been determined. >>> the group faith in action east bay is fed up with the illegal dumping on oakland city streets. it's now demanding the city step up and do something about it. they're demanding that the city clear the area around 45th avenue and bond street of all debris in the next 72 hours. people in the area live in fear and frustration. but the group also stresses their goal is not to just get rid of homeless people rather to make the city actually provide for them. >> enough is enough. how many more lives must be lost before our voices are heard and deliberate action is taken? the city officials would never allow mountains of trash and abandoned vehicles to pile up in the hills neighborhood. >> oakland proud is the city's department in charge of reporting and cleaning up these kinds of illegal dumping. >>> the man accused of running his car into a group of l.a. county sheriff cadets has been released from jail. why they had no choice. >>> a special ceremony in the east bay in honor of the lives lost in the jonestown massacre. >>> coming up at 6:00 with juliette goodrich, san franci

and i think that's something that santa has some experience with as a member of the oakland city council tower, lied herself with the progressive wing and secured key endorsements from labor ever since she ran for city council, she has been a steadfast champion of working people. hungary's president of the oakland firefighters union who supported tao. he said. the next mayor will come into office with a lot of work to get done. no matter who won this race. they were going to be facing a lot of challenges. um crime are unsheltered neighbors, and i think in particular, we have an incredible staffing crisis in oakland has also pledged to make public safety a top priority as street violence continues to plague oakland when you talked to almost everyone in our city. the first priority for them is all public safety is rival in the race. city councilman lauren taylor was leading in first place votes but fell behind by only 682 votes when all the ranked choice votes were tabulated while it hurts to admit it. i do not see a viable path to making up. 600 82 votes. needed to alter the outcome of th

katie nelson explains why oakland city leaders say the issue is a lack of resources. >> reporter: this encampment resident went to garfield elementary and now lives in unwith of the cars along 23rd avenue on the back side of the school near the playground. a growing concern for parents and neighbors. >> it is unsafe. i mean garbage was being thrown. it is a recess where they go play. >> i have seen needles on the ground. it is like more and more people moving in. we have a school. that shouldn't be going on. >> reporter: oakland city council member noel says he is concerned as well. he says it has been growing along 23rd avenue between foothill boulevard and east 17th street for the past few months and the law is clear. you cannot be within 100 yards of a school. you cannot block the sidewalk while getting to school. >> reporter: but with approximately 10,000 unhoused people living in oakland, he says there just report enough resources to go around. >> the issue is enforcing it. >> they go to the other side and then they are back over here. >> reporter: one of the residents says he und

today, the group celebrated its 25th anniversary with an event at oakland city hall. included faith leaders, elected officials and community based organizations who all share the common goal of ending violence in oakland. >> seek to find common ground and tangible solutions demonstrate love our city, its residents and community and all constituents. >> his 1997, the love life foundation. this work to spread love and hope to at risk youth and community members in the bay area. the group host community events year-round, including feeding the homeless and providing school supplies for at risk children. >> still ahead, 2 propositions could bring the sports betting industry to california how they plan do it and how they're different from one another. and the special deal lyft is offer >> lyft is committing to 50% of rides. if you want to roll to the polls, though, pay half you know, pretty good deal for people and folks can use the code vote. 22 before election day 2. get that right. price on, you know, the day they're going before november 8. the discount also applies to

oakland. they said the city has secured direct funding grants to go towards oakland business owners that will enable them to pay for safety ambassadors. the other programs called welcome back downtown. it's meant to help downtown oakland businesses bring workers back. mayor shop says the programs will help boost oakland's prospects in the big picture. we know these last 2 years have been difficult. people have felt unsettled and we want you to know that the city is here to welcome you back. >> to enjoy your shopping to enjoy coming back to in-person work. this is what we need to get oakland's economy. and running. >> a special session of the oakland council will be held tuesday to approve those grants. other news this afternoon, a man has been charged for leaving messages, threatening the lives of north bay congressman john garamendi and the head of the fbi. investigators say neal walter left a voicemail on november. 3rd for congressman garamendi saying you're going to die. john law enforcement experts say this message is just the latest example of a growing trend in hate filled messages dire

this is the fourth and that is oakland city. councilwoman shane towel, declaring victory in the race to be the city's next mayor. after two weeks now, a ballot counting welcome everyone to the four heather holmes savage towers. rival lauren taylor conceded earlier today. ktvu evan sernoffsky has reaction now from the candidates and their supporters in this very close race. evan sernoffsky come from behind victory. is so much like her own story. she overcame struggles with poverty and homelessness early on, and now is the city's next chief executive. she's going to have to take on major challenges like crime and the housing crisis. i'm just so optimistic about moving the city forward, eked out a victory to become the next mayor of oakland tuesday, two weeks into a neck and neck race with rival lauren taylor. i know that we can come together to make sure that we are safer cleaner and ensure that we're putting families first in the city of oakland, will be the city's first mowing mayor. whose parents fled laos for california she le

i look forward to working with you on making oakland a safer city. armstrong did not publicly endorse any candidate for oakland mayor but campaigned on promises to fill any open police officer jobs time now 406 police have converged on chesapeake, virginia, were last night, six people were shot and killed at a walmart store. chesapeake is just a few miles south of norfolk. jinya it started as a 911 call about shots fired inside that store. the shooting apparently stopped when the police arrived. a police spokesman says the gunman killed six people and wounded several others. the gunman was also found dead if someone who says he works at the walmart store, posted a video online and said the gunman was the store manager. yeah, y'all. my talking about just left out the break room manager come in their studies capping people up in there. start shooting, bro like i'm hold. oh, y'all. sadly though, we lost a few of our associates say the shooting stopped by the time they arrived, and they're not commenting yet on what that man said about the store manager o

homelessness and other issues in the city of oakland. ktvu is evan sernoffsky explains why the mayor lex says she believes she can help push the city in the right direction. we must feel the vacancies department with experience and diverse and home grown officers . oakland mayor elect xiang tao outlined her strategy wednesday for tackling crime as the city continues to grapple with street violence and public safety challenges, redoubling our efforts to get guns off our streets, she said she doesn't plan to shake up policing strategies but rather expand on programs that oakland has had some access within the past. like ceasefire that involves doubling down on the violence prevention programs that we now know reduces violent crime. oakland has had 100 11 homicides so far this year, a dip from the 124 killings this time last year . oakland police officials say that's in part due to a recent all hands approach to combating crime. we've seen decreases in our homicides 26% decrease in shootings. decreases in robberies with significant significa

>>>'s and oakland city councilwoman appears to be the winner of the race to become the next mayor. we have the latest results. >>> elizabeth holmes sentenced to 11 years in prison . >>> the trouble at twitter grows deeper as critical employees leave. can the social media site survived the turmoil? >>> thank you so much for joining us. i am trying 14. >>> it is really cold in the north bay valleys . we are not dealing with any fog and you have not much wind to deal with . you do want to grab the heavy jacket. sunrise closer to 7:00 a.m. and when you take a look at the numbers, santa rosa, 33. mid-to-upper 40s just about everywhere else. for today's daytime highs, mid-to upper 60s and plenty of sunshine. i will have your complete forecast in just a bit. >>> this morning, the oakland mayor's race appears to have been decided. the councilwoman has come out on top. she has taken over the lead over lauren taylor . she said that just over 50% of the margin of 680 votes and while she is mathematically the winner, she says she will not declare big three, just yet. it has been a long week an

also wants to fill the vacancies in the police department with diverse officers and make oakland the most proactive city on housing and homelessness. the alameda county registrar will certify the results december 8th of this election. one sworn in town will become the woman to serve as oakland's mayor taos expected to hold a news conference tomorrow. that's when we'll hear from her directly as mayor elect of oakland. ken pam, back to you. all right. thank you. grant oakland is one of a few bay area cities. in fact, a few across the country that use. >> ranked choice voting to elect officials that allows voters to rank up to 3 candidates in order of their preference when they mark their ballots. while the system can cause a lot of confusion among voters. our political analyst eichael yaki told us earlier it is a fair process. >> your and you're told this is how you should vote. vote your first choice. and that first truth doesn't make it. who's your second vote? that person second and 3rd and so on. people did that. and it turns out that in the end, progressive voters. favor it came out in better voted i

so we are proclaiming this week in the city of oakland to be love life week. want to spread love kindness. this week's activities included prayer and healing ceremony for all victims of violence, youth and adult town hall on solutions, only a gala and a toy drive alto where police are asking for help in tracking down a group of criminals blame for targeting almost a dozen homes. ktvu greg liggins reports. police have increased neighborhood patrols to track down the criminal group targeting houses during dinner time. residential burglary things a little bit different. i can't recall having this. uh number of burglars in the short period of time since october 9th 11 palo alto homes have been broken into two on briar wood ot in october. police say the burglaries are happening friday and saturday nights, causing some concern but not panic among residents. i guess we should be taking some extra extra care at this time. but as i say. overall i think people in the neighborhood feel pretty safe. i feel pretty safe. police are telling people to lock all windows and doo

dan: for the first time today, oakland's mayor elect addressed the city. she narrowly beat loren taylor. in the election he conceded yesterday after two weeks of ballot counting. >> we choose oakland over and over and over, and i'm here to tell you that i will deliver on making sure that oakland comes first. >> the oakland mayor elect beat out city councilmember taylor by less than 700 votes in rank-choice voting. wednesday morning, she laid out her priorities for the city. >> safety, homelessness, and of course, cleaning up our streets. that means city hall must and will reopen. >> she talked doubling down on violence prevention programs. >> it means addressing the root causes of crime by focusing on creating more jobs and more opportunities for oaklanders. >> she says housing is another priority. >> we are going to have another aggressive housing policy that protects winters, -- protects renters, fights displacement and treats our on housed with the dignity they deserve. >> she was going to really market the city economically. i don't think we have been d

oakland. how will be the first among a woman as mayor in any major u.s. city and the youngest mayor in oakland's history. she is expected to start her duties on january. 2nd after she is sworn in, i'm camila barco reporting for kron. 4 news. >> coming up, california helping people out with their energy bills. details on how you can apply. meantime, no deal yet for california's railroad unions. just how much the economy could lose if those workers go through with a national strike. but first, another pause on federal student loan repayments. why the president is extending the moratorium through june. (vo) it's a fact! two out of three americans who qualify for medicare do not receive all the benefits they deserve. you could be missing out! now anthem blue cross introduces a free medicare plan checkup to make sure you receive all the benefits you qualify for in 2023. call 1-866-336-3448 today and receive extra benefits for a zero dollar monthly premium. benefits like dental, vision, hearing and prescription drugs! and to help you stay healthy at home, you can ha

the director of black panther is an oakland native and featured many connections to the city throughoutith wakanda forever debuting oakland students are excited to see the franchise continue after the first movie set a new milestone for having a mostly black cast white soxian like a black hero back and look up to relate to amazing beautiful the golden state warriors paid for students to be bust over to see the movie ousd says just like black panther. this one has significant cultural impacts on oakland youth having, you know, so many people on over screen who are black faces black people people who look like our kids and who are reflective of our community here in open being able to provide this opportunity to their students is something they say will have elastic impact students. say the more recognition. they receive the better opportunities, they will have for a brighter future we have hope that we can change make a change, you know wakanda is a afro futurism country, you know, we're growing and more and more like we're here and we're smart. we just need more recognition in oakland r

a recent oakland chamber of commerce poll shows city council members lauren taylor and xiang tao, running neck and neck taylor has endorsed by mayor shaft towey is based by our backed rather by oakland's major labor groups. the justice department is sending poll monitors to dozens of locations across the country, including right here in the bay area. the monitors will be made up of people from the doj civil rights division as well as u. s attorney's offices. they will help protect people from potential voter intimidation or suppression, and also to ensure that people with disabilities have equal opportunity to access the polls. they will be stationed in sonoma county as well as 62 other locations. if you plan on turning in your ballot or voting in person tomorrow, local election officials have some advice for you, ktvu political reporter greg lee explains. what's on your ballot and how to make sure your vote counts. still haven't voted. the clock is ticking. election day is more like election month in california with 22 million registered voters getting mailed their ballots in october. bu

program that will allow the different districts to do what they know is going to enhance safety. >> oakland city council will vote on the proposed grants. that will happen next tuesday. >>> last year, union square gained national attention for scenes like this. crowds of shoplifters rushing several high-end stores and taking off with everything they could carry. a strong police presence exists around that area and there is a mobile command center set up on each side of the square. >> reporter: warren salazar and his friend are in the holiday spirit and clearly ready for some thanksgiving dinner. he is visiting san francisco from mexico city. >> i love the feeling of christmas right new. >> reporter: salazar has been staying in the city for a month. in union square. it was hard to miss the heavy police presence on virtually every corner. private security guards also made the rounds. >>> and we spotted an ambassador whose purpose is to add another layer of security and make tourist areas like the ferry building more inviting. >> they are doing their best effort to make people feel welcome to the c

oakland's mayor elected to take office in january. taus says her struggles and experience at city hall have prepared her to lead the city in a new direction. ktvu is amberleigh live now in the newsroom after one on one interview with the new mayor, amber julie xiang tao tells me she's optimistic about oakland's future. he says she will work hard to address oakland ear's concerns, including providing better service. we were really struggling. we struggled for many, many years and oakland's mayor election, tao tells me her struggles as a homeless single mom of a young son 15 years ago . prepare her in a unique way to lead a city that is grappling with homelessness and crime. what about xiang tao can get this accomplished when some others before you couldn't i am very pragmatic. i you know, i'm very honest and straightforward and i work with everyone. the unique skill set that i have is that i bring people together, says she wants to use an old army based owned by the city to put up temporary housing in a centralized location to shelter and provide services to the homeless, with the

city council, which has a progressive majority. and they should be able to pass a lot of her solutions to fix oakland. taylor says, his main focus will be crime and homelessness. he believes that his experience on the city council and his background has successfully running a business will help them fix the main issues plaguing oakland. here's what political analyst and retired samford cisco state professor has to say about the challenges ahead for the next mayor. >> anybody stepping into the mayor's position has to be alert to the fact that this is not a little john, this is a big city and it's a city like any other city that has lots of problems. so, if you're coming with a background of serving a little time on the council, or you have been a business person interested in it, that is great. but it's not necessarily going to qualify you or leave you informed as to the best way to deal with something like homelessness. or, the violence problems that we have it >> reporter: the elections office says they have 2700 vote by mail ballots with signature issues countywide. they did not say how many were fro

so we are proclaiming this week in the city of oakland to be love life week. good love, kindness. this week's activities include a prayer and healing ceremony for all victims of violence, a youth and adult town hall on solutions only toyed drive tonight we're now hearing from the father of alexis gave for the first time since his daughter remains were found in a remote area of amador county. ktvu crime reporter henry lee tells us how the family trying to reconcile their anger. what they feeling of closure. reality was still devastating here. gwen gabe is a washington motion after oakley police said they found partial remains daughter alexis in amador county, months after allegedly killed her in nanyang suspect was later shot dead by law enforcement deep inside, we were still holding onto hope. that she's okay. it's just out there somewhere, waiting to be rescued and reunited with us on friday afternoon at paris from alaska came across something off the side of jackson road, also known as highway 16 in plymouth , was metal detecting and happened upon what he thought to be human rem

today, oakland city council will vote to move forward with construction of a new food hub at a home recreation center. if approved, they would feature a commercial kitchen to support local food entrepreneurs. in food insecure communities, food prices are still much higher than this time last year. oakland raiders say this new food hub will help fight that problem. if approved, construction would take less than a year. >>> speaking food, subways giving away 10,000 gift cards for free foot longs to anyone stuck in that dreaded middle seat. flight travelers can upload a photo of themselves and the so-called sandwich seat for a chance to win a sub. it is part of national sandwich day celebrations. they're also offering a buy one, get one free promo code. if you are not traveling -- >> i wonder if they are conspiring with others to sit in the middle seats. >> i would not be shocked. >> if you have a window seat, you cannot get a free sandwich. >> the aisle is good for me. >> let's look at what is going on as we head into the next couple of hours. it is an active morning with a cold front settling i

first, bad luck for a city council candidate, thieves broke into her shop in downtown oakland this morning, and kpix 5 .new video. >> reporter: after cutting the lock on the middle gate, one thief starts grabbing an arm full of pricey sex toys. the other heads to the back of the store for the cash register, and lingerie. they ran out of the store within 30 seconds, around 6:00 a.m. saturday and into a waiting black mercedes. near 17th and telegraph avenue, according to owner nina joyner. >> this is never happened my business but it's happened all my business neighbors. one neighbor has four break-ins, another was broken into, they stole three packs of cigarettes, another neighbor stole sodas, and the cash register. >> reporter: joyner is running for oakland city council, the longtime resident and small business owner said they've experienced firsthand the problem they hope to help address, including crime. >> i don't know if it was targeted. i know they are targeting businesses. i know opd is inundated just like everybody else in every other city service. small businesses definitely need t

the love life foundation gathered this morning outside of oakland city hall. they're joining together to say stop the violence during what they're calling life and it began today. it will end on sunday, november 13th. we are here to say enough is enough. well over 100 murderers in 2022. that's not acceptable. so we are proclaiming this week city about like for you. want to split love kindness. the week's activities include a and healing ceremony for all the victims of violence and adult town hall and solutions only a gala and drive twitter working to stop people from impregnating others on the platform. the onset of parody accounts has prompted this crackdown up next changes at twitter, prompting a great migration as users search for the next social platform will tell you which apps are now seeing a spot in sina after this and are unsettled weather pattern will continue with more showers, thunderstorms and wind coming our way better details after the break. domestic battery. embezzlement. misuse of public funds. lily mei not only stood by fremont's disgraced c

oakland. he said the city has been coming up short for too long in addressing street violence and hopes the new mayor does more. the citizens in oakland that i talk to, they say they don't feel safe and a lot of them are moving out of oakland. alarming rate. it is time to come together behind our new mayor xiang tao, outgoing mayor libby schaaf didn't support tao in the election, but wished her well wednesday, she said growing the number of officers on the street should be a top priority for the next mayor. i believe mayor tao has heard loud and clear from her constituents. that's what the vast majority of oakland ear's want. and i trust that that is a promise she will keep said she's already been talking with law enforcement partners around the city and state before she takes office next year. i am looking forward to working with my dear friend, attorney general rob bonta. with our new district attorney. with our police chief laurent armstrong. and the community to ensure that this critical work is done, and it's done correctly. julie police chief laurent armstrong isn't in town today. but he

and you know the story really incumbent says the lack of accountability from both the city of oaklandetween who is responsible for maintaining these hydrants? that is a responsibility. that's held by east bay mud, but currently the fire department is also involved, but we will have more on that story posted over on our website and dan. and thank you stephanie, and we hope to bring you your complete story coming up as well moving on for now though the la county sheriff's office thinks that the driver who ran down a group of 75 police recruits yesterday. did it on purpose deputies. say 22 year old nicholas. joseph gutierrez was driving on the wrong side of the road when he smashed into the group injuring 25 of them. the driver passed a field sobriety test and the sheriff initially said it seemed like a horrible accident police are investigating other factors, including drugs and distracted driving five of the recruits are said to be hospitalized in critical condition for are being treated for moderate injuries and 16 have minor injuries. keep it here. keep it here. we' in a recent clini

city website measuring our performance and tying our pay raises to progress. chavez says she called mehan this afternoon to wish him good luck. and in the race for oaklandbers show that just 1300 votes now separate the two top contender, city council member lauren taylor remains in the lead, but city council member xiang tao is closing the gap in the very tight race sophomore at stanford university made history, becoming the youngest person elected to the school board for the sequoia union high school district. ktvu is lamonica. peters has more now on the 19 year olds plan to bring his experience as a student to policy making. getting things done should get a little easier for sopheak nori when he starts his four year term next month as a board trustee for the sequoia union high school district when i was a student, and i always felt kind of this feeling of powerlessness that you know any of my ideas that i wanted to have our things i wanted to do is very hard to actually make that happen. nori will represent area d a place he grew up in and attended menlo atherton high school before heading to stanford last year board of trustees president carried watc

. >>> oakland city councilmember will be the next mayor of oakland. that is thanks to right choice voting. she has not claimed victory get and her opponent lauren taylor is not conceding either. as they wait for the final votes to be counted, donlon spoke to a frustrated resident about some of the problems that the new mayor will have to tackle >> reporter: with a small lead, she cannot believe she will be the next mayor of oakland. some residents a oakland's problems run too deep and they cannot afford to wait for change. >> i am going to my storage unit. >> reporter: ren÷e dyers was leading oakland. this was her home for 46 years. >> we are looking at my life. i have been able to cram it in the storage unit. things are from my apartment on lakeshore. >> reporter: she blames changes in her personal life and the rising crime. she no longer feel safe walking in her lake mary neighborhood . there was a mass shooting that killed one person and injured seven others near her apartment last year. >> even my own colleges gone. it has been absorbed by northea

city streets in our neighborhoods in the flatlands. we are fed up. it as though nothing has been banned to provide the permanent results. the oakland residents deserve. >> in the formal letter, the leaders of faith in action, east bay and block by block organizing network, give the city 72 hours to resolve the illegal dumping. the california coastal commission has approved a controversial desalination plant for monterey bay. >> the commission approved the project despite great environmental impact concerns to the monterey peninsula. the commission also approved a slew of conditions aimed at minimizing harm to sand dunes, wetlands and groundwater storage opponents also voiced concern over the high cost to build the thing. governor newsom, though, is praising the decision saying california needs alternative sources of water. scientists predict extreme weather will cause the state to lose 10% of its water supply by the year 2040. >> and next on kron, 4 news ahead of what's expected to be one of the busiest travel weekends airport officials are offering advice to people. we're trying to make it home for the holiday. and the man accused

city. and she does have a strong backing from. >> the in oakland and the mayoral candidate is not here yet, but we are expecting a full house here in about an hour when doors open. so there we much more happening when we check in with you guys later on this evening. that is the situation here reporting live from oakland, gayle ong kron. 4 news. all right. gail will be with you again later tonight. >> of course, there are big races happening from coast to coast across country right governor ron desantis looks like he has been reelected to another term. he is speaking now in florida. let's listen in. weather. the storms. >> but we stood our ground. we did not back down. we had the conviction to guide us and we had the courage to lead. we made promise rhonda says to the people of florida and we have deliver on those promises. it. and so today, after 4 years. >> the people have delivered their verdict. >> thanks to overwhelming support of the people of florida. we not only want election, we have rewritten the political map. honoring us with a win for the ages. i want to thank all of our campaig

oakland is waiting to hear who lead their city ranked choice. voting likely play a big role in the outcome of the mayor's race and across the bay. early indications show voters want to keep san francisco's d a in office. the message brooke jenkins, head for san franciscans within just the past hour. this is ktvu fox two news at noon. good afternoon. i'm gasia mikaelian andre senior . we start this hour with the latest on the national elections. control of the senate and house of representatives still hanging in the balance round. it's too too early to call the races that could determine which party controls the chambers. now in the house, there are still 55 seats left in play. so far, democrats have won 176 seats. republicans 204. 218 seats are needed to control the house in the senate, republicans hold a slim lead with three seats still left in play. republicans need to flip to democratic seats to gain control of the senate and 50 50 tie. democrats will retain control because vice president kamala harris, of course, would give them the tiebreak

priority is evan sernoffsky has more now on the mayor elects plan to address the crisis in the city of oakland. that's right. shane towers stepping into her new job as the city is in the throes of a gun violence epidemic, she said she's ready to confront the troubles that so many previous mayors have struggled with at a press conference today was her first public press conference since being elected mayor yesterday when lauren taylor conceded the race to her. she said that she wanted to, um hire more officers, and this is really in directly in the face of what so many progressives like her had said, which is that they wanted to defund the police . but chang tao is really taking a strong line, she said. public safety was going to be her number one priority when she's the mayor also said that she's going to reach out to the attorney general, um police chief laurent armstrong. she said that she's working with her partners in law enforcement to make sure that, um she is, um, a i'm hearing we're having some technical difficulties. here. let me throw it back to you, heather. alex, we'll come back to

oakland city councilmember loren taylor is maintaining his lead over felicity councilmember sheng tao taylor has 34.7 9% of the vote out. 29.1 7%. as soon as we get another update. we'll pass it along on air and on kron 4 dot com. see our ski resorts are looking forward to the holiday weekend as many of them are opening early this year. and this has lots of people headed up the mountain, feeling downright, get it. >> i'm very excited. very excited. and we plan to do some thanksgiving up there as well. so knows we will get some skiing in 2. >> that would be great over the last couple of weeks. this year has gotten several feet of snow. it certain elevation is in several ski resorts, including northstar kirkwood and heavenly plan to open this weekend. some sporting good stores that rent skis and snowboards alike say they've been busy since last weekend and they say if you plan on renting any kind of snow equipment, make sure you call ahead and make a reservation if possible. because demand is high. these days is people are getting ready to head that. a lawrence walk sum up. how about th

planning her experience with oakland city hall began a decade ago as a paid intern. and these last 4 years tell has served as council member most recently as president pro tem. it's about lifting those who have the least. it's about our march. nice communities. >> and here i do. i am to be honest, i'm tired of hearing about the potential of oakland. i want results result. striven. >> as far as cracking down on crime in oakland, tao has a multi-pronged approach, fill vacancies in opd by diversifying the force and hiring locals, invest in investigations with the help of a regional task force focus on violence prevention with youth programs like ceasefire and connecting them with paid jobs. but we know that cease-fire work because >> what cease-fire does is it goes out to those who are most likely to pick up the guns and pulled the trigger to to actually work with these folks to put down the guns. >> to take on homelessness tower does the preservation of current affordable housing and points to her track record for building 197

got broken into and robbed last night in oakland, but city council candidate who owns the store saysned to hurt more details on that robbery coming up. from ktvu. fox two news this morning's onto alright boy, a stark contrast to yesterday where you couldn't see san francisco in this particular shot. you got the estuary, alameda and oakland and it looks like that cloud cover is starting to kind of clear a little bit. so maybe we will see a little sunshine. welcome back to ktvu mornings onto on a sunday i'm frank malika claudine wong. yes i am so behind and taking the cushions off of my outdoor furniture, and i was soggy, little soggy already, and i'm like alright, claudine. today is the day. this is what i thought. when i left the house this morning like everything is so wet. good if you don't do it by tonight, you're gonna even sadder than you were. yes forgot to do it dry out like leave them throughout the day set your alarm clock. don't forget to bring him in tonight because have you not met me? i'm in this for sure. forget no oh, you're just busy. i know that for a fact. good morn

i know you have been an example to so many people throughout the city of oakland. not only the city of oakland but throughout our country for what you have done and the work you do. i pray for your career to continue to bloom, all that you bring to acting. we haven't heard much of the comedy but we know you are a superb comedian. >> thank you, sir. >> we know of all that you do with activism in this society. continue that work. >> god bless you. always a pleasure. congratulations. 73. i can't believe it. if i look half as good, god willing i get there, i will be doing all right. >> thank you. i appreciate that. i hope you have learned a lot with us. i am ron swisher. i read recently that god has to forgive us or there would be no one in heaven. all of us need forgiveness at some point for mistakes we make, errors. we fall short, and we all need help. learn to forgive. god bless you all. >>> business owners across the bay area had big hopes for small cells saturday, it was not the cure-all does some owners were hopeful for >> they were buying gifts but they are very

reggie: oakland city councilmembers will discuss how to start spending $209 million in transit grant money. it will be used for improvements in west oakland and include areas near howard terminal where the a's want to build a new ballpark. while none of the projects is directly related to that terminal deal, and partner reports some worry the city will prioritize projects that might sweeten the deal get the ballpark. kumasi: san francisco may the top of the list yet again for the worst metro cities for porch pirates. this is the third time the city area of san francisco, open, and san jose has topped the list for package staff. the runners-up for the most stolen packages, seattle, tacoma, washington, austin, texas, and hartford connecticut. reggie: in new area code will be coming to california today to overlay the existing 209 which does include portions of allegheny county. it is an area with high demand. if you live in the impacted area, you could be a sign that new area code. existing phone numbers will stay the same. so while we all wait for spotify to come out, there is a persona

. >>> and oakland city councilwoman appears to be the next mayor. >>> elizabeth holmes is sentenced to 11 years in prison. >>> the trouble at twitter grows ep can e social a survi turmoil? >>> good morning and thank you so much for joining us. let's start with the forecast. >>> we are live just about 12 minutes after sunrise. we are illuminating the city skyline with direct light coming from the east. it is cold . that is the view from the top of the salesforce tower. it is 30 degrees in santa rosa and almost 50 in concorde. huge differences. if you are in those valleys, bundle up. it won't be that cold, tomorrow. we will get a little bit of help but those clouds won't have an effect . the daytime highs are going to be beautiful and warm and sunny. mid-to upper 60s. i will be back with the rest of your complete forecast. >>> this morning, the oakland mayor's race appears to have been decided. it is 11 days and the councilwan she has overtak lauren taylor . she sits at just over 50% with a margin of 680 votes. she says she will not declare a victory, just yet. she says, it has been a lo

. >> 7.21 and oakland city council members could soon have term limits if voters passed measure x measurey council members. it also has new guidelines for how council member salaries are adjusted and clarifies when the oakland mayor may be called to cast a tie breaking vote measure x would also prohibit the city attorney and city auditor from making or soliciting contributions are publicly endorsing candidates running for elected office in oakland and it provides guidelines for calculating the city auditor and cherney salaries as well. >> still to come on the kron 4 morning news open enrollment for covered. california is now open. how many people will be eligible for health care coverage by next year? we're going to talk more about that going to talk more about that in a moment. chocolate. vanilla. strawberry. but this isn't ice cream. this is big tobacco. and their candy flavors are served with a strong dose of nicotine. because big tobacco knows four out of five kids who use tobacco started with a flavored product. and once they're hooked, they can be addicted for life. it's time to put

i'm julie julie haener mike mibach nearly two weeks after election day, oakland city council member xiang mayor declared victory late tonight after an update on the boat count ktvu is amber lee has been following the race and joins us now with these breaking developments. amber julie mike shortly after 10 15 tonight, centaur released a statement declaring victory. she says she's excited to work as mayor in january but also humbled to be here. she said 15 years ago she was living in her car with her baby that she's been through a lot to get to this moment and has had many people lift her up in order to get here also writes quote. it's been a long journey, and i'm incredibly honored by the trust the voters have placed in me. this was a very close election. i want to congratulate lauren taylor on the strong campaign he ran. council member lauren taylor has not released a statement in regards to the race or tonight's results. here are the latest numbers the alameda county registrar of voters released the results of 2000 countywide votes from monday's count, which shows tell why inter lead to

something that santa has some experience with as a member of the oakland city council tower, lied herself with the progressive wing and secured key endorsements from labor. and ever since she ran for city council, she has been a steadfast champion of working people. hungary's president of the oakland firefighters union who supported tao. he said. the next mayor will come into office with a lot of work to get done. no matter who won this race. they were going to be facing a lot of challenges. um, crime are unsheltered neighbors, and i think in particular, we have an incredible staffing crisis in oakland has also pledged to make public safety a top priority as street violence continues to plague oakland when you talked to almost everyone in our city. the first priority for them is all public safety rival in the race, city councilman lauren taylor was leading in first place votes but fell behind by only 682 votes when all the ranked choice votes were tabulated while it hurts to admit it. i do not see a viable path to making up. 600 82 votes. needed to alter the outcome of this election. conc

city time. with just days until election results are in the oakland public ethics commission sent this email to tleblower confirming it opened an investigation based on a complaint allegation. city council member xiang tao may have used one or more staff members to work on her mayoral campaign while on city time and receiving city salaries. it started becoming a problem when i was like, i need you to manage this part of my campaign. and i'm just like, wait a minute. i need to learn city of oakland stuff like i don't know how to do anything on the campaign. powell filed that complaint, she says back in june, she worked in towns office less than 90 days. towels office says she wasn't performing her council duties. but powell says after refusing to work in the campaign, she was fired. i felt like it was one role. it was one roll covering two things. i didn't feel like it was separate at all. commission says it's a violation for city staff to use work time to advocate for a candidate. it's also looking into claims town may have induced or coerced council staff to help with her campaign in order to k

it has changed, and unfortunately the city of oakland and policy titian's and the politics that movesslowly don't seem to fully understand that cities don't have the leverage that they used to oakland aids are one of the lowest revenue generating franchises in major league baseball, the second to last, and there are plenty of cities who are willing to give the oakland a's what they're asking for, and more so i believe that that that libby shaft and oakland brass need to move post haste and move politics out of the way, if, in fact they want to keep this franchise so with that said the city has said state and federal funding for a ballpark is already in the works of applied for and approved and the oakland mural candidate and district supervisor lauren taylor says progress is being made behind the scenes and that those grants are secured. so how do we know when no. uh when something is reached the point of no return, so since those grants have been applied for and secured at this point. is that a point of no return? or could this whole thing still fall apart? i don't think you ever had

oakland's next mayor. opportunity she says humbles and energizes her in equal measure. >> there is a huge division in the city of oakland and that has been an ongoing factor for the last decade or so. so a lot of people were really trying hard to figure out who could be that leader, who can bring people together. >> reporter: she will face enormous challenges from day one inheriting the city with rising crime and rampant homelessness. >>'s were not going in the right direction. >> reporter: jerry has run a sandwich shop next to the grand theater for nearly a decade, he does not back any one candidate in the race but just felt that something desperately needed to change. >> if i have a break-in , which i have had two, i have to fill out my own police report online, i can't even get an officer here, i can't even get through to them. >> reporter: so fed up with the crime and break-ins near his business, jerry says he lisa's car unlocked and visibly open in order to deter would-be thieves from smashing his windows. he says public safety will be a priority of her administration. >> is going to do a whole tour of t

oakland city council member xiang tao could very well be the next mayor of oakland. the latest tally of votes gives her more than 50% support. city council member lauren taylor, who had been leading until now released a lengthy statement saturday morning. part of it reads. it is my understanding. there are still thousands of ballots left to count as well as hundreds of potentially valid votes that remain unprocessed due to unsigned ballot envelopes or mismatched voter signatures, given the incredibly close margin, based on last night's instant runoff results, i believe it is premature to declare victory or defeat at this time. he also said he was honored to receive the most first place votes of any candidate campaign also released a statement thanking the registrar of voters, saying, we are optimistic that our lead will hold and that xiang tao will be the next mayor of oakland. oakland uses ranked choice voting, which allows voters to pick their top five choices. if no candidate gets a majority in the first round and elimination process begins, voters with an eliminat

oakland is a city suffering enormous losses. the murder rate has surpassed 100 lives lost this year, 1300 guns have been taken off the streets. but senseless murders of innocent people continue to rip families apart. the chief says new programs and community engagement is their primary focus to help combat crime. >> we really increase enforcement effort to make sure that we are clear with people that they're not going to get away with committing these acts of violence in the city of oakland. and we're going to follow up. hopefully bring them to justice. the chief ads as we honor the memory of kevin nishita. >> it is also time to focus on the future and try and do better for all victims of violence. >> every time that we can do that our jobs to address gun violence and remove a weapon from our community and prevent one of these crimes from happening. it is preventing trauma from come into somebody else's house. whoa. so really is our effort every day to try to stop the pain that's happening in our community. >> to recess stasio k

shane cow at the oakland city hall addressing the city today for the first time as mayor elect tao promises that she will begin putting in place of public safety plan on her first day in office or plan includes addressing the root causes of crime by creating more jobs, filling vacancies in the police department with experienced officers and redoubling their efforts to get guns off the streets. >> i really believe that is safer. oakland is possible that and more affordable oakland, it's possible that and more just. it's possible. and more than ever and more unified. oakland, it's possible. >> jen kao will be the first while woman and youngest mayor in oakland's history. she is expected to start her duties as mayor officially on january. second after she's sworn in. >> it is thanksgiving. even millions of people. taken to the skies this year for the holiday. air travel at sfo has been busy. it has almost reached. >> prepandemic levels this week. in fact, kron four's gayle ong was there and talked to travelers. >> what has been quite steady here all day long here at sfo. and usually it's the m

oakland. the under developed a site is the last of the city center development which broke ground 50 years agomayor schaff spoke about the plans to keep the institution rooted in oakland and produce the next generation of health care professionals. >> imagine. all of the incredible students and professionals that will be in the streets and on plaza here taking advantage of this incredible institution was because of this new facility is going to be able to grow and create so many more of these talented professionals that are going to heal us and keep our loved ones >> lake graduate of smu also made a very generous contribution to the campus for a total of 10 million dollars. kron. 4 is your local election headquarters. this coming tuesday. oakland voters will choose a new mayor. we asked each candidate who met our polling criteria, how they would address things like crime and homelessness and about their stance on the a's ballpark. here's kron four's ella sogomonian interview with shane tao. >> shane tao is the daughter of refugees who has lived in oakland, her entire adult life tao graduated a

well back oakland ear's are voting right now for a new mayor and public safety has been a cornerstone for the candidates hoping to lead the cityly extended what was supposed to be a 30 day plan to cut down on violent crime, many residents are wondering what comes next. let's welcome as we do every month, oakland mayor libby shaft to the studio. we'll talk about this and more. thank you for being with us. thank you. we heard the police chief laurent armstrong say that he was extending what was supposed to be a very short, temporary plan to help oakland ear's in the time that it's been implemented gang via alliance homicides and shootings are down. what do you think is working what needs to be continued arrests and getting guns off the streets. we've seen an unprecedented number of guns , including ghost guns on our streets already more than 1200. illegal guns confiscated by police this year, this acceleration of arrests and getting these guns off our streets is making a difference. homicides and shootings roughly half of what they were the previous 30 days. it's working. we're going to keep doing that sustainable in the long te

. >> after extending their lead as the oakland mayoral race last night, progressive city council member shank out has declared victory. she won the race for oakland. mayor actually pulled ahead by only 650 votes. she got 50.3% of the ranked choice vote in a statement she said i've never felt more hopeful about oakland's future more determined to lead the fight. i'm excited to get to work. building a safer, more affordable. more just oakland, we know is possible in the months and years ahead. lauren taylor has 49.7% of the vote. more people, right. taylor as their first choice. >> for mayor than anyone else. but due to the right choice voting system, he did not have the 50% majority needed to secure the win. >> this ranked choice system were to proceed. it needs to be retooled in a way that this does not occur. >> taylor conceded today and congratulated chain calendar victory. he also said he looks forward to working with her as a community advocate and seeing her vision of oakland take shape. >> she says she is ready to get to work in january and will put together a public safety plan s

there are more than 32,000 public fire hydrants in the city of oakland the 19 filed public records requestmber of hydrant inspections conducted by east bay mud an areas with the highest fire risk in the oakland hills an area identified by cal fire as a high fire hazard severity zone this included 46 roads that burned in the oakland firestorm in 1991 after waiting nearly three months for the documents. it found only 17 inspections in these areas since 2019 darn it. i wish they would just do the job. there shouldn't be that hard neighbor. tom. grossman is tired of taking pictures like this showing hydrants that look to be deteriorating according to east bay mudd's fire hydrant preventative maintenance program plan. the hydrant should be visible from all approaches. there should be no brush tree limbs structures or soil that could interfere with anyone accessing connecting hoses or operating the hydrant. but if you ask grossman dozens of neighbors complain, that's not the reality on the roads. how many have you seen like this in the past two weeks? i've seen too just writing my bike around. i

hi today lots of sunshine up to 59 the city 62 in oakland the same in san jose 63 in santa rosa than overnight tonight cold once again plenty of stars clear skies temps in the 30s and in the 40s, here's the accuweather 74 forecast playing next seven days for you a frosty morning on the way. look at all that sunshine for the week ahead late in the week and in the weekend, i had some clouds to our forecast but all in all it's still very nice the temperatures maxing out on the upper 50s and mid 60s guys. thank you drew coming up the seven things to know this morning big blockbuster opening how much money black panther wakanda forever rake then and it's first weekend. dancing is everything. soccer is the best. but her moderate to severe eczema could make it hard for her. now i'm staying ahead of it. dupixent helps heal your skin from within. so they can have clearer skin and less itch. serious allergic reactions can occur that can be severe. tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems such as eye pain or vision changes including blurred vision, joint aches and pain, or a parasit