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kiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto for heart failure. novartis may help you save on your prescription. be no vote on oakland's budget today. that's the word from city leaders this evening, as they continue to meet in the face of a historic $200 million deficit. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm julian glover. >> thanks so much for joining us. a special city council meeting is happening right now,
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but the council appears to be split between two budget options. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan has been following this developing story. he joins us live to explain the two versions. uncer almond. >> julian, good evening. as you mentioned at the start of the meeting, oakland city council president nikki fortunato bass made it clear there likely will not be a vote on the budget today that will give city council more time to review this revised budget, which they just got on tuesday. now, up to this point, much of the debate has been focused on whether or not the sale of the oakland coliseum should be included in this budget. >> yeah. so right now we have two budgets. >> we have oakland city council member kevin jenkins says one budget includes the sale of the oakland coliseum, which he says needs to be realized by september 1st. you have to have the coliseum sale finalized by september, not finalized. >> we have to start getting in proceeds, monies that we can realize in this budget. >> the other budget does not include the $105 million sale of the oakland coliseum. that could lead to more than $60 million in cuts, cuts that include closing
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four fire stations and cutting up to 100 police officers by freezing positions. >> the situation is really bad. >> city council member dan kalb supports the budget process that does include the sale of the coliseum to avoid cuts to social services. >> also adopt a contingency budget that would go into effect a few months from now. if something falls through or is delayed substantially. >> some city council members raised concerns about passing a budget without a guarantee of the sale. >> one of those budget options is fiscally irresponsible. it should have never been presented. assuming that a windfall of money was going to be here with a purchase and sale agreement, city staff pointed to real concerns about oakland's ongoing structural deficit, estimated at $40 million. >> revenue shortfalls impact the city's general fund, which makes up about 40% of the budget. of the general fund, 60% goes to police and fire. the general fund is dependent on tax revenues, which council member jenkins suggests may force the
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city council to raise taxes. >> we have an opportunity to raise a half cent sales tax, which would bring in $20 million a year. we have to look at everything, but most of all, we need to grow because our residents are tired of taxes and less services. >> city staff told city council that by passing a budget that includes the sale of the coliseum could be seen as risky, and that in turn could impact oakland's credit rating. so another factor that city council has to consider during the budget negotiations. reporting live anser hassan abc seven news. >> we'll be following this into next week. thank you. after oakland police kick off a summer safety plan tomorrow with a focus on preventing violent crime, the department says its aim is proactive policing, community engagement and effective incident response. official plans refocus on operation cease fire, the city's crime prevention program helped reduce shootings in homicides in the years after its introduction back in 2012, but the city shifted away from the ceasefire
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model during the pandemic. chp and the alameda county sheriff's office will also be collaborating with opd for drunk driving enforcement operations all summer. >> the radisson hotel in oakland is facing a lawsuit for wage theft. the city's department of workplace and employment standards previously found the hotel failed to pay 128 workers the minimum wage, as mandated by city law. the oakland city attorney's office is now suing to recover lost wages for those workers, many of which are people of color, spanish speaking and women. the lost wages exceed $400,000. >> today, the u.s. supreme court ruled to allow cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside in public places. the justices overturned a ninth circuit appeals court ruling that barred grants pass, oregon, from enforcing such bans. so what does all of this mean for san francisco? abc seven news reporter suzanne ford joining us live in the newsroom to explain, suzanne. >> so, julianne, some city leaders and concerned residents say this is a step in the right
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direction for tackling the homelessness crisis. the mayor says this gives the city the ability to take more aggressive action to keep streets clean and clear. >> as a result of this decision, we are able to enforce the law and to clear the encampments off the street. >> now, mayor london breed says the supreme court's decision friday on clearing homeless camps is a big boost. she says san francisco has acted with compassion, offering services and shelter to homeless people. but many people continue to refuse the help. >> this is about people who are refusing. we cannot continue to allow anything to go and that's why this decision is a good decision for us, because we will be able to take progressive action in order to get people off the streets and make them more uncomfortable about trying to be on the streets in the first place. >> this comes at a time when the unsheltered population in san francisco county is 4300 people. the coalition on homelessness says banning camping outside in public spaces could mean punishing people with fines or
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jail time when they don't have any other place to sleep. >> homeless people are already suffering out on the streets, and this is a big kick in the knees and they're losing a right that says that they can't be arrested or cited for being too poor to afford a place to live when no shelter is available. san francisco's mayor and city attorney say the city will not immediately start enforcing fines or people sleeping outside the city will need to review the decision and determine what steps are next. >> what is clear? >> the answer is they could be cited. this case does allow us to address some of the more difficult situations we've had challenging homeless encampment situations where individuals have refused offers of shelter and services, where someone will just pick up a tent and just move down a block. and this decision will give the city more flexibility to address that. >> going on 7 or 8 years or more for nearly a decade, 50 year old chabelo roberts has been living
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on the streets. >> robert doesn't agree with the supreme court's decision to allow homeless camps to be cleared. she says she won't move to a shelter. >> they can't force us. i'd like to see him try. i wouldn't say in a shelter if he paid me all the money. oops. on the, planet, some of the shelters here are dangerous. >> mayor breed says it will take time to update city policies and train staff. she also says law enforcement might be more involved now in clearing encampments. meanwhile, coalition on homelessness says its lawsuit against san francisco fillled in fall 2022 will proceed. that lawsuit resulted in a federal injunction restricting the city from sweeping homeless camps. a federal magistrate judge paused the case until after the us supreme court's decision live in the newsroom. suzanne phan abc seven news. >> suzanne. thank you. the supreme court has overturned a 40 year old ruling known as the chevron decision. a change that weakens the power of federal regulators. in the 1984 case, san ramon based chevron lost a
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lawsuit against the natural resources defense council. the ruling determined lower courts should defer to federal agencies when laws passed by congress aren't crystal clear. today's decision changes that, and the nrdc says it puts too much authority in the hands of lower court judges. >> well, this is a terrible decision. it shows again, that the current court majority is on a rampage. you may now have random judges from, say, amarillo, texas deciding all kinds of national questions from assuring the safety of heart medicines uh- to determining clean air standards, or what it takes to keep doors from blowing off of airplanes, you name it. >> the biden administration has said throwing out the chevron decision could be destabilizing to the federal government, and the nation's legal system. >> a new report released today by the state attorney general shows the number of hate crimes in california went down in 2023, but lgbtq plus jewish and muslim
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people have seen an increase in hate crimes against them. overall, reported hate crimes decreased by 7.1% last year from 2022. anti-black bias incidents remain the most prevalent, despite a 20.6% drop in anti-asian hate crimes decreased by nearly 11. but anti-jewish crimes increased by nearly 53. it went up by 60% against the muslim community and hate crimes against the lgbtq plus community increased by more than 84. >> this comes as pride festivities in san francisco kick into high gear ahead of this weekend's big parade. but before the rainbow flags begin making their way down market street on sunday, several other events are getting underway. tonight, abc seven news reporter cornell bernard joins us live from dolores park, where one of them is set to begin in just an hour. hi, cornell. >> hey there. yeah. can we talk about the weather? first of all, it is a gorgeous day to
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celebrate pride and lots of people are converging here on dolores park right now. we are about an hour away from the 20th annual trans march. and it's celebrating unity and solidarity in the community. a lot of people taking part already here. check out all of these people here in dolores park. and, you know, organizers say more than a million people will be in san francisco this weekend for a giant party called pride. giant speakers on the move were the main stage is taking shape for this weekend's pride festival at civic center, where thousands will party sf pride executive director suzanne ford ready to host one of the biggest lgbtq gatherings in the world, culminating with an epic pride parade celebrating freedom and equality. >> i suspect the weather is going to be good on sunday, so i think down market street for the parade will have over a million people. >> that's amazing. >> it's amazing. and it's a little bit like sobering. >> what's being called the
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world's largest pride flag will be lit friday night in front of the ferry building for a rainbow laser light display. organizers say this year's illuminate will project 20 multicolored lasers down the entire four mile stretch of market street, celebrating 20 years of marriage equality in the city. the lasers will stay on from dusk until dawn for three nights. >> it's an exciting time for our city, and we're looking forward to not only celebrating in san francisco, but sharing this with other people who are going to be visiting all over. >> but the economic impact of getting people here to the city just a few days early will go a long way towards rebuilding san francisco and where we want it to be in the castro. >> there's lots of pride swag for sale. we found magnolia aquino and her fiance visiting from vegas. >> it feels like, just very welcoming. like i feel a lot more comfortable. just like being able to, like, hold her hand and kiss her and hug her and the music was loud and dolores park were a resource.
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>> fairs being held to support the trans community before the 20th annual trans march takes place, organizers say the fight for rights is far from over. >> we still have a long ways to go with anti legislations and anti bills against lgbt folks in places like uganda. we want to continue to pour out our love for everyone in all communities, but especially trans. and you know, our lgbt communities >> yeah, again we are getting ready for the trans march to begin. they'll be marching from dolores park down to turk and taylor and then back. as for the pride parade, celebrity grand marshal this year is entertainer and actor billy porter. i'm covering the parade. i hope to meet billy and see all of you guys there, too. we're live in san francisco. cornell, bernard. happy pride, abc seven news. >> happy pride to you, cornell, and good luck meeting billy porter tomorrow or sunday. we should say. well, sunday's san
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francisco pride parade goes down market street. it starts at beale. and a mile and a half later it ends at eighth street. the celebration area is at civic center. >> you can watch the parade live wherever you are. abc seven is the official station for the san francisco pride parade. our coverage kicks off sunday at 10 a.m. the parade starts at 1030, so see it wherever you watch abc seven. >> coming up, there is a party at the shark tank happening right now. we'll take you live to san jose, where fans are gathered for the nhl draft watch party as the team takes the number one pick, and it is a hometown favorite. abc seven
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us live. hey, casey. >> hey, guys. you can hear it is very loud in here. the fans are very excited. they've given away 7000, 17,200 tickets for this event. and just a watch. a screen, basically. but that tells you how bright they think the future is in teal. and it's all because of one guy, macklin celebrini. and they were pumped up when they heard this announcement with the first overall selection in the 2024 nhl draft, the san jose sharks are very proud to select from boston university. >> macklin celebrini. >> and you can hear the foghorns . you can see the streamers. you could feel the excitement here when that announcement was made at the shark tank. and you could not have drawn up a better
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hollywood script for this guy, a junior shark, the son of a warriors employee, director of player and performance and health, rick celebrini, a local kid. this is just a great day all around for this franchise. >> it's just a surreal feeling. i've dreamed about this moment ever since i was a kid, and, for it to come true, it's just it's an amazing feeling. >> you look at it, everything fits. you hear the excitement right here. he's a dynamic player. you see what he's done? youngest hobey baker winner. you know i think he brings that presence is obviously being have some attachments here to the junior sharks to the warriors i love it for the bay area playing down how exciting. >> macklin celebrini just turned 18 years old. now he is the face of this franchise. and you know last year the chicago blackhawks held a draft party. 5000 people attended. they said 17,000 tickets here. so you can tell how pumped up everybody is in san jose. >> lots of excitement at the shark tank tonight. casey pratt, we appreciate you and san jose
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state is remembering a pioneer and legendary judo coach yoshihiro uchida passed away yesterday. >> he was 104 years old. uchida was named the spartans first judo coach in 1940, and again in 1946. after serving in the us army during world war two, he turned sdsu into a national power, winning more than 40 titles, training nearly two dozen olympians. uchida also served as the team coach of the first olympic judo tournament at the 1964 summer olympics in tokyo. >> his impact on american judo on thousands of students that came through san jose state is just tremendous. he stayed on the mat always. he was active, but i think just his spirit, his fighting spirit is what kept him living so long. >> uchida was also a well-known san jose businessman who was a driving force in helping to
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all the floats will be pedal and people powered. the friends of the great highway have partnered with the san francisco recreation and parks department to celebrate tomorrow. they wanted to make sure that people who had plans on the fourth could enjoy the event. it's a neighborhood gathering, and today families came together to decorate their bikes and wagons. you see lots of kids out there. the parade follows the great highway from noriega to judah. it all kicks off at noon. it'll be a lot of fun. >> yeah, that looks very cute. yeah. all right. is it going to be blazing hot already by tomorrow? >> there's a possibility out there, right? we check in now with abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel for a look at that accuweather forecast. >> you guys are okay, julian and tomorrow it's not going to be blazing hot next week will be. so let me show you some live pictures right now. a beautiful day. temperatures today,
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anywhere from the 50s to the 90s. and right now you can see just sunshine no matter what direction you are looking at pride festivities getting underway and the temperatures are up by three degrees in san francisco, four degrees in oakland, eight degrees livermore up seven in san jose. so you are sitting in the 90s inland right now. we have 69 in the city. quite the range. our summertime microclimates on live doppler seven. you can see just a few patches of fog out there. things are really going to change next week. this is why an excessive heat watch has already been issued for the entire bay area, with the exception of the coast and san francisco. 11 a.m. tuesday until 11 p.m. friday. that's when we'll have an increased risk of heat related illnesses. so be aware of that. that risk is going to be in the moderate to major category for the bay and inland, shaded in oranges and reds. here so you do need to prepare. if you have outdoor plans just so that you kind of plan around that heat that is coming. not to worry
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though, for the pride parade on sunday, it is looking gorgeous. there will be some fog around in the morning, mid 60s at 10 a.m, brightening up at noontime in the 60s, and then sunny and warmer in the early afternoon low 70s with breezy conditions later on in the day and still pretty mild as we take a look now at the travel forecast. if you're flying out of ak and you're not staying here tomorrow 76 degrees, the sun will be shining. honolulu has a 30% chance of scattered showers. 85 and kahului looking at 85 as well. 84. excuse me, 85. in kahului, 20% chance of an isolated shower. golden gate bridge cameras showing you blue skies this weekend. mild at the coast. warm inland. pride parade looking nice and a dangerous heat wave is headed our way with warm to hot weather next week. first, let's go hour by hour. the patchy fog that we have tonight at 6:00 will push in locally inland tomorrow morning, and then pull back to the coastline later on. in the afternoon and into the evening. you'll see some higher clouds. your morning temperatures will
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begin in the 50s and the 60s. watch out for that fog. it'll be pretty thick right along the coastline and parts of the bay. tomorrow afternoon in the upper 80s from san jose to morgan hill, 89, in los gatos on the peninsula. looking at a nice day. 76 in san mateo, 64 in pacifica. there will be some patchy fog hanging around in daly city. 66 degrees 70, in downtown san francisco, north bay, temperatures 87, in san rafael, 94 in santa rosa, 86, in napa. these temperatures running a little bit higher than where they should be for this time of year. but next week it's going to be well above average. 76 in oakland tomorrow, 74 berkeley had inland. you'll be up to 92 in concord, 89 in pleasanton. accuweather seven day forecast mid 90s inland for this weekend's plans along the coast in the 60s. it is perfect for the parade. and then we move on to a new month. and here comes the heat. triple digits each and every day for the workweek. hottest day with this dangerous
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heat wave will be wednesday with 108 degrees inland. that's excessive and dangerous. 70s along the coast and 90s around the bay, so on. and julian, it is going to be quite the stretch of prolonged heat. >> okay, well, appreciate the warning. get imagine checking your own heart with medical precision from anywhere. introducing kardiamobile 6l, the fda-cleared ekg
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three weeks later, on thanksgiving day, the entire thing was a hoax that left the country with so many questions. well, tonight we're hearing from her ex-husband, keith papini. abc news reporter matt gutman sits down with keith to talk about his ex-wife's arrest, her time in prison, and the couple's children. you can see that new interview tonight on 2020 right here on abc seven at 9:00. >> more than 200 couples are being married today in san francisco city hall. >> it's a part of the city's annual tradition of celebrating marriage equality and pride weekend. mayor london breed served as the marriage celebrant for this happy couple here. on a typical day, just 28 couples tie the knot today. the lines were long, but no one minded it. couples came from near and far
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to celebrate their union. >> it's a great city. it thrives on diversity of ideals and thoughts and people and being an interracial couple, we really appreciate that. >> it's been 20 years since then mayor gavin newsom directed city officials to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples in 2017, the county clerk's office began making more marriage appointments available on the friday before sf pride. >> congrats to them all! well, we have much more news ahead here at 530 on abc seven bay area streaming tv. and if you're watching us on tv, world news tonight with david muir is next for
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>> whit: tonight, president biden's first comments after struggling on the debate stage against donald trump. the supreme court ruling potentially affecting hundreds of january 6th rioters. and severe storms threatening record holiday travel. first, president biden less than 24 hours after his poor debate performance, fired up on stage in north carolina. >> when you get knocked down,

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