oakland is possible that and more affordable oakland, it's possible that and more just. it's possible. and more than ever and more unified. oakland. >> it's possible. >> lauren taylor battled it out for the position. preliminary results show taylor in the lead. but after ranked choice votes were calculated tower, cao picked up more votes. taylor conceded the race yesterday morning and cow declared herself the next mayor of oakland and noel tao will be the first meng woman and youngest mayor in oakland's history. she is expected to start her duties as mayor on january. 2nd after she is sworn in, i'll send it back to you. camila. thank in the meantime, outgoing mayor libby schaff did talk. >> about public safety as oakland residents get out for the holiday shopping season. she announced 2 initiatives to help promote public safety. the first shop safe oakland. they said the city has secured direct funding grants to go towards oakland business owners that will enable them to pay for safety ambassadors. the other programs called welcome back downtown. it's meant to help downt

. >> tonight at 5.30, keep your dollars in oakland. that's the message from outgoing mayor libby schaff. today she announced to initiatives that will pay for safety improvements in neighborhood business districts and downtown our kron four's philippe reports of the goal is to make people feel safe shopping during the holiday season. >> oakland business owners agree the best way to bring people back to their shops is to make people feel safe, things to bring back confidence. >> not only for the peace off operate us the employees, but definitely will bring customers back to our city on wednesday during a news conference, mayor libby schaaf announced to public safety initiatives that are expected to be approved during a special city council meeting tuesday. the first called shop safe. oakland, a series of grants totaling $315,000 that will go to neighborhood commercial districts and encourage in-person shopping. >> it will fund more safety ambassadors, security cameras and rapid window repair in cases of vandalism. an effort to really cre

of oakland.e. outgoing mayor libby schaaf didn't support tower in the election but wished her well wednesday, she said growing the number of officers on the street should be a top priority for the next mayor believe mayor tao has heard loud and clear from her constituents that that's what the vast majority of oakland ear's want, and i trust that that is a promise she will keep said she's already been talking with law enforcement partners around the city and state before she takes office next year to ensure that this critical work is done, and it's done correctly . evan sernoffsky ktvu fox two news alright, thank you, evan. one person was killed by caltrain in san mateo, confirming to be the ninth train fatality of the year. officials say the person was trespassing on the tracks at about 7 30 last night when they were hit and killed by a north bound train. emergency personnel responded. trains were stopped in both directions. the track has reopened for single tracking at this point, the person acc

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i mean, i live in oakland and my kids are in oakland. so i wonder how they feel.he community. i asked him sometime. how do you feel? and they say they don't feel safe all the time. and that concerns me that lets me know that there's more work that i need to do. that's more work. that our officers need to do in order to achieve safety, but we won't do it alone. i really rely on community to be a great partner and making oakland safer. and you can watch the full interview with the police chief, as well as other interviews with community leaders on our website at ktvu dot com. forward slash talk of the town suspected serial killer made an appearance this morning in a san joaquin county courtroom. it was the second appearance for wesley brownlee. it was set to be arraigned, but that was postponed until january. brownlee is facing charges in connection with the killing of six people five in stockton one in oakland. and during his court appearance today, the judge opened brownlee's employment files, which had been subpoenaed into evidence records from a woman believed t

facing oakland residents. on friday. tao took the lead in the mayor's raised after trailing fellow council member lauren taylor for more than a week after election day while ballots were counted in ranked choice, voting, lauren taylor conceded yesterday and ended his campaign. but he still raised questions about the ranked choice voting system. we must acknowledge that 20,000 nontransferable rank points ballots. a significant number of people whose voices were not factored into the final decision of who would be oakland's next mayor. lauren terror will not ask for a recount. however someone else could possibly pay for a recount. mayor elect xiang tao invited ktvu into her home and told reporter amberleigh she's excited and optimistic about oakland's future. we did. we were really struggling. we struggled for many, many years and oakland's mayor election, tao tells me her struggles as a homeless single mom of a young son 15 years ago. prepare her in a unique way to lead a city that is grappling with homelessnes

of oakland. alarming rate. it is time to come together behind our new mayor xiang tao, outgoing mayor libby schaaf didn't support tao in the election, but wished her well wednesday, she said growing the number of officers on the street should be a top priority for the next mayor. i believe mayor tao has heard loud and clear from her constituents. that's what the vast majority of oakland ear's want. and i trust that that is a promise she will keep said she's already been talking with law enforcement partners around the city and state before she takes office next year. i am looking forward to working with my dear friend, attorney general rob bonta. with our new district attorney. with our police chief laurent armstrong. and the community to ensure that this critical work is done, and it's done correctly. julie police chief laurent armstrong isn't in town today. but he congratulated the new mayor in a statement on social media reporting live in the newsroom. evan sernoffsky ktvu fox two news, evan,

i spend most of my time in oakland. we shop in oakland.unity we really are so it's nice that you know people allow us to be part of their lives, so it's nice to be able to give back to the community that actually takes care of us. you know, oakland provides for my family, so it's nice to give back talk about giving back we're going to see the barrels at fire stations anywhere else in the community. montclair toy house, okay, hardware throughout different elementary schools, the barrels will be out there. you know, it's the easiest place will be the fire station for most people, so they're not looking for barrels. but if you're out and about and you see a barrel, you know, don't don't be shy about the process of, you know, getting all the toys and one central spot wrapping some parceling out. others tell me about that day you give the toys to the children process. you know what makes it very unique about how we get the toys out there. we have a great partnership with local 55. and the fire department. so we're probably one of the few progra

sonoma mountain , northeast 21, oakland hills, oakland.northeast i've seen 22 28 mph ben lomond. manton is north at six. so that's going to play into warmer temps. san francisco sitting at 48 lot more forties on the peninsula today than yesterday. it's up a good 57 degrees, but there's still plenty of thirties here. santa rosa petaluma napa's in their fairfield, concord, walnut creek, livermore. and many to the north twenties for a few middletown's in there also leighton ville than low thirties windsor rohnert park, sebastian is 33 forties bodega bay point reyes, marin, sausalito, 43 44, but 32 1 observation sentence some 02 36 american canyon richmond cold enough that little logo south breeze picks up behind that as a high builds in so that's allowing a north northeasterly breeze. and even though the days are not that long, it will allow for temps to bump up sixties on the temps mid to maybe a few opera here and then temperatures really staying in the fine range here, near average to slightly above and mostly sunny into the end of the wee

heather we also saw the oakland mayoral race. we had 10 candidates here , brian, so that makes it really difficult to get to that 50 plus mark, and then you also in these ranked choice, voting systems you have you know these alliances being built you have who would be competitors? challengers joining forces. hey, pick me number one. this person number two you make a really good point. and that isn't really the way we ought to be. voting either is setting up blocks, but it happens like campaigns are very good at this. and so they know whether there is a probability through polling. heather of obtaining 50% plus one. if they don't think they pull that way, then they start trying to make these alliances and other arrangements and that's exactly what we saw in oakland. more discussions to follow this razor thin race here in oakland again that led to the ultimate victory of councilwoman xiang tao. brian sobel. apprecia time, sir. have a wonderful thanksgiving tomorrow. always you have a great thanksgiving as well. thank you. well the

and nevado, oakland nine. palo alto as well as half moon by so it does feel a lot better out there compared to even yesterday and definitely a lot better than where we started this morning, upper sixties right now in santa rosa, low sixties for san francisco and for the inner east bay, 62 brentwood as well as walnut creek. we do have a little bit of a pattern shift a bit of an northeast and north flow out there that is going to keep things dry. take a look at the entire state of california even through the pacific northwest washington, oregon also dry. as that storm track as well to the north into canada. at this time, the northeast flow will continue over the next couple of days. we are looking at breezy conditions, especially in our hills. we could see winds pick up just a little bit around the area, but for the most part, it is generally light out there across the bay area. napa reporting eight mph even coming in from the south conquer reporting in north breeze at seven. we do have fear feel quite breezy. s

in oakland.y are making it happen. >> it is described as "comprised of four interconnected stories, each featuring distinct characters, real life locations, and noteworthy historical events." movie crews are often tightlipped about details, but an assistant director tells me there using local labor unions, and most experts are from oakland. both help the local economy. not everyone is happy. >> i was thinking it was an opportunity as a small business owner to make some extra money. >> tina johnson owns the restaurant next door to the late-night video store. despite the signs saying businesses are open, there has been limited foot traffic. >> people who worked in the area don't get 30 minutes for lunch or 15 minutes for a break, so when they turned this corner and see this, they wonder whether or not i'm even open. yes, i'm losing business. >> she's excited about the buzz of the film is creating come of it where she works is also being impacted. she was just the city wants to better explain the pr

what you want to bring back to oakland after this trip to egypt. if you ever been there before entering packed. i have not pack. i've never been there before. i'm excited. and boy, i just got i'm giving 13 talks in 4 days. maybe they'll read me some roller skate. but it is so great to highlight the role that city's play in these international commitments to really allow our next generation to inherit a healthy planet. some of the topics i'm going to be talking about are integrating racial equity into your climate nature based solutions. i'm going to be actually representing the international community of cities in a a large stage talk on nature based solutions. so i'm excited to highlight what oakland is doing, make connections. and, you know, i am always trying to bring funding support clinton initiatives because i believe we are a world model for what local climate action looks like. are there speakers you're really interested in hearing from there? you they're always kind of, you know, movie stars and heroes. but i had the opportunity at the par

in parts of oakland.o oakland or is not just look at the numbers in strike. garcia only 12% of oakland ear's want fewer police. that's a very small number. most oakland ear's want at least the same amount, if not more. and yes, they want them to be better. they want them to be respectful, kind, compassionate. and our reforms, which this year after almost 20 years were found, finally in compliance with those court ordered reforms are making a difference. even see us ranking nationally as one of the most progressive police departments in america. opd still hasn't removed itself from that oversight. no, but we've been declared in compliance, and so we now are in the middle of a one year what's called sustainability period. so as of our last court hearing, we are still in that complaint. that's stain ability, period. we are still we were found in compliance with all of those reforms. and so as that, you know, clock runs for one year and we can demonstrate that we are holding all those reforms and honestly adv

the oakland mayor's race is still too close to the call between councilmember lauren taylor and council pro tem. xiang tao but just moments ago. we received an update on the results from alameda election officials. good evening. i'm on dates and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us, but even with that update a winner may still not be announced until next week. yeah to explain why abc 7 news reporters answer hudson has more the race for oakland's next mayor is down to two city council president pro tem tao and the candidate who's in the lead city council member lauren taylor. this is something that is truly a grassroots ever-powered campaign. and i know that that's the same way. we will drive forward and addressing oakland's public challenges tiller spoke to abc7 news on election night. it is watch party since early results were released tuesday night. taylor has consistently held a small lead against tao but the race is far from over those ones that were dropped off very close to election day. haven't been counted yet. and those are what we're starting to process right now. please with

oakland city council member xiang tao could very well be the next mayor of oakland. the latest tally of votes gives her more than 50% support. city council member lauren taylor, who had been leading until now released a lengthy statement saturday morning. part of it reads. it is my understanding. there are still thousands of ballots left to count as well as hundreds of potentially valid votes that remain unprocessed due to unsigned ballot envelopes or mismatched voter signatures, given the incredibly close margin, based on last night's instant runoff results, i believe it is premature to declare victory or defeat at this time. he also said he was honored to receive the most first place votes of any candidate campaign also released a statement thanking the registrar of voters, saying, we are optimistic that our lead will hold and that xiang tao will be the next mayor of oakland. oakland uses ranked choice voting, which allows voters to pick their top five choices. if no candidate gets a majority in the first round and elimination process begins, voters with an elimina

oakland and welcome back downtown. the new plans include a series of grants that will go to oakland's retail districts amid the increase in burglaries during the pandemic. this funding will provide more ambassadors, security surveillance, and rapid window repairs if break-ins do occur. the owner of e14 says having people support local retail could decrease crime. >> the more people that are out in the community, supporting local, the less likely that, you know, crimes are going to happen. dan: chinatown, jack london square, downtown, and other related areas will receive this funding. the mayor will bring the new items forward for a vote in a special meeting next tuesday. ama: as inflation hits a 40-year high, food insecurity is worsening across the bay area. 600 neighborhoods across the san francisco metro area have low food access, also known as food deserts. our reporter shows us the most vulnerable county and the people impacted. >> happy thanksgiving. >> this thanksgiving, carmen has a choice: pay rent or put food

this obviously affects people who live in oakland working oakland, visit oakland, but there have been a lot of eyes on this race for mayor. and joining us now with more reaction, district 3 council member. >> carroll councilmember, thank you for it. sharing your time with us. let's just get your reaction to the results tonight. and also the mayor saying she's never been more optimistic are there are solid reasons for that level of optimism. >> well, yes, i believe so. and i also believe that it's a level of relief for everyone who's been watching this race over the last nearly 2 weeks to come to some kind of resolution. i think everyone is excited to finally now and to have some conclusion. and i do believe that this is a manatee, as we saw with many of the ballot initiatives in oakland and this change in leadership at the mayor's level that oakland is ready for a turn. we want to see something done differently and i'm looking forward to the next 4 years with this mayor. >> you supported chang over lauren taylor. what is the progressive agenda that the chain tal is going to put forwar

what i bring to this is my grid and my determination to make sure that oakland ear's that all oakland ear's, especially those families that are on the margins that they are seeing, and that they are heard. how's inauguration will be january 9th . she will be the first manga american woman to become mayor of oakland. julie so young and already such a great story to tell amber. thank you. oakland city councilman lauren taylor raised questions about the ranked choice voting system after losing the mayor's race by less than 700 votes. we must acknowledge that 20,000 non transferrable rank points ballots. a significant number of people whose voices were not factored into the final decision of who would be oakland's next mayor. at a news conference today, taylor said he would not ask for a recount tonight. hewlett packard says it will cut nearly 10% of its workforce with a sharp decline in demand for personal computers expected to stretch into next year. the wall street journal reports that computer and printer maker will slash between 4 to 5000 jobs. the company says it hopes to save about

and lastly, let's talk about the oakland a's. he is very supportive of the a's and he says that he is also very supportive, a building that howard terminal. now back here live. he is also getting some big support. he has got the support of outgoing mayor libby schaff as well as london breed in san francisco. and as far as sam liccardo there in san jose empty right now. but it's going to be a big celebration. and the campaign says that they are hoping it's going to be a big wind going to be out here all night long for you bringing all the very latest information. and of course, we'll have lauren taylor a little bit later on reporting live in oakland and theresa stasi. back to you guys. so to reset, before you go, of course, there are 10 people running for that office and oakland deals with ranked choice voting. certainly that's going to be a factor somehow tonight. >> absolutely. and pam, you well know that several years ago, it really did come down to the wire with jean quan and don peraud. it look like deandre. it was going to w

oakland is a city suffering enormous losses. murder rate has surpassed 100 lives lost this year, 1300 guns have been taken off the streets. but senseless murders of innocent people continue to rip families apart. the chief says new programs and community engagement is their primary focus to help combat crime. >> we really increase enforcement effort to make sure that we are clear with people that they're not going to get away with committing these acts of violence in the city of oakland. and we're going to follow up and hopefully bring them to justice. the chief ads as we honor the memory of kevin nishita. >> it is also time to focus on the future and try and do better for all victims of violence. >> every time that we can do that our jobs to address gun violence and remove a weapon from our community and prevent one of these crimes from happening. it is preventing trauma from come into somebody else's so really is our effort every day to try to stop the pain that's happening in our community. >> to recess stasio kron, 4 news. a

oakland had the second highest improvement in paving conditions. i think larkspur outscored us a little bit, of the more than 100 cities in the bay area. but there is a lot more work to do and we won't be able to do it unless this measure passes. >> it takes money to keep those roads in check. >>> in another developing story, we started covering this last week when governor newsom said he is withholding state kl we know homelessness is a big issue. mayor, is there anything you are planning to do to address the governor's concerns? >> make sure this is a very short pause. because we need those dollars desperately. they were part of our applications for his home key project. and we already purchased buildings. this is the funding that will allow us to operate them. we have been able to quadruple shelter in oakland. >>> in our last point and time counsel, we saw a 16% reduction in encampment homelessness. so we have been putting these dollars to work. and the mayors of all of california and county executives are perplexed how delaying homelessness fun

of oakland. alarming rate. it is time to come together behind our new mayor xiang tao, outgoing mayor libby schaaf didn't support tao in the election, but wished her well wednesday, she said growing the number of officers on the street should be a top priority for the next mayor. i believe mayor tao has heard loud and clear from her constituents. that's what the vast majority of oakland ear's want. and i trust that that is a promise she will keep said she's already been talking with law enforcement partners around the city and state before she takes office next year. i am looking forward to working with my dear friend, attorney general rob bonta. with our new district attorney. with our police chief laurent armstrong. and the community to ensure that this critical work is done, and it's done correctly. oakland police chief laurent armstrong isn't in town, but he congratulated the new mayor in a statement on social media. evan sernoffsky ktvu, fox two news a teen has been charged with murder in a

the long wait also applies to 10 people hoping to be oakland's next. mayor before tuesday's election. a poll by the oakland chamber of commerce showed lauren taylor on the lead and on election night, the first votes reflected that giving him the lead with 34% of first choice votes. followed by showing tao at nearly 29% in statements about the results. quote, taylor said, quote, this process is a sign that are dedicated. election workers are being careful and methodical and that is something we should all applaud, unquote. and from taos can't quote, we remain optimistic about the final outcome. every vote deserves to be counted. our polling sites are closed election day is that people are confused but valerie bachelor's running usd school board. >> in district 6 and it's currently in the lead against incumbent. >> carraman g a. >> the community effort. and that's what our school are. and that's what i hope to bring the school board. if i am elected alameda county register's office did not release results and wednesday stating they will update them on th

from oakland international airport. i'm jocelyn moran, kpix 5. >>> thank you, jocelyn. >>> this year is projected to be the third busiest year for thanksgiving travel since 2001. >>> city team san jose is providing thanksgiving meals and resources for individuals and families in needed to. the organization is prepping 32 turkeys to feed up to about 900 people on thanksgiving. that includes roasted turkeys, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetables, even sweet potato pie. local stores now have eggs as an item where prices have jumped and it has been rough. i think at least when we were working it was different. but this year, now we are retired, karen went through surgery. >> social security is less than it has ever been. so we toe kn, ends meet. and this truly helps. >> reporter: and like so many, they are so thankful. >> grateful and thankful. >> and look, we got a turkey. we got a turkey. >> reporter: who is the cook? >> both. >> we both are. but this will be my baby. because i do the turkeys. >> reporter: julia goodrich, kp

of oakland. ktvu is evan sernoffsky explains why the mayor lex says she believes she can help push the city in the right direction. we must feel the vacancies department with experience and diverse and home grown officers . oakland mayor elect xiang tao outlined her strategy wednesday for tackling crime as the city continues to grapple with street violence and public safety challenges, redoubling our efforts to get guns off our streets, she said she doesn't plan to shake up policing strategies but rather expand on programs that oakland has had some access within the past. like ceasefire that involves doubling down on the violence prevention programs that we now know reduces violent crime. oakland has had 100 11 homicides so far this year, a dip from the 124 killings this time last year . oakland police officials say that's in part due to a recent all hands approach to combating crime. we've seen decreases in our homicides 26% decrease in shootings. decreases in robberies with significant signific

oakland is possible that and more affordable oakland, it's possible that and more just. it's possible. and more than ever and more unified. oakland, it's possible. >> tal and lauren taylor battled it out for the position. a preliminary results showed taylor in the lead, but after ranked choice votes were calculated, tao picked up more votes. taylor conceded the race yesterday morning, but how declared herself the next mayor of oakland? that will be the first wong, a woman and the youngest mayor in oakland's history. she is expected to start her duties as mayor on january. second, after she's sworn in. a bipartisan delegation of state lawmakers just got back from a trip to japan where they met with their counterparts. >> among the things they talked about, high-speed rail capitol correspondent eytan wallace talked to an assembly member, but what was learned on that trip? >> well, japan certainly as far away from california, more than 5,000 miles to be exact. but one assemblyman who just traveled there with his legislative colleagues says we have a lot to gain from a japan

keeping your dollars in oakland. that's the message from mayor libby schaff today she announced 2 initiatives to fund safety improvements in neighborhood business districts and downtown as kron four's philippe djegal reports. the hope is to make people feel safe as they shop through the holiday season. >> mom and pop businesses in oakland were crushed during the pandemic. and the financial recovery has been slow worsened by violent crime. i've heard from business owners that they are nervous about asking employees to come back to work because of safety concerns and with fewer people returning to offices instead opting to work remotely. there has been less foot traffic. >> and business owners want people to come back human energy and heat that people bring is the best cure for what we're facing in downtowns in urban spaces right now on wednesday during a news conference, mayor libby schaaf announced to public safety initiatives that are expected to be approved during a special city council meeting tuesday. >> the firs

renee says she is out of patience and out of time. >> dear oakland, good-bye. >> reporter: in oakland, i'm da lin, kpix5. >>> an alameda county has a new district attorney-elect. pamela price has defeated terry wiley with a final margin of 26,000 votes total. >>> a live look at sfo on the kickoff to what will be a busy travel week leading up to thanksgiving. in fact, predictions from all bay area airports are expected to get close and maybe get back to pre-pandemic levels with sfo expecting 5 million people to pass through overthe course of the entire holiday season. >>> in oakland, they are expecting to get 90% of the travelers they saw from thanksgiving of 2019. sfo is using this opportunity to remind travelers if you don't have your real id yet, you have about six months left. that will be required to board all u.s. flights, starting in may. >>> san francisco's long awaited central subway is finally here. community members and elected officials gathered early this morning outside of the new chinatown rose station. thousands of people lined up and packed into trains looking to be am

oakland's current mayor wants all oakland residents to do their holiday shopping in oakland, libby schaaftiatives that will pay for safety improvements in neighborhood businesses to districts like downtown. yeah, we've got kron four's philippe djegal actually with a closer look at what they're trying to do. >> oakland business owners agree the best way to bring people back to their shops is to make people feel safe, things to bring back confidence. >> not only for the peace off operate us the employees, but definitely will bring customers back to our city on wednesday during a news conference, mayor libby schaaf announced to public safety initiatives that are expected to be approved during a special city council meeting tuesday. the first called shop safe. oakland, a series of grants totaling $315,000 that will go to neighborhood commercial districts and encourage in-person shopping. >> it will fund more safety ambassadors, security cameras and rapid window repair in cases of vandalism. an effort to really create a sense of safety and comfort. >> for people who we want to come back to our

i mean, i live in oakland and my kids are in oakland, so i wonder how they feel.sked him sometime. how do you feel? and they say they don't feel safe all the time and that concerns me. that lets me know that there's more work that i need to do. that's more work that our officers need to do in order to achieve safety , but we won't do it alone. i really rely on community to be a great partner in making oakland safer. and you can watch the full interview with the oakland police chief, as well as other interviews with community leaders on our website, ktvu .com forward slash talk of the town. time is 8 39 as republicans appear to be poised to take control of the house, they're holding a leadership vote today how they're expected . narrow victory is expected to affect what comes next. for star trek. the hit tv show that balloon into a movie blockbuster, the latest on how the prices skyrocketing on the show's first ever comic book. (vo) it's a fact! two out of three americans who qualify for medicare do not receive all the benefits they deserve. you could be missing ou

oakland is a city suffering enormous losses. the murder rate has surpassed 100 lives lost this year, 1300 guns have been taken off the streets. but senseless murders of innocent people continue to rip families apart. the chief says new programs and community engagement is their primary focus to help combat crime. >> we really increase enforcement effort to make sure that we are clear with people that they're not going to get away with committing these acts of violence in the city of oakland. and we're going to follow up. hopefully bring them to justice. the chief ads as we honor the memory of kevin nishita. >> it is also time to focus on the future and try and do better for all victims of violence. >> every time that we can do that our jobs to address gun violence and remove a weapon from our community and prevent one of these crimes from happening. it is preventing trauma from come into somebody else's house. whoa. so really is our effort every day to try to stop the pain that's happening in our community. >> to recess stasio k

one of the most important lessons learned from the 1991 oakland firestorm is access. 31 years ago oakland'ss the state. this limited the help surrounding agencies could provide because they didn't have the adapters necessary to access the water supply. that problem was fixed in 1994, but 28 years later residents are now left with a different question. are these hydrants even working? we'd like to know the east bay municipal utility district or east bay mud told the i-team their responsible for maintaining more than 31,000 public fire hydrants across alameda and contra costa counties the abc 7 news. i team discovered only a fraction are regularly inspected a fraction as in 2.5 percent. that's 800 hydrants per year. i don't think they should the issue. seriously, perhaps maybe they didn't take me seriously. it's one of many reasons former oakland hills resident nick vigilante moved out of california after 22 years. in september 2020. he asked east bay mud if hydrants are routinely inspected. maybe you should take this seriously the agency told him we do not have a proactive program in place r

oakland is a city suffering enormous losses. has surpassed 100 lives lost this year, 1300 guns have been taken off the streets. but senseless murders of innocent people continue to rip families apart. the chief says new programs and community engagement is their primary focus to help combat crime. >> we really increase enforcement effort to make sure that we are clear with people that they're not going to get away with committing these acts of violence in the city of oakland. and we're going to follow up and hopefully bring them to justice. the chief ads as we honor the memory of kevin nishita. >> it is also time to focus on the future and try and do better for all victims of violence. >> every time that we can do that our jobs to address gun violence and remove a weapon from our community and prevent one of these crimes from happening. it is preventing trauma from come into somebody else's so really is our effort every day to try to stop the pain that's happening in our community. >> to recess stasio kron, 4 news. as you just h

oakland just elected its new mayor in national races. bakersfield republican congressman kevin mccarthy is set to take over the house speaker's job from nancy pelosi. joining us tonight to talk more about the results of these elections are political analysts. michael yaki. let's start here in the bay area. michael, lot of people still kind of grumbling a little confused about ranked choice voting. >> and how a taylor can have the lead get more first-place votes. but still lose because of the ranked choice system. explain how this happened.

what i bring to this is my grid and my determination to make sure that oakland ear's that all oakland ear's, especially those families that are on the margins that they are seeing, and that they are heard. shang towels. inauguration will be january 9th . she will be the first month american woman to become mayor of oakland. julie mike gets started on her duties as mayor in january. does she carry a lot of the support of fellow council members? you would think so, because running for mayor she had a lot of support from her city council members, so hopefully that will bode well and getting things done. all right, amber. thank you. chapter him, amber. thank you. the mayor elected secure some key endorsements from city council member lauren taylor had been in front until xiang tao took the lead on friday way we'll talk about the endorsements in a second after another round of ranked choice voting, taylor conceded this morning, saying there was no path forward even being down 682 votes today, he raised questions about the entire ranked choice voting system. we must acknowledge that 20,000

in oakland.do. chef announcing 2 initiatives that will pay for safety improvements in neighborhood, a business district and in the downtown area lets us take a look. >> oakland business owners agree the best way to bring people back to their shops is to make people feel safe. things go bring back confidence. >> not only for the peace off a parade us the employees, but definitely will bring customers back to our city on wednesday during a news conference, mayor libby schaaf announced to public safety initiatives that are expected to be approved during a special city council meeting tuesday. the first called shop safe. oakland, a series of grants totaling $315,000. that will go to neighborhood commercial districts and encourage in-person shopping. >> it will fund more safety ambassadors, security cameras and rapid window repair in cases of vandalism. an effort to really create a sense of safety and comfort. >> for people who we want to come back to our neighborhood commercial districts and do their

live in oakland . erasmus ktvu box shamu's thank you now to the south bay, where the race for mayor in san jose has not yet been decided that mehan of freshman city council member is 52% of the vote. cindy chavez, a longtime politician in county supervisor has 48% vote counting is still underway throughout campaigning last night ktvu semantic quintana's following this race, we're going to bring her in for an update on this final push will see amanda quintana, and about the next 30 minutes. in san francisco. the votes are still being counted. but recently appointed district attorney brooke jenkins appears poised to stay in that position . san francisco uses rent choice voting in which voters rank candidates on their ballots. in order of preference right now, jenkins has 56% followed by her closest competitor, john hamasaki. within the last 90 minutes, jenkins and mayor breed attended an event in san francisco's chinatown. er based on the numbers. we are at the point now where we believe we can declare v

and what a church in oakland is doing about it. >> reporter: take a drive through east oakland. solar panels. these kinds of working class pay the price for people to become more independent. and robinson saw it coming. >> i was like what is that? yeah. we went to solar. >> reporter: the solar panels have dropped the church's energy bill to about $10 a month, but it's the battery system that makes the pastor feel free at last. >> and if i flick that switch off, we're totally off the grid. totally. it's like we're just running on energy from these panels. >> is that a good feeling to know you can do that? >> it is like little people win, you know? >> reporter: that win for the little people was celebrated as it became oakland's first resilience hub. a total of $85,000. the idea is to create energy secure places where people can gather or just days when the grid is overtacked. >> and there will be times a blackout. so those people that need some security and safety and maybe a light at night, we'll be able to come here. >> relief centers were set up on the fly. but they say climat

. >> and that is in our oakland, small businesses. >> now it's 6. keep your dollars in oakland. that is the message from outgoing mayor libby schaff tonight. thank you for joining us for kron. 4 news at 6. i'm pam moore. i'm ken wayne today. mayor libby schaff announced 2 initiatives that will fund safety improvements in neighborhood business districts and downtown bound forcefully juggle reports. the hope is to make people feel safe shopping during the holiday season. >> mom and pop businesses in oakland were crushed during the pandemic. and the financial recovery has been slow worsened by violent crime. i heard from business owners that they are nervous about asking employees to come back to work because of safety concerns and with fewer people returning to offices instead opting to work remotely. there has been less foot traffic. >> and business owners want people to come back human energy and heat that people bring is the best cure for what we're facing in downtowns in urban spaces right now on wednesday during a news conference, mayor libby schaaf announced to public safety

now coming up at 6:00, i want to talk about oakland because oakland has a bigger side show problem than san jose. and the question now is why isn't oakland and other bay area cities, why aren't they doing what san jose is doing? i'll have the answer and why that could change also pretty soon. for now live i'll send it back to you andrea. >> i'm sure the residents really want something done about this. thank you so much. >>> well, votes are still being counted for the midterm elections. we got a live look inside the alameda county reg star's officewhere the workers are processing the ballots. live cameras were installed this year to help provide election transparency and we're waiting for update results from alameda and apparently for the live cameras. but san francisco posted new results and in the race for district attorney, incumbent brooke jenkins is currently leading with 54% of the vote. her challenger john hamasaki 46% but jenkins has already declared victory. close results in an affordable housing proposition in san francisco with yes and no separated by less than 3%. on measure

in oakland.y, or she addressed comments during a rare interview, where he said, "it just doesn't look like it is going to happen." >> i was immediately on the phone with him to assure him that i have every confidence this deal will get done next year. all the leading candidates for our office are in support of a good deal that gives the waterfront back to the people with great public benefits and a long-term financial health of the city in mind. and an iconic home for our oakland a's. i see all the pieces lining up. kumasi: the president dave campbell has been on the record for months saying the team needs to get the deal done before the end of the year. however, he and oakland officials have been quiet in recent months on where the negotiations stand. reggie: if you're going to grab a hot cup of coffee this money, you might want to think again if you're pregnant. a new american medical association study suggests children exposed to small amount of caffeine were shorter on average than kids of pe

we love oakland. oakland is who we are. >> of course, the county still has to certify the election results, and there is still some time for a recount after towel one narrowly in ranked choice voting over lauren taylor but she is clearly pushing ahead. >> thank you. >>> ahead at 5:30, oakland's outgoing mayor will lay out her plans to secure the city's busy shopping district this holiday season. >>> to virginia now, police are searching for a motive in a walmart shooting, accused of killing six people and injuring for more before killing himself. he was well known to those victims. skyler? >> reporter: the reason he was so well known is because he was their boss. walmart describes the shooter as an overnight team leader. scaled-back quite a bit, in terms of a law-enforcement presence, certainly different than what we saw earlier this morning as officers from not only the local police department, but state and even the fbi were here on scene, assisting in this investigation. officers were able to ident

mayor of oakland opponent lauren taylor conceded this morning. ktvu is evan sernoffsky has been has reaction now from the candidates and their support a very tight race. evan that's right. julie shank house come f behind. victory is so much like her own story. she overcame struggles with poverty and homelessness early on, and now is the city's next chief executive. she's going to have to take on major challenges like crime and the housing crisis. i'm just so optimistic about moving the city forward, eked out a victory to become the next mayor of oakland tuesday, two weeks into a neck and neck race with rival lauren taylor. i know that we can come together to make sure that we are safer cleaner and ensure that we're putting families first in the city of oakland, will be the city's first mowing mayor. whose parents fled laos for california she left home in her teens living out of her car and enduring an abusive relationship before entering politics is like a huge issue. and i think that's something that santa has some experience with as a member of

i and oakland or through and through prioritizing the future of oakland, particularly those who haveeen underserved under resourced. many who look just like me >> but just haven't been given those opportunities. taylor recognizes the feeling that there's a sense of lawlessness in oakland. >> he believes the city has to focus on both upholding the law and have compassionate understanding. taylor suggests officially staffing the police department to 800 officers from the current 680 or so improving. call response time and solve rates while doubling down. investments on prevention. efforts like the ceasefire program. we have folks on the ground trusted messengers engaging with. >> those who are, you know, involved in or likely to be involved in it. violent crime, criminal activities that we want to and gase both how we can, you know, help them make better decisions in addition to letting them know that, hey, there are repercussions for actions and activities of the courier. when asked about homelessness, taylor says the number one solution is housing. >> he wants to better connect peopl

a lot of activity they're going on in oakland tonight. alyssa. thank you. not just oakland, either. there's another race for mayor getting a lot of attention this evening, and this one is in the south bed. that's right. supervisor cindy chavez and councilman matt mehan want to replace outgoing mayor sam liccardo. as you can see, it's a close race with right now. matt mehan is in the lead with 52% of the vote to cindy chavez 48. ktvu is lamonica peters has been tracking both campaigns. she joins us now live in san jose with what they're saying lamonica. that's right. i'm here at the headquarters for cindy chavez, where she spoke to us about an hour ago and said that she would not be coming back out tonight to speak to her supporters because the race was just too close to call. the last we checked santa clara county's website. there was a difference of about 5000 votes between the two with as you mentioned matt mayhem, pulling out slightly above her, but that could change as the votes continue to come in, but earlier today, we did hear from chavez and she talked about coalition buildi

here's a live look at our oakland airport camera across the bay. is clear there as well. everything that we can tell is moving smoothly. earlier today, we saw a relatively light foot traffic. smaller crowds allowed travelers to pass through security with very little hassle. ama: it took additional traffic enforcement personnel to help manage drop-offs and pickups at the airport. four people waiting to book christmas flights, there is still hope. today on our three :00 p.m. show, kristen sze spoke with the founder of scott's cheap flights about how to score cheap flights for this holiday season. >> i think the leisure travel market has fully rebounded if not higher, so i would expect at christmas, we are going to see pretty similar. if you are hoping for a good deal for christmas and have not booked yet, time is running out. what you want to do is circle the date of 21 days before when you are hoping to travel as the sort of dropdead deadline to get your flight booked. if you are hoping to travel on december 22, circle december 1 as when you have to

oakland is a city suffering enormous losses. the murder rate has surpassed 100 lives lost this year, 1300 guns have been taken off the streets. but senseless murders of innocent people continue to rip families apart. the chief says new programs and community engagement is their primary focus to help combat crime. >> we really increase enforcement effort to make sure that we are clear with people that they're not going to get away with committing these acts of violence in the city of oakland. and we're going to follow up. hopefully bring them to justice. the chief ads as we honor the memory of kevin nishita. >> it is also time to focus on the future and try and do better for all victims of violence. >> every time that we can do that our jobs to address gun violence and remove a weapon from our community and prevent one of these crimes from happening. it is preventing trauma from come into somebody else's house. whoa. so really is our effort every day to try to stop the pain that's happening in our community. >> to recess stasio k

oakland's next mayor continues to want to show you the latest numbers now. open city council member lauren taylor maintains his lead over city council members saying tao taylor has 34.7 9% of the vote tally has 29 point 17% of the vote. >> well, and we also have an update on the alameda county district attorney's race. terry wiley continue sully that race. 51.5, 2% of the vote, pamela price so far, it 40 just over 48% of the vote. those numbers still coming in for but following these races and we will have reaction coming up later in tonights newscast across the country, votes are still being counted in some critical house and senate races. our grant lodes is here with a look at where things stand tonight. he's been following all of this since election night and you just going to have to wait a few days are some of hope is just a few days. but depending on how things go, it might be next month with georgia. if george ends up being. >> the deciding state. so here's the tally where things stand right now. so far republicans are projected to have 49 senate seat

the goal is to show them a world beyond oakland, amberleigh ktvu, fox two news.a woman in san jose is charged with homicide following the death of one of her seven month old twin girls. investigators say they believe 29 year old selena juarez deliberately suffocated the baby girl as the infant was breastfeeding. court documents show that juarez allegedly tried to do the same to the other twin. both girls were not breathing when first responders arrived after being placed on life support. one of the baby girls died the following day. juarez was taken into custody on wednesday. because she was the only person in the room at the time of this incident and was in charge of the care of the children and based on the preliminary facts and circumstances that we collected at the scene in conjunction with witness statements and preliminary information from the coroner's office, we feel that she is the primary person responsible for this act, and it was an intentional act or is his next court appearance is scheduled for next month, where she is expected to enter a plea. the