it's not just the alameda county sheriff's office. i think as a profession, we have a work to do to right some wrongs over the history of this country and policing. so this is proactive. the sheriff and i both have a vision for the future of policing not only in the alameda county sheriff's office but across this great nation. >> you talk about a lot of different areas here in alameda county. how can the sheriff's office help with the crime issues in oakland? we are all one here. >> we are all one, and sheriff sanchez is committed to helping out any police agency in the county of alameda when she has the opportunity to do so. we have some overlap in the city of oakland with our transit services, airport police services unit. so we are in oakland. we do provide services to certain parts of oakland but don't police the city of oakland. however, we are at the table with the city of oakland police department and always willing to assist when needed. >> the d.a. as you know pamela price in alameda county is facing a recall effort because m

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under sheriff for alameda county. in a letter to staff today, it was announced captain april luckett fahimi will take over for the retiring undersheriff, rich lucia. lucia has been with the alameda county sheriff's office for more than 50 years. the department, led by sheriff yesenia sanchez, has never before had two women of color hold such high positions. new at ten tonight, thieves smashed into a lululemon store in oakland. >> video posted on instagram by a local chef earlier today shows the aftermath. it happened at the location at 25th and broadway. a witness says the group made off with clothing from one table. oakland police are now investigating and this crime? just one of many we've seen, not just here in the bay area, but across the entire state. >> and now california lawmakers are hoping to help control the growing theft issue. a special hearing was held in sacramento. state legislators invited experts and stakeholders to testify about the challenges facing store owners and employees statewide. shoplifting

news now supporters of alameda county district attorney pamela price held a rally today. step up their campaign to keep her in office. they emphasized efforts made by her office to enhance public safety in the county. price is fighting a recall effort now over her progressive approach to prosecuting criminals and leniency. sentencing her opponents believe price needs to do more for victims rights. >> we work too hard to let somebody come in and take it back so we are not going to go back. we are going to protect the win and so we are fighting back. we are standing on the right side of history after the rally, volunteers manned phone banks to persuade members of the public to, quote, decline to sign the recall effort. >> da price says she was elected by the people of alameda county and is doing what she was appointed to do to the north bay, where families in need are getting the holiday they have been hoping for. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard shows us how a marin county nonprofit helped make the holiday special for hundreds of children. mary christmas, santa and m

. >> new at 11 alameda county sheriff's deputies are asking for your help finding this teenager. they say 15 year-old james sutherland was last seen around 4 o'clock saturday afternoon at alameda high school in alameda he was wearing a black t-shirt, black shorts and black sandals at the time. the sheriff's office says the teen did not have a phone or any money on him. anyone who has information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the alameda county sheriff's office. let's get you a check of your forecast. taking a live look now from our sutro tower cam towards the north quite a thick blanket of fog here across the bay this evening. kron four's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here. he's got a little bit more detail what we're experiencing out here. carl is back. yeah, the fog really going to be a major weather story as we head throughout the night tonight. >> and tomorrow morning and it's getting pretty thick in spots. some dense fog begin to show up in some of the interior valleys even along the coastline that fog slipping in as we head into the evening hours, kind of f

an alameda county, former alameda county prosecutor. butch ford has been booked on a misdemeanor charge. >> you know, you know, i know butch ford said talked to him recently. i didn't know what's going on. i've tried cases against him when he was a d and and he's in san francisco. tell you what, from everything i can garner from talking with him and other people in that office. this is politically motivated by pamela price by pamela prize. butch was certainly full-throated and his criticism of her. i mean, he was the leading spokesman about pamela the harm that used and alameda county. what's the misdemeanor? what what do anders interfering with a prosecution? they say her charges that he was involved in the case of officer fletcher, who is being prosecuted for a homicide. they're saying that bush gave information to the big and he was handling the case. clearly from everybody. i've talked to butch didn't put hands on that case that there was another da that have the case and everybody that i've spoken to in the office said bush had not

in an email to abc seven news, the alameda county public defender's office, which represents mitchell, says it supports dropping enhancements since they say mitchell did not pull the trigger and it blames the oakland police department for errors in the case. investigators, including oakland police detective von tran, tried to cover up their incompetence by skewing the case to make it seem like our client was the shooter, writes alameda county public defender brendan woods. >> where i'm hanging in here and i'll be here at every court date in dublin. >> anser hassan abc seven news. some changes are coming to google. >> google is paying $700 million as part of an antitrust settlement. and as part of the deal, google will have to revamp its app store. abc seven news reporter suzanne phan is live in the newsroom with a look at the impact of this settlement. suzanne, amid this settlement affects about 102 million android users in the u.s. now, if you've downloaded an app on your android by using google play, you can get a payment of at least $2. that's really a small amount, but legal and t

in alameda county, one in four are facing food insecurity. let's learn about the goal that they have at the food bank and talk about that. what is that goal? >> people think about the holidays and food banks a lot, especially because of the need. it's also a critical time for fund raising. this holiday season, our food bank needs to raise over $14 million just to meet our budget. >> reporter: that's important because $14 million used to mean something different. >> the last full year before the pandemic, $14 million was our annual budget. so what we were operating on a few years ago, that is just about 50% of our budget now. >> reporter: let's talk about what happened coming out of the pandemic. people were receiving more money from the government and food banks were receiving more funding. that's not the case foul odor. >> the pandemic was a great example of what happens when the government actually does meaningful intervention. so both food banks as well as the people that we are serving, we are receiving a lot of government support. we saw

alameda county's district attorney, under fire, from first amendment advocates saying her office is restricting freedom of the press. a local journalist claims she was denied access to a news conference attended by local media outlets, including us. >> the oakland police department issues these press passes every year. >> reporter: emily is founder and editor in chief of the daily news "the berkeley scanner." despite having a press credential, she was denied from covering the press conference with the alameda county d.a., pamela price. >> i told them, it feels personal. nobody else was getting screened. nobody else was getting checked. >> reporter: our cameras were at the press conference. she said her credentials weren't sufficient. this isn't the first time she's been denied access to price's office. in october, she was taken off of the press e-mail list. >> the office made it clear that i'm not liked there. i asked for many interviews. they said, that's not happening, you're not liked her. >> reporter: she has reported on extensive criticism of price's office, including the recall campaign a

bank. >> we are here at alameda county community food bank where they are hard at work because in this community, one in four are food insecure. that is why donations are so crucial this time of year and one company that is stepping up to do just that is kaiser permanente. we want to say hello to deborah florez. what do you have for us today? >> i have a big check. so big, i needed jake mccarty to come along with me to carry it. we have $85,000 that we are donating to the food bank. >> tell us why that is so important to kaiser, to be a part of this effort. >> it is so important to us because it is consistent with our mission to improve the health of our community that we serve. with 8.8 million californians food insecure, we are so thankful and grateful that we can do our part to support the community. >> let's bring in the man who gets to receive this check. that is reggie young with the food bank. what does this mean to you to get a check like this? >> this is huge for us. we rely on our corporate donors to help fuel a lot of the work we are doing. this check will do a lot of great

the alameda county sheriff's office said goodbye to undersheriff richard lussier.s stepping down as the number two but will stay on part time with the department. we spoke about his legacy and white he went to law enforcement 55 years ago. >> a question i hope is still asked is why you want to be a police officer or sheriff's deputy? why? my answer was because i want to help people. >> the captain will take over for him at the end of the year. she will become the first female undersheriff. >>> if you're heading to south lake tahoe this weekend travel along highway 50 may be slow going. there's this video plus teams doing avalanche control work area and they're busy reliving boulders south of echo summit. there are no issues but one-way traffic controls may be in effect in some locations. here is a live look at south bound 80. this is near kingvale. a lot headed up there to enjoy the holidays. at the moment traffic is moving smoothly. >>> we are missing snowfall right now. >> we love it and hate it. >> yeah. we are going to pick up on some snow as we head into next

fire station during an of the annual event. 5000 toys were given by alameda county firefighters that were collected so far this year. >> we want together toys from within our community and make sure they get back out to our community. >> he and his team collected toys donations from the community and send them to nonprofits for distribution to local kids. the main events are now over, they plan to continue collecting toys through the end of the year. >>> throughout the bay area this morning, heading into this afternoon we are continuing to track heavy storms moving into the sacramento valley. around 11:00 this morning into lunch time, we see bands of showers moving in from offshore. it has been impressive. we are close to an inch of rain up and the north bay and we will add to that as we head into the evening hours tonight. early morning hours tomorrow as more moisture roles in from offshore. want to show you this. this is part of a larger storm offshore we will get two. here is the system and here is the second one moving into the tuesday forecast. here we go into tuesday and w

the alameda county sheriff's office celebrated undersheriff richard.ing down as a second- in-command but he will be staying on part-time. he talked about why he first got into law enforcement 55 years ago. >> one question they ask is why you want to get into the business and why you want to be a police officer or sheriff's deputy. why do you want to my answer was because i want to help people. i think and hope that all your answers. that's what i see. i see you all helping people. i see you helping the people we serve and i see you helping the people who work with you. there is no better way to live your life than to help the people who are with you. >> she will become alameda county's first female undersheriff. >>> you can now acce nbc bay area news whenever you want all the time on roku and other streaming platforms. you can watch live news, conferences and repeats of our newscast. thank you for joining us at 4:30. garvin is working on the news next and we are back in two minutes. >>> right now, we are following developing news and a high- profile ca

residents met in a town hall organized by save alameda county for everyone.been focused on recalling the district attorney pamela price says she is not tough enough on criminals. just hours before the meeting, price decided to seek 25 years to life sentences against two suspects arrested in the 2021 shooting death of tv news security guard kevin nashita in oakland. >> this is what we were talking about. you have be hold accountable for your actions. they got to be held accountable. >> reporter: safe leader brenda grisham was in court with nashita's wife when price made the announcement. a fremont man came to voice support for the recall after a catalytic converter was stolen from a car in front of his family's home eight days ago. he got this photo. >> it is ridiculous, nobody should be living in fear of having their stuff stolen. >> reporter: they wanted to set the record straight and make the case for recalling price because she doesn't hold criminals accountable. price defended her progressive prosecution style in her own town hall over the weekend and rem

warren, alameda county, san mateo county for 77. and around napa for 84 sonoma for 85. and then san francisco has the highest average now 4.87 a gallon. well, the man's truck was hit twice by a bullet in a road rage incident at an alameda county. >> the county sheriff off the sheriff's office says that the shooting happened shortly before 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon was on castro valley boulevard near foothill boulevard. they say the driver said he was driving with his dog when the shooter who was driving a white or light colored sedan, shot twice at his truck's bed. he says he immediately drove to the chp station nearby for his own safety. he was a bit rattled, but otherwise not hurt anybody with information on who might have been behind this shooting is asked to call the alameda county sheriff's office. we're going take a break in. 26 that i'm coming up on the kron 4 morning news schools in santa rosa are beefing up security now after 2 stabbings on campus. why some parents say they're happy to see police back. >> on those campuses will be >> on those campuses will

defense attorneys in the kevin nishita murder trial say they got word from the alameda county da's office that sentencing enhancements initially filed will be dropped. that means the defendants will no longer face the maximum penalty of life without the possibility of parole kron four's philippe djegal has the latest. >> kevin, the shooter's widow virginian issued a with the general public alameda county superior court tuesday when 2 of 3 of her slain husband accused killers made an appearance in dublin. should mitchell and hershel hale both wearing blue medical masks and yellow jumpsuits flanked by their attorneys. it's hard for me. >> it's heartening to see them. to know. that kevin. was killed by them. the details. >> of the crime in court. should mitchell's attorney telling the judge he learned last week that prosecutors will no longer argue mitchell was the actual shooter and that several felony counts originally filed in this case will be dismissed for both of the accused. >> virginia nishita says she was relayed the same information on thursday. >> i did receive a list of charges t

this happened in alameda county county's sheriff's office says that shooting happened shortly before one yesterday afternoon. ron castro valley boulevard near foothill boulevard in castro valley. say the driver said he was driving with his dog when the suspected shooter in a white or light colored sedan. shot twice at their truck. been. he says he immediately drove to the chp station nearby for safety. he was startled but not her. anybody that has any information you're asked to call alameda county sheriff's office. well, a bay area artists need your help. she's trying to find her stolen artwork. simon kamara's says 3 thieves broke into a truck and stole her pieces early sunday morning. she says they took designs right out of her lock box. the truck was parked right along ocean avenue and the street right near san francisco city college. she's worried because she has a very few designs left to sell for the holidays. >> home was the have a attack. because i didn't see my thing. i cry so much. is my i. i didn't miss is part of my and that's the way i make my living. mean, my art. >> we

police and alameda county sheriff's deputies and chp officers blocked a large stretch of embarcadero looking for evidence and suspects. this senseless murder of a police officer, one of the guardians of our beautiful city. >> it will not stand. >> oakland mayor shengtao vowed to seek justice for the officer's family and the department. >> oakland will work tirelessly with all of our law enforcement partners to find those responsible for this assault on our city and the killing of our officer. >> reporter as investigators searched for suspects, firstrillionesponders mourn the loss of one of their own. a procession of police cars and motorcycles escorted the officers body from the hospital fire trucks lined overpasses along 580 to honor the fallen officer. the procession ended at the coroner's office, where loved ones embraced each other and were comforted by law enforcement. officers stood at attention, a gesture of respect for a man who gave his life serving the citizens of oakland and officer lee's death especially tragic in light of this holiday season, other law enforcement agenci

well, the man's truck was hit twice by a bullet in a road rage incident in alameda county. so the county sheriff's office says the shooting happened shortly before 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. on castro valley boulevard, right near foothill boulevard in castro valley. they say the driver said he was driving with his dog when the suspected shooter in a white or light colored sedan shot twice at their truck bed. he says he immediately drove to the chp station nearby for safety. he was startled but not hurt anyone with information about this case. you know, who fired those shots? you're asked to call the alameda county sheriff's office. it's 609. a bay area artist needs your help to find her stolen. >> artwork. simon guy morris says that 3 thieves broke into her truck. >> and stole her pieces of our early sunday morning. they took designs out of a locked box. the truck was parked along ocean avenue in deland, street near san francisco city college. and she's worried because he's very few designs left to sell for the holidays. >> home was the have a attack. because i didn't se

in an email to abc seven news, the alameda county public defender's office, which represents mitchellys it. supports dropping enhancements since they say mitchell did not pull the trigger and it blames the oakland police department for errors in the case. investigators including oakland police detective john tran, tried to cover up their incompetence by skewing the case to make it seem like our client was the shooter, writes alameda county public defender brendan woods. >> where i'm hanging in here and i'll be here at every court date in dublin, anser hassan abc seven news new developments the vallejo police officer who shot and killed sean monterrosa will not face criminal charges. >> a state department of justice report released today finds there's insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that officer jared tan did not act in self defense. tan fired a shot from the back seat of an unmarked police car, killing monterrosa. in 2020, the monterrosa family learned of the doj's decision today during a meeting with attorney general rob bonta. >> it is extremely disappointin

truck was hit twice by a bullet in a road rage incident in alameda county. so the county sheriff's office says that the shooting happened shortly before 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon along castro valley boulevard, right near foothill boulevard in castro valley. they say the driver said he was driving with his dog when the shooter. he was driving a white or light colored sedan, opened fire on him twice the track of his bed was hit with a bullet. he says he immediately drove to the chp station nearby for his own safety. he was a bit startled, but otherwise unhurt. anyone with information about this case, you know who it was that opened fire on that roadway call the alameda county sheriff's office. we're going to take a break. 7.11, the time. and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. coffee shop in the east bay is facing backlash now from its own workers after firing employees over an incident involving anti-semitic graffiti. and now more employees are quitting. sign of solidarity. >> and it is foggy this morning. but skies clear out nice this afternoon. anoth

the alameda county da, pamela price created a public accountability unit to investigate police shootings in the county. and gloria's case was one of 8 that were examined by her office. students in santa rosa can expect more police presence for the rest of the semester. this is after her. but slater middle school was put on lockdown after 2 students attacked another student last week. a 16 year-old student was also arrested last week in connection with a stabbing at santa rosa high school. all of this follows the death of 16 year-old montgomery student. jayden pn in march. he was stabbed and killed during a fight in a classroom. rebecca sullivan is a parent of a montgomery high school, a student and works at the school. she hopes bringing in the officers. it's just the beginning of a long-term effort to make the school safer. >> you know, we want truancy officers back. we want we want more mental health resources. we want more community partnership. and that's that's our is to get a better safety plan. school officials are planning to hold a discussion about safety at the school board mee

the oakland a's say they will pay alameda county. the 45 million dollars that's owed from their purchase of half of the coliseum property. the final payment was scheduled for 2026, but officials say by moving out of oakland, the a's have sped up the timeline for paying back the county there. half of the coliseum, the organization has until june to make this payment. the a's plant opened their new ballpark for the 2028 season on the tropicana. tropicana site along the las vegas strip. the giants are welcoming their biggest free agents. a free agent signing of the season. so far the organization introduced zhang who lead today at a press conference at oracle park. the 25 year-old korean outfielder outfielder signed a six-year 113 million dollar contract with the giants this week. at today's conference, he said that he is excited to play in front of fans at oracle park. >> and thank you for to my to play maybe. i always have love, don't they? d a? phone? call me you or i'm here to always q my best to 4 teammate and fence. >> let's go. g

looks like the grinch tried to steal christmas in alameda county today.day event and toy drive. the guest of honor was santa claus, of course, and the toy drive had buckets filled with new toys and some bikes ready to take home. >>> all right, darren peck, you're killing me with all these storms. but we kind of knew that this was how it was going to go. >> we've been seeing this kind of in the long-range forecast for a while, so we're going try and sort this all out. first off, most important is this week's rain. that's the biggest issue. then we get a little bit of time, i want to start bringing your awareness to why it is starting to look like an active storm pattern, perhaps, for the week of christmas. it's early on that, but it's been looking that way in the models for a while, like consistently. so we should start talking about it. all right, let's take a look at right now, first alert doppler, a little bit of rain off the coast. that's the very leading edge of this first wave of rain. and we don't really get any of that tomorrow. there might be a sh

she went in telling the people of alameda county, i'm going after cops. but yet again, look at what's going on in our society. now. i mean, police officers are backing away from arresting people from trying to get involved because afraid of getting into something like this and being held liable. police officers. it's a tough job. sure. they go out there trying to control sky. he's resisted they said as legs and passes away. sad. i guess they shouldn't done it. but i am empathetic to the place. i'm empathetic to the victim in this case to the family. but then i look at 11 million. i go. holy moly. let a jury decide. this city attorney that afraid of going to trial got a new city attorney. all right. well, speaking of picking on police officers, let's talk about a former pittsburgh police officer >> his where is it right here? john? lance h out. yes. holed up in a pleasant hill home shot asked me that shot. he's shot his wife through a door with a shotgun right? >> injured. her didn't kill her. swat shows up from pleasant hill. police in surrounding agencie

mitchell's attorney stating the alameda county district attorney's office intends to dismiss several felony counts originally filed in this case against his client and his alleged accomplice hershel hale adding that mitchell is no longer being considered the shooter. >> virginia. she does say she was relayed the same information that was shocking to me. >> because i'm so grateful to the people of oakland. to the businesses of oakland. they gave all the video. that video. capturing this entire crime. so what the video speaks for itself this week. alameda county district attorney pamela price confirmed she will continue to pursue both defendants each with one count of first-degree murder, which carries with it a sentence of 25 years to life >> hill's attorney linda says she is not surprised learn the da's office intends to drop the enhancements. he never been accused of having a gun. he's never been accused shooting anybody and he's never been accused. >> ever in his life of. >> i act of violence with a gun kevin want you just want justice? he'd want justice. he would want them to be l

group save alameda county for everyone, which is trying to recall d.a.ce because they believe she is soft on crime. here was the organizer after she found out that nishida's suspects no longer face life without parole. >> it's exactly what we're talking about. you've got to be held accountable for your actions. we're not talking about throwing them away and locking up the key, but they've got to be held accountable. >> reporter: d.a. price released a statement defending her decision to drop the enhancements that could have meant life without parole. quote, we believe there's evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt to charge both defendants, shadihia mitchell and hershel, which carries a 25 years to life sentences, as well as arming enhancements. these are serious charges and reflect my commitment to punish those who come to alameda county to inflict harm on our community. price defended her progressive prosecution style in her own town hall over the weekend and reminded people why she ran for office. >> to hold people accountable without destro

up next, we'll speak live with michael's mom and one of the alameda county firefighter another one in the books. but we're just getting started. everything going well? oh yeah. let's take a look at this knee. because it's the work behind the scenes, that truly matters. [ physical therapy staff discusses results ] for your mind. for your body. and for the community. -team! for all that is me, for all that is you. kaiser permanente. a mother who lost her young son and the firefighters, he looked up to. that's emily hartman redding at the alameda county fire department headquarters in dublin, showing off a book about her son, michael, who died in september from a rare disease. firefighter michael and the titans last bell was written by hartman redding's sister, lisa wallace. michael loved fire trucks, and over the past several years, he would visit the fire station in castro valley and captured the hearts of so many firefighters. and we are privileged to be joined here in studio by michael's mom, emily hartman redding, as well as division chief heather marquez with the alameda county fir

the oakland a's say they will pay alameda county. the 45 million dollars owed from their purchase of half of the coliseum property. >> that final payment was scheduled for 2026. but officials say by moving out of oakland, the a's have sped up the timeline for paying back the county for their half of the coliseum. the organization has until june to make this payment. the a's plant opened their new ballpark for the 2028 season on the tropicana site along the las vegas strip. well, the giants are welcoming their biggest free agent signing of the offseason. so far the organization introduced who lead today at a press conference at oracle park. the 25 year-old korean outfielder signed a six-year 113 million dollar contract with the giants this week. and today he says he is excited to play in front of fans at oracle park. >> and thank you for helping to my to play maybe. i always have love d a. phone. call me you know i'm here to we always q my best to 4 teammate fence. >> let's go. giants. >> lee spent the last 7 seasons playing in the ko

gonzalez died in police custody in april of 2021, the alameda county coroner's office ruled the deathde and that the officers who restrained him contributed to his passing. >> on april 19th 2021 neighbors near a park in alameda called police reporting a person acting 3 officers responded and eventually took. 26 year-old mario gonzalez to the ground. well, taking him into custody. he lost his breath when officers pinned him and he died at a hospital officers. eric mckinley and cameron legally remain actively sir james fisher has moved on to another agency. >> to this day, the community still leaves flowers with the tragic incident happened. and one chapter of that horrific day has now closed our research. >> so it shows it's the largest amount of money awarded to a single child in the last 10 years, at least in california, a civil rights case. attorney michael haddad and his law haddad unsure when negotiated 11 million dollar federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of alameda. >> and the 3 officers involved in gonzalez's death, which will be awarded to gonzalez is 7 year-old son.

. >> alameda county first responders raced to the rescue, but this time it's for the best reason to grant one little girl's holiday wish. >> i put a pink bicycle and i put some slime. and for my little brother, some milk. >> an eight year old diana's letter to santa a simple wish for some milk for her baby brother. it caught the attention of some people who wanted to help. >> it just shows how selfless she is already at such a young age. and, um, that's something that you can kind of teach, but you're kind of born with that soul. you know? and so it says a lot about her. >> on wednesday, the alameda county fire department, sheriff's department, and california highway patrol teamed up to become santa's holiday helpers. >> merry christmas, diana sent me that merry christmas, merry christmas for diana, that pink bike she wished for and a pink helmet to match. >> and for her baby brother omar milk and a warm snuggle with mom. >> you did a great job on your letter. >> exactly. >> thank you. it was because of your big heart that all these people remember when they were eight years old, just lik

his body moved from the hospital under a full police escort to alameda county coroners. >> this senseless murder of a police officer. one of the guardians of our beautiful city, it will not stand. >> the dangers and demands of this profession are real, and come with significant sacrifice. one of our officers paid the all miss sacrifice. >> reporter: le graduated from the police academy in 2020 working an a community resource officer in the past two years building positive relationships between opd and oakland residents. the 36-year-old is survived by his wife and leaves behind a lasting impact on communities that he was dedicated to keeping safe. >> he did everything that he could in the community. he made us all happy. a lot of us around in our community are grateful for the work he'sete suratos, "today in the bay." >>> the very nurse 14 years to be killed. in 20094 oakland police officers killed by gunfire in one day attempting to arrest a suspect for a parole violation. >>> this tragic shooting death of the oakland police officer comes as opd nears one year without a permanent police c

. >> alameda county first responders raced to the rescue, but this time it's for the best reason to grant little girl's holiday wish. >> i put a pink bicycle and i put some slime. and for my little brother, some milk. >> an eight year old diana's letter to santa a simple wish for some milk for her baby brother. it caught the attention of some people who wanted to help. >> it just shows how selfless she is already at such a young age. and, um, that's something that you can kind of teach, but you're kind of born with that soul. you know? and so it says a lot about her. >> on wednesday, the alameda county fire department, sheriff's department, and california highway patrol teamed up to become santa's holiday helpers. >> merry christmas, diana sent me that merry christmas, merry christmas for diana, that pink bike she wished for and a pink helmet to match. >> and for her baby brother omar milk and a warm snuggle with mom. >> you did a great job on your letter. >> exactly. >> thank you. it was because of your big heart that all these people remember when they were eight years old, just like yo

we talk with alameda county fire. they say the building that burned is the former harbor master's office, and that the office has been closed for some time. in this live picture, we see a number of crews that were on the ground, water being put on the burning building, a little, tiny bit of active orange flame still, but boy, the situation and the picture has changed dramatically since the fire first started. went to one alarm again. crews very much have it under control. the investigation into what started, though, is in its most beginning phase, so we will have new information for you as we keep getting it here into our newsroom. contra costa counties inspection of the martinez refining company could take days to complete. officials with the health department, along with the bay area air quality management district, began a surprise check of the refinery yesterday following recent incidents of flaring and the release of hazardous materials such as sulfur compounds, the company says the flaring is a critical part of

the alameda county firefighter's annual toy drive is it in full swing.events so far. >> we want to gather the toys from within our community and make sure they get back out to our community. >> reporter: that is fire engineer and program lead, marcus powell. he's been involved with the toy drive for about ten years. he and his team collect toy donations from the community, get them to various non-profits that distribute them to kids in the community. >> and it only takes one thing to make a difference. >> reporter: he loves being on the giving side because he knows what it is like to be on the receiving side. >> to be able to take those toys and you see a line down the road of people. i remember that because when i was young, i was in one of those lines. we would go to the salvation army in stockton and get toys from there. >> reporter: making a difference while sharing his passion for his career with the community he's proud to serve. >> it's unbelievable. it's like super powers honestly. it just takes one toy to change a kid's life. >> reporter: althou

we're also hearing from the alameda county district attorney pamela price calling today's deadly shooting, quote, a tremendous tragedy for our entire community and extremely traumatizing for our law enforcement partners across the county, the deadly violence we have experienced in oakland in recent years has no place in alameda county. the murder of this young officer is inexcusable. she went on to say, quote, my office stands ready to prosecute whoever is responsible and hold them accountable for killing this officer. and today's shooting marks the 54th oakland police officer to be killed in the line of duty. the last was in march of 2009 when 4 officers were killed by a wanted felon. sergeant mark duncan and officer john heggie were ambushed. the suspect shooting and killing both of them before barricaded himself inside of a nearby apartment. sergeant ervin romans and dance. a chi went in after that suspect and both were then shot dead. the suspect was eventually killed by police in that day remains the deadliest day in the history of the oakland police department. we will continue to t

the latest decision is another reason why alameda county district attorney pamela price, some are sayingcalled. >> reporter: you are correct, good morning to you, laura and marcus. according to the mercury news, alameda county district attorney pamela price has decided to drop special circumstances, allegations of murder during the commission of robbery, against the two men, mitchell and hale, charged in the murder of kevin nishida, a retired police officer who was providing security for a news crew when he was shot and killed in 2021. this means both men no longer face life in prison without parole. instead, they now face 25 years to life, with the possibility of getting out on parole. the mercury reports the new charging decision might mean the district attorney now believes it was not mitchell who actually pulled the trigger, but rather laron gilbert, who is still a fugitive wanted in connection with this crime. the nishida family has been critical of the d.a. in recent months, arguing there are other enhancements she could and should file in this case to ensure the longest possible s

man's truck was hit twice by a bullet in a road rage incident in alameda county. the county sheriff's office says the shooting happened shortly before 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon on castro valley boulevard right near foothill boulevard. say the driver was driving with his dog when the suspected shooter who was driving a white or light colored sedan, shot twice at the truck. the driver says he immediately drove to the nearest chp station. he was a bit rattled, but not hurt anyone with information on who opened fire on this truck is asked to call the alameda county sheriff's office. we're going take a break. 9.11 is the time. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. a coffee shop in the east bay now facing backlash from its own workers after it fired employees over an incident involving anti-semitic graffiti. >> explain what happened. and schools in santa rosa are beefing up security now after 2 stabbings on campus. why some parents say they're happy to see police back on school grounds. and today, despite very foggy start is actually going to clear out really nicel

defense attorneys and the kevin, the shooter murder trial say they got word from the alameda county da's office that sentencing enhancements, which were initially filed going to be thrown out. that means the defendant will no longer face the maximum penalty of life without the possibility of parole kron four's philippe chagall has the latest. >> kevin, the shooter's widow virginian issued a with the general public in alameda county superior court tuesday when 2 of 3 of her slain husband accused killers made an appearance in dublin. should mitchell and hershel hale both wearing blue medical masks and yellow jumpsuits flanked by their attorneys. it's hard for me. >> it's heartening to see them. to know. that kevin. was killed by them. details. >> of the crime in court. should mitchell's attorney telling the judge he learned last week that prosecutors will no longer argue mitchell was the actual shooter and that several felony counts originally filed in this case will be dismissed for both of the accused. >> virginia, cheetah says she was really the same information on thursday. >> i did re

why alameda county officials asking them to pay up sooner rather than later for the coliseum. >> and hundreds of children and the south bay got a chance to have some breaking news to tell you about right now. you see it right there on your screen. there is a vehicle fire on the bay bridge toll plaza entrance area. >> as you can see, it's not really affecting traffic, but there and the top of the screen on the far right hand side of the traffic lanes heading toward the toll plaza. there are a number of emergency vehicles and you see a little spoke. that's still coming up from this vehicle. fire. we don't what led to this fire. if there some kind of a crash or something, we don't know if there are any injuries will getting with the chp to get some more information passed on to you. as soon as we learn more, we will let you know. >> well, these work secure a new ballpark in vegas. back in oakland, the the announced departure means it they alameda county millions for their stake in the coliseum a lot sooner than expected. come first and kerman has the story. >> when the oakland a's purch

. >> now, the campaign to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price says it will be ready to get enough signatures to move a recall vote on the ballot. but price's campaign says a new leaked document shows the recall is not being motivated by public safety. here's abc seven news reporter anser hassan. >> this draft fundraising document linked to the campaign to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price, was leaked to price supporters. she spoke about it at a rally on saturday. >> they did not get a recount in november, so they decided they'd have a recall in january. three as soon as we took office. that is anti-democratic. yes >> page nine of the document explains that fundraising has been focused on large businesses who, quote, have had significant negative impacts to both their portfolio valuations as well as the personal safety of their employees and families. those. fighting the recall, known as protect the win, say this reveals that protecting property value is being prioritized over public safety. >> this campaign plan says that they are concerned with th

now, the campaign to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price says it will be ready to get enough signatures to move a recall vote on the ballot. but price's campaign says a new leaked document shows the recall is not being motivated by public safety. here's abc seven news reporter anser hassan. >> this draft fundraising document linked to the campaign to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price, was leaked to price supporters. she spoke about it at a rally on saturday. >> they did not get a recount in november, so they decided they'd have a recall in january. as soon as we took office. that is anti-democratic. yes >> page nine of the document explains that fundraising has been focused on large businesses who, quote, have had significant negative impacts to both their portfolio valuations as well as the personal safety of their employees and families. those fighting the recall, known as protect the win, say this reveals that protecting property value is being prioritized over public safety. >> this campaign plan says that they are concerned with the value of the

despite having a press credential, she was denied from covering the press conference with the alameda county d.a., pamela price. >> i told them, it feels personal. nobody else was getting screened. nobody else was getting checked.

the alameda county sheriff's office is now investigating road rage incident kron 4 suitable reports that the victims quick thinking may have saved his life and the life of his dog. >> a failed attempt to pass a 70 year-old man driving a pickup truck along castro valley boulevard early monday morning. apparently enraged a suspect driving a four-door white or light colored sedan. and when the 2 drivers continued past foothill boulevard, their heated encounter continued for about a mile and a half. really crazy. know >> a lot of people just, i guess, fed up for. have a high emotions. those emotions boiled over when lieutenant dest with the alameda county sheriff's office says the driver the sedan fired 2 shots at the victim. >> riding with his elderly dog alongside him, piercing his truck. he was around the corner from the california highway patrol officers substation in town and drove into the parking lot. it was. >> you know, very fortunate for that individual that he was a quick thinkers. lieutenant mode este says the victim did the right thing by being aware of his surroundings and seek

that's followed by alameda county, san francisco came in at three with nearly 5000 people moving into the city. san diego and sacramento rounding out the top five and parts of the central valley in southern california lost the most people. l.a. county lost the population of any county with more than 15,000 people leaving l.a. negotiators attempt to reach another deal between israel and hamas on a release of hostages. >> but israel's military resist calls to slow down its offensive. >> also ahead, a new law and employees and job applicants who consume marijuana. what a new law does and does not protect. plus locking up products, employing off duty police officers and security guards, putting patrol cars and parking lots, retail hours sound off to state lawmakers about the extreme steps they're taking to deter shoplifting, but permanent solutions aren't so easy to pinpoint. and a quick check of that tuesday evening commute as we give you a live look out at highway 24, rolling right through lafayette or i should say, a slow roll along 24. tonight you are watching ktvu news at six. (♪) (♪

the suspect was charged for both murders under the previous da in alameda county. but last week at a sentencing hearing, price's office made a deal with the shooter. for voluntary manslaughter of the intended target. the murder charge against mccrary son was dropped altogether. >> we would expect more empathy and more concern for mothers who have had to put their children in the ground at 22 years of age . >> reporter: trenta was told that price's office did not think they could win if they went to trial. mccrary shared her story before the crowd which included pamela price supporters. who at times interrupted as tensions arose. >> you need to hear the truth. >> reporter: after the da held a rally with her supporters after the weekend. she pushed back against criticism she is soft on crime. >> we know that this recall is not about public safety. we have their campaign plan. this campaign plan says they are concerned with the value of their portfolios. real estate developers. there is nobody in here, nobody comes through our office that is a real estate portfolio. >

. >>> the alameda county community food bank just got a lot of help, shawn chitnis has the details. >> reporter: we are at the alameda county community food bank , they are working hard to get the food out to those that need it. let's learn about the goal they have here , we talked to michael about that. >> people think about the holidays and food banks a lot, especially because of the need but it is also a critical time for fundraising. our food bank needs to raise over $14 million just to meet the budget goals. >> reporter: that is important, because $14 million used to mean something very different to you guys. >> yes, it used to be the entire annual budget, what we were operating on a few years ago, that is about 50% of the budget now. >> reporter: let's also talk about what happened coming out of the pandemic, food banks were receiving more money from the government, that is not the case now. >> the pandemic is a great example of what happens when the government does meaningful interventions, they were receiving a lot of government support, we saw poverty and hunger go down, and

man's truck was hit twice by a bullet in a road rage incident in alameda county. according to the sheriff's office, the shooting happened shortly before 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon zahn castro valley boulevard near foothill boulevard there in castro valley. they say the driver said he was driving with his dog when they shooter opened fire. was driving a white or light colored sedan. the victim's truck was struck twice. he says he immediately drove to the chp station nearby. he was startled but otherwise unharmed. anyone with information on who was behind the shooting is asked to call the alameda county sheriff's office. >> it's 10 11 and still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, we're going to take it to the east and this coffee shop where 3 were fired after they kicked a customer out of the restaurant because the customer complained about some graffiti in a bathroom. and after the break, south bay officials are worried about the possible sale were forced sale of leaded fuel is san jose's reid-hillview airport. who is going to force a man is really going to happe

. >> alameda county deputies say lee and quiet was killed back in october. they say ari aguilar, rubio, his girlfriend and his girlfriend's brother were all involved in his murder. deputies say the 3 lured the victim from redwood city to an apartment complex right off of 5.80, on miramar avenue. that's where they found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. he died sometime later at a hospital. the sheriff's office believes 3 suspects started that planned for quite a murder all the way back in june. they say all the suspects were underage 18 at the time of that murder. police are now asking the district attorney to consider trying them as adults. well, one san francisco business owner became the victim of 3 crimes in just over a week. can low says he woke up last saturday to his car, broken into in a parking lot right near california. fillmore street then on thursdays restaurant, a swiss it broken into. he says that the still about $5,000 worth of meat. finally on sunday, his new pizzeria, pence or rose. it was burglarized. he says the suspec