zero tolerance in one city, but also a regional approach. i'm laura anthony in oakland where business owners residents and the police are all trying to deal with a rampant crime problem. building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. what in the world is going on? kind of all over the bayayayay all weekend people stealing shooting running sideshows this could happen in any community. it's happened before but it now seems worse. what can we do to protect ourselves and what can our leaders do to stop it? and it's unacceptable unacceptable. this has to stop. and with that we say good evening to you. i'm on dates and i'm dan ashley. thank you for tuning in. you're watching abc 7 news at six live here on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you stream now we talk about building a better bay area. it's not just talk. it's taking action and today it's putting a team of reporters on one topic the lawlessness that we stall over the bay area this past weekend abc 7 news reporter leanne melendez asked governor newsome about it

of oakland. >> the upswing in violence is also of major concern for city leaders. oakland councilmember loren taylor represents the district where the security installer was shot. taylor says he's working on a plan to stem the violence. >> this takes a toll on everybody and it is time that we step up to bring the resources that are necessary. >> taylor says his plan will focus on crime prevention, deterrence and response simultaneously. while those may be long-term solutions, some things need to be done to help the community right now. >> we do need to look at increasing our police force so that they are available, ready to respond and on hand to deter in those areas where we know there is consistently high crime. >> if you have information about any shootings in oakland, called crime stoppers. -- call crime stoppers. the number is on your screen. highway patrol has a template for information about the jasper wu shooting. there is a $10,000 rewardeward offered to anyone with information that leads to the arrest of the shooter. >> knew at 11:00 tonight, allegations

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oakland's a's legend dave ste is making his pitch to buy the city of oakland's share of the coliseum site for 115 million dollars tomorrow. he and his group will make a presentation to a city council member and then to the city on tuesday. he says his group has a revitalization plan that will work whether the a's decide to stay at the site or move to howard. terminal stewart says he has backing from ricky henderson, damian lillard and cece sabathia among others abc 7 news. jr. stone spoke with dave and his wife lonnie who say the money and ideas are there and ready to be implemented? we're not talking about a hundred and fifteen million dollars over eight or nine year period of time when sight is is given to our group we plan to pay that $115 million on approval. we are backed by true oaklanders people that have grown up in it and have been in it and continue to give to the area. now all of this comes as the a's continue to explore sites outside of the bay area for a new ballpark. coming up another week and more closures the walgreens stores in san francisco that are going to shut do

dan: oakland took a significant step forward tonight in redeveloping the oakland coliseum site with or without the a's. after hours of public comment and debate, the council unanimously voted to enter into an exclusive negotiating agreement with the african-american sports and entertainment group. the council passed on a competing bid led by dave stewart. the council president says now is the time to act. >> i understand the staff's concerns. i also feel like this is a moment in time where the federal bill was just move forward. there is more opportunity to really push forward and seek funding for oakland. dan: there is still a lot of work to be done plus the stadium saga still needs to be worked out. what will the team ultimately do? it has been talked about for an awful long time and now action behind all of that talk to open a supervised drug use site in san francisco. the mayor today introduced legislation that could be an initial step towards making that happen. abc 7 news reporter j.r. stone spoke with some city and state leaders. >> this building in the tenderloin might be board

this is real life with 120 homicides and more than 500 shootings in his city oakland police chief laurent. armstrong says behind those numbers is an alarming escalation in firepower. we had a shooting last week where we had nearly 200 rounds fired in the community. that is unacceptable. this shot spotter audio recent baraja bullets on the streets of oakland sunday night a mother and her 11 year old daughter was shot in their home eleven days ago a boy not even two years old was killed by a stray bullet while riding in the family car on interstate 880 in oakland. it has been a wake-up call for all. us that firing guns and communities can cause so much damage to families but also community because the community is hurting as well oakland police have seized a large number of firearms more than 1,000 so far this year already surpassing all of last year you've recovered a thousand guns, but aren't there thousands more out there. that's what's unfortunate that while we continue to recover guns daily more guns continue to our community currently only about one-third of oakland homicide cases res

the oakland mayor spoke about how important these funds are for the future of the city. >> this city is painfully aware that good infrastructure save lives. it's just a down payment on a total vision of equity, safety, resilience that cities across america just like oakland have been waiting for. dan: new fiber cables will be installed to improve access to the cities free public wi-fi service. ama: the 124th big game between stanford and cal will take place at stanford stadium. after playing in an empty stadium last year, officials projected crowd between 45 and 50,000 people. stanford will enter the game with a 3-7 record. cal comes in with a 3-6 record. larry beil have more on the big game coming up in sports. dan: crabbing season will open on december 1 this year north of sonoma and mendocino counties. no crab in time for thanksgiving but you could see fresh dungeness in time for the end of the year holidays. it was delayed because of humpback whales swimming through crab fishing zones. ama: the hillsdale mall held its tree lighting event. ♪ the christmas tree was lit in the mai

in vallejo, we're down to 50 in oakland 52 in san jose 54 in the city right now getting chile in santa rosa around a 46 already at this hour overnight tonight. the winds will continue in our hills overnight. it does get chilly dropping into 30s and 40s in the north bay under clear skies around the bay shoreline mainly in the mid and upper 40. so first thing tomorrow morning if you're up early it definitely want the winter jacket as we'll have that chill to start our sunday. here's live doppler 7 along with satellite the story we are tracking it is really quiet across the west coast we have high pressure that's in control. it stays there for the next several days supplying the quiet weather and the warmer temperatures future tracker temperatures as you get you into 11 am temperatures quickly warming into the low 60s before lunchtime and then into the afternoon with full sunshine some cities, especially in the south they will get very close if not touching 70 degrees by tomorrow afternoon a closer look at highs on our sunday if you like today you'll love more maybe one or two degrees war

highs on your monday 68 in the city 70 in oakland 72 in san jose 70 in santa rosa 67 high in concord if you're traveling across the state over the next couple of days even into the holiday on thursday. we have really fine conditions a lot of sunshine mild temperatures you get the green. heading on the freeways. you'll be good to go no matter where you are in the golden state. here's the accuweather 7-day forecast warm and sunny on your monday slightly cooler here on tuesday. we'll have dry skies midweek perfect for thanksgiving everything about doing it outdoors. you have no problems sunny pattern continues friday and the weekend dion looking equally as nice warm afternoon in the 60s if not close to 70 degrees. very nice. all right drew. thanks now to chris alvarez with a preview of sports. dion coming up in sports the warriors are clicking and debo samuel was sizzling and touchdowns for trent a breakdown of the play the 49ers ran to try and get their big man. a touchdown sports is next. hi honey! hi mommy! oh i missed you! you just want to video call the kids. ok. hush little baby..

stone who has more on how city leaders in oakland are searching for some solutions. j.r.: oakland police chief laron armstrong calling out city leaders monday after a weekend not -- that not only included what he is calling armory -- robbery caravans, but also shootings and sideshows that we have seen for much of the year. >> i need help from the leaders of this city. there has not been one call for an emergency meeting to discuss gun violence in the city of oakland. j.r.: city council members were quick to respond monday night, saying there's a special meeting scheduled for december 7 to discuss new violence. also saying this is a major concern of theirs. >> absolutely. we are all concerned. i can attest to that for all councilmembers and the mayor. j.r.: that from one councilmember, who along with others are in support of getting the cease fire program back to where it was pre-pandemic. they also say funding has been doubled for violence prevention measures like adding more violence interrupt or. >> people think when we say violence prevention, they think it is lon

ama: today, oaklands mayor responded. the police chief called out city leaders yesterday after a weekend of organized group that's like this one at a pharmacy. please also dealt with shootings and sideshows. she says she wants more help from california highway patrol. she says more resources are needed on every level. >> i will continue to amplify my call to our city government to increase funding and increase staffing for the oakland police department. we are at one of the lowest staffing levels we've had more than a decade. ama: the mayor also focused on the court system which he says has been a huge problem during the pandemic and is working way it used to. as part of our coverage today, we spoke with retail workers and store managers about their safety concerns. he combined those stories on our website, abc7news.com. sandhya: dan: it is chilly out there, more on of frost advisory tonight. sandhya: it is going to be a cold morning ahead. let me show you a live picture. be think the that the winds right now are gusting

it is going to be a nice day to be outside. 67 in oakland. inland areas, you are going to be in the mid to upper 60's. 67 in livermore. 66, concord. 65 in walnut creek. if you like this weather, look at the saturday forecast. you will see plenty of temperatures in the 60's and 70's. still well above average for sunday, though you will see more fog by sunday. the storm track with the atmospheric rivers staying in the pacific northwest. at times they will get the precip. for us, there is nothing in the forecast immediately. maybe around december 5, we will see. the seven-day forecast, it will be nice for shoppers tomorrow. sunshine, a warmer day saturday. warm for late fall on sunday. you are looking at 60's and 70's for the start of hanukkah. mild pattern going into a new month. a dry start to december midweek. dion? there's this feeling we chase... like someone upped the brightness on the entire world. like your body is super-charged, but your mind is super calm. it feels like 20/20 vision for your whole being. and we'll chase this feeling, u

50 in oakland with upper 40s at mountain view morgan hill and half moon bay and 51 at san jose. and here's a view at emeryville where just a few hours ago we had a jammed up traffic right now things seem to be moving along under a mainly clear skies of the temperature readings right now mainly in the mid-40s at santa rosa novato, napa and fairfield upper 40s at concord and livermore and the view from emeryville from the east bay hills camera rather looking westward along the the bay bridge towards san francisco. these are our forecast features. we'll see a few high clouds tonight and some patchy fog overnight sunny and warmer weather will be with us over the weekend and into next week and this dry pattern we're in right now this comp pattern will hold right on into early december overnight forecast animation will look like this lots of high cloud swinging by but seven o'clock in the morning. we'll see the skies getting sunnier clouds will be mainly out of here and it'll be a mainly sunny day throughout the day and into tomorrow evening now during the overnight hours low temperat

this comes days after the oakland police chief appeared to call out the city politicians following a particularly violent weekend in the city. >> i am asking councilmembers to step up because i need help from the leaders of the city. anchor: a special council meeting is scheduled for december 7. the holiday weekend is coming to a close and for those on the road right now, it is pretty smooth sailing but the airport was a much different story. tsa expected a record of well over 2 million people catching flights. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard went to national where it was packed. reporter: a travel mess. cars dropping off a loved ones for curbside goodbyes. how was your holiday? >> wonderful. reporter sfo says travel is still far from pre-pandemic levels of this has been the busiest weekend in a number of months. >> it is good to see a lot of folks coming back again. it is refreshing. a lot more folks are traveling and they feel confident. reporter: he is heading back to college in colorado but never expected so much company. >> it was kind of chaotic. there were a lot of people.

ama: the east bay, more police will hit the streets of oakland as the city's response to a flurry of violent crime. >> there's nothing progressive about unbridled gun violence. this is what oaklanders want. a comprehensive and effective approach to safety, and that includes adequate police staffing. ama: the mayor said a new police academy of 38 is about to graduate with another academy starting. she says the city will present counsel with the new officer hiring and funding plan on friday which will include one additional academy. the mayor wants to reverse plant cuts to the department. the staffing fell below 678 which is the minimum required under measure z. a property tax approved by voters that helps fund the department. dan: oakland's latest homicide victim is a 28-year-old man named eric davis, killed while confronting a car burglar. dion lim spoke with his mother and aunt about this terrible loss. >> he was always looking out for people. he gave out turkeys this past thanksgiving. dion: it was good intentions and that caring nature which led to eric davis' death sunday evening

a lot of mid 60s on the board 64 for high in oakland tomorrow 62 in the city 64 and san jose up to about 63 for the afternoon high in rosa then the rain returns starting monday night and lingering into tuesday morning on the storm in back scale does a level 2 moderate system. we are tracking we'll find showers some heavy at times so scattered downpours as well. a wins do turn rather gusty especially monday afternoon and monday evening, and it looks like currently the highest impacts will be felt north bay in terms of rainfall and those wind gusts. so future weather monday those clouds will thicken back up again by 4 pm. we're starting just to see some light showers begin to move into the north bay as the sun goes down those showers look to intensify, but you can really see the action is focused in the north bay for monday evening those pops of yellow and orange on your screen. the scattered downpours will lacking and we'll find those downpours trying to slide south throughout the later portion of our monday into early, tuesday morning by tuesday morning again that heaviest rain really fo

oakland city councilmember was outraged. >> the reality is this is insanity. i see it every morning. that gang has -- activity has risen. especially when it comes to the young ones, it is unacceptable. >> the phc now requesting tips from the public. and east bay family mourns the unthinkable loss of an energetic boy with a big smile. >> so hard to process. new details on a quadruple shooting in oakland that police say happened during a dispute at a family party. a 22-year-old man is in custody, a 28-year-old and 44-year-olds were killed, and two other shooting victims were hospitalized. police say officers found a chaotic scene last night, when they responded to a report of gunshots and screaming. police are still actively investigating, but say there is no threat to public safety. still ahead. legal action. >> i thought we were -- felt like i was underwater. gasping for air. >> the lawsuit filed against traffics got -- travis scott and concert organizers. and the classic hollywood story. we meet the hero, the all-new nissan frontier. hero faces seemingly impo

the city auditor says four of five allegations were verified. it is unclear what will happen to the directors position. >> the rain has moved out but is not quite clear tonight. let's get to abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. sandhya: we have some fog tonight so plan on a slower and longer commute tomorrow morning. let me show you some live pictures from san francisco to san rafael. foggy views tonight. visibility down to a quarter-mile so dense fog. half moon bay, .75 that storm pounded parts of the bay area and certainly brought one to seven inches of snow to the sierra and all is quiet in terms of the rain. what did it leave behind? an inch in napa, three inches in canfield, 8/10 to 9/10 in oakland. look at san jose. you can hang up the umbrellas. i will let you know about some changes that are in store for the rest of the week, coming up. ama: thank you. the community is calling for change after a toddler was killed by a stray bullet in a freeway shooting. jasper wu was shot on saturday as his family drove along i 80 in oakland. one eas

the city auditor says four of five allegations were verified. it is unclear what will happen to the directors position. >> the rain has moved out but is not quite clear tonight. let's get to abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. sandhya: we have some fog tonight so plan on a slower and longer commute tomorrow morning. let me show you some live pictures from san francisco to san rafael. foggy views tonight. visibility down to a quarter-mile so dense fog. half moon bay, .75 that storm pounded parts of the bay area and certainly brought one to seven inches of snow to the sierra and all is quiet in terms of the rain. what did it leave behind? an inch in napa, three inches in canfield, 8/10 to 9/10 in oakland. look at san jose. you can hang up the umbrellas. i will let you know about some changes that are in store for the rest of the week, coming up. ama: thank you. the community is calling for change after a toddler was killed by a stray bullet in a freeway shooting. jasper wu was shot on saturday as his family drove along i 80 in oakland. one eas

of oakland. >> the upswing in violence is also of major concern for city leaders. oakland councilmember loren taylor represents the district where the security installer was shot. taylor says he's working on a plan to stem the violence. >> this takes a toll on everybody and it is time that we step up to bring the resources that are necessary. >> taylor says his plan will focus on crime prevention, deterrence and response simultaneously. while those may be long-term solutions, some things need to be done to help the community right now. >> we do need to look at increasing our police force so that they are available, ready to respond and on hand to deter in those areas where we know there is consistently high crime. >> if you have information about any shootings in oakland, called crime stoppers. -- call crime stoppers. the number is on your screen. highway patrol has a template for information about the jasper wu shooting. there is a $10,000 reward reward offered to anyone with information that leads to the arrest of the shooter. >> knew at 11:00 tonight, allegation

dan: oakland took a significant step forward tonight in redeveloping the oakland coliseum site with or without the a's. after hours of public comment and debate, the council unanimously voted to enter into an exclusive negotiating agreement with the african-american sports and entertainment group. the council passed on a competing bid led by dave stewart. the council president says now is the time to act. >> i understand the staff's concerns. i also feel like this is a moment in time where the federal bill was just move forward. there is more opportunity to really push forward and seek funding for oakland. dan: there is still a lot of work to be done plus the stadium saga still needs to be worked out. what will the team ultimately do? it has been talked about for an awful long time and now action behind all of that talk to open a supervised drug use site in san francisco. the mayor today introduced legislation that could be an initial step towards making that happen. abc 7 news reporter j.r. stone spoke with some city and state leaders. >> this building in the tenderloin might be board

this is real life with 120 homicides and more than 500 shootings in his city oakland police chief laurent. armstrong says behind those numbers is an alarming escalation in firepower. we had a shooting last week where we had nearly 200 rounds fired in the community. that is unacceptable. this shot spotter audio recent baraja bullets on the streets of oakland sunday night a mother and her 11 year old daughter was shot in their home eleven days ago a boy not even two years old was killed by a stray bullet while riding in the family car on interstate 880 in oakland. it has been a wake-up call for all. us that firing guns and communities can cause so much damage to families but also community because the community is hurting as well oakland police have seized a large number of firearms more than 1,000 so far this year already surpassing all of last year you've recovered a thousand guns, but aren't there thousands more out there. that's what's unfortunate that while we continue to recover guns daily more guns continue to our community currently only about one-third of oakland homicide cases res

the oakland mayor spoke about how important these funds are for the future of the city. >> this city is painfully aware that good infrastructure save lives. it's just a down payment on a total vision of equity, safety, resilience that cities across america just like oakland have been waiting for. dan: new fiber cables will be installed to improve access to the cities free public wi-fi service. ama: the 124th big game between stanford and cal will take place at stanford stadium. after playing in an empty stadium last year, officials projected crowd between 45 and 50,000 people. stanford will enter the game with a 3-7 record. cal comes in with a 3-6 record. larry beil have more on the big game coming up in sports. dan: crabbing season will open on december 1 this year north of sonoma and mendocino counties. no crab in time for thanksgiving but you could see fresh dungeness in time for the end of the year holidays. it was delayed because of humpback whales swimming through crab fishing zones. ama: the hillsdale mall held its tree lighting event. ♪ the christmas tree was lit in the mai

stone who has more on how city leaders in oakland are searching for some solutions. j.r.: oakland police chief laron armstrong calling out city leaders monday after a weekend not -- that not only included what he is calling armory -- robbery caravans, but also shootings and sideshows that we have seen for much of the year. >> i need help from the leaders of this city. there has not been one call for an emergency meeting to discuss gun violence in the city of oakland. j.r.: city council members were quick to respond monday night, saying there's a special meeting scheduled for december 7 to discuss new violence. also saying this is a major concern of theirs. >> absolutely. we are all concerned. i can attest to that for all councilmembers and the mayor. j.r.: that from one councilmember, who along with others are in support of getting the cease fire program back to where it was pre-pandemic. they also say funding has been doubled for vi prevention measures like adding more >> people think when we say violence prevention, they think it is long-term, years down the road.

ama: today, oaklands mayor responded. the police chief called out city leaders yesterday after a weekend of organized group that's like this one at a pharmacy. please also dealt with shootings and sideshows. she says she wants more help from california highway patrol. she says more resources are needed on every level. >> i will continue to amplify my call to our city government to increase funding and increase staffing for the oakland police department. we are at one of the lowest staffing levels we've had more than a decade. ama: the mayor also focused on the court system which he says has been a huge problem during the pandemic and is working way it used to. as part of our coverage today, we spoke with retail workers and store managers about their safety concerns. he combined those stories on our website, abc7news.com. sandhya: dan: it is chilly out there, more on of frost advisory tonight. sandhya: it is going to be a cold morning ahead. let me show you a live picture. be think the that the winds right now are gusting

it is going to be a nice day to be outside. 67 in oakland. inland areas, you are going to be in the mid to upper 60's. 67 in livermore. 66, concord. 65 in walnut creek. if you like this weather, look at the saturday forecast. you will see plenty of temperatures in the 60's and 70's. still well above average for sunday, though you will see more fog by sunday. the storm track with the atmospheric rivers staying in the pacific northwest. at times they will get the precip. for us, there is nothing in the forecast immediately. maybe around december 5, we will see. the seven-day forecast, it will be nice for shoppers tomorrow. sunshine, a warmer day saturday. warm for late fall on sunday. you are looking at 60's and 70's for the start of hanukkah. mild pattern going into a new month. a dry start to december midweek. dion? dion: today's spirit of giving continues into next week because next tuesday is giving tuesday. if you would like to make a donation, abc 7 news has created a list of local vetted organizations that are helping to build a better b

50 in oakland with upper 40s at mountain view morgan hill and half moon bay and 51 at san jose. and here's a view at emeryville where just a few hours ago we had a jammed up traffic right now things seem to be moving along under a mainly clear skies of the temperature readings right now mainly in the mid-40s at santa rosa novato, napa and fairfield upper 40s at concord and livermore and the view from emeryville from the east bay westward along the the bay bridge towards san francisco. these are our forecast features. overnight sunny and warmer weather will be with us over the weekend and into next week and this dry pattern we're in right now this comp pattern will hold right on into early december overnight forecast animation will look like this lots of high cloud swinging by but seven o'clock in the morning. we'll see the skies getting sunnier clouds will be mainly out of here and it'll be a mainly sunny day throughout the day and into tomorrow evening now during the overnight hours low temperatures will drop into the mid topper 40s for most of the bay area and some inland vall

ama: the east bay, more police will hit the streets of oakland as the city's response to a flurry of violent crime. >> there's nothing progressive about unbridled gun violence. this is what oaklanders want. a comprehensive and effective approach to safety, and that includes adequate police staffing. ama: the mayor said a new police academy of 38 is about to graduate with another academy starting. she says the city will present counsel with the new officer hiring and funding plan on friday which will include one additional academy. the mayor wants to reverse plant cuts to the department. the staffing fell below 678 which is the minimum required under measure z. a property tax approved by voters that helps fund the department. dan: oakland's latest homicide victim is a 28-year-old man named eric davis, killed while confronting a car burglar. dion lim spoke with his mother and aunt about this terrible loss. >> he was always looking out for people. he gave out turkeys this past thanksgiving. dion: it was good intentions and that caring nature which led to eric davis' death sunday evening

you notice macarthur boulevard in oakland, heavy downpours. san francisco sunset district to daly city, it is coming down. from san jose to santa cruz, lighter rain. this atmospheric river is weak to moderate. it is a level 2 storm. wind gusts up to 44. wind advisory until 3:00 a.m. watch out for power or trees getting knocked down. wet weather going into the morning commute. a full look at the timeline is coming up. dan: people have their own umbrellas out in san rafael where they are getting a good soaking. last month they got six inches of water in 24 hours, combined with the high tide. some businesses did flood. >> something must have been blocking the sewers. in the afternoon it started building up. we got 2-3 inches inside the restaurant. dan: the current storm is expected to drop a half inch up to one inch of rain. work crews spent the last several days cleaning storm drains. ama: more than 4000 pg&e customers are without power right now. an outage started over an hour ago. neighborhoods along 101 are impacted. no estimate on when power

kristen: the city of oakland opened a new tiny home community near lake merritt. at lakeview village at east 12th street and 2nd avenue will provide incisional housing for those already living in nearby tent encampments. as laura anthony learned, these homes are a bit different from those community cabins scattered around the city. reporter: the rainy weather seemed an appropriate backdrop to illustrate the need for this new tiny home village near lake miller -- lake merritt in oakland. lakeview village will provide warmth and shelter and a measure of safety to 65 on house residents currently living in nearby tent encampments. >> this is a really important homeless intervention because the winter is upon us. we need to get people off the streets and into these shelters. reporter:reporter: by the most recent estimate, more than 4000 on housed people live in oakland and conditions often much worse than this community can provide. >> i've done a lot of winters out there. this is my first winter i have not been in the rain and it is miserable. reporter: lakeview villa

of oakland to where they are. the center will officially reopen its doors to the public tonight at 5. that's in eight minutes. larry better get over there right now up next. we're all set to help. you have a better weekend and if you love coffee, this will be the place to be what makes new salonpas arthritis gel so good for arthritis pain? salonpas contains the most prescribed topical pain relief ingredient. it's clinically proven, reduces inflammation and comes in original prescription strength. salonpas. it's good medicine. coming up tonight on abc 7 at 8. it's shark tank followed by 2020 at 9:00 then don't miss abc 7 news at 11. why settle for a good weekend when you can have? better one it's possible because the bay area is doing an excellent job following pandemic protocols. so get outside and have some safe fun. abc 7 news. anchor. jobina fortson. we'll show you some options. we love seeing new restaurants come to town and this weekend soul slice in oakland is hosting its grand opening saturday. is not exact

every resident in the city of oakland will have the opportunity to dispose of their bulky item collections in various ways. >> there are teams of people who go out and pick up garbage in oakland on a daily basis. the big issue is almost as soon as they pick it up, it is back. >> people do their illegal dumping late at night usually after 11:00 or 12:00 midnight. >> the councilman believes will most residents want to do the right thing, the bigger challenges those who profit from illegal dumping. >> we have no enforcement in oakland. if i knew who the dumpers are, , oakland needs to be more serious about enforcing the laws and the rules that we have. >> next month, a city council committee will consider installing more cameras in known hotspots. >> sky seven waseven waseven wav stadium in santa clara a short time ago. you can see the parking lot filling up with fans. the 49ers face their bitter rivals, the rams, this evening with a lot on the line. they're trying to stay in the playoff hunt while a wynwood but l.a. in a tie for first in the nfc west. you can watch the game game here on abc

larry: the oakland city council at this hour is considering proposals to redevelop the oakland coliseum, no matter where the a's end up laying their games in the future. one group is the african-american sports and entertainment group. both groups want to buy the land that is owned by the city of, oakland, and then develop it. with the public is getting it say right now. >> this decision you are making today is not personal, it is business. and it is the business of the residents of oakland who have charged all of you of being the stewards of the interest. it is public land. to rush to this decision is deplorable, when it is a $100 million-class acquisition. larry: public comment continues. no vote has taken place yet. kristen: the teachers union in oakland is trying to force the school district to bolster itself and prepare for a surge in cases. the district already has one of the best safety protocols in the state. abc 7 senior education reporter lyanne melendez tells us about some of the contentious issues. >> we don't have social distancing. lyanne: this is video of a school cafeter

oakland has good numbers but not as good as san francisco. oakland unified would begin requiring the vaccine as of january. san francisco does not need to. kristen: san francisco says one way to prepare for the holidays is to get a booster shot. we have been telling you about people having trouble getting an appointment. the san francisco health director says they are not turning people away. >> we have nearly 100 sites administering vaccines. most are within a five to 10 minute walk, or certainly a drive. the capacity to do boosters is about 25,000 doses a day. kristen: he says 80% of san franciscans five years and up are now fully vaccinated. our abc 7 vaccine team joins us at 4:30 today. larry: governor newsom joint local leaders at the port of long beach today, hailing the progress being made to break the supply chain backlog in california's ports. they gathered one day after los angeles reported a 29% drop in the amount of cargo sitting unloaded at its ports since last month. they credited recently enacted policies for reducing the backl

city councilmember, lauren taylor's planned today to address gun violence in oakland a city that has had 120 homicides this year. it is time for those of us in positions of power and leadership. to roll up our sleeves and get to work. i believe that we should be laser focused on specific goals that we know will change the conditions on the streets. he laid. out a plan today that calls for doubling the solve rate for violent crimes double the capacity of deterrence programs reduced by half the number of unanswered 911 calls reduced disparities in public safety response and increase access to mental health resources after his presentation on these points we asked him about his stance on the controversial plan of defunding the police department. we need to bring all resources together to address this crisis. so yes more funding for police oakland city council has scaled back the funding of the police department and disbanded some of the departments divisions. this group says it's time to quit debating tactics and to come together seems like we all need to get on the same page when it co

. 67 in oakland. low 70's in mountain view and san jose. mainly blue sky over the golden gate right now, with a few mid-level clouds in the distance. we have temperature readings right now in the mid to upper livermore.nta the view from our rooftop camera across the embarcadero, you can see a gentle breeze blowing. will see areas of fog near the coast in the bay overnight. the next round of rain arrives tomorrow night and continues into thursday. another rainy pattern associated with that atmospheric river will begin next week. tonight, not much in the way of drama, just some low clouds forming near the coastline and pushing locally across the bay. skies will be bright and of the day -- at the beginning of the day. overnight lows will be in the low to mid 50's. it will be chillier in the north bay locations, especially further north, lows in the mid to upper 40's at ukiah, lakeport, cloverdale, santa rosa and napa. tomorrow's highs under mainly sunny skies, 64 in the half moon bay, 62 in san jose, low

, san francisco oakland, walnut creek, hayward and san jose groups of thieves smashed their way into stores stealing as much merchandise as they could possibly car. before running away and tonight as we look closer at this widespread issue plaguing the bay area. we're also looking at solutions and the impacts on our communities and our effort to build a better bay area. we have team coverage hearing from the oakland police c

sunny over san francisco. 64 in the city. 62 in oakland and mountain view. 65. 57 at half moon bay. clear over the golden gate. some high clouds moving through. that will be the pattern tonight and tomorrow. 64. 50 nine. 62 at napa. concord at 65. 61. the view from the east bay hills camera looking towards the bridge. these are the forecast features. mostly clear. chilly in the inland valleys. beautiful weather for thanksgiving. sunny and mild this weekend. overnight, once again, mainly clear. some high clouds. the absence of clouds overnight. temperatures dropped into the chilly range. inland valleys in the sunshine during the day tomorrow as high clouds return. overnight low temperatures in the mid to upper 30's in many north bay locations. closer to the bay, low 40's tonight. upper 40's and the inland east bay. 30's in the south bay as well. tomorrow, 63 at half moon bay. at the bay shoreline, most locations will have highs around 65, 66. similar high temperatures for inland areas but the south bay will see 68 at san jose. low to mid 60's inland, east bay. thanksgiving day, the f

city. >> oakland mayor libby schaaf announces plans to address shortages in the city amid a string of violent crime. >> tonight, a family is in mourning after a young man was shot and killed in oakland over the weekend. he was trying to stop a car burglary on grand avenue near the lake merritt pergola. his death is the city's 127th homicide this year. abc7 news anchor spoke exclusively with eric davis

members list flowers and other items alongside shoreline drive in alameda, where lowering the flag at city hall to half-staff. wilma chan was 72 years old and is survived by two children and two grandchildren. larry: controversial georgia congresswoman marjorie taylor greene will not be attending a fundraiser this week and for the san francisco republican party. she had planned to appear at the event on saturday, scheduled to be held in san mateo county. she canceled, saying she needs to be washington five possible boat on president biden's infrastructure bill. the supervisor issued a statement saying, quote, "this was a sneaky, sad and shameful attempt at the gop to raise money off a lawmaker who doubles down on lunacy." however, this may not be the end of it. organizers say marjorie taylor greene does want to reschedule the event. kristen: democratic leaders are pushing for a vote on the president's build back better spending bill as early as tonight. as reporter elizabeth schulze explains, it comes as lawmakers work to finalize the legislation. reporter:. reporter: a new sense of urgenc

good morning, oakland. 57 in the city. 59 in fremont. we expect a lot of the cloud cover to break down for mostly sunny skies. we will feel a little bit warmer today compared to yesterday. morning clouds, afternoon sunshine in the mid to upper 60's. very close to where we should be this time of year. we will hit about 68 in san jose. >> we are going to start with a live look at the bay bridge. we have a car stalled on the upper deck right now right around treasure island. the chp has also issued a wind advisory here. they have issued a fog advisory for the golden gate bridge but it doesn't really look too bad. a better commute today versus the rainy start yesterday. i am giving you an overall look at the map here. everything else is looking pretty nice this morning. reggie: the irs looki looki looi people who use payment apps. what to look out for if you have an mode or paypal. >> supply chain issues wow, no braces, everything's hands free. >> supply chain issues reggie: i i wasn't so lucky. invis is not your parent's braces. invis is fa

. >> in a matter of just days, three incidents involving stray bullets in the city of oakland. the first was jasper wu wu wu wu killed while writing in his -- riding in his mother's vehicle. >> it is heartbreaking to see so much rapid violence in the city of oakland this year. >> donald lacey is the founder of the love life foundation. >> you have to be on guard aware of your surroundings at all times. that is for anybody. i have never felt like that in my city that i love. >> it is a view shared oakland police chief. >> we must see the firearms removed from our streets. >> the upswing in violence i also of major concern for city leaders. oakland councilmember lorincoun taylor represents the district where the security system installe taylor says his plan will focus on crime prevention and deterrents simultaneously. he recognizes that while those may be long-term solutions, something needs to be done now. >> we need to deter in those areas where we know there is consistently high crime. liz: if you have any information about shootings in oakland, you can call crime stoppers at

reggie: oakland a's legend stuart is looking to buy a share of -- who, will present his plan to the city tomorrow. stewart says his group as a revitalization plan that will work whether that is decide just a -- decide to stay or move. he says he has support from many. we spoke with him and his wife and they say they are ready to implement their ideas. >> we are not talking about $115 million over eight or nine years, when the site is given to our group we plan to pay that $115 million upon approval. we are backed by true oaklanders, people who have been in it and continue to give to the area. reggie: this comes as the a's continue to explore sites for their new ballpark. kumasi: a bear trapped in a tree for hours and petaluma has climbed down and returned to its home. it caused quite a stir. people were told to stay inside, as officials waited for the better to go back to the wild. it was high up in a tree on bremen heights near sixth street. shelter-in-place has been lifted. ryan: this neighborhood was on high alert on sunday. >> we were kind of in shock that there was a giant bear. the

every resident in the city of oakland will have an opportunity to dispose of their bulky item collections in various ways. laura: as it looks now, there are teams of people that go out and pick up garbage in oakland on a daily basis, but the big issue is almost as soon as they pick it up, it is back. >> people come and do illegal dumping late at night, usually after midnight. laura: while most residents want to do the right thing, the bigger challenge is those who profit from illegal dumping. >> we have no enforcement in oakland, but i know who the illegal dumpers are. oakland needs to be more serious about enforcing the laws and rules that we have. laura: next month, a city council committee will consider installing more cameras in known hotspots. kumasi: the fight for reparations takes on a new chapter in san francisco. the call for a city-owned building to be donated back to the community. reggie: new firefighting technology coming to a forest near you. how it is helping get a jump on wildfires. first we check in with mike. mike: we are looking at mostly cloudy conditions for the east

the city is entering a negotiating agreement with a sports entertainment group. reggie: san jose city leaders voted to protect the coyote valley preserve along santa teresa boulevard. developers wanted to build two massive warehouses. mike: i am tracking our next chance of rain that comes in thursday afternoon and the north bay and spreads across the rest of our neighborhoods on friday. jobina: the chp has issued a number of fog advisories, especially for the golden gate bridge in the richmond san rafael bridge. very foggy along 101. kumasi: if you were hoping to ski this weekend, you might have to wait longer. opening day has been delayed because of warm weather. both are hoping for updates next week. reggie: in a few weeks, it will be crunch time for holiday shipping. the largest ups hub in the world is focusing on making sure your packages get where the need to go. >> and abc news exclusive. >> 255,000 per hour. >> we are getting a firsthand look at holiday crush that met ups's largest shipping hub in the world. in louisville, they are hard at work. holiday sh

reggie: new developments in a gas station robbery in oakland. the retired police captain who was wounded is now out of the hospital. police chief baran armstrong tales chronicle that veteran is now recovering at home. he was shot six times at a downtown gas station last month. joyner was in critical condition. one of the armed suspects was fatally shot by joiner. joiner was legally carrying a firearm at the time. chief armstrong says they are looking for the other two suspects. speaking of the chief, the shocking level of gun violence in oakland recently is the result of unprecedented firepower on the streets. he fears that crime will only get worse as the number in his force shrinks. >> it has been a wake-up call for all of us. it can cause so much damage -- damage to families, but also the communities. reggie: there were 200 rounds of gunfire in a shooting last week. on sunday night, a mother and her daughter were shot in their home. 11 days ago, a boy he not even two years old was killed by a stray bullet while riding in a family car on inter

the oakland mayor talked about how important these funds are for the future in oakland. >> the city is painfully aware that good infrastructure saves lives. it is just a down payment on a total vision of equity, safety, of resilience and cities across america, just like america, have been waiting for this. >> new fiber cables will will wl installed to add access to the public wi-fi. california fish and wildlife announced that crabbing season will open on december 1, north of sonoma. that means no crabbing time for thanksgiving, but you could see fresh food at fish markets at the end of holidays. the season was delayed because pods of humpback whales were spotted swimming through the crab fishing zones. >> san mateo's hill somalia held its relating event to kick off the holidays. pretty, late in the main square of the mall, followed by a parade of christmas characters. the sugar plum fairy, the grinch, frosty the snowman all made an appearance. kids took part in gingerbread house decorating and toys for tots set up a try. people are just happy to get out and hear the holiday vibes. the

how city leaders are trying to get a handle on the crime. oakland overwhelmed by garbage. the new program to help clean the city one street at a time. -great party, carlene. you must have blown your budget. -not exactly. -you have great name-brand snacks, tons of meat... and where did you get this imported cheese? -hello! grocery outlet, bargain market. -♪ grocery outlet bargain market ♪ -with this holiday set to bust your wallet, your neighborhood grocery outlet is the destination for savings of 40 to 70 percent on your whole meal with deals like 14 dollars off your turkey. >> if you come to our city to commit those level of crimes or to come and to vandalize or to harm individuals, you will be held accountable. liz: a message from san francisco mayor to those responsible for vandalism and looting at union square. community leaders are promising to take action. good morning again, everyone. thanks for joining us here on abc news. we're going to start this half-hour what look at the weather before we get back into that looting and vandalism this weekend. so let's get b

it happened in five cities over the weekend, including san francisco. more than a million dollars stolen from stores in union square alone. jobina: numhe open -- the oakland police chief will speak about homicides, looting, and italy shooting today. reggie: number four, governor newsom will be visiting -- looting, and shootings today. reggie: number four, governor newsom will be visiting. mike: number five, a quiet pattern. a frost advisory for lake and mendocino counties through 10:00. sue: starting off your monday morning commute quietly. no issues here. traffic flowing nicely. jobina: number seven, tiger woods back on the golf course. he posted a three second video he has not played in attornment since his car accident last february. reggie: finding a christmas tree may be harder to find. mona: will there be a christmas tree crunch this year? getting that perfect tree at the griswold. >> there it is. namae difficult thr.lashtaged tt season in five decades st them.rs dow they are not going to get their orders. mona: one cells 500 trees but this year t

reggie: reporter has more in his city leaders are searching for report: oakland police chief calling out city leaders monday after a weekend that not only included what he is calling robbery caravans, targeting retail stores, pharmacies and dispensaries, but shootings and sideshows seen for much of the year. >> 124 homicides, there has not been a call for an emergency being to discuss gun violence in the city of oakland. j.r.: city councilman was quick to respond, saying there is this special meeting scheduled for december 7 to discuss violence, also saying this is a major concern of theirs. >> absolutely. we are all concerned, i can attest to that. j.r.: that from a councilmember who, with another, as in support of getting the cease fire program to where it was pre-pandemic. they say funding has been doubled for violence prevention measures, like adding more violence interrupted. >> we save rounds prevention, people think it is long-term, years down the road. some of it is, but some of it could happen quickly. j.r.: oaklands police department was stretched thin this past weekend. th