he's the owner of "oakland post."paper. >> i'm the owner of "the oakland post", which is 52 years old and we have nine newspapers, oakland, berkeley, richmond, san francisco, stockton and so forth. we also have a spanish language paper that is also 52 years old. >> wow. >> and so we also are going national with an insert that will be distributed in every african american congregation throughout the country that will lay out issues like the freidman's bank, will lay out black history accomplishment and will deal with the how to's of what the african american community can do about policing issues, about economic development, about jobs and education. the principal concerns of our community. >> when i was in oakland the paper was always delivered at our church as well as elmhurst when i was there. i don't remember paying anything. >> yes, well, we freely distribute our paper primarily 75% of our 100,000 circulation is distributed in houses of worship. >> okay. >> and we give it away freely and because of the numbers of

you won't be able to get a $4 burrito with $1 millio announced she is running for mayor of oakland. she posted on x this morning that with the support of oakland firefighters, business and labor leaders, and the community, i've made the decision to run for mayor to unite our city, make it stronger and safer, and improve opportunity for everyone. lee just ended more than two decades of public service as a member of the u.s. house of representatives. about a dozen people have filed paperwork to run for oakland mayor after former mayor xiang tao was recaed by voters in november. a special election is to be held on april 15th. federal regulators are investigating tesla over technology that allows drivers to summon their vehicles remotely. investigators are looking into 12 total incidents reported by users of the summons technology. the cars failed to recognize objects, including parked cars. the national highway traffic safety administration says tesla did not provide information on any of the crashes. well, the bay area's most famous taco bell will be closed at least for a few weeks. the pacifica

mayor of oakland, posted a message on x just minutes ago saying with the support of oakland firefighterssiness and labor leaders, and the community, i've made the decision to run for mayor to unite our city, make it stronger and safer, and improve opportunity for everyone. barbara lee just ended more than two decades of public service as a member of the u.s. house of representatives. about a dozen people have filed paperwork to run for mayor of oakland. after former mayor sheng tao was ousted in a recall just this past november. there has to be a special election held on april 15th. welcome back to mornings on two. >> i'm gasia mikaelian and good morning, i'm dave clark. it's wednesday morning, january 8th. a very, very busy day. >> so let's get back to our big story today. and of course that is the devastation in southern california. tens of thousands of people are evacuated due to wildfires burning in and around los angeles. >> now, several wildfires have already burned thousands of acres in the area. they are getting dangerously close to several neighborhoods. fire officials say these

longtime east bay representative barbara lee has formally announced she is running for mayor of oakland. she posted on x about an hour and a half ago that with the support of oakland firefighters, business and labor leaders, and the community, i've made the decision to run for mayor, to unite our city and make it stronger and safer and improve opportunity for everyone. lee just finished more than two decades as a member of the u.s. house of representatives. about a dozen people have filed paperwork to run for mayor of oakland after former mayor shengtao was recalled by voters in november. a special election will be held april 15th. >> the casket of former president jimmy carter is lying in state in the rotunda of the u.s. capitol in washington, d.c, so the public can pay their respects. the funeral for president carter is scheduled tomorrow at washington's national cathedral. also tomorrow, there will be no regular mail delivery to observe the national day of mourning for former president carter. all post offices will also be closed tomorrow. all right. >> we'll get back to our big story here. that

and just into the hillsides, limited access flyers for the petition to reopen the oakland fire stations have been posted around the city. they have a qr code that people can scan to sign that petition reporting in oakland, i'm rob nesbitt. kron. 4 news. thanks, rob. still ahead, health officials say they have detected bird flu. >> in a kid who lives here in the bay, tell you where. >> plus in the wake of bridge tolls going up or going to hear from one lawmaker wants to know where the money is going. the newsom administration unveils the governor's proposed preliminary 322 billion dollar budget for the next fiscal year. >> capitol correspondent eytan wallace. i'll tell you how newsom team says this will assist southern california wildfire victims and i'll let you republicans respond. >> all right, live look here at the bay bridge toll plaza and a bay area state legislator. he's not sure repeated bridge toll hikes are absolutely necessary to maintain the bay areas. 7 state owned bridges now is calling for an audit to make sure all the money gets collected. all that money that gets collected is going to wh

dalton, just into the hillsides, limited access flyers for the petition to reopen the oakland fire stations have been posted around the city. they have a qr code that people can scan to sign that petition reporting in oakland, i'm rob nesbitt. kron. 4 news. >> thank you, rob. well, vick, did you feel? neither did but it was a 3.6 magnitude quake that get this morning near the san francisco zoo followed by some smaller quakes, you know, but a lot of people did. we heard from them. >> kron gayle ong joins us now live in the studio to give us some of the details. hey, gayle, vicki grand. so according to usgs, there are a total of 3 earthquakes that 3.7. now a 3.6 struck just after 07:00am and then followed by some smaller earthquakes around the same area at 09:39am. and just before 11:00am. that's when the 3rd struck a magnitude. 3 quake all considered small quakes. but people we spoke with about that shake. just took me right up. >> i was feeding my son and all of a sudden just felt this huge jolt. people at ocean beach describing that jolt friday morning. the epicenter of multiple earthquakes struck offshore

power outage closed the oakland zoo today. the zoo posted the message on social media.g&e says the outage also impacted about 70 customers. the power was restored this afternoon. the zoo says it will open for free tonight. it is official former congresswoman barbara lee is running for oakland mayor. supporters have spent weeks trying to lure her into the race. nbc bay area's marianne favro caught up with the candidate to talk about why she's running. after announcing her run in a tweet this morning, barbara lee officially pulled the papers to run at oakland city hall this afternoon. so why does the 78 year old, with decades of political accomplishments under her belt, want to be oakland's next mayor? because i love people and i want to help make people's lives better. for more than two decades. lee represented the bay area in the u.s. house of representatives. she says if elected as mayor, her top priorities in oakland include reducing crime and looking for new ways to address the city's homeless crisis. if we can find investments to be able to hire people who are unshe

well, last night, oakland fire department posted on exit. they're also heading south to help crews there. >> fight off those fires. so alameda county hayward and fremont fire departments all say they're going to be helping as best they can with the containment efforts in southern california land here in the bay area. firefighters in fairfield are battling a vegetation fire. it broke out. >> off of green valley road. it's only burned an acre and containment is expected if not already there working and they did work very quickly to stop the flames from spreading 604 is the time and starting today the moraga orinda fire district is going to conduct a controlled burn in orinda. it's going to be near edgewood drive starting at 10 o'clock this morning. and there will be another controlled burn tomorrow morning at 10, the burn is of piled materials in the tunnel east bay between wilder, a lost valley and they're doing this to reduce wildfire risk and maintain the ecosystem. if you're high, cling hiking is cycling. walking in the area. firefighters

. >> hands from the bay area to are down there helping well, last night, oakland fire department posted on x that they're heading south to help crews their fight. the flames. so they'll be joining allegheny county hayward and fremont fire departments who are also sending units down there as well. >> meantime, here in the bay area we've talked about how our winds have died down a bit. but there are still concerns because we do have high wind warning. and in fairfield, you can see what happened. a small fire vegetation fire broke off out yesterday off of green valley road. you can see that firefighters got a quick and alana to burned about an acre 706, is the time right now. and starting today, the moraga orinda fire district is going to conduct a. >> controlled burn. they're doing this near edgewood drive in orinda starting at 10 o'clock this morning and same time tomorrow, 10:00am another controlled burn. there. they're going to be burning and in the area by the tunnel east bay between wilder and lost valley. they want to do this to reduce the greater wildfire risk and to manage the eco

we spoke with hose to be conservative day post calls still oakland. he said, state security services are increasingly failing to be able to identify as long as suspects, such as in new orleans. it's a very dangerous game that we're playing right now because in most, most of the things that are happening that are related to this, always tend to lead back to being on a tear watch list being someone that they've been watching for, for some time. and, and they, they failed to act before the, the, you know, an event like this happened. so, it's, it's, it's, it's become all to come and play statutes of the united states, but around the world. and in large part you can't regulate against it. you just gotta figure out ways to have a better, more modern society and that's what we're running away from. it could be linked to it a couldn't be a fan boy of the organization as well. they're also coming out saying that there's 4 or 5 other people that are suspected of being that he did not act alone. they had barriers. those are plastic there's that were set up. um

the oakland fire stations have been posted around the city. have a qr code that people can scan to sign that petition reporting in oakland, i'm rob nesbitt. kron. 4 news new at 10 a nap. a man has been arrested after investigators say they found bomb making materials and his home. >> according to the napa county sheriff's office deputies started looking into the case after the suspect identified as 31 year-old justin fischer, but chemicals known for using and making bombs. fisher had been arrested in 2019 and was eventually convicted on bomb and weapon related charges in the city of albany. police say they found this loaded firearm in a replica bb gun after they arrested for shoplifting suspects including 2 teens. police say the theft was reported around 8.30 wednesday night. police tracked those suspects and down through their car and then recovered stolen merchandise. the teens were cited and then sent home. a graduate. >> san francisco has a new fire. chief mayor daniel lurie, tapping battalion chief dean chris penn to take over the role. c

and just into the hillsides, limited access flyers for the petition to reopen the oakland fire stations have been posted around the city. they have a qr code that people can scan to sign that petition reporting in oakland, i'm rob nesbitt. kron. 4 news. >> there's obviously a lot of firefighters is as events like this continue to happen become personally affected by these incidents. >> still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news we're hearing from bay area. firefighters responding to those massive wildfires raging in la county. plus, many folks may be wondering how can i protect my home from wildfire? the new expensive option. some people in the bay area are already turning to. and after the break, a local business owner working to help victims of those wildfires. one outfit at a time. a wind advisories in effect for the san francisco bay area also a coastal flood advisory. what is that all >> the usgs says a series of minor earthquakes that tool to the bay area friday morning. we're likely caused by the san andreas fault. the quake struck just off the great highway near the san francisco zoo. not far from

former congresswoman barbara lee is going to run to be oakland's next mayor. she posteddia this morning making that announcement. lee just retired from congress. she spent 26 years there and seven years in the california legislature and 11 years working for the late congressman ron dellums. she's the highest profile person that's announced she's running that's announced she's running for mayor. when you host, your bathroom can feel like a revolving door... keep things fresh with febreze small spaces. it's an outlet-free air freshener that fights odors for 45 days. so even after every flush... you know your bathroom smells amazing. ♪ lalalalala ♪ your best defense against erosion and cavities is strong enamel - nothing beats it. new pronamel active shield actively shields the enamel to defend against erosion and cavities. i think that this product is a gamechanger for my patients - it really works. my moderate to severe crohn's symptoms kept me out of the picture. now i have skyrizi. ♪ i've got places to go and i'm feeling free. ♪ ♪ control of my crohn's means everything

they are the latest agency now impacted by oakland's budget deficit. the shelter posting on facebook that back in october, key positions within the shelter had to be frozen due to the city's ongoing financial crisis. and that impacted front counter an animal intake staff as a result of the under staffing. the shelter will now be closed to the public on tuesdays and wednesdays starting today, you can find the new hours on the shelter's website. we'll take a break. 7.11, the time. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news governor gavin newsom continuing to crack down on ultra processed foods. we're gonna dive into what state health officials >> have been directed to plus rental listing scams are becoming more. elaborate will tell you that santa clara county of icials are warning you to look out for. and the santa cruz wharf reopening for business nearly 2 weeks after powerful waves caused partial collapse. tell yo pete g. writes, "my tween wants a new phone. how do i not break the bank?" we got you, pete. xfinity mobile was designed to save you money and gives you access to w

oakland mayor soon. a 2025 campaign finance filing for lee was posted today on the california secretary of state website, signaling a potential run. nbc bay area's jocelyn moran talked with oakland city and community leaders jocelyn moran gia. former congresswoman barbara lee is a name many are familiar with in oakland, and some are happy to hear she could potentially be running. but as oakland mayor, she would be inheriting a number of issues, including a large budget deficit. we'll let you know when i make a decision on this next chapter, which is going to be a very exciting next chapter. former congresswoman barbara lee talking about her future last week in an interview with our velena jones. she spent 26 years in congress, seven years in the california legislature, and 11 years working for the late congressman ron dellums. and now she could be eyeing a run for oakland's next mayor. lee ran for one of california's senate seat, but lost in the primaries last year, and former oakland mayor sheng thao was just recalled a few weeks ago. and you put those two things together and she becomes a pretty viable

. >> well, last night we also heard from the oakland fire department. they posted on social media that they are heading south to help crews battle those fires and they'll be joining as well. alameda county hayward and fremont fire departments but already announced that they're sending help down there as well. >> and here in the bay area, we've talked about how our winds are not as strong, but still there was a grass fire that broke out overnight in the windy conditions in fairfield. this burned off of green valley road because you can see firefighters get out there quickly and put it out. they limited to about one acre. and starting today about an hour, the and a fire district is going to do a controlled burn near edgewood. drive in orinda starts at 10 o'clock this morning. they're going to do another burn tomorrow morning at 10:00am they're doing this to manage the wildfire risk in the area and also make sure that the vegetation remains healthy and they say that it is ok to do that, that our winds are going to be dying down by the time they start. if you do notice

lee made the official announcement wednesday morning with a video post on social media. >> i fought for oakland values. [music] now it's time to bring that business and legislative experience home for an oakland renaissance. >> lee emerged from the clerk's office with a big smile. her decision finally made after months of deliberation. >> i've talked to labor, business, community activists. i've talked to members of the clergy, and the same issues keep coming up. and so i said, well, let's do this. and i'm very excited. >> lee comes with 15 years as a congresswoman for oakland. experience as a state legislator and as a staff member for congressman turned oakland mayor ron dellums. >> i love campaigns, and i'm going to fight hard in this campaign because i want to win. >> lee was greeted wednesday by interim mayor kevin jenkins, who was appointed by the city council on monday to serve through the special election on april 15th. lee's name recognition and long political career gives her a big edge in the race. >> i'm hoping that she'll be able to tap into resources in the county, state and especi

and this is also the latest agency impacted by oakland's budget deficit. the shelter posted on facebook could back in october key positions within the shelter had to be frozen because of the ongoing financial crisis and that impacted front counter and animal intake staff. so as a result of the under staffing, the shelter now is going to be closed to the public on tuesdays and wednesdays that starts today. you can find the new hours on the shelter's website. 6 bay area colleges have secured money to help people prepare for high-demand jobs 5 and have a little more than 5 and a half million dollars is going to go towards the silicon valley. advanced manufacturing partnership. you can see a your screen there, the colleges that are participating. it includes san jose state. the partnership aims to prepare people, particularly people of color and female workers for jobs as manufacturing technicians and machinists. the program will collaborate with manufacturing companies, including tesla. well, rental listing scams are becoming more elaborate. and local authorities in santa clara

that is the latest agency also impacted by oakland's budget deficit. the shelter postingfacebook that in october key positions within the shelter had to be frozen due to the city's ongoing financial crisis impacting front counter and animal intake staff. so as a result of the under staffing, the shelter will be closed to the public on tuesdays and wednesdays. you can see some of the new hours here on the screen. you could also find them on the shelter's website. thieves targeted and robbed 3 different businesses throughout oakland from saturday night until early sunday morning. no arrests have been made but many business owners are blaming teenagers. kron 4 shock moment has the story. >> in san francisco it's cleanup day from big to small and almost 4 we are. was that one max davis hands around this neighborhood decided to help clean up when he heard mayor elected annual larry. >> would be hosting a local cleanup that's been causing about here. yeah, i was a i was a supporter and it's nice to see a face to the name. he is a san francisco resident and is looking forward to

these are the latest agencies impacted by oakland's budget crisis. the shelter posting on facebook that back in october, key positions within the shelter had to be frozen because of the ongoing financial crisis with the city. and that's impacting front counter and animal intake staff. well, as a result of that under staffing, the shelter now is going to be closed to the public on tuesdays and wednesdays starting today. you can find the new hours on the shelter's website. >> it's 8, 18 2024. was a busy year for the oakland fire department. they responded to 79,000 plus incidents. as you can see here, the busiest engines went out more than 5,000 times, busiest trucks over 2000 and since responded to the fire department also responded to a more than 1000 encampment fires in about 600 grass and wild land fires. >> we'll just into the kron 4 newsroom. canadian prime minister justin trudeau is set to resign as liberal party leader, according to an anonymous government official. trudeau will stay on as prime minister until a new leader of the liberal party is chosen. trudeau h

lee made the official announcement wednesday morning with a video post on social media. >> i fought for oaklandues. [music] now it's time to bring that business and legislative experience home for an oakland renaissance. >> lee emerged from the clerk's office with a big smile. her decision finally made after months of deliberation. >> i've talked to labor, business, community activists. i've talked to members of the clergy, and the same issues keep coming up. and so i said, well, let's do this. and i'm very excited. >> lee comes with 15 years as a congresswoman for oakland. experience as a state legislator and as a staff member for congressman turned oakland mayor ron dellums. >> i love campaigns, and i'm going to fight hard in this campaign because i want to win. >> lee was greeted wednesday by interim mayor kevin jenkins, who was appointed by the city council on monday to serve through the special election on april 15th. lee's name recognition and long political career gives her a big edge in the race. >> i'm hoping that she'll be able to tap into resources in the county, state and especially

lee made the official announcement wednesday morning with a video post on social media. >> i fought for oakland values. now it's time to bring that business and legislative experience home for an oakland renaissance. >> lee emerged from the clerk's office with a big smile. her decision finally made after months of deliberation. >> i've talked to labor, business, community activists. i've talked to members of the clergy, and the same issues keep coming up. and so i said, well, let's do this. and i'm very excited. >> lee comes with 15 years as a congresswoman for oakland. experience as a state legislator and as a staff member for congressman turned oakland mayor ron dellums. >> i love campaigns, and i'm going to fight hard in this campaign because i want to win. >> lee was greeted wednesday by interim mayor kevin jenkins, who was appointed by the city council on monday to serve through the special election on april 15th. lee's name recognition and long political career gives her a big edge in the race. >> i'm hoping that she'll be able to tap into resources in the county, state and especially the

oakland zoo. the animal was seized monday when a chp officer pulled over the driver of a rolls royce in madera county. he's accused of speeding, dui and drug possession. the madera county animal shelter posted video of the monkey. isn't it cute? writing he is safely in the hands of the department of fish and wildlife, which is arranging for transport to the oakland zoo. heavenly lake tahoe has reopened the lift that malfunctioned last week, sending five skiers to the hospital. it all happened at the heavenly mountain resort on the nevada side, and it appears that one of the chairlifts slid back into another chairlift as it was going up the mountain. in a message today, heavenly said the lift has undergone a thorough inspection and the u.s. forest service cleared it to reopen. an earthquake rattled the north bay tonight. the 4.7 magnitude quake hit lake county just after 630 or so. the quake was centered at about ten miles southwest of clear lake, and the santa rosa fire department reported shaking in that area. the usgs shake alert system was activated for the first time in 2025. there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. the bay area was busy on this new year's day. there were

oakland zoo. the animal was seized monday when a chp officer pulled over the driver of a rolls royce in madera county. he's accused of speeding, dui and drug possession. the madera county animal shelter postedeo of the monkey. isn't it cute? writing he is safely in the hands of the department of fish and wildlife, which is arranging for transport to the oakland zoo. heavenly lake tahoe has reopened the lift that malfunctioned last week, sending five skiers to the hospital. it all happened at the heavenly mountain resort on the nevada side, and it appears that one of the chairlifts slid back into another chairlift as it was going up the mountain. in a message today, heavenly said the lift has undergone a thorough inspection and the u.s. forest service cleared it to reopen. an earthquake rattled the north bay tonight. the 4.7 magnitude quake hit lake county just after 630 or so. the quake was centered at about ten miles southwest of clear lake, and the santa rosa fire department reported shaking in that area. the usgs shake alert system was activated for the first time in 2025. there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. the bay area was busy on this new year's day. there were fest

we're posting those updates on the wildfires and investigations that are underway. well, happening today, oaklandice commissioners are holding a town hall covering the department's controversial and restrictive rules surrounding chases. some argue the pursuit policy lets too many criminals get away without ever getting caught. today in the bay's bob redell joins us live in the east bay this morning. and bob, governor newsom is leading this charge to really change this policy. or else they will withhold the state will withhold or limit the number ofhp officers, laura, that they are sending and have been sending into the city of oakland to help that city combat crime. right now, opd and the city administrator are revising the pursuit policy, which will be presented to the oakland police commission. that's the commission that oversees opd sometime next week. tonight, the commission will hold a town hall to hear from oaklanders about their concerns about the current policy, and then perhaps talk about the proposed changes as it stands. oakland police officers are not allowed. they are prohibited from

oakland and san francisco should place discarded christmas trees next to their trash and recycling bins on regularly scheduled pickup days. tread remove all decorations and the stand completely clean. trees can be com posted. the trees that are flocked will be picked up but not compost. it trying leave the tree easily visible spot. if you have a large tree over 6 foot tall, it's cut it in half before leaving it along the curb. and san francisco are college. you will have separate crews out picking up christmas trees from january. 2nd through the 17th recalled. you says that during the first weeks of january, they will collect more than 300 tons of christmas trees. they want to compost as many of those as possible. just tremendous amount of material. >> we want to keep them all out of the landfill. trees come from the earth and we need to turned into compost so we can. >> get him back to the depending on where you live. tree recycling and pickup options could vary. check with your local waste collector for specifics. if you live in an apartment complex or a multi-family dwelling, check with your property manager for details. and finally best not to wait too long. most waste companies will stop making a spe

oakland and san francisco should place discarded christmas trees next to their trash and recycling bins on regularly scheduled pickup days. tread remove all decorations and the stand completely clean. trees can be com posted. trees that are flocked will be picked up but not compost. it trying leave the tree and the easily visible spot. if you have a large tree over 6 foot tall, it's cut it in half before leaving it along the curb. and san francisco are college. you will have separate crews out picking up christmas trees from january. 2nd through the 17th recalled. you says that during the first weeks of january, they will collect more than 300 tons of christmas trees. they want to compost as many of those as possible. just tremendous amount of material. >> we want to keep them all out of the landfill. trees come from the earth and we need to turned into compost so we can. >> get him back to the depending on where you live. tree recycling and pickup options could vary. check with your local waste collector for specifics. if you live in an apartment complex or a multi-family dwelling, check with your property manager for details. and finally best not to wait too long. most waste companies will stop making a

oakland. the blight has been such a problem, one local chef posting video on social media.hronicle reports different entities, including alameda county, caltrans and union pacific, all share ownership of the land, making it a lot more difficult to coordinate cleanup efforts. but union pacific says it cleared the mess in november and hopes to do so again next week. the city says many of the cars don't have license plates, so officials have no idea who to issue citations against. >> a new law, set to take effect this year could eventually lead to less homework. the healthy homework act was authored by santa clara assembly member pilar schiavo and was signed into law by governor gavin newsom. now, the new law formally asks school leaders and school boards to consider the impact on students physical and mental health when making decisions about homework. it also encourages the students, parents and teachers to weigh in on those decisions. joining us now to talk about this is shelby doyle from the national school choice awareness foundation. good morning. thank you for joining u

oakland mayor sheng thao was just recalled a few weeks ago. and you put those two things together and she becomes a pretty viable candidate. a 2025 campaign finance filing for lee was posted on t california secretary of state website, signaling a potential run. a spokesperson would only say that lee plans to make a public announcement about running soon, but it has both people in the community and city leaders excited for the possibility. for one, she's just wildly popular in the bay area, and so she has roots in northern california. the city of oakland is facing a number of issues, including a roughly $130 million budget deficit. but councilmember carroll fife believes lee could help the city move forward. i think he has the administrative experience and executive chops to be successful, helping navigate the city of oakland through these challenging budgetary experiences that we're having right now. i definitely feel that she has oakland's best interests in mind. oakland business owner justin ford says he believes lee could bring people together, and top of mind for him is the housing crisis and public safety. as a business owner, business security, oakland has a lot of

recalled by voters in november, so oakland city council president nikki fortunato bass became interim mayor last month, but she stepped down today to take her new post as alameda county supervisor. so council voted today to make council member kevin jenkins the new president, which means he automatically becomes the new interim mayor. >> thank you. >> then former city council member rebecca kaplan was tapped to fill the district two vacancy created by bass's departure. >> oaklanders and bay area residents can expect over the coming months, as we're going to have a special election that will be held on april 15th to elect a new mayor, as well as to fill the district two vacancy. >> new interim mayor jenkins immediately walked into his new office. >> i think the first thing is meeting with staff, working with the city administrator on the budget that it is first. that's primary. we have to get back to basics as a city. >> nominations for mayor and district two are being accepted now until january 17th. in the lead up to the april 15th special election. can you possibly run for mayor after april 5th for that election? that special election? >> i will n

recalled by voters in november, so oakland city council president nikki fortunato bass became interim mayor last month, but she stepped down today to take her new post as alameda county supervisor. so council voted today to make council member kevin jenkins the new president, which means he automatically becomes the new interim mayor. >> thank you. >> then former city council member rebecca kaplan was tapped to fill the district two vacancy created by bass's departure. >> oaklanders and bay area residents can expect over the coming months, as we're going to have a special election that will be held on april 15th to elect a new mayor, as well as to fill the district two vacancy. >> new interim mayor jenkins immediately walked into his new office. >> i think the first thing is meeting with staff, working with the city administrator on the budget that it is first. that's primary. we have to get back to basics as a city. >> nominations for mayor and district two are being accepted now until january 17th. in the lead up to the april 15th special election. can you possibly run for mayor after april 5th for that election? that special election? >> i will n

oakland and san francisco should place discarded christmas trees next to their trash and recycling bins on regularly scheduled pickup days. tread remove all decorations and the stand completely clean. trees can be com posted. the trees that are flocked will be picked up but not compost. it trying leave the tree easily visible spot. if you have a large tree over 6 foot tall, it's cut it in half before leaving it along the curb. and san francisco recology will have separate crews out picking up christmas trees from january. 2nd through the 17th recalled. she says that during the first weeks of january, they will collect more than 300 tons of christmas trees. they want to compost as many of those as possible. just a tremendous amount of material. >> we want to keep them all out of the landfill. trees come from the earth and we need to turned into compost so we can. >> get him back to the depending on where you live. tree recycling and pickup options could vary. check with your local waste collector for specifics. if you live in an apartment complex or a multi-family dwelling, check with your property manager for details. and finally best not to wait too long. most waste companies will stop making a special e

posted videos online. but investigators say it appears that he acted alone. >> i am opening bourbon street to the public. >> new orleans police superintendent anne kirkpatrick, who was oakland's former police chief, announced thursday that the french quarter had new security measures in place after the deadly new year's day attack. >> what you see behind us is what we call hardening the target. so we have brought in heavy trucks. you will see when you go down. bourbon. >> investigators say the attacker, shamsuddin jabar, was a u.s. citizen and a 42 year old u.s. army veteran who drove the white pickup truck into a crowd on bourbon street on new year's day, killing 14 people and injuring many more when he sped around a police barricade. jabar was from texas. he joined the army in 2007 and served in afghanistan. the fbi says he placed some ied or improvised explosive devices in the french quarter. he was killed in a clash with police who responded to the scene. the fbi says he acted alone, but evidence does indicate he was inspired by isis. >> federal law enforcement and the intelligence community are actively investigating any foreign or domestic contacts and connections that

madera county animal shelter posted a video of the monkey, writing he is safely in the hands of the department of fish and wildlife, which is arranging for transport to the oakland zoo. >> it's also wearing a baby onesie. >> okay, well, heavenly lake tahoe has reopened the lift that malfunctioned last week. the incident sent five skiers to the hospital. it happened at the heavenly mountain resort on the nevada side. it appears one of the chairlifts slid back into another as it was going up the mountain. and a message yesterday, heavenly said the lift has undergone a thorough inspection, and the u.s. forest service cleared it to reopen. >> it's one of the country's oldest new year celebrations, and it was held again in southern california yesterday. the 136th edition of the rose parade in pasadena. walk down the fiddle and you get down the boat. >> kick off your shoes and you throw them on the floor. >> that is country singer timothy wayne, one of the many performers along the parade route. this year, there were nearly 40 floats covered with about 18 million roses. the rose parade dates back to 1890. one spectator says her family has been going for decades. >> th

madera county animal shelter posted video of the monkey, writing he is safely in the hands of the department of fish and wildlife, which is arranging now for transport to the oakland zoo. >> heavenly lake tahoe has reopened the lift that malfunctioned last week. the incident sent five skiers to the hospital. it happened at the heavenly mountain resort on the nevada side. it appears one of the chairlifts slid back into another as it was going up the mountain in a message yesterday. heavenly said the lift has undergone a thorough inspection, and the u.s. forest service cleared it to reopen. >> the program that allows people with low and zero emission vehicles to drive in the carpool lane in california might be coming to an end. the program is set to expire in september. governor newsom signed a law extending it until 2027, but according to the chronicle, congress still has to approve that extension, and that hasn't happened yet. if the program ends, it would likely have a major impact on our roads. no matter if you're in the carpool lane or not. but it isn't exactly clear what. because it will all depend on how drivers react to this. we could see more carpooling, or

with a political analyst on president elect's social media post, and why some fear this could bring back another travel ban. >> and in oaklandan act of hate near a menorah. the continuing police search for the vandals, as jewish leaders warn, it's not the first time the community has faced this kind of attack. 611. some of the stories we're following for you this morning. just a short time ago, president biden blocked the sale of u.s. steel to a japanese company. those in favor of the deal say it would help the american company. and it's not a good idea to reject an investment by a key ally. those against the deal say many american jobs would be lost, and a key u.s. company should not be owned by a foreign entity. that decision by the president is expected to be challenged in court. >> well, the new year in san francisco started violently with three shootings in two days. on thursday, a man died by suicide after critically injuring his girlfriend and wounding a toddler. both are expected to survive. in separate incidents, a woman was arrested for a shooting on bryant street and two victims suffered non-life threatening injur

oakland and san francisco should place discarded christmas trees next to their trash and recycling bins on regularly scheduled pickup days tried remove all decorations and the stand completely clean. trees can be com posted. trees that are flocked will be picked up but not compost. it trying leave the tree and the easily visible spot. if you have a large tree over 6 foot tall, it's cut it in half before leaving it along the curb. and san francisco are college. you will have separate crews out picking up christmas trees from january. 2nd through the 17th recalled. you says that during the first weeks of january, they will collect more than 300 tons of christmas trees. they want to compost as many of those as possible. just tremendous amount of material. >> we want to keep them all out of the landfill. trees come from the earth and we need to turned into compost so we can. >> get him back to the depending on where you live. tree recycling and pickup options could vary. check with your local waste collector for specifics. if you live in an apartment complex or a multi-family dwelling, check with your property manager for details. and finally best not to wait too long. most waste companies will stop making a

oakland and san francisco should place discarded christmas trees next to their trash and recycling bins on regularly scheduled pickup days tried remove all decorations and the stand completely clean. trees can be com posted. the trees that are flocked will be picked up but not compost. it trying leave the tree easily visible spot. if you have a large tree over 6 foot tall, it's cut it in half before leaving it along the curb. and san francisco recology will have separate crews out picking up christmas trees from january. 2nd through the 17th recalled. you says that during the first weeks of january, they will collect more than 300 tons of christmas trees. they want to compost as many of those as possible. just a tremendous amount of material. >> we want to keep them all out of the landfill. trees come from the earth and we need to turned into compost so we can. >> get him back to the depending on where you live. tree recycling and pickup options could vary. check with your local waste collector for specifics. if you live in an apartment complex or a multi-family dwelling, check with your property manager for details. and finally best not to wait too long. most waste companies will stop making a special e

oakland and san francisco should place discarded christmas trees next to their trash and recycling bins on regularly scheduled pickup days tried remove all decorations and the stand completely clean. trees can be com postedthe trees that are flocked will be picked up but not compost. it trying leave the tree and the easily visible spot. if you have a large tree over 6 foot tall, it's cut it in half before leaving it along the curb. and san francisco are college. you will have separate crews out picking up christmas trees from january. 2nd through the 17th recalled. you says that during the first weeks of january, they will collect more than 300 tons of christmas trees. they want to compost as many of those as possible. just tremendous amount of material. >> we want to keep them all out of the landfill. trees come from the earth and we need to turned into compost so we can. >> get him back to the depending on where you live. tree recycling and pickup options could vary. check with your local waste collector for specifics. if you live in an apartment complex or a multi-family dwelling, check with your property manager for details. and finally best not to wait too long. most waste companies will stop making

oakland and san francisco should place discarded christmas trees next to their trash and recycling bins on regularly scheduled pickup days. tread remove all decorations and the stand completely clean. trees can be com posted. trees that are flocked will be picked up but not compost. it trying leave the tree and the easily visible spot. if you have a large tree over 6 foot tall, it's cut it in half before leaving it along the curb. and san francisco are college. you will have separate crews out picking up christmas trees from january. 2nd through the 17th recalled. you says that during the first weeks of january, they will collect more than 300 tons of christmas trees. they want to compost as many of those as possible. just tremendous amount of material. >> we want to keep them all out of the landfill. trees come from the earth and we need to turned into compost so we can. >> get him back to the depending on where you live. tree recycling and pickup options could vary. check with your local waste collector for specifics. if you live in an apartment complex or a multi-family dwelling, check with your property manager for details. and finally best not to wait too long. most waste companies will stop making a

oakland and san francisco should place discarded christmas trees next to their trash and recycling bins on regularly scheduled pickup days tried remove all decorations and the stand completely clean. trees can be com postede trees that are flocked will be picked up but not compost. it trying leave the tree easily visible spot. if you have a large tree over 6 foot tall, it's cut it in half before leaving it along the curb. and san francisco are college. you will have separate crews out picking up christmas trees from january. 2nd through the 17th recalled. you says that during the first weeks of january, they will collect more than 300 tons of christmas trees. they want to compost as many of those as possible. just tremendous amount of material. >> we want to keep them all out of the landfill. trees come from the earth and we need to turned into compost so we can. >> get him back to the depending on where you live. tree recycling and pickup options could vary. check with your local waste collector for specifics. if you live in an apartment complex or a multi-family dwelling, check with your property manager for details. and finally best not to wait too long. most waste companies will stop making a special

oakland and san francisco should place discarded christmas trees next to their trash and recycling bins on regularly scheduled pickup days tried remove all decorations and the stand completely clean. trees can be com postedthat are flocked will be picked up but not compost. it trying leave the tree and the easily visible spot. if you have a large tree over 6 foot tall, it's cut it in half before leaving it along the curb. and san francisco recology will have separate crews out picking up christmas trees from january. 2nd through the 17th recalled. you says that during the first weeks of january, they will collect more than 300 tons of christmas trees. they want to compost as many of those as possible. just tremendous amount of material. >> we want to keep them all out of the landfill. trees come from the earth and we need to turned into compost so we can. >> get him back to the depending on where you live. tree recycling and pickup options could vary. check with your local waste collector for specifics. if you live in an apartment complex or a multi-family dwelling, check with your property manager for details. and finally best not to wait too long. most waste companies will stop making a special effort

oakland and san francisco should place discarded christmas trees next to their trash and recycling bins on regularly scheduled pickup days tried remove all decorations and the stand completely clean. trees can be com postedthe trees that are flocked will be picked up but not compost. it friendly the tree and the easily visible spot. if you have a large tree over 6 foot tall, it's cut it in half before leaving it along the curb. and san francisco recology will have separate crews out picking up christmas trees from january. 2nd through the 17th recalled. you says that during the first weeks of january, they will collect more than 300 tons of christmas trees. they want to compost as many of those as possible. just a tremendous amount of material. >> we want to keep them all out of the landfill. trees come from the earth and we need to turned into compost so we can. >> get him back to the depending on where you live, tree recycling and pickup options could vary. check with your local waste collector for specifics. if you live in an apartment complex or a multi-family dwelling, check with your property manager for details. and finally best not to wait too long. most waste companies will stop making a special

oakland and san francisco should place discarded christmas trees next to their trash and recycling bins on regularly scheduled pickup days tried remove all decorations and the stand completely clean. trees can be com postedtrees that are flocked will be picked up but not compost. it trying leave the tree and the easily visible spot. if you have a large tree over 6 foot tall, it's cut it in half before leaving it along the curb. and san francisco are college. you will have separate crews out picking up christmas trees from january. 2nd through the 17th recalled. you says that during the first weeks of january, they will collect more than 300 tons of christmas trees. they want to compost as many of those as possible. just tremendous amount of material. >> we want to keep them all out of the landfill. trees come from the earth and we need to turned into compost so we can. >> get him back to the depending on where you live. tree recycling and pickup options could vary. check with your local waste collector for specifics. if you live in an apartment complex or a multi-family dwelling, check with your property manager for details. and finally best not to wait too long. most waste companies will stop making a s

posted on social media that it was, quote, a pretty good shaker felt in the north bay. we have no reports of any injuries or damage. >> still to come, four people killed in oakland in a 24 hour span. the concerns for some jack london square residents after the violence comes close to home. >> and we're waiting on the next round of rain. it's not tomorrow. tomorrow turns out to be pretty nice day, but the showers do show up on friday. it's going to be interesting. i'll have that forecast coming up. >> also ahead, a deadly fireworks explosion on new year's eve. the incident in hawaii that's prompting new safety calls from are investigating four homicides that happened between new year's eve and this morning. >> ktvu joey jorda is live in jack london square tonight, where neighbors are concerned about their safety. joey. >> cristina and greg, neighbors we spoke to who have lived here in jack london square for years now, have never experienced violence at this level here before, they say. and oakland police now investigating four homicides in less than 24 hours. an outbreak of deadly violence in oakland to usher in the new year has the community on edge. >> situation is not

oakland and antioch, traveling into congress to 42 almost an hour. you got about 48 minutes there, daria. james, back to you. >> thank you. 7.17, the time for your money this morning. one in 5 job postings are apparently fake and california had mixed results in the latest business jane king standing by live at the new york stock exchange to explain it. james, good morning. so this is done by site selection magazine and they serve a corporate executives about. >> the best places to start or relocate. a business. now when asked to name the state where they felt had the worst business climate half said california. >> next highest was new jersey. however, san diego did rank high for cities to relocate a business when asked to name the biggest workforce challenges of the coming decade site selectors said labor shortages are number one, followed by affordable housing upskilling child care and lack of soft skills. well, hiring platform revealed one in 5 job listing says fake or not filled by the job posters. greenhouse says these are called ghost jobs and from the construction industry had the largest percentage of these ghost jobs. 38 1% of jobs in that industry were ghost jobs. now companies

posts signs for at least a week before towing. for those looking for a new spot to park, the city plans to open a safe parking site in berryessa next month. oaklande the front doors of the 7-eleven on thornhill drive just before 3 a.m. they held the clerk at gunpoint. robbers then stole cigarettes and a cash register and took off. shortly after another robbery at a 7-eleven on pearson street. suspects taking off with the same items. so far, no arrests have been made. we are expecting a sunny but windy week here in the bay area. here's kari hall with our 7-day forecast. temperatures are headed for the mid 60s for today. lots of sunshine, but just as fast as it warmed up, it's going to cool off tonight and it will dip close to freezing in some of our inland valleys in the east bay and south bay. and as we go into tomorrow, the wind will be lighter, but we're still looking at some pleasant weather and sunshine. and through the rest of the week, more of the same conditions, with highs in the mid to upper 60s and lows in the mid 30s. it may be just a touch cooler for the weekend but still not expecting any rain. we could also see the clouds increasing