elsie allen high school is their safe haven.i hope you see your vast violation by considering elsie allen high school as a school to close. >> one speaker after the next, making the argument that shutting down elsie allen disproportionately targets the latino community. more than 90% of the students there are latino. >> for decades, it has been a lifeline for first gen students, for immigrant families, for kids who needed to see that their futures mattered. >> elsie allen's principal. also taking to the mic. >> our parents are not going to come here and complain. our parents are not going to threaten you because they trust you. >> i want the students to know that you've been heard. you are respected. we see you and we will do the best moving forward to provide you those opportunities. >> the trustees trying to provide some reassurance, also noting the concerns. >> the reality. >> is that we will. >> lose students simply because of transportation barriers. >> back outside, parents expressing this exact worry. where would he go if

elsie allen high school is their safe haven. i hope you see your vast violation by considering elsie allen high school as a school to close. >> one speaker after the next, making the argument that shutting down elsie allen disproportionately targets the latino community. more than 90% of the students there are latino. >> for decades, it has been a lifeline for first gen students, for immigrant families, for kids who needed to see that their futures mattered. >> elsie allen's principal. also taking to the mic. >> our parents are not going to come here and complain. our parents are not going to threaten you because they trust you. >> i want the students to know that you've been heard. you are respected. we see you and we will do the best moving forward to provide you those opportunities. >> the trustees trying to provide some reassurance, also noting the concerns. >> the reality. >> is that we will. >> lose students simply because of transportation barriers. >> back outside, parents expressing this exact worry. where would he go i

elsie allen high school drew the most pushback when it was discussed wednesday night. tonight, it has a reprieve, as the board voted to only close the three middle schools. abc seven news reporter tara campbell is on the story. >> reporter after months of heated debate, the doors of elsie allen high school will stay open. >> this has been an alarm. this has been a huge alarm for our district. >> santa rosa city schools board of trustees voting on its fate friday. it and a handful of other schools have been on the chopping block. as the district stares down a deepening deficit and declining enrollment. >> i do apologize that this meeting this afternoon is even necessary. >> the 5 to 1 vote comes on the heels of an impassioned nearly six hour meeting wednesday. hundreds of students, staff and family members rallying the majority in support of elsie allen, arguing closing it would disproportionately target the latino community. more than 90% of the students there are latino. >> trustee. karsten. >> yes. >> trustee de la torre. >> yes. >> friday, the board voted in favor o

elsie allen high school drew the most pushback when it was discussed wednesday night. tonight, it has a reprieve, as the board voted to only close the three middle schools. abc seven news reporter tara campbell is on the story. >> reporter after months of heated debate, the doors of elsie allen high school will stay open. >> this has been an alarm. this has been a huge alarm for our district. >> santa rosa city schools board of trustees voting on its fate friday. it and a handful of other schools have been on the chopping block. as the district stares down a deepening deficit and declining enrollment. >> i do apologize that this meeting this afternoon is even necessary. >> the 5 to 1 vote comes on the heels of an impassioned nearly six hour meeting wednesday. hundreds of students, staff and family members rallying the majority in support of elsie allen, arguing closing it would disproportionately target the latino community. more than 90% of the students there are latino. >> trustee. karsten. >> yes. >> trustee de la torre. >> yes. >> friday, the board voted in favor o

the majority of those in attendance were from elsie allen high school. several speakers said shutting down elsie allen would disproportionately impact the latino community. more than 90% of the students there are latino. >> a lot of students have expressed that if our school shuts down, they will be dropping out, and that is failing. that entirety of southwest santa rosa. >> my students have shared their struggles and how elkton high school is their safe haven. i hope you see your vast violation by considering elsie allen high school as a school to close. >> in the end, the board failed to vote on closing elsie allen or three middle schools. instead, they put the decision on hold, but not saying when the discussion will continue. the board did vote to close three elementary schools, brooke hill and albert elementary will close this june. steel lane elementary will close next year. meanwhile, vallejo is moving ahead with school closures and staff reductions. just last night, the board voted to close mare island health and fitness academy and to move valle

elsie allen high school is their safe haven. i hope you see your vast violation by considering elsie allen high school as a school to close. >> in the end, the board failed to vote on closing elsie allen or three middle schools, instead putting the decision on hold but not saying when the discussion will continue. the board did vote to close three elementary schools, brooke hill and albert elementary will close this june. steele lane elementary will close next year. meanwhile, vallejo is moving ahead with school closures and staff reductions. just last night, the board voted to close mare island health and fitness academy and to move vallejo charter school to that campus. loma vista environmental science academy will also be shutting down. before the vote. before the vote, the board president acknowledged they faced a difficult decision, but they had to do something or else. >> we don't want to close schools. it's the last thing we want to do. but because f this way, in the united states,f especially california, all districts, b

elsie allen high school drew the most pushback. it was discussed wednesday night. this morning, though, some relief for that high school community as the board voted to only close three middle schools. abc seven news reporter tara campbell has the story. >> after months of heated debate, the doors of elsie allen high school will stay open. >> this has been an alarm. this has been a huge alarm for our district. >> santa rosa city schools board of trustees voting on its fate friday. it and a handful of other schools have been on the chopping block as the district stares down a deepening deficit and declining enrollment. >> i do apologize that this meeting this afternoon is even necessary. >> the 5 to 1 vote comes on the heels of an impassioned nearly six hour meeting wednesday. hundreds of students, staff and family members rallying the majority in support of elsie allen, arguing closing it would disproportionately target the latino community. more than 90% of the students there are latino. >> trustee. karsten. yes. trustee de la torre. >> yes. >> friday, the board v

elsie allen high school drew the most pushback when it was discussed wednesday night.his morning, some relief for that high school community, as the board voted to only close the three middle schools. abc seven news reporter tara campbell has the story. >> after months of heated debate, the doors of elsie allen high school will stay open. >> this has been an alarm. this has been a huge alarm for our district. >> santa rosa city schools board of trustees voting on its fate friday. it and a handful of other schools have been on the chopping block as the district stares down a deepening deficit and declining enrollment. >> i do apologize that this meeting this afternoon is even necessary. >> the 5 to 1 vote comes on the heels of an impassioned nearly six hour meeting wednesday. hundreds of students, staff and family members rallying the majority in support of elsie allen, arguing closing it would disproportionately target the latino community. more than 90% of the students there are latino. >> trustee. karsten. yes. trustee de la torre. >> yes. >> friday, the board voted

parents and students are making their voices heard, many of them angry at the potential closer of elsie allen high school, calling on the dose -- school district to find a different way of balancing the budget. >> school is hard as it is, coming back from covid and now with this, i think it is going to impact our kids dramatically. >> reporter: erica's daughter goes to the high school on the day the district is said to officially vote on whether or not to shut down the school, erica was in the high school parking lot waiting to pick her daughter up. she told us she's worried if the school is shut down, it'll just make it that much harder for parents trying to get their kids to and from school. >> a lot of our kids are going to be impacted, a lot of kids get to walk here and parents go to work early, so now they don't have reliable transportation. >> reporter: countless parents and students arrived at city hall wednesday night to be at the district meeting in person. dean jansen, a student told us he was there to argue against closing any of the high schools. >> all of the high schools are in

the majority of those in attendance were from elsie allen high school. one speaker after the next making the argument that shutting down elsie allen disproportionately targets the latino community. more than 90% of the students there are latino. >> a lot of students have expressed that if our school shuts down, they will be dropping out, and that is failing. that entirety of southwest santa rosa. >> my students have shared their struggles and how high school is their safe haven. i hope you see your vast violation by considering elsie allen high school as a school to close. >> in the end, the board failed to vote on closing elsie allen or three middle schools, instead putting the decision on hold but not saying when the discussion will continue. the board did vote to close three elementary schools, brooke hill and albert elementary will close this june. steele lane elementary will close next year. meanwhile, vallejo is moving ahead with school closures and staff reductions. just last night, the board voted to close mare island health and fitness academy a

another student said elsie allen believe the board wants to close their school because of racism. 100%. yes, they we are a full school of many ethnic groups. says he is part of a uc program at the high school were juniors and seniors can take classes at sonoma state university, which is big deal for us because no other high schools have opportunity. parents of students at montgomery high school feel the same way. they say their school also has so much to offer. students a. >> here ok. >> cnn staff >> in santa rosa, lindsey ford kron. 4 news. >> meantime, in of allay to schools will close. the vallejo city unified school district voted tonight to close at mare island, health and fitness academy and loma vista, environmental science academy, vallejo charter school will be relocated to the mare island campus. and the district will make nearly 13 million dollars in budget cuts and layoffs staff. the decision was part of the board's effort to address 36 million dollars and a budget deficit over the next 2 years. all right. let's get you a check of your forecast now as we're taking a look at

elsie allen is full of students of color of students with disabilities of students who have dreams that deserves to be respected. and that is your job. it's beyond fresh rain that we're going to send all these families, homeless community home without an answer when we need to decide as leaders of how do we want to leave? >> the district facing 20 million dollars worth deficit here, forcing them to make some tough decisions that will impact the families they serve according to the board, layoffs are another option. the board is now considering to cut costs. now we have reached out to >> the district this morning, too. that confirmation good word you know what they think about all this and what are the next steps? we also just spoke with a teacher here who you'll hear from coming up here at 9 o'clock this morning from us, who is facing some uncertainty? will she have a job now that the school she works at here? it's going to be closing down in just a few months for now. back to you. >> it your people are impacted? meantime, a vallejo to schools are going to close their the vallejo c

another student said elsie allen believe the board wants to close their school because of racism. 100%. yes, they we are a full school of many ethnic groups. says he is part of a uc program at the high school were juniors and seniors can take classes at sonoma state university, which is big deal for us because no other high schools have opportunity. parents of students at montgomery high school feel the same way. they say their school also has so much to offer students. this isn't for me. >> cnn >> in >> santa rosa, lindsey ford kron. 4 news. >> 2 schools and delay home will be closing the city's unified school district voted tonight to close mare island, health and fitness academy. and loma this environmental science academy. in addition, vallejo charter school be relocated to the mare island campus in the district will make nearly 13 million dollars in cuts and lay off staff. the decision was part of the board's effort to address 36 million dollars and a budget deficit over the next 2 years. several spent parents spoke out ahead of the vote, demanding transparency. >> but they all ch

. >> yeah, well, today the board voted to keep open elsie allen high school, where students staged a walkout just this week. but three middle schools will close. four high schools will transition to serving seventh through 12th grade students. the changes will happen over two years starting this fall. santa rosa, santa rosa and herbertnta slater middle schools will close, while santa rosa and montgomery high schools will start serving seventh through 12th grade students the following school year. 2620 26 to 2027. comstock middle school will close, and piner and elsie allen high schools will become seventh through 12th grade. serving seventh through 12th grade students. the plan also includes some boundary changes, some of which will be worked out with community input. >> it's a plan with accommodations that a lot of hard work has gone into in the last 48 hours to try and even see what was possible, because every single one of these trustees and the community was not comfortable with the options that we were looking at. >> this has been an alarm. this has been a huge alarm for our dis

another student said elsie allen believe the board wants to close their school because of racism. 100%. yes, they we are a full school of many ethnic groups. says he is part of a uc program at the high school were juniors and seniors can take classes at sonoma state university, which is big deal for us because no other high schools have opportunity. parents of students at montgomery high school feel the same way. they say their school also has so much to offer. students a. >> here ok. cnn staff here a >> in santa rosa. lindsey ford kron. 4 news. >> only time in the there are 2 schools that are going to close lael city unified school district voted last night to close mayor island health and fitness academy and a vista our mental science academy. charter school is going to be relocated to the mare island campus. the district make nearly 13 million dollars in budget cuts and layoffs. that decision was all a part of the board's effort to address 36 million dollar budget deficit over the next 2 years. and down in the south bay, a new audit found previous santa clara county department of ed

but cheers erupted when the district spared elsie allen high school which was also on the chopping block. the board instead voted to close santa rosa middle school and herbert mills school and combine them with their respective high schools. district is dealing with a $20 million budget shortfall. we heard from some of the students, parents, and staff who cheered the decision to keep their high school open. >> today we voted to keep all of our high schools open and reimagine and reinvest into those campuses and find ways to get out of a budget deficit without closing the high school. >> the community wasn't being listened to. they try to, you know, shut down our school. and people stepped up. as you can see. >> why is this emotional for you? >> while ellie allen will remain open, it will undergo restructures. students will be able to choose whether they want to stay or go to one of the districts' other high schools. >>> and santa rosa is not alone in its budget problems. at least six other bay area school districts are facing large cuts and in some, the possibility of closing schools. st

so still no decision on if the district will shut down montgomery or elsie allen high schools. >> lot of anxiety. a lot of frustration lot of mixed emotions, of course, that there's a lot of uncertainty. and so that got a crash is mail there's a lot of just uneasiness of what's next. you know, we don't know what's next for any of us. and so it's just more of a waiting game, especially after the decisions last night. >> the district is facing a 20 million dollar deficit, forcing them to make some pretty tough decisions that are going to impact the families they serve. the board is also considering laying off employees. >> another big story tonight, at least a dozen cars had their windows smashed in near tourist hot spot. and san francisco kron four's gayle ong joins us live from the city with details. good evening, gayle. >> good evening grants. and yes, a string of car burglaries caught on camera. take a look. >> just before 4.30, thursday morning, security cameras capturing a car driving in the area of leavenworth and greenwich in san francisco. moments later, this person in a bright

in year two, steele lane elementary and elsie allen high school closed in year three. rincon valley middle school is absorbed by maria carrillo high school, now santa rosa trustees will hold the meeting at santa rosa city hall tonight, which can accommodate up to 500 people. it starts at 6:00 this evening and again that one also available on youtube now in both santa rosa and vallejo. get there early if you want to see it, because both meetings are expected to be well attended. and by the way, the vote that happens tonight affects changes fall. thanks, chris. let's take a live look for you right now across the bay area. you can see not too bad in some spots. some raindrops there in san francisco. meteorologist kari hall has been monitoring what we can expect. you were telling us about this rain thi morning. yeah, and we are seeing it right over san bruno mountain, where we have storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar parked right now, scanning the sky for this light rain that's moving through. and it is moving just south of san francisco for now, and also extending down

montgomery or elsie allen high schools. >> lot of anxiety. a lot of frustration lot of mixed emotions, of course, that there's a lot of uncertainty. and so that crashes mail. but there's a lot of just uneasiness of what's next. you know, we don't know what's next for any of us. and so it's just more of a waiting game, especially after the decisions last night. >> the district is facing a 20 million dollar deficit forcing them to make tough, decisions that obviously impact people. the board is also considering laying off employees. still ahead on kron, 4 news at 6 former house speaker nancy pelosi host roundtable discussion. >> calling out the republican budget plan. she claims it's only helping the rich. >> and after the break, local leaders speaking out against president trump's latest executive order targeting a san francisco. landmark and a san francisco. landmark and a neighborhood. i don't ever see anyone coming out to maintenance anything, so it's very scary for me because i have everything i love in this home. so, we've now implemented

. >> yeah, well, today the board voted to keep open elsie allen high school, where students staged ae. four high schools will transition to serving seventh through 12th grade students. the changes will happen over two years starting this fall. santa rosa, santa rosa and herbertnta slater middle schools will close, while santa rosa and

. >> elsie allen will remain open and undergo restructuring, the district said starting in two years, students will be able to choose whether they want to stay or go to one of the other high schools. >>> at least six other bay area school districts are facing large cuts and some the possibility of closing schools. state lawmakers went to sonoma state university on friday to talk about the crisis. students and faculty took the opportunity to rally against proposed cuts. watch. the rally was hosted by the california faculty association, last month, sonoma state administrators announced the school was facing nearly $24 million budget deficit. the plan is to lay off faculty and staff, cut several major programs and disband the entire athletics program. >>> a sunnyvale police officer has been cleared in the shooting that killed a teenager in crisis last year, the d.a.s office found the officer was left with no choice but to use deadly force, the officer shot and killed emmanuel perez becerra back in march after he called police on himself. the video shows the officer commanding him to drop

as a result, there's still no decision on whether or not to close both montgomery or elsie allen high schools. >> it's beyond fresh rain that we're going to send all these families, homeless community home without an answer when we need to decide as leaders of how do we want to leave, not how long we've been on this board, not who made bad decisions before us. how do we want to lead collectively? how do we want to steer the ship? >> the district now facing a 20 million dollar deficit forcing them to make some tough decisions that is going to impact families they serve according to the board city hall packed last night with teachers, parents and students protesting these cuts. now the board saying last night, right before they wrapped up their meeting that they wanted to meet again today to finished finished this discussion figure out which schools are going to have to close, which war could close, which otherwise would that is. and they still have not decided when or where they'll be able to meet today. so to be continue back to you. >> a lot of uncertainty ahead. thank you, alright,

on the chopping block today are elsie allen high school and santa rosa comstock and herbert slater middlestock schools. there's also a proposal that would turn three other high schools into seventh through 12th grade campuses. police are back out at a home in antioch today after finding four children living in poor conditions. they first visited the home yesterday after somebody reported a two-year-old alone outside. inside the house, officers found three other children, all aged eight and under, with no adults. police say the kids appeared to need medical attention and were taken to hospitals, then were placed in the custody of child and family services. the mother was arrested on child abuse charges when she returned to the home. a hazmat team deemed the home uninhabitable. >> three new developments out of los angeles this afternoon. fire chief kristen crowley has been ousted. fired today by mayor karen bass over the response to those deadly and devastating southern california wildfires. here's reporter rob hayes from our sister station in los angeles. >> from fire chief to just plain fired

is still no decision on whether or not the district will actually shut down both montgomery or elsie allen high schools. we spoke with a teacher today who doesn't know where she'll be working for months from now. >> lot of anxiety, a lot of frustration lot of mixed emotions, of course, that there's a lot of uncertainty. and so that got a crash is mail there's a lot of just uneasiness of what's next. you know, we don't know what's next for any of us. and so it's just more of a waiting game, especially after the decisions last night. i can't think of anything more important, the planet and the children and they're inextricably tied. it breaks my heart, especially when i found out that it was because of funding. the district is facing a 20 billion dollar deficit forcing it to make some tough decisions that will impact the families they serve. >> and the board is also considering laying off employees in santa rosa. joey horta kron. 4 news. >> happening today, alameda county superior court workers are striking for a second day in a row and what they're calling an unfair labor practices after a

now in year two, steel lane academy and elsie allen high schools closed in year three.rbed by maria carrillo high school, now santa rosa trustees will hold the meeting at santa rosa city hall, which can accommodate 500 people. that starts at six this evening. you can also catch that one on youtube for the district's page, both in santa rosa and vallejo. get there early if you want to see the changes. by the way, for both vallejo and santa rosa, whatever they vote on tonight would take effect the very next school year, starting in the fall. marcus. all right. chris. thank you. well, you may want to expect backups today in the alameda county courts. that's because workers are staging a one day strike. want to give you a live look outside of hayward hall of justice? this is where workers are starting to gather. the service workers union is promising to picket outside criminal, civil and juvenile courts countywide, citing issues with staffing and inadequate training. the union also says it is now working with an expired contract, and leaders believe that today's strike will

according to the press, democrat elsie allen and montgomery high schools now off the chopping block, at least for now. the board ended up running out of time last night. they have in their meeting at 11, 30. it's beyond fresh rain that we're going to send all these families, homeless community to home. >> without an answer when we need to decide as leaders of how do we want to leave, not how long we've been on this board, not who made bad decisions before us. how do we want to lead collectively? how do we want to steer the ship? >> the district is facing a 20 million dollar deficit, forcing them to make some tough decisions that will impact families if they serve. according to the board city hall, packwood teachers, parents and students last night protesting those possible cuts. now the board wanted to continue their meeting today, but they could decide when or where exactly that would be happening today. so it's unclear when they'll be able to pick up where they left off possibly decided close, middle or high schools will see what happens. that's the latest here live in santa rosa.

is still no decision on whether or not the district will actually shut down both montgomery or elsie allen high schools. we spoke with a teacher today who doesn't know where she'll be working for months from now. >> lot of anxiety, a lot of frustration lot of mixed emotions, of course, that there's a lot of uncertainty. and so that got a crash is mail there's a lot of just uneasiness of what's next. you know, we don't know what's next for any of us. and so it's just more of a waiting game, especially after the decisions last night. i can't think of anything more important, the planet and the children and they're inextricably tied. it breaks my heart, especially when i found out that it was because of funding. the district is facing a 20 billion dollar deficit forcing it to make some tough decisions that will impact the families they serve. >> and the board is also considering laying off employees in santa rosa. joey horta kron. 4 news. >> well, 10, 0, 5 is the in vallejo. the city's unified school district voted last night to close 2 schools, mare island, health and fitness academy and lom

is still no decision on whether or not the district will actually shut down both montgomery or elsie allenteacher today who doesn't know where she'll be working for months from now. >> lot of anxiety, a lot of frustration lot of mixed emotions, of course, that there's a lot of uncertainty. and so that got a crash is mail there's a lot of just uneasiness of what's next. you know, we don't know what's next for any of us. and so it's just more of a waiting game, especially after the decisions last night. i can't think of anything more important, the planet and the children and they're inextricably tied. it breaks my heart, especially when i found out that it was because of funding. the district is facing a 20 billion dollar deficit forcing it to make some tough decisions that will impact the families they serve. >> and the board is also considering laying off employees in santa rosa. joey horta kron. 4 news. >> similar problems in vallejo where 2 schools will be closing at the end of this school year. and another will be relocated. the vallejo city unified school district voted last night to

is still no decision on whether or not the district will actually shut down both montgomery or elsie allen high schools. we spoke with a teacher today who doesn't know where she'll be working for months from now. >> lot of anxiety, a lot of frustration lot of mixed emotions, of course, that there's a lot of uncertainty. and so that a crash is mail there's a lot of just uneasiness of what's next. you know, we don't know what's next for any of us. and so it's just more of a waiting game, especially after the decisions last night. i can't think of anything more important, the planet and the children and they're inextricably tied. it breaks my heart, especially when i found out that it was because of funding. the district is facing a 20 billion dollar deficit forcing it to make some tough decisions that will impact the families they serve. >> and the board is also considering laying off employees in santa rosa. joey horta kron. 4 news. >> we'll talk about our forecast live with 5 here at city of san francisco in beautiful day, caliber gun in the weather center with details. yeah, that's right.

american charter schools move into those empty buildings in year two, steel lane elementary school and elsie allen high school closed in year three. rincon valley middle school is absorbed by maria carrillo high school, again putting middle schoolers and high schoolers together. now, santa rosa trustees will meet at 6:00 tonight. as always, the public is welcome to attend. but again, you want to get there early if you want to see. they have moved it, though, from the trustees building to santa rosa city hall, because they want to be able to accommodate the hundreds of people that they expect. that's at 6:00 tonight, laura. all right. we'll continue to follow that. thank you. kris three of the leading mayoral candidates seeking to win oakland's special election are giving getting voters a better idea of their visions for the city. long-time former congresswoman barbara lee, former council member lauren taylor and sheng thao former chief of staff randy webb all took part in a forum last night in downtown oakland. they are among ten candidates seeking to win the mayor's seat vacated by sheng thao aft

both montgomery and elsie allen high schools. we spoke with a teacher from brook hill here who doesn't know where she'll be working for months from now. >> lot of anxiety, a lot of frustration lot of mixed emotions, of course, that there's a lot of uncertainty. and so that got a crash is mail there's a lot of just uneasiness of what's next. you know, we don't know what's next for any of us. and so it's just more of a waiting game, especially after the decisions last night. i can't think of anything more important, the planet and the children and they're inextricably tied. it breaks my heart, especially when i found out that it was because of funding. >> the board is also considering laying off employees. >> and the districts facing a 20 million dollar deficit forcing them to make tough decisions that will impact the families they serve. it isn't clear when the board will meet again on this topic that we have reached out to the district this morning. and we're still waiting to hear back live in santa rosa. joey horta kron. 4 we'll

is still no decision on whether or not the district will actually shut down both montgomery or elsie allen high schools. we spoke with a teacher today who doesn't know where she'll be working for months from now. >> lot of anxiety, a lot of frustration lot of mixed emotions, of course, that there's a lot of uncertainty. and so that got a crash is mail there's a lot of just uneasiness of what's next. you know, we don't know what's next for any of us. and so it's just more of a waiting game, especially after the decisions last night. i can't think of anything more important, the planet and the children and they're inextricably tied. it breaks my heart, especially when i found out that it was because of funding. the district is facing a 20 billion dollar deficit forcing it to make some tough decisions that will impact the families they serve. >> and the board is also considering laying off employees in santa rosa. joey horta kron. 4 news. >> in time of the to schools will close. the vallejo city unified school district. but last night to close mare island, health and fitness academy and loma