. >>> we are hearing from several former employees of a well- known oakland restaurant owner charlie hallowell who has taken a leave of absence amid sexual harassment accusations. alex savidge is live in oakland where they have held a news conference.>> reporter: news conferences here in oakland today and we learned that restaurant owner charlie hallowell will be stepping away from his company for six months and he is promising to fix the culture at his oakland restaurant. this morning we heard from several of his former employees who talked about the harassment that they endured. >> beginning each workday with fear and anxiety is debilitating and nobody has room to grow in the workplace where they are seen as an object. >> reporter: today several former employees of those restaurants detailed a pattern of sexual harassment and verbal abuse by the chef charlie hallowell. he has admitted to hurtful behavior and has stepped aside from day to day operations at his three oakland restaurants. since these accusations surfaced several chefs and managers have quit their jobs. the women accusing hallow

the owner charlie hallowell left the group in december. stop drawing pay admitted to misconduct and apologize. with a review launch and reforms promise.>> there are many more stories to be told.>> reporter: from at least 17 employees describing a degrading environment. the chef made crude comments about sex and regularly propositioned them. >> the stakes are high. we felt the need to honor the women who had come forward.. women who spoke up said they were harassed at all three restaurants. top staff at the other two are not threatening to resign.>> it was not -->> reporter: as long as he is profiting they cannot be there. >> it feels necessary. if feels empowering to be taking back a measure of control. >> we are trying to hear them out. it is not something that can be done overnight.>> reporter: is spokesman acknowledges negotiations >> a lot of people's jobs could be at stake.>> reporter: does believe the situation can be fixed.>> they do support the company. they want to be part of the solution. >> reporter: the managers call this a wat

late last month, more than a dozen women claimed sexual harassment charges against charlie hallowell. he owns a pizzeria called boot & shoe service. now seven managers at the pizza shop say they will quit on saturday if hallowell doesn't divest from the restaurant. it's unclear whether employees at hallowell's two other restaurants are also threatening to quit. >>> a new snapshot today of the bay area economy and what to expect for 2018. local leaders say growth is much slower than other parts of the country. we sent kpix 5's jackie ward to a meeting in san francisco to find out why. >> reporter: at today's forecast conference bay area economists are hopeful for all that 2018 has to bring but some of them actually think the growth in this area is moving slower than it should be. >> it's great to be in a hot economy but there is such a thing as overheat. >> reporter: business is good in the bay area, no doubt about it, but it could be better. this is the president of the bay area council of economic institute. he thinks the rate at which this part of the country is growing is slow. >>

last week several employees demanded the owner, charlie hallowell divest from his company or they would quit. he has denied the allegations against him by 17 female employees. >>> san jose police are now looking for more victims of a san jose youth pastor who's accused of sending sexually explicit photos to a 14-year-old girl. luis cruz of fremont, police say he sent photos of himself to a girl from his church. evidence on the suspect's phone suggest he might have sent pictures to other minors. >>> happening today, state legislator scott weiner will introduce a law for car break-ins. the da must show the car door was locked. if passed, the new bill will mean a smashed window can count as evidence. more than 30,000 car break-ins were reported to san francisco police last year. >>> happening today, two members of the san francisco board of supervisors plan to announce legislation to provide more money to universal immigration defense and outreach programs. the legislation will be introduced on the steps of city hall at noon in response to recent i.c.e. raids in the area. the legislation w

they say the owner, charlie hallowell has harassed workers for years. they demand he divest himself from the three restaurants he owns. 17 employees protested outside the boot and shoe service restaurant over the weekend. hallowell has stepped aside from managing the restaurant day today operations but still owns the restaurants. >>> and uber driver and san luis obispo county faces charges. investigators say alphonso nunez would use the uber system to find victims. they say he looked for college date women who'd been drinking and wanted a safe way to get home. investigators say he would assault and brought them when he took them to their home. >> we will prosecute this case in our county. his immigration status is not relevant for the purpose of this prosecution. >> officials say he is an undocumented immigrant and he has a california drivers license which can be legally obtained. and they have linked him to four attacks. they're asking anyone else who was a victim to contact officials. >>> a california business speaks out against the state attorney gen

the owner charlie hallowell left his restaurant group in december, stopped drawing pay and admitted to misconduct and apologized with a review launched an reforms promise. >> there are many more stories to be told. >> reporter: stories from at least 17 female employees who described a degrading environment in which the chef consistently made crude comments about sex and regularly propositioned them. >> the stakes are incredibly high and we felt the need to honor the women who had come forward with these allegations. >> reporter: women who spoke up said they were harassed at all three restaurant. top staff at the other two are not threatening to resign. >> it's a heartbreaking decision. >> reporter: those who are say as long as he is profiting, they can't be there. >> it feels necessary and it feels empowering to be taking back some measure of control. >> we are trying to hear them out but it's not something that can be done overnight. >> reporter: divestment? hallowell's spokesman acknowledges negotiations. >> many jobs could be at stake. >> reporter: most employees believe the situati

there protesting the restaurant owner charlie hallowell, after the 17 employees accused him of sexual misconduct. employees are threatening to resign by close of business tonight, if hollowell does not step down from his restaurant group. >>>nearly 24 hours after shutting down the federal government, there are little signs of a budget compromise. at the same time, lawmakers on both sides spent the day pointing fingers and dodging blame. we are live in our newsroom on where things stand in washington right now.>> that paralyzing standoff over federal budget continues on capitol hill. immigration is the sticking point with no funding, even the most famous monument the statue of liberty, is closed. while politicians bicker, federal employees are waiting to figure out if they can get a paycheck and report to work on monday.>> new pictures out of the white house showing how president trump spent the one year of his inauguration. instead of celebrating in florida. the president is working to reopen the government. outside, reporters caught up to mick mullaney as he headed into the white hou

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this is in response to sexual harassment allegations made against the owner, charlie hallowell. he owns three restaurants in oakland including one on grand avenue. that's where managers and chefs say they may resign in protest tomorrow. 17 and former female employees have accused the chef of sexual harassment. last month hallowell admitted to misconduct and apologized but manager say as long as he is still making money, they can't be there. >> it deals necessary and it feels empowering to be taking back some measure of control. >> we are trying to hear them out but it's not something that can be done overnight. >> hallowell is no longer running the day-to-day operations of the restaurant but is a primary stakeholder. staff at the other restaurants are not threatening to resign. >>> the san leandro city manager is facing a misconduct investigation after the director of a nonprofit accused him of sexual harassment. rose padilla johnson, ceo of the davis street family resource center bot a former complaint against the city manager. johnson claims he made repeated, romantic advances

.>> reporter: charlie hallowell has three restaurants in oakland.ere staff might resign in protest. although the chef is out of the picture they want him out of the prophets.>> our goal is that he is no longer an owner.>> reporter: divest or they are gone. as they open for dinner staff is aware to top managers. head chef sous chef pastry chef. cafi manager and restaurant manager.

this is in response to sexual harassment allegations made against the owner, charlie hallowell.e owns three restaurants in oakland. five employees say they may resign in protest tomorrow. at least 17 former female employees have accused him of sexual harassment. last month he admitted to misconduct and apologized but the employees say as long as he is making money from the restaurant, they can't be there. >> it feels necessary and it feels empowering to be taking back some measure of control. >> we are trying to them out but it's not something that can be done overnight. >> hallowell is no longer running the day-to-day operations of the restaurant but is still a primary stakeholder in the company. staff at his other restaurants are not threatening to resign. >>> a former women's basketball player from cal is forming -- is suing her claiming she was sexually assaulted by an employee. the student now plays for the atlanta dream of the wnba. in a civil lawsuit filed this week, she said she was sexually assaulted by the assistant athletic director forced needed services, mohamed muq

now, it is in response to sexual harassment allegations made against the owner, charlie hallowell. he owns three restaurants in oakland, including boot and shoe service on grand avenue, where a group of managers and chefs say they may resign in protest tomorrow. at least 17 former female employees have accused him of sexual harassment. last month, hallell admitted to misconduct and apologized. but the managers say as long as he is making money from the restaurant, they won't be there. >> it feels necessary and it feels empowering to be taking back some measure of control. >> we're trying to hear them out but it's not something that can be done overnight. >> hallowell is no longer running the day-to-day operations at the restaurant about he is still a primary stakeholder in the country. staff at the other two restaurants are not threatening to resign at this point. >>> a new study looks at the bay area's most dangerous drives. san francisco based company zendrive studied 100,000 drivers making more than one million trips in and out of san francisco. it found that driving during lunc

this is in response to sexual harassment allegations made against the owner charlie hallowell.taurants in oakland including boot and shoe service on grant avenuewhere a group of managers and chefs say they mresign in protest tomorrow. at least 17 former female employees have accused him of sexual harassment. last month hallowell admitted to misconduct and apologized but the manager said as long as he is making money from the restaurant they cannot be there. >> it feels necessary and it feels empowering to be taking back some measure of control. >> we are trying to hear them out but it's not something that can be done overnight. >> hallowell is no longer running the day-to-day operations of the restaurant but is still a primary stakeholder in the company. staff at his other two restaurants are not threatening to resign at this point. >>> next tuesday a 22-year-old army private from san francisco will be buried with full military honors almost 70 years after he went missing in battle during the korean war. the family of private first class james leonard junior finally received co

charlie's restaurants, to survive was to avoid him. we would escape to other rooms when he entered the restaurant. every female new of his >> reporter: the women demanded that hallowell immediately divest himself from the restaurant. >> so yes, charlie hassing knowledged his behavior was inappropriate, he's now working on ways to correct that. >> hallowell is on a leave of absence, seven managers at one restaurant resigned after the allegations surfaced last month. >> there's a real opportunity to change things. >> reporter: 150 employees now work at hallowell's restaurants. as of right now, no lawsuits have been filed. >>> stanford university has dropped a plan for a plaque on the campus site where a woman was sexually assaulted by brock turner. the school announced that decision today after the survivor and the university failed to agree on a quote for the marker. stanford rejected two quotes from the victim that stanford did not feel was appropriate. so the victim decided not to contribute to the plaque. >>> the woman -- sky 7 7 7 7 the home of 55-year-old therese haddox off of feller avenue. haddox was mourning the recent death of her elderly mother and the death