As 3 more counties yellow san benito and napa were added to the States Community spread watch list in napa county Business Owners were told this week to prepare shut down tomorrow. Ursula sogomonian spoke with restaurant employees in downtown napa about the rollback l a. That restaurants are rushing to get their customers are last Indoor Dining experience before county cut off. One minute after midnight due to rising coronavirus cases spoke with an employee at joes restaurant who sounded tired and frustrated, saying its been a tough time during the pandemic for his coworkers and himself to make rent and pay mortgages. They were happy to come back to work back on may 22nd. He said that it gave them in economic boost. When asked about this weeks notice he believes that they werent given enough warning ahead of time about that midnight deadline to close. Given that theyre stocked with perishable food which may now have to be donated. We have people scheduled for ships we re stalker food a
For only 29. 95 a month for three months. Call or go online today. Video showing an incident at a protest involving the San Francisco Sheriffs Office has sparked a new criminal investigation. Coming up, wihat the San Francisco District Attorney has to say about it. A Bay Area Police chief drawing criticism tonight for comments he made about shooting guns during a protest. Without your help we will not survive. The desperate plea from a longtime Silicon Valley trade school at risk of closing because of covid19. It was a hot day again across the bay area, but cooler weather is about to move in. Well have the details in the accuweather forecast. Abc 7 news starts right now. Defund opd happening now, hundreds of people marched to oakland mayor libby schaafs house chanting the names of men and women killed by police. Theyre calling on the mayor to defund the Oakland Police department and reinvest the money in education. Abc 7 News Reporter j. R. Stone is live in oakland. J. R. . Reporter ye
They let their voice be heard. And you can see that tonight in the signs. The many signs that they left outside of the mayors house. That one there saying defund the police. Now, i do want to go to some of the video because it was pretty incredible seeing the amount of people who came out to march from one walgreens in oakland and up to the mayors house. I can tell you their message, a clear one, in defunding the Police Department. Now, what does that mean, you ask, they made the point they would like to see a lot of that money that goes to the Police Department rerouted into other areas like education and services as well. This was a youthled rally tonight. So a lot of young people out here. We spoke with some of those young people who at times had lit candles in memor of thwhdit e hands of officers. This is what they had to say. Being a resident from oakland and having a mayor like libby schaaf, who is complicit and completely complacent with the violence of opd on their brown and bl
So you can find new roads with confidence. The San Francisco sheriff responds to a criminal investigation into one of his captains after video surfaces of his captain shoving protesters from behind. Two Virtual Meetings in oakland addressing Structural Racism and police reform. New Opening Guidelines and the rush expected to come along wit. How Santa Cruz County is preparing. Blustery cooler weather ahead. Ill have a preview coming up. Abc7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. Bars, gyms, casinos, and hotels will reopen across california tomorrow. Theyve all been given the green light by the state, a sign most counties are moving into stage three of reopening. Sonoma, solano, napa and contra costa counties are approve in order phase. In sonoma county, this will be the first weekend wineries can reopen their tasting rooms. Several other bay area counties are moving a bit slower in reopening, but are still making prog
The fall. If we see people doing the responsible thing over the next few month, it will give us some ease as we get into flu season. Getting local economies back on track after three months of sheltering in place is pivotal to rebuilding a better bay area. And beginning tomorrow, its back to business from many in santa cruz county. The regions revised health order is expected to bring a rush of tourists. Abc7 News Reporter amanda del castillo shows us what to expect if youre heading over the hill to santa cruz. Whether in the mountains, on the boardwalk, or through downtown, people across the city of santa cruz say theyre ready for any level of reopening. Ready to welcome the usual summer rush during the most unusual time. This place would be packed right now. It would be standing room only on the sidewalks there would be a line to get into the movie theater. And that reality may return soon, as the countys revise hey lifts some major restrictions effective friday. Lodging restrictions