To reopen, governor gavin newsom pleaded with californians to take covid19 seriously, he cited sobering trendlines including tuesdays record new cases, and a surge in hospitalizations and icu patients. Estate performed 96,000 tests in the last day, the Positivity Rate rose to 5. 1 over two weeks. Weve seen increased numbers. Seen a lot of numbers reflecting increases in the bay area. Thats the part of the state that has moved last into the new phase. The governor also pointed to memorial day and statewide receipt protests, and icu capacities at 30 . The state remains confident in preparation. We have crushed the curve and we made it Crystal Clear when we did that, we never experienced the big spike, where we were not prepared for an increase. The governor also threatened to withhold relief funding from counties who refused to comply with the state reopening criteria, including a new facemask order. We are going to attach some considerations and consequences to that. Two and half billio
Us year go ahead with your story. Can board of voted to dismantle its Police Department tonight, a long way for the group who initiated this resolution. Wednesday night a celebration moments after the Oakland Unified School District Voted to eliminate its Police Department this has been a i or humanity. A fight to value black and brown students just a black is when black organizing project the organization has been calling to remove police from oakland schools for the last decade, this is very historic for members and for the people of oat bran. And we are really hoping that we can set a or what. Remove Police Free Schools looks like throughout the country wednesday night board of educators approved the george floyd resolution calling to eliminate the districts Police Department in the wake of George Floyds death districts are looking to join the Police Free Schools Movement District proposed a resolution earlier this month. The resolution calls for redirecting money spent on police in
I did reach out to the Oakland Police department who has struggled at times with responding to calls. They would only say that they will continue to provide securities to all of the community. Jr stone, abc 7 news. And in north bay, the napa Police Department says that it will limit the use of carotid restraints better thknown as che holds oig. Officers will only use it in a deadly force situation. Earlier this month, vallejo and Daly City Police said that they would no longer use chokeholds. Leaders in one bay area county are pushing for punishment if you do not wear a mask. San mateo county supervisor suggested that people face a fine for not wearing one in public. Amy hollyfield is live with more on this. Reporter yeah, isnt this getting interesting. We have county government now saying to the state wed like to see you take this one step further. You need to do more. So county supervisor david canapa made a personal governor newsom, asking michlhi enforce the statewide order. He pro
Temperatures with 67 antioch and a lofty number there we do have some winds though, and the far east that help do circling in the air cant cool down as easily 61 in concord 57 livermore up to the north bay mostly in the 50s, although valais whole again because the winds at 61. And 58 for san jose for comparisons sake a little cooler along the peninsula this morning and up to portions of the north bay, a touch warmer off to the east bay theres a look at the current winds and again theres a nice Little Pocket going on around fairfield in concord we expect kind of the summer performance tonight. Complements also some daytime heating thats going to draw that in. Heres what happens with that fog mixes out for us by midmorning but remains at the coast areas a little bit. And then spills back into the bay again for tonight and the greatest early tomorrow morning. That heat advisory still with us as a formality Solano County but as weve been showing you places in Contra Costa County will see t
Calling for the Oakland Unified School district to redirect money spent on police into social services for students. Now its called the george floyd resolution to eliminate the Oakland School Police Department background on some of the statistics the board cited in the resolution from the 2015 2016 school year to the 2019 2020 school year black students have accounted for 73 of arrest and city schools, but just 26 of enrollment. Also in 5 years from 2013 2014 to 2018 2019. The district spent million on its armed police force. Now lets hear from the organizers from the black organizing project along with the Oakland Unified School District Police chief. This is very historic for our members and for the people plan and we are really hoping that we can set a or what remove Police Free Schools looks like throughout the country calls are still going to be answered is high priority, although previous still going to be big and those out and if somebody from a school picks up the phone and cal