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dustin dorsey sahas more. >> reporter: open, closed. reopening, not reopening. it's been a whirl wind for south bay gyms and owners. we took you inside here as they're preparing to operate during a pandemic. that day has come, as they are now officially open for business. >> i think it's great. it gives you a sense of morality. covid is still out there and we need to be worried about it, but it feels good to be back. >> the game changed over a week's time about two or three times, from opening to closing, to reopening. and then, of cour the week our cardio areas are off-limits and the locker rooms, as well. you can't take a shower or use a locker. we have the ability to capture your log-in times, which will serve as a reservation system. i think wtang away from one another, we can accomplish this. >> a lot of the people have been worried, mostly about the cleaniness and what we're doing. cleaning each machine, wiping down seats, handles are the big thing. we have to monitor who is using the dumbbells. now it's like if we see a 25 missing, we'll wait for it to cl

. >>> abc 7 news south bay journalist dustin dorsey us that thanks to volunteers, there are more thanin palo alto. >> reporter: here at the boys and girls club, people giving back are never in short supply. >> it's become a tough ticket, if you want to call it that, within the city to actually become a volunteer either at this location or a redwood city location. >> reporter: even during a pandemic, in three months, volunteers have lined up to meet the need. among the group, these city supervisors and a former mayor. >> people believed in me enough to elect me to office. it is my goal and duty to make sure they're taken care of. when i can come out here and make sure they're being fed, it's the least i can do. >> this is not about individuals. this is about families, neighborhoods, and groups of people helping each other. so i'm very proud and very excited every time i get a chance to come, you know? >> it warms my heart, it makes me feel like they understand what we're going through on the ground, what our community is facing, when they're in their chambers talking. so it really feel

south bay community journalist dustin dorsey shows us that.s there's a food drive. >> reporter: here at the boys eo like the meals being passed out people giving back are never in short supply. >> it's become a tough ticket if you want to call it that within the city to either be a volunteer either at this location or the redwood city location. >> reporter: 300 volunteers have lined up to feed people in need. among those two council members who show every weekday night that we're all in this together. >> people believe in me enough to elect me to office, and it is my goal and my duty i feel to make sure they're taken care of. so when i come out here and i s.n make sure they' beinged lea this is families, neighborhoods and groups of people helping each other. so i'm very proud and very excited every time i get a chance to come, you know? >> it warms my heart and makes me feel like they understand what we're going through on the ground, what our community is facing when they're in their chambers talking, and so it really feels like we're connect

dustin dorsey shows us how a nonprofit is stepping up to help hundreds of families with their rent. >> the coronavirus pan dwemic has taken an incredible toll on the health of so many. it's also left a financial mark as well. >> no check, making sure everything is balanced to a t, and in one day, everything stops. >> nonprofit live in peace would not let that happen. >> first of the month was designed so that families that were impacted by covid, that we would pay three months at a time of rent, so that we could stabilize them. if we ignore this issue right now, people we displaced will be removed from our community. that is our number one priority. >> the campaign has raised more than $2 million to support 310 families in need. volunteers reached out to big names. donations have come from from fm different people. >> i think they've done a good job of connecting with the people here in silicon valley, in a way that makes it very personal. and for me, that's more rewarding than just sending a check. we wanted to donate where we could see an impact in our own community. >> letters of t

in morgan hill, dustin dorsey, abc 7 news. >>> now your accu weather forecast. >> what a great story.one. let's take a look at our beautiful weather from our santa cruz camera. you see the sun is shining and some people are out enjoying the beach. as we take a look at another live picture from our san jose camera nothing but clear skies and the temperatures have come up a few degrees. 64 degrees in san francisco right now. low to mid 70s from oakland to mountain view. 80 in san jose. near 90 in gilroy. another live picture from our emeryville camera. you can see visibility is terrific as we look across the bay. 87 santa rosa. the mid 90s in our hottest spots. in fairfield 90 degrees and 90 degrees in concord. live doppler 7, clear skies, one little patch of fog to our south. live view from our tower camera and you can see across san francisco there visibility is good there as well. hot inland the next seven days. above average temperatures for most areas but heightened fire concerns are coming up especially with the winds briefly tomorrow night. sun comes up at 5:56 in the morning. te

dustin dorsey explains how you can get involved to ensure that baseball can be for everyone. >> reporterbaseball may be america's pastime but it isn't always inclusive. children born with disabilities are sometimes left out for various reasons. that was the case for a young taylor duncan with autism. >> i hated it. it was terrible to be rejected from having those same opportunities, but even though i've had to pretty much fight for my own opportunities in the game of baseball i've just learned so much more than what wins, losses, and statistics can show. >> reporter: baseball teaches life skills and duncan thinks it should be for everyone so he created a league of his own that is soon coming to the bay area. >> alternative baseball provides the authentic baseball experience for teens and adults 15 years and older with autism and other disabilities for physical and social enrichment on and off the baseball diamond. we are giving them the opportunity to show what they can do on the field whereas a lot of times they've been denied those opportunities to play in the trater: theeague has grow

south bay community journalist dustin dorsey has more on this story. >>> the fourth will be very differentin place orders amidst the pandemic. for pets, it may be even worse with the number of illegal fireworks activity up. >> they don't know the fireworks will go off and they don't know where the sound is coming from. they just their boom. your pet if they're in your yard, they can run away, too, which can be dangerous and potentially fatal for them. >> reporter: this response leads to greaterlts 7 re brought to the shelter in the ten days following july 4th last year. even with increased fireworks activity, the numbers of stray animals are lower than usual this year. >> a lot of people are home so typically they can watch over their animals. they'll be able to deal with anxiety from the fireworks. as opposed to if they're working or celebrating on the fourth of july. >> reporter: that doesn't mean that your furry friends are out of the woods just yet. we asked a veterinarian to give you some tips to keep your pets safe during the fourth of july fireworks. >> reporter: you can get over th

the south bay community journalist dustin dorsey shows you the impact of closed bars on santa clara county could have on the local wine industry. >> the south bay has some of the oldest and best windories in the state including here in morgan hill. >> my grand parents founded it. came here and found the original ranch in 1925. everything comes from the grape. we have the environment here to grow world class grapes and turn those into wine. >> for the first time in 95 years, the grounds have been empty due to the shelter-in-place orders. >> we're a relational business. it will be really difficult to see how we'll be able to keep that relationship going as far as tasting and opening. >> reporter: the way they will do it is through the state and county guidelines that wineries must follow. these include changing wine glasses, social distancing tables outside and more. >> we just want to provide and create a place where it still feels like it did before all this happened. and provide a safe environment for people to come who might still be a little weary about going out in public and being aro

folks are we doing dustin dorsey's story or deon's? a state treasurer who is still working at 100 years old. >> it's just as easy to do it by hand and fast, and then put it on the computer. >> yellow number 2 pencil in hand, standing at her desk, this is how you'd usually find 100-year-old may lee, a financial analyst for the department of general services before the pandemic. >> i've been standing for the last -- since 1970, so that's the last 50 years aye been standing up. >> that's on top of another 22 years bringing her total years of service to california through a whopping ten governors to 77. her work ethic just as strong today as it was back in 1943. >> she is very meticulous in all the reports that she writes. >> an accolade even the state's top politicians want to acknowledge and seek inspiration from. >> most people would look at her and say maybe she should be in a rocking chair on a porch somewhere. she's still contributing and coming. >> may played a role in helping change the california constitution, which once banned th