and vanities granted expo granite and cabinets in court and vanities and flooring. and so much more. bay area moving forward finding solutions. this is abc seven news at the start of this water year. 99% of california was in a drought watch what happens today with a series of impactful storms this winter now 64% of california is now drought free. did you hear that? some good news coming from our recent drought busting winter storms are reservoirs are now surging to some of their highest levels in years. 99% of the bay area is now drought free as you can see in the image on the left from today's drought. matt monitor map that's compared to last week where some areas were still abnormally dry and a significant improvement from last year when the entire state was in some

form of drought. good evening. i'm on the dates. ashley. thanks for joining us all very encouraging. in the north bay. santa rosa officials say they've received so much rain since october. they're officially calling an end to their ongoing drought emergency, abc seven news reporter cornell bernard explains what it means for that community. back to back winter storms have been more than a drop in the bucket for santa rosa. it's been a game changer when it comes to our drought for santa rosa. we no longer need to implement our water shortage plan and we don't need to have a water shortage emergency in place. those are words water department director jennifer burke never thought she'd say. but this week after 33 inches of rainfall since october, 1st the city canceled its drought emergency plan, which asked the community to reduce its water use by 20% we now have about four years of water supply in place. so great news. rosa gets most of its water from lake sonoma reservoir last fall water levels here were the lowest in history. today the reservoir is

essentially fullsince i think js cooley from the u. s. army corps of engineers says there's so much water releases have begun on the dam spillway to make room for more rainfall expected next week. we've seen an incredible pendulum swinging from the lowest low to not when we are highest, but certainly we've gone up 70 plus feet and then some in a very short amount of time right now releases are equal to about 30,000 gallons of water. for second. it's an amazing sight. i mean, it's we feel so thankful to have that much water where they can let some out. seven news meteorologist through touma says our drought picture is vanishing the start of this water year 99% of california was in a drought watch what happens today? with a series of impactful storms this winter. now 64% of california is

now drought free. i think most peopleeenghat e over despite the abundant water supply, officials are still urging residents to use water wisely in santa rosa, cornell bernard, abc seven news what a turnaround. we're enjoying this rainy season. let's get more now on the drought, and today's updated data, abc seven news meteorologist sandia patel joins us from the roof with the details. sandia yeah, it is just so great to see that the drought has virtually been erased from the entire bay area. dan anoma. let's take a look at the drought monitor from october 1st, which is when the water year began, the entire state was in a drought in some areas were pretty severe. as we take a look. today 64% of the state is drought free locally, 99% i mean , this is huge out of the drought only 1% in the north bay remains in the very lowest

category, which is yellow. they're dry. i do want to show you the spring five flood outlook with a historic and record setting snow pack of 223% of average. the spring outlook, moderate risk of flooding in the sierra in the central valley minor risk for much of the rest of the state. here is what i do want to tell you, la nina is over. the storms are paying off. we're now in a neutral phase. minor to moderate spring flooding expected possibility of el nino this fall, and it's always a good idea to conserve sorry about the typo there always a good idea to conserve water because you know it could be feast or famine here in the bay area. alright, sandia. thank you so much. we'll check back with you a little bit later. well it has been days since thousands of people in the bay area have had power. they lost it during the latest atmospheric river event tuesday. santa clara county is one of the areas hit hardest by the outages. that's where abc seven news reporter zack fuentes is live now, with more on how soon restoration is going exactly. yes we're in

cupertino right now. jeannie service here. this yard in particular is where an incident team is coordinating emergency operations to get power back to those hardest hit areas. but in the meantime, the businesses and homeowners we've spoken with, say, and now days long power outages, something they're still struggling to cope with, and they're ready for their power to be restored. this storm has cleared but the damage remains for a huge portion of the south bend peninsula at the height of the storm pg and he says santa clara county had 140,000 customers without power. days later, many are still in the dark, the outages, virtually shutting down places like downtown los altos bad for business, but you know, there's nothing we can do so residents in the saratoga neighborhood like judy mooring or dealing with the impacts as best they can, but even with the home well equipped with lanterns and other provisions, mooring says the steps she has taken can only go so far. the hard part is losing your all your food in your refrigerator. because at this point, i have to throw away a lot, even with keeping a lot of

ice in there, he says. it's been working consistently to restore power to everyone as fast as possible. we gotta look inside. one of its service centers were an incident management team coordinates crews and other resources utility company, though admitting that the storms have had them facing tough conditions. there were some errors that we couldn't access because of safety issues and at one point because we did see wind gusts exceeded 90 mph. our crews had to stand down because it wasn't safe for them to get work done, as the work continues to fix the short term issues back to back storms have brought attention to the long term problems with wind being the main culprit. in the more recent outages, we asked me jeannie about the possibility of investing more into underground power lines. no, no clear timeline or plans were given, utility says not even underground lines have been safe from these stores. forms not only has vegetation broken our power poles and power lines that are above ground, but, uh, flooding and landslides have caused damage to underground facilities as well. he says. it's working with engineers, local governments and other agencies to better invest in

infrastructure. for now, homeowners like mooring, just ready and waiting for their life to get back to normal. three you start getting a little grumpier . so this what you know, because the mornings are cold and i want my cup of coffee. again thousands of people who feel the exact same way she does pg and e says that they're hoping to restore 90% of its customers the power to 90% of its customers, but the other 10% that's going to be more challenging, they say, because of access issues like flooded roads, so we'll continue to track all the developments with that right now. live in santa clara county. zach fuentes, abc seven news, okay, zack. thanks a lot. we'll come back to whether coverage in just a moment, but let's move on for just a few minutes here. help is on the way for first republic bank today, a group of large banks injected $30 billion into the san francisco based financial institution. the rescue package comes as first republic has been battered by investors and worries that it might be the next bank to fail after silicon valley bank and signature bank some of the banks

involved in the rescue includes san francisco based wells fargo, bank of america, jpmorgan chase and goldman sachs. the university of california has approved a plan to add 8000 beds at five of its campuses. this is part of a much bigger goal of adding 22,000 beds across all of the nine campuses by 2028 as abc seven news, senior education reporter liam melendez tells us some say. it's not realistic. only 23% of undergraduate students at uc berkeley are offered college housing, the lowest in the entire uc system to get on campus. housing is super challenging and then off campus housing. also a lot of times like landlords are not the greatest campus housing in berkeley can be pricey. it's ridiculously expensive. lola crane of sophomore told us. she pays $1700 a month for housing she shares with other people for people. yeah. for people? yes. and yeah, they're super tiny rooms, but it works out for like

what's available of ucs campuses are facing a housing crisis. this even though in the last 10 years, the uc system has added 34,000 beds. but getting more housing online has been a challenge. take uc berkeley's project to build housing for 1100 students and some for the homeless at people's park. last august. protesters were successful at halting the start of construction and a judge sided with opponents of the plan for environmental reasons. the california environmental quality act has really been one of the most significant challenges for the uc campuses. it's called sequa, and it basically allows anyone in this case berkeley neighbors to stop the project. last month, governor gavin newsom tweeted that a few wealthy berkeley homeowners should not be able to block desperately needed student housing for years and even decades. newsom who believes seek what needs to change added

i am committed to working with lawmakers this year to make more changes, so our state can build the housing we desperately need. yet despite that commitment, governor newsom is not consistent. here's how the governor contradicts himself. we know that budget cuts are likely given the state's financial deficit, so the governor is now saying he's thinking about delaying the grant money that would go towards college housing proposal is to defer and delay some of the next round of funding. we certainly hope that the state can find the fans for funding the student grant program. meanwhile people's park will remain for the time being a village of tents in berkeley, leanne melendez, abc seven news and governor newsom announced a plan today to create 1200 tiny homes all around the state. he made the announcement today in sacramento as part of his week long tour of the state to announce policy goals. he's doing this instead of a

traditional state of the state address, san jose will get 200 of those 1200 tiny homes and the rest will be distributed in los angeles, sacramento and san diego. we need to focus with more. energy and precision on addressing and cabinets. there's no humanity in that. the governor expects the tiny homes will be up and running. by this fall. there are currently at least 160,000 people in california. tomorrow the governor's tour of the state will take him to san quentin prison to talk about his criminal justice plans. his press office says. governor newsom will provide details on plans to shift san quentin from a maximum security facility. to a center for education and training within the prison system. san quentin was once home to the nation's largest death row. but four years ago, the state dismantled san quentin's execution chamber on governor newsom's orders. after the break concern and frustration from salmon fishers who say this is the second hit

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. and in many ways we have never recovered from from that closure . the state department of fish and wildlife says the drought limited the sammons ability to breed. they say the fish need time to replenish their population. but that could take some time. fish markets and restaurants are taking the hit here and the cost could be passed on to you. meanwhile it places like comas and fisherman's warf distributors say the fishing industry will once again faced financial difficulties. we just keep waiting for things to get better, and they seemed just be getting worse and it's getting worse. um. in a fishery that iconic for san francisco. we already saw a delayed dungeness crab season being a financial burden for a lot of these fisheries. and now, with salmon season being closed. a lot of these fisheries say they have to find a whole new source of income, something else. rock car link cod halibut, all the stuff that i kind of started off commercial fishing for. go back to my roots. and that wanna says salmon season makes up most of

his income. he also fishes for crab in the winter, he expects tough months ahead with little income. it's never been easy, but it's really gonna push a lot of guys to the point where well, how are you gonna make your income? fisher say the rain from this year could help the salmon season replenished fast in the coming years. meantime they say they will have to harvest other kinds of fish to bring in money. there is some opportunity to fish for other species such as black cod or halibut, but nothing will really make up for salmon, which is like the main driver our of our economic engine here at san francisco fisherman's wharf in san francisco, ryan curry, abc seven news coming up apartment buildings teetering on the edge. we'll show you the scene in southern california as pieces of the bluff fall into the ocean. public safety is something we all care about. now our exclusive tool gives you the power to see exactly what's happening in your area.

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david gonzalez from our sister station in los angeles, has the latest on the efforts to shore up the cliff in orange county. fences are going up around the san clemente apartment buildings deemed unsafe after a landslide took out a portion of the hillside they sit on on wednesday morning. these four buildings are going to be red tagged for at least a few weeks. people living or vacationing in the 20 affected homes were forced out with little to no notice. i'm afraid we don't know is everything's up in the air got to his home thursday, but he says this may be the last time he is able to go inside until the issue is addressed. i'm thinking i'm going to lose all my tools and then i'm really you know out, so i'm thinking i'm going to grab all my tools so i could continue to make money. chris duncan says the decision to red tagged the buildings as necessary because the landscape continues to shift more than 24. hours after the initial landslide were fearful of is there is a crack. there is a void that goes under these

patios as i mentioned, and that continues this direction, the northerly direction so we don't have yellow tagging or any warnings for these other residents in the building is beyond the four we're looking at. right now. the city now hopes outside agencies will jump into help. we really do need to stay in the county who get those emergency funds to step in, and hopefully we get fema from the federal government. longer term . david gonzalez, abc seven news wow, that is precarious. down south. at least everybody is getting a bit of a break from the rain, but for how long? let's get to abc seven news meteorologist sandia patel on the roof to get that answer. sandia yeah, almond. dan, you have two days. to clean up. enjoy the sun. do whatever you'd like. we do have a nice breeze up here on the roof. blue skies behind me. let's take a look at live pictures from our tower cameras from the bay area to the sierra. we're seeing sunshine right now and getting that much needed break. so here's the view from zephyr cove camera. the snow pack right now. statewide

is that 223% of average, and you can see that there is time for you to get up there to enjoy some snow. the freshly created snow that came in with the storms to take a look sunny day for your friday if you are traveling 44 degrees 14 degrees in the morning. there is a chance of some snow showers on saturday. certainly better opportunities sunday, saturday night, i should say and then monday, we have had the snow coming to the mountains and tuesday as well. so if you are heading up to the high country best to plan accordingly, because it might be hard for you to come back down. in the high country right now south of tahoe. we are seeing some thunderstorms that have developed right now. locally, it is really quiet. that's going to change come this weekend temperatures right now in the fifties and the sixties. i mean, we're close to 70 degrees in fairfield. i'd say that's pretty nice at this hour from our golden gate bridge camera sun shining right now, and we are looking at another mild day tomorrow, increasing high clouds scattered light showers for the weekend. and we do have wet,

windy weather coming your way early to middle part of next week. so tomorrow morning. starting out with a little bit of fog, just like this morning, patchy and then increasing high clouds throughout the day that will filter the sunshine. then here comes the rain seven a.m. sunday you will notice the rain is moving through. it's just going to be really scattered. so your weekend is not a washout but plan accordingly and have an umbrella handy as we head towards tomorrow morning temperatures in the mid thirties to mid forties combination of patchy fog and higher clouds for the afternoon, we'll go with close to 70 degrees again. inland in places like fairfield , 67 in san jose 64 san rafael 66 santa rosa. it's gonna be a nice day in oakland, san francisco, low to mid sixties 59 degrees in half moon bay. now we're going to show you what's ahead. so sunday afternoon, you continue to see those showers monday. our next system approaches and as it moves in, we're going to see widespread rain. the winds will pick up going into tuesday, and now it looks like the atmospheric river . the main part of it is going

to go south of the money. your ebay, but we will certainly see wet, windy conditions and sierra will get some more snow, so that is definitely encouraging rainfall few tenses to about third of an inch through the weekend, and then we add on the additional rain for early to middle part of next week. we're talking three quarters too close to an inch and a half for most areas. snow. we're talking about about 2 to 3 ft. of snow coming your way by the time all is said and done in the mountains. actuator 70 forecasts dry couple of days, a one on sunday and monday, which is the first day of spring. it becomes a two on tuesday and then scattered showers. level one for your wednesday it is going to turn colder. those who enjoy this mild weather while you can dan aama. alright, we will. thank you, sandy. well, three time world series champion and fan favorite sergio romo will be taking them out one last time. the athletic reports, romo will sign a one day contract with the giants to pitch against the ace , another one of his former teams in the bay bridge exhibition series next weekend, almost spent nine seasons with

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will be performing this weekend at the oakland asian cultural center and the second weekend in april at the presidio theater in san francisco. you can get your tickets at oakland ballet dot org. beautiful alright, well, we still have much more news ahead, abc seven news anchor karina nova for a look at the stories coming up at 5 30. karina thanks, dan anoma. tonight at 5. 30 will dig into the news of san francisco based first republic bank. that's after it secured $30 billion in rescue money from large banks of financial expert breaks down. what this means for lenders and the u. s banking system. plus a retrial in the murder of a police officer in rome and now two bay area men are being given another chance, abc seven i teams day and noise joins us with more in this case, join us for those stories and more at 5 30 on abc seven bay area streaming tv. all right, thank you, karina. you can download the abc seven app or had to abc seven news dot com to join karina in just two minutes. and if you're watching us on tv world news tonight with david muir is next for santa patel. all of us here. thank you for

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