>>and the city of berkeley adopting sweeping police reforms aimed at eliminating with the mayor and cityncil deem are unne >>indeed certain police stops and reducing racial disparities in police outcomes that is the goal of a major set of police reforms unanimously approved by the berkeley city council, however, the president of the berkeley police association says the new reforms are a danger that cut to the community and police kron four's has it but you has the details on the new reforms. >>that we that we come realize currently being home of modern policing, let's get home of the next level modern policing which is d biased and actually there at the berkeley city council unanimously approved their next level of modern policing passing a set of police reforms and that it didn't racial disparities in outcomes during police stops. we do know if you're black or you're latino in berkeley. >>you're more likely to be stopped by police a compared to white residents. according to data collected by the center and police equity would behind the wheel blacks are 6.5 times more likely than whites

>>the berkeley city council unanimously approved their next level of modern policing passing a set ofice reforms and that it didn't racial disparities in outcomes during police stops. we do know if you're black or you're latino in berkeley. you're more likely to be stopped by police greater compared to white residents. according to data collected by the center and police equity would behind the wheel of blacks are 6.5 times more likely than whites to be pulled over and almost 5 times more likely to be stopped little foot. berkeley mayor jesse out of the we adopt a groundbreaking. >>police reforms to do several things one too. to limit unnecessary police stopped the new police policy among other things police stops for low level offenses that do not impact public safety. >>police stops for things like not wearong seat belts are having expired license tags requires consent for consent searches and officers will no longer requests parole or probation status. the president of the berkeley police association says the new reform as is a danger public safety releasing a statement reading in

berkeley. >>justine the city of berkeley adopt sweeping police reforms and they're aimed at eliminating what they the city council and the pope and the mare considers unnecessary police stopped, however, the police union says the new reforms are a danger to the community. and the police. >>important that we that we come to realize that currently being home of modern policing must get home of the next level modern policing which is d biased and actually there at the berkeley city council unanimously approved their next level of modern policing passing a set of police reforms and that it didn't racial disparities in outcomes during police stops. we do know if you're black or you're latino in berkeley. >>you're more likely to be stopped by police greater compared to white residents. according to data collected by the center and police equity would behind the wheel of blacks are 6.5 times more likely than whites to be pulled over and almost 5 times more likely to be stopped little foot. berkeley mayor jesse out of the we adopt a groundbreaking. >>police reforms to do several things one too. to limit

people always have looked at berkeley as being the city. that would, uh. what for progressive policies and we want to get back to that. now i reached out to the union that represents rank and file officers. and i'm still waiting to hear back. if approved, these laws would be the latest reforms by the city council since the police killing of george floyd last year. in july, the councilion wm the police department's budget reporting live. evan sernoffsky ktvu, fox two news. evan frank, you let's get back to our bay area where the because many people, especially in texas, in the east coast, rosemary would call our temperatures. almost unbelievable. yes it's s o interesting because i was talking with fox network earlier this morning, and i thought, what is it about california? we have such great weather. but then, on the flip side of some of our afternoon highs during the summer happen to be some of the coolest in the country, so you know we'll take. we'll take this beautiful weather outside our doors at this hour. of course, we'd love to see some rain. i'm no

people always have looked at berkeley as being the city. that would, uh.t for progressive policies and we want to get back to that. now i reached out to the union representing rank and file officers. i'm still waiting to hear back. if approved, these laws would be the latest reforms passed by the city council following the death of george floyd. in july, the city council voted to pull more than $9 million of police funding out of the budget reporting live. evan sernoffsky ktvu fox two news. you may not know the answer to this, but i'm just wondering, is there any indication as to which way the city council is leaning when it comes to changing these rules? sure i'm actually watching the meeting right now as we speak and have heard statements from most of the council members. i haven't really heard any dissenting comments. even the police department seems to be on board with a lot of these reforms. frank evan sernoffsky live forced tonight, evan. thank you. oakland is making new traffic safety improvements to help prevent crashes involving vehicles, bicyclis

>>still ahead on the kron 4 morning news big changes are coming to the city of berkeley when it comestheir police department and what they can and cannot do some people say they're actually making the city less safe. >>welcome back 8.30 is the time here on this thursday morning, we've got lots of gorgeous shot out there. are you know at 30 means it's couple of hours away from firing up the grill there you go yet be a good one for it, let's find out when the winds are going to die down because it can kind of hard to judge where the smoke goes i will barbecue in any well when get in the way was or what is the wind going to be like today job so i would say if you're going to do some barbecuing today and you want to do it with least impact of the winds wait until maybe later on do it. once everyone's home from work and school later on today because that's when winds will be the calmest especially late afternoon into early evening tonight now the days are getting a bit longer to can actually get away with half moon bay this morning skies are beautiful in crystal clear. >>new evidence of fo

>>the berkeley city council unanimously approved their next level of modern policing passing a set of police reforms and that it didn't racial disparities in outcomes during police stops. we do know if you're black or you're latino in berkeley. you're more likely to be stopped by police greater compared to white residents. according to data collected by the center and police equity would behind the wheel blacks are 6.5 times more likely than whites to be pulled over and almost 5 times more likely to be stopped with on foot. berkeley jesse out of the we adopt a groundbreaking. >>police reforms to do several things one too. to limit unnecessary police stopped the new police policy among other things police stops for low level offenses that do not impact public safety. >>police stops for things like not wearing seat belts are having expired license tags requires consent for consent searches and officers will no longer requests parole or probation status. the president of the berkeley police association says the new reform as is a danger public safety releasing a statement reading in part

. >>> berkeley city council convened a meeting tonight to vote on ground breaking police reforms, kateon on what it meanser the police and public. >> reporter: before the police killed george floyd last may, berkeley shared racial disparities on who they stop on cars, bikes and foot. from 2015 to 2018, black drivers were argt times more likely to be stopped than white drivers. they voted to pass a reform pack thage eliminates stops for low level offenses, requires written consent for searches and prevents parol or proation status, and it prompts them to be fired for social media posts. puck lick comment was critical of berkeley pd. >> on my block, i had multiple levels or harassment by police. >> they shared body cam footage from recent incidents that demonstrated racial bias. >> it's truly an opportunity to change the culture of the police department. >> berkeley deserves better and black people deserve justice. >> reporter: but berkeley says they were not consulted about the new policies which they call a one way street. at stake is the safety of the citizens and police officers as i

>>> berkeley city council convened a meeting tonight to vote on ground breaking police reforms, kate larson on what it meanser the police and public. >> reporter: before the police killed george floyd last may, berkeley shared racial disparities on who they stop on cars, bikes and foot. from 2015 to 2018, black drivers were argt times more likely to be stopped than white drivers. they voted to pass a reform pack thage eliminates stops for low level offenses, requires written consent for searches and prevents parol or proation status, and it prompts them to be fired for social media posts. puck lick comment was critical of berkeley pd. >> on my block, i had multiple levels or harassment by police. >> they shared body cam footage from recent incidents that demonstrated racial bias. >> it's truly an opportunity to change the culture of the police department. >> berkeley deserves better and black people deserve justice. >> reporter: but berkeley says they were not consulted about the new policies which they call a one way street. at stake is the safety of the citizens and police officers

the berkeley city council voted to banr1. be replaced with something that would allow property owners to split their homes to a maximum of four units. >> this is not going to solve racial inequities. what we can say is, we cannot go on that path without addressing this. >> reporter: the changes would happen slowly, as owners proposed additions to their properties. it is sure to cause some discord , but it is also a shot for some to live here who never could have afforded it before. in berkeley, john ramose, kpix 5. >> last night's action was a resolution to declare the desire to make a change. the details of the zoning change will come later. >>> i am ken bastida in the newsroom with a new video of another targeting attack. this one happened yesterday afternoon in bay point in eastern contra costa county. a mail carrier was assaulted and robbed in a residential neighborhood just south. police say two suspects assaulted the letter carrier and stole mail from the victims postal service vehicle. they reportedly got away in a whi

>>important that we that we come to realize that currently d biased and actually there at the berkeley city council unanimously approved their next level of modern policing passing a set of police reforms and that it didn't racial disparities in outcomes during police stops. we do know if you're black or you're latino in berkeley. >>you're more likely to be stopped by police a greater compared to white residents. according to data collected by the center and police equity would behind the wheel of blacks are 6.5 times more likely than whites to be pulled over and almost 5 times more likely to be stopped little foot. berkeley mayor jesse out of the we adopt a groundbreaking. >>police reforms to do several things one too. to limit unnecessary police stopped the new police policy among other things police stops for low level offenses that do not impact public safety. >>police stops for things like not wearing seat belts are having expired license tags requires consent for consent searches and officers will no longer requests parole or probation status. the president of the berkeley police asso

. >>> also here tonight, big news in berkeley. the city announces a timeline to reopen schools. it calls for educators to get vaccinated and in-person learning by the end of next month. >>> plus, one teacher's success story. his education evolution egged on by the pandemic. >> announcer: building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. >>> tonight, reeling from the bumpy rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, 24 hours after fema opened its first mass site in oakland we're getting a better idea of the constraints and the confusion over trying to get an appointment. supply may be part of the problem. we now know 2,891 vaccinations were administered yesterday. that's less than half of the goal of 6,000. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thank you for joining us. a lot of people have tried to get a shot at that site, especially those in san francisco. that's because moscone center, the city's largest mass vaccination site, is on pause until monday due to a lack of vaccine supply. abc 7 news i-team reporter stephanie sierra is finding out th

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members of the berkeley city council announced they are introducing a resolution end to exclusionary zoning laws in addition to sacramento and portland is positive trend in the housing policy on the west coast. that is all today and i am happy to take any questions. >> commissioner tanner. >> thank you. the regulation or proposed legislation no house over 2500 square feet in the city. that property could add another unit and that is no unit over 2500 square feet? i am confused how that would relieve the limit of the size. >> it only helps with a 1200 square foot home and you want to increase more than 50%. you are below 25 but below 50%. that is the only exception. >> thank you. >> if there are no additional questions regarding the board of supervisors, historic preservation met yesterday and considered the department 2021 budget and add adopted recommendation for your approval today. they considered two legacy business registries agcr body. second for g and son hardware. the only important thing here is both of these legacy business applicants are in district 10. they considered the

we have new information about the changes coming to the berkeley police department, the city council unanimously passed a set of reforms targeting racial disparities during traffic stops. here's how it works officers will no longer be able to stop cars for low level offenses that are not affecting public safety. and that includes things like not wearing a seatbelt expired license tags officers also need to have written consent before searching a person or property and they can no longer request parole or probation status. the president of the berkeley police association is calling the reforms a threat to public safety but berkeley's mayor says that's not happening. >>these these racial disparities is create distrust between the police and carries a cup. and that does erode public safety because people feel less comfortable going to

berkeley is speaking out tonight. police say he robbed a store downtown while armed with a chain r. crumb of water. henry lee talked with the man who is now following a legal claim against the cityed like after he was shot by berkeley police officers say they shot bryant, a robbery suspect because he threatened them with a 13 ft long chain. i still i was shot point blank. in the face, bryant said he was going through a mental health crisis and that police didn't have to shoot him. they prejudgment that those guys do me for who i am.take, but they can't take that path.t happened? nobody could take it back. it all began with walking store in downtown berkeley on january 2nd. police say bryant paid only a dollar for $14 worth of food when confronted, bryan allegedly pulled out this long chain and threatened to break all the windows. brian told me he was returning items and thought he was getting a refund. he says he was surprised when a worker locked the door. the worker later opened the door and left the store to call police. brian also left officers caught up with bryant a couple blocks away at tang center, u. c. berkeley's medical clinic. you got him pretty much pinned in here.

. >>> the city of berkeley is voting on major changes to police policy, including how officers conductps. that conversation is part of our effort to build a better bay area. abc 7 news reporter kate larsson spoke to the city's mayor and law enforcement experts about what this means for equity and public safety. >> in berkeley, you are 6 1/2 times more likely to be stopped by the police while driving if you're black, compared to a white driver. >> reporter: jesse arreguin is making a case for a groundbreaking package of police reforms focused on traffic stops. >> i believe that it is going to increase our police officers' time to focus on more dangerous behavior like speeding and driving under the influence. >> you think people are going to drive around all over the place with expired tags now? >> i think there are always unintended consequences for laws. that's why we need to work on the details with our police association and the police department. >> reporter: a member of berkeley pd told me they're worried the new policies will be detrimental to public safety, so i set up an intervi

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>>and this just in the berkeley city council has approved sweeping police forms here are some of the changes. ending police stops for low level offense, not impacting public safety, ending stops for things like having expired license tags no longer requesting parole or probation status. requiring written consent for consent searches and creating a berkeley department of transportation which will transfer traffic enforcement duties to train civilians. the berkeley police officers association released a statement earlier today, urging the city council to reject those changes. >>now developing news, san francisco police are looking for a group of they say attacked a man in a wheelchair last week have been here on mary street in the city's south of market area where the suspect allegedly drag this victim out of the wheelchair. >>and then stole the wheelchair police released a picture of the motorized wheelchair. that was reportedly stolen by the victim on like this police say the suspects made comments about the wheelchair and then hit the victim in his face while another dragged him out

. >>> berkeley city officials will unveil the first street in berkeley to be named after an asian americane renamed is located on what was formerly an eastern stretch of shootic avenue. he was one of the first residents who faced racism and discrimination in the 1900s. she went onto become an immigrant activist and community builder. >>> tomorrow is lunar new year and china towns are hoping to bring a life line to struggling areas. >> china town is the district that is worse than any places. i worry about my people here. >> san francisco's china town is the oldest in the nation. customers started disappearing weeks before the official shut downs. >>> in new york, a bakery owner has a plan to bring back visitors. mock launched a fund raiser to light up china town. for a $45 donation participants get a personalized lantern with chinese peace, love. >> this is what we need for the neighborhood. >> the lights have become a big attraction. he hopes the move will become a sample to business owners of better days ahead. >>> nevada ranch boardering infamous area 51 military base could be all yours

to the east bay now the berkeley city council has approved sweeping police forms that officers say theyo not support. those changes include ending police stops for low level offense, not impacting public safety. ending stops for things like having expired license tags no longer requesting parole or probation status requiring written consent for consent searches and creating a berkeley department of transportation which will transfer traffic enforcement duties to trained civilians. the berkeley police officers association released a statement will earlier today urging the city council to reject those changes. every time you see the video hard to believe it really happened then today. >>mark the first senate hearing on that january 6th insurrection at the u.s. capitol, several key players testified before lawmakers today as they all now try to piece together exactly what went wrong. in the days and weeks leading up to the deadly attack end trying to figure out how to keep this from ever happening again, joe khaleel has the report. >>i received chemical burns to my face this still have an

the berkeley city council will meet tomorrow night to consider an ordinance that would have a dramatic long term impact. act on transportation. the proposal would ban the sale of gas, diesel and other carbon based transportation fuels in the city by the year. 2045 currently 97% of all vehicles registered in berkeley used some type of fossil fuel. will become it noon over new push for more black representation beyond the month of february, which is, of course, black history month, the growing interest in books by black authors. then the sun is out, and we're seeing war whether all across the bay area and his leg look at berkeley in emeryville and far far beyond ktvu meteorologists. rosemary oroczo has your full rosemary oroczo has your full forecast coming up. it's back, guys! check it out! what up, people? jack! what are you doing in my car? oh, just sharing my triple bonus jack combo... triple meat and cheese, secret sauce... go ahead, tell them how much it is... it's just $5.99! only at jack in the box. sorry, what were you going to say? it's just $5.99! only at jack in the box. grea

from the family of a man who died back in december after being restrained by eniac paulius, the berkeley city council has unanimously passed more than a dozen police reforms a study conducted in 2019 found that african americans were 6.5 times more likely to be stopped by berkeley police. the reforms eliminate police stops for low level offenses. is police won't be allowed to pull someone over for having expired license plate tags. a broken tail light or a seatbelt violation alone. officers will also be barred from asking about a person's probation or parole status without an underlying reason. the berkeley police union issued a statement saying neither the association were officers were consulted and adding quote. at stake is the safety of berkeley citizens and its police officers. as the proposed reforms will turn officers into file. in clerks, gutting their much needed time on the streets within our community, and that wind advisory remains in effect through tomorrow morning. the wind gusts today we had diablo was 59 miles now our mouths angelina got up to 51 miles an hour. that's a little

. >>> the berkeley city council is set to vote on addressing racial inequities.ffic stops for low level offenses like not wearing a seat belt or expired registration, those would be eliminated. police would also need written consent for a search and would not be able to ask if somebody is on probation or parole. berkeley's police union would not comment on these proposed changes, but one officer told abc7 news the policies would be detrimental to public safety. >>> a street alongside the millbrae bart station is being renamed in honor of harriet tubman. south station road between the station and a new transit-oriented development project that is now under construction will soon be called harriet tubman way. in addition, a plaza will feature an art installation in honor of the abolitionist. >> this is going to be a representation of the many diverse members of the world and eastbound local community that come and will be able to experience the legacy of harriet tubman. >> that name change is a joint effort between bart, the naacp of san mateo and developer republi

lauren blanchard fox news tonight, the berkeley city council is set to decide whether to approve a vote of no confidence in the police chief. the resolution is based in part on comments made by chief andrew greenwood last june, when he asked the city to overturn its 20 year ban on the use of pepper spray during protests, according to the resolution when the chief was asked about alternatives to tear gas, he joked, we can shoot people. he later apologized for that. comment. police established let's your attention to the weather. now we've had a bit of an unsettled day out there very cloudy if you sprinkles even if you showers but now things are starting to calm down in the showers are starting to move away, and we're actually lining up for a pretty ni with some sut there, so let's start with a look at stormtrooper too, and you could see you know again. it's been very unsettled, but any of those light showers that weren't in the area of kind of work their way out. and frankly, i highly doubt much of this is even hitting the ground. this is what called virga, meaning that you have rain hig

. >>> berkeley city council voted unanimously to approve major police reform last night. they include eliminating traffic stops for low level expenses like expired registration tags and not wearing a seat belt. the reform calls for the firing of racist officers and written consent for police searches. berkeley's police officers association sharply criticized the vote and said the safety of berkeley citizens is at stake. >>> after a rash of violent crime in san francisco, mayor london breed today said the city's law enforcement agencies have a new plan to improve communication, especially about repeat offenders. and she had a strong message for criminals out there. >> when you come to san francisco with the expectation to arm somebody here in this city, there will be consequences. so really, don't come to our city with all that bull -- because we're not convict. >> strong words from the mayor. the changes would include the police notifying the district attorney when a person is repeatedly arrested and closer monitoring of repeat offenders. mayor breed also announced the ci

berkeley city council has unanimously approved more than a dozen police reforms.conducted back in 2019 found that african americans were 6.5 times more likely to be stopped by berkeley police. one of the new rules eliminates police stops for low level offenses, and berkeley's mayor says the reforms will actually free up police. sources for more serious traffic offenses. we think that this will not only ensure that we can reduce racial disparities and stops but enabler police to focus on the more serious and dangerous behavior. under the reforms, police will not be allowed to pull someone over for having expired license plate tags, a broken tail light or a seatbelt violation. officers will also be barred from asking about a person's probation or parole status without an underlying reason. berkeley police union issued a statement saying neither the association or officers were consulted, adding, in part here and stake is the safety of berkeley citizens and its police officers as the proposed reforms will turn officers into filing clerks gutting their much needed tim

>>an agreement has been reached between the city of berkeley and its school district.ing to get vaccinated coming up in a live report, we'll tell you when kids will head back to the >>and speaking of the vaccine doctor anthony fauci now extending the timeline on when he expects all americans be able to get a covid-19 vaccinations. you're watching kron. >>and thanks for waking up with us this is getting old no. it's doubts wednesday, okay i can make it to friday where they're halfway there hang in there you make it got a little bit of cold weather to wake up to this morning we've got john tripled more on that to start off the hour yapp this week seems long's remind yourself the rest of the country is so cold right now and we're here where it's not too terribly bad. >>across the bay area lots of

. >>> tonight, grocery store and child care workers can sign up for a vaccine in berkeley. the cityannounced today, convenience store employees and teachers who are back at school are eligible. appointments can be made online, for the sites near the albany bulb. anywhere near 65 should bring a recent pay stub, it and id badge or a letter for their employer to confirm they are eligible. for more information on vaccine sign-ups and eligibility you can check out our resource guide at kpix5/vaccine. >>> tonight, churches are considering their next steps after a judge ruled they could gather indoors, but the decision was reversed, just two days later. maria medina is live in san jose, to explain the legal back and forth rulings. >> reporter: well, that back and forth is confusing to some, that health order would have allowed churches to gather indoors at 25% capacity but that is not happening, at least for now. >> you definitely missed the people. and connecting. >> reporter: he was a pastor for the former oakland raiders. >> i think it is an essential place. >> reporter: adam like thous

the city of berkeley hopes the agreement will allow schools to begin reopening for in person learning at the end of march, san francisco city officials today showed off the changes that they've made the classrooms in anticipation of a return to campus. the ktvu christien kafton tells us there's still no date on when in person learning will resume. san francisco school leaders offered a peek at how in person learning will look when students finally returned to the classroom. students will be seated 6 ft. apart from one another and clear partitions are in place separated the students from the teachers share drinking fountains are off limits. the school district's facilities director, saying the strategy is minimizing the chances for covid transmission inside the classrooms and on the playgrounds, managing circulation, maintaining stable cohorts and ensuring social distance, so everything from what you see outside supports those three strategies. when you go inside the classroom, you'll see desks that are again socially distanced. sunset elementary is one of a half dozen schools already

>>this week, the city of berkeley expanded its vaccine eligibility to include grocery and convenience store workers. the united food and commercial workers union says at least a 124 grocery workers have died from covid-19 since the start of the pandemic. the biden administration announced it will be boosting the vaccine supplies into each state. but at the same time chief medical advisor doctor fauci says it might take longer than expected to get the shot, washington correspondent joe khaleel has that story. >>the rollout of the covid vaccine program has been plagued with delays and this week the administration says it's hoping to turn it around we're increasing the vaccine supply to 13.5 million doses per week. >>that will go out to states white house press secretary jen psaki touts a 57% increase in vaccine supply in the 4 weeks president biden has been in office and she says they're working to boost the rate of vaccinations you know putting up and in place to have several 100 community health centers where vaccinations can be distributed working with states on mass vaccination cent

. >>> the city of berkeley is poised to make changes in police policy, including how officers conductraffic stops. that is to build a better bay area. kate larson spoke to the city's mayor and law enforcement about what it means for equity and public safety. >> in berkeley, you are 6 1/2 more times likely to be stopped by police if you are black. >> reporter: making a case for a ground breaking police reform based on traffic storms. improper use of high beams and ex eliminated. >> it will focus on speeding and driving under the influence. >> people are going to drive around with expired tapgs now. >> there are always unintended consequences for laws. we need work with the police department. >> reporter: a member of berkeley pd said they worry it will be detrimental to public safety. when they arrived, they said they had no comment on the policy changes. >> it's a difficult position. first, they are funded by city council. >> reporter: retired fbi agent rick smith says the propose the changes are ill advised. >> people care about being protected and this is not being tt'srive by people

members of the berkeley city council announced they are introducing a resolution end to exclusionary zoning laws in addition to sacramento and portland is positive trend in the housing policy on the west coast. that is all today and i am happy to take any questions. >> commissioner tanner. >> thank you. the regulation or proposed legislation no house over 2500 square feet in the city. that property could add another unit and that is no unit over 2500 square feet? i am confused how that would relieve the limit of the size. >> it only helps with a 1200 square foot home and you want to increase more than 50%. you are below 25 but below 50%. that is the only exception. >> thank you. >> if there are no additional questions regarding the board of supervisors, historic preservation met yesterday and considered the department 2021 budget and add adopted recommendation for your approval today. they considered two legacy business registries agcr body. second for g and son hardware. the only important thing here is both of these legacy business applicants are in district 10. they considered the

. >>> the city of berkeley is poised to make changes in police policy, including how officers conduct traffic stops. that is to build a better bay area. kate larson spoke to the city's mayor and law enforcement about what it means for equity and public safety. >> in berkeley, you are 6 1/2 more times likely to be stopped by police if you are black. >> reporter: making a case for a ground breaking police reform based on traffic storms. improper use of high beams and expired registration will be eliminated. >> it will focus on speeding and driving under the influence. >> people are going to drive around with expired tapgs now. >> there are always unintended consequences for laws. we need work with the police department. >> reporter: a member of berkeley pd said they worry it will be detrimental to public safety. when they arrived, they said they had no comment on the policy changes. >> it's a difficult position. first, they are funded by city council. >> reporter: retired fbi agent rick smith says the propose the changes are ill advised. >> people care about being protected and this is

city council. andria borba, kpix 5. >>> changes are coming to the berkeley police department. he city council approved police reforms last night. they include firing officers who post racist content on social media and changing how police make traffic stops. officers will focus on investigative stops instead of stops for small violations such as expired tags. >>> now to the latest developments on tiger woods. no criminal charges are expected to be filed against the golfer following his serious car crash. this evening, we are learning the full extent of his injuries. reporter chris holmstrom is outside harbor ucla where woods is recovering. >> it is going to be a long recovery for tiger woods. the good news is, he is alert and responsive. the main focus right now is on his recovery. tiger woods continues to recover at harbor ucla medical center. the golf legend suffered serious injuries following this rollover crash, including severe injuries to his right leg and foot. those injuries led to emergency surgery. on twitter, woods' people issued a statement saying, doctors put a rod

can be incentives by city to allocate more green spaces. >> reporter: she helps run the berkeley food institute, studies sustainable food production. >> urban farms playing important role for elders, low income families and immigrants. >> reporter: the environmental benefits are endless, cut down on a city's carbon footprint, trucks don't have to drive hundreds of miles to ship in food. lessen the urban heat island effect, making the cities hort than rural areas in the summer. >> vegetating it and having things grow there, absorbs that heat. >> reporter: a flower can't blossom without sunshine, much resilient, one way is urban farming. >> reporter: nbc bay area news. >> good idea. want more easy ways to cut down your carbon footprint, climate in crisis section of nbc bay area. digital series that walks you through changes that can make a big difference. nbcbayarea.com/climatehacks. >>> and jeff ranieri and our weather team playing a big part. >> that's right, we have a full section at nbcbayarea.com, tories that touch on a lot of stuff. as we bring you into the microclimate forecast,

. >> reporter: the city council will vote on the final recommendations in april. liz kreutz, abc 7 news. >>> berkeley'snd city council voted last night to pass groundbreaking police reforms. they eliminate traffic stops for low-level offenses like not wearing a seat belt or having expired license tags, require written consent for searches, prevent police from asking for parole or probation status, potentially allow officers to be fired for racist social media posts, and create an early intervention system to retrain biased officers. berkeley's police union says they were not consulted about the new policies and claim the reforms will make the community less safe. >>> an all-out effort is under way in the east bay to track and trap a coyote that's attacked five people over the last eight months. >> it's quite strange. wildlife tend to be afraid of people. >> they tend to be. warning signs are now up and animal control officers are patrolling neighborhoods in moraga and lafayette searching for the coyote. dna has linked the same animal to all the attacks, which began last july, but have picked up in rece

but the city of berkeley denied their request for a streamlined approval and now they are going up against the city and the tribe. there lawsuit poses the question of whether the shell mount qualifies as a historic structure. eligible for protection under state law. >> it is signal coal city begins. they're going to do this and are going to follow with they represent and committed and do it. you >> it is one of the earliest known settlements of their ancestors. they are widely recognized as the bay area's original people. with a history spanning around 6000 years. >>> one big perk of remotes working. no sitting in traffic. but are you missing out on the health benefits of a commute? why are some faking their drive to w work. >>> a lot t ofof excitement her >>> kids pulling off a double prank, when things got way out of control, a homeowner synapse. what we are learning about the retired cop who made some serious threats against one of the pranksters. >>> thinking about going to tahoe? the new crackdown on vacation rentals that could >>> the pandemic has disproportionately impacted women in

>>an agreement has been reached between the city of berkeley and its school district. now teachers are going to get vaccinated coming up in a live report, we'll tell you when kids will head back to the >>and speaking of the vaccine doctor anthony fauci now extending the timeline on when he expects all americans be able to get a covid-19 vaccinations. you're watching kron. >>and thanks for waking up with us this is getting old no. it's doubts wednesday, okay i can make it to friday where they're halfway there hang in there you make it got a little bit of cold weather to wake up to this morning we've got john tripled more on that to start off the hour yapp this week seems long's remind yourself the rest of the country is so cold right now and we're here where it's not too terribly bad. >>across the bay area lots of sunshine today certainly a brisk morning though a lot of us are actually down in the 30's for current temperatures and will remain that way over the next few hours look outside at our suture tower cam right now crisp clear conditions skies will remain clear an

possibility it could open a civil rights investigation, kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. >>> the city of berkeleyassed groundbreaking police reforms and the mayor and city council voting last night to pass the 200 page reform package. it eliminates stops for low level offenses like not wearing a seat belt or having expired license tags. it requires written consent for searches. it prevents police from asking for parole ous, potentially it allows for officers to be fired for racist social media posts and creates an early intervention system to retrain biased officers. public comment at last night's meeting was largely critical of berkeley pd. >> i saw multiple levels of harassment and abuse by police. >> berkeley's police union says that they weren't consulted about the new policie a claim that the reforms will make the community less safe. >> there are new developments in a string of dangerous coyote encounters in the east bay. dna testing links the same animal to five attacks. the latest incident happened last friday in lafayette. police say a coyote bit a man near quick stop. three days earlier

berkeley has its own health department. vaccines will start taking place next monday. the shots will, and will continue throughout march. >> the city of berkeley through its public health department is able to acquire vaccines and is going about the business of vaccinating berkeley residents. they were able to offer a section of those vaccination appointments to our educators. >> students will return to campus with a hybrid model, preschool through second grade scheduled to be back march 29th. older students will follow a schedule that goes into april. the district says the schedule could change depending on if the city's vaccine schedule gets slowed down or maybe speeds up. >>> bay area counties have been slowly starting to launch their own online dashboards to track vaccine distribution. and to make things easier for you, we've compiled them into a single tool to help you see when and where you could be getting your shot and how to make an appointment. it's all there for you at abc7news.com. >>> pandemic pitfalls. silicon valley tech another sector getting rocked this year, now hitting another low. and there is a deeper underbell

city. berkeley and san francisco city leaders already expressed support for these workers for the heroes payg live in san jose, i'm sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." >> thanks, sharon. >>> cierra johnson, numbers now show people of color are falling behind in vaccinations. >> reporter: good morning, despite the fact there are new mass vaccination sites as well as walk-in vaccinations sites which we'll get to in a moment, there seems so be disparities in exactly who is getting vaccinated. to start with look at the overall picture. how many folks across the nation have been vaccinated right now 31 million folks across the u.s. have received their shots. nearly 3,500,000 people right here in california. a little less than 800,000 vaccines were given in l.a. that according to politico there seems to be some significant gaps in where the breakdown of the distribution by race. over 60% of those vaccinated were white, 14% identify as multiple races, 11.5% hispanic and asian and blacks vaccinated at 6% and 5% respectively. leaders in san francisco recognizing that disparity and they're opening a m

berkeley unified school district. he said he's excited to have this agreement reached with the teachers union and in partnership with the city of berkeley to vaccinate all of the district staff there's about 1500 people in their staff and now they're going to be able to vaccinate them and they hope to do within 3 weeks starting on monday so big news for the district, we know teachers have been fighting for this for a long wanting to get the vaccine before they go back to in person classes now as i said they'll take about 3 weeks or so to get everyone vaccinated teachers will be able to sign up for the designated as shots on a website where they can click on it get their appointment it will be separate from the vaccinations of other people so it's just as new for them. tentative timeline has been set for kids going back to school depending on the vaccination schedule. it includes preschool kindergarten through second grade going back on march 29th, then after spring break grades, 3rd through 9th going back april 12th grades 10th through 12th going back april 19th and once teachers are vaccinated kids will be going back to sch

cities. in my story we focused on berkeley. i think a lot of you will be surprised at what you are about to hear. >> in this area, temperatures have warmed 3.5 degrees fahrenheit. with most of the that warming happening over the last 50 years. we have a choice how much warming we have. if we take a lot of action to cut emissions, we might only have two degrees more warning by the end of the century. >> you can find this on our website. click on climate change hot spots. you can find all of the stories from the weather team, myself and all the others. if we have other polluters, this goes to underscore it's factored into one big number. berkeley, we think of it as one of the moment environmentally conscious cities in the bay area. that temperature is rising higher than the global average. all this available on our website. you can reduce your carbon footprint which does help. >> eye-opening. thank you. >>> still to come, trapped after falling nearly 100 feet down a cliff. they bring a hiker to safety. >>> no diversity. >> workin

>>> the city of berkeley passed ground breaking police reforms. they voted unanimously to pass the 200 page rereform package. eliminates stops for low level offenses like not wearing a seat belt or having expired license tags. potentially allows officers to be fired for racist social media posts. and also created an early intervention system to retrain biased officers. >>> pediatricians are warning of an escalating mental health crisis monk children caused by the pandemic. calling on congress and the biden administration to prioritize children's mental health. they say the pandemic has flooded emergency rooms with children in severe crisis. they are asking for more funds to existing programs that support pediatric, mental and behavioral health. >> a group of bay area seniors are using technology to stay in shape and come together with others during the pandemic. >> great job everyone. question return to our seats. >> yes. okay. so for the past few months, an occupational therapy team at stanford healthcare has been leading these zoom-based classes

berkeley aged 65 older are also eligible to get vaccinated. you could make appointments and get more information on the city of berkeley's website.ornia california's covid vaccination program is now being overseen by blue shield and kaiser. they have a new contract with tho mae distribution of vaccines. blue shield says that that makes it possible to boost the number of vaccines they can administer as to as many as three million vaccine shots a week by the end of the month, and that may increase to four million vaccines a week by the end of april. that agreement requires health care providers to give 95% of the vaccines they received. within one week of getting them. the contract also sets limits on how long it takes for patients to get those0 minutes in urban areas and no more than 60 minutes in rural areas, the providers must also have a plan to deliver vaccines to people who are confined to their homes. santa clara county is making good progress when it comes to vaccinating the county's older residents, county officials say slightly more than 50% of all residents who are 75 older, have received at least one dose of the vaccine

berkeley with more on what we know so far sarah. >>and the demands of teachers have been met with disagreement between the district and the city of berkeley getting all of the teachers vaccinated that gets them happy because they're going vaccinated and then also has the parents and kids happy because they get to go back to the classroom as early as next month all of this is tentative because depends on the schedule of the vaccinations but teachers can start signing up for the vaccine as early as monday depending on what grade they teach it's going to be sort of a tear system the earliest grade teachers are going to be able to get vaccinated first and then move their way up and that will also have the earliest grades going back to the classroom and so shots will be administered. later next week that is of the state gives them the needed amount of doses the rest of elementary school staff will be able to sign up for the vaccine in the next phase march 1st and there will be a specific link online for district employees to sign up and make an appointment eventually preschool through high school will be back in school with a hybrid model, the