Day. Here is abc 7 News Reporter lyanne melendez. Reporter it was a welcoming sound for the owner of joes barber shop in San Francisco who took his business outside after being closed for six months. Very well spaced, lots of airflow. Its really its great. A nice safe place for a haircut. Yay reporter besides barber shops, hair and nail salons and Massage Centers were allowed to reopen outside. Everyone must wear a mask and go through a screening process. 97. 4. Perfect. This is a step that matters a lot for people like joe and the people getting the air cut. Ive been waiting months. Reporter malls and Outdoor Personal Services are now accessible to the public. Many mid september hotels, indoor museums, indoors zoos and aquariums will be added to the list. But late september Indoor Personal Services like hair and nail salons and tattoo studios will reopen for business. The phased plan for a reopening comes with a stern warning for mayor london breed. All plans are subject to change jus
A mix of excitement and reluctance of support in the bay area for oakland native Kamala Harris, joe bidens pick for Vice President. The game plan just changed in san jose for teachers at the last minute. And a homicide here. Ill tell you what we know. A stretch of toasty triple digit days ahead. Ill have more on the heat 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. Tonight, a historic decision. Joe biden choosing bay area native and california senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. If elected, harris would be the first woman Vice President and the first black or Indian American candidate. Biden tweeted the news saying, i have the great honor to announce that ive picked Kamala Harris, a fearless fighter for the little guy and one of the countrys finest public servants. And harris tweeting in response, im honored to join him as our partys nominee for Vice President and do what it takes to make him our comm
Kamala Harris Actually began her career at the Alameda County d. A. s office and elected San Francisco District Attorney. So for better or for worse, people here in the bay area know her policy, style, and work very well. Oakland native senator Kamala Harris is stirring up mixed emotions across the bay area after locking down her position as joe bidens running mate. I talked to my mom tonight. Reporter Christine Pelosi is chair of the democratic chair house caucus. Her mother is nancy pelosi. We talked about how great it was for the country. Reporter pelosi and harris met as law students. Ive seen her grow and develop over the years, but also taking that same approach of trying to mentor young women, trying to lift up other people. I know its a lot of controversy around kamala, especially with her as the d. A. Of San Francisco. Reporter Felicia Jones is the founder of the justice for mario woods foundation, who was shot and killed by San Francisco Police Officers in 2015. We attempted
Integrated device with connectivity built right in dramatically increases the chances that learning is available from anywhere. I think if theres a Silver Lining with covid, its classes like this one. Reporter with classes starting next monday, the Oakland Unified School district is is looking for laptops for 2,000 students. They ordered 2500 laptops in june but theyre not ready yet so students will receive the computers they got last spring. Were going to be using our own devices that are delegated for schools in order to meet the gap. And once the devices came in, well be swapping out. Reporter stateunding to strn Distance Learning. Apple and tmobile say the cost to a School District for an ipad and Internet Service is 580 per student per year, including tech support. Were going to have teams that are dedicated to each one of your districts. If you need anything or have students that need to stay connected or are having issues, were going to be there for you. The Companies Say they c
All right, lisa, thank you. What School Looks Like for bay area students of all ages is coming into sharper focus. Districts are detailing their plans for fall. But the push to bring kids back to classrooms is getting push back from many teachers. The debate over education is so important it is a key focus of our efforts to build a better bay area. Kate larson heard from two of the Largest School districts in the bay area, oakland and San Francisco about what they are planning this fall. Reporter in a presentation San Francisco Unified School District laid out a plan for the fall. While staff has not yet agreed the district is recommending almost all students distance learn when School Starts on august 17th. Small groups of priority students may be able to do inperson school. And once data suggests its safe a gradual return to a hybrid distance and inperson plan would begin. I spoke to an sfusd elementary schoolteacher who says shes crushed she cant return to her classroom. I think com