abc seven news reporter j.r. stone is live there and j.r. the flooding is gone, but neighbors concerns are not. >> yeah those concerns are still here. ama if i was standing here eight hours ago, i would have been standing in water. a much different situation tonight. you can see those creek levels have gone down. but let's keep in mind that this creek has overflowed at least twice in the past three months, sending water every which way. >> probably up to like my knees. >> katrina flippen is describing the moment her suv got stuck in 2 to 3ft of floodwater outside sutter health medical facilities and the hampton inn tuesday afternoon during the rain. >> around 315, we were told we're shutting down the medical offices, evacuate. so i went to get in my car and drive out and it stalled out in the puddle. >> this picture shows flip an suv and a blue car that couldn't get through the water. tuesday night the flood water was gone, but debris was still within the rims of the blue car. >> it didn't actually look that deep. it looked like very wide, b

abc seven news reporter j.r. stone is live there and j.r. the flooding is gone, but neighbors concerns are not. >> yeah those concerns are still here. ama if i was standing here eight hours ago, i would have been standing in water. a much different situation tonight. you can see those creek levels have gone down. but let's keep in mind that this creek has overflowed at least twice in the past three months, sending water every which way. >> probably up to like my knees. >> katrina flippen is describing the moment her suv got stuck in 2 to 3ft of floodwater outside sutter health medical facilities and the hampton inn tuesday afternoon during the rain. >> around 315, we were told we're shutting down the medical offices, evacuate. so i went to get in my car and drive out and it stalled out in the puddle. >> this picture shows flip an suv and a blue car that couldn't get through the water. tuesday night the flood water was gone, but debris was still within the rims of the blue car. >> it didn't actually look that deep. it looked like very wide, b

abc seven news reporter j.r stone spoke with experts about homeowners options and more. rain is on the way. >> this is all new drone video showing a landslide that came right into a home in santa rosa, where two people were rescued tuesday night. it's one of several landslides this week. this is sky seven video of a landslide in fairfax. this is video of a landslide in forestville. and this is video of a landslide in san francisco's telegraph hill neighborhood that went through a retaining wall and into a bike lane and traffic lane. >> it's really crazy. i'm scared. i mean, wow, what did happen? >> i wouldn't have expected that. it just seems like it's pretty stable. >> should we be surprised at all? >> no, honestly, this type of movement we see very often in the winter months when we have a solid rain. >> that's san jose state university professor laura sullivan, green. >> telegraph hill. there's been lots of failures there over the years, and they've done some improvements on it and improved drainage, improved retaining walls to kind of maintain that. >> while the hous

abc seven news reporter j.r stone spoke with experts about homeowners options and more. rain is on the way. >> this is all new drone video showing a landslide that came right into a home in santa rosa, where two people were rescued tuesday night. it's one of several landslides this week. this is sky seven video of a landslide in fairfax. this is video of a landslide in forestville. and this is video of a landslide in san francisco's telegraph hill neighborhood that went through a retaining wall and into a bike lane and traffic lane. >> it's really crazy. i'm scared. i mean, wow, what did happen? >> i wouldn't have expected that. it just seems like it's pretty stable. >> should we be surprised at all? >> no, honestly, this type of movement we see very often in the winter months when we have a solid rain. >> that's san jose state university professor laura sullivan, green. >> telegraph hill. there's been lots of failures there over the years, and they've done some improvements on it and improved drainage, improved retaining walls to kind of maintain that. >> while the hous

abc seven news reporter j.r stone explains what options oakland is considering and what parents have to say. >> so we don't think that the cuts are necessary. >> to close the schools. take the assistant principals away. that is not the way we should run this district. >> community members sounding off thursday night to the budget and finance committee of the oakland unified school district, a committee that during this meeting, could not actually come to an agreement on what budget proposal to recommend to the school board when they vote on a budget later this month. >> i'm disappointed, and i do have to agree there's not going to be anything else but the day of the vote now, and to have a last minute wordsmithing on a $95 million package is the worst kind of practices that i had hoped. our board had moved away from. >> the district is facing a projected budget deficit of at least $95 million. school closures and consolidations are on the table, so is slimming down school staffing even more than it already is? former osd board member jody london says that school closures and consolid

abc seven news reporter j.r stone explains what options oakland is considering and what parents have to say. >> so we don't think that the cuts are necessary. >> to close the schools. take the assistant principals away. that is not the way we should run this district. >> community members sounding off thursday night to the budget and finance committee of the oakland unified school district, a committee that during this meeting, could not actually come to an agreement on what budget proposal to recommend to the school board when they vote on a budget later this month. >> i'm disappointed, and i do have to agree there's not going to be anything else but the day of the vote now, and to have a last minute wordsmithing on a $95 million package is the worst kind of practices that i had hoped. our board had moved away from. >> the district is facing a projected budget deficit of at least $95 million. school closures and consolidations are on the table, so is slimming down school staffing even more than it already is? former osd board member jody london says that school closures and consolid

abc seven news reporter j.r. stone is looking into why some neighbors are fed up. >> reporter this is video of the martinez refining company on fire saturday. black smoke clouds could be seen for miles. residents like justin gomez, who evacuated with his family and spoke with me via zoom, is angry, saying this is just the most recent in what has been a series of incidents at this facility. >> when we noticed towering plumes of black smoke in the air, coupled with a very loud rumbling sound, it just felt like the worst possible case scenario could happen. >> six people required medical attention because of the fire, but no longer need care. in the latest update, martinez refining company addressed what led to this fire, saying that it happened during the preparation for planned maintenance on one of the refinery's process units, two workers encountered a leak of hydrocarbon material as they opened equipment, and that material caught fire. here's tony semenza, who worked on the property many years ago and is currently pa

j.r. >> stone at abc seven news.deliver local stories. >> with real answers. >> to help make our city better. >> abc seven is the official broadcast partner of the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade. you can watch the live parade saturday, february 15th starting at 6 p.m. catch all the excitement live on abc seven or wherever you stream. abc seven news. one of san francisco's cable car stations could become as memorable as the cars themselves. downtown boosters and city officials want to make the station on california street instagrammable by installing a new art sculpture. the sculpture would feature a heart bordered by the letter sf. officials also want to add signs that would inform visitors of the cable cars history and how to use the system. if you're single and looking to mingle this valentine's day, why not do it on bart? the agency is hosting a speed dating event on february 14th that's being dubbed the valentine train. it's open to anyone 18 to 35, even people just looking for friends. the train will

j.r. >> stone at abc7 news we deliver local stories. >> with real answers. >> to help a streaming tv app, all you have to do is search abc seven bay area and download it. >> san francisco's new fire chief is officially on the job after taking the oath of office this morning. chief dean crispin is a 34 year veteran of the fire department. as a firefighter, he was commended several times for his bravery while aiding elderly fire victims in the tenderloin. he says his top goal is the safety of all of the city's residents. >> we'll focus on training, safety and disaster preparedness will strengthen our community relationships because trust between the fire department and the people we serve is essential. >> chief crispin is a second generation san francisco firefighter. his father is a retired captain from the arson squad. and a fun fact here, the new chief is a two time national champion in handball. >> whoa. >> that's cool. so he's staying fit for the job? >> yeah, absolutely. all right. we still have much more news ahead. >> we check in now with abc seven news anchor karina nova for a loo

and abc seven news reporter j.r. stone is here with more on that story tonight. j.r. >> well, julian and family members of kids at this school reached out to me about this story. yes. the video that the teacher recorded did more than 10 million views when it was reposted by a political account on x, but that wasn't why i looked into this story. family members were upset about the possibility of sexual orientation being taught to their first graders. this is a still image from the 12 second video that was posted by teacher melanie ramirez, who you see here. she's lip synching the words speak out in the video. in the beginning, she shows off her pride flag in class, then some of the books in her classroom, and this poster saying we need diverse books. parents told me they questioned whether these items, the pride flag specifically should be in the classroom of first graders regarding that pittsburgh unified school district superintendent janet scholz says the district has only received one email about this from a parent, saying they've received numerous emails, phon

. >> i'm tara campbell i'm j.r. stone at. >> abc seven news.e deliver local stories. >> with real answers. >> to help and more with our abc seven bay area streaming tv app. all you have to do is search abc seven bay area and then download it. >> all right. someone in the bay area became a multi-millionaire, all with the scratch of a ticket. the winning scratchers ticket was sold at the arco station on park street in alameda, california. lottery officials say the winner got an instant $2 million prize in the crossword scratchers game. the winner was one of five california players to claim part of $12 million in prizes to kick off 2025. that's a nice way to kick off the new year. >> clearly wasn't us. all right. don't forget, we have much more news ahead at 530 on abc seven bay area streaming tv. >> yeah, and if you're watching us here on tv world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel. all of us, we appreciate your time. i'm dan. >> ashley and i'm ama daetz. we'll see you again right back here at six. ♪ (slow down) ♪ (♪) cut!!!!

and abc seven news reporter j.r. stone is here with more on that story tonight. j.r. >> well, julian and family members of kids at this school reached out to me about this story. yes. the video that the teacher recorded did more than 10 million views when it was reposted by a political account on x, but that wasn't why i looked into this story. family members were upset about the possibility of sexual orientation being taught to their first graders. this is a still image from the 12 second video that was posted by teacher melanie ramirez, who you see here. she's lip synching the words speak out in the video. in the beginning, she shows off her pride flag in class, then some of the books in her classroom, and this poster saying we need diverse books. parents told me they questioned whether these items, the pride flag specifically should be in the classroom of first graders regarding that pittsburgh unified school district superintendent janet scholz says the district has only received one email about this from a parent, saying they've received numerous emails, phon

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