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armstrong. the police commission set her up. >> i don't know why you would send armstrong to her. she fired armstrong. she told you she was not going to hire him again. so you actually just wasted a slot for cap brooks, executive director of the anti-police terror project, sees a wasted slot. >> councilman noel gallo sees the only possible candidate, chief armstrong was the best police chief we had. >> and the one that needs to continue, robert harris of the oakland naacp shares his perspective. >> lauren armstrong is not only eminently qualified, but is a person who is homebred right here in this community. >> they come here to oakland from outside of oakland. they don't even know where fruitvale avenue is. >> do you think it has to be somebody that has worked or lived in the bay area? >> there's absolutely no data that shows that to be true. and in fact, there are some reports that show that the more localized a police department is, the more violent they are, brooks says. >> whether from oakl
armstrong. the police commission set her up. >> i don't know why you would send armstrong to her. she fired armstrong. she told you she was not going to hire him again. so you actually just wasted a slot for cap brooks, executive director of the anti-police terror project, sees a wasted slot. >> councilman noel gallo sees the only possible candidate, chief armstrong was the best police chief we had. >> and the one that needs to continue, robert harris of the oakland naacp...
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that's when tao fired lauren armstrong, citing an investigation that found he'd mishandled two misconduct cases. an independent arbitrator cleared him of those accusations , and he reapplied for his job in october. it's unclear. unclear if armstrong was on the list of final candidates nominated, and two san ramon police officers are hospitalized after a fentanyl exposure incident in a safeway parking lot. >> they were called to the diablo plaza shopping center for reports of a vehicle with two people that were unconscious and drug paraphernalia inside. police say they were searching the vehicle when this exposure happened. hazmat crews were then called out. the hospitalized officers are still being treated. they're under observation for dizziness, weakness and elevated heart rates as well. at the san leandro marina, the former harbor master's office went up in flames this morning. >> the fire was firstrillioneported around 830. by the time firefighters arrived, the building was engulfed and they had to take defensive measures to prevent fire and toxic debris from spreading. the cause. cau
that's when tao fired lauren armstrong, citing an investigation that found he'd mishandled two misconduct cases. an independent arbitrator cleared him of those accusations , and he reapplied for his job in october. it's unclear. unclear if armstrong was on the list of final candidates nominated, and two san ramon police officers are hospitalized after a fentanyl exposure incident in a safeway parking lot. >> they were called to the diablo plaza shopping center for reports of a vehicle...
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former oakland police chief lauren armstrong was reportedly one of the top three finalists. >> reject mayor tao fired armstrong, citing a federal monitors, finding that he mishandled two officer misconduct cases. an independent arbitrator cleared him of those accusations. many community leaders say they want him to return the mayor was very adamant about she's not going to do that without public comment. >> we will now adjourn to closed session this thursday night. >> the oakland police commission held a closed session meeting. afterwards, they announced to restart the hiring process with the following timeline january one through january 31st, 2024 open recruitment period. >> march one, 2024 for final names sent to the mayor. >> mayor tao will make the ultimate decision on who to hire . as for the police commission, they remain tight lipped the entire commission will continue to observe a media blackout to respect the confidentiality of applicants who may be presently employed. as others worry about what happens next. >> this decision has to be made as soon as possible. >> according
former oakland police chief lauren armstrong was reportedly one of the top three finalists. >> reject mayor tao fired armstrong, citing a federal monitors, finding that he mishandled two officer misconduct cases. an independent arbitrator cleared him of those accusations. many community leaders say they want him to return the mayor was very adamant about she's not going to do that without public comment. >> we will now adjourn to closed session this thursday night. >> the...
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. >> that's former oakland police chief lauren armstrong, his position has now been vacant for nearly a year, and these mothers say the city needs to get it filled. >> we need somebody to really step up, take the helm and just really get this crime under control. i am afraid i've been in oakland all my life and it's just i've never seen it this bad . i'm scared. >> meanwhile, jill blackwell is still mourning. she lost her son, michael, just a couple of years ago and says the support is comforting as he's gone and he's not coming back. >> but at the end of the day, i'm super excited to meet her. >> the evenings event offering some hope for healing to inspire me as well, you know, to just keep praying, keep praying and i know it's going to hurt, but it's going to get better. tara campbell, abc seven news. >> oakland is one step closer to naming a police chief. the sf chronicle reports oakland's police commission voted to pass its three finalists onto mayor shengtao. we asked former chief laurent armstrong about the opening tonight, and he told us he never wanted not to be chief. he was
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. >> according to hill, after former chief lauren armstrong controversial firing in february , hill believeshe new chief could also have to address dissatisfaction within opd ranks to whoever takes on this department, potentially is taken on a split department. >> there are still some folks that are loyal to the outgoing chief. that's why hill believes one thing mayor tao will be looking for is adaptability. >> are they are evolving with their officers, with society as a whole, with the way crime is happening, the whole societal picture now, theoretically, one of these three final candidates could be former chief leronne armstrong. he has made it very clear that he does want the job. as for mayor, though, she said she would not rehire him in the studio. tim johns abc seven news so that seems like a long shot, to say the least. to say the least. >> thanks, tim very much. >> contra costa county has issued more violation notices against the martinez refinery today. the notices include air quality violations, public nuisance and an illegal burn after locals complained of a grass fire near the pl
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when then mayor libby schaaf chose lauren armstrong. >> i think it's really important that they're fully vetted to the public that they have the opportunity to have the maximum support from the community. >> we think it would be helpful if the if the if the city held a virtual public interview process where the community could probably submit questions ahead of time. >> the mayor spokesperson tells ktvu public forums via zoom were never done before. the pandemic in 2020, and are not required by the city charter charter, rather. but all sides agree. selecting oakland's next police chief will be one of the mayor's most important decisions in office. it's really important to have the right chief and even if that prolonged the decision making process, it's more important to have the right chief. >> the mayor's office issued this statement, quote, mayor tao will take the time that is necessary to select the person that will lead the oakland police department. >> finding the right leader is a priority, and mayor tao intends to conduct this process in a timely manner. it's now been ten months s
when then mayor libby schaaf chose lauren armstrong. >> i think it's really important that they're fully vetted to the public that they have the opportunity to have the maximum support from the community. >> we think it would be helpful if the if the if the city held a virtual public interview process where the community could probably submit questions ahead of time. >> the mayor spokesperson tells ktvu public forums via zoom were never done before. the pandemic in 2020, and...
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. >> that's former oakland police chief lauren armstrong, his position has now been vacant for nearlyear, and these mothers say the city needs to get it filled. >> we need somebody to really step up, take the helm and just really get this crime under control. i am afraid i've been in oakland all my life and it's just i've never seen it this bad . i'm scared. >> meanwhile, jill blackwell is still mourning. she lost her son, michael, just a couple of years ago and says the support is comforting as he's gone and he's not coming back. >> but at the end of the day, i'm super excited to meet her. >> the evenings event offering some hope for healing to inspire me as well, you know, to just keep praying, keep praying and i know it's going to hurt, but it's going to get better. tara campbell, abc seven news. >> oakland is one step closer to naming a police chief. the sf chronicle reports oakland's police commission voted to pass its three finalists onto mayor shengtao. we asked former chief laurent armstrong about the opening tonight, and he told us he never wanted not to be chief. he was fire
. >> that's former oakland police chief lauren armstrong, his position has now been vacant for nearlyear, and these mothers say the city needs to get it filled. >> we need somebody to really step up, take the helm and just really get this crime under control. i am afraid i've been in oakland all my life and it's just i've never seen it this bad . i'm scared. >> meanwhile, jill blackwell is still mourning. she lost her son, michael, just a couple of years ago and says the...
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former oakland police chief lauren armstrong was reportedly one of the top three finalists. >> reject mayor tao fired armstrong, citing a federal monitors, finding that he mishandled two officer misconduct cases. an independent arbitrator cleared him of those accusations. many community leaders say they want him to return the mayor was very adamant about she's not going to do that without public comment. >> we will now adjourn to closed session this thursday night. >> the oakland police commission held a closed session meeting. afterwards, they announced to restart the hiring process with the following timeline january one through january 31st, 2024 open recruitment period. >> march one, 2024 for final names sent to the mayor. >> mayor tao will make the ultimate decision on who to hire . as for the police commission, they remain tight lipped the entire commission will continue to observe a media blackout to respect the confidentiality of applicants who may be presently employed. as others worry about what happens next. >> this decision has to be made as soon as possible. >> according
former oakland police chief lauren armstrong was reportedly one of the top three finalists. >> reject mayor tao fired armstrong, citing a federal monitors, finding that he mishandled two officer misconduct cases. an independent arbitrator cleared him of those accusations. many community leaders say they want him to return the mayor was very adamant about she's not going to do that without public comment. >> we will now adjourn to closed session this thursday night. >> the...
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. >> according to hill, after former chief lauren armstrong controversial firing in february , hill believeshe new chief could also have to address dissatisfaction within opd ranks to whoever takes on this department, potentially is taken on a split department. >> there are still some folks that are loyal to the outgoing chief. that's why hill believes one thing mayor tao will be looking for is adaptability. >> are they are evolving with their officers, with society as a whole, with the way crime is happening, the whole societal picture now, theoretically, one of these three final candidates could be former chief leronne armstrong. he has made it very clear that he does want the job. as for mayor, though, she said she would not rehire him in the studio. tim johns abc seven news so that seems like a long shot, to say the least. to say the least. >> thanks, tim very much. >> contra costa county has issued more violation notices against the martinez refinery today. the notices include air quality violations, public nuisance and an illegal burn after locals complained of a grass fire near the pl
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armstrong, san leandro police chief abdul pridgen, who is currently on leave from that department for unspecified reasons, and kevin hall, assistant police chief in tucson, arizona. now oakland mayor shengtao fired armstrong back in february. she says for his mishandling of officer misconduct investigations. tao had said before she would not rehire him, but armstrong had the support of several city council members, some community groups and the local chapter of the naacp. the mayor didn't elaborate on why she rejected the candidates, but said only in a statement she looked forward to working with the commission to find new candidates for the chief position. back in september, mayor tao made this pledge on ktvu about what she would do if her city did not have a police chief by the end of this year. >> do you think we'll have an opd chief before the end of the year? >> i'm really hopeful that we will. and if we don't and i'll say it right here today and if we don't, i will declare a state of emergency to get a police chief. because this process has been held up by the police commission
armstrong, san leandro police chief abdul pridgen, who is currently on leave from that department for unspecified reasons, and kevin hall, assistant police chief in tucson, arizona. now oakland mayor shengtao fired armstrong back in february. she says for his mishandling of officer misconduct investigations. tao had said before she would not rehire him, but armstrong had the support of several city council members, some community groups and the local chapter of the naacp. the mayor didn't...
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. >> for about a decade, lauren armstrong had the job for two years, from 2021 to february of this year. that's when mayor shengtao fired him, citing an investigation that found he'd mishandled two misconduct cases. an independent arbitrator, though, cleared him of those accusations. armstrong replaced interim chief susan manheimer, who replaced anne kirkpatrick, who in 2017 was oakland's first female police chief. she was on the job for three years and was fired in 2020 for reporting alleged misconduct. but kirkpatrick fired a fillled a lawsuit disputing her termination and one prior, chief, sean whent, resigned in 2016 after members of the department admitted to having sex with an underage prostitute who went by the name celeste gwap. following his resignation, oakland went through three chiefs in nine days right, let's turn now back to the weather. >> we showed you some of the dramatic surf around the bay area today, but more wet weather is coming. >> yeah, a little more intense to sandia. >> absolutely. >> we're going to see some heavier rain and certainly strong winds coming our wa
. >> for about a decade, lauren armstrong had the job for two years, from 2021 to february of this year. that's when mayor shengtao fired him, citing an investigation that found he'd mishandled two misconduct cases. an independent arbitrator, though, cleared him of those accusations. armstrong replaced interim chief susan manheimer, who replaced anne kirkpatrick, who in 2017 was oakland's first female police chief. she was on the job for three years and was fired in 2020 for reporting...
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lauren armstrong had the job for two years, from 2021 to february of this year. that's when mayor shengtao fired him, citing that investigation. we just told you about, saying that he mishandled two misconduct cases, but then the independent arbitrator cleared him of those accusations . armstrong replaced interim chief susan manheimer, who replaced anne kirkpatrick, who in 2017 was oakland's first female police chief. she was on the job for three years and was fired in 2020. her reporting alleged misconduct. kirkpatrick filed a lawsuit dispute her termination and won prior chief sean whent resigned in 2016 after members of the department admitting admitted to having sex with an underage prostitute following his resignation, oakland went through three police chiefs in nine days. former uc berkeley swimming coach teri mckeever has admitted to emotionally and physically abusing cal swimmers for more than 20 years. our media partners at the east bay times are reporting that this is the first time she's acknowledged abusing cal swimmers since 2022. investigation first
lauren armstrong had the job for two years, from 2021 to february of this year. that's when mayor shengtao fired him, citing that investigation. we just told you about, saying that he mishandled two misconduct cases, but then the independent arbitrator cleared him of those accusations . armstrong replaced interim chief susan manheimer, who replaced anne kirkpatrick, who in 2017 was oakland's first female police chief. she was on the job for three years and was fired in 2020. her reporting...
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. >> well, as we mentioned, the firing of former police chief lauren armstrong created this vacancy. he was one of the final candidates in the new round of people in the running to become police chief again when he was rejected, he released a statement in response saying, quote, it is unfair that i am unable to continue to serve and protect the people of oakland. as a native of oakland, nothing gave me greater pleasure and pride than to work in my community and fight to improve it. end quote for ten is the time. let's turn things over to steve paulson with a look at the weather this morning. >> all right, ali, we will go back and look at 24 hours because it was about really sonoma county. and then eventually it moved into marin county. and then everyone else got in on some rain. but i mean, yesterday, even by noon, cazadero had had over two inches of rain. based on everything i've seen quickly here, 2.7 for kentfield 1.78. san rafael 1.65 and santa rosa 1.45. there were far less amounts as you go south . as you might imagine, we're in the twix and the tween if you will. there will be
. >> well, as we mentioned, the firing of former police chief lauren armstrong created this vacancy. he was one of the final candidates in the new round of people in the running to become police chief again when he was rejected, he released a statement in response saying, quote, it is unfair that i am unable to continue to serve and protect the people of oakland. as a native of oakland, nothing gave me greater pleasure and pride than to work in my community and fight to improve it. end...
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we asked former chief lauren armstrong about the opening, and he told us he never not wanted to be chief he was fired in february over allegations of misconduct, but later cleared of wrongdoing. there's another warning this morning about a scam targeting parents in the oakland unified school district. two more families received calls this week that their child was kidnaped, being held for ransom. the district says the caller even knew the names of the students. however thankfully in both cases they were in school and safe in san francisco. take a look at this. sky seven caught the end of an intense situation here in the city. a car was reported stolen and there was a two year old inside you can see it here. it was taken at ashton and holloway in the ingleside neighborhood. police caught up to it about five blocks away, and we did see a young child with the officers. we're told the suspect escaped and the toddler was fine. 80 people will be charged with unlawful public assembly and more in connection to the pro-palestine protests that shut down the bay bridge in november. you may remember
we asked former chief lauren armstrong about the opening, and he told us he never not wanted to be chief he was fired in february over allegations of misconduct, but later cleared of wrongdoing. there's another warning this morning about a scam targeting parents in the oakland unified school district. two more families received calls this week that their child was kidnaped, being held for ransom. the district says the caller even knew the names of the students. however thankfully in both cases...
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oakland hasn't had a police chief since former chief lauren armstrong was fired in february after being accused of mishandling misconduct cases. experts say whoever is chosen will have a monumental task ahead of them. >> i think it's really important that the mayor get this right. oakland is a unique city and so just picking a chief with leadership skills, skills, you know, that's good. but i think you're going to need a unique chief. >> it's not clear if former chief armstrong is on that list of finalists. he was cleared of wrongdoing, and he says that he wants the job. however, mayor tao has said that she would not rehire him. >> plans to cut bureaucracy in san francisco have reportedly run into trouble just two weeks after it started. our media partners at sf standard report the group together, sf action, has withdrawn a ballot measure that was intended to cut the number of city boards, commissions and advisory bodies in half. the idea was to empower the mayor, but this measure would have unintentionally shifted more decision making to the board of supervisors. the group says they're
oakland hasn't had a police chief since former chief lauren armstrong was fired in february after being accused of mishandling misconduct cases. experts say whoever is chosen will have a monumental task ahead of them. >> i think it's really important that the mayor get this right. oakland is a unique city and so just picking a chief with leadership skills, skills, you know, that's good. but i think you're going to need a unique chief. >> it's not clear if former chief armstrong is...
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she's now requesting a new list of nominees from the police commission in former chief lauren armstrongo was fired by tao, was one of those finalists. >> number six two san ramon police officers are recovering after being hospitalized from an accidental fentanyl exposure. police were searching a vehicle in a safeway parking lot when the exposure happened. hazmat crews were then called out and right now we don't have an update on those officers conditions. >> number seven chp made more than 900 dui arrests during the christmas weekend. maximum enforcement. that's up 42% from last year. there were 20 fatalities, which was down 23. there will be another maximum enforcement period starting at 6 p.m. friday and going to midnight monday for the new year. the cost of wine and liquor going up on january first because of a new crv deposit. californians already pay 5 or $0.10 on nearly all bottled beverages in the new year. wine and liquor will be added to that list. you can get the crv money back, but in the past, it's been challenging for most people. abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow exp
she's now requesting a new list of nominees from the police commission in former chief lauren armstrongo was fired by tao, was one of those finalists. >> number six two san ramon police officers are recovering after being hospitalized from an accidental fentanyl exposure. police were searching a vehicle in a safeway parking lot when the exposure happened. hazmat crews were then called out and right now we don't have an update on those officers conditions. >> number seven chp made...
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it's not known if former chief lauren armstrong is on the list. however the mayor has said before she would not rehire him. this morning, santa finishing up his deliveries and we're getting a look inside the operation, tracking his journey. thank you. are joining deck here at norad, the north american aerospace defense command is responsible for tracking everything flying in and around the us and canada. and that includes santa and his reindeer, the santa tracker has become a global phenomenon. radar stations have already picked up an infrared signal. probably from rudolph's nose. the tradition began back in 1955, when a child accidentally dialed the unlit phone number of the operation center in colorado springs, believing she was calling santa claus. after local promotion that she saw in a local newspaper. so you can track santa yourself using a link to the norad tracker. it's on our website, abc seven news.com. while norad has been tracking santa around the globe, millions of others have been making their way home for the holidays. overall airli
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. >> that's former oakland police chief lauren armstrong, his position has now been vacant for nearly a year, and these mothers say the city needs to get it filled. >> we need somebody to really step up, take the helm and just really get this crime under control. i am afraid i've been in oakland all my life and it's just i've never seen it this bad. i'm scared. >> meanwhile, jill blackwell is still mourning. she lost her son, michael, just a couple of years ago and says the support is comforting as he's gone and he's not coming back. >> but at the end of the day, i'm super excited to meet her. >> the evenings event offering some hope for healing to inspire me as well, you know, to just keep praying, keep praying and i know it's going to hurt, but it's going to get better. tara campbell, abc seven news. okay >> and is one step closer to naming a police chief, according to the chronicle, oakland's police commission voted to pass its three finalists onto mayor shengtao. we asked former chief leronne armstrong about the opening, and he told us he never wanted not to be chief. he was fired
. >> that's former oakland police chief lauren armstrong, his position has now been vacant for nearly a year, and these mothers say the city needs to get it filled. >> we need somebody to really step up, take the helm and just really get this crime under control. i am afraid i've been in oakland all my life and it's just i've never seen it this bad. i'm scared. >> meanwhile, jill blackwell is still mourning. she lost her son, michael, just a couple of years ago and says the...
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it's unknown if former chief lauren armstrong made that list. however, the mayor has said before she would not rehire him and a rallying cry in oakland after a beloved donut shop was robbed. yet again. it is the second time just this week and the third time since june, and now the community is calling on city leaders to do more to help small business owners. abc seven news reporter anser hassan heard their message and has the story. >> surveillance video from early friday morning shows the popular colonial donuts in oakland getting robbed for a second time this week. >> unfortunately, we've heard this is the third time that colonial donuts has been robbed two times. this week alone. three times in the last six months. this is unacceptable. no more crime. >> no more crime. >> a coalition of community groups rallied in front of colonial donuts. they blame failed leadership and failed policies for rising crime. >> we are not safe, and it's because of policy, not covid, not economy. not late stage capitalism. policy. because otherwise these things w
it's unknown if former chief lauren armstrong made that list. however, the mayor has said before she would not rehire him and a rallying cry in oakland after a beloved donut shop was robbed. yet again. it is the second time just this week and the third time since june, and now the community is calling on city leaders to do more to help small business owners. abc seven news reporter anser hassan heard their message and has the story. >> surveillance video from early friday morning shows...
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. >> former oakland police chief lauren armstrong was reportedly one of the top three finalists rejected. mayor tao fired armstrong, citing a federal monitors finding that he mishandled two officer misconduct cases. an independent arbitrator cleared him of those accusations. many community leaders say they want him to return. >> the mayor was very adamant about she's not going to do that without public comment. >> we will now adjourn to closed session this thursday night, the oakland police commission held a closed session meeting. >> afterwards, they announced to restart the hiring process with the following timeline january 1st run through january 31, 2024 open recruitment period. >> march one, 2024 find names sent to the mayor. >> mayor tao will make the ultimate decision on who to hire. as for the police commission, they remain tight lipped. >> the entire commission will continue due to observe a media blackout to respect the confidentiality of applicants who may be presently employed. >> as others worry about what happens next. >> this decision has to be made as soon as possible. >>
. >> former oakland police chief lauren armstrong was reportedly one of the top three finalists rejected. mayor tao fired armstrong, citing a federal monitors finding that he mishandled two officer misconduct cases. an independent arbitrator cleared him of those accusations. many community leaders say they want him to return. >> the mayor was very adamant about she's not going to do that without public comment. >> we will now adjourn to closed session this thursday night, the...
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it's unknown if former chief lauren armstrong made that list. however, the mayor has said before that she would not rehire him and a rallying cry in oakland after a beloved donut shop was robbed yet again. it's the second time just this weekend. the third time since june, and now the community is calling on city leaders to do more to help small business owners. abc seven news reporter anser hassan heard their message and has our story. >> surveillance video from early friday morning shows the popular colonial donuts in oakland getting robbed for a second time this week. >> unfortunately, we've heard this is the third time that colonial donuts has been robbed two times this week alone. three times in the last six months. this is unacceptable. no more crime. >> no more crime. >> a coalition of community groups rallied in front of colonial donuts. they blame failed leadership and failed policies for rising crime. >> we are not safe and it's because of policy, not covid, not economy, not late stage capitalism policy. because otherwise these things w
it's unknown if former chief lauren armstrong made that list. however, the mayor has said before that she would not rehire him and a rallying cry in oakland after a beloved donut shop was robbed yet again. it's the second time just this weekend. the third time since june, and now the community is calling on city leaders to do more to help small business owners. abc seven news reporter anser hassan heard their message and has our story. >> surveillance video from early friday morning shows...
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it's unknown if former chief lauren armstrong made that list. however, the mayor has said before that she would not rehire him and a rallying cry in oakland after a beloved donut shop there was robbed yet again. it is the second time just this week, and the third time since june. now the community is calling on city leaders to do more to help small business owners. abc seven news reporter anser hassan heard their message and has our story. >> surveillance video from early friday morning shows the popular colonial donuts in oakland getting robbed for a second time this week. >> unfortunately, we've heard this is the third time that colonial donuts has been robbed two times this week alone. three times in the last six months. this is unacceptable. no more crime. >> no more crime. >> a coalition of community groups rallied in front of colonial donuts. they blame failed leadership and failed policies for rising crime. >> we are not safe and it's because of policy, not covid, not economy, not late stage capitalism policy. because otherwise these thin
it's unknown if former chief lauren armstrong made that list. however, the mayor has said before that she would not rehire him and a rallying cry in oakland after a beloved donut shop there was robbed yet again. it is the second time just this week, and the third time since june. now the community is calling on city leaders to do more to help small business owners. abc seven news reporter anser hassan heard their message and has our story. >> surveillance video from early friday morning...
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then police chief lauren armstrong, citing a failure in leadership for his mishandling of misconduct involving one officer, tao will look over the three finalists, but if she doesn't like any of them, she can reject all three. and pam have the police commission find three more new candidates. >> all right. it's been ongoing for a while. thank you. andre. well the mountain view city council showing its support to increase quality child care in santa clara county. the council unanimously approved a resolution calling for child care for all it wants the county to shift more funds into creating child care centers. the child care advocacy group says there are 2000 families with vouchers from the county, but nowhere to use them because all the facilities are full. >> our time is now 617 boaters sailing off the california coast had a rare sighting of orca whales several times within the past week. oh my goodness. >> oh, i'm right here underneath us, underneath it. >> mom. pam a pod of killer whales rarely seen off the coast of southern california. surprised whale watchers yesterday when the
then police chief lauren armstrong, citing a failure in leadership for his mishandling of misconduct involving one officer, tao will look over the three finalists, but if she doesn't like any of them, she can reject all three. and pam have the police commission find three more new candidates. >> all right. it's been ongoing for a while. thank you. andre. well the mountain view city council showing its support to increase quality child care in santa clara county. the council unanimously...
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the city has been without a police chief since february after the mayor, fire chief lauren armstrong,ording to the mayor, for mishandling officer misconduct in investigations. >> there's been no police chief in this town since february. >> i feel like that's pretty irresponsible. >> the oakland police commission is a group of seven citizens charged with, among other duties , recommending three finalists for the job of police chief in a special meeting last night, the commission revealed its timeline for the process open recruitment will start january 1st and continue through that month. the commission will spend the month of february evaluating the candidates. the next list of candidates will be given to the mayor on march 1st. at that point, oakland will have been without a permanent police chief for more than a year. >> i mean, i think that's a problem. i'm obviously, if we're going to have police, we should have somebody in charge of them. >> spokesperson for the mayor says finding the right leader for the police department is a priority. and mayor tao intends to conduct the proces
the city has been without a police chief since february after the mayor, fire chief lauren armstrong,ording to the mayor, for mishandling officer misconduct in investigations. >> there's been no police chief in this town since february. >> i feel like that's pretty irresponsible. >> the oakland police commission is a group of seven citizens charged with, among other duties , recommending three finalists for the job of police chief in a special meeting last night, the...