how this piece of history is protecting wildlife and the memory of naturalist john muir. to wear a mask out in public around other people. sure it'll keep you healthy. but more importantly, i won't have to see your happy smiling face. ugh. and if you don't want to wear a mask, i've just got one thing to tell you. scram, go away. ugh. caring for each other because we are all in this together. so wear a mask and have a rotten day, will ya? ugh. >>> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. >>> if you vote for me prosperity will serve, normal life will fully resume and that's all we want. next year will be one of the greatest years in the history of our country. >> president trump making that statement at a packed rally, where few masks were worn and no social distancing. this is 11 states set a new record in covid cases and two states reach record deaths in a single day. good morning again. thank you for joining us. we're going to have more on the president's rally in the national covid headlines in a moment but if you're just joining us this half hour,

among them, dianne feinstein elementary, john muir elementary, george washington high school, and abraham lincoln high school. chronicle reports the names have connections to oppression, slavery, or genocide. visible's and parents now tasked to come up with new names. the deadline is december 18. while the board expects to vote on potential changes early next year. >>> maryland and recall the timing of this report offensive. today, in a statement, she said she believes in equity, but the fact that can are not in schools is driving in equity, not the name of the school. the board should be focused on getting our kids back in the classroom. >>> kids and parents will be thrilled to hear that alameda county playgrounds will be open tomorrow morning. this comes after the county remained in the orange tear for two weeks, in the states reopening system. of course as always, everyone was to mary mask, and practice social distancing. there was a being asked to come at different times to avoid crowding. >>> is the pandemic drags on many disneyland annual passholders are now asking for refunds. kris

so that is -- john muir boulevard we put in three raised crosswalks and we saw 85th percentile speeds full by 14 miles per hour, or 43 to 29 miles per hour. that's a significant drop. and i just wanted to note that vehicle speed is perhaps the most single effective thing we can do to make pedestrians safer. even small reductions in speed can dramatically affect the severity of the collision. the greatest thing to do to increase pedestrian safety is reduce speeds. what we're seeing is the projects where we removed the lane of traffic and those really helped to reduce the speeds. and then our neighborhood-wide traffic calming projects are really doing this. they're really making a dent in reducing speeds and that's going to help with pedestrian safety. >> commissioner peskin: mr. chairman, if i may, through the chair, is there any cross correlation to data relative to actual numbers of reductions in those thoroughfares or neighborhoods as it relates to crash data, injuries and fatalities? >> so, our program specifically doesn't look at much at the collision data because that takes a whi

so that is -- john muir boulevard we put in three raised crosswalks and we saw 85th percentile speeds full by 14 miles per hour, or 43 to 29 miles per hour. that's a significant drop. and i just wanted to note that vehicle speed is perhaps the most single effective thing we can do to make pedestrians safer. even small reductions in speed can dramatically affect the severity of the collision. the greatest thing to do to increase pedestrian safety is reduce speeds. what we're seeing is the projects where we removed the lane of traffic and those really helped to reduce the speeds. and then our neighborhood-wide traffic calming projects are really doing this. they're really making a dent in reducing speeds and that's going to help with pedestrian safety. >> commissioner peskin: mr. chairman, if i may, through the chair, is there any cross correlation to data relative to actual numbers of reductions in those thoroughfares or neighborhoods as it relates to crash data, injuries and fatalities? >> so, our program specifically doesn't look at much at the collision data because that takes a whi

of west hills farm. >> west hills farm was donated to the national park service by the john muir land trust, the space is a massive wildlife corridor home to the red lake frog

west hills farm in martinez was recently bought by the john muir land trust thanks to a massive donation campaign. it includes 18,000 acres of open space which protect the red-legged frog, american badger, and golden eagle. governor gavin newsom shared his thanks during a live website celebrating the farm's donation today. >> thank you to the national park service for being a model to other nations for all of your stewardship for your faith and devotion to the cause that unites each and every one of us today. and that's the generational cause, a sustainable not just situational mind-set. >> the land trust also celebrated the opening of almond ranch to the public for the very first time. >>> today marks an anniversary of an event the bay area will never forget, the loma prieta earthquake. it's been 31 years since the 6.9 magnitude quake rocked the san andreas fault. it killed 63 people and injured more than 3700 others. the quake split part of the bay bridge and caused the cypress freeway to collapse. it all happened during a live broadcast of the 1989 world series between the giants and

the john muir land trust recently bought west hills farm in martinez thanks to a massive donation campaign and it includes 18,000 acres of open space which protect the red legged frog, american badger and golden eagle. governor gavin newsom shared his thanks during a live webcast celebrating the farm's donation. >> thank you to the national park service for being a model to other nations, for all of your stewardship, for your faith and devotion to the cause, unites each and every one of us today, the generational cause, sustainable not just situational mindset. >> the land trust also celebrated the opening of almond ranch to the public for the very first time. gorgeous. >>> all right, still ahead on "abc 7 mornings," who wants to be a millionaire returns tonight. we hear from host jimmy kimmel about some of the contestants taking part this season. here is a live look from our exploratorium camera looking out over the san francisco skyline this morning, sunday morning at 5:37. it is 60 degrees in san francisco. we'll chat again with lisa when we get back. >>> more than three decades after t

so that is -- john muir boulevard we put in three raised crosswalks and we saw 85th percentile speeds full by 14 miles per hour, or 43 to 29 miles per hour. that's a significant drop. and i just wanted to note that vehicle speed is perhaps the most single effective thing we can do to make pedestrians safer. even small reductions in speed can dramatically affect the severity of the collision. the greatest thing to do to increase pedestrian safety is reduce speeds. what we're seeing is the projects where we removed the lane of traffic and those really helped to reduce the speeds. and then our neighborhood-wide traffic calming projects are really doing this. they're really making a dent in reducing speeds and that's going to help with pedestrian safety. >> commissioner peskin: mr. chairman, if i may, through the chair, is there any cross correlation to data relative to actual numbers of reductions in those thoroughfares or neighborhoods as it relates to crash data, injuries and fatalities? >> so, our program specifically doesn't look at much at the collision data because that takes a whi

my name is tara, i'm a teacher at an elementary school here in san francisco and son goes to john muir elementary school. >> i want to say my teacher is a very good teacher. >> are you enjoying distance learning? >> yes. >> what's your teacher's name? >> miss mieya. >> anything else? ok, all right. so, as we get ready for bed here, i just had a few thoughts, and anyway, he loves his teacher and distance learning is not ideal, it's keeping him safe. as i said before, i'm a teacher and his dad is an essential worker, so -- we are grateful the district is taking the time and listening to scientists and making sure our buildings are safe before we go back. i really miss my students and being in-person, and i can see how some of my kids are suffering, right? like, they are sad that they can't be with their friends. but other students are doing pretty good. i don't see the blanket statement that the kids are not learning is fair, and even those suffering are still coming to class and trying their best and are making progress. so many thoughts, so many thoughts going on after hearing some of