Individual donors, and thats dramatically down. Nonprofits wonder if people dont have more to give after donate to go Natural Disaster like hurricanes, and the fires in california. We also dont know if the new tax law is causing people to pause and rethink their strategies at the end of the year. Reporter its possible the new tax law is prompting people to prepay their property taxes, due in april, and now theyre cashstrapped. In 2018, the standard deduction married couples filing jointly can take is increasing from just under 13,000 to 24,000. Theyre going to get a free deduction of 24,000. So they may not need that charitable deduction to get them up to that level anymore. Reporter Second Harvest food bank hopes people will still want to give. Their depending on it. There are certainly a lot of changes as a result of tax reform, including property tax and mortgage deductions. You can read all about it and hear what local accountants recommend at our website, abc7news. Com. Starting o
Bus was trans portding their employees. Aside from the fatalities we dont know if anyone else was injured in the collision. The intersection is cloesed. No time for the reopening of that intersection. Good evening and thanks for joining us. San Francisco Department Emergency Management wants visitors to be vigilant this new years eve. Thousands will gather along the embarcadero this new years to watch the fireworks. The fbi and department of Homeland Security have no indication to indicate a specific credible threat still Law Enforcement officials have plans in place to ensure everyones safety. That included stepped up patrols. It is all hands on deck. Time offs have been cancelled. Will bus with local, state and federal partners. Well work to coordinate resources and push out information as necessary to key an eye on the city. The department of Emergency Management set up a dedicated text alert line nyesf to 888777 you will be enrolled to receive critical Safety Information in San Fra
Drop in donations. It could get worse in the new year. Good evening and thanks for joining us. Im dion lim. Im dan ashley. The big change for 2018, the tax reform law, will take effect. It doubles the standard deduction, which means less incentive to itemize your taxes. That could lead to fewer people donating. Already the Second Harvest food bank is in danger of not reaching its goal for next year. Reporter a free meal means so much to those struggling to survive in the bay area. The ceo of Second Harvest food bank worries how much the nonprofit will be able to provide in 2018. The food bank set out to raise 16. 5 million this year. Theyre still 8 million short. We have many new pantry openings planned. We have many new partners we want to bring on board. And we will have to look at whether or not well be able to open those programs. Reporter Second Harvest says in the last ten years, the number of clients it clara and counties has nearly doubled. Corporate funding is strong, but half
Expect as we head into the holiday weekend. Thats coming up. Mike, you are hoping for another great commute. Im hoping for the same story, different day. Very light commutes the last couple days since christmas. Light traffic for the Early Morning. During the middle of the day things got more congested as folks traveled across town. We have had this for the last couple days, road weather index showing a little fog possibility up in santa rosa and coming down. No delays towards the golden gate bridge. Over towards the bay bridge no delays, either. Sometimes during the morning until 5 00, 5 30 yesterday we had speeds still going at the limit all the way down from the east shore freeway. We will send it back to you. Were also tracking a pretty dramatic rescue overnight in the Santa Cruz Mountains as a group of joyriders come to the rescue of a man who fell off the trail. Ansar, the right place at the right time. Reporter this man had fallen down a hill, broke his leg, he couldnt move so h
Announced an arrest in connection with an unprovoked stabbing attack at a restaurant. It happened thursday of last week at lolas market on dutton avenue. Police say a man got up from a table and stabbed a man in the neck before running off. They didnt know each other and didnt speak to each other before the attack. The victim was seriously injured but his condition has been upgraded. Investigators say orozco went by numerous aliases. He had been living in santa rosa the last few months. The motive unknown. Another Sexual Harassment case involving a prominent member of the bay area restaurant industry. Charlie hollowell is the chef and owner of three popular oakland restaurants. The chronicle reporting that he is stepping away from his businesses after 17 former employees accused him of sexually explicit language and behavior. Pizza eyal low on Telegraph Hill is one of his restaurants. He allegedly put his arms around a woman and asked inappropriate questions about had your sex life. Hi