Reducing the Oakland Police departments budget by 50 . A first of its kind for stress in the workplace for e. R. Doctors. What it says about bay area physicians and beyond. Confrontation over mask wearing at a walmart that has gone viral. Ill show you the changes that well follow in time for the weekend. Abc7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Document a marathon evening of Decision Making in oakland including plans to slash the Police Departments budget in half. It comes on the sail day the mayors home was vandalized. What role enforcement plays in our community is our focus on building a better bay area. Live from the newsroom, Tonights City Council meeting is still going on right now in. Thats right, ama and dan. It started at 1 30 this afternoon and its still going on right now. Now some of the big headlines, move the handling of special events to the administrators office. And creating a task force that they said would reimagine public safety. Councilmember taylor said there would be
Oracle park. We finally have our giants back. We have some normalcy in the city. Some normalcy but far from your typical game. Tonight the fans who found a way to enjoy the action on the field even if they couldnt sit in the stands. Good evening. For some the crack of the bat is irresistible and comforting during this pamndemic. The San Francisco giants played at an empty oracle ballpark tonight. But as jean elle shows us, the game is filling a void. Reporter giants fans arent allowed inside the ballpark. The outfield viewing gate is mostly covered up so its not easy to see inside. But some fans say none of that matters. What matters is being here like they are every year. Whoo reporter kayakers cant contain their excitement. The giants are back on the field playing the bay bridge series against the oakland as. Im beyond excited. Right on. Reporter dave says during a pandemic, its just what the doctor ordered. Baseball is our favorite sport, and being out here and kind of participating
Office. And creating a task force that they said would reimagine public safety. Councilmember taylor said there would be a 15member Task Force Made of nominees that come from each district of oakland. Theyre also open to having youth members be a part of the team. Next week they will vote on this task force. Before these items were decided, Public Comments stretched on for nearly three hours. Defund the opd by an additional 1. 4 million this year and form a task force which must be led by the most impacted Community Members . I was really appalled. Defund opd was the main message from speakers. Those exact words were graffitied on mayor schaafs house overnight. Police are calling it an act of vandalism. This statement, this attack designed to intimidate the mayor and strike fear into her family will not stop her from advocating for the policies she believes are in the best longterm interests of her beloved home town. We will keep you updated on the other items that were discussed at th
Checking out dublin. Its a cloudy start to the day to require masks in all stores. But it wont be like this for long. Well see it clearing out over how about Wearing Masks when you the next couple of hours and in go through the drivethrough . Its a hot topic these days of pleasanton expect by 9 00 times what workers have been posting of sunshine and more clearing the company does not require it throughout the rest of the day. Our temperatures stay nice. Unless local jurisdictions do. Were reaching into the mid70s by noon. Starbucks does post signs, a High Temperature in livermore however, encouraging customers reaching 83. 73 will be the high in oakland to wear their masks. So, look, trending for you with some mid60s for the this morning, have you ever coastal areas and san jose in heard alexa say to you, im sorry, i didnt catch that . The upper 70s. Slightly cooler than normal weather in the forecast. Maybe a few times. Mike, how is it looking right some people using smart home now fo
Off from her restaurant job. It helps with groceries. It is pretty great. To make it as a drive through distribution center. Workers from the nonprofit connects young to Community Load up cars and suvs with food boxes containing fresh fruits and vegetables, chicken, eggs, and milk. They also give out face coverings to people who dont have them. You can make a lot of healthy meals for from what you get here. It is one example of the unprecedented need for food during the pandemic. In february we were serving about 270,000 individuals. Now we are over 500,000. She says e demand doubled in just a few weeks and is not slowing down. We went inside the Second Harvest food bank where it literally takes an army to package all the food boxes which will be sent to hungry people throughout santa clara and san mateo counties. This group is from the 129th rescue wing of the California Air national guard. The guard stepped up when shelter in place nearly wiped out the food bank volunteers. We lost a