Reforms happening. Reporter in san jose that reform is taking shape as measure g. What is critical about this is the expansion of the independent please auditors is possibility over all Police Involved shootings, and uses a force that resulted in serious injury. Reporter it would make a change to the city charter to allow for expanding the powers of the independent Police Auditor if approved the city council would then have to decide exactly what those powers are. The mayor wants to give the office full investigative authority. As i propose a couple of months ago, to move investigations out of the Police Department and into the independent Police Auditors office, after the death of george boyd, there is a broad recognition, that a major city Police Departments, greater ability, greater transparency. They will be the first to say this. In fact the San Jose Police union said it is in favor of measure g but is wary of and i please bias in the office. Reasonable oversight over the Police D
How interconnected these two areas really are. Our Public Health continues to show signs of improvement. Take a look at this comparison for the number of newly reported coronavirus cases and deaths in california. Both are distinctly below average according to state data. And take a look at the trend in the bay area. A yellow line represents a rolling average of newly diagnosed cases. Its continuing downward trend. Thats a very good sign. And one day after business opened, Health Officials say theyre closely watching the case rates following Labor Day Weekend. The mayor today said she doesnt want to turn back the clock and hopes the guidelines are followed. Lyanne has the latest. Reporter the salon in downtown San Francisco decided to wait until tomorrow to reopen. This is our third time preparing to open. After six months, we feel very ready. Reporter mayor london breed warned all businesses to follow the proper protocols if they want to remain open. We dont want to turn back the clock
During this smokey pandemic, grizzly peak has become one of the busiest spots around, now, complaints coming in. Noticeable improvement in the air quality, i will let you know if it will last through the waekd. The stress in the pandemic is halloween, under a pandemic. How parents are planning to tweak trick or treating plans. Abc7 news starts right now. Building a better bay area, for a safe and secure future. This is abc7 news. Everybody needs to work together. Stop this very, very dangerous behavior that is threatening all of our safety. Tonight, theres major fire concerns in the east bay, respects who live in berkley and the Oakland Hills are saying that people are setting off illegal fireworks and lighting bonfires it comes as explosive wildfires rage across the state, dachblt. Its a tense time, and understandably, j. R. Stone is explaining what is being done to stop wreckless behavior. Its disappointing. Sappointi. He leaves near grizzly peak. It overlooks the bay. He is upset ab
The fireworks good off at strange hours. He said that the fireworks are not nearly as bad as over the summer. He is concerned as someone who lived through the oakland fire storm of 1991. Its hard to come up here and you see all the place is trashed by other people, and its unfortunate. Berkley police said that wreckless behaviors have been found on grizzly peak, including fireworks and bonfires, in a time we are dealing with extreme fire dangers and some we talked about questioned that, said theres higher than usual crowds due to pandemic closures and the wreckless behaviors are not here. Fourth of july passed away. Its going to be cold soon. Nobody is doing fireworks. Its a he say, she say thing. Reporter the city council spoke of the member, with one Council Member saying that she is planning to drive up to grizzly peak herself to make sure that officers are enforcing fireworks and bonfires. They have increased the patrols in the area. In berkley ha, j. R. Stone. A breath of less tox
Right dave thanks a lot. We begin with developing news in the east bay this morning where police are investigating an overnight officer involved shooting. Kron fours reyna harvey is live now she has the latest for us rain a good morning. Marty good morning, im standing in the area where that elias took place. This is off of shattuck here in we put the map together as you can see what area. This all covers you can see a few stores, theres a cvs year theres the safeway there are also some mom and pop shops. So a very busy intersection here now a officer in the area witnessed a theft taking place. Involving multiple people and so the officer intervene tried to detain the people that were involved in that theft and thats when the officer into law shooting happened now according to the investigation. They did not discover anyone who had been shot as a result of this elias, but we do know that that officer that was involved was injured and suffered a foot injury and had to be taken to the ho