one barber is caught in the battle of remain street that has both landlords and tenants going broke tonight. the controversial plan to save half of them, plus google's plan to make history in san jose, the critical vote next at 5:00, tackling the next crisis in the pandemic one barber is caught in the battle of main street where. plus oakland holds a moment of silence as they keep the memory of george floyd alive. and offshore wind projects. empty store fronts and

unpaid rent has become an albetrose around the neck of tenants and landlords. now one supervisor says it's time to cancel that debt in a measure that he says is a first of its kind. good evening i'm dan ashley, thanks for watch ing. >> and i'm ama daetz. supervisors in san francisco looking at this new measure that would cancel unpaid rent for thousands of small businesses that had to close during the pandemic. liz pena explains how this would impact the city's economy. >> reporter: for the past 12 years this is how you would find muhammed busy with a hair clipper on hand. but now he mostly waits for customers. the first one today arrived mid- afternoon. >> i got like one customer or two customers a day. then i still have to pay the rent. >> reporter: in the back of his mind, months of backed up rent

and utilities to play. >> the first i stayed closed 7 months. then i paid the landlord for three months. then the landlord gave me a break and the business is like dying. so i don't have enough money to pay the present but i don't want to close the business. >> reporter: today preston brought forward a plan to help businesses. businesses owe up too $400 million in rent so how will this legislation actually help? >> we're working to try to get a more specific number of how many businesses would be impacted. >> for some businesses it can be a very short period. where they were just shut down for a couple of months. >> reporter: hanson president

of commercial real estate represents 50 to 70 san francisco independent landlords and says the aid needs to be equitable. >> if supervisor presston said look i have to give relief to both sides t , the logical way to do that would be give relief to landlords in exchange for rent relief. that would be something to consider. >> reporter: the official vote will take place in a month. if approve bid the majority of the board this legislation could go into effect in july. in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. challenges in getting rental assistance in california could lead to an eviction epidemic. that's according to a new study out tonight. housing now california says only $20 million has been paid of the 4.6 billion in federal covid relief funding for

california renters. a woman who's facing eviction says it's all just terrifying. >> the physical and emotional toll of this is very difficult to express. it is overwhelming. because of its duration. and the sense of isolation that we have, just felt alone. >> it's difficult to hold off and pause the eviction in order to receive the rental assistance funds because their positions. we've been waiting for months. >> reporter: tenant advocacy groups want lawmakers to close gaps in the assistance program and strengthen eviction protections. eviction protection for renters in san francisco could be extended another three months. right now the board of supervisors is meeting and will consider expanding the city's moratorium on evictions. it is set to expire in june. under the ordnance landlords are barred from evicting tenant

s if they can't pay rent for reasons including losing their job or illness. the city scheduled a vote on the google project. it covers 80 acres or roughly 30 blocks. the project includes housing, retail, public parks and enough office space for 252-1,000 people. the plan is not without controversy. protesters once called it googleville in how it would displace those without housing. >> reporter: a plan years in the making could be coming. >> to create a vibrant downtown. >> reporter: google receives approval for their downtown project. the 80-acre transit oriented

village near dereodon would be the number one deal ever reached in san jose and could take a year too complete. >> credit to google for their patience and resistance going through dozens of city council meetings. >> reporter: acres of parks and open space, the mixed use project will allegation include 4,000 units of housing with nearly a quarter of them slated to be affordable. >> i'm really excited about the environmental program we have for efficiency. in a super innovative public- private partnership. >> reporter: the project can be a development agreement. >> that's going to be the clencher. it's a big deal. >> reporter: getting to this point was a process, especially with concerns raised by community members and organizations. who could forget this scene from years ago when anti google protesters chained themselves

to chairs inside san jose city council chambers. downtown business leaders say much of the push back has been erased now that google has offered to provide $200 million in community benefits. a big chunk of which is expected to be used to help fight homelessness and displacement. >> all of that has really been addressed through this process of working together and what you have is a neighborhood being created. this is not a walled off spaceship. >> reporter: city council members will hear from the public throughout the evening with the final vote expected to happen by the end of the night. in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. in honor of george floyd there were celebrations of life from minneapolis to new york to right here in the bay area. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard was present when the community called for change. >> reporter: for many in oakland it was a day to reflect and remember a man named george floyd.

>> we cannot ever forget what we saw a year ago today. >> reporter: oakland's naacp organizing this remembrance rally to honor floyd with speakers and poets. >> so i'm calling on every color to make some noise in the direction of racism. >> it's my duty to hold the trauma, the grief and the pain of this community. it's also my duty to help us move toward healing. >> reporter: george floyd died may 25, 2020 after former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin pressed his knee into floyd's neck for more than 9 minutes. that's how long people stood side by side in silence at this memorial. >> that felt like a long time didn't it. >> reporter: floyd's death sparking protests in the bay area and throughout. starting a conversation of injustice. >> how do we turn a moment of pain, anguish, frustration, anger and tragedy into a

movement for change. >> reporter: congresswoman barbara lee urging the senate to pass the police reform bill in the name of george floyd. >> we cannot have a system of policing in which some communities feel safe and others feel targeted. >> we cannot let target of law enforcement officers. because i do not want to get stopped by the police and die. >> when we figure out that there's someone who shouldn't be part of our department we're not going to hesitate to swiftly remove them. >> reporter: dancer zoey brown believes george floyd changed her life and her purpose. >> it doesn't stop at george floyd at all. we have many more things to come. and as a youth member, and speaking for the youth, we have a future and we want the future to change. >> reporter: in oakland, cornell bernard abc 7 news. as we continue the legacy of george floyd, the role of

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sausalito announced it was canceling this year's art festival as abc seven years, reporter wing, friedman explains. the city says the homeless sort of blame. pointing going on. >> the best outcome is for everyone to find shelter. >> but finding those outcomes will not please

including the salsalito festival. >> as luis briones told us today not this year they've had to cancel because salsalito has different sites. in place of the festival, salsalito wants to move into in this park residents. now they're weary of alternative motives. >> they're one of the most segregated cities in the bay area. and this is just partial what they've been doing for decades. >> reporter: the homeless don't want anything to do with it. they want an injunction to stay in their camp. until then they're calling for an appeal. >> we literally found out about

it by reading the city's newsletter. >> gavin: and now the art world has found out. that's three sets of people trying to do the right thing and nobody happy. >> this is the city mishandling the situation. >> no we're trying to find them shelter. >> i would hate to be them. imagine dealing with situation. >> in salsalito, wade freedman. they don't have enough lead time to plan the event given that there's no indication attendance restrictions will be lifted. the pumpkin way off will happen october 11th. pandemic protocols will be in place. san francisco can handle a pandemic about 70% of the city's population has received at least one dose of vaccine. if the city were its country only the city nation. moderna says its vaccine is

highly effective in 12 to 17- year-olds and is planning to ask for approve next month. the san francisco bay ferry will-lessen the social distance requirement from 6'to 3 feet. officials say this is in accordance with the public health guidelines. capacity will reach 60%. masks will still be required. the biden administration will approve wind energy to open. >> we're talking about a game changing investment in a green energy future that's not an investment in communities that are under served. that are usually the burden of the beneficiary of large scale

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sky 7 arrived at funston this afternoon just as san francisco firefighters rescued a dog. fortunately the dog stayed put allowing firefighters to repel down, slipped a special harness over him and pulled him to safety. oh it looks so nice there. but what a way to start a vacation. >> at least it ended well. you see a little windy out in. >> absolutely the wind has picked along the coast especially and in san francisco. dan and ama i want to show you a nice treat that is going to be in the early morning sky if you're an early riser and you have to get up and get going. it's the total lunar eclipse. the eclipse begins at 2:00 in the morning over all it's going to be a warmer wednesday on tap.

right now we have a few patches of fog near the coast. most of it got swept away by a system that came through it's a dry system for the bay area. but certainly gusty winds as that front has passed through sfo. 20-miles-an-hour in san mateo. those offshore winds are helping to take the temperatures down in some areas. it's still going to remain gusty tonight. as we head into tomorrow afternoon, a breezy one. 25, 30-mile an hour winds. not expecting any strong winds coming our way embarcadero. currently 69 degrees in san jose. 83 in santa rosa, it's in the 70s from napa to concord. 71 in livermore and from our san jose camera you're looking at a bright sky over the shark tank. patchy fog for the total lunar eclipse in the morning. a little warmer tomorrow afternoon and summer like heat is coming for memorial day.

let's look at the holiday forecast. partly cloudy on saturday. it's sunday and monday that we're really going to notice the temperatures coming up with mid-90s inland for memorial day. low 60s coast side. temperatures tomorrow morning in the 40s, 50s afternoon highs will look like this. not too hot. don't worry. 84 in antioch. 83 in concord. 63 in the city. 76 san rafael. 80 in napa. 82 santa rosa. 75 in san jose and 68 degrees in hatch moon bay where it's going to be a breezy one. close to average the next couple of days with minor temperature fluctuations. it's really saturday that it turns breezy and cooler. only to see the reversal in time for your memorial day plans. we're talking hot weather mid- 90s inland. low 60s coast side. dan and ama. >> that is hot. all right thanks sandyha. as we continue here.

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people of accident, the figure more than 55% of doses received changer in getting everyone vaccinated. >> the trials are still very much ongoing. >> vaccine watch every day on abc 7 news. as we talked about earlier in the newscast, today marks 1 year since george floyd was murdered by former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin. floyd's murder changed how many of us view the world. and now we want to look at how much change has occurred in the fight for racial and social justice since. >> abc owned television and participant media teamed up to create a series of discussions on intergenerational activism. multi cultural allieship and

the media in covering it all. >> reporter: a year since the murder of george floyd under scored the meaning of black lives matter and brought brough generations of talk about our america a year of activism. >> how much has the narrative shifted in the last year since the murder of george floyd. has it in your opinion? >> it starts with the stories that we choose to tell. and then, the context that we present those stories. >> reporter: from journalists and media strategists weighing the importance of word choice and video selection in the a ftermath of police killings. >> i'm not sure if there's any value for viewers of color who

have intergenerational, and trauma. >> reporter: to multi cultural allieship standing united the face. >> when you say white supremacy to a lot of white folks they think only of the kkk, they don't think of white supremacy as a thing that is embedded deeply within the culture. >> people understand that once i start to face it, there's a lot of, we're on the hook right to change it. >> reporter: through a discussion, built on generational point. activist of yesterday, today and tomorrow weigh in.

>> i'm inspired, i'm excited, and hopeful. >> this is the climate now where people are speaking on their own interest, on our own terms. >> these three discussioning focusing on the activism since the year of the murder of george floyd are live on the connected tv app. julian glover. abc news will aiaiaiai edition of floyd and the nation the moment that inspired change around the world. you can watch it tonight at 10:00 here on abc 7 or you can see it wherever you stream and we hope you will tune in for that. for now though that is going to do it for us. world news tonight with david muir is next. that's ama daetz. >> for all of us here we appreciate your time. hope to see you in half an hour for abc 7 news at 6:00. we'll see you then.

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tonight, one year since the police killing of george floyd. floyd's family meeting at the white house. across the country today, george floyd's death marked with a moment of silence for 9 minutes, 29 seconds. a crowd gathering at the memorial where he was killed. images from minneapolis to communities across this country. late today, george floyd's family emerging after that private meeting with president biden and vice president harris. what they revealed about the meeting. what the president said about the george floyd justice in policing act, still not signed into law. and tonight, the reality check here. the democrats and republicans negotiating behind the scenes. what are the sticking points? alex perez in minneapolis and mary bruce at the white house. also breaking as we come on the air tonight, here in new york city, sources telling abc ne t