that's oakland mayor libby schaaf talking about her project on social media before she presented it.'t usually come to the traditional council meeting, i'm trying to change it. >> reporter: that's why she's trying to change it. >> it's so easy to get information out since so many people are online now. >> reporter: mayor schaaf says she's doing all she can. she says gone are the days where the only option is to come to city hall to be heard. >> you have to get out of city hall to really, so people know you're paying attention to their neighborhood. >> reporter: the mayor says it's important to keep up with technology and the only way to reach people is to be wherever they are. >> most people will continue to get the information as they always have. but for the younger generation, that means social media. >> i'm going to untraditional meeting places. >> reporter: like this motor club. she is reaching out to people in many different capacities. >> i will be coming to you online and in person. >> she'll talking to me and everyone else and you don't even know who i am. >> the idea is to

oakland mayor libby schaaf has now spent 100 days in office.a lot on her plate already including reducing oakland's crime rate. keeping two sports teams in town and being a mother and a wife. brian flores has more. >> good morning. yeah, tuesday marked 100 days since libby schaaf took office and she said she didn't know until 100 days passed until we called her. she's busy working on her budget. she says she's in this for the long haul. hell at time for oakland? >> hell at time for oakland. >> still has the enthusiasm. she and insat down for 30 minute -- and i sat down for 30 minutes and talked about lowering oakland's crime but also the perm forms action of the police -- performens a of the oakland police -- performance of the oakland police department. she plans to increase the amount of officers. she's been out in the community talking to people, cleaning up the streets. this was a cleanup in march. she said she's not only trying to get businesses to invest but keeping oakland residents here and that includes building more housing. >> we're

tuesday marked 100 days since libby schaaf took office. there's a lot on her plate already including reducing oakland's crime rate, keeping two sports teams in town and oh by the way she's a mother and a wife. brian flores sat down with her and tells us what she has planned. >>reporter: we get a dame on where things stand on a whole host of issues. we talked about 30 minutes yesterday. he priorities is public safety. she says she continues to back the police chief exam the policing model but she also said she's hold officers to the highest standard. you recall on day one of her term she spent the day with the oakland police department. that didn't sit well the protesters against police brutality who as you recall came to her home to voice their concerns. she says changes will continue. >> it shouldn't surprise people because i've been very clear about this commitment that i will be growin police department. we had continuing to see modest improvements in safety and a significant improvement in clearance. we're actually solving more crimes.

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oakland mayor libby schaaf joined san francisco mayor ed lee to travel to indiana. >> we have a perception problem here because some people have a different view. and we intend to correct that. >> indiana governor mike pence bowed to public pressure today saying his state's new religious freedom law needs to be clarified. >> the smear here against this deal is that it created a license to discriminate. or license to deny services. and that's just completely false. >> pence asked his legislature for new language making it clear that while religious freedoms would be upheld, businesses cannot deny services to anyone. he wants it on his desk by the end of this week. >> were you expecting this type of backlash to the law? >> was i expecting this kind of backlash? heavens no! >> protests and boycotts led by gay and lesbian groups who feared the law would allow discrimination have gained steam all week. >>> today, despite the uproar in indiana, the arkansas state legislature also voted to pass a version of a religious freedom law. #boycottarkansas is trending on twitter. >>> if you live in haywa

. >> oakland mayor libby schaaf is using social media to encourage more community involvement. >> this season in oakland, we are doing things a bit differently this year. >> that's the mayor talking about her budget on the city's vimeo channel. since taking off more than 100 days ago, mayor schaaf says she's using technology to reach people wherever they are. >> people don't always come to the traditional town hall meetings. i'm trying to change it and reach some new people. >> the mayor says she makes a point to get out of city hall and attend different types of community meetings. on saturday she taught by the priorities with the east bay truck and motorcycle club. >> one man is on a campaign to bring hollywood silicon valley. the student and budding entrepreneur is proposing to erect this giant silicon valley sign in the mission park area and san jose foothills. if it looks for the mayor, the idea for the sun comes from the hollywood sign. >> it's a landmark we can be distinguished by. >> i've been trying to come up with new ideas and see if there's any way we could make this go fur

and oakland mayor libby schaaf is joining san francisco mayor ed lee in banning city travel to indiana. and now the governor of indiana mike pence wants the legislature to add language saying businesses cannot deny services to anyone. >> the smear here against this bill is that it created a license to discriminate or license to deny services. and that's just completely false. >> despite the uproar in indiana, the arkansas legislature passed a similar law yesterday. at the same time, the basketball coaching staff from the university of connecticut says it will not go to the final four this weekend in indianapolis. >>> some suffers water restrictions and they all begin in benicia, tougher water restrictions. homes ending in odd numbers only water monday wednesday friday, tuesdays and thursdays and saturdays on even numbers between between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. >>> snowpack normally peaks higher and today just 8% at the average. $1billion is going to be spent to help with the drought. >>> the snow makes a difference when it comes to the drought. >> i have an update on that. we are anticipatin

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a little sunnier as we head toward next week, still >>> oakland mayor libby schaaf is showing off herin a new viral video. video is called oaktown pup today. ♪[ music ]♪ > rap ] >> it's a spoof of the bruno mars hit song uptown funk. in the video the mayor staff and volunteers dance with adopted dogs. hey, the video is promoting adoptions and getting pets spayed and neutered. so that's a good thing. it's pretty catchy. >> it is cool. lucky dogs. >>> all right. watching puppy videos, one way to manage stress. in tonight's jobs report, jill schlesinger has tips for keeping your cool at work. >>> reporter: april is stress awareness month. according to the american psychological association, more than a third of americans, including 40% of people here in california, say they're living with stress. 60% report that work is the source. the easiest place to begin reducing work-related stress may be in the way you deal with email. researchers have coined a term, telepressure, to describe our urge to respond immediately to emails. according to a recent study, these fixated employees had poor sl

ed lee and libby schaaf ended the restrictions today in response to a clarification that was made to indiana's controversial religious freedom law. critics say the original legislation allowed discrimination against members of the lgbt community. >>> santa clara county supervisors discussed the possible travel ban to indiana, as well. the board ultimately decided against it today. berkeley's indiana travel ban is still in place. no word yet on whether that will change. >>> a blackout in the nation's capital. a power outage hit the white house and several key buildings in washington, d.c. today. train stations went dark, tourists sat outside museums and the university of maryland canceled classes. white house backup generators kicked in after a few seconds. officials say it was caused by a small explosion at a power plant in southern maryland. there is no link to terrorism. >>> republican senator rand paul kicked off his campaign for president today promising to break up the statu quo in dc. >> the washington machine that gobbles up our freedoms and invades every nook and cranny in ou

announcement today after he met with the mayors of 14 california cities and those do include oakland's libby schaafardo. he's beefing up the penalty structure for water wasters and empour water agencies to issue those fines if they're not currently allowed to do that. a $10,000 penalty they're still working that out. >> you can be sure only the worst offender will be getting that. >> a really egregious not very thoughtful not responsive, not engaged, not stepping up. >> we'll be faithful to the law but we think as everything else in the statutory world there are ways to be more aggressive in interpretations than not and that's what we'll pursue because of the drought and because of the emergency. >> last summer state regulators authorized fines up to $500 for outdoor water waste but few cities have really gone that far and fine people that much. many say they'd rather educate people than fine them. there are still legal issues to work out. some cities and water

libby schaaf is the latest in a series of california politicians and business leaders to ban city paid travel to indiana because of the religious freedom restoration act passed there. ed lee also panned city employees from traveling to indiana on city business. many prayer firms have come out against this. >>> san francisco's board of supervisors is set to vote on a proposed ordinance next week that would ban tour bus drivers from also narrating their own tours. the ordinance would require companies to a have a separate narrater on the bus in addition to the driver. it's part of the city's vision zeer dro plan which aims to eliminate traffic related deaths within the next nine years. the goal is to cut back on distracted driving. >> it's important that tour bus companies that are profiting by showing off our beautiful city commit to hiring two staff members, one to narrate and one to drive. >> while some companies already have separate narraters others can't afford to and plan to fight the ordinance they say would put them out of business. >>> people attending sales force's huge annual

today libby schaaf sat down with me.pectors are doing enough. >> it surprises me the varacity of the owner. >> reporter: schaaf says she wants to place the building in receivership. >> i can tell you some of these tenants are going to look at this and saying, what has taken so long. >> i believe that what we really need to be is be proactive. it's intervene long before things get to this state. >> reporter: this lawsuit filed by the city also named that former owner singer. it alleges he still has some control of the hotel. singer insisted he has not in an e-mail to me. as for the tenants, the city hopes the lawsuit forces improvements at the hotel without having to shut it down so no one ends up on the street. eric eric rasmussen. >>> if you have a tip for 2 investigates we would like you to e-mail it to us. >>> sparks from a welding torch started a fire tonight at an auto repair garage in antioch. a witness took these pictures of the fire at tenth and l streets. officials say two workers tried to put out the fire with

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oakland mayor libby schaaf is marking 100 days since taking office.she has a lot on her plate including protests, crime, and an $18 million deficit. but, her enthusiasm is clear. >> there is just a blossoming of energy of optimism of excitement, of peel wanting to invest here, of people discovering our secret sauce, how cool we are. all though the city is facing a budget short fall the mayor says she plans more improvement to the police and fire department radio communication system and to boost the number of police officers. >>> i've been very clear with our police department that i have very high expectations of them. i will hold them accountable for the most professional behavior and performance. >> another priority is keeping both the a's and raiders in town, saying by july developers want to have a formal agreement to stay at a rebuilt coliseum facility. >>> time is 5:26. a senate committee will continue debating how to fix the no child left behind law. that law was subbed signed in 2002, requires all public schools administer a test to students,

oakland mayor libby schaaf said she's taking a stand against the discriminatory law. city funds will not be used to send employees to that state. >> new details in the plane crash in the french alps. lufthansa ceo visited the crash sight for the first time. he would not talk about what the airline knew about the mental health of the copilot. claudia has more from the crash site. >> on wednesday morning, both the ceos of germanwings and luft hanlsa visited the crash site for the first time. >> it's been now one week after this terrible accident. and our grief is still with us. every day. everywhere. >> they have met with volunteers investigators, and the loclal personally for the help they have provided. they stopped by the memorial set up in memory of the victims. then they went on to hold a press conference. >> i would like to also give my word to the victims that we don't only have this week. we want to help as long as help is needed. >> they also said that while every day the causes of the air crash are becoming more known, it will take a long time to find out exac

. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee and oakland mayor libby schaaf they have lifted their bans on city fundedvel. supporters of gay and lesbian groups applaud the changes but they want more protection. >> they need to do more. and we hope that this type of action is a good lesson for other legislatures, other politicians that are even pondering such discriminatory acts. >>> san francisco's planning to expand a program that if helping homeless people deal with one of life's basic needs. the city is delivering mobile toilets to the tenderloin neighborhood four days a week. they will arrive at 2:00 in the afternoon. they will stay open until 9:00 in the evening. paid attendants will keep them clean and well stocked. there is a box to discard used drug needles. people that live in the tenderloin say these pit stops are very much needed. >> this is not a place to use a bathroom if you are homeless and don't have no money. you can't go in. they want you to be a customer. >> since the pit stop program started last summer, the public works department says the crews are getting fewer calls to wash dow

evening in san francisco and guests include district attorney and mayor lee and oakland mayor libby schaaf. she announced the bid in senate days after senator boxer announced she would not run for re-election in 2016. if harris wins she would be the first african-american senator from california. >>> firsts will rally in oakland in support of regulations aimed at reducing workplace violence and the rally comes as new hospital regulations move through the final hearing and the regulations come after governor brown signed a bill last area riverring hops to have a comprehensive workplace violence prevention land requiring proper security, adequate staffing and education and training for everyone would directed patient care. >>> new this morning, the heads of lufthansa and germanwings are paying respects to the victims of the plane crash in the french alps with a wreath laid in honor of the 150 people who died at the plane slammed into a mountain. they refused to answer reporter questions of the crash including what the air knew of the mental health of the co-pilot andreas lubitz who intention

mayor libby schaaf says the city is exploring an expansion of bikeshareing as soon as next year. it allows people to rent bikes from kiosks by paying a daily fee or monthly membership. berkeley, emeryville and san jose are also looking to introduce the program. >> certainly working here in san francisco because those bikes are everywhere. >> they are! >> every corner you can rent one. >>> traffic, gianna, how we doing on this good friday? >> we're doing well. no major accidents. it's an easy drive overall throughout the bay area. here's a look at the eastshore freeway. westbound 80, 45 miles per hour in some spots but overall you're clocking up nice speeds as you work your way westbound. towards the bay bridge, easy once you get to the bridge. traffic is moving along nicely as well. a few extra cars from what we saw about 10, 15 minutes ago. but overall metering lights are still off and it's really light. so a nice time to hit the roadways if you have an early flight to catch at oakland, no delays there. looks good also at sfo. now, later on those things are going to change. a's

. >> reporter: maybe libby schaaf says oakland needs all kind of new housing including luxury housing. the mayor plans to use the profit from the development to pay for affordable housing elsewhere. >> i'm very focused on moving this project forward because we cannot wait to build more housing in oakland. we have a shortage problem. >> this is housing but it's housing not for oaklanders. it's housing in the wrong direction. >> reporter: after this planning commission meeting, the city council will pick it up on april 21 to vote on whether or not to sell the land to the developer. those neighbors say they will be back for that meeting and protest at that -- they will protest at that meeting, as well. live at oakland city hall, i'm da lin, kpix 5. >>> also, critics claim the city hasn't been very transparent about selling that piece of land. the deal was worked out back in 2012 but many are saying they just found out three months ago. >>> oakland's coliseum city plan is taking a step forward. the oakland city council passed several environmental and planning measures. now, this is going

. >> and that mayor of course libby schaaf. she says any deal must include a separate stadium for the raiders and cannot include any city money. >>> one of the bay area's best known restaurants is set to re- open today. the french laundry in yountville has been closed for a few months for remodeling. for now the food will be prepared in a temporary kitchen as work is finished on the new improved facility. >>> hey, a lot of buzz at the white house. >> i guess. an uninvited guest interrupted the president's story time at the annual easter egg roll. have a look. >> it's okay. bees won't sting you. >> the kids kept screaming during storytelling time. he laughed it off and told them like the book he was reading where the wild things are. they are wild things and shouldn't be scared of bees but the kids are still screaming. >>> 5:57. in the next half-hour, an older woman robbed in fronted of her home all caught on camera. what happened when she tries to fight back. >> reporter: once you're on the bay bridge, you're facing mother natu

. >>> today oakland mayor libby schaaf will release her proposed budget for the next two years. schaaf is going out of her way to try to gauge the community in the budget-making process with the goal in mind she will attend a budget release party at the linden street brewery a few hours after a press conference at city hall. that party starts at 5 p.m. and is open to the public. >>> another hat is about to be thrown into the 2016 presidential race. senator bernie sanders of vermont is set to make his official announcement today. >> most of our people are working longer hours for low wages. and today we have a grotesque level of income and wealth inequality. >> officially sanders is an independent with no party affiliation. but he plans to run in the democratic primaries. the first to announce a challenge to hillary clinton. >>> time now 6:09. a rare phenomenon in hawaii is giving us a spectacular show on the big island. >> and another bay area city takes a big step toward raising the minimum wage. >> good morning from the kpix 5 weather center. we are forecasting temperatures to

a live picture where late this afternoon mayor libby schaaf is taking a stand against what she calls a discriminatory law in indiana. the mayor has advised city leaders not to use city dollars for business travel to indiana as long as the religious freedom restoration act remains in effect there. >>> more details now. some major companies are also boycotting indiana's new law including some here in the bay area. apple's ceo tim cook has spoken out on twitter about the religious freedom restoration act. same with salesforce ceo mark benioff, who has canceled all company programs that require travel to indiana. the leaders of twitter and levi's have also voiced their displeasure. yelp walmart, gap, and nike have also joined in the fight against this new law in indiana. >>> simmering anger in the south bay on behalf of the homeless. activists today gathered on property on which used to be known as the jungle. the jungle was a huge homeless encampment cleared by san jose last year. today activists slammed the city for what happened last week. the chp was summoned when a caltrans truck on

. >> reporter: that was oakland mayor libby schaaf. i asked her how her comments squared with the corporate misconduct that has been uncovered following san bruno? >> it does not mean that we should not also acknowledge good things that this company has done in this particular community. and that's what i was speaking to. >> reporter: as for the timing of the vice president's visit -- >> this visit to oakland had been planned for a very long time. >> reporter: the daly city woman who introduced the president is a marine and air force veteran currently enrolled in power pathways. elizabeth torres beamed when i introduced her about introducing joe biden. >> it felt surreal. >> reporter: but when i asked about the timing in light of the fine against the company, a employee stepped in. >> she is not taking any comments on that. we're absolutely moving on and focusing on safety. that's what today's event was about. >> reporter: and then he asked us to leave. the vice president did not take any questions from reporters. a couple were shouted

will continue to follow this as and give you updates as we get them >> reporter: oakland mayor libby schaafes with the spca and animal adoptions you can see it staff mayor shaft dancing with customs and the dogs and tall like a remake of brown omar's this uptown cox 6 spayed or neutering peps. >>: music blame music playing. your sexy than four on it >> reporter: the sbc spca is all the animals were adapted from the spca in the east bay. adopted >> pam moore: the dodgers are in town as say more gary has all the sports coming up next. >> gary radnich: the meaning everybody from a war your perspective seth curry bed to be the mvp. the media did not balt steve kerr coach of the year david to let last will and all sort but held serve but then held serve buedenholtzer.. you go from the eighth to the first that's obviously in the minds of many firemen 13 votes for and but also and four under and 71 wild for kirk. kerr/per was not given a call which would put him over the with here's an emotional bond holder but an older and and buttonholed serve budenholtzer... >>: and glad for him because he's a

. >> reporter: today oakland mayor libby schaaf sat down with us.d whether city inspectors are doing enough. >> it concerns me about the veracity of the owner and whether or not something was covered up. it concerns me about the performance of our city employees but it mostly concerns me about our system. >> reporter: schaaf says she wants a more proactive inspection process citywide and supports a demand in this lawsuit to place the towers in receivership taking day-to-day control of the building away from the current owner. >> i could tell you some of the tenants are going to look at this and say what has taken so long. >> i believe that what we really need to do is be proactive. intervene long before things get to this state. >> reporter: this lawsuit filed by the city also names that former owner, richard singer, alleges he still has some control of the hotel but in an e-mail to me singer insisted he does not. as for the tenants the city hopes the lawsuit forces improvements without having to shut it down so no one ends up on the street. >> if y