Better. So heres whats causing all the smoke in the air. A number of wildfires burning in the northwest corner of the state north of eureka, into oregon, and theyre impacting the entire region. Abc7 News Reporter stephanie sierra tracking the impact. It is hazy out here today. The bay area air Quality Management district says the brunt of the impact is south of the golden gate bridge, which is where we are right now. Conditions north into marin county are improving, but experts tell us it will get worse before it gets better. The bay area is bracing for several days of hazy skies as some of the largest wildfires burning in the us are merging in the dense forests of californias northwest corner. Its causing scenes like this. No sailboats out on the bay, but smoky skies drifting over the golden gate bridge. The forecast models had indicated that we were going to see impacts from smoke, but not to the extent that we ended up seeing yesterday afternoon. So it did catch us a little bit off guard. Duc nguyen is an air quality specialist with the bay area air Quality Management district. He says the wind circulation is expected to become heavy and will continue to bring unhealthy conditions to the area. For we do anticipate impact in the bay area to continue through today and thursday. The haze is stemming from intense smoke from several major fires burning along the Southern Coast of oregon and in far Northern California, south of the oregon border. Its possible these conditions could remain for a few days. Our incident meteorologist is looking at a cold front coming into the area today. That is going to bring in strong winds. And so we have a likelihood of Additional Fire growth and fire growth means additional smoke. But as we look out towards the weekend, theres increasing chance of rain. Jesse bender is part of the Great Basin Team fighting the anvil fire. She explains the moisture expected this weekend could shift the flow of smoke, bringing relief back to the bay area. Looking into the future with wildfire being so unpredictable or just wildfire behavior overall, the smoke coming down take long distances. Theres a lot of variables, including when temperatures impact, how the smoke plume is going to behave. Unpredep detectable just like californias wildfire season. I think we have been very fortunate this year, although how we started off very slow, very below average for the most part across the entire western us. The past few weeks have seen a dramatic increase in activity and have had several very large fires with a lot of challenges for containment. The bay area has 30 air quality monitoring stations that track the latest aqi levels. And to put it in perspective, for you, the air were breathing today is the worst its been in nearly two years. So expect the spare the air alert to continue through thursday with unhealthy conditions that could persist through friday. Reporting in San Francisco, stephanie sierra, abc7 news. All right. Well, the poor air quality prevented the oakland zoo from opening today. Staff remains on duty. Theyre being encouraged to wear masks while working. They are monitoring the animals but they say there theyre currently no health concerns. Also in oakland, childrens fairyland closed today at 1 p. M. Due to poor air quality. Now the smoky skies affected flights this morning at San Francisco international airport. Heres a live look for you at the airport. Still doesnt look very good. Its still very hazy, but the faa placed sfo on a Delay Program earlier due to reduced visibility. An airport spokesperson says a total of about 10 of flights had some delays is averaging less than 30 minutes. There was no known impact at airports in oakland and san jose. It looked like dust suspended in the air today in san jose. The air quality index reached 127 this afternoon and thats considered unhealthy for sensitive people. It is expected to slightly improve to 96, which is in the poor range. So were striving to become poor at this point. The epas index ranks air quality from 0 to 301 or even higher. That would be the worst range, obviously. And the smoke created a golden hue this morning in palo alto. Its actually kind of pretty. You see patches of some clearer sky there. Its a smoke filled horizon. Air quality here expected to substantially improve by tomorrow. And everybody wants to impact of the smoky air could have on our its hard to breathe at times and you know a lot of a lot of sinus congestion and coughing, no doubt. So thats why oleg patel, our correspondent here, talking about the health impacts. So just looking at a day like this, how concerned should we be on the impacts on our health, especially concerned if you have underlying heart or lung disease. Pregnant women should also be concerned and children and infants especially. We need to pay close attention to. And we cant forget about our furry friends, as i see people outside exercising right now, which you should not do when the air quality is bad, you can exercise indoors and there with their poor pets who are probably out there being like, what is this air . Well, at least its not the orange skies that we had a few years ago, which was, you know, apocalyptic. But lets say you have asthma. Any kind of difficulty breathing. What do you suggest . Obviously not going outside to exercise, but what else . One thing i got to go back to what you mentioned about the time when it looked like blade runner outside and it was orange. I dont think people should be fooled by thinking that the air is safe if you dont smell or see anything. Because at times the aqi can be really bad and you wont actually smell smoke in the air. Could be clear. And i remember even when it was orange, the aqi was better than it was the day before when it wasnt orange. So thats why everyday people should really check that aqi and just look to see if its safe, especially if we have wildfires. Now, if you do have if you are sensitive, if it is bad outside, you want to make sure that not only youre paying attention to the aqi, youre getting out of that air, spending as little time as possible, whether its exercise yard work or whatever it may be. Youre keeping an n95 and also getting indoors and making sure you have the right type of air filter or youre making your own air filter. There are your air filter, your own air filter. They are do it yourself box fan air filters. You can make right now. Really . Yeah i think we tried that at home because for a while it was actually really hard to get an air filter or how that works. Air purifier to know it works. It works. Yeah. Yeah. But i want to ask you like, so if youve got jogging, if youve got, lets say kids sports and their coach hasnt canceled, what should you do . I think its totally on parents to have that conversation with coaches and ask like is it actually safe because the air quality can differ in certain areas versus others. When can change all of this as well . And so we want to make sure that theres plenty of eyes on the air quality right now. And people are ready for things to get shut down and closed. Are you recommending that people wear masks if theyre going outside, at least for the next couple of days or is it only if you, lets say, have asthma or some some other underlying condition . I would recommend that people at least have them available. We dont know when the aqi is going to change. Hopefully it gets a little bit better. Now if its below 100, the average person who does not have Underlying Health factors is probably not going to feel anything. I would say just limit your time outdoors, but keep one on you just in case you have to spend more time. All right. I still have so many left overs, so may as well use them when you see conditions like this. Yeah, for sure. They still work. Theyre still great for your heart and lungs. All right. Thanks, doctor patel. And you can check the air quality anytime using our online interactive tracker to find it along with our full weather forecast. Anytime. Just go to abc7 news. Com. Well, yesterdays Oakland City Council meeting lasted almost 12 hours. Much of that time filled with concerns and complaints about crime. Abc seven News Reporter answer hassan had details on the citys latest efforts s made during that meeting to try to improve Public Safety. It takes a comprehensive approach to address crime to reduce crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everybody. Oakland City Council Member dan kalb says the resolution that passed tuesday night is a new, more comprehend. To increase Public Safety and directs the city administrator to move forward on a range of things. The resolution aims to fix staffing problems at oaklands 911 dispatch center by finding ways to recruit and retain staff requesting the fbis help to investigate crimes, setting up Lateral Police academies, which means bringing in Police Officers from other jurisdictions and installing high tech cameras on freeway onramps and in business corridors. By creating a Grant Program that allows Business Associations to purchase these cameras and put them on private property that opd would have access to. The resolution also establishes permanent neighborhood beat officers, except lands the Cease Fire Program and funds reentry services. Vital reentry services, which are crucial to reducing crime and helping people. Throughout alameda county. Theres been so much focus on investing in the response to what we call crime. What we need to be doing is invest ing in our youth, investing in oaklanders to ensure that these thefts dont happen in the first place. James burch with the anti policeterror project applauds the city for taking a more comprehensive approach to Public Safety. But he has concerns with the resolution that passed lateral academies are known as bad cop academies. Its an opportunity for cops who fail out or cant cut it to find a new job. And so youre basically recruiting the worst of the worst. He points out that the Oakland Police department is still under federal oversight and that there is still mistrust within the community. How do we expect them to uphold the privacy rights of civilians within even even larger, more expanded Camera Network . 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In three months, people who live in rvs along winston drive and lake merced will need to find another place to park their vehicles or find housing. Today in San Francisco, more than 100 families in rvs woke up to a deadline. We have families here that they have children. They have teenagers, they have kids. And i dont know whats going to happen if they lose their place because nobody wants to see them living on a tent. William rafael and his wife have lived in this rv for a year. On tuesday, San Franciscos Municipal Transportation Authority board of directors voted to implement a four hour parking limit on winston drive from lake merced boulevard to buckingham way, meaning rvs wont be able to park here long term housing in San Francisco is being almost impossible for the poor people. Its very expensive like we have. We need to have credit score and a bunch of things to rent an apartment for a living here. During this meeting, advocates and residents pushed back. Why add more people to this crisis . Maria patel, one of sfmtas board of directors, proposed to delay the parking limit for three months, giving residents and the city time to find solutions before they begin to construct of a Pedestrian Safety project. This road is dangerous. There are fire safety issues. There are sewer issues. Theres just theres quality of life issues. And so we need to find a place for folks to go. But we couldnt wait forever. So the parking changes are going to be happening for multiple years. Supervisor myrna melgar has been in charge of finding solutions here. Her Office Confirmed theyre looking into sites for rv residents but did not confirm if any yet. The families are so nervous about this because they dont know where theyre going to be able to park or if they, you know, theyre likely get tickets. They could lose their vehicles to tow all of these things can happen and then they end up out on the streets. In a statement, San Franciscos homeless and Supportive HousingDepartment Said in part, we have outreach to 100 of the inhabited vehicles in the area. Were in active contact with 70 of these households. These 70 households have been enrolled in our coordinated entry system. Has anyone from the city come here offering help . I think and nobody came here from the city. And if we dont fight, we dont know what were going to do. Now, the Citys Department of homelessness and Supportive Housing confirmed theyre actively looking for a suitable property for a Safe Parking Program on the west side of San Francisco, but have not found one yet. In the newsroom, luis pena, abc seven news. In the south bay highway 87 will be closed this weekend. All northbound lanes will be shut down between interstate 280 and highway 85. In san jose, caltrans crews will be repairing the pavement there and theyre going to be working on one direction at a time. The repair work begins friday, september 22nd at 9 p. M. Itll wrap up monday, september 25th. By 5 a. M. Now, caltrans is telling anybody traveling on highways 101 to 80, 85 or 17 to expect some major backups. So be prepared. Governor gavin newsom called out the oil industry while delivering remarks at the United Nations climate ambition summit this morning. Governments across the globe gathered at the United Nations headquarters in new york to discuss the ongoing climate crisis. Governor newsom spoke about californias big plans to move to 100 zero emissions by 2035. He also criticized Big Oil Companies and urged the secretary general to hold them accountable. Well, its not complicated. Its the burning of oil. Its the burning of gas. Its the burning of coal. And we need to call that out now. California is currently suing five major Oil Companies for causing millions of dollars in damage to the climate. Well in this case, what were looking at is the burning of forests, and thats whats causing a problem as it drifts down towards us from oregon. So lets get a better timeline as to when this is going to dissipate. Checking in with sandy patel. Yeah. And kristen and larry, its going to get better as we head towards friday and then this weekend, its going to be a lot better. So