after days of smoke, most of us woke up to see some brighter skies. not exactly the blue skies we're used to but some improvement today. thanks for joining us. >> it was noticeably clearer. the yellow dots on the map indicating moderate air quality. between 200 and 300 over the past few days which is very unhealthy. leslie brinkley measured the mood in the east bay. >> reporter: this saint mary's college student got outside to small cap some land scape photos but was disappointed by the lack of vibrant colors. today it was a lighter shade of gray. when is this assignment due? >> it is due today. >> reporter: so these are your lands scape photos. >> many have been closely monitoring the air quality index. >> if it is over 100, i won't

leaf the house. i won't go out. today i was watching. it was about 102, so i put on my tennis shoes and came out. >> reporter: it was a breath of less toxic fresh air. good enough for this older couple. >> still not clear. i mean, i'm breathing. it's okay. it's sad that it has gone to this point. >> it is almost normal. >> reporter: normalcy for dog walkers. for the last week, you couldn't make out mt. diablo or the foot hills. they were totally obliterated by smoke. so the fact that you can least see the outline today, that's encouraging to people. 260 golfers seized the opportunity to tee off when the decision was made to reopen today after four days of a complete shutdown. >> i cannot remember ever that we've ever done four days straight. in fact, before this year, i've never closed due to air quality.

>> so what's the new normal? people and pets gradually coming out of hiding. more grateful than ever to be back outside. in the east bay. abc7 news. abc7 news anchor spencer christian with more on the changing and we hope improving conditions. >> we can feel a andee the improvement already. it is a welcome relief for us. this satellite image from a week ago, you can see just how smoky it was all across the bay area. but look at today's satellite image. you can see we have much cleaner air. the fog with a vigorous marine layer blowing the smoke tower east. so things are looking much better today. and we're not completely back in the good air quality range yet but improving. let's move on and take a look at our spare the air outlet. one more day tomorrow. spare the air will have moderate

air quality in the north bay. still poor in other regions. thursday, friday, saturday, we expect moderate air quality in all areas. however, let's not get too excited. you can see it going through the next couple days. we'll see lots of blue on here. much improved air quality into friday and saturday until saturday morning, and then we'll see the smoke returning probably because of the shift in the wind flow. it will be coming down from the north. we expect if that happens, it will bring the smoke back to the bay area. i'll give you a closer look at the seven-day forecast a little bit later. >> all right. thank you. any break would be a welcome relief at this point. the air quality is still at risk of deteriorating as long as we have the fires burning. the north complex has jumped from 26 to 39% containment. the august fire which started in the mendocino national forest is now at 30% containment. the creek fire near fresno,

skill only 16% contained. more than 755,000 acres have burned and several communities are threatened. president trump was in california to get an update. they challenged the president to work the state on climate change. >> we want to work with you on changing climate and what it means for our forests and with that science. that science is key. if we ignore the science and put our head in the sand and think it is about vegetation management, we won't succeed protecting californians. >> it will start getting cooler. you just watch. >> i wish science agreed with you. >> well, after the meeting, secretary crowfoot tweeted this with the average temperatures and the readies would, it actually won't get cooler, mr. president. and he joins us now from sacramento. i was not sure if he men it will be cooler in december because it

is winter or cooler for years and years and years. we'll see exactly what he meant over the long haul. you challenged the president to work the state on climate change. at least the science part, i'm not sure if there is a resolution to that. >> we've been working hard for several weeks to fight the fires. we have a lot of active fires burning. 16,000 firefighters, tens of thousands of evacuees. so we were thankful president came to california and elevated the crisis that we're facing, as well as oregon and washington. governor newsom was very clear we needed to make two points. number onering with agree, we need to do more forest management. fuel breaks around communities or prescribed fire projects. but that the federal government needs to do its part to maintain

about 57% of the state's forests. that federal agencies own and manage. and then point number two, let's be honest about the facts and let's be honest about climate change. it is creating conditions we've never seen before. that's important as we factor in how we respond. >> you mentioned the federal lands waffle there acknowledgement that this needs to be a join effort? >> yeah. i think we wanted to make the point to the president who obviously is dealing with quite a lot that in fact, again, 57% of our forest lands in california are under responsibility of the federal government. so while it is important, the president an elevating forest management, the way to actually make progress protecting communities is to invest enough federal funding in those forests to reduce catastrophic fire

risks. so it is a point that was made, in both instances the president was listening and nodding, for what it's worth. >> all right. climate advocates are concerned about banning fracking even as he talks about the concern for the crisis. and some feel the governor is using the spot height to say, okay, i want to take a leadership role in climate. the record is not proving to be the case. >> it is clear we need to do two things in regard to climate change. one is to protect communities from the impacts of these catastrophic wildfires, and other things like drought. so we're doing that. we need to ahead to world to transition to a lower carbon economy, reducing pollution.

and on that governor brown, nummelin, have delivered. the economy grows and the pollution is reduced. this question around how much oil is extracted that around california is a topic that needs to be discussed. californians consume 716 billion barrels of oil last year driving from place to place. while there is concern about 48 fracking permits issued this year, the lowest amount in the last four years, let's keep our eye on the prize which is reducing reliance on fossil fuel. we're doing that with expanding heck trick vehicles, renewable energy, et cetera. >> let me jump in. despite companies like tesla, we're still stuck in an old school mod we will petroleum products. you think once it becomes

important to invest in solar, wind, et cetera, that we'll see a large scale change if a national change in approach? >> absolutely. i would say this. solar energy has come down in price so it is among the most affordable new energy generation that you can move on. today in california, almost two-thirds of our energy that powers our buildings, it is derive from carbon-free energy, sole ever, a wind, hydro electricity trick. absolutely this can be done. on electric vehicles, you may know the most powerful export in california is electric vehicles. and tesla as a company, an auto company strgs most valuable auto company on earth right now. so absolutely. california is leading this transition. continuing to grow our greenhouse gas emission but we

need to do more. >> all right. we have to leave 30th for now. thanks. so for joining us this afternoon. >> thanks for having me. >> nice to hear from him. a positive sign in california. the state has a 3.5% positivity rate over the last seven days. that's the lowest since march. according to an "l.a. times" analysis of state data, hospitalizations have fallen to the lowest level since early i am a. in the bay area, marin county has moved into the red tier. and looking to halloween, the state doesn't advice traditional trick or treating for kids and man's to put out holiday guidelines. >> my own kids were asking, can i start planning my costume in i encourage them to do this. it is part of the fun and excitement around halloween. >> in san francisco, health officials say they're closely watching case rates following the holiday weekend.

mayor breed said she hopes she doesn't have to turn back the clock after more businesses reopened yesterday. >> they decided to wait until tomorrow to reopen. >> this is our third time preparing to open. so after six months, we feel very ready. >> reporter: mayor land breed urged all businesses to follow the proper protocols if they want to remain opened. >> we don't want to turn back the clock. i know those businesses will be working hard to stay open. they'll be following the guidelines and we need your cooperation. >> reporter: the shonn has had these guidelines in place for weeks. >> we're working every second station. we are leaving 15 minutes between each appointment so we have time sanitize everything before the next guest gets here. >> according to the department of republican health, this has been a 29% increase in the number of hospitalizations.

till there are enough beds even if the numbers were to increase. they are anxiously waiting to see the case rates following the reason labor day weekend. >> we're concerned, we're watching it. so much depends on people wearing the face masks. social distancing and avoiding large crowds whenever possible. technically schools could reopen on september 26th on a rolling basis and with an approved health and safety plan. >> we're hopeful that we will get to a better place and our schools will be able to reopen. >> reporter: it is unlikely san francisco public schools will be ready by then. an agreement between school district and the teachers union has yet to be hammered out. abc7 nus. >> if you want to double-check what's open in your county, find

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federal and state authorities announced arrests today. a major gang sweep in contra costa county. they showed off weapons like the ones in the arrest of the suspected member street gang. that happened last week. authorities say the pittsburghs were trafficking firearms and drugs and doing so in plain sight using the parking lot of a strip mall in concord for numerous transactions. >> what is particularly appalling about this is that the defendants didn't even bother to hide the guns or the drugs. they peddled their products in broad daylight in public spaces. >> a total of 13 suspects are now in custody. two others remain at large. wagts the atf, fbi and concord police seized illegal drugs and

42 guns. wildfire smoke may have kept residents indoors over labor day weekend possibly preventing a future spike in covid-19 numbers. melanie woodrow dug into the data and has this report. >> officials warned of increased covid-19 risks. but large gatherings were at risk. they analyzed mobility data looking at the typical distance traveled by people labor day for each of the bay area's nine counties, the distance traveled was especially low. the lowest distance traveled was for people living in alameda county with the typical person traveling less than a quarter of a mile. the greatest distance was for people in ma ridge county with the average person driving a little more than a mile. the professor of epidemiology. >> we tried to assign it.

people's lively hoods with it. i would see this as more of a collaborative benefits. >> they forecasted travel would be down 15% as compared to last year. >> obviously the cdc still recommends we don't travel at this point because of the pandemic. but you're right. there are several other things going on in northern california that people may have decided to stay home about. the air quality being one of them. >> aaa northern california spokesperson said travel,are making a lot more decision? they're deciding to travel within a week. >> he said they're a short distance away. anywhere between four to six hours. when deciding to hunker down or a road trip to get to fresher air, he says -- >> it's all tradeoffs. the decision could be reflected in the state's covid-19 case

numbers over the next week. >> people stayed home for whatever reason. there is less chance for transmission and we see it in lower numbers of cases and lower positivity rate. >> all right. >> let's get to some consumer news. >> michael? >> hey, those still paying on student loans might soon get some very good news out of washington, d.c. a freeze on student loan payments scheduled to end in several weeks may be extended to the end of the year. not everyone is covered. some 9 million have not been included. however, possible good news there. washington lawmakers are being urged to offer relief for all student borrowers. >> college students will have a

facebook section called facebook college. it will be separate from their main profiles. the section would be ad-free. those flying in pairs can get two seats for the price of one through tomorrow on alaska airlines. the company is also promising the third seat in your row will remain empty meaning you'll get the whole row to yourselves when you fly as a duo. it is only good for travel through october. alaska airlines says they want to give the passengers peace of mind. meantime, mcdonald's is offering a two for one deal. this for the new spicy chicken mcnuggets. the deal is one day only tomorrow, wednesday. and we have a two for one anchor deal right here. there you go. >> wow! my favorite is the chicken mcnuggets deal, not the anchor deal. >> you get the anchor deal every

day. >> thanks. >> now let's turn it over to spencer. look. we have 3 for 1 now. >> we have improving air quality. starting in the north bay, where we have the best air quality right now. this is one orange spot there. the air quality is still poor. the air quality is moderate. san rafael, concord, redwood city, fremont, poor in livermore and san jose and even unhealthier in the santa cruz mountains. we have improvement ahead of us. it is a nice onshore flow with surface winds gusting to 21 miles per hour right now at half moon bay. and 21-mile-per-hour winds in san francisco as well. so that has brought a refreshing

change in the air. we can see bluish skies here in this view from sutro tower looking out over san francisco. there is some smoke there. 67 degrees in san francisco. upper 70s right now at oakland, mountain view, san jose, 88 in gilroy, and 68 at half moon bay. and here's a bluish sky view. also from the golden gate bridge looking northward. temperatures now, 82. 79 in napa. it is pretty warm. the view from our roof top camera here they are. smog and drizzle will be with us overnight. the sea breeze continues tomorrow with even better air quality. continuing to improve air quality. and it will be cooler with morning drizzle likely. here's our co-worker an administration for tonight. notice marine layer will deepen and there will be lots of green

showing up indicating areas we expect to see drizzle. it might be across the bay and locally inland as well. and then the marine layer will pull back for most of the day tomorrow. during the overnight hours, look for temperature in the low 60s. it will be rather mild. there will be a few locations where generally low 60s will be the lows. 71, san francisco. mid to upper 70s around the bay shoreline. as for spare the air, tomorrow will be our 30th consecutive spare the air day with poor air quality likely in the inland east bay, south central bay and santa clara valley. going beyond that, we expect good weather over the weekend. breezy and cooler, thursday and

friday. maybe some drizzle both days. we have a bit of a warm-up coming our way. sunday, highs may reach up and then we'll cool down a little more early next week. >> i used to get very excited when you say warm up. now i think, no, please. what has happened? >> just happy to breathe. i'll take that. >> i know. expectations are so low now. apple held its annual september release ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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apple provided a glimpse at how it wants to become a major player. a new watch it showed off may help provide early detection of covid-19 and related stress. david louie explains the research underway. >> reporter: sure, the apple watch tells time. it is clear that it is positioning it to be a diagnostic tool for consumers and health care providers. the new apple watch series 6 has a knew sensor that could be a window to covid-19. >> using data from apple watch, researchers are look at covid-19 and the psychological well being of front line health care workers by identifying early signs of stress while looking to predict infection before the

symptoms appear. >> they are partnering with health systems. a key feature added is blood oxygen monitoring. >> they're really doubling down on what a watch can do and of course, allowing sensor capability is a big step forward. >> news about new iphones normally done now will be delayed about a month. but they hope newly unveiled ipads and bundling will be enticing for home bound consumers hook to make the best of shelter at home. the you 92 apple watch homes to position itself as the best device. >> that could pay off because all these people will be using apple watches to collect the data. david louie, abc7 news. >> so have you been counted? up next, the push to get everybody on the 2020 census

including latino communities. why there's so much concern about an undercount. plus, democratic vice

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visit coveredca.com to learn more or enroll today. this week we are devoting new resources to race and social justice. one of our pillars of building a better bay area. today we're focused on hispanic heritage month. there's a severe undercount of immigrants in the census, low income people and people of color. an undercount could cost the

state seats in congress. last month we reported in santa clara county, roughly 25% of households had not responded to the census. many were from the latino and hispanic communities. >> i think there's been a lot of fear based on aent immigrant rhetoric. peopleful hiding so long. the last thing they want to do is explain what their living situation is. >> earlier this month, a federal court rejected trump's order and chewed them from the census. a court hearing this week will determine whether the count should keep going through end of october. >> joining us now to talk more about the census, california secretary of state alex padilla. thank you for your time. i know you've launched a census challenge. can you explain what that is? >> yes. good afternoon. the census as you've been covering is not only extremely important. it is now critically urgent

because of the potential end of the month deadline for california households to respond. there are parts of the state that have done well and parts that haven't done as well in terms of responding to the census. we thought we would get the competition in among members of coming, legislative member, see who can make the final push here and the respective districts in local cities and counties throughout the state. >> so you're calling on local officials to get involved. more hands on. >> absolutely. we need all hands on deck because of the census. you've been covering it. it is our representation in congress, the size of the california delegation depends on an accurate and complete count. and for everybody, it is federal funding that comes to our communities. for herring, for education, for infrastructure and more. if we have an undercount, we're the ones that lose out.

and some of the harder to count populations historically include communities of color, lower income families, young people, immigrant communities. that's a lot of california. not just in and around the bay area. so we have a lot of work to do. more than 10 million california households have responded already. that's a great response. but nearly 1 in 3 have not. there is still time. anyone watching, go to my 2020 census.gov. you can do it online or by phone but we need you to do it. >> do you think if you can do it online, maybe that removes some of the fear we heard about in the segment that preceded this interview where people don't want to stand up and be counted because they're afraid. >> yeah. a couple of reasons why people are a little hesitant to respond. the first is a reminder that the personal information we submit as part of the census is protected by federal law.

it cannot and will not be shared with other departments or agencies for any other purpose. it is for funding and it informs policy making. but private and confidential. another thing, before covid but specially during covid, people are afraid to open their door to strangers. so the simplest way to avoid that to answer the questions is to respond to the cents us in advance. and again, you have options this year. the paper form if would you like. you can do it by phone in a number of languages, or you can do it online as well. it is nine questions. it takes about ten minutes. it helps your community for the next ten years. >> just to give people a ball park idea of how much money is at stake here if there's an undercount. how much are we talking about? >> well, the rule of thumb has been at least $1,000 per person per year for the next ten years.

so you multiple that by the potential underdown. we're talking billions and billions of dollars. not just for the state of california, with all due almost, not some account in sacramento. we're talking about money coming to your communities. maybe the best example is this. temperature years ago the largest undercounted population was children under 5. kids that were 3, for you, 5 he 10 years ago, they're living with us, they're attending school. about ybut the funding has not been getting to the schools to better educate them. so every person that counts means funds, valuable resources for our communities. >> thank you for your time. continue to stay safe. >> all right. you as well. we'll have more stories just like the one this week focusing on race and social justice as we

build a better bay area. tomorrow's topic is black businesses. tune in the rest of the week for stories on topics ranging from stories on black businesses and how we view one another. democratic vice presidential nominee kamala harris saw the devastation of california's wildfires today. she was in fresno county along with governor gavin newsom to see some of the aftermath from the creek fire. this is her first trim to california since accepting the vice presidential nomination. she was clearly moved by what she saw today. >> and you will see where the fire just swept through. so everything is gone except the chimney. those chimneys, they remind me when you look at a neighborhood, they remind me of tombstones. >> her visit comes one day after president trump met with governor newsom and other state officials in sack backthe wildfires. tonight the president and the people is holding a special town

hall event in philadelphia. president trump is expected to take questions about the election, the pandemic and more from undecided voters. it comes as the trump administration faces new questions about the handling of the pandemic. a top official in the department of health and human services is accusing scientists at the cdc of, quote, sedition and trying to undermine the president. this follows a politico report which claims the cdc was pressured to change its weakly reports on covid-19 to fit the president's optimistic claims. house democrats say they're launching a probe into the memos. up next, smoked out in seattle. the a's had to play but not the giants. if you're hungry and you want a great deal, the $6.99 super slam is your perfect meal, it's buttermilk pancakes, eggs, sausage, bacon and hash browns. it's enough breakfast for dinner and it's as good as it sounds. see you at denny's.

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the air is so nasty that it spoiled the mini series. apparently the air in the bay area has improved enough that they'll shift the games to san francisco. the a's played a double-header in seattle last night. you can't even see the baseball right here. the air quality index was well over 200. if this had been an nfl game, it would have been called off. but baseball to this point doesn't have a rule on air quality and a lot of players were complaining that they were feeling the effects. specially during the second game. conditions seemed to worsen as the night wore on. as the weather professional here, how alarming is it when

you hear like the aqi, the air quality indelve of like 280? and you're playing a game and running around and exerting yourself? >> that's just crazy. not only do you not want to be exerting yourself, you don't want to be outside for a stroll under those conditions. that's pretty bad. i feel sorry for those players. >> and you know how baseball games can actually last longer, even with the new rules. >> and i was watching some football, a little baseball. we're all starved for sports to be back and it is nice to see it back. bundle at the expense of their health. as spencer mentioned, running around and inhaling a lot of objection general when you're exerting yourself and breathing deeply in your lungs. that's not good for your athletes. they can postpone it a day or two. >> danls danls became the first -- "dancing with the stars." the hit netflix show tiger king

performing a paso doble to what else? eye of the tiger. well, what do you think? the judges had their claws out for carol. she scored an 11 out of 30. that was the lowest score of the night. the former 49er vernon davis is contesting. he got a 17 out of 30. the top scores went to sky jackson. they each got a 21. people were just all about carol baskin. what did you think? >> she's controversial on that show. not a great dancer. charles oakley, the nba great, not a great dancer. i happened to catch him. >> i sense fear in carol baskin's partner. because who knows what will happen to him? should she meet with an early exit? i mean, you know -- >> and what about her, the

husband's family putting that ad during the show? saying where is he? here's a reward for information. that is very targeted. >> yeah. >> i think it is ratings gold. you want to see. you want to see. it's crazy. the train wreck. you can't look away. >> yes, yes. the folks at the st. louis zoo are scratching their heads over this one. somehow, some way, a 62-year-old ball python managed to lay seven eggs, despite not being near a male python for at least two decades. moreover, these pythons usually stop laying eggs long before they reach their 60s. one expert said this situation is rare but it is not unusual for ball pythons to reproduce asexually. the species is capable of storing sperm for delayed

fertilization. and my experience tells me komodo dragons can also do this. this concerns me. it presents further evidence that males just may not be necessary. >> yeah. i mean, larry -- >> this is spencer, i'm sorry, this is spencer all the way. what do you think? >> i'm just amazed at larry's reptilian interests. i should not be surprised. >> takes one to know one. >> don't plant a seed that males are not necessary, please. >> i guess that snake got tired of waiting around two decades for a mate. so necessity is the mother of invention. >> that's right. she's doing it on her own. all right. i'm not sure where we go from there but let's try it. this is not surprising.

>> some people in southern california jump at the chance to live like a prince. we're talking the fresh prince of bel air. the house used in the bomb hard 1990s sitcom starring will smith was listed for rental on air bnb and was quickly reserved. it will be for five one-night stays but only for last residents due to covid-19 restrictions. a pool side lounge in dining room. it costs just $30 a night in honor of the show's 30th anniversary. dan, you know you want to book. >> the fun part is $30 a night. you get to stay there. that was a fun show when it was on the air. i wish they would do that for the mrs. doubt fire house over here. >> wouldn't that be great? >> i would pay more than $30 a night for that. >> i'll pay a dollar more than spencer. whatever he's paying. it's a lot nicer than my house.

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here comes sally. the storm is making its way toward the gulf coast. officials are not as concerned about the winds as the storm surge. they're speakinging up to 30 inches of rain predicted. mandatory evacuations are in place in parts of alabama looks lou and mississippi. alabama's governor is urging residents near mobile bay and low lying areas to evacuate if they still can. >> wow! talking about 30 inches of rain. could area where you live. the risk of flooding has to be huge. >> this could be catastrophic flooding. the storm is moving so slowly. only about two miles per hour at last report. that's why it is expected to dump. so rainfall. we have improving air quality here. we had skies that were a lighter shade of gray or perhaps a grayish blue, thanks to a vigorous onshore flow. we have breezy conditions right now all across the bay area.

you can see some pretty brisk surface winds there. so tonight we'll see the marine layer pushing across the bay. and locally inland, there's a lot of moisture so look for areas of drizzle during the overnight hours. not only along the coast but even locally inland and it will pull back to the coastline at least part of the coast tomorrow. overnight lows will be mainly in the low 60s. milder tonight than last night and damper as well. going into tomorrow afternoon, look for bright skies once again. and the air quality will continue to improve. it won't be good but it will be moderate. breezy at the coast. upper 60s at the coast to upper 70s at the bay to upper 80s to near 90 inland. the air quality forecast shows that after tomorrow's spare the air, we'll have moderate air quality thursday, friday, saturday. that's what we're expecting. here's the accuweather forecast. thursday, friday, increasing clouds. maybe more drizzle and then sunny and warming up over the

weekend. it looks like a pretty encouraging forecast to me. >> we'll take it for sure. >> moderate sounds delightful. moderate quality. up next, a girl on a mission. how she's helping. and dan is here with what's coming up at 5:00. new at 5:00, police reform in san jose. the new effort after criticism of the protests regarding george floyd. the commitment to the environment. he's been talking a lot about climate change. but advocates say his record collides with reality. and changing focus. those stories and a lot more when ama and i see you for abc7 news at 5:00.

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the people. a 2020 special event followed at 10:30 by the conners. stay with us for the news at 11:00. here we would like to show gratitude in the building a better bay area project thanks to a 7 year-old girl in the south bay. she heard the akwashl was in need of donations. our community journalist found out why she felt so compelled to help by creating f fun fun fu call calendars for children. >> she's always had a love for animals and kinds and caring and helpful heart. >> my name is ava. >> we have been to the aquarium several times as a family. her avid love of the sea otters. it said donate now and asked

what it was for. i read the paragraph to her. that it's closed for so many months. yet all the animals still need care until they can get back open. >> i love otters so much because they are adorable. and i think they're so playful. >> since we have been home she's entertained herself by making her own crafts or activities. when she decided she wanted to do the calendar she went through a lot of business ideas. we came up with the idea of putting crafts and science projects every month. it was a way to be able to kids to stay busy. and to be able to give back to a program that needs help. >> it has science projects. art projects and lots of -- all the proceeds go to the aquarium. i hope people buy the calendar and save the sea otters.

>> the aquarium is a a great a t place. for more information visit our web site. thanks for joining us. we know these are challenging times. rest assured, you are not alone. we've all had to adapt. and with summer here, your energy bills might go up with rising temperatures. together, we can save energy and money. try closing your shades during the day... setting your ac to 78° or higher... or cooling off with a fan when you can. united we are always stronger. stay well, california, and keep it golden.

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