to four businesses in the mission district pictures more on that story from lyanne melendez . >> reporter: a neighborhood business that has been owned and operated for 27 years. today they received a check for $10,000 to offset losses during the pandemic >> i was really happy it makes me cry. >> reporter: a craft store just reopened today. because of covid they've been selling merchandise out side. the owner received a grant and her son had a few ideas on where to spend the money. >> he said take me to

disneyland. and i said forget it, that the check is going to my landlord. >> reporter: 290 businesses have received $5000. storefront businesses were awarded 10,000. and 21 small businesses with 15 or more employees received a $25,000. who gets selected for the grants? there are people that are working for the city that are developing relationships with the business owners >> one person that's very special to me is diana. >> diana works for the office of economic and workforce development. scene having someone to talk to and guide them. that means so much. >> this pandemic set us back,

it knocked us down they did knock us out. >> reporter: reported from san francisco, lyanne melendez , kgo . san francisco restaurant that was burglarized and rocked by a explosion. the owner says that it feels like terrorism pictures more on that story from dion lim . a store you will only see on kgo . >> it feels like a terrorist, an explosive is not acceptable. >> reporter: an explosion rocked of this restaurant early on monday morning. on the corner of larkin and eddy street. the blast was so intense that the police department said it activated the shot spotter technology. while police do not know what or who caused the explosion, they said that it is uncommon.

it may be the final straw for this family-owned business that was broken into earlier this month. >> this is a big stuff. >> reporter: the vandalism has been rampant in rent director of the merchants association who has been keeping track of it. asian businesses are making up the majority of the targets. >> everything happened on larkin street within three days. nine businesses had all there was windows broken. >> reporter: despite neighborhood improvements there is still room for more. >> the mayor funded this area making larkin save. all the issues have been happening outside of the timeframe.

>> reporter: for now chef pinyo will try to sell more food to pay for the thousands of dollars in damage and move forward one step at a time. will your restaurant make it? >> i am not sure, i will do my best. >> reporter: reported from san francisco, dion lim , kgo . >> we wish him well. developing news with the covid. the positivity race has surged to 5.2%. above the threshold for real people the last time the rate was this i was in february. >> with positivity rising so are the number of cases. nearly 1000 cases were reported today. and the cdc says that all current cases in the nights dates are caused by variance. the delta variant making up the majority. the original strain is no longer detected. delta is 83% of cases. it is likely that those that are vulnerable will need a booster shot. the biden administration is

evaluating the data. based on what is coming back officials expect those over the age of 65 or with an compromised immune system will need a booster. they said the pfizer vaccine is less effective after six months. cases continue to climb and covid hospitalizations just reached the highest since march. here is more on that story from stephanie sierra. >> reporter: dr. raven made it very clear that the period we are in is the most crucial. given how much transmission is increasing, the next two weeks will be the deciding factor. top health officials said that if we are not careful that the delta variant can move the process back. >> i did not expect to see this , given the high rates of

vaccination. >> reporter: dr. raven is the chief of emergency medicine. how important are the next two weeks for the bay area? >> i think the next two weeks will tell us a lot. it will continue to give us data on the delta variant. which is largely what is spreading. and what it is causing with the breakthrough infections with vaccinated people. we have seen one or two a day. gives me pause. it is not what i thought we would see. >> reporter: covid-19 hospitalizations are rising at a rate that we have not seen since march. in july they had hero has relations. and now there are 17. for context at the height of the last surge that number was in the 60s. >> of the 17 and hospital sick teen are unvaccinated. >> reporter: data analysis is

found a similar trend across the bay area with hospitalizations and case rates. on average 231 new covid cases were reported across the bay area. three weeks later that average is up four times more with 978 new covid cases. >> we expect the number of infections will return. >> reporter: infectious disease doctor said there's never been a more dangerous time for unvaccinated people that is reflected in the data. both covid hospitalizations and icu admissions have doubled. hospitalizations a spike from 166 to 412. icu admissions jump from 50 to 115 >> i am concerned about the fall and other viruses. >> reporter: both doctors think the masking recommendation

could turn into a mandate. it is all dependent on what happens in the neck to weeks. their advices to mask up indoors . on kgo at 4:00 i spoke with dr. patel. part of the kgo vaccine and asked him about variance and how they have become so dominant when it comes to infections and concerns of new strains. scene there absolutely is. and that's why there are variance out there. in the world health organization is keeping an eye on them. we went from .1 two explosion. >> we do not have all the answers but why do suspect that it is so much more contagious than the original virus? >> this was the variant that

was the most efficient at jumping from person to person. that is the job of the virus. that is what evolution has taught it today. find a way through spike mutations to infect as many people as possible. >> it kept creating variance until it found the most efficient one. today the cdc said that the delta variant that accounts for 83% of new cases in the united states. if you're interested in making a vaccine appointment we have that vaccine on our website. questions. more answers to yo visit abc7news.com a big celebration on the peninsula for project that seemed impossible not that long ago. congresswoman jackie spear celebrating the seismic retrofit. the event took place today and

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a new development in a controversial sculpture. the city of larkspur has voted to sell the statutes that depicted sir francis drake. it was removed last summer.

today unusual place. larkspur mayor said the city voted unanimously to sell the controversial sculpture that once towered near the terminal. it drew protest and strong opinion. >> when you look at that what emotion do you get? >> discussed. >> reporter: the sculpture was removed last july. >> we do not want it torn down and people getting hurt. >> reporter: the artist said that he wanted to honor the discovery of san francisco bay.

>> i did not want to make a sculpture of him, i made a sculpture of the event. >> reporter: the city plans to sell the sculpture for $100,000. they will offer the artist the same amount. he said he can't afford to purchase the sculpture but wishes it could be reinstalled in the same location. they said if he declines the public auction would take place. >> any profit that the city makes what would happen to that money? we will we haven't decided what that might be. i am not sure that we anticipate that this will make any profit. it cost tens of thousands of dollars to remove it from its location. >> reporter: another public art installation could replace it. for now it remains under wraps and could be for sale. reporting from larkspur, cornell barnard, cornell barnard kgo .

east bay regional park district said that they are suspending the practice of shooting cats to protect birds. governor newsom expanding childcare. he spoke about his mother who raised him and his sister is a single-parent. >> my mother had two kids and was 20 years old and was divorced and came from no wealth or privilege. and she made it work she did different jobs and raised a two kids on her own without a lot of support. >> reporter: the bill would phase in new childcare slots by 2025. and childcare and preschool providers will receive increases.

he said it would invest in the health and well-being of families across the state. happening now the gilroy garlic festival is back after ttle whio at 4:00. it's a little ofic. an. he's reon that story from amanda del castillo . >> reporter: if there ever was a day to have smell of vision, today would be the day. you are looking at gourmet alley like never before. rearranged and reimagined. we are not at christmas hill park. the team is set up at gilroy presbyterian church. to offer a drive through experience. >> diners have to order 24 hours in advance. they will pass by the gourmet alley and. up their food and off they go. this is the first day of the

two-week event. last year's festival was canceled by covid. so tonight's return is a significant milestone. >> people have come together. and we have so many good and positive reasons why. we are excited to celebrate garlic. in this is a reason. >> reporter: some of those reasons? garlic fries, garlic bread, garlic shrimp scampi. you have to place that order 24 hours in advance. they have had 8000 transactions for this first weekend. there are multiple orders in one transaction. tonight's drive-through wraps up at 7:00 and will start again at 11:00 in peerk we will talk to some of the drivers who put their orders in 24 hours ago to experience the gilroy garlic festival.

reporting live, amanda del castillo , kgo . and i think the weather will cooperate? >> it's going to be warm. here's a look at what is going on. was a show you that system that is taking control. as we look at satellite and radar the circulation is bringing that monsoon moisture into california and the bay area. and that will feel like a buildup on sunday and monday. if there's enough in ability there will be thunderstorms over the sierra. some of the norms could make their way into northern part of the bay area. the and as a result that will affect a fire weather watch. we will have some thunderstorms, they could be dry and that brings lightning storms that could ignite fuel

and there will be erratic winds associated. right now we are looking at calm and breezy conditions in the bay area. and the 24-hour temperature change shows a warmer day today then this time yesterday. it is nine degrees warmer in hayward than it was yesterday. blue skies over much of san francisco. 61 degrees in san francisco right now. oakland at 66. mid to upper 70s. morgan hill at 58 degrees. and here is a view of the golden gate where we have a low clouds. it breezy and 74 degrees in santa rosa. napa at 70 degrees. that's the reading at the airport. it is warmer and populated places away from the airport.

90 in concord, and 97 in livermore. here is the view from the foothills. this is the forecast feature. it will be hot inland tomorrow. cloudy and muggy on sunday and into early next week as that moisture starts to flow in and gives us the possibility of a thunderstorm. a slight chance of thunderstorms on tuesday. on we go to the overnight conditions. mainly clear, but we will see that formation of low clouds pushing out over the bay. with moisture off shore. most of the day tomorrow will be sunny, even along the coastline. we will get to those highs in a minute. overnight lows in the mid-50s. and then tomorrow look for highs ranging from low to mid 60s and mid 70s around the south bay. 90 at morgan hill. the east bay will be the warmest region with highs in the low 90s. in the north a wider range, 80

at napa, and here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. we will see temperatures easing a little bit on sunday. a few degrees. and then he gets cooler on monday. it's still going to feel muggy is that moisture starts to build up. clouds increase and a slight chance of thunder on tuesday as it heats up. wednesday and thursday we will have highs in the upper 90s, mid 80s around the bay. it will moderate temperatures along the coast, it will be pretty toasty inland. thank you, spencer. coming up on kgo at 6:00.

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there's still no sign of philip kreycik who disappeared on july 10. here's more on that story from dustin dorsey >> reporter: the staging area in pleasanton hills is the last known location of missing hiker, philip kreycik. two weeks after his disappearance. he went for a run on saturday in his family reported him missing that evening. after intense searching from law enforcement there is still no sign of him.

>> this is one of the biggest searches for a missing person. we are mystified and frustrated. we are perplexed as to why we have not found philip. and knowing that it has been two weeks. we are reminded of his family and everything that has gone on during this very long two weeks. the volunteer search team has not stopped in the efforts. continue to hit the trails and post his picture. >> he was extremely fit, intelligent, and capable of taking care of himself. we believe that there are many reasons to believe he is out there and he is trying to get to us. >> reporter: the focus is on finding anyone with home security cameras that may offer clues to his location. in their falling two eyewitness acunts which it two people may have seen him on trails. they are asking for those two

witnesses to reach out with any information they may have. >> we have not been able to talk with the witnesses who said they saw him. we would like to get in touch with them. if you know who that person is. please have them get in touch with us. we made several attempts to speak with police but have not heard back. the sergeant still has hope for the family. >> it is possible that he's up there and we missed them. and that he's in a spot that we cannot find him. we are having a hard time with that. if we can find philip we need to bring him home to his family. that is what ultimately the mission is. to find philip. and to bring him home. >> reporter: if you have any information regarding the disappearance of philip kreycik. contact the pleasanton police. dustin dorsey , kgo .

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>> reporter: they are bringing stakeholders to the table. >> we want to put everyone together and come up with solutions. >> reporter: including the union, the police department and the district attorney's office >> it's an important first step. we need to get stakeholders together to figure out how to tackle the issues. took this video of a shoplifter on a bicycle. they said the retail theft at drugstores is the worst. >> there's not enough staff in the store's. and members are put into danger. >> reporter: they are instructed to not intervene with the shoplifters for their safety and for legal reasons. when police are called they said the suspect is usually gone.

>> unless we are on the spot and we catch him in the acts. we have to go to other steps of the investigation. and it could take a while. >> reporter: they said the retail theft working group will meet in september after the august recess. melanie woodrow, kgo . in the south bay catholic charities has been distributing meals since the start of the pandemic. and they anticipated reaching 15 million meals served. it did that and more. they surpassed 16 million meals. that huge number highlights and continue need in the community. >> the need is still here the disaster is ongoing and the numbers are increasing. and that means more people are coming in for help weakly. we need more help from the community to respond. >> reporter: organizers say that less than 10% of their budget comes from federal funding.

as the olympics get underway a report from japan to

the states unemployment agency is about to make of the backlogged claims and pay workers who been waiting for their benefits. this plan was met with joy and skepticism. michael finney is here to tell us how this is going to work. scene hears how they say this is going to work. they verify their identity and they will receive one payment. now unemployment said that they will automatically pay those who have been waiting for more than two weeks for benefits. and workers say they will believe it when they see it. >> the first couple of would've been fine but then it just stop. >> reporter: oscar said that the unemployment benefits were suddenly cut off with no explanation. >> you cannot get work because

your quarantined. and you are still not getting any money. that causes a big problem. a really big problem. >> reporter: oscar very tied his benefit identity. >> his benefits are still listed as pending. and now he is homeless, living on her friend's couch. >> i am broeck. it's a huge relief that people are finally getting help. >> reporter: the idea is to get that money and that there's plenty of it. from state and federal sources. we don't want anyone to be homeless. >> reporter: state lawmakers plotted the plan to pay workers who have been waiting weeks for benefits. unemployment admitted to having a back log and trying to up questions about eligibility. long delays caused many to slide into debt and

house. they said they will stop freezing accounts. as many as 200,000 workers should start receiving benefits. including back pay. however if the edd finds that they are not eligible they may have to pay the money back. the plan raised concern about potential fraud. after edd doled out $31 billion to imposters who were filing phony claims. state assembly and others that it it is a dangerous risk. >> reporter:

of fraud is a lower. but the benefit of paying rent and providing food is very high. others were skeptical that they it would come through for those in need. saying that it could take to rollout payments. >> when it comes to edd promising anything we approach it with the skepticism because we have all been burned before. scene i have to believe that something is going to change and something has to give. >> reporter: we will continue to stay on top of this here on kgo . you can see all 100 of our reports on abc7news.com. those are the reports on edd. >> grade reports, a coming up, two years ago a howard university student got the attention of seth curry. how their brief

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time. >> reporter: countless times my journey leads me to a story. this time the journey is the story. this is my first time on the plane since the world suddenly changed and we learned how fragile life really is headed to japan. a country that finds itself in a challenging place. hosting the olympics as the delta variant rages around the world. just to get on the plane we have to have a negative covid test. and when we land we are tested again. immediately. at the airport we are interviewed repeatedly and we have tracking apps on our phone. we are given a chair with the number and we wait. as all the information and testing is process.

it took just under four hours to be released. and we found ourselves in an airport that is empty. we are quarantined in a hotel room, and my photographer converts his into the studio for zoom interviews. mine is used for erectus, lunch, and dinner. except for once a day we are driven to the hospital for a covid test. japan's covid expert shows me the numbers. in the first week of july the infection rate was that a crisis. what is interesting the u.s. was three times worse. but yet we were massless, at full capacity and celebrating while japan was declaring a state of emergency. even more striking are death rate is 16 times higher. even though they have an extremely high elderly population. what i found surprising as they

do not order lockdowns. putting rights. they are simply asking citizens to follow the rules. >> and that works in japan? it does. here covid has not been politicized. rules are respected and catastrophe avoided. >> take a look at how japan and the u.s. compares. the case rate is significantly lower. four per 100,000 people. the united states is 19 per 100,000 pics >> fascinating. did we make it to friday? the weekend is upon us.

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in the summer of 2019 stephan curry made a pledge to fund the howard university golf program. all this was made possible when a howard student asked if you wanted to play a round of golf. is a passion for golf is frequently on display. the dream of a young student athlete at howard university and you have the birth of a division i golf program. >> i attended the panel discussion that he was having and at the end of the screening he comes down to the stage to interact with all of the

attendees. >> the two kept in contact and later the howard golf program was born. >> this will fund the competition, and more than $3 million was raised at the pebble beach golf classic. >> the view felt like a dream and i was joking and said this is crazy. >> it made me think of what kind of person this is and how he wants to be very active. i really appreciate that. >> to have that role model and

is willing to invest his time, energy and his entire family. >> as much is it me, it's equally important that the movement serves its purpose. seen that that is what it is doing is really exciting. scene you have kids coming up through the ranks, and the vision of what they can be. >> that's good stuff picked the giants come back hinged on this full count, it was ruled a no swing. dodgers manager was a toss. giants fans said it should've been called a strike, but it should never come to a point. here's rough on that no swing

call. >> did he go? no. >> we will get you that another time. cleveland's major league baseball team is changing their name from the indians to the guardian's. this comes as franchisors are dropping logan that they consider races. sports was sponsored by river rock casino. i really love putting that stephan curry pieced together. they're doing a lot of great things and raising money and moving that program for.

>> at soquel that he jumps in like that. >> there is nothing he cannot do. thank you very much. coming up tonight on kgo abc 7. to be heard about $20,000 trash cans. the one all over the city. more than 3000 are a mess. >> beaten up and broken. almost as big of an eyesore is the trash on the ground beside them. that's the prototype that the public works will have made. these trash cans should into themselves and give tourist directions. they are to nice to put garbage in. >> to be fair these are prototypes. >> the cost to do this test and put them out on the street is half $1 million. once there mass-produced cost

will drop to $4000 apiece. the by comparison in oakland the cans are $2000 apiece. >> we all want cleaner streets what really matters is that public money not be thrown away as easily as the trash. i always love to hear from you. let me know what you think. follow me on twitter and facebook. that's going to do it for this edition of abc 7 news. thank you for joining us. i am ama daetz . and for alvarez we appreciate your time. have a great evening and join us again tonight at 11:00.

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