The sharks jaws left a foot long impression on the front of his kayak. Patrol came right out, helped me. Never saw the shark again. Im sure it was a mistake on his part. Im sure hes probably saying, hey, i lost a tooth, or something. Reporter now, heres a photo posted by Santa Cruz Police of lawson back on shore after his rescue. He says hes fine and hes in good spirits. Now, warning signs have been posted to warn others of the shark attack on the kayak. Theyre all over the beach area. As is protocol after such an incident, water access for about a mile around will be restricted. That covers santa cruzs main beach and koul beach. The beaches are not closed by the water is. A santa cruz resident said hes aware of a number of shashlg sightings in the area and hes being careful. Most surfers keep going back out, dont they . The kayakers are a little nervous. I stopped going out when i heard of the two attacks. Youre only an inch off the water. They can knock you in. Reporter now, despite the warnings, surfers are still in the water here off steamer lane, but hanging close to shore. Waves are expected to pickup in the days ahead and will be drawing more surfers to santa cruz. The restrictions do end on saturday morning, but steve lawson tonight is one lucky man. Were live in santa cruz, david louie, abc7 news. David, thank you. Less than an hour ago, water rates went up for more than a Million People in the east bay. Abc7 news was in oakland where a packed house attended an east bay mud hearing today about the rate hike. East bay mud voted 61 in favor of the increase. Customers did such a good job of conserving water during the drought east bay mud had a big drop in revenue. Thats one reason the utility says it has to raise rates now. The Water District says rates will go up immediately, 9. 25 this year and another 9 next summer. The average family home would see their bills increase by just more than 4 per month each of the next two years. Customers are not happy about it. I live paycheck to paycheck and water is a basic human right. I cannot i dont want my water bill to be increased. East bay mud says the rate hike is needed to cover operating costs, investments in infrastructure, and a decrease in water sales over the past few years. New at 5 00, there is a problem with San Francisco citys new 60 million Financial System varies through the department, they use it to make expense reports and other financial work, but some say it is way too complicated. Abc7 News Reporter vic lee is live at city hall with the story. Vic, you hate it when bureaucratic red tape affects the bureaucracy. Reporter well, dan, it took two long years and about 60 million for this massive Financial System. City workers will not have to use that system to connect with some 20,000 city vendors. But as expected, there is a sharp learning curve. Weve been pleased with results. There are, of course, bumps in any implementation like this. Reporter San Franciscos city controller ben rosen field is talking about the citys new Financial System which was launched july 1st. It replaces a two decade old system which all city departments used for requisitions, purchasing and other financial transactions. Rosen field says most of the citys 6,000 users have gone through Online Training and there are support teams to help navigate the complicated system. Were getting about 300 help desk tickets a day. Reporter rosen field says thats about normal for a massive new program like this. Though workers in some city agencies are apparently having trouble making purchases, saying they need more training. In may abc7 news reported the citys aging fleet of police cars are breaking down more frequently and to make matters worse there is a shortage of new cars to replace them. Many are here at the city central repair shop towed here for maintenance and repairs. Police Union President marty hal ran is concerned that issues with the new Financial System may exacerbate the existing problem. We have upwards of 50 cars that are sitting at central shops that are waiting some are waiting for parts and until those parts can be ordered those cars are going to sit there idle. Reporter rosen field is confident with more handson experience, city workers will become more comfortable with the new system. Vic lee, abc7 news. Fire fighters in richmond saved several homes from a grass fire this afternoon. Sky 7 was over the scene as crews doused a hillside with water. The fire reached the backyard of at least one home. Several homes, though, had to be evacuated. The Fire Department said the fire began around 2 30 this afternoon. And more flames in mountain view. An abc7 news viewer posted this video feed on twitter. She said the fire was burning off central express way near raven dale drive. She said Fire Fighters had it under control quickly. No word on how this fire started. By the way, if youre headed to the sierra, interstate 80 is closed in both directions at the california nevada state line until further notice. Crews are worried about spot fires after wildfire broke out yesterday near truckee. Consequently traffic on highway 50 in the area is gridlocked at times. If youre heading that way, mount rose highway is your ultimate route. It is a lot longer though. Thats true. In the east bay fire inexpecters are fanning out to make sure their homeowners are in compliance. Abc7 News ReporterLonnie Rivera is live with more. No matter where you live this is helpful information. Lonie, can you hear me . Reporter can you hear me . In neighborhoods like this one, cleaning gutters on a regular basis is a good idea. Bill relies on his son for that, but hes reduced the fire risk in another way. Several years ago we had all the eucalyptus in the back part taken down after one fell. Reporter he remembers the destructive tragic fire in the Oakland Hills back in 1991. Since then, fire inspectors say many homes were rebuilt with fire resistant materials. The fire inspection supervisor vince says this property had some fire hazards. Were right next to vegetation. We have a vacant lot property next door that hasnt been cleared and kept in compliance. With vegetation cut down to a height of 6 inches or less. Reporter another fire hazard, storing recycled bins holding plastic near the entrance. Storing that immediately adjacent to your home especially if your home is a wood construction, that can create a problem. Reporter this wooden house has eucalyptus tree leaves hanging just above the chimney. Another compliance violation. Branches cannot be within 10 feet of a chimney or stove pipe outlet. Limbing back the trees eliminates part of the problem, but still because of the winds and the height of the trees, it carries that debris down onto the roof. Reporter its likely this home could have passed an inspection back in may, but now you can see the lives have filled the gutters. They have to get out and clean these roof lines off of all of the debris there because one ember into that and we have a fire. Reporter he says the risk and fire severity zones is year round and measures to reduce the risk should be continuous. In the east bay, lonnii rivera, abc7 news. An Elementary School vandalized in east oakland wants to raise 7,000 for repairs. Acorn Woodland Elementary created a gofundme page after vandals broke in saturday. Staff members say it will take months to replace Custom Windows and set up new security cameras. The principal tells abc7 news he believes former students damaged the school. Police are investigating. Officials say water from a vandalized tank should be drained by late today and the tank back online by this weekend in novato. Thousands of gallons of water had to be dumped after somebody broke into the tank and possibly contaminated it. The problem affects 1,000 customers. Water tests did not turn up any contaminants. All right. Debate about Police Transparency reignites and at the center of it body camera video. Who can see what and when. Im meteorologist sandhya patel. Were in for a hot couple of days ahead. Ill show you when the weekend forecast is coming up. And Blood Pressure drugs, who should be taking these who are these people . The Energy Conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something. Humongous. A little thing here. A little thing there. Starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. Who are all these caretakers, advocates too . Turns out, its californians its me and its you. Dont stop now, its easy to add to the routine. Join Energy Upgrade california and do your thing. Should people be able to see body camera footage from Police Officers . Today state lawmakers took up the debate over making these videos public. Abc7 News Reporter chris nguyen heard from both supporters and opponents. Reporter late this afternoon in sacramento members of the state Senate PublicSafety Committee are reviewing Assembly Bill 748 which would require Law Enforcement agencies to release body camera video to the public in cases where officers use force or where it is believed there is a violation of law or public policy. Assemblyman phil payne of San Francisco authored the bill. They can withhold it or saying they are having an Ongoing Investigation and that could take years and years and years and you would never get access to that footage. Reporter across from the country a push in recent years for recordings to be released more quickly. After high profile fatal Police Shootings. Richard condo with the asian law alliance, a nonprofit Civil Rights Organization in san jose, supports the bill saying it promotes Police Transparency. The camera is going to show what happened as long as its on. And if the public can get access then they can see really what happened. Reporter Morgan Hill Police chief david swing is first vicepresident of the California Police chiefs association. He says the bill would do more harm than good, especially if agencies have to release the footage within 90 days, even if an investigation is still underway. It is important we not enact legislation or rules that restrict our ability to do better investigations tomorrow as that technology improves. Reporter in a statement to abc7 news, San Francisco poa president martin hal ran said its a solution in search of a problem. Its wiser to allow each local Law Enforcement agency and District Attorney to establish its own policy. Local officials should decide when and how much footage to release depending on the circumstances of each individual case. Police Union Leaders for san jose and oakland have yet to comment publicly. In the south bay, chris nguyen, abc7 news. Civil Rights Groups are furious tonight about a crime bill making its way through the legislature in sacramento. A Provision Requiring independent review of Police Shootings that result in death or injury has been removed. The bill now calls for a twoyear Research Study to find out why the shootings are happening and how to stop them. We didnt need a Research Plan for immigration. We didnt need a Research Plan for some of the other issues around education. But we need a Research Plan for policing . Were able to then look at all these different incidents, see if there is some patterns, see if theres some outliers. See if there is something that tells us whats driving this. Over the past ten years, black people in california have been shot and killed by police five times more often than whites. Tonight california has not one but four official state nuts. Almonds, pecan, pistachios and walnuts. California produces all of the countrys almond crops. They also produce most pecans,ei pistachios and walnuts. Governor jerry brown siechgned bill into law yesterday. A man who witnessed the violent beating took matters into his own hands. He rode the bart train from his home in lafayette to San Francisco this morning. What he saw on the train station on montgomery street just shocked him. Witnessed a tall man striking another man with a cane. Hes yelling for help. Hes rolled into a fetal position. And nobody is helping. Case i says he chased the attacker and tackled him. Construction workers helped tie the mans hands and kept him down until police arrived. No word on a motive for todays attack, but he sprang into action. The world needs more caseys. Exactly right. Now to consumer news and whether medication is the best way to keep your heart healthy. 7 on your sides Michael Finney partners with Consumer Reports and they have the answer to that question. Michael . Yeah, Heart Disease as we all know is the leading cause of death for both men and women here in this country. Even though with all the information out there, it is not always clear which drugs are right. Consumer reports has some answers. Experts agree that high Blood Pressure and high cholesterol increase your risk of having a heart attack. What they dont agree on is who should be taking medication to treat those conditions. And that can cause some issues. Doctors and patients might be confused about when its time to use medication to treat high Blood Pressure or high cholesterol. Consumer reports has these guidelines. First, focus on your overall risk. Everyone over the age of 40 should know there is a risk of having a heart attack or stroke. If its 10 or higher you probably need a drug to lower your cholesterol. If its less than that, consider diet, exercise and losing weight before starting medication. Some of those things could have a big impact. For example, exercise can actually lower your Blood Pressure by almost 9 points, which is a lot. That can mean you dont even need medication. When it comes to medication, Consumer Reports best buy drugs says if you must take a cholesterol or Blood Pressure drug, its best to start with one that has a long record of safety and effectiveness. For high Blood Pressure, Consumer Reports recommends diuretics or water pills. They suggest low doses of stat indrugs to prevent to prevent a first heart attack or stroke. Now, there is some good news for those with extremely high cholesterol for whom nothing will work to lower it. A recent study has found that the drug rapenta, i should say rapanta could cut the risk by 15 p. That is pretty big news. It will cost about a thousand dollars a month. Wow. Really . Amazing. A thanks, michael. Announcer now your accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. Hi there, everyone. We got a nice break from the heat in inland communities. Upper 80s today, antioch did manage to get into the 90s. Check out the temperature trend for concord. 88, tomorrow about the same. It will heat up as we head to the weekend. Triple digits, saturday upper 90s on sunday, youll have to wait until early next week to get a break from that heat. So, yes, it is summer. You expect this around this time of year. As you check out live doppler 7, you look carefully, there is a patch of fog right near the coast line. Its a lonely patch right now, but that will be expanding. The wind out of the southwest gusting to about 23 miles an hour so a little breezy in fairfield. That is what is going to help push the marine layer along. From our mount tam cam, a shaky camera sutro tower barely visible in the fog. Here are your temperatures. 63 in San Francisco, 60s around oakland, half moon bay, san jose 81 degrees. And a beautiful live picture from our abc7 news exploratorium camera. Blue skies over downtown San Francisco. 79 in santa rosa now, novato, youre in the mid80s around livermore. Really pleasant weather from our east bay hills camera. Youre watching that marine layer and as i mentioned you will be seeing a little more of it over the coming days. Fog in the morning commute. Typical range of temperatures tomorrow. We are looking at triple digit heat by the weekend. Here is your hour by hour planner for your wednesday. Its your 12hour planner, 7 00 a. M. Tomorrow when you get going, there will be fog near the coast. It will be a mild to warm afternoon for your 4 00 p. M. Hour low 60s to low 90s. Temperatures will be dropping aain by 7 00 p. M. Download the accuweather forecast app. You can keep track of the hour by hour minute by minute temperatures. Tomorrow morning you will have to look out for the fog. It will push into parts of the sougts bay, the east bay. 7 00 a. M. Before it starts to pull away from the bay and hang around in the afternoon near the coast, which is what we expect to see around this time of year as you know. Tem tires first thing