mandel agrees. >> that actually the pursuit policies and the risk assessment for both opd and chp are similar. so if there are risks to the pursuit, they're the same. >> after a series of community forums, the oakland police commission is set to make a decision at thursday night's meeting. in a statement to abc seven news, the chair of the commission states the commission is voting on the oakland police commission's comments and key areas for opd consideration following discussion and review of community input on the impact of proposed changes. community activists are concerned. >> we're not telling the whole truth to the community about what high speed chases do. they do not solve crime. they do not prevent crime. >> the police commission will likely send over the decision to opd on friday in oakland, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> happening now it is a busy thursday for firefighters in southern california. they made quick work of a fire in ventura county this morning, but the fires just keep on coming. there is a fire now east of san diego, right near the mexico border. it started

. >> deputy chief frederick chavis, with opd bureau of investigation, says a 70% clearance rate meansuspects were charged in 70% of the homicide cases. he says part of that can be attributed to violence prevention. >> we put together and built a stronger partnership with the department of violence prevention so that we were able to communicate. >> that type of community. assistance also helped officers make an arrest in the fatal shooting of ponciano tule bernal. he was shot and killed the day after christmas in front of his 14 year old son. after confronting suspects who stole the son's scooter. >> again, with the help of the community and the work of our investigators, we were able to identify three suspects, and on january 1st, we arrested a 15 year old juvenile who has since been charged with the murder of ponciano. >> but opd admits 2025 has had a violent start with 12 homicides so far this year. >> we're definitely concerned. >> opd also discussed the increase in ram and rob incidents, where suspects used stolen vehicles to ram into buildings to rob businesses. several convenien

business owners say opd's policy on chases has emboldened criminals and led to an increase in break ins into cars and businesses. we have officers that's coming from san francisco, chasing criminals that's coming to oakland and the police of san francisco. they drive in 100, 120mph in the streets of oakland chasing these criminals. so how come oakland police officers cannot chase these criminals? so which really doesn't make sense. every other city within the surrounding area of oakland are chasing all these criminals in the streets of oakland. that has been unfair and has been misguided. and what we hope today is to not pass the buck is to not make excuses. that was the chair of the oakland police commission last week, responding to governor newsom's criticism of opd's no pursuit policy. again, the commission votes tonight on the new, tougher on crime pursuit policy that, if approved,ould then be passed on to oakland's chief of police as a recommendation. the chief has already indicated he wants to expand the language surrounding the department's pursuit policy. bob redell nbc, bay are

we are working to find out more information about that third incident, but clearly opd very busy overnight as we start the new year. live in oakland amanda quintana, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right amanda thank you. happening today california will require insurance companies within the state to cover homes in high fire danger areas. the california insurance commissioner announced a package of reforms, including one that allows insurers to use computer catastrophe models to set rates in exchange for the use of those tools. companies commit to sell more insurance, especially in wildfire prone areas. >> is going to make it infinitely easier not only to obtain coverage, but to get competitive bids from more than one company. when there are more options, there's more competitiveness in the marketplace and prices will tend to go down. >> the consumer advocacy group called consumer watchdog is warning the regulations may be flawed. >> problem with this kind of complicated regulation that is presented as a fait accompli at the end of the year, without an opportunity for comment. now, an opportuni

. >> deputy chief frederick chavez, with opd bureau of investigation, says a 70% clearance rate meansuspects were charged in 70. >> we'll work on getting you that full report from anser hassan. you can find it on abc seven news.com. you can also get detailed information about public safety, where you live with our abc seven neighborhood safety tracker. again, you can find that at abc seven news.com or inside of the abc seven news mobile app. >> we're following the story of a deadly shootout last year in pleasant hill, because the suspect is now in custody. police arrested 20 year old amir shah of richmond on murder charges on tuesday in connection with the shooting death of 63 year old peter popovich. this is video of the scene from last march. police say shah and three others tried to rob popovich just as he returned home from his job selling cannabis package materials, according to investigators. popovich, who had a concealed carry permit, resisted. shots were fired. popovich and one of the suspects was also killed. two other men arrested in the case are awaiting trial. >> coming up

now, opd has said they are not identifying any of the victims of these last four homicides. they are still working on notifying family members right now. live in oakland amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news. >> all right, amanda, thank you. our time is now 935. in san jose, a man is now in jail facing charges of committing san jose's final homicide of 2024. now, police rushed to a home on payne avenue east of the san tomas expressway because of a family dispute. a caller said a known person broke into the house and was arguing with the occupants. the police arrived. they found one adult man and one adult female who had been stabbed. while the woman suffered non-life threatening injuries, that man later died at the hospital. police did arrest the suspect nearby. they have not released anything about his connection to the victims. this was san jose's 28th homicide of 2024. there were 36 in 2023, 35 in 2022. [applause] >> well, the bay area rang in the new year with fireworks. thousands of people gathered near san francisco's waterfront to watch the city's fireworks show, which w

opd officers have been on scene since about 5 a.m.then an hour later at six, they brought in an armored vehicle. we're waiting to hear back from opd. we have reached out. we will update our website and our app as this story develops. back out. live to the glowing sunshine of santa cruz may be a good sign, as the wharf is set to partially reopen today. this, after that large section of the end of the wharf collapsed into t ocean during a strong storm last week. 17 businesses have been closed since then. originally, the city said it could take weeks, if not months to partially reopen the wharf. but now city leaders say it will happen today. of course, the portion of the wharf affected by the collapse will remain closed. and cynthia has one last look at the forecast before we go. looks nice out in santa cruz. it does, but a little bit of caution. there is still that surf advisory there, so maybe give it a couple of days to finally get back into santa cruz. overall, we will be seeing a cool day with some high clouds here and there. a litt

mandel agrees. >> that actually the pursuit policies and the risk assessment for both opd and chp are if there are risks to the pursuit, they're the same. >> after a series of community forums, the oakland police commission is set to make a decision at thursday night's meeting. in a statement to abc seven news, the chair of the commission states the commission is voting on the oakland police commission's comments and key areas for opd consideration following discussion and review of community input on the impact of proposed changes. community activists are concerned. >> we're not telling the whole truth to the community about what high speed chase. they do not solve crime. they do not prevent crime. >> the police commission will likely send over the decision to opd on friday in oakland, anser hassan abc seven news. >> and you can get detailed information about what crime is like where you live with our abc seven neighborhood safety tracker. you'll find it at abc seven news.com, or on our abc seven bay area app as well. >> one of the city's biggest conventions, the j.p. morgan healthca

their job is to serve as the check and balance of opd. >> it has seen weapons.ked 60% of the of the participants at sideshows. >> it's why mariano contreras, a 75 year old local activist for minorities, looked to the commission when he heard those comments. >> when someone profiles you and they carry a weapon and they believe that you are armed and you're participating in a sideshow, then that was concerning. i'd like to see some statistics about the 60%. i mean, how do they you know, i'd like to really look through that officer's lens and goggles and see, you know, where is where is where does he determine that? there's 60% of us. >> contreras says he never saw those statistics. in that same meeting, the officer says language barriers make it harder to justify use of force. force that could be necessary if sideshows get out of hand. that, too, is called out by another committee member. >> if it doesn't have the capacity to give instructions in spanish, i don't care whether it's a dangerous situation or like people are planting dandelions. you have to be able to

their job is to serve as the check and balance of opd has seen weapons. >> they frisked 60% of the ofarticipants at sideshows. >> it's why mariano contreras, a 75 year old local activist for minorities, looked to the commission when he heard those comments. >> when someone profiles you and they carry a weapon and they believe that you are armed and you're participating in a sideshow, then that was concerning. i'd like to see some statistics about the 60%. i mean, how do they you know, i'd like to really look through that officer's lens and goggles and see, you know, where where is where does he determine that? there's 60% of us. >> contreras says he never saw those statistics. in that same meeting, the officer says language barriers make it harder to justify use of force. force that could be necessary if sideshows get out of hand. that, too, is called out by another committee member. >> if it doesn't have the capacity to give instructions in spanish. i don't care whether it's a dangerous situation or like people are planting dandelions. you have to be able to communicate in the langua

. >> but then give up kron 4 reached out to opd to confirm this information and open. police told kron 4 that responding officers determined they had no authorization to pursue the suspects like they pretended to do the job or lisa says, despite the multiple break-ins, they don't plan on closing down just yet. but she has a message for the teens. hopefully your lessons someday get a job and they can buy some real zonings. >> oakland police say thieves also burglarized a safe way off broadway. the manager on duty at this location says the door was quickly fixed and thieves didn't end up taking much. this makes 5 burglaries over the last 2 weekends ago. quick kron 4 asked opd for comment on the spike in burglaries but did not hear back reporting in oakland jack moment. kron 4 news. >> a 17 year-old boy is dead after a car crash in livermore. police say it happened last night on do bell road south of mendenhall road. not clear yet what caused the crash, but officers say speeding could be a factor. the chp is searching for the driver connected to a deadly hit-and-run in sa

opd received several calls at around zero 700 hours of a shotspotter activation and several 911 calls. tonight, opd investigators are combing through evidence and searching for the people responsible for shooting and killing a man in an attempted robbery that turned deadly. police have identified thvictim as 61 year old wayne shaw, the older brother of rapper too short. investigators say around seven this morning, multiple suspects tried to ram a car into an industrial building on 49th avenue near east 12th street. the suspects arrived to the location. they attempted to force their way into the property. while they were attempting their way in, the victim stepped out, was confronted by the suspects, and the suspects fired several rounds at the victim. police say shaw was shot multiple times and transported to a nearby hospital where he died. investigators do not know if he was targeted or if the robbery was random. shaw's younger brother, two short, grew up in oakland and is known as a pioneer of west coast hip hop. he began his recording career in the 80s. the city named a street aft

collectively, given our commitment to work with city leadership, to make smart changes and to give opd the tools that they need to deter deter crime in our city. current policy prohibits officers from chasing anyone unless they are known to have a firearm, or are suspected of a violent crime. the new interim mayor is among those who support a change. we want to ensure that safety is paramount in this, but we also want to make sure that people don't come to our city and violate our laws because they think that they can get away with it. and so my message to the police commission is urgency. community advocates who believe criminals are exploiting the current rules are rallying ahead of a meeting at east bay church of religious science. they're urging the commission to take action quickly. we have tied the hands of good cops and prevented them from doing their job to protect the public. so we really, desperately need a change. meanwhile, critics argue the policy should stay as is. there's a reason that the current policy is what it is because it was harming people before. so people fough

opd received several calls at around zero 700 hours of a shotspotter activation and several 911 callstonight, opd investigators are combing over evidence and searching for the people responsible for shooting and killing a man in an attempted robbery turned deadly. investigators say around seven this morning, multiple suspects tried to ram a car into an industrial building on 49th avenue near east 12th street. the suspects rushed to the location. they attempted to force their way into the property. while they were attempting their way in, the victim stepped out, was confronted by the suspects, and the suspects fired several rounds at the victim. the victim is rapper two shorts older brother. police confirmed his identity as 61 year old wayne shaw. police say shaw was shot multiple times and transported to a nearby hospital where he died. investigators do not know if he was targeted or if the robbery was random. two short grew up in oakland and is known as a pioneer of west coast hip hop. he began his recording career in the 80s. the city named a street after him in east oakland back in

opd first responded to the extra mile gas station at 17th and castro.employee told police that a group shattered the front door, made their way inside and stole the cash register. the employee was not hurt. then, about 30 minutes later, around 3 a.m, another group, perhaps the same one, broke into a safeway at the ridge shopping centeon broadway. employees telling police that the group broke down the door into the office. you see it there? also stole an entire cash register. no one was hurt. and about an hour later, this happened.d. police respondg to this smash and grab at it is what it is on san pablo avenue. thieves ramming the car through the security gate and the glass doors, ransacking that smoke shop. at least six people were caught on video. if you have any information, you're asked to call oakland police. back to that live look at fisherman's wharf in san francisco. the sun is starting to come up. this is a live look as c dungeness crab season begins today. people already lined up to buy crabs. the season usually opens in the middle of november

at its meetings tonight, the oakland police commission, which oversees opd.arcus and laura, they will vote on a recommendation to fix a restrictive and controversial pursuit policy that lets many criminals flee the scene of a crime without getting caught by oakland police. as it stands, oakland police officers are prohibited from going after suspects chasing these suspects unless they have a firearm or are suspected of a violent crime. the city implemented this restrictive no pursuit policy back in 2014, after an audit found that vehicle pursuits were causing too many crashes and injuries to officers, bystanders and suspects. last september, the oakland police commission reviewed that policy and recommended no changes. but then in december, governor gavin newsom called the policy a, quote, an extreme outlier i california that is hamstrung the state's efforts towards crime prevention. he warned the city to change the policy, or else the state will take away additional chp officers to help fight crime in oakland, many oakland residents and small business owners

now, business owners owners say opd's policy on chases has emboldened criminals and led to an increase in break ins in the cars and businesses. we have officers that's coming from san francisco chasing criminals that's coming to oakland and the police of san francisco. they drive in 100, 120 mile per hours in the streets of oakland chasing these criminals. so how come oakland police officers cannot chase these criminals? so which really doesn't make sense. every other city within the surrounding area of oakland are chasing all these criminals in the streets of oakland. that has been unfair and has been misguided. and what we hope today is to not pass the buck is to not make excuses. activity. that was the chair of the oakland police commission last week, responding to governor newsom's criticisms of opd's no pursuit policy, the commission again votes tonight on the new, tougher on crime pursuit policy that, if approved, would then be passed on to the oakland chief of police as a recommendation. the chief has already indicated he wants to expand the language surrounding the department's

. >> but then give up kron 4 reached out to opd to confirm this information. not your back like they pretended to do the job or lisa despite the multiple break-ins, they don't plan on closing down just yet. but she has a message for the teens, hopefully us someday get a job and they can buy some real jordans. >> oakland police say thieves also burglarized a safe way off broadway. the manager on duty at this location says the door was quickly fixed at these didn't end up taking much. this makes 5 burglaries over the last 2 weekends in oakland kron 4 asked opd for comment on the spike in burglaries but did not hear back reporting in oakland jack moment. kron 4 news. >> a 17 year-old boy is dead after a car crash in livermore. police say it happened last night on delvalle road south of mendenhall road. not clear yet what caused the crash, but officers say speeding could be a factor. the chp is looking for the driver connected to a deadly hit-and-run in santa rosa happened last night on highway 101 there. steel line. police say a pedestrian was found lying in the

this makes 5 burglaries over the last 2 weekends in oakland kron 4 asked opd for comment on the spikelaries but did not hear back reporting in oakland jacked moment. kron 4 news. >> man and a woman are being accused of selling and supplying drugs and guns across several bay area. cities. you're looking at a picture of illegal firearms and drugs collected from the man's home in stockton during the investigation. police say that the man would sell fentanyl in san jose and san francisco. police also found out that he was not allowed to have guns but his girlfriend would illegally buy them for him. 3 boys are arrested in connection to multiple car burglaries in fairfield, police were called to a hotel on business center, drive 2 in the morning soon after they detained a 14, 15 16 year-old multiple victims down arrive to identify the suspects. the stolen property and the suspect's car, the stolen property connects them to at least 5 burglaries in that area. the santa rosa police department is considering using drone says part of a first responder program to help. >> fight crime and help du

this makes 5 burglaries over the last 2 weekends in oakland kron 4 asked opd for comment on the spike in burglaries but did not hear back reporting in oakland jacked moment. kron 4 news. >> all right. want you to meet now. the newest additions at the 6 flags, discovery kingdom. the 2 baby giraffes were born in july a of 2023 at the 6 flags. great adventure in new jersey. but now the valais help park. has welcomed them. and so therefore, giraffes there in total, the babies are on an adult diet. now, the tree branches all fall fa some other yummy stuff to the giraffes are described as playful and cute. point raise is celebrating its first elephant seal pup of the season point reyes national seashore shared a photo of the pup born on drakes beach in late december. the pup is going ers for about a month and then learn to swim in the shallow waters. drake beach will now be closed throughout the rest of the breeding season so they can have room to do their thing. they're kyla. yeah. cool. if you go out there, they usually have doses that are hanging out. kind of talk about what's happening.

here is the view from the scene as investigators from the opd homicide division searched for clues this afternoon. the neighborhood is a mix of warehouses and homes. they say they're looking now for any videos or photos that anybody might have that could help them find the killers. the victim's brother is todd anthony shaw, also known as rapper too short. he is an iconic figure in the hip-hop world. he's been in the business since the late 1980s. many of his songs are about street life in oakland. shaw's killing is the 12th homicide this year in oakland, significantly more than the nine murders we saw at this point last year. >>> it's time for us to make that limit. let's rebuild america! >> hundreds of students at uc berkeley held a protest this afternoon against president trump's promise of mass deportations nationwide. they carried signs and gathered at sproul plaza demanding the university do more to protect its undocumented students. >> i think the main message we want to give out is that nobody's alone. we all have everyone here with us. >> genesis also told us tensions have been

says her boss saw oakland police chase the team down the road, but then give up kron 4 reached out to opd to confirm this information and open. police told kron 4 that responding officers determined they have no authorization to pursue the suspects like they pretended to do the job or lisa says, despite the multiple break-ins, they don't plan on closing down just yet. but she has a message for the teens. hopefully your lesson someday. get a job and they can buy some real readings. >> oakland police say thieves also burglarized a safe way off broadway. the manager on duty at this location says the door was quickly fixed and thieves didn't end up taking much. this makes 5 burglaries over the last 2 weekends ago. quick kron 4 asked opd for comment on the spike in burglaries but did not hear back reporting in oakland's jack moment. kron 4 news. >> well, 707, is the time. and in the north bay, the now coming together to raise money from the hit and run crash victim or for a hit and run crash. it was just days before christmas that this accident destroyed the man's wheelchair accomplished. lind

. >> but then give up kron 4 reached out to opd to confirm this information and open. police told kron 4 that responding officers determined they have no authorization to pursue the suspects like they pretended to do the job or lisa despite the multiple break-ins, they don't plan on closing down just yet. but she has a message for the teens. hopefully your lesson someday. get a job and they can buy some real zonings. >> oakland police say thieves also burglarized a safe way off broadway. the manager on duty at this location says the door was quickly fixed and thieves didn't end up taking much. this makes 5 burglaries over the last 2 weekends in oakland kron 4 asked opd for comment on the spike in burglaries. but the not hear back reporting in oakland's jack moment. kron 4 news. >> 6, 0, 6, and 3. oakland fire stations are going to be closing their doors because of the budget issues in oakland. you can see on your screen there. the stations affected number. 28 25 are closing station. 10 was previously closed for remodeling in. it's not going to reopen. oakland. firefigh

quick kron 4 asked opd for comment on the spike in burglaries but did not hear back reporting in oakland jacked moment. kron 4 news. >> well, 906, is the time. the san mateo county sheriff's office now warning people about a scam that's targeting the hispanic community. deputies say scammers are calling people and offering to register children into the amber alert system. but it's just a way to get confidential information and try and meet residents at their homes. it's a scam. authorities say that's not how the amber alert system works. if you've been contacted regarding something like this, they say call the sheriff's office reported. police meanwhile, are looking for this woman. take a good look. she's accused of committing bank fraud in pleasanton. they say she went into several banks last month and fraudulently withdrew thousands of dollars from a bank account. >> it's 907, and a wife a the community is coming together. they're raising money for a hit and run victim. yeah. so this accident happened just days before christmas. it destroyed the man's wheelchair. kron four's. lindsey f

. >> but then give up kron 4 reached out to opd to confirm this information and open. police told kron 4 that responding officers determined they have no authorization to pursue the suspects like they pretended to do the job or lisa says, despite the multiple break-ins, they don't plan on closing down just yet. but she has a message for the teens. hopefully your lesson someday. get a job and they can buy some real zonings. >> oakland police say thieves also burglarized a safe way off broadway. the manager on duty at this location says the door was quickly fixed and thieves didn't end up taking much. this makes 5 burglaries over the last 2 weekends in oakland kron 4 asked opd for comment on the spike in burglaries. but the not hear back reporting in oakland's jack moment. kron 4 news. >> in the east bay, a 17 year-old teenager is dead after a car crash in livermore. police say this happened saturday night on old o'brien wrote south of mendenhall road. it's unclear what caused the crash. police say speeding could be a factor. 7 tail county sheriff's office warning people

that's the commission that oversees opd sometime next week.ight, 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 going after suspects unless that suspect has a firearm or is suspected of a violent crime. the city implemented this restrictive policy back in 2014, after an audit found that vehicle pursuits were causing too many crashes and injuries to officers, bystanders and suspects. and that did not just did not justify going after the nonviolent criminals. last september, the oakland police commission reviewed that policy and recommended no changes. then in december, governor newsom called the policy an extreme outlier in california. this was during a visit to oakland. he says that this policy has hamstrings, the hamstrings. the state's efforts towards crime prevention. you could be drunk, you can run a red light. you can come close to sideswiping a school

quick kron 4 asked opd for comment on the spike in burglaries. but the not hear back reporting in oakland's jack moment. kron 4 news. >> i for one california man, a recent right in the waymo. turned into a bizarre and frustrating ordeal and said i'm a nice smooth trip to the airport scottsdale, arizona. the car looks like a glitch and it started doing circles for several minutes. leaving him dizzy and stranded. the passenger said the car did 10 circles in a row. and when the company's customer service rep tried to help, he says things only got worse. >> and it was just going in the circles like around 6th time. that feeling was very uncomfortable where you strap to you can open the door and this. vehicles just going in circles and somebody obviously of the control tower realize that there's a malfunction and then they're trying to fix it. but the kicker is they're trying to fix it. and they're trying use my phone to fix the problem. >> has yet to respond to mike's complain. he says he says the experience does raise some concerns about safety and

this makes 5 burglaries over the last 2 weekends in oakland kron 4 asked opd for comment on the spike in burglaries but did not hear back reporting in oakland jacked moment. kron 4 news. >> 10, 0, 7, right now. and the san mateo county sheriff's office is warning about a scam that's targeting the hispanic reyna harvey here in the studio to explain what to be on the lookout for lobby. scans popping up. deputies say scammers calling people in their offering to register your kids. amber alert system, but it's all just elaborate way to get your confidential information, even meet with the residents at their home. authorities say this is clearly not how the amber alert system works and they're asking residents don't get calls from unknown possible scam numbers and make sure that if you have been contacted to call the sheriff's office immediately, send it back to bill to the death. all right. thanks. a lot of rain how 7 and in the north bay, the vallejo community is coming together. they want to raise money for a hit and run crash victim. now that accident happened just days before christma

this makes 5 burglaries over the last 2 weekends in oakland kron 4 asked opd for comment on the spike in burglaries but did not hear back reporting in oakland jacked moment. kron 4 news. >> 7 is the time. and the san mateo county sheriff's office is now warning people about scams that are targeting the hispanic community. deputies say the scammers are calling people and offering to register their children into the amber alert system. but this is just a way to get confidential information and even meet with residents at their homes. you don't want that to happen. authorities say this is clearly not how the amber alert system works. they say if you've been contacted in this fashion, call the sheriff's office and report it. police meanwhile, are looking for this woman who's been accused of committing bank fraud in pleasanton. take a good look. they say she went to several banks last month and fraudulently withdrew thousands of dollars from a bank account. >> and the north bay, the vallejo community is coming together. now. they're trying to raise money for a hit and run crash victim. yea

right now, opd and the city administrator are revising that controversial pursuit policy, which willpresented to the oakland police commission next week. tonight, the commission, which oversees over opd, will hold a town hall to hear from oaklanders about their concerns and to discuss the proposed changes that these people are looking for. as it stands, oakland police officers are prohibited from going after suspects unless the suspect has a firearm or is suspected of a violent crime. the city implemented this restrictive policy back in 2014, after an audit found that vehicle pursuits were causing too many crashes and injuries to officers, bystanders and suspects. and because of that, they didn't think it was. they were justified. after going nonviont criminals. last september, the oakland police commission reviewed that policy and recommended no changes. then in december, during a visit to oakland, governor newsom called the policy a, quote, an extreme outlier in california that is hamstring the state's efforts towards crime prevention. you could be drunk, you can run a red light, y

. >> to talk about possibly changing opd pursuit policy. currently officers in oakland don't chase suspects through city streets, but some oakland residents and small business owners want that to. and they say that not chasing criminals. it is led to more burglaries and more suspects just driving away from police stops. the town hall starts at 6.30, at east bay church of religious science on telegraph avenue. >> like so many schools here in the bay area, there are money problems at west contra costa county school district with declining enrollment and covid relief funds expiring. there is a significant budget deficit that needs to be addressed over the next 3 years. if it is not reserves will run out the interim superintendent is hopeful the school board will approve her plan to cut expenses by 7 million dollars next year. she says most of the proposed cuts will come from district offices to try to limit the impact to students. >> the district offices consist of a business office. it consist of educational services department and our k to 1

one investigator tells me the bad guys know that opd is severely understaffed. he believes that's why they keep coming back to target oakland businesses knowing, one, response times will be slow, two, there aren't enough officers to investigate the so-called low priority incidents where no one was hurt. >> voters passed prop 36 in november as a way to crack down on these brazen >>> welcome back. >>> today we are talking about retail theft and the newly passed prop 36 that increases penalties for certain crimes. governor newsom was against it but says his office will honor the voters' choice. >> we are absolutely committed to implementing the terms that were established by the voters and so that commitment remains firm. that commitment, as you know, will require cuts in certain programs from savings that would otherwise be accrued under prop 47. so that is reflected in the budget. >> the governor said he's going to make more announcements on prop 36 friday, including paying for prisons and shelter beds. joining me now to talk about what's next is the yolo county

and last night in opd particular stood strong. they did not run. they did kill the terrorist. kirkpatrick served as oakland's police chief from 2017 to 2020. so how was the suspect able to drive a pickup into the crowd? were there enough barriers in place? nbc's jesse kirsch continues our team coverage from new orleans. a short time ago, officials here in new orleans held a press conference and gave us an update after that deadly ramming incident overnight. what we know at this point is as follows. first of all, the sugar bowl, which was set to be played this evening here at the superdome, has been postponed at least 24 hours to tomorrow night. i asked officials what gives them the confidence they can put that on safely tomorrow night? and the governor simply said, because he will be there. so we don't have much clarity at this point on what exactly officials are doing t to ramp up security or reassess the security situation, considering the fact that they acknowledge there may have been deficiencies on bourbon street where this attack happened overnight, officials tell us tha

opd gets the final say over any changes. >>> if the recent wildfires in southern california are showing us anything, it's how quickly they can level entire neighborhoods in the right conditions. sooji nam went out to contra costa county where firefighters are taking preemptive actions to mitigate the danger in fire prone areas. >> reporter: captain brandon earhart of the contra costa county fire protection district is working along his firefighters in the rossmoor neighborhood as crews burn piles of wood on steep terrain by these houses, managing fuel on the ground to prevent vegetation dense areas like these from becoming targets to wildfires. >> basically they're using drip torches to aid in ignition. we put in some scratch line around each pile. try to eliminate a lot of the dead and dying fuel that's on the ground. that would serve as a ladder fuel to carry fire into the canopy of the trees. >> reporter: fire season typically starts between may and june, but preparing for the next fire season actually begins a year before. >> these piles were constructed probably 12 months ago. >> r

one investigator tells me the bad guys know that opd is severely understaffed. he believes that's why they keep coming back to target oakland businesses, knowing one response times will be slow. two there aren't enough officers to investigate the so-called low priority incidents where no one was hurt. >>>>okay, to our first alert weather right now. somewhere behind all that fog is the golden gate bridge. because that fog is sticking with us. let's check in with meteorologist jessica burch and jess early this morning. went for a run, and it was like running in pea soup. >>>>oh, my goodness, i know, but wait, you didn't see the golden gate bridge right there? i saw it perfectly. what are you talking about? i'm just kidding. it is foggy out there. and we did wake up this morning, specifically up in the north bay to a dense fog advisory. interestingly enough, though, now all of us are pretty much under it right now until around 2:00 for the next two hours. we're still dealing with these patchy conditions, with fog widespread throughout the bay area a little bit bett

opd said gunfire sent three people to the hospital and left one person dead on second street near jack london square. this happened just hours before another shooting, killed a 32-year-old man, marking the first homicide of the year. >> and i feel like the crime overpowers what oakland truly is. >> reporter: these shootings come a day after city leaders touted a dip in homicides for 2024. >> the amazing leaders that appear will not rest until we drop the numbers to zero. >> reporter: in a press conference, officials say the number of homicides dropped more than 30%, a significant decline from 2023. following new year's eve shootings, 2024 closed out this year with more than 80 homicides. carol feist says she is saddened by the violence, but hopes residents don't lose hope. >> we have the right systems in place to move oakland in the right direction, and that is what's encouraging about how we get to a place with zero homicides. he says it doesn't mean 2025 has to follow the same trends. incoming new leadership will give him hope. >> a new police chief and as far as him getting settled

and maybe was there any backup option of putting a truck there or an opd? uh, car there? >> well, let me tell you. yeah. one, i'm going to let the mayor answer. i want you to know that's one of the first things i thought of this morning when the mayor called me. okay. and, um, and, and i will tell you that whatever the problem was, is going to be solved. >> thank you for having us thank you, governor, and thank you for the question. >> i do understand that it's been on your radar since this morning as it relates to the bollards on bourbon street over ten years ago. excuse me. okay. over ten years ago, the city of new orleans implemented an infrastructure project placing bollards on bourbon street. shortly thereafter, the malfunctions of those bollards ensued from mardi gras beads online on down. but the new orleans police department, of course, deemed them inefficient because they did not operate the way that they were intended to do because the city of new orleans is hosting super bowl this year, it gave the city of new orleans an opportunity to go further and deeper wit

throughout his 40 years of being a business owner here, he's been robbed in had little to no help from opd. we've been seeing so many businesses been broken into. we see it every single day. they've been where they get robbed. >> police will come in the robbers that there are the criminals out there. that on chase. then we asked the police communication them. >> they said we we have a policy that we cannot chase criminals who cannot chase anybody within the city of oakland. another factor that was up for discussion at the town hall was the current 50 miles per hour cap in cases of commercial burglaries. many of the business owners at the rally say criminals know this rule and increase their speed on purpose to get away with crimes, which leonard currently supports. so i'm concerned that innocent people >> will be previous lee harmed or killed. >> if the police decide extend this pursuit policy, you know, it's like the city isn't a real crisis. according to oakland police there, 19 factors that officers consider before pursuit, some of which are speed direction of travel and weather conditi

association says, quote, the antioch police department has always valued its strong working relationship with opd and we welcome their support. this collaboration is crucial for residents in both communities before the vote, acting antioch police chief jovi hill telling kron 4, quote when it comes to assistance will take any help. our partners are available to offer us philippe djegal all kron. 4 news. >> still ahead on the news at 6 as president elect roh plans to take office activists are protesting on inauguration plus the mayor of san jose addresses the rv band that's sparking controversy in that city. and after the break, how san francisco's newly elected mayor plans to >> deal with the city's >> deal with the city's fentanyl crisis. touch can mean so many things. even for people with moderate-to-severe eczema. touch can make two feel like one. or simply be a helping hand. dupixent can help you stay ahead of eczema as you welcome the feeling of touch. dupixent helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema to help heal your skin from within. many adults saw 90

so tonight, the commission that oversees opd plans to discuss next steps for potential changes and takeommendations from the public on the policy. chief floyd mitchell recently gave his proposal to the commission for review. the new interim mayor is among those pushing for a quick change. we want to ensure that safety is paramount in this, but we also want to make sure that people don't come to our city and violate our laws because they think that they can get away with it. and so my message to the police commission is urgency. meanwhile, critics of the governor's call for change argue that police pursuits are dangerous for everyone involved and do not drive down crime. last month, newsom warned his office would limit additional help from chp officers in oakland unless the policy changes soon. tonight's meeting starts at 630 at east bay church of religious science. okay, now to our making it in the bay series. and it is only getting more expensive for everything. you likely know this. the new numbers are out on inflation and yes, they are going up. let's bring in our business and tech r

. >> a reminder opd is investigating this vandalism as a hate crime. they asked anyone with information to help them by sharing any photos or videos reporting in the studio. stephanie rothman, back to you. >> the controversy surrounding san mateo county sheriff christina corpus is continuing into the new year last year. a 400 page scathing report of the sheriff was released following air followed by calls to resign. now sheriff corpus is countering with a complaint against san mateo county claimwng discrimination. her 5 page claim was filed by corpus is attorneys on december. 3rd. it claims there are some in the county who still believe law enforcement is a, quote, white man's world legal analyst steve clark says the claim is a precursor to a lawsuit and now the county will have to respond if the legal process moves forward. what sheriff corpus did is take this fight to a whole nother level. >> and she's going on offense here by initiating this government claim and things could get very ugly. >> the san mateo county board of supervisors has placed an a

y department y opd les está haciendo los cambios que ustedes quieren ver.ncendios han desbordado ya los refugios de animales del condado de los Ángeles. por ello, 30 mascotas han sido transportadas a refugios de nuestra área de la bahía. la organización sin fines de lucro amelia air rescue, estuvo a cargo del vuelo, mientras que en san francisco, la spca recibirá estos animales para su adopción. se necesitan familias para adoptar y también acoger temporalmente a varios de estos animalitos. si usted puede ayudar, puede visitar el sitio web de la spca para obtener más información. y también, si usted quiere ayudar y quiere hacerlo de manera segura a todas las víctimas de estos incendios en california, lo puede hacer a través de la cruz roja, telemundo y la cruz roja se solidarizan con la comunidad y buscan ayudar a más víctimas. usted también puede hacerlo a través de la página que ve en pantalla telemundo.com diagonal. cruz roja o llamando al número que aparece en pantalla. así que la necesidad es grande y de pronto mucha gente podría decir bueno, yo quiero

opd reported the city seeing a 5 year low in homicides and shootings. interim mayor fortunato bas says that's because of oakland's cease-fire strategy. >> reporting in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt. kron. 4 news. >> it is officially more expensive to travel across bay area bridges and to use some modes of public transportation and now costs $8 to cross all bay area bridges that is except for the golden gate bridge which already hiked its price to $9. and $0.25 over the summer that hold for all other bridges will also continue to increase by $0.50 every year for the next 5 years. officials say the money from the increase will go towards bridge maintenance, rehabilitation and other operations. as for muni and bart, you'll pay $0.25 more per single ride. officials say that increase is going to help the transit system. keep pace with inflation, pay for operations and also restore financial stability. still ahead here on kron 4, a cyber truck explodes outside trump tower in las vegas. we have the very latest on that investigation. >> plus, a bizarre traffic

personal data seen that tech reporter abrar opd says users were first told that the app would still work with some glitches over time, but says it now appears that it will be completely blackout unless the supreme court acts in the coming days. tiktok could effectively shut down in the u.s. on january 19th so that if you even already have the app on your device. >> when you open it up, you get a pop-up that leads you to a website discussing the ban. tiktok users are wasting no time finding alternative ways to post their videos and app called rednote game more than 700,000 new users. and 2 days according to routers red notice also owned by a chinese company reporting live in studio. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> lunar new year is almost here. what san francisco is doing to try to keep people safe during all the festivities. hi, i'm greg. i live in bloomington, illinois. i'm not an actor. i'm just a regular person. after working 25 years in the automotive industry, i retired. eight years ago, i just didn't feel like i was on my game. i started taking prevagen and i want people to know t

opd reported the city seeing a 5 year low in homicides and shootings. interim mayor fortunato bas says that's because of oakland's cease-fire strategy. >> reporting in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt. kron. 4 news. >> if you're heading the roads tonight, remember that chp is still out in full force. officers will be looking for dangerous or impaired drivers and their maximum enforcement period last year, the chp made 900 arrests during this period alone. and it's officially more expensive travel through the bay area. bridges and public transportation. all of a bridge is except the golden gate bridge are now $8 to cross through. here's a live look now at the bay bridge. in addition a plan to increase the toll by $0.50 every year for 5 years was also approved. as for muni and bar, you can expect to pay $0.25 more per single ride. officials say the increase will help the transit agency keep pace with inflation as well as pay for operations and restore financial stability taking a live look now outside at downtown san francisco are finally in blue hour for th

. >> taylors plan to revitalize oakland also includes creating a dedicated opd unit to combat retail theft, eliminating taxes for businesses with under 1.5 million dollars in revenue and creating small business. a concierge and vacant to vibrant programs. let's get you a look at your forecast now as we take a live look. >> at the embarcadero and also the the bay bridge, of course, off in the distance, you know, get a lot of cloud cover out there tonight, lawrence, about that list. got some clouds out there would like to get some rain going to. and we may just see that happen as we head toward the end of this month in february could be a whole different story. rain wise, but up there right now, it's cold. there's no getting around that chilly temperatures around the bay area tonight. it's going to be cold freezing in some spots. well, inland. but overall, the other pattern beginning to shift gears, it looks like to a more progressive pattern to bring back some rain tonight that that fog out there. some chilly temperatures tomorrow, fog and some sunshine continuing on and off throughou

opd says this video was recorded at around 11:00 last night at macarthur boulevard and 106th street. you see cars doing donuts in the middle of the intersection, getting very close to those spectators as that big crowd watched on. police say they broke up this sideshow just before 1130, and they did disperse that crowd. doctor jill biden is in the bay area for a three day visit. she landed at sfo just moments ago. this will likely be her last trip here as first lady. she'll be in san francisco tomorrow and wednesday to talk to health care leaders about a white house initiative to advance women's health research. not yet clear if she'll be attending any other events before leaving. a new national real estate report is likely to raise some questions and frustrations among those looking to buy or sell homes in the bay area, real estate firm zillow put out that report. it ranks the hottest housing markets in the nation, and the bay area came in at the bottom. nbc bay area's ian cull joins us now to explain why we showed up so low on this list. when ian, it seems like housing is always in

dangerous, such as those suspects who are currently fleeing and joyriding in oakland because they know that opdl not pursue them. >> the policy has been criticized by governor newsom, who recently urged the police commission to change the pursuit policy. >> across the bay tonight, new san francisco mayor daniel lurie has made his first big appointment since his inauguration, acting on his promise of making the city safer. he chose dean crispin, a 34 year veteran of the san francisco fire department, to take over as chief. >> he has been recognized three times, three times for bravery and service to san franciscans, for rescuing the elderly from fires in the tenderloin. >> public safety is at the center of your agenda. our department stands firmly with you. >> interim chief sandi tong has not announced what is next for her. >> we've covered the fentanyl crisis in san francisco extensively, and the effort to find a solution to help build a better bay area. new san francisco mayor daniel lurie has made it one of his priorities. but what has the response look like? abc seven news reporter tara camp

opd said gunfire sent three people to the hospital and left one person dead on second street near jack london square just hours before another shooting on 34th avenue killed a 32-year-old man marking the first homicide of the year. wesley is disappointed. >> there's two sides of oakland and i feel like at times sometimes the crime overpowers what oakland truly is. >> reporter: these shootings come only a day after city leaders touted a dip in homicides for 2024. >> the amazing leadership here will not rest until we drop the numbers to zero. >> reporter: in a press conference officials said the number of homicides dropped more than 30%. following new year's eve's shootings 2024 closed out this year with more than 80 homicides. carol fife, city councilwoman for district 3, said she's saddened by the violence but hopes residents don't lose hope things will get better. >> we have the right system in place to move oakland in the right direction and that is what's encouraging about how we get to a place where we have zero homicides. >> reporter: wesley still remains optimistic despite the so

opd reported the city is seeing a 5 year low in homicides and shootings. interim mayor fortunato bas says that's because of oakland cease-fire strategy reporting in the studio. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> residents in the east bay starting off the new year with more sideshows. this is video of about 300 people at a sideshow in vallejo this morning around 01:00am on alameda street. the side show then moved to oakland on market street where participants set off fireworks. oakland police say as soon as they arrived on scene, the spectators ran away. taking a live look now outside at the bay bridge. it's looking like very nice outside, but a reminder from chp that their maximum enforcement period is still out. officers are keeping a close eye out for a dui driver's seat belt violations and distracted driving. the enforcement period will. and though tonight at midnight with that, we're going to go over and now to chief meteorologist lawrence karnow or check on the forecast. yeah, here we go. 2025 here. whether we like it or not, racing into the new year. w