it's not more bay area events are planned for next week. >> anser hassan abc abc7 news. >> we will of course continue to keep you updated on what's happening in israel, gaza and here at home. you can find the latest updates anytime at abc7 news.com just download the abc7 bay area app to get breaking news alerts and live stream updates in detroit. a synagogue president is dead after she was stabbed in front of her own home saturday morning. officers say when they found the 40 year old woman, she was unresponsive with multiple stab wounds. they also found a trail of blood and believed she was attacked inside of her home. the death is sparking concern, especially within the jewish community, with many demanding answers. police have not identified a suspect or a motive in this killing. in contra costa county, a large fire sent plumes of smoke into the air yesterday afternoon. it all started when an agricultural burn near discovery bay got out of control. according to contra costa, fire, crews formed a perimeter line around the flames and allowed the fire to burn itself out in the south ba

anser hassan abc seven news.e will continue to keep you updated on what's happening in israel, gaza and here at home. >> you can find the latest updates anytime at abc7 news.com download the abc7 bay area app to get breaking news alerts and live stream updates in detroit. a synagogue president is dead after she was stabbed in front of her own home saturday morning. officers say when they found the 40 year old woman, she was unresponsive with multiple stab wounds. they also found a trail of blood and believed she was attacked inside of her home. the death is sparking concern, especially with the jewish community, with many demanding answers. police have not identified a suspect yet or a motive in this killing. in contra costa county, now a large fire sent plumes of smoke into the air yesterday afternoon. it all started when an agricultural burn near discovery bay got out of control. according to contra costa, fire crews formed a perimeter line around the flames and allowed the fire to burn itself out in the south

abc7 news reporter anser hassan spoke to some locals who say they're trying to remain optimistic thatheir family members will stay alive into. >> rami sultan recorded the last phone call he had with his cousin who lives in gaza right now. >> the people of gaza have no spokespeople. they have no witnesses. it's a situation where you have to choose between what way you're going to die. >> rami, who works in high tech in silicon valley, says 500 of his family members had to walk almost 20 miles, fleeing israeli airstrikes in northern gaza, taking refuge in unrun schools who, rami's cousin tells him they don't have food, they don't have water, they don't have money. >> my cousin explained to me that it's not safe. it's just somewhat less dangerous. they're trying their best to live. they're trying their best to live. >> rami recorded the conversation in to have an eyewitness account of what's happening on the ground and to serve as the family archive. if they don't survive. my cousin conveyed that they had given up on human rights and the concept of human rights with respect to them being

abc7 news reporter anser hassan has the story. after seven months of negotiations and a three day strike, a tentative agreement has been reached between kaiser permanente and its employees. >> people under this tentative agreement can rightfully expect to make real economic progress in real terms, which is really important right now. >> the agreement was announced early friday morning. it includes higher wages with a 21% pay increase over the next four years. minimum wage was set to $25 an hour in california and commitments to invest in job training. kaiser executives say the tentative agreement also addresses concerns over staffing shortages that we believe that this new contract will actually help us continue to have some of the best employees in health care. >> and with those employees, we'll be able to deliver to deliver on our mission of providing high quality, affordable and accessible health care to our members. >> also at the bargaining table was acting us secretary of labor julie su, who's efforts were praised by both sid

abc7 news reporter anser hassan was there and is live with the story. unser dan, good evening. >> that's right. hundreds made it out to sproul plaza. the event ended about 30 minutes ago. the students had a list of demands, among them calling for an immediate cease fire in gaza. be free, palestine free, free palestine. >> they marched through uc berkeley to sproul plaza with a simple message. >> the message today is cease fire. now immediately and to allow humanitarian aid to enter into gaza. >> halimah bharucha is one of the organizers of this rally in teaching about the humanitarian crisis unfolding in gaza. churches being bombed, mosques being bombed. >> this felt like a call that i just had to respond to two, three, four occupation. >> no more. >> the event was organized by several palestinian campus organizations with hundreds in attendance. many wearing masks, fearful of being identified. as the political climate heats up on college campuses across the us. >> i feel like as a member of an oppressed minority, i understand the plight of the palestin

abc seven news reporter anser hassan explains. >> the oakland police department has videos to show just how fast it is to break into a car and the city has seen a spike in car break ins. >> this year alone, we've had 11,300 locked auto burglaries in the city. that's a 36% increase from 2022. >> opd says it's been focused on tackling auto break ins since may. >> we've increased our violent suppression units to operate in the areas where the crime data shows that these crimes are being committed. we've also brought back our foot patrol units in the downtown area and deployed them where the businesses are mostly affected, according to opd's own numbers, it's working. >> captain casey johnson says the heggenberger road corridor, where foot patrol officers have been working and along 98th avenue are areas in oakland with the highest auto burglaries, in part because of the number of travelers and easy access to the freeways. >> since july, with the focus of our foot patrol officers and our dedicated overtime burglary suppression teams, we've seen a 50% reduction in weekly auto burglaries in t

abc7 news reporter anser hassan has the story. >> they held signs telling drivers to slow down. of a vigil on saturday to honor guadalupe berrones mendez. she was killed in september by a speeding driver in oakland. >> we have no choice. we have to cross these streets so. so let's just make them safer. >> a new bill signed by governor gavin newsom is attempting to do that with speed cameras. this is fantastic news that governor newsom signed. >> this speed is the number one cause of severe and fatal crashes here in san francisco and in the state as a whole. and cities need more solutions. >> martha lindsey is with the group walk san francisco, which has been pushing for safer streets. san francisco, oakland and san jose are three of six. california cities that will install speed cameras to catch speeding drivers. the cameras will be installed in high accident areas, school zones and where street racing is popular. new york city and many other cities around the country have shown incredible results with speed cameras, and it's changing behavior and that is what needs to happen. >

abc seven news reporter anser hassan says the focus was on peace and the growing humanitarian crisis in gaza. >> the said shalom. yeah, it was a small group that gathered for a big message, a light of flame and together we can all try to banish the darkness. >> it was an interfaith vigil in palo alto to condemn the october 7th hamas attacks in israel. standing for justice, praying for peace, says pastor jack cabanas. >> whether their neighbors are israeli, have connections with israel. you know, are with palestine. the most important thing is to recognize that human grief that need and just the deep hope for justice and for eventual peace. >> sukhi chahal is a leader in the sikh community. >> terrorism of any form of any form. anybody is bad. it needs to be condemned. and this is the time least. so we have to stand up together. >> rabbi david booth says unity is important at a time like this, especially with some recent attacks on muslims and jews. >> it's very frightening. i mean, haters and anti-semites and people who hate muslims are using this as an excuse to do terrible things.

abc seven news reporter anser hassan has that part of the story. >> as the sun sets on the oakland hills, wind speeds are expected to pick up with both a red flag warning and wind advisory in place for the east bay hills. >> as the winds blow, they are drying out a lot of the finer fuels such as grasses and shrubs across the region. >> alexis clouser is a meteorologist with the national weather service as she explains, the bay area will face the strongest offshore wind event of the past two years and the most expensive that is extend ing throughout the north bay zones. >> as far south as the santa lucia mountains. it's expanding much further than what we've seen over the past two years. and in fact, in 2022 we did not even issue any red flag warnings. >> clouser says to expect wind gusts of up to 45 miles an hour, 60 miles an hour in some isolated areas. dry conditions combined with strong winds can lead to rapid fire spread up in the oakland hills. the warning signs indicate extreme fire danger. >> the fire department here is really good about going around and inspecting all the houses.

abc seven news reporter anser hassan has the story. >> bikes for life in west oakland isn't a traditionaley give them away. >> we want formerly incarcerated people who are coming home between the clipper card and a bicycle. they should be able to get anywhere in the bay area that they need to go for jobs, for opportunities, service. >> george galvez is the executive director of courage communities united for restorative youth justice. the group also runs the newly opened bike shop, providing opportunities for formerly incarcerated people. >> is critical in terms of reducing recidivism, in terms of promoting public safety and they're the best messengers and mentors as as folks who've been there and done that the shop was inspired by biking advocate and community activist tony coleman, who died last year. >> staying true to his mission. bikes for life also hires those who are formerly incarcerated, like jesus kaba. >> they have all these goals because their time stood still for a little bit, and they want to make sure that when they hit the ground, they hit the ground running. they don't wa

abc7 news reporter anser hassan has more. >> the oakland police department has videos to show just how fast it is to break into a car and the city has seen a spike in car break-ins this year alone we've had 11,300 locked auto burglaries in the city. >> that's a 36% increase from 2022. >> opd says it's been focused on tackling auto break ins since may. >> we've increased our violence suppression units to operate in the areas where the crime data shows that these crimes are being committed. and we've also brought back our foot patrol units in the downtown area and deployed them where the businesses are, you know, mostly affected. >> according to opd's own numbers, it's working. captain casey johnson says the hegenberger road corridor, where foot patrol officers have been working and along 98th avenue are areas in oakland with the highest auto burglaries, in part because of the number of travelers and easy access to the freeways. >> since july, with the focus of our foot patrol officers and our dedicated overtime burglar suppression teams, we've seen a 50% reduction in weekly auto burglar

abc7 news reporter anser hassan tells us exactly how this process will work. they held signs telling drivers to slow down. >> it was part of a vigil on saturday to honor guadalupe berrones mendez. she was killed in september by a speeding driver in oakland. >> we have no choice. we have to cross the streets so let's just make them safer. >> a new bill signed by governor gavin newsom is attempting to do that with speed cameras. >> this is fantastic news that governor newsom signed this. speed is the number one cause of severe and fatal crashes here in san francisco and in the state as a whole. and cities need more solutions, as martha lindsey is with the group walk san francisco, which has been pushing for safer streets. >> san francisco, oakland and san jose are three of six california cities that will install speed cameras to catch speeding drivers. the cameras will be installed in high accident areas, school zones and where street racing is popular. >> new york city and many other cities around the country have shown incredible results with speed cameras, an

anser hassan abc7 news.ernor gavin newsom also legalized low riding cruising across the state. >> the move ends years of what some people saw as discrimination against the pastime. the law restricting classic cars from cruising down city streets. people fought for years to repeal the law, which was often seen as discriminatory towards the latino community. some california cities slowly lifted that ban in recent years, including san jose. now, a project in the marina district could be moving forward despite pushback from some residents. right now, plans are underway to renovate and dredge the shoreline at the marina harbor. multiple state and federal agencies have to sign off on plans to create the waterfront park, which would include a small sailboat launch an interactive waterfront exhibit. marina residents say it will obstruct their views of the bay. on thursday, the recreation and park commission will vote on the fate of the harbor. the two year project will cost between 50 and $110 million. it's schedule

abc seven news reporter anser hassan has the story. >> bikes for life in west oakland isn't a traditional. they don't sell bikes. they give them away. >> we want formerly incarcerated people who are coming home between a clipper card and a bicycle. they should be able to get anywhere in the bay area that they need to go for jobs, for opportunities, services. >> george galvez is the executive director of courage communities united for restorative youth justice, the group also runs the newly opened bike shop, providing opportunities for formerly incarcerated people. >> is critical in terms of reducing recidivism, in terms of promoting public safety and they're the best messengers and mentors as folks who've been there and done that the shop was inspired by biking advocate and community activist tony coleman, who died last year. >> staying true to his mission, bikes for life also hires those who were formerly incarcerated, dated like jesus kaba. >> they have all these goals because their time stood still for a little bit and they want to make sure that when they hit the ground, they hit the

abc seven news reporter anser hassan has more. >> bikes for life in west oakland isn't a traditional sell bikes. they give them away. >> we want formerly incarcerated people who are coming home between the clipper card and a bicycle. they should be able to get anywhere in the bay area that they need to go for jobs, for opportunities, services. >> george galvez is the executive director of courage community is united for restorative youth justice. the group also runs the newly opened bike shop, providing opportunities for formerly incarcerated people. >> is critical in terms of reducing recidivism, in terms of promoting public safety and they're the best messengers and mentors as folks who've been there and done that the shop was inspired by biking advocate and community activist tony coleman, who died last year staying true to his mission bikes for life also hires those who were formerly incarcerated, like jesus kaba. >> they have all these goals because their time stood still for a little bit, and they want to make sure that when they hit the ground, they hit the ground running. >>

abc's seven news reporter anser hassan has the details. >> after seven months of negotiations and a three day strike, a tentative agreement has been reached between kaiser permanente and its employees. people under this tentative agreement can rightfully expect to make real economic progress in real terms, which is really important right now. the agreement was announced early friday morning. it includes higher wages with a 21% pay increase over four years, minimum wage was set at $25 an hour in california and commitments to invest in job training. kaiser executives say the tentative agreement also resolves concerns over staffing shortages. >> we believe that that this new contract will actually help us continue to have some of the best employees in health care. and with those employees, we'll be able to deliver to deliver on our mission of providing high quality, affordable and accessible health care to our members. >> also at the bargaining table was acting us secretary of labor julie su, whose efforts were praised by both sides for the first time in decades and decades, we have a nation

abc seven news reporter anser hassan talks to experts about the significance of the warning and asks locals how they're staying safe as the sun sets on the oakland hills wind speeds are expected to pick up with both a red flag warning and wind advisory in place for the east bay hills as the winds blow, they are drying out a lot of the finer fuels such as grasses and shrubs across the region. >> alexis clauser is a meteorologist with the national weather service as she explains, the bay area will face the strongest offshore wind event of the past two years and the most expensive that is extending throughout the north bay zones as far south as the santa lucia mountains. it's expanding much further than what we've seen over the past two years. and in fact, in 2022, we did not even issue any red flag warnings. >> clauser says to expect wind gusts of up to 45 miles an hour, 60 miles an hour in some isolated areas. dry conditions combined with strong winds can lead to rapid fire spread up in the oakland hills. the warning signs indicate extreme fire danger. >> the fire department here is r

abc7 news reporter anser hassan spoke to some locals who say they are trying to remain optimistic.mbers will stay alive into. alado rami sultan recorded the last phone call he had with his cousin who lives in gaza. >> right now the people of gaza have no spokespeople. they have no witnesses. it's a situation where you have to choose between what way you're going to die. >> rami, who works in high tech in silicon valley, says 500 of his family members had to walk almost 20 miles, fleeing israeli airstrikes in northern gaza, taking refuge in unrun schools who left mudarris rami's cousin tells him they don't have food, they don't have water, they don't have money. >> my cousin explained to me that it's not safe. it's just somewhat less dangerous. they're trying their best to live. they're trying their best to live. >> rami recorded the conversation to have an eyewitness account of what's happening on the ground and to serve as the family archive if they don't survive. >> but if you look at it, my cousin conveyed that they had given up on human rights and the concept of human rights wi

abc seven news reporter anser hassan talks to experts about the significance of this particular red flag warning and asks locals how they're staying safe as the sun sets on the oakland hills wind speeds are expected to pick up with both a red flag warning and wind advisory in place for the east bay hills as the winds blow, they are drying out a lot of the finer fuels such as grasses and shrubs across the region. >> alexis clauser is a meteorite ologist with the national weather service. as she explains the bay area will face the strongest offshore wind event of the past two years and the most expansive that is extending throughout the north bay zones as far south as the santa lucia mountains. >> it's expanding much further than what we've seen over the past two years. and in fact, in 2022, we did not even issue any red flag warnings. >> clauser says to expect wind gusts of up to 45 miles an hour, 60 miles an hour in some isolated areas. dry conditions combined with strong winds can lead to rapid fire spread up in the oakland hills. the warning signs indicate extreme fire danger. >> the f

an it could also face further legal action by the city in oakland, anser hassan, abc seven news.coming up next from the i team lost students here from another parent of a child who went missing at a school. >> she reached out after we broke the story of a five year old student who was lost. plus as we are expected to deliver 82,000 units in the next eight years, yet there's no urgency, no urgency on what's urgently needed housing. >> tonight, a look at why it's so hardo build in san francisco for 89 years... believes in continuous improvement... like rounded corners that resist peeling, with an array of active ingredients... and sizes to relieve your pain. salonpas. it's good medicine. my dry eye's made me a burning, stinging, 5-times-a-day,... ...makeup smearing drops user. i want another option that's not another drop. tyrvaya. it's not another drop. it's the first and only nasal spray for dry eye. tyrvaya treats the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease fast by helping your body produce its own real tears. common side effects include sneezing, cough, and throat and nose irrita

. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan has a look ahead. hi, john. good work. >> with temperatures in the low 90s in parts of the east bay, a few laps in the pool is one way to keep cool. >> it's definitely lovely to be in the pool. it's a beautiful day. it's in the 90s so yeah, definitely hotter than usual at heather farm park in walnut creek. >> the lanes were full and lots of activity in the parks as well. five even with the above average temperatures for early fall, it's pretty, pretty warm. >> we're not used to these these type of temperatures this at this time of the year. but we're preparing for them. we have our crews on alert, on alert, says captain chris toler with the contra costa county fire protection district. >> because even though the bay area had a wet winter and mild summer, the high winds are always the wild card for this time of year because wind is not our friend at this time of year, with everything being so dry, the fuel moisture is low. >> it's going to present some problems for us at this time of year because most of that has

abc seven news reporter anser hassan tells us about today's announcement from the mayor called five after five. >> we know that when there are more eyes on the streets that it's going to keep us a lot safer standing in downtown oakland, oakland mayor shengtao announced a new safety initiative called five after five. >> five bucks to park in the franklin plaza garage after 5 p.m. and all day on weekends. >> we kept hearing again and again that discounted parking would make a huge difference and of course, safer parking for vehicles as well to murtaugh says the city has been meeting with small businesses for months to come up with solutions to tackle crime and attract customers. >> tony liang is the manager of the iconic fox theater. he says they get thousands of visitors each night for a show and that this type of initiative helps. >> this is just the beginning of an improved corridor. it's going to be safer and it's going to be a lot more vibrant, that's for sure. we're going to make sure that foot traffic is up and everyone is out and about here. >> oakland city council member carol fife

anser hassan abc abc7 news. >> we will of course continue to keep you updated on what's happening in israel, gaza and here at home. you can find the latest updates anytime at abc7 news.com download the abc7 bay area app to get breaking news alerts and live stream updates. well new this morning in the east bay. one person is dead after an overnight shooting in an oakland neighborhood. three others were taken to the hospital. we're still waiting for an update on their condition as it happened in the area of shannon and windflower way video from the scene does show several people walking around in costumes. so it's unclear if a halloween house party was going on when this shooting happened. no word yet on any possible suspects or arrests, but in contra costa county, smoky skies yesterday afternoon, take a look. this was the aftermath of a large fire that sent plumes of smoke into the air. it all started when an agricultural burn near discovery bay got out of control. according to contra costa, fire crews formed a perimeter line around the flames and allowed the fire to burn itself out.

abc7 news reporter anser hassan has the details. >> they held signs telling drivers to slow down. it was part of a vigil on saturday to honor guadalupe berrones mendez. she was killed in september by a speeding driver in oakland. >> we have no choice. we have to cross these streets so. so let's just make them safer. >> a new bill signed by governor gavin newsom is attempting to do that with speed cameras. this is fantastic news that governor newsom signed. >> this speed is the number one cause of severe and fatal crashes here in san francisco and in the state as a whole. and cities need more solutions. >> martha lindsey is with the group walk san francisco, which has been pushing for safer streets across san francisco, oakland and san jose are three of six california cities that will install speed cameras to catch speeding drivers. the cameras will be installed in high accident areas. schools zones and where street racing is popular for new york city and many other cities around the country have shown incredible results with speed cameras. >> and it's changing behavior. and that i

. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan was there joining us live right now. answer their increasing you can see that this event is still going on behind me. >> hundreds made it out to sproul plaza today to participate in a rally in teach in students had a list of demands. among them, an immediate cease fire in gaza. free, free palestine. >> free, free palestine. >> they marched through uc berkeley to sproul plaza with a simple message. the message today is cease fire. >> now, immediately, and to allow humanitarian aid to enter into gaza. >> halima bharucha is one of the organizers of this rally in teachin about the humanitarian crisis unfolding in gaza. >> churches being bombed, mosques being bombed. this felt like a call that i just had to respond to. one, two, three, four. >> occupation, no more. >> the event was organized by several palestinian campus organizations with hundreds in attendance. many wearing masks, fearful of being identified as the political climate heats up on college campuses across the us. >> i feel like as a member of an oppressed minor

. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan was there joining us live right now.nt is still going on behind me. >> hundreds made it out to sproul plaza today to participate in a rally in teach in students had a list of demands. among them, an immediate cease fire in gaza. free, free palestine. >> free, free palestine. >> they marched through uc berkeley to sproul plaza with a simple message. the message today is cease fire. >> now, immediately, and to allow humanitarian aid to enter into gaza. >> halima bharucha is one of the organizers of this rally in teachin about the humanitarian crisis unfolding in gaza. >> churches being bombed, mosques being bombed. this felt like a call that i just had to respond to. one, two, three, four. >> occupation, no more. >> the event was organized by several palestinian campus organizations

it could also face further legal action by the city in oakland, anser hassan abc7 news. >> housing is one of the pillars of building a better bay area, especially the effort to address the shortage in so many communities. >> and this afternoon we want to focus on san francisco, which was just put on notice and threatened with the possibility of losing millions in funding because it's way behind in the amount of new housing units that are needed. >> abc seven news reporter leanne melendez is here now to tell us what san francisco has to do. and liane not much time to do it. >> well, can we say the clock is ticking, right? because in order to meet the mandate imposed by the state over the next eight years, san francisco should be adding 10,000 units a year because now the city is nowhere near that goal. all because the process is so very long and nimbyism is very much a part of the city's dna. the building process in san francisco can be summed up in 1 or 2 words slow and convoluted, like mark linzell. many architects and builders agree. san francisco takes too long to approve new housi