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i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong. attorney michael cardoza has reviewed the claim and says the city of oakland should consider settling and fast to quite frankly, the mayor should have waited. >> for a vet in a full vetting of the case. a full investigation of this case before she fired. this is not the first time a fired police sued the city of oakland and kirkpatrick who served as chief from 2017 to 2020 also filed a wrongful termination suit. and one i think is showing pickler myself and armstrong many case before part we're speaking now. >> and they only way we're going to do that. to correct wrongs of the stages to go through last process, which is unfortunate. and i hey, good to have to do it myself. but that's what's going on. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> now, oakland has been without a police chief since mayor thao fired armstrong nearly a year ago in december. the commission tasked with finding his replacement did submit 3 options for the mayor to choose from. armstrong was among those listed. but the mayor re
i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong. attorney michael cardoza has reviewed the claim and says the city of oakland should consider settling and fast to quite frankly, the mayor should have waited. >> for a vet in a full vetting of the case. a full investigation of this case before she fired. this is not the first time a fired police sued the city of oakland and kirkpatrick who served as chief from 2017 to 2020 also filed a wrongful termination suit. and one i think is...
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vern glenn catches up with a former oakland chief leronne armstrong on his new coaching gig. >>> you can watch us anytime, anywhere on our streaming service, cbs news bay area. edge all of our live newscasts throughout the day. you can find us on the free cbs news abhorrent pluto tv. >>> i'm going to be honest with you. this is the first time i have been excited to unboxed a scale. this is a smart scale that is going to measure so much more than your weight. it will help you to maintain a healthy lifestyle thanks to everything else that it measures. after i had my son, i realized that the number on the scale was only one small part of measuring good health. you download the app and this is going to measure your body weight, of course, but also your skeletal muscle rate, things like your spatial metabolic rate, your muscle mass, body fat, bone mass. you name it. the things that i really love, the body water and the body ache. very interesting. easy to use, just like any scale. you step on it but step on it with bare feet. the signal can move more easily through muscle than fat and tha
vern glenn catches up with a former oakland chief leronne armstrong on his new coaching gig. >>> you can watch us anytime, anywhere on our streaming service, cbs news bay area. edge all of our live newscasts throughout the day. you can find us on the free cbs news abhorrent pluto tv. >>> i'm going to be honest with you. this is the first time i have been excited to unboxed a scale. this is a smart scale that is going to measure so much more than your weight. it will help you...
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recently they are life, that is chief armstrong. >> leronne armstrong has a new beat. >> pass it, tj. knock it down, josh. >> he is patrolling the sidelines for oakland's boys basketball team. >> when i say coach armstrong, do you have to double take? >> it is still new for me. i am still getting used to a. it is something that makes me smile. >> the former oakland police chief was let go last year after over two decades on the force. it was an easy decision when his friend and longtime dragon's head coach lou ritchie asked him to help out. >> for me, a perfect segue into how you should enjoy your retirement, being around young people who give you energy, watching young people develop and then giving any help you can. >> the coaching staff has been enamored with the job that coach has done, being able to come in and give real-world aspects to things that are bigger than basketball as well as his basketball acumen. a lot of people did not know he used to play. he has a great perspective. >> when you rebound, we win. let's do it. >> armstrong is no stranger to the hardwood. he played in
recently they are life, that is chief armstrong. >> leronne armstrong has a new beat. >> pass it, tj. knock it down, josh. >> he is patrolling the sidelines for oakland's boys basketball team. >> when i say coach armstrong, do you have to double take? >> it is still new for me. i am still getting used to a. it is something that makes me smile. >> the former oakland police chief was let go last year after over two decades on the force. it was an easy decision...
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i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause. i think they've got a strong case attorney michael cardoza has reviewed the claim and says the city of oakland should consider settling and fast to quite frankly, the mayor should have waited. >> for a vet in a full vetting of the case. a full investigation of this case before she fired. this is not the first time a fired police chief has sued the city of oakland and kirkpatrick who served as chief from 2017 to 2020 also filed a wrongful termination suit. and one i think is showing people myself and armstrong many case before part we're speaking now. >> and they only way we're going to do that. to correct wrongs of the stages to go through last process, which is unfortunate. and i hey, good to have to do it myself. but that's what's going on. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> well, traffic safety advocates are urging the san francisco police commission to enact a policy that limits racially biased traffic stops. it proposes banning what are known as pretext stops for low-level offenses. the
i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause. i think they've got a strong case attorney michael cardoza has reviewed the claim and says the city of oakland should consider settling and fast to quite frankly, the mayor should have waited. >> for a vet in a full vetting of the case. a full investigation of this case before she fired. this is not the first time a fired police chief has sued the city of oakland and kirkpatrick who served as chief from...
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police chief leronne armstrong's lawsuit against the city of oakland and the back. we're going to have the mayor's response. >> i'm 14 is a time right now. it is sunny but cold out there, which is the way we like it. absolutely better. that's wet and cold. i guess we've got john in the weather center. hey, john. yeah, definitely rather just because for sure, especially after these past few days, we've earned some dry days ahead of us today. just a slim chance of a couple afternoon. sprinkles. >> as you can see this morning, it is just nice and bright looking out from mount tam skies will stay for the most part, pretty sunny today as this low pressure area works its way out with the low on the outs. high pressure ridge will start to build in today's a day of transition between day cool air stacked up across the region is going to keep temperatures jacket or the even into the afternoon and just don't want you to be surprised by that chance of an isolated and brief shower later on today. for the most part, staying really light, not amounting to anything to cancel any p
police chief leronne armstrong's lawsuit against the city of oakland and the back. we're going to have the mayor's response. >> i'm 14 is a time right now. it is sunny but cold out there, which is the way we like it. absolutely better. that's wet and cold. i guess we've got john in the weather center. hey, john. yeah, definitely rather just because for sure, especially after these past few days, we've earned some dry days ahead of us today. just a slim chance of a couple afternoon....
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then recently they are like that's chief armstrong. >> reporter: leronne armstrong has a new beat. >>d passes, t.j. knock it down, josh. >> reporter: he's patrolling the sideline for oakland's bishop boy's basketball team. when i say coach armstrong, are you like me? do you have a double take? >> it is still new for me. i'm getting used to it. but it's something that makes me feel. feels like i'm back at the home plate. >> reporter: the former oakland police chief was let go last year. after over two decades on the force. so it was an easy decision when his friend and long-time dragons head coach, lou richi, asked him to help out. >> for me it's a perfect segway on how you should enjoy your retirement. being around young people who have energy watching young people developing, giving them any kind of help that you can. >> i think the coaching staff is great. the job coach has done to give him the real world aspects to things that are bigger than basketball as well as basketball. some people didn't know they used to play. some people didn't know he was a coach or a ref, so he has a gre
then recently they are like that's chief armstrong. >> reporter: leronne armstrong has a new beat. >>d passes, t.j. knock it down, josh. >> reporter: he's patrolling the sideline for oakland's bishop boy's basketball team. when i say coach armstrong, are you like me? do you have a double take? >> it is still new for me. i'm getting used to it. but it's something that makes me feel. feels like i'm back at the home plate. >> reporter: the former oakland police chief...
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then police chief leronne armstrong kron four's. rob nesbitt joins us here in the studio with more on why the city is still without a permanent police chief crop. >> ken and vicki, the police commission presented mayor thao with a list of 3 applicants last year, including armstrong. she turned them all away and asked for a new list of options. by march, a search for a leader at the department has happened many times. i've been on the council since 2013 and i've seen already. >> 8, 9 police cheese, oakland city councilmember noel gallo has witnessed the revolving door of police chiefs in oakland. >> thursday marks one year since mayor sheng thao fire on armstrong from the role. but i am no longer confident that chief armstrong can do the work needed to achieve the vision. so today. i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause. mayor thao says a lack of confidence that armstrong's ability. >> came after a report from a law firm working for the federal monitor. robert warshaw, the report alleged m
then police chief leronne armstrong kron four's. rob nesbitt joins us here in the studio with more on why the city is still without a permanent police chief crop. >> ken and vicki, the police commission presented mayor thao with a list of 3 applicants last year, including armstrong. she turned them all away and asked for a new list of options. by march, a search for a leader at the department has happened many times. i've been on the council since 2013 and i've seen already. >> 8, 9...
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i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause. i think they've got a strong case attorney michael cardoza has reviewed the claim and says the city of oakland should consider settling and fast to quite frankly, the mayor should have waited. >> for a vet in a full vetting of the case. a full investigation of this case before she fired. this is not the first time a fired police chief has sued the city of oakland and kirkpatrick who served as chief from 2017 to 2020 also filed a wrongful termination suit. and one i think is showing people myself and armstrong many case before part we're speaking now. >> and they only way we're going to do that. to correct the wrongs of the stages to go through last process, which is unfortunate. and i hey, good to have to do it myself. but that's what's going on. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> oakland has been without a police chief since mayor sheng thao fired armstrong on february 15th last year in december, the commission tasked with finding his replacement submitted 3 options for the mayor to choose
i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause. i think they've got a strong case attorney michael cardoza has reviewed the claim and says the city of oakland should consider settling and fast to quite frankly, the mayor should have waited. >> for a vet in a full vetting of the case. a full investigation of this case before she fired. this is not the first time a fired police chief has sued the city of oakland and kirkpatrick who served as chief from...
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then police chief leronne armstrong. crime was already on the upswing at the time. and that trend. >> unfortunately, has only continued kron four's. rob nesbitt now has more on why the city is still without a permanent chief. >> i've been on the council since 2013 and i've seen already. 8, 9 police cheese, oakland city councilmember noel gallo has witnessed the revolving door of police chiefs in oakland. >> thursday marks one year since mayor sheng thao fire on armstrong from the role. but i am no longer confident that chief armstrong can do the work needed to achieve the vision. so today. i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause. mayor thao says a lack of confidence that armstrong's ability. >> came after a report from a law firm working for the federal monitor. robert warshaw, the report alleged mishandling by armstrong of to officer misconduct cases. the city has been subject to federal monitoring for the last 2 decades. and armstrong has filed a lawsuit against the city claiming he was fired retaliation for speaking out
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then police chief leronne armstrong crime was already on the upswing at the time. and the trend has only continued sense. thank you for joining us here in properties at 5. >> i'm noelle bellow and i'm grant lotus kron four's. rob nesbitt joins us now live in the studio with more on why the city is still without a permanent police chief. rob grand? well, the police commission presented mayor thao with a list of 3 options last year. >> including armstrong, but she turned them all away and asked for a new list of options by march, a search for a leader at the department has happened many times before. >> i've been on the council since 2013 and i've seen already. 8, 9 police cheese, oakland city councilmember noel gallo has witnessed the revolving door of police chiefs in oakland. >> thursday marks one year since mayor sheng thao fire on armstrong from the role. but i am no longer confident that chief armstrong can do the work needed to achieve the vision. so today. i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause. mayor thao says or
then police chief leronne armstrong crime was already on the upswing at the time. and the trend has only continued sense. thank you for joining us here in properties at 5. >> i'm noelle bellow and i'm grant lotus kron four's. rob nesbitt joins us now live in the studio with more on why the city is still without a permanent police chief. rob grand? well, the police commission presented mayor thao with a list of 3 options last year. >> including armstrong, but she turned them all away...
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>> now to year after he was fired, former police chief leronne armstrong is suing the city of oakland in a wrongful termination lawsuit. also it is getting old so many people locally are still without power. how folks are coping while dealing with near freezing temperatures and the forty-niners held their second practice of the week as they prepare for sunday. we have a live report from vegas. about half the guys are feeling now 4 days away from the biggest game of the year. station. >> he's calling for news 2. >> appreciate joining us today on kron 4 news at 2 o'clock. i'm grant lotus. big story is in oakland today where fired police chief leronne armstrong is now taking legal action against the city and the mayor for stephanie lin joins us live with details. stephanie. >> hey, grant will this legal action comes one year after lebron armstrong was relieved of his duties. today we learned he's suing the city of oakland and mayor sheng thao alleging he was illegally fired in the 28 page civil suit. armstrong claims he was fired last february in retaliation for, quote, his courage in sp
>> now to year after he was fired, former police chief leronne armstrong is suing the city of oakland in a wrongful termination lawsuit. also it is getting old so many people locally are still without power. how folks are coping while dealing with near freezing temperatures and the forty-niners held their second practice of the week as they prepare for sunday. we have a live report from vegas. about half the guys are feeling now 4 days away from the biggest game of the year. station....
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armstrong. the city has now been without a chief of police ever since. oakland's police commission is in charge of selecting possible candidates, but none of their suggestions has been chosen. in ktvu zac sos spoke with residents and former oakland police chief anne kirkpatrick about what this vacancy says about the state of the city. it should not take this long to have a new police chief thursday, marking one year since the firing of oakland police chief leronne armstrong by mayor xiang tao and giovanni vincente. >> far from the only one questioning the city's search for a successor, my thoughts are i don't know why it's taking so long. >> i don't know why we can't get a good chief of police, but this have been expedited. >> does it need to take this long? >> it does not. and i squarely put a great deal of responsibility on the police commission. >> former oakland police chief anne kirkpatrick, now chief of new orleans, accusing the commission of playing politics with the process after submitt
armstrong. the city has now been without a chief of police ever since. oakland's police commission is in charge of selecting possible candidates, but none of their suggestions has been chosen. in ktvu zac sos spoke with residents and former oakland police chief anne kirkpatrick about what this vacancy says about the state of the city. it should not take this long to have a new police chief thursday, marking one year since the firing of oakland police chief leronne armstrong by mayor xiang tao...
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i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause. i think they've got a strong case attorney michael cardoza has reviewed the claim and says the city of oakland should consider settling and fast to quite frankly, the mayor should have waited. >> for a vet in a full vetting of the case. a full investigation of this case before she fired. this is not the first time a fired police chief has sued the city of oakland and kirkpatrick who served as chief from 2017 to 2020 also filed a wrongful termination suit and one, i think it is showing pickler myself and chief armstong in many case before part we're speaking now. >> and they only way we're going to do that. and to correct wrongs of the stages to go through last process, which is unfortunate. and i hey, good to have to do it myself. but that's what's going on. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> across california, 17 million people rent their homes. and today the state is trying to step up efforts to make sure those renters are being treated fairly and that their landlords are playing by the ru
i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause. i think they've got a strong case attorney michael cardoza has reviewed the claim and says the city of oakland should consider settling and fast to quite frankly, the mayor should have waited. >> for a vet in a full vetting of the case. a full investigation of this case before she fired. this is not the first time a fired police chief has sued the city of oakland and kirkpatrick who served as chief from...
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i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause.y've got a strong case attorney michael cardoza has reviewed the claim and says the city of oakland should consider settling and fast to quite frankly, the mayor should have waited. >> for a vet in a full vetting of the case. a full investigation of this case before she fired. this is not the first time a fired police chief has sued the city of oakland and kirkpatrick who served as chief from 2017 to 2020 also filed a wrongful termination suit. and one i think is showing people myself and armstrong many case before part we're speaking now. >> and they only way we're going to do that. and to correct wrongs of the stages to go through last process, which is unfortunate. and i hey, good to have to do it myself. but that's what's going on. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> 6.33, the time. and in the south bay, a san jose business owner has been arrested after police say he was selling drugs out of his business. police say they found this pink powder in the business and at his home, they say the
i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause.y've got a strong case attorney michael cardoza has reviewed the claim and says the city of oakland should consider settling and fast to quite frankly, the mayor should have waited. >> for a vet in a full vetting of the case. a full investigation of this case before she fired. this is not the first time a fired police chief has sued the city of oakland and kirkpatrick who served as chief from 2017 to 2020...
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i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause.hink they've got a strong case attorney michael cardoza has reviewed the claim and says the city of oakland should consider settling and fast to quite frankly, the mayor should have waited. >> for a vet in a full vetting of the case. a full investigation of this case before she fired. this is not the first time a fired police chief has sued the city of oakland and kirkpatrick who served as chief from 2017 to 2020 also filed a wrongful termination suit. and one i think is showing people myself and armstrong many case before part we're speaking now. >> and they only way we're going to do that. and to correct wrongs of the stages to go through last process, which is unfortunate. and i hey, good to have to do it myself. but that's what's going on. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> 7.36, is the time in traffic. safety advocates are urging the san francisco police commission now to enact a policy that limits racially biased traffic stops. so it proposes banning what are called pretext stops for lo
i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause.hink they've got a strong case attorney michael cardoza has reviewed the claim and says the city of oakland should consider settling and fast to quite frankly, the mayor should have waited. >> for a vet in a full vetting of the case. a full investigation of this case before she fired. this is not the first time a fired police chief has sued the city of oakland and kirkpatrick who served as chief from 2017...
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i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause. i think they've got a strong case attorney michael cardoza has reviewed the claim and says the city of oakland should consider settling and fast to quite frankly, the mayor should have waited. >> for a vet in a full vetting of the case. a full investigation of this case before she fired. this is not the first time a fired police chief has sued the city of oakland and kirkpatrick who served as chief from 2017 to 2020 also filed a wrongful termination suit. and one i think is showing people myself and armstrong many case before part we're speaking now. >> and they only way we're going to do that. to correct wrongs of the stages to go through last process, which is unfortunate. and i hey, good to have to do it myself. but that's what's going on. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> well, traffic safety advocates now are urging the san francisco police commission to enact a policy that limits racially biased traffic stops. so it proposes that no, they want to ban what are called pretext stops. the
i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause. i think they've got a strong case attorney michael cardoza has reviewed the claim and says the city of oakland should consider settling and fast to quite frankly, the mayor should have waited. >> for a vet in a full vetting of the case. a full investigation of this case before she fired. this is not the first time a fired police chief has sued the city of oakland and kirkpatrick who served as chief from...
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. >> fired oakland police chief leronne armstrong is sowing the city of oakland and its mayor. why he believes he was wrongly terminated. >> it's going to is going to down whether we win or we lose. >> san francisco business is getting ready to host fans this super bowl weekend and preparing for the possible celebration. if the niners take home. lombardi trophy. when fun time from the bay area's local news station. >> you're watching kron. 4 news. thanks for joining us for kron. 4 news at 10. i'm ken wayne and i'm vicki liviakis. yet we're just 4 days away from super bowl sunday. >> and when the niners kickoff against the chiefs in las vegas, san francisco's mission district expected to be one of the liveliest neighborhoods in the bay area. kroger's dan thorn live for us in the city tonight. after talking with business owners already getting ready for what could be a while back for forty-niners fans win or lose than yeah can. and vicki, the mission district is a place that people really like to party, especially when a local team is doing well. and sometimes those parties get a
. >> fired oakland police chief leronne armstrong is sowing the city of oakland and its mayor. why he believes he was wrongly terminated. >> it's going to is going to down whether we win or we lose. >> san francisco business is getting ready to host fans this super bowl weekend and preparing for the possible celebration. if the niners take home. lombardi trophy. when fun time from the bay area's local news station. >> you're watching kron. 4 news. thanks for joining us...
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then police chief leronne armstrong. >> over his handling of to misconduct incidents. the police department, the policee commission did present the mayor with a list of applicants, including armstrong, but she rejected all of them and asked for a new list of candidates by march. coming up tonight at 10, 30, our nesbitt takes a look at into the revolving door of police chiefs in oakland and how an absence of a chief has been affecting the city's crime rate. new details tonight in the murder. suicide at a san mateo home. investigators have identified the gunman. >> as a non henry, his wife, alice, ben singer, and their twin boys, nathan and noah off or found in their home on monday during a welfare check. police estimate the family members have been dead for almost 2 days. best skaters say they believe the father shot his wife several times before shooting himself in a bathroom. the twin boys were found dead in a bedroom. the children's cause of death remains under investigation. police say there were no obvious signs of physical trauma linked in account syndicate henry
then police chief leronne armstrong. >> over his handling of to misconduct incidents. the police department, the policee commission did present the mayor with a list of applicants, including armstrong, but she rejected all of them and asked for a new list of candidates by march. coming up tonight at 10, 30, our nesbitt takes a look at into the revolving door of police chiefs in oakland and how an absence of a chief has been affecting the city's crime rate. new details tonight in the...
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i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause. mayor thao says a lack of confidence in armstrong's ability. >> came after a report from a law firm working for the federal monitor. robert warshaw, the report alleged mishandling by armstrong of to officer misconduct cases. the city has been subject to federal monitoring for the last 2 decades. and armstrong has filed a lawsuit against the city claiming he was fired retaliation for speaking out against warshaw attorney. will edelman is representing armstrong in the case when somebody engages in some type of activity that's protected. one of the one of the bases here is the first amendment's right to free speech. and another is reporting misconduct. your employer can't terminate. you're just because you're engaged protected activity. that's exactly what the chief is alleging happened here. both city council members declined to comment thursday because of the ongoing lawsuit between armstrong in the city. but gallo continues to be a supporter of armstrong. it would like to see him rein
i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause. mayor thao says a lack of confidence in armstrong's ability. >> came after a report from a law firm working for the federal monitor. robert warshaw, the report alleged mishandling by armstrong of to officer misconduct cases. the city has been subject to federal monitoring for the last 2 decades. and armstrong has filed a lawsuit against the city claiming he was fired retaliation for speaking out against...
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the city of oakland is being sued by former police chief leronne armstrong.egal analyst joins us live to break down the details of that lawsuit. >> from the bay station, you're watching kron. and news. >> thanks sotmuch for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. i'm stephanie lin, former oakland police chief leronne armstrong today filed a lawsuit against oakland and mayor sheng thao claiming he was illegally fired from his job last year. armstrong was fired back in february of 2023, the mayor at that time saying she would not re-hire armstrong because she did not believe he could work with the federal monitor and judge to get the city out from under federal oversight. joining us live now is legal analyst michael cardoza. nice to see you. >> thank you. good to see you, too. >> all right. so first of all, walk us through the details of this lawsuit and why mister armstrong would feel justified in making this claim against the city. >> well, the first thing i want point out is the settle to have this lawsuit because the ex chief is bringing it not only agains
the city of oakland is being sued by former police chief leronne armstrong.egal analyst joins us live to break down the details of that lawsuit. >> from the bay station, you're watching kron. and news. >> thanks sotmuch for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. i'm stephanie lin, former oakland police chief leronne armstrong today filed a lawsuit against oakland and mayor sheng thao claiming he was illegally fired from his job last year. armstrong was fired back in february of...
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then police chief leronne armstrong crime was already on the upswing. then. >> and that trend has only continued since kron four's. rob nesbitt has updates now on the situation in oakland. >> i've been on the council since 2013 and i've seen already. 8, 9 police cheese, oakland city councilmember noel gallo has witnessed the revolving door of police chiefs in oakland. >> thursday marks one year since mayor sheng thao fire lauren armstrong from the role. but i am no longer confident that chief armstrong can do the work needed to achieve the vision. so today. i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause. mayor thao says a lack of confidence in armstrong's ability. >> came after a report from a law firm working for the federal monitor. robert warshaw, the report alleged mishandling by armstrong of to officer misconduct cases. the federal monitoring for the last 2 decades. and armstrong has filed a lawsuit against the city claiming he was fired retaliation for speaking out against warshaw attorney. will edelman is repr
then police chief leronne armstrong crime was already on the upswing. then. >> and that trend has only continued since kron four's. rob nesbitt has updates now on the situation in oakland. >> i've been on the council since 2013 and i've seen already. 8, 9 police cheese, oakland city councilmember noel gallo has witnessed the revolving door of police chiefs in oakland. >> thursday marks one year since mayor sheng thao fire lauren armstrong from the role. but i am no longer...
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. >>> nearly one year after he was ousted, former police chief leronne armstrong is suing the city and mayor sheng thao. the lawsuit states his termination violated both state law and his first amendment rights. he also claimed the city retaliated against him for criticizing robert warshaw, the federal monitor who oversees the opd. armstrong was fired almost a year ago. we have reached out to the city in the mayor's office and have not yet heard back. >>> in san francisco, a driverless waymo are collided with the cyclist. the cyclist did pedal away with a few scratches. way mote told us in a statement that a large truck initially blocked the cyclist from view and as the car waited its turnout a four-way stop, as soon as the car detected the bike, it hit the brakes, just not quite in time. waymo's parent company , alphabet, says it is working with police to investigate that. waymo has been trying to expand its operations across the bay area and los angeles and has been having more success than their competitor . the state recently pulled the plug on crews -- cruise's driverless cars. an
. >>> nearly one year after he was ousted, former police chief leronne armstrong is suing the city and mayor sheng thao. the lawsuit states his termination violated both state law and his first amendment rights. he also claimed the city retaliated against him for criticizing robert warshaw, the federal monitor who oversees the opd. armstrong was fired almost a year ago. we have reached out to the city in the mayor's office and have not yet heard back. >>> in san francisco, a...
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i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause.or thao says a lack of confidence that armstrong's ability. >> came after a report from a law firm working for the federal monitor. robert warshaw, the report alleged mishandling by armstrong of to officer misconduct cases. the city has been subject to federal monitoring for the last 2 decades. and armstrong has filed a lawsuit against the city claiming he was fired retaliation for speaking out against warshaw attorney. will edelman is representing armstrong in the case when somebody engages in some type of activity that's protected from one of the one of the bases. here is the first amendment's right to free speech. and another is reporting misconduct. your employer can't terminate. you're just because you're engaged protected activity. that's exactly what the chief is alleging happened here. both city council members declined to comment thursday because of the ongoing lawsuit between armstrong in the city. but gallo continues to be a supporter of armstrong and would like to see him r
i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause.or thao says a lack of confidence that armstrong's ability. >> came after a report from a law firm working for the federal monitor. robert warshaw, the report alleged mishandling by armstrong of to officer misconduct cases. the city has been subject to federal monitoring for the last 2 decades. and armstrong has filed a lawsuit against the city claiming he was fired retaliation for speaking out against...
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i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause. mayor thao says a lack of confidence in armstrong's ability. >> came after a report from a law firm working for the federal monitor. robert warshaw, the report alleged mishandling by armstrong of to officer misconduct cases. the city has been subject to federal monitoring for the last 2 decades. and armstrong has filed a lawsuit against the city claiming he was fired retaliation for speaking out against warshaw attorney. will edelman is representing armstrong in the case when somebody engages in some type of activity that's protected. one of the one of the bases here is the first amendment's right to free speech. and another is reporting misconduct. your employer can't terminate. you're just because you're engaged protected activity. and that's exactly what the chief is alleging happened here. both city council memberscdeclined to comment thursday because of the ongoing lawsuit between armstrong in the city. but gallo continues to be a supporter of armstrong. it would like to see him
i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause. mayor thao says a lack of confidence in armstrong's ability. >> came after a report from a law firm working for the federal monitor. robert warshaw, the report alleged mishandling by armstrong of to officer misconduct cases. the city has been subject to federal monitoring for the last 2 decades. and armstrong has filed a lawsuit against the city claiming he was fired retaliation for speaking out against...
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then police chief leronne armstrong crime was already on the upswing at that point.end has only continued sense. kron four's rob nesbitt has more on why the city is still without a permanent top cop. >> i've been on the council since 2013 and i've seen already. 8, 9 police cheese, oakland city councilmember noel gallo has witnessed the revolving door of police chiefs in oakland. >> thursday marks one year since mayor sheng thao fire lauren armstrong from the role. but i am no longer confident that chief armstrong can do the work needed to achieve the vision. so today. i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause. mayor thao says a lack of confidence that armstrong's ability. >> came after a report from a law firm working for the federal monitor. robert warshaw, the report alleged mishandling by armstrong of to officer misconduct cases. the city has been subject to federal monitoring for the last 2 decades. and armstrong has filed a lawsuit against the city claiming he was fired retaliation for speaking out against warshaw attorn
then police chief leronne armstrong crime was already on the upswing at that point.end has only continued sense. kron four's rob nesbitt has more on why the city is still without a permanent top cop. >> i've been on the council since 2013 and i've seen already. 8, 9 police cheese, oakland city councilmember noel gallo has witnessed the revolving door of police chiefs in oakland. >> thursday marks one year since mayor sheng thao fire lauren armstrong from the role. but i am no longer...
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i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause.says a lack of confidence that armstrong's ability. >> came after a report from a law firm working for the federal monitor. robert warshaw, the report alleged mishandling by armstrong of to officer misconduct cases. the city has been subject to federal monitoring for the last 2 decades. and armstrong has filed a lawsuit against the city claiming he was fired retaliation for speaking out against warshaw attorney. will edelman is representing armstrong in the case when somebody engages in some type of activity that's protected from one of one of the bases. here is the first amendment's right to free speech. and another is reporting misconduct. your employer can't terminate. you're just because you're engaged protected activity. that's exactly what the chief is alleging happened here. both city council members declined to comment thursday because of the ongoing lawsuit between armstrong in the city. but gallo continues to be a supporter of armstrong. it would like to see him reinstated as
i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause.says a lack of confidence that armstrong's ability. >> came after a report from a law firm working for the federal monitor. robert warshaw, the report alleged mishandling by armstrong of to officer misconduct cases. the city has been subject to federal monitoring for the last 2 decades. and armstrong has filed a lawsuit against the city claiming he was fired retaliation for speaking out against warshaw...
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former oakland police chief leronne armstrong is continuing to fight his firing last year, saying that it was illegal. >> he's now suing oakland's mayor, shantel and the city. abc seven news reporter ryan curry spoke with armstrong's legal team about the lawsuit. >> it's been almost one year since oakland police chief leronne armstrong was fired. >> now, now he's suing the city for allegedly violating labor laws in his first amendment rights chief armstrong was illegally terminated. >> um, in particular, he was retaliated against. >> armstrong's attorneys claim he was fired for criticizing a federal monitor. the monitor, robert warshaw, questioned armstrong's response to officer misconduct. in late 2022. because of that, he was placed on administrative leave and eventually fired. the lawsuit claims mayor tao voiced to others she felt pressured by the monitor to fire armstrong. months later, an independent audit later cleared him of any wrongdoing. >> she was involved. he made the decision and she underscored in describing that hasty decision to terminate him that the reasons were retal
former oakland police chief leronne armstrong is continuing to fight his firing last year, saying that it was illegal. >> he's now suing oakland's mayor, shantel and the city. abc seven news reporter ryan curry spoke with armstrong's legal team about the lawsuit. >> it's been almost one year since oakland police chief leronne armstrong was fired. >> now, now he's suing the city for allegedly violating labor laws in his first amendment rights chief armstrong was illegally...
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. >> well, fired oakland police chief leronne armstrong is fighting back in court. he is now filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the city. and mayor xiang tao, our crime reporter henry lee is here now. after speaking with the mayor, henry and julie. >> the mayor is the only city official named as a defendant in this lawsuit. but the chief and others are pointing fingers at the federal monitor overseeing oakland police reforms. they say he is partly to blame for what happened to the former chief. former oakland police chief laurent armstrong is suing the city and mayor xiang tao, saying he was wrongfully fired. it's important that we filed this lawsuit to restore the chief's reputation, billy winter, an attorney for armstrong, says the lawsuit is bolstered by the fact that a neutral arbitrator ruled in the ex-top cops favor, finding that the city should not have fired him. >> we believe that the case we brought has merit that the hearing officer has, um, confirmed that the criticisms against the chief were unfounded . >> the suit says he was fired because he
. >> well, fired oakland police chief leronne armstrong is fighting back in court. he is now filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the city. and mayor xiang tao, our crime reporter henry lee is here now. after speaking with the mayor, henry and julie. >> the mayor is the only city official named as a defendant in this lawsuit. but the chief and others are pointing fingers at the federal monitor overseeing oakland police reforms. they say he is partly to blame for what...
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oakland is still without a police chief more than a year after leronne armstrong was fired by mayor sheng thao. he announced this week that he is suing the city and the mayor over his firing. i spoke with mayor thao a few minutes ago and she told me she is not going to let the suit or recall efforts to distract her from focusing on the key problems facing the town. >> there are a lot of issues in the city of oakland and there have been for decades. we have to come together to create this collaborative effort to move oakland forward on a positive note and that is where i am going to focus on. >> alameda county district attorney pamela preis also says she welcomes any extra help to the governor's office. >>> in alameda county, police have cracked two cold cases of a sexual assault and murder back in the 1970s after dna analysis. investigators say that fred farnham was responsible for the death of nellie hicks back in 1972 and 48-year-old teresa pico in hayward in 1979. farnham died in 2007. >>> we are now on day five of the massive pg&e power outage. the latest numbers show that more than 1
oakland is still without a police chief more than a year after leronne armstrong was fired by mayor sheng thao. he announced this week that he is suing the city and the mayor over his firing. i spoke with mayor thao a few minutes ago and she told me she is not going to let the suit or recall efforts to distract her from focusing on the key problems facing the town. >> there are a lot of issues in the city of oakland and there have been for decades. we have to come together to create this...
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it's been one year since mayor thao fired chief leronne armstrong. >>> president biden is coming back to the bay area this week, expected to arrive wednesday. he will make appearances at fundraising events in san francisco and los altos. all part to ramp up his campaign in a likely rematch against former president donald trump. >>> still ahead south bay voters have a big decision to make in a matter of weeks. what they say they need from their next representative in congress. >>> and plus dropping knowledge easing concerns? meet a long-time river watcher that's helping out neighbors as the waters will begin to rise. - temperatures cooling down as we head into the weekend and stronger onshore... ah, i stepped off the coast again. - the winds are really picking up. - fog spreading farther inland. - and in the north bay, you're gonna get soaked. (water splashing) - [narrator] presenting the bay area's only virtual weather studio. next level weather. - as i lift this, you can actually see... - [narrator] on kpix and pix+. (wind blowing) it's that real. (water splashing) - let's move on to
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. >>> former police chief leronne armstrong has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the city and the mayor. he claims he was fired because he broke out against the federal monitor overseeing before he was fired a year ago. the mayor says that armstrong mishandled internal misconduct investigations. the mayor has not responded to the suit. the city attorney's office says it has not been served the complaint yet. >>> pg&e says this sunday's atmospheric river caused more utility damage in a single day than any other storm in the company's history. tens of thousands of customers are still without power for a fourth day. the strong winds toppled hundreds of power poles, affecting more than 1 million customers across northern california. >> we are working diligently, very hard, day and night. are men and women are doing everything they can to restore power. >> the latest numbers show more than 37,000 people in the bay area still without power. still no timeframe on how long it will take to restore power to everyone. >>> the martinez refinery is expecting people to expect blaring ov
. >>> former police chief leronne armstrong has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the city and the mayor. he claims he was fired because he broke out against the federal monitor overseeing before he was fired a year ago. the mayor says that armstrong mishandled internal misconduct investigations. the mayor has not responded to the suit. the city attorney's office says it has not been served the complaint yet. >>> pg&e says this sunday's atmospheric river caused...
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thanks, gloria. >> former oakland police chief leronne armstrong is now suing the city and mayor shengtaorter lena howland joins us now. and lena armstrong is claiming his firing last year was illegal. >> amanda. >> that's right. this lawsuit against both the city of oakland and mayor shang tao stems back to the city's federal oversight monitor. armstrong's attorneys claim he was fired for criticizing a federal monitor. the monitor, robert warshaw, questioned armstrong's response to officer misconduct back in late 2022. because of that, he was placed on leave and eventually fired. the lawsuit claims mayor tao voiced to others that she felt pressured by the monitor to fire armstrong. he was later cleared by an independent audit, but the lawsuit goes on to say the monitor was incensed to find systemic problems and leadership failures because the monitor personally benefits by requiring further supervision under the monitors, well compensated gaze. >> the other goal, and among others, are to reveal, continue to reveal and shed light on the improper purpose behind the monitor, continuing to a
thanks, gloria. >> former oakland police chief leronne armstrong is now suing the city and mayor shengtaorter lena howland joins us now. and lena armstrong is claiming his firing last year was illegal. >> amanda. >> that's right. this lawsuit against both the city of oakland and mayor shang tao stems back to the city's federal oversight monitor. armstrong's attorneys claim he was fired for criticizing a federal monitor. the monitor, robert warshaw, questioned armstrong's...
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. >> many in attendance have been upset at mayor shengtao for firing police chief leronne armstrong a year ago. the department is still being run by an interim chief, but today, pastors and the naacp agreed that the mayor is in their prayers as well as other city leaders. the governor and all state stakeholders who are interested in tapping down violence in oakland, civil disobedience is the only way we feel we are able to get the world's attention. pro-palestinian activists make their voices heard and take to a busy bay area freeway, plus, two people are reportedly missing in the east bay, where they were last seen, and the details that could help you identify them when in the rain will end. >> we've got the details. let's track it together with your bay area forecast. after this brief ti out, s y with you want to see who we are as americans? i'm peter dixon and in kenya... we built a hospital that provides maternal care. as a marine... we fought against the taliban and their crimes against women. and in hillary clinton's state department... we took on gender-based violence in the co
. >> many in attendance have been upset at mayor shengtao for firing police chief leronne armstrong a year ago. the department is still being run by an interim chief, but today, pastors and the naacp agreed that the mayor is in their prayers as well as other city leaders. the governor and all state stakeholders who are interested in tapping down violence in oakland, civil disobedience is the only way we feel we are able to get the world's attention. pro-palestinian activists make their...
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former chief leronne armstrong did not make the cut this time around. he was also on the last list the mayor rejected. on thursday, the public will get a chance to hear from the current candidates at a forum in frank aguaya plaza. >>> a candlelight vigil tonight for an american airman who set himself on fire to protest the war in gaza. >> we use this as a place to not just grieve for him but to grieve for the 30,000 that are dead in palestine right now and the more that are going to follow. >> 25-year-old aaron bushnell was in uniform when he set himself on fire outside of the israeli embassy in d.c. officials there say he filmed himself yelling free palestine before pouring liquid from a water bot over his head and setting himself on fire. he died at a nearby hospital. >>> tonight we've learned a uc student strangled on the beach in santa cruz was 21-year-old zanab of san ramon. she died allegedly at the hands of her own boyfriend, who called police to the scene himself. 20-year-old samuel stone is being held without bail tonight facing a murder charge
former chief leronne armstrong did not make the cut this time around. he was also on the last list the mayor rejected. on thursday, the public will get a chance to hear from the current candidates at a forum in frank aguaya plaza. >>> a candlelight vigil tonight for an american airman who set himself on fire to protest the war in gaza. >> we use this as a place to not just grieve for him but to grieve for the 30,000 that are dead in palestine right now and the more that are going...
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former oakland police chief leronne armstrong has been awarded person of the year by the coalition for a better oakland. >> the non-partisan group consists of oakland citizens who strive to implement compassionate and responsible policies for crime. they recognize the former chief's leadership and service in tackling rampant crime in that city which show they say is only skyrocketed since the city and mayor sheng power wrongfully terminated him from office last month, armstrong filed a lawsuit against the city of oakland and the mayor's office alleging he was illegally fired last year. the lawsuit alleges armstrong's firing violated california law and his first amendment rights in connection to mayor taos. decision to fire him last february. >> coming up, why the state of california is working to block 2 giant grocery chains from merging. >> well suits we're following for you tonight. the state of california is suing to block the grocery giant kroger and albertsons from urging state attorney general rob bonta making that announcement this morning. >> lot of consolidation and it's up to
former oakland police chief leronne armstrong has been awarded person of the year by the coalition for a better oakland. >> the non-partisan group consists of oakland citizens who strive to implement compassionate and responsible policies for crime. they recognize the former chief's leadership and service in tackling rampant crime in that city which show they say is only skyrocketed since the city and mayor sheng power wrongfully terminated him from office last month, armstrong filed a...
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former oakland police chief leronne armstrong has been named person of the year by the coalition foretter oakland. a non-partisan group consists of oakland to the suns who strive to implement compassionate. >> and responsible policies for crime. they recognize the former chief's leadership and service and tackling rampant crime in the city which they say has only skyrocketed since the city. and mayor sheng thao wrongfully terminated him from office. last month, armstrong filed a lawsuit against the city of oakland and the mayor's office alleging he was illegally fired last year. that lawsuit alleges armstrong's firing violated california law and his first amendment rights in connection to merit house decision to fire him last february. >> still ahead, why the private u.s. lunar lander mission is expected to be cut short. plus, a major announcement to block the merger of 2 major grocery chains. you can make money the hard way as a bullfighter or a human cannonball... or save money the easy way, with xfinity mobile. existing customers can get a free line of our most popular unlimited p
former oakland police chief leronne armstrong has been named person of the year by the coalition foretter oakland. a non-partisan group consists of oakland to the suns who strive to implement compassionate. >> and responsible policies for crime. they recognize the former chief's leadership and service and tackling rampant crime in the city which they say has only skyrocketed since the city. and mayor sheng thao wrongfully terminated him from office. last month, armstrong filed a lawsuit...
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rejected the first batch which included the former police chief that she fired a year ago, leronne armstrongy area is giving with more from oakland. >> reporter: this is a letter the mayor sheng thao sent to the. in the second line she writes, i have decided not to participate in the forum. mayor thao says a public forum isn't required because this will only create unnecessary risk for candidates and their current employers. it might also put oakland into a premature bidding war and possible candidates withdrawing their names when presented with a public forum. former chief police, anne kirkpatrick. >> understand why she is doing it. it seems a little lame giving the reason why she did want to participate. the candidates are now outed >> >> reporter: sometimes i do understand why she is doing what she is doing. >> reporter: but says he will be attending the form. clearly, talking about it >> we will keep an open mind. >> i'm looking forward to a chief that will come in and do something because crime is definitely out of control in the city of oakland. >> reporter: all outsiders, up until las
rejected the first batch which included the former police chief that she fired a year ago, leronne armstrongy area is giving with more from oakland. >> reporter: this is a letter the mayor sheng thao sent to the. in the second line she writes, i have decided not to participate in the forum. mayor thao says a public forum isn't required because this will only create unnecessary risk for candidates and their current employers. it might also put oakland into a premature bidding war and...
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armstrong. he should still be the chief, and we would not likely have any of these problems. >> mr. harris, thank you. >>> let's talk super bowl. we are one day closer to the big game. lots of headlines coming out of las vegas. 49ers and the a's are making news. within the last hour, the skies have parted in vegas. our raj mathai joins us from the rio hotel. raj, it's not going to be raining on the niners parade to the super bowl. come on, you knew the skies were going to fix it. >> reporter: about 45 minutes ago, the rain stopped, and now it's supposed to be sunshine for the rest of the week. jessica, we are on the 51st floor of the rio hotel. a little different vantage point from where we were last night. last night we were at the mandalay bay. this time we're not on the strip. we're actually across interstate 15, across from the strip. i'll get out of the way here. you can see kind of the landmarks you're used to here. the encore hotel, the wynn. you see caesar's palace and there in the red,
armstrong. he should still be the chief, and we would not likely have any of these problems. >> mr. harris, thank you. >>> let's talk super bowl. we are one day closer to the big game. lots of headlines coming out of las vegas. 49ers and the a's are making news. within the last hour, the skies have parted in vegas. our raj mathai joins us from the rio hotel. raj, it's not going to be raining on the niners parade to the super bowl. come on, you knew the skies were going to fix it....
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. >>> just in, former oakland police chief leronne armstrong is filing a lawsuit against the city of oakland and mayor sheng thao. the former chief alleges the mayor fired him in retaliation for speaking out about misconduct. his complaint alleges the termination violated straight laws and its first amendment rights. you may recall, the chief was removed last february. currently, the city is still searching for a new police chief. we're reaching out to the mayor's office and the city of oakland far comment on this lawsuit. >>> in southern california, crews are searching for five marines after their helicopter went off the radar. search teams found the helicopter just a few hours ago, but still no sign of the marines. the aircraft left nevada for a base in san diego but never arrived. the search covers a large area of pine valley and southeastern san diego county. this is surrounding interstate 8. investigators say the crews are dealing with some very rugged terrain. >>> new at 11:00, san jose police make two arrests in dozen of retail thefts across the city. jaime florez and another
. >>> just in, former oakland police chief leronne armstrong is filing a lawsuit against the city of oakland and mayor sheng thao. the former chief alleges the mayor fired him in retaliation for speaking out about misconduct. his complaint alleges the termination violated straight laws and its first amendment rights. you may recall, the chief was removed last february. currently, the city is still searching for a new police chief. we're reaching out to the mayor's office and the city...
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nearly a year after being fired, former oakland police chief leronne armstrong is formally suing the city of oakland and mayor sheng thao for wrongful termination. in the suit, armstrong claims that the firing was both illegal and a violation of his first amendment rights. it also claims the termination was retaliation for his decision to publicly criticize the federal monitor who oversees the oakland police department. oakland has said more than ten police chiefs since 2013. >> the criticism of chief armstrong in this particular case leveled by the monitor and the outside law firm were borderline frivolous. they had no support. they just were ridiculous, which is not to say that the outside law firms didn't find real problems and real genuine misconduct at lower levels in the opd. >> the suit also asks for armstrong to be reinstated as chief. the mayor says she can't comment on pending litigation. and the city attorney who rejected armstrong's termination challenge last year says they are waiting to see the details of that lawsuit. >>> okay. here is a question for you. do you still
nearly a year after being fired, former oakland police chief leronne armstrong is formally suing the city of oakland and mayor sheng thao for wrongful termination. in the suit, armstrong claims that the firing was both illegal and a violation of his first amendment rights. it also claims the termination was retaliation for his decision to publicly criticize the federal monitor who oversees the oakland police department. oakland has said more than ten police chiefs since 2013. >> the...
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the city has been shopping for a new chief since mayor sheng thao fired leronne armstrong a year ago. she also rejected the commission's first list of candidates which included armstrong. >>> a fire blazing through the texas panhandle has exploded so much you could fit it into a whole other state as far as the burn scar. >>> if you rolled down a cliff and got stuck there for two days, you might not think you're lucky. this guy really was and so were the deer he missed. >>> and people are so excited to see this pungent flower in the bay area they're lining up for an hour and rearranging their schedules just to get a glimpse and a whiff. >> i was able to move some meetings around and make it out. >> why a flower known for smelling like rotten meat is drawing such a big crowd. >>> and it would be pretty cool to explore willy wonka's candy paradise, but people who went to an immersive experience to do that found something very, very different. i launched our campaign at this union hall. let's go win this thing! then we hit the road and never stopped. you shared with me your frustration at
the city has been shopping for a new chief since mayor sheng thao fired leronne armstrong a year ago. she also rejected the commission's first list of candidates which included armstrong. >>> a fire blazing through the texas panhandle has exploded so much you could fit it into a whole other state as far as the burn scar. >>> if you rolled down a cliff and got stuck there for two days, you might not think you're lucky. this guy really was and so were the deer he missed....
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a big story out of oakland tonight fired police chief leronne armstrong has filed a lawsuit against the city and mayor sheng thao alleging he was wrongfully terminated. its been almost a year since the chief was fired by at the time knew mayor sheng thao. armstrong believes he was fired for speaking out against a federal monitor who has been overseeing the police department. >> his termination really had nothing to do with whether he did anything wrong with as a chief. actually committed the misconduct was actually terminated. just because you have the courage to point out the monitor waslleveling unfair criticisms that opd and leadership. >> recently, mayor thao has been referring all questions about the firing to the city attorney's office. however, on the day she fired armstrong nearly a year ago, she did reference the federal investigator attorney michael cardoza has reviewed the claim. he says the city of oakland should consider settling and fast. >> i think they've got a strong case here, quite frankly, the mayor should have waited for a vet in a full vetting of the case. a full i
a big story out of oakland tonight fired police chief leronne armstrong has filed a lawsuit against the city and mayor sheng thao alleging he was wrongfully terminated. its been almost a year since the chief was fired by at the time knew mayor sheng thao. armstrong believes he was fired for speaking out against a federal monitor who has been overseeing the police department. >> his termination really had nothing to do with whether he did anything wrong with as a chief. actually committed...
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oakland has been without a police chief since mayor sheng thao fired leronne armstrong over a year ago. >>> i thank you for his grace. i thank you for his mercy. i thank him. >> over the weekend members of the first african methodist episcopal church or f.a.m.e. gathered for a service. the theme, up from the ashes. the church's building at telegraph and 37th burned down one year ago today. f.a.m.e. had used the building since the 1950s, but the church itself dates back to 1858.tonight's event starts at 7:00 p.m. at block 15 on second street. >>> still ahead, last year's wet winter was a godsend for california's reservoirs with one major exception. we'll show you whether this year's storms are making a difference. >> a lot of people are asking if the lake's filling up. i got a feeling it's going to be a great year this year. >>> a raging fire under a southern california freeway prompting a series of inspections here in the bay area and across the state, the troubling results. >>> so comforting. it feels like real family. >> we'll meet the woman behind the bay area program transforming y
oakland has been without a police chief since mayor sheng thao fired leronne armstrong over a year ago. >>> i thank you for his grace. i thank you for his mercy. i thank him. >> over the weekend members of the first african methodist episcopal church or f.a.m.e. gathered for a service. the theme, up from the ashes. the church's building at telegraph and 37th burned down one year ago today. f.a.m.e. had used the building since the 1950s, but the church itself dates back to...
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thursday marks one year since oakland mayor sheng thao fire police chief leronne armstrong in the pion has yet to be filled. farrell put as much emphasis on hiring a new chief as he did the reasoning for firing san francisco's current one over the past 5 years. i have watched our city crumble. public safety has never been a bigger concern. the conditions of our streets have never been worse. farrell also promised that if elected there would be 0 budget cuts to public safety under his leadership. >> and that he will have a 0 tolerance approach for all crimes in the city. reporting in studio. i'm rob nesbitt kron 4 news. rob, thank you. mean time the police department will soon be without a police chief. the top cop there is calling it quits since 16 months after he officially took over chief jason todd has accepted a job as a police chief or salinas addressing his departure earlier today. that comes 4 months after state attorney general rob bonta ordered the department to be under 5 years of court oversight to complete 45 reforms to the satisfaction of an independent evaluator in 2022,
thursday marks one year since oakland mayor sheng thao fire police chief leronne armstrong in the pion has yet to be filled. farrell put as much emphasis on hiring a new chief as he did the reasoning for firing san francisco's current one over the past 5 years. i have watched our city crumble. public safety has never been a bigger concern. the conditions of our streets have never been worse. farrell also promised that if elected there would be 0 budget cuts to public safety under his...
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armstrong chief of police. then a little over a year ago, current mayor shengtao fired armstrong over allegations he mishandled a police misconduct case. he has since been cleared of wrongdoing by an independent audit and is now suing the mayor and the city. in late december of 2023, mayor tao rejected the police commission's finalist, kicking off a new search and coming on march 1st. the new final list of names is due to the mayor. >> our next abc seven news advancer at 11 tonight. president biden is expected to make a rare visit to the us mexico border on thursday, the same day former president trump will visit as well. the two will be about 300 miles apart. however, president biden will be in brownsville, texas. that's on the very southern tip of the state. former president trump is expected to give remarks in eagle pass. that's about five hours west as you can imagine, the visits underscore just how important both parties feel immigration is playing in the 2024 presidential race, and that comes as president
armstrong chief of police. then a little over a year ago, current mayor shengtao fired armstrong over allegations he mishandled a police misconduct case. he has since been cleared of wrongdoing by an independent audit and is now suing the mayor and the city. in late december of 2023, mayor tao rejected the police commission's finalist, kicking off a new search and coming on march 1st. the new final list of names is due to the mayor. >> our next abc seven news advancer at 11 tonight....
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former oakland police chief leronne armstrong is suing the city of oakland and mayor shengtao over hising last year. armstrong's attorney claims the decision by mayor tao violated labor law and armstrong's first amendment rights. an independent auditor cleared armstrong of any wrongdoing. in september, mayor tao declined to comment today on the pending litigation. however, she did comment on the governor's order to send 120 more california highway patrol officers into the east bay. a large majority in oakland to cut down on retail crime. >> having the help of chp is going to actually create a safer oakland for all communities across the spectrum. you know, this is not, you know, pulling people over for no probable cause. this is hyper focus on those criminals, the gangs and groups under our ceasefire strategy to ensure that we are taking this small group of people off of our streets. >> mayor tao turned down the three finalists for a police chief replacement. the names of three more candidates are due to her by the oakland police commission in early march. >> all right, let's turn to s
former oakland police chief leronne armstrong is suing the city of oakland and mayor shengtao over hising last year. armstrong's attorney claims the decision by mayor tao violated labor law and armstrong's first amendment rights. an independent auditor cleared armstrong of any wrongdoing. in september, mayor tao declined to comment today on the pending litigation. however, she did comment on the governor's order to send 120 more california highway patrol officers into the east bay. a large...
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well, nearly one year after former oakland police chief leronne armstrong was fired, he is fighting back in court. he filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the city and mayor shengtao today. armstrong was first placed on paid administrative leave last january over allegations that he mishandled some internal investigations into officer misconduct. mayor shengtao fired armstrong a month later on february 15th, nearly one year ago in september, an independent state report exonerated armstrong of any wrongdoing that his termination was based upon, and then in december, mayor tao rejected a short list of candidates for police chief, which included armstrong. our crime reporter henry lee tonight explains what's at stake with this lawsuit. >> former oakland police chief laurent armstrong is suing the city and mayor sheng tao, saying he was wrongfully fired. it's important that we filed this lawsuit to restore the chief's reputation. billy winter, an attorney for armstrong, says the lawsuit is bolstered by the fact that a neutral arbitrator ruled in the ex-top cop's favor, finding that t
well, nearly one year after former oakland police chief leronne armstrong was fired, he is fighting back in court. he filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the city and mayor shengtao today. armstrong was first placed on paid administrative leave last january over allegations that he mishandled some internal investigations into officer misconduct. mayor shengtao fired armstrong a month later on february 15th, nearly one year ago in september, an independent state report exonerated...