moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> we went into lockdown. >> there was a shooting threat, that is all i knew at the moment, and then she stopped texting me. >> i heard active shooter and my wife raced down here. >> it turns out the whole thing was a hoax. >> but it was a hoax seen across the bay area, six schools were targeted by swatting today. >> it wasn't just one community, schools will are effected from -- schools were affected from san francisco to half moon bay. >> it was a scary moment for parents at a six different -- at

six difference -- different bay area schools. the report turned out to be false. irvington high school in fremont, lincoln high school in san jose, george washington high school, woodside high school, and south san francisco high school. there was a large police presence at some of the schools where parents showed up to make sure that their kids are -- were ok. one parent said that she left immediately after receiving attacks from her student. >> she text me and told me she was scared because she wasn't sure what was going on and all she knew was to hide. a sickly. when i answered her text, i heard back and she said they were under a shooting threat.

>> they were relieved to find it wasn't a shooting threat. it is known as a swatting when someone makes a prank call to get a large response from the sheriff's department. >> someone calls in and creates -- reports a fake emergency and that is meant to be a chain of events that causes panic in the response team, whether that's a law enforcement or security team. it creates panic and causes people a lot of stress and anxiety. >> they believe that the calls today are related to a series of calls from last month and one person may be behind it. there are several law enforcement agencies working on this investigation. >> in the east bay, business leaders are calling for more action out of oakland city hall

area do rally today drew attention to the recent wave of crime and called for elective -- elected officials to sign a pledge. they are requesting more police officers be hired, and to help restore the downtown area. >> we need to use every reasonable technique that we can to control crime in the city and to stop the shootings, robberies , assaults, and even the petty crime. all of that impacts businesses here. >> other ideas being pushed, temporarily relocating parking meter fees and taxes. >> crime is a top concern of residence, a new poll shows that residents may be more supportive of moderate policies than they were previously. here is a report to write down these findings. >> are root -- ours san

francisco residents moving more --residence frustrated with crime and housing are reese -- are more open to centrist policies to combat these issues. >> what we are seeing is a level of exasperation with the way things are going in the city and that seems to be translating into a shift in terms of supporting more law and order type policies and wanting more law enforcement in general from city hall. >> the pool specifically want -- asks respondents if their political views have become less progressive than in the past. more than have said yes. for example, two thirds of voters were in support of charging drug dealers with murder if they are dealing

fentanyl and the drug user passes away. that is a pretty intense punishment, but i think it is a data point that city leaders should not look away from. >> san francisco mayor may realize that, her rhetoric has become noticeably tough on crime. she appointed interim district attorney, and a spokesperson for the san francisco police department. it may be a leap to say that san francisco voters are moving very much to the middle. >> when she said she was going to crack down on the tenderloin. san franciscans didn't exactly jump for joy. i don't see that san francisco is ready for that kind of, let us clean it up. >> how far will voters be willing to go the outcome of the

coming election will be a good indicator. >> election day is only 20 seven days away and if you need help understanding propositions on the ballot, we have you covered. check out our interactive voter guide, we have arguments for and against each measure. and helpful explainer video see can make your vote count. >> in the south bay, san jose state, university students are calling on the university to -- this comes after the sex abuse scandal involving the former athletic trainer and head of sports medicine. here we speak with that the coach that broke -- that lou the whistle on this issue. >> students are calling for the university to betters --and run its title ix office for students and faculty can report sexual misconduct and discrimination.

they want faculty to remove a stafford that was rehired. shaw was charged with civil rights violations by the department of justice. it says that the violations are conduct with student athletes. he pled not guilty. a court found that california violated title ix rules and they want to make sure that laws are followed. >> we want to make sure that the title ix office is fully staff. >> the office is supposed to be staffed by six people but the jobs have yet to be filled. sage cost ends -- sage hopkins, was the whistleblower who brought forth the allegations against shock. >> we need a title ix department that is truly independent in terms of being able to do the

right thing without any type of influence from leadership. >> students also want an investigative report released by the end of this month from the chancellor's office. they also await the report and have been searching for title ix staff but it has been a challenge saying, we are fortunate to have added for new members to the title ix team since february. we will continue to search for a second investigator and in the meantime, we will maintain x are no investigators to maintain the university's need. >> we are in that direction, we need to keep pushing forward for that and advocating for the safety of our office. >> zach fuentes, abc 7 news. >> now for a strange story out of san francisco. there is a growing rat problem. residents say it is birdseed

left on the --it is due to birdseed left on the sidewalk by birdseed lady. >> suzanne fawn looks at what's being done about both the rodents of the birdseed lady. >> it's not just attracting the bird, but also rat's. hundreds, possibly thousands of pounds of birdseed had been dumped around by the birdseed lady. >> it's a bit excessive. >> piles of birdseed are seen everywhere in rats. >> we were enjoying a backyard --our backyard with our friends, and there's a rat across the fence. it's a recent problem. >> they are trying to clean up the piles of birdseed. >> usually about 15 to 30 pounds at a time. i had to do that multiple times a day. >> she has seen the birdseed

lady and tried to intervene. >> when i told her that's going to attract rodents, she spit on me. the excessive birdseed has attracted rodents causing thousands of dollars of damage to her business. >> it's getting close to one $100,000. when asked what do you think about that? >> it's rough. you're trying to recover from the pandemic. >> the city of san francisco per bids -- forbids spreading birdseed in public. >> the birdseed lady keeps going. >> she told another business owner that she just loves these animals. >> the most recent case happened two days ago. >> people who live and work in the neighborhood reached out to their city supervisor, the police department and the help apartment. today the health department really --released this statement. we continue to do outreach to support the person and engage in

services. >> we understand that this is a vulnerable woman with possible mental health issues. it's difficult to deal with. >> in glen park on a suzanne fawn abc 7 news. >> the i team follows the money, has any defunding happened? getting boosted, covid-19 vaccinations get expanded once more and californians most dangerous roads many are here in the bay area. >> sewer sunshine and most of us cooler weather today. i do have a little bit of a warming trend and cooler weather this weekend and then a

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>> centers for disease control and prevention director signed off today on new covid-19 boosters for kids as young as five years old. it targets the original strain and omicron subvariants, 11 million americans have received a booster so far. >> our contributor is joining us to talk about the boosters. we should mention, you are a pediatrician, when will kids be eligible to get the booster? >> when my tv had to is off, my

pediatrician hat is on, we have the exact date when they will be in offices, now that we have gotten the green light i expect that will be as soon as possible depending on the state. >> do you think it will make a significant difference in terms of where we are, are recalling it pandemic and emmett where are we? >> there is another third debate they are, that anyone believes this will make a big difference overall in the trajectory but in any overall basis it can, especially for kids that have underlying medical conditions and a diagnosis but i encourage all kids to pay attention to the booster and get your kid a vaccination if you haven't already and the flu shot. >> our parents excited about these boosters, there was reluctance with adults, obviously parents are concerned about their kids and whether --

wondering whether this is the right way to go. >> i think the further --fervor has died down over the past few years, we need to change the way that we address the boosters and what they are for, i talked to a subgroup of parents, and this population is excited about getting a shot that is proven to target ba.4 and ba.5 which comprises most of the covid variants out there but for the general population, the enthusiasm has decreased. >> can you explain the difference between the madrona and pfizer booster shots? >> of the largest difference right now ----moderna and pfizer shots? >> the difference is in the dose. pfizer is approved for children five to 11, and moderna is a six and up.

the age group is going to determine which shot that parents will be able to get. >> we are we with vaccination rates for kids overall. >> we are still a little bit low. we are doing pretty well, 12-17. 60 percent. but under a third for those kids 5-11. this will be eligible for kids two months after their last shot or after their last infection, more than 60% of kids will not be eligible at all until two months after they finish their primary series. primary vaccine for covid-19 is still the best way to protect your children from covid-19. >> i appreciate your time. >> thank you. next we are still looking for rain, and were looking looking, with no success, >> i looked hard this afternoon and i look

--i found one chans with one model but it's coming up. october throughout the forecast, look at the clouds, they barely made it that to the coast another early marching to the ngocloudyfonight. we will see sunshine tomorrow and slightly --cooler temperatures. 70's for the rest of the north bay. inland east and south bay, take it to the bottom, 70 nine. low to mid 60's for san francisco and oakland. low to mid 60's for the rest of the bay. this area of low pressure that expanded the marine layer and pushed it into more neighborhoods and made it so hard for it to retreat back to the coast because of the stronger onshore flow today. i expect to be will see more sunshine tomorrow and slightly warmer temperatures.

you can see the visit but --the visible satellite already, we are crossing into the lower elevation areas. things to the faster winds that we had yesterday up to 26 miles per hour. it will remain gusty until about 9:00. temperatures on the 50's and 60's until about 7:00. that's a quick drop after sunset. it will be 55-61 by 1:00. waking up tomorrow in the 40's. the rest of us in the low to mid 5'it will to mid 70's thugmost f e -- 70 five in san jose. upper 50's to lower 60's along the coast. head up to the north bay, 70 six in napa. clover day, that's warmer than

most of our neighborhoods. upper 60's to low 70's for most of the east bay with it once again being breezy berkeley northward. and as you head into our other neighborhoods, it's low to mid 80's elsewhere. let's take a look at what's going on with the seven day forecast. we are looking at a warming trend. saturday and sunday it will become breezy with --temperatures in the 60's and 70's. and then one model has us with a chance of light rain tuesday morning. that's a long way away. >> it's a chance. >> that's all we can hope for for now. >> i'm exasperated. >> that doesn't sound overly optimistic but thank you. the new push to protect the city from climate change and rising sea levels. >> plus it tasted history and

>> san francisco is embarking on a year-long study to best find the best way to protect the city's rising sea level. >> city officials are bracing for a new challenge, sea level rising up to 70 feet --up seven feet by the year -- >> we are on the offense. >> they say they are taking a proactive approach and working with the army corps of engineers to do a study to map out seven possible strategies to deal with rising sea levels and storms. >> i know it's a lot of time and this is not glamorous.

a lot of our time, our community doesn't understand it. but the younger dent -- the younger generations and generations to come will benefit from this. >> its work that the fire department is getting ahead of. >> when we are told there is potential for the sea to rise -- >> that's the exact reason that they built a floating fire station this year. >> it has the ability to rise and lower with the flow of the tide. and we will be able to see that rise up with the sea as well. the city will be holding a series of neighborhood meetings this fall, to get more community feedback about ideas in the works alike raising the shoreline around roadways or more extreme strategies like relocating or adapting buildings. in san francisco, abc7news. >> a new study claims that i-80

in the east bay is one of the deadliest stretches of road in the state. there were 15 fatalities between west grand avenue and oakland between 2000 17-2019. not far away there were 13 deaths --the third most in california. and between meridian and mclachlan avenues rank eight with 11 deaths. san bernardino county had the most for tallies with 19 total. >> coming up, there were calls to defund the police departments following the death of george floyd. san francisco was one of the first to call for cutting law enforcement budget. >> we were in a bad way in terms of law-enforcement incidents. >>

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politicians and fact, it's been the opposite we've seen increases in police budgets, today we are looking into san francisco. i reported is here with the investigation that you will see only here on seven. are you surprised? >> i am not surprised, we have seen a steady increase across most police agencies in the bay area, as we reported we been looking into the bear area --the bay area and today we are looking in san francisco. we are looking into why the policet was -- >> from coast-to-coast we heard the same story. san francisco mayor was one of the first politicians to speak out. >> we chose to change how the city and this country treats our young black men. >> in july 2020, she announced

that one hundred 20 million dollars would be cut from the police departments to reinvested programs that help black and brown communities but according to analysis from the i team, by the time this announcement was made they were already sitting on a one hundred 62 million --one hundred 60 two million dollar increase. >> in an interview with chief scott, the reality was that no active duty positions were cut despite calls from the community to do so. >> i think you get rid of it. >> this is that clip of a july 20 20 san francisco board of supervisors meeting where several supervisors pledged to defund the police. in 20 20, dean preston got heat from reform activists -- reform activists for voting for a budget that does not defund the

police. >> he said that we need to reload -- reallocate significant money from the police department. fast-forward one year later, more money went to police. >> less tolerant of all of the --that has destroyed our city. >> the city faces a rampant rise in property crime and looting. >> last night but we saw was horrible. >> you need to remember where we were two years ago, we were in a bad way in terms of policing. >> but in the two years that follow, the initial promise to defund the police never really happened. according to the i team's analysis of funding data, the budget increased 4%, which is

marginal complainer to other police departments. --compared to other police departments. >> we have been -- we haven't been able to reduce the police budget but i hope we are able to do in the coming years. >> supervisor i'm looking over your tweets front august of 20 20, then you appear confident that the defund movement would be successful, do you believe that that will still happen? ex i hope so. >> but that didn't happen this year. they approved more than a 50 million dollar increase in the police budget. >> the majority of increase in our budget is salary increases. >> but the i team sees the most notable increase is over time where funding allotted has doubled to 20 four million dollars. >> how many officers are you short right now? >> we definitely need the overtime to stay afloat with the staffing crisis that we have. >> i'm sick of them blaming everything on understaffing when

we just increased their budget by 50 million dollars, we just gave them an unprecedented number of police academies. you no longer have the da and charge, that was the escape goat for every problem under the sun. >> public record shows the city has seven crisis response teams. the fire department is the backup removing responsibility from sfpd but the department is still overspending on overtime. >> right now we are over rear we would like to be. ask what do you say to that that money would be better spent hiring officers. >> ideally, yes but if we were able to do that we would. but we are unable to meet our hiring needs. and we still have work load that we need to deal with. >> our analysis found the year that the san francisco police department saw the slowest increase in funding they saw the

rightist of teak and violent crime. --they saw the highest uptick in violent crime. the department continues to get more money but they are not hiring more office --officers. >> finding them, hiring them and training them takes time. >> hopefully they can get up to speed. >> the question is how long will this continue before we get result, thanks steph. >> when it comes to the issue of police funding, watch george stephanopoulos right here on abc 7. >> at this

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that punch. he will be fined but not suspended for punching teammate to last week. last week it was called the biggest crisis that this team has had. he will return to practice tomorrow and play at peace -- preseason leading up to the opener. and everyone can eat their own judgment as to if the punishment fits the crime. and to me if jordan poole is comfortable with the punishment fitting the crime. >> i would agree. >> at the end of the day it is for a team to sort out. it's not a bank, it is a competitive and aggressive environment, if the team is ok and pool is ok, let's move forward. it's a little different than it normal office environment. >> that's for sure. >> starting with salaries. >> but the one thing that is on when you look at the penalties, draymond was suspended when he got into that argument with

cavender mond on the bench years ago but no suspension when you have physical contact. >> does seem weird. i wonder if it's because one was during a game when the nba as a whole was being looked at and this was that practice. every sports fan knows this, this happens all the time. >> that happens a lot. teammates get into brawls like this. especially -- cocci is paid to be an agitator and sometimes you get carried away. not to do --not to excuse it but it's not a shock that he would get mad. >> yes the video changes everything. >> the first space tourist is hoping to go back, hopefully to the moon. the millionaire paid his way to the international space station and two thousand one. now the 82-year-old and his wife

has paid for two seats on spacex rocket. the date of that trip is unknown. if you have the money would you do it? >> i have no desire to be the tester clicks i would like to be out there and experience the views but i'm not sure that i would survive the trip. >> if i thought we could do it safely, sure. go land on the moon. >> if i have family to come back. i might not. >> you might be dropped off on another planet.

elon musk, his company, his antics never cease. the man behind the boring company, the flamethrower, tesla, space x. this time it's a fragrance called burn terror. >> excuse me --it's called the essence of repugnant desire. >> i saw him say please bind night perfume, so i can buy twitter. he is a little bit of the sense of humor about it. are you buying the elon musk perfume this christmas? >> i thought it was funny when he said with a name like mine it's surprising that i didn't get into the perfume business.

i don't know about repugnant desire. >> i don't know about one million dollars in sales so far. >> it could be bots, i want to see the data. >> yes twitter bots are buying them up. >> mike, do what musk from elon? >> only if i can give it to you guys for christmas. >> musk from elon is a better name for a perfume. or fragrance. >> grown-ups can lego this holiday season because eggo doesn't just mean waffles anymore. the rum based look for includes flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg. it will be popping up at stores making -- nationwide throughout the holiday season. you can enjoy the look for and your kids can have an eggo wyff news 4. how does that unto you, mike? >> i get up a hot toddy over here.

>> lego my sipping cream. >> if it's anything like normal eggnog. it's something i do splurge on during the holidays, it will probably be gone by thanksgiving and not be around in december. that's how it's been the last couple of years. >> like that pumpkin spice stuff. >> so i understand the product is this something you drink separately or -- >> you can dunk your waffles in there if you like. >> it sounds intriguing, this time of year. >> more than elon musk's fragrance it sounds like. >> yeah i think i'll wait on that. that's it for t >> this week we p

hispanic heritage month. we look at an important part of the culture, food. right now teens are trending in california, not just any beans, we are talking about heirloom beans. we are talking to a company that has cornered the market and is operated mainly by latinos. [speaking spanish a simple command] sets off a chain reaction of sort. this is the rancho gordo

warehouse where the workers seem to have a selfless devotion to beans. >> what i've noticed is the number of women here, it's like a force. how did that happen? >> of the environment is so nice. we attract each other. >> it's like a family. >> basically. >> women get things done a lot better. >> thank you. >> bei do. >> the owner of rancho gordo plays his workers a living wage. >> we are built to be here as part of the community, and so we treat people with respect. they sell between 25 and 30 varieties of beans most come from small farms in mexico and growers on the west coast. >> you can use these as powder

beans and you can also use these for chile. >> or a wine with hints of vanilla or licorice, each variety has a disk into flavor and texture. >> for example we have one that has a chocolate flavor. and we have one that is more creamy. we have one that tastes like a meat. >> flavors and textures you cannot get from canned beans. spreading the bean dogma, started working here 12 years ago when there were only three employees. back then they were packaging only 500 bags a day. that number today is closer to 10,000. >> now a lot of people are learning about our beans and they are very popular. they know that they are super go --super guide, and they want our

beans. >> thomas keller discovered them and included them on the menu. >> and then everyone wanted r beans. he wanted a obscure being from jalisco. >> recipes will be included for the nonbelievers. there is even a bean club with 20,000 subscribers. the waiting list to join is 18 months. >> we do facilitate the aspect that you can do anything. >> this is chile. >> this aspect of doing anything includes sharing their most treasured family recipes and different regions of mexico. which of course has their own variety of beans. in napa, melia melendez, abc 7 news. >> tomorrow it's all about coffee, and the local business

that is opening towards for latin american coffee farms to reach the west. >> too close to home if you look at the left of your screen. a mountain lion dragged a deer down a driveway. the homeowner tells us she found the dead buck on her --near her shed. she reviewed her ring camera. she says it's the first time she seen a mountain lion near her home. fat beer week has been --is over, and a winner is crowned. the winner is a bear known as number 747 like the jet plane. it's not his first victory either. he's one two years ago. 747 is estimated to weigh in at about 14 hundred pounds. check this out, we have a live

look come alive from alaska, the river here and how big of a boy are you? that's a pretty big boy. but he is waiting for the salmon to jump up to him. he doesn't seem to be actively going after the salmon. >> did he get anything? >> all right. were starting to get some action. pretty cool, punch a button and here we are in alaska. >> i could watch this for a long time. nevertheless we need to move on from big tears to giant pumpkins. half moon bay pumpkin festival

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pumpkin festival returns this weekend after pausing for two years due to the pandemic. what's more special, it is the 50th anniversary this year. we will take a look at what this festival is all about.

>> everly ashcroft helped plant the first half moon bay pumpkin festival and she is still involved. >> we started with about 12 booths. we have two hundred now. it has grown a lot. people come from all over. >> festival committee president cameron palmer explains how the small coastal community became the center for all things pumpkin. >> back in 19 70 they wanted to rejuvenate our town, because we were a small town and now we are a tourist destination. they thought, but would be a good theme to base a festival around. and in october all the fields are orange. let's make it a pumpkin festival. the festival showcases the beauty of the coast, agriculture and of course the pumpkins. >> as we learned, at farmer

jawans -- farmer john's pumpkin farm, there were all kinds of pumpkins, big and small. >> pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin pie, pumpkin mac & cheese, pumpkin soup, pumpkin pancakes, it's just incredible. locals are ready to bring back the tradition after taking a two-year break during the pandemic. >> the community is excited. we get a lot of tourist dollars around here but then all of art nonprofits are the ones that run our food booths, we don't allow commercial vendors in. you can come down and help our nonprofits and get some yummy food. >> absolutely, the festival takes place this saturday and sunday at half moon bay. reminder, abc7news is streaming 20 47 and joining --and join us

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moving forward finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. learn right if they're not in a safe environment. tonight parents in vallejo are speaking out about safety concerns due to a lot next door to a charter school. good evening. i'm on a date and i'm dan ashley. thank you for joining. parents say homeless people started living in the lot recently and since then things have gotten unstable including a shooting yesterday abc 7 news reporter ryan curry talked to parents about what they want to see changed. parents of students at caliber changemakers academy in vallejo are asking the city to do something about a lot right near the school. this comes after a shooting on that lot sent the school into lockdown this week. i left right away in tears to

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