afscme has not responded to the university's proposals or counter-proposals since may of 2024.according to the university of california, they and afscme are working through a state regulated process. at this point, you see made new offers to afscme two weeks ago that include 18% in increases over five years, beginning with 5% this year. uc and upped met for mediation at the end of january. the offer on the table was a 5% across the board increase and 3% in years two and three. now the strike began at midnight and will continue through friday. laura. all right. chris. thank you. well, now to a follow up for you on school closures in the south bay. the franklin-mckinley school board district in east san jose. they have voted on what schools are closing. the three schools now on the chopping block are mckinley elementary, los arboles elementary, and ramblewood elementary. it was the 3 to 2 vote last night. the district says they're facing a $22 million deficit. the district also says that it has 40% fewer students than it did just 14 years ago. meanwhile, san francisco unified sch

the university of california says they are disappointed that afscme and upte plan to strike both unionshave closen to focus their energy on strike preparation and amplifying misinformation rather than negotiating. so we will be hearing from workers here throughout the morning and they continue to arrive and will be bringing you their message as well as the message from the university. gianna? >> yeah, looks like lot of people are out there this morning. veronica, thank you. >>> your community station moving on the map to oakland this morning. so let's talk about that city's leadership. it's been a rough go at the mayor's office so think about it. sheng thao recalled. interim mayor put in place and now, and now oakland voters getting a chance to hear from three of the ten candidates running to be the city's next mayor at forum tonight. so longtime congresswoman barbara lee, former oakland city council member lauren taylor and the former chief of staff for sheng thao nya webb will make their chase to lead the city. they will do that at castlemont high starting at 6:00 p.m. and we'll be th