Of us. Thank you, mike. Firefighters put out a small grass fire along interstate 580 alonging along regatta boulevard in richmond. Fires were reported in Castro Valley and healdsburg. Firefighters worked to stop these fires quickly before they could reach homes and other buildings. Because of the dangerous fire conditions pg e cut off power to more than 106,000 people across the bay area. People in the north bay were some of the first to go dark. Lauren martinez is live in mill valley. Here in mill valley you can see some degree in the strebris. Restaurant owners at tips roadside in kenwood were angry after they lost power an hour before they were told it was scheduled to be shut off. They hope they dont lose whats on ice in their freezer. A couple weeks ago, we lost all the food in there. It was probably 15,000, 20,000. Everything is so much harder now because of covid, fires, Power Outages. Its just you know, everybody is saying i cant wait for 2020 to be over. Hopefully, you know, 2
Dangerous winds there, even in the lower elevations, 37 in fairfield. Down to 20 in concord. 30 in napa. 22 in novato. 27 in San Francisco. Look at the peninsula, 25 to 31 whether youre in san mateo or sfo. A noisy night out there, there will be a lot of debris on the road, so drive around that and be careful. Our lower elevations, still in the red flag warning until 11 00. Higher elevations until 5 00 tomorrow afternoon. The winds will subside for most of us after 11 00, its so dry and the winds will below wind advisory criteria, but still fast enough to have that high fire danger. Reggie . That breaking news is in the east bay, high winds are now blowing. Youre looking at what happened in concord after a tree toppled bringing down power lines on Birchwood Court late last night. Contra costa county firefighters responded to similar calls reporting either fallen trees or downed power lines. This morning nearly 107,000 customers throughout the bay area are in the dark. Pg e shut off pow
Or closing your shades during the day. Stay well and keep it golden. A familiar face, a superhero helping out the Homeless Population here in downtown san jose. The Oakland Unified School board has voted to eliminate the Districts Police department, but not everyone is happy about it. Governor newsom announced a huge spike in california covid cases. What epidemiologists say is contributing to the surge. The heat peaks tomorrow. The areas of highest heat illness coming up. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. Major new developments tonight after a decadeslong battle by Community Activists and parents. The Oakland Unified School board has voted to eliminate the School Police force. Abc 7 News Reporter j. R. Stone is in the newsroom with more. Well, alma and dan, some of those weve seen rallying in the streets are calling this an historic win tonight, but others i talk with say they now fear for their childs safety. Cheer among many in oakland as th
Long to eliminate school police. The vote was unanimous and will do away with Law Enforcement and any Armed Security in Oakland Schools. We dont need police. We dont need any Law Enforcement entity. The move will eliminate the Districts Police department at the end of the year, and will shift all calls to the oakland Police Department. In recent weeks there have been rallies and marches in favor of this. Even warriors coach steve kerr took to the streets. Some parents we talked with are not happy. I think its a bad idea. Carolyn bim has two sons in the Oakland School district and she worries for their safety and others. My son was bullied this year, sixth grade year and seventh graders threatened to bring a gun and shoot my son, right . Im like whoa, right. Former District Security guard tony helgel agrees. I think its a dangerous mistake. Thats telling people that the school zone is a free for all for criminal activity. Now, though, there is a hope from many that School Employees will
I did reach out to the Oakland Police department who has struggled at times with responding to calls. They would only say that they will continue to provide securities to all of the community. Jr stone, abc 7 news. And in north bay, the napa Police Department says that it will limit the use of carotid restraints better thknown as che holds oig. Officers will only use it in a deadly force situation. Earlier this month, vallejo and Daly City Police said that they would no longer use chokeholds. Leaders in one bay area county are pushing for punishment if you do not wear a mask. San mateo county supervisor suggested that people face a fine for not wearing one in public. Amy hollyfield is live with more on this. Reporter yeah, isnt this getting interesting. We have county government now saying to the state wed like to see you take this one step further. You need to do more. So county supervisor david canapa made a personal governor newsom, asking michlhi enforce the statewide order. He pro