that means city council will have to vote on a new city council president.t person would then become the new interim mayor. >> the new council president that the new city council will choose on january sixth will automatically, at that very moment, become the acting mayor. >> there is another possible scenario bass could stepped down sooner, allowing for a special election for her city council seat to happen at the same time, voters choose a new mayor. that would happen if she leaves city council between december 17th and january 6th. that would mean cobb, currently the mayor pro tem, could serve a time as interim mayor. >> i would take over chairing any any subsequent meetings during any period of time that may exist between when she steps down. >> this all unfolds as oakland faces a massive $93 million budget deficit. but professor dan lindheim says the changes at city council actually may not be as disruptive to the budget process. >> it's not so much up to the mayor to actually decide the cuts, or to actually implement the cuts. that's really the job of

. >> now meet a city council member. some city leaders are now taking sides. yeah, this all started with trip to long beach for a work conference. >> and long beach police responded to calls of an intoxicated woman outside of a bar. body cam footage shows finding alameda city council member trish herrera, spencer on the ground and some city leaders are arguing that herrera spencer needs to be reprimanded. others say she was a victim kron four's jacked moment as both sites. >> you've heard it long. beach police body camera footage shows the moment when officers found alameda city council member. trish, however, spencer outside a bar, you can see she's on the ground and after police say she was denied entry to a bar for being too drunk, her name tag still around her neck from a convention earlier that you know, i was in long beach for the league of california for new city's annual conference. the mayor of alameda was also at that same convention in october and says she found out about the incident next day. you know, first, i just felt a lot of sadness for my co

oakland city council members are now faced with making dramatic budget cuts. they were unwilling to make back in july. but there's no more kicking the can down the road at tuesday's council meeting, the city's finance team made it clear the city of oakland is on the brink of fiscal collapse unless the city council acts before the end of december. the past. december of this year. >> we lose the ability and the time to make adjustments to ensure on solvency. the city council was told its reserves have been used up and oakland continue spending at the current rate. the city will in this fiscal year in june of 2025. with a deficit of nearly 115 million dollars and risk insolvency closing the gap won't be easy reductions in public safety budget. now unavoidable to effectively address. >> the current year shortfall police and fire sirvices are on the chopping block because they're responsible for most of the overspending with the police department projected to overspend its budget by 51 million dollars and the fire department projected overspend its budget by 34 mill

>>was not in accordance with city council code of conduct. councilmember herrera, spencer argues that she was not drunk, but rather was attacked and even potentially could cost a statement provided to kron 4 news by the council members, fred reads, quote, the videos showing trash at the scene of the incident and that the er do not provide any consistent evidence with intoxication. >>they are just as consistent with a concussion and other injuries that would produce shock. the council member also claims her jewelry was stolen vote. you can see her wearing some of it in the video. she also struggled to answer basic questions and through some slurred speech repeatedly says she's fine with dementia. frankly, my first thoughts are, you know, maybe with an order is compassion. vice mayor tony day sot says there isn't enough evidence to say she's drunk and even says she may have suffered a stroke despite none of the officers on scene running any stroke assessments, this raise any suspicion on your mind. my focus is simply on on the issue of whether o

calling to the attention of a council member that their behavior was not in accordance with the city council code of conduct. councilmember herrera, spencer argues she was not drunk, but rather was attacked and even potentially could cost a statement provided to kron 4 news by the council members. fred reads, quote, the videos showing trish at the scene of the incident and that the er do not provide any consistent evidence with intoxication. >> they are just as consistent with a concussion and other injuries that would produce shock. the council member also claims her jewelry was stolen vote. you can see her wearing some of it in the video. she also struggles to answer basic questions and through some slurred speech repeatedly says she's fine with frankly. my first thoughts are, you know, maybe what's in order is compassion. vice mayor tony day sot says there isn't enough evidence to say she's drunk and even says she may have suffered a stroke despite none of the officers on scene running any stroke assessments, this raise any suspicion on your mind. my focus is simply on on the issue of whe

fortunato bass, the current city council president, would take over as interim mayor and serve until ecial election, likely in april. >> then at that moment, whoever the council president is becomes the acting or interim mayor, but bass will likely step down before january 5th to be sworn in as district five supervisor. >> that means city council will have to vote on a new city council president. that person would then become the new interim mayor. >> the new council president that the new city council will choose on january 6th will automatically, at that very moment, become the acting mayor. >> there is another possible scenario bass could step down sooner, allowing for a special election for her city council seat to happen at the same time voters choose a new mayor. that would happen if she leaves city council between december 17th and january 6th. that would mean kalb, currently the mayor pro tem, could serve a time as interim mayor. >> i would take over chairing any any subsequent meetings during any period of time that may exist between when she steps down. >> this all unfolds a

this has led to calls by city council that she should be admonished. the council is set to take a vote next week to do just that argument. she broke city charters, code of conduct that night. i always wait to see here. the real thing supporters of the council member thursday night say they want to see more details. that's true. i mean, all that's not her whole life. >> you know, she's still up, you know, personally what whatever happens if they want to make a moving car to get her out of state or whatever trying to do. i don't know. we also e-mail councilmember spencer on her city council email. >> then a private citizen clinic to be spencer's friend e-mailed us back from a g mail accounts saying the following, quote, the videos showing trish at the scene of the incident and that the er do not provide any consistent evidence with intoxication. they are just as consistent with a concussion and other injuries that would produce shock. the council member has denied she was intoxicated and claims she is the victim of an attack and had pieces of jewelry stol

dan kerman has details. >> the city of oakland is on the brink of fiscal collapse unless the city councils fast tuesday, the city's finance team told council members if they continue spending at the current rate, the city will in this fiscal year in june of 2025. with a deficit of nearly 115 million dollars and risk insolvency closing the gap won't be easy reductions in public safety, but now unavoidable to effectively address. >> the current year shortfall police and fire services are on the chopping block because they're responsible for most of the overspending with the police department projected to overspend its budget by 51 million dollars and the fire department projected overspend its budget by 34 million dollars opd chief floyd mitchell told the city's finance committee earlier in the they're already taking steps to address thc overtime budget. we implemented measures to really pull back all of our discretionary or special assignment overtimes. other than that, the officers are, you staying late for us, but specific assignment. >> how cuts to police and fire will impact public saf

city council member hunley in was running for mayor. the graffiti almost identical to the hate graffiti that was done last to the same candidates. posters. this in a city that statistics show hasn't asian

the city council will decide whether to appoint someone or to hold a special election. officials also say that special election could cost the city up to $2 million. >> i personally prefer a special election, even though it takes a little more time and costs a little more money, because i think that the public, the community, the voters should decide on who their representatives are and that decision will ultimately come down to a council vote. >> one race that still hasn't been called yet is the race for san francisco mayor. political newcomer daniel lurie is still in the lead ahead of incumbent london breed, with more than 56% of the vote. but that could change with the next batch of results that's expected later today. abc seven news reporter lena howland has been tracking this race for each step of the way. she joins us live in the studio. and lena, what's at stake? >> reggie san francisco has struggled in the past several years with post pandemic recovery, homelessness and public safety. the next leader will have a lot of responsibility in the direction of the city

joining city council members, thousands of residents and san jose mayor matt mahan who council will move forward. >> it qualifies. that would be a yes or no vote. assuming he's recalled, which i i suspect who would be and hope that he would be, then it would go back to the city council to decide if we will appoint or have a special election after that all works in the affidavit in this text messages are discussed and that's why he's lost the faith of the community here and for the good of our community needs to step aside. >> torres is maintaining his innocence, but so far hasn't attended any city council meetings or appeared for his assigned counsel duties. >> uc berkeley police are looking for a suspect who sexually assaulted a person and a concert. last sunday. the greek theater suspect is described to be between 25 and 30 years old. clean shaven last seen wearing a blue beanie and dark gray shirt and several chain necklaces chains. police say the assault was around 10, 15 last night. anyone with information should get in touch with uc berkeley police. 2 teens accused of demanding mon

we are glad to see the current council has effectively managed the city's finances, reduced the cityeficit, and continues to serve the santa clara community." curtis thinks he's the subject of negative ads because he comes from a business background and plans to scrutinize the 49ers operation and finances at levi's stadium, which is owned by the city of santa clara. >> the other thing that's hard is i'm a 49er fan. i have season tickets. they're using my money against me. >> reporter: curtis says he'll continue to reach voters with yard signs and door knocks where he can present his message face to face in the final days of the campaign. >> this is not the first election where the 49ers have gotten involved. in 2022 mayor lisa gillmor narrowly won reelection over council member anthony becker even though he was backed by the 9ers and outraised gillmor 8-1. gillmor has been a long time critic of the 9ers and called for more scrutiny of the stadium finances. becker does not have the 9ers support this time because he's facing felony perjury charges, accused of leaking a grand jury repor

the city council. but the city charter does not allow them to do so. torres actually tendered his resignation letter just a few days ago. but it does not go into effect until november 27th. and that is why he's still on the city council. we got a chance actually, this story is so huge that they actually had a news conference. here's the prosecutor as well as the police department talking about omar torres. >> it's survivor sacrificed. this survivor. took a risk. this survivor thought of others. we may be suffering through the same nightmare. this office. is now moving forward. inspired by the survivors, selfless. >> we have a responsibility to pursue those possibilities and reassure those who come forward that they will be supported. >> art torres, back in october, the initial allegation i was child crime investigation. that was just an accusation. and that was not enough. even though it was out there, it was not enough for the city council as well as the mayor to kick him off the city council. if he is

new calls for a san jose city council member to resign. he is under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct with a minor. councilman omar torres, seen here, has not been charged but has been missing from city council meetings since this investigation began. today, three neighborhood associations in his district are joining the growing chorus of groups calling for him to step down. they joined the santa clara county democratic party. other members of his own city council and mayor matt mahan. people deserve a representative who they can trust and who show up for work. we haven't seen him in three weeks. people deserve better. ideally he resigns. it's the right thing to do. it's what all of our colleagues and i have have asked him to do. he's been removed from his committee assignments. it's what commissions and neighborhood leaders are asking him to do. the mayor you can see with us last night on this program. you can watch the rest of this interview with mayor mehan. we posted it at nbcbayarea.com. we have reached out to torres's lawye

well, the alameda city council declined to take action against a council member who police say was found intoxicated while on city business in long beach. the council debated whether to formally punish this member of city council for behavior that violates the council's code of conduct. now, spencer was attending a meeting of the league of the california cities conference last month, when long beach police say she was found lying drunk on a sidewalk outside of a bar. council member malia vela also attended that conference and presented the resolution with the mayor. >> part of accepting responsibility is making sure that this individual gets the help that they that they need and would benefit from. >> in the end, the city council did not take a vote. spencer was not at last night's meeting. now trish spencer is one of five candidates running for two open seats on the city council. special education teacher michelle pryor and alameda county prosecutor greg boller. right now, the top two vote getters the incumbent herrera spencer, is in third place. time is now 526. the prosecution in the

this has led to calls by city council that she should be admonished. the council is set to take a vote next week to do just that argument. she broke city charters, code of conduct that night. i always wait to see here. the real thing supporters of the council member thursday night say they want to see more details. that's true. i mean, all that's not her whole life. >> you know, she's still up, you know, personally what whatever happens if they want to make a moving car to get her out of state or whatever trying to do. i don't know. we also emailed councilmember spencer on her city council email. >> then a private citizen clinic to be spencer's friend e-mailed us back from a g mail accounts saying the following, quote, the videos showing trish at the scene of the incident and that the er do not provide any consistent evidence with intoxication. they are just as consistent with a concussion and other injuries that would produce shock. the council member has denied she was intoxicated and claims she is the victim of an attack and had pieces of jewelry sto

the city council. but the city charter does not allow them to do so. torres actually tendered his resignation letter just a few days ago. but it does not go into effect until november 27th. and that is why he's still on the city council. we got a chance. actually, this story is so huge that they actually had a news conference. here's the prosecutor as well as the police department talking about omar taurus. >> a survivor sacrificed. this survivor. took a risk. this survivor thought of others. we may be suffering through the same nightmare. this office. is now moving forward. inspired by the survivors, selfless. >> we have a responsibility to pursue those possibilities and reassure those who come forward that they will be support. omar torres back in october, the initial allegation was child crime investigation. that was just an accusation. and that was not enough. even though it was out there, it was not enough for the city council as well as the mayor to kick him off the city council. if he is found gu

this year the team has spent more than $2 million to support four santa clara city council candidates, that is exponentially more than their opponents. we have a look at what is behind the teams spending and we spoke with a 49ers fan and current candidate who finds himself on the other end of that showdown. >> reporter: david curtis said he was ready for a competitive race for the santa clara city council but he says a series of negative tv ads paid for by the 49ers and showing up on voters social media platforms have crossed the line. >> i'm new to politics, so when i first saw it i knew it was going to be coming but the lies, there was nothing they could find, so it was just offputting as well as, i worried what my son was going to see in school and what was going to happen to him and his friends. >> reporter: curtis said he is the target of the tax on mailers, marked as supported by the 49ers, it is part of a massive campaign by the football franchise to support candidates the niners want on the council, such as incumbent, jane who has not responded to an interview request, the 49e

he never showed up to city council meetings and they wanted to kick him off the city council that the city charter will not allow him to die them to do so to get him off the city council. now, it looks like with the resignation possible felony conviction the is definitely off the city council at the very least beginning on november. 27 back to right. thanks for that update. well, >> election day and night are over, but the ballots are still being counted in various races around the bay. let's take a look at how the recall elections are going. this is for the recall of oakland, mayor sheng thao and alameda county da pamela price. here's where things stand at this point. as you can see here with 39% of the vote counted so far, 65% of the votes that have come in are for the recall of pamela price. and 35% say no to that. that again, that's 39% in so far. the counting continues there. if she is recalled in a replacement would be decided by the alameda county board of supervisors will let you know what happens there. there's still about 500,000 ballots county wide have yet to be processed.

this has led to calls by city council that she should be admonished. the council is set to take a vote next week to do just that argument. she broke city charters, code of conduct that night. i always wake us up here. the real thing supporters of the council member thursday night say they want to see more details. that's true. i mean, you know, that's not her whole life. >> you know, she's still person. whatever happens if they want to make a moving car to get her out state or whatever trying to do. i don't know. we also e-mail councilmember spencer on her city council email. >> then a private citizen clinic to be spencer's friend e-mailed us back from a g mail accounts saying the following, quote, the videos showing trash at the scene of the incident and that the er do not provide any consistent evidence with intoxication. they are just as consistent with a concussion and other injuries that would produce shock. the council member has denied she was intoxicated and claims she is the victim of an attack and had pieces of jewelry stolen reporting in alam

kron, 4 morning news, the city of oakland's finance department gave a strong warning now to the city council saying the city is hanging off a financial cliff. talk about the timeline that it gave the city huge deficit. plus, california voters shot down a measure that would increase the state's minimum wage. will tell you why advocates say this is a blow to the middle class and attorneys for a man accused of killing cash app founder bob lee have rested their case by prosecutors failed to make their arguments in court. >> and a storm system impacting the bay area, but only one part of the bay area. and that is the north bay. here's marin and sonoma counties. 101 getting very wet already this morning. i'll keep you updated on where exactly to expect the most these hands care for the herd. my hands need to be tough and sensitive. when my hands are dry and cracking it's hard to do my job. that's why i use o'keeffe's. it's america's #1 selling hand cream for guaranteed relief. and if it works for these hands, it'll work for yours. also try our new hand and body lotion. >> we're back at 6.14 and he

the city council. but the city charter does not allow them to do so. torres actually tendered his resignation letter just a few days ago. but it does not go into effect until november 27th. and that is why he's still on the city council. we got a chance. actually, this story is so huge that they actually had a news conference. here's the prosecutor as well as the police department talking about omar taurus. >> survivor sacrificed. this survivor. took a risk. this survivor thought of others. we may be suffering through the same nightmare. this office. is now moving forward. inspired by the survivors, selfless. >> we have a responsibility to pursue those possibilities and reassure those who come forward that they will be support tourists back in october. the initial allegation was child crime investigation. that was just an accusation. and that was not enough. even though it was out there, it was not enough for the city council as well as the mayor to kick him off the city council. if he is found guilty.

the san carlos city council voted unanimously on a no confidence resolution. , want sheriff cristina corpus out. nbc's jocelyn moran was there when it happened. yes. vice mayor mcdowell. yes. council member. collins. yes. council member. venkatesh. yes. and mayor duggan. yes. tonight, the list of those asking for san mateo county sheriff cristina corpus to resign is growing. san carlos city council unanimously passing a vote of no confidence and calling for her to resign. judge cordell's report speaks for itself, and it represents nothing less than a failure of leadership. this comes nearly two weeks after retired judge ladoris cordell report revealed findings of retaliation and humiliation within the sheriff's office. corpus is also accused of using racial and homophobic slurs and having an inappropriate personal relationship with her then chief of staff. corpus denies the accusations and says she has no plans to step down. tonight, carlos tapia, the president of san mateo county deputy sheriffs association, was listening and hoping to get support from san car

this has led to calls by city council that she should be admonished. the council is set to take a vote next week to do just that argument. she broke city charters, code of conduct that night. i always wait to see here. the real supporters of the council member thursday night say they want to see more details. that's true. i mean, you know, that's not her whole life. >> you know, she's still up, you know, personally what whatever happens if they want to make a moving car to get around state or whatever they're trying to do, i don't know. we also e-mail councilmember spencer on her city council email. >> then a private citizen claiming to be spencer's friend e-mailed us back from a g mail accounts saying the following, quote, the videos showing trish at the scene of the incident and that the er do not provide any consistent evidence with intoxication. they are just as consistent with a concussion and other injuries that would produce shock. the council member has denied she was intoxicated and claims she is the victim of an attack and had pieces of jewelr

well, the oakland city council would need to talk pick a new board president. first. then that person would become acting mayor until special election is held, which again, it's not happening until possibly spring of next year. so overall, oakland could see about 4 different mayors in a matter of 5 months. now back out here live. these polls are still coming in as we continue to get more word on if these recalls are official, we'll continue to keep you updated. that's a very latest here oakland. and michael thomas will send it back to to live in san francisco. a lot of moving parts there. michael, thank you for walking us through i thought exactly. let's now turn to >> the san francisco mayoral race. the latest numbers showing us pretty interesting developments in the first round of voting. yeah. crawford's will trend in san francisco to walk us through this. >> latest with ranked choice voting will. >> is has said the ranked choice voting. there are pros and cons. the pros are there's no need for a run-off. the cons are, you know, instantly know who's going to win, w

it's on the home page of our website, abc7 news.com. >> happening today, the oakland city council is take up the city's budget issues. and gloria, city workers are calling attention to what they say are dangerous and irresponsible potential cuts. >> they are. and there is some anxiety in oakland ahead of what are expected to be some very difficult financial cuts. oakland will face a $93 million deficit by the end of its fiscal year. the city's finance department says the budget needs to be balanced now, or a fiscal emergency should be declared. the proposed budget has city workers concerned about how it will impact emergency services. a contingency budget released in june called for significant reductions in the workforce, including at the police and fire departments. >> the residents are asked to do more to pay for more services, while the staffers are city workers are expected to do more work with less people. >> obviously, whatever plans, whatever they thought they had, it's not working. we have to come together and we have to fix this for the community, for the citizens of oaklan

we had 2 city council members resign. say it's it's getting into your current position you have a background, a nonprofit consulting, you're president of the league of women voters are you ready to take on the challenges that come with the mayoral office? yes, absolutely. you know, i definitely wouldn't have run for this position if i didn't think i was ready. and you know what the mayor's responsibility is is really being the face of the city leading the city council meetings and the league of women voters is very much about procedure process. so i feel very prepared to do this role. and what is the first challenge that you like to tackle your first day in office? yeah, i think that the first challenge is going to be, you know, helping the city council come together. we have many new city council members and some folks who have been there before. so really creating those bonds and being able to set the scene for the next 4 years is going to be very important for me. and how do you envision collaborating with mayors and ot

when the business is hit we don't know how to stay open. >> if the recall is successful the city council president would become the interim mayor as voters decide on a new mayor in a special election. >>> alameda city councilwoman running for reelection facing new fallout over her behavior on the city back to trip. police body cam a video shows herrera spencer appearing intoxicated while lying on the sidewalk in long beach. she was attending a taxpayer-funded conference and is now facing a reprimand from her colleagues on the council over concerns that the incident broke the city code of conduct. >> what i would hope is that this could be a wake-up call. it was bad enough, but it could have been so much worse. she could have been previously injured. >> spencer did not respond to requests for comment. she has said in a statement that she has little recollection of the event and she believes she was the victim of a crime. >>> we are your election headquarters on tuesday night. stay with us for up-to-the-minute results then and beyond on national, state and local races. find us on kpix.com

plus san jose city council member omar torres will still have to stay in jail now as he awaits trial >> child crime charges and san jose joins the list area cities that are cracking down on rv's in neighborhoods. good morning. i'm daria and i'm james. we'll get to those in a minute. but first, let's start the hour with a check of the weather. it is awfully cold out there in the overnight hours wearing a sweater. yeah, i weather. good morning, everyone. yes. get ready to bundle up because winter begins here. it's definitely here because we're seeing some 30's in the forecast. >> for your morning temperatures. so let's take a live look over at from our mount help. highest camera. really nice view here. we have a mix of sun and clouds there, but looks like we're mostly clear around the bay area. we saw some post frontal showers moving in from the overnight. now looks like that activity is heading towards the central coast and notice the snow in the sierra is a winter weather advisory say want to check th roads if you're heading to the high country. so hour by hour over the next few hours

off the city council. but the city charter does not allow them to do so. torres actually tendered his resignation letter just a few days ago. but it does not go into effect until november 27th. and that is why he's still on the city council. we got a chance. actually, this story is so huge that they actually had a news conference. here's the prosecutor as well as the police department talking about omar taurus. >> a survivor sacrificed. this survivor. took a risk. this survivor thought of others. we may be suffering through the same nightmare. this office. is now moving forward. inspired by the survivors, selfless. >> we have a responsibility to pursue those possibilities and reassure those who come forward that they will be support tourists back in october. the initial allegation was child crime investigation. that was just an accusation. and that was not enough. even though it was out there, it was not enough for the city council as well as the mayor to kick him off the city council. if he is found guilty

a city council seat is tied. two seats are open.ooks like terrance grindal will win one of them. >> in alameda county, voters appear to support measure v. it would allow 16 and 17 year olds in albany to vote for the school board. in berkeley, measure g will be voted down. this is for proposed tax on gas powered refrigeration and cooking equipment. >> sonoma county voters appear to have struck down measure j. that would have meant changes to the farming industry limiting the si. and in san francisco. here are the results of prop k highly contentious. it appears voters are in favor of kicking cars off a stretch of the great highway near ocean beach for election results in four races across the bay area and the country go to abc seven news.com. >> new insight into elon musk and robert f kennedy jr. s role in the new presidential transition. sources tell abc news both men spent the day at mar-a-lago with the former president participating in meetings with transition team leaders. musk spent more than $100 million helping trump the tesla

the fallout continues over and alameda city council members alleged public intoxication city leaders divided on whether or not she should face consequences. plus, a former louisville police detective has been convicted in connection with the breonna taylor case in 2020, what the officer could face if given the max sentence. and the san francisco giants added a new face to the front office. why he says the giants should be contenders going focused. all right. welcome back to the kron. 4 morning news. thanks so much for joining us. i'm stephanie lin. let's get you started this half hour with a look at our forecast with dave spahr a good morning, stephanie. good morning, everybody. >> showers just the nick of time as you start your saturday. so it looks on balance pretty much like a mostly sunny day. >> also will be on the cool side with this new layer of air with us. that will be cool. so keep those temperatures for highs. most in the 60's probably jump in the 70's by sapo. there you have it. no delays being reported this morning which could see some fog off towards the distance of the

our top story this morning, san jose city council member omar torres facing new assault allegations. time from a relative torres was arrested tuesday after he submitted his resignation from the council. officers. will tran is live in san jose with the latest on that. well. >> if that does not begin until later this month. so technically he wakes up this morning in county jail and sits on the city council. omar torres actually was arrested on the same day that millions of bay area residents went to the polling places to cast their vote. instead, it was the san jose police department that went to his location to taken into custody. he is being held without bail. now the latest charges are on top of what he was accused of in early october when police started investigating child crimes. when that started the city council and the mayor, they wanted to kick him off the city council, but the city charter would not allow him or them to do that. so he remained on the city council until recently when he tendered his resignation letter, which does not go into effect for several weeks from now we

the redwood city council met last night to discuss imposing restrictions on city staff and resources,ng federal immigration agents. ktvu is lamonica peters reports. >> there's a lot of fear in the community of folks, neighbors concerned that they will be apprehended by ice when the new administration takes office. >> redwood city council member chris durkin asked city council to discuss adopting an ordinance that will restrict city resources that help immigration authorities. sterkin says the new ordinance would expand noncompliance with immigration authorities to all departments of city government. the council listened to about 50 public comments from the community. >> some of my closest friends have shared with me how scared they are because their families are undocumented. they worry every day about what could happen if their parents might be taken away, or if their lives could be torn apart after public comment, council member kaya eken said she opposed moving forward with the discussion and asked the council to consider state and county laws that are already established before cr

this year, the team has spent more than $2 million to support four santa clara city council candidates, that is exponentially more than their opponents. we have a look at what is behind the team spending and spoke with a 49ers fan and current council candidate. >> reporter: david kertes said he was ready for a competitive race for the city council but he said a series of negative tv ads paid for by the 49ers and showing up on voters social media platforms in recent weeks have crossed a line. >> i'm new to politics so when i first saw it, i knew it was going to be coming. but, there was nothing that they could find, so it was just offputting as well as, i worried what my son was going to see in school and what was going to happen to him. >> reporter: he is also a target of tv ads that is supported by the 49ers, it's part of a massive campaign by the football franchise to support candidates the niners want on the council such as incumbent jane who has not responded to an interview request, the 49ers have spent over $2 million in his election to oppose candidates like kertes . >> we have

the district three seat has been empty at the last few city council meetings. former city council member omar torres has been under investigation for the last several weeks and was arrested for a separate case on november 5th and formally charged with three felony counts of child molestation. cassandra says now there are six employees working for the district who are being overseen by mayor mehan and his office. our focus keeps being the same helping the community. our district three residents, our small businesses and making sure downtown thrives. luis mendoza is a small business owner. he's had this food truck called mister shrimp on 13th street for the last two years. we are forgotten. they forgot about us. he says they have faced a number of issues in those two years. we dealt with break ins and fightings and homeless and a lot of stuff. he also says he often sees car accidents occur on 13th and mission streets. he's hoping for an election where they can choose the next person to represent them, instead of the city appointing someone. i'm hoping to bring a

on the peninsula, a new immigration ordinance is under consideration tonight in redwood city, city council members discussed the policy, which would restrict city resources from being used to help immigration authorities, including ice. tonight's meeting comes amid growing concern ahead of president elect donald trump's second term in the white house. ktvu lamonica peters reports. >> there's a lot of fear in the community of folks, neighbors concerned that they will be apprehended by ice when the new administration takes office. >> redwood city council member chris durkin asked city council to discuss adopting an ordinance that will restrict city resources that help immigration authorities. sturgeon says the new ordinance would expand noncompliance with immigration authorities to all departments of city government. the council listened to about 50 public comments from the community. >> some of my closest friends have shared with me how scary they are because their families are undocumented. they worry every day about what could happen if their parents might be taken away, or if their lives

explain how the city council is going to move forward. >> it qualifies. that would be a yes or no vote. assuming he's recalled, which i i suspect who would be and hope that he would be, then it would go back to the city council to decide if we will appoint or have a special election after that all works in the affidavit in this text messages are discussed that's why he's lost the faith of the community here and for the good of our community needs to step aside. >> while torres has maintained his innocence, but he has not attended any city council meetings. nora appeared for his assigned counsel duties to the east bay. now police are looking for a suspect who sexually assaulted someone during a concert last night at the berkeley greek theater happened about 10 o'clock last night. the suspect is described to be between 25 and 30 years old and clean shaven. officers say that he was last seen wearing a blue beanie, a dark gray shirt and several a chain necklaces. anybody with information is being asked to call uc berkeley police. oakland city leaders say crim

the city council would then have to pick a new city council president, and that person would become interim mayor of oakland until the special election, which will be held next year. as for the alameda county district attorney, recall, pamela price is waiting for every single ballot to be counted before commenting or conceding the latest results, though you can see it there, 63% of voters want her out of office. it's expected pamela price will be recalled. our other headlines now big weather changes for this weekend. the bay area is under a freeze warning. let's take a live look now at our cameras in san jose and san francisco. it looks beautiful. it's chilly, and it's about to get colder. let's bring in our chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri. happy friday buddy. hey, you guys too. and yes, those numbers, they are dropping and fast. check it out right now on our live map here. we're down to 48 in santa rosa, 53 in concord, also 54 in san jose. so we're going to see the coldest temperatures. and that freeze warning right here over marin, napa, sonoma counties, widespread 30s. so make sure to

a city council member omar torres. >> is going to remain in jail awaiting trial on multiple child crime charges. san jose is joining a list of area companies. also the crackdown on rv's parking. so that's another story that we're following. will be live on that as well. before we get to all of that, though. thank you for joining us. i'm james fletcher and i'm darya and we want to get going with a little weather and traffic on this friday morning. gayle ong is in for john good morning, everyone off to a chilly start. it was all about the rain yesterday. now it's about the cold temperatures as area of low pressure leaves the bay area. so let's take a live look from our mount. >> temple, pius camera, beautiful sunrise this morning. so you can see some post a frontal showers. i that green right off shore there. that's on the map. and it looks like we're mostly dry in the bay area. so you may have read into ran into a stray shower along the coastline, but it looks like the should be tapering off dressed right about now as we speak. and also you can see the snow charging up in the sierras. so

the city council have organized this year in the church. , there has been a stream of people comg across one of the bridges from the city center to hear, to bring items to bring items to people that need it the most. they will be distributed to people that need it most. the city council also organizing for a chef to come in and cook hot meals because they don't have power and a lot of the properties which means they cannotctually cook a hot meal. so the city council are going to do that for them. i have to say, earlier on today, a lot of local said not a lot was being done to bring food and water to them. i think the city council operation is beginning to gear up tonight so that there are those things like tin food, rice, past, and also hot food that people can take away. we have the clear up operation going on here, but it is a different story in other parts of the region, where as you saw in bethany bell's report, still a rescue operation, still trying to get into those areas. when they do, sadly, they are funny people who have not survive

this has led to calls by city council that she should be admonished. the council is set to take a vote next week to do just that argument. she broke city charters code of conduct that night. i always wait to see be here. the real supporters of the council member thursday night say they want to see more details. that's true. i mean, you know, that's not her whole life. >> you know, she's still person. whatever happens if they want to make a moving car to get her out state or whatever trying to do. i don't know. we also e-mail councilmember spencer on her city council email. >> then a private citizen claiming to be spencer's friend e-mailed us back from a g mail accounts saying the following, quote, the videos showing trash at the scene of the incident and that the er do not provide any consistent evidence with intoxication. they are just as consistent with a concussion and other injuries that would produce shock. the council member has denied she was intoxicated and claims she is the victim of an attack and had pieces of jewelry stolen reporting in alame

what a group in the city council plan to do. and pastor on a simple friar, guess a full attacked in mid w >> we are back at 6.25. this after-school city attorney wants to shut down 2 convenience stores for allegedly running an illegal gambling operation. city attorney david chiu filed a pair of lawsuits against sf discount market and tenderloin market and deli san francisco. police say they conducted a search of both stores and found guns, ammunition, stacks of cash along with gaming machines, drugs and other items. the city attorney wants a judge to order the businesses now to shut down for at least one year. and annual report card on bigger roles in streets as there was no change in overall pavement. conditions. >> across the last several years, even though some cities made improvements. the report comes from the metropolitan transportation commission, the rate, the 9 county bay area region, pavement condition. a 67 out of 100. this is a three-year moving average. it's the 9th straight year. the region's roads, brent started av

city council saying the city is hanging off of a financial cliff timeline. they gave city leaders to avoid huge deficit. >> and hopefully be prepared when conducting. that's not that bad. >> plus, several inches of rain are expected in the north bay. well, people living there are there for intentional flooding. >> and the radars already showing that rainfall picking up up north in the bay area. see her in sonoma and napa counties further north from there. even pockets of heavy rain already having been seen. your forecast ahead. >> well, here 4 things you today, woman in custody after being shot by a bart officer outside the union city. bart station on monday night. police say she assaulted one of them and resisting arrest. police opened fire and struck her in the upper body. bart police chief took time on tuesday to reiterate the transit option is safe for riders. 4,000 workers at the university of california are preparing hold a strike starts today. workers want the university to address system-wide staffing shortages resulted in overcrowding emergency room

some members of alameda city council, including the city's mayor, are now considering action against fellow council member. it comes after a city council woman was transported to the hospital for intoxication one night during a convention in socal. nbc bay area's velena jones explains the council will now decide whether her behavior violated the city's code of conduct. hi, ma'am, i'm officer golden, long beach police. can you hear me? police body camera footage obtained by nbc bay area shows long beach police officers finding alameda council member trish herrera spencer passed out on the sidewalk outside a bar there last month. what's going on? you were passed out right here. have you been drinking? police say the council member who had a name tag around her neck at the time, was intoxicated. alameda council member video shows officers repeatedly asking spencer questions while she slurs her answers and appears uncooperative. an employee of the bar said they refused to let her in because she appeared to be too drunk. that's when they say a bystander tried to help her find her hotel, an

plus former san jose city council member omar torres will stay in jail as he awaits trial, accused of multiple child crimes. and san jose joining the list of bay area cities cracking down on rv's this week. we're live with how they plan to address encampments. >> news at 6. >> let me be the first to say happy you are the first happy friday. i'm daria feels good that it's friday doesn't feel so great when you step outside. how could deduce was a cold a little yeah. didn't see my breath, but i wasn't in some parts of the bay they'll probably are. gayle. good morning. yes, but wait till saturday morning. looks like will be cooling down as this cold front leaves as the tense leave behind some cold air mass that we actually a freeze warning in the north bay. but let's take a look. >> the >> golden gate bridge at a distance. normally when we show you this picture, it means we're mostly clear. usually we see the fog out there. we're seeing some post frontal showers along the coastline and you can see some sierra snow overnight. now that activity is tapering should be tapering off just before

this has led to calls by city council that she should be admonished. the council is set to take a vote next week to do just that argument. she broke city charters code of conduct that night. i always wake us up here. the real supporters of the council member thursday night say they want to see more details. that's true. i mean, you know, that's not her whole life. >> you know, she's still up, you know, personally what whatever happens if they want to make a moving car to get her out state or whatever trying to do. i don't know. we also e-mail councilmember spencer on her city council email. >> then a private citizen clinic to be spencer's friend e-mailed us back from a g mail accounts saying the following, quote, the videos showing trash at the scene of the incident and that the er do not provide any consistent evidence with intoxication. they are just as consistent with a concussion and other injuries that would produce shock. the council member has denied she was intoxicated and claims she is the victim of an attack and had pieces of jewelry stolen th

the city of oakland finance department has a strong warning for the city council. >> oakland is on a financial cliff. that's what they're saying. we'll tell you how long the city has to fix it. and attorneys for the man accused of killing cash app founder bob lee has rested their case. why they say prosecutors failed to make theirs. >> and the north bay still continues to see our heaviest of rainfall. and that is going to be the problem the days to come as the system stalls out in the same exact spot. we'll tell you what that means in your forecast. and before you leave the house with you, a close eye on your morning commute scene, slower conditions, windy and wet. >> 9.14. get a look at this. this is your live view of mount tam right now. the wind up there completely ripping through those trees up at the top of mount tam. i mean, i mean, you know, look like this in a while and some heavy rain along with it. we've seen gusts as high 50 to 60 miles per hour. if not even some peak gusts in excess of that. is all part of a major storm system centered up west of the cascades. and with it

the san jose city council members accused of sexually abusing a minor and 1999, though the incident was 25 years ago. santa clara county assistant district attorney brian welch use more recent evidence to request towards be held without bail. looked at the evidence that we cited of text messages. >> between mister torres and the individual who we reported was extorting him. >> but these were text messages from 2 years ago. and from that the court was able to conclude that there was an ongoing danger to minors. a police affidavit obtained by kron 4 contain those recent text messages in which torres. >> take that he had oral with a 17 year-old that evidence was enough for a judge to rule thursday that torres be held without bail. a decision that his attorney nelson, mckell murray, was not surprised by certainly understand the court's ruling disappointing. of course, i do think mr. torres has been. >> as an adult, a model citizen and has given back a tremendous amount of this community is certainly well known. torres was elected to represent district 3 in 2022. >> and was the first openly