Twitter Ceo Jack Dorsey and agreed 10 million to give every single child in oakland access to a laptop. It internet their homes closing the Digital Divide. Dorseys generous donation came in the day after mayor libby shaft and the Oakland Unified School district put out a call for help closing the Digital Divide for oakland students who are now engaged in Distance Learning at home but schools being closed due to the covid19 pandemic students like Skyline High School junior Jessica Ramos says this is a really big deal. So i love tom is actually the. Its so real its so unreal because just having a laptop and so its just like the world because it is not going to the world not in the news didnt earn air not bring up all the top 2 nitties i didnt have a computer until starts right computers. My internet was unstable because my parents couldnt afford it. She says those circumstances are common among her classmates so most of my friends are from bp stoker him and now many of my friends have wi fi or Home Internet access. And so just for them to be able to connect with internet is a big you know we have a 83 total schools also got about 45 charter schools, weve got a dull school and we got a about 10 preschools well so were weve got a lot of schools, lot of kids here and this is going to the lives of so many of them so much better. And its not just the kids, their families dont have that connectivity to the outside jessica rob lowes help put out the bridge, the divide called during the press conference that ultimately led to the surprise million donation from twitter how does it feel to be that it for me it feels amazing because im hoping that my community. As the new kron 4 news. So by this time nex week nearly all of the bay area counties could move into phase 2 of reopening sonoma napa and solano counties already in phase 2. Monday may 18th San Francisco marin and san mateo counties will join in face too. And today we learned that alameda and contra costa counties are in the process of deciding. When phase 2 will start. Alameda county says it anticipates moving into stage 2 early next week and Contra Costa County will decide on monday. While some businesses wait until monday to reopen the city of San Francisco has also issued new guidelines today for essential businesses that are already open like Grocery StoresPharmacies Hardware Stores and restaurants that offer take out. Businesses are expected to maximize the number of staff working from home have workers evaluate their health before each shift create a health and safety plan and social distancing protocols and require everyone to wear a face covering. There are also specific Health Directives for certain businesses for example at places like Grocery Stores are farmers markets. Customers will not be allowed to touch any products. And as the city of San Francisco is just days away from heading into phase 2 of the reopening process which will allow many Retail Businesses to open for Curbside Pickup in the last 24 hours. The city has released guidelines for this reopening process and while some is viewing this as a positive step. Others are saying its just not that much help. Kron fours dan kerman is live for us now in San Francisco with more on this part of the story good evening. Dan. Justin you know these guidelines for the most part theres no surprise here just the fact that some Retail Stores are more apt to workout with Curbside Pickup and others like Clothing Stores and others have a more difficult time doing that. Closed signs abound on union street and the sidewa ks remain relatively empty pandemic shelter orders have made this common throughout the city but come monday, San Francisco will move into the next phase allowing retail Curbside Pickup and delivery there are many. Pockets of opportunity buscan your us with the Fillmore Merchants Association says Curbside Pickup isnt sustainable for the long term, but its a good start and its forcing stores to be more innovative we need to boost our presence on social media. We need to create more opportunities where customers can. Can be in touch with our brands and our services that means our Facebook Live instagram wife under San Franciscos reopening guidelines storefront curbside an outside pickup is allowable. But customers may not enter stores also no more than 10 personnel may be on site or less and Smaller Stores to allow for required social distancing. Stores must also have access to an adjacent curbside sidewalk street alley or parking lot for customer pick up its not enough now. We need to open. Where adults. We can run the show. You know what i mean we can follow the guidelines. The 2 women who have run union streets just jewels for 36 years. And now postpone their retirement say Curbside Pickup is not going to work especially for their business. We dont have big websites that the customer can shop from and then call us up and us take it to their car. Right now they cant go window shopping and thats a big. Area where we sell merchandise from sony. How do we use curbside camps. Eleanor carpenter and leslie draft can are also concerned a delay in a full reopening will jeopardize their ppp federal loan. We got the loan on may 4. We have 8 weeks to spend the money on payroll and rent. The problem is you cant hire anybody till you open current side you can hire enough people to use the money. That will be up to each individual store to decide whether or not they want to open on monday. But that is the beginning of it as San Francisco moves into phase 2 live in San Francisco. Dan kerman kron 4 news. Thank you. Dan Contra Costa CountyOfficials Say theyre confident that they will be ready to move into phase 2 of the states Recovery Plan on monday. Today local leaders also announced a plan that will allow large gatherings and services by car that will go into effect on tuesday. Officials say as for the countys coronavirus numbers they have begun to plateau and they want to provide another chance for people to get together especially for graduation and church services. That Something Else is an opportunity particularly as we go into graduation season as we have many faith communities that have been able to gather in any way for a long time this provides a new opportunity to get just a little bit closer. There are several rules for these gatherings they can be held in large outdoor spaces cars. Lets be parked 6 feet apart. A maximum of 200 cars can attend if more than 10 cars are present there needs to be security and a plan must be filed with the respective cities for every event a week ahead of time. Alameda county is Still Holding firm in phase one today oakland mayor libby schaaf said Health Officials could make an announcement of moving into phase 2 as early as next week in the meantime, the city of oakland is expanding its plan to encourage physical distancing so starting today. No food trucks or sales of any other kind will be allowed. In or next to city parks and parking next to lake merritt will not be allowed on weekends as well as on monday which is memorial day in not this coming monday, but the following monday. These changes are effective through the end of the month city park ambassadors will be on hand to remind residents about the changes. 167 new coronavirus cases were reported in the bay area today there are now more than 10,000 confirmed cases and 386 tests here now are the latest numbers broken down by county, san mateo San Francisco alameda and solano counties all reported new deaths for a complete list of local covid19 cases head to our web site kron 4 dot com. And breaking ranks with other bay area counties and loosening shelter restrictions is Santa Clara County kron fours rob fladeboe explains why and how that is resulting in some frustration for businesses and that community. Its really frustrating that were all not on the same page here the Downtown Association scott needs who would welcome some foot traffic back to hard hit downtown san jose says the varying local state and federal orders governing Pandemic Response and recovery are frustrating and confusing what can i do here in Santa Clara County, maybe all dried. You know a few minutes and go do some shopping, you know in other neighborhoods where theres a more permissive attitude unlike its neighbors. Santa clara county has no plans to move to stage to just yet. Despite making significant headway in Hospital Capacity testing an infrastructure. Conditions have not changed all that much said county Health Officer doctor sara cody earlier this week are epidemic is is neither increasing or decreasing. Its just staying about study which means that if killed back were going to see an increase doctor cody says a key indicator for easing restrictions would be reducing the virus is basic production number. Which represents the number of people who will likely be infected by a single case we can look at our indicators that were not there yet the most vulnerable communities in our county. The only way to ensure that we protect them and and and prevent death. To bring down the level of Community Transmission to as low as it can be absent a green light from the Health Department many people might wait for a vaccine before going to a bar restaurant. But others are ready to be customers again says the Downtown Association and other business interests. This is no time to back away from the regional approach that has helped battle the pandemic thus far says got 30s if. There was a youre going to be open by this date folks can start planning scheduling weddings again in making plans right now its so up in the air. Everybody still twisting in the wind too much that is no way to run a business thats no way to bring the economy back in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. Democrats in washington are working late into the night to try and pass the largest aid package in u. S. History they call it the heroes act in part because it includes spending for frontline workers that vote is still underway in the capital right now, but our washington correspondent alexandra le mon reports. Even if the bill does pass. It has a long road ahead. A bold. A proposal in action that the country needs right now democrats in congress say the ongoing coronavirus Pandemic Response needs their trillion heroes act colorado congressman jason crow says the package includes help for state and local governments that are losing massive amounts of tax revenue thats police thats fire thats 911 services and also includes another round of 1200 stimulus checks to americans emergency rent and mortgage assistance and hazard pay for frontline workers and theres an additional 75 billion for covid19 testing something lawmakers say is critical for states to reopen businesses safely. This is going to be the ability to go out there and quickly test folks shutdown clusters as opposed to shutting down the entire country. Many republicans agree more testing is needed but thats where the agreement and colorado congressman doug lamborn says hes a hard no on the bill the trillion dollars to bail out cities and states. For their general budgets. We have some states around this country that have been mismanaged the bill is unlikely to pass in the u. S. Senate where Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell ridiculed its contents bowl new policy from washington democrats that will cut the coronavirus of the car new annual studies on diversity and inclusion within the cannabis industry. President trump is also threatening a veto. In washington alexandra le mon. Coming up next a San Francisco building was painted in tribute to Health Care Workers find out where you can see the artwork for yourself. Plus more fallout tonight over governor newsoms revised budget that includes billions of dollars in cuts. Some lawmakers are upset with what did not get caught. And coming up next memorial day is just a few days away, but a popular destination says they will not be acceing tourists, well talk live with the vice mayor from South Lake Tahoe. Right memorial day is right around the corner and if youre thinking of trying to get out of town remember because of the shelterinplace order South Lake Tahoe is off limits. So joining us live right now here on kron 4 news is the vice mayor of south lake tammy wallace, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you for having me. So your advice to people who are thinking about coming up to south lake. This weekend or even next weekend when its memorial day is stay away. Way its a little harsh debt and you have to stay stay in place or air still in effect. So and hand back to to hall and can as soon as that list. But stay away right now you dont want tourist coming now. Now were trying to open slightly and make sure that all of our safety precautions are in place and follow orders. So whats the difference between if i have a if im lucky enough to have a second home in south lake or if im trying to rent an air bnb can i comment i have a second home are can yes it can get on the you own a second home and you are the owner of that home you are welcome to come back a lot of people who live here during the summer and go to warmer climes and the winter. And we are into that all 3 people. And we encourage them to come in a normally tend to tahoe during this time of year. That will allow us to slow they ran back and into our summer anyone else we encourage them to come back when were open. So and the laws now saying that it. The city is prohibiting hotels or short term rental owners from renting their properties to anyone except for essential workers. What happens if someone does that can they get fined. They can however were encouraging our Community Service officers and our Police Officers to educate rather than in force. But in the arm act is very regis there is the ability fine. Were trying to be. Helpful to people and encourage them to stay home and were trying to educate but and we do have been forced inability its necessary. The mayor was quoted as saying that the city has issued one citation to a hotel and to the shortterm rental owners. And well do more if necessary moving into memorial day weekend. So what kind of enforcement will be happening. Over memorial day weekend. Its seen as weve been doing for the last few minutes we find that business sector and we will go to that business when i think its insane enough lodging property thr motel or hotel. And we will ask the audience. We will ask the people only and then and if that advice is not taking we will take the steps. Is this a difficult position to be in considering you are a tourism destination. Worst position to be in because we need that point home we know that theres like a whole and we left extra rest and so its very difficult task for not to come right now. We are and we hope you come back soon and we dont want in any way to make in l and well and we are in a in a situation where happened here at noon. I have to imagine thats also taking a little bit of a toll on theconomy. Keeping for us. Hi. Absolutely our economy is. All very much. Terrorism related we are stating that it alone is 70 tourism related. This community as a whole is over 70 . We license for isnt a need harassed and so youre trying to teach and haul everything you rules in place for you. So just put a little pause on some South Lake Tahoe plans for now you want people just not at the moment. Thank you so much for joining us timmy wallace, the essentially the vice mayor and i have a different title than that, but thats their fault and not everyone to understand that the vice mayor. Thank you so much to me was for joining us here on kron 4. Thank you so much for having me on the bay area and we hope you come back a full. I wash your hands. As california leaders prepared to make billions of dollars in budget cuts for the upcoming fiscal year governor, newsome is setting aside millions for a new controversial state law. Newsom plans to put that money towards enforcement of 85. The law requires a number of independent contractors to be read redefined as employees our Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala has the story. Nearly 9 months since its passage, the drama is nowhere near over with californias ab 5 the law redefining many independent contractors as employees is at the center of numerous repeal efforts regardless governor Gavin Newsome proposing to put more than 20 million toward its enforcement with 17. 5 million going to the state department of industrial relations, 3. 4 million to the Economic Development department and 750,000 to the department of justice its 6 to be perfectly honest with you several reptblican lawmakers outraged by the appropriation Assemblyman Kevin Kiley is leading a legislative effort to repeal ab 5 the governor tells us that this budget is stripped down to. Our most essential priorities and apparently that includes 20 million to target independent contractors to harass law businesses with on its fines and penalties and lawsuits at a time when so many are struggling remain in business and all but newsome and many other democrats continue to defend the law which aims to protect workers from misclassification ab 5 faces a November Ballot initiative to exempt a number of Good Companies like uber and lyft californias attorney general sued the Companies Last week the governor recently weighed in letter of the law. Has to be applied. We want to be cooperative and collaborative ah but we as a state have a responsibility to do what we said were going to do with exactly a month left to work out the budget facing a billion deficit newsome spent friday meeting with legislative leaders, some lawmakers prepared to push back on ab 5 funding young wife almost close at this point in the Small Businesses have been really actually use of those funds letter that came in the form of a tax break for assistance in getting back to the east theres somebody better uses of funding could actually californias budget is due june 15th. In sacramento, Ashley Zavala kron 4 news. Coming up next at 6. 45 learn about a possible antibody treatment being developed from cows. And upnext a Historic Building in San Francisco is getting. Some new artwork find out about a new tribute to frontline workers. Wooden panels protecting the historic Flood Building in San Francisco are getting a make over during this pandemic and while businesses remain closed. As a tribute to First Responders and frontline healthcare workers kron 4 sweep to call reports the flood family has turned the panels into art work. Business is housed in San Franciscos historic Flood Building downtown along Market Street are boarded up during the pandemic a chance for the flood family to turn the bland wouldnt daniels protecting the windows into Something Special were calling it parts and shakes karen floods late father founded the Union Square BusinessImprovement District in the late 90s an organization focusing on keeping the area around the familys building safe and clean. Karen is now executive director of the group and felt paying tribute to her late father james see flood by dedicating the artwork to First Responders and frontline healthcare workers was the best way to improve the space we partnered together with they together and General Hospital and the Business Improvement district to to create these different panels floods daughter mona lisa eklund one of several generations of family members contributing to the project honoring essential workers they were so hard to keep us safe and that they really put themselves at risk to keep everyone. Healthy and happy and so if this brightens their day then i take a lot of pride in that the flood family says the artwork me stay up as long as the businesses there protecting remain closed in San Francisco. Felipe chagall kron 4 news. Still ahead tonight, President Trump has unveiled a new vaccine effort to get the country back on its feet find out when this vaccine will be available. The nevada was hit with an Early Morning earthquake learn what parts of california also felt the shaking. And next at 6. 30 a coronavirus outbreak of the north bay nursing facility is getting worse, hear why one family wants the facility shut down