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mayor thao has taken the city down. has taken the city down, and we're losing people and losing businesses, we are losing lives. and the turmoil is because of the actions and the decisions that she has made. so i don't see that as a problem. and i will tell you that we have had so many people come together over this recall. we are uniting all of oakland, the flat lands, the hills. everybody is coming together in support of this recall. >> and real quickly, some are saying though this is sour grapes. you removed him from that police commission doing the recall effort to get back at mayor sheng thao. what do you say about that? >> i laugh at the whole concept. i'm an accomplished judge, number one. i care about oakland. i think that is a dismissive attitude for people to think that anybody would spend the time and effort and ask people to make this commitment and donate money to carry out some kind of revenge. i don't do that. and i certainly would not have done it in this instance. and so i think that's a problem with he
mayor thao has taken the city down. has taken the city down, and we're losing people and losing businesses, we are losing lives. and the turmoil is because of the actions and the decisions that she has made. so i don't see that as a problem. and i will tell you that we have had so many people come together over this recall. we are uniting all of oakland, the flat lands, the hills. everybody is coming together in support of this recall. >> and real quickly, some are saying though this is...
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today marks one year since oakland mayor sheng thao fired. 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 fede
today marks one year since oakland mayor sheng thao fired. 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...
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6 fired oakland police chief armstrong files a lawsuit against the city of oakland and mayor sheng thao alleging he was illegally fired. good evening, everybody. i'm vicki liviakis. i'm ken wayne was almost a year ago that the chief was fired by incoming mayor sheng thao. >> after investigation found he mishandled to officer misconduct cases. armstrong says it was all retaliation four's. dan kerman reports. n fired oakland police chief leronne armstrong has sued the city of oakland, mayor sheng thao. >> saying his termination was retaliation for speaking out against federal monitor. robert warshaw who oversees the oakland police department. his termination really had nothing to do with whether he did anything wrong with as a chief. actually commit any misconduct. he was actually terminated just because you have the courage to point out the monitor was leveling unfair criticisms. >> that opd and leadership. the lawsuit claims newly elected mayor sheng thao. >> was intimidated by were shaw and bowed to his pressure instead of standing up for oakland. it's active litigation is so i'm going
6 fired oakland police chief armstrong files a lawsuit against the city of oakland and mayor sheng thao alleging he was illegally fired. good evening, everybody. i'm vicki liviakis. i'm ken wayne was almost a year ago that the chief was fired by incoming mayor sheng thao. >> after investigation found he mishandled to officer misconduct cases. armstrong says it was all retaliation four's. dan kerman reports. n fired oakland police chief leronne armstrong has sued the city of oakland, mayor...
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he's asking voters to give mayor thao more time. but dwayne worries more time for thao means more crime and business closures. >> i still believe in oakland. you know, the good and the bad. i believe the city can actually be thriving instead of trying to survive. >> reporter: recall organizers aim to collect at least 25,000 signatures from oakland voters by may. they want to get the recall on the november ballot. >> we reached out to the mayor's office to comment on the recall, but she has temporarily stepped away from public duties after her mom passed away earlier this week. >>> santa clara county is about to get a big financial boost to try to end homelessness in the form of $30 million in federal funding. 29 million of which will go to the santa clara county office of supportive housing. the rest of it will go towards nonprofits throughout the county that worked to address homelessness. >> it's the local governments that are tip of the spear on this. they make all the decisions on zoning, what's going to be built, and all of tha
he's asking voters to give mayor thao more time. but dwayne worries more time for thao means more crime and business closures. >> i still believe in oakland. you know, the good and the bad. i believe the city can actually be thriving instead of trying to survive. >> reporter: recall organizers aim to collect at least 25,000 signatures from oakland voters by may. they want to get the recall on the november ballot. >> we reached out to the mayor's office to comment on the...
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mayor sheng thao fired. 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
mayor sheng thao fired. 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...
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specifically names the city of oakland and singles out mayor sheng thao. thao announced the firing of armstrong last february, almost one year ago. in september, the mayor said she would declare a state of emergency if a new chief wasn't selected by the start of this year. so far that hasn't happened. and then in late december, thao rejected a new list of nominees from the police commission, and asked for a different set of names. a new set of nominees is due in march. john ramos has the very latest on the battle over leadership at opd. >> reporter: the lawsuit alleges chief leronne armstrong was fired by the mayor out of retaliation for speaking out against federal monitor robert warshaw. since 2014 war shaw has ordered more than $1 million to do that. the lawsuit alleges that as a department grew close to full compliance at the end of receivership, he purposely tried to find something wrong, so it would continue. >> our position is that the monitor has had a pattern of finding fault and criticizing that oakland police department's leadership. it extends
specifically names the city of oakland and singles out mayor sheng thao. thao announced the firing of armstrong last february, almost one year ago. in september, the mayor said she would declare a state of emergency if a new chief wasn't selected by the start of this year. so far that hasn't happened. and then in late december, thao rejected a new list of nominees from the police commission, and asked for a different set of names. a new set of nominees is due in march. john ramos has the very...
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mayor thao, nice to have you back on the program. we keep seeing this.ny's and now in-n-out burger leaving. raising cane shutting down its main dining room. other smaller businesses have told us they're thinking of leaving town. how do you stop this? >> you know, of course this isn't just something that happens overnight. i completely understand, you know, where in-n-out is at and denny's, which is right across the street. understanding that there has been, for many years now, you know, this active crime that has been happening in that area. but i regularly collaborate and meet with business leaders who really share not only the vision, like the strategy of how we're combating this updated version of crimes happening citywide and in this area. so we're going to continue to have those meetings to really see what kind of environmental designs we can implement, how to make it harder for criminals to actually, you know, i guess commit the crimes around that space. however, i think the most important thing to note is that operation cease-fire, that we are put
mayor thao, nice to have you back on the program. we keep seeing this.ny's and now in-n-out burger leaving. raising cane shutting down its main dining room. other smaller businesses have told us they're thinking of leaving town. how do you stop this? >> you know, of course this isn't just something that happens overnight. i completely understand, you know, where in-n-out is at and denny's, which is right across the street. understanding that there has been, for many years now, you know,...
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after getting axed, former oakland police chief leronne armstrong is now suing the city and mayor sheng thao alleging his firing was illegal. thanks for joining us tonight on kron. 4 news at 5. i'm grant lotus and i'm noelle bellow kron four's. dan kerman spoke with armstrong's attorney who claims armstrong's firing was retaliation terminated for standing up for the city of oakland fired oakland police chief leronne armstrong made that statement almost a year ago after he was fired by newly elected mayor sheng thao. >> now, a year later, he's followed those comments up with a lawsuit against allen. the city of oakland claiming his termination was retaliation for openly criticizing federal monitor robert warshaw armstrong suggesting we're shaw was leveling an for criticism, said opd leadership to extend his job overseeing the department. if you speak out about misconduct. >> and you have the courage to say, look, the city is being a victim here. there's somebody in a very high level was committing misconduct and you get fired that. that's illegal. the lawsuit claims newly elected mayor sheng
after getting axed, former oakland police chief leronne armstrong is now suing the city and mayor sheng thao alleging his firing was illegal. thanks for joining us tonight on kron. 4 news at 5. i'm grant lotus and i'm noelle bellow kron four's. dan kerman spoke with armstrong's attorney who claims armstrong's firing was retaliation terminated for standing up for the city of oakland fired oakland police chief leronne armstrong made that statement almost a year ago after he was fired by newly...
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you're watching kron. 4 news at >> now at 5 today marks one year since oakland mayor sheng thao fired. 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 sep
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armstrong is now suing the city and mayor thao. he's claiming the lawsuit that his terminate violated his first amendment rights. the city still hasn't hired a permanent replacement. mayor thao rejected the list of finalists two months ago, which included armstrong on that list. in a recent interview with cbs news bay area, mayor thao expects a new list early next month. >>> a new report by a watchdog agency finds the federal bureau of prisons failed to prevent nearly 200 suicide deaths of inmates over an eight-year period. the justice department inspector general says many of the suicides between 2024 and 2021 were the result of policy violations and management failures. the report focused on deaths that were most preventable rather than those related to medical care. it also found more than half of the inmates who took their lives were in single cell confinement and not given proper mental health assessments. it adds the prison staff failed to conduct the required number of checks over the inmates. >>> the aclu of colorado is sui
armstrong is now suing the city and mayor thao. he's claiming the lawsuit that his terminate violated his first amendment rights. the city still hasn't hired a permanent replacement. mayor thao rejected the list of finalists two months ago, which included armstrong on that list. in a recent interview with cbs news bay area, mayor thao expects a new list early next month. >>> a new report by a watchdog agency finds the federal bureau of prisons failed to prevent nearly 200 suicide...
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the comes after mayor thao protected the first pool of candidates.he latest batch, cincinnati assistant police chief, lisa davis, luis molina from new york, former san leandro police chief abdul pridgen, and former texas police chief, lloyd missile. noticeably absent is former oakland police chief, armstrong, who was fired a year ago. that is how long it has been since oakland has had a chief. let's bring in jocelyn moran with the late details. >>, and to do right now, this has been a long process with a lot of drama. the next chief of police will be walking into this just as the city is facing a number of issues. come thursday, residents will be able to weigh in and hear from the candidates. also important to note, all four are not from the city of oakland. it has been a year since oakland mayor, sheng thao, fired former police chief, laurent armstrong. drama has surrounded the search for the next chief. anne kirkpatrick is the chief of police in new orleans and also former oakland police chief. she says one of the first thing she noticed from the l
the comes after mayor thao protected the first pool of candidates.he latest batch, cincinnati assistant police chief, lisa davis, luis molina from new york, former san leandro police chief abdul pridgen, and former texas police chief, lloyd missile. noticeably absent is former oakland police chief, armstrong, who was fired a year ago. that is how long it has been since oakland has had a chief. let's bring in jocelyn moran with the late details. >>, and to do right now, this has been a...
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mayor thao reiterated her commitment to find exceptional candidates for this position.d she looks forward to that final list from the commission in march. ginger conejero saab, nbc bay area news. >>> this morning the man accused in the half moon bay shooting rampage was arraigned this morning on new grand jury charges. investigators say in january of last year 66-year-old chung lee zhao gunned down serve of his former workers where he worked and he pled not guilty again today. at one point last year he confessed on our janelle wang during a jailhouse interview. he's scheduled to return to court april 19th. >>> a man accused in a string of violent attacks in the south bay was due in court this morning for a plea hearing. authorities arrested kevin parkana in june. this was after an alleged rampage spanning 20 miles. in it, he left there people dead, seven others injured across san jossy and milpitas. investigators say the former tech worker was armed with a knife, a kitchen knife, which he used to stab four of his victims and used it to carjack. he refused to show up for
mayor thao reiterated her commitment to find exceptional candidates for this position.d she looks forward to that final list from the commission in march. ginger conejero saab, nbc bay area news. >>> this morning the man accused in the half moon bay shooting rampage was arraigned this morning on new grand jury charges. investigators say in january of last year 66-year-old chung lee zhao gunned down serve of his former workers where he worked and he pled not guilty again today. at one...
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while the effort moves afford, thao's supporters have been vocal, too. they rallied last month. and today we caught up with this neighbor near jack london square. >> we've got elections every four, that's the chance for a referendum. i think it's an abuse of the recall system. >> reporter: he explained how he sees recall efforts like this one. >> we already have a system in place to -- to effect change, its elections. i'm not saying here that it's not okay upset by the results of an election. that's fine. but give them more than a year to -- to do their job. i do think that the mayor's acting in good faith. >> reporter: in oakland, nbc bay area news. >>> the manhunt is over. police say they arrested the man accused of killing a woman in east bay. this is that man, jeffrey kendall, who allegedly shot and killed his estranged girlfriend after breaking into her house in pinole yesterday morning. last night the chp arrested eliminate santa cruz during a traffic stop. officers found a gun when they searched his car. detectives with the pinole pd took him into custody. anyone with inf
while the effort moves afford, thao's supporters have been vocal, too. they rallied last month. and today we caught up with this neighbor near jack london square. >> we've got elections every four, that's the chance for a referendum. i think it's an abuse of the recall system. >> reporter: he explained how he sees recall efforts like this one. >> we already have a system in place to -- to effect change, its elections. i'm not saying here that it's not okay upset by the results...
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mayor sheng thao fired. 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 clai
mayor sheng thao fired. 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...
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thao then gets to decide whom to hire for the job. now, an initial list of candidates was rejected by mayor thao back in december. the public forum will happen tomorrow. the public still has an opportunity to weigh in. you can submit your questions now on the city's website. that will be a very lively discussion, i imagine, marcus. >> indeed. as you said, it will be interesting to see what mayor thao has to say after rejecting the last list. thank you so much for that update. >>> just in, president joe biden will sign an executive order this morning protecting americans' personal data, specifically keeping your data away from some foreign countries. scott mcgrew joins us now. he got an early look at some of the details. no surprise, but china is of particular concern. >> right. you and i were talking about this a couple of days ago, we suspect a lot of countries' intelligence services collect information about americans, just everyday americans who aren't involved in anything secret, because you just don't know as a teenager who is go
thao then gets to decide whom to hire for the job. now, an initial list of candidates was rejected by mayor thao back in december. the public forum will happen tomorrow. the public still has an opportunity to weigh in. you can submit your questions now on the city's website. that will be a very lively discussion, i imagine, marcus. >> indeed. as you said, it will be interesting to see what mayor thao has to say after rejecting the last list. thank you so much for that update. >>>...
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and so i'm going to refer that to the city attorney's wednesday, mayor thao referred all questions to city attorney's office. >> however, on the day she fired armstrong almost a year ago, she did reference the federal monitor. it's absolute requirement that my administration, including the chief of police, the able to work closely with the monitoring team. and to speak credibly before the court. 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. 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 armstr
and so i'm going to refer that to the city attorney's wednesday, mayor thao referred all questions to city attorney's office. >> however, on the day she fired armstrong almost a year ago, she did reference the federal monitor. it's absolute requirement that my administration, including the chief of police, the able to work closely with the monitoring team. and to speak credibly before the court. but i am no longer confident that chief armstrong can do the work needed to achieve the...
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i spoke with mayor sheng thao just a few minutes ago and asked her about the problems plaguing the town. >>> it is the final countdown. we are just days away from the rematch of the niners and the chiefs in the super bowl. who the chiefs have their eyes on. >>> as part of black history month, we have a special report on maternal mortality in the black community and one woman's efforts to reverse the trend. >>> thank you for joining us this afternoon. we are your home for super bowl lviii and we are counting down to the showdown in sin city. the 49ers facing off against the chiefs. we will have complete coverage from las vegas in just a minute. first, a look at today's news headlines. >>> governor gavin newsom is sending extra state attorneys to alameda county to help prosecute crimes. those attorneys are being pulled from the state's national guard and department of justice. this comes a few days after governor newsom announced the state is deploying an additional 120 highway patrol officers to oakland. oakland is still without a police chief more than a year after leronne armstrong was
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interrupted her comprehensive. >> mayor sheng thao says the money will be used to expand the safety ambassador in mentor programs in downtown and chinatown. >> a community organization, family bridges will help expand the mediator program. the goal is to prevent crime and de escalate situations without necessarily having a police response. community leader carl chan says he hopes to continued effort to combat crime will bring more people to struggling businesses in chinatown and throughout the city. helping to bring in. >> more cuts than most bacon, few safe and, you know, maybe a involvement and hopefully that they can to bring down you know, hitting the 3 year, grant will initially be implemented in just downtown and chinatown. but mayor thao says she hopes to expand to the rest of the city. >> as for her critics, the mayor said this is what democracy looks like in oakland. amanda hari kron. 4 news. >> dozens of pro palestine approach. protesters in san francisco's pac heights tonight demanding the biden administration and military aid to israel and called for permanent cease-fire
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but one person who's not going to be there is mayor sheng thao kron four's.man explains why. >> cincinnati police department lieutenant colonel lisa davis, new york assistant deputy mayor for public safety. louis molina, former san leandro police chief abdul pridgen and retired lubbock, texas police chief floyd mitchell are all candidates for oakland police chief and now the oakland police commission has selected them to answer questions at a community forum thursday. but mayor sheng thao says this public forum is making top candidates withdraw their names from consideration. and this letter to the police commission tell says oakland city charter does not require a public form to select the oakland police chief hosting a public forum is detrimental to attracting the best candidates. i will not participate in the forum for these reasons. the chief election help. >> that we had from. we don't have a public. there was a public from civil rights attorney. john burris is closely watching the process. position on this, although there's some legitimacy to i just don
but one person who's not going to be there is mayor sheng thao kron four's.man explains why. >> cincinnati police department lieutenant colonel lisa davis, new york assistant deputy mayor for public safety. louis molina, former san leandro police chief abdul pridgen and retired lubbock, texas police chief floyd mitchell are all candidates for oakland police chief and now the oakland police commission has selected them to answer questions at a community forum thursday. but mayor sheng thao...
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noel. >> now, ken, it's been almost a year since the chief was terminated by mayor sheng thao. she had just begun her tenure when she made the controversial decision to fire lebron armstrong. according to the lawsuit, armstrong believes he was fired for speaking out against a federal monitor who has been overseeing the police department and claims tao bao to his pressure instead of standing up for oakland. >> his termination really had nothing to do with whether he did anything wrong with as a chief. actually commit any misconduct. he was actually terminated just because you have the courage to point out that monitor was leveling 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 last year, she did reference that federal investigator legal expert 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
noel. >> now, ken, it's been almost a year since the chief was terminated by mayor sheng thao. she had just begun her tenure when she made the controversial decision to fire lebron armstrong. according to the lawsuit, armstrong believes he was fired for speaking out against a federal monitor who has been overseeing the police department and claims tao bao to his pressure instead of standing up for oakland. >> his termination really had nothing to do with whether he did anything...
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mayor sheng thao. she says she is not participating. rejected the first batch which included the former police chief that she fired a year ago, leronne armstrong. nbc bay 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
mayor sheng thao. she says she is not participating. rejected the first batch which included the former police chief that she fired a year ago, leronne armstrong. nbc bay 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...
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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 investigation of this case before she fired. >> this is not the first time a fired oakland police chief has sued the city of oakland and kirkpatrick who
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. >>...
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mayor sheng thao lays out the new work under way to tackle crime and a status report in finding a newolice chief. >>> this is "today in the bay." here we go, wednesday morning, time to wake up. a new storm is brewing. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. want to get you caught up on what's happening with the weather today. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that storm making its way through. how is it looking, kari? >> it's not looking too bad but we are getting more rain. i know we're tired of it and we need a break. we will get that within the next 24 hours. as of now, we are seeing the rain coming in, approaching from the north with scattered showers already hitting parts of the north bay. we're also seeing some rain picking up on the peninsula, and into the south bay. so as of now it is scattered and we'll continue to see the radar filling in and the rain getting heavier by late morning into the early afternoon. for concord, we're only looking at highs in the low 50s today and we're going to see temperatures in the low 50s for the next several days. as we take it hou
mayor sheng thao lays out the new work under way to tackle crime and a status report in finding a newolice chief. >>> this is "today in the bay." here we go, wednesday morning, time to wake up. a new storm is brewing. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. want to get you caught up on what's happening with the weather today. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that storm making its way through. how is it looking, kari? >> it's not looking too bad but we...
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the group aiming to oust or oakland mayor sheng thao gathering today in oakland. organizers by the recall effort rallied in kicked off their signature collection event in jack london square. those pushing for the recall say they are fed up with crime. the lack of a police chief and the city failing to sign a grant for the combating of retail theft in order for the recap recall of mayor thao to get on the november ballot, the group will need 25,000 signatures by july. >> you know, this is not the oakland i grew up israeli. very that we, you know, and i'm fighting for my grand kids. just like you say that have the live announcement. we're not going anywhere. we're going to change of back to we can't do that with her oakland was the very first city i lived california where? >> it just felt like and that's why level because it was it's home to me. it breaks my heart these past 3 years i've seen this neighborhood just the mayor. thao has told kron 4 the recall campaign is being organized by her political opponents who previously ran against her. oakland's oldest black
the group aiming to oust or oakland mayor sheng thao gathering today in oakland. organizers by the recall effort rallied in kicked off their signature collection event in jack london square. those pushing for the recall say they are fed up with crime. the lack of a police chief and the city failing to sign a grant for the combating of retail theft in order for the recap recall of mayor thao to get on the november ballot, the group will need 25,000 signatures by july. >> you know, this is...
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oakland's mayor sheng thao says the door remains open to the a's. >> agree with her. i think that they need to figure out how stay in oakland just because you announced a possible site doesn't mean that you actually will have a stadium, you know, until the shovel hits the ground. like i said from the very beginning, i still have hope that the oakland a's will remain here in the city of oakland with john fisher. is boehner over the new owner? >> after the podcast kind of hit the airwaves and people started freaking out. the mayor walked that back a little bit, says she's excited about the prospect of major league baseball in las vegas and said it could be the a's, but she reiterated her belief that the best option for the a's is a waterfront ballpark in oakland and ownership and government leaders should work to make. >> that happened. hear hear. >> let's talk about the forecast as we take a look outside. not the perfect day for baseball. rain in the morning. strong winds look at the american flag there blowing near the golden gate bridge. gayle ong is here write it do
oakland's mayor sheng thao says the door remains open to the a's. >> agree with her. i think that they need to figure out how stay in oakland just because you announced a possible site doesn't mean that you actually will have a stadium, you know, until the shovel hits the ground. like i said from the very beginning, i still have hope that the oakland a's will remain here in the city of oakland with john fisher. is boehner over the new owner? >> after the podcast kind of hit the...
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. >> is suing the city of oakland and mayor sheng thao for wrongful termination. mayor thao, you may remember fired armstrong back in february of 2023 after an investigation showed misconduct by oakland police department officers. >> though armstrong was later exonerated by a hearing officer who reviewed the circumstances surrounding his termination in this lawsuit are song says he was fired in retaliation for his quote, courage to speak out about misconduct by robert warshaw. the federal monitor overseeing the oakland police department and quote, armstrong's complaint against the city alleges his termination violated both california law and armstrong's first amendment rights will keep you updated on where this lawsuit goes. and we've got more breaking news to tell you about this morning. there's a search on right now for a military helicopter with 5 marines on board cal fire and the san diego county sheriff started their search around 2.30 this morning. they got a report that the aircraft did not show up to its destination of the u.s. marine corps says this helic
. >> is suing the city of oakland and mayor sheng thao for wrongful termination. mayor thao, you may remember fired armstrong back in february of 2023 after an investigation showed misconduct by oakland police department officers. >> though armstrong was later exonerated by a hearing officer who reviewed the circumstances surrounding his termination in this lawsuit are song says he was fired in retaliation for his quote, courage to speak out about misconduct by robert warshaw. the...
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we mentioned mayor thao. the question tonight, is she doing enough? actually that's an ongoing question. and are other city leaders doing enough. you can watch our interview with mayor sheng thao about this issue. we posted the interview in its entirety at nbcbayarea.com. >>> well, across the bay in san francisco, there's a new plan to bring in historically black colleges and universities. today mayor london breed joined representatives from hbcus, city departments, and tech companies to talk about the proposal. it's part of a broader strategy just to revitalize san francisco's ailing downtown corridor. the first step will happen this summer when hbcu programs will formally be offered in the city. there's room for 28 students with the goal of expanding. >> what this looks like long-term is a real possibility to have historically black college campuses right here in san francisco, where they are choosing to lease space specifically in our downtown area and providing a satellite location for students. >> they're trying to get creative here. as part of t
we mentioned mayor thao. the question tonight, is she doing enough? actually that's an ongoing question. and are other city leaders doing enough. you can watch our interview with mayor sheng thao about this issue. we posted the interview in its entirety at nbcbayarea.com. >>> well, across the bay in san francisco, there's a new plan to bring in historically black colleges and universities. today mayor london breed joined representatives from hbcus, city departments, and tech companies...
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we are also waiting for tou thao energies later.omberg specialist is with me for some of the details. the reaction from what we have heard from ecuador. let's start with ecuador because this seems to be a pretty sizable redistribution to investors. >> i was on tv earlier mentioning buybacks are the focus for big oil, and announcing $14 billion in dividends and buybacks 32020 four. very significant, especially for investors because the net income figure came in lower than expectations down 67% year on year. that was to lower gas prices. in those lower gas prices could not offset the contribution from higher production, increase production in the fourth quarter. tom: you have been flagging the buybacks, the dividends, the return of cash to shareholders, is tou thao energy going to continue to think -- going to continue to be the theme? >> we expect an announcement for a $2 billion dividend for the first quarter for tou thao. same as with ecuador, there will be expectation for lower overall earnings that will come in because of lower g
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it was last february that. >> mayor sheng thao fired. then police chief leronne armstrong crime was starting to go up at that time and it's just sore skyrockets and sophomores. rob nesbitt gets us up to date. >> 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 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 sp
it was last february that. >> mayor sheng thao fired. then police chief leronne armstrong crime was starting to go up at that time and it's just sore skyrockets and sophomores. rob nesbitt gets us up to date. >> 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...
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today a confrontation in a shouting match your an event with mayor sheng thao. how a protest turned ugly. >> this program will promote safer and more secure streets while improving outcomes for people in crisis. oakland is aggressively pursuing a comprehensive -- a comprehensive -- >> reporter: as she announced $3.5 billion to go toward expanding the safety ambassador and mediator program, protesters looking to recall her disrupt the event. >> i want to say i love every single one of you. you standing here behind us. this is our democracy. >> reporter: video shows the confrontations that followed. shouting continued throughout the event. it eventually lead to a physical confrontation. the leader of the recall ef
today a confrontation in a shouting match your an event with mayor sheng thao. how a protest turned ugly. >> this program will promote safer and more secure streets while improving outcomes for people in crisis. oakland is aggressively pursuing a comprehensive -- a comprehensive -- >> reporter: as she announced $3.5 billion to go toward expanding the safety ambassador and mediator program, protesters looking to recall her disrupt the event. >> i want to say i love every single...
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this is the commission's second attempt to find a replacement for former chief leronne armstrong mayor thao. you might remember fired him last february in december, the police commission sent a list of candidates to mayor thao. she rejected everybody on the list. the latest candidates are all oakland outsiders. 3 of them, in fact, are from out of state. you're looking at pictures of behind from left to right. the first is lisa davis. lisa davis is currently the cincinnati assistant police chief, the second louis molina, new york city's assistant deputy for public safety. and the 3rd is abdul abdul is a former san leandro police chief. and the last the last person is floyd mitchell, vice president of the texas police chiefs association taking a closer look pridgen became stanley and police chief in september of 2021. hired on the heels of a controversial police shooting to implement performs increase community trust, create a sense of belonging last september. he was out on administrative leave because of alleged policy violations. he resigned last tuesday. that investigation is still pendin
this is the commission's second attempt to find a replacement for former chief leronne armstrong mayor thao. you might remember fired him last february in december, the police commission sent a list of candidates to mayor thao. she rejected everybody on the list. the latest candidates are all oakland outsiders. 3 of them, in fact, are from out of state. you're looking at pictures of behind from left to right. the first is lisa davis. lisa davis is currently the cincinnati assistant police...
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earlier this month, he filed a lawsuit against the city of oakland and against mayor thao. he's alleging he was illegally fired. today we heard from oakland naacp. it has advocated for armstrong to get the job back. members say the job of police chief needs to be filled immediately. >> we haven't had an opportunity to vet any of the 4 people who are recommended by the police commission. but we want to keep an open this city of oakland is having tremendous problems, many of which connected to the fact that we don't have a police t and we think it's incumbent upon the part of the man to ensure that we have someone in that position. google is imminently qualify and will do an outstanding job. unless we get that. we know that the crime problem is going to continue. >> mayor's house office of saying that she looks forward to. we're saving a list of finalists in conducting her due diligence in reviewing the candidates. that list is expected to in march live in the studio. i'm catherine heenan. justine, back to you. >> catherine, thank you. and as oakland searches for its next pol
earlier this month, he filed a lawsuit against the city of oakland and against mayor thao. he's alleging he was illegally fired. today we heard from oakland naacp. it has advocated for armstrong to get the job back. members say the job of police chief needs to be filled immediately. >> we haven't had an opportunity to vet any of the 4 people who are recommended by the police commission. but we want to keep an open this city of oakland is having tremendous problems, many of which connected...
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and he says it's important to note that mayor thao is included in this lawsuit. the first thing i want to point out is the subtle to have this lawsuit. >> because the ex chief is bringing it not only against the city but against the mayor. personally know that's important because of beaches soon as the city. the mayor has has, as they say, no dog in the fight. but here's she's been personally, which means her personal assets are at risk. and that sort of brings her to the side of the chief, the plaintiff in this case because she's going to want to get this settled so that she's not a risk where she has to pay some money. should she lose this lawsuit? >> really interesting ion there. now, the official reason mayor tells said that she fired armstrong is tied to a report released by a law firm working for the federal monitor. that report alleged armstrong is handled 2 misconduct incidents within opd. and when asked about that lawsuit earlier today, mayor thao said she could not comment on pending legal action. also, noteworthy here is that the police chief before ar
and he says it's important to note that mayor thao is included in this lawsuit. the first thing i want to point out is the subtle to have this lawsuit. >> because the ex chief is bringing it not only against the city but against the mayor. personally know that's important because of beaches soon as the city. the mayor has has, as they say, no dog in the fight. but here's she's been personally, which means her personal assets are at risk. and that sort of brings her to the side of the...
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and quote, now, mayor sheng thao says that her door is still open.s want to talk about coming back. >> agree with i think that they need figure out how stay in oakland, just because you announced a possible site doesn't mean that you actually until the shovel hits the ground. like i said from the very beginning, i still have hope that the oakland a's will remain here in the city of oakland with john fisher is owner with the new owner. >> well, as for las vegas, mayor, good one. she says she's excited about the prospect of a major league baseball team coming to las vegas and maybe and then it will be the a's. but she says she does still prefer that the a's, you know, get that water front ballpark in oakland and work with the ownership in the government leaders to make that happen. all right. well, let's talk about the super bowl ways. we know usher is going to be the halftime act performing. maybe some of his new songs. yes, he's dropping a new album on friday past present future that well as happened, the tour is that's the name of that because comin
and quote, now, mayor sheng thao says that her door is still open.s want to talk about coming back. >> agree with i think that they need figure out how stay in oakland, just because you announced a possible site doesn't mean that you actually until the shovel hits the ground. like i said from the very beginning, i still have hope that the oakland a's will remain here in the city of oakland with john fisher is owner with the new owner. >> well, as for las vegas, mayor, good one. she...
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now, last february, mayor sheng thao fire. 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 retal
now, last february, mayor sheng thao fire. 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...
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and so i'm going to refer that to the city attorney's wednesday, mayor thao referred all questions totorney's office. however, on it's absolute requirement that my administration, including the chief of police, the able to work closely with the monitoring team. and to speak credibly before the court. 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. 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. and to
and so i'm going to refer that to the city attorney's wednesday, mayor thao referred all questions totorney's office. however, on it's absolute requirement that my administration, including the chief of police, the able to work closely with the monitoring team. and to speak credibly before the court. 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. i...
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you may remember mayor sheng thao fired. then police chief leronne armstrong. >> crime was already on the upswing at that point. but that trend is only continued sense. kron four's rob nesbitt takes a look at what the situation is today. >> 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 city has been subject to federal monitoring for the last 2 decades. and armstrong has filed a lawsuit against the
you may remember mayor sheng thao fired. then police chief leronne armstrong. >> crime was already on the upswing at that point. but that trend is only continued sense. kron four's rob nesbitt takes a look at what the situation is today. >> 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...
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this is about the a's and keeping them in oakland and having mayor sheng thao. >> and others around her, not just her being ready to fight like this time around to keep the team here. former a's executive andy dolan says he hopes local officials are from with the a's. >> lease extension unless they reconsider the move to las vegas and instead build a new stadium in oakland. and he's not the only one who believes these discussions could expand beyond a lease extension. i think baseball would rather stay in oakland and then it would leave las vegas as a possible expansion market. david sampson served as president of the miami marlins for 16 years and oversaw the construction of the teams do ballpark, which, by the way, has a retractable roof. i used vegas's leverage in san antonio and portland in an effort to get a new ballpark in miami. i understand what it is to threaten relocation. and i also know to get a deal done. you have to get right to the edge of the end. and i think that's pretty close to where we are, but not quite sampson says other than ok for major league baseball. there's
this is about the a's and keeping them in oakland and having mayor sheng thao. >> and others around her, not just her being ready to fight like this time around to keep the team here. former a's executive andy dolan says he hopes local officials are from with the a's. >> lease extension unless they reconsider the move to las vegas and instead build a new stadium in oakland. and he's not the only one who believes these discussions could expand beyond a lease extension. i think...
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. >> well, the mayor sheng thao announced eco-friendly solutions for the city.ne of the top priorities is to reduce emissions by leaders say starting next they do plan break ground on whole lot charging station truckers plug in to the grid at a cheaper price filling up on diesel. well, the oakland city council approve the sale of the raiders training facility in alameda, the h he city of oakland and alameda county. it's currently the oakland roots and oakland. so soccer teams are using that facility. it's estimated that the cell of the facility would bring 11 and a half million dollars for the city of oakland. the company behind the facility would lease the facility to the soccer teams so they could continue to use it. head to the north bay. is this a of allay they are temporarily removing the german martyr submarine inter peel from out in part for some r and r summer in capture during world war. 2 has been on the labels mare island since the 1940's, the passage of time and exposure to the elements took a toll reading it. as you can see, visible signs of decay i
. >> well, the mayor sheng thao announced eco-friendly solutions for the city.ne of the top priorities is to reduce emissions by leaders say starting next they do plan break ground on whole lot charging station truckers plug in to the grid at a cheaper price filling up on diesel. well, the oakland city council approve the sale of the raiders training facility in alameda, the h he city of oakland and alameda county. it's currently the oakland roots and oakland. so soccer teams are using...
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this is about the a's and keeping them in oakland and having mayor sheng thao. >> and others around her, not just her being ready to fight like this time around to keep the team here. former a's executive andy dolan says he hopes local officials are from with the a's. >> new lease extension unless they reconsider the move to las vegas and instead build a new stadium in oakland. and he's not the only one who believes these discussions could expand beyond a lease extension. i think baseball would rather stay in oakland and then it would leave las vegas as a possible expansion market. david sampson served as president of the miami marlins for 16 years and oversaw the construction of the teams do ballpark, which, by the way, has a retractable roof. i used vegas's leverage in san antonio and portland in an effort to get a new ballpark in miami. i understand what it is to threaten relocation. and i also know to get a deal done. you have to get right to the edge of the end. and i think that's pretty close to where we are, but not quite sampson says other than ok for major league baseball. ther
this is about the a's and keeping them in oakland and having mayor sheng thao. >> and others around her, not just her being ready to fight like this time around to keep the team here. former a's executive andy dolan says he hopes local officials are from with the a's. >> new lease extension unless they reconsider the move to las vegas and instead build a new stadium in oakland. and he's not the only one who believes these discussions could expand beyond a lease extension. i think...
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we speak one on one with oakland mayor sheng thao about the latest challenges facing percent. >> allht. let's talk about our forecast now as we take a live look outside at walnut creek traffic moving along quite smoothly at this hour 12 28 this lovely thursday. let's check in now with kron 4 meteorologist kyla grogan pick. i love hey there. so we still have some pop-up showers happening in the bay area. and as you can see, there's been sierra snow rolling through there. >> so want to take a moment to just talk about that because our snow%pack, of course, need some help. so it's good to see. they've gotten a little bit of snow here. we're going to get more as we get sunday into monday. here is a live look at diamond peak. or you can see a few inches there. they measured about one inch is what they reported. a fresh, fresh new snow. but if we take a look around other resorts, you can see boreal reported 14 inches in 24 hours. 10 inches in dodger 9 and soda springs and sugar bowl northstar about half of a foot and kirkwood about 5 inches. so we'll take it. they're still under that winte
we speak one on one with oakland mayor sheng thao about the latest challenges facing percent. >> allht. let's talk about our forecast now as we take a live look outside at walnut creek traffic moving along quite smoothly at this hour 12 28 this lovely thursday. let's check in now with kron 4 meteorologist kyla grogan pick. i love hey there. so we still have some pop-up showers happening in the bay area. and as you can see, there's been sierra snow rolling through there. >> so want...
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and oakland without a permanent police chief for years last february that mayor sheng thao fired. then chief, we're on. armstrong already mentioned crime has been a problem in that already been on an uptick at that point. but it's only gotten worse since then. count 4 driving as it takes a look at what the situation is today. >> 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 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 ha
and oakland without a permanent police chief for years last february that mayor sheng thao fired. then chief, we're on. armstrong already mentioned crime has been a problem in that already been on an uptick at that point. but it's only gotten worse since then. count 4 driving as it takes a look at what the situation is today. >> 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...
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former oakland police chief leronne armstrong today filed a lawsuit against oakland and mayor sheng thaoiming 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 against the city but against the mayor. personally know that's important because of beaches soon as the city. the mayor has has, as they say, no dog in the fight. but here's she's being personally, which means her personal assets are at risk. and that sort of brings her to the side of the chief, the plaintiff in this case
former oakland police chief leronne armstrong today filed a lawsuit against oakland and mayor sheng thaoiming 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,...
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mayor sheng thao says the surge of crime in oakland is unacceptable. know this is really taking backing off of last year when we've asked support from chp bbc, 6 chp officers and a sergeant last year in which they were focused on was convert corridor. and we saw that those numbers in crimes came down. >> and so having the 120 officers not here only in oakland, but east bay regional, it's going to be a game changer. the oakland police officers association agreeing with the move from the governor and is hoping this temporary deployment will last for a while. >> you've got to look at our agency at one point, a little over 800 police officers our city. but since the facing up to 20, 0, 1, to 23 budget and 23 to 25. 91 positions have been so we went from a total of 3 to now 7 fall and our city i want to say that a little bit sitting, but that's a huge number. >> reporting tiffany justice kron, 4 news. >> and underground vault fire shut down the intersection in san francisco this afternoon. the citizen app video of the scene. you can see that smoke billowing
mayor sheng thao says the surge of crime in oakland is unacceptable. know this is really taking backing off of last year when we've asked support from chp bbc, 6 chp officers and a sergeant last year in which they were focused on was convert corridor. and we saw that those numbers in crimes came down. >> and so having the 120 officers not here only in oakland, but east bay regional, it's going to be a game changer. the oakland police officers association agreeing with the move from the...
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mayor thao responding today saying in her words, this is what democracy looks like. >> well, there's a lot of people out here today and that's i love every single one of you. you always size. if you're standing behind it's about we love people >> mayor thao in downtown oakland today to announce a fresh injection of funds from the state earmarked for public safety and 3 and a half million dollars in grant money will go towards extending the crisis act. it's a pilot program that provides safety and mental health services. 2 residents paying for more safety ambassadors in the chinatown area and downtown oakland. >> following an uproar from small business owners in chinatown on a proposed sober living facility in the neighborhood. progress on the sobriety house that was scheduled. there has been halted. mayor london breed held a meeting last week to discuss plans for the historic north beach hotel kearny and columbus to be transformed into a sober living facility. merchants in chinatown told kron 4 they were not included in the planning conversations and believes the location was not app
mayor thao responding today saying in her words, this is what democracy looks like. >> well, there's a lot of people out here today and that's i love every single one of you. you always size. if you're standing behind it's about we love people >> mayor thao in downtown oakland today to announce a fresh injection of funds from the state earmarked for public safety and 3 and a half million dollars in grant money will go towards extending the crisis act. it's a pilot program that...
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but mayor thao says she hopes to expand to the rest of the city. >> as for her critics, the mayor said this is what democracy looks like in oakland. amanda hari kron. 4 news. >> well, turn out to be a pretty nice day around the bay area. couple scattered showers coming to an end and we've got a dry start your morning tomorrow. let's check out your wake-up weather. we are. it's a little bit of an impact from leftover rain drops. a little fog to begin the day. watch out for some dense fog. slow county, some of the interior valleys. tomorrow we start out with temperatures in the 40's, but it will be dry as we head toward 8. still, some patchy fog linger around even inside the bay, but beginning to break up in spots, move into the upper 40's around the bay area by 10. i just partly cloudy skies. temperatures going to be warming up. looks like it is going to stay dry for now. nice little break in the stormy weather. how long will that last? we'll talk about that in a tent and forecast coming up in a few minutes, a bicycle safety instructor wants to raise awareness after a woman was hit and
but mayor thao says she hopes to expand to the rest of the city. >> as for her critics, the mayor said this is what democracy looks like in oakland. amanda hari kron. 4 news. >> well, turn out to be a pretty nice day around the bay area. couple scattered showers coming to an end and we've got a dry start your morning tomorrow. let's check out your wake-up weather. we are. it's a little bit of an impact from leftover rain drops. a little fog to begin the day. watch out for some dense...
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. >>> a shouting mask during a news conference held by oakland mayor sheng thao. a scuffle broke out between the mayor's supporters and people trying to recall her. >> please. >> police were called out. they did not arrest anyone. the mayor was announcing a $3.5 million in state grants for community-based organizations to expand its ambassador program that's operating in downtown and chinatown. >> oakland is aggressively pursuing a comprehensive, a comprehensive community safety strategy. >> you see the mayor turn around there. you can also hear and see the crowd getting out of control. one recalled leader said he was punched in the face, plans to sue the city. some supporters of thao , said the recall leaders, seneca scott, were the aggressors. and a plan to file a complaint against him. >>> numbers of jewish community is speaking out against an anti- semitic rant. it happened at last night's walnut creek city council meeting, so what can the city legally do when dealing with hate speech? nbc's pete suratos has answers. >> i was incredibly saddened. my first word
. >>> a shouting mask during a news conference held by oakland mayor sheng thao. a scuffle broke out between the mayor's supporters and people trying to recall her. >> please. >> police were called out. they did not arrest anyone. the mayor was announcing a $3.5 million in state grants for community-based organizations to expand its ambassador program that's operating in downtown and chinatown. >> oakland is aggressively pursuing a comprehensive, a comprehensive...
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mayor sheng thao says the surge of crime in oakland is unacceptable. know this is really taking backing off of last year when we've asked support from chp bbc, 6 chp officers and a sergeant last year in which they were focused on was convert corridor. and we saw that those numbers in crimes came down. >> and so having the 120 officers not here only in oakland, but east bay regional, it's going to be a game changer. the oakland police officers association agreeing with the move from the governor and is hoping this temporary deployment will last for a while. >> you've got a look at our agency at one point, a little over 800 police officers our city. but since the facing up to 20, 0, 1, to 23 budget and 23 to 25. 91 positions have been so we went from a total of 3 to now 7 fall and our city i want to say that a little bit sitting, but that's a huge number. >> reporting tiffany justice kron, 4 news. another big story tonight. power outages continue to plague the bay-area. here's a live look at the current pg and e outage map. you can see. >> widespread out
mayor sheng thao says the surge of crime in oakland is unacceptable. know this is really taking backing off of last year when we've asked support from chp bbc, 6 chp officers and a sergeant last year in which they were focused on was convert corridor. and we saw that those numbers in crimes came down. >> and so having the 120 officers not here only in oakland, but east bay regional, it's going to be a game changer. the oakland police officers association agreeing with the move from the...