Followers. For its part, the ncaa admits change is necessary, but in a written statement say, quote, unfortunately, this new law already is creating confusion for current and future student athletes, coaches, administrators, and campuses, and not just in california. Governor gavin newsom expects the ncaa to challenge the law, but says it will be tough to fight california. Cant afford to lose the state of california. Its truly a nation state. And the economic consequences of it would be profound. Now keep in mind there are some restriction on athletes. For example, if the University Signs a deal with athlete or the athlete signs with adidas, the athlete would have to wear what the university signed with on competition day. Reporting live in berkeley, anser hassan, abc7 news. Groundbreaking indeed. Real quickly, this law doesnt go into effect for another three years, but the ncaa has threatened to sue. So where do we go from here . Yeah, so right now the ncaa is threatening to sue califo
Announcer now, news to build a better bay area from abc7. Hot, windy weather this week is creating high fire danger. Pg e says theyre not taking any chances. Tonight they have issued a new warning for north bay residents about potential power shut offs. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Im eric thomas. And im dion lim. Right away lets get to meteorologist drew tuma for the forecast. Hey, drew. We are anticipating hot weather the next couple of days. And tomorrow night especially the winds in our hills will begin to crank rapidly to 40 miles an hour. It is for that fact a redflag warning will go into Effect Tomorrow evening lasting through wednesday morning for the strong wind gusts bringing not only warm but also very dry air causing low humidity. So fires can easily start and easily spread. Here are the communities under that redflag warning. In the north bay you can see from clear lake, down to fairfield. Over to san anselmo, clover dale, east bay hills is part of the redflag warn
But in a different way. Whether its around safety, around health, education. To show that zip code does not determine destiny. In partnership with the National Nonprofit social imperative, americas tem plar has become the first to launch social progress index. From crime to educational attainmentment rates, its the economic and social wellbeing of residents centered on basic human needs. Foundations of wellbeing and overall opportunity. This part of willow glen neighborhood ranks number one in the social progress index. But a half mile away, this area is 167th. In total, there are 213 census tracks in san jose. Those are small areas defined by the u. S. Census bureau, each one with an average population of 4,000 people. This is a reminder that data can be used tore good. San jose state Political Science professor Melinda Jackson says it can be used as a tool for community organizing. People in the community can compare themselves to other neighborhoods and be able to see where they sta
Negative press recently with vaperelated deaths and lung injuries on the rise and teenage ecigarette use skyrocketing. Juul even brought in a new c. E. O. It has spent millions of dollars trying to get prop c passed here in San Francisco, but late tonight a statement from that new c. E. O. Says, in part, we must zriechl to work with regulators, policy makers and other stakeholders and earn the trust of the societies in which we operate. As part of that effort juul says it will stop active support of prop c. Now, prop c aimed to prevent a ban on ecigarette sales in San Francisco that goes into effect in january, but the campaign presented it as a crackdown on ecigarette sales that will protect kids. Tonight the no on c Campaign Says it will skeptical of juuls announcement because it says the campaign has been less than truthful. Weve got a lot of work to do to educate voters. This cant come off the ballot. So if its true, its a welcome sign. Hopefully it wont be as contentious a campaig
Reporter the mistry midblock on santa clara street near second continues holding secrets the day after the flames were out. Sunday michaela grant was staffing the counter at the city fish restaurant is just across the street to go she said initially patrons and employees felt there was an active shooter with a hostage situation for fire investigator saying arson suspect armed with a sledgehammer was threatening to burn down the building. The fire started getting bigger. It start it kept getting worse. Reporter the minimart and Adult Novelty store on the ground floor with apartments above what is the same man they believe was the employee one of the stores set the fire. He was mad the whole day. You could tell he was going through some stuff. Reporter investigators believe the suspect who started the fire also lost his life in a blaze. We did after the fire was under control find a body in the basement. We dont know if that was the person who was making the threats or not. We suspect th