that's really the job of the city administrator and he would know. >> lindheim served as oakland cityinistrator from 2008 to 2011. he says city council has already delegated budgetary powers to the city administrator, but any cuts would have to be voted on by city council by the end of the year. in oakland, anser hassan abc seven news. >> still ahead, the rain may seem like it's petering out for areas outside of the north bay, but this break is not going to last for long. we're going to perfect for wherever your little passengers want to go. i want a hot chocolate! yeah! i want to go sledding! mom, play your winter playlist! yeah, play it! turn this up! (♪) i love the holidays. the volvo xc60 and xc90. your first step to a safe and happy holiday season. sign & drive with zero down, zero due at signing, and zero first payment on select volvo suvs during the holiday safely sales event. yeah. if you're in some places, you're probably thinking, what's going on? but really, sandhya, it is raining in some places. >> it is ama and dan. so let me show you live doppler seven and explain this t

and essentially the oakland city council would need to pick a new board president. first. hat person would become acting mayor until the special election is held sometime next spring. so overall, oakland could see about 4 mayors in a matter of 5 as i said, a lot of moving parts and a lot of musical chairs with who is going where and what we're not really gonna find anything out until these elections. polls are currently all counted for. so as we continue to get those updates, we'll keep you updated. that's a very latest here in the span. michael thomas send it back to 2 in san francisco. okay. michael, thank you very much. lot all right. let's turn now to the san francisco mayoral race. latest numbers showing interesting development in that first round of voting. speaking of a lot of moving parts, kron four's will tran live for us following the latest in this mayoral race in the city will. >> there is so much to unpack, but here's what you need to know this morning. it is still undecided and it could take weeks before we find out who will be san francisco mayor. here are th

oakland city hall. it is open to the public. >> but for now in the east bay, charles clifford kron, 4 news. charles, thank you. >> we'll talk about our forecast now with this live look outside from our camera on top of mount tam, we are enjoying the sun today. meteorologist kyla grogan here now with details. yeah, that's right. and we do need to enjoy it today because we're going to see the clouds start to move in. in fact, in the north bay, already seeing a few clouds that have moved in this afternoon. >> temperatures are cool. so certainly we've had a cool start to the day we're sitting right now mostly in the 50's a few low 60's out there, but definitely a chill in the air. also a little bit of a breeze going on. that's been picking up out of the north northwest. you can see san francisco now to 21 miles per hour. so that's making it feel even a little bit more cool than you might normally. and and certainly could see it we take a live look here, the golden gate bridge. take a look at the flag there.

on the steps of oakland city hall. monday, a group of city workers called on the mayor and city council to avoid cutting city services. there's no way that our administration can sit up here and say that they want safe and plan. >> and then turn around and balance their budget on the backs of the workers that perform the services. >> when they see percentages in the reduction of staff. we people's lives effect. we see people walking out the door. >> the city of oakland is facing a projected budget shortfall of around 93 million dollars. the city was counting on the sale of the oakland coliseum site to fill that budget hole. but the deal has yet to go through. as a result. the city is considering making significant cuts. the police department and fire department are by far oakland's largest expenses and the areas were cuts will most likely be made opens. deficit is a product years of mismanagement at monday's rally, these workers acknowledge that oakland is facing a financial crunch and offered their ideas for turning th

that's really the job of the city administrator and he would know. >> lindheim served as oakland cityinistrator from 2008 to 2011. he says city council has already delegated budgetary powers to the city administrator, but any cuts would have to be voted on by city council by the end of the year. in oakland, anser hassan abc seven news. >> more election news. there are a number of close races still from election day in the berkeley mayor's race. adina ishii now claims victory after sophie hahn concedes in pleasanton. incumbent mayor karla brown narrowly lost to chancellor jack balch in gilroy, incumbent mayor marie blankley is about 200 votes behind challenger greg bozzo. next update will come out tomorrow and we'll keep tabs. >> californians voted on ten statewide propositions, and most passed the ap called te final one just yesterday. prop 34, the revenge initiative, which targeted the aids foundation, passed also passing prop two, the $10 billion bond for public schools. prop three about marriage rights protections. prop four, the $10 billion climate bond. prop 35, which provides pe

right now the city has roughly 670 officers. oakland had 613 officers back in 2013, so 600 would make it the smallest force in years. the contingency plan would also brown out a handful of fire stations, freeze positions across city departments, and reduce hours at rec centers, libraries, and senior centers. >> my priority's public safety and a clean city. i need the police and the fire department to respond. >> reporter: councilman noel gallo and others had warned mayor sheng thao and her allies about this budget in june. the city has not received money from the coliseum deal. >> at the end of the day we'll have to negotiate with the unions. we got to make some reductions. we may have to lay some people off. >> reporter: he says cuts alone won't be enough. they need concessions from the unions. >> crime numbers were down. so that restores positivity for people to want to come and shop in oakland, do business in oakland. >> reporter: business owners and residents worry any cuts will derail progress made on public safety. >> having safet

they also presented their plan balancing the budget on the steps of oakland city hall. monday, a group of city workers called on the mayor and city council to avoid cutting city services. there's no way that our administration can sit up here and say that they want safe and plan. >> and then turn around and balance their budget on the backs of the workers that perform the services. >> when they see percentages in the reduction of staff. we people's lives effect. we see people walking out the door. >> the city of oakland is facing a projected budget shortfall of around 93 million dollars. the city was counting on the sale of the oakland coliseum site to fill that budget hole. but the deal has yet to go through. as a result. the city is considering making significant cuts. the police department and fire department are by far oakland's largest expenses and the areas were cuts will most likely be made opens. deficit is a product years of mismanagement at monday's rally, these workers acknowledge that oakland is facing a financial crunch and offered their ideas for turning th

oakland city employees are speaking out against possible budget cuts and cuts to city services. a group of union city workers, including firefighters, street cleaning crews, utility workers, librarians and 911 operators held a rally today on the steps of oakland city hall. they are calling on the mayor and the city council to avoid cutting city services. and this comes as the city is grappling with a multi-million dollar budget shortfall. they presented their own plan to help save the city's budget. >> we can raise $20 million through measures n and m and identify additional revenue reforms to support public safety. >> but we also need to stay within budget for police overtime to make sure we're using our resources more efficiently. that alone could save us $50 million. >> one big issue for the city of oakland is the coliseum sale, which has not yet gone through. the city's latest report shows it faces a $93 million shortfall. new lights coming to bart. we'll tell you which stations are going to get an upgrade and just how bright those lights will be, and preparing for rain with

and now what we need is we need an approval. >> now, in the meantime, the city of oakland needs that $10 million payment to balance its budget. now, the city was expecting that payment on november 7th, and it didn't arrive because they're still waiting for the call or for the county to finalize the sale of that portion of the coliseum. and because of that, some city council members have warned that the city now has to enact some emergency budget cutting measures. those are expected to be outlined at the next city council meeting next week, november 19th. the oakland police officers association is calling for an independent investigation and audit of the city's budget because of all this, it's a contingency plan. >> kick in. we are going to go down to 600 police officers, hire an independent auditor to come in and look at the city budget. >> and in reality is give a real answer to all the unions across the city and have a real plan and a path that we can get out of this crisis. >> now, the alameda county board of supervisors meeting expected to start here in the next half hour. there w

oakland coliseum. now, you'll recall the coliseum was part owned by the city of oakland. part of it owned by the county and an african american sports and entertainment group, a local developer group has already agreed to buy the city's portion of the coliseum, and they say they need now the county to approve selling their half of the site. once that happens, then a $10 million payment to the city of oakland. that is now in escrow can finally be released to the city. now, the head of aa, sag explained the complicated, multi-part sale in an earlier interview with ktvu. >> we're looking for is the approval from the county to allow for us to step into the shoes of the a's. that that they have an agreement with the county to buy the county's 50% interest. they've agreed to sell it to us. and now what we need is we need an approval. >> ray bobbitt, the head of that developer group, says that the approval could take two or more meetings with the county to complete. in the meantime, the city of oakland, though, was counting on that $10 million payment. now, in order to balance it

antoinette blue is a 911 dispatcher in oakland who heads the seiu 1021 city of oakland chapter. she says they can't take more cuts. >> further cuts. it. it's going to make it. it's going to make it increasingly harder. and it's no mistake right now with this political climate, it's hard and it's going to get harder. >> seth olear is vice president of oakland firefighters local 55 union. his thoughts echo those of blue. >> we have no fat to cut. we have no. we are down to the bone. i mean, there every fire engine right now is running ragged. the phone rings 100,000 times a year at the fire department dispatch center, and we answer every single call for service. >> there was a belief that the sale of the coliseum site would balance the budget. but so far, that hasn't happened because alameda county has yet to approve the sale of its portion of the property. in the report, the oakland director of finance writes, it would be fiscally irresponsible to rely on funds from any property sale, including the coliseum, until after the sale is completed. cash is received by the city and titl

oakland. i have tremendous hope. >> for our city, oakland's future is bright. unfortunately, we have gone through a rough patch, but we have gone through rough patches before. i know that we can overcome that. i'm confident that the leadership that i can bring in partnership with many others across the open ecosystem will help to get us there. lauren taylor faced off against sheng thao 2 years ago and ended up losing the ranked choice voting contest by just under 700 votes. >> so far he's the only person to announce he's running for mayor. number one, we have to address public safety. that is clearly on the minds of all. oakland resident is inhibiting our businesses from growing. it stymieing. >> our success as a city. we also have to directly address the fiscal crisis. we can't continue kicking the can down the road on oakland's future, i will dog when i decide to >> we'll never dull. and i think the next 2 years it will be a pro of the benefit match for me to do whatever it takes to get this it about into >> ignacio de la fuente served in the oakland city cou

the results, of course, also on election night. >> oakland city leaders gathering today to highlight a drop in crime in their city. mayor sheng thao, along with the assistant police chief announcing a 33% reduction in homicides so far this year. they say oakland is on pace to record one of the biggest reductions in homicides in the city's history. mayor thao added that opd is working with limited resources. >> even with the repeated property crimes and the burglaries in the berkeley, stores. and what have you were seeing that this is a trend across the state and this is by the governor has implemented in sight. that's state legislation around stronger penalties with retail theft. we have very minimal resources for our police department. >> for our department prevention. but again, we wake up every day. we don't say we don't complain about how limited resources we have. we work with what we have. and right now we know we're on the right track and we're working every day towards getting more resources. >> this event happened today outside of saint columbia catholic church. that's rick r

oakland. this is the largest city to have a mayoral recall since 2011, when they did it in miami. embattled mayor sheng thao is the first oakland mayor in more than a century to face a recall. her critics say she has failed to lead, making oakland more unsafe. they point to a spike in crime. last year, the ongoing budget issues and missed deadlines by her administration, including one to get millions of dollars in public safety money from the state. they missed the deadline. supporters of the mayor say she's making meaningful, meaningful improvements in crime is improving the problem of crime. they also question who's funding the recall. joining us tonight is dan lindholm. he's the former city administrator for oakland, also a professor of public policy at uc berkeley. professor. thanks for being with us. we wanted to get you on the program because of your intimate knowledge of the inner workings in oakland. if i can ask by saying what hasn't clicked for mayor thao? what's been her biggest downfall so far? just a couple of years into the office? well, she has had a difficult time k

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well, we could have a revolving door of mayors in oakland. the city is looking for a new mayor after sheng thao was recalled and conceded. now a familiar name is throwing his hat back in the ring. former council member lauren taylor has confirmed that he has already filed paperwork to run for mayor next year. the oakland native narrowly lost to sheng thao in 2022. as for sheng thao, more than 61% of voters voted to recall her. as for next steps, oakland city council president nikki fortunato bass is expected to take over as interim mayor if she does not win her. alameda county supervisor seat. come january, there's a possibility a new council president will then take over as the interim mayor until the special election, which is next spring. in the city. now in san francisco, a critical moment in the high profile murder trial of nima momeni. he's the man accused of killing cashapp co-founder bob lee on the streets of san francisco. today, he took the stand in his own defense. here's nbc's sergio quintana nima momeni got to tell his version of the even

that means oakland's pro tem would take over as city council president and become the next interim mayor until the special election. >> you're looking at a 5 or 6 month period in oakland politics and oakland city politics where you could see literally four mayors in about five months. >> in a statement to abc seven news, the alameda county registrar of voters, tim dupuy, says he's received over 270,000 votes as of saturday. that's 28% of alameda county voters. dupuy expects 80% voter turnout for this general election in oakland, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> in the last presidential election, almost 87% of voters in california voted by mail. california automatically mails a ballot to each active registered voter, so fill out your ballot. then you can sign and seal the envelope. keep in mind the postage is already prepaid. no need to add any stamps and then you can return it to any election office drop box or polling place. and if you're mailing it, just make sure it's postmarked no later than election day. november fifth. it can take up to a week to arrive, but your vote will still co

that means oakland's pro tem will take over as city council president and become the next interim mayor until the special election. >> you're looking at a 5 or 6 month period. period in oakland politics and oakland city politics where you could see literally four mayors in about five months. >> in a statement to abc seven news, the alameda county registrar of voters, tim dupuy, says he's received over 270,000 votes as of saturday. that's 28% of alameda county voters. dupuy expects 80% voter turnout for this general election in oakland, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> in the last presidential election, almost 87% of voters in california voted by mail. california automatically mails a ballot to each active registered voter. so fill out your ballot, then sign and seal the envelope. postage is prepaid. no need to add any stamps and you can return it to an election office drop box or polling place anywhere across the bay area. and if you're mailing it, make sure it's postmarked no later than election day, november 5th. it can take up to a week to arrive and your vote will still count. you c

well, oakland city council would need to pick a new board president first and then that person would become acting mayor until special election is held again sometime in spring of next year. so overall, oakland could see a total of 4 mayors in a matter of about 5 months. back out here live again. those election results are still coming in. and as we continue to get more information, keep you updated. that's very latest here in oakland and michael thomas will send it back to to live in san francisco. all right, michael, thank you very much. very detailed update. appreciate all right. let's turn now to the san francisco mayoral race. the latest numbers showing us interesting developments in the first round of voting right. >> kron four's will tran live for us in san francisco. and for folks who may be unfamiliar, san francisco participates in ranked choice voting. so it may take a little bit for us to know the definitive winner will. good morning. >> if that's right, james. so he could take a couple of weeks before we find out who will be san francisco mayor willie, be daniel murray or

oakland city council members are now faced with making dramatic budget cuts. they were unwilling to make back in july. but there's no more kicking the can down the road at tuesday's council meeting, the city's finance team made it clear the city of oakland is on the brink of fiscal collapse unless the city council acts before the end of december. the past. december of this year. >> we lose the ability and the time to make adjustments to ensure on solvency. the city council was told its reserves have been used up and oakland continue spending at the current rate. the city will in this fiscal year in june of 2025. with a deficit of nearly 115 million dollars and risk insolvency closing the gap won't be easy reductions in public safety budget. now unavoidable to effectively address. >> the current year shortfall police and fire sirvices are on the chopping block because they're responsible for most of the overspending with the police department projected to overspend its budget by 51 million dollars and the fire department projected overspend its budget by 34 mill

oakland city of oakland added san francisco bay to its name earlier this year. now, the san francisco international airport filed a trademark lawsuit. the judge today decided the city of oakland does have to stop using that new name immediately. they declared oakland's new name violates san francisco's trademark. well, a former florida medical examiner took the stand today as the high profile trial of nima momeni continued momentum. as you know, is charged with the murder of bob lee, the cash app founder who was stabbed to death in san francisco last year. today, prosecutors cross-examined arantza villegas. she was one of the people at the party. so this is separate from that emmy. she was at a party with bob lee. bob lee kamini's sister. kazaa, the night before lee was killed. she testified about nima momeni telling her that he wanted to sue jeremy boivin. it's a friend of his sister, ann lee, who others testified gave kazaa many party drugs that made her sick. then she produced a text message between her and many of him, asking her to write everything down for

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that is what they're saying is happening with the city of oakland. city say that they have an alternative vision for the city's financial sustainability, and they will unveil that plan today at this press conference. this group includes local police, 911 operators and firefighters who say cuts to their departments are dangerous and a threat to public safety. the police officers association also says the city is being dishonest. they claim the city has admitted it's facing bankruptcy. in a new financial report. but then city staff quickly changed the language in that report to remove any mention of bankruptcy. another issue is the oakland coliseum sale that reportedly has not gone through. the city's latest report shows it faces a $93 million shortfall. >> we demand transparency. we give it to the community. we serve. people ask for that from the police department. transparency. it's only fair we get that in return from the city. we've we are gravely concerned about where they're going financially with it. >> we have reached out to the city to try to confi

the city was counting on the sale of the oakland coliseum site to fill that budget hole. considering making significant cuts. the police department and fire department are by far oakland's largest expenses and the areas were cuts will most likely be wins. deficit is a product years of mismanagement at monday's rally, these workers acknowledge that oakland is facing a financial crunch and offered their ideas for turning things around. they suggest among other things that the city reform spending such as staying within budget when paying police overtime, they want open to increase staffing in city positions that generate revenue. they want to see oakland set up a more robust, rainy day fund for the time. there's a budget shortfall and they want to see the budget streamlined, including reducing the pay of oakland's top executives were going for neighbors in leaders to rally around a sustainable budget road map. clear, actionable plan to avoid devastating cuts. the city council is set to receive an updated report on oakland's finances along with suggestions on how to balance

that means oakland's pro tem will take over as city council president and become the next interim mayor until the special election. you're looking at a 5 or 6 month period in oakland politics and oakland city politics, where you could see literally four mayors in about five months. in a statement to abc seven news, the alameda county registrar of voters, tim dupuy, says he's received over 270,000 votes as of saturday. that's 28% of alameda county voters. dupuy expects 80% voter turnout for this general election in oakland, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> it is complicated, and abc seven news is here to help you navigate through all of the races and measures on the ballot. we have a voter guide at abc seven news.com where you can look up races specific to your county. you can find it under the election section. new at 11 a pair of walgreens stores in san francisco were hit in an apparent smash and grab robberies. an employee says a large group of juveniles ran into the store on mission street near first at about 3:30 p.m. the suspect started going through the display cases and all, but

oakland coliseum. a group of developers who've already agreed to by the city of oakland's half of the coliseum says it approve the sale of its half of the coliseum. once that happens, a $10 million payment to the city of oakland is in escrow can be released. meantime, the oakland police officers association wants an independent investigation into the city of oakland's budget because of looming budget cuts. well, mattel is apologizing now after making a printing mistake on thousands of boxes for dolls. the dolls were part of a collaboration with the upcoming movie wicked. the packaging was supposed to have a link that directed customers to the movie's website. instead, it sent people to a website. and klay thompson coming back to chase center tonight. the warriors are hosting klay thompson and the dallas mavericks tonight. and to honor the former splash brother, every fan who goes to tonight's game will get a captain klay hat. it's a nod to klay's passion for boating and sailing. tickets for the game are selling for top dollar. it's $225 to get in on the resale market, more than any other home game. so

benefit match for me to do whatever it takes to get about into >> ignacio de la fuente served in the oakland city council for 18 years and finished 3rd in the run for oakland mayor in 2022. well, still undecided. he says if he does run, it will simply be to finish out the final 2 years of taos can is a very tough. vehicle a run. >> and i think that you're going to have the political will back on. it was to upset people and to make people mad into it'll make people happy you know, i have nothing else to. i have nothing lose a lot to give the oakland. >> the one wildcard in all of this is oakland congresswoman barbara lee, d who has represented oakland in the house of representatives since 1998. she didn't run for re-election in so far isn't saying if she'll run for mayor ron de this was the last former congressman who ran for mayor and was elected to a single term back in 2006. if lee runs de la fuente says he will not. but taylor is staying in the race regardless. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> still ahead here at 11 o'clock officials in antioch looking for answers tonight following their 4th shooti

and the reductions by no means is a victory flag for the city of oakland team. what it does represent is a data point that tells us that we are on the right track. city leaders are largely crediting oakland's new ceasefire strategy for the decrease in crime. department of justice is accusing lyft of misleading its drivers tonight. the big money the company has to pay to resolve those accusation. the case stemmed from lyft advertisements in 2021 and 2022. doj says those ads deceived drivers about how much they could make. that's because they were based on earnings of only the top 20% of its drivers. that meant most drivers were unlikely to earn the advertised pay. last week, lyft agreed to pay over $2 million in penalties. today, a judge in san francisco approved the settlement. lyft did not admit or deny wrongdoing in agreeing to that settlement. okay. a halloween arrest for the history books east bay. officers took a suspected drunk driver into custody, and he was already dressed for the occasion. you see where we're going with this? take a look. hayward chp arr

ballots to be counted. >> and now to the race for the at large seat on the oakland city council. is holding a steady lead in this race. former oakland police chief leronne armstrong is in second. you can see brown with 55% of the vote. there were six other candidates, all of them trailing both brown and armstrong. >> on wall street today, the major averages soared to record closes following donald trump's election victory. tesla, big banks and bitcoin were all higher, with traders betting that a trump presidency will benefit those investments. the dow skyrocketed 1408 points, a gain of more than 3.5%. the nasdaq soared 544 points, nearly 3%, and the s&p 500 gained 146 points. the federal reserve wraps up its two day meeting tomorrow, and the fed is expected to cut interest rates by a quarter of a percent. on news of stocks rising ktvu cristina rendon spoke with fox business anchor david asman about the economy under another trump presidency. >> let's talk about the u.s. stock market today. can you talk about the indexes? who are the big winners here and who are the losers? >> it

the recall efforts come as oakland city leaders are celebrating a major drop in violent crime. kland's homicide rate is down 33% from this time last year. robberies are down 24% and overall crime is down 37%. oakland mayor thao joined law enforcement officials and faith leaders yesterday at saint columba catholic church to acknowledge the city's progress. leaders say the numbers are promising, but that it's too soon to declare a success. well, that's a really strong sign that we are headed on the right track. and of course, it's not an accident. it's not a coincidence. it's the result of incredible work. oakland city leaders are largely crediting the city's ceasefire strategy for this decrease in crime. now to ex officer brett hankison was found guilty for violating breonna taylor's civil rights. hankinson, the former louisville, kentucky, officer, violated taylor's rights in that botched raid that led to her accidental death. you might recall she was killed back in march of 2020 after police showed up at her apartment looking for evidence in a narcotics investigation targeting

happening today, the oakland city council is set to take up the city's budget issues. gloria.s are calling attention to what they say are dangerous and irresponsible potential cuts. >> that's right. and there's already some anxiety in oakland ahead of what are expected to be some very difficult financial cuts, because we know oakland will be facing a $93 million deficit by the end of its fiscal year. the city's finance department says the budget needs to be balanced now, or a fiscal emergency should be declared. the proposed budget has city workers concerned about how it will impact emergency services. a contingency budget released in june called for significant reductions in the workforce, including at the police and fire departments. >> the residents are asked to do more to pay for more services, while the staffers are city workers are expected to do more work with less people. >> obviously, whatever plans, whatever they thought they had, it's not working. we have to come together and we have to fix this for the community, for the citizens of oakland. >> a big part of closin

oakland city leaders say crime is going down in the town. mayor sheng thao and other city officials announcing today and more than 30% reduction in homicides so far this year. they say oakland is on pace to record one of the biggest reductions in homicides and the city's history. mayor thao adding that oakland police also working with limited resources, even with the repeated property crimes in the burglaries in the berkeley, stores. and what have you were seeing that this is a trend across the state? >> and this is why the governor has implemented in sight. that's state legislation around stronger penalties with retail theft. we have very minimal resources for our police department for our department prevention. >> but again, we wake up every day. we don't say we don't complain about how limited resources we have. we work with what we have. and right now we know we're on the right track and we're working every day towards getting more resources. >> this event happening today outside the same columbia catholic church where crosses are placed

it's on the home page of our website, abc7 news.com. >> happening today, the oakland city council is take up the city's budget issues. and gloria, city workers are calling attention to what they say are dangerous and irresponsible potential cuts. >> they are. and there is some anxiety in oakland ahead of what are expected to be some very difficult financial cuts. oakland will face a $93 million deficit by the end of its fiscal year. the city's finance department says the budget needs to be balanced now, or a fiscal emergency should be declared. the proposed budget has city workers concerned about how it will impact emergency services. a contingency budget released in june called for significant reductions in the workforce, including at the police and fire departments. >> the residents are asked to do more to pay for more services, while the staffers are city workers are expected to do more work with less people. >> obviously, whatever plans, whatever they thought they had, it's not working. we have to come together and we have to fix this for the community, for the citizens of oaklan

city. it's 54 in oakland. and we'll look for that early sunset at 507 48 redwood city. the view from mount tam here a nice day. it's going to be breezy though. near 70 today. downtown, 44 in santa rosa. look at that. 41 in petaluma with 46 in concord. so this is where it's been quite breezy out towards the delta. upper elevations still are windy, but this will come down. it's an offshore component. we have already dried out the atmosphere a lot. and so we are priming for a red flag warning tomorrow. it's not going to take much, but these winds are going to be much stronger come tuesday into wednesday than what we had yesterday. 72 today. early on in the middle of the afternoon. but look how warm we get. mid 70s to upper 70s 60s at the coast. so a warmer day today. sunny and breezy. good morning gloria. >> good morning to you lisa. good morning to everybody. we are starting to see some more slowdowns right now as it gets a little bit later. more people head out to work. this is a live look at our overall map here in the bay area. and the red. that's where we're seeing th

city workers in oakland speaking out against proposed budget cuts. oup of leaders representing various employee unions gathered outside city hall this morning. they're warning that the city's proposed cuts threaten essential services like public safety that comes as the city is facing an estimated $93 million shortfall for this fiscal year. the latest city report proposes cutting 34 million for fire services, which the unions call reckless, especially since voters just approved money for public safety. >>>>closing your neighborhood firehouse can mean the difference between life and death. the city spending has attracted attention for a long time, with a long standing pattern of cost inefficiencies. >ryan>we reached out to oakland's mayor for a response and are waiting to hear back. the city council is set to meet tomorrow to discuss its finances. the man accused of killing cash app founder bob lee is back on the stand today. nima momeni finished cross-examination from the prosecution, and right now he is taking questions written by the jury as well as

today it is 57 closer to home in the city, 60 in oakland, hayward in san jose with 57. half moon bay. we have 40. earlier, redwood city 55. there is that flag blowing. the golden gate bridge north winds up to about 15 miles an hour right here is 59 santa rosa 60 by the delta. and those winds are beginning to be felt in our inland valleys. the central valley and the san joaquin valley have wind gusts over 25 miles an hour. right now, in our current wind, gusts range from about 15 miles an hour. half moon bay to over 20 miles an hour in novato. and it has been breezy all night long here. and eventually these winds will push through the delta and allow for 30 to 35 mile an hour winds. so that's why there is that wind advisory from the sacramento valley that extends through the delta. the next two days, dry, breezy offshore winds into the next couple of days. election day, we're sunny, warmer, and we have a mix of clouds and sun. but this is when that second area of offshore flow takes us into the middle of the week. elevated our fire danger into wednesday. that looks like t

the city council was told its reserves have been used up and oakland clntinue spending at the currentfiscal year in june of 2025. with a deficit of nearly 115 million dollars and risk insolvency closing the gap won't be easy reductions in public safety, but now unavoidable to effectively address. >> the current year shortfall police and fire services are on the chopping block because they're responsible for most of the overspending with the police department projected to overspend its budget by 51 million dollars and the fire department projected overspend its budget by 34 million dollars opd chief floyd mitchell told the city's finance committee earlier in the day. they're already taking steps to address the overtime budget. we implemented measures to really pull back all of our discretionary or special assignment overtimes. other than that, the officers are, you know, staying late for us, but specific assignment. >> how cuts to police and fire will impact public safety are unclear. but the firefighters union caution, the consul against reductions, city firehouse, closure can make a

oakland city employees are protesting proposed budget cuts as concern mounts of financial instability just how dire the situation is for oakland. ktvu is amanda quintana in oakland now, where this protest is scheduled for later this morning. >> yeah, well, good morning. this group of unions that represents city workers is going to be having this protest at 10:00 this morning, and they want to speak about what they're calling irresponsible budget cuts and failed leadership by the city of oakland. now, city workers say that they have an alternative vision for the city's financial sustainability. and they will unveil that plan today. this group includes local police. 911 operators and firefighters who say cuts to their departments are dangerous and a threat to public safety. the police officers association also says the city is being dishonest. they claim the city has admitted it's facing bankruptcy in a new financial report. but then city staff quickly changed the language in that report to remove any mention of bankruptcy. another issue is the oakland coliseum sale that reportedly has

oakland airport now has to temporarily at least remove san francisco bay from all of its advertising, all of its marketing, all of its promotional materials. now, this all comes after the san francisco city attorney sued the port of oakland over the name change citing trademark infringement. the port decided to rename the airport back in april in an attempt to improve its visibility and get more customers flying in from out of state. but the judge says that the new name has just created confusion and woodley travelers to believe the 2 airports are affiliated when they're not. i'm pleased that the court agreed with what we've been saying all along. >> that this new name infringes on our trademark. i wish it had come to this. we've been trying to reason with oakland officials for the better part of the year to avoid litigation. weve hopes to work with oakland to come up with alternative names that would meet the needs of both of our airports. but unfortunately, those efforts were not productive and we had no choice but to ask the court to step in and protect our trademark. >> well, at this point, the city attorney david chiu says san francisco will continue with its lawsuit. as for oakland

a group oakland city workers rallied at city hall calling for city leaders to avoid making drastic cutsouncil set to receive an updated report on oakland's finances currently open faces a projected budget shortfall around 90 thrive 1 million 93 million dollars and the cause of school district broke ground on monday on a project to provide affordable housing for educators. it's at a site of a former elementary school which now will turn into a 70 unit housing complex. the hope is to attract and retain teachers in area. housing is pretty expensive. >> now and that's gonna look outside of what we have this morning today is truly a prep day ahead of multiple days of rain just around the corner for the bay area. your view from the east bay hills could not be any clear out there. it is unclear but a cold morning with freeze warnings in the north bay and frost advisories for the inland east bay. so as you get bundle up now, rainfall still situated to the north of us. it's easy to see that low pressure area and what we've got dragged him along with it. you can already see that line of clouds st

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last friday, the city's finance department warned oakland will have to declare a fiscal emergency if it doesn't make spending cuts immediately. the city council is expected to take up this issue at a meeting tomorrow. bracing for a possible powerful storm for the first time this season, we're preparing for a lot of rain coming our way. i want to take you outside to see what it looks like right now san francisco, san jose, oakland. it is calm, but that may change. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri joins us now with the timeline. how powerful are we talking? is this going to be an atmospheric river? is that what we're thinking? it is. we are expecting that atmospheric river to line up and combine in with a storm system, but we could actually be seeing two different atmospheric river events here over the next seven days. so i want to go ahead and take a look at what we're getting here on the wide satellite loop. and you're already going to be able to see this plume of subtropical moisture, which is the atmospheric river. it's this more humid air that can hold a lot more water. it's alread

city hall tomorrow. the council set to receive an updated report on oakland's finances along with suggestions on how to balance the budget. city faces a projected budget shortfall of more than 90 million dollars. as a result, the city is considering making significant cuts to services police and fire departments are by far oakland's largest expenses and the areas where those cuts will most likely be made. there's no way that our administration can sit up here and say that they want a safe and plan. >> and then turn around and balance their budget on the backs of the workers that perform the services. >> the worker's acknowledge oakland is facing a financial crunch. they offered some ideas for turning things around which include the city reform spending, such as staying within budget when paying police overtime and to set up a more robust rainy day fund for the next time. there is a budget shortfall. >> people against the ballot measure that would have raised the statewide minimum wage are declaring victory as prop 32 appears to be going down in defeat. our capitol correspondent eytan paula says more on why sup

. >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, the oakland city council is cracking down on smoking.ll tell you where they want to ban. >> it's 10 24. and in the north, a police in benicia are warning residents be on the lookout alert because there's a scammer out there pretending to be an officer making calls to people using a fake badge number, saying there and officer and then they tell you that you're the victim of identity theft. so you should give all of your personal information to them to verify this. benicia. police say it will make a call like that and they remind you do not give out your personal information to anybody who calls you on the phone 10. 24. and if you're looking w to ride a motorcycle, better, o better to teach you? then a san francisco motorcycle cop for free to boot. that's pretty good on the sfpd. got $40,000 in a state grant for officers to be able to teach the public how to ride safely and these classes, they'll give you lessons on breaking turning steering, going into traffic and re traffic. other skills that can help you avoid getting in a crash for mor

antoinette blue is a 911 dispatcher in oakland who heads the seiu 1021 city of oakland chapter. she says they can't take more cuts. >> further cuts it. it's going to make it. it's going to make it increasingly harder. and it's no mistake right now with this political climate, it's hard and it's going to get harder. >> seth olear is vice president of oakland firefighters local 55 union. his thoughts echo those of blue. >> we have no fat to cut. we have no. we are down to the bone. i mean, there every fire engine right now is running ragged. the phone rings 100,000 times a year at the fire department dispatch center, and we answer every single call for service. there was a belief that the sale of the coliseum site would balance the budget, but so far, that hasn't happened because alameda county has yet to approve the sale of its portion of the property. >> in the report, the oakland director of finance writes it would be fiscally irresponsible to rely on funds from any property sale, including the coliseum, until after the sale is completed. cash is received by the city and title

the city of oakland finance department has a strong warning for the city council. >> oakland is on a financial cliff. that's what they're saying. we'll tell you how long the city has to fix it. and attorneys for the man accused of killing cash app founder bob lee has rested their case. why they say prosecutors failed to make theirs. >> and the north bay still continues to see our heaviest of rainfall. and that is going to be the problem the days to come as the system stalls out in the same exact spot. we'll tell you what that means in your forecast. and before you leave the house with you, a close eye on your morning commute scene, slower conditions, windy and wet. >> 9.14. get a look at this. this is your live view of mount tam right now. the wind up there completely ripping through those trees up at the top of mount tam. i mean, i mean, you know, look like this in a while and some heavy rain along with it. we've seen gusts as high 50 to 60 miles per hour. if not even some peak gusts in excess of that. is all part of a major storm system centered up west of the cascades. and with it

now taking a live look at the city of oakland traffic moving. and it's dry.ange significantly within the next 24 hours. let's check back in with meteorologist jessica burch. i >jessica>think it's good that we started off with taking a look at the roads to do a compare and contrast from today until tomorrow at the exact same time, because we are dealing with heavy showers around the corner starting tomorrow morning. so today is the day to prepare especially if you live up in the north bay. i mean, napa is expected to get close to around three inches just in the forecasted hours tomorrow. that's not including thursday's rain system fridays, saturdays or sundays for that matter. down into the santa clara valley, though, we paint a completely different picture with this rain system. today, we're in the upper 60s with just some cloudy skies in the forecast for us. let's advance the clock now. until tomorrow morning. this is during the commute hours. i mean, we're talking about heavy rain, light to moderate rain. at least starting up in the north bay, getting heavi

council is not serving the city of oakland effectively. so mayor, what do you think about those results about how those residents view your city? >>you know, even though the data shows that things are improving, it does take longer to get the feeling of safety back in. i get that i knowledge that and that's why that inspires us to do the hard work every day. i mean, your officers or firefighters, my team, you know, i meet with the chiefs every day. the fire chief, the police chief. and we're able to use the data that we see every day to actually put implement our strategy. we do the strategy week to week change things that need to be changed. and this is why we are being so effective. we're effective with minimal resources that we have. we saw that a wildfire could have actually taken down many homes and actually taken possible lives. but what we're also seeing is that because of our strategy and because of the work that we're doing because of the leadership that i'm holding around, not be cavalier with the budget and just rounding out fire

oakland city council members are now faced with making dramatic budget cuts. e unwilling to make back in july. but there is no more kicking the can down the road at tuesday's council meeting, the city's finance team made it clear the city of oakland is on the brink of fiscal collapse unless the city council acts before the end of december. the past. december of this year. >> we lose the ability and the time to make adjustments to ensure on solvency. the city council was told its reserves have been used up and oakland continue spending at the current rate. the city will end this fiscal year in june of 2025. with a deficit of nearly 115 million dollars and risk insolvency closing the gap won't be easy reductions in public safety. but now unavoidable to effectively address. >> the current year shortfall police and fire services are on the chopping block because they're responsible for most of the overspending with the police department projected to overspend its budget by 51 million dollars and the fire department projected overspend its budget by 34 million dolla

oakland city council members are now faced with making dramatic budget cuts. back in july. but there is no more kicking the can down the road at tuesday's council meeting, the city's finance team made it clear the city of oakland is on the brink of fiscal collapse unless the city council acts before the end of december. the past. december of this year. >> we lose the ability and the time to make adjustments to ensure on solvency. the city council was told its reserves have been used up and oakland continue spending at the current rate. the city will end this fiscal year in june of 2025. with a deficit of nearly 115 million dollars and risk insolvency closing the gap won't be easy reductions in public safety now unavoidable to effectively address. >> the current year shortfall police and fire services are on the chopping block because they're responsible for most of the overspending with the police department projected to overspend its budget by 51 million dollars and the fire department projected overspend its budget by 34 million dollars opd chief floyd mitche