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the first heat wave of the year, which is underway across the bay area as some places deal with triple digit temps. what is the impact on the environment? you're watching getting answers. i'm j.r. stone, we are tracking that heat wave as both a heat advisory and an excessive heat warning are under way right now. some parts of the bay area could see record highs as we look live from the golden gate bridge all the way to san jose. the heat is definitely here to stay. let's get right to abc seven. spencer christian for a look at the forecast. okay, j.r, it's an abbreviated heat wave, but it is delivering the heat. let's take a look at current temperatures. and as j.r. pointed out, we have numerous locations already with a triple digit readings or near triple digit. we've got 99 at saint helena and fairfield, 100 at santa rosa already, and temperatures are still rising in some of those inland areas. and the 24 hour temperature change is stunning. actually, it's 19 degrees warmer right now in santa rosa than at this time yesterday. 20 degrees warmer at fairfield and concord, 19

degrees warmer at livermore. and this heat is going to be with us for a while. as a matter of fact, we have a heat advisory in effect for all bay area locations away from the coast and the bay shoreline. that's in effect until midnight thursday. also during that same time frame, an excessive heat warning in effect for solano county, where it's going to be even hotter. and by the way, under these excessive heat conditions, there is an elevated risk of heat related illness. so bear that in mind if you're spending any amount of time outdoors now, tomorrow, just as hot as today, with probably more locations topping out in the triple digits than we have today. so this is a truly an excessive heat pattern. so early during the summer. it's not even summer yet, but we call this the summer season because we're into the month of june now. on thursday, we'll see the heat easing just a little bit, with fewer locations topping out in the triple digits, but there will be lots of 90 degree plus readings in our inland areas on thursday. lots of 70s to near 80 around the bay shoreline. friday is the day when we start to feel the relief will be noticeably

cooler in all locations. if you're looking for a way to remain healthy under these excessive heat conditions, bear this in mind. drink plenty of fluids. wear lightweight clothing. take breaks in the shade if possible, or in air conditioned areas, and know the signs of heat related illness. and of course, don't leave people or pets inside cars. now in addition to the heat, we have strong gusty wind pattern right now and again tomorrow, which raises concerns about fire. and if you're looking to beat the heat at the beaches, there's plenty of warmth at the beaches today and tomorrow. with high temperatures reaching into the upper 60s to mid 70s in many of our beaches. so i'll have more on this on the 4 p.m. abc seven news at 4:00 when i have the complete accuweather seven day forecast to show you when we'll get a big break from the heat. j.r. picture perfect at some of those beaches. yeah, if you love the beach, you'll love this weather. yes well, you can always keep an eye on the heat wave where you live with the abc seven bay area app. check the temperatures anytime and get spencer's latest forecast. the app is available for your phone

or wherever you stream. abc seven news. with this shot of summer heat, it's important to remember how to stay safe. heat impacts not just all of us, but the environment, too. joining us live now to talk more about that is chris field, a professor with the stanford dorr school of sustainability. chris, i want to say too often i've covered stories personally. someone goes running or walking in a very hot area, they think they'll be fine, and then the hot weather hits them and they can't go on. do we even realize what extreme heat is? and if we don't educate us? >> your weather forecast was excellent about what people need to do to protect themselves from extreme heat. and one of the things that is important to remember is that these early season heat waves are especially troubling and especially dangerous, mainly because people aren't ready for them. but taking breaks, looking for shade, dressing in reflective clothing all those can really

save lives. >> what are some of the first symptoms when it starts to affect us? >> well, one of the nefarious things about heat related illness is that people kind of get brain fog and they they don't think straight and so a lot of times the best thing that can happen is you should look out for the people around you. if you see people who seem like they're not thinking clearly, if they're, they're saying, oh, i feel fine when it doesn't look like they do, that you can intervene. and as a person who has to be outdoors under hot conditions, the best thing to do is really pay attention to a schedule. don't stay out of the bright sun for more than 15 or 20 minutes. be sure you take breaks for water. really protect yourself in a very sort of scripted way, recognizing that the symptom of heat is not making good decisions. who's most at risk here? you know, in

general, the people who are most at risk from extreme heat are the people who are most at risk from other environmental stresses. the very young, the very old people who have underlying health conditions. and in addition to that, people who need to work outside. those are the people who need to be the most careful. >> i know this year especially, and maybe the argument could be made that in several recent years we've seen extreme umms where we get these hot temperatures early in the season in the southern portion of the country, we've seen extreme heat down there. we've seen extremes in the midwest of the amount of tornadoes. do you think climate change is playing a role here? >> climate change is definitely involved with the warming. we have seen every hot temperatures, a little bit hotter, and we also have seen that the distribution of temperatures gets spread out there are more of the extreme extremes than you would expect

by just shifting the average up a little bit. this is definitely got the fingerprints of climate change all over it. >> when we talk about heat related illnesses, do you think there are long term effects to that? >> of sure. heat is a very stressful condition. uh. the most stressful thing that can happen, of course, is people die from heat exposure, but it can also erode long term health, especially for people who have underlying health issues. being attentive to heat and taking care of yourself and those around you is highly worthwhile. >> and i'm well aware of the fact that you don't have a crystal ball. but when we see a heat wave like this, everybody wonders, well, what's in store to come over the course of the summer, do you think we're going to see more heat waves like this? or do you think that we'd see heat waves lasting longer into the season or starting earlier? >> all of the above in california. and of course,

coastal areas tend to run cool during the middle of the summer. and i. i hope we'll see some of that. but certainly across the state, the hotter inland areas are likely to see hot temperatures throughout the summer, with the hottest ones still to come. people should recognize that this is dangerous because it's an early heat wave, but it's very unlikely to be the only one we see. this summer. >> when i lived in the south and i've now lived here for many years, but people used to say, well, on these hot days, if you have to do something, do it early or do it late in the day. what's your best advice for those folks out there who might be dealing with triple digit temperatures right now? >> the advice of doing things early or late, staying out of the midday heat when you can, finding a nice shady spot or an air conditioned building are all makes sense. hydration, shade, and limiting activity are the best strategies that one can

take and it can save lives. >> is there anything that has surprised you in the last couple of years? when it comes to some of these weather systems, we are seeing more extremes and the scientists have been forecasting this for some decades. >> but we need to recognize that climate change impacts aren't something we should expect in the future. there are things we are seeing now, and the expectation in our current climate system is that every year it's going to be a little hotter than the year before, and we should be prepared for more and more of these extreme events. >> chris, thank you so much. thank you for the advice as well. that is chris field, a professor within the stanford door school of sustainable city. well, coming up, a new plan to revitalize san francisco. the area's mayor breed will focus on now and how the city will do it. abc7 news insider phil matier joins us with his perspective

union square and yerba buena district plan. we'll get to that momentarily, but we start with former president donald trump, who will be making his way to san francisco on thursday for a fundraiser that will take place in pacific heights. not only that, but supporters are planning a rally for two in the afternoon on the marina green, joining us live now in studio is abc seven news insider phil matier. i got to be honest, you know, i've covered news here in the bay area for 13 years. is what, the fourth time he's been here? why the change of heart? >> well, it's a change of heart. it's because money, big money, huge money. and he's not the only one, to be honest. you know, presidents, both democratic and republican, have had mixed reactions when they

come to san francisco. bill clinton was always here and stopped, and everybody enjoyed that. barack obama wasn't so lucky. he got heckled here when he made one of his appearances. so you never know what's what's going to happen here. he also found himself being, you know, taped at a conversation at one of his talks and that was released, george bush, he just sort of avoided us. i mean, that's just it. people come to the bay area, but not necessarily san francisco this time. it's big money. what people may or may not realize is that donald trump, for his felony convictions and his uh- way that he's divided the country, has a solid base of financial backers, huge backers, and a lot of them are right here in the bay area, in the tech industry, who see his moves towards deregulation and opening the doors for more texts and more investments and tax breaks as something that they are very interested in, and they are willing to pony up anywhere

between 50,000 and 500,000 at this event. >> wow. i mean, obviously when he goes to certain spots, he's going to bring in some money and we'll never know the exacts. but do you think that an event here in the bay area could raise more money in one night than anywhere else around the country? >> it would be in competition. he's coming here. he's coming to beverly hills, newport beach. well, you're not exactly talking, you know, heading to modesto or fresno to pick up some money. we are talking big money at big addresses. whether it's at his estate in in mar a lago or it's at nob hill or, or down on the peninsula. we money is the mother's milk of politics. and in this presidential race, there's going to be no shortage of it for either donald trump or president biden. and as much as people hammer on trump's image and raise questions about his personality, his integrity and such like that, there are policies out there that he supports that people support and people forget that about, you know, a third of the california voters are republican. there is

a substantial number. they are in san francisco. they're not vocal about it because it's such a heavily blue area. but whether they are red or blue, they're green, speaks loud. and that's what we're going to be hearing. >> one thing is for certain, when he has come here, i think all eyes have been on him. i remember, you know, he went up to the wildfires. everybody wanted to see how it went down with him and gavin newsom. when he went to the fundraiser, he brought in big money. and then there was that time where he's walking on the highway trying to get to his event. do you think? and i believe protesters, protesters, that was the san jose one where protesters will we see that again? >> that remains to be seen. we'll see if his supporters actually show up. we will see if protest does show up. they have a long history of showing up, whether for a democrat or a republican. somebody's upset about something and usually waving a sign about in san francisco, uh- you know, he is a celebrity. he is probably the biggest celebrity america has seen since. i can't remember when. for as long as he's been

both before he got into elected president, as president, and in the four years since, it has not stopped. every day it seems like there is a donald trump story, and that is a phenomenon that is going to visit itself on san francisco. what the reaction may be, i'll tell you one thing. i wouldn't want to be driving around the city during those times, okay? because it's going to be a high security situation. he's a former president and a controversial one at that. >> well, especially in light of recently when we've seen some of these locations, like bridges closed down and whatnot. you hope that and i'm guessing, you know, police all hands on duty for this. >> i haven't heard about police all hands on duty because these things tend to get in and get out and that's it. and there's also questions about when on these j.r. you've covered a number of these. they don't usually start on time okay. >> yes they don't. >> all right. we want to turn our attention now to san francisco mayor london breed who held a press conference today about a new union square in yerba buena district. plan uh-

straight to the point. anything major about this plan? >> the major thing is that it shows that the mayor is really committed. what we see here is a lot of things that she's thrown out in the past, sort of piecemeal, as different things have happened, announcements made when a store closes. announcements made when a building vacancy rate hits a certain point saying we need to revitalize the downtown. and so she's put them all together and put them in her budget. in other words, she's putting the money where her mouth is, where it is. she is going to try to keep the place as clean and as safe as possible. so that those abandoned or those empty stores don't become abandoned. she's buying time. >> but you know, when i when you look through the release today, when you listen to what she said $15 million. how far does $15 million go in beautifying a city that has some challenges ahead. >> it does. but san francisco is already a beautiful city. it the downtown area might be empty, but it is still very attractive. she is managed and the police and everybody else has managed. it's cost a fortune. now. one of the pushbacks may be that why

are you spending all this money on the high end people down at union square as opposed to putting the police, the ambassadors, the clean things in the castro, in my neighborhood someplace else like that, there could be a backlash to that. but right now, she's trying to revitalize the downtown. the era of the retail that we saw down there has changed. those stores have to be filled with something. she is sort of scrambling around to try different things. this plan is a reaffirmed version, that of those things that sort of started and maybe didn't get off the ground. she wants them to stay and keep going. >> you know, even at this press conference, there was somebody who shouted, clean the streets. and i know from walking down, i don't want to be the negative nancy here. i certainly don't. but it was great seeing that concert that happened last weekend. but we walked on market street down there and there were some dangerous areas. i wonder, is there a focus on market street? is there a focus on opening market street back up? because maybe that would make one of her rivals former acting

mayor mark farrell, has said maybe it's time to reopen market street. >> maybe it's time to get this city back moving. literally and get the cars going back in. that's a point of debate in san francisco. and i will tell you, j.r, whether it is repurposed these offices for housing, whether it is repurposing retail for offices, whether it's bringing in concerts, whether it's bringing in cops in san francisco, there's always going to be a debate about it. okay there's always going to be a controversy about it keeps you employed. it does and it does. and so for she's going to be putting the pedal to the metal on this. and we will see where it goes. it is an ambitious plan. but it will bring into question just how much can government really do. because these are market forces out there. people aren't shopping for a lot of different reasons in that area, and she only has control over a small part of it, a bond measure. >> we hear about possibly bringing in $391 million or so. you think voters go for

something like that right now? >> voters appear to be saying, enough spending enough is enough. we're seeing it locally and we're seeing it regionally and on the state tax and bond efforts that were put out there a year ago. we're talking about, you know, hundreds of millions of dollars of borrowing money. voters have are starting to say no to that. i'm not sure that this is going to go as, you know, priorities. it might not be the highest of priorities. make do with what you have. okay? >> all right. i keep on talking, but they say we got to move along here. thanks, phil. phil matier up next, the push back to bring back people to downtown san francisco includes home buyers. and for them, there's a big incentive to act. now, our media partner, the sf stand ♪ hey, come on, come on ♪ ♪ do what you want ♪ ♪ what could go wrong? ♪ ♪ come on, come on, come on ♪ ♪ come on ♪ ♪ do what you want ♪ get into an audi and go your own way.

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combined with interest rate spikes. as our media partner, the sf standard reports in this new article that's driving a large number of would be buyers away from the market. and the result is prices falling across the board. joining us live now with more on this and some advice on how and where to find these discounts, is the standard's business reporter, kevin win. kevin, thank you for joining us today. hey jr long time first time. yeah yeah. wonderful to have you. my first thought is that these prices are would probably what stay down for as long as as downtown stays vacant or at least with a high business vacancy rate. is that what you're hearing out there? >> correct. jr you got to think that who these condos were specifically built for, right? the buyer profile tends to skew younger their first time home buyers. they want to live close to where they work. when you combine that with as long as office vacancies are high and you combine that with the interest rate spike, we're

looking at about like 80% of the buyer pool that's just been wiped away the last two years. >> wow. you know, and i think to many of us we've seen some beautiful buildings in some areas that a lot of people would call not so beautiful. i imagine that's an issue here. >> yeah. you know, one google search for one of these condos on market street, you're going to come you're going to be met with a series of unflattering reviews that date back to 2022. that's undoubtedly a perception issue that all of these developers and property owners are dealing with right now. >> how have the past two years affected the plans of some of these younger buyers? >> yeah, well, you got to think these people usually use condos as a bridge between renting and, you know, graduating to a single family home. these are assets that people were banking on, appreciating and value before the pandemic struck. so, you know, it's thrown a wrench in all those plans. but also, you know, in every crisis there's

some opportunity. so this is a total outlier in the housing market where we're seeing prices go up and sales cycles, stay down despite interest rate hikes. >> you know, we're looking at some of these pictures and there are some just beautiful locations in san francisco that are available. what's the current median price for a downtown san francisco condo? so how does it compare to the median price of a single family home in the city? >> right, single family homes. depending on the neighborhood, one should expect to pay at least $1 million all the way up to about 7 million. in the areas we're talking about today, jr, i'm seeing median prices for, condos go for, you know, under 500 k, which is a huge eyebrow raiser when you think of just the whole landscape of homes. >> would those specifically be studio apartments, studio one bedroom. >> yeah. around that size. >> okay. is there a belief? because i know when i've done stories talking about vacant offices in the city, some of the businesses said, well, they're

not low enough yet. you know, the prices have dropped for some of those vacant buildings, but not low enough. do you think that we'll continue to see a trend where the prices drop? >> i think so, you know, it's going to depend on the building. and you know what loans the developer or the owner has. but we're undoubtedly two years on now. we're seeing the supply have to meet the demand where it is. jr so i expect to see these continue to drop. >> yeah. are there seller strategies that are working right now. and i know you know during the pandemic you could negotiate a rent price. how how is how are negotiations right now with some of these buyers and sellers. can you negotiate. >> yeah. so one thing to keep in mind jr, is that when you're negotiating with a builder versus a, you know, single home reseller, the builder has more room to budge on price. whereas if i'm a single family home seller i might have little to no room. right? i have to sell at

the price i listed at. so anyone in the market for a downtown condo right now should know that if they're negotiating with a builder on the other side, they can get a lot of concessions towards renovations, more storage, a parking spot, hoa dues, all of those are on the table, when it comes to amenities here, is that going a long way with some of the buyers? from what they've heard out there? >> yeah. i mean, you're only going to get amenities in these downtown skyscrapers. so, jr i've seen these stuffed with, pet spas. zipcars rooftop decks, you name it. i mean, this is this was real. these were all built towards the person who wants to live in an urban setting, be close to where they work. and, you know, it's near transit. >> i like the optimism, and i like lower prices. kevin, thank you so much, kevin. win with the sf standard. you can check out kevin's story and more of the san francisco standard's other original reporting on their website at sf standard.com. we'll be

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