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To move even faster. Liz kreutz is live to break down what we learned today. Liz . Hi, ama, thats right. A lot of the bay area counties seem to be splitting off a little bit from each other when it comes to these gradual steps to reopening. We learned that big news from San Francisco today and san mateo moving into phase 2. Here is what we know about all the counties in the bay area. When it comes to reopening the bay area, its baby steps forward. I am excited to announce some good news for a change. San Francisco Mayor london breed today announced that the city will formally enter phase 2 on monday and allow for all street side businesses to open for delivery and Curbside Pickup and for manufacturing and warehouses to reopen with modifications. Last week we made an announcement that it would only be a certain limited number of stores and locations. And now weve expanded that. Breed says that means 95 of businesses in San Francisco will be able to reopen, even if it is just partially. Im sure since your kids are probably at home driving you crazy now that toy stores are going to be available for pickup, here is an Incredible Opportunity to get a distraction for them. So where do all the bay area counties stand on phase 2 . San francisco is moving into phase 2 on monday. Alameda and contra costa said theyll enter phase 2 some time next week. Marin and santa clara counties have not given abc7 news a firm date. Napa, sonoma and solano counties are already into phase 2. Across the state, some regions continue to move much faster. 15 counties, all in rural parts of northern or Central California have now been approved by the state to move faster through phase 2. This includes open dinein restaurants and schools but all with modifications. This is a dynamic process. We hope in the next days, weeks, months well continue to not just see more progress, but thats up to each and every one of us. But the picture varies throughout the state. Los angeles countys Public Health director said l. A. s shelterinplace order will probably last for three more months. Mayor Eric Garcetti was on Good Morning America this morning and clarified what that means. Quite frankly, there is no open state or open country that doesnt continue to have Health Orders telling us to cover our face, physically distance. Thats all that the county Health Director was saying. As different regions take different approaches, a question also about how to prevent too much crosscounty travel. Governor newsom today with this reminder that people not travel for nonessential reasons. And going in and out of the counties would defeat the point of having county variations. And i just want to give an update. Weve learned in the past hour that 17 counties in the state have now been approved to move faster through phase 2. As for San Francisco and next week, malls will not be allowed to reopen there, and for the Retail Businesses that can reopen, theyll have to have ten employees or less at a time, or less if its a very Small Business and for manufacturers and warehouses, 50 employees or less at a time. Live in marin, liz kreutz, abc7 news. Liz, thank you. Now the ability for bay area cities and counties to move into phase 2 of the stayathome order is dependent on their ability to meet six key indicators. And abc7 News Reporter Melanie Woodrow breaks that down. San franciscos scorecard is looking good. On the six indicators needed to move into the early stages of phase 2, mayor london breed says this. Its whether or not the number of cases are flat or decreasing. And we see that they are at least remaining flat. The mayor also says hospitalizations are flat, and San Franciscos Hospital Capacity is stable. We want to be able to at least get to a place where we could at least test over 1600 people a day in our city. And the good news is we are almost there. Mayor breed says the city has a comprehensive Contact Tracing program. The city is also working to make sure it has sufficient ppe. San mateo countys Health Officer announced he will issue a new shelterinplace order effective may 18th that would bring the county in line with early phase 2 guidelines. The county sites encouraging updates in the data, including stability and covid19 cases and Hospital Capacity. Alameda county says based on the progress of its indicators, and barring any big spikes in cases over the next few days, it anticipates moving into stage 2 next week. A county spokesperson tells abc7 news Alameda Countys trend of new cases per day, an epidemic curve, has continued to decrease over the last two plus weeks. Also that the trend for covid19 hospitalizations is flat with mild decreases over the last two and a half weeks. The county says it has sufficient bed capacity to handle a surge of cases. It is also monitoring its Testing Capacity goals, Contact Tracing and ppe availability. Marin county says of the six criteria, its accomplished three. Covid19 cases are stable or declining. Medical facilities are able to handle a surge and a dashboard is in place to establish a realtime monitoring system. The three criteria still in progress in marin county are covid19 Testing Capacity, Contact Tracing, and capacity to practice covid19 safety in all sectors. Melanie woodrow, abc7 news. Oakland mayor libby schaaf is praising local leaders for taking a slow approach to reopening the economy. Mostly the bay area has stuck together on taking up a bit of a more cautious and early set of actions than the state of california. Mayor schaaf announced today two new walkup testing sites in east oakland. One is at the Roots Community Health Center on 99th and international. The other will open friday at Allen Temple Baptist church. Today Peralta Community College District announced that the majority of classes in the fall will be held online, not in person. The district includes lany college, berkeley, and merritt college. Yesterday as we reported to you, the csu system made a similar announcement. Education is just one area where were focusing on how to build a better bay area. The others include our health, our changing workplaces and the economy. Economic issues are what drew a group of people to rally near tesla and fremont. The electric carmaker resumed production this weekend in defiance of alamedas Public Health order and shelter in place restrictions. Lets go live to Laura Anthony who has the latest on this saga for us. Laura . Well, hi, ama. Under this new agreement, tesla will be allowed to resume producing cars here at its fremont plant starting on monday. That happens to be the same day that automakers in detroit can resume production. In the meantime, we met some protesters today who want california, the governor, local counties to get the business of and im proud to be an american, where at least i know im free these protesters could celebrate that tesla got its way as teslas largest employer reached a deal with Alameda County that will allow the company to officially restart manufacturing. Teslas already touted various Safety Measures like masks and temperature checks on its website. But county officials want additional precautions as part of the deal. The agreement comes two days after Tesla Ceo Elon musk publicly defied the county shelter order and brazenly ts as many people know, they have made public announcements that they have worked with tesla and they have put together a process where they will reopen. Alameda county is allowing tesla to restart while the vast majority of other businesses in the county must remain closed. In the case of other manufacturing plants, i think that they have the right to say look, as long as we do similar kinds of things in order to protect our workers, then they should be able to open too. These demonstrators want Alameda County and Governor Newsom to allow more businesses to reopen, and soon. We dont have to just open up everything like that, but we do need to look at why do we have home depot open. We have 200 people in that store when we cant even put ten people spacing properly in a mom and pop shop or a restaurant. Now at this point, teslas workers in the plant behind me are only supposed to be getting production ready. It will be Fremont Police who are making sure that tesla is complying. Live in fremont, Laura Anthony, abc7 news. And thank you, laura. Uber is adding ways to ensure the safety of both riders and drivers. That as it anticipates more people on the move again. Starting monday, drivers Must Wear Masks and agree to an online check mask of Safety Measures. Drivers will have to verify by sending a selfie. Rider will have to agree to a safety checklist. Drivers can cancel without penalty if a rider shows up without a mask. Both drivers and riders must confirm they dont have any symptoms and passengers arent allowed in the front seat. Lyft is also providing cleaning supplies and masks. A lot more to bring you here tonight. New at 6 00, the iteam introduces you to a coronavirus survivor. He is a man who has made a career out of saving life, and now he can make an even bigger difference. Even on a rainy day, it is not too early to think about wildfires and the complications of covid19. Thats coming up. Im spencer christian, and that rainy day has not ended yet, and there may be more on the way. Ill have where can a healthier heart lead you . For people with Heart Failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. Entresto is a Heart Failure medicine prescribed by most cardiologists. 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Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or closing your shades during the day. Stay well and keep it golden. New at 6 00, the owner of lefty odouls has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud. He is charged with attempting to bribe a San Francisco International Airport commissioner so he could run a restaurant in the airport. Bovis is accused of offering money and free travel. He faces up to 20 years in prison and a 50,000 fine on each of two counts. Investigators looked into bovis in connection with San Franciscos former public works director muhammad nuru. Nuru is facing corruption charges and could also get prison time. The first San Mateo County firefighter to contract coronavirus has recovered, returned to work and is now potentially saving lives in another way. Our dan noyes first met this hero two years ago and reconnected with him today for anniteam interview. Knock the heat out of the head really quick. I first met chief joe novelli during the camp fire november 2018. I shared the story of how he rescue addis abled man who refused to leave, even as flames reached his home, about helping the animals he and his crew came across, the horses and the little dog they rescued after his family left him behind. I called the chief this morning as he wrapped up a 48hour shift, back to work after becoming the first firefighter in the county to contract coronavirus. Tell me than moment when you realized ive got coronavirus. Yeah, it was about midnight. I had night sweats, as if somebody took a garden hose and hosed you off. It was that severe. He went into quarantine. The night sweats continued with the 104degree temperature and episodes of shortness of breath. Youre living it. Youre going through it and praying and hoping that, you know, its not your time. Those were a tense two weeks where firefighters at station 23 and their families. We had worked out together, used the same equipment where folks are sweating. There are six or seven of news the room. I was nervous and so were theyh. But none of the other firefighters contracted covid19. And once he rebounded, chief novelly contacted Stanford Blood Center to supply plasma for a Clinical Trial to treat coronavirus. The thought is if you collect plasma from recovered patients that contains these antibodies, and you then give it to a patient who is currently sick, that those antibodies may be effective against the infection. Tiny, tiny. As he donated today, the process took about an hour and a half. That bright yellow plasma will help three to four coronavirus patient, some critically ill here or across the country. The centrifuge then spins down the blood and separates out the plasma component into a separate bag. It turns out chief novelly is ab positive. That makes him a universal plasma donor. So every 14 days hell be back to donate again. Maybe this is my calling. I dont know. Maybe this is why i was supposed to get corona early. But i feel lucky to be able to help out. So much to learn about covid19. Joes partner kyle has not contracted coronavirus. Neither did their three children. For the iteam at stanford, dan noyes, abc7 news. An important message. If you have tested ipo for coronavirus and are recovering, the Stanford Blood Center really wants to hear from you. Were posting a link at abc7news. Com. Help someone else who might not be handling coronavirus as well as you did. Veterinarians are calling on california to make a change so they can practice telemedicine. The states veterinary board put tight restricts in place when the shelter in place kicked in. The only way vets could connect with their clients if they already made a specific diagnosis in person for someones pet in the last ye. E actually putting Public Safety at risk because people have been forced to bring their pets to the hospital during the pandemic. Have a lot of clients who are home bound, who are immunocompromised, where coming to the veterinarian is actually a big risk for them. Veterinary medical board leaders plan to meet tomorrow to consider changing the regulations. Mental Health Workers picketed outside the Willow Rock Center in san leandro today. Its a Behavior Health facility for teens. Sciu members claim their employer telecare hasnt given them clear guidelines screening and training on covid protocols. They say that puts them and their families at patients at risk of infection. We have families throughout telecare that are staffed with inadequate numbers of nurses and counselors to patient ratios. Weve got inadequate numbers and types of ppe, protective equipment. In an email, telecare says its doing everything it can to keep people safe, it says its facilities are fully staff and it has prioritized ppe for Staff Members working with patients. Janitors say they have been left out of the federal response to the pandemic. Union janitors in San Francisco today launched an essential worker caravan as part of a national day of action for janitors. The unions president says there have been cases in San Francisco where janitors were exposed to coronavirus and not informed by their employer. How dare you tell us that we are essential when you wont even give us a mask, when youre not giving us gloves, but more importantly, youre not telling us when were exposed. We want to know so that we can go get tested. The union says its getting h protection of health care benefits. Workers want lawmakers to include protection for essential Property Service workers in the next pandemic legislation. Sometimes it feels like the pandemic is really all we can handle right now. But thats not how life works. What happens if there is an earthquake or a wildfire breaks out . Ac7 News Reporter Wayne Freedman looks at what firefighters could face. Californias golden wild lands, so beaut