Here 110 pounds of high grade fireworks seized by Oakland Police this week. Weve had over 15 fires, you know, wild land fires in the city of oakland just since monday whi w would normally see. Reporter the Oakland Fire Department is braced for a tough fourth of july weekend. Theyre bringing in more engines. Weve also staffed three Additional Fire am rat us that will be patrolling, in the city, specifically at lake merritt. And then we have two Additional Fire apparatus that will be patrolling. Reporter theyve also got a dozen volunteers armed with ham radios ready to scan the horizon for smoke or flames. It is similar to the setup on the peninsula. The enhanced use of our emergency volunteers, close to two dozen of them, at various locations, is really important. If heaven forbid a Bottle Rocket lands in the dry brush up in the hills, our only chance of suppressing that in a timely manner is getting early eyes on that, early detection. We will be in foot hill park reporter theyre among
Across the state received a notice the Public Health mandate must be enforced. But how it will be enforced is still a question. What we do know is the state is not issuing a penalty for those who do not come my. Ahead of the holiday weekend, governor gavin newsom announce ad new Awareness Campaign hoping to encourage compliance. Messages that we think can hit home in traditional ways, emotional ways. Reporter while the videos may spread awareness, some criticize it is not enough to solve the problem. What do you say to critics who suggest that psas may be great but its time for your office to get tougher on y imposinfi orter the reon ptily answered the wiheld funng to thosemand but it is still foggy. What enforcement means. Look. Were not going into peoples back yards to enforce it. I encourage peopled the the right thing. Reporter even Scientists Say encouragement isnt going to cut it. If you want to solve this, we need to enforce it. Reporter dr. Wit with Kaiser Permanente said there
Like this, go for it. So the annual gilroy fireworks display will fill the skies. Just a great morale booster. Many say they support the decision to move forward with the show. Fireworks will be at Gilroy High School and will go higher than in years past. Those homes in lines of sight will watchful. We wont have the people over for the traditional good americana barbecue and all that. Were trying to keep it as normal as possible. Reporter some of the roads around the school as well as nearby parks will be blocked off to prevent clouds from gathering. Security guards have been hired to patrol the area and extra police and fire crews will be on hand throughout the weekend. Safe and sane fireworks are being sold throughout the city to help support local nonprofit organizations. So they are spending a little more money than normal to enjoy a bigger selection at home. Officials reminding residents of their personal responsibility to follow the rules. Stay at home, stay safe, and enjoy the f
Employees. Abc7 News Reporter stephanie sierra is live breakin down the latest. As you just mentioned that figure, the governor mentioned 350,000 businesses across the state did receive a notice. The Public Health mandate must be enforced. How it will be enforced is still a question. What we do know is the state is not issuing a penalty for those who do not come my. Ahead of the Holiday Weekend, Governor News on the announced a new Public Awareness campaign hoping to encourage compliance. Focus on messages that we think hithome some criticize, its not enough to solve the problem. What do you suggest to those who say thats great but it is time to get tougher on imposing it. Explaining the state has threatened to pull support for counties. It is foggy what enforcement means. Were not going into everybodys backyard to enforce it. I encourage they will to do the right thing. Even Scientists Say encourage many isnt going to cut it. If we want to solve this, we need to enforce it. Dr. Wit wi
Spiritual director of the East Bay Church of religious science right here on 41st and telegraph. Come see us sometime. And this evening i am so grateful to be talking about this wonderful book it is packed full. We keep us safe, building secure, just and inclusive immunities by zach norris. I want to tell you little bit about him. You probably know a lot about him already. He is the executive director of the Ella Baker Center for human rights and the cofounder of restore oakland. Its a Community Advocacy and Training Center to empower Bay Area Community member is to transform local economic and justice issues. He is also the cofounder of the justice for family, thats a National Alliance family driven organization working to end our youth in conservation epidemic. Hes helped to build California First statewide network for families of incarcerated youth which led the effort to close five youth prisons in the state and pass legislation to pass legislation to enable families to stay in con