The district required staff and students to report to class for the start of the school year. But reversed course when teachers refused in mass. Some students think the quality of online instruction might be better if teachers were in their physical classroom. They can do hands on experiment. And its better for them to show us than do it virtually on the website. Teachers shouldnt be asked to endanger their health need lestly. By not giving teachers a choice, they dont value us as professionals. Deven, why does the district think that this is the best plan, and are the two sides talking at all . So the district, yeah, the district says that this is all about the quality of online instruction they say here at the school, they can provide the teachers with all the technology and the tools that they need, computers and high Speed Internet connections and cameras. And the two sides are talking. The union is hopeful that the School District will negotiate something with them that gives them
Has again Record Numbers of deaths the state reported an increase yesterday for a total of 9,224, as for cases, the state has 5,1340 to date. The positivity rate, the percentage of coronavirus tests coming back positive appears to be declining slightly. The rate is 7. 3 over the past two weeks, where state Officials Say this number will be key to understanding spread as testing increases. And as we continueb our coronavirus coverage, we are looking at how we can build a better bay area despite the pandemic. We are focused on severncdehe are staying oop little while longer. As of midnight, the county had been on the states watch list for three days. We would mean many indoor businesses would force to close. This would be hair salons and gyms. This morning the county tweet they had are in discussion about the status and additional businesses are fought being required to close. The county did not elaborate. San mateo was put on the watch list because of several factors, including an incre
Being ordered to close at midnight. The county has been on the states watch list for more than three days now, which forces many indoor businesses, including hair salons and gyms to shut down. As of this morning, the county was still in discussion with the state about their status, so businesses hadnt closed yet. San mateo was put on the watch list because of several factors, including an increase in the rate of covid19 cases there. There is growing frustration and anxiety in an industry hardhit by the covid19 pandemic across california. Many hairstylists and salon owners still cant reopen. In the east bay, a growing number of stylists are prepared to defy a county order and open anyway. Abc 7 News Reporter cornell bernard is live in pleasanton with the story. Reporter eric, the pandemic has been brutal for hair salon owners across the state, especially here in alameda county. Many say they are struggling and need to reopen now, even if that means defying a county order. I cantdstylis
Others have also been harassing her and even at one point today Concord Police showed up to the neighborhood. You have that much hatred in your heart against blacks in a video shared on social media, a Congress Woman confronts a man riding a bicycle about the facing her black lives matter sidewalk. Chalk prices. Heat you are rice is the man is seen using a water bottle to wash out the word black was in shock because since ive been here since 1993, ive never dealt with racism with them on neighborhood minutes sherrock says shes upset because this was the 4th time this man had done this as a biracial woman shes been sharing the messages in front of her home to show solidarity for the black lives Matter Movement this moment, this time and day. Its about black lives that are being mistreated and fairly and that is what black lives movement is about since sharing the video on facebook sherrock inspired others like georgia burst j to come down from sacramento. I dont care how far i have to g
A bay Area Business owner is selling her house thats been in the family for over 100 years just to stay afloat. Then ordered to shut down businesses in san mateo count county. It starts at midnight. We talk to the disappointed Business Owners. It was a bright and breezy start to the weekend. And soon those winds will bring cooler weather. Abc 7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Announcer building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. Good evening and thanks ojoining us. Im dion lim. Im eric thomas. A couple of grim milestones today for california. The state set record 19 deaths. That broke the record set just a few days ago. There are more than half a million confirmed covid19 cases in the state, by far the most in the u. S. And the sevenday positivity rate, which is an indicator of testing and transmission, is now a 6 1 2 . On the peninsula in about an hour indoor businesses like hair salons and gyms will be shut down in San Mateo County. It was the last ba