people from losing their homes. this is also meant to help landlords who in some cases have not received rent payments for several months to a year. abc 7 has done multiple stories on families who have been waiting to receive government funding fervent. with the passing of this new state law, camilla miller and her six kids cannot be evicted while their application is pending. they have an waiting for three months for help, but some local housing advocates say this is a temporary fix. corey smith with the housing acts or -- housing action coalition says we should not lose sight of the bigger and very well known issue of a major lack of housing in the bay area. >> generally speaking, the real problem we have is the number of people that want to live here and if we are actually serious about solving the region's

affordability and displacement crisis, we need to increase the housing supply, build more houses and condos, and that could be a solution that actually solves this problem from a big picture perspective. >> according to the housing action coalition, since 2000, the bay area has built one home for every 20 or so jobs created. so far, out of the nearly 500,000 people who have applied for rental assistance, less than half have an served, but again, the deadline to apply is today. as of tomorrow, the deadline for anyone who has not i'll for assistance can be evicted for unpaid rent. larry: thank you. covid-19 also had a major impact on our mental health. a cdc report out now, the first of its kind, in fact, finds 44% of kids reported feeling consistently sad or hopeless during the pandemic. lyanne melendez breaks that report down.

leanne: the cdc report found more than 1/3 of high school students said that her mental health suffered during the pandemic with 44% feeling persistently sad or hopeless during the past year. more than a quarter of them had a parent lose a job. >> children's mental health is so impacted by what is going on in the family, what is going on in the community, and of course with online school and disruption in school. >> the survey was done from january to june 2020 one. among the hardest hit for lgbtq kids and asian americans. 64 percent of asian-american students said they experienced racism during covid. african-americans were not far behind. cdc researchers also found lgbt students found greater levels of poor mental health, emotional abuse, and attempted suicide more than their counterparts. san francisco unified said that is where it's lgbtq student

services played a huge role. >> we work closely with our wellness coordinators to text students, email students, to let them know the programs that were running, to allow them to be able to reach out and get the help they were -- they needed in case they were feeling alone or desperate. >> we also know there was a sharp increase in the average time teens spent on social media while at home participating in online learning. the impact of social media had been an issue before the pandemic. who did well during this time? according to the report, kids who had a connection with adults and peers at school. dion: moving to the south bay where there was a scare today for students at your boat when a high school. schools placed on lockdown after a nearby shooting involving two teenagers. larry: zach fuentes live at europe when a high school in san

jose with the latest. zach: police say this happened just before 11:00 this morning. the lockdown lifted just before 2:00 after a suspect was found ges wloing up theikids. after police were able to find the suspect. students say both involved were students here at europe when a high school. parents relieved t up their kid. >> 10:48, my kid texts me they were sheltering in pla so i rushed out here to see what was going on. >> after three hours, parents were finally able to pick up their kids. students grateful to leave campus after a long and scary day that students started with a school-wide announcement. the san jose police department said they got a call before 11:00 this morning.

>> this juvenile flagged somebody down, reporting that he was shot. that person called 911. we got here quickly. >> police were able to find a suspect and a firearm. today's shooting following a violent weekend. at least four separate incidents involving gun violence, one of them a deadly shooting. >> from this weekend to today thursday, right now we have juveniles out here with guns. we need to do something. we are going to do something. we need to combat this problem together. it is going to take more than just police. >> a junior at the school tells us students are usually allowed to walk off campus. now she is rethinking those typical school activities. parents like garcia question how they move forward.

>> will you be sending your kid back to school tomorrow? >> i don't know. maybe she will take a day off. >> will she go to school monday? >> i will see. >> in that everything, san jose police say they were looking for a suspect. i did check in with them just under an hour ago. they said this is an ongoing investigation and they are not actively looking for another suspect at this time. they still have not determined if the suspect they have in custody was the shooter, but they tell me he had a firearm in his possession. >> a story i know you will continue to follow. thanks to you. moving on, gas prices are high, no doubt about it, and here's where they are now, but they are coming down and today president biden took action he hopes will drive them down even further. mr. biden announced an historic release of one million barrels per day from thu. sategic next six months. >> this is a wartime bridge to increase oil supply until production ramps up later this year, and it is by far the

largest release from our national reserve in our history. it will provide a historic amount of supply for a historic amount of time. >> word of the president's plan this morning caused the price of a barrel of oil to drop by 5%. analysts say we could begin to see additional relief at the pump in the next three to five days. larry: rapid transit is coming to san francisco after five and a half years of construction. that was not too rapid there, but the project has had its share of problems, including going over budget, over time. the project also replaced a 100-year-old water main as well as sewer. our i-team reporter melanie woodrow has been covering this story since 2016. melanie: three years later than originally promised at the start of construction, the sft eight will finally celebrate the acceleration of bus rapid transit this friday, writing on

their website, we appreciate your patience as we revitalize this corridor. the project has plagued businesses like audio symphony for years. it now operates by appointment only. >> we figured you construct in a pandemic, there's no sense of trying to do business as usual. >> -- melanie: san francisco supervisor rafael middleton -- >> certainly the way this went down was far more problematic than it should have been. they did not deserve this. this was awful and devastating. felony: according to the sf mta, the project created separate transit lanes so buses did not get caught up in traffic and passengers could board more easily. it also included extended utility maintenance like the replacement of sewer pipes and water mains. that's where some of the problems began. the director of streets division

admitted -- >> we did not have enough information before the shovels hit the ground. melanie: a study found they could have lessened delays had done more exploratory work prior to construction. the report found the cost of the project increased to approximately 346 million dollars. 23% over budget. >> took way too long and cost way too much to get here. i hope there are lessons learned because you do not want this to be the story. >> one of those lessons the city should not necessarily be forced to go with the cheapest bid. the supervisor has said he will likely introduce legislation around that this spring. he says he does believe come friday people will finally experience the benefits of this project. >> joy. we are happy. >> the project contractor did not respond to a request for comment.

dion: a new poll shows bay area residents are growing more and more concerned about the homeless crisis. the annual survey by the bay area council shows homelessness is the most important problem facing our area at 31%, up from 21% last year. housing costs came in second, once again at the 4%, up from 16% last year. marking the biggest jump in the poll was crime and safety. 20% say it is the biggest problem. it stood at 7% last year. the concern about covid dropped significantly to 11th place, standing at 2% now, compared to 14% last year when it ranked third overall. larry: there's a new proposal at the state capital that would put standardized warning labels on some cannabis products. a state senator of sacramento has introduced a cannabis right to know act, designed to give consumers information about legal cannabis. if approved, retailers would still be required to create

brochures and warning labels. >> the rotating messages, for example, could point out that illegally sold cannabis is more likely to contain unsafe additives or harmful contaminants. that's part of the standards for legal cannabis. another message could be that driving while high is a dui. >> he says all of the labels would meet the federal standard already used for warning labels on cigarette packaging. dion: as thousands return to work, employers are still challenged by the great resignation. more than garlic -- gilroy's other claim to fame. and two popular bay area residents mix things up and join forces. >> and three items to talk about during your weather forecast. some 70's are creeping into the forecast. we got the latest look at the drought monitor and will compare it to this time last year to see how we started the summer. also, we look at tha

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per day, five new cases per 100,000 californians, and the u.s. senate is moving toward approval of a $10 billion emergency coronavirus response package. the deal cuts five alien dollars from what the president had asked for, and starting tomorrow, vaccinated people will no longer need proof of vaccine for a negative test to attend events at the chase center in san francisco. the arena is changing of the rules to align with the city's department of event goers are not vaccinated are still required to wear a mask. larry: now, the man who is the star in that building, stephen curry bringing books to kids in the east bay. chris alvarez sat down with the currys to talk about their little town libraries. this is great. >> it really is. they focus on their learn pillar of their eat, pray, learn in

their initiative to bring books to more bay area children. [cheers and applause] >> with that, the first of 150 libraries were unveiled today, this first library showed up at franklin elementary in oakland. both stefan and aisha -- both s tephen and aisha present. he encouraged kids on an obstacle court and even encouraged them on the basketball court. look at that. his goal of bringing access and resources directly to those who need it most taking another big step today. >> from kindergarten through third grade, you know, making sure you are reading at your rate level by the time you get to third grade determines your entire educational future. for us, turning those numbers around is just really important. >> these boxes can hopefully make access to literacy

resources and service these kids in a fun way and successful way. 150 of these are going to go around oakland in the right areas and locations, but that means 30,000 books at the hands of kids that need it, the inspiration, the tools to develop at the right ages, and, hope lee, bring an amazing experience of fun to reading, which is what it is all about. >> coming up during our 6:00 sports cast, more from my one on one sit-down interview with the currys. i asked about people wanting to be him on the basketball court, and he said none of this is even possible without education, so really pushing education first. he believes anybody can be whatever they want, but education will get you far in life. larry: just for the record, he was still wearing the walking boot? >> he was. larry: but not limping? >> he looked good.

>>siul snessosed forood. it welcomed its very last customer this afternoon. you can see people waiting in a very long line to enjoy moji dessert -- mochi dessert or two. there was a long line to celebrate the brothers who have been running the business for the last 32 years. i've got to tell you, mochji is really good -- mochi is really good. it gets stuck in your teeth sometimes, but i've had all the flavors. mike: we have warm weather on the way, and it starts tomorrow, but then we bring it back sunday and have a little bit warmer weather next week. it is thursday, and that means the drought status just dropped. i want to take you back to this time last year. that is what you will see on the left, and that has led to this. by the time we got through the summer and into the fall in the beginning of the rain season

october 1. we have pared away at a little bit, as you can see, but let me back out of the way and look at the right and left side. it looks like the right side, we are in a little worse shape than we were this time last year, which means we could end up like this by the time we get to a rough summer and i long fire season. before that, let's talk about what is going on with your temperatures. 54 at half moon bay, then load up for 60's. beautiful shot from mount tam, a little haze out there, but that's a lot of mid and upper level moisture, high clouds, nothing down below. we are green, which means we have the healthiest air we can have. temperatures in the upper 60's to mid 70's just about everywhere except for napa there. 65. let's check how much farther we have come since yesterday. vacaville shows 10 degrees warmer to just nothing at the coast. the coast, you will be left out of this particular warming trend, but next week's will definitely get you. here's a look at the clouds -- the wind, excuse me.

get outside and enjoy that. it will be mostly clear tonight with some isolated foggy spots. tomorrow, sunshine and warmer. a little breezy at the coast keeping you from having the warming the rest of us will enjoy. in the weekend, not as sunny, definitely cooler by sunday and monday. this high is what is deflecting this storm well to the north and this clockwise flow brought in the drier air and sunshine and that will hang around through the rest of the evening. by the time the sun sets at 7:31, we are all in jacket weather in the 50's, but we don't have to worry about a wind chill like we did last night. with clear skies tonight, temperatures in the upper 30's and north bay valley center san ramon valley, 40's just about everywhere else safe san francisco, the usual mild spot at about seven. low to mid 70's, head of the peninsula, start 70 at palo alto. upper 50's along the coast.

sunshine and 64 in downtown san francisco. for the east bay, upper 60's to low 70's. it will be great for outdoor activities with a light breeze, and mid to upper 70's in our inland east bay neighborhood. saturday is going to be almost the same as friday temperature-wise, but we will have increasing high clouds. the breezes come on shore and they are real aggressive, keeping us in the 50's and 60's sunday and monday, and then we shut those down. look at the temperatures -- warm . 74 to 82 to 90 from the coast to bay to inland, and for the rest of us, air conditioners gecko i don't know. we will have to see. larry: 90? i don't know. today is the state holiday created to honor the life and civil-rights work of cesar chavez. it was celebrated with several events around the bay area including a breakfast in san francisco. chavez was a labor leader who

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day to celebrate chance into rights, activists, and awareness of challenges facing the community. president biden announced a series of measures aimed at supporting the mental health of transgender children, removing barriers to entry for government services and improving data representation for transgender americans. >> i want to know that i as a person see you. jill,, love -- jill, kamala, d oug, this entire administration sees you. dion: the tsa is setting up new standards for transgender, gender nonconforming, and non-binary air travelers. the screening process will be gender-neutral and gender tay, starting will no longe br. april 11, u.s. citizens have the option to select x when identifying their gender on

passport applications. the social security administration also plans to remove the requirement that transgender people show proof of identity or doctor's notes to update their gender information. larry: oakland resident and "jeopardy" champion amy schneider visited the white house today to mark the day of transgender visibility. she decried the wave of anti-lgbtq plus bills making their way through state legislatures and talk about what she hopes today's visit will accomplish. flex just, again, being a trans person out there that is not monstrous and is not threatening and is just a normal person like we all are. the more people like me can be seen, the harder it is to sustain the myths driving this fear. larry: schneider met with the second and ohman as well as a group of transgender young people who also were invited to the white house today. dion: the economic challenges

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larry: as employers embrace the great return to the office, they are still acing impacts from the great resignation. we partnered with sequoia, a people investment firm that surveyed companies across the u.s. to get a better understanding of the challenges post-pandemic. stephanie sierra joining us live with the results. what did we learn? stephanie: as the great resignation hit last spring,

people were searching for a better life with more money, more flexibility, and a year later, it continues. data shows 4.4 million americans quit their jobs last month alone, and for some california companies, the impact is only getting worse. two years in, a san francisco-based trying to grow. >> how many months do you think until this office will be full? >> that is primarily driven bya, but like many companies challenged>>ve seen someenges ound attracting the right talent to come in because it is not about, you know, resigning from the workplace so much. it is about resigning from the type of work load and the type of feelings that were around carrying a 9-to-5 job. stephanie: the hr director says the great resignation is forcing

smaller companies to realign expectations and prioritize flexibility even more than before. >> that x ability that is appropriate and then competing against some of the bigger fish out there. we are two years old. we are not a google. we are not a facebook, and we do not necessarily expect to be. >> -- stephanie: they say if they lose a candidate, it is usually tied to compensation restraints. sequoia found salary adjustments are a primary factor fueling the turnover rate across the u.s. job market. that is according to the back from more than 400 50 companies across the u.s., a majority of which are based in california. >> lowering compensation in this environment can be super risky. as we look at turnover numbers, i think stable state is sort of anything less than or around 10%. >> the vice president of total rewards at sequoia explains that roughly 1/3 of companies

surveyed indicated turnover rate was between 5% to 10% whereas more than 1/3rd of others indicated it was 11% to 15%. >> what we are seeing is really just a realignment between what the employer can do for the employee and what the employee needs to feel successful. stephanie: prioritizing the employee to help avoid burnout. >> definitely a blur between work and life, so what we are seeing a lot of employers do is kind of that mandatory shutdown on a friday or on a monday to give people longer weekends. stephanie: or what about a month-long sabbatical? hr company lattice is following tech companies like facebook, offering special perks for employees. >>. an opportunity to take 4 weeks' consecutive time off -- folks have an opportunity to take four

weeks' consecutive time off. >> there's a new expectation of flexibility. nearly half of companies surveyed, around 48%, are allowing employees to permanently relocate to any state or country, whereas 14% of companies are restricting permanent relocation to specific states. around 9% can relocate to states where the company has an office, whereas only 6% require employees to return home when the office reopens. >> people made commitments. if they say being home is my jam , and that's what i want to do, they fully embrace that. stephanie: the challenge is finding a solution that works for everyone while keeping up with the demands of a tight job market. >> it is about realigning those expectations, having open dialogue so everyone is getting what they need. stephanie: the survey found many companies that have unlimited time off policies are actually struggling to how their employees use it. in some cases, companies are

reinforcing a mandatory two-week paid time off policy, so certainly not a tough sell. larry: no. dion and i do not need to be told twice to take our vacation. dion: my take away from that story -- four weeks of consecutive vacation? oh, my goodness. caltrain is slashing prices to help employees to work. they will cut fares for the entire month of april. this applies to all fares except the go past setting tomorrow -- or i should say monday, caltrain will resume its normal 104-train schedule as well. larry: let's say you prefer to hit the road -- we've got a question for you. do you consider yourself a good

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larry: time now for the 4 at 4:00. a new study shows most of us think we are great drivers and everybody else is terrible. it is accurate. where's the controversy here? good. only 29% gave other people the same rating. about half of those polled say driving is now more stressful since the pandemic again. would you like to rate your own or somebody else's driving? ama: i think my driving is

pretty good. my parking maybe not so much. that's why we have all the fancy cameras and stuff now. since the pandemic and especially more people getting out on the road, there are still more people just flying down the road. larry: you are back to commuting. what do you think? mike: judging by this claw mark in my arm from my wife, i'm a pretty good driver. i get a little aggressive once in a while and she does not appreciate that, but i have not had an accident in 25, 30 years. because many, but i don't -- caused many, but i don't look in the rearview mirror. dion: i'm not going to comment on my driving skills and not contribute to stereotypes. ama: ikea is working on the phrase reduce, reuse, recycle. the swedish furniture company will buy back used furniture to resell in stores.

the furniture has got to be in good condition, cannot be modified or altered. approved items will be sold in as is condition at a reduced price. i had a futon from ikea in college and after like two weeks, that thing was so busted. do you think this will work? ama: there are definitely certain things i would buy that have been used. i love the idea. there are all those by nothing groups on social media where people are like i don't need this anymore, it is in great condition. there are some things i still would want to buy new just because you don't know how it has been used in the past. definitely a mattress, for example. larry: yeah. mike: oh, no. i was thinking more like cabinets, personally? honestly, i have never purchased any for my kids, so i don't know

how the quality is. larry coley you can drive down there at your high speed. robot dogs are one step closer to taking over the world. spot is now guarding ancient pompeii. don't make spot angry. you are not going to like him when he's angry. look at him. he's just patrolling. pompeii at night? he is inspecting small spaces, gathering data to fix structural or safety issues. spot will also look for illegal relic hunters with the help of a drone. it feels like we are getting closer and closer to living in some sort of futuristic movie where, you know, like, we will be walking down the embarcadero and one of these spot guys will be walking next to us and they won't think anything about it. >> it would be great if they talk to you in arnold schwarzenegger's voice, like terminator. >> you already see those -- shoot, might "star wars" info --

they are like r2, but they are white. i don't know what they do. they look like little security robots. larry: all right. good, i guess. dion: what do you do when you cannot decide what to eat? the restaurants are teaming up with an unusual new pizza -- check it out. famous rock star chicken salad on top of a square guys pizza. the new pizza will be available starting monday for a limited time. larry: we have an early taste of the pizzas, and joining us now live, the cofounders of square pie guys. i know dion is a big fan of your pizzas, so i know she wants to jump in on this, but how did you decide to do this collaboration?

>> well, we have been big fans for as long as we have lived in the bay area, and tony, one of the partners there, is a customer of ours, and we have been friendly, so it just dawned on me that this collapse needed to happen, so we reach out via email and they said yes. larry: nice. dion is eating, so she cannot ask questions. ama: very body of the temple. dion: but, look, there's a salad on there, so this counteracts all the cheese. >> we have a launch party on sunday, april 3, and there will be available for the months of april, may, and june at both of our locations. we are actually opening a third so you can have it there as well.

dion: and the third is in a prime location, correct me if i'm wrong, right? >> we are very lucky. we will have waterfront seating inside ghirardelli square. you can eat a pizza and see some ships go by. maybe you can go swimming. >> i just tried a chicken wing that was sweet. >> yes, that is our session on spice wing. there is a little bit of sugar. -- that is aware -- that is our szechuan spice wing. >> what is in this? it is not the regular arugula salad. >> lemon ricotta cream is the base. mozzarella cheese, oranges, shaved fennel, and then we have

pickled onions, and then the p shoots. we could not put the whole salad on top because if you put it in the box, it would kind of will, but the pea shoots hold up and give you the green you would need to qualify it as a salad. >> it is more a salad than a pizza at this point. >> so we should eat it all the time? >> that's right. we agree with you. larry: what's the reaction you get from people who, like us, are being introduced to this for the first time? it is not the normal mix. >> we had a salad on a pizza when we first opened. people ordered it once out of curiosity and came back out of excitement and enjoyed it. plus, once they find out that it technically is a salad, it is healthier, so, you know. mike: i'm going in for seconds, thirds maybe. well done.

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larry: gilroy grows more than just garlic. it is also a major center for flower seeds. dion: i did not know this. for the next four days, an invitation show is under way to show the flowers we will be planting in our gardens a year

from now. david: color is everything. when it comes to choosing flowers for the garden or yard. vibrancy makes colors pop, but other characteristics are important such as how long the blooms last and drought tolerance. this is a private event where flower company is showing off what could take 10 years to breed better flowers. >> that goes from hand brushing the pollen onto the female. we use bumblebees in some instances to make process, and sometimes we do it in the lab. david: 900 growers have descended on gilroy from across america to see what catches their eye and how well specific flowers will grow on their home turf. they will buy and germinate the seeds this year and have them ready for sale at garden centers next spring. the floral industry like the fashion industry has to order a season or two in advance, so it plays well with consumers.

>> bright oranges and yellows are always popular. other colors can be trendy while some fade in popularity. do you ever miss the mark? >> oh, yeah, we have missed the mark. >> what happens then? >> we just go back and do it all over again. david: senior breeder told us they stress test flowers by withholding water. >> once you make it through, you capture those and bring in more on mental crates and the process continues until you have populations of things that have ornamental appeal and can sustain themselves during a drought. >> an bloom for one week. it all starts with seeds. dion: what a fascinating undertaking. i was going to make a joke about spring, but we are going straight to summer with this

weather we are having. mike: usually in the summer the coast does not feel it, but you will get your warmth. look at that -- all green on our air quality if it is today, tomorrow, or through the weekend. here's a look at my seven-day forecast. today and tomorrow will be about the same temperature-wise, just less sunshine into saturday. stiff onshore breeze, 50's and 60's, and there you go, temperatures take off tuesday, wednesday and really hot, near record highs thursday. dion: just ahead, remembering the rosie's and the spirit that brought the country together. >> you could just feel the energy in the air. care coalition, where are we on alaska airlines? we found that people are raving about

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dion: we are committed to helping our community create a better path forward. every march 21 is national rosie the riveter day, a day to raise awareness about the 16 million women who worked during world war ii. as leanne melinda's tells us, thanks to the rosies, that we can do it spirit is very much alive today. >> in hundreds of united states shipyards, women did the same jobs as men. >> i came from oregon, and i worked shipyard number three in the engineering department.

>> i came to california in 1944. here i am 18 years old, and i'm wearing tights. it is a miracle. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. >> every single man, woman, and child is a partner in the most tremendous undertaking in our american history. >> you could just come to feel the energy in the air, and optimism, people have a job. we had just come off of the depression. everybody wanted to do something for the country. they could just as well have trained the same way. i made about $35 a week, which was fantastic. this was my first job. >> we drew -- we grew stronger

backbone. we accomplish things we never knew we could do. it surprised the world. >> it is us or them. >> when the war was over, everybody was happy. everybody was shouting and crying. >> when we were told this was for the duration of the war, that we could not expect to keep that job, and, frankly, after the war, i went back to the kitchen being a mother and a wife and wearing dresses. i was happy to have a baby, but i was unhappy to lose a paycheck. >> did you ever imagine that this image that we are seeing right here would be so iconic, would be so, you know, still with us present today? >> no, i have no idea. it inspired a lot of people and

is our logo today. >> you will have some of the rosie's today, these ladies that are 100 years old that will tell you that they were a better welder than the men they work with, and that sets really a great standard and example for all of us today. there are so many women working in the trades. we are trying to get more. we want to support the women in training and let young girls know that you can do this job. >> this whole image of rosie the riveter not only was on a poster but somebody actually made a song, and i'm going to beg you to sing it with me. yeah, yeah, please. i'm going to need my glasses for this. do you mind? ok. ready? here we go. all right. 1, 2 1, 2, 3 ♪ all day long rain or shine she is part of assembly line

she's making history working for victory ♪ here we go! ♪ rosie the rrrr >> do you think women can do a man's job? >> absolutely. don't let your gender hold you back from anything you want to do. >> love that message. if you know someone working to create that change tell us about them at abc7news.com/takeaction. speaking of, that reed susskind who worked at the rosie the riveter world war ii national historic park retired today. she was the national park service's oldest active ranger. she celebrated her 100th birthday in september. a retirement celebration will be

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