Not. Reporter they put out surveys, they had town Hall Meetings and in the end, they found that people were very divided when it came to reopening schools and i think districts have always wanted someone highup to help them with that decision. School districts in the bay area had every intention ofn the fal covid19 numbers recently forced the state to roll back business reopenings in several counties. Marin county, for example, is one of the districts on the states watch list because of its rising numbers. Yet this morning, some parents came out to support inperson learning. There are chern who have not schooled since march 16th and 17th who need to get back in front of the eyes of our teachers. We believe that it can safely be done. Reporter the white house has threatened to cut funding if schools dont fully reopen. When he says open, he means open in full, kids being able to attend, each and every day at their school. Reporter therefore, continuing with the Distance Learning model ha
Lets talk about the other wildfire near rodeo, burned at least 230 acres and forced the closure of the coming skyway. Thats the link between highway 4 in contro costa county. That came dangerously close to some homes. Some people said they grabbed whatever they could and evacuated as quickly as possible. One man said the smoke started coming right into his house. Right away, we got the kids out and got them in our van. I took a look in the back, and sure enough, there was a big fire coming out from the freeway. Just in time to get the kids out. Interstate 880 scorched an area around an oil refinery, but no evacuations have been ordered. Around 2 00, a fire erupted on 680 that led to all of the south bound lanes being closed. That fire burned about five acres before it was brought under control. In santa clara county, the cruz fire burns near gilroy. 2,000 acres have been destroyed. That fire is 20 containd. Some structures have been destroy and evacuations are in place. Fires burning n
vo good feeds our connections. Good feeds us all. Hormel Natural Choice lunch meats. Kel inside a car, several businesses, gyms, salons and hotels are gearing up to reopen on monday. As Health Care Experts are keeping a close eye on covid19 cases in that county. After a rather hot weekend for many of us in the bay area, cooler weather is about to move in. Well have the detn the accuweather forecast. Abc7 news at 11 00 starts now. Announcer building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. Good evening, and thanks so much for joining us. Im dion lim. And im eric thomas. Hundreds of people gathered today in martinez for a protest over recent racist incidents in the city. There were concerns of potential classes with counter protesters, but this demonstration remained peaceful. It started at the black lives matter mural outside the courthouse and ended with a rally at the waterfront. Abc7 News Reporter Lauren Martinez was there and spoke to the organizer. Reporte
Covid19 screaming at work and at home they keep to themselves. We need to be one community to make iten repe worhat guy bec me prompting the countys Public Health officer to release a letter of warning. Many, many of our infections are related to fairly small gatherings of family and friends. Birthday parties, picnics, eating at restaurants with mixed households without the basic precautions being taken. It infuriates me. Were trying to bring down the curve and people are going out and not taking it seriously. Have a Virtual Birthday party. Right . If you feel the need to have that sort of social connection, do it virtually. Reporter San Mateo County has been on high alert since june 29 when the positive rate exceeded 100. The countys Public Health officials have been asking the statement to reconsider their metrics. Were saying look at the deaths. They havent increased. Sometimes silence is golden. They may be taking that into consideration. Reporter the tracing is at nursing homes. T
To the watch list. Now all bay area counties and 94 of the states entire population is on that list. I honor the fact that theyre doing what they need to do to keep people safe. Does it suck . Is it hard for all the Business Owners . Yeah, it is. Reporter thats regina skinners reaction after hearing that san mateo has been put on the watch list. Her business was just getting back to normal. She reopened in june. If she gets shut down again, she said she could lose halfer beca taxed to the mall. If the county stays on the watch list for three consecutive is h salons, jill and fitness centers. Im hoping we can reverse that by everybody staying at home if you can and following the rules. We want to keep healthy. We really need to keep this economy going. Reporter the county Public Health urged businesses to prepare for shutting down by august first. The case rate has been over 100 since tend of june. Last week the county Public Health officer sent out a external warning saying social gath