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dustin dawsey, abc seven news. >> coming up, we are continuing to track the rain. look at those clouds out there. meteorologist sandhya patel will be right back with the details on business. it's not a nine-to-five proposition. it's all day and into the night. it's all the things that keep this world turning. the go-tos that keep us going. the places we cheer. and check in. they all choose the advanced network solutions and round the clock partnership from comcast business. see why comcast business powers more small businesses than anyone else. get started for $49.99 a month plus ask how to get up to an $800 prepaid card. don't wait- call today. housing and businesses to the area around the lake merritt bart station. bart has released drawings of what the completed project will look like. it includes more than 500 housing units, 200 of which will be affordable housing. the development will also include office and retail space. the first phase will begin over the next few months, with construction of a senior affordable housing building, which will replace the bart

. >> but as abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains, some activists and environmentalists don't like what they're seeing. >> making water conservation a way of life has been a mantra in california for many years. that's why the state water resources control board has approved new regulations for the agencies that provide water to people and cities for things like toilets, showers, landscaping and car washing. the rules aim to combat climate change in the hotter, drier weather it brings, but environmentalists believe they'll actually do more harm than good. >> the updated regulation makes it too easy to kick the can down the road, and we have no time to waste. our next drought is right around the corner. we need strong water efficiency standards now, not in 2040. >> after being criticized for asking cities and water agencies to cut back too much, too fast, water regulators have relaxed their proposed standards. now, any cuts to those agencies would spread out until 2040 and wouldn't begin until 2027. in the bay area, no initial reduction would be needed for water agencies.

the more homeless we get off the streets and in shelter, the better in san jose. >> dustin dawsey, abc seven news complicated balance just ahead. >> the impact sea level rise could have on the sacramento-san joaquin delta. it won't help in the fight against climate change. >> and we know where they're playing. but later in this newscast, we'll show you what the oakland ballers will be wearing when they take the field for their inaugural season. abc seven news at stinging, 5-times-a-day,... ...makeup smearing drops user. i want another option that's not another drop. tyrvaya. it's not another drop. it's the first and only nasal spray for dry eye. tyrvaya treats the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease fast by helping your body produce its own real tears. common side effects include sneezing, cough, and throat and nose irritation. relying only on drops? not me. my own real tears are my relief. ask your eye doctor about tyrvaya. democrats agree. conservative republican steve garvey is the wrong choice for the senate. ...our republican opponent here on this stage has voted for donald trum

but as abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains, much needed support for students is coming to santa clara county. >> our schools in santa clara county are experiencing a mental health crisis and need our help, which is why i'm immensely proud today to share with our education partners that help is on the way. >> the fight against a covid crisis took a major step forward in santa clara county, 40 schools in the south bay will split $13.2 million from a grant program to expand youth mental health wellness centers. >> we see that when we don't intervene early and we don't work on prevention methods, we see children and youth falling further along the lines of mental illness, of substance use , disorders of all kinds of physical and emotional health challenges. >> wellness centers address these challenges by offering students a safe place to relax, receive counseling, and get referrals to other services. 19 schools in the county have already seen great success from these centers, including monroe middle school. you know, students often feel like school is just about acad

dustin dawsey, abc seven news that is reassuring. >> it is. >> i always conserve, though. i don't care how much rain we get, how much water anyway because it's just good practice. >> it's good to do all right, but it is nice to see sandia that we've had such a big change in our water supply last couple of years. yeah and really just productive last couple of winters. >> dan and ana, the good thing is, is always a good idea to conserve, as i mentioned, because some years we can go with not much rain at all. and we've experienced this right now. let me show you some live pictures. a preview of what's to come. there is some sun showing up from pier 39 to santa cruz, even oakland airport and tahoe. so some beautiful views, but we can't get to the sun just yet. first we have to deal with the showers. so let me show you live doppler seven. we do have spotty showers right now. they're not widespread. they've been like this all day long. fairfield sassoon city heading across 80 so far 2000/400 of an inch of rain in the last 24 hours in santa rosa, two hundredths in san o, down the

. >> and as abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains, residents say the worst part is fix in sight. >> after major storms in the santa cruz mountains led to a partial closure of mountain charley road on february 29th, this is what it looked like then. this is what it looked like two weeks later. how difficult has this been for the last two weeks to not have an accessible road in your neighborhood? >> it's been horrible. >> a large landslide has destroyed this road just a few miles from highway 17. the slide sits at the base of don ferris and amanda watson's homes, both of our cars are on the other side of the slide. >> we've already had a couple vehicles get stuck, trying trying to make it up there. >> we have to walk a good quarter mile, you know, carrying, you know, dog food and groceries for the rest of the neighborhood. >> internet and water lines are threatened by the slide, and propane is in limited supply. driving anywhere is nearly impossible. there's only one way in and one way out. >> i mean, we had to evacuate back in 2020, and you know, it can be a little c

abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey spoke with a voting advocacy group almost a week since super in at the santa clara county registrar of voters office. >> even with plenty of work to do, the overall turnout was not quite as super as the county wanted. >> so far. we are seeing about 30% turnout rate as of all the ballots that we've counted thus far. we still have about 57,000 ballots that are still yet to be counted. >> despite more counting, santa clara county will likely see lower turnout than the 2022 primary. there was hope that vote by mail would increase participation, but data from the california secretary of state's office shows declines across the bay area, san francisco, santa clara, san mateo all with modest dips. alameda county, meanwhile, saw total voters cut in half, so we usually see lower turnout in primary elections versus the general election. >> but this primary was particularly low. maybe even a record low for turnout in california. and frankly, we're seeing this, you know, across the country, san jose state political science professor melinda jackson says lo

dustin dawsey, abc seven news. >> robert f kennedy junior is apparently zeroing in on a running mate,esting list. the new york times reports aaron rodgers and jesse ventura are on his short list. rodgers would be an interesting choice since he's the quarterback of the new york jets and the height of the campaign would coincide with football season. ventura would also bring star power. the former wrestler served as minnesota's governor. kennedy is running as an independent. >> still ahead, growing concerns about quality control at boeing. we're taking a closer look at reports of the company's failed audits by the faa and how it could affect domestic air travel. >> and just a reminder, the tax deadline is quickly approaching. so to help you get ready, seven on your side is teaming up with united way bay area and hosting a tax chat this friday. you can get your questions answered by tax professionals by sending them in. now just go to abc seven news.com and click seven on your side to find the form. a super thin, flexible patch with maximum otc strength lidocaine that contours to the bod

. >> as the cinequest film and creativity festival gets underway, abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey has more in downtown san jose. >> they're not talking about the oscars, but everyone's minds are definitely focused on the big screen. welcome to cinequest. >> san jose has such a huge population of film lovers, but we also have a huge tech population, of course, here in the bay area. so there's something for both audiences. we pride ourselves in being an organization that really mends the two worlds together. >> cinequest brings tens of thousands of movie fans together for the ten day film festival that highlights innovations in the film world. this year, a special focus on ai. >> we actually held a public town hall on artificial intelligence and the role that it's had in the film and media world, and what we really aimed to do with that was, of course, introduce the audiences to the films that we're having here at the festival, but also raise the question as to how technology has changed the way that artists create those films. >> at its core, it's still about watching and enjoying

dustin dawsey abc seven news. >> in the south bay, police detained a student and recovered a b-b gun.s afternoon, willow glen high school in san jose was put on lockdown just after 12 p.m. because of a report of a student with a weapon on campus. police investigated and found the student with a b-b gun. the lockdown was lifted just after 2 p.m, and parents were allowed to take their students home to the east bay. >> now, antioch city council did not pass a measure that would have cracked down on illegal sideshows. the new ordinance would have imposed fines and penalties to deter the dangerous street shows. no city council member was willing to second the motion to hold a vote. city council member mike mark barbanica says the measure wasn't tough enough. he says any ordinance should also penalize spectators, as well as impose fines to cover damages. >> coming up here, a piece of land is back in the hands of its original owners. next. today's historic transfer. what it means to the native people, and why the developer decided to do it. >> a safe, loving place to just be where you're not

abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has the story. >> letting it burn. with the rainy season winding down, the fire, season is coming up fast and stanford university researchers say there's a clear way to prevent them. low intensity fires like these reduce wildfire risk by 60. fuel reduction wildfire management risk mitigation is a community level effort. >> we have to work together. if one person is doing something over here and one person is doing something over here, if it's not connected and a firework to come through, that would be at risk. but if we all work together, that's when you're going to get the best risk mitigation. >> the team from stanford's jasper ridge biological preserve is doing their part with these pile burns. unlike more common prescribed fires, this style of fuel reduction is smaller and easier to control. it creates a safety barrier for nearby homes and the preserve. >> when we're burning fuel and we're actually removing the fuel out of the system instead of just rearranging it when you cut things and just kind of put it on the

dustin. >> caller: hey, jim. >> hey, dustin. >> caller: seeing what you thought about sofi. >> they wereked the stock. what we have to have is we have to have them back on to explain why they did it. it's been in the doghouse ever since. i don't like when i tell them to buy it and it's in the doghouse. mark in wisconsin. mark. >> caller: dr. cramer, thank you for taking my call. >> no problemo. what's happening? >> caller: i got one for you in sports apparel. think shoes, think roger federer. i wear the product. i own the stock. should i buy more onon? >> controversial quarter. a lot of people liked it. a lot didn't. very big short position. let's go by dick's but dick's sporting goods is way, way up. i'm on the fence on it. i was doing writing about this company over the weekend and i literally stopped writing about it because i said i am too on the fence. what good does it do to tell people i'm on the fence. let's get on or off and that, ladies and gentlemen, is the conclusion of "lightning round." [ buzzer ] >> "the lightning round" is sponsored by charles schwab. >>> coming up, major

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palestine supporters asked lloyd dustin to stop supporting the zionist regime's genocide in gaza. the students of the american university of california also protested against the genocide in gaza. the students present in the demonstration in support of palestine shouted "free palestine". the management of jordan university of islamic sciences also dealt with them in response to their students' declaration of solidarity with gaza he expelled these students from the university. hasbna allah and neem al-wakil hasbna allah, a group of lebanese people gathered in front of the egyptian embassy and asked the cairo government to open its border with gaza forever. supporters of palestine in south korea also condemned the crimes of the occupying regime in the gaza strip by holding a demonstration in front of the zionist embassy in saul and expressed their solidarity with the oppressed palestinian people. they announced american voters in the state of michigan gave a serious warning to president joe biden about continuing to support the zionist regime in the gaza war. according to al jazeera

dustin dawsey, abc seven news and still ahead on abc seven news at 11. >> counting down to the oscars, the big show is a week from sunday and host jimmy kimmel is getting prepared for his role. what you can expect. i'm spencer christian looking at some scattered showers and some more downpours coming. >> our way. i'll have the accuweather forecast in just a moment. when abc seven news at that's the san francisco chronicle endorsing democrat katie porter for senate over all other options. porter is "easily the most impressive candidate." "known for her grilling of corporate executives." with "deep policy knowledge." katie porter's housing plan has "bipartisan-friendly ideas to bring homebuilding costs down." and the chronicle praises "her ideas to end soft corruption in politics." let's shake up the senate. with democrat katie porter. i'm katie porter and i approve this message. are counting down to hollywood's biggest night reporter george pennacchio. from our sister station in los angeles, spent some time with this year's host, jimmy kimmel. >> okay, what sets the oscars apart from o

their first home match, abc seven south bay reporter dustin dorsey shows us what fans can expect on and off the field. >> two professional soccer teams will call paypal park home this year, and the original tenants are back this weekend. the 2024 home stand for the san jose earthquakes begins with a cali clasico against the la galaxy. >> it's a game that we take very personal. um, fans do we do the players? our new players are integrated. they understand the history. we want to do it. take care of business in front of our our fans. rain or shine, they're going to come out and give us a lot of support. they were huge last year and we wanted to make them proud. >> unfortunately, fans watched as the quakes fell short of a championship last season with a first round playoff exit, but the confidence of the players is not shaken. they know the opportunities to win it all are out there. >> the past season we missed on the details, so that's something to, you know, come overcome this year and um, we're ready for the playoffs. i don't want to call it like a pressure. >> i think it's a motivation

dustin dawsey, abc seven news the us navy vessel named in honor of gay rights icon harvey milk, is in francisco for the very first time, the usns harvey milk passed under the golden gate bridge. >> as you see this afternoon, the 800 foot ship is a replenishment oiler delivering fuel, water and food to navy vessels at sea. the ship will play host to a special ceremony tomorrow in observance of national vietnam war veterans day. milk served as a naval diving officer during the korean war. >> all right, turning to the forecast. we know that rain is on the way, and there's some very nervous parents and easter bunnies. yes together. >> sand? yes. all on the line here. >> okay, i know it is, but it's not going to be a washout on easter. okay and larry, there is a possibility of a few showers lingering. let me show you what to expect tonight, though. it is the home opener for the a's as they take on the guarans at 705. first pitch we are 707. excuse me, we're talking about 56 degrees. mostly cloudy skies and then ninth inning, cloudy and cooler. so if i were you, i would take a hoodie. if yo

dustin dawsey abc seven news. >> are you having trouble sleeping? it is a common complaint.an 50 million people in the us have a sleep disorder. what can you do? a reporter from cnet went to the stanford sleep clinic to test out solutions, and she talked about it on our abc seven midday live newscast. >> things promoting sleep can range from something quite inexpensive, say, like a weighted blanket or a more comfortable pillow through to kind of mid-tier items such as the therabody smartgoggles that i tested around $200. and then there are really some all out. they're very, very pricey gadgets, including technology that can sit on your mattress and heats and cools with a water based system and get this there is even a sleep promoting infrared sauna making you feel relaxed. i found that listening to sound meditations also really helped for me and those are very inexpensive. i found that the therabody smartgoggles helped encourage me to relax. they give heated massage on your temples. so the key piece of advice that i got from a number of sleep experts was really try and set y

dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> all right.inching closer to the weekend time to check the weather. >> meteorologist sandhya patel here with hopefully not too wet. >> i know it's a holiday weekend. j.r. and ama and people have plans. it is going to be wet. the first half of your weekend. the second half, an isolated shower or two on easter can't be ruled out. but let me show you live doppler seven. right now we are tracking a storm that's moving in on good friday. and here's the deal with this system. we have this area of low pressure that has been bringing the pacific northwest rain and snow. and then we've got this other area of low pressure that is starting to develop. and what's going to happen is this is going to combine with this as a merge that storm becomes a level two for tomorrow. and so what you're seeing now is nothing in comparison to what's to come. because this is just really isolated showers and snow showers that are happening around the northern and central portion of the state, around the bay area. things are

dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> another new set of regulations could have a costly impact. not on the water we drink, but the wastewater we've used. managers are showing off improvements at the oro loma wastewater treatment plant in san lorenzo today. it's one of dozens of bay area sewage facilities that could soon be required to cut the levels of nutrients that eventually make their way into san francisco bay. those nutrients, like nitrogen, are believed to play a part in extending destructive algae blooms. the upgrades are expected to cost roughly $11 billion across the bay area, or about $4,000 per household, but wastewater managers say the cost will be spread out over years and bring other major benefits like improved water reuse, recycled water is one of those methods for getting multiple benefits, where we can increase our drought resiliency and offset potable water use while reducing nutrient discharges to the bay. the oro loma facility is also testing nature based solutions for purifying water, including a horizontal levee system that could also help protect the sho

. >> abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains how this may work. >> the clock may be. a new bill would force the social media app's chinese based parent company, bytedance, to divest in tiktok or face a us ban. tech expert omid bernafas said. this could ultimately cripple the app that has 170 million us users, more than any other country in the world. so it's a critical problem. it doesn't mean that they're going to go to the phones of every single user and uninstall it. >> the government will ask apple and google to remove it from their app stores, so there is no more update. the app itself is going to start becoming outdated and it's going to start becoming less attractive, and it's going to die out over time. >> this is not the first time the app has faced a ban. in 2020, an executive order from president donald trump was ultimately blocked by the courts. this time, tiktok is fighting back. >> did you wake up with this message on tiktok today? >> the app is calling on its users to reach out to their local congress person to fight the ban. if tiktok is banned, it wo

dustin dawsey, abc seven news. >> developing news the mexican museum that's supposed to go in downtownff to a troubling start, an audit by the city shows the museum is still short the $49 million it needs to convert the space. this is according to the chronicle. the museum also allegedly misused some of its public funding and missed an important deadline, which could lead to it just losing this space altogether. it has a new space on mission street, but construction there has not started, and some special international guests spent the day at castlemont high school in oakland. 30 students, along with some educators from yokohama, japan, spent the day there yesterday. they shadowed students and got a taste of some food as well. one castlemont senior noticed their etiquette is much different than their american peers. >> they're very different. they i see that they're very nice, polite. they say thank you. they say hello to everybody, even though they don't know them. they just passing by. they'd be like, hello. and so that's something that you don't see very much here in the united stat

dustin dawsey, abc seven news great to see this progress. >> absolutely not too much rain today. >> nok. nothing too serious though. sandy. >> it doesn't sound like no nothing major in terms of impacts. but tonight, dan and anna, we do have some spotty showers. we're still tracking. some of this is in the form of drizzle that's dampening the roads. these are showers around navarro. highway 128, highway one. we will continue to see those spotty showers tonight. you can see right around clayton, pleasant hill, walnut creek, street level radar alamo area. we are seeing some damp roadways now widening the picture here. the area of low pressure. it's a level one is going to continue to actually make its way down towards southern california. but the moisture is getting lifted up against the mountains here and squeezing out a little bit of that drizzle. and shower activity. so tonight at 7:00, 730, you're going to still see those showers going into tomorrow morning, some damp roadways. and then the intensity picks up briefly for the afternoon and evening. so watch out. there will be some pock

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dustin dawsey, abc seven news. >> all right, how's it looking outside, lisa?kind of quiet compared to what we've been used to. >> what a view from our sutro tower camera. beautiful out there. uh- temperatures are in the 40s for most. we still have some frosty readings in the north bay. not done with the rain yet, but we're seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. i'll have my accuweather seven day forecast in a few minutes. >> lisa, thank you. also, next history in hollywood, nba superstar lebron james reaching a large career milestone for alvarez breaks it all d conservative republican steve garvey is the wrong choice for the senate. ...our republican opponent here on this stage has voted for donald trump twice. mr. garvey, you voted for him twice... as your own man, what is your decision? garvey is wrong for california. but garvey's surging in the polls. fox news says garvey would be a boost to republican control of the senate. stop garvey. adam schiff for senate. i'm adam schiff, and i approve this message. you can make money the hard way as a bullfighter o

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abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains how veterans are now doing the same. the ocean has a way of calming. >> many military veterans have a hard time finding peace after serving, but these waves are bringing them to exactly where they want to be. >> the ocean. you have to be present, completely mindful. i'm here. i'm not back in the middle east. i'm not. i'm not in the past. i'm in the present. >> healing heroes, one wave at a time. the mission of operation surf, the week long program, has brought vets to the santa cruz coast for more than a decade. it builds a supportive community through the healing powers of the ocean. >> i definitely felt like i was unique, the problems that i had, i was the only one experiencing uh- and operation surf allowed me to connect with other combat veterans and people that had gone through exactly the same things that i have. >> operation surf was founded by someone familiar with mental health struggles. van carozza suffered from addiction. surfing helped save his life and created a way for him to find the positives he now help

dustin dawsey, abc seven news up next a possible ban on tiktok and inside the oscars tiktok today, asly approved a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban of the popular social media app. the move comes over concerns that the personal information of roughly 170 million american users might be shared with the chinese government. dan, didn't we do this about five years ago? i mean, there was a the push to sell to some american entity, and then it kind of disappeared. >> yeah, it kind of dissipated. there was a big push to kind of mitigate that risk. look, the problem is with all of this stuff is our information is out everywhere now, i think. so is tiktok worse, you know, than any other site? i hard to say, but of course it's who owns the site and who operates the site. that is the big concern. but it's a real issue. i mean, the days of privacy in the old sense are gone. >> and aren't some politicians using tiktok to get to the younger generation? haven't we seen that? >> absolutely. yeah >> biden was on tiktok not too long ago. >> yeah, yeah that's true. good point. >> yeah. and i wo

dustin dawsey abc seven news. >> all right, so it's going to be a lot of fun, but there may be some,oplet on the lens earlier in the newscast. it looks clear now though. sandhya, we're going to have more droplets on these lenses. >> yes, we are indeed. and if you're going to that event for anyone, christine and larry definitely take the umbrellas with you. you'll be just fine. so let's take a look at live doppler seven right now. we do have some light to moderate rain moving through, getting you into street level radar right around healdsburg avenue. healdsburg, geyserville also seeing some of those showers moving across 80 hercules rodeo. you will notice right around vallejo are some pockets of moderate rain. as we widen the picture here. this light level one storm will continue to march through here going into tomorrow. so the front comes through today. then the trough comes through. and here's what you can expect. more scattered showers for tonight. going into tomorrow will still have some wet weather around along with gusty winds. so as i mentioned just carry your umbrellas. you'

abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey caught up with the chef, ready to serve his communitye celebration of ramadan, the muslim community fast from sunrise to sunset as an act of worship. the meal, eaten before dawn is known as suhoor, and making sure it's a good experience is important. >> usually in muslim majority countries. uh. the night time is when everybody goes out and eats and they go on the street and have street food and other things like that. so we kind of want to replicate it. that experience. >> so this is a celebration of food, friends and family here in the bay area, thousands of guests enjoy cuisine from dozens of vendors overnight. bay is grill owner and head chef saeed. sammy is already hard at work on his texas style halal brisket for saturday's event in the bay. >> there's not too many halal vendors that are doing smoke brisket and smoking brisket is a very, very long process i'm talking about. we have like a 14 to 18 hour smoke, and then after that we hold our briskets for anywhere between 12 and 15 hours before serving. >> it's a craft that sammy has

abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey gives us a taste of what to expect during the celebration of ramadanunity fast from sunrise to sunset as an act of worship. the meal, eaten before dawn is known as suhoor, and making sure it's a good experience is important. >> usually in muslim majority countries. uh. the night time is when everybody goes out and eats and they go on the street and have street food and other things like that. so we kind of wanted to replicate it. that experience. >> so this is a celebration of food, friends and family here in the bay area, thousands of guests enjoy cuisine from dozens of vendors, overnight bars, grill owner and head chef saeed sammy is already hard at work on his texas style halal brisket for saturday's event in the bay. >> there's not too many halal vendors that are doing smoked brisket and smoking brisket is a very, very long process i'm talking about. we have like a 14 to 18 hour smoke, and then after that we hold our briskets for anywhere between 12 and 15 hours before serving. >> it's a craft that sammy has perfected by studying youtube videos and

dustin dawsey, abc seven news. >> great program. well, thank you for joining us.ne here at abc seven. i'm lauren martinez. the news continues at 9 a.m. have a great day and stay dry. have heart failure with unresolved symptoms? it may be time to see the bigger picture. heart failure and seemingly unrelated symptoms, like carpal tunnel syndrome, shortness of breath, and irregular heartbeat could be something more serious called attr-cm, a rare, underdiagnosed disease that worsens over time. sound like you? call your cardiologist, and ask about attr-cm. ♪ >> janai: good ♪ >> janai: good morning, america. stormy weekend. new england slammed by more than 2 feet of snow while a strong storm system dumps up to 4 inches of rain along the busy i-95 corridor. philadelphia setting a wet, new record. the strong wind gusts to follow as the midwest prepares for more than a foot of spring snow. our weather team tracking the timing. >> whit: looming deadline. donald trump's time to pay is a day away. will he secure his nearly half

abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey gives us a taste of what to expect during the celebration of ramadanlim community fast from sunrise to sunset as an act of worship. the meal eaten before dawn is known as suhoor, and making sure it's a good experience is important. >> usually in muslim majority countries, the night time is when everybody goes out and eats and they go on the street and have street food and other things like that. so we kind of wanted to replicate that experience. >> suhor fest is a celebration of food, friends and family. here in the bay area, thousands of guests enjoy cuisine from dozens of vendors overnight. bay grill owner and head chef siad sammy is already hard at work on his texas style halal brisket for saturday's event in the bay. >> there's not too many halal vendors that are doing smoked brisket, and smoking brisket is a very, very long process. i'm talking about. we have like a 14 to 18 hour smoke, and then after that we hold our briskets for anywhere between 12 and 15 hours before serving. >> it's a craft that sammy has perfected by studying youtube videos a

but as abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains, much needed support for students isra county. >> our schools in santa clara county are experiencing a mental health crisis and need our help, which is why i'm immensely proud today to share with our education partners that help is on the way. >> the fight against a covid crisis took a major step forward in santa clara county, 40 schools in the south bay will split $13.2 million from a grant program to expand youth mental health wellness centers. we see that when we don't intervene early and we don't work on prevention methods, we see children and youth falling further along the lines of mental illness, of substance use, disorders of all kinds of physical and emotional health challenges. wellness centers address these challenges by offering students a safe place to relax, receive counseling, and get referrals to other services. 19 schools in the county have already seen great success from these centers, including monroe middle school. >> you know, students often feel like school is just about academics and nothing else.

. >> abc's have a new south bay reporter, dustin dorsey, explains which services may be impacted and how the county is responding. >> a santa clara county stalemate contract negotiations have failed to lead to an agreement between the registered nurses professional association and the county. now a strike looms. >> we will be withholding our labor from the county, our npa and the 4000 nurses who work at santa clara valley health care, hospitals and clinics say they're not close to a new deal. >> vice president maybelline cue says they're asking for the bare minimum. >> we're asking to be able to live in the community that we serve. we're asking to be able to have safe staffing for our nurses and our patients, and for asking for the county to not do things that undermine patient safety. >> tentative agreements have been made on key terms, including workplace safety. but a sticking point is money. the problem is the county faces a $250 million structural deficit, and so county executive james williams says the best agreement is one that's fair to the other county employees and sustaina

abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey takes a look at the issues. >> work on san jose's $70 million emergency interim housing site continues on branham lane, the city's largest transitional housing project, will feature 204 rooms within the three story structures for hundreds of unhoused. it was originally slated to open next month, but a look behind the fences shows there's still a lot of work to be done. >> you have non-compliant code issues in there. you have mold. it's just horrible. unfortunately, it seems to be a bigger problem, though, because we've had this exact same thing happen just down the street from that project at another modular housing project. >> mauricio velarde is the director of compliance for south bay piping industry. he's also a watchdog for issues involving union workers, like what he saw with his own eyes. at this project, workers first told him about the extensive building issues. they also voiced concerns over wage theft. >> my opinion is that it's simply greed. it's simply greed, you have bad actors and their bottom line is to make as much money

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abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains how the move could keep communities together. >> the mayfair community in east san jose is rich in culture and history, but it's the future that has many residents here so worried. >> we have witnessed our families, our friends, our neighbors having to make the very difficult decision to uproot their families and move away from a place they have called home for generations. all because they are they no are able to afford to live here. >> it's a painful cycle that this community hopes to disrupt in this neighborhood. cesar chavez first began to fight for civil rights, and now residents are following in his footsteps, demanding change for more affordable housing opportunities. >> it is time that we take action and pass instrumental policy that address the root cause of displacement, such as the tenant preference policy. >> next week, the city council will consider the tenant preferences program to keep communities intact. if passed, 20% of new affordable housing like this one on alum rock avenue will be reserved for low income applica

abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey caught up with organizers in san jose during the celebration of muslim community fast from sunrise to sunset as an act of worship. the meal eaten before dawn is known as suhoor and making sure it's a good experience is important. >> usually in muslim majority countries. uh. the night time is when everybody goes out and eats and they go on the street and have street food and other things like that. so we kind of wanted to replicate it, that experience. >> so this is a celebration of food, friends and family here in the bay area. thousands of guests enjoy cuisine from dozens of vendors overnight, bay grill owner and head chef saeed sammy is already hard at work on his texas style halal brisket for saturday's event in the bay. >> there's not too many halal vendors that are doing smoked brisket and smoking brisket is a very, very long process i'm talking about. we have like a 14 to 18 hour smoke, and then after that we hold our briskets for anywhere between 12 and 15 hours before serving. it's a craft that sammy has perfected by studying youtube video

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abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey has the details in downtown san jose. >> they're not talking about everyone's minds are definitely focused on the big screen. welcome to cinequest. >> san jose has such a huge population of film lovers, but we also have a huge tech population, of course, here in the bay area. so there's something for both audiences. we pride ourselves in being an organization that really mends the two worlds together. >> cinequest brings tens of thousands of movie fans together for the ten day film festival that highlights innovations in the film world. this year, a special focus on ai. >> we actually held a public town hall on artificial intelligence and the role that it's had in the film and media world, and what we really aimed to do with that was, of course, introduce the audiences to the films that we're having here at the festival, but also raise the question as to how technology has changed the way that artists create those films. >> at its core, it's still about watching and enjoying films like eden, a documentary with local roots. south bay native cinematogr

abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey takes a closer look at turnout around the bay area, county by county, and what could improve it. >> almost a week since super tuesday and the votes are still coming in at the santa clara county registrar of voters office. even with plenty of work to do, the overall turnout was not quite as super as the county wanted so far, we are seeing about 30% turnout rate as of all the ballots that we've counted thus far. >> we still have about 57,000 ballots that are still yet to be counted, despite more counting, santa clara county will likely see lower turnout than the 2022 primary. >> there was hope that vote by mail would increase participation, but data from the california secretary of state's office shows declines across the bay area. san francisco, santa clara, san mateo all with modest dips. alameda county, meanwhile, saw total voters cut in half, so we usually see lower turnout in primary elections versus the general election. >> but this primary was particularly low, maybe even a record low for turnout in california. and frankly, we're seeing

dustin dawsey abc seven news. >> certainly a significant need in that neighborhood.ell, for us right now, let's check in with lisa. how's it looking outside? >> it is still awfully cold out there. stephanie, 36 degrees on top of mount tam, ben lomond and 31 on top of mount diablo. so we will warm up maybe a few degrees today, but we're keeping the showers in the forecast. a level one system today. we'll skip a day and then bring the rain back . i'll explain next. >> that's coming back. all right lisa, thank you. also next history on the court nba superstar lebron james reaching a large career milestone. chris alvarez breaks it all down after this break stinging, 5-times-a-day,... ...makeup smearing drops user. i want another option that's not another drop. tyrvaya. it's not another drop. it's the first and only nasal spray for dry eye. tyrvaya treats the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease fast by helping your body produce its own real tears. common side effects include sneezing, cough, and throat and nose irritation. relying only on drops? not me. my own real tear

dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> and we are counting down to the oscars, quite literally.a look at your screen. you'll see that time. tik tik, tik tik and away to sunday's awards show. good stuff. yes, our own abc seven news reporter, luz pena, is in los angeles for the oscars. >> she is. she joins us live. hi, luce. i know it's going to be great. hey, guys. >> we're only two days away from the oscars, and you can feel it. there are parties everywhere here in los angeles, and right now we're at the woman in film oscar nominee party, and we're expecting to see christine turner, a bay area native and an oscar nominee, move over los angeles. the bay area talent is strong at the oscars this year from the intimate story of two fremont grandmothers and their filmmaker grandson documenting their daily lives in nanhai and weibo. >> account. >> do they feel like movie stars right now? >> i hope so, they they, i think they feel they feel seen in a way that i hoped the movie would do for them to exploring america's wealth gap in the barber of little rock. >> christine, congratulation