mayor sheng tao's home last month, and we're continuing to monitor that fire burning near homes on Évoraad in bay point. >> as we told you at the beginning of the newscast, some residents have received evacuation orders. the area of greatest concern right now is around nichols road and driftwood drive. we're going to bring you updates as along with mayor tao's phone and computer. federal agents also took the phone belonging to her boyfriend, andre jones. thus, according to the san francisco chronicle, jones stopped using his phone shortly after the raids and switched to a new number. the report states. as previously reported here, the raids may be linked to a campaign contribution laundering scheme to date, no charges have been filed. mayor tao has denied any wrongdoing. >> oakland rising that's a nonprofit organization focused on increasing voter participation in the city, says it does not support recall efforts against mayor shengtao and alameda county district attorney pamela price. the group held a news conference today to announce they are no on recall effort. they say millions of d

group backing the recall of mayor sheng tao.s given, but judge julius spain also vacated a ruling from earlier this week in favor of oust. that's the group backing the recall. the public ethics commission filed the suit in order to get oust and another group called foundational oakland unites to comply with subpoenas calling for them to hand over communications between the two groups and other individuals. millbrae citizens have voted to recall the city's vice mayor and a council member. >> some residents are fighting a plan to convert a la quinta inn into permanent supportive housing. the recall campaign claims vice mayor maurice goodman and council member angelina colon failed to properly represent their electorate when they supported the hotel conversion in the north bay. one of the largest wine producers in the country has filed for bankruptcy. santa rosa based vintage wine estates has more than 30 wine and spirit brands. the news comes as a shock to the industry. experts say wine sales could be impacted by a number of thing

group backing the recall of mayor sheng tao.ven, but judge julius spain also vacated a ruling from earlier this week in favor of oust. that's the group backing the recall. the public ethics commission filed the suit in order to get oust and another group called foundational oakland unites to comply with subpoenas calling for them to hand over communications between the two groups and other individuals. millbrae citizens have voted to recall the city's vice mayor and a council member. >> some residents are fighting a plan to convert a la quinta inn into permanent supportive housing. the recall campaign claims vice mayor maurice goodman and council member angelina colon failed to properly represent their electorate when they supported the hotel conversion in the north bay. one of the largest wine producers in the country has filed for bankruptcy. santa rosa based vintage wine estates has more than 30 wine and spirit brands. the news comes as a shock to the industry. experts say wine sales could be impacted by a number of things. >

what we're learning at several locations, including mayor sheng tao's home. now we have a better idea of what documents they were looking for. >> city officials were given until thursday morning to hand over these records, or appear in federal court to testify before a grand jury. abc seven news reporter suzanne ford is following the story. >> reporter we're getting a look at a federal grand jury subpoena addressed to oakland city attorney barbara parker. the oaklandside posted the subpoena on their website. the u.s. attorney wants the city to hand over various documents. >> that's serious. and, you know, i mean, that's the first time that i've been involved politically here that i've heard of a federal investigation. >> you see, law associate professor jonathan abell says this is the first look at what federal authorities may be after, and that a federal grand jury will be handling this high profile case. a federal grand jury will determine if there is enough evidence to file charges or indictments. >> this is a road map to the things that they're interested

tao's home.rom the city. officials have until tomorrow to comply or appear in federal court to testify before a grand jury. abc seven news reporter suzanne phan is following that. >> we're getting a look at a federal grand jury subpoena addressed to oakland city attorney barbara parker. the oakland side posted the subpoena on their website. the u.s. attorney wants the city to hand over various documents. >> that's serious. and, you know, i mean, that's the first time that i've been involved politically here that i've heard of a federal investigation. >> you see, law associate professor jonathan abell says this is the first look at what federal authorities may be after, and that a federal grand jury will be handling this high profile case. a federal grand jury will determine if there is enough evidence to file charges or indictments. >> this is a road map to the things that they're interested in. >> according to the chronicle, last week, in connection with a federal grand jury subpoena, the oaklan

. >> yeah, we were there when fbi agents collected boxes of evidence from mayor sheng tao's home, a californiaolutions office, and the homes of cw. s owners david wong and andy duong. >> and now we're learning about a new wave of subpoenas in the case. abc seven news reporter anser hassan pieces it all together for us. >> the fbi investigation into oakland mayor shengtao and the duong family is expanding. the fbi has now subpoenaed the oakland police department. >> this is significant because what we appear to be uh- entertaining is a massive corruption investigation that is currently underway by the grand jury at the instruction of the department of justice. >> greg woods is a professor in the department of justice studies at san jose state university. he says the subpoena is not necessarily to uncover any wrongdoing by the oakland police department, but rather if any victims have filed complaints related to those under investigation, they would call the oakland police department to report such an encounter, such a potential, victimization professor would suggest. it may be also to establish

governor, michael, one more out here on this your thoughts on oakland, mayor sheng taos attorney today coming out and saying maybe the justice department. >> 3rd when it, you know, raided her house and went forward with this case so close to her recall election. >> well, keep in mind, number one, government has what we call government immunity. you know, you can point to them. but in this case you 3 different arms of the federal government. they got together. so do they really believe that people are going to believe that 3 arms of the federal government got year the irs or the fbi. let's all get together let's get her and get her out office. come on. who's going to believe that? i sort of call it a magic trick on their part. look over there. don't look at my record as mayor or the job i'm doing. they've heard her certain light. we don't know whether they're going to file charges or not, but notwithstanding what they're now doing is trying, you know, a last-ditch effort to keep iran office. look over there. what they did the west. don't look at the job we're doing. >> we'll see if it w

tao's partner, andre jones, as well as california waste solutions and the duong family. >> they don't want someone putting them into a shredding machine today. >> among the documents the subpoena demands communications related to andre jones. all calendar entries or records of the existence of planned or scheduled meetings with tao or jones from june 22nd to the present. >> we don't really know how all the pieces fit together, but you can see that types of things that are interested in the subpoena also requests documents and communications related to the former oakland army base and efforts to fight homelessness that were considered by oakland city council last year. so i think what what they're trying to find out is who was involved and who was asking for what. >> we reached out to mayor tao's legal counsel, attorney jeff tsai. he did not want to comment on the matter today. this afternoon, a spokesperson for california waste solutions and the dow jones issued this statement saying, quote, the company is currently working closely with federal investigators to support and expedite th

well, the oakland city council approved mayor sheng tao's proposed budget this afternoon. that happened after hours of debate. elected officials needed to close a $175 million deficit. the mayor's proposed budget relies on an expected $63 million in revenue from the sale of the oakland coliseum. now, if that does happen, the city will operate at near current levels with 678 opd officers and no changes to the fire department staffing levels. the budget passed 5 to 3 with council members gail ramachandran and reid dissenting. they said they are concerned that the coliseum sale won't be successful once happy about any of the options or thoughts that we've all had, that they're all problematic. >> but i do believe overall that this one is somewhat better in terms of public safety, and moves us forward in a way that i think is likely to be consistent with the reality that we're going to get this coliseum money. >> well, groups like the anti-police terror project and the oakland police union also expressed concerns that the sale of the coliseum will not be enough to fix oakland'

tao. if approved, it would place the recall on the november general election ballot. oakland voters would be voting on two recalls in november. if this happens. the recall of alameda county district attorney pamela price was already approved for voters throughout the county. >> still ahead, opposing efforts to roll back proposition 47, the republican backed initiative already on the november ballot, and governor newsom's competing proposal will have those details when abc seven n a power outage is looming. that's just alert, he's always getting worked up about something. flex alerts notify us of preventable power outages. that way we always know when to help stop one. ok flex, just drop some knowledge on me again. oh, ok i will - i'll turn our thermostat to 78... i'll unplug the blender. the hair dryer. - my blankie? - yep! - let's talk about it! - nope. ooo, we can save the laundry til' the morning! oh, yes please! oh! little things like this help save our power and help save us from outa

. >> oakland mayor sheng tao says the city has signed a term sheet with the african american sports entertainmentgroup, which will buy the city's share of the oakland coliseum. in a statement on social media, tao called the $105 million sale a big win for oakland. >> i know that this is the very beginning works of an incredibly sustainable oakland. and not just that, but it will open up all the beautiful opportunities for our young people to be successful. >> the aasg has said it wants to redevelop the property to include affordable housing and an entertainment and sports complex. the sale will also help the city balance its budget, avoiding cuts to city services. the founder of the development group says it has not been an easy road and says he is grateful to have made it to this next step. >> i mean, we've been doing this for three years, three and a half years now and just kind of but but it was just there were just bumps in the road. you know, we had to kind of figure out what the a's were going to do. we had to figure out, you know, the different city leadership, you know, just different thi

the oakland mayor, sheng tao's recall is being projected to cost millions more. these attempts. these attempted electoral hijackings are not only dangerous, but they're irresponsible. >> critics of da price say she has been soft on crime, and shengtao, whose home was recently raided by the fbi, is facing a recall in part due to rising crime in oakland. san jose police say three people are in custody in an armed robbery earlier this year. 22 year old laquan golden in 19 year old dwight porsche, along with an unidentified juvenile, were arrested last week. police say the victim was completing an online marketplace sale with an unknown man. as the exchange was happening, the suspects robbed the victim of more than $4,000 worth of merchandise at gunpoint. both men were booked into santa clara county jail. the juvenile was taken to juvenile hall, also in san jose. a 17 year old is under arrest in a violent purse snatching. police say a woman had just withdrawn cash at a bank on mckee road when the teen grabbed her purse and threw her to the ground. the victim was taken to the hospita

the oakland city council approving mayor sheng tao's proposed budget this afternoon after hours of debate, elected officials needed to close a $175 million deficit. >> the mayor's proposed budget relied on an expected $63 million in revenue from the sale of the oakland coliseum. now, if that happens, the city will operate at near current levels with 678 oakland police officers and no changes to fire department staffing levels. the budget passed 5 to 3, with three council members dissenting. now, they said they're concerned that the coliseum sale won't be successful. >> what's happy about any of the options or thoughts that we've all had, that they're all problematic. but i do believe overall that this one is somewhat better in terms of public safety, and moves us forward in a way that i think is likely to be consistent with the reality that we're going to get this coliseum money groups, including the anti-police terror project and the oakland police union, also expressed concerns that the sale of the coliseum would not be enough to fix oakland's deficit. >> oakland city council president

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. >> tonight, still no real answers about the fbi raided oakland mayor sheng taos home. it happened 2 weeks ago. the mayor keeps insisting she's done nothing wrong. kron 4 spoke with her today asking her about the raid, but she says she cannot comment on matters related to the ongoing investigation. we do know it seems to center around that wong family which runs a california waste systems. here is what mayor thao had to say about her relationship with them. >> well, as mayor, i meet with a lot of community members and business owners. as you know, the dewine family owned business that operates here in the city of oakland. and so as like with any other elected you know, we take pictures with them and we explore ways that we can work together to help the city move forward. >> we also asked the mayor about the efforts to recall her out of office. it's moving forward. last night. council members approving the petition for that recall election. >> those who are behind the recall have chosen politics over the needs of the people. so this recall campaigns incredibly waste of p

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. >> and attorney for oakland mayor sheng tao is questioning the timing of an fbi raid at her home five months before a november recall election. attorney jeff tsai said he is confident tao is not and will not be a target of whatever investigation the government is conducting, he added. the justice department specifically warns prosecutors against undertaking investigations that affect an election or otherwise influence a candidate or campaign. the fbi has declined comment. tao's lawyer added, quote, the search warrant executed at the home of the mayor and her partner, andre jones, is not criminal charges, but the justice department's dramatic step without any public explanation or justification. just months before a major recall election has now unquestionably affected the election and unfairly influenced the decision voters will have this november and to stay on top of the latest developments in this ongoing investigation happening in oakland, you can head to our website. that's ktvu.com. >> a man accused of killing four members of his family was formally charged today. the alameda re

. >> well, we are following the story rocking oakland, that fbi search of mayor sheng tao's home. >> the abc seven news i-team is uncovering more about the well-connected political family that appears to be part of the corruption probe. we're learning big names in california politics, received campaign contributions from the huang family. >> i-team reporter stephanie sierra gives us this in-depth look at the investigation. >> as the saying goes, in the world of politics, it's all about who you know. but pictures and handshakes aside, if you want the truth, follow the money. a lot has happened in the city of oakland in recent weeks. the mayor's house got raided, and then we learned about a waste company. now in the spotlight for alleged money laundering. sources confirmed to abc news the fbi is working with the irs and the u.s. postal service as a part of this investigation. given the raids happened around the same time, it appears it's all connected, but the fbi hasn't specifically confirmed or said why. here's what we do know. the family owns california waste solutions or ors, a lar

. >> oakland police chief floyd mitchell and mayor sheng tao were among those who paid their respects at the end ofhe service, final bells were rung. a ceremony steeped in tradition. >> goodbye, caden. thank you for being our protector, our guiding light and our big brother. i love you with the passing of father and son. >> the message today is that everyone is family. they'll embrace the lessons in their loss and that caden will never be forgotten guys. >> and as the fire chief said, just a huge loss for the department. but the last name, the last name will continue on with his brother there as well. >> absolutely a big legacy. >> thank you. thank you. >> santa clara valley medical center says it's been a bad year for fireworks burns, and it expects to see more patients in the coming days. officials say in the past week, they've seen as many as five people coming into the burn center in san jose every night. they're currently averaging about 20 patients. most of the burn victims are adults, but they are treating one child who lost fingers and is being cared for by a reconstructive ha

documents related to oakland mayor sheng tao's partner, andre jones oakly council member noel gallo says city is trying to rebuild trust. >> the city attorney will review the request on the records request, then works with the technology department. sadly enough, we're at this point now. >> the subpoena also includes requests for documents about developments at the oakland army base. the city council had approved a new recycling facility for the duong family business. opening statements in the alec baldwin trial have officially begun. coming up here on mornings on two, the nine we are live with tmz, which has been tracking the latest from attorneys. plus, a terrifying moment for a family whose puppy ran off on the 4th of july. we'll tell you how one man in a canoe became a hero. and here's an update to our viewer poll we've been talking about this morning. we've been asking, how is the heat wave affecting your mind? you can still vote there are some of the answers. cognitive decline 14. most people say i feel irritable with this hot weather. some people say they don't feel a difference.

oakland mayor sheng tao says this budget adjustment will help maintain the progress the city has made. reducing crime, cleaning streets and promoting economic development. now, the process on the budget had been complicated by the city's pending sale of its half of the oakland coliseum site and last minute changes to the spending plan, which the council usually passes before july 1st. >> option two does not include revenue from the sale of the coliseum. it reduces expenses by 16.1 million 63.1 million. it has a smoother, more flexible plan for reducing spending and has a framework for adding back public safety costs and positions. should we realize sales from the coliseum now? >> under the budget plan, there are no reductions to 911 emergency call center staffing and it maintains staffing and apparatus for all the city's fire stations. >> hurricane beryl leaving catastrophic damage in its wake in the atlantic ocean. more on the islands who were in the path of that storm and why some say the tent of the this summer. snacking. just. got. serious. introducing new $3 footlong dippers. the

tao's office saying in part, quote, i joined governor newsom and the city council to employ the implore the members of the oakland police commission to fulfill their mandate to the residents of oakland by reviewing the opd pursuit policy and making the necessary changes to bring the department in line with our regional counterparts. we're going to talk more about this with council member dan kalb when he joins us live. coming up on the news at five, the city of san francisco is making it easier for people to access information about drug and alcohol recovery. >> mayor london breed signed a measure today that will provide addiction recovery books at all city libraries for free. city officials say the most stolen books from public library shelves are books about recovering from addiction. a read to recovery pilot program has launched at three libraries, and it's already distributed more than 3200 books. >> i'm hoping that as we expand this program to all of our library locations, we can be a part of that recovery culture. i'm very optimistic when we had that conversation, mayor supervisor

tao's home and the offices of the california waste solutions, owned by the dong family, whose political connections have been under legal scrutiny. the subpoena asks for all documents and electronic communications from january 1st of 2022 until the present, the city attorney will review the requests on the records request, then works with the technology departments. >> sadly enough, we're at this point now and i'm trying to reestablish confidence and gain respect from the public due to the lack of safety we're experiencing, and certainly this is not going to help us at all. >> there are ten areas listed at the top. all communications with the city's contractor, california waste solutions, and the duong family as well as a company, evolutionary homes, which they co-own. next on the list are documents relating to andre jones, the mayor's partner, who was seen on site during the raid at her home, as well as all calendar and meeting entries between jones and the mayor from june 1st, 2022. >> i don't think they're quite at the end, but let's say just judging from the detail in that subpoena,

choices for voters include recall votes against oakland mayor sheng tao and alameda county district attorney seats are also up for grabs, and voters will decide whether to approve parcel taxes for public safety. >> all politics are local. the impact that you really feel is on the ground when you're making these local decisions. the focus is really about making sure that all of the data, the facts, the information are out there so that people can decide for themselves. >> former oakland city councilman and mayoral candidate lauren taylor founded empower oakland. he says the nonprofit is run by volunteers and the movement is focused on providing people with information via a weekly newsletter and a voter guide. >> well, coming up here on the four. there will soon be a lot more women's basketball games on tv. after a landmark media rights deal for the wnba. up next, an expert joins us live to weigh in on what this agreement means for women's basketball. as popularity continues to grow. >> and barry, a weather cooler day today. although we still have some hot temperatures inland, but a significa

abc news is following the story of the fbi raid of oakland mayor sheng tao's home, as well as the california waste solutions ceo and his son. the chronicle reports that oakland city attorney ordered some staff to preserve all documents related to the mayor's partner, andre jones. the email said it was related to a federal grand jury subpoena. jones lives with mayor tao in the home that was raided by the fbi. the mayor said she is innocent of any crime implied by that search this morning. firefighters are working around the clock to put out several fires burning in the bay area and around the state. the french fire burning near yosemite has torn through more than 900 acres. containment is now up to 20. some evacuation orders in mariposa county have been lifted. highway 140 is back open this morning, restoring access to a major route into the national park. the cause of that fire is still under investigation right now in butte county, near oroville. all evacuation orders have been lifted for the thomas fire. it's 55% contained, nearly 3800 acres have burned since tuesday morning, and the fire

the city attorney received that subpoena just five days after the fbi raided mayor sheng tao's home. agents also raided homes belonging to the duong family, along with the offices of their company, california waste solutions. that happened june 25th. documents relating to the mayor's partner, andre jones, were also listed in that subpoena. the campaign to recall oakland mayor shengtao is now accusing the city's public ethics commission of wrongdoing. according to the group, mayor tao says the recall campaign is being sued by the commission and is not cooperating with law enforcement. the recall group denies the allegations and says the commission is abusing its investigative authority. >> many people have said, why don't you just turn over all of your files to the public ethics commission? they've asked for it. you don't have anything to hide. why don't you do it? because there's a principle involved. the public ethics commission is abusing its investigatory authorities. i don't like bullies. the public ethics commission is nothing but a bully. they have trumped up some charges. and

following last month's raid at several locations in oakland, including mayor sheng tao's home, the oaklandsted this subpoena on its website, according to the chronicle last week, in connection with a federal grand jury subpoena, the oakland city attorney told some city staff to preserve all documents related to tao's partner, andre jones, as well as california waste solutions and its owners, the duong family. documents include communications related to jones and all calendar entries or records of the existence, or of planned or scheduled meetings with tao or jones. from june of 2022 to the present, but it's disturbing. >> it's really for me, it's, you know, we're losing a lot of confidence and from the public here in the oakland mayor tells legal counsel did not comment on the matter. >> a spokesperson for quiz and the duong family says the company is working closely with federal investigators to support and expedite their investigation, which is unrelated to u.s. operations. for help tracking the events of this case, we have a timeline for you on our website, abc seven news.com and the ab

well abc seven news is following the story of the fbi raid of oakland mayor sheng tao's home, as wells the california waste solutions ceo and his son. the chronicle reports that oakland city attorney ordered some staff to preserve all documents related to the mayor's partner, andre jones. the email said it was related to a federal grand jury subpoena. jones lives with mayor tao in the home raided by the fbi, and the mayor has said that she is innocent of any crime implied by the search. the skystar wheel is back open at fisherman's wharf after weeks of it being closed. crews took it down for additional work and to meet requirements for a permit extension from the port of san francisco, you can expect to see it stay put for another year and a half. >> we had to disassemble the entire wheel and move it 15ft to the west. >> i'd heard that it had gone downhill and that things weren't quite as same, but all the places we've been have looked great. >> it looks very clean to me. people are very nice. i think it's a great place to come visi. >> tourism groups tell us of foot traffic has incre

. >> oakland police chief floyd mitchell and mayor sheng tao were among those who paid their respectsend of the service, final bells were rung. a ceremony steeped in tradition. >> goodbye, cayden. thank you for being our protector, our guiding light and our big brother. i love you. >> in alameda, henry lee ktvu, fox two news. >> still to come, two suitcases full of illegal drugs, the bust out at san francisco international. and what we know about the passenger trying to fly out. >> plus no business. no business within oakland should have to go through what his business has gone through. >> oakland's new police chief taking a stand against rampant crime, his visit to a business today that was hit by dozens of people. >> team usa was in action tonight. how they performed against canada and their exhibition game that story later in sports the new at ten a judge rules on a half billion dollar lawsuit brought by a group of former twitter employees. why they likely won't be seeing the results they were after. it's time to get away and cash in at cache creek casino resort. to rock and to rol

it was dated just five days after the fbi raided major sheng tao's home and the offices of the california waste solutions that is owned by the duong family. a source tells me today that as many as 100 people may have received a letter from the city attorney telling them they should not delete or alter any communications listed on the subpoena. now, the subpoena was sent by the u.s. attorney's office in northern california to oakland city attorney barbara parker on june 25th. it asks for all documents, paper and electronic forms from january 1st of 2022 until the present, and there is a list of ten areas. the first calls for all communications between the city and the city's contractor, california waste solutions, and the owners, the dong family. it also asked for documents involving one of the duong family's co-owned companies, evolutionary homes. next on the list is a request for all documents relating to andre jones, the mayor's partner, who was seen on site there in that red car during the raid of her home and all calendar and meeting entries between jones and the mayor from june first

it was sent five days after the fbi raided mayor sheng tao's home and sites linked to the duong familycuments relating to the mayor's partner, andre jones, are also listed. oakland city council member noel gayo said this comes as the city is working to rebuild trust with its residents. >> the city attorney will review the requests on the records request, then works with the technology departments. sadly enough, we're at this point now. >> the subpoena also includes requests for documents about developments at the oakland army base. the city council had approved a new recycling facility for the duong family business there. duong had objected to a proposal for homeless services near that site. >> tomorrow, the oakland fire department will hold a memorial service for one of their own, who died last month. 25 year old caden laffin drowned off the coast of san diego after he was swept away during a late night swim. he was in town there for the annual california firefighters summer games. caden laffin is the son of sean laffin, who died four years ago from a heart attack while serving as oak

tao. the recall election vote for november 5th, to coincide with the general election. the city clerk recommended the move, saying that a specific election would cost about $3.7 million. the recall process was already underway, but intensified for many after the mayor's home was raided by the fbi two weeks ago. mayor shengtao denies any wrongdoing. also today, the oakland city council is set to debate the city's budget deficit. the council wants to make budget cuts to close a deficit of $177 million. the budget deficit is due in part to lower revenue generated by the real estate transfer tax. friday, the city council held a special meeting to discuss options. there was no agreement. budget cut proposals include freezing job vacancies and the police and fire departments. the union that represents oakland police officers is demanding that the council reject all proposed budget cuts that involve police staffing. later today, a news conference will be held by leaders of the oakland police offi

governor, michael, one more out here on this your thoughts on oakland, mayor sheng taos attorney today coming out and saying maybe the justice department. >>or win it, you know, raided her house and went forward with this case so close to her recall election. >>well, keep in mind, number one, the government has what we call government immunity. you know, you can point to them. but in this case, you 3 different arms. of the federal government. they got together. so do they really believe that people are going to believe 3 arms of the federal government got year. the irs or the fbi. let's all get together let's her and get her out office. come who's going to believe that? i sort of call it a magic trick on their part. look over there. don't look at my record as mayor or the job i'm doing. they've they've heard her certain life. we don't know whether they're going to file charges or not, but notwithstanding what they're now doing is trying, you know, last ditch effort to keep iran office. look over there. what they did the west. don't look at the job or do it. >>we'll see if it works. yea

documents related to oakland mayor sheng tao's partner, andre jones are also listed. oakland city council member noel gallo says this comes as the city is trying to rebuild trust. >> the city attorney will review the requests on the records request, then works with the technology departments. sadly enough, we're at this point now. >> the subpoena also includes requests for documents about developments at the oakland army base. the city council had approved a new recycling facility for the duong family's business. san francisco now has more legal authority to clear homeless encampments off city streets. this week, the ninth circuit court of appeals lifted a temporary ban that had limited san francisco's ability to clear away tents. it's all in response to the u.s. supreme court's ruling last month that allows cities to cite or even arrest people sleeping in public spaces. san francisco city attorney david chu says the ruling means people can be moved off public streets if they refuse to go to a shelter. >> to make sure that folks are taking advantage of the shelter and

the city attorney received the subpoena just five days after the fbi raided mayor sheng tao's home andes linked to the duong family. on june 25th, documents relating to the mayor's partner, andre jones are also listed. >> our time is now. 533 bart police arrested a 37 year old man accused of kidnaping a 17 year old girl at the powell street bart station. they say it happened inside the fare gates on the concourse level tuesday night. the kidnaping was reported by a witness. it was captured by surveillance video. the police didn't give any details about a motive, but say this was not random. >> i believe that the victim arrived in the area of the bart station in a vehicle, and had walked into the station, likely to later travel on bart, but were unlawfully prevented from doing so by this suspect. >> it's scary. it definitely is. it's just you have to be extra, extra cautious. >> police say the victim's parents have reported her missing. she was found safe yesterday morning. the san francisco county jail records show the suspect is facing a charge of kidnaping. our time is 534. political

now, the city attorney received the subpoena just five days after the fbi raided mayor sheng tao's home family, along with the offices of their company, california waste solutions. that happened on june 25th. documents relating to the mayor's partner, andre jones are also listed. >> oakland's new police chief is promising to look into crime along the hegenberger corridor. chief floyd mitchell met with the owner of a 76 gas station that was ransacked last friday. now, a group of people broke into the gas station and in 40 minutes stole everything they could get their hands on, including $25,000 in cash. it took police nine hours to respond. >> as a business owner, he should not have to go through what we saw on the video here and we're going to do everything to help him in the future to keep this from happening again. >> now, chief mitchell says he will look at whether officers are efficiently deployed in the hegenberger corridor. the area near the oakland airport has lost many businesses because of concerns about crime, including the in and out and denny's restaurant. during the time th

mayor sheng thao has not been charged with any crimes. attorney says he's confident the mayor was not the target of that ongoing fbi investigation, saying the justice department's dramatic step without any public explanation or justification. just months before a major recall election, has unquestionably impacted the election and unfairly influenced a decision voters will have this november, where problems are piling up for the alum rock school district and its school board. it's one of the poorest districts in california. among other issues, it's now facing the closure of nearly half of its schools due to declining enrollment. board members are preparing to close nine of the district's 21 schools by fall of 2025. there's also a lawsuit by 11 students claiming the district conspired to hide sexual assaults by a music teacher. and now parents are sounding off, saying the board has not communicated well with families. when we stop having that communication, that's when things get more, intensified and that's when parents feel like they don'

mayor sheng thao has not been charged with any crimes. tao's attorney says he's confident the mayor was not the target of that ongoing fbi investigation, saying the justice department's dramatic step without any public explanation or justification. just months before a major recall election, has unquestionably impacted the election and unfairly influenced a decision voters will have this november, where problems are piling up for the alum rock school district and its school board. it's one of the poorest districts in california. among other issues, it's now facing the closure of nearly half of its schools due to declining enrollment. board members are preparing to close nine of the district's 21 schools by fall of 2025. there's also a lawsuit by 11 students claiming the district conspired to hide sexual assaults by a music teacher. and now parents are sounding off, saying the board has not communicated well with families. when we stop having that communication, that's when things get more, intensified and that's when parents feel like the

last night council members approved the petition to recall tao. here's what the mayor told us earlier today about the efforts to get her out. >> those who are behind the recall have chosen politics over the needs of the people. so this recall campaigns incredibly waste of public resources at a time where we are being challenge regards our you know, to actually spend more millions of dollars for a recall. that, again, is a credible ways. public resources. >> getting the recall on the november ballot does still require a second passage by city council in 2 weeks. now, today was the first time we spoke with the mayor since the fbi raid on her home. the investigation seems to center around that wong family. here's what al had to say about her relationship with them. >> well, as mayor, i meet with a lot of community members and business owners. as you know, the dewine family owned business that operates here in the city of oakland. and so as like with any other elected official, you know, we take pictures with them and we explore ways that we can work

the petition to recall tao. here's what the mayor told us earlier today about the efforts to get her out of office. >> those who are behind the recall have chosen politics over the needs of the people. so this recall campaigns incredibly waste of public resources at a time where we are being challenge, rigorous or our you know, to actually spend more millions of dollars for a recall. that, again, is a credible public resources. >> getting the recall on the november ballot still requires a second passage by city council in 2 weeks. today was the first time we spoke with the mayor since the fbi raid on her home as well. the p% investigation seems to center around that wong family. here's what how had to say about her relationship with them. >> well, as mayor, i meet with a lot of community members and business owners. as you know, the dewine family owned business that operates here in the city of oakland. and so as like with any other elected official, you know, we take pictures with them and we explore ways that

this comes after last month's fbi raid of taos home as kron four's. kerman reports. >> her attorneys also suggesting the justice department may have violated its own guidelines. the attorney for oakland mayor sheng thao is blasting federal prosecutors saying the justice department's dramatic step to rate house home without any public explanation. just months before a major recall election has now unquestionably affected the election and unfairly influence the decision voters will have this november. the statement goes on to suggest the feds have violated their own guidelines which warned prosecutors against undertaking investigations. we're selecting the timing of investigative steps to affect an election or otherwise influence a candidate or campaign. there just is no rule that says that when an elected official is in some way involved in an investigation that they need to be carved out of it and any investigative steps involving need to wait until after the election. that's just not a requirement. >> former federal prosecutor dave callaway isn't buy

this comes after last month's fbi raid of taos home kron four's.sting federal prosecutors saying the justice department's dramatic step to rate house home without any public explanation. just months before a major recall election has now unquestionably affected the election and unfairly influence the decision voters will have this november. the statement goes on to suggest the feds have violated their own guidelines which warned prosecutors against undertaking investigations. we're selecting the timing of investigative steps to affect an election or otherwise influence a candidate or campaign. there just is no rule that says that when an elected official is in some way involved in an investigation that they need to be carved out of it and any investigative steps involving need to wait until after the election. that's just not a requirement. >> former federal prosecutor dave callaway isn't buying the argument the feds violated their own guidelines. >> and says it's a stretch to suggest federal prosecutors are interested in influencing the outcome of

tao sostuvo que las políticas de oakland deben coincidir con las jurisdicciones vecinas para así tenernador newsom es el concejal noel gallo, con quien conversamos más temprano. tenemos una emergencia aquí en oakland con la seguridad en las calles y estoy apoyando esa acción. bueno, gallo aseguró que esta es una buena estrategia para la lucha contra la criminalidad en oakland. un ex funcionario correccional de la prisión de mujeres del condado de alameda enfrenta más cargos en relación a la investigación de abuso sexual de reclusas. gerald wayne smith, de 55 años, tiene 3 acusaciones adicionales contra 5 víctimas mujeres bajo su custodia en fc dublin. de acuerdo con los reportes, el presunto abuso tuvo lugar entre el 2019 y 2021 de ser encontrado culpable, smith podría recibir cadena perpetua. otros funcionarios de la prisión ya han sido sentenciados por cargos similares, mientras que en san josé la policía arrestó a 3 personas por un robo a mano armada que involucró a una víctima que estaba vendiendo mercancía a través de un mercado en línea. el robo ocurrió el 29 de abril en la calle

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that statement comes following last month's raid of taos home as kron four's. dan kerman reports her new attorney is also suggesting the by conducting the raid when it did the justice department may have violated its own guidelines. >> after federal agents raided her home last month, oakland mayor sheng thao question the timing of the raid and suggested it might be the product of a right-wing conspiracy. now her attorney is criticizing federal prosecutors saying the justice department's dramatic step to rate house home without any public explanation. just months before recall election has now unquestionably affected the election and unfairly influence the decision voters will have this november. the statement goes on to suggest the feds have violated their own guidelines which warned prosecutors against undertaking investigations. we're selecting the timing of investigative steps to affect an election or otherwise influence a candidate or campaign. there just is no rule that says that when an elected official is in some way involved in an investigation that the

the statement comes following last month's raid of mayor taos home and as kron four's. dan kerman reports tonight. her attorneys also suggesting >> that by conducting the raid when it did the justice department may have violated its own guidelines. the attorney for oakland mayor sheng thao is blasting federal prosecutors saying the justice department's dramatic step to rate house home without any public explanation. just months before a major recall election has now unquestionably affected the election and unfairly influence the decision. voters will have this november. the statement goes on to suggest the feds have violated their own guidelines which warned prosecutors against undertaking investigations or selecting the timing of investigative steps to affect an election or otherwise influence a candidate. we're campaign. there just is no rule that says that when an elected official is in some way involved in an investigation that they need to be carved out of it and any investigative steps involving need to wait until after the election. that's just not a requirement.

the attorney for oakland mayor sheng thao is accusing the justice department of unfairly influencing voters months before her recall election last month, fbi agents rated taos home for several hours leaving with boxes and bags of apparent evidence. in a statement, the attorney questioned the timing of the raid saying it was, quote, a dramatic step without any public explanation or justification. adding the search warrant executed it. house house was not for criminal charges. the statement goes on to say the justice department's own specifically warns prosecutors against undertaking investigations or selecting the timing of investigative steps to effect election or otherwise influence a candidate or campaign. the attorney also claims mayor thao will not be a target of the investigation. the government is conducting. now to some national news as questions are swirling about the president's future. president biden is in michigan today to deliver remarks at a campaign event. this is happening in detroit and our dc's raquel martin has more. the biden campaign says the president's remarks

certification of the results of the examination of the petition to recall tao mayor thao responded to the recall efforts during an interview with kron. 4 news earlier today. those who are behind the recall have chosen politics over the needs of the people. so this recall campaigns incredibly waste of public resources. >> at a time where we are being challenge, rigorous or our budget, you know, to actually spend more millions of dollars for recall. that again, is a credible public resources. >> getting the recall on the november ballot still requires a second passage by city council in 2 weeks. time today was also the first time we spoke with mayor thao since the fbi raid on her home. all a part of an investigation that seems to be centered around that wong family the mayor's talked about what she says is her relationship with the family. >> well, as mayor, i meet with a lot of community members and business owners. as you know, the dewine family owned business that operates here in the city of oakland. and so as like with any other elected you know, we take pictures with them and we e

the attorney for oakland mayor sheng thao is accusing the justice department of unfairly influencing voters just months before the recall election last month, fbi agents rated taos home for several hours. that raid happening the same week that the alameda county registrar's office verify the signatures collected in order to put that recall measure on the ballot. and in a statement, house attorney questioned the timing of this raid, calling it a dramatic step without any explanation or justification. the statement goes on to say, quote, the justice department's own specifically warned prosecutors against undertaking investigations or selecting the timing of investigative steps to affect an election or otherwise influence a candidate or campaign. the attorney claims that mayor thao will not be the target of this investigation that the government is conducting. a 16 year-old accused of stabbing a brentwood police officer in the neck now faces 6 years in juvenile hall. the stabbing happened last october in the area of brentwood city park. police say they responded to reports of a teen ta