very sad day in the haight-ashbury and in the world. >> it's devastating. it's the end of an era. >> he was legendary. >> phil lesh played bass unlike any any other musician ever. >> the grateful dead's all about getting together, and it's about

the community. there's going to be meet ups all over the world. you know, for phil today. >> remembering phil lesh. a grateful dead founder and a bay area native. good afternoon. i'm kristen sze and i'm larry beil. >> thanks for joining us. >> phil lesh played bass for the band that came to represent the hippie movement in san francisco in the 1960s. >> abc seven news anchor karina nova has more on the legendary musician and grateful dead co-founder. >> if there was ever a band that represented the spirit of san francisco, it is the grateful dead. the band is a symbol of the counterculture movement of the 60s. their sound defined a generation and inspired a devoted legion of fans. named deadheads. >> so many people, when they think of the grateful dead, they think of jerry garcia. but the reason that he got to where he was as a musician was phil lesh. >> fans still remember today. they left flowers at the haight-ashbury house where the dead lived at in the 60s. lesh and jerry garcia founded the

grateful dead in 1964. lesh was trained as a violinist and never played bass until he joined the grateful dead. it was his love of jazz musician john coltrane and improvization that created the grateful dead sound. >> grateful dead music is about a conversation, and one of the most interesting conversations ever was always the one between garcia and lesh. he created this completely unique approach to bass. >> lesh did not write many songs, but the few he did pen became iconic. after jerry garcia died, lesh retired from music but found he could not stay away. he established his own band. later, he founded terrapin crossroads in san rafael, a music venue where he performed with other musicians. but it's his legacy with the grateful dead that will live forever. >> there are 800 dead cover bands in america. deadheads made the decision that what they loved was grateful dead's music. it was not a cult of

personality. 30 years after jerry died, there's more deadheads than ever. >> lesh's cause of death is unclear. he had survived prostate cancer, bladder cancer and a liver transplant. a post on lesh's instagram says he passed peacefully this morning, surrounded by his family and full of love. phil lesh was 84 years old. karina nova abc seven news. >> turning now to the november election. we're only 11 days away from the polls, officially opening on november 5th. as the countdown continues, so do the escalating side's political polarization. is what we're seeing out there. >> yeah, and it's not just nationally across the bay area. candidates and their staff face violence and racism. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan with more and that is my message to anyone who supports any particular candidate. >> there is never a justification to physically assault someone for engaging in the democratic process. >> oakland city council member carol fife says thursday night

three volunteers who were out canvasing for her campaign were verbally assaulted. >> one physically was hit in the head with a gun in oakland tonight. uh- for handing out my literature. this is insane. >> fife, who is up for reelection for oakland city council, says this is the third time her volunteers were attacked. professor nolan higdon says it's hard to quantify the level of political violence, but he says americans have become increasingly polarized over the past two decades. >> when we talk about polarization, it's not just who you prefer to be in office or what party you align with. it's also that you think you can't live with the other party, or that the other party threatens your way of life. >> professor higdon says mainstream media often reduces stories to team red versus team blue, and social media amplifies what violence may be happening. but he says the u.s. also has a history of racism. >> this is the united states of america. there's a long history of racism and violence around politics, so it's not out of

character for the united states, unfortunately, to see things like this. >> in milpitas, bill quan is running for city council this week. one of his campaign posters was defaced, tagged no asians. >> and when i first saw it, i was like, i was in disbelief, you know, because of all places in the bay area, milpitas is known as, you know, one of the most diverse communities here. >> as for councilmember fife, she says she'll be back out in the same neighborhood on saturday to show they won't back down, to show that we have the right to get out the vote for one of the most important campaign seasons in oakland and national history. in oakland, anser hassan abc seven news. >> in the north bay, a controversial measure is generating strong opinions, even death threats. measure j would limit the size of large scale poultry farms and dairies in sonoma county. as abc seven news reporter cornell bernard found out, the local farm bureau is keeping its doors locked after recent death threats. >> and obviously, both sides are

very passionate, but it should never come to a death threat. >> extra security and locked doors. now greet visitors at the sonoma county farm bureau, where executive director dana ghirardelli says the threat was received. this week by email. she read a portion of it. >> i'm tired of receiving your postal mail ads. if you send another to my address, i will come down to your offices with a gun and resolve the issue and put a bullet in every one of your heads. >> the sonoma county sheriff's department is now investigating. >> the threat was a it was a death threat. and of course, at the time you think, oh, it's election season and tensions are rising over measure j on the november ballot, which seeks to limit the size of poultry and dairy farms in sonoma county. >> the bureau leading the no. on j campaign all the benefits that farming and ranching offers here from an economic perspective to an environmental perspective. >> all of that's at stake. >> supporters of the measure reacting to the threatening emails saying the yes on j campaign doesn't condone any threats of violence. we're trying to create a kinder world.

if measure j passes sonoma county farms with more than 700 cattle or 82,000 laying hens would be required to downsize or close within three years, it would also prevent new farms from opening. advocates say it's all in the name of animal welfare. >> factory farming hurts all of us. it hurts our environment. it hurts our public health. it pushes small farm, small family farms out and it most of all hurts the animals. >> clovis sonoma dairy is using its mascot, cloe, to oppose measure j. it's even printed on the side of milk cartons. >> it's really awkward for us to come out and make political statements, but when an activist group is attacking what we believe is the very best kind of dairy in the united states, we had to say something. >> the bureau says local farms are heavily regulated for food and environmental safety already. >> we do a great job here, and just don't be duped by people who just fundamentally don't agree with animal agriculture in sonoma county. >> cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> and stick with abc seven news

for your election coverage. we have a voter guide with information about the propositions and the candidates. all you have to do is go to abc7 news.com and look under the election section. >> residents in san jose are launching an effort to recall embattled city council member omar torres. torres is under criminal investigation for allegations of sexual misconduct involving a minor. he has not attended any city council meetings since the investigation became public. a group of residents stood outside city hall this morning urging tourists to resign. >> we don't feel comfortable hosting meetings with his name stamped on there. >> he has a lot of personal obligations going on outside of work and he cannot focus on the city. he cannot focus on this district. >> the group says that of torres does not resign. they will begin collecting the nearly 5300 signatures needed to force a recall election. >> new developments now in the ongoing san jose state women's volleyball controversy. following a lawsuit and claims by one athlete on the team. >> the university of nevada has become the fifth school to forfeit a game against the

spartans this season. >> abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains how these forfeitures might negatively impact the spartans. >> san jose state university's women's volleyball team continues to be at the center of a nationwide debate about the participation of transgender athletes in sports. the controversy could now cost them their first ncaa tournament appearance in more than two decades, but it also highlights an increase in hateful rhetoric against the lgbtq plus community. >> this is not what america is supposed to be, but it is very dangerous right now. >> the university of nevada is now the fifth team to forfeit a match against san jose state, resulting from unconfirmed claims by a spartans volleyball player that one of her own teammates is transgender. after relocating saturday's match to san jose from reno, citing the safety of athletes. nevada school officials said the match would go on, but several wolfpack players refused to play in any match. that quote advances injustice against

female athletes, forcing the team to forfeit. spartans volleyball co-captain brooke slusser applauded the decision. she's one of the many current and former athletes part of a lawsuit against the ncaa title nine protections regarding transgender athletes and women's sports. slusser made her first on camera comments about the forfeitures this season in an exclusive interview with fox news. she did not respond to our request for comment. >> this is just an amazing step in the right direction of women's sports. being able to finally stand up and say, no, this isn't happening. this isn't right. and that's amazing. so i can't do anything but support their decision because if i was in their shoes, i'd do the same thing. >> sdsu has beefed up security amid rising threats to the team and coaches. a spokesperson says its athletes are in compliance with ncaa and conference standards. and, quote, we will continue to take measures to prioritize the health and safety of our students while they pursue their earned opportunities to compete. lgbtq plus advocate gabrielle antolovic says this situation is about more than just one athlete. >> there is a certain fraction

of the community that is using transgender folks as a way of bombarding the lgbtq, plus community with hate. >> the spartans have to play 19 matches to participate in the ncaa tournament. they are at 14 with eight games left. if more forfeitures happen, the spartans may have to apply for a waiver to allow them to play if they qualify. in san jose, dustin dorsey, abc seven news protecting legacy businesses in san francisco the new effort to help keep them open. >> the bay area man who's helping others turn to the great outdoors, and how it's helping heal both and the rights of elephants. the upcoming court decision that could change how we see them. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. the first half of your weekend starts off mild. the second half, it's going to look different. i'll be back with the

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a controversy in the fillmore in which longtime tenants faced being forced out because the buildings they are housed in got sold. >> as abc seven news reporter tim johns tells us, some worry the effort is not enough. >> walk down san francisco's fillmore street, and you'll be greeted by an array of small restaurants and shops. many of them have been there for decades. at la mediterranee,

owner victor bedrossian says his 45 year old business is under pressure to move because a billionaire property investor purchased many of the buildings on his street. >> our landlords still have refused to engage in any conversation with us about the possibility of remaining in this space past that time. we've reached out to them a number of times. >> it's a problem we first reported on in august. since then, city leaders led by supervisor aaron peskin have passed a new ordinance to protect businesses like claimed. it would require property owners to obtain special authorization from the city before evicting them. small businesses are the backbone of our economy. >> they provide jobs, they keep money in the community, but they're also part of the fabric of our communities. >> across the street from la med, another legacy business, tanishi was forced to close last month when the same property investor refused to renew its lease. >> but it's been just a whirlwind of emotions and a lot of people crying coming up to me, crying. >> owner steve amano wanted to

meet us at a nearby park instead of in front of his now shuttered restaurant. he says the emotions are still too raw for him to go back down. fillmore street. amano tells me while he's currently looking for a new restaurant home, he wishes the new ordinance would have come into effect sooner. >> we knew that they're going to say no because of this legislation. like, why would they lengthen the amount of time? like, i think the faster they get us the tenants out, the quicker the people forget. and they can they can continue with their little, their little plan. >> as for ter-petrosyan, he says he doesn't know what the future holds for la met, but he says he's hopeful for the best. while still fighting for what he believes in. >> leaving without acknowledging that without showing that we matter wouldn't be right for ourselves personally, for our business, for our staff and for the community. >> mayor london breed still needs to sign the new ordinance into law. in san francisco, tim jonze, abc seven news. >> san francisco's economic struggles have caused the city's credit rating to be downgraded.

moody's has dropped the city's high rating from triple-a to aa. one note that is still pretty high, we should point out. moody's cites downtown's high vacancy rate and sluggish post-pandemic recovery. it's the first time in more than a decade that the city has lost its top notch credit rating. other major rating agencies, though, have not downgraded san francisco's credit. >> san francisco received a pro housing designation from the state of california. it's a designation for cities and counties that demonstrate a commitment to building more affordable housing quickly and in an environmentally friendly way. communities with this designation receive priority processing when applying for state grants and funding. >> with this kind of designation, we'll be more eligible for not just state funding for housing, but for transit and other resources. it gives us more points so that we can have a real competitive edge in comparison to other cities all over the state of california. >> at least 50 other localities have this designation, including berkeley, oakland, and sonoma

county. >> all right, let's turn to the forecast. a lot of people are wondering about halloween. when i got up this morning, i was like, oh, it's noticeably cooler. and then i cried. i cried. what? no, i don't. i love warm weather, sandy. >> i wait until sunday. he might be crying buckets. you know what? i think he will be. especially because it's going to be a lot cooler. i mean, today we had some 80s out there as well. kristen. larry, don't worry, we're going to change it up to make it feel like halloween and november as we follow with some cooler weather. >> look at this lovely view from our exploratorium camera right now. seeing a lot of sun. there are a few passing clouds out there. earlier we had a lot more high cloud cover. looking at live doppler seven, all is quiet. here's a look at those clouds that came through earlier in the day. now we're basically watching kind of a complex of systems. a low in the gulf of alaska dropping down. we have another little low just off the pacific northwest coast. the combination of the two are going to bring us an opportunity for

some wet weather on sunday. now, kristie, is falling apart. hurricane. it was a category five yesterday at one point. it's going to continue to weaken. but they are looking at some large swells and rip current risks along the baja coastline. for us. we're just going to see leftover clouds out of this, especially the second half of your weekend. it's certainly a possibility. so maybe adding a little humidity to the air. san jose camera you can see a lot of sun. it is 80 there. 71 in the city, 78 in oakland. hayward, 64 right now in half moon bay. and from our kgo roof camera we do have a nice breeze blowing. 80 in santa rosa and fairfield you're in the 70s for the rest of the region except livermore at 81 degrees. golden gate bridge camera. blue skies tomorrow, mild with a mix of fog and clouds. sunday we're going to have drizzle and spotty showers. and next week we do have crisp fall weather coming your way. the kind of weather that will make larry cry. all right, let's take a look at the temperatures this evening. 60s and 70s at 515 by 725, those temperatures are coming down. but it is going to be pretty

mild until later tonight. we'll see the fog regrouping, high clouds continuing to come in. and then tomorrow you're going to notice the cool air once again. tomorrow afternoon though, another mild day is on tap. later on in the evening, those temperatures will come down. tomorrow morning you're looking at 40s and 50s. there will be fog around. that's going to be the biggest change that you're going to notice tomorrow afternoon, mid 60s to the low 80s. so one more mild day but a lot more cloud cover. and then we head into really the rest of your weekend and i'll show you what's going to happen. so here's the cloud cover. sunday comes around and we start to notice a few showers developing mainly in the morning. but in the afternoon there will be a few more in the northern part of our viewing area. can't rule out the drizzle elsewhere. i've got to say, these computer models don't always have the best grasp on what's going to happen, so we're looking at anywhere from nothing measurable to perhaps a 10th of an inch. here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. mild day tomorrow. it's cooler on sunday. continuing the cooling trend on

monday. isolated shower chance lingers. don't worry. we'll brighten it up for you for a day. and then halloween comes and it's beautiful. but i do have to tell you, one model does show the possibility of rain. yeah, larry and kristen. the other model is dry. so for right now we're just going to go with some cloud cover. >> will we collect more rain or more tears from larry? thank you both. >> how tough it out. i'm going to try. all right. thank you. sandhya. south bay based bicycle maker specialized is celebrating 50 years in business. they're offering to fix up your bike and get you pedaling. even if your bike is not made by specialized. the goal here is to make cycling more accessible. >> cycling is just such a great resource for people, whether it's relieving stress and having the mental benefits, burning calories and being more fit, or from an environmental perspective. and it's something that we think just has a deep impact on people's lives in many different ways. >> super specialized hopes this effort will get 1 million bicycles back on the road. there are more free bike repair events

planned worldwide, including several tomorrow at bike shops in san francisco, campbell and san mateo. specialized has details on its website under the section for reduce, reuse re specialized initiative. >> should elephants be considered people? how the oakland zoo's recent decision could play a role in an animal rights case. >> and later, how the great

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they have the same rights as humans. >> colorado court is set to answer that question. the case is the latest in a long running battle to help get elephants out of captivity. >> abc news reporter andrea fujii has the details. colorado's highest court is now set to address the elephant in the room. >> our pachyderms people, we are going to, i think, look back on this as a really a milestone

moment in the animal rights movement. >> activists with the nonhuman rights project are suing the cheyenne mountain zoo, claiming five elephants in captivity are being unlawfully imprisoned and should be protected by habeas corpus, meaning they should not be held captive without legal justification. >> one has to make the argument in order for the arguments to win, to ever win, and i think that we are making that progress. the zoo fighting back, saying one requirement of habeas corpus is that the benefiting party will go free. >> our elephants cannot go free because they cannot survive without human care at their ages and with their various age related ailments. a move like this would be cruel. the nonhuman rights project lost a similar case in 2022 after trying to free happy the elephant from the bronx zoo. the lawyers claimed happy was self-aware and should be provided rights. in a 5 to 2 ruling, the chief judge said granting human rights to happy

would be destabilizing and lead to legal questions about dog and cat ownership and the use of service animals. still, not all zoos are fighting claims that elephants should be moved to sanctuaries. the oakland zoo this week relocated its last african elephant, osh, after acknowledging its facility was inadequate. osh was sent to an elephant sanctuary in tennessee, where he'll get the chance to become part of a herd. andrea fujii abc news, new york. >> well, the colorado justices, like the judge in new york, voiced concerns about the impact this case could have on pet owners. their decision is expected in the coming weeks. all right. >> another step closer to freedom. what is next in the menendez brothers case? >> and here in the bay area, northern california astronaut visiting the school that is

ago after they were convicted of killing their parents. >> today, prosecutors filed a paperwork recommending the two brothers be resentenced. abc news reporter zohreen shah has the update. >> after spending over three decades in prison, lyle and erik menendez, who were convicted of

killing their parents in 1989, now receiving a recommendation from prosecutors to be resentenced. >> we're going to recommend to the court that the life without the possibility of parole be removed. >> their fate now hinges on a judge's final decision. who will weigh new evidence, like allegations of sexual abuse from their father, jose, and a letter that eric wrote to his cousin saying his father allegedly sexually abused him. >> all of these family members will uniformly ask one thing, which is bring them home. bring them home. >> eric and lyle, who were 18 and 21 at the time of the murders, said they bought guns shooting their parents, jose and kitty, 16 times. their first trial resulted in a hung jury. the second ended with them convicted to life without parole. now the case is being closely looked at again after social media and netflix brought it back to life with that new evidence coming out, i believe. >> before thanksgiving, they

will be home. >> it could take up to a month and a half before a judge reviews this case. then it could go to a parole board, which, according to the cdc, could take six months or later. and then there's the possibility the governor could weigh in. zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> and you can watch in-depth coverage of this case with the abc news documentary menendez brothers, monsters or victims on hulu. disney is the parent company of hulu and abc seven. >> an astronaut is hospitalized and under observation tonight following their return from the international space station. nasa calls the hospitalization precautionary. the astronaut was part of a four person crew that returned to earth after nearly eight months in space, and their return was delayed by issues with boeing's starliner capsule and hurricane milton. now, former nasa astronaut jose hernandez spent the morning with elementary students at the san jose school named after him, and as abc seven news reporter lena howland shows us, he didn't end up or show up empty handed.

reporter. >> it's not every day that the namesake of your school pays a visit. >> i think it was really exciting. it's like we talk about him all the time. we're mentioning his name. his name is everywhere. but some of our students were still like, whoa, this is this is who i'm like, representing when i'm here at the school. >> jose hernandez is the son of immigrant farmworkers who went on to become an engineer and a nasa astronaut. the stockton native stopped by for jose hernandez school friday morning to share a few words of wisdom. >> i was telling these kids over here in the fifth grade in the back that i was their age when the dream was born, of me wanting to be an astronaut. >> hernandez talked about how he became an astronaut and how nasa turned him down 11 times before he was hired. but before he put on that orange spacesuit, he said it was reading that first inspired him. >> and what helped me learn english as lear libros reading

books. this will help me learn english. >> not showing up empty handed. his visit also came with a generous donation of 6500 new books from gordon philanthropies and the reaching for the stars foundation, including a few about hernandez becoming an astronaut. principal giuliana parra says two of the three books with his namesake were bilingual, which is really, really big. >> we get to serve a community that is majority hispanic. we have a very large population of students that are learning english as a second language, and so being able to say, like, you have this book to learn about how our school named afte, and even if you're still learning your second language, you can still have access in san jose. >> lena howland, abc seven news. >> new signs are going up on the freeway to let the public know about two special schools in the bay area. the california school for the deaf in fremont held a special unveiling today to show off the signs. students advocated for the special freeway signs. >> often, disability communities are overlooked or neglected, and this really puts them on the map and makes sure that many

families, especially if they have children who are hard of hearing or deaf, understand there's opportunities right in their backyard to receive world class education. >> the school for the deaf has actually been around for more than a century. it's located in fremont, next to the school for the blind. both are public schools that don't charge tuition. coming up, a very expensive world series and the nfl's favorite food. >> that might surprise

tickets for this series are the most expensive ever. the average ticket at yankee stadium is about $1,500. that is, for standing room only. if you actually like, luxuriously want a seat that is nearly $1,800. meanwhile, tickets at dodger

stadium are around $1,000, so such a bargain. what's the most you guys would pay? let's say you may not be a baseball fan or whatever, but for any event, a concert or you know, something on our salaries. >> not not what they're charging. yeah. that's true. >> yeah. we got to go a little bit longer with this. yeah. seriously, i mean, like, i'm trying to think of rolling stones concert, something like that. you know, several hundred dollars. you get to 15, 1800. i think, you know, you're pricing out a lot of people, don't you think, sandia? >> yeah, absolutely. larry. i mean, not too many people can afford that. but you know what? if it's that one concert you want to see and you've been waiting to do this your entire life, maybe you'd be willing to pay it. yeah. >> is it more like it's more about experience based situations as opposed to i'm going to buy you a whatever. >> yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, i'd much rather spend a lot of money on something i've been wanting to do or a group i've been

wanting to see. but yeah, that's still a lot more money. >> do they have standing sections? you know how like, you know, the giants ballpark? there's that place by the fence outfield where you can look in and stand there for like what? oh, i thought one of those was the standing or not. >> no no no no no it's free. she's talking about outside the stadium where you can peek in through the windows. yeah. >> you know, i could just see kristen creeping around trying to get a look. >> nfl players apparently love uncrustables at least 80,000 of the prepackaged peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are eaten in one season across the league. george kittle eats two on flights to road games and for returning home. uncrustables are popular because they're easy to eat on the go true and have carbs? true and proteins. yep. for a nutritional boost. you guys. you know we have that in the vending machine right? >> oh do we. i didn't know that. >> that is my desperation food. >> i didn't know there were so many flavors. >> right. is it good? it's okay because peanut butter and jelly cannot be too too bad. you know what i'm saying? so the other things in the vending machine

are a lot more questionable. you know, egg salad. >> yeah, yeah. >> some stuff you want to stay away from. i just think every time i see peanut butter jelly, i think of peanut butter. jelly time. peanut butter jelly time. yes. who still eats peanut butter and jelly here i do, yeah i would yeah. >> but for school you got to do sunbutter. can't do peanut butter to school. sunbutter because the allergies, right? yeah. >> yeah. sandy, what do you do? >> i said i occasionally do not very often. i think i had it too much. i'm a vegetarian, as you know. so growing up i had it. and i kind of over. yeah. >> because good protein. >> yeah. yeah. new right to repair law is a big win for mcdonald's fans. you probably heard about the struggle to keep those mcdonald's ice cream machines working only unofficial repair person could fix the machine, leaving them broken in a lot of occasions. now there's a new ruling from the u.s. copyright office that solves the problem. owners can now hack into the machine to fix it themselves, but they still can't share that fix with others. this is the solution. the new rule

goes into effect on monday, so if you're smart enough to hack in, then you can. but you can't tell your coworker or friend how to hack in. is that? yeah. >> so you're the person who's like, oh god, i'm the one they're going to call every time it's broken. yes. >> yeah, yeah, i mean, dave and building maintenance. >> what's so special about those machines like. >> well, people love those. the ice cream, mcdonald's ice cream. they do know, but like, why the machine? >> why can't they? other people fix it? yeah, exactly. >> like what is so different unique about it. >> i don't know, i don't know. >> so there's one manufacturer maybe it's like like a intellectual property. the way they make it that that kind of thing. >> yeah. but still what in it could be so complicated? it's making ice cream. i mean, people need their ice cream. >> yes. okay. >> i don't get it, chris. >> okay. >> i'm sticking with my vegetables. >> testifying. >> testifying for plaintiff kristen sze.

>> okay. what is art? everyone has a different answer. and now questionable piece of art is back on the market. it's a real banana. oh! come on. duct taped to a whiteboard titled comedian. >> that is a joke. >> okay. yeah, and it sold for $120,000. no joke. at auction a few years ago. so one was even donated to the guggenheim. the newest version is expected to fetch $1.5 million. >> what happens when it rots? take it down and make banana bread? >> i don't know, but i'm. i'm getting into artwork myself, and this is called water bottle. and i'm going to tape it to a board and see what i can get for it outside here. >> that was ridiculous. really. i mean, a banana taped. >> who would pay that? can that be real? is somebody really willing to pay that much? it's the kind of thing where, like, you know, somebody in the art gallery says, yeah, we're going to bid this up. yeah, i know it's stupid, but just put your paddle up. yeah. >> oops. >> i'm stuck with it. yeah. >> you got a banana?

congratulations. oh, gosh. >> no. >> i mean, what's what's going on? >> i'd rather pay for the dodgers, right? >> yes. >> it's that's a bargain compared to the banana. >> that's right. yeah. all right. >> a very i love to get stuff done. it's who i am. as mayor, i tackled homelessness... ...added 200 officers in 4 years... and saved our taxpayers $3 billion dollars.

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of children were taken from their families and forced into boarding schools run by the

government. biden called it a sin on our soul. >> after 150 years, the united states government eventually stopped the program. but the federal government has never, never formally apologized for what happened. until today, i formally apologize. >> the federal government established indian boarding schools from 1819 until the 1970s. the children suffered emotional, physical and sexual abuse and were stripped of their culture. >> abc is teaming up with out magazine to recognize the out 100. the annual list celebrates 100 lgbtq plus trailblazers making a difference in their community. now, this year, one of the nominees is right here from the bay area. abc seven news anchor and race and social justice reporter julian glover nominated nico alexander for the honor and shares why he is so deserving. >> lush greenery stretches for as far as the eye can see in the

cazadero region, known as the hidden gem of sonoma county. if cazadero is the gem, then the shelter would collective is among its crown jewels. >> shelterwood is an attempt at world building that features queerness, land, stewardship, joy, and an exploration in what could be. >> nicholas alexander is the co-founder of shelterwood collective. the 900 acre plot that centers on reconnecting black and indigenous lgbtq plus people with land and the techniques used to preserve it. >> we're based on unceded territory of the kashia band of pomo indians. there's no other way that we can move forward as a society without addressing the historical harms done to our people, to our communities, and without addressing the harm that was done to our ecosystems. and really, those are the same thing at the heart of what nico and his small staff do here is healing land by healing people and healing people by healing the land.

>> he took us on a tour of the property purchased back in 2021, thanks to generous grant funding made possible in the shadow of the murder of george floyd. the vision for this land was born out of a gathering that followed another national tragedy, the 2016 pulse nightclub massacre. a retreat hosted by a close friend inspired nico to dream big, and it was incredibly powerful to be around people who were mourning, who were celebrating, being with one another. >> and so it was a chance for me to just really see the power of being together outside what it what it meant, what it could mean. >> talk to me about the building that we're walking up to here. >> yeah. so this is the stacy park millburn dream studio, and it is our first universally designed, universally accessible cabin. one of our core tenants operations is that disability justice is grounded in all the work that we do. >> the dream studio is one of the ten cabins on the property, which used to be a christian youth camp for 70 years before falling into disrepair. half the

buildings have been renovated to welcome groups up to shelterwood to relax, restore, reconnect and learn. all in community. something jose becerra, a volunteer turned staff member, cherishes. >> shelterwood offered like that sense of freedom, that sense of community. it doesn't matter if it's 100 degrees out here or if it's raining. getting the people here and doing some work together is very gratifying. >> the work is both gratifying and necessary, as the shelterwood team actively tends to the needs of the sprawling forest, protecting it against fire dangers and increasing the land's resiliency. as we look over to the right, we kind of see where things are going. >> yep. >> and on the left we see the work that still has to be done. that's right. >> you can imagine if a wildfire was moving across this landscape. it has all this small debris that it can burn up and thus carry it as it as it goes. what we're doing is we're coming in to thin out some of the smaller vegetation, to create spacing between the different

trees. >> nico, who holds a master's of forestry and an mba from yale, oversees the forest management work. in doing so, they partner with the black and women led organization boswell forestry cooperative to tend to the land. the team here is creating opportunities that nico could only have dreamt of growing up in new mexico and eventually southern france, where discrimination made him feel like an outsider. >> and so i spent a lot of my time just outdoors, dealing with all the various expressions of racism and homophobia that i was experiencing growing up by just letting myself wander. and so when it came time for me to figure out what to do with my life, i was wanting to think through what could i do to give back to what helped me become the person that i am, what kept me safe? what kept me alive throughout my early years. >> and now nico is creating a safe space for the next generation, work that's earned him the honor of making this year's out 100 list. >> to do that work and to get

this visibility, i hope, is a similar message of hope and inspiration. i feel incredibly grateful to be able to bring this work to the larger community, a larger platform. >> julian glover, abc7 news. >> impressive. >> yeah. all right. let's turn our attention to the weather. if you already think today is cool, i don't know how you're going to get through the weekend, larry. >> buckle up. here's sandhya. >> larry. toughen up. all right, kristen, let's take a look at the forecast for east bay walk to end alzheimer's in san ramon. it is really going to be ideal conditions. cool in the morning with clouds in the 50s when the walk begins. low 60s. you don't have to worry about it being too hot or getting sweaty, all for a good cause. our very own leslie brinkley will be there to emcee the event. partly cloudy at 11 a.m. and it's going to be mild. fall weather. low 70s at noontime and this is in san ramon at bishop ranch. looking at live doppler seven. the clouds have pushed on out of here for the most part. the

higher clouds. but they'll be back tomorrow. you're looking at a mild day. 60s to 80s on sunday. it's going to be a lot cooler. mid 70s inland for the warmest spots. low 60s, coast side. and that's when we introduced the possibility of a few showers or drizzle. monday we're going to see some snow in the sierra mixing in with the rain. and another system tries to make it in, but it starts to fall apart. so right now we're going with a dry halloween. but one computer model is hinting at showers, so stay tuned. otherwise the weekend looks good. halloween beautiful. and november 1st it's going to feel like it. kristen. larry. >> all right. thank you. sandhya. >> it's nice to meet you. >> i'm a 75 and sunny guy. just ahead, local siblings head to the shark tank trying to get a deal. >> and fried chicken ice cream. the new twist

abc seven news at 11. a local company will be in the tank

tonight hoping to get a deal with the sharks. the product is called bucket golf. it's a portable backyard golf game that's customizable every time you want to play. marin county siblings tyler and jenny simmons are behind the game, and we spoke with them today on midday live. >> bucket golf is a portable par three golf game where it all fits in a bag. you can set up and custom design your course anywhere you want. it's great for people who are good golfers or people who have just never played golf before, but want to try playing. >> we will keep the spoilers, so you'll have to tune in to watch us tonight. but yeah, we did have a lot of fun. definitely very nervous, but it was so cool being up there with my brother and we've been talking about it since we were kids of wanting to work together and build something so the fact that we actually got to do it and go on shark tank was like, so cool. we had so much fun. >> all right, we'll see if they get funded. also tonight, the founder of raising cane's makes his debut, and one of the pitches includes an unusual food item right up his alley fried

chicken, ice cream. >> all the sharks are so welcoming and helpful, giving me tips along the way and in between breaks. so i settled in pretty quick after about the second pitch, and then i start having fun with it. >> you can see what deals graves makes when shark tank airs tonight at 8:00, right here on abc seven. abc seven news is streaming 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area streaming tv app and join us whenever you want, wherever you are. and that's going to do it for abc seven news at four. abc seven news at five with armand julian is coming up next.

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