reporting live anser hassan. abc's seven news. >> well, let's glad glad to hear that answer because so many people were impacted today and many of them we hope were using the abc seven news app. we sent this out, an alert just minutes after the process started. it included a link to watch the live coverage so you can see exactly for yourself what was going on on the upper deck and change your commute if needed, as many people had to do. download the abc seven bay area app so you'll be prepared the next time something like this happens. >> guilty verdicts today in the first trial of the man who attacked paul pelosi. what will happen now with his second trial on state charges and p-g-and-e's received approval to raise your rates when you'll have to start paying more money for utilities. and a heads up because of our live coverage of the bay bridge shutdown. the view did not air at its usual time. today's episode will air overnight at 3 a.m. but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd. i didn't know it then, but it c

abc7 news reporter anser hassan found it's a block party that reflects the diversity of the town the minute. >> oaktown is going old school with a community block party. thanksgiving the meaning of thanksgiving. >> we celebrate which is community coming together and giving back and that's what we celebrate. >> farooq ology, owner of two star market in oakland, has turned this into an annual tradition. >> happy thanksgiving, everyone. >> 80 turkeys, 500 pounds of chicken and a variety of non traditional thanksgiving dishes make up the menu. it's as diverse as the city of oakland, says former oakland mayor jean quan. she was volunteering. >> nobody has a thanksgiving dinner like this. this is like eating at my house. you've got mexican rice. you have chinese rice. you have some of the best collards and macaroni and cheese made by the seniors who live over there. >> you get some rice or okra years ago. >> the event was set up to feed the homeless. 21 years later, it's turned into a community block party and one that many in the community have come to rely on. >> the draw of this thanksg

here's abc7 news reporter anser hassan. >> 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 discount parking would make a huge difference. s and of course, safe for parking for vehicles as well too. >> mayor tao 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 says supporting the success of the downtown is critical bec

. >> abc7 news reporter anser hassan has the latest from the owner. when matt horn arrived at his restaurant, horn barbecue on tuesday morning this is what he found. >> this breaks my heart. it really does. in and it's tough. the oakland fire department says the fire broke out after 4 a.m. >> horn says he's still assessing the damage which destroyed the kitchen and damaged the venting system which cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars to install. >> i hear a lot of people say, well, you know, welcome to oakland. this is oakland. no business owner should have to deal with having their business and having their property destroyed. >> i don't know if we can call it a total loss. >> michael hunt with the oakland fire department says they're reviewing surveillance video and talking with nearby businesses as part of their investigation. but horn thinks this could be arson. >> the timing of it does feel that there's a possibility it could be personal. >> he made a post on instagram calling out people who tagged the side of his building. he wrote to you c

the officer involved is on paid leave pending further investigation in oakland, anser hassan abc7 news. >> orinda police shut down moraga way today which is a major thoroughfare to search for suspects involved with a home break in that officers interrupted the break in was on lloyd lane around 820 this morning. one suspect was arrested at the scene. another was found hiding in a shed nearby. but police did not find the third suspect. police say a san francisco man who's on parole is one of the two people who was taken into custody. they say the other suspect who's in custody is not cooperating. >> developing news, the upcoming asia pacific economic cooperation, or apec summit, will be one of the city's biggest tests on the global stage in decades and will bring big changes to san francisco. apec could cause a traffic apocalypse. widespread traffic delays are expected in and out of the city and anywhere near ek. here's a sample to help you prepare ahead of time. one lane will be closed in each direction on the bay bridge. the fourthnd fifth street. off mps ll be closed until the enof th

abc seven news reporter anser hassan. and tonight on kindness in the midst of adversity. matt horne admits it was tough to come to work today. >> the day after his restaurant was burned and his kitchen destroyed. >> had it not have been for today's giving, it would have been tough for me to leave the house. to be completely honest with you. >> but horne, the owner of the michelin rated horne barbecue in west oakland, says he made a commitment, a turkey give away for thanksgiving. we've committed to coming out and serving the community. >> this is something that we do. and despite any challenges or adversity, we may face, i got to continue to move forward and stay committed to that. >> and many in the community lined up counting on that commitment. >> it's been hard since the covid and everything and struggling and working. we're living paycheck to paycheck. it's good to know that you have somebody that's there for you. >> usually the turkeys would be distributed inside and there would be warm meals to give away. but the fire damage made that difficult to do. on monday. ho

. >> abc7 news reporter anser hassan breaks down the decision on tuesday. >> the alameda county boardf supervisors voted to ask voters on the march ballot if appointed officials can be recalled. >> it would be only allowing the county supervisor to fire or to let go of any non-elected. >> carl chen is with saif. saif alameda for everyone which is leading the recall campaign against alameda county district attorney pamela price. >> recall. price. recall. price for a second time this month. >> they've rallied at the board of supervisors office, demanding that no changes be made. while the recall campaign is underway. the board of supervisors has called parts of charter 62, which pertains to a recall as being outdated and unconstitutional. but watchdog group calls it a power grab. >> they are also making it so it's possible that the person who gets appoint and could not be recalled. so you would have basically a an unremovable person that could be appointed by the board of supervisors. >> chen admits the proposed changes likely will not impact the current recall effort against d.a. >> pr

we continue the story now with team coverage from abc7 news reporter anser hassan. he spoke with commuters stuck in the traffic jam and explains how it even jeopardized important surgeries. he joins us live from the bay bridge toll plaza. hi answer i'm a good evening. >> the good news there haven't been any toll plaza problems for the past few hours. a big change from the massive traffic jams that we saw all morning. but as of right now, now the bay bridge is all clear. it wasn't the morning commute many were expecting nikema randall was on her way to work in downtown oakland. i'm going to go through emeryville and then try to get to downtown. you tell your bosses you're going to be late. >> my boss is on the phone right now. i'm like, okay, what's happening? emeryville police spent hours directing traffic as the on ramp to westbound 80 was closed because of the protest that shut down the bay bridge. >> some commuters tried their luck on city streets but were also stuck. what's this traffic been like for you? >> well, for me, it's been hell. >> lydia navarro spent 2

abc7 news reporter anser hassan explains. when do you want us bank to take down the fence? >> yeah, the protest in front of the us bank in danville is over this fence in a diablo neighborhood. >> i started riding probably 3040 years ago. >> diane thompson says the fence, which was put up in september, closes off an easement that leads to the mountain. cyclists are now forced to use the much busier diablo road. it's clearly marked for bicyclists, but thompson says it's still unsafe. >> if it's scary, it's there's no shoulder traffic is moving fast. it's a two lane road and it's a curvy road. so people are coming around a corner and they don't see a cyclist among the crowd, a man who filed a lawsuit against us bank. >> he didn't want to reveal his identity. according to his lawsuit, the easement was dedicated to mount diablo state park in 1979, but the state park never formally accepted it. he admits the easement sits on private property land that was recently foreclosed on by us bank. >> we're claiming we want the court to declare that through its actual use for the purpose

anser hassan abc seven news. of the biggest shopping days of the year, black friday. >> are you shopping malls are drop it as you can see, social media video shows hundreds of demonstrators flooding the mall, carrying signs. and palestinian flags. they marched to chants of free palestine. san jose police say they monitored the protest, but there were no issues as that crowd eventually dispersed on its own. and this was the scene in san francisco's union square today, which was bustling with black friday shoppers. it's a promising sign that city officials and law enforcement have been working towards abc seven news reporter luz pena was there for the official kickoff of the holiday shopping season. >> yes, the holiday spirit is in the air at union square. >> this is nice. nice place, especially this holiday times. >> so what do you like about union square? that the trees so big the 83ft tall macy's tree was lit up just two weeks ago and businesses on the square are seeing the uptick in foot traffic. we just haven'

a protest rally is planned for saturday at police headquarters in antioch, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> okay. we are here at the weekend, right? >> we are indeed. it's going to look nice, but things are changing. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the forecast. sandhya yes, let's first enjoy the dry mild weekend and then we'll deal with the rain. >> dan and let's take a look at a live picture. and it is just absolutely gorgeous in san francisco. so the embarcadero all decked out, as you can see. good evening to all of you. passing high clouds tonight, chilly inland in the morning, dry, mild weather for the weekend and we are looking at periods of rain or showers next week. so here is a look at the setup. here's the area of high pressure that is going to provide us with the milder weather this upcoming weekend. the storm track remaining up to the north until next week when we are expecting a shift in our pattern. high clouds coming through the bay area right now. here's a live view from our east bay hills camera and visibility is still good. low 60s from san fran

abc7 news reporter anser hassan spoke with a principal of one school that was targeted. students are safe at saint theresa's private school in oakland, but principal alicia ortegon says the school day started with a bomb threat. >> earlier this morning. one of our staff members received an email that was threatening in nature towards our school. >> that email came from someone claiming to be linked to a russian terrorist group which had, quote, planted multiple explosives that were detonate late friday afternoon. those receiving the email were allegedly targeted for supporting ukraine. ortega notified oakland police. >> we had three officers come out this morning and walk through the school, make sure that everything was okay and secure. saint teresa's wasn't the only oakland school targeted. >> redwood day school closed for the day due to the threat. the email list shows that dozens of bay area schools, mostly private , got the email as well. in an email to abc7 news, the oakland police department says it's actively investigating the threat. it's also notified other law

abc seven news reporter anser hassan with the story of kindness in the midst of adversity. >> matt horn admits it was tough to come to work today, the day after his restaurant was burned and his kitchen destroyed. had it not have been for today's giving, it would have been tough for me to leave the house. >> to be completely honest with you. >> but horn, the owner of the michelin rated horn barbecue in west oakland, says he made a commitment, a turkey giveaway for thanksgiving. >> we've committed to coming out and serving the community. we this is something that we do. and despite any challenges or adversity we may face, i got to continue to move forward and stay committed to that. >> and many in the community lined up counting on that commitment. it's been hard since the covid and everything and struggling and working with living paycheck to paycheck. >> it's good to know that you have somebody that's there for you. >> usually the turkeys would be distributed inside and there would be warm meals to give away. but the fire damage made that difficult to do on monday. horn called out vand

abc seven news reporter anser hassan spoke to the bay area congressman john garamendi to discuss what'se. armagnac bullfrog lives near downtown martinez, which can be a great place to walk. >> his dog. he also lives half a mile from the martinez refining company. i think there's a difference between now and before. >> there were always releases periodically, but it's been much , much more frequent. >> those releases, like the one that happened in july, are also the concern of the contra costa county district attorney's office. it announced a joint civil enforcement action against the martinez refining company, which could potentially lead to a lawsuit. >> i'm glad they're doing the enforcement because it seems like there's a lower level of investment in the refinery. the releases are more frequent. something's wrong. >> this joint civil action involves multiple agencies, including the bay area air quality management district, department of fish and wildlife and the contra costa county health department. contra costa county district attorney dana beckton states the goal of this joint eff

abc7 news reporter anser hassan was there. >> the position that you are elected to me to fulfill is aboutaccountability. >> saturday evening, alameda county district attorney pamela price held another in a series of public forums. part of the discussion to explain what exactly a da does as a district attorney. >> i believe that i am the guardian of public safety. i'm not the police. i work on things after the police do their job. >> she listed off some of her accomplishments since taking office in january. those include hiring more crime investigators, expanding victim services and creating reentry and resentencing commissions. for police. >> i go to the da's, the da, over prosecute us to make a success of statements. and then they just send us away. >> joining her were those who were formerly incarcerated, including lawrence cox. he spoke of how rehabilitation and reentry programs lead to stronger public safety, whether it's education, whether it's looking for housing, whether it's looking for looking for work, i think it's imperative that we have reentry programs, not through just nonpr

abc7 news reporter anser hassan has a look at the case. >> something unusual and very disturbing happenedt the santa rita jail in november of 2021. alameda county deputy district attorney zachary linowitz says maurice monk died in custody in his cell at santa rita jail. his task is to figure out why it appears that he may have been dead upwards of 72 hours before he was finally be observed by deputies on november 15th. the investigation will be led by the newly formed public accountability office, which has met with monk's family. >> i'm well aware of the problems that we have faced at santa rita county jail of the number of in custody deaths in this county, which are unacceptable. >> the da's office says monk, who is in his 40s, was arrested in october 2021 for refusing to get off a transit bus. he couldn't afford bail, so he spent over a month locked up. the family recently won a multi-million dollar wrongful death lawsuit. the family says monk struggled with mental health issues and may not have been given his medication. his sister tried desperately to get him medication during the mo

. >> and today, she highlighted some of those programs as abc seven news reporter anser hassan with a closer look what i want the public to know is that the alameda county district attorney's office under my administration is fully and complete, fully committed to serving victims of crime. >> as alameda county district attorney pamela price closes out her first year in office, she's highlighting the work around victims and survivors. as she says, after taking office, she conducted a full audit of victim services and they conducted an audit by interviewing every member of that division personally, individually. she says that uncovered a department that was understaffed, under-resourced, with unpaid bills and a backlog of services, which meant victims weren't getting help. >> we also clear the backlog, meaning that we processed 792 bills and 408 applications. >> da price says she initiated programs to assist survivors of human trafficking, more advocacy around helping children in creating the first ever victims advisory commission to the da's office to provide a level of public accounta

and so we're going to continue to serve our community in oakland, anser hassan abc7 news. >> two peopleare now charged in connection with the death of an oakland woman killed by a stray bullet that went through her house. 32 year old tremon gray is charged with murder. 35 year old alonzo dyer faces felony gun charges. police say both men were involved in the september 15th shooting near 39th avenue. and masterson street in the laurel district. 42 year old wang yin wang was asleep on her couch inside her home, a block away when police say a stray bullet struck and killed her. her husband and their two children were also in the house, but thankfully were not hurt. >> there's nothing like losing a mother, a daughter, a wife, a partner. i can't even imagine what they're going through or what they've gone through. >> oakland police say they're still searching for at least two more suspects they believe are also involved in this tragedy. in union city, police arrested three teenagers who they say broke into a cannabis dispensary early this morning. it happened at the floor dispensary at the u

abc7 news reporter anser hassan takes a closer look. >> something unusual and very disturbing happened at the santa rita jail in november of 2021. >> alameda county deputy district attorney zachary lindhout says maurice monk died in custody in his cell at santa rita jail. his task is to figure out why it appears that he may have been dead upwards of 72 hours before he was finally be observed by deputies 15th. the investigation will be led by the newly formed public accountability office, which has met with monks family. >> i'm well aware of the problems that we have faced at santa rita county jail of the number of in-custody deaths in this county, which are unacceptable. >> the da's office says monk, who is in his 40s, was arrested in october 2021 for refusing to get off a transit bus he couldn't afford bail, so he spent over a month locked up. the family recently won a multi-million dollar wrongful death lawsuit. the family says monk struggled with mental health issues and may not have been given his medication when his sister tried desperately to get him medication during the month t

abc7 news reporter anser hassan has reaction and tells us what's at stake. armagnac bill froehlich lives near downtown martinez, which can be a great place to walk his dog. >> he also lives half a mile from the martinez refining company. i think there's a difference between now and before. >> there were always releases periodically, but it's been much, much more frequent. >> those releases like the one that happened in july, are also the concern of the contra costa county district attorney's office. it announced a joint civil enforcement action against the martinez refining company, which could potentially lead to a lawsuit. >> i'm glad they're doing the enforcement because it seems like there's a lower level of investment in the refinery. the releases are more frequent. some things wrong. >> this joint civil action involves multiple agencies, including the bay area air quality management district, department of fish and wildlife and the contra costa county health department. contra costa county district attorney dana beckton states the goal of this joint ef

abc7 news reporter anser hassan tells us more about this multi year construction project that's been in the works . >> saturday evening traffic backed up quickly from san ramon into dublin as four lanes merged into one in the works. a three year project which includes repaving a three mile stretch of southbound 680 this weekend between dublin and sunol. >> we wanted pretty much condense about 40 nights of work into just a weekend. >> pedro quintana with caltrans says crews are working around the clock this weekend to upgrade the far right lane. friday night, crews ripped out the old pavement late saturday night. they began laying down the new foundation. >> if you go out there on that road pavement, you understand that that road has reached its end service life, right? we hear it from motorists and we also hear it from other people who live around the bay area. >> quintana says shutting down the freeway makes it safer for crews to do the work and possibly quicker. as of saturday night, he says, they're on schedule to complete the work before monday morning's commute. >> that concrete

in oakland, anser hassan abc7 news. >> today in san jose, city officials began the process to keep a former police officer from ever serving in law enforcement again. mark mcnamara is the officer who shot a man who's backing out of a taqueria last year. he's now under scrutiny for sending racist text messages as abc7 news south bay reporter zach fuentes explains. there are now calls to dismiss the criminal cases as the officer had investigated nearly a week after the san jose police department released racist text messages sent by a former police officer. >> there's work underway to keep him from working in law enforcement again. mark mcnamara resigned after an internal affairs investigation brought the messages to light, but community groups, including the naacp, san jose branch, say that's not enough. >> we want to him to be decertified so that he can't just go around the corner to another city. >> in a statement thursday, police chief anthony motta said that process started earlier this week with the state's commission on peace officer standards and training. writing. the departme

abc7 news reporter anser hassan spoke to a principal of one local school that was targeted. still students are safe at saint theresa's private school in oakland. >> but principal alicia ortegon says the school day started with the bomb threat earlier this morning, one of our staff members received an email that was threatening in nature towards our school. that email came from someone claiming to be linked to a russian terrorist group which had, quote, planted multiple explosives that were detonate late friday afternoon. those receiving the email were alleged targeted for supporting ukraine. ortega notified oakland police. >> we had three officers come out this morning and walk through the school, make sure that everything was okay and secure. saint teresa's wasn't the only oakland school targeted. >> redwood day school closed for the day due to the threat. the email list shows that dozens of bay area schools, mostly private, got the email as well. in an email to abc7 news, the oakland police department says it's actively investigating the threat. it's also notified other la

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abc7 news reporter anser hassan has the latest on the position that you are elected me to fulfill is about accountability. >> saturday evening, alameda county district attorney pamela price held another in a series of public forums. part of the discussion to explain what exactly a da does because as a district attorney i believe that i am the guardian of public safety. >> i'm not the police. i work on things after the police do their job. >> she listed off some of her accomplishments since taking office in january. those include hiring more crime investigators, expanding victim services and creating reentry and resentencing commissions to police neighborhoods. >> the da's. the da's over prosecute to us to make success of statements. and then they just send us away. >> joining her were those who were formerly incarcerated, including lawrence cox. he spoke of how rehabilitate and reentry programs lead to stronger public safety. >> whether it's education, whether it's looking for housing, whether it's looking for looking for work, i think it's imperative that we have reentry programs, n

a protest rally is planned for saturday at police headquarters in antioch, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> today san jose police warned of a romanian organized crime syndicate targeting victims in the south bay. police say they served multiple search warrants at homes in san jose and livermore this past wednesday. in those homes, they uncovered evidence linking suspects to several types of crimes. police arrested two people, investigators say part of the crimes include a fake jewelry swapping scheme. and you see some of the items used by suspects linked to the syndicate. police say elderly, asian and indian victims are targeted. a suspect will put fake jewelry on the victim, then forcibly grab the victim's genuine jewelry. >> all right. still to come here, a group of jewish families, teachers and allies in oakland rally today over a stance by the oakland teachers union. in response to the israel-hamas war. a closer look at the unions action and the reaction to it. this is something i won't forget either. >> i'll tell you, volunteers make it a veterans day to remember for

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abc7 news reporter anser hassan with exactly what led to that confrontation. >> an an investigation is underway following a fatal police shooting in oakland. it happened just after 4 a.m. one block from city hall upon arrival, the officers located an individual suffering from a gunshot wound. >> the officers immediately began providing medical aid to the individual, but unfortunately the individual was pronounced deceased on scene. >> oakland police say sergeant was on his way to work when he was confronted in his car by an armed individual. in a statement from the oakland police officers association, president barry donelan, he claims that the individual opened fire and the officer shot back. he adds this morning at oakland city hall, a criminal picked the wrong victim. we are thankful for our officers safety and equally relieved that community members were not injured during the incident. >> spot shot went off and that's a utility that we used here in the city of oakland to really, you know, have our officers show up when there are gunshots that are fired. and these are actually tech

abc seven news reporter anser hassan explains, is when do you want us bank to take down the fence?the protest in front of the us bank in danville is over this fence in a diablo neighborhood. >> i started riding probably 30 or 40 years ago. >> diane thompson says the fence, which was put up in september, closes off an easement that leads to the mountain. cyclists are now forced to use the much busier diablo road. it's clearly marked for bicyclists, but thompson says it's still unsafe. >> it's scary. it's there's no shoulder for traffic is moving fast. it's a two lane road and it's a curvy road. so people are coming around a corner and they don't see a cyclist out among the crowd. >> a man who filed a lawsuit against us bank. he didn't want to reveal his identity, according to his lawsuit, the easement was dedicated to mount diablo state park in 1979, but the state park never formally accepted it. he admits the easement sits on private property. see land that was recently foreclosed on by us bank. we're claiming we want the court to declare that through its actual use for the purpose

abc seven news reporter anser hassan has the latest. >> the position that you are elected me to fulfillis about accountability. saturday evening, alameda county district attorney pamela price held another in a series of public forums. >> part of the discussion to explain what exactly a da does as a district attorney, i believe that i am the guardian of public safety. >> i'm not the police. i work on things after the police do their job. >> she listed off some of her accomplishments since taking office in january. those include hiring more crime investigators, expanding victim services and creating reentry and re sentencing commission. >> as police, i lose two days the da over prosecute us to make a success of statements and then they just send us away. >> joining her were those who were formerly incarcerated, including lawrence cox. he spoke of how rehabilitate and reentry programs lead to stronger public safety. >> whether it's education, whether it's looking for housing, whether it's looking for looking for work, i think it's imperative that we have reentry programs, not through just

abc7 news reporter anser hassan found. diversity of the town together down to the minute. >> oaktown is going old school with a community block party. thanksgiv >> knowing the meaning of thanksgiving, we celebrate, which is community coming together and giving back and that's what we celebrate. farook ology owner of two star market in oakland, has turned this into an annual tradition. >> happy thanksgiving, everyone. >> 80 turkeys, 500 pounds of chicken and a variety of non traditional thanksgiving dishes make up the menu. it's as diverse as the city of oakland, says former oakland mayor jean quan. she was volunteering. >> nobody has a thanksgiving dinner like this. this is like eating at my house. you've got mexican rice. you have chinese rice. you have some of the best collards and macaroni and cheese made by the seniors who live over there. you get some rice or okra. >> years ago. the event was set up to feed the homeless. 21 years later, it's turned into a community block party and one that many in the community have c

in pleasanton, anser hassan abc7 news. >> the city of san ramon is celebrating the 40th anniversary of annual light parade. look at that. the family friendly event draws spectators of all ages to see the illuminated floats. and this year's parade has a birthday theme to it. there were plenty of floats, dancers and bands and clubs brightening up the night sky. the parade started down camino ramon and finished up near the civic center on bishop drive, ave and ski and snowboard season is right around the corner for lake tahoe resorts. the tahoe region experienced a good amount of snowfall last month and resorts are busy preparing for the 2324 season heavenly ski resort and boreal mountain are preparing to open up their slopes on november 17th, with other tahoe resorts opening up their doors soon after. we know so many people get excited for this season coming up and already some good snowfall. hopefully it'll be a good season in the long term. >> well, there are some preseason snow on the way, sort of like preseason sports, you know, the light snow is headed that way right now along with

. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan with the story of kindness in the midst of adversity. >> de admits it was tough to come to work today. the day after his restaurant was burned and his kitchen destroyed . >> had it not have been for today's giving, it would have been tough for me to leave the house. to be completely honest with you. >> but horn, the owner of the michelin rated horn barbecue in west oakland, says he made a commitment to a turkey giveaway for thanksgiving. >> we've committed to coming out and serving the community. we this is something that we do and despite any challenges or adversity we may face, i got to continue to move forward and stay committed to that. >> and many in the community lined up, counting on that commitment. >> it's been hard since the covid and everything and struggling and working with living paycheck by paycheck. it's good to know that you have somebody that's there for you. >> usually the turkeys would be distributed inside and there would be warm meals to give away . but the fire damage made that difficult to do on monday. horn called out

today she highlighted some of those programs and abc7 news reporter anser hassan has a closer look. >> what i want the public to know is that the alameda county district attorney's office under my administration is fully and completerving victims of crime. >> as alameda county district attorney pamela price closes out her first year in office, she's highlighting the work around victims and survivors. she says after taking office, she conducted a full audit of victim services and they conducted an audit by interviewing every member of that division personally, individually, she says, that uncovered a department that was understaffed, under-resourced, with unpaid bills and a backlog of services, which meant victims weren't getting help. >> we also clear the backlog, meaning that we processed 792 bills and. 408 applications. >> da price says she initiated programs to assist survivors of human trafficking, more advocacy around helping children in creating the first ever victims advisory commission to the da's office to provide a level of public accountability and think about how can we co

in pleasanton, anser hassan abc's avenues.annual walk to end alzheimer's fundraiser this weekend. >> aid. the alzheimer's association says more than 2000 people gathered at pier 27 in san francisco. they and others have helped raise almost 80,000 $890,000 since the start of the year. that's out of the $1.1 million goal with more hope this year than i ever have before. >> and i hope you feel the same. alzheimer's is certainly not going to back down and neither should we. right. >> i think this event is amazing and the amount of money it raises and the awareness it raises around alzheimer's, people interested in donating can still contribute. >> on the association's website. donations are used for research and to help families families with quality care and support you hear it there in the north bay san rafael held its 35th dia de los muertos event. the event included cultural and music performances in the community center at pickleweed park. the multi day holiday allows family and friends to pay respects and remember their love

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abc7 news reporter anser hassan has reaction and tells us what's at stake. armagnac bill froehlich lives near downtown martinez, which can be a great place to walk. >> his dog. he also lives half a mile from the martinez refining company. >> i think there's a difference between now and before. there were always releases periodically, but it's been much , much more frequent. >> those releases, like the one that happened in july, are also the concern of the contra costa county district attorney's office. it announced a joint civil enforcement action against the martinez refining company, which could potentially lead to a lawsuit. >> i'm glad they're doing the enforcement because it seems like there's a lower level of investment in the refinery. the releases are more frequent. something's wrong. >> this joint civil action involves multiple agencies, including the bay area air quality management district, department of fish and wildlife and the contra costa county health department. contra costa county district attorney dana beckton states the goal of this joint

abc7 news reporter anser hassan tells us more about this multiyear construct project that's currentlyn the works at a saturday evening, traffic backed up quickly from san ramon into dublin as four lanes merged into one in the works. >> a three year project which includes repaving a three mile stretch of southbound 680 this weekend between dublin and sunol. >> we wanted pretty much condense about 40 nights of work into just a weekend. >> pedro quintana with caltrans says crews are working around the clock this weekend to upgrade the far right lane. friday night, crews ripped out the old pavement saturday night, they began laying down the new foundation. if you go out there on that road pavement, you understand that that road has reached its end service life, right? >> we hear it from motorists and we also hear it from other people who live around the bay area. >> quintana says shutting down the freeway makes it safer for crews to do the work and possibly quicker. as of saturday night, he says, they're on schedule to complete the work before monday morning's commute. >> that concrete po

abc seven news reporter anser hassan spoke to bay area congressman john garamendi to discuss the issue at hand. okay armagnac bill froehlich lives near downtown martinez, which can be a great place to walk his dog. >> he also lives half a mile from the martinez refining company. i think there's a difference between now and before. >> there were always releases periodically, but it's been much, much more frequent. >> those releases like the one that happened in july, are also the concern of the contra costa county district attorney's office. it announced a joint civil enforcement action against the martinez refining company, which could potentially lead to a lawsuit. >> i'm glad they're doing the enforcement because it seems like there's a lower level of investment in the refinery. the releases are more frequent. some things wrong. >> this joint civil action involves multiple agencies, including the bay area air quality management district, department of fish and wildlife and the contra costa county health department. the contra costa county district attorney dana beckton states the goa

she sat down with abc7 news reporter anser hassan to talk about what she's hoping to achieve.recall price. >> recall price. >> for months there have been efforts to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price. now she's fighting back the effort to what they call a recall is really an attack on our democracy. >> tsay. and that is so important. people voted, as i said, it's been a year ago. people voted for me for change, for a new direction action. and so it's bigger than me. >> da price is launching protect the win a campaign to push back against what she calls false narratives by election deniers. >> it's about people who don't want to see the criminal justice system reformed and don't want to see change. and unfortunately, they were able to get outside money to fund that. and it's part of a national attack on progressive prosecutors. unfortunately it has come to alameda county. >> price points to major initiatives that she's launched just this first year in office, such as hiring more than 120 new staff, including attorneys and victim advocates, expanding the felony

abc7 news reporter anser hassan breaks down this decision diversion on tuesday, the alameda county board of supervisors voted to ask voters on the march ballot if appointed officials can be recalled. >> it would be only allowing the county supervisor to fire or to let go of any non-elected. >> carl chen is with saif. saif alameda for everyone which is leading the recall campaign against alameda county district attorney pamela price. recall price recall price for a second time this month. they've rallied at the board of supervisors office, demand, adding that no changes be made while the recall campaign is underway by the board of supervisors has called parts of charter 62, which pertains to a recall as being outdated and unconstitutional. but a watchdog group calls it a power grab. they are also making it so it's possible that the person who gets appointed could not be recalled. >> so you would have basically a unremovable person that could be appointed by the board of supervisors. >> chen admits the proposed changes likely will not impact the current recall effort against d.a. >> price

abc7 news reporter anser hassan with exactly what led to that confrontation. >> an an investigation is