From the bay areas local news station. Watching kron 4 news. With Contra Costa County back in the most restrictive purple covid tier, the. Countys Coronavirus Task force is reminding businesses to follow Health Orders to try to prevent the spread of the virus. As we say good evening welcome into kron 4 news at night everybody im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis as kron fours gayle ong reports for us tonight, the county has received over 100. Covid related complaints in just the past 10 days she joins us now live in walnut creek with some details on this scale. The task force has been responding to complaints since midmarch and so far theyve received a total of 900 covid related complaints rather and theyve been educating businesses but theyre still rising cases. Prompting additional restrictions. A lot of people were seen as a people not wearing their mask. When theyre at the business. Or to employees of a business not wearing a mask and that is part of the reason why Contra Costa Cou
City leaders encourage everybody to get tested tonight. There is a catch. Thanks for joining us. Everybody at 10 im Vicki Liviakis and im grant lotus some people say everybody get tested and then its ok if everybody congregate but there is a testing shortage and city leaders tonight are asking people not to use these government operated covid testing sites. Before their thanksgiving travel or gathering plans. They say these resources are for essential workers at people who have symptoms or believe they were exposed to covid yeah, one of those government operated sites is on the embarcadero and thats where we find kron 4 Taylor Bisacky she joins us now live with more. About the citys message. Sign here behind me says appointment only and at last check appointments here are booked up through december second at put that in perspective this site typically tests about 1700 people a day so this is obviously raising concerns for the people that need the tests most the city is now emphasizing
Man who spent almost half his life with the fire department. Oakland firefighters saluting one of their own wednesday may. To sean lafons flag draped casket left senate medical center. Dozens of Police Motorcycles and fire engines hopping escort his body. The procession passing city hall and several fire stations, ending in a chapel of the chimes, funeral home and oakland am aware an American Flag was hoisted by trucks. Laughing, just 42 years old. They died as if it was cardiac arrest. I was hopeful in getting the news five hours later that he passed away when the cardiologist came back to speak to the family and myself, it was pretty knee buckling. We are struggling, coping, grieving. Reporter intern fire chief Melinda Drayton new sean lafons entire 20 year career with oakland fire. He turned to me early in his career when he made the decision to promote. Reporter a decision made out of love and passion for the fire service and oakland. Last year he was promoted to interim assistant
Misty looking conditions too so a lot of drizzle showing up on our radar right now thats where youre seeing the speckled areas little more the darker green and thats where the white rain is hanging out that includes neighborhoods just south of fremont like mission, San Jose District al breakdown de kirchner youd write out a little bit now san jose had some rain just moments ago most of that rainfall now working its way down to south san jose blue hill Saratoga Los Gatos also a couple light sprinkles and then heading up towards woodside and palo alto youre also looking at a couple of spots of brief light showers, lets zoom out and you can see what weve still got heading our direction which is still on and off showers that will be working their way gradually or direction on into the afternoon today now embedded in some of this rain we do actually have the potential of some isolated spots of heavier rain, i mean take us out of the bay for second show you whats going on in reading some rai
Several San Francisco restaurants all closed indoors because of covid she says that she was not pleased to hear about the governor photographed inside the pricey French Laundry restaurant with his wife for a Birthday Celebration with at least 12 people in attendance. Were locked down the call indoor everything is shut down a u n i mean the Restaurant Business as well so its a really hard time for everybody really do think it said double standard. He has all these expectations for us diana who owns a restaurant in Citrus Heights near sacramento also thought that the governor. Was definitely not practicing what is preaching and at the same time expecting all of us who are trying to you know enjoy a nice meal and be with our families and now we cant even be you know in thanksgiving together the French Laundry is only open for reservations with the prefix menu of 3. 50 for 50 and 850. A plate. It is unclear which offering the new sums had and who paid for it. The governor has said that he