they're implementing these measures at all city parks. no food trucks in or adjacent to city parks. parking lots will remain closed. including no parking adjacent to lake merit on weekends and the meri day holiday. city park ambassadors will walk the parks to make sure users are abiding by the rules. those who want to use the park to exercise are encouraged to come. the measures are effective until sunday may 31st. >>> a new cbs news poll finds a large majority of the public still pyretizes staying home to slow the outbreak over reopening the economy. but now there's a growing gap between republicans and others. 62% of republicans want to prioritize going back to work. stay-at-home orders still in mace in many states. but in wisconsins bars were immediately packed with people after the state supreme court overturned the governor's health order ruling it unlawful and unenforceable. >> oakland international airport taking measures to try to protect travelers and workers from covid-19. we spoke with passengers at the airport this afternoon. current policy requires the use of face coveri

either way, new signage up in oakland and city park ambassadors out and about in lake merritt and city parks reminding people to keep their distance and handing out face masks to folks who do not have them. those measures go in effect today and be in effect every friday, saturday and sunday and memorial day coming up in just a bit. mayor libby schaaf hope here residents taking advantage of closed streets in part of the slow streets program to cut down on these crowds. reporting live, julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> more signs the bay area is slowly reopening. happening today, sonoma county will allow more businesses to reopen. those include car washes, pet groomers and outdoor museums an curbside pickup. sonoma county entered phase two last friday. leaders are strictly following state guidelines. marin county and san mateo counties will move into phase two on monday. alameda and contra costa county will follow next week. santa clara county has yet to determine a date. napa and solano counties in phase two. >>> in san francisco muni is extending service starting tomorrow. ru

same rules apply for city, pas. now, parking lots adjacent from city parks will remain closed. that has been the rule for a while. but now parking across from lake merritt will be blocked on friday, saturday and sunday all of this in an effort to cut down on crowds that have been gathering over the weekend which kumasi mentioned which is counterproductive to slowing the spread. people who live around the lake who we spoke with seemed kind of split on whether this type of enforcement is needed. >> we need to keep people at home and keep the virus at bay. >> i don't see an issue with the trucks being out here. >> so, there will be signage up and oakland police and city par remind people to keep their distance and handing out face masks to those who don't have them. feels there would be a better solution although he does plan on following these new rules. it will happen every friday, saturday and sunday the restricted parking and memorial day and this will last a couple weeks through the end of the month. through the end of may. trying to crack down on one of those large crowds to

lots and city parks are closed through sunday. you cannot park around lake merritt. oakland has also banned food trucks and vendors, you can get out and run, walk, and bake it, but the big gatherings are discouraged, the city will have ambassadors out there as well as police, monitoring and enforcing these rules. >> reporter: an 86-year-old fire survivor is back home after nearly 3 years. her home was completely destroyed in a fire in santa rosa. her neighbors had given her a drive-by homecoming, welcoming her back. she and her late husband raised their family and that home, one of thousands completely destroyed by the fire in 2017. >> i am overjoyed, overwhelmed then i am very grateful. we chose this place when we moved here in 1969. >> reporter: they chose a nice neighborhood, the home is redesigned so that her daughter, son and line and for grandsons can live with her. >>> the owners of san francisco's oldest gay bar forced to close down, community support is a plan to reopen, the owner of the studded bars say the economic fallout from the pandemic is too much for

some city parks that have pickle ball, bocce ball disc golf and tennis courts and state parks in her shoes with a time. reopened over the weekend. >> i am relieved. i really appreciate the city i appreciate them opening up the public park and courts again for us. >> they could avoid the fines if they follow the social distance rules. >> we are playing signals heard to keep the 6 feet rules and we want to follow the guidelines. >> reporter: at the mayfair skate park visitors say that they have been responsible. >> we are wearing a mask and people are wearing these and keeping a distance. >> reporter: the focus with skateboarding is individual skate parks never needed to close. >> we are not huddled up, you know? were not all huddled up and lifting weights next to each other, it should have been allowed from the start. >> reporter: ktvu cameras did not find law enforcement officers enforcing the social distancing rules and their was no information online regarding the cleaning schedules in the parks. the community centers youth program locations off leash dog park and pulls remain close

starting today, vendors including food trucks will not be allowed in or around city parks. parking lots will remain closed. and parking won't be allowed next to lake merritt friday through sunday and over the memorial day weekend. restrictions will last at least through the end of the month. >>> you know what, trying to get out and have a good time, a lot of people use the weekends to get some fresh air or work out. but kari, that's not a place you'll be able to go this weekend. >> unless you're social distancing from everyone other than the people in your own household. as we take a live look at sausalito toward an genergel is. in dublin we're seeing people out and about and driving as we head closer to the noon hour. if you're going to be out, expect temperatures in the low 70s. i think it's just perfect. you don't really have to turn on the air conditioning. the rest of the day, highs will reach the mid-70s for today. there will be a few spots in the inland east bay as well as the north bay reaching up to 79 degrees and then for the north bay we're also going to be quite

more are being drawn up with other popular city parks. such as washington square park. >> i thought it was pretty smart. >> the circles encouraged him it was safe to socialize outside. >> this is one the few times i left.>> some were skeptical about the parks human parking spots. >> i thought it was a little far-fetched. then they say they found they liked the markings took the guesswork out of social distancing. >> i feel people were trying to do their best. at the same time it was not six feet apart.>> the social circles is a relief after past weekends with big crowds. >> it is super clear where your boundaries are. i think this is definitely more organized and relaxed. then it was on saturday. >> for cisco decided to try and after talking to new york city where officials tried it in domino park. >> we also wanted to put it in four separate corners of the city. this is the pilot program. we wanted to see how it would work out. >> it essentially takes no additional funds. the department is talking up the cost. they hope it will be another

tomorrow, no food trucks and vendors will be allowed in or adjacent to open city parks. this is to reduce the concentration of people at the parks parking lots at all city parks will also remain closed. and no parking will be permitted on the weekends, including friday adjacent to lake merritt. >>this take a live look outside tonight and see how things are shaping up along san francisco's embarcadero a quiet night you can see those clouds though still hanging over the bay bridge and the flag gifting a little bit in the breeze, let's check in with our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow on. you know we've had wet weather cloudy weather a little bit of sun here and there it's kind of unusual isn't it. >>yeah it's getting late in the season to see these of storms coming in i think we've got another shot at even more rain and more significant storm coming in a little later on the weekend but tomorrow going to be a fantastic friday outside weather wise going to see some sunshine and some expect sunset for tomorrow night right now the clouds oh yeah i think over san francisco o

it's prohibiting vending and food trucks in city parks and parking lots. officials say the goal is reduce the concentration of people in the areas and promote more social distancing. some local religious leaders say they may defie the state at home order if things don't change by the last day of the month. >> the church is essential. the people of god are essential. >> about 40 clergy from the state held a news conference in the parking lot. to argue that the governors order banning church services during the out break is not only government over reach but puts peoples mental health at risk. >> you get suicide and depression. you get mental problems. >> one by one the leaders stepped up to the mike to ask why grocery stores can be open but houses of worship cannot. >> can't with reopen under the same conditions that the stores and supermarkets, marijuana clinics, tattoo parlors are opening. >> both bishop with 85 and the church that holds 4,000. have protocol in place including masks, seating to keep six feet apart and cleaning and disinfects of pews. >> s

city parks. that allowed people across san jose who have spent weeks sheltering in-home to enjoy some badly needed fun in the sun. >> reporter: to be able to get of the apartment, after two months of it it's been intense. >> the city of san jose is still enforcing strict social distancing rules. violators could face a $100 fine. >>> coming up at 7:45 today, sam liccardo will join us live to talk about the changes at the city parks. he will also give an update on the city's proposal to let some city businesses operate outdoors and give us the latest on san jose's growing budget problems during this pandemic. >> our time is just about 4:03. california has 68,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. the death toll from the coronavirus is now 2700. here in the bay era, there are 2800 confirmed cases. over the weekend more than 100 new cases were confirmed here in the bay area and virus deaths were reported yesterday in santa clara county and in san francisco. according to san francisco chronicle, the

parking lots at all city parks are closed through sunday and you cannot park around lake maren. the city of oakland has also banned for trucks and vendors at the parks. you can still go out and run, walk and bike, but the gatherings, they are discouraged. the city also has investors out there is also police keeping an eye and enforcing the rules. >>> an 86-year-old wild fire survivor from santa rosa has had a rough few years but is finally back on. here's showing us her loved ones are helping her celebrate the special homecoming. >> reporter: a pandemic ritual, the drive-by celebration. the santa rosa neighborhood turned out for the vet is back housewarming. she blew kisses and hugs as she was moving back to jesse court. >> i'm over joined and overwhelmed, and i fling very grateful. >> reporter: they raised a family there and there home her late husband loved. one of the fires. >> her home was underinsured to her coverage for contents went to construction. she battled her insurance company because her rebuild was delayed by medical crisis. >> if she was diagnosed with cancer righ

to take a different approach to outdoor areas. ástarting today the city is tightening ruleá on city parksnd is trying to walk a áfine line between keeping the álake and other city parks open ábut at the same time trying to ámake sure they are not overrun áwith so many people that socia ádistancing becomes next to áimpossible. á>> we absolutely want people t come outá and have a walk and áride your bike and jog. ábut we just don't want people áto congregate. we are trying to avoid having áspikes and definitely avoid átrying to have gatherings at the ápark. á>> reporter: over the last twoá weekends like mary became overcrowde, many people were ánot following social distancin águidelines and staying at leas ásix feet apart. áoakland mayor libby schaff áexpressed concern on mornings áon 2 last week. á>> we always can consider ámeasures like shutting down, ámeasures like giving people tickets.á ábut i believe that in this ámoment people need to go outsie , áthat we have to attend to ápeople's mental health. á>> reporter: an attempt to álimit the number of people ábeginning friday, the city has

in or next to city parks and parking next to lake merritt will not be allowed on weekends as well as on monday which is memorial day in not this coming monday, but the following monday. these changes are effective through the end of the month city park ambassadors will be on hand to remind residents about the changes. 167 new coronavirus cases were reported in the bay area today there are now more than 10,000 confirmed cases and 386 tests here now are the latest numbers broken down by county, san mateo san francisco alameda and solano counties all reported new deaths for a complete list of local covid-19 cases head to our web site kron 4 dot com. and breaking ranks with other bay area counties and loosening shelter restrictions is santa clara county kron four's rob fladeboe explains why and how that is resulting in some frustration for businesses and that community. >>it's really frustrating that we're all not on the same page here the downtown association scott needs who would welcome some foot traffic back to hard hit downtown san jose says the varying local state and federal order

as of tomorrow, vendors including food trucks won't be allowed in or around city parks, and the parking lots are going to stay closed, and they won't be allowed to park near lake merritt either friday through sunday, nor on the memorial day holiday. those restrictions will last through the end of the month. >>> berkeley city leaders say they have a plan to reopen restaurants safely. the plan will repurpose open spaces like parking lots and sidewalks and convert them into dining spaces. the goal is to thin out the number of customers inside of restaurants and have customers outside enjoying meals at a safe distance. the proposal is set to be voted on next month. the cities of san jose and san mateo are considering similar ideas. >>> still ahead, do you have a dental appointment? we investigate the risk of covid-19 in the dentist's office. >>> plus it's being used by the white house and in hospitals across the country, but is it accurate? the warning about a common covid-19 test. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri tracking a small window of sunshine before a storm hits on sunday. i'

no food trucks or sales of any other kind will be allowed in or near the city. parks and parking next to lake merritt will not be allowed on weekends as well as on the memorial day holiday. these changes are effective through the end of the month city park and passengers will be on hand to remind residents about the changes. and the city of san francisco is days away from heading into phase 2 of the reopening process allowing many retail businesses to open for curbside pickup in the last 24 hours. the city has released new guidelines for this reopening and while some view this as a positive step. others say it's just t that much help. kron four's dan kerman is live for us now in san francisco with more on this part of the story good evening. dan. >>good evening. you know you see plenty of these retail corridors just empty that's expecting to pick up somewhat next week but with these guidelines. the city is released. none of them are much of a surprise still some stores see it is a chance to innovate other stores see it as a way of getting nowhere fast. the empty retai

there will be no parking at all city parks through sunday. nd there will nothing vendorrors food trucks at the parks also as well all the way through sunday. you can expect city ambassadors to be reminding people to stay six feet apart. city leaders are concerned the parks have become increasingly crowded over the weekend. so they'll continue to quote give the lake a break. >> hopefully there won't be a lot of crowds and people will just be smart and use common sense. >> we see already that the numbers really haven't gone down in alameda county. so i would say let's keep it going, in we can get those numbers down. >> and to give folks more options to spread out, they are shutting down some public roads as part of their slow streets movement. >>> more circles are popping up across the bay area, trying to make it very obvious and enforce that social distancing. take a look at marina green right now. that is where you can see some of these circles. crews out thursday prepping for a busy memorial day weekend. they were measuring some of the grassy

parking lots from city parks will be closed and now parking from lake merritt will be blocked on friday and sunday. all to cut down on crowds that are gathering on the weekend. one food truck owner we spoke with who said usually sets up at the lake. >> i have signs that says you must have a mask, we have apple pay, we have hand sanitizer. >> reporter: new signage up and oakland city park ambassadors will be out and abount reminding people to keep their distance and handing out face masks to people who don't have them. people who live around the lake seem pretty split on whether this type of enforcement is needed. again, this starts today and will happen every friday, saturday and sunday and also memorial which is coming up in just a bit and this will last for a couple weeks until the end of the month of may. reporting live this morning, julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you, julian. >>> more signs that the bay area is slowly reopening. happening today, sonoma county will allow more businesses to open back up that includ

weekend's expected nice weather will likely have plenty of people going out to the parks to enjoy this memorial day weekend the city has taken steps to make the park safer. but the mayor says that she is counting on residents to continue to follow social distancing guidelines. >>the parks across san francisco will likely have plenty of visitors memorial day weekend. nice weather presents attempting opportunity to get outside after feeling cooped up over the last several weeks as the weather is amazing the focus as it's great i'm so we're really excited about the long weekend ahead, marina green visitors like shuri collect cars shops say they'll be taking advantage of the city's green spaces but she'll be doing it safely like many others who have been out we see a lot of people weighing on us ensuring that the follow the you know 6 feet this different from each other you are seeing that people are taking it quite seriously. >>and that's going to be sharing because as you step out you want to feel that we city leaders however are bracing for flocks of people to crowd city parks before a warning from mayor london bree

is headed to the location of what was a mcdonald's restaurant across in golden gate park, the heavy head of the city's rec and park department will be presenting that list a possible sites located on the 3400 acres of land that they manage the should have that done by june 2nd. now many residents worry that the new location will be near mclaren park but community leaders insist there are plenty of other areas that could be used to help the city alleviate the humanitarian crisis. >>having the homeless there been introduced other issues drug users and course garbage feces we don't do something. >>the fun safe spaces for the homeless, the pandemic not only continue and endanger everyone within the lose a lot of homeless people or on the sidewalks will all clustered together and for what reason. >>well the head of the city's real estate department is also looking some properties for an inventory of underutilized city property that is not part of the rec and parks jurisdiction. now to the east bay this morning, the number of businesses in contra costa and alameda counties are open again. managers of a whol

beginning tomorrow no bending including food trucks will be allowed next to city parks. parking along side lake merritt will be suspended. teams of ambassadors will be circling the area to make sure that the new rules are being followed. lockers, dockers are not allowed. >>> the stern grove musical festival has been canceled for the first time in 83 years. the event takes place on select sundays in san francisco. some of the musicians that were canceled are billy ray cyrus, and macy gray. organizers say they are creating the best of the best video series featuring performers from past years. the video will be shown on the stern grove website. >>> coming up , preparing for the new normal. the changes that are coming to oakland international airport? >>> tense moments on capitol hill as a whistleblower testifies. why a health official believes that the united states is facing its darkest winter in modern history? >>> oakland international airport is announcing new safety measures. here's more on the protocols the airport wants to have in place when travelers start to return

, food trucks won't be permitted in or adjacent to oakland city parks and also parking lots to the parks will be closed as well and parking around lake merritt area is going to be banned on fridays saturdays and sundays trying to limit the temptation to congregate in large groups and coming up in a 15 record and have a chat with oakland mayor libby shaft is going to join us live to talk about oakland's pass to reopen it. so they get some good information there. >>this fall most classes at u c and california state universities are going to be online because of the pandemic as students have some mixed feelings about that kron four's michelle kingston talk to some of them. >>it sounds like you're kind of limbo jacob hawkins is a star athlete heading to use the irvine on a full track scholarship but because of coronavirus season, sure if he'll be able to move in and attend classes this fall is cause chaos is excited to go and meet new people and now kind of be on your own most classes across the california state university system though will continue to be held online through the fall, the a

no parking at all city parks through sunday, and no vendors or food trucks at the parks through sunday, as well. you can expect city ambassadors to be roaming the area, talking to people, reminding them to stay apart. city leaders are concerned that the parks have become increasingly crowded over the weekends, so are continuing their campaign of give the lake a break. >> hopefully there won't be a lot of crowds and people will just be smart and use common sense. >> we see already that the numbers really haven't gone down in alameda county. so i would say let's keep it going until we can get those numbers down. >> to give people more options to spread out, the city is shutting down some public roads as parts of their slow streets movement. >>> it is the same thing at dolores park the mission. the idea is to give people a little bit more space, and enough room to keep distance from others. take a look at marina green. crews were out there on thursday, business besty prepping for a memorial day weekend. they were measure something of the grassy areas to paint white circles six feet apart.

parking lots at all city parks are closed until further notice. contra kos contra costa is allowed drive-thru events. families can stay inside their parked cars. >> people stay in the cars. they don't leave their cars. most of them leave their windows up because we have a very good p.a. system. >> reporter: some high schools could hold drive-thru graduation ceremonies. the new policy takes affect on monday. we are checking in every day with each bay area county to see where they stand on reopening stores and businesses. you can find out where you live, what's going on, find that list and share it with friends and neighbors. it's on abc7news.com. >>> more people head back to work. how often should we be tested? will the state accommodate the need? we are digging into that. we have the latest testing totals across the state. >> reporter: covid testing st e statewide has stayed consistent. california ranks 27th. it begs question as life starts to reopen, will our testing needs be met? >> that's why the testing has to substantially increase, because we

and sections of several city parks. that allows people across san jose to spend shelter and place orders having fun in the sun. >> being able to get out of the apartment, for my wife and myself, after two months, it has been really intense. we are going stir crazy. >> the city of san jose is enforcing strict social distancing rules at the outdoor locations, and violators could face a $100 fine. >>> san jose city leaders are considering a plan to get many restaurants back in business, it is called and alfresco san jose plan, greatly expanding outdoor dining, it would allow san jose restaurant owners to use sidewalks, streets, parking lots, whatever to reopen during the pandemic. the plan, if approved, would be voted on in two weeks. >>> speaking of san jose, in our next hour, the san jose mayor will join us live to talk about to the outdoor restaurant plan and the recent changes at city parks. the mayor will give us the latest on san jose's growing budget problems during the pandemic. >>> san jose's latino neighborhoods

both of these choices are much better than city parks. i grew up in the 1960s and i recall when the hippies took over the park and it was no longer a safe place for families and it took over eight years to clean it up and we shouldn't repeat the same mistake. by the city's own me rest micks, 95% of homeless have drug adduce and they use emergency psychiatric services. and there's a direct cor core correlation between tent encampments and break-ins and drug trafficking and profit diewgz. and it's rampant in the encampments and the dealers are going tent-to-tent and police have been told to stand down. we're supposed to believe that you can keep the park and the neighboring areas safe? that's unrealistic. the addicted need medically supesupervised drug treatments d not tents. it's eye avenu naive for those h psychosis to wear masks. and folks are not following guidelines. the same thing will. >> you have 12 questions remaining. >> clerk: caller, you have two minutes to speak. hello, caller. next caller, please. >> you have 11 questions remai

both of these choices are much better than city parks. i grew up in the 1960s and i recall when the hippies took over the park and it was no longer a safe place for families and it took over eight years to clean it up and we shouldn't repeat the same mistake. by the city's own me rest micks, 95% of homeless have drug adduce and they use emergency psychiatric services. and there's a direct cor core correlation between tent encampments and break-ins and drug trafficking and profit diewgz. and it's rampant in the encampments and the dealers are going tent-to-tent and police have been told to stand down. we're supposed to believe that you can keep the park and the neighboring areas safe? that's unrealistic. the addicted need medically supesupervised drug treatments d not tents. it's eye avenu naive for those h psychosis to wear masks. and folks are not following guidelines. the same thing will. >> you have 12 questions remaining. >> clerk: caller, you have two minutes to speak. hello, caller. next caller, please. >> you have 11 questions remai

, even dolores park in the mission district. >> we wanted to put it in four separate corners of the city, this is a pilot program, we wanted to see how it would work out for memorial day weekend. >> the human parking spaces are drawn at basically no cost to the city, they would normally march a sports field in san francisco, which are mostly empty. >>> let's check in with kyla grogan, for people that like it hot, they are going to get it. >> yes, if you're craving summer it will show up early for us, as we get through the weekend and particularly into next week. today is a lovely day. i want to mention that we have a strong onshore flow. there is a gale force wind warning for the coast on the bay area, you can see that winds are at 36 miles an hour, waves are up to 10 feet. they produce wind at sfo where it comes and off the water with the onshore flow, 26 miles per hour, the rest of the day, here are current temperatures. bodega bay is 51 degrees. a breeze out of there, in petaluma, 52 in livermore, and, in palo alto, south bay also showing a report of 49 degrees. you can see santa rosa

starting today vendors including food trucks will not be allowed in or around city parks. parking lots will remain closed and parking won't be allowed next friday through sundays or over the memorial day holiday. >>> a look at the forecast for you today, the weekend is here and meteorologist kari hall is tracking what we can expect. kari? >>> right now at 5:11 we're going to head over to martinez and look at how our temperature trend for today will be in the mid-50s to start and then a lot of sunshine. it's going to be a beautiful day, slightly warmer and also a nice breeze. as we look at our micro climates and our high temperatures will reach up to 79 in antioch today, napa, 78 degrees. 75 in palo alto and 65 in san jose. we'll talk about a week rainmaker coming in for the bay area. right now, mike, you're tracking the morning commute. >>> and we have a little slow maker, a small one on the peninsula as we look at 280 south. it's crept down to 85. i do believe what's going on is that crew that was in menlo, they're heading down and clearing from the roadway through sunnyva

this weekend, the city had reopened to tennis courts, gait parks and other sections of several city parks. that allowed people who have spent weeks sheltering at home to enjoy badly needed fun in the sun. >> to get out here and get out of your apartment, for my wife and myself, it has been really intense. we are going stir crazy. >> the city of san jose is enforcing rules, violators could have a fine. coming up, san jose's sam accardo will join us on mornings on fox 2 to talk about the change at city park said, giving us an update on the city's proposal to let the businesses operate outdoors a, and he will give us the latest on san jose's growing budget problems during the pandemic. >>> a battle is brewing between tesla ceo elon musk and alameda county, tesla is suing the county over the shelter and place order. tesla says they have a plan to get employees back to work safely, but says that they have to block them. good morning. >>> good morning, as we start the work week, we wait to see if tesla employees can head back to work. we have a live look at the factory in fremont. take a look h

circles on grass, they are getting 880,000 opinions how to do it. >> now, they can be find in three city parksut they are planning to add social distancing drawers to over parks. the shape? >> circles near you, man. >> nbc bay area news. >>> up next, your next ride on a roller coaster will look different. six flags issues a safety plan on reopening its park. about theg >>> making it in the bay. this is our series about the challenges of living here. we're now just days away from the start of june and that means another month of rent is due. a statewide ban of evictions, many people say they need more time. in san mateo county today, south leaders gathered shine a light on the process. they are askings -- struggling renters to ask the board of supervisors to extend the eviction for 90 days after the shelter in place is lifted. >> people have upn't been working. it's not as they they have money hanging out in the bank to pay back rent or come up with first and last month's rent on a new place if they need to move. >> the santa clara county board of supervisors passed a proposal to extend its mor

the homeless crisis in san francisco is only getting worse during this pandemic up next how the city's park and rec department is thanks for sharing your diy haircuts. thanks for sharing your savage moves, and especially your awkward ones. thanks for sharing your cute kids. and your adorable pets. now it's our turn toshare. with the geico giveback. a 15% credit on car and motorcycle policies for both current and new customers. and because we're committed for the long haul, the credit lasts your full policy term. so thanks again. one good share deserves another. so thanks again. francisco city officials are now making a list of possible sites for more sanctioned homeless encampments which include on land managed by the city's rec and parks department kron four's maureen kelly reports that the move is part of a compromise between the supervisor behind the idea and the head of the rec department supervisor sandra lee fewer shell the emergency ordinance introduced only a few weeks ago after the general manager of the city's rec and park department agre to compile a list by june 2nd. >>of possib

has been really intense we are kinda going stir crazy. >> reporter: san jose announced that some city parks pickle ball and bocce ball and disc golf course shoes and skate parks will be open over the weekend. >> i am so happy and i am relieved that has been a while. i really appreciate the city. i appreciate the opening up the courts against for us. >> they could avoid the hundred dollar fines if they follow the social distance rules. >> we have to keep the 6 feet social distance that is why we are playing singles here. we definitely want to follow the guidelines. >> reporter: at the mayfair skate park visitors say that they have been responsible. >> we are wearing a mask and everyone is keeping their distance. they felt that skateboarding was an individual activity skate park's never needed to close. >> we are not huddled up, everyone is outside doing their own thing it is not like we are at a gym and lifting weights by each other you know? it should have been allowed from the start. >> reporter: ktvu cameras did not find law enforcement enforcing the rules and ktvu cannot reach the santa

a ban on vendors like food trucks at city park. and parking is banned friday through sunday. will the problem persist through the weekend? maybe not. with what's in the forecast. >> we have a late season storm that is coming in to our area. this upcoming weekend. a level 1. look at live doppler 7 it's impressive. this is storm you would expect to see in march. not may. it's happening. 6:00 saturday night. which is tomorrow night. the rain is spreading into parts of the north bay at 8:00 p.m. and you will notice as the rain line shifts in to other parts of the bay area for sunday morning. this is just the start of the slow moving storm. that will be here for days. it's going to amount to rain. i'll be back with the totals and what more the storm will bring. in addition to that rain. >> all right. thank you. new developments the house tonight approved a $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill. a third is earmarked for state, local and governments. which could alleviate budget cuts. republicans say the bill will be dead on arrival in the senate. >> the heros bill is passed. >> anoth

food trucks are not going to be permitted in or adjacent to oakland city parks, parking lots of the parks are going to be closed, wow look at all those crowds. parking lots around lake merritt parking ban there on fridays saturdays and sundays. so it's not going to be like the good old days was not fun. but at least will be better than it has been this fall most classes at the u c and california state campus systems are going to be held online. students have mixed feelings about distance-learning covers michelle kingston has more. >>it sounds like you're kind of limbo jacob hawkins is a star athlete heading to use the irvine on a full track scholarship but because of coronavirus season, sure if he'll be able to move in and attend classes this fall is cause chaos is excited to go and meet new people and now kind of be on your own most classes across the california state university system though will continue to be held online through the fall, the announcement made on wednesday coronavirus forcing the system's 23 schools to go virtual to prevent people from getting sick not what incoming f

the mayor of new york bill de blasio has been distributing face masks in a city park to raise awareness about slowing the spread of the virus over 20000 people have died in the city with lower income neighborhoods being hit especially hard. that the bundesliga became the 1st major european football league to resume play this weekend after a 2 month break juta the coronavirus pandemic all eyes were on the revered darby as for a sea of dortmund filmed shout at home without any funds in the stadium this doesn't look a sound like you usually been deceived again but what's your daughter been playing shaka in front of an empty stadium due to the corona virus pandemic players who didn't start had to wear masks and keep their distance. but what's not unusual is movie machine erling holland scoring goals in 1000 on the deadlock in the 26th minute for his 10th eve goal of the season and it was a muted celebration with play as unable to embrace one another. but there was no stopping to outland just before the break they made it to nil thanks to laugh i am sure. and it all started with this nifty p

oakland, those signs say starting today parking is banned around lake merritt on weekends and the memorial day holiday. >>violators will have to pay a $73 fine the city announced new parking limitations in order to keep people from crowding in that area as well as other city parks, then dean and food drugs are also banned in city parks and parking lots. >>the parking limitations will remain in effect until the end of this month. >>contra costa county officials say they're confident they'll be ready to move into phase 2 of the state's recovery plan on monday today, local leaders also announced a plan that will allow large gatherings and services by car that will go into effect on tuesday, here's how it works events can be held in large outdoor spaces, but the cars must be park 6 feet apart, a maximum of 200 cars can attend an event if more than 10 cars are present there will need to be security and the plan must be filed with respective cities for every event at least a week ahead of time more than 160 new coronavirus cases were reported in the bay area today and that means that there are now more than 10,000 confirmed cases and 389 deaths. >>here are

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. >> reporter: it would include moving diners out onto sidewalks, streets, and even parks. the city council will vote on the proposal on june 2. when restaurants can fully reopen, will they be able to survive with capacity slash and have to streets. >> this is essential to be able to reopen our economy and ensure that we can have maximum physical distancing for people to enjoy our amazing restaurants. >> reporter: the plan would close streets like north shattuck and center and allow diners to eat on empty streets but >> we've had a lot of interest in berkeley to close streets for people to be able to ride their bikes and to be able to walk and get some exercise. i see this as an extension of that, not just closing streets for physical distancing, and also for economic development. >> reporter: diners seem ready to start making their own meals and give a new way of eating, literally out, a try. >> i think it's a great idea. >> as long as there is adequate social distancing i think it's a good idea. >> reporter: berkeley is not alone in this other a beria bay area cities are consideri

food trucks and other vendors are also no longer allowed at city parks. in san francisco, dloris park is open for no park rangers and san francisco police on hand to educate people and distribute masks but if individuals don't comply with the health order meaning staying far apart they will close it down. >> a company in san diego called surge su su surento. they believe they have identified the first antibody that would go into the fight against the coronavirus. there is a long way to go. >> they are creating something that looks like a promising antibody base type of treatment but it is really still in the research side. looking at it in labs. and haven't really tested in human yet so it is going to be a while before we see anything like this on a wide scale. >> sorento says it could be in human trials by july. >> doctor turned patient at uc san francisco doctor is back working in the busy emergency room after he tested positive and was forced to self quarantine. dr. daniel, so nice to see you. i'm glad you are feeling better. you tested positive back in

oakland police and city park ambassadors will be out, reminding people to keep their distance. you may want to think twice before heading out to lake tahoe this weekend. citations are being issued for anyone disobeying the stay-at-home order on the california side of the lake. only people who own second homes in the city of south lake tahoe can use them. about half of all homes in lake tahoe are staying closed for now. >> still not the time to come up and visit tahoe. we are just moving in to phase two and we expect to be here for probably three, maybe four weeks. >> it's a different story on the nevada side of the state line. hotels there began opening yesterday. >>> closer to home in the north bay, petaluma is hosting a virtual small. featured on shoppetaluma.com. shop creators hope you enjoy a similar window shopping experience. >> walking down the street of the stores that are available, the brick and mortar stores, independent small stores that, you know, retail, restaurants, you know. >> shoppetaluma.com is also designed to help merchants who hadn't marketed themselves on

merritt in oakland they say starting today parking is banned around the lake on weekends and the memorial day holiday. >>violators will have to pay a $73 fine the city announced new parking limitations to keep people from crowding into the areas once in 2 city parks, then ding and food trucks are also banned in city parks and parking lots, the parking limitations will remain in effect until the end of this month. >>we're close as the weekend. so let's turn to the weather now chief meteorologist lawrence for a car has the forecast once i was just wondering, you know how dry february was. >>are we have more rain in may i mean we didn't have any rain in february did with yeah it was extremely dry and we actually had more rain this month and it is going to be a good weekend for some public jumping out there too especially the 2nd half is we've got over the last significant storm of the season after that i think things really begin to dry out which is pretty typical for this time of year, but tonight we've got a nice evening out there you've got a couple high clouds above and some patchy fog kind of hugging the coastline will see more that overnight toni

city painted social distancing circles on the grass. it appears people were following those rules. mayor breed said if people don't follow the rules, she will shut the parks down. it looks like everybody is getting the message. not many people wearing masks but that's okay because the city was not require people to wear masks at city parks. all right, across the country. houses of worship owe opened after president trump declared them essential. and the concerns about social distancing are growing. nbc's jennifer johnson reports from washington. >> as millions of americans crowd boardwalks, bars and beaches this memorial day weekend, a stark reminder of the covid-19 pandemic. a list of 1 00,000 victims' names on the new york times front page. and americans want too get out to celebrate summer. >> there is a need to contain the virus and people's desire to get out of their houses. >> adds americans gather shoulder to shoulder, asymptom t -- asymptomatic people are spreading the virus. >> you can't no social distance, you must wear a mask. >> they are trying to override any governor. >> they are in parking lots and cars and the windows closed and people are

park and the mission district. we also wanted to put it four separate corners of the city. it is a pilot program i wanted to see how it would work out for memorial day weekend. >> these human parking places are gone at no cost. the recreation and parks department uses a truck normally used to mark sports fields in san francisco. cohabiting today the california highway patrol is beginning its memorial day weekend maximum enforcement. still encouraging drivers to stay home. the extra safety patrols will run from 6:00 tonight until midnight monday. the chp is urging those who do have to travel to contact their state they are heading to for any local restrictions or guidelines for visitors. enforcement is also seatbelt usage >> numbers from oakland airport show a dramatic drop in travel due to the pandemic. officials reported 96% drop in passengers due to the month of april compared to last year. normally the airport gets really crowded after memorial day when the summer travel season began. it is still too early to know when more people will start flying again. >>> stops open s

the city painted white circles on the grass and some spots to try to keep people apart. kron four's dan thorn visited some of the park's cross city today to see if those circles worked dan. >>ken and pam for the most part it seem like they worked there was lots of people that got drawn out to the city of san francisco's park today. i visited marina green i visited dolores park and also visited jackson park lots of people out sunbathing and picnicking and enjoying themselves for the most part it seemed like those circles were working but in the areas that don't have them maybe they should. from a distance this section of dolores park looks pre pandemic sunday. there's and pick next packed close together a forecast will a beautiful weather drawing hundreds outside i think they are risking their lives for better word people are going to be people park visitors say they were a little confused as to why only the flatlands of dolores park have social distancing circles the area near 20th and church streets does not bother trying to apply something not in other words don't say here, here's your field i hear you're ok on the o

a ban on vendors like food trucks at city park. and parking is banned friday through sunday. will the problem persist through the weekend? maybe not. with what's in the forecast. >> we have a late season storm that is coming in to our area. this upcoming weekend. a level 1. look at live doppler 7 it's impressive. this is storm you would expect to see in march. not may. it's happening. 6:00 saturday night. which is tomorrow night. the rain is spreading into parts of the north bay at 8:00 p.m. and you will notice as the rain line shifts in to other parts of the bay area for sunday morning. this is just the start of the slow moving storm. that will be here for days. it's going to amount to rain. i'll be back with the totals and what more the storm will bring. in addition to that rain. >> all right. thank you. new developments the house tonight approved a $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill. a third is earmarked for state, local and governments. which could alleviate budget cuts. republicans say the bill will be dead on arrival in the senate. >> the heros bill is passed. >> anoth

>>like parking lots that could be used to help the city alleviate what's become a humanitarian crisis, not nobody intended for them. >>im willing million put camps in golden gate park. if we don't do something the fun safe spaces for the homeless, the pandemic not only continue and endanger everyone within the lose a lot of homeless people or on the sidewalks will all clustered together and for what reason also the head of the city's real estate department will be working up an inventory. >>of underutilized city property outside of rec and parks jurisdiction. maureen kelly kron 4 news. >>the bay area will be getting more than million to aid and economic recovery. the president made a huge announcement on tuesday. so the money will go to the san francisco international airport muni and barred operations. the president also tweeted more federal funding for other public transit systems nationwide including seattle, portland and washington d c. well our coverage of the coronavirus continues on our website kron 4 dot com a great place to go and find lots of information we have the latest o