abc seven news reporter lauren martinez explains what happened. let me warn you here. some of what you'll see in this report is disturbing. >> a dog died on a pleasanton apartment balcony tuesday as neighbors watched and helplessly waited. a warning this next video is difficult to watch. it shows the dog in distress at galloway apartments, as neighbors called for help. lisa hansen lives around the corner and came as soon as she saw the video on nextdoor. >> i love my dog and it's abuse. the video is graphic. it's disturbing. >> the woman who recorded the video wished to remain anonymous, but shared screenshots of her attempt to call for help. at 1158, she called the police non-emergency number. she then called the department's animal services unit five times before trying non-emergency dispatch again. she ended up calling 911 at 1231. police say dispatchers received the call around noon and that officers arrived on scene within 15 minutes of being dispatched. but witnesses tell us they didn't see officers arrive until after 1 p.m. and it's really sad seeing a dog left

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez looks at the difference this could make in the south bay. >> it's been a frustration. i think we all have. when you see bill sign, you're like, okay, well now everything's it's the beginning now of the next phase. the real work, that real work. >> just beginning in santa clara and santa cruz counties tonight, as governor gavin newsom signs a new law to make it easier to build farm worker housing. assemblymember gail pellerin said a santa clara county supervisor brought this bill that needed revisions to her attention. >> it was difficult to implement because the housing had to be located on farmland, and farmland doesn't always have access to water and sewer and other things that you need for living. ab 3035 will now allow farmworker housing to be built within 15 miles of a farm. >> this makes more parcels of land, whether they're city owned or county owned, to be options for development. >> these are families that are attending our schools. they're working in our communities. >> we spoke with raymond cansino, who runs a social services agency

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez explains how captain torres police report to the dance floor.> some officers with the san jose police department are showing a lighter side in uniform dance battle. on thursday, the department hosted what they're calling a trust fair. several community agencies tables outside the seven trees community center. >> we have a few officers. >> our crime prevention unit, captain brian spears, said it's about building meaningful connections with residents in underserved areas. >> having the children accept you, the parents accept you and want to communicate, it's priceless. the more personal not only myself but the officers, the members of the department, the more personal they can have a conversation. there's more buy in on both sides. >> parents who live in the neighborhood came for different resources. >> i'm interested in the school for my kids, and i'm trying to apply for a no cost for school. ellie moreno said any time she hears of a community event she makes an effort to attend for her daughter, ayuda de a emocionalmente terapias. >> she finds t

lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> now to developing news. we are getting a better picture of what happened today at a georgia high school. two students and two teachers are dead. and the suspected gunman is 14 years old. at least nine other people were taken to hospitals with injuries. the county's sheriff's office says that teen suspect was questioned last year by law enforcement over online threats to commit a school shooting. at the time, his father said the boy did not have unsupervised access to guns at home, and the boy denied making threats. there was no probable cause for further action, we're told. i never imagined that i would be speaking to the media in my career over something that happened today, the pure evil that happened today. law enforcement says the gun used was an ar 15 style rifle. they don't yet know how he obtained it. the suspect was arrested after a brief confrontation. abc laid out its rules for the next presidential debate. there are a few key things to keep in mind. the microphones are only live for the candidate

as abc seven news reporter lauren martinez explains, it's a hand. it's a handoff that could ultimately save the lives of even more animals. >> the sf spca is rescuing more than 60 animals from southern california. the airport fire burning in orange and riverside counties, has now been burning for more than a week on tuesday, the sf spca transported in cats and dogs from orange county shelters. hey babies! hi kids! >> we go by the tails. >> you could hear tails wagging with joy. ann mueller is the chief of rescue and welfare. >> hi sweetheart. >> with this effort, moellering said shelters in orange county can now free up space for pets directly displaced by the wildfire. >> right now, they have 837 animals, so they have over 300 more than they normally have. the local shelter needs to be empty, so we empty the local shelter and take those animals here to adopt them out so that the fire victims have somewhere to go by working together between one region and another. >> this emergency operation is saving animals lives. some of the cats and dogs transpo

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez shows us how firefighters are using new tools on the ground,n the skies. >> viasat is a program that we started with satellite experts and a number of nonprofits. it will be a new constellation of satellites. >> google is sharing what they're calling a breakthrough in wildfire detection. a new set of satellites have been designed to detect and track wildfires as small as the size of a classroom within 20 minutes. >> there's so much happening where fire science and traditional firefighting are really merging and working together. >> seth shalit, ceo of santa clara county fire safe council, said. two weeks ago, they announced a partnership with a competitive organization called oro tech. >> i think we're going to see a little bit of an arms race with satellite technology really being able to look down and detect fires, but it's not just detection of the fires, it's the mapping of the fires. >> when it comes to detection. charlotte showed us new ai based wildfire smoke sensors so it can discern from a barbecue or a chimney or a wildfire. 50 and fi

live in san francisco lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> a million. that's something. all right. meanwhile, former president donald trump campaigned in the battleground state of michigan in what was supposed to be an event focusing on manufacturing jobs. trump spent a significant amount of time slamming harris for her border visit. >> she went to the border today because she wanted to see if she could. she's getting killed on the border. she didn't go there for four years now. today she shows up. >> trump also spoke about his meeting earlier in the day with ukrainian president zelensky. the former president said he will quickly end the war in ukraine, but did not provide specifics on how he would do so. as cbs shared the rules for the upcoming vice presidential debate. microphones will not be muted when the other person is speaking. the network says they still reserve the right to mute the candidate's microphones, but otherwise they're going to be on, similar to the presidential debates. no opening statements, no live audience, and no props or notes. tim walsh will be placed on th

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez joins us live near the fairmont hotel, where kamala harris arrived about 90 minutes ago. hi, lauren. >> hi, ama and dan. it was definitely a memorable entrance for the vp and her team. we saw not one, but two driverless cars get stuck as they made their way here to the hotel. we captured all of that, as well as what's in store for harris's visit here in san francisco. vice president kamala harris makes what could be her final visit to california before the election. a little after 830 friday evening, the vp touched down at sfo as her motorcade arrived at the fairmont san francisco, an autonomous waymo got stuck making a turn. a san francisco police officer had to manually drive the vehicle out of the way. >> nowhere else in the city. nowhere else in the world. we're the only people come to see that. so we saw it. >> we did reach out to waymo and haven't heard back yet. earlier in the day, harris made her first trip to the border in arizona in years. harris expressed a tougher stance on illegal immigration. she spoke with local border patrol leaders a

abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez takes a closer look at what's at play. >> city work crews started clearing a homeless encampment in san jose tuesday morning. people living in tents or rvs around columbus park were given two weeks to move. homeless advocate sean cartwright handed out water, fruit and hygiene kits throughout the day. >> this is what happens is you have a guy who is mentally ill, deeply, and he's sitting here trying to push his own van by himself. when it's 95 degrees. >> the city says because the encampment lies under the san jose airport's flight path, they are required to keep the area clear of birds, trash or campfire smoke. >> this does nothing to help any of those people get housed, and it's not for any reason other than to make it look like you're doing something. >> some people just moved their things across to the city owned area. sandra ocasio lives in that encampment with her children and three grandchildren, including seven year old mila and one month old leah. >> estamos muy estados, otro explained. >> they're scared. they moved from colomb

today the owner reached out to abc seven news reporter lauren martinez with his side of the story. >> new details are being revealed about how a dog ended up on an apartment balcony and died of heat stroke. the incident happened on tuesday afternoon in pleasanton. video from a concerned neighbor shows the dog in distress. neighbors called for help and police responded, but they were too late. the dog's owner contacted me thursday and we spoke on the phone. he didn't feel comfortable going on camera, but shared a statement with abc7. i am heartbroken by the recent loss of my dear zanni. this unbelievable tragedy struck unexpectedly, stemming from her learned behavior of letting herself onto the balcony for fresh air and sunbathing, a skill i taught her to help her move around freely and assumed no danger. it's difficult to comprehend how something so innocent could lead to such a devastating outcome. i want to clarify that she was not let out and forgotten outside. i received a call from my leasing office at 11:59 a.m, informing me she was on the patio and did not indicate there were s

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez explains how captain torres police report to the dance floor.some officers with the san jose police department are showing a lighter side in uniform dance battle. on thursday, the department hosted what they're calling a trust fair. several community agencies tables outside the seven trees community center. >> we have a few officers. >> our crime prevention unit, captain brian spears, said it's about building meaningful connections with residents in underserved areas. >> having the children accept you, the parents accept you and want to communicate, it's priceless. the more personal not only myself but the officers, the members of the department, the more personal they can have a conversation. there's more buy in on both sides. >> parents who live in the neighborhood came for different resources. >> i'm interested in the school for my kids, and i'm trying to apply for a no cost for school. ellie moreno said any time she hears of a community event she makes an effort to attend for her daughter, ayuda de a emocionalmente terapias. >> she finds the

in saratoga, lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> that's a gorgeous night in the bay area, but it surefeels like we are in the final days of summer. meteorologist sandhya patel joins us now with your 24 hour accuweather forecast. hey, sandhya. hi, there. >> yeah, it's going to feel like we've already gone into fall this weekend as we take a look at a live picture right now. the waxing gibbous, the newly renovated transamerica pyramid in san francisco. looking good as visibility is terrific. right now. here's a look at your day planner. patchy fog in the morning. temperatures mainly 50s. there will be a few 60s. the sun's out at noontime. it's going to be summer warmth for us at 4:00, mid 60s to low 90s. and breezy and still mild later on in the evening. so here's a sampling of your high temperatures. it's going to be 71 degrees in the city. the best time of year. 78 in oakland 89 summer warmth for walnut creek and you will notice 86 degrees in san jose where the sun is going to come out. we have some big changes ahead. it's not just the cooler, fall like feeling. we're going to get thi

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez looks at the difference this could make in the south bay. >> it's been a frustration. i think we all have. when you see bill sign, you're like, okay, well now everything's it's the beginning now of the next phase. the real work, that real work. >> just beginning in santa clara and santa cruz counties tonight, as governor gavin newsom signs a new law to make it easier to build farm worker housing. assemblymember gail pellerin said a santa clara county supervisor brought this bill that needed revisions to her attention. >> it was difficult to implement because the housing had to be located on farmland, and farmland doesn't always have access to water and sewer and other things that you need for living. ab 3035 will now allow farmworker housing to be built within 15 miles of a farm. >> this makes more parcels of land, whether they're city owned or county owned, to be options for development. >> these are families that are attending our schools. they're working in our communities. >> we spoke with raymond cansino, who runs a social services agency

abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez with legal action that's now being taken. >> michael ballard has owned savannah chanel vineyards in saratoga since 1996. >> one of the things that i just always felt from the beginning was that we were doing the right thing. >> in 2013, ballard let his vineyard manager, marcelino martinez, move his family into an rv on the 60 acre property. after an inspection in 2017, ballard said santa clara county sent a letter that it was illegal to let someone live in a recreational vehicle on the winery property. >> they have no home, so we're going to we're going to make a family homeless so that you can enforce an ordinance that says you can't live in a recreational vehicle when there are hundreds, if not thousands of people living in recreational vehicles all over the county. and you aren't enforcing that. >> martinez has worked for ballard for more than 20 years. >> trabajando aqui este me ha gustado mucho trabajar aqui. >> martinez says he really likes working here. he started when he was young and has raised his family here. his children go

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez takes us to the south bay for the celebration. >> five south bay families are being awarded for their determination and resilience. on monday, santa clara county supervisors recognized families from the cal works program who have received critical services and used them to improve their lives. >> graduating with a master's degree in counseling and guidance. >> julia vasquez cried happy tears. she experienced homelessness and incarceration growing up. vasquez turned to cal works when she was pregnant with her daughter. >> they helped us with childcare, books, transportation, any fees. at the time, i think i was even doing medical assisting. they paid for my scrubs. >> currently, vasquez is working for the county's office of diversion and reentry services. >> i feel like i can be that great example, too, of somebody who maybe got in a little trouble, made a bad mistake, and has learned from that mistake, grown and move on. and now i want to help others do the same. >> sears honorees also include abdul khalil and nafeesa sadat. for years, they wor

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez takes a closer look at the push to get us californians to all slow down. >> speeding related traffic deaths are on the rise in california. state senator scott wiener hopes his bill will change that. >> when we have the level of death on our roads, more than 4000 people a year in california and escalating, it's gone up in the last five years. >> that's a policy choice. >> senate bill 9.61 is heading to governor newsom's desk. it would mandate speed warning technology in cars. >> it requires that for new cars starting in 2030, have to be equipped with existing technology that exists now that alerts people just one alert if they are going more than ten miles an hour over the speed limit. >> if this bill is signed by the governor, california will be the first state in the country to enact this kind of safety equipment. opponents say there are a lot of problems with it. >> speed limits are often ten miles an hour or more lower than what? the way the roadway is built. so this is a system that would be constantly beeping for people all, all day long as

those old folks, the quietness might be nice in san jose. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> all right. looks like we're in for some warmer weather this weekend. even with the first day of fall coming on sunday. yes. >> a live look outside right now through our exploratorium camera. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with your 24 hour accuweather forecast. sandhya. yeah, and it's a changing forecast, that's for sure. >> dan and ama. let me show you some live pictures. right now we are noticing the summertime fog from three of our cameras there. mount tam exploratorium in emeryville, san jose. you're still all right. partly cloudy skies as we take a look at the forecast for tomorrow morning. there will be fog around spotty drizzle. temperatures primarily in the 50s. temperatures rising by noontime. the sun's out around the bay and inland and near the coast. there will be a few patches of fog. summer warmth with us for 4:00, mid 60s to low 90s. the fog is coming back in as we head towards the evening, so here's a sampling of your high temperatures. 85 degrees in san jose

lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> the superintendent of oakland schools is notifying families of a huge budget deficit that could prevent ousd from paying teachers. the letter is titled money disaster. superintendent kyla johnson trammell says oakland unified will face a $79 million budget deficit by the end of the current school year. that deficit is expected to grow so large that by 2027, the district may not be able to meet payroll or pay for other basic services. the superintendent blames falling enrollment, fewer funds coming in from the state and pay increases to district employees. lawyers for sam bankman-fried filed an appeal today in an attempt to reverse his conviction. the founder of the bankrupt crypto exchange ftx is currently serving a 25 year prison sentence for stealing billions of dollars from his customers. in their appeal, his lawyers say he was presumed guilty by the public and the judge before the trial even started. the u.s. attorney's office declined to comment. city leaders are preserving an important piece of queer history in san francisco. mayor london bre

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez followed along as the faithful influencers went to work tonights are celebrating the start of the 40 niners season. >> i'm excited for monday night football. it's going to be amazing. i'm excited to see them play against the jets for sure. >> discover santa clara invited local content creators to the hyatt regency friday night. >> when the season comes around, i am just decked out in my niners gear every day. >> alex tran runs the niners nation fan community. they have more than 500,000 followers across their platforms, doing a lot of graphics and memes for them, things you might not see on the field. trent likes to capture a different fan experience to be able to finally work side by side with them, like people like george kittle, for instance. >> i never dreamed that i would be at this position in my life as being a fan at first and just kind of chasing that dream. you've loved the team and you love what you do, and nothing can really go wrong. >> discover santa clara just launched their game day guide, what you can do before and after a game. >

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez looks at the changes and the reaction >> this week, stanford university is welcoming students back to campus with the start of the school year comes new and clear rules on speech and events. last spring, pro-palestinian encampments went up sporadically contntentitiouss time led to stt arrests, barricades and graffiti on several buildings. on tuesday, stanford released what are called the freedom of expression policies. unauthorized tents will be prohibited. students concealing their face may be asked to identify themselves by a university official. in a video, the provost explains other disruption policies. >> a provocative poster may be okay in some places around campus, but not placed on the personal residence door of an individual targeted by that speech. >> white plaza has long served as a place for student gatherings. this is where we saw the encampments set up. stanford's new president is vowing to enforce the no camping policy, which was already in place last term. >> this is the problem with how colleges and universities have approached

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez watched the back and forth from san jose state, and has reaction from students. >> a group of san jose state students gathered to watch the debate in person and online, each one motivated to follow this presidential election for different reasons. >> the economy i wanted to hear about, like the housing crisis. >> first main thing is immigration. >> our health care, our health care is not where it needs to be. >> at bridge csu, a nonpartisan organization, helped host the watch party on the bottom floor of the campus library. >> i just want to, like, be civil and see, like, what other people think. and like, i feel like it's not just like trump or harris. i think it's about policy over party and like, who has the best policies? >> it should be people that don't agree on everything, but still able to come together and, you know, sit in the same room and, you know, watch their candidates debate. >> many students told us this is a politically charged time at colleges, especially with things happening internationally in different countries. >> it's defin

abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez takes a closer look at what's at play. >> city workrews started clearing a homeless encampment in san jose tuesday morning. people living in tents or rvs around columbus park were given two weeks to move. homeless advocate sean cartwright handed out water, fruit and hygiene kits throughout the day. >> this is what happens is you have a guy who is mentally ill, deeply, and he's sitting here trying to push his own van by himself. when it's 95 degrees. >> the city says because the encampment lies under the san jose airport's flight path, they are required to keep the area clear of birds, trash or campfire smoke. >> this does nothing to help any of those people get housed, and it's not for any reason other than to make it look like you're doing something. >> some people just moved their things across to the city owned area. sandra ocasio lives in that encampment with her children and three grandchildren, including seven year old mila and one month old leah. >> estamos muy estados, otro explained. >> they're scared. they moved from colombia

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez explains how businesses are working together to build a better bay area. yeah >> a brand new business is bringing new energy to a decades old shopping center. on saturda. cafes kwan held their grand opening at lion plaza in east san jose. >> our hope is to not only for our business, but to help out others business owners in the plaza so we can bring the vibe back. >> wendy tran, owner of cafe kwan, said the shopping center off tolay road was once a central market for the vietnamese community, and she believes it has potential to be the hub it once was. >> to get more people, you know, come back like before, like ten years, 20 years ago, around the corner, christina bui and her mother have owned love me knots bridal at this center for 35 years. as a second gen here my i was trying to retire my mom. and you know, the day i left it to go get married and have my family and the day i came back, nothing had really changed. >> bui said during the pandemic, many of the small businesses suffered. it was during that time the city's office of economic devel

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez looks at the changes and the reaction >> this week, stanford university is welcoming students back to campus with the start of the school year comes new and clear rules on speech and events. last spring, pro-palestinian encampments went up sporadically amid the israel-hamas war. the contentious time led to student arrests, barricades and graffiti on several buildings. on tuesday, stanford released what are called the freedom of expression policies. unauthorized tents will be prohibited. students concealing their face may be asked to identify themselves by a university official. in a video, the provost explains other disruption policies. >> a provocative poster may be okay in some places around campus, but not placed on the personal residence door of an individual targeted by that speech. >> white plaza has long served as a place for student gatherings. this is where we saw the encampments set up. stanford's new president is vowing to enforce the no camping policy, which was already in place last term. >> this is the problem with how colleges an

lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> now to developing news. we are getting a better picture of what happened today at a georgia high school. two students and two teachers are dead. and the suspected gunman is 14 years old. at least nine other people were taken to hospitals with injuries. the county's sheriff's office says that teen suspect was questioned last year by law enforcement over online threats to commit a school shooting. at the time, his father said the boy did not have unsupervised access to guns at home, and the boy denied making threats. there was no probable cause for further action, we're told. i never imagined that i would be speaking to the media in my career over something that happened today, the pure evil that happened today. law enforcement says the gun used was an ar 15 style rifle. they don't yet know how he obtained it. the suspect was arrested after a brief confrontation. abc laid out its rules for the next presidential debate. there are a few key things to keep in mind. the microphones are only live for the candidate

today the owner reached out to abc seven news reporter lauren martinez with his side of the story. >> details are being revealed about how a dog ended up on an apartment balcony and died of heat stroke. the incident happened on tuesday afternoon in pleasanton. video from a concerned neighbor shows the dog in distress. neighbors called for help and police responded, but they were too late. the dog's owner contacted me thursday and we spoke on the phone. he didn't feel comfortable going on camera, but shared a statement with abc7. i am heartbroken by the recent loss of my dear zanni. this unbelievable tragedy struck unexpectedly, stemming from her learned behavior of letting herself onto the balcony for fresh air and sunbathing, a skill i taught her to help her move around freely and assumed no danger. it's difficult to comprehend how something so innocent could lead to such a devastating outcome. i want to clarify that she was not let out and forgotten outside. i received a call from my leasing office at 11:59 a.m, informing me she was on the patio and did not indicate there were signs

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez explains how businesses are working together to build a betterrea. yeah >> a brand new business is bringing new energy to a decades old shopping center. on saturda. cafes kwan held their grand opening at lion plaza in east san jose. >> our hope is to not only for our business, but to help out others business owners in the plaza so we can bring the vibe back. >> wendy tran, owner of cafe kwan, said the shopping center off tolay road was once a central market for the vietnamese community, and she believes it has potential to be the hub it once was. >> to get more people, you know, come back like before, like ten years, 20 years ago, around the corner, christina bui and her mother have owned love me knots bridal at this center for 35 years. as a second gen here my i was trying to retire my mom. and you know, the day i left it to go get married and have my family and the day i came back, nothing had really changed. >> bui said during the pandemic, many of the small businesses suffered. it was during that time the city's office of economic development

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez shows us how firefighters are using new tools on the ground, and in the skies. >> viasat is a program that we started with satellite experts and a number of nonprofits. it will be a new constellation of satellites. >> google is sharing what they're calling a breakthrough in wildfire detection. a new set of satellites have been designed to detect and track wildfires as small as the size of a classroom within 20 minutes. >> there's so much happening where fire science and traditional firefighting are really merging and working together. >> seth shalit, ceo of santa clara county fire safe council, said. two weeks ago, they announced a partnership with a competitive organization called oro tech. >> i think we're going to see a little bit of an arms race with satellite technology really being able to look down and detect fires, but it's not just detection of the fires, it's the mapping of the fires. >> when it comes to detection. charlotte showed us new ai based wildfire smoke sensors so it can discern from a barbecue or a chimney or a wildfire. 50

as abc seven news reporter lauren martinez explains, it's a hand.imately save the lives of even more animals. >> the sf spca is rescuing more than 60 animals from southern california. the airport fire burning in orange and riverside counties, has now been burning for more than a week on tuesday, the sf spca transported in cats and dogs from orange county shelters. hey babies! hi kids! >> we go by the tails. >> you could hear tails wagging with joy. ann mueller is the chief of rescue and welfare. >> hi sweetheart. >> with this effort, moellering said shelters in orange county can now free up space for pets directly displaced by the wildfire. >> right now, they have 837 animals, so they have over 300 more than they normally have. the local shelter needs to be empty, so we empty the local shelter and take those animals here to adopt them out so that the fire victims have somewhere to go by working together between one region and another. >> this emergency operation is saving animals lives. some of the cats and dogs transported to the bay area otherwise

those old folks, the quietness might be nice in san jose. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> all right. looks like we're in for some warmer weather this weekend. even with the first day of fall coming on sunday. yes. >> a live look outside right now through our exploratorium camera. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with your 24 hour accuweather forecast. sandhya. yeah, and it's a changing forecast, that's for sure. >> dan and ama. let me show you some live pictures. right now we are noticing the summertime fog from three of our cameras there. mount tam exploratorium in emeryville, san jose. you're still all right. partly cloudy skies as we take a look at the forecast for tomorrow morning. there will be fog around spotty drizzle. temperatures primarily in the 50s. temperatures rising by noontime. the sun's out around the bay and inland and near the coast. there will be a few patches of fog. summer warmth with us for 4:00, mid 60s to low 90s. the fog is coming back in as we head towards the evening, so here's a sampling of your high temperatures. 85 degrees in san jose

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez followed along as the faithful influencers went to work tonight>> bay area influencers are celebrating the start of the 40 niners season. >> i'm excited for monday night football. it's going to be amazing. i'm excited to see them play against the jets for sure. >> discover santa clara invited local content creators to the hyatt regency friday night. >> when the season comes around, i am just decked out in my niners gear every day. >> alex tran runs the niners nation fan community. they have more than 500,000 followers across their platforms, doing a lot of graphics and memes for them, things you might not see on the field. trent likes to capture a different fan experience to be able to finally work side by side with them, like people like george kittle, for instance. >> i never dreamed that i would be at this position in my life as being a fan at first and just kind of chasing that dream. you've loved the team and you love what you do, and nothing can really go wrong. >> discover santa clara just launched their game day guide, what you can do befo

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez watched the back and forth from san jose state, and has reactionstudents. >> a group of san jose state students gathered to watch the debate in person and online, each one motivated to follow this presidential election for different reasons. >> the economy i wanted to hear about, like the housing crisis. >> first main thing is immigration. >> our health care, our health care is not where it needs to be. >> at bridge csu, a nonpartisan organization, helped host the watch party on the bottom floor of the campus library. >> i just want to, like, be civil and see, like, what other people think. and like, i feel like it's not just like trump or harris. i think it's about policy over party and like, who has the best policies? >> it should be people that don't agree on everything, but still able to come together and, you know, sit in the same room and, you know, watch their candidates debate. >> many students told us this is a politically charged time at colleges, especially with things happening internationally in different countries. >> it's definitely

lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> the superintendent of oakland schools is notifying families of ae budget deficit that could prevent ousd from paying teachers. the letter is titled money disaster. superintendent kyla johnson trammell says oakland unified will face a $79 million budget deficit by the end of the current school year. that deficit is expected to grow so large that by 2027, the district may not be able to meet payroll or pay for other basic services. the superintendent blames falling enrollment, fewer funds coming in from the state and pay increases to district employees. lawyers for sam bankman-fried filed an appeal today in an attempt to reverse his conviction. the founder of the bankrupt crypto exchange ftx is currently serving a 25 year prison sentence for stealing billions of dollars from his customers. in their appeal, his lawyers say he was presumed guilty by the public and the judge before the trial even started. the u.s. attorney's office declined to comment. city leaders are preserving an important piece of queer history in san francisco. mayor london breed i

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez takes a closer look at the push to get us californians to all slow down. >> speeding related traffic deaths are on the rise in california. state senator scott wiener hopes his bill will change that. >> when we have the level of death on our roads, more than 4000 people a year in california and escalating, it's gone up in the last five years. >> that's a policy choice. >> senate bill 9.61 is heading to governor newsom's desk. it would mandate speed warning technology in cars. >> it requires that for new cars starting in 2030, have to be equipped with existing technology that exists now that alerts people just one alert if they are going more than ten miles an hour over the speed limit. >> if this bill is signed by the governor, california will be the first state in the country to enact this kind of safety equipment. opponents say there are a lot of problems with it. >> speed limits are often ten miles an hour or more lower than what? the way the roadway is built. so this is a system that would be constantly beeping for people all, all day long as

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez takes us to the south bay for the celebration. >> five southilies are being awarded for their determination and resilience. on monday, santa clara county supervisors recognized families from the cal works program who have received critical services and used them to improve their lives. >> graduating with a master's degree in counseling and guidance. >> julia vasquez cried happy tears. she experienced homelessness and incarceration growing up. vasquez turned to cal works when she was pregnant with her daughter. >> they helped us with childcare, books, transportation, any fees. at the time, i think i was even doing medical assisting. they paid for my scrubs. >> currently, vasquez is working for the county's office of diversion and reentry services. >> i feel like i can be that great example, too, of somebody who maybe got in a little trouble, made a bad mistake, and has learned from that mistake, grown and move on. and now i want to help others do the same. >> sears honorees also include abdul khalil and nafeesa sadat. for years, they worked for

good evening, i'm lauren martinez. we begin with a deadly shooting in the south ba, hurting a community that has seen too much pain from gun violence. a valley transportation authority bus driver is dead, and deputies are investigating it as a homicide. the shooting happened last night at vta's shibuya yard in south san jose. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has new details about the victim. >> we're sad for his passing. and, you know, our prayers are with his family. >> workers at the santa clara valley transportation authority are still processing news of a shooting which left a bus driver dead. transit union president raj singh knew the victim, a vta driver, for ten years. >> he was a very good, good individual. i can't recall a you know, a negative interaction with him. >> the deadly shooting happened friday night at vta shibuya division yard. the santa clara county sheriff's department says it appears to be an isolated incident. a motive is unclear and no arrests have been made. investigators are now follow

abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez followed along as the influencers went to work.ay area influencers are celebrating the start of the 40 niners season. >> i'm excited for monday night football. it's going to be amazing. i'm excited to see them play against the jets, for sure. >> discover santa clara invited local content creators to the hyatt regency friday night. >> when the season comes around, i am just decked out in my niners gear every day, alex tran runs the niners nation fan community. >> they have more than 500,000 followers across their platforms, doing a lot of graphics and memes for them, things you might not see on the field. trent likes to capture a different fan experience to be able to finally work side by side with them, like people like george kittle, for instance. >> i never dreamed that i would be at this position in my life as being a fan at first and just kind of chasing that dream. you've loved the team and you love what you do, and nothing can really go wrong. >> discover santa clara just launched their game day guide, what you can do before

abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez says the excitement is in the air. bay area commuters are saying goodbye to diesel trains starting this weekend. >> the entire caltrain fleet will be electric on friday evening. we saw train enthusiasts capturing the last diesel locomotive take off from san jose's diridon station. noah williams traveled from seattle for this moment. >> so this is the end of an era. this is the most reliable diesel locomotive and passenger service in american history. going electric modernizes caltrans 160 year old rail corridor. >> dan lieberman started working for caltrain the year this project broke ground. in 2017. >> we had people building a the overhead contact system. the wires above us on a live rail line like that is an incredible achievement of engineering and effort and being able being being able to see all of it has been really a privilege. and it's so wonderful to see the end result right here. >> caltrain is now launching an entirely new schedule with their all electric train capabilities. >> these trains are faster to ac

abc seven news, south bay reporter lauren martinez followed along as the influencers went to work.ay area influencers are celebrating the start of the 40 niners season. >> i'm excited for monday night football. it's going to be amazing. i'm excited to see them play against the jets for sure. >> discover santa clara invited local content creators to the hyatt regency friday night, when the season comes around. >> i am just decked out in my niners gear every day. >> alex tran runs the niners nation fan community. they have more than 500,000 followers across their platforms, doing a lot of graphics and memes for them. things you might not see on the field. trent likes to capture a different fan experience, to be able to finally work side by side with them, like people like george kittle. >> for instance. i never dreamed that i would be at this position in my life as being a fan at first and just kind of chasing that dream. you've loved the team and you love what you do, and nothing can really go wrong. >> discover santa clara just launched their game day guide. what you can do before

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez has the story. >> vice president kamala harris makes what could be her final visit to california before the election. a little after 830 friday evening, the vp touched down at sfo as her motorcade arrived at the fairmont san francisco. an autonomous waymo got stuck making a turn. a san francisco police officer had to manually drive the vehicle out of the way. >> nowhere else in the city. nowhere else in the world. we're the only people come to see that. so we saw it. >> we did reach out to waymo and haven't heard back yet. earlier in the day, harris made her first trip to the border in arizona in years. harris expressed a tougher stance on illegal immigration. she spoke with local border patrol leaders as they walked along the wall. >> there are consequential issues at stake in this election, and one is the security of our border. the united states is a sovereign nation, and i believe we have a duty to set rules at our border and to enforce them. >> the election is less than 40 days away. harris is spending the night at the fairmont hotel. she has

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez looks at the difference. this could make in the south bay. >> it's been a frustration. i think we all have when you see bill sign, you're like, okay, well now everything's. it's the beginning now of the next phase. the real work, that real work just beginning in santa clara and santa cruz counties tonight, as governor gavin newsom signs a new law to make it easier to build farmworker housing. >> assembly member gail pellerin said a santa clara county supervisor brought this bill that needed revisions to her attention. it was difficult to implement because the housing had to be located on farmland, and farmland doesn't always have access to water and sewer and other things that you need for living. ab 3035 will now allow farmworker housing to be built within 15 miles of a farm. this makes more parcels of land, whether they're city owned or county owned, to be options for development. >> these are families. they're attending our schools. they're working in our communities. >> we spoke with raymond cansino, who

abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez says the excitement is palpable. bay area commuters are saying goodbye to diesel trains starting this weekend. the entire caltrain fleet will be electric. on friday evening, we saw train enthusiasts capturing the last diesel locomotive take off from san jose's diridon station. noah williams traveled from seattle for this moment. >> so this is the end of an era. this is the most reliable diesel locomotive and passenger service in american history. >> going electric modernizes caltrans 160 year old rail corridor. dan lieberman started working for caltrain the year this project broke ground in 2017. >> we had people building a the overhead contact system, the wires above us on a live rail line like that is an incredible achievement of engineering and effort and being, being being able to see all of it has been really a privilege. and it's so wonderful to see the end result right here. >> caltrain is now launching an entirely new schedule with their all electric train capabilities. >> these trains are faster to accelerat

abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez takes a closer look. speeding related traffic deaths are on the rise in california. state senator scott wiener hopes his bill will change that. >> when we have the level of death on our roads, more than 4000 people a year in california and escalating, it's gone up in the last five years. that's a policy choice. >> senate bill 9.61 is heading to governor newsom's desk. it would mandate speed warning technology in cars. >> it requires that for new cars starting in 2030, have to be equipped with existing technology that exists now. that alerts people just one alert if they are going more than ten miles an hour over the speed limit. >> if this bill is signed by the governor, california will be the first state in the country to enact this kind of safety equipment. opponents say there are a lot of problems with it. >> speed limits are often ten miles an hour or more lower than what? the way the roadway is built. so this is a system that would be constantly beeping for people all, all day long as they're driving

lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> a former east bay police officer sentenced to prison and more.ding to court. coming up at 530. the laundry list of alleged better in as little as 2 weeks. so this is better. even this. dupixent is an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma that's not for sudden breathing problems. dupixent can cause allergic reactions that can be severe. tell your doctor right away if you have rash, chest pain, worsening shortness of breath, tingling or numbness in your limbs. tell your doctor about new or worsening joint aches and pain or a parasitic infection. don't change or stop asthma medicines including steroids, without talking to your doctor. ask your specialist about dupixent. live, but i do have those three bills that i can sign today with you or not. it's just up to you. i just i happen to bring them and they're there. do you want to sign some laws? >> an interesting and unusual situation where governor newsom apparently surprised salesforce ceo marc benioff by signing three bills on stage, now at 530. what we can expect from d

here's abc seven news reporter lauren martinez.newark girls softball is the message these young athletes and their families are sharing. for decades, the league has been using fields at h.r. snow elementary school since the school was shut down two years ago. the league has continued to use the site, but earlier this week, league administrator andrew patrick was informed by the district they can no longer play on the fields. >> the main reason is that it's too much of a liability to allow the public use of this school, when there's not supposed to be anybody here. >> the news means they have no place to play for the 2025 spring season, and registration is supposed to be starting now. the district has overseen cutting the grass, but the league has been in charge of infield maintenance. all that work will now stay with these fields. >> so the option that they gave us on tuesday via email was that there's some space at another school in town. unfortunately, the quote that they gave us was $500,000. >> on friday evening, the district s

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez explained what happened. we have a warning for you because some of the visuals in this story may be disturbing to watch. >> disturbing and tragic are the words pleasanton police are using to describe a dog dying from heat stroke. on tuesday, police received reports of a dog left on a balcony at the galloway apartment complex. a concerned resident recorded and posted this video to next door. a warning it is difficult to watch. lisa hanson lives around the corner and said she came as soon as she saw the post. >> i love my dog and it's abuse. the video is graphic. it's disturbing. >> the woman who recorded the video shared a screenshots of her attempt to call for help. at 1158, she called the police non-emergency number. she then called the department's animal services unit five times before trying non-emergency dispatch again. she ended up calling 911 at 1231. >> and it's really sad seeing a dog left on the balcony. it was like almost 100 yesterday. and you know, with my dog even being on the patio for five min

lauren martinez abc seven news. >> there's going to be filming for an upcoming movie in big sur. starting today, drivers can expect some delays on highway one near the set on bixby creek bridge. that's the iconic big little lies bridge. the movie they're working on is called maintenance required. it's about an all female mechanic shop trying to stay open. chp officers will be around today and tomorrow from 2 to 8 p.m. to ensure that everything goes smoothly. it's a rom com o i'm sorry, starring people i don't know. sorry. i'm sorry. do not name. >> name. >> he doesn't know them. >> let's see. madeline petsch. >> okay? okay. >> yeah. you do know who that is? yeah. she was on a sitcom. riverdale. okay. oh. she was? yeah she was the redhead. you're right. she is. >> you are right. >> come on, man, i'm in touch. jacob. >> scipio. or perhaps jacob. scipio. >> i am sorry to that man. >> sorry to this man. >> okay. one for two, one for two. i'm one for two. let me do a little, little research. >> you might know him from bad boys ride or die. >> okay. i did not see that one. well, maybe

here's abc seven news reporter lauren martinez.newark girls softball is the message these young athletes and their families are sharing for decades, the league has been using fields at a snowe elementary school since the school was shut down two years ago. the league has continued to use the site, but earlier this week, league administrator andrew patrick was informed by the district they can no longer play on the fields. >> the main reason is that it's too much of a liability to allow the public use of this school when there's not supposed to be anybody here. >> the news means they have no place to play for the 2025 spring season, and registration is supposed to be starting now. the district has overseen cutting the grass, but the league has been in charge of infield maintenance. all that work will now stay with these fields. >> so the option that they gave us on tuesday via email was that there's some space at another school in town. unfortunately, the quote that they gave us was $500,000. >> on friday evening, the district sent

abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez shows us how firefighters are using new tools on the ground and in the sky. >> viasat is a program that we started with satellite experts and a number of nonprofits. it will be a new constellation of satellites. >> google is sharing what they're calling a breakthrough in wildfire detection. a new set of satellites have been designed to detect and track wildfires as small as the size of a classroom within 20 minutes. >> there's so much happening where fire science and traditional firefighting are really merging and working together. >> seth charlotte, ceo of santa clara county fire safe council, said. two weeks ago they announced a partnership with a competitive organization called oro tech. i think we're going to see a little bit of an arms race with satellite technology really being able to look down and detect fires, but it's not just detection of the fires, it's the mapping of the fires. when it comes to detection, charlotte showed us new ai based wildfire smoke sensors so it can discern from a barbecue or a chimney or a wildfire. 50

here's abc seven news reporter lauren martinez. vice president kamala harris makes what could be her final visit to california before the election. a little after 830 friday evening, the vp touched down at sfo as her motorcade arrived at the fairmont san francisco, an autonomous waymo got stuck making a turn. a san francisco police officer had to manually drive the vehicle out of the way. >> nowhere else in the city. nowhere else in the world. we're the only people come to see that. so we saw it. >> we did reach out to waymo and haven't heard back yet. earlier in the day, harris made her first trip to the border in arizona in years. harris expressed a tougher stance on illegal immigration. she spoke with local border patrol leaders as they walked along the wall. >> there are consequential issues at stake in this election, and one is the security of our border. the united states is a sovereign nation and i believe we have a duty to set rules at our border and to enforce them. >> the election is less than 40 days away. harris is spen