Its not enough to pay the bills. This entire business sector is about to collapse co owner of next 3 fitness in San Franciscos castro neighborhood describes the grim future of small Fitness Centers in the city gave character is also a member of the San Francisco independent Fitness Studio coalition, a group of 60 small neighborhood Fitness Studios representing almost 700 employees just in the last 2 weeks character says the closures already started for 6 of the groups chance we anticipate many more on the horizon i was talking to a gym. Just the other day one of the bigger gyms and they have right now a quarter of a Million Dollars worth of debt. We have 20,000 worth of debt right now character says the gyms down 80 of its typical revenue prepandemic and that includes the sales from their recently opened a supervised sidewalk work out. Were 2 people can work out at a time for 55 minutes with deep cleans and in between its a bandaid to let us work out outside. But for so many businesses
Joining us. Everybody, im Vicki Liviakis and im Catherine Heenan for grant lotus tonight pg and e is urging customers to conserve electricity during peak hours because of the high heat because of the predicted demand. They say they will not initiate a Public Safety power shutoff kron fours michelle kingston is live for us tonight with more on plans for the rest of the fire season. During these hot summer day michelle. Catherine it is hot out here and it is only going to get hotter pg and e is staging crews and equipment throughout the bay area over the next few days. So pg e is preparing for Power Outages and we want our customers to prepare for possible Power Outages as well if power goes out over the next few days pacific gas and electric says its because of the increase in electricity usage over the bay area and not because of a Public Safety power shutoff the Electric Company is sending out more crews and equipment to handle any possible outages during the extreme heat. Theyre also
head in toward thursday night and into friday. i think that ll be really the magic time for the storm system to bring some snow levels. the bay area, rain picking up as we head toward tomorrow afternoon. really get going tomorrow night and into early on friday morning. a look at that. all the colors there, the purple in the white that is snow falling across bay area mountains. you might even see some snow in your neighborhood where you live. thank you, lawrence. former president jimmy carter continues his hospice care in his hometown of plains, georgia. and while that s happening, the interest in jimmy carter is the person it his legacy is taking center stage and derek dellinger continues our coverage a doubt he is alive and a plant. derek, it s kind of heartening to see this outpouring of respect and affection. since jimmy carter has been back in the news. yes, it has been in here in plains, georgia is being felt here. it s being felt really all over the country as wel