the oakland school board has just voted to mandate vaccines for students. >> we are going to recess the meeting. people need to wear their masks. >> a woman opposed to the student vaccination mandate nearly forced the oakland school board to go into recess when she removed her mask. the board approved requiring students 12 and older to get at least one shot january 1 to attend school in person. otherwise, students would have to enter an independent study program or un-enroll from school. one board member expressed her concern after the vote. >> i guess we need an update for what it means of the 50% black and brown students not vaccinated. >> unlike other bay area school districts, oaklands vaccination rate among eligible students is comparatively low. to convince students and parents to get the vaccine, the school district will focus on outreach and educational campaigns. >> rallies to protest proof of vaccine mandates. the demonstrations happened at two in and out contra costa county. the chain was penalized for not asking patrons for their vaccination status. j.r. stone has the story.

the oakland school board has just voted to mandate vaccines for students. >> we are going to recess the meeting. people need to wear their masks. >> a woman opposed to the student vaccination mandate nearly forced the oakland school board to go into recess when she removed her mask. the board approved requiring students 12 and older to get at least one shot january 1 to attend school in person. otherwise, students would have to enter an independent study program or un-enroll from school. one board member expressed her concern after the vote. >> i guess we need an update for what it means of the 50% black and brown students not vaccinated. >> unlike other bay area school districts, oaklands vaccination rate among eligible students is comparatively low. to convince students and parents to get the vaccine, the school district will focus on outreach and educational campaigns. >> rallies to protest proof of vaccine mandates. the demonstrations happened at two in and out contra costa county. the chain was penalized for not asking patrons for their vaccination status. j.r. stone has the story.

. >>> the oakland school board meeting at this hour discussing whether to reverse a decision made last week to eliminate a popular mentoring program for young african-american men. >> the community is outraged by the action and we explain why in a steer you'll see only on kpix 5. >> reporter: last week the oakland unified school strict approved it's george floyd resolution, removing all police from campuses, but in their steel, they may have thrown the baby out with the bath water. striking a blow for social justice, ousd voted to remove all oakland police officers from their schools. but they also canceled o.k., a 10-year-old mentoring program ran by a church that is pillar in the community. >> this is to keep the boys from being incarcerated. it is the only preventive police program, and it's ran by the community, font the police department. >> reporter: the program pairs a volunteer police officer with middle and high school students in three areas of the city, or at least it did until the board robemibeennt young black men for seven years, but just got a letter saying he's not welc

you're watching abc 7 news at five live here on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you stream the oakland school board decided to reverse this decision to eliminate the mentoring program as abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow explains at least one school board member now says he originally misunderstood the program's purpose the okay program mentors young students, but recently the oakland award decided to eliminate the program as part of the board's george floyd resolution meant to remove police officers from oakland schools as a district. we're trying to move away from a policing model of discipline school board. vice president. sam. davis says, he originally did not vote for the program but after hearing from community members last night changed his mind. i thought it was just a few police officers coming on campus to to talk to students about discipline issues, but it's actually really a mentorship and building program that really supports and the ways that they need help oakland police department sergeant. robert smith is the program's volunteer executive director without having a conversation wi

1 week after voting to cancel a popular mentoring program for african- american youth, the oakland school board has reversed course. a majority voted last night to okay the okay program. last week, the school district approved is george flight resolution, removing all police from campuses, but it also canceled okay, a 10-year-old mentoring program operated by the gospel church, a pillar of the african-american community. the program has been in operation since 2009, with seven chapters across the country. oakland's chapter serves 344 young african-american men and boys. >>> we had a preview today as the outside lands music festival returns to golden gate park, beginning tomorrow. it was canceled last year due to the pandemic. the festival runs through sunday , and includes headliners such as the strokes, vampire weekend, and jake dalvin. >>> paul heggen will be performing as well, giving free weather tips. >>> it is supposed to be an unannounced gig. now, see, i have to stock up on more cds like people have cds anymore. let us take a look at what is happening weatherwise. if you're heading to o

. >>> oakland school board is meeting to discuss how approach it's new mandate. the board voted to require all students 12 and up to be vaccinated. at today's meeting they are deciding on the best options going from sending students who don't get vaccinated to independent study to waiting for the state's regulation on enforcement. >>> updates for your i-phone with the new ios15 you can add your vaccine card to your apple wallet and you can keep covid vaccine and test information on your phone with this. providers can sign those documents. it gets stored in the health app. >>> a live look at the south bay. santa clara county officials confirm it may take up to eight weeks for you to get a marriage license or ceremony. the clerk's office blames coronavirus related delays. they said they are doing all in their power to process the licenses. they have even started video marriages to help out. >>> the live news desk with the latest on the fatal shooting on a set of alec baldwin's movie rust. authorities saying they are not ruling out criminal charges in this case. the

dan: oakland school board has reversed a decision it made to eliminate a mentoring program for young black students. as we explained, one school board member met -- misunderstood the program's purpose. reporter: they mentor young student but the school board decided to eliminate the program as part of their george floyd resolution, meant to remove police officers from oakland schools. >> we are trying to move away from the policing -- policing model. reporter: sam davis says he did not vote for the program but after hearing from community members last night, changed his mind. reporter: i thought it was just a few officers coming to talk to students about discipline issues but it is a mentorship and relationship building program that supports students in the ways they need help. reporter: they are the volunteer executive director. >> without having a conversation about the problem -- program, they voted it down because it involved police. reporter: they are the oakland chapter president. >> a misconception that we were some sort of police organization to get information on black boys s

julian: number two, the oakland school board has mandated vaccines for all students. independent study program or un-enroll. kumasi: let's take you right now to berkeley -- hospitality workers are hitting the picket lines, part of a nationwide day of events calling for better jobs. they are outside the doubletree at hilton marina. julian: number four, the san jose water company has sent out notices urging residents to cut their water use by 15%, a public hearing is set for today. mike: sunshine after the fog fades and temperatures in the low to upper 70's this afternoon. jobina: a tow truck just moved the stall we were seeing on the bay bridge of the upper deck that was slowing things down, so here's an update for you coming into the east bay from san francisco on the bridge. it will take you 25 minutes to make it through the metering. kumasi: tropicana says it has come up with a toothpaste that will not ruin the taste of orange juice. it will be released on november 1, national brush day. you can't buy it, you have to go to their instagram page to enter to win. let's

you're watching abc 7 news at five live here on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you stream the oakland school boardam as abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow explains at least one school board member now says he originally misunderstood the program's purpose the okay program mentors young students, but recently the oakland award decided to eliminate the program as part of the board's george floyd resolution meant to remove po

school board is expected to vote on and it will mentation date. when melendez explains -- our reporter explains what happens if students don't get the vaccine. >> the oakland school board already decided that students 12 it up to be vaccinated. >> the rate is really low, don't want to see teachers getting infected, teachers -- students, staff. >> that is a school board member who proposed the mandate. they will approve one of three options. >> starting january 1, vaccine is required for all kids 12 years old and up. >> that is, in order to attend school in person. the second option would require all students to be vaccinated in order to take part in extracurricular activities like sports and graduation. >> the third option would be to wait for the full info mentation from the state that we know is coming, most likely in the fall of 2022. >> in order to convince students and parents to get the vaccine, the school district focus on doing outreach and educational campaigns. >> this mother told us if the vaccine is required, she will keep her child at home. >> some of those kids will end up in independent study and we understand that and we will be expanding o

oakland unified can afford more testing. he's on its board and finance committee. a district spokesman said they are aware of faculty safety concerns and believe oakland unified has done more testing than any other school district in the state outside of los angeles. "ousd has followed all state and county guidelines," he says, "to keep schools open." mike: my biggest fear is we're not gonna be able to stay open through the whole school year. candice: candice nguyen, nbc bay area news. stephen: you can look up your school district and the number of classroom covid cases it is reporting. we've posted the link to candice's story online. that's available right now on nbcbayarea.com/investigations. up next, the debate over thinning our forest to slow down wildfires. bigad shaban: the way we've been fighting wildfires for the last century may actually be making us even more vulnerable to future disasters. i'm senior investigative reporter bigad shaban. coming up, we investigate what could be putting your community in danger. year, it seems california is setting some sort of record for wildfires: most acres burned, most homes destroyed, or worst of all, most injuries or deaths. the quick answer for a lot of

oakland teachers and parents are demanding more covid safety measures at schools. just last night, teachers rallied right outside the oakland school boardeeting. they say they want new air filtration systems in cafeterias, weekly covid testing options and extended covid leave. the goal here, they say, is to get district officials to meet with them immediately to reach an agreement. for no, um, that the co covid rates are going down in the district, but we still need to make sure that we don't do not quarantine. any more classes. additional safety measures are necessary and we need agreements from the oakland unified school district in writing. the teachers also say the district needs to prioritize hiring more teachers as they say staffing numbers remain low. a warning for students who engage in a troubling new social media trend that challenges students to smack a staff member. the san francisco unified school district wants parents to talk to their children about this, which is in evolution of a challenge that first had students to facing or destroying school property, school superintendent vincent matthews sent an email to families sa

julian: it is official, the oakland school board has voted to mandate vaccines for eligible students. kids 12 and older will need one shot by january 1 to attend school in person, otherwise students will have to enter them the independent study program. kumasi: a new timeline for getting kids ages five to 11 vaccinated. a cdc advisory panel has moved its meeting to tuesday, which means that shots could be going into arms by next wednesday. julian: the san jose water company has started sending notices urging residents to cut their water use by 15% or pay charges for going over the limit. a hearing on the changes is set for today. mike: let's take a look at today's temperatures and compare them to average and we are a little bit warmer from one to five degrees warmer with load upper 70's this afternoon. jobina: we do not have any problems on our roads, but further outside in gilroy, we have a major crash on westbound 152 past 160 -- 156. all lanes are blocked. kumasi: starbucks is raising wages. the company says by next summer, workers will make at least $15 an hour and up to $23 for a

former oakland school board member, jim okay hodge says tillerson was a tireless advocate for school kids and educational equity and it project week looking at like what the needs are of the black community. and so i think his legacy is about moving forward. tillerson was killed and his wife was hurt when an intruder opened fire at their home on monticello avenue at about 11 30 friday night. there are some motives that we're looking into that i can't discuss. oakland police chief laurent armstrong says it appears the victim or his home may have been targeted, but he would not elaborate. we do believe that those individuals came specifically to that resident they did not impact other residents is clear to us that they came specifically to his home. dark was a was a unapologetic warrior for children and education in new york and in oakland, just period. fellow education advocate charles cole used to live in maxwell park neighborhood not immune to but largely unaccustomed to such violence. when i lived in maxwell park, that was the one and only time my car got stolen, right, it's not th

. >>> in oakland, a school board action to support the black community has actually enranged the black community, and they may be scrambling to reverse it tonight. we'll have that ever wonder how san francisco became the greenest big city in america? just ask the employee owners of recology. we built the recycling system from the ground up, helping san francisco become the first city in the country to have a universal recycling and composting program for residents and businesses. but it all starts with you. let's keep making a differene together. a mountain lightning roaming around the north bay has been capturerd. the animal was caught in the front yard for a home in santa rosa last night near saint francis road and desoto drive. they tried everything to remove the mountain lion from the area. they said they noticed the animal looked injured or maybe even sick. the animal was tranquilized some taken to a wildlife rescue, where it is being evaluated. >>> in southern california, a roaming bear stirred things up this morning. initially spotted near an elementary school in l.a. county, th

former oakland school board member, jim okay hodge says tillerson was a tireless advocate for school kids and educational equity and a project week looking at like what the needs are of the black community. and so i think his legacy is about moving forward. tillerson was killed and his wife was hurt when an intruder opened fire at their home on monticello avenue at about 11 30 friday night. there are some motives that we're looking into that i can't discuss. oakland police chief laurent armstrong says it appears the victim or his home may have been targeted, but he would not elaborate. we do believe that those individuals came specifically to that resident. they did not impact other residents is clear to us that they came specifically to his home. dark was a was a. unapologetic warrior for children and education in new york and in oakland, just period. fellow education advocate charles cole used to live in maxwell park, a neighborhood not immune to but largely unaccustomed to such violence. when i lived in maxwell park, that was the one and only time my car got stolen, right, it's no

school. that is the policy adopted by oakland california school board. unvaccinated students 12 and older will not be able to attend in person classes starting in january. they will have to take classes online. >> if we don't want to we don't got to. these are not like the vaccines we got when we were children. nobody knows what is in them. somebody tell me what is in these vaccines. jillian: 60% of students older than 12 have had one vaccine dose. todd: trash piling up on the street in new york city is the vaccine mandate deadline expires. mayor bill deblasio canceled a vibrant a moment longer shift. >> anyone not doing their job you are harming your fellow sanitation workers, army neighbors and people and new york city and it is time to stop. anyone who doesn't want to do the job someone else will step up. >> you to react, unvaccinated sanitation worker sean killcohen. how bad could the trash situation in the city get? >> everybody is working as hard as they can. next week it will be worse. todd: how are the numbers in terms of vaccination rate. fdny,

the oakland school board has voted to mandate vaccines for eligible students.r will need to get one shot by january 1 in order to attend school in person, otherwise the students will have to enter an independent study program or leave the district. the district says it will focus on outreach to convince families to vaccinate their kids. 57% of eligible kids in oakland unified have had at least one shot. jobina: checking in on traffic here, our crashes are clear for the most part, but here is the fog mike has been talking about throughout the morning. your speeds are not too low making your way into san francisco on the bay bridge, but the backup is strong at the toll plaza. metering lights came on at 5:39. kumasi: meteorologist mike nicco kumasi: meteorologist mike nicco has a quick look at our bay area i didn't have to shout out for help. because you didn't have another dvt. not today. one blood clot puts you at risk of having another, so we chose xarelto®, to help keep you protected. xarelto® is proven to treat and reduce the risk of dvt or pe blood clots fro

julian: the oakland unified school district board will be talking about how to enforce a vaccine requirement forstudents. the board approved the requirement for students 12 and older and they are trying to figure out how to enforce the rule by january 1. options include transferring unvaccinated students to an independent study school, banning unvaccinated students from participating in sports and other, or waiting for the state to adopt emergency processes. the meeting is set for 4:00 this afternoon. kumasi: demand is high for booster shots in san mateoskyovf cars were waiting to get into the event center. moderna, pfizer and j&j vaccines are available. you can sign up for vaccines at local pharmacies. you can ask our vaccine team any questions you have. just go to abc7news.com. julian: there is a renewed hope for 'as -- a's fans that the a's could stay in oakland. a 4-1 vote, the agenda item came to a close within nine hours after the meeting started. >> it is time to make a move, whether that is a move to carry the ball further down the field, so to speak, to make progress, to outline nex

kumasi: the oakland unified school district board will talk about how to enforce a vaccine requirement for students. they made the requirement for students 12 and older last month and are trying to figure out how to enforce the rule by the first of january. there are three options include transport of vaccine students to the long-term independent study school, banning unvaccinated students for field trips and in person ceremonies. other districts are handling this in that meeting is set for 4:00 this afternoon. julian: demand is high for booster shots in san mateo county. hundreds of cars at center. they are offering pfizer, modernity and j&j vaccines for people who are qualified. you can also sign up for booster shots. kumasi: the alameda county supervisor board has decided to join the city of oakland in supporting them. the howard terminal agenda item came to a close. more than nine hours after the meeting started. >> it's time i believe to make a move. whether it's to carry the ball further down the field so to speak and to make progress or to outline next steps. >> it's an empty si

and in oakland, california, the school board voted to unenroll currently eligible, but unvaccinated kidsme january 1. or teach them online only. now, important to underline that this pfizer vaccine would be the first vaccine for kids as young as 5 to roll out here in the united states. what happens next? well, cdc advisers meet tuesday. if they're on board, it goes to the cdc director. if she green-lights, we could be seeing those shots in kids' arms wednesday morning in the u.s. important to note, the kids' dose is a third of the dose that's being stuck into older people. nick watt, cnn, los angeles. >>> and as we mentioned, world leaders are arriving for. g20 summit in rome. we're going to pop up more live pictures as they arrive. in the last five or ten minutes or so, we saw boris johnson from the uk, canada's justin trudeau. angela merkel was there. china's prime minister arrived. of course, xi jinping will not be there in person. and turkey's erdogan is here, recip tayyip erdogan just doing up his jacket, he'll be greeted by italian prime minister mario draghi. one of the many world

passed a gill granting unp unproimt -- unemployment benefits for anyone fired and in oakland, california, the school boardaccinated kids come january 1 or teach them online only. now, you guys mentioned that we're waiting on that authorization from the fda for the pfizer vaccine for those younger kids. why that is important, well as soon as that eua comes out, pfizer could start shipping the smaller kid doses, cdc advisers meet tuesday and if the cdc director then signs off, we could see shots going into little arms as early as wednesday. guys. >> nick watt, thank you. >>> buckingham palace said the queen will need at least two more weeks of rest. a lot of questions about her health. we'll have a live update from london. >> and any minute we're expecting to hear from the albany county sheriff's office for an update on the criminal complaint against former governor andrew cuomo. we'll be right back. actually here they are now. this is the albany county sheriff's department and we're waiting to hear about this criminal complaint against former governor andrew cuomo. they're saying they need another minute h

. >>> in oakland, teachers rallied ahead of tonight's school board meeting, demanding the district take more covid precautions. parents and teachers want regular testing at all schools, high-capacity air scrubbers in all rooms and attends for students to sit outside during lunch. the union argues different leaders can dip into covid relief funds to make that happen. >> that is a very small price to pay to make sure our students can eat in the cafeteria unmasked when it is cold outside or rainy or during the smoke season. >> if the board members like what they hear they will -- it will be up to them and the union to get an agreement going on spending the covid funding. >>> meanwhile in solano county, the vacaville unified school district has opened a centralized rapid testing site for students. if they are negative they can return to class right away. >>> governor newsom signed a slate of new bills aimed at lowering the cost of college. they aim to expand affordable student housing, financial aid and free textbook programs. others open up more pathways into uc and csu for in-state and co

kids will not be allowed in schools if they don't get the covid vaccine in oakland, california. one school boardkkeeping. >> no covid vaccine know in person school is new policy adopted by oakland, california at school board. and vaccinated students 12 and older will take courses online starting in january. our next guest is a school board member who voted against the mandate, those were black or brown are actually vaccinated. mike, glad to see you this morning. you add the new mandate to the science that is there for anyone to see about the risks children represent to each other and themselves of covid and how did the board justify the decision? >> first i want to say i am fully vaccinated and so is my family. i believe vaccinations are essential to keeping our community safe. i voted no on this mandate for two main reasons, number one is my understanding is in the state of california is the authority of the state legislature to determine which vaccinations are mandated, not local school boards and what is really happening is local school boards tried to find solutions that haven't been address

school. that's the new policy adopted by oakland california school board.every will not be able to attend inin person classes in january. instead have to take classes online. some are calling out the mandate on students of color. >> less than half of the teenagers black and brown are vaccinated. >> there is definitely a disparity in terms of healthcare for people of color, no doubt. >> the district says about 60% of its students older than 12 have had at least one vaccine dose. caitlyn jenner is defending comedian dave chapelle following backlash transgender community following netflix special, listen. >> certainly has the right to do what is he doing. do i agree with him? absolutely not. i think we have to protect freedom of speech and i'm getting so tired over this whole woke world. everything has to be so politically correct. jillian: chapelle says is he more than willing to talk to members of the lgbtq community if they extend the offer. the typiest patients at a florida hospital get a super halloween treat. look at this. orlando, super capes to newborn

dan: right now, oakland teachers are appearing before the school board, presenting demands they believed the delta variant. union leaders want the district to install industrial-strength air purifiers and cafeterias, similar to the portable ones now in the classrooms. they say this is especially important as winter approaches and students will spend much time indoors. they are also asking the district to hire more staff to help supervise students. another big demand involves more testing. >> we would like to see at least weekly testing mandatory at every single campus. >> right now, there are 10 testing sites which stop operating at 4:00 in the afternoon. the district says it is working to increase the number of sites at schools. the union wants the district to come to the bargaining table to negotiate. ama: to bridgers have dropped below average lately, and they ar every day in business brings something new. so get the flexibility of the new mobile service designed for your small business. introducing comcast business mobile. you get the most reliable network with nationwide 5g include

the board of supervisors passed a resolution declaring covid misinformation a public health crisis. larry: oakland teachers have a set of new demands to make sure schools stay safe. those requests are being presented tonight to school board members. anne melendez has a look at their concerns. >> when classes begin in augustt oakland teachers had a set of guidelines. >> washing hands, eating slowly, spreading out. >> as the delta variant began threatening more communities, teachers have been calling on the school district to put more safety measures in place. >> we are grateful we are on the downward trajectory, but we want to get certain things in place leanne: as our weather changes. those weather changes would likely force students to use more indoor spaces. right now, cafeterias like this one only have large fans to circulate air. >> what a school site like my needs is industrial-strength air scrubbers that would purify, just like portable ones. leanne: the proposal is to have three scrubbers per cafeteria. the teachers union is asking the district to hire more staff to supervise students. another big demand, testing. >> we would like to see weekly

oakland teachers rally tonight outside the district school board meeting. organizers say they want more covid safety measures on campuses, including new air filtration systems and cafeterias. weekly covid testing options and extended covid leave. they say their goal is to get district officials to meet with them immediately and reach an agreement. for no, um, that the coat covid rates are going down in the district, but we still need to make sure that we don't do not quarantine. any more classes. additional safety measures are necessary and we need agreements from the oakland unified school district in writing. the teachers say staffing is also low, and they need the district to hire more educators. maybe is one of the most enduring mysteries who was the so deac killer on our group of investigators says it has cracked the case. and temperatures have been cooling off significantly. they will continue in that direction. we'll look at a chance of some showers in the five day back here in a minute. subway has so much new i ran out of time in the last ad... so i

dan: oakland teachers meantime have a set of new demands to ensure schools stay safe and mid the delta variant. these requests are being presented tonight to school board members. senior education reporter landman then does has a look at their concerns. reporter: when classes began back in august, oakland teachers had a set of guidelines to follow. >> spent a lot of times washing hands and eating slowly and spreading out. >> as the delta variant began threatening more communities, in recent weeks, teachers have been calling on the school district to put more safety measures in place. >> here grateful we are on the downward trajectory. that is amazing. but we want to get certain things in place, especially as the weather changes. reporter: those weather changes would likely force students and teachers to use more indoor spaces. right now, cafeterias like this one only have large fans to help circulate the air. >> what a school site like mine needs industrial-strength hepa scrubbers, air scrubbers that would purify, just like we have the portable ones in our classrooms. >> hosel is to have three air scrubbers per cafeteria. they teachers union is asking

students ages 12 and older in the oakland unified school district are going to be vaccinated against covid by january 1st the school board of education finalize the deadline on wednesday. students who do not get the shot and are not granted an exemption. we'll have to transfer to independent study. those who do not transfer will be on in rolled from the district despite some concerns over vaccine equity in the district. a spokesperson tells us all students will be given the same opportunity to get the vaccine. >> this isn't requiring kids to do this. this is about ensuring that everybody understands that the best way for us to move forward to get out of his current situations to all be vaccinated. >> a covid outbreak shut down classes at montclair elementary school earlier this year and the new mandate does not apply to students younger than 12 oakland unified now joins a growing list of bay area school districts which will also require the covid vaccine. students in west contra. costa district must be fully vaccinated by november 15h.the deadline is november 17th in piedmont and december 17th in hayward january 3rd for

strong opposition in that online meeting the school board moved forward with the vaccine mandate saying it's the next best step to keep everyone safe. oakland in piedmont unified school district have also approved vaccine mandates for eligible students. berkeley unified is still discussing what they're going to do moving forward. students who get approval to be exempt from the vaccine mandate in the west contra costa unified school district will be required to submit rapid testing once every 2 weeks reporting live in the newsroom. sara stinson back to i get that a case of the big black sun with the countdown. they had a limit to how long they can talk is that was going yeah. it was like a zoo meeting and they had, you know, a certain amount of time because as you know, parents get passionate your parents. >> and they had to cut him off at a certain point. and so you heard i'm there were threats of suing. threats of leaving the school district right there was even a nurse in there said that she doesn't think it should be happened because so many kids are leaving school right. i mean, it will case while it was a meeting. but but that said, at

. >>> new, oakland unified school district has a new plan for a vaccine mandate. the board says if students 12 and older do not get at least one shot by january 1, they will have to switch to independent study or unenroll from the school. >>> a hills in and out burger is back open after shut down for health order violations. contra costa health department said the restaurant was not complying with a vaccine mandate. now the company has reached agreement to sell food only on a to go and drive thru basis at all locations in the county. indoor dining areas will be closed for the time being. >> we have responsibility especially if people gather less than six feet apart, no masks, again, that's just a recipe for disaster. >> i am a vegetarian. but i will do anything i can to support businesses that are just standing up and saying this isn't right. >> the pleasant hill location ran into trouble for not checking vaccination status of people eating inside. >>> new, the latest california drought map has been released. >> after last weekend's historic storm we are seeing some relief

schools. the vote will happen at the next board meeting on october 14. if approved, this would be the first time the school district closed any schools in 40 years. oakland schools temporarily shut down this week due to a flea infestation are on track to reopen. last wednesday, students and faculty from esperance up were sent home for a deep cleaning. the district said they noticed the problem and september and believe the infestation is caused by a nearby park and wooded area. more tech companies are taking a closer look at job applicants, considering skills over educational pedigree. in our effort to build a better bay area, we turn our attention to the changing workplace. our reporter has more on a mountain view based business connecting capable candidates to good jobs. >> tech experts in silicon valley say they are seeing a shift in traditional hiring. resumes and universities carrying little weight if you cannot do the job. >> what matters is a skill set, not which university you went to. >> the ceo of hackerrank bridging tech talent through a service that reviews skills in real time. >> i am going to preview this. >> a saving grace for luke brouwer

, the west contra costa school board meeting in richmond as we speak to consider a districtwide vaccine mandate for eligible students, staff, and volunteers. it would join oakland, hayward, and piedmont, which passed vaccine mandates last week. we have a reporter at that meeting. we will let you know what comes out of it tonight at 11:00. >>> the pandemic related deadlines are living all over the place tonight. in san jose, all city workers must be vaccinated as of today. medical and religious exemptions are allowed with a negative covid test. also today, the deadline for california healthcare workers to prove they are fully given an 80 hourn of exti it mi. at is when the statewide eviction moratorium will also be lifted, though some protections will remain. alameda county's ban is still in place. elsewhere, people who have paid at least 25% of the past years rent can't be evicted yet, but landlords can start taking them to court again. the state is also still taking applications for billions of dollars in rent relief. we have an eviction resource guide on our website, kpix.com. >>> now to that massive pot bust in the east bay. millions in cash, and 100,000 pla

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this mandate somewhere in favor of the school board move forward with it saying this is the next best step to keep everyone safe and to help and this pandemic now oakland and piedmont unified school districts have also proved vaccine mandates for eligible students berkeley unified is still continuing their discussions now going back to what they're doing and the west contra costa unified school district. there are exemptions in the for those who have been approved for an exemption. his you have to qualify. you have to approve. they said that they are going to make you do weekly rapid testing every 2 weeks actually once every 2 there is an option. if you do get approved for an exception for now reporting live in the newsroom. sara stinson back to the studio. >> all right. thank you. that's your lot of moving pieces there. yeah. and also a lot of moving clocks weirdest video ever with that giant clock in the meeting. >> warning is bart is closing a section of tracks and the east bay. we're going to tell you what you need to know to get around this weekend. and after the break, a new police reform practice is signed into law and we're going to tell you wh

oakland teachers say the school district is not doing enough to protect them and students from covid. bob riddell joins us live. teachers are planning to rally? >> yeah, they will try and get the school boardave a couple issues, one, the number of testing sites throughout the district, there's only ten sites and the district points out oakland unified has done more testing of students and staff than any other district in the state of california other than los angeles. teachers concerned about cafeteria air circulation during the rainy seasons. it should be noted that oakland unified right now only has a handful of covid cases during the week of september 27th, 21 students, four staff tested positive. as of this morning, two classrooms are in quarantine. that's low given the fact that oakland unified has an enrollment of more than 35,000 students and 4,800 staff. >>> the coast guard says the 13-inch split in the pipe is the source of the leak that spilled 144,000 gallons of oil along the orange county coastline. the leak is capped but miles of coastline affected along with fish and wildlife. such a concern down there. >> certainly is. >>> all right. it's time to get a look at the 7-day fore

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, the west contra costa school board meeting in richmond as we speak to consider a districtwide vaccine mandate for eligible students, staff, and volunteers. it would join oaklandiedmont, which passed vaccine mandates last week. we have a reporter at that meeting. we will let you know what comes out of it tonight at 11:00. >>> the pandemic related deadlines are living all over the place tonight. in san jose, all city workers must be vaccinated as of today. medical and religious exemptions are allowed with a negative covid test. also today, the deadline for california healthcare workers

meanwhile, students aged 12 and older in the oakland unified school district will have to be vaccinated now against covid by january 1st the board of education finalize that deadline earlier this week. students who don't get the shot and art granted an exemption will then have to transfer to independent study and if they refuse to do that, then they could be an unrolled from the district altogether. now, despite some concerns over vaccine equity in the district. we did hear from a spokesperson who says that all students will be given the same opportunity to get their shots. the new mandate does not apply. however, to students that are younger than 12 years old. >> in and out. burger has closed indoor dining now at all of their locations in contra costa county because they do agree with her and force the vaccine mandate county health officials confirm the restaurants are only going to be doing takeout and drive-thru service, which don't require any vaccine verification originally the pleasant hill location had its indoor dining suspended for violating the county health order in and out has been very vocal about their refusal to e

students aged 12 and older in the oakland unified school district will have to be vaccinated against covid by january first the school board of education finalize the deadline wednesday, students who do not get the shot and are not grant. an exemption will have to transfer to independent study and those who do not transfer will be an enrolled from the district despite some concerns over the vaccine equity in the a spokesperson tells us all students will be given the same opportunity to get the vaccine. >> this isn't requiring kids to do this. this is about ensuring that everybody understands that the best way for us to move forward to get out of his current situations to all be vaccinated. >> a covid outbreak shut classes at montclair elementary school earlier this year. the new mandate does not apply to students younger than 12 oakland unified now joins a growing list of bay area school districts, which will also require the covid vaccine. students in the west contra costa district must be fully vaccinated by november 15th. the deadline is november 17th and piedmont. december, 17th and hayward and january 3rd for berkeley

students aged 12 and older in the oakland unified school district will have to be vaccinated against covid by january 1st the district board of education finalize the deep of the deadline earlier this week. students who don't get the shot. well, they're not granted an exemption and if they're grant an exemption, they're going to have to do independent study. those who do not transfer will and rolled from the district despite some concerns over vaccine equity in the district spokesperson tells us that all students will be given the same opportunities to get the vaccine. the new mandate does not apply, though, to students younger than 12. >> in and out. burger has forced indoor dining at all of their locations now in contra, costa county because they will not comply with the vaccine mandate for the county where they have to check to see if people are vaccinated to come in the officials there confirming restaurants will only be offering takeout and drive-thru from now on originally only the pleasant hill location had indoor dining suspended for violating the county's health order in and out has been very public about their re

studens age 12 and older in the oakland unified school district will have to be vaccinated against covid by january. the first the school board of education finalized. that deadline late last night. >> students who do not get the shot and are not granted an exemption will have to transfer to end dependence study. those who did not transfer will be an enrolled from the district despite some concerns over vaccine equity in the district. a spokesperson tells us all of the students will be given the same opportunity to get the vaccine. >> this isn't requiring kids to do this. this is about ensuring that everybody understands that the best way for us to move forward to get out of his current situation install the vaccine. >> a covid outbreak shut down classes at montclair elementary school earlier this year. the new mandate does not apply to students younger than age 12 oakland unified now joins a growing list of bay area school districts, which will also require the covid vaccine students in the west contra costa district must be fully vaccinated by november 15th. the deadline is november 17th and piedmont. december, 17th and hay

meanwhile, students aged 12 and older in the oakland unified school district will now have to be vaccinated against covid by january 1st the school board of education finalize that deadline earlier this week. so students who don't get the shot and are not granted an exemption will have to transfer to independent study and if they don't do that, just going to be unroll unrolled from the district altogether. despite some concerns over vaccine equity and making sure that all kids have access to it. we did hear from the district. they say that all students will be given the same opportunity to get the shot. the new mandate does not apply, however, to students younger than 12. >> 7. '06, right now. and in and out, burger has closed indoor dining at all of their locations now in contra, costa county because they don't like the vaccine mandate where they're supposed to check if people have been vaccinated to eat inside county health officials confirm the restaurants are only going to be offering takeout and drive-thru service now which means they don't have to do any vaccine verification originally only the pleasant hill location had its indo

students aged 12 and older in the oakland unified school district will now have to be vaccinated against covid-19 by january 1st the school board of education finalize the deadline earlier this week. students who don't get the shot and aren't granted an exemption will then have to transfer to independent study and those who don't transfer. well, they're going to be an unrolled from the district despite some concerns over vaccine equity their spokesperson for the district tells us that all students will be given the same opportunity to get their vaccine. the new mandate does not apply, however, to students younger than 12. >> in and out. burger has closed indoor dining now at all of their locations in contra, costa county because says they have said they don't want to be the vaccine police county health officials confirm the restaurants are only going to be offering takeout and drive-thru service from now on because they have not been requiring vaccine verification to eat inside and originally only the pleasant hill location had its indoor dining actually suspended because it was violating the county house order. the in and out

oakland unified school distrpct. well, they're going to have to be vaccinated against covid by january 1st the school board finalized the deadline earlier this week. students who don't get the shot and art granted an exemption they're going to have to transfer to independent study and if they refused to do that, they may very well be an unrolled from the district despite some concerns over vaccine equity. the district spokesperson tells us that all students will be given the same opportunity to get their shot. the new mandate does not apply. however, to students 12 and under because they have been authorized by the fda to get it and more fallout from vaccine mandates in and out burger has closed indoor dining out all of their locations in contra, costa county. >> because they do not want to comply with having to check for vaccinated customers who are allowed to eat in the restaurant confirms the restaurants are only to have takeout drive-thru now in all of contra, costa county and that doesn't require the vaccine verification originally only the pleasant hill location had its indoor dining suspended for violating th

>> we knew oakland students were going to be required to get vaccinated before going to school, but we could see some students quitting school rather than comply with the mandates. the board students who do not meet that requirement of having at least one shot by january. that plan approved by the oakland board requires nonexempt unvaccinated students to transfer to long-term independent study. those who do not will be unenrolled from the district all together. both of those options will only apply after the district offers students and their families information and an opportunity to be vaccinated. meanwhile bay area mask mandates are tied to the overall vaccination rate, including vaccination for children 5-11 once it's fully authorized. bay area health leaders say allowing students to stop masking at schools is a great incentive for them to get vaccinated. >> they said they have no metrics for children. they're the ones that are least likely to get severe disease. we've restricted children far too long. i think they need to positively motivate vaccines and say they'll have normal, regular school. >> bay area counties are ramping up getting ready for a vaccine rollout f

board meeting october 14, two weeks after announcing the closure proposal. if approved, this would be the first time the district close to any school in 40 years. oaklandng that schools temporarily shut down due to the flea infestation are on track to reopen tomorrow. last wednesday, students and faculty from esperanz elementary -- the district noticed the problem admit september and believe the infestation was caused by a nearby park and wooded area. experts believe raccoons may have led to the problem. in the east bay, a remembrance was held yesterday to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the oakland hills fire storm. in 1991, the fire burned over 1500 acres and destroyed over 3000 structures. renamed the tunnel fire, it is the third deadliest wildfire in california history, killing 25 people, including an oakland firefighter and a police officer. >> a fire battalion chief whose body was later found on top of the woman he was trying to evacuate, trying to shelter her life with his own -- that is the quality of sacrifice that these public servants bring to this job every day. liz: at the event, -- in the event was held at the rock ridge bart station,

board meeting on october 14, just two weeks after announcing the closure proposal. if approved, this will be the first time the district closed any schools in 40 years. oaklandsaying the schools temporarily shut down this week due to a flea infestation are on track to reopen tomorrow. last wednesday, students and faculty from esperanza elementary and korematsu discovery academy were sent home for a deep cleaning of the two sites. they noticed a flea problem and believe the infestation was caused by a nearby park and wooded area. experts believe that raccoons may have led to the flea problem. more tech companies are taking a closer look at job applicants, considering skills and pedigree. we turn our attention to the changing workplace. amanda on a mountain based business connecting candidates to good jobs. >> tech experts in silicon valley say they are seeing a shift in the traditional hiring process. residents, gpas gpas and universities attendance, carrying little weight if you can't do the job. he is the cofounder and ceo. a mountain view based company bringing recruiters through a service that reviews a candidates skills in real time. >> i will preview th

. >> board and district administrators believe a vaccine mandate is the best next step to keep everybody safe and to help end this pandemic oakland and piedmont unified school districts have already approved vaccine mandates for eligible students. berkeley unified is still continuing discussions. now there are some exemptions for the vaccine mandate for the west contra costa unified students, those who qualify for the exemptions and get approved. they will be required, though, to submit to rapid testing once every 2 weeks. for now reporting live in the newsroom. sara stinson, back to you in studio. all right, sarah, thanks for that. a lot of moving pieces there. >> and they get a fix meeting having the numbers real begun see. the people are some of the people. and today will listen to the governor. governor newsom is in san francisco and he's talking about the same thing about her kids and schools and apparently highlighting the state's effort to make sure that our students and employees of schools are safe in the classroom. but beyond that, we don't know exactly what is going to say. we only know this announcement is happening here in the bay area in san f