gabriella lopez, allison collins and faauuga moliga are the board members on the ballot. they are the only ones eligible to be due to time served. if the school board members are recalled, mayor london would be able to choose the replacements. dozens were casting their ballots. we will wait and see what those numbers look like when the results come in. in san francisco, justin andrews, kpix 5. >>> last night at 11:00 they identified allison collins as board of education commissioner. she is a san francisco unified school board member. we regret the error. >>> covid news, committed night, california will lift the indoor mask mandate. all bay area counties except for santa clara are following suit. masks will be required in schools, health care settings, long term settings and jails. businesses can choose to keep mask rules in place. >>> san francisco says masks will still be required in city facilities like city hall, libraries and rec centers even if you are vaccinated. >>> new at 3:00, families of some of the sandy hook elementary school victims have reached a settlement

. >> the board president and allison collins and others are the only board members on the ballot. they are the only ones eligible to be due to time served. one said he still feels confident about his accomplishments and about keeping his job. >> i feel good. we have -- show up for this recall fight and put out. >> allison collins who lost a leadership role over a controversy of a comment on twitter pushed it as an outside effort with a political motivation. >> we need to really listen to the messaging and we need to follow the money. this recall campaign has raised roughly two million dollars and one billionaire investor hassin vested $500,000. >> the recall itself comes with a hefty price tag. $3.2million. the timing also has drawn criticism. >> one of the reasons that some folks believe this was unnecessary is that the school board members are -- their terms are ending at the end of the year any way. there's the election in november where they can be replaced in the regular process. >> if they are removed the mayor will be tasked with appointing their successors. in san francisc

the board president along with allison collins are the only board members on the ballot. that's because they are eligible to be due to time served. now you will hear from two parents. one who said they failed at their job. the other said resources could be directed elsewhere. >> this put a lot of stress on our students. they had to suffer through school school. >> our city could be focused on on areas other than a recall. especially when we have a november ballot. >> the members recalled then the mayor would choose the replacements. in the last 30 minutes hear from two of them on how they are feel ahead of this election. in san francisco. kpix5. >>> and a new teacher strike may be looming in contra costa this morning. three days of contract talks between mount diablo and it's educators ended without a deal. the union is seeking a 12.5% raise and say they will strike. the district is offering 7% and said it'll continue fact finding week. >>> most of the bay area is lifting mark mandates tomorrow, one local health expert said not so fast. >> justin is live here in the studi

the recall of school board member allison collins, succeeding with a 79% yes. vote 21% voting no, the recall of school board president gabriella lopez receiving 75% of the vote with 25% voting. no and an overwhelming majority of voters also choosing to recall board member in the legal 72% yes, 28% no, we get live coverage tonight from ktvu jana katsuyama. she is at san francisco city hall for us tonight. with what? happens next, and also some reaction. yes, heather. so far, those results that you have just announced that goes for all of the mail in ballots that were received up until yesterday. they're going to start the tally on the once received today. beginning in the morning about 128,000 votes in so far tonight i spoke with both one of the board members as well as some of the parents who are behind the reef call effort. feels really gratifying to be here at this point, san francisco parents, siva raj said tuesday night. he's glad the effort to recall school board members allison collins, gabriella lopez and fogel malika appears to have gained support among

allison collins and fukuoka malika are out.tain joins us live from the city now, with details on what happens next christian. the mayor says that the search for those replacements begins right now in the early is that those replacement school board members could be seated would be sometime next month. now, as for her part, the mayor is saying that this series of appointments that she's about to make of these new school board members are among the most consequential decisions shall make in her term as mayor. the voters have spoken and by about a 3 to 1 margin of chosen to remove san francisco school board president gabriela lopez, commissioner allison collins and commissioner founder malinga the vote will have to be certified by the board of supervisor in the next two or three weeks before the school board members will actually step down. the mayor said at a news conference that she's already been meeting with families and stakeholders. and she says she's looking for candidates who will focus on students and families. first not

>> the allison collins lady, that's not even her only horrible take. >> greg: no! she's bad!out saying kids are having learning loss. she did a school board meeting saying, "we need to not call it learning loss but instead call it learning changes." instead of being concerned about it, she was concerned about rebranding it. i thought i didn't care about other people's kids and then i see this lady and she's on the school board? >> greg: at least place yourself in positions that affect children. god bless you for that. >> thank you. i am the real hero. >> so smart. you're slow smart. >> yeah. yeah. yeah. learning changes and that there's less of it. >> greg: yes. yes. you know you're on a learning diet. i won't a learning diet. that's what happened. jamie, you have seven kids? >> i have three children. >> greg: three children. >> you might know better than me, though, i don't keep track. it's funny when you have three kids, people will go like, do you have a favorite kid? which i never got until i had three. normally i would never say anything but i will just tell you guys it'

estas elecciones. 72% aprobÓ la remociÓn del cargo de cauga molina. 75% aprobÓ la destituciÓn de allison collinss 276 registrados, esta fue la Única contienda en la que pudieron participar. las trabajadoras indocumentadas ganan menos dinero, menos de lo que ganan los hombres, aunque realicen el mismo trabajo. hay organizaciones que quieren darles una mano para que luchen en contra de esta injusticia salarial. norma roque con el reporte. norma: ¿quiÉn cree que gana? >> el hombre. norma: en california el 62% de las trabajadoras indocumentadas gana 0,49 $ de cada hora que le venga al hombre anglosajÓn. ganan en promedio menos de 23.000 $ al aÑo. >> muy poco, hay muchas mujeres que trabajan a la par del hombre, hay muchas mujeres que trabajan en construcciÓn. norma: lo afirman los esposos lorena padilla y jesÚs aguirre. >> por ley tienen que ganar lo mismo. >> empoderar la mujer latina indocumentada y cambiar su manera de pensar de una manera positiva, y nunca aceptar la pobreza como parte de la vida cotidiana. norma: en esta organizaciÓn sin costo le ofrecen talleres y servicios sin costo. les ense

board president along with allison collins, are the only board members on the ballot. they are the only ones eligible to be due to -- to be on the ballot due to time served. you will hear from two parents. one who said they failed at their job. the other said resources could be used elsewhere. >> and this put a lot of stress on our students. they had to suffer through zoom school longer than necessary. >> i think our city could be focused on -- focusing its finances in other areas other than a recall. especially when we have a november ballot. i think that our city has done a great job supporting families and students during the pandemic. >> in the next 30 minutes you will hear from two of the three board members who are on the balance. in san francisco, kpix5. >>> a new teacher strike may be looming in contra costa. three days of contract talks between mount diablo and it's teachers ended last week without a deal. the union is seeking a 12.5% raise over the next three dears and said that they will strike if necessary. the district is offering 7% and said it'll continu

san francisco, a special school board recall election is set for a week from today and targets allison collins, along with gabriel lopez, and among the chief complaints, efforts to rename schools during the pandemic closure, and the slope pace of reopening them. >> they were struggling. my son was having a hard time in zoom classes. he was depressed. >> but people don't give us credit for is participating in this low covid rate that the city of san francisco has been praised for. >> if any board member is recalled, mayor london breed will appoint replacements to serve until an election is held to fill the seats. >>> the 15th marks the last day of california's indoor mask mandate for vaccinated people in certain spaces. as of now, masks will still be required in schools, so we asked an x expert at calphalon kids should stay covered up. >> we need to have the numbers further down than they are now, but i think we are fairly close to that. i think we should reevaluate that question early in march. we should consent in march having the kids take their masks off. >>> california's test positivity ra

. >> reporter: allison collin who's lost a role over controversy of comments she made on twitter casted it as an outside effort with political motivation. >> i think we need to really listen to the messaging. and we also need to follow the money. this recall campaign has raised roughly $2 million and one billionaire investor has invested $500,000. >> reporter: the recall itself comes with a hefty price tag, $3.2 million. political analysts point out the timing also has drawn criticism. >> one of the reasons that some folks believe that this was unnecessary exercise is that the school board members are, their terms are ending at the end of the year any ways. there is an election where they can be replaced. >> if they are removed the mayor will be tasked with appointing their successors n san francisco, kpix5. >>> happening tomorrow, the san jose city council is expected to vote on to allow digital billboards near san jose airport. the measure would allow two double sided digital billboards along highway 101. residents residents residents and astronomers are against it. the council still

well, jonathan and pam, preliminary results only show an overwhelming majority chose to recall allison collins, gabriela lopez and alega more than 70% of the ballots counted so far are in favor of ousting collins, lopez and liga out of the san francisco school board. mayor london breed releasing a statement saying in part that the voters of this city have delivered a clear message that the school board must focus on the essentials of delivering a well-run school system above all else. our kids have suffered tremendously during this pandemic, dealing with serious learning loss in significant mental health challenges. it's time that we focus and refocus our efforts on the basics of providing quality education for all students. and now for the state assembly member for district 17. it looks like matt haney is in the lead with 37 and a half percent of the votes. david campos coming in close with about 35% of those votes. mood in 3rd with 21%. and as for assessor recorder, it was a landslide victory for joaquin torres. most of the votes counted so far our mail in ballots. so we're going to check ba

voters are deciding whether to recall school board president gabriela lopez and board members allison collinslika. there is also a special election for the district 17 assembly seat vacated by david chu, who is now san francisco city attorney. starting at midnight tonight. you can get rid of your mask and most endorsed settings. if you're fully vaccinated, there are many exceptions. you'll still need to wear a mask on public transit and healthcare settings. jails homeless shelters and senior care centers as well as in childcare settings and schools. santa clara county is the only bay area county not aligning with the state, so masking rules remain in place there. asked for masks and schools. public health officials say a school plan is expected by the end of this month. you're watching ktvu, fox two news at 6 30 major tech company is setting a day for workers. to get back inside the office. but will employees come back? tom baker shows us with so many jobs open workers may have more choices when it comes to where and how they work. microsoft has told its washington state and silicon valley em

applications after leading the charge to recall board president gabriela lopez and commissioner allison collins and malika. the group will narrow its list of approved candidates to hand over to the mayor. in the meantime, san francisco investigators calling the death of a 16-year-old girl suspicious. flowers and candles lined the sidewalk on muni street where officers found her body early friday morning. paramedics first got the call about a possible drug overdose, then declared her dead at the scene. this evening, police are not saying why they believe her death is suspicious. >>> demonstrators took to the streets of oakland, today, to mark the 57th anniversary of malcolm x.'s assassination. they gathered for a card car caravan to celebrate malcolm x. the civil rights leader did not trust that injustice could be solved by integration into white society. he thought african-americans needed to create their own solutions, even if it means disrupting the status quo. >> black people are hopefully coming to the understanding that self-determination is our only way. right? that we have to save oursel

for the first school board supervisor allison collins. there were 78% of the voters who said yes, she should be recalled 21% no. for gabriella lopez 75% yes, 25% no. and for praga malika 72% yes. 28% no, this recall focused on three of the six san francisco school board members, parents gathered enough signatures to put this on the ballot, saying that they were angry and felt the board members were not listening to their concerns. they were also upset about the board spending time on debating the renaming of schools rather than about children returning to in person classes during the pandemic. we talked with one board member who says it was unfair. as well as parents who were behind the recall. in the beginning, you know, we set out let the voters know that this recall against me has been justified. you know the allegations that were made towards you know my credibility among barracks. you know, they don't hold water. it feels really gratifying to be at this point. parents are already slammed right for the pandemic and having to manage ki

. >> new results are coming in. 75% voted to recall lopez, for allison collins, 78% of voting yes to recall her, and for commissioner bolega72%. kpix5 has more on what is at stake. >> reporter: in san francisco's first recall election since 1983, about 25% of eligible voters cast their ballots in early voting. a low turnout for something that will can be the school board. >> i never seen the city change so much. i differently want my voice to be heard. >> reporter: the question is to recall three school board members after the board failed students during the pandemic by focusing on the idea of renaming schools instead of planning bring students back to class. then, changing the admission's policy at lowel from merit base to a lottery system. >> we are so incompetent. we need to get them out now, we have. >> reporter: they say it was all a power grab with funding coming from millionaires and billionaires looking to privatize public cools. >> this recall has not been about making sure all voices have been heard. >> reporter: opponents say this exercise was a waste of time and money be

for allison collins 78% are voting yes and for the final board member, 72%. what both sides say is at stake. >> in san francisco's first recall election since 1983, about 25% of eligible voters cast their ballots in early voting. a low turn out. >> every vote counts and i am a san francisco native. i have seen the city change so much. i want my voice to be heard. >> the question they had to answer was whether to recall three school board members of the school board after proponents say the board failed students during the pandemic by focusing on the idea ngchools i planning to bring students back to class and then changing the admissions policy at lowell from merit based to a lottery system. > they are so incompetent and we need to get them out now. >> opponents say it was a power grab with funding from millionaires and billion nears. >> this recall has not been about making sure all voices are being heard. >> opponents say the exercise was a waste of time and money because the board members were up for re-election in november any way. parents say they want t

margin of chosen to remove san francisco school board president gabriela lopez, commissioner allison collins and commissioner found the malinga. the vote will have to be certified by the board of supervisor in the next two or three weeks before the school board members will actually step down. the mayor said at a news conference that she's already been meeting with families and stakeholders. and she says she's looking for candidates who will focus on students and families. first not politics. they want to focus to be on the fundamental responsibility. of the school district. and that is to make sure that we educate our children. so far, the mayor has not named anyone on a short list of candidates but did acknowledge that difficult process ahead, saying the district is facing unprecedented challenges. how are we going to deal with the budget deficit? for the school system, one that is increasingly growing. a new superintendent. is expected to be hired. those decisions are critically important to the long term success. of our school district. the mayor herself appointed malinga in 2018 and sai

. >> reporter: lopez, along with colleagues allison collins and moliga have defended the delay in gettingck to in-person learning, saying reopening has been priority number one, but it has to be done safely. considering race is a major factor. >> i live and work in communities who were suffering throughout the pandemic, who had the least resources, who were the most impacted, who were genuinely fearing for their life. >> all of us are met with this challenge of ensuring that our schools, you know, provide a high quality education to students regardless of their skin tone, regardless of their zip code, and regardless of their parents' education level. >> reporter: many parents are on the board's side. >> number one, i do not subscribe to cancel culture, and that's exactly what this is. number two, this is an expensive distraction that dilutes and pollutes any and all efforts to provide an equitable and fair access to education for black students. >> what do you say to parents, many of them who are saying look, my kid just can't learn at home? why wasn't that the number one priority by far?

. >> we know allison collins and the board president have been recalled. supporters of this recall believe it took too long for their kids to go back to in person learning, saying many kids here struggled and fell behind because of it. they also argued that this board was more focused on social issues like renaming schools instead of working to make them safer and get them open. some people wanted the whole school board recalled but that cannot happen. once elected, members must serve at least one year after being elected. we talked with lopez, who defended their actions during the pandemic. >> i think it has been misconstrued and sometimes people believe we cannot do one thing while focusing on another. we were simultaneously working on enhancing the safety within our schools and regarding the renaming, that work started in 2017 with former board members who are no longer on the board. >> some say the recall is false. >> in san abc7news. dan: mayor london breed issued a statement saying the voters of the city had delivered a clear message to the school bo

commissioner allison collins who was also on the ballot, defended her by stating this. i was elected. >> really help the district. hold its promise. 2 families specifically around ensuring that each and every student has access to a safe school. and that's not just some kids, but that's all kids. we reached out to board president gabriela lopez, the 3rd board member on the ballot. >> but she did not respond. believe all kron 4 news. >> meanwhile, in oakland today, a rally taking place to save schools there from closing. >> coming up tonight, all new on kron. 4 news at 8 o'clock in prime time. kron four's amanda hari will show us how parents, teachers and even lawmakers are still working to try to stop those closures. >> let's talk about our weather forecast right now is take a live look outside at a very pretty picture of downtown san francisco. what a gorgeous day. seriously. top 10 weekend of the year with the weather. i know it should be raining but quite beautiful. yeah. for not getting rain. the sun never hurts either. put my shorts the way in about a week kron 4 m

reporter: when a group of voters began collecting signatures for a recall, allison collins, lopez, and maluga turned to their supporters. >> stand here and to know that we are in support of allison. [applause] reporter: those supporters have said outside interest groups are behind this recall race. >> having people that are aligned with you and will vote the way you want them to vote, you're basically able to buy public policy. reporter: are -- why are they facing a recall and not the entire board? in order to face a recall, a school board member must have served at least one year after being elected. none of the other four qualified. >> after careful consideration, i decided to support the recall wholeheartedly. reporter: if the recall is successful, mayor london breed will appoint new school board members. but first, the department of elections must certify the results. the board of supervisors must then declare those election results. 10 days later, lopez collins and malega could be out of a job as early as march 10. only one board member, lopez, has given a slight indication as to

that was recall the most controversial school board commissioners, allison collins, her thoughts in the wake of being recalled. i'm concerned that >> there will be folks who will want to roll back some of the work that we've done. it a fact erase the voice. >> a parent and student volunteers who worked really hard over decades to get some of these changes made and all of the resolutions that people have cited as, quote, distractions were actually authored by those communities. port commissioner, a little beleaguered decided not to wait to be replaced. he is stepping down now in a statement he writes in part, quote. >> resigning immediately create an opportunity for a new board member to step in at this important moment. quote, as the lead kron, 4 news. >> kron 4 is your local election headquarters. and as we mentioned yesterday, san francisco voters will have an opportunity to reform the recall process when they go to the polls in june. but since the unsuccessful recall of governor newsome last september, there's also talk of reforming the recall process at the state level. but first, d

that was recall the most controversial school board commissioners, allison collins, her thoughts in thee of being recalled. i'm concerned that >> there will be folks will we want to roll back some of the work that we've done. it affect race. the voice of parent and student volunteers who worked really hard over decades to get some of these changes. >> and all of the resolutions that people have cited as, quote, distractions were actually authored by those communities. port commissioner, a little billy goat decided not to wait to be replaced. he is stepping down now in a statement he writes in part, quote. >> resigning immediately create an opportunity for a new board member to step in at this important quote, as the lead kron, 4 news. as we mentioned yesterday, san francisco voters will have an opportunity to reform the recall process. >> when they go to the polls in june, but since an unsuccessful recall of governor newsome last september, there's also talk of reforming the recall process at the state level. kron four's. dan kerman joins us live with details on all of that. good evenin

. >> we know allison collins and the board president have been recalled.his recall believe it took too long for their kids to go back to in person learning, saying many kids here struggled and fell behind because of it. they also argued that this board was more focused on social issues like renaming schools instead of working to make them safer and get them open. some people wanted the whole school board recalled but that cannot happen. once elected, members must serve at least one year after being elected. we talked with lopez, who defended their actions during the pandemic. >> i think it has been misconstrued and sometimes people believe we cannot do one thing while focusing on another. we were simultaneously working on enhancing the safety within our schools and regarding the renaming, that work started in 2017 with former board members who are no longer on the board. >> some say the recall is false. >> in san abc7news. dan: mayor london breed issued a statement saying the voters of the city had delivered a clear message to the school board to focus on

allison collins herself, her tweets were extremely offensive. >> reporter: board president gabriela lopez and malika are the only board members on the ballots. they are the only ones eligible to be on the ballot due to time served. the cost of the election is $3.2 million. political analyst say there is also the matter of timing. >> one of the reasons that some folks believe this was on unnecessary exercise is that the school board members have terms ending at the end of the year anyway. there is an election in november where they can be replaced through the regular process. >> reporter: if any of these the school board members are recalled, the mayor would get to choose the replacement. new tonight on kpix 5 news at 7:00, we will hear from 2 of those board members who are on the ballot tomorrow. >> thank you very much, andria . stay with kpix 5 for the latest results on the schoolboard recall vote . we expect first results to start coming in at 8:45 tomorrow night. we will bring you updates through the night on cbs news bay area. >>> looking life to san francisco city hall where, this ev

who couldn't ballots voted to oust school board president, former school board vice president allison collins and member. >> start out with something that people said buzz impossible and then to end up with such overwhelming show of support from every pre sinkt in the city has just been amazing. >> and now the work to replace the ousted members begins. it will take some time to certify the results, and forward them to the board of supervisors so mayor london breed has about a month to decide who will fill those seats. she's yet to interview knee candidates. >> bridge builders. that's what we are going to be looking for. >> organizers of the recall say they weror they were motivated by what they say as a disconnected school board distracted by efforts to rename schools instead of getting students safely back in class during the pandemic. >> loud and clear. is that you are not progressive if you are leaving behind the kids that need the most help. and focus on your own. you are not progressive if you are focused on changing the names when the kids inside those schools -- >> the new school board

voters overwhelmingly approved the recall of allison collins, gabriela lopez and fogo the parents of students launched the recall effort in last well at last year, out of frustration over the slow reopening of district schools. while the board focused instead on renaming more than 40 school sites, mayor london breed endorsed the recall and said in a statement, quote, our kids have suffered tremendously during this pandemic, dealing with serious learning lawson, significant mental health challenges. it's time we refocus our efforts on the basics of providing quality education for all students, end quote. now, mayor london breed is set to now point board replacements to serve until another election, which is actually coming up this november. there were other matters on the special election ballot in san francisco as well. supervisor matt haney is the front runner as the new assembly member for the city's 17th district. haney is in the lead with a little more than 37% of the vote. david campus is in second place with 35% of the vote. the 2 other candidates didn't get a majority of the v

president gabriela lopez board vice president algoma liga and commissioner allison collins are the subjectof tuesday's special election. the recall effort was spearheaded by parents who are frustrated with a number of issues, including lengthy classroom closures and a plan to rename dozens of schools. there's just a lot of people dying. overdoses homicides, all contributing to more people dying in alameda county and how that's creating a backlog for the coroner's bureau and more and more people working from home permanently. the new report that shows that could be the case not are you tired of clean clothes that just don't smell clean? what if your clothes could stay fresh for weeks? now they can. downy unstopables in-wash scent boosters keep your laundry smelling fresh waaaay longer than detergent alone. pour a cap of downy unstopables into your washing machine before each load. and enjoy fresher smelling laundry. if you want laundry to smell fresh for weeks make sure you have downy unstopables in-wash scent boosters. shop online for downy unstopables, including our new, lighter scent. co

voters chose to remove gabriela lopez, allison collins, and board vice president melinda after the results are certified, mayor breed will interview and then name the new employee appointees. her criteria for selecting replacements will be heavily scrutinized. >> people with more in-depth knowledge, for example, of what i heard from parents is they want someone who understands finance. like, the financials of -- they are concerned about the budget deficit and what that might mean for their children. >> parents are paying attention to what is happening on school boards across the state, across the country. they are focused on what these school boards are or are not doing. mayor breed needs to pay close attention. >> big issues for the board, such as addressing a $125 million budget deficit which is due in part to a major decline in student enrollment. there is also the issue of learning lost during a likely school shutdown, as well as the challenge of hiring a new superintendent. >>> still had on kpix 5 and cbs news bay area, a brazen jewelry store robbery takes an unprecedented turn. gunme

our san francisco school board gabriela lopez commissioner allison collins and school board vice president moliga. the board has been under fire about its handling of the covid-19 pandemic mail in ballots will need to be postmarked by tomorrow. the polls will stay open until 5 o'clock tomorrow evening. if the members are recalled, mayor london breed will name temporary replacements. >> remembering and honoring a beloved bay area legend. people from all over the place are coming together tonight in oakland to celebrate the life of at the nfl graydon, legendary raiders coach passed away in december. the memorial dubbed one more night in oakland is taking place at the coliseum. and that's where we find kron four's dan thorn tonight. he's live with more. what a spectacular evening down. >> that's right. vicki and grant, a number of people have come out here tonight. many of them raiders fans you can see behind right here. this is the mad memorial cruise or that they are in front of john madden was known to want to travel by bus or train instead of taking a plane to the game on many of these ra

and cut for just received a statement from former school board member allison collins. it reads in part, quote. >> rick haulers have no policy proposals and they have no candidates. the campaign focused on personal attacks, misinformation, tearing things down and going backward. now we know what it costs to buy an election in san francisco. >> in the meantime, the same day those school board members were recalled. san francisco supervisors passed a recall reform proposal that will go to the voters this june for present kerman. live for us in san francisco tonight with a look at what changes voters will have to decide on then dan. that's right. they're looking about those mayoral appointments if they can run for reelection. they're also looking at just around what time you can recall somebody under these new proposed provisions. you can't necessarily recall them anytime you want. >> with the san francisco school board creek hall now in the past and the district attorney recall still in the future. san francisco supervisors is trying to reform the recall process. >> peopl

they are board president gabriel lopez and took commissioners allison collins and malika opponents of the recall say it's poor use of taxpayer resources. the regularly scheduled vote on board members is set for november. oakland unified school district tell the virtual town hall today focused on saving oakland schools. the meeting comes after several protests decrying the board's decision this week to close seven schools and merged to others over the course of two years. the move was approved by the oakland unified school district and by the end of the summer, two schools in district six community day and parker elementary are slated to close. the principle of parker spoke at today's meeting. this is devastating. this is devastating for us for our community for our students. um it's terrible. parker is needed in the community. critics argue the schools and the closure list served mostly students of color . the district says it faces a $20 million budget deficit over two years, and it is too expensive to maintain under enrolled schools. we're learning more now, about a shooting early t

the board members facing recall our school board, president gabriela lopez commissioner allison collins and the school board. vice president moliga. the board has been under fire for its handling of the pandemic. people opposing the recall say that it's a poor use of taxpayer money. mayor london breed has supported this recall. if the members are recall, the mayor will name temporary replacements mail in ballots have to be postmarked by tomorrow. the polls will stay open until 05:00pm. and in the east bay mediation talks between the mount diablo teachers union and the district and those have fallen apart. both sides met with a mediator for 3 days last week. the union wants a pay hike of 12 and a half percent over the next 3 years and threats to strike. if there's no deal. all right. weather time now as we get a peek. >> get the 4 zone forecast say beautiful shot there. live shot of the golden gate bridge. vicki, if you put all your warm winter clothes away over the weekend, that was premature. yeah. >> i didn't because, you know, you never know with the weather these days. chief meteoro

by a landslide vote, san francisco voters agreed to recall allison collins, gabriela lopez, and molioa. some say the recall is a rejection of woke politics in san francisco. the recall campaign happened after the board announced plans to rename dozens of schools and change the admission system to lowell high school. they lowered the standards. some recall supporters say they were frustrated with the board's handling of the pandemic, including how long it took to get schools back open. mayor breed will be looking for three replacements to finish out the commissioners' terms. in november, voters decide on a new board. chuck todd says tomorrow he plans to ask the mayor what the election results say about progressive policies. >> is this about priorities? is it about competency? is it about messaging? i think a lot of people are trying to nationalize and read into what happened. i think it's important to find out, okay, you're on the ground, what do you believe happen >> "meet the press" starts tomorrow m bay with kyra clapper." >>> celebrating black history month in a way that's friendly

president gabriela lopez commissioner allison collins and school board vice president fogo the board has been under fire for handling the covid-19 pandemic. the renaming of schools and other matters that parents aren't too happy with opponents of the recall, though, say this is a poor use of taxpayer resources. as for mayor london breed, she says she supports the recall and that if the members are removed, then she'll named temporary replacements. polling locations are open until 7 mail in ballots need to be postmarked by tonight at 8 o'clock. district attorney chase of a teen is criticizing the san francisco police department's use of dna for rape victims. claims that the department's used rape and assault victims, dna evidence as a way to search for possible suspects in crimes. the da's office says it recently learned of this law enforcement database and they say the practice is legally and ethically wrong because it treats victims like evidence and not human beings. san francisco police chief bill scott released a statement saying in part, quote, we must never create disincentives

gabriella lopez, allison collins and malika. those leading the recall effort, say many frustrations stemmed from the district's handling of the covid 19 pandemic. the school guidance have any plan or in country opened. and even after trying every possible avenue for reaching them advocacy prayers, calling into school board meetings, etcetera, they didn't seem to be willing to move recall. supporters also blamed the district for mishandling its budget as it faces a $125 million deficit. they held this rally saturday morning their final push before the election. this is a waste of money, and it's antidemocratic. those against the recall say the vote is unnecessary, they argue if voters want to change to wait for the next school board election in november, otherwise voters may end up with a new representation without a say this set of school board members who are from black that next and pacific islander communities hardest hit by covid. have really worked hard. they understand what communities are going through and worked hard to

commissioner allison collins who was also on the ballot, defended her by stating this. you don't like the policy choice. you vote for a different candidate. >> but if we're going to disrupt and up and our whole electoral our whole process democratic process in san francisco, any time people with wealth and influence, you know, political influence have the ability to do so. we're putting our city at risk. we reached out to board president gabriela lopez, the 3rd board member on the ballot. >> but she did not respond. believe all kron 4 news >> well, san francisco police are searching for answers now in 3 separate shootings over the weekend. the first happened on larkin street right around 9.30, saturday night. police say a group of people were involved in a drug deal when someone started shooting into a crowd. thankfully nobody was hurt. officers arrested several people and then police say the second shooting happened during an attempted robbery on o farrell street. right around 1 o'clock in the morning yesterday. they say one person was shot in incident, but then less t

the other two president gabriella lopez and commissioner allison collins, will be removed from office after the election results are accepted by the board of supervisors. mayor of london, breed is tasked with appointing three new board members today. she acknowledged the difficult process ahead, saying the district is facing unprecedented challenges. how are we going to deal with the budget deficit? for the school system, one that is increasingly growing. a new superintendent. is expected to be hired. those decisions are critically important to the long term success. of our school district . the mayor said she hopes to have three new commissioners in place next month. new details tonight on a shooting outside a busy safeway store in san francisco. it happened yesterday , shortly before five pm outside the store market and church streets tonight we've learned there were two victims arriving officers found a 20 year old man and an 85 year old woman. with gunshot wounds. investigators say shots were fired after a fight between a group of juveniles. both victims were taken to the hospital

commissioner allison collins who was also on the ballot, defended her by stating this. don't like the policy choice. you vote for a different candidate. >> but if we're going to disrupt and up and our whole electoral our whole process democratic process in san francisco, any time people with wealth and influence, you know, political influence have the ability to do so. we're putting our city at risk. we reached out to board president gabriela lopez, the 3rd board member on the ballot. but she did not respond. believe all kron 4 news. >> and san francisco, one person lucky to be alive after being rescued from a 3 alarm fire that broke out in the city's richmond district. it started late yesterday morning. this is video of it from the citizen app. you can see that heavy smoke just billowing from the building. it actually damage to other buildings as well. one person was rescued and taken to a nearby hospital. they're expected to be ok, officials say a few different pets were also rescued from the main building as well as the surrounding buildings as well. it took a few ho

they are board president gabriella lopez and two commissioners allison collins and malika. opponents of the recall say it is poor use of taxpayer resources when the regularly scheduled vote on board members will be held in november. oakland unified school district of the virtual town hall today focused on saving oakland schools. the meeting comes after several protests decrying the board's decision this week to close seven schools and merge two others that will happen over the course of the next two years. the move was approved by the unified school district this week as we mentioned and by the end of the summer to schools and districts , six community day and parker elementary are slated to close. the principle of parker's spoke at today's meeting. this is devastating. this is devastating for us for our community for our students. um it's terrible. parker is needed in the community. critics argue the schools on the closure list serve mostly students of color. the district says it faces a $20 million budget deficit over two years, and it is too expensive to maintain under e

gabriela lopez and others, allison collins, they will go kicking and screaming and so will he. supposedly raised by bill harris, we will see what happens. richie, thank you. and we will be right back. >> thank you for having me. >> of course. arthel: new border patrol numbers show migrant encounters at the southern border nearly doubled last month from january 2021. agents there say they are underfunded and overwhelmed. now arizona's attorney general is leading coalition of 13-state ag's to defend the public charge rule. arizona ag mark will argue the case before the supreme court on wednesday and he joins us now. so ag, let me set it up. the public charge rule ensure that noncitizens are able to financially support themselves in order to become u.s. citizens or to get a green card, what's your pitch to the supreme court? >> well, thank you, arthel, for having me on again today and basically it comes down to this. the public charge rule, the statute has been around for nearly a century in this country and basically says if you're a noncitizen, you to be able to support yourself

commissioner allison collins who was also on the ballot, defended her by stating this. you don't like the policy choice. you vote for a different candidate. >> but if we're going to disrupt and up and our whole electoral our whole process democratic process in san francisco, any time people with wealth and influence, you know, political influence have the ability to do so. we're putting our city at risk. we reached out to board president gabriela lopez, the 3rd board member on the ballot. >> but she did not respond. believe all kron 4 news. >> next here at 8 o'clock, we're talking with congressman john garamendi about the rising tensions in ukraine. how the white house is responding tonight. >> no 30 tonight the u.s. has now ordered most of its embassy to leave the capital of ukraine. officials are now urging american citizens to leave the country immediately. in a phone call today, president biden told russian president vladimir putin that russia would faced swift and severe costs. >> if it chose to invade ukraine. joining us now to discuss what exactly those swift and

again, 79% for allison collins paid 79% gabriella lopez. those are the exact percentages.ng. these people were taken out of that school board because they wanted to rename schools. frankly, the parents are sick of the covert restrictions. which we have seen. enough with the mass across the country. >> richard: i think cheryl brings up a good point here. i want to double down on this. there are parents that go beyond the mass mandates. for a long time, we see in parents, especially in a lot of urban centers, talk about their disdain for standardized testing. the fact that these kids are learning how to do algebra. i think when governor desantis and the chicago teachers union can agree that we have a problem with standardized testing in this country. it tells you that there's some change happening the world world of public education. >> emily: there certainly are. all right. this is president biden, he is speaking in lorraine ohio, where he is looking to drum up support for his trillion dollar bipartisan infrastructure bill. the president is expected to discuss how the bill

they are also asking for votes to recall board members gabriela lopez allison collins, and another. >> it is true that voters put the school board members into office. voters are having regret. they are waking up to realizing they need to pay more attention. >> reporter: like most districts, they did not have a good experience with distance learning during the early stages of the pandemic. >> my kids were home, they were suffering. we were watching everything on zoom. we were working at home. we started watching very carefully and we were horrified by what we saw. >> reporter: in the middle of that, the board pressed ahead with a bizarre plan to rename dozens of schools that a citizen's faneuil deemed offensive including abraham lincoln and george washington high schools. >> reporter: they were so certain they were right. >> they did not care about the facts or the truth. they did not care about what all of us were saying. they plowed ahead. >> reporter: last year, in a failed attempt to force inclusion, the board tried to end the merit based admission at lowell high school, one of th

. >> when a group of voters began collecting signatures for a recall, gabriella lopez, allison collins and muhiga stood with their supporters. >> those supporters have said outside interest groups are behind this recall race. >> having people that are aligned with you and will vote the way you want them to vote, you know, you're basically able to buy public policy >> why are they facing a recall and not the entire board? in order to face a recall, a school board member must have served as that's one year after being elected. none of the other four qualified. >> after careful consideration, i decided to support the recall wholeheartedly. >> if the recall is successful, the mayor will apoint new school board members. but first, the department of elections must certify the results. the board of supervise ors must then declare those election results. 10 days later, lopez, collins and moliga could be out of a job as early as march 10th. only one board member gabriella lopezs has given a slight indication as to what she might do if recalled. lopez recently tweeted that she has been accepted

. >> lopez along with colleagues, allison collins and foana have delayed back to in-person learning sayingning has been priority number one but has to be done safely and considering race is a major factor. >> i live and work in communit communities who were suffering throughout the pandemic, who had the least resources, who were the most impacted, who were genuinely living for their life. >> all of us are met with this challenge of insuring that our schools provide a high quality education to students regardless of their skin tone, regardless of their zip code and regardless of their parents' education level. >> many parents are on the board side. >> number one, i do not subscribe to cancel culture and that's exactly what this is. >> number two, this is an expensive distraction that dilute and pollutes any and all efforts to provide an equitable and fair education to black students. what do you say to parent who is say my kid can't learn at home. why wasn't that number one priority by far? >> your kid can't learn in a coffin either. >> there are many people who live in single family homes

. >> vice president faauuga moliga has stepped down effective immediately while allison collins and board president gabriela lopez will be removed 10 days after the election is officially accepted by the city's board of supervisors. today we talked with lopez in collins to get their reactions to the recall. >> none of this is a surprise. >> we've been threatened of a maybe even 6 months into our term because of what we're highlighting, what we're bringing up and what we're challenging. i'm concerned that. >> there will be folks who will we want to roll back some of the work that we've done. it a fact erase the voice. >> a parent and student volunteers who worked really hard over decades to get some of these changes made. >> lopez and colin say despite being recalled, they will continue to push for equity and marginalized students of color. san francisco mayor london breed who endorsed the recall will now hand pick 3 people to fill the empty seats on the school board. >> san francisco voters will have a chance to reform the recall process when they go to the polls in june after the unsucce