Effect. Reporter it seems everyone is getting a little testy when these two guys clashed on Fourth Street in san rafael, they probably didnt know that because neither wore a mask, they were already breaking a new law. Were seeing more and more transmissions across as of this morning, marin county joined the list of communities that will cite and fine people or businesses for not Wearing Masks even outside. I have it with me. I have it in my car. Reporter today almost 2,300 cases in marin county, 36 deaths. Marin is on the state watch list and the county says even after it goes off that list, this policy will remain in if he can. We need to take this seriously. Were losing krot of transmission in our communities. Reporter some people have already double so. In novato, matt evans, his wife and three kids all wore masks while walking down. So this is a small thing we can do to do our part. Reporter despite what the county describes as a policy about will be active enforcement by police, i
Online creativity. How much screen time is too much, and how to solve itp 3. Cover up or payup. That may be the edict for San Mateo County. The board will meet to consider an emergency ordinance for individuals who violate the states Public Health orders. How would San Mateo County implement the fines . Luz pena has answers. Reporter it hasnt even been 24 hours since mateo county businesses were mandated to close. Well fine you if youre not wearing a mask. This solution around fines, it brings attention, but the second thing it does, it saves lives. The emergency ordinary nens opposed by a supervisor, a written warning first. If a person does not comply, there will be a 100 fine for the first violation, 200 for the second. And 500 for the additional violations. Right now, its a misdemeanor, you could do 90 days in jail and the fines at 1,000. What were trying to do is take it out of superior court, out of criminal court. And bring it into civil court. With 5683 covid 19 cases and 119 d
Recent civil unrest that we saw in the streets of downtown san jose last month. Or the covid19 pandemic. We also heard from the mayor of san jose, who said back here live. The chief says he will stay on in his current role through december, which is when he expects his replacement to be named. Im chris nguyen, abc7 news. Okay, chris, thank you very much. Now to our efforts to build a better bay area. Education is a very important part of that and one oh of the topics well focus on tonight. Is the start of school is coming up quick. Two weeks for San Francisco. The bay areas Biggest School district. In the capital of silicon valley, thousands of low income students and families will soon have free access to the internet. Its part of an Innovative Partnership being launched between san jose and at t. Chris nguyen filed this story earlier. Reporter in the midst of the Coronavirus Crisis, bridging the Digital Divide is now more important than ever. We have heard too often of our children h
Bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc7 news. And good evening. Im dan ashley good and im ama daetz. Contra costa county Health Leaders delivered a stern message to the community this afternoon. They say theyve reached a critical point in the pandemic. There have been three deaths today, seven over the past three days. Grocery clerks should not have to fight a grown man to wear a mask. Thats not their job. Contra costa county officials held nothing back telling the community to take covid19 seriously and taketa healthy and safe. After a period where we significantly slowed the spread of covid in our community, coronavirus has not only made a comeback, but were seeing new record numbers of cases and hospitalizations. More than 110 Contra Costa County residents have died from the virus. There are now 2 1 2 times the number of people hospitalized than there were at the beginning of the month. We had the National Guard come out to stem nonviolent protesters who have killed no o
It is in other parts of the state. As coronavirus cases rise and california reverses plans to reopen, its clear the bay area isnt out of the woods yet. How bad is it . The counties when you look at the entire bay area are not as bad as some of the worsthit conditions, not as bad as los angeles or imperial. Reporter take a lookat this graphic showing daily cases rising in the bay area. On july 10, there were 809 new cases, not including at san quentin. Now compare that to los angeles county. On july 10, they had 2,620 cases, more than three times the bay area. Still, cases and hospitalizations are surging in every bay area county. Even in San Francisco, which is one of the two bay area counties not on the states watch lift, the number of patients in the citys hospitals is nearly three times what it was at the lowest point a month ago. There is also new concern about the reproductive rate, the average number of people that someone who has coronavirus will spread it to. Before the shelter