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after someone painted red curbs along several streets in san francisco's outer richmond district. and city officials say it wasn't them. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. the fake red zones are also confusing residents because of the state's new day lighting law. >> and as abc seven news reporter tim johns explains, the san francisco municipal transportation agency says the problem is really expensive to fix. >> walk down balboa street in san francisco's richmond neighborhood, and you can't help but notice several newly painted red curbs. the only problem the san francisco municipal transportation agency says many of them are fake, painted red by an unknown person or people. >> it's extremely inappropriate, and i don't think it's acceptable to do such things. i hope it's illegal. >> local resident ray zarkova tells us she was confused when the red curbs popped up seemingly overnight this week. as you can see, sfmta has had to start repainting some of these fake curbs. gray again. that's

because whoever did this made some of them much longer than the 20ft that's actually required by the state's daylighting law. and that fact has frustrated a lot of local residents. >> it's already extremely hard to park in san francisco. there is no, like, public parkings in neighborhoods. >> sfmta says many of the fake curbs were originally spray painted red. a spokesperson for the agency said they had to send crews out to repaint them and make them the proper length. in a statement, sfmta expressed frustration over being forced to do that, saying responding to these incidents is stretching our resources thin and causing confusion among residents. to comply with the state's daylighting law. we need to be focusing our limited resources where they matter most, which is most immediately in school zones to provide safe crossing to kids. those frustrations were also shared by other people in this neighborhood. >> the city is being forced to do something that they shouldn't have to be doing, and of course, that takes time and money. and so that's taking resources away from things that they might decide would be a better use of

the money we pay in taxes. >> and amid the confusion, many just hoping whoever is responsible is caught. >> i really hope they can figure out who's actually doing this and why would they do it? is it someone within the neighborhood or is it just here? i don't know if it's throughout the city. >> sfmta says while they would ultimately like to daylight every intersection in the city, they currently don't have the funding to do that in san francisco. tim johns, abc seven news. >> san jose it's happened again. another incident of a car smashing store robbery at the cask and flask liquor store on camden and lee avenues. this is the damage after a car smashed through the front windows. the santa clara county sheriff's office is investigating, of course, but for some reason they wouldn't tell us if anyone was hurt or what may have been stolen. >> in just about 30 minutes. the oakland police commission is set to discuss possible changes to the police department's pursuit policy. this follows a series of community forums about the topic. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has a preview of tonight's meeting. >> the oakland police department

may have a problem catching criminals, and it may be related to city policy. >> with this restrictive policy, we have had actually an increased number of people fleeing the police. it's the failure to yield rate has gone up about 200%. >> oakland resident randy mandel is part of the north hill community association public safety committee, which has been involved in debates around changing the oakland police departments pursuit policy. >> and then also include burglaries and thefts such as commercial burglary and home burglaries. >> the oakland police department modified its pursuit policy in 2014, after an audit found that pursuits led to frequent crashes and injuries to bystanders and others. in 2022, then police chief leronne armstrong added language to terminate chases over 50 miles an hour unless granted permission from a watch commander. then in 2023, then oakland mayor shengtao asked governor newsom to send in the chp to help fight crime. newsom says the chp has recovered more than $13 million in stolen goods

and arrested more than 1400 suspects since then. but he says if the chp is going to stay, the city needs to loosen restrictions on opd's pursuit policy. mandel agrees. >> that actually the pursuit policies and the risk assessment for both opd and chp are similar. so if there are risks to the pursuit, they're the same. >> after a series of community forums, the oakland police commission is set to make a decision at thursday night's meeting. in a statement to abc seven news, the chair of the commission states the commission is voting on the oakland police commission's comments and key areas for opd consideration following discussion and review of community input on the impact of proposed changes. community activists are concerned. >> we're not telling the whole truth to the community about what high speed chases do. they do not solve crime. they do not prevent crime. >> the police commission will likely send over the decision to opd on friday in oakland, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> happening now it is a busy

thursday for firefighters in southern california. they made quick work of a fire in ventura county this morning, but the fires just keep on coming. there is a fire now east of san diego, right near the mexico border. it started at about 230 this afternoon, burned about 150 acres in just one hour. this one is tough to get to, so firefighters are leaning heavily on air support. so far, no evacuations have been ordered. meanwhile, 50,000 people are still under evacuation orders because of the huge fire. it started yesterday near santa clarita and castaic and grew to more than 10,000 acres. it spread fast. smoke forced interstate five to close in the grapevine area, but it reopened last night. so far, the flames have not damaged or destroyed any structures, and there are no reports of any injuries either. the weather is still a concern, with a red flag warning in effect until tomorrow morning. >> governor newsom just signed legislation providing $2.5 billion in disaster relief for the deadly los angeles

wildfires. the money will help with california's ongoing response efforts, things like evacuations, shelter and hazardous waste removal. state lawmakers also approved $4 million for local governments to streamline approvals for rebuilding homes, and another 1 million to help school districts rebuild. abc seven news political reporter monica madden joins us now. monica, what did newsom say? >> well, questions about readiness and resources have really dominated the conversations about how california and los angeles county has handled these wildfires, with the loudest questions coming from president donald trump. now, trump is set to tour damage in la tomorrow, and newsom says he hopes politics will be put aside. >> we invited him out here. i'm glad he's coming out here. i'm grateful that the president is taking the time. i hope he does take the time to listen to the folks impacted directly by these wildfires. >> at the same time, and at the governor's direction, the state senate also passed a bill today to create a legal defense fund in anticipation of battling the

trump administration in court, something some in the legislature fear will put an even bigger target on california's back. >> this has really hit my community very hard. the heartbreak, the loss is, is hard to take. >> brief moments of unity on the floor of the state senate. >> right now, in this moment, what californians don't need from both parties, they don't need partizanship. >> it comes a day before president donald trump is set to tour the wildfire damage in los angeles. trump has threatened federal wildfire relief should come with conditions. democrats hinting at their disapproval of that earlier today. >> it's going to fast track the 2.5 billion to kick off the cleanup and to be able to start the rebuild. no red tape, no politics, no delays embedded in these dollars. >> hours before the bill became law, california state republicans slammed democrats

simultaneous efforts to trump proof the state, which was the genesis for this special legislative session. >> we already have a tenuous relationship with the federal government. what this is doing is sticking them with a we're poking a stick in their eye with one hand and asking him for money with the other. >> it is. >> immigrant families who end up paying the price. >> one democrat voted against the 25 million legal defense fund for the california doj. >> i feel personally that trump roofing is a missed opportunity to urge the president for meaningful change. >> state senator melissa hurtado was a yes vote on the other 25 million for immigration, legal and support services, but was reluctant. >> i urge us to tone down the rhetoric and collaborate, because every word we say, every action we take, carries real consequences for real people. >> now, newsom's administration is expecting the federal

government to reimburse the state for the billions of disaster relief funding that it's giving to la. before leaving office, president joe biden said that the federal government would completely cover the costs, but it's not clear if president trump will make the same commitment. dan. >> all right. monica, thank you. house republicans are targeting san francisco's presidio as a place to make cuts to fund president trump's agenda. according to the chronicle, republican lawmakers want to take back $200 million in federal money that was granted to the presidio during the biden administration. the money is intended to keep the presidio free and open for all. speaker emerita nancy pelosi, who helped secure the money, said in a statement today that she's sad to see the presidio being used as a political pawn. >> president trump continued today on his spree of signing executive orders. among them is a pardon for anti-abortion activists convicted of blocking abortion clinic entrances. the people pardoned were involved in the october 2020 invasion and

blockade of a washington clinic. meanwhile, today, a seattle judge signed a temporary restraining order blocking the president's attempt to end birthright citizenship. it prevents trump's executive action from taking effect for two weeks. >> to hear the judge from the bench say that in his 40 years as a judge, he has never seen something so blatantly unconstitutional sets the tone for the seriousness of this effort. >> as trump pushes his immigration agenda, the first of 1500 active duty army soldiers and marines arrived at the southern border today. they will monitor illegal border crossings. >> in the meantime. alameda county officials are offering help to afghan refugees in the east bay concerned about their immigration status under the trump administration. yesterday we told you about the large number of humanitarian refugees living in fremont. they're here in the u.s. legally, but many are still fearful about possible deportation. community advocate harris mojadidi tells abc seven news a county supervisor saw our story and asked that he submit a

brief to the board requesting additional support for afghan immigrants. >> still ahead. marking two years since the deadly shooting at two mushroom farms on the peninsula. the effort to memorialize the seven farm workers killed, and a look at the promise made to improve living conditions for workers. to maintenance anything, so it's very scary for me because i have everything i love in this home. so, we've now implemented drone technology. how is that safe for me? it enhances the inspection, so it allows us to see things faster. your safety is the most important,

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and work hours in half moon bay. >> the shooting also raised awareness about the workers really deplorable housing conditions, with local leaders vowing to make improvements. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena went to the area where the city unveiled renderings for a farmworker memorial and checked to see how housing improvements are progressing. >> it's been two years, and even though farm workers are back on the fields, the hole left behind after seven of them were killed at two separate mushroom farms by one of their coworkers. still

tangible. the city is now unveiling three proposals to honor them. >> different colors for each of the victims. this is just the approach of a calming reflection uh- space. >> as the city still works on securing funding for these proposals, the deplorable housing conditions exposed by the mass shootings is still one of the main issues the san mateo county coast is facing. joaquin, it's been two years. what has changed here? >> a lot of things have changed. we, the city have from bay coalition with the county is working very hard to open up the new housing site for the farm workers. >> joaquin jimenez is the former mayor of half moon bay. he confirmed the city and county have been paying to house all the families who lived in the farms where the shootings took place. that's about 42 people. and he says more than a thousand farm workers need housing here. >> we had a governor newsom, who spoke, right, that he wanted to see the housing be developed in half moon bay for the farm

workers. yeah, you can speak all you want. where is the money? >> we went to the only site set aside for farmworker housing since the shootings. this is 8-80 stone pine. this is the closest san mateo county. and the city of half moon bay is to providing farmworker housing after the shootings there. getting this lot ready right now for 47 manufactured homes, 28 for farm workers. the county was able to secure a state grant of about $5 million for this. san mateo county supervisor ray mueller said they have space for 70 units here, but housing is not the only thing they've changed since the shootings. >> we actually had a task force go out, look at every farm and ranch in the county. we started an office of labor standards enforcement that's gone out and allows farm workers to actually call in if something is happening at a job site that isn't correct. >> the site is set to open in may. do you think enough has been done to help the farm worker community?

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union square is expected to go up for sale. bloomberg first reported that its current owners will put the hotel on the market, along with other west coast properties. the hotel is located behind the apple store on stockton street and sutter. two other hotels, the hilton san francisco union square and the nearby park 55 hotel, are up for auction. a judge set a sale deadline of march 31st. >> it has been a spectacular day. nice and warm, but we know that's a bit problematic because we should be getting rain.

>> yeah, we desperately need rain. it was enjoyable for a few days, but it's dragging on a little long. abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here. >> yeah, and dan and ama, we not only need the rain. this is supposed to be one of our wettest winter months. so when you're not getting the rain. look what happens to the drought down in southern california. 32% is in a severe and extreme drought. the oranges and the reds, they're indicating that here locally, we do have more areas that are abnormally dry. now, if you were with us last week, it was only the inland east bay, but now the santa cruz area, the south bay, also going under the abnormally dry conditions. so that is not good news. that's part of the reason why southern california is dealing with such devastating wildfires. besides the fact that they have those gusty winds right now and critically dry fuels. browns canyon, 62 mile an hour winds, red flag warnings still going for parts of southern california into tomorrow morning. those gusty winds and very low humidity will continue. so the winds remain

gusty through the night, and then they will start to drop off considerably after tomorrow morning. taking a look at what brought us the mild to warm weather today, we had highs anywhere from the 60s to the 70s. it's this area of high pressure. that's the same ridge that is bringing the windy conditions down south. i want to show you those temperatures right now. just about everybody in the 60s. so still pretty mild out there from our east bay hills. camera. beautiful view of the sun. about to set. tomorrow cloudier temperatures drop this weekend. possibility of showers and a gusty pattern is setting up with the strongest winds in the hills and certainly the cooling continuing this weekend. tomorrow morning, not quite as cold. most areas this morning were in the 30s and the chilliest locations. tomorrow morning they're coming up a few degrees because of the extra cloud cover, 30s and 40s, afternoon highs with cloudier skies anywhere from the low to the upper 60s 50s coast side. then the wind advisory goes up tomorrow night into sunday morning for the north bay hills. that's where the strongest gusts

are expected up to 50 miles an hour. and as we go, hour by hour. saturday morning, 41 calistoga. you'll notice the gusty pattern continues into saturday night, and it will be breezy at the lower elevations into sunday. now, i do want to kind of show you what's going to happen. a trough is going to drop down from the north that brings the windy conditions, also brings the potential for some wet weather. very spotty showers saturday morning in the north bay. you'll notice scattered across any part of the bay area in the afternoon and going into the evening. it's not a game changer, but know that we may even see some snow showers over mount hamilton, so it's certainly going to bring in the colder air on sunday. early in the morning. still could be a shower or two if this mel is right. we're talking about a few hundredths of an inch up to a 10th of an inch of rain. accuweather seven day forecast. get ready for the cooler weather. tomorrow is your transition day with the clouds increasing and then shower chances both saturday going into early sunday certainly going to be a cooler pattern for the weekend. next week we go back to

dry and sunny, which is not what we need right now, but by thursday we have another opportunity for some wet weather and that continues into next weekend. >> and we'll hang our hopes on that. >> yes. >> thank you very much. >> all right. after the break, the 2025 oscar nominations are out. we're going to dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable gig speed internet.

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news, weather and more with our abc seven bay area streaming tv app. all you have to do is search abc seven bay area and then download it. well, after being postponed twice because of the l.a. wildfires, this year's oscar nominations were finally announced today. >> abc seven news reporter zohreen shah has details of the top contenders and the big snubs. >> yeah. no, 2013. >> could be the lucky number for the film. amelia perez leading this year's oscar nominations with 13, including for best picture. making history with the most nods for a non-english language film. >> i've loved tiktok kingvale. >> one of the stars of the netflix film. zoe saldana, receiving a nod for best supporting actress, her first oscar nomination ever. she

writes, i don't think i can properly express the deep levels of gratitude and joy i feel for the recognition. amelia perez has been given costar karla sofia gascon, the first openly transgender actor, is up for best actress. >> i want you to find me. >> cynthia erivo is up for best actress for wicked costar ariana grande, nominated for best supporting actress, posting her reaction on instagram with a photo of her as a child dressed as dorothy. writing picking my head up in between sobs to say thank you so much to the academy for this unfathomable recognition. i cannot stop crying. to no one's surprise, this year, there are 13 first time nominees, including demi moore, up for best actress for her role in the substance, called her first nomination and honor, writing, truly, there are no words to fully express my joy and overwhelmed gratitude for this recognition. the brutal

star adrien brody, also getting a best actor nomination alongside timothee chalamet for portraying bob dylan in a complete unknown. there's a lot of talk today, also about some of the snubs. >> my guy, denzel washington. i can't even say it without not smiling. that's how much i love denzel. washington got snubbed for his portrayal of in the gladiator two. i really think that it came down to not a lot of people enjoy gladiator two. i loved it. and so i think that they didn't really weight his performance enough. absolutely fantastic. >> so coralie fargeat is the sole woman director nominated for best directing for the substance. this is going to be the 10th directing nomination for a woman ever. zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> all right, you can watch the oscars sunday, march 2nd, right here on abc seven. and for the first time, it will also be live streamed on hulu. don't miss it. >> all right. we have much more news ahead for you. >> yes. let's get to abc seven news anchor karina nova for the

stories that are coming up at 530. karina. >> all right. dan. and tonight we are hearing from another bay area victim, a woman targeted in the grandparents scam. a caller pretending to be her grandson got her to pay thousands of dollars. abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow joins us with more on how this happened. for a second time in the senior community, and what we all can learn from it. join us for that and more. at 5.30 on abc seven, bay area streaming tv. dan ama. >> all right, karina, thanks very much. you can download the abc seven app or head to abc7 news.com to join karina in just two minutes. >> yes, if you're watching us on tv world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel. all of us here. thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time. we'll see you again at six. >> look at. >> that sunset. that is. help with this health insurance stuff. - check out covered california. it's a free service from the state that helps you get health insurance. millions of people have used it. - wait, for real? - mmm hmm, they even offer financial help to lower the cost.

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>> david: tonight as we come on the air in the west, the breaking news. the new fires in california