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but what happens to laurent armstrong now? he's filed a lawsuit, right? >> he's he has filed a lawsuit saying whistleblower, that he was forced out for having raised questions about the federal monitor. i will tell you amongst all of this, let's not forget that the mayor is facing a organized and well funded recall effort on top of this. and if that recall effort makes it on the ballot, there are already people talking about putting laurent armstrong, the former chief, on, as a candidate, to replace her boy. >> talk about a tough situation that mitchell is walking into. all right. we'll see. thanks, phil. we'll see you back here at 4:00. all right, all right. march is all about honoring women. it's women's history month and women's empowerment month. up next, we'lhear from one member of the warriors work leading generation thrive, an arm of the golden state warriors that helps bay area nonprofits in schools through education and wellness programing. joining us live now to talk about that and the organization's efforts is ayana moody, senior director of so
but what happens to laurent armstrong now? he's filed a lawsuit, right? >> he's he has filed a lawsuit saying whistleblower, that he was forced out for having raised questions about the federal monitor. i will tell you amongst all of this, let's not forget that the mayor is facing a organized and well funded recall effort on top of this. and if that recall effort makes it on the ballot, there are already people talking about putting laurent armstrong, the former chief, on, as a candidate,...
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that list included former police chief laurent armstrong, whom she fired more than a year ago. now, the commission says it intends to give mayor tao, as i mentioned, that second list of finalists tomorrow. so we have a crew covering tonight's public forum, and we'll have much more on the search for a new police chief here in oakland. coming up tonight at ten. okay. the effort to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price has exposed what officials say is an antiquated county charter. when it comes to recalls ktvu henry lee tells us there is a measure now on the ballot next week that would change the recall election rules. alameda county voters are not voting tuesday on whether to recall district attorney pamela price, but what they will decide is whether to align the county's outdated recall procedures with those of the state. >> is specifically about a recall procedure. >> it's not about any one recall at all that means if passed, measure b would raise the number of signatures needed to put a recall on the ballot. >> give the registrar more time to count signatures,
that list included former police chief laurent armstrong, whom she fired more than a year ago. now, the commission says it intends to give mayor tao, as i mentioned, that second list of finalists tomorrow. so we have a crew covering tonight's public forum, and we'll have much more on the search for a new police chief here in oakland. coming up tonight at ten. okay. the effort to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price has exposed what officials say is an antiquated county charter....
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armstrong was fired. mitchell served 25 years on the police force in kansas city and then as police chief in both temple and lubbock, texas, where crime rates reportedly went down during his tenure. >> it's about reaching out and resourcing. it's not. it's about prevention and intervention and that's the most important thing. >> message day one got to be oakland. tough to survive here. and, i'm ready to give him an opportunity. >> oakland city council member carol fife hopes chief mitchell can deliver results. >> my hopes for the new police chief is that he comes ready to work and roll up his sleeves. this is not an easy place. i think we've had 16 chiefs and 20 years. >> these advocates are so committed to oakland. they bought their own trash truck. they helped the new police chief shares that same passion about making these communities safer. >> we what we want to show is that our communities can pull together to solve our situations in oakland. >> cornell, bernard. abc seven news. >> happening tomorrow
armstrong was fired. mitchell served 25 years on the police force in kansas city and then as police chief in both temple and lubbock, texas, where crime rates reportedly went down during his tenure. >> it's about reaching out and resourcing. it's not. it's about prevention and intervention and that's the most important thing. >> message day one got to be oakland. tough to survive here. and, i'm ready to give him an opportunity. >> oakland city council member carol fife hopes...
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. >>> more than one year after police chief laurent to armstrong was fired we now have a new permanent police chief. former lubbock, texas beliefs -- police chief who previously served also in temple texas as in an air force veteran. he resigned as lubbock's chief last fall after criticism of his department's response time to 911 calls. the mayor said she is confident he is the best man for the job. in we are under federal oversight and we are very close to getting out of that federal oversight and this is something that i did talk about with chief during the interview process and he has shown me that he has the wherewithal to continue the progress so that is number one. number two is crime reduction. i demand that there be crime reduction. we put together what we know what works and data. armstrong is currently suing the city for wrongful termination. >> incoming chief mitchell will still have to clear certain state requirements before he can officially step into the new position. he is expected to formally start in late april or early may. >>> committed the crime concerns in oakland
. >>> more than one year after police chief laurent to armstrong was fired we now have a new permanent police chief. former lubbock, texas beliefs -- police chief who previously served also in temple texas as in an air force veteran. he resigned as lubbock's chief last fall after criticism of his department's response time to 911 calls. the mayor said she is confident he is the best man for the job. in we are under federal oversight and we are very close to getting out of that federal...
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armstrong was fired. mitchell served 25 years on the police force in kansas city and then as police chief in both temple and lubbock, texas, where crime rates reportedly went down during his tenure. >> it's about reaching out and resourcing. it's not. it's about prevention and intervention, and that's the most important thing. >> message day one got to be oakland. tough to survive here. and, i'm ready to give him an opportunity. >> oakland city council member carol fife hopes chief mitchell can deliver results. >> my hopes for the new police chief is that he comes ready to work and roll up his sleeves. this is not an easy place. i think we've had 16 chiefs and 20 years. >> these advocates are so committed to oakland. they bought their own trash truck. they helped the new police chief shares that same passion about making these communities safer. we what we want to show is that our communities can pull together to solve our situations in oakland. colonel bernard, abc seven news. >> one person went to the h
armstrong was fired. mitchell served 25 years on the police force in kansas city and then as police chief in both temple and lubbock, texas, where crime rates reportedly went down during his tenure. >> it's about reaching out and resourcing. it's not. it's about prevention and intervention, and that's the most important thing. >> message day one got to be oakland. tough to survive here. and, i'm ready to give him an opportunity. >> oakland city council member carol fife hopes...
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the firing of oakland police chief laurent armstrong, and missing a deadline for millions of dollars in state funding to tackle retail theft are among the top concerns. >> you don't hear any of them talking about what a great job she's doing as mayor. >> judge brenda acknowledges that oakland has been struggling with many socio economic issues before tao took office, but she adds, the mayor has had a year to come up with her own solutions. >> what are you doing about east oakland? if you look at what's going on out there, what are you doing about that? so it's just it she needs to go because she doesn't even have a vision for oakland mayor tao wasn't available for an interview, but in a written statement to abc seven news, she writes, my focus is fighting for a safer, more affordable and more prosperous oakland. >> i ask all oaklanders to help me achieve that vision with hope and collaboration, and push aside fear and division. >> we need police officers and you can say that we got 713 police officers. my question is, where are they? because i don't see them. >> meanwhile, jose ortiz
the firing of oakland police chief laurent armstrong, and missing a deadline for millions of dollars in state funding to tackle retail theft are among the top concerns. >> you don't hear any of them talking about what a great job she's doing as mayor. >> judge brenda acknowledges that oakland has been struggling with many socio economic issues before tao took office, but she adds, the mayor has had a year to come up with her own solutions. >> what are you doing about east...
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him and two other candidates who were presented in december, cluding former police chief laurent armstrong, whom she fired more than a year ago. mayor xiang tao said she will not take part in tonight's meeting. tao told the commission that the public forum could put candidates at risk of losing their current jobs, or put the city in a bidding war with their current employer. tonight's meeting is open to the public. people can also participate through zoom. it starts at 630 at oakland city hall, and the commission says that it does intend to give mayor tao a second list of finalists tomorrow, though alameda county residents are voting to address the rules when it comes to recall procedures. >> the vote comes just as a recall effort is currently underway to remove alameda county district attorney pamela price from office. ktvu henry lee live tonight there in the newsroom with more on the story. henry >> mike. the county says its recall rules are inconsistent with state law. they want to align it so that everything is done legitimately. but some say this is not the time to change any procedur
him and two other candidates who were presented in december, cluding former police chief laurent armstrong, whom she fired more than a year ago. mayor xiang tao said she will not take part in tonight's meeting. tao told the commission that the public forum could put candidates at risk of losing their current jobs, or put the city in a bidding war with their current employer. tonight's meeting is open to the public. people can also participate through zoom. it starts at 630 at oakland city hall,...
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the firing of oakland police chief laurent armstrong, and missing a deadline for millions of dollars in state funding to tackle retail theft are among the top concerns. >> you don't hear any of them talking about what a great job she's doing as mayor. >> judge brenda acknowledges that oakland has been struggling with many socioeconomic issues before tao took office. but she adds, the mayor has had a year to come up with her own solutions. >> what are you doing about east oakland? if you look at what's going on out there, what are you doing about that? so it's just it she needs to go because she doesn't even have a vision for oakland mayor tao wasn't available for an interview, but in a written statement to abc seven news, she writes, my focus is fighting for a safer, more affordable and more prosperous oakland. >> i ask all oaklanders to help me achieve that vision with hope and collaboration, and push aside fear and division. >> we need police officers and you can say that we got 713 police officers. my question is, where are they? because i don't see them. >> meanwhile, jose ortiz,
the firing of oakland police chief laurent armstrong, and missing a deadline for millions of dollars in state funding to tackle retail theft are among the top concerns. >> you don't hear any of them talking about what a great job she's doing as mayor. >> judge brenda acknowledges that oakland has been struggling with many socioeconomic issues before tao took office. but she adds, the mayor has had a year to come up with her own solutions. >> what are you doing about east...
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the oakland naacp have been highly critical of the mayor for firing chief laurent armstrong, but in recent days, they've put out a release saying, you know what? they are squarely welcoming new chief mitchell or excited about him coming and welcoming his presence. they want to partner with him now. of course, the anti-police terror project, which has been always, you know, historically critical of the police, are saying they want the new chief and the department to rein in overtime spending. they're also a little concerned that chief mitchell has an air force background. they don't want to see opd militarized at all. yeah. >> nonetheless, though, it is a fresh start for opd from this point forward. all right. thanks so much, henry. appreciate it. >> this afternoon, san jose city leaders gathered with a group committed to using ai for social good. the newly formed partnership with the gov ai coalition held its first public forum today, designed to help people learn about the group's mission. this partnership is intended to ensure local government has a voice in the future of ai, and how it'
the oakland naacp have been highly critical of the mayor for firing chief laurent armstrong, but in recent days, they've put out a release saying, you know what? they are squarely welcoming new chief mitchell or excited about him coming and welcoming his presence. they want to partner with him now. of course, the anti-police terror project, which has been always, you know, historically critical of the police, are saying they want the new chief and the department to rein in overtime spending....
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armstrong was fired. mitchell served 25 years on the police force in kansas city and then as police chief in both temple and lubbock, texas, where crime rates reportedly went down during his tenure. >> it's about reaching out and resourcing. it's not. it's about prevention and intervention, and that's the most important thing. >> message day one got to be oakland. tough to survive here. and i'm ready to give him an opportunity. >> oakland city council member carol fife hopes chief mitchell can deliver results. >> my hopes for the new police chief is that he comes ready to work and roll up his sleeves. this is not an easy place. i think we've had 16 chiefs and 20 years. >> these advocates are so committed to oakland. they bought their own trash truck. they hope the new police chief shares that same passion about making these communities safer. we what we want to show is that our communities can pull together to solve our situations in oakland. colonel bernard, abc seven news. >> happening tomorrow, a town
armstrong was fired. mitchell served 25 years on the police force in kansas city and then as police chief in both temple and lubbock, texas, where crime rates reportedly went down during his tenure. >> it's about reaching out and resourcing. it's not. it's about prevention and intervention, and that's the most important thing. >> message day one got to be oakland. tough to survive here. and i'm ready to give him an opportunity. >> oakland city council member carol fife hopes...
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the firing of oakland police chief laurent armstrong, and missing a deadline for millions of dollars in state funding to tackle retail theft are among the top concerns. >> you don't hear any of them talking about what a great job she's doing as mayor. >> judge brenda acknowledges that oakland has been struggling with many socioeconomic issues. before tao took office. but she adds, the mayor has had a year to come up with her own solutions. >> what are you doing about east oakland? if you look at what's going on out there, what are you doing about that? so it's just it she needs to go because she doesn't even have a vision for oakland mayor tao wasn't available for an interview, but in a written statement to abc seven news, she writes, my focus is fighting for a safer, more affordable and more prosperous oakland. >> i ask all oaklanders to help me achieve that vision with hope and collaboration, and push aside fear and division. >> we need police officers and you can say that we got 713 police officers. my question is where are they? because i don't see them. >> meanwhile, jose ortiz,
the firing of oakland police chief laurent armstrong, and missing a deadline for millions of dollars in state funding to tackle retail theft are among the top concerns. >> you don't hear any of them talking about what a great job she's doing as mayor. >> judge brenda acknowledges that oakland has been struggling with many socioeconomic issues. before tao took office. but she adds, the mayor has had a year to come up with her own solutions. >> what are you doing about east...
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it's been more than a year since tao fired former chief laurent armstrong, and it's been a long process to find his replacement. that included some friction between tao and the police commission. mitchell comes to oakland from texas, where he was most recently the police chief in lubbock for four years. also police chief in temple before that, he was a police officer in kansas city for 25 years. he left his position in lubbock in september of last year after the department was criticized for an increased number of unanswered 911 calls. local leaders here have said that mitchell will need to do his homework and learn the culture of the city and the department here in oakland, and they say he's stepping into a tough position. chief mitchell, in his statements, has said he wants to create a stronger, safer oakland by working with residents, business owners and city leadership as well as the police commission. now there will be a ceremony that's going to happen at city hall at 1:00 today. he will be formally introduced to the city, but that does not mean he starts his job today. so there wi
it's been more than a year since tao fired former chief laurent armstrong, and it's been a long process to find his replacement. that included some friction between tao and the police commission. mitchell comes to oakland from texas, where he was most recently the police chief in lubbock for four years. also police chief in temple before that, he was a police officer in kansas city for 25 years. he left his position in lubbock in september of last year after the department was criticized for an...