Requires the vpd to comply with all 45 recommendations, as well as additional reforms related to bias, use of force searches, seizures and arrests. It also adds accountable equity components, including an oversight and reform evaluator who will assess if vpd is complying with the agreement. Interim police chief jason to addressed concerns regarding staffing shortages. Its going to be a challenge and explain why. Vpd missed the mark in the prior agreement. What we learned in hindsight was a lot of these reforms had to be completed. At the same time, initially when we started our our efforts, we were working at chronologically the previous mou was entered into days after Vallejo Police officer shot and killed Sean Monterrosa from the back seat of an Unmarked Police vehicle. His sister michelle says shes pleased with the announcement because there was a time when we didnt hear anything from anyone. Monterrosas sisters have been advocating on his behalf for the past three years. All our pleas havent gone unheard, not just our families, but communities and to see this collaborative agreement come forward is just a testament to all the work that everyone has done. During the announcement, there was little said about the ags investigation into monterrosas death. Were looking into monterrosa, of course, but his sister says thats okay. They are patiently waiting when things are rushed. Theyre not always done right. So, you know, our family has always grounded ourselves and understanding that when the time is right, well get the answers we need. The new agreement has the full support of the Vallejo City Council and mayor who said it could become a roadmap for others as we build together the successful transformation of the Vallejo Police department into the first california Police Department to be a daily living example of the highest level of Police Professionalism in the state of california. The mayor called on the Vallejo PoliceOfficers Association to support what needs to be done, perhaps even faster than five years. I reached out to the vallejo pio for comment and have not yet heard back in the newsroom for the i team, melanie woodrow, abc seven news. Melanie thank you. In oakland, three more homicides over the weekend bring this years homicide total to 103. On the eve of the oakland mayors state of the city address, local leaders are calling for bold decisions on crime. Heres abc seven News Reporter leslie brinkley. We have over 100 homicides this year in the city of oakland , which impacts us all directly or indirectly at a press conference this morning, city officials launched love life week in oakland. Theres a lot of tragedy in the city of oakland, however, the best way to combat tragedies is to come together, heal together, care and love and uplift the town. Just to point out that three lives were lost over the weekend , which is the counterposition of what . Live life, love, love is supposed to be in this city, which is disappointing. The oakland Police OfficersAssociation Says its a critical moment. Whats the Public Safety plan for . We just dont seem to have a plan. We are at a nine year low. Budgeted numbers for the Police Department. No permanent chief of police, abc sevens neighborhood safety tracker looked at data from the oakland Police Department that shows reports of burglaries, vehicle thefts, robberies and carjackings are all increasing since this time last year. Burglary reports are up 36. Vehicle thefts up 51. Robberies 35, and carjacking reports have increased 22 since last year. Right now, everybodys just pointing fingers as the council points the finger at the mayor, the mayor at the council, then we blame the District Attorney for everything. Council member gallo hopes the mayor in her state of the city address tomorrow speaks out on the crime crisis in oakland. We need to get back to enforcing the laws that we have. Certainly were at a time that if we need the national guard, well, lets call in the national guard. Leaders called on the mayor for Decisive Action to change the course of the crime surge in oakland. Im leslie brinkly, abc7 news. Our abc7 neighborhood safety tracker shows you a wide range of Public Safety statistics for oakland, san jose and San Francisco. Youll find it on the front page of abc seven news. Com. Your Neighborhood Drug store could soon be closing. Rite aid has officially filed for bankruptcy as it tries to dig itself out of billions of dollars in debt. Abc7 News Reporter lena howland has a look at the impact after 60 years in business rite aid, one of the nations largest drugstore chains with 2100 pharmacies nationwide filed for bankruptcy. This comes as the Company Faces slowing sales, increased competition and recently settled lawsuits for its role in the opioid crisis. Agreeing to pay 30 million with the bankruptcy filing. The company says it was able to secure 3. 45 billion in new financing from lenders. That money should help it pay employee salaries and carry out its restructuring plan. An im so disappointed gillian mckee, a longtime pleasanton resident, says she has relied on her neighborhood rite aid for 28 years, while rite aid says they plan to close some under performing stores. They havent announced which ones. Mckee is hoping hers off of hopyard road wont be on the chopping block. I would be very sad to see this one go. As you saw, im about to head off drive ing somewhere and this is my stop point to get a few things before i go, you know, because its so handy. I just live two miles that way. Last month, the wall street journal reported that the company was proposing to close roughly 400 to 500 stores in bankruptcy as part of the bankruptcy process. The company says it would accelerate the pace of store closures and sell off some of its businesses, including prescription benefit provider. A elixir solutions. In a statement, rite aid said the company is making every effort to ensure customers of impacted stores have access to health services, whether at another rite aid or a nearby pharmacy, and will work to transfer prescriptions accordingly so that there is no disruption of services and for the locations that are closing, rite aid says they will work to transfer associates daetz to other locations when possible. All in pleasanton. Lena howland, abc seven news. Another pharmacy chain thats struggling is walgreens. Walgreens announced last week that it plans to cut 1 billion in cost cuts next year, drastically shrinking the company. Walgreens lost 180 million in the last quarter and shares have fallen almost 40 this year. New Ceo Tim Wentworth begins his tenure later this month. More job cuts are on the way for bay area based linkedin. The professional networking site is laying off 668 workers. Thats on top of 716 workers who were laid off in may. The new job cuts represent 4 of linkedins workforce. The company is owned by microsoft but is based in sunnyvale. Linkedin is also subleasing its San Francisco office in the north bay. A meeting is underway right now that could determine if teachers in the Sausalito MarinCity School District will go on strike. Members authorized a strike last month. Today, the union and district are presenting their contract proposals to a three member panel that will then make a recommendation for an agreement if no deal can be reached, the union could call a strike bomb threats shut down several bay area schools today. Stratford schools in fremont and dublin closed for the day after receiving an email claiming there were explosives on campus. Dublin police checked the campus with bomb sniffing dogs as the staff waited outside. Nothing turned up, thankfully, in any of the searches. Police say private schools in los angeles and other parts of the country received similar online threats. The fbi is now investigating california is investing 500 million to improve student math and reading scores. State superinten dent of public instruction. Tony thurmond said the money will go to higher literacy coaches and math teachers, educators, school staff and administrators. Others will be eligible for professional Development Grants so they can help teach reading and math in schools. It will take the entire team at a school and at a district to support our students. That team might be a specialist out or a reading coach. There are roles for the principal to play. California is also investing 4 million in other programs like universal preschool, Mental Health resources and programs to close the achievement gap that grew deeper during the pandemic. More protests as the israelhamas war continues and the local plea to stop threats here in the bay area. Also, nasa has new Research Partners and its right here in the south bay and a popular chain of coffee shops that started in San Franciscos Mission District closed ozs its first ever store. Im spencer christian. We had a cool down today after yesterdays sunny sunday warmth. And now we have a midweek warm up to look forward to. Ill have the accuweather forecast in just a moment when abc7 news at stinging, 5timesaday,. Makeup smearing drops user. I want another option thats not another drop. Tyrvaya. Its not another drop. Its the first and only nasal spray for dry eye. Tyrvaya treats the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease fast by helping your body produce its own real tears. Common side effects include sneezing, cough, and throat and nose irritation. Relying only on drops . Not me. My own real tears are my relief. Ask your eye doctor about tyrvaya. In the future, everything will be powered by renewable energy. But its not as easy as flipping a switch. 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For two decades, philz coffee has captured the hearts and mornings of millions across the country. Today, they closed a coffee shop where it all started in San Francisco sos Mission District. This is really sad. This feels location served their last cup of coffee at 1 p. M, marking an end of an era for customers like cha soto, who grew up coming here as a teenager and also years later as a mom. Personally, i love phil. We used to come and sit out here and he would sit on the bench. He would talk to my kids when they were little. His spirit of community is what kept many coming back. Weve been coming here for how many years . About a dozen years. Yeah. After opening in 2003, philz has expanded to over 60 locations with the majority in california. And even though theyre closing the first one, the business continues. Were just closing because we did not renew the lease. Well, its the original. The spirit is built from here. Despite foot traffic not being the reason behind phils closing this store throughout the Mission District, a lack of business is leading to many closures. One of them is medianoche, a cuban restaurant set to close at the end of this month. After six years in this neighborhood, the restaurant does a lie. My home 40 hours on the week. Its one of my house. This thats so hard. According to the golden gate restaurant association, in 2022, San Francisco reported twice as many restaurant closures as openings. And now its not looking promising for many. Unfortunately. Its just been pretty slow in that area, particularly around valencia street, 16, 17th, 18th and onward. The Restaurant Owners weve talked to whove made those such, you know, such hard decisions to close has been a lack of sales as many enjoyed their last moments at phils original coffee shop chair made a call to bring closure to many. She called phil on speakerphone. Phil had a message for everyone. Okay, everybody, i want to tell you all, thank you so much for your dedication and your love in San Francisco, luis pena, abc seven news. Well, we all know San Francisco has a thriving and diverse restaurant scene. Now its official. A report by a Company Called datassential ranked San Francisco as the most food forward city in america. The ranking is based on a number of factors, including diversity of cuisine and prevalence of emerging foods and flavor trends, as well as residents appetite for varied menus. Other cities ranked in the top five include la, miami, washington, d. C. And san diego. San francisco restaurants will be highlighted for two weeks in november this year. Fall Restaurant Week is longer than ever and extra four days due to the apec summit, which is expected to bring thousands of diners and some world leaders. I spoke with amy cleary from the golden gate restaurant about what you can expect this year. Its a real diversity of cuisines. Its not just its not just one thing. Theres chinese, theres japanese, theres mexican, theres a little bit of everything. And i think thats really great. Its a chance to, you know, we always say to like, go back to your favorites because they need your support. But also, you know, to take a look at the list and see, wow, ive heard about this place. Ive always wondered. Its a great chance to try it. Sf Restaurant Week 2023 is expected to release the full list of restaurants tomorrow, so youll want to check then. Yeah. Wow, thats exciting. I try to get it out of them early, but no, you did. All right. Lets turn our attention to the forecast as we start another week. We dont have to pry too hard to get that information out of spencer, though. You dont see all that food, though. Just made me hungry. Right. But all i can look at now is my weather menu. So heres whats happening right now on live doppler seven, the looping image shows a weak cold front that has been passing over the bay area, mainly the north bay all day. And there was a slight chance, we thought early in the day of maybe some isolated sprinkles. But so far we have no reports of any measurable rainfall. Just a few clouds passing by and of course, a cooldown. Now its a little bit breezy out there right now with most surface wind speeds between 15 and 20mph. Now terribly gusty, but a breeze nonetheless. And you can see the 24 hour temperature change showing most locations anywhere from three to about eight degrees. Cooler than at this time yesterday. Heres the view from sutro tower looking out over San Francisco, under partly cloudy and partly sunny skies, 69 degrees here in the city right now. We have low 70s at oakland and mountain view, mid 70s at san jose and palo alto, 72 degrees right now at half moon bay. And looking at the golden gate, you see lots of blue sky there and those broken clouds passing over. As i mentioned earlier, looking at live doppler seven, 75 degrees right now in santa rosa. We have upper 70s at novato and napa, 81 at fairfield and upper 70s at concord and livermore. One more live view. Beautiful view looking westward from emeryville across the golden gate. And these are our forecast headlines. Low clouds and some high clouds as well. Well return to the coast and bay overnight. Much warmer pattern begins tomorrow and the peak of that warming will occur on wednesday and thursday. For tonight, the forecast animation looks like this continued passage of high clouds overhead and some low clouds will return to the coast and push across the bay as well. During the overnight hours. So tomorrow morning, Early Morning commuters may be greeted by some areas of light fog here and there, but it looks like itll be dry and the skies will clear quickly by midmorning, giving way to sunny conditions. Now, overnight, low temperatures will be mainly in the upper 50s to around 60 and around the bay shoreline and moving down to the south bay, mid to upper 50s in the inland east bay, mid 50s and a little bit cooler up in the north bay there. And tomorrows highs 66 at half moon bay, 72 here in San Francisco, mainly mid 70s around the bay shoreline, mid 80s in the inland east bay. And as we skip ahead, looking at the High Temperature range for the next several days, wednesday well see the warm up kicking into high gear with low 90s in the warmest inland spots. Thursday will be the warmest day in