tonight, the board of supervisors selected judge ursula jones dixon out of seven finalists. she's a replacement for pamela price. voted out in a recall in november. jones dixon will take over a department struggling with a huge backlog of backlog of cases and facing criticism from families of crime victims. abc seven news reporter tim johns spoke to her about what she hopes to accomplish. >> in a meeting tuesday night. the alameda county board of supervisors picking ursula jones dixon to be the next district attorney of the county. >> i'm just humbled. i'm happy and i'm humbled. and i just want to get to work for the people of alameda county in a different capacity. >> jones dixon is an alameda county superior court judge and former prosecutor. she was one of seven finalists the board of supervisors considered. she'll be the second black woman after her predecessor, to hold the district attorney job. >> i'm appreciative to miss price for opening a door. and so although our politics are very different and the way we view criminal justice, the criminal justice system is differ

tonight, the board of supervisors selected judge ursula jones dixon out of seven finalists. she's a replacement for pamela price. voted out in a recall in november. jones dixon will take over a department struggling with a huge backlog of backlog of cases and facing criticism from families of crime victims. abc seven news reporter tim johns spoke to her about what she hopes to accomplish. >> in a meeting tuesday night. the alameda county board of supervisors picking ursula jones dixon to be the next district attorney of the county. >> i'm just humbled. i'm happy and i'm humbled. and i just want to get to work for the people of alameda county in a different capacity. >> jones dixon is an alameda county superior court judge and former prosecutor. she was one of seven finalists the board of supervisors considered. she'll be the second black woman after her predecessor, to hold the district attorney job. >> i'm appreciative to miss price for opening a door. and so although our politics are very different and the way we view criminal justice, the criminal justice system is differ

alameda county board has appointed a brand new district attorney, judge ursula jones. dixon received the most votes at the county board of supervisors meeting held last night. today she sat down with our jana katsuyama to talk about her top priorities. >> i feel sad about having to leave the families that i work with, so i need to kind of grapple with that for a couple of days. but i got to hit the ground running and i'm ready to do that. >> superior court judge ursula jones dixon was selected from seven finalists tuesday night to fill the role of recalled d.a. pamela price, and on wednesday, jones dixon said she was already making calls assembling her executive team. she says fellow candidate and contra costa prosecutor annie esposito is on the list. >> annie esposito will be a chief assistant, and there are other folks that i've reached out to who have left the office in hopes that they will come back. and i was just having a conversation with one of those before you got here. and my expectation is that several of those folks will come back. >> jones dixon says one of her

jones dixon sd that she will run things very differently from the former da. >> price d.a. was. >> more of an activist than a district attorney. although i respect her convictions, they're not mine. i'm here to do a job. and as a judge, you have to be fair and impartial. you have to make sure you keep the law first. and this is a victim centered process. it will be under my office going forward. >> jones dixon will serve as da through the 2026 midterm elections, when she will need to run for reelection. she explained why she wanted to step down from the bench to work as district attorney. >> being a judge is awesome and i get to touch individual families, but as a da, i get to touch the entire community, and the goal is to bring what i brought to the court to the rest of the county. >> founders of safe, a group who led the recall effort, say that the judge was one of their top choices. >> we feel wonderful. i mean, either one was a plus for us. with judge dixon. we get a whole team. and you know, t

jones dixon won in the final round of voting. >> judge dixon, ursula jones dixon has the most votes. >> jones dixon was one of seven finalists for the d.a. job. supervisor nikki fortunato bass voted for deputy state attorney general venus johnson and supervisor lena tam voted for contra assistant d.a. annie esposito. jones dixon said she will run things very differently from the recalled district attorney, pamela price. >> the da was more of an activist than a district attorney. although i respect her convictions, they're not mine. i'm here to do a job, and as a judge, you have to be fair and impartial. you have to make sure you keep the law first. and this is a victim centered process. it will be under my office going forward. >> jones dixon will serve as da through the 2026 midterms. the board hopes to swear her in as district attorney next tuesday. new leadership on the san jose city council tonight. carl salas was appointed as the new interim council member for district three. that seat was left empty after former councilman omar torres resigned after he was arrested on sexual as

the alameda county board has appointed a new district attorney, judge ursula jones. dixoneived the most votes at the county board of supervisors meeting last night. and today she sat down with ktvu jana katsuyama to talk about her top priorities. jenna here in studio. and jenna, let's get right to her plan of action once she is sworn in. >> mike. judge jones dixon said that she wants residents and crime victims to feel seen and heard. she told me her 90 year old father said that he wouldn't move here because he felt it was too dangerous, so that was one reason she decided to leave the security of the bench and her state pension to try and change that. >> i feel sad about having to leave the families that i work with, so i need to kind of grapple with that for a couple of days. but i got to hit the ground running and i'm ready to do that. >> superior court judge ursula jones dixon was selected from seven finalists tuesday night to fill the role of recalled d.a. pamela price, and on wednesday, jones dixon said she was already making calls assembling her executive team. she s

the county board voted for jones dixon at a special meeting last night. and today the judge sat down with ktvu jana katsuyama to talk about her to do list once she's sworn in. dan is live now in studio with what she says are her top priorities. jana. >> claudine. judge ursula jones dixon is no stranger to the district attorney's office. she worked there under previous da's nancy o'malley and tom orloff before becoming a judge. well, she told me today that her plan is to go back to basics, and she laid out a clear checklist for the coming year. >> i feel sad about having to leave the families that i work with. so i need to kind of grapple with that for a couple of days. but i got to hit the ground running and i'm ready to do that. >> superior court judge ursula jones dixon was selected from seven finalists tuesday night to fill the role of recalled d.a. pamela price, and on wednesday, jones dixon said she was already making calls assembling her executive team. she says fellow candidate and contra costa prosecutor annie esposito is on the list. >> annie esp

jones dixon has been an alameda county superior court judge for a decade and is a former deputy da.he was one of the preferred candidates that recalled price. the board did three rounds of voting to choose the new da . we spoke with one person speaking for justice . she backed jones dixon but tells us she ultimately wants a da who will listen to the people. >> accountability, yes, number one, but a district attorney who listens to the people to hear us out because this whole time under the previous district attorney, we were not heard clearly. so we had to put forth this recall to get her out and choose a new district attorney, and we hope it works out. >> ursula jones dixon will begin serving as da until 2026 when the seat goes up for election. all seven candidates indicated they would run. >>> another top story tonight, california's water system has been thrust into the national spotlight as trends executive order promises to deliver more water tower states farms. the president announced an executive action during his visit -- excuse me, southern california's wildfire zone last we

jones dixon says she plans to hold a moderate position treating each case fairly. it is absolutely the goal of the district attorney to follow the law right to prosecute if necessary. the prosecution doesn't necessarily mean that we can't divert people away from the criminal justice system. again, that's what we do collaborative courts. that's what i've done for 11 years. having said that, i do think that people are a little tired of nothing happening. jones dixon says she will first focus on the basics, reorganizing the da's office and the backlog of cases. her executive team will include a candidate. she contra costa county assistant da, any esposito. any esposito is amazing. so we'll all be able to hit the ground already. have my executive team ready to go? first and foremost, we have to get off a stabilized, right. and the you've hard people here, around is just in dire situation. they will bring it back to where it needs to be. and it's a true da's office so we can get justice for our loved ones. >> to be the voice of the voiceless >> despite the new title, ju

jones dixon says a district attorney.y's office will be very different from the one under price. >> well, the trump administration's sudden decision to freeze federal funding was put on hold by a federal judge only minutes before it was due to take effect. a federal judge granted a stay until monday. it's a response to a lawsuit filed by nonprofit organizations. >> well, some of the world's best golfers are on the monterey peninsula this week. the at&t pebble beach pro-am begins tomorrow. players include world number one player scottie scheffler and cal's collin morikawa are there in the tournament. celebrities taking part include retired 49ers quarterback steve young and warriors owner joe lacob. >> interesting. all right. time is 614. today is the start of the lunar new year. ktvu is andre senior is in the studio with us now to tell us how some businesses are preparing for it and what some common traditions are to get the most luck for the new year. >> well, good morning to you, dave. the holiday brings many delicious t

now appointed as alameda county's next district attorney, judge ursula jones dixon received the mostes at the county board of supervisors meeting last night. today she sat down with ktvu jana katsuyama to talk about her top priorities. >> i feel sad about having to leave the families that i work with, so i need to kind of grapple with that for a couple of days. but i got to hit the ground running and i'm ready to do that. >> superior court judge ursula jones dixon was selected from seven finalists tuesday night to fill the role of recalled d.a. pamela price, and on wednesday, jones dixon said she was already making calls assembling her executive team. she says fellow candidate and contra costa prosecutor annie esposito is on the list. >> annie esposito will be a chief assistant, and there are other folks that i've reached out to have left the office in hopes that they will come back. and i was just having a conversation with one of those before you got here. and my expectation is that several of those folks will come back. >> jones dixon says one of her top priorities is rebuilding a

county supervisors have chosen judge ursula jones dixon to fill the seat. and this comes just 3 months after voters recalled pamela price. kron 4 sarah stinson has more on the vote from oakland. >> alameda county superior judge ursula jones dixon now holds a new title district attorney. it has happened you know, sounds crazy, but this is good work and i can touch more people jones dixon beat out 6 other finalists for the job after a lengthy interview in voting process by the board of supervisors. the moment the final vote was tallied tuesday night. several families of murder victims cried. tears of relief. that includes the widow of slain kron. 4 security guard kevin ishida. i feel very hopeful. i i see light at the end of the tunnel. i am a static emotional the founders of say 4 say the alameda for everyone also celebrating, they endorse the judge after successfully recalling da pamela price in november. and this just a moment. can say that finally with doing something for the people. >> but not everyone left satisfied with the board's choice. i truly don'

the board of supervisors selected judge ursula jones. dixon. dixon. out of seven finalists. jones dixon will take over a department struggling with a huge backlog of cases while facing criticism from families of crime victims. now, she says she will work to restore trust and also strive to make public safety a top priority. >> we need to be charging cases in a timely manner. we need to have communication with victims on every case. we need to respect marsy's law and to make sure that the prosecution is victim centered. >> the judge tells abc seven news she plans to improve morale within the da's office. she also plans on hiring and training both new and old staff. judge jones dixon will officially take office in february. >> in the south bay, the san jose city council is officially replacing former district three councilman omar torres after a couple hours of public and candidate comment last night, the council voted on four candidates karl salas, an engineering executive and longtime san jose resident, was the top vote getter. salas is going to have a say when the council t

jones dixon says she plans to hold a moderate position treating each case fairly. it is absolutely the goal of the district attorney to follow the law right to prosecute if necessary. the prosecution doesn't necessarily mean that we can't divert people away from the criminal justice system. again, that's what we do a cloud. of course, that's what i've done for 11 years. having said that, i do think that people are a little tired of nothing happening. jones dixon says she will first focus on the basics, reorganizing the da's office and the backlog of cases. her executive team will include a candidate. she contra costa county assistant da, any esposito. any esposito is amazing. so we'll all be able to hit the ground already. have my executive team ready to go? first and foremost, we have to get off a stabilized, right. and hard people here around is just in that game dire situation that will bring it back to where it needs to be. and it's a true da's office so we can get justice for our loved ones. >> to be the voice of the voiceless >> despite the new title, judge d

they endorsed judge jones dixon and assistant d.a. esposito. here is virginia nishida, whose husband was shot and killed in 2021 while working as security for a news crew. been in all aspects of the court area. they have helped community. they have helped internally. they have helped themselves even going out to the community to help, you know, so it's they're well rounded. now, laura, you touched on this when you were tossing out to me before today's board meeting. members of the community who are pushing for judge jones dixon and assistant d.a. esposito, they are going to hold a press conference to pressure the supervisors to reveal whether or not attorney general rob bonta and other associates have contacted the board to push for venus johnson to become district attorney. johnson is bonta's pick for the job. now, whoever the board picks today, that person will become district attorney starting next month, and they'll serve through 2026. leading the prosecution of cases not only here at the east county hall of justice behind me in dublin, but

jones dixon says she plans to hold a moderate position treating each case fairly. it is absolutely the goal of the district attorney to follow the law right to prosecute if necessary. the prosecution doesn't necessarily mean that we can't divert people away from the criminal justice system. again, that's what we do in class. of course, that's what i've done for 11 years. having said that, i do think that people are a little tired of nothing happening. jones dixon says she will first focus on the basics, reorganizing the da's office and the backlog of cases. her executive team will include a candidate. she contra costa county assistant da, any esposito. any esposito is amazing. so we'll all be able to hit the ground already. have my executive team ready to go? first and foremost, we have to get off a stabilized, right and the hard people here. around is just in dire situation. they will bring it back to where it needs to be. and it's a true da's office so we can get justice for our loved ones. >> to be the voice of the voiceless >> despite the new title, judge dixon

jones dixon won't immediately become da. plans are underway to swear in next tuesday. she will serve until 2026. up to that election, with the option to run and keep the job until 2028. >> gasia james. thank you. happening today, uc berkeley students will hold a solidarity protest for undocumented immigrants. the demonstration will start at 3:00 this afternoon at upper sproul plaza. protesters will rally and march on campus, calling for special protections for the university's 500 undocumented students. the rally comes as i.c.e. continues to make arrests. >> the agency says it's targeting migrant career criminals and suspected gang members in new york city. fox's alexis mcadams has the latest. >> ice agents are expected to carry out operations again today in new york city, making even more arrests. homeland security secretary kristi noem joining i.c.e. in the city yesterday as part of the trump administration's immigration crackdown. >> new york city is safer because these dangerous criminals are gone and they're no longer living in their community. >> the special agen

jones dixon says she plans to hold a moderate position treating each case fairly. it is absolutely the goal of the district attorney to follow the law right to prosecute if necessary. the prosecution doesn't necessarily mean that we can't divert people away from the criminal justice system. again, that's what we do collaborative courts. that's what i've done for 11 years. having said that, i do think that people are a little tired of nothing happening. jones dixon says she will first focus on the basics, reorganizing the da's office and the backlog of cases. her executive team will include a candidate. she contra costa county assistant da, any esposito. any esposito is amazing. so we'll all be able to hit the ground already. have my executive team ready to go? first and foremost, we have to get off a stabilized, right and the hard people here. around is just in that game dire situation. they will bring it back to where it needs to be. and it's a true da's office so we can get justice for our loved ones. >> to be the voice of the voiceless >> despite the new title,

jones dixon says she plans to hold a moderate position treating each case fairly. it is absolutely the goal of the district attorney to follow the law right to prosecute if necessary. the prosecution doesn't necessarily mean that we can't divert people away from the criminal justice system. again, that's what we do in class. of course, that's what i've done for 11 years. having said that, i do think that people are a little tired of nothing happening. jones dixon says she will first focus on the basics, reorganizing the da's office and the backlog of cases. her executive team will include a candidate. she contra costa county assistant da, any esposito. any esposito is amazing. so we'll all be able to hit the ground already. have my executive team ready to go? first and foremost, we have to get off a stabilized, right and the hard people here. around is just in team dire situation. they will bring it back to where it needs to be. and it's a true da's office so we can get justice for our loved ones. >> to be the voice of the voiceless >> despite the new title, judge

jones dixon says she plans to hold a moderate position treating each case fairly. it is absolutely the goal of the district attorney to follow the law right to prosecute if necessary. the prosecution doesn't necessarily mean that we can't divert people away from the criminal justice system. again, that's what we do a cloud. of course, that's what i've done for 11 years. having said that, i do think that people are a little tired of nothing happening. jones dixon says she will first focus on the basics, reorganizing the da's office and the backlog of cases. her executive team will include a candidate. she contra costa county assistant da, any esposito. any esposito is amazing. so we'll all be able to hit the ground already. have my executive team ready to go? first and foremost, we have to get off a stabilized, right. and hard people here around is just in that game dire situation that will bring it back to where it needs to be. and it's a true da's office that we can get justice for our loved ones. >> to be the voice of the voiceless >> despite the new title, judge

jones dixon says she plans to hold a moderate position treating each case fairly. it is absolutely the goal of the district attorney to follow the law right to prosecute if necessary. the prosecution doesn't necessarily mean that we can't divert people away from the criminal justice system. again, that's what we do in class. of course, that's what i've done for 11 years. having said that, i do think that people are a little tired of nothing happening. jones dixon says she will first focus on the basics, reorganizing the da's office and the backlog of cases. her executive team will include a candidate. she contra costa county assistant da, any esposito. any esposito is amazing. so we'll all be able to hit the ground already. have my executive team ready to go? first and foremost, we have to get off a stabilized, right and the hard people here. around is just in that team dire situation, they will bring it back to where it needs to be. and it's a true da's office so we can get justice for our loved ones. >> to be the voice of the voiceless >> despite the new title, j

jones. dixon's entire career has been in alameda county. she was picked out of a total of seven finalists. she won't immediately become the district attorney. plans are now underway to sway her in for next tuesday. she'll serve until 2026, with the option to run for office again and keep her job until 2028. we're live this morning in oakland. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> james thank you. happening now, the confirmation hearing for health and human services secretary nominee robert f kennedy jr is getting underway. we'll take you live inside that senate hearing room. right here we see rfk jr. he is expected to be grilled by senators on some of his more controversial stances, including vaccines, covid fluoridated water, a fox news reported. kennedy will stress that he is not anti-vaccine in his opening statement, which we have yet to hear. president trump's nominee can only lose the support of three republican senators due to the slim gop majority. >> all right, our time is 705. a new proposal in the california legislature would r

jones dixon says she plans to hold a moderate position treating each case fairly. it is absolutely the goal of the district attorney to follow the law right to prosecute if necessary. the prosecution doesn't necessarily mean that we can't divert people away from the criminal justice system. again, that's what we do collaborative courts. that's what i've done for 11 years. having said that, i do think that people are a little tired of nothing happening. jones dixon says she will first focus on the basics, reorganizing the da's office and the backlog of cases. her executive team will include a candidate. she contra costa county assistant da, any esposito. any esposito is amazing. so we'll all be able to hit the ground already. have my executive team ready to go? first and foremost, we have to get off a stabilized, right. and the you've hard people here, around is just in that dire situation, they will bring it back to where it needs to be. and it's a true da's office so we can get justice for our loved ones. >> to be the voice of the voiceless >> despite the new titl

jones dixon says she plans to hold a moderate position treating each case fairly. it is absolutely the goal of the district attorney to follow the law right to prosecute if necessary. the prosecution doesn't necessarily mean that we can't divert people away from the criminal justice system. again, that's what we do collaborative courts. that's what i've done for 11 years. having said that, i do think that people are a little tired of nothing happening. jones dixon says she will first focus on the basics, reorganizing the da's office and the backlog of cases. her executive team will include a candidate. she contra costa county assistant da, any esposito. any esposito is amazing. so we'll all be able to hit the ground already. have my executive team ready to go? first and foremost, we have to get off a stabilized, right. and hard people here around is just in team dire situation. they will bring it back to where it needs to be. and it's a true da's office so we can get justice for our loved ones. >> to be the voice of the voiceless >> despite the new title, judge dix

jones dixon says she plans to hold a moderate position treating each case fairly. absolutely the goal of the district attorney to follow the law right to prosecute if necessary. the prosecution doesn't necessarily mean that we can't divert people away from the criminal justice system. again, that's what we do in class. of course, that's what i've done for 11 years. having said that, i do think that people are a little tired of nothing happening. jones dixon says she will first focus on the basics, reorganizing the da's office and the backlog of ca es. her executive team will include a candidate. she contra costa county assistant da, any esposito. any esposito is amazing. so we'll all be able to hit the ground already. have my executive team ready to go? first and foremost, we have to get off a stabilized, right. and hard people here around is just in dire situation that will bring it back to where it needs to be. and it's a true da's office so we can get justice for our loved ones. >> to be the voice of the voiceless >> despite the new title, judge dixon says she'l

the board of supervisors selected judge ursula jones dixon out of seven finalists. over a department struggling with a huge backlog of cases, while facing criticism from families of crime victims. she says she will work to restore trust and also strive to make public safety a top priority. >> we need to be charging cases in a timely manner. we need to have communication with victims on every case. we need to respect marsy's law and to make sure that the prosecution is victim centered. >> the judge tells abc seven news she plans to improve morale within the da's office. she also plans on hiring and training both new and old staff. judge jones dixon will officially take office in february. >> in the south bay, the san jose city council is officially replacing former district three councilman omar torres after a couple hours of public and candidate comment last night, the council voted on four candidates karl salas, an engineering executive and longtime san jose resident, was the top vote getter. salas is going to have a say when the council takes up the budget, sharin

jones dixon says she plans to hold a moderate position treating each case fairly.is absolutely the goal of the district attorney to follow the law right to prosecute if necessary. the prosecution doesn't necessarily mean that we can't divert people away from the criminal justice system. again, that's what we do in class. of course, that's what i've done for 11 years. having said that, i do think that people are a little tired of nothing happening. jones dixon says she will first focus on the basics, reorganizing the da's office and the backlog of cases. her executive team will include a candidate. she contra costa county assistant da, any esposito. any esposito is amazing. so we'll all be able to hit the ground already. have my executive team ready to go? first and foremost, we have to get off a stabilized, right. and the you've hard people here, around is just in that game dire situation that will bring it back to where it needs to be. and it's a true da's office so we can get justice for our loved ones. >> to be the voice of the voiceless >> despite the new title

now, we do know, but rob bonta, he has endorsed judge ursula jones dixon and some people have spoken about that. judge, the alameda county superior court judge. and it's, as i said, very divided. but what really stuck out to me is a comment from a deputy district attorney who spoke about just how department is doing right now and the leadership that they so desperately need. take a listen. >> we are defeated. we feel underappreciated and we're having a difficult time within ourselves to focus on a mission of serving the public. we are 5 years behind a murder prosecutions because this office is not valued. that whoever takes over. we need to get back to basics. this person needs to present a training program that is comprehensive to get people back up to a minimum scratch level, to be able to present violent felonies that are overtaking oakland. >> and a correction from what i just rob bonta has endorsed venus johnson chief deputy attorney general with the california justice department. i did hear a few people speak in favor of that candidate as well. but a lot of people holding up si

now, we do know, but rob bonta, he has endorsed judge ursula jones dixon and some people have spoken about that. judge, the alameda county superior court judge.

the candidate that will put victims first, annie esposito and the honorable ursula jones dixon, are the two candidates who can fulfill these needs. the next da will be selected based on four rounds of votes. each of the five supervisors will select two candidates. the top three candidates will move on to the next round until supervisors select their top pick. the winning candidate will need support from at least three supervisors to be selected. if no one wins over the majority, the process will start from the beginning. this is a very, very important decision. getting it right is critical. the new da will be sworn in next week and serve until the next election in 2026. in oakland, velena jones, nbc bay area news. big changes in oakland as well. who's going to be the next mayor? one hopeful is laying out his plan to revitalize the downtown area. former city council member lauren taylor announced his he narrowly lost to recalledth. mayor sheng thao in the 2022 election. part of his campaign now includes creating a dedicated police unit to address retail and property crime. eliminating bu

judge ursula jones dixon has been appointed district attorney by the county board of supervisors. she will serve as interim da through the 2026 midterm elections. the decision was made after a near four hour meeting, which began at three this afternoon. she replaces pamela price, who was recalled in november. jones dixon is a current alameda county superior court judge who was among two candidates endorsed by the campaign that led the recall for price. former oakland city council member and mayoral candidate loren taylor is calling for the full reopening of city hall. he says oakland city hall is still operating as it did during the pandemic. he says if he is elected, he would require all workers to return to the building and for all departments to fully open. it is part of his downtown revitalization plan, which he says will set an example for oakland businesses. >> set a model and an example for the other businesses that are anchored here to bring their employees back as well, so we can have the vitality that once existed here at in downtown that can support our small businesses

jones dixon has been an alameda county superior court judge for a decade and is a former deputy da.e. the board did three rounds of voting to choose the new da . we spoke with one person speaking

before today's board meeting this afternoon, members of the community who are pushing for judge jones dixon and assistant da esposito, they're going to hold a press conference again to pressure the supervisors to reveal whether or not ag bonta has been talking to them to push for venus jones johnson to become da again. thais who his pick is for this job. reporting live here in dublin bob redell. today in the bay we will be following every aspect of that bob redell for us this morning. bob. thank you. 609 right now in southern california, nearly three weeks after the palisades fire first ignited, the las evacuation orders are finally being lifted for people in that fire zone. for now, only residents are allowed to access that area. l.a. leaders are advising them to avoid staying in that area for extended periods of time, due to the volume of toxic materials. also, slide debris from the recent rainfall is now blocking some roadways. as for altadena's eaton fire, southern california's edison power company, now examining recently discovered surveillance video appearing to show a shower of spark

they endorsed judge jones dixon and assistant da esposito.want to make sure that they will not be replacing another problem that we'll be dealing with again. and we also want to make sure that this is a right and fair process. we will build community trust with engagement and with complete transparency. we are at a critical juncture in our criminal justice system, one that demands bold leadership. my philosophy is persevere, strive for excellence and fairness, and maintain your compassion. that was some of the candidates for alameda county da giving their answers to the board during those public interviews last week. whoever the board picks today will take office next month and s serve through 2026. now, as i mentioned before today's s board mting, members of the community who are pushing for judge jones dixon and assistant da esposito, they're going to hold a press conference to pressure the supervisorsrs to reveal whether or not ag bonta and other associates have ntacted the board to push for venus johnson to become da, who, again, is bonta

alameda county has a new district attorney county supervisors have appointed judge ursula jones dixon to the job. a replacement for pamela price who was recalled by voters. community members closely watched the search for a new da and crystal creature is hoping to get justice farmer brother. he was gunned down in hayward in 2019. she supported jones dixon but ultimately she just wants a da who listens to the people. >> accountability, yes. number one. but a district attorney that listens to the people to really hear us out. because this whole time under the previous district attorney, we weren't heard clearly. and so we had to put forth this recall to get her and do the new district attorney thing and we're hoping that it works out. >> jones dixon will be serving as district attorney next week through 2026 when the seat goes up for election. she and the other six candidates have indicated they will run. >>> president trump's immigration policy has led to protests in the south bay. hundreds of community members took to the streets to take a stand against the president's threats of mass

the county board voted for jones dixon at a special meeting last night.nd today the judge sat down with ktvu jana katsuyama to talk about her to do list once she's sworn in. dan is live now in studio with what she says are her top priorities. jana. >> claudine. judge ursula jones dixon is no stranger to the district attorney's office. she worked there under previous da's nancy o'malley and tom orloff before becoming a judge. well, she told me today that her plan is to go back to basics, and she laid out a clear checklist for the coming year. >> i feel sad about having to leave the families that i work with. so i need

judge jones dixon says one of her top priorities is rebuilding a strong team of prosecutors. already assembling her executive team, beginning with contra costa prosecutor annie esposito, who was also a finalist for the position. >> annie esposito will be a chief assistant, and there are other folks that i've reached out to have left the office in hopes that they will come back. and i was just having a conversation with one of those before you got here. and my expectation is that several of those folks will come back. >> judge jones dixon will serve until the election in 2026, and says she plans to run for the remaining two years of the term. she says she wants to give the courts enough time to replace her on the bench, so she's not expected to be sworn in until february 11th. across the bay here in san francisco, police are investigating a troubling incident caught on video that was widely shared. a well-dressed man seen throwing eggs at a person sleeping on the street. ktvu christien kafton has the story. >> monday night video captured an alleged egging attack in san francis

jones. dixon compitió contra otros 6 candidatos.sta noche el consejo votó 6a4a favor del nombramiento del ejecutivo de ingeniería, carl sallas, como concejal interino del distrito 3 por los próximos 2 meses a partir del dos de febrero, salas ocupará oficialmente el puesto hasta que los votantes del distrito 3 elijan a su nuevo representante en una elección especial que ha sido programada para el 8 de abril. recordemos que este puesto ha estado vacante desde que omar torres renunció y fue arrestado en noviembre por acusaciones de abuso sexual infantil. dejamos los temas políticos y escuche esto. padres en san francisco están realmente preocupados después de que un hombre desnudo ha estado siguiendo a niños y tocándose a sí mismo de forma inapropiada frente a ellos. los padres dicen que lo que más les molesta es que la policía asegura que no pueden hacer nada al respecto. según ellos, la policía sostiene que los agentes no pudieron desarrollar una causa probable para detener a este hombre. sin embargo, los vecinos en castro aseguran q

and along with several crime victims, they endorsed judge jones dixon and assistant da esposito.2021 while working as a security guard for a news crew. been in all aspects of the court area. they have helped community. they have helped internally. they have helped themselves. even going out to the community to help, you know. so it's they're well rounded. before today's board meeting, members of the community who are pushing for judge jones dixon and assistant da esposito, they will hold a press conference to pressure the supervisors in alameda county to reveal whether or not a.g. bonta and other associates haveontacted the board to push for venus johnson to become da. again, that is bonta's pick for the job. whoever the board picks today, they will take office next month and through 2026, and they will lead prosecutions here at the east county hall of justice. behind me, here in dublin and at the other courthouses throughout alameda county, here in dublin. bob redell, nbc, bay area news. bob redell, nbc, bay area news. thanks, bob. that does i ♪ (slow down) ♪ (♪♪) cut!!!! i get

judge ursula jones dixon and contra costa county chief assistant da annie esposito. advocates said supervisors should listen to the input of residents. >> but remember the reason why we are replacing this da. we want to make sure that there will not be replacing another problem that we will be dealing with again. and we also want to make sure that this is a right and fair process, not being influenced by many, many powerful politicians. >> attorney general rob bonta endorsed his own deputy, ag, venus johnson, for the role of alameda county district attorney. johnson also received an endorsement from former oakland police commission chair regina jackson. several bay area leaders met to announce a cross county partnership to prevent human trafficking. this meeting, led by u.s. attorney ishmael ramsey, focused on creating awareness and chains of communication to report and solve human trafficking cases. ramsey emphasized the need for this meeting, as the bay area is set to host several major events here in the coming years, including the nba all-star game just next mont

supervisors voted for county judge ursula jones dixon over six other candidates. previously worked in the da's office from 1999 to 2013, when she first won her position on the bench. last night, votes followed a lengthy public comment. dixon is a cal graduate who earned her law degree from usf. she'll fill out the term of recall da pamela price. voters will elect a new da in 2026. well, a change of language from the white house about its roundup of migrants. scott mcgrew joins us now. candidate trump promised to round up criminals first, but the definition of criminal has been changing. it's morphing. yeah. good morning. the department of homeland security says about half the migrants rounded up on sunday were hardened, wanted felons here illegally, and half were not. that half, i says, were here without permission. that does violate the law, of course, but it's a misdemeanor. those people are not the priority that candidate trump spoke about. the white house is now clarifying any immigrant here without permission is considered a criminal. so i'm asking, though he

jones dixon's entire career has been in alameda county. again, she was picked out of a total of seven finalists. she won't immediately become da. plans are underway to swear her in next tuesday. she'll serve that role until 2026 and have the option to keep her job if she runs for it, and continue on until 2028. we are live this morning in oakland. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> james thank you. happening now, one of president trump's more controversial cabinet nominees is on the hot seat on capitol hill today. robert f kennedy jr, who is being considered to lead the department of health and human services, is trying to convince lawmakers that he's not anti-vaccine. fox's rebecca castor has more on his confirmation hearing. >> do you have the support? >> robert f kennedy jr helped president trump get elected by promising to make america healthy again. but to make good on that promise, he has to first convince a skeptical senate. >> we don't agree on everything, but what we both agree is that america has some health problems. >> rf

jones dixon is in alameda county superior court judge.sly worked as a deputy da for the county. she will be sworn in as da early next month and serve in the role until the next general election, which is scheduled for 2026. previous district attorney pamela price was recalled by voters back in november. >> the doomsday clock, which is a symbolic attempt to sew close we are to destroying the world, just moved to its closest point ever to midnight. >> it is now 8 midnight. >> midnight represents the moment when people will have made the earth uninhabitable. >> we set the clock closer to midnight because we do not see sufficient progress. positive progress on the global challenges we face, including nuclear risk, climate change, biological threats, and advances in disruptive technologies. >> okay, so if the clock ever hits midnight, we wouldn't even know it. that would mean humanity had been wiped out by some sort of nuclear exchange or catastrophic climate change. let's make some changes, people. yeah, i don't want . >> 89 seconds. >> not g

. >> alameda county superior court judge ursula jones dixon said she brings administrative expertisedged to meet with victims families. >> i think you show respect to the families and plus there's clear communication about what is going on with these cases. >> two candidates have never worked in the county da's office. one is yibing chen, the alameda city attorney. >> i am committed to implementing the board's vision of finding diversion and restorative justice programs. >> the other is venus johnson, chief deputy attorney general in the california department of justice, who noted endorsements from attorney general rob bonta. >> my vision for this office is to reinvigorate and to unify. we will return to being a model for the state. >> and now, four hours later, the meeting is still continuing. after the presentations, the candidates. the alameda county board of supervisors started asking them questions on issues such as transparency, racial bias, managing the caseloads and the transition after the contentious recall of pamela price and of course, christina. with the seven candidates

ursula jones dixon was a deputy da here in alameda before becoming an alameda county superior court judge. annie esposito was a senior assistant da here in alameda county before becoming assistant da in contra costa county. the remaining two finalists are latricia lewis is an assistant da here in alameda county. before becoming was, i should say, before becoming a deputy county counsel for alameda. and yibin chen, who is city attorney for the city of alameda. according to the east bay times, chen is the only finalist with no prosecutorial experience. in a matter of moments, minutes from now, safe will hold a news conference to again endorse their two finalists and express concern that, quote, high ranking political figures are interfering with this process to appoint a new district attorney. again, the interviews are later this afternoon. the board will select their finalists, the person who become the new district attorney. they will select them next week, and then that person takes office early next month and will serve through 2026 here in dublin. bob redell nbc, bay area news. thank y

. >> reporter: the two candidates that sent in answers are annie esposito and jones dixon, both endorsedrganized the recall of pamela price. guzman says all strong candidates, which makes it hard to make up her mind. >> i would like to see someone who is generally present with our community, who embodies the values of the people who live, work, and play in this area. >>> now let's get a look at our weather today. there were some dark skies out there earlier, but there is some nice sunshine there in the background as we look at the sunset. darren peck joins us now with more on what we can expect this weekend. >> well, we got some light rain coming in on the last three hours of radar, andrea, we've been able to see the showers develop a little more over the bay. watching the last three hours, just a few drops showing up here. barely enough to measure, but at least we've started to see some rain. if we look at what happens over the next couple of hours, in fact, we're going to play this forward from where we are now and let this go through tomorrow into the early afternoon. isolated hit and

ursula jones dixon is now an alameda county superior court judge, but she is a former deputy da for alamedaounty. latricia. lewis is deputy counsel for alameda county and formerly an assistant da for alameda county. elgin lowe is alameda county's senior deputy d.a. right now, but he's worked in the da's office since 1996. venus johnson is chief deputy attorney general with the california justice department and is a former director of public safety in oakland. jimmy wilson is a former plumber who is now working as an alameda county senior assistant. da ibn shen is currently the city attorney for alameda, and formerly served as chief deputy city attorney for santa monica. all seven had a chance to present their vision to the board of supervisors for how they would rebuild the da's office, just months after the contentious recall election that ousted d.a. pamela price in november. whoever is chosen will serve until the next general election in 2026. >> they have to be able to be a leader who can make changes, and also to revitalize the da office so that we can regain trust from the community.

supervisors officially picked its new district attorney supervisors picking alameda county judge ursula jones dixon. you see her right there? over six other candidates, she was chosen. dixon joined the alameda county da's office in 1999 before being elected judge in 2013. she graduated from cal and the usf school of law. after a lengthy public comment. today, supervisors voted for their top picks with the top three dixon, annie esposito, and venus johnson moving on to the final round. congratulations, judge dixon, you know you have been in my top three. and of course i want to go on record supporting our new district attorney. i think it's really important that we are all aligned as we move forward. yep, she will take over for the recalled pamela price. dixon will serve as da for nearly two years until the next election. all right. big decisions in the south bay as well. right now, san jose city council is meeting to appoint a new council member to represent downtown's district three. that seat has been vacant since last year, when omar torres resigned after he was charged with molesting a minor. n

alameda county superior court judge ursula jones dixon and contra costa county assistant d.a. annie esposito. all seven candidates made their final pitches t today before taking questions from the supervisors and the public. now, the recall group and families of victims say they want a da that's going to fight for them. i just hope that the board of supervisors really makes the right choice, and that they're really think about the people over politics, because this is something very serious. this is our lives. it's our lives and the lives of this whole community. and that's the most important thing, is the electability. after 2026, you have to do 2026. you got to do 2028. so you got to know what you're doing here. now they want a long term answer here. in addition to dixon and esposito, there are five other candidates. elgin lowe and jimmy wilson are the only candidates currently working in the da's office. venus johnson is the chief deputy attorney general for california and has been endorsed by a-g. rob bonta latricia lewis is deputy counsel for alameda county, and eben shen

are prosecutors and esposito, elgin lowe and jimmy wilson, as well as superior court judge ursula jones dixon and venus johnson, the chief deputy to attorney general rob bonta. they also chose alameda city attorney yibin shen and latricia lewis, deputy counsel in alameda county. all seven candidates are expected to be interviewed by the board of supervisors on tuesday. a former oakland city council member officially announced his run for mayor today. lauren taylor making that announcement outside of city hall and went inside to sign off and file his paperwork with the city clerk. at his press conference, he said the city needs fresh energy and some new leadership. >> if we vote for the same things that we have been voting for time and time again, we can expect the same results that we have been receiving time and time again. >> yes, and that is why it is critical that in this race, we have a true dialog on what it takes to get through this difficult time. yes, oakland is an amazing. >> taylor, you may recall, lost to now recall mayor shang tao by fewer than 700 votes in ranked choice voting b