That would require those who run these cell towers to keep them powered for at least three days during a power outage. We have no power. Reporter during last falls Public Safety shutoffs many here in the bay area quickly learned even with a charge, a cell phone is no good without a signal. This has been the reality for tens of thousands of people. Reporter thats why bay area state senators are sponsoring legislation that would require Companies Like at t and verizon to provide battery backup to their hundreds of cell towers during pg e shut off for other emergency. Like an earthquake or major fire. Hundreds of cell towers across Northern California or across the state did not have sufficient back up power which means the tower went dark during october power shut offs. According to a disaster report, thousands of towers went down on october 28th. Marin county suffered the most, losing power to 160 cell sites. 57 of the countys towers. Sonoma lost 118 sites or 27 . Santa cruz 22 . Napa 1
A rash of brazen kickin burglaries have east bay neighbors on edge. Rainson on the way, will it impact morning commute . Coming up. Used to be Baskin Robbins in alameda, now where keanu reeves bought ice. Abc7 news now. Breaking news. Happening near concord b. A. R. T. Station. Thousands of b. A. R. T. Riders have been stranded or delayed because a person is on the elevated tracks and have refused to comply with police to get down. Live look. Began five hours ago. Not running between Pleasant Hill and concord stations. Theyve extended ladder to the elevated tracks. Commuters are frustrated. Just want to go home, b. A. R. T. Police, do your job. Looking at pictures of the crowds. Theyre shuttling passengers between stations. Also in the east bay, neighbors on edge following brazen burglaries in middle of the day in walnut creek. Didnt look for unlocked window but kicked in front door. Spoke with a victim. Kicked it in. Had alarm, didnt have it in. Reporter two brazen burglars kicked in
It was not a normal dropoff in sonoma today, there was more than cold and more than a little shock and concern. Its scary, small town snow marks and you dont expect things like this. The Sonoma County sheriff has jesse leon granadolopez in custody, attempt to commit rape on a 14yearold student. He grabbed her all the street, assaulted her, released her, and went for a second girl. This is a very traumatic incident and i think that the best thing we can do is put together a really good case. The first attack happened on this corner, a walking route to school that parents and teachers and neighbors consider to be safe. Carina heinz who lives there heard nothin. I think they need to at least have some kind of monitor or guidance around this area. Reporter the Sonoma Unified School District sent a letter to parents, praising the brave student for reporting the issue. Some parents told us they felt that the letter fell short. The school down played it, and i was upset about that. They made
Faster. A billion dollar plan could bring Homeless People to state owned property near you. Its part of a large new goal by Governor Newsome. Good evening, im dan ashley. And im kristen sze. Homelessness is something we have been focused on on abc 7. And Governor Newsom signed an executive order that looks to build more shelters on state owned land. David louie is live at one proposed site in san jose. David. Kristen and dan, about 100 sites have been identified at the governors request, including this State Office Building in downtown san jose. Its located not far from where a lot of homeless already are out on the street. The governors plan has received some positive reaction, although there are some who wonder what the true impact could be. The latest census says more than 10,000 people are homeless in san jose, and share county. These are the homeless the governor hopes to house in temporary facilities using surplus state land. The Office Building on 2nd street in downtown san jose
Thunderstorms pretty much over. Ill show you more coming up. Here is jobina. Starting off with the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights came on at 5 07 this morning. You can see those wet conditions out there. Looking at a backup because of a crash in the tunnel at Treasure Island. Ill keep you posted on how things look there. I have a report of flooding in oakland, this is eastbound 80 to eastbound 24 in that area, thats where you can expect to see some standing water. A threecar crash in concord, 242 before solano, theres a backup now. Going to leave you with a live look at the toll plaza so if youre headed that way you know what to expect. Breaking news in San Francisco, police are investigating a deadly crash on Treasure Island. It happened on 9th street and avenue h. Thats where Julian Glover is live with what we know. Good morning. Good morning. What we know so far is that the driver of this car was killed after hitting a parked car, continuing down avenue h. This is where this