one ordinance referral you did pass against the city librarian, and you sent it to the mayor, and the mayor ignore it. not only did he ignore it, he reappointed the person. shows you how much the mayor thinks of you. you don't do anything except sit here, have meetings and shuffle paperwork. i've asked time and time again for any member of this commission to tell the public what exactly you have done that has made this city a more ethical place. never had a response. it's like rearranging deck chairs on the titanic. you shuffle papers, you fill out the forms, and that's the end of the story. and a city department head sepg $15,000 and then lying about it under penalty of perjury falls below your radar? shows you how good you are at what you do. >> president keane >> there's two points i'd like to make from friends of ethics. if the measure that was passed today on anticorruption and accountablity is watered down at the board and that is what happens, then i want you to know that friend of ethics and our allies will mount a significant campaign and put on the ballot a robust version st

. >> reporter: all told about 2700 workers will be on strike from just about every city department. librarians, parks and rec workers. there will be no street sweeping for the duration of the strike. >> it affects children and workers. this is the last effort, the last ditch effort to try to effect change and try to reach the goal you're seeking. >> our ability to provide story times will all be curtailed do to the city's unwillingness to meet with us in informal mediation. >> the city said they cannot spend more than they can afford. we view the strike as unlawful and will file an unfair labor practice charge. and we will continue to work in good faith to reach an agreement. the city says they have engaged in labor negotiations for the last seven months. no further talks have been scheduled. henry lee, ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> hundreds of people packed a gymnasium, talking about consolidating several elementary schools. the public meeting was at bernal school. administrators are considering closing three to five elementary schools because of declining enrollment and a budget deficit. >> we've lo

you had the city librarian, lew lewis -- luis herrera sepg thousands of dollars of gift and filing statements under penalty of perjury where he said he got nothing, and we presented you with evidence, and you did jack. we took it to the state, and the only reason they were restricted is because of the statute of limitations, so i think you're confusing activity with achievement. yes, you can have everybody fill out the dam form, but if they lie on the form, and then, you ignore the fact that they lie on the form, what darn difference does it make? and as far as the sunshine ordinance task force. there's why commissioner kopp doesn't like it. they dared to find him in violation of the sunshine ordinance. that's the same thing that happened to the board of supervisors. they didn't like the fact that they found against the board of supervisors, so they left seats -- four seats vacant for two years, so when a complainant went in, they had to have a majority, they had to get six out of seven votes, or six out of six if they just had a quorum, and the reason commissioner keane doesn't like it is be

today more than 3,000 city workers from librarians to maintenance staff on strike. demands include a salary increase over the next two years, and safer working conditions. mayor libby schaaf says the strike is illegal because they didn't reach an impasse. striking union leaders disagree and say they've been working without a contract for seven months now. >>> not just the right place at the right time, a vallejo man is being called a hero for his bravery. >> he broke down a stranger's door as fire approached and saved a 94-year-old woman. nbc bay area's jean elle has more. >> kind of just wanted to hop out and make sure everything was good before i kind of kept going. >> reporter: william mackenzie saw this fire on his way to work in vallejo this morning and pulled over. >> first thing i asked when i got out of the car, i said is there anybody in the house. >> reporter: neighbors told him an elderly woman lived there alone but wasn't answering the door. as her garage burned and flames raced towards her house, the 25-year-old tried the door. >> i started knocking har

strike, some workers are thinking about their jobs and how the work for the city of oakland is not getting done. wu librarian noted she knows the book drops are overflowing. >> it's hard on the city financially, city services, we're not serving our public, we're going to have people coming to story time and they're not going to hear a story very b. >> reporter: but they say they're going to continue. >> i'm fired up. they're doing what they should have done last week so we can go back to wore. >> reporter: the city council is discussing things behind closed doors. the workers hope the counsel will agree to a quick fix, a one-year deal with a 4% salary increase and set aside the issues they can agree on for later negotiations. >> want them to really accept our one-year contract. it's the same as they offered us. let's do this so we can get back to work and we'll dewith year two in year two. >> do you think today's the day? >> oh, i hope so. i hope so so much. >> reporter: and if that doesn't happen, the workers say they're ready to keep the strike going. >> it's indefinite right now. it's indefinite. if they

. >> reporter: all told, 2700 workers will be on strike from just about every city department including librarians, public works crews, and parks and rec workers. there will be no parking enforcement or street sweeping for the duration of the strike. >> it affects everyone. this is the last effort, the last ditch effort to try to effect change and to try to reach the goal you're seeking. >> our ability to provide toddler story times and preschool story times will all be curtailed due to the city's unwillingness to meet with us in informal mediation. >> the city -- we are not at an impasse. we view the strike as unlawful and will file an unfair labor practice charge. and we'll continue to work in good faith to reach an agreement. the city says it's engaged in good faith negotiations for seven months. for now, no further talks have been scheduled. in the newsroom, henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> hundreds packed a gymnasium, talking about consolidating several elementary schools. the public meeting was at bernal south elementary school. administrators are considering closing three to five elementary

. >> reporter: 3,000 city employees will be on the picket line. librarians, parking enforcement, nearly every public worker in oakland. 911 dispatchers not allowed to strike. 1021 continues to complain how city departments are understaffed and rely on temporary workers. >> we rely on a city running on half the force being part-time. unsustainable way to run a government. >> reporter: and concerned about health and safety issues they claim the city is unwilling to address. one of the employees. >> a bunch of needles, feces, plus it's just -- i don't know. kind of like a mental kind of thing. you're taking people's belongings. >> reporter: union had hoped to bring in former san francisco mayor willie brown to help as mediator. idea was rejected. in oakland, abc7 news. >>> strong winds are being blamed for power outages around the bay area. powerful gusts believed to be responsible for tossing this eucalyptus tree on power lines around 11:00 this morning. knocked out power to a handful of residents. winds are blowing pretty strong in that area. >>> emeryville p

city of oakland says it cannot afford. the services affected by the strike include street cleaning, parking enforcement, libraries, building inspectors, senior services, and some head start services. elia shelton, a librarian in the city of oakland, explains the importance of the strike and why changes need to be made."half of our union are temporary part time workers, and we want guarantees so they can feed their families and afford to live here. due to the significant staff shortages, the strike has effected almost every city ran program and facility. we most likely will not see those reopening until the city and workers can come to some sort of an agreement. (grant) we first told you about the second day of striking with a push alert just before 3:30 this afternoon through our kron four mobile app. stay connected with what's happening in your neighborhood by downloading our free app today.

city hall. they've moved in just in time for the mayor's reelection fundraiser which starts at 5:30. >> reporter: from parking enforcement officers, librarians, to education teachers, and building inspectors, 3000 oakland city employees did not show up to work today to go on strike. >> we will be out here indefinitely.>> reporter: are you prepared to do that? >> correct. >> reporter: their contract expired in july without any agreements but they want to be paid enough to survive in the bay area. >> we do not want to be on strike. we gave the city every opportunity to avoid this strike.>> in the news conference today the mayor said they have offered what they could. up to 6% in races for the next two years. even 10% for some like 911 dispatchers.>> we cannot spend money we do not have.>> reporter: for michael hendel he wants a full-time job after 18 years with the city. the unions are calling the use of part-timers like michael unfair labor practice which should stop. >> you are saying i'm good enough to be part-time but not permanent?>> reporter: as you know we are in the middle of the holiday season and these employees say they aren't getti

. >> reporter: the city says it doesn't have the money to pay for the union's demands, but librarian janeane damanda said the city should have planned better. >> that would be a failure of planning on the part of the people elected to the city's elected offices to take care of those issues. >> i get impacted tremendously. so right now i have my neighbors coming to my home saying you better settle this contract quick because i want that trash picked up and i want my streets safe for my kids. >> reporter: we are just learning that the strike will be suspended as of tomorrow. those 4,000 public employees in oakland will be back to work tomorrow. the union will be making an announcement at a press conference at 6:30. we'll be back with you to tell you more about that. our understanding is there hasn't been specific movement on particular parts of a contract, but that the unions were satisfied that the city's tone and openness to negotiation is what sort of allowed them to say they will suspend the strike while the parties continue to talk. live in oakland, melissa caen, kpix5. >>> today m

city revenues. and the workers off the job right now include librarians, street cleaners, just to name a few.he word we got today from the mayor and from the union here, local 1021 is that the two sides have reached an impasse and now this negotiation process will be sent on to a state mediator. in the meantime, we are now in the fourth day of the strike involving city workers here in oakland. and it looks as though it will continue for a 5th day tomorrow. >> >>> the two newest fires are the lilac fire and the liberty fire near temecula. the largest is in ventura county, the thomas fire. it's burned 132,000 acres and is at 10% containment. part of highway 101 was forced to close for a time. hundreds of homes have burned. 50,000 people were ordered to evacuate. and more than 15,000 homes are in danger. >>> new pictures sent us to from jason woods who has a home in the city of ventura. they were finally let back in a couple of days ago. but he had to walk in. no cars allowed. his home was spared but the home next to his, and across the street burned down. >>> the rye fire is 35% contained. the

so city workers including parking enforcement officers, librarians to building inspectors decided to walk the picket line to get their message across. >> we'll be out here indefinitely. >> reporter: you're prepared to do that? >> correct. >> i've been in the neighborhood 15 years living in the community. i support you guys. >> reporter: the strike caused nearly every city service to come to a standstill including senior services and after school programs. some who live here say they support the workers' message. >> i just want you to know i came down to tell you that. >> thank you. i appreciate that very much. prepare as you know, here in the middle of the holiday season and these works are say they are not getting paid while they walk the picket line. also important to note that police and firefighters are not on strike. live in oakland, maria medina, kpix5. >>> to southern california now where three wind fueled wildfires are raging out of control in los angeles and ventura counties tonight. so far they've burned more than 90 square miles. most of the destruction so far has been in

. >> reporter: it means 3,000 city employees will be on the picket line tomorrow. these includes librarians, cleanup crews, parking enforcement officials, nearly every public worker in oakland. 911 dispatchers are not allowed to strike. the union 1021 tones to complain how city departments are understaffed and rely on temporary part time workers. >> we don't receive the health care plan that full-time and permanent part-time workers receive. we are also exempt from contributions to the city's retirement plan. >> reporter: the union is also concerned about health and safety issues. they claim the city refuses to address. like cleaning up homeless encampments. ive ivan is one of those centerfield employees. >> a whole bunch of needles, feces. >> reporter: they had hoped to bring in mayor brown to serve as a mediator. that idea was rejected. >>> firefighters are investigating the cause of an overnight fire that gutted an alameda home, killing a man in his 90s. neighbors reported the fire inside the bungalow on eagle avenue just off park street at about 5:30 this morning. crews arrived a short

here is the list: a custodian for the city earns an average of 47-thousand dollars a year. a librarian 70-thousand. a street sweeper operator makes nearly 75-thousand a year. an adminstrative assistant - 54-thousand. and a head start instructor -- 40-thousand. these numbers do not include the value of any benefits. ( marty ) coming up... the city workers strike in oakland continues. how it is effecting families on a day-to-day basis.. ( marty ) and... s-f-p-d is search for a sexual assault suspect after an attack in san francisco. who they are looking for. ( marty ) and after the break... the battle over the rising price of prescription drugs. we'll explain why pharmaceutical companies are suing the state of california. ♪ ♪ think of your fellow man, ♪ lend him a helping hand, ♪ put a little love in your heart.♪ ♪ you'll see it's getting late, oh please don't hesitate...♪ ♪ put a little love in your heart.♪ ♪ in your heart... ♪ in your heart... ♪ in your heart... ♪ in your heart. (vo) going on now, our subaru share the love event will have donated over one hundred fifteen million dollar

mayor libby schaaf has said that the city of oakland can't offer more than it can afford and come at expense of services. librarians, parking enforcement, basically every public worker in oakland. union says it's not about wages. been complaining about how city departments are under staffed and rely on team praer part-time workers. and concerned about health and safety issues they claim the city refuses to address like cleaning up homeless encampments. had hoped to bring in willie brown to help as mediator, but that idea was rejected. tomorrow there will be a strike here in oakland. live from city hall, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >>> you may have felt or heard the strong winds that battered much of the bay area today. abc7 news was in emeryville where people just braced themselves against the steady gusts. fairly powerful at powell street plaza, believed to be responsible for knocking eucalyptus tree onto power lines. warm springs road in glen ellen closing the road a couple of hours and knocking out power to handful of residents. drew tuma with more. >> the winds active today and continuing tonight. tam cam is mo

shawn thurston, "this is about respect" in oakland, city workers upset and taking a stand as they walked off the job tuesday. sot elia shelton, librariandon't want to be out here, but we must do this" on one side - three thousand employees that run the cities libraries, senior centers and many more critical facilities. all of those closed because of the strike. sot/tc: rob szykowny, union negotiator we are waiting for a better deal, they are not being fair. yet, on the other side, the mayor standing up and speaking out about the strike - late monday, the mayor's office calling the strike unlawful.. saying the two sides are not at an impasse and they have filed an unfair labor practice chargesot/tc: mayor schaff. we offered a contract withwe offered a contract with 4 percent raise, but we can not give more than what we can afford (estacio) that sentiment echoed by many out here i am here by the marriott hotel in downtown oakland, bc this is where the mayor is set to lauch her re- election campaign, and these striking workers wanted to make sure their voices were heard tonight - for those showing up. in oakland, te (steve) we first told

librarians to maintenance staff -- he >>> oakland city employees, more than 3,000 of them from librarienso maintenance staff have been on strike about ten hours now. they walked out over a few major issues like wages and safety concerns. nbc bay area anser hassan joins from us downtown oakland where hundreds are gathered at this hour. and anser any progress now in the negotiations? >> reporter: good evening, raj. no progress yet not that we know of. as you mentioned they've been protesting since 7:00 a.m. right now about a hundred or so came over to 12th and broadway. a few people left but just as lud. they came out here because right now mayor libby schaff is hold ago re-election fund raiser inside. many of the signs and slogans and frustration directed at the mayor. annika jackson came to the city with an ongoing housing issue but no one to help. >> whatever is going on we're not getting help. it's really interrupting my family. >> she says she supports the employee strike. but like many, is is hoping the city staff gets back to work. >> so the services are getting bigger but we don't h

city workers back on the job. you will see street sweepers and librarians and parking enforcement. but one of the clearest signs things are changing in oakland is that they are actually cleaning up homeless encampments on sixth and brush streets. they have been out there yesterday actually handing out pink flyers to folks telling them that they would be evicted from the area. the city has deemed the area uninhabitable and will be clearing it out by today. we spoke to a resident there and he has been watching people who live there for months removing their belongings and leaving. >> they are trying to get away fast. >> reporter: the city's plan is to get folks to move into temporary housing set up on a lot on sixth and brush streets. the city has set up 20 "tuff sheds" for homeless who live in the area. the city also says social workers and health providers will be visiting the "tuff shed" community regularly to help the homeless in the area. now, meanwhile, back here at city hall, negotiations aren't happening right now at the moment but they are lapping. and that's good news becau

on the picket lines striking city employees are trying to stay optimistic about the possibility of a breakthrough. this librarian says the work stoppage is certainly going to make the holidays very tough. >> there won't be much under the tree. me and my city workers are hurting badly and we know this  is really hurting our city and our citizens and we want to thank the citizens for their support. we can't wait to get back to work. >> 3000 city workers, members of seiu local 1021 walked off the job last tuesday. the strike is closed down hybrids, recreation centers and senior centers, parking enforcement officers and building inspectors are not at work. >> i am hoping so much that we can reach some agreement today and that the city gives us an indication that they are willing to meet us somewhere in the middle. and not keep coming at us with a one-sided approach. >> reporter: last friday mayor libby schaaf declared an impasse after union negotiators rejected the city's final offer which included at least a 5% wage increase over the next two years. but the union's chapter president told me today this labor disput

here is the list: a custodian for the city makes an average of 47-thousand a year.. a librarian - 70-thousand...a street sweeper operator makes nearly 75-thousand a year.. an adminstrative assistant - 54- thousand... and a head start instructor -- 40-thousand. these numbers do not include the value of any benefits.. (catherine) parents have been feeling the effects of the strike.. one important service that's been shut down -- the head start program for low income families. today we met with one mother who has had to keep her 3-year-old child at home. despite the inconvenience -- she says she's supporting the workers - but she'salso concerned about what her daughter is missing.. oakland's mayor says oakland's there...> oakland's mayor says that about 400 families rely on head start for child care. headstart is not the only closure affecting families.. others include public libraries, senior centers, and recreation centers...including other daycare programs. (grant) happening now: a search for a sexual assault suspect..

city. they've been in the labor dispute for months now. now the workers including librarians garbage collectors and others have been on the picket lines since tuesday. as soon as we get more information we will bring it to you. >>> people who lost homes in the north bay fires have a few hours left to register for federal disaster assistance. today is the deadline to register with fema. the agency can provide funds for short term housings basic repairs and expenses. business owners may qualify for low-interest long-term loans. we have a link on the website, nbcbayarea.com, with information on how to register. just search fema. >>> okay this could be cool. are we closer to living in space? tomorrow morning another launch for space x. this one has a lot of bay area cargo. several experiments that could help unlock the future of space travel and colinization. our business and tech reporter spent the day at nasa in the south bay, which is trying to pave the way into space. >> reporter: yeah it's the launch by space x goes off as planned tuesday. it whether have no anu fewer than f

finds >>> san francisco's long time librarian is starting a new part of his life. he spent the last 40 years as a city employee. 12 of those have been as head of the public libraries. today he announced he is ending one chapter of his life and retiring. he worked the late san francisco mayor ed lee to expand library hours. they are now open seven days a week. >> one popular retailer is taking make-up off its shelves because of asbestos. >> michael finney joins with us that. >> housing prices, of course. incredible. bay area home prices hit another record high in november. the firm core lodging found the median home price reached almost $790,000. that's up 1.5% from october and that's up almost 13% from a year ago. however, the number of homes sold declined in november. now that's a sign of the bay area's shortage of homes which are available for purchase. make-up and jewelry retail er er a mother tested and found asbestos in her 6-year-old daughter's make-up. claire's tweeted that it has hired an independent lab to test it to see if the mother's claims are accurate. the mother will refund money to any

city leaders say they're at an impast with the union rejecting their last, best offer. we are joined from the main library, which was closed all day, lee. >> reporter: the librarians are on strike, and some kids saying it's really bothering them, wanting to read and learn, but not able to get inside. at this point, though, it looks like the strike is going to continue indefinitely. saturday morning clara and aviva returned their library books on time. unfortunately, they couldn't check out new books. >> i will come here and if get some new ones another time. >> when they're not on strike. >> reporter: the oakland workers strike has definitely gotten around the city, but several people were surprised it's still going on into the weekend. now on day five. >> we barely started walking here, and saw the signs. >> reporter: it very heartbreaking for the library staff, because all we want to do is get back to work and start taking care of people, and serving them and getting them what they need, and people can use the wi-fi and the computers, and we can, you know, have the story time for the children. >> reporter: on friday, the oakland city leaders declared an impasse, and 3,

librarians are in strike. fireman and police are working. there are talks scheduled for tomorrow with a union. and also with city council. >> thank you. >>> not to san francisco, he formally responded to the verdict in the kate steinle case. this happened 2015 on the pier 14. there was a news conference this afternoon and he says he takes full responsibility for the prosecution of this controversial case.>> if there was any failure in the preparation and presentation of this case, the rest ability is mine and mine alone. the homicide team from my office worked hard on this case and i hope that their hard work is appreciated even if they were not able to secure the guilty verdict. >> he was criticized for not playing a more visible role in the case. he was not at the hall of justice when the verdict was announced last week. >>> and escaped mental patient -- an escaped mental patient appeared in a courtroom today. the efforts to send them back to a facility in hawaii. >>> there is a homicide investigation in san jose. a body was found on a high school campus. >>> homicide investigation is underway after a body was

although the sign at oakland city hall says happy holidays, many of these workers are not happy at all - librarian is hard not working. i need the money librarian i am full time, but many of the people i work with are not and so i am out here to help them. but it is hard, not to be there for the kids. this worker is worried about christmas and getting gifts for his children while not getting paid. mahemdra gautam. they want, but i have no money. it is really rough. for the union workers, their negotiator says he feels their pain and wants to get back to the table. rob szbut the city - says they have offered and countered several times and are maxed out. mayor. we have offered a fair contract. (estacio) the city has declared an impasse, askign for mediation that can be a lenghtly process. (catherine) hundreds of families in oakland have been left without childcare -- since head start employees are part of the ongoing city worker strike.. (steve)but as kron 4's camila bernal explains, some parents are supporting the teachers despite having an interruption in their kid's education. instead of being i

assistant librarian janine demanda says it's especially hard for civil servants to be away from work...because the whole reason they choose those jobs...are to help others in the community. oakland city administrator sabrina landreth said today's negotiations were respectful, professional, and productive.a half day of negotiations will resume...on monday.live at oakland city hall, spencer blake, kron four news. news.kron four spencer blake, kron four news. news.kron four news. news.kron four spencer blake, kron four spencer blake, city hall, spencer blake, kron four news. (pam) another big story tonight:police in antioch have announced an arrest ... in a nearly 40-year-old cold case... 63- year- old mitchell bacom was arrested today ... accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering 14-year-old suzanne bombardier ... back in 19-80. she was taken in the middle of the night from her sister's home.... as kron4's charles clifford reports.. the arrest is all thanks .. to d-n-a technology. (grant) happening tomorrow: the convicted killer of sierra lamar is set to be officially sentenced tomorrow. antolin garcia torres was convicted back in may of first degree murder in the teen's death. a jur