in recent weeks the city of oakland has had to make some budget cuts, lay people off reduced services in today. some of those workers and the unions that represent them represent them, rallied outside city hall saying that the city is harming the community. >> on tuesday morning, oakland city employees, many of whom were recently let go from their jobs, rallied in front of city hall. it said of tackling our financial problems head on. the administration is choosing to balance the budget on the backs of the very workers who keep our city running. >> in an effort to close a 130 million dollar budget shortfall. the city has laid off or will lay off around 100 workers across 18 city departments. almost half of the layoffs are either in the public works department or the police department. oakland has also frozen police department over time close to fire stations and reduced funding for art and culture programs. at tuesday's rally, these workers said the cuts will harm the community. >> not only are you hurting, you know, the working people such as myself, which also hurting the community,

on tuesday morning, oakland city employees, many of whom were recently let go from their jobs, rallied in front of city it said of tackling our financial problems head on. the administration is choosing to balance the budget on the backs of the very workers who keep our city running. >> in an effort to close a 130 million dollar budget shortfall. the city has laid off or will lay off around 100 workers across 18 city departments. almost half of the layoffs are either in the public works department or the police department. >> oakland has also frozen police department over time close to fire stations and reduced funding for art and culture programs. at tuesday's rally, these workers said the cuts will harm the community. >> not only are you hurting, you know, the working people such as myself, but you're also hurting the community like our families, our depriving them of services to help them thrive. >> the union say that instead of making these cuts, they want the city to work with them to balance the budget. city workers are ready and willing to work with the administration to find a

, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> also in oakland, city workers who are set to be laid off are now taking a stand. dozens who received layoff notices gathered on the steps of oakland city hall today in protest. oakland has approved major job cuts to help close a historic $129 million budget deficit. on the chopping block are crime analysts, neighborhood watch teams, recreation center workers, graffiti removal crews and 19 positions within the police department. >> instead of tackling our financial problems head on, the administration is choosing to balance the budget on the backs of the very workers who keep our city running. >> the city administrator decided which jobs would be cut, and the city council approved them back in december. layoffs are scheduled to begin on february 28th. >> all right, let's turn to the weather as we get ready for the rain to return. as we take a live look outside at the conditions right now. abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with what's coming. sandhya. >> yeah. we're going to see some major changes in our weather. so right now

that's one third of its funding from the city of oakland. this cut comes on the heels of the federal funding freeze threatened by the trump administration, but paused by a federal judge. >> we will need greater support from the communities that we serve. more volunteers, more donors. >> council members, including myself as the head of the finance committee, were not consulted whatsoever. >> oakland city council members tell ktvu they are looking at all options to try and help these groups, but the city administrator says the cuts are necessary to close a projected budget deficit of nearly $130 million for the current fiscal year. the administrator issued a statement which reads in part, quote, we recognize these reductions will be difficult for their recipients and for the community members benefiting from these services they help fund. unfortunately, we do anticipate additional reductions remain necessary. now, some of these nonprofits started decades ago. in fact, unity council celebrated its 60th anniversary just last year. gasia, andre.

still ahead, dozens of oakland city workers who are laid off. >> rally today saying their misfortune will soon affect people who live and work in oakland. plus, a nice big gift shop vandalized. the owners now fear they were targeted because of their. because of their. >> mexican background. excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable gig speed internet. five years of advanced securit. five years of a great rate that won't change. it's back. but only for a limited time. high five. five years? -nope. comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. powering five years of savings. powering possibilities. comcast business. >> potential new law enforcement partnership between the city of oakland and northeastern university is causing concern for some people in east oakland kron four's lezla gooden joins us now live in newsroom to break down the latest to explain this. >> yes, comey leaders and some residents are asking for open communication, more information about a poten

dozens who received layoff notices gathered on the steps of oakland city hall today in protest. oakland plans to cut jobs to help close an historic $129 million budget deficit. on the chopping block right now, crime analysts, neighborhood watch teams, recreation center workers, graffiti removal crews and 19 positions within the department. >> instead of tackling our financial problems head on, the administration is choosing to balance the budget on the backs of the very workers who keep our city running. layoffs will have a direct impact on our ability to provide timely and high quality services to everyone in oakland. they should be a last resort. >> we've reached out to a couple of folks inside the city government of oakland. they're obviously there are a lot of different people with opinions on this. we haven't heard back, but layoffs are scheduled to begin on february 28th. a small family business in san francisco added some flavor to the way we start our day, and it's still based in the bay area. up next, celebrating a big day for a company that claims it created the world's

on tuesday morning, oakland city employees, many of whom were recently let go from their jobs, rallied in front of city hall. it said of tackling our financial problems head on. the administration is choosing to balance the budget on the backs of the very workers who keep our city running. >> in an effort to close a 130 million dollar budget shortfall. the city has laid off or will lay off around 100 workers across 18 city departments. almost half of the layoffs are either in the public works department or the police department. oakland has also frozen police department over time close to fire stations and reduced funding for art and culture programs at tuesday's rally, these workers said the cuts will harm the community. >> not only are you hurting, you know, the working people such as myself, but you're also hurting the community like our families, our depriving them of services to help them thrive. >> the union say that instead of making these cuts, they want the city to work with them to balance the budget. city workers are ready and willing to work with the administration to find

the city of oakland has recently made some very drastic cuts to city services today outside city hallorkers who are laid off the unions that represent them are asking the city telling the city that they're putting public safety at risk. on tuesday morning, oakland city employees, many of whom were recently let go from their jobs, rallied in front of city hall. it said of tackling our financial problems head on. the administration is choosing to balance the budget on the backs of the very workers who keep our city running. >> in an effort to close a 130 million dollar budget shortfall. the city has laid off or will lay off around 100 workers across 18 city departments. almost half of the layoffs are either in the public works department or the police department. >> oakland has also frozen police department over time close to fire stations and reduced funding for art and culture programs at tuesday's rally, these workers said the cuts will harm the community. >> not only are you hurting, you know, the working people such as myself, but you're also hurting the community like our families

. >> well, happening today, oakland city employees are going to be rallying this morning against president trump's cuts to public services. labor unions representing the city's workers have filed a complaint with the california public employment relations board alleging unfair labor practices by the city of oakland. unions say these cuts are cutting vital public services that oakland residents rely on. they're going to be rallying at 11 o'clock this morning in front of oakland city hall. meanwhile, a federal judge has found that the trump administration has not fully complied with his order to unfreeze federal spending and it's now ordering the white house to release billions of dollars in federal money. this order also temporarily blocks the trump administration from slashing funding for medical and public health research, which impacts ucsf. in fact, ucsf get more research dollars from the national institutes of health than any other public institution in the nation. the money pays for things like support staff lab space and electricity for research. the trump administration has appealed

we're going to begin in the east bay. >> where the city recently laid off a bunch of workers oakland and they rally to demand their jobs back. they say recent budget cuts are hurting the city. kron 4 charles clifford has the details. >> well, the city of oakland has made some painful budget cuts in recent weeks. those who lost their jobs in the unions that represent them are saying the city is putting public safety at risk and harming the community. on tuesday morning, oakland city employees, many of whom were recently let go from their jobs, rallied in front of city hall. it said of tackling our financial problems head on. the administration is choosing to balance the budget on the backs of the very workers who keep our city running. >> in an effort to close a 130 million dollar budget shortfall. the city has laid off or will lay off around 100 workers across 18 city departments. almost half of the layoffs are either in the public works department or the police department. oakland has also frozen police department over time close to fire stations and reduced funding for art and cultu

. >> reporting in redwood city, i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> thank you, rob. former oakland mayor sheng thao was back in federal court today for what they call a status conference hearing as she continues to face several counts of bribery charges. the former mayor, her romantic partner, andrea jones and the alleged co-conspirators. david and andy duong also appeared in federal court today. prosecutors say talent agreed to a pay for play scheme where members of the delong family who are the owners of callaway solutions would pay tao. and her boyfriend, andre jones, money in return for influence and benefits to their businesses. if convicted, they could face 20 years in prison. happening now, the oakland unified school district is hosting a public meeting asking for community feedback about ways to balance a 95 million dollar budget deficit. this comes ahead of a final vote later this month about the looming cuts, school mergers and layoffs. the budget deficit is projected to reach 152 million dollars this year. if changes are not made. so they have to do something. tonight's

and it'll be in the oakland city center. it has dealers coming in from a lot of the american states but especially from european and other countries, hungary and australia will be represented, there will be a lot of very interesting dealers, all accredited in manuscript materials, there will be posters from the free speech movement and all sorts of great items. >> i found it difficult to get to san francisco but oakland seems to be more feasible. >> oakland is very accessible, we like the venue because of the 12th street b.a.r.t. stop, and the city has bent over backwards, basically welcoming us, we originally did it in san francisco in the old concourse. >> before we go to the next segment with laura, tell us where you are located. >> just north of berkeley, two suburbs, and i have been involved for about 30 years and i also charity the book club. >> that is great, thank you for being with us, michael, please join us with laura in the next segment as we look at these rare books. >> we continue this wonderful book fair with

and oakland city employees are going to rally this morning against president trump's cuts to public services. labor unions representing the city workers have filed a complaint with the california public employment relations board saying that there are unfair labor practices going on in the city of oakland. the union say the cuts are cutting vital public services that oakland residents rely on. they will rally at 11 o'clock this morning in front of oakland city hall. it's 7.22 and facebook parent company meta has started its layoffs last month mark zuckerberg announced plans to trim the workforce by 5%, which is more than three-thousand. people losing their jobs. the report bloomberg says that zuckerberg says the layoffs are targeting low performers and those who are not meeting expectations over the course of the year. layoff notices for us based employees start going out. well, they started yesterday workers in other countries. they're going to be in the formed at a later date. >> will the sfmta says it will continue to issue warnings and not fines for violating their new day lighting laws.

city council just two years ago. now he's the interim mayor of oakland. during a particularly tumultuous time at city hall. we'll talk live with kevin jenkins about what he'll consider success from his short time in that office, and what oaklanders can expect when it comes to public safety and budget cuts. >> then the bay area's largest school district facing budget cuts. how san francisco unified wants to slash $114 million. [music] >> live from jack london square. this is mornings on two. the nine. >> today is tuesday, february 11th. we're looking live at oakland. you can see the skyline there. it's a nice shot. it looks like clear weather, but the weather will be changing. we're going to talk to rosemary in just a second about that. all right. working through retirement age is reportedly good for your health. i've actually already kind of knew this. that's according to a new survey from university of michigan. national poll on healthy aging. researchers surveyed nearly 3500 adults between the ages of 50 and 94. they found that seniors who were still employed report stronger health benefit and well-being

the city of oakland will rename an intersection after the late, great rickey henderson. ncil approved putting a commemorative street sign for rickey henderson way at the intersection of 51st street and broadway, just a few blocks away from oakland tech, where the a's legend and baseball hall of famer went to school. rickey henderson, as you know, died in december at the age of 65. well, tomorrow, the san jose sharks will try to get out of the cellar of the western conference. they'll be hosting the vancouver canucks. the sharks have the fewest points of any team in the nhl. last night, they dropped their eighth game out of nine. that loss was even more painful than normal. the score was tied at three in the final minutes of the third period, when montreal won the game with a shorthanded goal. well, noon tomorrow is the nba trade deadline. the golden state warriors are working those phones, trying to make the team even better. the warriors reportedly want to bring back kevin durant, who's right now with the phoenix suns, but phoenix may be asking for too much. reportedly,

dozens who received layoff notices gathered on the steps of oakland city hall yesterday in protest. d has approved major job cuts to help close a historic $129 million budget deficit. on the chopping block. our crime analysts, neighborhood watch teams, recreation center workers, graffiti removal crews and 19 positions within the police department. >> instead of tackling our financial problems head on, the administration is choosing to balance the budget on the backs of the very workers who keep our city running. >> the city administrator decided which jobs would be cut, and the city council approved them in december. layoffs are scheduled to begin on february 28th. >> no fast food chain is as californian as in and out, but now the burger joint is closing its southern california headquarters, with plans to move some of its corporate offices to tennessee. the l.a. daily news reports in-n-out will leave its irvine offices and move some staff to its campus in baldwin park in l.a. county. that is where the chain was founded. other corporate workers will be relocating to a new eastern terr

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the city of oakland has made some painful budget cuts in recent weeks. on tuesday morning, oakland city employees, many of whom were recently let go from their jobs, rallied in front of city hall saying the city is putting public safety at risk and harming the community with these decisions in an effort to close 130 million dollar budget shortfall. oakland has laid off or will lay off about 100 workers across 18 city departments. almost half of the layoffs are a night of the public works or police departments. oakland has also frozen police department over time, which is not a good thing at the moment. they've also closed to fire stations and reduced funding for arts and culture programs. >> it said of tackling our financial problems head on. the administration is choosing to balance the budget on the backs of the very workers who keep our city running. >> the city, meanwhile, is warning that additional layoffs and service reductions may be necessary. but so far they have a detailed where those cuts would be made. >> it's 6.10, and still ahead on the kro

just yesterday, oakland city empaoyees, many were recently laid off from their jobs, rallied at city hall, saying that the public its safety is at risk because of these efforts to close 130 million dollar budget shortfall. oakland has laid off or will lay off about 100 workers across 18 different departments within the city. almost half of the layoffs are in either the public works department or police department. oakland has also frozen police department over time close to fire station and reduce funding for arts and culture programs. >> it said of tackling our financial problems head on. the administration is choosing to balance the budget on the backs of the very workers who keep our city running. >> meanwhile, the city is warning additional layoffs and service reductions might be necessary. so far, though they haven't made any decisions on the details. >> 25 is the time to plumbing companies in south san francisco are now facing a potential six-figure fine for a trench collapse that seriously injured one of their workers. state regulators are accusing smelly miles and sewer rat pl

and coming up on the kron 4 morning news, dozens of oakland city workers, many of whom were laid off say that the city is going to suffer. we'll tell you how. and san francisco mayor daniel lurie spent most state of emergency ordinance clears its final hurdle. what now for san francisco and we've got you covered when it comes to the storm. that is on the way. the timing and the the way. the timing and the flooding concerns. all ahead. i'm not happy with the way that pg&e handled the wildfires. yeah. yeah. i totally, totally understand. we're adding a ton of sensors. as soon as something comes in contact with the power line, it'll turn off so that there's not a risk that it's gonna fall to the ground and start a fire. okay. and i want you to be able to feel the improvements. we've been able to reduce wildfire risk from our equipment by over 90%. that's something i want to believe. [skateboard sounds] >> right now on the kron 4 morning news, a proposal to close several schools in the south bay obviously met with protest from parents and teachers. >> it's a motion passes with 6 ayes and

oakland has laid off or will lay off around 100 workers across 18 city departments. half of the layoffs are either in the public works or police departments. oakland has also frozen police department over time closed to fire stations and reduced funding for arts and culture programs. >> it said of tackling our financial problems head on. the administration is choosing to balance the budget on the backs of the very workers who keep our city running. >> the city, meanwhile, warns additional layoffs and service reductions may be necessary, but they have not so far as detailed where those cuts would be made. still to come here at 10 o'clock, a powerful storm threatens toxic runoff and debris flows in fire-ravaged southern california. we're taking a closer look at those concerns tonight. plus, a local university considering their own police department. now the idea is sitting with a nearby idea is sitting with a nearby neighbo excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five

today, the city of oakland, this city council there double on renaming a street and out of a legend,rson. they're in a vote on renaming the intersection of broadway 51st to rickey henderson way and also declared today, february 4th as ricky henderson day honor of his number. 24, the intersection was picked by the henderson family to honor ricky's time oakland tech, where he was actually name california state baseball player of the year. back in 1976. so i have a crop. the morning news. the warriors were. >> we're going to back in the win column the orlando magic at the chase center and wilson is that all those highlights and the figures expected a lot more rain to come keep eye out we'llwe are 42 to know today. >> and the san jose people protested against ice raids and president trump's immigration policies. seen waving flags and holding signs reading families belong together. sam was a school officials. they were busy monday prepping for the storm. city's public works. department spent the day clearing storm drains to minimize the chance of flooding. tree crews vulnerable branches f

oakland's moment to shine. but deputy police chief james behre sounded a warning. >> if you come into our city and you victimizeunity members or businesses or people that are coming here to enjoy the festivities, we will arrest you. >> at a news conference, oakland police discussed their plans to keep the city safe. i asked if officers would still be tasked with monitoring sideshows. >> we will have specific officers set at specific locations for nba related events, but we will have additional officers out there to help address some of the sideshow activities if they shall occur. >> police chief floyd mitchell says the nba will be on the hook for at least some of the costs associated with policing the city. >> the nba is paying for specific events that they ask us to help them in regards to escorting and providing security for that. >> police will be working with partner agencies to keep the city safe. chp officers will boost traffic enforcement along busy streets like broadway and international boulevard, where police will also be on the lookout for sex trafficking. alameda county sheriff's deputies will be on

layoffs are coming to oakland city workers, a consequence of the city's devastating financial crisis.t's according to a memo from the city administrator that was obtained by the east bay times. the first two city departments to see staffing cuts are public works, which will have 26 roles cut. then the police department, where 19 positions will be eliminated. those are the two hardest hit agencies for this round, which will affect 100 workers in total. oakland's city administrator called the layoffs hard, but necessary to help close an historic $129 million budget deficit. unions say the layoffs are reckless, unacceptable and devastating for residents. well, baseball fans remembered rickey henderson today. one of the greatest players to ever play the game. a public memorial brought fans, family, friends and former players together at the oakland arena. that's next door to the coliseum, where the oakland tech graduate forged his career as baseball's all time leader in stolen bases and runs scored. >> that man changed baseball forever. yes he did. yes. yes. >> along with ken griffey jr,

area in your device's app store and download it now. >> in the east bay, layoffs are coming to oakland citynce of the city's devastating financial crisis. that's according to a memo from the city administrator that was obtained by the east bay times, the first two city departments to see staffing cuts are public works, which will see 26 roles gone. then the police department, where 19 positions will be eliminated. those are the two hardest hit agencies for this round, which will affect 100 workers total. oakland city administrator called the layoffs hard, but necessary to help close a historic $129 million deficit. unions say the layoffs are reckless, unacceptable and devastating for residents. >> happening today, activists are calling for people to skip work, school and to avoid shopping, to show solidarity with immigrants and to protest the trump administration's immigration policies. now, a day without immigrants plans to highlight the importance of migrants work in the u.s, and it comes after protests over the weekend. this one happened in concord after police say there was immigration

. >>> in oakland, city workers rallied in front of city hall to protest their own layoff notices. and facing their own budget shortfall of about $130 million. >> this is not city workers fault. we didn't mismanage money. we did not collect revenue that needed to be collected. we have done nothing, but come to work every day and do our best for the citizens of oakland. >> layoffs scheduled to take effect at the end of the month. oakland has already temporarily closed two fire stations to deal with that budget deficit. >>> up next at 5:00, the redwoods and state parks, were severely damaged during lightning fueled wildfire. already, new hope is starting to emerge. the plan to protect the thousand year old trees far into the future. >>> i would love to be around another few thousand to see what's going to happen to it. >>> and plus a big crowd on hand to celebrate a new toilet in the east bay. >>> and so not only is this functional, but it is pretty nice to look at. >> and so what's got the community members so ♪ (upbeat music playing) ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ kia movement that inspires. (vo)

they say that there are unfair labor practices happening by the city of oakland.he cut are cutting vital public services that oakland residents rely on. the rally is at 11 o'clock this morning in front of city hall. >> happening today, berkeley residents are planning to rally against rising pg and e rates. so the chill in the company says that customers are seeing more expensive bills because energy conservation and solar adoption is rising in california. utility company says their rates are based on dividing the fix cost that they have with the units of energy sold. if they sell less than each when they do sell has to be more expensive to cover the costs. the rally is set for this afternoon at 2 o'clock. it'll be on adeline and 63rd street. >> in the north bay, schools in santa rosa are going to start observing career technical education month, which is this month, career tech. and it teaches students to write of skills in fields, including construction, business management, agricultural, health care, and engineering. the program's introduce them to career paths

they're going rally at 11 this morning right in front of oakland city hall. facebook, parent company meta. they have started layoffs. so last month mark zuckerberg announcing plans to trim the company's workforce by at least 5%, which is more than 3,000 people. according to a report by bloomberg, zuckerberg says the layoffs are targeting low performers and those who are not meeting expectations over the course of the year. well, notice is for the u.s. based employees started going out yesterday. all workers in other countries are going to be informed at a later date. thousands danish citizens are launching an effort to buy california this response to president trump's misuse for the u.s. to acquire greenland. petition is called. denmark a vacation. it asks all danes to contribute a hefty equivalent of $18,000 each to make it happen. the campaign says if purchase california's name would be changed to new denmark and also promises to turn disneyland into hans christian anderson live. >> fremont city council will consider approving a controversial panda gets hom

after receiving news that their funding from the city of oakland will stop at the end of the month. e city says these cuts are needed to close a budget deficit. ktvu is amber lee live tonight in oakland with more on the story. amber. >> mike i spoke with elderly residents who depend on these services and the provided by the nonprofits they have. they're very concerned and they have a lot of questions. [music] for nine years, ladd phelps has lived at this subsidized senior housing complex in oakland provided by unity council, a nonprofit. the 72 year old tells me he and other residents depend on the services the nonprofit provides, such as caregiver assistance and hot meals. but the city of oakland plans to cut funding to unity council, one of 13 nonprofits, by the end of this month. >> horrified, horrified what we're going to do. how are we going to survive? how much more are they going to take away from us? >> unity council officials tell me they were blindsided when they received notification from the city administrator last week. they say they will lose $117,000 needed to help low

city running. layoffs will have a direct impact on our ability to provide timely and high quality services to everyone in oakland. they should be a last resort. >> the jobs being eliminated. that was the decision of the city administrator, and the council approved them back in december. layoffs are set to begin on february 28th. >> happening tonight on the peninsula, belmont city council plans to vote on a resolution to support uh- to support san mateo county measure a measure a asks if voters if san mateo county supervisors should have the authority to remove the sheriff, cristina corpus, from office. she's accused of corruption, nepotism and retaliation within the department. corpus denies those allegations. a special election on measure a will be held on march 4th. now, tonight's vote in belmont makes it the fourth city in san mateo county to consider resolutions expressing no confidence in corpus. san mateo, san carlos and millbrae city councils have approved similar resolutions. >> a new storm is expected to bring more rain to the bay area, possibly starting tonight. >> yes, spencer christian is here now in

and then lastly at 4 o'clock today at the frank ogawa plaza at oakland city hall. and that's where they'll have congress member lateefah simon attending. 09:26am. for your health this morning. a new study reveals that more students are skipping breakfast. the cdc did a study in the last 10 years. they looked at the habits of children. and they're looking at their physical activity, their diet, their sleep. and they found that in 2023, one in 4 teenagers, 8 breakfast every day across the full ten-year survey period. they found decreases and the percentage of teenagers who eat fruits and veggies and breakfast daily. the only positive trend they found. we're an increase in students drinking water at least 3 times a day and a decrease in students drinking soda. >> we're going to take a break at 9.27. but still ahead, the bay area expecting more rain on top of what we've been getting so far this morning and even wetter afternoon and and even wetter afternoon and evening commute on tap will ♪ rise ♪ ♪ rise ♪ ♪ rise ♪ (alarm beeping) ♪ rise ♪ ♪ and thrive! ♪ (♪♪) belvita!

area on your device's app store and download it now. >> in the east bay, layoffs are coming to oakland city city's devastating financial crisis. that's according to a memo from the city administrator that was obtained by the east bay times. the first two city departments to see staffing cuts are public works, which will see 26 roles cut. then the police department, where 19 positions will be eliminated. those are the two hardest hit agencies for this round, which will affect 100 workers total. oakland city administrator calls the layoffs hard, but necessary to help close a historic $129 million deficit. unions say the layoffs are reckless, unacceptable and devastating for residents. >> happening today, activists are calling for people to skip work, school and to avoid shopping, to show solidarity with immigrants and to protest the trump administration's immigration policies. a day without immigrants plans to highlight the importance of migrants work in the u.s, and it comes after protests over the weekend. this one happened in concord after police say there was immigration enforcement activ

oakland city workers rallying to keep their jobs after dozens of them got layoff notices. thanks for being with us this tuesday afternoon. i'm anne makovec. and we know that oakland is facing a huge budget shortfall. these workers don't want the fix to come at their expense. now the city is facing a budget shortfall of almost $130 million. the cuts would mostly impact non-sworn staff, members of the police department and public works employees. jennifer foster works for the police department and is one of the people who got a layoff notice. she had a warning about what will happen if the city gets rid of positions like hers. >>>>we provide important services. without them, our community will be less safe. workers and the community cannot be held accountable for the failure to responsibly manage revenue collection and the budget properly. we must protect our workers and city services. >>>>the layoffs are set to take effect at the end of the month. oakland has already temporarily closed two fire stations to deal with this budget deficit, and hundreds of job cuts are likely to

plus, nearly 100 oakland city employees set to lose their jobs at the end of the month as the city grapples with the budget crisis. the push to fire san mateo county sheriff christina corpus gaining momentum. another group now enforcing for removal. >> and joining us is dry but not for long. i'm darya and i'm james moore in the forecast in a minute. you're tracking news. yeah, news today. we're talking about fentanyl and i think in every class a fine it right now is scheduled to is going because it's because i want talk about that in just a few minutes. was keep our eye on the skies clear so far, very clear. so far we are looking at what is nice, clear day between record breaking rain yesterday and

mismanagement by this administration. >> now, the union workers argued the layoffs are illegal under the oakland city charter. they want the city to work with them to avoid job losses and service cuts. neither the interim mayor nor the city administrator have made comments on the allegations by the union. >> some bay area dancers are back at home after making an appearance at the super bowl halftime show. >> say i hate you like i'm young. you better not ever go to cell block one to any that talk to me in love. just make sure you hide your little sister from them. >> with a record breaking 133 million people watching, the dance crews brought hyphy culture and turf dancing to the biggest stage in the world. they're known as turfers. they perform with four bay area groups turf fiends, unknown, the real them and best alive dance team. turfing has deep roots in oakland going back to the 60s. the dancers say it's a form of storytelling and self-expression. >> the fact that i can be myself and be authentic myself and being genuine, and to do that on stage, that's the most beautiful thing to happen. >> it me

and in the east bay, dozens of oakland city employees are being laid off because of the budget deficit on friday. 77 city workers got their layoff notices in an email to employees. the city administrator said that nearly 100 employees will be laid off or moved into different positions by the end of the month. and this is all in an effort to help reduce 130 million dollar budget shortfall. also last month, the city made 204 million dollars worth of cuts to city programs to police over time and they close 3 fire stations. plus the city is putting his sales tax measure on the ballot in april. and if that passes, it will help. they say to reduce the need for more budget cuts and layoffs. >> well, elsewhere, the east bay, a former mount diablo unified school district employees now set to appear in federal court today for an alleged multi-million dollar fraud scheme. prosecutors say eric rego, but hundreds of ipads and gopros and other electronics with district funds and then resold them for his own profit rego worked as the district's after school program coordinator. he claimed that all th

plus, nearly 100 oakland city employees are set to lose their jobs by the end of the month the city grapples deficit and the push to fire san mateo county sheriff christina corpus is gaining momentum. another group now endorsing removal. >> it will dry out today, but not for long. i'm daria and i'm james. yeah. the rain returns tomorrow and this one of the colder the sierra. we'll get some snow out of it, too. so lots to follow. yeah, too. good to have one day off, though, john. yes, we can appreciate this sunshine today, even if it is some cold sunshine. i mean, this morning we've been waking up with some frost on the windows out there for a few spots. some may need to get out there a little bit extra early and just check on your car and some of those inland areas. we're looking outside at san jose with clear skies overhead. what a change from yesterday with that heavy rain for much of the day. we will not see of that today. a nice crystal clear. one cold air in place after that cold front roared through yesterday afternoon. you can see where the 30's to 40's right now. few of us hanging ou

and today the oakland city council will vote on renaming a street in honor of a's legend rickey henderson. they'll be voting to rename the intersection of broadway at 51st street 2, ricky henderson, way and also declared today, february 4th is ricky henderson day in honor of his number. 24. >> well, it is 6.15. we're looking outside at a very busy morning ahead of us. so if you are leaving the house to get to work, if you can't do that work from home day today is the day that is going to have the roughest of travel conditions and not just for your morning, but also for your evening commute tonight. this is where we're at sf right now. lot of cloud cover sitting across the bay area this morning right now he's a little bit quieter. a lot of that attention from the atmospheric river is now focused a lot further southward. but for the north bay, the damage absolutely already has been done. and with that, a lot of standing water out such as 101, and highway. 37, you're also seeing a flood warning actively on the russian river just west of santa rosa. let's zoom in a little bit further. all thi

dozens of oakland city employees are being laid off because of the budget deficit on friday. >> 77 workers their layoff notices in email to employees. the city administrator said the nearly 100 workers will be laid off or moved to different positions by the end of this month. and that's all in an effort to reduce a 130 million dollars shortfall. plus, last month, the city cut about 204 million dollars in city programs. police overtime spending and they also close 3 fire stations. the city is placing a sales tax measure on the april ballot. and they say that if that passes, it will help to reduce the need for more budget cuts and layoffs. the trump administration plans to lay off. >> almost all u.s. aid employees. according to a memo posted on u.s. aids website, all staff working outside the u.s. will be put on leave before midnight friday and ordered to return home within 30 days unless they're deemed essential. thousands of employees have already lost their jobs and programs worldwide have been shut down. >> up at the state capitol, a new piece of legislation is looking to address drunk d

and police also found drug paraphernalia, weapons and ammunition. >> oakland city workers, meanwhile, ordered back to the office after 2 years of working remotely employees are required to work in office 4 days a week. the exception will begin april. for all city workers. now the in office mandate comes as 100 city workers received layoff notices. mayor daniel lurie, meanwhile, is increasing police presence in downtown san francisco as part of a new initiative that he calls a hospitality task force. the mayor says it will kick start the economy and make downtown safer. lori says the task force will primarily focus on areas around the moscone convention center. you're both went to gardens and union square. the patrols are directed to work with the local businesses and hotels to make that area safer. according again, all of this, according to the mayor's office. >> the task force will be an important part of our public safety plan for next week when we have the lunar new year parade and we have nba all-star weekend. but let's be clear. it's going to continue after that. every single day

that's at oakland city hall congressmember lateefah. simon is also expected to be in attendance. there. we're going to take a break at 8.11, but still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news in north. a school is having classes for the first time this morning since copper thieves cut power to the entire campus will tell you what the superintendent at say about. >> the cost of repairing. >> and keeping you updated on everything got to know as you're heading outside today, we've already had a rough morning commute and still some heavier rainfall working its way directly into the bay area from the southwest. we will continue to see this all day long today. college, you know, when to expect the worst of in your full forecast. all right. tracking a lot of reports of flooding out also that accident on the san mateo accident on the san mateo bridge. i bought the team! kevin... ? i put it on my chase freedom unlimited card. and i'm gonna cashback on a few other things too! starting with the sound system... that's caaaaaaaaash. cashback like a pro with chase freedom unlimited. how do you cashba

oakland seniors for years. they are now in talks with city council members to see what can be done. in oakland, amber lee, ktvu, fox two news. >> new at 11 an inmate who was attacked at elmwood correctional facility in milpitas has died. that, according to the santa clara county sheriff's office, last week, he was beaten by three other inmates in a dormitory, according to officials. the sheriff's office says guards found the inmate unconscious with critical injuries during a routine welfare check. those three inmates are now facing murder and torture charges. investigators are still looking into why he was targeted. next, at 11, school officials in the south bay are making sure students and staff are prepared in the event of immigration enforcement on their campuses. and they are smiling up in the sierra. we're going to take a closer look at some of those snow totals seen today. and more snow, by the way. bill. right. it's on the way. >> yeah, there's more snow coming and there's more rain for , but not right if you like options, you'll love my $6 all day big deal meal. choose from 4

dozens of oakland city employees are being laid off because of the budget deficit on friday, 77 employees got their layoff notices in an email to employees. the city administrator said that nearly 100 workers will be laid off or moved 2 different positions by the end of the month. and this is all to help cut 130 million dollar budget shortfall last month. the city issued 204 million dollars in cuts. 2 city programs and cut police overtime spending and they also closed 3 fire stations. the city is placing a sales tax measure on the april special election ballot, which if passed, will help to reduce the budget cuts and layoffs that they say are necessary at this point. >> in the east bay, a former mount diablo unified school district employee is now set to appear in federal court today for an alleged multi-million dollar fraud scheme. prosecutors say eric rego bought hundreds of ipads, gopros and other electronics with district funds, but then resold them for his own profit. rego worked as the district's after school program coordinator and he claimed the electronics would be for student us

and oakland city workers are being ordered back to the office after years of working remotely. if they wanted employees are required to work in an office now, 4 days a week, the exception will or the expectation, rather will begin in april for all city workers. the in office mandate comes says 100 city workers got laid off this week. >> you hear me. >> dramatic new video of a water rescue in marin county shows the moments a deputy pulled a driver out of the nearly submerged car near point raze. it happened after the driver hit a large puddle and lost control along platform bridge road. that's about a mile north of sir francis drake boulevard. sheriff's deputy was able to break into the rear window of the car and pulled that driver to safety. a reminder storm activity can happen. quick flooded roads can happen. quick officials are asking drivers to turn around. if you see any flooded water on the roads. speaking of. >> this is water flowing over sebastopol road as we speak. this is green valley creek that has come up over its banks and you're looking at a driver. trying to get t

oakland hills high answer ama and dan. >> good evening. it has been on and off rain all afternoon. dry right now. the cityf oakland says since last week they have been working on storm preps, trying to get ahead of this week's storm. midday in orinda was a mix of on and off rain, but not the moderate to heavy downpours the east bay saw on tuesday. in oakland, public works got an early start on storm preps in anticipation of thursday's rain. the drainage division crews cleared out gutters along wood street in west oakland. the city says in addition to clearing out storm drains, workers are laying down sandbags and tarps in areas prone to mudslides. they're also coordinating their efforts with other local agencies. some residents, like douglas morris, say things have been good this winter. >> it's comfortable down in my house and i haven't heard of any trees coming down. >> morris has lived here for more than 50 years. he just finished his annual maintenance inspection with the oakland fire department. despite citywide budget cuts, he thinks the city has done well keeping the streets clear. >> like i said,

rallied front of city hall saying the city is putting public safety at risk and harming the community never to close a 130 million dollar budget shortfall. oakland has laid off or will lay off around 100 workers across 18 city departments. almost half of the layoffs are a night of the public works. are police departments? oakland also frozen police department over time close to fire stations and reduce funding for arts and cultural programs. >> it said of tackling our financial problems head on. the administration is choosing to balance the budget on the backs of the very workers who keep our >> the city, meanwhile, wards that additional layoffs and service reductions might be necessary but has so far not detailed where those cuts would be made. happening today in the south bay, the city of san jose, along with the nonprofit life moves one pill, a new interim housing community homekey brandon latest now, the city's largest interim housing community. it's going to feature 204 units, including 24 adaptable units. the multigenerational families. this project contributes to san jose's goal of adding 1000 housing units by 2026. their pre opening even

. >> dozens of oakland city employees are being laid off because of the city's budget deficit. talking about 77 employees who've been served, layoff notices in an email to employees. the city administrator says almost 100 workers will be laid off or moved to different positions by the end of the month to help cut a 130 million dollar shortfall. this is the second part of the city's phased approach to addressing the budget. the first phase included cuts to police over time and the closure of 2 fire stations. the second phase involves the closure of 4 additional fire stations. interim mayor kevin jenkins says on top of a proposed sales tax working on a plan to prevent these fire stations from closing. >> we've got 2.6 million dollars back from the open. we not in coliseum. they have 2 really good year as far as shows and at that venue. so that 2.6 million dollars will be used to offset some of these closures. we're also working to find other money to ensure that these fire stations do not close. >> the interim mayor says the proposed sales tax would add 20 to 30 million dollars t

don't have a live event for nba all-star celebrity game in oakland city councilmember ken houston is excited to host a celebrity game in his district. >> as well as the hbcu classic on saturday, citing part about it is that? >> open last 3 teams. this brings back some some some this it he oakland's restaurants and hotels are getting ready to handle the crowds. peter, again, as with visit oakland says hotels curated specific packages for guests booking during nba all-star weekend. a chance for the city to show off its positives and change public perception. what the result is going to be is more of that, right? so you come here for all-star weekend. but at the same time, you might say of all, i can have my own corporate event i can have family reunion year. >> the nba also has a commitment to addressing food insecurity this year. so players and volunteers will be at the san francisco murray and food bank on friday helping to pack meals for the roughly 50,000 families that the food bank serves reporting live in san francisco. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news, right? that's a good thing. ab

oakland city union workers who have received layoff notices held a rally at city hall today. they say job cuts will have a harmful impact on public services. >> save our services, save our services. save our services. save our services. >> employee labor unions say about 75 layoff notices were sent to employees effective at the end of this month, and more are expected. the cuts are part of the city's budget shortfall affecting workers from city departments, including public works. one union employee said the city is balancing the budget on the backs of workers. >> that's all we want to do is do our work and not have to worry about whether we're going to get laid off, if we're not going to be able to take care of our families because of mismanagement by this administration. >> the union workers say that the layoffs are illegal under the city charter, and they called on the city to work with them to avoid job losses and service cuts. all right. get ready for even more options while you're shopping in palo alto. we'll tell you about the big plans at the stanford shopping center.

also be happening at the oakland arena going head live event for nba all star celebrity game at oakland city councilmember ken houston is excited to host a celebrity game in his district. >> as well as the hbcu classic on saturday, citing part about it is that? >> open last 3 teams. this brings back some some some this was he oakland's restaurants and hotels are getting ready to handle the crowds. peter, again, as with visit oakland says hotels curated specific packages for guests booking during nba all-star weekend. a chance for the city to show off its positives and change public perception. it sheds a positive light. it gets people to our town. they actually go out experience the vibrancy. >> of our downtown, the vibrancy of our restaurants and they share with friends. >> the nba has a commitment this year to addressing food insecurities. so players and volunteers will be at the san francisco marin, food bank on friday, helping to pack meals for the roughly 50,000 households. the food bank serves each week reporting live in san francisco. i'm rob nesbitt. kron. 4 news. thank you, rob. and