anser hassan joins in to talk about the successes and how it could be implemented elsewhere. tonight at 530, dan and emma. >> okay, thanks, diane. >> and you can download the abc seven app or just head to abc seven news.com and join diane in two minutes. >> and if you're watching us here on tv world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel. all of us, we appreciate your time. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. we'll see you ♪ >> david: tonight, breaking news, the tornado outbreak and severe storms. workers in one state capitol racing to the basement. also breaking tonight, the impeachment effort for homeland secretary alejandro mayorkas.

abc seven news reporter anser hassan is following it. >> jose and his wife were wrapping up their garage sale saturday afternoon. it's part spring cleaning in case they have to move from concord. >> it's really hard for us to, like, just work for rent to pay the rent, and we have more expenses than that. like the car repairs. >> jose, who didn't want to give his last name, pays $3,000 to rent this small three bedroom house. given what's at stake, he joined the coalition that fought an eight year battle to get rent control and concord. the ordinance passed in march. >> we need to have a place to stay or we be on the streets. the new ordinance caps rent increases to 3% a year and includes just cause eviction protections. >> but city officials say the ordinance was challenged by those seeking to get a referendum on the november ballot. however they failed to get the roughly 7000 signatures by thursday, so the ordinance took effect on friday. >> this was great. it was a great win, and the reason it's so important is because because people were being evicted, rents were being raised like $1,0

abc seven news reporter anser hassan is following it. >> jose and his wife were wrapping up their garage sale saturday afternoon. it's part spring cleaning in case they have to move from concord. >> it's really hard for us to, like, just work for rent to pay the rent and we have more expenses than that, like the car repairs. >> jose, who didn't want to give his last name, pays $3,000 to rent this small three bedroom house. given what's at stake, he joined the coalition that fought an eight year battle to get rent control and conquered the ordinance passed in march. >> we need to have a place to stay or we be on the streets. the new ordinance caps rent increases to 3% a year and includes just cause eviction protections. >> but city officials say the ordinance was challenged by those seeking to get a referendum on the november ballot. however they failed to get the roughly 7000 signatures by thursday, so the ordinance took effect on friday. >> this was great. it was a great win, and the reason it's so important is because people were being evicted. rents were being raised like $1,000, $2,0

and so we're using that technology to find people and hold them accountable in antioch, anser hassan abc seven news. >> a familiar face is shaping up the race for san francisco mayor. supervisor aaron peskin confirmed to abc seven news he plans to run for mayor. he will hold an event this saturday at portsmouth square to formally launch his campaign. peskin is critical of the mayor and more conservative candidates who blame progressive policies for the city's problems. >> i want to repudiate the politics of blaming other people. we've blamed the judges. we've blamed everybody. we've blamed, you know, the nonprofits, let's start being accountable. let's start working with one another in a mature fashion. >> peskin has been a supervisor on and off for 24 years. recently, he led a veto override of a proposal by mayor london breed to build higher density units in some neighborhoods. >> it's a tie. we're following the close call. district 16 race to replace anna eshoo in congress. former san jose mayor sam liccardo has the lead now to move on to the november election, but his opponent is

as abc seven news reporter anser hassan tells us, the man accused of that crime pled not guilty in court today. >> surveillance video from masjid al-tawhid in san francisco captures a man smashing the mosque's windows last week, during the muslim holy month of ramadan. >> you see the mosque being in at its at its fullest during the month of ramadan. >> imam mohammed al ghazali leads daily prayer services at the mosque. he was joined by city and faith leaders ahead of its weekly friday congregational prayers. the show of solidarity amid an increase in reported anti-muslim hate incidents across the country. >> we realized that we had to do something today on behalf of the muslim community in san francisco, as well as on behalf of masjid al-tawhid, imam al-ghazali says he confronted the suspect when he allegedly targeted the mosque for a third time on april 10th. >> the same day he was arrested. >> some racist remarks, which i told him, like, you know, these are not justifiable causes for you to come and vandalize our property and cause, you know, our, our people to be unsafe. >> that suspe

abc seven news reporter anser hassan spoke to some people who rushed to catch a glimpse of the firstow of the year. >> this isn't the weather most people expect in the bay area in april. snow. it's not a lot, but it is something, especially when you compare it to the rest of the bay area that looks like that. it's not the spring break. the santo family was expecting. >> my dad said that there might be snow up here and i really wanted to go up here. >> snow on mount diablo in april. you grew up in pennsylvania, so this is nothing for you. >> yeah, this isn't much, but for my kids who don't get to see snow very often, it's a big deal. >> dion santo brought his daughters up for a hike to see the flurries. >> snow was really cool. >> they didn't get to the summit. it was closed because of the slick roads. >> i just saw a little bits of snow and i said, hey, i'll be down pretty quick. i'll take a picture and start snowing. really quickly. and yeah, no, i got stuck. >> this man who didn't want to give his name did make it to the summit before the roads closed. he shared videos that he took

we can't tell our community stories without data. >> in san francisco, anser hassan abc seven news. >s of much needed medical supplies are waiting to be shipped to the ivory coast. a group of bay area physicians and the nonprofit ivoire alliance are trying to raise $25,000 to ship the items to the west african country. the equipment will be given to underserved clinics in abidjan, which has been a sister city to san francisco since 1988. supplies include examination beds along with x ray machines, office chairs and syringes, which are currently at an oakland storage facility. one doctor who donated equipment urges others to contribute to the cause. >> and i hope that people out there who are aware of what we're doing will donate to help, you know, get this the supplies over to where it belongs. >> the african health center serve more than 150,000 people. >> all right. we want to pause for a moment and give you a look outside on this gorgeous day across the bay area. isn't it just stunning? hope you got outside for a walk or something today, but enjoy it while it lasts. meteorologist s

abc seven news reporter anser hassan is following it. >> jose and his wife were wrapping up their garage sale saturday afternoon. it's part spring cleaning in case they have to move from concord. >> it's really hard for us to, like, just work for rent to pay the rent. and we have more expenses than that, like the car repairs. >> jose, who didn't want to give his last name, pays $3,000 to rent this small three bedroom house. given what's at stake, he joined the coalition that fought an eight year battle to get rent control and concord. the ordinance passed in march. >> we need to have a place to stay or we be on the streets. >> the new ordinance caps rent increases to 3% a year and includes just cause eviction protections. but city officials say the ordinance was challenged by those seeking to get a referendum on the november ballot. however, they failed to get the roughly 7000 signatures by thursday, so the ordinance took effect on friday. >> this was great. it was a great win and the reason it's so important is because people were being evicted. rents were being raised like $1,000, $2,0

abc seven news reporter anser hassan has her story. >> by many accounts, it's currently one of the mostrous places in the world. but that's not stopping doctor islami from going to gaza. >> when you see people who are starving or don't have health care, who have uh- don't have any basic needs, why not help? >> doctor shakil islami is a family physician at sutter health in san carlos. on saturday, she heads out on a two week medical mission to gaza. she lands in cairo and then heads to the rafah border, where a group of medical volunteers will cross into the town of rafah. >> you don't have everything at your disposal, but you can do your part and hopefully it will help, right? it will help sometimes when, you know, a kid is sick giving them the correct antibiotic. >> doctor sheikholeslami says she knows she's entering a war zone. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has warned of an imminent ground invasion of rafah, but she says that's not her focus right now. >> i have the faith that it will work out, you know, you know, and, that's my life is not any important than anybody else'

and then you would have a openly nuclearized middle east in san francisco, anser hassan abc seven newsbc seven news, bay area for the latest on what's happening in israel, gaza and here at home. you can find the latest updates anytime at abc seven news.com, and download the abc seven bay area app to get breaking news alerts and live stream updates. new details. oj simpson's body will be cremated tuesday in las vegas. sources say his brain will not be used for cte research after multiple requests from scientists. they wanted to study the x running backs brain to see if he suffered from the degenerative brain disease typically found in football. players who experienced concussions during their career. the late nfl star passed away wednesday after battling cancer. he was 76 years old. school leaders in oakland are under pressure from budget problems and strike threats. this week they took a step to solve those issues, but it would mean consolidating and closing schools. the oakland unified school board voted this week to set up metrics to help it figure out which schools to shut down the

abc seven news reporter anser hassan shows us how the city is looking to build a better bay area not just for renters, but landlords too. >> jose and his wife were wrapping up their garage sale saturday afternoon. it's part spring cleaning in case they have to move from concord. >> it's really hard for us to like, just work for rent to pay the rent, and we have more expenses than that, like the car repairs. >> jose, who didn't want to give his last name, pays $3,000 to rent this small three bedroom house. given what's at stake, he joined the coalition that fought an eight year battle to get rent control and concord. the ordinance passed in march. >> we need to have a place to stay or we be on the streets. >> the new ordinance caps rent increases to 3% a year and includes just cause eviction protections. but city officials say the ordinance was challenged by those seeking to get a referendum on the november ballot. however they failed to get the roughly 7000 signatures by thursday, so the ordinance took effect on friday. >> this was great. it was a great win and the reason it's so imp

city council is expected to vote on the ordinance on april 16th in richmond, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> new at 11 california's eyes are getting better protections from hefty rent hikes. a new rule passed this week prevents landlords from raising rent by more than 10% in new low income housing. it's not mandatory for buildings that already exist or projects currently under construction, but most existing low income units in the state will likely follow the rule anyway. to get new tax credits on renovations or to sell property later. well, did you feel it? a 3.2 magnitude earthquake rattled the bay area today. that quake hit just after 11:00. the epicenter was in berkeley along the hayward fault. the usgs says people felt it as far away as sacramento. san jose and petaluma. there were no reports of dame, though there were minor delays on muni as crews checked out equipment at one week. since part of highway one collapsed in heavy rains, businesses in big sur say they are losing millions of dollars. parts of highway the highway between carmel and big sur, collapsed last

as abc seven news reporter anser hassan tells us, the man accused of that crime pled not guilty in court today. surveillance video from masjid al-tawhid in san francisco captures a man smashing the mosque's windows last week, during the muslim holy month of ramadan. >> you see the mosque being in at its at its fullest during the month of ramadan, imam mohamed al-nasiri leads daily prayer services at the mosque. >> he was joined by city and faith leaders ahead of its weekly friday congregation prayers. the show of solidarity amid an increase in reported anti-muslim hate incidents across the country. >> we realized that we had to do something today on behalf of the muslim community in san francisco, as well as on behalf of masjid al-tawhid, imam al ghazali says he confronted the suspect when he allegedly targeted the mosque for a third time on april 10th, the same day he was arrested. >> some racist remarks, which i told him, like, you know, these are not justifiable causes for you to come and vandalize our property and cause, you know, our, our people to be unsafe. >> that suspect is 35 y

abc seven news reporter anser hassan has the latest. >> antioch resident frank sterling's 2009 encounter with then antioch police officer rick hoffman left him hospitalized. he was awarded compensation as part of a settlement alleging excessive use of force. last year, hoffman, now a sergeant, was put on paid leave after being linked to the police texting scandal. now he's coming back. >> well, definitely. we're all very upset that rick hoffman has come back. he's known for committing violence in the community. he's mentioned in the text message scandal, laughing at violence. >> last year, an fbi investigation uncovered a racist texting scandal at the antioch police department. documents from the fbi and the contra costa county district attorney's office show rick hoffman on a series of text chains that used racist, misogynistic and homophobic language and memes. >> if you sent a message, received a message, laughed at a message. if you didn't report these messages, we don't need you. in antioch, abc7 news has learned that an investigation was conducted which cleared hoffman to return. >

in san francisco, anser hassan, abc7 news. >> now to a story from the abc seven news i-team. it's a weekend full of home games for the san francisco giants, but there's a growing concern outside oracle park, as authorities say they're cracking down on the illegal sale of alcohol outside the stadium. despite their efforts, including an operation held earlier this month. abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow discovered the booze is flowing. she joins us live outside the park. melanie >> amber, you can see right here over my shoulder. a couple of people are set up here on king street selling alcohol illegally. i was out here last night and saw the same thing. this not only takes away from licensed businesses here outside the stadium, it also creates a potential health and safety risk. the perimeter of oracle park is buzzing with happy fans during any san francisco giants home game, but authorities are frowning on the illegal sale of alcohol outside the stadium. earlier this month, the department of alcoholic beverage control held an operation outside oracle park for cit

. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan explains how she wants to talk to people affected by the road closures. >> 26 gaza war protesters were arrested for their alleged involvement in monday's shutdown of the golden gate bridge, as of wednesday, all were released, but that does not mean we are not going to pursue charges, san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins says there's a tight time frame to make a charging decision when a suspect is booked on a felony, so all 26 were released pending further investigation. potential charges include unlawful assembly, false imprisonment and conspiracy to commit a crime, a possible felony that requires us to have specific evidence related to each one of the 26 people we need. >> video evidence. we need statements from uh- people impacted by the protest who were witnesses to what occurred. >> the da is asking for those stuck in traffic to come forward to help with the investigation, adding they may be entitled to restitution. rachel shapiro mckim says she's considering it. she was in traffic for almost 4.5 hours, headed to san francisco for

abc seven news reporter anser hassan with the story from concord. >> put your phone down and just drive. that's the message coming from concord police. >> it's one of the higher primary collision factors that we see, speed being the number one. >> corporal sean palsy is one of 11 officers assigned to friday's special crackdown on distracted driving, which includes everything from texting and driving to eating or applying makeup. it's a potentially costly habit. that first ticket can start at around $160, and if you get a second ticket within 18 months, the penalty for that gets greater and greater as the more fines you accumulate, and then obviously then it can count as a point against you on your record. >> but corporal palsy says it's not just about enforcement. officers are also trying to educate drivers about the impact of distracted driving nationally. at any given time of the day, more than 660,000 vehicles are being driven by people on their cell phones, according to the chp. using a cell phone while driving increases your chance of being involved in an accident by 400. other dat

>> abc seven news reporter anser hassan visited one school to find out. >> eighth grader yaritza fernandezglish is taught at oakland unity middle school. so much it's inspired her beyond the classroom because of him, i don't want to be an english teacher, so that's one of my dreams. that's a strong sentiment, considering that many of oakland's black and brown students are failing when it comes to english and math proficiency. a new report titled raise the bar says if oakland's 45,000 students, only 2 in 10 black and brown students are reading at grade level, 14 percentage points below the state average, and just 1 in 10 are doing math at grade level, 10% below the state average, but not at oakland unity middle school. >> we actually had the highest gains in math proficiency in all of oakland last year. >> damon grant is co-principal at a school located deep in east oakland. 85% of the majority of black and brown students qualify for free or reduced lunch. despite all that, grant says they have high expectations. >> our students are coming in sometimes with some gaps that we need to fill, b

and then you would have a openly nuclearized middle east in san francisco, anser hassan abc seven newsrkeley law student is sharing more details about an encounter with a professor that's now gone viral. >> it happened at a private dinner party on tuesday around the world, fast, not only from this is not your house, not only from my house, okay? >> you don't have to get aggressive. please leave our house. >> you are guests at our house. >> you can see the moments in this video when a professor tries to take the microphone from a student voicing support for people in gaza. the incident happened at the home of the law school dean and his wife. the student malik alfano, says she had the right to express her view. we're trying to bring this back to the larger claim of why i was there. >> i was there because uc should divest from apartheid, more than $2 million of tuition money goes to up in arms manufacturers. and this is much bigger than myself and much bigger than any students here. this is about stopping a genocide, and that's important to remember. >> this week, the dean said the event

abc7 news reporter anser hassan has their perspective on this ongoing tension. >> iran's retaliatorybombing of its embassy in syria was a restrained response, as professor lizette pool, they could have done something worse. >> i'm sure. i mean, they have a whole arsenal of stuff. they could have chosen another military response, but they chose something that was that did not put them in, put bodies in, in the mix pool teaches journalism at cal state east bay. >> she spent almost two decades reporting from the middle east for the associated press and the london times. israel hasn't claimed responsibility, but the pretext pool argues it's for iran's support of hezbollah. the april 1st embassy bombing killed seven members of iran's revolutionary guard, including two generals. that triggered iran's attack. >> they've been provoked. israel invades the sovereign space of an arab country and then hits an embassy in that country. what do they think was going to happen? do you think iran was not going to retaliate? >> iran was one of the first muslim countries to recognize the state of israel

abc seven news reporter anser hassan visited one school to find out. >> eighth grader yaretzi fernandez enjoys the way english is taught at oakland unity middle school so much it's inspired her beyond the classroom. >> because of him, i didn't want to be an english teacher, so that's one of my dreams. >> that's a strong sentiment, considering that many of oakland's black and brown students are failing when it comes to english and math proficiency. a new report titled raise the bar says if oakland's 45,000 students only 2 in 10 black and brown students are reading at grade level, 41 percentage points below the state average, and just 1 in 10 are doing math at grade level, 10% below the state average, but not at oakland unity middle school. >> we actually had the highest gains in math proficiency in all of oakland last year. >> damon grant is co-principal at a school located deep in east oakland. 85% of the majority of black and brown students qualify for free or reduced lunch. despite all that, grant says they have high expectations. >> our students are coming in, sometimes with some gap

. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan has a look ahead. >> handcuffs won't fix the homeless problems. the advocates, like jennifer friedenbach. >> there has never been a situation where a ticket led somebody off the streets. >> starting monday, the united states supreme court will hear arguments in the case grants pass. boris johnson, the court will decide if ticketing homeless people amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. >> we don't want to see cities, using police and, using criminalization and jail as a way to punish homeless people for being homeless. >> if grant pass wins, homeless people could face punishment for using a blanket or a tent to sleep on streets. >> there are some communities where nothing, nothing will change, and there are some communities where a lot will change. >> devin kurtz is with the cicero institute, a think tank focused on domestic policy. he says if the supreme court rules in grants pass favor, it would give smaller municipalities more flexibility to address homelessness. >> i think that those communities are the ones that you'll see the biggest chan

abc seven news reporter anser hassan has been following the story for the past year and has the latest antioch resident, frank sterling's 2009 encounter with then antioch police officer rick hoffman left him hospitalized. >> he was awarded compensation as part of a settlement alleging excessive use of force. last year, hoffman, now a sergeant, was put on paid leave after being linked to the police texting scandal. now he's coming back. >> well, definitely. we're all very upset that rick hoffman's come back. he's known for committing violence in the community. he's mentioned in the text message scandal, laughing at violence. >> last year, an fbi investigation uncovered a racist texting scandal at the antioch police department. documents from the fbi and the contra costa county district attorney's office show rick hoffman on a series of text chains that used racist, misogynistic and homophobic language and memes. >> if you sent a message, received a message, laughed at a message. if you didn't report these messages, we don't need you in antioch. >> abc seven news has learned that an inve

abc seven news reporter anser hassan spoke with students about their demands. >> day four of the free palestine camp at uc berkeley and students say they don't plan to give up. >> it is important for me to be out here because i am outraged and devastated by what's going on in gaza and the occupation action more broadly, cal senior lev collins, who is jewish, knows the possible risks of being out here just three weeks from graduation. >> but he says they're building on similar campus protests from the 1980s to end apartheid in south africa. >> they camped out on the same steps that we are now. and so we draw a lot of inspiration from that campus leaders say there are now more than 70 tents at sproul hall. >> the students say they have four main demands. first, for uc berkeley to officially declare that what is happening in gaza is genocide. they also want cal to divest from companies with ties to israel or weapons manufacturing. and for more transparency, that's one of our other sub demands, is disclosure of these of these investments so that we can get a better understanding of where

abc seven news reporter anser hassan has the story about how this is building a better bay area. >> the city of antioch is looking to become another maritime terminal in the bay area. >> that's shocking for a lot of people because we usually see the ships go by and they don't stop and they go onto west sacramento or stockton. but we do have deepwater ports in antioch. >> last week, the first of eight ships docked in antioch as part of the first phase of and ports expansion into the city and port is one of the world's largest automotive shipping companies. it will bring a wide range of vehicles to antioch's port and ship them across the u.s. with the already connected bnsf railway, there's going to be impacts that may be benign to the average person, but are very meaningful to the city in terms of like tax revenue. >> as an example, antioch's deep water ports are a legacy of the area's rich mining history. >> but the mayor says they're being underutilized. the city is now turning attention to economic prospects for the future beyond just an increased tax base. the mayor says upwards of 3

but this doctor tells abc seven news reporter anser hassan she will not be deterred by many accounts,ntly one of the most dangerous places in the world. >> but that's not stopping doctor salameh from going to gaza. >> when you see people who are starving or don't have health care, who have uh- don't have any basic needs, why not help? >> doctor sheikholeslami is a family physician at sutter health in san carlos. on saturday, she heads out on a two week medical mission to gaza. she lands in cairo and then heads to the rafah border, where a group of medical volunteers will cross into the town of rafah. >> you don't have everything at your disposal, but you can do your part and hopefully it will help, right? it will help sometimes when, you know, kid is sick giving them the antibiotic. >> doctor sheikholeslami says she knows she's entering a war zone. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has warned of an imminent ground invasion of rafah, but she says that's not her focus right now. i have the faith that it will work out. >> you know, you know, and, that's my life is not any importa

abc7 news reporter anser hassan spent the day at cal day four of the free palestine camp at uc berkeley, and students say they don't plan to give up. >> it is important for me to be out here because i am outraged and devastated by what's going on in gaza and the occupation more broadly. >> cal senior lev collins, who is jewish, knows the possible risks of being out here just three weeks from graduation. but he says they're building on similar campus protests from the 1980s to end apartheid in south africa. >> they camped out on the same steps that we are now, and so we draw a lot of inspiration from that. >> campus leaders say there are now more than 70 tents at sproul hall. the students say they have four main demands. first, for uc berkeley to officially declare that what is happening in gaza is genocide. they also want cal to divest from companies with ties to israel or weapons manufacturing. and for more transparency, that's one of our other sub demands is disclosure of these of these investments so that we can get a better understanding of where our tuition is actually going. they

city council is expected to vote on the ordinance on april 16th in richmond, anser hassan.seven news. >> californians are getting better protections from hefty rent hikes. a new rule passed this week preventing landlords from raising rent by more than 10% in new low income housing. it's not mandatory for buildings that already exist or projects currently under construction. most existing low income units in the state will likely follow the rule anyway to get new tax credits on renovations or to sell property later. right now, a stretch of highway one in capitola is closed because of construction. caltran says. crews are demolishing the capitola bridge. overcrossing the portion of the highway which is a little more than a mile, is closed until seven tonight. caltrans is telling people to take 101 to avoid this closure. in the north bay, a high speed chase turned into a hazmat threat. police say a driver trying to get away from officers hit nearly 110 miles an hour, right on highway 101, in santa rosa. the driver tried to exit onto petaluma boulevard but could not make the tu

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abc7 news reporter anser hassan has that story from concord. >> put your phone down and just drive.message coming from concord police. >> it's one of the higher primary collision factors that we see, speed being the number one. >> corporal sean palsy is one of 11 officers assigned to friday's special crackdown on distracted driving, which includes everything from texting and driving to eating or applying makeup. it's a potentially costly habit. that first ticket can start at around $160, and if you get a second ticket within 18 months, the penalty for that gets greater and greater as the more fines you accumulate. >> and then obviously then it can count as a point against you on your record. >> but corporal palsy says it's not just about enforcement officers are also trying to educate drivers about the impact of distracted driving nationally at any given time of the day, more than 660,000 vehicles are being driven by people on their cell phones, according to the chp. using a cell phone while driving increases your chance of being involved in an accident by 400. other data suggests t

city council is expected to vote on the ordinance on april 16th in richmond, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> californians are getting better protections from hefty rent hikes. a new rule passed this week prevents landlords from raising rent by more than 10% in new low income housing. it's not mandatory for buildings that already exist or projects currently under construction. most existing low income units in the state will likely follow the rule anyway to get new tax credits on renovations or to sell property later. right now, a stretch of highway one in capitola is closed because of construction. caltrans crews are demolishing the capitola bridge over crossing. the portion of the highway, which is a little more than a mile is closed until seven tonight. caltrans is telling people to take 101 to avoid this closure. in the north bay, a high speed chase turned into a hazmat threat. police say a driver tried to get away from officers hit nearly 110 miles an hour, right on highway 101, in santa rosa. the driver tried to exit onto petaluma boulevard but could not make the turn

. >> abc7 news reporter anser hassan has more. >> the city of antioch is looking to become another maritime terminal in the bay area. >> that's shocking for a lot of people because we usually see the ships go by and they don't stop and they go on to west sacramento or stockton, but we do have deep water ports in antioch. >> last week, the first of eight ships docked in antioch as part of the first phase of an ports expansion into the city. and port is one of the world's largest automotive shipping companies. it'll bring a wide range of vehicles to antioch's port and ship them across the u.s. with the already connected bnsf railway, there's going to be impacts that may be benign to the average person, but are very meaningful to the city in terms of like tax revenue. >> as an example, antioch's deep water ports are a legacy of the area's rich mining history. >> but the mayor says they're being underutilized. the city is now turning attention to economic prospects for the future beyond just an increased tax base. the mayor says upwards of 300 jobs get activated. any time those ships arrive, we

we've seen it on mount diablo as anser hassan reported. also have seen it in the santa cruz mountains, and that's going to continue pretty much through tomorrow. so tomorrow morning, watch out for the wet roadways, possible hail, which is obviously going to create hazardous conditions just like we've seen today. and the last of those showers going through tomorrow evening, along with the snow showers before this, all winds down. additional rain looking at anywhere from a few hundredths of an inch to almost an additional inch of rain. more snow coming for the mountains locally and also up to our north around mount tam lake and mendocino county. so far, the rainfall here in the bay area has been anywhere between a few hundred seven inch to almost a half an inch. a winter weather advisory for the interior portions of lake and mendocino counties above 2000ft until 11:00 tonight, looking at 2 to 5in of additional snow and more snow for the sierra chain controls right now on all roads except 8-80 until 11 p.m. tomorrow. snow levels are very low

and so we're using that technology to find people and hold them accountable in antioch, anser hassan abc seven news. >> yesterday, oakland made its pitch to the a's. today, it was sacramento's turn with the team's lease at the oakland coliseum expiring at the end of the season. the a's need to secure a home as fast as they can. major league baseball approved a move to las vegas as you know, but the earliest ballpark could be ready. there is the 2028 season. sacramento has a minor league ballpark, but it would need significant upgrades in order to host the a's. after yesterday's talks with oakland, the team put out a statement saying the two sides were far apart. in the meantime, construction is underway on a ballpark in oakland, the future home of the minor league team, the ballers. the team is spending $1.6 million to renovate raymond field. it needs a new playing surface, which is why the field is all torn up. as you can see here, they also need to install a video scoreboard as well as removable bleachers. the ballers are in the independent league and will start playing in may, wit

but this doctor tells abc seven news reporter anser hassan she will not be deterred. >> by many accountsly one of the most dangerous places in the world, but that's not stopping doctor haley sheikholeslami from going to gaza. >> when you see people who are starving or don't have health care, who have of uh- don't have any basic needs, why not help? >> doctor sheikholeslami is a family physician at sutter health in san carlos. on saturday, she heads out on a two week medical mission to gaza. she lands in cairo and then heads to the rafah border, where a group of medical volunteers will cross into the town of rafah. >> you don't have everything at your disposal, but you can do your part and hopefully it will help, right? it will help sometimes when, you know, kid is sick giving them the antibiotic. >> doctor sheikholeslami says she knows she's entering a war zone. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has warned of an imminent ground invasion of rafah, but she says that's not her focus right now. >> i have the faith that it will work out. you know, you know, and, that's my life is not

abc seven news reporter anser hassan spoke with students about their demands. >> day four of the free palestine camp at uc berkeley, and students say they don't plan to give up. >> it is important for me to be out here because i am outraged and devastated by what's going on in gaza and the occupation more broadly, cal senior lev collins, who is jewish, knows the possible risks of being out here just three weeks from graduation. >> but he says they're building on similar campus protests from the 1980s to end apartheid in south africa. >> they camped out on the same steps that we are now. and so we draw a lot of inspiration from that. >> campus leaders say there are now more than 70 tents at sproul hall. the students say they have four main demands. first, for uc berkeley to officially declare that what is happening in gaza is genocide. they also want cal to divest from companies with ties to israel or weapons manufacturing. and for more transparency, that's one of our other like sub demands is disclosure of these of these investments so that we can get a better understanding of where o

city council is expected to vote on the ordinance on april 16th in richmond, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> californians are getting better protection from hefty rent hikes. a new rule passed this week preventing landlords from raising rent by more than 10% in new low income housing. it's not mandatory for buildings that already exist or projects currently under construction. most existing low income units in the state will likely follow the rule anyway to get new tax credits on renovations or to sell property later. right now, a stretch of highway one in capitola is closed because of construction. caltrans crews are demolishing the capitola bridge over crossing the portion of the highway, which is a little more than a mile, is closed until seven tonight. caltrans is telling people to take 101 to avoid this closure. it's been nearly one week since part of highway one between carmel and big sur collapsed, stranding travelers and locals. now, businesses in big sur say they're losing millions of dollars. caltrans crews are still trying to stabilize what's left of the road. c

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abc seven news reporter anser hassan has been following the story for the past year and has the latestcer rick hoffman left him hospitalized. >> he was awarded compensation as part of a settlement alleging excessive use of force. last year, hoffman, now a sergeant, was

as abc seven news reporter anser hassan explains. owner matt horn has a special message for the city of oakland. >> matt horn says as a business owner, he's not giving up on oakland. >> the easiest thing to do is to quit and to run away. but, you know, in the face of adversity, true character is revealed and how we respond to it. >> last november, his flagship restaurant, horn barbecue, was destroyed in a fire which horn believes was arson. it damaged the kitchen and the venting system, which cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars to install. just a small cost. but on friday, a new start horns award winning southern style barbecue restaurant reopens at one of horn's other restaurant locations near downtown horn. >> i'm not going to say that it was easy to make that decision, and we definitely faced our challenges. you know, a lot of different emotions because, you know, we built the restaurant from the ground up, you know what i mean? and we were very vested in that area. >> one of the challenges, logistics. horn says his meat has