ahern says he respects those who choose to not get the vaccine and he hopes the mandate doesn't lead to the loss of more critical first responders since they also have the choice to get weekly covid tests. we need every badge personnel we can dealing with the shortages that we have in staffing now. so even one two, three people leaving because of this would be very detrimental to our agency the county employees have until december 21st to provide proof of vaccination and a booster shot is not required in alameda county dustin dorsey abc 7 news. the move from alameda county is similar to action already taken by several others contra costa marin, san francisco, santa clara and sonoma county's have also implemented vaccine requirements for their first responders. california is reversing course in the battle against covid-19 with cases climbing. once again, the state is up. 6,000 new cases per day hospitalizations have jumped 4 percentages two weeks. let's put the state back in the red category for high transmission an experts say the next few months are critical for weather. we'll see a

. >> a lot of people reacting tonight to this unfortunate news alameda county sheriff greg ahern released a statement in response to her death saying i'm saddened to learn of the tragic passing of supervisor wilma chan. she was a strong supporter of our community. policing programs to reduce incarceration, poverty, addiction and homelessness. her leadership and support of these programs will continue to change lives and are part of her lasting legacy of community service. i send my sincere condolences to her family. friends, supporters and our alameda county community chan is survived by 2 children and 2 grandchildren. and in the coming weeks alameda public works along with the transportation planning department. well, together review the scene of the crash to make any potential safety upgrades. ken, pam, back to you. ellen, thank you for that. >> meantime, another big story tonight, giants fans are getting ready to say thank you. and goodbye to one of the bay area's most beloved athletes, longtime catcher and fan favorite buster posey expected to announce his retirement tomorrow posey ha