Reporter as you know, for decades going to the castro has always been a bit of a treat for halloween revelers, this is normally official for bars and restaurants in the area, but this year, the same people who would normally benefit from the crowd, they are urging them to stay away. Before nightfall, the castro was bustling with activity as people whined and dined at restaurants that normally reap the rewards from a big halloween crowd. This year, those same establishments are voluntarily shutting down early at 9 00 p. M. At the urging of the city, a way to deter crowds, but a move that comes with a financial sacrifice. I would say for saturday night, it is going to be major, going to be vague, it is a prime time, 9 00 p. M. Till 11 00. Reporter the Merchants Association says there could be a bigger cost if the castro turns into a covid19 hotspot, causing the city to lose the progress it has been making in the battle against the virus. We are at yellow pandemic, and we have done so wel
Many understand its not in the same of safety but just weeks after a major fire, the timing wouldnt be worse. Im stocked up on batteries, flashlights, lanterns. Reporter she has what she needs. Im here to service the community. Reporter shes assistant manager at Outdoor Supply hardware with a possible safety power shutoff hours away, most of the portable generators have sold out. This could easily do a refrigerator, couple lights, tv. Reporter john was buying extra flashlight batteries and hes not happy about it. As a general sense of disappointment to pg e. I think one place seems to be under control and another comes in after that. I dont like it. Reporter the utility says it has to cut power to thousands of bay area customers due to hot, dry windy conditions or risk parking a fire from an active power line. At the end of the day we have to stand by the side of safety and if its necessary, we have to do this to prevent healthcare reforms emergencies from occurring. Reporter nancy jus
Lightning in the sky than we have gotten used to for this time of day. Its just coming up on 6 01 and about five seconds and the view from the top of the mark r kammer on the roof of the mark hopkins looking off towards the east. The sun is not up yet but thats going to happen in 34 minutes. It will happen at 6 35 today. Lets take a couple of other quick views. There is the best view really and as far as though he feels that they are at this point its in the 40s for many locations. Concorde, 47. Oakland, 49. San jose, 48. Its go going to be one of the cooler feeling mornings you had so far this season. There is a bit of his reported out of oakland. Daytime highs are not budging. We are going right back up into the mid80s again if you are inland, 84 the bay. 72 for the coast. Just to leave you with three takeaways on this forecast, we are staying above average temperaturewise for today. And you can see that they are on the top line. Theres a beach hazard at the coast. We will talk about
A lack of social distancing, people not wearing face masks and large gatherings. All of that is prompting leaders to cancel this weekends street closure. One block of the avenue between prospect and diablo road has been closed every weekend since june. New at 10 00, smith is here now after talking with town officials and Business Owners about whats going on. The street was closed on friday, saturday and sunday only. Danville leaders say they are done with education and had to do something after some businesses did not comply with the health order. A fight broke out and cases spiked. We came out to hear and we went all the way down past the front of the restaurant. The owner of the kitchen and bar estimates a loss of a dozen outdoor tables on the avenue in downtown danville after leaders decided to open the streets backup. Initially, a little bit of disappointment. But, after we thought about it, i think it is a better choice because of what has been happening over the past few weeks. W
Dangerous winds there, even in the lower elevations, 37 in fairfield. Down to 20 in concord. 30 in napa. 22 in novato. 27 in San Francisco. Look at the peninsula, 25 to 31 whether youre in san mateo or sfo. A noisy night out there, there will be a lot of debris on the road, so drive around that and be careful. Our lower elevations, still in the red flag warning until 11 00. Higher elevations until 5 00 tomorrow afternoon. The winds will subside for most of us after 11 00, its so dry and the winds will below wind advisory criteria, but still fast enough to have that high fire danger. Reggie . That breaking news is in the east bay, high winds are now blowing. Youre looking at what happened in concord after a tree toppled bringing down power lines on Birchwood Court late last night. Contra costa county firefighters responded to similar calls reporting either fallen trees or downed power lines. This morning nearly 107,000 customers throughout the bay area are in the dark. Pg e shut off pow