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powers that be that the city is in a state of emergency. dan: the oakland branch of the aa six -- of the naacp's a local churc with crime. i'm are: they are calling for more resources. dan: reporter lena howland talked with city leaders and officials about what this look like. reporter: in this letter sent to elected leaders in oakland on thursday, community leaders say the crime spilling intercity neighborhoods even in broad daylight has reached a boiling point. now they are asking the city to declare a state of >> it almost seems like the criminals are free to do anything they want to do to their citizens, because there is no recourse. lena: the pastor letter hand-in-hand with cynthia adams, resident of the naacp oakland branch.

>> we need a state of emergency. when you have things happening downtown in the broad daylight, on the freeway, you call a state of emergency? lena: after watching governor newsom direct the california national guard, and chp officers to combat the functional crisis in san francisco, these leaders want the same attention given to oakland. >> san francisco did it. london breed reached out to governor newsom and he sent the highway patrol to help them with the crimes they having. we say, we are having worse problems in san francisco. lena: something brenda kristen says has been long overdue, especially after a violent week outside her office at 17th and international. >> we have had a shooting. we have had a murder, and we have had a drive-by. with that being said, i canceled my event for national night out, because the safety of the

community is really important to me. lena: critics raise concerns about over policing, but some say right now, the issue is the opposite. there justren't enough officers. the letter says the city is 500 officers short. the president ofhe oakland police officers association says, "i suspect everyone the overworked, underappreciated and near overwhelmed oakland police officers responding to oakland's violent crime, and residents' calls for help, would agree action by city leaders is overdue. we collectively hope the naacp gets the response we all need." >> i am in full support of the request, the letter. lena: a request for comment from mayor sheng thao went unanswered but once it because says he supports this acknowledging that the city just doesn't have the budget to hire hundreds more officers. >> but we need to enforce the law. that is the area that is missing. lena: in oakland, lena howland, abc7 news.

ama: oakland civilian investigative unit is so understaffed, that it would be unable to fully look into pending police misconduct cases. according to the chronicle, the unit may have to toss many public complaints against opd. the new executive director says that community police review agency needs a plan to fix staffing in order to take on incoming complaints. it hopes to eventually take over the internal affairs division to move accountability into the hands of an independent agency. dan: two people are in hospital after a shooting in the financial district. . police say they found the shooting victims me or fremont and howard street just after 2:00 p.m. they were taken to hospital prudent information about how serious their injuries are. so far,, no arrests. ama: the district attorney's office says it is not causing charges against two people accused of carjacking a vehicle and driving off a steep hill, at this time. police say the charges have been discharged -- not dismissed --

pending an investigation and witness unavailability. video capture the vehicle on 19th street on saturday evening. the suspects left the scene. dan: as the push to hire more officers continues in the bay area, there is an emphasis on hiring more women. right now across the country, the number of sworn police officer's harbors at about 12%. the goal is to get to 30% nationwide by 2030. . abc news reporter lyanne melendez, with how some bay area departments are doing in this regard. lyanne: as you can imagine, it's a big goal. this is an initiative put out by police leaders and researchers and a number of organizations that want to see a better representation of women. several bay area police departments have signed that in san francisco, the two classes currently going through the police academy have a noticeable representation. >> we are close to that with

this class, i think 28%. not quite at that are close and better than the last class, for sure. lyanne: still, over all the entire department has a much less, 13.7% of female sworn officers this. , despite the department in 2004 that had the first asian-american woman to serve as police chief of a major city. san francisco and a few bay area police department are aiming for 30% by the year 2030, a pledge they have made through the 30 by 30 nationwide initiative. oakland pd and the san francisco sheriff's office have also signed that pledge. both have work to do to get to 30%. when out in the field commit reports show that the outcomes involving female officers tend to be better. >> there tends to be less instances of uses of force. i have seen, i think in many

ways, they are better leaders. lyanne: women are also more understanding of sexual assault cases. tracy mcrae of the police officers association, believ the department needs to come up with more incentives to make joining more attractive to women, especially for those who are working mothers. reliable childcare is one suggestion. sfpd admittedly has a staffing problem, and she says losing any recruits, regardless of their gender, is disappointing. >> unfortunately, we lose people during the academy, we lose people during the training program. so it is a great place to start. it would just be a great place to end up at. lyanne: the recommended minimum staffing level should be 2182, but the number of officers right now is just over 1500. let me tell you, dan is a 30 years that i have been here, san francisco has never reached that

number of officers. and many say it will be hard to recruit when other police departments the bay area are offering big, big bonuses. lyanne melendez, abc7 news. dan: they are having a tough time recruiting. thank you very much. ama: the city of san jose is warning employees to be aware of popular artificial intelligence that forms like chatgpt. the mercury news sa -- says san jose is one of the first city to restrict guidelines for ai use. is subject to the california public records act, that means anyone can look at how san jose employees use the new ai program. officials are telling city workers to presume anything they submit on chatgpt, could end up on the front page of a newspaper. dan: the city of antioch will spend more than $2 million to clean up homeless encampments. . city leaders voted to approve a plan to gave an outside contractor about $450,000 a year for the next five years. antioch police department has

been doing cleanups, but it has become too much. last november that public works union negotiated with the city to use a contractor for the work instead, they say this will allow union workers to focus on things like maintenance of roads, parks, and sewer linesm around 60,000 people are expected to attend tonight's taylor swift concert at levi's stadium. we are tracking the traffic and excitement as fans arrive. we'll have a report from santa clara when we return. dan: entered forget to scan this qr code on your screen, it will take you to our website where we have put together a whole page of everything swifties need to know before the show tonit and the one tomorrow. information on public transit, the weather forecast, and what you can and cannot bring into levi's

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ama: swifties are descending on santa clara. the show is set to begin in a little more than one hour from now at 6:30, but the gates opened several hours ago. dan: this is a live look at the scene from sky 7. . about 60,000 people expected to attend tonight's sold concert. ticketlast fans have gathered outside the venue to just hear the music, including 20,000 people without tickets in philadelphia. in seattle, seismologists say the fans down so hard that combined with the music, they caused seismic activity equipment to an earthquake. ama: that is not intense or anything. [laughter] city officials have renamed their city swiftie clara, and the mayor has proclaimed taylor the honorary mayor. dan:

crowds arriving and the traffic in the area, let's go to a reporter zach fuentes. zach: hey, guys. traffic has grown here by leaps and bounds, steadily all afternoon and even more is expected, and it is expected to get hectic after the show. one great option for people is to take the light rail system. if you live in the south bay or you want to drive down here, you can park at many of the light rail stations, or connect to bart or great america which is next to levi's stadium is open tonight and tomorrow, and that is not always the case. parking lots look like they are one and the same, but guess what, they are not. many fans had to find that out the hard way. >> we drove and then they were, like, this is not a parking area! >> they yelled at us. >>. >> told us to get back in the car. >> we told that we were going to great america, but they didn't believe as! [laughter] zach: zach: it definitely did

not diminiir spirits. again, the light rail system is a great alternative, it can take you right here to levi's stadium. bta will also have to help passengers out who are not used to the system. those trains will be running for at least one hour after the show, even if there is an encore. just check your connecting transit services if you are taking bart or caltrain. just some news you can use. . otherwise, great vibes, a lot of fun i have gotten so many friendship bracelets, my circulation is cut off. [laughter] dan: thanks, zach. ama: if you are still trying to get to the concert where you are headed there tomorrow, we are here to help. dan: abc7 news traffic reporter jobina fortson is here with what you're do to note regarding traffic options, and traffic closures. jobina: if you are driving, this is what you need to know we will start with the road closures.

convention center circle to centennial and marie, it will be shut down. it will not reopen until after the end of the second concert, that is the late saturday night, essentially into sunday morning. for folks in the southbay, you can rely on bta as an option. our east bay friends, if you head over to the jack london square amtrak station, you can ride all the way down to the santa clara great america station and you have some good options. you can leave at 1:45, get there around 2:38 for the gates or get there at 5:05 after the gates open at 4:30. not bad. $16 one way. unfortunately, though, if you want to take amtrak on the way back, it is sold out. i have another option for you, if you take bart, make sure you get there safely, and not have teardrops on your guitar because you got stranded! [laughter]

important notes. you need to be at that bart station at 11:45 p.m. to take the last strain that stops at every stop along that route. you can get on at 12:20 a.m., but there are only going to be a select . so make sure you check your schedule and see if they can accommodate you. if you are taking. amtrak, all you have to walk across to levi's stadium. ama: swifties on social media are also trying to spread the word about an event this weekend, next door to levi's stadium at great america. right now a carnival is underway at the amusement park. that means tonight, tomorrow and sunday, there will be fireworks started at 9:45. concertgoers are sharing their news so that no one gets scared of the noise and possibly start a stampede. dan: and if you aren't going to the show, abc7 news is here for complete our taylor take over kicking off

in about 1mites on our 5:30 p.m. streaming show. then stay with us on the stream for extended covere from 7:00 until 7:30. to watch, downad the abc7 bay area at, or scan the qr code on your screen to see it on our

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dan: employees want to purchase the anchor brewing company, saying that the co-owners are treating them well. the union says the workers need more financial information to make an offer, but they say the owners will not give it to them. >> we like the union workers to bid on this very and its historic assets. we want others to bid on, it and whoever makes the best offer it will wind up either in whole or in part, owner of the anchor brewery and its assets. dan: the union wants to hold off on handing over assets until september 2. so porro says more than two dozen buyers are

interested in purchasing their brewery. ama: ama: all right, let's get a check of the weather. dan: the swiftie forecast. meteorologist sandhya patel is here. sansandhya: good evening to you all, take a look at this live trip from levi's stadium where you will see bright blue skies. the weather will be fantastic for the lucky ones who have tickets to tonight's concert. the sun sets at 8:19. 6:30 as fans are getting there, 79 degrees and a little breezy later tonight as the concert went down, temperature will drop off to 61 degrees. just a good idea to park that extra layer -- pack that extra layer. the sun is shining from live doppler seven's perspective, required except for fog lingering near the coastline. temperatures inland are in the 90's, 60's coast side. running warmer compared to 24 hours ago, and this will

continue as we hit the weekend. he is the live view from our santa cruz camera, just a nice day to be out on the beach. the warming trend continues this weekend. fog along the coast and the bay overnight. cooling below average tuesday and wednesday. tonight at 6:00, still warm inland. along the coastline you start to see the fog advancing a towards 8:00 p.m., we continue with the mild weather on the coastline, than tomorrow morning, the fog will be around the bay and the coast. later in the afternoon it warms up nicely. no weather extremes, we are talking 80's and 90's inland, 50's near the coast with some fog hanging around. your morning will begin with 50's and 60's. watch out for the fog because visibility will be low. as we head into the afternoon, we are talking a sunny one. . away from the beaches, low 60's. 66 in the city. 82 in san rafael and napa.

76 in palo alto. inland, low 90's from antioch to concorde to livermore, pretty nice weather for your outdoor weekend plans. sunday turns warmer. we are talking summer heat, mid-90's inland, low 60's at the coast. that heat will hang around for the start of the workweek, but we cool off tuesday through thursday, in the mid-80's inland, upper 50's coast side. . temperatures will be below average mid-week. don't worry cover for those who like the warm weather, we warm back up on friday. dan: we'll be right

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positive influence on her fansm her music has inspired many, including a talented artist who was seen and heard in the parking lot of levi's stadium before today's show. dan: reporter dustin dorsey introduces you to the man behind the music. dustin: long before taylor swift took the stage, her iconic song "you belong with me" could be heard loud and proud among the crowd, but with a slightly different twist. ♪ >> i listened to everything from elvis to carlos santana. van halen, and taylor swift and all the other modern artists. i like to think of it as going into the kitchen and whipping up a recipe. you never know what you will come up with. dustin: instrumental electric guitarist, he came all the way from arizona to see the eras tour, after missing out on a show in arizona early in the tour. but he is not just here to listen to taylor, he wants to share his love of her music by entertaining crowds in the parking lot before the show begins. ♪

he says taylor's music has enchanted him and so many others. >> we deal with a lot of challenges, and we also deal with a lot of joys, but music is the one thing that really taps into the human soul, that will tell you hey, everything will be ok. things can get a bit tough out there, but let these sounds take you away. ♪ [electric guitar playing] dustin: dustin: his sound isn't the only thing unique about him, truth swifties might recognize the guitar he is playing from the 2011 "speak now" world tour. >> young, 20-year old taylor during that time with the sparkle red gibson guitar. it's an exact replica of what she played during that time. dustin: now, he is bringing it back at the eras tour that levi's stadium, hoping to spread a love of taylor swift and her music. >> it's like a historical event taking place, especially with her selling out many stadiums. so many things happening.

her music has really left an impact on so many people of all ages. i think that is one of the things that has captivated me personally. ♪ dustin: in santa clara, dustin dorsey, abc7 news. ama: hey, are you ready for it? we are talking all things taylor. the style, the swag, the stage, the set list, even a stanford class for swifties. it's the taylor takeover! ! i will be streaming live tonight so even if you aren't in swiftie clara, you can experience the tour excitemen wherever you stream, abc news! two minutes by using your phone to scan the qr ce the bottom left of your screen. open up the camera app, pointed athe code, tap on the web address that popupnd that will open up our website which will, take you right tour wherer join on the abc7 bay area streaming tv or mobile app.

dan: i am just so excited for all the fans. ama: you know they have been waiting. dan: if you are watching us on tv, "world news tonight with david muir" is next. i am dan ashley. ama: and i am ama daetz. see you again at 6:00. ♪

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