The highest tier. With fewer coronavirus cases , more businesses can move indoors. But different counties are moving at a different pace, even though they are in the same tier. Today san mateo, solano and alameda counties regimented from the purple to red. They joined marin, napa, San Francisco, and santa cruz counties in the red tier. Only sonoma and contra costa counties remain in the most restrictive purple tier. While this is progress, there is also some confusion with each county moving at a different pace. Reporter different counties in the bay area opening some sectors while keeping others closed, confusing because at the beginning of the pandemic, the strategy was a regional approach. Some Business Owners find it frustrating. Im really disappointed and frustrated because i believe that nail salon are safe. I think we have the right to open. Reporter Michelle Saunders james owns this now salon in oakland, shuttered for six months and she cant operate outdoors. There is no space
Am giving the governor support for his leadership. These communities are devastated. Reporter the governor met with President Trump in sacramento also. The governor honed in on Climate Changes role on the fires. If we put her head in the sand and think its only about management. Things will start getting cooler, you just watch. I wish science agreed with you. It will happen, i dont think science knows, actually. Ideology should not kick in, its just a fact. This is just a fact. And we have to do better as a country. Reporter senator harris focused on Climate Change. Her running mate, joe biden called this a climate arsonist. This is our nation to take seriously extreme changes in our climate. The hot is getting hotter, drier and drier and Climate Change is real. Both senator harris and President Trump had clear reasons for visiting the state. For democrats its a matter of solidifying their position. For donald trump it was more of the photo opportunity, meeting with a major state gover
Some of the worst air quality here in california in the world, however, it was much better out there today, this was the view of San Francisco, the skyline from the east bay, the improved air quality is giving businesses a glimmer of hope kron fours taylor sackey stopped by several restaurants today that started to see an uptick in business and she joins us now live in the city with more taylor then we moved into that better air quality tonight and you can see here behind me that people are still taking advantage of it now earlier today we were in that moderate level but even then restaurants say that it was a breath of fresh air could because finally they were seeing customers sitting outside at the restaurants yet again. The first time in a while because of that that air quality and they say its something that is much needed right now after hitting that second hurdle in the pandemic. The past 2 days has just been really smoky, ive tried to kind of avoid going outside as much as i pos
Unhealthy. First it was tacky talked to several Restaurant Operators in the city and taylor today some fresh air fried some hope. It can finally move we moved into better air quality tonight and you can definitely see the change in the streets of San Francisco a lot more people out today and while we were in that moderate level for a majority of the day Restaurant Owners say that it was a breath of fresh air as i mentioned it was nice to see people back out and sitting outside of the restaurants, they say its something that was a much needed after hitting 80 yet again another hurdle throughout this pandemic. Obviously with the fires. Back to kind of having to close for 2 days people not going outside again. So its kind of a bummer to have like a whole nother the thing this year that 6 people inside and not sitting at my table Jacob Roberts owns in the country and polk street. Thats one of the many restaurants in San Francisco, the close its outdoor seating because of smoky conditions o
The night. The whole side here was the produce display. Reporter penny picks their charred fruit and his own history. I was born in 1960 in my baby crib was back in the office. Mom and dad took me to work every day. Its like losing a family member. An a speeding car crashes are the building and it caught on fire. The driver had to be rescued by chp, who were nearby because they try to pull them over moments earlier. But the market is a total loss. It is surreal. Its her history too and all she says is, what are we going to do now . And we are going to rebuild and we are going to make it. Reporter they will do it with Community Fundraising well underway. A go fund me page on which generations of shoppers reminisce about fruit palace. It amazes me how much this place really meant to people. Reporter the manager has been here 23 years. I remember my grandma told me in the late 50s she would drive from larkspur to come here just to shop. An remarkably this old market picked up a lot of new