but venetia may go ahead and make it a requirement. anyway i think the majority of the council i guess we'll see but i think the majority of the community is of the opinion that, uh, the direction that county is taking is not necessarily in the long term health and safety interest of our community, venetia dropped its indoor mask mandate in june, when the state opened up and covid appeared to be on its way out. but the delta very, and it's prompting a potential pivot. the council will decide tuesday whether to be the first city in its county to reprise an indoor mask mandate in public spaces like retail and restaurants, a move already made at the county level in most of the bay area, a business owner says a uniform policy and venetia would make things easier on establishments that can only put up recommendation signs they really can't enforce. it is what it is. i mean, you really can't. um we just have to trust people. that's really all we can do. a recent cancer survivor says she's on board with her city, joining the majority of the b

venetia now takes the distinction of being the first city in the county to implement a mask mandate. cil meeting ndate same response from those in the town of venetia. >> we need to do whatever he can to get rid of this mess. if we don't it will be with us for a long time. >> it is everyone's choice. i think it is also a respect thing. >> i think it is needed everywhere. >> reporter: unlike areas such as fairfield and vacaville, the cities vaccination rates and behavior align more with the bay area. a county public health officer presented his case unlike there is not scientific data to support a mask mandate countywide. >> if you look at the disease curbs in comparison to solano and other counties without a mask mandate, they are identical. >> reporter: while benicia has a mask mandate, enforcing it is the next issue. violations will have to haled wonder if this could be handled differently. >> i think we should go out a different way. it seems like the more you are told to do something the less you like it. >> so how long will this mask mandate stay in place, do they know? >> repor

leaders in venetia say they need to stop the spread of the delta variant. >>> good morning and thanks for joining us for our midday newscast. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. it's a potential fight brewing between solano county and one of its biggest cities. nbc bay area's cierra johnson joins us live from venetia to share reaction from the upcoming meeting and more about the mandate city leaders are set to consider. >> reporter: as many bay area counties reacted to the cdc's suggestion to reinstate that indoor mask mandate, one county, solano county, decided not to enforce that indoor mask mandate. and now venetia, a city within solano county, says they are going to attempt to move forward with that decision. now, nbc bay area spoke with the mayor here who says city council will decide the mandate at today's meeting. now, in july just days before that joint mandate was issued for several other counties, we had a chance to speak with the solano county health officer. only this north bay county was not included. so, at the time, that health officer called the cdc's recom

but venetia leaders have been hearing from their constituents who would rather break with the county then slide backwards. it's a small town. we do have a lot of visitors. it's okay for us to be independent and make that decision and comment at this meeting ran overwhelmingly in favor of a mask order with doctors chiming in is and it's an easy thing to do. i mean, it's a lot easier than a ventilator and this plea from a doctor at north bay med center in fairfield is under siege. almost 30 almost 33% of its patients now are in with covid. these are really sick, sick people. this meeting is in its fifth hour now, and the council appears ready to pass the mandate they're spending time discussing details but if they do break with the county then they will impose this mask mandate effective immediately and julie they say they will be reviewing it every six weeks to make sure it's still merited and at this meeting, deb, are they taking public comment? they did. they took public comment on zoom for about an hour. all right well, we are expecting that vote later tonight when it happens, hope

-- in venetia. city council members approve the mandate. a goes into effect immediately. venetia is taking a harder stand than the rest of solano county, the only bay area county without mathematic. dan: a new report fueling the argument for booster shots. the cdc found the efficacy of all the vaccines dropped with the spread of the delta variant. mariah carey spoke with local -- ryan curry spoke with local doctors. >> and updated cdc study of 4000 front-line workers found that vaccine effectiveness at preventing any infection dropped from 91% to 66% from april to august. the drop likely fueled by the delta variant's surge and winning vaccine efficiency over time. a doctor at ucsf says she's not surprised by the report. >> this has, such a high viral load, so it can kind of breakthrough are minor defenses more. in addition, we've all got our vaccines some time ago, so that means what a called -- what are called our antibody's are coming down. >> the good news is about hospitalizations. and a study d

-- in venetia. city council members approve the mandate. a goes into effect immediately. venetia is taking a harder stand than the rest of solano county, the only bay area county without mathematic. dan: a new report fueling the argument for booster shots. the cdc found the efficacy of all the vaccines dropped with the spread of the delta variant. mariah carey spoke with local -- ryan curry spoke with local doctors. >> and updated cdc study of 4000 front-line workers found that vaccine effectiveness at preventing any infection dropped from 91% to 66% from april to august. the drop likely fueled by the delta variant's surge and winning vaccine efficiency over time. a doctor at ucsf says she's not surprised by the report. >> this has, such a high viral load, so it can kind of breakthrough are minor defenses more. in addition, we've all got our vaccines some time ago, so that means what a called are called our antibody's are coming down. >> the good news is about hospitalizations. and a study done in l

the venetia city council will consider reinstating a mask mandate.s the only bay area county not currently reap wearing a mask indoors. we had the details of tomorrow's vote. >> the city would be going its own way if this passes. the nation is considering this move as the delta variant continues to drive up the number of covid cases. the mandate would require mask indoors for everyone including the vaccinated style solano county has not but in a mass requirement with the hells up -- health officer saying covid is spreading through get-togethers like parties and that a mask mandate is not necessary. officials in venetia think it is their duty to consider this move for their city residents. >> despite solano county's unwillingness to move in this direction, we have an obligation to further protect health and safety. >> some venetia businesses are already requiring their customers to wear masks and they support the mandate, saying it would take the burden off business owners trying to enforce this at their establishments. the vote for this mandate is se

but venetia may go ahead and make it a requirement.nyway i think the majority of the council i guess we'll see but i think the majority of the community is of the opinion that, um, the direction the county is taking is not necessarily in the long term health and safety interests of our committee. venetia dropped its indoor mask mandate in june, when the state opened up and covid appeared to be on its way out. but the delta very and it's prompting a potential pivot. the council will decide tuesday whether to be the first city in its county to reprise an indoor mask mandate in public spaces like retail and restaurants, a move already made at the county level in most of the bay area, a business owner says a uniform policy indonesia would make things easier on establishments that can only put up record. indication signs they really can't enforce it is what it is. i mean, you really can't. um we just have to trust people. that's really all we can do a recent cancer survivor says she's on board with her city, joining the majority of the bay

and venetia may soon have an indoor mask mandate.ity council says they are taking matters into their own hands tonight at 11:00. some fleeting works of art add color outside of the pleasant hill shopping center. 20 local artists took part in a chalk festival creating life-size murals on the pavement. cool. they used hundred of sticks of chalk to create a wide range of designs. children were also invited to create their own little masterpieces. the exhibit will continue until nature takes its course and the chalk art fades on away. thank you for being with us. i am julian glover. see you back here tonight california, did you know our homes share power? but when we try to stay cool in a heat wave our supply is pushed to the limit. but you have the power to keep us up and running! “i do?” yup, we all do! with flex alerts. they notify us when to shift our energy use if our power supply is stretched. so from pre-cooling our homes, to using less energy from 4-9pm, together, let's flex our power to save our power. sign up for flex alerts to

out to the city of venetia where the city council is set to vote on a mask mandate there this proposalalls for everyone to wear masks anytime they're in a public indoor location, whether or not they're vaccinated the city lifted its earlier mask mandate when the state of california eliminated the color coded tier system and went back to more normal business practices now venetia is in solano countyks indoors berkeley unified school district could require vaccinations for some students tomorrow district of officials will discuss the vaccine requirement for students involved in extra curricular activities including school sports right now, the district requires weekly testing for all students with student athletes required to be tested twice a week the district is already encouraging everyone who is eligible for a vaccine to go get one sonoma county is now requiring its teachers to be vaccinated before the statewide deadline the county health officer issued the order yesterday she says all teachers classified staff administrators will now have to provide proof of vaccination or weekly te

that is how venetia has faired compared with solano county. his 3% good enough? the mayor says no britain >> i am frustrated -- the mayor says no. >> i am frustrated because we are back at a point where we were a year ago. in the county, in the state, if everyone had been vaccinated, wearing a mask, we would have this in our rearview mirror. wayne: they are talking about reinstating indoor mask mandates here. >> if we can all eventually build up antibodies, just like the virus, eventually it will dissipate. wayne: area county to not have an indoor mask mandate. it also has a 20% infection rate in the past few days. >> there is no question that when eight other public health records are doing one thing, our public health records are saying the opposite, you have to ask the question why. wayne: city council members say they would appreciate a mandate but they face a tough crowd. >> i would like to see it not happen. >> we will see what happens at the city council meeting tomorrow night. ama: students go back to learning in person. there been numerous outbreaks acro

this week, the venetia city council will consider reinstating a mask mandate there. solano county is the only county not currently requiring mask indoors. this include unvaccinated and vaccinated people. the 49ers are playing the chargers in l.a. today and there was a special offer for fans who attended. get a vaccine and get a ticket. the state and l.a. county set up a mobile vaccination clinic right outside of sophia stadium. pfizer and johnson & johnson shots were offered. >> is just a part of being human. so they something. giving out gifts and merch, if you may, is really encouraging people to get vaccinated. julian: people love free stuff, too. no word on how may people took advantage of the offer but the camera did catch a few people getting shot. new details on the largest fire burning in the state. we're talking about the dixie fire. some of actuation orders have been downgraded to warnings. the fire has charged 112 square miles. 16,000 buildings are being threatened while 1200 structures were destroyed. the fire has been burning for 39 days in five counties

. >>> happening as we speak, venetia city council could be bringing back a mask mandate. tonight's vote is going to ask people to mask up while they're indoors. benicia's vote would break from the rest of solano county. every bay area county except solano have brought back masks. >> often the subject of masks, a big standoff on vaccination mandates. protesters shut down the city council for an hour. marianne favro is ive at city hall. they did win the battle to block the vaccination requirement? >> reporter: actually, the city council is continuing to listen to public comments. dozens of people have already spoken, and dozens more plan to speak. most of them have been against requiring a proof of vaccination. but, as you mentioned, the initial standoff happened when a big group of people entered city council chambers and were not wearing a mask. that violates a public health ordinance. some people started to boo when mayor sam liccardo told them they needed to put on masks or get escorted out. most appeared to be there to speak out against the mayor's proposal to requepeo

venetia city council voted tonight to approve an indoor mask mandate the city now becomes the only one in solano county to require masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status officials say. benita did not enact this mandate because it's a coronavirus hotspot but rather because it cannot control who comes to town, and they say they get a lot of visitors we heard from the city's mayor tonight after the vote about why the city decided to break from the county. the council realize that, uh the county was never going to adopt a mask mandate and there was sufficient community concern about that. the way i heard from a number of people. why didn't you do this earlier why did it take so long to get to this point the mandate applies to everyone over the age of four. the decision will be reviewed in six weeks. solano counties, health officer maintains it will not enact a county wide mandate. the contra costa county sheriff's department is investigating a hama. side authorities say one person has died. two others work hard in a shooting it happened about 4 20 this afternoon at a home on brent

wind advisory in effect for venetia bridge issued by chp overnight. the rest of our bay area bridges are pretty quiet. look at travel times here only 7 minutes to go from the maze over into the city if you are taking the bay bridge and san mateo bridge this morning, that's 12-minute ride between hayward into foster city. richmond san rafael bridge problem free as we as the ride across the golden gate. >>> this morning -- >>> live news desk and another group of bay area workers now being forced to be vaccinated. looking live at walnut creek this morning. where all city employees and profide wecovid tests er have the of wacreek,theyand san francisco. the state and federal government refusal to plnary ac starting with warning and unpaid leave or term nation. the walnut creek mayor tweeting about it saying this will be effective on august 16th. and he says this is being done to protect health of our employees and the public. he says anyone not verified as vaccinated will need to provide weekly covid-19 test and put covid behind us, and this comes as risin

kumasi: happening today the venetia city council will vote on implanting and endorsed mass mandate, the only mass mandate in solano county. it accounts for 30,000 cases. if the county does not require indoor masking. the mayor would like to see the mandate approved bueverybody is. >> if we could build up antibodies like the flu, then eventually it will dissipate. >> if everyone had been vaccinated or wearing a mask we would have this in our rearview mirror. kumasi: the solano county health officer says that data shows there is no need for an indoor mass mandate and blames private social events. reggie: san francisco unified is planning to buy a air purifiers to improve air quality during the pandemic and fire season. it will cost nearly $3 million. the board of education has to approve the plan and only about 10% of the more than 3000 classrooms have air purifiers. the district has already distributed 775 of them. educators are using contact tracing technology to keep kids safe at school from coronavirus. education is key part of building a better bay area and david louis shows you how

save even more venetia, benefiting the unhappy, housed and api community vibes and smiles and pop culturewhipped cookies co hosted these safety and hygiene kit, donation drive and assembling event kids edition. you could call it. that's because today kids did the volunteering made the kids from collected donated items. the safety kits were created as a positive response to the ongoing violence against the aapi community, and they include items like a whistle, small flashlight and pepper spray. the reason why we're doing the safety kids as we want to get these items and put them in the hands of the vulnerable so they can go out and feel safe. walking the streets going grocery shopping, the hygiene kits contained a travel size toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, soap and hand sanitizer. the kids will be delivered to individuals throughout the bay area. well, if you have something laying around the house that you don't need, you might decide to sell it posted on next door. craigslist perhaps or some other side to make a few bucks. but what if you could do it with your unused internet bandwidt

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there's a wind advisory issued for the venetia bridge. >>> the bears at it again. invading another backyard for a different pool. one thing the family did not want the animals to touch. >>> and serious allegations against evander kane. the social media post that has the nhl >>> the faa and ntsb will investigate a deadly helicopter crash. four people died when the chopper went down yesterday afternoon in a remote area near highway 45. the crash site is halfway between sacramento and chico. the reported the crash but it was not the cal fire helicopter. >>> the church held a vigil honoring its cofounder and long- term philanthropist. she cofounded the glide foundation which has helped san franciscans in need for decades. she was married to lida minister. they say that her legacy lives on. >> she has done so much for women and minorities and people that are challenged. i cannot even count how many people's lives that she has changed by herself. >> she was the city's poet laureate from 2002. they are still planning a public memorial. >>> the search is on for the thief t

so venetia is now the only city in solano county with an indoor mask mandate the city council last nightasure requiring people to wear face masks inside public buildings within the city, regardless of vaccination status solano county is the only bay area county without a countywide mask mandate people we spoke with today say they think the cities. mandate is a good idea i'm not sure why the county hasn't you know reinstated the mask mandate um but i know personally i'm just going to continue to wear my mask and keep myself and my family saved throughout all this personally i think it's a good idea because i've seen other cities already do that without the mandate we're putting our immuno compromised citizens at risk we're putting kids at risk, and we're even putting vaccinated people at the slightly additional risk. because it's much easier for the delta virus to spread the mandate takes effect immediately and applies to anyone age four and older well, the city of san san jose council voted on approving a mandate that requires proof of vaccination to enter city owned buildings the new em

tested positive for the virus is reinstating the ban since the fda fully approved the pfizer vaccine venetia is now the only city in solano county with an indoor mask mandate. the city council last night approved to measure requiring people to wear face masks inside public buildings within the city regardless, vaccination stuff. paris. solano county is the only bay area county without a countywide mask. mandate people we talked with today say that they think the city's mandate is a good idea. i'm not sure why the county hasn't you know, reinstated the mask mandate um but i know personally i'm just going to continue to wear my mask and keep myself in my family safe throughout all this personally, i think it's a good idea because i've seen other cities already do that without the mandate we're putting our immuno compromised citizens at risk we're putting kids at risk and we're even putting vaccinated people at the slightly additional risk because it's much easier for the delta virus to spread. the mandate takes effect immediately and applies to everyone age for an older ahead at 5 30 nearly 20

officials say the allergy can be dangerous to dogs and harmful to people, police in venetia arrested a man accused of making and selling illegal guns with the help of canine enzo. police say they seized guns and ammunition from an apartment on east oh street yesterday, detectives say they had information about a man who was assembling and selling illegal firearms during the search, detectives found an array of illegal guns, parts and tools. the suspect has been booked into jail. all right. more bay area companies requiring employees to get the coronavirus vaccine. but one union says some of its members will quit if they're forced to get the shot and going above and beyond the call of duty. how bay area firefighter stepped in to help a restaurant while they were taking a break from fighting the dixie fire. at chewy, we know walks are made better with our furry friends. and we're here to make those walks easy. from tasty treats on the go, to toys that keep them moving get everything they need, even prescriptions - delivered right to your door. get fast, free, 1-2 day shipping. visit ch

. -- >> venetia could require masks and indoor public settings.s up the number of covid cases. solano county is the only area in the bay county that has not implement it a mask mandate -- implemented a mask mandate. how is traffic this morning? >> traffic is getting busy here and starting with a live picture here for our westbound commuters. speeds are going to be under the limit into the north bay. showing off the left-hand side there, those cars are moving westbound. toward the bay bridge toll plaza is busy. also pointing out wind advisories for the altamont pass and the bridge. boost and cricket charge you more for unlimited 5g. metro doesn't. introducing the big 5g upgrade. just twenty-five bucks a month gets you unlimited 5g and a free 5g smartphone. that's half the price... ...for one line of unlimited 5g smartphone data ...plus a free samsung galaxy 5g when you switch and trade-in. all with the power of the t-mobile 5g network. rule your day with 5g. only at metro by t-mobile. [ sfx: ding ding ding ] [ phone buzzing ] [ sfx: bing bing bing