reporting live in pacific heights, matt boone, "abc 7 news." >> all right. ow composed that father is. undoubtedly he must still be in shock over the tragic turn of events with his two children. >>> now, if you would like a second look at the missing children or at the license plate of the stolen vehicle, all you have to do is go to our website. you can find this story at our front page abc7news.com. >>> the wife of a man killed as the result of a multi car accident at san francisco's lake merced is speaking out and sharing her pain. i spoke with her yesterday and she told me this tragic crash did not have to happen. >> wearing her late husband's jacket, hanna eggy spoke of their dreams ofovg nnecticu to . >> we saved up every penny we could for this move. we wanted to find a nice neighborhood that was safe. we really wanted to be in the city. it was really important to me. we were so happy to be here, to be on our own. >> reporter: hanna and should be together four years. she quit her job as a special education teacher at the beginning of the pandemic to car

>> reporter: in san jose, matt boone, "abc7 news." >>> even though the bay area's covid case rates are trending down, the city of gilroy is getting hit hard by the virus. out of a population of more than 55,000, there have been nearly 7,000 cases in gilroy. it has the highest case rate of any city in the county. a pop-up vaccination site opened up today at the senior center. >> a girlfriend emailed me saying they're giving vaccines rorte it ws.ite is the mth. >>> governor newsom continued his tour of vaccination sites in california. today, he visited a packing house turned vaccination clinic for farm workers in the coachella valley, urging patients, saying more vaccine is on the way. >> we have to be honest with folks. in march, april, those constraints will still be with us, the frustration will be real. the good news is we system when those vaccines come, we can administer at scale that no other state can. >> a promising i woundicator fo opening the state. california's positivity rate walls 3.5%. last month it was more than 11%. >>> education and the reopening of schools is a key par

matt boone, a"abc 7 news". >>> now, the meeting is still going on right now, and so far they've voted to move forward on five of the items which still need to be brought back to the council before actually being implemented. >>> it was pretty disturbing. >> a sacramento teacher accused of making a racist gesture in a zoom class. the growing calls for her firing. >>> lady gaga's french bulldogs have been recovered safely. who turned them in to police tonight. >>> and the a's quest for a waterfront ballpark takes a big step forward. the team says the project could be a big win for the city. >>> a windy start to the weekend. i'll have an hour-by-hour se >>> new at 11:00, the nba g league is investigating a league by jeremy lynne he was called coronavirus on the court. that's according to our sister network spen. he is currently playing for the g league affiliate posted about racism on facebook yesterday. he didn't provide specifics about the incident. the coach said today he applauds lynne for his post. >>> the calls are growing for a sacramento high school teacher to be fired after she

>> reporter: in san jose, matt boone, "abc7 news." >>> even though the covid case rates are trending down, the city of gilroy is getting hit hard by the virus. out of a population of more than 55,000, there have been nearly 7,000 cases in gilroy. highest any city in the county. a pop-up vaccination site opened up today at the senior center. >> a girlfriend emailed me saying they're giving vaccines at the senior center. >> reporter: it will operate for two weeks. a mass vaccination site is expected to open at gilroy high school by the end of the month. >>> governor newsom continued his tour of vaccination sites in california. today, he visited a packing house turned vaccination clinic for farm workers in the coachella valley, urging patients, saying more vaccine is on the way. >> we have to be honest with folks. in march, april, those constraints will still be with us, the frustration will be real. the good news is we those vacc, we can administer at scale that no other state can. >> a promising i woundicator fo opening the state. california's positivity rate walls 5% st m key part to

. >>> as abc 7 news reporter, matt boone, explains from oakland, it comes amid a string of violent incidents the area. >> when weapons are fired in our community, there could be unintended victims. >> reporter: oakland police chief armstrong was specifically referring to the incident last night when he says a woman was approached by a suspect who tried to steal her camera. during the struggle, a nearby resident came up and fired several rounds towards the suspect. no one was hit. but by the time police arrived, the man with the gun was arrested, while the robbery suspect got ay. community that we are doing a e thorough job of investigating, what happened last night, and the district attorney will determine whether charges are appropriate or not. >> reporter: in california, defld yourself or someone else with a gun is legal. though, there is some gray area. >> there is no bright line rule. >> attorney elliot silver says, in self-defense cases, j whethe person was in imminent danger, and whether the force was necessary. >> the question, ultimately, is what -- what would a reasonable person do,

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. >>> as abc 7 news reporter, matt boone, explains from oakland, it comes amid a string of violent incidents, in the area. >> when weapons are fired in our community, there could be unintended victims. >> reporter: oakland police chief armstrong was specifically referring to the incident last night when he says a woman was approached by a suspect who tried to steal her camera. during the struggle, a nearby resident came up and fired several rounds towards the suspect. no one was hit. but by the time police arrived, the man with the gun was arrested, while the robbery suspect got away. >> we just want to reassure the community that we are doing a thorough job of investigating, what happened last night, and the district attorney will determine whether charges are appropriate or not. >> reporter: in california, defld yourself or someone else with a gun is legal. though, there is some gray area. >> there is no bright line rule. >> attorney elliot silver says, in self-defense cases, juries are told to look for whether a person was in imminent danger, and whether the force was necessary. >> the qu

as matt boone explains, new legislation could soon make fixtures permanent. >> reporter: the tent in the parking lot of honor kitchen and cocktails is such a hit with commer customers, the manager says they have no plans to take it down. >> you can enjoy bay area weather. i think the tent we put out, we're going to keep this going. >> reporter: at shake well in oakland, the owner says the outdoor parklet is the key to future success. >> having the space, serving alcohol out there is essential for our recovery, even when we have people in the dining room. >> reporter: they got the free permit to build it frommal made a county and were banking on keeping it open indefinitely. >> adding extra number of seats with patio will help usury coup rate. >> reporter: now the state representative wants them to keep it, proposing a sweeping bill to help restaurants and night life. >> one of the things it will do is to make permanent, allowing restaurants to serve meals and drinks in parklets and parking lots and other outdoor spaces. >> reporter: among other things, it would allow them to create o

matt boone, abc7 news. >> the city council voted to move forward on five items which still need to be brought back to council before being implemented. >>> meantime, the calls are growing for a sacramento high school teacher to be fired after caught making a racist gesture during an online class. she demonstrated a pose that's a racial stereotype for agencies. >> reporter: the spanish teacher's use of the pose in an online class sparked outrage from grant union high school community and beyond. in a video recorded by a student and later posted on social media, grand union high school spanish teacher is seen pulling her eyes up and down, depicting the racist stereotype for asians known as slant eye. >> under no circumstance is this acceptable. >> reporter: it is likened as offensive and mocking asian americans as blackfaces mocking african americans. its use spans at least a century. the stereotype in this world war ii era life magazine article claiming you can tell chinese and japanese apart from features fueling at the time. it prompted outrage from hundreds, including the mayor and

in the newsroom, matt boone, "abc 7 news." >> thank you so much, matt. interesting stuff right there. >>> "abc 7 news" is monitoring the vaccine rollout with our vaccine tracker. you can track california's progress and compare our state's progress with the rest of the country. you can find this on abc7news.com. >>> well, to the covid headlines. in california today, the state reports just over 5,100 new cases. that number is down more than 1,500 from this time last week. the seven-day positivity rate also continues to dip. now at 2.5%. san francisco and santa clara county are approaching the numbers required to move out of the purple and into the less restrictive red tier. >>> well, as part of our effort to build a better bay area amid the pandemic, we're focused on your health and more places and activities reopening. tonight a look at the first weekend for the return of outdoor sports in some bay area counties. "abc 7 news" reporter anser h hassan has the story from berkley where studen-athletes and weekend warriors couldn't wait to compete. >> reporter

stanford university announced it will be welcoming juniors and seniors back to campus next abc matt boone talked to students. >> reporter: it was quite. right now, 1500 under grads with special circumstances live on camera. >> we are getting tested twice a week. we have to check in twice a day if you have symptoms. >> reporter: 1300 glads be allowed on campus in march. she was excited to hear the news and concerned about the realty of moving back to. >> it's been a serious issue with noncompliance. >> reporter: she heard that some people don't take the tests and off campus parties. >> there one one 100 students. so i'm really hoping my peers and i will be willing and able to adhere to safety protocols to keep each other safe. >> he trusts his fellow students. >> this isn't arizona when it comes to parties. >> reporter: most closes will be still online aside for small group gatherings. the commencement will always will virtual. >>> the csu and uc systems say they plan to welcome back students if in-person learning this fall. >>> california has plan to vaccinate teachers. they will receive

reporting in oakland, matt boone, abc 7 news. >>> lunar new year celebrations continue in san francisco tonight welcoming the year of the ox with an image of the hard-working animal. in chinatown neighbors rang in the new year with fire crackers and the opening of a new playground, 10 years in the making offering a symbol of hope for the community. now neighbors are calling for unity. >> everybody is glafl noised and wants to do something. >> all right. we have a big weekend. can you expect rain for the holiday weekend? >> yeah. sandhya patel is tracking the latest storm with live doppler 7. >> we are going to see rain. rain is a good thing for us in the bay area and for celebrations. i believe rain is good luck for lunar new year celebrations. let me show you the system on live doppler seven. in the pacific northwest they are getting pounded by the storm. a few scattered light showers. rainfall totals will not be as much as we got but it is better than none at all. i will let you know when the next storm arrives. there is another one coming before the holiday weekend is up. >> a lot mo

stanford university announced it will be welcoming juniors and seniors back to campus next abc matt boone talked to students. >> reporter: it was quite. right now, 1500 under grads with special circumstances live on camera. >> we are getting tested twice a week. we have to check in twice a day if you have symptoms. >> reporter: 1300 glads be allowed on campus in march. she was excited to hear the news and concerned about the realty of moving back to. >> it's been a serious issue with noncompliance. >> reporter: she heard that some people don't take the tests and off campus parties. >> there one one 100 students. so i'm really hoping my peers and i will be willing and able to adhere to safety protocols to keep each other safe. >> he trusts his fellow students. >> this isn't arizona when it comes to parties. >> reporter: most closes will be still online aside for small group gatherings. the commencement will always will virtual. >>> the csu and uc systems say they plan to welcome back students if in-person learning this fall. >>> california has plan to vaccinate teachers. they will receive

matt boone explains, organizers continue services and help residents of a nearby homeless encampment. >> reporter: oakland firefighters captured these images as they battled a fire tearing through the community center of the east bay. >> it provides like a thousand meals every month i believe to 200. 200 community members. >> reporter: jennifer tran opens the vietnamese chamber of commerce. she says a fund-raising effort is already under way to help rebuild and to get temporary services running at facilities. the big lunar celebration, which was planned at the park surrounding the community center on sunday will still happen. >> now that we have this fire, the first instinct that people have is, you know, it's because of the homeless problem. the homeless problem. and i think that the near market will be important for us to humanize our unsheltered community members. >> reporter: she says several homeless members were displaced as their encampment burned. firefighters suspect thai that's where the fire began before spreading, though an official investigation is still under way. >> we

this morning abc 7 news ohrter matt boone explains why the support and unity may be much more complicated. >> reporter: this is what solidarity looks like in oakland during a pandemic. dr. jennifer tran is the director of the oak vietnamese chamber of commerce and helped organize the event saying she was surprised by the turnouts. >> it meant that other are listening. >> reporter: one of those incidents happened on thursday a. woman has just exited the quickly tea shop when a suspect jumped out of a car and stole her purse before speeding away. >> he got in her car and left away without her purse. >> reporter: that's the owner of the store chen wen who spoke to the crowd saying he was frustrated by the slow police response. >> two days and they still haven't responded to us yet. that's way too long. >> reporter: but the idea of increasing police resources in oakland is at the center of a louder organization. they held up signs to de-fund the police, fund communities, not cops. >> often times when the city budget is tight, communities are pitted against each other fighting over crumbs. >>

. >> matt boone, abc 7 ansc openi tomorrow butup officials unvei new hub.vailable for health care workers and anyone 65 or older. the goal is to deliver 10,000 vaccinations a day. >> it's a heavy lift with you it's probably one of the best things we can do to get the pandemic under control. >> all vaccinations there will be by appointment only. keep that in mind. because of limited supplies, tomorrow's appointments are already filled. >>> a new vaccination in golden gate field opening tomorrow. appointments are going to alameda county and berkeley. >> it's a race against time with the variants out there and we really need to accelerate the number of people vaccinated. >> the hope it's a long term vaccination site, and ride se serve will be available for $15. >>> in the south bay, all santa clara county residents cannot get vaccinated 65 or older. it allows health care workers and anyone 65 or older to receive a vaccination any where in the county. they are prioritizes residents living in high infection areas. >> no longer a policy may look equitable but the

. >> matt boone, abc 7 news. >> san francisco's largest mass vaccination site is opening tomorrow but supplies are limited. city, city officials unveiled a new hub. availor health care workers and anyone 65 or older. the goal is to deliver 10,000 vaccinations a day. >> it's a heavy lift with you it's probably one of the best things we can do to get the pandemic under control. >> all vaccinations there will be by appointment only. keep that in mind. because of limited supplies, tomorrow's appointments are already filled. >>> a new vaccination in golden gate field opening tomorrow. appointments are going to alameda county and berkeley. >> it's a race against time with the variants out there and we really need to accelerate the number of people vaccinated. >> the hope it's a long term vaccination site, and ride se serve will be available for $15. >>> in the south bay, all santa clara county residents cannot get vaccinated 65 or older. itllows health care workers and anyone 65 or older to receive a vaccination any where in the county. they are prioritizes residents living in high infectio

abc7 news matt boone explains that organizers plan to continue meal services and to help residents of a nearby homeless encampment where the fire was suspected to have started. >> reporter: oakland firefighters captured these images battling a fire tearing through the vietnamese center in east bay. >> they provide like a thousand meals every month, i believe, to 200 community members. >> reporter: jennifer tran runs the oakland vietnamese chamber of commerce. she says a fund-raising effort is already under way to help rebuild and to get temporary services running at other facilities. their big lunar new year celebration, which was planned at the park surrounding the community center on sunday, will still happen. >> now that we have this fire, like the first instinct people have is, you know, it's because of the homelessness. the homeless problem. the homeless problem. i think that the lunar new year marking will be impornt u to humanize our homeless residents were displaced as their encamp. also burned. firefighters suspect that's where the fire spreading to the community center thoug

as abc7 news reporter matt boone underscores it was two cases of residents who died in police custody>> reporter: anglo quinto died the day after christmas but only made headlines this week. after the family filed a complaint. >> here it's pretty hard to justify that. >> reporter: attorney john burris represents the quinto family. >> no question in my mind that a nonlaw enforcement response would have saved this young man's life. >> reporter: creating a mental health response team was the first of eight police reform items on the agenda. received nearly three hours of public comment and nearly all of it in support including that from bella collins, anglo's younger sister. >> i wish i hadn't called the police on december 23rd of 2020. and i would like to also consider that perhaps that the police officers feel the same way. >> reporter: the items up for consideration also included the addition of body cameras, additional training, banning the purchase of military grade equipment, establishing an independent ssion and barring lateral transfers if an officer has a prior excessive use of

as abc7 news reporter matt boone explains, that doesn't include homebound patients yet to receive a shot. >> we have been limited in our ability to vaccinate our homebound patients. >> reporter: dr. karla is a geriatric physician. getting to a mass vaccination site or a hospital is nearly impossible for 200 of her patients who are homebound and so far have not received a vaccine even though they're eligible due to their age. >> every week we keep getting told, not this week, not enough vaccines. our patients have just been devastated because we've been telling them it's coming, we will get to you. >> reporter: she says she would like more data about the johnson & johnson vaccine for people over 75, though having it on the market will help access for everyone. >> one more vaccine on the market brings us closer to that goal, and it means greater opportunity for people to be vaccinated given that there's been limited supply of the two existing vaccines. >> reporter: she says she's ready to distribute doses when they come in but doesn't have a time frame. >> they're just having to sit back a

reporting in oakland, matt boone, abc7 news. >> lunar celebrations continue in san francisco. you can see here at the salesforce tower got in on the action welcoming the year of the ox with a image of the hard-working animal. in chinatown neighbors rang in with fire crackers and the opening of a new playground. the $14.5 million project was ten years in the making and offers a symbol of hope for the community. over the past year as many as 90% of businesses closed and a wave of attacks, some targeting seniors who have seen these videos, of course, have gained national attention and now neighbors are coming together and calling for unity. >> celebrate what makes us unique and how we care about each other. >> everyone wants to do something so we should all take this moment to go ahead and do that. >> a special guest showed up in chinatown, governor newsom. he visited small businesses celebrating the lunar new year. in the south bay businesses are opening it will bring them a much-needed boost. in little saigon grand century mall an unofficial gathering place for families to cele

this morning abc7 news reporter matt boone explains why unity may be more complicated. >> reporter: this is what solidarity looks like in oakland during a pandemic. dr. tran helped organize the event saying she was surprised by the turnout. >> it just meant that others are listening. >> reporter: one of those incidents happened on thursday on east 12th street. a woman had just exited the quickly tea shop when a suspect jumped out of a car and stole her purse before speeding away. >> she had her son in the back seat. got in her car, left without a purse and a traumatizing event. >> reporter: that's the owner of the store, chin wen, who said he was frustrated by the slow police response. >> two days and they haven't responded to us? that's way too long. >> reporter: but the idea of increasing police resources in oakland is at the center of a wider conversation. in the crowd, people held up signs supporting the movement to defund police with slogans like "fund communities not cops." >> oftentimes when the city budget is tight, communities are pitted against each other fighting over crumbs.

reporting in oakland, matt boone, abc7 news. >> lunar celebrations continue in san francisco.he salesforce tower got in on the action welcoming the year of the ox with the image of the hard-working animal. in chinatown neighbors rang in with fire crackers and the opening of a new playground. the $14.5 million project was ten years in the makeriing and offers a symbol of hope for the community. over 90% of businesses closed and a wave of attacks, some targeting seniors. we've been showing you these horrible videos gaining national attention and now neighbors are coming together and they are calling for unity. >> celebrate what makes us unique and how we care about each other. >> everyone wants to do something so we should all take this moment to go ahead and do that. >> a special guest showed up in chinatown, as well. governor gavin newsom visited small businesses celebrating the lunar new year. >>> all right, lisa, let's get a look outside. little bit of rain this morning it seems. >> that will be replaced with some gusty winds this afternoon and partial clearing. and also sno

reporting in oakland, matt boone, abc 7 news. >>> lunar new year celebrations continue in san francisco tonight welcoming the year of the ox with an image of the hard-working animal. in chinatown neighbors rang in the new year with fire crackers and the opening of a new playground, 10 years in the making offering a symbol of hope for the community. now neighbors are calling for unity. >> everybody is glafl noised and wants to do something. >> all right. we have a big weekend. can you expect rain for the holiday weekend? >> yeah. sandhya patel is tracking the latest storm with live doppler 7. >> we are going to see rain. rain is a good thing for us in the bay area and for celebrations. i believe rain is good luck for lunar new year celebrations. let me show you the system on live doppler seven. in the pacific northwest they are getting pounded by the storm. a few scattered light showers. rainfall totals will not be as much as we got but it is better than none at all. i will let you know when the next storm arrives. there is another one coming before the holiday weekend is up. >> a lot mo

. >> reporter: in oakland, matt boon, abc 7 news. >>> tonight president bide isn't turning up the pressure on congress to move quickly on his economic relief bill. and he has made it clear. we won't wait for republicans to get onboard. >>> with job zbroegt sputteringen a millions of americans sivrpg we called for swift action on the covid relief plan with or without republicans. >> i'm going to act and act fast. i'd like to be -- i'd like to be doing it with the support of republicans. but they're just not willing to go as far as i think we have to go. >> the house voted to advance president biden's blueprint after the senate approved it overnight with vice-president harris casting her first tie breaking vote. >> the senate being equally divided, the vice-president votes in the affirmative. >> the nearly $2 trillion proposal includes $160 billion for vaccinations and testing, help for small businesses and for most americans $1400 direct payments. on that president biden clear he will not budge. >> i'm not cutting the size of the checks. they're going to be $1,400 period. >> he is willing t

. >> reporter: in oakland, matt boon, abc 7 news. >>> tonight president bide isn't turning up the pressure on congress to move quickly on his economic relief bill. and he has made it clear. we won't wait for republicans to get onboard. >>> with job zbroegt sputteringen a millions of americans sivrpg we called for swift action on the covid relief plan with or without republicans. >> i'm going to act and act fast. i'd like to be -- i'd like to be doing it with the support of republicans. but they're just not willing to go as far as i think we have to go. >> the house voted to advance president biden's blueprint after the senate approved it overnight with vice-president harris casting her first tie breaking vote. >> the senate being equally divided, the vice-president votes in the affirmative. >> the nearly $2 trillion proposal includes $160 billion for vaccinations and testing, help for small businesses and for most americans $1400 direct payments. on that president biden clear he will not budge. >> i'm not cutting the size of the checks. they're going to be $1,400 period. >> he is willing t

abc7 reporter matt boone explains while businesses want to raise awareness, they don't want to scare away customers. >> reporter: no big crowds this year, but the pandemic couldn't stop the dragon dances from being streamed online. as night fell. >> once sun sets, everybody closes, they're afraid. >> reporter: he manages from the heart flower shop in chinatown. he stayed open late as lunar new year is one of the busiest times f the year. this year, sales are down, first due to the pandemic. he worries foot traffic will decline after several high profile cases of violence in the enabled, including a 91-year-old man pushed over down the block. new oakland police chief and the mayor walked the neighborhood but he says more action is needed. >> they don't have a reason to be down here, they wouldn't come down here. >> reporter: last year was more lively. andy lives in the neighborhood. >> i remember having performances here. there was like a stage. >> reporter: he says more people were out than he season a normal night, including groups of volunteer patrols. >> i think there are more peo

. >> reporter: matt boone, abc 7 news. >> local health experts are sending a strong message ahead of the super bowl today. stay home or risk triggering another covid-19. the stakes are high when they are on the cusp of improving here. health officials are warning to avoid all indoor parties. if you are attending a small private gathering, wear a mask, bring your own food and drinks and do not share dinner ware. healthcare heroes will be among the spectators. the nfl surprised workers with free tickets to the big game as abc 7 chris alvarez tells us, some of the faithful are being honored for their service. >> be our guest at the super bowl bowl. i don't know if that means you accept or not. >> we accept. >> reporter: brandon james stadium will allow 25,000 fans with approximately 7500 of those being vaccinated healthcare workers a free ticket. to give thanks, to those working on the front lines of the covid-19 crisis. >> you, my man, are going to the super bowl. what does that mean, how did this happen? >> what does it mean? it's an honor, it's a privilege. >> lifetime 49ers fan davi

. >> in oakland, matt boone, abc 7 news. >>> president biden is turning up the pressure on congress he's made it clear, he won't wait for republicans to get on board. abc news senior white house correspondent mary bruise has the details. >> with job growth puttering and millions of americans suffering, president biden calling for swift action on his covid relief plan with or without republicans. >> i'm going to act. i'm going to act fast. i'd like to be doing it with the support of republicans. but they're just not willing to go as far as i think we have to go. >> the house voting to approve the plan overnight with vice president harris casting her first tiebreaking vote. >> the senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative. >> the nearly $2 trillion proposal includes $160 billion for vaccinations and testing, help for small businesses and for most americans, $1,400 direct payments. and on that, biden made it clear he will not budge. >> i'm not cutting the size of the checks. they're going to be $1,400, period. >> he is willing to reduce the number of american

. >> in oakland, matt boone, abc 7 news. >>> president biden is turning up the pressure on congress to move on his economic bill. he's made it clear, he won't wait for republicans to get on board. mary bruce has the details. >> with job growth puttering and millions of americans suffering, president biden calling for swift action on his covid relief plan with or without republicans. >> i'm going to act. i'm going to act fast. i'd like to be doing it with the support of republicans. but they're just not willing to go as past as i think we have to go. >> the house voet void approve the plan. >> the senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative. >> it includes $160 billion for vaccinations and testing, help for small businesses and for most americans, $1,400 direct payments. and on that, biden made it clear he will not budge. >> i'm not cutting the size of the checks. they're going to be $1400 period. >> republicans are pushing back at the overall steep price tag and they say the president isn't interested in real negotiations. >> it looks like you're pushing y

as abc7 news reporter matt boone explains the whole meeting was underscored by two recent cases of residents who died in police custody. >> reporter: anglo died the day after christmas but his death only made national headlines this week. after the family filed a wrongful death complaint claiming an officer used a knee to neck restraint on him for five minutes before he died. similar to george floyd. >> here it's pretty hard to justify that. >> reporter: john burris represents the family. >> a nonlaw enforcement response would have saved this young man's life. >> reporter: creating a mental health response team was the first item on the agenda. it received nearly three hours of public comment almost all of it in support. including that from bella collins, anglo's youngest sister. >> i wish i didn't call the police on december 23rd, 2020. and i would like to consider that the police officers feel the same way. >> reporter: the items up for consideration include the addition of body cameras, additional training and banning the purchase of military-grade equipment and barring lateral transfers

. >> reporter: matt boone, abc7 ne news. >>> caretakers, especially family members filling that role have been having difficulty. we take your vaccine questions to our abc7 websites and we've gotten many. ones like this one from maria l. she wrote my husband and i care for my elderly mother who is 85 years old with alzheimer's and lives with us. i'm 58, my husband is 61. we have no paperwork to verify this. can we get vaccinated? so we asked the doctor this, and she says, yes, they are eligible, though they need proof of their elderly care from a doctor, but even then it's complicated. >> i've had many physicians be asked by their patients to write letters saying -- explaining i'm the caregiver for x person who is older and i'm essentially a health care worker. they've gone to vaccination sites and been declined and turned down. >> we have assembled our abc7 vaccine team standing by to answer all your questions when it comes to the vaccines as these appointments continue this week you can find their stories and updates here on abc7news.com or your abc7 news app. >>> all this comes as

this morning, abc 7 reporter matt boone explains what the solution of support and immunity may be much more complicated. >> reporter: this is what solidarity looks like in oakland during a pandemic. dr. jennifer tran helped organize the event saying she was surprised by the turnouts. >> it just meant that others are listening. >> reporter: one of those incidents happened on thursday on east 12th street a. woman had just quickly exited a tea shop when a suspect jumped out of a car and stolen her purse in the backseat. >> they left without a purse in a traumatizing event. >> reporter: that's the owner of the store, chen wen, who spoke to the crowd saying he was frustrated by the slow response. >> two days, they still haven't responded to us yet? that's way too long. >> reporter: but the idea of increasing police resources in oakland is at the center of a wide egg conversation. in the crowd, they held up signs to de-fund the police. the slogans, fund community,, not cops. >> oftentimes, when the city budget is tight, communities are pit against each other, fighting over crumbs. >> reporte

. >> reporter: matt boone, abc7 news. >>> caretakers, especially family members filling that role have been having difficulty getting the vaccine. we take your vaccine questions to our abc7 websites and we've gotten so many of them throughout the pandemic. ones like this one from maria l. she wrote my husband and i care for my elderly mother who is 85 years old with alzheimer's and lives with us. i'm 58, my husband is 61. we have no paperwork to verify this. can we get vaccinated? we asked the same ucsf doctor this question, and she says, yes, they are eligible, though they need proof of their elderly care from a doctor, but even then it's complicated. >> i've had many physicians be asked by their patients to write letters saying -- explaining i'm the caregiver for x person who is older and i'm essentially a health care worker. they've gone to vaccination sites and been declined and turned down. >> we have assembled our abc7 vaccine team standing by to answer all your questions when it comes to the vaccines as these dopmentes developments continue this week, you can find their stories