Or closing your shades during the day. Stay well and keep it golden. A familiar face, a superhero helping out the Homeless Population here in downtown san jose. The Oakland Unified School board has voted to eliminate the Districts Police department, but not everyone is happy about it. Governor newsom announced a huge spike in california covid cases. What epidemiologists say is contributing to the surge. The heat peaks tomorrow. The areas of highest heat illness coming up. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. Major new developments tonight after a decadeslong battle by Community Activists and parents. The Oakland Unified School board has voted to eliminate the School Police force. Abc 7 News Reporter j. R. Stone is in the newsroom with more. Well, alma and dan, some of those weve seen rallying in the streets are calling this an historic win tonight, but others i talk with say they now fear for their childs safety. Cheer among many in oakland as th
He supported the george floyd resolution, but he says now comes the hard part. The School District has to craft an alternative safety plan by the end of the year. Hundreds of people watched online, the board overwhelmingly in support for eliminating Police Department of 10 sworn officers and more than 50 School Security guards. The proposal was named after george floyd. I asked you take the opportunity to be an example for School Boards all over the country, that one they call for justice those in power should listen. After some two hours of comments and discussion, the board vote was unanimous. The Student Board member showed a Community Watch party celebrating. Communities hello happy right now. This is history in the making. We need to start listening to the community. Their social and Emotional Health and wellbeing are taking care of. Today we made history. They had been working on the proposal for years. They urged the superintendent to include the community in and the committee t
Long to eliminate school police. The vote was unanimous and will do away with Law Enforcement and any Armed Security in Oakland Schools. We dont need police. We dont need any Law Enforcement entity. The move will eliminate the Districts Police department at the end of the year, and will shift all calls to the oakland Police Department. In recent weeks there have been rallies and marches in favor of this. Even warriors coach steve kerr took to the streets. Some parents we talked with are not happy. I think its a bad idea. Carolyn bim has two sons in the Oakland School district and she worries for their safety and others. My son was bullied this year, sixth grade year and seventh graders threatened to bring a gun and shoot my son, right . Im like whoa, right. Former District Security guard tony helgel agrees. I think its a dangerous mistake. Thats telling people that the school zone is a free for all for criminal activity. Now, though, there is a hope from many that School Employees will
Counties been approved to reopen, but most bay area counties are holding back. Kron fours justine waltman live in the newsroom with todays developments justine well can the now. The governor today means that some counties in california can allow clients to book appointments once again. But it will be done on a county by county basis. So in the bay area, San Francisco santa clara san Mateo Alameda contra costa and marine counties are not part of this face but Solano Sonoma and napa counties are ready. The owner of shine hair salon and napa county tells us here kron 4 her employees have been preparing for this moment. Were going to have to do no double booking for a while and i think this has been kind of play out in other states right now. Because normally we would set our guest the site in year one of the waiting areas and so that probably is not going to be a reality for a while. In order to reopen all stylists and customers must wear a face covering. And then physically distance from
Happen this fall particularly as restrictions loosened and students return to school so far shelterinplace orders have slow the spread but what will happen as we all start to open back up again for sale of a sack a top to a u c berkeley professor about the possibility of a false alert. So taylor whats the prediction. Well, pam of course, no one knows for sure, but John Swartzberg whos an Infectious Disease. Professor at u c berkeley predicts that october will be arm our worst month for several reasons. Possible that over the summer were going to see things are going us it may be gradually increased its interim and it. Then. Schools get a start in the end of august. Not just kids for 12 universities. After months of that. Things will explode John Swartzberg is an Infectious Disease professor at u c berkeley. Well, he says there are several scenarios of what could happen seen a fall surge of coronavirus cases in october is very likely. Is the economy opens up restrictions loosen and stud