Better. So heres whats causing all the smoke in the air. A number of wildfires burning in the northwest corner of the state north of eureka, into oregon, and theyre impacting the entire region. Abc7 News Reporter stephanie sierra tracking the impact. It is hazy out here today. The bay area air Quality Management district says the brunt of the impact is south of the golden gate bridge, which is where we are right now. Conditions north into marin county are improving, but experts tell us it will get worse before it gets better. The bay area is bracing for several days of hazy skies as some of the largest wildfires burning in the us are merging in the dense forests of californias northwest corner. Its causing scenes like this. No sailboats out on the bay, but smoky skies drifting over the golden gate bridge. The forecast models had indicated that we were going to see impacts from smoke, but not to the extent that we ended up seeing yesterday afternoon. So it did catch us a little bit off
Appointments, it feels good to just live in the moment with every other month. Cabenuva. Im good to go. Ask your doctor about cabenuva today at rec van the road to adventure starts here. Come to rec van and unlock your next adventure building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions. This is abc7 news as essential as their products are to our daily functioning, they also kill us and this industry has been giving with one hand taking away with the other. Now at nine the oil industry under fire by the state of california claims Major Companies have been lying about the dangers of fossil fuels. Plus, where state leaders are taking their arguments today. Good morning. Its sunday, september 17th. Im stephanie sierra. Well have more on that story in just a moment. But we begin with the weather. Lisa is here and weve been talking a lot this morning about this calm pattern and yes, continues. Yes. And i think were all okay with that right . With temperatures not too hot as we look at
Nonstriking workers as our members can barely afford to buy the product, we make, let alone live the american dream. And the auto workers may not be alone. A vote by Kaiser Permanente workers means a strike involving the Largest Group of Health Care Employees is also looming. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Im ahmed daetz. And im julian glover. This wave of labor action comes as california is on the brink of allowing striking workers to receive state Unemployment Benefits after just two weeks. That bill is now heading to Governor Newsoms desk. Abc7 News Reporter ryan curry has those details as health care workers, teachers, hollywood writers. California workers in Numerous Industries have authorized strikes or walked off the job. Now the state could allow those on strike to receive unemployment money. Sort of a business. Models are changing. Economics are changing. And, you know, we should make sure that those workers who need to put food on their table and pay their rent have
In my camper. Soon michael will be moving to larkspur into this brand new permanent support of housing space. Im ready to get get surrounding, get get a shower. Heres what the place used to look like a former Skilled Nursing facility which had been shuttered for years. So this will be one of the new homes for the residents. At 1251 south, alicia, excited to show you. Come on in. Beth stokes from Episcopal Community services, the nonprofit partnering with marin county, shows us one of the 43 rooms in the facility, complete with a fridge, microwave and ac, including a view. It has a beautiful scenery for folks who have experienced chronic homelessness for a very long time. This is going to be a really special place for them. The project received 12 million from the States Project home key initiative. Residents will get support and Services Customized to their needs. This is, you know, bringing in case managers, bringing in Behavioral Health folks, bringing in medical folks as needed, Pub
Getting money to 15 million to the San Mateo County Sheriffs Office. 11 million to the Santa Clara County Sheriffs Office and 8 million to the San Jose Police department. Now, one city noticeably absent from the list of grant recipients is oakland. State Officials Say oakland was disqualify fillled because the city missed the deadline. A city spokesperson says the Police Department had its application materials ready. But the Citys Department of economic and Workforce Development did not submit the application on time. The city administrator called this outcome unacceptable in San Franciscos Mission district, the crackdown on illegal street vending continues to be a challenge there for a year. The department of public works has been in the area, stepping up patrols and confiscations. But are those efforts actually working . Abc7 News Reporter luis pena talked to Business Owners and Street Vendors to get their take. Nearly 300 items confiscated in the mission. Another successfultionthis