dustin dawsey, abc seven news. >> all right. thank you, dustin. crews have a massive job removing a huge eucalyptus tree that fell in san mateo last night. strong winds toppled the tree, which destroyed the front gate to the peninsula. temple beth-el on alameda de la pulgas. it also forced a preschool next door to close for the day. several other trees also came down the buildings. however were not damaged in the north bay, the big storm left behind a trail of damage and destruction in its wake. >> the cleanup is just beginning and could take weeks. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard is live in santa rosa, where homeowners are getting a look at that damage up close. cornell >> yeah, i'm uh- this neighborhood one of many still without power, about 24 hours after the lights went out, the storm leaving a trail of damage and destruction behind. check it out. this huge tree fell onto this home here on nob hill drive sunday, crushing the garage. the homeowner said that he had a premonition that something bad would happen on his property during the

dustin dorsey, abc seven news. absolutely dustin, thank you very much. >> san francisco mayor london breed says san francisco's image is being unfairly tarnished by the attacks on san francisco. >> so have been, you know, just not just san francisco, but it's like viral videos about the bay area have been attributed to san francisco. i think there's a combination of things where san francisco just got beat down, beat down, beat down constantly with a lot of the narrative. >> some of mayor breeds comments at the commonwealth club this afternoon, she adds the biggest challenge to governing is running up against policies that make it hard to deal with issues related to homelessness and drug dealing. she says. small changes are being made but realizes people want quicker. action breeds effort to promote the city comes after a new chronicle poll that we shared with you found that 71% of those surveyed either disapprove of or strongly disapprove of mayor breed's job performance with his fundraising trip to the bay area w

dorsey, abc seven news. >> that was dustin dorsey reporting coming up. small businesses are thinking big this weekend in the bay area. the event geared just for them, a historic moon mission is underway, but we're learning now. >> the landing did not go quite as planned. >> warriors coach steve kerr has set a record with his paycheck that is coming up in sports. >> all of that's ahead. but first, just a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live. right after abc seven news at 11. jimmy thanks stan and ama. >> we have a new show tonight. thank god it's friday. what is selena's favorite snack? chip >> flaming hot cheetos. >> i didn't even finish the question. millions of hard working families. they're working harder than ever and they still can't make enough to get by to afford food and medicine to even keep a roof over their heads. we need to build more housing that's truly affordable. we need to address this terrible epidemic of homelessness. we need to invest in good paying jobs, union jobs and investments in our future. this, this is why i'm

dustin dawsey, abc seven news. >> all right, dustin, thank you. sonoma county is dealing with the aftermath of the heavy rain this week. the ceo of one roofing company tells us the schedule is so jam packed they've got between 30 and 60 clients per day. so their staff is split up into two person emergency response teams. they're plugging up leaks and also planning for further repairs. >> our crews are trained and equipped to temporarily stop leaks of any type in any roofing system. they're secondary responsibility is to generate a follow up proposal for a permanent repair and the work obviously is not going to let up because we are expecting more wet weather this weekend. >> we'll be tracking it with live doppler seven. you can do the same just scan the qr code that you see on the left hand side of your screen there using the camera on your phone. that will take you to our website, abc seven news.com, and you can stream live doppler seven yourself. >> a texas attorney is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the robbery

dustin dawsey, abc seven news i get those alerts. >> they are useful. thank you dustin. well potholes are lining many streets and freeways around the bay area. >> you might have hit one and one. san francisco driver says her car got damaged after hitting one yesterday. she tells abc seven news reporter tim johns the cost of fixing it is causing her family financial strain, and she wants caltrans to do more to help. >> their seemingly everywhere along bay area roads, potholes, many of them made worse by this week's stormy weather wreaking havoc on people's cars. they wheel has a ten inch crack in it . san francisco resident jl mingo tells us she was going to work thursday when she drove over this massive pothole on 280 north, near the 101 split. the damage to her car, estimated to cost her well over $1,000 money. jl says, will place a financial strain on her family. >> i mean, i feel like i literally did nothing wrong. i just was driving to work and there was no way to avoid that, jl tells us. >> she's not the only one who fell victim to this pothole either. on thursday m

dustin dawsey abc seven news okay, dustin, thank you very much. >> crews are working to restore power to more than 130,000 p-g-and-e's customers in the bay area. this is a look at p-g-and-e's outage map. the colors represent different clusters. red means more than 5000 are without power. orange is between 500 and 5000. yellow is fewer than 500. >> this storm really packed a punch in terms of outages. this was one of the top three most impactful storms in p-g-and-e's history, according to the national weather service. this was the strongest storm in the bay area since 2010. utility has brought out more contractors to help today and is working to restore power to all affected areas in the north bay. >> yesterday's major storm left a trail of destruction in its wake. the cleanup is just beginning and could take weeks. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard continues our live team coverage in santa rosa. cornell ahmed this neighborhood still without power tonight, there is a trail of debris across much of sonoma county. >> tree limbs and branches. some of those trees doing some real dama

dustin dorsey, abc seven news. all right, dustin, thank you. >> and crews are working to restore power to more than 143,000 p-g-and-e's customers in the bay area, right now. here's a look at that outage map. still lots of dots there. orange and yellow and green. it shows the impact across the region and the green means up to 50 customers without power in that location. yellow up to 500. orange up to 5000. so those are the bigger ones and red fewer of those now means more than 5000 are still without power. >> well, there is widespread damage in santa clara county, where p-g-and-e's is working away at repairs. so much to do. the area saw winds of up to nine 98mph over the weekend in santa clara county alone, we have over 700 separate locations where hazards were reported, so it's all hands on deck. >> we have an army of p-g-and-e's crews as well as contractors that came out to help us as you can imagine, because this was an unprecedented historic storm that really delivered strong winds and a lot of rain. >> listen t

dustin >> yeah. kristen. you know, it's been a relatively calm winter for these residents, but they know it's about to ramp up steady rain falling. but as it intensifies, fallen trees and rising rivers may be a problem. >> so i want to prepare a lot of people are talking about it's going to hit pretty hard. they haven't had a real hard one. this late last year to now. >> so people in the santa cruz mountains are bracing for heavy rain, high winds and flooding. >> they said it might go 18 hours and you could get maybe seven eight inches of rain is a lot. >> neighborhoods like soquel village and rio del mar flats, along with felton grove in the interlochen area near watsonville, have been notified about the danger of flooding from the storm, something heather azeem knows all about. >> that's how high the water was last week when that rain came and that really just it shot up in in a matter of just that day. >> azeem's neighborhood was waterlogged last january. you can see the high water marks left behind on the

but as abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains, things are back on track. a win win doesn't happen every day in business, but that's the case at the berryessa flea market. >> if you can't make progress, then you're just standing still and in the development business you only succeed if you actually are building something. >> so now we can roll up our sleeves and work together to start implementing the project. >> the plan remains to redevelop the flea market into thousands of homes, commercial and office space and an urban village. but this yellow portion has been our hang-up flea market land use consultant eric shanower says acquiring half of this development to be office based may be problematic for the city. >> those blocks don't have any development potential and won't for a long time, if ever. so we have to work through that. but we have a commitment from the council member to take another look at the commercial uses. it's part of an agreement with the city and the flea market property owners. >> so is requiring that builders remedy cannot be used to c

dustin dawsey , abc seven news. >> all right. football to baseball, it looks like the oakland athletics may play at the coliseum beyond the upcoming baseball season, the san francisco chronicle is reporting that team officials will meet thursday with representatives from oakland and alameda county to discuss the lease extension on the team's current lease runs out after the 2024 season. the a's have looked, but not found a place to play beyond this season. while they wait for a new stadium to be built in las vegas, presumably by the 2028 season. this comes as the a's make history today. after announcing the team's new play by play announcer, jenny cavnar becomes the first woman to be a primary play by play announcer in major league baseball history. she's been in the business for 20 years, mostrillionecently serving as the backup play by play announcer for the colorado rockies. congrats to her. >> and bravo to jenny. all right . and another women's world record was set by bay fc. even before the new soccer team's season debut. >>

in capitola, dustin dawsey abc seven news the state is pausing waymos attempt to expand its operations in california to the state's public utilities commission, is suspending waymo's expansion into san mateo county and los and los angeles county, as well as it further reviews the request that the pause comes as san mateo county leaders protest this expansion, claiming waymo needs to establish better communication with the area's public services. >> first, they need to do a better job really communicating. >> and i think one of the issues that we had as a county was there issue on communicating with our fire department, communicating with our sheriff, waymo responded to the suspension in a statement to abc seven news. >> and it reads it's standard for regulators to automatically issue a suspension for further review on any advice letter, and that in 2022, its effort to provide service to san francisco was similarly suspended before eventually being approved. >> just ahead, the possessions of a legendary band take center stage in a new york criminal case. one of its members is expected t

yeah, abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey has a look at conditions in one of the hardest hit areas in the south bay. >> even though the power was off, the power tools were on and running in san jose's willow glen neighborhood. tuesday they worst storm in 32 years by far. this was all from danny hooper's giant redwoods. but across the street, several trees snapped, bringing lines down with them. that was sunday afternoon. 48 hours later, still no electricity here. >> p-g-and-e's has told us three times that it was going to be such and such a time, and they didn't show up. they said it was going to be on at 330 yesterday. then it got moved to ten and then i heard from other neighbors that it wasn't going to be until 4 a.m. tomorrow. >> sitting in a cold, dark house has been tough for lacey balog and her eight month old son, wade. >> to be honest, it's been pretty brutal. we've been without heat power for three days now. he's managing good, but we're trying to do our best. we went out on a walk today and we saw this uh- the power line that was down. so we figured, are they working on

today, abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey talks to players who are excited about bringing soccer backbay. >> the signs say san jose state, but the spartans soccer field is now the training facility for bay fc, the bay area's newest professional team is settling into their new home ahead of their inaugural season in a sunny day like this in california, you're out here on the field. >> the pitch is much better, uh, than we anticipated because they've worked really hard at it and now it's, uh, it's perfect for us to come on. so we're excited about that. and san jose state has been great host. so we couldn't thank them enough. >> as bay fc establishes its roots, the team is still trying to find their footing on what's known as home. okay let's go. this was their first time practicing here at sjsu. it's just one of the many challenges for the players who are part of a brand new organization. it's really easy to come into an environment that's already established and, you know, they already have a schedule and facilities and a routine. >> but when you come into a new environment, you're mov

. >> abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey has the story. >> this turn may not seem like anything special's a turn in the right direction for los altos residents. el camino real has been closed since christmas day after a fire destroyed a two story shopping center. now for the first time since that day. traffic is moving smoothly. once again. >> i'm happy that el camino is back open so we can actually back across. >> now it's less traffic and it's more productive. we're not having it closed down. it was just a real nuisance. >> this shopping center has been surrounded by fences since the fire, but the road closures are now gone. as happy as many are to see the street open, the walkways are still blocked off. >> i see a lot of people walking here that can't get around going like i'm having to do around the whole building. i've seen people, people in wheelchairs and older people, and there i've actually seen them swearing because the area is not open for them to even get by. you can understand their frustration. >> it's been almost two months since the fire. the detours for walking, biking

dustin dorsey, abc seven news city agencies and police departments from fremont to richmond are joining forces to combat crime in the east bay. >> the task force will put special focus on the 8-80 and 8-80 corridors, which are used by thieves to target businesses and then take off quickly. extra patrols have already cut vehicle break ins along hegenberger road by more than half. now authorities want to install license plate readers and share data across police departments. many crimes are committed using stolen vehicles, stolen license plates. >> the ability to bring those cameras to continue to improve the tools that law enforcement have, that's paramount. >> i need the national guard to be here. that's what i got to do. serve them on our streets. >> oakland council member noel gallo called on the task force to go further. he reiterated calls to bring in the national guard to patrol high crime areas in the east bay. >> now, this comes as we're also learning more about the chp officer surge operation going on in the east bay. the governor's office has now released new information on thi

abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has a look at how people are getting ready. reporter the rays of sunshine peeking through the clouds of rain were a welcome sight in the south bay. >> while it lasted. >> the national weather service issued a flood watch for the entire bay area, which will be in effect from 4 p.m. saturday through 10 a.m. monday. a wind advisory will be in effect for the santa clara valley from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. on sunday. >> strong wind and heavy rain mean more damage, and you didn't have to drive far in santa clara county to find existing issues from past storms in the santa cruz mountains, reminders of damaging rain and wind from 2023. josh felder saw plenty on his bike ride from half moon bay. we ride up here a lot uh- up on these mountain roads in the santa cruz mountains for a long time. >> and, um, last winter with all of the rains that we had and it was certainly probably the most rain i've seen since i was a child, growing up here, a lot of the mountain roads have just taken a serious beating, and it's not just the roads. >> the effect

. >> tonight, abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has the latest on this investigation . what an aviation expert is saying about pulling off a landing like this. >> this new video shows the dramatic moments when a small aircraft came in for a beach landing. this is just south of poplar beach. around five thursday evening. authorities say 50 year old miami man luis gustavo perez stole the plane from palo alto airport and brought it down 27 miles away in half moon bay, aviation expert max trescott says this type of landing is no easy feat. >> now, this person obviously had some flying ability. taking us off is probably more difficult than landing a citabria. and in fact, the takeoff for a citabria is considerably more difficult than most small airplanes. so yeah, i think we can safely assume that this person had some pilot training of some kind. >> the plane belongs to advantage aviation flight instructor rachel webster. we reached out to webster about her stolen plane. we did not hear back. one of her past students, boris teksler, hasn't either. >> have not heard from her

dustin dawsey, abc seven news. >> all right, so we want to check on our weather. now. >> we do.re tracking some scattered showers, but take a look at this rainbow. this was captured by abc seven news photojournalist jackie sissel right around 1030 this morning. along northbound 101 in petaluma. nice job. jackie wasn't just in the north bay. we also saw this rainbow over san francisco just before 3:00 this afternoon. yeah gorgeous. >> so for details on the conditions right now, let's get to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. hi, sandhya. hi, there. >> yeah, dan and we're seeing a variety pack this evening. i want to show you live views from our tower cameras and you can see just how pretty it looks. uh. nice little window from our oakland airport. camera of all the pretty clouds there in the sun. look at the snow covered ground from homewood and certainly seeing the sun from roof camera and some sun clouds mix from the golden gate bridge, but it is still an active scene across parts of the bay area on live doppler seven. so i'm going to take you in where we are seeing so

. >> abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey joins us live with the very latest on the rescue., kristen and larry, those two contractors for the crescent village apartment complex have to be thankful that they're alive after coming into direct contact with the high voltage lines above them. >> i'm going to step out of the way. so you take a look at the scene as it sits. right now, you could still see that lift in place. it's just under those power lines. one man suffered serious injuries and both were transported to the santa clara valley medical center burn unit around 230 this afternoon. now, let's throw it to some video. this was the scene earlier as san jose fire rescuers brought the two men down stuck in that lift. around 11 a.m. witnesses described a loud pop when one of the two workers hit his helmet on the power line. he was electrocuted and suffered severe burns to his arms and upper body. the helmet likely protected him from further harm, according to fire, the lift was stuck suspended because it was unclear if it was working properly. after the contact was made with

dustin dawsey, abc seven news in florida, at least two people are dead after a small plane crashed into a car on a busy highway. >> it happened around 315 this afternoon on interstate 75 near naples. this video shows that horrific moment or the aftermath , as large flames and smoke poured from the wreckage. at least three people, though, survived that crash. >> we recently told you that caltrans paid fewer than 4% of the claims for damage caused by potholes or other road issues in the bay area between between 2020 and mid 2023. >> a fremont man whose claim was denied decided to do some digging, and the reason for the denial might surprise you. >> really might. abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow is here with the story. >> melanie, dan and kristen. this one is a doozy. as you said, a fremont man allegedly was victim to falling concrete from the richmond-san rafael bridge, something we saw back in 2019 possibly happening again this summer. cal trans now is saying that that driver or telling that driver, rather it's not liable. this ram truck may have been a real lifesaver this

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dustin dawsey abc seven news. >> all right, dustin, thank you. new developments today in the ongoing lawsuit against the city of san francisco over the clearing of homeless encampments. today, a judge granted the city a stay, agreeing to pause proceedings in the case until 30 days after the us supreme court issues a decision in a similar case. the supreme court plans to consider johnson versus grant pass later this year. in the meantime, the preliminary injunction that prohibits the city from enforcing laws relating to encampments will remain in place in san francisco, a big change to how police enforce traffic rules. the city's police commission voted to adopt a new policy that limits pretext traffic stops. they're known to target people in communities of color. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena is here now with a look at this decision. liz >> that's right. well, san francisco police officers will be required to limit enforcement of nine minor traffic infractions unless those infractions are accompanied by other, more serious crimes. >> we hav

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here's abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey. >> like a scene from an apocalypse movie, an eastgem sits empty with green water and drained pools. a sad sight to see at raging waters. after the owners of northern california's largest water park announced their sudden and surprising close at the end of last season. but soon enough, the park will look like this once again. >> raging waters will be open this summer, providing the fun experience we all know and love. >> this is exciting to our residents in district eight and east san jose. raging waters is back. >> back like it never left. only better this time with food trucks and a wine garden to go along with the family fun, the city hopes to finding long time partner to keep the park open permanently. but for now, a short time agreement will keep it open and maintained. california dreamin entertainment will operate the park until at least september 2025. they're going to invest about $6 million of capital and operational investments to ensure that the community has a great experience this summer, the increased rent payment that w

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we're talking about the former site of the vallco shopping mall as abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains, city leaders believe this will help build a better bay area. >> this is all that remains of vallco town center after the mall officially closed nearly a decade ago, the mall acted as a community center where people could gather and meet. and now, newly approved plans by the city aims to bring back that sense of community. >> it has housing uh- it has retail, it has office space and, um, you know, i think it will it will be a hub for our civic and social activities. and in a few years when all this comes to pass, soon, this empty lot along stevens creek boulevard and wolf road will transform into the rise. >> it's the largest housing project in cupertino's history. nearly 2700 units, including 50% affordable housing. there will be plenty of retail and office space as well, but mayor sheila mohan says the emphasis is on giving people a place to live. >> it recognizes that uh- times have changed. the city has changed and it attempts to accommodate the changing needs of o

abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey talked with players who are excited about bringing soccerack to the bay area. >> the signs say san jose state, but the spartans soccer field is now the training facility for bay fc. the bay area's newest professional team is settling into their new home ahead of their inaugural season in a sunny day like this in california, you're out here on the field. >> the pitch is much better, uh, than we anticipated because they've worked really hard at it and now it's, uh, it's perfect for us to come on. so we're excited about that. and san jose state has been great host. so we couldn't thank them enough. >> as bay fc establishes its roots, the team is still trying to find their footing on what's known as home. okay let's go. this was their first time practicing here at sjsu. it's just one of the many challenges for the players who are part of a brand new organization. it's really easy to come into an environment that's already established and, you know, they already have a schedule and facilities and a routine. >> but when you come into a new environ

dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> new developments at the pacifica pier is partially back open aftert was battered by storms. sky seven found plenty of people out today. some of them were fishing. there is a barrier about halfway that keeps people from going all the way down to the end. the city could close the pier again, depending upon the weather. a crab fishing boat is still stuck on the beach near bodega bay, but at least something has moved. the fuel crews removed diesel from one storage tank on board the boat yesterday. some of the fuel leaked during failed efforts to tow the boat back into the water on monday. it's no longer leaking, but the boat is still stuck and ran aground during rough seas friday night, and the stormy weather that will be here over the next few days is affecting plans to refloat that boat. >> it's been awfully tricky. well some sad news to report. the mother of oakland's mayor has died. the city announced the news today, saying that chuntao passed away this morning. shengtao is one of her ten children in the mayor's family is asking for privacy as they g

abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains what it means for the students on a college campus. >> if the students are the blood and professors are the brain, student workers might be the heart by doing their part to keep everything going. but student assistants believe they haven't been part of that process. their pay is low, their hours are few, and they have no union to protect their rights. until now. >> today we had student assistants who work on 23 campuses at the cal state university system make e histor. we, um, you just heard the state officials here at the public employment relations board announced that the csu student assistants have overwhelmingly voted yes for our union. >> yes. >> cheers. from across the state as the student assistants overwhelmingly vote to join the csu employees union, this group of more than 19,000 students makes up the largest union of undergraduate student workers in the nation. >> you know, there are times where my supervisors are like, oh yeah, we need more student assistants. >> alex alfaro works at san jose state's registrar's off

abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains what it means for the students on a college campus. >> if the students are the blood and professors are the brain, student workers might be the heart by doing their part to keep everything going. but student assistants believe they haven't been part of that process. their pay is low, their hours are few, and they have no union to protect their rights. until now, um, today we had student assistants who worked on 23 campuses, um, at the cal state university system make history. >> um, you just heard the state officials here at the public employment relations board announced that the csu student assistants have overwhelmingly voted yes for our union. >> yes. >> cheers. from across the state as the student assistants overwhelmingly vote to join the csu employees union, this group of more than 19,000 students makes up the largest union of undergraduate student workers in the nation. >> you know, there are times where my supervisors are like, oh yeah, we need more student assistants. >> alex alfaro works at san jose state's registrar

at san jose state university, dustin dawsey, abc seven news. coming up next, reaction to trash talk at the all star game that targeted san francisco. >> we are joined live by abc7 news insider phil matier for some perspective i'm peter dixon and in kenya... we built a hospital that provides maternal care. as a marine... we fought against the taliban and their crimes against women. and in hillary clinton's state department... we took on gender-based violence in the congo. now extremists are banning abortion and contraception right here at home. so, i'm running for congress to help stop them. for your family... and mine. i approved this message because this is who we are. still got a chance to be in cole of being around a bunch of homeless crooks in san francisco when you. >> oh, that's. >> oh, charles barkley slamming san francisco last night at the nba all star game. >> it's not the first time. and likely won't be the last. >> no, the bay area is going to host next year's all star game. abc seven news reporter stephanie sierra heard what some i

. >> abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has the story. reporter the harsh reality of the nfl, after months of preparation and hard work, there's only one super bowl champion and 31 others who cleaned out their lockers with their heads hung low. >> i think when you get there, you now know what the deal is. i think it definitely makes you more hungry and it definitely hurts worse. i can't even describe it. >> it's like one of the biggest heartbreaks you will deal with at this point. >> yeah, like like we all are. brandon, is this the hardest postseason loss of you guys? >> and you have experienced >> that's all i got. >> tears fall. emotions still raw after a heartbreaking loss in super bowl 58 to the kansas city chiefs. players on this team recognized the opportunity they had to win it all. with this particular roster, that won't be the same next year. >> obviously, we wanted to get it done with this group, uh, but we have the people in place to make another run next year. >> i snap my fingers and be back in the super bowl, but i know it's

dustin dawsey, abc seven news cooler today, but still no rain. >> let's check in with lisa. good morning. >> hi, stephanie from emeryville. right now, still dark out there. but you know what? instead of widespread 70s today, widespread 60. so still nice out there. it was 75 yesterday in oakland. 68 at the airport. more like low 60s today. and then we'll talk about much, much colder air headed our way with, you guessed it, rain and low elevation snow. that's in my seven day outlook. so we'll plan it all out for you starting with the rest of yr weekend. today's forecast next when you have moderate—to—severe eczema, it's okay to show off. with dupixent, show off your clearer skin and less itch. because you have plenty of reasons to show off your skin. with dupixent, the number one prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, you can stay ahead of your eczema. it helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema to help heal your skin from within. many adults saw 90% clearer skin. some even achieved long—lasting clearer skin and fast itch re

dustin dawsey abc seven news. >> a group of doctors and public health professionals in san francisco is voicing opposition to proposition f on the upcoming city ballot. prop f would cut off public assistance to people on welfare who are suspected of using drugs unless they agree to enter a drug treatment program. opponents are saying that's not only ineffective, but also creates barriers to getting real help for those who need it. >> this measure was not written by any licensed substance use disorder treatment providers, nor were any consultant. this measure was written around a singular polling question, and has no evidence to prove it will work. to address substance use disorder in any meaningful way. prop f blurs the line between care and punishment. it harms people for their illness and dangerously undermines overdose prevention and recovery. >> voting is already underway for the march 5th primary election. all registered voters in california receive a vote by mail ballot thanks to a post pandemic law signed in 2021. california primary is on march 5th, last day to register to vot

is determined to challenge his disqualification by taking the case to russia's supreme cold virus. dustin told my colleague fully bossy bow, he'll prove what he followed. oh, but he followed the proper procedures. one way to return to the election ballot is through appeal in. so bring course with i will make, i suppose, maybe tomorrow in 2 weeks or in the day after tomorrow. because no, my low or something to bring this case. and of course it this, it was a political decision while musical decision, because we have was a very strange procedure of taking care of the signatures. and the is it absolutely all bills that we have collected only english only unless a 211000 bill signatures and from the signatures we things invest in that goes through our law. we submit to some of the links meet this one. i'm confident and 5000 signatures of live commission check. it was the problem was says, live, it was the right angles numbers. they say some of the signatures were fake basically . so how exactly are you going to challenge this decision? how are you going to try and prove that these were real s

dustin dorsey, abc seven news some. people who lost power went to a hotel where things went from bad to worse. >> their cars were broken into at 630. you will hear from them. >> third and mission streets in san francisco remain closed while p-g-and-e's investigates a vault fire. the san francisco fire department says they responded to reports of heavy smoke coming from underground just before 2 p.m. they determined it was an underground electrical equipment fire. fire officials are telling people to stay away from that area as they work on the repairs, so seek alternate routes. christopher high school in gilroy was vandalized last night in what appears to be a racially motivated incident. gilroy police confirmed three people broke in just before midnight, ransacked classrooms and wrote hateful graffiti on the walls. a parent called abc seven news about this crime, telling us the graffiti included the n-word. the parent says multiple posters of former president barack obama were ripped down. police say this incident is b

. >> abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has an update on the progress this terme may not seem like anything special, but it's a turn in the right direction for los altos residents. >> el camino real has been closed since christmas day after a fire destroyed a two story shopping center. now for the first time since that day, traffic is moving smoothly once again. >> i'm happy that el camino is back open so we can actually back across now it's less traffic and it's more productive . >> we're not having it closed down. it was just a little nuisance. >> this shopping center has been surrounded by fences since the fire, but the road closures are now gone as happy as many are to see the street open, the walkways are still blocked off. >> i see a lot of people walking here that can't get around going like i'm having to do around the whole building. i've seen people in wheelchairs and older people and they're i've actually seen them swearing because the area is not open for them to even get by. >> you can understand their frustration. it's been almost two months since the fire. t

dustin dawsey abc seven news. for updates on what's affected by power outages and storm damage around the bay area, we have it all in one place for you. >> very easy to find. abc seven news.com and the abc seven bay area app. >> we are in the countdown to the super bowl. the 40 niners will play the kansas city chiefs this sunday in las vegas. we want to go live to abc seven news sports director larry beil. >> yeah, he is in vegas once again. all right. larry how's it going? >> it's going better for me than the 40 niners thus far. just because i don't have to run around on a bad field. uh- the quality of the 40 niners practice field is once again an issue that started on monday. the niners, they're not happy with it at unlv, nfl commissioner roger goodell said, quote unquote, the field is playable. that's not great. it's playable though. and today the nfl players association weighed in on this matter, saying that field is not up to snuff. the 40 niners at this point clearly irritated by the situation. now, we had a

dustin dawsey, abc seven news. it looks fun and you can look into the future for this weekend at the santa clara convention center. >> that's where the silicon valley auto show is being held. it's a chance to see cars that aren't at dealerships yet, but will soon be like the volkswagen id buzz, an electric remake of the classic vw bus. you can also check out the tesla cybertruck or the new lexus gx 5-5-5, a luxury suv. >> it used to be that when we saw electric cars, they kind of looked dorky, like it was kind of a dopey little car. now what tesla and others taught us is like, well, what if you could have an electric car that's sexy looking. even the prius has sexy new look. >> you can check them all out through sunday at the santa clara convention center. just ahead, get ready for back to back storms. what's in store and important tips from p-g-and-e's on how to prepare and what you can expect. if you're thinking of heading up to tahoe this weekend i'm peter dixon and in kenya... we built a hospital that provides

dustin dawsey, abc seven news interesting. >> jed york also said a year ago, coach shanahan told him he thought brock purdy was better than jimmy garoppolo and trey lance before he even before he even played. so ousting california, moving one step closer to making reparations to black people. we'll tell you what's ahead on that. >> sea otters could be the next climate heroes. how they're helping a damaged estuary come back to life. and a san francisco pastry chef goes from a pandemic baker to opening up her own shop. >> her success story ...katie porter's whiteboard is one way she's: [news anchor] ...often seen grilling top executives of banks, big pharma, even top administration officials. katie porter. never taken corporate pac money - never will. leading the fight to ban congressional stock trading. and the only democrat who opposed wasteful “earmarks” that fund politicians' pet projects. katie porter. focused on your challenges - from lowering housing costs to fighting climate change. shake up the senate - with democrat katie porter. i'm katie porter and i approve this message. (

dustin dawsey, abc seven news, san francisco. deep sinkhole that opened up on 14th street between guerrero and valencia. >> we're told one car that drove into it had two flat tires. the block is closed until crews can fix the sinkhole. the cause of the sinkhole still hasn't been determined. >> that's a bad one. former oakland police chief leronne armstrong is continuing to fight his firing last year, saying that it was illegal. >> he's now suing oakland's mayor, shantel and the city. abc seven news reporter ryan curry spoke with armstrong's legal team about the lawsuit. >> it's been almost one year since oakland police chief leronne armstrong was fired. >> now, now he's suing the city for allegedly violating labor laws in his first amendment rights chief armstrong was illegally terminated. >> um, in particular, he was retaliated against. >> armstrong's attorneys claim he was fired for criticizing a federal monitor. the monitor, robert warshaw, questioned armstrong's response to officer misconduct. in late 2022. because of that, h

talk of changing the plans, even building less housing, but as abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains, things are back on track. >> a win win doesn't happen every day in business, but that's the case at the berryessa flea market. if you can't make progress, then you're just standing still and in the development business, you only succeed if you actually are building something. >> so now we can roll up our sleeves and work together to start implementing the project. >> the plan remains to redevelop the flea market into thousands of homes, commercial and office space and an urban village. but this yellow portion has been our hang-up flea market land use consultant eric shanower says requiring half of this development to be office space may be problematic for the city. >> those blocks don't have any development potential and won't for a long time, if ever. so we have to work through that. but we have a commitment from the council member to take another look at the commercial uses. >> it's part of an agreement with the city and the flea market. property owners. so is requi

at san jose state university, dustin dawsey, abc seven news a group of pastors is looking for divine intervention to curb the rise of crime in oakland. >> this morning, pastors from various acts full gospel churchf god in christ to pray for improved safety. attendees held up signs that read hear our cry. the pastors say oakland residents are suffering from a collective trauma from thefts and blight. >> it's time for a change. it's time for us to come together. it's time for us to do things that we need to do in god's way. whatever god gives you to fight for you got to keep fighting for it. >> the naacp and a group of pastors have asked oakland city leaders to declare a state of emergency and hire more police officers. an employee of a san francisco nonprofit has been suspended after he was caught on video using a racial slur. it's time to go. >> time to go. come on, come on, time to go. >> and abc7 news viewer sent us this video taken sunday near market and seventh streets. the urban alchemy worker was trying to clear people from the sidewalk. we sent them this video today. they call

abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dawsey has a look at how people are getting ready. >> the rays of sunshine peeking through the clouds of rain were a welcome sight in the south bay while it lasted. >> the national weather service issued a flood watch for the entire bay area, which will be in effect from 4 p.m. saturday through 10 a.m. monday. a wind advisory will be in effect for the santa clara valley from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. on sunday. >> strong wind and heavy rain mean more damage, and you didn't have to drive far in santa clara county to find existing issues from past storms in the santa cruz mountains, reminders of damaging rain and wind from 2023. josh felder saw plenty on his bike ride from half moon bay. >> we ride up here a lot uh- up on these mountain roads in the santa cruz mountains for a long time. and um, last winter with all of the rains that we had and it was certainly probably the most rain i've seen since i was a child growing up here, a lot of the mountain roads have just taken a serious beating, and it's not just the roads. >> the effects of 2023 storms are sti