reporter: gloria rodriguez is expressing her thanks for some help she is getting today. she is on the first three recipients of $2500 grants targeting small family businesses that struggle during the pandemic. >> think the smallest of the small. food cart not food truck. think of the street vendors, fleamarket merchants, the people who are working at home, taking care of the elders. taken care of children, taking care of community. reporter: a state program ilono assist micro businesses in santa clara county, but has not released the funds yet. county is advancing the money to meet immediate needs. >> the hardest hit communities are still women and women of color that are still under and unemployed. seeing these kinds of -- even though the amounts may seem small, it is an opportunity for these businesses to stabilize. reporter: another check, one of 875 went to rochelle. she runs a small catering company especially -- specializing in puerto rican and caribbean food. to qualify for the grants of applicants must have operating before the pandemic, made less than $50,000 in

gloria rodriguez's live in sunnyvale.ria: this week will be different for google employees, as remote workers returned to the office and returning on a hybrid work model paid most employees will work from a bay area office three days -- work model. most employees will work from the bay area office three days a week and the rest of the week at home or wherever. 85% of applications for fully remote work or relocation have been approved since last june, nearly 14,000 google employees around the world. employees working on site do need to have covid-19 vaccinations or approved accommodations and those who are not vaccinated and have an approved accommodation must test regularly and also wear a mask. google joining other bay area companies like apple and twitter welcoming back remote workers this spring. there is the option to request a work from home extension for those employees are not comfortable returning to the office yet. that's according to a google spokesperson. lawyer rodriguez, abc7news. -- gloria rodriguez, abc7new

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gloria rodriguez has the story. >> this unit taught me that the climate crisis was the defining issueeneration. >> bay area teen sarah goody founded climate now in 2019. >> what we want? >> climate justice. >> the international organization focuses on empowering young people to take climate action. inspired by other activists, goody started missing school certain days to strike outside san francisco city hall. >> for a collective 50 weeks, sharing with the communitywide was important we started taking urgent action now. >> this 17-year-old speaks about climate change in schools and interact with political leaders. during the pandemic, she has been engaging in digital climate strikes. >> it is a digital action, there is a hash tag called #digitalclimatestrike. a lot of activists have been using it. >> not everyone agrees with her message. some questioning whether climate change exists. >> there is always somebody who is not going to believe, who's going to say it is wrong. i know for a fact the climate change is happening right now. we have had years and years to show that this is on o

gloria rodriguez is in the newsroom with what we are hearing from a man who saw the whole thing unfoldoria: one man said he saw the whole thing while his young sons were in the backseat. they were on the way home from minigolf when a shooter open fire on and as should be -- on an suv. no arrests have been made. a witness said an suv shot up in the westbound lanes of interstate 580 near macarthur boulevard in oakland just near 4:00 p.m. on sunday. broken windows and bullet holes on both doors. the interstate was closed and spent hours gathering evidence peered officers and not say more about possible injuries but scanner traffic saying there were two with multiple gunshot wound. witnesses describe what they saw. >> it look like he had two semiautomatic's in his hands and just unload on the suv to lanes over in the fast lane. i remember very clearly seeing shells hitting the ground. >> standing in the driving getting ready to take off on my motorcycle, and then eric about 17 to 15 shots ring out. gloria: traffic was diverted during the investigation. we are learning what happened and who

gloria rodriguez is in the newsroom for us. : there has been a big increase in concerns about crime and safety this year. homelessness and high housing costs are the top worries. a recent poll -- >> people's perceptions are in a way reality. it's incumbent on local leaders to acknowledge these fears and take the necessary steps to display and show they understand these fears. gloria: local business leaders say crime remains of were ray for their companies. rodney fong says if left unattended, elevated levels of crime can have snowball effects on businesses and jobs. tourist help abc 7 news rumors of crime and homelessness in san francisco were more scary than the reality. other concerns for those participating in the poll include covid, traffic and the cost-of-living. a recent poll showing 65% of local residents are avoiding going into big-city downtowns like san francisco, oakland and san jose. they say that is because of crime. that's according to the bay area council. kumasi:. thank you, gloria an exhibit is open at san franc

abc 7 news reporter gloria rodriguez is looking at the potential changes. : experts say we could be looking at higher airfare prices if jetblue acquires spirit that would mean even more headaches for travelers already dealing with frequent delays and cancellations. jetblue airways core offering to buy spirit airlines for $3.6 billion. this throws a wrench into spirits agreement to merge with frontier. jetblue offering all cash and 50% more than what frontier plan to pay. ilhetblue fetoheoa and make decisio onhat is best for shareholders. last year the justice department sued to prevent jetblue partnering with american airlines, arguing it would drive up prices and also reduce competition. some worry that could happen if this merger takes based. >> consumers may be looking at higher air prices as we see when the airline industry consolidates -- when a merger happens, routes get caught. gloria: domestic airfares are already up more than 40% since the beginning of the year as the post-pandemic travel demand takes off and jet fuel prices increase. this is being

gloria rodriguez is looking at the new measures and why it is affecting crime. gloria: the oakland police chief says he will be releasing video showing the impact of ghost guns and the role they play in gun violence in the city. he's calling president biden's federal regulation a step forward. president biden's heightened regulations against ghost guns require background checks and serial numbers on ghost gun kits. businesses that buy ghost guns for resale must read a serial number before they are sold again. the mayors of san jose and oakland were among the anti-gun violence advocates at the white house yesterday. oakland police chief leronne armstrong releasing a video about the new legislation after a 15 euro girl was shot and killed this weekend. >> she is the 34th person to lose their life in the city of oakland this year. like most major cities in america, oakland is experiencing an alarming amount of gun violence and a growing presence of personally manufactured firearms, commonly known as ghost guns. last year, i was fortunate to be invited to the white h

gloria rodriguez received her check awarded to very small businesses hard hit by the pandemic. the community yesterday. >> i am very thankful and i want to express my gratitude to everybody here for providing this funding so i'm able to maintain my business as well as providing, wiping other items need for me to continue to provide services to the community. >> the county received more than two million dollars for the program back in january. the state money has not yetta reefed so the county is fronting the funds for now. >>> the special shopping hours are coming to an end at coctos. starting monday all store also go back to their regular hours this he were one of the first businesses to establish special shopping hours for those considered more at risk for covid during the pandemic. >>> mattel taking a step toward more environmentally friendly toys. rethis released may match box tesla produced recycled items this he bought carbon off sets take the dark wood forest project and said that all its toys and packaging will be made from recycled or bio based plastic terms by the end

gloria rodriguez has more on this big day. >> this week will be different for google employees as remote workers in -- returned to the office, and returning in a hybrid model. most employees will be working from a bay area office three days of the week, and the rest of the week they can work from home or wherever they choose. they can work in the office more if they want. according to a spokesperson, 85% of applications for fully remote work or relocations have been approved since june, that is nearly 14,000 employees around the world. employees working on site need to have covid-19 vaccinations or approved accommodations. those not vaccinated and have an approved accommodation must test regularly and wear a mask. google is joining other bay area companies like apple and twitter welcoming back workers this spring. according to google, this hybrid model was inspired by google employees. it allows them flexibility but also the ability to collaborate together in the office. reggie: thank you. a major acquisition by elon musk. filings show the spacex founder has taken a more than 9% stake in

gloria rodriguez joins us with more. >> good morning. there's a lot of excitement around this new season. the giants are coming off a win and franchise record 107 wins. the giants postseason -- posted this new video on social media ahead of his season their campaign called game up. holding a workout yesterday at oracle park. joey bart will be the primary catcher. preparations are underway for opening day. >> last year was an extremely exciting year on many fronts. i think everybody is looking to build on that success. >> giants baseball. >> brian mcknight will be singing the anthem. we will raise the flag. again, like we always do, there's a few surprises as to who will raise the flag and through the first pitch. there's some good surprises. come out and let's start the season. >> that was mario of the giants front office. despite a historic year, they struggled with attendance. my conversation with mario about that, what they are doing to bring fans back, what they have in store for the season coming up at 7:00. v.a.'s open the season a

gloria rodriguez is live in the newsroom with the change from the police chief. gloria: the chief is calling out alameda county judges, saying they have not been holding people accountable and far too many have been let out a custody after being caught with firearms. he says zero bale has been contributing to a rise in violent crime in oakland and that it has to stop. >> this has become a revolving door that our officers are working hard every day to make the city safe to only find out that the individuals are coming right back on the streets the next day. and sometimes even sooner. this emboldens people. it says to people that there is no accountability. i can commit crimes and do not have to worry about being prosecuted. that makes our community less safe. [gavel knocking] gloria: the chief sharing videos in oakland on ghost guns which are hard to trace. homicides are down in oakland from 41 to 34 but that there is a 30% increase in the amount of guns being recovered. this while the force has the lowest number of officers in tears. he offered his control and's i

abc 7 news reporter gloria rodriguez is in the newsroom with those who saw the whole thing. oria: one witness says he saw the whole thing while his young sons were in the backseat. he says they were on their way home from minigolf when a shooter open fire on an suv from the backseat of another suv. meanwhile, chp has not released any suspect or vehicle descriptions and no arrests have been made yet. a witness says that an suv was shot up and the westbound lanes of interstate 580 near macarthur boulevard in oakland, just before 4 p.m. on sunday. broken windows and bullet holes. chp closing the interstate and spending hours gathering evidence. officers are not saying more about possible injuries, but scanner traffic says there were two with multiple gunshot wounds. witnesses describe what they saw. >> it looked like he had what looked like semiautomatic weapons in his hand and he just unloaded from the fast lane. he just completely unloads, it seemed like an entire clip. i remember very clearly seeing shells hitting the ground. >> standing in my driveway, just about to take off

abc7news reporter gloria rodriguez has a story. >> this unit taught me that the climate crisis is theg issue of my generation. reporter: bay area teen sarah found climate now in 2019. >> what we want? >> climate justice. reporter: the international youth led organization focuses on educating young people to take climate action, inspired by other activists, she started missing school certain days to strike out sites in san francisco city hall. >> for collective 50 weeks, showing the community why it was so important to take urgent climate action. reporter: the 17-year-old speaks about climate change at schools and interacts with political leaders. during the pandemic, she has been engaging in digital climate strikes. >> it is a digital action, there is a #on social media called #di gital climate strike, to put their voices out at this time. reporter: not everyone agrees with her message. some questioning whether climate change exists. >> there's always someone who is not going to believe and is going to say does wrong. i know for a fact, climate change is happening. we have had years a