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chronicle confirms oakland's police commission voted to pass its three finalists on to mayor xiang tao. tao, remember, fired former police chief leronne armstrong back in february over allegations of misconduct sparked an independent arbiter cleared armstrong of wrongdoing in september, but tao has told abc seven news she will not rehire him as chief. >> 8-80. people will be charged with unlawful public assembly and more in connection to the pro-palestinian protest that shut down the bay bridge back in november. the incident tied up rush hour traffic. it called on world leaders for a ceasefire during the apec summit. all those allegedly involved will be charged with five misdemeanor counts false imprisonment, refusing to comply, a lawful public assembly, refusing to disperse and obstruction of public place. each individual who was cited will appear in court throughout next week, starting on monday in the east bay, concerned citizens are demanding action from oakland leaders in response to the killing of a security guard at a 7-eleven store, sky seven flew over a protest held outside th

and fire commissioner tao*el, i want to thank you. dr. lawrie, thank you for everything you are doing to the fire service this. january, will be two years since the fire ripped through the claremont neighborhood mentioned already. agent 13 got the call that day. they raced the to firehouse. from the firehouse, arrived at the scene along women begins from other parts of the city. it was clear, later determined that the blaze started in a christmas tree in a home caught fire. only it killed 12 people. mostly children. as young as 2 or 3. in the wake of that tragedy, local 22 president mike came along and said, look, mike told me during the debate twa*eut decision, the number of fire companies across the city had to be decommissioned. one of those companies was right here, ladder one, this station. we are standing here today. on the day of the fairmont fire, if the company hadn't been decommissioned, ladder one would have been the closest truck to the fire. god only knows whether it would have been able to get there that much earlier to save

mayor shang tao is now requesting a new list of nominees from the police commission. it's a big setback for the city, which has been without a permanent chief since february. that's when tao fired lauren armstrong, citing an investigation that found he'd mishandled two misconduct cases. an independent arbitrator cleared him of those accusations , and he reapplied for his job in october. it's unclear. unclear if armstrong was on the list of final candidates nominated, and two san ramon police officers are hospitalized after a fentanyl exposure incident in a safeway parking lot. >> they were called to the diablo plaza shopping center for reports of a vehicle with two people that were unconscious and drug paraphernalia inside. police say they were searching the vehicle when this exposure happened. hazmat crews were then called out. the hospitalized officers are still being treated. they're under observation for dizziness, weakness and elevated heart rates as well. at the san leandro marina, the former harbor master's office went up in flames this morning. >> the fire was

but donald and says it was taos staff at ewg who g mail the application and missed the deadline to hand the mayor should be ashamed what's happening in her own administration. >> that these calls can stand and take responsibility for their own actions. in a statement to kron 4, the mayor's office says she has not changed her position and she's taking accountability. they referred us back a statement from the state of the city. quote, we missed an opportunity with the retail theft grant as mayor eye on that and the buck stops with me. let me tell you what we're doing. moving forward. we're fast tracking the hiring of a grant coordinator. we're bringing in additional grant management expertise, and we're upgrading and modernizing the city's grant management software tools. we'll learn from this experience and do better for our city. donald and also says the department continues to struggle. >> after mayor taos administration eliminated more than 90 police officers in the newsroom. amanda hari kron, 4 news. >> thank you, amanda. tonight, a shocking new report reveals the city of oakland's

31st, 2024 open recruitment period. >> march one, 2024 for final names sent to the mayor. >> mayor tao will make the ultimate decision on who to hire . as for the police commission, they remain tight lipped the entire commission will continue to observe a media blackout to respect the confidentiality of applicants who may be presently employed. as others worry about what happens next. >> this decision has to be made as soon as possible. >> according to the oakland police commission. the bottom line is we are committed to finding the best candidate for oakland in oakland, suzanne phan abc seven news. it's a new era for bart as it begins testing new fare gates. >> this is part of an effort to stop fare evasion and get to more people riding the train. once again, the new gates went into use today at the west oakland station. right now, bart is using the gates to test different door materials undergoing hundreds of tests so far. the transit agency says the response is positive. >> people were happy to see that we're doing something. you know, people let us know that west oakland is a place

another police chief, the city's police commission has sent a list of three candidates for mayor xiang taoo consider. >> just get it done. this has been an arcane process. barry donilon is the president of the oakland police officers association. he says the long period of uncertainty without a chief has cost both the department and the city itself. all of it coming during a year where crime has continued to rise. we need stability in the organization. we need stability when it comes to addressing crime, and we need a plan. whoever is ultimately chosen will have a monumental task ahead of them, says lisa hill, a criminal justice professor and policing expert at cal state east bay. i think it's really important that the mayor get this right, hill tells me. after years of going through multiple chiefs internal dysfunction within the department and sometimes strained relations with oakland city leaders, whoever leads opd next will have to work hard to rebuild community trust. >> oakland is a unique city, and so just picking a chief with with leadership skills is, you know, that's good. but i

and fire commissioner tao*el, i want to thank you. dr. lawrie, thank you for everything you are doing to the fire service this. january, will >> this january, got the call that day. they raced from the firehouse, arrived at the scene. it was clear the blaze started when a christmas tree in a home caught fire. or 3. in the wake of that tragedy, local 22 president mike came along and said, look, mike told me during the debate twa*eut decision, the number of fire companies across the city had to be decommissioned. one of those companies was right here, ladder one, this station. we are standing here today. on the day of the fairmont fire, if the company hadn't been decommissioned, ladder one would have been the closest truck to the fire. god only knows whether it would have been able to get there that much earlier to save lives. but it would have responded and maybe save some lives. i spoke to the city officials here, i told them everything i could. i would do everything i could to bring ladder one back into the service as well as others. dur

oakland mayor xiang tao is considering. andre good morning. >> dave. could is one of the operative words here. the mayor's office says making the right choice is all that matters. the police commission voted 5 to 1 to submit to the mayor its list of three candidates, but no one is revealing any of the names. both the commission and the mayor's office say they're respecting the confidentiality of the candidates who may be employed elsewhere. a civil rights attorney says there was much more transparency when he helped the police commission select the candidates. when then mayor libby schaaf chose lauren armstrong. >> i think it's really important that they're fully vetted to the public that they have the opportunity to have the maximum support from the community. >> we think it would be helpful if the if the if the city held a virtual public interview process where the community could probably submit questions ahead of time. >> the mayor spokesperson tells ktvu public forums via zoom were never done before. the pandemic in 2020, and are not required by t

now that list included former oakland police chief leronne armstrong, whom tao fired ten months ago. san leandro police chief abdul pridgen, who is currently on leave from that department, was another candidate. so was kevin hall, who is the assistant police chief in the town of tucson, arizona. henry lee explains in the details after he spoke with city leaders. >> it should be no surprise that oakland mayor shan tao has rejected a familiar name on the list of finalists for police chief larry armstrong, the top cop she fired back in february. but she's also thrown out the two other candidates presented to her by the oakland police commission. >> there is no excuse at any governmental level from the mayor down on why we have not made a selection, oakland city councilman noel gallo, a strong supporter of armstrong, says this development is yet another setback in the city's search for a new chief. the way we're continuing fighting with each other, um, is not going to solve the critical the most challenging problem that we have today in this public safety ktvu has learned from sources cl

oakland mayor shang tao called this an attack on the entire city. her office says this menorah is a long tradition for oakland. this was an act of vandalism and a desecration. >> the oakland lake merritt menorah is a long standing symbol of not only the oakland jewish community, but the jewish faith. >> people who walk by this amphitheater every day say they are disappointed to see this area vandalized. this is up every year, and normally it's fine. >> and that's a great thing. and we should all be able to celebrate beautifully together and you know, it sucks when it some jerks try to stop that. >> rabbi lukowski says people should be able to safely celebrate their religion in the bay area. the holidays are bring light to everyone, and i think we got to rise above it. >> and you know, i'm upset about this. this this is awful. >> now you can see the chain wrapped around the pole next to the menorah, the oakland shabbat center. they don't want this thing to go anywhere. after what happened last night. now, the arab resource and organizing center also

mayor tao fired leronne armstrong, citing claims that he mishandled two officer misconduct cases. an independent arbitrator cleared him of those accusations. he was reportedly one of the three finalists rejected in a statement, armstrong says, quote, it is unfair that i am unable to continue to serve and protect the people of oakland. as a native of oakland, nothing gave me greater pleasure and pride than to work in my community and fight to improve it. no word from the mayor on where the process goes next. >> today we're expecting to learn more about the new county investigation into the troubled martinez refining company. county supervisors will be meeting with the oil refineries corporate leadership, contra costa health held an unannounced inspection at the refinery tuesday. authorities are concerned about the slew of recent flaring incidents and releases of hazardous ash at the refinery. >> the wet weather at the start of 2023 brought challenges for the santa clara valley water district. abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey explains how crews there are preparing for a similar

31st, 2024 open recruitment period. >> march one, 2024 for final names sent to the mayor. >> mayor tao will make the ultimate decision on who to hire . as for the police commission, they remain tight lipped the entire commission will continue to observe a media blackout to respect the confidentiality of applicants who may be presently employed. as others worry about what happens next. >> this decision has to be made as soon as possible. >> according to the oakland police commission. the bottom line is we are committed to finding the best candidate for oakland in oakland, suzanne phan abc seven news. it's a new era for bart as it begins testing new fare gates. >> this is part of an effort to stop fare evasion and get to more people riding the train. once again, the new gates went into use today at the west oakland station. right now, bart is using the gates to test different door materials undergoing hundreds of tests so far. the transit agency says the response is positive. >> people were happy to see that we're doing something. you know, people let us know that west oakland is a place

another police chief, the city's police commission has sent a list of three candidates for mayor xiang taoo consider. >> just get it done. this has been an arcane process. barry donilon is the president of the oakland police officers association. he says the long period of uncertainty without a chief has cost both the department and the city itself. all of it coming during a year where crime has continued to rise. we need stability in the organization. we need stability when it comes to addressing crime, and we need a plan. whoever is ultimately chosen will have a monumental task ahead of them, says lisa hill, a criminal justice professor and policing expert at cal state east bay. i think it's really important that the mayor get this right, hill tells me. after years of going through multiple chiefs internal dysfunction within the department and sometimes strained relations with oakland city leaders, whoever leads opd next will have to work hard to rebuild community trust. >> oakland is a unique city, and so just picking a chief with with leadership skills is, you know, that's good. but i

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finding the right leader is a priority, and mayor tao intends to conduct this process in a timely manner. >> our time is now 407 more protesters who blocked traffic on the bay bridge will be in court today, facing charges for that action. >> 333 palace dine free, free, free palestine now yesterday, hundreds of supporters of the protesters rallied in front of san francisco's hall of justice before the arraignment of the first group of protesters. >> the protesters protest on the bridge happened last month during the apex summit meeting. it tied up traffic for hours. 78 people were taken into custody. they're facing charges of false imprisonment, unlawful public assembly, refusing to disperse and some other charges. 17 of them were arraigned yesterday day. the others will be in court throughout the week. now san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins released a statement that said while we must protect avenues for free speech, the exercise of free speech cannot compromise public safety. the demonstration on the bay bridge that snarled traffic for hours had a tremendous impact on those

but donald and says it was taos staff at ewg who derailed the application and missed the deadline to hand the mayor should be ashamed of what's happening in her own administration. >> that these calls can stand and take responsibility for their own actions. in a statement to kron 4, the mayor's office says she has not changed her position and she's taking accountability. >> they referred us back a statement from the state of the city. quote, we missed an opportunity with the retail theft grant as mayor eye on that and the buck stops with me. let me tell you what we're doing. moving forward. we're fast tracking the hiring of a grant coordinator. we're bringing in additional grant management expertise, and we're upgrading and modernizing the city's grant management software tools. we'll learn from this experience and do better for our city. but donovan says it doesn't make up for missing the deadline. the money would have been used for surveillance cameras, foot patrol officers and a new fleet of cars. police department is not. >> or resource has limited resources. they're trying with

this agreement comes after mayor shane taos dismissed all of the commission's three candidates earlier this week, the commission released a statement saying it has restarted its chief hiring process and has agreed to a timeline for hiring a new leader. the timeline includes an open recruiting period running from january 1st to january 31st. the new deadline is the next deadline, rather is an evaluation period, which will span from february 1st to the 29th. the last deadline is march first, when the commission says it will have its final name sent to mayor shang tao's desk. a federal appeals court deciding today to clear the way for a new california law banning the carrying of guns in most public places. the new law is scheduled to go into effect at the start of 2024. in their ruling, a three judge panel panel placing a hold on an injunction by a lower court judge that claimed the law violated second amendment rights under the new law, those with a concealed carry license would also be banned from having a firearm and certain sensitive places. they include hospitals, playgrounds and pla

we're also hearing from the union that the department continues to struggle after mayor sheng taos. >ministration eliminated more than 90 polsce officers. >> and there was a human error. and so we're here tonight to take accountability for that. >> that was a human resources manager for the oakland police department commenting last night on a new report that criticized its 9-1-1. dispatcher hiring practices. the report revealed that from january of 2022, to january of 2023 applications for dispatchers were not processed, leaving hundreds of applications. unread for positions that needed to be filled. so the grand jury report found that the oakland, 9-1-1, communication center was understaffed and in crisis. >> every single one of us knows multiple people have had to wait on hold when calling 9-1-1, no one should have to wait in their moment of crisis for someone to pick up the fallen. >> at that meeting, the human resources manager did say that they are taking steps to improve the hiring system. a $4 check to radio shack from late apple computer founder steve jobs is now up for auctio

in september, mayor xiang tao announced, we are also preparing a major upgrade to our computer aided dispatch system. >> as you we all know this as the cad system, which this will help connect, respond orders to the scene of a call. >> the grand jury report also found opd's cad software supplied by motorola is 20 years old, and the technology that the city purchased in 2018 was never implement. now, city officials worry it's too late to even use it, since motorola recommends making major upgrades to their technology every five years. that money is supposed to go to technology upgrades. so did it. or was that 2018 investment wasted? and the i-team asked the mayor's office about this, but staff could not provide us with a direct response. they also could not clarify if any upgrades have actually been completed. we did, however, receive the following statement from mayor tao saying, quote, oakland's hard working 911 dispatchers need more support to ensure they have the resources they need to answer, dispatch emergency calls in a timely manner. we have also taken steps to harden our phon

mayor tao fired armstrong, citing a federal monitors finding that he mishandled two officer misconduct cases. an independent arbitrator cleared him of those accusations. many community leaders say they want him to return. >> the mayor was very adamant about she's not going to do that without public comment. >> we will now adjourn to closed session this thursday night, the oakland police commission held a closed session meeting. >> afterwards, they announced to restart the hiring process with the following timeline january 1st run through january 31, 2024 open recruitment period. >> march one, 2024 find names sent to the mayor. >> mayor tao will make the ultimate decision on who to hire. as for the police commission, they remain tight lipped. >> the entire commission will continue due to observe a media blackout to respect the confidentiality of applicants who may be presently employed. >> as others worry about what happens next. >> this decision has to be made as soon as possible. >> according to the oakland police commission, the bottom line is we are committed to finding the best can

. >> mayor jane tao made the decision yesterday. she is now requesting a new list of nominees from the police commission, and a response to abc seven news. the police commission president, marcia peterson, says, quote, we respect the mayor's decision to ask for a new list of candidates. the oakland police commission will continue to perform our duty under the city charter to review candidates and also provide recommendations to the mayor for the commission will work collaboratively and diligently with the mayor to find exceptional candidates for oakland, end quote. but others we spoke with are not so pleased with that. move. it sets back the search tremendously. >> uh, it is a shame what she's done. it is it shows a total lack of leadership. we need leaders in oakland at this time. >> um, the city has been without a permanent chief since february three. mayor tao fired leronne armstrong, citing claims that he mishandled two officer misconduct cases. an independent arbitrator cleared him of those accusations. he was reportedly one of

back in september, mayor tao made this pledge on ktvu about what she would do if her city did not have a police chief. by the end of this year. >> do you think we'll have an opd chief before the end of the year? i'm really hopeful that we will. >> and if we don't, and i'll say it right here today, and if we don't, i will declare a state of emergency to get a police chief. because this process has been held up by the police commission for far too long. >> in response to the mayor's rejection of all three finalists, the head of the police commission said in a statement that the group respected the mayor's decision, and they're looking forward to working with her to find a new chief. >> this is oakland. this is hard. everything in oakland with with the police is hard. but i think we're moving forward. i think one day, hopefully soon, we'll all agree on one person or the commission and the mayor will. and that person will be chosen. and most importantly, they'll do a real good job. >> it's unclear again how long that will take if the commission has other runner up candidates, it can submit

but donelan says it was taos staff at ewg who g mail the application and missed the deadline to hand mayor should be ashamed of what's happening in her own administration. >> that these calls can stand and take responsibility for their own actions. in a statement to kron 4, the mayor's office says she has not changed her position and she's taking accountability. they referred us back a statement from the state of the city. quote, we missed an opportunity with the retail theft graft as mayor eye on that and the buck stops with me. let me tell you what we're doing. moving forward. we're fast tracking the hiring of a grant coordinator. we're bringing in additional grant management expertise, and we're upgrading and modernizing the city's grant management software tools. we'll learn from this experience and do better for our city. >> and that was amanda hari reporting for us today. donelan says the department continues to struggle after mayor taos administration eliminated more than 90 police officers. course, mayor thao. she did accept responsibility for missing that grant deadline. as

back in september, mayor tao made this pledge on ktvu about what she would do if her city did not have a police chief by the end of this year. >> do you think we'll have an opd chief before the end of the year? >> i'm really hopeful that we will. and if we don't and i'll say it right here today, and if we don't, i will declare a state of emergency to get a police chief. because this process has been held up by the police commission for far too long. >> in response to the mayor's rejection of all three finalists, the head of the police commission said in a statement that the group respected the mayor's decision and they're looking forward to working with her to find a new chief. >> this is oakland. this is hard. everything in oakland with the police is hard, but i think we're moving forward. and i think one day, hopefully soon, we'll all agree on one person or the commission and the mayor will. and that person will be chosen. and most importantly, they'll do a real good job. >> it's unclear again how long that will take if the commission has other runner up candidates, it can submit rig

and mayor tao intends to conduct the process in a timely manner.starting the first of the year, it'll be back to the drawing board for the police commission. we should hear about the next list of candidates come march 1st. >> two bystanders who tried to help victims of a carjacking and robbery were shot and wounded in pinole, police say 21 year old demetrius stafford stole a cash register off the counter at a chevron station on pinole valley road just before 1230 yesterday afternoon. this is video from the citizen's app. police say that man then stole a purse from the front seat of another car. the woman who the owner of that purse tried to get it back and that led to a struggle. and that's when two bystanders tried to help her and were shot by the suspect. they went to the hospital. they have since been released, but the man was arrested a short distance away from the scene. >> former president donald trump will be on california's primary ballot in march. the secretary of state released the certified list of candidates who will be on the ballot, i

. >> mayor tao didn't elaborate on why she rejected the candidates, but said only in a statement she's looking forward to working with the police commission to find new candidates for the chief position back in september, mayor tao made this pledge on ktvu about what she would do if her city did not have a police chief. by the end of this year. >> do you think we'll have an opd chief before the end of the year? >> i'm really hopeful that we will. and if we don't, and i'll say it right here today, and if we don't, i will declare a state of emergency to get a police chief. because this process has been held up by the police commission for far too long, i think the selection that was presented to her was pretty irresponsible on the part of the commission, and somewhat disrespect. >> pull a representative from the police accountability project, a citizens group, questioned why the police commission submitted armstrong's name as a candidate and suggested that final list given to the mayor was not submitted in good faith. >> now, in response to the mayor's rejection of all three finalists, t

he says the tragic shooting comes just days after oakland mayor shang tao rejected a list of police chief candidates from the police commission. >> safety has to be priority. it has to be number one. we have to get on top of it. and i'm saying it's an urgency and it's an emergency. we need to do it now. >> oakland will work tirelessly with all of our law enforcement partners to find those responsible for this assault on our city and the killing of our officer. >> for now, a community mourning the passing of an officer who dedicated his life to keeping oakland safe. >> so this is a tragic loss for the city of oakland. >> in oakland. cornell, bernard. abc seven news. new details now on a crash involving a police cruiser in san francisco. >> police say the driver of the suv involved in the collision failed to stop for officers during a traffic stop. you can see that suv flipped on its side next to a mangled patrol car. that accident happened at about 1030 last night on third street and cesar chavez. four officers were injured and taken to the hospital. all will be okay. the driver of the suv

mayor taos office released a statement saying, quote, the oakland police chief leads a critical component of the mayor's comprehensive community safety strategy. >> mayor thanks. the oakland police commission for their continued service and looks forward to working with the commissioners to select the best possible candidate for oakland, the oakland police commission responded to the mayor's decision saying they respect her decision, adding they will continue to perform their duty and work collaboratively with the mayor to find exceptional candidates for oakland. safety doesn't seem to be a priority. >> in this city and we need the police chief. we do that yesterday. >> while the commission goes back to the drawing board crime only continues to increase in oakland. the latest opd data showing crime is up 17% this year from last in the newsroom. sara stinson, back to you. >> thank you, sarah. tonight, former chief armstrong released a brief statement after the mayor didn't hire him saying it isn't fair that i'm unable to continue as a native of oakland. nothing gave me greater pleasure and

eighteen-year-old sheng tao charged tonight with trespassing on to the nba star's property. and after 10, his goal was apparently to get an autograph. scout was able to get into the gated home by pushing buttons at the gate. c then walked right through the unlocked front door. curry was not home at the time, but the family's nanny spotted cow and called police san mateo county's deputy district attorney. doubts cow will receive sentencing due to his young age lack of criminal history. 750 new homes are going up in berkeley city council approved a plan today to build those homes and parking lots near the north berkeley bart stop. they're going to be 12 story apartment buildings. half of them will be affordable housing. those buildings are part of the city's efforts to meet state housing goals by the end of 2030. the goal is 2.5 million new homes statewide. still ahead here on kron, 4 news at 11, a bizarre story from lax. and made it from russia. >> without a passport or a plane ticket. plus, how the niners are giving back to the bay this holiday season. but first, how a forme

mayor taos office released a statement saying, quote, the oakland police chief leads a critical component of the mayor's comprehensive community safety strategy. mayor thanks. the oakland police commission for their continued service and looks forward to working with the commissioners to select the best possible candidate for oakland. >> the oakland police commission responded to the mayor's decision saying they respect her decision, adding they will continue to perform their duty and work collaboratively with the mayor to find exceptional candidates for oakland. safety doesn't seem to be a priority. >> in the city and we need the police chief. we do that yesterday. >> while the commission goes back to the drawing board crime only continues to increase in oakland. the latest opd data showing crime is up 17% this year from last in the newsroom. sara stinson, back to you. >> thank you, sarah. back to our storm coverage tonight. we have chief meteorologist lawrence karnow standing by in our weather center. but first, an important warning about dangerous, even life threatening high surf start

and it's never existed in, in kind of like the collective consciousness, tao. he was referring there partially to, to your generation as well. how did you find your way into, into the position where you stand now where you want justice and dialogue? can you tell us a little bit about your own path? so this position um, so i grew up in uh, in a house that was very political. my dad was a journalist and my mom was social worker and we always talked about how there are there's the cycle of violence in this land that someone has to stop. and later i realize that there is a cycle of violence here, but the one, the stronger side, the occupies the occupier side. we need to stop it and i have i have to try and change this, try and change the society from the inside. we don't have the privilege to just do nothing. we have to change. mm hm. and that's uh, you mentioned the pain and, and, and, and your grievances. but you also said that you continue talking about peace and why is that so important to you right now? the ends you the same plan of action. i think that the an

that they actually expect over 31000 people to be affected by the to think of part of the operation of tao told us that numbers may change over time due to several factors. but international n g o's, including human rights watch, suggest the real number of people affected by the entire project is in excess of a 100 sizes. i reject completely the numbers around 10000 people. in part 2 of our investigations, we've talked to some of the real people behind those bits in a contested figures. the quote is not being supposed to be treated like insulated was like the the latest news as it breaks many of people here. but they say that they're celebrations, or sorry, we don't say the number of field too often kill god with detailed coverage just by a release of those. the health comes to the little side of his riley's. i've been following every sense of this thing and fearless gen and isn't. most children will survive. talk to deal with the pain and trauma of losing their parents. i loved one . it is a tenant to produce object. these coverage. many parts of is really media are effectively engaging i

and it's never existed in kind of like the collective consciousness, tao. he was referring there partially to, to your generation as well. how did you find your way into, into the position where you stand now where you want justice and dialogue? can you tell us a little bit about your own path? so this position um, so i grew up in uh, in a house that was very political. my dad was a journalist and my mom was social worker and we always talked about how there are there is a cycle of violence in this land that someone has to stop. and later i realize that there is a cycle of violence here, but the one, the stronger side, the occupies the occupier side. we need to stop it and we have, um, i have to try and change this. try and change the society from the inside. but we don't have the privilege to just do nothing. we have to change. mm hm. and that's uh, you mentioned the pain and, and, and, and your grievances. but you also said that you continue talking about peace and why is that so important to you right now? we don't do that same plan of action. i think th

and it's never existed in, in kind of like the collective consciousness, tao. he was referring there approximately to, to your generation as well. how did you find your way into, into the position where you stand now where you want justice and dialogue? can you tell us a little bit about your own path? so this position um, so i grew up in uh, in a house that was very political. my dad was a journalist and my mom was social worker and we always talked about how there are there's the cycle of violence in this land that someone has to stop. and later i realize that there is a cycle of violence here, but the one, the stronger side, the occupies the occupier side. we need to stop it and i have i have to try and change this, try and change the society from the inside. we don't have the privilege to just do nothing. we have to change. mm hm. and that's uh, you mentioned the pain and, and, and, and your grievances. but you also said that you continue talking about peace and why is that so important to you right now? we don't do that same plan of action. i think that's

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pues para cambiar la la violencia que estamos pasando ahorita fue despedido por la alcaldesa tao en febreroasos de mala conducta de oficiales, pero otra investigación independiente en septiembre pasado liberó a armstrong de cualquier culpa. >> el mismo dijo este miércoles que es injusto que no pueda continuar sirviendo y protegiendo a la gente de oakland. como nativo de oakland, agregó nada me dio mayor placer y orgullo que trabajar en mi comunidad y luchar para mejorarla claramente para nosotros que vivimos aquí en oakland, la violencia ha subido mucho y la persona más importante en en cualquier ciudad es es el jefe de la policía. la comisión a cargo de esta tarea dijo que respeta la decisión de la alcaldesa y que seguirán buscando candidatos que cumplan con el perfil para liderar la agencia policial de oakland. precisamente le contamos que la oficina del comisionado de oakland anunció que justamente a las 5 y 30, es decir, en estos momentos estaría iniciando una reunión a puerta cerrada para tratar este tema. >> bueno, además, luego de esta sesión, que se estima dure aproximadamente una h

oakland mayor shang tao called this an attack on the entire city.ffice says this menorah is a long tradition for oakland. >> this was an act of vandalism and a desecration. the oakland lake merritt menorah is a long standing symbol of not only the oakland jewish community, but the jewish faith. >> people who walk by this amphitheater every day say they are disappointed to see this area vandalized. this is up every year, and normally it's fine. >> and that's a great thing. and we should all be able to celebrate beautifully together. and you know, sucks when to some jerks try to stop that rabbi lukowski says people should be able to safely celebrate their religion in the bay area. >> the holidays to bring light to everyone. and i think we got to rise above it. and you know, i'm upset about this. this this is awful. and part of the menorah is actually chained to the pole next to it. >> they don't want it to go anywhere. and the lighting ceremony happening at 7 p.m. tonight, some people actually are now starting to show up for a rally beforehand. a lot

y dicen que tao, pues los culpa a ellos.s de respuesta de emergencia del estado y la falta de personal en el centro de llamadas del 901 1 es gran parte del problema. de hecho, tras una investigación de nuestra estación hermana nbc, hay un nuevo reporte muestra que la misma ciudad habría tenido la culpa de esta escasez de empleados. es libertad pedraza quien nos informa. >> roberto zavala dice estaba caminando por las calles de oakland cuando un hombre armado con una pistola lo asaltó. inmediatamente llamó al 911. >> claro, asustado, decía yo no me acuerdo si estoy mejor como 2, 3 veces que tuve que llamar y no, no y no, y no, no había. no había respuesta, explica. >> logró escapar ileso de este ataque, pero la frustración de no recibir una respuesta del centro de llamadas de emergencia terminó siendo peor que el mismo asalto. >> las personas que vivimos en oakland estamos necesitando servicio, que es la ciudad. no tuvimos la ciudad y pagamos impuestos por la ciudad. debe tener servicio para todos los comunidad y ellos no tie

and it's never existed in, in kind of like the collective consciousness, tao. he was referring there partially to, to your generation as well. how did you find your way into, into the position where you stand now where you want justice and dialogue? can you tell us a little bit about your own path? so this position um, so i grew up in uh, in a house that was very political. my dad was a journalist and my mom was social worker and we always talked about how there are there's the cycle of violence in this land that someone has to stop. and later i realize that there is a cycle of violence here, but the one, the stronger side, the occupies the occupier side. we need to stop it and i have um, i have to try and change this. try and change the society from the inside. but we don't have the privilege to just do nothing. we have to change. mm hm. and that's uh, you mentioned the pain and, and, and, and your grievances. but you also said that you continue talking about peace and why is that so important to you right now? we don't do that same plan of action. i think tha

back in september, mayor tao made this pledge on ktvu about what she would do if her city did not have a police chief by the end of this year. >> do you think we'll have an opd chief before the end of the year? >> i'm really hopeful that we will. and if we don't and i'll say it right here today and if we don't, i will declare a state of emergency to get a police chief. because this process has been held up by the police commission for far too long, i think the selection that was presented to her was pretty irresponsible on the part of the commission, and somewhat disrespect full and that's a representative from the police accountability project. >> they questioned why the commission submitted armstrong's name as a final candidate, and suggested that that final list from the police commission was not submitted in good faith. some of the attorneys, city leaders and community members who've been involved with the oversight of the oakland police department for years acknowledged this setback. >> we certainly have a big crime problem in oakland. i've lived there 43 years. um, and we need so

is there a lie from tao ha, also coming up. is there any forces tug at the headquarters at the ridge prisons and con eunice? more evidence of torture on the is ready detention. hello, cindy and men and boys speak out about that will deal at the hands of as rarely, soldiers, and more rarely rides the taking place in the occupied west. bank. 6 palestinians are killed in a refugee camp east to kind of the we begin in northern gals, a weird bodies of those killed in this. riley bombardments had been left on the street for the dies. in the ashika rod, one neighborhood of kansas city own going bombardments been relatives were forced twice before they were able to retrieve the bodies of their loved ones. people have been using any means available to transport the dead for burial. this is ready time for about a 100 meters from this area. people are evacuating the injured and collecting bodies for burial on the ongoing questions. and there was no warning before the strike. i saw the strike and ran here and saw the 3 story home destroyed

in a statement to abc seven news, mayor sheng tao writes, oakland has more police officers, safety ambassadors and violence prevention teams on our streets than any time in the past two years. we've also increased patrols and undercover operations and providing funding to business districts to enhance security. but at today's rally, they say these are band-aid solutions to ongoing issues. >> these are all superficial responses to what's been ongoing . we need actual solutions that are sustainable in oakland, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> and a north bay community is throwing its support behind some beloved donut shop owners after a devastating burglary this week, the family's petaluma home was ransacked and most of their life savings stolen. police say thieves broke in while they were at work on monday. >> i'm trying not to do that, but i can help. i'm so sorry. sure, i lost everything. what i earn, i think it's terrible. >> i was i was shocked, i was really shocked because i know how much we all love sophie here for years and years. >> and sophia's who you heard from first? sophie and ray

. >> both opd and mayor tao acknowledge that despite statistics, public perception is a key component of making people feel safe. >> one is too many. these are our community members. there are businesses we rely upon them and they rely upon us. now the city of oakland says it's pursuing a three pronged approach to combat crime that includes investing in the police department, strengthening the city's violence prevention initiatives, and leveraging technology to help catch criminals. >> in the studio. tonight tim johnson, abc seven news. >> all right, tim, thank you so much. and we want to make sure you get the full scope and context of public safety, where you live with the abc seven neighborhood safety tracker, right on our website. it shows you a wide range of public safety statistics and tools. looking back over the years for san francisco, oakland and san jose, you'll find it on the front page right now at abc seven news.com. tonight a firefighter in the town of colma has been found dead, wanted for stabbing his ex-wife and her boyfriend this morning, sources confirmed to abc seve

so we're reviewing the extent of the damage in the tao also tower areas on other charlottesville have. the more we witnessed horrifying scenes, it's very painful things to see. mazda is lying dead in the streets remains scattered around, dismembered bodies. we saw holmes demolished over the 1st israel, and nearly to the north, and now it's lessening the south. once a week you'll see up to doesn't have this, there is destruction all around. there's nothing left. i've gotten a lot of sufficient for us and he's the best dispose of a fantastic needs to israel. this is the devastation entails and tar the region that was considered the most beautiful in northern gaza. it has faced the world extermination plunder and unprecedented destruction. unity o'neill discussed the humanitarian crisis in gaza with the red cross on christmas spokesperson some. also, the longer he warned, of looming pandemic in the enclave while explaining the difficulties that international work is face as they try to save civilian lines. it is clear that didn't seem to this conflict that started the uh, there is a huge

tao indiscriminately targeting civilians in the war. ., ., . , indiscriminately targeting civilians in the war. too many innocent civilians have lost _ in the war. too many innocent civilians have lost their - in the war. too many innocent civilians have lost their life - civilians have lost their life because of this war that hamas launched and because of the ceasefire that hamas ended. that is correct. too much tragedy, i agree with that, but i would reject any assertion of indiscriminate violence by israel. 0n the contrary, i've beenin by israel. 0n the contrary, i've been in meetings where we have been shown to international interlocutors the rigorous process we have for elections which rely on intelligence and rely on it being a target as part of the hamas military machine and that target is selected and the ordinance used is selected and the possible collateral damage is taken into account. 0nly possible collateral damage is taken into account. only after all of the boxes have been ticked. then do we launch the weapon.— launch the weapon. thank you very much, launch the weapon. t