Announcer live where you live, this is abc 7 news. In the name of love u 2 broke the rules. Beyonce did too. Tonight the fight to let the show go on past curfew for performers at levis stadium. Good evening. Im dan ashley. Ama daetz is on maternity leave. Tonight the fight involving music, money, and neighbors living near levis stadium. Coldplay is just days away from a concert at levis stadium, and the Santa Clara City Council still cant decide if it will extend the kurify by an hour to 11 00 p. M. Abc 7 News Reporter Katie Marzullo is reporting live at Tonights City Council meeting. Katie. Reporter dan, it was just minutes ago that the city Council Voted to move forward with plans for Community Outreach for the people who live around levis stadium, but as of tonight no change to that 10 00 weeknight curfew. He has a right to his comments. Thats fine. Reporter raised voices, even some hissing from the audience, and that was just over all matter. With the ed sheeran concert scheduled f
Council voted to move forward with plans for Community Outreach for the people who live around levis stadium, but as of tonight no change to that 10 00 weeknight curfew. He has a right to his comments. Thats fine. Reporter raised voices, even some hissing from the audience, and that was just over all matter. With the ed sheeran concert scheduled for next year already canceled, it got heated over the curfew at levis stadium. One concert can pay for i dont know, three, four, five Police Officers, new officers. Same for firefighters. Maybe it wont have that much impact if we did an ed sheeran concert on the weekend. The Vice President of stadium operations called it politics. He said the ed sheeran concert could have generated 600,000 to 800,000 and more losses are coming. There are three or four other shows that were trying to book for next year that are in the hopper that could fall on a weekday. If this doesnt pass at any time you can kiss those goodbye too. Reporter now, levis has pre
Its still five days away but preparations are well under way for rally at berkeleys civic park. City leaders are worried it might bring a repeat locally. The mayor and others are asking counter demonstrators to stay away thats been labeled as antimarxist free speech rally. Laura anthony joins us. I will stand against you 100 of the time. Reporter its perhaps a preview of things to come where selfdescribed antimarkist Amber Cummings is calling a free speech. Were not here to cause violence. You show me one prhiemist group that will accepa transgender at any of the rallies. This is not freedom of speech. This is bigotry. This is racism. Reporter the event is prompted berkeley city leaders to stand together with state and National Representatives to urge counter protesters to demonstrate but away from the park. I share with my constituents the need to speak out against bigots and racists as i have my entire life. Reporter much of the fear is based on previous events downtown and at uc ber
Reporter joe gibson of Patriot Prayer checked the box yes if there is any reason to believe there will be attempts to disrupt, protest, or prevent your event. Gibson, who leads the organization, told his facebook followers, good news. Police have a robust plan to ship rally attendees from a parking lot to chrissy field and back. Maybe we ought to consider not dignifying this event by going there. Reporter now the Mayors Office and the Human Rights Commission are promoting united against hate. This friday at civic center plaza. The mayor writes hatefilled speech has no place in San Francisco. The message is lets come together. This is not about promoting another event but how we promote San Francisco. Reporter other Community Leaders are promoting their own events. There will be one in the Castro District on saturday at noon. If approved, the Patriot Prayer rally will begin at 2 00 in the afternoon, ending at 5 00. Leeann melendez, abc7 news. At an eveevent, congresswom jackie spear acc
Has the details. Reporter its been a battleground for violent protests before. This was the scene when so called antifascists and alt right groups clashed in berkeley back in april. According to lawmakers, speaking out today, the city could be the stage of more violence on sunday when a protest being billed as an anti marxist rally is coming to civic center park. This is racism. This is xenophobia. And there is no place for any of this in berkeley or anywhere else in our great country. We will proclaim that berkeley and the east bay stands unite against hate. America needs to speak. Reporter but the organizer of the rally is a transwoman Amber Cummings to says elected officials have it wrong. I do not support White Supremacy, White Supremacy is not allowed at my rally. We dont want racist people there. We do not want hateful people there or violent people there. If anybody is coming with the intent of violence, dont come to my rally. Reporter lawmakers are asking the public to stay awa