is, until this week. Solano County District attorney Krishna Abrams announcing friday a new suspect in custody identified using Dna Technology in a statement, she said, i am so thankful to have such dedicate and cold case investigators that no matter how much time goes by, they remained steadfast in their commitment to solving these horrific cases. Jim hammer is a former San Francisco assistant district attorney, the second level is think about the guy who was wrongly accused of this. I mean, a man who had falsely accused of rape and murder of a young boy. I cant imagine a worse false accusation than now. This week, investigators arresting fred kane, the third, at his home in central point, oregon. Hell be transferred to Solano County to face a murder charge. Hes also accused of kidnaping and. But if dna is collected properly and everyone follows procedure, theres in my mind, no better evidence in the world because it can prove conclusively who committed this crime and perhaps soon, some long awaited closure for this community. Tara campbell, abc seven news. Governor newsom is urging the Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling that block cities from clearing homeless encampment sites. He filed a brief yesterday warning the high court that cities are paralyzed by the decision. Newsoms filing comes following whats become a hot issue in San Francisco, where the city is fighting an injunction that keeps it from clearing camps. District attorneys in sacramento and san diego have filed similar briefs. Elon musk has pledged to donate 100,000 to defeat one progressive San Francisco supervisor over during next years elections. It comes after the supervisor got some pushback for comments that he made about the citys problem with car breakins. But as abc7 News Reporter tim johns tells us, theres a lot more to this story. A post from San Francisco supervisor dean preston now going viral online on wednesday. Preston taking to the social media platform formerly known as twitter to urge the city to launch a campaign telling visitors not to leave things in their cars. The supervisor saying the move would dramatically reduce car break ins. The tweet getting noticed by several of prestons political opponents, including elon musk, who said hed donate 100,000 to help defeat him in the next election. And thats not in stead of enforcement right. The Police Department and the dea will work on the enforce side of it. During an interview, preston said his tweet was taken out of context by musk and others. He tells me he believes the city needs a multifaceted approach to tackle the car breaking epidemic. Thats why he hosted a special hearing thursday, bringing together several city agencies to try and find solutions to the problem. Lets actually have real signage with graphics that are clear to people, no matter what language they speak. Lets have Community Ambassador who are out there hand adding a similar flier to people as they park San Francisco has aveged between 15 and 20,000 car break ins a year since around 2017. A fact that perpetuates negative perceptions of the city for both locals and visitors alike, says sharky laguana. When visitors come here and their windows are broken and their luggage is stolen or their passports are stolen, their computers are stolen. Uh, it doesnt make them want to come back. Laguana is the president of the american car rental association. He says leaving a car empty doesnt always help, but its certainly no guarantee. Ive had my car broken into many times, and it didnt have anything in it. Laguana says San Francisco has been trying the same failed methods to prevent car break ins for years and that city leaders need to find new solutions. And this is where were coming up short. Were just unable to catch these people all doing it in San Francisco, tim johns, abc seven news. Could San Francisco bring back a type of private Security Service not seen since the gold rush . One Police Commissioner wants to see it happen. Abc7 News Reporter luis pena looks at what it would take to revive the program of patrol specials. Crime in San Francisco is trending up. According to the latest city police data robberies over the last 12 months are up 6 compared to the annual average over the last four years. Vehicle thefts are also up 19 compared to the yearly average. City officials are now getting creative, looking at the past to stop future crime, theyre considering something called patrol specials. A patrol special is a modified private security. So this also will free up our Police Officers to actually fight crime. San francisco commissioner Deborah Walker presented this proposal to the Police Commission this week, hoping to officially bring back a squad of this type to the city is an existing program that began back in the Gold Rush Days when we didnt have police. But its always operated sort of side at the same time as our Police Department. Currently, theres only one patrol special still active in San Francisco. He urged sfpds chief and other commissioners to revive this program. When i became patrol special in 1977, it was 450 patrol specials that was assistance and beat owners. Sfpd is about 600 officers short patrol specials would be assigned to specific blocks where businesses request their services. In the past, they have been armed and their uniform is very similar to that of an officer. So we have our ambassador program. We are looking at using police reserves and paying them. There are about 260 businesses in fishermans wharf. The Community Benefit district says safety is a major concern. The patrol Specialist Program is Crime Prevention through presence and that is what were asking for, just having them around will give tourists. Theyll make them feel safer as the Police Commission irons out the details. Supervisor peskin is also worried about why they disappeared. The Police Officer union was never big. Fans of the patrol special. They saw them as competition. Were no longer in those days. Were short several hundred Police Officers, so hopefully those issues will go away. Now, we also contacted the San Francisco police union for comment and did not hear back. Theres also an issue of fairness because some neighborhoods will be able to afford patrol specials on some want. For now, the Police Commission is working with sfpd to define what the training and strategy will be moving forward in the newsroom, im luis pena, abc seven news. Happening now, the start of highway shutdown that will last all weekend. The northbound lanes of highway 87in san jose clos starting 9 p. M. Yesterday. T between julian street and highway 85. This is for a major lane resurfacing project. The closure is expected to run through 5 00 on monday morning. Another closure will take place the weekend of october 20th, and thats when the southbound lanes will be repaved. And now lets get a check of your forecast with lisa. All right. Good morning to you. Waking up to partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies from our sutro tower. Camera 57 in San Francisco. So the smoke that was pushed offshore pushed back onshore overnight. So thats why we have another spare the air alert, but better air quality on the way as soon as tomorrow. So well welcome fall in on a pretty nice note. But talk about some very early showers coming up. All right. Thank you, lisa. And also ahead, a wet spring, smoky skies and rain expected next week. Winemakers have really dealt with a lot this year. Now its harvest time. 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For the first time in martinez history, the city is holding its first pride celebration on saturday i went to school in martinez and i remember there was nothing available. All for pride. Christian aguirre is executive director of the Rainbow Community center. The lgbtq nonprofit serves people of all ages in 19 cities across Contra Costa County. This year, its the main Event Sponsor for martinez pride. We really want to elevate that message to create awareness , and also to allow people to feel welcomed everywhere they go in our county. And for the main organizer, sarah tucker, its personal. It just it helps right . As a parent and as a queer person myself, it helps to know that our community is behind us. Martinez is now one of several smaller communities that have adopted their own pride. Instead of relying on events in larger cities. Tucker says with a rise in anti lgbtq legislation across the country this year, pride has never been more important. There are lgbtq folks every aware, and we like to see it in our communities. We want to know that our local businesses support us and our City Council Supports us. And so its important to have representation. Its important for our kids to have representation. Martinez mayor brian zorn says the event is also proudly backed by the city, with a 2,500 cultural grant in addition, it really shows our Lgbtq Community living in martinez that theyre seen and that theyre loved by their martinez neighbors. But with future Grant Funding uncertain, the Rainbow Community center is still seeking more sources of funding to make sure pride can continue next year. So were trying to bring more Community Members to step in and also build a donor base for us to sustain throughout many years. And if they can contribute to this group, then that will ensure that were able to have this event annually in martinez, lena howland, abc seven news in San Francisco this weekend, you can expect to see a lot of leather in the citys soma neighborhood. The 40th annual folsom street fair is going on sunday. The event draws thousands of kink and leather enthusiasts to the city every year. You can also enjoy some food, drinks, live music and dance while supporting local businesses. Folsom street fair will go from 11 a. M. Until 6 p. M. On folsom between eighth and 13th streets in the east bay. Tens of thousands of people are expected to stroll the streets of lafayette this weekend for the r and wine festival. It starts at 10 00 in the morning and it features hundreds of vendors as well as live music and kids zones. It takes over several blocks of mount diablo boulevard and you have to buy drink tickets in person. This is a largest annual festival in Contra Costa County in the north bay. The wine harvest of grapes is off to a late start because of a cold, wet spring which delayed the ripening. And now with potential rain in the forecast, many vineyards are moving to pick some varietals quicker. But despite the weather roadblocks, many are optimistic that 2023 will be a good vintage. Abc7 News Reporter cornell bernard has more from wine country. Im really happy with the way the my crew has gone through and balanced this canopy. Its a busy week for steve letson, a fifth generation winemaker in kenwood. Im up at 3 00 in the morning getting people organized and im out in the vineyards checking fruit and stuff. Its harvest time for many white grape varieties. Most of the picking happening overnight to keep the fruit cool. We picked a day last week. Its a small block up in mountain terraces. Its just incredible. We only make 50 cases of it. Incredible wine. And so now were looking at chardonnay and sauvignon blanc. Steve says the 2023 harvest has been delayed to 2 to 3 weeks after a cool wet spring which slowed grape ripening. And now theres more weather challenges ahead. All the smoke in the air from wildfires up north. Not a huge concern to steve and his crew because the particles are so high in the atmosphere. Air but rain in the forecast. It is a different story for grapes still on the vine. Our red grapes cabrillo, all the reds that wont really bother them. That much. Thats not going to do anything but white grapes. What can happen, especially if you have tight clusters, get the tried or some mildew bunch rot and stuff like that in there. The approaching rain is accelerating. The picking of the grapes. Normally this time of year were were in the 80s and even in the 90s in mid september. So thats been a concern. Its kind of stalled the ripening process. As brooks painter from bay city winery in saint helena says, his priority is harvesting white grape varieties at the labels vineyard. Here in the anderson valley, which could see three quarters of an inch of rain in the co