i think, for a while, the public health was ahead of cal osha. in other words, even though there were rules and guidelines to the community, in the workplace, because we were going by cal osha, we can really keep in step. so i think it was amazing that cal osha is meeting this sooner than anticipating some of the changes in the workplace. the workplace also applies to some of the, you know, it the medical school hospital setting, some of the educational activities we do as well. so i think for vaccinated folks, again, if that is true, it is going to be relatively low risk to conduct these kinds of activities, because, with the few people that have breakthroughs, you will use the old-fashioned testing, contact tracing, isolation, to squash any embers that may burn through that. back all right, that does get a little tricky for the employers, right? i don't know, because you work in the hospital, maybe the rules are different. but santa clara county is telling businesses, they need to track their employees vaccination status, but that employees, a

it doesn't appear that cal osha will be voting on this today. they made likely delay this, but if the changes do g. into effect, it could mean things like no more masks at the office and into social distancing at work. if everyone working together is fully vaccinated, the regulations could go into effect as soon as next month with workplace social distance and coming to end by july, 31st if people are fully vaccinated, but again, based on what i've been listening to in the meeting, just in the last 45 minutes, it appears that cal osha may delay this vote. one of the challenges that many people have brought up during this hearing challenge for employers is how do they know if their workers are vaccinated. how will they be able to verify that? will they be legally allowed to ask to see a vaccine card so far, cal osha hasn't given any specific guidance on what employers to do in that situation. it's something that many business owners and trade association groups have commented on it. this hearing so far the problem of having to police and possibly

we dug through cal osha inspection records and found no action until last august.ven then, t total of only 22 citations in the entire state for companies breaking covid protocols. almost half the citations were issued in the salinas valley. >> we know there are more people out there that have concerns and issues. >> reporter: julia montgomery is chief general counsel for the labor relations board set up in 1975 to protect the rights of agriculture workers. >> people have a fear of not only losing the job they have and sometimes being black listed as well. >> reporter: we found even the alrb has only taken nine actions statewide four in monterey county so far with things like lack of covid protection and mistreatment of workers who got sick. is that enough? is that too little for this massive population? >> absolutely it is not enough. unfortunately, at the alrb, we can only respond to a charge that is filed with us. >> reporter: we visited the headquarters of a half dozen companies that had been cited by cal osha. >> hello. i'm trying to find the person in charge.

but we also understand from cal osha. what they're preparing to recommend for businesses, for employers to adopt here in the near future. so unless the state come supporter was something radically different than what we've already seen in these previews that i'm fairly certain county would adopt something very quickly after state comes forward. in a statement alameda county public health says quote, covid-19 continues to circulate at moderate levels in our communities and more than half of alameda county residents, including children are not fully vaccinated. >> we advise people to continue to protect each other by wearing masks especially in crowded environments. if they don't know the vaccination status of those around them to protect alameda county workers. all workplaces must continue to follow cal osha's standards, including current masking requirements, alameda county can't be less restrictive. as for contra, costa and solano county public health departments. >> they also intend to continue taking direction from the

those are two of the changes cal osha considered updating today. it's more complicated when the regulation requires employers to create two classes of people. it involves medical decisions, medical limitations and religious reasons. doing so will likely result in discrimination. >> california business owners have mixed feelings about relaxing covid guideline ins are the workplace. under the new rules, employers will need to pay for n95 masks for employees who are not fully vaccinated. and pay for covid testing for those experiencing covid symptoms. >> i think it's safe to assume in a lot of cases, you won't see a lot of vaccinated workers wearing the n95s. >> the vote was tabled until june 3rd. the largest interior solution provider called one workplace says they're updating their workplace designs constantly with county, state, and cal osha changes. they're asking for consistency and transparency. >> traffic guidelines. do you stay away from people. so the confusion is what's most challenging i believe. and ultimately, everybody wants to come back

a little bit more from osha. there's a q&a section here. about will we recommend people from getting this before they come back? an employee who chooses not to receive the vaccine didn't suffer repercussions from that thchoice. if employees can't choose to receive the vaccine without adverse reaction, then the vaccine is not merely recommended. you tell your people they have to get the vaccine. they get it and have an adverse reaction, then this is a worker's comp issue. that'll cost employers? >> no kidding. you can understand why some lawyers somewhere in the categories of osha did it. well, it's required. it makes it work-related. this is why people could be unenamored of the federal government, and i say that as a democrat. it's very poor coordination. it didn't go through. they're going to do a whole new comprehensive rule. i predict this'll be for the ash heap. of course, it's likely to make employers not make it required when the federal government would like to encourage people to get vaccines. so i think it really boomerangs agains

cal osha workplace rules. some of the changes, workers won't have to physically distance themselves from others in the workplace. also. >> if you are a vaccinated employee and you're exposed you will not need to quarantine. >> reporter: workers won't have to wear a face mask indoors if everyone around them is also fully vaccinated. and starting july employees will need to provide the information. >> when is your company going back? >> we're looking at going back in about two weeks from today. we're looking at being hybrid for the majority of the beginning. >> reporter: ash cora is a chair of the state's labor unemployment committee. >> employees are now going to be required to show proof that they're fully vaccinated. >> there's no requirement to force employees to show proof. >> reporter: he believes this change is positive. but his concern are restaurant workers and those in close contact with the public. >> it's voluntary so workers can still opt to wear a mask because again you have customers coming in. yo

. >>> >>> cal osha is postponing its decision to relax covid-19 rules for workers.tate regulators were considering the possibility of getting rid of the mask and distancing requirements in offices as long as everybody was vaccinated, but that did not happen. cal osha's board de decision after hear from business and labor organizations during yesterday's meetings. one workplace, an office furniture county says it is having to update things constantly with the cal cal cal osha state changes. consistency. >> we would like to see things that are more comfortable for families in the return to the workplace. >>> a viral instagram post about sexism and sexual harassment in the brewing industry has led to at least one brewery ceo resigning and a protest in the east bay. this sign is mosted on modern times in oakland. employees say they will not return to work until company leaders take appropriate action to prevent discrimination and harassment. modern times is based in san diego. the company was mentioned several times in the viral post last week, along with dozens of othe

but we also understand from cal osha. what they're preparing to recommend for businesses, for employers to adopt here in the near future. so unless the state come supporter was something radically different than what we've already seen in these previews that i'm fairly certain county would adopt something very quickly after state comes forward. in a statement alameda county public health says quote, covid-19 continues to circulate at moderate levels in our communities and more than half of alameda county residents, including children are not fully vaccinated. >> we advise people to continue to protect each other by wearing masks especially in crowded environments. if they don't know the vaccination status of those around them to protect alameda county workers. workplaces must continue to follow cal osha's standards including current masking requirements, alameda county can't be less restrictive. as for contra, costa and solano county public health departments. >> they also intend to continue taking direction from the stat

cal osha has find in east bay nursing home more than $67,000 over their handling of the coronavirus.14 people died at the parkview health care center in hayward. over the past year. ktvu is rob roth tells us that cal osha found other serious violations, saying they were unhappy with the care of family removed their 84 year old relative from park view health care center in hayward thursday. i'm taking my dad out of here because they're not. they're not taking care of good. them. they're not responsible, well that family's concerns with the facility. we're not over covid records show 14 patients here died from the coronavirus as of february, when an inspector from cal osha, the state agency that oversees workplace safety, came to inspect last summer, she found four violations classified as serious, which brought fines totaling 67,500. these violations like hello. sha identified. put at risk, not just the employees, but the residents. mike dark, is an advocate for nursing home residents were more than 13,000 have died from covid in california. that's more than 1/5 of the state's total n

cal osha workplace rules. some of the changes, workers won't have to physically distance themselves from others in the workplace. also. >> if you are a vaccinated employee and you're exposed you will not need to quarantine. >> reporter: workers won't have to wear a face mask indoors if everyone around them is also fully vaccinated. and starting july employees will need to provide the information. >> when is your company going back? >> we're looking at going back in about two weeks from today. we're looking at being hybrid for the majority of the beginning. >> reporter: ash cora is a chair of the state's labor unemployment committee. >> employees are now going to be required to show proof that they're fully vaccinated. >> there's no requirement to force employees to show proof. >> reporter: he believes this change is positive. but his concern are restaurant workers and those in close contact with the public. >> it's voluntary so workers can still opt to wear a mask because again you have customers coming in. yo

this money, cal osha talking about possibly ditching masks and other things that work.of how effective these vaccines are. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield live for us in sackler this morning. hi, amy. >> reporter: hi, good morning. something to consider as you work from home this morning, are you ready to return here to the office, and to dig these masks to mark that is what the state is going to be talking about this morning. this is for vaccinated people. cal osha is board will meet today to discuss a proposal that will allow people to drop their masks, if everyone in the room is vaccinated, and they do not have covid symptoms. santa clara county is one step ahead of the state, saying office places are required to keep track of who in the office is vaccinated and who isn't. and this is this is this appreciate mandates like this, telling us, as they return to the office, everyone's safety is our number one priority. mandates like this make it easier to have conversations about being vaccinated with employees. >> what kinds of protocols do we have in terms of temperat

we need clear policy coronation between agencies like the cdc, osha, and timely guidance.ecent changes in the cdc guidance will provide development to members. but the swiftness of the changes with many businesses scrambling to interpret the new guidance and assess the impact. even today, guidance from the cdc department of transportation and osha has gained in complexity. florida and much of the nation is experiencing a lumber shortage. that's key to the hospitality industry. many members are experiencing this in part because of the continued data of state unemployment benefits and federal unemployment relief programs. governor desantis has directed reinstating the work search requirement at the end of this. labor shortages are not new, by 2029, only 20% of -- have participated in the labor force. this is down from 1978 with the shortage driving up supplies and demands and businesses have adapted to compete for talent. even wages are --, offering a 100% increase from $10 to $20 per hour and still having to reduce operating hours due to labor shortages. the cruise industry

cal osha will be meeting to discuss relaxing mask rules in the office place. the board will consider dropping the mask requirement if everyone in the room is fully vaccines and does not have covid symptoms. the proposal would also require social distancing. this would be one more step toward returning to normal. experts say so much of returning to normal hinges on the vaccine. >> vaccination is the tool we will use to protect our health, to reopen the economy, to get our kids back in school, us working again. >> businesses are watching this closely with many in the community telling us their number one focus is employee safety as people come back to the office, saying this is the whom stretch. we don't want to get it wrong now. if everyone in the loom is not vaccinated, the proposal calls for employees to wear face covering and stay six feet aport from other workers. if this passes today it will head to the california administrative office of law for review. amy hollyfield, abc7u,am >>> ar s untinee bay officials restrictions including eight bay area counties.

cal osha will put 4 new language just next week. more members will meet on june 3rd to cast their vote on that. coming up on the kron 4 morning news police are searching for the driver killed a man. >> san jose didn't roll off a look at the car. they're looking for. plus, hear from the victim's family next. and israel and hamas has agreed to a cease-fire, bring it in the nearly 2 weeks of violence. we have a live report from washington, dc on the la est after the break. >> while we deal with the threat of wildfires here in the bay area. southern california is dealing with and actual fire in santa barbara. the hillside is just absolutely torched. this is being called the loma fire. the fast-moving blaze has burned 20 acres so far and is threatening several homes and businesses evacuation orders have been issued in that area. governor gavin newsom issued an executive order to assist communities recovering from last year's wildfire season. it was the most destructive in state history. now the order extends the state's ban on price goug

you know, when i became the secretary of labor we looked at osha. we found that we are down almost 200 inspectors. we look at wage -- we are down inspectors. it is really about building up enforcement. i don't mean just to enforce when something bad happens. but it would be great to get to a point where we are working collaboratively with employers on the way how to best treat employees. we are going to be hiring people, training them, getting them ready so we can get them out on the vob sites across america. right now honestly, we don't have enough inspectors to inspect every complaint that comes into osha or anything in the department of labor, honestly. we have to build up our strength here. >> thank you. also since the national labor relations act was passed in 1935, 86 years ago, there really haven't been any major proworker labor laws that have been passed. as a result i think we have seen corporations chip away at the middle class over the last several decades. now more than ever it is important we update our labor laws and empower the depart

instead of making businesses wait until july 31st to ease some pandemic restrictions, cal osha is allowing mid-june which lifts most rules and non- workplace settings. >> even offices are not officially opened. >> reporter: workers returning to offices and also wondering what employers will ask, as santa clara county be fit in the bay area to require employers to track vaccination status. >> i'm fine disclosing that information, but i do understand that it is like a privacy issue. >> i don't think they should but it is up to the employee. what their comfort level is disclosing what they have as regards to their help. >> reporter: in the financial district, foot traffic is starting to pick up but it is not even close to where it used to be. as more and more offices and high-rises reopen and as june 15th approaches, workplace covid rules are quickly changing. is this groups are particularly upset with the provision in the proposal requiring the employers provide masks for voluntary use starting july 31st. >> related to face coverings, they are still restrictive, but to comply with them, an e

, osha requirements updated guidelines that were recently updated around amusement parks and sports and all that i can go on and on. we're vetting. >> as for what this means for the bay area alameda contra, costa marin and solano county public health department say they intend to follow the state's direction on masks. but even if counties lift the mandate. individual businesses may still require face coverings. >> much like the business can say no shoes, no shirt. no a business has a right to enforce certain public health guidelines for the safety of not only there patrons but also their employees. so this is maybe slow to adopt the no mask policy and that's okay. >> in a statement alameda county public health say, quote, we advise people to continue to protect each other by wearing masks, especially in crowded environments. if they don't know the vaccination status of those around them to protect alameda county workers. work places must continue to follow cal osha's standards, including current masking requirements, alameda county can't be less restrictive. >> trader joe's announced to

the cal osha inspection found the skilled nursing home did not protect its employees with the proper equipment or train them adequately. other violations included filling to provide separate ventilation or filtration for all confirmed or suspected cases of covid-19 and he found the company also did not evaluate whether staff knew how to use a respirator while caring for covid-19. nations park for you issued this statement. we are appealing all citations. we believe we have been in substantial compliance with all applicable california safety and health regulations and we take the health and safety of our workers very seriously. still advocate st. many nursing facilities still need to tackle fundamental and systemic problems they have to do with making sure that there's better staff. better infection control, training and better regulation. but if we do not address these simple problems, it's just a matter of time before the next pandemic will hit. in a separate case, the facility is also facing a lawsuit from patients and families, accusing it of neglect. rob roth, ktvu fox two news.

these violations like cal osha identified put at risk, not just the employees, but the residents, ares appealing those citations, and it believes it is in compliance with california's safety and health regulations. well new covid-19 infections are dropping quickly as more americans get vaccinated and access to those vaccines could continue to expand in the coming weeks, jonathan serrie reports. health officials could be gaining the upper hand on the covid-19 outbreak. new cases in the us are now at their lowest point in seven months, and vaccination rates are increasing more quickly than expected more than 70% of senior citizens are now fully vaccinated. president biden, using the national day of prayer is a call the action urging americans to sign up for their shots by the grace of god, the extraordinary work of researchers and scientists. we have vaccines. it's proven to be safe and effective. we're still waiting on word from the fda on whether they'll approve finster's vaccine for children ages 12 through 15. but on thursday, madonna released new data showing its vaccine was 96% ef

and hayward, a nursing home is facing tens of thousands of dollars in fines from cal osha because ofled the coronavirus over the past year. the fines come after more than 12 people died there. ktvu rob roth here now with more and what the facility is saying about all this, rob frank, the parkview health care center in hayward's off 14 covid related deaths over the past year. and kelo ship found some serious violations there as well. saying they were unhappy with the care of family removed their 84 year old relative from park view health care center and hayward thursday. i'm taking my dad out of here because they're not. they're not taking care of good of them. they're not responsible, well, that family's concerns with the facility. we're not over, covid records show 14 patients here died from the coronavirus as of february. when an inspector from cal osha, the state agency that oversees workplace safety came to inspect last summer, she found four violations classified as serious, which brought fines totaling 67,500. these violations like hello, sha identified put at risk, not just th

cal osha's deputy chief asked the seven-member board to delay the current language in the proposal to go maskless. a spokesperson says cal osha will put forth new language next week which the board members will then review ing again on june 3rd to cast a vote. now to the latest on the increasingly dire drought conditions across the bay area and california. this is the latest mojust how bad things are. there really quickly worsening even with the worse, the drought. and if you zoom in here on the bay area. you can see parts of the north bay parts of the eastare now in that darkest lly exceptional tier. they call it worst possible category and yeah, we've got more room here in the bay area quickly map on the left there. granted shows the current conditions they map on the right. it shows last week conditions. so ythings. >> i did deteriorate. no sign rn of improvement any area say acing ong fire lanning for fire weather. >> doesn't impact us a whole but it does confirm the fact that we've got some reay good. we're looking at a very t several probably many kind of an understatement since

i appreciated in your comments you said guidance from cdc, dot and osha can be viewed as conflicting. i talk a little bit about why it is imperative if the federal agencies get on the same page so we can get this travel opened up. we have cma week that use takes place the first week of june there in nashville, , and it isa big international destination. >> thank you sony reader. the specific conflicts -- thank you, senator. the protocols dealing with the virus, and the cdc cuts comes up periodically updates this chart. the news media uses it to communicate what we are, what safe and what's not safe. the inconsistency between the messaging from the cdc and what the department the department transportation says and finally how osha apparently is chasing with the cdc is doing tried to keep up is unable to. another website says don't look here, look there. but these of federal agencies need to be -- people going to communicate how to stay safe, let's all be on the same page. >> i could not agree more. mr. newsome, appreciated your testimony about small businesses that contract to the hote

osha the us get involved? >> yes. i think we should be involved. and try to do the leadership. and with that military solution. we cannot ignore the fact as they continue to suffer from the pandemic and then working together and putting everybody at the table and then to track those economic challenges. so while it is vital to maintain trust and confidence with the financial institution , it's also paramount that we get all the interested parties for solutions and to do it as quickly as we can. >> thank you. >> you touched in your comments on equity and diversity. the united states has been through such a challenging year. not just because of the pandemic that the strong political divisions of our country and the turmoil in the protest and the awakening of the long-standing injustices in our country. how is that impacting your ability mr. chairman to take the moral high ground on these issues that you laid out to us this morning? >> i often say that why it is important for policy is to lead with humility. i don't think america is great because it is perfect but we are always st

it gets more confusing for business owners, because business owners, as it stand, cal osha hasn't weighed in on what's happening with these vaccines. you own a shop here, what do you think about this kind of conflicting message we're hearing from the cdc and the county of los angeles. >> i think we're headed in the right direction. we're about to move on from this mask situation. >> reporter: how long do you think it will be before people who are fully vaccinated take off their masks and go about their day? >> i don't know. as far as my customers, i've been seeing them come in and they say they can take their masks off because they're fully vaccinated. >> reporter: what we're expecting the next few days, next week, in fact, cal osha is going to take those guidelines into consideration. but as it stands right now, l.a. county, if you're going to work or a grocery store or a place of business where you're indoors, even if you're vaccinated, you still have to wear a mask. but outdoors in public, if you're around other people, if you're fully vaccinated and you're not in a super crowded place

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cal osha isnew language at some point maybe next week. board members will then meet on june d and when it comes to what you can and can't do now you get a water parks again. 6 flags hurricane harbor in concord is reopening to to wear a mask. just like out of the water. that's the good news. we've got kron 4. sarah stinson standing by for us out of the park. >> to explain. good morning, sar >> yeah, that's is exactly right. has been over a year and a half now and they're ready to aicane harbor. they have hand sanitizer stations everywhere. they've got signs remind you to wear to your mask. that is the most important thing i would coming out here except for when you head out into the water like say at the wave pool. you don't have to wear your mask. the goal is to keep everybody 6 feet away. and instead of saying no running there to say no running. also, can you keep 6 feet of distance. that's going to be the big change that we have from6 flqmags they sent us video because you can see a lot of people wearing their mask using all the hand sa

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. >> reporter: cal osha standards board released a draft of the workplace rules giving us more insightas to what the future workplace could look like. >> there seems to be a significant overreach at times. >> reporter: under these proposed guidelines employees who are fully vaccinated would not need to wear a face mask in a room where everyone else is also vaccinated. employers will need to provide facemasks for employees who are not fully vaccinated. heath flora assembly member and vice chair of the states committee on labor unemployment disagrees with the second aspect of that proposal. >> if the state is going to mandate these type of regulations like the n-95 mask and there needs to be some sort of funding to that. >> reporter: are you concerned that these guidelines are going to push some businesses out of california? >> 100%, yes some of them will move out. >> reporter: under the proposal social distancing continues unless employees are fully vaccinated. or getting tested for the virus at least once a week. companies will need to pay for that testing. santa clara county is gettin

guidelines, and also, we have cal-osha to deal with. so cal-osha is not forcing vaccinations yet, but they're not lifting the mask mandates yet. so once we get the guidelines from the city, we're going to see what we're going to get. in answering the question about why members aren't getting vaccinated, it's a personal choice. as you have heard maybe, from santa clara county, it's a different county, but they're asking for the [inaudible] there yet, and my understanding is that city d.p.h. is not going to that yet, from what i understand, so we'll keep track of that and let you know. >> president feinstein: and one more thing. the vaccination rate is concerning. it's low enough that it's concerning. can the department, in and of itself, institute a mask mandate within the station? >> that's a good question. we'll have to rely, again, on public health, to give us some guidance on that, too. at this time, we have approximately 242 members that are not vaccinated and they said they will not get vaccinated. we can err on the side of health

cal osha will put forth new language next weekend board members and will meet on june 3rd to cast theirit's all starting to happen slowly. but sitting up summer. fun is back on schedule. 6 flags. hurricane harbor. >> and conquered reopens today. yes, i don't know who's happier the kids or the parents who had nothing to do for their kids now there's an option. you can head back their season pass holders will get first crack at it. >> there will be some new safety guidelines in place. obviously 4. sarah stinson is out there at the water park to explain it all, not dressed for it. now you're not going down a water slide and that. >> not yet. you guys it's cold outside. got to bring a to bring some extra clothes, some sandals. i'm not sure if i'm going to go down a slide to for now. we're going to stick to the information that is that contra costa county shutting down this vaccination site that's been in the parking lot of hurricane harbor for the last couple of weeks and it's going to shut down. and guess what's going to reopen the slides here at hurricane harbor. you can see this is the e

. >> reporter: cal osha standards board released a draft of workplace rules giving us more insight as to what the future workplace could look like. >> there seems to be a significant overreach at times. >> reporter: under these guidelines employees who are vaccinated would not need to wear a face mask in a room where everyone else is also vaccinated. employers will need to provide keh floraates employeescc coite on and employment, disagrees with the second aspect of the proposal. >> if the state is going to mandate these types of regulations like the n-95 mask then there needs to be some sort of funding to that. >> are you concerned these guidelines are going to push some businesses out of california? >> 100%. some of them will move out. >> reporter: under the proposal social distancing continues unless employees are fully vaccinated or getting tested for the virus at least once a week. companies would need to pay for that testing. santa clara county is getting ahead of the state, they are giving employees after june 1 to document vaccination status of all their employees before the g

. >> tonight cal osha released a draft of the new rules giving us more insight. >> there seems to be more measures. >> employees who are vaccinated will not have to wear a mask in a loom where others are vaccinated. employers will have to provide face masks for those who are not vaccinated. >> if a state is going to mandate these type of regulations like the n 95 mask then there needs to be some sort of funding to that. >> are you concerned some of these measure. >> gavin: push businesses out of california? >> 100%, some businesses will move out. >> reporter: social distance continues unless employees are vaccinated or are getting tested once a week. now santa clara county is getting ahead of the state. they're documenting the status of each employee before they head back to work. >> i think there's a concern about whether tuesday is enough time to where they can be compliant. >>18 days from reopening the economy, will the state santa clara. in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> tonight new guidance for businesses. the equal opportunity commission says employers can require emp

today, cal osha's board heard hoursble workplace covid change rules. one of those changes, removing the need to wear a face mask for vaccinated workers. ktvu self a reporter jesse gary joins us now live and just see the board has decided to delay action until next month. why so? well, julie, there is widespread opposition to two of the proposed changes, one of which you mentioned, and so the board is delaying action and this also worried that implementing these changes could put it unnecessary burden on employees actually making things worse. one challenge that we have in california's how to a adapt an emergency standard an emergency temporary standard to a very fluid situation. members of cal osha's board of directors spent hours thursday scrutinizing changes to the state's et s rules. those rules were put in place at the height of the covid-19 pandemic. mandating mask usage and social distancing to help. stop the virus is spread. i have seen grand parents die. i know of carwash workers who died from covid. so those small percentages that are brought

, osha requirements, updated guidelines that were recently updated right amusement parks and sports andthat i could go on and on. we're vetting and we hope by late this aft noon to have our guidelines out there and answer as many questions. ktvu james torrez continues this conversation in this report. i expect that they will follow this titans tell you csf infectious disease expert monica gandhi says the state department of public healthm isy indicating his willingness to accept effectiveness of the vaccines and has been going fourth accordingly, with the june 15th opening date, so i believe the new guidance allows for anyone fully vaccinated to go about their lives without a mask, regardless of your indoors or out. i've reached out to area health departments for reaction. san francisco gave us this statement as we've recently did with the new guidance on outdoor masking for fully vaccinated people. we must wait for the state to adopt the updated guidelines before making changes to the local health order that we consider safe nationwide. it's for receiving mixed reactions. i personally

if all of these businesses that are facing lockdowns open up at once, there is no physical way for oshabe able to police that system. >> pete: that is exactly right. >> exactly. >> pete: it's been the other way around, it's been governments fighting businesses to try to act like a co-opt to get together. you as a city leadership are saying please, businesses, take this action because we know we can't enforce it and we hope other towns do the same. >> yeah, we are backed into a corner at this point. these businesses either have to just go out with a whimper or shut their doors or they have to fight back. we have been backed into a corner by the governor. we don't really have a separation of powers in oregon right now. we have a supreme court that overturned an effort to overturn her emergency powers. we have a legislature that has done nothing all year. they need to look at her powers and take them back. and as a result, we have a governor who keeps giving herself more and more power. >> pete: as so many governors are. there is a reason we started this program with the mayor in eastern o

today cal osha's board heard hours of testimony ahead of possible workplace covid rule changes. one of those changes is removing the need to wear a face mask or for vaccinated workers. ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary tells us that representatives from many different industries weighed in on the possible rule changes. one challenge that we have in california's how to a adapt an emergency standard an emergency temporary standard to a very fluid situation. members of cal osha's board of directors spent hours thursday scrutinizing changes to the state's et s rules. those rules were put in place at the height of the covid-19 pandemic. mandating mask usage and social distancing to help. stop the virus is spread. i have seen grand parents die. i know of carwash workers who died from covid. so those small percentages that are brought up sometimes we need to remember those are human beings. the board is considering dropping, mask use and social distancing for those who are vaccinated, but. it seems to require businesses to provide n95 masks for people who haven't been inoculated and r

that's when cal osha will look at re visions issued last fall. proposed changes includes allowing fully vaccinated workers to stop social distancing and wearing masks. >> meanwhile health officers say they agree with the state's guidance on keeping a mask mandate for most indoor settings until june 15th. that's the day the state plans to fully reopen the economy. >>> and you can see on this map. 11 counties are respected as well as the city of berkeley. >>> still ahead. lebron versus curry. we are live in los angeles as the warriors battle the defending champion l.a. lakers in the nba play in tournament. >>> plus, confetti fills the sky as does a trophy. the latest celebrations for the the latest celebrations for the wo this academic year has been, um, challenging. but i think there's so much success to celebrate. woman: it's been a year like no other. man: yet, for educators across california, the care, compassion, and teaching has never stopped. woman: addressing their unique needs... man: ...and providing a safe learning environment students c

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cal osha is going to wait until at least next month before deciding when it will change.es put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. regulators met today to consider ending workplace social distancing requirements for fully vaccinated workers next month and whether to eliminate. asked restrictions starting on july 31st the regulators deciding to hold off, though on making a decision now, after some employees said, having two conflicting enforcement dates would be a huge source of confusion. until we have a system where you can easily check that somebody has been fully vaccinated before they come in. you know something like a boarding pass to get on an airplane. right? something like that. i think we're really gonna be in this difficult interim situation. other rules cal osha is considering include whether to require workplaces to provide n95 masks toe workers who are not vaccinated and whether to require employers to provide free coronavirus testing during work hours to employees with covid-19 symptoms. san francisco's top health officials have announced plan

. >> tonight cal osha released a draft of the new rules giving us more insight. >> there seems to beore measures. >> employees who are vaccinated will not have to wear a mask in a loom where others are vaccinated. employers will have to provide face masks for those who are not vaccinated. >> if a state is going to mandate these type of regulations like the n 95 mask then there needs to be some sort of funding to that. >> are you concerned some of these measure. >> gavin: push businesses out of california? >> 100%, some businesses will move out. >> reporter: social distance continues unless ple vaccat or are getting tested once a week. now santa clara county is getting ahead of the state. they're documenting the status of each employee before they head back to work. >> i think there's a concern about whether tuesday is enough time to where they can be compliant. >>18 days from reopening the economy, will the state santa clara. in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> tonight new guidance for businesses. the equal opportunity commission says employers can require employees to get co

distressing some of the images in the following report. images like this circulating on social media, osha, something similar, security forces taking away bodies of people who were shot such unusual scenes have started to become a pattern. what is new is that this is taking place on the street and in public view. and it is intended to create anxiety, uncertainty and alarm among the population most effective when it happens out in the open during the day, often filmed and shared on social media to verify these videos, devin loan uses satellite images and google maps to compare topo graphical landmarks he also tries to track down the original source. so many people are retreating and re posting media that's originally circulated. and that in of itself presents a lot of challenges when it comes to verifying material. zoom in really close, lum, worked at the human rights center investigation slap, which partnered with the associated press to analyze more than 2000 tweets and online images. the identified over a 100 instances where the military appeared to be using bodies of the dead or wounded

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. >> sadon't feel ere anymore, maybe 's who requt ther change the righcovered by osha and occupationalealth & safety rules so if there is someone who is threatening you are causing a situation in a toxic workplace and you are in fear you absolutely need to report that to your supervisor or to hr. and the company should have a policy and procedure to adjudicate that and make arrangements. otherwise a lot of these situations, people will say well, we saw the person had problems and was acting paranoid or had mood swings or they felt that they weren't being treated properly. or there may have been other life stressors you don't know about. but any employer in that situation with a coworker who scares them or intimidates them, you have to speak up and say something. >> all right, les rosen a very difficult topic but we appreciate you offering your expertise as ceo of employment screening resources here in the bay area. take care . >> thank you. >>> it is memorial day weekend so we are going to give it to something much lighter, i we all need that. cardinal sf will look a lot different this

some of the images in the following report. distressing images like this circulating on social media, osha, something similar, security forces taking away bodies of people who were shot such unusual scenes have started to become a pattern. what is new is that this is taking place on the street and in public view. and it is intended to create anxiety, uncertainty and alarm among the population most effective when it happens out in the open during the day, often filmed and shared on social media to verify the videos. devin long uses satellite images and google maps to compare topo graphical landmarks. he also tries to track down the original source. so many people are read tweeting and re posting media that's originally circulated. and that in of itself presents a lot of challenges when it comes to verifying material. because you zoom in close numbers at the human rights center investigation slap, which partnered with the associated press to analyze more than 2000 tweets and online images. the identified over a 100 instances where the military appeared to be using bodies of the dead or wound

all workplaces must continue to follow cal osha's standards including current masking requirements, alameda county can't be less restrictive. as for marine county spokesperson rainy hendricks says it can pivot quickly once the state updates its current guidance on face covering summer in county. the cdc's guidelines are a preview of what's to come. but it's not necessarily in effect just yet. still change appears to be coming believe all foreign for news. >> all day. we're hearing from large stores and businesses who are updating their mask rules, trader joe's and walmart both issued statements saying if you are fully vaccinated, you will no longer need to wear a mask while shopping inside costco says it will drop its mask mandate as soon as california does several businesses, however, will continue to require their customers to wear masks while inside such as home depot, target starbucks. they're all keeping their current mask mandates in place. as for public transportation, bart has released a statement saying that it will continue to require its riders to wear masks while on bart propert

cal osha said the company failed to effectively communicate with its employees about covid-19 in the workplace. the mass vaccination site at san francisco's mosconi center is now allowing drop ins. the city's health department says that other sites, including sf general and the southeast health center are also giving shots without an appointment, along with the university of san francisco and city college vaccines are available to anyone who lives or works in the city, age 12 and up starting friday, san franciscans can apply for help paying their rent people who've lost a job or had other financial hardship can get up to three months of back rent and six months of future rent through city and state programs, residents have to show there are at risk of losing their housing with a past rent due notice or eviction notice, and there are some income limits. the city's website at sf dot dub has details on how to apply new at 11 2021 sausalito art festival has been canceled because a homeless encampment could be moved to the park where that festival is held. city officials are trying to mov